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AMBER GUYGER TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER From Staff Reports

A Dallas grand jury returned a murder indictment against former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 30, for the murder of businessman Botham Jean, 26. Ms. Guyger entered Mr. Jean’s apartment on September 6, 2018 and he was killed. Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said that over 300 people were interviewed and after months of investigations and pouring over information, her office was ready to present the case to the grand jury. Adding that she had confidence that incoming district attorney and former judge John Creuzot would continue the work that her administration had begun, DA Johnson said that critics who thought the case should have been presented earlier did not alter her office's course because her team was working for justice and not for expediency or for political reasons. Mr. Jean’s relatives, including his mother, returned to Dallas from their home in Saint Lucia, for the proceedings. Speaking for her family about the case, Mr. Jean’s mother, Allison, said that justice is what they are seeking. "Give me justice for my son because he does not deserve what he got," Allison Jean said, flanked by her attorneys and Dallas activists in the lobby of a downtown Dallas office building. "I will not sit back and see that justice does not prevail." An analyst at PricewatershouseCoopers, Mr. Jean was at home at SouthSide Flats Apartments when he was killed by Ms. Guyger, who also lived in the same apartments but on a different floor. Ms. Guyger's defense is that she went to the wrong apartment and killed him because she thought he was a burglar.

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The Dallas NAACP President Aubrey C. Hooper, released the following statement on the murder indictment of Amber Guyger. "We are pleased with the decision of the grand jury to indict Amber Guyger for murder for the killing of Mr. Botham Shem Jean. "This is the next step in securing a verdict that will be favorable to the evidence that will be presented by the District Attorney’s Office. We would like to thank the District Attorney’s Office for the thorough investigation that they have conducted in gathering evidence in the pursuit of justice. We call on the community to remain calm and let the criminal proceedings take its due course. However, we ask that you join us in continued prayer and support for the family and friends of Mr. Botham Shem Jean. "The Dallas NAACP will remain vigilant in monitoring the proceedings of this case and look forward to justice being rendered.” Texas District Judge Tammy Kemp, was

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assigned Friday to preside over the murder trial of Ms. Guyger. Prior to her election, she was a prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s office. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma Law School, Judge Kemp is a Democrat. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Concord Baptist Church in Dallas, the judge was recently re-elected to a second term on the 204th Judicial District Court bench, where she began serving in 2015. Judge Kemp was a top prosecutor in the officer of Craig Watkins, who was Texas’ first elected African-American District Attorney. After Ms. Guyger was booked into Jail Friday afternoon but released on a $200,000 bond, the judge ordered her to surrender her passport and not to travel outside Texas without court approval. Nigel Roberts of TV One contributed to this report.

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In class one day there was a conversation about sweet potato pies. Now I have my opinion about pies because many who talk about how good they can bake a pie are just doing like the Godfather of Soul James Brown sang about, “talking loud and saying nothing.” Even one of the male students talked about how good he was at baking, as I gave him the side eye. I learned at a young age how to make a good sweet potato pie. I used to take them to school when I was in elementary, I think they call it junior high now, seventh and eighth grade. By the time I got to East Orange High School (NJ) my way around the kitchen was well known. There were friends who brought their special dishes to school for lunch. One liked bringing those Rice Krispy Treats, another would bring potato salad, loaded

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with black pepper. Some gers in there and pull out were relegated to bringing all that stuff,” she would indrinks, because everyone struct. can’t cook. I used to tell my friends that you might not find my Which brings me to my cooking seasoned to your truth. taste, but you can bet one thing, it was clean. I never told my mother My mother taught me that I wanted to cook. But how to clean, not to eat that didn’t stop her from off the utensils I am cookcalling me into the kitch- ing with, and how to clean en when she was cooking. up any pots, pans or dishThose were the times that es that I messed up while I wished I was a boy be- cooking. “Clean as you go,” cause my brother got to she said. stay outside playing with Today, those memories his friends. keep a smile on my face I can hear her voice, “This whenever I have moments is how you clean a chicken,” that continue to come even “let me show you what you today, four and a half years need to do to keep the rice since she transitioned. from sticking to the pan,” So when I was talking to or “we’re going to make Hardy Bouy’er recently and sure there is not one string he was telling me about in these pies!” how he cooks the meats And if I thought it couldn’t and other dishes while his get any worse, well have wife, Joann, does the bakyou ever cleaned chit- ing, it was a real treat. They terlings or the inside of a own Hardy and Joann’s Dewhole chicken? licious Delights. “You have to dig your fin- Of course our conversa-

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tion drifted to sweet potato pies and what we each did to make ours special. It was a great conversation for me because I love hearing someone discussing their passion. And I learned something from him while I shared one of my mother’s secrets. He stumped me with one tidbit and when I told him that I make my own crusts, well, he had to stand down a minute! Now we’re going to put our knowledge and years of baking to the test. You see, on January 21, 2019, at the Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo, there will be a Sweet Potato Pie Contest. I know that Ms. Tina, at Yo Momma’s Kitchen on Corinth makes a mean sweet potato pie. It is absolutely fabulous. Then Co’ka, of Mo’ka n Co’ka fame, talks a good

game about her pie but I haven’t tasted it yet. And, if you go into most Black-owned restaurants, like Sweet Georgia Brown, Two Podners, and South Dallas Cafe; you’re gonna see those pies, and they aren’t pumpkin. So we’re calling all sweet potato pie aficionados for January 21, 2019 at the African American Museum. We’re looking for the best Sweet Potato Pie and we don’t care where it comes from, as long as it is not store bought. There are three categories: traditional (my fave), Specialty (you know some folks use pecans, marshmallows, etc) and then the Heart Healthy One (especially for diabetics/people with health issues). We’re going to have celebrity judges and then attendees at the Expo can purchase a slice.

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The winners will receive prizes, of course, and they will be featured in Messenger Media Publications. So much more is going on that day, in addition to the Sweet Potato Pie Competition. We want our community to get healthy: physically, spiritually, financially, mentally, socially and holistically. That’s right, we have to educate, enlighten, inform, inspire and also entertain, as we grow and build better, stronger families, communities and ultimately society. There will be seminars, health screenings, voter education, weight loss info, vegetarian/vegan info, financial literacy, and more. For more information, to enter or find out how you can be a vendor, call 214941-0110.

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Sen. Harris expected to announce intentions By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has never been known to pull-punches. Harris is viewed by those who know her as someone who’s “as tough as they come.” And, she knows that any bid for president in 2020 against the bombastic Donald Trump will take a bit of rhinoceros skin to deal with. “It’s a very serious decision,” Harris told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” cohost Mika Brzezinski during an onstage conversation at the Know Your Value conference in San Francisco. “Over the holiday, I will make that decision with my family.” As she told NNPA Newswire in September during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, she’s keenly aware of the challenges a barrier-breaking campaign will entail. “Let’s be honest. It’s going to be ugly,” Harris said. “When you break things, it is painful. And you get cut. And you bleed.” Harris and her colleague from New Jersey, Sen. Cory Booker have long been seen as a possible Democratic ticket in 2020, though no one has speculated which might run as president. “This is a critical time,” Booker told NNPA Newswire in September at the conference. “The CBC is the conscience of Congress and we have not yet achieved the American Dream which is increasingly out of reach for many. The Dream is still deferred,” he said. Harris, who, like Booker, has gone from rising star to serious presidential contender, said there is plenty of work ahead. “It’s about where we came from and where we’ve got to go,” she told NNPA Newswire. “This is a pivotal moment. I think we all know when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked

Sen. Kamala Harris about the Dream, it wasn’t about being asleep,” Harris said. “It was about being awake.” In her interview with MSNBC, Harris expressed frustration over the slow progress of the Secure Elections Act, which she introduced in March, along with co-sponsor Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma. The bipartisan legislation would give the Department of Homeland Security responsibility for ensuring secure elections and shoring up election infrastructure against cyber-attacks and would establish an independent advisory panel of experts to develop guidelines on election cyber security. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who currently serves as the leader of the Senate, has not yet brought the legislation to

the floor for a vote. Harris said she has been told that is at the White House’s request. “First of all, let’s be clear about the fact Russia did interfere in the [2016] election of the president of the United States,” Harris told Brzezinski. “Flawed though it may be, we designed a beautiful system of democracy, and one symbol of that is that we have free and open

elections. “When a foreign government chooses to manipulate our democracy knowing that would compromise our strength and our perception of our strength, you would think leaders would say ‘No, we are going to do everything we can to strengthen and to give ourselves the immunity we need to be free from that kind of manipulation.’ Yet, it’s not happening.”

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Time’s running out for ACA Marketplace 2019 enrollment

the Health Insurance Marketplace, individuals are able to go to one place to search for health coverby Congresswoman age options and Eddie Bernice Johnson choose from the health plans availDeadline is Dec. 15, 2018 able in their area. The best source for inHeads up to all consumformation about the Marers who plan to buy their ketplace is the website own insurance on the fedwww.healthcare.gov. The eral health insurance marwebsite is available 24/7 ketplace – the sixth open and provides information enrollment period, which on how the Marketplace began on Nov. 1, ends on works, what the benefits Saturday, Dec. 15. Through

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are and key deadlines. Individuals can also call 1-800-318-2596 to speak with trained customer service representatives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For individuals needing further assistance, Parkland Health & Hospital System has certified application counselors available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday in Parkland’s Business Office to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and provide help enrolling in the Market-

place. The Business Office is located on the first floor of the old Parkland OPC, 5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, 75235. If an individual misses the 2019 open enrollment period and does not qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP), they will have to wait until open enrollment begins for 2020. Additional information on exemptions is available at www.healthcare.gov. In addition, a special enrollment period (SEP) outside of the yearly open

enrollment exists for those with certain life events including losing health coverage, moving, getting married, having a baby or adopting a child. If an individual qualifies for an SEP, they usually have up to 60 days following the event to enroll in a plan. If they miss that window, they have to wait until the next open enrollment period to apply. For more information about Parkland’s services, visit www.parklandhospital.com.

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& Guys Haberdashery. Tickets are for sale for cash or check only. On Saturday the 8th, the event will end with snow flurries in the plaza and a dessert stroll from 12:00pm-4:00pm on the 8th. Participating stores will offer 20% off one item in your store if you bring your ticket!!!

Ugly Sweater Party & Toy Drive at Woodcreek Brewing Company Rockwall 6pm. Join the Young Professionals of Rockwall as we team up with Rockwall Veteran Business Alliance helping to support their Toys For Tots campaign. Come enjoy Real Texas Beer. In your best ugly sweater and bring a toy that cost at least $10 to donate to Toys For Tots. For each toy you bring you'll get one raffle ticket for an AWESOME prize. We'll also have some representatives from the RVBA in attendance, our 2019YPR Board will be announced and the KB's Brats food truck will be set up in the parking lot. This event is open to anyone between the ages of 21 & 45 (ish). Bring a friend, business cards and be ready for a good time!

Dashing through the Snow at Grandville Arts Center 300 N. 5th St. Laugh and spend Christmas in Tinsel, TX at the Snowflake Inn with a parade of colorful characters. Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, 972-205-2790 or in-person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and two hours before each performance.

December 7 & 8 Historic Holiday Home Tour Downtown Rockwall, TX SH 205 & HWY 66. 10am and 3pm. Come join us for this 2 day event with total of 5 homes!! The event will take place December 7-8 from 10-3 pm. There will be a limited number of tickets available! There will only 300 tickets for Friday and 200 tickets for Saturday. The cost is $20 per ticket and tickets will be available for purchase at Bella’s House, Bunches,

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December 7 You’re invited to the Ball! Princess Party at South Garland High School 600 Colonel Dr. 4pm-7pm. You must call or email to reserve your Princess appointment. 972-926-2700 ext.60777 or cnajera@garlandisd.net All Princesses should come in Royal Attire. December 8-23 Candy Cane Hunts 2018 at The Gentle Zoo 12600 FM 2932, Forney 1pm-2pm The Gentle Zoo is starting a new tradition and hosting is first annual Candy Cane Hunt for 2018! The dates will be Dec 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd. The Candy Cane hunts will begin at 1pm sharp for ages 2 and under, 1:30pm sharp for ages 2 thru 4 and 2pm sharp for ages 5 and up. Admission is $6 to petting zoo, maze, play area, train ride. Additional optional activi-

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December 8- February 2 Art Center of Plano: Announces the opening of the photography exhibition feat: David Downs and Barry Benton. The exhibition will extend from December 8, 2018, through February 2, 2019, at the ArtCentre 902 E. 16th St., Plano.

December 8 “Why Women Trip” the stage play Presented by: Snoop Robinson. At TBAAL 1309 Canton St. Dallas 4pm & 7pm. Pancakes with Santa Hosted by: Kiwanis Club of Garland & Citizens’ Fire Club of Garland. At the Central Fire Station 1019 Austin St. 7am1pm. Henry’s Heritage Hike Historical Downtown Walking Tour 393 N. 6th St. Open Every Saturday from 10am-2pm. FREE FAMILY FUN. Urban Flea Market Downtown Garland at 509 W. State St. 9am-4:30pm. The Urban Flea is Garland's Downtown market of stylish vintage finds and re-purposed goods. Dozens of vendors showcase unique antiques, handmade items and simply pretty things. Live music completes this experience in a Historic district surrounded by "Mom & Pop" shops and restaurants. A percentage of the proceeds from the event go towards Church @ the Square local mission. http://squarechurch.net/

on as they travel to Transylvania for their first-ever talent competition and go on many more awesome adventures! Amped with six music-filled episodes, plus six seven bonus animated shorts, Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock! soars to fang-tastic new heights as Vee and her friends learn how to find their inner ghoul and rock out! Voice Cast: Isabella Crovetti as Vampirina; Lauren

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QUIT PLAYIN’ By Vincent L. Hall

That Other Green Book Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen are garnering rave reviews for the new movie; “Green Book.” The film constructs the hazards and caveats that came with traveling in the segregated South during the 1950’s. What I do like about it, is that it does stay close to the historical truths. History never lies, but some of the people who write it do take license with the truth. A few years ago a Black mother by the name of Roni Dean-Burren, was on her game and peeped the game the State of Texas was playing. When Cody, her 15-year-old son and student at Houston’s Pearland High came home, he pointed out what he believed to be a wrong worded photo caption to his mother. This now infamous textbook, sanctioned by the Texas State Board of Education featured a caption which read; “Slave ships brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations.” Damn! Really!!!! In its historical context, this misrepresentation is tantamount to saying that Dr. Martin Luther King walked out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel for a cigarette and caught a whizzing bullet as it was passing by. Why even mention James Earl Ray? In other words, a truth perverted is just an outright lie! We should all thank mothers like Roni Dean-Burren for (1) being astute enough to catch this egregious attempt to “Whitewash’ history and (2) for modeling the proper use of social media; which is best used to create revolutionary communities through the conveyance of significant information. This is the real power of Facebook. Now I know that you think Facebook is

fantastic because you get 350 people who don’t really know or like you to send their “best” on your birthday. But this example proves that the urgency of now dictates the need for a new paradigm in utilizing the advances of communicative technology. It’s not as if we have not had a workable form of Civil Rights activism through “social media” before. The efforts just weren’t as technologically savvy, or as easily or widely disseminated. In 1936, Harlem mailman and union worker, Victor Hugo Green and his wife, developed a publication they saw a need for. “The Negro Motorist Green Book” served as a travel guide and atlas to arm Black families with traveling information as they drove through “hotbeds” where segregation was strictly enforced. Google “Sundown Towns,” and read the history of those places where African-Americans were prohibited after dark. If you thought declaring martial law with nightly curfews like Ferguson or Baltimore was something new for Black folks… think again. Green surveyed his network of fellow postal workers around the country to

suggest and advertise towns where Coloreds could get hotels, dining, or night clubs; without being arrested or lynched. Green printed an average of 15,000 copies per year. It was an idea he borrowed from Jews in America who were also prominently featured in the all-too-familiar signs in the Deep South that read: No Jews, No Dogs, No Niggers! Eventually, The Green Book evolved to include essays and journalistic works. In 1948, Green wrote that the need for his book would surely diminish soon. He died in 1960 at the age of 68. The Civil Rights Bill was not passed until 1964 and the 30-year-old Green Book printed its last copy in 1966. Maybe someone needs to publish a Green Face Book. From the looks of it, we ain’t safe or significant in swanky Ivy League dormitories. Angry or suspicious white women call the cops on us for legally using a public park. We are not even safe in the sanctity of our own apartments. RIP Brother Botham. Go see the Green Book, but don’t make any sudden moves, before or after it gets dark. Ain’t much changed! Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.

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Remembering President George H.W. Bush From the Capitol By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

At the funeral tribute for his late wife, Barbara, who died last April, former President George H.W. Bush sat pensively in his wheelchair near her casket, patiently greeting those who had come to mourn the woman whom he had married seventy-three years earlier. It seemed improbable that they were no longer together. That he was now without her. He had once told an interviewer that if his wife passed before he did, she would be the first person that he wanted to see when he arrived in heaven. On last Friday evening, the former Republican president, who voted in the 2016 presidential election

for a Democrat, received his wish when his beloved Barbara asked an angel to play a harp, calling her husband home to her side. As the 41st supreme commander of our country, President Bush worked with legislators in both the Democratic and Republican parties. He made decisions that he believed were in the best interests of the country, even if they cost him an

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election, as raising taxes to balance the budget did in the 1992 presidential contest when he was defeated by President Bill Clinton. The two later became close friends, and worked together on projects for the benefit of their fellow citizens. The privileged son of a United States Senator, President Bush, who was born in Massachusetts and raised on the east coast, rightly decided to make Texas the place where he would raise his family, and pursue his destiny. He entered politics, running for office, serving his party. Though unsuccessful as a candidate a number of times in the beginning of his political life, he was not deterred.

He continued on, and persevered, becoming vice-president, and then assuming the highest elected office in our land. It was not in him to quit! President Bush will be remembered in history for a plethora of accomplishments, among them being one of only two presidents to witness his son become the nation’s commander-in-chief when his eldest son, George W. Bush, became president in 2000. The elder Bush wept at the inauguration. And now, just six years short of living a full century, President George H.W. Bush has departed. Yet, the memories of what he stood for, and of what he accomplished shall remain with us, and shall guide us as we continue to enhance our democracy.

Eddie Bernice Johnson represents Texas’s 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Serving as a representative since 1993, when she was the first registered nurse elected to Congress.

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THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: Ernie Hudson

My energy of greatness interview today comes as Ernie Hudson and Valerie Pettiford (profiled in a separate IMessenger article). I was enthralled by the deep tones of Ernie Hudson’s voice yet I was most impressed by his graciousness during the interview. These stars aka celebrities add joy to my job and my hopes they add joy to your perusal. Ernie Hudson has had a long and successful career on the big and small screen. He has appeared in dozens of film and television roles throughout his career. Now he stars in BET Networks Carl Weber’s The Family Business, he plays L.C. Duncan, the patriarch and CEO of the Duncan family business. Ernie Hudson is a character actor perhaps best known for his roles as

Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO’s Oz. Hudson is currently starring in BET Networks Carl Weber’s The Family Business, based on best-selling author Carl Weber crime drama book series and co-produced by Ernie Hudson. Just a teaser…. Carl Weber’s The Ernie Hudson Family Business, the city. the Duncan’s, a prominent family from Jamaica, VBS: Ernie I saw your Queens living fast and lux- name on producing credit urious. of Carl Weber’s The Family By day, they’re an up- Business standing family; by night, they live a dangerous seEH: Yes, Carl Weber cret life. came to me. Carl Weber’s The patriarch of the fam- The Family Business is ily is, L.C. Duncan (Hud- based on 8 books in a series son). of bestselling books. If you The Duncans quickly have not read the books, I come under siege from suggest that you read them. some of the top politicians, It’s a wealth of material. mafia and drug cartels in We sat down and Carl

said ‘Ernie you are a partner on this. It was really a gift from Carl Weber that I am producing.’ VBS: Ernie how did you overcome the residual stereotype of your worldwide fame role as Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters the films? EH: I’m an actor. Every role is different. The role that I play in BET’s Family Business is different from the role of Winston Zeddemore. Every role is uniquely special. I try to find the roles that have the range…… Ernie Hudson’s complete interview can be viewed on ValderBeebeShow.com Find more THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW; ValderBeebeShow.com, Youtube.com/valderbeebeshow, SoundCloud.com/ valderbeebeshow, 411RadioNetwork , PChatman Network and VBS affiliate broadcasters. Valder Beebe Show is a Power of 3 Women consortium partner.

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else, so, I decided to take break and come back at the end of the group’s I come to you as humbly as I know class period. With every person how, because I’m really at an inter- you meet, Calvin tries to figure out esting professional intersection. I if they know someone there and currently work at a summer camp it feels disingenuous. Sometimes, teaching kids how to cook and my Calvin talks loud on his cell phone co-teacher is tawdry. We will call during class lessons, and comes to this person “Calvin.” So, Calvin has work with a bonnet on his head; been cooking for a while and has a sometimes he’ll leave a roller in his lot of life experiences that add life hair for part of the day. Calvin just and joy to our program. If some- turned 50. What can I do or say to Calvin? He thing goes wrong, Calvin is normally the first to help find a solution to keep the integrity of the lesson going. My biggest issue with Calvin is by Alma Gill that he is the “King of Change.” I feel like he’s changing things, just to be Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more included. If we are doing an experithan 25 years. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask ment and we hand the worksheets Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma. out first then go outside, Calvin will suggest we go outside first, then hand out the worksheets. It almost is a great person, but I’m not sure, if feels intentional. Just this week, we he’s open to constructive criticism. were making waffles and we had How do I go about telling him how I the students measuring the ingredi- feel with love and tact? Sincerely, ents. After lunch Calvin starts pourCan’t Wait ‘Til Friday ing unmeasured ingredients in the bowl. I told him I wanted the kids to Dear Friday, do that, so they get the chance to I was working this thing out in be included in the lesson. He said, “Oh, well we can have them do the my brain and I thought I was on the cinnamon.” Then he asked me if he right track, until I got to this sencould lead the lesson. Now, this tence: Calvin just turned 50. Hit the wouldn’t normally be a problem, brakes. Hol’ up, hol’ up, this changes evbut he had already led the majority of lessons during this camp. He was erything. Your story about Calvin already in my face and the students reminds of that over-the-top charare in the classroom, so there wasn’t acter from the “Martin” sitcom: “I really a chance to resolve the issue said, Jerome’s in the house, watch without it turning into something yo’ mouth! Who you talking ‘bout,

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an old school playa from the Himalayas?” Calvin has been doing his thing for a long, long time. Take a seat young one, watch and unlearn. This is summer camp, so you’re only in it for a minute, on your way to bigger and better things. You say Calvin is tawdry, I say Calvin’s non-swag is none of your business. Okay, he likes to wear a roller or an earring every now and again. What if Beyoncé did it, you’d call it a trend. LOL. I have a feeling you are always slammed, glammed and got it going on—on the regular. That’s a wonderful thing, this world requires all kinds, but that’s not Calvin. Does that mean he can’t do his job? No. Does that mean he won’t ever be the boss? Yes and that’s all right with him. Calvin sounds like he won’t be wearing any skinny jeans any time soon. I ain’t mad at him and you’ve got bigger fish to fry, you are clearly passing through. On those tough “I don’t think I can make it days,” those kids, potential foodies, chefs, restaurant entrepreneurs will remember your directions, professionalism and ability to make it look good while you’re doing it. I commend you for that. On those “this is too hard, I’m gonna quit days,” they’ll think about Calvin and say to themselves, if he can do it, I can do it too, face washed, teeth brushed, without a roller in their hair. Alma

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Celebration of Praise at Dayspring Family Church 618 N. Belt Line Rd. Irving Feat: Ben & Jewel Tankard. 7pm. Free

Recurring Events Of Our Past: Exhibit at So. Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 9am.-5pm Ends 1-5-19.

December 8-9

Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas 10am-5pm. Ends 12-31-18. Tuesday Night Jazz: Composers Jam Session at Jazz Becuzz Art Center 9319 LBJ Fwy #120 8:30pm.Tickets: Eventbrite.com. Ends 12-19.

Black Nativity the Holiday Gospel Celebration by Langston Hughes at Bishop Arts Theatre Center 215 S. Tyler St Dates & Times vary.

December 6 William S. Braithwaite, poet, editor, anthologist born in Boston, MA 1878

Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Holiday Reception at Hilton Garden Inn Las Colinas 7516 Las Colinas Blvd. 6:30pm-9pm. Prairie Lights Holiday Light Experience Prairie Lights at Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy. Grand Prairie 6pm. 12-30.

R.B.C.A. Christmas Party for the Vogel Alcove Toy Drive. Contact: Off. 214-565-8946 or Brenea Proctor bproctor@blackcontractors.org.

Thursday’s at Vinetti’s “Paul Cannon and Full Attention” 14833 Midway Rd. Suite 105 Addison 5pm-12am. Ends 12-21-18.

Chris Howell Foundation Holiday Fundraiser & Toy Drive at Renaissance Hotel 2222 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas 6pm-11pm Tickets: Eventbrite

Prairie Lights Trolley Tour! At Prairie Lights 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy. Grand Prairie. Ends 12-16.

REHAB Sundayz w/Chris Mitchell Live at Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto 7pm. Info: 972-325-6122

Health Ins. Marketplace Open Enrollment. The Marketplace will help you find coverage. Info: 1-800-318-2596 www.healthcare.gov. Unti12-15. Qualified Home- Builders for City of Dallas HIPP Contact: City’s Home Repair; 214670-3644 housinginspections@dallascityhall.com. Holiday Lights Trolley Ride at Big D. Fun Tours 5465 E. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas 6pm. www. bigfuntours.com Dec. 1-31, 2018 Cardio Hip Hop w/ Jessie Mae at J.C. Fitness L.L.C. 901 N. Polk St. #370, DeSoto12-31-18. Paws N’ Claws at Enchant Christmas at Globe Life Park 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington 5pm10pm. Ends 12-27-18.

December 5 Rosa Parks arrest stimulated the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St. Dallas 7:30pm. Meet and Greet Your Newly Elected Officials at 7859 Walnut Hill Ln. Ste. 100, Dallas 5:30pm-7:30pm. Tickets: www.ncjwdallas.org. City of Dallas Sanitation Services Hiring for Truck Drivers at S.W. Workforce Center 7330 S. Westmoreland Rd., Ste. #200, 9am.

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1941 Navy messman Dorie Miller became WWII hero. He received the Navy Cross

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Peppa Pig Live! Peppa Pig’s Surprise! At Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. Dallas. 4pm. Tickets: tickets.attpac.org. “ W h y W o m en Trip” stage play by: Snoop Robinson. At TBAAL 1309 Canton St. 4pm & 7pm. SDS Gents Annual Toy Drive “Western Style” at Forever Swing Dallas Event Venue 2021 N. Hampton Rd. Suite 175 DeSoto. 9pm-1am. 9th Annual Christmas with the Ques Eta Mu Mu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Hilton Garden Inn 785 Hwy 121, Lewisville 8pm-1am. Vitruvian Lights Special Event at Vitruvian Park 3966 Vitruvian Way, Addison 6pm-10pm. The Exchange DFW African American Market &Vendor Showcase at Martin Luther King, Jr. Rec. Center 2901 Pennsylvania Ave.12pm. 23rd Annual Bowl- A- Thon Host: AKA Sorority, Inc. Alpha Xi Omega Chapter at USA Bowl 10920 Composite Dr. Dallas 4pm. Brian Regan at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 300 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving. 8pm. Pancakes with Santa Hosted by: Kiwanis Club of Garland & Citizens’ Fire Club of Garland. At the Central Fire Station 1019 Austin St. 7am-1pm. Henry’s Heritage Hike Historical Downtown Walking Tour 393 N. 6th St. Garland. Saturdays. Pickers Paradise at 915 Main St. Downtown Garland Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm 972-536-0044.

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December 11 1964 Legendary singer/songwriter Sam Cooke died at the age of 33

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December 12-16 A Christmas Story The Musical at Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. Dallas. Matinée and evening shows

December 14 1963 Dinah Washington “Queen of the Blues” died

Free Networking Event/Toy Drive at Bar Louie 4001 Bagpiper Way, Arlington 5pm. New Mount Zion Annual Christmas Gala at Hyatt Regency Hotel Dallas Downtown 300 Reunion Blvd. 7pm. www.nmzb.org

December 15 1984 Legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was awarded the “Sonning Prize”

Diamond Black Ball: Speaker Marvin Sapp by Ft. Worth Alumni of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. at Cendera Center 3600 Benbrook Hwy Ft. Worth 6pm. “The Reason” Christmas Worship Experience at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 Wheatland Rd. Dallas 6pm-9pm . Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Presents: The Scandal That Saved Us. At M.H.M.B.C. 1233 Hwy 66, Garland. Sat. 2pm, Sun. 8am &11am.

December 16 2003 President G.W. Bush signed the law established the Nat’l Museum of African American History and Culture in the Smithsonian Institution

Legacy Reloaded Meet-Up @Becoming An Intimate Conversation w/ Michelle Host: Fit for Legacy Melissa West at Fairmount Hotel 1717 N. Akard St. 16th 3pm. 17th 5pm. Eventbrite. REHAB Sundayz w/Chris Mitchell Live at Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto 7pm. Info: 972-325-6122

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Henry Armstrong prize fighter with 3 titles DOB 1912

2002 Robert Johnson founder of BET became owner of NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.

Goodie Mob* Cure for Paranoia Feat: Ceelo Green at Canton Hall 2727 Canton St. Dallas. Tickets: www.ticketfly.com

Holiday in the Park at Firewheel Town Center at 245 Cedar Sage Dr. 4pm-7pm.

L.P. On the Scene Dallas XMAS Anniversary Happy Hour 2018. At Sherlock’s Addison 5100 Belt Line Dr. 6pm.

In Pursuit of our Children Christmas Gala at Lake Viridian 1200 Viridian Park Ln. Arlington 7:30pm-11:30pm. www.girl2girlfoundation.com

Marketing 101 Workshop at Greater Arlington C.of C.505 E. Border St. 9:45am1pm

A Conversation with Michelle Obama at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave. Dallas 8pm-11pm.

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