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CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESS The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

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MY TRUTH

By Cheryl Smith

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I had a heart-to-heart with a millennial recently. He did something wrong and after a conversation that went way too long, I had heard more than enough excuses/explanations, but never an acceptance or apology.

It was a behavior I had become used to from so many millennials.

The great thing is that millennials are some of the sharpest individuals walking the earth, but those who don’t do their homework, don’t respect anyone but themselves, are so defensive and refuse to listen — well they can give you a pain, in the you know what!

Many millennials don’t listen until they are in deep trouble and then there are some times those millennials won’t listen even then.

This was one of those times.

Not that I wanted him to bow down or be a punk. Instead I just wanted him to be accountable for his actions and inactions.

But noooo! Wasn’t happening.

So I asked him if he had ever seen the movie “Head of State” with Bernie Mac and Chris Rock.

I told him to check out a scene where Mr. Mac is talking to his brother (Rock) and a reporter interrupts with a question. Mr. Mac turns and gives her a piece of his mind, concluding with, “That’s why nobody likes your ass!”

That’s the same feeling that some have about millennials.

Which brings me to my truth.

I have learned that sometimes

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That’s why nobody likes... you have to shut up and listen.

At a young age, I was taught that young people are to be seen and not heard and should come when called.

I was also taught to respect adults.

What is it about millennials?

Why are they so different?

On Time.com, millennials are referred to as the “me, me, me”

generation that considers themselves to be equals; able to do and say anything to anybody!

And one year, some of my interns explained to me why there was such love for presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

They said the senator was speaking their language, “it’s all about them!”

According to the Center for Disease Control, millennials are increasingly choosing to delay or avoid having children. Some studies say it’s a financial decision but I have heard from their own mouths that some want to

do things that having children would delay or make impossible.

Author and psychologist, Dr. Jean Twenge said, “The biggest difference that we found was in work-life balance or in leisure values – that Gen X and especially the millennials were much more likely to say they wanted a job with more vacation – that was more flexible. They thought that work was going to be a less central part of their lives.”

Millennials are correct when they say that they were created by their critics.

After all, we were the ones, (NOT I), who said “give a trophy for participation,” “don’t have them choose teams because the last one picked will be hurt,” etc.

And we were the ones who didn’t tap those behinds when there were tantrums in grocery stores or malls.

Nor do we intervene when little Johnny is climbing all over the furniture when you are visiting a friend’s house; or worse, when the child hits, spits or kicks at an adult and neither the person assaulted nor the parent discipline the bad behavior.

Now when I got to high school, I really got a few lessons about consequences and repercussions: 1. Watch what you call people - Walking home from school with my bestest friend, Patrice, three big-time upperclassmen approached us from the opposite direction and they didn’t yield or

I Messenger attempt to share the sidewalk. Instead, they brushed us out of the way. I yelled out, “bitch!”

I don’t recall what happened next but the next day after school, the upperclassmen were waiting outside of my algebra class, intent upon showing me what bitches do! On that very day, I learned that there’s nothing wrong with apologizing when you are wrong.

Were they wrong for their behavior? Yes. Could I hold them accountable? Not really. So I apologized and avoided a fisticuff. I also learned that in my neighborhood “bitch” was a fighting word, so if you feel like calling someone a bitch, know that’s like throwing the first punch.

To this day, I don’t use the word.

True there have been times when folks have pushed me almost to the edge, but as I grew older I matured and thought of other reasons why I should not use the word, even around friends who used the word as a term of endearment.

2. A lesson in talking loud and saying nothing.

In and around my neighborhood, there were so many members of the Nation of Islam.

The brothers would stop you and engage you in a conversation.

It was like sparring with words because they would hit you with a flurry of topics and then engage you in a spirited conversation that had you defending your positions.

It was like being on a street debate team because there were constant challenges that helped me to speak strongly about what I knew about and to shut up when I was clueless.

3. You don’t have to experience everything.

Millennials have told me I am wrong, that experience is the best teacher. When I was a senior in high school, a young man from Newark (they were always coming to East Orange because they said we had pretty girls) tried to talk to me. He was trying to get me to do what a lot of my classmates were doing, having sex. I kept saying “no” and he kept telling me why it would be a good thing.

Well guess what, his conversation took me back to my conversations with the Nation of Islam brothers. And when he told me that “experience is the best teacher,” I told him that it was not necessary for me to learn everything by experiencing it; that I could learn from others’ experience.

For example, I saw the impact of drugs without experiencing it.

I didn’t need to be beaten by my boyfriend to know that I didn’t want to be in an abusive relationship.

In short, if I saw my brother getting a whipping for staying out late, I made it a point to learn from his experience! Teen pregnancy, talk of burning private parts, and more were enough for me!

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4. Stay out of grown folks business.

It starts with how you address people. I can’t recount the number of times someone young enough to be my child or grandchild has tried to address me as “Cheryl.” Really?

And some find this practice acceptable, while I take serious exception to the casualness with which millennials have no problem addressing folks, at first introduction, by their first names.

At my age, there are still people who I refer to with some type of courtesy title. We should hold our elders in high regard, even if their behavior is questionable and ultimately, you will be judged by your actions. Haven’t we picked up enough bad practices from colonizers?

Unfortunately some, not all millennials would have taken a different message from the above lessons.

And that’s okay. I just know that this world will be a better place it we all listened more, criticized less, accepted responsibility, and were more accepting of differences.

CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESS The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

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Kinsey African American Art & History Collection ArtCentre of Plano debuts the Harlem Renaissance Collection Presented by Toyota

no regrets.”

Brought together by activism and married more than five decades, the successful couple has raised milFrom July 26th - Sep- lions of dollars for nutember 22nd, 2018, a merous organizations selection of artworks and objects from The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection will be on view at the ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St., Plano, TX 75074.

The exhibition focuses on the important cultural significance of the era that became known as the Harlem Renaissance (191837), and highlights the brilliant community of scholars, artists, writers, and activists that made it so.

The exhibition is presented by Toyota NA. Bernard and Shirley and college programs, Kinsey are guided by including their alma the principals of “to mater, Florida A&M whom much is given, University. much is required,” and Mrs. Kinsey is a strive to live “a life of member of Delta Sig-

ma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Mr. Kinsey is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. They have a passion for sharing the story of African American achievement and con-

tribution, and in one of the largest private collections of African American art and history, have amassed artifacts, ephemera and

artwork spanning over 500 years.

Together with their son Khalil (General Manager and Curator), and with education as the focus, the Kinsey family see themselves as caretakers, sharing what they’ve collected with museum visitors around the world.

Click here for more information about the Kinseys and their collection.

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection has been on national tour since 2007, and has been seen by over 10 million visitors.

The collection has exhibited in 24 museums across the country, including the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and has been cited in three national awards including the President’s National Award for Museum and Library Services

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Most recently, the collection made its international debut in Hong Kong, at the Hong Kong Universi-

ty Museum and Fine Arts Gallery.

Visitors to The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at the ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St., Plano, TX 75024 will have the opportunity to view important contributions to the literary, theatrical, and visual arts - featuring works from such figures as: William H. Johnson

Paul Robeson Palmer Hayden Lois Mailou Jones Charles White WEB Dubois Dr. Alain Locke Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston - and many more.

The exhibit will also showcase many primary source objects and ephemera, that give visitors a look into the history and politics surrounding

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the era.

For more Information and to arrange interviews with the Kinseys, Contact: Suzy Jones, Executive Director, ArtCentre of Plano at suzy. jones@artcentreofplano.org or 972-4237809 or Carole Greisdorf, Communications Consultant, at cgreisd@gmail.com or 214-697-2743.

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Chavis says Trump’s tariffs are bad

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO, NNPA Amid the rush to comprehend the ramifications of a fullscale international trade war initiated by the errant and backward tariff policies of the Trump Administration, there are results of the tariffs that need to be challenged by Black America.

The financial sustainability of the Black Press of America is now facing a catastrophic and a possibly deadly impact, because of these new tariffs.

The current dispute over the rising costs of the paper product termed “newsprint,” because of tariffs on Canadian newsprint threatens the future of member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and could further isolate and disenfranchise African American businesses and communities in cities and towns across the United States.

Import duties the U.S. Commerce Department is now applying to Canadian-made newsprint is already increasing costs enough to prompt layoffs and scaled-back news coverage by some of the nation’s major dailies and weekly publications.

If these tariffs remain in place, scores of newspapers with smaller circulations, notably those that serve African American communities, could be forced to cease publishing a print edition or close altogether.

During the past 191 years,

the Black Press has survived, endured and overcome past firebombing and improvised explosive attacks, as well as other deadly manifestations of racial violence. The newsprint tariffs appear to have been put in place by the Trump Administration after being encouraged by the interests of a single paper mill in Washington State called NORPAC. NORPAC argues that Canadian government policies give Canadian paper producers an unfair advantage in the U.S. market. NORPAC says the added duties, or tariffs, at the border are protecting it. NORPAC can fight for its self-interest but the U.S. government has an obligation to consider the impact the tariffs are having on the nation as a whole, and in particular the impact on African American owned newspapers and businesses.

We forthrightly oppose the Trump tariffs on newsprint and demand an end to the disastrous trade policies that are hurting our businesses and communities.

Given that newsprint and labor account for most of the cost of running a newspaper, it is easy to see how jacking up the price of newsprint by more than 30 percent could spell the difference between these publications eking out a modest profit or going out of business. Around 2,000 newspapers have closed or morphed into something else

in the last 15 years.

The NNPA is proud that its 215 member-publications are moving forward even in the face of these new contrived dangers and obstacles in the marketplace. Our newspapers enliven and inform the debate within African American and other communities that we serve and help to empower with news, information, and the reaffirmation of the vitality of Black cultural genius and excellence in all fields of endeavor.

Our printed editions are especially important in communities where people are less likely to be able to afford or take full advantage of broadband Internet access. However useful today’s technological innovations are in sharing information, for many people, there is no substitute or affordable alternative to the local weekly newspaper of, by, and for the African-American community. Our newspapers are the lifeblood for our communities.

The tariffs threaten more than local newspapers. Newsprint is used for promotional materials by retailers and civic groups. It is used by book publishers and printers.

Often these are small businesses serving local communities. If newsprint goes up in price, printers will get fewer contracts and have fewer customers.

Ironically, the tariffs NORPAC wants in place will actually

threaten paper producers and a range of related business. A coalition of these businesses, the STOPP Alliance, estimates some 650,000 jobs could be at risk—all to help one company that has no allies or supporters within the U.S. paper industry.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is reviewing the facts in this case and is expected to announce its recommendations on what to do with the tariffs later the summer. In the meantime, members of Congress from both parties have introduced legislation to suspend the tariffs immediately.

The STOPP Alliance has also created an online petition to urge the ITC to end the tariffs.

Consider adding your voice to this effort by clicking on this link.

After all, the threat the duties on newsprint pose to daily and weekly print publications serving communities in urban and rural areas is especially acute.

If there was ever a time when the country needed a range of authentic and “trusted” outlets to share news and perspectives, it is today.

In today’s world, the newspapers that serve African American communities will continue to play a crucial role. Errant trade policies and duties championed by a single company must not be allowed to diminish the meaningful role of the Black Press of America.

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CLAss of 2018

Since she became the presiding judge of Court #11, Judge Shequitta Kelly has made significant changes to both the criminal justice system and the community.

Judge Kelly created the country’s first multi-faceted Domestic Violence offender program; Intercepted, designed for first-time young offenders who have been charged with an assault case. This nine-month rehabilitative program provides mental health and substance abuse treatment along with batterer’s intervention.

Legal Defense Fund says contact Senator re: SCOTUS Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund has called for action: This nomination is a turning point for our country. LDF has litigated racial discrimination issues at the Supreme Court since 1940, and Justice Kennedy’s replacement could transform that institution in a way that we have never seen before, jeopardizing the progress we have achieved over the last 78 years. The very integrity of our justice system and the rule of law are at stake—and we cannot

afford to approach this nomination as business as usual.

The President leads a severely divided country, is facing multiple legal challenges, and is under multiple federal investigations any one of which could become the subject of an appeal before this very Court. In addition, there are critical elections in November that should be considered before any justice is confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Our nation deserves to be served by a Supreme Court justice who will uphold the rule of law and equal rights for all Americans—and one who is not the nominee of an embattled president. Call 202-

224-3121 and tell your senators to halt the confirmation process.

Initial review of Judge Kavanaugh’s record indicates a troubling and expansive vision of executive power—a position that is incredibly dangerous under this current President’s tenure. Given Judge Kavanaugh’s past deference to major corporations and hostility to vulnerable communities, his record raises serious questions about whether he will protect the rights of the most vulnerable among us. We need a justice who has advocated for civil rights, not against them.

The stakes of confirming a qualified justice could not be higher. So

much is on the line, including voting rights, fair housing, affirmative action, the right to choose, and access to healthcare.

And our most highly valued democratic principles, such as equal justice and opportunity, are on the line.

Tell your senators: Push Pause on the Supreme Court Nomination Indeed, Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination has the potential to influence the outcome of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation of potential criminal activity by members of the President’s campaign.

The President has asserted novel claims of constitutional law, such as the

idea that he can pardon himself, if needed.

Nominating a justice to the Supreme Court under these conditions is tantamount to nominating his own jury.

LDF will continue to review Kavanaugh’s record, but we are deeply troubled by what we’ve seen already.

I urge you to contact your senators now and tell them not to move forward with Kavanaugh’s confirmation. I will continue to keep you updated as this news develops.

With you in struggle, Sherrilyn A. Ifill President and Director-Counsel

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Pre-registration open for Mayor’s Back to School Fair Free event to provide school supplies for 15,000 qualifying Dallas schoolchildren, plus immunizations, vision and dental screenings, haircuts, information, and more; With the first day of school inching closer, families and children can get ready for a successful year at the 22nd Mayor’s Back to School Fair, presented by Walmart, on Friday, Aug. 3, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Centennial Building at Fair Park.

“For more than two decades, the Mayor’s Back To School Fair has been playing a crucial role in ensuring our youth have everything they need to start their first day of school,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “For families, the fair eases the burden of buying supplies, getting immunizations and haircuts, and seeing the dentist. I am so proud of how this event has grown and am grateful to the incredible sponsors, donors and community partners who keep it thriving year after year.”

With approximately 35,000 expected to attend, the Fair is a one-stop-shop complete with all the backto-school basics.

Parents and children can find everything they need to prepare for the school year – from free school supplies for Dallas schoolchildren (who meet eligibility require-

ments); to free health, den- cations, toothbrushes and tal and vision screenings; toothpaste to students. Dalto immunizations and hair- las County Health & Human cuts; plus the latest infor- Services will provide free mation on education, health immunizations; the Nationand social services. al Kidney Foundation will The Fair also will feature offer kidney health screenmusical entertainment, kids ings; and Children’s Health activities, games, interac- will offer consultations on tive demos and asthma, more. behavioral P r e - K health, BMI through 5th readings grade students and nutrialso will retion. Cedric ceive a colorful B’s Barber backpack at and Beauty the Fair.

Salon and "No one Ogle School does back to of Hair, Skin Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings school better and Nails than Walmart, will offer and that's why free haircuts we are thrilled to continue to students. Essilor Vision our role as presenting spon- Foundation will be on site sor of the Mayor's Back to conducting eye exams and School Fair," said Walmart providing eye glasses at no Regional Health and Well- cost to qualifying faminess Director Shantay Pel- lies. In addition, Half Price oquin. "We are excited to Books will give away 10,000 officially kick off the back to books. school season, and Walmart Dallas ISD will have a associates across DFW are large area with bilingual staff ready to help families pre- on hand to provide inforpare for the school year." mation on magnet schools, Walmart will conduct free scholarship and alternative vision screenings and offer programs, psychological general health screenings, and social services, parentincluding blood pressure ing and family literacy. and glucose checks, for Additionally, educational all family members. Texas information and services, in A&M University College of English and Spanish, will be Dentistry will provide free offered at hundreds of comdental screenings and oral munity resource booths on health information for ev- crime preventin, fire safety, eryone, plus fluoride appli- college readiness, housing,

transportation, personal finances, health, nutrition and literacy.

Eligible families who qualify for free school supplies are encouraged to pre-register in person at pre-registration events in July throughout Dallas. Families can attend a pre-registration event in July or register at the Fair Aug. 3. Families who pre-register will save time and guarantee receipt of school supplies at the Fair.

IMPORTANT: Free school supplies are available only to Pre-K through 12th grade students who attend a Dallas ISD school OR live in the City of Dallas and meet the 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines).

For Dallas ISD students, families must provide proof that the student attends a Dallas ISD school by providing documentation with student ID number (including most recent student report card, letter from student’s school stating the student attends a Dallas ISD school, student ID card, or printout from the online Parent Portal that shows student’s ID number).

For students attending other schools who live in the City of Dallas, families must provide a valid photo ID, City of Dallas proof of residency and verify income is at or below the 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines.

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ROLAND MARTIN PLEADING OUR CASE Kudos to Roland Martin, the pioneering journalist who has taken his departure from TV One and turned it into a digital platform. He’ll be back with a daily program, but he’ll be online instead of traditional media. He has financing from AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and he is also hoping for funding from us, the folks who say they miss the program and say they want unfiltered news. From his website, www.rolandmartin.com, you can join his #BringtheFunk support group and help Roland bring the funk!

Roland has had it with the traditional media, and he is right to point out the lack of commentators and hosts on conventional media – the networks and the “key” cable outlets. Many of those folks have to toe the line, and can’t be but so “controversial.” But sometimes one person’s controversy is another person’s truth. The corporate media squirms with journalists call our 45th President on his many lies because some of them are still currying favor with him. And unless light shines on the filth that is occurring in Washington, it will continue. Forty-five said he would “drain the swamp,” but he has become one of the world’s great alligators, profiting from his Presidency both through ties to China (even as he imposes tariffs), through his many name-branded hotels, and through all kinds of other shady deals.

Chicago Crusader publisher Dorothy Leavell, Chair of the Board of the National Newspaper Publishers Association

The Last Word

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

(NNPA). At the organization’s June conference, she convened a panel that focused on fake news and the Black press. I was privileged to participate with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) President Sarah Glover, pugna-

preme Court wholly ignored by the mainstream (and even the sidestream) media? Why has there been so little focus on the economic status of African American people, except when 45 crows about all the improvements he has made (not) on the

cious attorney A. Scott Bolden, and marketing expert Deborah Gray-Young. I think that fake news is not only about the Trump shenanigans and lies, but also about that which is unreported or distorted. For example, how come every time a white person shoots up a classroom, movie theatre, or public space, the focus is on their “mental illness,” while whenever a Black person commits a crime of any sort, the focus is on criminality. Why has Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign been so underreported, and why was the June 12 shackling of faith leaders outside Su-

economy!

Just the other day, I was commiserating with someone about the ways the mainstream media ignores the African American community. The brother I was talking to said, “this is why I miss Roland.” So Roland is coming back roaring, lifting up the oft-quoted 1827 line from Freedom’s Journal, the nation’s first Black newspaper, “We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.” Roland Martin and the NNPA have made the case that if we want our story told, we have to support it.

It is a shame that the Black

press is so poorly embraced.

NNPA papers need ads, and they also need subscriptions, but while many of us talk a good game, we don’t sustain our press enough to help it thrive. So they go seeking ads to survive, perhaps compromising integrity while doing so. The Black press, those who plead our case, must not feel that they have to buck-dance to the whim of advertisers.

Advertising, all too often, is contingent on the support of a specific position, or avoidance of controversy.

Thus in launching his #Bring the Funk group, Roland is challenging African Americans who want real news to support it. That means contributing a little or a lot to grow the digital platform Roland is building.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. In other words, everyone wants real news, and nobody wants to pay for it. One of the ways to support real news is to take out a subscription to an NNPA newspaper, or three.

Another way is to help Roland bring his particular brand of reporting and analysis to us through his digital platform.

Check out his powerful statement out at www.rolandmartin.com.

And check out the ways you support fake news by failing to challenge the mainstream media. Do you write letters to the editor? Reach out to producers? Ask hard questions about representation?

Silence is consent.

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Hollywood Hernandez Live

By Hollywood Hernandez

Read more and win tickets at www.hollywoodhernandezlive.com

Skyscraper Join HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ LIVE at the MOVIES and all around town!

Skyscraper is a very improbable yet entertaining new movie with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Johnson is a former FBI hostage negotiator who is also a war veteran.

He tragically loses both his legs in a hostage situation where he tries to save a family from a mentally deranged father. (As soon as you see Johnson putting on his prosthesis legs you get that feeling that those metallic legs will come into play later in the movie.)

Skyscraper is set in China and it is part Die Hard and part Towering Inferno. In the movie, a group of terrorists cause a fire on the 96th floor and Johnson, whose family is trapped in their apartment on that floor, has to rescue them but now he’s wrongly suspected of being involved in the explosion that took place in the building.

The things that Johnson does in the movie are terribly unbelievable, like jumping from tower to tower

from the 200th floor. I also think Duct Tape must have a sponsor tie in with the film because there are a number of running gags involving Duct Tape.

Besides the action, the importance of family is a strong theme in the movie. From the opening scene, where Johnson loses his legs trying to save a family, to the scenes in the world’s highest building where he has to rescue his own family, Johnson’s character shows that there isn’t anything he would not do to save his family.

Summertime is a time to suspend all disbelief with blockbuster movies. If you can do that with this movie I think you’ll find it enjoyable. It’s rated PG-13 and on my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate Skyscraper a LARGE.

Eargazum photos by Frank Lott

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Dareia at Essence Festival

The Essence Festival was a dynamic weekend of fun and inspiration! The Festival was full of uplifting and empowering conversations. From the panels, workshops, consultations, expo tables to delicious food, the Festival left attendees feeling enlightened, rejuvenated and ready to live their best life. More than 510,000 attended the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans. The 2017 smash hit, "Girls Trip," gave the world a taste of this fun-filled event. Each day at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center where most of the festivities were held, there were a wide array of empowerment seminars that were free and open to the public, many of which featured high-profile celebrities. A few of the powerhouse speakers included Lena Waithe, Lester Holt, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and Iyanla Vanzant.

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Butterfly I emerge from this darkness changed.

Leaving behind so much of what was me; whole but with missing parts.

Pushing myself through a realization that does not include you, physically.

Your transformation complete.

La Juana and Patricia Barton

authors of Faithful Remembrances - Volume I

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Gala benefitting homeless a huge success

By Hollywood Hernandez Photos by Frank Lott

The inaugural Fundraising King and Queen Servant Gala was held on Sunday, July 15, by WAYO, The Where Are You Outreach, which provides food, clothes and personal items for the homeless in Dallas.

The event was sold out and featured honorees who are involved in the community with various outreach programs for the area homeless.

The honorees included Jeffery Polk, who's organization REST EASY HOMELESS ORG A N I Z AT I O N feeds the homeless in downtown Dallas.

Carmina Barnett, who is a Stellar Award winner and who has spent

over 18 years at local gospel station, Heaven 97 was also honored.

Nine-year-old Alia Stenson, whose LET'S START GIVING F O U N D AT I O N was started when she was only five year's old, was an honoree; along with 1011 Grill, Kenn Webb, the Chair of The City of Dallas Homeless Commission; Sven Nickerson, the founder of FAITH WALKER CHARITIES, an or-

ganization that has feed over 10,000 individuals and Rebecca Lopez, an influential WFAA-TV reporter who was named as one of the Top 25 Women in Dallas.

WAYO's ultimate goal is to procure a facility where the homeless can receive medical attention, meals and training that can get them off the street and back into the workplace.

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The Supreme Cesspool!

BY VINCENT L. HALL

“Well that’s what’s wrong with the court judge…A Black man ain’t got a chance down here. Look at all the Niggas in this court.

You got enough Niggas here to make a Tarzan Movie!”

– Fred Sanford, 1974 In Episode 15 of the groundbreaking television comedy: “Sanford and Son,” Redd Foxx made history by using the N-Word on a prime-time TV show.

January 11, 1974, is etched in comedic history for that very reason. If Redd were here today, he wouldn’t find the Supreme Court nor Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy of Justice Anthony Kennedy even remotely amusing.

The United States Supreme Court has become a cesspool of political bargains and professional backslapping. The SCOTUS seems driven to sanction party platforms and satisfy the whims of the majority.

Donald Trump followed his choice of Neil Gorsuch with Ultra-Conservative Brett Kavanaugh. One hails from Harvard, the other from Yale.

As you approach the bench, a few things jump out at you. The supreme judiciary and repository of justice in Maya Angelou’s “Yet to be United States,” maintains some unspoken rules of inclusion. There is an educational caste system and applicants must be a graduate of either Yale or Harvard. The historical hurdles also involve race and gender.

Since its inception in March of 1789, SCOTUS has had six (6) of its 113 sitting jurists who were not White males. The court has had four women: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who became the first woman seated in 1981; Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan.

The court has had two males born Black;

Justice Thurgood Marshall and Injustice Clarence Thomas (pronounced Tom-Ass).

The latter of the two is severely hen-pecked and suffers from a debilitating dementia brought on by Black self-hatred. The remnants of what was purported at one time to be a “great legal mind,” has been bleached with bias.

The traditional decorum of the Supreme Court Justices has been injured by the need for notoriety and camaraderie. Antonin Scalia was exceptionally open in his fondness for the GOP and died in West

Texas among political allies. The still-photo of the “Birthday boy,” Thomas, standing next to the seated POTUS just last month, was telling and troubling. The photo op modeled a scene from the movie “Django Unchained.”

“Stephen,” the self-deprecating house Negro, is proudly standing near his supreme and master; “Calvin Candie.”

Thomas personifies what happens when the oppressed becomes the handmaiden to the “Oppressor.” Thomas joined the court as a minority of humble beginnings and

means; however, his predictable votes are solidly aligned with the privileged and powerful. Benedict Arnold ain’t got shit on Clarence Thomas.

The Far-Right feigns the “Founding Fathers” as their mantle and mantra, but Washington, Adams, Monroe, Jefferson and Madison are turning over in their graves. The betrayal of Merrick Garland, the appointment of Gorsuch, and the ideologically chosen candidate Kavanagh are all rank and foul.

When the Federalist Society holds sway over the Senate confirmation process, SCOTUS loses all credibility.

During the Gorsuch “campaign,” one “anonymous” donor is said to have invested $18 million dollars in “dark money.” Americans are used to seeing their politicians get pimped, but the SCOTUS has been a constant refuge for the poor, the disenfranchised and the marginalized.

The SCOTUS has become a cesspool whose filters are muddied by the still, stale waters of cronyism, big business and White supremacy. At least Dred Scott was blunt; “A black man has no right that a white man is bound to respect.”

Allowing gerrymandering and suppressing voters rights is obscured injustice but no less evil.

There was no lack of Black and poor folks in Sanford’s courtroom scene. Conversely, America’s Supreme Cesspool will never have many minorities, women or non-Ivy-League-educated jurists in our lifetime. Tarzan lookalikes hold the “swing vote” on this court and will continue to treat the politically powerless like the N-Word. #QuitPlayin Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and

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by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

The recent allocation of $367 million of federal money to ensure that residents of North Texas are protected from flooding resulted from years of advocacy by local members of Congress who insisted that our region needed infrastructure improvements to protect residents and businesses from potentially dangerous flooding.

The funds, which will be spent by the Army Corps of Engineers, were approved by Congress early this year.

Improvements in our flood control systems are extremely important to residents of North Texas, to their homes and to their

businesses.

The floods that devastated our region in 2015, and the crushing results of Hurricane Harvey in South Texas, demonstrated our vulnerability to extreme weather patterns and events.

The federal monies will allow us to make significant enhancements to the Dallas Floodway, and the Floodway Extension.

They will also give us the opportunity to upgrade and repair the Lewisville dam which is of vital importance to many of those who live and work along portions of the Trinity River.

The dam protects a number of cities, including Dallas. Engineers predict that a breach in the dam during a storm could result in significant flooding in downtown

Dallas, as much as fifty feet of water.

Pump stations in Dallas County will either be replaced or enhanced with the funding. The nearly twenty-three miles of levees on the Trinity will be raised to eight feet, ensuring more protection against rising storm waters.

Members of Congress from North Texas lobbied the administration vigorously for the funding, informing its representatives of the critical needs in our region.

We worked on a bi-partisan basis to secure the funding.

Together, we accomplished something of critical importance to those who elected us.

The funding for North Texas is part of a $5 billion package that will be spent in Texas to enhance flood control

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projects, make needed infrastructure repairs and restore wholeness to those whose lives and property have been severely damaged or lost.

The North Texas funding represents an incredible opportunity for the city of Dallas and its leadership as they make every effort to protect people and property from catastrophe.

As our infrastructure ages it is important that we pay attention, and when necessary insist upon repairs and enhancements.

We must always protect our citizens, their families, their homes and businesses from harm and danger. It is the prudent and equitable thing to do.

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Smooth R&B 105.7 Presents Sam Smith in concert at American Airlines Center, Dallas 7pm-12am.

Movie in the Park Featuring “Lion King” at dusk in Central Park 1000 W. Ave G. Garland 9pm

July 21 1950 Black troops 24th Infantry Regiment won the first victory of the Korean War.

Crown-n-Glory Natural Hair Expo at Doubletree 1507 N. Watson Rd., Arlington Tickets: www.crownnglorynatural-

July 18 1964 DOB Wendy Williams talk show host.

1964 Violence erupted in Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant sections of New York City.

3rd Thursday Jazz: Literary Jazz Hosted by: Ft. Worth Library at Ft. Worth Library 500 W. 3rd. St. 6:30pm-8pm Feat: Audra Scott of Music Mentors of Texas.

Beers with Beto at Four Corners Brewing Co. 1311 S. Ervay St. Dallas 6:30pm-8:30pm Tickets: www.act.myngp.com

July 20-22 Family Summer Camp Host: Bass Pro Shops 5001 Bad Pro Dr., Garland 469-221-2600 12noon-4pm.

hairexpo.com Christmas in July at Hawaiian Falls Water Park 4550 N. Garland Rd. Garland 11am Info: 972-675-8888.

How to Prepare to write for a Christian Publication Host: J Stokes Writing Ministries Christian Author, Educator & Coach. At DeSoto Civic Center 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 8:30am-3:30pm Speaker Michelle Stimpson Christian Author & Educator Info: www.jstokeswritingministries.com

Satur(Day) Krimson Summer Breeze Hosted by Sandaga 813 813 Exposition Ave. Dallas 3pm-8pm Tickets: www. eventbrite.com

1988 Jesse Jackson received 1218 delegate votes at the Dem. Nat’l. Conv. 864 shy of nomination.

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Back-To-School Fundraising Event Hosted by: Resource Center and Gross-Michael Foundation 1305 Wycliff Ave. Ste. 120, Dallas. www.rcdallas.ejoinme.com

Preview Mixer Redbird Entrepreneur Center Host: at redbird Mall Marketing Center 3662 W. Camp Wisdom, Dallas 5pm-7:30pm Tickets: www.eventbrite.com

July 25 1992 Gen Collin Powell dedicated the Buffalo Soldier Monument in Ft. Leavenworth.

Back to the 90’s Party Bus Hosted by Aubrey Presley in Dallas 10pm-2am Call 214-296-7355 to get your Tix Today.

All Food & Drinks VIP get Free at the clubs.

Totally Me! Women’s Expo Hosted by: The Woman of Courage at Forest Hill Church Ministries 5809 Wreay Dr. Ft. Worth. 9am-3pm “The Purpose to empower and inspire women to be the best version of themselves.”

July22 1933 Featured in “Aida” Catherina Jarboro became the first Black woman to perform with an American opera company.

George Clinton Funk Singer DOB 7/22/18

Black Woman’s Appreciation Event- Dallas Edition Host: Young Black Entrepreneurs at the City of DeSoto Civic Center 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 1:30pm-5:30pm Call Antoine White 314-630-4465

Forth Fridays Music Series: Presented by The DeSoto Arts Commission at the Outdoor Amphitheater DeSoto Town Center (behind the Library) 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. 8pm every 4th Friday.

Hall of Fame Rodeo National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum at Cowtown Coliseum 121 E. Exchange Ave. Ft. Worth. 8pm-10pm Friday Night Block Party Hosted by: Rex’s Seafood and Market & Dallas Farmers Market. At Rex’s Seafood 920 Harwood St. Ste 150, Dallas 6pm-9pm. Food and live music.

July 28 1868 14th Amendment adopted giving slaves the right citizenship.

Family Night Out Food, Fun & Fireworks featuring “Coverdown Band” at Central Park 1310 W. Ave. F Garland 6pm10pm more info: 972-205-2750 Texas Latino Comic Con 2018 at the Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak St. Dallas from 11am–6pm Tickets: Txlatinocc.weebly.com.

Black Woman’s Business and Entrepreneur Series Hosted

by YBEN&DG at 8737 King George Dr. Dallas. Vendors available 11am-6pm Back to School Bash at New Light Church 9814 Elam Rd. Dallas 214-391-3430 12noon-3pm. Dallas County Health and Human Services will provide FREE Immunizations.

July 29 1877 Henry Flipper became the first Black graduate from the U.S. Military Academy.

Do it for the Culture “Networking & Vendor Event” Hosted by: YBEN & DG at 901 S. Senter Rd. Irving. 1pm-5pm.

Vendors available $40. Call Antoine White 314-630-4465 The Heart & Soul of Dallas Community Service Project!

Hosted by: TSUNAA-Dallas Chapter at Hunger Busters 3116 Sylvan Ave. Dallas 1pm-3pm Feeding Kids and Fueling Futures!

The Market Place In Downtown Garland at 105 N. 6th St. 9am-2pm.

Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Indians at Globe Life Park Arlington Fri. 7:05pm, Sat. 7:05pm, Sun. 2:05pm.

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Arts & Letters Live: Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday at Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas Tickets: www.wwetix.com 7:30pm-9pm.

“Prophetic Worship” Featured Artists: Benjamin Cameron of Dallas, Ta’jaa Monaa of Louisiana, and Cassandra Jackson of Dallas at Fish Oil Point Ministries Church 2930 S. Peachtree Rd. Balch Springs. 5pm

Neo Soul Day Party Hosted by: DFW Social Dallas.4pm-10pm Tickets: www.dfwsocial40.com

“Kiss Me Kate” By Garland Summer Musicals Grandville Arts Center 300 N. 5thSt.Garland Call 972-205-2780.

18th Annual William “Bill” Blair Memorial Scholarship Golf Classic at Tension Park Golf Course 3501 Samuell Blvd., Dallas at 12pm. 1pm Tee time. Darryl Blair 214-372-6500

Karl Malone NBA great DOB 7/24/63

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July 23 1984 Suzette Charles was the 2nd Black woman to be crowned Miss America.

1979 Little Richard, Rev. Richard Penniman (his real name) spoke to a revival meeting about the dangers of rock and roll.

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Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub Hosted by: Derrick Jack special guest Jessi Saldana at Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub 5321 E. Mockingbird, Dallas info: 214-823-5233.

July 24

Family Movie Night at MLK Jr. Community Center 2922 MLK Blvd. Dallas 6pm.

Glen Oaks UM Church Presents: Pressing Toward The Mark-For The Prize 4606 S. Polk St. Dallas 7pm Contact: John H. Ratcliff, Coordinator 313-585-0642 Speaker Rev. Maymette Dolberry, Brown Chapel AME Church.

Secret Sundays- Adios Amigo Host: Top Ten Records at Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dallas 8pm-10pm

July 30 Boney James at the House of Blues 2200 N. Lamar St. Dallas 7pm.

Surf and Swim’s Birthday Celebrations at Surf & Swim 440 W. Oates Rd. Garland Free 11am-3pm info: 972-205-3993

July 26 1948 Pres. Truman issued Executive order No. 9981 directing “equality of treatment and opportunity” In all branches of the armed forces.

Smooth R&B 105.7 presents Smooth Summer Grove II Feat: Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds & Brandy at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie. 8pm.

July Women’s Elevate Event Hosted by: The Every Heart Project at Messenger Studios 14665 Midway Rd. Suite 170, Addison. 6:30pm-9pm

July 27 Alice Hawthorne was killed during 1996 Summer Olympics a bomb exploded in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park as a spectator.

1936 Legendary blues singer guitarist Buddy Guy DOB.

Celebrity Golf Tournament Benefitting National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum. Info: www.jimaustinonline.com 8am Tee-off.

July 31 1874 Patrick Healy became the President of Georgetown University. First Black to be named president of a major U.S. university. First Black to receive a Ph.D. 1965

August 1 1993 Barbara Ross-Lee became the first Black Woman to head a Medical School in the U.S. (Ohio Univ.)

August Women’s EmPower Brunch Hosted by: The Every Heart Project at The Egg & I Restaurants 3328 E. Hebron Parkway Ste. 100, Carrollton. 11am-1pm.

August 2 2013 Jullus Chambers lawer and civil rights leader, died. DOB 10/6/36

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Back-to-school list should include vaccinations Parkland health centers offer immunizations on ‘Walk-in Wednesdays’ In about a month students throughout Dallas County will be headed back to school and as summer break nears its end, pediatricians recommend that parents include their children’s immunizations on their back-toschool to-do lists.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children to one of Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) health centers or Youth & Family centers located throughout Dallas County. Once again, Parkland COPCs are offering convenient immunizations on “Walk-in Wednesdays.”

“Parents can bring their children for immunizations on Wednesdays without having to make an appointment. We encourage parents to do so because vaccines are a vital part of your child’s health,” said Barbara Durso, MD, lead staff physician at Parkland’s Oak West Health Center. “When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk for diseases and can put others in danger by spreading diseases in their classrooms and community.”

In Texas, before entering kindergarten, children are required to have been vaccinated for Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis; Polio; Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); Hepatitis B; Varicella; and Hepatitis A. Children in daycare must also be vaccinated.

For older students, a Diphtheria/ Tetanus/Pertussis booster and Meningococcal vaccines are required for school.

In 2017, 94 cases of mumps were reported in Dallas County schools.

“Viral diseases like mumps are spread by droplets of saliva or mucus of an infected person, usually by someone’s coughs or sneezes or by sharing food and drink. That’s why vaccination and proper hand-washing are so important to prevent the spread of such diseases,” Dr. Durso said.

Although vaccines are often thought of as something for young children, preteens and teens also need immunizations to stay healthy throughout the school year.

“Vaccines protect against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, including meningitis and cancers caused by HPV infections,” Dr. Durso said.

Immunizations during Walkin-Wednesdays will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents can still walk-in with their children for vaccinations on other days,

but appointments are recommended. To schedule an appointment for your child at a Parkland COPC health center, please call 214-266-4000.

To schedule an appointment at a Youth & Family Center, please call 214-266-1257.

Parkland accepts Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and most major insurance plans.

If you do not have insurance, Parkland can provide financial screening to determine if patients qualify for financial assistance.

In addition, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program may be able to help. The VFC program provides vaccines for children ages 18 years and younger, who are not insured, Medicaid-eligible, or American Indian or Alaska Native.

“Vaccines keep children healthy by preventing disease.

When children are healthy they miss fewer days of school and parents miss fewer days of work,” Dr. Durso emphasized. “When children are healthy, parents and children win.”

To find the Parkland COPC health center nearest you, please visit www.parklandhospital. com. For more information on the VCF program visit www.cdc. gov/features/vfcprogram/

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We adore this message from Ms. Winans that she shares on cecewinans.com; “ with you in mind, I pour my heart and soul into my songs. I hope it brings you encouragement, joy, and love. In life we face challenges and oftentimes we need one another to make it through. Music helps pull me through these times. It makes me feel alive and I kinda like that feeling (smile)! I thank YOU for your love and support that you continue to gift me with - it is overwhelming and truly appreciated!

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Is she worth committing to?

Ask ALMA Dear Alma, My girlfriend is absolutely beautiful, gentle and kind, loving and respectful. Ninety-five percent of the time everything is perfect. Every now and again she just goes off. She curses, screams, and throws things and just follows me around arguing.

She has never hit me, but it is intimidating. I don’t know what to do to calm her down. I talked to her sister about it, but she said, yea that’s how she is and that I should just leave and take a walk. We are talking marriage, but I don’t want to consider children with this situation. It’s not like I’m scared of my lady. I just don’t know when she’s gonna flip out sometimes.

Can you give me some advice?

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Hmmm, I can’t quite tell if you’re fishing for a catfish or a shark. Either way you better bait this bad behavior quick, there’s no room for slack on this line.

Determine if you’re experiencing a partner who’s a hot head or a mate

who exercises verbal abuse. If you’re not sure, check the verbal abuse websites. They clearly lay out the descriptions for you.

I see room for improvement if she’s just spoiled and ranting for the sake of attention. You’ll need to lay down some ground rules. Discuss self-control techniques and how both of you are held accountable for your words and actions.

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olence. Experiencing verbal abuse may not cause physical damage, but it does cause emotional damage, pain and scarring.

Don’t get me wrong, we all can reach a point where, we’re sooooo mad we want to lash out and go for broke. Been there, done that. The frustration can be overwhelming and you release it like a pressure cooker.

Nobody’s perfect, it happens.

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Every now and again she just goes off. She curses, screams, and throws things and just follows me around arguing. dealing with someone who needs professional help. Both need to be recognized and she needs to accept responsibility, take action and apologize.

You say she’s never hurt you, but that’s not true. I think most men identify “hurt” as a physical experience.

In your place of understanding, pain equals fighting, like in a boxing ring.

But no, there’s another side - words can cause hurt and pain. Make sure that you’re aware of the similarities.

A relationship can be unhealthy or abusive even without physical vi-

able, and insist she receives the help she needs. I wouldn’t consider marriage until the two of you are basking in the progress, and exercising a new learned and acceptable behavior towards one another.

Marriage doesn’t fix your problems, as a matter of fact, it escalates them. It’s best to make appropriate enhancements on the front end.

Alma

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