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VOL XVIII ISSUE 14 FEBRUARY 20, 2019

MY TRUTH Cheryl Smith, Publisher

Lie to people and you teach them to lie to you One of the worse feelings is to believe in someone only to find out that they lied to you. After all, telling the truth is about accountability, doing the right thing, standing up for what you believe in and owning your narrative. If you are big and bad enough, if you are old enough or if you think you are “grown” enough to do something then you have to be all of that when it’s time to tell the truth. A rule in my house has always been to tell the truth. I told a relative to watch her behavior because of her influence on young people. “If you teach children to lie, they will lie to you!” Which brings me to my truth. Back in the day if you called my house and one of the Three Live Crew Plus One said that I wasn’t there, guess what? I wasn’t there! If I had to leave out of the house, get in my car, and drive off to ensure that they were not lying, that’s what I did; because I wasn’t there! And I told my crew that they should tell the truth, and especially to me because when times get rough they may need someone to believe them and I’m the one because I will go down and stick with you until the end, but you have to be honest. Too often I’ve seen others teaching their young the wrong thing, not realizing those same lessons would come back to haunt them. Sadder than the children who lie, has to be the adults who lie. It’s pathetic to see adults who can’t own their narrative and turn into little kids when they are confronted with the simplest of questions. You know the look. You ask a question and the first indication that you are about to be lied to is the hesitation, followed by the look that resembles a deer caught in the headlights of a car. If you’re like me, that look is enough to raise your blood pressure a few digits because you don’t like being lied to either. According to psychologist Paul Ekman, people lie to avoid punishment, conceal reward or benefit, protecting someone from harm, protecting yourself, maintaining privacy, for the thrill of getting away with something, avoiding embarrassment or being polite. I had to grow into understanding all the ramifications and implications of lying. As a child, I remember going over to my mother’s friend’s house. The woman wanted my mom to see her new grand baby. I didn’t care to see the child, but I had to go. When we got there, the proud grandma kept telling my mother that she loved her grandbaby but, “that child look just like a little monkey.” I was surprised to hear her make that declaration and as I had never seen a live money before, I was definitely curious. As my mother took the baby into her arms, she exclaimed, “Oh isn’t he adorable, he is so beautiful.” Well, I looked in amazement because at that moment I could see what the grandma was talking about. Then my mother turned to me and asked, “Isn’t he beautiful?”

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Garland City Manager Bradford nominates Jeff Bryan as Police Chief Garland City Manager Bryan Bradford has nominated Jeff Bryan as the new Chief of Police, effective Feb. 20, 2019. City Manager Bradford submitted his selection of Assistant Chief Bryan to the Garland City Council for formal approval in accordance with Texas Civil Service statutes (Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code) on Feb. 19, 2019. Bryan currently serves as Garland’s Assistant Chief of Police, and will succeed former Chief Mitch Bates, who will now serve as Deputy City Manager for the City of Garland. A national search was conducted, garnering several qualified applicants including experienced chiefs and law enforcement professionals.

The City conducted a formal candidate review process on Thursday, Feb. 7, for the top four candidates, which included a series of interviews with three panels, including various community group leaders as well as current police chiefs, city managers, City department directors, and members from the Garland Police Association and Garland Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association. Panel interviews addressed the top priorities and characteristics shared by Garland stakeholders during the community input process. “Through a number of citizen input meetings and close work with our community leaders, we were able to confirm there is strong support for continuing the current direction in police,”

said City Manager Bradford. “There is no question that Garland has benefited from the strong relationship between the Police Department and the community. After careful consideration, I believe that Jeff Bryan is best suited to build on the advances that we have made.” Assistant Chief Bryan has served with the Garland Police Department 22 years (with a total of 24 years in law enforcement), including 13 years in a leadership role. He has held numerous ranks including lieutenant, captain and, most recently, assistant chief. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in political science (with a minor in economics) from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Affairs degree from

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the University of Texas at Dallas. He also has a Master Peace Officer Certification from Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Additional professional development and training include FBI National Academy (FBINA) and Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP).

Dirk enjoys final NBA All-Star Weekend representing MAVS By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor

Charlotte – It was a family affair for Dirk Nowitzki in what was likely his last-ever NBA All-Star appearance. “My wife is here, my friends. The whole crew is here one more time. I was

on the stage for the last time, so it’s been great. My brother-in-law is here; he came to support,” Nowitzki said of NBA All-Star Weekend held in Charlotte, North Carolina. “So I had fun. I look forward to closing out this weekend

out on a high. Then go back home and finish the season strong.” The 40-year-old Nowitzki kept a busy weekend in Charlotte – serving as coach of the World Team for the Rising Stars Challenge – Continued on page 2

Civil Rights groups sue Texas over voter citizenship question Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Civil rights organizations are suing Texas officials about alleged plans to purge thousands of naturalized citizens from its voter rolls, a move that intentionally targets minority voters, according to their lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, the Texas Civil Rights Project, Demos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit against Texas Secretary of State David Whitley and Director of Elections Keith Ingram over the creation and rollout of a flawed voter purge list that discriminates against naturalized citizens. The lawsuit also includes election officials from Galveston, Blanco, Fayette, Caldwell, and Washington

counties for sending out notices threatening to cancel voter registrations based on the list, according to CBS News, which first reported the lawsuit. “The right to vote is sacrosanct. Yet, the Texas Secretary of State has engaged in a sloppy exercise that threatens to unfairly strip people of the opportunity to participate in American democracy,” said Andre Segura, legal director for the ACLU of Texas. “Even after we told Texas officials that this would happen, they doubled down on this failed experiment and left us with no other recourse but to take this to court. We look forward to ensuring that all eligible Texas voters can make their voices heard on election day.”

The lawsuit claims that Texas officials created and sent a flawed advisory to counties that flagged tens of thousands of registered voters for citizenship reviews, despite knowing that the list included naturalized citizens eligible to vote. “There is no question that Secretary Whitley released a flawed and inaccurate advisory that risks throwing thousands of eligible voters off the rolls,” said Beth Stevens, Voting Rights Legal Director with the Texas Civil Rights Project. “Our lawsuit seeks to put the brakes on this voter suppression by rescinding the flawed advisory. Not one single eligible Texan should lose the right to vote because state officials have decided to pursue a radical anti-voter agenda.” Whitley said his office has

identified 95,000 non-citizens who are currently registered to vote in of Texas — 58,000 of whom have voted in one or more election. Texas Secretary of State spokesman Sam Taylor says they “are very confident” the citizenship data used is current. But the organizations who have filed suit disagree. “The Texas Secretary of State simply chose to assume the worst,” said Brendan Downes, Associate Counsel with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Voting Rights Project. “The idea that nearly 100,000 non-citizens knowingly and willfully registered to vote, thereby risking deportation and threatening the wellbeing of themselves and their families, is an absurdity.

Sheriff Brown relies on faith, family and core values Her life is one of faith, service, commitment and leadership. If you had met a younger Marian, you might have encouraged her to pursue that career in journalism; the area where she received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. After all, she was articulate, focused and a consummate professional; attributes that would definitely ensure success for her in a field that was desperately in need of “qualified Black journalists.”

Instead, however, she ended up following a different career path and fortunately, just like in the media; law enforcement was also sorely in need of diversity, on all levels. The need for people of color and women was the battle cry in the law enforcement community as well, and she accepted the call, going on to become the first African American female hired as a police officer in Duncanville, TX, in 1988. From a patrol officer to

Assistant Chief of Police, she rose quickly through the ranks in several positions, including: serving as a first line supervisor; formulating and supervising the Community Oriented Policing Unit; Crime Prevention/Community Relations Supervisor; Patrol Watch Commander; and Criminal Investigations Commander. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price praises the Dallas native for several reasons.

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Dirk’s All-Star Weekend Continued from page 1...

in which he coached teammate Luka Doncic – participated in the 3-point contest and participated in the All-Star Game on Sunday night as part of Team Giannis. The NBA paid homage to the League legend, with large signs and posters in hotels and all over the downtown area near the site of the Spectrum Center where All-Star festivities took place. He scored 17 points in the 3-point contest but did not make the finals. He won the contest in 2005-2006. In Sunday’s All-Star Game - he drained 3, 3 pointers in 4 minutes – a performance that had the bench and

FEBRUARY 20, 2019 crowd at Spectrum Center on its feet. He finished with nine points for Team Giannis during their 178-164 loss to Team LeBron. During the 3rd quarter he and Dwayne Wade - who has already announced his retirement from the League this year -were presented with honorary framed All-Star jerseys. After the game Dirk was swamped by players, fans, media and more offering handshakes, hugs and well-wishes. He and they knew it would probably be his last All-Star Game. “I wanted to just play a few minutes and hoist up a three and that’s exactly what happened. The first one, I was a little deep. But it’s the last time on this stage, I’m going to go for it, and it went in,” said Nowitzki,

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who was the oldest All-Star in attendance in Charlotte. “The second one I thought, Let me step back a little more and see what happens, and it went in too. It was a fun all around weekend for me. It was a pleasure to compete with these guys one more time on this stage. We got honored in between the third and fourth quarter and that was emotional. It was great weekend for me.” Nowitzki acknowledged that when things quiet down, he’ll take time to reflect. “Yeah, I think all that is going to be emotional once I sit back and get some time to think. But this weekend, I was just out there competing,” he said. “It was fun and the whole week was great. They had me running

around like a chicken with my head cut off. Friday, I was coaching. Saturday, I was shooting [in the 3-Point Contest]. And then I was competing. It was fun. “I’m going to soak it all in. I think I’m going to get more emotional later when it is all said and done.” Nowitzki said he appreciates the support and love from fans as well as athletes and knows decision-time is coming. “The fans have shown me a lot of love already on the road, even though I obviously haven’t announced that this is going to be it. I want to see how my body feels the last couple of weeks. If I get to see any improvement, if it’s still fun, and I guess we’re going to make that decision later.”

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Black History Month Recurring Events Reggae Sunday Brunch at Hero’s Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 11am. Caribbean Breakfast & Lunch. Black Beauty Glitz and Glamor Designers Patrick Wright and Pucci Lisenbee never before seen fashion at South Dallas Cultural Center 300 Fitzhugh Ave. 6pm. Info: 214-939-2787, 2-2 - 3-23.

Reclaim at Tarrant County College South Campus Student Center 5301 Campus Dr. Ft. Worth. 8am3pm. Register: ww.tccd.edu/professional-conference

February 23 Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Expundgement at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am-1pm.

Written & Witnessed Presented by: Andrea Tosten & Jas Mardis at Oak Cliff Cultural Center 223 W. Jefferson Blvd. FREE 10am-8pm. Until 3-29-19

February 20-28 Ustoo: Phenomenal Women at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. 11am-5pm.

February 20 Nancy Wilson DOB 1937 Songstress

Dance Your Pounds Off Dallas at Alpha Midway Dance Studio 13740 Midway Rd. # 174 7pm-8pm. Eventbrite. JAMALZ REGINALD PRODUCTIONS presents Apollo Dallas Style at Hall of State at Fair Park. Show Time 7pm. Info. to contest, email: jamalzwanttell@gmail.com. Heritage Oak Cliff Neighborhood Leaders Meet and Greet at La Calle Doce 415 W. 12th St. Dallas. 5:30pm-7:30pm. Eventbrite.

UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball at Hyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Blvd. Reunion Ballroom 6pm. Info: Kristie Patton Foster dallasinfo@uncf.org

February 22-23 15th Annual Weekend Fest. of Black Dance “Rhythm & Soul of a People” TBAAL Bruton Theatre 1309 Canton St. Tickets: $5.

2019 Honors Brunch J. C. Belt, Jr. Awarded to Hon. Helen Giddings at Paul Quinn College 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. 11am.

Our Journey A Tale of Yesterday and Today- Live Recording at Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church 8702 Eden Valley Ln. 8pm, 23rd 3pm & 8pm

Black Girl Magic Tour Dallas by: Boss Women Media at Sugarfina North Park Center Northwest Hwy. Dallas 9am-11am.

February 22

Flaunt - The Big 1970’s Party 8pm-1am Tickets: Eventbrite Location will be provided with ticket purchase.

Dr. Ralph J. Bunch 1st Black awarded Noble Peace Prize in 1950

HBCU Alumni Meet & Greet at Bar Louie 4001 Bagpiper Way, Arlington 5pm-10pm. 3rd Annual Ron Bivins “The Peoples Servant” Living Legends & Scholarship Banquet Norma Adams-Wade at Hilton Garden Inn 800 N. Main St. Duncanville 7:30pm.

Methodist Health System Heart Health Update at Methodist Richardson 2831 E. Pres. George Bush Hwy. 12pm. Reg: 214-947-4628. Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce Live2Lead Lunch & Learn Session #3 at Tower 360 Lower Level Conference Rm. 1901 N. Hwy 360. 12pm-1pm.

February 21-23 Hispanic/Latino Media & Marketing International Conference 2019 at University of Texas at Arlington 6pm.

February 21 Judicial Investitures for Criminal Court Judges at Dallas Bar Assoc. 2101 Ross Ave. 3:30pm. Red Alert! Celebrating the Stars Among Us by: Metropolitan Dallas-Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority at The Manderley 2010 N. Hampton Rd. #700, DeSoto. 7pm-11pm. Info: www. mdadst.org

Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Legends Reception at A. A. M. 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30pm-8:30pm. Tickets: www.aamdallas.org Paint N Sip with Kinfolk at The Flying Daiquiri 900 E. Copeland St. Ste. 160 Arlington. 7pm-10pm. Tickets: Eventbrite

Savior’s Day Commemorating African American History Month at South Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 10am-3pm. Free. Black History Celebration African American Read-In at The Dock Bookshop and Dock Community 6637 Meadowbrook Dr. Ft. Worth. 12pm.

February 24-25 2019 Black History Celebration at East Pointe COC 3029 Handley Dr. Ft Worth. 24th 3pm. & 25th 6pm.

Youth Event-Dallas at Concord Church 6806 Pastor Bailey Dr. 7pm. Tickets: unalteredtour.com Super R & B Jam Feat: Tyrese, Avant, Ginuwine, Donnell Jones, 702 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Pl. 8pm.

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Grant Writing Boot Camp at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am-1pm. Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Presents: Black History for Children Rock & Roll: Female Pioneers 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 4pm.

A K A Sorority Alpha Xi Omega Chapter-Dallas Founder’s day Luncheon Celebration at Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas 12noon.

TBAAL’s CD Release & Listening Series: Niko Preforms at Clarence Muse Café Theatre 1309 Canton St. 7:30pm info: 214-743-2400

Comerica Bank Prom Dress Drive Benefitting Dallas CASA & Boys & Girls Clubs until 2-28 at Comerica bank Info: www.Comerica.com/promdress Feeding The Needy Hosted by: Hollywood Hernandez Live 1698 Corsicana St. Dallas. 3pm-5pm.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois Writer/ Teacher DOB 1868

HBCU Panel and Scholarship Search Party at Dymensions Academic Center 8105 Rasor Blvd. Ste # 273, Plano. 10am-1pm. Free Eventbrite.

Women Like Us, Painting With A Twist Host: Women Like Us, Inc. 3pm-5pm. Must RSVP: www.womenlikeusinc.org/events

DBDT at DeSoto High School 600 Eagle Dr. 7pm-10pm. Tickets: www.artsdesoto.com

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Adult events Celebrating Black Culture: Let’s Grove today! 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 11am.

Black History Month Movie Night “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” at FWBC 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm-9pm. “No Cost”

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Adult events Celebrating Black Culture: Dred Scott. By LaRome Armstrong 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 1pm.

Watermelon Woman (1996) Black Filmmakers Series at Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. 6:30pm-8pm. $1

Methodist Charlton Heart to Heart at Methodist Charlton Auditorium 3500 W. Wheatland Rd. 10am-12:30pm.

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Black History for Children Rhythm & Blues: Male Pioneers 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 4pm. Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Adult events Celebrating Black Culture: Reading D.I.V.A.S. Book Club 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 6pm. 2019 Diversity Job Fair at Hilton Garden Hotel 800 N. Main St. Duncanville 10am-6pm. Community Resource Workshop Senior Services & Homeownership Host: Ruth Torres at Ebenezer Memorial Baptist Church 4791 Buckner Blvd. 4:30pm. Info: www.Torres4PleasantGrove.com.

Shades of Slay Dallas Host: Slay Magazine at Royal Lane Studios 4843 W. Royal Ln. Irving. 3pm. The Black Bridal Experience Expo at Eventfully Yours Special Event Venue 7640 N.E. Loop 820 #110 North Richland Hills. 11am-4pm. Southwest Writers Showcase 2019 at Country View Golf Course 240 W. Belt Line Rd. Lancaster. 3pm-7pm. Tickets: Eventbrite. Sunday Evening Theatre Stage Readings of African American Classics A Soldier’s Play at TBAAL 1309 Canton St. 5pm.

Glendale Park Master Plan Community Meeting at For Oak Cliff 4478 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas. 6pm-8pm.

February 27 Debbie Thomas 1st Black figure skater Olympic Bronze Champion 1988

Mariah Carey at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 300 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving 7:30pm. Tickets: via Live Nation

Obama-Ology Play at Jubilee Theatre 506 Main St. Ft Worth Time and Dates Vary. Tickets: www.jubileetheatre.org La Llorona: A Love Story at Bishop Arts Theatre Center 215 Tyler St.www.bishopartstheatre.org

February 25 In 1853 the 1st YMCA for Blacks opens in Washington, D.C.

Erykah Badu at The Bomb Factory 2713 Canton St. Dallas. 8pm. Tickets: ticketfly.com The Exchange – DFW African American Market Showcase at MLK, JR. Recreation Center 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. 12pm. Free.

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Cryptocurrency Tokenization at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am-1pm.

February 24

Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Luncheon at Dallas Sheraton Hotel 400 N. Olive St. 11am. Tickets: www.aamdallas. org/2019/TexasBlackSportsHallofFame.asp Coffee & Politics Housing & the City of Dallas at A. A. Museum at Fair Park. 10am-11am.

Eco Latino/LULAC 2019 Job Fair at Hilton Garden Inn 800 N. Main St. Duncanville. 10am-6pm.

Fibroid Free Health Wealth & Happiness Mixer Feat Speaker Claudia Jordan at Fibroid Institute Dallas 12400 Coit Rd. #505, Dallas. 6pm7:30pm. Info: 214-3823200. Fed Listens: Community Listening Session at St Philips School & Community Center 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 9:15-11:30am. Info: dallasfed.org.

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Grant Writing Boot Camp at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am-1pm. Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Black History for Children Rhythm & Blues: Female Pioneers 7151 Library Ln. Dallas 4pm. Cardio Hip Hop w/ Jessie Mae at J.C. Fitness L.L.C. 901 N. Polk Ste. #370 DeSoto. 6:30pm. www.jcfitness.info Dallas Job Fair at Embassy Suites Dallas Market Center 2727 N. 35E Fwy. 11am-2pm. To RSVP to Secure Your Spot Eventbrite.

February 28 Black History Pack the Seats with Greeks at Bonair Baptist Church 5707 Bonnieview Rd. Dallas. 8am & 10:30am. Info: www.bonairchurchfamily.org BLAK Talks Series 10 Invest in your Success at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas. 6:30pm-9pm.

Men Stand for Life Breakfast at Dallas Country Club 4155 Mockingbird Ln. 7am-8:30am. Tickets: Eventbrite

February 26 Fats Domino R&B & Rock n Roll Musician DOB 1928

The Temptations & The Four Tops at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 300 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving 7:30pm.

AROUND GARLAND School Crossing Guards Needed Do you want to earn extra income working only two hours per day and making a difference in your community? The City of Garland Transportation Department is recruiting candidates interested in the flexibility of working parttime as a school crossing guard, keeping students and neighbors safe as they walk to and from school. The hours are from 7 to 8 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. on school days at designated crosswalks. Contact Christina Jasso at 972-205-2438 for additional information. February 20-28 Military Free all February at Crayola Experience Plano 6121 Park Blvd. 10am-6pm. Crayola Experience Plano invites active, retired & veteran military personnel to enjoy a FREE month of colorful fun through the “True Blue Heroes” program. PLUS, their immediate* family receive 25% OFF their tickets! *Must show ID at admissions counter. Offer not available for purchase online. *Immediate family members include only spouse, children, and grandparents. Valid Feb 1 – Feb 28, 2019. Need tickets for family and friends to join the fun? February 20 How to get Voters to the Polls-2019 Local Elections! Host: Garland Democratic Womans Club at Siciliano’s A Taste of Italy 2210 W. Buckingham Rd. Garland. 11:30am-1pm. GOTV IN ACTION!! Want a free; round trip ride to the polls to VOTE for City mayors, City Councils and other municipal/school elections? OR The opportunity to give people rides to the polls. This month, the Garland Democratic Woman’s Club presents Sarah Kovich, founder Rideshare2vote and Huntley Russell, Community Liaison to present their innovative and exciting solution. Early voting for local elections starts April 22nd! Great food and fabulous conversation.

February 22-24 Bells are Ringing by Corp at Grandville Arts Center 521 W. State St. Garland. 22 & 23 8pm and 24 2pm. Tickets at the Box Office: 972-205-2790. This charming romantic comedy follows the exploits of Ella, a telephone answering service operator with a fascination for her client’s private lives. At Susanswerphone, her Cousin Sue’s telephone answering service, Ella uses a variety of voices and personae to keep her entertained, and becomes a part of her client’s lives including a struggling playwright who she realizes she has fallen in love with. February 23 Soulful Sunday Brunch at Lemonade Lounge 1411 E. Campbell Rd. #1200, Richardson 12pm-4pm. Live Music & Bottomless Mimosas. $25. Enjoy a delicious SOOUL FOOD STYLED BRUNCH while jamming to your favorite tunes & live entertainment and sipping on mimosas. Our brunch menu alternates weekly. Join us weekly to taste all of our different SOULFUL menu options Please arrive early to taste all the menu options. https://www.thelemonadelounge.com/brunchandevents

Then, we will send you along the clearly marked trail to the Trout lily field. Tom Frey, our advisor, mentor, and friend will be at the Trout lily field. After you have seen the lilies and talked to Tom, you will walk along to the next marked spot, where we will have another knowledgeable naturalist that will tell you about the significance of that area of the Preserve. The volunteer naturalists will be at several stations along the trail in the Preserve from 10:00 until the last walkers go through. This format has helped solve the problem of so many folks in line on the walk that they can’t hear the forest information. It also allows folks to go at their own pace rather than having to follow a group; no one gets impatient waiting for others to catch up and each can spend as much time at a station as they want. Some like to spend a lot of time taking photos and discussing the forest. Others like to hear just a little bit and then move on. With this walk format, it is your choice. Garland Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association $5 All you can eat Pancake Breakfast at Labella Italian Grill 4125 Broadway Blvd. 7am-10am. February 26

Welcome to Garland Class at Garland City Hall 200 N. Fifth St. 9am. Whether you are new to Garland, or were born and raised here, this is the class to get better acquainted with what makes Garland a great place to live! Learn about the different services of City departments, how your tax payer dollars are being used and how you can get involved. https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register

Lend A Hand Garland Board and Volunteer Board at The Atrium 300 N. Fifth St. Garland. 6pm-8pm. Enjoy an evening of networking with more than 300 non-profit, civic and community organizations. These organizations are seeking volunteers and/or board members. FREE Register your organization at KwianisClubofGarland.org

26th Annual Trout Lily Walk 1770 Holford Road, Garland. 10am–noon. Yes, Tom Frey, a regionally acclaimed naturalist will be with us again for the 26th year. Tom always has new information about our Preserve and its ecology as you stroll through fabulous trees to find the Trout lilies, one of the first plants to flower in the spring. The tiny flowers are only in bloom from about the last week in February through the middle of March. Then they disappear until next year. Come on Saturday, February 23, any time between 10:00 a.m. and noon. When you arrive, volunteers at the pavilion will welcome you and give you introductory information.

Hip Hop Cowboys Spring Rodeo at Mesquite Championship Rodeo 1818 Rodeo Dr. 7pm. Tickets: via Ticketmaster. wRodeo events include: Bull Riding, Team Roping, Ladies Barrel Racing, Tie-Down Roping, Mutton Bustin’, Jr. Bull Riding, Steer Wrestling & the ever-popular Relay Races! $20 Tickets are General Admission General Admission is the top 8 rows of 101-116 and all of 117120 $30 VIP overflow in 1st 10 rows of Bleachers $40 VIP option is an assigned seat in the 1st three rows Child prices available for children ages 3-12

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MY TRUTH

Continued from page 1... All kind of thoughts were going through my head as I responded, “How old is he? He’s really tiny.” Years later I reminded my mother about that incident. She laughed and explained to me that beauty is only skin deep and is also in the eye of the beholder. So she saw beauty that day and as I matured, I realized my mom wasn’t lying, she was speaking her

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truth. That’s a far cry from the lies that folks tell to keep from accepting responsibility. Just think about all the deadly lies that have been told. There are the countless men who were killed or jailed because women lied on them, accusing them of rape, or numerous other charges that ruined entire families. And what about the men who lied on the women they raped, saying the woman was willing; even young teens. Who do you believe when an

accusation is made? I remember being bedridden in a hospital and woke up to one of those shows where women were trying to find out who the fathers of their children are. Imagine the look on my face when one of the women admitted she had been on the show more than 15 times for the same child! Now I realize that there are a number of discussions we could have about that subject, but can you imagine how many have been lied to before, during and since the science of DNA has been

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perfected? How many have lived a life of lies? How many have been hurt by those lies? I want people to believe the words that come out of my mouth. You might say it’s not important, but when we live in a world today where “he say, she say” is ruining lives, you want to be the person who is believed. If you aren’t, believe me one day, there will come a time!

Sheriff Brown

Continued from page 1... professional, an excellent manager, and she has the vision to take us to the next level.” For the most part, in Duncanville, Chief Brown flew under the radar, or so she thought, because she said she was more focused on “serving than being seen.” But little did she know that her work ethic and reputation for fairness and service was being noticed, and by someone who would have a profound impact on her life, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez. It was Sheriff Valdez, who has the distinction of being the first Latina elected to Dallas County Sheriff, who approached the Chief, asking about her plans for the future. After a short discussion, they parted with the promise of a future phone call. When that phone call came, it led to more firsts for the woman who on January 1, 2019 was sworn in as sheriff, making her the first African American sheriff in Dallas County history. This after she served a little over a year as interim sheriff, following Sheriff Valdez’s retirement to run for governor of Texas. A trailblazer, who also happens to be the “First Lady” of New Light Church in Dallas, Sheriff Brown has the distinction of being one of only three African American female sheriffs in the entire country; after garnering 64% of the vote in the November general election. And she’s not resting on her laurels. The Sheriff says she is committed to bringing others into the ranks, especially women of color. Admittedly, recruiting can be challenging. And that’s what makes the Sheriff such a refreshing presence around Dallas County because she doesn’t shy away from issues, always pleasant, yet focused and attentive. The sheriff said she realizes there’s plenty of work that needs to be done in the area of relationship building between the community and law enforcement.

Sheriff Brown enjoys being out in the community and engaging with citizens

“We have to make and take the opportunities to reach out to the communities,” she said, adding that morale is an issue on a number of levels but working together, talking and listening can help. “We have to be accountable, and start in schools and let children know we are touchable.” Holding Town Hall meetings is one way to reach out to the citizens, and not just in reaction to an issue. Instead of waiting until something happens, said the Sheriff, she expects to engage and listen to citizens, visit communities and have serious conversations. Just as important, she said, is for officers to spend time interacting with citizens; showing the humanity that is often missed when there’s a crisis or fatality. Praising her staff of chiefs: Executive Chief Deputy Lupe Garza, Chief Deputy Patrick Bonner, Chief Deputy Jason Hartgraves, Asst. Chief Deputy Gary McDaniel, Asst. Chief Deputy Debbie Foster, Asst. Chief Deputy Don E. Rowe, Asst. Chief Deputy Blaise Mikulewicz, Asst. Chief Deputy Jesse Herrera, and Asst. Chief Deputy Earnestine Sanders; along with Legal Advisor Elizabeth Lutton, who all ensure that things are running smoothly day-to-day as Sheriff

Brown deals with a demanding schedule. She credits her team, that works together for the 2100-plus employees and the more than 2.6 million citizens of Dallas County, with making her job easier to manage. A strong team is important, especially as she oversees the law enforcement “family” and a jail system that houses about 5,000 inmates and a 300-bed facility for patients. And Sheriff Brown appears to be on a mission. In addition to serving the citizens of Dallas County, she is changing the game. People should know that agencies from around the country come to Dallas for answers, according to the Sheriff. “Dallas is the place where people come to see how we do things,” she said, crediting a strong focus on core values of integrity, professionalism and accountability. “This is what we stand for. We can police ourselves and we’re getting it right!” Training is a main focus, she said, adding that with a constant sense of training everyone can take pride in knowing their jobs and how to remain true to the core values of the department. There’s room for more to join the forces, but she admits recruiting is challenging. The constant news reports about shootings and altercations across the country don’t make it easier, either.

She wants youth to look at law enforcement as a career choice. She doesn’t want them to fear or mistrust officers. Sure there are tests and extensive training, but it’s a rewarding opportunity and she says she loves her job. And what better place to work than where you have caring leadership that is “fair, stern, unafraid to ask or answer the hard questions?” Several Dallas County employees praised the Sheriff and used the word, “fair” to describe her. She says she “listens” and while the outcome may to always be favorable, no one can say that she ignores them or their concerns. About that career in journalism, well Sheriff Brown has a constant reminder of the career path she could have taken because she is married to the veteran, award-winning journalist, Shaun Rabb of FOX’s KDFW-TV. Sheriff Brown says she hopes when her tenure is over, the team will remember her because “she came in and knew what needed to be done and did it.” How does she keep it all together? After all she has her family, job and church, but, she says, “God gives me strength!”

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That was Ali’s greatest gift of all. He Kilt it! So when I heard he was coming to Dallas for our MLK celebration, I thought I was ready to receive his King Holiday message‌I was not. After dismantling the annual “sainthood ceremoniesâ€? that we posit at the altar of St. Martin, he beat back the “Canonizersâ€? VINCENT L. HALL Activist, author and award-winning writer and the “Colonizersâ€? in rapid succession. Doc reminded us that somewhere during the 3rd quarter of this year, America will Dr. Kevin Cosby is a “bad mother-shutthe span of 10 minutes and 13 seconds; recognize the Quad Centennial of the your-mouthâ€? and a minister of God’s Cosby dumped the house. This space is most brutal chattel slavery in the world’s liberating Word. Not only is he Pastor inadequate in size and scope to publish history. But that wasn’t the bad news. of the 15,000-member Saint Stephen the official transcript, so let me summarize “So in essence, we have survived 400 Church in Louisville, Kentucky; he is an it for you. years in this nation and have never had academic to boot. Dr. Cosby recalled a 1967 Merv Griffin even one day of justice.â€? Our heads went Dr. Cosby grinds as a social justice interview of Dr. Martin Luther King. numb, our hearts waned in beating and minister who also majors in undoing the When asked what the greatest effect of our spirits wept “Mis-Education of the Negroâ€? Dr. Cosby the civil rights silently. We had was installed as the 13th President of movement had to come to the Simmons College in 2005 and parlays his been for Black realization that preachments with prophecy. people, King in 400 years, we You know this brother is special. I mean delved into his have not enjoyed managing a historically Black college while well-pondered one day of equity ministering to hysterical Black church folk and prominent at the hands of is beyond the scope of reasonability. Lawd pontificates and this government have mercy! provided an or its majority He’s written five books with titles like; answer. Dr. Kevin Cosby peoples. “Get off your butt,â€? and “Who’s your “The greatest affect is that it has given the Negro a sense Our collective sense of somebodiness daddy?â€? of somebodiness.â€? Cosby mused that Ali retreated to the nobodiness that slaves Doc’ slayed the house as he addressed gave “somebodiness’ to a people whom who tilled the fields and filled the tills of the mourners affixed to the corner of had suffered 350 years of “nobodiness.â€? rich White landowners must have felt. Muhammad Ali’s final turnbuckle. In

It’s that same nobodiness that Dred Scott felt in 1867, when Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, of the United States Supreme Court, declared that “The Negro has no rights which the white man is bound to respect.� We spiritually, if not genetically felt the stinging lashes of the Black Codes, The Fugitive Slave Acts, Jim Crow Laws and those White shop owners who erected signs that read “No Niggers, No Jews and No Dogs! In 400 years we have never had a day of justice.� As a people, we have never received even the slightest indication that our free labor that built this nation, would be returned in any type of reparations. America told the “nobody’s� they freed that justice was en route. However, the promise of “40 acres and a mule,� rendered by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on January 16, 1865, was as hollow as the “with liberty and justice for all� in the White Male Pledge of Allegiance. No thanks Massa; I’ll take a knee instead! It’s been 400 years and we are still waiting on the first win. I’ve read about losing streaks, but damn.

Every year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses a theme for Black History Month. This year they have chosen, Black Migrations emphasizing “the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities.� Their theme is important, especially when we think of the “Great Migration�, the time after World War I when Black folk fled the oppressive south looking for a new reality. Why not flee? Black men were lynched in their uniforms when they came back into enslavement-type realities even as they embraced a country that did not appreciation them. Just a few years after Black men returned from World War I, white people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, so jealous of African American economic accomplishment, torched the 30 block Black-owned Greenwood community on a pretense. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide from virulent racism. And yet, Black folks had mobility. Often, we came together to create community. We left oppressive spaces to find new ones that were only marginally less oppressive. As ASALH puts it, “African American migration patterns included relocation from southern farms to southern cities; from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West; from the Caribbean to US cities as well as to

to North? Do we honor them with our presence? I never had the opportunity to meet Dr. Sadie Tanner Moselle Alexander, but because she was the first African American woman to receive the Ph.D. in economics (and one of the three who were the first to receive the degree on the same weekend), I feel a bond with her and have written about her life and her career. She wrote about migration, about the folks who came from the South to cities like Philadelphia to find a space for themselves. She wrote about the many ways cities were unwelcoming to new residents. She wrote then, like we might write now, about the many ways our urban landscape changes with mobility and migration. In choosing Black Migrations as a Black History Month theme, ASALH has chosen to examine the mobility that is part of African American life in this country. We move because we want safer space and place. We move because we flee structural danger. We move because we are African and American and moving is part of our DNA. We move. We migrate. We seek the best that our nation has to offer, and when it does not provide what we need, we move, and we move again!

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migrant labor farms; and the emigration of noted African Americans to Africa and to European cities, such as Paris and London, after the end of World War I and World War II.� Here’s what it means – Black folks were moving, migrating, making it happen, grasping at reality and opportunity despite every barrier. Black folks moved because they were looking for safe places to survive and thrive, to enjoy life despite the racial obstacles that were thrown at us. Black folks moved because movement was preferable to standing still. We moved because we had to. At the same time, migration is not only about a movement of space, but also about a movement of mindset. The Mississippi men and women who moved to Chicago had to change the way they chose to encounter the world. They had to move from being sharecroppers to being entitled voters. Their movement changed the way that politics and economics

influenced major cities. Even though their movement did not necessarily result in “fairness�, their movement and their changed participation made things far more fair, and the political process somewhat more representative. Migration. Movement. Mobilization. A shifting of the brain. A shifting of the heart. While ASALH would like us to focus on the physical migration that happened in the 20th century, I would also like us to focus on the necessary heart migration that must take place to propel us through the 21st century. Our Black History Month story can’t simply be a story of the ways we moved to accommodate economic shifts, but it must also be a story of the ways we have moved our hearts. What do we mean when we say Black community? What do we mean when we embrace the theme of “migrations�? Are we aware of the rigors our people experienced when they moved South

President Trump is Wrong HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON US Congresswoman

President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a wall on our nation’s Southern border is without merit, and could lead to a Constitutional crisis. Members of his own party have joined Democrats and the majority of the American people in their belief that the president’s action is not in the best interests of our country. Even the president himself suggested that he was on the wrong track when he stated “I didn’t need to do this� during a press conference in the Rose Garden when he announced his intention. Court challenges have already been filed after the president said that his administration would use funds that Congress had appropriated for other purposes. President Trump took this action after Congress passed a spending bill that did not include the money that he had requested to construct the wall that he promised his supporters during the presidential

campaign. Now, he simply does not want to appear weak to his base, even though a Fox News poll found that a majority of its respondents opposed his action. The president and his advisors need to revisit our Constitution and read it provisions on separation of powers. They also need to develop a greater appreciation

for the congressional budget process. One Republican Senator, Susan Collins of Maine, said that the president’s action undermined the appropriations process, and the will of Congress. In addition to facing court battles, the president will be opposed by Democrats in the House of Representatives whose

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majority is against his state of emergency declaration. It remains to be seen what the Republican controlled Senate will do even though some of its Republican members, like Senator Collins, are uncomfortable with the president’s overreach. The president argues that problems at the border that we share with Mexico constitute a national emergency. That is simply not the case. The number of people taken into custody in recent years attempting to enter our country illegally has actually decreased. According to the government’s own figures approximately 400,000 people were taken into custody in 2018 at the Southern border after they attempted to enter into the country illegally. That is down from 1.6 million that were apprehended in 2000. Even the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, counseled President Trump against declaring a state of emergency, but was rebuffed by a chief executive who has created a crisis for himself that many believe will further damage his presidency. Five years ago president Trump, responding to an executive action by President Obama, wrote “Republicans must not allow President Obama to subvert the Constitution for his own benefit because he is unable to negotiate with Congress.� Perhaps the president should revisit the words that he wrote five years ago. They have now come back to haunt him! Congresswoman Johnson represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also chairs the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

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hat Men Want is a clever comedy from the same team that brought you Girl’s Trip and stars Taraji P. Henson in her first leading role in a comedy. It’s a movie where both men and women can learn a little bit about each other. The men are not demonized and the ladies are shown to be less than perfect as well. Henson plays Ali in the movie. Her father, played by Richard Roundtree (Shaft), is a widower who runs a boxing gym. He taught his daughter that if you get hit, you’ve got to hit back harder. While the lessons she was taught help her move forward in the “good old boys network” she does develop a reputation as a woman that does have difficulty in dealing with men. One evening during a “girl’s night out” she has a spiritual connection over a cup of tea with a physic called “Sister,” who is played by Erykah Badu. The “tea”, mixed with some other drugs

like weed and ecstasy and a hard bump on the head, give Ali the power to hear men’s thoughts. The movie is a hilarious romp with the female sports agent using her “powers” to break the glass ceiling at her job but affecting her relationship with a single father she meets who is a bartender at a local club. The rest of the cast, including Ms. Badu, is solid, but I really enjoyed the scenes with Erykah, most of it ad libbed. She stole every scene she played in the movie. (Also, there are some additional Badu scenes at the end of the movie, so stick around until the very end of the credits.) The movie is rated R for language and sex and runs right at 2 hours. This is a great date movie, just in time for Valentine’s Day, but it is also a very adult comedy. Leave the kids at home. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” What Men Want rates a LARGE.

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My days get better and better as I navigate my life with the Holy Spirit directions, Jesus’ guidance and God’s voice in my heart. I have never been more at ease and comfortable with my life. I desire this state for all who view, hear, read and follow the Valder Beebe Show. I do believe if God did it for me, he will do for you! I was just overjoyed to interview young author, Angie Thomas. Angie was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she holds a BFA in creative writing from Belhaven University. Her award-winning, acclaimed debut novel, The Hate U Give, is a #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) and directed by George Tillman, Jr. Angie was invited to the Valder Beebe Show RES studios to share about her second novel, On the Come Up, published February 5, 2019. Angie was also in the studios to share about her upcoming appearance in Frisco, Texas at a local high school. She will be conducting events nationwide in support of her book, including in New York, California, Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, Tennessee

Dear Alma, I have a friend and we’ve known each other most of our lives. We’ve spent many years together going on family vacations, dealing with marriages and divorce. We had children around the same time and we’ve always been there for each other. We are now at the stage where you take care of your parents. I’m not taking care of my mom, she’s in a nursing home, but my friend decided to take care of her mom at home. Her mother recently died, but before she died, she told my friend that she would come back and visit her. My friend believes that her mother is back in the house. She told me the lights are blinking on and off in one room and she also said there’s one step that squeaks now that never did before. I think that’s crazy and she thinks it’s her mother. What’s the best way to explain to her, her mother cannot come back from the grave? Name withheld Dear Name withheld: Hold up, wait – it could happen… shaking my head, naaawwww, LOL, I don’t think so.

and Texas. A brief synopsis; On the Come Up follows 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. After all, as the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, she’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral for all the wrong reasons. She soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. With an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it. She has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation.-Text provided by Angie Thomas publicity team VBS: You are fueling a renaissance in the publishing world where Terry McMillan, even Carl Weber and Maya Angelou left off. You are confirming for publishers that there is

return investment to invest in African AT: The best part to me about American authors; we sell books. writing On the Come Up... And we have a large and diverse Interview continues Onbuying audience. Demand video: ValderBeebeShow. AT: I, too was aware of those who com have gone before me. This was really important for me that my publisher, ValderBeebeShow.com, Harper Collins is about me being 411RadioNetwork.com, my authentic self. They never make Youtube.com/valderbeebeshow, me feel like I have to water anything 411RadioNetwork.com; down so other people will accept Podcast audio: what I write. Kids need books to see Soundcloud.com/valderbeebeshow, themselves. I think if some of our Soundcloud.com/kkvidfw, current political leaders read books 411RadioNetwork.com, about African American kids when PChatman Streaming TV Network they were kids we would not, need to and VBS affiliate broadcasters. say black lives matter. Now available on 411RadioNetwork VBS: What’s the best part of writing APP On The Come Up?

ASK ALMA The Mother Ghost If you’ve followed Ask Alma for half a minute, you’d know I’ve lost my mother, father and one and only big sister Kim, so when it comes to grieving, I’m at the head of the line. I never thought my sister was gonna die, even when she was in a coma. I would talk to her and say, “You can open your eyes now, it’s just me in the room.” After she died, I had to pretend she was in the Bahamas, unreachable for the first six years. I remember telling my father, I don’t know what I’ll do without you. He lovingly answered, “Yes you will, you’ll know.” When it came to my mama, don’t you dare speak the words. I could not even entertain the thought. My heart broke, I was

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broken. Some might call it irrational, but you’ll never know until it happens to you. As far as your friend is concerned, like my mother use to say, if you go looking for it honey, you’ll find it. Well, actually she said, if you keep stirring sh*t, you’ll start to smell it, but we’re a PG publication here, so let’s just keep it moving, LOL. Humans, unlike our furry K-9 friends, don’t go looking for something for the sake of looking. We always have an agenda, an inkling, something that doesn’t sit right in our belly. You know what I’m saying. She’s looking, so just let her look. Yea, she’s stretching, but that’s her broken rubber band to bend. I’m not sure why her mom would

tell her something like that, although we’ve all got our “Why did my mama say that?” stories to tell. If she believes her mom can operate her lights from heaven, it’s nothing you or I can say or do to change that. And why should we? When I see a beautiful red bird, I say hello to my grandmother, she loved birds. I don’t think the red bird is my grandmother, just like if the lights are flickering in my house, my first thought is to change the bulb. This, my friend, is not a dilemma you should elect yourself to correct. Let her look for her mama in every twinkling star and tri-color rainbow she can find. As long as she’s paying her electric bill and ain’t breaking any laws, l say, let her grieve her mama as she pleeze. 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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NFL settles collusion case with Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick’s more than twoyear battle with the NFL has come to an end. The former NFL quarterback and the league have reached a financial settlement in Kaepernick’s collusion Photo: CBS News / YouTube

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NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The settlement comes just one day after it was revealed that the former San Francisco 49er, who led the team to a Super Bowl in 2013, turned down a contract offer to play in a new developmental league. Terms of the settlement, which also included a payout to Carolina Panthers star safety Eric Reid, were not made public. Kaepernick was effectively blacklisted from the league after kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and other social ills. Yahoo Sports reported that Kaepernick and Reid would only settle the complaint if a lucrative financial agreement was reached between the players and the NFL. The league and Kaepernick’s

attorneys released a statement Friday saying the matter had been resolved confidentially. As part of that confidentiality, it is believed both sides signed a nondisclosure agreement agreeing not to speak publicly about details of the case or settlement. “For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL,” the statement said. “As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further comment by any party.” The agreement comes as Kaepernick’s case against the NFL was to set to be heard before arbitrator Stephen Burbank later this month. Kaepernick had alleged that since

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decision by the players and their counsel. We continuously supported Colin and Eric from the start of their protests, participated with their lawyers throughout their legal proceedings and were prepared to participate in the upcoming trial in pursuit of both truth and justice for what we believe the NFL and its clubs did to them. “We are glad that Eric has earned a job and a new contract [from the Carolina Panthers], and we continue to hope that Colin gets his opportunity as well.

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