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COMMENTARY

by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

Competence, Character and Courage There is little doubt that among the defining characteristics that make America exceptional, setting our democracy apart from many other countries is the competence, character and courageousness of the women and men who comprise our nation’s civil service, those who work each day, often in solitude to help our nation meet its worthy national and international objectives.

Some of the best of these people were on display recently as they testified before the Intelligence Committee in the United States House of Representatives about their knowledge of alleged wrongdoing involving the country of Ukraine

by President Trump, his private attorney, and members of his administration.

In the face of harsh rebuke and accusations by the president, principals in his administration, the president’s allies in Congress and in the media these honorable people testified under oath about what they witnessed and overheard.

The willingness of these career public servants to

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appear before Congress and international television and radio audiences, even in the face of threats of physical harm and professional ruination, was in glaring contrast to that demonstrated by allies of President Trump that chose to ignore valid congressional subpoenas.

Many of the professionals who testified were immigrants or had parents who had come to America in search of a better quality of life for themselves and their families, some fleeing the dangers of tyrannical governments for the safety of democracy.

Without exception their testimony was delivered with the belief that America was a nation built on the rule of law.

And that government should not be used for the personal benefit of any single individual, whether they were a president or a pauper.

Those who testified

were members of the diplomatic core, the executive branch and our Armed Services.

There was no personal gain in their coming forth.

They were dignified and graceful. They did not display rage or rancor.

Their memories were clear and their telling of the circumstances that they witnessed was concise.

Even in the face of personal attacks by congressional allies of the president they maintained their sense of dignity.

They were not accusatory or scornful.

They were simply women and men performing their assigned tasks to the best of their abilities.

Just as they do every day that they work on behalf of the citizens of the United States of America.

History will now record their names. Students in years to come that study civics, government and political science will rightfully be made aware of them, as they are among the very best that this nation has to offer.

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I WAS JUST THINKING

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I wrote my first column in 1988 for a local Dallas newspaper. I wrote about a beloved Dallas guidance counselor and teacher that most students called “Mama.”

Chew on that for a minute. A teacher that students called “Mama.”

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Wiz, yes, the one starring Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross and MJ as Scarecrow. I love the way our culture is beautifully and tragically woven into the storyline as we took this popular story and made it our own

That’s the theme for the 29th Annual KwanzaaFest celebration, and it really is coming together. Each year since 1991, when Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and the Warriors launched the idea of KwanzaaFest, patrons want to know what Kwanzaa is 20 all about.

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A. Maceo Smith Community Service Award Brunch The 34th A. Maceo Smith Community Service Award is named for A. Maceo Smith, a consummate community leader whose volunteer service spanned a period of more than 50 years.

Volunteers will be recognized for their outstanding service to the African American community in

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Hosted by the African American Museum, a special award will be presented to a Community Servant Under 40 years of age.

Mr. Smith served as a Regional Director of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Mr. Smith was also a leading figure in the Progressive Voters League, NAACP, Dallas Black Chamber of commerce, Dallas Urban League and Bishop College.

He was integral in the development of Hamilton Park.

A trustee of New Hope Baptist Church and the National President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Fisk University National Alumni Association, he was a founding supporter of The African American Museum-Dallas and the founder of the Hall of Negro Life that was erected at the State Fair in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Fair WHEN: Saturday, December 14, 2019 TIME: 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Double Tree by Hilton

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1981 N. Central Expressway Richardson, Texas 75080 THE 2019 RECIPIENTS ARE: • Arts & Culture – Vicki Meek •Business – Terry Allen •Civic Engagement & Human Services – Paulette Johnson • Education – Joyce Foreman •Under 40 Community Servant – Alyson Rae Lawson • Youth Involvement - Lyria Howland and Earl Thompson(not pictured)

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MY TRUTH

by Cheryl Smith, Publisher

Spread love and knowledge I’ve always heard that one man’s Heaven is another’s hell.

While one group is celebrating Juneteenth, the other side was bemoaning the ending of slavery.

That’s pretty much the way it is with Thanksgiving.

Now, November is significant for a number of reasons, including it is American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month Which brings me to my truth.

We’re not living in a vacuum and we have to be concerned about others.

Now when I was growing up, everyone, I mean every Black person I knew claimed some type of “Indian” heritage. They were “part” Cherokee, Apache, Seminole, or Comanche, et al.

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cheekbones,” many would ask.

More ironic than celebrating “Thanksgiving” during American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month, has to be Black people who would rather identify with Native Americans while totally disregarding, dismissing and oftentimes making disparaging remarks about Africa!

Well, I just absolutely love Patty Talahongva. A member and former president of the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA); Patty has been very helpful in sharing information about the culture of America’s real first family.

We were in a program that brought together journalists from NAJA, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), National Association of Hispanic 4

Journalists (NAHJ) and National Association of Black Journalists.

We had some intense discussions. I learned quite a bit from my sisters and brothers.

We shared information about one another’s struggles and tackled stereotypes.

The conversations weren’t always calm or civil; but they were definitely eye-opening.

Since those days, over a decade ago; I still feel a bond with men and women from each organization.

I listened and felt their pain and didn’t try to one up them on whose experience was more painful.

When the members of NAJA said that sports mascots were offensive to their people, guess what? I made a commitment to honor them by not referring to those mascots, especially myimessenger.com

when you got the back story bringing. dressing up for Easter Sunon some of those names.

Thanksgiving is celebrated day, getting a turkey for I also learned about the around the world, and many Thanksgiving, struggling significance of Totem Poles don’t know why. to get gifts so Santa Claus and other sacred items.

Through my interactions could bless everyone; you Of course I thought back to with others, I learned more get the picture! my last year that I went Trick about my people and the Well, I don’t have to wait or Treating and how because Motherland. until the fourth Thursday of my “Native American Sure, I already loved being in November to eat “good” roots,” I dressed as an urban Black and my feeling about food, or to bring the famPocahontas. And ily together. there was also More ironic than celebrating “Thanks- Actually that the high school I was a way of grew up wanting giving” during American Indian and life for Afrito attend, Wecan people. equahic High in Alaskan Native Heritage Month, has to Heck, Black Newark, NJ. The people tease colors were or- be Black people who would rather identify other Black ange and brown.

People for with Native Americans while totally disreI ended up at East participating Orange High and in the ONLY garding, dismissing and oftentimes makwe were the Pancelebration thers. And yes, I regarding the ing disparaging remarks about Africa! am going to say, freedom of today, I was a enslaved AfriBlack Panther, cans in Ameralthough that wasn’t really African people has always ican, Juneteenth! But if we the case. been positive. don’t celebrate, who will?

I could also tell about the But there’s something to We can’t blame our young lessons I learned from the be said about sitting around for not knowing anything, oth- er journalism group with a group and the Native especially if we don’t know members but this is Ameri- Americans can tell you what and we aren’t trying to find can Indian and Alaskan Na- Nation their parents are out so we can spread knowltive Heritage Month, right? from, the languages spoken, edge.

Some people don’t care traditions and more.

We have a responsibility to that they are hurting folks On the other hand, here teach, not to demonize those when they make negative us Black folks were talking who don’t know. comments about another’s about our European expe- Know history. Share love. culture, heritage, or up- rience and nothing more: myimessenger.com

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MAMA IN THE CLASSROOM I wrote my first column in 1988 for a local Dallas newspaper. I wrote about a beloved Dallas guidance counselor and teacher that most students called “Mama.”

Chew on that for a minute. A teacher that students called “Mama.”

There is so much meaning in that thought that I can hardly contain it.

Many of you, some of you, may remember her – Mable M. Jackson Chandler, better known as Mama Chandler.

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Mama.

She acted the part, but she wasn’t acting.

She was real. She cared. She disciplined with a look, a firm reprimand, a take-no-prisoners persona that commanded respect, with no need to demand it. The funny thing is that with all of her “tough-guy” demeanor, I don’t remember any students who seemed to doubt that beneath that exterior was genuine love.

So, I was just thinking... about Tiffani Lankford.

She’s the 32-yearold substitute teacher who was arrested earlier myimessenger.com

this month for fighting back after a 16-year-old student allegedly hit her in the face.

The encounter – that happened at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas just outside of Austin -was caught on cell phone video recorded by another student.

The video shows the teacher repeatedly punching the student, pulling her from the desk and slinging her to the floor where the teacher appears to stomp on the student’s head.

Initial news reports said there was no immediate information as to what prompted the encounter.

The substitute teacher was arrested, fired, and charged with aggravated assault.

But back to Mama. I was just thinking... How would Mama Chandler have handled that situation?

First of all, though, the thought seems inconceivable that any student during Mama’s time would ever have imagined myimessenger.com

hitting this maternal figurehead.

I remember quoting Mama’s explanation of how she got the endearing title, though she had no children of her own.

She had said: “During

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the war years, fathers were in service, mothers had to work. I told my students, ‘I’m your Mama now, while you’re here. You have a problem, come talk to me.’ ” So, how did we get here – from Mama Chandler to a fist fight?

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with student violence, blatant disrespect, and disdain for learning.

There was once a popular 1950s television series, called I Remember Mama, about a Norwegian immigrant family.

One reviewer described Mama, the main character, as “one of the warmest characters ever to grace television.”

You could not describe Mama Chandler as warm.

But she was certainly loved and respected.

She also helped finance many student’s college education, and they floated her with cards, letters and visits over the years.

When asked the clue to her success, she answered: “Accepting other people’s children as my own.”

So, it’s fair to say that those children, her students, could utter with conviction the television show’s familiar tagline: “I remember the big white house...my little sister...big brother...and Papa. But most of all, I remember Mama.”

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WHAT’S ON MILES’ MIND?

BY MILES JAYE DAVIS www.milesjaye.net

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Women in the Military: Hair Standards & Alopecia ABOUT YOUR HAIR

BY DR. LINDA AMERSON www.hairandscalpessentials.com

Women who decide to enlist in the military make this choice for various reasons. There are four branches, which include the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. In the early 1980’s, stats of women enlisting in the military increased by 12% over the decade.

Keeping in mind recruitment efforts, the military is, changing and keeping an open mind for the recruiting population and the American society at large.

I do give them kudos for being flexible, with the changing needs, considering options and policy changes/considerations.

Furthermore, other changes have occurred with tattoos, women wearing makeup, turbans and gender inclusivity to name a few.

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and some dreadlocked styles in the Army and Navy Branches.

I interviewed two retired female Army soldiers who shared their challenges with their hair care, hair styles and alopecia while in the military. One soldier stated that within her 23 years as a soldier, she was deployed to other countries, it was a challenge to find a hairstylist who could assist with hair care and styling. As a result, she had to resort to doing her own hair‌shampooing and conditioning.

Unfortunately, the water standards during deployment is not the same as it is in the USA, even with the filtering system used for the soldiers‌resulting in hair not getting as clean as it should., and alopecia was noticeable. My brother, (an Army Soldier) confirmed the challenge with the water filtering issue to me when he was deployed to Desert Storm.

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The second female soldier stated that within her 20 plus years as a soldier, during her deployment, she also had issues with her hair care, and water filtering issues.

Many female soldiers have stated this fact of converting to short, bald haircut, a mow-hawk short style, or a natural hair style where cornrow, or a natural hair style may be worn.

During the late 1990s, when the war was was at a high point, I had the opportunity to service several female army soldiers, during their deployment at my Clinic.

All of them complained about alopecia and scalp issues. During my analysis, I observed many cases of telogen effluvium, hair breakage, alopecia areata, and dry brittle hair to name a few. Stress factors was high on the checklist as well..understandable during deployment on foreign soil. In addition,

another female soldier who came to for an analysis, stated her hair care was unbearable, she could not find anyone to shampoo and style her hair... so she asked a family member to send her a relaxer kit in order to apply her own relaxer. To rinse the relaxer, she purchased several gallons of distilled water.

My concern was if she was able to rinse, shampoo & conditioner her hair thoroughly. Her analysis revealed chemical overprocessing, hair breakage and scalp issues.

In closing, women have a challenge with maintaining clean hair and scalp. Avoiding chemical applications while deployed would be a good decision.

Post-pone these services until you are state side.

Forward all questions to Dr. Linda Amerson, 817 265 8854.

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Services held for

Mrs. Venicia Williams 4/17/17-11/23/19 Venicia Williams, transitioned from this life to reward Sat. Nov. 23, 2019 at 102 years of age, born 04/17/17 to Jack and Era Holloway in Marshall, Texas.

She married Burton Williams (Deceased), to which six children were born: Charles (deceased), Doretha (deceased), Wesley (deceased), Geraldine, Era and Burton Jr. She was a warm, loving, woman of God. She was the

oldest, longest-attending member of The New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Dallas, TX, where she served in many capacities, including: choir and later as an usher; until her health would no longer allow her to.

grandchildren), church members and friends to cherish the wonderful memories God has blessed us to share.

She knew the Lord was her Shepard!

She left a wonderful legacy of faith in God and commitment to family.

She leaves her family (a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great

Funeral Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 @ 11:00 am New Mt Moriah Baptist Church 2735 Marder Street Dallas, TX 75215.

Visitation: Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 @ 12 noon ‘til 7:00pm Wake 7:00-8:00pm Lott’s Chapel.

Burial: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Check out The Kinsey Collection at the African American Museum in Dallas

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NABJ mourns loss of Hall of Famer Garth C. Reeves Sr.

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is mourning the loss of Miami Times Publisher Emeritus Garth C. Reeves Sr., who passed away on Monday at the age of 100.

“Mr. Reeves was truly a voice of the community,” said NABJ President Dorothy Tucker.

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the advancement of education and business in his community and played an important role in local civil rights efforts.”

In 2017, Mr. Reeves was inducted into NABJ’s Hall of Fame at the age of 98.

“I feel honored to be honored by NABJ,” he said. “I have admired the organization since it started. It makes you feel good when you are recognized by your peers and being in the business, at 98, I feel good.”

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In 2018 he was inducted into the Florida Press Association's Newspaper Hall of Fame. Reeves was previously elected to serve two terms as president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

When receiving his NABJ honor, Mr. Reeves used the opportunity to encourage Black publishers, media executives, journalists and others to let nothing silence them.

“Black journalists and the Black Press are up against formidable foes and we have to keep fighting and not give up,” he said.

As previously reported

by NABJ, Mr. Reeves

NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell and Cheryl Smith with Garth Reeves at NABJ Convention.

proudly boasted that he had only one job in life and that has been working for the Miami Times, the newspaper his father

founded in 1923. For 10 years he also served as president of the Amalgamated Publishers of New York City, which represented more than 100 African American-owned newspapers across the United States.

In 1970, Mr. Reeves was named publisher and CEO of the Miami Times when his father passed. He also became the first African American to serve on the governing boards of the Miami-Dade Community College, Barry University, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way of Dade County. He served as organizing chair of the board for the National Industrial Bank, which was the first integrated bank in Florida. During the 1950s, he worked to integrate local beaches, parks and golf courses.

Mr. Reeves is a life member of the NAACP, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and a founding member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Miami. He was awarded honorary doctorate degrees from myimessenger.com

Garth Reeves and then-president Sarah Glover at NABJ Convention.

Garth Reeves speaking at NABJ Convention.

the University of Miami, Barry University, Florida Memorial University, and most recently Florida A&M University (his alma mater).

“I am so excited about this year’s inductees,” said NABJ Vice President Print Marlon Walker, in 2017. “Anyone who came through the FAMU Journalism School knows who Garth Reeves is and it is an honor to share this experience with him.”

Sarah Glover was president of NABJ when Mr. Reeves was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and upon hearing of his

passing, wrote on social media: “Saddened to hear of the passing of Garth Reeves, 100, the voice of Miami’s Black community and publisher emeritus of the Miami Times.

Working for his family’s community newspaper is the only job he ever had for his entire lifetime. I was fortunate to talk with this pillar of American history in 2017. When accepting his NABJ Hall of Fame award in New Orleans at the seasoned age of 98, Mr. Reeves recalled seeing Black men lynched. Chilling and a somber good reminder to tell the story. The past is the past but let us all

NNPA issues statement on Reeves’ passing

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to express our sincerest condolences and prayerful regards to the family of Garth Coleridge Reeves Sr. (RIP), the legendary publisher of The Miami Times.

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Garth Reeves with former Presidents of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, at 75th Conclave.

Garth Reeves surrounded by numerous awards

never forget how history has informed life today. Thank you, Cheryl Smith, for bringing him to the forefront of NABJ’s consciousness.”

Mr. Reeves was a longtime resident of Miami

and was born in Nassau, Bahamas.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946.

February 12, 1919 to November 25, 2019, Garth C. Reeves Sr.’s entire life, commitment, and leadership exemplified the very best of being an effective fighter and forerunner for freedom, justice and equality, as well as being an uncompromising voice of Black America and of the Black Press.

The Homegoing Service will be on Saturday, December 7, 2019, 10:30 AM Eastern Time, at St. Agnes Episcopal Church, 1750 NW Third Avenue, Miami, FL. 33136.

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When I Think of Home One of my favorite movies of all time is The Wiz, yes, the one starring Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross and MJ as Scarecrow. I love the way our culture is beautifully and tragically woven into the storyline as we took this popular story and made it our own—from running numbers, and naming children after cars (Remember Lion aka Fleetwood Coupe DeVille), to the fabulous and fashionable sistas of Emerald City and the petty crows who gathered to laugh at Scarecrow's dreams insisting he would never go further than 'dis here pole. Every time I watch, a new life lesson is revealed.

The other night I watched through the lens of current events and one scene was almost too heartbreaking for me to watch. It's a scene that ordinarily brings joy because the quest has been completed and I get to (in Miss Black America talent competition style) sing along to two of my favorite ballads. In this scene Lena Horne, as Glenda the Good Witch of the South, floats down in all her glittering glory surrounded by beautiful Black angel babies.

Glenda helps Dorothy to understand that all she needs to get what she wants most is to simply believe in herself. Dorothy get it.

After a "you got this" motivational speech and fond farewell to her traveling companions, Dorothy clicks her silver shiny shoes, and sings, "When I think of home, I NOVEMBER 29, 2019

think of a place where there's love overflowing… It would sure be nice to be back home where there's love and affection/And just maybe I can convince time to slow up/Giving me enough time in my life to grow up/Time be my friend/Let me start again."

Home. Four letters overflowing with meaning. Home is the sound of Luther Vandross singing Everybody swingin' (the bad boy's swingin)/ dancing to the music/On the radioo-o/Havin' a party. Home is the blended smell of peach cobbler in the oven and Liz Taylor's White Diamonds perfume. Home is the same spot on the couch that engulfs you as you sink into familiarity. Home is love. Home is acceptance. Home hurts but has the power to heal. Like fingerprints and snowflakes, home is unique to each of us.

Suddenly my world's gone and changed its face/ But I still know where I'm goin' I have had my mind spun around in space/And yet I've watched it growin' This week, Sarah M. Broom's memoir, "The Yellow House" won the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

The book is named for the home her mother purchased in 1961 to house more than just their bodies— it was space to keep safe their hopes, dreams and aspirations.

The house no longer stands, a casualty of Hurricane Katrina, it was demolished in 2006, leaving Broom to grapple with all that was lost. “The Yellow House was witness to our lives,” Broom writes of the home where she and most of her 11 older siblings grew up. “When it fell, I Messenger

something in me burst.”

I understand that feeling. After my mother passed, I had my own imaginings for the house I grew up in. I never envisioned it not being in the family.

I never envisioned it not being.

Burglars vandalized my mother's house looking for copper and then set it ablaze. When I drive down to 1111 NE 43rd Street now, the feelings are different. Instead of seeing the light grey brick with faded black trim; only the land, our old shed by the back fence, and a few strong trees remain to welcome me back home. Only recently has my weeping lightened enough for me to even get out of the car. The pain in feeling unrooted hurts deeply.

If you're listening God/please don't make it hard to know if we should believe the things that we see/Tell us should we run away/should we try and stay/Or is better just to let things be?

For African Americans, home has often been our only place of refuge from life's storms. A place to speak freely. A place to practice caring for ourselves and one another. A place to slap Big Six and trash talk throughout Bid Whist. A place to laugh. A place tears were allowed to flow joyously or painfully, depending on the drama of the day.

A place to savor ice cream on the sofa. A place for favorite aunties to enjoy quality time with the nephew and his favorite video game.

In "Home," the poet Warsan Shire writes: no one leaves home unless home is a sweaty voice in your ear saying- leave, run away from me now

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by Chelle Luper Wilson i dont know what i’ve become but i know that anywhere is safer than here Considering these times we live in, our survival requires that home become more than just the physical structures we leave from and return to every day. We are in need of sturdiness to help bear the weight of burdens that come from being Black in America. We are in need of safe sanctuary. We need each other.

I visited South Africa a few years ago, and a brother walking down the street passed me and with a nod said, "Hey sista. Welcome home."

Obviously, I wasn't in my house, but I felt at home. I felt reassured. I felt safe. I felt peace.

Like Whitney Houston's character Savannah, I took the leap, stopped waiting and exhaled. It was a glorious feeling.

Home is where the heart is, they say. I wonder, can we attune our hearts to one another? Can we capture all the best feelings home conjures up and share them with one another?

Can we build community across difference, across shortcomings, across insecurities and fear, like Dorothy did with Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion? Can we see each other through the lens of love and potential? In a world inclined to make us feel very unwanted, imagine the possibilities of a brand new world where home stands after the hurricanes, rises like a phoenix above the ashes, and exists wherever we are whispering in a voice as sweet and warm as an embrace, "Hey you, welcome home."

Living here in this brand new world might be a fantasy/But it's taught me to love so it's real to me/ And I've learned that we must look inside our hearts to find/A world full of love like yours and mine/Like home. myimessenger.com

NAACP awards presented at annual Freedom Fund Banquet The Dallas NAACP Branch held the Juanita Craft Freedom Fund Gala, Sat, Nov 16.

Each year the Dallas NAACP awards scholarships in honor of Mrs. Craft, the former Dallas City Councilwoman, mother of the Dallas NAACP Youth and College Division and longtime civil rights activist in the Dallas community.

Honorees were: President’s Awards: Public Service - Sen. Royce West Media - Demond Fernandez Corporate Leadership and Entrepreneurship Richard Thomas Community Investment - Mr. Johnnie King and Dr. Delva King Community Leadership - Chelle Luper Wilson Juanita Craft Awards Annually the Dallas NAACP presents the Juanita Craft Award to individuals who have made

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significant contributions and achievements in different sectors of the Dallas Metropolitan community.

This year’s Juanita Craft awardees were presented with a limited print commissioned piece of art, celebrating the rich contributions and legacy of the late civil rights icon, Juanita Craft.

The art was commissioned by Nicole Henderson, a self-taught artist from Dallas who teaches are to seniors throughout Dallas, in partnership with the City of Dallas.

Ms. Henderson is the co-owner of So Artsy the Social Art Experience, LLC, A mobile art studio that hosts private painting experiences.

Faith-Based Engagement Rev. Marcus King, Senior Pastor of Disciple Central Community Church Trailblazer in Religion Bishop Vashti McKenzie, Presiding Prelate on 10th Episcopal District, AME Church Education Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College

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Health and Medical Advancement Dr. Joseph Carlos, Founding Partner, Carlos & Parnell, M.D., P.A. Youthful Empowerment and Community Engagement Joli Angel Robinson, Community Affairs Manager, Dallas Police Department Community and Economic Development Diane Ragsdale, Former Dallas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Youthful Empowerment and Educational Engagement Justin Henry, J.D., President, Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Legal Advancement John Creuzot, Dallas County District Attorney Business and Community Advancement Roland Parrish, President/CEO, Parrish Restaurants, Ltd. Education Levatta Levels, Retired School and District Administrator

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First African American UTSW faculty member remembered as health care advocate for women

By Nyshicka Jordan

Special to Texas Metro News from UT Southwestern Center Times

Dr. Barbara Cambridge, the first African American full-time faculty member at UT Southwestern, is remembered as a passionate advocate for the health of vulnerable women in Dallas. The respected social worker died Sept. 26 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

“Barbara was about making a positive difference in people’s lives. That’s really her legacy,” said Dr. Stephen Heartwell, once Director of the former Division of Community Women’s Healthcare in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

(The Division was disbanded in 2005.)

In 1969, Dr. Cambridge was appointed Social Services Director for that Division, originally called the Greater Dallas Family Planning Program. It’s a role she held for 12 years.

Dr. Cambridge was recognized for her 44 years of service at UT Southwestern during the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration in 2014.

By the time she retired from UTSW in 2013, Dr. Cambridge held the rank of Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and participated extensively in clinical and research activities. Additionally, she played a key role in bringing integration and diversity into the spotlight for UT Southwestern Medical School, according to Dr. Drew Alexander, Assistant Dean for Community Engagement.

“We came through at a time when opportunities were lacking for minorities and were fortunate enough to be part of the transition and at the forefront to allow the building of the experiences that young people have today,” said Dr. Alexander, who joined the faculty in 1977.

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throughout her life. They included Planned Parenthood, Hope Cottage, Girls Inc., Leadership Dallas, and St. Philip’s School & Community Center.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she advocated for women’s access to birth control, and in the 1980s, as the HIV/ AIDS epidemic unfolded, she fought to raise awareness about how the crisis affected women.

‘I learned so much from her’ When Dr. Cambridge came to UTSW, she was among a handful of family planning associates hired to recruit and perform outreach to targeted female patients at Parkland Memorial Hospital and its clinics.

The Greater Dallas Family Planning Program focused on medically indigent patients in South and West Dallas. Most of the women in the program, 74 percent, were black, Dr. Heartwell said.

“Barbara and her staff were the face of our program in those communities – and lived in those areas. That made a huge difference in terms of their ability to effectively recruit patients. Having staff who understood the problems faced by those patients made a significant difference in the

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program’s credibility,” he said.

The program’s goals included reducing infant mortality and providing family planning education services, prenatal care, and access to free birth control. At that time, Dr. Heartwell said, many women were returning to Parkland with a history of multiple unintended pregnancies. At the start of the program, women in that targeted patient population gave birth to 4.5 children on average. That number later declined to 2.1 children on average. Dr. Cambridge’s contributions led to the program’s success, he said.

Dr. Cambridge was not afraid to express her opinions and provide a different viewpoint, both as an African American woman and as a social worker, Dr. Heartwell added.

“She brought a different perspective that I and most of my white colleagues in health care administration and the physicians could not because she could talk about issues that most of our staff had never experienced or faced in our lives,” he said. “Every day with Barbara was a new day of education for me, I learned so much from her.”

‘She was a trailblazer’ For fellow African American faculty members, Dr. Cambridge was an invaluable mentor.

“Because of her legacy as the first African American faculty member, she was extremely important to me, and she was very unassuming about her accomplishments,” said Dr. Ramona Rhodes, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine. “I looked to her for guidance in how to be a successful faculty member myself.”

Dr. Rhodes, who joined the faculty in 2009 as a geriatrician and health services researcher, conducts research that examines racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in end-of-life care. She turned to Dr. Cambridge as a resource on some of her research projects. Dr. Rhodes said she had many conversations with Dr. Cambridge myimessenger.com

Dr. Barbara Cambridge (right) is photographed with her son Gene Cambridge and her daughter Latrelle Cambridge, an Education Coordinator in the Office of Medical Education. about how to navigate challenges specific to minority faculty members. Dr. Rhodes would also direct her own mentees to Dr. Cambridge when they struggled with similar issues.

“She was a trailblazer and a pioneer. I can’t imagine that being the first African American faculty member here was easy, so the fact that she was able to do it successfully kind of speaks to her character,” Dr. Rhodes said.

Having minorities in faculty and leadership roles is critical to the care of patients and the training of students and residents, she added.

“Diversity is important among faculty and leadership because those leaders make decisions that affect the diverse populations that we serve. Dr. Cambridge led the way in that,” she said.

Dr. Alexander, also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in adolescent and young adult medicine, collaborated with Dr. Cambridge on projects addressing health care disparities affecting teens in West Dallas.

“Her insight, sponsorship, and willingness to speak up for me and the few other African American faculty members back in those days was extremely helpful,” Dr. Alexander said.

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“She was kind of my go-to family. She was one of a kind who was a master at listening and a great analyst and I will miss that about her,” he said.

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Besides juggling roles as a faculty member, social worker, and community advocate, Dr. Cambridge raised a daughter and son as a single mother following the death of her husband, Henry Cambridge, in 1974.

“Because she was a single parent at an early age, she wanted to make sure that women got adequate care, had a roof over their heads, and the funds that they needed.

She put herself in their shoes,” said her daughter, Latrelle Cambridge, who works at UTSW as an Education Coordinator in the Office of Medical Education.

Ms. Cambridge said she was proud of how her mother carried out her work and professional responsibilities. It wasn’t until her mother passed away that she realized just how many organizations her mother was involved in.

“I am just in awe of all the things she did and how she was able to raise my brother and me. I am so proud of her and the many hats she wore throughout her life. She was truly passionate about everything she did and every person she touched,” Ms. Cambridge said.

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adult man and woman, sitting next to each other and smiling Even as busy as she was, Dr. Cambridge never missed their school events and showed up the same way for her three grandsons.

Her son, Gene Cambridge, said he learned about living a life of purpose from his mother. Her career influenced him to pursue work in social services.

“I will miss her guidance and support.

I’ve had the opportunity to start different projects or businesses, and she would always offer support and guidance to make sure I was walking down the right path,” Mr. Cambridge said.

Dr. Cambridge died about eight months after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

“Cancer wasn’t easy for her because she had some really painful moments, but she tried her best to make sure we could get through it as easily as we could,” Mr. Cambridge said. “Intellectually we know everyone comes to this season in their lives, but having faith we believed she was going to a better place.”

On the 30th of October 1938, Barbara Evaughn Samuels was born to Thomas Hayes Samuels and Lorretta Roberts Samuels. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Eugene Cambridge in 1974. Her twin brother and only sibling, Billy D. Samuels, preceded her in death in August 2019.

A graduate of North Carolina A&T, where she was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Dr. Cambridge was a certified life coach and member of Friendship-West Baptist Church.

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By Alma Gill

Why can’t we be friends? to forgive him. He wants to more than the one you love be friends and be a part of when they instantly break Ok, I was with a police my life. What’s your take your heart. Love’s not like a cell phone, you can’t turn officer for 10 years. He did on this?

Name withheld it on and off ~ or put it on some awful things in our silent when it’s convenient relationship. for the situation. It sounds Meaning he cheated on Hello sweetheart, like you still have feelings me. A lot of it was through the Internet or through the I’d have to say I’m glad for him and if you can’t phone.

Meaning he was sexting You’ve spent enough time allowing many other women. Robocop to block your blessings.

Which he considered Unpack your big girl bloomers and not cheating. We were living together and I was let him bounce! Surround yourself battling lupus. He said with friends and family who love it was because I was sick often and didn’t like to do and support you – everybody else, the things I used to do. especially him, have got to go. You’re Long story short, I found a side phone with over 30 living with lupus, God bless you! You different women in the ain’t got time for no foolishness. phone. I was devastated!

Here I am battling lupus and he can’t be loyal. I this relationship is over have him as a lover, you’ll was heartbroken, so I and no, you don’t need consider allowing him to kicked him out and our him as a friend. Friends be your friend. Don’t! You relationship over. He has don’t deliver hurt and can forgive him, but don’t tried to be my friend ever pain; friends show up with forget.

My “Ask Alma” super since, but I’m so angry tissue and support. that he hurt me. He’s Nobody wants to admit it, girl powers tell me that apologized and begged me but it’s hard to love yourself you’re beautiful, smart Hey Miss Alma,

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and worthy of someone who will give you his best.

You’ve spent enough time allowing Robocop to block your blessings. Unpack your big girl bloomers and let him bounce! Surround yourself with friends and family who love and support you – everybody else, especially him, have got to go. You’re living with lupus, God bless you!

You ain’t got time for no foolishness.

Lupus didn’t give you a choice, but you can chose to have devoted, faithful, compassionate friends, relationships and prayer partners that bring you peace and positivity. Don’t be afraid of not having him in your life. He doesn’t hold your happiness in the palm of his hand. Your amazing rays of light live inside of you, under your control, 24/07. Every day won’t be all good, but there’s good in every day.

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Life’s Legacy of Glo Dean Davis Newhouse Glo Dean Davis Newhouse, age 92, our Beloved mother, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019. She was born in Longview, Texas February 17, 1927 to parents Granvil and Mary Willis Davis.

She attended Longview High School in Longview, Texas; Glo Dean also attended College at Prairie View College. She married David Vernon Newhouse, Jr. and to this union 5 children were born. The family later moved to Fort Worth, Texas.

Glo Dean was self employed as a seamstress and worked for KNOK Radio Station as an announcer. She was called Silver Dollar Lady and enjoyed by many listeners. Being the self-starter, go getter and independent leader that she was, she always sought entrepreneurship.

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attractive to many. Later she moved to Dallas, Texas, with that came numerous opportunities for her as well as her children and others. As a Regional Sales Manager for Cattani Fashions, she is credited for providing an excellent platform for her children to be self sufficient.

Glo was preceded in death by her husband; David Vernon Newhouse Jr., parents; Granvil and Mary Davis, sister; Mabel Brown.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories, five children; Yvonne (Herbert), Gloria (Henry), Blynthia (Ron), Nadine (Raymond) and David (Barbara) 14 Services in Dallas, Texas: Viewing: December 1, 2019 at 1pm-6pm at Laurel Land; Funeral December 2, 2019 at 1pm at Beckley Heights Church of Christ. grandchildren, 21 great Please send any expressions of condolences or donations to Beckley Heights grandchildren, 12 great Church of Christ 6510 South R L Thornton Freeway Dallas TX 75232 addressed great grandchildren, four to Glo Dean Newhouse. nieces, sister Merlene Scott and host of loving woman for Stanley Home her entrepreneurial spirit relatives and friends.

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KwanzaaFest is “Really Coming Together!”

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our communal computations, and it has grown each year. Where else can you get a FREE mammogram or a dental checkup for your child on the spot?

By VINCENT L. HALL Vincent L. Hall is

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That’s the theme for the 29th Annual KwanzaaFest celebration, and it really is coming together.

Each year since 1991, when Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and the Warriors launched the idea of KwanzaaFest, patrons want to know what Kwanzaa is all about. So let’s peer into the pages of “Kwanzaa for Dummies,” where I learned about Kwanzaa.

There are seven principles (Nguzo Saba) that are the foundation of Kwanzaa and KwanzaaFest. Kwanzaa is seen as a “Black Holiday,” and we embrace that. But the tenets are universal, and we welcome people of all cultures to join in the celebration and the commemoration.

Principle one is Umoja or Unity, which reminds us to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Kujichagulia is Self-Determination.

Ujima speaks to our Collective Work and Responsibility.

Ujamaa is about building Cooperative Economics. The first four principles round out our original purpose to create Education, Emancipation, and Enterprise.

Nia translates as Purpose, and Kuumba speaks of the creativity that lives in all people, but especially marginalized communities.

Mama says that poverty is the mother of invention. Finally, Imani points us toward our faith. We believe in ourselves and in a creator who made us free and equal to all humankind.

So, what happens at KwanzaaFest? Glad you asked.

Long before anybody thought of ObamaCare or “pre-existing condi-tions,” KwanzaaFest made the shift toward providing preventative health care initiatives to this community.

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Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price Attendees will have the opportunity to access a wide range of health services at NO charge. Almost all of the health services at KwanzaaFest will be offered free of charge to both insured and uninsured individuals!

KwanzaaFest provides a workable solution for those who cannot afford high deductible insurance costs. You can get your diabetes or cholesterol screened, or talk to a physician or nurse about any health concerns without spending a dime!

Some of the health screenings provided at the event this year include breast cancer screenings/mammograms, cholesterol, and glucose screening; screening for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C; kidney risk assessments and more!

You can even have consultations with pharmacists, physicians, and nurses who will be available throughout the weekend.

If you’re having trouble getting medical care, no worries – Parkland’s patient assistance team will be onsite to help you.

There will also be other low-cost clinics like Foremost Family Health Centers.

Beyond the screenings, several groups will provide information on their services including Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children’s Health, Dallas

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County Health and Human Services, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Methodist Health System, Texas Health Resources, and Baylor Scott & White Health.

Then too, with the reintroduction of SeniorFest -- geriatrics and services for the sages in our community have never been so plentiful.

With the senior population expected to triple over the next 20 – 30 years, so will economic disparity, food insecurity, lack of transportation, and social isolation.

The SeniorFest Mobile Resource Center will provide valuable resources for Dallas County’s most vulnerable population.

You can get 311 information, Financial Literacy, Legal Assistance, as well as there will be representatives from Medicare and Medicaid, Nutritional Meal and Transportation Programs, SNAP Registration Assistance, and Utility Assistance Information, in a one-stop-shop environment.

By the way, what’s your BMI? Body Mass Index can be an indicator or precursor of looming health issues. In 2007, we introduced the 5K Walk/Obesity Run as a tool for prevention and awareness.

There are already 500 walkers/runners enrolled, and we are waiting for you!

Our “Parrish-Land” McDonald’s KidFest is expanding as well. The City of Dallas and Dallas County will showcase the outreach efforts of police and fire professionals to our kids.

There will be live performances, video games, and science exploration provided by the Perot Museum…Can you spell $Free.99?

There’ll be a performance stage for local talent, and you never know when a national artist might come by. (Cross ya fingers!)

Go to johnwileyprice.com for ticket locations, vendor and volunteer opportunities, and updates.

It’s Really Coming Together on Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15 at the State Fair of Texas Automobile Building.

And it’s FREE!

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THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

Dr. Rupy

By VALDER BEEBE

As I am living longer and healthier, I am learning to ‘love food as medicine” and when I meet guests who live this philosophy I am delighted to presented them to our audiences.

I’ve invited into the Valder Beebe Show studios, DR. RUPY (as I call him), medical doctor specialized in General Practice. He is a firm believer in the power of food and lifestyle change to heal and prevent illness and wants to make healthy lifestyles enjoyable and deliciously accessible to everyone.

He is the founder of the Culinary Medicine non-profit in the UK and is the author of The Doctor’s Kitchen. He lives in London, England.

EAT TO BEAT ILLNESS is eighty simple, delicious recipes inspired by the science of food as medicine by Dr Rupy Aujla, MD. His new books is an international bestseller. Dr Rupy says it all begins with the decisions you make about what you put on your plate.

In the new book EAT TO BEAT ILLNESS (HarperOne) Dr Aujla provides the latest research on how food impacts every system of your body, including your organs and your emotions. He explains the connection between nutrition and cancer, heart disease, dementia, and autoimmune conditions, and reveals the specific ingredients proven to boost prevention and wellbeing and reverse symptoms.-Text provided by Dr. Rupy myimessenger.com

Aujla’s publicists VBS: Dr Rupy, welcome and I love your views on food to live a long healthy life.

RA: EAT TO BEAT ILLNESS, my newest cookbook is filled with 80 nutritious recipes that com-

bine ingredients for optimum health.

VBS: Most doctor’s today don’t give specifics on nutrition. Can a healthy meal also taste good?

RA: My approach to food isn’t restrictive or bland; the dishes in Eat to Beat Illness are creative, flavorful, and delicious, using a variety of spices and ingredients in recipes.

VBS: I’m so excited we are talking about your cookbook Eat To Beat Illness. It’s a great book.

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from many Physicians. You seem to understand that food is medicine?

RA: Definitely. My understanding came from my own personal experience. About ten years ago I had health issues. I had heart problems, I saw various cardiologists, with their blessings I decided to take a lifestyle approach and I was able to overcome my own medical issues. That really set me on a path to dig deep into the literature to find out how nutrition and lifestyle were able to reverse something not on my radar.

VBS: I’ve had a life altering health event also that took my A1C from 5.7 to 5.4 in one year. I too know food and lifestyle changes are possible.

RA: All is possible for those who………………

Dr Aujla’s full interview…….

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HBCU Homecoming 2019 dates: Alabama A&M University Visitor: Texas Southern University Louis Crews Stadium, Huntsville, AL Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 2 PM Alabama State University Visitor: Prairie View A&M University ASU Stadium, Montgomery, AL Date: Nov. 28, 2019 | 2 PM Albany State University Visitor: Lane College Albany State University Coliseum, Albany, GA Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM Alcorn State University Visitor: Savannah State University Spinks-Casem Stadium, Lorman, MS Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM Benedict College Visitor: Miles College Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia, SC Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM Bethune-Cookman University Visitor: South Carolina State University Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 4 PM Bowie State University Visitor: Chowan University Bulldog Football Stadium, Bowie, MD Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 1 PM Central State University Visitor: Fort Valley State University McPherson Stadium, Wilberforce, OH Date: Oct 12, 2019 | 1 PM Clark Atlanta University Visitor: Savannah State University CAU Panther Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 2 PM Delaware State University Visitor: South Carolina State University Alumni Stadium, Dover, DE Date: Oct. 10, 2019 | 1:30 PM Edward Waters College Visitor: Allen University Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 3 PM Elizabeth City State University Visitor: Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Roebuck Stadium, Elizabeth City, NC Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 1:30 PM

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Fayetteville State University Visitor: Livingstone College Luther Nick Jerald’s Stadium, Fayetteville, NC Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 2:00 PM

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Visitor: Virginia Union University LU Football Stadium, Lincoln University, PA Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 1 PM

Florida A&M University Visitor: North Carolina Central University Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 2 PM

Livingstone College Visitor: Fayetteville State University Alumni Memorial Football Stadium, Salisbury, NC Date: Nov. 2, 2019 | 1:30 PM

Fort Valley State University Visitor: Morehouse College Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, GA Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 2 PM

Miles College Visitor: Clark Atlanta University Sloan-Alumni Stadium, Fairfield, AL Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 4 PM

Grambling State University Visitor: Texas Southern University Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA Date: Nov. 2, 2019 | 2 PM

Mississippi Valley State University Visitor: Virginia University of Lynchburg Rice–Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, MS Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 2 PM

Hampton University Visitor: Virginia University of Lynchburg Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 2 PM

Morehouse College Visitor: Benedict College B.T. Harvey Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 26 2019 | 2 PM

Howard University Visitor: Norfolk State University William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, DC Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 1 PM

Morgan State University Visitor: Delaware State University Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM

Jackson State University Visitor: Alabama State University Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM

Norfolk State University Visitor: Morgan State University William “Dick” Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA Date: Nov. 2, 2019 | 2 PM

Johnson C. Smith University Visitor: Shaw University Irwin Belk Complex, Charlotte, NC Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 1 PM

North Carolina A&T State University Visitor: Howard University Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 1 PM

Kentucky State University Visitor: Clark Atlanta University Alumni Stadium, Frankfort, KY Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 1 PM

North Carolina Central University Visitor: Norfolk State University O’Kelly–Riddick Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Nov. 9, 2019 | 2 PM

Lane College Visitor: Kentucky State University Lane Field, Jackson, TN Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 2 PM

Prairie View A&M University Visitor: Virginia University of Lynchburg Panther Stadium, Prairie View, TX Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 2 PM

Langston University Visitor: Texas Wesleyan University W.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston, OK Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 2 PM

Saint Augustine’s University Visitor: Johnson C. Smith University George Williams Athletic Complex, Raleigh, NC Date: Nov. 2, 2019 | 1 PM

Lincoln University (Missouri) Visitor: Northeastern State University Dwight T. Reed Stadium, Jefferson City, MO

Savannah State University Visitor: Albany State University

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Theodore A. Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA Date: Oct. 26, 2019 | 3 PM Shaw University Visitor: Livingstone College Durham County Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 12 PM South Carolina State University Visitor: Morgan State University Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 1:30 PM Southern University and A&M College Visitor: Alabama A&M University A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA Date: Nov. 2, 2019 | 4 PM Tennessee State University Visitor: Austin Peay State University Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 4:30 PM Texas Southern University Visitor: Missouri S&T BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX Date: Oct. 12, 2019 | 2 PM Tuskegee University Visitor: Miles College Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, Tuskegee, AL Date: Nov. 9, 2019 | 1 PM University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Visitor: Lane College Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff, AR Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 3 PM Virginia State University Visitor: Bowie State University Rogers Stadium, Ettrick, VA Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 2 PM Virginia Union University Visitor: Chowan University Location: Hovey Field, Richmond, VA Date: Oct. 19, 2019 | 1 PM West Virginia State University Visitor: West Liberty University Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium, Institute, WV Date: Oct. 5, 2019 | 1 PM Winston Salem State University Visitor: Shaw University Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC Date: Nov 2, 2019 | 1:30 PM

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By Marva Sneed

Friday Night with the Wives was presented

by Resurrection Body of Christ Church and hosted by First Lady Dareia Jacobs.

This was an intimate setting for women to learn how to bring the best out of themselves by knowing who they are as women. The panelists were women authors, entrepreneurs, advocates, first ladies of the church, a pastor, and even a judge.

The speaker for the evening was Monica Johnson, author of “Shift from Broken to Breathtaking.”

Her words were inspiring. She told us: “Start out learning to be a woman before a wife. Because how can you be a wife when you don’t even know how to be a woman?”

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MY TRUTH Cheryl Smith PubliSher

JOY TO THE WORLD I’ve always wanted to make my parents proud. Never want to bring shame to the family name. I was always thinking about the implications and ramifications of my actions and inactions. Sure there were times when I made slip-ups, but believe me when I tell you that somewhere in my psyche I was thinking about Joseph and Earline.

No friends or amount of peer pressure could make me engage in actions that would make my mother cry, I hoped. Kinda reminds me of listening to former Tallahassee mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.

Speaking at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Arlington Foundation for Excellence in Education, my fellow Florida A&M University

QUIT PLAYIN’ By Vincent L. HaLL As I began to read Pastor Jonathan Carl’s recent letter to the POTUS, my face brimmed with glee and anticipation.

The headline said it all: “Pastor Hits back after inadvertently coming under fire from Donald Trump!”

That gave me some hope. A

Hallelujah OUCH!

Christian fighting evil?

When I found out that Reverend Carl leads the South Fork Baptist Church in Hodgenville, Kentucky and is an Iraq War vet and a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I reared back and shouted; “Amen!”

I dove into the text and the advertised headline matched the tenor and the tone of the story. That is a rarity in this “far-toomany-breaking-news” cycles we live in.

This preacher admon-ished Trump subject-by-subject

A look at the Amber Guyger murder trial

By Jihad hassan MuhaMMad

The Final Call ConTriBuTing ediTor @JihadhMuhaMMad

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Rep. Bowers welcomes community to Garland office (l) Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers with her staff Amber Guyger on witness stand

Community leaders welcomed Rep. Andrews Bowers to her new office.

Botham Jean

alum talked about being the first in his family to graduate from high school and college.

He also recalled his mother on the receiving of phone calls that made her cry, as she’d hear of an indiscretion or brush with the law, involving one of his older siblings. Mayor Gillum said he decided at a young age, “If I was ever going to make my mother cry it was going to be for something good not something bad.”

Which brings me to my truth. Sunday, September 22, 2019, I met Botham Shem Jean’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Charles. Ms. Gloria and I talked about her grandson, who was murdered by then-Dallas Police officer, Amber Guyger. Follow the early narrative that was presented: On the evening of September 6, 2018, an unarmed Botham Shem Jean (26) was relaxing at home in his Dallas apartment, just a few blocks from the Dallas Police Department; enjoying watching television and eating a bowl of cereal. Officer Guyger was coming home from a long shift (13-1/2 hours), physically and mentally drained.

She lived in the same South Side Flats, but on a different floor and on that fateful night, she went to the wrong apartment, entered and saw what she thought was an intruder, fired, killing Mr. Jean.

Take a deep breath. Monday, September 23, 2019, Ms. Guyger’s murder trial began.

Defense attorneys say Ms. Guyger mistakenly entered the wrong apartment, because she was on “mental autopilot” after a long shift. Text messages the defendant’s attorneys wanted to keep away from jurors told a different story.

Those text messages were allowed in as evidence. The prosecution says the “dumping” of Ms. Guyger’s cell phone is very telling because it revealed the sexual relationship between the four-year officer and her partner, Sr. Corporal Martin Rivera, and conversations she had immediately before and after the shooting.

A different narrative was presented by the prosecution, one where Ms. Guyger texted her See MY TRUTH, page 4

EDITOR’s NOTE: Right at press time, the jury came back with a guilty verdict. After a break, the punishment phase was expected to begin.

DALLAS—The murder trial of a White former police officer, Amber Guyger, caught the spotlight a little over a year after her bizarre killing of unarmed Black man, Botham Shem Jean, in his own home.

She insists she mistook his apartment for her own. The onetime Dallas police officer had seemed unemotional, even apathetic during the trial. But defense attorneys said she was sorrowful for killing in self defense and in testimony Sept. 27, she cried.

Prosecutors said there was no basis for self defense since Ms. Guyger’s life was never in danger.

She entered Mr. Jean’s apartment while he was watching television and eating ice cream the night of September 6, 2018.

The Black community and others wonder: Will the family of Mr. Jean receive justice, or will a onetime White law enforcement officer live free and unpunished after killing an unarmed and innocent Black person?

Judge Tammy Kemp, the Black woman who presides over the trial, has been firm in saying she wants the jury to decide the case free of influence caused by electronic devices, nodding of heads or gestures in her courtroom.

The sequestered jury consists of two Whites, one Asian, four Latinos, and five Blacks. Four jurors are men, and eight are women. There are also four alternates.

The first week was an emotional one for the Jean family, many who came from the island of St. Lucia for the trial. They began their time back in Dallas on Sept. 22 by attending services at Cedar Crest Church of Christ. His grandmother, Gloria Charles, told those present it was important to not let her son become demonized as has been the case with other Black men who died at the hands of police. “He was a good boy, a very loving child,” she said.

Jurors heard from Mr. Jean’s sister who spoke of how she still can’t believe he is gone. She shared the sense of great loss her family feels because of his death.

Perhaps the most emotional distress experienced by the family was a video showing emergency professionals trying with much vigor to save Mr. Jean, who was still breathing when See MURDER, page 3

Name ________________________________________ Phone # ____________________ State Representative Rhetta Andrews Bowers (HD 113) recently hosted her official District Office Grand Opening. As she welcomed constituents and community leaders into their new space she expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support in her District. The ribbon cutting was followed by a reception and tours of the new office space.

Among the attendees were several state and local leaders including Reps. Victoria Neave, Carl Sherman Sr. and Ana-Maria Ramos, Garland Mayor Scott LeMay and Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian.

“Representing the business community of Garland means a lot, when a legislator’s voting record in Austin reflects how much they support our community. Representative Bowers has demonstrated her commitment to both businesses big and small in her district,” said Paul Mayer, CEO of the Garland Chamber of Commerce.

“I am grateful to be here, because Representative Bowers truly cares

about the people of her district.

As I’ve gotten to know her, I am inspired by how she engages with her constituents and truly desires to make her community a better place for all, “ said Rep. Sherman.Mayor Scott LeMay said, “We are very honored for Representative Bowers to locate her District office here in Garland. She has a lot of places she could have gone, but were grateful that she is here with us.”

“I always want the Texans that I serve to know that I am accessible and that I stand ready to serve. Their concerns are my concerns and today underscores that commitment. I am glad to open our district office in a familiar and convenient location for the constituency and I am pleased to see people here form the Northern to the Southern boundaries of our district,” said Rep. Bowers.

She was elected to serve District 113 in the Texas House of Representatives on Nov. 8, 2018.

Growing up, Bowers was drawn to a life of activism at an early age.

Following the example of her mother, a prominent community leader, and her father, a nationally recognized surgeon, Bowers volunteered to phone bank for the late Congressman Mickey Leland as a pre-teen.

Bowers has continued to invest her time and energy in her community.

She has served as a substitute teacher and a PTA member with the Garland ISD. She was appointed to the Rowlett Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, where she served for eight years. She has continued to be an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., of which she is a lifetime member.

Bowers is an alumna of Spelman College and Texas Southern University, earning her bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.

A native Houstonian, she currently resides in Rowlett, TX with her husband and their children.

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Flow of Ci and Co Wednesday November 20th, 2019 - Cierra and Courtney started their podcast with the “Quote of the Week.” Our quotes are geared towards helping inspire ourselves and others to finish out the week motivated and resilient.

“Look at your daily habits and ask yourself, if they are causing you to evolve or revolve? Are you moving forward or just moving in circles?” This quote was read

by Courtney as she talked about never giving up and continuing to push forward.

“This is not a time to play small or stay in your comfort zone.”

A quote read by Ciara as she discussed her experiences with working towards getting out of her comfort zone and applying her energy to new tasks.

We’re setting the tone with positive thoughts for the week and ultimately bringing positive outcomes.

On the 9th episode of the Flo of Ci & Co, a variety of topics were discussed, from: Recapping their weekend, the Rodney Reed’s execution follow up, how long myimessenger.com

is too long to be in the “talking stage” with someone, Forex- the easy way to make money and, most importantly, the increase in school shootings.

Courtney: “When doing some research, in 46 weeks, there have been 45 school shootings. That’s almost a shooting every week.

That’s crazy. The fact that this is happening at schools with children whom have their whole life ahead of them. There was just a shooting November 15, at a high school football game. Two minors were injured and an adult was injured.

Thank God, no one died.

be changed but if you really think about it, when it comes to public schools or just schools period, it’s even hard to fund the school itself so in order to make changes, I think they would look into raising our tax dollars. It’s just a lot of things that would have to change financially for everyone in order for us to make an impact in our community.”

Cierra: “It’s hard to say what needs to change. You really have to check to see if that person sitting next to you in class is okay. A lot of the times when a school shooting happens it mostly a student who’s being bullied, feels threatened Courtney: “Something needs to or just does not feel like they change. School shootings happen, belonged. Schools are supposed we all talk about it for a couple to be a learning experience, not a weeks and then everything goes traumatizing experience.” back to normal. We don’t hear It’s always a pleasure hearing about it being discussed anymore, besides the grieving family talking these ladies’ opinions on variety of about it. We hear about it so topics and advice they always have much, that it’s not surprising to us to share for their listeners. Make and that’s not a mindset we should sure to tune every Wednesday, 2pm to 4pm on Blog Talk Radio. You have.” don’t want to miss out listening in Cierra: “I really just think on the Flow of Ci and Co. there’s a lot of things that needs to

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR Diabetes Awareness Month

November 29 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. DOB 1908, Pastor and Politician, U.S. House Representative for Harlem, New York, 1945-1971

TxDot Public Meeting I-345 from I-30 to Woodall Rodgers, St. Philips 1600 Pennsylvania. 6p. Contact: Travis Campbell, TxDot; 214-320-6100.

December 3

Family Caregivers Month

SWDCA Delta Sigma Theta Black Friday Party, Elks Lounge, 1316 S. Hampton Rd. 9p-12a. Eventbrite.com.

Recurring Events

Happy Hour with Don Diego, Chocolate Lounge Exclusive 4222 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. 6pm-8pm.

Evolution Academy, Luxury Pop Up Boutique, Evolution Academy Charter Sch., 1101 S. Sherman St., Richardson. 6-9p.

RSVP: Eventbrite.com.

Up Town Happy Hour Friday’s, Tate’s, 2723 McKinney Ave. 4.-10p. Evenbrite.com.

RBCA Holiday Reception, bring a Toy, The Tower Club, 1601 Elm St. 48th fl. 6-9p. www.blackcontractors.org.

3rd Annual All Black Affair, Foundation Room, 2200 N. Lamar St. 10p-2a. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Dallas Police Explorers: Open House, Police Headquarters, 1400 Lamar St. 6-8p. Info: dpd.dallascityhall.com.

R & B Only, House of Blues, 220 N. Lamar St. Dallas.

8:30p-1a. Tickets: rnbonly.com.

PJ Morton- Paul Tour, House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. 7p. Tickets: Live Nation

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December 4

Feeding The Needy Hosted by: Hollywood Hernandez Live 1691 Corsicana St., Dallas. 3-5p. Sundays.

Amazon Hiring (No Walk-Ins)., Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Mon.-Fri. Apply: amazon.force.com. 11-1-22-19.

Census Bureau hiring for 2020 Census, Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Submit on-line application in computer lab Mon. & Wed, 10a-2p. Dates: 11-1-22-19.

If Scrooge Was A Brother, Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St. Ft. Worth.

8-10p. Tickets: jubileetheatre.org. 1222-19.

Fair Park Days: Fun Activities for all, Fair Park Lagoon, 1010 1st Ave. Free Parking at Gates 5 & 6. 10a-2p. Contact: aanold@brvcorp.com. 11-23-12-14.

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, A. A. M. 3536 Grand Ave. 9-21-19 3-1-20.

November 27 In 1897 Andrew Beard patented the Jenny Coupler for the Railroad Industry.

The MLK Fresh Produce Distribution Center, (Building A) 2929 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Wednesday’s 10:30a-1:30p.

Thanksgiving Feast, St Phillips School & Comm. Ctr., 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 11a-1p. Info: signupgenius.com.

Wednesday Wine & Jazz, Box Garden in Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave. Plano. 6-11p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Behind The Scenes, DBDT Studio, 2700 Ann Williams Way. Times vary.

RSVP: dbdt.com.

November 28 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Service, Inspiring Body of Christ, 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd. 10a. www.IBOCCHURCH.ORG.

DeDe’s Winter Wonderland Ball, W Dallas Victory Hotel, 2400 Victory Park Ln. 7p.1-a. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

7th Annual Coats & Cocktails, Frontiers & Flights Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. 8p, coatsandcocktailsdfw.com.

Dallas City Temple, 100yr. Concert, Dallas City Temple, 1530 Bonnie View Rd. 6:30-8:30p. Tickets: Evnetbrite.com.

Tomea in Concert, A Tribute Gladys Knight, The Attach Cigar, 4099 camp Wisdom Rd. #101. 7p.

The Special Addition Band, The Balcony Club, 1825 Abrams #B Rd. Dallas. 9:30p-12:30a. Eventbrite.com.

Poster Art Contest, MLK, Jr. Rec. Center, 1300 Wilson St., Denton. 1-3p. 6-12th. Info: graterdentoncountylinks.org.

December 1 National AIDS Day

DeSoto Holiday Sip & Shop, The Manderley, 2010 N. Hampton # 700. 12-5p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Soulful Sunday Brunch at The Lemonade Lounge 1411 E. Campbell Rd. Ste. #1200, Richardson. 12 noon.

The Polar Express, In the Omni Theater, Ft. Worth Museum of Science & History, 1600 Gendy St.11:15a-1:15p.

Tickets: fwmuseum.org. Until 12-23-19.

December 2 Happy Anniversary to Clifton & Marva Sneed

All New Thursdays Ladies Night Soulful Soundz, Vinetti’s 14833 Midway Rd. Addison 5pm-12am. Free Cover.

Big Thought 30 Years Talent Recruitment, Big Thought 1409 S. Lamar St. #1015. 9-10:30a. Info: RSVP to kiara.dismuke@bigthought.org.

Thanksgiving Day Feast, Host: Friendship-West Baptist Church, The 616, 616 W. Kiest Blvd. 10a-12p.

Monday School, Inspiring Body of Christ, 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd. 7p. www.IBOCCHURCH.ORG.

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December 6 Small Business Training, Dallas Metropolitan SBDC, Bill J. Priest 1402 Corinth Street, Suite 1534. 2-4p. Reg. by 4p 12-3-19. Eventbrite.com.

Entrepreneur Mixer, by The Business Alliance Group, Host: Denice Stanford, The Attach Cigar, 4099 camp Wisdom Rd. #101. 7p.

2019 National Pan-Hellenic Council of Dallas Meeting, A. A. M. 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30-8p.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony DeVry University, 4800 Regent Blvd. 11:30a-1p. RSVP: IrvingHCC.com.

Six Hands on Jazz, Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. 7:30p. Tickets: artandseek.org

December 5-22 Black Nativity by Langston Hughes, Directed

by Vicki Washington, Bishop Arts Theatre, 215 S. Tyler St. Times vary. Tickets: vendini.com.

DFW HBCU Alumni Holiday Mixer, DeSoto Civic Center, 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 7-11p. Eventbrite.com.

Let’s Toast Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. 7:30-10:30p. Tickets: letstoastdallas.splashthat.com.

Sunnyvale Christmas Express, Town of Sunnyvale – Government, 127 N. Collins Rd. 6:30p. Wear your PJs and watch the Polar Express.

Funny and Famous, The Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Pl. 8:30p. Tickets: AXS.com.

Duncanville Christmas Parade, 201 James Collins Blvd. 7-10p. Parade Info: duncanville.com. Tree Lighting Ceremony 8-10p. Memorial Park, 101 N. Main St.

December 7 Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Holiday Extravaganza Parade. Info: www.IrvingHCC.com Breakfast w/ Councilman Casey Thomas II, Dallas Executive Airport 5303 Challenger Dr. 10am.

December 5

CCBCC 13th Annual Holiday Celebration, Delta Hotel by Marriott, 777 Watters Creek Blvd. Allen. 6p.-12a.

Speaker: Dr. Dennis Kimbro. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

93rd Annual Awards & Gala Dinner, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, 2922 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Bldg. A, . #104.

7-10:30p. Info: info@dbcc.org.

2nd Annual Empowering Visionaries Awards Gala & Celebrations, Noah’s Event Venue, 6101 Campus Circle Dr., E. Irving. 7-11p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Soul Reborn Charity Event, Diva Style Salon, 17610 Midway Rd. #122. 10a6p. Shopping for Charity with Line’ij, Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Black Santa Holiday Mixer, MLK, Jr. Community Center, 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. 12-5p.. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Simple and Healthy Cooking Classes, Foremost Family Health Center, 2922 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Bldg. B. 1-2p.

The MLK Fresh Produce Distribution Center, (Building A) 2929 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Saturday’s 10:a-2:p.

2019 Hispanic Bus. Forum, Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd. 10a-1:30p. Reg: latinobizdfw. com.

Circle’s 2nd Ann. Holiday Punch Party, Circle Theatre, 230 W. 4th St. Ft. Worth. 7:30p. web.ovationtix.com.

Holiday on the Hill, Host: Zula B. Wylie Library, Historic Downtown Cedar Hill, 6-8p. Info: www.cedarhilltx.com/hoth.

Winter Wonderland, Host Dallas Alumnae Ch. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Southern Cross, 1800 Dowdy Ferry Rd. 7-11p. Tickets: dallasalumnae.org.

Unforgettable Christmas Holiday Business Mixer, Doubletree Hotel, 1981 N. 75 Fwy, Richardson.

6-9p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

33rd Annual 2019 Dallas Holiday Parade, 1321 Commerce St. 10a-12p. and 3rd Dallas Annual Holiday Festival, Main Street Gardens, 7a-3p.

December 6-7 Spirit DBDT Black On Black, Dallas Black Dance Theaters Studios, 2700 Ann Williams Way, Happy Hr. Starts at 6:30p . Tickets: www. attpac.org

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Anatasia The Bold, The Attache Cigar, 4099 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. Tickets: www.theattacheclub.com.

December 8 Lavish Showcase 2019, The Highland Dallas Hotel, 5300 E Mockingbird Ln. 5-9p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

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