lesson for women

could have had the whipping over with and now they were piling on and I might end up getting killed.

Today I realize that there could have been a number of reasons why Earline didn’t tell me to go get the belt; why she delayed dispensing justice out.

It could have been her time of the month and she was cramping miserably.

She could have had a bad day at work, caused by a lazy, trifling coworker or a narcissistic supervisor.

Maybe my daddy didn’t do something he promised.

Did her friend get beat up by her husband or a child got arrested and she needed my mom’s support?

Possibly her feet were hurting because she was standing too long at the bus stop.

Or she could have been challenged making sure that the ends were meeting.

I could go on and on, but hopefully you get my drift.

At that moment in time, the last thing my mother wanted to be doing was telling me, “This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you!”

All I can say is: Mother, I

American history – in all its complexity and contradictions - is presented in our K-12 schools, libraries, and universities.

We are also mobilized to fight to protect the interests of Black academics, students, and organizations on campuses in states that have targeted them for censorship and exclusion.

No great society has ever flourished by shutting down academic inquiry and distorting history. James Baldwin once said, 'Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.' cont. from page 1 get it. I totally OVERstand!

America must face its history to build a future that lives up to its ideals and promises.

Women, especially Black Women, are called “strong.”

We carry that label whether we want to be strong or not.

We don’t have an option. We have to be strong or nothing gets done.

I don’t care what “strong” woman you meet, she also would like times when she on your face?”

Then too the first words out of a woman’s mouth, when hearing that her son’s girlfriend is pregnant, won’t be a character assassination of the young lady.

We won’t say something like, “Ain’t no way you would catch me with that (fill in the blank), “She knows good and well she's too old to wear (fill in another blank),” or “I‘d never be caught dead in that!” cont. from page 1 doesn’t have to be strong; when she could rely on others' strength instead of others ALWAYS relying on her.

Since she is not you, leave that woman alone. Do you.

And, she needs for other women to not add to the burden.

She’d much rather hear another woman say, “I feel you,” instead of saying something that translates into, “I hate you.”

So that means women won’t be quick to say another woman has an “attitude,” or needs to smile. because sometimes the inner pain is so intense — like the legendary group Earth, Wind and Fire asked, “Ain’t it funny how the way you feel shows ing so many people being impacted by the pandemic, Terrell-Andrews said they felt it was important to really help during times beyond the traditional holidays.

Now if that is your child or mother you can have another discussion, but there’s also a way you can have a discussion about what is proper and in order, without being improper and out of order.

Just think about any woman who you compliment.

If she wasn’t smiling, most times she would; that is if she hasn't been beaten down so much by the negative comments that some dish out like a daily cup of coffee.

Wouldn’t you rather be responsible for bringing joy into someone’s life, instead of pain?Perform a daily audit of your behavior toward other women.

It could be very enlightening and life changing for you!

“We try to do it around the holidays and especially when we know kids are home for an extended period,” Terrell-Andrews said. “We decided to do it at the end [of spring break] because I'm sure some parents gotta make it through the rest of the weekend.”

With support from more than 45 volunteers from both the Heroes Center and the City of Dallas including police officers and state troopers; families were served for two hours.

Lieutenant Oscar Villarreal said with the current bad economy, many communities are struggling.

“We have a lot going on and one of the most important things you can do is the humanitarian aspect of things and taking care of the public,” he said. “And as public servants, what better way to show the community love than to do something like this?”

Participating with the food giveaways is at the top of of their priority list,

“Hey, this is one of the things that's really important to us,” he said. “It's not a mandatory thing for our people. So this is them taking their time to give back to the community.”

But this was not the only food drive happening at the same time. Cars also lined up outside the University of North Texas at Dallas campus for their monthly mobile food pantry, held each third Friday..

UNT Dallas also partnered with North Texas Food Bank and distributed 20,000 pounds of food, according to Eronia King, Project Coordinator of Experiential Learning at UNT and one of the organizers of the drive.

Around 30 students, faculty and staff volunteered to help out.

“It is part of UNT Dallas’ mission to strengthen our community and to give back,” King said. “Depending on the economy, there are ebbs and flows of what there's an influx of and what people are lacking, and we're able to at least help with any feelings of insecurity around foods.”