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Cyntoia Brown, a 30-year-old woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who solicited her for sex when she was 16, has been granted clemency and will be released from prison this year to parole supervision, the Tennessee governor’s office announced Monday.

Brown, who said she was forced into prostitution at a young age, was convicted of the 2004 murder of Johnny Mitchell Allen,

43, whom she said she killed in self-defense. She will be released Aug. 7 after serving 15 years in prison. “This decision comes

complex case,� Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement. “Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age

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would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life. Transformation should be accompanied by hope.�

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By Cheryl Smith

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What a year 2018 was. If folks didn’t learn anything, the world is in bigger trouble than anyone could have ever imagined.

You’ve heard that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Well, things can’t stay the same.

They just can’t!

And you may be or have to become the change we need.

Readers have been sharing their thoughts on things that can’t stay the same.

Here are just a few of the things folks had issues with in 2018; in no specific order: 1. Voting 2. Don’t ask for support because you are Black if you don’t support other Black institutions or businesses 3. Stop trying to get hookups 4. Stop Gossiping 5. People must pay back things they borrow 6. Tired of looking at sagging pants and underwear 7. Leave the bedroom shoes in the house 8. Teach our young girls to treasure their bodies 9. Teach our young men to treasure their bodies 10. Millennials, Gen Xers, and others - you could learn something by listening

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11. Our men, of all ages, need to use condoms 12. Elders, act like you know and teach these young boys and girls 13. Stop being afraid to parent our youth, even those you didn’t bring into the world 14. Keep your space clean 15. Make your word matter 16. Respect even when you are being disrespected 17. Walk away from unhealthy relationships 18. Life is too short to be unhappy and unhealthy 19. Be someone who others are not happier to see leaving than coming 20. Make each day matter And this brings me to my truth.

In my classes, I do mini interviews where I ask a series of questions to get to know my students. I end by saying, “Tell me something interesting about yourself.”

I get all types of answers and in every class, someone is going to say something that resembles, “There’s nothing interesting about me.”

Well, I don’t believe them and I tell them so.

I give a mini lecture and then I tell them that before the class is over they need to come back with something that is interesting about them!

I begin my lecture by snapping my fingers continuously, while asking, “what is happening?”

They never have an answer for me, so I answer, “Someone just died. And another. And another.

And another.” As I snap away.

They look at me stunned.

“That’s right,” I say. “People are continuing to die and you are still here. Why are you here? Why are you still here?

“You need to find out why you are here, what’s your purpose, and then you will never tell another person that there’s nothing interesting about you!”

Usually my message is tempered with a few more choice words and some personal stories about how when you have no love for or faith in you; it’s hard for you to value your life and realize your greatness.

When that time comes, you will be a respectful and lovable person.

Now everyone you encounter is not going to be respectful or loving, but that’s their issue.

You are clueless about what is going on in another’s world so you can’t take on their baggage, garbage or issues.

If you understand who and whose you are, the “little” things that cause you stress or irritate you; life will seem so much more enjoyable.

I Messenger Some of the 20 items listed may seem like a waste of time and energy.

You have to decide.

Years ago, I had road rage. I remember getting out of the car in the snow and running up to the car in front of me at the light and banging on his window.

Damn I was tripping!

But at the time, all I could think of is that the idiot almost ran me off the road!

Today, I’d never!

Instead I try to rationalize for why the driver is driving too fast or slow; why they won’t yield or let me merge into traffic; or, why they are still sitting at the light when it has changed to green.

It’s amazing how better you will feel about life when you stop sweating the small things.

I believe everyone has something great in them.

Sometimes, however it appears to be easier for the not-so-great things to

surface and dominate our lives.

I guess it’s time for us to spend more time getting to know and becoming more comfortable with ourselves.

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It’s amazing how you can make another feel good about themselves, but first you have to feel good about yourself!

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Opening Ceremony-City Hall WHEN: January 9, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm WHERE: Dallas City Hall 1500 Marilla St Dallas Texas COST: Free CONTACT: 214-6708418 The City of Dallas Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee invites the community to its Inaugural Wreath Laying Ceremony celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King. The keynote speaker for this event will be Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III a passionate leader and social activist.

Youth Summit WHEN: January 12, 2019 allday WHERE: TBD The Youth Summit is a one-day interactive conference for high school students to engage with other students while addressing the challenges faced within their local communities.

Faith Forward Dallas (An Interfaith Prayer Service) WHEN: January 14, 2019 Free Admission Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration

WHEN: January 15, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Ctr 2922 Martin Luther King Boulevard Dallas TX 75215 COST: Free CONTACT: 214-670-8418 Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King.

The keynote speaker for this event will be Dr. Michael W. Waters, former Martin Luther King Advisory Board Chair, social activist, and Pastor of Joy Tabernacle Church. The birthday celebration will allow an opportunity for the community to rejoice in song and dance, as well as lay wreaths or flowers at the first original likeness of Dr. King located in the heart of the Sunny South Dallas community.

Art of Oppression WHEN: January 16, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (Activity Room B) 2922 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd COST: Free CONTACT: 214-6708418

Hosted by Miles of Freedom, this event will highlight the importance of art and showcase work from individuals who are incarcerated. King Shakur is a featured guest speaker.

From Entry-Level to Executive: A Millennial Networking Event WHEN: January 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Dallas Executive Airport 5303 Challenger Dr Dallas Texas 75237 COST: Free CONTACT: City of Dallas Millennials will have the opportunity to network with executives who have had a rapid rise in their career at an early age. This evening is a chance to bring like-minded young professionals who are native to Dallas or newcomers under one roof to demonstrate the power of an inclusive and connected community. Headshots and professional development opportunities will be available.

Workforce and Educational Opportunity Fair WHEN: January 17, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm WHERE: J Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street Dallas TX 75201 COST: Free Job fair featuring on-site hiring

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as well as a showcase of workforce skills and credentialing programs to support job-seekers in preparing for new opportunities. The event will be hosted in partnership with Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas.

Candle Lighting Ceremony WHEN: January 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center 2901 Pennsylvania Avenue Dallas Texas 75215 COST: Free The Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. hosts this annual ceremony which features a keynote speaker, entertainment, highlighting of essay contest winners, and a candlelit processional that concludes at the Martin Luther King statue on the campus of Martin Luther King Community Center.

Millennial Action Day WHEN: January 19, 2019 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm WHERE: Throughout Dallas COST: Free Dallas Millennials will join together for a day of community service to give back to Dallas and move us closer to Dr. King’s

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37th Annual MLK Celebration Gala WHEN: January 19, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Hyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Blvd COST: $120 The 37th Annual MLK Celebration Gala will feature keynote speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, an invocation by Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, awards presentations, and performances. This year’s theme is “Reconciliation: Moving the Dream Forward.”

To purchase tickets using a credit card, please call 214-671-1505 to make a payment over the phone.

“Selma” Screening at the Texas Theatre January 20, 2019 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm WHERE: Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd Dallas COST: Free CONTACT: Texas Theatre In conjunction with the City of Dallas’ Annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dallas Holocaust Museum will host a screening of Selma. The film is based on the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery led by Dr. King and other Civil Rights leaders.. Run time: 128 Minutes 36th Annual Emmy Award Black Music & Civil Rights Movement Concert WHEN: January 20, 2019 @ 7:30 pm WHERE: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St. Dallas TX 75201 CONTACT: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Musical tribute with gospel songs honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King.

Half-Off Admission to Dallas Holocaust Museum WHEN: January 21, 2019 all-day WHERE: Dallas Holocaust Museum 211 N. Record St. #100 Dallas Texas 75202 CONTACT: (214) 741-7500 Admission will be half-off at the Dallas Holocaust Museum, an intimate museum dedicated to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and memorializing its victims.

The mission of the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference. combat hatred and injustice.

Martin Luther King Day March/Parade WHEN: January 21, 2019 @ 10:00 am WHERE: Starting at Holmes St. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd COST: Free CONTACT: 214-670-8418 Floats, marching bands, dance troops, and vehicles participate in a march/parade down Martin Luther King Blvd for 200,000 spectators.

For more information about the parade, please visit www.dallasmlkcenter.com/2019mlk-parade.

Realizing the Dream: Healthy Living Expo WHEN: January 21, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm WHERE: African American Museum of Dallas 3526 Grand Ave. Dallas Texas 75210 COST: Free admission, call 214-9410110 for vendors Making New Year’s resolutions for 2019 to lose weight, get out of debt, end an unhealthy relationship or seek help for depression? Learn how to improve your health physically, mentally, spiritually, financially, socially and holistically at the 2nd Annual Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo on January 21, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the African American Museum in Fair Park immediately following the historic Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade. Bring the entire family for a fun, informative community event featuring vendors, health screenings, educational workshops, food,

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Admission is FREE. City-Wide Worship Service WHEN: January 21, 2019 @ 11:00 am WHERE: Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas 75232 COST: Free CONTACT: African American Pastors Coalition The citywide worship service is hosted

by African American Pastors Coalition (AAPC), of which Pastor Carter serves as President. The AAPC, as a timeless model of ministry, demonstrates Christ’s relevance in the world by networking diverse ministries to effect change. The goal is to unite and mobilize member pastors for prophetic ministry that results in liberating and empowering the larger community.

Dallas Dinner Table WHEN: January 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm WHERE: Throughout Dallas area CONTACT: Dallas Dinner Table The Dallas Dinner Table organizes dinners as an annual event on the third Monday of January to coincide with the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday which provides an opportunity to hear and share diverse perspectives about the impact of race on the daily lives of DFW residents. Register by visiting: www.dallasdinnertable.com National Day of Racial Healing WHEN: January 22, 2019 all-day WHERE: Nationwide

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A More Diverse Congress, a More Perfect Union?

The 116th Congress, sworn in on January 3, is the most diverse our nation has ever seen. There

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are more women – 102 – than ever before. More members of the Congressional Black Caucus – 55 – than ever before. Indeed, a former Congressional Black Caucus intern, Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is part of the incoming firstyear class. At 32, she is the youngest Black woman to serve.

This Congress includes the first Native American woman, two Muslim women, openly gay representatives, and others.

Much of this diversity was displayed at the ceremonial swearing-in of the Congressional Black Caucus, an inspirational event that preceded the official swearing-in on Capitol Hill. There, as I listened to speeches by the top Congressional Democrats – incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), incoming Majority leader Steny Hoyer (MD), and incoming Whip James Clyburn (SC), I was awash in hope and optimism. These leaders, along with outgoing Congressio-

nal Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (LA) and incoming Chair Karen Bass (CA) spoke of challenge, struggle, and optimism and focused on possibilities.

As I listened to them I could not help but think of the poet Langston Hughes, and his poem Let America Be America Again. Written in 1935, the poem was first published in Esquire Magazine in 1936. Though Hughes did not consider it one of his favorites, it captures the duality of our nation, the marked difference between our nation’s soaring establishing rhetoric and the stark reality that many experience. In the words of Malcolm X, it is the difference between the American dream and the American nightmare. Here is what Langston Hughes writes in his poem: “Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.)

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.)

O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.”

(There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “homeland of the free.”)

No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. It offers the possibility of fixing the Voting Rights Act, even as the Supreme Court has attempted to erode voting rights, even as at least two elections were stolen in 2018, those of Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida.

This Congress offers freedom possibilities in resisting the insanity of a “wall” that the Great Negotiator (and purported author of The Art of the Deal) swore that Mexico was paying for.

Not. This Congress offers freedom possibilities in its efforts to preserve the Affordable Health Care Act and to move us to Medicare for all. This colorful Congress (the pictures tell it all) offers a sharp contrast to the dismal (as in grey and navy suits) set of Republicans, overwhelmingly white and male, and overwhelmingly staid.

It’s not about MAGA (Make America Great Again), it’s about MAF, or Make America Fair. This is what Congressman James Clyburn shared when he spoke at the ceremonial swearing-in. He opened with the words of French historian Alexis Tocqueville, who observed when visiting this country: “the greatness of America lies

not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”

Clyburn went on to list the many ways our nation has attempted to self-correct, from the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation to the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision declaring “separate but equal” to be “inherently unequal.”

Clyburn talked about the Great Society legislation, another of our nation’s attempts at self-repair, and he concluded by saying that, “America does not need to be made great again, she is already great.

Our challenge is to make that greatness apply fairly and equitably to all of our citizens.”

Can this diverse new Congress make our nation fair for many who have never experienced our nation in the way it is supposed to be? In the words of Langston Hughes, “It never was America to me.”

We’ve come a long way since he wrote his 1935 poem, but we still have so much to do.

After these last two dystopian years under the leadership of President Genital Grabber (let’s just call him GG), this new Congress offers us many possibilities.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon. com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

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America, Home of the What?

Last September, I was in New York and visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum, whichgave me the opportunity to reflect on the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on United States soil.

The museum had video footage of journalists from various new stations reporting the attacks on the World Trade Center. We have all seen the footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers and the collapse of the towers numerous times. Seeing it inside the museum changed my perspective.

When 9/11 attacks occurred, I was safely giving a benchmark test to my 5th grade class in Dallas, TX. How many times have we seen that footage and went back to our daily lives? As with any crisis, it doesn't affect you until it hits close to home. It doesn't make you an unfeeling person, you just didn't make the connection internally.

We know 2996 Americans lost their lives on that day. So what changed for me? The moment I turned the corner and went inside to view the Memorial Wall something inside of me changed. Inside were pictures and names of every single person who lost their lives on that fateful day.

Men, women, children, White, Black, Latino, Asian, Indian, young, and old; all lost their lives on September 11, 2001. This diverse memorial wall of Americans illustrates that no race was spared during these attacks. I looked at each name and picture and I thought about the survivors. I went from detached, to sad, to angry.

On this day 17 years ago Americans of all races came together to mourn the attacks on our precious land. We stood together hand-inhand singing "America the Beautiful" and praying. We didn't care who was straight, gay, Christian, Muslim, or atheist. On that day we were simply Americans.

How dare someone attack us on our own soil! As I looked at each picture on the Memorial Wall, I finally felt what so many who were impacted felt.

As I fought back tears, I wondered why it took such a horrible tragedy to bring Americans together. Our attention span lasted about the same amount of time regular programming on television was substituted with two weeks worth of newscasts.

What was the takeaway from the attacks? Since 9/11, airport security was revamped to provide a better screening process of passengers and luggage. Stricter policies on what identifications were acceptable, and carry-on liquids were limited to 3 ounces.

It's annoying but that's the world we live in. Post 9/11 also brought us our first African American president. So many, including myself, thought America was moving in a new direction of celebrating diversity. That was short lived.

The election of President Barack Obama resumed a slow boiling pot of racism that never left. Americans knew racism existed but it was something about those three words, “Yes We Can!” that made the majority of Americans hopeful that maybe, just maybe, we were heading in the direction of unity.

Over the last nine years, we went from “Yes We Can.” to “Make America Great Again”. The racist pot went from simmering to boiled over. We witnessed numerous occasions of President Obama being blatantly disrespect by elected officials, and a divided Congress who refused to pass sensible legislation on immigration, healthcare, and gun control.

Yes, the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, was passed; but look at the efforts since to deregulate and defund this program.

Why? Because it was President Obama's initiative? Are Americans really this petty, that if it's not your idea it is not to be tak-

en seriously?

Since 9/11, the only time Americans come together is unfortunately during a crisis, like a mass shooting (too many to name) or a natural disaster. The outpouring of love, support, and money to families is overwhelming. We give our thoughts and prayers when a mass shooting occurred but it is back to business as usual after our attention span fades.

Did we learn anything from 9/11?

We have a crisis on our hands.

African American men are being gunned down in the streets and in their own homes by officers who swore to protect and serve. The only race that cares about the Black Lives Matter movement is Black people. We witnessed that it is acceptable for women to be sexually harassed, assaulted, abused by men and if the female dared to speak up, she is ridiculed and deemed a “liar.”

The Me Too Movement, should not have to exist but it does. From Baylor University to the Supreme Court, it appears that the “Good ole Boy” network continues to spit in the faces of victims of sexual assault. Are we saying the only time

we care about “everyone” is when “everyone” is being gunned down?

Is this the America we have become or is this the America that we are?

While I was in the 9/11 Museum there were several questions written on the walls that were asked on that day but this question resonated to me. Many asked, “What can we do to protect ourselves from terrorists?”

Anyone who has a blatant disrespect for human life should be considered a terrorist (foreign or domestic).

So what can we do to protect ourselves from terrorism? We must arm ourselves with respect and love for one another.

Yes, its sounds “Pollyanna” but look how easy it is to divide this country using fear tactics. Black men have been stereotyped as thugs who will rob and kill, or if an individual is a homosexual they will molest your children.

When we stereotype individuals without taking time to get to know them, America opens herself up to be attacked. Colin Kaepernick would not have to take a knee in protest if Americans would treat each other with respect.

Written 232 years ago, the Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

This statement applies to every United States citizen regardless of when the individual became a citizen. So what type of America do citizens want to have? We shall see....~Doc Shep Speaks Dr. Felicia N. Shepherd Twitter @getfinessed Facebook-facebook.com/fnsconsulting

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Beverly E. Smith, national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will be the keynote speaker for the Dallas Alumnae Chapter’s annual Founders Day celebration, Saturday, January 12, 2019, 11:30a.m., at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas.

Elected in 2017, almost 50 years after she was inducted into the so-

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rority through the Epsilon Omicron Chapter at Bowling Green State University, President Smith has had an eventful term as she addressed issues including the effectiveness of Black corporate and business leadership and adults with literacy challenges; consoled members as the lives of past national presidents Mona Humphries Bailey and Frankie Freeman and national parliamentarian emeritus Ada Williams were celebrated; spoke out about violence as members mourned the death of Delta Sigma Theta member, DeEbony Groves, who was killed in the Waffle House shooting in April of 2018; and, celebrated the installation of member Keisha Lance Bottoms as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, GA. This year’s celebration for the Dallas Alumnae Chapter, which is under the leadership of educator Leslie Swann, will also feature eight sorority mem-

bers who have each accumulated 50 years of membership, and 21 who have each amassed 25 years of service!

Congratulations to the honorees: 50 -Virginia Stewart Adams, Raquel Byrd Sanders, Helen Cooper Hicks, Ella Goode Johnson, Georgetta Harding Johnson, Cassandra C. Lindsay, Phyllis E. Thomas Simpson, and Sandra Williams Stephens.

25 - Lisa Clifton Ayala, Sherry Bagby-Glover, Juli Bailey, Gayle Colston Barge, Terri Bell, Regeina Hall, Dora C. Joyner, Jocelyn Kidd, Ella Frances Langston, Lela Mays, Connie Brooks McCall, Jackqueline Nelson, Lisa Payne, Kirsten Price, Ramonia Simpson-Shepherd, Cheryl Terrell, Dawn Walker, Kay Walker, Raquel Washington, Paula Watkins, and Candace Wicks.

While these outstanding women are worthy of recognition, the spotlight today is on 50-year honoree Ella Goode Johnson.

Recently a college student asked, “what does leadership look like?”

Good question as so many examples, some positive, and then others not so positive, dominate news reports and social media threads.

Mrs. Johnson’s career professionally and philanthropically is to many a shining example Servant of leadership.

She modestly describes herself as a “highly motivated, experienced professional with proven analytical and problem solving skills. As a self-starter, I have a proven record of working in an independent or team environment with minimum

supervision.”

She says her strengths include strong oral and written communication skills, excellent attitude, proven

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effective leadership and management skills.

In an age when the lack of work ethic in job and organization candidates is a constant discussion, Mrs. Johnson’s presentation would make many executives sit up and take notice.

A proud graduate of North Texas State University University Leader (now of North Texas), young Ella was initiated into the sorority through the “amazing” Zeta Eta Chapter. She also served as president of that chapter and later, for more than four decades, she served in an advisory capacity, or as an advisory council member.

Upon graduation from UNT, she joined the Dallas Alumnae Chapter, serving in many positions until she became the president in 1983 and then again in 2007; serving as 35th and 43rd president, respectively. Today she is still active, honoring that lifetime commitment she made half a century ago, on May 15, 1969.

She has served as Southwest Regional Secretary, MIT Trainer and Advisor Trainer. Also, she has served on the National Nominating Committee and on four (4) National Convention Planning Committees.

Additionally, as a member of Delta Sigma Theta’s National Executive Board, Mrs. Johnson has served as Chair, National Heritage and Archives Committee; and Chair, National Project Cherish Task Force.

Surprisingly, this wife and mother finds time to participate with other organizations, and in very high profile and leadership positions. In addition to membership in and serving as vice president and other positions in the Priscilla Arts Club; she serves as the treasurer of the South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club and President of the Women’s Council of Dallas.

Son, Jabari is looking forward to celebrating his mother’s accomplishments.

“HeadUp salutes our very own Ella Goode Johnson on 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,” said the founder of the organization that has made great strides working with area youth and providing basketball camps. “Your lifelong legacy of service and leadership has impacted generations through The Heads Up! Foundation and numerous civic organizations across the world. Thanks for your lasting legacy.”

I Messenger A long-time member of Concord Baptist Church, Mrs. Johnson’s affiliations also include: Chair - Board of Directors, Leadership Southwest, Inc.; Vice Chair-Dodd Education and Support, Inc.; Chair-Board of Directors, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters – for 10 years; Chair-Board of Directors, The Theodore and Bertha Roddey Foundation, Catawba, SC; Board Member, Dallas Black Dance Theater; Board Member, Perot Museum of Life and Culture; Charter President, Zeta Eta Alumnae Association; Volunteer Administrator, The Heads Up! Foundation; Member, Advisory Board, Dallas Youth Council, Inc.; Volunteer, The Delta Foundation, Washington, DC; Volunteer, E. K. Bailey Ministries; National Association of Parliamentarians (Membership Chair of Local Unit, Chaplain); National Association of Parliamentarians (State Credentials Certifier and Historian); Graduate, Leadership Southwest, Class of 2010 (25th Anniversary Class); President, Leadership Southwest Alumni Association; Dallas County Elections Judge; and City of Dallas- Cultural Policy Committee.

And if that isn’t enough, she currently serves as Commissioner and Allocations Committee Chair, Office of Cultural Affairs - City of Dallas, an appointee of Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Casey Thomas II. This is her second term.

“Ella Goode-Johnson has done a phenomenal job representing the interests of the residents of District 3 on the city of Dallas Cultural Arts Commission,” said Mr. Thomas. “Her leadership has made a difference in how the arts is viewed in southern Dallas, and she played a critical role in ensuring that equity is a priority in the city of Dallas cultural arts master plan. We are honored to have her.”

With a Masters Degree in Human Relations and Business from Amberton University and a BBA Degree in Business Education from UNT; and after nearly 30 years of employment at General Motors, which fol-

lowed six months as a business education teacher fresh out of college; Mrs. Johnson retired but never slowed down.

Some might say that she’s done too much, others say she stood in the gap in numerous arenas and was an ideal role model.

“Mama Ella, as most of us call her, would keep us in line in the most stern yet gentle and nurturing kind of way,” said Perri Camper, who is currently starring in the much-anticipated BET series “American Soul” as Delores Cornelius, wife of the legendary Don Cornelius of Soul Train fame.

A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ms. Camper was also initiated while a student at UNT in 2002, when Mrs. Johnson was a chapter advisor.

“She’s deeply loved, highly respected and forever appreciated,” added Ms. Camper.

Mrs. Johnson is married to fellow UNT alum Willie Earl Johnson and they have two sons, Tobian and Jabari. All three men are proud members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. She followed in the footsteps of her mother, Everon Robinson, also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority until her death in 1994.

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JANUARY 11, 2019 MILES’ MUSINGS

By Miles Jaye

R&B and jazz singer, violinist, author, award-winning writer, and record producer. www.milesjaye.net

The history of guns dates back to the 10th Century when the Chinese used combustible agents to fire shrapnel out of bamboo shafts toward an enemy—thus, the firearm. Fast-forward to modern handguns. If you place your two hands together, fingertip-to-fingertip, the average modern handgun could easily be placed in the palms of even a small pair of hands. When one considers roughly 40,000 lives lost to gun violence in a year, about the same number as highway fatalities, half of opioid overdoses, it’s hard to believe that such a relatively small device could be the tool of so much carnage.

The primary tool of murder by firearm is not the rifle, the AR15, or the Uzi, but the handgun-- the 9mm, the 45 automatic, and the 38 among others.

The handgun is easily concealed in a holster, a purse, a glove box, under the driver’s seat, in a pocket or the waistband of your jeans. Now with the ever-popular concealed weapon permit, it’s all legal, and the Stand Your Ground laws make it even more appealing to own and carry.

The history of murder, according to the book of Genesis, dates back to brothers Cain and Abel. William Shakespeare’s most famous murder scene may have been Julius Caesar’s at the hands of Senators of the Roman Senate. American history is ripe, if not rich, with murder. Presidential assassinations, Rock Stars, Civil Rights leaders, mobsters, gang bangers, and countless innocent victims

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Miles’ Musings: “MURDER” struck down by the squeeze of a trigger on a handgun.

I first learned about “murder” on television and in movies where motive and opportunity were always used to build plot and drama. Raymond Burr in “Ironside” and “Perry Mason”, Angela Lansberry in “Murder She Wrote,” Peter Falk in “Columbo.” Then there were the cop shows—"Dragnet,”

“NYPD Blue,” “Hawaii Five-0,” and “Law and Order” to name a few. Then came the Westerns, affectionately known as “Shoot ‘Em Ups” with a murder in nearly every episode. One could argue, Westerns made “gunplay” more popular than any other genre of entertainment.

What I learned was that “murder” comes in various forms, varieties, and degrees, as it is technically a legal term. “Murder” is the intentional or premeditated, and unlawful taking of another human life. Merriam Webster simply says “murder” is, “the crime of deliberately killing a person”, commonly referred to as 1st Degree Murder. Merriam Webster also says, “manslaughter” is the crime of killing a person without intending to do so,” or, “the unlawful

killing of a person without express or implied malice,” known as 2nd Degree Murder. All categories of murder fall under the broad heading of “Homicide”, “the act of killing another person.”

Murder, or taking a human life, is arguably the most serious crime a person can commit.

This, regardless of means or method, be it stabbing, strangulation, poisoning, or shooting, so when candidate Trump said “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.”, I knew then that this was a depraved, morally corrupt, spiritually bankrupt individual, with no sense of right or wrong. I knew then that Donald Trump, the person, was completely absent of conscience, and therefore, quite dangerous.

Interestingly, while researching “murder”, I stumbled on the phrase, “to get away with murder”, meaning to succeed in doing whatever one chooses without being punished or suffering any consequences. I found the meaning strikingly relevant to today’s political climate. Today it seems, powerful men in high places, or as they’re referred to in Ephesians 6:12, “spiritual wickedness in high places,” are being exposed for their wrong doing, for their association with the same wretched man, and for somehow believing they will get

away with murder.

I for one, was not surprised when, Trump referred to Neo-Nazis and Klansmen in Charlottesville as “good people,” even as a young woman lost her life as a result of the violent protests. I was not surprised

by Trump’s depraved indifference to the murder of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. And, I was not at all surprised by President Trump’s indifference to the death of a second Guatemalan child while in U. S. Border Patrol custody.

“They say I have the most loyal people…” said Donald Trump proudly, “…where I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters. It’s like incredible!” Who else would find humor in such a detestable notion but a sociopath?

Of equal importance, who would allow someone clearly displaying mental disorder, to go unchecked about the business of the nation?

Senators Ryan, McConnell, Cruz, Menendez and other silent Republican senators should be leery, as anyone found to have witnessed a murder but having done nothing to prevent it may in fact be held, in some way, to some extent and to some degree, responsible for that life.

As for retiring Secretary of Defense, Gen. Mattis, “retiring in protest” may be a grand gesture, however, it may go down in history as turning a blind eye to crimes in progress.

That said, beware the Ides of March! www.milesjaye.com

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QUIT PLAYIN’

By Vincent L. Hall

Cash and King and Justice You can run on for a long time… but sooner or later God will cut you down.

– Johnny Cash The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

- MLK In most instances when you think of the civil rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., you think of names like Jesse Jackson and Joan Baez, Maya Angelou and Coretta Scott King. Lots of names are readily paired or associated with America’s greatest prophet. As I listened to the words of a song recently, I was captured by the similarity in Dr. King’s words and the words of the ultimate country and western entertainer and one of the few with crossover appeal; the late J. R. (Johnny) Cash.

King was born 10 months before the Great Depression and Cash came in two years into the world’s most pervasive economic disaster.

King made his debut in Atlanta, Georgia and Kingsland, Arkansas was never heard of before Johnny Cash gained national notoriety and declared that town of 500 or so as his homeplace.

Upon hearing that a “New Deal Colony” had been established in Dyess, Arkansas; Cash, his parents and seven siblings moved. The deal was that if you worked the land you could eventually own it. Before too long, Cash was working the cotton fields and learned to sing as he

worked. Now parenthetically, if you didn’t understand what the blues was about, here’s the lesson; hard work and poverty produce all types of creativity.

Michael King’s story was quite different. He was the middle son to a well-educated and powerful minister who later changed his name to Martin. The elder King did his best to physically whip King into “somebodyness,” but ultimately, it was his father’s refusal to answer to being called “boy” that molded him.

When you grow up watching your daddy le ading protests, it sets a moral and social delimiter that is not easily forsaken.

By 1955, Johnny Cash has made his first recording, a song called; “Hey Porter.” That same year historians began recording King’s every word after he began the Montgomery Bus boycott. Cash’s song asked a train porter; “How long before we cross the Mason Dixon Line.” Meanwhile, King was trying to eradicate the residue of slavery and Jim Crow that came with that line.

1957 saw Cash’s “I walk the line” on the radio airwaves and Dr. King was walking the line too, but it was a protest line. King incorporated the SCLC that same year.

In 1965 Johnny Cash suffered his first arrest. Cash had become ad-

dicted to narcotics. His autobiography spoke of the guilt he felt when his brother was literally cut in half by a table saw. King was in Selma in 1965 bemoaning a Bloody Sunday experience of another type. 1967 brought Cash his first Grammy Award; in 1967 King was fighting LBJ over the poor and the Vietnam War and the awards just stopped.

The Nobel Peace prize winner had become persona non grata.

On March 1, 1968 Johnny Cash married his stage partner and musical sidekick June Carter. Thirty-three days later, Dr. King was divorced from this life by the power vested in an assassin’s bullet.

Cash went on to record a song written by Kris Kristofferson; “They Killed Him.” The song was dedicated to the lives of Gandhi, King, The Kennedys and Jesus Christ.

Their lives were as stark and different as night and day. But in death, Cash and King left words that are conjoined in the universal truth of our existence.

Cash and King understood that time would eventually bring about a just end.

The two men agreed one thing; you can run a long time, but the arc of the universe is going to bend toward the just and cut down the unjust.

Cash and King implied that immoral men like Donald John Trump must fear their day of reckoning. The end result will not be good for them. #Justicewillcome #Karmaisreal Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.

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Booker reportedly close to announcing White House bid

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By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Will Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) follow in the footsteps of another charismatic U.S. Senator who shocked the world in 2008 in a victorious march to the White House? Soon we will know.

The New Jersey Senator has been keynoting, event hopping and visiting New Hampshire in a way that looks quite presidential. He also has not denied he is considering a White House run.

Booker is widely expected to enter the ring.

“The definition of hope isn’t that you see some light at the end of the tunnel, or something on the horizon that gives you hope, hope is generated from within,” Booker told a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire in December as reported by ABC. The theme of “hope” was familiar from the 2008 presidential campaign of former President Barack Obama.

In early December, it was reported that Booker would decide to run over the holidays. The pressure after the holidays increased when his Senate colleague, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), announced that she was running for President on January 1st. That followed news that the presidential aspirant and former congressional colleague of Booker’s, former congressman Julian Castro of Texas, would be announcing a 2020 run on January 12.

“During the holidays I’m gonna sit down and take a lot of stock about what I want to do next — whether I want to run for president or stay in the Senate and help this continued movement in our country to reinvigorate our democracy,” Booker said in an interview.

The 2020 field of Democrats running for President is expected to be large. Another of Booker’s colleagues, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is also expected to run for the White House. The field is all but certain to be one of the most diverse in history.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

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Women in the House From the Capitol

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

The newly-elected House of Representatives has 102 women among its 435 members. Many of them hold significant positions of power and influence; including the Speaker of the House, Represenative Nancy Pelosi from California, who would assume the presidency if its current occupant and the vice president were unable to continue their service.

These women who now find themselves at the very fountain of policy-making in the world’s greatest democracy reflect the social, economic, intellectual and political fabrics of our country. They come from blue collar and white collar backgrounds. They are of a myri-

ad of experiences and faiths. They are mothers, grandmothers, aunts, spouses and friends.

Without exception, the women, each representing approximately 710,000 people in their congressional districts, are compassionate public servants who have sacrificed greatly to get to where they are today.

The founders of the American democracy would not recognize the legislative chamber that they created, one void of a female voice until 1917 when Represenative Jeannette Rankin from Minnesota entered the all-male bastion.

No doubt, Represenative Rankin, herself, would be greatly

surprised if she were alive to witness the transformation of the legislative chamber in which she once served, now with nearly 25 percent of its members being female.

I believe that this new congressional reality bodes well for our country and its people. A widely-circulated 2018 study on the composition of government concluded that there was less corruption when women were among the decision-makers.

“Women politicians choose policies that are more closely related to the welfare of women, children and family,” the study, published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, stated.

“The research underscores the importance of women empowerment, their presence in leadership roles and their representation in government,” wrote Professor Sudipta Sarangi, one of the study’s authors and an instructor of economics at Virginia Tech University.

Over the years, a number of academics who have studied women in political life have concluded that those countries in which there is a significant presence of women legislators are less likely to get involved in conflicts that lead to war.

Women in political life are less likely to be polemicists and, more frequently, choose to reason with their colleagues rather than verbally assault them. They understand the art and the importance of compromise.

I am extremely excited about the number of women in the House of Representatives, as are a number of my male colleagues who believe, as I do, that the presence of greater numbers of women will only make our decisions wiser, more equitable and just for our nation, and its people.

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Aquaman is the best of the D.C. comics’ movies since Wonder Woman. It’s a great story, but what is amazing about this movie are its special effects. It has the most epic special effects that I have ever seen. It puts previous sci-fi movies to shame with its incredibly advanced effects. It’s been the top moneymaker at the box office for two straight weeks and has already brought in over $750 in worldwide box office receipts.

In Aquaman, Arthur (Jason Momoa) learns he is the bastard son of the Queen of Atlantis, played

by Nicole Kidman. She flees Ar-

thur’s father on land when she is ordered to return to Atlantis to be with her Atlantian King. Once back with the king in a prearranged marriage, she gives birth to another son, Orm (played by Patrick Wilson). He plays the evil nemesis in the film, hating surface dwellers because of the way they have polluted the world’s oceans.

When Orm discovers that he has a step-brother, the two go to war using sea creatures to fight their battles. The two brothers riding whales and commanding them as a part their armies is an amazing sight on the big screen.

There is also a love story involving Arthur falling in love with

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You’ve never seen anything like this movie.

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R&B singer and former R. Kelly Protégé Sparkle, underage age niece, [14 at the time] appeared in the infamous R. Kelly sex tape. Sparkle talks with me about the Lifetime Network special, her feelings about R. Kelly and sharing what her niece, other your girls and their families should look for to spot sexual predators.

Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, in Lifetime’s ground-breaking

documentary series Sur- After creative differencviving R. Kelly, survivors es led to their separation, and people from R. Kel- Sparkle would later testify ly’s inner circle come for- against R. Kelly in court, ward with new allegations stating that her underage about his sexual, mental niece appeared in the inand physical abuse. With famous sex video. –Text more than 50 interviews provided by Sparkle’s Repincluding resenting civil rights Team activist TaVBS: rana Burke, Hello musician SparJohn Legend kle and and talkthank show host you for Wendy Wiljoining liams, those me here who knew in DalR. Kelly las Texas shed light on the on the secret Va l d e r life the pubBeebe Sparkle lic has never Show. As seen. you know Among those featured Lifetime cable is unveiling in the documentary is what they have termed as R&B singer and Chicago a “bombshell” three part native Sparkle who began docuseries on R&B croonher career as a protégé of er R. Kelly. What aspects R. Kelly and would later do you add to this widely collaborate with stars such discussed topic? as Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean and SPARKLE: I’m just addAaliyah. Sparkle’s debut ing my story. Adding my album debuted at #3 on truth as it has been all the Billboard chart and along. Lifetime execuincluded the hit single “Be tive producer reached out Careful,” a duet with R. to my management and I Kelly that reached #1 on decided to do it because Billboard for six weeks. I previously decided to

speak out in the beginning of all of this because my niece is on the infamous sex tape. Yet there is a denial by other that it’s her.

VBS: This is a 3-night docu-series. What are you going to say? What are you going to tell the public that they think and have already assumed that they know?

SPARKLE: Valder, they do not know nothing. I am going to be sharing the truth about my niece [who’s featured in the sex video] I will share about our family, and who Robert Kelly really is…….……

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Dealing with an absentee mother

Dear Alma, My best friend and college roommate grew up without her mother. She was raised by her father and they had a very close relationship. She shared with me that her mother left because of some unfortunate circumstances but has never gone into detail. I do know that her mother did not play a role in her life. She did not pick her up for visits or spend any time with her. It was like she just vanished. Her father just recently died, and she found out that he had two insurance policies and she called the insurance company to get the information. When she did, she was told the beneficiary was her mother. After 20 years, they never divorced, so her mother was entitled to the money. I told her she should sue her and get the money from her dad’s insurance. If she couldn’t take care of her daughter, she doesn’t deserve that money. My friend was left everything else, his car and his house.

The house is in need of repairs and if she could get that money from her mother she would be able to take care of some things. She will probably end up selling the house and she is very upset about that. I told her she should sue and confront her mother.

What do you think Alma, do you think she’ll win her case?

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agree to disagree. I agree she should try to reconnect with her mother. I disagree on the approach. Confronting someone is such an agitated act; searching for a non-confrontational conversation is more of what I have in mind.

I’m sorry your friend was unable to have her mother in her life when she was growing up. There’s no excuse for that. But you and I both know there are three sides to every story –his side, her side and the truth. Some-

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time the truth hurts, and the truth of the matter is, her dad left the money to his wife and everything else to his daughter. There’s no need for a lawsuit. One could ask, does she deserve it? Well, her husband thought she did and that’s all that matters.

This is a very tough time for your friend. It’s one of the toughest she’ll experience in her life. She is in need of a sacred place. Losing a parent has lasting effects and can leave you empty and broken for years to come.

The best thing you can do for her is apply your comments to the positive Dear Mama Drama, side of this situation. Reassure her of the love her father had for her and What do I think? I’m so glad you remind her, even in the most difficult asked. That leads me to believe there’s of times, he didn’t forget her mother. some room here for us to agree and She might be hurt and totally dis-

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agree, but there’s no mistake that it’s admirable on the part of her father.

Parents have confidential conversations that they never share with their children, and that sounds like what happened here. Maybe her parents agreed her mother would leave the relationship for whatever reason and it has gone unresolved all this time.

If there were dozens of days of disrespect, then daddy, I’m sure, would have certainly made a change to his insurance policy. He didn’t. Choosing a beneficiary is not a small feat. When he did so, he didn’t wish, wonder or assume. He made a conscious decision and he doesn’t owe anyone an explanation.

Like Clover said to Grover, “this issue is over.” There’s nothing your friend should do about it, but respect it and move on. She should also use her father’s last life gesture to reach out to her mother. You never know what that discussion may bring. Both are feeding unanswered questions and allowing the weeds of misunderstanding to grow. It’s time for healing.

She can’t have another conversation with her father, but she can with her mother. Encourage her to extend a non-judgmental hand of forgiveness to her mother and if it’s not reciprocated, so be it. She can live a full life knowing she did all that she could to reconcile with her mother. Don’t encourage her to take her mom to court; that’s ugly and it don’t look good on you. Be a good friend who listens and consoles. As her best friend, it’s your job to lift her soul, not damage it .

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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Recurring Events

at TBAAL Clarence Muse Café’ Theatre 1309 Canton St. Dallas. 9pm.

Swing Friday’s & Step 2 Parties under 1 Roof at 2155 Ballroom & Events 2155 Marsh Ln. Carrollton.

9pm-1am.

Dallas in the time of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Hall of State at Fair Park 3939 Grand Ave. Tue.-Sat. 1-5pm Sun. 1-5pm. Now to Jan. 27, 2019.

Chris Hogan Signing/Discussion at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park 7700 N. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 300 Dallas.

Sliver Stories Storytelling Circle at Bishop Arts Theatre 215 S. Tyler St. Dallas. Weekly Free Interactive Workshops. Contact Tiffany Jackson: 214948-0716 ext.307.

Reggae Sunday Brunch at Hero’s Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 11am-3pm. Every Sunday Caribbean Breakfast & Lunch.

D. B. D. Encore! Featuring: My’kal Stromile at Dallas Black Dance Theatre Studios 2700 Ann Williams Way. 2:30pm.

Marvelous Marriage Monday’s at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm-8:30pm 1st & 3rd Monday Info: covent@ friendshipwest.org.

Swearing in Ceremony of the Honorable Judge Lela Lawrence Mays at Frank Crowley Courts Central Jury Room 133 N. Riverfront Blvd. Dallas. 2pm-4pm.

January 9

Motown 60th Anniversary at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas Free 7pm10pm.

Vision Night at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm-8:30pm.

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New Year’s Revival at The Potter’s House of North Dallas 10501 Main St. Frisco. 7pm-9:30pm.

1-9-11-19.

Beginner Beyoncé Ballet at Arts Mission Oak Cliff 410 Windomere Ave Dallas.

The Upside VIP Advanced Screening Host: Michael Hernandez at Studio Movie Grill 10110 Technology Blvd. W. Dallas. 7pm.

January 10 Happy Birthday to Team Member and a great guy Vincent L. Hall Soul Jazz Thursday’s Dee Lucas at Sandaga813 813 Exposition Ave. 8pm-12am.

CD Release and Listening Series at TBAAL Clarence Muse Café Theatre 1309 Canton St. 7:30pm. Tickets: $5 Ticketmaster.

State of The District Press Conference at WellMed Senior Activity Center 3107 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. Ste #170 7175 Dallas. 10am. Mayor Pro Tem Casey Thomas, II. West Dallas Chamber of Commerce 2019 Annual Meeting at 3015 at Trinity Groves 3015 Gulden Ln. Dallas. 5:30pm-7pm.

Jan. 11 Poets n’ Jazz #3 Feat: SE7EN of Houston

January 12 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 2019 Founders Day Celebration at Hyatt Regency 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas 7pm.

Zula B. Wylie Library Business 101 Workshop 225 Cedar St. Cedar Hill 11am. Register: aranda. bell@cedarhilltx.com.

Bail Reform Host: Coffee & Politics 101 at A. A. M. 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas. 10am-11am.

ICDC Mill City Market Fest at Juanita J. Craft Rec. Center 4500 Spring St. Dallas. 11am.

Alpha Xi Omega’s Entrepreneurship & The Black Dollar 365 at Mountain View College 4849 W. Illinois Ave. Dallas. 1pm-4pm.

The Empire Queenish Vision Board “N” Action Passport Hosted by Queenish Professional Women’s Club. DeSoto 1pm-4pm. Info: info@ queenishpwc.com Quinnie Nichols.

Ignite the Lights Hosted by: Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce at William Blair Jr. Park 3000 Municipal St. Dallas. 4pm-7pm Free.

Economic Development: Entrepreneurial Workshop & Panel at Bob Duncan Center 2800 S. Center St. Arlington. 9am-12pm. Tickets: dstarlingtonalumnae.org.

January 13 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, founded in 1913

Feeding The Needy! Host: Hollywood Hernandez Live at 1698 Corsicana St. Dallas. 3pm-5pm.

Dallas Theatre Center Presents: Fetch Clay, Make Man. “What does it mean to be a Black man in America?” at Dee & Charles Wylie Studio Theatre 2400 Flora St. Now until 1-13-19.

Sunday Drum Circle at Pan African Connection 4466 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas.2pm-5pm.

Brunch en Blanc: Chicken & Waffle Jazz at The Jam Box 3965 Belt Line Rd. Addison. 12pm3pm. Tickets: mailchimp.

January 14 Zula B. Wylie Public Library Family Fun Night, Movie Night “Incredibles2” at 225 Cedar St. Cedar Hill. 6:30pm.

Taking You Back to the Basics at Big Mike’s Barbershop & Hair Salon 414 E. Wheatland Rd. Duncanville. 10am.

January 15 Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Power Hour at IHCC Offices 135 S. Jefferson St. Irving 8:30am.

Town Hall: Progress in Southeast Arlington Hosted by: Council Member Roxanne Thalman at Arlington Municipal Airport 5000 S. Collins St. Ste. #100. 6pm-8pm.

Black eyed peas and possibilities! Reimagining Ft. Worth Host Deborah Peoples at Angelo’s Barbeque 2533 White Settlement Rd. 5:30pm-7pm.

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January 18 &19 Jazz at the Muse: Back That Violin Up” Feat:Richmond Punch Host: Barbara Steele & Cheryl Smith at 1309 Canton St 9pm.

January 18-20 2nd Annual MLK Weekend Dallas Getaway: Fri. Sat. & Sun. 3 days 6 events. Host Hotel: Hyatt Place Galleria 5229 Spring Valley Rd. 12pm to 12pm Monday. TEXT: MLK2019 to 773.263.4130.

January 18 Zula B. Wylie Public Library Discover the Arts after Dark Meet & Greet Local independent authors at 225 Cedar St. Cedar Hill. 6:30pm.

3 Steps to Achieving Greatness at Meadows Conference Center 2900 Live Oak St. Dallas.

11:30am-1pm.

Old School Soul Party at Forever Swing Dallas Venue 2021 N. Hampton Rd. 8pm-2am.

LCUPN “Social Bowling Night” at Strikz Ent. Center 8789 Lebanon Rd. Frisco 7:30pm.

January 19 Jazz Legends Part II- Texas Unsigned Artists Concert Series. DeSoto Corner Theater 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 7pm-9pm.

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Celebrated

American Museum – Fair Park

Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo ’19 at the African

MLK Scholarship Breakfast Guest Speaker: Pastor Bryan Carter. Arlington 1500 Convention Dr. 8am-12pm. Host: Nu Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. MLK Day of Service at Community M.B.C. 115 W. Belt Line Rd. DeSoto. 7am-6pm.

Info-james.alexander@communitymbc.org.

Redeeming the Dream of Dr. King: Parade March Rally 2019 at Ft. Worth Convention Ctr.1201 Houston St. 11am.

Collin County MLK Appreciation Day 2019 at First U. M. C. of Allen 601 S. Greenville Ave. 11:30am-1pm. MC. John McCaa WFAA TV Anchor.

Campaign Kick-Off Mix & Mingle. Host: Ft. Worth City Council at Austin Event Center 1125 E. Berry St. Ft. Worth.6pm-9pm.

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Cow Boys of Color Rodeo at Will Rogers Coliseum 3401 Lancaster Ave. 2pm. www.cowboysofcolor.org.

Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hora De Poder at IHCC Offices 135 S. Jefferson St. 9am-11am.

MLK Community Peace March & Celebration at the Government Center 285 Uptown Blvd. Cedar Hill Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! a peace March and Tribute. 3pm.

Judicial Investiture for Judge Audrey Moorehead, Dallas Bar Association 2101 Ross Ave. 3:30-4:30pm.

105.7 Smooth R & B’s The Smooth Winter Groove II at The Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Pl. 7:30pm.

Using Insurance to Create Generational Wealth

Jan. 16

Bar-kays, Zapp Band and Gap Band at Music Hall at Fair Park 909 1st Ave. Dallas. 8pm.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, founded in 1920 Judicial Investiture: Judge Sandra Jackson at Dallas Bar Association 2101 Ross Ave. 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Dallas Heat vs. Yonsei University, Dr. Pepper Arena 2601 Ave. of the Stars, Frisco. 2-4pm.

January 17 Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

V & D Financial Ribbon Cutting Celebration at 2400 US 287 Frontage Rd. #108 Mansfield 5:30-7pm.

Pretty Girls Love Thirsty Thursdays Paint and Sip at Candy Shack Daiquiris 6401 S. Cooper St. Ste #101 Arlington. 7pm-9pm. Reserve seat at Eventbrite.

City of Lancaster Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-Parade at 100 Historic Town Square 11am.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade & Community Celebration. 10am & 2pm Mesquite Arts Center 1527 N. Galloway Ave. Info: www.MesquiteNAACP.com.

January 20 36th Annual Emmy Award Black Music & Civil Rights Movement Concert at Mort H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St. . 7:30pm.

Dallas Women’s March 2019 at Dallas 2pm5:30pm. More info follow: @DallasWomensMarch.

Film Screening: Selma at Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dallas. 4pm-6pm. Free Eventbrite.

4th Annual Dallas Greek Skate Night at Forum Roller World 1900 S. Great Southwest Pkwy.

Grand Prairie. 9pm-1am.

January 21

January Lunch & Learn Series Class “Insurance Basics: How Insurance Can Be Used to Accumulate Generational Wealth” will be presented by the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center Tuesday, January 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frazier House, 4600 Spring Avenue.

The Lunch & Learn Series is a signature program of the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center.

It launched in July 2018 with Marketing Basics and continues each month with a new class that provides learning opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit organizations, specifically targeted to those in the South Dallas area.

Insurance Basics will teach participants • About the various types of insurance products • How to select the best type of insurance product for your current needs and the needs of future generations • How to create a generational wealth strategy using insurance products Presenter Michelle Newsome brings a career history of successful sponsorship, fundraising, and revenue generating to the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center Board. She has a winning track record in sales and leadership in the sports and entertainment industry. She has also significant achievements in her career in Finance, Telecommunications, Marketing, Public Relations and Product Development. Michelle has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from UT. Classes will be offered in-person and via Facebook Live. For more information, email: info@zwhjcoc.org or call Jasmine Anderson at 214.324.4443.

To register: https://www.zwhjcoc.org/classes-insurance/

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Trinity (TX) Chapter The Links, Incorporated

S AV E T H E D AT E 12th Annual

Saturday, March 2, 2019 Hyatt Regency Dallas Benefitting So SMAART, Scholarships and Community Outreach

Celebrating 25 Years of Friendship and Service

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Do you know this man?

POLICE have not apprehended “Pookie” the serial rapist.

We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.

HE IS A SERIAL RAPIST

He targeted members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. but this is more than about a sorority. We’re talking about a community.

Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmother or maybe YOU?

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