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Realizing the
DREAM Healthy Living Expo 2019
MY TRUTH By Cheryl Smith Publisher
GARLAND JOURNAL
Garland
JANUARY 16, 2019
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VOL XVIII ISSUE 12 JANUARY 16, 2019
Realizing the DREAM
365 days of Red 30th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and March
It’s a new year and while every day last year, I wore red, I assure you there won’t be a repeat. And to those who contributed to my wardrobe,
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Garland, Texas Unit will host its 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and march on Saturday, January 19, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
MLK Parade Route in Garland – January 19, 2019
John Creuzot Dallas County District Attorney Parade Grand Marshal
Parade starts on Dairy Road @ Garden Drive (near Embree Park), Garland, Texas, 75040 It proceeds north on Dairy Road to Highway 66 (Avenue D) West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue D) to First Street North (Right) on First Street to Highway 66 (Avenue B) West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue B) to Fifth Street North (Right) on Fifth
Street to Austin Street Parade ends at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth @ Austin Streets, downtown Garland, TX, 75040 2019 MLK Theme/Grand Marshals/Commemorative Program– January 19, 2019 The 2019 theme is “Celebrating Garland’s 30 th MLK Parade & March.” Newly elected Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot will serve as grand marshal. The celebration continues following the parade with an MLK Commemorative Program on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 12:00 PM.
File footage from previous parade It will be held at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. 5th Street, downtown Garland where the MLK Community-wide Youth Choir led by clinician Reuben Lael Griffin will be in concert. Winners of the 2019 MLK Float Contest will be announced at the program. This event is free and open to the public. MLK Youth Extravaganza on January 20, 2019 - Gran-
ville Arts Center Brownlee Auditorium Youth groups from area churches and the Garland ISD will showcase their spiritual talents in praise dance and athletic talents in step routines on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 300 N. 5 th Street, downtown Garland, 75040, beginning at 4:00 P.M. Admission is free and the MLK Youth Extravaganza is open to the public.
For more information on these events, contact the NAACP Garland Unit at 972.381.5044, voice box #5, or visit the NAACP Garland Unit’s website at: . www.garlandtxnaacp.org Corporate/Community Sponsors The City of Garland; Garland ISD; Balfour; Huckabee & Assoc.; Veritex Community Bank; U.S. Foods; DART; Plastipak Packaging; PerdueBrandonFielderCollins&Mott LLP Attorneys at Law.
Total health the focus at African American Museum
well, don’t stop, get it, get it! Just kidding. I appreciate those who sent me red outfits from across town and around the country. It was fun, but there was also a message to the madness, if you know what I mean. Which brings me to my truth. See MY TRUTH, page 6
Realizing the
DREAM Healthy Living Expo 2019
Living healthy has to be a priority says organizers of the Don’t Believe the Hype Foundation’s 2nd Annual Realizing the Dream: Healthy Living Expo which will take place on January 21, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the African American Museum located at 3536 Grand Avenue in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas 75210. The free community event is in conjunction with the City of Dallas' Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. The expo will be open immediately following the historic
annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade in South Dallas. “Americans are constantly bombarded with content about healthy living and because of the sheer volume of information circulating, it can be a challenge to decipher what is accurate vs. inaccurate,” said Cheryl Smith, founder of the Realizing the Dream: Healthy Living Expo and Don’t Believe the Hype Foundation. “This family-friendly expo provides the perfect opportunity for peo-
ple to start the New Year off right by learning the proper methods to be healthy physically mentally, spiritually, financially, socially and holistically.” Ms. Smith said she is pleased organizers were able to embrace a healthy program that is beneficial and educational.
Entertainment In addition to seminars and demonstrations, the Expo will also feature Country/ Western sensation IMAJ,
motivational speaker Keith Harley, science and technology guru Amir Makin, hair expert Dr. Linda Amerson, health experts Denice Ford and LaShante Williams, Rev. Yvette Blair-Lavallais and the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists. There’s going to be yoga from Ebony Smith of YogaNdaHood and exercise tips from Coach Candi Francois. Vendors will have everything from vegan recipes and weight loss programs to financial literacy and voter
education information. There will be elected officials, including Judges Tammy Kemp and Raquel “Rocky” Jones and scholarship information. There are also vendors who will be selling jewelry, books, clothing, music, candles and novelties. The Realizing the Dream: Healthy Living Expo has partnered with Parkland Health & Hospital System, Methodist Health System See Expo, page 7