Thanks
Dr. Haynes
This weekend, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III will be honored at the celebration of his 40th Pastoral Anniversary.
I met this esteemed, prolific, thought-provoking, enlightening, well-versed, educated and dynamic young man when he was a student at Bishop College in the early 1980s.
PEACE AND HARMONY
Harry Belafonte, 96, joins ancestors
By Ayesha Hana Shaji
With the blend of traditional Caribbean rhythms and American jazz and folk, Harry Belafonte left a beautiful harmony that touched the hearts of people all around the world. Like his commitment to social justice, he left a strong sense of peace.
At the age of 96, the legendary musician and civil rights activist, who paved the way for many in Black America, passed away, leaving a legacy that will continue to inspire future generations.
Belafonte was a man of many talents, a singer, an actor and an activist. But above all, he was a storyteller, using his powerful voice and magnetic presence to captivate audiences and champion causes close to his heart.
“Harry Belafonte was a barrier-breaking legend who used his platform to lift others up. He lived a good life – transforming the arts while also standing up for civil rights. And he did it all with his signature smile and style. Michelle and I send our
Ruth Wells Wyrick
Remembered
all of the many lives around the world who were touched by his work. Our thoughts and prayers are with all in mourning during this time. May he rest in peace.”
Whoopi Goldberg via The View: "He fought so hard to make sure people had the chances they deserved as Americans."
He had swagger back then! And he could slay you with swagger and words!
While I can talk about all of the degrees he’s attained and the countless hours of research and studying; there’s so much more I can talk about when extolling the virtues of Dr. Haynes.
Now this is not to discount those degrees at all. He has earned the letters that appear in front of and behind his name.
Of the utmost importance has to be his heart, however. Which brings me to my truth.
As a child I liked going to school for “Show and Tell.”
I still remember one of my teachers, Mrs. Meisel, who always said, “I’m from Missouri, the show me state, so you have
Belafonte's music was a unique fusion of different cultures and his voice had a quality that was instantly recognizable and had the ability to evoke powerful emotions in listeners. His songs were not just a form of entertainment but a tool to promote social change.
His commitment to social justice was unwavering throughout his life. He used his platform to highlight the issues of the day, from the fight against apartheid in South Africa to the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
He worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders, using his fame to amplify their message and bring attention to their cause.
In his passing, the world mourns the loss of a true legend while also celebrating the life and legacy of Harry Belafonte, a man who used his talent and his voice to make a difference in the world.
Barack Obama via Twitter:
love to his wife, kids, and fans.”
Colin Kaepernick via Twitter: “Thank you, Mr. B, for all of your years of mentorship, guidance, & lifetime of activism fighting for a better future for all of us. You will be missed by many, but your memory & impact live on. Rest in Power.
“Movements don't die, because struggle doesn't die.”
-Harry Belafonte”
“We thank him for his dedicated activism and forging a path to a better world. He is remembered by his loving wife, children, grandchildren, and
Stephanie Mills via Facebook: “We have lost a true hero, legend, brilliant leader who wasn’t afraid to sacrifice it all for his people. Yes he was more than a actor (sic) and singer. He was a trailblazer and fighter for justice. Mr. #harrybelafonte I will always love you for how you loved us. Rest Well! Job well done “Day-o, day-o Daylight come and we want go home Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o Daylight come and we want go home”
Dr. Bernice King (daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King) via Twitter: “When I was a child, #HarryBelafonte showed up for my family in very compassionate ways. In fact, he paid for the babysitter for me and my siblings. I won’t forget…Rest well, sir.”
Dr. Ben Chavis, NNPA: The lifelong commitment, courage, global leadership, and legacy of The Honorable Harry Belafonte will always be cherished and remembered by billions of people throughout the world. Belafonte was a gifted, talented and transformative freedom fighter for all of humanity. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) salutes the memory of Harry Belafonte and recommits to the struggle for freedom, justice and equality that Belafonte so boldly epitomized and embodied.
Ruth Laverne Wells Wyrick was a native Texan who traced her heritage in the Lone Star State back more than four generations. She hailed from Waco, Texas, and attended the segregated A. J. Moore High School with her only brother, Roosevelt Wells. After graduating from Southwestern Christian College (SwCC) in Terrell, she relocated to Dallas where she met and married Ernest “Deacon” Wyrick, also an SwCC alumnus.
She and Deacon had two children, Narleski and Natesha (Shay), who attended private elementary and high schools because Ruth was a firm believer in Christian education. Even in her circles of faith, she was willing to push for change. That led her to enroll Narleski in Dallas Christian School in 1968 as the school’s first Black student. When the school moved out of the city, she joined other parents in establishing Christian Academy of Oak Cliff where she joined the Parent Teacher Organization and the Ladies Auxiliary for Christian Education.
Ruth and Deacon were faithful members of Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ in Oak Cliff. She always found time and energy to devote to the work of the church. A few of those activities included teaching Bible class, volunteering as a youth counselor, and serving as a prayer partner for any member. She
Link Between Racism and Gun Violence
and two of the three staff members who died in the mass shooting that inspired the protest were white.
By Marc Morial
“We won’t be bent, we won’t be bowed, and we won’t be ordered to ignore the hearts and minds of the people who elected us, demanding common sense gun safety in a state that has nearly none. The GOP of the Tennessee House of Representatives attempted to obstruct me and my colleagues from these goals and to shred our democracy. Instead, Republicans have only fanned the flames of hope that illuminate our movement, helping it to grow more powerful and glow more brightly.”
The crowd of more than 1,000 that gathered at Tennessee’s Capitol to demand safer gun policies was mostly white.
The three 9-year-old children
The group of legislators who stood at the House podium with a bullhorn to lead protestors in the galleries was multiracial.
Only the Black legislators were expelled.
The Tennessee lawmakers who voted to expel House members Justin Jones and Justin Pearson while sparing Gloria Johnson shifted focus away from the outcry against gun violence — which cuts across every demographic — toward their own appalling racism.
In the eyes of the nation, when the House convened on the morning April 6, the Tennessee Three were facing expulsion because they protested gun violence. When it adjourned that evening, the Justins had been expelled because they are Black.
The reality is that racial resentment and gun extremism are inexplicably linked.
Racial resentment is a “statistically significant” predictor of white resistance to gun safety pol-
icies, research shows. Yet those same “racially resentful” Americans are less likely to support “gun rights” if they believe Black people are exercising those rights more than they are.
Despite the reality that a gun in the household offers almost no protection against assailants, doubles the risk of death by violent homicide and triples the risk of death by violent suicide, the vast majority of gun owners cite “protection” as their reason for owning one.
Clearly, for many white gun owners “protection” means “protection from Black people.”
The high rate of gun ownership in the South, even today, can be traced to the backlash against Reconstruction. The higher the rates of historical enslavement in a county, the higher the rates of contemporary gun ownership.
Nearly half of Southerners live in a household with at least one gun, compared to 28 percent of Northeasterners. Six of the 10 states with the highest rates of gun violence — including Tennessee — are in the South.
Tennessee has the 10th-highest rate of gun violence in the nation and ranks 29th on the strength of its gun safety policies. Just eight days after the massacre at Covenant School, the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to defer action on any gun-related legislation until next year.
While the anti-gun safety supermajority in Tennessee’s legislature’s may continue to block common-sense policies for some time to come, their effort to silence the outcry against gun violence clearly has failed. Not only have both Justins been reappointed to the House, they return as national heroes.
The Nashville Metropolitan Council unanimously voted to reappoint Jones to his seat on April 10, and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners returned Pearson to the House two days later.
“Today we are sending a resounding message that democracy will not be killed in the comfort of silence,” Jones said after the vote. “Today we send a clear message to Speaker Cameron Sexton that the people will not allow his crimes
against democracy to happen without challenge.”
In contrast to the legislature’s stubborn refusal to address gun violence, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has issued an executive order strengthening background checks for gun purchases and called for a red flag law that would temporarily remove guns from dangerous people.
Lee and his wife, Maria, were longtime friends of two of those who lost their lives at Covenant School: substitute teacher Cynthia Peak and headmistress Katherine Koontz. Peak was expected at the governor’s mansion for dinner with Maria Lee on the day of the shooting.
It should not take a personal connection to the victims of a massacre to move a public servant to take a stand against gun violence. But now that Lee has taken the first step, he must continue the journey and the legislature should follow.
Attacks on Black People Cause Lasting Trauma
As concerned as I am with Ralph Yarl, an exceptional student by all accounts, I am more concerned with how this shooting may affect other Black youth’s mental health and stability.
consequences to shooting Black people.
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux
All Ralph Yarl was trying to do was pick up his siblings in Kansas City. He went to a home on 115 Street instead of 115 Terrace, an understandable mistake that could have been easily rectified had the homeowner, who opened the door with a gun instead, said “wrong address” and provided directions to the right one.
Instead, the rabid white man shot the 16-year-old in the head and the arm. Blessedly, Yarl is alive, hospitalized, and in stable condition. The shooter had been released pending charges.
I suppose “stand your ground” means shoot ’em up. Would the homeowner have shot a white youth? Would a Black homeowner shooting have been released so quickly?
Every signal our society sends to young Black people is a signal that they are not valued. Running unarmed through the wrong neighborhood can get you shot and killed. Driving unarmed and safely in the face of white police irrationality can get you killed.
Looking “menacing” can get you killed. Sitting in a classroom can get you killed. Going to a birthday party can get you killed. Too often, Black youth are killed by rabid and irrational whits.
Equally often, folks with more guns than sense kill them in classrooms and streets. And then, sometimes, they are killed by each other. How are they processing the threats to their safety and survival?
In her book “Lynching and Spectacle,” Amy Louise Wood wrote, “Even one lynching reverberated, traveling with sinister force,
down city streets, and through rural farms, across roads and rivers.
… One mob’s yell could sound like ‘a hundred mobs yelling,’ and the specter of the violence continued to smolder long after it was over.” These all-too-regular shootings of Black youth have a similar effect. What does any young Black man think of the shooting of Ralph Yarl? Does it make him feel more endangered? More cautious? Angrier? Does it affect his mental health?
The fact that Ralph Yarl’s shooter has not been charged is discouraging. It suggests that there are no
To be sure, since the murder of George Floyd, a few murderers, like putrid Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, have experienced consequences. At the same time, too many get away with these public shootings, killings and lynchings. Ralph Yarl’s survival is a blessing. His community’s advocacy for him is a tremendous support. As always, Attorney Ben Crump and his team should be applauded for being on the case.
Who will minister to those who are impacted by this horrible shooting? The Black community must turn this pain into power and purpose. The National Rifle Association, now promoting “junior” versions of assault weapons, must be checked.
Every time a mass shooting occurs, they should be sued, and, more importantly (but not the same thing), if they send legal reinforcements to defend the heinous attacker of Ralph Yarl, they should be countered with fierce opposition.
The right to bear arms does not mean the right to shoot innocent people on sight. Simple civility suggests that the erroneous ringing of a doorbell should not turn into a savage act by a homeowner.
But the media machine that portrays Black people as frightening and threatening is at least partly responsible for the deep-seated fear and hate that some whites have toward us.
Too many of us have been anesthetized by our trauma. It hurts, but it doesn’t hurt. It’s abnormal, but its attacks on Black people have been so frequent that they have become routine.
We pray for Ralph Yarl, cry for him, and contribute to the GoFundMe appeal that his aunt put out.
Yet these passive acts are not enough. It is time for the kind of action that disarms fools and protects young Black people.
Dallas and Fort Worth Ranked 18th in Nation for Ozone Pollution; Report Reveals Nationwide Disparities for People of Color
The Dallas-Fort Worth area was named one of the top 25 worst cities in the nation for ozone pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of the Air” report, which was released today. Nationally, the report found that nearly 120 million people, or more than one in three, in the U.S. live in counties that had unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution.
area to improve our air quality,” said Charlie Gagen, Advocacy Director for the Lung Association.
“Even one poor air quality day is one too many for our residents at highest risk, such as children, older adults, pregnant people and those living with chronic disease. That’s why we are calling on lawmakers at the local, state and federal levels to take action to ensure that everyone has clean air
American Lung Association 2023 “State of the Air” report highlights air quality in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the nation
The Lung Association’s 24th annual “State of the Air” report grades Americans’ exposure to unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone air pollution, annual particle pollution and short-term spikes in particle pollution over a three-year period. This year’s report covers 2019-2021.
“As we can see from this year’s report data, there is much work to be done in the Dallas-Fort Worth
to breathe.”
Nationally, the report found that ozone pollution has generally improved across the nation, thanks in large part to the success of the Clean Air Act. However, more work remains to fully clean up harmful pollution, and short-term particle pollution continues to get worse. In addition, some communities bear a greater burden of air pollution.
Out of the nearly 120 million people who live in areas with unhealthy air quality, a disproportionate number – more than 64 million (54%) – are people of color. In fact, people of color were 64% more likely than white people to live in a county with a failing grade for at least one measure, and 3.7 times as likely to live in a county with a failing grade for all three measures.
Ground-level Ozone Pollution in DFW
Compared to the 2022 re-
port, the Dallas-Fort Worth area experienced fewer unhealthy days of high ozone in this year’s report. “State of the Air” ranked Dallas-Fort Worth as the 18th most polluted city for ozone pollution, which is better compared to its ranking of 16th in last year’s report. Tarrant and Dallas Counties received “F” grades for ozone pollution.
Particle Pollution in DFW
The report also tracked shortterm spikes in particle pollution, which can be extremely
dangerous and even deadly. Dallas-Fort Worth’s short-term particle pollution improved in this year’s report, which means there were fewer unhealthy days. The area is ranked 100th worst for short-term particle pollution. Dallas and Tarrant Counties received “B” grades for short-term particle pollution.
The 2023 “State of the Air” found that year-round particle pollution levels in Dallas-Fort Worth were slightly higher than in last year’s report. Despite the increase, the area was ranked 55th most polluted for yearround particle pollution, better than the ranking of 48th last year).
The American Lung Association is calling on President Biden to urgently move forward on several measures to clean up air pollution nationwide, including new pollution limits on ozone and particle pollution and new measures to clean up power plants and vehicles. See the full report results and sign the petition at Lung.org/SOTA.
EVICTED UNJUSTLY? Go to court and take an attorney with you!
By Ayesha Hana Shaji Texas Metro News Team
Attorney Mark Melton, co-founder of the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center (DEAC), said the eviction crisis is brutal and families are suffering in Dallas County.
Speaking at the Dallas Democratic Forum’s Injustice of the Peace: The Complicity of a Broken System in Creating an Eviction Crisis, Melton discussed the eviction crisis in Dallas County and the role of the Justice of the Peace (JP) courts in exacerbating the problem.
“I’ve made some crazy claims about the 80 plus percent error rates of the JP courts, which by the way, is why I really call this speech an injustice of the peace,” he said, introducing the audience to what he considers to be the main problems. “Because justice is a thing that does not often happen in many JP courts.”
According to The Texas Judi-
ciary’s 2021 Annual Statistical Report, after reaching an all-time high in 2019, new landlord/tenant cases filed in justice courts fell 28 percent in 2020 and another 31 percent in 2021. The number of cases filed in 2021 was the lowest since 2000.
The report attributed the dip to the COVID pandemic. Restrictions were placed on filing eviction cases starting half-way through fiscal year 2020 and rental assistance programs were also introduced during the pandemic to assist renters in paying overdue rent.
However, according to a study by Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) in 2022, where they looked at eviction cases in Dallas County, through August 2022, 28,845 evictions have been filed in Dallas County, representing a 223% increase over the same time period in 2021 and a 203% increase over the same time period in 2020.
The CPAL study also found that the judge ruled in favor of the
landlord in 72% of cases and in favor of the tenant in only 3% of cases.
Melton said the DEAC was an accident, beginning with a viral Facebook post he made about the eviction moratorium. He woke up to tons of messages and comments asking for legal advice and representation.
So he started as a pro bono program operating under the name DallasEvictions2020. In their
first year, over 250 lawyers volunteered and more than 6,500 households were assisted. Today, he said, they were able to serve over 12,000 households.
DEAC has won 97% of its 2,442 cases in 2022, Melton said, adding that these were mostly cases where they would go to justice of the peace courts and randomly ask tenants if they wanted representation.
“No one should win 97% of your cases, especially in an environment where you're not taking your clients,” he said. “I can walk up without knowing this person's name, without knowing their story, without knowing any of their defenses and I can represent them in a court and win 97% of the time.”
Those evictions have a profound impact on school attendance. 60% of the students who leave in the middle of the school year in Dallas ISD are the results of evictions, Melton said.
Stressing the importance of having legal representation when going to court, Melton said if you don’t show up at court, there is an 84% chance you will be evicted, citing the CPAL study.
“If you do show up though, you only have a 57% chance of getting evicted on that day, which is significantly better,” Melton said. “If you have a lawyer representing you, first of all, you're more likely to show up. Second of all you're almost certainly more likely to win.”
Melton said, according to the study, they found that if someone has a lawyer, there is only a 10% chance of losing the case, which means there is only a 10% chance of getting evicted.
To Hell with Clarence!
sure that no other Negro causes a problem.
By Vincent L. HallIf there’s a hell below, Clarence Thomas should be first to go! Yeah, I said it! And worse than that, I mean it!
As if the installation of the first Black Supreme Court Justice went a step too far in helping African Americans, the Republican Party ordered us two steps back with a sullen Negro named Clarence Thomas.
The racial pride and progress we saw in Justice Thurgood Marshall dissipated with the swearing-in of a shameless token.
The news wires have been ablaze over the last few weeks as Uncle Thomas' lack of ethics has been exposed. To make it worse, Dallas has come into the limelight again.
This "affair" between billionaire Harlan Crow and his "friend" is a natural parallel to Jim Schutze’s book, “The Accommodation!”
Dallas is still stagnant because the "power structure" still handpicks Negroes who will en-
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Schutze went as far back as the 1930’s, but I can point to the same phenomenon alive and well in this city today. Dallas is still accommodating!
Please don't tempt me. I can point to all of the "spooks by the door" who grace or disgrace us, active and retired. Don’t try me. I promised my mama I would play nice.
It should not confound you that Harlan Crow bought property from Thomas, refurbished it, and now has Thomas' 94-yearold mother there. In addition, ProPublica revealed that Harlan purchased two nearby lots and Williams’ home in 2014 in Savannah, GA.
Crow reportedly paid $133,363 for the properties, which was much higher than Thomas's valuation. In addition, the friendly billionaire improved the home, including a carport, a roof repair, a new fence, and gates.
While Black men of his era did everything to get their mamas out of the "master’s servant's quarters. Thomas did
just the opposite.
If you have been around as long as I have or studied history, you know that Injustice Thomas
peared in July 1994.
“In an often-quoted speech that he delivered to a conference of Black conservatives in 1980, Thomas said of his sister, who was then on welfare:
"She gets mad when the mailman is late with her welfare check. That's how dependent she is.
"What's worse is that now her kids feel entitled to the check too. They have no motivation for doing better or getting out of that situation."
It was a stunning story. To hear Thomas tell it, his sister sounded like a classic ‘welfare queen’ of the sort presidential candidate Ronald Reagan singled out that same year, a painful example of how a well-intended government handout can tie families to a cycle of poverty and dependency.”
Emma Mae Martin, living in a beat-up frame house with a hole in the roof in Pin Point, Ga., a few steps from where she and her two younger brothers were born, they didn't find a story of welfare dependency.
Instead, they found a story of hard work by three generations of a family struggling, like most other families, just to make ends meet.
Martin was deserted by her husband in 1973, just as her father had disappeared 25 years earlier. She worked two minimum-wage jobs while her brother attended law school but stopped working to take care of an elderly aunt who had suffered a stroke. That led to four or five years on welfare, trying to make it on $169 a month.
That's over.
has made a name for himself in the “Conservative” movement at the expense of his own family. He has openly debased his kinship and profited from doing so.
A Chicago Tribune story, "THOMAS` SISTER'S LIFE GIVES LIE TO HIS WELFARE FABLE," gives you some background. This column ap -
The article tells a fuller story of his sister and concludes that Thomas used his sister as a cudgel to cleave a place for himself in the Conservative movement.
“Unfortunately, Thomas` stunning story wasn't true. Not quite.
When reporters recently tracked down Thomas` sister,
She now works as a cook at the same hospital where her mother is a nurse's assistant and she sometimes has to report to work at 3 a.m.
As Jesse Jackson would say, "She takes the early bus.”
I wonder if Thomas' sister still takes the bus. But if there is a bus to hell, and I get to choose, he will be its first boarder. #uncletom
A Call For Impeachment and Recalls Before 2024
Justice Clarence Thomas. Considering the Justice’s conservative position on most issues, it became very hard to believe that the two persons in that marriage didn’t discuss politics.
CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESS
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.
By Dr. John E. WarrenThe attitude of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas only adds to concerns about non-reported gifts from wealthy donors. In addition, it adds to the ongoing discussion of his wife Ginny Thomas’ involvement with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mrs. Thomas’ emails have already proven to be very telling as to her position with the “far right” and the false statements about a “stolen” Presidential election.
It was already hard to believe that she never shared any of her views with her husband, Supreme Court
Now we find a trail of gifts and favors to the Justice, spanning decades, as well as a personal real estate deal involving the home of the mother of Justice Thomas having been sold to his billionaire donor with no record of the sale being reported, as required by law. Also, no reporting of income from the sale.
The excuses offered by Justice Thomas, when he chooses to give one, reflect neither remorse nor concern about the appearance of such actions from a Justice seated on the highest court in the land and expected to lead by example.
Justice Thomas can only be removed from office by death, resig-
nation or impeachment. He is not expected to resign. Justice Roberts, the Presiding Justice, is not expected to take any action and, therefore, the only recourse is impeachment as provided by the United States Constitution.
So far, the only Federal Judge removed from office by impeachment was Judge Alcee Hastings of the Southern District of Florida in 1989.
The issue is not whether the Senate has the votes to convict Thomas, or if a Republican controlled Congress will allow the impeachment proceedings to clear the House of Representatives, as required by the Constitution, but the need to show the American people that some elected officials still take their Oath of Office seriously enough to make the effort for removal from the highest Court in the Land.
While the United States Constitu-
tion does not have a recall provision, each state which elects individuals to the U.S. Congress does have such a provision in its State Constitution.
It is time for the voters of each state to take a look at the people they have elected to some of the highest offices in the land and for the people of each state to consider recalling those elected officials who are ignoring the will of the people on such issues as gun control, abortion and voter suppression.
While there may not be enough votes to remove many of the Republicans in state and national office, the idea of a Recall against them should be enough to let them know the American people have had enough of the attack on democracy.
Something to think about.
It’s Much Deeper Than That
FAITHFUL UTTERANCES
By Dr. Froswa' Booker-DrewThis past week, there have been numerous acts of violence that made national headlines. Ralph Yarl is a 16-year-old Black teenager who was shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, after he accidentally went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings. 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis of Schuylerville, New York was shot and killed in a car that mistakenly pulled into the wrong driveway. Cheerleaders Payton Washington and teammate Heather Roth were shot and wounded when Payton got into the wrong car by mistake. In North Carolina, a 6-year-old girl, her parents and an additional neighbor were shot after a basketball rolled into a neighbor’s yard.
These attacks have called for more demands on gun control, but I believe the issue is one that is multifaceted. It is truly an issue that requires an examination of both our obsession as a culture with guns but also deeper exploration into our hearts. We have become so fearful that we are willing to take the lives of others. We are more afraid of people than we are of God’s laws.
We don’t love others and instead of believing the best in others, our society focuses more on what’s wrong with people than choosing to see what is right. We ‘other’ people and as a result, we don’t see their lives as valuable as our own. We can dismiss others because we don’t see them as important and that’s because at the core, we do not believe that each of us is created in the image of God.
Scripture reminds us that what we are seeing is not catching God off guard. God is not alarmed by
this behavior but has warned us that this is a result of our behavior and our lack of respect for ourselves and each other. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 states, “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power…”
God is still in control, but we must recognize that our actions have consequences. When we witness these awful events, we always talk about offering our prayers, but our faith without action is dead. We must do more than pray, offer condolences and go back to living our lives without any responsibility or accountability for
ourselves and to one another.
It's imperative that we do not just sit back as Believers and accept what we are seeing. It’s important that we look in the mirror and recognize that just as we are witnessing so much evil in the world, we need to be mindful of our contribution to either making the world better or worse. It’s so easy to think that our missteps are minor. We have the tendency to weigh some transgressions as worse than others. To God, sin is sin. When we make these choices to go against God, we disrupt our relationship with God and with others. We are also not exempt from the consequences of our decisions.
We each make choices daily and so often, we choose to exclude God from those decisions. “The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Lust gets pregnant and has a
baby: sin! Sin grows up to adulthood and becomes a real killer.” (James 1:13-15).
Our churches no longer focus on these issues. We want everyone to be happy and prosperous while people are hurting and dying because of our unwillingness to speak truth to power. Those of us in the pews don’t want to hear about the results of our actions and choices. We are more interested in being entertained than really examining our love walk. Until we are willing to deal with our hearts as a society, we must be prepared to experience more of the same.
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the President of Soulstice Consultancy, LLC and the Founder of the Reconciliation and Restoration (r2fdn.org) Foundation. The author of 4 books including Empowering Charity: A New Narrative of Philanthropy, Dr. Booker-Drew is also the host of the Tapestry Podcast.
Report: Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas Violated Ethics
Laws with Multiple Super Yacht Cruises with Republican Donor Ethical Violations
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
For more than two decades, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from Dallas businessman and Republican mega donor Harlan Crow without disclosing them, a bombshell new report from ProPublica has revealed.
Citing documents and interviews, the nonprofit and Pulitzer Prize winning legal news organization said Thomas, who has a salary of $285,000, has vacationed on Crow’s superyacht around the globe.
Had Thomas footed the bill himself, one trip on Crow’s yacht would have set him back a cool half-million dollars.
What’s more, the controversial conservative justice often flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. That’s a $70,000 trip.
Justices are required to report all gifts of $415 or more that are “anything of value” and not fully reimbursed.
There’s no record of Thomas
reporting the gifts or reimbursing anyone for the trips.
“He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas,” the legal news site reported on Thursday, April 6.
“And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks.”
The extent and frequency of Crow’s apparent gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court, and ProPublica further notes that the trips appeared nowhere on Thomas’ financial disclosures.
“His failure to report the flights appears to violate a law passed after Watergate that requires justices, judges, members of Congress and federal officials to disclose most gifts,” the site reported, citing two ethics law experts.
Thomas, the experts said, also should have disclosed his trips on the yacht.
“It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” Nan-
cy Gertner, a retired federal judge appointed by President Bill Clinton, told ProPublica.
When she was on the bench, Gertner said, she was so cautious about appearances that she wouldn’t mention her title when making dinner reservations: “It
ical obligations.”
“When a justice’s lifestyle is being subsidized by the rich and famous, it absolutely corrodes public trust,” said Canter, now at the watchdog group CREW.
“Quite frankly, it makes my heart sink.”
As ProPublica noted, federal judges sit in a unique position of public trust.
Each justice enjoys lifetime tenure, which is supposed to inoculate them from feeling any temptation toward corruption.
Intentionally, a code of conduct for federal judges below the Supreme Court requires them to avoid even the “appearance of impropriety.”
Members of the high court, Chief Justice John Roberts has written, “consult” that code for guidance.
the Supreme Court’s ethical vacuum is Clarence Thomas,” political columnist Jonathan Chait wrote for New York Magazine.
“The right-wing justice has operated, in conjunction with his wife, in the center of a network of conservative activists whose project is indistinguishable from his legal work.”
Meanwhile, ProPublica reported evidence that Thomas has taken even more trips on the superyacht.
The report noted that Crow often gave his guests custom polo shirts commemorating their vacations.
ProPublica found photographs of Thomas wearing at least two of those shirts.
In one, he wears a blue polo shirt embroidered with the Michaela Rose’s logo and the words “March 2007” and “Greek Islands.”
was a question of not wanting to use the office for anything other than what it was intended.”
Virginia Canter, a former government ethics lawyer who served in administrations of both parties, said Thomas “seems to have completely disregarded his higher eth-
However, the Supreme Court is left almost entirely to police itself.
And many opine that Thomas has exploited that privilege and, along with his wife Ginny, have thumbed their noses at Democracy.
“The most glaring example of
“Thomas didn’t report any of the trips ProPublica identified on his annual financial disclosures,” the outlet noted.
“Ethics experts said the law clearly requires disclosure for private jet flights and Thomas appears to have violated it.”
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South Dallas Club hosts 59th Trailblazer Luncheon, awards $50,000 in scholarships
By Gwendolyn H. Daniels Texas
The 85-member South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc. hosted its 59th Annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon on April 22 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
Nearly 1,000 guests gathered after a three-year hiatus of virtual Trailblazer celebrations due to COVID-19. President Ollie Gilstrap and members of the 2023 Trailblazer Committee greeted 14 adult honorees and eight scholarship recipients on the Mezzanine level of the Anatole for a brief reception prior to the 12 o’clock luncheon.
Promptly at high noon Mistress of Ceremony, The Honorable Crystal Chism, DeSoto City Councilmember and a South Dallas Club member, announced the start of the historic luncheon that was first held on March 30, 1964 at the Holiday Inn Central in Dallas. Almost six decades later the amazing women of South Dallas BPW Club were in host mode again!
A processional beginning with eight high school seniors who were receiving scholarships led the way into the Imperial Ballroom. An elite group of 14 adult honorees followed by program participants and national and district leaders of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s
Clubs, Inc. progressed to their reserved seats on the dais.
As Jark1 Entertainment filled the ballroom with the tune “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves,” members of the South Dallas BPW Club entered the luncheon two-by-two beginning with Club Sisters Charron Simmons and Barbara Washington, followed by the entire membership, past presidents, and Dr. Loren Gilbert-Smith, chairperson along with Candy Bradshaw, Co-chair.
Emcee Crystal Chism asked all guests to stand and receive President Ollie Gilstrap escorted by Ombudsman Preston Gilstrap to the tune “I’m Every Woman” by the incomparable Whitney Houston. Kimball High School Color Guard led by Major Christopher Thompson presented the colors and the audience remained standing as an audio/visual presentation of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” played.
The two-tiered dais was introduced by Emcee Chism and the Reverend Virzola Law, Pastor of Northway Christian Church delivered the invocation and the blessing of the meal. President Gilstrap gave a heartfelt welcome and lunch was served while Club Sister and National Treasurer of the Association, Brittany Montgomery followed by South Central District Governor, Dr. Terri Ford brought greetings. The occasion was delivered by Past President Marion Hill-Hubbard.
During the meal the audience was entertained by Midnite Bleue (a talented youth jazz ensemble) and the DeSoto High School Dance Team performed a dance routine. Young Miles Johnson, President of the South Dallas Youth Club spoke on the luncheon theme “Moving Forward with a Purpose: The Legacy Lives On” and received an arousing round of applause!
The highlight of the luncheon came when $50,000 in scholarships were awarded to eight deserving seniors from the DFW area. Lakyra Hobbs from Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy received the Alberta Blair
Scholarship ($8.000); Trinitee Jordan Harris from Cedar Hill Collegiate High School received the Ada Adams Scholarship ($7,000); Mya Dean from North Garland High School received the Kathryn Mitchell Scholarship ($6,500); Ian Lee-Wiggins from Lakeview Centennial High School received the Ombudsman Scholarship ($6,500); Brooke Marlett from Booker T. Washington High School also received $6,500; Jaimi Coleman from Plano West Senior High School received $5,500; Prescilla Gloria Chidma Aniede from Lakeview Centennial High School received $5,000; and Olecia Edwards from Yvonne A. Ewell
Townview Magnet Center received $5,000. This year the South Dallas BPW Club presented the prestigious Trailblazer Award to six worthy individuals: the Honorable Sonja A. Brown is the first African American female mayor of Glenn Heights, TX; Katrice Hardy is the first African American female executive editor of the Dallas Morning News; The Honorable Jacquin Headen is the first African American female city councilmember in Grand Prairie, TX; Tonya McClary, Esq. is the first Dallas Police Monitor and Director of the Community Police Oversight Board; Derick D. Miller is the first African American chief of police in Irving, TX; and Dr. Nicole Arleane Roberson is the first African American vice chancellor of diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for Missouri S&T. April Allen, foundation president and chief operating officer of the Southern Gate-
way Public Green Foundation was named Woman of the Year; Chantell Ford Upshaw received the Humanitarian Award; The Honorable Carolyn King Arnold received the Ombudswoman Award; Kimberley Runnels received the Community Service Award; Candace E. Wicks received the Margaret Gilbert Volunteer Service Award; Brooke Hart Jones received the Mabel Meshach White Businesswoman Award; and Toi Thurman received the Professional Woman Award.
The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. highest award is the Sojourner Truth Award. This year The Honorable Toni Rose, Texas State Representative for District 110 was the recipient. As tradition requires, the highest ranking officer present, Club Sister and National Treasurer Brittany Montgomery presented the award joined by President Ollie Gilstrap.
The afternoon concluded with the announcement of all winners of the ever-popular silent auction. Final remarks were made by Dr. Gilbert-Smith and President Gilstrap. Club Chaplain Pat Parrish delivered the closing prayer.
For more information on the South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club, visit their website at www.southdallasbpwc.org.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, DALLAS TO SCREEN
“PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR: BEYOND THE MASK”
On Saturday, April 29, at 2:30 p.m., the African American Museum, Dallas, will host a screening of “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask,” a feature-length documentary on the life and legacy of the first African American poet/writer to gain international fame.
Frederick Lewis – an acclaimed filmmaker, writer and director and professor of media arts at Ohio University – will be on hand to introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) is best remembered for his poem “We Wear The Mask” and for lines from “Sympathy” that became the title of Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.” A clip of Angelou reciting Dunbar’s poem is featured in the film.
Dunbar’s story is also the story of the African American experience around the turn of the century. The man abolitionist Frederick Douglass called “the most promising young colored man in America” wrote widely published essays critical of Jim Crow laws, lynching and what was commonly called “The Negro Problem.”
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to show me!”
I guess I have combined the two memories as I go through life.
Now this may not be the best analogy, however I have long said that a lady of the evening doesn’t have to tell you who she is; she shows you!
Well, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III does not have to tell you who he is. You see it in his walk, his talk and his actions.
This man walks a walk that is on the right side of history. He speaks truth to power and
making, “Beyond The Mask” received major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities with additional support from Ohio Humanities.
and screened at more than 100 cultural/educational venues, including the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. Professor Lewis is a recipient of the Presidential Teacher Award, Ohio University’s highest honor for transformative teaching, curriculum innovation and mentoring. He has been a Fulbright Specialist in Hungary and has also taught or lectured in England, Germany, France, Ukraine, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Lewis' independent documentaries have been seen on PBS stations throughout the U.S.
he is committed to the cause.
His walk is not an easy one. There’s always someone who thinks they can do better or has to give their input on any and everything that he does.
There are those who want to constantly compare him to the Almighty versus comparing him to the alternatives.
As not just the pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dr. Haynes has done so much for so many and he should be uplifted and supported; as well as celebrated.
He has spoken out and up for those whose voices were either muted or ignored.
Dr. Haynes has been a voice for so many who may never know that he was doing it
"This screening has been in the planning stages for many months,” said Lewis. “I'm looking forward to sharing the story of Paul Laurence Dunbar's brief but brave, prolific life with
because he did what he did without a lot of fanfare.
Instead of seeking accolades and adulation; he sought justice and salvation.
While he is not seeking cameras and microphones, Dr. Haynes realizes the responsibility he has as someone who can command the attention of the cameras and microphones.
Without Dr. Haynes, many of our issues or concerns would not be addressed. For this reason alone, I say “thanks.”
We need more who are able to use what they have for the benefit of others. We should pray for those, like Dr. Haynes. And we should all say, “Thanks!”
the people of Dallas."
The African American Museum, Dallas is located at 3536 Grand Ave., in Dallas’ historic Fair Park. The museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11
a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free self-parking is available in nearby lots. For more information, go to aamdallas.org or call 214-5659026.
FilmmakerFrederick Lewis
chronicles the life and legacy of the first African American poet/writer to gain international fame
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also volunteered with Lifeline Chaplaincy through Marsalis, making pillows for hospital patients. She supported her husband in his work as a deacon, elder, and focus leader.
She worked closely with her husband at the National Youth Conference of the churches of Christ and was instrumental in creating the Mr. & Miss National Youth Conference Pageant, one of the most highly regarded activities for youth across the brotherhood. Ruth was a champion for her alma mater, which is the only historically Black college among the churches of Christ. She was active in the National Alumni Association and the Dallas Alumni Chapter. She was the chief fundraiser for SwCC in Dallas, having raised approximately $1.5 million for the college in the last 25 years through the National Dinner Day and the Little Mr. & Miss SwCC
Pageant. She was appointed to the SwCC Board of Trustees in 2006 and served on the Executive Committee. She has won the prestigious SwCC Alumnus of the Year Award three times, more than any other person. In 2012, she was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters for her service.
In her spare time, she was actively involved in the community as well as local and state politics. She refused to allow people to say that Christians are not concerned with the outside world. Through her activity and influence, she worked on many historical local campaigns and helped to elevate the political activity of members of the church. During the era of Sunday evening worship services, she would bring candidates of her choice to church to introduce them. Getting her endorsement was key to securing the Black church of Christ voting bloc in Dallas.
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Once she began voting, Ruth never missed an election. She served as a Democratic Precinct Chair for 50 years and a Dallas County Election Judge for every municipal, state, and partisan election at South Oak Cliff through 2021. She attended the Texas Democratic Convention from 1980 through 2020.
Ruth served on numerous boards and commissions but was proud to be appointed to the City of Dallas Martin Luther King, Jr. Board by Councilman Al Lipscomb and was appointed as Chair of the MLK Board by Ron Kirk, the first Black mayor of Dallas. She was active in the Dallas Branch of the NAACP and the Progressive Voters League.
As much as Ruth loved her children, she reveled in being a grandmother. Her two oldest grandsons, Ryan and Richard, were raised in California. Shay’s marriage to Victor Cathey gave her three grandsons in
Dallas that she would be able to enjoy. She spent as much time as she could with Noah, Caleb, and Luke, taking them to church and community events.
Despite her level of activity in the community, Ruth held a full-time job outside of the home. She had two stints in Dallas Independent School District working consistently from 1986 until her retirement in 2009.
Ruth loved the fellowship of her immediate family and her Christian brothers and sisters. She often joked that she had “perfect attendance” at the SwCC Lectureship, local revivals, and homecomings prior to COVID-19.
During the height of the pandemic, Ruth remained true to herself. She was instrumental in establishing a virtual weekly ladies bible class. She continued to fundraise for SwCC while encouraging others to vote and giving her endorsement to her chosen candidates.
Borrowing from the famous spiritual
hymn, her life’s mission simply was to help those she could as long as she could. She would often be heard singing this hymn to family….
“May the works I've done speak for me. May the works (I've done) speak for me. When I'm resting in my grave, There's nothing more to be said; May the works I've done Let it speak for me….”
Her transition to Glory leaves an earthly void for many, but especially for her children Narleski Wyrick and Shay Wyrick Cathey and husband Victor; her grandchildren Ryan, Richard and wife Caitlin, Noah, Caleb and Luke; great-grandson Sebastian; nieces and nephews Peggy Wells Autry and husband Anthony, Frederic Wells and wife Deb, Stacey Wells Young; great nieces Lauren and Lindsay; her beloved Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ and Southwestern Christian College families; and those who seek justice and fairness for all.
A Mean Green Celebration
UNT's Celebrate Mayborn 2023 shows students the mission and money
By Eva D. Coleman Lifestyle & Culture EditorIt was a grand evening of honor April 20, 2023 in the Student Union as the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism recognized scholarship recipients and the two-time, national award-winning National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) student chapter, UNT-ABJ. The school not only received 2003 and 2023 honors from NABJ, however was recognized each time as the university's student organization of the year. Presidents of the award-winning chapters, Tiesa Leggett (2003) and Olivia Thompson (2023), addressed the audience with fond memories and the purpose of NABJ.
Over $250,000 in scholarships was awarded, honor society recipients were recognized, as well
as celebrating longtime Mayborn School of Journalism staff member, Cathy Turner, upon retirement after 17 years of service.
The keynote speaker for the evening was NBC News correspondent Priscilla Thompson who shared her journey and the importance of "chasing opportunities and not titles."
Mayborn School professor Larry Powell served as emcee of the event that also included a video message from MSNBC anchor José Díaz-Balart who was interviewed by the university's National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) student chapter president Andrea Valdez.
The Celebrate Mayborn 2023 event concluded with a cake reception immediately following the honor ceremonies.
DeSoto City Councilmember Chism Appointed to National League of Cities’ Race Equity and Leadership Council
DeSoto City Councilmember Crystal Chism has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2023 Race Equity and Leadership (REAL) Council. Councilmember Chism was elected to a oneyear term to develop and guide programs among local elected officials from similar communities. The appointment was announced by NLC President Mayor Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington.
“Our member councils give voice to what’s happening on the ground in our communities,” said NLC President Mayor
Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington. “I am proud to have Councilmember Chism join NLC's REAL Council. Together with a team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to address the toughest challenges facing our communities and ensure that America’s cities, towns, and villages have the resources they need to thrive.”
Councilmember Chism welcomed the appointment and said that she was looking forward to the challenge. Said Chism, “I am honored to accept this appointment which will
allow me to offer my input and draw from what we have developed in DeSoto as I work with the National League of Cities to
develop more enlightened and even-handed policies that other American cities can follow when it comes to rebuilding, repairing, and solving the types of problems that have resulted from racial injustice.”
As a member of NLC’s REAL Council, Councilmember Chism will play a key role among a diverse group of local leaders to encourage collaboration, networking, and the development of resources and programs beneficial to communities that share demographics, size or location that can be replicated across the country.
The leadership of this year’s council will consist of CoChairs Councilmember Andrea Barefield, Waco, TX, and Mayor Steve Patterson, Athens, OH; Co-Vice Chairs Councilmember D’Andre Jones, Fayetteville, AR and Mayor Pro-Tem Ty Stober, Vancouver, WA. For more information on NLC’s member councils, visit https://www.nlc.org/current-initiatives/member-councils-2/. To read more about Councilmember Crystal Chism, view her online biography at https://www.desototexas. gov/67/Place-Six
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Anchors Away! Tucker Carlson Out at Fox; Don Lemon Fired from CNN
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA CorrespondentTwo controversial news anchors at competing cable networks are out of jobs.
Fox News has announced it has severed ties with race-baiting and MAGA supporter Tucker Carlson just one week after the network settled a defamation suit for $787.5 million in part because Carlson joined others in promoting the Big Lie that included claims that Dominion voting machines were fraudulent.
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“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” Fox News said in the statement.
The company did not offer an explanation for Carlson’s departure.
At CNN, Don Lemon announced on Twitter Monday that he was absolutely “stunned” by the network’s decision to fire him.
Lemon’s termination comes during a year in which the longtime anchor and host repeatedly has run into controversy.
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Lemon then challenged his colleagues to Google when a woman was past her prime.
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