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By Cheryl Smith Publisher

Common decency I talked to a distraught candidate recently. It appears the recent primary election has had a negative impact on so many. This candidate felt the viciousness of some of the attacks would cause irreparable damage to many relationships and also discourage folks from seeking political office. Sure, we’ve heard time and time again that in politics “there are no permanent friends/enemies, only permanent issues.” Well, there’s something to be said about not letting issues, that tend to change, ruin relationships; especially those grounded in honesty, sincerity and all things noble. In politics, every relationship is not built on a solid foundation. You have to learn about bridge building. Know which bridge to approach, avoid, cross, or repair. And then there’s the oh so important one that you burn. I contend that you are too young, whatever your age, to burn any bridges. Ask your elders. Essentially, you must try to avoid permanent engagements with temporary people. There are some people who will only be in your lives for a season, maybe this campaign season. Some will go away, never to be heard from again. It would be unfortunate to make some permanent moves that will tie folks to you for life — kinda like going on a cruise and having unprotected sex in a bathroom with a complete stranger, only to become a parent in nine months. Not a good place or position to be in. Chevelle is working her first campaign. When I got her feedback on the experience, it was an earful. I was See TRUTH, page 10 IT’S EARLY VOTING TIME

ELECTION RESULTS: BROWN WINS

Sheriff Brown celebrates with supporter, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price on election night.

From Staff Reports It was a long night for some as they waited anxiously for election results. Interim Sheriff Marian Brown had an early lead that she maintained, avoiding a runoff and capturing 59.56 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, Tuesday Night. Although the Sheriff’s race is wasn’t there were several contentious races this cycle. There were also several races where there were no opponents. Several freshman judges did

not pull an opponent, including Shequitta Kelly, Amber Givens-Davis, Ingrid Warren, Stephanie Mitchell and Staci Williams. Judicial candidates Raquel “Rocky” Jones, Audrey Moorehead, Aiesha Redmond, and Melissa Bellan were victorious, as were incumbents Tammy Kemp and Jennifer Bennett, Tina Yoo, Lela Mayes and Etta J. Mullin. Thanks to forums like the Dallas Examiner’s Monday Night Politics, at churches and Paul Quinn College, or sponsored by

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; citizens were able to get up close and personal with candidates. There were of course some upsets. There was the closely-watched race between Elizabeth Davis Frizell and John Creuzot, that was the topic of discussion with Creuzot coming out on top by a little over 500 votes. Then there are the runoffs. The election is set for May 22, 2013 to decide those contests. Check out the full election results on page 2 and at www.texasmetronews. com

THIS IS OUR HISTORY Celebrating Women's History Month Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement in honor of Women’s History Month: “During Women’s History Congresswoman Month we honor Eddie Bernice Johnson the brave women whose shoulders we continue to stand upon today. We celebrate this legacy of resilience as they demonstrate what it looks like to be persistent in overcoming barriers presented across multiple generations. Women have been at the forefront of movements that have shaped the American identity into what is today. And we will continue to forge a brighter future through supporting STEM education for young girls and women, securing equal pay, providing accessible healthcare, and the right to a safe educational environment; which are all key elements needed to bring this vision of equality to every citizen. “This month we recognize every organizer and advocate who committed themselves to a cause working to achieve equality in every avenue of life. America is a land of opportunity; we must never forget our commitment to providing a better legacy for those to come than what was left to us. The heights of the achievements our daughters and granddaughters reach will be the testament of the work we accomplish in our lifetimes. Therefore, I will continue to make legislative decisions with the best interests of young girls and women in mind.” www.texasmetronews.com

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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS

DEM U. S. SENATOR 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Choice Beto O'Rourke (DEM) Sema Hernandez (DEM) Edward Kimbrough (DEM)

Votes Percent 70,723 57.67% 26,492 21.60% 25,415 20.72% 122,630

Total

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 5 100 of 100 Precincts Reporting Choice Dan Wood (DEM)

Votes 10,953 Total

Percent 100.00% 10,953

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 24 119 of 119 Precincts Reporting Choice John Biggan (DEM) Josh Imhoff (DEM) Jan McDowell (DEM) Edward 'Todd' Allen (DEM)

Votes 3,001 923 7,389 2,176 Total

Percent 22.25% 6.84% 54.78% 16.13% 13,489

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 26 2 of 2 Precincts Reporting Choice Linsey Fagan (DEM) Will Fisher (DEM)

Votes 6 8 Total

Percent 42.86% 57.14% 14

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 30 263 of 263 Precincts Reporting Choice Eric Williams (DEM) Barbara Mallory Caraway (DEM) Eddie Bernice Johnson (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 6,931 13.59% 11,641 22.83% 32,415 63.58% 50,987

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 32 200 of 200 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Todd Maternowski (DEM) 917 2.39% Colin Allred (DEM) 14,857 38.69% Ron Marshall (DEM) 1,213 3.16% George Rodriguez (DEM) 2,863 7.46% Brett Shipp (DEM) 6,214 16.18% Lillian Salerno (DEM) 7,042 18.34% Ed Meier (DEM) 5,296 13.79% Total 38,402

DEM U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DIST 33 113 of 113 Precincts Reporting Choice Carlos Quintanilla (DEM)

Marc Veasey (DEM)

Votes 4,141

Percent 41.79%

5,769

58.21% 9,910

Total

www.texasmetronews.comDEM GOVERNOR (VOTE FOR 1) 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice

Votes

Percent

Eric Johnson (DEM) 6,437 70.54% 2,688 29.46% Percent Sandra Crenshaw (DEM) Marc Veasey (DEM) 5,769 58.21% Total 9,125 100.00% Total 9,910 Total 99,895 www.texasmetronews.com Choice Kathy Cheng (DEM)

DEM GOVERNOR (VOTE FOR 1) 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Votes 99,895

DEM PRESIDING JUDGE, CT OF CRIMINAL APPE 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Choice Lupe Valdez (DEM) Tom Wakely (DEM) Adrian Ocegueda (DEM) James Jolly Clark (DEM) Grady Yarbrough (DEM) Jeffrey Payne (DEM) Cedric Davis, Sr. (DEM) Andrew White (DEM) Joe Mumbach (DEM)

Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent 78,487 62.02% Maria T. (Terri) Jackson (DEM) 100,330 100.00% 3,032 2.40% Total 100,330 2,294 1.81% 1,311 1.04% DEM JUDGE, CT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 7 2,948 2.33% 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 4,111 3.25% 10,340 8.17% Choice Votes Percent 23,298 18.41% Ramona Franklin (DEM) 99,136 100.00% 738 0.58% Total 99,136 Total 126,559 DEM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DIST 11 DEM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 105 of 105 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Detail Map Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Celeste Light (DEM) 4,579 40.06% Michael Cooper (DEM) 57,900 50.44% Carla Morton (DEM) 6,850 59.94% Mike Collier (DEM) 56,894 49.56% Total 11,429 Total 114,794 DEM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DIST 12 282 of 282 Precincts Reporting DEM ATTORNEY GENERAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Tina Green (DEM) 12,252 27.72% Choice Votes Percent Suzanne Smith (DEM) 21,478 48.59% Justin Nelson (DEM) 102,269 100.00% Laura Malone-Miller (DEM) 10,469 23.69% Total 102,269 Total 44,199 DEM COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Joi Chevalier (DEM) Tim Mahoney (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 63,248 57.04% 47,641 42.96% 110,889

DEM COMM OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Detail Map Choice Votes Percent Tex Morgan (DEM) 38,146 34.38% Miguel Suazo (DEM) 72,812 65.62% Total 110,958

DEM COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Kim Olson (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 102,192 100.00% 102,192

DEM RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Chris Spellmon (DEM) Roman McAllen (DEM)

Votes 55,172 53,276 Total

Percent 50.87% 49.13% 108,448

DEM JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 2 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Steven Kirkland (DEM) 100,320 100.00% Total 100,320 DEM JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 4 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice R.K. Sandill (DEM)

Votes 98,673 Total

Percent 100.00% 98,673

DEM JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 6 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Kathy Cheng (DEM)

Votes 99,895 Total

Percent 100.00% 99,895

DEM PRESIDING JUDGE, CT OF CRIMINAL APPE 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

DEM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DIST 13 410 of 410 Precincts Reporting Choice Total Votes Percent 48,255 Aicha Davis (DEM) 48,255 100.00% DEM DIST 2 TotalSTATE SENATOR, 48,255 127 of 127 Precincts Reporting

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 102 46 of 46 Precincts Reporting Choice Ana-Maria Ramos (DEM)

Votes 7,688 Total

Percent 100.00% 7,688

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 103 69 of 69 Precincts Reporting

Choice Rafael M. Anchia (DEM)

Votes 6,689 Total

Percent 100.00% 6,689

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 104 60 of 60 Precincts Reporting Choice Roberto Alonzo (DEM) Jessica Gonzalez (DEM)

Votes 2,140 3,570 Total

Percent 37.48% 62.52% 5,710

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 105 58 of 58 Precincts Reporting Choice Thresa 'Terry' Meza (DEM) A. D. Jenkins (DEM)

Votes 2,920 2,185 Total

Percent 57.20% 42.80% 5,105

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 107 DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 2 53 of 53 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Reporting Percent 127 of 127 Precincts Kendall Scudder (DEM) 13,107 100.00% Choice Votes Percent Total Votes 13,107 Victoria Neave (DEM) Choice Percent 6,442 100.00% Kendall Scudder (DEM) 13,107 100.00% Total 6,442 DEMTotal STATE SENATOR, 13,107 DIST 8 32 of 32 Precincts Reporting DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 108 DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 8 66 of 66 Precincts Reporting Choice 32 of 32 Precincts Votes Reporting Percent Brian Chaput (DEM) 2,939 49.33% Choice Votes Percent Mark Phariss (DEM)Choice 3,019 50.67% Votes Percent Joanna Cattanach (DEM) 6,533 62.97% Total 5,958 Brian Chaput (DEM) 2,939 49.33% Zac Duffy (DEM) 3,841 37.03% Mark Phariss (DEM)

3,019 50.67% DEM DIST 9 TotalSTATE SENATOR, 5,958 67 of 67 Precincts Reporting

Total

10,374

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 109 DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 9 63 of 63 Precincts Reporting Choice 67 of 67 Precincts Votes Reporting Percent Gwenn Burud (DEM) 4,482 100.00% Choice Votes Percent Total Votes 4,482 Christopher Graham (DEM) Choice Percent 913 5.92% Gwenn Burud (DEM) 4,482 100.00% Deshaundra Lockhart Jones (DEM) 6,897 44.73% DEM STATE 16 Victoria Walton (DEM) Total SENATOR, DIST 4,482 1,413 9.16% 270 of 270 Precincts Reporting Carl Sherman (DEM) 6,196 40.18% DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 16 Total 15,419 Choice Votes Percent 270 of 270 Precincts Reporting Nathan Johnson (DEM) 25,330 69.59% DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 110 Joe Bogen (DEM) 11,068 30.41% Choice Votes Percent 53 of 53 Precincts Reporting Total 36,398 Nathan Johnson (DEM) 25,330 69.59% Joe Bogen (DEM)

11,068 30.41% Total 36,398 DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 23 301 of 301 Precincts Reporting

DEM STATE SENATOR, DIST 23 Choice Votes Reporting Percent 301 of 301 Precincts Royce West (DEM) 49,827 100.00% Total Votes 49,827 Choice Percent Royce West (DEM)

49,827 Total

Votes 5,383 Total

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 100 Choice 73 of 73 Precincts Votes Reporting Percent Eric Johnson (DEM) 6,437 70.54% Sandra Crenshaw (DEM) 2,688 29.46% Choice Votes Percent Total 6,437 9,125 Eric Johnson (DEM) 70.54% 2,688 29.46% Total 9,125 DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 102 46 of 46 Precincts Reporting

Percent 100.00% 5,383

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 111 57 of 57 Precincts Reporting

Choice 100.00% Yvonne Davis (DEM) 49,827 Total

DEM STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 100 73 of 73 Precincts Reporting

Sandra Crenshaw (DEM)

Choice Toni Rose (DEM)

Votes 12,742

Percent 100.00% 12,742

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By Vincent L. Hall Breaking Newsâ&#x20AC;ŚJust In!! The â&#x20AC;&#x153;feral childâ&#x20AC;? and son of noble colonizers Tarzan is missing and at this moment, presumed dead. During the length of a twohour epic movie; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Panther,â&#x20AC;? much of the African continent was panned and there were no sightings of Tarzan, Jane, the notorious vine he used for transportation, nor his chimpanzee, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cheetah.â&#x20AC;? Tarzan is dead, and in a cultural sense, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m elated. Let me share my personal testimony and explain how I was radicalized. I had this thing about Blackface, Aunt Jemima, monkeys, and especially gorillas. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scare me; they haunt me. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how it happened, but between the TV series Daktari and Tarzan, I either learned to or fell prey to a sinister plot that made me slightly ashamed of Africa. Stay with me, because this is a transgenerational lesson. As a little nappy-headed, brownskinned boy; born on the wrong side of town and living on the wrong side of the tracks, racial misappropriation was commonplace. My psychosis stemmed from the continuation of a historical whitewashing that started before African slaves were loaded onto vessels and shipped around the globe to the Americas. Even as a young child, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comprehend Tarzan. Why would hordes and hundreds of indigenous Africans be led by a barefoot White man in a loincloth, traipsing through a jungle filled with treacherous terrain? Not to mention the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lions and Tigers and Bearsâ&#x20AC;ŚOh My!!â&#x20AC;? It made no sense to me. There was an obvious thread be-

tween Tarzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventures and the colonizers in South Africa, Mother England and the United States. The domination of resources and the disfigured depiction of the African continent was even more troublesome. Somewhere along the way, James Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say it Loud, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Black and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud,â&#x20AC;? pierced the veil of my ignorance. Most millennials donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize it, but there was a time when calling a Colored or Negro man; Black or African, could get your ass whippedâ&#x20AC;Ś quick. The Godfather of Soul made darker hues acceptable. Commercially, Black skin today is as attractive and acceptable. The Hollywood demand for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Light, Bright and damned near Whiteâ&#x20AC;? has faded. (Pun intended.) The self-hatred that came with being descendants of Africa was deep-seeded, but in many instances undetectable. Prejudiced Whites who wanted to insult us above and beyond the word Nigger, used Africa and African imagery to enforce their superiority. Riveting insults like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;spear chucker, porch monkey, jiggaboo, jungle bunny and tar babyâ&#x20AC;? are still a staple for racists. Recall the LAPD officer who used â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gorillas in the mistâ&#x20AC;? as a euphemism for Blacks in the communities where he was paid to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Protect and Serve.â&#x20AC;? However, the ignorance surrounding

Africa was not limited to one race and has not died easily. In 1991, the same year that the LAPD cop likened South Central residents to monkeys, there was another blockbuster black film that reinforced the officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiment. Rewind the VHS tape to the first fight scene in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boyz in the Hood.â&#x20AC;? Trey Stylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classmate vehe-

Black Panther and the technologically-advanced homeland we now proudly claim as Wakanda, has done more to erase the corrosive self-contempt of African-Americans than anything in our history. The last time we saw a film with such profound cultural implications was Malcolm X. Black, Red and Green filled our communities.

mently announced that he was not an â&#x20AC;&#x153;African booty scratcherâ&#x20AC;? and held no allegiances to the continent. Some of us have been ashamed of our own heritage, consciously and unconsciously...but not anymore. This film checked a block for Africa in a way that the entire world can see.

Tarzan is no sworn enemy of mine, but I owe a debt of gratitude to the conceivers, cast and crew of Black Panther. One good dose of Vibranium and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been cured. #StayWoke #QuitPlayin Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.

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The Truth as I see it By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist)

In another episode of “What the hell are they thinking?” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over how the agency is treating people from another country. Enough is enough. We live in the United States of America, not the United States of Everyone Else. Last week, my column was about how Black leaders, who have been appointed by the mainstream media, continue to make every other group’s issues our community’s issues. Now the NAACP has filed a lawsuit against DHS, because they revoked Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the U.S. According to the lawsuit, the NAACP claims, “[Trump] wishes to reduce the number of immigrants of color in the United States.” They basically are asserting that DHS is terminating TPS for Haitians, because of their race and are being denied equal protection and due process rights under the Fifth Amendment. And their radical sister organization, the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) in a press release goes even further: “As evidence of the intent to discrimi-

nate, the lawsuit cites public reporting that DHS sought crime data on Haitians with TPS, as well as information on how many Haitian nationals were receiving public benefits. The lawsuit alleges that the Department’s efforts to gather this specific data on Haitian TPS designees “trades on false anti-Black stereotypes about criminality and exploitation of public benefits and suggests the effort to manufacture a public safety rationale for the planned rescission.” You have got to be kidding me. So, let me make sure I understand this correctly. Merely, because DHS is seeking information to determine if a specific group who is living under TPS is in compliance with the requirements of the program, that is somehow racist? This is totally idiotic. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), “The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts

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of countries), who are already in the United States. Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.” The Secretary may designate a country for TPS due to the following temporary conditions in the country: “ongoing armed conflict (such as civil war), an environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane), or an epidemic, other extraordinary and temporary conditions.” Based on the above, it is clearly established that President Trump, through his DHS, has total and uni-

with citizens in the U.S. listed under TPS: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Do you notice anything that stands out to you? The NAACP alleges in no uncertain terms that Trump “wishes to reduce the number of immigrants of color in the United States.” If that is the case, can they please explain to me why there is not one country whose citizens are granted TPS from a European country? They are all from countries with people of color. The NAACP’s lawsuit is frivolous at

Just as former President Barack Obama damaged America’s standing by his misguided intervention across the globe, the NAACP is doing the same thing by attempting to intervene on the behalf of non-residents. No, their mission should always be America first, America last, and America always! lateral authority to decide who can be protected under TPS and when they can have that designation removed. Whether Trump is a “racist,” as the NAACP alleges, or not has absolutely no bearing on the president’s authority to determine who gets TPS and for how long. To further debunk the myth that Trump is a racist, one should take note of others who have TPS status. There are currently 10 countries

best and a waste of the court’s time at worst. This lawsuit will ultimately be thrown out with the quickness, once it gets before a judge. But the bigger question is this: Why is the NAACP and the LDF, yet again, expending so much precious capital on people who are not even U.S. citizens? Should they not be more concerned about getting protection for all the Black Americans in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Ferguson,

HE IS A SERIAL RAPIST He targeted members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. but this is more than about a sorority. We’re talking about a community. Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother? aunt or grandmother or maybe YOU?

to name a few, whose daily lives are filled with one catastrophic disaster after another? What about the flood of drugs permeating the Black community, what about the tsunami of out of wedlock births affecting the Black community; what about the earthquake of crime destroying the Black community, what about the civil war going on within the body politic in the Black community? I thought the NAACP’s core mission was to fight for equality for Blacks in America and fight against injustice. Just as former President Barack Obama damaged America’s standing by his misguided intervention across the globe, the NAACP is doing the same thing by attempting to intervene on the behalf of non-residents. No, their mission should always be America first, America last, and America always! Does that mean we should not attempt to help others in need? Of course not. But there must be some type of priority placed on our activities. When your own community is in need and hurting, your first and only obligation is to help your own, even if that means your “neighbor” will suffer, temporarily. Raynard Jackson is founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF), a federally registered 527 Super PAC established to get more Blacks involved in the Republican Party. BAFBF focuses on the Black entrepreneur. For more information about BAFBF, visit www.bafbf.org. You can follow Raynard on Twitter @Raynard1223.

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Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas

Los Lonely Boys at House of Blues Dallas 2200 N. Lamar St. 8:30pm The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents Poetry Smash - I’m every Woman a night of spoken word and open mic., 1309 Canton St., Dallas. Call 214-743-2400

March 9 Food Truck Friday at Firewheel Town Center, 245 Cedar Stage Dr., Garland. 972-495-8085 from 5pm-8pm

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Let’s talk Diversity A Media Fair register 9:30 am Session is 10 am – Noon at UT Arlington Fine Arts Bldg. Rm. 258

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MLK Dallas Dream Forward Program at MLK Jr. Community Center (bldg. A) 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. Dallas from 9 am – 3 pm Email info@ dallasmlkcenter.com

Prison Reform and Money From 10 am –11am at the African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas. Guests: Grand Prairie State Rep Rodney Anderson and Keenan Williams

Town Hall about Autism at Paul Laurence Dunbar- Kiest Branch Library 2008 E. Kiest Blvd. Dallas from 6 pm- 7:30 pm

Make your own Body Scrub At the Soapery 231 Texas St. Cedar Hill 10 am. Reg. to attend by email: dan.watkins@cedarhilltx.com or call 972-291-7323 ext.1311.

Jazz Weekend in Dallas at Bruton Theater The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Inc. 1309 Canton St. at 8 pm

2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam Majestic Theatre 1925 Elm Street Dallas. March 14- March 15, Times Vary Tickets: http://bit.ly/2FxklGL Website: http://bit. ly/2mkUXLV “Nava Rasa” Granville Arts Center - Brownlee Auditorium, 300 N. Fifth Street, Garland, at5:45 pm Dr. Brenda Wall’s Reception, Book Signing & Community Form from 6:30 pm - 8 pm at South www.texasmetronews.com

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Adult Easter Egg Hunt 2018 at Kiest Park 3080 S. Hampton Rd. Dallas from 3 pm – 7 pm

Taste of Garland, Garland Crime Stoppers, Inc. The Atrium 300 N. Fifth Street, Garland. From 6 pm - 9 pm

Easter Egg-Straveganza at Firewheel Town Center, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 245 Cedar Sage Dr. Garland 972-495-8085

Shelly Garrett’s Beauty Shop, Music Hall at Fair Park 909 1st. Ave. Dallas. 8 pm

The 5K walk/run-Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Dallas, 8 am - 1 pm Theme "End AIDS Together"

Pretty Girls Love Paint & Trap Dallas Edition 2 at Amethyst Boutique 103 E. Beltline Rd. Cedar Hill 7 pm – 10 pm BYOB

Black Violin, Presented by AT&T Performing Arts , 9:45 pm at Strauss Square 2389 Flora St., Dallas. Tickets: 214-880-0202

Roundtable Writer’s Breakfast TBAAL 1309 Canton St. Dallas Rm. T314 at 10 am

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March 18 World Famous Gospel Brunch House of Blues 2200 N. Lamar St., Dallas. At 12 pm Elvis, Cash & Diamond at Plaza Theater Garland Sunday, 3 pm 521 W. State St. GarlandInfo: www.stardomentertainment.us Caring Bunny at Firewheel Town Center 245 Cedar Stage Dr., Garland. 972-495-8085

March 20 Jeezy - The Cold Summer Tour House of Blues Dallas 2200 N Lamar St, at 7 pm HOBDallasVIP@LiveNation.com. Family Old School Game Night Zula B. Wyle Public Library 225 Cedar St., Cedar Hill at 6 pm

March 21 13th Annual Career & Resource Fair at MLK Jr. Rec. Center 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. Dallas from 9am-1pm. All job seekers invited.

March 22 The State of Black Dallas at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas from 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Women’s Empowerment Expo 2018, Queenish Pro. Women’s Club, Lancaster Grand Hall 1700 Veterans Memorial Park, Lancaster From 10 am – 6 pm Bunny Hop 2018 The Social House 2708 Routh Street Dallas. How it works! – Registration is from 1:30 pm3:30 pm - Crawl begins at 2 pm Tickets: http:// bit.ly/2Fy4CaM The Vintage Fashion Show at Zula B. Wyle Public Library 225 Cedar St., Cedar Hill at 2 pm Light refreshments served. Exposing the Enemy Women’s Conference Speaker Lady Tamara Williams-Franklin from10 am -1 pm at Comfort Suites at Lake Worth, 5825 Quebec St, Lake Worth Black Excellence Night at American Airlines Center Hornets V/S Mavs 4:30 pm

March 27 Free Legal Aid at MLK Community Center 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. Dallas 214-670-8418 from 4 pm-7 pm

March 29 EASTER EGG HUNT 6 pm 1310 W. Avenue F Garland Down for Count One-Act Play Festival at Bishop Arts Theatre Center 215 S. Tyler St. Dallas 3-29 7:30 pm 3-30 7:30 3-31 7:30 pm through 4-15-18

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Links, Inc. spotlights So SMAART STEM program benefiting Oak Cliff Schools

On March 3, 2018, Trinity (TX) Chapter hosted its 11th Annual Fundraiser, Diamond and Sneakers Gala, benefitting So SMAART and community programs at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Member Dr. Sharon Blackman, Strategic Learning Consultant with Dallas County Community College District, was the chair the event. Special guest in attendance for this annual event was The Links Western Area Vice Director, Lorna Hankins from Houston, TX. Ms. Hankins has served as Executive Director of The National Kidney Foundation serving Texas since February, 2015. Prior to that appointment she was Executive Director of The Sickle Cell Association of The Texas Gulf Coast. The Trinity Chapter is a nationally recognized, award-winning chapter of The Links, Inc. and is dedicated to educating and empowering underserved communities in Dallas. The chapter’s top priorities are the So SMAART mentoring program for two DISD Oak Cliff Schools and Scholarship for Excellence to students in Dallas County Community School District. So SMAART is an acronym for Set on Science and Engineering, Mathematics, the Arts, Aviation, Reading, and Technology. The mentorship program is at T.L. Marsalis Elementary School (4th – 5th grades) and William H. Atwell Law Academy (6th - 8th grades), which focuses on Science, Technology, Engi-

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neering, and Math (“STEM”) curriculum and careers. In addition to monthly sessions and field trips, students are provided the opportunity to attend STEM-focused summer camps. Over 1,000 students have become

is supported by more than 30 dedicated corporate and education partners and community resources who provide professional, financial, and inkind support. Trinity (TX) Chapter annually awards a number of scholarships, Scholarship for Excellence, to deserving high school seniors matriculating to four-year colleges/universities and community colleges. Not only does Trinity support Dallas youth, chapter members also register voters, host voter education forums, conduct financial literary workshops, participates in various walks (Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart), and other programs in Dallas County.

STEM gems through So SMAART. Trinity (TX) Chapter members are responsible for implementing the So SMAART program and So SMAART

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Quaid sees I Can Only Imagine as story of redemption

Bart Millard and Eva Coleman

By Eva D. Coleman Many have heard the phrase, “Death and babies bring people together.” For Mercy Me’s lead singer, Bart Millard, the words he incessantly scribbled regarding the loss of his father gave birth to I Can Only Imagine, the Christian band’s signature song. “At the gravesite actually, my grandmother said ‘I can only imagine what Bub’s seeing now’… that’s what they called my dad,” Millard said. From the moment he left the grave, Millard says he became “very obsessed with the thought of Heaven.” “I would always think about it and I would write ‘I can only imagine’ on anything I could get my hands on,” he added. This pen to surface contact led to Millard writing a song, which he says took him 10 minutes, that resonates in the lives of so many. While stations of all formats, churches and so many others have contributed to the song’s reign as most-played Christian contemporary tune, the pain behind this notable track is now exposed in a movie of the same name for others to see. Millard endured an entire childhood of abuse at the hands, from the mouth and mental psyche of his father, Arthur, portrayed in the film by veteran actor Dennis Quaid. “To play the bad guy in a film is usually the most fun, but that’s when it’s like one of the comic book movies,” Quaid said. “It’s fun to play the bad guy in a comic book movie. This is a true story.” Throughout the movie, Millard’s truth as an abused child can be hard to stomach. Watching the physicality of it all will make you cringe. Seeing his thoughts and dreams constantly crushed will, or should, cause angst. Clearly, there’s no excuse to treat a child this way. Howwww.texasmetronews.com

ever, there IS an even deeper backstory. “My dad, before I was born, was in a horrible accident. He would flag traffic through a construction site, got hit by a diesel; it didn’t break any bones in his body, but he was in a coma for about eight weeks,” Millard shared. “Everybody said he was a teddy bear before it happened. When he woke up from that, he was a monster.” Citing statistical reasoning that many abusers come from environments where they themselves were abused, Quaid, who so masterfully plays the ‘monster’ doesn’t see Arthur as such. “I don’t see Arthur as a bad guy. I see him as a person who was a product of his own circumstances growing up,” Quaid said. “Bart and Arthur were able to break that chain and their willingness through, I think, divine intervention.” That divine intervention was ushered in by illness. Arthur’s cancer diagnosis resulted in a child-as-caregiver bond that dramatically shifted the tides. “If I didn’t have to care for my dad, I don’t know if our relationship would be what it was,” Millard said. During evenings of his entire senior year of high school, Millard was in charge of administering medication intravenously to his father. “What senior in high school wants to talk to any of their parents, ever?” Millard laughed. “And I’m doing it for two hours every night and to where I’m looking forward to it.” Millard smiled as he recalled their topics of conversation. He mentioned trying to ask as much as he could and squeeze it all in because he knew their face-to-face talks would soon come to an end. “I knew we didn’t have much time, and so that’s when everything completely changed,” he said. The I Can Only Imagine film encapsulates so many moments in Bart Millard’s life. Quaid admitted that he’d never heard the iconic song. He shared how he’d received the script and music at the same time, immediately diving into the script. “It’s a story of redemption. A redemption after walking through hell fire…for both of them, really,” Quaid said regarding accepting the role. “I was so touched. And then, of course, I heard the CD.” The film displays so many other dynamics of the trajectory from child to adult, including the role educators play in the lives of students. Greenville, Texas native Millard was encouraged to use and pursue his vocal gift by his Greenville High School choir teacher, Mrs.

Fincher, portrayed by Dallas native Priscilla Shirer. He landed in Mrs. Fincher’s class after being sidelined by a football injury and choir being the only elective available. “When we casted J. Michael from Les Mis, I called her and I was like, ‘You’re not going to believe this, one, you’re in a movie, and two, I’m sitting with the guy who plays Jean Valjean in Les Mis,’” Millard Dennis Quaid, during recent visit to Dallas said of Fincher being one of the first phone calls he made the common labels being used to categorize I after his role was cast. “I said ’It’s Priscilla Shirer Can Imagine. A good story is just a good stoand I think she’s gonna kill it.’ And she goes, ry. No labels required. The reality of the story ‘Honey, if it’s not me, anybody else can do it and itself and the making-of-the-movie moments it’s fine.’” provide layers to the film beyond the screen. It adds even greater value to the lyrics that led to Finding Bart the reflection. “When you hear the song, you’re not listening “We want somebody that could act, sing realto Bart’s story, it becomes your story. And you ly good, and somewhat resemble Bart,” producdon’t really have to be a Christian to hear the er Kevin Downes said. “Literally we were on a song and make it personal to yourself,” Quaid plane to New York as soon as we saw him.” said. “I hope that audiences feel the same way Newcomer J. Michael Finley plays Bart Milabout the movie.” lard. I Can Only Imagine is his first film and The recording of one of the most physical first film audition. He was discovered while scenes between the characters Bart and Arthur serving as an understudy in Les Misérables on provided Millard with a profound revelation afBroadway in New York City. ter the scene ended with actors J. Michael Finley “He’s a one in a million kid. He’s a one in a storming out and Quaid left alone. million person, and he’s a one in a million tal“So I’m watching on this monitor, and as ent,” co-writer / co-director Jon Erwin said. “He it keeps rolling, I’m watching, and for the has the best film instincts of any actor I’ve ever first time in my life, that’s the first time I ever worked with. He’s a phenomenal talent and I thought, ‘What could my dad have possibly can’t wait to introduce him to the world.” gone through after I left?” Millard said. “Never Millard sees himself in Finley. dawned on me as him as any kind of victim, or “I feel like we were separated at birth,” Milwhat was he struggling with.” lard said. “As a person, this is the guy.” Abusers as victims? Abusers as victims. I Can Only Imagine how Finley’s life will Whether a question or a statement, this film dechange with the release of this film. livers the unmistakeable power of forgiveness. Millard’s life on-screen gave pause of concern “There was a moment when I chose to forfor those presently around him. While he and give my dad,” Millard said. “The biggest part is his mother have a great relationship now, he I wasn’t clear on everything I was forgiving him pondered ways to soften how she was portrayed. for, doesn’t change it, but I’m learning about “In the movie, she leaves in a rough way and things I forgave him for daily…even now.” doesn’t really come back. I kept trying to make The time to forgive is paramount. it better,” Millard said, sharing how that thought “If there’s breath in our lungs, then no one’s changed when his wife stepped in. “She stopped out of the reach of God’s grace. If we’re still me and said, ‘Hey, you’re now trying to write her breathing, the story’s not finished,” Millard into the story and she wasn’t there.’” said. Millard has already seen the movie with his mom. He mentioned that through her tears, she I Can Only Imagine can be seen in theaters also confirmed its accuracy. beginning March 16, 2018. Christian movie. Faith-based film. These are

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Haigler and Keyes 50th Birthday Celebration

Four charities were the beneficiaries of the Haigler and Keyes 50th birthday celebration. Presentations were made at Paul Quinn College to UT Southwestern Can-

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A Wrinkle in Time is based on a fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. The story is about the good and the evil in the world and, in the turbulant 1960's, the writer’s perspective was that evil was winning. Sadly, 50 years later, things haven't changed that much. The story uses time and space to represent the battle between good and evil and how one young middle school girl is called upon to be a warrior who can save the world. Storm Reid plays Meg Murry, the daughter to a couple of brilliant physicists, whose father (Chris Pine from Star Trek) goes missing after he discovers how to travel between different dimensions. On the anniversary of her father's dissapearance the young girl is teased and treated cruely by the "popular girls" at school. The young, bright girl that Meg once was has now been replaced by a moody and doubting young lady who is detached from the rest of the world. Her only friend, besides her mother (Gugu Mbatha Raw-Belle) and brother, Charles Wallace, is a boy at school, Calvin, who is considered one of the "popular kids." Then she is visited in her backyard by three time and space traveling warriors who want Meg to join them to help find her father and to defeat the darkness in the universe. The Three Warriors are Mrs. www.texasmetronews.com

Which (Oprah Winfrey), Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon of Legally Blonde) and Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project). Oprah makes her first appearance in the movie as a 20-foot-tall regal looking queen, and with her loud, giant voice

booming she was the spitting image of RuPaul. However, that comparison goes away when she appears in the rest of the movie as a regular sized person. (Thank goodness.) With the help of their three guides, Meg, her brother and her classmate, travel to a different dimension to begin their search for her father. This is where director Ava

DuVernay (Selma) earns her money. She has created an amazing and colorful world that is a delight to watch on the big screen. You'll have to resist from "ooooing" and "awwwing" for the remainder of the movie. The world that DuVernay brings to life is simply stunning. A Wrinkle in Time also makes history with its $100 million dollar production budget; making DuVernay the first African American woman to ever be given the opportunity to make a movie with a $100 million budget. Much like the movie Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time is also ground-breaking because of its positive portrayal of a young African American girl. Already at advanced screenings groups of Girl Scouts and Girl's Club members have been treated to the movie because of its inspiring message. As Oprah Winfrey said on the red carpet on opening night, the message of the movie is, "you are enough." It's the kind of inspiring message that makes you leave the theater feeling a little better than when you came in. Do be warned however that parts of the movie are a little dark and scary. It's rated PG but I'd be hesitant to take a little girl to the movie who was under 10. The movie has a run time of 1 hour and 49 minutes. On my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate A Wrinkle in Time a JUMBO!

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continued from front page pleased, however, that she was not completely turned off to the process. In addition to observing candidates dancing with voters, “one candidate was actually dropping it like it’s hot,” there were several near fights between campaign workers and candidates, she said. “I talked to one guy and told him he had to think about the person whose shirt he was wearing,” she recalled. “He told me that he was a man and no one would disrespect him.” Her response to the man was that it wasn’t about him and if he couldn’t put his personal feelings aside and do the job, he shouldn’t be working the polls. Chevelle was surprised at the rudeness of some workers, candidates and voters. She saw it all, from workers chiding voters who carried literature belonging to a candidate they weren’t in favor of; to candidates in verbal arguments with one another; to voters rudely rejecting literature. Recently I talked to a classroom of students and asked how they responded to people who approached them with flyers, brochures, etc., or even if they entered an elevator would they speak or acknowledge the other occupants. Sadly most said they ignore the person trying to give them something and they don’t speak to folks on the elevator. Those same students said they would pet or acknowledge a dog that approached them and they would show some love to a dog if they entered an elevator and there was a dog. Wow! Who do you think my students said were the rudest, men or women? Are you that person who turns your nose up at someone who tries to give you a flyer? Do you say “no thanks”; flicking your hand, as if to say, “be gone”; or totally ignore the person’s outstretched hand? Are you that person who treats the person the way you’d like to be treated or are you the person who folks wish would trip and fall? The primary election is over, except for a few runoffs. Then guess what? It’s on to the next election and the next and the next. With all the legislation that disenfranchises voters, why would you be a party to the madness? Educate the voters, don’t annoy them. Respect the voters and your opponents, don’t annihilate them. Try playing offense instead of defense. Try to make sure you don’t do anything you will regret later, because there are quite a few people on this day after the election, who are saying, “If...”

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Dallas Mavericks and Cedric the Entertainer Raise Funds for Dallas-Area Charities

The MAVS and Cedric the Entertainer Photo by Danny Bollinger

By Dorothy J Gentry Sports Editor Minnie’s Food Panty, Bryan’s House and Girl’s Inc. were just some of the beneficiaries of the 3rd annual Mavs Ball: A Blue Tie Affair presented by Smith Thompson Home Security Approximately $850,000 was raised at The Ball, the premier fundraiser for the Mavs Foundation. The gala was recently held at Canton Hall and The Factory Ballroom in Deep Ellum. Attendees were treated to a cocktail reception, seated dinner and live and silent auctions with the entire Dallas Mavericks team, along with owner Mark Cuban and Head Coach Rick Carlisle. Special guest performer was famed comedian Cedric the Entertainer who provided laughter, belly-aches and tears with his hilarious stand-up performance. “The Mavs Foundation has done incredible work over the years, said face of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki.

Ambassador Ron Kirk and Derek Harper Photo by Dorothy J Gentry “They’ve done an incredible job raising lots of money for area charities. “ Teammate Harrison Barnes added, “This event is great. It brings a lot of awareness to a lot of different causes and raises a lot of money that goes back into the community and that is very exciting. “ Other 2018 beneficiaries of the Mavs Ball include: Austin Street Center, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ft.

DJ Poizon Ivy - the Mavs official DJ Photo by Dorothy J Gentry Worth, BridgeBuilders, Phoenix House of Texas, St. Simon’s After-School, Unlikely Heroes, Vogel Alcove and the communities they serve. Sponsors of Mavs Ball were Smith Thompson Home Security, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, 5miles, The Patron Spirits Company and KPMG.

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Spiritual and Crystal Adviser by Veronica Perez

FEATURED STAR: PISCES – The Fish – 02/19 – 03/20 Keep pushing up towards your goals. They are closer than you think. Happiness/Well-Being – Giving up now is not in your best favor. See past the clouds Inspiration/Influence – Rest and self-care is much needed at this time. Your Chosen Healing Crystal - BERYL – Promotes power through your vision. Cloudy visions become clearer, allowing you to move forward. Lucky Numbers – 51.16.22.32.09.05 ARIES – The Ram – 03/21 – 04/19 While it's great to focus on your work, try not to become dull or too boring in the process, lacking ability for adventure. TAURUS – THE BULL – 04/20 - 05/20 Find balance in nature. You may need to ask yourself how to better enjoy a moment given. You may not wish to deny yourself of this truth. GEMINI – The Twins - 05/21 – 06/20 Emotional and gentleness are gifts. Be wise whom you share this with. Some can drain you of your energy. Be certain you are not draining yourself. CANCER – The Crab – 06/21 – 07/22 A time for your sensitivity to others is needed. Tend to those around in need delicately; someone may need to be comforted. LEO – The Lion – 07/23 – 08/22 Your passion and fire that drove your inspiration is in danger of being snuffed out. Focus again on the right of your goals. Some things can be too far in distance. Take one step at a time. VIRGO – The Virgin – 08/23 – 09/22 Realize that dealing with practicalities

are necessary to attaining your purpose. On the other hand your fire may have been burning bright all along. LIBRA – The Scales – 09/23 – 10/22 Devote yourself tirelessly to achieve your goals. Be sure to care for yourself while in this process. You must pace yourself for your desires. SCORPIO – The Scorpion – 10/23 – 11/21 Completed to go in a way because something drives you away from where you were; Perhaps in a difficult and unbearable situation. There is a great deal of strife indicated from past. SAGITARIUS – The Archer – 11/22 – 12/21 Connecting your forces and knowledge with your life experiences. You currently have all the tools you need to make your reality manifest as desired. All is there, just put in proper order. CAPRICORN – The Goat – 12/22 – 01/19 Remember you are powerful. Allow the good to flow within your days. Let what is given to come freely. We learn daily and are blessed daily. AQUARIUS – The Water Carrier – 01/20 – 02/18 It is okay to be emotional, let family and friends be of service to you during this emotional time. release the energy to free flow. Not wired to bottle up your emotions.

Daily Oracle Reading: Ask and it is given Living for today and looking away from the past. The past is behind you, leave it there. Letting go of old hurts, finding forgiveness. Forgive yourself before you can do anything else. Forgive yourself!

Guide Your Light Right Mother Earth is going through transformations, frequency changes, an “Upgrade” a “Makeover”, causing human energies to shift into higher consciousness awareness, this can be intense, and at times, a hurtful experience to the unprepared humanity. Let’s work as ONE! Seek within, to win! “V” is calling on you to challenge inner-self and reach higher to shine brighter!! Call on “V”, your Starseed Lightworker for Tarot readings and Crystal readings. Pleiades Renegade Member Family of Light, system buster on call! Text Starseed Lightworker: 214-710-0418 Email: vperez311.unity@gmail.com www.texasmetronews.com

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From the Wrong Side of the Tracks Ask ALMA Dear Alma, I am 28, female and I live with my 33-year-old boyfriend. I love him tremendously, and in many ways we are very compatible. He is affectionate, has always been faithful to me and has never put me down in any way. However, we come from very different places. I grew up in a suburban town. My parents read to me as a kid, encouraged all my interests and expected me to further my education. My boyfriend was raised in a poor area by a teen, single mother and grandmother who gave him little encouragement and never expected him to go to college. He lacks motivation and works a blue-collar job that takes little brain power. He admires driven people but lacks ambition. Despite all this, he is a kind, open-minded and intelligent individual who reads, follows the news, and has many interests. But for all his good qualities, I am surrounded by accomplished, goal-oriented people, and I am embarrassed telling many of them what he does for a living. Some friends sympathize with me; others say I am being bougie. Lately, I’ve been imagining my life without him. Should I move on and find a more

“accomplished” man, or do I suck it up and try to better appreciate the one I have? Signed, Wrong Side Dear WS, My, my, my; what in the world, Girl? Please follow me closely as I evaluate your relationship woes. You say: He grew up with a single mom in a poor area. I’m thinking: She was working to provide for him, so she didn’t have time to read or help with homework. Thank God his grandmother was there to watch over him. Hmm, you’re right; he is not the man for you. You say: He is affectionate, has always been faithful and has never put you down. I’m thinking: Not even when you gained a few pounds or when you came out the side of your face with some shickity, like you are now? Ahh, nope; he is not the man for you. You say: He is intelligent, likes to read and follows the news. I’m thinking: He can comprehend the English language and form an opinion. Aww, naww; he is not the man for you. Education, I agree, is important, but college is not for everyone. Respectfully, I’m not kidding when I say he is not the man for you. In your mind, you envision the Huxtables, so if having a degree is a deal breaker in your heart, you should stand by that. You deserve exactly what you’re looking for…and so does he. He deserves a woman who

will appreciate his outstanding qualities, someone who will respect him, his work ethic and dedication to a committed relationship. Here are some awesome qualities in a partner: The ability to listen, be encouraging, provide and show affection, hard-working, loving, faithful, trustworthy and considerate. Your guy has all those, or so you say, and still you say he’s lacking. Obviously, in your mind, having a college degree outweighs all of his great characteristics. I can’t help but wonder why you are wasting your time. There’s a small pinch of me that understands. I’m a grammar girl. I need my mate to pronounce words correctly, and he must be able to complete a sentence. Otherwise it drives me nuts. Yep, in my case it has been a deal breaker. If you really love this man, stand up for him, be proud of him…or let him go. It sounds like he really loves you, and I think you’re lucky to have him. You need to decide if cultural status and outside appearances mean more to you than the quality of love he has to offer. If after counting all your blessings you decide to leave, before you unplug your laptop, send me his phone number and email address. I have a beautiful goddaughter who just finished law school. She grew up in a single-parent household on the wrong side of the tracks with a loving aunt and grandmother. I’d like to introduce them. Alma

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

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Trust. Let God Verify

Sometimes words alone cannot convey meaning and feelings the way we’d like them to. Trust for example. The reference point for my meaning is “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all things acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust is such a complex thing. Have you ever been betrayed by someone in whom you had total trust? Have you been able to totally trust another person since? See how easy misplaced trust puts you in a terribly vulnerable place. It’s uncomfortable. It’s abnormal. It ain’t fun. Yet, in this passage we are instructed to put our trust in the Lord. The question is can you do it? Are you able to put trust in your heart after you experience devastating betrayal? And we’ve all been betrayed in one way or another; either by having our beliefs proven false or maybe your heart has been broken. Every one knows someone who has been crippled by a lover or

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By James A. Washington spouse gone crazy, or, watched someone stumble up on the truth about a situation that everybody but them knew the real deal. In the real world that kind of stuff hurts. In a real sense, once destroyed, trust ‘don’t’ come round here anymore. But now, wait a minute. Go out and trust in the Lord implicitly. You get my meaning? Extreme caution usually follows crippling betrayal. New relationships are founded largely on mistrust and ‘prove it to me;’ not, blind faith and unconditional trust. Life teaches us that only a fool would allow themselves to be misused again. Therein lies my question about trust and what it means to you. Can you deal with this concept everyday? How much of a struggle

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are you having trying to trust people who have taught you not to give them the time of day? Do you treat all people this way or just the one(s) who betrayed you? Can you forgive? Can you ever forget? Do you really want to? And what does all of this have to do with God? How are you treating Him in the trust area? “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” 1 Corinthians 4:2. Now exactly, who’s proving what to whom? Are you requiring God to prove something to you before you trust Him? Are you demanding from God those same things you demand from someone, anyone before you would even consider giving him or her your love?

You see it is so easy to succumb to a lifestyle which requires proof before love is given. It’s so easy to demand the impossible from people who are incapable of giving it to you. But how can you base your relationship with God on worldly principles grounded in betrayal and disappointment? Are you requiring God to prove His love to you before you give yours to Him? The key to this trust thing lies deep within each and every one of us. We first have to confront those demons which have plagued us for years. And yes, that means all the pain that goes with them. Then and only then can we begin to even accept the concept of trust and loyalty, total and without equivocation. Because then trust means knowing. Trust means truth. Trust means no matter what, I know that regardless of conditions and circumstances, I am God’s child, made in His image and the recipient of His love. May God bless and keep you always.

Always with Me So much of who I am, is you. I remember your hands holding me up. Pulling me forward. Pushing me into a being that will continue beyond what you accomplished and move towards all that you dreamed of. Making a way for others because it was the right thing to do. I remember holding your hands until I could no longer. Then, you took His hand. Now, I remember your hand and I see it reaching back so that I will always find my way.

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JUDICIALMETRO DISTRICT NEWS MarchDEM 7, JUDGE, 2018 68TH TEXAS 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Choice Martin Hoffman (DEM) Kim Brown (DEM) Amanda Ghagar (DEM)

Votes 43,731 52,591 17,887 Total

Percent 38.29% 46.05% 15.66% 114,209

DEM JUDGE, 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Staci Williams (DEM) Total

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DEM JUDGE, 116TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Dale Tillery (DEM) Tonya Parker (DEM)

Total Total

Votes 95,040 98,844

Percent 100.00% 100.00% 95,040 98,844

DEM JUDGE, 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEM JUDGE, 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Bonnie Wulff (DEM) 12,156 10.69% Lynda Lee Weaver (DEM) 16,238 14.28% Aiesha Redmond (DEM) 58,635 51.58% Jim Jordan (DEM) 26,654 23.45% Total 113,683 DEM JUDGE, 191ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Gena Slaughter (DEM) Total

Votes 95,399 95,399

Percent 100.00%

92,257

797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Choice Tammy Kemp (DEM) Stephen Duplantis (DEM)

Votes 83,548 23,916 Total

Percent 77.75% 22.25% 107,464

DEM FAMILY DIST JUDGE, 302ND JUDICIAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Choice Sandra Jackson (DEM) DEM JUDGE, 254TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Thelma Sanders Clardy (DEM) 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Total Choice Darlene Ewing (DEM)

Votes 94,487 Total

Percent 100.00% 94,487

Choice Kim Cooks (DEM) Sandre Moncriffe (DEM)

Votes 59,070 51,684 Total

Percent 53.33% 46.67% 110,754

DEM JUDGE, 256TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice David Lopez (DEM)

Votes 95,103 Total

Percent 100.00% 95,103

DEM JUDGE, 265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Myra McIntosh (DEM) 46,933 42.77% DEM JUDGE, 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Jennifer Bennett (DEM) 797 of 797 Precincts 62,797 Reporting 57.23% Total 109,730

Percent 72.65% 27.35% 105,547

DEM FAMILY DIST JUDGE, 303RD JUDICIAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Dennise Garcia (DEM)

DEM JUDGE, 255TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

Votes 76,676 28,871

Votes 90,961 Total

Percent 100.00% 90,961

DEM FAMILY DIST JUDGE, 304TH JUDICIAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice LaDeitra Adkins (DEM) Andrea Martin (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 52,363 49.19% 54,079 50.81% 106,442

DEM FAMILY DIST JUDGE, 305TH JUDICIAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Cheryl Lee Shannon (DEM)

Votes 91,197 Total

Percent 100.00% 91,197

DEM FAMILY DIST JUDGE, 330TH JUDICIAL 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Andrea Plumlee (DEM)

Votes 89,860 Total

Percent 100.00% 89,860

DEM JUDGE, 282ND JUDICIAL Choice Votes DISTRICT Percent DEM CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY 797 of 797 Precincts Brandon Birmingham (DEM) 90,942 Reporting 100.00% 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting DEM JUDGE, 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Total 90,942 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Amber Givens-Davis (DEM) 94,149 100.00% John Creuzot (DEM) 56,164 50.23% Choice Votes Percent Total 94,149 Elizabeth Davis Frizell (DEM) 55,648 49.77% Craig Smith (DEM) 95,866 100.00% Total 111,812 Total 95,866 DEM JUDGE, 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEM JUDGE, CO COURT AT LAW NO. 1 DEM JUDGE, 283RD JUDICIAL Reporting DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts DEM JUDGE, 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting DEM COUNTY JUDGE 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent 797 Choice of 797 Precincts Votes Reporting Percent Votes Emily G. Tobolowsky (DEM)Choice 91,592 Percent 100.00% Choice Votes Percent D'Metria Benson (DEM) 90,442 100.00% Lela D. Mays (DEM) 73,227 67.00% Total 91,592 Choice Percent Lindsay Harrison (DEM) 24,004 21.40% Total Votes 90,442 Vonciel Jones Hill (DEM) 36,070 33.00% Clay Jenkins (DEM) 97,205 100.00% Joan Ballard (DEM) 13,237 11.80% Total363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 109,297 DEM JUDGE, Total 97,205 Bridgett Whitmore (DEM) 42,698 38.06% DEM JUDGE, CO COURT AT LAW NO. 2 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Carl Ginsberg (DEM) 32,238 28.74% 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting DEM JUDGE, 291ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Total 112,177 797 of 797 Precincts Choice Votes Reporting Percent Choice Votes Percent Tracy Holmes (DEM) 92,270 100.00% DEM JUDGE, 194TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Dorotha Ocker (DEM) 41,922 41.79% Choice Votes Percent Total 92,270 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Melissa J. Bellan (DEM) 58,399 58.21% Stephanie N. Mitchell (DEM) 92,479 100.00% Total 100,321 Total DEM CRIMINAL DIST JUDGE, CT92,479 NO. 1 Choice Votes Percent 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Ernest White (DEM) 95,130 100.00% DEM JUDGE, CO COURT AT LAW NO. 3 Total 95,130 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Tina Yoo Clinton (DEM) 55,491 51.45% DEM JUDGE, 195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Choice Votes Percent Monique Ward (DEM) 52,363 48.55% 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Sally Montgomery (DEM) 88,753 100.00% Total 107,854 Total 88,753 Choice Votes Percent Hector Garza (DEM) 96,983 100.00% DEM JUDGE, CO COURT AT LAW NO. 4 DEM CRIMINAL DIST JUDGE, CT NO. 5 Total 96,983 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting DEM JUDGE, 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Raquel 'Rocky' Jones (DEM)

Votes 96,523 Total

Percent 100.00% 96,523

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Votes 89,271 Total

Percent 100.00% 89,271

DEM CRIMINAL DIST JUDGE, CT NO. 6 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice Jeanine Howard (DEM) Alison Grinter (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 58,109 56.84% 44,117 43.16% 102,226

DEM CRIMINAL DIST JUDGE, CT NO. 7 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Choice

Votes

Percent

Choice Rachel Rider (DEM) Tanja Martini (DEM) Ken Tapscott (DEM) Paula Rosales (DEM) Total

Votes Percent 23,470 22.29% 17,943 17.04% 27,346 25.97% 36,548 34.71% 105,307

www.texasmetronews.com DEM JUDGE, CO CRIMINAL COURT NO. 10 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting UNEXPIRED TERM ChoiceDEM SHERIFF, Votes Percent 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Roberto Canas (DEM) 49,362 48.03% Etta J. Mullin (DEM) 53,421 51.97% Choice Total Votes 102,783 Percent Eland J. Sigler (DEM) 7,044 6.46% Marian BrownDEM (DEM) 64,905 59.56% JUDGE, CO CRIMINAL COURT NO. 11 Roy Williams, Jr. (DEM) 797 of 797 Precincts 37,020 Reporting 33.97% Total 108,969 Choice Shequitta Kelly (DEM)

Votes Percent 89,910 100.00% DEM COUNTY TREASURER Total 89,910 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting

DEM JUDGE, CO CRIMINAL CT OF APP, NO. 1 Choice Votes Reporting Percent 797 of 797 Precincts Pauline Medrano (DEM) 90,297 100.00% Total Votes 90,297 Choice Percent Marty Jo Taylor (DEM) 30,623 29.71% NO. 2 Kristin Wade DEM (DEM)COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 72,462 PCT 70.29% 185 of 185 Precincts Reporting Total 103,085

Choice Percent DEM JUDGE, CO CRIMINALVotes CT OF APP, NO. 2 Wini Cannon (DEM) 24,577 Reporting 100.00% 797 of 797 Precincts Total 24,577 Choice Votes Percent Johnny J. Lanzillo IV (DEM) 15,570 PCT 15.34% DEM COUNTY COMMISSIONER, NO. 4 Pamela Luther (DEM) 226 of Total 42,753 Reporting 42.12% 226 Precincts 14,514 Bruce Kaye (DEM) 10.54% DEM SHERIFF,10,702 UNEXPIRED TERM Marilynn Mayse (DEM) 32,481 32.00% 797 of 797 Reporting Choice Votes Percent DEMPrecincts JP, PCT NO. 3, PL 1 101,506 Elba Garcia (DEM) 17,402 Reporting 100.00% 187 Total of 187 Precincts Choice Percent Total Votes 17,402 JUDGE, CO PROBATE COURT NO. 1 Eland J. Sigler DEM (DEM) 7,044 6.46% Choice Votes Percent 797 of DEM 797 Precincts Reporting Marian Brown (DEM)(DEM) 64,905 59.56% Shannon Bradford 21,291 100.00% JP, PCT NO. 1, PL 1 Roy Williams, Jr. (DEM) 160 of Total 37,020 Reporting 33.97% 21,291 160 Precincts Choice Total Votes Percent 108,969 Total 89,491 100.00% 14,514 Brenda Hull Thompson (DEM) DEM JP, PCT NO. 3, PL 2 Choice Votes Percent 89,491 187 Precincts Thomas G. Jones (DEM) 187 ofTotal 19,273 Reporting 100.00% DEM JP, PCT NO. 3, PL 1 DEM TotalCOUNTY TREASURER 19,273 187CO of PROBATE 187 Precincts Reporting DEMChoice JUDGE, COURT NO. 2 Votes Percent 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 797 of DEM 797 Precincts Reporting Mauri Long (DEM) 100.00% JP,21,182 PCT NO. 1, PL 2 Choice Votes Percent 21,182 Choice Votes Reporting Percent 160 of Total 160 Precincts Shannon Bradford (DEM) 21,291 100.00% Choice Votes Pauline Medrano (DEM) 90,297 Percent 100.00% Total 90,146 100.00% 21,291 Ingrid Michelle Warren (DEM) DEM JP, PCT NO. 4, PL 1 Total 90,297 Choice Votes Percent 90,146 161 ofTotal 161 Precincts Reporting Valencia Nash (DEM) 19,469 100.00% DEM JP, PCT NO. 3, PL 2 DEM COUNTY PCT NO. 2 Total 19,469 187COMMISSIONER, of 187 Precincts Reporting DEMChoice JUDGE, CO PROBATE COURT NO. 3 Votes Percent 185 of 185 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting Mike Jones (DEM) 54.61% DEM JP,11,934 PCT NO. 2, PL 1 Choice Votes Percent Norris 'Stretch' Rideaux (DEM) 9,921 Reporting 45.39% Choice Votes Percent 129 of 129 Precincts Mauri Long (DEM) 21,182 100.00% Choice Votes Percent Total 21,855 Wini Cannon (DEM) 24,577 100.00% Total 91,101 21,182 Margaret Jones-Johnson (DEM) 100.00% Total Votes 24,577 Choice Percent Total 91,101 DEM JP, PCT NO. 4, PL 2 Anthony Eiland (DEM) 6,260 38.46% DEM JP, PCT NO. 4, PL 1 161COMMISSIONER, of 161 PrecinctsPCT DEM(DEM) COUNTY NO. 4 Margaret O'Brien 10,017 Reporting 61.54% 161 of 161 Precincts Reporting 226 ofTotal 226 Precincts Reporting 16,277 Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Sasha Moreno (DEM) 6,937 Percent 31.05% Choice Votes Mike Jones (DEM) 11,934 54.61% DEM6,817 DISTRICT CLERK Katy Hubener (DEM) 30.51% Elba Garcia (DEM) 17,402 Norris 'Stretch' Rideaux (DEM) 797 of 797 Precincts 9,921 100.00% 45.39% Fred 'Action' Jackson (DEM) 8,588 Reporting 38.44% Total 17,402 Total 21,855 Total 22,342 DEM JP, PCT NO. 2, PL 2 Choice Votes Percent JP, 1,4,PL 129 of DEM 129 Reporting DEMPrecincts JP,PCT PCTNO. NO. PL12 Felicia Pitre (DEM) 91,216 100.00% DEM JP, PCT NO. 5, PL 1 160 160 161ofof 161Precincts PrecinctsReporting Reporting Total 91,216 160 of 160 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Choice Votes Percent Katina Whitfield (DEM) 14,514 100.00% DEM COUNTY CLERK Choice Votes Percent Sasha Moreno (DEM) 6,937 100.00% 31.05% Thomas G. Jones (DEM) 19,273 Sara Martinez (DEM) 797 of 797 Precincts 17,338 Reporting 100.00% Katy Hubener (DEM) 30.51% Total 6,817 19,273 Total 17,338 Fred 'Action' Jackson (DEM) 8,588 Percent 38.44% Choice Votes Total DEM JP, PCT NO. 1,22,342 PL 2 John F. Warren (DEM) 90,436 100.00% 160 ofTotal 160 Reporting 90,436 DEMPrecincts JP, PCT NO. 5, PL 2 DEM JP, PCT NO. 5, PL 1 160 of 160 Precincts Reporting Reporting Choice160 of 160 Precincts Votes Percent Valencia Nash (DEM) 19,469 Choice Votes 100.00% Percent Choice Total Votes Percent 19,469 Andrew 'Bundy' Goldsmith (DEM) 6,161 31.12% Sara Martinez (DEM) 17,338 100.00% Juan Jasso (DEM) 13,637 68.88% TotalJP, PCT NO. 2,17,338 DEM PL 1 Total 19,798 129 of 129 Precincts Reporting

DEM CONSTABLE, PCT NO. 1 DEM JP, PCT NO. 5, PL 2 Choice160 of 160 Votes Percent Precincts Reporting DEM JUDGE, CO COURT AT LAW NO. 5 Reporting Anthony Eiland (DEM) 160 of 160 Precincts 6,260 38.46% 797 of 797 Precincts Choice Votes Reporting Percent Margaret O'Brien (DEM) 10,017 Choice Votes 61.54% Percent Choice Total Votes Percent Symone Redwine (DEM) 49,110 47.82% 16,277 Alvin 'AJ' Johnson (DEM) 7,653 33.19% Andrew 'Bundy' Goldsmith (DEM) 6,161 31.12% Choice Votes Percent Audrey Faye Moorehead (DEM) 53,595 52.18% Tracey Gulley (DEM) 15,403 66.81% Juan Jasso (DEM) 13,637 68.88% Mark Greenberg (DEM) 89,642 100.00% Total 102,705 Total 23,056 Total 19,798 Total 89,642 DEM JUDGE, CO CRIMINAL COURT NO. 4 DEM CONSTABLE, PCT NO. 2 DEM CONSTABLE, PCT NO. 1 DEM JUDGE, COofCRIMINAL COURT NO. 1 797 797 Precincts Reporting PCT NO. 2, PL 2 129 ofDEM 129 JP, Precincts Reporting 160 of 160 Precincts Reporting 797 of 797 Precincts Reporting 129 of 129 Precincts Reporting Choice Votes Percent

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