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Wrong rapist, still good news Talk about excited!

When I read the headline that a suspected serial rapist had been apprehended, I breathed a heavy sigh, thinking that Pookie had finally been caught.

When I looked at the picture, I exclaimed, “That’s not Pookie!”

Well, it seems there’s another serial rapist out there. Earlier this month, 33-year-old Fernando Munoz was arrested on a burglary charge and Dallas police “believe” he is a fit for four sexual Cheryl Smith offenses that occurred in East Dallas, as recently as last month and as far back as 2008.

To our knowledge, since 2010, Pookie has been wreaking havoc -- attempting to destroy lives -breaking into homes and raping women.

Pookie is described as a black male, in his late 30s to mid-40s, 5-foot-7 to 6 feet tall and weighing 250-300 lbs. Police say that he may have a thin, well-trimmed beard with a short haircut, possibly with a receding hairline or balding. The sorority members have been in their 50s or 60s.

While the attacks took place in Plano, Coppell and Corinth between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., police also say they are not ruling out the possibility of Pookie changing up his pattern or even changing his targets.

No one is safe from a rapist! Me today, tomorrow it could be your sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, cousin or child!

So, for well over a year, since I was first alerted that a man was targeting members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in North Texas; I have hosted radio shows, moderated panel discussions and continued to write about the culprit.

Additionally I challenged other media outlets, the clergy, men’s and women’s groups, and organizations to speak out and put this rapist on blast.

To say that I became unpopular in some groups would be an understatement. Still, I continued speaking out-- not because I am a member of Delta Sigma Theta, but because it was the right thing to do.

Someone needed to speak out for the survivors.

Then too, over the years it has been a pattern for me to write about and discuss injustices, abuses and issues involving the disenfranchised, downtrodden and overlooked.

I didn’t see a reason to stop and I still don’t.

The rapist, who I dubbed “Pookie” needed to have his face plastered in churches, on signs and anywhere else possible to let him know that what he was doing was unacceptable.

Still many remained silent, but there was hope when a few local journalists tried to keep the story alive, despite the case getting colder and colder. CW 33‘s Giselle Phelps, NBC’s Randy McIlwain, WFAA’s Debbie Denmon and Dallas Morning News’ Selwyn Crawford were a few who did what journalists are supposed to do; and the Elite News ran Pookie’s face on the front cover, along with a story where members of the clergy spoke out.

Scott Goldstein of the Morning News wrote about Pookie and Munoz. America’s Most Wanted featured Pookie.

It was encouraging to hear that CrimeStoppers was offering a $5000 reward-- a figure has remained the same for over a year. Also Defendants Friends, described as ‘finding justice in America,” posted a $100,000 reward for the “capture of the sorority rapist.”

Then Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (US-TX) begin speaking out and hosted a community forum-- bringing in law enforcement, District Attorney Craig Watkins, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, women’s groups, psychologists and advocates to discuss the rapist and violence against women.

Most recently Mayor Rawlings announced the Ten Thousand Man Rally Against Domestic Abuse, scheduled for 10:00a.m. on March 23 at Dallas City Hall (see www.dallasmenagainstabuse.com Whether you know the culprit or not, violence against women should not be tolerated. Rape is a form of domestic violence and we must call it what it is.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, former president of Bennett College, has been vocal about apprehending Pookie and her support of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

She is not alone.

“The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has historically provided a vast network of support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking since its initial passage in 1994,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “The Senate-passed version of the VAWA reauthorization is the result of extensive deliberation and consultation with real victims of violence, law enforcement personnel, and outside organizations that specialize in combating domestic violence and abuse. I was proud to support the Senate version, and pleased that this Congress voted to pass S. 47.”

The NAACP issued a statement.

“Women across the country have come to depend on the services and protections offered by the Violence Against Women Act,” said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “At a time when so many extremist politicians are seeking to roll back decades of hard-won protections and rights, this renewal is an important victory.”

“The reauthorization of the VAWA ensures a continuation of vital, lifesaving programs and protections,” said Hilary Shelton, Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy and Director of NAACP’s Washington Bureau. “NAACP supported the passage of the VAWA in 1994, and its reauthorization in 2000 and 2005, and has seen the VAWA improve the landscape for victims in the United States who once suffered in silence. Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking have now been able to access services, and a new generation of families and justice system professionals have come to understand that domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking are crimes that our society will no longer tolerate.”

Pookie and Munoz are not the lone perpetrators. So many women are being victimized.

Now, what do you have to say?

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A HIGHWAY TO FREEDOM THE QUEST FOR PEACE

Edna Pemberton takes on writer In a letter to Tod Robberson, Edna Pemberton of Dallas wrote: I take issue with your March 3rd article on "Loyalty to Democrats is getting southern residents nothing and nowhere."

I am offended that you feel that you have the recipe for development in the Oak Cliff community. It's simply about MONEY!!!!!! The Oak Cliff community does not have the investors lined up to assist the community in developing our community... we have plans, ideas, and developers (without funds). You know that because you have been writing about it in your Bridging the Gap articles....

Since you don't know our history...you don't have the right to tell our story or choose our leaders!!! We are not senseless voters.......

Let's be for real, our Black elected officials are good with what they have and with whom to work.They must be careful in assisting so that they don't look like they are favoring any one group. The initial solution is the community. The urban community must rise up and give leadership to their future.

In other communities, that is how it works...the elected officials don't dictate to the voters what's good for them...it's grass root partnership with the elected officials....and you know that!!!!

You seemed to believe that we need to change leadership to get different results....WRONG. Let me state some facts to you: Most of your Dallas leadership (today and that are doing great things) came out of the Tuesday afternoon luncheon held weekly by Commissioner J.W. Price late 80's to early 90's. He realized that we needed a network to learn and disseminate information to each other. That is where I met Dr. Brooks (Urban League, now) and Ms. Lorraine Greene Lee of DART that helped the community and me to write a proposal to established the first cross town bus route (1987...Loop 12) so that people did not have to go downtown to transfer to come to Oak Cliff..thank you, Commissioner Price and Dr. Brooks. The Black & Brown Conference came out of that network luncheon. Let's move on.

When KMart was in the process of closing the I 35 Ledbetter Location..it was US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Commissioner Price, Betty Culbreath, Councilman Al Lipscomb, Dianne Gibson, Winsor Barbee, Jesse Barbee, Dr. Pastor E.K. Bailey and others that kept the

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store opened for another 5 years by engaging with conversation with the corporate giant and challenging the community to support local retail. Let's continue on the journey....

You talked about Pastors: 1990 (deceased Pastor Bailey) Concord Church: partnered with Councilwoman Ragsdale during the Rochester Park flood of 1990 for the first ever clothes giveaway. Thank you Concord Church and Councilwoman Ragsdale. Let's continue on the journey. In 1990 a Young lady (24 yrs.) was raped, beaten up and paralyzed. Senator West, Councilman Lipscomb, DMPT Ragsdale, and Pastor Bailey led the community effort in crime prevention marches(first ever "Mothers March Against Crime) and the Teen Curfew ordnance (they helped us to write it..and went to court...and won)..let continue....

2006/2007- First ever Sexual Orientated Business proposal stopped by elected officials.West, Davis, Atkins, Caraway, Concord, Friendship-West, Pastor Haynes, Potters House Church, Elder Ray Orr-Christian Chamber of Commerce and the community.

Southwest Center Mall (2009 -on verge of closing....you wrote about it) BUT remains opened because of DMPT Atkins, US Congresswoman Johnson, Senator West, Rep. Davis, Rep. Giddings, the mayor and all city council members, Commissioner Price, Pastor Tommy Brown, neighborhood associatins and many others, As a part of the Mayor Rawlings Grow South, we are engaged with DMPT Atkins, US Congresswoman Johnson and others to rebuild the Camp Wisdom Corridor....

Now back to your concern about political candidates in the Black Community....The better question to ask the Democrat Party is where is the outreach work on getting younger viable political candidates participation.....??

Should we be grooming others to run for office in the Black Community...YES!!!!! and we are....

Now have I agreed with the work of all elected officials...No..... but I realized that if I did what I could..my community would be better off. So while you identify our elected officials as the problem....I strongly disagree. It is a partnership: Elected Officials + Community Engagement = a stabilized powerful Community.

As we stand here today, At the crossroads of freedom and equality, The celebration of the emancipation proclamation must not become a novelty.

That great march was the start, To engage a nations heart, To pull back the veil of discrimination and oppression And to cease and release the rights of a people, And honor our Declarations intended predilections.

And though we have lived to behold A man of color residing in our countries most prestigious house, There is still so much work to do, We must remain vigilant and persistent, Of this there can be no doubt.

His coming was the hailing of an inspired notion, That we can be what we choose when motivated by devotion.

He exemplifies that we are not separate and often more than equal, His second term in office is a historic sequel.

We must strive to bring liberation through education.

We must teach our sons and daughters To look beyond their situations.

Let us inspire them to nurture and caress their dreams, For then shall we all be able to lift our voices and sing.

Like Martin we must live our dreams, Like Malcolm we must do what is necessary, Like Medgar we need to have the courage To not let our voices be buried.

Let us unite and work to bring calm To the chaos in our streets, For then and only then Shall we know the majesty Of that elusive jewel known as peace.

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Edna Pemberton, Oak Cliff Proud

Happy Centennial Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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It Has Begun! Legendary multi-platinum country artist Collin Raye tells everyone everywhere he goes, “Imaj is country’s next big star!” What makes Imaj such an amazing anomaly is that her mission has always been simply, “Peace & Love” — a movement that has been advocated since The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin and Michael Jackson…then along came Imaj to continue the Peace Movement.

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The Power of Prayer

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

When I first entered public life I promised God that prayer would be central to my activities and my service.

I have always understood the value of taking issues and concerns to God. It was a lesson that I learned as a little girl from my own father who prayed before every meal, and requested that my siblings and I quote a scripture before we ate.

For the past eighteen years I have sponsored an annual prayer breakfast for members of the faith community in North Texas. This year the event was held on February 11th at the Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute at the Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center.

Nearly 125 members of the ecumenical faith community attended as we fellowshipped and considered the theme: “The Cost of Humanity: Protecting and Providing for Society’s Vulnerable.

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, the presiding prelate of the 10th Episcopal District for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was our keynote speaker. Bishop McKenzie is also the first woman to be elected a Bishop in her denomination.

She spoke about the responsibility that people of faith have to build and restore their communities. She challenged those in attendance to serve people, and to create a better world for the young, the elderly and the infirmed.

She spoke about her own experiences as a new minister with a congregation of thirty-five people that challenged drug dealers and prostitutes who stood on street corners, and lived in a house near her church in Baltimore, Maryland.

Among the clergy that attended were Dr. Jerry L. Christian of Kirkwood Temple C.M.E., Pastor Jo Hudson of Cathedral of Hope, Reverend Rudy Garcia of the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Rabbi Andrew Paley of Temple Shalom, Revathi Srinath of the DFW Hindu Temple and Reverend Claude Maples, the retired pastor of the Romine Christian Church.

Reverend Maples also acted as our master of ceremonies.

I was blessed to make a special presentation to Bishop J. Neaul Haynes, the Pastor of the Saintsville Church of God In Christ who is also a member of the COGIC national board.

Bishop Haynes has been one of the prayers warriors whose presence in our community has truly been a gift from God. His daughter, Pia Williams, the Texas Jurisdictional Supervisor for the Department of Women in the Church of God In Christ, gave the benediction.

I have found prayer to be a valuable resource in my public and personal lives. It should be something that we do daily. It is crucial to our well-being and to the success of our communities.

U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee.

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JACKSON: Court misses white racial entitlement their act, since he somehow considers protection of the right to vote a “racial entitlement.”

Scalia’s racial taunt has received the scorn it deserves. It makes more sense to apply his reasoning to the real “racial entitlements” that still scar our nation.

By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. In oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia slandered the act as a “racial entitlement,” arguing, “whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes.”

So, the right-wing justice intimated, the conservative “Gang of Five” on the Supreme Court had every right to step in and overrule the 98 senators who voted unanimously to reauthorize the act (including the senators of every state and jurisdiction required to seek pre-clearance of any changes in their voting laws).

The justice proved once more that he is not a neutral arbiter of the Constitution but a right-wing activist with an agenda to enforce. Deference to the popularly elected Congress and president is, apparently, only when they do what Scalia considers to be proper.

When they choose to reauthorize a Voting Rights Act that has protected the rights of millions and transformed America’s democracy since its passage in 1965, Justice Scalia thinks the court should negate

For example, a recent study

by Brandeis University revealed a stunning increase in the wealth gap between whites and blacks in America. The gap tripled between 1984 and 2009. In 2009, the median wealth (the difference between what you own and what you owe) of a white household was $113,149. The median wealth of a black household was $5,677.

Why the difference? The study found five contributing factors.

First, whites were more likely to be homeowners than blacks, often because their families are more able to help with down payments. Black families who worked for 200 years in slavery and 100 years in segregation had less ability to accumulate wealth.

Second, whites made more income than blacks, even for comparable work.

Third, blacks are twice as likely to be unemployed as whites, and, with less of a family cushion to rely on, more likely to deplete their savings when unemployed.

Fourth, whites are five times more likely to inherit money, and their inheritance averages 10 times as much. Again, this surely is in part a legacy of our scarred history.

Finally, whites are more likely to have a college education than blacks. Blacks are more likely to find advanced training difficult to finance. They are more likely to graduate with debt, and their average debt on graduation is greater.

The wealth gap is, in Scalia’s words, a “racial entitlement.” Only this entitlement favors whites, not blacks. As Scalia wrote, “whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes.” That’s why it took a Civil War to end slavery, and to amend the Constitution to guarantee equal protection of the laws. It took the sacrifice of lives and limbs in a civil rights movement to end segregation, and to pass the Voting Rights Act to provide minorities with an equal right to vote. On economic inequality, the promise of 40 acres and a mule for freed slaves was broken. Dr. King marched on Washington to redeem a “canceled check” marked “insufficient funds.”

If Scalia is right, “the normal political processes” won’t solve this racial entitlement. Nor, for that matter, will the right-wing Gang of Five on the Supreme Court.

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister.

He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.

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Every manuntil hasa adesignated right to month his own opinion. Every race has a right Don’t wait to its own to go action; to the doctor-therefore let no man persuade you against your Cancer, hypertension, blood clots, kidney disease and will, let no other race influence you against your own. other ills are not paying attention to a calendar and neither should you!

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A guy who hits a woman can be called lots of things.

“Man” is not one of them.

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Join Mayor Mike Rawlings for The Ten Thousand Man Rally Against Domestic Abuse at 10am on March 23rd at Dallas City Hall. (DART exit at Convention Center Station.) It’s time for the men of Dallas to say, enough is enough.

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The Mount celebrates anniversary National Association for the Advancement of Colored People GARLAND BRANCH P.O. Box 460944 Garland, Texas 972 381-5044 www.garlandtxnaacp.org

NAACP Garland “Political Forum” Garland City Council Seats

Mayor District 3 District 6 District 7 District 8

GISD Board of Trustees Candidates Place 1 Place 2 Place 3 When - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Time - 6: 45 PM Where - The Garland Women’s Activities Building 713 Austin St. (next to the downtown Library) Garland, TX

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GARLAND, TX— - For more than half a century, Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church of Garland, located at 1233 State Highway 66, has been a place of transformation for thousands. Leonard O. Leach has been the Senior Pastor at The Mount for the last 17 years and has seen transformation inside the four walls of the church and beyond.

Leach says, "We are grateful to our founding family who inspired us to bring about change in the Garland community. For 55 years we have expected “great things” from God and He has delivered."

The Mount will be celebrating this year's anniversary on Sunday, March 17, 2013 (at both the 7:50 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Services) by launching its Yes Campaign. The campaign slogan is To Grow The Kingdom of God through...Time. Talents.

Treasures.

Associate Pastor of Family Counseling and Administration at the church, Aaron Gaddis says, "Our goal is to have our members build and grow the future of Mount Hebron, through acts of service and time by participating in ministries, mobilizing their God-given talents in ministries, and by investing their treasures through their tithes, offerings, investments, and endowments."

The church, with 65+ ministries, will also be holding a Ministry Fair on this Sunday, which will give members the opportunity to receive information and sign up to be

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The most recent ministry launched on The Mount is The Family Room, which opened November 2012.

This Resource Center, located at the church, includes materials for families, children, teens, singles and couples, and is complete with CD Messages, Videos and a computer lab.

It services Garland and the surrounding areas and is free and open to the public.

For more about The Mount and its ministries, call 972-276-5218 or go to www.onthemount.org.

Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church has been serving the Garland Community for over five decades.

It is the vision of the church to seek the redemption, restoration, and redirection of family members, who will be "agents" of spiritual change in their communities. Mount Hebron's staple projects include Mount Hebron Urban Community Housing (M.U.C.H.), which has provided housing for thousands of homeless individuals in the Garland Community, Mount Hebron Christian Academy (MHCA), which has educated nearly 2000 pre-school through 2nd grade students, in Garland and the surrounding communities, and, worldwide, the church supports ministries in Zambia, Mexico, Pakistan and Haiti.

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Gwendolyn, what’s taking him so long to marry me? I know he loves me.

Tina

I did so much for my boyfriend and still got rejected!

Dear Gwen:

I have dated my boyfriend for about nine years on and off. I do love him and for years I had hopes of marrying this man. This is the problem: I have invested my time and my money in him.

About four years ago I was shopping at a thrift store and noticed a wedding dress. It looked like new. I bought it because his male friend had hinted to me that my boyfriend was going to propose to me that upcoming Christmas. I started setting the date and looking at other options of where the wedding would take place.

Well, Christmas came and Christmas went and no proposal. I was devastated almost to the point of losing my mind.

Dear Tina When the proposal didn’t come, you should have terminated the relationship. You didn’t have to date for nine years. You actually didn’t. You must come to the realization that maybe, just maybe, your friend is not the person for you. Open your eyes Tina, truly it is clear he is not worthy of you. Keep in mind that men do not seem to love as strongly as women. In some cases, however, men do love strongly, but usually those strong out of sight emotions result in violence.

Another error you made was to listen to his friend. He may have indicated to his friend he was going to propose to you – and then had a change of mind.

You stated in your letter this man is a felon and cannot get a job. You mentioned you stood by him when he went to jail and you stood by him when he had a drug problem. Gee, Tina, you did too much – as most women do. Don’t waste your future any longer on this man. Some men appreciate the good of a woman, but think about it —most men don’t.

"Ask Gwendolyn Baines" advice column is distributed by the National Newspaper Publishers' Association (NNPA)-Washington, D.C.

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109 to graduate from Texas Offenders Re-entry – Bishop T.D. Jakes and The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc. will celebrate the graduation of 109 ex-offenders on Sunday March 17, 2013 at 9 a.m. CDT from the Texas Offenders Re-entry Initiative (T.O.R.I.), a year-long program that helps former inmates transition to life outside the penal system thereby dramatically increasing their chances for success while reducing the likelihood of recidivism. The ceremony will be held at The Potter’s House at 6777 W. Kiest Blvd. in Dallas.

Texas has one of the largest prison populations in the United States with a cost of $49.40 per inmate per day to incarcerate, versus only $.98 per day to rehabilitate ex-offenders through the T.O.R.I. program.

The U.S. recidivism rate is 67 percent of former prisoners re-arrested and 52 percent re-incarcerated within three years of their release—but The Potter’s House is working to decrease that

n u m b e r. T h e T. O . R . I . p r o g r a m recidivism rate is at a low nine percent.

Founded in December 2004 by Bishop Jakes, T.O.R.I. is an intensive 12month case management program that offers six core services: employment, housing, education, family reunification, health care and spiritual guidance.

Since its inception, T.O.R.I. has served more than 7,000 formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Texas. “ T h e p r o o f o f Charles S. Dutton T.O.R.I.’s effectiveness is clearly indicated in its extraordinary low recidivism rate,” said Bishop T.D. Jakes, senior pastor at The Potter’s

Bishop

Jakes discusses new pope and Christianity, helping former inmates on Washington Watch with Roland Martin -- Topics to include: the election of the first Latin American pontiff - Pope Francis; the Conservative Political Action Conference; the growing wealth gap between black and white families and the combined political power of blacks and Hispanics -

House and founder of T.O.R.I. “We are proud of our graduates for completing this program and our alumni who apply the lessons learned and continually work hard to beat the statistics.”

Noted actor and director Charles S. Dutton will deliver the keynote address to the graduating hopefuls and an array of Dallas dignitaries, judges and special guests in attendance, including the friends and families of the graduating class.

Charles S. Dutton is an American stage, film, and television actor and director, best known for his roles as "Fortune" in the film Rudy, "Dillon" in Alien 3, and

Post, Michael Fletcher are among the guests on this week's Washington Watch with Roland Martin, airing on TV One, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 11 AM ET. The journalist/commentator panel includes: Former Ohio Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell; Managing Partner at the Buten Group, Charles Butler; Political Commentator for theGrio.com, Sophia Nelson and Sirius XM's, The Black Eagle, Joe Madison. Topics during the hour include: the election of the first Latin American pontiff - Pope Francis, and the effects on Black Catholics and Christians in America and around the world; the Conservative Political Action Conference

the title role in the television sitcom “Roc.” More than his celebrity, Dutton’s personal story equips him to deliver a keynote address that will resonate with graduates and attendees, alike. Recently, he embarked on a new one-man play entitled, “From Jail to Yale: Serving Time on Stage,” an autobiographical take on his journey from the prison system to the playhouses of Yale.

Due to the program’s success rate and high need for the program’s services, T.O.R.I. is working to expand to include even more ex-offenders.

“The best way to get ahead of the demand is for individuals, corporations, and foundations to rally around T.O.R.I.’s mission and support it so we can expand our services, serve more people and end the cycle of incarceration indefinitely,” said Tina Naidoo, a licensed social worker and executive director of T.O.R.I.

ALL BUSINESSES MUST IMPLEMENT NEW EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION FORM I-9

By Allen Orr, Orr Immigration Law Firm Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced the new Form I-9, (Rev. 03/08/13) on March 8. Employers should begin using the new form immediately for all new hires, rehires and reverification. Using prior versions of the Form I-9 after May 7, 2013, will cause the employer to be subject to fines.

Employers must use the Form I-9 to verify an employees work authorization in the US. The new form can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf.

The new Form I-9 is a two-page document with seven pages of instructions. The flow and content of the form are similar to the previous version; however, the layout is revised to provide additional space and clarity to the preparer. The new version also has added data fields for an email address, phone number and foreign passport. The email address and phone number fields are optional, and have been added to assist the government in contacting individuals during an investigation. USCIS has also revised the Handbook for Employers, Form M-274, http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/ m-274.pdf and the I-9 Central website, www.uscis.gov/ I-9Central, to complement the instructions and format of the new Form I-9. In addition there will be several free webinars hosted by USCIS covering completion and implementation of the new form. The dates and times of the webinars are located on the I-9 Central portal.

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Employers should use the implementation of the new form as an opportunity to ensure that company policies and procedures are current and compliant. Best practices include a written policy regarding Form I-9 rules and procedures, yearly audits and training, and appointing and I-9 czar for your company.

and the future of the Republican party; causes of the increased wealth gap between blacks and whites and approaches to closing I-9 inspections by the government are at an all-time high.

Neglecting to fill out I-9 forms or filling out I-9 forms the divide, and the strong combined political incorrectly can result in fines of up to $1,100 for every power of blacks and Hispanics. incorrect form.

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Concord Church to unveil new state-ofthe-art Worship Center

Reverend Bryan L. Carter, senior pastor of Concord Church, and Concord members recently announced Dedication and Inaugural Worship Services as they unveil their new stateof-the-art worship center.

Dedication Services will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 11am and Inaugural Worship Services will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 7:30am, 9:15am, 11am and 12:45pm.

The church is located at 6808 Pastor Bailey Drive, Dallas, Texas 75237.

The comprehensive church campus is designed to effectively minister to the needs of the entire family.

The newly constructed worship center will be known as the Faith Building, which is directly adjacent to the current facility which will be called the Legacy Building.

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The Faith Building includes a 3,500 seat sanctuary featuring a state-of-the-art media center, new adult classrooms, new meeting rooms and an outdoor Prayer Garden.

The building also features a unique sacred and intimate Baptismal Room with private seating for family viewing, as well as audio-visual viewing throughout the sanctuary.

The Legacy Building will focus on children, youth and senior adults. Concord will celebrate a new youth worship center, new

children's worship center, and senior adult meeting and activity rooms.

Pastor Carter welcomes and encourages the entire community to join in for the Dedication Services on Saturday and the Inaugural Worship Services on Sunday.

"We believe that the new campus and facilities will allow Concord to better serve our community and help people experience God in great ways," stated Pastor Carter. "We grow people-Going In to Go Out." The Dedication Service will include a ribbon-cutting !

ceremony to welcome Concord members and the community into the new worship home.

Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, senior pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California, will be the keynote speaker.

National, state and local special guests and elected officials will be in attendance.

Seating will begin at 10am with tours of the facility offered immediately following the service.

The Inaugural Sunday Worship Services will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ralph West, senior pastor of The Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas at all four services.

The services will feature the church's mass choir, United Voices of Concord led by Minister of Music Gaye Arbuckle along with performances by the Concord dance ministries.

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Spring Break DWI Patrols Garland Police will have additional officers patrolling Garland streets for drunk drivers starting this weekend. The timing of the extra patrols coincides with the Garland area schools’ Spring Break. The extra patrols begin Friday, March 8th, and will run through Sunday, March 17th.

If you are a young man: Between the ages of 13-18 Enrolled in grades 8th - 11th at the time of submission Being raised in a single female home.

THEN I AM LOOKING FOR YOU! I want to invite you to the Steve Harvey National Mentoring Camp in Dallas, June 11-16, 2013 where I and some of my very good friends will conduct a series of seminars on the principles of manhood, leadership, and community empowerment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE : Friday, March 15, 2013 ABOUT THE MENTORING WEEKEND The goal of “The Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend for Young Men” is to break the misguided traits of manhood and create a generation of men who are emotionally, socially and economically strong.

The mentoring camps are interactive programs whose sole purpose is to share and teach the principles of manhood and dream building to young men. The program helps young men realize their potential and envision a future where they are physically and emotionally equipped, responsible and productive men.

Hosted by Steve Harvey, this program includes a host of workshops that focus on personal responsibility, dream building, and the importance of nutrition and physical fitness. In addition, the participants are introduced to positive male role models who are leaders in various areas, including business, their communities, entertainment and the military.

Since 2009 thousands of applications have been received for consideration and hundreds of yonng men from single female-headed households have participated in the Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend for Young Men.

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Screams and tears… and this was inside the theater as girls ranging from young to old witnessed the Dallas debut of Mindless Behavior’s All Around the World.

It reminded me of the reaction of many during my years as a pre-teen when the group New Edition took the stage. Others older than me may recall that feeling from the Jackson Five. Homage to Michael and his brothers was cleverly woven into All Around the World when the boys ended their concert tour in Indiana.

The sensation is the same. Only the characters have changed. However, this film did bring something different.

It delivered the emotional process of developing boys to men.

Music Producers Keisha Gamble and Walter Millsap not only sought out and discovered the four boys Roc Royal, Ray Ray, Princeton and Prodigy,

they adopted them and strategically developed their dreams of being entertainers.

This concert documentary gives behind the scenes evidence that goes beyond the shows. It shares Gamble and Millsap’s process of keeping the boys grounded in education, family, and consciousness of caring for the well being of others.

Many scenes reach the core of the human condition, and elicit heartfelt reactions. Including an emotional time when they boys are reunited with family members midway through their tour. The tears shed are real, both on screen and in the auditorium where silence was met with sniffles.

It’s not just a flick that strings concert tours together. It shows how four boys were brought together grow together, and have a legion of fans that become mindless in self discovery, knowing it’s not important to try and fit in…just be comfortable in being yourself.

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Stoker provides many twists Stoker is a must-see thrilling murder mystery. The movie grabs your attention in the opening scene with who is later to be revealed as one of the main characters standing in the middle of a street with a brown dress on overlooking a field of flowers.

It is no ordinary feel to the scene the feeling is of horror mentally disturbed energy. The scene moves on to a point where the girl, India, returns to her home only to discover her father has been killed.

There is also new company in the house with her uncle whom she has never met but shows his face at the funeral.

The uncle announces to the mother and India that he will be staying with them for a while.

He claims to India that he has been busy traveling around the world and this is why they have never met.

The movie moves on to the next day and the uncle is outside digging up grass he makes a comment to India who he sees through a window on how soft the soil is. This struck me as him

hinting to how soft he thought the family was and how easy it would be for him to take advantage of India and her mother.

India appears as the normal suburban girl, weird and proper, which makes her stand out throughout the film.

The movie continues on to a scene where India is asked to take some ice cream to the freezer in the basement but when she brings the ice c r e a m downstairs and opens up the freezer she is distracted by a sound. She throws the ice cream in the freezer and runs back up stairs.

There is a quick glimpse of what is in the freezer and it looks to be a dead body inside but it is not enough time to verify the contents.

When she returns upstairs the uncle is sharpening a knife which gives you the feel that he is a murderer.

The next day India goes to school and when she arrives back home she finds her mother passed out in the home office. Looking drugged as she is slumped over in her seat, but nothing is said about this as the scenes change.

Later the family is having dinner that the uncle has cooked, although he has a plate full of food he only watches as India and her mother clear their plates, never touching his food.

This makes you wonder if he is trying to poison the two. As the scenes move on there is symbolism that seems to say the uncle is the one who killed the father. Then you come to find out that

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there in fact is a dead body in the freezer in the basement. The family’s maid, whom they have been looking for was killed and put into the freezer, and India finds her body but does not question the uncle about it.

The mother falls for her late husband’s brother and begins an affair kissing the uncle in the dining room as they dance. India sees this through the window and runs off to find a boy she knows from school.

As things unfold, India later comes to find out that the uncle was lying about traveling the world and was locked in an insane asylum for killing his younger brother, but it is still not revealed how India’s father, his older brother died.

The story gets wierder as India becomes affectionate toward her uncle, possibly having sex with him. She agrees to move to New York with him and start a life. The mother becomes very jealous and burns all of India’s stuff.

The violent end to this twisted story is almost expected.

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Author Dr. K. Shelette Stewart Book Signing Event WHEN: 3/23/13 TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 305 West FM 1382 Cedar Hill, TX 75104 WHAT: Stewart, a resident of Frisco, TX, will be available to sign copies of her book, Revelations in Business.

Business people don't plan to fail; they simply fail to follow God's Plan.

In Revelations in Business, Dr. Stewart combines her core Christian beliefs with her extensive academic and professional experience with Fortune 500 companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, Hostess Brands, and BellSouth Corporation, to guide readers through an innovative eight-step Divine Business Planning approach that will position you to maximize your personal fulfillment and professional success in any industry.

Revelations in Business is, without question, The Purpose Driven Life for business leaders.

Regardless of whether you are a seasoned leader or just beginning your career, this book is for anyone who desires to achieve success and significance.

Arranged in order of a conventional business plan, Revelations in Business offers real-life examples from business leaders, spiritual principles, practical tools, and pragmatic recommendations that you can begin applying immediately.

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What if there was a book that combined the two? Revelations in Business is that book.

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Dallas' Amber Pickens teams up with Tony Award-Winning director/choreographer George Faison for benefit concert youth over a four-week period..

Believing in the power of change through the arts, Ms. Pickens knows that arts education encourages creative thinking while developing necessary skills for independent and collaborative work. She will conduct dance workshops at the Meru View School, Saint Dymphna School, Umoja Youth Empowerment Center and International School Moshi. These oneweek arts camps will serve as part of each school's curricula as the major arts project for the school year.

Participants in the program are responsible for their cost of expenditures and fees that includes travel, lodging, health immunizations and medications, Tanzanian Visas, ground transportation, dance supplies for the workshops and others.

In working towards meeting a goal of $7500, Ms. Pickens has joined forces with one of her mentors, Tony Award-winning

director and choreographer George Faison to produce a benefit concert, NGOMA ARUSHA...A Journey in Dance. (Ngoma being the Swahili translation for "dance").

The concert will feature performances in dance, drama and music by students attending The Ailey School, The Juilliard School, The New School, New York University Tisch School and others with a special guest performance by acclaimed choreographer, dancer and Juilliard alumnus Abdur-Rahim Jackson. There will also be a silent auction.

The benefit concert, NGOMA ARUSHA...A Journey in Dance will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, 7pm at the Faison Firehouse Theatre in New York.

Tickets are $40 for limited premium seating and $20 for general admission. Individuals can purchase tickets or make a donations online at www.SmartTix.com or by calling SmartTix at 212.868.4444.

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NEW YORK, NY Dallas Independent School District's Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Vi s u a l A r t s h a s a n o t h e r distinguished alumnus making strides in New York City.

Amber Pickens, now a second year student in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance Program at The Juilliard School in New Yo r k , h a s b e e n selected to represent her school as a dance teacher for the school's Annual ArtPowers Summer Arts Education Program.

As a teacher for the program, Ms. Pickens will travel to Arusha, Tanzania to share the experience of dance with children and

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Food Stamp families growing faster than jobs Washington, D.C. – As the February jobs numbers were released, U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, challenged President Obama’s re-election claim of ‘an economy built to last’.

million American families were added to the food stamp rolls through November 2012 (latest data). That’s a ratio of 1.4 new people on food stamps for every new private sector job created from the jobs bottom through November 2012.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) reported today that the economy added 246,000 private sector payroll jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%.

“When President Clinton left office only one in 16 Americans needed food stamps. Under President Obama, it’s grown to nearly one in six. That’s the pain that families endure under the weakest economic recovery in modern times,” said Brady.

“The number of Americans forced to subsist on food stamps to avoid hunger has grown faster than those finding jobs under President Obama. That’s not an economy built to last. That’s an economy that is struggling,” said Brady.

President Clinton, working with Republicans in Congress, shrunk the size of government and balanced the budget, while reducing the number of food stamp recipients by 10 million, Brady noted.

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“President Obama could learn a thing or two from the last Democratic president. Growing the government isn’t growing the

middle class in America,” said Brady. “The sign of a compassionate government isn’t more Americans needing food

stamps. It is more Americans working in well-paying jobs so they no longer need assistance.”

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ORIX Foundation helps Meet the Critical Needs of Homeless Children with $102,000 Gift to Captain Hopeʼs Kids – ORIX Foundation, the charitable foundation of Dallas-based financial services leader ORIX USA, has announced a $102,000 gift, raised from their Holiday Drive for Captain Hope’s Kids an organization whose mission is meeting the needs of homeless children. Captain Hope’s Kids provides support for homeless children in North Texas; in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant, and Johnson counties.

In 2012, Captain Hope’s Kids received and distributed more than one half a million critically needed items to approximately 40,000 homeless children. Captain Hope’s Kids purchases diapers, training pants, school uniforms, school supplies and hygiene items for infants and children in large quantities. This enables them to secure the best value for the money and make more efficient “purchases than partner agencies.

“ORIX Foundation employees put their professional skills to work for the community, helping to drive positive change for the individuals and families who need it most,” said Elizabeth Daane, President and Founding Director of ORIX Foundation. “We believe our philanthropic work is not only a smart investment, but is absolutely the right thing to do.”

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Families with children now constitute approximately 54 percent of people who become homeless as reported by the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance 2012 Survey. This represented an increase of 36 percent from 2010.

Of the homeless children, 67 percent are under the age of 9 and 29 percent are infants and toddlers under the age of 3 years.

“Our mission at ORIX Foundation is to advance education, strengthen communities and improve lives,” said Carol Greene, Foundation Director.

“We want children and families to succeed- in school, in the workforce and in life. As such, we are excited to be able to provide these funds to assist your organization in providing increased opportunities and resources for those you serve; as this program fits squarely within the scope of that goal.”

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Mark your calendar March 14-17 Fair & Square Imports of McKinney, TX, is partnering with Ten Thousand Villages (a national 501c3 fair trade nonprofit) to host a Fair Trade Oriental Rug Event at Fair & Square’s storefront in downtown McKinney.

Fair & Square Imports - 219 E. Louisiana Street, Downtown McKinney, Texas 75069 Event Hours: Thursday–Saturday 10–9 and Sunday 10–6

Take part in a wee bit o’fun as we celebrate the week of St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green (don’t get pinched) and your shamrock lucky charms. Come view South Side resident’s uniquely decorated lofts, mingle with friends and neighbors, feast on hors d’oeuvres, enjoy bar and vote on your favorite loft.

With the luck of the Irish, the favorite loft winner will receive a $250 rent concession which is almost like finding a pot of gold, right? Leprechauns and a bit of malarkey welcome!

8TH FLOOR, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm *** Network Luncheon Speaker Series #5 Featuring: Larry Mallory Former New York Giants Football Player RSVP by March 20th 972-557-0988 mmaldonado@balchspringschamber.org

March 15 Black Finn 4440 Belt Line Road Addison, TX 75001 469-374-7667 5:30p - 8:30p March 16 Pole'iticians, Open House at the Arlington location March 16pm from 3pm-5pm.

You must rsvp online at least 24 hours in advance for all classes. Wear shorts and a tank top, no lotions or oils, and socks on your feet. *** Black Visions Film Series presents Black Women's Film Mini-Fest at 8 pm. $10 South Dallas Cultural Center Theater

In The Gallery "Art That Touches Your Heart" presented by Janice Thacker. Wichita, Kansas native Thacker paints allegorical images that examine the weighty subject of the state of Black Americans using seemingly "sweet subjects". The questions posed lie slightly beneath the surface of her idyllic imagery, inviting the viewer to interpret beyond what meets the eye.

"The Red Life" presented by Kijana Martin In her first one-woman exhibition, Kijana Martin tackles the timely subject of African American women and their growing numbers in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Using symbolic imagery, Martin explores issues around prevention, stigma and responsibility in her mixed media works.

Arthello Beck Gallery March 16 through April 27, 2013. Free Opening March 16 from 5-7 pm. Meet the Artist Talk at 6 pm.

Gallery hours are Tuesday- Friday, 2-8 pm and Saturday 10 am-4 pm.

March 18 Greater Southwest Black Chamber Luncheon and Panel Discussion.

Time: 11:30am -2:00pm Location: Holiday Inn DeSoto 1310 E Wintergreen Rd DeSoto, Texas 75115

March 19 MARCH BUSINESS MIXER from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT) Vee Lounge Restaurant 500 Taylor St Fort Worth, TX 76102

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Larry M. Mallory is a global business executive with over 30 years of domestic and international business management and supply chain experience, primarily in the food production and personal care industries.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:30am-12:30pm

Brief presentation by Cynthia Kaminsky with Eastfield College, Continuing Education, Supply Chain Operations Management Program and Certification.

Civic Center 12400 Elam Road Balch Springs, Texas 75180 972-557-0988 *** CAAPCO's Young Professionals Division invites you to its March Social Upgrade "The 3-fer" 6:30 pm - 11:00pm Bowl & Barrel 8084 Park Lane, Suite B145 Dallas, TX 75231

**** Shaver & Ash, PLLC Presents: "Subjects Every Business Person Should Know" Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Refreshments/Hours-devours and Meet & Greet 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Dallas Athletic Club 4111 Country Club Dr Dallas TX 75228 An Ongoing Series of Informative Seminars Covering Short Subjects for Business People Part 1 Business Litigation Business Forms Financial Planning Sub S Election Liens and Asset Protection RSVP by March 14, 2013 Cynthia K. Shanklin Attorney at Law|Shaver & Ash, PLLC Town East Tower, 18601 LBJ Freeway Suite 520 Mesquite TX 75150 214-295-2901 Donnie Nelson is coming to Th3rd Thursday Champion's Luncheon on March 21st @12:00noon. Donnie is the General Manager and president of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.

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** "A Meeting In The Ladies Room Experience" Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Times Ten Wine Cellar.

Our panel is titled "What a Man Wants In a Wife" * March 21st – April 14th Not Just Vanilla From fashioner to painter, DJ Naehritz has been an artist most of her life. Although a native Texan, she spent many of her formative years on the west coast. Having lived in a liberating atmosphere influences her work today. Her bold, impasto abstractions are highly atypical and pull the viewer into the work to consider the interplay of form and texture. Her use of color and the way her palate intermingles is at times warming and sensual, other times bold and engaging. Her compelling compositions are rich with complex texture and depth.

JANETTE KENNEDY GALLERY, Reception: Mar. 30, 6:00 pm -10:00 pm March 22 "Black Marriage Day" Event 2013. We have put together what we hope to be a stunning, elegant and an eventful evening celebrating the value and the need for Black Marriages to stay together within our communities. This event is from 7:00-10:00pm in Arlington, TX Queerly Speaking honors the work of award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. She is one of the most widely-read American poets, and prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English." Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others.

Friday, March 22, 2013 at 8:30 pm $5 South Dallas Cultural Center Theater "Women for Women Against Violence" symposium on Friday, March 22nd at 7 pm. Co-sponsored by the Dallas County Juvenile Department, the symposium will be held at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center. Admission: $10.

Featuring Internationally Recognized Keynote Speaker Colonel Ann Wright Retired United States Army Colonel and US Diplomat Violence Against Women in the Military International and National Abuses Against Women

March 23 YESTERDAY IS SOMEONE ELSE'S TODAY: Bringing Characters from the Past to Life with Kathleen Kent 10 AM-1 PM 10809 Garland Road, Dallas 75218 ********* MEATOUT 2013 IS COMING MARCH 23!

(A FREE EVENT) Time: 10 am - 3 pm Place: Dallas Farmers Market Indoor Event Center, 1010 S. Pearl Exp. www.dallasfarmersmarket.org Theme: Living Life Veggie Style Keynote Speaker: Afya Ibomu, Holistic Nutritionist, Author, and CEO of NATTRAL.com **** Representative Yvonne Davis to host Town Hall Meeting State Representative Yvonne Davis will hold an informal Town Hall Meeting for constituents of District 111 to discuss pending legislation currently before the Texas House of Representatives as well as other community concerns. !

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For info: www.dallaspeacecenter.org, 214-660-7676.

Proyecto Unido founder and lead organizer, and Dallas Peace Center board member, and will moderate.

The Town Hall meeting will be held at the following location Tickets: $10 each or $30 for the 4 program series. Scholarships and date: are available upon request.

Teatro Dallas, 1331 Record Crossing Rd., Dallas, Texas.

To get tickets online: www.teatrodallas.org For info: www.dallaspeacecenter.org, 214-660-7676.

Methodist Charlton Medical Center - (Auditorium) Tickets: $10 each or $30 for the 4 program series. Scholarships are available upon request.

3500 W. Wheatland March 29 To get tickets online: www.teatrodallas.org Dallas, TX 75237

10:00AM - 12:00PM V's VIBE SPOT | 26ARK | THE FOUNDTION | CAUSE360 GROUP *** *Parking is available in Parking Lot A or the garage.

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The oldest and largest Black chamber of commerce in the nation, For more information contact Representative Davis' District THE RETURN OF BROWN SUGAR the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce ("DBCC") in conjunction office at (214) 941-3895.

The Simple Question is... with the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Business "When Did YOU Fall In Love With HIP-HOP?" Development Corporation, will hold the 16th Annual Excellence in ******** KENICHI Education Scholarship Luncheon on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 12:00 2400 Victory Park Lane noon at the Dallas Convention Center, Ballroom "A" (650 South Author Dr. K. Shelette Stewart Book Signing Event Dallas, Texas 75219 Griffin Street, Dallas, TX).

TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Doors open from... 10:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M. Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce WHERE: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 305 West FM 1382 Discounted Admission until 11:00 P.M. with RSVP to: 16th Annual Excellence in Education Scholarship Luncheon Cedar Hill, TX 75104 BrownSugarDFW@yahoo.com 12:00 noon WHAT: Stewart, a resident of Frisco, TX, will be available to **** Dallas Convention Center - Ballroom A sign copies of her book, Revelations in Business.

March 30 Business people don't plan to fail; they simply fail to follow God's Plan.

April 6 Lend Us Your Voice: Stories for Southern HIV + Black Women

3 pm: Harvest of Empire: A new film by Juan Gonzalez Through poetry, song and movement Lend Us Your Voice uses There are many books that teach us how to succeed in Based on the award-winning book, the new film Harvest of artists to give voice to the narratives of HIV positive Black women business. And there are many books that teach us how to Empire connects the historical interaction between the U.S. and from the South. Lend Us Your Voice addresses stigma associated apply the Word of God to our lives. What if there was a Latin America with the immigration debate, changing the with being HIV positive and themes of social support and aspects book that combined the two? Revelations in Business is dialogue from one of illegality to historical truth. Kelli Obazee, of disclosure. This project is based on research conducted by Dr. that book.

Executive Director of the Dallas Peace Center and member of Kimberly Parker, Assistant Professor of Health Studies at Texas Reform Immigration Texas Alliance (RITA) Executive Committee, Women’s University. will host a discussion following the screening.

March 24 Teatro Dallas, 1331 Record Crossing Rd., Dallas, Texas.

Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 7 pm. Free For info: www.dallaspeacecenter.org, 214-660-7676.

Women’s History Month Celebration of Significant Dallas South Dallas Cultural Center Theater Legends -- A theatrical tribute which pays homage to the Tickets: $10 each or $30 for the 4 program series. Scholarships contributions of significant women from our metroplex who are available upon request.

April 1 has impacted our community.

To get tickets online: www.teatrodallas.org UNDERGROUND, 7:30 pm Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce In The Words of a Sistah VI. April 7 2nd Annual Golf Tournament!

This annual event has become a favorite of all those who love poetry and music! Emceed by the inimitable B First Sunday's Featured Musical Guest| Center City Grill 3316 Randall , In The Words of a Sistah is not just another poetry Registration: 7:00 a.m. | Tee-off: 9:00 a.m.

Merrilee Dr. , Arlington, Texas 76011( off Division Street behind show it is as Ms. Randall states "an artistic expression of

Race Track Gas the lives of women." This year the evening will feature Keeton Park Golf Course!

Station)| 2-5:00pm| Live Radio broadcast & Live Television Taping Ashley Wilkerson, Cilla Rice, Giselle Robinson, Miz. 2323 North Jim Miller | Dallas, TX 75227 for "RTC-TV" Understood, Ms Vicki, LyricAffair, Lyn Lyric, Princess *** for ALLNATIONSTV.COM McDowell, Prudence The Auset, Rye, Sasha, Selah, Sharon DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS ROCKIN’ EVER AFTER IS COMING

Smith -Knight, Teetah Crear and Special Guest Michael TO DALLAS, APRIL 3-7!

April 11 Guinn.

American Airlines Center at 5 pm. $10 South Dallas Cultural Center Theater 8 pm: The Missing Voice: Living with AIDS in Dallas Today 2500 Victory Avenue Dallas, TX 75219 Young men and women impacted by HIV/AIDS will share their Wednesday, April 3 7:30pm experiences and describe barriers to adequate care. Discussion March 26 Thursday, April 4 10:30am, 7:30pm Hosted by Eric Reece HIV/AIDS justice advocate, with members Friday, April 5 7:30pm of the Dallas Chapter of C2EA (Campaign to End AIDS), and Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel's Saturday, April 6 11:30am, 3:30pm and 7:30pm (SPANISH Dallas Peace Center board member.

Victory Celebration Performance) Where: Teatro Dallas, 1331 Record Crossing Rd., Dallas, Texas. (and St. Patrick's Day a few days late) Sunday, April 7 1:30pm and 5:30pm For info: www.dallaspeacecenter.org, 214-660-7676.

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Ticket Information Tickets: $10 each or $30 for the 4 program series. Scholarships The NYLO Hotel Dallas - Southside Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $75 are available upon request.

1325 S. Lamar Street Dallas, Texas 75215 (Rinkside), $45 (VIP), $30 and $15. All seats are reserved, and To get tickets online: www.teatrodallas.org tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.

March 28 Tickets may also be purchased at Ticketmaster Retail Locations or at the arena’s box office.

April 16 7 pm: Rethinking Gun Violence: Perspectives from *** An Evening with Condoleezza Rice Pediatrics & Public Health April 4, 7 pm: Border Crossings: Immigrants on Immigration 8:00pm Speaker: Rashmi Shetgiri, M.D., Assistant Professor of UNT Coliseum Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shetgiri North Texas Dreamers and other immigrants share their 600 Avenue D Denton, TX 76201 cares for pediatric patients and teaches pediatric residents experiences and ideas on fixing our broken immigration Tickets - $25 for UNT Alumni/ at Children's Medical Center and Los Barrios Unidos system. Maria Robles, co-founder and Executive Committee Community Health Center in Dallas. $30 General Admission member of Reform Immigration Texas Alliance (RITA), Arlington Teatro Dallas, 1331 Record Crossing Rd., Dallas,

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MARCH 15, 2013

“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.” . Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist.

Aren’t you concerned? Do you care?

We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.

If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers

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