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Jesse Jackson

Celebrating Dr. King

Traneka Davis

Ruben Davis’ Daughter’s Funeral Draws Crowd

THE MEANING OF THE KING HOLIDAY Words by Coretta Scott King

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COMMENTARY

Jesse Jackson

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ext Monday is the national celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. Across the country this week, school children will read about the Dr. King’s dream. The networks will broadcast excerpts from his speech at the March on Washington.

Many will go to see the riveting depiction of the turning point in the struggle for voting rights in the movie “Selma.”

How should we celebrate Dr. King’s birthday? Surely the best way to respect his legacy is to remove him from mythology and remember him in history. Dr. King was far more than a mighty orator. He was a man of radical moral vision, a movement leader of strategic genius, a courageous organizer, and a savvy political tactician.

I remember him on his last birthday. He had breakfast with his family. Then he came to work where his focus was on organizing a poor peo-

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onstable Ruben and Sharon Davis loved their daughter Traneka, 36, with all their being. She was their first child. They were and are a first class close family. Saturday (January 10, 2015) under unrelenting rain hundreds of Constable Davis’ colleagues from law enforcement and politics; friends and family in all of Harris and Fort Bend crowded the Fountains of Praise Church to say goodbye to Traneka Davis and console the Davis Family.

“My daughter Traneka Michelle Davis and I enjoyed our last family prayer together. Together we all held hands about how great our God is. She told us that God was going to take her home on New Year’s Eve. She said God was ready for her,” said a smiling but tearful Constable about his daughter who suffered with Large Diffused B-Cell Lymphoma since 2013.

While the service attracted two US Congress Members, four State Representatives, four City Council Members, four mayoral candidates, the Harris County Sheriff and County Attorney the focus was the strength, warmth, spirituality and wonderment of Traneka and her family’s phenomenal multi-generational history of being a solid rock salvation for souls from an entirety of Houston and Missouri City civic and church life. Comedy, usual for a funeral, was also invoked in the

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Celebrating Dr. King ple’s march on Washington. The march would bring together poor people across the lines of race, religion, nationality, region, and gender. It would culminate in Washington with demonstrations and civil disobedience demanding action on poverty.

Dr. King had already broken with President Johnson over the Vietnam War. Dr. King knew that the bombs that were being dropped over Vietnam were exploding in our urban ghettos and barrios, for the war on poverty was being surrendered to fight the war in Vietnam. He always taught that the freedom symphony included not only civil rights and the end of segregation, voting rights and the assertion of citizenship, but also economic rights, equal opportunity from the start. This, he knew, would be the hardest of all to achieve.

Now 47 years after that last birthday, Dr. King’s vision has still not been fulfilled. We are free, but not equal -- the gains we’ve made are now being undermined by the Supreme Court and the conservative, confederate southern ideologues. Segregation by race is being displaced by vertical disparities by race and class.

Inequality has reached new Gilded Age heights, as the few capture all of the rewards of growth, while most families struggle to stay afloat. Our schools are still marked by a savage

inequality. The children of working families are better educated than ever, but the price for many is unprecedented college debt that shackles their futures.

A prison industrial complex imprisons more of our citizens -- disproportionately people of color -- than any other nation in the world.

Hunger afflicts millions of Americans children each night. African American unemployment remains more than twice that of whites. The typical American family lost wealth in the recent recession, and middle class African Americans and Latinos got clobbered. Median wealth of whites is now 13 times that of blacks and 10 that of Latinos. But most Americans are vulnerable (a typical white household has total wealth of $141,000, as opposed to black family wealth of $11,000 and Latinos of $13,700.

Dr. King had a dream, but he was not a dreamer. He called for investment and reconstruction in our communities, bottom up. We bailed out the richest, but battered and abandoned the poorest.

He knew the road would be long, the hills high, the valleys low.

His faith was that the struggle would continue, that the better of angels of people would not allow them to accept continued economic violence or adjust to economic injustice. His faith was

that ordinary heroes - citizens roused to act - would continue to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. He would applaud the protests calling the police to account, but he would push for a positive agenda that addresses the underlying economic injustice that, as the Kerner Commission concluded decades ago, the police are forced to enforce.

Next week we will celebrate a man who called Americans to protest unjust laws and closed doors, led the oppressed into the streets, taught them to resist injustice nonviolently. He was a man who never held an office, never led an army, never amassed a personal fortune, was jailed and eventually murdered for his acts - and surely did as much to transform America as Lincoln or Roosevelt. His legacy to us is the example he set. Everyone can be great, he taught, for everyone can serve.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@rainbowpush.org.

Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson.

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Ruben Davis’ Daughter Traneka’s Funeral Brings Hundreds to Fountains of Praise Traneka Davis

services, a tribute to Traneka’s career as a comedy television writer in Los Angeles.

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Sharon Davis reflected on the love for life her first born had. “I love you so much. The love you brought your dad and me, the respect, and love of God that you possessed was an awesome feat. God has picked the most beautiful rose out of the garden.”

Sharon continued, ”Rest in peace and sit next to granny. My angel, I love you so much!”

Traneka’s sister Robin sat up front strong for her parents and remarked, “she is the strongest person I will ever know. She is my best friend; my big sister and I will never know love like what I’ve known with you. So beautiful and graceful through your entire life, my confidant, I will love you forever and forever carry you with me.”

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endeavored, excelled in and began earning awards in at an early age. She graduated from Missouri City Elkins High School and then earned a Stephen F. Austin University Business Administration and Film Studies degree in 2002 before following her heart and always-sunny outlook to Southern California.

Traneka made her mark at CBS working with world famous television shows and then went to Warner Brothers where a high light was going to the 2011 Emmy Awards with the cast of LOST, where she had helped their crew perfect their craft. She turned her 2013 diagnosis into a passion to build nationwide minority bone marrow banks. The Davis family together made that their mission.

They traveled the country promoting and then producing bone marrow drives to save the lives of those stricken with blood cancers.

Her grandfather, Ruben Davis, Sr., said his granddaughter had the strength of any superhero times two.

“Your aggression to push forward despite odds would outdo any hero I’ve seen,” Davis, Sr., said before his granddaughter was buried at Houston Memorial Gardens on Cullen.

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“ THERE IS A SPIRIT, AND A NEED, AND A PERSON AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY

GREAT HUMAN ADVANCE.

EVERY ONE OF THESE MUST BE RIGHT

FOR THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT OF HISTORY

OR NOTHING HAPPENS. “ - Coretta Scott King

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ravis Hamilton, now the full-fledged women’s fashion designer of Negris Leburm has stayed the race in following his dreams and is now set to launch his fourth collection called “Le Noir est Joi” New York’s Fashion Week Fall 2015 February 12-19. Hamilton has turned to Kickstarter, a fundraising website for creative projects, to help with finances. During the Kickstarter campaign, anyone who contributes will receive rewards for their support.

The campaign is to raise $15,000 and will end January 17, 2015. All proceeds go to the fashion shows production cost. To view Negris Lebrum’s extraordinary designs and collections, go to their website at http:// www.negrislebrum.com

Refund Coming to Some Houston Water Customers

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heck your next water bill for a surprise. Some 240,000 Houston residents who paid their water bills late will receive an unexpected surprise on their next bill as the City of Houston admitted to overcharging residents by $24.9 million in a miscalculation. The refunds will not be too significant for most, however, one business was overcharged $411,567. Wow! For more information, visit www.stylemagazine.com.

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FL Indianapolis Colts John McNary was arrested and released after he was charged with sexual assault. An unidentified woman says she was visiting

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a bar and doesn’t know how she end up at the line backer’s apartment. The allegdge fight and assault took place at the apartment. The woman grabbed McNary’s cell which allowed cops to charge him. When he was arrested he had costs his preserved bed sheets because he knew they were coming.

This is the first test of the NFL’s new personal conduct policy. The case is now undereview. For more information, visit www. nfl.com and www.stylemagazine.com.

Scholarships for Music Students with Limited Means

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usic Doing Good believes that students who wish to deepen their instrumental or vocal studies through private lessons should have the opportunity to do so. Houston-area students in 6th-12th grade, who are passionate about music, are encouraged to apply for Music Doing Good Scholarships, which provide funding for private lessons, music workshops and tuition through educational institutions.

“While we want to support and encourage all students with exceptional musical abilities, evidence of self-motivation and financial need play large roles in the jury’s decisions and the way that scholarship funds are distributed,” remarks program director, Rodney Waters. Students and parents can learn about the requirements and download the application materials at http://www.musicdoinggood. org/scholarships.html.

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he Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals (HAULYP) presents its annual Join

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Week 2015 from January 17-24, 2015. The theme for this year’s week is iLead, which focuses on challenging young professionals to create a positive impact on the community by individual leadership. With recent news events and calls of social justice, creating opportunities for young professionals to get involved in the community has never been more important. Join Week will feature a series of events to showcase the areas of the organization, such as civic engagement, community service, personal development, and networking. For more information, visit haulyp.org.

Stories of a Work Force Family Day Program in Celebration of Houston Ship Channel’s Centennial at the Houston Public Library

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pend quality family time together at the Houston Public Library’s Stories of a Work Force Family Day program in celebration of Houston’s Ship Channel Centennial, and also explore the Library’s exhibit “Stories of a Workforce: Celebrating the Centennial of the Houston Ship Channel.”

This program is a unique opportunity for families to learn about the Port of Houston with entertaining activities for the whole family. The Stories of a Work Force Family Day program and activities will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 1 PM - 4 PM at the Julia Ideson Building, 550 McKinney St., 77002, 832-393-1662. This program is presented by Houston Arts Alliance’s Folklife + Traditional Arts program and Houston Public Library. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Houston Public Library at www.houstonlibrary.org or call 832-393-1313.

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FEATURE

By Coretta Scott King

The Meaning of the King Holiday

Annually we celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Choosing our own ways in which to honor his life of servitude, we celebrate the impact he made on the greater world. But it interested to know what the actual meaning of the holiday meant to the woman who stood by his side for a number of years, his beloved wife Coretta Scott King. In a moving historic tale in her own words the wife of King defines the meaning behind the holiday. – Jo-Carolyn Goode

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he Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion,

place at the table for children of every race and room at the inn for every needy child. We are called on this holiday, not merely to honor, but to celebrate the values of equality, tolerance and interracial sister and brotherhood he so compellingly expressed in his great dream for America.

It is a day of interracial and intercultural cooperation and sharing. No other day of the year brings so many peoples from different cultural backgrounds together in such a vibrant spirit of brother and sisterhood. Whether you are African-American, Hispanic or Native American, whether you are Caucasian or Asian-American, you are part of the great dream Martin Luther King, Jr. had for America. This is not a black holiday; it is a peoples’ holiday. And it is the

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dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership.

On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.

We commemorate Dr. King’s inspiring words, because his voice and his vision filled a great void in our nation, and answered our collective longing to become a country that truly lived by its noblest principles. Yet, Dr. King knew that it wasn’t enough just to talk the talk, that he had to walk the walk for his words to be credible. And so we commemorate on this holiday the man of action, who put his life on the line for freedom and justice every day, the man who braved threats and jail and beatings and who ultimately paid the highest price to make democracy a reality for all Americans.

The King Holiday honors the life and contributions of America’s greatest champion of racial justice and equality, the leader who not only dreamed of a color-blind society, but who also lead a movement that achieved historic reforms to help make it a reality.

On this day we commemorate Dr. King’s great dream of a vibrant, multiracial nation united in justice, peace and reconciliation; a nation that has a

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young people of all races and religions who hold the keys to the fulfillment of his dream.

We commemorate on this holiday the ecumenical leader and visionary who embraced the unity of all faiths in love and truth. And though we take patriotic pride that Dr. King was an American, on this holiday we must also commemorate the global leader who inspired nonviolent liberation movements around the world. Indeed, on this day, programs commemorating my husband’s birthday are being observed in more than 100 nations.

The King Holiday celebrates Dr. King’s global vision of the world house, a world whose people and nations had triumphed over poverty, racism, war and violence. The holiday celebrates his vision of ecumenical solidarity, his insistence that all faiths had something meaningful to contribute to building the beloved community.

The Holiday commemorates America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence — the man who taught by his example that nonviolent action is the most powerful, revolutionary force for social change available to oppressed people in their struggles for liberation.

This holiday honors the courage of a man who

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endured harassment, threats and beatings, and even bombings. We commemorate the man who went to jail 29 times to achieve freedom for others, and who knew he would pay the ultimate price for his leadership, but kept on marching and protesting and organizing anyway.

Every King Holiday has been a national “teach-in” on the values of nonviolence, including unconditional love, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation, which are so desperately-needed to unify America. It is a day of intensive education and training in Martin’s philosophy and methods of nonviolent social change and conflict-reconciliation. The Holiday provides a unique opportunity to teach young people to fight evil, not people, to get in the habit of asking themselves, “what is the most loving way I can resolve this conflict?”

On the King Holiday, young people learn about the power of unconditional love even for one’s adversaries as a way to fight injustice and defuse violent disputes. It is a time to show them the power of forgiveness in the healing process at the interpersonal as well as international levels.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is not only for celebration and remembrance, education and tribute, but above all a day of service. All across America on the Holiday, his followers perform service in hospitals and shelters and prisons and wherever people need some help. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can’t read, mentoring at-risk youngsters, consoling the broken-hearted and a thousand other projects for building the beloved community of his dream.

Dr. King once said that we all have to decide whether we “will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. Life’s most persistent and nagging question, he said, is `what are you doing for others?’” he would quote Mark 9:35, the scripture in which Jesus of Nazareth tells James and John “…whosoever will be great among you shall be your servant; and whosoever among you will be the first shall be the servant of all.” And when Martin talked about the end of his mortal life in one of his last sermons, on February 4, 1968 in the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, even then he lifted up the value of service as the hallmark of a full life. “I’d like somebody to mention on that day Martin Luther King, Jr. tried to give his life serving others,” he said. “I want you to say on that day, that I did try in my life…to love and serve humanity.

We call you to commemorate this Holiday by making your personal commitment to serve humanity with the vibrant spirit of unconditional love that was his greatest strength, and which empowered all of the great victories of his leadership. And with our hearts open to this spirit of unconditional love, we can indeed achieve the Beloved Community of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream.

May we who follow Martin now pledge to serve humanity, promote his teachings and carry forward his legacy into the 21st Century.

For more information, visit www.thekingcenter.org.

ENTERTAINMENT Andraé Crouch Remembered

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eil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy, remembers legendary Gospel singer, Andraé Crouch that passed away on January 8, 2015 after having suffering a heart attack.

Seven-time GRAMMY® winner Andraé Crouch was a remarkable musician and legendary figure in gospel music. Often referred to as “The Father of Modern Gospel Music,” he aided in the crossover success between gospel and mainstream music during his impressive career, which spanned more than five decades. From singing with his first group The Church of God in Christ Singers during the early 1960s, to founding the Disciples a few years later, to leading the choirs featured on hits like Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” and Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror,” his passion for music was as infectious as it was influential.

Andraé was fiercely devoted to evolving the sound of contemporary, urban gospel music and was always delighted to share it with audiences worldwide. In addition to being an accomplished vocalist, Andraé was also a uniquely gifted songwriter, arranger and record producer. We have lost a dynamic member of our creative community, and our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends, and all who have been lifted up by his remarkable work.

Andraé Crouch will be honored in several services at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on January 20 – 21, 2015. “In lieu of flowers, please send tax-deductible donations to: Andrae Crouch Memorial Fund.” For more information, visit www./ newchristmemorial.org.

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BOOK REVIEW The Internet is NOT the Answer

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That’s your computer now, and thus your productivity and probably your mood.

You can’t get anything done, can’t check Facebook, can’t even surf the web for funny pictures of cats. What did you do with your time before you got a computer? Good question but, according to Andrew Keen, “The Internet is NOT the Answer.”

Spend a few minutes with just about anybody these days and eventually, the conversation will turn to something someone’s seen online. There’s a reason for that: more than three billion people, world-wide, use the internet. Researchers think that there’ll be 50 billion “smart” devices on the planet within the next five years.

That’s all good, right? All that connection, enhanced control, communication? We’ve made our lives better and more efficient.

Or not: while it’s true that online companies have made many a billionaire, that wealth is largely concentrated, Keen says, within a small group of people (mostly men), and near one major city. Those online entities have badly hurt the economy in that area, and they’ve badly hurt the economy in yours.

The reason, he says, is that the internet has killed jobs. Books you bought on Amazon, the lawn mower you got on eBay, the shoes you got from Zappos were all purchased with money you didn’t spend locally with local employers. Pictures posted on Instagram are no longer printed. The message you Facebooked wasn’t mailed.

Furthermore, says Keen, we’ve become unpaid employees of many of these high-tech corporations. Google, for instance, becomes better every time we look something up – but with each click, we do

the work that enhances their product, both in function and for investors. We also aren’t compensated for our personal data, which they mine and sell.

And yet, says Keen, the internet isn’t all bad – it’s just that there’s more negative than there is positive. Failure, for example – a concept that Silicon Valley promotes as desirable – is quite undesirable, as is widespread piracy, hate-mongering, internet “trolls,” and incorrect information presented as truth. And communication? The fact, says Keen, is that, online, we’re talking to ourselves.

So if “The Internet is NOT the Answer,” then what is?

Author Andrew Keen offers solutions – some valid, some that might rankle readers, all that would involve world-wide cooperation. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder, as I read this book, if the horse isn’t already out of the metaphoric barn.

The conclusion on that wasn’t clear. Neither, as it turns out, are some other points: Keen, a Silicon Valley expert, naturally writes in tech-minded language with an expert’s mien and with obvious frustration. The latter becomes somewhat repetitive; the former lends strong, solid credibility but could also flummox non-tech businesspeople.

For that, I think if you’re a turn-on-the-computer-and-go kind of person with IT on speed-dial, this maybe isn’t the book for you. But if you’re stuck like a fly in the World Wide Web and your life is largely lived online, then “The Internet is NOT the Answer” is a book you won’t be able to put down.

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n Thursday, January 8, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand LaReve Bridal Couture for the Sneak Peek of Diann Valentine’s Signature Wedding Cuff Collection. The event presented by D’Concierge Wedding Planning gave brides and industry professionals the opportunity to see Valentine’s designs up close and grasp some wedding tips from Diann Valentine and Darryl Wilson, the founder and person behind D’Concierge Wedding Planning. Sweet Treats provided light bites. It was a festive night that all enjoyed. For more information, visit www.dconcierge.net.

Drexel Society, Inc. 19th Biennial Presentation Charity Ball Photography by Vicky Pink

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n Saturday, January 10, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Crowne Plaza Houston-Hotel for the 19th Biennial Presentation Charity Ball hosted by the Drexel Society, Inc. – Houston Chapter. The annual affair is a formal presentation of young ladies to the greater society. Under the theme “A Memorable Journey for Mademoiselles,” eight young ladies were presented with Carrigan Johnson being named Miss Presentee 2015. Some in attendance were Mary Reescano, Most Rev. Joseph A. Fiorenza, Joyce Tyler-Williams, Angela Duplechain, Elise LeNoir Morris, Michelle Duplechain, Elizabeth Owens, Kennedi Swanks, Sonya Pichon, Sylvia R. Carrier, and Rev. Father Michael Saah-Buckman.

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Carnival Cruise Line to Celebrate Texas Arrival of Carnival Freedom

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arnival Cruise Line, Texas’ number one cruise operator, will welcome Carnival Freedom to its new year-round homeport of Galveston, Texas, on Saturday, February 14th, by hosting a celebration to honor U.S. military families.

Through a partnership with Operation Homefront, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial and other assistance to military families, Carnival will provide a day of onboard fun and exciting activities for service members and their families.

Among the day’s festivities will be a special outdoor Carnival LIVE performance by country superstar Martina McBride. Prior to the concert, Carnival will conduct a special check presentation to Operation Homefront providing $100,000 to the organization.

For additional information, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.

Harris Health System to Lay Off 260 Employees

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he Harris County Hospital District no known as Harris Health System announced that 260 employees will get a pink slip at they cut jobs during this week in the support staff departments not in departments related to patient healthcare.

Budget cuts is causing the lay off as the system losing $70 million in funding due to less money coming in from Medicaid and an increase in the number and cost of treating patients among other factors. For more information, visit www.stylemagazine.com.

Change Happens! Receives $10,000 Grant from UPS

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n behalf of the UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS; Roderick Brown presented Change Happens! with a $10,000 grant. The grant Change Happens Donates will be used toward the Change Happens! Adventures in Robotics program, a component of the after-school and summer programs provided to youth participants. The goal of this program is to increase at-risk youths’ motivation to excel in math and science. This partnership has definitely been a “win-win”. During UPS peak season; Roderick Brown asked Change Happens! to assist with providing seasonal workers. For more information visit, www.changehappenstx.org or www.sustainability. ups.com.

NAACP Applauds President Obama’s Tuition-Free Community College Proposal

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he NAACP has released the following statement regarding President Obama’s tuition-free community college proposal: “The NAACP applauds President Obama on his proposal to establish a government program that makes community college tuition-free for mil-

lions of students for two years. This program would be a significant investment in expanding educational opportunities for millions of students across the country and for training a globally competitive workforce in the 21st century,“ said Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President & CEO. For more information, visit naacp-houston.com.

the poor since it takes a lower percentage from the rich versus the poor according to time.com. Plus Texas is one of four states that doesn’t levy a person’s income tax. California was named as the top state with the least regressive tax systems. For more information, visit time.com.

Turner Construction Company Taps Roger Harris to Drive Grow Houston Market

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urner Construction Company is pleased to announce that Roger Harris has joined the company’s office in Houston as director of business development. In addition to taking the lead on expanding Turner’s presence in the Houston market, Harris will bring more than 25 Roger Harris years of experience working strategically with minority- and women-owned firms to Turner’s supplier diversity and community outreach initiatives. Prior to joining Turner, Harris led the start-up of the Houston MBDA Business Center operated by Houston Community College, an organization – funded by the United States Department of Commerce – that helps minority-owned enterprises increase access to contracts, capital, and global markets. For more information please visit www.turnerconstruction.com.

2015 March of Dimes Ambassador Family

10 Years and $5.5 Million for Healthy Babies

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nited Airlines and the March of Dimes are celebrating a decade of working together to provide families across the country with support and valuable information on pregnancy and having healthy babies.

The airline is marking the 10th anniversary in two special ways this year with the National Ambassador Program, an annual campaign that helps raise awareness on the need for research and community programs to prevent premature birth and birth defects. United is a national sponsor of March for Babies, the March of Dimes’ signature fundraiser. Over the past nine years, United employees have helped contribute more than $5.5 million to the March of Dimes and have walked more than 36,000 miles in March for Babies events.

For more information, visit united.com.

Mexican Billionaire More Than Doubles New York Times Stake Selma Movie

More African-American Leaders across America Raising Funds to Bring “Selma” to Students for Free

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n an unprecedented effort led by a team of African-American business leaders in New York, organizations across the U.S. coordinated a massive national campaign to find African-American business leaders to underwrite free admission to the Golden Globe-nominated film “SELMA” for students around the country.

The efforts are inspired by the success of the program in New York City, in which 27 African-American business leaders created a fund for 27,000 of the city’s 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to see the film for free. Due to the overwhelming demand, the New York City effort sold out in the very first weekend and was expanded to 75,000 tickets. The students in these cities will show a student ID or report card at the box office of any participating theater for free admittance.

For more information, visit www.SelmaMovie.com/ studenttickets.

Texas Name 3rd State in Nation with Most Unfair Taxes

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oming in third behind Washington and Florida, a new nonpartisan study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Texas ranks third in the top 10 states with the most unfair taxes.

The study reveals that lower and middle income families pay a much greater share in taxes compare to the rich with a large marginal gap. The main culprit is the federal government’s regressive taxes that negatively affect

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arlos Slim, the world’s second-richest man, has more than doubled his stake in the New York Times Company, becoming the company’s top stakeholder.

Slim has exercised warrants to Carlos Slim acquire 15.9 million shares of the company’s class A stock at a price of $6.36 per share, according to a company statement.

Slim now owns 27.8 million shares, or 17% of the New York Times Company, a stake worth roughly $341 million based on Wednesday’s closing stock price in New York. The company has received more than $100 million in the transaction, and has been authorized by the board to use the funds to repurchase class A shares.

For more information, visit cnn.com.

300 Copies of Charlie Hebdo Headed to the U.S.

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he latest edition of Charlie Hebdo is coming to America this week -- a few hundred copies, anyway. The first issue of the French satirical magazine since last week’s deadly massacre sold out quickly in Paris on Wednesday, but Americans who want a copy have been out of luck. CNN reports a shipment of 300 copies is headed to the U.S., according to Martin McEwen, the vice president and commercial director of North American distributor LMPI. Most of them will go to New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Charlie Hebdo hasn’t been available in America for years, he added. Another 1,500 issues are headed to Canada, primarily Quebec.

The new issue will mostly be available at specialty newsstands that carry international and foreign papers.

For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

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