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HEROES HOUSE

Memorializing those who served - Serving our Veterans

We deserve your respect Candidates, elected officials, PR Firms, everybody: you need to respect the Black Press.

I went to vote the other day.

As I walked into the polling location, supporters of candidates expressed their desire for me to cast my vote for their respective candidates.

Actually while I thought my mind was made up, I was open to their conversations, if nothing other than being respectful of their desire to deliver a message; just like the Black Press.

Anyway, as I walked out of the facility, after casting that oh, so important vote; the same supporters thanked me for my voting.

I thanked them for their work and told them to tell their candidates that “whomever wins, they should show more love to the Black Press and don’t just come to us when they want coverage.”

Now the response I received was hopeful because guess what?

Did you know that some elected officials only look to the Black Press when they have been burned by other outlets? Did you know that some elected officials will include news clips from other publications in their press kits and totally omit the clips from the Black Press?

Still further, did you know that some Black elected officials won’t call the Black Press at all?

Now it’s bad enough that others ignore us or attempt to devalue our impact or level of influence, then we have to get it from those folks who should realize how valuable we are. If See MY TRUTH, page 6

Garland ISD Highlights Success of SRO Program after Texas School Massacre

By Sylvia Dunnavant Hines The nation turned its eyes to Texas after the midday massacre last week at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde left 19 students and two teachers dead in the course of an hour.

Atty. Ed Spears, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Businessman Gary Hasty at Heroes House Grand Opening in 2014

By Cheryl Smith It was about 10 years ago when businessman Gary Hasty and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) discussed providing housing for veterans in Dallas.

This was a priority for the Congresswoman who, as the

first registered nurse elected to Congress, actually worked at the VA Hospital in Dallas as the Chief Psychiatric Nurse, before entering public service as a Texas state representative. She said men and women serving in the military were having a difficult time finding housing once they returned home from serving

their country.

Even yesterday speaking at the annual gathering for veterans, the congresswoman noted that, “Dallas has the largest veteran homeless population in the country.”

Joined by State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Dallas County ComSee HEROES HOUSE, page 2

Who was Yanga? African prince on exhibit and why he’s important to African-Americas and Latinos (Part II) I WAS JUST THINKING...

By Norma Adams-Wade

Continuing after last week’s introduction of Gaspar Yanga, why he’s important to Latinos and African-Americans, and the two cultures’ distinct celebrations of Cinco de Mayo and Juneteenth. Each culture has a slightly different take on the Maroon prince and liberator who was captured by Span-

iards from French-speaking Gabon, West Africa between the 1560s and 1570, enslaved, and brought directly to Spanish-ruled Veracruz, Mexico, then known as New Spain.

It’s interesting to note that Yanga was never enslaved in the U. S. Yet Clarence E. Glover Jr., also known as “Professor Freedom” and one of three scholars we quote in this Part II – points out that the African liberator’s descendants in Mexico played a significant though little-known role in the Union Army’s Civil War victory. But read on.

See WHO WAS YANGA, page 11

Former Garland Mayor Ronald Jones

Statue of machete-griping liberator Gaspar Yanga in Mexico.

Credit Wikipedia

Garland Mayor Scott LeMay

Texas remains the center of attention as President Joe and First Lady Jill Biden visited Uvalde over the weekend and this week the families began having funerals and memorial services for their loved ones.

Although there appears to be more questions than answers regarding school safety with the launch of an investigation into how the shooter was handled, Scott LeMay, the mayor of Garland, is relying on efforts made by their School Resource Officer (SRO) program to continue providing safety for Garland ISD students.

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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson calls attention to homelessness issue

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Heroes House cont. from page 1 missioner Theresa Daniel, and City Councilman Adam Bazaldua, who all saluted the veterans; the focus on and support of veterans was clear.

Saying she was not thinking about filling the Congresswoman’s shoes, just stepping into them and continuing some of the great work, Rep. Crockett, who won the Democratic nomination to succeed Johnson, who will retire at the end of the year, pledged her continued support.

“I will continue to be accessible, just like I was in Austin,” she said.

Mr. Hasty, who is a former Sam Houston State University football star and Dallas police officer, worked on the project feverishly and in 2014 Heroes House opened, providing affordable housing for veterans in the Ferguson Road Initiative area of Dallas.

The opening was a

grand affair with music, entertainment (in the form of veterans singing), and yes, Congresswoman Johnson was there for the occasion. Hasty, and his team, works to ensure every veteran feels special.

The 19,000 square ft. at 2122 Highland Road in East Dallas, used to be a boarded-up apartment complex structure that had been vacant since 2009 due to a five-alarm fire, pointed out Hasty, who partnered with the City of Dallas, Veritex, Midsouth Bank, and a group of private philanthropists led by attorney Ed Spears, and redeveloped the property into 30 units of efficiency, and one, and two-bedroom garden-style apartments that the men and women can call home.

Then the next project, a much larger undertaking, involved a similar property at 2120 52nd St, in Oak Cliff. That property was transformed into 67 apartments and 60,000 square feet of living and recreational space for veterans and their families.

For Hasty and his family, Heroes House is part of the family. During Memorial Day and Veterans Day; as well as many times for Fourth of July and Labor Day, you will find him, his wife, mother and when three children at Heroes House for a brief program, food and fellowship.

“This is about more than housing, it’s about showing appreciation and that we care,” said Hasty, who is always looking for and sharing opportunities for his extended “family.” “I know everyone who lives here and I know their story.

This is their home and they help take care of it!”

And they know “Mr. Hasty cares,” as they come out and take part in the festivities with community folk, VA administrators and staff, elected officials, and even other veterans who live in the area. Or some are like the congresswoman; people who have a special place in their hearts for those “heroes” who deserve affordable, decent housing.

Scam Alert: Parkland advising Dallas County seniors to protect themselves against fake homecare call visits Dallas – A recent phone call scam is targeting the Dallas County elderly community. The Parkland Health Call Center has received numerous phone from elderly patients who say they have received calls from a Parkland phone number. The caller states they are in the neighborhood to offer a home healthcare checkup for only $50.

The Dallas County Hospital District Police Department has been made aware of the scam and advises that no one should open their door to unexpected visitors claiming to be a Parkland employee. Of note, Parkland employees will never ask patients for cash in their homes. Police advise community members to call 911 if anyone feels unsafe or threatened by unexpected visitors.

The scammers are spoofing Parkland numbers making it appear that these calls are coming from

Parkland when they are not. Parkland officials emphasize the importance of not giving out personal information like date of birth or credit card or Social Security numbers to anyone over the phone. Fraudulent callers typically steal a person’s identity by making up stories to try to obtain their name, Social Security number (SSN), or financial information.

A legitimate entity, such as Parkland Health will always respect the desire for privacy and security. If anyone ever doubts the validity of a phone call, say you would like to call the person back and ask for their direct number. This will usually prompt a scammer to get flustered and hang up.

To reach the Dallas County Hospital District Police Department Non-Emergency Communications Dispatch Center, please call 469-419-7777.

Call 911 if you feel threatened by an unrecognizable caller or home solicitor

Nine Families get Trip to White House for Signing of Executive Order rights activists Lee Merritt and Shaun King, and philanthropists like DeLisa Rose and Trae The Truth, and with the outcry of the country, the families of murdered victims and President Joe Biden came together to make a positive change. The death of George Floyd and the national protest movements that resulted inspired

DeLisa Rose

a drastic shift in public opinion on matters of race, policing, mental health, and response.

“Everyone in America has seen the racial division, civil unrest, and the daily news of deadly tragedies like the murder of George Floyd and even the senseless killing of the victims in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas this week,” said DeLisa Rose, philanthropist, real estate broker, and

chair of Oakland Natives Give Back. “As a Black woman, I know the struggles, inequalities, and discrimination we face in America. It is not enough to say it is not right. It is now more important to act and do something to make things better. I am honored to provide resources for these families to have a voice at the table and enable them to make a first-hand impact on policing, especially as it relates to Black and Brown people.”

As the chair of Oakland Natives Give Back, a 21st Century community-based philanthropic hub that invests its resources in audacious, high impact initiatives, DeLisa Rose, Dr. Nyeisha Dewitt, and Susan Mitchell led this effort to sponsor and coordinate the transportation, lodging, and attendance of these families to the White House.

“It’s hard for people, especially corporations, to get involved in issues around race, religion, and politics,” continued Rose. “I support conversations that lead to understanding, healing, and resolutions. I stand with Steve Kerr when he said, ‘we can’t be numb to this; IT’S TIME TO DO SOMETHING.’”

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District 4 - As We Are Now

Over the past two years (plus) the covid 19 outbreak has dramatically changed lives, relationships and the way we conduct business. During that period, like you, I had been searching for ways to cope with and make the unusual normal. Now as we adjust to the new normal, I introduce to you: “As We Are Now”.

Through “As We Are Now” I’ll keep you abreast of the challenges and opportunities our district faces and overcame. I’ll do so by focusing on nine (9) different community interest need categories addressing Districts 4’s short and long-term goals and objectives.

• Individual, Family & Property Safety • The Districts Economic Shape • Community Environmental Improvements

Carolyn King Arnold City Councilperson City of Dallas District 4

• District Image & Reputation • Neighborhood Overall Appearance • A Sense of Community

• Health and Wellness Options • District Mobility • District Affordable Living Opportunities The objective with your help is to transform District 4 into a safe and thriving community. A district where residents know they have control over their own lives and influence their futures by doing things that reduce personnel and property loss and injury.

The goal with your input is that District 4 be converted into a thriving district where jobs, community pride, affordable respectable housing and the essentials of quality of life are common place for all residents.

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As the world watched President Joe Biden sign the executive order on Federal police reform, EXP Realty Broker Associate DeLisa Rose, in partnership with Oakland Natives Give Back, sponsored the families of nine of the many victims who have been killed by police over the years, to go to the White House to take part and witness the signing of this historic order. On the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, accompanied by Attorney Lee Merritt, the families of Ronald Green, Kevin Tarver, Atatiana Jefferson, Michael Dean, Jemel Roberson, Cameron Lamb, Antwon Rose, Quadry Sanders, and Darius Tarver, were at the White House when the Executive Order was signed.

The Executive Order will direct federal law enforcement agencies to revise their use-of-force policies and restrict tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock warrants while using grant incentives to encourage state and local agencies to adopt safer standards and practices. President Biden’s order will also create a national registry of officers fired for misconduct.

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By Vincent L. Hall Anybody can become angry that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

- Aristotle Cheryl Smith has always been good to me, especially as a writer. She grants me license to say, what I want, when I want, without regard to how it could affect her business. As a result, we often agree, and when we disagree, it stays in the house.

Cheryl and I agree that journalistic integrity and independence are the crux and foundation of writing to and for any audience, but especially one that is African American. From the picket lines to press time, we have been in lockstep.

However, the time for endings comes with every season.

This is most likely my last column. I have accepted an editorial position with the New York Times. Quit Playin’! You know them white folks ain’t crazy enough to give me a spot. The retirement is actual, the new job, Nah! Over the years, or since Jan-

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Anger Ain’t Easy

uary 1, 2003, I have dedicated myself to speaking about current events from our perspective. As a people, we see differently because public policy addresses us differently.

Back door entrances gave way to back door political deals.

They moved the “No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs” sign. But the Negro at their front doors now are more apt to side with the oppressor than the oppressed.

I am confident that many of his readers have complained to him that I was too angry or overly opinionated. Early on, one of my best friends admitted that he liked my style, but it was just a collection of ranting and raving.

We aren't friends anymore.

He was handpicked and accepted his place as a stuttering, servile, submissive steward in the establishment. He talks Black, but that's about it. He went from a political science major to the science of self-survival.

Aristotle is known as the father of political science because he elaborated on the topics and thinking of the Ideal State, slavery, revolution, education, citizenship, forms of government, the theory of golden mean, theory of constitution. Aristotle's quotes are as

simple as they are profound.

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice, he is the worst.”

“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”

“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

“The greatest virtues are

those which are most useful to other persons.

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.”

Every one of the 1200-plus weeks that I have committed to this industry has been dedicated to creating nuggets of wisdom, warning, or wonderment.

I understand how stressful preaching to Black people must be week in and week out. How do you repackage the same damn thing you said last week

and make it resound?

I have tried to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way. I intended to get you to see that not all White men are as virtue-robbed as Donald Trump. My goal was to make you understand that balancing your personal need with what this community need is an incredible task.

For many reasons, Dallas is socially dressed but functionally a mess. Rich people still call the shots. The White business community continues to stand at the taxpayers' trough and drink in every ounce of opportunity. Jim Schutze’s Accommodation is as accurate now as when he penned it. Blacks and Hispanics fight over the spoils, and even that won't be much of a fight in a couple of decades.

I pray that I was angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way. Perfecting the art was never entirely in my power, and the effort was never easy.

Thanks to Cheryl and to all of you! I’m still angry but it’s been a pleasure!

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

Either They do Something or WE Will OUR VOICES Pamela E. Ice The twenty-seventh U.S. school shooting of 2022 ocT E X A S

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curred 24 May 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. It is too much to bear. I am tired of politicians talking about praying for the families of the victims. It is high time we – they – DO something.

I don’t want to hear about mental health, candle-light vigils, the second amendment, or anything else except

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commonsense gun laws. President Biden says he’s tired of these massacres, well so are we all. And I can’t imagine how the people feel in every city in which these massacres have occurred.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was disingenuous when he talked about gun laws in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York not reducing gun violence. Sure, there is gun violence in those cities, but not mass murders in elementary and high schools, churches, and Walmart, for goodness’ sake. Since 2009, there have been over four mass murders in Texas. I’d say there’s something bad wrong here that the Texas legislature can do something about. But I’m not counting on them.

Since 2009, the legislature has done nothing but loosen restrictions on guns. Rather than improving the “wild West” ethos in our state, we now have open carry laws, permitless carry, and gun buyers are not required to be trained on firearm use. People carry long guns openly. And who needs a semi- or fully automatic machine gun? They only are used for killing people.

It is a travesty that Governor Abbott, Senator Cruz, and others stood before us the day after the massacre at Robb Elementary School and talked about improving mental health care when Abbott and the legislature refuse to expand Medicaid. Texas has more uninsured folks than

just about any state. But I digress.

The Texas Governor and legislature need to ACT. Immediately. Abbott can call a special session and show Texans and the nation that he is serious about reducing gun violence in our schools, churches, department stores and other public places. If the governor and the legislature do not act, and soon, I say we – you and I – take our discontent to the streets as many did in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd. This time, it’s for 19 dead children and two dead teachers that we protest.

Yes, WE must do something, too.

Pamela E. Ice is an educator and essayist. The Fisk University alum hails from Detroit, MI.

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Less Blame: More Accountability and Action FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew

Violence is an underlying issue in our country and just as much as guns are a problem, there is an attitude that exists prior to the action. Violence starts as a thought then is accompanied by emotion. It shows up beyond gun violence.

We speak violence by the way we talk to others. We see violence by the shows we watch that dehumanize and devalue others.

We feel violence because many of us have experienced it at the hands of those we loved, and/or thought would protect us. Violence has become a part of our existence.

Whether it is reality television shows filled with verbal abuse, belittling, and fighting or video

games that desensitize the value of life with non-stop killings and blood throughout their entirety---we have a constant diet of doom, gloom, and death.

There is such hatred and disrespect that is condoned on Twitter and other forms of social media. Instead of addressing the root causes and the real issues that plague us as a society, we find time to blame others and seek fault instead of looking in the mirror to determine our role in this culture and how we will seek to create change around us.

It becomes too easy to become a keyboard activist typing words of condemnation and pointing fingers at others instead of searching within and partnering with others to create strategies that can make a positive impact.

Yes, our politicians should be held accountable, but it begins with our involvement in our communities, in our schools, and with our children instead of allowing everything else to raise them.

Yes, there must be additional regulation on guns in our country but isn’t it time that we begin to ask ourselves why is it that in the last two shootings that occurred in Buffalo and Uvalde were committed by young men that were 18 years of age?

The overwhelming majority of mass shootings have been by males. Are we asking ourselves why and what can be done?

The roots of hatred and jealousy began in the first earthly family’s genealogy. The first recorded murder in the Bible involved Abel and Cain, sons of Adam and Eve. Abel kept the animals and Cain was responsible for farming the land.

Abel brought his best offering and was rewarded by God for doing so. Instead of trying to do something different and following God’s expectations, Cain’s anger was misplaced and directed at this brother. God said to Cain, “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?

But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” (Genesis 9) Cain refused to take responsibility for his actions, blamed his brother, and allowed his emotions to overwhelm him.

He decided to take his brother’s life. He is an example of what happens when our emotions go unchecked, it becomes a breeding ground for jealousy, hatred, envy, lies, murder, and other ills that can ruin relationships, homes, and our society.

Our view of others as less than while others should be entitled to more is an issue. We are all created in God’s image. It’s an issue of how we see others but it’s also an issue of how we see ourselves.

It’s problematic that these young terrorists felt so low about themselves and their lives that they were willing to take the lives of others.

These issues didn’t start the

day of the mass shootings.

Something started years ago that wasn’t checked, that wasn’t dealt with and festered until it became out of control.

There’s a lot that must be done. It’s not a one and done solution but until we are willing to unwrap the many layers of this situation, we are only putting a band-aid on a rapidly growing cancer.

Prayer is important. Gun reform is important. Teaching respect is important. Voting for those who are not easily compromised but are willing to do what’s right for all is important.

Addressing racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and classism is important. Mental health accessibility is important. Protection from violence is important. But know that blame alone will not solve it.

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the President of Soulstice Consultancy, LLC. To learn more about her, visit drfroswabooker.com.

If White Supremacy is Poison, Ethnic Studies is the Antidote!

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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux President Joe Biden was uncharacteristically, but appropriately, angry and firm when he described white supremacy as "poison."

He spoke from Buffalo days after a putrid young white man, Peyton Gendron, shot 13 people, killing 10. All but two of those he shot were Black, and all of those massacred were Black.

This young man carefully planned his massacre. He went to the Tops grocery store at least three times, choosing its location because it was in a zip code that was more than 75 percent Black.

He planned more killings but eventually surrendered to white police officers who "begged" him to do so. If a Black man had shot up a store full of white people, he would not have been able to walk out of there.

Instead of bargaining with him, someone would have shot

him in the legs or the head.

Gendron’s parents bear some responsibility for his heinous act. His father, Paul Gendron, admitted to purchasing a gun for him.

After Peyton was evaluated for mental health issues, his father allowed him to keep the weapon. Pitbull Attorney Ben Crump ought to be filing a lawsuit against dad Gendron, the FBI, and others who enabled this lunatic to kill ten Black people, too many of them Black women community stalwarts who were over 60 when they were massacred.

I don't know much about Peyton Gendron, but I know he never took an ethnic studies class. Instead, he was simmering in his ignorance, trolling the Internet for warped "replacement" theories.

Had he lived in California, where an ethnic studies class is a graduation requirement for community college students and those attending the twenty-three universities in the California State system, he might have been exposed to replacement realities. Native American or American Indian people oc-

cupied this land that is now the United States.

They were "replaced" by white barbarians who stole their land, killed them, isolated them in reservations, took their children, attempted to indoctrinate them in boarding schools, and more.

If young Gendron had gone to a factually accurate page on the Internet, he might have learned that Black folks were the majority in many Southern states until the early twentieth century.

According to blackpast.org, an historically accurate website, "enslaved people and their descendants had become the majority” of South Carolina's population by 1708.

It remained so until 1920, except for a brief time between 1790 and 1820. Racism and brutal treatment allowed white folks to replace them. In particular, attacks on Black male voters repelled Black folks from a state where we built its economic foundation.

According to black past.org, the 1876 Hamburg Massacre ended a period of Black political participation when Black elected officials were forcibly

removed from their posts." Replacement theory? Who was replacing who?

Gendron never had the benefit of Ethnic Studies classes. He never ingested the antidote to the poison he embodies. In his 1905 Niagra Movement speech, WEB DuBois said, "Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States."

Looks like ignorance is winning. The conservative columnist Max Boot wrote that "the Buffalo shooter's views are mainstream on the right.

These are the folks who not only have not been exposed to Ethnic Studies but who actively resist learning about the truth. The Tucker Carlsons of the world revel in their ability to incite ignorance, encourage domestic terrorists, and indulge in hateful views.

The FBI has always viewed Black activism as a threat to our national security, targeting Black activists from Marcus Garvey to Malcolm X to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr to the Black Panther Party with surveillance and Cointelpro sabotage.

In the wake of the 2020 pro-

tests that took it to the streets, the so-called intelligence agency coined the term "Black identity extremists" and monitored, among others, Black Lives Matter activists.

Did they ever target, monitor, or investigate white supremacist extremists? Payton Gundron might not have been allowed to purchase the guns that killed ten Black people if they had.

While President Biden forcefully described white supremacy as poison and said that "hate will not prevail," he only talked in general terms about the antidote. This massacre provides President Biden with an opportunity to embrace Ethnic Studies and encourage it as an antidote to hate.

Perhaps he might propose legislation similar to California's that would promote Ethnic Studies and require it in federally funded colleges and universities. It’s time for our nation, drenched in racist poison, to consider the antidote.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist and author. She is the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA. Juliannemalveaux.com

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DALLAS - I join millions of Texans and Americans in offering my most sincere condolences; first to the families of the victims of the horrific shooting that took place at Robb Elementary on yesterday.

My thoughts go out also to all those who were able to walk away from yesterday's senseless tragedy.

They are victims too and their

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Maybe your employer/client needs to do an audit of your activity to make sure that you are being diverse, equitable and inclusive! What will they find? Do you have a buddy system? Are you getting kickbacks/payola?

Is there a sound methodology to your interactions? Are you even remotely knowledgeable about the publications you do, or do not do, business with?

There are so many changes on the horizon and one is that folks who have decided that they are going to disrespect the

lives are changed forever.

The entire Uvalde community I'm certain, remains in shock and trauma and will be for years to come.

School, city and law enforcement officials are left searching for answers about what happened Tuesday and what they could have done differently to prevent the massacre of innocent children, two teachers and others wounded.

It is an unenviable situation for all involved with many hard and trying days ahead.

As a society, we should all be somewhat ashamed when our children may rightfully say that they are afraid to go to school.

cont. from page 1 Black Press will no longer get a pass. Maybe it is time to audit you!

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have expressed much respect and appreciation for the Black Press. Heck, in his campaign Mike Bloomberg poured dollars into this valued entity.

Some people get it! They understand. Do you?

Watch these pages in the future. We are going to do more to shine the light on fair and equitable treatment across all spectrums. We are going to begin to endorse candidates. Which means that this question will be answered: “Why do politicians have to pay up front for advertising? Ummmm!

Yes, it’s a new day. Accountability will be the buzz word.

Together we can accomplish much!We’re ready to do the work. Are you?

If you want to know more about the Black Press, here’s an invite to join us at our National Newspaper Publishers Association’s conference. Register at www.nnpa-events.com

Less than two weeks ago, African Americans were targeted in Buffalo, New York.

The same weekend, there were fatal shootings and multiple injuries at a Houston flea market.

One person was killed and five were shot at a church function in California the same day.

Since yesterday, I have already been asked numerous times what I or other lawmakers are going to do to end or even slow, gun-related deaths and violence.

A good start would be made by all of us as elected officials getting on the same page in admitting to a problem that is so

obvious that it is blinding. But I ask us as Texas policymakers to take a hard look at what we have done over the last several sessions, including in 2021, that will actually make Texans feel safe.

Personally, I don't feel safer knowing that neither a license or training is required to publicly carry a firearm in the state where I and my family live.

Today's reporting that two, AR-styled assault weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition for them were legally purchased in-person by the troubled 18-year-old shooter last week.

WHY? We all now know the answer!

Public safety should not have devolved into the highly partisan issue that it has become.

But too sadly, it has.

I am calling on my Republican colleagues here in Texas and those in the halls of Congress to help all of us, our children, our brothers and sisters, our parents and grandparents, friends and loved ones, find a solution to a problem that literally, we cannot live with.

We are all either part of the solution or part of the problem.

Royce West was first elected to the Texas Senate in November 1992.

He represents the 23rd Senatorial District on behalf of the citizens of Dallas County.

Texas School Massacre cont. from page 1 “I have high confidence in our SRO program and in the way that it has operated over the years,” said LeMay. “It is not just about putting an officer at a school. These officers are embedded in the schools.

They know the kids, they know the teachers, and they know the parents. They build relationships with all of them.”

It makes a difference for Garland ISD, which is one of the largest school districts in Dallas County with approximately 56,000 students from 72 campuses; serving the communities of Garland, Rowlett and Sachse.

He added, “You can’t really put a value on this service.

These aren’t just police officers stationed at the school, they work with the campus administration as well as with the overall school district.”

Recent federal data shows that approximately 91 percent of SROs are armed, and most carry other restraints as well.

Although nationally the SRO programs began in the 1950s, Garland ISD implemented the program in 1992.

According to former Garland Mayor Ronald Jones, the SRO programs are designed to enhance school safety capabilities.

“I know for a fact that they work when implemented properly,” said Jones, who served three terms. “We started out on a smaller scale and continued

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to improve the program until it evolved into the program that it is today.

“Even though every school districts has its own security program, in our case it is a partnership between the city of Garland and Garland ISD,”.

With a commitment to keep schools in his district safe, LeMay said that funding for the current SRO program is split between the City of Garland and Garland ISD. This has been the funding structure since the program began.

“Our SRO program offers safety and security at each one of our 72 campuses,” explained Garland ISD board trustee Johnny Beach. “With our SRO officers, we have boots on the ground on our campuses. This provides safety so that when our children come to school, they know that we have someone that has their eyes and ears

on the hallways and around the school building in a time of need.”

According to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California, there have been 540 school shooting incidents nationally since 2012; with Texas posting the highest number of incidents in the past 10 years.

Despite those numbers LeMay said he is “very confident” that Garland schools are safe.

“Our schools are as safe as we can make them. That being said, I have had conversations with our Chief of Police regarding school safety.

“There is no way that you can prepare for every random act of violence. It is very difficult when it is a lone wolf situation. Therefore, you can’t fortify schools for all absolute situations. Yet, if you follow procedures and protocols, you can make it exceptionally safe,” he added.

And safety is exactly what Trustee Beach says he wants, adding that his heart was broken with grief after hearing about the shooting in the elementary school in Uvalde.

“Our prayers go out to the people of Uvalde. We are here to support them in any way that we can,” said Beach. “Indeed, this is a tragedy that we don’t ever want to see again, anywhere,”

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Black Music Month 1 I Love the 90’s R&B / Hip Hop Memorial Weekend Party 2333 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 75235 4pm - 9pm Tickets: $9.99 - 199.99

Tournament Scholarship Fundraiser at Top Golf, 8787 Park Lane, DallasThis event is in collaboration with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Xi Omega Chapter. https://ivyandpearl.ecwid.com/Events-c47130291

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Lofty Spaces 816 Montgomery St Dallas, TX For vendor Info contact Ms.Clara 832-461-6729 Tickets on eventbrite

GUNAA-Metro DFW Chapter presents A Day at the Races with special guests: GSU President Rick Gallott, Athletic Director Dr. Trayvean Scott and Head Coach Hue Jackson, 1-6:30 pm at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, 1000 Lone Star Parkway. www.gsumetrodfw.com

Melanin Manifestival Painting at the Pink + P - Valley Watch Party Starts at 8 pm 4 the Culture Studio, 115 N Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75226, USA Free event RSVP at eventbrite

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Iota Phi Lambda, Sorority Inc., Psi Chapter, 85th Anniversary Gala will be held at 7:00 p.m. at Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre Hotel-5410 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Dallas Entertainment will be provided by the legendary Don Diego Band.

Kiers Hope benefit for Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation Kier’s Hope 4th Annual 5K Run and Fun Walk Margret Hunt-Hill Bridge/Trinity River Park • Spur 366 over the Trinity River Dallas, TX 75207

14 Melanin Manifest Presents: Pull Up and Register to Vote Brunch, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 4 The Culture Studio, 115 N Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75226 Free event with Brunch, Live poetry and 3 DJs. https://www.melaninmanifestival.com/events/pull-up-andregister-to-vote-brunch

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21 Funky Calavera and Push ‘N’ Pull Present DJ’s & Ceviches event DJ’s playing house music all evening & Sugarman’s slinging craft cocktails and all night long 6 - 10 pm - Happy Hour 6 - 7 pm 1165 8th AVE., FT. Worth, Tx 76104 Free event

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‘Live Out Proud’ at the Dallas Pride Music Festival & Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade in Fair Park June 4-5. Dallas Pride readies for its return to Fair Park June 4-5 to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its allies with a weekend of events with the theme of “Live Out Proud.” Tickets are on sale now at dallaspride.org for the Dallas Pride Music Festival

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter 12th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament benefitting the Alpha Merit Group, Inc. Shotgun Start 8am at the Golf Club of Dallas, 2222 W. Red Bird Lane, Dallas

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Black Violin: Impossible Tour

AT & T Performing Arts Center 8pm - 10 pm Tickets link: www.attpac.org/on-sale/2020/black-violin

Happy birthday Jamille Bradfield

*** North Texas Juneteenth Celebration Powered by: Elite News, Heal America, Stand Together Foundation Golf Tournament - Fair Park 3809 Grand Avenue Dallas, TX 75210 10am - 8pm Free event Tickets on eventbrite

20-24 Dallas Metroplex Musicians’ Association’s William S. Mitchell Sacred Choral Music Workshop, to convene Monday through Friday, June 20 - June 24, 2022, 7:00 P. M. until 9:00 P. M. The Concert will be held Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 4:30 P. M. Pearly Gate Baptist Church will host this endeavor. It is located at 6021 University Hills Drive, Dallas, Texas 75241, Dr. Thomas J. Payne, Senior Pastor, and Dr. Robbie Moore, Pastor.

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM--A Memorial Balloon and Floral Ceremony for the 30 City and County leaders that assisted with the START and EXISTENCE of Verna’s H.E.L.P. Foundation “HELPING EVERYONE LIVE POSITIVE.” “THE THIRTY SHOULDERS WE STAND ON OF GIANTS.” Honoring the Late Frank and Judy Lott, Honorable Elsie Faye Higgins, Mayor Annette Strauss, Gloria Hogg, Murdine Berry, Olga Mae Rabourn, Mr. J.B. Jackson, Honorable Albert and Lovie Lipscomb, Pastor George W. Pryor, Pastor S.M. Wright, William and Mozelle Blair, Comer J. Cottrell, Lawson Ridgeway, Attorney Louis A Bedford, M. T. “Buddy” Minyard, Judge John H. Wittington, Judge Cleo Steele, Fred Meyer, Norman Moorehead, John Stemmons, Peter and Betty May Stewart, Dr. Charles Mitchell, Mayor Jack Evans, Poncho Medrano, Mayor Starke Taylor, and Mayor Robert Folsom.

National Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, celebrating 195 years of the Black Press.

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TINA MOORE Tina Moore is a spiritual goddess, bring joy into the lives of so many with her smile, listening ear and sound advice and support!

By Cheryl Smith Texas Metro News

2021 was the "Year of the Woman," especially the Black Woman! For 10 months we dedicated this space to uplifting Black women and spreading a message that we need to show love and empower people with love instead of destroying them with hate and disrespect. We celebrate Black Women and call them SUPERB! AND WE ARE KEEPING THE CELEBRATION GOING IN 2022!

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AQUA C. NIXON Aqua C. Nixon has a wonderful message, that every woman should embrace and it is one that adequately expresses who this beautiful woman is.

with the focus in Costume Design, Class of 1979. A jazz singer, Jennifer is also a jewelry designer and an administrative assistant for Episcopal School of Dallas.

The creator and CEO of Charmzworld, Aqua C. Nixon, has a message that if every female believes as she states, we would all fall in love with ourselves and no-one could mistreat us. A wife and mother, Aqua is an entrepreneur, painter/illustrator, graphic artist, motivational speaker and blogger. Prior to creating Charmzworld and operating A Quality Graphics, Aqua worked for City of Dallas. She is the creator of a line of products/merchandise for girls of color called, “Charmz.” She spreads such a positive message based on the belief that every girl is beautiful. Her mission is to empower, enlighten and promote selfesteem in young girls by allowing them to see themselves in the products that they wear and use; to encourage them to “love yourself,” and to show them that they are beautiful and that anything is possible.

JENNIFER WASHINGTON She’s talented, beautiful, innovative, and creative, that’s Jennifer Washington!

A personal stylist and consultant, Jennifer Washington is who you need to have in your life! Jennifer attended Wilmer-Hutchins High School where she was Miss Wilmer-Hutchins 1974. That’s right — beauty and brains, a scholar and representative extraordinaire.

Jennifer attended University of North Texas, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

APRIL DISHON BARKER April Dishon Barker is a wife, mompreneur and minister.

Tina Moore says she is “a strong woman that knows what she wants and loves to bring smiles to people faces. I have a golden heart that is filled with much happiness.” She’s the owner of Moore Concierge Service and it’s no wonder. She puts the “customer” in customer service because she provides service with a smile and a level of professionalism that is unsurpassed. If you’ve ever seen her around Friendship-West Baptist Church, she is going to bring a smile to your face because she is living life like its golden and you’ll want to also!

BRITTNEY Y. GRINER Brittney Griner, an athlete, author and advocate, is one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba World cup gold and a WNBA Championship.

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BRENDA TEELE Brenda Teele believes every person is equipped with all they need to find success and “we all have More than Enough, we just have to identify, embrace, and develop our strengths.”

A graduate of Howard University with a degree in broadcast journalism, Brenda Jackson hails from Fresno, CA where she graduated from Roosevelt High School. A mother of three, Brenda is a member of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. She is a former news anchor at KTBS 3 News, NBC Universal, CBS-11, ABC Radio Network and KKDA-AM Radio. An Emmy Award winner, Brenda has also helped run the family real estate title insurance business and she also judged the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader auditions.

Brenda is the founder of ME More than Enough and Walk with ME (a podcast made for people who are physically walking alone to find community and inspiration from others sharing stories about their walk on the road of life).

SHIRLEY FISHER Brains, Beauty and Class, Shirley Fisher is the epitome of elegance, grace and love.

Always a lady!

The owner of Empire of Dreams, LLC, April Dishon Barker is a graduate of Paul Quinn College and an author-coach who has helped publish over 40 books in the past decade. She’s a writer, speaker, trainer and leader. April provides training and consulting for non-profit organizations and small businesses. She has worked at Uplift Education as an early childhood educator and office manager; an associate minister for preschool/special needs at Trinity Church; Library specialist at UNT-Dallas and Paul Quinn College; and a compliance specialist at Citicards. This writer/editor/publisher is an alumni of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators (now journalists) Urban Journalism Workshop and a former student member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

When people hear the name Brittney Griner, they think about her outstanding performances on the basketball court in high school, college and with the Phoenix Mercury. A Houston native, who played at Baylor, Brittney is currently detained in Russia where she played for the UMMC Ekaterinburg. At 6’9” Brittney is the NCAA record-holder for most dunks and she is by far one of the Greatest of All Times. And there’s more to Brittney. The author of “In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court,” published in 2014; Brittney speaks out on issues of social justice and human dignity. She is passionate about addressing bullies and she was very outspoken about the playing of the national anthem during games. This wife and U.S. citizen is being unlawfully detained in Russia and every effort should be made, including the raising of voices demanding her release.

Prairie View A&M had it going on back in the 1950s with the likes of Opal Smith and Shirley Fisher! Mrs. Fisher received a B.S. Degree in physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and a Masters of Education in Counseling and Guidance - both from PV with additional coursework and certification from the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. She has taught and been a counselor in Galveston and Dallas Independent School Districts. Hailing from Galveston, she’s a graduate of Central High School. For almost 20 years she has been a Professor of Education at Cedar Valley College. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., she was the 21st South Central Regional Director. She was inducted into the African American Education Archives and

May 2022 History Program Hall of Fame - Class of 2020 and a playground at William Brown Miller Elementary School is named in her honor.

T. GERTRUDE JENKINS T. Gertrude Jenkins is passionate about providing the best educational experience for her students.

T. Gertrude Jenkins has been an English teacher at Fulton County Schools, Orange County Schools, and now, Summit Public Schools in Redwood City, CA. She received a B.A. in English Language and Literature, a Master of Education focused in English/ Language Arts Teacher Education from University of Central Florida, and currently she is a Doctoral Student – EdD at University of San Francisco. Tamra’s research sheds light on the disparate treatment of Black children due to subconscious and conscious bias in classroom environments, while developing methods for improving cultural competence in teachers and creating safe and enriching spaces for student development. She hails from New Jersey and you can read her work in the book, “Rise For Racial Justice.”

ORETHANN PRICE Orethann Price is a Hall of Famer, inducted by the African American Education Archives and History Program.

Orethann Price devoted more than 30 years in Dallas ISD elementary schools working to create exemplary campuses.

Now a retiree, she focused on academic achievement and has been recognized for outstanding performance as a teacher: A. W. Blanton Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Dallas ISD Golden Award Nominee for National Teacher of the Year; Perot Teacher Award Nominee; National Teacher of the Year Nominee. Principal of Jimmie Tyler Brashear, T.D. Marshall and John N. Bryan Elementary Schools. The Texas Education Agency rated T.D. Marshall and John Neely Bryan elementary schools as Recognized

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DR. DELORES SEAMSTER Dr. Delores Seamster has an extensive and impressive portfolio as an educator

Dr. Delores Seamster served in Dallas ISD for more than 40 years in various roles, including teacher, assistant principal, principal, curriculum specialist, and staff development specialist. As Executive Director of Reading, led the district from 11 low performing schools for writing to zero campuses. A proponent of reading and writing literacy, Dr. Seamster trains teachers and administrators to implement learning strategies used by effective schools.

She also created “The Write Direction” K-12 writing plan for Dallas ISD. The Dallas ISD reading and writing curriculum, developed and implemented under Dr. Seamster’s leadership, bolstered increased student achievement and standardized test scores across the district. She also served as adjunct professor with the Dallas County Community College District.

CAROLYN THOMPSON Carolyn Thompson is a mentor for many and she is a highly revered civic and community servant.

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received Texas Education Agency Recognized status, the second-highest rating given by the state. She also received the MetLife Outstanding Principal award; and Dallas ISD Area 4 Principal of the Year Award.

SANDRA DANIELS Talk about classy, loving and a consummate professional, that’s Sandra Daniels.

A retired VP Communications and Diversity for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Sandra Daniels held numerous positions including director of corporate communications and public relations manager over a period of more than 20 years. She is a former broadcast journalist with more than 25 years of experience in the field, having served as education reporter for KRLD News Radio; community affairs talk show host and producer for KDFW-TV-Dallas; entertainment reporter for the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner morning show; and news director for the former KJMZ and KRNB radio stations. A graduate of the University of North Texas with a BA Degree, Sandra is a wife and mother.

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Outstanding educator whose career spanned 35 years. After more than a decade in the classroom as a teacher, the next 15 years were spent as a school counselor at several Dallas ISD schools. She served 10 years as an assistant principal at Daniel Webster Elementary School, before her retirement. Her legacy as an administrator was that she created a nurturing campus culture focused on student and teacher success. She also served on the Districtwide Counselor Committee and as a curriculum writer for the elementary counselor program.

She’s also a Hall of Famer!

internet broadcasting, she began the process of building her own Radio station and DFWiRadio launched in December of 2009, then later she launched DFWiGospel Radio and most recently 24SevenBlack.com in 2021.

LUE CALHOUN She has a fun-loving job and she’s a loving and supportive person so you can’t help but to love Lue Calhoun.

SONDRA RONEY Sondra Roney is the sister everyone would be honored to have!

Sondra Roney is a radio and television personality. Stylish and graceful, she is better known as Sista Sondra and she believes in living life to the fullest! She attended Dillard University where upon graduation with a degree in radio, television and film she has enjoyed stints at KJMZ 100.3 JAMZ, and on the nationally syndicated, Russ Parr Morning Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Michael Baisden Show and The Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Formerly an employee of Urban One, the Dallas native is a national voiceover talent and currently hosts special events and moderates conferences around the country. A popular and in-demand talent, Sista Sondra is the person to call for emceeing, moderating panels and providing motivational and inspiring messages to youth and women, especially. A self-proclaimed food junkie, she also has a “serious love affair with food.”

PEARL JONES Pearl Jones knows media, especially radio!

The founder and owner of DFWiRadio, Pearl Jones enjoyed stints as a promotions manager at A&M Records and EMI Records and also 97.9 The Beat and K104 FM. A mother and grandmother, Pearl is revered by industry greats for her no-nonsense, attention-to-detail and stellar work ethic.

Disenchanted with what radio had begun to morph into, she soon turned to working with performing artists in road and tour management. In 2007, intrigued with

As the Senior Entertainment Director at Reach Media, Lue Calhoun has a very demanding and interesting job. She has risen through the ranks because she has a pleasing personality and she is dependable.

People like working with Lue because she is the epitome of professionalism and she takes care of business. A veteran in the music industry, Lue worked several years for Service Broadcasting. Hailing from East Texas and a large family, she also founded a lifestyle magazine, Sessions Magazine, with her sister, BJ. HARNELL WILLIAMS Harnell Williams is a Hall of Famer, inducted into the African American Education Archives and History Program Hall of Fame.

Harnell Williams is an educator who served 37 years in teaching and leadership positions with a simple philosophy: “Teach the children while treating them with dignity and respect.” Began a teaching career in the Tyler ISD; taught second and third grade at Edna Rowe Elementary School where she was selected as teacher of the year.

Promoted to several leadership positions including dean of instruction, assistant principal, and principal. Williams served as the principal for four Dallas ISD schools in which two of those campuses consistently

TAYLOR TIAMOYO HARRIS Taylor Tiamoyo Harris is the bomb and she has the receipts. Taylor put in the work at school, during several internships and fellowships, and in the community!

Taylor Tiamoyo Harris is an NABJ Baby and a millenial with receipts! She was a participant in the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists Urban Journalism Workshop and attended David W.Carter High School. A 2016 graduate of Howard University, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Hilltop and joined the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc; Taylor is a contributor to the American Press Institute and she was also a ProPublica fellow. Taylor has enjoyed stints as a reporter for ABC News, Thomson Reuters and NJ Advance Media and she is currently a reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

PETRE PLEASANTS WHITE Pleasant is also how you describe Petre Pleasants White. A consummate professional, Petre is a joyful and loving person!

Petre Pleasants White is the former Client Services Manager at Dallas Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and manager at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, she went to Crenshaw Senior High and studied Health Science at San Jose State University. She is the founding member of the Dallas Hotel Concierge Association, and a CTA (Certified Tourism Ambassador) for the City of Dallas. A wife and mother, she is a member of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church, a legacy member of Jack & Jill of America, Inc. Dallas Chapter and a board member of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

SHEREL RILEY Sherel Riley is the ultimate “sisterfriend.”

She’s kind, loving and supportive!

The Workforce Development Program Manager at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Sherel Riley is multi-talented and it’s important to note that she has extensive

and diverse experience in implementing world class training programs throughout 35 states, as well as Europe and South-East Asia. A Dallas native, she attended Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School and she received a degree in speech communication and drama from the University of North Texas. She also received a Masters Degree in Human Resources and Training from Amber University (now Amberton). A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc and Links Inc; Sherel is a talented performer, dedicated volunteer and loving sister.

ROZALIND R. DICKERSON CLEAVER Rozalind R. Dickerson Cleaver is a proud Spelman College grad and she studied public affairs at UTD.

Rozalind R Dickerson Cleaver is the Airport Relations & Community Engagement Manager at the City of Dallas. A former board member of the Heart of a Warrior Charitable Foundation, Rozalind is the past president of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Texas Affiliate and community outreach coordinator for the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Hailing from Bastrop LA, Roz is a Warrior. She was deputy political director for Ron Kirk for US Senate and a participant in Dallas Blueprint for Leadership. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Roz is a dedicated community volunteer and servant.

KAROL NICKS SUBER Karol Nicks Suber is dependable, professional and highly equipped in all areas of the communications industry.

The VP of Creative Projects at Visual Juice, Karol Nicks Suber is a long-time member of the National Association of Black Journalists See SUPERB WOMEN, page 16

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Metro Community Calendar powered by RECURRING: The African American Genealogical Interest Group meets the 3rd Saturday of each month, 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., through May, in the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1st floor West Room, 1515 Young St.

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Snoh Aalegra Live in Dallas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

*** 1862: Slavery was abolished in all U.S. Possessions.

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1863: Harriet Tubman, under the command of Union Colonel James Montgomery, led 150 Black Union soldiers in the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina.

This was the only Civil War military engagement where a woman was the commander.

3 1956: A Federal Court ruled that racial segregation on Montgomery City buses violated the Constitution.

4 The Silent Partner presents “I Love Music Day Experience,” celebrating Black Music Month at Sandaga 813, 813 Exposition Ave, Dallas, Texas, 3pm to 8pm, Feat N’tense, the band, live! DJ Phil on the patio and DJ Twisted - inside presale tickets/table reservation: https://ilovemusic2022.eventbrite.com Reserve a table for guaranteed seating!

1665: The first Baptist Church in America was founded.

1922: First Black U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Gravely is born

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1987: Dr. Mae C. Jemison becomes the first Black woman astronaut.

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1982: Hall of Famer and first Black pitcher Satchel Paige died. Born 7/ 7/ 06.

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National Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, celebrating 195 years of the Black Press.

Club of Dallas, 2222 W. Red Bird Lane, Dallas. For more info, contact Bro. Michael Dade or Bro. Abron Young ThetaMuSigma1914@gmail.com

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From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Dallas City Hall Plaza - A Free event and open to the public; the “Giants Shoulders on Which We Stand Memorial” and Interfaith Prayer and Praise Celebration.

1889: Hattie McDaniel, stage and screen actress

The Ultimate Holistic Festival 2022, Mind Body Spirit at Armstrong Park, 100 James Collins Blvd. in Duncanville. Sponsored by the Global Holistic Movement and you can reach them at theultimateholisticfestival@ gmail.com. For more info, www.Globalholisticmovement.org

10 NTheknow’ Presents The Cigar Lovers Friday Mixer at 5pm @ TK’s in Addison, 14854 Montfort Drive

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16 Dallas Southern Pride just added rapper, songwriter, and record executive, Yo Gotti, as a headliner for its Juneteenth Unity Weekend celebration, June 16-19, 2022. Yo Gotti will perform at the Mega Party on Saturday, June 18 alongside Dallas’ own superstars Erica Banks and Yella Beezy. The Mega Party will start at 10 p.m. and will be held at Amplified (10262 Technology Blvd E, Dallas, Texas)

18 African American Museum’s 33rd Texas Invitational Black Rodeo at Fair Park Coliseum, Tickets on sale $10 and up

25 Verna H.E.L.P. Seventh Annual Empowerment Prayer and Living Legends Brunch from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Royal Oaks Country Club honoring these living legends nominated for their legendary efforts in making a difference in our community and the lives of others: Margie Aguilar, Co-Founder ISP Studios; Tim Brown, NFL Hall of Fame and Heisman honoree; Attorney Paul Coggins, Partner of Locke Lord and former U.S. Attorney; Lauriston Crockett, CEO of Genostim Labs; Felecia Frazier, Founder and Executive Director of Chocolate Mint Foundation; Charles Haley, former Dallas Cowboys player and NFL Hall of Fame inductee; Ashlee Hunt Kleinert, CEO of D Magazine and Ruthies Food Truck; Libbie Terrell Lee, Executive Director Golden S.E.E.D.S. CDC; Roland Parrish, CEO of Parrish Restaurants; Rosie Stromberg, Dallas Jewish Historical Society; Carolyn Toliver, Benefits Counselor of Community Council of Greater Dallas; and Rev. S.M. Wright II, Pastor of People’s Baptist Church and President of S.M. Wright Foundation.

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Who was Yanga? African prince on exhibit Clash of cultures? Male egos?

Misunderstood words?

But first, there’s an unfortunate elephant in the room. A bit of tension has developed among three strong-willed, noted Dallas scholars, each respected in their areas of study.

They are so passionate about illuminating the ties between Yanga, Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, and the civil War that they disagree about how best to present this 16th Century warrior who liberated himself and some followers in Veracruz, Mexico, then known as New Spain. The area now is renamed Yanga Veracruz. Yanga’s story still is basically unknown and distinct from the Southern Underground Railroad to Mexico story that has gained more attention in recent years.

The three historians are: 1. Jorge Baldor, pronounced (whore-Hay Bal-Door), exhibit curator. Baldor founded the Latino Arts Project that is the exhibit’s prime sponsor, collaborating with the African American Museum at Fair Park. He also is founder/ owner of Mercado 369 Museum and Art Gallery at 369 W. Jefferson Blvd. in Dallas, and an award-winning entrepreneur and community advocate. (Part I detailed more about his background.)

2. Clarence E. Glover Jr., an intensely fervent purveyor of African and African-American history is a former adjunct professor and diversity administrator at Southern Methodist University, Dallas school district multicultural education executive, president and founder of Sankofa Education Services, and vet-

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eran civil rights advocate.

3. Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, associate history professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington, national president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (that icon Carter G. Woodson founded), and the African American Museum’s former chief operating officer.

Glover’s objections Glover applauds the exhibit of a powerful figure he calls his “personal hero…the first African freedom fighter in the Americas – North, South and Central.” Yet, he expresses some differing views about how the exhibit of an African luminary in Mexico is presented at the African American Museum by the Latino Arts Project. And he laments what he says was an overlooked opportunity to have more African-American input and Black community participation in publicly highlighting this long-hidden Black hero at a museum that promotes the life and culture of African descendants. During a walk through with friends recently, Glover gave a detailed review of each section of the exhibit, pointing out what he says were “gaps” of information and misinterpretations of parts of Yanga’s background that he has researched over time.

Still, though, Glover is pleased that Baldor has uncovered an African luminary too long unknown outside Mexico. Glover said ironically, he was seeking to schedule a lecture at the museum about the ties between Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth and his long-time, little-known

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Historian Clarence Glover Jr. at the exhibit, talking with friends about a commissioned art piece simulating the Yanga liberator in Mexico Credit: Clarence Glover Jr.

Yanga hero when he stumbled upon the Yanga exhibit already in place there.

“Historians generally do not include the African presence (Yanga descendants) in what became known as Cinco de Mayo,” Glover said.

Glover said he met Baldor and they spoke briefly. But the two scholars clashed when Glover expressed some of his opinions about Black community input and participation.

Glover said he will continue his own quest to publicly lecture about his Yanga hero from a Black perspective. He already has begun public talks about how Yanga’s descendants – almost 300 years later in the late1800s and from a distance in the same area that Yanga settled in Mexico – may have helped advance the Union’s Civil War victory. Researchers say recorded history mainly ignores that Yanga’s descendants helped during the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla that became known as Cinco de Mayo. Researchers explain how the battle created a Union advantage by aborting an important Confederate cotton and gun exchange deal with French Emperor Napoleon III, a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, who sought to make Mexico a French colony while the Civil War was waging.

Baldor, Dulaney’s responses Baldor and Dr. Dulaney challenge Glover’s different inter-

pretation of certain parts of the Yanga exhibit and Glover’s assertion that there was little African-America input in bringing the exhibit to the museum.

Dr. Dulaney said Glover is uninformed about much of the behind-the-scenes planning – six months before the exhibit opened April 9, 2022 -- between Baldor, Dr. Dulaney as the museum’s then-chief operating officer, and African American Museum founder and President Dr. Harry Robinson Jr. “I was intimately involved in the planning and assembly to put this exhibit together,” Dr. Dulaney said. “We don’t just let anyone bring their exhibits to the museum without some control from us. I’m a historian myself for 42 years, and I’m saying there are no gaps in the Yanga exhibit.”

Baldor said his interest in Gaspar Yanga began when he first visited some remote areas of Mexico and saw various commemorative markers and heard talks about the African liberator. As a historian and arts and culture enthusiast, Baldor said he already was interested in projects to bring diverse cultures together, and Yanga’s heroic story was a perfect venue.

“It is amazing that Yanga is so unknown. … Keeping him secret would mean robbing us of a hero we should be celebrating,” said Baldor who was born in Cuba, brought to Dallas with his family at age six, and grew up in

The FREE exhibit, “Yanga: Path to Freedom in the Americas,” opened April 9, 2022 and will continue through October 21, 2022 at the African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave inside Fair Park in Dallas. Enter the fairground through Gate 5. Baldor founded the Latino Arts Project in 2019 as a “pop-up” museum to be displayed in various innovative spaces. Baldor curates the exhibit in collaboration with the African American Museum where Dr. Harry Robinson Jr. is founder, president, and CEO. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

During the Yanga exhibit, the museum – that traditionally is closed on Sunday and Monday -- will be open now on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To inquire, email jorge@visityanga.com or info@aamdallas.org or call 214-565-9026. Also, visit www.visityanga.com or www.aamdallas.org.

Dallas’s Oak Cliff community.

Baldor said he took offense to Glover’s initial questions to him implying an alleged lack of African-American input.

“I don’t like someone coming in…telling me everything I’m doing wrong,” Baldor said. “It he has some constructive criticism, I’m open to it.”

Despite the obvious tensions among three worthy scholars, the public should go and see the exhibit. It’s an education we owe to Yanga and his legacy.

Norma Adams-Wade, is a proud Dallas native, University of Texas at Austin journalism graduate and retired Dallas Morning News senior staff writer. She is a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists and was its first southwest regional director. She became The News’ first Black full-time reporter in 1974. norma_adams_wade@yahoo.com

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After appearing on Food Network’s Food Truck Rally and then the Great Food Truck Race season 8 in 2018, Cedric McCoy and Ryan Thompson have followed through on their dream to open a restaurant.

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