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SCLC announces program to end ‘Black-on-Black and Blue-on-Black Crime By George E. Curry
Hooper to keynote Freedom Fund Brunch
ATLANTA – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the venerated civil rights organization co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is launching a twoprong Neighborhood Patrol Initiative aimed at ending “Black-onBlack and Blue-on-Black crime,� President Charles Steele, Jr. announced at the group’s annual convention that concluded here Sunday. President Charles Steele, Jr.
“Protesters are complaining about the police and the police is complaining about protesters, but very few people have offered any solutions,� Steele explained in an interview. “We are beginning a solutions-oriented Neighborhood Patrol Initiative that will rely on the leadership and experience of former police officer and military veterans to return stability to our neighborhoods.� He said a pilot program will begin soon in Atlanta and will be duplicated in other cities after the model has been perfected. “It’s important that Black men in particular who have had experience fighting, both at home and abroad, take the lead in restoring peace and stability in our communities. In addition to
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HILLARY DNC’S CHOICE
Garland NAACP continues to focus on voting and community involvement NAACP National Board Member Aubrey C. Hooper will be the keynote speaker for the award-winning NAACP Garland Unit’s 2016 Annual Freedom Fund Celebration Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the Hyatt Place Garland, 5101 N President George Bush Hwy., Garland, TX 75040. Traditionally, the Freedom Fund banquet/brunch has been one of the most well-attended events in Garland and organizers say they are anticipating no less this year. Focusing on the theme: “Our Lives Matter – Our Votes Count,� special highlights include the awarding of eight scholarships to high school seniors and the recognition of outstanding adults in the community. The emcee for the event is America’s eXtreme Motivator Patrick E. Alcorn. A silent auction begins at 9:00 a.m. (cash or check contributions only for auction items) and the Brunch begins at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are available now from any
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officer or Executive Committee member of the NAACP Garland Unit. The Garland Unit of the NAACP was chartered on July 6, 1984 with 127 members. Ms. Goldie Locke served as founding president and Mr. Johnnie O. Steadham was first vice president, along with 18 Executive Committee members.
Broussard tosses No-Hitter in Summer League Play Cedar Valley College sophomore Shannon Broussard is following up his freshman season in a big way, after throwing a no-hitter for the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods Summer Baseball League. This past Saturday, Broussard received Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night, after tossing a full nine innings for the Thunder Cats, only allowing three walks resulting in a 8-0 shutout win over the Duluth Huskies. This past season for the Suns, Broussard garnered Metro Athletic Conference Second Team recognition for his outings from the mound.
Mr. Richard Dockery, NAACP regional director, chaired the standing-room-only organizational meeting where two key issues were addressed: 1). the firing of African American police officer Sam Allen; 2). substandard schools in the minority area of Garland. Mr. Sam Allen was later rehired as a Garland fireman. To address schools, the Garland Unit became a plaintiff to the original school desegregation court order filed by the United States Justice Department and the Texas Education Agency. This judgment is still in effect today.Highlights and Accomplishments of the Garland Unit Has had core support of the African American faith-based community since 1984. Became a plaintiff (mid-1980’s) in the federal court order against the Garland ISD. Filed and successfully won a discrimination case in 1988 through the Office of Federal Contractors Compli-
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No School Lunches: Food for Thought in the Summertime FROM THE HILL by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
During the summertime, we usually envision children running through sprinklers, learning new skills in camps, playing with friends, and eating hot dogs by the pool. For many children, sadly, this picture is a stark contrast to reality. Many children from low-income backgrounds instead spend their summers alone at home while their primary caregivers are away at work, without access to food. Summer is not always as carefree as we may think. In the Dallas community, childhood food insecurity is a serious problem. Recent data indicate that 26% of children are uncertain about their next well-balanced meal. During the summer months, children do not have access to the school lunch and school breakfast programs that provide nutritious meals throughout the school day. Instead, they are left unsupervised and unaware of when they will be eating their next meal.
The Summer Meals Program not only offers nutritious meals in a safe setting, it also offers engaging enrichment activities for children and teens learn and play together, creating for healthy summers. The program also provides an opportunity for federal government, state agencies, schools, faith-based agencies, and non-profit organizations to come together to combat hunger at the community level.
While the Summer Meals Program is growing over time, only 24.5% of eligible children and teens participated in the program in 2015. Much of this low percentage is due to barriers to the accessibility of feeding sites. We must work to increase the accessibility of these sites to bring this program’s success to more needy children in Dallas. Right now, Congress is deciding the fate of Child Nutrition Reauthorization legislation. While the bill is trying to address the problem of childhood hunger, the bill currently up for debate in the House of Representatives does not properly invest in programs like the Summer Meals Program. Furthermore, there are several provisions that concern me in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization legislation. Instead of reducing hunger and food insecurity, this bill instead makes it harder for effective community programs to serve our most vulnerable populations.
ments. City Manager Bryan Bradford expressed his support and excitement for Matt’s promotion. “Those of you who have had the pleasure of working with Matt know that he is an exceptional proMatt began his career with the City of fessional and servant Garland in 2007 as a Budget Analyst and leader who will greatly benefit the City in his currently serves as Budget Services Admin- new role. I know you join me in congratulatistrator in the City’s Budget and Research ing Matt on this significant achievement.” Department. Matt has a bachelor’s and master’s deAs Finance Director, he will assume most gree from Texas Tech University, is a Certified of the responsibilities previously held by Public Accountant, and is certified as a GovManaging Director David Schuler, who re- ernment Finance Officer. tired in May. Matt and his wife, Jamie, have two chilAs he transitions into his new role, Matt dren, Alice and Elijah, and are expecting their will continue to be involved in the develop- third child, Nora, in late August. ment of budget and financial strategies, as Matt began his duties as Finance Director well as work to enhance the level of synergy Aug. 1 between the Finance and Budget depart-T:5”
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Fortunately, there are programs that help. One is the Summer Meals Program, a federally-funded but state-run program, which provides free, healthy meals to children and teens ages 18 and younger in low-income areas during the summer months when school meals are no longer available.
Since the level of need has increased over time, the number of organizations is also rapidly increasing with 18 added sponsor organizations in 2015. And in Dallas, cooperation among these programs is working well.
City of Garland announces promotion of Watson to Finance Director
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NAACP Freedom Fund Brunch, continued from front page ance and Audits (OFCCA) on behalf of 27 African American employees of E-Systems. Organized the Garland MLK parade and march in 1989. This two-day celebration includes a youth extravaganza and is now the largest suburban MLK event in Texas. Held first Freedom Fund banquet in 1991. Mr. Lenell Jeter, who was wrongfully convicted in a later overturned criminal case, served as a program participant. Awarded scholarships to over 100 African American seniors in the Garland ISD during annual Freedom Fund programs. Since the early 1990s, the Unit has hosted local ACTSO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) competitions. Annually sponsors Garland’s ACT-SO Gold Medal winners to travel and compete at the NAACP national ACT-SO competitions. Began a “Stay-in-School, Back-to-School” program entitled EXCEL Awards for African American middle school students in 1994. It was later
expanded to recognize both middle and elementary school students; and, it was renamed the Goldie Locke EXCEL Awards in honor of its creator, Ms. Goldie Locke.
Patrick E. Alcorn America’s eXtreme Motivator
Chartered the Garland NAACP Youth Council in 1996. It has become one of the elite Youth Councils in the Association receiving state, regional and national awards. Hosted the first Black History Month Winter Ball in 2001- a black tie event held annually to recognize citizens who are making a positive impact in the community. Received the distinguish
NAACP Thalheimer National Award in 2001 for exemplary service in the areas of civil rights, education, housing, health and social change. In August 2003, hosted the first Garland NAACP health fair, which is now one of the largest and most successful annually held health fairs in the tri-city region. Co-sponsored a 20102012 math enrichment program for African American teens entitled “Project Edge” in partnership with the Garland ISD. Hosted the 2012 NAACP Texas State Conference Quarterly Meeting. Hosted a 2013 NAACP Certification Training session. Hosted the 2013 NAACP Texas State Convention. Garland NAACP hosts outstanding political forums and legal redress workshops. Traditionally host educational training sessions and voter registration drives. The Garland Unit has a significant number of members instrumental in the local political arena: o Honorable Ronald Jones, Sr. – 1st African Amer-
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ican Mayor of Garland, serving 3 consecutive terms o Honorable James Culp – 1st African American on the Garland City Council o Honorable Annie Dickson –1st African American female on Garland City Council (She served two consecutive terms, and she was the first person of color to run for the Office of Mayor in Garland – falling short by only 47 votes!) o Honorable Linda Griffin – 1st African American on Garland ISD board of trustees (She’s served as board president and board secretary. Today, she still holds the same school board trustee elected seat with the Garland ISD.) o Honorable Billy Williams – 1st African American Garland City Council – District 4 The Garland Unit has members who actively serve on the City of Garland Police and Fire Department Hiring Review Boards, and on several other City of Garland boards and commissions.
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EDITORIAL/OPINION
After Dallas and Baton Rouge, We Need Action By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition via George Curry Media
As the Democratic Party holds its national convention in Philadelphia, Americans have been shaken by the shootings of police in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., following the police shootings of Black men in Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights, Minn. I spoke at the funeral of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, weeping with his family and friends, as they remembered and mourned their loved one. I spoke later at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, leaders of the police in different communities, and witnessed their tears as they mourned the deaths of their fellow police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. There is a national call for mourning, for a conversation, for peace. But we need more than a conversation, more than weeping for our lost loved ones. We need common sense and action.
The police now are stupefied. They face people armed with weapons of war - assault rifles designed for battlefields, not for American street corners. There is no defense against snipers armed with such weapons. These weapons can take down planes. They can slaughter crowds. They can pick off police. Incredibly, people have the right to carry these weapons of mass destruction openly in various states. No police chief in America supports easy access to military style weapons. They want these weapons banned. The ban used to have bipartisan support. Now the gun lobby has turned it into partisan gridlock. Those who bluster loudly that they are champions of law and order and of the police vote at the same time to allow their enemies to be armed to the teeth. But the police are crying out even as they are being buried: Protect us from these weapons. Some on the right denounce Black Lives Matter, blaming the protesters for fanning antagonism toward the police that triggers the attacks on them. This doesn’t make sense. Black Lives Matter’s nonviolent demonstrations began after numerous videos revealed Blacks being shot at point blank range by police. Following some of these incidents, police witnesses filed false reports, covering up what happened. Police killings without accountabil-
ity sparked nonviolent demonstrations across the country. The discipline of the demonstrators has been impressive. In fact, the demonstrations deter violent attacks by offering a nonviolent outlet for pain and outrage. They have not created the tensions between the police and the community. It is the shootings and mistreatment of African-Americans that have caused the tension. The videos do not cause the tensions. They simply ensure that those outside the black community now see with their own eyes what African-Americans have known for a long time. The killers of the police in Dallas and in Baton Rouge did not come out of the Civil Rights Movement. They came out of the military, where they were trained to shoot, to make bombs, to ambush, to kill. They were veterans of war, not of the nonviolent movement for justice for all. They returned from risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan to communities plagued by real economic fears and racial anxieties. Post-traumatic stress disorder is real, yet mental health assistance is too limited and weapons of war too readily available. The mix is toxic and sometimes lethal. In Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention was held last week, is in a state with open carry laws. Demonstrators for and against
Donald Trump had the right to carry their military weapons openly into demonstrations outside the convention hall. This is an utter distortion of the Second Amendment. The Founding Fathers wanted to make certain that the states could maintain independent militias. They never envisioned Americans carrying assault rifles to a political demonstration. Law and order bluster won’t solve this challenge. Level-headed conversations between police and community are long overdue, but they won’t solve it, either. We need action: background checks to keep the mentally unbalanced and those on the terrorist list from buying guns; a ban on the sale of assault weapons; and a real plan for economic development of our urban and rural communities in need. Doing nothing means things will get worse. Police are on edge for good reason. Civilians are on edge about the police for good reason. Military assault weapons flood our communities. The violence diverts attention and action on real needs - on jobs and housing, schools and health care. Enough bluster. It is time for common sense ... and action. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org
DANIELS: Trump, the Fear-Mongering Candidate By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist Are you cowering in your homes yet, clutching your framed copies of the Second Amendment, AR15s and open-and/ or-concealed-carry guns yet? If you watched Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at last week’s Republican National Convention - and you believed any of it - you should be. For Trump, who spent decades living a much-publicized life of showy hedonistic excess at his signature skyscraper in the uberweathy blocks of midtown Manhattan described a life for us ordinary folk that verges on the apocalyptic. And it’s all Barack and Hillary’s fault. We the people are beset by criminals - those
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“illegal immigrants� who have spread crime over the land, and those “you-know-who� of the nation’s big-city ghettos. And it’s all Barack and Hillary’s fault. We the people who don’t have jets and helicopters with our names painted on them in big, big letters are forced to drive on crumbling roads and bridges. And it’s all Barack and Hillary’s fault. We the people have to suffer the humiliation of not being able to just order the rest of the world to do what we want, and be quiet while they do it. And it’s all Barack and Hillary’s fault. I could go on, as Trump did ad nauseam, but you get the picture. Donald Trump’s acceptance speech embodied what his campaign was built on from the day he announced it last year with a slur against Mexicans and Latino peoples: fear-mongering, a complete disregard for truth, and an overweening narcissism.
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And, as usual, for all his slippery assertions of the U.S. having gone wrong - and it’s all Barack and Hillary’s fault - he offered no substantive proposals for change beyond his usual I’ll-fix-itand-I’ll-be-great bluster. In that regard, Trump’s speech, following daughter Ivanka’s world-of-fantasy tribute to him, was the appropriate conclusion to a fourday spectacle that can best be described as a gift that will keep on giving: most immediately, to the Clinton campaign; and to political satirists and professional and amateur comedians; and finally, to scholars and authors who will be mining its bizarre doings for material for decades. One moment there was former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, whose appointee as city police commissioner was later indicted, convicted and sentenced to prison on corruption charges, shouting to the world how much he loves the police. The next, there was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Trump’s chief gofer, staging a mock trial of Hillary Clinton with the convention’s bloc of delegates as the “jury.�
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Their lynch-mob-like behavior provided irrefutable proof that “Clinton Derangement Syndrome� is every bit as virulent as the “Obama Derangement Syndrome� they’ve fed on these past eight years. One could continue on through the convention’s reality-show lineup of D-minus-list celebrities spewing bizarre conspiracy theories and oily tributes to Trump; GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pretending they’re still the party’s actual leaders; and that unholy group no Republican National Convention has been without for 40 years - the blackface-minstrel Blacks, whose role is to delight the virtually all-White GOP conventioneers by denouncing all those Black Americans not in the convention hall. For rib-splitting hilarity, of course, Melania Trump’s opening-night speech will always occupy a special niche in American history. Who would have guessed First Lady Michelle Obama has always had a secret admirer of the content
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HALL: From Jesus to Jim Crow
Quit Playin’ by Vincent Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award winning columnist.
Jesus brought Black people to America and we have been catching hell ever since. Not Jesus our chosen Lord, Jesus of Lubeck. That was the name of the first British slave ship to reach the Americas. In fact between 1562 and 1567, Britain’s very first slave trader, John Hawkins, profited so greatly from the slave trade, that he arrested the Queen’s attention. And the rest as they say is Black history. It is blatantly obvious that some of us are historically limited. I hope to explain in n 600 words or less how this policing problem began. And yes, we must go back that far. Slave Catchers were the original nomenclature of “community policing’ which is a working
model of law enforcement officers as we know them today. The concept was offered by Sir Robert Peel in 1812 and is believed to have reached the continental United States soon after. “The United States first adopted the community policing model for the purposes of organizing “slave patrols.” That is, the first implementation of Peel’s “community policing” model did not happen until the days of slave revolts – Nat Turner and John Brown – when more and more human beings, kept in forced captivity and labor, took the risks to run away for the freedom of the Northern states.” The Black Codes - President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated five days after the Civil War and Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the balance of his term. A Southerner, Johnson wanted to readmit the Southern states as quickly as possible into the Union. He appointed military
governors who held complete power in the former Confederate states until new civilian governments could be organized. Congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau right before the end of the war, but the newly emancipated slaves were last on Johnson’s list. This legislation
was passed to provide food and medical aid to the former slaves and made provisions for schools. In fact, 1870 recorded a quarter million black children and adults attended more than 4,000 of these schools in the South. South Carolina created an answer to what they saw as a breach of their states rights…They created the
Black Codes. South Carolina’s Black Code applied only to “persons of color,” defined as including anyone with more than one-eighth Negro blood. The Black Codes sought to abridge civil rights, labor contracts, vagrancy, apprenticeships, courts, crimes, and punishment. It rescinded the 2nd Amendment Right of “coloreds” to bear arms and required the enforcement of local, state and national policing agencies. “Jim Crow” was the late 1800’s phase of militarized martial law and official oppression for Negroes. Jim Crow was a slang term and “code” for a black man, when Nigger was not an appropriate reference. JC established different rules and laws for Blacks and Whites, and was based on the theory and practice of white supremacy. After Reconstruction and the depression-racked 1890s, racism appealed to whites who feared losing their jobs to blacks. Politicians abused blacks to win the
5 votes of poor white “crackers.” Some newspapers allegedly beefed up the bias of white readers by amping up or making up black crimes. “In Richmond S.C., one could not live on a street unless most of the residents were people one could marry. (One could not marry someone of a different race.) By 1914, Texas had six entire towns in which blacks could not live.” Signs bearing the wearing “Whites Only” or “Colored” became the tapestry and texture of the South. Alabama Police Commissioner Bull Connor of the 1960’s became the poster boy for outward racism in policing. But the 2006 FBI report detailing the infiltration of White Supremacist groups into police agencies around the country proves that there is much to do. This deadly friction did not start yesterday and will not end tomorrow.
Another Missed Opportunity SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER by George E. Curry (George Curry Media Columnist)
DURBAN, South Africa – On my first night here to cover the 26th International AIDS Conference, I had dinner with Phill Wilson, president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, and three other members of our delegation. During the course of our wide-ranging conversation, Phill mentioned the unusual circumstances under which we had met in 2003. At the time, I was serving the first of two tours as editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and had written a column expressing my deeply-conflicted feelings about same-sex marriage. Predictably, the response to my column was quick and furious. I received 200 scorching e-mails and I subsequently published excerpts from some of them in my weekly column without further commentary. Rather than join the chorus of bashers, however, Phill Wilson telephoned me and requested a meeting. I immediately agreed and he flew from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. and met with me at my office in the Howard University School of Communications. Interestingly, neither of us tried to change the
other’s mind. Phill expressed his view, which differed from mine, and I elaborated on my quandary of not feeling gays and lesbians should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation but explaining that my opposition to same-sex marriage was rooted in my religious upbringing. I emphasized that there are millions of people like me who are not the least bit interested in gay-bashing, but are genuinely conflicted over this issue. More important than whether either of us changed our position was that when the meeting was over, Phill had enlightened me how AIDS was ravishing our community. I was struck by the acrossthe-board disparities, including among teenagers and straight women, and was embarrassed that I was unaware of the depth of the crisis in our community. I wrote a column in 2014 that pointed out: The rate of new HIV infections for Black men (103.6) was the highest of any group, more than twice that of Latino men (45.5), the second highest group; The estimated rate of new HIV infections for African American women (38.1/100,000 population) was 20 times that of White women and almost five times that of Hispanic/Latino women and Of HIV diagnoses among 13 to 19 year olds, almost 70 percent are to Black teens, even though they constitute approximately 16 percent of the adolescent population in the U.S. Because of that visit in which Phill shared so much eye-opening data, I developed a heightened
interest in covering the disease, an interest – and friendship with Phill – that has only grown stronger in subsequent years. More than anyone, Phill Wilson has been the Paul Revere of Black America when it comes to sounding the alarm about the devastation HIV/ AIDS has visited upon African Americans. He is a tireless champion determined to curb the impact of this disease and does unmatched work as president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, the only national HIV/AIDS think tank focused exclusively on Black people. I later found out that not only had Phill contacted me, he also reached out to major civil rights leaders, urging them to tackle what he described as a “Black disease.” As Phill will tell you, I have repeatedly pressed him to expand his efforts to recruit more straight Black men and women to engage in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I understand the disproportionate toll the disease has taken on gay and bi-sexual Black men, but thanks to him, I also realize how many other groups are affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 87 percent of Black women become infected through heterosexual sex and only a small percentage through injection drug use. Yet, I saw few outreach efforts at the international AIDS convention aimed at heterosexual males or females. On the other hand, there were sessions titled, “Working with Communities of Faith to Reduce TB and HIV Stigma” and “Turning the Tide: Outreach and Social Support for Trans Sex Workers.”
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This was another missed opportunity. And in our predicament, we can’t afford to miss any opportunities to make inroads into curbing this disease. The CDC figures tell why: In 2014, 44 percent (19,540) of estimated new HIV diagnoses in the United States were among African Americans, who represent 12 percent of the U.S. population; Among African Americans diagnosed with HIV in 2014, an estimated 73 percent (14,305) were men and 26 percent (5,128) were women and Among African Americans diagnosed with HIV in 2014, an estimated 57 percent (11,201) were gay or bisexual men. I understand that gay and bisexual men deserve special attention because of the lopsided numbers. But this is not a battle for them to fight alone. There are many straight people who would add their voice to the fight against HIV/AIDS. But it may take a Phill Wilson to sit down with them and say, as Phill told me, we may never agree on certain social issues, but it is not necessary to be in agreement on every issue in order to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black America. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge: Black America’s Newsmagazine, is editor-in-chief and publisher of EmergeNewsOnline.com, an African American-oriented news website and monthly digital magazine. A popular keynote speaker, Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge, George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and Periscope.
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AUGUST 3, 2016
More than just Blacks think Black Lives Matter SHARING MY PERSPECTIVE By Jeaninne Stokes
It's not unusual when we gather at our respective AfricanAmerican churches to hear ministers offer their condolences, comfort and perspectives to the black community when another black life has been taken. But it is unusual when a white minister stands before one of our congregations and utters the words "Black lives matter." A white minister did just that when he spoke to a mixed congregation of blacks and whites after the shooting deaths of five police officers and two black men. When
he stated: "Black lives matter,” he said he wasn't discounting the lives of the five white officers who were slain, his white counterparts, or any other people of color, but that he finally understood, after having
black men experience police brutality, and how many have been shot and killed by police officers. He heard the anger black men feel due to inequalities in employment and the crimi-
Black lives really do matter, and it’s my hope that as
more of our white brothers understand and embrace
this reality, the City of Dallas and our nation will become a better place for us all black, white and blue. conversations with a number of black men, why black lives matter. He understands that black men are often stopped by police officers more often than white men. He heard the statistics about how often
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nal justice system. And he understands the frustrations that might trigger emotions leading black men to retaliate against their white brothers. So I applaud him. I applaud him for having the courage to admit that "black lives
matter.” I applaud him for using the "black lives matter" hashtag when he responded on his twitter page to the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. I applaud him for challenging other white moderates" to read Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" to inspire them " to move from caution to courage.” And I applaud him for making a commitment to do everything as a prominent pastor and leader to help improve the lives of black men in the City of Dallas. Black lives really do matter, and it's my hope that as more of our white brothers understand and embrace this reality, the City of Dallas and our nation will become a better place for us all black, white and blue. Jeaninne Stokes is a Christian Author, Speaker and BibleTeacher
Carter BloodCare issues Texas-sized thank you, urges blood donation as way to salute fallen Blue, unite communities MESQUITE, Texas -– In the aftermath of chaos and lives lost in Dallas recently, Carter BloodCare is grateful to loyal blood donors who made sure the blood center could supply local hospitals with blood products required to treat police officers and civilians, injured during an ambush following a peaceful protest march. The July 7 attack is a reminder that the blood on the hospital shelves before an accident happens is the blood transfused to patients when they reach a hospital emergency room. “During a tragedy, Carter BloodCare sees the best in people,” said Linda Goelzer, director of public relations, Carter BloodCare. “Whether it is following the shooting in Dallas or the plant explosion in West, Carter BloodCare receives an outpouring of support. And our message remains the same: please make an appointment to give blood today so it is ready at any moment for patients that might need it. “Hundreds of patients each day receive blood transfusions and do not make news headlines.” Carter BloodCare urges the Mesquite community to salute fallen officers or just give life by donating blood. This will help ensure the right type of blood is on the shelf at the right time, when a patient urgently needs it. Living Waters Ministries is hosting a
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blood drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 6 at 2232 Franklin Drive on the Carter BloodCare bus. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, contact Alinda Reyes at (469) 207-6826. In addition to donating blood at a local blood drive, consider giving more than once a year – two to three times is preferable. Host a blood drive by emailing bookablooddrive@carterbloodcare. org. Visit carterbloodcare.org and click ‘give life’ to watch personal video stories about lives affected by blood transfusions. Share a personal experience by emailing TellUsYourStory@carterbloodcare. org. Remember to eat a nutritious meal and drink plenty of water at least an hour before giving blood. All donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, feel well on the day of donation, and present a government-issued photo ID each time they give blood. Potential blood donors may volunteer beginning at age 16 with parental consent; 17-year-olds may give independently and there is no upper age limit for donating blood. For more information on donor eligibility and to make an appointment, call 1-800-366-2834 or visit carterbloodcare. org.
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Free Job Training: WorkPaths @CitySquare Ongoing. Free information sessions held the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month; CitySquare; 1610 S. Malcolm X, Dallas 75226. Five-week Food Service & Hospitality course began August 1, 2016. Contact: 214-823-4409; dbranch@citysquare.org. ******* Free Reading Tutoring Dallas Public Library; 1515 Young, Dallas 75201. Learn to read better program for adults. Contact: 214-671-8291; http://www.dallaslibrary.org/literacy ********** Community Lawyering Center Open for Business Mondays – Saturdays; days and evenings by appointment. 4716 Elsie Faye Heggins, Dallas, 75210. Eligible citizens may seek free legal services at this UNT Dallas College of Law Community Center about such issues as: disability, veterans, and social security claims; rental agreements; wills and probate; minor criminal offenses; record expunctions; mediations; and immigration. For more information, call: 469-351-0024 or x0025.
– 2pm, 3929 Grand, Dallas, 75210. The City of Dallas, Walmart and Sam’s Club are presenters of the “Fair” that helps economically disadvantaged families with school-related supplies. School supplies available for kids ages 4-18 who live in Dallas or attend Dallas schools, and meet eligibility requirements. ****
The Colored Museum: 30th Anniversary of Groundbreaking Play , Friday, August 5 – Sunday, August 7, 2016; 8 pm; South Dallas Cultural Center; 3400 S. Fitzhugh, Dallas, 75210. Soul Rep Theatre presents this satirical play about race and black culture composed of 11 funny and thought-provoking “exhibits” reflecting black America. $20. Contact: www.soulrep.org;soulreptheatre@gmail.com; 214-664-1456.
August 3
The Martin Luther King Branch Library From Pads and Plays to Pens & Pages (feat. former NFL player Wade Smith) from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
******** Registered neighborhood groups in Garland may apply for matching funds to implement neighborhood projects on public property. Neighborhood groups are invited to attend a workshop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, to learn about the application process and to receive technical assistance while applying. Applications are due Sept. 1. Register for the workshop at GarlandVitalNeighborhoods.org. Greater Dallas League of Young Professionals August 2016 General Body Meeting 6:30 pm Networking | 7:00 pm Meeting Meadows Conference Center (formerly Center for Community Cooperation) 2900 Live Oak Street Dallas, TX 75204 Meet us after the GBM for our Urban Upgrade at Union Park, 1311 Main Street Dallas, TX 75202 ****** Council District 4’s upcoming Town Hall Budget meetings. Please feel free to contact our office at 214-671-9347 or send an email to e.lopezaguirre@ dallascityhall.com if you have any questions or concerns. 6:30pm-8:30pm Elisha M. Pease Elementary School 2914 Cummings St, Dallas, TX
August 10
Ringling Brothers Circus opens at American Airlines Center - Dallas
Real Estate and Mortgage Mixer Eastwoods McKinney Ave 6-9 p.m. Citizens Involvement 3407 Town Hall Forum
August 4 “Breastfeeding: A Key to Sustainable Development” is this year’s theme for the international celebration and a focus of the annual Breastfeeding Awareness and Community Fair taking place from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the private dining room at Parkland Memorial Hospital, 5200 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, 75235. The event is free and open to the public.
August 5 K.Michelle will be performing at the House of Blues in Dallas TX Saturday @ 8:30 PM. Doors open at 7:30 PM. This is an all age event. ***** First Friday Flicks: The Neverending Story On the first Friday of each month through October, head over to Heritage Crossing, located at Sixth and Walnut streets, to enjoy a free outdoor movie. This month, enjoy a screening of The Neverending Story on Friday, Aug. 5. Call 972-205-2790 for more info ****** Best Southwest TGIF Legislative Breakfast Series at Methodist Charlton Medical Center. Lancaster Mayor Marcus Knight chairs this Transportation program, 7:40 a.m. and TxDOT’s Chief Engineer Bill Hale will give an overview on area transportation opportunities. ****** Mayor’s Back to School Fair Fair Park Automobile and Centennial Buildings; 8am
How the common citizen can be a decision maker in our justice ***** and political systems?
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Heath Harris, Former Dallas County First Assistant District Attorney Topic: Serving on Grand Juries 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bill J. Priest Institute 1402 Corinth St., Room 2200, Dallas, TX
Using Microsoft Excel to Create Financial Graphs & Projections, 10am – 12 noon. Pleasant Grove Library, 7310 Lake June, Dallas, 75217. This is one in a series of seminars from the Business Assistance Center (BAC), to help micro-businesses succeed. Co-sponSpecial Guest sored by the City, HUD and Dallas Black Chamber, Heath Harris, Former Dallas County First Assistant District Attorney small businesses are encouraged to participate.Topic: Serving on Grand Juries “911” Safety presented by the Dallas Police Open to all small businesses. Contact: Dallas Black Department (Youth Event) August 10,the 2016 Chamber; 214-421-5200; info@dbcc.org. Wednesday, at 1:00 PM at Martin Luther King Center in 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Dallas Bill J. Priest Institute 1402 Corinth St., Room 2200 Dallas, TX
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Did you know you could serve on a grand jury at a minimum age Biz Group Breakfast of 18? Sheraton Downtown
Sunday Brunch 1701 Commerce Street, Fort Worth Did you know you could run for political office starting at age 18? Dave Koz and•David Sanborn Jim Austin OnLine Side By Side Did you know you could serve on local and state boards and with special •guest Chante Moore, 12:30 commissions just by expressing interest? pm Brunch, 3:00p.m. Showtime at Music Hall at • FairDid you know you could be a part-time police officer while still Park having your full-time job? www.ticketmaster.com
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Local government and political officials will discuss the process of how the common citizen can serve in these various capacities without having any legal or political background or experience. Christopher Austin will be signing copies and read Congresswoman Eddie Bering excerpts from his new book The Way: A HawaiRSVP by emailing Ahmad Goree at citizeninvolvement@gmail.com nice Johnson hosts ian Story of Growth, Relationships & Volleyball on
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The 2016 Annual Youth Summit and Diversity Dialogue at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, 8:00 AM-2:30 PM
Thursday, August 11th from 6 to 9 PM at the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum located at 3400 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76103.
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Best Southwest TGIF Legislative Breakfast Series at Methodist Charlton Medical Center at 7:40a.m. A panel of educators Bob Mong, president of UNT Dallas; Dr. Robert Garza, president of Mountain View College; Dr. Jennifer Wimbish, president of Cedar Valley College; Dean Royal Furgeson of UNT Dallas Law School and Dr. David Harris, superintendent of DeSoto ISD
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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly & Chaka Khan with special guest Raheem DeVaughn will be at the Verizon Theatre Saturday at 8p.m. Tickets prices ranges from $34.75-$150.00. ***** Foremost Family Health Centers A Red Carpet Affair – Celebrating 30 years of Partnerships Promoting Healthcare Excellence VIP Reception at 6:00 PM GALA 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM ******** Giant Nation presents Dallas Back to School Rally, hosted by Chadney Christle with Tasha Page Lockhart, Cym Hughes & God Phaktor and Alexis Berry, 6p.m. at Disciple Central Community Church, 901 N. Polk Street, DeSoto. ****** AISD back to school kickoff Arlington ISD, churches of Arlington, Arlington NAACP., Junior League of Arlington, Gene and Jerry Jones Family North Texas Youth and many more organizations will be putting a event together at 8:00 am until noon. It will be held on the west outdoor plaza and indoor platform of AT&T Stadium. ****** National Black United Front (NBUF) Dallas Chapter is hosting an “Open House” on 2016 in South Dallas the heart of Black Dallas.
August 14 Chrisette Michele will be performing at the Verizon Theatre, at 8pm. Go online to purchase your ticket.
August 16 UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS at Southwest Center Mall
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EMPOWER SERIES @ THE HIGHLAND HILLS LIBRARY DATE: Saturday, August 20, 2016 DOORS OPEN: 10:00 am PROGRAM TIME: 10:15 am to 12:00 pm Highland Hills Branch LibraryAuditorium 6200 Bonnie View Road Dallas, TX 75241 REGISTER @ www.empowerseries.com
ATTEND A SECOND WEDNESDAY BUSINESS CHAT D/M/W/SBE business owners who want to work with NTTA or who wish to promote their businesses are encouraged to attend monthly Business Chat Sessions in the NTTA Boardroom. North Texas Tollway Authority, 5900 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX
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The Family Night Community Basketball Game will take place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the MLK Recreation Center, located at 2901 Pennsylvania Avenue. This is your chance to meet new staff members and learn about programs and events going on at the MLK Center. It is one game- the MLK Center staff versus community members! May the best team win! For more information, please contact a staff member at (214) 670-8363. ***** Council District 4’s upcoming Town Hall Budget meetings. Please feel free to contact office at 214671-9347 or send an email to e.lopezaguirre@dallascityhall.com if you have any questions or concerns. 6:30pm-8:30pm at Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary School 5640 S Marsalis Ave, Dallas, TX 75241
August 18 Women’s Council of Dallas County’s 61st Annual Awards Luncheon honoring Woman of the Year, Dr. Jennifer Wimbish, Distinguished Individual Member Marlene Cohen and Inspiring Young Women Scholarship Awardees — Lakewood Country Club, 1912 Abrams Rd. www.dallaswomenscouncil.org
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La’Wonda Peoples 55th Birthday and Gratitude Red Carpet Affair Celebration Best Southwest TGIF Legislative Breakfast Series at Methodist Charlton Medical Center at 7:40a.m. Speakers are Zachary Thompson of Dallas County HHS; Judith Hunter MD. Chief Medical Director of MetroCare Services and Stephen L. Mansfield, PhD. FACHE president and CEO of Methodist Health System. ******* Back to School Fair at Martin Luther King Recreation Center 11:30 - 2:00 a.m. Shaka Senghor, New York Times Best Selling author of “Writing My Wrongs” on August 19th and 20th. FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM!- BOOK SIGNING @ THE DOCK BOOKSHOP, 7:30pm - 9:00 pm at The Dock Bookshop 6637 Meadowbrook Dr. Fort Worth, TX 76112 www.empowerseries.com
August 21 Back to School BASH Moorland Family YMCA 907 East Ledbetter, 2-5p.m.
The HeadsUp! Foundation and Athletes4Change will host the “#DallasStrong: HOOPS4HEALING” Basketball Showcase and Celebrity All-Star Game. This event will benefit the surviving families of our fallen officers as well as the youth and families of the communities officers serve and protect each day. *** 2016 Health Fair and Back-toSchool Rally at the Curtis Culwell Center. Students, accompanied by a parent or guardian, will have an opportunity to receive free school supplies, clothes and uniforms, as well as low-cost immunizations. Details and the registration form can be found at: http://www.garlandisd.net/sites/default/ files/english_flier_edit_4.pdf The Taming by Lauren Gunderson Circle Theatre, 230 W. 4th Street Fort Worth, TX 76102, Sundance Square Entertainment District August 18 - September 17, 2016 Opening Night Saturday, August 20, 8:00 pm ($38) School Night Friday, August 26, 8:00 pm ($5 students - $10 faculty & staff )
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August 23 The Dallas Regional Chamber will host four of the most influential Members of Congress at an interactive luncheon on Tuesday from 12PM-1:30PM. Leaders of our North Texas Congressional delegation will discuss important issues that impact our region, including infrastructure, environmental regulations, and federal budget priorities. Following a panel discussion, the congressmen will answer questions from the audience.
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SCLC deals with crime, continued from front page______________________________
conducting regular around-the-clock patrols, with the help of men who have not been part of law enforcement and the military, we want these community patrols to videotape all suspicious activities in their neighborhoods. We have already seen the power of videotapes and social media in recent national events surrounding the deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn.,” Steele said.
A fact sheet created by SCLC, stated: “According to the FBI, most crimes in the United States are intra-racial, not interracial. In fact, FBI stats for 2014, the latest year available, show that 7.6 percent of Blacks are killed by Whites and 90 percent of African Americans are killed by other African Americans. The FBI also reported that 82.4 percent of Whites are killed by other Whites. So we can’t pretend that we’re serious about crime in our community until we deal with Blacks killing other Blacks. At the same time, Whites should stop pointing fingers at Blacks and deal with the equally serious White-on-White crime.” It continued, “Why Deal with Blue-on-Black Crime? We must address the issue of men and women in blue killing because Black and Brown people bear the brunt of killings by police. A database of police killings compiled by the Washington Post shows that African Americans are 2.5 times as likely as White Americans to be shot and killed by police officers.”
The Neighborhood Patrol Initiative will be directed by retired St. Louis Police Capt. Charles L. Alphin, Sr. Although the neighborhood patrols will not be armed, in keeping with SCLC nonviolent principles, members will be equipped with walkie-talkies or other forms of communication, Steele said. He also said SCLC is looking closely at incorporating into its Neighborhood Patrol Initiative ACLU-operated program in the District of Columbia and eight states whereby people videotaping confrontations with police on their cell phones can have that videotape immediately sent to the ACLU for preservation even if the phone is destroyed after a recording is made. It’s part of a mobile justice app that can be downloaded for free on iOS and Android devices. The app is currently available in California, North Carolina, Oregon, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In addition, SCLC’s two top officials – Board Chair Bernard LaFayette, Jr., a movement veteran who worked very closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and President Charles Steele, Jr., a former Alabama State Senator, will expand their nonviolence conflict resolution programs to communities participating in the Neighborhood Patrol Initiative. LaFayette, Steele and Alphin have traveled all over the world teaching what they call
“Kingian nonviolence.” Now, they hope to apply that experience back home.
A study of Black homicides by the Violence Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. found that Blacks represent 13 percent of the nation’s population, yet accounted for 50 percent of all homicide victims. For homicides in which a relationship could be identified, 83 percent of victims were killed by someone they knew, the study said. It added, “Of these, 51 percent (1,284 homicides) involved arguments between the victim and the offender.” To SCLC, that underscores the need to teach non-violent conflict resolution. “The combination of addressing the Black-onBlack and Blue-on-Black violence along with implementing long-term strategies to neutralize personal conflict before it escalates into violence can have a profound effect on our communities,”
Built4U Mobile, continued from front page_________ higher commissions to our agents and recycles money back into the community. Agents earn residual commissions and portions of each sale are shared with a local partner charter. The opportunity is available to college students and professionals of all backgrounds. The company’s founder, Darrell Woolen, is building the infrastructure for what he believes will become a highly profitable company, but he wants to make sure he also gives back to the community. As part of its social entrepreneurship philosophy, Built4U Mobile is lining up strategic partnerships with local schools, colleges, and churches so they can raise money from cell phone usage. “We like to think of it as recycling revenues back into the communities we serve,” Woolen said. Recently, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III of Friendship-West Baptist Church, added Built4U Mobile to its West Wall Street Initiative, an effort to empow-
er local businesses and consumers to reinvest in their communities. “We’re looking for individuals who are hungry and share our passion for our product,” said Woolen, who has more than 35 years in the telecommunications industry founded the nationwide full-service mobile
telephone company. “There’s a great opportunity to earn extra income, and, in the long run, help support your family and community.” Woolen started the firm because he, along with so many friends and family, complained about their rising cell phone bills. Built4U Mobile has no hidden costs. Customers pay for what you want and what you use. Said Woolen, “It’s easy to sign up, get going and start
using your phone without worrying about how much your phone bill will be every month.” Woolen’s team consists of a group of experienced sales, telecommunications and operations executives who joined him to start the nationwide full-service mobile telephone company. Convenience and flexibility are among the key components of the Built4U model. Customers can sign up for plans online 24/7, contact a local sales agent or call by phone (855-399-2470) to have access to high-quality multi-carrier networks available around the country. The company offers customers a full suite of products, including voice, text, data and cell phones. No contracts for service are required and devices are available with $0 interest for a two-year agreement, with approved credit. www.garlandjournal.com
LaFayette and Steele said in a joint statement. “This is a time of crisis for many of our communities, but it’s also an opportunity to do something constructive to improve the lives of African Americans and our law enforcement officials.”
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A Killer Additive in our Food By Glenn Ellis
George Curry Media Guest Columnist
As many as 80,000 different chemicals are bombarding us every day. One of the most treacherous of them all is Dioxin, the name given to a group of persistent, very toxic chemicals. “Dioxins” collectively refers to hundreds of chemical compounds that share certain structures and biological characteristics. Dioxins mainly enter the food chain as by-products of industrial processes. To a lesser extent, they also come from natural processes such as volcanoes and forest fires. They contaminate land and sea, are consumed in feed, move up the food chain, and end up in the fatty parts of meat, dairy products, and seafood. Dioxins accumulate in fatty tissues in the human body, and increase the risk of human cancer more than any other industrial chemical. Over the past century humans have introduced a large number of chemical substances into the environment. Some are the waste from industrial and agricultural processes. Some have been designed as structural materials and others have been designed to perform various functions such as healing the sick or killing pests and weeds. Obviously, some chemicals are useful, but many are toxic and their harm to the environment and our health far outweighs their benefit to society. Cancer is caused by changes in a cell’s DNA - its genetic “blueprint.” Some of these changes may be inherited from our parents, while others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as environmental factors. Substances
and exposures that can lead to cancer are called carcinogens. Some carcinogens do not affect DNA directly, but lead to cancer in other ways. For example, they may cause cells to divide at a faster than normal rate, which could increase the chances that DNA changes will occur. Carcinogens do not cause cancer in every case, all the time. Substances labeled as carcinogens may have different levels of cancer-causing potential. Some may cause cancer only after prolonged, high levels of exposure. The alarming truth is that this phenomenon impacts our society in disproportionate ways. It’s a statistical fact: people who live, work and play in America’s most polluted environments are commonly people of color and the poor. Environmental justice advocates have shown that this is no accident. Communities of color, which are often poor, are routinely targeted to host facilities that have negative environmental impacts -- say, a landfill, dirty industrial plant or truck depot. The statistics provide clear evidence of what the movement rightly calls “environmental racism.” Toxic chemicals in our environment, such as mercury, lead, and certain manmade chemicals, have been linked to cancer, birth defects and brain impairments. Reducing or eliminating the load of these dangerous chemicals in the products we buy, the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink can help reduce the toll of human disease and suffering. The really scary part is that dioxins are also everywhere, particularly in the food supply. The noxious chemicals are an unintended byproduct of industrial processes that burn chlorine, especially chemical factories and garbage and medical waste incinerators. Dioxins get spewed into the air, where they eventually settle into soil, water, and plants. Animals ingest dioxins as they graze, and the chemicals build up in the creatures’ fatty tissues. That’s bad news for animals and for the people that eat them. People regularly consume a helping of dioxins whenever they eat eggs, fish, meat, and dairy products. According to the EPA, 96
percent of human exposure to dioxins occurs through the food supply. A person eating one fastfood hamburger per week has a 12 chance per million risk of developing a Dioxin-induced cancer. Studies even suggest that virtually every single American contains measurable levels of dioxins the body, including babies, who are oftentimes born pre-polluted. Because dioxin is fat-soluble, it “bio accumulates,” climbing up the food chain. A North American eating a typical North American diet will receive 93 percent of their dioxin exposure from meat and dairy products (23 percent from milk and dairy alone; the other large sources of exposure are beef, fish, pork, poultry and eggs). In fish, these toxins bioaccumulate up the food chain so that dioxin levels in fish are 100,000 times that of the surrounding environment. How to avoid them? One way is to eat less high-fat meats, dairy foods, and seafood. The best way to avoid dioxin exposure is to reduce or eliminate your consumption of meat and dairy products by adopting a vegan diet According to the EPA draft report on dioxin’s health effects, the levels of dioxin-like compounds found in the general population may cause a lifetime cancer risk as high as one in 1,000. This is 1,000 times higher than the generally “acceptable” risk level for cancer of 1 in a million. Environmental justice continues to be an important part of the struggle to improve and maintain a clean and healthful environment, especially for those who have traditionally lived, worked and played closest to the sources of pollution. Take good care of yourself and live the best life possible! Remember, I’m not a doctor. I just sound like one. Glenn Ellis, is a regular media contributor on Health Equity and Medical Ethics. He is the author of Which Doctor?, and Information is the Best Medicine. Listen to him every Saturday at 9 a.m. (EST) on www.900amwurd.com, and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. (EST) on www.wdasfm.com. For more good health information, visit: glennellis.com
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She really wants me to see that? Ask Alma: by Alma Gill
NNPA News Wire Columnist 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.
Dear Alma, I work in a small accounting office of 16 people. We sit in cubicles very close to one another and we have more men than women. This is important to share as I explain my situation. My problem is my coworker. She’s a very young woman who insist on sitting with her legs wide open. She will turn away from her desk and what seems to be purposely, prop up one leg so you can see up under her dress. I know this sounds crazy, but she does. And every time she does it I think, WTH! When we have meetings in the conference room, she puts her feet in her chair and sits so you can look all the way up her dress. I am sick of it! Several employees talk about her behind her back. They even make jokes about it. I know that too is immature. She’s a mess, what she’s doing is a mess, the stupid jokes are a mess and I’ve had enough. What can I do? Seeing too much at work Dear Seeing, Help me to clarify, are you mad because she’s trying to show her cookies in the office or are you mad that you don’t have enough nerves to do the same? LOL. Naaw, I’m just kidding, I can see the steam coming outta your ears! Bear with me as I’m clarifying because, sometimes I get mad about an act someone else is committing that irritates me, but when my nitty checks my gritty, I’m really irritated cause I
don’t have enough nerve to do the same. With that being said, in your case I’m sticking to door number one, and grateful along with your mother, that you aren’t looking to “show all you know” in the next staff meeting. Trust me when I say you’re not alone in your exasperation of experiencing an unnecessary glance of ones undies. I’ve seen short dresses giving off a light show that would rival a neighborhood 4th of July fireworks display - and I know there’s gotta be a breeze above those knees. You’re right, this form of a sometimes dainty display can make for a very uncomfortable situation in the workplace, so here’s my take - you can choose to do one of two things. Send an anonymous note to Human Resources or grab your big girl glove and pitch it to her straight! The next time she’s spread eagle at her desk, hand her a note (no, not an email) a note that says, “Girl, adjust yourself. I really don’t feel like looking up your dress right now,” LOL. I think a note is appropriate because, like you said, you’re one of a few women in a small office setting. Follow up with a whisper of “Thanks, I hope we’re cool, no worries.” Allow yourself to be super, super casual and not come across demanding. Sorta like you would in the community room of your dorm. With that acknowledgement, you’ve laid all her cards on the table. It’s totally up to her to win, lose or cover up her drawzz. Alma
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Black Lives Matter and so does Our Nation’s Black Lives Matter Unfinished Business Child Watch By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund via George Curry Media
[The summer] brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities . . . What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again? These words are from the 1968 summary report by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Illinois GoV. Otto Kerner, Jr. President Lyndon B. Johnson created the commission to study the causes of the “racial disorders” that had erupted across the country during the summer of 1967. But substitute July 2016 for July 1967; change the place names to Baton Rouge, Dallas, and Falcon Heights, Minn., and this passage could have been written today. In 1967 the “disorders” resulted in weeks of devastating rioting, violence, and deaths. Then, as now, frustration with aggressive policing precipitated more violence. The Newark riots began after a Black cab driver was arrested and beaten after passing a double-parked police car; the Detroit riots started after police raided an illegal after-hours club hosting a party for two Black veterans who had just returned from Vietnam. The riots during the “long, hot summer” of 1967 followed earlier ones during the 1964, 1965, and 1966 summers that left many Americans terrified that violence would continue to escalate with no end and no solutions. But the Kerner Commission Report determined that ending the violence needed to start by acknowledging the persistent American truth at its root: This is our basic conclusion: Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white-separate and unequal. Reaction to last summer’s disorders has quickened the movement and deepened the division. Discrimination and segregation have long permeated much of American life; they now threaten the future of every American. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement apart can be reversed. Choice is still possible. Our principal task is to define that choice and to press for a national resolution. To pursue our present course will involve the continuing polarization of the American community and, ultimately, the destruction
of basic democratic values. The alternative is not blind repression or capitulation to lawlessness. It is the realization of common opportunities for all within a single society. This alternative will require a commitment to national action-compassionate, massive and sustained, backed by the resources of the most powerful and the richest nation on this earth. From every American it will require new attitudes, new understanding, and, above all, new will. The Kerner Commission did not believe our country was doomed to a permanent cycle of rioting and racial division and offered specific recommendations. The majority of them centered on creating economic opportunity for Black citizens imprisoned in concentrated segregated poverty. Others addressed hiring and training more diverse police forces. An entire section was devoted to education with special concern about the poor reading and math skills and low graduation and employment rates of millions of Black students stuck in predominantly Black, poor, and unequal schools. Segregation and poverty have created in the racial ghetto a destructive environment totally unknown to most white Americans. What white Americans have never fully understood-but what the Negro can never forget-is that white society is deeply implicated in the ghetto. White institutions created it, white institutions maintain it, and white society condones it. Decades since the Kerner Commission Report’s release, what has been done? Far from enough as the authors feared: “One of the first witnesses to be invited to appear before this Commission was [noted Black psychologist] Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, a distinguished and perceptive scholar. Referring to the reports of earlier riot commissions, he said: ‘I read that report. . . of the 1919 riot in Chicago, and it is as if I were reading the report of the investigating committee on the Harlem riot of ‘35, the report of the investigating committee on the Harlem riot of ‘43, the report of the McCone Commission on the Watts riot. I must again in candor say to you members of this Commission - it is a kind of Alice in Wonderland - with the same moving picture re-shown over and over again, the same analysis, the same recommendations, and the same inaction.” Almost 50 years later historians and scholars look at the Kerner Commission Report as another reminder of how much is still unchanged and needs changing to make the promises of American democracy work for all. Division is not inevitable. When will we hear and heed and act?
By Susan K. Smith George Curry Media Columnist
By now, everyone has seen the video of a man in North Miami, Fla. - an unarmed Black man trying to calm a patient with autism - on the ground, his hands up, warding off police. Charles Kinsey was working with a patient who had a toy gun in his hand. Someone had called police, saying that a man had a gun and police showed up, but they apparently ignored Kinsey as he lay on the ground, hands up, telling officers that he had no gun and that that which they thought was a gun in the hands of the man with autism was actually a toy truck. They ignored Kinsey, and one of the officers shot him. Kinsey said he was surprised and asked the officer why he had shot him and the officer responded that he didn’t know. To add insult to injury, officers handcuffed him after he had been shot. The incident is maddening; had Kinsey not survived, the narrative about and around what had happened to him would have been swallowed up in law enforcement rhetoric. Citing that the “hands up” story of Michael Brown, the young man shot by police in Ferguson, Mo. two years ago, was cited as being false, the story would have been that this “hands up” story was also likely false. A video of the incident would have been thoroughly investigated and the officers would have been put on “paid administrative leave,” with the investigation showing, ultimately, that the officers were not at fault. Enough. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on a tirade at the Republican National Convention this week, saying that the Black Lives Matter movement is “inherently racist.” Former New York Police Detective Harry Houck said that Black people are “prone to criminality.” Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clar ke said on television and to the attendees of the Republican National Convention that the Black Lives Matter movement is “anarchy.” He cited, angrily, the “fact” that the claim that Michael Brown had died from being shot by Officer Darren Wilson had proven to be false. He decried the violence being meted out on police officers now, blaming BLM and saying he had predicted it. While murdering anyone is wrong, it is a fact that police have been killing unarmed Black men and women
and getting away with it for decades. How many Black people have died at the hands of law enforcement officers while pleading for their lives we will never know. But what we do know is that these killings happen far too often and law enforcement officers who have been the shooters have gotten away with murder. Even while we cringe at what happened in North Miami, the officers who were brought up on charges in the death of Freddy Gray have so far all been acquitted. Not wanting to face juries, these officers have chosen bench trials and the presiding judge has said not a one of them is guilty. In other words, nobody is responsible for the death of Freddy Gray. He just ...died. It is the disrespect of human life - Black life - shown by law enforcement officers historically that has people in the streets. Far from being anarchy, the BLM movement is a cry for justice - for laws to be made and adhered to that will stop it from being “OK” for police officers to shoot and kill rather than to protect and serve. The anarchy seems to be on the part of the specific police officers who know they are protected by law whenever they shoot and kill someone. They seem to kill without caring because they know “their world” and “their laws” will trump laws of human decency and respect. It is a good thing that Charles Kinsey survived; it is a good thing that his situation was caught on camera and has been all over social media and major television and radio programs as well. It is not comforting or reassuring that the officer who shot him is on “administrative leave.” Those two words point to an impotent and unfair practice of “investigating” police misconduct, only to let offending officers off the hook. That is why the Black Lives Matter movement must continue and grow even stronger, in spite of the cries and criticisms made against it. If Black people will not tell the story of what these rogue officers do to too many people, the story will remain the “dirty little secret” of officers. Those officers, like priests who commit sexual aberrations against children, need to be exposed and be taken off the streets. All lives matter - yes, but in that “all,” Black lives have been eliminated. It’s time for that to change.
Rev. Susan K Smith is an ordained minister who lives in Columbus, Ohio. She is the author of several books, including "Crazy Faith: Ordinary People; Extraordinary Lives" and "The Book of Jeremiah: The Life and Ministry of Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. She is available to preach or do keynote addresses. Reach her by emailing revsuekim@sbcglobal.net
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by James A. Washington
The path to righteousness is clear. The goal is simple. Be in right relationship with God. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all things will be given you as well.” Matthew 6:33. This ‘seeking’ to me has always meant working in some capacity. Jesus said, “As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent me.” John 9:4. Now none of us has Jesus’ pedigree, but I am not opposed to working for what I want. I’ve done it all my life. You probably have too. So the important question is how hard are you willing to work knowing that your very soul is at stake? Just what are you willing to do to let the world know who you are and whose you are? The good news of the gospel makes it clear that this is easy, if not ridiculously easy. Love God and love your neighbor. In this context love is a verb. Do enough so that the Jesus in you meets the Jesus in me. Do something, anything, that another person can’t mistake for anything else but kindness from above. For me, I’m asking God to walk with me in an effort to witness (see this column). I don’t exactly have it down yet. I’m finding that it’s not something you can study. I do know it’s triggered by the recognition that somebody needs to hear, in my case read, a word from God. You should know that at that particular moment, God has chosen you to deliver His Word. So open your mouth and speak. This work that I am trying to focus on is recognizing that I must let go and let God use me to uplift another human being. For those of you who are used to this, you know this is a very humbling experience. But, “…If a man will not work, he shall not eat…… And as for you brothers, never tire of doing what is right….” Thessalonians 3:10-13. In the vernacular of the day, get up. It’s time to get busy.
Scripture says you should live your life in such a way that those around you can see the Jesus in you. “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16. I know that sounds good. But what does it really mean? The only explanation that works for me is the one that talks about service, i. e. doing something in the name of the Lord. I still believe faith is a verb. We all know no one can live a perfect life. But it shouldn’t take a District Attorney’s cross examination to figure out where a person is coming from. The man who professes to love Jesus shouldn’t be okay with cheating on his wife, be content with a life of crime, or rationalize illicit sex, drugs and satanic rock and roll. If so, then the Lord cannot be your leader, nor Christ your example. We’ve all done it to some degree but at some point in your supposed walk with God, your behavior, your obedience, your principles and integrity must shine through. Perfection may be impossible, but serious effort is not only possible, it’s mandatory. You’ve got to give it your best shot each and every day. You can and will fall short, but it shouldn’t be for lack of effort. I forget who said, if you try you might fail. But if you don’t try, you’re guaranteed to fail. Please note that God requires effort. Allow me to testify about what I know to be true. My bible says the closer we come to Jesus, the Resume: raylcarr@yahoo.com, 514-9553 or more we experience the blessings of God. And why May God bless and keep (214) you always. wouldn’t we? After all, those are Jesus’ footprints in the snow.
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