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OUR HISTORY Rita White feted at luncheon

MY TRUTH

by Cheryl Smith, Publisher

Love on our youth Too often I have heard folks quoting scripture about the way children are raised. A most commonly used scripture is: Proverbs 22:6 King James Version (KJV): “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Folks act like there’s a “good” child who never ever gets into trouble and wouldn’t do anything their parents would be mad, embarrassed or disappointed to hear about. Things happen though.

So maybe we should insert “intentionally.”

Growing up I would hear my mother telling her friends that she taught us right from wrong but she wouldn’t be so quick to say what her children would or wouldn’t do when she is not around.

Sure, she said, she would vouch for some things, but life had taught her to expect the unexpected.

Growing up I overheard grown-ups talking about “PKs”, you know, “Preacher’s Kids,” because a child growing up in a home led by a spiritual leader could not possibly sin.

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INSIDE Quit Playin’

By Vincent L. Hall

Passionate, Prepared, Persistent Page 4

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JUSTICE for BOTHAM JEAN Lest we forget!

Rita C. White

From Staff Reports

Van Dyke “seemed kind of like he was finally giving the play after they had been rehearsing him for weeks.”

It’s that description – that “play” from what has been a tried and true playbook – that has allowed law enforcement officers to repeatedly dodge prosecution or guilty verdicts in the shootings of African Americans.

This time, advocates and court watchers noted that jurors didn’t buy it.

Their historic verdict not only has resonated throughout the nation, but also with the leaders of the National Newspaper Publishers Association – the Black Press of America, which includes 220 African-American owned newspapers and media companies in the United States.

“Black citizens of Chicago are stunned that finally a Chicago policeman has been convicted of murder and they are having peaceful

In June at the 62nd Conclave of the Continental Societies, Inc. in Hampton, VA. Rita C. White was honored for 25 years of service to children and youth.

The Dallas Chapter Associate Members are hosting a luncheon in her honor, Saturday, Oct. 20 , 12:30pm at the Grand Lux Restaurant at the Galleria.

According to Doncella Milton, “Rita has won every award locally, regionally and national award Continental can bestow on its members.”

Members say she “epitomizes the caliber of individuals in character, in community standing, in moral aptitude and attitude.”

Mrs. White has held positions of leadership at all three levels of the organization during her extended history as a Continental member, helping to guide the chapter through many years of successful programs and activities.

Because of her experiences, Rita always stands as a guiding force in steering Continentals, during those times when the organization needed sound leadership.

Her dedication to Continental Societies,

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See CONTINENTAL, page 4

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NNPA leaders react to historic verdict

By Stacy M. Brown

NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Contradictory, overly rehearsed and simply not believable – those were just a few adjectives jurors in the Laquan McDonald murder trial used after finding former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times in Oct. 2014 and, although McDonald, 17, was carrying a knife, videotaped evidence showed he was veering away from Van Dyke and other officers and he posed no threat.

In fact, jurors noted the videotape that showed several officers at the scene with none of them firing a single shot. Van Dyke arrived and immediately opened fire, killing the teenager.

One white woman juror told the New York Times that it appeared that during testimony,

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The President and our Changing Climate

From the Capitol By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

The Trump administration needs to seriously consider what the majority of American scientists and others throughout the world are saying about changes in our global climate, and the adverse effects that human and industrial behavior is having on our planet.

If we continue to do nothing there will be severe consequences to our environment, our food supply, coastal communities and to our health, scientists say.

Last summer, when a brutally harsh storm caused fatal flooding in South Texas and most recently when historic storms devastated parts of Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the president remained silent in the face of hard scientific data that demonstrates a direct relationship between life-threatening weather patterns and our government’s refusal to address the realities of climate change.

Again, there was silence just two weeks ago when a United Nations science report stated that placing a price on carbon dioxide emissions, a leading cause for adverse changes in the world’s climate, was crucial to curbing the impact that a warming climate was having on communities, countries, agriculture and people.

The highly-acclaimed United Nations report states that the number of poor people in the world will grow because of increased food shortages, that there will be more wildfires and that we will witness the death of the world’s coral reefs within the next twenty-five years if leaders and governments do not move quickly.

Even 40 years of research by a professor who was recently awarded the Nobel Prize for science have failed to get the administration to act. “We are actually going backwards in the United States with the disastrous polices of the Trump administration,” said Professor William D. Nordhaus, an economist at Yale University who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. The policies of the Trump administration are not

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The New Mount Zion Baptist Church family and community will be celebrating the 4th anniversary for Dr. Tommy Lee Brown and First Lady Ruth Brown, Sunday, Octowww.texasmetronews.com

ber 21, 2018 during the 7:30am and 10:30 am services.

The anniversary theme is “A Shepherd Called to Serve” 1 Peter 5: 2, 4.

constructive and are behind scientific facts, Professor Nordhaus said. “We are gambling with the future of our planet,” he said.

The president made a serious mistake in June of 2017when he withdrew our nation from the Paris Climate Agreement which had been endorsed by the Obama administration.

The accords, signed by nearly every nation on the face of the earth, united them to face the effects of climate change by agreeing to lower the amount of emissions each country placed into the atmosphere.

While withdrawing from the agreement, President Trump said that the treaty was “unfair” to the United States. The president was incorrect.

The treaty was more than fair to our country.

NNPA, continued from front page demonstrations,” said NNPA National Chairman Dorothy Leavell, who publishes the Crusader newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Indiana.

“We are so proud of the sophistication the leaders, young and old, have shown as well as the jurors, who took their jobs seriously and convicted Jason Van Dyke.”

Following the verdicts, which will send Van Dyke to prison for at least six years and as many as 25 years, Leavell attended a Rainbow Push Coalition event in Chicago where the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others hailed the verdicts as a turning point for Black Americans who have continually been the target of wayward police officers.

“The verdicts were a “small sign of progress,” Jackson said, alluding to the various incidents of African Americans killed by police officers.

Over the past few years, several cases— including the police-involved deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; Eric Garner in New York; Tamir Rice in Cleveland; and Freddie Gray in Baltimore — have seen white officers go unpunished for the killings.

“The people’s cup has run over with these police violations of people’s rights,” Jackson said. “People were hoping for the best and expecting the worst.”

The verdict is a step in the right direction, said Charlene Carruthers, an activist and national director of Black Youth Project 100.

“This is a moment where people are seeing

The president’s real problem with the accord is that he had promised supporters in coal-producing states that he would fight for their jobs and their industry, while knowing that our nation’s economy was moving away from coal.

The facts speak for themselves. If we continue to do nothing we will have a catastrophe on our hands and we will only have ourselves to blame.

Hopefully, the administration will soon recognize the pressing realities. The alternative is more violent storms, more deaths and the destruction of property.

Certainly, the American people deserve more than that.

Eddie Bernice Johnson represents the state’s 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

that the blue wall that exists in Chicago has a crack in it. This is an opportunity to continue our organizing and act on the visionary demands that we have to transform our community,” Carruthers said.

Leavell, who’s editor at the Chicago Crusader, Erick Johnson, covered the trial, said Chicago residents are re-energized and will show their strength at the ballot box in November.

“It’s a new day,” she said.

The verdict handed down against Van Dyke was “a victory for the people of Chicago and should serve as a model for the country,” said Janice Garth of the Chicago Citizen newspaper.

“Justice prevailed in the McDonald case, however Justice failed countless of other young Black men across this country who also were victims of the same crime. We must continue to push and fight for a criminal justice system that works for all.”

She added, “We must continue to work – pass legislation – fight – to elect accountable representatives – and march until change comes. Our Mental Health Status of our nation is past critical. We must continue the fight on the grassroots level to prevent the country from experiencing another LaQuan McDonald.”

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., said the Black Press “forthrightly states that the racially-motivated police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in Chicago in 2014 was not an isolated incident.”

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Quit Playin’

By Vincent L. Hall Let me begin by clearing up a few things about my friend, who is the best of the outstanding 13 candidates vying for the Dallas City Council District Four seat that was recently vacated.

Dawn Blair is a member of the Blair family, and that’s where the confusion begins. Let me end it.

There are at least three very notable Blair families steeped in the history of Black Dallas.

Some of you will recall the former City Council member and State Representative icon, Fred Blair. The same Fred Blair owned a real estate company that bore his name.

Dawn ain’t related.

You cannot be a history minor and not know that there was another Blair whose newspapers have covered almost every church in Dallas for the past 40 years or more. The late publisher, Negro League baller and iconic historian who founded the Elite News was William “Bill� Blair.

And although Dawn knows the pa- She graduated from DISD’s Business Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnper’s publisher, Darryl Blair, and the Management High and later from Bish- son. Rep. Johnson did not weigh in family; she ain’t related to that Blair op College, which once stood among for Dawn on the strength of the Blair, family either. the tallest of the HBCU campuses.

White and Meshack names alone. She The Blair, Meshack, Starks and As I proudly admitted previously, knows Dawn as the type of person who White families that Dawn does belong there are a lot of very good candidates has the background and the beliefs that to are also a legend in this city. They in this race, but Dawn Blair, a real es- leadership requires. were thriving entrepreneurs As she drives daily in South Dallas and the Black through the heart of the discommunity for decades. In trict that she has lived in for fact, it was traveling with her the past 15 years, she has begrandmother, Mabel White come well accustomed to the and her Aunt Alberta Blair errors and the opportunities that ignited a passion in her that are so prevalent in the that has finally come to the district. The drive from the surface.

Cedar Crest area to the Glen Dawn’s great-great-great Oaks neighborhood serves grandmother Emma Starks, as a stark reminder of all was among the six founders that must be done. of the Dallas’ historic New All council members have Hope Baptist Church. She has to create bonds with the othlearned the value of public ser- Candidate Dawn Blair with Congresswoman Eddie Eddie Bernice Johnson ers. However, there are few vice by pretext and example. tate professional, is the only candidate instances where a candidate at any level District Four of the Dallas City with 20-plus years management expe- can go in with the level of experience Council needs a new Day. Its diverse rience at 1500 Marilla. She has spent and contact that Dawn can provide. residents deserve a new Dawning. And over two decades in the Economic DeI rarely get into Council District racthere is a candidate who has the pas- velopment, Housing and Real Estate es, because there are just so few that I sion, preparation and the persistence departments. These departments just can, but don’t let this opportunity pass of character who can take this under- happen to be the areas that need the you. I believe what Dawn says. served district to the next level. I want most attention in District Four. She can She says that she has the Passion, you to meet someone who is ready to also address the pothole problem that Preparedness and Persistence that can go to work‌.Today! is prevalent in District Four and all of bring about a “New Day.â€?

Dawn was born and raised in South Dallas.

I’m with her!!

Dallas, a product of Phyllis Wheatley To her credit, Dawn has won the Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist. and St. Anthony Elementary Schools. full and unfettered endorsement of

Continental Societies honors White,

Inc. and the Dallas community has been recognized by many community organizations lending services that fit the mission of Continental Societies, Inc. She has demonstrated her commitment to Continental Societies, Inc. through her leadership roles.

Continental Offices held: Chapter Vice President 1996-1999, Chapter President 1999-2003, Chapter Financial Secretary 2003-2005, Chapter Treasurer 2007- 2010, Fundraising Chair 2004 and 2010, Regional Parliamentarian 1999-2001, Regional Sergeant at Arms 2001-2003, Vice Regional Director 2003-2007, Regional Director 2007-2009, National Conclave Chair 2003-2007 and National

Historian 2005-2007.

She continually evaluates the needs in the community through her travels throughout the many sectors of the community. In doing so, she can recognize needs and service areas that are not being served or could be better served by an organization such as Continental Societies, Incorporated.

Mrs. White makes a habit of researching existing plans or programs that are available to assist in meeting the needs of the children that have been identified, and if no program is available, she gets to work creating a program.

She is creative and detailed in plan-

ning, identifying those members of the chapter as well as community leaders with the prerequisite skills necessary to make the program a success prior to bringing the program to the floor of the chapter.

Mrs. White has developed or assisted with the development of numerous programs.

The Parks Thomas Award is a very special award because it is the highest award that can be bestowed upon a member of the Continental Societies, Inc. This prestigious award is presented to an outstanding Continental who has demonstrated commitment to the Continental cause on the National

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and local levels. This individual must also exemplify the highest standards of character. This award is made in even years.

Only one award is given for the entire membership. Nominations for this award may be made by chapters.

This award was instituted by Past National President Edna M. Calhoun.

Her dedication to Continental Societies, Inc. has been evident since becoming a member in 1992.

There has not been a year since her qualification for a leadership role in the chapter that she has not assumed the same from the presidency to a committee chair to a program development role, said members.

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I’m about to have a Kavanaugh

The Last Word I’m mad. So mad that I can spit.

Throw stuff. Holla. Make some noise.

What is a righteous woman to do? I’m about to throw me a Kavanaugh.

Brett Kavanaugh may have made it to the Supreme Court, but he also needs to make it to ignominy. In other words, he needs to go down in disgrace, not because he was accused of sexual assault, not because Senate Democrats never got his work product they asked for from the Bush Administration, not because there is some evidence that he perjured himself when he testified to the Senate during his hearing. Kavanaugh needs to go down in disgrace because he is an intemperate, rude, sexist who managed to maneuver himself onto the Supreme Court because his sponsor, the genital-grabbing President of the

United States, stood by him.

Few have seen such a disgraceful performance as Kavanaugh’s 45-minute diatribe at the Senate Judiciary Committee. More than two thousand law professors said his demeanor was so objectionable that he was unqualified for the court. The former dean of the Yale Law School called his presence on the court “a national disaster.”

He was confirmed by the narrowest of margins and is poised to move the court to the right, imperiling all kinds of human rights, including voting rights, a woman’s right to choose, and other rights.

For his outburst and his ignorance, he deserves to go down in history, not as a Supreme Court Justice but as a singular example of white male rage and privilege. So, let’s make Kavanaugh a noun, verb, and adjective of disgrace.

As a noun, it’s straightforward. It’s a synonym for hot, crazy, intemperate, loud, woman-interrupting fit. Noun.

He pulled a Kavanaugh on us. That’s what we say when a fool white man loses it, gains some redness, inhales barrels of water, and simply makes a

spectacle of himself. As an example, didn’t Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pull a Kavanaugh when he had an outburst during the Senate hearings?

Kavanaugh’s outburst set a stan-

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dard for outrageousness. When women of color raise their voice and lose their tempers, think Serena Williams at the US Open, they are vilified with hostile and racist cartoons coming from all over the world. I’ve yet to see a Kavanaugh cartoon that has lava coming out of his head or through his ears. I say lava, but given the line of questioning, it might well be another liquid, maybe beer. Since Kavanaugh has set a standard for outrageousness, let’s memorialize it by making him

that kind of a noun.

He could also be a verb. He is just Kavenaughing for attention, we might say to the perpetrator of an outburst.

Lots of Kavanaughing going on on Capitol Hill. Let’s just call it as it is. Not a fit. Not a tantrum. Not a loss of control. But a Kavanaugh.

A particular aspect of the Kavanaugh, or Kavanaughing, is interrupting, especially interrupting women. So, the use of the Kavanaugh noun, verb, adjective is easily adaptable to the workplace, given the frequency with which men enjoy interrupting women. Please, don’t Kavanaugh me today, I’d like to make my point, a woman might say. Or we’ve had enough Kavanaughing for today, let’s conform to codes of civility. Can’t you see how invoking the name of the great interrupter puts everything in perspective?

To Kavanaugh is to interrupt, to disrespect, to come back with a tepid apology, and to be assured that you will get away with it.

Then there is an adjective here. An adjective is descriptive, and Kavanaugh is sure-nuff a descriptive. That

was a Kavanaugh fool. She through a Kavanaugh fit. I won’t have a Kavanaugh worker in my shop. We can’t pay for Kavanaugh water consumption, we’re on a budget. There was so much in that Kavanaugh performance to link to a noun, verb, pronoun that I’m sure my Kavanaugh fit hardly scratches the surface.

The 51 Senators who confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to be a Justice of the Supreme Court represent a minority (about 45 percent) of the population.

That alone is ground for considering amendments to the Constitution.

More importantly, while we in the majority can’t immediately impeach, but we can immediately induct him into the Hall of Shame by making him a noun, verb, adverb (and for that matter a pronoun and an exclamation point). I am about to go somewhere, holler and scream at a job interview, and just have myself a nice comfy Kavanaugh!

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Marsy’s Law Amendment 6 takes on inequality SCLC Today

By Charles Steele Jr. Our founder, Dr. Martin Luther King, famously said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Dr. King made it his life’s mission to shine a bright light on the injustices he saw in this world and called for us all to work together to make right what is wrong.

Since his time on this Earth, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has carried on his mission and raised our voices up for those who need to be heard.

Right now, victims of crimes are among those whose voices are falling on deaf ears.

Too many crime victims feel ig-

nored and left out of the justice process. Many victims feel the person who committed the crime against them has more rights than they do.

Crime victims, many of whom are at the most vulnerable points of their lives, should be treated with equality and fairness. They should be appropriately protected and recognized.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference stands for equity.

Protecting and strengthening crime victims’ rights falls in line with our pursuit of equality and justice.

That is why I am proud to support Florida’s Amendment 6, also known as Marsy’s Law for Florida.

Amendment 6 would provide Florida’s crime victims with a stronger set of rights than what is currently afforded to them and it would place these rights in the state constitution.

Victims would be kept informed of

developments in their case, including upcoming hearings and trial dates. It would ensure they are notified about the custody status of the accused — if they are out on bail, released from prison and if they escaped.

Amendment 6/Marsy’s Law for Florida would provide victims the opportunity to be present — and heard — at court proceedings.

In terms of equity, it is important to note this amendment will not take away any of the guaranteed constitutional rights already provided to criminals and criminal defendants.

They will still have all their U.S. Constitutional rights, as well as the rights provided to them under the Florida Constitution.

They will still have due process and fair trials. The amendment would simply elevate the rights of victims to the same, equal constitutional level

as the rights of the accused and convicted.

Crime does not discriminate. Anyone can become a victim of crime at any time. Crime happens across all genders, ages, races and socioeconomic levels.

Becoming a victim of crime changes your life forever. The trauma, pain and fear associated with that life-altering event lasts long after the justice process is concluded. However, while they are navigating that justice process, victims of crimes — no matter who they are or where they live — should be able to take comfort in knowing they are guaranteed certain rights and protections.

Above all, they should be treated with dignity and respect.

A society is measured by its values and priorities. As a society, one of our core values should be to help those

among us who need protecting, including crime victims. The people of Florida are facing a pivotal moment.

Do you demand justice by calling for fair treatment of crime victims in the justice system? Or, do you allow the inequities to remain?

Floridians have the opportunity to give a greater voice to a group of people who deserve it — crime victims.

I have been honored to lend my voice to victims and I encourage all Floridians to stand in support of crime victims by voting yes on Amendment 6/Marsy’s Law for Florida on November 6.

Charles Steele Jr. is an American businessman, politician and civil rights leader. Dr. Steele was one of the first African-Americans elected to the City Council of Tuscaloosa and the Alabama State Senate. He is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. www.texasmetronews.com

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Boy, I tell you sometimes we can be so heavenly bound that we are no earthly good.

I heard that also.

When I was at an event recently where there was an abundance of young people who were old enough to call me “Mom,” and even “Grandma;“ it was interesting to hear the comments from some of my peers as they frowned at the clothing, or lack thereof; hairstyles; exposed bodies; vulgar language; and lack of respect.

Now I did see more flesh than I recalled back in the day but I also saw that for some reason all of the students who knew I, or their parents, or someone who mattered, would be around were all dressed in attire that the harshest critic would approve of.

Well, I checked a young man

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who cussed. I said, “watch your mouth!” To his credit he was very respectful and smiled at me sheepishly. He knew he was out of order and he didn’t take it further. I think his parents wouldn’t have liked his behavior but they would have been proud of his response.

There were many young folks who would have been running and hiding, just like I and others did when we were young, gifted and black. Just because they know does not mean they won’t push the envelope. They really are diamonds in the rough and that is what we must continue to see our youth as instead of tearing them down to the least common denominator.

Which brings me to my truth.

Unlike some of my friends, I didn’t talk with my mom like we were buddies. We didn’t

smoke together, have conversations laced with profanity or have discussions where I talked about my dealings with boys.

Also, unlike many of my friends, when I graduated from high school, I was still a virgin.

Today, I tell young ladies that they aren’t ready and neither are the young boys they claim to love. I encourage them to wait because one day they will meet someone and the experience they have will be one that if they haven’t waited, they will wish they had, for that person. “You don’t know your own body yet so how can you really know what happens when the mental, physical, and spiritual all come together,” I ask.

That ain’t happening as a teenager, and for some, not until decades later. But peer pressure is dangerous.

Sure I had friends who encouraged me to “try it.” Some of the conversations were hilarious as I was told, “if you don’t use it then it will close up on you,” or “nobody is going to want anyone without any experience.”

I would laugh. I had home training and I knew I was not ready for the responsibility or consequences. I wanted to fall in love first, for longer than a week. I also never told them I was scared.

So I ended up with a lot of boyfriends because they would like me but once they saw they weren’t “getting any,” it was over.

My freshman year, there was one guy, Dean B. He had so many girls after him it was crazy. He took a liking to me. But after that first kiss, I think he just said it wasn’t worth his time.

But Dean didn’t leave my side.

I became his little sister and he protected me. After that kiss he

www.texasmetronews.com never made any advances my way and he let others know to stand down.

Now Dean was someone you didn’t mess with. It was probably his bad boy persona that made him so attractive to the girls, who were oh so willing to do what I couldn’t and wouldn’t.

I am so thankful to Dean and over the years there have been others who have valued me as a person and didn’t step over the line, taking advantage of what I called “friendship.”

Richard was like that during college years at FAMU. From the day he saw his “homegirl” on campus; he and another Jersey guy, Willie Antonio (Tony) were my protectors, telling me when they felt I was out of order. They also taught me that when you want to know about a guy, don’t ask a girl, ask another guy. That is if you want the truth!

We all are going to have

those around who lead us astray. Then there will be those who are uplifting and allow us to enjoy our youth without acting like we don’t have hometraining.

It’s so important, however to realize that, even if we see someone doing wrong, it isn’t necessarily because they don’t know better. And we can’t have amnesia because we all had our moments of acting out. We must help our youth see the beauty within, instead of tearing them down.

It really does take a village and while some frightening things are going on with some of our youth, our faith must be stronger than any fears.

We have to step up and take back our communities. We must save our children. If they haven’t had hometraining, we must step in, we could save them from themselves.

Are you up for this?

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“Still Standing” was the theme for the seventh annual Epitomes Red Carpet and Awards Celebration, held at the Irving Convention Center of Las Colinas, Saturday, October 6, 2018. The Epitomes recognized luminaries in public service, entertainment, business, corporate citizenship and granted three girls scholarships from That Girl is S.M.A.R.T. on thefantastic music-filled night.

All award winners were announced,

along with honoring five significant pillars in the community: Mrs. Katrina Hunter – Woman of Excellence Award, Lynne Haze – Media Mogul Award, and with a special presentation to the recipients of the Living Dimension Award District Attorney, Faith Johnson, Kamiah Haynes-Hawthorne Community Servanthood Award - Mrs. Effie Dennison, Christian Athlete of the Year Award, Tim Brown and a special contribution to Dr. Cynthia Mickens Ross.

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DBDT reflects on historic times and cherished moments Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) presents dynamic and powerful works in its Director’s Choice series November 2-4, 2018, at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District. Sponsored by Texas I n s t r u m e n t s, the evening reflects national historic times and personal cherished moments illustrated through dance.

The Dallas premiere of Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest by choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans draws on fierce physical language through dance set to iconic speech excerpts by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The dance was originally created as a thesis at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. “I reshaped it when I worked with the dancers at Dallas Black Dance Theatre,” Evans explained. “We worked on how to transcribe King’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ speech with body movements.”

The performance takes on added theatrics as dancers sing, with veteran DBDT dancer Claude Alexander, III, leading a cappella during the performance.

Bruce Wood Dance Artistic Director Joy Bollinger’s This Time makes its world

premiere during the series.

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The strength and stamina of DBDT dancers are showcased as they push through the layers of Dallas Arts District Executive Director Lily Cabatu Weiss’ Thrown for a Loop. It explores how we cope with moments of extreme loss through the support and solace of others.

Weiss draws inspiration from the physically charged contemporary classical score of John Mackey.

The iconic work Absolute Rule is a collaborative duet choreographed by Elisa Monte and David Brown of New York City. The dance is described by the New York Times as, “...a virtuosic duet with entangled acrobatics that cleverly describes a male-female relationship.”

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Guns and Kids Dear Alma, My college roommate came to visit my husband and me and our new baby.

She lives in another state.

My husband has a daughter from a previous relationship, she’s seven. She spends every other weekend at our house.

My college roommate is our baby’s new Godmother. We’re all very happy about that, and the fact that she’ll be visiting with us more often.

Problem is, her husband came for the weekend with his gun. I saw it on the side table in the guest room.

He’s a police officer and I understand he uses it for work, but I wasn’t happy about the gun being in my house.

How do I broach the subject without having it out with her husband?

J.T.; Baltimore Hey J.T., Allow me a moment to remind you, you are the architect of your “house rules.”

Those of us, including a new god-

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by Alma Gill mother, SIL or coworker of your neighbor’s brother, when visiting your house, must abide by your rules.

The argument of carrying a weapon off duty has been a lively topic for decades and fortunately we’re not here to resolve that issue. The only answer that you need clarified at this moment is what works in your house.

Understandably, you don’t want fire-

officer, I’d suggest you invest in a lock box. Put the lock box in the closet of your guestroom.

I get the impression guns are not your thing, and this is a fish you’d prefer not to fry, and again. Let me reiterate: you’re in control of what’s cooking in your house. But since he’s an officer, he may not have a choice.

I understand your concern, you’re a new mom with a million The argument of carrying a weapon other things to deal with. off duty has been a lively topic for de- He’s not your husband, cades and fortunately we’re not here so you don’t have to live with something that to resolve that issue. The only answer makes you uncomfortthat you need clarified at this moment able.

If you’re so inclined to is what works in your house. add some potato salad to this fish fry, ask her arms lying around with little ones in how she thinks it would be best to hanthe house, and I feel you on that one. dle the situation.

Here’s what you do, call your girlfriend That way, you’ve allowed her some and let her know you noticed the gun input. I’m sure you two will come up during their last visit. Tell her you’re with a solution that satisfies all involved. concerned about your stepdaughter’s This my dear, is a situation that can be safety and would prefer they not bring resolved amicably, with the two of you it next time. If it turns out that he has to remaining the best of sister-friends. carry his weapon because he’s a police Alma

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post.

He’s here!

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Junior High School Reunion Dallas Junior High (Middle) Schools (Class of 1974 from high school) gathered together for a reunion

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Rave reviews for First Man Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong in the new biopic called First Man. The movie is based on the book by American historian James R. Hansen and directed by Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle who directed last year's La La Land. The teaming again of Chazelle and Gosling makes for an Oscar-caliber film that is head and shoulders above any previous movie about the NASA space program.

First Man chronicles the Apollo space program in the sixties, however, unlike a movie like Ron Howard's Apollo 13, this movie doesn't gloss over the failures of the Apollo space program. For example, it's a little-known fact that three Apollo astronauts were burned alive in a space capsule during a routine NASA mission. First Man also shows the personal side of Armstrong.

He was a man with family issues and who enjoyed BBQs and having a few laughs over beers with the boys. It just so happens that "the boys" were all also Apollo astronauts.

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The human touch with the movie's characters is the most enjoyable part of the film; along with the incredible CGI space effects that make you feel like you are right there in space with the astronauts. Director Chazelle uses camera angles and sound that make you rattle and shake like you were inside the cockpit.

The movie has its ups and downs with the storyline but the film itself stays consistently good and entertaining. Both Gosling and Chazelle should receive Oscar nominations for best actor and best director. First Man is one of the best movies I've seen this year. See it in IMAX if you can to get the full effect.

First Man has a run time of 2 hours and 21 minutes and is rated PG-13. It's a movie that shows one of mankind's biggest accomplishments, but it's also the story of the man, with all of his failures and frailties, who achieved it. On my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" this movie rates a JUMBO.

Valder Beebe Show Life is incredibly surprising!

Having Tanya Acker on my list of celebrities to interview was such a delight.

She is all that I had been briefed about; smart, talented, engaged and honest. I adored her bold response when I asked… …

VBS: What are your thoughts on the recent media storm about the new Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanagh?

TA: I do not feel it appropriate for me to respond.

Equally impressive, she was at the top of her class at Yale Law School, she work with the Supreme Court and President Clinton as an avid fighter for women and minorities.

A civil litigator, Tanya Acker, lends her legal mind on the fifth season of the Emmy nominated CBS Television Distribution’s syndicated court show “Hot Bench,” created by Judge Judy. HOT BENCH adds a new twist to the court genre, with the first-ever three judge panel (Tanya Acker, Patricia DiMango and Michael Corriero), taking viewers inside the courtroom and into their chambers as they deliberate, making it one of the most popular daytime programs---delivering more than 3.2 million daily viewers.

Always engaging and stirring on camera, Acker is an experienced expert commentator and has been featured as an expert guest on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Wendy Williams, The Talk, The Insider, CNN Reports, Anderson Cooper 360, Extra, Your World with Neil Cavuto, and now, a favorite guest on The Valder Beebe Show.

Acker received her B.A. de-

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In private practice, Acker’s legal work spanned a broad variety of matters from civil litigation involving public and private entities.

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