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MY TRUTH

By Cheryl Smith,

Publisher

Uniting Against Racism These are the times that people will be talking about for centuries to come. Just know, these times shall pass but for those who live through them; times will never be the same.

Some don’t want the times of the past. They aren’t wishing for the “good old times.”

And there are some who say, “good riddance!”

Which brings me to my truth.

I want a better time, a time when we value ourselves and we value one another — a time when racism is not tolerated or accepted.

There’s a virtual unity rally on July 2, 2020 at 6p.m. CDT. Now the idea of unity sounds like a nice concept, albeit difficult for a society that can’t seem to unify around the best way to protect everyone from COVID19.

Still we have to believe in something so the Texas NAACP, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Houston Area Urban League will commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Joined

by Texas State Sen. Royce West, LULAC National President Domingo Garcia, President Texas NAACP, Gary Bledsoe, Houston Area Urban League President, Judson Robinson III and NFL Hall of Famer, Emmitt Smith, this rally will focus on key issues including racism, new legsee MY TRUTH, page 15

Please wear your mask and wash your hands!

Shingle Mountain - public health crisis From Staff Reports Calling Shingle Mountain a public health crisis, protestors gathered last week outside of what some have designated as one of, if not the most “unsightly images” in the city of Dallas.

More than a year ago Texas Metro News’ Vincent Hall wrote about the atrocity that has developed into a huge, “more than almost 100,000-ton pile of hazardous and toxic waste, towering higher than a four-story building; a definite eyesore in south-east Dallas

Shingle mountain protest

County of South Central Expressway.

Marsha Jackson, despite her declining health, continues battling city officials, county officials and anyone who will lis-

ten; asking for Shingle Mountain to be removed.

Others are joining in as Friendship-West Baptist Church and Southern Sector Rising stood with Ms. Jackson

as she talked about the affect Shingle Mountain is having on the health of residents.

According to organizers, it was”racist zoning that may have allowed” Shingle Mountain to exist.

Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, senior pastor of Friendship-West, surrounded by others who wearing their masks and practicing social distancing, weathered the almost 90 degree weather to implore Dallas City Council members to “support a see SHINGLE, page 7

Community College System takes giant step forward

By Ashley M. Moss Texas Metro News It’s official. After 54 years, the seven colleges in the Dallas County Community College District will become one.

In a final resolution just approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and

Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in June, the District, currently comprised of Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland Colleges will be known simply as Dallas College, pending their accreditation. The individual schools will now be re-

ferred to as campuses.

District Chancellor Joe May updated the faculty and staff of the impending news in an email: “Many of the barriers to graduation students faced were the result of a structure that allowed for separate processes and administrative syssee DALLAS COLLEGE-, page 8

Big Mama was right, a bought lesson is better than a told one THE BLACK CARD BY TERRY ALLEN

“A bought lesson is better than a told one,” is a statement that my Big Mama uttered a lot during my childhood. I never understood until much later

in life. It was also a lesson that didn’t resonate with any of Big Mama’s kids until we grew older.

Now during the Racial and COVID-19 Pandemics, Big Mama-ism is back front and center in my mind. The original statement is: A bought lesson is better than a taught lesson.”

For the record the textbook

definition is “You will learn more as you experience it, more than anything anyone teaches you.”

Big Mama told me when I moved to NYC to stay alert and use my ‘first mind.” I did not listen. My first “bought” lesson came when I moved to New York City and fell in love with see THE BLACK CARD, page 6

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July 1, 2020

The Bridge Homeless Recovery initiates new campaign

By Allana J. Barefield Texas Metro News The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center is connecting the community and homeless together through their new campaign, #BridgeMeals, which helps raise money to provide meals for the homeless. The nonprofit located in downtown Dallas caters to 85 percent of the homeless population, providing “guests” other services besides meals, such as housing and income placement.

The Bridge President and CEO, Dr. David Woody, says it is critical to help their guests, especially because of COVID-19..

“Many of our guests find it difficult to trust another; they have been traumatized or otherwise hurt,” he said. “Our meal service is the entrée we cherish allowing us to begin a guests’ recovery from homelessness and identification of a home of their own.”

For June, the goal was to fund 8,700 meals with donations of at least $10. Meals are given 365 days a year and three times a day with breakfast starting at 7 a.m., lunch at noon and dinner beginning at 6p.m. at the Second Chance Café. Only 350 guests are allowed in the café during each mealtime.

Due to COVID-19, social distancing, wearing masks, gloves, and fewer volunteers are in place.

“COVID-19 has served to create additional cleanliness needs and necessitates by extending our meal service time periods,” Woody said. see THE BRIDGE, page 2

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Morehouse cancels Fall sports due to ongoing pandemic

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor On Friday, Morehouse - the famed, historically Black college in Atlanta announced that it is canceling its fall sports, including its 2020 football season, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Morehouse also will not compete in cross country, its other fall sport, this year.

When he first heard the news, 19-year-old sophomore Mykal Hogue was in disbelief.

“At the beginning I was very frustrated when I found out that they had cancelled the fall sports because running is a really important part of my life and it really affects everything I do,” said Hogue, who runs both track and cross country and is on scholarship at Morehouse. “So when I found out I wouldn’t be able to compete, it was kind of like I got blindsided.”

A computer science major from Georgia, took time to think through and sees it both as an unfortunate result of the pandemic and opportunity to rise higher in the sport he loves.

“Now my outlook is, okay, I have more time to prepare. I have more time to become the athlete I need to be. So I”m looking at it way more optimistic than I did before,” he said.

Morehouse president David A. Thom-

Mykal Hogue as revealed the decision to cancel fall sports in an open letter posted to the school’s website. He called the decision “difficult but one that was made with the health and well-being of our students and community in mind.”

He also said the school would continue to honor athletic scholarships. Here is the letter in it’s entirety.

Hogue’s track teammate, Anthony Council, a 20-year-old Communications major from Dallas, said he, too, was disappointed but understands the decision. Both teammates had to return home from school in March when the pandemic hit, and did not get to participate in track this spring.

“I’m disappointed because for myself, COVID has already taken away my track season (in the spring) and now cross country (in the fall),” Council said.

“However, from my coach I learned all

Anthony Council we can do is trust God and trust in His timetable.

“It is disappointing however I know that I’m not going to stop training and working out and getting back in shape.”

Institutions of higher education, including PWIs and HBCUs, are having to pivot and make long-term decisions about their athletic programs as the global pandemic COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the nation. Many states that opened up full or partially are now having to scale back capacity limits and openings in response to a new surge in positive cases.

‘This surge has also affected many athletic programs at the collegiate level.

According to reports, Morehouse is believed to be the first scholarship football program to cancel its 2020 season. Florida Tech shut down its football program entirely in May due to the pandemic

and Clemson announced Friday that an additional 14 of its football players tested positive for the coronavirus over the past week, bringing the total number of cases on the team over the past month to 37 - roughly one-third of their roster.

Additionally, several games featuring HBCU’s have been canceled due to the pandemic including the Southern Heritage Classic between Jackson State and Tennessee State and a fierce rivalry between Southern University and Florida A&M University.

Morehouse, a Division II school in NCAA, was scheduled to open their season at home, Sept. 5th, against Edwards Waters College.

Hogue said one positive aspect of the pandemic is a newfound respect for family.

“It has given me more family time which I appreciate,” he said. “When you go to college, you can lose sight of what’s truly important and COVID really turned the page and brought it back to me.”

Morehouse has not announced its plans for students to return to campus in August but both Hogue and Council remain optimistic.

“We don’t know anything yet They said they will let us know but who knows,” Hogue said. “At this point it’s just really being prepared for anything.”

THE BRIDGE, from page 1...

Many people are staying at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for shelter but once it closes when Dallas is up and running again; The Bridge expects there to be an increase to 900 guests.

Devon Welborn, communications and marketing manager at The Bridge says this campaign is an opportunity to raise funds in order for everyone to be served.

“A lot of guests rely on these meals to be fed,” she said. “Many people have lost their jobs, lost hours, and that has caused them to lose their homes.”

Although The Bridge is a temporary home for their guests because the goal is to move them into a permanent place, all attempts are made to present a “homey” feeling during their stay. Funding is critical and support of #BridgeMeals can help so

many.

“We want to be a place where they can feel confident, and comfortable and continue to grow,” Welborn said.

Welborn also said she watches as guests gather before the doors open.

In that time, she has observed guests bonding over a simple question, “What’s for lunch today?”

“They have an opportunity to build friendships, hopefully in their short time here,” she said.

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The Warrior Model Take a Knee!

QUIT PLAYIN’ BY VINCENT L. HALL

Protesting is the social movement from emotion to resolve, from sensationalism to realism and rallies to pickets. The Warrior Model was logical, strategic, and built for endurance. Tackling racism can’t be a one-day event when you’re 401 years behind.

Before beginning a formal protest; pick a target, pack a lunch, and peek at a copy of “How to Protest for Dummies.” Lucky for you, the American Civil Liberties Union has one online. Go to aclu.org and find the section; “Know your Rights.”

This suggestion may sound trite, but protesting is as safe or dangerous as you make it. The ACLU provides guidelines for organizing, attending, and taking pictures or videos.

The most crucial segment offers suggestions for how to respond if the police stop you during a protest.

After years of protesting with John Wiley Price and the Warriors, I can give you a few of my own.

Some of these tips may sound silly, but nothing feels as foolish as being loaded in a police van when you least expect a free trip to Lew Sterrett or another jail.

First, handcuff everyone at least once. It sounds strange, but all protesters need to know how it feels.

For criminals, it may be routine. However, it can cause the average citizen to become belligerent.

Handcuffs on a person who has never experienced it is tantamount to bull riding. Bucking, kicking, and twisting are natural reactions to sudden physical restraints.

Secondly, you should force each one to lie face down, with and without the restraints. If you are

out of shape, your breathing can quickly become labored and painful. The more you talk, move, or experience anxiety, the more you become exasperated.

Next, there should always be a reasonable number of protesters whose prime function is to guard the perimeter.

Troublemakers will show up. Good people with the best intentions lose control and can cause trouble.

The leaders of the protest ought to have a dossier on all of their participants.

The police department and FBI already have data.

Trust me!

True story. Once, during a picket at the Dallas Police Department in Pleasant Grove, we had an incident sparked by raw emotions. There was a woman whose scream was so shrill and blood-curdling, that it moved the picket from calmness to chaos. The Bible speaks of Rachel weeping for her

children in the prophetic book of Jeremiah. This must have been Rachel.

The police and our protesters overreacted. A visitor we didn’t know was arrested after he waylaid an officer. He was bailed out, and we heard he returned home to Florida.

Going forward, we were very cautious about who was there and why. Our goal was to fight the system, not the cops. Police departments are the product of public policy, good or bad!

Early on, we instituted a ritual of prayer before and after each protest. It had spiritual value, and it offered us a chance to huddle. Our circle of clasped hands was useful for pre-planning and post-assessments. We implored our Muslim brothers and sisters to lead prayers too.

Black folks got too many problems to argue over religion. In the end, we all utter the same prayer: “God help us all.”

One day after picketing one of the mayors’ homes on the Northeast side, I peeped a curious, well-off looking white woman. She was standing in her yard, staring as we prayed. It made me nervous because the Commissioner always got death threats.

Safety was still job #1.

We never prayed with our eyes closed for that reason and because of the wisdom imparted to us by Jomo Kenyatta. “When the Missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land,

and the Missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land, and we had the Bible.”

As it turned out, this woman had a question.

Her neighbor came closer, and we overheard her whispers. “What God are they praying to?” Today I would tell her the only God who can get the knees of injustice off our necks.

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

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Can I Trust White Folks This Time?

OUR VOICES BY Askia Muhammad

When I was a young journalist, fearful of trusting anyone over 30 years old, there were prolonged clashes going on in the streets over racist police brutality, just like now. The civil rights movement resisted the white law-and-order backlash and morphed into the mushrooming anti-war movement.

Then, as now, some radical Black thinkers looked at the pubescent faces of white allies who rushed to the front lines with suspicion. Can these white folks be trusted, or are they just trying to distract some of us?

The Hollywood comedy “Undercover Brother” pokes fun at the notion of Blacks being be-

trayed after putting their trust in white folks. In 1968, I put the question on the front page of my underground campus newspaper, The Son of Jabberwock, at San Jose State. The cover art featured a nearly full-page black panther, with the face of Marlon Brando, asking the question: “Are the Panthers Integrating?”

That stunt earned me a visit from a delegation led by Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, intent on schooling me about my editorial policies. Needless to say, The Son of Jabberwock continued to publish. Our next edition featured a full-page portrait of Dick Gregory at a speaker’s platform with his back to the camera.

Gregory was a presidential candidate that year with the Peace & Freedom Party. He spoke at colleges all over the

country, and everywhere he went, he would cheer on “you young people,” whom he said would make a difference and change the world for the better. In our Black Student Union, we were open to white allies, yet suspicious of the long-term commitment the white guys were willing to make.

“They’ll just shave and put on a suit, then go to work in Daddy’s law firm,” we would sneer about the hippies who wanted to affiliate with the BSU. And sure enough, unfolding right before our eyes was the infamous Chicago 7 conspiracy trial, which grew out of the radical disruption of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

It had originally been the Chicago 8, but after discovering that gagging and tying Bobby Seale to a chair in the courtroom

Looters, Lowlifes, and Liars THE LAST WORD BY DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX

According to the Washington Post, the 45th President told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in 2017 and June 1, 2020.

By now, the number has likely edged toward 20,000, as his Tulsa “rally” yielded dozens more.

This President has no allegiance to the truth, but that’s no surprise. Leading up to his illtimed gathering, amid the coronavirus, he projected more than a million attendees. Instead, the Trump campaign could not even fill the 19,000 seat stadium. And because the Trump campaign ha no one to blame but itself for its’ spotty turnout, 45 instead blamed “bad people,” the media,

and others.

The President’s bizarre bloviation was more evidence of his instability, but also illustrated his venom toward a sizable portion of the people he purportedly represents.

I was especially struck by his constant ridicule of “looters and lowlifes,” wondering if he comprehended the similarities between the behavior he would describe as “looters and lowlifes” with his conduct in office.

Not only has he derided “looters and lowlifes,” but he has also threatened the full force of federal law enforcement t threaten people’s legal right to protest.

As soon as he uttered those threatening words, 45 was a looter who threatened the civil rights and civil liberties of lawful protestors who have legitimate complaints against nationwide police

brutality.

Who’s looting who? If we carefully examine history, it is clear that Black people have been looted (defined as “stealing good from a place, typically in a war or riot”).

From my perspective, Black

could not prevent him from disrupting the trial, demanding a “jury of his peers,” Seale was separated from his co-defendants into a separate trial.

Well, true to form, after the dust cleared, Jerry Rubin, one of the defendants and “the chief hippie,” you might say, joined his family’s stock brokerage on Wall Street.

Today, tens of thousands of young white people have participated in rallies protesting the murder of George Floyd by a white cop in Minneapolis.

Some protests have even taken place in towns where there are few Black residents.

Am I wrong for suspecting that the phrase “Black Lives Matter” is the modern version of a Beatles lyric that will be forgotten after the coronavirus pandemic blows over, or after a couple of Grammy Awards

shows? Are these young white people today really affected by the words in their creed, “liberty and justice for all?” Or are they just jivin’?

Or is it too soon to tell?

I can see myself being forgiven for not succumbing to the seduction that almost ruined Eddie Griffin’s character in his “undercover” movie. But it would be a bad, bad day for me to proclaim that Kumbaya is the New National Anthem, and that the Donald Trump Experience was just an ugly nightmare that is being replaced by the New Order, where mutual respect is the Order of the Day … but don’t quote me yet.

people have been at war with white supremacy forces as long as we have been on thee hoes.

We have been subject to violence, exploitation, expropriation of fair compensation of our wags, further exploited through Jim Crow, and other laws.

There are documented cases of economically envious looting Black communities (Wilmington, Tulsa, Rosewood) because of economic envy, plundering our homes, and then using the power of the majority media to turn a Massacre into a “riot.” Accounts from Tulsa 1921 survivor document a massacre, not a riot.

All it took to light the match was Black men standing to speak up for themselves.

White folks could not stand Black self-determination or Black wealth. They destroyed the thriving Greenwood in 1921, but Black men and women are still standing up for ourselves. That’s why folks have taken it to the streets,

protesting night after night, wearing shirts that say “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe.”

They aren’t just Black folks.

If you have a heart, it could not help but shatter just a bit when you saw the inexcusable 8:46 minute knee to George Floyd’s neck.

If I could have just 3 minutes with Mr. Trump, I’d like to ask him, “who’s looting who.”

Changing the tax code to benefit your friends and the wealthy are looting the rest of us. Taking food from hungry people is another form of looting. Losing tax dollars to support your decrepit lifestyle and multiple golf trips is looting. Taking money from public schools to help your pet private schools is stealing.

You see looting when people set fires and break windows.

Why don’t you think about the fire that ran people out of Greenwood, the broken windows that

WPFW News Director Askia Muhammad is also a poet, and a photojournalist. He is Senior Editor for The Final Call newspaper and writes a column in The Washington Informer.

see MALVEAUX, page 7

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Don’t let Congressional Black Caucus off the Hook THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES BY THOMAS MUHAMMAD

Yep you damn skippy! Here I go again! Seeing majority Black neighborhoods across America stalled in decades of squaller conditions grossly due to poverty, you’d be pissed off to the max too!

Sadly, a large part of this blame can easily be laid at the feet of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

The living conditions many of these communities are finding themselves in should actually be in much greater shape if their Black Congressional District Representatives would have been working just as harder for them as they have been for other nonBlack outside lobby groups!

There already is an Hispanic Caucus, an Asian Caucus, a Native American Caucus. There’s even a Women’s Caucus. So why does the CBC still run full speed at trying to represent all of these caucuses in meetings designed to get community economic benefits?

I’m quite damn sure that these groups are capable of representing themselves!

In fact from what I hear when these other caucus reps meet with corporations for meaningful jobs, contracts and other private/government goodies they NEVER mention Black folks.

But it seems our reps just can’t wait to get in similar meetings and advocate for stuff like diversity, people of color, minority, WBE or set asides!

It’s my firm belief that when we advocate for ourselves we’ll find that old saying is really true that the tide that lifts one boat lifts ALL boats!

Mayor Sylvester Turner illustrated it best during his speech at Brother

George Floyd’s funeral in Houston.

He said, “But I want you to know that it goes well beyond policing.

I have been talking with business owners and CEOs over the last couple of weeks. And what I’ve said to them that when we invest in communities that have been underserved and under invested in. When we haven’t done the investing, then you don’t have to spend as much on the policing. If you can take the necessary funds and invest in our communities!”

That’s solid on! I’ll sum it up this way just imagine the CBC being the leading example showing local Black leadership across America how to stand together unified on how successful it can be in getting Black businesses huge lumps of their share of America’s economic pie.

The thousands of great jobs Black owned businesses could have produced and thereby created beautiful and stable Black neighborhoods and predominately Black attended schools! Imagine that!

As one brother pointed out in a tv news interview, “It’s a damn shame that you can buy a six pack of beer or a pack of cigarettes, but you can’t buy a head of lettuce or an apple!”

Chew on that for a minute, and reflect on how many years you’ve witnessed this fact in most of our hoods?

And the doggone CBC keeps reminding us of all that stuff they’ve gone through during the 1960s civil rights movement on trying to remind us of how Black they are. Please tell them that ain’t going to cut it cause today we gone be like singer Janet Jackson, “What Have You Done For Me Lately?”

Year after year we witnessed the massive racial disparities between Blacks and whites and this COVI19 thing has really shined a spotlight on how the national Black leadership in

Congress has been MIA for decades!

Let’s face it, it’s time for some new younger Black blood.

And thankfully, there appears to be some youthful energy on the horizon like Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cameron Webb a physician in the state of Virginia. Add them to newcomers Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar, we might have a fighting chance.

I’m sorry, but after seeing members like Bobby Rush, Maxine Waters, John Lewis and some others, I’m more convinced that the CBC is long overdue for an overhaul. It’s time to say “thank you for your many years of service, here’s your retirement honor pin,” our future must be refueled!

And they should want to move out of the way as well and stop thinking no one else can get the job done except them.

As for me I’m putting a lot of my hopes in the new Black Business Empowerment Commission (BBEC). In fact they’ve just launched a website to get more info on them at www. bbecommission.org.

As a Malcolmite, much like the awesome former NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, we are persons who largely have been influenced by the spirit of Brother Malcolm X. It’s wonderful to finally see that spirit moving throughout the globe today.

Everyone is taking a knee!

Just think, the next thing you know even the CBC will be saying, “Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.”

Malcolm X. Until then The Struggle Continues...

Thomas Muhammad is Chairman of the National Black United Front(NBUF) - Dallas Texas Chapter

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Protests Against Racial Injustice:

Steps for Protesting Safely in the Midst of the Pandemic

By Kelvin A. Baggett, MD City of Dallas COVID-19 Health And Healthcare Access Czar

The convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which public health professionals advised people to avoid large crowds, and the mass protests over the death of George Floyd might appear to be a study in contradictions.

But at the heart of both historic events are longstanding inequities in our communities.

COVID-19 carries a higher level of risk for those individuals with pre-existing conditions, those who lack adequate access to healthcare, and people who are deemed essential workers. Predominantly, though not exclusively, these are people of color in our nation. Their health status is not merely biological, but a reflection more often of circumstances perpetuated by social injustices.

Those injustices involve limited access to quality education, in-

adequate housing, lack of reliable transportation, and absence of nutritious food. Those are social determinants of health, which necessitate structural changes including policy reform.

Recognizing that the current public outrage and protests are necessary to that policy reform, I have created a guide to support those

Kelvin A. Baggett, MD

who are peacefully protesting and the law enforcement officials who are responsible for the safety of our communities. While we are still researching and seeking to better understand COVID-19, we do have sufficient evidence that outdoor activities, including marches, pose less of a risk of transmission of coronavirus infection see BAGGETT, page 11

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Time is Up: Stop Missing Out FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

BY DR. FROSWA BOOKER-DREW

Despite being quarantined, it feels as if many of us are busier at home than we expected.

I think we are all learning that technology can keep us connected and we can still make things happen. I recognize in this opportunity, I am so blessed because there are those who are on the front lines daily in our hospitals, restaurants, auto shops and other businesses that have been open since the beginning and those who are now returning since many of our cities are opening up. No matter which scenario maybe your reality, please be mindful that we are still in a pandemic.

As we struggle with a health crisis globally and another one, racism, in the states, we must stay vigilant in both but using caution to protect ourselves physically, mentally, psychologically, and spiritually.

There is power in protesting and demonstrating— what can happen when the collective stands up against evil?

Christians are called to stand up against injustice and it is

amazing how silent many of our churches are on this issue.

I was recently sharing with an audience on Juneteenth the historical context that informs our current reality. Racism has been a common thread throughout America, especially as a part of our existence starting in 1619. The first Africans were brought to this country which resulted in generational enslavement and up until now, there has been this ongoing struggle to be treated not just equally but there is an outcry and demand for equity in every area of our lives. Even during a pandemic, the impact of racism was evident for the African American community.

Statistical data demonstrated not only the disparities in healthcare, but this has been ongoing as data proves inequities in generational wealth, incarceration, education, poverty and so many areas that impact our community.

Racism and discrimination are not new in World History.

In Acts 11: 4-10 (MSG), Peter explains a vision that was a sheet filled with animals that were considered unclean. “Recently I was in the town of Joppa praying.

I fell into a trance and saw a

The Black Card, from page 1... the taxi system.

I lived in Westchester and I would stop and take the A-train in Manhattan. Mostly, I rode all over NYC taking Manhattan by storm by taxi-riding. I rode North and South as well as the East and West. I hit Harlem and Midtown on a Sunday, Greenwich Village and Upper East Side on Tuesday and then finally on Saturdays, it was Tribeca,

SoHo and East Village.

I applauded the drivers’ friendly personalities! They asked me how long I was here?

How did I like New York? They were very nice! I bragged to my native New York family about the amazing low cost vs. me driving my car.

As I began to boast about the routes, then suddenly my New York family began to laugh at

vision: Something like a huge blanket, lowered by ropes at its four corners, came down out of heaven and settled on the ground in front of me. Milling around on the blanket were farm animals, wild animals, reptiles, birds—you name it, it was there. Fascinated, I took it all in.7-10 “Then I heard a voice: ‘Go to it, Peter—kill and eat.’ I said, ‘Oh, no, Master. I’ve never so much as tasted food that wasn’t kosher.’ The voice spoke again: ‘If God says it’s okay, it’s okay.’

This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the sky.”

Peter’s background taught him that those things in the sheet were not good even though they were created by God. Even in the early church, there were arguments regarding the value of those who were circumcised or not, Jew or Gentile and it was all based on belief systems that were immersed in ideology that calls for one group to be viewed as less than. Ethnocentrism continues to rear its ugly head to justify the mistreat of one group to elevate another with the sole purpose of control and power.

It is wild to me when the cre-

ation decides to reject what the Creator made. Genesis 1:31 (NIV) sums up the creation story, “31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good...”

We are all created in the image of God and God says it is good.

At the core of racism is a dignity issue. It is not seeing the humanity in others which goes completely against what scripture states. Racism is keeping our cities, our states, our countries from really experiencing the goodness of God by preventing others to exist in the fullness God’s design for their lives. We are missing out on the goodness of what God created.

We are missing out on opportunities that could change our lives because of ignorance and understanding that what God created is good.

James Baldwin in The Fire Next Time in 1962 analyzes our current condition in the Church, “In the realm of power, Christianity has operated with an unmitigated arrogance and cruelty—necessarily, since a religion ordinarily imposes on those who have discovered the true faith the spiritual duty of liberating the infidels.

This particular true faith, moreover, is more deeply concerned about the soul than it is

about the body, to which fact the flesh (and the corpses) of countless infidels bears witness.” I am reminded of a comment of a friend of mine who stated that many of us practice Buffet Christianity. It is time for the church to stop picking and choosing what it believes only to justify its silence or bad behavior.

It is time we stop messing up and missing out on what God has for ALL of us. It is time that no more bodies bear witness to the hypocrisy and hate we’ve witnessed throughout history.

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me, not with me. It turns out that every taxi driver overcharged me on purpose because I didn’t understand the geography and they took longer routes. The friendly questions were to assess my level of knowledge and I discovered I spent more on taxis than I should have! I had to pivot and dial back my ego for this lesson.

So the advice of Big Mama was right. She would say, “keep your first mind.” So here we are

in a second surge of COVID-19 infections making Texas a hot spot again. This time the infected includes those between 18 and 39 years old. We have had our 15th day of record hospitalizations and deaths.

Despite expert medical advice, our leadership was among the first to lift restrictions and open up. We created a perfect storm.

Now here leadership is dialing back and restricting inter-

action. This is a classic case of a bought lesson. Big Mama was right.

In closing, this takes me to my endgame question: What lessons and words might your Big Mama say right now?

Email me with your answer at Terryallenpr@gmail.com and you will get a Texas Metro News gift from me.

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the Founder and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy, specializing as a Partnership Broker and Leadership Expert for companies and organizations to thrive with measurable and meaningful impact.

She also is the VP of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for the State Fair of Texas.

Terry Allen is a multi-media journalist and board member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Baseless traffic stop in nearby city gains redress, launches dialogue in DeSoto

Event organizers, Silver Creek Crossing Estates residents, DeSoto Police Chief Joe Costa, and members of the Cedar Hill Police Department.

DeSoto resident Ray Richardson had an idea that came to fruition in a big way on Saturday.

Richardson received initial satisfaction from his follow-ups with Cedar Hill Police to address a baseless traffic stop that he recently experienced with a rookie officer while he was driving home to DeSoto from a late-night shift in Grand Prairie.

Richardson felt that the stop was unwarranted

and called officials with Cedar Hill Police to ask them to investigate.

His explanation and the tapes from the traffic stop thoroughly convinced officials that Richardson was correct.

They delivered an inperson, formal apology to Richardson and spent two hours holding a friendly conversation with him on a wide variety of issues.

Ray R. was so taken aback by the positive response

MALVEAUX, from page 4...

destroyed Black presses, the looting that has stolen Black wealth and then there is the term “lowlife.”

The dictionary describes such folks as people who have “low social status” or “low moral character.” So what kind of moral character does a man have who brags about grabbing women by their genitals? What kind of moral character does a man have who derides people because of their race or gender?

What kind of person calls

to the initial incident that he contacted his friend and neighbor, US Army Veteran Will Miller, to discuss how they could continue to build positive momentum. The result was Saturday’s “Police Appreciation Event” which was held from Noon to 7 PM on the front lawns of Richardson, Miller, and several other neighbors in DeSoto’s Silver Creek Crossing Estates.

Said Richardson, “I’m really thankful for the response that we were able to get and we want to definitely pay it forward.

We want to challenge other communities, other counties, other cities, and other states, and we’re going to challenge them because there’s always another side to every coin.

We want to show that side that is opposite to what we see in the news all of the time, so we are going

DeSoto Resident and Event Organizer Ray Richardson, DeSoto Police Chief Joseph Costa, Co-Organizer Will Miller.

people he disagrees with “sons of bitches.” He doesn’t know their mamas, but he has insulted them.

At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the House that Enslaved People Built, our tax dollars are housing the Lowlife in Chief. We have endured over three years of this man’s venom, vituperation, name calling, and contempt of the people who are merely exercising First Amendment rights by taking it to the streets.

Many of the so-called “looters and lowlives” are descended of enslaved people who have had enough. I stand with the looters and lowlives, the people who, in

the shadow of the poet Langston Hughes, ask “what happened to a dream deferred.” It explodes.

Since 1619, since 1865, since 1964, it has been exploding.

Still? I stand with the looters and lowlives and reject a man whose unfamiliarity with truth is a vexation, abomination, and a despicable affront to decency.

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Event organizer Ray Richardson in deep discussion with DeSoto Police Chief Joe Costa.

to do something positive by doing something like this today!”

Richardson and Miller’s event saw a steady stream of visits from appreciative police officers from his native DeSoto and the neighboring city of Cedar Hill. He also invited higher-ranking officers and elected officials. DeSoto Police Chief Joseph Costa spent several hours at the gathering, Texas State Rep. Carl Sherman Sr. was

SHINGLE, from page 1...

budget that funds the immediate and full removal of Shingle Mountain.”

“This is a toxic waste dump, a public health crisis,” said Dr. Haynes.

Last week was not the first time that residents have gathered to express their dissatisfaction with Shingle Mountain.

Local NAACP leadership, community activists and residents have been vocal about the need to hold businesses accountable.

Dallas County Commissioner’s Court issued a resolution

there early on.

DeSoto’s Mayor and nearby neighbor Curtistene S. McCowan who said she was inspired by the bridge-building and dialogue that the event generated; spent a couple of hours of her Saturday on-site. “We are not perfect by any means but we put forth an amazing effort to ensure that we are listening and that we are exchanging ideas and communicating,” she said.

calling action from Blue Star Recycling Company and while there appeared to be an effort to begin moving earlier this year, even with the state saying the mountain would be gone by now.

“Quit giving them time,” said Ms. Jackson.

Sporting a hash tag, #Wecantbreathe Friendship-West leaders and members have been on the frontline of fighting for social and economic justice, eradicating hunger and serving the underserved in Dallas, Texas, for 40 years.

Dr. Haynes said this was an issue that would not go away until the mountain is gone.

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JULY 1, 2020

July 4th: Taking our cue from Frederick Douglass OUR VOICES

BY Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis

Though the keynote address was delivered 163 years ago in Rochester, N.Y. on the significance of the 4th of July celebration in the United States, the roaring eloquence and penetrating clarity of Frederick Douglass’ speech still rings true today. Slavery and its lingering aftermath in America continues to be the albatross around the neck of our democracy that chokes the quality of life for millions of African Americans and others who cry out freedom, justice, equality and prosperity..

History captures both transformative events and the evolution of impactful epochs of the long journey of humankind. Yet, the history of the times and outspoken courage of leaders such as Frederick Douglass challenges all of us not just to remember the past, but to learn from it and be determined to fight for a better future for all who have been denied basic fairness and respect.

As our nation prepares for its annual celebration of Independence Day, I re-read Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July speech with a specific eye toward what we can learn from it

in the wake of the recent tragedies of Charleston and North Charleston, S.C.; Cleveland; New York City; Ferguson, Mo. and Sanford, Fla. Frederick Douglass observed, “Oppression makes a wise man mad. With brave men there is always a remedy for oppression…

The freedom gained is yours; and you, therefore, may properly celebrate this anniversary.

The 4thof July is the first great fact in your nation’s history – the very ringbolt in the chain of your yet undeveloped destiny…

Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance.

“I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation’s destiny; so, indeed, I regard it.

The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn…What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.”

DALLAS COLLEGE, from page 1... tems at each of the seven colleges.”

First established in 1965 to provide affordable education, the seven schools in the current community college system enroll a diverse population of more than 80,000 students and

offers an associate’s degree as well as career and technical certificates. The decision to merge the campuses under one unifying school came after a year of reflection and evaluation on how to best address the challenges facing current

A little more than a week ago we were still mourning. This time, in Charleston, S.C. for the racially motivated murders of Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight others at Emanuel A.M.E. Church. But our spirit and our determination to be free will not be broken even after centuries of cruelty and oppression. Giving up out of fear or giving in to injustice are not and will not be in our menu of options. The spirits of David Walker, Denmark Vesey, and of Frederick Douglass live on within us.

Douglass’ intellectual imperatives are quite appropriate to reject the contemporary tolerance of poverty, injustice and ignorance. We have to move beyond removing the “symbols” of racism and oppression, such as the Confederate flag, to removing the substantive structures and policies that deny equal opportunity to advance and

improve the quality of life of all Americans.

The issue today is not what the Confederate flag represents.

The real issue should be what does the American flag represent to African Americans and others who yearn for freedom?

How are American businesses and institutions of higher learning making a difference for millions of people throughout the country who aspire to prosper and to make our world a better place for all people?

An appropriate response to Douglass’ admonitions would be: (1) Education – maximizing high quality equal education for all without discrimination or restriction because of race, color, gender, creed or any other form of social exclusion. (2) Criminal justice reform and overcriminalization – there are simply too many people imprisoned in America, more than 1 million disproportionately African American and Latino American.

(3) Principled entrepreneurial development – with a particular emphasis on economic equality and inclusiveness in the global marketplace.

In his eulogy of Rev. Pinckney, President Obama set the right tone when talk about removing the nation’s blindness to poverty and racial injustice. Let’s raise up the next generation of “amazing” young gifted and talented

genius who are currently entrapped in the ghettos and barrios of America’s impoverished neighborhoods. Let’s flood our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other universities with scholarships and career opportunities to prepare a new generation of young leaders to carry America forward in STEM fields of study and research. Let’s give the million or more prisoners in American jails and prisons a chance to redeem their lives and families with advanced training and academic preparation. Combine, all of this would constitute an “Amazing Grace.”

The words of Frederick Douglass reverberate today with a renewed sense of urgency and commitment to organize and mobilize a new, bi-partisan coalition to bring about real change in America. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government now appear poised to finally to begin to work together in the interest of empowering of all the people.

But we must not be silent witnesses. We must be vocal. We must stand without fear. It is time once again, in the spirit of Douglass, to speak truth to power to empower!

students.

Dr. May noted. “While this structure served the district well for decades, it was beginning to delay students in completing their degrees, especially those students enrolled at more than one college.”

According to Dr. May, the newly-formed Dallas College will also offer a four-year de-

gree.

“Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) awarded our institution with a level change, which allows us to offer the Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education & Teaching, the first four-year degree offered by our institution,” he said.

Student Steven Silva is encouraged by the news and says he remains committed to the school system even though he’s completed requirements for his associates degree.

“When it comes to school, I’ll take courses at Dallas College until I can transfer (to a 4-year school).” he said.

Frederick Douglass

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)

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JULY 1, 2020

“DON” MILES’ MUSINGS Miles Jaye High-level gangsters, mobsters, drug dealers, who earn the rank of “Boss,” “Kingpin,” or “Don”(as in Don Corleone—the Godfather), do so with the fear-driven support of legions of loyal, lower-level compatriots and the love and allegiance of local “civilians” who see the Don as a Robin Hood figure.

Dons establish headquarters and operate out of poor rural towns or urban ghettos, where people are historically underserved by local officials-- the government. Dons then fill the needs of the poor. They pay rents and utilities and provide groceries for the residents. They bankroll holiday celebrations for entire neighborhoods and buy gifts for the children of the community. Dons will pay for weddings, funerals and medical care, but their benevolence comes at a price. It’s understood that undying loyalty is the price for the Don’s patronage, protection and generosity.

Dons do for the disenfranchised what they cannot do for themselves, and the disenfranchised, in turn, celebrate the lavish lifestyle that the Don displays.

The twisted rationale is, were it not for the Don’s successful enterprise, albeit criminal, who would look after them and see to their needs? No one. Figures like Mexico’s infamous “El Chapo,” Jamaica’s Chris “Dudus” Coke, and Columbia’s Pablo Escobar were revered in their communities. Harlem’s “Bumpy” Johnson, Nicky Barnes, and Frank Lucas were hailed as heroes and celebrities in their day.

The downtrodden, underserved and underprivileged are always in search of a hero. Politicians and preachers bank on that dependence which is why campaigns promise more rewarding, satisfying lives and ministries promise prosperity from the pulpit. They also bank

on the instinctive inclination of a Don to feign legitimacy or to wield influence over those who are assumed to have it, so they willingly form unholy alliances-most often by the exchange of money, favors or both.

The rich typically have two priorities, remain rich, and, get richer. To further satisfy those priorities, they may make deals with the “devil.” Therefore, their availability to a Don is only a matter of power and influence and whether the risk is worthwhile. If, for example, the Don is properly vested with public officials, local Judges and Prosecutors for example, it may very well be an assumable and worthwhile risk.

The current administration perfectly fits the criminal business model I’ve

they came from.

They can’t get enough of his tweets and retweets.

The Don has been underwriting politicians of both parties for decades. He holds an impressive collection of them in his hip pocket. They know it and they fear it. Public officials like Barr, McConnell, Graham and all but a few Senate Republicans are shameless sycophants of the Don. Their careers depend on it, as they rely on him to keep his base engaged.

Evangelical ministers like Paula White, Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland, to name a few, have a vested interest in his success. He has such an unshakable, unbreakable stronghold on his loyal base, a base they share. Race

described-- it’s a Kleptocracy. This Don speaks to the hearts and minds of a specific underserved electorate who faithfully populate his MAGA rallies. They would vote for him if he shot someone in broad daylight. They forgo donning masks at his rallies as a sign of faithful fidelity, in spite of a pandemic. They love that he is anti-establishment and cheer the insults he hurls at Congressmen, Governors, Mayors and World Leaders.

They love the manner in which he demeans the media. His attacks on the FBI are priceless, second only to telling U.S. Congresswomen to go back to where

bating, xenophobia; however un-Christian, in no way disqualifies him when unrepentant greed is the ultimate qualifier.

The wealthy love him. His tax breaks favor them. He enriches them without exposing them. They know him intimately. He’s partied and traded women with them. They know and share his twisted humor. They subscribe to the very same eugenic principles and will stop at nothing to funnel millions to his campaign funds, legally and illegally.

They are grateful for his judicial appointments and they want Russia, Ukraine

and China in their investment portfolios.

Don is the risk taker and they know he will deliver… or will he?

The Don’s portfolio now includes well over 120,000 COVID-19 deaths in less than six months-- all on his watch. Most attribute the inflated death toll to his administration’s mismanagement of the crisis. Making matters worse, he seems impenetrable to the messaging of public safety and the advice of medical experts.

He is on a schedule of public appearances, where he is certain to make racist remarks about the “Kung Flu.” The Don’s portfolio now includes massive worldwide protests of police killings of Black men, as well as civil and human rights violations; issues about which he struggles to publicly condemn. His racist core is on full display. The economy, his trump card, struggles with inconsistencies and wild fluctuations-- on his watch. His threats and bullying tactics fall on deaf ears now, as his lieutenants and inner circle jump ship and share a resounding chorus of his incompetence.

When a Don begins to appear weak and unstable, their future is predictable. Threats to a dynasty may come from within, or from the competition. In most cases, the law finally catches up with the lawlessness. Dons all have their day, then their days run out. They fail and fall under the weight of their own greed, avarice and megalomania. The collective voices of the nation, and of the world, are finally reaching a crescendo of rejection of this Don’s reckless rhetoric of hate and division.

This Don’s insolence has awakened and unleashed a campaign, not just against himself, but against those, family and associates; guilty of shamelessly, brazenly aiding and abetting his criminal enterprise. As he continues to signal empathy, and affinity towards his fellow White Supremacists, the very symbols of that misguided racist coven — statues of Jackson, Lee, and Bragg — to name a few, are being pulled to the streets. These are signs of clarity of purpose and new levels of resolve and determination, signaling the Don’s days as Don are numbered-- 45 must make way for 46.

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JULY 1, 2020 THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

AT THE MOVIES

Chris Spencer

BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ

BET’s ALL THE WAY BLACK

By VALDER BEEBE

The Valder Beebe Show is and always has been a pulse of current trends and topics featuring guests from premier industries in America. My audience will be enthralled with my conversation with Chris Spencer who shares his views on the current upheaval of Black Lives Matter to the memorable and laugh-out-loud reality of All the Way Black.

Mr. Spencer, the creator of Real Husbands of Hollywood is taking a walk down memory lane with hilarious color-commentary of iconic moments in Black pop culture in his new comedy series All the Way Black. Rich in nostalgia, and uproarious observations, each

Chris Spencer

half hour episode of All the Way Black looks at seminal moments in Black pop culture from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. This season boasts a bevy of guest appearances, including Kevin Frazier, LisaRaye McCoy and Donnell Rawlings, to name a few.

There are rules - the most memorable Black household do’s and don’ts when growing up Black; and hair - afros and cornrows; and Prince and Halle and the hottest Black

beauties from back in the day; and there are “The Juice” and Air Jordan” and the sports superstars who paved the way for today’s big money celebrity endorsements and catchy ad campaigns. The biggest personalities and moments in modern black pop culture history are all ripe for scrutiny in All the Way Black!

Mr. Spencer has performed for President Obama at the White House and hosted the syndicated late night talk show Vibe. His film credits include Bad Ass, Black Dynamite, Sin, Sixth Man and Don’t Be a Menace. He is also the author of the bestselling book, 750 Ways to Tell if You’re Ghetto.

Text provided by Chris Spencer’s publicists in conjunction with the Valder Beebe Show.

VBS: Thank you for accepting my invitation.

As I talk to people across America give us insight; how did you bring All the Way Black into the consciousness of the viewer because being Black has not always been popular.

CS: Yeah….but they have always wanted to be us. People mimic our culture, Black culture, all over the planet.

VBJ: Chris you are unabashed and bold about being Black. Is there a space for you to do this? Is now the time to do this?

CS: Yes! Especially for the drama that is unfolding across TV and the world. We need to be proud of who we are. A lot of our white friends have remained ignorant from redlining to Jim Crow. We need to help our white friends………

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GOLDIE

I have real mixed emotions after seeing the movie GOLDIE. It’s a character driven movie about an 18-year-old girl, Slick Woods; that is shot in a very creative style using painted backgrounds to animate the live action. It’s a movie filled with emotion with GOLDIE fighting to keep her young sisters out of foster care while pursuing her dream to be a video model/dancer.

The problem I had with the movie was that the story just never came together. It was more like a series of dramatic vignettes than an actual feature film. Still the movie was enjoyable.

The movie starts out upbeat with Goldie, living the life of a super hip girl in New York, who while disadvantaged, makes moves to get out of a life of poverty. Things start to unravel when her mother, who deals drugs out of the apartment, gets arrested and child protective services want to take custody of the two younger sisters. There’s also a man staying in the apartment, GOLDIE’s mother’s boyfriend, who is the source for the drugs GOLDIE’s mom is dealing.

When CPS comes for the two young sisters, GOLDIE goes on the lam without a place to stay and after being denied shelter by their father, the girls end up living on

the street and struggling to survive.

After denying.them a place to stay, a friend keeps the younger sisters overnight so GOLDIE can go on her big video audition that she hopes will change her life.

For the audition GOLDIE covets a yellow fur coat that she sees in the store. When she takes her younger sisters to see the coat the store owner won’t even allow her to try it on until he sees the excitement in the two young sisters. Absolutely enthralled with the coat GOLDIE hustles up the money needed to purchase the coat. Proudly draped in her yellow coat, with matching yellow hot pants, GOLDIE heads out to what she hopes will be her life changing audition.

However, while at the audition the woman keeping the kids calls protective services and when GOLDIE comes home to pick up the girls a new foster mother was there waiting to take the kids away.

It’s a heart-wrenching scene to see the girls taken from their older sister after she fought so hard to keep them together.

The movie lasts 90 minutes and is unrated. It’s available on PPV. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale,” I rate GOLDIE a LARGE.

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JULY 1, 2020

Perfect Health God’s Way FROM MARVA WITH

BY MARVA SNEED

On “From Marva with Love,” we recently heard from Denise Ford; a Certified Herbal Health Coach, Minister, and Founder of Perfect Health Holistic Institute, Inc. a 501 non-profit organization. She opened the first Black-owned health food and supplement store in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, previously located in Wynnewood Shopping Center in Dallas, Texas; Perfect Health Nutrition Center. She has educated, motivated, and supported people of all ages to live a healthier, happier life. She is available for one-on-one

health coaching and classes offered in her office, churches, schools, businesses, and homes.

MS: Denise, what is it that we need to do to be healthy?

DF: Yes, it is important that we strive to have perfect health. I always say perfect and that’s God’s way. Because 3rd John verse 2 tells us “Beloved I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

So it’s very important that we do seek the face of God for healing and direction as far as eating and giving us the strength to do that. The reason why I say that is because we know what to and how to be healthy but, it’s a challenge being healthy and practicing it on a daily

bases. It is so important especially now with what we are dealing with. We have to make sure we have a strong immune response. Our immune system is our whole body but we have to have a strong immune response meaning that we can come in contact with diseases but, at the same time what is your immune system like.

Are you able to fight it off how is it going to respond?

I’ve been into holistic health for over 37 years. I specialize in herbology the study of herbs and the benefits of herbs. Herbs are plants that our Heavenly Father has put here on earth to consume as food and nourishment and as we feed our body properly our body is capable of healing itself. We have to

BAGGETT, from page 5... than indoor events. Still, there is a risk.

Here are 10 steps to make these protests safer during this pandemic.

For law enforcement agencies: 1. Avoid using tear gas on peaceful protesters. Tear gas can increase the chance of coronavirus spread by causing coughing and by irritating the eyes. In Seattle and Denver, the mayors have temporarily banned the use of tear gas on protestors.

2. Eliminate the corralling of peaceful protestors. A common police tactic is to limit the space available to protesters. This tactic undermines the ability of protesters to physically distance from one anoth-

er, risking transmission of the coronavirus.

3. Permit peaceful protesters. Mass arrests of protesters across the country increase the risk of coronavirus spread. Detained protestors are often held in confined spaces for many hours before transfer to a jail or prison. Jails and prisons have experienced severe coronavirus outbreaks.

For protest organizers: 4. Encourage safety measures. Protest announcements can encourage people to bring safety supplies, including masks and hand sanitizer, to reduce the spread of coronavirus infection. Offering space for distribution of these items and other health information can also facilitate access to these

learn about these herbs because there is a herb that can heal every disease in our body.

We talked about so much more. Denise does a body analysis and can help to determine what the body needs. She talked about eating clean food and drinking alkaline water. To hear the full interview and learn how to strive for perfect health, go to BlogTalkRadio.com Link: https://bit.ly/3dvPc6F. To contact Denise Ford at Perfect Health Holistic Institute, Inc, call 817-6904637 or visit the site: http:// www.perfecthealthholisticinstitute.org.

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protective measures. Where possible, those speaking, shouting, and singing should have extra space to reduce the likelihood of transmission. Encourage the use of noisemakers rather than voices.

5. Provide general messages about the coronavirus. Protests are an opportunity to educate people about how to stay safe, when to seek testing and treatment, and available local resources on coronavirus infection.

For people during protests: 6. Maintain distance. Staying at least 6 feet away from others reduces the chance of coronavirus spread significantly.

Maintaining this distance from household members is not needed. Where maintaining distance is not possible, staying with the same small group is preferable to continually mix-

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ing, to reduce the chance of broader spread.

7. Wear face coverings. This is vital. We know masks that cover both the nose and the mouth help minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Messages on masks are an opportunity for expression. Face shieldsoffer additional protections.

8. Sanitize hands and shared items. Routine cleaning of hands and shared items reduces the spread of the coronavirus. Protesters should have hand sanitizer handy and use it often. Protest organizers should also disinfect microphones after use.

For people after protests: 9. Watch for signs of illness.

Signs and symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath. The incubation period for COVID-19 is most commonly 4 to 6 days

but can be as long as 14 days.

If any of these signs and symptoms develop, it is important to self-isolate and seek testing.

Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, New York State and the State of Illinois have posted information on how to access free testing.

10. Consider keeping distance from those at high risk of serious illness at home. If someone you live with is at high risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19, such as someone over age 50 or with chronic health conditions, consider wearing a mask in their presence and keeping at least 6 feet of distance from them during the period of the protests and for 14 days afterwards.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has recommended that anyone who attends protests self-quarantine at home for 14 days.

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JULY 1, 2020

NBA Player Slam Dunks Alopecia ABOUT YOUR HAIR BY DR. LINDA AMERSON

Have you ever looked in the mirror, and suddenly noticed a patch of your hair suddenly gone? You are not alone. You can become a Trendsetter in spite of unwelcomed alopecia adversities.

This article is to educate on a condition which affects 10% of the American population… alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, and alopecia universalis.

Globally, the stats are much higher.Contributing causes vary per individual.

In simplest terms alopecia areata is an unpredictable, non-contagious, autoimmune disease, that causes hair to fall out in round or oval patches. The word alopecia comes from the Greek word alopecia and means “loss of hair,” while areata, derived from the Latin word meaning “occurring in patches.” This disease affects approximately 5 million Americans, however, I will not exclude cultures on a global scale. There is no way to predict who might be affected with alopecia areata. Some people who lose scalp hair due to alopecia areata find that their hair re-grows spontaneously in a relatively short time, while for others this condition goes on a steady course, and they continue to have additional patchy bald spots losing all scalp hair—alopecia totalis, then progressing to alopecia universalis. It af-

fects the scalp and other body parts.

Charlie Alexander Villanueva is the Son of Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejia from the Dominican. Charlie was first drafted at the age of 20, How his alopecia journey began. His alopecia began at the age of 10, and he suffers from Alopecia Universalis. He is the spokesperson for NAAF, the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Charlie won the NBA’s Community Assist Award in February 2006 for his work with the Charlie’s Angels on the Road program, which conducts pre-game meet and greets in visiting NBA arenas with people affected by Alopecia Areata. In addition, Charlie shined as a Trendsetter, starting the Charlie Villanueva Foundation (CVF), which serves as a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating bullying by supporting organizations that maintain programs that provide guidance in creating non-violent solutions to challenges and problems associated with bullying. He played for four NBA teams, the Raptors, Bucks, Pistons, and Mavericks. After two seasons, the dribble journey of #3 with the Dallas Mavericks ended in 2016…retirement decision in 2016.

On and off the court, Charlie has left an advocacy legacy of alopecia awareness to children and adults affected worldwide.

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Wearing face masks and practicing guidelines set up by the county. The group was able to accomplish their goal of getting non-registered voters signed up for the upcoming presidential election.

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