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Maya Angelou is face of newest Forever Stamp

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Less than a year after her death, Maya Angelou has been further immortalized on a U.S. Postal Service commemorative Forever Stamp.

An all-star assembly gathered to witness the first-day-of-issue stamp unveiling ceremony, held at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. The at-capacity audience included First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, musician Roberta Flack; two of Malcolm X’s daughters, Ilyasah and Qubilah Shabazz, and other notables.

Melissa Harris Perry, who first came under Angelou’s wing in the early 1990s as her intern at Wake Forest University, emceed the event. Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young gave the invocation. Singer Alyson Williams, who was introduced as Angelou’s “personal songbird,” performed the national anthem and the Black National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice.”

“The truth is, this Forever Stamp registers the applause of tens of millions of readers over the world where the prose and poetry of Maya Angelou is translated in 17 languages and still counting,” said author and educator, Eleanor Traylor, just before reading a passage from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Traylor was on a short list of featured speakers at the ceremony, which included Oprah Winfrey, journalist, Sophia A. Nelson, and Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez, who each recited original poetry.

“On this past Saturday, her birthday April 4th, it would’ve been her 87th birthday,” Winfrey said, adding that she had spent the day reading Angelou’s poetry in commemoration.

“I miss her so. I’m honored to be here, to stand as her daughter sister-friend at the unveiling of the Maya forever, Forever Stamp.”

In the middle of her tribute, an area-wide power outage cut electricity to the theater, but Winfrey powered through a recitation of “Phenomenal Woman,” without the microphone.

The image featured on the stamp is a reprint of the oil

painting portrait by Ross Rossin on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. The portrait’s unveiling, held the day after Angelou’s 86th birthday last year, was her final public appearance.

“Today, this new Forever Stamp serves as a tribute to Angelou’s humanity, and contribution to our nation,” said Megan J. Brennan, postmaster general and CEO of the USPS. “You will notice that there’s some other words on her stamp: forever and USA. It is the postal service’s way of honoring and remembering those who left an enduring and indelible mark on our society, and who represent the best of America.”

The featured words on the stamp, however—“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song”—have caused a bit of controversy.

Although Angelou has used the line in her travels and has become widely associated with it as a result, the quote actually originated with another writer.

The Washington Post was the first major outlet to point this out. It also reported that USPS spokesman, Mark Saunders

responded via email: “Had we known about this issue beforehand, we would have used one of [Angelou’s] many other works. The sentence held great meaning for her and she is publicly identified with its popularity.”

Currently, the USPS has no plans to alter the quote. Angelou’s stamp is a commemorative one – as such, it will only be issued once and for a limited time. If the USPS does cease production and reissue the stamps with a different quote, this single batch will become an even more valuable collector’s item.

After the actual unveiling, her son, author Guy Johnson delivered an original ode to his mother.

“I point to the life of a little Black girl from Stamps [Arkansas], whose words and actions we honor here today. With heart in hand she stepped out on His word and believed.

She spoke out in clarion tones for justice and truth—and look at what the little Black girl from Stamps achieved.”

Second officer in Walter Scott video sued over attack

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The second policeman in the video showing Walter Scott’s killing by officer Michael Slager is being sued by another black resident in South Carolina, who alleges police stomped on his face while he was handcuffed and lying on concrete.

Clarence Habersham is among five North Charleston police officers named in a federal lawsuit brought by Sheldon Williams, who claims he was left with broken bones in his face after being assaulted.

Videos taken by smartphones, dashboard cameras and CCTV are increasingly capturing incidents of police violence.

But public trust has remained steady – and starkly divided along racial lines Williams, 47, alleges he suffered “severe pain for months after the attack” and that his face was left “so swollen that his left eye was barely visible”. He continues to endure “flashbacks and other posttraumatic stress symptoms”, he claims, and is seeking damages.

“In addition, [Williams] experiences a sensation of insects crawling on the left side of his face as a result of nerve damage,” the lawsuit alleges.

Habersham and attorneys representing the officers and police department did not respond to requests for comment.

The department denied all Williams’s allegations in a past court filing and said he “told officers he had been in a fight earlier that week which left a facial abrasion”.

South Carolina police officer Michael Slager shoots Walter Scott in the back as he runs away. Officer Clarence Habersham can also be seen in the video.

Williams, who had a series of criminal

convictions, was arrested at a Budget Inn hotel room in North Charleston on a warrant for armed robbery in November 2011. He pleaded guilty and is now about three and a half years into a 10-year prison sentence.

Habersham, 37, was the first officer to arrive at the scene after his colleague Michael Slager shot Walter Scott dead as Scott, 50, ran away from a confrontation in

Clarence Habersham, who was with Michael Slager during shooting, is being sued by another black resident who alleges police stomped on his face

North Charleston last Saturday morning.

Slager has been charged with murder.

Habersham can be seen crouched over Scott’s body in cellphone video of the incident.

In the police incident report on the shooting, sergeant James Gann wrote that he “assisted officer Habersham with CPR and first aid”, and that they continued to administer CPR until an ambulance arrived. Sergeant Ron Webb wrote that he observed Habersham administering chest compressions to Scott.

Yet the released video footage does not show CPR being administered and the man who filmed it, Feidin Santana, has said he did not see this take place. Habersham’s own statement did not mention CPR or chest

Booking picture of Sheldon Williams following his arrest.

He says he was not taken to a hospital for over two hours after the alleged attack.

compressions, instead saying he applied pressure to the gunshot wounds.

Police chiefs suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that Habersham had used “lifesaving” techniques on Scott after pulling up his shirt. But a syncing of the video footage with police radio transmissions indicates Habersham was in fact locating the gunshot wounds.

Williams claims that despite not resisting arrest when he was found hiding under a bed in the November 2011 incident, the North Charleston police officers “pinned [him] to the concrete floor, trapping him within the bedframe, repeatedly stomping on his face and/or allowing other officers to stomp on his face while [he] was handcuffed.”

Edward Bell, an attorney for Williams, accused officers at North Charleston police department of operating a “cowboy culture” of “doing it their own way”.

“Police officers feel like they have the right to inflict punishment on somebody who doesn’t obey them,” said Bell. “They get this adrenaline going and they just can’t control themselves. It’s not every

police officer, but it seems some of them can’t control it.”

Mary Grimes, another attorney for Bell’s firm, said Williams had stolen a tip jar containing about $500 from a female street food vendor a few days earlier, and was alleged to have had a knife. She said that regardless of his crime Williams did not deserve to be physically attacked.

“He did not resist, he was handcuffed quickly, yet the officers saw fit to stomp his face,” said Grimes.

Williams alleges his injuries were so severe that the detention centre to which he was taken by police refused to process him. Yet he was not taken to hospital for treatment for another two hours, he claims.

There, Williams says, a police sergeant involved in the arrest told him “they would find a way to ‘make it right’ in reference to the stomping attack.” The police department deny all these allegations.

Doctors diagnosed Williams with three depressed fractures to bones in his face and other depressed bone fragments.

Williams is also suing medics who gave him medical attention at the Charleston County Detention Center, claiming that they did not follow clear instructions that the prisoner must see a surgeon and have his broken bones set.

“As a result of this delay and lack of treatment, [his] facial bones will now need to be broken and reset,” the lawsuit alleges. The medics deny any wrongdoing.

Bell said Williams could not specify what role Habersham played in the alleged attack.

“He couldn’t see, as he was being kicked,” said the attorney. However Williams was certain Habersham was among the group of officers, said Bell.

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Senate delay of Lynch vote continues

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

Loretta Lynch, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has waited a record number of days for a vote on her confirmation as the nation’s next chief law enforcement officer. The delay is unacceptable, Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said.

“It’s been five months since President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next U.S. attorney general, and the Senate has yet to even schedule a vote on her confirmation,” Henderson said.

“A widely respected public servant with exemplary qualifications, Lynch has been a champion in the fight against terrorism, hate crimes, public corruption and community violence.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), agrees with Henderson.

“Times are serious, things are too on-edge for us not to have a sitting, confirmed attorney general to decide where we are,” he said.

Sharpton and Henderson made their remarks along with other civil rights leaders on April 11 at the NAN’s national convention in New York City.

If confirmed, Lynch will be the country’s first Black female attorney general.

On Feb. 26, Lynch’s nomination was sent to the Senate floor by a 12-8 Senate Judiciary Committee vote. All the Democrats on the committee support her nomination and three Republicans, Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) voted for her also.

However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is holding up the confirmation vote because Democrats are contesting an anti-human trafficking bill that includes abortion restrictions. A spokeswoman for

Hate Crime: Two Mississippi Women Finally Sentenced

By Danielle Young Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Chronicle

(NNPA) — Sarah Adelia Graves, 22 and Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21 were sentenced to five and eight years, respectively, for the brutal murder of Black man, James Craig Anderson. These two women were part of a 10-person group who drove around Jackson, Mississippi in search of Black people to attack. They found Anderson on June 26, 2011. Two of the 10 men got out of their Jeep to distract Anderson while Richards and Graves arrived in another truck with a friend.

According to reports, two of the men then beat Anderson and ran him over. Hotel surveillance video showed the truck backing up and then lurching forward before

Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE?

Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmotheror maybe YOU?

McConnell told the {AFRO} on April 13 that her boss will continue to delay the Lynch vote until the Democrats agree to stop blocking the anti-human trafficking bill or there is a bipartisan agreement to move the legislation forward.

The Senate was on Easter recess from March 30 – April 10, thereby extending the delay. The chamber reconvened on April 13.

Lynch has picked up additional Republican support. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) have indicated that they will vote for her confirmation.

“I am confident from my conversation with Loretta Lynch that she will be a valuable partner in confronting the gang violence that is robbing families of their children every in Chicago,” Kirk said on April 2.

“We need the help of the attorney general to fight gangs of national significance through federal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, and to address organized crime like drug and child sex trafficking.”

The Senate’s two African-American members are somewhat at odds on Lynch. Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.), the only Black Democrat in his chamber, has long supported Lynch while Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), the lone Black Republican, has not, according to his spokesman, announced what he thinks of her nomination.

Sharpton said that civil right leaders and members of their organizations will continue to engage McConnell by either contacting his Washington office by written communications or with daily visits to his get the Kentuckian to move the nomination. Marc Morial, the president and CEO of the National Urban League who joined Sharpton on April 11 and said that if a vote on Lynch were to occur presently, the result would be clear.

“Loretta Lynch now has 51 publicly committed votes, which means that she has all the votes to be confirmed,” Morial said according to the {Associated Press}. “So when we say call the vote, we know that the vote is going to be ‘yes’ in favor of Loretta Lynch.”

Anderson disappeared under the vehicle. Disgusting.

The other men involved have also been charged. Six of them were prosecuted as a part of a federal hate crime and have been sentenced a range of four to 50 years.

Reports claim that two others, John Louis Blalack, 21, and Robert Henry Rice, 24, both of Brandon, Mississippi, are awaiting sentencing. All 10 criminals admitted that they conspired to harass and attack Black people in and around Jackson. They started their awful romps in the spring of 2011, chasing down Black people in cars, using slingshots to shoot beer bottles at their victims. They often targeted Black people who seemed to be drunk or homeless because they would be less likely to report the crime.

Vanita Gupta, the acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said she hoped the convictions would “provide some measure of closure to the victim’s family and to the larger community affected by this heinous crime.”

Do you know this man?

POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist.

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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There are so many people out in the world not doing a thing for anyone but themselves and maybe a few family members, church members or friends.

Then you have Dr. Jerry B. Chambers.

I met this wonderful man decades ago, walking the halls of Dallas’ Lincoln Humanities and Communications Magnet.

It seemed as though he was always doing something for young people. This wasn’t a stretch because just like former school principal Dr. Napoleon B. Lewis, Dr. Chambers realized the importance of having a strong male presence, especially a Black male! And Lincoln was an ideal place to witness strong leadership and student involvement.

The last time I saw Dr. Chambers, I told him that I was sorry I didn’t see him in Selma.

We were both there but there were so many folks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday March and our paths didn’t cross.

It was my second trip to Selma because in 2004, I was honored at the 40th commemoration and I was so excited to return.

Dr. Chambers founded an organization, The Freedom Riders, named after the valiant men and women who worked to challenged segregation and unjust laws. He spearheaded the

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trip to Selma for children, parents and citizens from Dallas County Texas to Dallas County Alabama.

The young people loved and respected Dr. Chambers. Every

vision long ago that I needed to expose and teach the true history of our past to future generations.

As I reflect today on the death of Emmitt Till in 1955, history

time they were together was a time for a history lesson.

This is what Dr. Chambers said in his efforts to raise money to take students on historic tours: I am proud to say that I have 50 years of experience commemorating historic civil right events in America I had a

flashes before my very eyes. I will not forge the lynching which summoned me to Burr Cemetery in Chicago, the burial ground of Till’s remains and many other victims of lynching and killing during the Jim Crow era.

The purpose of the Freedom Riders organization is educational

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intent. The organization and Freedom Riders will reenact the 1961 original Freedom ride through four states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

The tour for the young Dallas Freedom Riders has provided life changing opportunities by allowing them to experience real people, places and events, and make connections with others commemorating 2013 historical events.

The 2014 tour will reflect on the past killings of the three civil right workers during freedom summer in Mississippi and the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by Former President Lyndon Johnson. The Riders will travel to Washington D.C. to visit the office (hopefully with President Obama) where President Johnson signed that bill. The tour will also include attending the STEM Conference as well as visiting the Senate, Congress, Lincoln Mall, and the offices of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman John Lewis.

Dr. Chambers also worked diligently to secure the naming Bill Blair Park in Sunny South Dallas. He lived a life of service.

So many benefited from his benevolence and endearing spirit.

His death last week affected so many as did his life.

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Early childhood education is of critical importance to the future of our children, and our nation. Children who experience seamless and comprehensive services from birth until age five are more likely to enter kindergarten prepared for success with a strong foundation in both education and social domains.

Research shows that quality early childhood education leads to a wide range of short and long term benefits like better educational outcomes, higher job earnings and lower crime and delinquency as compared to students who were not enrolled in similar programs. According to researchers, children who were enrolled in Early Head Start, Head Start, or similar early childhood education programs prior to the start of

secondary school are able to grasp educational concepts better than those who did not.

Recently I hosted an educational summit in the 30th Congressional District that addressed the issue of early childhood education. Hundreds of participants, including administrators, teachers, school superintendents, parents and public officials attended the day-long event. At the close of the summit the solution was clear---- - we must provide children with access to all opportunities available in order to ensure their success.

The HighScope early childhood education approach was developed in 1960 by David Weikart in the Ypsilanti, Michigan elementary schools. Weikart became interested in evaluating at-risk students

from low-income neighborhoods and found that the students performed poorly on districtwide, standardized tests. Weikart developed the Perry Preschool Project in 1962 which utilized the HighScope Curriculum, focusing on active learning, learning

environment, and adult-child interaction.

The study of 123 children analyzed the effectiveness of the program by measuring adulthood outcomes in several categories.

The data was clear. Students with similar backgrounds and socioeconomic status who did

not complete the HighScope program were more likely to have experienced a teen pregnancy, received government assistance, or have participated in criminal activity.

I strongly urge all parents of young children to contact their local school district and enroll their children in early childhood education programs. On April 6th, nearly all of the schools in District 30 began registering students for these programs.

There is still time to get students registered. Investing wisely in our children today will yield tremendous results in the future.

During his state of the union address in January of this year, President Barack Obama characterized the expansion of preschool programs for children as “ladders� into the middle class.

The FY2016 Presidential Budget Request included funding for several early childhood education programs that offer grants to model programs that provide education in low-income areas, and I am a strong advocate for those programs being included in the FY16 budget.

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HALL: Oops...I’m sorry!

Quit Playin’ Vincent Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist.

But no problem. It was just a Nigger!! And I guess a Nigger still has no rights to which a White man is bound to respect.

Tulsa “Reserve” Deputy Sheriff Robert Bates is 73 and by all accounts very close friends with Stanley Shanz who is the department’s Chief. Bates interestingly enough, actually served as a police officer from 1964 to 1965.

But last week, while seeking a thrill or his passing passion, Bates made by his own admission, an awful mistake. He meant to use his taser and pulled his revolver by mistake. But no worries, it was just a Nigger. The only regret for the Tulsa law enforcement top cop who befriends him is

that Bates’ murder, confession and remorseful apology was all caught on videotape.

The question that burns in the spirit and psyche of any selfproclaimed sophist upon seeing this video, is why is a 73-yearold, non-commissioned officer allowed to police, much less give chase to an alleged criminal.

That question must be answered without regard to the race or gender of his deceased prey.

“The Daily Beast” went after some answers that many of us would ask.

“Hours before the Tulsa County district attorney charged Bates with second-degree manslaughter on Monday, Sheriff Stanley Glanz defended the deputy—who

is his longtime friend and served as his insurance agent and onetime election campaign chair.

“He made an error,” Glanz told the Tulsa World. “How many errors are made in an operating room every week?”

Glanz also showed a Tulsa World reporter cellphone photos of him fishing with Bates, a millionaire insurance executive.

“Bob and I both love to fish,” he said. “Is it wrong to have a friend?”

Still, former officers with the sheriff’s department told The Daily Beast that Bates was a “pay to play” policeman. The businessman donated thousands of dollars worth of vehicles and equipment to the force.

“This is your typical Southern good ol’ boys system,” one said, adding that before the shooting Bates planned to take Glanz on a fishing trip to Florida.”

Folks, I don’t make this stuff up, I just rearrange the facts of the news to make this audience aware of how we either suffer or

succeed as a race of people. And I, by no means, mean to besmirch or berate Tulsa or the state of Oklahoma. This practice of accidentally shooting or lynching black men is embroidered on and engrained in the fabric and history of these United States.

The “Oops” happen here in Texas too. “Oops” happens on both coasts, in the Midwest and maybe even in Alaska or Hawaii.

I honestly believe that Bates is remorseful for his “oops”

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moment, but his “oops” admission and apology do nothing for the dead man, his family or for my severed sensitivities.

Guess you noticed that I never mentioned the victim. Apparently, he like me is just another Nigger to far too many of the more than 1 million sworn officers in this nation. So if I offended you... oops I’m sorry. I meant to shoot you a palatable perspective but I accidentally pulled the sword of my deepest sentiments. Sorry!!!

DAVIS: Giving the best of me Miles’ Musings

By Miles Jaye Davis

Miles Jaye is a musician, singer, author, actor, chef and award-winning writer.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Maryanne Williamson

If you’re a school bus driver, be a great school bus driver with the warmest, welcoming good morning smile, dedicated to getting those kids to and from school safely.

If you’re a teacher, be a patient, passionate teacher, capable of making what is difficult for some, clear and accessible for those in your care.

They’ll never forget you. If you’re a mechanic, love your work and be a great, trustworthy mechanic, treating each vehicle as if it were your own.

If you’re a cashier, be a great cashier. Put down your cell phone, lift your head from the register, smile, and greet your customer as if you owned the store.

If you’re a chef, be a great chef, study and master your culinary art, serve your guests as though it were a privilege to do so, it is.

If you’re an elected official, be a wise, honest, caring, selfless, servant of the people. They’ll love and honor you for it.

If you’re a Pastor, lead

and love your flock like every individual member matters, like every family is important, like the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

You will be revered not only by the congregation but by the community, civic leaders and other members of the clergy.

If you’re a cop, be a great cop, passionate about protecting and serving your communities, they will respect and appreciate you for it and with increasing importance, they will learn to trust you!

Whatever it is you do, do not diminish its importance. Let no man or woman diminish who or what you are. No one can rob you of your dignity, you must surrender it.

“Let your light so shine that men may see your good works and glorify your Father, which is in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16 I’m just saying!

I once had to perform Community Service to satisfy a court order in a little Florida town.

Sounds ominous, I know. I’ll share the details with you curious souls another time but what is

important is that on the first day I remembered an old story about a street sweeper.

The theme of the story was that the street sweeper was inspired in spite of what some may have looked down upon as a lowly position.

I performed my lowly tasks in that little Florida town with such vigor and pride that they suspended my duty, sent me home early and told me there was no need to return.

I was determined to make that old town shine like new and till this day I’m proud of my work there.

I heard music playing in my head and pretended everything I touched was like playing my violin and every note was making beautiful music.

Everything you touch, your work, your child, your spouse is your opportunity to be brilliant.

Each one has your signature on it and the potential to be a masterpiece.

Amen!

Keep striving for love and peace!

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The Scandalous Empire

Speaking truth to power

Statistics show that Empire is Fox's highest grossing show in three years, which translates into a huge pay off for

By Ron Busby, Sr. Fox. President How big?

How U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. about the $45.2 billion Comcast/Time Warner According to a Nielsen consumer report, African Americans are voracious merger? How about the $48.5 billion consumers of media, watching 37 percent AT&T acquisition of DirecTV or the more television than any other slice of estimated $1.3 trillion dollars spent by Black consumers? Not to mention the American demography.

While that's not new news, it is $20 billion lawsuit filed by the National disturbing that we don't completely Association of African American Owned understand the connection between our Media and Entertainment Studios TV consumption and the huge profits Networks, against Comcast, Time Warner, and other civil generated by our rights organizations as connection to party to a plan to ensure television. that profits from Black To be fair, some viewership continue TV programming pouring into the same can actually be pockets? beneficial.

The We've watched with recent coverage interest and commented of the 50th on this situation in Anniversary of an earlier President's "Bloody Sunday" Message, but the opened the eyes situation has not of generations of improved. We will Americans who reserve judgment were unaware of Empire on the soundness of the brutality of Entertainment Studios racial oppression in Network's CEO Byron Allen's pending America.

Much of television, however, is legal action, but there are a few things of simply escapist entertainment for us, but which we are absolutely certain: NO TELECOM GIANT has a plan a tremendous cash cow for programmers for meaningful participation/inclusion and advertisers.

Take for example Empire on Fox. The of Black business in their day-to-day network is known for its history of racist procurement activity; NO PROGRAMMING GIANT has banter and has exploited Black America while simultaneously benefiting from a plan to include, develop or support the development of positive Black portrayals Black consumers.

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to any meaningful degree; NO CABLE/PayTV provider makes programming targeting Black consumers available at their basic service level requiring their BEST CONSUMERS pay extra to view their favorite shows; NO ADVERTISER using the TV/ PayTV medium includes Black business in any significant way in the development, production, delivery/distribution of their products to this loyal consumer base.

Telecom companies and consumer product companies are gearing up for an assault on your wallets like nothing you've ever seen, and if you're riveted by the latest episode or game-of-the-week, you may not even notice your pocket being picked.

Decisions about your money are being made right now. These decisions are being made by people who don't know you, and whose only interest is how long you're in front of your TV before you go buy the products they sold while you were watching.

We understand it's about business - BIG business. We also understand that it is Black consumers' money that makes the business so big. But if Black businesses don't flourish as a result of all this activity designed to move dollars out of Black pockets... well, we'll be back to Good Times in the projects instead of building Empires.

All the more reason to invest money into the Black community. If you can devote time to watching your favorite television show, then you can also devote time to buying from your local Black businesses.

Make #Blackdollarsmatters not just a hashtag, but a way of life.

A Prince of a Man people of all races understand the pain the suffering that many people had to endure to improve America,” he was fond of saying. “We cannot allow these children to grow up without knowing about the

Dr. Jerry Chambers, who passed recently at a local Dallas Hospital, was totally committed to improving the world’s social condition.

He gave little thought to his own personal gain, and gave all that he could to enhance the lives of others, particularly Dallas High School children.

They were his mission.

During the last two years Dr. Chambers, a former instructor at Lincoln High School, raised On the trip to Selma, with DISD Board Trustee funds and used Bernadette Nutall his own personal resources to take students struggles that people had to to Selma, Alabama and endure.”

Washington, D.C. He wanted Among the places that Dr. them to see the history of the Chambers took his students Civil Rights Movements. was Washington, D.C. where “It is important that young they met with leaders of the

American government such as Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and her colleague, Congressman John Lewis, who was an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Growing up as a child, Dr. Chambers picked cotton on a piece of land that his mother and father worked for a landowner.

During the hot days of summer while in the cotton fields, Dr. Chambers decided that he would get an education and escape the life that his parents had to endure.

“I came to Dallas to make a life for myself and to work with others,” Dr. Chambers once said. “I have always loved people and I wanted to do something special for students. That is why I became a teacher.

I was interested in giving knowledge to others.”

And that he did.

He worked with students and their parents. He urged

them to become great thinkers and great leaders. He was always in a hurry to get things done.

And he did not accept no for an answer.

When the doctors told him that he was ill and needed treatment he told them that his own health was secondary.

He had planned a trip to Alabama where his students could participate in the 50th anniversary March from Selma to Montgomery, he told the doctors. He would receive treatment when they return.

Shortly after their return from the South, Dr. Chambers was hospitalized. The pain engulfed his body and he grew tired and weary. He called his best friend and said, “I am tired, I have served, I want to go home.”

And with these words he slipped away, this Prince of a Man. May God rest and keep you, Dr. Jerry Chambers. You served Him well!

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My daddy is having a baby with a Young Thang

Dear Alma, My 59-year-old father may have conceived a child with his 28-year-old girlfriend. I say “may” because his girlfriend sleeps around, and everybody in town knows it. My father is raising this child as his own. He asked my siblings and me to accept this baby and his girlfriend in our lives. He wants them invited to family parties, holidays, birthdays, cookouts, etc. I believe that before we welcome this conniving duo into our family, he needs to take a DNA test. How do I suggest this without getting him mad at my sister and me? My brother says it’s not our business.

Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Ok, pull up a seat, let’s you and I have a semiconfidential conversation. I’ve read your email, perused and pondered it and I’ve got to say, I remain planted at the same conclusion.

I understand the circumstance don’t sit well with you, so scoot close. Lean in, are you ready? Watch my lips – listen to your brother.

Paadow! This ain’t your red wagon to pull. I know that’s your daddy and I get the feeling you guys have a close relationship, which is fantastic and more than likely the reason why you’re so upset with the big, white 28-yearold elephant in the room. Yes, I agree, she’s too young for your daddy and yes, I agree, he’s too old to have a baby, but you know what – it is what it is and neither one of them is required to ask for your permission. Frankly, this is not your state of affairs; you have no control here. Why in the world are you trying to make decisions for a 60-year-old man?

Whether he’s living long or living wrong, 60 years is enough time for him to follow his own map of directions. Your father can and will decide with whom he wants to share his life. Newsflash: he was making decisions about women and finding his way before you were born, LOL. Stay in your lane, sweetie.

He’s a grown man handling his business. If he is raising the baby as his own, then it’s his – period. Like my mama use to say, “If you feed ‘em long enough, they’ll favor you.” LOL! He has accepted this responsibility, and so should you. If the tables were turned, would you want your father all up in your business?

Probably not. Should you date only the guys he approves and accepts for you? Ahhh, I think not. Your daddy has enough love for all his children. This new baby is not taking your place. For the last time Missy; mind your business. Truth be told, we all have enough drama going on in our own backyards to keep us busy. Focus on the weeds in your own garden and let your father tend to his. Seems to me, what looks like an overcast cloud to you is bringing much joy and sunshine to your father. Motivate yourself on being a great big sister. Now wouldn’t that be the most decent move you could make out of this madness?

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Anti-Gay protest backfires at Howard

By Rachel Kersey Special to NNPA from Howard University News Service

WASHINGTON – Westboro Baptist Church, the infamous unaffiliated church known for its hateful, unorthodox protests, especially against homosexuality, brought its hate speech to Howard University – and the university’s students and staff fought back.

Armed with picket signs, the organization, which has been denounced by the two largest Baptist denominations, Friday, April 10, gathered on 6th Street on Howard’s campus to denounce OUTlaw, Howard University School of Law’s organization for lesbians, gays,

bisexuals, and transgender and queer students.

“AMERICA IS DOOMED,” “MOURN FOR YOUR SINS” and “GOD H8S FAG MARRIAGE,” the signs read. One sign featured a depiction of anal sex.

“It is a shameful sight to see the way that these young people behave, and the parents teachers and preachers have done that to them,” the church said on its website in explaining why it came to Howard. “They have no chance when they stand before the Great White throne on Judgment Day. We come in hopes that one little lamb is out there and may be called to repentance by the Lord their God.” Howard students met the signs

with their own. Dressed in all-black or rainbow colors, the students held signs that read “HOWARD <3s OUR LGBTQ,” “ALL BLACK LOVE MATTERS” and “GOD LOVES EVERYONE.” Nearly 100 students gathered at the flagpole and marched to the corner of 6th Street and Howard Place, where they promptly turned their backs on Westboro.

With fists raised in defiance, the sea of students sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and more than one student shed a few tears. Only 20 minutes after starting, Westboro headed down the hill to the taunts of Howard students, who turned around to send them on their way.

“I thought it was perfect,” said Nia Johnson, a junior economics major. “I definitely felt the love and I felt proud. I was actually happy it ended early. Our power showed them that it wasn’t worth it here.”

Amber Mason, president of OUTlaw, agreed.

“This sort of hate filled rhetoric is not condoned on our campus, and we want to show them that through a show of solidarity,” Mason said.

“That’s now how we think here at Howard. We are inclusive, we’re accepting and their kind of speaking and behavior will not be condoned.”

Lydia Durfler, the organizer of the student protest, said she did so because LGBT community at Howard is often slighted.

“I don’t think it gets enough outright support from the Howard community, especially where the administration and faculty is concerned,” said Durfler, a senior political science major and an Amnesty International intern.

“And if we had a group on campus saying derogatory things about black folk and we weren’t doing something to build ourselves up in the midst of that, that would seem pretty crazy. The same goes for the LGBTQ community.”

Joshua Narcisse, president of the Chapel Assistants, an interfaith organization with Howard’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, said his organization stands against Westboro Baptist Church.

“One of the dominant themes in Christianity is love,” Narcisse said.

“So, at the end of the day, whether it be Christianity, Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism, this love or respect for humanity is at the center of the work that the chapel does. And this is really just a part of us affirming that.”

Tyleah Hawkins, a senior broadcast journalism major, also objected to Westboro’s belief and its tactics.

“I’m a Christian, but I’ve always been an advocate for gay rights,” Hawkins said. “I don’t agree with preaching hate. I am a proud Christian. I love Jesus . . . and I feel like Jesus would be out here protesting with me.”

In the end, the protest – both sides – was one chapter of the rich social and political saga of the university, and there is undoubtedly more to follow,” said the Rev. Bernard Richardson, dean of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.

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Bringing Sin to the Party? Woe! Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington As believers we think we have a lot on our plates.

From our perspective however, that shouldn’t mean we’re challenged beyond our capacity to fulfill God’s destiny for us. It just means we have a purpose; God’s.

The more we understand and internal-ize this, the more we see and appreciate the individual blessings in our lives.

What I’d like to call your attention to now is a statement from Jesus’ mouth to your reality.

Now make a note. I am hanging out in that forgiveness thing.

This time it’s not forgiving yourself I’m talking I’m talking about. It is God’s forgiveness and grace about the sins we commit.

Nowhere in the bible can I find an expectation by God that you won’t sin after you are saved.

To the contrary, the expectation is that you will. God’s grace and Christ’s blood have taken care of that for you and me.

We just need to keep the appropriate perspective regarding sin and prayer and let God know our confession is genuine.

The point I want to bring to your attention is when Jesus says your forgiveness ain’t happening. Luke 17:1 says, “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to the person through whom they come.”

This one stunned me and I thought I’d pass it along to you. ‘… but woe to the person through whom they come.’ This kind of redefines friendship and fellowship, don’t

you think?

This statement doesn’t absolve the sinner from the sin, but it does put a huge burden on the one bringing the sin trying to convince his or her Christian family member that it’s okay to partake.

The consequences of this act appear to be catastrophic. You guys know I believe for anyone to truly hurt you, they have to be close enough to you to kiss you. Can you say Judas?

My point is you cannot plead ignorance on this one. God won’t let you.

Woe is waiting.

This verse continues to illustrate how you should respond to one who sins against you.

You forgive. Period!

The verse is also clear as to your role in the body of Christ.

Don’t bring sin to the party and try to convince others it really is okay to engage in it.

Eve did that and we all know how that turned out.

So remember this.

You are forgiven and you are to forgive. I don’t believe I follow a God of confusion.

This is pretty simple.

But let’s not get it twisted. This can be a trap as in entrapment.

Don’t fall for it. Do not ask your friends and family to wallow in your ‘oh woe is me.’

That’s an indication of a lack of faith or, a lack of belief that Jesus has indeed fulfilled scripture.

The alternative is His ‘oh woe is you.’ As always it’s your choice.

It always has been and always will be.

May God bless and keep you always.

James

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Handpicked by Bishop T.D. Jakes to lead The Potter’s House of Fort Worth, Pastor Patrick E. Winfield’s passion for empowering people to become their best is demonstrated in his preaching and teaching.

He has assembled an educational task force in Fort Worth to combat the systemic issues facing youth within the education system and he’s leading the charge in helping parents and caretakers find ways to support and encourage young people.

The first-ever “EduFest” has been put together as a response. Held at The Potter’s House in Fort Worth, EduFest features a college and career fair, seminars, and breakout sessions covering everything from financial literacy and career readiness to college exam preparation and entrepreneurship.

This free event is open to the public and comes at an ideal time as graduation nears and many students, especially graduating seniors, have not determined what they want to do with their futures.

Opening with a continental breakfast, EduFest begins at 9a.m. and will run through 2:00p.m. and will feature the Hon. Glenn O. Lewis, Derrick Jones, Dr. Elisabeth G. Branch and Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks.

Pastor Winfield’s leadership has been extensive, serving in both education and ministry fields. As an educator, leader and pastor his mission is to transform lives, build leaders and strengthen families by helping people “discover and live in the grace of God found in Jesus Christ.”

In his strides toward education, Pastor Winfield received his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in English, and a minor in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois, in Champaign, Urbana.

He received a Master’s of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary and he’s continued his passion for education through many opportunities such as: English Department Head; Teacher, Vice Principal, Coach, AP (Advanced Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate) Coordinator and Principal of Clay Academy. Pastor Winfield

is presently pursuing a Doctorate in Education from Dallas Baptist University.

As a leader, Pastor Winfield believes in service leadership that is exercised through modeling, mentoring, instructing and life coaching. He is consumed with impacting people’s lives and helping them become effective leaders.

As a leader and mentor he has helped establish a College Bible Study in Champaign, Ill., that reaches out to college students to keep them grounded in God. He has served in shortterm missions in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya. His passion in service and leadership has also provided a vibrant Youth Ministry in Chicago, Il. Pastor Winfield accepted the call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ on September 16, 1991 and he was ordained on October 6, 1996. He has enforced his role in pastoral leadership as: Youth Pastor, Executive Pastor in Chicago, and Establishmentarian of a thriving and growing church in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As he continues to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Fort Worth, he stands on the scripture Joshua 1:8, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

Pastor Winfield said his greatest inspiration by far is Veronica, his wife, and their three sons: Christiaan, Joshua and Caleb.

The Potter’s House is a nondenominational church, located in the southern sector of Dallas, Texas, founded in 1996.

Since 1996, The Potter’s House has grown from 50 families to more than 30,000 members who step out in force, inspired and spiritually armed by Bishop T. D. Jakes to help others in their communities and across the world.

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Music is in the air yet again when more than 300 budding singers from Dallas Independent School District's W.H. Atwell Law Academy, Fred F. Florence, John B. Hood, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Irma L. Rangel Young Women's Leadership Academy, Sarah Zumwalt, T.W. Browne, Seagoville middle schools and Umphrey Lee Elementary School combine their voices as one rose performing classical, pop, Broadway, spirituals and gospel in this spring concert. Special Lobby music by Rangel Hand Bell Choir.

Coordinated by Stevon Harris Promising Young Artist Series 4th Annual Budding Rose Concert Student Morning Performance | $5 Friday, April 17, 2015 @ 10 AM Public Performance | $10 Saturday, April 18, 2015 @ 8 PM Naomi Bruton Main Stage Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex Physical Address: 1309 Canton Street Dallas, TX 75201 Mailing Address: 650 South Griffin Street Dallas, TX 75202

(8,000-10,000) March for Babies.

Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:30 in Fort Worth and 8:45 a.m. in Dallas, while the walk (5 miles – Dallas; 3 miles – Fort Worth) is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., rain or shine.

To sign up as an individual or a team, visit marchforbabies.org or for more information call 972/669-3463 (Dallas) or 817/451-9174 (Fort Worth).

April 18 2015 African American Education Hall of Fame Program, Luncheon & Induction Ceremony at 12:00 Noon at the Hilton Garden Inn-Duncanville.

The cost of tickets is $50.

George Fraser - Rise or Die: Developing a New Consciousness and Habits for Self-Mastery to Strengthen Black America in the 21st Century and Beyond EMPOWER Series workshops at Highland Hills Library from 10:00am to 12:00pm ******** More than 30,000 people representing 350 companies and organizations in addition to a thousand family teams touched by the March of Dimes mission are expected to participate in the Dallas (20,000-25,000) and Fort Worth

April 25

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. 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.

Dr. Corey C. Toney, Sr., Pastor of New Leaf Family Church, located at 1707 N. St. Augustine Rd, Dallas, TX 75217, will be honored along with First Lady LaShawn Toney by the co n g re g at i o n .

The day has been designated Pastor and Wife Day. The theme for the day will be “Celebrating the Call.” The occasion is to give recognition to Dr. Corey C. Toney and First Lady LaShawn Toney for outstanding service to the community and New Leaf Family Church as a pastor, first lady and leader.

The special Sunday afternoon service at 3:00 pm will feature a message by Pastor Ned Armstrong of the Greater Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church.

April 20 BERNINA of America, the premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce that fourth generation owner of BERNINA International Hanspeter Ueltschi, will visit BERNINA Dealer, the Best of BERNINA Sewing Center located at 340 Coit Road, Suite 500 in Plano, Texas, on Monday, April 20 from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

April 23 R. Kelly Live at the Music Hall at Fair Park

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Business Month Award Luncheon Benefiting the Education & Scholarship Fund 11:00 – 2:00 PM Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre 5410 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75240

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POETS N' JAZZ #3 featuring ZEMILL Shy Speaks and Zemill Friday and Saturday April 17-18, 2015 @ 9 pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre Dallas Convention Center Theater

Arts in Action, Featuring Jazz Under the Stars Lower Courtyard at Eastfield College 3737 Motley Drive, Mesquite 75150

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469.297.6404 The Black Academy Of Arts and Letters TIES & TUX GALA honoring Ms. Diahann Carroll at the Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas, 2201 N. Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207 , 6p.m.

Individual tickets are $135 and $500 Tables of 10 are $1,350 and $5,000 To purchase tickets/tables or for more information, call the TBAAL Box Office at 214-743-2400 ***************** Drug Take Back event In Cedar Hill 501 E. Beltline Rd. on the corner of Beltline rd. and Cannady.

Walgreens parking lot from 10am to 2pm Impact is supported by the City of Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill ISD, Cedar Hill Police Dept. and Walgreens. ********** The Liberian Community is Partnering with Dr. & Mrs. Brantly to support Ebola Survivors, raise awareness of the stigmatism associated with the disease and fundraise for Survivors in Liberia : April 25,2015 @ 5pm.

Venue: Arlington Christian Bible Fellowship Church 1501 S. Center St. Arlington, TX. Guest Speakers: Dr. & Mrs. Kent Brantly. Call 8174499353 for more information.

April 27 Congresswoman Johnson presents: District 30 Youth Crime and Prevention Summit Monday April 27th 9 am-11.30 am University of North Texas at Dallas 7300 University Hills Blvd.

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April 30 Irving International Women’s Consortium invited you to “Influence of The Purse” - Purse Auction Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM Las Colinas Country Club

May 1 Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce 2015 Annual Celebrity Golf Classic Friday May 1, 2015| 1pm-6pm

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NOTICE OF ELECTION (IN BRIEF) CITY OF DALLAS MAY 9, 2015 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF DALLAS, COLLIN AND DENTON CITY OF DALLAS

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TO THE RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a general election is ordered to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing 15 members to the city council of the City of Dallas to be designated as: Member of Council, Place 15 – Mayor; Member of Council, Place 1; Member of Council, Place 2; Member of Council, Place 3; Member of Council, Place 4; Member of Council, Place 5; Member of Council, Place 6; Member of Council, Place 7; Member of Council, Place 8; Member of Council, Place 9; Member of Council, Place 10; Member of Council, Place 11; Member of Council, Place 12; Member of Council, Place 13; and Member of Council, Place 14 respectively.

Noted below are the City Council Candidates in ballot order: Place 1 Scott Griggs Place 2 Adam Medrano Place 3 Casey Thomas, II Gerald Britt Joe Tave Wini Cannon B.D. Howard Place 4 Stephen King Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn Sandra Crenshaw Keyaira D. Saunders James Ross D. Marcus Ranger Carl Hays Carolyn King Arnold

Place Place 5 5 Jesse Diaz Rick Callahan Sherry Cordova Place 6 Ozumba Lnuk-X Daniel "DC" Caldwell, I Lakolya London Monica R. Alonzo Place 7 Tiffinni A. Young Hasani Burton John Lawson Kevin Felder James "J.T." Turknett Randall Parker Baranda J. Fermin Juanita Wallace

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Place 8 Dianne Gibson Clara McDade Subrina Lynn Brenham Eric Lemonte Williams Gail Terrell Erik Wilson Place 9 Christopher Jackson Darren Boruff Mark Clayton Sam Merten Will Logg Place 10 James N. White Paul Reyes Adam McGough

Place 11 Lee M. Kleinman Place 12 Sandy Greyson Place 13 Jennifer Staubach Gates Place 14 Philip T. Kingston Place 15 (Mayor) Mike Rawlings Marcos Ronquillo Write-In Candidate Place 15 (Mayor)

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