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MY TRUTH
Volume 6, No.29
TEXAS METRO NEWS July 4, 2018
Texas
Metro News Landmark exhibit
OUR HISTORY
SLAVERY AT JEFFERSON’S Soldiers Without MONTICELLO By Cheryl Smith
Publisher
Swords
Talk about an exciting time in life. Last week marked a significant milestone in the journey of I Messenger Media. - the parent company of Texas Metro News, Garland Journal and I Messenger (the digital publication). In 2018, after 191 years, the Black Press is still dealing with serious challenges. With the advent of the internet, more and more companies are focusing much of their
coming to African American Museum
Dallas is first American city to host the updated touring exhibition, which brings to life the story of slavery at Monticello through 300-plus objects, works of art, documents and artifacts unearthed at the storied plantation A groundbreaking and widely acclaimed exhibition with a powerful message, Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty is coming to the African American Museum, Dallas at Fair Park (3536 Grand Ave. in Dallas) from Sept. 22Dec. 31, 2018.
Dallas will be the first city to host the updated touring exhibition, which brings to life the story of slavery at Monticello through more than 300 objects, works of art, documents and artifacts unearthed at the storied plantation. The exhibition features new items never seen outside of Monticello, including a special feature on Sally Hemings, one of the most famous African American women in American history. As an enslaved woman at the age of 16, Hemings negotiated with one of the most powerful men in the
See EXHIBIT, page 7
StudentsMarch.org and March for Our Lives Announce Road to Change: Dallas Road to Change, a cross-country tour led by March for Our Lives, will be joining Students-
Dr. Ben Chavis welcomes newest publisher
dollars to reach people through the World Wide Web; although they still find a need to send their press releases or pitch feature stories to newspaper editors. Then you also have the tariffs that are resulting in huge increases for those printing newspapers. So you have to wonder why the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is voting in new members and why there are still people out in the world trying to make a go of the newspaper business and See TRUTH, page 9
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March.org in Dallas, TX. Both student-led organizations are focused on for common-sense gun reform, including universal background checks and increased voter engagement and registration. A panel discussion and engagement fair. The moderated discussion will include students and alumni from Marjory Stoneman Douglas as well as local students
that have been affected by gun violence and Manuel Oliver, father of slain MSD student, Joaquin Oliver. organizations, including: MOVE Texas, Mi Familia Vota, and NAMI, Moms Demand Action as well as voter registration booths. Paul Quinn College 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, TX 75241 WHEN: July 7th, 1:30- 4:30PM
Patriarch of Jackson family dies By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
Family members said Jackson died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas. Jackson was 89. After his own failed musical aspirations, Joseph Jackson help launch his children to international stardom in the 1960s and 1970s. He managed the Jackson 5 before the group left Motown and was rebranded as the Jacksons.
Ultimately, the patriarch is responsible for the emergence of the biggest star in pop music history, the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Last week, the family announced
that Jackson was terminally ill following a long battle with cancer. “He’s very frail. It’s any day now,” Jermaine Jackson told reporters shortly before his father died. Born in 1928, in the one-horse town of Fountain Hill, Arkansas, Joe’s grandfather was a slave and he later described his upbringing as “lonely” and with “few friends,” according to his biography. His parents separated when he See JACKSON, page 11
NAACP statement on the retirement of Kennedy
Justice Anthony Kennedy
NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the announced retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Justice Kennedy played a pivotal role on the Supreme Court for 30 years. He was the deciding vote in many close cases involving civil rights and civil liberties. Without his moderating influence, the balance on the Court could shift dramatically to the right. This court has already undermined basic rights we all believed we enjoy as Americans—the right to strong unions that bargain collectively, one person one vote principles, redistricting, and regarding the right of women to make their own health care decisions. The stakes for nominating a replacement could not be higher at any moment in our history. The court serves as the guardian of our rights and liberties. The country desperately needs a fair-minded and independent jurist. Now is not the time for See NAACP, page 15 www.texasmetronews.com