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died. Experts have estimated that 25 percent Grambling of the population of Puerto Rico, including v. Prairie by Congresswoman pregnant women, will become infected View A&M Eddie Bernice Johnson by the end of this calendar year. In Florida, there is an active vector-borne outbreak in 5 two areas of Miami, causing the CDC to issue its first domestic travel advisory in hisToday, I am writing about Zika, again. tory. While Florida suffers, other Gulf Coast Earlier this year, I penned an op-ed linking states, including Texas, must be prepared to climate change and infectious disease. In engage in vector control efforts when the this particular case, I focused on the Zika virus spreads. virus because our South American neighWhile Congress failed to act during the bors were facing a major outbreak of the Omega spring, then again in the summer, I urge my virus and several North American cities had constituents and all residents of Texas to be already seen travel-associated cases. It was 13 vigilant and aware of the threats of this distime to act to prepare to handle this disease. ease. I wrote this in February. There is a common misconception that Now, I write in September, and Congress if you are not planning on becoming pregstill has not taken any action to fund the nant or are not currently pregnant, you do agencies that would deal with preventing not need to worry about the Zika virus. this disease’s spread. More than 200 days This is not true. If you become infected after President Barack Obama requested with the Zika virus, symptoms are mild and emergency funding to fight the Zika virus, you may not suffer, but another mosquito there are now over 20,000 Zika virus cases can become infected from you and continacross the U.S. and territories, the Centers !VAILABLE AT .EWSSTANDS IN ue to spread the virus. All individuals are at for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Anthem risk of contracting and contributing to the reports. It baffles me that funding an im!VAILABLE AT .EWSSTANDS IN 16 spread of disease. minent and growing disease is a point of Garland,Rowlett While I urge you to stay informed on contention. Mesquite prevention, transmission, travel notices, Let’s review the numbers. Nearly 1,400 and cases of Zika virus at http://www.cdc. Richardson pregnant women in the U.S. and territogov/zika/; you all to know that you &I want E.Dallas ries have become infection and in the U.S. are entitled to a better government, one alone, more than one dozen babies have that protects you. been born with the birth defect microcephI hope it serves you well before the end aly. One of those infants, born in Texas, has of this year.
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HALL: Trump’s Coon Platoon Quit Playin’
by Vincent L. Hall As if racism and oppression were not enough, Black folk also have a history of bearing the weight of those who look like “Brothers” while acting like the others. That’s right… its good ‘ol Uncle Tom. And whether it is the Occasional Oreo, the Borderline Bootlicker, or the accommodating Afro-Saxon, they all represent a treasonous threat to our liberation. The most recent example is Donald Trump’s Coon Platoon. These blatant opportunists suffer little persecution or penalty for their sins. They walk among us proudly. These political parvenus flaunt their newfound riches, while maintaining their rightful place in Massa Donald’s house. By November 9th, there will be no further use for them. Even “Good Niggres” have a limited shelf life. In days past, Coon’s were at least bearable. Renegade Negroes like U.S. Rep. Alan West whose well pronounced self-hatred was fodder for Conservatives from the coasts of California to the mansions of Maine. And then there was Super Tom, aka, Armstrong
Williams. He was a mainstay of Conservative talk shows, as well as one of “Uncle Cholly’s” favorite columnists. Armstrong stumbles over polysyllabic words, akin to Trump’s tweeting lackey, “Passa” Mark Burns. Burns’ verbs and nouns engage in eternal conflict. Armstrong was a handpicked Ninny too, but even he is smart enough to keep Trump at arm’s length these days. The near-sighted, green contact wearing Burns is an unabashed water boy for
gro, but it’s still legal and cost effective to rent or lease one. Trump dropped some crumbs and these pigeons flock to his every move. According to Lawrence Ross’s August piece in The Root; “Donald Trump’s Factory of Ignorant Black Surrogates”, the list is longer than I realized. The “wrong” Reverend Darrell Scott, whom TV One’s Roland Martin made an absolute fool of during a May interview is part of the Coon Platoon. Failed actress Stacey Dash, Dallas’ Ka-
Trumpism and disrespects the legacy of the Black pulpit. Not only is Burns semi-literate, but obviously brain dead given the fact that he published lies about his education and claimed a fraternity that he never joined. Hey Rev! That’s why they call it the World Wide Web!! The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, but Trump is coy enough to read between the lines. You can’t buy or sell a Ne-
trina Pierson and Sean P. Jackson made the list. Jackson who heads up Florida’s Black GOP Caucus complained that he was “forcibly removed from one of Trump’s clan meetings is also among Trump’s enlisted ethnic imbecile infantry. Trump’s Coon Platoon however, is incomplete without its leader, Omarosa Manigault. Unlike the other “One trick ponies” in Trump’s employ, Omarosa actually has a brain and
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had a respectable following before signing on to do tricks and triage for the Trump campaign. Manigault is an HBCU alum, a television star, an ordained minister and worked with the Clinton administration. The word is that she was a scheduling correspondent for VP Al Gore although she, like Burns “broadened” the role. Omarosa claims she was “Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel.” Hmmm! If pounding Trump’s protégés with a plethora of pejoratives is offensive to you…then good. That’s exactly the way Obama supporters have felt since Trump announced his candidacy. Hopefully the smears and verbal venom take hold. One of the reasons Trump’s Coon Platoon is so roundly despised is because Blacks hate Donald Trump for his racist, five year “Birther” campaign. Trump’s idea to “Make America Great again”, sounds a lot like making South Africa’s Apartheid system legal again. Show us your papers Negro or suffer the consequences. Trump’s Negroes need to quit playin’. They too have a responsibility to Black children, and to the 91% of the world that is non-white, and none too happy with Trumpism and America’s hypocrisy. The Alt-Right is more of the same for us, but Trump’s Coon Platoon is just downright insufferable. #FriendsdontletFriendsVoteTrump!
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The National Black United Front Houston presents: Sankofa Caravan To The Ancestors™ A spiritual journey in honor of our Holy Afrikan Ancestors on the historic shores of Galveston, Texas where We pay homage to their memory. Leaving Act of Change@ 1:00am Saturday, October 15th (Buses will begin loading@ 11:30pm Friday Night October 14th) Returning to Act of Change Late Saturday Night, October 15th 3200 Lancaster Rd. Suite 623, Dallas, TX. 75216 $57.00 Per Seat PLEASE BRING OR WEAR WHITE CLOTHES Payment Deadline – Monday October 9th 2016 Please Donate To The Black Wall Street Fund Payment Page on www.fredsentertainment. com For more information contact: Fred Ghaffar 214-607-6445
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Prairie View, GSU Alumni, fans impact economy
By J. T. Stewart Staffwriter
This year’s theme is, “Winner Takes All.” When Prairie View A&M University Panthers takes to the gridiron against the Grambling State University Tigers on October 1, 2016, at 4:00p.m.; organizers are hoping that the numbers will at least match the ones that landed the Southwest Airlines State Classic into the top 5 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Classics for 2015. Boasting an attendance of 51,328, the game, held at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park came in third behind the Bayou Classic, pitting Southern University against Grambling in the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans, with 62,507 fans. Topping the list was the Magic City Classic, the perennial leader with 63,874 fans in Legion Field in Birmingham to see Alabama State and Alabama A&M battle. Rounding out the top 5 are the Southern Heritage Classic with 48,385 fans in the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis TN, for the battle between Tennessee and Jackson State Universities and the Florida Classic with 45,728 in Orlando’s Citrus Bowl Stadium for the annual battle between Bethune Cookman and Florida A&M Universities. The two Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) teams don’t get a break coming into the Cotton Bowl. Grambling faces powerhouse Alcorn State on September 24 with hopes of bringing a 3-1 record into Texas. The Tigers season began on September 3 against Virginia University, followed by the University of Arizona on September 10 and Jackson State University on September 17. Prairie View opened its season with the Labor Day Classic against Texas Southern on September 4, followed by an overwhelming loss to Texas A&M on September 10 and a victory over Alabama A&M on September 17. PV is looking for a victory on September 24 against Mississippi Valley State. A victory would have them entering the Cotton Bowl with a 3-1 record also. Prairie View Head Coach Willie Simmons, a native of Quincy, Fla., was hired in 2014 becoming the school’s 32nd head coach. Simmons earned a degree in Sports Marketing from Clemson in 2002. He was the fastest football player to graduate at Clemson, accomplishing the milestone in three years. He came to Prairie View A&M after an impressive three-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Alcorn State, winning the 2014 SWAC and SBN
Black College National Championships. Grambling Head Coach Broderick Fobbs had an impressive 9-3 record last year leading into his third season at his alma mater also touting a Toyota SWAC Championship. A 1997 graduate of Grambling, he played under the legendary coach Eddie Robinson According to numerous reports, the State Fair Classic’s estimated economic impact exceeds $10 million, something Dallas City officials are pleased about. While thousands flock to town for the game, they admit there’s so much more to the weekend of events than the football game or the battle of the bands between two of the
best marching bands in the country. HBCU football games, especially the Classics or Homecoming, are considered to be an experience that includes reunions, fashion shows, pep rallies, high school battle of the bands, golf tournaments, cookouts, comedy shows, concerts, day-long parties that seem to never stop, vendor fairs, parades and tailgate parties. Attendees pack shopping malls for their various outfits, some changing four and five times daily and local restaurants usually have a steady stream of customers. The sidelines are a show of its own. Sure the teams are along the sidelines but there’s so much more as a who’s who of celebrities and elected officials also spend the day at the game. It’s also the place where those running for office feel it’s a good place to show up seeking votes. There’s no telling who will show up at this year’s classic, but the confirmed line-up includes a pregame concert featuring singing sensation Jazmine Sullivan. Game Week of Events: Monday, September 26 11am Press Conference City Hall Flag Room - 6th Floor
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Friday, September 30 6am K104/105.7 Pep Rally 8am Radio One Celebrity Golf Tournament - Cedar Crest Country Club 6:30pm Prairie View A&M University Alumni - Dallas Chapter - 20th Annual Athletics Scholarship & Stadium Gala - Marriott City Center Hotel Saturday, October 1 7:30am Grambling State University Alumni - Dallas Chapter - High School Battle of the Bands - Lancaster High School And as always Martin Luther King Boulevard and Al Lipscomb Way will be the site of several tailgate gatherings sponsored by the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The Law offices of Craig Watkins, Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc will be joined by newcomer to the block, the Theta Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. There are several outlets for securing tickets: Ticketmaster.com, Charge by phone 800.745.3000, All Williams Chicken’s Locations, Catfish Floyds, Friendship West Baptist Church, St Johns Baptist Church (Southlake & Grand Prairie locations), PVU & GSU Alumni, City Federal Credit Union, Dave’s BBQ, Army & Air Force Exchange, Class Act, That Magic Moment LONGVIEW: Mike’s CD’s KILGORE: Walker Styles MONROE, LA: Afrocentric WACO: Floyd’s Audio KILEEN: Ft. Hood ITR Center, Obsession by Carolyn AUSTIN: Willie’s Bar B Q, The Villager Newspaper, Marshall’s Barber Shop CORSICANA: Clipper Kings SAN ANTONIO: Ward’s Barber Shop TYLER: Elite Salon, M & M Music, Mass Connection Barbershop, Mike’s Place, One Stop Barbershop SHREVEPORT: Little J’s Music, LakeShore All Around Sound HOUSTON: Prairie View A&M Bookstore, Wolf’s Department Store OKLAHOMA CITY: Hopkins Hair Care, City Cuts, Jazzy’s Barbershop, Ice Event Center LAWTON OK: Adventure Travel at Ft. Sill
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Paul. Enough Said
Spiritually Speaking By James A. Washington
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favorite scriptures. “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I (Paul) will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 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.” 2 Corinthians 12:8-10. This kind of thinking and belief led to the eventual proliferation of the church worldwide. It also makes the point of how the lives of so few have impacted and influenced so many in the world then, and also in the world as we know it today. Forgive me if I find this a rather fascinating fact. Paul is who he is because of his unique one on one encounter with Christ. That encounter changed him and ultimately the world in which we live. If that be true, then our individual encounters with Christ should also have a profound effect on us and the world in which we currently live. It is not unusual for new Christians to come under attack by old friends. It is also not unusual for new Christians to come under the attack of the world, since it is in the world that Satan has some degree of power. I think Paul’s good news is there is a place of refuge for all of us, when this happens. He uses himself as an example to follow.
If I surrender my weaknesses to the power of Christ and subjugate my will to that of the Lord’s, then I become empowered to deal with whatever is thrown my way. Life, the Christian life, is funny that way. It places what I have described as a bulls- eye on your back, designed to distinguish you from those non believers around you. It, your faith, also sets you up and apart to do great things in the name of Jesus Christ, my personal Lord and Savior. I guess what I’m really saying is when the going gets extremely tough, check the human being Paul. Like Christ, he’s been through and has experienced the worst that life has to offer. But because of his belief system, he’s experienced the best of God’s promises. It’s like a refresher course and I just wanted to let you know where I go during difficult times. You might also find some answers there. The point I’m trying to make is that in the eyes of God, one’s weaknesses are welcomed opportunities for God to show up and show out. Have you ever wondered why those who have been through so much are able to stand and witness mightily for Christ? Reexamine the reality of God’s grace and you just might get your answer. May God bless and keep you always.
Branch, TX. Natalie Davenport, Ph.D., founder and CEO of the proposed Bridgeway Preparatory Academy Charter School, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is urging all members of the commuProposed New Innovative Charter School nity to come learn about how this new school for learning different and gifted students with will provide educational opportunities for parunique needs. Educational Plans to be shared ents who are looking to maximize the learnat a public information meeting. ing potential of their children with Public information meeting is unique learning, behavioral, social scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday Sept. and emotional gifts and needs. 27 at Farmers Branch Public Library “I’ve worked with so many chilThe plans for an exciting new dren over the years that just needed and innovative charter school for the extra attention, support team students with unique needs will be and specialized approach to help detailed at a public meeting with them succeed,” said Davenport, the Bridgeway Preparatory School who has been CEO of DAS, Inc. a board in Farmers Branch, the found- Dr. Natalie Davenport mental health and educational reer and CEO announced today. source company working with students with The information session, required by the unique needs for 25 years. “This public inforTEA, will take place between 6 p.m. and 7:30 mation session is an important step for us to p.m. Sept. 27 at the Farmers Branch Public bring this school to life. We want everyone to Library, 13613 Webb Chapel Road, Farmers come out to learn how this school will make a
difference in the community – and too many parents’ and children who can benefit from an inclusive, barrier free, personalized education program.” Davenport, who is a Texas State certified Special Education teacher, diagnostician, and Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, said Bridgeway Preparatory’s approach will be based off her successful practice over the years where she has had students who have graduated from college and gotten jobs all around the country, including the White House. She also will incorporate Universal Design for Learning™, a framework that eliminates barriers and focuses on personalizing instruction to the individual needs of the child. “Every one of these students learns differently,” Davenport says. “Bridgeway is an opportunity to open the door to families who want to provide their children the best opportunity to learn, feel good about themselves and contribute to their community.”
I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in bible study. In doing so I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. Now you need to know that I think Paul is an awesome person when it comes to the story of his life. I haven’t found a biography or autobiography of anyone in or outside of the ‘good book’ who comes close to my admiration for Paul; Jesus notwithstanding. Because the two are so closely associated with one another, I can’t help but consider the impact of this tandem on human history. Just in case someone wants to debate me on this by bringing up the lives of the 12 apostles, I have considered them as well as the prophets and I’m just one of those who is in awe of Paul. A very large part of the bible is devoted to Paul’s building of the early church at a time when who you worshipped was a life and death decision. Sound familiar? See World today… Paul himself says in his letters to the church in Corinth, there was indeed a point to his suffering and persecution and the basis for most, if not all, of what he went through was a by product of his faith in Jesus Christ. It’s another perspective of one of my
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Jakes tackles headlines in new Talk Show
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
The struggles of an interracial marriage, families divided by race, religion and politics and the conversion of one Jewish woman to Islam are all upcoming segments that will be featured on Bishop T.D. Jakes’ new talk show which premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Monday, September 19 and is scheduled to air Monday through Friday. Jakes, one of the most influential pastors in America today, who has written books, music, plays and movies, said that his show could even provide discussion on topics like the Black Lives Matter Movement and controversial subjects like the National Anthem protest by Colin Kaepernick and the rape trial of comedy superstar Bill Cosby. “When we can get them, we’re not shying away. We will do stories that are in the headlines,” said Jakes, 59, the senior pastor of the Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas and the author of the New York Times’ bestselling books, “Instinct,” and “Destiny.” “I think there is a great need in our country right now for something that is uplifting and that builds bridges and causes people to rethink themselves,” Jakes said. “Much of what we see on television doesn’t accomplish that. I’m hoping to bring the kind of conversation to America that’s informative and inspirational and still entertaining,” he said. Because he’s well-known in the pulpit doesn’t mean he’ll be preaching on the talk show, Jakes said, noting that he can reserve sermons for Sundays. “That’s not all
of who I am,” said Jakes. “I’ve seen a lot of things, I’ve met with presidents and interacted with CEOs.” Jakes continued: “I’ve been to the courtroom and watched a crying mother say goodbye to her son; I’ve been to visit those on death row. I’ve been there when individuals have been disconnected from life-support; I’ve been to drug interventions. This September marks 40 years that I’ve been in the ministry, so this isn’t anything that’s new, only [now] I’ll be in front of the cameras.” If social media buzz is any indi-
cation, the new show will be a hit. The show’s Twitter handle, @TDJakesShow, had almost 23,000 followers before a single episode had aired. Jakes said that social media will play a big role in his new venture. “We want people to tweet or go on Facebook to continue the conversation,” he said. “You can’t always solve a problem in the 45 minutes you have on the show and I don’t see this just as a show, but as a network communication device to uplift people. So, after the show is over, you can still go on social media to keep the conversation going.” Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter or other websites, it’s important to reach those who use social media, the bishop said. “The stats say
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that hardly anyone sits in front of a big screen without a little screen in front of them in their hands and I’m guilty of that too. Being able to engage in every medium is important and I have a huge respect for the power of social media.” Produced by 44Blue Productions, EnLight Productions and T.D. Jakes Enterprises, the show will tackle various topics including human trafficking and heroism. Jakes noted that he’s thrilled to be on OWN. “Oprah Winfrey is an icon and a business mogul who has become a national treasure. I consider her a personal friend and I’m honored to have her support my new show,” he said. While individuals from all walks of life and just about every background might tune in, Jakes is certain that African-Americans particularly will openly receive his message. “The Black community overall gets it. I engage millions of them on social media and they’ve been very supportive by and large,” he said. Jakes said that he wants people that tune in to watch the show that all of us have an obligation to create a platform for awareness to causes that affect our community. “Understand this, I am the same person they’ve known for 40 years and I’m not changing my skin, I’m not changing the core issues that have defined me all of my life,” said Jakes. “At the end of the day, if I have broadened the perspective on a situation in daily life, if I have in any way helped to utilize resources [that people] didn’t know were available to them, then I have served my purpose.”
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Roots celebrates the connection we have with plants and their extension to our ancestors. The work featured is from the “Garden Series” and contains plants obtained primarily from the Alisa’s family garden ***** The South Dallas Cultural Center is located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, Texas 75215. For more information or to schedule a tour for your group call 214-6701998. Admission is FREE ***** Free Reading Tutoring Dallas Public Library; 1515 Young, Dallas 75201. Learn to read better program for adults. 214-671-8291; http://www.dallaslibrary.org/literacy ***** Community Lawyering Center Open for Business Mondays – Saturdays; days and evenings by appointment. 4716 Elsie Faye Heggins, Dallas, 75210. For info, call: 469-351-0024 or x0025 ***** Dallas Theater Center World Premiere Musical, Bella: An American Tall Tale, -2400 Flora Street in the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Full Run: Sept. 22 – Oct. 22, 2016 • Press Night: Fri., Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. 214-880-0202 or www.DallasTheaterCenter.org ***** Paul Quinn College celebrates 2016 Homecoming, November 3rd thru 6th, celebrating 144 years of nationbuilding... “Greatness: One Step At A Time”
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Dallas National Pan-Hellenic Council Happy Hour Fundraiser, 5:30 PM - 8 PM, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 3130 Knox St., Dallas, Texas ***** THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW W/ LIVE SHADOWCAST! Starting at 12 am to 11:59 am on Mockingbird Station 5321 E Mockingbird Ln Dallas, TX 75206 ***** Dallas Pride and Festival 2016 #Dallaspride, from 2PM 5PM on the Strip on Cedar Springs -Cedar Springs Rd Dallas, TX 75219, Family Pride Zone A safe space for LGBT Parents and their kids. ***** Pleasant Valley Methodist Church is partnering with Carter Blood Care again to host a public blood donation drive from 10:00a-1:30p. It’s the amazing #GiveForLife event ***** SEUSSICAL™ Discover what it takes for Horton to withstand ridicule and danger to save the day in this cornucopia of adventure that truly offers something for everyone! From Sept 24 - Oct 2. @4:30PM-7:30PM, 5938 Skillman Dallas, TX 75231 214-740-0051
September 24 Live Well | Go Green Expo 9a Curtis Culwell Center,
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4999 Naaman Forest ****** The Make Up Show Dallas will be held at the Dallas Hyatt Regency Hotel at 9a.m. www.themakeupshow.com ******* Watch.Fight.Pray Featured artists: Leo Hassan, King Shakur, Lyn Lyric, Brandon L. Jackson, Shug Avery, Ashley Wilkerson, Alejandro Perez, Brianne Sargeant and many more. South Dallas Cultural Center located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, Texas 75215. For more info call 214-939-2787. ****** Free movies are back at the Plaza Theatre with the Charlton Heston classic Ben-Hur at 7pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Plaza Theatre, 521 W. State Street, Downtown Garland ********* Drafthouse Team Up for “Brunch on Broadway Movie: RENT (2005), Upcoming musical: Rent, The 20th Anniversary Tour September 20 – October 2 in the Winspear Opera House Movie: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Alamo Drafthouse Cedars 1005 So. Lamar ******** The 9th Annual Leadership Development Conference #theBluePrint | 8 am - 3 pm | Westin Galleria Dallas. Purchase your tickets before Early Bird pricing ends at ldc2016. eventbrite.com and you will be entered into a raffle for a FREE night’s stay at the Westin Galleria* ***** Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson presents 24th annual Community Appreciation Day, 10a1p, at the Helen Giddings Amphitheater at Lancaster Community Park, 1700 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Lancaster, TX
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc, The Kappa Zeta Chapter of Dallas, TX presents A Healthy You Health & Wellness Fair at Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, 10:30am - 1:30 pm ***** Grant Skeldon at Generation Love at Trinity Church in Cedar Hill Texas from 9 AM- 5PM. Tickets $35
The family of Henrietta Lacks, subject of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” will deliver the keynote address for Eastfield College’s Common Book Project on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Performance Hall. The 9:30 a.m. lecture will be followed by a meet and greet and book signing at 11 a.m. At 5:30 p.m. there will also be discussion and video viewing of the morning lecture. ******** Public information meeting is scheduled to discuss plans for an exciting new and innovative charter school for students with unique needs, with the Bridgeway Preparatory School board in Farmers Branch. The information session, required by the TEA, will take place between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Farmers Branch Public Library, 13613 Webb Chapel Road, Farmers Branch, TX.
TBAAL To purchase tickets, call TBAAL Box Office at 214-743-2400 **** City of Venus Second Annual Venus Neighborhood Night Out. By hosting the event three days before other cities celebrate National Night Out, local residents and friends will have the chance to participate the following Tuesday with their friends and families in other cities. State Fair Classic Grambling State University v Prairie View A&M University
September 29 The THIRD workshop, Stay Woke/Stay Well--Writing to Counter Race-Based Stress, will be held on from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in APAA’s Recovery Café, located on 3116, Martin Luther King Blvd, Dallas. The workshops are free for APAA peer members who sign up in advance, and $35 for the public.
September 30 The Fahari Arts Institute presents the 7th Annual Marlon Riggs Arts Festival on September 30th – Oct 1st. This year’s festival will be in conjunction with Dallas Southern Pride Weekend. 8pm at the South Dallas Cultural Center located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, Texas 75215. Tickets are $5, for more information call 214-939-2787. BLACK FRIDAY SCREENING CALENDAR 9/30/16 - Mogul Exclusive with Black Friday - Cast Members: Dr. Mike Roberts, Dr. George C. Fraser, Dr. David M. Anderson, David Wren, Producer/Director Ric Mathis, Director Arthur Muhammad, Pastor Dameon Madison, Investors: Douglas Eze and Jerrell Cox. Moderated by Dr. Cheryl Action Jackson of Minnie’s Food Pantry at Friendship West Baptist Church ******* Honoring Our First Responders All day event. Prices: $8-$16, First responders receive free admission to the GeO-deck with a valid ID ****** Three tenors with soul, JERAMY WILSON, NICHOLAS MOORE and LAWYER TURNER light up the Muse with a mixed-bag of Pop, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, R&B and gospel music. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30th and Oct. 1, 2016 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theater ****** Film Panel Q&A Community economic opportunity at Skyline Ranch 1801 Wheatland Rd, Dallas TX. NETWORK, INVEST, PITCH.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter presents IceCold Tailgate- Prairie View and Grambling Edition, 3126 Al Lipscomb Way, Dallas. 1am - until **** Celebrating Life Foundation presents Sister to Sister 15th Annual Fitness Festival 8:30 am - 12 noon, Alan E. Sims Cedar Hill Recreation Center, 310 East Parkerville Road, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
SMU presents the Weber-Clements Book Prize to historian Andrew J. Torget, author of Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850. The lecture and book signing will be preceded by a reception. Reception: 5:30-6 p.m., Lecture & book signing: 6 p.m. McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall, 3225 University, SMU
50th Wedding Anniversary-Frank Eugene and Carole Joycelyn Mayo. ***** 40 years later, TBAAL Founder and President CURTIS KING sits at the breakfast table reminiscing and evoking the unfiltered and tumultuous rise of an African American cultural arts institution (TBAAL), 10am
Fit and Faithful Living’s Woman of Honor Empowerment Conference from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m, featuring 80-year-old Ernestine Shepherd, the Guinness Book of World Records Oldest Performing Female Weightlifting Champion, at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas hotel, 701 East Campbell Road in Richardson, Texas 75081.
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Calendar Crunkoberfest at intrinsic Smoke House and Brewery 11 AM- 4 PM at 509 W. State St Garland TX, 75040 972272-2400
W. Wheatland Rd, Dallas featuring Kenny Gardner and Chrystale Wilson at 8p.m. www.snooprobinson.com Jim Austin On Line presents The Three Kings of Blues Guitar --Freddie King, Albert King and BB King--featuring Ray Reed, Dylan Bishop and Larry Lampkin, at 7p.m. at the Austin Event Center, 1111 East Berry
October 8
The Ultimate Tailgate Martin Luther King Blvd.
October 2
Big Texas Rally for Recovery - Health officials, advocates and persons in recovery are expected to converge on the Ron Kirk (Continental Avenue Bridge) for the day-long awareness-raising event.
DFW beauty guide will be hosting a free makeup class from 2pm-6pm Saturday at Magnolia Hotel. ****** A Taste of Nigeria - Air Hogs Stadium, 1600 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie. 12pm-8pm
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October 3 The Arlington Grand Prairie Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. 30th Anniversary 7pm. Guest Speaker, Reuben A. Shelton III, ESQ., Senior Grand Vice-Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. at Blue Cypress Hotel, 117 S. Watson Rd., Arlington, TX
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October 4 National Night Out 2016 in this year’s 33rd Annual National Night Out.
October 10
****** Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Country View Golf Course, 240 W. Belt Line Road, Lancaster, TX
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October 6 My Forward Life’s inaugural GLOW Summit. . GLOW is a one-day event designed to provide you with the inspiration and tools needed to explore; to truly actualize a life and career on your own terms. No business cards allowed. www.myforwardlife.com Dancing with the Stars in District III with State Rep. Yvonne Davis at 7 PM, 1724 Cockrell Dallas, TX 75215. To RSVP Call 972-274-1627 Donation:$60
Attention parents of high school seniors! The Class of 2017!!! The Concord Church 35th Annual Dr. E.K. Bailey Beaux and Debutantes for Christ Gala interest meeting will be on Sunday, October 16th from 3-5 in the fellowship hall.
October 19
Dallas MAVs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30pm American Airlines Center
October 13 The Grandeur Fashion Show A Royal Reveal. 6:00 PM Majestic Mixer 7:30 Show starts. Early bird $20, @Door $30, VIP $35 VIP@Door $40. Live Performances + Live Painting + Photo Booth. Location: Lofty Spaces 816 Montgomery Street Dallas, TX 75215
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Award winning Snoop Robinson’s Frenemies, the Stage Play at Friendship West Baptist Church, 2020
Dallas Park and Recreation presents HBCU College Fair at Beckley Saner Park, 114 W. Hobson Ave. 10a-2p
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October 28
Xi Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presents Masquerade Ball on Greek Street honoring the local community leaders and raising scholarship funds for local students 1010 N. Collins Street - Entertainment & Event Center, ***** PCCenter’s 15th Anniversary Celebration, 11am-2pm, 1229 East Pleasant Run Road, Suite 302, DeSoto, TX 75115. Come and network with other community volunteers at the Job Fair, Community Services Event, and High School Completion Rally.
November 5
Sankofa Global presents Sankofa Talks - Black Wall Street Building featuring Dr. Boyce Watkins, at the Frederick Douglass Human Services and Justice Center 616 W. Kiest Blvd. Hosted by Shuckey Duckey. For more info, call 469-297-6404.
A Celebration for Rose Pearson at Red Oak Ballroom in Sundance Square Norris Meetings and Events Center 304 Houston St. Fort Worth, TX 76102 6:00pm - Reception Dallas Mavs vs. Charlotte Hornets 7:30pm at American Airlines Center
The National Black United Front Houston presents: Sankofa Caravan To The Ancestors™ - A spiritual journey in honor of our Holy Afrikan Ancestors on the historic shores of Galveston, Texas leaving Act of Change, 3200 Lancaster Rd. Suite 623, Dallas, TX. 75216 @ 1:00am Saturday, October 15. (Buses will begin loading@ 11:30pm Friday Night October 14) and returning to Act of Change @ 1:00am Sunday, October 16. $57.00 Per Seat. BRING OR WEAR WHITE CLOTHES. Payment Deadline – Monday October 9. You can donate to the Black Wall Street Fund on www.fredsentertainment. com. For more info contact: Fred Ghaffar 214-607-6445 x21 ***** The ReNu You Makeover Weekend
ICDC Kick-off reception for the formal 30th anniversary celebration, Our Journey to Thirty... an exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of ICDC. Dallas Mavs vs. Houston Rockets 7:30pm
October 21 90th Annual Awards Banquet 2016- The Dallas Black Chamber’s Annual Award Banquet is celebrating 90 years of constructive leadership in the African-American business community. The highlight of the event is the giving of the Thomas L. Houston Community Service Award, established in 1985 to honor individuals who have made significant volunteer contributions to the civic enhancement of Dallas’ African American Community. The keynote speaker for this special event is Antoinette Tuff, an Atlanta educator who saved a school under siege by a gunman. 6:00 PM thru 8:00 PM
October 22 The Kids Ultimate Fitness Challenge is the nations largest mobile fitness event traveling from coast-to-coast dedicated to helping keep kids healthy and active. At the Kids Ultimate Fitness Challenge, kids of all ages get the opportunity to flex their physical fitness by participating in a time-based obstacle course that includes sprinting, jump roping, wall crawls, hurdles, jumping jacks, sit ups, and tunnel crawls, before finishing off the course with a 20 foot confidence climb and 60 meter
November 11-20 Nov. 11-20 at the Plaza Theatre Downtown Garland , Plaza Theatre 521 W. State Street America’s favorite Patsy Cline tribute stars America’s favorite Patsy Cline, Julie Johnson. This happy, loving tribute to Country music’s most enduring superstar traces the legendary singer’s rise from her hometown in Winchester, Virginia to the Grand Ole Opry, Las Vegas and Carnegie Hall. Patsy Cline defined the term “crossover hit” by dominating country, blues, pop and gospel charts simultaneously in the 1950s and early 1960s Tickets: $25 at GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, 972-2052790, or in-person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets will also be available at the door of the Plaza Theatre two hours prior to the performance. Join the Thanksgiving Love Train when soul balladeer WILL DOWNING and jazz great NAJEE team up for a memorable and unforgettable pre-Thanksgiving night of jazz, R&B, soul and neo-soul music. HOSTED BY TBAAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS and BRANCH, ROLAND, HILLIARD EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, INC.
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Changing Our Racial Narrative Child Watch By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund
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Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org
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What does your resume say about you? Vanessa Morrison is a HR copywriter, a New Hire Consultant/Coach. She has been in business for seven years writing resumes and now teaches others and is the author of Maximize Your Job Success Series, most recently Maximize Your Job Success – Writing Your Resume – 8 Essentials to Get HR’s Attention to be released this fall. For speaking engagements, you can contact her at 214-810-5790.
Ask Vanessa addresses the most common issues regarding resumes. From time to time there will be an article written on trends concerning the resume, as well as articles pertaining to resumes and interviews. Q. Why Do I Have to Submit A Resume and What Does It Mean? A. A resume is a marketing highlight of your own experience, highlights and accomplishments. This gives you the opportunity to shine from the perspective of the employer of problems that you have solved. It is widely used by every employer and gives the employer a glimpse
of what you have accomplished in a period of time. It also lets the employer know how you’ve accomplished it and it gives insight into who you are. In most cases, an employer has about 20 seconds to look over your resume. So, what you put on paper you have to make it count. Q. Do I have to submit every job I have ever had on my resume? A. No you don’t have to submit every job you’ve ever had. You should submit the job that is related to the job description. The going trend is no more than 10 years of employment. If you don’t have 10 years of employment, then list the jobs you have that are related to the job description and put the others in a different section. If that doesn’t work, then put the jobs you have, paying special attention to the functions of the job that are related to the job description. If you don’t have enough experience, then use your volunteer expe-
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rience or your role in an organization to compensate for it. Q. What is most critical when preparing my resume? A. What is most critical when preparing your resume is located in top third of the resume. After listing your name and address, one should have all of the following. When an employer looks at your resume, they want to see the position you are applying for example: Training Manager, Account Payable Coordinator, Customer Service Representative, etc. Second, the next thing they focus on is the Profile Summary, the Summary Statement, the Executive Profile or Profile, this replaces the Objective Statement. The Objective Statement is not used anymore. Third, is Professional Experience, Last is Education and Organizations or Volunteer Experience.
We will go more into the Profile Statement in the next publication. You can submit your questions about your resume to resumereminders@ gmail.com.
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Kaepernick speaks up, forces fans to confront racism in America
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DeSoto High School joins movement The DeSoto High School volleyball team knelt during the National Anthem prior to their game earlier this week. The teammates were supported by their coach, school board trustee president Carl Sherman and other community leaders. [FINALCALL.COM/NNPA]
“I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” This bold declaration by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at a press conference following a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers set off a firestorm that shows no signs of abating. Mr. Kaepernick, 28, explained after cameras caught him sitting during the playing of the national anthem, that he was protesting police brutality and institutional racism reflected in stark disparities between Blacks in America
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In a written statement, Mr. Sherman said, “In DeSoto, we teach our students to become thought leaders and active participants in their educational process. While their actions may make some people uncomfortable, I applaud these students for exercising their First Amendment rights in a civil, non-confrontational way.
and their White counterparts. “People don’t realize what’s really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust,” Mr. Kaepernick explained to a gaggle of reporters. “People aren’t being held accountable. And that’s something that needs to change. That’s something that this country stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all. And it’s not happening for all right now.” Kaepernick continued: “I’ll continue to sit. I’m going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. To me this is something that has to change. When there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand.” Mr. Kaepernick, a Milwaukee native, hammered rogue cops.
None of us have the right to infringe on the rights extended to our young people as American citizens. I am thankful for our coaches and administrators who allowed our students to take the road less traveled. It is my prayer that it makes all the difference for our students, our community and these United States of America.”
He said he, like many Black men, has been stopped by police and recalled when he and a friend were moving out of a house while in college. They were the only two Blacks in the neighborhood and neighbors called the police who came into their apartment uninvited with guns drawn. “There’s a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality. There’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable,” he said. “People are being given paid leave for killing people. That’s not right. That’s not right by anyone’s standards.” When asked if he was concerned that his position could be seen as a blanket indictment of law enforcement in general, Mr. Kaepernick replied: “There is police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police. So that’s a
large part of it and they’re government officials. They are put in place by the government. So that’s something that this country has to change.” “There’s things we can do to hold them more accountable. Make those standards higher. You have people that practice law and are lawyers and go to school for eight years, but you can become a cop in six months and don’t have to have the same amount of training as a cosmetologist. That’s insane. Someone that’s holding a curling iron has more education and more training than people that have a gun and are going out on the street to protect us.” Police union leaders were incensed, demanded an apology and in San Francisco, police officers are threatening to boycott Niners games.
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I’m divorcing, but I am the marrying kind!
Hi Alma –
I’m divorcing my husband of 24 years. (The ink is just about dry) We have been apart for the last 3 years. I’m new to dating again. I’ve been with my new guy for 2 years. We met on eHarmony. He’s amazing inside & out and I love him. I’m 47. My guy is 46. He is divorced. He has been divorced for 2.5 years. He was apart from his ex for 3 years before the divorce was final. So he’s been single for 5.5 years. I believe in marriage and I do want to get married again. How long should I date him? What’s enough time to give a man to pop the question? – Elizabeth Hi Elizabeth – You’re not quite free! Until the ink dries you’re still legally married, pretty wom-
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NNPA News Wire Columnist Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and Twitter @almaaskalma.
an.TBT you have yet to join the squad of single sisterhood and trust me when I say, there are huge differences between each stage of marriage, separation and divorce. All three phases has its own umbrella of uncertainties. Like me, you married young. You’ve spent a large part of your life with one fella, exercising the commonality of compromise. This explains your comfort in cohabitation, longing for togetherness, and an extended view for two. Ain’t nothing wrong with that – but wait, for goodness sake and let’s pull up for a minute to reevaluate. What if you take more time to center and focus on you? Figure out your likes and dislikes independently, without the consideration of another. Have you taken a vacation alone? Sign up for a class you’ve always wanted to try or learn a new language. Use this time to be good
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to yourself. Your first marriage ended in divorce, that doesn’t mean you’re lacking, unlovable or incomplete. Okay, you’ve met a new guy, that’s cool. Allow him to come to the conclusion of marriage on his own, not meet a demand or ultimatum. I understand it’s been two years, but there’s no set limit to how long a great relationship should last before marriage, that’s a personal choice. You and I both know that marriage doesn’t make a relationship better nor does it complete who you are as a woman. You’ve had 25 years of practicing to be a good wife, live and love yourself unmarried for a few more years to come. You said dating’s still new to you, and if that’s the case, this isn’t the time to remarry. If and or when that time rolls around, you won’t need to Ask Alma, you and he will know, that you know that you know. And oh what a joy it will be! Alma
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HBCU Homecoming...more than a football game!
The HBCU Homecoming events go beyond the football game and halftime show. For the uninitiated, you can expect some of the livest activities for students and alumni from step shows to talent shows, pep rallies to parades, concerts to comedy shows. Traditional events include the Homecoming coronation and Fall convocation. There is something for everyone. 10/1/16 West Virginia State vs. Virginia-Wise @ Institute, WV 1:30pm ET
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Transitional and Proven Leader for Interim President of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Position: Interim President Organization: Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Location: Dallas, TX Type of Employment: Full-time with benefits or Consultant
The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 90th year as an advocate for the creation, growth and general welfare of African America businesses in Dallas and the North Texas region. The Interim President will lead and manage the chamber during an executive search for a permanent President and assist with the transition of leadership. The position will be for at minimum of six months and the Interim President can apply for the permanent President position. Excellent candidates for the Interim President position should possess the following qualifications and experience: Great passion to make a difference in the African American community Day-to-day leadership and management of a major organization and its staff Report to a board of directors and achieving the board's metrics and goals for the organization Success in gaining funding from corporations, government, and grants of at least $25K per transaction Fiduciary responsibility of a major organization including managing an annual budget of $500K and monitoring an organization's financial statements and activity Great credibility and relationships with C-Suite executives, bankers, and leaders in the Dallas area that have lead to major partnerships Success managing and staff development Exemplary writing and presentation skills Develop policies and procedures to flawlessly execute the operations of a major organization Public relations and marketing for a major organization Bachelor's degree in business or related field preferred Please follow the directions below to apply: Send resume to dljames@dbcc.org with job code IP1 in the subject line of email. Within the body of the email, please answer the following questions: Why are you passionate and interested in the position? What proven success (examples) do you have in the qualifications and experience required of the position? What is the greatest accomplishment you can bring to the organization? What positive feedback have you been given by your supervisor or clients at you current or former employer?
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