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Hope Boykin at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre
MASTER Choreographer
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Message to the People... Master Choreographer Hope Boykin Refreshes her Original DBDT Work "Hum ha yeah" There is no music, but choreographer Hope Boykin creates her own sound language.
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"Wah huh sah" Boykin's sounds communicate both beat and movement. "Then zoom" The 12 members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre company move to her beat and follow her dance moves. This is all part of the creative process that Boykin, a 16-year veteran of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, uses to refresh in.ter.pret, the dance she created 9 years ago for the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Boykin watches the dancers closely as they move. "I love to refresh my works and make them original for the members of a specific company," explained Hope Boykin. "I watch the way a dancer moves even while stretching and may see a motion I can incorporate while refreshing the dance.
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During the interview Hope is standing, but in constant motion herself. She is swaying, stretching, moving to her own beat, while answering questions. "The fact that Ms. Williams likes this piece so much that she has given me the opportunity to come back and restage it for her Director's Choice program is a huge honor," said Boykin. "I loved the way the company performed it the first time, but now the current dancers can make this piece their own." Then Hope Boykin turns on the music. It is a classic Tchaikovsky score. The dancers move keeping her sound language in their mind while they dance the in.ter.pret moves that now flow to Tchaikovsky. Hope describes her piece as lighthearted, quick, fun, and whimsical with expansive fullmovement. "I use classical music all the time to create new contemporary dance works," explained Boykin. "I love to see my work come alive!" in.ter.pret is part of the Director's Choice series that opens the 39th season for the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Director's Choice will be held November 6-8, 2015 in the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre located at 2400 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201. The Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday matinee starts at 2:30 p.m.
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Local small businesses get over $1 Billion in SBA Loans
FORT WORTH-The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Dallas/Fort Worth District Office announced that lending in the district’s 72 counties reached over $1 billion for the first time in the history of the office in fiscal year 2015, which ran from October 1st to September 30th. This new record in lending put $1.046 billion in the hands of 1,982 entrepreneurs and small business owners to expand their businesses and create jobs. This represents an increase of 18.7% in dollars and 18.3% in number of loans over the same period last fiscal year. Of the 166 lending institutions in the district, Wells Fargo was the top lender in dollars by providing over $65.3 million in SBA loans. Compass Bank was the top lender in units by providing 307 loans to small businesses. “We are still celebrating this tremendous success that the Dallas/ Fort Worth market has achieved” said SBA’s South Central Regional Administrator Yolanda Garcia Olivarez. “More than $1 billion was guaranteed by the SBA to 1,982 local small businesses. This is something that speaks volumes to products the SBA provides and the great partners we have supporting our mission such as the North Texas Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NTAGGL). Once again we have reached record numbers that will benefit more than the small retailer or construction firm but also the DFW economy as a whole, that
consists of 72 counties.” In fiscal year 2014, SBA loans totaled $881.1 million with 1,675 loans and in 2013, SBA loans totaled $813 million with 1,522 loans in the DFW district. “This is a huge achievement that not only helps the almost two thousand small businesses served but it also helps our communities where those business are located by providing jobs and overall economic growth” said Herbert Austin, SBA’s DFW District Director. “We could not have reached this milestone without the strong support of our lenders and the hard work done by SBA’s resource partners such as Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).” SCORE and SBDCs provide free counseling and consulting to prospective and current small businesses on how to start and grow a business. Both can help with developing a business plan,
conducting market research, identifying small business financing, and other services. For more information, regarding SBA, SCORE, and SBDCs visit www.sba.gov. Nationally, FY2015 performance results for SBA’s 7(a) program showed impressive gains over FY2014, with 63,000 loans totaling $23.6 billion; an increase of 22 percent in number of loans and 23 percent for total dollars. This level of program activity demonstrates that access to capital through conventional sources remains a challenge for small businesses. The 504 program saw a slight decline in the number of loans, from 5,885 in FY 2014 to 5,787 in FY2015, but this reduction was offset by a larger dollar amount in FY2015 ($4.3 billion) compared with $4.2 billion in FY2014. The SBA will continue to waive fees that borrowers pay on loans of $150,000 and less.
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Bucks’ Henson accepts apology, plans to spread awareness of racial discrimination By Ariele Vaquero Bucks center John Henson accepted an apology from the owner of a jewelry store where he said he was racially discriminated on Monday. The player posted to Instagram Monday night, describing an incident during which he was locked out of Schwanke-Kasten, a Whitefish Bay jewelry store, then approached by police. “This was one of the the most degrading and racially prejudice things I’ve ever experienced in life and wouldn’t wish this on anyone,” wrote Henson. He said employees at SchwankeKasten locked the doors of the building, then walked into the back. Then, Henson said, two officers arrived and questioned him. The post quickly went viral. That evening, Schwanke-Kasten owner Tom Dixon released a statement
Johnson announces grants awarded to Dallas County Congresswoman Johnson has announced several grants awarded within the 30th Congressional District by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dallas County and the city of Mesquite were awarded a combination
him again to personally apologize,” wrote Dixon. He did meet with Henson on Tuesday at the Bucks practice facility in St. Francis. Henson accepted the apology, but offered that what happened still wasn’t the right thing for the store to do. “I met the owner this morning. He was sincere in his apology, and he kind of knew that should not have happened and it was kind of messed up both ways. Bucks player John Henson (right) speaks during the June 2015 He has had prior incidents, and announcement for the team’s new jerseys. Photo by Ariele that still doesn’t make it right to do Vaccaro. what they did,” 620 WMTJ cited Henson as saying in a Tuesday report. which said the incident came after a According to the same report, number of robberies at his stores. Henson said he plan to raise He’d ordered that the shop close awareness for the issue of racial down early after workers had been discrimination in Milwaukee. getting suspicious calls regarding the Protesters have been seen outside number of certain items in stock. Schwanke-Kasten on Silver Spring “There is no excuse for what he Road, some wearing Bucks jerseys. experienced today and I hope to see
of grants that totaled more than $3.5 Million. Dallas County was awarded funds from the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and grants for the HOME Investment Partnership Program. The Community Development Block Grants program provides annual grants to states and local governments to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The Emergency Solutions Grants program provides funding to engage homeless citizens and families living on the street. It also aims to improve the number, quality and operations of
emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families. The HOME Investment Partnership Program helps to expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low- and very low-income families by providing grants to states and local governments to fund housing programs that meet local needs and priorities. “I am glad to see the City of Mesquite and Dallas County receive this much needed funding to help develop and sustain our urban areas and to assist the most needy among us,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “The HOME and ESG grants are there to assist the homeless, poor, and most vulnerable citizens among us. These funds will aid programs that help to provide security and housing to those with the greatest need.”
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Track legend shares redemptive story OAK PARK — When a federal prison door to her cell slammed closed behind Marion Jones to start a six-month sentence in March 2008 for obstruction of justice, the former track and field star clearly realized the magnitude of her poor decisions. Her punishment for lying to investigators about her knowledge of a scheme to cash in on millions of stolen or forged checks involving the father of her first child and denying use of performance-enhancing drugs was now a reality Ms. Jones learned to embrace. “It was an eye-opening experience for me,” Ms. Jones told The OBSERVER during her visit to Sacramento High School this week. “But it was also a blessing because it forced me, literally, to slow down to see what was important in my life. It’s not the big house, fancy cars, and not your name in big lights. It’s really what you can do for other people,” she added. Ms. Jones shared her soul as a special guest for IndiviZible’s Speakers Series. The event was held at Sac High for the students, organizers said. Sacramento Mayor Johnson led the discussion, a conversation Ms. Jones was comfortable with and was allowed to speak freely, which she did while showing her signature smile. Ms. Jones was the darling of track and field in the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. She won five medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, three gold and two bronze medals. But her use of performance-enhancing drugs and later jail time put a dark cloud over those feats and other performances. During her six months of incarceration, she spent 49 days in solitary confinement for fighting another inmate, an incident she highlights in her memoir, “On The Right Track.” She also learned who were her actual friends during a time she called, “dark days” and “tough years.” “I was able to see who really loved me and who are my true friends,” Ms. Jones said. “When you’re making a lot of money … everybody is your friend. When you have to send an email to 500 people who you think are friends, a day before you fly to New York to plead guilty, and then get 30 responses is humbling.”
Former Track and Field star Marion Jones talks about her 49 days in solitary confinement while serving a sixmonth federal prison sentence a few years ago. She told a Sacramento audience that she is content with her current situation and have “no desires” to run again despite being banned from the sport. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
Still faced with 400 hours of community service, the prison door eventually swung open for Ms. Jones. She was free to leave, but had to earn a living away from the track due to a lifetime ban from the sport. For a brief time, she played for the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA. Ms. Jones now spends her valuable time with her husband and three kids in Austin, Texas. But leaving that prison cell, her home for about 180 days, Ms. Jones said, was a frightening experience. “There was uncertainty when I left. I was scared and there was fear,” Ms. Jones explained to The OBSERVER. “But while I was there for the six months, or five months, I was able to reconnect with my faith. I realized that God had my back and He had been with me all along. God knew my story way before I was born; He knew I would make poor choices; He knew where I wound up at; and He knew at the end I would come out smiling. There was fear when I left prison, but I felt that things were going to be OK,” Ms. Jones stated. Ms. Jones participated in her first 5k run the day before her 40th birthday on Oct. 12, yet she has “no desire,” to compete again, citing “I’m a sprinter, not a runner.” She also makes speaking engagements around the world, though she can’t shake the question of the “mistake.” “It’s difficult for me to talk about it. I meet people from all over the world invite me to come
talk about my mistake and it’s tough,” she told a packed audience at Sac High. “It’s a challenge. Yeah, they’ll get what they want. They’ll hear about the mistake. But they’ll get a lot of times what they don’t expect and that is that I have this resilient spirit.” Larry D. Craig-Arriba attended the IndiviZible meeting to her Ms. Jones speak. Craig-Arriba was Ms. Jones’ personal body guard for nearly two years. He is now a life-coach counselor contracted with the Sacramento County Probation Department. Craig-Arriba was quite frank about Ms. Jones’ discussion. “She was great,” he said, “… But as far as the investigation with the feds … they really had no type of evidence whatsoever against her. If she had not come forward, she never would had to do the time in my opinion. But other than that she was great (during the discussion). She’s just a great person.” Before the talk between her and Mayor Johnson ended, Ms. Jones left a message for the young people in the audience, which was related to track and field, but she has always stood by in everything she was involved with. Ms. Jones was 9 years old when she, her brother, mother, and stepfather attended a parade that celebrated the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Despite someone always telling her what she couldn’t do, that experience and watching the games on television is where she started thinking large and how big she wanted to be in life. At that time, the athletes were crossing the finishing line first, “there was something special about their celebration and exuberance,” she said. Ms. Jones wanted that exact experience. It originated from there, winning gold medals, she said. “I started to dream big. It just became the norm for me: people telling me you can’t do it. Well, that means nothing to me,” Ms. Jones said. “I spend a lot of my time traveling around the world talking about my experiences, but encouraging young people, ‘don’t limit your dreams.’ People are going to tell you, ‘No, no, that’s too big.’ It’s never too big. It’s never too big.”
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The Lingering Debate TV screens to see our baby girl get lassoed by the nape of her neck, slammed and dragged.
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“In Texas they lynch Negroes. My teammates and I saw a man strung up by his neck and set on fire. We drove through a lynch mob, pressed our faces against the floorboard. I looked at my teammates. I saw the fear in their eyes and, worse, the shame. What was this Negro's crime that he should be hung without trial in a dark forest filled with fog? Was he a thief? Was he a killer? Or just a Negro? Was he a sharecropper? A preacher? Were his children waiting up for him? And who are we to just lie there and do nothing. No matter what he did, the mob was the criminal. But the law did nothing. Just left us wondering, "Why?"
My opponent says nothing that erodes the rule of law can be moral. But there is no rule of law in the Jim Crow south. Not when Negroes are denied housing. Turned away from schools, hospitals. And not when we are lynched. St Augustine said, "an unjust law in no law at all.' Which means I have a right, even a duty to resist. With violence or civil disobedience. You should pray I choose the latter.’ - James Farmer Jr., Wiley College Debate Team, Circa 1930. In South Carolina, where a young racist assassinated nine innocent Christians and a “petrified” police patrolman shot a Black man in the back, a school sanctioned cop beat up on a little Colored girl. We pressed our faces to the screens of our Facebook apps and into our
Some Negroes were so fearful all they could wonder was what the girl had done. Their slave mentality would never allow them to ask why this baby was so grossly mistreated. Any dignified American would be quick to ask; “Is the punishment in measure and congruence with the crime? Some others dared to perform forensics on the full matter. What was her crime? Was she selling drugs at school? Did she steal the lunch money of a special needs child? Did she and her gang threaten to beat up a little white girl? What?!!! What has she done to attract the aggregation of such a swift and swelling swarm of violence? Why such a verdict from a lawman who spent just seconds more than the 12 seconds spent by the cop who shot Tamir Rice? And what of this little defenseless black child? Was she a loner? Were her parents heaving with hatred for her plight? Did she even have a family?
Meanwhile, America was left to wonder why? The self-righteous say that the rules of the classroom must be strictly enforced. While others say that when you have armed police, there are no rules and very few rights; just laws. Schools aren’t the place for laws other than those laws that apply to the sciences. We appreciate and understand “The Law,” but an unjust law is no law at all and an unjust lawman is the architect of anarchy. Malcolm X said; "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." Somebody ought to be glad that we never choose the latter. It's been roughly 80 years since the 14 year old future Civil Rights leader James Farmer spoke his word. Unquestionably, much has changed, most notably the election of a Black President. But for the unnamed man who was lynched and for this still unnamed little black girl, the resolve and result of racism is never a point of debate. Injustice lingers on and we do nothing.
"Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods, or tactics, or strategy. We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society." MALCOLM X
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He Who is Without, Shout! My pastor preached on this Sunday and although the subject is not new as this column isn’t either, I thought some might need By James A. reassurance, as I Washington certainly did.. Do you have an our warts that God demonstrates to addiction, a weakness, something us and the world that He is Lord. Can you are aware of but just cannot you imagine experiencing the shake on your own? It may be a “perfect power” of the Lord? secret, your secret, something you dare not reveal for it goes the Apparently it’s as easy as complete opposite of who you looking in the mirror and making an believe yourself to be and counter to honest assessment of who you really the person whom you are truly trying are and who you should be striving to to become. become. To put it into proper perspective, you are who you are 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 says, “To only in relationship to God. And keep me from becoming conceited, don’t forget to take your there was given me a thorn in my imperfections with you. flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me. Three times I pleaded If you know and accept yourself with the Lord to take it away from to be a child of God, then you must me. But He said to me ‘My grace is attempt to be an example of God’s sufficient for you, for my power is Word and His work. The only thing made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore standing in your way is admitting to I will boast all the more gladly about yourself, you can’t go it alone. You my weaknesses, so that Christ’s and I need help and that help comes power may rest on me.” only from one source. It’s the perfect source and comes with If I’m the only one shouting consequences. right now, it’s okay. I know many of you are shouting silently, internally, The consequences begin with privately. recognizing that there is divine purpose in your particular set of You know some things in the weaknesses. I know that’s hard to bible reverberate over and over again believe, but it is true. and we still don’t get it. I don’t mean to infer that we don’t understand the Dare I say most of us would words because most of us do. The reject the notion that sinful could be point is we do not or cannot anything more than just sinful. The incorporate what we’re reading into text however says it is our duty to our daily lives. understand through spiritual recognition that God chooses your In this passage Paul lets us know problems to show off His that there is indeed a reason to accept righteousness through you by doing our shortcomings and deal with our miraculous things. flaws and faults with a basic understanding that in doing so, God When you get a hand from the will invariably show up and then Lord to overcome your addictions, proceed to show out. It is through your passions, your vanity, your
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shortcomings, you get so much more than you bargained for. According to this part of the bible, you also get Christ’s power to work with. Isn’t that something? No wonder Paul continues by saying, “That is why, for Christ’s sake I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” By itself, you might wonder how Paul comes up with this conclusion. But when taken in the context of the entire passage, isn’t it true that out of many impossible situations and circumstances, God rescued you? How many testimonies do you need to hear before you give God the praise He deserves? Or is it that you can testify on your own about frailties that have become strengths to be relied upon and give you wisdom to share? All I’m saying is stop fighting yourself. Stop denying your insecurities. Accept them and give them too, over to the Lord. Then step back and watch God do His thing with your life. He’ll do things you never could. Then watch Him revel in those who see His divine work through you. It’s that let go and let God thing again. Paul just reminds us that even on your worst day, it’s not about you. If you just remember it’s all about Him; not your good, your bad and your ugly. May God bless and keep you always.
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QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES The Last Word By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, DC. She can be contacted at www.juliannemalveaux.com.
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House Highway Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC - T he House of Representatives voted 363-64 to approve a $325 billion long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that will authorize highway, transit, and transportation safety programs for an additional six years. The measure provides for three years of funding, first identified in the Senate-passed DRIVE Act. Due to her leadership in crafting and getting the bill passed through the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Congresswoman Johnson was named a Democratic Conferee to the Highway Bill Conference Committee. Congresswoman Johnson shepherded an important amendment through contentious debate. Her amendment fought to preserve budgetary authority for the critical Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program. The TIFIA program was first authorized by Congress in 1998 to fill a critical gap in financing for large-scale transportation projects. Since that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided low-interest credit assistance to state and local governments in order to help finance projects of regional and national significance. Current law directs the Department of Transportation to redistribute uncommitted budget authority for TIFIA to states for use by their formula programs. The Department of Transportation redistributed approximately $640 million of budget authority for TIFIA as recently as April of this year. This reduced capacity for projects would have serious consequences. Texas has more than one billion dollars in potential projects that will utilize TIFIA. The Congresswoman’s amendment eliminated the redistribution clause to protect what has proven to be an invaluable financing tool for state and local governments. “I applaud passage of the long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill. While this legislation is not perfect, it represents an important bipartisan step to provide the certainty and confidence that states and local transit agencies need to properly plan and implement local transportation projects,” said Congresswoman Johnson.
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NAACP Files Brief in Support of University of Texas Admissions Standards Case BALTIMORE – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its Texas State Conference this week filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting admissions standards at the University of Texas at Austin. In a brief filed Monday, lawyers for the NAACP asked the court to continue allowing a “holistic review” of student performance when determining entry for college applicants. “Race is merely a fraction of one factor that admissions officers may consider when looking at an applicant as a unique individual,” the brief states. “UT’s constitutionally permissible holistic review process recognizes the simple truth that race is still relevant in American society, and that race may help shape and
inform individual perspectives and also notes that Fisher failed to meet experiences.” threshold academic qualifications and therefore was not injured by the This is the second time the Court university’s consideration of the race will hear arguments in the case filed of any applicant who did meet those by Texas resident Abigail Fisher, who threshold standards. was denied admission to the university in 2008 and challenged the Oral arguments in Fisher vs. decision in federal court, claiming Texas are scheduled for December 9. that the university’s consideration of race in its admissions process violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The case was sent back to the Fifth Court of Appeals, which upheld its previous ruling. In the brief, attorneys for the NAACP cite the CITY LOCAL TRUCK DRIVER long history of racial segregation in Texas, which creates a TRUCKING compelling interest for the 519 N. Cedar Ridge Dr., Suite #7 Duncanville, TX 75116 www.mycrossroadtruck.com university to seek racial and ethnic diversity in its We are seeking Local City Drivers who must have a Class A - Commercial Driver License. student body. The brief NOTE: All Drivers must have a clean background (no felonies or misdemeanors) and at least one year driving experience with a clean MVR. Must have medical card, valid DL, SSC card, DOT card and must pass a required physical and drug screening. Driver should have a minimum of one year of driving experience in the last 3 years and 5 years of driving experience in the last 10 years. Must be 21 years of age and have a required High School Diploma/GED. Minimum Requirements Driver’s License Type: Class A - Commercial Commercial Driver’s License Endorsement: X - Combination of N and H T - Doubles/Triples Between $900.00 /WK and $1,000 / WK. Rotating Shift - home daily. Work week - full time 30-45 hours. Additional details: We are looking for drivers who are safe and will not have customer complaints. Driver must be free of accidents, service violations, and accident services. Cell: 214-475-3052 Office 214-245-5157 or email us at cr.trucking519@gmail.com
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Deceitful Politicians Want Media to Ignore their Lies By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist
Politicians and would-be politicians running for president can't have it both ways: They can't filibuster while refusing to answer direct questions during televised debates and then complain about not having enough time to talk. Judging by the blatant lies they told during the recent CNBC debate, they should have far less time to talk. But politicians being politicians, they know how to play to the crowd while droning on and on with their carefully-crafted talking points that are as stale as last week's fish dinner. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas - who were also standing near the end of the stage in the recent CNBC debate, as I am sure Donald Trump noticed inflamed the Republican audience by attacking the journalists for their selection of questions. If these presidential wannabes want to play in the big leagues, they should understand that they don't get to determine which questions are asked of them. Granted, some of the questions were tertiary, such as the one about whether fantasy football should be regulated, but at least early in the debate, the panel did a good job keeping the candidates in check and not letting them shout "answers" at will. John Harwood in particular did a masterful job not letting it become a runaway train. For dramatic effect, some candidates looked directly at the camera while lying through their teeth. Here are some of the biggest whoopers on a night of many whoppers, according to FactCheck.org: Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Florina: It is the height of hypocrisy for Mrs. Clinton to talk about being the first woman president, when every single policy she espouses, and every single policy of President Obama has been demonstrably bad for women.
Ninety-two percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama's first term belonged to women. It is the height of hypocrisy for Florina to be such a brazen liar. FactCheck.org stated, "And looking at the full four years of Obama's first term, both men and women gained jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women gained 416,000 jobs in Obama's first term (about 32 percent of the overall job gains)." And the growth continued in Obama's second term. Ted Cruz made a similar claim: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." FactCheck.org: "Actually, the most recent breakdown from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers shows that for women the figure was $728 in the three months ending Sept. 30, up from $647 in the last three months of 2008, just before Obama first took office. That's an increase of $81 per week." Donald Trump: "I am the only person in either campaign that's selffunding. I'm putting up 100 percent of my own money." Not true, according to FactCheck.org: "Trump has spent about $1.9 million of his own money running for president, according to his October quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission. That includes a $1.8 million loan to his campaign, as well as in-kind contributions of nearly $104,000. But his campaign has spent more than $5.5 million to date, and the majority of that has come from campaign donors." Dr. Ben Carson denied any involvement with Mannatech, a controversial nutritional supplement company. Ben Carson: "I didn't have an involvement with them. That is total propaganda, and this is what happens in our society. Total propaganda.I did a couple of speeches for them. I do
speeches for other people. They were paid speeches. It is absolutely absurd to say that I had any kind of a relationship with them.Do I take the product? Yes. I think it's Deceitful a good product." The charges are more than "propaganda." The researchers state, "He admits to giving paid speeches for the company, but reports by the Wall Street Journal and the National Review have pointed out other connections as well going back at least a decade. For example, he participated in shooting several videos with or about the company; though the Wall Street Journal reported that Mannatech has removed those videos from its website, at least one video remains on YouTube as of this writing in which Carson touts the company's work and products." There was also this exchange: J o h n H a r w o o d : " T h e Ta x Foundation, which was alluded to earlier, scored your tax plan and concluded that you give nearly twice as much of a gain in after-tax income to the top 1 percent as to people in the middle of the income scale. Since you're the champion of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck, don't you have that backward?" Marco Rubio: "No, that's - you're wrong. In fact, the largest after-tax gains is for the people at the lower end of the tax spectrum under my plan..." But that wasn't the point. The question was about the middle class and on that score, FactCheck.org stated, "...That is what the Tax Foundation found." The Republican presidential candidates don't need any more time to spread blatant lies. George E. Curry is President and CEO of George Curry Media, LLC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA). He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at twitter.com/currygeorge, George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and Periscope.
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The Dearth of Black Media Ownership Blackonomics By James Clingman via George Curry Media
In war, one of the first things the enemy does is destroy his adversary's ability to communicate within its ranks. Chaos likely ensues if a fighting force cannot communicate internally. Individual soldiers end up doing their own thing, left to their own devices; they make decisions based on their individual situations and in their individual interests. This allows the enemy to come in and pick them off one by one, using false information and propaganda (Tokyo Rose), instilling fear of being captured or killed, or by making the individual feel abandoned and left with no hope of victory. If the ability to communicate is maintained within a fighting force, it strengthens the group and provides confidence, assurance, and cohesion. Considering our penchant for soundbites, 140-character chirps, and listening to great speeches but not analyzing them and taking appropriate action, communication among Black folks has largely been reduced to little more than noise. And it's getting worse. Black newspapers used to be our main communication organ, but as the demand for electronic access to news has increased, newspapers have nearly become obsolete in some circles. Books were also a great source of communication because they contain so much knowledge written by scholars, historians, educators, and activists; but now we are so intellectually lazy that books have become passĂŠ and just something to brag about having on our bookshelves. Now we rely on Twitter and Face Book for our news.
Newspapers, radio, Internet, and television are the four dominant means of communications today. Black people still own a few hundred newspapers, many of which are struggling from week to week because Black folks do not subscribe nor do Black businesses buy ads to any large degree. Black ownership of radio stations has drastically decreased in the past 20 years. Aside from a couple of great Black-owned Internet wire services, "Black oriented" sites are not Black-owned; and two of the three longstanding Black magazines, Essence and Ebony, have been reduced to fashion and entertainment, leaving Black Enterprise to carry the load of informing Black folks on economic issues. (I don't mean to overlook other Black periodicals; I know they are out there getting the word out as best they can.) Now let's look at television. According to an article in TV News Check, June 27, 2014, written by Doug Halonen, "Whites owned 1,070 full-power commercial TV stations in 2013, up 14% from the 935 they owned in 2011. Racial minorities owned 41 of the U.S.'s 1,386 fullpower commercial TV stations in 2013, up 32% from the thirty-one they owned in 2011 - but only nine of those stations were owned by African Americans during 2013, down 18% from the eleven they owned two years previously, according to a study of station ownership released by the FCC..." The FCC report also found that "Asians owned nineteen full-power TV stations in 2013, up 73% from the eleven they owned in 2011. Hispanics or Latinos owned fortytwo full power TV stations in 2013, up 8% from the thirty-nine they owned in 2011." I guess I could end this article right here, but without application, knowledge and information are without effect. The obvious point here is the necessity for Black people to own more communications outlets in order to control and disseminate
pertinent information to Black people. How? Establish syndicates that could purchase more outlets; form an alliance of affluent and conscious Blacks to purchase communications outlets and produce programs to empower rather than dumb-down Black people. Increase support of Black-owned media and their advertisers by Black consumers; leverage the support of Black readers, listeners, and viewers of Black media by insisting on more than just mind-numbing idiotic portrayals of Black folks. These simple tactics could strengthen our lines of communications. Accessibility, accountability, and acceptability are essential elements to a strong and relevant media presence within Black society. Our current position in that game is untenable and tenuous at best. In light of the fact that we have the financial wherewithal, collectively and individually, to purchase and support media outlets, it is intriguing how we seem to have settled for much less than we need. Most of us understand and even admit we are in a war, behind enemy lines, and fighting for respect and empowerment. That being the case, why are we content with having our lines of communication controlled by others? If we are reluctant to acquire more conscious media outlets, the least we can do is hold those who purport to be "Black media" accountable by refusing to accept the trashy caricatures of Black people and the negative portrayals of Black life that bombard us every day. Without control of communications an army is severely handicapped. We had better get rid of our negative channels of communications, shore up the positive ones, and create more of our own. Â Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation's most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He can be reached through his website, blackonomics.com.
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Convene a National Commission on Race and Poverty By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition
as residents don't trust the police enough to cooperate.
via George Curry Media
When the Founders wrote the Constitution, Blacks were considered three-fifths human. In a compromise at the constitutional convention, the Constitution was written to allow slave states to count each slave as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of the census and for elections. Slaves couldn't vote, but they could increase the population and thus the representation of slave states. We've come a long way since then. The Civil War - the most brutal in the nation's history ended slavery. The Civil Rights Movement ended segregation and gave African Americans the right to vote. But we still have a long way to go. It used to be said that Blacks carried twice the burden of Whites. Unemployment rates among African Americans are generally twice those of Whites. Poverty is nearly three times that of Whites. Homeownership is about 60 percent that of Whites. In critical ways, African Americans rank even lower. The typical African-American household, for example, has about 1/10 the wealth of the typical White household, a disparity that has tripled over the past decade. Now a study by the New York Times documents what we know to be true: Driving while black is dangerous. African Americans are significantly more likely to be pulled over while driving for
traffic violations than whites. When pulled over, they are twice as likely to be searched, even though police are far more likely to find drugs and weapons in the searches of Whites than Blacks. In Chicago, Blacks are five times more likely to be searched when stopped than White drivers, even though the police are less likely to find contraband when searching them. Part of the reason, police argue, is that African Americans are more likely to live in impoverished neighborhoods. As the Washington Post reported, poor African Americans are 10 times more likely to live in high poverty census tracts than poor Whites. In Chicago, about 35 percent of poor African Americans live in poor neighborhoods while about 4 percent of Whites do. Housing discrimination, zoning patterns, redlining by banks, public housing construction all combine to pen poor African Americans in poor neighborhoods. And then the police are assigned to patrol aggressively in what quickly become "high-crime districts." This is a recipe for tension, suspicion and violence. And as distrust rises, crimes go unsolved
This is the "whereas": whereas racial disparity is clear and destructive. The real question is the "therefore": therefore we will act. Too often the complaint ends with the whereas and little or no attention and resources are devoted to the therefore.Therefore we need reform of our criminal injustice system. Better monitoring and training of police, who should live in the neighborhoods that they patrol. But police reform is not s u f f i c i e n t . We n e e d a transformation of housing policy to spread low-cost housing across metropolitan areas. We need aggressive enforcement of laws against redlining, a crackdown on banks and auto companies that target African Americans for the highest rate and trickiest loans. We need real investment to put people to work, to provide public transport that can take them to where the jobs are, and to give children a fair start from the beginning. President Barack Obama is in Chicago this week at a gathering of police chiefs. It is important to keep pushing for police and criminal justice reforms, but the "therefore" must go far beyond. It is time to convene a National Commission on Race and Poverty to go beyond reporting on the whereas and start detailing the therefores. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicagobased Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org
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CALENDAR November 7 The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) will host its 9th annual ART for ADVOCACY auction on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at F.I.G. (Fashion Industry Gallery), 1807 Ross Avenue, celebrating the transformative power of art therapy and honoring those who find expression through creativity. The event will highlight 100 local and regional artists in a silent art auction, with a special guest performance by ISHI.
The 3 Redneck Tenors hit the Clarence Muse Cafe Stage, at 8:15pm. Tickets can be purchased by calling TBAAL Box Office at 214-743-2400 or Ticketmaster 800.720.6865
5PM - 7PM Texas Horse Park 811 Pemberton Hill Road Dallas, TX 75217 Please RSVP to TrinityCommonsFoundation@MOJCo nsulting
********** Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 25th Annual Sisterhood Luncheon, “Uncompromising Commitment to Community” 11:00am-2:00pm Radisson Hotel North-Fossil Creek 2540 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76106 Ti c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / www.fortworthdst.org/event-page.html on the event tab until November 1, 2015.
November 8 Guest Speaker: Rev. Al Sharpton Civil Rights Activist Friendship West Baptist Church
November 10 Children On the Mend, Inc. (Niños en Reparación, Incorporado) Parental Engagement Session. Beckley Saner Recreation Center, 114 W. Hobson Ave, Dallas, Texas 75224 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. •Contact: 469-454-9164
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The South Dallas Cultural Center proudly presents ''EVERLAST'' the 15th Annual South Dallas Dance Festival on November 13th – 15th. Arga Nova Dance will collaborate with the best dance companies in the DFW area to choreograph an everlasting weekend for dance lovers. There will be 3 days of solo and group performances, a free film screening, an industry roundtable and a master dance class.
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November 14 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet fundraiser of the local NAACP-Dallas Branch At 7:00 P.M. At the Hilton Garden Inn-Market Center, Speaker: Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Professor- Univ. of Texas at Arlington ****
November 13 The 3 Redneck Tenors, the "America's Got Talent" virtuosos' brings their southern charisma along with their trained vocal technique to TBAAL in a "Can't We All Just Get Along?" concert.
There will reception honoring Vonciel Jones Hill for her tirelessly efforts at the local, state and national levels, making numerous trips to Austin and Washington. The Trinity is moving forward thanks to her!
November 20- 21 “Tellebration-Dallas: For God So Loved Those Loud Black Girls,”. It's a twonight woman-centric, adult-storytelling
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An evening with Freda Payne in the Clarence Muse Theatre at the Black Academy of Arts adn Letters DREAM ANGELS JAZZ LUNCH Sunday, November 22nd from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM RICHARDSON WOMAN'S CLUB ... 2005 NORTH CLIFF DR, RICHARDSON , TX Tickets $100.00 Table of 8 $800.00 Pay via website www.dreamangelsinc.org
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Dallas Theater Center’s Holiday Classic A Christmas Carol Returns to the Wyly Theatre Partners with North Texas Food Bank for 8th Consecutive Year By Charles Dickens Adapted by Kevin Moriarty Directed by Christie Vela Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre • 2400 Flora Street in the AT&T Performing Arts Center Previews: Nov. 25 – Nov. 30, 2015 • Full Run: Nov. 25 – Dec. 26, 2015 • Press Opening: Tues., Dec. 1 at 7:30p.m. Tickets: 214-880-0202 or www.DallasTheaterCenter.org
Tarrant County Mayor’s Luncheon, the Fort Worth Club, benefitting UNCF.
December 1 WORLD AIDS DAY
April 2 HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL 8 p.m. Majestic Theatre The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and AEG Live announced today that tickets for the legendary Herb Alpert & Lani Hall went on sale Friday, October 2 at 10 a.m. Herb Alpert and Lani Hall will perform at the Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Center Members get access to the best available seats. Call Membership Services at 214-978-2888 or go to www.attpac.org/support to join. Center Membership presale began Tuesday, September 29 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices for Herb Alpert & Lani Hall range from $76.75 to $36.75 and can be purchased, beginning on October 2 at 10 a.m., online at www.attpac.org, by phone at 214-880-0202 or in person at the AT & T P e r f o r m i n g A r t s C e n t e r Information Center at 2353 Flora Street (Monday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.).
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