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By Dorothy J. Gentry

In 2007, a miner in Africa found a rare and stunning mineral; one he knew was special and unique.

However, instead of going straight to market, he stowed it away in the trunk of his white Mercedes, and it went with him everywhere.

Until now.

Ten years after this spectacular “alien eye” mineral was unearthed by head miner and Namibian local Herold Gariseb, along with his men, the enormous and intensely beautiful specimen – dubbed Eyes of Africa – is now on permanent display at Dallas’ Perot Museum of Nature and Science’s Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall.

This unprecedented discovery that has garnered a cult-like following in the mineral-collecting community, the 2-foottall Eyes of Africa is not only rare and mesmerizing, but the story – and 10-year journey – behind its discovery is unusual and intriguing.

And thanks to philanthropist, entrepreneur and internationally renowned gem collector Lyda Hill, Dallas has a frontrow seat.

“You look at something like this and you just go wow. Nature gives us wow experiences and inspires us to want to know more,” Hill said. “I hope everyone will come and bring their children and grandchildren because I think they will enjoy being able to see something like this up close and personal.

“My passion for science began as a child when I collected

Lyda Hill, philanthropist, entrepreneur and internationally renowned gem collector (Photo courtesy of Perot Museum)

rocks,” said Hill. “So when I saw ‘Eyes of Africa’ – which is by far the largest and most important of all known specimens – and then heard the story behind its discovery, it captured my imagination in a big way.

I’m delighted that millions of visitors to the Perot Museum will now get a chance to witness its radiance and glory for themselves.”

Composed of several white, semi-translucent quartz crystals and large, green and black Alien Eye Fluorites, Eyes of Africa was recovered from the Erongo Region of Namibia in 2007. Alien Eyes are a unique and unusual subset of fluorite, differentiated by a vivid green color and black outer zones that create a diamond shape at each crystal’s center. They also have a naturally formed, complex crystal habit in the form of cuboctahedra (eight triangular faces and six square faces).

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their name. The total number of Alien Eye Fluorites recovered from this find is low, amounting to less than 30 fine specimens, due to the small pocket size and the fact that there was only one single discovery.

The Discovery Miner Gariseb and his team were the first to come across the spectacular specimen found in the Alien Eye pocket. Gariseb immediately knew Eyes of Africa was the “prize of the pocket” and determined it was too special for immediate release, despite high demand for these

Instead of going straight to market, he stowed it away in the trunk of his white Mercedes, and it went with him everywhere. As word got around, the white Mercedes became the White Whale for collectors, including Mark Kielbaso and Jurgen Tron who ventured for days looking for the infamous mineral-toting Mercedes.

After finding Gariseb, they immediately made a deal to acquire Eyes of Africa and ended up purchasing 400 diapers to protect and ship the precious piece! Hill later acquired the

minerals. Not only was it the largest of all known specimens, but it had the highest quantity of Alien Eye flourites from that pocket.

mineral and, by offering it to the Perot Museum, will allow millions of children and adults to experience its wonder and beauty.

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Jim Austin online, Piper Pro presents funny Fridays in Funkytown featuring Sydney Castillo and Robert Powell!

Fort Worth, TX…Piper the Comedian is back and the funny continues with Funny Fridays in Funkytown! Comedians Robert Powell and Sydney Castillo headline the September event at the Austin Event Center located at 1125 East Berry Street in Fort Worth on Friday the 29!

Doors open at 8 PM and the laughter begins at 9. Tickets are $20 in advance on Eventbrite and $25 at the door.

Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, Sydney Castillo is a writer and stand-up comedian making waves in the entertainment industry. Not yet 30 years old, Sydney has already established himself as a comedic force performing at some of the country’s most renowned comedy clubs: “The Comedy Store”, “The Laugh Factory”, and “The Improv” (nationwide) as well as touring with David Alan Grier, Chris Spencer and Tony Rock. Sydney’s comedic talent is also currently featured on the “I heart Jonas Brothers” DVD. Appearing on over a dozen comedy shows and specials, Sydney provides the audience with a very distinctive perspective on life mixed in with a little southern charm. Performing on hit shows like HBO’s “Bad Boys of Comedy” and BET’s “1 Mic Stand”, audiences have labeled him hilarious and hysterically funny while bookers have labeled him a cutting edge, rising star. A self-proclaimed R&B sensation, Sydney is also a thriving comedic/ sketch comedy writer having written for BET’s “HellDate”, The Tony Rock Project, both the 2008 & 2009 BET Awards, and Humor Mill Magazine. An intelligent businessman yet charismatic entertainer, Sydney’s comedic star is definitely on the rise!

Robert Powell III aka RP3 started doing comedy in college as a dare and has been doing it ever since. Slowly but surely, he's built up a comedy resume that has included hosting, opening, feature, or touring with the likes of Kevin Hart, Lil Duval, Rickey Smiley, Mike Epps, DL Hughley, Rodney Perry, Cedric the Entertainer, Ron White plus many more. On the concert side, he has been blessed to share the stage with Ludacris, Fantasia, Monica, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Faith Evans, Webbie, Boosie, Lil Wayne, Anthony Hamilton and Avant.

Robert was blessed to be named Louisiana's Comedian of the Year 3 years in a row as well as being discovered by Top Executives of Shaq’s All Star Comedy Jam in February 2011 at their first Shaq Next All Star Competition which led to a spot on the Shaq All Star Comedy Jam Tour 2012/2013. Don't blink because RP3's comin' off the bench - he's got next!

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C ommunity Calendar September 22 of teens!

Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School Burleson ISD Stadium, 100 Elk Dr, Burleson, TX 76028, 8:30am – 4:30pm HOST: Lone Star Chapter BMW CCA

Regional Black Contractors Association’s of North Texas, Inaugural Chairman’s Award Gala, held at the newly renovated Double Tree By Hilton Dallas Campbell Centre (8250 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75206), at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom.

Become a member of the RBCA today! www.regional-bca.org

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Live Well | Go Green Expo Sept. 23 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Curtis Culwell Center Garland’s free Live Well | Go Green Expo provides a day full of opportunities to learn more about living a healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle.

October 3

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police 7th Annual National Night Out, DART Police Headquarters at Illinois Station 6 to 8 pm. Including food, music, face painting, health & wellness information, crime prevention & safety information, and much more, it should be a great evening! Contact Renee Edwards at redwards@dart.org or 214-749-5991

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team of Tracey Trottenberg and George Kansas (renowned conscious communication and feminine leadership experts). The weekend will be filled with opportunities to network with other women who have a #NoMeanGirls policy, including a Diversity Panel, customizable breakout sessions, and an extra special Thelma & Louise Pajama Party!

Purchase your pass today by visiting www.nomeangirls.com.

October 7

FREE - Citizenship Application Workshop Time: 9:00am J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street Dallas, Texas Services include: Completion of the N-400 application for citizenship. Review of application by immigration attorneys and BIA accredited representatives. To register, www.ccdallas.org/ Garland’s Gone Camping Oct. 7-8 | 3 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday Audubon Park $10 per person Grab your tent and sleeping bags for a night under the stars with family and friends. Enjoy a night hike, games, s’mores, a campfire and live entertainment. Dinner and breakfast provided!

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September 28 An Update on State & Federal Legislation Affecting Business Featuring: Tickets-$25 for members, $35 non-members.

Methodist Dallas Medical Center Hitt Auditorium 1441 N. Beckley Ave. Dallas, TX 75208 7:30am-9:00am hosted by Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce

October 1 TIRE RACK® STREET SURVIVAL® teen driver safety is coming to Burleson to stop the #1 killer

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October 19 #NoMeanGirls 2017 National Conference October 6 - 8 Dallas Marriot City Center 650 N. Pearl Street, Dallas TX, 75201 The uplifting conference will feature talks from: 2016 & 2017 Texas Businesswoman of the Year finalist Dr. Cortney Baker, Oprah Winfrey-favorite Mica May (CEO of May Designs), Katie Goodman (New York-based comic, actress, author, and speaker), The husband and wife

The Dallas Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. will host the 2017 National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Biennial National Leadership Conference (NLC) at the Inter-Continental Dallas Hotel located at 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001 on October 19-22, 2017. Theme: “NPHC: One CommUNITY in Action #NPHCStrongerTogether”

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Book Review

Called To Rise

By Dorothy Gentry

“I never set out to be a cop, but after returning to my hometown during the summer after my sophomore year of college, I was so terrified by what I witnessed that it awakened in me a potent determination to intervene.”

And with this first paragraph, readers of Called To Rise begin a 21-chapter mental, emotional and visual ride-along with former Dallas Police Chief David Bown, who retired only 11 months ago in October 2016 after 33 years on the force.

Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me, is Brown’s deeply personal memoir – a 255page testimony – that takes readers on a journey into the life, love, mind, heart, home, tragedies, triumphs and more of the man who served as Dallas’ longest-tenured police chief.

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Called To Rise is a quick read and a sure-fire pageturner.

Brown peels back the layers and discloses family secrets, his deepest heartaches – including an absentee father, the loss of his son, David Jr. (D.J.) (who battled mental illness before killing both a bystander and a Lancaster police office then being killed himself), the death of his best friend and first partner Walter Williams, the death of his younger brother Kelvin, his years as a cop-on-the-beat covering his old stomping grounds of Oak Cliff, and the infamous July 7th Police ambush that killed 5 officers amidst a Black Lives Matter Protest.

“We are all bound together by loss, by frailty.

Today it’s my loss. Tomorrow it will be yours.

None of us gets through life without confronting sorrow.

Brown also uncovers childhood memories and growing up, revealing his feelings and realities of growing up in then-segregated Dallas, which was a city kneedeep in clouds of anxiety and racial tensions.

He was among the first group of kids in Dallas to be bused to Mark Twain, then a predominantly

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white elementary school in south Oak Cliff.

“Words were not necessary. Their demeanor communicated their silent contempt and disdain: We don’t want you here.”

He talks of growing up in the church, of accepting the Lord outside in the back of the apartment complex his mom managed, and of trying once, but not taking a liking to marijuana after being offered it by a teammate – a move he calls a defining moment.

“On the afternoon my teammate offered me pot, it is only by the grace of God that I didn’t like it. Still, I could have succumbed to peer pressure. I could have pretended to enjoy it just to

fit in. But thanks to my mother and Mabel (his grandmother), I had the strength to refuse simply because it did not feel right to me.”

Later in the same chapter he reflects how a different decision could have derailed his plans to become a police officer.

“I’ve often wondered how my life would have turned out differently if I’d taken a puff and enjoyed it…if I had become a marijuana user back in 1975, the option to become a police officer likely would not have been there for me.”

Called to Rise eventually takes us into Brown’s years patrolling the streets, running the 911

unit, becoming a member of SWAT and his rise through the ranks. Brown also gives us an intimate look into the psyche of a police officer.

“Cops live on alert.

While you’re patrolling the streets and answering calls, and even when you’re not, you’re in defense mode. You have to maintain an awareness of your surroundings at all time. And if anything happens, you’ve got to be ready to respond appropriately.”

He discusses further the thinking that prompts and propels man to join a police force.

“Most of the cops I know joined the profession for the same reason that I did: to save the world, or at least our corner of it…and yet even now, at a time when tensions between officers and the communities they serve have never been higher, people are still putting in applications for this job.

“That is because the desire to serve, to rise up as a hero for others, can be powerful enough to eclipse all concerns. “ Called to Rise will leave readers feeling encouraged and inspired, smiling and laughing, crying and emotional.

Called to Rise will also ignite in its readers hope in life, in God and what it means to be a servant of people.

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Evelyn Hamilton receives 2017 Image Award The Legacy of Service Foundation in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Omicron Mu Omega Chapter will host the 29th Image Award Recognition at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, 1309 Canton St., Dallas, TX 75202, September 22, 7pm, honoring Evelyn Hamilton.

Ms. Hamilton has created many opportunities for students in the Dallas Community through her work as a Music teacher with DISD, and philanthropic work with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Phi Delta Kappa, and Top Ladies of Distinction.

She has actively worked to develop young men and women through

after school, mentoring, and leadership programs.

Ms. Hamilton is recognized for her musicality and ability to use music to create pathways to success for many students.

The lessons her students have learned through her classes have instilled in them the qualities and focus that has catapulted many of them to extraordinary success. Her past students are in various fields including medical, legal, education, business, and the arts.

As the Image Award recipient, Ms. Hamilton is being recognized for these works for which she has logged more than 50 hours annually.

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initiatives that provide opportunities for people in Dallas.

As a perpetual honor, Ms Hamilton will have an endowed scholarship named in her honor to provide financial support to students for many years to come.

During the Image Award reception and beyond, persons may make a tax deductible donation to the Evelyn Foster Hamilton Endowed Scholarship and help us to create a legacy that ensures Ms. Hamilton’s impact on student’s success will live in the years to come.

The Image Award honors outstanding citizens who have made significant contributions in the community.

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Buck the NFL!

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By Vincent L. Hall

This missive will cost friends and increase my list of enemies, but akin to the Geto Boys;” I would rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I’m not.”

Some of the most intentionally thoughtful parents in America happen to be the guardians of mixedraced children.

Specifically, my White female friend, who bore a blue-eyed daughter of ebony hue, was relentless in creating a diverse and resilient cocoon. Every deed and duty was deliberate, thoughtful and culturally calculated.

White parents who accept the responsibility of raising mixed-race children have a lot to contend with. Racists abhor “Niggers and Nigger lovers.”

Any comprehensive or generational survey of American history will bear that out.

When you read Colin Kaepernick’s biography, you realize that he too is a mixed-race child, adopted and raised by conscientious White parents who were cautious and cognizant of the challenges he inherited at birth.

Sadly, there are few people who are genuinely empathetic. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III of Dallas says that empathy literally requires wearing someone else’s skin. Empathy is the immersion of mind, body and spirit into the life and social circumstances of another. I’m not surprised that some White folks rebuke Colin, but

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for Blacks to ignore his predicament is criminal.

When breakfast menu subjects are broached, the chicken (egg) gets a little uneasy, but the pig (bacon) drafts a will.

Similarly, Black folks are much more sensitive than Whites to racism, police brutality and to some degree; protests. If President Louis Farrakhan was spewing hate against non- Blacks, White folks would find empathy for how most non-Whites loathe Donald Trump.

That being said, how dare the NFL collude and conspire against Kaepernick, who was compelled to protest the perilous plight of half of his heritage. Colin has been “Whiteballed” and is unemployed for taking a stand.

However, it’s obviously OK for NFL players to assault women and abuse drugs. This hypocritical practice of overlooking domestic abuse and other crimes for profit is not new.

The NFL’s first Black gridiron superstar Jim Brown has come out against Colin, but peep this 50-year-old factoid that appeared on Cleveland.com in 2014.

“The Hall of Famer has long been dogged by accusations that he physically abused women. Perhaps the most notorious charge came after

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his football career, in 1968, when police say Jim Brown threw model Eva Bohn-Chin off the second-floor balcony of his Los Angeles home. Charges against Brown were dropped after Bohn-Chin, who was found on the ground below the balcony, insisted she slipped. Brown did pay a small fine for hitting a deputy sheriff investigating the incident.”

Three years later Jim Brown was inducted into the Hall of Fame, an honor that will likely elude Kaepernick.

The fact that any African-American, whether “Blue-black”, mulatto, quadroon or octoroon, would have the nerve to assert his independence amidst a colony of contracted slaves was too much for the league to bear.

So…”Buck” the NFL. I wouldn’t give a damn if I never saw another professional football game in my life. Buck Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones and the docile Negroes he brags won’t be tainted by uppity Coloreds like Kaepernick.

To my brothers who can’t give up the habit... from this point on I won’t bother you if you don’t bother me. I don’t want to play a football pot, fantasy football, watch highlights and nothing else. America’s race wars have no sidelines or end zones.

Malcolm X eventually regretted castigating Martin King. The Minister joked that King was fighting for the ”Negroes’ right to sit next to White folks on the toilet.”

That was harsh, but neither of these Freedom Fighters died so that we could have the dignity of our race flushed down the septic tanks of America capitalism in 2017.

Buck the NFL Brougham...I double dog dare you!!!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

2017 HBCU Alabama A&M University Visitor: Alcorn State University Location: Louis Crews Stadium, Huntsville, AL Date: October 8, 2017 | 2 PM Alabama State University Visitor: Miles College Location: ASU Stadium, Montgomery, AL Date: Nov. 24, 2017 | 3 PM Albany State University Visitor: Morehouse College Location: Albany State University Coliseum, Albany, GA Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Alcorn State University Visitor: Prairie View A&M University Location: Spinks-Casem Stadium, Lorman, MS Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Benedict College Visitor: Clark Atlanta University Location: Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia, SC Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Bethune-Cookman University Visitor: Hampton University Location: Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 4 PM Bowie State University Visitor: Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Location: Bulldog Football Stadium, Bowie, MD Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1 PM Central State University Visitor: Miles College Location: McPherson Stadium, Wilberforce, OH Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 1 PM Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Visitor: Alabama State University Location: O’Shields Stevenson Stadium, Cheyney, PA Date: Nov. 23, 2017 | 3 PM Clark Atlanta University Visitor: Albany State University Location: CAU Panther Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2 PM Delaware State University Visitor: Howard University Location: Alumni Stadium, Dover, DE Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Edward Waters College Visitor: Warner University Location: Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 4 PM Elizabeth City State University Visitor: Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Location: Roebuck Stadium, Elizabeth City, NC Date:Oct. 14, 2017 | 1:30 PM

Fayetteville State University Visitor: Saint Augustine’s University Location: Luther Nick Jerald’s Stadium, Fayetteville, NC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM

Florida A&M University Visitor: North Carolina A&T State University Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 3:00 PM Fort Valley State University Visitor: Morehouse College Location: Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, GA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Grambling State University Visitor: Texas Southern University Location: Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Hampton University Visitor: Florida A&M University Location: Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Howard University Visitor: Morgan State University Location: William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, DC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | TBA

Location: Alumni Memorial Football Stadium, Salisbury, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM Miles College Visitor: Kentucky State University Location: Sloan-Alumni Stadium, Fairfield, AL Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Mississippi Valley State University Visitor: Virginia University of Lynchburg Location: Rice–Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, MS Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Morehouse College Visitor: Benedict College Location: B.T. Harvey Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Morgan State University Visitor: Savannah State University Location: Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 1:00 PM Norfolk State University Visitor: Savannah State University Location: William “Dick” Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM North Carolina A&T State University Visitor: Florida A&M University Location: Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC Date: Oct. 29, 2017 | 1:00 PM

Jackson State University Visitor: Alabama State University Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS Date: Nov. 4, 2017 | 2:00 PM

North Carolina Central University Visitor: Delaware State University Location: O’Kelly–Riddick Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM

Johnson C. Smith University Visitor: Shaw University Location: Irwin Belk Complex, Charlotte, NC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:00 PM

Prairie View A&M University Visitor: Bacone College Location: Panther Stadium, Prairie View, TX Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM

Kentucky State University Visitor: Tuskegee University Location: Alumni Stadium, Frankfort, KY Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:30 PM

Saint Augustine’s University Visitor: Johnson C. Smith University Location: George Williams Athletic Complex, Raleigh, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM

Lane College Visitor: Langston University Location: Lane Field, Jackson, TN Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 2:00 PM Langston University Visitor: Arizona Christian Location: W.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston, OK Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Lincoln University (Missouri) Visitor: Truman State Location: Dwight T. Reed Stadium, Jefferson City, MO Date: Sep 23, 2017 | 2:00 PM Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Visitor: Virginia State University Location: LU Football Stadium, Lincoln University, PA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:00 PM Livingstone College Visitor: Fayetteville State University

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Texas Southern University Visitor: Alabama State University Location: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Tuskegee University Visitor: Central State University Location: Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, Tuskegee, AL Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Visitor: Central State University Location: Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff, AR Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:30 PM Virginia State University Visitor: Bowie State University Location: Rogers Stadium, Ettrick, VA Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Virginia Union University Visitor: Elizabeth City State University Location: Hovey Field, Richmond, VA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM West Virginia State University Visitor: Glenville State College Location: Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium, Institute, WV Date: Sept. 30, 2017 | 1:30 PM Winston Salem State University Visitor: Shaw University Location: Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM alphabetically listed

Savannah State University Visitor: Hampton University Location: Theodore A. Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 2:00 PM Shaw University Visitor: Saint Augustine’s Location: Durham County Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Nov. 4, 2017 | 12:00 PM South Carolina State University Visitor: Howard University Location: Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM Southern University and A&M College Visitor: Alabama A&M University Location: A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 6:00 PM

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Media Events Leading up to the 2017 State Fair of Texas

– With the Fair less than one week away, Fair Park is abuzz with excitement. We invite you to join us for a few media sneak peeks before the gates open to the public on Friday, September 29th. If you would like to coordinate interviews during one or many of the events below, please contact State Fair of Texas® Public Relations at 214.421.8715 or you can reach me on my cell, 214.289.3318.

Sunday, September 24, 2017 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Chili, BBQ and 3-Pot Dutch Oven Cook-Offs Parking Lot next to Gate 5 Contest Judging should begin between approx. 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. in the tent located at Grand Ave & Second Ave. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

2017 State Fair of Texas Safety & Security Press Conference Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center Enter at Gate 3 (Washington – Media Gate)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Media Sneak Peek of the Hall of State Exhibits Hall of State Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Texas Auto Show Media Day – Unveiling of NEW 2018 Models!

Contact PR office for full schedule.

Parking at Gate 5, by the Music Hall 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Media Sneak Peek of the 2017 GO TEXAN Pavilion GO TEXAN Pavilion (aka Food & Fiber Building) in Fair Park 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Media Sneak Peek of Mundo Latino Exhibit Guerrero Mexico, It’s Artistry, Folklore and Majestic Treasures Parking at Gate 3 Women’s Museum Building in Fair Park 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Media Sneak Peek of the Mattress Firm Illumination Sensation and of the 1936 Centennial Lighting on the Hall of State Located along the Esplanade in Fair Park

Friday, September 29, 2017 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Gates open for the 2017 State Fair of Texas – “Celebrating Texans” Military Appreciation Day 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Opening Day Downtown Parade Downtown Dallas starts at Houston & Main streets in Downtown Dallas and ends at Main Street and Good-Latimer in Deep Ellum.

7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Opening Day Ceremony Hall of State Steps 7:30 p.m. (approx.) Nightly Starlight Parade Parade Route throughout Fairgrounds, following Opening Ceremony 8:00 p.m. Nightly Mattress Firm Illumination Sensation Esplanade 8:30 p.m. Maren Morris Concert All concerts are included with State Fair admission.

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Seth Curry gives back to area youth

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor

Seth Curry is cementing himself in the Metroplex as a fan favorite both on and off the court for the Dallas Mavericks.

The 27-year-old combo point guard/shooting guard, who will begin his second year with the Mavs when training camp begins Tuesday, has spearheaded a slew of recent initiatives aimed at educating local youth on entrepreneurship, the importance of reading and computer literacy, and teaching the fundamentals of basketball.

Earlier this month, the Seth Curry Foundation and the Dallas Mavericks launched the Venture – Entrepreneurial ExpeditionTM program, a new educational initiative designed to teach students to think entrepreneurially about business and life.

The program’s digital course uses case studies, interactive business simulations and personal development activities to teach important basic business skills.

Through the program students will develop a personalized plan for their individual business, along with a roadmap for academic and career success.

The interactive program will serve hundreds of middle school students in the 2017 – 2018 school year and will be implemented in schools throughout the DFW Metroplex.

The program was launched at KIPP Destiny Middle School, a charter school in KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth Public Schools.

Jr. NBA Clinic The day after launching the Entrepreneurial program, Curry and the Mavs hosted a free, special Jr. NBA Clinic with 100 kids from the

DFW metroplex .

The youth, all chosen personally by Curry based on financial need, the desire to learn how to play the game, and after writing an essay on why they wanted to participate, was held at the Mavs practice facility where the kids learned basic skills training around the fundamentals of basketball including shooting, ball handling, passing, lay-ups and

stories and from reading their essays,” he said. “I’ve read what they’ve gone through and why they wanted to be there. I try to encourage them to think about school work, their academics first and foremost and use this as a reward.”

The Jr. NBA is the league’s global youth basketball program, which aims to celebrate, grow and improve the game of basket-

Seth Curry with students at the launch of Venture – Entrepreneurial ExpeditionTM program. Photos by Danny Bollinger (Mavs.com)

more. The youth – both boys and girls – also toured the practice facility and were treated to lunc .

The training was led by Mavs Basketball Academy coaches.

Mavs Head Coach Rick Carlisle surprised the youth and showed up to talk with them about the importance of both education and athletics and to watch them play ball.

Curry said he sees himself in the kids who attended the camp and just wanted to ensure they had a good time.

“A lot of my memories from my childhood were coming to camps like this, having fun and learning,” he said. “Seeing these kids being here, around me, in the gym, it’s a blessing. I’m happy to be a part.”

Curry said he felt a connection to each kid at the camp. “I know a little bit about them from their

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ball with boys and girls ages 6-14.

As part of the Jr. NBA program, the Dallas Mavericks host free basketball clinics across North Texas with after-school programs and other nonprofit partners.

Reading and Learning Center Curry’s Foundation and The Mavs Foundation, the private 501c(3) foundation arm of the Dallas Mavericks, also recently unveiled a new Reading & Learning Center and Computer Lab at Readers 2 Leaders facility in West Dallas.

Students got the chance to break in the new space with advice and play time with Curry, representatives from his Foundation, the Mavs Foundation, Pro Players Foundation and PPG/Glildden.

Readers 2 Leader’s mission is

to develop and grow the reading skills of underserved Dallas children ages 3-12 so that they succeed in school and graduate prepared to live productive lives.

Through after-school, in-school and summer camp programs, Readers 2 Leaders reaches these students with the enrichment they need to become life-long readers, learners and leaders.

At the Mavs Foundation we’ve focused on two things: one, building the basketball courts around the city to stimulate the physical activity and the second piece of that is the Reading and learning Centers and we feel real strongly that this piece is the base,” said Floyd Jahner, COO of the Dallas Mavericks and president of the Mavs Foundation.

“Seth Curry is involved today and Curry made it through to play in the NBA and not many do. We read, get the advanced education, etc. and that’s how most make it.

The Mavs Foundation donates the computers and come do the work in this community to help these kids come out and be successful.

“And you hear the stories later on and it’s as much fun for us as it for the kids to see the computers and watch their faces,” he said. “I’ m proud of what the Mavs Foundation has done and that we are able to do it.”

Over the past 21 years, the Mavs Foundation has built 35 safe Learn & Play spaces throughout the North Texas community, including 21 basketball courts and 14 Reading & Learning Centers.

These spaces are designed to expand learning opportunities for reading and education programs, as well as provide Computer Labs and access to technology to assist teens and adults with job-skill training and other valuable tools.

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Should I give my Ex a Break on Support Payment?

Dear Alma, I think I know what I’m going to do but I’m curious as to what you think about my situation.

My husband and I were married for eight years. We have three boys. We are now divorced. He gets them almost every weekend and is

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very active in their lives.

He has however been behind over the years with his child support payments but last year he paid on time every month.

When he filed for his income tax return this year, he was told the money would go towards his back child support payments. He called, explained his situation and asked me if I would give him part of the money.

The back child support check will come to me. I have not remarried, so no, I’m not working with a double income.

Again, I know what I’m thinking but I’d like to know what do you think I should do?

Name withheld Dear Name: If you’re a super fan of Ask Alma, and I think that you are, you know I’ve got a soft spot

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when it comes to our fathers.

I don’t know if it’s because of the amazing relationship I had with my Dad, my incredible male friends who are fathers, or the fact that I have a remarkable son, who’s a father – there’s no two ways about it, fathers hold a special place in my heart.

Specifically, when it comes to your ex, the boys Dad, his actions speak loud and hearty, he’s handling his business. He has buckled his boots and put his best foot forward. Pops has met every payment, on time and that Sweetheart is a blessing. I’m sure at some point, something came up – maybe a flat tire, the need for a new suit or the electric bill was extra high one month ~ and he still came through for his boys. You and I both know as mothers, there’s always a bump in the road, without a doubt Here’s a shout out to the mamas who navigate them every day. Speaking of every day, your quandary reminds me of a quote I recently read from

DMX. He said, “Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger”. In that quote, I see a man who’s trying, just like your ex-husband, to be a better father.

I’m not sure of your answer, but my answer is yes, I think you should extend to him a few dollars. The amount ought to be of your choosing, since you do have a firsthand knowledge of what’s needed by the boys. Your ex is finally willing and able, offering to you and his sons, his best. Take the time to appreciate it and him, and return to him a portion of your best. Because of your boys, the end of your marriage doesn’t have to be the end of a respectful relationship. Offer up a cup of compassion and a fist full of forgiveness.

Tenderheartedly handle your business mama, and while you’re extending that hand to be a blessing, hold it open just a minute, to receive one as well.

Alma

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