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GRATITUDE
• Vol-9 • Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 2020
My Truth
By Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER
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celebrating a wonderful legacy
Farmers will tell you that every planted seed may not yield a return. When the fruits of your labor blossom, you can’t help but feel proud. Which brings me to my truth. Dorothy Gentry was my first journalism intern in 1989. The first of many who have come behind her, that University of North Texas student was talented and a quick learner. Then there was Diva (aka Trina Terrell), the young intern who walked up to me at a National Newspaper publishers Association reception in 1990 and told me she wanted to be a journalist.
Mayor Curtistene McCowan One on One On From Marva with Love with Cheryl Smith and Mayor Curtistene McCowan December 6, 2019 Kimberly Sims (Lil Bit)
Curtistene Smith McCowan was elected the 21st Mayor of DeSoto on May 7, 2016, becoming the first woman to hold the office. She was reelected to a second term on May
See MY TRUTH, page 6
because she shared her life and blessings. She made this world a better place and that is her legacy. In this interview on From Marva with Love, I Messenger Media publisher and veteran journalist Cheryl Smith talks to the Mayor about a number of issues including her works in education and challenges and successes as Mayor.
During this time of the year, and especially this year; many are reflecting on things they feel grateful for. Read in Mayor McCowan’s own words, how she touched the lives of many and how she was grateful for so much. CS: I played I Am Every Woman (introductory song) because you are a person who See GRATITUDE, page 10
What I’m thankful for -- and why
Trina Terrell-Andrews (Diva)
I invited the 14-year-old to join me at the Dallas Weekly for her Spring break and I gave her the same instruction that I had given Dorothy, who today is an educator and a sports editor who has the respect of those she covers and works with. In a conversation with Dallas MAVs
4, 2019. Previously she served on the DeSoto City Council 20122016 and as Mayor Pro Tem from 2014 to 2016. She was the first African American elected to public office in DeSoto when she won a seat on the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees, later serving two years as President. Mayor McCowan died on October 28, 2020. For many she lived a life worth celebrating
I WAS JUST THINKING By Norma Adams-Wade O. K. I’m like you. I used to think it was kind of meaningless for a family to surround a table of tempting
food and makeup pat answers for why they’re grateful on this day of Thanksgiving. I’ve grown much now. I’ve lived more life. I’ve witnessed more misfortune. I’ve watched more endless, depressing TV news reports. And I’ve come aboard the thankful train. Today on this Thanksgiving, November 26, 2020, the world is
Family at dinner table
overrun with misery. And yet, I was just thinking... Is
your glass half empty or half full? Somebody wise, and probably full of Thanksgiving turkey, said, “It depends on how you look at it.” For every negative, there is a positive. For every loss, there is a gain. For every death, a new life is born. For every tear, there is a bright smile somewhere. So here is my glass: 1. My glass is full of opportunity. I See THINKING, page 6