Texas Metro News

VOL.8 NO. 46

August 26, 2020

MY TRUTH

By Cheryl Smith

Publisher

Pull out your Little Black Dress

Civil Rights Icon Amelia Boynton Robinson Died 8-26-15

BACK-TO-SCHOOL

see MY TRUTH, page 3

March on Washington 8-28-63

Virtual Town Hall to focus on COVID-19 From Staff Reports

Tara Robinson

My heart has been going through some things, especially in the past six months. Sure over the years there have been the heartaches, the joyful moments, the pain of losses and the feeling when everything seems to fall into place.

This little heart of mine has definitely been tested and as I reflect on the special people who are and were part of my life, I can’t help but think about those who have passed on. When I do I can’t speak. All I can do is release a heavy sigh.

Then, something like COVID -19 hits and really turns my world upside down; making me long even more for those I’ve lost.

The social distancing, the changes in lifestyle, the many losses; heavy sigh. I wondered if my heart could stand anything else.

Which brings me to my truth.

Admittedly, I am late, but I am all in for the Black Heart Association (BHA).

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The 97.9 The Beat and Majic 94.5 will hit the “RESET” button with a Back-to-School Virtual Town Hall, Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 6p.m. via 97.9 The Beat’s FaceBook Live page.

“As we continue to fight through the challenges that this pandemic has created, our stations realize how important it is to continue our town hall series to educate our DFW community,” said Tami Honesty, Vice President/General Manager of Urban One Dallas. “Education is a top priority for all of our families and we want to bring you a meaningful conversation.” see SCHOOL, page 11

Black Entrepreneurs reveal impact of COVID-19

By J. CUNNINGHAM Special to the Texas Metro News

Sylvia’s, the famed soul food restaurant in Harlem, was once the largest employer in the neighborhood, with more than 100 people on its payroll.

But the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the eatery had to switch to a takeout business model, which forced the 58-year-old restaurant to contract

I WAS JUST THINKING

By Norma Adams-Wade

Memories, Light the corners of my mind.

Misty, water-colored Memories, Of the way we were.

--Lyrics to song The Way We Were

its workforce to about 30 employees, according to Tren’ness Woods-Black, the granddaughter of Sylvia’s founder, Sylvia Woods and the restaurant’s vice president of communications and strategic partnerships.

Mrs.Woods-Black said her family’s story illustrates just how crucial small, Black-owned businesses are in the communities they serve. However, their story also showed how Black business-

es have been adversely impacted by the pandemic and the trickle down effects into the neighborhood.

“It just speaks to the importance of small businesses and Black business,” Woods-Black said. “We’re the ones who offer the first jobs, we’re the ones that offer the last job.”

Woods-Black was among the panelists at a virtual town hall see COVID-19, page 2

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Memories have value worth passing on Julia Jordan was a walking tower of memories. Few likely would disagree that they were better off for pausing to listen to her storehouse of recollections.

The retired educator and historian for her Dallas Black community, church, and family had an innate gift of memory that few individuals can claim.

As a reporter, I was bless-

Julia Jordan

ed to talk with her many times and – like anyone who chatted with her for just a short period – always was struck with what seemed to be her almost photographic recall.

Jordan was a trailblazer in her own right in the Dallas School District; and her husband, Dr. Frank Jordan, was a former Tussee THINKING, page 5

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Teach them to Count! Back2Skool Series QUIT PLAYIN’ BY VINCENT L. HALL

“What’s four plus four?” ”Jell-O.” But that ain’t his fault. That’s the mama’s (parents) fault. “Talk to your kid. ”Talk to him. ”If you said more words to him than, ‘Mommy (Daddy) be back’…” he might know something. – Chris Rock, “Bigger and Blacker “- 1999 For those who are counting, this is Week two in the Back2Skool series. We had to interrupt the second installment. Apparently, some leaders at the City of Dallas can’t count the cost of arresting minorities for small amounts of marijuana. Anyway…

After you teach your child to pray (Week 1), you must begin what I call “Cognitive Abilities Treatments” (CAT). It starts as early as their aptness to reach and touch. When your babies are young, they should press every elevator button and every

COVID-19, from page 1...

July 25 on how to expand Black entrepreneurship in the age of coronavirus, hosted by the Black Business Empowerment Commission (BBEC).

She said one of the biggest problems businesses were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic was a lack of access to capital. Although Sylvia’s was buoyed by the fact that it owned the property housing it’s headquarters, she said other business owners she knows have been victimized by predatory lenders and vulnerable to tax liabilities.

“We’ve been struggling,” she said, “and we know what it’s like to survive a pandemic. We’ve endured several.”

Although the town hall was focused on the challenges Black

light switch. Teaching “cause and effect” is essential, and it should not begin with a belt or switch. (Hint!)

Experts believe that by age two, your toddler should be able to count to 10. This exercise is a building block for memory, but by age three or four, you should introduce basic addition and subtraction. My suggestion is to introduce counting as early as 12-18 months, or as they can talk and point.

Visuals are a must. Age-appropriate toys strewn across the nursery or room are ok, but learning fixtures should be prominent. You can order toys, eating utensils, and flashcards with numbers and illustrations to reinforce your teaching objectives. Every moment is a teachable moment.

Although it may be annoying, monotonous, and a distraction from your favorite TV show, your job is to make learning fun. Count to 10, then to 20, and eventually to 100. First forward and then backward. The more you strengthen the memory muscle, the easier it is for

businesses faced during the pandemic, the topics were not all doom and gloom. There are opportunities to start or expand a business - you just have to know where to look, according to fellow panelist Michael Sutton, a civil engineer and president of Infrastructure Engineering.

Now is the perfect time for aspiring entrepreneurs to snap up a distressed business and employ qualified staff who have been let go because of COVID-19, but they must balance the natural inclination to hunker down with taking the initiative.

“This world has not seen what we can do yet as a Black business,” Sutton said. “COVID-19, we’re going to survive this. We’ll get through this, somehow, some way. We’re going to come up on the other side more intelligent, much wiser.”

Despite disparities in health,

your child’s teachers to add new arithmetic concepts.

Back in the day, one of the best mathematical devices was circulated by insurance salesmen/women.

They would entice your parents to listen to their sales pitch by offering a tri-fold card with multiplication tables from one to 12.

Back then, Prudential, New York Life, and John Hancock never came to the hood. Obviously, those folks didn’t count our pennies. Atlanta Life, North Carolina Mutual, and a

education, and over policing, African-Americans have a history of economic success - like Tulsa’s Black Wall Street - that must continue, said Regina Smith, founding member of the BBEC. “The fact that we are in a position where our children may not inherit wealth from us is unacceptable,” Smith said. “I’m not accepting that for my grandson, and I don’t want us to accept it for any of our children or grandchildren.”

The Commission is working to highlight solutions to support Black-owned businesses, like master sole sourced no-bid contracts, government initiatives and certification that specifically support black business owners, back office support and workforce development said architect Zevilla Jackson-Preston, a BBEC co-founder.

“We are serious and diligent

few other debit insurance companies were all we were offered.

Later, incorporate games that help your preschoolers count. Hopscotch and Hide and Go Seek (5, 10, 15, 20), and Jacks are no longer in vogue. However, dominoes, cards, and monopoly still develop counting and reasoning skills simultaneously.

Educational television is required, and so is your participation.

Set aside 30 minutes per day. You won’t forget it because your chil-

about what it means to empower Black business,” Jackson-Preston said.

Walter Edwards, the chairman of the Harlem Business Alliance and one of the founding members of the BBEC, said the pandemic has presented a chance to transform Black entrepreneurship in America.

“COVID-19 has given us an opportunity to rebuild this country,”the businessman said, “and rebuild it for ourselves.”

Woods-Black agreed. “We as a people have an opportunity to be really unapologetic about how we move forward,” she said. “Now is not the time for us to cower back, but to hold not only our electeds, but the corporations - where we spend out money - accountable and say this is what we demand.

Visit the BBEC’s website, www.bbecommission.org, for more information.

dren won’t let you. Most children would bury that joystick in trade for time with you. COVID-19 lockdown will last for the rest of 2020, make the best of it.

Don’t ever fall for that foolishness that your child can’t learn. I’ve been backroom with “uneducated” brothers huddled around a crap table counting faster than calculators.

Making bets, side bets, and calculating the houseman’s cut requires skills! Too many “smart” kids today can’t count change on a dollar.

Counting is a lifelong obligation. When you see a sign that says BOGO (buy-one-get-one-free), you should immediately deduce that the merchant is offering you 25% off. Counting allows you to make a value determination. Anything less than 40% off ain’t a bargain!

Teach your children to count objects. Then teach them to count as a member of the human race.

If they can’t count, they will always be a subtraction and never count for much. Their failures belong to you!

Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

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METRO BRIEFS

Hill, Champion disrupting Sports World on New Show

Tokyo-based Restaurant to debut in Dallas

By ALLANA J. BAREFIELD Staff Writer

By ALLANA J. BAREFIELD Staff Writer

Former ESPN TV hosts Jemele Hill and Cari Champion are taking their new show, “The Disruptors” to a whole new level when it comes to sports. The show premieres Aug.19 on Vice TV at 10 p.m.

For years the two have been admonished to “stick to sports,” but this show is so much more and a testament of doing the opposite of what critics want because the duo will be talking about more than sports.

Viewer will hear about a myriad of topics, such as politics, the pandemic, societal ills and the Election 2020, in addition to topics that encourage viewer to critically

Cari Champion & Jemele Hill

think about the state of the sports world.

For example, in the promo video, Champion asks Hill, “Is that racist,” referencing NFL teams to Uncle Ben. These two Black women are challenging what people should think and going out of the boundaries to create content that resonates and makes an impact with their viewers. They are driving the conversation to move the sports world forward.

Marugame Udon is on its way to Dallas. . This chain is based in Tokyo but it’s Carrollton location opens the end of August.

On the menu you’ll be able to order various Japanese dishes, like udon noodles, robata grilled foods, plus tempura and katsu sandos.

The Marugame Udon chain first came to the U.S. about 10 years ago, opening a flagship location in Waikiki, Hawaii. The food became so popular that they then opened more locations in California. Marugame Udon serves a Sanuki-style noodle that is a thicker noodle which will be chew-

My Truth, from page 1...

Founded in 2016 by Tara Robinson, BHA promotes “healthy hearts by advocating for people of color, primarily in underserved communities where there is little or no access to health care.”

So I am joining with the BHA as they launch National Little Black Dress Day with an online event “so that women from all over could wear black to save a life rather than mourn one.”

Tara, who is the CEO & Founder, of Heart 2 Heart Story, wants to educate us and help us to prevent heart disease. She knows we have to make lifestyle changes, reduce stress, possibly

change our diets and more. She knows what can happen if we don’t do better, because she suffered three heart attacks in one week!

As she dealt with her health issues, she and her husband founded BHA to help others.

Today, we’re being challenged like never before.

And yes, I know that every month is a pandemic month for Black people and every day we are faced with challenges.

NAACP Authors Roundtable deals with issues

By MARVA J. SNEED Staff Writer

Marugame Udon

ier. Also, the experience is exciting at this restaurant as you watch your food being prepared in front of you. If you’re not up to going into the store, then you’ll be able to order using a food service app.

Marugame Udon 3450 E. Hebron Pkwy Carrollton

So get ready, on September 1, and do a number of things: put on that little black dress, log on to www.blackheartassociation.org and read up on Ms. Robinson, BHA and what you can do to “combat poor heart health in the African American community” and make a donation if you can.

When anyone is working to make this world a better place, they deserve our support.

WHAT: Black Heart Association Little Black Dress Day WHO: Black Heart Association WHEN: Tuesday, September 1, 2020, All Day WHERE: Worldwide on all social media platforms WHY: African Americans are disproportionately impacted by heart disease. The mission of the Black Heart Association is to create temporal change (treatment) and tangible long lasting change (prevention) that magnifies the root of the problem.

We all know what is at the root, we also know that there are things we can do, like: eat healthy foods, exercise, smile, laugh out loud, dance, drink plenty of water, stay away from hormone in-duced foods, embrace your natural being, meditate, bowl, walk, read, pray and VOTE! Okay, those are from me not Tara, but Tara and I are on the same team and we have work to do!

Thanks, Tara, for leading the way!

The Authors Roundtable was presented

by Ed Gordon Media and the NAACP with Mr, Gordon was the moderator and the authors were: Tiffany Cross - Say it Louder!, comedian D.L. Hughley - Surrender White People, Loni Love - I tried to Change So You Don’t Have To, Bakari Sellers - My Vanishing Country, and President & CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson.

President Johnson spoke on voting. As he discussed the upcoming election, he talked about moving from power at the voting booth to policy change. “Voting is so important if we don’t vote we can’t complain.

To make a change you must vote. Without it, we get the same thing.”

Ms. Love spoke about the protests and said they give everyone hope. “The protests and the Blackout Tuesday made corporations make changes in the way they do business.”

Ed Gordon

Mr. Sellers said, “We need to take care of our own before we go out to others.”

Tiffany Cross said, “We cannot operate in a place of fear.”

“Who should tell our stories,” D.L. Hughley asked, “We don’t need other people to tell our stories, we just need to be clear about telling them.”

In closing, Mr. Johnson left a strong message, “We settle our differences at the ballot box. Please get out and vote.”

Nancy Lieberman stresses COVID-19 Testing; Reveals Diagnosis

By ALLANA J. BAREFIELD Staff Writer

Nancy Lieberman knows importance of getting testing for the Coronavirus.

Two months ago, the Hall-of-Famer had COVID-19. She said she understands how easily it can spread if you’re not taking the necessary precautions like getting tested.

“It’s better to get tested than to get grandma or grandpa or your aunts and uncles or parents sick.”

To underscore the importance of testing, her Nancy Lieberman Charities offered free testing and food last Friday at the Oak Cliff YMCA to “help the kids, the families, and the Oak Cliff area.”

The testing was sponsored by WellHealth and the food from EveryoneEatz and took place after the unveiling of the new “Dream Court” basketball court in honor of former Texas Tech and NBA player Andre Emmett. The court is a branch of Nancy Lieberman Charities Dream Court and was donated in partnership with Toyota. Lieberman is a former WNBA player and a head coach of Power, a team in the BIG3.Emmett was a star player in the BIG3 when he was tragically killed outside of his home last September.

“It seems like the right thing to do not

only to open this court in Andre’s honor,” Lieberman said. “Andre would be really proud that we’re not only doing the court but feeding people and a lot of people don’t have access to Covid testing.”

Lieberman, who came to Dallas 40 years ago and lived in Oak Cliff, said she understands that this area needs resources.

“I’m not a doctor but I am someone who deeply cares about the southern sector, about the Black community, the Latino community, the Hispanic community,” she said. “We’re doing everything we can just to be good partners in life.”

As she monitors the response, Lieberman said her Charity may plan to possibly continue the testing and meal drive-thru service in the future.

“When I was growing up, I was poor, no father, no food,” she said. “People helped me when I had nothing.”

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

By the time you read this, it will no longer be breaking news that one of the cancers which has plagued Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has returned.

Thankfully, she has declared her intention to remain on the court and, prayerfully, her longevity will extend well beyond the January 2021 presidential inauguration. I have no doubt that if, before then, she should no longer be able to fulfill her responsibilities as an associate justice, Mitch McConnell would attempt to push a Supreme Court nominee through Senate confirmation with mercurial speed.

Justice Ginsberg has proven herself to be a woman of character, strength, integrity and endurance.

Her judicial decisions have identified her as a champion of the people and a staunch proponent of real justice.

“The Notorious RBG” has been a force for equal rights and justice for decades — long before her confirmation to the Supreme Court. I can only assume that her commitment to women’s rights, civil rights and rights for the LGBQT community is based upon her experiences as a victim of discrimination.

For all citizens of conscience, the news of the recidivism of her cancer should be met with deep regret and, especially for political progressives, provides one more reason to vote against #45!

Justice Ginsberg’s decisions and declarations from the bench have commonly met the test of

practicality and good judgment.

For me, her most notable quote referenced SCOTUS’s 2013 dissolution of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. In her dissent, she wrote: “The sad irony of today’s decision lies in its utter failure to grasp why the [Voting Rights Act] has proven effective throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.”

With the 2020 election and the prospect of a new administration in 2021, the health and well-being of Justice Ginsberg loom large. Notably, she is onefourth of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. She’s reliable in her support for liberal positions of jurisprudence.

Her decisions have always been based upon protections

and greater inclusiveness for individuals without regard to race, gender or gender identification.

Current administration and Senate dispositions guarantee that any replacement for her would hold a judicial philosophy that was diametrically opposed to hers and would work to reverse many of the hardwon civil rights gains of the past 50 years.

Understanding this gives us one more reason to vote. Although we specifically vote for president and vice president in a national election, our vote for them means so much more.

This is demonstrated by the election of #45, and his supporting cast in the Senate.

Many, even his niece, Mary Trump, have labeled #45 a virulent racist, but he’s not the only one in the White House.

Stephen Miller, the identified architect of the Muslim Ban and Family Separation/Border Detention, has been identified as a racist in the ilk of his president.

Over 20,000 times, #45 has been a documented liar. I have watched innumerable cabinet members and members of the executive staff, who serve on the inside of the administration’s revolving door, lie with the same vigor as their chief.

In reflection, we have generously paid three consecutive press secretaries to lie to us whenever and however “the boss” determined it necessary.

And they aren’t the only ones!

We should not need a reason to vote beyond our civic responsibility; but, with #45’s lies and self-promotion, his mismanagement of COVID-19, the growth and his promotion of racial injustice, and, now, the potential for molding the Supreme Court in his malignant image, we must vote. Voting must be a personal and collective imperative!

ed to gt the information.

2. Return your ballot in the shortly after you get it. If you put your ballot in the mail on election day November 3, it may not be counted. Some places will have drop boxes for ballots, and others will allow you to drop off your ballot. Just get your ballot back by whatever means necessary.

3. If you prefer to vote in person, or if you’ve neglected to mail your absentee ballot, make sure

you know where your polling place is. Because of the coronavirus, some cities are reducing the number of available polling places, and the site where you usually vote may be closed.

4. It is also possible to vote early in person. Check with your Board of Elections about when and where you might vote early.

5. Be patient. Conducting an election amidst a pandemic is new for us, and some election proce-

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

Get Your Ballot Now THE LAST WORD BY DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX

What would you do if somebody walked by your house and promised to rob it the next day?

Most of us would take every precaution, checking the locks, the door, and the windows. Some of us might weapon up, making sure we could defend our homestead.

Some might also reach out to law enforcement, sharing the threat with them. Almost all of us would take the threat seriously and make the appropriate precautions to prevent our violation.

The 45th President of the United States has warned us that he plans to rob us. First, he placed one of his crooked cronies in

charge of the postal service. Then he said that he would not fund the postal service to facilitate the timely processing of mail ballots.

He has continuously associated mail voting with fraud, although nine states have had universal mail voting for years. And finally, he just put it out there, plain and simple. He thinks mail voting favors Democrats, and he doesn’t want to do Democrats any favors.

So instead, his postal chief is removing mailboxes and shutting down sorting machines. And now the USPS has warned election officials in most states that ballots mailed before election might not arrive in time to be counted.

The 45th President is setting up a situation where the November election can be contested. He’s doing it because he has already stacked the Supreme Court in his

favor. He has no interest in maximizing the number of people voting but minimizing that number.

He’s not interested in democracy, but in dictatorship.

If someone told you they were planning to rob you, you’d take precautions. Trump has declared that he intends to steal this election. We can’t let him do it. Not only must the Biden-Harris ticket beat him, but they must beat him like a drum, so decisively that there is no doubt that he has got to go.

Here’s what you must do.

1. Voting procedures vary by city and state. Make sure you know the rules. Some places send all registered voters mail-in ballots, while others require you to request an absentee ballot.

Find your local Bureau online, or call your favorite local elect-

see BALLOT, page 7

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Slowing Down to Stop FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

BY DR. FROSWA BOOKER-DREW

Lately, I think we have all been overwhelmed by Zoom meetings.

It seems as if we are busier than we were before and as a result, I find that more people are drained and exhausted. Even in being confined in our homes, we are rushed.

We are eating shorter lunches to make room for more calls. We are going to bed later, getting up earlier. Even as the world has paused for the pandemic, our pivoting has caused panic.

We are trying to keep up on an unending wheel that continues to pick up speed. Most people I talk to are overwhelmed, struggling and for one friend, less motivated than before.

During this season, we must be mindful of our own mental health and the toll that it takes to deal with the uncertainty of an unknown assailant—the virus—as well as the racial injustice that we continue to witness along with the Census, upcoming elections and being confined to our homes.

It is a lot to process and there is so much that we do not understand.

There is a young entertainer who recently posted that she could no longer take the isolation and lack of intimacy and wanted things to be done.

Many saw it as a cry for help and

others viewed it as a suicide note.

It is troubling to see the impact this having on all ages. Young people are no longer able to enjoy the social aspects of school and college as they were before. Our seniors are isolated from family and friends. Those who are single are also alone often without visitors for months. We were designed to be in community and wired for relationship.

For those who are not disconnected because our work continues to create more meetings, calls, emails, text messages, and social media inboxing, we can feel like we are on all the time.

Our downtime is oversaturated with reading Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms that slowly distract us and take time away from those things that really pour back into us. In this season, there are those of us who are losing ourselves.

Luke 8:43-48 says, “And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.

She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”

But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling

and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.””

Metaphorically, many of us are bleeding out and if we are not clear about who we should seek, we will go to so many remedies that the world will give to us that we will never be healed. We seek out comfort in ways that are temporary fixes, never offering real peace and restoration. You must be willing to own your need and take the risk to seek what God has for you and that is only by reaching out to Him. For others, we are daily pouring into others, not recognizing that for every person that pulls at us, power leaves us, too. Jesus knew that and rejuvenated himself by getting away with those closest to Him and other times, by being in solitude and in prayer. Even in the midst of COVID with so many distractions and issues that we face, there is healing available. All we need to do is ask. Read 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Slow down, seek God, and He will heal you, and show you the way to restoration.

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the author of three books for women. Her upcoming Podcast, The Tapestry, airs on Society Bytes Radio on Mondays at 1 PM CST. To listen, visit https://www. drfroswa.com/TapestryPodcast/. To connect to or learn more about Dr. Froswa’, visit drfroswa.com.

Thinking, from page 1... kegee Airman and one of Dallas’ pioneer Black physicians who helped integrate St. Paul Hospital’s medical staff in the 1950s. Dr. Jordan died in 1991 at age 85. Mrs. Jordan died in 2017 at age 95.

She is gone, but like her memory, not forgotten. Julia Jordan was a storyteller, pure and simple. But although her gift of recall was superior, Jordan was not alone in the pure joy of telling stories.

I was just thinking... a door that theater maven Teresa Coleman Wash opened in Dallas made me remember Julia Jordan.

Wash opened a door at Bishop Arts Theatre Center that allows Dallas-area elders to put their memories to use. Wash, the Center’s founder and executive artistic director, linked arms with officials at senior living and recreation facilities around town. She then created a program where seniors could get together and share stories of people and experiences they remembered from their lives well lived.

The program began as Silver Stories Storytelling Circle, designed to quell feelings of loneliness and isolation that some elders experience when they survive or are removed from family and loved ones.

Through the program, elders from different communities would meet twice a week at Bishop Arts, go on stage and tell stories, as well as do other activities to stimulate the mind, body and spirit Then the coronavirus pandemic struck. But Wash and her staff of artists and co-sponsors did not waiver.

They came up with a variation of the program and named it PatioLive! that still is very active currently. Here’s how that program works: Performing artists go to parking lots and patios of particular senior living facilities and entertain residents who looked out windows or through open patio doors while socially distanced and wearing masks. The living facilities include Tyler Street Towers, Iris Memory Care at Turtle Creek, and The Bridge

Loaves of bread to share

at Fair Park.

While the performers tell stories and provide music and small props, they also urge residents to participate by call-and-response or by playing small hand instruments.

The general public and theater supporters also can view the performances on Bishop Arts’ Facebook and Instagram pages.

There are lessons to be learned from these slices of life. Sharing memories is like sharing a meal, breaking bread -- like Julia Jordan who shared every crumb. These elders are dividing their loaves.

The bread tastes better when you break the loaf and feed someone else.

Norma Adams-Wade is a veteran, award-winning journalist, Graduate of UTAustin 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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AUGUST 26, 2020

KAMALA WATCH - On the Campaign Trail

By DERRICK PAYNE Texas Metro News Contributing Writer Just had to look at that and breathe deep. Howard University, despite its flaws and blemishes, has pro-duced some absolute intellectual thoroughbreds, and we are proud to count Kamala Harris as one.

Howard has long been a proving ground where the good become great academically and intellectually (not the same thing) and I am proud to claim it as my Alma Mater. As a freshman at Howard 35 years ago, majoring in Political Science and Economics, I encountered Kamala Harris and was amazed. She was then, and is now, a BOSS in every sense of the word. In the Howard Vernacular, she was a DIVA. Every department at Howard had a set of students that were a cut above— respected by professors who were giants themselves, clear campus leaders for their intellect and vision, strong enough to create a different future than the one we were assigned. Kamala Harris was THAT sister. Didn’t play in the classroom, could mop up ANYBODY in a debate, and destined to push her way to the front of whatever she decided to do.

Economics was a department full of policy wonks, math

Sen. Harris - younger years

nerds, and folks who thought a Friday night discussion of Keynesian Theory was fun.

Folks didn’t exactly know what it would lead to—none of us knew or had ever met an “economist,” and for first generation students such as myself, somehow, education had to translate to the ability to earn a living.

Several of us combined studies and double majored in Political Science with the now hysterical idea that, “well at least I can go to law school and get paid in full..”

Political science was one of the strongest departments at the University. Scholars such as Ron Walters, Alvin Thornton, Joseph McCormick and Lorenzo Morris not only completely mastered their disciplines but served as cerebral role models for many of us. This is the fertile soil in which the Kamala Harris political roots were planted.

We were given the highest quality academic instruction,

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Sen. Harris with her AKA sisters in Dallas

but we were also given the clearest of man-dates: lead, don’t follow. Put your people first. Do, Act, and Be Black.

Know your history. Be better than anyone expects. Be consistent. Never stop growing.

This is what Kamala Harris reflects as she aspires to serve her country in perhaps our greatest contemporary hour of need.

Hard to go all the way back to those roots in Frederick Douglass Hall so many years ago…we were literal children- 18, 19, 20 years old, away from home for the first time, making daily mistakes, trying to learn who we were and what part of the world we fit into. I am convinced that we had more fun than any other group of people on the earth.

We learned, sometimes by failing, that the spirit inside us was and is unbreakable, that the people sitting in the lecture hall next to us would be obligated by their education to serve, to break glass ceilings, to demonstrate effectiveness, and to motivate and lift others around us.

The world at that time was such a rapidly changing place-

the late 80s brought us Reaganomics, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-contra scandal, the explosion of crack cocaine that destroyed the communi-ties many of us came from while we were away partying for our right to fight, and not coincidentally, the 1988 presidential campaign of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Student Kamala Harris was studying Political Science and Economics at America’s preeminent Sen Harris speaking to sisters HBCU, led by the best professors I have ever encounKamala Harris is poised to tered, right in the middle of all become the Vice President of that. the United States of America. I “Veritas Et Utilitas”. Howard think it worked.

University’s motto, translates This is really not hard to figas “Truth and Service”. Not a ure out. I’m voting for Joe Biden slogan, but a real, measurable and Kamala Harris as the future intellectual practice and com- leaders of this country and enmitment top to bottom. Howard courage anyone reading this to grads find themselves living this do the same. motto.

Did it work? Was it worth it?

Derrick Payne Were the sacrifices necessary is a Professor at El to tunnel under and climb over Centro College and an alumnus of Howwalls in front of us? ard University.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Texas Bankers Foundation Honors Comerica Bank, EMPOWER Series, Inc. with LiFE Award AUSTIN, Texas, The Texas Bankers Foundation recognized Comerica Bank with a Leaders in Financial Education (LiFE) Award for its partnership with the EMPOWER Series, Inc., a nonprofit organization offering free monthly financial education and self-development coaching and counseling workshops for low- and moderate-income students and adults in South Dallas and Southeastern Houston. The LiFE Award acknowledges and honors Texas banks that are dedicated leaders in promoting financial education in their communities.

“Comerica Bank remains committed to providing the skills and knowledge needed to help under-resourced communities navigate the increasingly, complex financial world through our strategic partnerships,” said Vanessa T. Reed, Comerica Bank Regional External Affairs Manager. “The EMPOWER Series has allowed us to broaden our reach and transform lives through our collaborative initiative. We are humbled to be acknowledged by our peers in the Texas banking industry as we work to increase access to financial education resources in the communities we serve.”

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts addressed a financial education or an empowerment theme in-person each month at the Dallas Public Library’s Highland

Hills Branch. The EMPOWER series workshop topics range from improving money management decisions, understating credit reports, preparing for home ownership to goal-setting, buying life insurance and creating an estate plan. The program aims to help people become better stewards of their resources – ideas, time, relationships and money.

“The personal relationships formed through our mutual promise to empower and raise the expectations of everyone who experiences the EMPOWER Series, represent our foundation and allows us to improve countless lives,” Clifton Johnson, EMPOWER Series, Inc. Founder and Executive Director said. “We are honored to be a community partner of a relationship-focused bank.”

In the spring of 2019, Comerica Bank and the EMPOWER Series launched a Greater Houston area edition in partnership with the Houston Area Urban

League (HAUL).

“We are extremely grateful for the integral role HAUL has played in bringing the Empower Series to our Houston Market,” Reed said. “From hosting our workshops at the Palm Business and Technology Center to publicizing our events to the community and much more, HAUL is helping us provide much-needed financial education resources to underserved and under-resourced Houstonians.“ Last fall, the EMPOWER Series added a podcast to its portfolio.

More than 70 percent of attendees and viewers report having improved and/ or changed their financial attitude, knowledge, skills, and self-confidence after attending the EMPOWER Series workshops.

Last week, the EMPOWER Series received a $60,000 grant from Comerica, which will assist in pivoting to a virtual series this fall.

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AUGUST 26, 2020 WORDZ OF WILSON BY CHELLE WILSON

I woke up the morning of Aug. 19, 2020 knowing the day was significant for many reasons, but the way the dots have connected for me have meant much more than I thought. This night, Kamala Harris made history as she accepted the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States. Because of race and gender, the political aspirations of many sheroes were never realized, but their dreams, vision, and intention to make America live up to its ideals absolutely paved the way for this moment.

The fact that Senator Harris’ acceptance happened on Aug 19, is surreal for me.

Sixty-two years ago to the same day (two years before the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina that are widely credited as the first), my mother, Clara Luper, the Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council Advisor, led 13 youth on a sit-in protest at Katz Drug Store.

After just two days, Katz not only integrated the lunch counter there in Oklahoma City, but their protests led to the integration of all 38 of their stores—across four states. Over the next six years, Luper would be arrested 26 times for protesting segregation and other racially-based discriminatory laws and practices throughout Oklahoma and the nation.

She participated in every major civil rights march, including Selma and Washington, D.C. While civil rights protestors are largely celebrated today, my mother used to tell me about the criticism she received from both the white and Black community.

Beyond the criticism, she literally put her life on the line for equality and access.

Shotgun shells were thrown in her home, her windows were constantly broken, furniture set

A History Lesson! ablaze; she was followed, received daily threatening letters and calls with promises to harm her and her family, not to mention the pressure by the school board (whom she referred to as a true demonstration of “white power”) to stop engaging in protests.

The “Freedom Center,” where she and the Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council operated from, was literally destroyed to the ground by a bomb. She sacrificed much.

Throughout her life, she saw much of the worse in humanity. She was born two years after the Tulsa Massacre and grew up not far away in Okfuskee County. She used to tell me about having to go into town to get things and how she hated it because of the way she and her family were treated.

The closest town was Henryetta, and right outside of town a sign was posted that said, “Negroes Read and Run. If you can’t read, run anyway.” The town made it clear that they wouldn’t wait until sundown to handle any negroes that got out of line. Her brother, Ulysses, survived World War II, only to die of pneumonia as the hospital in Henryetta refused to treat him because he was Black. Nevertheless, she held fast to the dream of America being what America could be.

In 1972, Clara Luper ran for the U.S. Senate seeking to represent Oklahoma. She was born, raised, educated, and employed life-long in the Sooner State, but was most often asked if she could represent Oklahoma—her being a Black woman and all. ********** Excerpt from Clara Luper’s self-published 1979 book Behold

The Walls: When I traveled my state from one side of it to the other, and I looked at my white brothers and many of them told me “Clara I just can’t vote for a Black person.”

I said, “Then vote for me.”

It was a funny thing, it was a funny thing, there were a lot of Black people that came to me and said, “Clara I just can’t vote for you because I don’t think you’re going to make it.” And I said, “Vote for me even if I don’t make it, I would like to be the first one to lose the senatorial race in my state.” ********** I’ve recently found a few of her old campaign brochures and flyers, most with her handwritten speech notes on the back (she always wrote her speeches on the way to the event, a gift I wish I had). Her campaign goals are the same goals we are still seeking today, 48 years after her US Senate run—equity in education, access to health care, transformative justice, livable wages, etc.

Had we heeded the call of Shirley

Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Clara Luper, and others—where would be today? Without question, I believe America would be so much better for so many.

Of course, she didn’t win that election, it was Oklahoma in 1972. Heck, it’s 2020 and we have only had two Black women U.S. Senators ever—Carol Mosley Braun (IL) and Kamala Harris (CA). My mother said campaigning across the state and engaging with so many people from all walks of life was one of her most treasured moments. She did not seek another office, but supported, encouraged and volunteered with many campaigns after that, including Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential bid.

Clara Luper lived long enough to see then Senator Barack Obama, become President Barack Obama, even though she could hardly believe it. We often talked politics and I especially loved getting her viewpoint on presidential elections. I told her I was campaigning for Obama. I was all in! She said, “The US just isn’t ready.” I said, “Who do you think will win?” She said, “John Edwards.” You know I never let her live that down.

The Oklahoman interviewed her that November night in 2011, and she told the reporter, “I hadn’t planned on dying until I saw this day…if I die now, I’m OK.” By then, time and health had given her some challenges and mom wasn’t able to stand or move about without assistance, but, as also written in The Oklahoman, “The night that Obama was elected, [Mrs. Luper] stood.

She got up for the first time in two years and stood by herself.”

Before my mother led those 13 kids to sit-in at Katz that evening, she remembered her father saying all those things he wanted to do, like take her to the zoo or to a restaurant for dinner. But they were Black Americans living in a segregated Oklahoma, and those fatherly wishes were not to be. As a little girl, mom would often ask her father when they could do those things, to which he would reply often with tear-filled eyes, “Someday.” On Aug. 19, 1958, I think my mother saw in the faces of those kids mirrors of her own childhood impatience and said to herself, “Someday is tonight.”

The evening of Aug. 19, 2020, I watched Kamala Harris give her acceptance speech. In my mind, I replayed conversations with my mother about Black women and politics and the US not being ready for us. I thought about the missed opportunities to be a better nation, because of our dismissiveness toward Black women.

In Senator Harris, I envisioned all of the Black women who had the intelligence, vision, qualification, desire, and ambition to create a more perfect union through direct involvement in the political system. The Black women who challenged the suffragists who tried to bar them from marching.

The Black women who escaped North and those who struggled and survived all merged in the moment. I saw them all gathered around like great Olympians of bygone years, passing the torch to a new generation, because the marathon continues.

And after all that, I looked at the faces of my own children and through smiles and tears told them, “Someday is tonight.”

Chelle Luper Wilson, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is a contributing editor and columnist for I Messenger Media. She is also the president of the Clara Luper Legacy Foundation and the International Secretary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

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AUGUST 26, 2020 After more than four months, movie theaters are opening back up and they chose to get things rolling with a cruel, unimaginative film filled with gratuitous violence, Unhinged, starring a portly Russell Crowe, who looks like he did a lot of snacking during the pandemic.

Crowe plays a character whose character doesn’t even have a name in the movie credits. He’s referred to simply as “The Man.” And the man is seriously unstable emotionally. After a split with his wife he feels as if the whole world is against him. He is so unstable that a car horn in busy traffic from a mother driving her son to school (actress Caren Pistorius) sets him off.

At a traffic standstill he asks the woman for an apology and after her response, “I have nothing to apologize for,” he becomes hellbent on making her have

Unhinged AT THE MOVIES BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ

the worst day of her life. The only believable part of the story is encountering someone with road rage in traffic.

The other parts of the film are just too over the top to enjoy.

“The Man” runs over peo-

School,

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Joining the Radio One team of Simply Soap and Water’s DJ Eddie F 97.9 The Beat and Majic 94.5’s Community Affairs Director and On-Air Personality Jamie “Jazze Radio-Chica” Maxie will be Texas State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), DISD Trustee Board President Justin Henry, Big Thought CEO Byron Sanders, Crowley ISD Superintendent and National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) President Dr. Michael McFarland, DeSoto School Board Vice President Deandrea Fleming as they provide “REAL” answers on returning to school during COVID-19.

Organizers say this Virtual Town Hall aims to be a solution to answer much-needed questions that parents have during the ongoing pandemic as it relates to the upcoming

ple, stabs someone in a coffee shop and crashes into cars like he was in a demolition derby. All the while he is pursuing the woman who wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of an apology.

The ending is pretty predictable. After following her home, he proceeds to assault the woman and her son. And you know what happens in movies when a mother is forced to protect her child.

I think it’s a good idea to wait for the next movie that comes out before you mask up and practice social distancing at the movies. Most doctors advise against going to a movie theater right now anyway, and Unhinged is simply not worth the risk.

Unhinged has a run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes and is rated R for violence.

On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale,” Unhinged rates a SMALL.

academic school year.

The featured panelists represent an array of experience. Sen. West is also the Vice Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee and is a member of Senate committees on Administration, Education and Finance. Dr. McFarland, as President of NABSE, the nation’s premiere non-profit organization devoted to furthering the academic success for the nation’s children, particularly children of African descent, has his finger on the pulse of the issues and the education community.

Additionally, Ms. Fleming also served as Regional Vice President for the Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members, a non-profit organization that speaks on behalf of quality education for African Americans in Texas.

Big Thought, an impact non-profit that closes the opportunity gap by equipping all youth in margin-

THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

BY VALDER BEEBE

Singer and actor Taye Diggs is partnering with Quaker Chewy to bring the Summer Camp experience home this year. With many summer camps cancelled or going virtual this year, parents across the country are looking for fun ways to entertain their kids at home. Diggs has tips for summer fun for the whole family and shares plans for his 10-year-old.

VBS: Taye you are an esteemed actor of both stage and screen. In addition to your most recent work on the acclaimed Netflix feature “Set It Up,” with Zoey Deutch and Lucy Liu, you have many accolades under your belt, yet the one my social media audience posted most about when

alized communities with the skills and tools they need to create a better world, is a committed advocate for education, economic development and creating equitable communities throughout Dallas. Justin Henry is a member of the DISD school board, representing District 9 in Texas since 2018.

And focusing on an issue that many overlook but it has become critical in dealing with COVID-19, DJ Eddie F, from Simply Soap and Water will discuss the importance of hygiene and offer important tips on keeping kids safe as they return to school.

In conjunction with the Back-toSchool Town Hall, 97.9 The Beat and Majic 94.5 are also collaborating with community leaders on a “Get Connected” initiative and will host a “RADIOTHON” on September 3, in an effort to collect critical data from families in order to better allocate supportive resources.

Taye Diggs telling them you would be my guest is the ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back’ role.

What do you say to that?

TD: My role in ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back’ is close to my heart, it was my first that put me on top.

VBS: You are a parent now, why will summer camp for kids during the pandemic be very different time with the virus?

TD: Yes, very different. We are comfortable sending away our kids for camp and entertainment.

Because of this pandemic parents can get to know their children intimately and strengthen that bond.

It’s kind of a silver lining in this pandemic.

VBS: You’ve been busy,

what the next project for you?

TD: I’m working on a talk show that is specifically for males, and other children’s books. I’ve got to give props to my son’s mother. As for work we’ve got a third season of All American coming up.

I’m aware these are difficult time and my heart goes out to those who are struggling with work and the impact of COVID19. I feel very blessed. Remember we have nocampnoproblem.com, we have a sweepstakes….……..

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August 26-30 Da Kink in My Hair, by Trey Anthony. Host Jubilee Theatre, Streaming Live at JubileeTheatre.org. Get your tickets.

August 26 Ask Dr. Amerson Show at 11am CST Dr. Linda discusses healthy hair and scalp talk, alopecia talk, 2020 scholarship winner & more on FB Live and DfwiRadio.com. #7yrhost #ScalpDoctor #39yrveteran.

Texas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum Virtual Series.

A conversation about women’s leadership with 2020 Maura Women Helping Women Award recipient Kathleen LaValle.

10:00 am. Tickets: www.txwf.org/events/ leadershipreception.

August 27-29 Black Writers Weekend 2020. Virtual experience will stream Thursday through Saturday. Powered by AAMBC, Inc. Info: Blackwritersweekend.com.

August 27-28 2020 Virtual March On Washington Our Voice Our Movement, The 2020 Virtual March on Washington will take place on the 57th anniversary of the historic March where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Register now: “https://2020march.com/”

August 27 Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Networking Mixer-Virtual. 5:00 pm-6:00 pm. Register: https://irvinghcctx.chambermaster.com/ SoulJazz Thursdays Under The Stars feat. Natural Change at 813 Sandaga, 813 Exposition Ave. 8:00 pm12:00 am. Food Truck, BBQ, Hookahs, and Cigars. Info: info@sandaga813.com.

Dallas Virtual Job Fair Hosted by Job Fair Pro and Best Hire Career Fairs. This career fair will allow you to learn about the businesses that are hiring and what their hiring needs are.

Online Event. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. 9:00 am-3:00 pm.

Thursday’s Backyard Cinema Night. An Outdoor Dinner + Movie Experience. 8:30 pm–10:30 pm. at Jasper’s Uptown, 4511 McKinney Ave, Dallas. Tickets: www.Eventbrite. com. Info. call the restaurant at 214-559-3111.

August 28 Positive Reflections Ministry Free Groceries Pick up location: Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1910 N. St Augustine Rd. Dallas from 9 am to 1 pm. Call 214-208-5536

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Virtual and liVe Community Calendar

Meet A Black Mental Health Professional: We Are Here, hosts Dr. Tanisha Guy & Megan Pickens, LPC-S. 7–9 pm. 20 Black mental health professionals. Register: Eventbite.com.

Friendship-West Presents Spiritual Care. Hosted

by Be Made Whole Counseling Center. Fridays Spiritual Care of our souls helps to encourage.1:00 pm CDT via Zoom https:// zoom.us/j/8567036848? Access Code: 856 703 6848.

DeSoto Fourth Friday Concert - DeSoto Gospel Live Featuring: Funky Knuckles Host Arts DeSoto. DeSoto goes VIRTUAL! On Facebook at www.facebook.com/ ArtsDeSoto, and at www.ArtsDeSoto.com. 8 pm - 9 pm.

Best Southwest, State Rep. Carl Sherman Dist. 109 facilitates the TGIF Legislative Series: Rep. Sherman will facilitate this final series with a police chief panel. Register: Call 972-780-5099 or bestsouthwestresources.com. 8:00 am.

Virtual Women Who STEAM Awards hosts Dallas Links, Inc. Online event. The virtual 2020 Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon benefits the Dallas Links STEAM Academy and Scholarship Program. 11:30 am. at dallaslinksinc.org.

Summer Gladness Movie Night at Christ Community 701 Centennial Blvd, Richardson, 7:00 pm–11:30 pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Movie: “Black Panther.”

preneur Center. The DEC helps entrepreneurs start, build, and grow their businesses. “Dallas Startup Week” is a five-day, FREE virtual event. Contact: 512-225-4363; raquel@thedec.co.

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August 30-Sept. 7 Women Of God On Fire Int’l, Prayer Summit. Host Prophetess Virginia Akolam-Edwards. Guests: Pastors George Balogun, Taiwo Ayeni, Favor Mba, and Ayobami Ogunlami.

Zoom Event: https://bit.ly/31iHjyw. Meeting ID 82801016586, Passcode: 697347.11:00 am. Contact: 469-353-4780.

August 30 Sunday Happy Hour, NABJ Media Related Task Force, with host Terry Allen, Guest: Michael Grant Google Teach Fellow, and Michelle Petties Maryland Public Television and Morgan State University. 5:30 pm CST. Reg: https://bit.ly/2FOlwGG Bring your best drink and enjoy the best in online networking!

Women’s Annual Health, Wellness & Beauty Expo Hosted by Dallas Women Entrepreneurs. FREE Admission. 1:00 pm–4:00 pm. visit www.DallasWomenEntrepreneurs.com AFOF 1st Annual Back To School Drive By Dash at 2434 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, Hosted by Annie Fay Owens Foundation. 2:00–5:00 pm. Child must be present to receive. 3rd-12th Grade. For info email: info@anniefay.org.

August 31-Oct. 2

Food Distribution with NTFB Hosted by City of Grand Prairie - Municipal Government at Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Pkwy. 8:00 am-11:00 pm. The drive through distribution site is open to any person in need.

The First-Ever All Digital Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. Announces the annual Legislative Conference for later this year. Be apart of this historic conference. For more info: www.cbcfinc.org.

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Creating A Powerful Linkedin Page On Your Brand. Presented by Terry Allen for Texas Metro News.

Join at Virtual Zoom at 2:00 pm. https://bit.ly/3aOkmpR.

Back 2 School Rally - No More Virtual Learning!

Hosted by Success 4 Students. 4:30 pm Plano ISD 2700 W 15th St. Info: 469-752-8100 or askpisd@pisd.edu.

Building a Bridge Across the City Back to School Drive-Thru. This event can’t happen without your support!

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#WeBLACKFirst: A Discussion Among DFW #D9Greeks. Hosted by DALLAS GREEK PICNIC WEEKEND, Dallas Greek Picnic Weekend. 7:00 pm–8:00 pm.

Calvin Whitaker of Alpha Phi Alpha Officially Launches the #WeBlackFirst Discussion Series. Instagram Live @dfwgreekpicnic Facebook Live : Dallas Greek Picnic Weekend.

Historically Black Colleges & Universities, Virtual Summit Series 2020. 1:00 pm. Series Two: What’s Life like on “The Yard” of an HBCU. Free. Streaming: @sjbcfamily. com and Facebook @sjbcfamily.

Frazier Revitalization: Back 2 School Drive for Frazier neighborhood residents only at Frazier Revitalization; 4716 Elsie Faye Heggins, Dallas. 11:00 am–1:00 pm. PLEASE, wear your masks to pick up supplies. Contact: Yasmine Lockett; ylockett@frazierdallas.org.

August 30-Sept. 3 6th Annual “Dallas Startup Week”: Dallas Entre-

A Message For You, with I Messenger Media multi-media journalist Allana Barefield and the legendary Norma Adams-Wade. Thursdays at 11am. Live on Facebook/@TexasMetroNews & Blog Talk Radio.com Join the conversation.

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Let’s Change the Cancel Culture to the Accountability Culture THE BLACK CARD

BY TERRY ALLEN

The pandemics, both health, economic and racial, are still commanding a presence in this country and globally. Different groups have refused to be silent and diverse voices have raised up in multiple places shouting outcry.

Those voices have taken all the tensions of helplessness and racism to use them to callout the overseers of injustice. We have seen a cancel culture rise to power.

One definition of cancel culture refers to the practice of withdrawing support of individuals, organizations and companies whose actions are offensive or objectionable.

Cancel culture has its greatest power on social media where shaming is a growth tool. It has its benefits. But what next? How about creating an accountability culture?

My Big Mama used to say, “He who walks the path of Heaven will rule over everything.” She advised me to be the one who changes things and takes responsibility. She was speaking of being accountable for the best outcomes.

When I think of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Confederate monuments, and the impact of the cancel culture, I moved to challenge everyone to create an Accountability culture. Character rules in an accountability culture because individuals voluntarily assume their own actions contribute to change.

This culture is defined as a culture where people demonstrate high levels of

ownership to think and act in the manner necessary to achieve better results.

Today, we still see the politics of narcissistic humans who have no real answers for COVID-19 and flattening the curve. National leadership has offered no help for millions who lost their jobs. That same leadership has stirred up a storm of blame and fears to move the focus away from their failed accountability.

An accountability culture is rising, and you can join that culture and create a system-wise sea of change.

Go to our Texas Metro News site and check out those who are natural members of the accountability culture. Do a windshield check on taking part in the right culture. Check out Leb-

ron James and his “More than A Vote” Movement.

Check out the commencement speeches of Barack and Michelle. Review and absorb the powerful effects of Colin Kaepernick’s kneel, a peaceful protest for racial equality.

There are examples on how to become accountable like Tamika Mallory, Hannah Stoudemire, Russell Westbrook and more.

How do you join the accountability movement?

President Obama said it best! “Be the change you want to see.

Please email me at the paper and tell me how you are being accountable! Terryallenpr@gmail.com Terry Allen is a multi-media journalist and board member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

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