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Making History or Not? Last weekend was great. Once again the State Fair Classic was held — part of the opening festivities of the State Fair of Texas. Yes, it was a “Blackish” day at the Fair and it was great to see the support for HBCUs.
Texas Metro News Publisher Cheryl Smith, Grambling President Richard Gallot and The Dallas Morning News’ Executive Editor Katrice Hardy at the State Fair Classic.
Prairie View A&M is on a serious streak as they won yet another game, defeating Grambling State (GSU) 24-10; for their 4th consecutive win. Now I know folks are going to take issue with me. And I know that I am a tough judge because I have seen the See MY TRUTH, page 5
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Treatment of Haitians at Mexican Border Sparks Outrage
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
After over 12,000 Haitian migrants gathered at the Mexican border, shocking footage of them being herded like cattle, whipped with horse lariats and treated in a way unlike any other immigrants entering the U.S. in recent memory became public. U.S. Border Control Agents on horseback were widely criticized as were the policies behind their actions after video first broadcast by Al Jazeera went viral for all the wrong reasons. “If we were to close our eyes and this was occurring under the Trump administration, what would we do? The inhumane treatment of the Haitian refugees seeking help is utterly sickening,” wrote NAACP President Derrick Johnson on September 21. “Our nation claims to be better than this… SHOW IT!” Johnson demanded the day before. “Whips and horses? That’s what we do? To people that are vulnerable? Do we see any Haitians with guns and knives? No! We see them with the clothes on their back and the babies in their arms,” said Patrice Lawrence, co-Director of the UndocuBlack Network, during a September 20 appearance on Roland Martin Unfiltered. UndocuBlack Network assists currently and formerly undocumented
Haiti has recently experienced an earthquake and a presidential assassination. Many are asking why Haitians at the Mexican border aren’t eligible for political asylum. Credit: iStockphoto / NNPA
Black people to find community and access to resources. “This is cruelty. It’s evil… What I saw today was slave patrol — it is shameful and absolutely disgraceful,” she added. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus gathered at a reception on the night of September 20 at the National Observatory to celebrate the CBC’s 50th anniversary. Though the reception took place at the Vice President’s residence, there wasn’t a lengthy discussion on the crisis at the border. But members are asking for an investigation into what they saw on video. America has accepted other refugees from around the world from Syria, Afghanistan and Central
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September 2021
M. YOLANDA NOLAN Yolanda Nolan knows what it means to serve Little Rock’s Yolanda Nolan attended the hisotric Central High School, then went to Langston University, Ok where she was initiated into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and she received a B.S. in Sociology (University of Arkansas - Little Rock) and Masters in Social Work (Washington University, St. Louis. MO) A social worker/ college administrator, Yolanda is an Asso. Executive Director for Association for Independent Living. She also worked for Dallas County Community College District as a District Director. She is a member of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church. Her community involvement includes African American Museum, St. Luke UMC Mental Health Ministry, Pelican Missionary Ministries (Mission trip to Puerto Rico) Youth Advocate, Founder of Our Brother’s Keeper-NDUGU, Inc. - a non-profit youth agency. She was a 2002 Recipient of the Prism Award through the Dallas Mental Health Association and she is a member of Leadership Dallas Class of 1999. Yolanda loves gardening (indoor and outdoor), reading, art (drawing, painting and art museums) and traveling. DR. FELICIA SHEPHERD A 2019 graduate of Leadership Southwest, Dr. Felicia Shepherd was named 2021 Mentor of the Year Finalist for the Women of Visionary Influence (WOVI). Dr. Felicia N. Shepherd is Founder/CEO of FiNeSse Enterprises LLC. and graduate of W.W. Samuell High School; Texas Southern University with a B.S. in Political Science, a M.Ed (Elementary Education & School Counseling), and a PhD. in Higher Education from Texas A&M-Commerce. Dr. Shep was a teacher, professor, school counselor and columnist. The author of Oh My Gosh! Not Another Mean Girl: she was named to Who’s Who in Black Dallas in 2016 and the African American Educator of Excellence Award from the Arlington Foundation for Excellence in Education. She is a member of the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Texas Southern University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, Texas Counselor Association, Texas School Counselor Association, and Women of Visionary Influence.
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PATRICIA CLARK WEBB Patricia Clark Webb is a dynamic leader, servant. Patricia Clark Webb is the Executive Dean Economic and Workforce Development and she is celebrating 37 years at Dallas County Community College District — serving as professor and assistant dean. A born leader, in 1995 she was Teacher of the Year for DCCCD and in 2015 she was Administrator of the Year. Previously Pat was a manager at Southwestern Bell/AT&T. Hailing from Alexandria, LA, Pat graduated Peabody Magnet High School. A graduate of Bishop College with a degree in Speech Communication, she completed post graduate work at UNT and received a M.S. in Human Relations and Business from Amberton University. Pat is a wife, mother and grandmother, writer, editor and community leader/servant. She has received numerous awards and been featured in publications because of her visionary leadership and organizational skills, as well as her community service as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and she has held leadership positions including South Central Regional Conference Chairman. JUNE JENKINS June Jenkins is progressive-minded and an advocate for justice and social reform June Jenkins is a promotional products consultant, with years of experience with CFJ Legacy Group and Impressive Images. She says, “We help our clients market and promote their business by leveraging their website, social media, and technology.” A graduate of Cave Spring High School, she received a B.A. degree in Math/Computer Science from Stephens College. After graduation, June spent 17 years at Electronic Data Systems as a Technology Team Manager and Program Director. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, June served as Chair of the Technology Task Force. She was also on the Board of Directors - Technology for National Sales Network. June is president of the Collin County NAACP, which she was instrumental in activating in 2016. In 2020 she was recognized in the #GirlBoss series “that features leading ladies, directors, presidents and volunteers who are doing selfless things, despite everything 2020 has brought.” June was one of 10 feted for changing Plano.
HON. SHEQUITTA KELLY- JOUBERT Shequitta Kelly-Joubert’s life is one that is inspiring, thought-provoking and worth sharing because it’s a real testimony of triumph, hope, faith and love. Her story began long before she became Judge Shequitta Kelly of Dallas County Criminal Court #11. Born in Michigan City, IN, she was a teen mother who was determined to make a good life for herself and her beautiful daughter. Shequitta received a BA in Psychology and Criminal Justice prior to receiving a law degree from Indiana University School of Law. Much of her work has focused on prosecuting domestic violence and child abuse cases. As a judge she created the country’s first multifaceted DV offender program; Intercepted, and she helped create Pipeline to Possibilities, geared towards keeping youth out of the criminal justice system. An active member of Friendship-West Baptist Church, So. Dallas BP&W and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., this wife and mother is founder of The Hair Shield, a satin-lined protective unit used to store, transport and restores beauty to your hair extensions. MONIQUE MUHAMMAD Monique Muhammad is an author, Life Coach, Business & Financial Expert, Breast Cancer Survivor, Motivational Speaker, Talk Show Host and Philanthropist. An active member of Dallas Professional Women, Monique Muhammad runs Monique Je’ Academy, an online school offering financial and professional growth courses. The Chicago native has an impressive resume in business coaching, financial services and education. In 2011 Monique founded Code Pink Productions, a nonprofit organization committed to building a better community by developing the potential of low-income families as well as at-risk girls and women. She is also the CEO/ Executive Director at SixSix CBD Inc. Seventeen years ago, as a new mother to a one-year-old and two adopted teen girls, she was diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer. Her mother was diagnosed with colon cancer the same week. The two women fought their
America. Policy regarding Haiti appears to be different. The scenes were reminiscent of illustrations from the early 1800s during slavery in the U.S. when runaway slaves were tracked down by bounty hunters and overseers on horseback. When the footage was shown widely on social media the outrage was quick to follow. Haiti has recently experienced an earthquake and a presidential assassination. Many are asking why Haitians at the Mexican border aren’t eligible for political asylum. On September 21, the Vice President responded to the controversy. “What I saw depicting and treating human beings the way they were was horrible. I fully support what
is happening right now which is a thorough investigation into what is going on here — but human beings should never be treated that way,” said Vice President Harris during a trip to Maryland. “These are human rights abuses, plain and simple. Cruel, inhumane, and a violation of domestic and international law,” Rep. Ilan Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted. “There needs to be a course correction and the issuance of a clear directive on how to humanely process asylum seekers at our border.” Though Mayorkas appeared before a Senate committee last week, he is likely to have to answer many more questions in the weeks to come.
battles together. Both went into remission, however, her mother passed away in 2009 after her cancer spread. Monique has awarded a scholarship in her mother’s name.
DR. ASHLEY HYDER ENGLISH Dr. Ashley Hyder English was a leader as a student and continues serve and lead. Dr. Ashley E. Hyder English is an assistant professor of Strategic communication and Champion for Community Engagement at Texas Christian University. The CEO and Founder of Elevated Engagement Consulting worked as a lecturer/graduate assistant at the University of North Texas and a Señior Public Relations & Communications Manager at the Volunteer Center of North Texas. While pursuing a BA degree in journalism with a Public Relations concentration, Ashley served as President of the Amazing Zeta Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Coalition of Black Organizations; Parliamentarian of the National Association of Black Journalists; a peer advisor and a Supreme Court Justice of the Student Government Association. She continued her education at UNT, receiving a Masters in Public Administration with a Nonprofit Management Specialization and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration and Management. Dr. Ashley is a wife and mother.
KEESHA WILSON WILLIAMS A servant leader, Keesha Wilson Williams is a consummate professional who loves to serve. Keesha Wilson Williams has served as a Leadership and Development Consultant with HMS and Parkland Hospital. She also has an extensive background in training with several corporations, including GENPACT; Nationstar Mortgage; Training Folks, Inc.; hotels. com; and Fidelity Investments. The Skyline High School graduate attended UTA, majoring in Business Administration and Management. Keesha then attended Paul Quinn College, where she studied Organizational Management, Human Resources, Business, Training and Development; and was initiated into the Theta Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA). A certified Executive Coach and Development Dimensions International Certified Facilitator of Learning Systems, the past Basileus (president) of the Omicron Mu Omega Chapter of AKA is also their South Central Region Representative-International Nominating Committee. Keesha is also a member of the Trinity Chapter of The Links, Inc. LINDA MCINTOSH TODD Linda McIntosh Todd is a businesswoman, community servant and philanthropist. After almost 30 years of leading diverse teams at Xerox, Linda McIntosh Todd retired as Global Client Manager, but also held several other management positions during her distinguished career. A graduate of Carter High School where she was in the National Honor Society, Lieutenant in the Drill Team (Carter Calicos), Homecoming Queen, Secretary of the Senior Class, Drill Team Lieutenant; she received a BBA Degree in Marketing from UTA and MBA from UTD. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, she is also a member of The Links, Inc and she serves on the board of directors for the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Linda is a long serving and faithful member of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church and she serves on the board of Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center. A wife, mother and grandmother, Linda also serves on the board of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and served as chair of its inaugural Black Heritage Celebration.
JUDGE AUDREY MOOREHEAD Judge Audrey Moorehead is grounded in faith, leadership, service, community and the law. The Honorable Audrey F. Moorehead, was named the 2021 Outstanding Jurist by the Dallas Women Lawyer’s Association. A graduate of Huston Tillotson University, she received her MBA from Dallas Baptist University and her JD from the Texas A&M University School of Law. She also studied clinical gerontology at Baylor University. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Judge Audrey is the first woman to be elected Judge of Dallas County Criminal Court #3. She began her professional career with the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas. For 14 years, her practice specialized in Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, Wills, and Trusts. A born leader, her board service includes: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, National Bar Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Dallas County Child Welfare Board, CASA Advisory Board, Dallas Legal Hospice, Dallas Women Lawyer’s Association and Texas Women Lawyers Association. See SUPERB WOMEN page 8
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Food Truck Night 2021! 1689 Bandera Dr, Carrollton, 6-9 pm.
Black Wealth Weekend Presented by Chase at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, 650 S. Griffin St. Fri. 8 pm, Sat 8:30 am Sun 11 am. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3ov9vu3.
WizKid: Made In Lagos Tour at South Side Ballroom, 1135 S. Lamar St. 8 pm Tickets: www. Ticketmaster.com
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Dallas Theatre Center Presents Cake Ladies at the Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. Tickets & Times: 214-522-8499. Now thru10-17.
11th Annual SUAF-Dallas Chapter Founders’ Golf Tournament, Riverside Golf Club, 3000 Riverside Pkwy, Grand Prairie 7 am-10 pm.
Dallas Theatre Center Presents Tiny Beautiful Things at the Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. Tickets & Times: 214-522-8499. Now thru 10-17.
Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Hocus Pocus & House Party. 7:30 & 9:45 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas/
Screams A Halloween Theme Park, Fri & Sat nights, 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie. Tickets: www.screamspark. com. Now thru 10-30.
S’mores & Spooky Stories at Samuell Farm Sunnyvale, 100 E. US 80 Frontage Rd. Mesquite.
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Comedy Show Arlington Feat: Joe Torry and more at Arlington’s Twice as Funny Comedy Lounge, 1010 Collins St. Tickets: 844-441-1131.
Texas Mobile Institute, “The Politics of Food: Health Disparities and the Epidemic of Food Insecurity in Texas.” Host: Yvette Blair-Lavallais. Virtual @ VDSTheoJustice Facebook. com. Thu: 6-8 pm CST. Fri: 10 am-12:30 pm CST.
Fairway Rivalry Scholarship Golf Tournament at Texas Rangers Golf Club, 701 Brown Blvd. Tee Off 8:30 am. Contact: 214-212-2927.
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OCTOBER 7 Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Mean Girls and A Quiet Place Part II. 7:30 & 9:45 pm. 1609 Park Ave. Dallas, Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas/ Dallas Symphony Orchestra Presents a Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg feat: Denyce Graves at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. 7:30 pm. bit. ly/3iwcejc.
Four Girls and a Guy at Cedar Hill Farmers Market, 300 Houston St. Cedar Hill. 9am-1 pm. 2021 Yes Summit A Virtual event Arlington Foundation for Excellence in Education. 9 am- 12 pm. Reg: bit.ly/3lFKYPT Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Shrek & Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood 7:30 & 9:45 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas/ TXOU Black Alumni Watch Party and Day Party at NineFortyFive Dallas, 15275 Addison Rd. 10 am-5 pm. Tickets: bit.ly/2YhI5ws
2021 College Fair at Arlington Independent School District Arts and Athletics Complex, 1001 E. Division St., Arlington. 10 am-3 pm. Reg: https://bit.ly/2YgvMAP.
The Official 2021 OU/TX, Black Alumni Weekend + Watch Party at Local Tap & Table, 3333 Harry Hines Blvd. #100, Dallas. 10 am-4 pm. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3FgKFns.
OCTOBER 8-10 CHERYL’S WORLD Tune in to Cheryl’s World on BlogTalkRadio.com, FaceBook Live and Streamyard for thought-provoking, enlightening, informative and entertaining news and commentary. Call 646-200-0459 to join in.
“The World According to Drew” with Andrew Whigham, III 8-10 am CDT. T:5”
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Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Ratatouille 7:30 & 9:45 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas/ AVF Breast Cancer Survivor Success Stories presented by A Vision Fair & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 2-3:30 pm CST. Virtual via Zoom: https://bit. ly/2WeyENM FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: Completing your FAFSA, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Delta Omicron Omega Chapter. 3 pm CDT Reg: https:// bit.ly/3icmMDL Fall Music Safari presented by East Kessler Park Neighborhood Association On Eastus Dr, Dallas All Star Legends Hip Hop at Fair Park Music Hall, 909 1st St. Dallas. 6-9 pm. Tickets: bit.ly/3itFnv1.
“DOC SHEP SPEAKS SHOW” with Dr. Felicia Shepherd, 11 am CDT,
Real Conversations with Dr. Lynn Richardson by AARP Black Community On AARPBlackCommunity Facebook Live 12 pm CDT. 2021 Pastors Luncheon, Virtual Zoom Conference. Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Starksy Wilson. RSVP by: Thu, 10-7 Reg: https://bit.ly/3CmkCZY 11:30 am-1 pm. CDT. Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. The Great Gatsby. 7:30 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub. com/dallas/ iCSI Customer Service Excellence Workshop - Customer Service in the New Norm by the City of DeSoto. 9 am Contact: Lakeisha Raynor at lraynor@dcccd.edu. Hollywood Hernandez Live! With Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez Special Guest: Valerie Wooten on Roku TV on the WPS TV channel at 8pm and Hollywood Live YouTube Channel.
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OCTOBER 11 Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Top Gun. 7:30 pm. 1609 Park Ave. Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas/.
Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Zombieland. 7:30 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas. H.E.R. at The Texas Trust CU Theatre, 1001 Performance Pl. Grand Prairie. 8 pm. Tickets: AXS.com.
Zion’s Braiding School 5 days Braiding Class, 5501 Broadway Blvd. # 112, Garland. Select Day and Time: https://bit.ly/3mi1RQY.
OCTOBER 12 Dallas County Young Democrats, October Meeting at Four Corners Brewing Co. 1311 S. Ervay St. 6-8 pm. Soul Line Dance Tuesday-Live! Virtual, host BE Creative Arts Center. 7 pm CDT Reg: www.becreativeartscenter.com FREE.
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OCTOBER 14 SoulJazz Thursdays Feat: Natural Change Band. Hosted by Sandaga 813, 813 Exposition Ave. 8 pm-12 am. Visit: www.sandaga813.com.
“The Connection” with Debra BrownSturns, 7 pm. CDT.
“I was just thinking...” with Norma Adams-Wade, 11 am- 1 pm. CDT.
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Arlington Showdown Classic SU vs. TSU at Globe Life Park, 1000 Ballpark Way. 4 pm. bit. ly/3l8TMyw
Oak Cliff Thrives with Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce. 6-7:30 pm. Tickets: oakcliffchamber. org/oak-cliff-thrive.
Fridays “From Marva with Love” with Marva Sneed, 11 am-1 pm CDT.
The Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking Demo, Facebook live @ AARP Michigan 1 pm CDT. Reg: https://bit.ly/3kQuMMq. The Great Taste of Grapevine at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, 1800 Hwy 26 E., 5:30-8:30 pm. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3l8iRtq. Collin County Black Chamber of Commerce Presents a Business Expo at Plano Event Center, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. 9 am-2 pm.
OCTOBER 15 Summer Series at Heritage Village by Rooftop Cinema Club. Space Jam Friday 7:30 & 9:45 pm.1609 Park Ave. Tickets: https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/dallas.
OCTOBER 16 Pumpkin Day at Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood. 9-5 pm. DIY Business Workshop & Brunch presented by Virtually Assign at 8813 North Tarrant Pkwy. North Richland Hills. 11:30 am-2:30 pm. Reg: https://bit.ly/3lW6sYS . Dallas Opera Presents The People’s Choice Concert. Outdoors at Annette Strauss Square 7:30 pm. FREE! FUN! FOOD! FAMOUS MUSIC & STARS! Reg: https://bit. ly/3D9sSwM Katt Williams World War III Tour at Texas Trust CU Theatre, 1001 Performance Pl. Grand Prairie, 6-10 pm. Tickets: www. axs.com. Black in Frisco- The Connect at Jam Box Fitness & Events 7151 Preston Rd.
OCTOBER 17 Dallas’ Best Bits & Bites Tour at Dallas by Chocolate Food Tours, 4925 Greenville Ave. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3mrXmVQ 12:30-4:30 pm.
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Global pandemic has shown how crucial nurses are to healthcare sector By Jennifer Riggs
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NURSES: FRONTLINE HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC In 2021, much of the world is still reeling from the long-lasting effects of the pandemic. Though it has one of the most advanced healthcare infrastructures globally, America was unprepared for the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases last year. This put everyone immediately at risk of the virus — especially nurses who work closely with patients. They provide direct care to patients showing mild to severe symptoms of the coronavirus, assessing their needs and interventions. But being a nurse has become an extremely dangerous job during the pandemic because of their exposure to the virus. They also face problems such as a lack of PPE, causing them to reuse single-use face masks and even treat patients with little to no protective equipment. Amidst this heroism, the US is facing a shortage of nurses, making their situation even harder. Despite having around 4 million registered nurses in the US workforce, the continuing rise of COVID-19 cases means the country will need about 1.1 million more nurses by 2022 in order to fill the gap.
Faithful Utterances By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew
However, COVID-19 has served as a wake-up call not just for the healthcare sector to hire more nurses. According to a US News article on nursing school admissions, the pandemic has also sparked an interest among students, and universities and nursing schools are receiving a high number of inquiries and applications. Face-to-face classes are still a challenge, so colleges are pivoting by promoting their online programs instead. Those with no nursing education can get certifications and degrees to become registered nurses (RNs), while those who are already RNs can take online RN to BSN degrees. This type of program is more advanced and lets nurses specialize in certain areas, like mental health or gerontology. Plus, online nursing degrees are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, which means that graduates are just as qualified as those who trained in a traditional way. While this may help supply capable nurses, it still won’t be enough to fill the gap. WHY WE MUST ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGE NOW Instead of simply relying on nursing schools for new nurses, it’s also important to recognize problems that cause a shortage — namely how to retain nurses. As previously mentioned, nursing has become a very dangerous profession that’s made even more stressful due to inadequate
working conditions, such as a lack of PPE and understaffing. The mental and emotional distress has caused some nurses to leave their jobs or get sick themselves. This only makes the situation worse, aggravating staffing issues. Many nurses now work long 12- to 16- hour shifts, causing them to suffer from widespread health and wellness problems such as being overweight, getting inadequate sleep, and experiencing burnout. A surge in coronavirus cases due to the new Delta variant is once again putting pressure on these nurses. It’s more highly contagious compared to other strains, and it currently makes up 83% of COVID-19 cases in the US. If we continue to turn a blind eye to the nursing shortages, we might end up fighting a losing battle. Nurses are putting their lives on the line in order to fight the coronavirus. And for all the difficulties that they go through to keep their patients alive, we should be doing as much as we can to help them. More than just expressing our gratitude, nurses should be given proper working conditions in order for them to do their job without sacrificing their well-being. Jennifer Riggs is a freelance writer who covers everything from current events to health and wellness. When she isn't typing away on her laptop, she is tending to her indoor garden — she started with two table plants before the pandemic and now has over fifty in her studio apartment.
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Walking the Walk is more than Talk
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Nurses made up 30% of hospital employment in 2019. Though they are critical to our healthcare system, nurses are still undervalued by society. People tend to look at them as just doctors’ helpers or assistants rather than independent professionals who work as hard as other healthcare workers to provide support to patients. But as the largest healthcare profession, they’re on the frontlines when a health crisis occurs — a job description that was tested to its limits by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If you think Texas has challenges politically, know that the challenge also exists on our roads. Drivers can be often inconsiderate, aggressive, and downright mean-spirited. It requires a lot of preparation not just with skill but mental resolve that you will not allow others to take your joy. It’s so easy to scream out in frustration because you are angry but even afraid of what could have happened with others that are reckless. I know it’s easy to think because you are behind the wheel that no one can see you and that your behavior isn’t being monitored because of tinted windows or high speeds that prevent you from being seen. I’ve realized in my life that you never know who is watching you. One of my first jobs out of college was in fact, an example of not realizing others pay attention even when you think it doesn’t matter. My mentor, Zeb Strong, invited me to teach a series of workshops to high school students when I was just a few years older than them. The workshops were on diversity in the early 90s. As I reflect on what I taught them, I realize my experiences were so limited but at the time, it was impactful to them. A group of professionals attended every Saturday for the four weeks I taught a session. I thought they were not listening to me, but they were watching my interaction with students as well as listening to the content. Less than a year later, I was offered a job as a result of my work. Little did I know that I made such a difference. Michele Bobadilla gave me an opportunity of a lifetime to serve as an Assistant Director for the University Outreach Center at 21 years old. I learned so much on that job, but I will always remember that the job offer wasn’t the result of my resume (it played a part), but it was much deeper than that. The other day I was driving on the
highway, and I saw in my rear-view mirror a reckless driver. I got over as a truck sped past me. He was going at such high speeds and weaving in and out of traffic. As I caught a glimpse of his back window, I saw in big letters the word ‘blessed.’ I wasn’t sure how to interpret it—was he blessed because of his vehicle, the manner in which he intimidated other drivers or that God protected him (and all of us on the road) from his destructive behavior? His message didn’t necessarily align with his actions (perception can be reality) and what could have been an opportunity to demonstrate being a kind or thoughtful driver, I think he forgot what he boasted. Seeing that was a wake up call for me. Talking the walk is so much easier than actually walking it. How often do we talk about our faith, what God has done for us, or what we believe God will do, only to allow our actions to say something totally different? If we claim we believe in God, how are we representing God to others? Colossians 1:10 states, “so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” We are known not just by what we say but what we do. If we are going to talk about the walk, we must be set on exhibiting it: James 1:22 says, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” No one is perfect but we must be committed to allowing our actions to speak for us as well. The world we live in demonstrates that there is a lot of confusion. As believers, it’s very clear that we are to do good work and glorify God in what we say and do. Otherwise, what makes us different? “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” (Titus 1:16, KJV) We are called to be a light. It’s time to shine. Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is an author of three books and the host of The Tapestry podcast. To listen to episodes of the podcast, visit https://www.spreaker. com/show/the-tapestry_1 and to learn more about her work, go to https:// drfroswa.com/
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PBS…Smart Television!
Quit Playin’ By Vincent L. Hall
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), or as we refer to it in our house, “IntelliVision,” regularly broadcasts “must-see-TV.” When contrasted to the ignorance, violence, and incessant robbing of innocence that goes on on major television and cable hubs, PBS is a smart option. So it did not surprise me or catch me off guard when PBS announced their latest coup. “Muhammad Ali,” a film by Ken Burns, his daughter Sar-
ah Burns, and her husband David McMahon, premiers this month, and it’s worth watching. This four-part series will be available on-screen, and you can purchase the DVD as well. The titles alone are titillating. “Ali the Man, Ali on The World Stage, Ali Race and Religion, Ali Activism and the Modern Athlete” speak for themselves. Each episode sounds like a compelling adventure into America’s most prominent sports icon. Even the official description begs Ali fans and foes to tune in and learn. “Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans throughout the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere.” Since this project produced its first
marketing ads and an official trailer, Muhammad Ali enthusiasts like me have been punch drunk with anticipation. America is facing a time of historical reckonings and adjustments right now, but Ali can stand the test. The boxer, born Cassius Clay, faced racism, oppression, and cultural bias that this nation wants you to forget. The State of Texas can forbid educators to present the tenets of “Critical Race Theory,” but the challenges Ali overcame prove that CRT is real. The essence of CRT rightly promotes that the law and legal institutions are inherently racist. The life and times of Ali provide the evidence in plain sight. Everyone likes to sugarcoat history, and few of us are willing to admit it. We praise an uncle, post-mortem, even if they were just a little bit perverted. We remember grandmother’s famous sweet potato pie and never mention how bland some of her other food was. That is life and a testament to our questionable ability to forgive and forget.
However, stories like Ali’s must be presented transparently. Some historians are quick to squeeze the serum from the fruit and neglect to discuss what happened to the seeds. America likes to brag about “the juice” without discussing the seed of racism that continues to rob the sweet taste of success from people who don’t look like the original squeezers. (Jefferson, Washington, et al.) Parenthetically, you should be leery of those “America the paradise” historians who will whitewash Ali and recast him as some candy-assed, highly celebrated conformist, readymade for a “Wheaties” box. Ali didn’t earn that coveted cereal-box cameo until 1999, after the Olympic torch. Before Ali became an “acceptable Negro”, most White folks and an appreciable number of Negroes hated him. To this crowd, his first names were uppity, loudmouth, troublemaking, and a few other invectives,
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but they all agreed that his surname was Nigger. Thus, from Clay to Ali, he grew up in an environment that remains hostile, hurtful, and humiliating to himself and his race. Major PBS projects like Ali always have significant corporate funding, so we owe a debt of gratitude to Bank of America, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, and so many others on the PBS donor list. Muhammad Ali will be a blockbuster to some and a review for others. But, for most of us Ali fanatics, it is just PBS programming some more Smart TV! Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.
The Texas Taliban Wing of the Republican Party
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson American papers are filled with pundits speculating about the horrors the Taliban may inflict on the people of Afghanistan, particularly its women. Less attention has been paid to the horrors Texas Republicans – the Taliban wing of the Republican Party – are inflicting on the State of Texas. In total control of the state, Republicans have a free hand that they’ve used to enforce extremism. Dubbing them the Texas Taliban isn’t just name-calling. The parallels are chilling. The Taliban scorn democracy. They see their opponents as heretics and heathens. The Taliban are bigots, rejecting people of other religions. The Taliban enforce a religious zealotry with suppression of women a central tenet. The Taliban invoke religious law to supplant the civil law. The Taliban
reject modernity, scorn science, and seek return to a fundamentalist society that never was. Now consider the Republicans in Texas. They too are afraid of democracy. From Sen. Ted Cruz to Attorney General Ken Paxton, they sought to overturn the presidential election, while the party leaders echo Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen. Worried that Republicans are in danger of becoming a minority in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republican state legislature just pushed through election suppression measures to make it harder for workers, minorities, seniors, young people and the disabled to vote, harder for civic groups to assist people in voting, easier for partisans to intimidate voters, and opened the way for the partisan legislature to overturn election results they don’t like. Republicans too prey on racial and religious prejudices. Their party chairman, Allen West, is a former Florida congressman who described Barack Obama as “Islamist,” charging that he was “purposefully enabling the Islamist cause.” When the Supreme Court tossed Trump’s baseless challenge to the election, West suggested that the South should rise again and secede: “that law-abiding states should bound together and form a union of states
that will abide by the constitution.” The party markets the slogan “We are the storm,” an echo of anti-Semitic, white nationalist slogans that date back to Hitler’s stormtroopers. The Republicans also target women in their zealotry. The governor just signed a law effectively banning abortion in Texas, by outlawing any abortion after six weeks (most women don’t even know they are pregnant in that period of time). Worse, the law turns citizens into bounty hunters, offering cash rewards for turning in anyone who assists someone seeking an abortion. This law, if it survives challenge, will lead to deaths – from illicit abortions, from suicide, from pregnancies that take the mother’s life. An effort to stay the enforcement of this vicious law – a clear violation of the Supreme Court’s constitutional precedents – was just denied by the Supreme Court’s right-wing justices acting without issuing an opinion. The Republicans also turn their
backs on science. Texas has suffered record-breaking floods, droughts and winter storms over the last decade. Yet, with the state a leader in fossil fuel production, its politicians have been in denial about climate change. They were unprepared when Hurricane Harvey hit the state in 2017. Then extreme weather caused a major snowstorm that froze an unprotected energy grid. Gov. Abbot laughably blamed the deadly energy failure on solar and wind energy. Now Abbott and Texas Republicans are trying to ban local authorities and school districts from enforcing mask mandates. Pandering to the Trump-aroused zealots in their own party, they are prepared to put children and teachers at risk, even as Texas hospitals and ICUs are filling up with the surge of new cases from the Delta variant. The Taliban, of course, patrol the streets of Kabul armed with AK-47s, terrorizing those who might cross them. The Texas Taliban hasn’t gone that far, but they did just force through a law allowing its citizens to carry handguns without a permit. In an era when we’ve witnessed armed gangs marching on the Michigan legislature and the sacking of the U.S. Capitol, one can only shudder to think what would happen in Texas if Repu-
blicans were to lose political control. Unlike the Taliban, Texas Republicans still have to face the voters. Big oil money can help insulate them. Voter suppression laws can hold down turnout. The Big Lie can rouse their base. In the end, however, Texans will decide whether they will bring an end to this misrule or continue to support a party that is ever more unhinged. The last two weeks the Taliban honored an agreement to help the U.S. military get 123,000 Afghans and Americans out of the country and promised to do more as they seek to work with other nations. In that same period, the Texas legislature and Gov. Abbott sought to restrict voting and take away a woman’s right to self-determination. Who are we to not trust a newly emerging Taliban as it seeks its place in the family of nations while being asked to trust a Republican Government of Texas that attacks democracy and the rights of women? It’s the old tried-and-true Confederate State of Texas, the last state to inform its slaves they were free, for which we now celebrate Juneteenth. The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is president and CEO of the Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition.
We all want Connections
What’s On Miles’ Mind By Miles Jaye
Life is about connections-- human connections, family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and church-mates. The human condition renders us resistant to isolation. We become lonely, sad, and depressed. Isolation as punishment dates back to medieval dungeons, but in spite of the controversy surrounding modern Solitary Confinement, the practice continues today. According to an article,Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons: A Challenge for Medical Ethics in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (March 2010), isolation can be as damaging as physical torture.
According to Genesis 2:18 God didn’t want Adam to be alone, lonely, so He provided a companion. Adam needed a connection. Some connections are transactional. You’ve heard the saying, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” It means, you may not share beliefs and common social mores with another person or party, however, it may be politically expedient to hold your nose and support or partner with them to satisfy your agenda. Frank Sinatra resented rumors that he was connected to the mob. Modern artists are accused of blood oaths and connections with the Illuminati. The assumption is that a higher, power, influence or authority is responsible for their success. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know! In thinking about connections, I compiled a list of as many groups and organizations as I could think of which seem to satisfy the need and desire for the human connection. Alphas, AKAs, Asians, Baptists, Blacks, Bloods, Buddhists, COGIC, Catholics, Christians, Crips, Deltas, Democrats, Episcopalians, Hebrews, Hispanics, Independents, Iotas, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Kappas, the Klan, Lutherans, Masons, Methodists, Mormons, Muslims,
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Seventh Day Adventists, Pentecostals, policemen, Polynesians, Proud Boys, Republicans, Sigmas, Skull & Bones, soldiers, LGBTQs, Qs, and Whites. I make no distinction between gangs and religions, fraternities and sororities, professional organizations, racial supremacy and civil rights groups. They each provide opportunities for the membership connection-to be part of something. Perhaps even more interesting, from a historical perspective, are the cultural connections between ancient peoples whose religious customs and beliefs, laws, language and lifestyles, combine to form the world we know today. Through war and trade, empires have cross-pollenated the world beyond their borders of origin for better or worse, with every aspect of human life from the foods we eat to how and to whom we pray. The Africans, (Alkebulan— Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cape Verde, C’ote Ivoire, Rep. of Congo, Dahomey, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gold Coast, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mayotte, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi, Mozam-
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cogee, Mohawk, Mohegan, Navajo, Olmec, Omaha, Ottawa, Puebloans, Seneca, Sioux, Ute, Yuma, to name a few, deserve special mention, as do the great African civilizations of Ashanti, Axum, Benin, Carthage, Kush, Mali, Nok, Punt, Songhai, Timbuktu, Zulu, and the Kingdoms of Dahomey and Ghana. Humans have mixed, matched and integrated throughout the millennia, making the modern, mixed-up world as we know it. It’s enough to render racism and xenophobia irrational, indefensible and unconscionable. There is no supremacy, only the connection of humanity and the planet we share. The popularity of ancestry platforms, (i.e. Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast), are proof of an increased interest in genealogy and the human connection. It seems we all want to belong to something greater than ourselves. We want to believe in something greater than ourselves. Apparently, we want what God wants for us-- CONNECTION! That’s what’s on my mind. Website: www.milesjaye.net Podcast: https://bit.ly/2zkhSRv Email: milesjaye360@gmail.com
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best band time and time again at Florida A&M University, BUT, I have to give the Battle of the Bands to Prairie View! They showed up and showed out! And that’s what we must do all the time. Which brings me to another truth. Richard “Rick” Gallot, Jr., president of GSU consistently shows up and shows out. A fine representative of all HBCUs, during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, he was joined by several other HBCU presidents as they discussed challenges but also successes. To hear presidents talking about the future, as well as the past — the foundation, of HBCUs, had me beaming with pride. At the game on Saturday, I talked with President Gallot, who is also a former City Councilman, Louisiana State Rep-
resentative and Senator, and a GSU alum. He received his law degree from Southern University and in 2016 he was named GSU President. Great HBCU presidents are concerned about their schools and they are concerned about all HBCUs. President Gallot is great. He talked about his relationship with other HBCUs and how there is mutual respect and also mentoring. It was uplifting to hear President Gallot talking about other presidents, and especially mine, Dr. Larry Robinson. President Gallot praised President Robinson’s leadership and advocacy on behalf of HBCUs. I wish everyone could hear our HBCU presidents speak about what some might say is a ministry of sorts. Our students are in good hands, we just need to ensure that the hands are well equipped and well financed! Which brings me to another truth. If you got free tickets to the game, make a donation to the school. Even if you didn’t get free tickets, make a donation. Add HBCUs to your list and make annual contributions.
GarlandJournal HBCUs are great investments and they are so deserving of our support. I think of the challenges, sacrifices and trials that led to the founding of these great institutions and I actually feel a moral obligation to support them. After all, what does it say about me, a Black woman living in America, who values education; if I don’t support HBCUs? Just remember Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. She made a $1.50 investment and we have Bethune Cookman University today, over a century later. Were it not for her, FAMU wouldn’t have BCU to beat up on! And rivalries are good. They are fun. As long as we realize that the work never ends. That’s why organizations like the Dallas Metroplex Council of Black Alumni Associations (DMCBAA) is important. You have alumni from HBCUs across the country, living in North Texas, who have joined together to support ALL HBCUs. DMCBAA is on the right side of history. Where are you?
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM - DALLAS FALL 2021 LINEUP An array of thought-provoking exhibitions at the African American Museum, Dallas, exploring everything from the role that Prairie View A&M played in Black high school sports in Texas during segregation, to a nostalgic look back at a national magazine with Fort Worth roots celebrating African American’s achievements. Also on tap are the “lost” biblical and religious images of a beloved Texas folk-art painter and educator. The fall season also includes a Christmas music “under the dome” concert and marketplace along with a Dallas photographer’s portfolio of powerful images depicting politics, protest and Black progress during the 1980s. Opened Sept. 22 - the following exhibitions: • Sepia: Past. Pride. Power. Until Feb. 15, 2022 An exhibition of African American politicians, community leaders, and entertainers from the Sepia Magazine Collection of the African American Museum FREE ADMISSION This exhibition features cover shots and photos from Sepia, a photojournalistic magazine styled like Look and occasionally described as the “poor man’s Ebony.” The magazine was founded in 1946 as Negro Achievements by Horace J. Blackwell, an African-American clothing merchant of Fort Worth. Following the death of Blackwell in 1949, George Levitan, a Jewish-American man who was a plumbing merchant in Fort Worth, bought the magazines and Good Publishing Company (aka Sepia Publishing) in 1950. He changed the name to Sepia, and the magazine continued publishing beyond Levithan’s death until 1983. In 1991, the vast collection of Sepia photos was donated to the African American Museum, Dallas, and is now part of its permanent collection. The Sepia exhibition includes some of the biggest names from the past century in entertainment, politics and culture, including Aretha Franklin, Huey Newton, Ray Charles, Althea Gibson, Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones and many more.
Aretha Franklin
• Ruth Mae McCrane: Scenes from the Lost Book of the Bible and Other Religious Subjects (1929-2002). Until Nov. 27, 2021. An exhibition of the religious paintings of Houston-based artist and educator Ruth Mae McCrane FREE ADMISSION Ruth Mae McCrane (1929-2002) was born and raised in Texas, and, for 33 years, the lifelong educator taught art, history and language in Houston public schools – and painted in her spare time. Upon retirement, Dr. McCrane devoted her life to painting, chronicling life in Depression-era East Texas and Louisiana. Working on canvas, paper and plywood, her vividly colored paintings depicted various aspects of African American secular and religious activities, including schoolchildren, family gatherings, cotton and melon picking, rodeos, juke joints and more. The works in the Lost Books of the Bible exhibition are influenced by her life growing up as the daughter of a pastor and her numerous memories visiting other churches. Her artistic style has been described as “naïve,” making her a favorite with folk art collectors. • The History of the Prairie View Interscholastic League: Black High School Sports in Texas in the Era of Segregation. Until Feb. 15, 2022. An exhibition of the players, teams and the impact and dominance of Black high school sports in Texas when racial segregation forced African Americans to create their own interscholastic sports league. FREE ADMISSION This exhibition features memorabilia courtesy of the Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) Coaches Association, which works to preserve
Ruth Mae McCrane self portrait
Also scheduled for later this year are the following activities and exhibitions: EXHIBITION: Politics, Protest and Black Progress in Dallas in the 1980s: The Photographs of George Fuller. Dec. 1, 2021, to Feb. 15, 2022. An exhibition of the photographs by Dallas photographer George Fuller that capture the fight for 141, the protests against police brutality and progressive Black politics in Dallas in the 1980s FREE ADMISSION LECTURE: LG FOSTER LECTURE. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at 2 p.m. This annual fall lecture presents a scholar in African American history and culture. The lecture is named for founding board member L.G. Foster, Jr., who was very instrumental in securing funding for the new facility in Fair Park and to underwrite an art educator. The lecture will be virtual. FREE ADMISSION CONCERT/EVENT: CHRISTMAS MUSIC UNDER THE DOME AND CHRISTMAS MARKETPLACE. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, from noon-4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, from 3-5 p.m. The South Dallas Children’s Choir (SDCC) Annual Christmas Concert will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. along with local hand bell choirs and youth string musicians. Local artists and craftspeople will sell their works at the marketplace both days. FREE ADMISSION HOURS. The African American Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
and commemorate the history of the League and its governance over athletic, academic, and music competitions for the state’s black high schools during segregation. The PVIL was organized in 1920 by Prairie View officials and existed until 1970 when its merger with the University Interscholastic League was completed. The exhibit includes vintage images, trophies, news clips, uniforms and equipment. Despite being woefully underfunded and lacking other basic resources, PVIL schools featured passionate rivalries, legendary coaches and dozens of college All-Americans – most through historically black colleges such as Prairie View and Texas Southern University. The UIL opened in 1910 at the University of Texas to govern competitions for “any white public school” in the state. It would be another 10 years before African American students in Texas would have the same guidance afforded them by the Texas Interscholastic League of Colored Schools, which would mirror the UIL’s operations and produce some of the finest football talent in the nation.
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CRY MACHO Tax expert spills the beans on recent episode of From Marva with Love
At The Movies By Hollywood Hernandez CRY MACHO is a modern day western starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood plays Mike, a rodeo cowboy who’s down on his luck. After being a top cowboy he breaks his back in a competition. His usual Clint Eastwood gruff exterior costs him his job as a horse trainer and he finds himself out of work. He spends his time fixing things around the house and working with animals. Mike can repair a car as well as he can train a horse. To pay a debt he owes he takes a job traveling to Mexico to bring a man’s son home from an abusive relationship he’s living in with his alcoholic mother. On the way back to Texas Mike finds redemption by showing the young 12-year-old how to be a good man. The movie, adapted from a novel, took over 20 years to make and it seemed to make Eastwood the perfect character for the movie. Mike is trying to leave his tough guy ways and Eastwood, now in his 90s has a real grasp on the role. Ivan Hernandez plays the young boy Lucas who is mentored by Eastwood. A young man who doesn’t trust anyone, he slowly learns to trust people with the help of Mike and a kind woman named Martha (Natalia Traven). Martha has several daughters and together they all make one big happy family until Federal Marshals show up in town and Mike and Lucas have to flee to the United States. Lucas is reunited with his father in America, played by Dwight Yoakum, and Mike heads back to Mexico. CRY MACHO is a different role for Eastwood. Rather than the rough and cruel character he usually plays he’s a man looking for his kinder side and who wants to leave his macho personality behind. I liked seeing Eastwood playing his softer side. He finds love and he helps everyone in town, including the animals. It’s an enjoyable movie. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate the movie a LARGE.
From Marva With Love
By Marva J. Sneed Maria McGee Lockett is a multi-faceted woman: She’s an entrepreneur, accountant and a licensed ordained minister and for more than three decades she has prepared individual and business tax returns in Dallas. There’s more. She operates a tax school where she trains students how to prepare returns and to open their own tax businesses. Dubbed the “Tax Expert,” Lockett stopped in on From Marva with Love to talk about business expansion, the pandemic – and her ministry. MS: Tell us about your background and how you became the tax expert? ML: About November of 1988, which is back before many were born, God blessed me with a business. At the time, he gave me the name Hughes Networking and I had no idea in 1988 what networking meant. I was a wife and a mother, and I had no idea, but I wrote it all down. I began to do it and I started with tax preparation. It was a gift. I have a gift of detail and I’m also an accountant. With that, I started doing it for pennies. I got certified in tax preparation. I began my business and that’s been over 33 years ago. MS: How has your business been affected by the pandemic? ML: About five months after
I opened my new office, the pandemic hit. I didn’t have to shut it down, but I shut it down for a little while. I didn’t do face-to-face appointments. I do tax preparations; I have a tax school and (I do) credit repair for my clients. MS: You are very passionate about helping people. What is the lesson that you want them to know about the best way to have their taxes done? ML: That’s an excellent question. The rule of thumb is you want to break even.
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It’s not about getting money back at the end of the year. Unfortunately, tax laws change every single year. So, if you got credit for this year, you may not next year. They may kick the whole thing out. I say, ‘Get your money now.’ There was so much more to our conversation about taxes, entrepreneurship and ministry. To hear the full interview, go to BlogTalkRadio. com by clicking here: https:// bit.ly/3hnuISo To listen on the Texas Metro News Facebook page, click here: https://bit.ly/3noyVcf. For more information contact Maria McGee Lockett email: hughesnetworking@usa.com or by direct extension at (214) 962-9506. Tune in to From Marva with Love Fridays 11am - 1pm on BlogTalkRadio and Facebook.com/ TexasMetroNews marvasneed@ myimessenger.com
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BIG MAMA SAID:
DON’T LET THE DEVIL GET IN YOUR HEAD!
Black Card By Terry Allen I love the playbook Lucille “Big Mama” Allen left for us. As a survivor of the Jim Crow era and many other barriers in her community, Big Mama knew exactly how the forces of the enemy are determined to get in our heads to make us feel helpless,overwhelmed, and incapable of making a difference. She had me ask myself on many occasions this very question: Are your thoughts holding you captive? Big Mama shared trials and tribulation stories of her and others life-changing events. Big Mama told me if I failed to achieve anything it is because the devil won over your dreams and hijacked my success. What did I learn from her is: “It starts in your head.” But she reminded me that if the devil can get in your head to make you think things like,” I’ll never be good enough. Other people have better lives than I do. God couldn’t really love me,” the truth can take it back. Big Mama said from there, the possibilities are endless for the truth to win over and take control of your thoughts! She reminded me that God will allow us to win over bad information and bad thoughts. Her message was. “God protects us not only in the physical world that we can see, but also in the spiritual space against forces we can’t see.” She reminded me with biblical scripture. She said in the Bible it says, “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weap-
ons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4). We are now in a climate of disinformation. Disinformation is not just affecting politics at the national level. It is damaging our public trust in our medical experts and institutions. The 2020 election was not stolen, yet disinformation continues over it is still prevalent, and the man who started the Big Lie is still stirring up the pot to get supporters to believe lies. At the same time they are losing their lives to myths, conspiracies and erroneous data. Big Mama would say the devil has got in too many heads. It is almost like a spiritual battle is raging around our relationships as the “devil” attempts to kill, steal and destroy. (John 10:10) Some people would love to keep the drama going, but the truth will prevail. What I learned from Big Mama is these two lessons: (1) disinformation rapidly spreads across the information channels as the public leaders promote it, and (2) media coverage and social media content moderation can influence how disinformation is squashed and destroyed. So Big Mama, the devil will not be in my head. Can you join me in the wave to end disinformation? Email me at terryallenpr@ gmail.com next week my column will be dedicated to “Say My Name” and the Superb Women in the community. Terry Allen is an award-winning media professional, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is also the founder of City Men Cook and 1016 Media. Reach him at terryalllenpr@gmail.com
HBCU Homecomings 2021: Schedule, top games and more HBCU homecomings are the most important dates on the football schedules because of what happens off the field as well as on it. By Lut Williams HBCU Game Day
HBCU homecomings are often the most important date on the football schedule. When fans inquire about the upcoming football season, their first question is often, when is homecoming? The question is not, when do we play our rivals, though that usually follows right behind. But when is homecoming? That takes precedence. That’s because HBCU homecomings are special and unique to the Black experience. Homecoming is a time to celebrate the institution that birthed and nurtured you into adulthood. It is an opportunity to recognize a place that helped make you the person you are today, helped you recognize and pursue your possibilities. The school helped you set priorities and goals and put in the work to achieve them.
Homecoming at Winston-Salem State
Homecoming is a way to say, “thank you.” PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I had the good fortune, I would say, of going to all-black schools as I was growing up in Danville, Virginia. John M. Langston was my high school. The experience attending that school was unbelievable. The teachers and administrators – all HBCU graduates, every one of them – nurtured our growth and development. They sincerely set you on course to make a difference in the world. They instilled pride and confidence that you could tackle anything, overcome all odds, in a world (America) where the odds were stacked against you. It didn’t matter. “Proudly we sing of halls where our swift feet have trod. Singing to bring to life the wondrous gifts of God. Where in thy chambers we have sought success to gain. Langston, dear Langston may the spirit ever reign.” That was our alma mater.
Every two years we have a reunion that nearly 1,000 people attend. Graduates dating back to the first graduating classes from the 1950s are in attendance though they are increasingly fewer. Even more flood back to attend the James. B. Dudley High School reunion in Greensboro, N. C. where I now live, that has a similar history. They come back to thank the teachers and administrators, to recognize the important role the institution played in their young lives. HBCU HOMECOMINGS: A CONTINUATION In the past and even today, HBCUs and their homecomings represent the next rung of that development and next level of celebration. Interestingly, no such celebration takes place at the high school (or college for that matter) which exists or existed on the other side of town, if you know what I mean. Perhaps for others, high Read more at www.GarlandJournal.com
HOMECOMINGS BY SCHOOL ALABAMA A&M vs. Jackson State ALABAMA STATE vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ALBANY STATE vs. Edward Waters ALCORN STATE vs. Grambling State ALLEN vs. Columbus State ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF vs. Southern BENEDICT vs. Morehouse BETHUNE-COOKMAN vs. Miss. Valley State BOWIE STATE vs. Johnson C. Smith CENTRAL STATE vs. Allen CHOWAN vs. Lincoln (PA) CLARK ATLANTA vs. Allen DELAWARE STATE vs. SC State EDWARD WATERS vs. Central State ELIZABETH CITY STATE vs. Chowan FAYETTEVILLE STATE vs. Johnson C. Smith FLORIDA A&M vs. Grambling State FLORIDA MEMORIAL vs. Webber International FORT VALLEY STATE vs. Clark Atlanta GRAMBLING STATE vs. Texas Southern HAMPTON vs. Kennesaw State HOWARD vs. Norfolk State JACKSON STATE vs. Alabama State JOHNSON C. SMITH vs. Saint Augustine’s KENTUCKY STATE vs. Lane LANE vs. Texas College LANGSTON vs. Texas Wesleyan LINCOLN (MO) vs. Missouri Southern LINCOLN (PA) vs. Elizabeth City State LIVINGSTONE vs. Saint Augustine’s MILES vs. Benedict MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE vs. NC Central MOREHOUSE vs. Fort Valley State MORGAN STATE vs. North Carolina Central NC A&T vs. Monmouth NC CENTRAL vs. Norfolk State NORFOLK STATE vs. Virginia-Lynchburg PRAIRIE VIEW A&M vs. Alabama State SAINT AUGUSTINE’S vs. Chowan SAVANNAH STATE vs. Clark Atlanta SC STATE vs. Morgan State SHAW vs. Johnson C. Smith SOUTHERN vs. Prairie View A&M TENNESSEE STATE vs. Murray State TEXAS SOUTHERN vs. North American TUSKEGEE vs. Lane VIRGINIA STATE vs. Lincoln (PA) VIRGINIA UNION vs. Lincoln (PA) VA. UNIV. OF LYNCHBURG vs. Univ. of Ft. Lauderdale WEST VIRGINIA STATE vs. UNC Pembroke WINSTON-SALEM STATE vs. Livingstone
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Eva Catherine Partee McMillan passes Activist celebrated her 100th birthday in May!
Activist Thomas Muhammad’s reaction to news of the passing of Eva Catherine Partee McMillan summed up expressions from around the city from those who knew, loved and respected “Mama Mac.” Mama Mac, was an affectionate deviation of “Mama McMilitant,” as she was fondly referred to during her years of community activism and community service. “This was a shock,” said Muhammad, who has known “Mama Mac” since the 1960s, growing up in Dallas. “That woman and her son, Ernie, are who turned me into who I am today. I learned from the best and so did so many others.” Currently the president of the National Black United Front-Dallas, Muhammad remembered Mama Mac as “articulate, passionate and always humble.” “She showed raw courage and she was not afraid to step up and stand up. She showed me how to stand up and speak out. And she was beautiful, too!” The McMillans, of Dallas, have a long history of activism. Mrs. McMillan, whose 100th birthday was celebrated in May, believed in speaking out about injustices. She spent the better part of her life trying to right wrongs, including the injustice she felt landed her son in
McMillan (second from right) is pictured as a 28-year-old election clerk at the Moreland Branch YMCA in 1949. Photo Credit: Photograph supplied / 140450
jail for “destroying a watermelon.” Reports vary about whether it was a watermelon or a bottle of milk that was dropped during one protest, leading to the arrest of the co-founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Muhammad remembers that protest and others as if it were yesterday because some of the same issues still exist today, despite all the efforts of people like the McMillans. “Ernie recruited me and a few of my friends to picket OK Supermarket because they were selling stale meat and groceries,” he recalled. “Ernie got arrested at the one (OK Supermarket) on Pine and Oakland
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(in South Dallas) because he was demonstrating.” Next thing you know, continued Muhammad, a felony charge landed “Mama Mac’s” son in prison for 10 years, but he ended up serving three. According to Muhammad, Ernie’s mother was out in the community rallying support, speaking in churches and sharing her son’s story. And she was known for showing up time and time again, and not just for her son, but for the benefit of others. Whether it was voter education or anti-discrimination, you could count on Mama Mac or “Aunt Eva” to be involved and vocal. Her talented granddaughter, Anyika McMillan-Herod, in a tribute to her grandmother, said that Mrs. McMillan was her “favorite person.” Calling her grandmother “one tough cookie with a righteous bite, who also oozed extraordinary sweetness,” the writer, actress and co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company; talked about how the family witnessed her activism and compassion “propel her onto frontlines and into courtrooms, church pews, boardrooms, soup kitchens, voting booths, and messy streets to raise HELL & HOPE!” Wonderful stories have been
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shared about “Mama Mac,” a woman who lived life to the fullest and was known for making the “best hot water cornbread,” while also teaching so many lessons to empower others. Married to Pastor Marion E. McMillan Sr., she had four children (Katherine, Marion Jr. “Ernest,” Jacqueline and Karen),10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She also had a twin, Neva. A former bank bookkeeper, election clerk and community organizer, she was highly regarded and respected for facing adversity, the Ku Klux Klan and racist, inhumane systems.
Eva Partee McMillan was a fixture in civil rights work at the local, state and national levels for decades. Photo Credit: LAWRENCE JENKINS / 71723
Journalist Norma Adams-Wade wrote in The Dallas Morning News: Eva Partee was born a twin on May 7, 1921, in Bradford Tenn. Her mother died soon after the delivery, leaving her husband to raise the twins and five siblings (Mildred, Gracie, and Faye, and her big brothers Clifton and Cecil) alone; a sixth sibling had died. During her 100th birthday celebration, the milestone was recognized by citizens across the metroplex, in addition to special resolutions and letters from President Joe Biden, U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price.
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REV. DR. CHALLIS BRADFORD Pastor Challis Bradford’s smile is the beginning of a wonderful relationship because behind that smile is love, faith, support, strength, perseverance, justice, compassion and so much more as she uplifts. Rev. Dr. Challis Bradford has served as Senior Pastor at Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church and is now the Servant Leader Pastor of Greater Garth African Methodist Episcopal Church, where they provide home cooked meals and essential clothing, water, and toiletries to the needy. Dr. Bradford studied Business and Accounting at LeTourneau University where she received her MBA. She also attended SMU Perkins School of Theology. Rev. Bradford received her Doctor of Ministry Degree in Adaptive Leadership from Payne Theological Seminary. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Rev. Bradford is a wife and mother and she has worked as a financial analyst at PepsiCo for almost 25 years. TERESA COLEMAN WASH Teresa Coleman Wash is celebrating 28 years at the award-winning Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Since 1993, Teresa Coleman Wash has been Executive Artistic Director/Playwright and Producer at the awardwinning Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Previously she was an account representative at FWOX 97 FM in Atlanta and WVEU TV 69. Teresa received her BBA Degree in Marketing from Albany State University where she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and was Miss Alpha Phi Alpha and 2nd attendant to Miss Albany State University. She was also part of the Royal Passionate Marching Band. She received a MA degree in Theatre/ Theatre Arts Management at Goucher College and she participated in the Chief Executive Program at Harvard Business School. A wife and mother, Teresa is the recipient of several awards including: Obelisk Award for Visionary Arts Leadership 2016, MasterMind Award, Business of The Year Finalist and Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic Community Service Award. EARTHA MUHAMMAD Eartha Muhammad will make you fall in love with the navy bean! Sis. Eartha Muhammad, a member of N.O.I. Muhammad Mosque No. 48 in South Dallas, is the owner of Mother Earth Natural Baked Goods. Although she attended college to become a technical illustrator, the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree as she eventually followed the path of a long line of bakers. Hopefully she will be able to interest her children in keeping with tradition! Eartha loves providing healthy, tasty treats and she’s always experimenting in the kitchen, trying to find some new, appetizing and healthy pie, bread or cookie that has customers traveling to enjoy her latest creation. In addition to her various bean pies; she has bean pie cheesecakes, pineapple zucchini muffins, navy bean cakes and navy bean cookies. Eartha impresses people with her work ethic, cleanliness, attention to detail and love for what she does. Reach her at 214-402-3307 or https://motherearthbakedgoods.ecwid.com/. HON. STEFANI CARTER Stefani Carter has always been focused and driven. She continues to soar! Stefani Carter is a commercial litigation and regulatory shareholder at Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC. A Plano East Senior High School grad and Magna Cum Laude grad of UT, she has worked at Vinson & Elkins, litigation boutiques, and Stefani Carter & Associates, LLC. She was an assistant DA and a two-term member of the Texas House. First elected in 2010, Carter made history by becoming the first Republican African-American woman to serve in the Texas House. Ms. Carter is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. As a student, she won scholarships from the Dallas -Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators. Ms. Carter currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. She also serves as Lead Director of the Board of Directors, as Chairperson of the NCG Committee, and a Member of the Related Party Transactions Committee of Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. DAISY THOMPSON CRITTON Daisy Thompson Critton is a nurturer, a servant, a leader. Daisy Thompson Critton was Initiated into the Delta Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority while attending Bishop College, where she received her BA degree. A retired manager for the City of Dallas, Daisy is a long time member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. She is involved in the NAACP, Women Museum, National Council of Negro Women, Value Perspective Book Club, as Past Vice President of South Dallas Business & Professional Women, AARP, Dodd Education and Support Board of Directors, High Degree Order of Eastern Star, Associate Matron, Rose of the Morning 96B-Order of the Eastern Star and 38th President of Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. Her numerous honors include: Order of Eastern Star, South Dallas B&PW, Links Inc., and the City of Dallas. Daisy enjoys reading, solving various computer games and traveling.
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SHELLYE JACKSON LYONS Shellye Jackson Lyons has over 15 years experience in social media management and marketing. A wife, mother and grandmother, Shellye Lyons has worked at Your MEDIA Girl, Dallas College, 411 Radio Network, The Lyons Group and Paradise Legal Support and Secretarial Services. She is the founder and executive director of the National Business Women Enterprise Network, Inc. An independent beauty consultant for Avon and copyeditor for Shereese Magazine, Shellye received an associates degree in paralegal studies from Oklahoma Junior College where she joined the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), and she received an associates degree from Dallas College in business administration/management where she was a member of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. A graduate of Muskogee High School and a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students, she studied business management at the University of Phoenix and is pursuing a BS in Law and Policy from Grand Canyon University.
DR. ESTER DAVIS Known for the Ester Davis Show and owning a red carpet with her style and gracious presentation, Dr. Ester Davis is class personified! Ester Davis is a host/ producer/owner at Community Affairs News Network. An alum of Texas Southern University: her many talents have been utilized as a Model/Commentator at Dallas Market Center; Designer/Consultant, E Style Catalog for Ebony Magazine; Host/Producer, Community Affairs, (Access-to-Cable-to-Network) Comcast Cable Studios; and Assignment Editor -Studios of NBC, Fort Worth (Network, Cable, Digital). She has written for Time Warner, Cox Communications Studios; Pat Summerall Productions, Discovery Channel; DCCable, Voices of PeaceTV (Tarrytown, New York); Dallas Post Tribune, Texas Metro News, Florida Star, Jacksonville & Georgia Star, Atlanta, Elite News; UPI Online; and “World and I” Magazine, Washington, DC, South Korea. She also produced, “On-The-Red-Carpet” w/ Terry Allen. A widow, mother and grandmother; Ester earned a doctorate in religious studies in 2017 from Grace International Seminary.
AMANDA FITZPATRICK Possessing more than talent and brains, in December 2013, Amanda FItzpatrick beat out thousands of nominees and was named by D Magazine as one of the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas.” Amanda Fitzpatrick is an award winning journalist and news manager with 18 years of experience in television news, and most recently as a communications manager as the Public Information Officer and Communications Manager for the City of Durham, Police Department. She graduated from Kennesaw State University with a BS degree in communication and was VP of the Pi Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and President of the NAACP student chapter. Before working in Dallas at NBC5, she was a reporter at the ABC station in her hometown of Raleigh-Durham, NC. and during her career she also enjoyed stints at WALB, WCSC, Disney ABC, WTVD, WWAY, WCCB, CW33, WFAA. A wife and mother and active member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Amanda enjoys speaking to students and mentoring young journalists. And people love her!
JUDGE RHONDA HUNTER Rhonda Hunter is Judge of the 303rd Judicial District Court. Born in Philadelphia PA, Judge Rhonda Hunter integrated T.W. Browne Jr. High School and was one of the African Americans at Kimball High School in Dallas. She graduated from Skyline High School and received a BA from UT and J.D. from SMU. In addition to her law practice, she was a partner with Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP and she was chief of the Juvenile Division in the Dallas County DA’s office. Judge Hunter is Board Certified in Family Law and Child Welfare Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She was named one of 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas in 2016 and 2017 by D-CEO Magazine and was featured on the cover of the 2016 edition of Texas Superlawyer. A dancer, choreographer and teacher, she was president of Dallas Bar Association, J. L. Turner Legal Association and Dallas Association of Black Women Attorneys.
DR. SHEWANDA RILEY For two decades Shewanda Riley has provided words of wisdom in her column in the Dallas Weekly Hailing from San Antonio, TX; Dr. Shewanda Riley is currently celebrating 18 years at Tarrant County College where she is an Assistant Professor of English. For the past 20 years she has been a columnist for The Dallas Weekly and she previously was the news director at KNON Radio. Dr. Riley received her BA degree in English Communications Arts from St. Mary’s University, where she was President of the Black Student Union. She received a MA degree in English Language and Literature/Letters from SMU and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Arlington. The author of Love Hangover: Moving from Pain to Purpose After a Relationship Ends, Dr. Riley is a committed educator who has high expectations for all of her students.
JUDGE LELA MAYS Judge Lela Lawrence Mays is the presiding Judge of the 283rd Judicial District Court, having jurisdiction in Dallas County over all felony level criminal cases. Judge Lela Lawrence Mays is known for being fair, hardworking and passionate. She also has that warm spirit and beautiful smile. Among her many stellar moments in history, she established the Successful Treatment of Addiction Through Collaboration (S.T.A.C.) Court, providing judicial oversight and directional guidance for over 250 felony probationers in a postadjudication, drug-treatment court. The judge began her work in specialty courts in DIVERT court in 2002 and established and presided over the I.I.P. Court, Intensive Intervention Program from 2007-2009. A member of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church for over 30 years, she received her law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Hailing from Austin, TX, she attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School, and the University of Houston, Judge Lela is a legacy and dedicated member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
ALEXIS YANCEY Alexis Yancey is an award-winning television producer who is owner and executive producer of Alexis Yancey Productions. Alexis Yancey produces website and crowd funding videos, news shows, stories, feature segments, ads, PSAs and social media with an impressive clientele. A past vice president broadcast of the National Association of Black Journalists and president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators, Ms. Yancey won an Emmy for a special she produced for KERA-TV in 2008. Ms. Yancey produced stories for CBS News programs and in 1997, she won the American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award for Best Television Feature and the NABJ Best Public Affairs/Newsmagazines Award for Child’s Play. A University of Wisconsin-Madison broadcast journalism major, she was a senior producer at Satellite News Channel and worked at WFAA in Dallas, WBZ-TV in Boston, and WTMJ in Milwaukee. She is coauthor of “Divorce, Wilderness Peace: A 40 Day Healing Journey,” to help women and men recovering from broken relationships. DEMETRIA MCCAIN Demetria McCain is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity - HUD. Demetria McCain serves as the president of the Inclusive Communities Project, an affordable fair housing nonprofit in Dallas, TX. Skilled in Nonprofit Management, Community Engagement, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, and Public Policy, Demetria is an educator, who served as staff attorney for the National Housing Law Project and Neighborhood Legal Services Program. A graduate of Arts Magnet High School, the native Dallasite received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts from City University of New York - Brooklyn College, and she received her JD Degree from Howard University School of Law. She has served as a board member of the National Housing Law Project, North Texas Fair Housing Center and Poverty & Race Research Action Council. This mother and community servant is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and she also volunteered for the League of Women Voters of Dallas. YVETTE MANGRAM HARRIS Yvette Mangram Harris is a Sr. Revenue Cycle Manager at ASC at United Surgical Partners International. Yvette Mangram Harris, the Chief Excellence officer of Elevate with Yvette, is the reigning queen of execution. A graduate of Stratford High School, Yvette received a BS in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University, where she joined Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; and a MA in Clinical Sociology from Texas Southern University. She’s a wife and mother and has worked as a Senior Account Manager at Network Science, Senior Business Operations Analyst at Parkland Hospital Systems, director of Access Services at Baylor University Medical Center, and Northeast Region Operations Manager for Dallas MetroCare Services. She has volunteered with Friends of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts (served as President), Queens for Kings, Cedar Hill High School PTSA, and National Pan Hellenic Council of Tarrant County (serving as 2nd Vice President). She’s also a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).
DR. JILL WAGGONER Dr. Jill Waggoner is the gift that just keeps giving by helping patients move toward a healthier lifestyle! Dr. Jill Waggoner is a graduate of Bishop College and is board certified in family medicine having earned her master’s degree in anatomical sciences and her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She completed her internship and residency at UT and Dr. Jill has certifications in both Preventive Medicine and Wellness Coordination from the prestigious Cooper Institute. A physician at Charlton Medical Group and former COO and Medical Director of the South Texas Medical Center, most recently she received a certification in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is dedicated to teaching her patients how to flourish and embrace better living through better health. This wife and mother; who is a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and an author, is a medical expert trained also in functional and natural medicine. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, she’s a highly regarded and sought after speaker. HON. INGRID MICHELLE WARREN A mentor and dynamic woman, Judge Ingrid Warren has always been superb and she is the Presiding Judge of Dallas County Probate Court No. 2. A graduate of Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Judge Ingrid Warren received a BS degree from Texas A&M University and a JD from the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to her election, she worked in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas; as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Steven A. Felsenthal; Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Bankruptcy Associate; Salomon Smith Barney, Financial Consultant; Mahomes Bolden & Warren, Shareholder; and IWarren, P.C., Shareholder. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Judge Warren is also a member of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Branch NAACP; Dallas Estate Planning Council; J.L. Turner Legal Association; State Bar of Texas; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation Board; Texas Center for the Judiciary; and National College of Probate Judges. DOMINIQUE BRYANT-HOWELL Dominique Bryant-Howell is an entrepreneur, financial advisor, women’s life coach, and an executive in the healthcare industry. Dominique Bryant-Howell is the friend everyone wishes they had: honest, loyal, supportive and sincere. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University, studied project management at UTA and received a certificate in management from SMU’s Cox School of Business. She is the President and CEO of a Dallasbased healthcare financial management consulting firm, President of Howell Consulting Group and an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). With over 20+ years of experience in the healthcare industry, Dominique uses her experience in healthcare and financial literacy to impact the lives of individuals through her work in the nonprofit sector. An advocate for physical and mental health, she is making a lasting impact in areas of wellness, relationships, family, and finances. A Dallas native, she is a wife, mother and grandmother. Dominique is focused on body health, wellness, and financial well-being.
SHARON TRIMBLE BEARD Sharon Trimble Beard is the visionary and focused national president of Top Ladies of Distinction! Sharon Trimble Beard is a born leader who believes in community service. A graduate of Dallas’ Skyline Career Development Center, ranking 36th in a class of 1,997, she received her BA degree from University of North Texas majoring in Fashion Merchandising and Design and later received her Masters in
Human Relations and Business. Lady Sharon completed post graduate work at SMU and has a grant writing certification from Amber University. The owner of Human Resources Innovative Services, Lady Sharon serves as HR Director for the Area Council of Girl Scouts of USA. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Managers, Fort Worth Society for Human Resources Management Association, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, National Association of Female Executives, and North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency. A member of Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, she is also a member of NCNW, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, NAACP, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, and an African American Repertory Theater volunteer. GWEN HUBBARD DANIELS Gwen Hubbard Daniels is a former Technical Writer/Supervisor at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas; where she worked for 39 years. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Dallas, Gwen Hubbard Daniels studied Biology at Texas Woman’s University. Gwen also received a BA degree in Biblical Studies from Newburgh College. Currently residing in Garland; Gwen is a past president of the South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club. In 2019 she was inducted into the Club’s Hall of Fame. Gwen is the Unit Historian for the Garland NAACP. Celebrating 51 years of marriage this year. She’s a mother and grandmother of five. Gwen is a member of Kaiser Street Baptist Church in Garland. A freelance writer, Gwen is also an American Cancer Society volunteer and ACS Speaker’s Bureau volunteer. Gwen is a life member - NAACP Garland Texas Branch Executive Committee; life member South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc.; and, life member - National Association of Negro Bus. & Prof. Women’s Clubs, Inc. ATTY. CYNTHIA GOODE WORKS Cynthia Goode Works is the Managing Partner, The Law Office of Cynthia Goode Works, LLC and Trial Advocacy Consultant based in the Washington, DC - Baltimore MD. Cynthia Goode Works graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree sociology, received her law degree from American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) and a Master of Laws, (L.L.M) in Trial Advocacy, with highest honors, from Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law.. A criminal defense attorney, law professor and advocacy consultant, Cynthia Goode Works was recently selected as the Director of the Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program at AUWCL. She has a solid background in the academic arena, having held faculty appointments at George Mason University School of Law, Howard University School of Law, and AUWCL. She served as the Director of Education for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and Staff Attorney of the D.C. Public Defender Service. She’s a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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