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AMELIA BOYNTON ROBINSON Matriarch of the Voting Rights Struggle

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I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting you in 2005 at the breakfast event for the National Voting Rights Museum’s Bloody Sunday commemoration in Selma, Alabama. It was already an exciting occasion for me as a recipient of the Invisible Giant Award. The Hon. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Mr. Harry Belafonte, Vivica A. Fox, Thomas Muhammad and my long-time friend, Chuck D, were all in Selma for the 40th anniversary of such an important time in our history. And it was a joy to hear the dynamic Susan L. Taylor, who was the speaker that morning. At the breakfast, it was announced that the centerpieces could be purchased for a “donation.” The centerpieces were beautiful dolls dressed in Antebellum attire. At my table, the doll’s features were not as African as I woudl have preferred so I went looking for a doll with a fuller nose and lips. When I found the “perfect” doll, I walked up to you, introduced myself and we had a great discussion about life and the movement. I then asked you to sign my doll’s petticoat and you did. Later I was looking at the doll and thinking about how I would take her home and place her in a coveted place where folks could see, but not touch. I did a double-take when I looked at your signature because it clicked in my head that just like my three nieces who I was raising back in Dallas, your name began and ended with an “A.” Was this a coincidence? I was so excited that I immediately began telling everyone I was bringing another addition to the “ATeam” home. You, in the form of the doll Amelia, are in a highly revered place in my home and I love to tell people about you, your life’s works and how we are connected. And, as if there wasn’t enough of a connection, I found out that you and I share a strong bond as members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. My dear sister, you hold a special place in my heart and I will treasure the memory of our meeting and the doll that I have bearing your name. It is also important to note that Alayna, Annya and Ayanna knew that under no circumstances were they to attempt to comb Amelia’s hair or change her clothes! They also feel that they must protect you from anyone entering our home. You are also deserving of the same love, reverence and protection because you are indeed an international treasure! When I think of the sacrifices that you made, of your tireless eﬀorts and strength, I feel nothing but pride. Whenever I get a little tired, I will think of women like you who lived the words of Solomon Northrup (author of 12 Years a Slave), who said he would not fall into despair. Instead, I will do as you have done all your life,. I will fight the good fight! Like you, I will not be silent, because it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “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.” Thanks for all you’ve done and continue to do. Hopefully others will join you on the right side of history.

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JOHNSON: CHILDREN MUST BE VACCINATED!

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

In 1796, Edward Jenner propelled medical research and public health forward when he invented the first vaccine. Cowpox, a less deadly form of smallpox, infected milkmaids via sores on a cow’s body. Jenner correctly tested his hypothesis that a cowpox infection could protect a person from smallpox. Until the true development and distribution of vaccines, epidemics such as whooping cough, smallpox,

measles, yellow fever, and rubella had ravaged cities throughout the world. Even with Jenner’s discovery, the 1800s was a diﬃcult time for public health. While the National Vaccine Agency was established in the United States in order to encourage individuals to vaccinate themselves in 1813, poor hygiene practices and the emergence of additional infectious diseases slowed the development of vaccines and increased global outbreaks. Two thirds of the soldiers who lost their lives in the American Civil War were killed by uncontrolled infectious diseases. Yellow fever crippled the Mississippi Valley while measles ravaged Native American tribes in Arizona. At the end of the century the U.S. faced its first polio epidemic. During the 1900s, vaccine research and development experienced significant progress. Scientists discovered methods for growing and treating viruses in the laboratory. Researchers not only

created the first polio vaccine, they were also able to focus on common infectious diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella. U.S. law also backed vaccinations. In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of mandatory smallpox vaccines to preserve public health. By 1922, many schools required a smallpox vaccine before a child could attend. Because of vaccine research and routine immunizations, an infectious disease that was categorized as uncontrollable a century earlier was successfully eradicated. Since the implementation of vaccines, instances of whooping cough have decreased by 81 percent, measles by 99 percent, and mumps by 99 percent. While many countries still struggle with outbreaks of diseases eradicated from the U.S. decades ago, some in our country choose to forego the availability of state-ofthe-art medicines and choose not to vaccinate their children.

Ultimately, this jeopardizes the health of the general public. Just last month, visitors to Disneyland in California were exposed to measles, causing at least 100 cases identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are also making a choice for the individuals that their children contact. Herd immunity, an important benefit of widespread vaccination, helps to protect people who cannot be vaccinated because of age or pre-existing medical conditions by ensuring that everyone they come in contact with is immunized. However, as more and more people refuse routine immunizations, the risk of outbreak is much worse. In 2014, the U.S. experienced the worst measles and whooping cough outbreaks in decades. Eddie Bernice Johnson represents Texas’ 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first registered nurse elected to the US Congress.

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Amelia Boynton Robinson “Selma was Amelia Boynton’s idea,” said Ambassador Andrew Young. “Amelia Boynton was a Black comes to Dallas

woman who went to Selma in 1929 with George Washington Carver; she registered to vote in 1932.” Young said that Boynton was a member of Delta Sigma Theta who “led a march across the “Black Belt” to get Barack Obama elected in 2010 when sheMarch was 14, 100-years-old.” Saturday, 2014 3:00pm “This is the woman that nobody knows who came to see Martin Luther The King, just before of Christmas in 1964 and said, ‘You need to come and help Black Academy Arts & Letters (TBAAL) us in Selma,’ and that is where the Selma movement started,” said Young. 1309 Canton Street Dallas, TX 75201 Admission: $10.00

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“Selma was Amelia Boynton’s idea,” said Ambassador Andrew Young. “Amelia Boynton was a Black woman who went to Selma in 1929 with George Washington Carver; she registered to vote in 1932.” Young said that Boynton was a member of Delta Sigma Theta who “led a march across the “Black Belt” to get Barack Obama elected in 2010 when she was 100years-old.” “This is the woman that nobody knows who came to see Martin Luther King, just before Christmas in 1964 and said, ‘You need to come and help us in Selma,’ and that is where the Selma movement started,” said Young. Admission: $10.00

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Filmmaker, author Bill Duke reflects on Dr. King, Race and Colorism By Bill Duke As the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s 86th birthday, we are immersed in an intensive, often divisive, conversation about race in America. Sixty years after King marched through the streets, like he did in Selma and cities throughout the South, we find ourselves still on the streets battling many of these same issues. The 2014 “battle” has focused on how police treat us in our communities, which have pitted “white police” against black citizens. My concern is that we are too narrowly focused. We need to make sure we battle this issue of race on all fronts. Today, we face prejudice from those outside the black community and from within it as well. Let’s face it: Skin color is still an issue in our community. The bullying that takes place between dark skinned and light skinned people is alive and well – and quite honestly Martin Luther King would be hurt to know that we’re not living up to his call for us to judge each other by the content of our character, not the color of our skin. In recent years, I’ve engaged thousands of people in conversations about race and colorism in producing my documentaries – Dark Girls and Light Girls.

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Admittedly, I’m not a psychiatrist or sociologist, I’m a filmmaker. Just last year I spoke at the Apollo Theater where had done a screening. When an elderly woman asked me, “Why are you airing our dirty laundry?” I looked at her, and I don’t think she liked it when I said, “because its stinking up the house.” We have to get over this. We have to engage ourselves in this conversation to help us better understand the ways in which we slight each other. We have to grasp the notion that colorism – the prejudice based on the lightness and darkness of one’s skin – shows that darker skinned individuals have to overcome even greater incidents of prejudice than light skinned individuals. You know the “doll test” that originally was done in the 1940s by researchers Kenneth and Mamie Clark who were setting out to measure the impact of segregation on African-American children. Many others have replicated this study over the past 70 years, but results have not changed: Young girls and boys repeatedly

characterize the dark skinned dolls as dumb, evil and unkempt. Add to this the bullying that light skin girls get from their dark skin sisters who think they’re “stuck up” or “too good.’ I’m sure I’m not talking about anything you haven’t heard discussed in your own home. Last year when Lupita Nyong’o’s won an Oscar for her role in the movie, 12 Years a Slave, it was significant in many ways, particularly as a dark skinned woman. In many ways, she has become a poster child for dark skin women, celebrating their beauty and promoting confidence. On the other hand, Beyoncé is increasingly criticized for “looking too white” on her CD and magazine covers in which she appears. Add to this the growing number of white females who are regularly going to tanning salons, getting Botox to plump up their lips and getting butt lifts. This issue is not unique to the United States, but in this world that is increasingly full of brown people.

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As we reflect on King, he made it clear that people are judging you on what they see, how you look and the color of your skin. If you’re a dark-skinned black, there’s even a greater burden. If you’re a dark skinned black woman, you face even greater scrutiny. Dark skin people have both whites that are uncomfortable with the color of their skin. You face namecalling from all sides, including your own family. Your self-esteem and self-perception takes a beating. What I’m hoping for is that we’ll find ways to engage in conversations in our homes, in our classrooms, in our churches that will inspire us to elevate ourselves beyond these prejudices. We know that’s what King would have wanted. Director, producer, and writer Bi! Duke is the godfather of AfricanAmerican cinema. He was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tribute $om the Directors Guild of America, placing him in the company of directors like Stephen Spielberg and Clint Eastwood. Duke’s productions include “American Gigolo,” “A Rage in Harlem,” “Predator,” and many more. He has degrees $om Boston University, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the American Film Institute.

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Selma…from the other Dallas County BY JOHN WILEY PRICE Dallas County Commissioner (TX)

Over the last 30 years that I have had the privilege to serve Dallas County as Commissioner of District Three, the downtime for entertainment of any sorts has been minimal. However, I have always held a spot for those events which regard and pay homage to the struggle of our people. The movie Selma, and the marketing trailers that described what it would be; grabbed my attention rather quickly. Even though for some, it would just be another Martin Luther King story, I don't believe that the average American realizes that you could not conceptualize or fully construe the character and courage of Dr. Martin Luther King in two and a half hours. Added to those brilliant cinematic excerpts which peaked most of our collective curiosity, the fact that Oprah Winfrey and so many other Black talents had merged to present this film made it a must-see for me. I will be the first to admit that I was not sure what to expect. I don't have the time, privilege, or space for engaging in theater that

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does not move me emotionally In fact, one of Selma’s stars, and teach me historically or rapper and actor Common, socially. Real revolutionaries surmised for me and most of you never tend to recline or regress. what the movie accomplished. Save the placards with racial “As I got to know the people of instructions on where to drink the civil rights movement, I water or use the restroom, Dallas realized I am the hopeful black C o u n t y, Te x a s i n 2 0 1 5 i s woman who was denied her right spiritually the same as Dallas to vote. County, Alabama was in 1965. I am the caring white supporter Race still matters! killed on the front lines of There were at least two other freedom. times when I was really excited I am the unarmed black kid who and in deep anticipation about maybe needed a hand, but instead seeing movies. The first that was given a bullet. I am the two comes to my memory, is Malcolm fallen police officers murdered in X. the line of duty. 'Selma' has Those who loved Malcolm awakened my humanity.” dearly, seemed willing to put a Selma is a pivotal and seminal contract out on the movie for me life of Spike Lee if because it he made light of or highlights the in any way fact that disfigured the l e a d e r s memory of w i t h o u t Malcolm X. followers, But all of us left who are that three hour plus e q u a l l y blockbuster with the committed, same sentiment; can never “Spike Lee did the sustain a Jimmie Lee Jackson damn thing and he, movement. and Denzel There are Washington, other civil deserves an Oscar. rights stories that parallel that of And of course, and more Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was recently, the blockbuster hit by killed trying to get the right to Director Quentin Tarantino: vote. “Django.” There are unknown champions Of course I was most enthralled all over this nation, who may not with the idea that one of my have suffered a mortal death, but homeboys who grew up just five the fight against racism and miles from the area outside Dallas injustice have decimated their where I grew up, Jamie Foxx, was personal lives either financially, the lead. p r o f e s s i o n a l l y, s o c i a l l y, o r But when the trailer showed otherwise. Django's excitement after having As we sauntered through the last been told he could get paid to kill days of 2015's Black History white men, I said "Aw shoot, I Month, I believed that it was gotta see it!" No gun, I mean pun important for us to unearth intended. enough of our own history to learn

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the names of literally hundreds of other freedom fighters that never make the marquee in February. The unsung of our struggle. God has blessed me to be a fairly successful public servant over the last three decades. But a story about me that only features me would be insufficient. There were countless days when I wasn’t sure what to do, wanted to give up, or reconsider my purpose in life. But while watching others sacrifice their all I became encouraged to stay in this fight, and more importantly, to win it! Selma is not just another movie. It is not just another depiction of Martin Luther King and all of his oratorical splendor. Selma is not just about the tyranny and terrorism that White America forced on our people and people of good will. Selma is a reminder that if America is ever going to be what she purports to be, it will require some courageous efforts from those who lead and those who follow. Our claim to justice must be carried out by people of all races and kind, all religions and ethnicities. Selma reminds us that the world can change overnight if enough of us are willing to stay up all night to change it! John Wiley Price serves as the ranking member of the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court, and has become notorious for his vision, his vigor and his veracity. “Our Man Downtown” is known throughout this nation as a powerful proponent and advocate for all of the people of Dallas County and far beyond. He is the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court and has served since January 1, 1985.

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Honoring Living Legend Amelia Boynton Robinson and the 1965 Voting Rights Act to send the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to help with the campaign. This was her second invitation; she and her husband first invited Dr. King to Selma in 1955 after the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' noncooperation with legal discrimination.

On August 6, 1965, Amelia Boynton Robinson introduced herself to President Lyndon Baines Johnson in front of the White House. She had been invited by the president to participate in the signing of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. Born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia, Robinson began helping her mother to register women to vote after the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified on her ninth birthday on August 18, 1920. In 1933, Robinson co-founded the Dallas County Voters League in Selma, Alabama. The 1901 Alabama State Constitution had effectively disenfranchised black voters in the state by passing white supremacy as law. Already a registered voter, Boynton

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and her first husband, S. William Boynton, worked tirelessly to register black voters in the county. The pressure against them took a toll on Mr. Boynton’s health, and he died in 1963. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent Bernard and Colia LaFayette to Selma in 1963 to help with voter registration. SNCC began holding mass meetings and coordinated marches to the county courthouse. SNCC’s efforts were effectively ended when the city passed an injunction banning public meetings in 1964. Mrs. Robinson sent a letter to Martin Luther King on behalf of the Dallas County Voters League asking him

SCLC’s James Bevel, James Orange, and Diane Nash came to Selma to organize the project. Bevel and Nash had drafted the Program for Action in Alabama a year earlier following the murder of four girls in Birmingham when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed. The proposal outlined a strategy of nonviolent direct action designed to get the right to vote, an idea that was a necessary precursor to successful voter registration. After SCLC’s campaign officially got underway on January 2, 1965, when Dr. King held a mass meeting, Mrs. Robinson was manhandled and arrested during a demonstration by Selma’s notorious Sheriff Jim Clark. James Orange was assigned to organize neighboring Perry County, and Richard Boone administrated the Selma project, while Bevel led nonviolent workshops and continued to strategize the movement. When Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young man in Perry County, was shot by a state trooper

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during a demonstration, Bevel proposed a march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery to protest the shooting. There was even talk of dumping Jackson’s decomposing body on the steps of the capitol. The marchers gathered at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Sunday, March 7, 1965, and walked towards the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River. As the march crossed the bridge, a line of state troopers assembled at the end of the bridge volleyed tear gas canisters into the crowd and began chasing the marchers on horseback while striking them with billy clubs. Amelia Boynton Robinson was beaten unconscious and left for dead on the bridge. The atrocity was captured by network news stations and was broadcast immediately after the Sunday Night Movie, Trial At Nuremburg. President Johnson and the rest of the nation watched in horror at the event which became known as “Bloody Sunday.” A week later, on March 15, 1965, Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to introduce legislation to protect voting rights. His declaration, “We shall overcome” was met with thundering applause. Today Mrs. Robinson is revered as the “Mother of the Voting Rights Movement.” She is credited for parting the waters that led to the election of the first African American president of the United States, Barack Obama.

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Living Selma My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis

Fifty years ago I was a college student in Houston, Texas. I was sent to and graduated from Jack Yates High School because of the music opportunities. Being from Conroe, Texas, most African American children from the South stayed close to home, because our parents in small southern towns lived with daily fears and daily stories that kept “fears” alive. However, my Mother was a visionary. She always told us we could not stay in Conroe. Concentrate on your studies and prepare to leave this “sawmill town.” I am not going to Selma for the historic march. It is a personal deep-seeded decision. Small southern town America in the 60’s was treacherous territory. We only

had each other in our segregated part of the world with overprotective neighbors, aunts, uncles and parents. Ironically enough, I can only remember one family in our neighborhood without a father in the house. Everybody had a Mom and a Dad. But the fear of the white man in these little towns and communities was real. . . and always with no recourse, no help, no police on our side. Whatever was happening out there the local authorities and “red necks” made sure it was not repeated in their town. My first college year, I stayed with my Aunt Fan, who lived close to the Texas Southern University campus. My cousin J. C., fresh home from Vietnam, was a mortuary student at Southwestern. The rumors, incidents and troublesome occurrences became so frequent that a decision was made to keep us at home. So we started driving the 30 miles into Houston every day. The reason was centered around the endless marches on campuses around the country. They reasoned that if we were home every night we would not join the marches.

I can vividly remember the protective measures my family took to protect us. We went nowhere alone in fully-segregated Conroe. My entire world was in a five-block radius. Four blocks to my aunt’s home, on Avenue E and South 5th Street. Three blocks to church, one block to Booker T. Washington School (1st to 12th grades), and the new black school built in 1952. One block to the baseball and football fields and at the back of the school was our own swimming pool. For my music lessons I walked through our backyard to next door. Four of my eight aunts were maids and they overheard lots of news about “the Negro” that they bought back to the neighborhood. Surprisingly enough, without the communication tools we have today, we kept up with the latest news in Selma, Birmingham, Little Rock, Jackson, and everywhere. Even though I lived with the Selma’s of the 60’s , I still to this day remember the words that my Dad had to say about “this integration.” My Dad, a much-respected man, owned a business all of my

life. He was a mechanic, owned trucks, owned land, hauled wood, where most of business was from the other races. My Dad never fully agreed with the marches. He ignored the threats from both sides of the aisle. My Dad wanted the “Negro” to build his own world, plant his own corn, own his own work and leave something to his children. And you know what? Even with the old and new marches on the history books, he had a valid point.

Selma: Unified Black Nationalist and Civil Rights Struggles" By Thomas Muhammad Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenged "Give us the Ballot" while Brother Malcolm X threw down the gauntlet in his fiery speech "The Ballot or the Bullet!" Those were the choices America's brutal system was faced with by a people who had been suﬀering from murders and racist injustice for over 400 years. One part of the leadership was pleading to America's so-called "moral" conscious the other part was demanding that America act fast to cure its ills or suﬀer the consequences because it had "a racial powder keg sitting in its lap!" In many ways both parts were victorious. The voting rights act was passed. Black people began voting, running and winning

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elected positions, particularly in the South, in huge numbers finally culminating in the election of America's

publicly about Malcolm's involvement. He gave a keynote address at Brown Chapel church while Dr. King was in the Selma

first black president. The very interesting point on these two movements converging is that it wasn't until the release of the popular film "Selma" that Malcolm's role, representing the militant angle of the voting rights struggle, had ever been publicly revealed. Unfortunately, many of the powerful civil rights icons of the movement and never spoke

jail. Most say it was because much blame was attributed to Malcolm's role in radicalizing young black non-violent students. To a large extent this could very well be true, however I'm sure most historians would agree that for the sake of cohesive study, all sides of a story must be told in order to have the type of

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legitimacy needed to provide a clear path for the future. Only the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute, located at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama, notes Malcolm's role in their "Voting Rights Timelines." Kudos to the brave leadership there. As celebration of the 50th anniversary gets underway the hope is that we remember the key position of Brother Malcolm's voting rights point that’s relevant even more so today. He said, "you don't catch hell cause you're a Democrat, you don't catch hell cause you're a Republican. All of us catch hell cause we're Black!" Amen.

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WASHINGTON: Sower v. Seed - Which one are you? A minister recently reminded me of something I pray will also benefit you in understanding your walk in faith. The pastor reminded those, who would claim Christ as their own, that being a Christian is part of an evolutionary process. Make no mistake about it. There will be problems along the way. But remember the process has purpose. Lest we forget, there is power resulting from committing oneself to the process of being faithful. There is purpose behind our struggle of faith. God is still in control and at every stage of our lives, the test or the temptation is there to give us a chance to confirm and clarify our status with the Almighty. You’re kind of on His t e a m o r n o t . Yo u ’ r e e i t h e r practicing for the game, in the game, or wasting your time and that of your so-called teammates. Think about it. What do you consider your duty in this life? Why are you here? What’s the point of existence? To a man or woman of God, these are not hard questions. Life is a manifestation of knowledge that allows you to know God. Our purpose is to recognize who we are in relation to God and then act accordingly. Now God

Spiritual Speaking By James Washington does give us assistance in the process. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witness in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8. If this be the case, then it bears the question, ‘where are we in this process?’ The one place we must be however is in it. In-the-process means just that, in it. That means some part of our consciousness, some part of who we are, actively (not passively), participates in the work of the Lord. Most of you who read this column know I believe faith is a verb and in order to participate in any process, you must do something. In this case you must do something in the name of God, period. It must be conscious. It must be deliberate. It must be

inclusive of some understanding that Jesus would approve. Maybe you remember something about the learning process in your youth. To be successful, study was required. Learning, real learning, did not happen by osmosis. It had identifiable results and measurable consequences. In school you had to pass a test. In life you grow in faith and thereby in knowledge of the truth i.e. God is the reason. Isn’t it amazing that the more you know about the Lord, the more there is to know? Isn’t it wonderful to begin the process of service in His name? The more you serve, the more you want to serve. How you serve is a byproduct of the gifts already given you by Him. I think in church they say, “Come on somebody.” The point of all this is that regardless of where you are in the process, you can’t go wrong because, hello,

you’re in the process. As the minister pointed out, there will be problems that arise along the way. These problems are understood and handled when you remember your purpose for participating in the first place. Can you feel the power I was talking about earlier? When you are fully engaged in the process of being a Christian, there is power to be had and shared when you realize you’re having success. And success has already been defined as understanding the war is already won. Christ did that. These battles are mere formalities. God is giving us more knowledge as we learn how to use His tools and understand how they help us study. This is a class in spiritual understanding and the bible is a terrific textbook. Find yourself a quiet place to study. Prepare for your tests and graduate with testimony. Just remember in these classes failure is possible, but dropping out is not an option. May God bless and keep you always.

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Ask Alma… Apart while being together Dear Alma, My husband and I have been married for over 25 years. We’re both in our late 50s. On the outside looking in, we’re a church going happy couple, but the reality is, we’re not. No, we don’t argue or disrespect each other, but we just don’t talk much. He falls asleep in the basement most nights and I’m sleeping alone. We don’t go out on romantic dates and he never wants to try anything new. We just exist almost like roommates. And I’m sure he would be fine with this for the rest of his life. I love my husband very much and I don’t want my marriage to end. I have been seeing an old boyfriend lately who has moved back to our town. He and I have not missed a beat. We’re like two teenagers sneaking around and, needless to say,

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everything is hot and heavy. I know I should cut it oﬀ before my husband finds out, but I enjoy the attention. I talked to my husband the other night and told him how unhappy I was and he said he’ll do better. He hasn’t returned to our bedroom, so I’m not sure what’s going on. I just don’t know what to do. I am not ready to let go of the way things are with the return of the “love of my life.” Do you think I should give my husband an ultimatum? — Name withheld An ultimatum to do what, not catch you at your foolishness? You’re married.

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CALENDAR February 25 ·

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Fair, Feb. 25: A transfer fair featuring representatives from HBCU institutions will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. At Eastfield College ********

Recital Series, Feb. 25: The soul and jazz group “Funky Knuckles” will perform in F-117 at Eastfield College, 12:30 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars 7 p.m. American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Avenue Dallas, TX 75219

March 2 5th Annual Disproportionality and Disparities Education Summit hosted by the Dallas Disproportionality and Disparities Council and Region 10 Education Service Center on Monday, March 2nd at the Region 10 Education Service Center in Richardson. 9am

********* Justin Productions Presents “The Revolution” Cocktail X Launch Party A Black History Month Celebration Honoring 28 African American DFW Influencers At The Historic Texas Theater Wednesday, February 25th 6:30-10pm

February 26 3rd Annual Frisco ISD/Collin College Preston Ridge Campus Showcase and Career Fair in partnership with Centennial Medical Center. The Showcase and Career Fair will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Collin College Preston Ridge Campus Conference Center. The time of the event is from 9:30 am to 12 noon.

February 27 The Regional Hispanic Contractors Association’s 8th Annual Pillar Awards Breakfast, Omni Dallas Hotel 555 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75202 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Power Breakfast (by invitation only) 7:00 a.m. General Registration 7:30 a.m. Awards and Program 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ****** The Dallas Public Library and Poitier Productions present the award-winning short film, Cowboys Of Color; A MultiCultural Legacy. Come and meet Real cowboys and cowgirls!! You will also meet the executive producers Coy and Katrina Poitier along with co-director Jacolby Percy. Come and explore the history and untold true stories of the Black Cowboy; the Forgotten Man of the West!!!

February 28 St. Paul AME Community Forum - Saving our Youth. The event will be on Saturday, Feb 28th from 8:30 am to 12 noon. A continental breakfast and lunch will be included. There is NO cost to attend. Persons are asked to register for the event by calling the church office @ 214-421-1344. The intent of the forum is to educate our young men and women on how to interact with law enforcement. Our feature presenters will include Rev Marlon Jackson, Atty Daryl Washington and Deputy Chief Vernon Hale along with a panel discussion.

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March 5 Ledisi featuring Raheem Devaughn and Leela James The Intimate Truth Tour The Majestic Theatre 1925 Elm St. $42.50 - $72.50

March 6 New Light Church Men Of Faith Are "Saving Our Sons" A Candid Community Conversation...'Real Talk' with DPD Deputy Chief Malik Aziz, Juvenile Prosecutor Duron Hill and Defense Attorney Demarus Ward, Real Talk with Marcus Bell All Boys-Men Ages 12 and Up Should Attend! Friday March 6th..6:PM til 8:PM Guest Performing Artist "E-MAZING" New Light Church 9314 Elam Rd...Dallas, TX 75217...214.391.3430 Sr. Pastor Shaun Rabb NewLightChurchDallas.com

March 9 Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson invites you to the 23rd Annual Prayer Breakfast on Monday March 9th at Music Hall in Fair Park. The two-hour event will begin at 8.30 am. Larry James, Chief Executive Officer of CitySquare will be the featured speaker. Please RSVP by Thursday March 5th at 214-922-8885. The February 23rd date was cancelled due to the ice storm. Thank you!

March 10 Dallas Heritage Village invites the community to Spring Fling: “Catch the Breeze!” on Tuesday, March 10- Friday, March 13, 2015, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (activity times 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.), at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 South Harwood Street, 75215.

Charlie Wilson w/ Special Guest KEM, Joe The Forever Charlie Tour March 13, 2015 8:00 pm The Verizon Theatre – Grand Prairie

March 21 Broken Dolls - a 50l (c) 3 that serves moms of chronically ill children and parents whose children are deceased, presents a Seminar on March 21st at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for parents of chronically ill/or long term ill children. This is an annual event, and this year's main speaker is Mrs. Robin Cornish, widow of Frank Cornish former Dallas Cowboy. The theme is Caregiving the Ultimate Challenge. Please visit our web page for more information about us. www.Brokendollsnonprofit.com

March 24 Awaken | An Evening with Priscilla Shirer Going Beyond Ministries Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (CDT) Concord Church

March 28 Benefiting Galaxy Counseling Center Be a sponsor or vendor of KidsFest 2015 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Firewheel Town Center For more information call Stephanie Pierre, 972 272-4429 or e-mail sward@galaxycounseling.org.

March 13

The Dallas Chapter of the Links, Incorporated An Evening of Jokes and Jazz featuring comedic talent Tommy Davidson and jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey on Saturday, March 28 at The Winspear Opera House in the Arts District downtown.

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March 29 4:30 – 7:30 pm Tearod Robertson Employee to Entrepreneur Seminar 2015 Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Market Center 2325 North Stemmons Freeway Dallas TX 75207 $199.00 per person and $99.00 for each additional person from same company

April 9 Dallas Art Fair, presented by Ruinart Champagne, will feature nearly 100 prominent national and international art dealers and galleries drawn from 22 cities. The fair will return from April 9th-12th, 2015, to the Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.), located at 1807 Ross Avenue in the dynamic Downtown Arts District.

April 18

R. Kelly Live at the Music Hall at Fair Park

April 23

2015 African American Education Hall of Fame Program, Luncheon & Induction Ceremony at 12:00 Noon at the Hilton Garden InnDuncanville. The cost of tickets is $50.

Irving International Women's Consortium invited you to

***** UNT-Dallas Campus, Dallas, Texas will host the Cutting Edge Youth Summit on April 18, 2015, from 9am-2pm, at the University Center, 7300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241.. Register for the Cutting Edge Youth Summit today: www.cuttingedgeyouthsummit.com The summit workshops will focus on academic, mental and physical health, civic responsibility, and leadership skills. Once again, each organization and student will be recognized for their involvement. Many sessions will cover a variety of topics: Financial Aid: Money Talks, College Application Process, The Importance of Being A Global Scholar, and many more sessions. In addition, sessions are also available for parents and community leaders. For example, a grant workshop will also be available for local community members. This year’s theme is “Mastering the Keys to Success” The Cutting Edge Youth Summit is designed to do two things: recognize organizations/students for their hard work, and educate students on how to become eﬀective student leaders. The summit will have great speakers and session leaders!!!

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TIME TO FORGIVE?

Speaking of People

Ron Price elected to national organization post

Volume No. 56 Issue No. 18

The Long and Winding Road Light rail, Trinity River road highly scrutinized in South Dallas

The Dallas Weekly

years celebrates 56 Black of serving the Community

Timothy Bray, director of the Institute of Urban Policy Research. He helps

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FAMU Rattlers victorious

Studies by the University of Texas at Dallas Institute of Urban Policy, United Way and Texas A&M are taking place now to assess the quality of life in the South Dallas community before billion dollar projects involving the new DART Light Rail and the Trinity

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Grade: C â&#x20AC;&#x153;In just 100 days, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen an alarming acceleration of policies that will take America down the wrong track. The administration has proposed trillions of dollars in new spending, which will result in higher taxes on Americans, while sharply raising our indebtedness to foreign creditors. On the national security front, I am very concerned about the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to close Guantanamo without a workable plan to relocate detainees. It is my sincere hope that, moving forward,

the administration will adopt the productive, responsible approach to our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges that Americans deserve.â&#x20AC;? (The office of John Cornyn of Texas was contacted but did See 100 DAYS, page 19

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In having the conversation about building within South Dallas, many issues arise with respect to GWENDOLYNand JONES education business in Ask The Advocate See ROAD, page 19

PROPOSITIONS 1 AND 2 Why YES means no and NO means yes

Dallas is abuzz at the election issues before them on May 9 when citizens are asked to vote on the controverDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LYTE sial & EBONY Convention Music Happenings Center Hotel that is being backed by Mayor Leppert. But what does voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? and voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? mean? It is important to remember that the propositions are to amend the Dallas City Charter which, among other things, gives the MISSpower RAY to acquire city the Going Deep in Roots property fortheany public purpose. The propositions are worded to prohibit the city from acting on these before stated powers. Therefore, if a citizen would like the city to maintain those powers, they are to vote NO and vice versa. See VOTE, page 38

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