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Have you ever lost someone and thought, “I wish I had spent more time with them?” It’s a horrible feeling. For years, I’ve heard people quote the late, great Maya Angelou. Then one day, I was with that phenomenal woman and we were talking about many of her friends who had transitioned, and she said those profound words to me: “Growing old isn’t for sissies!” As I get older, I see that there are challenges, and one of the biggest challenges is losing people you care about.

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Which brings me to my truth. At FAMU’s Homecoming a few weeks ago, I saw Theresa, or “Tee” as I called her. So much was going on, with the football game (against North Carolina Central University), parade, parties, reunions, tailgates and more. I would have loved to spend more time with Tee, but she was celebrating 40 years as a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, with See MY TRUTH, page 3

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Former Congressman John Conyers, Jr. died Sunday. He was 90. The longest-serving African American in Congressional history, he was born May 16, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Detroit public schools, he earned his B.A. degree in 1957, and his J.D. degree in 1958, from Wayne State University. U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who succeeded Mr. Conyers, wrote: “Congressman John Conyers, Jr. will forever be our Congressman in the city of Detroit. He was a civil rights icon, fighting for the people even before he stepped foot on the House floor... When I was elected to succeed Congressman Ccnyers, I knew that would be following a legacy of a man who fought for the people, fought for his district, and never wavered in the fight for jobs, justice, and peace.” “Sad to hear of the passing of former Congressman John Conyers,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said. “He worked with us on many civil rights cases as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and helped lead the fight for the Martin Luther King [Jr.] Holiday.” “Most of us from Michigan loved our congressman. He was idolized and was absolutely an icon. Not only was he

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an icon of the civil rights movement but we looked to him for leadership. This is a massive loss. All of us in business, the clergy, the community, respected, admired and aspired to be like John Conyers,” said Hiram Jackson, President and CEO of Real Times Media. Mr. Conyers was remembered for his leadership. “Congressman John Conyers decades ago held the first U.S. Congressional Hearings on Racially-Motivated Police Brutality; led the House Judiciary Hearings on Criminal Justice and Prison Reform in America; was co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC); and was a leading congressional advocate for the freedom of Angela Davis, the Wilmington Ten, and all political prisoners in the United States,” remarked

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers As-sociation. “Conyers was a constitutional scholar and political visionary whose longstanding vision for freedom, justice and equality was unparalleled in the Congress of the United States,. May God bless the freedom-fighting memory and legacy of The Honorable John Conyers.” Before beginning a career as a private attorney, Mr. Conyers served one year in Korea as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was awarded combat and merit citations. In 1958, Mr. Conyers began his work in politics as an aide to Congressman John Dingell, whom he served until 1961. Mr. Conyers made history when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964 on a

platform of jobs, justice and peace. During his years in Congress, social justice and economic opportunity have remained focal points of Mr. Conyers’ platform. The list of his legislative accomplishments is long and impressive. Some of the bills authored or sponsored by Mr. Conyers include the Martin Luther King Holiday Act, the Alcohol Warning Label Act, the National Voter Registration Act and the Hate Crime Statistics Act. As the first African American Democratic leader on the House Judiciary Committee, he attached crucial civil rights measures to the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, including the Racial Justice Act and the Police Accountability Act. Mr. Conyers generated the Justice Department’s national study on police brutality, and he conducted hearings in several cities on police violence, racially motivated violence, sent-encing, whitecollar crime and other criminal justice matters. Mr. Conyers was reelected in November 2006, to his 21st term in the House, presenting Michigan’s 14th Congressional District. His district includes Detroit and the Wayne County communities of Dearborn Heights, Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Highland Park and Redford. See CONYERS, page 3

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I WAS JUST THINKING... By Norma Adams-Wade

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Been by Moore Park lately? You know, the obscure 24.6-acre recreational green space near the 8th and Corinth Street DART station and the Santa Fe Trestle Trail? Yes, that one. The one that practically every young sportsminded African American male youth and young adult in Dallas considered almost a second home during and after World War II. I was just thinking ...., are any young African-American youths, male or female, wondering how this once vibrant and essential, now disregarded, location came to be? Do they wonder who was Moore and how did he deserve having a park named for him? I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would explore that topic. I stopped by Moore Park recently just to see if it remained as I remembered from my last visit some years ago. A lone black truck was parked at the park’s wood barricades – perhaps quietly eating a sandwich for lunch break. A few early drops of rain hit my car windshield as I got out to walk around – and remember. Right away the baseball diamond caught my eye – like a centerpiece on the Thanksgiving table. See THINKING, page 4

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classification as a national American treasure. “We recognize this brother as a leader,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, who joined with others who expressed their support of the Congressman as he prepared to resign his

My Truth, other members of the Tenacious 30 of the Beta Alpha Chapter. I was flooded with memories of the great times we had in school and after we graduated. We became extremely close our senior year. After graduation she took a big time job in Texas working for Diamond Shamrock. I stayed in Tallahassee, working for a newspaper, the Capital Outlook. Tee was just a phone call away. Whenever I needed someone to listen to me, she was there. I remember saying I wanted a change and she suggested that I move to Texas and see what was available, because after all, she said, “Texas is the land of opportunities.” I took the leap and she was with me every step of the way. I couldn’t ask for a better friend. She helped me with my job search, let me drive her car until I got transportation and was overly generous with her love and support. We were both in love and trying to figure things out and as we navigated through life, stuff happened. Then Theresa moved back to Florida. I stayed in the land of opportunity. Decades later I am still here. Tee got married, had a child and sadly, I wasn’t there to share those special moments with her. Over the years, I thought of her often. And while we can’t turn back the hands of time, I am grateful that Tee is still alive for me to tell her I love her and that she was a blessing in my life. And that is the same case with Lisa Pecot-Hebert. Last weekend I was on the University of Southern California’s campus, attending a National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Board meeting. During lunch a woman tapped me on my shoulder. When I turned around and saw her beautiful face; I wanted to cry! It has been years. I met Lisa decades ago when she was just Professor Pecot-Hebert and an advisor to the NABJ student chapter at Xavier University.

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She and another journalist, New Orleans Association of Black Journalists President Michelle Miller were running things. I absolutely loved being in the company of those best friends! Then one summer Lisa came to stay with me while she participated as a Fellow at the Dallas Morning News. It was Lisa and her son, Joseph; and me and two of the Three Live Crew Plus One, Annya and Ayanna. We did family things together and there were times we went at it like family, but Lisa was such a special woman who I never forgot. We just didn’t keep in touch. Well as we caught up on one another quickly before going back to our respective duties, inside I shared a tear or two. Here I was again, spending time with someone who was special to me, who I loved. I told myself “never again.” I’m proud of Tee as she does her thing. Theresa Boston-Ellis is the chief financial officer for Marion County (Fl) Schools. And Dr. Pecot-Hebert is Director, Journalism M.S. Program and Associate Professor of Professional Practice at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. And guess what? They are my friends AND also my sorors! Yep, they are both members of Delta Sigma Theta! They helped shape who I am today and I thank them. I’m going to call them and tell them thanks and I love them. I’m also going to apologize because I just have a feeling that at some point in our lives, I did something worthy of an apology. We all have people in our lives we need to say something to and after that person is gone, the feeling makes growing old even worse because of the “regrets.” Pick up the phone today. Don’t email. Don’t Text. And if you want to write a letter, make sure that in addition to a call. One year, I wrote a letter a day. It was impactful for me and many of the recipients. Try it. It might make growing old easier to handle, even for the sissies!

seat in 2017. Citing several of his accomplishments on Roland Martin Unfiltered, Dr. Malveaux said she cherished his memory. “He was very quick to praise and encourage the next generation,” said Mr. Martin, before announcing that there will

be tributes to Mr. Conyers, daily; leading up to his celebration of life. Mr. Conyers is survived by his wife Monica Conyers and their two sons, John Conyers III and Carl Edward. Stacey Brown contributed to this report.

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The courage that allowed African Americans to confront chattel slavery, the Black Codes, Jim Crow, and secondclass citizenship were not emboldened by America’s “founding fathers.” We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us., said Malcolm X. We didn’t seat a representative in the Continental Congress. No, for us…for Black people in Maya Angelou’s “Yet to be United States,” our “Founding Fathers” wore robes and ecumenical vestments. Unfortunately, most of us have little knowledge of the part that preachers played in our race and our history. Meet Jeremiah Wright! Dr. Jeremiah Wright is a throwback to the petulant preachers and gospel gladiators whose righteous indignation set us free. The Right Reverend Wright stood flat-footed on one occasion and declared unapologetically that America is “the land of greed and the home of the slave.” Now what’s interesting about that statement is that for most of the world, it rings as authentic as the Liberty

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You cannot talk about Moore Park without talking about baseball. That sport was crucial for African American youth in Dallas during that era – and even after baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson joined Major League baseball as its first Black player in 1947. Researchers say Eighth Street Negro Park was renamed Moore Park in 1940 honoring William Moore (some media reports incorrectly identify him as Henry Moore). He was an early African American civil rights advocate who worked with the early NAACP and civic groups on

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Jeremiah, Barack, and Holy Hands!

Bell. America is known internationally as being greedy, and it will always be remembered for slavery. Quite like the Germans bear the burden of the Holocaust. Slavery and the Holocaust happened and can never be forgotten. But Americans want to ignore history, race, and the ugly entanglement that the two have had with one another in this nation. We want to act like nothing ever happened. Preachers like Jeremiah Wright, never let the truth go untold and unnoted. American history has been selectively crafted and summarily canonized. Some White folks have conveniently developed amnesia. They languish in various stages of nostalgic dementia. “Trumpism,” for example, is all about the “Yesteryears.” Black preachers have always been the couriers of America’s truth. We pay them and put them in a position to tell that truth while remaining unfettered and unmolested by the status quo. You can’t go on Uncle Cholly’s plantation to expose racism and injustice without consequences. Still, the Black Preacher is on our payroll. We pay our ministers and expect them to advance the kind of social justice God requires, or quit! We try to escape it, but social justice

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equality issues, including getting parks in African American neighborhoods and eliminating poll taxes that blocked many African Americans from voting. A street in the 8th Street community also is named for Moore. There is so much lost Black history in Dallas. But some faithfuls are keeping legacies alive with modern-day events at these meaningful locations. In April this year, braider extraordinaire Isis Brantley sponsored an early-dawn Yoruba-based Osun Festival – honoring newness of spring and the life of a late community leader -- at the Santa Fe Trestle Trail linked with Moore Park. Of course, the late Elite News founder/publisher William “Bill” Blair Jr., Dallas’ own hero of Negro

League Baseball and a continuing role model for generations of Little League baseball enthusiasts, had a full run of activities at Moore Park during his baseball heydays.

Commandments. Walking down that aisle and giving the preacher your hand ain’t enough. The old preacher used to look you dead in your eye and admonish you to “work out your soul salvation in fear and trembling.”

His adult children keep up his legacy with Little League activities at William Blair Jr. Park, the old Rochester Park at 3000 Municipal St. in Dallas’ BonTon community that was renamed in

That wasn’t merely an invitation to join the church choir; that was a mandate to join the chorus of the righteous who fight and suffer for universal peace, justice, and liberation. Thumb through your mental Rolodex and point to a movement that freed Black folk that was not rooted in the Black church. From the great Black preachers of the Methodism down to Jeremiah Wright, ministers who made a difference have been loud and proud to speak the truth they’ve been commissioned to share. So, I know that to form any merely mortal depiction of the Obamas is heresy and sacrosanct in Black America. Even Obama decided not to blemish the spotless semblance of “First Negro President.” Barack has continued to run from

public embraces of a Jeremiah Wright. But… Barry and Michelle sat in Jeremiah’s congregation. They listened to his messages of hope and parlayed the prophecy of his preaching. Barack Hussein Obama, without the vision and vigilance of a Jeremiah Wright, is just a tall, lanky Black man with a funny name. Any attempts to deify Obama without the tutelage and encouragement of Wright is like praising the jockey while neglecting the horse that won the Kentucky Derby by four lengths. Ronald Joseph Morel has a name because he rode the back of Secretariat and not the other way around. By now, you’re asking, “Who pissed in his Post Toasties?” So let me admit; every time I see Barack Obama, part of my pride, turns to pity. My love and appreciation for him are immense. Still, it could increase if he made a public attempt at suturing the sufferings of his once mentor and friend. America is good about forgetting the subtle chapters of its ugly history, but not me. So if you see the Prez, tell him to go lay hands on Jeremiah, just like Jeremiah laid hands on him.

Blair’s honor in 2011. He died in 2014 at age 92. Registration for boys and girls ages 4-16 for the Bill Blair Legends Little League Team began October 26 and continues through March 2020 when the date and time for the first practice at Blair Jr. Park will be announced. To learn more, visit www.elitenewsone. com/copy-of-bill-blair-day or email bbd.bbl92@gmail.com or call 214372-6501. Uncle Bill, as I knew him affectionally, and my dad Frank M. Adams were close buddies growing up playing baseball and other sports as kids and as competitors at Lincoln High School (my dad) and Booker T. Washington (Uncle Bill) where they graduated in 1939, a year after Moore

Park opened during a Juneteenth observance. They both had a full run as kids and adults playing, coaching and umpiring at Moore. I have my own memories of sitting on the bleachers as a youngster watching my dad in his umpire uniform. That’s a story for another day, including the baseball caps I frequently wear in my dad’s honor. Moore Park, Blair Park and their human namesakes just scratch the surface as nuggets of local Black history that still resonate. Agree or disagree, but historians attribute these thought-provoking words to Jackie Robinson: “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

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NOOSES, LYNCHING, AND RACIAL INTIMIDATION THE LAST WORD DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX Are the uses of nooses as symbols of intimidation rising in the workplace? Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data says that reports of racism and discrimination are on the rise. Their data does not speak to nooses, particularly. Still, it is disturbing to peruse newspaper reports to learn that at purportedly “woke” workplaces and supposedly liberal campuses, racists or fools (or both) are using nooses as symbols of racist intimidation, just as they were a century ago. Some of the places that have had recent noose incidents include Stanford University, the University of Alabama, the University of Illinois, and Duke University. In September, two climate change activists appeared at the supposedly progressive University of Wisconsin wearing nooses. The

protesters say they were modeling their behavior after seeing them used in a European climate change protest. Nonsense. If these protesters grew up in the United States, they ought to have known what nooses mean. Chancellor Rebecca Blank responded appropriately, “Nooses are an offensive symbol, with deep impacts to our students, faculty, staff, and community. Their use to amplify any issue is misguided, hurtful, and contrary to UW–Madison’s values of civility, respect, and inclusion.” Bananas were found hanging from string in the form of nooses at American University after Taylor Dumpson was installed as the first African American president of the student government. The bananas were marked with the letters AKA, which happens to be Dumpson’s sorority. While the

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BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Congresswoman Johnson represents the 30th congressional district of Texas in the US House of Representatives.

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act argued that one of the ways to make our nation’s healthcare systems more affordable was to cut the tremendous amounts of waste and fraud that we experience in healthcare delivery and implementation. Now a new study further validates one of the basis premises of the legislation that was passed during the Obama administration which made healthcare insurance affordable to individuals and families which had previously gone uninsured. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,

describes a healthcare system in which nearly twenty-percent of the monies spent can be labeled as wasteful. Changes in policy and practices could eliminate substantial waste, the lead author of the study, Dr. William Shrank, concludes. Health economists estimate that approximately 750 billion healthcare dollars are wasted annually in the United States. That represents nearly $10,000 for each member of the population. At present healthcare spending represents eighteen percent of the nation’s economy. That percentage is

perpetrators were never identified, some people decided to take the hate to another level, identifying Dumpson in the racist rag, The Daily Stormer. Andrew Anglin, the publisher of The Daily Stormer, encouraged his readers to “troll storm” Dumpson, and she got

so many racist emails, messages and threats that she feared for her life. Her grades fell, and she ended up dropping a minor. Of course, the University made all the usual noise about rejecting racism. They couldn’t find the perpetrators of the noose incident. Taylor Dumpson got her victory this year, though. In August 2019, a

judge awarded her more than $700,000 for punitive damages, compensatory damages, and attorney fees. Most folks who are the receiving end of noose intimidation don’t experience such a victory. Employees at UPS, who filed a lawsuit earlier this year, have yet to receive satisfaction. Nooses show up on construction sites (San Francisco), shipyards, offices, and in public places like courthouses and municipal buildings. And the nooses are used not just to intimidate individuals, but also to remind communities that racism continues to thrive. Part of the reason it seems to thrive is because the leadership of our nation has openly embraced racism. While he has not yet used nooses, he doesn’t mind his supporters showing up at his rallies brandishing the symbols of the confederacy. Indeed, he embraced the neo-Nazi hoodlums whose actions in Charlottesville, Virginia, cause the death of Heather Heyer. And the man who has a long history of wallowing in racist mud recently opined that he feels “lynched” by the Congressional inquiry to his outrageous behavior, which

includes pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate his political opponent, repeatedly violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, and withdrawing troops from Syria, leaving our Kurd allies unprotected. When 45 uses the term “lynching,” he is attempting to minimize the terrorist roots of lynching in the United States. More than 4000 people died from lynching in this country, and their lynchings didn’t happen at the hands of a Congressional committee, but at the end of ropes. Many were burned alive. After they died, their bodies were first used for sport (some bodies were found with hundreds of bullets in them). Then, their remains were used as keepsakes when racist observers of lynching fought for souvenirs – a finger, a tooth, or whatever they could keep as a gruesome reminder of their white supremacy. Nooses have no place in a civilized society, nor does the casual mention of lynching. While Mr. Trump did not create the racism manifest in nooses and lynching, he has undoubtedly unleashed its expression. I would say that 45 should be ashamed, but his outrageous acts and his insensitive rhetoric suggest that, actually, he has no shame.

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larger than the percentage spent on the nation’s military needs. According to the study, the

highest amount of costs is spent on administration, nearly $266 billion each year, the study states. The second highest cost is prices

for healthcare. Ways must be found to lower the prices that are being paid for healthcare delivery, the study and experienced healthcare experts conclude. The costs for ineffective and medically unnecessary healthcare procedures are another source of waste, according to the study. Unnecessary hospital admissions, unreasonable costs, a lack of preventive care and procedures, and practices that are of little or no benefit to patients are financially wasteful. The Affordable Care Act promotes payment of medical professionals to encourage and reward them for

quality patient results instead of supporting a system in which medical professionals are paid simply because they attempt a particular procedure. Such a philosophy is identified as “valued based” under the healthcare law signed into law by President Barack Obama. A more patient and cost sensitive healthcare system would no doubt lead to increased confidence in our healthcare system. There would be less patient stress and increased trust in the healthcare system if patients believed that their health and not the search for excessive profit were the primary objective of healthcare professionals, according healthcare experts.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Why I support District Attorney By Amir Makhani Citizens of Dallas County and all Americans should be very pleased with the performance of Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot whose prudent guidance led prosecutors in his office in winning a guilty verdict in the recent first degree murder trial of a Dallas Police officer. I can only recall one other time in the recent history of our country when a member of law enforcement was charged with murder, and subsequently found guilty by a jury of citizens. The verdict received great attention throughout Texas, and the nation because of its rarity. Of course nothing can be done to restore life to the brilliant young man who was killed while sitting in his apartment watching a sporting event, but I am certain that the jury’s verdict brought some solace to his family, and to fair-minded citizens of North Texas.

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One prominent media outlet unwisely doubted District Attorney’s Creuzot’s judgement when he urged that the officer be charged with murder. They suggested that a jury would not return a murder verdict. Perhaps they will discover the wisdom to apologize to the District Attorney. Certainly, they were wrong in challenging the prudence of District Attorney Creuzot who had been a highly-regarded judge in Dallas Country for more than two decades. In 1998 he created ‘Divert Court’, a substance abuse diversion program which has reformed the lives of

thousands of Dallas County residents, providing them with counseling and encouragement, and allowing them to avoid jail time. Divert Court has become a model for countless cities and counties throughout the nation. District Attorney Creuzot has a national reputation as an advocate for reform in the criminal justice system. He was twice voted the best criminal court judge in Texas by his judicial peers. As a business owner in Dallas County, I am proud and delighted that he is our District Attorney. I am certain that he will continue to promote and practice the equitable distribution of justice. He has brought stability and confidence to the District Attorney’s office. We are in good hands. He will serve us well! Mr. Makhani is a business owner in Dallas County. He is also the president of the Makhani Foundation, a 501 (C) (3) entity that provides funding for education programs, children’s charities, and those that support senior citizens.

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In Defense of Fair Investigative Journalism By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Fair and balanced journalism remains under attack from those who do not adhere to publishing truth and facts as a result of objective and non-prejudicial investigation. A recent Daily Beast article written by Sil Lai Abrams is the latest example that in the age of social media, factchecking and accuracy are no longer criteria to getting a story published. In her exposé in the Daily Beast published this week, Abrams revisits her unproven sexual assault accusations against hip hop and business mogul Russell Simmons. Abrams also accused former Extra! Host A.J. Calloway of assault. She claimed that NBC News buried her story. However, a spokesperson for NBC has said when the network “pursues any investigative story, our mission is always to be as thorough as we can, to scrutinize sources and corroborate information before we report. Anything else falls short of our journalistic standards.” Because Abrams said it happened, doesn’t make it fact. It also doesn’t make it a lie. But journalistic standards must consider that anyone can make an accusation – and when publishing and reporting allegations, there should be concrete basis to do so. Just the mere allegation of sexual misconduct, particularly in the #MeToo era, seriously injures the accused even if he or she is later exonerated. Journalists have been trained to, and must, ask probing questions – similar to what a prosecutor might ask, including whether the accuser has made false allegations against others. Has the accuser changed his or her story? What might have motivated the individual to make allegations? Was financial gain a

motive? Has she accused someone else? In this case she’s accused both Simmons and Callaway, both of whom have denied the allegations. In Abrams’ book, she also accused another man whom she suggests had to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Any journalists who were to read her book would see the multiple contradictions, and that alone should give them pause. “To accuse someone who was doing the kind of work Mr. Simmons was doing – “using his money and fame to raise more to help those who needed it, you have to wonder why?” said Barbara Mealer, author of the novels like “The Jillian Factor,” and “Abilene: No Place to Hide.” “The media must ask these questions before running with a oneside story: Did he reject them? Were they trying to get even with him for some slight? Were they jumping on the bandwagon so they could get notoriety?” Mealer emphasized. “Did they even care that they were destroying a man who essentially was helping thousands by accusing him without any proof from thirty years ago? What was their agenda other than being on the bandwagon of women accusing notable people of rape or assault?” The hit Showtime Network drama, “The Affair,” currently depicts its lead character, Noah, under attack by six women who are using the #MeToo movement to bolster their claims. In the most recent episode, Noah’s life is in shambles as his wife and children follow reports on television and in the media about him. But it turns out, all the allegations were false. It’s a cautionary tale of why untested allegations shouldn’t receive unquestioned acceptance by news organizations. In Abrams case, she claimed JoyAnn Reid was prepared to both air her story and present it as an article

for New York Magazine. Earlier this year, The Black Press of America began investigating claims made against Simmons by multiple women, including Abrams. During the investigation, individuals, who were familiar with Simmons and Abrams’ past relationship said the Def Jam founder categorically did nothing wrong. An ordained minister spoke to the accuser two days after the alleged incident. The minister signed a statement under penalty of perjury, but was threatened by a reporter when she backed Simmons. “[Abrams] told me that she was mad at Russell because she felt he was using her and never took her out on a date,” the minister said. The reporter threatened to expose a decade-old accusation against one of the minister’s family members that was unproven and would only serve to destroy the child’s future. Because of that, the minister withdrew from the story. The fact that an ordained minister with a clean record could be threatened by a reporter who wanted to tell the story of someone with a criminal record should be viewed as shocking by anyone who reads or views the news. The Black Press investigation also discovered that Abrams admitted in her memoirs to having “sex with as many celebrities” as she could. Following her alleged encounter with Simmons, Abrams wrote in her book that she “couldn’t wait to get home to Simmons’ bed.” She had claimed that Simmons’ driver kidnapped her. The driver, Kenneth Jennings, signed a letter under penalty of perjury that he had never kidnapped anyone and that in 25 years he had never seen Simmons abusive to anyone. At one point, Abrams claimed she was “too drunk to remember,” but on the night in question, a witness said they could place her at

the home in the late afternoon. Several people claim that Simmons and Abrams shared a long sexual relationship that included at least one orgy. While all of this doesn’t make Simmons innocent, it simply should, at least, prompt responsible journalists to review the credibility of any accuser. The Black Press also learned that CNN had turned down a chance to air Abrams’s story. When contacted, Simmons declined to participate. He did offer that he had taken and passed nine lie-detector tests. He stated: “I refuse to get in the mud with my accusers.” Simmons had previously claimed he never saw her the night in question. Several of Simmons’ current and former show business acquaintances were also contacted by The Black Press and offered their insight. However, in the end, and because Simmons declined to participate, also decided at that time not to run the story. Now, NBC News is under fire because of its refusal to air Abrams’ story two years ago. NBC appears to have done what most would expect in journalism, which makes the Daily Beast decision to dedicate a full column to Abrams to re-publish unproven allegations both surprising and disappointing. “Every accuser should be heard, but their rights should be no more substantial than the accused, a fact that separates the United States from every other country,” New Yorkbased marketing strategist Tracey Campbell said. “The press must be above that and must recognize that the burden of proof can’t be found in one corner or the other, even when a reporter is convinced the accuser is telling the truth,” Campbell concluded.

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown

By Ron Rice I have been a Black student, education policymaker, and now an advocate for providing the best educational opportunities for all our children. One reality that I’ve had to face and embrace through each of these stages in my life and career is that the prevalence of leaders of color like me is a major contributor to educational success and whose lack thereof stifles that potential. As a student of color, those examples helped me thrive; and today they inform my advocacy. This month, my organization, the National

Alliance of Public Charter Schools released its highly-anticipated report, “Identity and Charter School Leadership: Profiles of Leaders of Color Building an Effective Staff” which examined the ways that school leaders of color’s experiences and perspectives influence how they build school culture, parent and community relationships, and effective staff. This needed report affirmed what I and many fellow school leaders of color have witnessed first-hand in schools from New Jersey (where I advised the state Department of Education) to Massachusetts, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, where school leaders of color were studied. The report’s finding is clear: our children of color thrive with diverse and experienced teachers who understand their challenges and have a personal, unwavering dedication to their success. Most importantly, our report is instructive as well because it sheds light — through the profiles of three public charter school leaders of color

from Louisiana, North Carolina, and California — on the principles that can help match our best current and future teachers with our nation’s students. Three of those principles that resonated with my two decades in education policy are: First, fill our school leadership pipeline with talented educators of color who come from nontraditional backgrounds and fields of study. But how do we dispel the myth that there are not enough qualified and passionate people of color who can and want to fill this educational pipeline? One way to do this comes from Eric Sanchez, co-founder of Henderson Collegiate — a network of three schools serving elementary, middle and high school in Henderson, North Carolina. Instead of only recruiting future educators from traditional education programs, Eric also recruits graduates from university programs focusing on social justice and ethnic studies. And this encouragement doesn’t end once the teachers reach the classroom — we must provide clear pathways for these teachers to

pursue school leadership. Second, school leaders and education policymakers of all colors must be committed to seeing and promoting diversity as an asset, not a deficit; an opportunity, not an obstacle. Imagine how better prepared our children will be for the world of tomorrow if they have been taught the history behind their identity, the language behind their culture, and the geography behind their journey. While nearly all schools struggle with activating this principle for the benefit of our students, our report demonstrates that public charter schools are making substantial progress where traditional public schools haven’t. Third, achievement and demonstrated success — not myths, preconceptions, and inherited political biases — must be the basis upon which we support the best educational opportunities for all our children. For example, by their design, public charter schools have the flexibility to create and finetune curricula, teaching methods, and optimal outcomes that traditional public

schools do not. So, why would we ever consider putting obstacles in any educational paths that are showing real achievement? Race and identity of both our educators and students is only one factor in the holistic successes we are all working towards. However, it’s also true that all schools across our country in every community have historically not valued students’ diversity and identity as assets to enrich the education they receive. Public charter schools are making real progress to expose this blind spot and make the needed course corrections to ensure the success we’ve seen for some students are the norm for all. Ron Rice Jr. is a former two term Newark, NJ city councilman, chief advisor to the New Jersey Department of Education, and is currently Senior Director, Government Relations at the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools.

OCTOBER 30, 2019

From Marva with By Marva Sneed

On From Marva with Love, the bold and beautiful celebrity NeNe Leaks, star of the reality series “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” airs Season 12, Sunday, November 3, 2019, 8/7c on the Bravo Network. Ms. Leaks is here in Dallas starring in the stage play “Confessions of An Exotic Dancer” Produced & Written by Sharrod Rutland, Cheryl Adams and Thro London. Ms. Leaks talked about the play, how she got involved in it and just what “Confessions of an Exotic Dancer” is all about. NL: Mr. Sharrod Rutland came to me with the script. I read it and I wanted to be a part of it. It’s about an exotic dancer a male exotic dancer; who loved the fast life. He liked women, fast cars, money, all those types of things, married women. He became very manipulative, his life became like really crazy. And then later on in his life he started to realize that he needed to listen to his spiritual side and God was whispering to him. It’s about an exotic dancer that changes his life.

MS: What is your role in the play? NL: I am a former dancer that is a part of his life. And I’m really a former exotic dancer in real life. (She laughs.) MS: Is this any different than what you did in real life? NL: Well in my real life absolutely as a dancer it was totally, totally different. This is not based on my real life at all. But I’m happy to play the part. In my life it was something totally different. I did not encounter any bad guys, manipulative people or anything like that, when I worked. I was in college and was a single mom and worked in the club life. After that I went back to being a single mom and a college student. MS: This play is centered around Freaknic in Atlanta. What will the atmosphere be like in the play?

NL: I can tell you all about Freaknic. I went to it every single year. It’s centered around the Black Colleges, Morehouse, and Spelman & Clark Atlanta. It’s like a huge, huge Spring Break. This is where people came to party and a lot of different things happen. It was big and historical here in Atlanta and it went on for years and

years. Black College students came from other HBCUs all over the country here to Atlanta, Georgia to party, strip clubs and Freaknic, oh yes I was very much a part of that. MS: Did you go to school in Atlanta? NL: Yes I went to Morris Brown College here in Atlanta. MS: What was your major? NL: Mass Communications as a major and Journalism as a minor. MS: Is Freaknic still apart of Atlanta and the HBCUs? NL: No, they don’t have Spring Break here anymore like Freaknic with Black Colleges. For more of the interview with NeNe Leaks go to BlogTalkRadio.com Cheryl’s World ‘From Marva with Love.’ Sherrod Ruthland Presents: Confessions of an Exotic Dancer, Featuring: NeNe Leaks, TBAAL, 1309 Canton St. Thu. & Fri. 7:30p, Sat. 2p. & 8p. Tickets: Ticketmaster.com & TBAAL Box Office Tune in to “From Marva with Love” Friday’s 11am-1pm. on BlogTalkRadio. com Cheryl’s World.

Tune in to From Marva with Love on BlogTalkRadio.com. Fridays 11am-1pm

OCTOBER 30, 2019

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Watson E.S. 2601 Dairy Rd. 9:15a.

Diabetes Awareness Month

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Abbett E.S. 2601 Dairy Rd. 1p. In the Gym.

Family Caregivers Month

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Luna E.S. 1050 Lochness Ln. 1:45p. In the Cafeteria.

Recurring Events

November 1-3

Feeding The Needy, Host: Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez, 1641 Corsicana St, Dallas. 3-5p., Sundays.

Directors Choice DBDT, Dee & Charles Wyly Theater, 2400 Flora St. 7:30p. & 2:30p. Tickets: www. attpac.org.

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

2019 Women’s Conference #Not forgotten, St. Luke Community UMC, 5710 E. R.L. Thornton Fwy. Register Online: www.stlukesscwm.org.

West African Drumming and Dance Class, South Dallas Culture Center, 3400 Fitzhugh Ave. 11a-1p. (10-26)(12-7), Ages 5-18. Info: Marilyn Clark, 214-671-1998. Arthello Beck Gallery Presents: Nitashia Johnson The Self Publication, So. Dallas Culture Center, 3400 Fitzhugh Ave.

October 30

November 1 Daylight Savings Time Ends

RBCA Year In Awards Gala, The Ashton Depot, 1501 Jones St. Ft. Worth. 7-10p. Contact: 214-565-8946. Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Sachse H.S. 3901 Miles Rd. 8:30a.

2nd We Can Do It Speaker: Jenna Quinn Connection Domestic Violence Conference 2019. Holiday Inn Trophy Club, 725 Plaza Dr. 9a-4p. Reg: Eventbrite.com. Dallas Homeownership Fair 2019, Bill J Priest Institute, 1402 Corinth St. 8a-3p. Register: Eventbrite.com. DeSoto VET FEST 5K, DeSoto Town Center 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. info & Reg: kathy.jones@desototexas.gov. Delta Day @ The Grow DeSoto Market Place, 324 E. Beltline Rd. 1-6p. Dallas iUrban Teen Summit, UTD Computer Science Bldg. West, 800 W. Campbell Rd. 9a-3p. Reg: Eventbtrite. Wonderfully Made Health & Wellness Expo, Baylor Scott & White, N Dallas Bible Community Fellowship, 2801 E. Pres. George Bush Hwy. Plano. 9a-1p. DFW African American Author Showcase, Dallas Re. Center 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. 12-5p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Town Hall Meeting: Education, Host Terry Meza for St. Rep., Southlake South Campus, 1081 W. Shady Grove Rd. Irving. 10a-12p.

November 3

Nowitzki Way Street Naming Ceremony, 2500 Victory Ave. 12-1p.

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Armstrong E.S. 4750 Ben Davis Rd. Sachse. 9:15a. In the Cafeteria.

Breast Health Education, Moorland Family YMCA, 907 E. Ledbetter Dr. 8a.-1p. Monica Moran 214-266-3059.

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Sewell E.S. 4400 Hudson Dr. Sachse. 1:00p.

Mel Holder Saxophonist, Up Close & Personal, Eventfully Yours, 7640 NE Loop 820, #110, North Richland Hills. 5p. Info: 972-834-5936.

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

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Hudson M.S. 4405 Hudson Dr. Sachse. 1:45p.

Cancer Survivor Celebration, Unique Visions, 324 S. Hampton Rd. DeSoto. 6-10p. Info: 214-290-6259.

Dallas Women’s Lawyers Association Annual Awards Reception, Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St. 6-9p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Bishop Arts Theatre: Day of the Dead, Bishop Arts Theatre, 215 Tyler St. Student Matinee 10:30a. Sign up: Tiffany Jackson, 214-948-0716.

Black State of Emergency: Standing Up For Black Lives, Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 501 W. Felix St. Ft. Worth. 4-7p.

Oct. 31- Nov. 2 Sherrod Ruthland Presents: Confessions of an Exotic Dancer, Starring: NeNe Leaks, TBAAL, 1309 Canton St. 7:30p, 2p. & 8p. Ticketmaster.

October 31

MJCC Hallelujah Night trunk or Treat, Redbird Skateland, 1206 N. Duncanville Rd. 6-9p. Soul Jazz Thursday’s w/ Natural Change Band, Sandaga 813, 813 Exposition Ave. Dallas. 8p-12a. Harvest Carnival, Concord Church, 6806 Pastor Bailey Dr. 6-9p. Harvest Fest, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, 1808 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. 6-9:30p. YouthChella 2K19, Friendship-West Baptist Church, 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 7-10p. Halloween Happy Hour, Support Wendy Davis, Riveter, 3333 Welborn. 4:30-6p. Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Hickman E.S. 3114 Pinewood Dr. 8:30a. In the Gym.

The #1 Friday Night Social in Plano, Pepper Smash A Cocktail Kitchen, 7200 Bishop Rd. 6-10:30p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Dia de los Muertos Celebration, Mercado369, 369 W. Jefferson Blvd. 5-9p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

November 2 Black Women Buy Out: Harriet, Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. #230. 2:30-6:30p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. 6000 Sisters Walk 6000 Steps for Hope, Brest Cancer Walk & Health Expo, Richland College, 12800 Abrams Rd. Register: www.sistersnetworkdallas.org.

November 4 Happy Birthday to Team Member and good friend Lady Lyfe Big Thought 30 Years Talent Recruitment, Big Thought 1409 S. Lamar St. #1015. 9-10:30a. RSVP: kiara. dismuke@bigthought.org. Grey Matters to Firefighters Golf Tournament, Las Colinas Country Club, 4400 N. O’Connor Rd. Irving. 8a. Info: www.greymatterstofirefighters@com. Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Parsons Pre-K., 2202 Rich Oak Dr. 1:00p.

Meet and Greet Senator Royce West, Host: O’Neil Wysocki Family Law, Al Biernat’s North, 5251 Spring Valley Rd. 5:307p.

November 5 Benjamin AlivinDrew, DOB 1962, NSA Astronaut

Veterans Town Hall on Suicide and Mental Health, Host: Congressman Marc Veasey, American Legion Post 275, 2804 S. Cockrell Hill Rd. 5:30p-7:30p. The Jazz Jam, Jazz BeCuzz Art Center, 9319 LBJ Fwy. Ste. #120. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Free Legal Aid, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, 1515 Main St. 4p. Info: 214-748-1159. HSE/GED Math and Science Class, Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 12:15-2:45p.

November 6 ELECTION DAY Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” composed by James Weldon & J. Rosamond Johnson in 1900

Happy Birthday toTeam Member, Awesome Lady Dareia Tolbert-Jacobs 2019 National Pan-Hellenic Council of Dallas Meeting, A. A. Museum 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30-8p. The Great Love Debate World Tour, Hyena’s Comedy Club 425 Commerce St. Ft. Worth. 8-10p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Wednesdays Swing Dance Class, Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto. 7:30-9:30p. Instructor: Lady Champagne. Free before 8p. Women of the West Bible Study, Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 7p. The MLK Fresh Produce, Distribution Center, (Bldg. A) 2929 MLK, Jr. Blvd. 10:30a-1:30p.

November 7 Kendra Gives Back, Kendra Scott, Shops at Legacy, 5800 Legacy Dr., Frisco. 5:30-7:30p. RSVP: 214-299-5227. 410 Line Dancers Thursday Class DFW Sports Garden 1850 E. Beltline Rd. Coppell. 7-9p. Info: www.410linedancers.com.

Baylor Scott & White Health & Wellness Center Health & Wellness Expo, Juanita J. Craft Rec. Center, 4500 Spring Ave. 10a.-1p. Free Event.

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, N.G.H.S., 2109 W. Buckingham Rd. 1:45p.

Texas Giving Hope & Help 5th Annual Fem. Product Drive, So. Park YMCA, 2500 Romine Ave. 12p.

Garland ISD Students Honors Staff, Ethridge E.S. 2301 Sam Houston Dr. 2:30p.

Tongo Eisen-Martin, African Diaspora, New Dialogues, South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh. 7p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

Project MLK, Invested In Your Success, 2922 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Bi-weekly workforce and readiness training. 8a. Reg.: projrectmlk.eventbrite.com.

National Aesthetic Spa Networking Conference, Noah’s Operation of Irving, 601 Campus Circle Dr., E. 9a-5p. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

All New Thursdays Ladies Night Soulful Soundz, Vinetti’s, 4833 Midway Rd. Addison 5-12a. Free Cover.

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Booker T. Washington opens recording and production studio Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts will officially open its new state of the art recording and production studio. The studio is the culmination of a $1.7 million capital campaign that began with the Advisory Board and the 2018 Crystal Charity Ball. “The Arts Magnet has long been a pacesetter at honing the skills of talented young people to prepare them for success in their chosen artistic career,” said Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. “This new recording and production studio represents a giant leap forward in our arts education program.” Designed by Russ Berger Design Group, the studio will provide every student insight into the production industry and provide the tools, programming and knowledge to lead into their college and professional careers. The centerpiece of the production studio is the AWS 924, an analogdigital recording console manufactured by industry leader, Solid State Logic. Digital Resources Inc, based in Southlake, procured and installed the equipment for the studio. Their design provides both professional recording and

educational experiences. The control room has a camera placed directly above the SSL board that can be broadcast to the adjoining classroom. The equipment also includes a mobile studio cart that can be taken to several locations in the school to broadcast back to the production studio. Dr. Scott Rudes, Booker T. Washington principal said, "The new production studio at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a game changer for the school. We now have a level playing field for all of our students to perform and record for scholarships and competitions. “In addition, this provides us with a new course of study for students who are interested in the profession. We are very excited about the possibilities that this studio will give our students."

WILL YOU VOTE NEXT TIME?

Flow of Ci and Co Life’s Challenges

Wednesday October 23, 2019, Courtney and Cierra began their podcast with a “quote of the week.” These quotes help inspire us and others to finish out the week strong and resilient. “Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on but you keep going anyway.” A quote from Courtney, as she shares a recent car accident she was in that could’ve taken her life. “The less I talk about it, the more I’m able to stay focused.” A quote from Ciara as she talks about speaking a plan/goal into existence once, then letting it manifest from there. On the 5th episode of the Flo of Ci & Co, we discussed a variety of topics from: Building credit, if age matters when it comes to maturity and having your life together, Instagram removing their activity log,Donald Trump coming to Dallas Thursday, October 17 for his rally and, lastly, should men pay all the bills in the house or should it be equal? Courtney: “I watched a video online that was discussing this which made me want to bring it up on our podcast. I feel like men shouldn’t have to pay all the bills in a household. It should be equally split.” Cierra: “I agree. With me staying with my boyfriend he doesn’t ask me for money to pay for anything but at the

same time, we both equally split everything; like groceries, going out and so forth; and, if he asked me to help him pay for something I would.” Courtney: “ I feel like it has to deal with how you were brought up in a household because I was brought up in a single-parent household, watching my mom provide everything for us; but at the same time I was also brought up in a household where I was able to see how my grandad pays for everything in the house and as well as my uncles.” Cierra: “I was brought up in a single-parent household too which is why I want to be able to provide for my self because I watched how hard my mom worked to provide for me. I wouldn’t want it any other way. My father is in my life and he also provided for me too but I could never be okay with not having my own money flow or having my husband/boyfriend pay for everything.” Courtney: “ Right, it could be split like this: he pays for the mortgage and I pay for utilities. So simple.” It’s always a pleasure hearing these ladies opinions on variety of topics and advice they always have to share for their listeners. Make sure to tune in every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm on Blog Talk Radio on Cheryl’s World. You don’t want to miss out on listening in on the Flow of Ci and Co.

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About this Event: We are celebrating the launch of our bi-weekly workforce readiness training. Project MLK is a diverse experience for enthusiasts and influencers who want to be change agents in Sunny South Dallas. The Project MLK designed to invade, intrude, and institute a shift in work force readiness in the Sunny South Dallas invite you to experience: • • • •

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

BLACK AND BLUE

A REVIEW BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ

In Black and Blue, Naomie Harris, the first black woman to play Moneypenny in the Bond films, is Alicia West, an Army veteran who spent time in Afghanistan and now she comes home to New Orleans to become a cop. Her world is turned upside down when she witnesses a detective from her precinct kill a drug dealer. The rookie cop is wearing a body camera and the entire incident is captured on video. The cops involved in the murder, including her own partner, are out to kill her and retrieve the body cam. The movie also stars Tyrese Gibson, from Transfor mers, who is a childhood friend of Alicia. With no one else to turn to, Alicia turns to Mouse to help her while she’s being chased by the cops, drug dealers and the entire New Orleans neighborhood who are hassled by the local cops. They think Officer West killed the nephew of the neighborhood’s biggest drug lord and everyone wants to kill the young rookie officer now that there is a price on her head. The movie brings racism and the cops to the forefront, without being preachy or heavyhanded.

Director Deon Taylor puts the spotlight on the abuse that racist cops perpetuate in the low-income neighborhoods of African Americans. The movie makes a political statement that will have audiences talking. Meanwhile, Alicia West is a hero in the movie. Black or white she believes in the concept of right and wrong and justice for everyone. Her spirit won’t allow her to stop as she struggles mightily to get her bodycam to the precinct and to get it downloaded.

Black and Blue is a real shoot-em-up thriller that’s rated R for violence. There’s a lot more in the 1 hour and 48-minute long movie but I don’t want to give away any spoilers. I really enjoyed Black And Blue. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate this movie a JUMBO

THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

PBS Host Ellie Krieger

By VALDER BEEBE

In the Valder Beebe Show studios Ellie Krieger, host and executive producer of the (PBS) public television show Ellie's Real Good Food. Ellie is a long-time Valder Beebe Show guest. Valder started interviewing Ellie when she was the host of the Food Network's hit show Healthy Appetite (now the former host). Valder loves bring the audience authentic information and Ellie fills that as she is a two-time James Beard Foundation awards recipient, an International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awards holders, and she is a two-time New York Times bestselling author. In addition, she holds a degree in clinical nutrition from Cornell and a master's degree in nutrition from Columbia. We all know the drill. Once you make a dinner that pleases everyone in your household, you have a sink full of dishes, cutting boards and pots to show for it! The best is when you find family friendly, nutritious recipes that please a crowd and only use one pot, sheet pan, or skillet. Impossible, you say? Ellie Krieger, comes to Valder Beebe Show to share from a WHOLE IN ONE: Complete, Healthy Meals in a Single Pot, Sheet Pan, or Skillet - a cookbook complete with 125 incredible recipes that are all made in a single pot, sheet pan, or skillet. With this book, Krieger helps rein in the chaos and shares how to cook the food we love, while still being nutritious, tasty and nourishing. And bursting with flavor.-Text provided by Ellie Krieger’s publicist VBS: Welcome back Ellie! My audience knows so much about you yet I think one of your undercover

ASK ALMA By Alma Gill

Overstepping

Dear Alma,

accolades is that you are a clinical nutritionist. EK: Yes Valder, I am a registered Dietician. VBS: I adore your new cookbook, I’ve got to get a copy because my cooking has changed overtime and single pot cooking is now a part of my life. Ellie, I feel that my life mirrors a lot of the 74 million Baby Boomers in America. We are an evolving group. Now most of us have downsized in family members [kids are adults] and we are living different. EK: Whole in One puts homecooked meals within reach by minimizing the workload on both ends of the dinner process — cooking and clean-up — with 125 one-pot meals (plus healthy desserts) that check every box. Minimal steps? Check. Crowdpleasing flavors? Check. Easy-to-find ingredients? Check. Nutritionally complete. VB: Ellie, we love Whole in One and want to share with our audiences. We are giving away copies of Whole in One at Facebook.com/ valderbeebeshow. Also, what is your advice for healthier eating as Baby Boomer begin to age……………….

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I think my nephew is gay. I would even go so far as to say I know that he is gay. I don’t know why my sister, or his father or sisters and brothers can’t see it. This boy is gay and it’s time for him to come “out” and tell the truth. I don’t know if he is worried about what our family and friends might think or if he thinks we will no longer love him. I’m just not sure but things need to change and the truth has to be told. My sister acts like she is blind to this fact and is always talking about him and his many girlfriends. There’s no way this can be true or these friends are just that: friends that are girls, because he is gay. I am sick of it and ready to end the lies. I’m just tired of the charade. These girls are getting their hopes up and I know he is not interested in them. Our family needs to stop acting like he is not gay. I’m just not doing it anymore. How would you suggest I tell my sister she needs to wake up and just tell the truth? — Aunt Bea Dear Aunt Bea: What! Wait! No, no indeed, this is not your issue. Quick, put it in reverse and back your way out of this personal and private state of affairs.

Understand the need for you to stay in your lane, cause you’ve clearly crossed over the double yellow lines. Just because you think he’s gay doesn’t make him gay and just because you want to “out” him, doesn’t mean he’s ready to reveal is sexual preference – to you, his family or the rest of the world. Clearly to me, Aunt Bea, you’re about to overstep your boundaries. Although I tried, I can’t resist asking, are you craycray? Why in the world would you even think this has anything to do with you? You are so waaay off course, so astronomically off the mark, I just can’t…breathe. Your mindset has me blown. So, please back off before you get more than your feelings hurt. Hear me when I say, for the love of all things dipped in chocolate – back down, withdraw, and extract yourself from this situation. If just for this one time, sit on your behind and mind your own business. Your sister doesn’t need to wake up, you do. Wash your face and clean the thoughtlessness out of your eyes. The path set ahead for your nephew to follow, requires only one set of footprints, his. You are never, ever, invited, welcomed or called to cross it.

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

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Mavs open season with eye toward Playoffs By Dorothy J. Gentry Photos by Charles Gbadebo Sports Editor Playoffs. It’s the word and the theme on the court and around the locker room for the Dallas Mavericks who opened the 2019-20 NBA season last week and so far have a 2-1 record. “For sure, that is our goal; the playoffs this year,” said Luka Doncic, the Mavs star in his second year. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year has taken over the reigns of the team since the retirement last year of Dirk Nowitzki. He and Kristaps Porzingis, acquired from the New York Knicks in a trade last year, are forming an elite duo that just may propel the Mavs into the post-season for the first time in several years. They opened the season at home at American Airlines Center last week with a 123-116 win over the visiting Washington Wizards, in front of a sellout crowd of 17,027. In that game Doncic put up 34 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Porzingis added 23 points in his Mavs debut. “I’m glad we got a win. It’s the first one and I hope many to come,” said Doncic. Porzingis - who hadn’t played in a regular season game in over 20 months, since his surgery Feb. 13, 2018, to repair his tore left anterior cruciate ligament - shook the rust off and made seven of his final 12 shots; ending up with 23 points, four boards and two assists.

Luka Doncic shoots over his opponent in their 123-116 win over the Washington Wizards.

“I feel great. I am ready to go and ready to help this team make it to the playoffs,” he said. Added Doncic about Porzingis: “He’s great. Almost a year and half he was out. He played amazing for having that much time out and I know he is going to be better and better.” Porzingis said: “We have so much more room to grow as a group, we just got together and we’re right there to be a very experienced playoff type of team. So I think we’re on the right path. We just want to keep going. “ This is the 40th season in franchise history, including the club’s 19th playing at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks are scheduled to play 13 nationally televised games this season – nine on ESPN and four on TNT. The club’s first nationally televised home game of the season will come against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers this Friday, Nov. 1 at 8:30 p.m. CT, and will also be shown by ESPN. TNT will have exclusive rights to Porzingis’ return to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14 when the Mavericks play the New York Knicks, his former team. The team’s longest homestand of the season will be a six-game, 10-day stretch at the beginning of

the 2020 calendar year (Jan. 2 to Jan. 11). Dallas will face Brooklyn (Jan. 2), Charlotte (Jan. 4), Chicago (Jan. 6), Denver (Jan. 8), the L.A. Lakers (Jan. 10) and Philadelphia (Jan. 11) during that homestand.

Dallas’ longest road trip in 2019-20 will be four games (twice). The club has a four-game trip from Feb. 26 to March 2 and a four-game Westcoast trip from March 16 to March 21. The Mavericks will travel to Mexico City to face the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 12. It will mark the third time in team history that Dallas will play a regular-season game outside of the U.S. or Canada (the Mavericks faced the Rockets in Mexico City in 1997-98 and the Suns in Mexico City in 2016-17). Dallas will play 13 back-to-backs this season. The club will play six back-tobacks that begin and end on the road, four back-to-backs to begin on the road and conclude at home, two back-tobacks that require no travel (begin and end at home) and one home-to-road Mavs guard Luka Doncic focuses on opponent back-to-back. in home opener against Washington Wizards. The Lakers will make two trips to American Airlines Center in 2019-20 The Mavericks will also play a four-game (Nov. 1 and Jan. 10). Kawhi Leonard, Paul George homestand in November against the four and the Los Angeles Clippers will also visit the franchises that have accounted for the last six AAC twice this year (Nov. 26 and Jan. 21). James NBA championships – Toronto (Nov. 16), San Harden, Russell Westbrook and the in-state rival Antonio (Nov. 18), Golden State (Nov. 20), and Houston Rockets will make their two trips to Cleveland (Nov. 22). Dallas on March 23 and April 7.

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