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Jesse Jackson

Juneteenth Celebrates The Continuing Struggle For Equality

Black & Proud: I Want the World to Know

Pharrell Williams

Opens School in Virginia For Low Income Families

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COMMENTARY

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

reat nations don't ignore the most painful moments. ... They embrace them," said President Biden as he signed the Juneteenth National Independent Day Act - passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate - to make Juneteenth - June 19th - a federal holiday. Juneteenth, of course, had been celebrated across the country for decades, in public and in private ceremonies. The holiday marks the day in 1865 - two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation - that slavery was officially ended in Texas. On that day, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger announced, as his forces gathered in Galveston, that "The people of Texas are informed that ... all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves..." A myth grew up that no one in Texas had been aware of the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves or of Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the end of the Civil War. In fact, as his-

torians have discovered, Texans - both masters and slaves - knew about these events, but slaveowners resisted freeing the slaves until they were forced to by the power of federal troops. Juneteenth not only celebrates the end of slavery it celebrates the continuing struggle for equality under the law. The defeat of the Confederate States in the Civil War was, in many ways, only the beginning of the struggle. To enforce equal rights, the Congress passed what is now recognized as the "second founding" - the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution, outlawing slavery, guaranteeing equal protection under the laws, and protecting the right to vote against racial discrimination. The Second Founding led to the era of Reconstruction across the South, where new coalitions were built, many uniting former slaves with small white farmers, to elect new leaders and create new state constitutions. In many states, this era led to dramatic reforms - spreading public education, strengthening the jury system, providing public

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support for libraries, parks, highways and roads and more. Even then, the struggle had only begun. Soon there was a reaction across the South as the former slaveowners and the plantation aristocracy organized to take back power. The Ku Klux Klan terrorized the newly freed slaves. Racial fears were used to break up the fusion politics. The federal troops were withdrawn. The black vote was suppressed. Soon the backlash was enforcing legal segregation - essentially apartheid - across the South. In took nearly another 100 years before the civil rights movement created a new era of reform. That is why celebrating Juneteenth will be important not just in remembering the past but in rededicating ourselves to building equal justice under the law in the future. It celebrates both the triumph over slavery and the commitment to continue to work to overcome racial fears and create a more perfect union. Today, a new movement for justice has challenged the entrenched racial disparities that mark our criminal

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justice system, our housing patterns, our schools and more. And a new backlash is pushing systematic efforts to suppress the vote - aimed often explicitly at African American voters - while rousing racial fears once more. In this context, the new federal holiday offers a chance to celebrate how far we have come - and to mark once more how far we have to go. We should not deny our past nor slight our progress nor fool ourselves about our current reality. We can celebrate together what we have overcome even as we dedicate ourselves to the work yet to be done. 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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NATIONAL NEWS: DR. CINDY CRUSTO BECOMES FIRST

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indy Crusto, PhD, has always been interested in children’s health and well-being. As a high schooler in New Orleans, she worked at her mother’s Montessori early care and education center and ran afterschool programs, but when she took her first psychology class as a senior, “I was just hooked,” she said. Her psychology teacher also led groups for children of divorced parents, and watching her teacher play multiple roles within her school community intrigued Crusto. She was a participant in that group for children of divorced parents and remembers feeling comforted because she was not the only one with this experience. Later, participation in the group helped her understand the powerful role that schools could play in children’s social

and emotional well-being. When she realized there was a field dedicated to helping people overcome adversity, she decided she wanted to become a psychologist. “I think we’re all the product of a cumulation of risks and protective factors. I’ve had my share of both in my life, and I’ve always been interested in how we can prevent or mitigate the impact of some of those negative life experiences,” she said. Over the years, Crusto supplemented her interest in psychology with studies in political science, sociology, history, and Africana studies to build a career in community and clinical psychology. Now, after spending the last 22 years at Yale, Crusto was recently promoted to Professor of Psychiatry, making her the first African American woman in the history of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine to reach that rank. “There were many people who came before me who worked just as hard or harder than me, and so I have complex feelings about my accomplishment,” she said. “I know I worked extraordinarily hard to develop and carry out my career plan, and I am immensely proud. I was fortunate to have had mentorship, sponsorship, and advocacy, but at the same time, I have to remember we’re in this system that does not provide that for everyone, especially women and racial and ethnic minorities. I do feel an immense responsibility, and I’m thinking of what I can do daily to help someone else get to this point.” Crusto arrived at Yale in 1999 as part of the Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology within the Psychology section of the Department of Psychiatry. She came with a desire to learn more about and enhance her skills and experience with addressing the societal problems and challenges facing children and families, specifically children and families of color and communities of color. She was also interested in addressing issues of socioeconomic status. She said it

was a challenge to build a career in academic medicine while wanting to conduct community engaged work. “Today, community engaged work is the thing to do, everyone is doing it, but it was an anomaly when I was coming up,” she said. “It was really hard early on to build a career here doing that, and it’s still hard because people don’t fully understand what it is or the challenges of doing the work. It doesn’t always fit with the culture of academic medicine.” Crusto addresses culture, context, and human diversity in clinical work and community-engaged research and program evaluation. She has held leadership roles in the American Evaluation Association, including chairing a task force that developed practice guidelines for addressing culture and context in the profession and in the provision of evaluation services to the public and to evaluation consumers. I know I worked extraordinarily hard to develop and carry out my career plan, and I am immensely proud. I was fortunate to have had mentorship, sponsorship, and advocacy, but at the same time, I have to remember we’re in this system that does not provide that for everyone, especially women and racial and ethnic minorities. I do feel an immense responsibility, and I’m thinking of what I can do daily to help someone else get to this point. Cindy Crusto, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Deputy Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion As Deputy Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Department of Psychiatry, Crusto is responsible for diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives, including co-chair of the department’s Diversity Committee and Anti-Racism Task Force, curriculum development, and management of identity-based harmful behavior.

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PHARRELL TO OPEN SCHOOL FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

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ost of the time celebrities wade into political terrain these days, all they offer is cheap virtue-signaling or preening condescension. So it’s nice to see a Grammy-winning artist putting his money where his mouth is—and actually taking action to help children failed by the public school system. Popstar Pharrell Williams, known for hits like “Happy,” just unveiled plans to launch a series of nonprofit private schools in Norfolk, Virginia, specifically designed to provide tuition-free education to children from low-income families. "If the system is fixed and unfair, then it needs to be broken," Williams said. "We don’t want lockstep learning where so many kids fall behind; we want bespoke learning designed for each child, where the things that make a child different are the same things that will make a child rise up and take flight." “Bespoke learning” is exactly what students don’t get from our one-size-fits-all government schooling system. It’s heartwarming to see real action being

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taken. Here are some details about the school Williams and his collaborators plan to open. “The first school will open this fall in Ghent... for students in the city in grades three through five,” the Virginian-Pilot reports. “The new school’s curriculum will have a heavy emphasis on STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math. Collaboration and hands-on learning will be emphasized. The school will initially enroll between 40 and 50 students. Though admission is open to eligible third, fourth and fifth graders, the school doesn’t plan to have grade-level cohorts. Instead, students will be grouped by skill level.” Of course, we’ll have to wait and see just how effective Williams’ school will prove to be for students. But by empowering families with more options, this small but meaningful development will undoubtedly improve the odds of participating students who will no longer be trapped in a failing, one-size-fits-all system. Here’s hoping that other vocal celebrity proponents of education reform also back up their rhetoric with this kind of tangible action.

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TYLER PERRY PARTNERS WITH TD JAKES TO EXPAND THE TYLER PERRY STUDIOS WITH THEATERS, RETAIL AND MORE By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

yler Perry Studios is about to get bigger. According to Deadline, Tyler Perry and Bishop T.D. Jakes got the greenlight from Atlanta authorities to purchase over 130 acres for a proposed expansion of Tyler Perry Studios. The expansion is designed to be an entertainment district with theaters, retail shops and restaurants. Perry will acquire 37 acres adjacent to his current Tyler Perry Studios. This is in addition to the more than 330 acres he purchased in 2015. It’s currently already larger than Warner Bros and Paramount Studios combined, making it one of the biggest production facilities in the country. Jakes, who is also a filmmaker and author, is buying 94 acres. Both purchases were approved by the Fort Mac LRA Board (McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority). The organization is overseeing the land, which is a reuse of a 145acre former military base site in southwest Atlanta. “Today is a good day. I’m grateful for the opportunity this gives Tyler Perry Studios to extend our footprint in Atlanta and create more opportunities for the people of Southwest Atlanta with restaurants, entertainment venues, and other business opportunities,” Perry said in a statement. ”I’m looking forward to collaborating with my friend T.D. Jakes on his separate but adjacent project and I also want to thank Governor Kemp and

The Positive Impact Will be Felt for Generations to Come: Tyler Perry and Bishop T.D. Jakes to Expand Massive Studio and Develop Entertainment District In Atlanta Photo Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin. Mayor Bottoms for their continued efforts to make Atlanta a better place.” Perry is the first African American to own a film studio outright. To celebrate the feat, he hosted a weekend long celebration in 2019 equipped with a gala and tour of the facilities. TPS has a dozen sound stages named after iconic Black stars, including Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Denzel Washington.

Several major productions have already taken place at TPS, including Bad Boys 3 and Coming 2 America. All of Perry’s original content is also filmed on location, including House of Payne..

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COMMENTARY: BLACK FATHER WANTS THE NARRATIVE CHANGED THAT BLACK MEN ARE IN THEIR SONS' LIVES By Demez White, Style Writer – www.StyleMagazine.com

s June comes to a close we still want to shine a light on good Black men who are good fathers. No matter how many fathers you see coaching little league games or screaming at the top of their lungs at high school graduations there is still a narrative that Black men aren’t great fathers. And I get it. How many songs can we hear where our favorite rapper tells us about watching his mom struggle. How many sports interviews have we seen where they highlight the fatherless son but ignore the draft pick three tables over that says his dad has been there since day one. But guess? There are tons of Black men living up to their fatherly duties. My cousin is a police officer and has two sons that both want to be just like him. My brother is a barber and has three sons. Each of them adores him and can come to him with everything. My childhood best friend doesn’t even believe in the word “step” when describing his sons. Once he started loving their mother, her children became his children. He has sons. He has daughters. There are great Black fathers of every age all around. My generation isn’t redefining what it is to be a father because we never lost it. The story of struggle mother and the no good father sells better than the Black educated mother and father working to co-parent to raise a great little human. The Black who actual spends time with his child kissing boo boos, doing homework, and yelling loudly at their games. All Black dads are not deadbeats. This article isn’t to try and prove that Black men are good fathers. This article is celebrating it. My son came into this world on August 6, 2018. People constantly tell you, “You won’t understand what it’s like being a parent until you have children.” And even though I understood the concept I didn’t understand what they meant until I laid eyes on him for the

first time. In that moment, I knew I would do whatever it took to make sure he was good and that meant always being there for him no matter what. I speak life into my son every morning. I pray for him and bathe him. I brush his teeth and wipe his butt. I have conversations with him that might seem minor now but one day he won’t be three. He’ll be thirteen and then he’ll be twenty-three. He will be a grown man with a wife and children that he is teaching based on what I am teaching him today. And throughout all of that I’ll be there for him and he’ll know he can trust me because of what I’m doing right now. Because of the relationship I’m building with him right now. With building my relationship with my son, I am paying attention to other father/son relationships to see how they work. As a writer, I’ve been in a lot of rooms, photo shoots, commercials sets, and film sets. In all those settings, I’m the fly on the wall, the guy that’s rarely talking but always listening. I am naturally always trying to find the story in the moment. I found that watching the relationship of a well-known Houston poet and personality on Gentlemen's History Hour Eric aka Equality with his son Zion. He laughed with his son. He handed his son his shoes in a symbolic way but now that they wear the same size; in a real way. In their relationship, in their eyes, I saw my future. I saw my son smiling and turning sixteen. I saw him asking to borrow my car. Eric is another example of a good Black father. We aren’t weekend fathers. We aren’t abnormalities. We are the norm. As a matter of fact we’re better than the norm because Black men are powerful. When we are on, WE ARE ON! When we teach we are creating leaders. When we lead we are raising Kings. A lot of the men I know didn’t have fathers grow-

Demez White with his son Lennox White & Equality and his son Zion ing up. The lack of a father made us want to be the men that we wish we would have had in our lives. It didn’t make us run. No generation or race is perfect, there are going to be men out here that fall short but they aren’t whom I’m talking about. I’m talking about the fathers that take one drink of water and then their child takes a sip and the water is gone. I am speaking about Black father who are that role model for their child despite their own past. When you see our sons in our shoes it’s because what’s in ours is theirs. I am a father changing the narrative and I am not alone. Black men are taking of their children. They are in the lives' of their children. Black fathers are changing the narrative.

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$12 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR HARVEY RECOVERY City of Houston Makes Third Round of Hurricane Harvey Recovery Multifamily Development Available By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

s The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) has issued a third round of funding, currently estimated at $12 million, for the Harvey Multifamily Program. Through this funding round, the Harvey Multifamily Program expects to make its final awards to developers, primarily as gap funding to cover the rising costs of building materials. A pre-proposal conference was held on June 11, 2021, and a recording discussing updates to HCDD policies and requirements is available to view. Developers can submit applications through July 2, 2021, to request funding for affordable home developments. More information can be found at https://recovery.houstontx.gov/contracting/#nofa. The Harvey Multifamily Program is supported through a Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery 2017 (CDBG-DR17), provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with oversight from the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Of the program’s $450 million total funding intended to replace and expand the housing stock lost during Hurricane Harvey, $437 has been committed, primarily to 37 developments,

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The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department which together will create or rehabilitate nearly 4,200 rental homes. The City of Houston Housing and Community Development (HCDD) makes long-term investments to better the lives of Houston residents by creating opportunities for every Houstonian to have a home they can afford in a community where they can thrive. Our department will spend approximately $350 million in federal, state, and local funding this fiscal year to construct and maintain affordable homes, reduce

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barriers to homeownership, support the work of social service providers, build public amenities, and facilitate disaster recovery efforts. Learn more about programs and resources for Houstonians at www.houstontx.gov/ housing.

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STATE NEWS: LUBY'S FINDS BUYER TO ACQUIRE CAFETERIA BRAND AND 32 TEXAS RESTAURANTS By www.CNN.com – Newswire

t turns out you may not have to hoard Luby's LuAnn platters like they're toilet paper during a pandemic because the restaurant has found a buyer for a majority of its business, keeping the company alive. As recent as February 2021, it was reported that Luby's would cease most operations by the end of the fiscal year in August. It adopted a plan of "liquidation and dissolution" in November 2020 that was expected to see the company sell off its assets -- including the restaurants Luby's and Fuddruckers as well as its real estate holdings -- and distribute the proceeds to shareholders. Now, we're seeing more of what the future of the Texas-based cafeteria could look like. It was announced Monday that Luby's, Inc. had entered into an agreement to sell the Luby's Cafeteria restaurant business to a newly formed affiliate belonging to Calvin Gin. Gin's family established The Flying Food Group by Sue Gin, now the third largest airline catering company in North America. Gin's company also provides food preparation services for other companies, including Starbucks. As a Gin affiliate, Luby's, Inc. will be renamed Luby's Restaurants Corporation following closing of the transaction. The deal will include acquisition of 32 Luby's restaurants, all in Texas and ownership of the Luby's Cafeteria brand.

It's anticipated the sale of Luby's Cafeteria operations could provide the company with approximately $28.7 million of value. But the move is also big because it means that most employees should be able to keep their jobs. It's expected that after the transaction is complete, Gin will offer positions to almost all employees at the 32 affected locations. According to the announcement Monday, that employment will likely total over 1,000 associates. "We are so pleased to be able to acquire the operation of these Luby's Cafeteria stores, one of the iconic brands in the Texas restaurant market. This transaction will allow us to continue serving the many loyal Luby's customers at these locations and to provide long-term employment opportunities for the many associates currently at these locations," Gin said. Monday's announcement comes just a few days after Luby's said it had unloaded its burger joint franchise Fuddrucker's to a major franchisee for $18.5 million. Fuddrucker's was sold to Nicholas Perkins and his affiliated entity, Black Titan Franchise Systems LLC. In addition to acquiring master ownership of the brand that has 92 locations nationwide, Perkins also acquired five company-owned locations, including a location near the Texas Medical Center on MacGregor Way and another in Tomball. Perkins

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Luby's will not close its doors! previously purchased 13 other Fuddruckers restaurants in December 2020. Luby's is a Texas icon, dating back to 1947 when the first restaurant opened in San Antonio. Of course, the LuAnn platter is somewhat of a legend in itself. So much so, that it inspired the name of Hank Hill's niece on the show "King of the Hill." The following stores are to be included in the purchase agreement. Several Houston locations and those in the surrounding community are on the list.

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Black & Proud: I Want the World to Know By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor www.StyleMagazine.com

Roneshia Ray,Motivational Speaker, and Founder of @theultimatebeautypageant. She has hosted more than 20 charm schools, IMPACTING the lives of over 1500 girls and counting.

iolet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red are the colors of the rainbow. All the colors are different in nature but beautifully coexist in a cohesive harmony without clashing with each other to make a wonderful masterpiece. There is no rhyme or reason to how they complement each other, they just do. No wonder why the LGBTQ community took these colors to represent who they are. The colors are bright, bold, and blissful just like the community of LGBTQ people. June is a month known for honoring our fathers, remembering our past of freedom delayed, and celebrating the graduations of our youth. Now June has another significance of being Pride month. An interesting word choice since there are still so many who don't have pride in who they are because of whom they love. There are still

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individuals in the closet" and so many others who are out and proud. There are so many who couldn't take the shame that some placed on them for their choice so that they ended their life or those whose life was tragically taken from them. For those in the LGBTQ community, June is their month to have pride in honoring their truth and the truth of those still too afraid to come out of the closet Meet Roneshia Ray who once lived that dark life but is now shining in the light of her own truth. She is Black, Proud, and has Pride in who she is. Looking at Roneshia today you would never know that she once lacked confidence in who she was. After all, this is a lady who overcame homelessness her senior year in high school after her mother fell ill. She went on to earn a degree from Texas Southern University. Not wanting her

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story to be someone else's tale, she started mentoring young girls as a state and national pageant holder. She would then continue to pursue her dreams as the owner of the Modern Day Collection boutique, founder & director of the Miss Ultimate Beauty of America pageant, coach girls in pageantry, and become a mentor to many. Underneath her smile, long hair, and pretty clothes was a girl feeling trapped by the rules of society. Thoughts swirled in her head about how disappointed the people she most admired would be if they knew her secret. All of her dreams of letting little girls know they can rise above their circumstances wouldn't come true if the world knew she was gay. She must keep her secret before her world crashed. "I tried so hard to keep it (being a lesbian)

under wraps. I was like nobody is going to want a gay Miss Black Texas USA or gay Miss Black America Coed to mentor their kids. I didn't want people to think I was trying to turn their kids into gay people," said Ro. But after a while, she felt like such a phony trying to teach little girls to have confidence in being themselves when she was denying who she was. "I was uncomfortable with myself." Coming out...the first time The first time Ro came out of the closet it was not of her own will. She told her friend that she liked the boys but she thought the girls were a lot prettier. Next, she let it slip that she thought one of the girls on her school's high school basketball team was cute. Well, her friend played matchmaker, and before Ro knew it, she was in her first relationship. All was going good, for the then high school Ro, taking her first dip in the lesbian pool. But prying eyes would end her puppy love. Although her teacher meant well, her teacher was so worried about Ro and her new love that she told her mother all about her concerns. Not knowing how her mom would react Ro feared the worst. She shouldn't have, as her mom was only disappointed in the fact that Ro didn't come to her herself with the secret. Her mother thought their relationship was close enough for her to share any and everything with her. With her mother now knowing, that meant her dad had to be next. In Ro's eyes, this would be an even bigger test to navigate since he was a Baptist preacher. She grew up on the teachings of the Ten Commandments and all the Biblical lessons. She knows the Lord very well, reads scripture, and prays daily. Would he judge her and make her feel ashamed or would he be a parent that loves his child unconditionally? She didn't know which way he would go. She took a breath and told him her truth. "He actually had the best reaction out of anyone I have told," Ro commented. "He has never ridiculed me. Not once. That is why it is so hard for me to accept church people ridiculing me. He has always been very loving and supportive." Coming Out the Second Time Sort Of After high school, Ro went back in the closet so to speak. It’s kind of traumatic when a teacher calls you out and you are not ready to be all out there like that. So like a hermit, Ro crawled back in. She tried the "normal" thing. Even got herself a boyfriend. One day her boyfriend turned to her and said, "I don't think you like me. I think you really like girls." Totally shocked, Ro couldn't believe how he had seen through her smoke and mirrors. After confirming his suspicions, her boyfriend became her best friend. To this day he and Ro are still the very best of friends. Despite that encounter, Ro still lived behind a mask for many years living two different lives. She said, "I got so tired of telling people that girls I was dating were just my friends. And I didn't need a boyfriend because Jesus was my boyfriend."

The Year That Changed Things The walls came down in 2014 for Ro after she attended a fundraiser gala and met someone who changed her world completely. On the arm of another, she was casually introduced to a medical doctor/DJ named Cwanza Pinckney. They exchanged pleasantries seemingly never to speak again but Ro left an impression on Cwanza from the start. Upon Cwanza's next sighting of Ro at a club she made her move. In a somewhat casual manner, she sent over some drinks to Ro's table to gauge her interest. When Ro didn't respond to the gesture, Cwanza assumed she wasn't interested. (Side note #1: Never make assumptions.) It wasn't that Ro wasn't interested. Ro doesn't drink so she never even paid attention to the drinks. (Side note #2: Know your subject.) Third time is a charm right? As luck would have it Cwanza was able to run into Ro a third time at another gala. This time Cwanza just walked over to Ro and started a conversation. They

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started talking and never stopped. Four hours later and they had shut the gala down. Neither knew at that moment they had just met their person. They became inseparable. Now they will be officially connected together forever as Cwanza got down on one knee and surprised Ro with a proposal that would make anyone blush. She rented out a movie theatre filled with their family and friends. As an unsuspecting Ro walked into the movie theatre and caught on to what was about to happen, she burst into tears. It was a dream that she had dreamt many times in reality form. Cwanza had done it all just for her. She finally had everything she wanted. She just had to be true to who she is to get it. Meet Roneshia Ray. She is Black, Proud, and has Pride in who she is.

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SPORTS NEWS: SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON IS NOW

ONE OF THE FASTEST WOMEN IN AMERICA Texas Track Athlete Sha’Carri Richardson Wins the Women’s 100 meters at U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials After Mother's Death By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

(L to R) Javianne Oliver, Carter Alum Sha'carri Richardson, and Teahna Daniels - (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

hether watching from Jamaica, Japan or the U.S. it was hard to miss that shock of flowing, orange hair that came streaking across the finish line first in Eugene on Saturday night. It belongs to Sha’Carri Richardson. And after the eye-opening show she put on at Olympic trials — blowing away the field in the 100-meter semis in a wind-aided 10.64 seconds, then again in the final in 10.86 — she figures to grab her fair share of attention next month in Tokyo. With her performance, the 21-year-old out of LSU picked up a spot in the Olympics and a national title while also setting up a possible showdown with the Jamaican world champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who is well-known for her colorful hairstyles, too. “It’s loud and encouraging and, honestly, dangerous,” Richardson said when asked why she chose the color orange for her big night. “Knowing I’m coming to one of the biggest meets there is, if you’re going to out there and be the best, you need to look the best.” Richardson said crossing the finish line first was only the second-best feeling of the night. The best came afterward, when she climbed halfway up the stands at Hayward Field and shared a long hug with her grandmother, Betty Harp, who's also known in the family as “Big Momma.” “To be able to have her here at the biggest meet in my life, and to cross the finish line and run up the steps to hug her knowing I'm an Olympian, actually that's probably better than winning the race,” Richardson said.

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too.

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An over-the-limit tailwind in the semis prevented the 10.64 from becoming official and leaving Richardson only 0.01 behind Fraser-Pryce's top time of 2021. The world record of 10.49 was set by Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988. “She carries such a firecracker,” said Richardson's training partner, Justin Gatlin. "She’s capable of running 10.6. I’ve seen her at practice, and she’s capable of running 10.5, actually. She can definitely shock the world.” In the final, Richardson overcame a slow start to pass her training partner Javianne Oliver, a 60-meter indoor specialist who started in the lane next to her. Richardson beat Oliver by three body lengths and 0.13 seconds. Teahna Daniels finished third. “It’s surreal to put together a full race,” Oliver said. “The 60, I had it. The last 40, I didn’t. I’ve been working on putting those two together and it came together today.” While Richardson's blazing speed made her close to a sure thing in the women's 100, the men's sprint is nowhere near as settled. The race for the three Olympic spots in their crowded 100 could be the best battle of the meet. They ran their qualifying heat Saturday, and all the “big” names made it through. That now includes Fred Kerley, whose main distance is the 400 but who made the 100 more interesting when, on the heels of a 9.91 earlier this season, he decided to be a short sprinter for this Olympic cycle.

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Carter Alum Sha'carri Richardson Celebrates100-meter Win at the Olympic Trials (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

“The bigger plan is still 400 meters for the next coming years,” Kerley said. "Right now, I’m focusing on getting everything correct and getting up my speed up so I can make history.” He made it through his heat, and now Gatlin (the former Olympic and world champion) and Trayvon Bromell (this year's world leader at 9.77), and star-in-the-making Noah Lyles, whose chances are more secure in the 200, have something to worry about as they approach Sunday's finals.

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SPORTS NEWS: ASTROS SWEEP THE BEST TEAM IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE TO REGAIN TOP SPOT By Brian Barefield, Sports Editor www.StyleMagazine.com

efore the game on Sunday, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker did not want to talk about the possibility of sweeping the Chicago White Sox in a four-game home series. He was proud of the way his team had been playing the previous three-games and just wanted them to stay consistent in what they had been doing. All the Astros did was sweep the White Sox with an 8-2 victory on Sunday to put them in overall first place in the American League with a record of 43-28. The win also concluded a six-game home stand with Houston going 6-0 and they are currently on a seven-game win streak. Shortstop Carlos Correa, who had a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning to push the Astros lead to 7-2, believes that Houston is playing very good baseball right now but knows that there is a lot of games left to be played. “It's obviously always great to get a sweep and coming against a great team like the White Sox is great, but at the same time, it's just June,” said Correa who loved seeing the replica of his jersey in the stands on Father’s Day. “You want to win games, but it's not the World Series just yet. We want to keep playing good baseball, want to stay consistent, and who knows, maybe we'll see them in October at some point.”

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THERE'S A CHICKEN WING SHORTAGE. TEXAS-BASED WINGSTOP WANTS YOU TO START LOVING THIGHS! Chicken wing prices are going through the roof. So Texas-based Wingstop, a chain known for, wings, is now selling chicken thighs. But getting Americans on board could be a challenge.

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n Monday, the restaurant launched a virtual brand called "Thighstop" which serves crispy thighs, with or without sauce. The menu also includes breaded boneless versions of the product. Though the Thighstop brand is digital-only — available on the company's website or through DoorDash but without dedicated stores — customers can order from the "Thighstop" menu through their phones at a Wingstop location, where all orders are filled. For Wingstop, thighs are a better deal than wings. During the pandemic, when restaurants closed their dining rooms and focused on delivery options, chicken wing sales soared. At Wingstop (WING), sales at US stores open at least a year grew about 21% in 2020. Casual dining chains like Applebee's and Chili's owner Brinker International (EAT) launched online-only brands selling wings to get in on the trend. Demand for the product, plus high feed costs and some supply chain constraints, have driven wing prices up. "The [wholesale] price of wings a year ago was as low as 98 cents," per pound, Charlie Morrison, Chairman and CEO of Wingstop Restaurants Inc., told CNN Business. "Today, it's at $3.22. So

it's a meaningful difference." Thighs, on the other hand, are "much less expensive," he said, coming in at about half of what wings cost per pound today. But Wingstop was thinking about how to introduce thighs even before prices spiked. "If we can buy all parts of the chicken, not just the breast meat for boneless wings and the wings themselves ... we can start to control a little bit more of the supply chain," Morrison explained. Convincing Americans to get excited about thighs might not be easy. "There's not a big market for it," Morrison said. Thighs just "don't get the appreciation they deserve." America's appetite for white meat The bulk of America's chicken exports are made up of dark meat, including thighs, said David Anderson, a livestock economist at Texas A&M University. There's nothing wrong with dark meat, of course — plenty of people prefer the flavor. But Americans may prefer white meat, including breasts and wings, because of restaurant trends, Anderson said. Restaurants began to serve white meat because it was easy to work

with, and that in turn led to a long-standing American preference. "Chicken nuggets, chicken strips, breaded chicken sandwiches, those just lend themselves to the breast," he said. Breast meat "is easy to pull that off the bone," he said. "You've got this great piece of meat that can be so versatile," he explained. "That just led a whole generation of folks to [prefer] the breast meat." Chicken wings became popular after that, he noted. The Anchor Bar in Buffalo started serving the product in the 1960s. Prior to that, there was little demand for chicken wings in the United States, the USDA noted. The pairing of

wings with the Super Bowl helped make them a hit in the United States, according to the department. Now Wingstop is hoping to make more Americans crave thighs. And once more Americans get a taste of dark meat, Morrison said, they'll love it. "We think it's going to be a big fan favorite for a long time to come."

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THE CAPITAL GRILLE IS STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS By Yolanda Pope, Culinary Writer www.StyleMagazine.com

ince the spring of 2020, many of our beloved businesses have closed their doors for good or have been forced to change operations due to the pandemic. Now that life has begun to come back to our city, so has the restaurant traffic. We ventured out to City Center this weekend and that place was booming with the heartbeat of hungry patrons. There was quite a traffic jam in the valet parking lanes, the parking garages were full, and people were walking in and out of many of the other eating establishments. Our reservations were for 6:00 pm sharp and we were seated. I started with my “usual” cocktail which is a Stoli Doli and the Pan Fried Calamari with Hot Cherry Peppers. My guest enjoyed an In Fashion, which consists of: Russell's 10-year-old Bourbon, Grand Marnier, black walnut bitters, orange ice sphere, and an amaretto cherry. It was absolutely delicious, “one of the best I've ever had,” proclaimed one of my guests.

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We finished the Calamari and opted to try the Caramelized French Onion Soup, Sam's Mashed Potatoes and, the Roasted Chicken Breast that is made with Shitake Mushrooms and Sherry Jus. It doesn't sound like a lot of food, but we were stuffed and took the remainder of our meal with us. The soup was hot, creamy, and full of flavor. The potatoes were creamy, hot, and melted in our

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mouths. The chicken breast was tender and juicy. The mushrooms gave the meat a rich herbal taste that was more than satisfying. We skipped dessert, however, we did finish up our evening with a nice robust cup of coffee. The service was impeccable as always, the restaurant is very classy, always clean, and our server was super attentive and professional. Chef Jeffrey Meyer is still the Executive Chef, and he and his team have collectively always made all of our visits special. The Capital Grille is open seven days a week and you can view their full menu at: www.thecapitalgrille.com. Make a reservation and take a friend. Thank you for reading, and please continue to follow Team Style Magazine on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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elcome back to The Open House. If you’re an investor looking for a new place to grow your money, I’ve got the perfect upcoming area in the city. Most people have already begun buying up Third Ward and parts of Fifth Ward, also known as ‘EADO’. But, if you go a little further south, you’ll find an area that, with a little work and patience, will bedefinitely worth the bang for your buck... if you can get in early. Just south of Third Ward, on the opposite side of 610 and 288, you’ll find one of Houston’s oldest black communities, Sunnyside. Founded in 1912, this south central, predominatelyAfrican-American community was once known as the “Baby River Oaks” because of the flourishing businesses in the 1970s and 80s. Although in the past this community experienced an economic decline and a crime incline, the residents are optimistic regarding the future. According to RachelKimbro, with Rice University sociology professor and founding director of the Kinder Institute’s Urban Health Program, Sunnyside has an extremely high rate for voter participation and collective efficacy, which means the people in the community are invested, engaged, helpful and look out for one another. “Investments in the neighborhood,

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HOW GALVESTON IS HONORING ITS ROLE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF JUNETEENTH By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

s Galveston historian Samuel Collins III, whose own ancestors were freed as a result of the Juneteenth order, raised funds and installed a historical marker at the former Osterman Building—ravaged by Hurricane Carla and razed in the ’60s—but few people ever stopped to read it. Then, last year, amid the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor and Houstonian George Floyd and massive protests over civil rights, Collins noticed a change. “All of the sudden, Juneteenth just exploded in popularity. He also noticed the large, blank wall behind his historic marker and felt a lightbulb go on—why not memorialize the site in a more eye-catching way? After securing permission from the building’s owners, Collins formed the Juneteenth Legacy Project and commissioned Adams, already familiar with his work. In fact, among Adams’s 350 public art installations over a 25-year career in Houston (he’s originally from Wyoming), his vibrant Bayou City visual histories— murals, glass and tile mosaics, and sculpture—are known to amplify Black voices and shine a light on overlooked stories. He worked on Rick Lowe’s Project Row Houses in the ’90s and on the 2000 Mickey Leland Memorial Park. In 2006, he rose to fame with mosaic mural Fruits of the Fifth Ward, which pays tribute to one of Houston’s oldest African American neighborhoods and the influential figures it produced—Barbara Jordan and Lightnin’ Hopkins among them. Elements of Change, highlighting the history of Emancipation Park, made its debut in 2020. Emancipation Park was founded by former slaves in 1872 as a safe space for future generations to celebrate Juneteenth. All of this work, says Adams, has led to Absolute Equality. “I think this mural project will be a catalyst, and perhaps even a poster child for the holiday,” says Adams. “I’m really excited and honored to play a part in recognizing American history through the arts.” Rather than simply depicting the story of June-

Artist, Reginald Adams and Team teenth as people know it, Adams and his artistic team, the Creatives, mapped out a story that recontextualizes the holiday as a defining moment in the arc of Black American history, placing it within a larger historical context that begins with the transatlantic slave trade and continues with images of modern-day marchers, while weaving in Galveston’s own significant role. “It is surreal at moments when we recognize we’re actually standing on the same ground where these events took place, just 150 years later,” he says. “It really was kind of an awakening. We are standing on the shoulders of our ancestors.” “I’ve never done anything on this scale, at this level,” Adams says of the 5,000-square-foot piece. And

though he originally wanted the community to help fill it in using a paint-by-number method, Covid put an end to that. Adams has incorporated drawings by students at the Nia Cultural Center, the project’s primary fiscal sponsor, along the right edge of the mural to represent the community.

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JUNETEENTH TRIBUTE TO SUGAR LAND 95; CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

his Juneteenth at the historic Bullhead Camp Cemetery, known as “Sugar Land 95,” marked the commemoration of the past, coupled with a renewed commitment to preserve the past. The event, “Juneteenth proclamation for justice for the Sugar Land 95,” was held at Fort Bend ISD’s James Reese Career and Technical Center, abutting the hitherto unmarked cemetery, on Saturday, June 19. It was organized by the Society of Justice and Equality for the People of Sugar Land-S.O.J.E.S (sojesjustice.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to seeking justice for the Sugar Land 95. S.O.J.E.S. believed that the plight of the Sugar Land 95 should be fully revealed, the community needs to be educated and justice for these victims

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should be won by honoring and memorializing those buried, leading to the healing of the community. As the remains of the 95 victims still lie in unadorned graves in the grassy field, marked only by flat, black rectangular stones engraved with numbers, Cole announced that S.O.J.E.S. will build a national convict leasing museum and educational center to inform the world about the harrowing system of racial oppression that existed in Texas and throughout the South from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The museum will be part of “the Sugar Land 95” experience, a collaborative effort developed by SOJES to take visitors through a journey of awareness through education, memorialization, healing and reconciliation between the past and present.

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