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The Official Voice of the Church and Community

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What Tax Reform Means for District 30 Page 3 OPEN LETTER Way Back When Page 10

Sports with Bill and Casey Page 15

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Macaroni and Cheese RECIPE BY COOKING LIGHT Try this rich and creamy three-cheese macaroni and cheese for the ultimate feel-good meal.

INGREDIENTS 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 cup finely chopped onion (about 1 medium) 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 garlic clove, minced 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese 3/4 cup (3 ounces) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided 1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (about 8 ounces) Cooking spray 2/3 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 2/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Step 1 Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add flour and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add Gorgonzola, 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, and salt; stir until cheeses melt. Discard bay leaf.

Step 2 Preheat oven to 375°.

Step 3 Cook pasta in boiling water 5 minutes or until almost tender, omitting salt and fat; drain well. Add pasta to cheese mixture, stirring well.

Place about 1/2 cup pasta mixture into each of 6 (1-cup) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella. Top evenly with remaining pasta mixture. Combine remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano and panko; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture. Spray lightly with cooking spray; sprinkle with black pepper. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until heated.

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What Tax Reform Means for District 30 After countless hours of debate and many months of waiting, a vote on tax reform is finally upon us. The Trump Administration has made many promises to the American people, including a promise to make sure that the middle class is not left behind. The Republican tax reform bills in both the House and Senate not only fail to fulfill this basic principle, but each will also set the U.S. economy back in an unprecedented transfer of wealth at the expense of working and middle class families all across our nation.

This week in Congress, Members of both parties will have the opportunity to vote on a tax bill that will impact each and every American household. The House will consider H.R. 1 - the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this week, while the Senate is expected to consider its version the week after Thanksgiving. A host of tax credits and deductions are on the chopping block -- such as individual credits and deductions, child tax credits, student loan interest deductions, and lifetime learning credits -- in an effort to fund a bill that will decrease corporate taxes by 15%, consolidate individual tax rates into just 4 new brackets, and repeal both the estate tax and alternative minimum tax to the great benefit of wealthy Americans and U.S. corporations.

I will vote “no” on this upcoming tax bill as I believe it truly does more harm than good for the American people. The Republican tax plan will raise taxes for 36 million middle class families and cause further harm to lower-income Americans. Over the last two decades, I have been committed to fighting for livable wages and better job opportunities for every American.

The Republican tax plan ignores the needs of the general public, and would further burden future genera-

tions with an additional $1.7 trillion in national debt over 10 years. Tax reform should be used as a tool to

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson prop up the American people, not burden them with expenses and incentives for the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations.

There is a tremendous amount at risk under this plan. Students, teachers, working families, the elderly, and others will suffer under the existing plan. For example:

health services.

Slashes Taxes for Wealthiest & Corporations, Explodes Deficit: H.R. 1 plans to hand the wealthiest 1 percent nearly 50 percent of the tax cuts, while simultaneously placing the burden on children and young adults to pick up the tab. Additionally, tax breaks are being provided to corporation shipping American jobs overseas, while driving down American wages and salaries. The House version will add $1.7 trillion to the U.S. deficit over 10 years while the Senate version is expected to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit.

Medical and Medicaid: By giving $1.5 trillion tax rate cut to corporate America, the budget cuts $1.5 trillion from Medicare & Medicaid. This inadvertently affects those who have family members in nursing homes and will charge seniors and Americans facing high medical costs a health tax.

Education: In the 30th District of Texas alone, 20,624 people will lose the student loan interest deduction under the GOP bill, according to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress.

Altogether, the House GOP bill raises taxes on 36 million middle class families nationwide.

The medical expense deduction is claimed by nearly 9 million American households, which helps families with children with disabilities, long-term care needs, a need for expensive fertility treatments, and many others. For example, in 2015, 9 million Americans claimed the medical expense deduction which gives tax relief to families with high medical costs. Alarmingly, this bill, H.R. 1 would charge them a health tax by removing that deduction and leaving millions with higher taxes.

State and Local Tax Deduction: This proposal seeks to largely eliminate the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction, but allows for a property tax deduction of up to $10,000. The bill would impose an unfair double tax on middle class families, driving down home values, and endangering local governments’ ability to fund law enforcement, schools, and

It is up to us to express our opposition to the disastrous tax reform bills in the House and Senate. I ask that you join me in opposing H.R. 1 - the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and contact our U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz in voicing your concerns. This plan is bad for American families, and it is bad for our longterm economic strength.

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Johnny Graham - A Successful Dallas Businessman Who Deserves a Landmark THE INTERVIEW By Arielle Johnson There is one profession that will always be profitable and never have to compete with automation, which eliminates jobs.

This business guarantees success.

Really, about the only way this business would not be profitable, is if its workers never showed up or they showed up, but refused to allow patrons to enter their place of business.

And really...who does that?!

We are talking about the BARBERSHOP folks!!!!

Truth be told, there are different levels of barbers and barbershops.

But there was a time here in Dallas when one barber dominated the sea of barbers, and did so well in terms of profitability, even his workers were able to pocket up to $1,000 or more per week---believe it or not, in the 70s.

His name was Johnny Graham and to make sure we put everything into historical perspective, we would be remiss if we did not mention during which time period his legacy began.

Mr. Graham began building his empire in 1969.

Mr. Graham was born in Florida on December 13, 1918 Florida. He moved here to Dallas in 1946, the same year he graduated from Ft. Worth Barber College, with hopes of to pursuing his dream of becoming a master barber.

It is worth mentioning, Mr. Graham put all of his energy and efforts into every job he has ever held, and even though passing the Barber examination with a 3rd grade education proved to be the most challenging of all feats, after the third try, he became certified.

Mr. Graham had one of the most organized barber businesses in the country and with his top-notch skills,

eventually had 10 barber shops in the Dallas area.

He equipped his barbers with all the skills necessary to run his shop or their own if they chose to do so. As Mr. Crawford, one of Mr. Graham’s barbers stated, “Mr. Graham made sure we were in his shop every Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. to attend training.

During training, he taught us everything we needed to know about running a barbershop - Bookkeeping, paying taxes, customer service, grooming, cleanliness, etc.

He had us come in at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings because he was observant of Sunday being a day of worship and always made sure we had enough time to show up to church on time.”

The young Mr. Crawford, who had gotten his first break in the barber business from Mr. Graham in 1967, absorbed everything he could from him and eventually went on to establish his own shop 7 years later.

Mr. Graham and his wife were known for their philanthropy and con-

sistently made generous donations to the March of Dimes, American Cancer Association, American Heart Association and many others.

Although his barbers may not have made donations to any of these organizations, Mr. Graham insisted they give free haircuts to clients who fell ill and were in no position to pay or make into the shop. He encouraged his barbers to go to their homes if necessary or even the hospital to make sure their clients were groomed.

Also, his barbers formed a caravan regularly and went close to 100 miles out of town to a boys home to cut the children’s hair.

On October 9, 1990, after living a long, full life Mr. Graham left this place to move on to his heavenly home. But his legacy has survived him.

Those barbers he trained spread out across the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and other places across the country, utilizing the business discipline he taught them to establish businesses some of which are still standing after nearly 50 years.

After knowing as much as we know about Mr. Graham, we feel as though one of the ways in which we as a community can honor him would be to establish his first Dallas shop, which is located at 2804 Southland, Dallas, Texas 75215 as a Landmark.

Right now, Mr. Graham’s son, Johnny Graham, and long time friend, Mr. Crawford are gathering the information necessary to begin the filing process to make this historical spot official.

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Breaking Through the Darkness

By Arielle Johnson

Having an opportunity to enjoy the performing arts in your own neighborhood can be a very exciting experience. Your senses are awakened by the innovative ways the entertainers use to connect you to their raw talent and they do it minus the fluff.

Fluff can be a stateof-the-art sound system, mechanical props, colorful lighting and stuff. But strip all of it away, down to the bare minimum and we got fresh, uninhibited talent and a new level of creativity. When it’s all said and done and the curtain falls, we’ve got an audience walking away feeling as though they’ve gotten more than their money’s worth and although it may be way past their bedtime when it ends, there’s an electricity flowing through the air that’s bouncing all over the place from person to person. This is what it was like at the South Dallas Cultural Center on Saturday night, November 11, 2017.

The occasion was the celebration of Mercedes Johnson’s book entitled, “Her Story: Breaking Through the Darkness.”

Rather than come out on stage and read excerpts of her book to us, the author organized a group of artists and added a subtitle to the evening, dubbing it, “A Neo Soul Night.”

The band, drummer Forest, saxophonist Mark, and keyboardist Justin, sat in the recesses of the stage and lighting, playing soft jazzy music in the background, as the performers got rid of their last minute jitters/temporary bouts of nervousness.

It’s something all performers go through.

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Fly.” she gets from readers once they pick up There was a brief reading done by the the book, is that they find it impossible young Alanah Stevenson, who portrayed to put down. And then some of them say the main character as a young girl in the they had to put the book down, because book, known as Jada Rose. they were not ready to face themselves.

She sat in the middle of the floor seatThe book and the narrative are both ed in indian-style fashion and shared devery healing experiences. However, if you tails with us about losing her father to the are not in one of the cities she is traveling prison system, then her mother who was to, be sure to pick up a copy of Her Story: murdered. Life seemed to be lost without Breaking Through the Darkness. them, but then the saxophonist comes to Mercedes is majoring in Biblical studthe stage after Alanah exits, playing “A ies and says one of her favorite bible verses Change Is Gon’ Come,” leaving us with the is “Greater is he that is in me than he who hope of life making a 180 degree turn for is in the world”- I John 4:4.

Jada, the main character in “Her Story.”

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The performance opened with author, Mercedes Johnson talking to the audience in what appeared to be a lot like spoken word. She left a melancholy tone in the room when she exited the stage, leaving the audience with thoughts about some of the darkest moments in our lives.

As the stage went completely black, her image was replaced by a poet’s who put Nina Simone’s lyrics to the song, “Black Bird” in spoken word form. Shortly after, the stage blackened again for a few moments as a spiritual dancer graced the stage gesticulating pain in her body movements with an equally painful look on her face. Her performance ended with her collapsing to the floor, in a sea of hopelessness and in an almost fetal position as the song playing in the background faded out, “Black Bird You Ain’t Never Gonna

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No One Deserves to Stand Alone

Dallas County DA candidate Elizabeth Frizell issues statement on firing

Jody Warner was recently fired grams when they're criminals. from the Dallas County District Sometimes they need it when Attorney’s office for berating they’re not criminals, but they an Uber driver. Elizabeth Frizell use bad judgment,” Frizell exstood behind her as she issued plained. “Accountability is key!”

Frizell emphaher apology. sized the impor“I was disappointed tance of drinking in her actions, however responsibly, addI told Jody that as long ing that drug adas she took responsidiction and alcohol bility and apologized, I addiction should would not let her stand receive treatment. alone,” Frizell said.

“If you don’t Frizell shared that she have normal use has a history of workof your faculties, ing directly with Waryou should be ner and is aware of her Judge Elizabeth Frizell on the safe side, work ethic. take alternative “She was the chief transportation prosecutor for sexual and be responsiassault cases for two ble enough to not years in my court and drive,” she said, several other felony adding that if you courts,” Frizell said. “She are struggling with was one of my best drugs or alcohol, prosecutors and was seek help early. also my family violence While Frizell reprosecutor in Court spects the decinumber 11."

Jody Warner sion to fire WarThat Warner is single, ner, she discussed has no children and no family in Dallas led Frizell to ap- recent incidents in which she felt pear with her as she issued her appropriate actions in the DA’s office were not taken. public statement.

“The DA’s office didn’t fire a “She clearly acted inappropriately, but I don’t think she need- prosecutor for withholding eved to stand there by herself,” Fri- idence on a capital murder case where the defendant received zell said.

Focal points of Frizell’s bid for life without the possibility of District Attorney include fairness parole, and the key evidence to and redemption. Acknowledging convict him was the evidence that the office is rightfully held to that was withheld,” Frizell said.

“What made this [Warner’s] a higher standard, the long-time judge said her support of Warner incident newsworthy was her was in no way a show of support invoking that she was the Assisfor the attorney’s actions, which tant DA,” Frizell said. “She didn’t kill anybody driving drunk, she she called “inexcusable.”

“Sometimes people need sec- cursed somebody out.” ond chances and diversion pro-

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Open Letter by Marvin Earle Way Back When

Back in the day the oppression was so intense the black race had to be on one accord.. Back in the day the racism was so strong and powerful the race had to live in one neighborhood, attend the same schools, go to the same church huddled in the same hood of town..

died with black wall street and Superman.

What if all the leaders would march, call, text, email, protest the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Southern District FDIC-Dallas to discuss Red Lining laws enacted in 1977.... Why not rally or march for unity?

The Race had to stick and stay together. making brick without straw..... Unity was not some idea or some old fashioned method of a Day Long time ago. Unity was the most effective weapon and Courage was the most necessary weapon of that day.

WE have a great institution on Simpson Stuart called Paul Quinn and it produced the best and boldest these last 40 years.

Why not lock arms and ask corporate Dallas to show up, speak up, help up, donate up, create up, leverage up. develop up.

It changed America and the world. They had not invented women’s rights, gay rights’ and Hispanic rights yet.. Now it is stated that protest is not cool or effective.

Google, Facebook, Mega church, twitter, good jobs, bottled water, BMW, nice house in Desoto, Frisco and Allen or Charter schools had not been invented yet. No such thing as endless Bonds for DISD.....

Large numbers of blacks had not graduated from white universities and EEOC and Affirmative Action had not become an idea yet or law....

HBCU was the place to be and be from with pride and love.

Even the NFL had not drafted HBCU grads to play for the American Football League since it had not been invented or created yet.

Can you imagine if all the elected officials’ and leader’s and activists of 2017 in Dallas County would speak to each other..

Would respect each other and would need each other so bad they would lock arms and march in public to AT& T CORPORATE OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN Dallas and ASK, DEMAND, BEG, SEEK, PRAY, file,form a

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When has the last time we showed up for this great legacy called Paul Quinn?.. committee, create a panel, conduct a study, for better contracting opportunities and numbers for black owned,, I said black owned,, I said black owned, businesses.. WHY NOT Better and faster Internet service for 2nd avenue and south Dallas resident’s of Fair Park?

NORTH Texas economy” ..... currently, THE HOTTEST IN THE WORLD!!!!

Who is the leader of such a concept in South Dallas and who is calling for such a movement to occur?

Financial access, cash, loans to black developers, black business owner’s, companies are the same as 1977.. You say to the market and to the black people you serve.. it is not my problem.

Why does the most powerful telecommunications company in the world that is located in downtown Dallas for over 40 year’s unable to provide fast Internet service to those resident’s?

Why can’t this company provide data, numbers, input, programs, initiatives, events that suggest minority contractors’/vendors of Dallas are not locked out.

Have BEEN LOCKED OUT AND WILL ALWAYS BE LOCKED OUT OF THE MARKET PLACE CALLED “the

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The selfie is alive and well....IT IS KING..... Get mine and you get yours is the word for the day. Civil Rights issue’s or protest and those tactics are no longer relevant...

What would happen if all of our leaders would lock arms to meet with Marc Morial about the boarded up, closed down, out of business, statues removed, legacy gone Dallas Urban League on Lancaster Road..... RIP LIZ Minyard...

Thank you Ms. Hunt... . You mean no weapon formed against us should prosper..

Tell our grands that Elvis is dead..

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE big foot.. the Dallas Urban League

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MEN’S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST WIN OF SEASON OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY LAS VEGAS - The Prairie View A&M University men’s basketball team posted its first win of the season with a wire-to-wire 80-70 win over Eastern Kentucky Monday in the MGM Resorts Main Events Tournament at T-Mobile Arena.

Prairie View A&M (1-3) never trailed in the contest against Eastern Kentucky (2-2) of the Ohio Valley Conference. Zachary Hamilton had a team-high 23 points with four rebounds and two steals to lead three Panthers in double figures. Gary Blackston had season highs in points (19), assists (five), and steals (three) while adding five rebounds. Dennis Jones scored 14 off the bench with three assists.

The Panthers forced a season-high tying 19 turnovers leading to a season-high 27 points in collecting the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s first win over a Division I opponent this season.

“This was a total team effort for 40 minutes, which is the first time this year we’ve put two halves together,” said PVAMU head coach Byron Smith. “We shot fewer threes (a season-low tying 18), so the main focus was driving to the basket. We were really good at the free throw line (season-high 82.6% on 19-23 attempts).

Hamilton, Blackston, and Jones were really good on the perimeter. J.D. Wallace (six points, five rebounds), and Iwin Ellis (three points, three rebounds) were grown men today on the interior.”

Hamilton’s three-pointer opened the scoring and sparked an 8-2 run for Prairie View A&M, which took its first double-digit lead at 19-9 with just under 12 minutes to play in the first half on a pair of free throws by Jones. The free throws were part of a 10-2 run capped by a Hamilton jumper which gave the Panthers their largest lead of the first half at 21-12 with 10:47 to play until halftime.

PVAMU opened the second half with a 39-29 lead, but six quick points by the Colonels cut the lead to four in just over a minute. However, a steal and subsequent three-point play by Shaquille Preston pushed the lead back to seven.

After a basket by Eastern Kentucky cut the Panther lead to five at 45-40 with just under 16 minutes remaining, a three-pointer by Troy Thompson on the ensuing possession pushed the lead back to eight at 48-40. The Panthers led by no less than six points the rest of the contest.

The Panthers will face the winner of Georgia State and Eastern Washington Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT. The game can be viewed live online via FloHoops, with links to watch and get live stats at pvpanthers.com.

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PRAIRIE VIEW, - Texas – Prairie View A&M University coach Willie Simmons addressed the media Monday on the Southwestern Athletic Conference Football Head Coaches Teleconference.

Quarterback Neiko Hollins was named both Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week by the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and WR/ KR Darius Floyd was named the SWAC Specialist of the Week.

It is the second straight week Hollins earned the Newcomer of the Week Award, as he tied a career-high with four touchdowns passes while completing 23 of 35 attempts for 348 yards in last Thursday’s 42-28 win on the road at Incarnate Word.

It is his first Offensive POW award.

Floyd was named as the league’s top specialist for the second time this season after totaling a career-best 262 all-purpose yards in the win. Floyd averaged 36.3 yards on three kickoff returns, had career highs in receptions (11), and receiving yards (153), and tied a career-high in touchdown receptions (two).

The Panthers scored a season-high 42 points in the victory, their second straight and third in the last four games. Prairie View A&M football will close the 2017 season in the 33rd Labor Day Classic at Texas Southern Saturday at 6 p.m. at BBVA Compass Stadium. Fans can purchase tickets online at pvpanthers.com/ labordayclassic.

The PVAMU Sports Network Radio broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. and can be heard in Houston on Synergy Radio 1480 AM and online at pvpanthers.com/sportsnetwork. The game will also be televised on ATT SportsNet. On Game vs. Incarnate Word: “Last Thursday was a big win for our program (in a) nationally televised game. It gave our team an opportunity to go on the road and have a big win, which (playing well) is something we’ve done in spurts this year.

On the road, we’ve played well at times, but we’ve also done some things that have kind of cost us late in ball games. It was good to see the team respond. We jumped out to an early lead at 28-7, (but) had a few turnovers in the second half, and gave up a big play on defense that allowed them to tie the game 28-28. At that time, our team could have gone in one of two directions.

They could have quit and folded and felt that this is kind of the way the season’s been going, or they could have come together to continue to trust the process and come out of a hole, and that’s what they did (the latter). They believed in each other, they didn’t quit. We were able to get a couple of late touchdowns and put the game away at the end, which was good to see.”

On LB Jalyn Williams: “He’s really played at a level that I haven’t seen from a will linebacker position that he plays in a long time. He’s all over the place. He’s running sideline to sideline. He’s getting downhill. He’s covering receivers. He’s playing as good a level of football at the linebacker position as anyone in the country…For a linebacker to have 19.5 tackles for loss is phenomenal.”

On Play of Floyd: “He was a high school running back, so he has that dynamic playmaking ability with his legs. He’s a strong runner, deceptively strong given his stature. He’s not a big guy (6-0, 185).

When you look at him, he doesn’t look physically imposing, but he’s a very strong runner and hard to bring down. He’s elusive, has good functional speed. He’s not the fastest guy in the world, not the quick-

est guy in the world, but does enough things good enough to keep defenders off balance.”

On Texas Southern Game: “You can throw records, you can throw everything else out the window when it comes to rival games. We saw that last week with Alcorn and Jackson State (A 7-3 JSU win over SWAC East Champion Alcorn)…Whenever there’s a rivalry, given our proximity being 45 minutes from each other and being the two premier HBCUs in the state of Texas, we understand how huge this game is. There’s a lot riding on it for both teams, for both coaching staffs, for both administrations, the student body, the alumni bases. For 365 days, there are bragging rights. Again, we understand the magnitude of the game. I have a ton of respect for (TSU Head Coach) Mike Haywood and the type of coach he is. I expect his team to be ready to play. They gave us all we (could handle) last year in the first game of the season. We had to come from behind to beat them. I expect them to bring their best shot. For us, it’s about preparing to bring our best shot in the hopes of going in a hostile environment down in BBVA Compass Stadium this Saturday and try to get a win.”

BIG MOMENTS vs. INCARNATE WORD: · Williams had a career-high 11 tackles along with one tackle for loss and one sack against Incarnate Word. It was his ninth straight game with at least one tackle for loss and he now has 19.5 TFL on the season to lead the SWAC and is tied for second nationally. · Dawonya Tucker’s 97 yards rushing yards set a career high. His 72-yard scoring run late in the third quarter was the longest run from scrimmage since Trey Green’s 80-yard touchdown run at Texas Southern on Sept. 5, 2015. · Zack Elder made a career-best six PATs · CB Ju’Anthony Parker made his fourth interception of the season, the most by a Panther defender since Brian Medlock’s four INTs in 2012.

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Willing Workers Baptist Church 4142 Gladewater Road Dallas, Texas 75216 Church (214) 770-1326 or (214) 428-1266 Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship:11:00 am Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 pm

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Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TX 75232 Church (972) 228-5200 Sun Morning Services 8:00 am & 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study 12 Noon & 7:00 pm

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Wednesday12pm & 7:30 pm Bible Study 7pm Prayer Meeting Sunday 9am Sunday School: 10:05 am

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6808 Pastor Bailey Drive Dallas, TX 75237 Church (214) 331-8522 Worship 7:30 am 9::15 am 11 am - 12:24 am www.concorddallas.org

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New Mount Zion Baptist Church 9550 Shepherd Rd, Dallas, TX 75243 Church: (214) 341-6459 Intercessory Prayer Every Wednesday, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Bible Study Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Rev. Tommy Brown Pastor

Faith Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

4205 South Robinson Road P O Box 540515 Grand Prairie, Texas 75054

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Rev. Kennedy Young Jr.

Cornerstone Baptist Church 1819 Martin L King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX 75215 Church: (214) 426-5468 Sunday School 9:30am Worship 8:00am & 11:00am Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm

Chris L. Simmons Pastor

St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church Bexar Street Baptist Church 6000 Singing Hills Dr, Dallas, Texas 75241 Church: (214) 374-6631 Morning Worship 8:00 & 10: 15am Sunday School 9:00 am Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday 6:00 pm

Rev. C JR Phillips Pastor

Calvary Temple Community Church 1501 Clay Mathis Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181 Church: (972) 222-3708 Praise & Worship Service Sundays @ 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. Children’s Church

www.calvarytemplemesquite.org

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Pastor C.J. Duffey

Superintendent Michael Clerkley, Sr Pastor

Rev. David E Wilson Pastor

Sundays @ 11:00 A.M.

Color Blind / Anointed Ministries 210 Black Oak Road (Highway 69 South) Como, Texas 75431 903-335-1252 903-335-4764 Fax 903-862-4079 Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:00 am cbamkb@yahoo.com

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New Birth Baptist Church 444 W Ledbetter Dr, Dallas, TX 75224 Church: (214) 374-0828 Morning Worship 7:50 am Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Evening Worship 7:00

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Community Baptist Church One Church Two Locations" Service times 115 W. Beltline Rd (DeSoto) 7:30 AM -9:30 AM Sunday 820 E. Wintergreen (Cedar Hill) 9:30 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Morning Worship (972) 230-4477

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The “Exciting” Singing Hill Baptist Church 6550 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241 Church: (214) 375-5952 Fax (214) 371-1611 Sunday Worship 8am-10:45 am

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