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By Cheryl Smith Publisher

THANKING DESOTO’S COVID-19 FRONTLINE HEROES

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I am proud of those who exercise their right to vote and also encourage others. On the other hand, I have enough disdain to split between those who didn’t vote; worked to disenfranchise voters; and, acted as though everything was okay and that voter suppression is not real.

Silence is not always golden; it can be devastating and deadly.

If we are smart, we know the work never stops and while some say, on to the next election; there are others who are already planning two, three and 10 elections ahead. And that’s where they are smarter.

Which brings me to my truth.

I have heard so many Black Republicans spouting the “company line” and I understand. I think.

I know and hold in high regard some Blacks who are also Republicans but this “new” Black Republican who refuses to See MY TRUTH, page 6

Vice President Jade Tinner

FROM STAFF REPORTS You’ve seen them popping up around the country. Beautiful white ribbons posted in front of locations where first responders, medical professionals, and frontline workers in the fight against

COVID-19 carry out their missions of mercy. And now they’re in DeSoto!

The first person to alert DeSoto City Hall to this great way to say “thank you” to those who are taking daily risks to keep us safe was Mayor Curtistene McCowan.

See DeSoto, page 6

Mayor McCowan at DeSoto Police Headquarters

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Shoppers on Jeff erson Avenue in Oak Cliff wear face masks to avoid the virus

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It’s been a difficult four weeks for Teresa Vasquez, who has been selfquarantined in her small bedroom at her Oak Cliff home.

On March 27, her family rushed her to a nearby clinic.

Her body was aching and she was gasping for air.

“My temperature was 103,” said Ms. Vasquez, a 48-year-old Hispanic woman who also suffers from high blood pressure.

“They checked my oxygen level and it was low. They told me I had pneumonia and needed to go to the hospital.”

Her husband rushed her to Methodist Charlton Medical Center, where she was assisted by doctors See INFECTION, page 10

Peace out during coronavirus lockdown

I WAS JUST THINKING...

By Norma Adams-Wade

See TINNER, page 3

April 22, 2020

Actress/activist Alfre Woodard stands next to abolitionist/activist Harriet Tubman as one of my

special heroines.

So, my eyes focused and ears perked when I saw the awardwinning thespian on social media.

The Tulsa Oklahoma-born talent was advising us how to peace out during the coronavirus shelterin-place orders that are keeping active individuals and families confined at home.

If Woodard-the-great said it,

her advice must be worthwhile, I thought. So, I continued to listen.

She made the point that we can perform a number of positive actions and accomplish a good amount of positive deeds while hunkered down at home. That unplanned time, she said, can allow us to do meaningful tasks that we normally would not think about or have time to accomplish

Alfre Woodard See THINKING, page 5

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DeSoto ISD: schools to remain closed From DeSoto ISD Spokeswoman Tiffanie Blackmon-Jones

To slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in our community, all DeSoto Independent School District campuses will remain closed through the end of the current academic school year. This action follows the April 17, 2020, press conference from Texas Governor Greg Abbott and aligns with advice from Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS).

DeSoto ISD recognizes the significant impact that the district’s building closures have had on its school community, especially for families who depend on the district for critical services; however, in response to this public health crisis, the district has established the following: A continuation of child nutrition services providing breakfast and lunch to students at no cost to families. The district’s effort to ensure all children have access to quality meals will include the addition of meals for the weekend starting April 23, 2020. The district is also working to add a dinner meal to the child nutrition offerings.

More information will be made available as details are finalized.

A system for wellness check-in for students and staff.

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Regular communication and updates for all stakeholders including a daily update, a virtual town hall series among other means of multidirectional communication.

The design and implementation of Anytime, Anywhere Learning, a remote learning framework, ensuring a continuation of learning for all students focused on empathy, equity and excellence. This plan has been recognized by the Texas Education Agency as an exemplar for remote learning initiatives.

Distribution of tech devices to highest-need families in a systematic and organized manner.

The development of a plan to expand technology access and ensure that every student in DeSoto ISD has a device by the start of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Given this development in the governor’s oversight of the health and safety of residents of the state regarding school closures, DeSoto ISD remains committed to honoring

the work and accomplishments of our graduating seniors in the Class of 2020 and will share information regarding the district’s plan to celebrate the major milestone for our students.

While our classrooms are empty, our work on behalf of children continues through the district’s multiple virtual touchpoints with organizational leaders, students, staff and parents and through the continuation of the district’s strategic planning efforts in collaboration with the City of DeSoto, the City of Glenn Heights, Charlton Methodist Hospital and the University of North Texas at Dallas.

DeSoto ISD will communicate in the coming weeks how parents and students will be able to safely collect personal belongings from campuses and return school-issued supplies, including technology.

As more information and guidance are made available from state and local governing agencies about releasing communities from the current shelter-in-place ordinances, DeSoto ISD will communicate information regarding the eventual reopening of campuses and offices.

Thank you for working with us as we unite with organizations across the community to respond to COVID-19.

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Joh n son a n n ou n ce s m ore t h a n $10 m illion in coron aviru s re lie f f or colle ge s & u n ive rsit ie s f or losse s a n d e m e rge n cy f in a n cia l a id gra n t s

In an announcement last week, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said colleges and universities within the 30th Congressional District will receive more than $10 Million in emergency grants to help cover significant financial loses.

At least half of the funding to the institutions is required to be distributed to students in the form of emergency cash grants to help students pay for housing, food, and other necessities.

• Dallas Baptist University received a total of $2,198,677, with $1,099,339 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• Dallas Institute of Funeral Service received a total of $220,704, with $110,352 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• Dallas Theological Seminary received a total of $306,745, with $153,373 as the minimum

allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• Cedar Valley College received a total of $1,401,492, with $700,746 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• Buckner Barber School received a total of $37,184, with $18,592 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• El Centro College received a total of $2,550,619, with $1,275,310 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• Paul Quinn College received a total of $1,163,719, with $581,860 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

• University of North Texas At Dallas received a total of $3,036,810, with $1,518,405 as the minimum allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students.

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Tinner joins Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce as VP of Community Investment Citing her extensive experience in community engagement, nonprofit fundraising, and entrepreneurship, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce (DBCC) has announced Jade Tinner as Vice President of Community Investment.

“As the Chamber continues to change and grow, we looked for someone that could be an asset to the community,” said DBCC President Harrison Blair.

“Jade brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience that will serve her well as our new Vice President of Community Investment.”

Ms. Tinner holds a degree in Marketing from the Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri Kansas City, where she was a four-year Division I basketball player.

Upon ending her postcollegiate basketball career, she began finding her space in the world of communications and entrepreneurship working with a range of organizations and individuals to co-owning a professional women’s basketball team.

Affectionately known as “The Brand Enhancer,” Ms. Tinner is the founder of JTBE, LLC, and The One Unified Resource Foundation, INC. (OUR Foundation). Through the OUR Foundation, Ms. Tinner, constructed OUR MEN(tors) program, to support young men, ages 12-18, through positive male role models and the

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BE MEN Curriculum. In conjunction with the mentor program, she introduced The MEN’S Brunch, the first men-only brunch and panel, empowering male leaders in DFW. Prior to her current VP role, Ms. Tinner joined DBCC’s Board of Directors in 2018, while also serving as a Major Gift officer in the city of Fort Worth. She is currently a member of the executive board of directors for BRIDGE Fort Worth, a founding member of the DFW Minority Advisory Council, and an active member of the DFW Urban League Young Professionals.

“I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue to work with the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce,” said Ms. Tinner. “My goal is to ensure that the African American community knows and, more importantly, trusts that the DBCC is their ally and together, we will prosper through and beyond our current economic crisis. It is my pleasure to diligently and passionately drive positive change for African American businesses in North Texas.”

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APRIL 22, 2020

Refreshing the Voter Rolls

WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE BY DR. E. FAYE WILLIAMS, ESQ.

With the COVID-19 tragedy, our community has lost so many of our voters who’ve succumbed to the virus. As we grieve their losses, I thought about the untold number of brothers and sisters we’ve lost as voters when they were arbitrarily removed from voter rolls and lost their voting privilege when Republicans raided voter rolls and removed thousands of our people. Not only have we lost potential voters, but we’ve lost many who regularly take the time to publicly support voter registration projects because we are all advised to stay indoors when they would normally be signing up voters.

With that in mind, Bishop Joe Simon, the former R&B genius, and I talked about the terrible

impact the coronavirus has had on his carefully laid out plans to personally travel to various of our communities to promote voter registration. As the virus grew worse and public officials began adding more and more time to how long we might still be under “shelter in place” orders, we decided that one way to continue with voter registration would be to develop an online voter registration project. The project was launched through Joe Simon Ministries on Monday, April 6.

We understand that everyone may not know how to use the appropriate online forms since every state differs in its requirements. I serve as president of the National Congress of Black Women whose early leaders included Dr. C. Delores Tucker (founder and former secretary of state of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and the

incomparable Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Joe and I decided we could do something to register voters since we don’t have the ability to travel to the towns

planned.

Members of the National Congress of Black Women agreed to learn each state’s procedures so that we could provide technical assistance to anyone requiring it.

The press release we’ve sent reads in part as follows: “If you are not registered to vote, you’ve moved since the last time you voted or changed your name, do the following: Go to https://www.

usa.gov/register-to-vote; Check Voting and Elections and follow the prompts; If you need help, call Joe Simon’s line at 877-8058447.

Many people who were concerned about voter registration have volunteered to help. As many of you, no doubt heard when you were growing up, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” You can help in many ways. Call to sign up with registration or if you are not registered and need help registering, just call the Joe Simon National Voter Registration Drive helpline at 877-805-8447.

We have decided that we will not be defeated.

In memory and out of respect for the courage of people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr; Fannie Lou Hamer, Congressman John Lewis, Dick Gregory, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Ella Baker, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Amelia Boynton-

Robinson, Rosa Parks, Viola Liuzzo, Diane Nash and so many others, let us work to get every potential voter registered.

I especially urge our young brothers and sisters to understand the blood, sweat and tears of our people who gave their last full measure — and, for some, their lives — to give all of us the right to vote so that we could make better lives for ourselves and our people. No matter who you liked in the Primaries, let us turn our attention to the general election of Nov. 3, 2020, and be sure that you’ve registered so that you can be counted in that number that says “Thank you” to our heroes and sheroes who had the courage to stand up for our right to vote.

Now is not the time to have regrets about staying at home.

Help this voter registration effort to succeed.

(Dr. E. Faye Williams is National President of the National Congress of Black Women and Host of “Wake Up and Stay Woke” on WPFW-FM 89.3.)

Will the coronavirus hit Black folks harder?

THE LAST WORD BY DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX

Restaurants, museums, libraries, gyms, and bars are closed. So are schools, from K-12 to higher education. Classes will be conducted online or not at all. A local vendor told me her receipts were down by 85 percent, and she hopes not to close before the “national emergency” is over. Our streets are deserted, with some cities asking people to “self-quarantine”, or in the words of several mayors, “stay

home unless it is urgent.” The shutdowns have impacted our economy. Consumer spending is more than two-thirds of GDP. If people aren’t working, people aren’t spending.

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin estimates that unemployment will rise to a scary 20 percent, just a bit lower than depression rate unemployment levels. And when America gets a cold, Black America gets the flu. Black unemployment has been twice the white unemployment rate.

That means the Black community might experience unemployment of around 40 percent. That’s frightening!

Why are Black folks more vulnerable?

We

are more likely to work in the service occupations and in the gig economy. While jurisdictions are

exploring the possibility of paying people who cannot work because of quarantines, it is not clear how many will be excluded from this relief. There are talks of giving everyone with an income under $85,000 a $1000 cash payment.

And then what?

Meanwhile, government is planning a big bailout for airlines, hotels, cruise lines, the auto industry, and others. If these folks get a bailout, it ought to be a loan, not a gift. After all, some of these industries, notably the auto industry, got bailouts in 2008, but they were loans, not grants.

Those who got grants, like the “too big to fail” banks, were supposed to use it to pump money

into the economy. Instead, they tightened credit requirements, so few could qualify for loans.

The 2008 bailout was unevenly applied, and industries that didn’t have effective lobbyists did much worse than others. Many of the companies paid the government back. We need to make sure they all pay it back this time.

My greatest concern is the medically vulnerable, people who have diabetes, lung disease, and heart disease, as well as those who are over 60. This includes nearly half of all African American women (47.3 percent), along with 44.8 percent of African American See MALVEAUX, page 6

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While paying attention to COVID-19, Trump slipped something past you OUR VOICES

By Bill Fletcher That’s right, he did it again.

Just like a magician, while you are looking at his left hand, he pulls a trick with his right.

In this case, while almost all of the news has been focused on COVID-19, the Trump administration dropped auto fuel efficiency standards. And to add insult to injury, the administration cannot defend the move with a straight face.

They have no defense that makes sense.

The only argument for this maneuver that Trump’s spokespersons seem to be able to make is that they were overturning another Obama regulation and that deregulating is good because … it is deregulating.

So, let’s put this all together, because this column does not need to be very long. Approximately 99% of all credible scientists identify climate change as threatening humanity. Key to climate change is fossil

fuel. Automobiles use … fossil fuel. Fuel efficiency standards have been aimed at reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases.

Thus, the actions of the administration are, in effect, aimed at shortening the existence of human beings on planet Earth.

Let’s just be as direct as possible and stop beating around the bushes.

The administration made a move while the entire country has been focused on the COVID-19 plague. They know that such a move is/will be very unpopular. But, at the end of the day, they could not care less. This was another gold nugget thrown to the fossil fuel industry, a segment of corporate America that has been very supportive of the Trump administration.

We should not blame ourselves for being focused on COVID-19. If Trump had been more focused on COVID-19 we might now be looking at a very different picture of the USA. Instead,

we have witnessed two acts in this performance. First, regarding COVID-19, the administration cynically disregarded scientific recommendations and warnings and downplayed the danger until it has now emerged as a plague covering virtually the entire country.

Second, the administration made use of our concerns about COVID-19 in order to slip the fuel efficiency standards reduction right past us, thereby further ignoring solid scientific recommendations and warnings and, instead, servicing his supporters.

One cannot but wonder whether hanging over Trump’s bed are the immortal — and notorious — words of the French King Louis XV, offered shortly prior to the French Revolution: “After me, the flood.”

Bill Fletcher is executive editor of globalafricanworker.com and former president of TransAfrica Forum.

I WAS JUST THINKING, otherwise.

I continued to listen, basking in the actress’s calming voice and expression that has filled so many movie and television screens with her innate performing brilliance.

Woodard, you see, comes across so natural and down-to-earth that you want to listen to her and believe her message. She suggested various activities to fill one’s day while confined. Such as: a. Organize old photographs in boxes in your closet. b.

Practice meditating as you have always wanted to do but never found the time. c.

Of course, organize your closet, and d.

Reach out to friends and family on social media, which so many of you are doing already.

My heroine’s list inspired me.

So, I was just thinking... Let’s each come up with our own list. I’ll start.

1.

Box up all those old but wonderful magazines that come in the mail but, like me, you will never read beyond the cover.

2.

Take those boxes to Half Price Books so someone else will get the chance to pile them up and vow to read them one day.

3.

Write a letter – not a text message or email – to a long-lost friend you know would faint to hear from you.

4.

Write a letter – not a text message or email – to a former teacher who you tell others inspired you but you have never told the teacher.

5.

Clean the carpet of those awful stains you are sure will look better, although they may never totally disappear.

6.

As an escape from coronavirus reality, watch old reruns

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of The Waltons or Little House on the Prairie.

The Waltons depicts that seemingly simpler time in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia during the 1930s Great Depression.

We romanticize the slower pace of that time while we block out what surely must have been a worrisome period for the Walton family.

It is clear that families knew they could not depend of others or the government to see them through the day, week or month.

They cultivated and nurtured the land that gave them sustenance and lumber – allowing them to feed and shelter their families.

Little House takes us back to the small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota in the late 1800s. Back then, the Ingalls family would pile into the wagon for a day-long trip into town to buy needed supplies from the town’s one store owner.

These two scenarios lead us to the next point: 7.

As my heroine Woodard suggested, meditate. But here’s the thought and image. Instead of seeing yourself jumping into the car and running five or six errands in a couple of hours – including standing in line at Walmart – imagine a slow drive down a country road with the Waltons or riding in a wagon with the Ingalls (humor me and disregard the race and period in time).

Surely the slower pace, lack of hurry, and fixation on a single task would help us shed burdens.

8.

Now it’s your turn. Find a quiet spot, sit, lean back, close your eyes. Peace out during this coronavirus.

Imagine life as it should be. Then when all this chaos subsides, go out and help make a better world.

Norma Adams-Wade is a veteran, award-winning journalist, graduate of UT-Austin and Dallas native. One of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) she was inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame.

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DeSoto Mayor supports workers, continued from front page Late last week Mayor McCowan followed-up on her suggestion, armed with white ribbons and various craft supplies. Her first stops were some of our first responder sites including firehouses and DeSoto Police Headquarters.

“We’re tying ribbons just to show support for those who are on the front lines and we’re going to be doing this all over our city at special locations and we want the entire city of DeSoto to join us in this effort, myself and the City Council, and all of our citizens to show just how much we sincerely appreciate those of you who are serving and representing us,” said Mayor McCowan, from in front of DeSoto Police Headquarters on Beltline.

“You’re taking care of us to make sure that we are safe. And so I’m going to get my mask back on and get back to work tying ribbons. God bless you and may God bless the AllAmerica City of DeSoto, Texas!”

One of the dedicated city workers enlisted to help guide this mission

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acknowledge and/or call out wrongs, well they are dangerous.

When folks look back on these times, they probably won’t be speaking kindly about either party, and they will probably laugh or cry about voter apathy and voter suppression.

Democrats need to become stronger.

Democrats need money, so they can stop waging lackluster campaigns that they shouldn’t even be in. They need to take advantage of some of the great minds eager to serve, and they need to value Black and Brown voters.

I have heard the stories of how workers in the Dallas Democratic Party office have felt disenfranchised, how they have been overlooked for key assignments and how resources, even if they are limited, are not equitably distributed! Just refer to campaigns where clearly the Democratic stamp

Mayor Curtistene McCowan shows appreciation to first repsonders

of thanks is Kathy Jones, DeSoto’s Community Relations Manager.

Ms. Jones said, “It’s an honor to be involved with this effort to tell our first responders, medical professionals, and everyone taking risks on our behalf that we really appreciate them.”

Mayor McCowan said that DeSoto’s firehouses, Police HQ , and City Hall have already received their white ribbons and that

additional facilities and medical provider locations are next. She also wants to encourage all DeSoto residents to post a white ribbon in front of their own homes as a way to say thanks to those who are putting it on the line for us.

of approval is different: Beto in 2018, Kirk in 2002, West in 2020.

Then you have the “political consultants.” You know the ones who haven’t worked on any campaigns, never studied maps or polls, don’t have a strategy and don’t even do a job of making sure candidates are represented fairly in advertising plans; but get the six-figure fees while their Black counterparts who have equal or better credentials settle for low five figure fees and are relegated to running around acting as a chauffeur or escort.

Just let the hit dog holler.

Remember excuses are the tools of incompetence that build monuments of nothing and those who specialize in them are seldom good at anything else.

We all know that politics and politicians can be hypocritical.

Too often you hear in politics there are “no permanent friends just permanent issues.” And while I have so much respect for those who have that position, my position is different.

I have permanent friends who I sometimes differ with on issues and we each state our positions and move forward, refusing to let one issue tear down a foundation that was built on so much more. If I have a friend who is losing their mind, I feel a responsibility to help them find it and get their stuff together. I don’t turn on them.

Sadly Democrats turn easier than Republicans. Just look at all the names Donald Trump called his opponents during the presidential election of 2016. Some of those same candidates sucked up their pride, and are walking lock-step with their “leader.” They tow the line, no matter how idiotic it seems, sounds and looks.

The older Democrats don’t know everything and the younger ones are not totally clueless.

Both better identify the real enemy and come up with a strategy for victory. The country, heck, the world needs Democrats to be victorious in 2020!

To view a video Mayor McCowan’s visit to DeSoto Police HQ visit: https:// www.facebook.com/kathy.m.jones.568/ videos/3422854714395952/

Malveaux, continued from page 4 men. The incidence of heart disease for white women (33.8 percent) and men (37.4 percent) is significantly lower.

There are racial differences in the incidence of diabetes, as well.

African Americans are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than whites and twice as likely to die from the disease.

African Americans are also far more likely to contract lung disease than whites, and four times more likely to die from asthma. Tests for the corona-virus seem to be in short supply. Will there be any targeted outreach to African Americans to ensure they are tested for the virus, especially because African Americans often delay doctor’s visits even when they are sick?

Corona-virus knows no race, gender, or age.

When the virus first hit, medical professionals, said that older people were more vulnerable than younger ones.

Now, the numbers are rising for young people, and even some children have been diagnosed with the virus.

It may be churlish to point out that African Americans are likely to be harder hit than other populations.

When white America

gets a cold, Black America gets a fever.

Inequality is hard woven into our nation’s very fabric. Thus, it is hard to imagine the hardest corona-virus relief will be race neutral. African Americans are more likely than others to be unemployed, part of the gig economy, or otherwise at the economic periphery.

Furthermore, recession is inevitable.

Except for grocery stores, pharmacies, and banks, nothing is open.

People aren’t spending because there is no place for them to spend. We don’t know how long this emergency will last – some say as long as 18 months. But we do know that recession hits Black folk, poor folk, and marginalized folk harder than it hits others. We won’t see the impact of this pandemic until after the fact. But if the past is any indication, our nation will experience a harsh blow, and for African Americans, the impact will be even more jarring.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, media contributor and educator. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

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Facts about hair fibers and hair loss ABOUT YOUR HAIR

companies now manufacture hair fibers.

Most consumers are not aware, of the fact that they need to perform a patch test, for any allergic reactions from

BY DR. LINDA ingredients, before using.

AMERSON There are a few reported www.hairandscalpessentials.com side effects from consumers.

The statistics for alopecia continues to rise, reaching over 140 million in the USA. When the keratin hair fibers were introduced in 2010, both professionals and consumers began using this topical covering as an image booster. Various colors are available to ensure a natural blend.

Of course competitors copied this money making global trend. Countless

•Irritation and redness to sensitive scalps.

•Inhaling fibers when applying to scalp.

In most cases, only products with asbestos may cause injury to lungs. Wearing a mask/scarf over your nose will help.

• Scalp bumps and pimples may occur if all traces of hair fibers are not shampooed thoroughly on a regular basis.

Please do not wear fibers for weeks at a

Tennessee Titan Malcolm Butler donates funds to support Meharry Medical College’s COVID-19 assessment efforts NASHVILLE,

TENNESSEE-

Malcolm Butler, cornerback for the Tennessee Titans and a two-time Super Bowl champion, has announced his financial support of Meharry Medical College’s effort as a city COVID-19 Community Assessment Center. These funds will provide health care workers and first responders with necessary personal protective equipment and medical materials.

“Our response to COVID-19 is directly in line with our mission at Meharry—to worship God through service to mankind,” said Meharry President and CEO and infectious disease expert Dr. James E. K. Hildreth Sr. “We are appreciative of Mr. Butler’s generosity in supporting our response efforts to this growing public health crisis. All

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members of our community have been impacted by the rise of COVID-19, and we are grateful for the opportunity to provide care to those in need.”

Beyond his support of Meharry’s COVID-19 efforts, Butler is providing funds to feed first responders through Nashville’s Kingdom Café, a minority-owned small business. Additionally, he has made a gift to an organization in his hometown of Vicksburg, Miss—United Way of West

Central Mississippi—that will provide meals to than 600 senior citizens. All gifts are made in honor of Butler’s induction into the Gulf State Conference Hall of Fame.

“I am humbled and honored, but I can’t accept this recognition without thanking the real Hall of Famers and MVPs of our community: the health care workers and first responders who are keeping us safe,” Butler said.

“Nashville and my hometown of Vicksburg have supported me, and I want to do my part to help support them during this difficult time.”

For more information about Nashville’s COVID-19 Community Assessment Centers, visit https://www. asafenashville.org/ or call the Metro Public Health COVID-19 Hotline at 615862-7777.

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Seek Revelation

B y Dr. Froswa B ooker-Drew This week, I have heard the word 'revelation' repeated consistently. What's wild is that is from different individuals.

This morning, my Pastor Chris Simmons, shared about the power of reflection. Reflection is critical. We must take time to listen and process. In order to move forward, we need time to be still, listen, and pay attention.

I am realizing more often that as a part of being still, we create opportunities for revelation. We can not receive revelation if we are so busy doing things, worrying or complaining.

In Greek, revelation means unveiling. In Hebrew, the word means exposure. In this season of our lives we are experiencing an unveiling. We are seeing broken systems and the significant disparities that exist due to race and poverty. In the past, we could ignore or choose to dismiss those things that may not have had an impact on our lives. We are seeing leaders rise to the occasion and others who are focused on self more than prioritizing the greater good.

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Proverbs 20:5 "The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out."

I was listening to Dr. Myles Munroe, an amazing teacher who passed away several years ago. He reminded me that the word for crisis in Chinese and Japanese is opportunity. I am hoping that you will use this very disruptive and challenging time to seek revelation from God for your purpose. My prayer is that you ask God to allow you to plunge into the deep waters of your heart and that you are filled with insight. More importantly, I pray that this insight, this revelation moves you to living out your purpose.

So how do you do this?

1.

Pray to God for revelation of your purpose and how to move forward in it. I think we sometimes are waiting on this big voice from heaven to speak to us.

If you remember in 1 Kings 19:11-13, "And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before

the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice." Don't get distracted by the occurrences around you but wait on the small, quiet still voice. God is speaking to us even now and I'm afraid we are missing it because we are focused on the turbulence of the winds, the shaking of our souls when we watch the news, or the bombarding of problems that seem to be around us. Listen.

That voice can be through reading God's word, heard in your prayer and meditation time, or even through those who are wise advisers..

2. Work on your personal mission statement. A personal mission statement is a guide.

Jesus' mission statement was simple, giving life abundantly.

Everything He did pointed back to His purpose. Your mission shouldn't be some complex paragraph. If you need help to work on this area of your life, I am glad to help you to do that.

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3. Start writing. In Habakkuk 2:2, it states, "Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on

tablets so that a herald may run with it." This is a great time to capture your thoughts on paper, to dream, set goals. I think most people forget the last part of this verse. Many of us have the vision in our heads but inspiration comes when we write it down so that when you read it, you can run forward to the destination God has for you.

I hope these tips help you in someway to stay focused and inspired in this season. Please feel free to reach out to me at info@ drfroswa.com. I am so blessed that many of you are purchasing copies of my latest book, Fly Away.

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I am also offering a copy of the first chapter for free so that you are able to experience what you are in store for. This book isn't just for daughters in transition. In this season of our lives, I believe it can speak to all of us.

Until next week, Wishing you a week of Reflection and Revelation! (P.S. Let me know how it goes!)

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Infections,

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Nine days later, she got a call that she tested positive for COVID-19.

“It was horrible,” she recalled. “It was bad. I thought ‘I don’t have the strength to fight this.’”

The Dallas County Health officials have determined Hispanics have the highest rate of coronavirus infections in the County, while African American’s

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have the second-highest number, followed by Whites.

DCHHS statistics, as of April 13, 2020, revealed more than 1700 cases of COVID-19 in Dallas County and 430 people hospitalized. Among those are 124 Hispanics, 113 Blacks, and 90 Whites.

Jennifer Travis-Cox is an African American woman who also lives in Dallas County.

She has been taking anti-rejection medication since her second kidney transplant in January 2011.

Her immune system is fragile.

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Now the 67-year-old rarely leaves her home because she fears becoming a COVID-19 statistic.

“I miss my grandkids,” she said. “I hate this. This is the first Easter that I did not see them. I am serious about this virus because the virus is very serious.”

What health experts have not figured out is why minority communities are getting the virus more than Whites.

Dallas County Health officials have discovered many of the African Americans and Hispanics infected have other underlying health issues

like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, or heart disease.

They say these illnesses make people more vulnerable to coronavirus.

Officials admit there could be more minorities infected by COVID-19 in Dallas County, but vital information is missing.

“Forty percent of the infected are of an unknown race,” said Marisa Gonzales with DCHHS. “The lack of information on a person’s ethnic background could be because of two reasons.

Those testing did not ask for that information or those tested did not indicate their ethnic background on any paperwork they had to complete.”

Ms. Cox feels fine and doesn’t think she needs to be tested for the virus.

What bothers her the most, she says, is that she continues to see people not practicing social distancing or covering their faces with a mask when they are out in public.

“This virus has taught me that things can happen, and life can switch on you on a dime, and we need to be more considerate and concerned about people around us,” she stressed, adding that this goes for “people who we love and people who we don’t know and don’t love.”

Since becoming ill with coronavirus, Ms. Vasquez has also not left her home and has been tested two

more times for COVID-19.

Doctors told her she needed to be tested two times after her self-quarantine to clear her to return to work. One test came back positive, and one came back negative.

She is in limbo and plans for yet another test.

Ms. Vasquez lives with her teenage daughter and her husband who has been caring for her.

She cried on the phone as she described how the virus, the multiple testing and not knowing whether she still has the illness have worn her out physically and emotionally; but she is determined to beat it.

“My son just had a baby on March 26. Till this day I have not held him. I fight for them, for all of them.”

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Rep. Birabil’s message to Texas Governor Abbott From Staff Reports

TX. State Representative Lorraine Birabil (D-Dallas) urges Governor Greg Abbott to rescind his executive order blocking the release of certain individuals who can’t pay bail.

On Sunday, March 29th Gov. Abbott issued an executive order barring individuals accused or previously convicted of violent crimes from being released from jails without paying bail.

This order would allow individuals with the same criminal history or

charges to walk free if they have access to cash.

This is not only unfair but unconstitutional due to its discriminatory nature against poor individuals, said Rep. Birabil.

The order puts individuals in jails who have not been convicted of a crime as well as law

enforcement officers and their families at a greater risk for contracting and spreading COVID-19.

“If our priority is to protect our community, we should be looking at ways to relieve overcrowded jails and law enforcement officers who are risking their lives to protect and serve,” she continued. “Let me be clear, as a mother and a public servant I would never advocate for the release of inmates who are deemed dangerous to our community. Gov. Abbott’s executive order doesn’t target violent criminals, it targets poor people.”

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Conservatives cozying up to Socialism? Say it ain’t so

Who would have ever thunk it? Free breakfast and free lunches at schools, along with the free health clinic services at the MLK Center in South Dallas are a premium these days.

You now see news stories continuously showing scenes of White conservatives, even the most rabid ultra ones, whining about how they can’t afford to feed their children now that Covid19 has forced America’s public schools to close.

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part of the saga is the programs they’re crying for were originally founded by the Black Panther Party for Self Defense during the turbulent 1960s.

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Makes me want to scream, “watch out or next you’ll be rushing off to vote for Senator Bernie Sanders for president or God forbid get the feeling to dress up in all black including tam hats and perform arm patrols in your hoods.”

Or maybe support Medicare for all, Lol! For transparency

anything for anyone just to meet the goal.

Remember Brother Malcolm X told us in his speech The Ballot or the Bullet, “the

BY THOMAS Republicans are wolves the Democrats are MUHAMMAD foxes. They both are canines. Both belong to the dog family, so I voted for Senator Elizabeth matter which one you choose I Warren, okay! guarantee you that you will still But conservatives probably be in the dog house! Ouch! would do the above if they could It really doesn’t matter what pry themselves from President political party you are with, Donald Trump, who for now is you’d better try and get what playing a Republican when in you can for yourselves, your reality we know he’s actually an cause and your people! ordinary hustler and historically As for me I’ve never been always has been. And if we confused on this point, because know anything, a hustler will do

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES

I’m a part of a race and a community that has been bearing the terrible abuse from both parties since 911.

I’m a Black man practicing Islam in America, setting me up for a double whammy. And I can bear witness that with or without Trump both parties saw no problems in acting in a bipartisan way on killing or destroying as many Muslims possible under their fake “war on terror!”

And with that I’ve learned to sleep with both fists balled up each night. How bout you?

Until then the Struggle Continues...

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THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

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Selah and the Spades BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ Have you ever watched a movie that was really bad and you kept waiting for it to get better, but it never did? Such is the case with SELAH AND THE SPADES. Perhaps it’s because the movie is about 17-year-old high school kids that I simply couldn’t relate to. The movie was so bad that if I didn’t have to write this review I would have shut it off. The movie is a pay per view film on Prime Video.

SELAH AND THE SPADES is a serious hardcore drama about a private high school boarding school that is run by five factions. Lovie Simone plays Selah and she is the best thing about the movie. In the film, she is the head of the five factions. It’s no coincidence that there are five factions in the movie because the movie has the feel of a teen version of The Godfather.

Selah decides who’s in and who’s out in the clique and she goes from sweet to nasty as the head of the five factions. She’s a gangster with the heads of the five factions and caring and nurturing with her protege,

who she grooms to take her spot once she heads off to college.

A quote from the movie that pretty much sums up this film is, “When your 17, you’ve got to grab control wherever you can.” That’s what SELAH AND THE SPADES is all about; a young black girl seeking her place in the world. An R rated teen film is simply not my idea of entertainment and did not enjoy this movie at all.

Perhaps a teen girl may find the movie interesting; I did not.

SELAH AND THE SPADES has a run time of 1 hour and 37 minutes, 1 hour and 37 minutes that I would like back in my life. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” SELAH AND THE SPADES rates a SMALL.

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On a recent show, I interviewed Dalphna Curtis, a doctoral candidate in Public Administration and Law. The founder of JFS Women’s Center, a hub of over 60 help organizations in the Dallas, TX area and the founder of PC Center the only Black-womanowned accredited technology school in the USA, she was awarded Minority Business of the Year in 2016 by Dallas Business Journal. Her bio truly speaks to her as a woman who advocates for business women.

MS: You are the founder of two successful Women’s Centers. What type of help do these centers provide for business women?

DC: In the Women’s Center we did everything in the community and we helped people I would say we call the working poor or the working homeless. We spend so much

time helping but at this time I’ve kind of altered my business somewhat, especially with this pandemic going on. What I’m doing now is helping place people in jobs for companies that are affected by the Coronavirus for First Responders. That’s my main thing right now. I’m working on getting employees ready and prepared so that they can get jobs as relief workers for First Responders.

MS: How are you reaching out to people to get them involved?

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WE’RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

APRIL 22, 2020

During this crucial time where COVID-19 continues to threaten the lives and health of our community and the world in which we live, Black Jack Pizza wants to thank you for your continued business.

As always we are happy to serve you.

Because we must all pay strict attention to the guidelines and govern ourselves accordingly, it is crucial that we operate our business in accordance with these guidelines which we have been given by our government and city officials. We are fortunate that we have been given the privilege to operate with our regular business hours; however, we are open for call-in and take-out orders only. Our lobby is closed. You may order by phone and pick it up to-go only. We ask that you also continue to be safe and practice social distancing as you are picking up your orders. Because we want to continue to serve you during this time of crisis, we ask that you will cooperate with us until we are no longer governed by these rules.

We thank you for continuing to eat at Black Jack Pizza and look forward to doing business with you in the years to come. Our prayer is that you and your families will remain safe and that we will all continue to do our part to bring this crisis to an end.

No More Hugs and Kisses...

JUST GOOD FOOD!

(214) 565-1025214) 5652536 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Dallas, TX 75215

2120 N St Augustine Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75227

(972) 329-1414