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VOL IX ISSUE 1 September 4, 2019
MY TRUTH
QUIT PLAYIN’
My Testimony – I Got PTSD!
Cheryl Smith Publisher
Watch your mouth It is great to be on the right side of history. Too often we go through life making decisions without wondering about the implications or ramifications; and equally important, the consequences and repercussions. This is especially the case when you consider voting. In the last presidential election votes were cast, a victor was named and then decisions were made that not only affect the voters, but voters, and non voters, for generations to come. People do things that they think only impact them, so as long as they are happy, everything is cool. Which brings me to my truth.
By Vincent L. Hall
One of the burdens of being a Black male is carrying the heavy weight of other people’s suspicions. One minute you’re going about your life, the next you could be pleading for it if you’re lucky. And far too many aren’t. – Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post writer, MSNBC Correspondent (2012)
I returned from Oklahoma City and found that two DPS officers from West Texas killed another young Black man. Schaston Theodore Lamarr Hodge was the son of a mother who has seen more than her share of tragedy. It’s official. I suffer from PTSD. I have Post Trayvon Stress Disorder. My life changed the day Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman. I surmised that police officers would continue to kill Black men without consequence. Even
I didn’t realize the full extent of my suffering until
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WORDZ OF WILSON BY CHELLE LUPER WILSON
Dear Angela August 20, 1619. That was one of the first Black history facts my mother made me memorize. August 20, 1619, the day 20 Africans arrived on the shores of Jamestown, Virginia. It was where our recorded history began in this country. My mother was a history teacher and subscribed to the John Hope Franklin philos-
NNPA celebrates CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
Recently in a conversation with a group, my perspective on an issue was validated, even before I spoke a word. We were gathered at a social event and the discussion turned to respect and honoring our elders. In this combination of boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, and E I E I Os; it was the younger men and women who spoke out against the way the media is portraying relationships between youth and their parents. I have long said that I took issue with even some of my favorite shows where children were allowed to be disrespectful to their parents. You’ve seen them: cursing, yelling and even hitting their parents. My reality, my truth, says, “not in this lifetime.” Asking a parent, “What the hell is going on,” “leave me alone,” “Get out of my room,” “I wish you were dead,” or anything like that would have landed me a few heartbeats away from flatlining.” Now there are some who probably say they can identify with the households where that behavior was run of the mill, the standard. Proudly for me, I can say that behavior was not acceptable in any of the homes that I frequented growing up in New Jersey — and they were multi-cultural. We grew up respecting adults, even if they didn’t respect us. I know that doesn’t sound proper for many today but my parents felt that they were the ones to put adults in check if they acted inappropriately, not me. What are the long-term ramifications of letting children do whatever they please and say whatever they want? It’s simple, those disrespectful children will grow up into disrespectful adults who will have children who will cause grief and have folks See MY TRUTH, page 4
The National Newspaper Publishers Association is celebrating the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) beginning Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member and convention co-chair Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) said the relationship between the Black Press and the Foundation is vital. “Frankly, the Black Press is the
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield and Frederica Wilson
only voice that we have because our mainstream news operations would never pick up on something like this,” Wilson said. North Carolina Democratic Rep. G.K. Butterfield will serve as co-chair alongside Wilson.
“We depend upon the Black Press to get the word out to the people who are interested in what Black people are up to these days,” Wilson said. “We know there is so much uncertainty. A lot of that See NNPA, page 2
Join Us September 21, 2019 Hyatt Place Garland 5101 George Bush Highway Garland, Texas 75040
The NAACP Garland Unit Presents
29th Annual
Freedom Fund Brunch and Silent Auction For more information please call the NAACP Garland Unit at (972) 381-5044, Box #5
Silent Auction 9:00 a.m.
Brunch 10:00 a.m.
Brunch Table: $500.00 (seats 10) Individual Ticket: $50.00 www.eventbrite.com
Keynote Speaker
Rev. Raliegh Jones Pastor of Christ Triumphant Church
Mistress of Ceremony
Lakisha Culpepper, M.Ed. GISD African American Community Liaison
ophy that American history could never be separated from Black history—the two are permanently intertwined. As such, her US, World, and Oklahoma history classes all included the significance of 1619. When I was about nine, my mother took me to Jamestown. She had been planning this trip for months. At that time, the town was restored to its colonial “glory.” Great attention was paid to every detail, so the experience would be to visitors as authentic as possible. The streets were cobblestone. Transportation was via horse and carriage. The tour guides were dressed in period clothing. I remember us being the only people of color on tour that day. As we proceeded throughout the tour, we learned all about Jamestown, its colonists, and what life was like for them. When August 1619 came up, there was talk about needing supplies and almost as an aside…the topic for which we had traveled all this way finally came up. It went something like this, “’twenty and odd Negroes’ were aboard the Dutch trade the White Lion. They would become the first Africans to arrive in the colonies.” Then we moved on. That was it. I remember my mother pausing and stopping to ask the tour guide if she could share anything else about those Africans who arrived here in 1619. She said, “I’ve seen pictures of some of the animals in the colony…names of dogs and cats even…I came all this way to learn more about the Africans who arrived here and you’re telling me that’s all we know. Where are their names?” The guide said, “I’m sorry we don’t have that information,” and she continued on with the tour. There were few times I remember my mother ever looking so sad. Perhaps, she shared the same thoughts as Nikole Hannah See WORDZ, page 5
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR BLACK COLLEGE MONTH
September 6-8
Tribe of Dumo Fashion Show & Pop Up Shop, Doubletree Hilton, 1507 Watson Rd. Arlington. 12-6p.
Dallas African Dance Conference 2019, Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. Times vary. Tickets: bandankoro.com.
Sunday Community Drum Circle, Pan African Connection, 4466 S. Marsalis Ave. 2-5p.
September 6
YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
Shakrya Renee Jewelry Collection Launch, AC Hotel 5460 James Temple Dr., 5:30-9p. Eventbrite.com.
Feeding The Needy, Host: Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez, 1641 Corsicana St, Dallas. 3-5p., Sundays.
Salsa and Mimosas, Pura Vida Afro-Latin Dance, 604 Doug Russell, Ste. A, Arlington. 8-11p. Eventbrite.com.
A 3D Adventure by Matt Lyle, Circle Theater, 230 W. 4th Street Fort Worth, circletheatre.com. 8-15-9-14-19.
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop Poetic Showcase, Soar Creative Studios, 1337 Chemical St. 7-10p. Eventbrite.
September 7-8
Marvelous Marriage Monday’s, Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7-8:30p. 1st & 3rd Monday. Info: covent@friendshipwest.org.
Gardening Work Shop Unified Hands, Pan African Connection, 4466 S. Marsalis Ave. 1p. Sat & 2p. Sun. Tickets: unifiedhandscoop@gmail.com.
Marilyn L. Clark Celebrates Riley Holloway: Made in America, African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Now until 9-7.
September 7
September 4
Culinary Summit Mexico de Mil Sabores, Dallas Farmers Market 920 S. Harwood. 9-13, at SMU. 11a-9p.
Dallas Skyline, TBL Pro-Basketball Team Open Tryouts, CUMC Rec. Center, 3101 Coit Rd., Plano. 12-4p.
Up Town Happy Hour, Tate’s 2723 McKinney Ave. 4-10p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
September 9 Monday Jazz Happy Hour w/ The Willis Duo,The Balcony Club 1825 Abrams Rd. Ste. B, Dallas 6-8p.
Lewis H. Latimer engineer/inventor DOB 1848
2019 National Pan-Hellenic Council of Dallas Meeting, African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30-8p. I am Worth It Wednesdays, JC’s Event Center, 901 Polk St. #370, DeSoto. 7p. Free, Eventbrite.com.
Chef Demo with Café Momentum, Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood. 1p.
Women of the West Bible Study, Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 7p.
Dallas Black Chamber for Excellence 2nd Annual Benefit Concert Feat: Frankie Beverly & Maze, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving. 6p.
September 5-20 Blue print for Success Entrepreneurship, South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 5-8p. Tickets: form.jotform.us.
September 5 4th Annual All White NFL Kick Off, Host: Dante Wesley Park Place Motorcars Mercedes Benz 4201 Beltway Pl., Arlington. 6-11p. Evenbrite.com.
Latino Heritage Festival, DeSoto Amphitheater, 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd., 6-10p. Free. Info: 972-230-9650.
Hip -N- Sip Rooftop City View Paint Party, Southside On Lamar, 1401 S. Lamar St. 6p. Tickets: Eventbrite.
Community Development Commission Ins & Outs of how it works, A.A.M., 3526 Grand Ave. 10-11a.
410 Line Dancers Class, DFW Sports Garden 1850 E. Beltline Rd., Coppell. 7-9p. 410linedancers.com. Law Enforcement Community Engagement Summit, Briscoe Carpenter Center, @Fair Park, 1401 W. Washington. 3p.
All Things Beautiful Workshop, Downtown Library, 1515 Young St. 10a-12p. Register: Eventbrite.com.
September 8
Asher Group Meeting, Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 2-3:30p. Info: info@zwhjcoc.org.
Grandparents Gathering Host: Elder Aleta Pitts at Hilton Garden Inn 800 N. Main St. Duncanville. 3pm-4pm. RSVP: http://evite.me/YhjAEuv7Gz.
Oasis Orientation, Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas 11a. Contact: mlee@oasisctr.org to register. Oasis starts on 9-9.
Trumpets4Kids Charity Golf Classic, The Golf Club of Dallas, 2200 Red Bird Lane. Registration 8:30a. Info: Mark Hopper 214-642-9332.
Happy Hour with Don Diego, Chocolate Lounge Exclusive 4222 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. 6pm-8pm.
September 14 Happy Birthday to Team Member and great lady Joycelyn Johnson
September 10 Buck Buchanan Football DOB 1940
IHCC Café con Nosotros, IHCC 135 S. Jefferson St. Irving. 8:30-9:30a. Info: www.irvingHCC.com.
The Experience, Journey Café, 623 E Second St. Irving. 7-11p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
Zan Wesley Holmes Lunch & Learn with Tarsha Polk, “Access to Capital for Women,” Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30-1p. Info@zwhjcoc.org,
Dr. Kang’s Vegan Potluck, Regal Row, 1720 Regal Row, #210. 2nd Saturday of every month. Bring a Vegan Dish to Share with everyone.
Champagne Reception, for Judge Monica Purdy, Dallas Chop House, 1717 Main St. #100, 5:30-7:30p. Tickets: www.donorbox.org.
Duncanville Classic: Duncanville High School vs. St John’s College HS, Duncanville HS Panther Stadium, 6p. I Deserve Your Family Stage Play, TBAAL 1309 Canton St. 7:30p. Info: www.pushrntertainment.org.
September 11
19th Annual Freedom Run 5K, Ron Kirk Pedestrian Bridge, 109 Continental Ave. 7a-12p. freedomrun.com.
September 13
Community Feeding: No One Goes Hungry, Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken, 7932 S. Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. 10:30a-1:30p.
Jacob A. Lawrence Famed painter DOB 1917
Gigantic Gospel Concert 2019 Feat: Pastor Shirley Caesar, Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 Wheatland Rd. 4pm. Tickets: www.ticketweb.com.
September 13-15
Eventfully Yours Presents, Smooth Jazz, Featuring: Joe McBride & Toni Redd, North Hills Village, 7640 NE Loop 820, #110. North Richland Hills. 6-9p.
Foxy Brown DOB 1979 Macy Gray DOB 1969
Recurring Events
Sisters Thirsty for Jesus Meeting at the Well, Embassy Suites 3880 W. Northwest Hwy. 7:30p. Friday, 7a. Sat. Info/Reg.: Thelma Darden 214-391-0166
Patriot Day Observance of September 11
Elite Women’s Leadership Panel, Destiny Point Christian Center, 2350 E. Mayfield Rd., Arlington. 11a-2p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
DeSoto Works! Job Fair, Disciple Central Community Church, 901 N. Polk St. 1-5p. Eventbrite.com.
Delta Paraphernalia Pop Up Shop, Crown Plaza Hotel, 1015 Elm St. 10a-5p.
Cardio Hip Hop with JessieMae, LC Fitness 901 N. Polk St. Ste. #370. DeSoto. 6:30pm. Info: www.jcfitness.info.
You Me & He Stage Play, Rosewood Center 5938 Skillman St., 3p & 6p. meekentertainmentpr@gmail.com.
September 12 1947 Jackie Robinson 1st Black MLB Rookie of the year
UMM Annual Cajun Fest, St. Luke “Community” UMC, 5710 E. R.L. Thornton Fwy. 6-9p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
September 15
The Stormproof Way To Build Your Brand, Microsoft Store 8687 N. 75 Fwy Suite #1612, Dallas. 7-9p. Register: www.meetup.com/entrepreneur-brandstorming.
1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL. Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carol Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
2019 Dallas Autumn Ball Kickoff Party, The Network Bar, 331 Singleton Blvd. 6:30-10:30p. Eventbrite.com.
Brian Courtney Wilson Just B(e) Fall Tour, House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. 8p. HouseofBlues.com.
National Black MBA Assoc. DFW Chapter Networking Mixer, Bar Louie, 360 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving. 6:30-8:30p. Eventbrite.com.
Dirk Nowitzki Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic, SMU Tennis Complex, 5669 N 75 Exp, 11a-3p. fevo.com.
September 13-14
Collin County NAACP 1st Annual Legal Clinic, McKinney First Baptist Church, 401 W. Erwin Ave.
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is because of what’s coming out of the White House. The president is so unpredictable. “We have a president who is off-kilter, and no one can even predict what’s he going to say daily. The global community is in suspense. He’s dangerous, so we need to mobilize and, as African Americans, stay on message.” The five-day conference has numerous partners and sponsors, including Bank of America, Coca Cola, Toyota, General Motors, and Wells Fargo. Each year, Wells Fargo sponsors a Congressional Black Caucus Fellow. The banking giant routinely sends a contingent to the Phoenix Awards Gala, where the young men are known as the Central Park Five and the Rev. Al Sharpton will be honored. “We also participate in the National HBCU Braintrust during the conference T:10”
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and typically we donate to Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering [AMIE], a nonprofit that provides scholarships to HBCU students who study in STEM fields at 15 accredited HBCUs with engineering, math, and computer science departments,” Wells Fargo officials said in a statement. As the CBCF prepares for its 49th ALC, the focus for all involved will be on social, political and economic issues influencing African Americans and all individuals of African descent, said CBCF President and CEO David A. Hinson. “This year, we’re hosting two national town hall meetings which include the Commission on the Social Status of Black Boys and Men – legislation that’s being pushed by Frederica Wilson,” Hinson said. “That’s important because what that does is it allows us to focus the nation on the circumstance of Black boys
and men.“ “A lot of times when you hear people talk, they talk about this ‘plight.’ It’s as if there’s something inherently wrong with Black boys and men. “If you get beyond the inequities that exist within our society, if you take that away, African American boys and men have proven to be some of the most productive people in this country, and we have to look no further than Barack Obama and many of the people that served in his administration,” Hinson said. The theme is, “400 Years: Our Legacy, Our Possibilities,” commemorates the first Africans landing at Point Comfort, Va. in 1619. CBCF officials said it’s an important reminder that slavery is a part of the African American legacy and conference participants must look toward the future regarding the collective possibilities of people of African descent.
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Smokey John’s among winners of 2019 Big Tex® Choice Awards It’s finally here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the highly-anticipated decision that denotes the ultimate achievement in Fair food. The 15th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards, presented by Metro by T-Mobile, provided guests with an ample assortment of tasty treats. This year’s finalists proved that there is no shortage of creativity when it comes to this competition. After tasting all 10 foods and carefully evaluating each item, the all-star panel of judges has tallied its scores and cast its final votes. Drum roll please…and the winners are: “Best Taste – Savory” goes to Ruth’s Stuffed Fried Taco Cone by Ruth Hauntz, while Big Red® Chicken Bread by Brent & Juan Reaves of Smokey John’s Bar-BQue wins “Best Taste – Sweet,” and “Most Creative” presented by Metro by T-Mobile goes to the Fla’Mango Tango by the Garza Family. Best Taste - Savory Ruth’s Stuffed Fried Taco Cone by Ruth Hauntz (SAVORY) Tender, savory, marinated, slowcooked barbacoa served in an ice cream cone-shaped tortilla shell with black beans and cilantro lime rice. It is topped with pico de gallo, queso
fresco, and homemade salsa verde. The perfect handheld treat to enjoy while strolling through the State Fair of Texas. Best Taste - Sweet Big Red® Chicken Bread by Brent & Juan Reaves (SWEET) This new Fair favorite starts with a homemade, light, fluffy, melt-inyour-mouth, Big Red® -flavored frosting, and served with a savory fried chicken wing resting in the middle of the doughnut. So long chicken and waffles, hello Big Red® Chicken Bread! Most Creative Fla’Mango Tango by The Garza Family (SWEET) Mango like you’ve never tango’d before! Treat yourself with a refreshingly creamy mango twist, fried and drizzled with a kicky citrus glaze. Topped with whipped topping and served with a side of strawberry mango sorbet. Presto’ Chango, that tangy explosion’s a Mango Tango! This year’s event sponsor, Metro by T-Mobile, is proud to present this year’s Most Creative title to the Garza Family, who will offer their prize-winning dish at the 2019 State Fair of Texas. “Metro by T-Mobile is excited to support small Texas businesses that
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showcase and celebrate creativity through providing the best deal in wireless,” said Gladys MarquezRamirez, spokesperson for Metro by T-Mobile. With such a solid list of contenders in the final 10, this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards posed quite a challenge for the judges, who were tasked with picking the winning dishes. Going up against these winners, and proving to be very worthy opponents, the other foods that made it to the final round include: Calypso Island Shrimp Bowl by Stephen Alade, Fernie’s Fried Burnt End Burrito by the Winter Family, Southern Fried Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Ball by Greg Parish, Texas Cream Corn Casserole Fritters by Clint Probst, Deep Fried Bayou Fruit Bites by Terrence & Lisa Henderson, Peanut Butter Cup Snookie by Michelle Edwards, and Quick Fried “Black Gold” Truffles by Glen & Sherri Kusak. The annual event requires several judges to face the trying task of taste testing all 10 finalists. This year’s celebrity judges were Mayor of Dallas Eric Johnson; Adam Bazaldua – Dallas City Council – District 7; Samir Dhurandhar – founding chef
of Nick & Sam’s; Chad Houser – founder, CEO, and executive chef of Café Mometum; Kyle Noonan – owner of FreeRange Concepts, LeeAnne Locken – TV Personality, and Anastacia Quiñones – executive chef at José. Serving as the eighth judge, audience member Charles Archer from Rockwall, Texas was picked from the random drawing to fill the final spot as a special guest judge representing all fairgoers. Leading the awards ceremony as emcees were Michelle Rodriguez from New Country KSCS and Donovan Lewis from 1310 The Ticket. If you missed out on the big event and didn’t get to taste all the finalists at the Big Tex Choice Awards, don’t worry – you still have 24 days to try all 10 items, plus a slew of other new foods being offered at the Fair this year. Fair fanatics can pick up a Visitor’s Guide, which includes a food map that lays out the vendor locations for each of the finalists, or check out the food finder map on BigTex.com/Map, making it easy to map out your route and hit all the hot spots along the way. Visitor’s Guides will be available at State Fair Information Booths, as well as online at BigTex.com. Opening its doors to the public
for the first time in 2014, the Big Tex Choice Awards offered a limited number of State Fair fans the chance to attend and serve as taste testers for the food finalists in the annual competition. Building on the momentum of the past few years, the Fair once again sold tickets to the event, with all proceeds going to the Big Tex Scholarship Program. The 15th Annual Big Tex Choic e Awards, presented by Metro by T-Mobile, proved to be an equally successful fundraising event. Over its 27-year history, the Big Tex Scholarship Program has awarded college scholarships to more than 2,400 students for a total of more than $12.5 million. Eligible recipients include graduating high school seniors from around the state of Texas who have competed in State Fair youth livestock events, graduating seniors from six Fair Park-area schools, and eligible State Fair of Texas seasonal employees or their dependents. For more information on other fundraising events, visit BigTex.com/ Events or come out to our largest fundraiser of the year – the 2019 State Fair of Texas, opening September 27 in Fair Park.
Williams joins Faith Cooperative Federal Credit Union Board of Directors
Faith Cooperative Federal Credit Union announced the appointment of new board member LaShanté Williams. “Our newest Board member embodies the spirit of community and brings talent, expertise and energy to the table,” said Byron Lattimore, Chairman of the Board. “We are very fortunate to have her onboard as we continue to strengthen financial freedom and economic empowerment in the Dallas community.”
LaShante Williams
Ms. Williams is an executive leader with Davis Davis & Harmon LLC- Sales Tax Experts (DDH). DDH is an
award-winning sales and use tax consulting firm providing services nationwide and in Canada. Services include refund recovery, audit defense, training and legal research. Ms. Williams served in various other leadership roles during her 20-year career including internal audit, credit risk, regulatory compliance and local, state and international tax. An active volunteer, holding positions on the executive
committee for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.- Omicron Mu Omega Chapter, Legacy of Service Foundation, and serving on the Cedar Hill and Dallas Bond Committees, Ms. Williams has also established herself as a nationally sought-after lifestyle consultant, Chef and public speaker. She is a graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) and a member of the FAMU Alumni Association.
Big 3 Regular Season ends
Coach Gary Payton and Team 3 Headed Monsters
Story and Photos By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor The Big 3, entrepreneur, actor and rapper Ice Cube’s popular 3-on-3 basketball league, concluded its regular season before more than 17,000 fans in Dallas. Played at the American Airlines Center before an official crowd of 17,152, the league’s 12 teams played a slate of games on Saturday with four teams left standing and the playoff field officially set. Before the games began, the members of Team Power, The Big 3, entrepreneur, actor and rapper Ice Cube’s popular 3-on-3 basketball league, concluded its regular season before more than 17,000 fans in Dallas. Played at the American Airlines Center before an official crowd of 17,152, the league’s 12 teams played a slate of games on Saturday with four teams left standing and the playoff field officially
set. Before the games began, the members of team Power, coached by WNBA legend Nancy Lieberman, were presented with their 2018 BIG3 Championship rings. After the ring ceremony, the games began and they did not disappoint. MVP Candidate Joe Johnson of
Joe Johnson
team Triplets set League record for points in a single season (175) and scored a team-high 19 points to help his team defeat the Ghost Ballers 51-38 and take the No. 1 seed. Johnson said after the game he was thrilled to set
playing, it’s like they were giving our guys wide open shots so I was trying to assert myself a little and get us over the hump,” Johnson said. Johnson, who is 38 years old and a former NBA All-Star, said he is appreciative of the Big 3 League and the opportunities it provides. “I love it. To get the DeShawn Stevenson chance to still the record. “It was great. Throughout compete at a high the whole season we played level, getting a together collectively as a chance to play on team, we won collectively as a national tv, playing team,” Johnson said. “Knowing with my guys, it’s how far I was from the record, been fun,” he said. I‘ll be honest, I came out “Coach Lisa (Leslie) being aggressive and wanted keeps us in check and it’s been fun. to make plays. “Not only for me but the I look forward to it way they (Ghost Ballers) were every weekend.”
Triplets Coach Lisa Leslie, the WNBA Hall-of-Famer and two-time champion, joins Lieberman as the only two women head coaches in the Big 3 basketball league. “We are extremely thankful to Jeff (Kwatinetz, Big 3 co-founder) and Ice Cube and Amy Trask (Big 3 Chairman of the Board) and all the leaders at the top, I say it all the time,” Leslie said. “I’m grateful to them for giving Nancy (Lieberman) and I this opportunity to coach these men and to have equal pay so we can’t applaud them
enough.” Big 3 in Dallas also featured performances from T. I. and local rapper Yella Beezy. Those in attendance included Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban, legenday entertainer LL Cool J, Mavericks Player Development Coach God Shammgod and Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle. The four teams left standing after Dallas were Triplets (7-1); Killer 3’s (5-3); Power (5-3) and 3-Headed Monsters (4-4).
Coach Lisa Leslie and Triplets players
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GARLAND JOURNAL - SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Hungry for sanity--No more Trump THE LAST WORD
Agriculture has just promulgated rules that will cut another 3 million people off food By DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX assistance. You won’t be surprised Have you ever been hungry? Not the missed-a-meal, wanna to know that Black and brown folks overeat hungry, but the stomach- are more likely to experience food churning, bout to steal a loaf of insecurity than others. Denny’s and the National Council bread hungry. Not the luxury of choice, but the of Negro Women have partnered sheer desperation of not having eaten to visit seven HBCUs this fall. They for so many hours that food is nothing have titled their tour “Hungry for Education,� and as President of more than a memory. A dictionary describes hunger as PUSH Excel, the education arm “an uneasy or painful sensation from of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow lack of food.� Synonyms include PUSH Coalition, I was excited to starved and starving. It happens join with friends and colleagues to at our border when children are promote the tour. The theme was separated from their parents and not amplified when Denny’s President John Miller shared a poem that given enough to eat in a day. It happens in our inner cities, highlighted the ways hunger affects where poor folks often choose academic performance. While the between paying rent and buying poem seemed to focus on the K-12 food. Millions of people in the United youngsters whose presence, ability, States, as many as 40 million in 2017, and behavior is affected by hunger, it experienced hunger. According to is also clear that young adults who are the US Department of Agriculture, attending colleges across the country 15 million households are “food make painful choices. Food or tuition? Dinner or a insecure,� scrambling, often at the end of the month, to put food on the required book? These young people are experiencing an “uneasy and table. The statistics are daunting. One in painful sensation from lack of � be it six children do not know where their nutritional or intellectual sustenance. I feel their pain. I am hungry, next meal is coming from. Twentytwo million children need free or too, but I’m hungry for sanity. I get reduced-price lunch to get enough a feeling in the pit of my stomach nutrition. The Department of whenever our 45th President opens
his mouth and hits the airwaves. And I am all the more nauseated because I talk to friends in the world and around the globe who never hesitate to make fun of our nation. We elected the world’s biggest clown. Who the heck articulates his desire to be an extreme colonialist by saying he might like to buy Greenland, a territory of Denmark that is uninterested in being sold? I know that 45 was once a failed real estate mogul, but the imperialist notion of purchasing other countries is, at best, laughable and even deplorable. I am hungry for sanity when I read disgusting tweets that encourage Israel to block duly elected United States Representatives (those who vote on an Israel subsidy from this country) from visiting and speaking to oppressed Palestinians. Whether Trump or Israel agrees with Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the fact is that they are elected representatives of their districts and the Trump exhortation against them, not to mention Netanyahu’s foolishness, are antidemocratic. I am hungry, so hungry that there is a pit in my stomach when I consider this foolishness. Dr. Johnnetta Betch Cole, the seventh President of the National Council of Negro Women, disturbingly noted that there are hungry children in our world’s most prosperous nation. Perpetuating hunger will erode our riches, but some of us are too
busy addressing the antics of the Provocateur in Chief, that we can’t deal with the minor matter of hungry children. Thus, the NCNW Hungry for Education partnership with Denny’s is both about physical hunger and intellectual craving for better lives. It’s about transcending Trump. Those of you who read me regularly know that I can rarely bring myself to type the word “Trump.� I’m doing it now because I’m hungry. I’m hungry for sanity, hungry for peace, hungry for the possibility of a better world. I won’t be writing about our 45th President again this year. I will write about economics, public policy, and philosophy. I won’t write about the narcissist, the elected clown who has turned our nation into a circus. I’m less interested in the circus than in the sideshow ways this administration has consistently attacked and oppressed people. I am hungry for sanity, and I surely won’t get sanity by writing about idiocy. I’m going to take at least a three-month hiatus from reacting to unhinged madness. I am hungry for sanity, and millions of us are still hungry for food!
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This completely floored me! BETO FOR AMERICA BY BETO O’ROURKE I went to a gun show the other day. As soon as I walk in, a guy says, “Hey are you Beto? I’m a fan.� That was the last thing I expected to hear at a gun show. He invited us to see his booth, where he was selling AR-15s. Before we walked over I said, “I’ll be honest with you, part of the reason I’m here is because I’m concerned about gun violence, that we lose 40,000 people a year. I want to listen to everyone on this. So I came here to listen to you. Tell me what you think. How do we fix this?� I kid you not, the next words out of his mouth shocked me. He said he should not be allowed to sell weapons because he is not required to conduct a background check at
gun shows. But he goes on to tell me that if you’re 18-years-old, can prove it, and have a pulse, he’ll sell you
a gun. And then he says he doesn’t think that’s right. Even though he’s profiting from this current system, he knows the current system is broken. Another guy, a Trump voter, tells me he has an assault weapon, and says he doesn’t know if it will do any good, but he would be willing to turn
that weapon in if it’s better for this country.
I was floored. Here are two guys literally at a show telling me we should close the gun show loophole, have universal background checks, and do something about assault weapons. One of the things we learned from the Senate race in Texas was how important it is to not write anyone off. No matter where they live, who they voted for in the last election, how red or blue their county is. Never write anyone off. That’s why we just traveled to some of the forgotten states in the Democratic primary: Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. We’re going to run everywhere. We’re not ceding an inch to Donald Trump. I believe that if we do that, we will not only win the presidency in 2020, we will win it in a landslide. Democrats can take on Republicans, and win, in places we didn’t even think we could compete. And in doing so, we can bring this country back together again.
MY TRUTH Continued from page 1 asking, “Who are those disrespectful children,� or saying, “I don’t know why they act like that!� It’s simple. The media is implicit. During our discussion, one of the Millennials said she hated to see young children cussing in front of their parents on television because young children are watching and pick up on everything. So true! It was in the late 70s that children were first heard cussing on the screen. Writer Blake Harper identifies 1976’s Bad News Bears, 1985’s The Goonies, 1986’s Stand By Me and 1997’s South Park as a few examples of the beginning of children cursing on the screen and how it progressed. Can we encourage scriptwriters to cease and desist? Can we promote an atmosphere and environment that illustrates respect and stresses the importance of positive interaction? Can we encourage parents and anyone else to curb their language when talking around children. Since the art of communicating is dwindling down to the least common denominator, how does the future look when respectful conversations are not promoted, cultivated and encouraged? What’s in store for the future? Interestingly, 34 years ago people were talking about the deterioration of values and how we needed to see a change. And look at us today. Disrespect is the rule not the exception. Just think, when was the last time you heard someone say, “excuse me� because they cussed in front of their elders? How should we fix our children? How can we get them on the right track? We must understand that the children are not to blame, totally, and all children who are disrespectful in public are not that way with their parent’s consent. I don’t blame children for their acting out. Adults, who know better have a responsibility. According to Mary Herrington, writing in Working Mother, “It is our responsibility to bring them (children) up in a way we wish to see the future unfold. Raise them with kindness, respect and dignity, and watch your interactions change. It takes time. It takes practice.� I just want to get back to the basics, the way I was taught. Heck, when I think about it, most of the adults I grew up around didn’t cuss around children! Live and learn!
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Fair Housing Under Attack The Housing Act is one of the most important BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON pieces of Civil Rights legislation implemented in the history of our nation, In fact, prior to the time that Just seven days after the giving the victims assassination of Dr. Martin the Fair Housing Act became of housing discrimination Luther King Jr., the Fair law segregated neighborhoods access to better employment Housing Act of 1968 was were created by many local and opportunities, equality signed into law by President state governments all across schools for their children and Lyndon B. Johnson to prevent America. closeness to libraries, parks and The federal government was recreational facilities. racial discrimination towards people of color that historically complicit in many instances as It has not been without had been denied housing well. The new legislation was its foes, including officials opportunities by bigoted an attempt to make our country in government who oppose landlords, lenders, and housing an accommodating place for all the idea of all of America’s people. developers, among others.
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citizens living where they choose. Methods to reintroduce discrimination in housing have become more and more sophisticated. The latest such culprit begins with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development which recently proposed a rule which would make it extremely difficult for plaintiffs to bring and win housing discrimination law suits. Under current rules, those accused of housing discrimination have a duty to illustrate why they are not
guilty. Under the proposed rule the burden of showing discrimination is placed on those making the complaint. The new rule provides arguments for those accused of discriminating, stating that when they use algorithms or other forms of artificial intelligence they may use as a defense that the practices are common in the industry, or that the science they relied upon were created by people other than themselves or their companies. This is incredulous. Is there no one in the Department
of Housing or in the administration that has the slightest notion that there are programmers of artificial intelligence who might be bigots who are opposed to the goals of the Fair Housing Act? One recent study stated that African American households where the annual income was $167,000 stood less of a chance of qualifying for a prime loan than a white household where the annual income was $40,000. So much for algorithms and fairness in housing!
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Historic trip commemorates 1619
Our Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown
We arrive in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana.
By Derrick Jackson NAACP President History points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and odd Negroes” originating from Angola arrived in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia as the first documented enslaved Africans to land in what is now the United States. This nation and its wealth was built through forced labor and the very existence of Black men and women. Our journey from Jamestown, Virginia to Jamestown, Ghana is an important reminder of the our shared history and connected struggle. We retraced the agonizing footsteps of our ancestors through the
The castle's notorious Door of No Return—the last sight enslaved Africans saw before they boarded trading ships. It has since been renamed the Door of Return.
slave dungeons and along the shores where they saw. Through this experience, we hope to actualize the healing and collective unity so many generations have worked to achieve in ways which bring power to our communities in America, Africa and throughout our Diaspora. I asked my team for a few photos to share with you of our journey thus far. Here are a few of my favorites:
Courtney’s first NABJ Convention INTERLUDE By Cierra Mayes
Cierra Mayes is a 2019 graduate of the University of North Texas
Wednesday, August 14, 2019, marked the 11th episode of, “Cierra’s Interlude” by me, Cierra Mayes. Cierra’s Interlude is a podcast platform I created to give current college students and former students the opportunity to tell their truth. My show airs on blog talk radio every Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm. Every week, I talk about different subjects that are related to student experience on and off campus. I am a recent graduate from the University of North Texas with a focus in broadcast Journalism On that episode, I had the opportunity to interview a few I met at the NABJ convention in Miami, Florida. The convention had taken place from August 7th10th. If you’re not aware what NABJ stands for it is the National Association of Black Journalists. NABJ holds a job convention every year for journalists that are seeking to build their resume and gain more experience in their field. In lasts weeks Q&A, I had a pleasure of talking to Ashlee Jones. This week I had then chance of talking to Courtney Roden, which it was her first time experiencing NABJ. She’s a recent graduate from Saginaw Valley State University and is looking for job opportunities in her field. After the conversation with Ashlee, I talked to Courtney
about her experience at the convention. Cierra Mayes: So, how was the convention for you? Courtney Roden: The convention opened my eyes Cierra. When I say it opened
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my eyes to so much, like OMG. You always hear people say that 10,000 people wants the job you’re doing, or 10,000 people are applying for the same position that you want. You always hear it and you’re like okay, I understand. To see it is another thing. Seeing all these beautiful, successful, black
doing what they said they’re going to do, it uplifted me and wanted me to go forward. I wanted to be just like them. CM: You didn’t have a NABJ chapter at your school, did you? CR: No. Unfortunately, I didn’t. When I do visit back home, I’m definitely going to tell them about it. If I didn’t hear about it, just imagine how many students going there don’t know about it. CM: When you arrived at the hotel, what were you expecting? CR: I didn’t know what to expect. I knew it was going to be a lot of people there, so I kind of expected it to be packed. I also didn’t expect to walk into the career fair to see Fox News, CNN, CW33, I didn’t expect that at all. I got to talk to all of these people that explained what they were doing and what steps they took to get where they are today. There was no negative energy. Everyone was so happy and uplifted and willing to give you their card to help you get to where they’re at. It was a pleasure talking to these ladies and hearing their testimonies about the convention. NABJ is the place to be!
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Jones, the brilliant journalist responsible for The New York Times “1619 Project.” In her opening essay, Jones wrote, “Just a few months earlier, they had families, and farms, and lives and dreams. They were free. They had names, of course, but their enslavers did not bother to record them.” Over the past few years, historians have worked to try and find their names. It is believed that we now know at least one of the names of the Africans who arrived in 1619—Angela. She is listed in the 1624 and 1625 census as living in the household of Capt. William Pierce, first as “Angelo a Negar” and then as “Angela Negro woman in by Treasurer.” Since Angela was her An-
A few of the elders in Jamestown.
glicized name, we may never know what her parents, family, and friends called her, though I believe her given name was rooted in puluka, the Umbundan word for survivor. It is assumed that Angela was in her early 20s when she reached Jamestown, having already survived tribal conflict, capture, a 100 mile forcible march to the sea, the unspeakable horrors of the middle passage and a pirate attack. Angela would also survive Powhatan Indian raids against the colony and at least two famines. Remarkably, 400 years later, Angela still survives. The same Jamestown site I visited with my mother almost 40 years ago, now has The Angela Site, an archaeological investigation dedicated to locating remnants of her life. I wish my mom were alive
today. I know we’d talk about Angela and our imaginings of her. We’d debate about the essays in the “1619 Project.” We’d plan our trip back to Jamestown for participation in the 400th anniversary commemorations taking place this year. My mom may not be with me, but I am still planning to visit Jamestown. Next month, I’m taking my oldest daughter, Sasha, whose experience will undoubtedly be different from mine. She will hear some acknowledgment of our arrival, existence, and contribution to this nation’s history. What I most look forward to; however, is sharing with her one thing my mother always dreamed of seeing—a name.
Our team in Jamestown, Virginia.
Ghana's "Cape Coast Castle"—used to hold slaves before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas.
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wannabee neighborhood watch group cops. I need a professional opinion and I know it. There’s no excuse for me not to. My friend, Dr. Brenda Wall’s number is in my contact list. She has been a part of this mental health community for over three decades. Her resume/vitae is thicker than a snicker. Dr. Wall has a B.A from Vassar College: B. A. and M.A from Boston University, a Ph.D. from George Washington University; and numerous other academic studies and is an ordained minister to boot. But I’m afraid that I cannot vocally verbalize the manner in which I have been covertly victimized. My daughter Alison came home from the movie Fruitvale Station in 2013 raving and railing that I go see it. I couldn’t and I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t. In fact I haven’t seen any movies where race is preeminent since Trayvon. Not 12 Years a Slave. Not documentaries on police killings. I can’t stand that pressure on my spirit. My 2012 Christmas gift was Django Unchained. I went on Jesus’ Day because I knew that Django would survive. But my greatest joy came when he silenced Candy Land’s H.N.I.C: Stephen. Stephen was complicit in the oppression of his fellow but that’s a different therapy session altogether. In his Washington Post article, Jonathan Capehart explained how his mother counseled him. She had parting words with him on the eve of his first day at a predominately white school. “Don’t run in public.”
Trayvon Martin with his father Lest someone think you’re suspicious. “Don’t run while carrying anything in your hands.” Lest someone think you stole something. “Don’t talk back to the police.” Lest you give them a reason to take you to jail or worse.” My own dad would stop on the side of the road to illustrate his repeated caveat. “Pooh, (that’s my nickname and I double-dog-dare you to ever use it), every time you see more than two Black men in a car, they’re going to be stopped by the police, and at least one is going to jail.” Eric Garner’s death kind of disproved that theory. You don’t have to be in a crowd. Apparently, my dad has some form of PTSD as well; possibly from the killing of Emmitt Till. I’m not the only Black man who has been forced to deal with this ailment. Eighty-eight percent of us have it and 98% of us go untreated. When Trayvon died, I was left squirming in my own sour spirit. The death of Trayvon was so devastating that even President Barack Obama was forced to self-identify. He didn’t show his birth
certificate, he showed his heart as a Black man. Obama admitted that he was a Black man whose spawn could be killed for no more than his genetic makeup. I tell you this PTSD thing is powerful. Daily you find yourself fighting back those inevitable tears. You don’t know how to express the sadness and solemnity you feel for the latest Trayvon who has been visualized, violated and victimized. And the advent of social media just deepens the depression. I want help but I’m scared. I’m afraid that if I learn to cope with this illness it may reduce me to the “10-Day memory” Dr. King warned us about. I have to be able to see this succession of murders for what they are; American history. If I get treated and it makes me as apathetic and numb as it makes some of you Negroes, I would be nothing more than Stephen. Once you become callous to any type of oppression, Django doesn’t need to fire a shot; you’re already dead. It looks like its PTSD or die until we stop this madness!
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Angel Has Fallen BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ
After saving the White House, then saving England, Mike Banning (Gerrard Butler) has to prove his own innocence in Angel Has Fallen after being accused of trying to kill the president, played by Morgan Freeman. Banning is an aging Secret Service agent with health issues from his years of concussions from protecting the president. After an attempt on the president’s life by a third-party, President Tumbull ends up in the hospital in a coma and Banning wakes up handcuffed to a hospital bed, under arrest for allegedly attempting to assassinate the Commander-in-Chief. Banning’s mission is to escape from custody and to clear his name as an assassin. The cast features some amazing actors. Besides Butler and Freeman, Nick Nolte plays Mike Banning’s dad who is paranoid and living a self-sufficient life as a survivalist.
By Marva Sneed
Jada Pinkett Smith is an FBI agent who’s on the case trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of who really tried to kill the president. The story is a good spy drama with a plot involving the Russians. That makes the story very relevant to the current political climate involving our current real-life president. The action, with some great fight scenes, is non-stop and intense. The personal relationship between the President and his own personal “angel” also adds a lot to the movie. As in previous roles, Morgan Freeman plays the best president in movies today. Angel Has Fallen is rated R for some pretty strong violence and has a run time of two hours. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale,” I rate this movie a LARGE.
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THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW TCM host/film expert Alicia Malone BY VALDER BEEBE ValderBeebeShow.com
Once again TCM presents its unique and much-loved tradition Summer Under the Stars, wherein each day of the month is devoted to a full 24 hours of films featuring a single outstanding actor or actress. Alicia Malone is a host on Turner Classic Movies (TCM), as well as a film reporter, film critic, writer and all-around movie geek. In September 2015, she gave a TEDx talk on the lack of women in movies and why that needs to change. Because of her passion for supporting women, she was also named one of the 100 #WorthyWomen of 2016. Her first book, ‘Backwards and in Heels’, about the past, present and future for women in Hollywood was released in August 2017 and her most recent book, ‘The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women’ was released in November 2018. TCM will show 24 hours of movies from 31 different stars, one for every day of the month. Just a few movies you should look for *Lena Horne – the inspiring story of a woman of color who refused to be stereotyped, but was often relegated to smaller roles* Ava Gardner – the beautiful bombshell whose beauty often got in the way of directors taking her seriously * Rita Moreno – a first timer to Summer
Under The Stars and another great woman who blazed a trail... many are familiar with West Side Story, but not her wider career *Dustin Hoffman – another first timer, a modern actor who was an unconventional star *Walter Brennan – an example of a character actor people might recognize but not know much about, and how we shouldn’t overlook people who weren’t big name lead actors-Text provided by Alicia Malone’s publicists VBS: Alicia Malone welcome back to the Valder Beebe Show. I’m so excited I get to speak with you about TCM Summer Under the Stars and it returns to Turner Classic Movies. AM: I’m so glad you are a fan of TCM Summer Under the Stars. I’m a big follower also. We take one entire
day, 24-hours and devote it to a different star. Not only do we play the biggest stars Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart. We also choose stars you may not know very much about like, Liv Ullman, Paul Lukas and Bryan Dunn Levy who was an actor who played a lot of gangster roles. VBS: Tell us a little about Walter Brennan. He was by no means and lesser known actor yet most of us (Baby Boomers) know him strictly from TV, specifically the real McCoy’s TV series. AM: He’s [Walter Brennan] an actor you may recognize because he played a lot roles in westerns.
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ASK ALMA Sisters Forever BY ALMA GILL Dear Alma,
Sister, sister,
My sister and I are very close. We’re only three years apart. Although not room-mates, we do everything together. She’s a free spirit, college professor and lives well. I am a government employee that has a secret clearance and I too make a good living. My sister and I often take spa trips and luxurious vacations together. She was in a car accident and smokes marijuana for the pain. Recently, she’s started bringing her weed on our trips. I don’t smoke and I can’t take the chance of being caught at the airport with drugs. When I asked her not to bring it, she says it’s no big deal. She and I have a trip planned, but I’m not sure I want to go. I don’t want to lose my job because of her habit. I’m not judging, but how do I get her to understand the position she’s put me in? Name withheld
Based on your relationship, I’d suggest you be frank with her. Just say, “I can’t afford to lose my
plan B. Take a different flight and book a separate hotel room. Boom, it’s that easy. She’s a smart woman, she’ll understand. What a double blessing, a sister
Recently, she’s started bringing her weed on our trips. I don’t smoke and I can’t take the chance of being caught at the airport with drugs. secret clearance, so you can’t bring your weed when we travel.” Remind her that you aren’t asking just because you don’t smoke, you’re asking because she’s jeopardizing your job. If she can lay off the pot for a few days, as a peace offering add Colorado to your list of vacation spots, just to show her you can be a good sport, LOL! If that’s not an option for her, here’s
From Marva with
who’s like a best friend. It doesn’t get much better than that. Alma Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @ almaaskalma.
On From Marva with Love I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Cynthia Mickens Ross. Dr. Ross is a Speaker, Author, Teacher, and she is the Senior Pastor of Path-Way to Life Center of Hope Church in Hutchins, Texas. She is also the creator and instructor of the Path-Way to Purpose Course. The course is specifically designed to Dr. Cynthia Mickens Ross coach women and men to discover and activate about self-discovery. Asking the greatness within. you a series of questions and Dr. Ross recently authored recording them. By the end you her first book, Path-Way to would know more about your Purpose Stories of Victory. authentic self. She is also serving as Founder Then people were asking and CEO of Cynthia Mickens how they get from where they Ministries, Inc. are to where they want to be. So Dr. Cynthia is married to we developed Phase II to coach the love of her life, David E. them in developing strategic life Ross III. She is also the mother plan. Path-Way to Purpose is to Mrs. Sherrell Warren and now a Three Phase Program. grandmother to Kennedy, Ragan and Jason Warren. MS: How does a person My first meeting with Dr. know what their natural gifts Ross was at the Chris Howell are? Foundation, ‘Mother’s Day Brunch Gala.’ Dr. R: There are different Dr. Ross and her husband tests that we use. The were honored as the most Personality Test, The Gift Test. impactful community leaders. There are things that you are I knew that she was someone naturally good at. Ask people that I wanted to be around. around you, like your mother, The next time we met it was or someone else who loves you. at Rep. Helen Giddings annual What did they see you do as a Women’s Leadership Summit, child that you were good at? in her workshop, “Finding Your Only ask those who really care North Star.” about you. Not just any body The class gave me hope and because everyone can’t believe confidence to dream big. in your greatness. To get more info about the MS: What is the Path-Way to Path-Way to Purpose visit: Purpose Course? www.pathwaytopurpose.org or Facebook @Cynthia Mickens Dr. R: Path-Way to Purpose Ross. started out as a 12-week course
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We Over Me Clothes Closet
Tax experts help Paul Quinn students By Jessica Hayden Staffwriter
In an effort to ensure that its students are prepared to enter the workforce dressed in the proper attire, Paul Quinn College established the We Over Me Clothes Closet and for more than a decade this clothes closet can help students transition from casual to business attire for the workplace. Gabriel Joyce, a sophomore business entrepreneurship major, said now is the time for students to “start investing in the person you want to be because when you graduate from Lashante’ Williams, Dean McGriff, Robbie Scott, Deon Harmon, Terrell Davis, Maya Davis, Chanel college, you want to be Christoff Davis, Regina Johnson, Sheronica Willis and Ray Uribe. knowledgeable” about professional attire. be within the dress code. the institution, last week. the students. them; give back to Paul “The clothes closet is The closet has been The students expressed To secure such a huge Quinn’s Clothes Closet, by the way to go when you’re filling up with clothes excitement about the donation, this company emailing mmcgriff@pqc. finding professional styles donations for men and clothing selections for uses all of their resources. edu. at Paul Quinn College,” women of all sizes. women and men. Their clients and Also, Davis Davis said Ms. Joyce, adding The students wear The owner, Chanel partners bring the best and Harmon LLC has that she is enjoying her professional clothes C. Davis, said, “This has professional garments to volunteer opportunities job as an employee of the on campus to jobs and been an initiative of the give away, plus they have and offers mentorship to clothes closet. any other professional company for nine years. four drops off locations students looking to learn She also wants to plan they We were students once throughout Dallas. more from a professional and produce a fashion opportunities may get involved with before, and we had to get Those drop off company on developing show for students to throughout the year. prepared for interviews, locations are closed now, skills for the future after display a new perspective Helping students internships, and it is part until they publicize the graduating from college. on styles with a twist on achieve greatness of our hearts to give back. new locations in April on Paul Quinn College them. through their appearance “Paul Quinn College their social media pages. continues to give Another goal is to means a lot to the Paul is an amazing part of You can follow them on students the tools they get more businesses to donate clothes to the Quinn faculty, students, the community so we Facebook at Davis Davis & need to be successful closet to give students a and the surrounding are pleased to use our Harmon LLC, twitter at @ and the leadership riches to give back to the salesTaxhelp and Linkedin under President Michael “chance to put together community. A few students visited institution.” at Davis Davis & Harmon Sorrell is continuously their own styles.” the Closet while the The total number LLC. coming up with new Also, the clothes employees of Davis Davis of items the company If anyone has suits or ways to accommodate closet is in the process and Harmon LLC, a sales donate was just over other items, you may not the growing need of of creating more outlets tax experts company, were 640, which is utterly wear anymore, and you students. for students so they can create their styles but still dropping off donations to outstanding, said one of would like to get rid of
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