www.texasmetronews.com TEXAS METRO NEWS DECEMBER 12, 2018
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DECEMBER 12, 2018 VOL 7 NO 15 www.texasmetronews.com
KWANZAAFEST STRESSES COMMUNITY AND HEALTH
Bass elected chair of CBC By Brandon I. Brooks
Managing Editor, Los Angeles Sentinel
MY TRUTH
by Cheryl Smith, Publisher
If Only I Knew Wouldn’t life be so much easier if you could take everything you know by the age of let’s say 40, and go back in time and apply to the beginning of your life? Well that’s just not the way it is. We live and learn and keep it moving. It’s amazing how smart we thought we were until we get older and realize that we really were clueless and sometimes reckless. Well for those who “get it” we have to share the knowledge. We have to equip others and help them to realize some things we wish someone had told us. Which brings me to my truth. I was laying in a hospital bed. Alayna was 13 (going on 30), Annya was 7 (going on 20) and Ayanna was living life like it was golden at 4. My mother was holding my hand and talking about how she had gone through the same ordeal as I had, dealing with those abominable fibroid tumors. I asked her why she didn’t tell me. Gosh if I had known about them painful, uncomfortable and life threatening critters, I think I would have tried to beat them at their See MY TRUTH, page 14
INSIDE Quit Playin
Because Vincent Hall isn’t! Page 4
That Celebrity Interview Page 9
JUSTICE for BOTHAM JEAN Lest we forget!
Hon. Karen Bass
This year’s KwanzaaFest, was held at Fair Park in Dallas, Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10, 2018. Photos by Irish Watson
MASJID BREAKS GROUND
Last Friday, Masjid Al-Islam hosted a Groundbreaking for the future building of a new worship center on its current site at 2604 South Harwood Street. The community has raised over a million See MASJID, page 10
Duncanville ISD announces Athletic Hall of Honor honorees
Duncanville ISD is proud to announce its 13th annual Athletic Hall of Honor honorees. Inductees for 2018 are Chad Allen, Becky Davis Cady, Chad Fitzgerald, Cobi Kennedy, and Sylvia Miller. These five outstanding individuals were nominated by community members and chosen through a selection committee. The 2018 Hall of Honor ceremony was held recently at Duncanville High School. The Duncanville ISD Athletic Hall
of Honor was established to celebrate the contributions of individuals whose advancement of athletics in Duncanville ISD and beyond has made a profound difference in the lives of our young people. Nomi-
nees https://www.facebook.com/eva. graycoleman# can be coaches, teachers, administrators, athletes, fans or booster club members who have See DUNCANVILLE, page 13
In 2008, Congresswoman Karen Bass made history after being elected as the first ever African American woman to become Speaker of any state legislature. Since then, Bass has continued to represent the 37th congressional district of California by being an active voice for criminal justice reform, fighting for America’s foster care system, and strengthening the United States ties with Africa. Now Bass will have the opportunity to continue making change in her new role as the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Bass’ colleagues from the DNC, CBC as well as local and religious leaders extended their warmest congratulations on her latest feat. “[I am] truly excited to see the energy and determination Karen Bass will bring to her role as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus,” said minority leader of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. DNC chair Tom Perez says he “couldn’t be happier to call See BASS, page 8 www.texasmetronews.com