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Johnson to be inducted as Fellow to American Academy of Nursing

Right side of history I try to make my vote stand for something. Now everyone I have ever voted for has not been victorious. Still, I have not regretted my vote because

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On Saturday, October 31, 2020, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) will be inducted as a Fellow to the American Academy of Nursing. The inductees of the 2020 Class of 230 Nurse Leaders will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, which will take place virtually on October 29-31, 2020. “In the past months, our fellow nurses have worked tirelessly and with great sacrifices on the front

By Norma Adams-Wade Professor Clarence Glover Jr, also known as “Professor Freedom,” wears many hats that include Dallas cultural diversity educator, Black history scholar, African heritage drummer, libation ritualist, minister, children’s book author, and youth mentor. But one of his

proudest hats is the old frayed straw he wears when he’s working the land, tending to his backyard chickens, and caring for his fields of cotton. Yes, you read correctly: cotton – that vilified crop that has been the bane of Black folk’s existence for hundreds of years. Glover long has insisted that his fellow African-Americans have it wrong when they view cotton as the enemy. The Grambling State University and SMU’s Perkins School of Theology graduate is

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lines of direct patient care during this pandemic. I am so honored to be recognized alongside many champions of the nursing community as a 2020 Fellow Inductee to the American Academy of Nursing,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “While some of us are no longer at bedside, which is my first passion, we are all making strides towards substantial change. As a federal legislator, I stand firm with the Academy’s commitment to achieving meaningful policy changes that impact vulnerable populations and

those whose voices would otherwise not be heard.” The American Academy of Nursing serves the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. More than 2,700 distinguished fellows are the nursing profession’s most accomplished leaders in education, management, practice, and research. They have been recognized for their extraordinary contributions to nursing and health care.

That’s right -- Cotton Pickers Day!

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EARLY VOTING: October 13-30 ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3 There’s no Straight Ticket option in 2020. Please nish your ballot and vote for EVERY Democrat!

Glover in other traditional garments and hat, spinning a bracelet from cotton. Credit: Clarence Glover Jr.

prepared for the pushback he often gets from those who strongly denounce picking cotton. He asserts in lectures that the shame is

not that Black people picked cotton; the shame is that they were not PAID for that honest work, he says. So, Glover has taken the legal steps and instituted the First African-American Cotton Pickers’ Day through the National Day Archives. The day pays homage to Americans of African descent who raised and picked cotton during slavery and Jim Crow, who laid the foundation that formed America’s economic system from See SCHOOL, page 5

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Early Voting now through October 30th. Poles are open from 7 am-7 pm. Find a polling place: https;//dallascountyvotes.org. For all voting information in Texas: VoteTexas.gov.

The Valder Beebe Show on KKVIDFW.COM 9 am. CT. Guest: April Reign is activist who coined the hashtag #OscarSoWhite.

Now-Nov.8 My Red Hand My Black Hand, Presented by Cara Mia & Soul Rep Theatre. Streamed auto play. See the preview performance at 7:30 pm.- Indigenous People’s Day - For tickets: www.caramiatheatre.org or www.soulrep.org for tickets.

October 29 Power Networking Conference 2020; Theme: Operation Breathe host Dr. George C. Fraser, Co/host, Deland A. Johnson & MC Dr. Stacie Grant. Register: https://bit.ly/3jXf27z Oct. 28-30th. Aspire-Toast to Literacy 2020. Free Online Event register: https://one.bidpal.net/toasttoliteracy. 7 pm. Continuing the Conversation Host Family Gateway. A Zoom Panel Discussion Session. Register: Eventbrite.com. 12-1 pm. Together We Test COVID-19 Community Testing at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 9 am-1 pm. Testing is Free. Don’t skip mammogram during pandemic; Parkland expert’s urges early detection saves lives. 8 am–1 pm at Oak Cliff Family YMCA, 6701 S. Hampton Rd. Call 214-266-3327 parklandhospital.com. What she Said Virtual Summit Breaking Barriers & Bias host Dallas Police Department. Register: Eventbrite.com 10-11:30 am. Info: Contact Community Affairs 214-671-4045. American Association of University Women (AAUW), with support from the Coca Cola Foundation, invites HBCU Alumni, faculty, and students to Work Smart salary negotiation workshop, Know Your Value and Get Paid. 12–1:00 pm EST. Zoom Reg: https://bit.ly/3moQdlx. TV ONE’S Virtual Town Halls. Hosted by Karen Finney. Ep. 2 - The Intersection of Race and Gender in Politics and the Power of the Black Female Vote. 12 pm/9CST. Streaming on TV One and CLEO TV’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Saturday, October 31 at 12 pm/11CST. Broadcast simulcast on TV One and CLEO TV.

Together We Test COVID-19 Community Testing at Glendale Shopping Center, 4420 S. Marsalis Ave. 9 am-1 pm. Free Test.

I Stand Strong Domestic Violence and Awareness, Zoom Workshop. 6 pm. Register by texting your name, number and email to: 214-225-5201.

November 1 Why We Vote Virtual Block Party. Hosted by Tomorrow We Vote. Online on Facebook Live @tomorrowwevote. 1-3 pm. Ubuntu Market (Small Business Marketplace) Host Pan African Connection 4466 S. Marsalis Ave. 12-5 pm. Shop Small Businesses. Info email : Panafric@ airmail.net.

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DART: Looking for Marketing/Advertising Agency of Record. Visit the Supplier Portal to apply. Insert the Reference # (2056764) under “Services”. Contact: 214-749-2701 or Support@dart.org. Website: https://suppliers.dart.org. Business as (Un)usual: Start or Relaunch Your Small Business Hosted by J.L. Turner Legal Association. 9 am-5 pm. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3mncVdQ..

October 31 Positive Reflections Ministry Free Groceries. Pick up location: Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1910 N. St Augustine Rd. 9 am to 1 pm. Call 214-208-5536. The 46th Annual Harambee Festival Drivethrough Giveaway. 2:305:30 pm. at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. FREE Treat Bags during the drive through portion. FREE COVID-19 Testing hosted by R&R Naturals Partners with GoLabUSA at MAVS Office, 1333 N. Stemmons Frwy. Dallas. 10 am -4 pm. Register: www.randrnaturals.com/covid. Halloween Bash! 1 Night & Two shows Costume Contest, feat: Sir Charles Jones & Fat Daddy, at The Warehouse 1125 E. Berry St. Ft. Worth, 7 pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. CANVAS Dallas Halloween Masquerade Party. CANVAS Hotel Dallas 1325 South Lamar St. Dallas 10 pm- 2 am. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. AMP Presents OUR VOTE MATTERS a HEXA Halloween Music Festival. Host Adam Munoz Productions, at Hexa, 2100 North Greenville Ave. Richardson. 12-11 pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Marvelous Marriage Mondays at Friendship-West Baptist Church Register for Virtual event, online at friendshipwest.zoom.us/.../upcpcOmhqz4rqNU 7-8 pm. ARJ Senior Adult Work-Out Sessions. Hosted by Annette Reid-Jordan Senior Adult Community at Friendship-West Baptist Church, 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 1:30-2:30 pm. Info: 972-2285200 or email arjseniors@friendshipwest.org.

November 3 ELECTION DAY Dallas Open Mic at The Green Elephant 5627 Dyer St. Dallas 8 pm-12 am. Tickets Eventbrite.com. HBCU Alumni & D9 Greek Election Night Watch Party. Host Dallas Greek Picnic Weekend at Reservoir at Toyota Music Factory 330 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving. 5 pm-12 am. RSVP: Eventbrite.com. Mask Required. Attention future #Quinnites, we are providing Virtual Information Sessions for all prospective students and families. Every Tuesday at 7 pm. Visit Paul Quinn’s website and Sign up https://pqc-edu.squarespace.com/

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Paul Quinn College #SafeForMyCity Free COVID-19 Testing, 10 am-4 pm and free food boxes. 10-11:30 am. Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. Sister to Sister 19th Annual Fitness Festival We Are In This Together. Going Virtual! Host Celebrating Life Foundation. Reg: www.celebratinglife.org. 8:46 am.

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Briefs by Allana J. Barefield

Commissioner John Wiley Price Allana J. Barefield spoke to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, who has been in office since 1985 and was the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court. On The Bare Truth, they discussed the importance of his reelection and voting. Question: For everyone who is listening in right now, why should they cast their vote for you? Answer: Well because, I have the same energy, I have a track record, you want to talk about projects, you want to talk 140 projects, that we call major capital projects. When you look at constructing with regards to the 955 square mile, Commissioner John I have 60 percent of the Wiley Price County geographically. Question: What is Harris up against in this election because she doesn’t look like the rest of the candidates? Answer: Well she’s the first person to be nominated. My girl, Shirley Chisholm, she was the first and foremost. It’s real difficult to imagine what Shirley Chisholm, you know, was up against. Now when I ran for office first time in 1984, Pettis Norman, former Dallas Cowboy and businessman… We ran Jesse Jackson’s campaign out of my house on Fifth Street so we ran both campaigns and a number of us took a position and help to frame the platform so you can be a first… Question: What does voter suppression look like today? Answer: Voter suppression takes on a lot of weight but sometimes this stuff is some of our participation too. Let me just tell you, in Dallas County, there’s a million and three hundred thousand people who are registered to vote and in Dallas County there’s a million and eight hundred thousand individuals who are 18 years of age and older. If you would like to check out the full interview, please head over to Blog Talk Radio’s Cheryl’s World or our Texas Metro News Facebook page. Link: https://www.facebook.com/ watch/?v=409310230228993

Committeewoman Shay Wyrick-Cathey Allana J. Barefield spoke to Shay Wyrick-Cathey, State Democratic Executive Committeewoman, District 23 on The Bare Truth. They discussed how to prepare to vote and what to avoid wearing when voters are heading to the polls. Question: Why is early voting important? Answer: Well, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic so unless someone is from 1918 no one has ever really done this in this type of atmosphere before so to make sure that every vote counts. We have such liberal early voting laws that anyone can vote early, we don’t have to have a reason to vote early in person. We have to make sure to

exercise our right to vote but we are facing a very serious crisis and so we can’t overlook that so if you can stop and make a plan, look at the websites, see where the lines are shorter, and go take your mask. Question: Talk to me about how voting intimidation is real. It is happening at different polling locations right now, and what can people do to get out of the situation? Answer: Well voting intimidation is real, right, as is voting suppression. I think the voter has to know their own rights and they are entitled to vote in a harassment-free setting, so if you’re in line and someone is harassing you then you can walk to the front

Garland’s Tree Giveaway a big hit There’s a big demand for trees in the Garland area to beautify the city. The City of Garland gave out 450 trees for no cost under the Tree Power Free Tree program. Matt Grubisich, parks director at City of Garland, said he is ecstatic to see the program is resonating within the community. “There’s a want for people to get these trees,” he said. “I’m hoping we can extend this program in the future to offer more trees,” In the past, the program was on a first-come, first-serve basis but since COVID-19 hit they offered the trees online. When pre-registration opened all the trees were claimed for, within four days. Grubisich is glad to see these trees will be able to help

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residents decrease their energy bill and help the planet. “As those trees grow up they will actually help shade their home which will reduce the need for AC in the summer,” Grubisich said. “Then there’s all those great benefits that trees do in terms of cleaning our air, and storm water management, it’s a really good thing all around.”

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of the line and ask for the election judge. Question: What advice can you give to someone when people are wearing certain shirts with slogans and can be turned away?

Answer: So no campaign apparel is allowed inside a polling place. So it’s really important to distinguish what campaign paraphernalia is, there are certain slogans that are tied to certain candidates so that is clearly campaign paraphernalia. As you know, one of the vice presidential candidates, Kamala Harris, is a member of a sorority, AKA, so lots of AKAs are wearing AKA things to vote. If you would like to check out the full interview, please head over to Blog Talk Radio’s Cheryl’s World or to our Texas Metro News Facebook page Link:https://www. f a c e b o o k . c o m / watch/?v=409310230228993

DISD teacher brings skills to the classroom Dallas Independent School District teacher Lorena Toffer transitioned from being an architect to now teaching the next generation of leaders. Toffer worked in the architect industry for more than 15 years and decided to instill her skills into others. This is her first year teaching at Career Institute East, where she is the instructor for the Principles of Architecture course. “What really gets me excited about this class, is opening their eyes and really having them explore and to understand the world around them,” Toffer said. “I wish I had this opportunity when I was in high school.” In 2004, Toffer graduated with her masters in Architecture from Texas A&M University. Immediately, after she graduated she was employed

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at a lead design firm in Dallas, Corgan. She was then moved up to senior project manager where she spearheaded multiple projects from sketches to construction. “Something that you drew, something came from your creativity can translate and have a direct impact in your neighborhood, in your community,” Toffer said.

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A James Brown Lesson!!

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By Vincent L. Hall It was apropos that James took center stage even in death. He died Christmas Day 2006. His gift was always magnified under the heat of the spotlight, and so was his departure. Wish he was here today. James Brown is the Godfather of Soul, Disco, Hip Hop, Rap, and whatever music genre comes along in the next generation. Musicians will be samplin’ this brother for another millennium. You can’t dream up a Michael Jackson or Prince Rogers Nelson without a mentor like JB. Long before the street was renamed for MLK, there was a place known as Sportsmen’s Rec on Forest Avenue in Sunny South Dallas. It was a shooting range, but all of the hustlers there used a pool cue. I did a lot of growing up there with my daddy, somewhere between “Big Six” and “corner pocket right.”

I made a dime a dance doing the James Brown. The first concert that I attended was in the early ’70s. I can still see that busy, black, and orange marquee placard. It read, “James Brown Hot Pants Tour.” I thought I knew everything about him. But 90 minutes deep into the act, they draped that second cape on James. No sooner than they walked the weeping “Eighth Wonder of the World” off stage…he was right back. And this time, he was screaming. Please, Please, Please!! But in betwixt all of that, James Brown gave colored folks all over America something that can never be repaid. James Brown took us from Colored and Negro to Black. And if that wasn’t enough, he made us proud to be Black. “Say it loud, I’m Black, and I’m Proud” changed America. You may be too young or too Afro-centric to remember, but I can recall when calling someone “Black” could earn you an ass-whipping. It was as almost as bad as the N-Word is today. James Brown moved “Black” from a pejorative to a privilege. The only real major blemish that James suffered from Black America was when he decided to support Richard Nixon. Black folks went crazy on James. Richard Nixon was a lightweight racist con-man compared to Donald Trump.

After Nixon drew Sammy Davis in and was told that James had been drafted too, Nixon had some choice words. The full plot was printed under “True Stories” on the Ozy website. “Nixon pushed back against meeting the icon, saying on tape, “No more Black stuff.” An aide finally had to explain to Nixon that James Brown was hugely influential with Black voters, and Nixon begrudgingly agreed. “I don’t want nobody to give me nothing, just open up the door, I’ll get it myself,” Brown sang, and though he knew most of the Black community back then despised Nixon, he had hoped Nixon would at least open up the door.” Brown suffered blows at the box office and on his oversized ego. “Black folks, to put it kindly, were not impressed. There were protests, and fans called him one of the worst things you could be in 1972: a sellout.”I’m not a sellout artist,” Brown proclaimed in a statement. “I’m not selling out; I’m selling in.” James went from shows with 13,000 screaming music lovers to less than 2200. There were as many protesters outside as there were fans inside on many occasions. James Brown gave us pride, self-love, and Chadwick Boseman. He made us dance, think, and produced a sound that still

gets revisited. But if there was one thing he could re-do, Nixon is it. Trump’s “Blacks” will soon understand why! Somebody call 50-cent, before

Black folks make small change of him! Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

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By Derrick Payne It’s later than ever.. We are at the end of an era…which is actually the beginning of a new one. It’s Election Day, Nation Time, as Jesse Jackson would say. Whatever it is, the time to do it is now. For those of us living, free, inspired, full of hope but nagged by history, developing our minds, trying dreaming…its code red, flashing lights, emergency time. Here’s the challenge: if we start the clock at 1619, that’s 400 years plus waiting for America to be great again. When did the good old days apply to us?

Dr. Ronald Walters said we have always had more of everything bad and less of everything good. 135 years of symbolic freedom. We went from being “My Nigra” to “My Nigga.” Not a lot of progress. We have to develop a taste for freedom something we have NEVER had in our hands or mouth. In 1963 Brother Malcolm said it’s the ballot or the bullet. Time passed-no change. What would he say about the current political atmosphere? In 2008, we elected a Black man as President of the United States of America. Game on. Our President is handed the steering wheel of a car that has already gone over the edge of the cliff. Somehow we managed to survive the crash. We wanted SOMETHING done about a healthcare system that was not working for anybody... done. We wanted somebody to bring our soldiers home from a pointless war...done. We wanted the people responsible for a terrorist attack on our soil to pay the

Vote or go to hell. Vote or shut up forever. Times up, Black people. We stand on our feetthis time, right now or we sit down and shut up. ultimate price....done. A tough situation for anybody and a call for extraordinary leadership, answered by Barack Obama. Has anybody in electoral politics ever dealt with the level of irrational hatred President Obama tolerated every single day? Vote or go to hell. Vote or shut up forever. Times up, Black people. We stand on our feet this time, right now or we sit down and shut up. Are you in that sad group of negroes that let “gay marriage”...a line of thinking that has NOTHING to do with governing the country—make your choice for

you? Are you in the long line of misguided under-informed Negroes that make excuses, backstabs, and forms a powerless alliance with the same people that are the reason we are in such bad shape right now? Imagine explaining to your grandmother, who used to wash floors, and your granddaddy who had to find a way to see himself as a man while being called a boy, that you “don’t do politics”…that “the line’s too long”…that “I didn’t get around to it”… On our watch entire school districts collapse. On our watch, the Black jail population goes to 41%. On our watch, we turned on CNN

and watched people die in New Orleans. On our watch, we give out a trillion dollars in corporate welfare while sneering at Keesha for a $200 welfare check. We better figure this one out. The stakes are high, and this world will NOT be okay if we allow another election to be stolen. So what are we going to do? We have marched until our feet have bled and rioted until they called the Feds…and here we are. As for me, I voted. I wore a Hoody while I voted, because Trayvon Martin’s life can NOT be in vain. What about you? Are you doing as much as you can for the struggle? Are you sure? Is that ALL you can do? My name is Derrick Payne. I was voter #3949 at precinct 1707 in Richardson, TX on October 19 at 3:38 pm. It’s nation time. Who you with? Derrick Payne is a professor at Dallas College. A proud alumnus of Howard University, he is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

ELECTIONS AND VOTING SECURITY

FROM THE CAPITOL By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

As Americans cast our ballots in the 2020 presidential election amid a global pandemic and a divided country, we must not disregard the many ongoing threats to our democratic insti-

tutions. And further, we must continue to protect our most sacred right and responsibility as citizens, our vote. The greatest threats our society faces today are the spread of misinformation and the active disenfranchisement of American citizens. Both are human failures and vulnerabilities that have been amplified by technology. As technology touches all aspects of our lives and society, it too has become an integral part of the elections process. Our election system is complicated, and there are many different aspects of it that rely on technology in some form. As a result, there are numerous challenges to making sure our election sys-

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tem is secure, fair, and accessible. One such challenge is election security, which has been an active topic of conversation in Congress recently, as it should be. It is an urgent topic for the nation and for the state of Texas. In the 2018 election, at least 78 counties in Texas saw malfunctioning electronic voting machines that changed some voters’ selections from Democrat to Republican and deleted some voters all together. Cybersecurity experts believe that the voting machine anomalies in Texas can be attributed to old technology and not to hackers, but it is easy to imagine how a bad actor might seek to take advantage of exactly this kind of vulnerability

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in Texas and across the country. It is now time that the federal government strengthen our policy, leadership, and funding to ensure free, fair, transparent, and secure elections. I am so proud to have cosponsored Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill’s (NJ-11) Election Technology Research Act. This bill would authorize research and standards development activities to help modernize and secure our election systems, ensuring they are accessible to all. We must take care to not lose sight of the vulnerabilities inherent to the technologies that we use to cast and count our votes. Our very democracy is on the line. Texans can vote early at any polling location in their home

counties on weekdays from Tuesday, October 13, through Friday, October 30. If you would like to deliver a mail-in-ballot in person, you can hand-deliver it to an official at your county election office. Remember that you are not required to remove your masks when presenting your photo ID to a poll worker, and that if you don’t want to risk going into a polling location Texas election law mandates that all locations offer curbside voting. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is a Democrat who proudly represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected to Congress in November 1992, and is currently serving her 14th term in the United States House of Representatives.

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the 1830s to 1960. That era made cotton king, but did not share the benefits with those African-Americans who performed the labor and helped produce one of the nation’s vital commodities. Here are details of the day: African-American Cotton Pickers’ Day will be observed the 4th Monday of each October and also will be known as “Cotton Monday.” Around 10 a.m. Monday,[Oct26] Glover laid a hand-made wreath of cotton at Freedom Cemetery, 2525

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Glover picking cotton wearing his old frayed straw hat and “Professor Freedom” garb. Credit: Clarence Glover Jr.

N. Central Expwy at Lemmon Avenue in Dallas, in memory of American descendants of Africa who America neglected to compensate for their cotton labor. The day has its own song (Led Belly’s 1940 Cotton Field) and food (Smoked turkey with “Hoppin’ John”/mainly blackeyed peas and rice). The date was picked because it represents the height of the cotton-picking season and how that part of the year affected the lives of American descendants of Africa, Glover said. The day also will recognize the history of West African cotton which long has been a part of

that culture. Additionally, the day will encourage all Americans to study and appreciate Black America contribution to the economy’s cotton industry and its resulting impact on cultural, political, educational, and religious life in America. “If we had harvested diamonds, would we throw away the diamonds once the institution of slavery was ended?” Glover asked. “African-Americans must understand and realize that cotton is as valuable as diamonds are to our American economic system. And we played a major role in that... We must understand the central

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role cotton played in slavery, building our nation, Civil War, Emancipation, and ultimately Juneteenth.” Reversing misgivings will take deliberate charge of heart, Glover says, reciting his familiar maxim: “Taking the chains off your brain, so you mind can work.” Growing up in his native Shreveport, Louisiana, Glover often picked cotton and tended crops with family elders on his family’s farm land. He inherited a strong respect for the land and its produce. He says cotton -- called King Cotton and White Gold -- has a deep southern history. Dallas was the nation’s largest inland cotton market and is where the landmark Dallas Cotton Exchange building was located at St. Paul and San Jacinto streets downtown. Despite efforts to save it, the landmark sadly was imploded in 1994. To learn more, call 214-546-3480, email clarencegloverjr@aol.com. Norma Adams-Wade is a veteran, award-winning journalist, graduate of UT-Austin and Dallas native. One of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), she was inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame.

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BIG MAMA said YOU CAN CATCH MORE FLIES WITH HONEY THAN WITH VINEGAR BLACK CARD By Terry Allen

I still pay tribute to my Grandmother, lovingly known as BIG Mama. I became an election judge and she quoted scripture, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12. There is so much talk about voter intimidation and I am concerned that we do not allow others to intimidate voters, young and old, especially our elders who stand

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in harm’s way to vote. I told Big Mama I was going to be an election judge and I was concerned about protecting the voters. She told me to read Exodus 20:12 first. It empowered me. Here is my God -protected election judge story. My proudest moment as election judge at the polls was when a 91-year-old White female, very tired, walked into the election poll exhausted and out of breath, to vote. She said she had voted for 65 years and she had to walk four blocks to the school. She said her son picks her up to vote but he had to vote somewhere else. “We had been voting together for many years,” she exclaimed. She decided she would walk!

DARK TRESOR-The Series is a locally-produced movie from the team of Richard Davis and Jamilia Marie who head up Black Motion Media, a film company whose goal is to bring more minority performers to the big screen. DARK TRESOR will be presented on various PPV movie platforms beginning early in 2021, but I had a chance to see it at the series’ Dallas premiere. DARK TRES OR stars Nadirah Shakir as Detective Jasmine. She gets involved with the group of vampire call girls while investigating the disappearances of young women in the Dallas area. I can’t recall ever seeing a movie with beautiful African American vampire prostitutes. It’s a wild and outrageous premise that I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed. Billionnairess Olivia Reyes plays the vampire madame, Ruby, and there are a host of beautiful vampire call girls who are killing the Dallas elite at private parties at Dallas’ hot spots. Detective Jasmine gets into the middle of the fray while investigating the murders. There’s a power struggle between the vampires and a couple of the ladies reveal their true self to the detective, and her partner, who is smitten with Ruby, the vampire madame. The movie has a great surprise ending that hit me like a ton of bricks. DARK TRESOR also deals with the issue of human trafficking of young women who are forced into the sex slave industry. (Sidenote: law enforcement statistics report that over 400 women in Dallas go missing every single night.) Richard Davis and Jamila Marie did a great job with a most unlikely story. They took a wild premise (Black call girl vampires who feast on their clients) and made a wildly creative and entertaining movie. Be sure and look for it when it comes out on streaming platforms online. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate DARK TRESOR a JUMBO!

school walked in and began to ask us questions of voting. She enjoyed them! For twenty minutes, none of us saw any color! Here we were this 91-year-old White female talking to this Black election judge, laughing with the Hispanic kids. The moment was color brave, age respectful and issue free! I walked down the hall and asked the school if “we” could find her a ride. I silently thanked God for that moment and asked God to please get her a ride home. I kneeled down beside her and said, “Thanks for voting and waiting. Your ride home will be here shortly.” I really did not know if I could get her a ride, but I had asked God. Three minutes later a very professionally dressed young Asian man

walked in to vote and called her name. “What are you doing here? How are you?” He lived next door to her, and she recognized him. He said he would give her a ride. Those intimidation-free moments reflected the America we are! Big Mama then read this at the end of my report.” God your Lord you shall respect; Him you shall serve’ (Deuteronomy 10:20). He will deliver. Are you ready to peacefully exercise your constitutional rights? I will see you at the polls, tell me how it goes for you via email me at Terryallenpr@gmail.com Terry Allen is an award-winning multi-media journalist and owner of 1016 media

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When she arrived, she said “those four blocks are longer at 91 years old than ever before.” I helped her walk to her voting booth, but she said she was very tired and could not see the ballot. I arranged for two workers to help her - One Republican election clerk and One Democrat election clerk. She asked to be shown her chosen candidates. She cast her votes. She said, “I am tired now.” A tear fell down the side of my face and I asked her if she would sit down with me until I could find her a ride. She then told me about her children who attended this school, her 40 years of PTA here and her excitement about the graduations. Shortly thereafter some of the students (100% Hispanic) at the

I love them! As we are all trying to figure out who we are and who we want to be as women, men, husband, wives TLC brings us Doubling Down with the Derrico’s. Karen and Deon Derrico TLC’s new family program showcases an energetic and loving of 14 children [ALL conceived naturally -- Remarkably!] You’re also, going to fall in love with the Derricos. And wonder how the heck they do it. They take extraordinary to a whole new level. While the Derricos’ family size may be unique, their story is universally relatable -devoted parents trying to raise their children the best way they

know how all while navigating life’s ups and downs. Sleepless nights, sibling squabbles and a living room full of toe-tripping toys is the norm for any family with kids. Magnify that by 14 and you have the Derricos, who celebrate life and embrace its hurdles and drama with open arms every day. The new kids on the block in TLC’s popular family neighborhood, Karen and Deon Derrico always wanted a large family but never in their wildest dreams expected to be quite so blessed (though multiples are prevalent on both sides of their family)! VBS: You two are such a delight, you make us proud. You are attractive, smart, patient and loving parents of 14 children comprising; two single births, quintuplets, two sets of triplets, and two sets of twins. Karen, what does your week look like caring for the kids? KD: Caring for our 14 chil-

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dren we spend $3,500 a month to feed the entire family — we consume 5 packages of waffles and use 20 rolls of toilet paper a week. Laundry, it takes 18 loads of laundry a week to keep everyone in clean clothes. VBS: You both have a history of multiples in your family. You have received abundant blessings from God, how are you

going to make these blessings shine? DD: We use our blessings from God by showing the world how African American families come together and maintain the family through many ups-anddowns. Yet we overcome them with the strength of God and our spirituality. VBS: Karen as an African American mom of multiples you are breaking stereo types. What are showing the world through your actions being on television? KD: Thank you for that. It’s hopefully showing black women that all of are not the same and there are many paths to choose. Doubling Down with the Derrico’s complete interview…… SoundCloud. com/valderbeebeshow: Broadcasting to a national & global audience::ValdeBeebeShow.com : YouTube.com/ valderbeebeshow: KKVI FM Radio, Streaming TV, Social Media, Print Publications (IMESSENGERS, Texas Metro News, and Garland Journal News).

If You Hear It Enough WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE By Dr. E. Faye Williams Growing up in Louisiana, I was exposed to men and women who used animals to work their land and/or as a food source to sustain their families. It was fascinating that most of these men and women could gather their animals to a central location for feeding and other purposes with a unique sound, call or shout. I was amazed at the amount of control these calls afforded these people over their “dumb animals.” I didn’t immediately think about a correlation between animals and humans, but after observation, I realized humans become conditioned to the influence of “noise” in our lives as well. Because of scientific research, we understand the effect of “noise” on African Americans is responsible for many significant behaviors. In 1939, Dr. Kenneth Clark, a noted Black psychologist, and his wife performed an experiment where they asked Black children ages 6 to 9

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ven’t let voters down, but for the most part my votes haven’t been an embarrassment. Which brings me to my truth. There were 52 members of the United States Senate that cast affirmative votes for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become a Supreme Court Justice. What will be said about them in the history books? Let’s not belabor her credentials. Yes, she could be the dean of somebody’s law school, some say; but should she be dealing with the impostor syndrome as she sits in that elite seat with the other justices whose credentials

to choose between Black and white dolls that were the same except skin color.

At question six, most had identified the Black doll as “bad.” When asked question seven, many replied that the white doll looked like them. Others refused to pick either doll or just start crying. The Clark Test was presented as evidence in the Supreme Court Brown v. Board decision and, more than any other instrument, demonstrated the psychological impact of the portrayal of image and character upon a group; how image can shape and influence conduct and behavior.

Considering the historically stereotyped images of African Americans, it is easy to understand OUR struggle to maintain positive character images rather than acceptance of the negativity projected/ expected of us. Those who enjoy history or who witnessed when we began to accept ourselves understand how WE embraced the beauty of our natural selves and reject the images of European beauty. We rejected “processed” hair, straightening combs and skin-lightening creams. Many can still remember the pride and self-confidence that surged through their bodies upon first hearing James Brown singing, “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” Many are now consumed with concern about the impact of another “noise” influencing our communities. Throughout the ugliness of our 400-year experience, our musical artists provided us with music that was uplifting and projected positive outcomes. I believe the recent introduction of gangsta rap has had a profoundly negative impact on our community. With rare exceptions, our music

pronounced respect for self and others, but something influenced our people to believe it OK to denigrate each other. Some rappers even stooped to denigrating their mothers, grandmothers and women in general. The genre promotes the thinking that violence is the preferred method of conflict resolution. Lyrics normalize profanity which creates conflict and difficulties in school and the workplace. Asked to justify their “art,” some say, “It’s the only way we can make money.” Some report their white managers and producers tell them the filthier they are about Black people, the more money they’ll make. Denigrating our humanity becomes the norm and through this genre our worth comes into questionable value. Meanwhile, white promoters get the “gold.” Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda said, “If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself.” OUR wounds are badly in need of healing! Our first step is to stop lying to ourselves!

actually do put her to shame? I wonder what the other justices are thinking as they plan to welcome her into the “club.” Well, Texans have an opportunity to be on the right side of history in voting for its first African American female to sit on the Texas Supreme Court. Currently Judge Staci Williams is a two-term judge of the 101st District Court; having assumed the bench in 2014. Earlier this year she received 65% of the vote in the Democratic primary and faces incumbent Jeffrey Boyd. Again, I won’t talk about credentials because you should do a side-by-side. Even critics praise Judge Williams’ bench tenure and some say her experience as a judge and an attorney

are just as, if not more impressive than many of the nearly 200 lifetime appointments of the current president; and also his recent Supreme Court nominee. According to the Pew Research Center, as of July 2020, out of 194 federal judges, the current president appointed eight Blacks. Recently a local Black preacher told me, in an interview on KHVN-AM, that he didn’t have a problem with the current president’s record on appointing Black people. Well I do. And I hope voters will have a problem with the appointments by the current president, as well as the votes by the 52 senators. I hope voters will tell the current president and those

52 senators that, in the words of the late-crooner Lou Rawls, their good thing has come to an end; that they hope those strictly partisan votes were worth it because they voted themselves out of office. You see, impostor syndrome becomes real when folks are not adequately prepared, when they have been given something they know darned well they have not earned nor do they deserve. We have had a four-year reign of the impostor syndrome, and the perpetrators have no shame. Hopefully voters will see past the hype, review and vote the entire ballot and voters can level the field of entitlement that has disenfranchised so many.

The test asked the children to: • Choose the doll they liked best or would like to play with. • Choose the doll that’s the “nice” doll. • Choose the doll that looks “bad.” • Choose the doll that looks like a white child. • Choose the doll that looks like a colored child, • Choose the doll that looks like a Negro child, • Choose the doll that looks like themselves.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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