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Showdown brewing over naming Scalia's successor By George E. Curry Editor-in-Chief George Curry Media
WASHINGTON - President Obama will select a nominee to succeed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia despite fierce opposition by Republican leaders who prefer the seat be left vacant for nearly a year so that it can be filled by the next president. Obama said in a statement Saturday, "I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities that I take seriously, as should everyone. They're bigger than any one party. They are about our democracy." Scalia, one of the most conservative members of the court, died of an apparent heart attack over the weekend while on a hunting trip in Texas. He was part of the 5-4 conservative majority on the nation's highest court. Were he to be replaced by a moderate or liberal jurist, that would shift the balance of the court, something Republicans had pledged to fight against. Under the constitution, the president has an obligation to appoint the Supreme Court justice, who must then be confirmed by the Senate. However, conservatives who normally boast of being strict adherents of the U.S. Constitution, are altering that stance in a presidential election year. Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who had already pledged to block any Obama nominations prior to Scalia's death, urged President Obama not to submit a nominee and said if Obama does, the Senate
will not act on the nomination prior to the expiration of Obama's term next January. "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice," McConnell said in a statement. "Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President." Democrats countered that the American people made their voice heard in the last two presidential elections, voting Obama into office in 2008 and re-electing by a wide margin in 2012. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) issued a statement saying, "The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities." And the record appears to support Reid. Writing on the Supreme Court site Scotusblog, Amy Howe observed, "The historical record does not reveal any instances since at least 1900 of the president failing to nominate and/or the Senate failing to confirm a nominee in a presidential election year because of the impending election."
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Ironically, McConnell and every other Republican voted on Feb. 2, 1988 to confirm Ronald Reagan's Supreme Court appointment in his last year in office, which was also an election year. The Senate, then under Democratic-control, voted 97-0, with three absent, to confirm Anthony M. Kennedy. Kennedy was supported by 51 Democrats and 46 Republicans. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement Saturday saying, "The fact of the matter is that it's been standard practice over the last 80 years to not confirm Supreme Court nominees during a presidential election year." However, Grassley was also among those voting for Kennedy in the 1988 election year. As conservative as Scalia was, he was not as far to the right as justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, according to the Judicial Common Space project, which measures the ideology of Supreme Court Justices from
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1953-2000. Because of a progressive Black voice on the Supreme Court, some Obama supporters have urged him to nominate a Black woman - either Attorney General Loretta Lynch or California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a Howard University graduate - to fill that vacancy. Former U.S. Attorney General H. Holder, among others, has also mentioned as a possibility. However, at the beginning of this week, the leading candidate appeared to be Sri Srinivasan, a judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, a popular stepping stone to the Supreme Court. The son of immigrants from India, he clerked for conservative appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson and Sandra Day O'Connor, a frequent swing voter on the Supreme Court. Srinivasa, 48, former chief deputy to the U.S. solicitor general, was confirmed for his present position by the Senate by a vote of 97-0 in 2013, a fact Obama hopes will make his nomination more difficult to oppose. A ruling in at least a six major court cases may be postponed until a new justice is seated. The cases involve: Whether universities can use race as a factor in admissions (Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin); Whether states can change how voting districts are drawn based on total population or the number of eligible voters (Evenwel v. Abbott and Harris v. Arizona Ind. Redistricting);
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Whether unions can collect fees from nonunion workers to use for collective bargaining (Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association); Whether states can impose strict medical regulations on abortion clinics that may cause many of them to close (Whole Woman's Health v. Cole); Whether religious nonprofit groups can be required to provide employees with birth control that conflicts with their religious beliefs ( Zubik v. Burwell) and Whether the federal government can defer deportation of undocumented immigrants and give them legal protection. Although some of the cases have already been argued, they will be re-argued, if court precedent is followed. The threat to sideline any Obama nomination to the Supreme Court follows a Republican slowdown of judicial appointments already underway. According to a Brookings Institution study in September, "Senate Republicans' aggressive slowdown in judicial confirmations so far in 2015 - and what is likely to be a continued slowdown through 2016 - are contrary to the confirmation records in the final two years of the other two-term presidencies since 1961 Ronald Reagan, William Clinton, and George W. Bush." And the obstruction is not limited to judges. According to an investigation by Politico, "New data compiled by the Congressional Research Service and obtained by POLITICO found that the Senate in 2015 confirmed the lowest number of civilian nominations including judges and diplomatic ambassadors - for the first session of a Congress in nearly 30 years."
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Until the twelfth of never Our voices will ring forever, as one -- "Fantasy," Earth, Wind & Fire In an era of pop music defined by rock star excess, one group was "into healthy food, meditation, taking vitamins, reading philosophical books, being students of life." Maurice White, who died recently at 74, was only 30 when Earth Wind & Fire released its first album in 1971 - young, but a decade older than his bandmates and his brother and co-founder, Verdine. "We really looked up to Maurice," Verdine White said. "He had done a lot more things than we had. Maurice was interested in establishing a credibility of a different morality about musicians and their lifestyles." By 1971, Maurice White was an experienced studio drummer, having played throughout the 1960s on the records of Etta James, Muddy Waters, the Dells, the Impressions and other artists signed to Chess Records. At the Affro-Arts Theater,
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a cultural hub for the late-1960s Black consciousness movement in Chicago, former Sun Ra Arkestra former trumpeter Phil Cohran introduced White to the kalimba - an African thumb piano that would feature prominently in Earth Wind and Fire's signature sound. Trained as jazz musicians, the band fused soul, funk, gospel, blues, and rock in a style both unique and uplifting. "We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, mind expansion and cosmic awareness," Maurice White said "I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without forcefeeding listeners' spiritual content." "Being joyful and positive was the whole objective of our group." Parkinson's disease forced White to stop touring with Earth, Wind & Fire in 1995 but he remained a major force as a producer and composer for pop, jazz and dance artists, film and the stage. White's influence on American music is so pervasive, hardly an artist in the last five decades has not been touched in some way by his genius. Innovators like White not only break down barriers and open new doors, they create entirely new structures and invite the rest of the world in. "The light is he, shining on you and me," White's brothers wrote. His work was infused with light - "shining bright to see what you can truly be" in "Shining Star," or "chasin' the clouds away" in "September." Illuminating, life-giving, guiding the way just like White himself. Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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State Comptroller’s Office complicates finding unclaimed funds SPECIAL TO THE GARLAND JOURNAL By North Dallas Gazette Writer Nicole James Scott
Finding money owed to you with the State Comptroller’s Office used to be as simple as 1-2-3 but as of September the process has become more difficult. Unclaimed money for years has been a guaranteed way of cashing in on some extra funds for a number of citizens. The amount can vary from as little as 25cents to thousands of dollars and until recently to claim your funds all you had to do was go to www.ClaimItTexas.org, type in your name and press search. If your name appeared you would fill out a form and send it to the Comptroller’s office. Now, if you visit the site, it states funds under $25 are not listed. So how do you know if you have money that is owed to you if it’s not listed? How will you go about claiming your funds if the State’s website does not list them? It may seem like a trivial amount, however last year alone the Comptroller’s office processed 34,000 claims for funds less than $25. The Comptroller’s office claims it is committed to transparency and keeping its citizenry informed so why the change? According to an official from the Comptroller’s office it’s a matter of numbers. The claim is, the average small claim is $10 and it requires $13 to process each request, alluding to the State losing money. According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Annual Financial Report of 2014, the unclaimed property fund received $460 million in gross revenues, made $205 million in claimant payments and transferred $255 million to the general fund. Unclaimed money in the state of Texas is steadily rising and has hit an all time high, $4 billion according to the State Comptroller’s Office. And what do they
do with all of those funds when no one claims them? According to the law, the State cannot use the funds, however they can be used as a source of state revenue. In other words, lawmakers can use these funds to inflate their state budgets. Unclaimed money comes from a number of sources, including: Dividend, payroll or cashier’s checks Stocks, mutual fund accounts, bonds Utility deposits and other refunds Bank accounts and safe deposit box contents Insurance proceeds Mineral interest or royalty payments Court deposits, trust funds, escrow accounts All businesses entities as well as government institutions are required by state law to report any funds or property when the rightful owner fails to claim it. However, until recently these businesses were not required to provide the owner’s details for properties under $50. So for example, in 2014 the Comptroller’s office received $9.5 million reported as aggregate properties that could not be published, claimed, or returned to rightful owners because the property was reported without the owner’s information. This restricted the ability of citizens’ ability to claim ownership of their property. It is not only the duty and responsibility of the State to make any and all public information easily assessable to consumers but also act in good faith. By removing funds under $25 from its website the State Comptroller’s Office is purposely engaging in trickery and disenfranchising a large portion of Texans. As it happens, one in four Texans has money being held by the State Comptroller’s Office waiting to be claimed.
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EDELMAN: Winifred Green: An Unsung Warrior
Child Watch By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund via George Curry Media
Transforming movements towards social justice depend on the work of a core group of committed and persistent and not always frontline soldiers - women and men who seize the moment and choose to stand up for what is right. My beloved friend and longtime Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) board member Winifred Green, who died February 6, was one of those unsung heroines. Born White and privileged in Jackson, Miss., I first met her during Freedom Summer 1964, when I was a young civil rights lawyer and she was one of a handful of prominent White women who were supporting school desegregation and working tirelessly to keep public schools in Jackson open. Her stance alienated her from many family members and friends. Winifred recounted: “Once my mother said to me, ‘What did we do wrong?’ I remember saying to her, ‘Granny taught me, ‘Red and Yellow, Black and White, they are precious in his sight,’ and I didn’t know that she didn’t really mean Black people.� Winifred Green’s family worshiped in an all-White
church but she reached an early turning point at age 14 when she was a youth delegate to a national Episcopal convention in Boston. The mixed-race conference was her first time interacting with Black people as peers and equals, and she had an epiphany when she suddenly realized the segregation her entire culture in Mississippi was built on was wrong. She became politically active at Millsaps College and shortly after graduating in 1963 organized Mississippians for Public Education, a group of women who effectively protested the Mississippi legislature’s attempts to close the public schools to avoid integration. She soon became a participant along with her good friend Patt Derian in the Wednesdays in Mississippi Movement, a moral witness of prominent White and Black northern women who traveled to Mississippi on Wednesdays to create bridges of understanding between northern and southern women across racial and class lines in Mississippi’s closed society. She was one of the few homegrown, grassroots White activists in the Mississippi movement. She spoke up and marched and did whatever it took working with her Black sisters in the movement, including Unita Blackwell, who became the first Black woman mayor in Mississippi after a life of cotton picking, Fannie Lou Hamer, and lesser known but equally courageous women such as Mrs. Mae Bertha Carter, who with her husband Matthew Carter enrolled seven of their 13 children in local White schools in Sunflower County, Mississippi in the fall of 1965. I was
privileged to be their attorney. The owner of the local plantation where the Carters lived and worked as sharecroppers ordered the Carters to withdraw their children or be evicted. The Carters did not back down and were evicted and harassed and shot at. Winifred Green stood with Mrs. Carter to give those children support to achieve a better future. Eight of the Carter children graduated from what had been all-White schools in Sunflower County. Eleven of them graduated from college - seven from the once rigidly segregated University of Mississippi. Winifred never hesitated to do whatever task was needed however challenging. In a vivid example of unsung servant leadership she was the person charged with finding and purchasing the mules for the Mule Train that left Marks, Miss. in May 1968 to be part of the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was planning at his death. She remembered she had to travel to Alabama to buy mules as she couldn’t find any for sale in Mississippi. Winifred Green served many years on CDF’s Board of Directors and I relied on her sound historic context for current problems and strategic leadership to make progress for poor children, especially children of color and their families. Before CDF began Winifred helped our parent organization, the Washington Research Project (WRP), which grew out of the Poor People’s Campaign after Dr. King’s death, research and expose widespread
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illegal diversion of federal money designed to close educational inequities across the South for WRP’s and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s 1969 report Title I: Is It Helping Poor Children? She went with Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald, longtime Director of CDF’s Southern Regional Office, door to door to find out why children were out of school in Georgia for our groundbreaking 1974 report Children Out of School in America. And in 1980 she started her non-profit organization, the Southern Coalition for Educational Equity.Our partnership with her and others led to the founding of the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice to pursue solutions to poverty and injustice in the poorest counties in southern rural America. Throughout it all she mentored many next generation leaders, especially young women. Anat Kelman Shaw, CDFTexas’s communications director, met and was impacted by Winifred at a training session for young leaders where she encouraged young people “not to be afraid to speak up about how we felt: She left a lasting impression on me... as a woman with a lot of heart, compassion, integrity, earthy humility, and strength. She seemed to possess that rare combination of being both young and old at the same Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child BehindŽ mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities
JACKSON: Starving Government Creates a Disaster like Flint Speaking Truth to Power By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President RainbowPUSH Coalition
For the residents of Flint, Mich., the water crisis continues. Their governor and President Obama have declared a state of emergency. Congress is holding hearings. Presidential candidates are doing tours and debates. Free filters are being handed out. Resident can pick up bottled water. The city has gone back to water coming out of Lake Huron rather than the Flint River. But for parents, the fears remain - and almost nothing has been done. They will join in a March on Flint on Feb. 19 to demand action at the national and state level. Flint residents don’t know if the filters work. They don’t know if they should bathe in the water or use it to wash clothes. Almost all the children in Flint under age 6 have been exposed to elevated levels of lead in the water. And the water still isn’t safe. Flint, already impoverished before the calamity, has been devastated. People don’t know whether to trust eating in restaurants. Universities are finding it hard to recruit students. Businesses aren’t about to move into Flint. Even before the crisis, Flint had 11,000 vacant lots and 10,000 abandoned homes, according to the Washington Post. The population has fallen by more than half since
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1960, as General Motors shipped jobs away. Forty percent bills they are paying when they can’t use the water. of the city’s population is living below the poverty line. The For the residents of Flint, this is a disaster. The damage average household income is about $25,000, less than half suffered is like getting hit by a Katrina-like hurricane. that of typical U.S. household. The federal government should declare it a national Now, the 30,000 homes that are occupied have lost disaster and mandate action. Congress should step up virtually all their value. and appropriate emergency Who would buy a house Clean and safe drinking water funds. Flint residents may where the water is not be disproportionately older, isn’t a luxury. It shouldn’t require poorer and Black - but they safe to drink? are part of this country. Mayor Karen Weaver purchasing bottled water. It estimates it will cost $45 The national disaster million to replace the lead should be provided and policed has hit Flint but it is already service lines to 15,000 by our government. It should be coming to other communities. homes in Flint, according Lead pipes were banned 30 to the Post. Mona Hanna a basic necessity that we share in years ago, but there are an Attisha, the pediatrician estimated 3.3 to 10 million who helped exposed providing securely. Flint shows still in service, according to the lead poisoning in the horror of violating that basic the New York Times. EPA’s children, estimates it trigger level for action - 15 will cost $100 million trust. Only Flint is not alone. If we parts of lead in a billion - is to combat the potential arbitrary, set not on the basis effects. Overhauling the continue to starve basic functions of a health standard, but so Flint water distribution of government, we will see more 90 And EPA’s annual budget system will cost an for safe drinking water has and more Flints in our future. estimated $1 billion. fallen 15 percent since 2002, with 10 percent of its staff No one knows where lost. In 2013, 17 states cut the money will come from. The president’s state of emergency freed up a few their drinking water budgets by more than a fifth. million federal dollars in short-term assistance. State and One-third of Americans get drinking water from private donations have added up to $28 million, but a good wetlands and tributaries not yet supervised by EPA. When portion of that has to repay Flint residents for the water the Agency sought to issue a rule, reports the Times, the
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HALL: Can’t Keep this Secret!! Quit Playin’ Vincent L. Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist. In the old Black church, and this aligns with our Black History Month theme, there were a number of gospel songs and standards that regular churchgoers knew. Now growing up in South Dallas in the church parsonage, I probably heard these songs more than most. But if you recognize this tune hit me back with an Amen!! There was one song that topped the Black testimonial charts; “Said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody, but I just couldn’t keep it to myself.’ So let me be transparent. As an active native of Dallas, I saw something in the Dallas Morning News that bothers me. I
just can’t keep it to myself, despite having promised myself that I would keep it to myself. The Dallas Morning News’ opinionative and operative, Sharon Grigsby had an article that chilled me from its haunting headline to its declarative demand. “Where is the Dallas Business establishment in the Caraway/ Price Race?” I tried my best to shrug this obvious act of North Dallas patriarchal desperation off, but I can’t. And I can’t keep it to myself. That headline didn’t persuade you, so let me give you her concluding paragraph.
“I’m not trying to paint Caraway as flawless, and our editorial board doesn’t always see eye to eye with him. But I find it curious that so much of North Dallas is staying on the sidelines when there’s such an excellent alternative to a commissioner whom they have never been fond of.” Ok. So...You’ve endorsed Dwaine Caraway as the best successor to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. The same John Wiley Price that you have openly admitted is the most knowledgeable and hardworking elected official in Dallas County; bar none. But you don’t understand why the North Dallas establishment, whom you conjecture hate Price, have not been sending large parcels of cash to Dwaine aka “The Nickel Bag Man.”) Or let me spin it the way I heard it as a Black man who has learned to train a jaundiced eye toward this news relic and sustainer of the
status quo. What I heard was, “We don’t particularly like the Negro we picked either, but North Dallas has always said privately that it wanted to get rid of this uppity, rabble-rousing Negro, so put yo’ money where yo’ mouth is.” It was really getting to me. I went back on the website and there was a Caraway ad on the front page where mostly large national advertisers appear. I re-read what appears to be a quasi campaign donation letter and fastened on this paragraph. “I just took a careful look at Caraway’s most recent campaign finance report, covering the last six months of 2015, and it’s difficult to scare up more than a handful of recognizable names from northern businessmen and businesswomen: Henry and Lucy Billingsley donated $2,000. Mary McDermott Cook is in for $500. Ditto for Milledge and Linda Hart and Pete Schenkel. Emmitt and Patricia Smith also made a $500 contribution.”
That’s when I decided to get Caraway’s campaign finance reports for myself. I just had to know if Grigsby’s plea grossed him more donors. Being curious, I also want to know how much he paid for those DMN ads or if they were donated in-kind. So far, the report is late and the previous report is missing lots of info, both of which are violations. Grigsby failed to mention Roland Dickey is husband to Price’s nemesis Maurine Dickey. Hmmm My point is that DMN should state an opinion and then let the vox populi rule. The voters of Commissioner District Three have that obligation, but it sounds like Grigsby thinks folks in this district still don’t understand phonics, scribble or cipher much. Or at least that’s how it sounded to me and I couldn’t keep this to myself. I won’t keep this secret. Quit Playin!
CURRY: All Eyes on the Black Vote the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies pointed out, “Turnout among By George E. Curry black Southerners George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper exceeded that of their Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote w h i te co u nte r p a r t s speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached in four of the twelve through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also presidential elections follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. since 1965, and nationwide black turnout clearly exceeded white turnout in Now that we have gotten the first two presidential elections in 2012 and perhaps in political anomalies out of the way en route 2008.” to electing a new president - mostly White Black political clout will not be limited to Iowa and New Hampshire - the primaries and the South. caucuses are moving to states that are more “Deconstructing exit poll representative of a diverse America and the data from 2012, Africanoutcomes will be heavily influenced by the American voters accounted Black vote. for Obama’s entire margin Black voters will make up half or nearly of victory in seven states: half of all Democratic voters in North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Georgia and Louisiana. Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania Super Tuesday, March 1, has also been and Virginia,” according to billed as the SEC Primary. Six southern states - the Cook Political Report. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas “Without these states’ 112 and Virginia - will hold a primary or caucus electoral votes, Obama that day. would have lost decisively. More than half of all African Americans live African-Americans also accounted for almost in the South and they will play a crucial role in all of Obama’s margin in Wisconsin. All of determining whether Hillary Clinton or Bernie these states, except Maryland, will be crucial Sanders gets the Democratic nomination and 2016 battlegrounds.” whether a Democrat or a Republican succeeds The Black vote will also be important in Barack Obama, the first Black U.S. president. determining whether Blacks gain a stronger In its report, “50 Years of the Voting foothold in elective politics. Rights Act: The State of Race in Politics,” The Joint Center report noted, “Based on
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the most recent data, African Americans are 12.5% of the citizen voting age population, but they make up a smaller share of the U.S. House (10%), state legislatures (8.5%), city councils (5.7%), and the U.S. Senate (2%).” That same pattern holds true for other people of color. “Latinos make up 11% of the citizen voting age population, but they are a smaller share of the U.S. House (7%), state legislatures (5%), the U.S. Senate (4%), and city councils (3.3%),” the report stated. “Asian Americans are 3.8% of the citizen voting agepopulation but a smaller share of the U.S.
families, pitting friends against one another and, unfortunately, are characterized by attacks that misrepresent the record of the opposing side. Firmly lined up in the Clinton camp are most members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who through the CBC PAC, endorsed her candidacy. She is also supported by many other Black elected officials, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and Lucy McBath, whose son, Jordan Davis, was killed in Florida in 2013 for allegedly playing his music too loud. In the Sanders corner are entertainer and long-time civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Professor Cornell West, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and writer Ta-Nehesi Coates. In endorsing Clinton, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said in response to a reporter’s question, “I never saw him. I never met him [Sanders]. “I was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966,” Lewis said. “I was involved with the sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery [Alabama] and directed [the] voter education project for six years. But I met Hillary Clinton. I met President [Bill] Clinton.” Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is being
The contest between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is an intense one, splitting families, pitting friends against one another and, unfortunately, are characterized by attacks that misrepresent the record of the opposing side. House (2%),state legislatures (2%), the U.S. Senate (1%), and citycouncils (0.4%).” Because Blacks vote at a higher rate than Latinos at this point and are more diverse geographically, the major attention is being paid to them. The contest between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is an intense one, splitting
attacked for policies of her husband that expanded the incarceration rate of African Americans, especially Black males. Michelle Alexander, the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, wrote an article for the Nation magazine under the headline, “Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote.” Each side needs to step back and acknowledge that both Sanders and Clinton have excellent records on civil rights - each consistently earns an A on the NAACP Legislative Report Card. And yes, both have longtime ties to the Civil Rights Movement. Frankly, I am tired of hearing each of them say how much better Blacks would be under a Sanders or Clinton administration without offering any evidence. Without a doubt, either would be infinitely better than anyone running for president on the Republican side. And each Democratic candidate, in his and her own way, have acknowledged as much. Rather than continuing a mindless debate about who is the real progressive in the race, let each of them offer detailed proposals that show that Black Lives Matter. So, far when the subject of race has come up, neither has been particularly impressive. They tend to focus their remarks on reforming the criminal justice system - which is extremely important -but our problems extend beyond the prison pipeline. After they detail their specific proposals, Black voters will determine who is the real progressive.
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NABJ honors life and legacy of Founder Acel Moore WASHINGTON (February 14, 2016) - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the passing of Acel Moore, an NABJ founder and legendary Philadelphia journalist. Moore died Friday night at home in Wyncote, Pa. He was 75. Moore was a respected newspaper columnist, reporter and editor. He began his career with ThePhiladelphia Inquirer as a copy clerk in 1962 after working as a medic in the Army. He advanced to editorial clerk and then became one of the first black reporters at The Inquirer in 1968. His career spanned more than four decades. Moore won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for investigative reporting for a series of stories that depicted the abuse of inmates at Fairview State Hospital. “Acel was an icon to black journalists, he was an icon to journalists of color, he was an icon to all journalists. Acel was a legendary wordsmith whose impact resonates throughout the journalism industry,” said NABJ President Sarah Glover. “Acel left a wonderful legacy as a humanitarian, truth seeker, fighter for equal opportunity and trailblazer who opened doors for countless journalists, especially those of color. We will honor his memory by continuing the fight for diversity in all newsrooms now more than ever.” In 1973, Moore founded the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists with fellow Philadelphia journalists Chuck Stone and Claude Lewis. Their work and that of other early PABJ members
laid the groundwork for the National Association of Black Journalists, which was founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C. “I traveled the world with Acel to my great benefit and our mutual delight, growth and sometimes close calls. We nearly missed our flight in Mozambique, for example, and would have been stranded in Maputo without a word of Portuguese, to say nothing of Tsonga, between us. OK, we knew one Portuguese word, ‘uisque,’” said fellow NABJ Founder Les Payne. “Acel loved life as displayed by his heroic struggle over the last few years. Acel loved NABJ; and NABJ loved him back--I know I did.” Not just a print journalist Moore and fellow NABJ co-founder Reginald Bryant co-hosted the public television program Black Perspectives on the News, which aired on WHYY-TV, Philadelphia’s public T.V. station, but the program was also broadcast nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from 1973-1979.
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University where he focused his studies on law and urban studies. In 1981, he was named a columnist and began to pen editorials and columns for The Inquirer as part of the
Firmly committed to diversifying newsrooms, Moore began the Art Peters Memorial Fellowship Program in an effort to increase the number of diverse copy editors at The Inquirer. He went onto develop a program designed to introduce and prepare high school students throughout the Delaware Valley for careers in journalism. The First Take publication documented the students’ work and the program was later renamed the Acel Moore Career Development Workshop.
“I have so many, many fond memories of Acel, someone who welcomed me to Philadelphia before NABJ was founded. He was such a fine journalist, a trailblazer, a funny man, a proud black man who did so much for our craft and his community,” said NABJ Founder Joe Davidson. “We so need programs like the PBS Black T:10.25” In 1979, he completed the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard Perspective on the News that he and Reggie Bryant, another
NABJ founder, produced. I’m proud to have been his friend for so many decades, proud to be an NABJ cofounder with him. It’s a sad day as we celebrate his life.” Founder Moore also had an impressive career teaching journalism. He served on the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley’s summer program for minority journalists, worked as a journalism instructor at Temple University and Florida A&M University, and was a journalism consultant to Northwestern University, Duquesne University, the University of Kansas and Norfolk State University. “I am sad that my old friend Acel Moore has passed. He was a fine person, a good friend and he did much to make the National Association of Black Journalist an organization that made a difference. During the conventions we attended I can well remember how he took time to talk to young journalist and give advice on how to succeed,” said former NABJ President Merv Aubespin. “I will miss him and so will NABJ, an organization that he truly cared about. My condolences to his family and friends and do keep the faith.” Moore met and covered Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton over the course of his career. He retired from the Inquirer in 2005 and held the title of associate editor emeritus at the time of his death.
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CALENDAR February 19 Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship Award recipient Bridget L. Moore is choreographing a world premiere performance for Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Cultural Awareness series. Katricia Eaglin is setting a Dallas premiere for the same series taking place February 19-21, 2016, at the Wyly Theatre.
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February 22 21st Annual Prayer Breakfast Hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson 9 a.m-11 a.m. Music Hall at Fair Park
Soul at the Muse: Trouble Man" featuring Chico DeBarge Call the TBAAL Box Office 214-743-2400 The Legends Reception, featuring past and 2016 inductees into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame will be held at the African American Museum in Fair Park, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.
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Speaker: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner RSVP at 214-922-8885
February 26
Former Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach and former Texas A&M University Football Coach R.C. Slocum will be inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame along with 10 others at the Parrish Restaurants Induction Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. At the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center, 7050 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas.
New Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church will host its 11th Annual Raymond B. Spencer Scholarship banquet on February 26th 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Worth Hilton Hotel. The Featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Rev Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D., a civil rights leader and new generation trailblazer. Dr. Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, the church home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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February 27
UNCF Masked Ball at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, featuring EnVogue. Call 972-234-1007 for tickets.
JD Lawrence presents Martin, Malcolm and Me at the Majestic Theatre. Call 888-929-7849 for tickets
****** Orange Girls Rock Annual Luncheon Wear Orange! Commemorate Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, Promo Respect and Healthy Relationships. Make your community Aware LADIES THAT WEAR ORANGE ROCK! Hilton Garden Inn - Duncanville 800 North Main, Duncanville 11a.m. http://orangegirlsrock16.eventbrite.com
February 21 African-American History Program & Reception - 4PM Irving Arts Center - Dupree Theater 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE Come spend some time with your family and friends at the Irving Arts Center. Irving Black Arts Council and the City of Irving will present our annual African-American History Month family program. This year's program will highlight "A Conversation with Robert Haynes", Curator of the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, TX, Special Guest Tuskegee Airman Homer Hogues and the 2016 U.S.P.S. Heritage Stamp Honoree Richard Allen Unveiling by Irving Postmaster Rodney Malone. ***** Empire of Dreams, LLC. first author showcase: Chapter's and Cupcakes
****** Theta Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc the Talent Hunt program is designed to showcase the performing art skills of high school students. Theta Alpha Chapter will be hosting their program at Billy Dade Middle School in South Dallas at 5:30 p **** Student-Athlete Symposium “Preparing For Success On and Off The Playing Fields” SATURDAY, February 27, 12pm-4pm; Friendship West Baptist Church Calling All Student-Athletes!!!!!!! On Saturday February 27, Pass’N’Play Sports, The Heads Up! Foundation and their coalition of community partners will host the Pass’N'Play StudentAthlete Symposium, a half-day conference for Dallas county studentathletes, created to inspire and empower our studentathletes and future leaders of tomorrow
March 2
DBCC Power Lunch! Bill J Priest Institute 1402 Corinth Street Dallas 75215 1-3pm March 2, 2016 How to do a Business with DART 
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The South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., will hold their 2nd “We Speak Your Name & District Awards Luncheon” in the Malachite Showcase Ballroom of the InterContinental Dallas Hotel, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001, on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 12 noon. Wendy Calhoun is the speaker.
March 12
MaDea’s on the Run - Two shows 3p.m. And 8p.m. At the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. Call 888-929-7849 ***** Community United Methodist Church at 4501 S. Marsalis Ave. in Dallas, 75216 - a FREE health and wellness fair. The Health and Wellness Fair will be held at Community United Methodist Church, at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Participants are Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Mammogram ***** Jazz is hot in "Big D" and jazz lovers and would be jazz lovers don't want to miss one of America's most beloved jazz performer, WILL DOWNING! Get your tickets and prepare for a fantastic Dallas night on the town. We can't rock without you, so come on out and rock at TBAAL for another memorable Jazz Weekend! Hosted by TBAAL Board of Directors and Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8pm Naomi Bruton Main Stage Admission $25 // $30 Jazz Appreciation Educational Youth Workshop Saturday, March 12 , 2016 @ 12pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre Admission-Pay What You Can
March 19 2016
National Women’s History Month Program Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment 12:00 Noon Black Police Association of Greater Dallas,211 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208 $10.00 per Person
March 24
An Evening With Great Women 5:30 pm-7:30 pm WHERE: Tarrant County College - Trinity River Campus Join us for a night of networking, learning how to #BeHeard & celebrating Women's History Month.
April 2 28th Image Awards Celebration on Saturday, April 2 at the Anatole at 7:00 p.m. This year’s theme is Pink Jazz - Providing Inspiration – Nurturing Knowledge. Our 28th Image Award Honoree is Steven L. Hayes, Professor of Music, Lecturer and Director of Choral Music at Wiley College. *
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HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL 8 p.m. Majestic Theatre The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and AEG Live announced Herb Alpert and Lani Hall will perform at the Majestic Theatre Ticket prices for Herb Alpert & Lani Hall range from $76.75 to $36.75 and can be purchased, online at www.attpac.org, by phone at 214880-0202 or in person at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Information Center, 2353 Flora St
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53rd Annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon Theme: Lifting Others As We Climb” Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 12:00 Noon Hilton-Anatole Hotel, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207 Imperial Ballroom Ticket Price: $60.00 per Person
April 21 2016 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards. It is such a privilege to recognize these leaders who have made an impact on the lives of women and girls in North Texas. The award recipients will be honored on April 21 at the Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, and co-chaired by Margaret Jordan and Debbie Taylor. ***** The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) will celebrate the 9th annual Appetite for Advocacy Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Brené Brown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 12 p.m. at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive Street. A VIP sponsor reception will be held following the luncheon in a private room at the Sheraton from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Proceeds support DCAC’s work in improving the lives of abused children in Dallas County and providing national leadership on child abuse issues.
May 7 Woman of Strength Ministry, Inc Mother's Day Luncheon Back by Popular Demand! Ed Johnson, III "Will The Real Woman Please Stand Up?" (Part 2) Tommy Young West, Cheree Cooks Created2Worship YOU CAN RSVP NOW! email: gantt.donna@ gmail.com or call: 214-538-7008
May 14 POETIC VISIONS WILL PRESENT "THE LOVE JONES EXPERIENCE @ 730PM THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS & LETTERS IN THE NAOMI BRUTON THEATRE DOWNTOWN DALLAS ACROSS FROM CITY HALL FEATURING AN EVENING OF POETRY & LOVE SONGS WITH DFW FAVORITE RUDY VEE MUSIQ SOULCHILD AND GRAMMY WINNER LALAH HATHAWAY WITH A LOVING TRIBUTE TO HER FATHER DONNY HATHAWAY LOVE JONES EXPERIENCE TICKETS
************ The Miss Black Texas US Ambassador Pageant is currently accepting applications and is open to any young ladies, 14-26. The pageant is August 6, 2016 in Dallas with the location to be determined.
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A candid discussion
Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., Bob Ray Sanders, Ambassador Ron Kirk, St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church Sr. Pastor Michael L. Bowie, Jr. look on as ZWHJCOC Chair DeMetris Sampson makes personal contribution. Top right: Clem and Beverly Maddox with Dr. Holmes. Bottom: Boardmember Tanya Tarpeh introduces panelists. Photos: John Colson Photography
Dr. Holmes and Pettis Norman, Pedro Romo, 8th Grader at Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Middle School; Ambassador Kirk; DeMetris Sampson; Bob Ray Sanders; and Dr. Bowie; Attorneys Sheria Smith and Ron Hurdle, and Mrs. Willie Mae Coleman; Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr. Photos by John Colson Photography
DeMetris Sampson ZWHJCOC Board Chair
Dr. Holmes; Bob Ray Sanders; Ambassador Kirk; Dr. Michael Bowie (Sr. Pastor, St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church)
Engaging conversation and hugh donation the highlight of evening Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., Pastor Emeritus of the St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church recently sat down with former U.S. Ambassador and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for a candid discussion led by the “dean” of area journalists, Bob Ray Sanders. In a sometimes humorous exchange between the three men, the topics ranged from civil rights and how the Pastor and the Ambassador seem destined to cross paths, to Texas history and a resounding endorsement of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Although Dr. Holmes arrived in Austin, six years before Mr. Kirk was born, there was already a connection because of Mrs.Willie Mae Kirk. She later encouraged her young attorney son to locate Dr. Holmes when he moved to Dallas. That relationship has withstood the test of time. Dr. Holmes officiated at the wedding ceremony for Ron and Matrice Ellis Kirk and in one of the most controversial, explosive and potentially divisive issues of the 1990s, he stepped in and allowed cooler heads to prevail. Both topics were touched on that evening and Mr. Kirk thanked Dr. Holmes and the St. Luke Congregation for their support. This year’s “In Conversation - An Evening with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. and Ambassador Ron Kirk, was the third annual event raising funds for the Community Outreach named after the man who pastored at St. Luke for 28 years. The inaugural year featured long-time broadcaster Clarice Tinsley of FOX4-TV in a one-on-one with Rev. Holmes. The next year it was Dallas County’s senior elected official, Commissioner John Wiley Price, which proved to be an eye-opener for many, according to organizers who said the forum provided an opportunity to deviate from the hype that dominates headlines. Mr. Price and Mr. Kirk attended St. Luke under Rev. Holmes’ stewardship and they are very close to the pastor. To top off this year’s event, a personal contribution of $28,000 was made to the Center -- $1,000 for each year of Dr. Holmes leadership at St. Luke, by long-time St. Luke member and Center board chair DeMetris Sampson. The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center, among its many programs, provides GED Training and Certification, computer literacy classes or mentoring; in addition to partnering with the school district to serve area youth. The board has ambitious plans for the 501 C3 non profit as this “non-profit arm of St. Luke” focuses on “creating self sustaining pathways out of poverty for young people and families.” Currently the board, under the leadership of Ms. Sampson, is full of energy as they continue to elevate the Center which was established almost 15 years ago. Sponsors for the 2016 In Conversation -An Evening with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. and Ambassador Ron Kirk were: PLATINUM: Howland Advisory Corporation, DeMetris Sampson, Time Warner Cable, Linda and Frederick Todd II,M.D., and J. McDonald and Ellen Williams; GOLD: Coleman & Associates Consultants, DeShawndranique D. Gray, M.D., P.A., LH Anesthesia, Multiplex, Inc/Hon. Helen Giddings, Clem and Beverly Maddox, Law Offices of Erika N. Salter, P.C. , TKG & Associates, LLC, and The University of Texas Law School Foundation,; SILVER: Balance Sleep Center, Bradley Douglas Construction, Theresa Flores, Franklin Management, Michael and Malauna Hogan, Ronald and Cheryl Hurdle, Stanley R. Mays - Bailey & Mays, Hon. Felicia Pitre - Dallas County District Clerk, Stanley R. Smith Allstate Insurance Agency, The Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc., and SouthFair CDC. Photos by John Colson Photography
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WHAT A CONVERSATION!
Ambassador Ron Kirk
Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Ambassador Ron Kirk Moderator - Bob Ray Sanders
Allen Avery (Board member); James Tarpeh (Board Vice-chair); and Sherry Avery (Executive Director ZWHJCOC)
Ambassador Ron Kirk; Paula Blackmon; and Cordell Adams, M. D.
Michelle Newsome; Glenda Williams and Cynthia Ratcliff
Beverly Maddox (Co-Chair), Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr. and Angela Woodson
Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Rita Hightower
Cheryl Wattley (Attorney and Professor, UNT Dallas College of Law) and Sarah Guettel
Bob Ray Sanders; Reggie Williams and Cheryl Smith
Pamela Nowlin (ZWHJCOC Board member); Verdea Venerable and Ava Love
Gail Terrell and Mollie Belt
Hon. John R. Ames (Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector), Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr.
Bob Mong (President, University of North Texas Dallas); Riley Simmons; Dr. Holmes, Allen Avery (ZWHJCOC Board member)
Bob Marshall and Karen Medlock
Hon. Diane Ragsdale and Hon. Bernadette Nutall (DISD Trustee District 9)
Frederick Todd, II, M. D.; Dr. Holmes, Jr. and Linda Todd
Sponsors (pictured only) Tameka Sadler (The Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc.); Amb. Kirk; Dr. Holmes; Frederick Todd II, M.D.; Linda Todd; Mrs. Carrie Holmes; Pettis Norman; Dr. Troy & Kristi Coleman; Marian Williams (SouthFair CDC); DeMetris Sampson (Board Chair)
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LIFESTYLE Iota Phi Lambda Sorority unveils new office WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Wednesday, January 21st, the 22nd National President, Stephanie Dilworth, welcomed a small and quaint audience of Iota members and supporters to Carr Workplaces, 1325 G Street, NW, for Iota’s Open House and Reception, which included unveiling the new headquarters office and archives space. She alongside the newly- appointed Executive Director, Vonetta Martin, welcomed guests and informed the crowd that the
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www. G A R L A N D J O U R N A L . com headquarters is officially open and now includes the Lola M. Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women (LMPF). Those in attendance enjoyed the atmosphere, networking, tour of the space, refreshments, and had nothing but positive notes of reflection about the event and Iota’s new home. Recognition was given to members and supporters that had assisted with this specific transitionand development of the national headquarters. Gifts of appreciation were given to Montrose Cones (Past National Executive Director), Nicole Gray (National Headquarters Development Committee member and of Gamma Chapter), Preston Ford (Painter of Headquarters, MOI of Gamma Chapter), Gamma chapter members- Nicole George, Jennifer Sinkfield,
The community is invited to join Peter Brodsky and Southwest Center Mall in honoring local legends during a Black History Month celebration on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Center Mall, 3662 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75237 Outstanding community leaders Dr. E. K. Bailey, Louis Bedford, Dr. Emmett Conrad, Juanita Craft, Yvonne Ewell
and Mildred and Fred Finch will be honored throughout the celebration. The program will include Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson, guest speaker Larry James, CEO City Square, St. Luke Community United Methodist Choir, Lyriq Turner, winner of the MLK Oratory Contest, Billy Prode, musical talent and South Oak Cliff Color Guard.
Angela Homer, Cory Milam, Rashida Ashman, Shirley Dean-Johnson (Kappa) and Ahmad Williams (Volunteer Mover and Supporter). “Without the support of these core individuals we could not have made the transition any better than it was,” Madam National President Stephanie Dilworth said. To the surprise of the National Board, it received a beautiful artistic piece showing of a women dressed in emerald green and white standing tall, from Kappa chapter that was presented by Janet Brown, Kappa Chapter President, and Betty Wilson-Jones, Past Eastern Regional Director. In addition, Nicole Gray, donated a beautifully mahogany framed collage of Founder Lola Mercedes Parker surrounded by tokens and artifacts of Iota Phi Lambda
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Sorority, Inc. that now hangs in the National Headquarters office. Appreciation and gratitude was given by National President Dilworth. New office hours include Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00PM. To schedule a visit to the National Headquarters this form is available to members and the general public to schedule time to visit: http://goo.gl/forms/q8ypb0RX2f. The National Executive Director is accessible by calling 202-462-IOTA. For more info on Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. and its newly established Lola M. Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women (LMPF), e-mail at executive.director@iota1929.org and/or stephanie. iota@gmail.com .
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My husband has made a liar out of me! Ask Alma
Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.
Dear Alma: Five years into my marriage my husband moved himself into the downstairs bedroom. The initial reason given was, “He didn’t want to disturb the babies” (including a newborn) with his late-night arrival, and early departures for work. Some months later, after a “marriage check-up” with our Pastor, he confessed to me out of euphoria! He admitted that he had started smoking, you know; one of those things I never wanted in my life! Smoking is one of those “THINGS,” you know, those things you list as true deal-breakers, with regard to dating and relationships…FROM THE START! He
admitted that he knew how strongly I felt about this, but he figured it was no longer a deal-breaker since we are married! On the one hand, I don’t see using this makes me feel as a justification for divorce. On the other hand, I feel betrayed, belittled, devalued, and bullied into being with someone I would NEVER had been with, if given the choice of him as a smoker. He has made a liar out of me! Dear Liar:
Holy hot water hose, you’re infuriated! I can see the flames flickering from your email. Luckily I’m here to distinguish this
dilemma. Lawd knows what would happen, had you not reached out for help. Quick, duck, here comes a splash of reality – this ain’t about you, it’s about him. Him and his habit, he owns an addiction. I know you feel betrayed tossed and lost in the hot sauce, but the reality is, we’re talking about a serious dependency, a desire that requires you to fully satisfy by any means necessary. Do you wanna know how I know? I smoked for over 20 years before I could quit. Your body craves for the nicotine. That’s why people stand outside in a cold, snow, icy rain to take a smoke. As a nonsmoker, what you don’t know is, smoking can be soothing, a stress reliever, it relaxes you. If you’ve never struggled with a compulsion, you just don’t get it. It’s his choice to make. He won’t win unless he’s all in. So, encourage your husband to make up his mind to quit smoking because it’s the healthy thing
You don’t have to travel to find the
to do. Remind him you’d like for him to be around a long time for you and the kids, blah, blah, la-dee-da…you know what I’m talkin’ bout. Ask your doctor for brochures and suggested websites to share with him. Tell him you want him back upstairs, now! Yes, you’re right, smoking is a game changer, but you two can commit to get through this. Stop, read that again, I said you two. Handle your husband’s addiction with patience and tolerance. Don’t nag him, offer support. This will take time. I recall a conversation I had with a loved one who had battled a drug problem. During her last days, I asked, “why didn’t you ever just quit?” Her answer, “for every time you think I didn’t, I did times a million.” I assure you he’s trying, that’s what many smokers do, more than you and the rest of us non-smokers will ever know. Alma
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POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist. We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers. If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers
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Here we go again, Kenya causing drama for all the wrong reason. Here are a few examples: The Basis of Kenya’s Insensitivity This season, we are finally getting a deep understanding of why Kenya is so pissed off: Her mother keeps rejecting her. I love my mom more than life itself and cannot imagine that type of pain. She keeps trying to open that door, only to get it slammed in her face and she takes the pain out on everyone around her. Her mother decided she didn’t want to be a mother as a 16 years old. Not only was she pregnant girl, but had the baby for the father’s family to raise. Technically, she’s always had this position, but in Kenya’s mind it hurts. Although she’s accomplished some of the biggest goals in life, such as winning Ms. USA in 1993, she can’t seem to win her mom’s love. Kenya covets friends, but can’t keep them As a real housewife, friends are a must for several reasons. First of all you need someone to share scenes with and if you are not liked, we will never see you. Secondly, the Bravo producers want as many housewives as possible in most scenes and if no one will hang with you, less screen time and a headache for your bosses. You are so insecure about what’s being said about you when you are not around. You watch the season like every one else on pins and needles and must react sitting on the bravo couch with Andy Cohen months later. It’s so interesting that viewers will call in and tear you down and add Twitter backlash to that and you’ve got Kenya’s anti-fan club. Cynthia, the friend expert, is trying to stay
friends with Kenya, but with the pain Nene caused her, she’s cautious. About six seasons ago, when Cynthia Bailey first entered the scene, friendship meant so much to her she created friend contracts. Now, several broken hearts later, she will not call you a best friend until a lot of time has passed. In Kenya’s mind, more rejection, more pain, more anger. Oh, my. Only Kim Fields can handle Kenya Kenya’s most recent scene with Kim Fields was shocking. Out of anger she pulled Kim’s chair from under her and pissed Kim off. Kim handled it like a pro and left the area; she shared her frustration with her husband but let Kenya believe, her moves don’t matter. This is so interesting when you consider the fact that Kenya introduced Kim on the show and acted as her hostess. They worked on a Tyler Perry show at the same time in the past. But during their first scene together, Kenya began insulting her; she just can’t help herself. Phaedra is Glad the Attention is elsewhere It’s so funny to see Phaedra hide behind Kenya’s drama. She knows we are watching how she deals with Apollo being away and she wants a distraction. She’s careful to stay out of the Kenya scenes but loves to talk about it during her interviews and with other cast members.\ Marquesa LaDawn is a professional businesswoman who escapes the pressures of living in New York City by retreating into the real world of reality TV. Follow her on twitter @realityshowgirl, Periscope and subscribe to her podcast at www.RealitytvGirl.com
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