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This country does not need to be fighting another senseless war in the Middle East such as the one that has kept our military forces in Iraq for the past 16 years.

Twenty-four people are running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. From where I sit, at least half of them are only running for exposure, for the VicePresidential nod, for Cabinet secretary, to push a platform, or to simply be seen.

“Black” in the day, or as Dr. Jeremiah Wright would call it; B.C. (before cable), Black people were the Mexicans of their era. We say now that Mexicans and immigrants will do the dirty jobs that no one else will.

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MY TRUTH by Cheryl Smith, Publisher

Decisions, Decisions

It was a tough decision to make for some, and not so tough for others. But a decision had to be made. The leadership of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority had about 16,000 registered attendees expected in New Orleans for the public service organization’s 54th National Convention. The weather looked like it could take a turn for the worse. Although Deltas have been to New Orleans since and everything was fine, many remember Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago. When reports from the Weather Channel and meteorologists across the country focused on the threat of Tropical Storm Barry, sorority sisters, speakers, honorees, vendors, family members and loved ones begin rethinking their travel plans. Some canceled their trips altogether, while others who were already in route or had arrived, were faced with decisions. New Orleans was ready for JULY 19, 2019

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the Deltas, who were going to paint the town red. But New Orleans is always ready. It’s a beautiful destination and combine good food, good people, great entertainment, great customer service with a smile, good food, wonderful attractions, good people, serious programming, and, I might add, good food; well you have a formula for a successful gathering. Just ask Essence Festival-goers who were there just a week prior. I smile just thinking of the wonderful times I have had in New Orleans, the city in the state with so many great HBCUs, and folks who act like they are glad, well actually honored, to have you there. But if you will recall, during Hurricane Katrina, folks asked, “Why, when the threat was issued, didn’t many citizens leave New Orleans?” Truth is yes, there were many who thought things would blow over as they did in the past, and others, simply didn’t have anywhere to go. New Orleans was their home! 4

Which brings me to my truth. Doing the right thing can be challenging. Everyone can second guess, talk about what should have happened or what they would have done. You see, it’s difficult to make decisions that impact thousands, but that’s what leaders have to do. That’s what Delta Sigma Theta Sorority president Beverly E. Smith did when she announced that the convention would come to an end at noon on the third day of the five day convention. “The safety and well-being of our members and friends is our top priority,” she said. “We have been in regular communication throughout the week with Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center leadership and a host of other local organizations who contributed to the production of the 54th National Convention. While myimessenger.com

the decision to conclude our convention was a decision we did not anticipate making, I am confident that the best choice was made to not only protect our members but also all those who have helped to make our time in New Orleans a success. Notwithstanding an abbreviated agenda we were able to handle the business of Delta; and our members are returning to their communities energized and committed to implementing programs to uplift their communities.” And if one lesson was learned for many, especially the vendors; you must invest in an insurance policy. Also this is not the first time the sorority has faced challenges during convention time. In 1985, Delta Airlines Flight #191, crashed in Dallas, TX, killing 137, including passengers, flight crew and a motorist on the ground. Members of Delta Sigma Theta were among the fatalities. I still remember the tears, the praying, the spirit of family as people from all walks of life came together, donating blood, food, and a shoulder; myimessenger.com

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helping out, everywhere. Although Barry did not do the anticipated damage to New Orleans, precautions needed to be taken. Last week what was also appropriately lauded was the decision to donate to local charities the food which had been purchased by the Sorority through the convention center’s in-house catering service, Centerplate. The food, according to President Smith, would have been used for two food functions, the Sisterhood Luncheon and closing Soiree Celebration. Imagine the thousands who will benefit from that one decision. And these are the stories I like to hear and spread. But guess what? Sorority 5

and fraternities are always doing positive deeds. There are so many dedicated men and women who are committed to public service and making a difference in their communities. I’m committed to sharing those stories of the great members of the Divine 9 (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity). We must work together and I urge those charged with telling the stories of the great works of their organizations to step up. If they need help, I’m more than happy to assist. Just like with the Black Press, our organizations have to tell our own stories. We have to shape the narrative, or others will do the developing and many times we won’t like the results. Thanks President Smith for doing the right thing. I’m proud of you as the leader of our great sorority! This too, shall pass. I Messenger

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SLAVERY TIES Presidential candidate shares information he received

According to U.S. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, he recently came into possession of documents “showing that both Amy and I are descended from people who owned slaves.” Those descendants, said Mr. O’Rourke, along with other possessions, listed in their property log two human beings, Rose and Eliza. A paternal great-great-great grandfather of mine, Andrew Cowan Jasper, owned these two women in the 1850s. There are also records showing that a maternal greatgreat-great grandfather, Frederick Williams, most likely owned slaves in the 1860s (“most likely,” because we are not certain that the Frederick Williams who is my ancestor and the Frederick Williams who owned slaves are the same person, but there’s enough circumstantial data to lead me to conclude that it’s likely). Records also showed that Amy had an ancestor who owned slaves and another who was a member of the Confederate Army. Something that we’ve been thinking about and talking about in town hall meetings and out on the campaign — the legacy of slavery in the United States — now has a much more personal connection. Ownership of other human beings conferred advantages not just to Andrew Jasper and Frederick Williams, but to Jasper’s and Williams’ descendants as well. They were able to build wealth on the backs and off the sweat of others, wealth that they would then be able to pass down to their children and their children’s children. In some way, and in some form, that advantage would pass through to me and my children. That those enslaved Americans owned JULY 19, 2019

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by my ancestors were denied their freedom, denied the ability to amass wealth, denied full civil rights in America after slavery also had long term repercussions for them and their descendants. The way that fortune was passed through the generations from Andrew to me, misfortune was passed through the generations from Rose and Eliza to their descendants who are alive today. Rose and Eliza were denied their freedom and the benefits that their labor produced; they and their children were then denied their civil rights after the end of Reconstruction; and their descendants endured open terrorism, economic exclusion and racism in the form of Jim Crow, lynchings, convict leasing, voter suppression, red lining, predatory lending, and mass incarceration. Everything their descendants have accomplished in their lives is despite having all of these odds stacked against them. In the aggregate, slavery, its legacy and the ensuing forms of institutionalized racism have produced an America with stark differences in opportunities and outcomes, depending on race. For example, there is 10 times the wealth in white American than there is in black

America. Black men are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white men. The disparity in infant mortality between black families and white families is greater today than it was in 1850. Whether it’s the economy, healthcare, education, criminal justice or even in the inherent biases revealed by technology, there really are two Americas. I benefit from a system that my ancestors built to favor themselves at the expense of others. That only increases the urgency I feel to help change this country so that it works for those who have been locked-out of — or locked-up in — this system. As a person, as a candidate for the office of the Presidency, I will do everything I can to deliver on this responsibility. In addition to making significant changes to education policy (immediately address $23 billion in underfunding for minoritymajority public schools), economic policy (ensuring equal pay, deploying capital to minority- and women-owned businesses, $25 billion in government procurement to these same businesses), healthcare (universal healthcare and home health visits to women of color to reverse trend in maternal and infant mortality) and criminal justice (police accountability, ending the drug war, and expunging arrest records for nonviolent drug crimes), I will continue to support reparations, beginning with an important national conversation on slavery and racial injustice. We all need to know our own story as it relates to the national story, much as I am learning mine. It is only then, I believe, that we can take the necessary steps to repair the damage done and stop visiting this injustice on the generations that follow ours. myimessenger.com

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A more peaceful world

This country does not need to be fighting another senseless war in the Middle East such as the one that has kept our military forces in Iraq for the past 16 years. That is precisely why my colleagues and I in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives recently voted to limit the president’s ability to unilaterally declare military action against a country such as Iran. One which the president recently ordered American forces to attack, and then rescinded his command. Diplomats and military officials with expertise in Middle East policy believe that a conflict with Iran would create a regional disaster, with serious disruptive economic and social consequences for American allies in the arena, Along with neighboring areas such as Africa and Europe. These experts also believe that countless American lives would be lost needlessly. While passing the National Defense Authorization Act, a $733 billion bill, members of the House specifically included a provision that would restrain the president’s ability to order an attack on the Iranian people and their government myimessenger.com

without first receiving permission from Congress. Twenty seven Republican members of the House voted to approve the provision along with the overwhelming majority of Democrats. One only has to recall the invasion of Iraq by a war-hungry Republican administration some years ago, only later discovering that the evidence that it replied upon to go to war was false. Notably, the legislation won the enthusiastic support of left of center, center and right of center elected officials and influential advocacy groups. Conservative oriented groups such as Concerned Veterans for America and FreedomWorks were among its backers, as was the fiercely left of center organization Indivisible. Additionally, the legislation included an amendment denying the administration’s wish to use military funds in support of Saudi Arabia 9

which has been engaged in a threeyear-old war in Yemen which institutions such as the United Nations have characterized as immoral. The bill also includes an amendment that would allow transgender military men and women to serve as members of our armed services. It directly challenges the Trump administration‘s policy of barring these brave men and women from serving their country. Also included in the bill is a three percent pay increase for members of the military. Those of you who have followed my programs in the 30th congressional district are aware of my Women for World Peace Conference that I convene annually. There, women from around the world gather to profess the importance of working towards a peaceful world, understanding that war only leads to horrific pain and suffering. Our recent action in the House of Representatives is an attempt to create a more peaceful world, one in which conflict is resolved through dialogue, mutual understanding and respect. I Messenger

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Garland woman assaulted by Uber passengers By Cheryl Smith Seated with her attorney Larry Taylor of the Cochran Firm, Uber driver Zonya Robinson recently recounted the attack she suffered at the hands of passengers she picked up from a strip club in Haltom City in early March. A driver for the ride share service for the past two years, Ms. Robinson said she has never encountered the type of customers she did that night and she is disappointed that she didn’t get support from a company she actually enjoys working for. According to Ms. Robinson, she picked up four passengers (three male, one female) shortly after midnigh. A male passenger in the front seat made sexually inappropriate comments toward her and after he continued even though she warned him to stop, she pulled over to terminate the ride. The male passengers when confronted about their behavior began to

shout racial slurs. In response to I Messenger She said she got out of Media’s query, an Uber the car to ensure that spokeswoman said, they left the vehicle. “Violence has no place Two of the passengers, anywhere and what’s been Konstantino Garefos and described is unacceptable. Jesse Mosley, also got out Our team has been in and threw bottles at her. Shielding her face from the oncoming bottles she suffered deep cuts and excessive bleeding. Additionally, the Garland resident said, the passengers were “inebriated,” and called her “nigger,” in addition to asking her to perform sexual acts. For her, equally insulting and egregious has been the lack of response from Uber driver Zonya Robinson Uber officials. Ms. Robinson filed a complaint with Uber regarding this incident contact with Ms. Robinson and received no response. and following her reports, With a variety of initiatives we permanently banned recently announced by the rider accounts from Uber to enhance passenger the Uber app. We will safety, she questions fully cooperate with law whether the company enforcement and will values the safety of its provide information to drivers. them that would be helpful

for an investigation.” Ms. Robinson was critical of Uber’s efforts, saying she was told the case was closed. “There’s no program in place,” Ms. Robinson said, adding that drivers can not carry guns, knives or even Mace. “They don’t want you to protect yourself and they aren’t protecting employees.” On May 14, a Tarrant County grand jury indicted Garefos for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Mosley was not indicted, even though he threw a bottle at Robinson’s head. Atty. Taylor said they have not filed a lawsuit yet. Uber’s response is important. “There should be safeguards in place,” he said. “Employees must be protected. And Ms. Robinson is not the first employee to

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speak out about assaults by passengers. There have also been assaults involving drivers. A representative responding to email requests decried the assault on Ms. Robinson, calling it unacceptable. When asked why she continues driving for Uber, Ms. Robinson said, she likes the flexibility and freedom. Also, she asked, why should she quit? Instead “Uber needs to make some changes.” According to the spokeswoman, Uber has a team dedicated 24/7 to investigate specific reports and will remove an individual’s access to app if they violated Uber’s Community Guidelines. They also have many of the same transparency and accountability features that riders do, such as feedback and ratings for every trip and there is a GPS record of each trip. Unfortunately, nothing helped Ms. Robinson on that fateful night. Photo: Courtesy the Cochran FIrm

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COMMENTARY by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Running for exposure Twenty-four people are running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. From where I sit, at least half of them are only running for exposure, for the Vice-Presidential nod, for Cabinet secretary, to push a platform, or to simply be seen. Their ambitions have made the process turgid and impractical, often amusing and only sometimes illuminating. The candidates do best when they have time to expound on their ideas, as they did at Rev. William Barber’s Poor People’s Congress on June 17, or at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s National Rainbow Coalition International Convention June 28-July 2. Barber’s meeting drew nine candidates, each who had the opportunity to give a four-minute speech and 26 minutes of questioning from Rev. Barber. The Rainbow PUSH gathering drew seven candidates who had about 15 minutes to address those assembled. Vice-President Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Mayors Bill Di Blasio and Pete Buttigieg had press conferences with Rev. Jackson. Senators Harris and Booker did not attend Rev. Jackson’s meeting, although Harris did get to Rev. Barber’s and pledged to support a debate dedicated to poverty issues. With a crowded field and calendar, it is clear that everybody can’t be everywhere, but I’d like the two African American Senators to explain why they snubbed Rev Jackson, a leader who provided the very foundation for them to run for office. Memo to Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Mira-mar, FL Mayor Wayne Messam, and a few others, what are you running for, really? You’ve got ideas – doesn’t everybody? But you have about as good a chance of being President as the proverbial snowball has a chance of surviving Hades. You’ve raised a little money, and you’ve got a skeleton staff. Why not sit home and write op-eds about your good ideas? Somebody myimessenger.com

will publish them. Memo to California Congress-man Eric Swalwell – age baiting is neither thoughtful nor cute. It’s fine to tell Vice-President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” once, but to say it more than once seems like badgering and makes you look like a junior high school heckler. Biden should have come back at you for hedging your bets. You told the San Francisco Chronicle that, while you are running for President, you haven’t closed the door on keeping your congressional seat. You have until December to decide, you say. Do us all a favor. Decide now! Memo to Beto O’Rourke. Just like the South lost the Civil War, you lost the Senate race in 2018. Losing a statewide competition is hardly the foundation for a successful Presidential run. You were a nondescript Congressman that sponsored little legislation, a Democratic sensation mainly because you came close to toppling the odious Senator Cruz. But what do you stand for other than white male exuberance, jumping up on tables with the wild hand gestures? Run for Senate in Texas again. Maybe you’d win and really make a difference! Memo to Julian Castro. Don’t patronize your own community by speaking Spanish poorly. I think Latino people care more about your policy positions than your Spanish language ability. Good move in going after Beto O’Rourke in the debates on immigration issues. Wrong move in missing the Poor People’s Congress after confirming that you’d be there. Memo to Vice-President Biden. You’re better than your act, better than your debate performance, better than your wandering, long-winded speeches. I know you’ve been doing you for a long time, and the wordy gaffes seem to work for you. Actually, they don’t. There’s nothing wrong with saying

you made a mistake, nothing wrong with apologizing to Anita Hill, which you haven’t done yet, nothing wrong with talking about busing unapologetically. If you don’t get your act together, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are going to make mincemeat out of you. It’s only July, seven long months before the February 3, 2020, Iowa caucuses. Only July, eight months before the delegate-rich Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020, when at least 15 states, including Texas and California, will hold primaries, and 1321 Democratic delegates will be up for grabs. It’s the beginning of July, and by month’s end, there will be yet another debate with 20 people on the stage in two clumps. We won’t learn much at these debates, because they are less debate than guided conversation with interruptions and outbursts. What we must know, even at this point in July, is that all twenty-four candidates aren’t running for President. At least half of them are simply running for exposure, and most of the nation is not paying attention. Can you name all 24 candidates without the use of Google? Probably not. I got to 21 before I had to check. I left out Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, and Montana Governor Steve Bullock. They’ve made quite an impression! Running for exposure is a costly venture and a Constitutionally guaranteed right. I’m not so sure it’s a good idea, at least where some of these candidates are concerned. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist, and social commentator.

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Soaring into the Next Generation YOUNG PERSPECTIVES BY KORBIN HALL

Korbin Hall is a resident of Glenn Heights, Texas. He attends Life High School. After high school Korbin hopes to attend Stanford University. He plans to have a double major in Finance and Computer Science.

“Soaring into the next generation,” a simple, but yet an eloquent phrase. Within the past six weeks, I have had the opportunity to observe a wide variety of ways that we can achieve our goals and dreams. Michelle Obama, as we know, coined the term, “When they go low, we go high,” saying that going high is a long-term strategy. The thing that I find noticeable throughout history is the effect the previous generations have had on the success that we live within. The sacrifices that people have made in order to provide future generations with a leverage can be considered as stepping stones, and that is exactly what the African American Museum’s Summer Camp provided this year. While enabling the option to enhance or “find” one’s gift, the camp also teaches JULY 19, 2019

about history, and the many sacrifices and paths people have taken in order to provide a better future, or trail for upcoming generations. The African American Museum has proven to be a pathway to history. Started in 1974 and individually owned, it is the only institution of its kind in the Southwest, featuring one of the largest folk art collections in the nation. It allows us to keep a vital part of our Black heritage. The African American Museum is also a place that organizes summer camps for youth ranging from ages 6-15 years of age. My mentors this summer challenged us to look beyond our years to appreciate those who have soared and returned back to the nest to feed into us the bread of educational equity. Cognitive to both school and college, the

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African American Museum’s Summer Camp is essentially a stepping stone to the next grade of higher learning. Its main purpose is to allow individuals to find their gift, by providing a handful of courses which vary from a broad range of subjects, such as Computer Science to Acting. While enabling the option to enhance and unfold our individual gifts, the camp also teaches us to have pride for our heritage, and that the contributions we have made allowed us, and everyone else to live within a better America. One of the main issues, going on year after year, that the Museum’s Camp tries to address is to put an end to present day issues within schools and the education system. The Camp provided a literacy program that allowed us to not

only talk about the issues at school, but write about them as well. Our job is to make sure we finish school fully educated and not individually devastated. I believe that the greater danger that younger people within modern society are dealing with today is that they are not aiming high enough in believing in and appreciating themselves. Instead, they are aiming too low, and deprecating themselves. School is a place where curriculums are developed and tasks are assigned, but I believe that our individual talents cannot fall into the hands of an inequitable system. We held forums to talk and express our concerns, and we found that our concerns were almost identical. Campers admitted during the forum that school can sometimes be depressing, and is usually lacking a lot of things in which could both allow us to express ourselves

more and to find our identity within the things we enjoy doing. Summer is a safe environment of social networking without a failing grade. It’s a wonderful resource to bring attention to issues in a learning atmosphere. Another prevalent issue that the teenagers within the camp attempted to neutralize and/or discuss is the modern day rise of both mental illnesses and depression. According to the 2018 APA Stress in America study conducted by the American Psychology Association, Generation Z, or people born between the years 1995 and 2015, are the least likely to report having good health, making this one of the more important issues within today’s society. If we plan to soar to the next generation, we will need a runway without the potholes of hopelessness and doubt. Summer camp is a place where our dreams have become more evolutionary than revolutionary. myimessenger.com

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Meet the Esthetician: Tomorrow Leigh On From Marva with Love, I had the pleasure of interviewing esthetician Tomorrow Leigh. Tomorrow Leigh is from Glendora, California and has over 20 years of experience as a skin care specialist. She has a passion for helping people to cultivate their best skin. As a prominent melanin authority, she focuses on treatments that deliver effective results without compromising the skins health or integrity. Tomorrow tailors each facial to the client’s individual needs through education and customized personal skin care treatments and regimes. Tomorrow says, loving the skin you #Dwell in for her is “not letting age change her but changing the way she ages.” Her translation is: feeding, nourishing and protecting her skin from the inside out. MS: You are an authority on melanin. Melanin what is the simplest way to explain what it is? TL: Melanin is what we see myimessenger.com

hue will protect your skin from the Sun’s harmful rays. We all burn when our skin is not protected. Not to mention prematurely aging from the Sun’s damaging rays. MS: Why is skin care and facials so important?

in people of color; also people with sun damage causing hyperpigmentation of the skin. I like to focus on treatments that can help with the melanin using products like the, Kojic Acid, but there are many, many more natural skin care products that even out the skin tone and give you a glowing and radiant skin. MS: So Melanin means color? TL: Melanin is melanocytes cells which distributes color to the skin. Don’t let your Melanin fool you! Oftentimes women of color believe your gorgeous melanated 13

TL: The benefits are so important. Like I have stated I’ve been an esthetician for over 20 yrs. Most people think of facials as just washing your face, but it is so much more than that. Actually what we do is access the skin. We are able to tell them what type of skin they have. There are several types of skin, oily, acne, mature, dry mature, dehydrated and combination skin types. People are using products that are not quite right for the skin. Estheticians can tell you what type of skin you have and what products are best suited for them, products that won’t cause inflammation and cause more damage to the skin.

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by Vincent Hall

John Henry and the Statesman! “Black” in the day, or as Dr. Jeremiah Wright would call it; B.C. (before cable), Black people were the Mexicans of their era. We say now that Mexicans and immigrants will do the dirty jobs that no one else will. Well, there was a time when Black folk labored below a fair wage and were damn good at it. Ask Big Mama or Granny. These women washed, ironed, cleaned, cooked and nannied for America’s most prestigious families. There are still prominent White families who pile up in their cars to pay their respects to some of our grandmothers on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Mother’s Day. These “domestics” returned to their modest homes and worked and cleaned with the same intensity and pride. The work we did set the standard for our parenting. And then cable TV took over. Work and thrift were still the order of the day in my generation and 85% of my peers lived a similar experience. On Saturday morning our mamas would slap the taste buds out of our mouths if we had the audacity to turn on a television before the chores were done. Those chores included; sweeping, mopping, a proper scrubbing of the latrines and all areas therewith and encompassing. We hung the laundry on clotheslines to dry and mowed the yard with a non-motorized push instrument with blades that looked like they came off the water fans that cooled our homes. It was work, it was expected, and it was an illuminating introduction to honest living. Somewhere we JULY 19, 2019

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compromised our collective will to distinguish our race by the honor of our toil, thrift and tenacity. There was no dishonor in picking cotton. The dishonor came in the exploitation of child labor and the slave wage scale that plantation owners got rich on! At the age of 10 or 11, me and my bestie; Marqueis Scott, would drag

a lawnmower and a can of gas all over East Oak Cliff. We knew where the single women were and always underbid our competition. These days I watch moms walk by their heavyweight sons, some of them sixfoot and over 200 pounds, to pay a lightweight Mexican brother with an accent for what we used to beg to do. I’m sorry, but some of our children are just sorry. Or trifling as my mama would say. But that’s not their fault… It’s ours! You can’t keep a job mopping floors when you have to keep pulling your pants to cover the crack of your ass. And those expensive nails won’t last a week when you have to bust suds two or three times a day. But I guess dishes don’t pile up when there ain’t no turnip greens and cornbread

in the stove. Has cooking become antiquarian too? Teach your children the folklore of John Henry; “The Steel Driving Man.” He worked himself to death, but as a people we wore his example as an aegis of honor. The muscular John Henry became famous for winning a race against a steam powered hammer, before dying of exhaustion. Nowadays we are often seen as lazy, listless, shiftless and shallow. And that ain’t just what White folk think of you. We need to revisit the yesteryears before PlayStations and social media. Black parents demanded that their children perform superior grade work before they were rewarded with leisurely exploits. There is no more honorable man or woman than those who earn their keep in honest labor. Every Black child needs to master a trade and a profession. PERIOD! Dr Martin Luther King put it this way; “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” Netflix will soon release a movie about John Henry starring Dewayne (The Rock) Johnson. Watch it with your kids, but share the story of John Henry in print first. Oh, and after the movie is over; find some work for them to do! #teachunclevinny #QuitPlayin myimessenger.com

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State Fair of Texas Seasonal Job Applications Now Available Online The 2019 State Fair of Texas® is a little more than 90 days away, and Big Tex is officially looking for job applicants. Seasonal job applications are now available online for a variety of departments and positions. The State Fair is a beloved Texas tradition, so it’s easy to see why working at the Fair is just as fun as attending the annual event. The Fair provides more than 7,000 seasonal job opportunities every year,

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with approximately 2,200 people employed directly by the State Fair of Texas. The minimum wage for job openings paid by the State Fair of Texas for 2019 is $11.15/hour, raised from $10.00/ hour in 2018. As the annual event is a collection of small businesses, the remaining seasonal positions report to independent contractors including concessionaires, ride operators, and vendors. Applications for seasonal positions

can be found online, with opportunities available in the following areas: Clean Team, Commercial Vendor Booths, Coupon Sales, Creative Arts, Food and Beverage, Games, Gates, Greenhouse/Landscape Operations, Guest Services, Livestock, Maintenance, Plumbing, and Security. To apply for a seasonal position at the State Fair of Texas, please visit BigTex. com/Jobs. In addition to encouraging job seekers who don’t have access to a computer

to visit their area public library, the Fair has partnered with several local organizations who will be opening their computer facilities to those wanting to fill out job applications. Assistance with the application process, resumes, creating professional email accounts, and virtual phone numbers will also be offered at specific locations through CARDBoard Project. Please find details on all participating locations:

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Are you budgeting your money? INTERLUDE By Cierra Mayes

Cierra Mayes is a 2019 graduate of the University of North Texas

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, marked the eighth episode of “Cierra’s Interlude” by me, Cierra Mayes. Cierra’s Interlude is a podcast platform I created to give current college students and former students the opportunity to tell their truth. My show airs on Blog Talk Radio every Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm. Every week, I talk about different subjects that are related to life after college. The show also talks about the importance of adulting and time management. I am a recent graduate from the University of North Texas with a focus in Broadcast Journalism. Recently, I wrote an article, “If I would’ve known, what I know now,” in Texas Metro News, about my personal experiences in college and growth over the years. This is one of the many reasons why I chose to create a podcast that would help out the student community. On a recent episode, I had the opportunity to interview Aneaise Dorsey, also known as my mother. She’s a registered nurse, who’s had a passion for nursing since high school. Aside from her career path, she shared her trials and triumphs with financial issues, budgeting, and credit history. With that being said, are you budgeting your money? In conversation, we talked about how to save money and knowing the importance about gaining credit. Here is a brief of our conversation. Cierra Mayes: Can you tell me about the nursing home you and your friends tried to open a few years ago? myimessenger.com

Aneaise Dorsey: Actually, it was a home health care agency we tried to open around 1995. We were open for about five years and it was me and three others that split the home health care agency. They ended up having substantial budget cuts and the way the C.M.: I know a few years ago you ran into some financial issues that affected you in the long run. Can you share a little bit about that?

where you have one stream of income but two, it would help. C.M.: What did that situation teach you? A.D.: It taught me a whole lot. Now I save more, and I budget much better. I tell anybody to save because you never know when it is going to be a rainy day. Before I got into financial difficulties. I had every credit card you could name. I got my credit card when I was in nursing school and like I say, you’ll have good credit and then they’ll send you pre-approved credit cards that you would think you would have to open. C.M.: Did your parents ever explain that to you? A.D: High school and my parents did not explain that to me. Due to President Obama being in office with the financial crisis that happened when he got in office, he put in regulations that now credit card companies have to tell you that if you owe on a balance and don’t swipe the card anymore you may owe more than the balance you had to pay off because of interest.

A.D.: Seven years ago, I ran into financial difficulty and it was due to over-extending myself. I was just buying a lot of stuff and not necessarily saving. What brought on the financial difficulty was because my hours were getting cut and it happened so quick. I always tell someone that if you can have a side hustle or perhaps a second job, not

It was a pleasure talking to her and hearing her advice on credit, how to maintain your credit, and for college students to save no matter how much money you get to always put back. It is important for college students to know how to save properly and avoid financial problems during or before graduating from college. I Messenger

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What’s on Miles’ Mind? Difficult Relations MILES’ MUSINGS BY MILES JAYE DAVIS www.milesjaye.net

If success in life demanded our enduring uncomfortable relations, most of us would fail. In fact, success does require us to endure, suffer, bear, and tolerate uncomfortable relations. Most folks, however, are unwilling to do so-others do so grudgingly. Therefore, few of us actually reach our full potential. Few of us are willing to draw the arrow back far enough in the bow to reach the target, much less hit the bullseye. We want the gain, but not the pain. A famously ironic Al Pacino line in “Ocean’s Thirteen” was, “I don’t want the labor pains, I just want the baby.” Successful people say, bring on the pain. I enjoy reading biographical accounts of highly successful people who learned to navigate their way around difficult relations. The Steve Jobs story was one of my myimessenger.com

favorites. Interestingly, how difficult was he? Also, quite interestingly, according to my reading, most successful people are themselves difficult-demanding, picky, particular, peculiar, perfectionists. No one in their right mind wants to deal with difficult people. Right? I can hear you now, I don’t put up with difficult people. No? Ever have a difficult boss or supervisor? How often did you give him or her a piece of your mind? Really? Did you quit, or did you get fired? Ever have a teacher or professor you thought was the worst, but you needed the grade, so you did what? You completed the course, got the grade, graduated and haven’t looked back-- you succeeded! The list could go on and on. We’ve listened Sunday after Sunday, for years, to ministers preaching

prosperity and increased territory, but somehow omitting the difficult relations Christ endured. Each Apostle had a personality loaded with idiosyncrasies. It’s easy to focus on Judas’ betrayal, however, it doesn’t speak to the disappointment or aggravation wrapped up in the simple line, “Oh ye of little faith.” Yes, there were moments when even the Apostles got on Christ’s nerves. Here’s is some of what the Bible says about dealing with difficult people: “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 “The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.” Proverbs 12:16 “For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” “But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.’” Galatians 5:14-14

“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” Romans 12:18 “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Matthew 7:1 “For whatever you wish that others do to you, do also to them…” Matthew 7:12 Here are a few quotes about dealing with difficult relations. “I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.” - Unknown “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” - Carl Jung “If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” - John W. Gardner “If it were necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable.” - George Courteline “We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and problems not necessarily of our own making.” - Terry Brooks “When dealing with people, remember, you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling

with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity. -Dale Carnegie “Seek the best in everyone that you meet. Seek the worst in dealing with yourself.” -Sasha Azevedo Here’s one more, “Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.” Eminem If you’re the type who handles difficult relations by constant complaining, consider this, you are subjecting yourself to a constant state of frustration and at its extreme, even poor health. You ever hear someone say, “Y’all gone worry me to death?” You will never be happy, or at peace in this state of mind. You can never ever succeed in this state of mind. Live and let live, and remember this little prayer, you may have heard it, “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” That’s what’s on my mind!

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THE FAREWELL BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ

The Farewell is a very interesting film about the differences in culture between a Chinese family and a Chinese American family. The Chinese family is more interested in the family as a group while the American Chinese family seems to care more about each family member. While it’s a “Chinese story,” the movie contrasts native families with families who have immigrated to the United States. It’s a universal theme with both groups of families showing the trials and triumphs of both generations. The movie, which is partially true, is about a grandmother who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease. The Chinese family, even the old woman’s doctor, are opposed to telling the JULY 19, 2019

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woman she is terminally ill. expresses frequently to her Instead, the family gets granddaughter. together so she can celebrate By the way, it’s the granddaughter who is the closest to the grandmother. She desperately wants to tell her grandmother about her terminal cancer diagnosis, just so that she can say good-bye. It’s something that her family is vehemently opposed to. The Farewell is a very poignant movie. The sense of sadness in the movie will leave you feeling melancholy at the end of the film, but still hopeful and optimistic. Those are complicated emotions for with her family, just one a very complicated film. more time. The movie runs 1 hour and The family gathers in China 38 minutes and it’s rated PG. for a big wedding and the On my “HOLLYWOOD grandmother thinks that the POPCORN SCALE” I rate bride is “stupid,” an opinion The Farewell a MEDIUM. that the grandmother 22

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ASK ALMA Boob job or not? Dear Alma,

crickets? make some type of surgical I can appreciate that enhancement, and neither I love my husband and he you and your husband are should he. loves me. We have a very, practicing to bring each Ta-ta terrorism; that’s what very happy marriage. We other happiness, but one it is. Don’t you stand for it, have been married 15 years, should never have elective and don’t feel guilty. and we don’t have kids by surgery for someone else. While you’re successfully choice. He and I work out Neither should you get a working on your body, start and we’re in great shape. We tattoo for someone else, but working on your mind, work hard at being physically that’s not what we’re talking building up your self-esteem. attractive for each other. You need a strong Truthfully speaking, as we age, there mind to partner with Lately, my husband are many parts that don’t hang like they your strong body. A has asked me to do something I oppose. once did…on a woman as well as on a strong mind can make He wants me to get tough decisions and man. breast implants. He is a not allow outside great husband, and I want to about. LOL. (I do, however, intimidation from anyone. make sure I do everything to want to throw that out for A strong mind plus a look good for him, but I’m those who may consider that strong body equals a strong scared. proposition as well.) heart. You have to live your Should I have the surgery Back to the subject at truth or you’ll be exhausted even if I don’t want to? hand: Truthfully speaking, by hypocrisy and start to Love my boobs as we age, there are many blame your husband. parts that don’t hang like Be confident in your truth Dear Love my boobs, they once did…on a woman and what’s best for you. as well as on a man. You feel You knew the answer to this No! There should be no me? Yea, I know. question before you emailed compromise or secondBoth of you should be me. I think you’re just guessing about this; the able to live with each other’s looking for confirmation. Ok, answer is no. age-related transitions. now you have it. Silence! Do you hear You’re not asking that he Alma JULY 19, 2019

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LIFESTYLE by Valder Beebe

That Celebrity Interview:

Basketball Wives

Season 8 of the DramaFilled VH1 Series won’t disappoint. The Valder Beebe Show catches up with popular star of the show, Jackie Christie. Jackie Christie star of VH1’s Basketball Wives, franchise is a fashion designer, author of six popular books on Sexual Relations, No ordinary Love, Woman, Proud to be a Colored Girl, Luv Pons, And In The Land of Sex & Money. And a devoted philanthropist. Jackie prides herself on being a high achiever she is also the wife of retired NBA Star Doug Christie. Season 8, the new season, the ladies are tested like never before while balancing life’s unexpected turns, career endeavors and strained relationships. The 16-episode installment welcomes back series veterans and a fresh newcomer to the group. Jackie is experiencing empty nest syndrome as she prepares for her son to go off to college. Newcomer Feby Torres, is tired of being associated with her famous ex and is determined to make a new name for herself, even if myimessenger.com

that means making enemies. – Text is provided by Jackie Christie’s publicist. VEB: Jackie Christie what speaking of being very can we look forward to season passionate. I won’t give away the show everyone tune in 8 of VH1 Basketball wives? to the new season of VH1 JC: The audience can Basketball Wives. VEB: I’m going to take this post direct from Facebook for you Jackie. I have a nagging question….. are there really “Hoochies” that plague NBA players (not my words, just from Facebook).

look forward to more Jackie Christie in a very surprising, explosive and intense way. I feel like season 8 is going to be our biggest season yet. VEB: You say explosive? What viewers seem to think of you, you are views as very normal , calm and successful, also happy, being married to retired NBA star, Doug Christie. JC: When I say explosive I’m 29

JC: I would say yes there are loose women who carry themselves loose around the life of basketball and the players. These women go to the extremes at times, the culture is there and ……… Complete video interview ValderBeebeShow.com

ValderBeebeShow.com, 411RadioNetwork.com, Youtube.com/valderbeebeshow, 411RadioNetwork. com; Podcast audio: Soundcloud.com/valderbeebeshow, Soundcloud.com/kkvidfw, 411RadioNetwork.com, PChatman Streaming TV Network

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR Minority Mental Health Month UV Safety Month Recurring Events Feeding The Needy Hosted by: Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez Live 834 S. Ervay St. Dallas. 3pm5pm. Sundays. Marvelous Marriage Monday’s, Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 7-8:30p. In the Memory of Mrs. Roberta A. Johnson of Hamilton Park UMC a Library was established. Donate a Book in the name of your Loved One, R.A.J. Library in Garland, Contact Valder Beebe 214-274-1719.

July 17 Neighborhood Legal Clinic at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W Wheatland Rd. Dallas 5:30pm-7:30pm. 105.7 Rudy Rush Comedy Hour, Arlington Improv 309 Curtis Mathis Way, #147, 6p. Improvarlington.com. AAA Career Fair, 1225 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell. 3p-6p. Visit AAA.com/Careers RSVP to our Career Fair!

Mark Twain School for Talented & Gifted Admission Previews, Mark twain Leadership Vanguard 724 Green Cove Ln. 5:30-7p. Info: https://www.dallasisd.org. 2019 “Hotter Than July” Happy Hour, Tarrant County Bar Association-Ft. Worth, 1315 Calhoun St. 5-7p. Info: Karmen Johnson @ karmieatlaw@aol.com.

July 19

Ole School Party Fish Fry Hole in the Wall Edition at Trinity Elk Lodge #480 2607 MLK, Jr. Blvd. 8-2am. Black Marriage Society Meet Up, Don’t Tell Supper Club 2026 Commerce St. 6p. Love & Laugh Hour, Disciple Central, 901 N. Polk St. 6p-10p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com KevOnStage. King Davis Whiteman Band, The Oasis at Joe Pool Lake, 5700 Lake Ridge Pkwy. Grand Prairie, 7-11p. The Health - Wealth Connection w/ Robert Selders, Jr., Meadows Conference Center, 2900 Live Oak St. 11:30a.

July 20 Happy Birthday to Team Member and Special Lady L. Diane Evans

Free Job Training in Low-Voltage Field: Class Orientation, Frazier House, 4600 Spring Ave. 9:30a-12:30p. Register: www.zwhjcoc.org.

Boney James Live! House of Blues 2200 Lamar, Dallas St. 8-10p. www.houseofblues.com

July 18 Music under the Dome Summer 2019 Feat: Ruben, AAM 3536 Grand Ave. 7:30 &10:30p. Sharon BeeChum 214-414-8893. Open House Networking Lunch Event, KB Studios, 1373 W. Campbell Rd. Richardson 11a-2p. Dinner and Dialogue, Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave. 6p-8:30pm. Credit Score Empowerment Networking Social, GLo Best Western, 1215 N. I-35E, DeSoto. 5-8p.

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Ladies First Vendor and Networking Event at Duncanville Rec. Center, 201 James Collins Blvd. 3:30pm7:30pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Alive Dance Conference 2019, Potters House 6777 W. Kiest Blvd. Register: ThePotterHouse.org/Alive.

Battle of 1911 Charity Basketball Game, Presented by: The Winners Club Duncanville Fieldhouse 1700 Main St. 6:30-9:30p. Eventbrite.com. Women Empowering One Another, Church of the Disciple United Methodist, 220 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto. 10a. When Women Pray “Prayer Brunch”, NaKayshions Wedding and Event Center, 432 S. Clark Rd. Cedar Hill, 11a-2p. Tickets www.dearfemalepreacher.com.

Brown Girl Brunch, Brown Girl Shop, 324 E. Beltline Rd. #316 DeSoto.1-3p. Eventbrite.com. Ft. Worth BBQ & Brews Tours, Panther City BBQ, 201 E. Hattie St. 1-4p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

July 22 Happy Birthday to Team Member Jihad Muhammad

The Health - Wellness Connection w/ Robert Selders,Jr., Highland Hills Library 6200 Bonnieview Rd. 10:30a-12p.

July 21-23

Prophetic Summit “Summer Slam”, Christ Cathedral Church, 3201 Purington Ave. Ft. Worth. 10a. & 7p. Info: 817-708-2703.

Happy Birthday to our Newest Team Member Cierra Mayes Senior Line Dancing at Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak St. 10am. Free DCDP is on the move Grand Opening Party, 1414 N. Washington Ave. 5:30-7p. How To Build a Powerful Personal Brand Book Launch Event, Addison Treehouse 14681 Midway Rd. #200. 6-8p. Register: www.MakinganImpactBookLaunch. Small Business Training 2019, Dallas MSBDC, Legal Preparation for Sm. Bus., Bill J. Priest SBI Center 1402 Corinth St. #1534. 8-10a. Register by 7-22, 4p. Eventbrite.

Cardio Hip Hop with JessieMae at LC Fitness 901 N. Polk St. Ste. #370. DeSoto. 6:30pm. Every Mon. & Wed. Info: www.jcfitness.info.

Mark Twain School for Talented & Gifted Admission Previews, Mark twain Leadership Vanguard 724 Green Cove Ln., 5:30-7p. Info:www.dallasisd.org/twain.

July 26-27

Monday Jazz Happy Hour w/ The Willis Duo at The Balcony Club 1825 Abrams Rd. Ste. #B, Dallas 6pm8pm. Free Tickets: eventbrite.com

Verna’s H.E.L.P. Foundation Job Fair & Legal Clinic at 680 Hwy 80 E. Mesquite. Both days 10am-1pm.

July23 Small Business Training 2019, Dallas Metropolitan S.B.D.C, Credit Counseling, Bill J. Priest SBI Center 1402 Corinth St. #1534. 6-8p. Register by 7-19, 4p. Eventbrite. The Jazz Jam at Jazz BeCuzz Art Center 9319 LBJ Fwy. Ste. #120. Tickets: via Eventbrite.com. Karaoke Night $2 Tuesday’s at Hero’s Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 7pm-2am. Tickets: eventbrite.com.

July 26

Hall of Fame Rodeo, Cowtown Coliseum 121 E. Exchange Ave. Ft Worth. 8p. Eventbrite.com. Latin History for Morons: Starring John Leguizamo, Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. 8p. www.attpac.org

July 27

Love and Miracles Tour, River of Life Church, 335 S. Parks Dr. DeSoto, 7-10p. Tickets: www.ticketslocity.com.

Iyanla Vanzant Acts of Faith Remix, Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. 8pm-10pm. Tickets: www.attpac.

July 24-26 Preparation for Elevation Conference 2019, Turning Point Church of God, 1020 E. Pleasant Run Rd., DeSoto. 9am & 7pm. www.metanoyadallas.org

July 24

All You Can Eat Catfish, Rockfish Sea Food Grill, 3785 S. Cooper St. 4-10p. $15.99. Texas Health “On the Go” Mobile Unit, Inspired House Of Prayer C.O.G.I.C. 3354 Balomeade, Lancaster. Call for Appt.: 855-318-7696 Mon.-Fri. 8a-4:30p.

July 25

WAYO Presents 2nd Annual King & Queen Servant Gala 2019 at Villa Luxe Event Hall 5318 Duncanville Rd. Dallas. 6-10pm. Tickets: www.whereareyououtreach.org

A Make Up Blow Out Sale Event, Hilton Garden Inn, 912 Northton St. Ft. Worth. 10a-5p. Tickets: www.themmakeupblowoutsale-group.com.

Black Women’s Appreciation Event Dallas Edition a The City of DeSoto Civic Center 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 1:30-5:30pm. Antoine White at 314 630 4465.

Father Comes Home From The Wars, MVC Performance Hall Mountain View College, 4849 W. Illinois Ave. 2p & 7p. Shows Info: 972-572-0998.

July 25-28

July 19-21

Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Friendship-West Baptist Church, 2020 Wheatland Rd. 5:30p-7:30p.

July 18 - Aug. 3

July 21

$9.99 Catfish Wednesday’s, Shell Sack, 770 E. Road to Six Flags St. #100 Arlington. 11a-2p. For locations: www. ShellShack.com Karaoke Night $2 Tuesday’s at Hero’s Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 7pm-2am. Tickets: eventbrite.com. Wednesdays Swing Dance Class at Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto. 7:30pm-9:30pm. Instructor: Lady Champagne. Free before 8pm. Women of the West Bible Study, Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Wednesdays at 7p.

YOUth Explosion 2019 Back2-School Fundraiser at Grace Community Baptist Church 310 S. Clark Rd. Cedar Hill. 5-8pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com An Evening of Jazz with Norman Brown and Tom Braxton at Radisson Hotel 2540 Meacham Blvd. Ft. Worth. 9pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Breeze Fashion Statement, Pon The Corners 7600 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. 7p. Black Women and Mental Health, Regal Center 8828 N. Stemmons Fwy. #225. 8:30a-12p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Desperate for Jesus Ignite The Spirit of Power, Love & Self-Control, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, 8a-4p. Register: ocbfchurch.org/dfj.

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