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Shaking my head Don’t push me, cause I’m close to the edge, just got real. I felt a twinge, down deep. I also felt pressure in my head. This must be what heartache or real despair feels like. Darn Internet.
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Quest For Success Honorees
Once again the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce is honoring the Quest for Success award recipients; four entrepreneurs and four non profit organization leaders. The recipients were unveiled at this year’s virtual event where Dallas MAVS CEO Cynt Marshall was the speaker.
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Dr. Candace Brown-Evans Dr. Candace Brown-Evans Joseph Akintolayo Debra Nixon Bowles Lead dentist and CEO of Fresh Dentistry University to pursue a degree tions and served as president Dr. Evans grew up in Dallas in B.S in Family and Consum- of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and attended Lake Highlands er Sciences. On her campus, Inc. She also received her DDS High School in Richardson she was involved in organiza- at Baylor. She is now an active ISD. She then went to Baylor
member of the Texas Dental Association and serves as a committee member for the Urban League of Greater Dallas Young Professionals.
Joseph Akintolayo CEO of Renaissance Payments, Inc. Mr. Akintolayo is the founder and CEO of Renaissance Payments, Inc, a Dallas financial technology startup, and created the MyCARESAct app. The app helped more than 120 businesses connect to find funding for the establishments. This See QUEST, page 9
Annual Selma Bridge Crossing BIDEN’S WIFE CAMPAIGNS Jubilee goes global as a virtual event A busy first day of early voting People Power, Political Power, Economic Power - the PPE our communities need
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If it weren’t for the Internet, I might have never heard of this horrific case that is causing me so much grief right now. Which brings me to my truth. If there was one time that I knew for sure I couldn’t be a first responder it had to be while reading about the arrival of police to an apartment in Providence Township, PA, where they found a 10-month-old in distress, her diaper saturated with blood. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, “At around 10:40 pm on Saturday, Lower Providence police responded to a home in the 3400 block of GerSee MY TRUTH, page 3
As citizens across the country In addition to interactive are either voting or preparing to workshops, storytelling by Foot vote in the November presiden- Soldiers of the voting rights tial election, organizers are plan- movement, awards ceremonies, ning to commemoa virtual expo floor, rate “Bloody Sunday,” and a concert with a brutal moment that world-renowned mushocked the nation sicians, this emotionand led to the protecal and thought-protion of voting rights voking celebration is for all Americans. For bringing an exciting its 56th anniversary experience born in and the first time ever, Selma to touch every the annual Selma corner of the globe. Drew Glover Bridge Crossing JubiAccording to Prinlee, a celebration of the victories cipal Coordinator Drew Glover, of the voting rights movement with the honoring of the late U.S. will be hosted virtually March Congressman John Lewis who 4-7, 2021. See SELMA BRIDGE, page 12
By Ashley Moss Texas Metro News Some Texas voting numbers on Day 1 of early voting 35,944 Denton County 59,000 Dallas County set new record 42,428 Tarrant County 128,000 Harris County On the first day of early voting in Texas, Dallas area residents gathered in Fair Park for a drivein rally to hear Dr. Jill Biden as she urged voters to cast their ballots for the Biden-Harris ticket. “Joe will be a president for all Americans,” said his wife to supporters “riding with Biden”
Dr. Jill Biden campaigns in Dallas for Biden/Harris. Photo Courtesy of Ashley Moss
in at least 100 cars on Tuesday. As she talked about the former Vice President’s plan to rebuild an America that’s “better than ever,”she laid out a proposal that includes a guarantee to end the COVID-19 pandemic, provide healthcare for those with preexisting conditions and See BIDEN, page 13
Long seen as a rising star for GOP, Kentucky AG now faces heat for handling of Breonna Taylor case I WAS JUST THINKING
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“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” It was clear from the beginning that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump wanted rising Republican star Dan-
iel Cameron to win the Kentucky attorney general’s race last November. So say many commentators Breonna Taylor and news analysts who have followed the
career of the young lawyer, who some observers say viewed McConnell as a father figure and who McConnell, in turn, had viewed as a worthy protégé since Cameron won a high school scholarship in McConnell’s name. Perhaps the most interesting
characterization of Cameron, who was 34 during his campaign, was as a charismatic Republican version of a young Barack Obama during the latter’s early political campaigns. Cameron presented as cleancut, nice-looking, articulate See THINKING, page 12
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Sunday, September 15, 1963, was just another day in the life of four little African American girls at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. However, by 10:22 a.m. it became evident that there was a different teacher on the Sunday school roster. The history of American apartheid and discrimination was on full display. The Jim Crow South was evil and it sentenced them to death. The Congressional court summoned by the late John F. Kennedy and led by President Lyndon Johnson was solidly in deference to many Southerners. The Civil Rights Bill and Voting Rights Act passed in Congress. Some historians speculate that of all the vile and vicious attacks by the Klan and other supremacist militias, killing these young girls was the most disgusting, but paid the highest dividends. Some of the Civil rights activists of that day placed the blame squarely on Alabama’s Governor, George Wallace. Just one week before the bombing, Wallace either brazenly declared or properly prophesied these murders.
The Governor of Alabama and the chief spokesperson for “states’ rights told the New York Times that to stop integration, Alabama needed a “few firstclass funerals.” There is no doubt that Wallace wanted a King funeral, but he ended up with four princesses instead. According to a Washington Post story the next day,
Klan, was identified as the church bomber. A witness alleged that he placed 19 sticks of dynamite under the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church’s steps. Chambliss was arrested, charged with murder and the possession of 122 sticks of dynamite without a permit. Nevertheless, on October 8, 1963, Chambliss, aka “Dynamite Bob,” was found not
“Thousands of hysterical Negroes poured into the area around the church, and police fought for two hours, firing rifles into the air to control them. When the crowd broke up, scattered shootings and stonings erupted through the city.” Birmingham Police killed two Negro teens, Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware, 16 and 13, respectively. Robert Chambliss, a cardcarrying cadet of the Ku Klux
guilty of murder. Instead, he received a hundred-dollar fine and a six-month jail sentence for having the dynamite. The church bombing and this blatant betrayal of the law marked a turning point in the civil rights movement. White Northerners were incensed. They had witnessed the peaceful assembly of 250,000 protesters two weeks earlier. The March on Washington, spearheaded by Dr. Martin
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Luther King’s “I Have a Dream,” offered an opportunity. The church bombing served as a pointed example of the racism and hatred King denounced. In 14 days, America went from hopeful to dreadful. In November 1977, Chambliss was tried again for the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. At the age of 73, Chambliss was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Chambliss died in an Alabama prison on October 29, 1985. But the lives of the four little girls should never die. These martyrs would never know they were destined for eternal fame 57 years ago. It belittles, and it besmirches their legacy that African Americans must be courted and cajoled to go to the polls. After the deaths of 14-year-olds Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Adie Mae Collins, and 11-year-old Denise McNair, we should always be the first to arrive and the last to leave whenever a ballot is available. George Wallace’s campaign for White Supremacy and segregation was defeated in 1963. In 2020, Donald Trump’s campaign that will not condemn racism and White Nationalism is on the ballot! Vote him out in respect and regard of the four little girls we lost 57 years ago. The polls are open NOW! Go Vote!
Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and an award-winning columnist.
Entrepreneur, Tiffany Sharonda Mahon isn’t allowing COVID to stop her plans for success. She has felt inspired despite losing four jobs in the middle of a pandemic and finding herself in a “dark place.” Still she said she wanted to be a light for others. Mahon started the nonprofit, Modest Muse, to build women up mentally, physically spiritually and emotionally. “I wanted to develop a place where people can come to talk about their anxieties, traumas and insecurities in order for women to come together and grow,” Mahon said. The go-getter, has brought on 20 board members to her nonprofit focus in the areas of depression,
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building confidence and business development. She’s also a multi-business owner, investing in real estate and a new juice bar, Taste of Gaia which is located at 211 N. Ervay Street and will be opening Oct. 16.
New Restaurant, Soul 2 Soul Southern Kitchen, is bringing the flavor A new restaurant has arrived on the food scene and is bringing flavor to their customers. In June Latasha and Derick Williams opened Soul 2 Soul Southern Kitchen in June at 4001 W. Wheatland Road. In the midst of a pandemic, many restaurants closed but the couple believed in themselves and moved forward with their plans that were put into motion when the couple moved to the Dallas area from Mississippi three years ago to open up an establishment. “What better place than to open in Dallas, to bring some of that home cook southern food,” Latasha said. Cooking has always a common factor for the Williams. Derick’s family had a restaurant back in Mississippi and Latasha said she learned her skills from her grandmother. “A lot of the recipes for the restaurant are from my grandmother and his grandmother,” Latasha said. “It has been a passion of ours,
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mantown Road to a report of an unresponsive infant.” They performed CPR and less than two hours later she was pronounced dead at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery. I haven’t a clue as to what was going on inside the head of Zara Scruggs’ father, Austin Stevens, when the 29 year-old decided to rape her. Currently, Mr. Stevens sits in a jail cell, on a $1 million bail, facing multiple charges including: aggravated sexual assault, rape of a child, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is set for preliminary hearing on October 13 and I am waiting to hear at the charge of MURDER. The results of the autopsy were equally disturbing. Zara was with her father, co-owner of a construction company, as part of a joint custody agreement with her mother. That overnight vis-
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it ended up being her last night on this earth, and sadly, it was a painful one, with her sustaining anal rectal trauma and blunt force trauma to the head before dying. Calling the crime heinous, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele, said, “This case is deeply disturbing. It is hard to imagine this child’s death being any more traumatic: sexual assault on an infant, followed by inaction by the father to save her life, led to her death.” Austin Stevens It appears that Stevens did not immediately seek help for his daughter. Zara’s death hurts. It is also disturbing because she’s not the exception. She’s becoming more the rule. Years ago the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a series on children who were the victims of the their mothers’ lovers, boyfriends, partners or husbands. These men sexually molested children of all ages. People asked back then, about whether those perpetrators were
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it has always been a vision, and we came in and did it.” The Williams care about the community and even partnered with Methodist Hospital and had a mammogram truck in front of their restaurant earlier this month for exams. “Most of the time African Americans don’t go to the hospital or doctors because of insurance or lack of knowledge,” Latasha said. Soul 2 Soul has only been opened for four months and is already making a difference with their food and advocacy.
In the middle of COVID, some are looking for something to watch or read and Dallas Public Library is meeting the demand with expanded curbside pickup at 11 locations, including the Martin Luther King Branch Library. Library goers can pick up their items from Tuesday to Saturday, between 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Jo Giudice, director of libraries for the City of Dallas, said she is excited to have opened every single library location for curbside pickup to reach more neighborhoods. “It was our goal all along to offer services citywide and we’re able to do that,” Giudice said, adding that materials can be checked out on the website or phone. According to Giudice, this is an opportunity for locals to take advantage of the library and
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save money. “Most people right now are in a position that are watching their budget,” Giudice said. “Having books, CDs, DVDs at your disposable for free, is important, I think people need the diversion, they need help with their education.” Library card holders also have access to free limitless online tutoring, virtual storytime, gardening programs, and depending on the program; the cardholder will be able to pick up fun kits to buy supplies. For more information: http://dallaslibrary2. org/covid-19/
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sick or high, and still today some ask if Stevens was on drugs. Folks want to have some way of explaining away this horrible behavior because surely someone in their right mind wouldn’t think committing such a deviant act. While Mental Health Awareness Month is recognized in May, and October 10 was World Mental Health Awareness Day, surely you agree with me that we have a mental health pandemic and this is a subject that deserves our attention, resources and understanding. Thanks to organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Illness we are having some tough discussions and we have professionals who are addressing the mental health pandemic that is desperately in need of more resources. Mental illness is real, just as mind altering drugs are. No word on what the heck was going on in Austin Stevens’ head. My heart goes out to Zara’s family, especially the grandparents who dropped Zara off for that visit. It is my hope and prayer that nary another child will have to meet the same fate as Zara.
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By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson One of the primary roles government plays is to provide for the relief of its citizens through the creation of social programs that benefit the greater society. As a seasoned federal legislator, I have learned this lesson up close and personal. This is not a new phenomenon as we have seen examples many times over since our founding in 1776. So, in 2020, there is precedent for best practices and how to effectively deliver on our promise to be the voice of the people. However, the needs of everyday Americans are not being met. Since March, numerous problems caused by the Coronavirus Disease’s (COVID-19) global pandemic and the failure of the Trump administration must be addressed now. In Congress, we stand on the front lines of providing assistance for families suffering as a result of this deadly virus that has now killed more than 213,000 – just in the United States alone. Unfortunately, and once again, our President has walked away from his responsibilities to protect the American people. He has shown the world who he is and what he truly represents. In good faith, I along with my fellow House Democratic colleagues, cannot separate financial support to the airline industry when everyday working people are hurting. Let’s be clear – it is all deficit spending. Nevertheless, government’s rescue must come to the aid of its people in as fair a way, as possible. We should provide the re-
sources in a broader spectrum that is equitable to everyone who needs it – not just Wall Street but Main Street as well. We need a stimulus plan that provides relief for as many individuals, families, and our small business owners, who are the heart of America and backbone of this nation. As Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, I will continue to push for an evidence-based plan that relies on science to crush the coronavirus. Specifically, a comprehensive package should include funding for our essential employees such as: health care front line workers; first responders; sanitation workers; transportation workers; food service and food production workers; teachers; school districts; and any others who provide services that are critical to keeping the American infrastructure intact. Lastly, at this crucial juncture in American society, relief for industries and social services that are critical to the health of our economy and lively hoods is tantamount. From airline industry employees, restaurants, small and medium-sized businesses, to local municipalities and state governments, each of these components need financial support. So how can we parse out one to have greater necessities than the other? In closing, President Trump has walked away from even trying to negotiate with the Congress in our joint effort to provide relief. His actions show that he simply does not care. Nor does he relate to the daily struggles of the average American who pays their taxes, goes to work, and simply wants to provide for their families. In times like these, we need leadership who not only cares but knows how to govern, so that we can keep our businesses open and all of the American people working.
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By Dr.Julianne Malveaux On October 2, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the last unemployment report we will see until after the election. Based on this report, Congress and the Senate must pass the HEROES Act that would give individuals, cities, and states much-needed relief from the corona recession, which continues. Some would say we don’t need those funds because we are in the middle of an economic recovery, but winter is coming. COVID is currently unchecked in ten states and close to containment in only four – Alaska, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Vermont. With more people gathering inside during the winter, we are likely to see more COVID cases. We are not prepared. There seems to have been some progress in developing a vaccine, but most experts say the vaccine will not be widely available until mid-2021. Winter also ushers in the flu season, and hundreds of thousands of people need flu shots and may not be able to get them. While the flue is neither as contagious nor as lethal as COVID, God bless the person who gets them both! Without a vaccine, the coming of winter puts pressure on small business owners and others and will have some economic consequences. In September, the unemployment treat dropped from 8.4 percent to 7.9 percent, which seems like progress until you
realize that the drop in the unemployment rate happened because almost 700,000 people dropped out of the labor market. The lower unemployment rate means that things are getting better for fewer people. The long-term unemployed, who have been out of work for more than half a year, has increased to 2.4 million. Of course, unemployment rate differentials remain. The unemployment rate was 7 percent for whites and 12.1 percent for African Americans. While that unemployment rate gap is as constant as structural racism, it is frustrating to find policymakers behaving like Black unemployment is supposed to be higher than the white rate. Otherwise, why have Democratic and Republican leaders done little or nothing to address that gap and close it. Ten million fewer Americans had jobs in September than in pre-COVID February, and just last week, two airlines said they would lay off 32,000 people. If the HEROES Act does not pass, there may be even more without work. States and local governments are laying people off because they don’t have the revenue stream they projected at the beginning of the fiscal year. Public servants will be cut – teachers, municipal workers, transportation services, sanitation services, and other services. And the pace of job creation is slowing – in July, the economy generated 1.78 million new jobs; in August, 1.49 million. Last month the economy created only 661,000 new jobs, less than half as many as the previous month. If there was a job creation momentum, it is slowing. Congress can prevent this by passing the HEROES Act. While
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, negotiating for the Democrats, has trimmed the Democratic request from $3 trillion to $2.2 trillion, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin seems less flexible, offering $1.6 trillion. They say they are moving closer to an agreement. Tell that to someone who doesn’t have a paycheck. Just like the coronavirus has hit people unevenly by race and income, so has the economic downturn. Those with more income recover more quickly and hurt less, but the lower-income people recover far more slowly. One in five of the workforce is teleworking. How many are low-income people? Business on Capitol Hill goes on as usual, except for the fact that so many Senators have been exposed to COVID (along with the President and close advisors) that they will not do any legislative work until October 19. However, they may still hold hearings on Amy Comey Barrett, who 45 has nominated to the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell will rush through confirmation for Barrett, but slow walk aid for others. His priority is partisan control, not the people. Partisanship won’t do much for McConnell if the confluence of winter, job loss, and COVID hit the economy. Legislators were surprised by COVID and its economic impact in March. If they ignore this now, with the coming storm, it’s because they really don’t care. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, media contributor and educator. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube. com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com.
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By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew A friend of mine from Australia sent me a note that read, “all of us here are transfixed by the spectacle of the US election! I’ve never seen one like this!” I reassured her that many of us feel the exact same way. 2020 has been such a different year filled with not only an upcoming election, social unrest, and visible injustice along with a pandemic that has created not only a health crisis but an economic and mental health fallout. All of us in some way have needed to adjust and ‘pivot’ to this new normal. All of these challenges have an impact on each of us. We experience an array of emotions—fear, pain, trepidation, loss, anger, and grief. In this moment, our well-being is challenged. Gallup, which provides significant research on several topics,
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By Miles Jaye Who’s White? Nobody! No one is White! Adam and Eve were not White. Joseph and Mary were not White. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were not White. Jesus Christ was not White. God is not White! To look at Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, or Marshall “Eminem” Mathers, and see only White, celebrity notwithstanding, would be to do them, their culture and their heritage a disservice. We classify human beings using Archaeology, Paleontology, Biology, Physical and Social Anthropology. Rather than “White”, humans are more effectively classified as AngloSaxon, Germanic, Slavic, Gaelic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Celtic, Irish, Scottish, Lithuanian, Czech, Welsh, Polish, Georgian, Caucasian, Latvian, Belgian, Bulgarian, Baltic, Croatian, Romanian, Italian, Greek, French, or Ukrainian to name a few and in no specific order. These are nationalities and regions, none of
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I Won’t Complain be committed to our well-being and to those who love us, that we are seeking and fulfilling our purpose, and fiercely taking care of ourselves. It is so easy to become dismayed and hopeless because of the daily onslaught of negative and frightening information. If we are not careful, we can become complacent and complain. There is nothing wrong with venting and releasing our frustration but when we complain, we must step back and really analyze it at the core. When we complain, it is an issue of trust. Instead of going to God about our issues, we take it to others not standing on the promises of God and the hope that we have as believers. Complaining is not allowing God a chance to fix our problem. We have already given up. The Bible provides examples of the problem of complaining or grumbling. In the Book of Exodus, the children of Israel were not only frustrated about being in the wilderness, but they had ex-
have conducted studies worldwide on this issue. Because of this expansive research, they can determine when wars will break out based on several factors. What they have concluded is that there are indicators that contribute to well-being which include these five elements: social relationships, financial security, relationship to the community, physical health, and a sense of purpose. When these elements are challenged, societies become volatile. This research is even backed by additional studies such as the Blue Zones Research which has reviewed communities of individuals that live to be over one hundred years of age. Each of these communities around the world have several commonalities such as exercise, purpose, having a sense of belonging, diet, and community. These and other factors contribute to not only our well-being but also to our longevity. In this environment, we must
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which utilize the term “White.” Geneticists observe homo sapiens at the molecular level. They study genotypes and phenotypes and the 23 pairs of maternal and paternal double helix DNA strands that make up our chromosomes. They have reported no genetic coding for “White.” In the mid18th Century, German anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, dubbed the Father of Physical Anthropology, collected an estimated 80 female skulls, categorizing them according to beauty. White was not among the categories, he opted instead for five categories: Caucasian (White), Mongolian (Yellow), Ethiopian (Black), American (Copper), and Malay (Tawny or orange-brown colored). The Black Sea slave trade, pre-dating the Atlantic slave trade marketed, among others, Caucasians or Circassians-- the term “White” was not used in bargaining. In “The Invention of the White Race”, author Theodore Allen argues that the “White” race was invented as a “ruling class social control formation.” Allen published
two theses under the titles: Volume 1: “Racial Oppression and Social Control” and Volume 2: “The Origin of Racial Oppression in AngloAmerica.” In them, he stresses the concept that “White” is a socio-economic construct introduced in America in the late 1600’s to protect the interests of the wealthy ruling elite. He states that between the years 1619 and 1691 not a single official government document includes the term “White.” In “The Isis Papers” psychiatrist and author, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, posits the levers controlling “White Supremacy” and “White Nationalism” are found in “economics, education, entertainment, labor, law, politics, religion and war,” in order to ensure the survival of those classified as “White.” She speaks of genetic annihilation, stating “Historically, white males worldwide have suffered the deep sense of male inferiority and inadequacy because they represent a mutant, genetically recessive, minority population that can be genetically annihilated by all non-white people-- males and females.”
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perienced a series of events that were traumatic. They left their homeland to leave their oppressive conditions in Egypt. In leaving, they were chased by their oppressors who were revengeful and willing to kill them. Even though they witnessed the hand of God in rescuing them and watching a miracle with the parting of the Red Sea, they soon found themselves in a new set of circumstances. They wanted water. And Food. And Different Options of Food. And soon, their old lives did not seem so bad compared to the desert. Exodus 16:8 says, “And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.” In their frustration, they forgot what God had previously done and they failed to trust the promises to come.
According to National Geographic magazine’s September 1960 issue, an article titled “Finding the World’s Earliest Man” Zinjanthropus, found in the region of Olduvai in the African nation of Tanzania, could not have been “White.” His fossil was an estimated 600,000 years old. Neanderthal remains were found in Germany’s Neander Valley roughly 150,000 years ago. Its type is broken down scientifically in this manner: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Primates; Suborder: Haplorhini; Infraorder: Smiformes; Family: Hominidae; Subfamily: Homininae; Tribe: Homini; Genus: Homo; Species: Homo Neanderthalensis. No matter if you are or are not familiar with this classification terminology; suffice it to say, nowhere is the term “White” to be found. Although symbols of White Supremacy can be found on national flags such as those of Great Britain, Germany, Russia, S. Africa or America and statues and names for everything from streets and highways to airports and government buildings, racial
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Right now, it is so easy to see the many problems that seem to be unending and unsolvable. In these moments, we must remember how we have gotten through both individually and collectively. The stress is real and yet, the solution is within our reach. The solution to complaining is gratitude. We must remind ourselves that we are overcomers and that what is in us is greater than what is in the world. We’ve got this and while we celebrate the victory in advance and believe in the promises we’ve been given, we must also continue to live our lives in the fullness of our purpose, our health, our connections and in our faith. When we focus on who God is and commit to our well-being and to the well-being of those around us and our communities, we have the right to vent, but we will not complain. Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the author of three books and the host of the podcast, The Tapestry. Listen to the stories of women who have overcome obstacles and odds at https://www.spreaker.com/show/ the-tapestry_1
oppression is neither natural nor is it permanent. The season of racial oppression in America has been long, but in our lifetime, it will end. It will end by the deconstruction of the very complexes that house and seat the assemblies of injustice and catalogue the documents of injustice we call statutes and laws, and by the dismantling of their devices and machinery. To see Donald Trump and see only “White” is to overlook his German, Scottish parentage and all that it implies in historical alliances and familial ties between the Germans, Russians, Scots and the British. It’s deeper than “White.” It’s deeper than his father’s Nazi and KKK connections, so fascism and racism should no longer be in question. However, the DNA may reveal Trump for the true Neanderthal he is. When you submit your saliva to an Ancestry service, don’t be surprised if they identify your roots in specific regions of Africa, Europe, or Asia, but what should surprise you is if they cite White, Black, Red, Yellow or any other color-- it’s much deeper than that. That’s what’s on my mind! Website: www.milesjaye.net Podcast: https://bit.ly/2zkhSRv Email: milesjaye360@gmail.com
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By Allana J. Barefield Texas Metro News As the sun rose on Oct. 13, voters were already in line at polling locations waiting for the doors to be opened at 7 a.m. Tears rolled down veteran journalist Roland Martin’s face as he pulled up to Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, prepared to cast his vote. It was only 27 minutes into early voting and he saw voters who were already lined up. “I’m a grown man, but I have no problem showing this type of emotion because I know what is at stake for our people,” said Martin, who in addition to being the host of the popular digital show, Roland Martin Unfiltered, is the vice president of digital for the National Association of Black Journalists. The emotions hit Martin all at once, he said, when he noticed the amount of African Americans standing in line. Martin said he has voted all of his life but this year it is different because of so many issues, from the pandemic to police brutality. “I know what Black folks have been through in this country,” the Houston native said, adding that while a frequent flier, because of COVID-19 he hadn’t been on a plane since February but he flew to Dallas where he is a registered voter, to cast his vote in this election. After leaving Friendship-West, Martin cast his vote at the location where his parents are working the polls. “They impressed upon me the power of voting and civic engagement, and it’s only fitting,” Martin said. Xiara Day, who is a graduate
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Kick Off Early Voting research assistant at Texas Southern University, also cast her vote right when Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston opened. She saw a line wrapped around the corner with over 100 voter but it didn’t deter her to turn around and jump back into her car. Day said she would like for everyone to take advantage of the early vot-
Voice Matters” T-shirt and volunteered with politician Beto O’ Rourke and his nonprofit organization PoweredByPeople to spread the word to Democrats about early voting. Actor, Jamie Foxx, took to social media to inform Texans specifically that early voting is essential. Foxx grew up in Terrell, TX,
election of our lifetime,” Foxx said, as he encouraged everyone that he wants them to get their vote on and to not be upset if they miss out. “I don’t want to hear nothing ‘bout we didn’t show up at the polls.” Texan native, Alexus Christian, felt encouraged when she watched Foxx’s video. She said (Left) Jamie Foxx promotes early voting in video on social media. (Down) Roland Martin becomes emotional when he arrives to Friendship-West Baptist Church for early voting.
(Up) Xiara Day, graduate research assistant at Texas Southern University, early voted at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston (Right) Oprah Winfrey, volunteered with politician Beto O’ Rourke and his nonprofit organization PoweredByPeople to spread the word about early voting.
ing option. “Voting early is essential,” Day said. “This option is very accessible as there are often multiple days of early voting so that every voter has a chance to cast their ballot.” Celebrities are also getting in on the get out the vote efforts Media titan Oprah Winfrey started calling Texans to see if they were set to cast their votes since she can’t knock on people’s doors. Winfrey wore a “Your
which is about an hour outside of Dallas, and he was passionate about voting in the two-minute video. Right from the beginning Foxx grabbed the listeners attention with his familiar voice,“Texas, what up? It’s your boy from Texas.” He went on to show the viewers ballots he had in his hand told them that early voting ends on Oct. 30. “This is the most important
she was ecstatic to see a celebrity of his magnitude reminding everyone that voting is for the every day person. “Celebrities like Jamie Foxx have the influence to inspire generations of all ages and walks to be proactive in the country’s decision making, by ensuring that the right to vote is not just reserved for the seasoned and rich, but accessible to all,” Christian said. Foxx also suggested that voters take their friends with them to go
vote since the lines will be long and to talk about the latest news regarding the Cowboys or Texans. He then explained that all voters should have some form of identification, such as a U.S. passport, Texas driver’s license or, U.S. citizenship certificate with photo, when they show up at their polling location. But for local Lois Monk, having her identification didn’t prevent her from being turned away at the polls. She arrived at the Duncanville Library before 6 a.m. and had waited four hours to try to cast her vote before being turned away. Poll workers explained to Monk that she had received a mail-in ballot and can’t cast her vote in person since she received the mail-in ballot. Monk said she never requested a mail-in ballot and is confused as to why she was advised to mail her ballot in or to wait until the mail-in ballot is canceled in the system. Monk is a senior citizen and diabetic and said she felt that there were efforts to discourage her participation. She said she also not pleased with Texas having only one dropoff box in each county. “I just want to get out and vote,” Monk said. “Do they really expect, senior citizens, to drive all the way out there, are they crazy?” In other areas, early voting has gotten off to a tough start with Georgia having voters waiting sixeight hour lines and in Virginia, a cable was “accidentally cut” and the voter registration online system went down on the last day for citizens to register.
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Soul Rep Theatre Company has announced its “virtual” 25th Anniversary season, OUR SOUL LEGACY, and solidifies Soul Rep as the longest running Dallas theater company dedicated to the Black experience. “Since its inception - on Soul Rep Theatre Company’s stage - BLACK art, BLACK narratives, BLACK joy, BLACK families, BLACK history, BLACK love, BLACK struggle, BLACK brilliance, and BLACK LIVES have ALWAYS MATTERED,” says Co-Founder/ Co-Artistic Director, Guinea Bennett-Price. Despite the challenges facing our community and the world, Soul Rep is moving into its anniversary year with excitement and a renewed sense of purpose knowing that over the course of 100 years, less than a dozen theater companies have cultivated, created, and curated Black theater in Dallas, but none
have thrived. Soul Rep’s voice is needed now, more than ever. “We have reached a pivotal inflection point and there is no choice but to embrace the times, strategize, and rise,” explains Tonya Holloway, company Co-Founder/CoArtistic Director. The season opens with the regional premiere audio play co-production of Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright, Dael Orlandersmith’s, poetic play, MY RED HAND, MY BLACK HAND, with Cara Mia Theatre. The production – a reboot of the Café/Negro Arts Series (established in 1998) - was to close both company’s seasons this past May but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. MY RED HAND, MY BLACK HAND, which explores a young woman’s journey towards coming to terms with being of Indigenous and African-American descent, is directed by Guinea Bennett-Price
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and stars Dallasite and celebrated neo-soul singer, N’Dambi; rising star of the Dallas stage, J DavisJones; and Alaskan based actor, Allan Hayton. The production will stream October 15 – November 8, 2020 and features original and traditional blues and native music arranged by Music Director, Fredrick Sanders. The season will continue with a world premiere co-production with SMU’s Perkins School of Theology, DO NO HARM, written by Anyika McMillan-Herod, Soul
Rep’s Co-Founder/Executive Director. The play, to be directed by Vickie Washington, will be filmed in a slave cabin at Heritage Village and streamed January 4 – January 30, 2021, is inspired by three enslaved women Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy - who are mentioned in “The Father of Gynecology,” Dr. James Marion Sims’ autobiography. The play will be used as a teaching tool at SMU for a series of lectures and new curriculum exploring “ethics in medicine,” as these young women served as “guinea pigs” for the 19th Century physician who performed numerous procedures and surgeries on them with no anesthesia under the racist notion that Black people did not feel pain. In February 2021, Soul Rep will present an original co-production with Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, the alma mater for both
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Price and Herod – LIBERATION LABORATORY. This production will culminate a semester of workshops developed by Soul Rep and inspired by Augusto Boal’s “Theatre of the Oppressed.” This new, curriculum-based youth program for Soul Rep is being piloted at BTWHSPVA with its underutilized students of color. A series of filmed world premiere solo shows written, directed, and performed by Soul Rep Company members – the SOUL-O SHORTS SERIES – will stream April 19 – May 15, 2021 and conclude the milestone season. In addition to this dynamic season, this year Soul Rep will publish an anthology of works written by company members over the last 20+ years (entitled COMMON THREADS), release a documentary on racism’s impact on Black Theater, AND implement the first phase of its educational conservatory.
Cara Mia & Soul Rep Theatre present MY RED HAND, MY BLACK HAND
Cara Mia Theatre and Soul Rep Theatre Company resume their groundbreaking CAFÉ/NEGRO ARTS SERIES (established in 1998), with an audio play regional premiere production of Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright, Dael Orlandersmith’s, MY RED HAND/MY BLACK HAND, a poetic play about a half Indigenous, half African-American young woman. The play, directed by Soul Rep Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Guinea Bennett-Price, features three dynamic actors – Dallasite and celebrated neo-soul singer, N’Dambi; rising star of the Dallas stage, J Davis-Jones; and Alaskan based actor, Allan Hayton. The audio
play will feature original and traditional blues and native music arranged by Music Director, Fredrick Sanders. The play previewed on October 12 – Indigenous People’s Day – and officially streams October 15 – November 8, 2020 online. The production, presented in partnership with Weatherford College and Indigenous Direction, is funded in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, The Law Offices of Domingo Garcia, Mercardo 369, Moody Fund, and TACA. MY RED HAND/MY BLACK HAND unfolds as a young woman describes the past, present and future of her parents’ cultures. She tells us about the
“Red” Tlingit and Lakota parentage of her father, who leaves the reservation to play the blues in Boston, and the “Black” rural Virginia background of her mother, who goes to Boston seeking the big-city life. Her parents meet at a dance and fall in love, but not without the complications of prejudice from their families. “This piece truly lends itself to being an audio play,” says Bennett-Price. “It is a lovely soundscape capturing the oral and musical traditions of both Black and Indigenous people. Orlandersmith vividly explores a multi-ethnic woman’s unique place and struggle, being not
only BORN and TORN between two worlds, but also WARMED by them.” The reboot of the Cafe/Negro Arts Series could not come at a better time for Cara Mia and Soul Rep, who are both celebrating their 25th Anniversaries, and recently co-founded a BIPOC Arts Coalition with Bishop Arts Theater Center and Teatro Dallas. “There is so much power when two companies like Soul Rep and Cara Mía work together,” said David Lozano, Executive Artistic Director of Cara Mía Theatre. “The creative process has been full of powerful moments of discoveries and sharing, and the community programs will show how
much impact our two companies can have when we put our minds and hearts together.” MY RED HAND/MY BLACK HAND marks the second regional premiere of a Dael Orlandersmith play in two years for the North Texas community. Soul Rep produced Orlandersmith’s Pulitizer Prize nominated play, YELLOWMAN, in 2018 to critical and audience acclaim. Tickets to stream the audio play are $10.00. A series of COMMUNITY ACTION CONVERSATIONS will be curated to accompany the run of the play. Visit www.caramiatheatre.org or www.soulrep.org for tickets, more information, and details.
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personifies the spirit of the civil and voting rights movements, this year’s theme, “Beyond the Bridge: People Power, Political Power, Economic Power,” focuses on encouraging worldwide conversations about the impact of key moments in history and the need to build on the works of those who paved the way. A stellar list of activists, philanthropists, and socially conscious supporters have pledged their support as members of the Honorary Committee, including Dolores Huerta; Martin Luther King III; Mary Liuzzo-Lillieboe; Kerry Kennedy; Charles Steele, Jr.; Revs. Dr. James M. Lawson, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Lennox Yearwood Jr., and Jesse Jackson; Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Chair Tonya Veasey; Grammy Award-winning musician Joan Baez; and actors Martin Sheen and Louis Gossett Jr. with more signing on each week. “Having the opportunity to modernize the historic event and take it to the global stage will provide access to countless new potential change-makers,” Glover said. “Our focus on developing new leaders and bridging the past with the present allows us to recommit to the struggle to build a better future.” The theme, says Glover, also represents the importance of not just celebrating this critical event in history on its anniversary, but also ensuring that conversations are happening within families and across generations about what it symbolizes, thus paying homage to ancestors of the movement and committing to the future. The Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Inc., the organization responsible for coordinating the annual event, has said that it will be watching the progression of COVID-19 closely. “For now all activities including the march will be hosted virtually. For the safety of the people of Selma and potential Jubilee attendees, this year we ask that you help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and join the celebrations virtually,” he added. To connect, visit www.selmajubilee.com or call 334-526-2626 to pre-register and get priority updates, special offers, and opportunities to win prizes.
and having all the right credentials of a middle-class family (his mom a college professor, his dad owner of a coffee shop), strong education and blue-blooded, professional supporters. Yet Cameron’s work as special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police sent his meteoric rise into a nosedive. Many African-Americans now roundly condemn him as a sellout and right-wing puppet. In July, he even was criticized for celebrating his second marriage during the height of protests over Taylor’s death. Cameron fends off most criticism as just par for the course. Meanwhile, police associations and many conservatives — including high-profile author and commentator Candace Owens — continue to back Cameron. Still being debated is whether Cameron’s political views and staunch support of law enforcement and many conservative causes tainted his prosecution of the three police officers accused in Taylor’s death. The case has seen many rapid developments. But for better or worse, Cameron will likely remain in his role. He is is up for re-election in 2023 and, in the meantime, is in charge as the Taylor case proceeds. In his first political race, Cameron became Kentucky’s first Black attorney general and the first Republican to win the office since World War II. His rise was so slick and impressive that he even dazzled the state’s Black community leaders, Black Democratic loyalists and radical Black independents who have traditionally viewed any Black Republican as, in one observer’s word, an “oddity.” At the University of Louisville, Cameron was a defensive back for the football team, president of the Student Bar Association at the school’s Brandeis School of Law, and the law school’s commencement speaker. He spoke at this summer’s Republican National Conven-
Protests like this one held Friday, Oct. 2 by University of Georgia students in Athens, Ga., were reignited nationwide after the grand jury handed down its decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Credit:Joshua L. Jones
tion, and Trump included him on his early list of 20 possible Republican nominees to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ricky L. Jones was one of Cameron’s left-leaning college professors. In an op-ed piece titled “The Curious Case of Daniel Cameron” that ran last October in the Louisville Eccentric Observer, an alternative weekly, Jones wrote that his former student was “a favorite of right-wingers ... [who] has been personally groomed by McConnell ... [and] even caught the eye of President Donald Trump.” In the column, Jones, who is Black, wrote that he and Cameron were “as different as night and day.” Yet despite all the cards indicating he shouldn’t like Cameron, he found that he did. “I’m a radical ... who doesn’t like most politicians on either side of the aisle,” he wrote before going on to say that among his students, Cameron “was actually one of my favorites ... one of the smartest, most respectful undergraduates I’ve ever encountered, and I’m happy to see him do well.” However, interviewed by Louisville NBC affiliate WAVETV on Sept. 23 after the acquittal of two of the three police officers accused in Taylor’s death and what many labeled a slap-on-the-wrist indictment of the third, Jones roundly denounced Cameron as smug, arrogant, tone-deaf and myopic. By now, details of the Taylor case are highly known, and the spotlight continues to glare on Cameron. The attorney gener-
al took office in January, then Taylor was killed in March. Protests grew as the case lagged, and calls for the officers’ arrests drew widespread support from both average citizens and celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce. Cameron finally announced the grand jury’s decision on Sept. 23. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed at their Louisville apartment about 1 a.m. March 13 when they were wakened by loud knocking at the front door. Plainclothes police officers were there to execute a warrant in a narcotics case and burst into the apartment. According to records, Walker, a licensed gun owner, struck an officer in the thigh after firing in the belief that an intruder was entering. In response, records indicate, police fired 32 times, with six bullets hitting Taylor in the hallway, killing her. No drugs were found. Throughout a slow and tedious six-month investigation, demonstrators across the nation demanded that murder charges be filed. Investigators focused on three officers: Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison and Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly. Protests ignited anew after a grand jury declined to indict any of the officers for Taylor’s death, saying that the three were protected by law because Walker fired first. Hankison was indicted on a charge of wanton endangerment after it was found some of his bullets entered a neighboring apartment where people were
sleeping. Protests like this one held Friday, Oct. 2 by University of Georgia students in Athens, Ga., were reignited nationwide after the grand jury handed down its decision in the Breonna Taylor case.(Joshua L. Jones) Debate continues over what Taylor family lawyers and supporters see as discrepancies and curiosities regarding events of the night Taylor died. Questions include: Did officers knock on Taylor’s door and announce themselves as police? Why did Cameron argue to the grand jury that neighbors, but not Taylor, were endangered? And did Cameron display a pro-police agenda in the evidence he chose to present? He argued that a witness said police announced themselves before entering. But Taylor attorneys wonder if jurors heard from the dozen people who the family says contended no such announcement was made. Critics continue to revile the criminal justice system as incapable of fairly representing people of color and the underserved — and Black women in general. Even an unnamed grand juror filed a court motion asking that jurors be allowed to speak publicly to counter some reports about evidence they did or did not receive — a rare move since grand jury proceedings are generally kept secret. There’s no predicting where the case will go from here, including during the officer’s trial. The city of Louisville agreed last month to pay the Taylor family a $12 million wrongful-death settlement and to make changes to police policies. The FBI is still exploring whether the case involved civil rights violations. So, as Jones, the university professor, wrote in his opinion piece: “Let’s see how this scene in the curious case of Daniel Cameron ends. It should be interesting.” Norma Adams-Wade, Communities Columnist. Norma 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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By Terry Allen I come from a down home country culture where back porch wisdom ruled, and certain standards were deep tradition in my family. For example, everyone was home on Sunday for dinner, no exceptions. You never spoke up around your elders. Remember, children are supposed to be seen not heard? In Big Mama’s house, you did your homework before dinner and before play. You had school clothes and play clothes in my family. The traditions were so strong. We had food rules as well. Rice was dinner food. We only had cabbage if Aunt Rosie
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cooked it because Big Mama said. “You can’t eat anybody's cabbage. You know what happened to Cousin Pearl. Everybody can’t cook cabbage.” Then she would set the rules for the house. We were a Gold Medal, Tide, Clorox, Brillo and Palmolive family, no exceptions. My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen always said, “Beloved, this house will always have rules. There will be no cabbage, no okra, no chitterlings in this house.” So, her inner strength drove all of us throughout my growth form our childhood to our adulthood. So, let me tell you my own Okra story. I had a speaking engagement on the West coast one evening and had to be on the East coast to speak at a luncheon full of nonprofit directors the next day. I am flying against the clock and four time zones, so I had to
leave the evening engagement and go straight to the airport. On the plane all I had were pretzels and peanuts and I arrived one hour before my next speech. I was so hungry going on the stage that I asked the host, Connie, to please save me something to eat when I finish. After the speech, I ate two bowls of nice butter-laced, spice filled beans and veggies. I asked the host as I took my tenth bite, “this is good what is it?” She said, “It’s my family Okra recipe.” I choked and began to spit it out. Shouting to her, “I don’t eat okra!” “You just did, three bowls full,” she laughed. In conclusion, I learned I liked okra. At least hers! The lesson was that I have used too many external rules to guide my internal choices. I had given my power to my grandmother’s experiences.
Voting to come out of hiding is a disservice to the voters of Texas,” said William Busby, Dallas County Republican Party Communications Director in a statement where he noted that the effort by the Biden-Harris campaign was “nothing more than political theater and photoops.” Still, early voters flocked to the polls in North Texas, perhaps hoping their vote either way would help tip the scales and alleviate concerns about a range of issues, including the economy, racism and COVID-19. Two such voters were Kenneth and Barbara Williams, a couple from Rowlett that attended the rally. “We didn’t really want to stand in line a long time in order to vote so we decided to use our mail-in ballots,” said Mr. Williams, adding that they were able to take time to fill out their ballots and research topics or candidates that they were unfamiliar with. “We have a person in power who has no regard for human life which is why we’ve had so many people lose their lives (during Coronavirus) under this President,” he said. Meanwhile elections officials
were prepared for increased voter participation. “This election is unprecedented in scope, size and interest level,” said Robert Heard, Sr., Assistant Elections Administrator for the Dallas County Elections Department, adding that by early evening almost 51,000 voters had flocked to the polls in a county that has been plagued by a summer of civil unrest and an unemployment rate still higher than the average, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Kimberly Mathis who usually casts her ballot in Grapevine, said that the turnout in Tarrant County was also massive. “It normally takes me five or 10 minutes to vote, but this morning it took me over an hour and the line was wrapped around the building,” she said. “Texans are strong and we’re ready. We know how important this election is.” Recent polls show that one in five voters in Texas will show up to the polls for the first time, an insight that was reflected less than a mile away from the Biden rally, at the Martin Luther King Community Center in South
On that day I spoke my own truth to power and ate two more bowls of Connie’s okra delight. Hummph! I later married Connie. I spoke my own truth to power. Thank you, Connie, and thank you, Iyanla for having the same Okra liberation. Right where I am, the greatness of God is too. So during this civil unrest and failed leadership, I will speak my truth at the polls, in the streets, and at home. I will vote for things that power me. I will give up all those external messages for my own inner authority to make an America that I love. Stories are powerful. Next week, I will tell you my chocolate cake story. Stay tuned! Thanks, Cheryl Smith for my platform.
Terry Allen is an award-winning multi-media journalist and owner of 1016 Media.
Dallas. Neighborhood residents were still lining up around the building for the chance to cast their ballot late into the afternoon. “All of the stuff that’s going on in the world, now is the time to do it,” said Brenda Littlejohn, 69, who voted for the first time, in this 2020 election. “Voting is our God-given right,” added her daughter Carra Brown, who drove more than 30 minutes from her home in North Dallas to vote at the community center, and whose main concerns in this year’s election were racial equity and public safety. “I believe in what I believe in,” she said about her decision to vote for the Democratic ticket in this year’s national election. “I believe in Biden and Harris. I think they’re the best candidates to change the outcome of what we’re going through right now,” she added. “I’m disappointed in the way the country has been run in the last four years,” said D. Wafford, 60, as he propped up a chair behind the community center and prepared for the wait. “A change will bring some stability to the White House.”
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The War with Grandpa The movie studios that are releasing The War with Grandpa have decided to go “all in” with their new Robert De Niro comedy; being released this weekend exclusively in movie theaters. Here’s the link where you can find the film showing near you: https://www. warwithgrandpa.com/ Unfortunately, 101 Studios and Brookdale Studios have chosen the wrong movie to make that bet with. It’s hard to believe that such an incredible cast, De Niro, Uma Thurman, and Christopher Walken, could make such a bad movie. I love Robert De Niro, but I cringed at every single scene the award-winning actor was in. The premise of the movie is Ed’s (De Niro) daughter (Uma Thurman) takes him out of his home to come live with her family because he can no longer take care of himself. The move forces his grandson, Oakes Fegley, out of his room and into the attic. Although he loves his grandpa the sixth-grader enlists his Junior High pals to help him launch a war to drive his grandpa out of his room. He soon finds out that his grandpa is no push-over and he enlists his friends (Walken, Cheech Marin, and Jane Sey-
mour) to start a war of their own. As the movie tagline says, it’s “Old School vs New Cool.” The movie is filled with endless pranks and slapstick falls and explosions and then at the end, grandpa tries to bring the whole family together with a syrupy and heartfelt message about the need for families to support each other. The message is simply too little and delivered way too late in the movie. There’s another De Niro film coming up in a few weeks called The Comeback Trail. It’s also an action/comedy and I can only hope that it’s a more satisfying movie than The War with Grandpa. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” this movie rates a SMALL.
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