Across town Taylor Hunter, a young, struggling mother of two, was finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. She was happy because she finally had a home for her family and on Tuesday she was set to start a job that was paying well over the Texas minimum wage. She also had a new car, which she was using Monday to transport her children to
doctor’s appointments. That is until two young men hopped into her car and sped off, she said.
In over 65 years in the funeral business –more than 40 as founder of the Golden Gate Funeral Homes – John E. Beckwith, Sr. and his family business have comforted literally thousands of families as they helped them bury their loved ones.
Hunter admits she shouldn’t have left the keys in the car but she was running into her apartment for a quick moment between errands
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The Beckwith name is known far and wide. Whether it's from the funeral business; the popu lar TLC reality show - The Best Funeral Ever; or the family's decades of philan thropy, the Beck withs are a staple in the communities they serve and legendary amongst other fu neral home establishments.
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A child can get into trouble be cause of their inquisitive nature and young Michael does exactly that. His curiosity almost ended up with him becoming another statistic as he faced members of the Ku Klux Klan, in and out of police uniforms.
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Three years after his murder, Andre Em mett’s spirit and commitment to creating opportunities for youth, and his impact on generations of kids who’ve never met him re mains steady and strong.
• Three quarters of minority beneficiaries rely on Social Security for at least half of their retirement income. That’s true for only half of whites.
White Water is the story of a 7-year-old Black child in seg regated 1963 Opelika, AL, who becomes obsessed with the de sire to taste the water from the "white's only" drinking fountain and sets out on a quest to do the unthinkable: drink from it.
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• 45 percent of African Americans relied on Social Security for 90 percent of their income compared to only 29 percent of whites.
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A stolen car crashed into a South Dallas pizza restaurant Monday, leaving several injured, a business in turmoil and a young mother without transportation.
For two women, it was a day they would not soon for get. Dorothy Jones, owner of the popular Black Jack Pizza, was enjoying herself on Mon day morning, doing the things she usually does on her day off when she got the call.
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Recently during a speech, I praised the Black Press: “As the Black Press celebrates 195 years, I thank the National Newspaper Publishers Associ ation for continuing to be that VOICE, even when those we are speaking for sometimes don’t realize that all ice is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.Somethought that was a powerful statement because in essence, I was saying that no one else’s ice is colder. Which brings me to my truth. Everyone has a story to tell and one day I was multitasking and watching a movie.
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Beckwith, Sr. extended his reach - this time in his home state of Louisiana -and Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home was established in Tallulah, LA on July 19, 2001. It is now one of the fastest growing African Ameri can funeral homes in north Lou isiana.In2006
Beckwith, Sr. died on Septem ber 5. He was 80.
they relocated the Dal las corporate headquarters to a larger facility off of Interstate 35. They opened a third location in Fort Worth in August 2010 and added “A” Crematory in Febru aryBeckwith,2016. Sr. received an hon orary Doctor of Divinity from Dallas/Fort Worth Bible Insti tute and Seminary. He served as an Honorary Deputy Constable in Dallas County, Precinct One, and is credited with starting the Security Ministry at St. John.
For a Black woman who grew up in the Jim Crow South, indoctrination and revisionist history have a different meaning.
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I experienced it many moons ago. I clearly remember being indoc trinated with the often sappy and hard-to-believe lessons taught to me in history, civics and govern ment classes: President George Washington’s cherry tree story — that as a boy, he never told a lie; that Christopher Columbus dis covered America even though Na tive Americans were already here; that the law of separate but equal was just and equitable; and that enslaved Africans were “happy
“We will miss that smooth walk of his and that brim tilted to the side, that contagious smile that came with the friendly pa rade wave, even the hand ges ture he would use to beckon you to come to him so he could tell you
In 2012 he was honored as the Independent Funeral Directors Association of Texas, Inc. Profes sional of the Year.
and content” in bondage because they had food and shelter.
“This family serves over 3,000 families each year in over 40 years of business. That’s a whole lot of families that have been comforted and encouraged,” Davis said. “Who comforts the caregivers? Who comforts the comforters? When your profes sion is centered around being there for others, often people forget that your loss is real.
My childhood peers and I lived with knowing that we could not
night and we are here to support them and encourage them in any way we can.”
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“You’re no longer serving a family but are the family to be served,” Davis continued. “So, we lift them in our prayers to
I’m writing to tell you, Gover nor, about my own experiences as a Black student growing up in the Jim Crow South before and during the early stages of racial integra tion. I experienced much of what you seek to protect white students from, and from which I’m grateful that leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others fought to “free” me.Many of the main eight con cepts of your “Stop WOKE Act” sound reasonable enough. Yet, in your public comments, you speak against conditions that you have described as “revisionist history” and “woke indoctrination.” Could it be that these revisions are sim ply telling more truth? I take your use of “revisionist” to mean that it is wrong to revise American history that was taught to me as a youth. Also, that indoctrination only is wrong now and not when
“He often said to me, ‘Rever end, funerals are for the living, not for the dead,’” said Davis. “He meant that whatever you do, it ought to be for the strength, encouragement and edifying of the living. And so, we have come to do just that; to lift this family who has lifted so many families throughout the DFW Metroplex, the state and the nation in times of grief and sorrow.
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Earlier this year, you signed Florida’s HB 7 Individual Freedom Bill, said to be the nation’s first of its kind and commonly called the “Stop WOKE Act.” Media cover age has kept the public informed about raucous support and chal lenges to the bill, including a federal judge saying the bill may violate First Amendment rights to freeOfspeech.course, the whole matter started with the volatile debate about teaching the controver sial critical race theory and The New York Times’ 1619 Project in schools. Conservative backlash exploded, including influential research by activist Christopher Rufo of the conservative Manhat tan Institute think tank.
Several celebrations have been held in Beckwith's honor leading up to his funeral ser vice and burial scheduled for Wednesday. A wake was held on Tuesday night at his church, St. John Church Unleashed in GrandManyPrairie.inattendance had vir tually the same thought: that the senior Beckwith’s contributions to Dallas and surrounding com munities will be felt and remem bered for generations to come.
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Republican gubernatorial incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks to supporters on Aug. 23 in Hialeah, Fla. DeSantis' effort to place candidates fully aligned with his conservative views on school boards throughout the state is helping him expand his influence. Of the 30 candidates endorsed by DeSantis in the Aug. 23 elections, 19 won, five lost and six are headed to runoffs.
Golden Gate Funeral Home was founded by Beckwith Sr. on September 15, 1980 in Waxa hachie, Texas. He opened a sec ond location in Dallas and made it the corporate headquarters. He eventually earned the priv ilege of owning and operating one of the largest African Amer ican family owned and operated funeral homes in the nation.
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of those experiences. We heard about mobs and the KKK lynch ing Black men without a trial — including the 1910 Allen Brooks lynching from the downtown Elks Arch in Dallas where I still live — and the hateful and still painfully memorable murders of mainly Black males, such as Emmett Till and Medgar Evers nearly a decade apart in Mississippi.
reach and impact on the entire Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, surrounding communities and even as far as his home state of Louisiana, during a Tuesday night wake celebrating his life.
“He extended a helping hand to those who needed one,” said Dallas County Precinct 1 Con stable Tracey Gulley. “More often than not, Mr. Beckwith would determine if a person re quired assistance and provided it even before they could ask. He was generous and kind hearted.”
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Of course, we know now that there have been myriad revisions to those and hundreds of other supposedly historical “facts.” Your effort to protect white and other students from uncomfortable his tory may be noble, but it seems partisan. When you signed the In dividual Freedom Bill (aka “Stop WOKE Act”), you said: “There is no place for indoctrination or discrimination in Florida.” Yet, in doctrination and discrimination were tenets of my civil rights era childhood education and life ex perience.Igrew up as a Black kid under “separate but equal” laws that were anything but equal. My peers and I had to hear and experience the tough lessons of a society that treated us differently. Yet I believe we were made stronger because
“We will miss Mr. Beckwith Sr. but the angels from Heaven have surrounded him and cheered him on to a higher calling,” said Constable Gulley. “We know he has fought a good fight, kept the good faith and ran one heck of a race.”
Critical race theory is an aca demic framework dating to the 1970s that centers on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions and that those insti tutions maintain the dominance of white people. The theory is a way of analyzing American his tory through the lens of racism. Critics say the it divides society by defining people as oppressors and oppressed based on their race. They call it an attempt to rewrite American history and make white people believe they are inherently racist.
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St.something.”JohnChurch Unleashed senior pastor Dr. Denny Davis called his legacy “tremendous.”
An open letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on CRT and ‘wokeness’
The July stats from the U.S. Commerce Department would be a warning if you got good sense. But, on the other hand, if you’re just “a little bit throwed off” (hip-hop lingo), it probably rolled right past you.
We must prepare to out vote their dollars. Even if they are not spending dollars with our me dia to seek our support, we must question the promises being placed before us. Without such examination, we might be pur chased by the highest bidder, just as we were on the auction block during slavery.
After you tithe; there's laun dry, groceries, tuition, medical bills, utilities, prescriptions, en tertainment, toll roads, and the list goes on and on. Not to men tion your manicured nails and feet and the maintenance on that head of hair that you bought or were blessed to grow on your own.Times are more complicated than you think. This is hardly the time for wastefulness and spending sprees. You need two journals, one for your prayers and the other for your pelf!
Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and an award-winning columnist.
If you live in California, and watch television at any point in time, one can’t help but notice the number of political ads you have seen for a particular set of propositions.SinceLabor Day has become the unofficial kick off of cam paigns leading up to the Novem ber 8, 2022 General Election, the ads for issues and candidates will increase to the tune of billions of dollars seeking to reach and sway voters across this country.
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says. You can live comfortably if you tithe or give your God 10%, save 10%, and budget the other 80% wisely. The 80-10-10 life style.So here are a few tips on how to get “Don’tthere.break a dollar to spend a dime” is what mama always quoted as a caveat of caution. Think before you part with your hard-earned money. She also warned, “Al ways look for a bargain and remember that a bargain ain’t a bargain unless it’s something you can Unfortunately,use.” we spend money on con veniences that we can’t afford. Bottled water costs two bucks or more if you’re “fashionably bourgeoisie.”There'sfresh drinking water running in your pipes and in most public places. There's $50 -75 per month and some fluo ride for your children’s dental health.And these days, the residents of Jackson, MS and Detroit, MI,
must be prepared to only elect those individuals who under stand our issues of Voting Rights, Civil Rights and Protection from illegal and inhumane Police Conduct.Ifmedia campaigns can spend billions across this country sup porting conservative candidates and issues that rollback our democratic gains of the past 150 years, then we as Black folks need to see how much of their dollars are being spent with Black media
The Black Press, now in its
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would die to have clean water. Today we have up to 400 choices via cable, satellite, and video over the internet. We trad ed a free commodity for one that costs $200 per month. Most of us could slash half of that expense. Do you use even 10% of the channels you pay for?
What about your bad habits? Cigarettes are $9 a pack or $300 per month. Coffee, soda and
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You are already 400 years be hind everyone else. You can’t af ford to let it get worse.
And by the way, FM radio is on its way out, so you too will start paying for streaming radio and music services. They don’t even sell cars with CD players stan dardSavvyanymore.shoppers realize that it's not a hobby. It's a skill. Don't buy anything that’s not on sale and not at least 50% less than the original price. Those entic ing signs that read “BOGO" or
spent to win an election are di rected to those who vote. We must once again prepare to demonstrate that Black Votes Matter just as we did in 2020 in electing Joe Biden to the White House and two U.S. Senators from the state of Georgia. If we say Black Lives Matter, then we
THE QUESTION IS: WILL YOU VOTE TO IN CREASE OUR POWER TO CHANGE THE PRESENT OP PRESSION, OR NOT VOTE, IN CREASING THE STATUS QUO?
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195th year, is the most “Trusted Messenger” in the Black commu nity. We must learn to question people, candidates and issues that say they want our support while spending their campaign dollars and tailoring their issues to gain the support of others –while ONLY paying lip service to our needs and concerns. When we look at a campaign for a per son or an issue, we must decide whether they are addressing our DIRECT issues or just asking us to support their cause. If our track record is one of none vot ing, then why should those who are seeking votes be concerned about what we either think or want?Without our votes being cast, we are not in the game.
The presence of candidates and people seeking support for their issues at our churches the LAST Sunday before election day, should be ignored.
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and organizations to get our po litical support.
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All roads lead back to our re claiming the ballot as Dr. King stated in that May 1957 speech in Washington, D.C. We remind you once again that he said if you give us the ballot, we will elect the right people to judges and legisla tive offices. Well, we have had the ballot and we are about to lose it because we are not fully using it.
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“buy one get one half off” only save 25%. "Buy two get one free” is 33% off and only qualifies as a bargain if you can use three. Banks and credit unions make upwards of 30% of their profit on fees. The warning signs for “hot” check writers are gone. Bankers these days are much more de mure and much more dastardly.Financial institu tions provide over draft protection on your checking and credit card accounts at an average of $25 per occurrence. So a day in jail may have been cheaper, and it may have taught you some patience.Check your monthly state ments. Debit cards are conve nient, but like credit cards, make money easier to part with than cold hard cash. Looking at your checking account balance daily will reveal how good or bad your spending habits are.
"energy drinks" could cost $200 per month per household mem ber. Booze and drugs are expen siveWetoo.spend money we don't have to impress people we don’t like. We burn gas like we have stock in oil companies. We Su persize combo meals and eat ourselves into obesity, oblivion, and outpatient clinics.
Reverend Ike was right!
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“Personal income increased $47.0 billion, or 0.2 percent monthly, while consumer spending increased $23.7 bil lion, or 0.1 percent, in July. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The person al saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of dispos able personal income) was 5.0 percent in July, the same rate as in IfJune.”youcan, amid this inflation ary period, 10% savings should be the bare minimum.
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So, when you are scared to fly, recognize that soaring is in your blood! Just remember to seek God before you try to reach the sky!
Matthew 6:31–34 (NIV) tells us "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?'
to escape and not to inflict in jury upon either of the officers. His willingness to engage in a “peaceful encounter” offers proof.Isee a Black man who, be cause of his blackness, pre emptively presents the threat of violence and lethality to the psyche of the police. I see po lice officers professionally and physically embarrassed by their beatdown. The result is self-evident.Couldthis have been differ ent? Absolutely, with intuitive policing, yes! The police knew his name. They knew where he lived. His vehicle was under police control. His apprehen sion could have been made under “cooler” circumstanc es. The “easier” choice was made—PULL THE TRIGGER!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams
Even with the vagaries of watching video recordings, it was obvious that Mr. Brooks physically bested and over powered two police officers. What was equally obvious was that his primary interest was
The initial encounter oc curred when two Atlanta po lice officers responded to a complaint from a Wendy’s employee that someone had fallen asleep behind the wheel of his automobile in the drivethrough lane of the restaurant. As expected, two officers began an on-scene investigation and an extensive conversation with Mr. Brooks.
that our purpose isn’t just about us. It’s so much bigger and it’s always connected to others through God’s plan for our lives.
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Dr. E. Faye Williams is national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. Contact her via www.nationalcongressbw.org.
uation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”Seek wise counsel. Strive to
I believe that every police of ficer deserves to return home from duty without being in jured. I believe that every officer is sworn to the oath of uphold ing the law. I accept that the du ties of the police often involve life-altering, instantaneous de cisions. With those facts given, I must agree with the assessment that race was absolutely a part of the outcome. In this case, I believe that race AND ego were integral to the outcome.
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ries it into flight. Our wind is our faith. God carries us if we allow God to do so.
So, when you are scared to fly, recognize that soaring is in your blood! Just remember to seek God before you try to reach the sky!
For approximately 41 min utes of questioning, the en counter was civil and Mr. Brooks complied with the offi cers’ requests. It was only after he failed a breathalyzer test and was threatened with arrest for drunk driving that the encoun ter became hostile. A struggle ensued and Mr. Brooks wres tled a taser away from one of the officers and began to flee. In response, the other officer shot Brooks in the back —twice.
During a difficult season in my life, a friend asked me a very poignant question: How does an eagle get her birds to leave the nest? I had no response. She said eagles place rocks in the nest and remove the straw. In essence, they make it uncom fortable so that the fledging will soar. It’s interesting that God will often allow challenges to al low us to activate our faith. Yet, I believe our struggles shouldn’t become endless suffering.
For many of us, we can justify the discontent to remain in dys functional situations because at least the ‘rocks’ in our lives are familiar. Instead of pursu ing the new and unknown, we settle for what we know. There’s no shame in my game, I’ve done it, too. I remember the old folks would say ‘when you get sick and tired of being sick and tired, you’ll do something’. The problem is that we sometimes allow ourselves to get so tied to the chaos and confusion that
can incapacitate the officers.” He added that race was not be lieved to be a factor. The lead er of the local chapter of the NAACP criticized the ruling, saying: “Race is absolutely a part of it.”
two weeks after the murder of George Floyd. I was more pained about the results of the investigation than I was sur prised. Like me, critical ob servers have come to expect decisions favoring police in cases involving Black men, and, increasingly, Black wom en. Despite assertions by law enforcement executives that there is a reformation in polic ing, evidence suggests that the reformation is principally ad ministrative and has little con sequence on the street.
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Fa ther knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
build a community that can speak into your life based on Godly wisdom and instruction. Everybody who is older is not necessarily wise. Proverbs 12:15 states, “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.” Proverbs 11:14 says, “Where there is no guidance, a people fall, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
Life has difficulties. I think Christianity has given uninten tionally this narrative that as Believers, things get easy. That’s not true. The rain falls on the just and the unjust. (Matthew 5:45) No one is exempt. Yet, we can rest in knowing: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Isaiah 41:10 tells us “So do not fear,
option especially when we have been created for greater.
for I am with you; do not be dis mayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righ teous right hand.” I’m sure it’s terrifying once the baby eagle starts to ascend but recognizing the wind beneath its wings car
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When you’re going through a difficult time, it can become so easy to try to figure things out yourself. Don’t. Seek God and pray for guidance and dis cernment. The answer may not be immediate but do not stop seeking your answer. Daniel is a reminder of what happens when we don’t give up. (Dan iel 10) Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV) states, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every sit
we normalize being sick and tired. We often glamorize the stress, being mistreated and ill as a badge of honor we carry. The wounds, even if internal, don’t have a chance to heal be cause as a culture, we’ve made it noble. Staying stuck isn’t an
Seek God’s kingdom first. When you take care of God’s business, God takes care of yours. Sometimes, we forget
On August 23, 2022, Peter Skandalakis, the special pros ecutor assigned to the case, released the results of his in vestigation. He announced that the shooting was justified! “In this case, you must remember that here we have a peaceful encounter, that all of a sudden becomes a violent encoun ter,” Skandalakis said. “When Brooks takes the Taser, he now becomes basically a person with an offensive position. He
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the CEO of Soulstice Consultany (drfroswabooker.com) and the founder of the R2 Foundation (r2fdn.org). She is the author of four books including Empowering Charity: A New Narrative of Philanthropy by Baylor University Press and the host of the Tapestry Podcast.
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Michael said the “White Only” sign had nothing to do with re ality.Ithink we all need a reality check!
It was as though he was being seduced.“White water was like an oa sis in the distance, calling my name,” he said. “I wanted to taste the water from the white people’s fountain!”
Now what is important to note about the movie is that eventu ally young Michael appeared to get something that folks ten times his age seem not to grasp: the water is all the same — the water is no better than the water coming out of the colored one.
My Truth
It was only then that he was shown that both faucets were
For some reason, or at least from his observation, Michael surmised that the water had to be different because his friend seemed to be enjoying the water so much more than he was.
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From that point on, Michael
As Michael drank from the “Colored” fountain, his young white “friend” drank from the “White Only” one.
fed by the same pipe.
wanted to taste the white water.
When a police officer asked him why he drank from the White Only faucet, Michael re sponded, “I wanted to know what it tasted like.”
Yep, Michael drank from the white only fountain and im mediately said, “Tasted like the same rusty, hot water from our fountain.”Healso realized that strange things happen when you face death, “you don’t have nothing to Welose.”need to do like the Hon orable Marcus Mosiah Garvey urged, “fall in love with our selves and our people,” then we won’t think that everything from or by someone else is better than that coming from or made by someone who looks like us.
mother, as he was hell-bent on drinking from the white water fountain.Intown, there was a water fountain with two faucets. Over one, hung the sign, “White Only” and the other had a sign that read, “Colored.”
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“I always take two sets of notes. … One set to ace the test and … One set I call the truth. … Black children … don’t let them fool you … With selec tive memory. … Always take two sets of notes.”
I defy you, Governor, to suggest that I do not love my country. My America is not perfect, but it is my country — warts and all. I will continue to do my part, striving ever to make it better.
In other words, Big Mama said, “Be ready!” Keep read ing the next columns and this will all make sense!
An Open Letter cont. from page 3
“Woke” poet, author, film maker and college profes sor M.K. Asante Jr. aced it, in my book, when he wrote the poem “Two Sets of Notes”
Terry Allen is an awardwinning media professional, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is also the founder of City Men Cook and 1016 Media. Reach him at terryallenpr@gmail.com
try on clothes in downtown Dallas retail stores or drink from certain water fountains labeled “Whites Only.” Con versely, we were not taught that when the Fourth of July celebrations began in 1776, we African Americans still were enslaved and had no free dom to celebrate — not until 87 years later, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation; and here in Texas, Black en slavement lasted two more years.Pre-1960s, I could only go to the State Fair of Texas on one day called “Negro Achieve ment Day.” As a pre-teen, when my family rode the
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
tion begins to use game show tactics, images and figures to convince us that we can easi ly see and identify reasonable doubt even if the other infor mation presents opposing in formation.Thedefense tried to tell us that his client had to be be lieved as innocent, and tried to get us to believe that he be lieved in the innocence of his client. He said the opposition will give you data and testi mony to the contrary yet we must stand on the innocence of his client.
Keepcase.inmind, none of the 45+ potential jurors know what the changes and accu sation is as this man sits in the courtroom. The prosecu
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Melba Moore is no stranger to awards for her many talents and service. Moore won the Tony Award for best featured actress for her performance in Purlie (1970) and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance in that same year. Moore has received several Grammy nominations for her songs, “Read My Lips” and “Lean on Me,” and Best New Artist in 1971.
Moore received the Joseph R. Biden Life time Achievement Award, honoring her ca reer, at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.
All this time, the jury had not been selected and the pre senting information seemed like a trial in progress as both sides showcased the situation yet they both made light of the rules of engagement and the responsibility of the juror, if selected.Thenall things broke loose when I asked a question. Check out part three of this column next week for the end
I heard you! Last column we closed with me celebrat ing being summoned to serve on the jury. Also, I was shar ing with you the first round of the jury process. Just in case you are reading this for the firstAgain,time.let me revisit the US reconstruction period and its platform before I tell the sec ond phase of my juror selec tion tionlives.changesAfricantheiseconomic.ery,manityreachingonwereFact!experience.African-AmericanstheonlygroupenslavedU.S.soil.Also,theoverandblatantinhuandindignityofslavthatgiveisthisenduringTheSecondreconstructionidentifiedastheactivityofcivilrightsmovement,Americansfoughtforto“reconstruct”ourYetthethirdreconstrucisabouttakingdirect
game.Big Mama was right, “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. And my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9)
So why is “being woke” such a terrible thing? As I see it, being woke is simply looking truth in the face and walking away more informed; and yes, free to make your own final judgment. Indoctrination, as I see it, is knowing that his torical “facts” in textbooks — more likely than not — have some history writer’s inter pretation woven in. Yes, Rufo’s research does reasonably sug gest that some educators’ and employers’ critical race theory and 1619 Project interpreta tions are extreme and could be scaled back. But truth at some point must prevail.
MamaBigSaidByTerry
judgement. The completed form asked deep questions and allowed the court to choose and /or release poten tial jurors based on the com pletion of the application.
The form was very reveal ing and by completing the questions in the document. This will be important in the next column, so keep reading my column. Then the judge began a dialogue on why we are here and what is going to happen.Soafter the judge read the "marching orders," he then made some very personal statements about his life and the facilities that rambled on longer than I desired. The prosecution and the defense were allowed to explain the expectations of the jurors.
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Culture and Entertainment Editor
Allen
First, we filled out a juror from exposing our informa tion on who we are and what are our values on laws and
streetcar from my segregated South Dallas neighborhood, we knew to look for the mobile demarcation marker clamped on a railing that showed Blacks how far to the back to sit so whites would have the frontMyseats.school books, Governor, were hand-me-downs from the Dallas white schools. Some pages were torn out, and the tattered ones that remained often were filled with graffiti and someone else’s notes in the margins. Still, many of my peers and I went to college and thrived. As students, we were not given blindfolds to protect us from seeing the re alities of life.
Moore will also be a part of the 2023 Hol lywood Walk of Fame Class, which will in clude Lenny Kravitz, Sheila E., Charlie Wil son, Ludacris, Garrett Morris and Ludacris. Moore will receive her star for the Live Per formance category.
My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts, Third Reconstruction
Photo: melbamoore.com
In recent years, the Harlem-born, New ark raised dynamo’s rendition of “Lift Every Voice & Sing” (recorded in 1990) was add ed to the US National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2017 as an “American Aural Treasure.” The rendition was also entered into the Congressional Re cord as the Official Black National Anthem. Moore’s rendition of the national Black an them was also added to the US National Re cording Registry by the Library of Congress as an “American Aural Treasure”. Moore re cently released her latest album, Imagine.
Legendary Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated songstress, Melba Moore, has achieved many milestones in her dynamic career. From Broadway to tele vision, hit records to high accolades from arts and civic leaders, Moore has overcome personal and professional obstacles on the road to her iconic status.
action for change and will in clude our voices, job origina tion and building economic wealth but for this to happen we will need to rise up in ac tion.Big Mama lessons chal lenged me to be ready and expectant for God. Her words described us standing on our tiptoes with hands raised to God saying, “Choose me God. Choose me!”
PART TWO
about classroom teaching:
At the event, she also received the Pres idential Volunteer Service Award for her commitment to improvement within urban communities.Mooreisno stranger to awards for her many talents and service. Moore won the Tony Award for best featured actress for her performance in Purlie (1970) and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance in that same year. Moore has received sev eral Grammy nominations for her songs, “Read My Lips” and “Lean on Me,” and Best New Artist in 1971.
Just a reminder, my juror notice gave me great excite ment because I love serv ing, but this juror screening opened the door to prove we needed a third reconstruc tion. Again, I repeat after 1) a deadly pandemic wreaking havoc on my own family. Big Mama would have called it a “DamnedDemic”, and 2) after the economic collapse and 3) after a racial awaken ing showcasing existing racial injustices, I found myself sit ting in the courtroom shoul der-to-shoulder with 42-plus citizens unmasked, no social distancing and no protective directives at all.
The first expectation was we were to “assume the inno cence of the accused” and we were also to confess that we can easily choose on all levels of the punishment spectrum which in this case we have to admit that we should have no challenges choosing 25 years to life in prison for this male sitting in court for this child abuse
Melba Moore Receives Awards for Dynamic Career
Lucille “Big Mama” Allen had permanent lessons and we came to know them as gifts. Thanks to each of you who read the column and emailed me.
1. 401(k). Company pensions are pretty much gone. Instead, com panies off employees self-di rected defined contribution plans like 401(k)s and 403(b). The problem is too many people say they can’t afford to save and don’t contribute. If your employ er offers at 401(k) or 403(b), uti lize it. Find the money, even if it’s $25 or $50 a month. The money adds up. And if there is an em ployee match, you should con tribute at least up to that match. Otherwise, you are passing up free money.
The point is that you have op tions - if you think about retirement when you are still young enough to make a difference in your future. Or you can sit back and wait for So cial Security to kick in. But that may mean a dramatic reduction in your lifestyle or being forced to work into your 70s or 80s.
Health disparities. Black Amer icans suffer higher rates of eight of the top 13 top causes of death in the United States – heart disease, stroke, cancer, influenza and pneu monia, diabetes, HIV disease, kid ney failure and homicide, said Dr. Ebony Hilton, anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia in Char lottesville, Virginia. They often are forced to retire early for health rea sons – either their own issues or to take care of a loved one with health issues. This is especially true of Black women, who are more much more likely to be caregivers than Black men, and also more likely to be the lone caregiver.
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Rodney A. Brooks is a Texas Metro News Columnist and Senior Fellow at Prosperity Now. The author of Fixing the Racial Wealth Gap: Racism and discrimination put us here, but this is how we can save future generations, he has written for USA TODAY, The Washington Post and National Geographic.
Before she knew what was happening, the car was gone. The next time she saw her car, it was lodged into the front entrance of Black Jack Pizza, surrounded by broken glass and other debris.
When Two Worlds Collide
The thieves, who all ap peared to be minors, were not named. But they report edly did quite a bit in a short amount of time, including changing a spare tire and stopping at a store to get some drinks that were still cold when removed from the vehicle once it was towed from the building, more than two hours later.
Afterscenecar removed from Black Jack Pizza
said, adding that she felt bad that the “young lady was hav ing to deal with” the situation.
Injured customer was sitting to right of frame Black Jack Pizza scene from inside
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But let’s not kid ourselves. There is a reason most Black Americans take Social Security early and lock themselves into those lower pay ments for life.
”They also threw my cell phone and purse out of the car,” said Turner, as she choked back tears. “I’m frus trated. I’m trying so hard. I don’t need Meanwhile,this.”with no idea of when the pizzeria would re open, Jones was encouraging customers to visit the other Black Jack Pizza location at 2120 N Saint Augustine Dr. Dallas, TX 75227.
”I wish there was some thing that we could do,” she
She remembered seeing them at her apartment com plex.With emotions that ranged from anger to despair, she talked about how she was “finally getting things togeth er.””And then this happens,” she said. “I just can’t seem to get a break. Just when I thought everything was fall ing into place. I start a new job tomorrow, making a de cent salary. Now this.”
Wage disparities. Black Amer icans are locked into low-paying service jobs, and your Social Secu rity check depends on the amount you pay into the system. On aver age, Black Americans earn about half as much as White Americans. But when it comes to Social Securi ty, the more money you make, and the more you put into the system, the higher your monthly check when you retire. Low wage earn ers put less into the system and are stuck with considerably lower So cial Security benefits as a result.
Still, there are steps you can take to make sure you are not entirely
When Jones finally arrived and walked up to the popular eatery, she was immediately met by customers, bystand ers and family members who were concerned about her as much as they were the pizze ria.For her part, Jones was more concerned about the
“The community has to ral ly around Black Jack and help them to come back stronger,” he said, as he watched the removal of debris from the building. “We have employees here who will be out of work and they need our support.”
Photos by Cheryl Smith
• A third of Black Social Securi ty recipients depend on Social Security for all of their income, compared to 16 percent of whites.
As she turned her head, she witnessed “two young kids” in handcuffs as they were put into a Dallas police car.
His sentiments were echoed as folks gathered talking about fundraisers, Go FundMe accounts and more.
Black Jack Pizza accident
If nothing else, these numbers should point out that before de ciding on Social Security, you must have a Here’splan.the basics. The earliest you qualify for Social Security is 62, and 37 percent people take it at that age. The problem is that by taking it early, instead of waiting for full re tirement age, you lock in a 30 per cent reduction in your benefits for life. Every year you wait between 62you’re your full retirement age your benefit will increase by 8 per cent. (Full retirement age is 66 if you were born between 1943 and 1954. It increases gradually until it reach es 67 for anyone born after 1960.) If you wait until 70 you can increase your benefits another 30 percent.
dependent on that Social Security check when you retire.
2. Individual Retirement Ac count. If your job doesn’t offer a 401(k), start an IRA. You can do that with any online brokerage or mutual fund company like Vanguard or Fidelity. You can start an IRA with as little as $25 a month.
4. Reverse mortgage. I’m not a big fan of reverse mortgages, unless there is no other option. Con sidering the dire state of Black homeownership, we want to leave a legacy for our heirs. But if there is no other option, a person can tap into the equity in their homes and receive payments un til they die. Then, generally the house is sold and whatever equi ty is left goes to your heirs. Before you do a reverse mortgage, make sure you get some financial ad vice from a pro.
Social Security
well-being of the people who were injured in the crash, as well as her customers, em ployees and, yes, the perpe trators.Black Jack opens at noon and hadn’t been open long when the accident occurred, sending at least one patron to theUponhospital.hearing about the
plight of the young mother who now does not have a car to get to her new job, Jones expressed concern.
Jones’ focus on others is just one reason she’s known as The “Matriarch of Martin Lu ther King Blvd,” residents said.
Longtime friend and cus tomer Zachary Thompson said Jones and Black Jack Piz za are deserving of support.
Keep in mind that the average Social Security check in 2022 is only $1,614.
3. Invest in mutual funds. Just as with IRAs, you can open an in vestment account in an online broker like Charles Schwab or Fidelity for a small initial deposit and automatic deposits of $25 or $50 a month. Avoid stocks. Fo cus on mutual funds. You’ll be amazed at what happens when you tap into the growth of the stock market. It is proven that stocks provide the best longterm return of any investment, including real estate.
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Veteran journalist Bernard Shaw died on Wednesday, of pneumonia, The National Association of Black Journalists recognized Shaw with the Lifetime Achievement Award and upon his death released the following statement: “Stay vigilant! Words Ber nard Shaw gave NABJ members when accepting our 2007 Lifetime Achieve ment Award. An NABJ Hall of Famer, we’re honored to have been inspired by his journalism excellence. We mourn his loss & extend condolences to everyone he impacted.”
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“On behalf of the City of Dal las, I want to send our deepest condolences to the people of the United Kingdom. Her Maj esty Queen Elizabeth II was a consequential and remarkable world leader — and a friend to our city, where she made an official visit in 1991. We mourn her passing.”
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Queen Elizabeth II
Bernard Shaw
question he posed to Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Duka kis at his second Presidential debate with George H. W. Bush during the 1988 election, which Shaw was mod erating. Knowing that Dukakis op posed the death penalty, Shaw asked Dukakis if he would support an irre vocable death penalty for a man who hypothetically raped and murdered Dukakis’s wife. Dukakis responded that he would not; some critics felt he framed his response too legalistically and logically and did not address it sufficiently personally. Other critics thought the question inflammatory and unwarranted at a presidential de bate.In 2001, at the age of 60, Bernard Shaw decided to retire from CNN. He now spends time with his wife, Linda, and two children. Shaw says he miss es his colleagues, but he does not miss working. He appeared in Robert Wie ner’s book Live from Baghdad. He ap peared as a character in the 2002 HBO film of the same name where Robert Wisdom portrayed him.
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Shaw is widely remembered for the
After serving 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II’s death dominated headlines around the world on Thursday, September 8, 2022. While expressions of sympa thy were pouring, there were also cheers and mixed reviews about the British Empire of which she reigned over fol lowing the death of her father, George VI, in 1952, when she was 25. She was born Eliza beth Alexandra Mary Windsor on April 21, 1926. She was 96.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson released the following state ment after the death of Queen Elizabeth II:
All-around entertainer and per former David A. Arnold has joined our ancestors. Social media was abuzz last night when word was released about the passing of Mr. Arnold. Many in Dallas became familiar with Mr. Arnold for his entertaining and thought-provok ing VLOGs or contributions as a writer and comedian. He also appeared at the Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon and 20th Anniversary Celebration of Soul 73 KKDA Talk Show Host
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Cheryl Smith and other hosts, Roger B. Brown and Maryellen Hicks in Hailing2010.from Cleveland, OH, Mr. Arnold was born on March 15, 1968. A writer, producer, actor and stand-up comedian, he was mar ried and the father of two daugh ters.Here are some of his VLOGs. Yes they are graphic and he does use the N-Word. Also check out more on his website www.davidaarnold. com. He was a creative genius!
Shaw began his broadcasting career as an anchor and reporter for WNUS in Chicago. He then worked as a re porter for the Westinghouse Broad casting Company in Chicago, mov ing later to Washington as the White House correspondent. He worked as a correspondent in the Washington bu reau of CBS News from 1971 to 1977. In 1977, he moved to ABC News as a Latin American correspondent and bureau chief before becoming the Capitol Hill Senior Correspondent. He left ABC in 1980 to move to CNN as its Principal Anchor.
On January 4, 2006, CNN analyst Jack Cafferty relayed an anecdote about Shaw when discussing the role of the media in the Sago Mine disas ter. Cafferty said on CNN’s Situation Room that when conversing with Shaw about why he was the only an chor covering the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan to not re port that James Brady was dead, Shaw said that he didn’t go on air with the information because he didn’t have confirmation with “anyone in the room.” According to Cafferty, Shaw did not report the erroneous infor mation, when all the network anchors did.
HIs Bornbio:in Chicago, Illinois, he attend ed the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1963 to 1968. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps including stints in Hawaii and at Marine Corps Air Sta tion, Cherry Point, NC, wherein 1962 he was a “Message Center” specialist as a Corporal, E-4. He had a passion ate interest in the print media, clip ping articles from newspapers, often traveling at weekends to Washington, DC (“Big W”). He cultivated an ac quaintance with Walter Cronkite and had an interest in baseball.
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The allure of the movie, for many who will attend Thursday’s activities, is a view of African women as strong leaders, influ encers and war strategists, said Craddock.“It’sempowering for Africans and African Americans. When we look at it, it is a survival of a cul
The Woman King will be compared to Mar vel’s Black Panther. That’s be cause the Dora Milaje, the female warriors of Black Panther were mostly modeled after the Agojie women warriors.
Since 1995, DART and Parkland Hospital have had an ongoing partnership to provide shuttle services to rail stations and transit centers adjacent to the Parkland campus to serve patients, staff, and visitors. For a variety of reasons—including shifting of employee locations during the pandemic plus related construction issues—Parkland has chosen to discontinue funding for Routes 434 and 435.
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The latest movie offers themes of resilience and overcoming obstacles, which resonate with many women of color, said Crad
Discontinuation of Parkland Hospital Shuttle Routes 434 and 435
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. DART Board Room
The event begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at Movie Tavern West 7th, 2872 Crockett St., in Fort Worth. Tickets are 15. To pur chase tickets, click CZUITBJbuy/WVZS67556PTFISLEGhttps://checkout.square.site/here:
The Woman King chronicles the Agojie all-female army who, in the 1800s, protected the Dahomey kingdom from European enslavement and
ture and a survival of a people.”
Monday, organizers said the movie event was expected to sell out.“We have about eight tickets left,” said Donya Craddock, who oversees marketing communica
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Dozens of moviegoers will walk the red carpet in Fort Worth Thursday prior to a showing of Viola Davis’s The Woman King movie.Thered-carpet is one of sever al activities surrounding opening night for The Woman King, the highly anticipated blockbuster film shot on location in Africa and featuring award-winning actress Davis as Nanisca, the leader of an elite army of women warriors.
other outside influences.
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Pending approval by the Board, Routes 434 and 435 would cease operation on October 31, 2022. New shuttles would be available to Parkland employees only. Remaining DART bus routes in the area would not be affected.
The DART Board of Directors has authorized a public hearing, preceded by a virtual pre-public hearing community meeting, on the proposed discontinuation of Parkland Hospital area shuttle routes 434 and 435.
For a link to this meeting, please visit www.dart.org/meetings/publicmeetings.asp Call in (audio only)
The movie is an action film, but it’s also a drama: In it, the Agojie women train relentlessly; they violently take on armies of men who underestimate their strength – andStill,brute.there is a love story amidst it all. It’s almost universally praised by movie critics, many of whom assert it is Davis’ finest acting.Undoubtedly,
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“We’re in an age of (women’s) empowerment,” she said. “We’re in an age of elevating the Black voice.”Aside from the red-carpet walk, Thursday’s event includes a showing of the movie and a pan el discussion. The panel features Craddock and Dr. Aundrea Mat thews in a discussion of Davis’ book, Finding Me, and a broader discussion of the women war riors of Dahomey.
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“He started talking about this two or three years before he re tired from basketball playing, so it was always a conversation with us,” Oliver said last year during the camp. “Although I’m still sad because he’s gone, this gives my joy because we’re continuing his legacy as far as catering to the children of the community.”
“He’s really smart,” offensive co ordinator Kellen Moore said of Rush. “He has a great ability to process de fenses very quickly and get the ball out of his hands.
“I think he showed a number of different things that way when he played at Minnesota. I think he’s had his moment, he’s taken advantage of
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“We’ll have to have Cooper step up. He’ll be getting all the reps and we’ll go from there.”
“We knew that we were going to have challenges. You can’t get to where you want to go without them, and we had a bunch in week one.”
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“We think he can come in and play, so we don’t want to not have him out there practicing. We want him getting prepared and we’ll see how he handles this thing, how it heals –mainly his strength.”
The Cowboys, who host the de fending AFC champion Cincinnati
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That’s the narrative the Cowboys are spreading. Whether it takes shape remains to be seen.
In all, Prescott had one of his worst games ever as he completed just 14 passes in 29 attempts for 134 yards and an interception against Tampa Bay. And as he reflects on the imme diate future, Prescott said, “Obvious ly, I’m going to miss some time and not be there for my team. And that’s what hurts more than anything, es pecially after the start that we just put out there.”
Prescott injured his thumb in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday’s
“Let’s not hit the panic (button) as if we just can’t do anything on of fense,” Prescott said. “The coaching staff will find the best position and best spot to put Cooper Rush in each and every game.”
it, so we’re fortunate to have a guy like him who can hopefully hop in here and go.”
Emmett played professionally in the NBA and overseas and was a rising star in Ice Cube’s Big 3 league before he was killed.
She was overcome with emo tion during the trial when she was shown pictures of her son and of the video showing his murder.
No one is expecting Rush to rush out and pick up where he left off against the Vikings. Particularly since Prescott had unimaginable strug gles against the Bucs while working with a revamped offensive line and a group of young receivers.
“It’s just a start, but a hard way to start, a very disappointing start,” Jones said. “There’s nobody in that locker room that expected us to play like we played (Sunday).
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) looks at his throwing hand after hitting it on Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s hand as he released a pass during the fourth quarter of their season opener at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, September 11, 2022. Prescott left the game. The Cowboys lost, 19-3.
and hundreds of miles away in Lubbock; the annual Oliver Fam ily Charities Holiday Toy Drive where low-income youth are treated to food, bikes, and oth er toys at Christmas; the refur bished outside basketball courts around the city and more. These are the memories Em mett’s mom, Regina Oliver, is working to keep alive, more so now than ever as the murder tri al of a man accused in the death of the former NBA player gets underway.LarryJenkins, 23, is facing capital murder charges in the
Just last month during a stop in Dallas, the Big 3 retired his jersey during a special ceremony featur ing his mom and two daughters, Kennedy and Zara. During the celebration Oliver thanked Ice Cube, the Big 3 and his former teammates and colleagues.
Bengals on Sunday, are hoping for some similar magic from Rush until Prescott returns.
By Jones’ calculation, the Cowboys won’t put Prescott on the injured reserve list. He added that his star quarterback could invariably return to the lineup as soon as the Oct. 9 game against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
Cooper Rush will step in and fill the void vacated by Prescott. And his job is to jump-start a Cowboys team which was the only one in the NFL team that didn’t score a touchdown during the season’s first week.
“I’ll just say this: Stick to the jour ney,” McCarthy said. “Our theme this year is resilience.
It was a start that turned out to be a punch in the gut for the Cowboys.
Andre Emmett's mother, Regina Oliver, and his daughters at Big 3 jersey retirement
On second thought, maybe Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott won’t be sidelined for an extended period of time after all.
Rush is steadfastly ready for the tall task ahead.
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Andre Emmett's daughtersKennedy and Zara
“You’ve got to make things click as if (Prescott) was in there,” he said. “We’ll draw on that experience last year big-time.
death of Emmett who was shot and killed September 23, 2019, when he was robbed outside his home in Old East Dallas. Emmett’s murder was captured by the Ring camera system on his front door. Jenkins is one of three people charged with his murder. If convicted, Jenkins would receive an automatic life sentence.Theother two defendants, Mi chael Lucky and Keith Johnson, are also charged with capital murder in Emmett’s death and will go on trial later this year.
Jones said the Cowboys would not rush out and acquire another quarter back while Prescott is on the mend. Instead, he’s leaving the quarterback ing duties to Cooper Rush and Will Grier.Last year when Prescott sat out a game at Minnesota with a strained calf, Rush started and completed 24of-40 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns while leading the Cow boys to a come-from-behind 20-16 victory over the Vikings.
Hope for Prescott Cowboys quarterback's injury may not be as bad as previously thought
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Prescott had surgery Monday on his injured right thumb and was told by doctors that he will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks. But on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, owner Jerry Jones said not so fast.
“If we thought he wasn’t going to be ready to go until after four games, we would put him on IR (injured re serve),” Jones told The Fan. “We’re not doing that.
“He is happy. He is truly hap py,” she said during the presen tation.Oliver is keeping her son’s memory alive through Oli ver Family Charities which she co-founded with her sister and Emmett’s aunt, Karen Oli ver-Thomas.Emmettwas always an advo cate of children and spent his time uplifting, motivating and encouraging them. He started a foundation prior to his death, Dreams Really Exist (DRE) to help children in need.
“I got my feet wet last year. We’ll regroup as a team and a group on of fense, and we’ll be alright.”
season-opening 19-3 loss to the Tam pa Bay Buccaneers. His injury sent shock waves throughout Cowboys Nation, with some fans fearing the season was already a loss cause be fore it could get off the ground.
Two years ago when Prescott suf fered a season-ending ankle injury, the Cowboys posted a 4-7 record the rest of that season and missed the playoffs. But coach Mike McCarthy doesn’t want his team over-reacted to another serious injury by Prescott.
Emmett, who was 37 when he was killed, grew up in Oak Cliff and attended David W. Carter High School where he excelled in basketball and won a schol arship to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he is the alltime leading scorer in Texas Tech men’s basketball history.
Regina Oliver speaks at her son's Big 3 jersey retirement
Jones is just hopeful that his time table for Prescott’s return will ring true.“How he can grip the ball (will primarily decide) what his status is,” Jones said. “The proof is that we got a good surgery, got good technique and feel better about it than we did Sunday night.”
day and Day 1 of the trial started Tuesday.Perreports, during opening statements, prosecutors said a white Chrysler 300 with a GPS tracker that came with the car followed Emmett from a night club to a fast-food restaurant and to his home before the shooting. They say the car is connected to Jenkins.Dressed in all black, Emmett’s mother, took the stand and told the court she arrived at her son’s house early the morning of Sept. 23 to drop her granddaughter off. She told the court she called 911
Andre Emmett, sister Darra Oliver and mom Regina Oliver
after she saw that the door to her son’s Range Rover was open and his cellphone inside.
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