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Sheriff Brown relies on Faith, Family and Core Values

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GOD

GIVES ME STRENGTH

Marian Brown Dallas County Sheriff

MY TRUTH Lie to people and you teach them to lie to you

Cheryl Smith, Publisher

One of the worse feelings is to believe in someone only to find out that they lied to you. After all, telling the truth is about accountability, doing the right thing, standing up for what you believe in and owning your narrative.

If you are big and bad enough, if you are old enough or if you think you are “grown” enough to do something then you have to be all of that when it’s time to tell the truth.

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INSIDE

Cheryl Smith, Publisher

NEWS

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OPINION

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LIFESTYLE

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SPORTS

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EVENTS

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ENTERTAINMENT

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CLASSIFIEDS

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DFW/ABJ - Covering Racial issues in 2019 from the N-Word to the BlackFace pictures to the Boycotts and the protest etc.. How does mainstream media and the Black Press get the job done? DFW/ABJ is calling all Black journalists to Black History Month meeting to discuss and have that talk. Also get information about the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention in Miami, Tues.

February 19.

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A rule in my house has always been to tell the truth.I told a relative to watch her behavior because of her influence on young people. “If you teach children to lie, they will lie to you!”

Which brings me to my truth.

Back in the day if you called my house and one of the Three Live Crew Plus One said that I wasn’t there, guess what? I wasn’t there!

If I had to leave out of the house, get in my car, and drive off to ensure that they were not lying, that’s what I did; because I wasn’t there!

And I told my crew that they should tell the truth, and especially to me because when times get rough they may need someone to believe them and I’m the one because I will go down and stick with you until the end, but you have to be honest.

Too often I’ve seen others teaching their young the wrong thing, not realizing those same lessons would come back to haunt them.

Sadder than the children who lie, has to be the adults who lie.

It’s pathetic to see adults who can’t own their narrative and turn into little kids when they are confronted with the simplest of questions.

You know the look. You ask a question and the first indication that you are about to be lied to is the hesitation, followed by the look that resembles a deer caught in the headlights of a car. If you’re like me, that look is enough to raise your blood pressure a few digits because you don’t like being lied to either.

According to psychologist Paul Ekman, people lie to avoid punishment, conceal reward or benefit, protecting someone from harm, protecting yourself, maintaining privacy, for the thrill of getting away with something, avoiding embarrassment or being polite. I had to grow into understanding all the ramifications and implications of lying.

As a child, I remember going over

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Lie to people and you teach them to lie to you to my mother’s friend’s house. The woman wanted my mom to see her new grand baby. I didn’t care to see the child, but I had to go.

When we got there, the proud grandma kept telling my mother that she loved her grandbaby but, “that child look just like a little monkey.”

I was surprised to hear her make that declaration and as I had never seen a live money before, I was definitely curious. As my mother took the baby into her arms, she exclaimed, “Oh isn’t he adorable, he is so beautiful.”

Well, I looked in amazement because at that moment I could see what the grandma was talking about.

Then my mother turned to me and asked, “Isn’t he beautiful?” All kind of thoughts were going through my head as I responded, “How old is he? He’s really tiny.”

Years later I reminded my mother about that incident. She laughed and explained to me that beauty is only skin deep and is also in the eye of the beholder. So she saw beauty that day and as I matured, I realized my mom wasn’t lying, she was speaking her truth.

That’s a far cry from the lies that folks tell to keep from accepting responsibility. Just think about all the deadly lies that have been told.

There are the countless men who

were killed or jailed because women lied on them, accusing them of rape, or numerous other charges that ruined entire families.

And what about the men who lied on the women they raped, saying the woman was willing; even young teens.

Who do you believe when an accusation is made?

I remember being bedridden in a hospital and woke up to one of those shows where women were trying to find out who the fathers of their children are. Imagine the look on my face when one of the women admitted she had been on the show more than 15 times for the same child!

Now I realize that there are a number of discussions we could have about that subject, but can you imagine how many have been lied to before, during and since the science of DNA has been perfected?

How many have lived a life of lies?

How many have been hurt by those lies?

I want people to believe the words that come out of my mouth. You might say it’s not important, but when we live in a world today where “he say, she say” is ruining lives, you want to be the person who is believed.

If you aren’t, believe me one day, there will come a time!

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Sherman appointed to House Appropriations Education Austin - Texas House member Carl Sherman, (DHD 109) was appointed to the House Appropriations Education Subcommittee last week.

“Today’s subcommittee assignment in Appropriations to Article III was of great importance because this committee oversees our public and higher education systems, Teacher Retirement System (TRS), and several other state agencies of importance to District 109,” said Rep. Sherman.

“I’m looking forward to continuing our fight to improve our educational systems, both public education

and higher education on behalf of all the hardworking Texans in my district.”

Rep. Sherman was appointed to the highly sought after Appropriations Committee a week ago by Speaker of the House, Dennis Bonnen. The esteemed committee is led by Chairman John Zerwas and has jurisdiction over all bills and resolutions appropriating money from the state treasury, among other key duties.

Rep. Sherman joins a small number of freshman representatives who have been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee over the years.

State Rep.Sherman and House Appropriations Chairman John Zerwas

About District 109: Rep. Sherman proudly represents the citizens of House District 109, which includes DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Glenn Heights, Hutchins, Lancaster, Wilmer, as well as parts of Ovilla, Ferris, Seagoville and Dallas.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson on commemorating Black History Month

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ongresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement on the commencement of Black History Month: “From slavery to suffrage, from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights movement, the struggle for progress has marked the story of African Americans in this nation.

“Over the course of this month, Americans from every state will acknowledge the important contributions African Americans have made to our country.

“Black History Month rightfully dedicates time to reflect on and celebrate our achievements throughout history. The true meaning of this month of recognition is not simply a look back at

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struggles overcome, but the progress to be achieved.

“Today, still, many of the systemic obstacles that weighed the black community down 50 years ago continue to hinder our ability to succeed: growing income inequality and shrinking access to health care, education gaps and

voter access discrepancies.

Each of these can be overcome, but it will take the collective and united effort of Americans of every race and religion, from every corner of our country to usher in a society that lives up to its founding ideals of equal liberty and equal justice for all.

“As we mark Black History Month, let us devote ourselves once more to advancing the legacy of the African American leaders of our past by pursuing the causes for which they fought.

“Let us use this month to combat discrimination and racism and to continue the long struggle of perfecting our union.”

Ten to be inducted into Hall of Fame Each year the African American Education Archives and History Program honors outstanding retired educators and those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of education.

Ten new members will be inducted into the 2019 Hall of Fame Class at the African American Education Archives and History Bobbie L. Lang Luncheon on Saturday, April 13. The event will be at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn, 800 North Main St., Duncanville, Texas.

The Honorees are — Dr. Jerry R. Cummings, Rachel George, Dr. Clarence Glover, Jr, Dr. Andrea Hilburn, Dr. Lillian Hoskins, Dr. Nell Ingram, Thomas G. Jones, Dr. George Keaton, Jr., Stacy Mosley, Jr., and Bill Townsend.

Trailblazer Award: Zenetta S. Drew The public may participate in this event by purchasing an event ticket for $75 or purchasing a table for $750.

April 3 is the deadline for this purchase.

The public may participate

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also by making a tax-exempt contribution “In Honor Of ” or “In Memory Of ” any individual you choose for $25.

The names will be included in the printed program. The deadline is March 27 for these listings. Make checks payable to: AAEAHP and mail to AAEAHP, P.O. Box 411091, Dallas 75241.

For more information about this event or to learn how you may support and attend, visit the website at www.aaeahp. org to download forms or call Mr. Melvin Traylor at 214.376.9673, Dr. Roscoe C. Smith at 972.741.8213, or Ms. Gwendolyn J. Brantley at 972.298.6980.

State Representative Toni Rose named to committee chair

Rep. Toni Rose

Texas State Representative Toni Rose (D-110) was named Chair of the House Appropriations SubCommittee on Articles

VI, VII, and VIII. The House Appropriations Committee controls the budget allotments of every state agency in Texas. As Sub-Committee Chair to Articles VI, VII, and VIII. Rep. Rose will lead budget considerations on issues of Natural Resources, Business and Economic Development, and business regulation.

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QUIT PLAYIN Dr. Kevin Cosby is a “bad mother-shut-your-mouth” and a minister of God’s liberating Word. Not only is he Pastor of the 15,000-member Saint Stephen Church in Louisville, Kentucky; he is an academic to boot.

Dr. Cosby grinds as a social justice minister who also majors in undoing the “Mis-Education of the Negro” Dr. Cosby was installed as the 13th President of Simmons College in 2005 and parlays his preachments with prophecy.

You know this brother is special. I mean managing a historically Black college while ministering to hysterical Black church folk is beyond the scope of reasonability. Lawd have mercy!

He’s written five books with titles like; “Get off your butt,” and “Who’s your daddy?”

Doc’ slayed the house as he

addressed the mourners affixed to the corner of Muhammad Ali’s final turnbuckle. In the span of 10 minutes and 13 seconds; Cosby dumped the house. This space is inadequate in size and scope to publish the official transcript, so let me summarize it for you.

Dr. Cosby recalled a 1967 Merv Griffin interview of Dr. Martin Luther King. When asked what the greatest effect of the civil rights movement had been for Black people, King delved into his well-pondered and prominent pontificates and provided an answer.

“The greatest affect is that it has given the Negro a sense of somebodiness.” Cosby mused that Ali gave “somebodiness’ to a people whom had suffered 350 years of “nobodiness.”

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That was Ali’s greatest gift of all. He Kilt it! So when I heard he was coming to Dallas for our MLK celebration, I thought I was ready to receive his King Holiday message…I was not.

After dismantling the annual “sainthood ceremonies” that we posit at the altar of St. Martin, he beat back the “Canonizers” and the “Colonizers” in rapid succession.

Doc reminded us that somewhere during the 3rd quarter of this year, America will recognize the Quad Centennial of the most brutal chattel slavery in the world’s history. But that wasn’t the bad news.

“So in essence, we have survived 400 years in this nation and have never had even one day of justice.” Our heads went numb,

our hearts waned in beating and our spirits wept silently. We had to come to the realization that in 400 years, we have not enjoyed one day of equity at the hands of this government or its majority peoples.

Our collective sense of somebodiness retreated to the nobodiness that slaves who tilled the fields and filled the tills of rich White landowners must have felt. It’s that same nobodiness that Dred Scott felt in 1867, when Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, of the United States Supreme Court, declared that “The Negro has no rights which the white man is bound to respect.”

We spiritually, if not genetically felt the stinging lashes of the Black Codes, The Fugitive Slave Acts, Jim Crow Laws and those White shop owners who erected signs that read “No Niggers, No Jews and No Dogs! In 400

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By Vincent L. Hall Activist, author and award-winning writer

years we have never had a day of justice.”

As a people, we have never received even the slightest indication that our free labor that built this nation, would be returned in any type of reparations. America told the “nobody’s” they freed that justice was en route.

However, the promise of “40 acres and a mule,” rendered

by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on January 16, 1865, was as hollow as the “with liberty and justice for all” in the White Male Pledge of Allegiance.

No thanks Massa; I’ll take a knee instead!

It’s been 400 years and we are still waiting on the first win.

I’ve read about losing streaks, but damn. #iamsomebody #QuitPlayin

FROM NNPA CFPB moves to support Payday Lenders Charlene Crowell

Each February, Black History Month commemorates the unique American experience of Blacks in America. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown, Virginia arrival of captured and shackled Africans.

In the ensuing years, as slavery grew, so did the wealth of those who claimed our forefathers as ‘property’. By April 12-13, 1861, the wealth built on slave labor was forcefully protected with the Battle of Fort Sumter, considered by historians to be the start of the Civil War that lasted until 1865 and the war’s end.

Slavery’s iron shackles that bound women, children and men may be gone. But in today’s America, the iron has been replaced by a different kind of shackle, just as debilitating as iron: predatory debt.

Abundant research has shown that payday and car-title lenders trap people in debilitating debt that can trigger a series of negative consequences: overdraft fees, the loss of a bank account, loss of personal vehicles and even bankruptcy. People

struggling to repay these loans have been reported to forego daily living needs or needed medical treatments.

So it is indeed troubling that in 2019, that under the Trump Administration, the federal agency with a designated mission to provide consumer financial protection took an about-face to protect predatory lenders instead of consumers on February 6. Kathy

Kraninger, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the agency’s plan to repeal a rule aimed at stopping the payday lending debt trap.

Promulgated by CFPB’s first director during the Obama Administration, the rule requires payday and other small-dollar lenders to make loans only after determining borrowers’ abilityto-repay. That now-suspended rule followed years of public hearings, rulemaking sessions, and research that ultimately found that triple-digit interest rates on loans were virtual See continuation, page 5

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TO BE EQUAL

Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League

Blackface is a Flaunting of White Privilege As a black student in overwhelmingly white schools in Louisiana, I faced my share of racial insults and slights. But one of the more memorable incidents was not even a deliberate slight directed at me. The offenders probably didn’t even think of me. But when a group of my classmates contemptuously affected exaggerated accents mocking Black people, as part of a school production, I walked out.

The Governor and Attorney General of Virginia are under fire for having worn blackface to parties in the 1980s, and the Senate Majority Leader there edited a college yearbook that featured blackface photos and racial slurs. NBC News anchor Megyn Kelly lost her job after defending blackface Halloween costumes. Fashion design house Gucci was forced to apologize for marketing a balaclava sweater that resembles blackface.

Not by accident, the rise of the minstrel show coincided with the rise of the abolitionist movement.

The portrayals were intended to dehumanize Black people, to sabotage any nascent empathy for those held in bondage. The stock character Zip Coon made a mockery of free Blacks, with all his attempts at dignity undermined by his foolish tastes and lack of education. The “coon” part of his name, which remains an all-toocommon racist slur, referred to his preference for raccoon meat over more sophisticated fare.

Other stock characters included the overly-sexualized “Buck” and “Jezebel,” which simultaneously fueled a fear of Black men seducing

white women and justified the rape of women slaves. The sympathetic minstrel characters, the “good ones,” were portrayed as content with their place in society.

For white people in much of the country, the demeaning stereotypes of the minstrel shows were their only exposure to Black life. The minstrel shows functioned to solidify the concept of white supremacy at a time when support was waning for the inhumane institution of

slavery. The stereotypes – lazy, hypersexual, violent, incapable of social grace – persist to this day and are at the root of the inherent bias that infects our institutions.

So prevalent were these characters, so powerful was their role in establishing racial hierarchy, that the name of one character, Jim Crow, became shorthand for the entire system of racist suppression and terrorism that followed the collapse of Reconstruction.

When white people darken their skin or otherwise distort their facial features to resemble Black people, it’s not an “homage” and many have tried to claim. It’s an act that is almost always performed for laughs. It is mockery. Blackface is a white person exclaiming with derisive glee, “Look at me, pretending to be Black! Isn’t that

hilarious?”

Those who defend blackface aren’t simply ignoring history; they’re ignoring the very structure of contemporary American society. Whiteness, in 21st Century America, conveys status and privilege as much as it ever did. The status and privilege of whiteness are at the heart of blackface. The cruel humor depends upon the chasm between privilege and disadvantage. It is a kind of flaunting of white privilege. It’s why you almost never see the reverse; Black people manage to get through costume parties dressed as white characters without lightening their skin or disguising their facial features. A Black child in with an S on his chest and a red cape is pretty clearly Superman, and almost no one would think his costume was incomplete without white makeup.

Even though we are once again having a national dialogue about this hurtful practice, there are those who will continue to defend it, who refuse to understand why it is offensive, who insist that is their own intentions that matter, and not the effect on others. But it is the very definition of white privilege to decide for oneself what is and isn’t – or what should and shouldn’t be – offensive to Black people.

When you step on someone’s foot, even accidentally, you step off and apologize. You don’t stomp down harder and say, “But I didn’t do it on purpose, and I can’t feel it so it must not hurt.”

The fact that blackface gives offense, whether intended or not, is reason enough.

Payday lenders, continued from page 4 debt traps for borrowers.

Further, the people targeted for these predatory loans are those who could least afford interest or fees that exceeded the principal borrowed: the poor, the elderly, communities of color, and military veterans.

The Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announced by the CFPB offers a two-part plan.

The first is to needlessly delay the effective date of a common-sense consumer protection rule. The second is to rewrite and likely gut the substance of the rule itself. The likely cumulative effect will allow payday and other predatory lenders to continue to ply their wares, and continue financially exploiting consumers of color.

Reactions to CFPB’s announcement were as strong as they were plentiful.

“With little accountability for their actions, payday lenders have long preyed upon communities of color and drained them of their hard-earned savings,” noted Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP’s Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy. “Stripping the key protections of this rule is a disservice to the public,” he added.

Similar comments came from other civil rights organizations.

“This decision will put already struggling families in a cycle of debt and leave them in an event worse financial position,” said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on

Civil and Human Rights.

“This administration has moved the CFPB away from protecting consumers to protecting the very companies abusing them.”

When given the chance at the ballot box, Americans overwhelmingly vote to impose a 36 percent or less rate cap. Today, 16 states and the District of Columbia have these rate caps in place, providing strong protection from payday loan sharks.

In remaining states – those without a rate cap – interest rates run as high as 460 percent in California, over 400 percent in Illinois and 662 percent in Texas.

According to Rebecca Borne, a CRL Senior Policy Counsel, Kraninger’s announcement ignores five years’ worth of input from a broad group of stakeholders: faith leaders, veteran and military organizations, civil rights groups, consumer advocates and consumers across the country.

“But over the past year, payday lenders have spearheaded an in effort with Mick Mulvaney and now Kraninger’s help, to take consumer protections away from financially vulnerable Americans, “said Borne. “We urge Director Kraninger to reconsider, as her current plan will keep families trapped in predatory, unaffordable debt.”

Let us all hope and work for a different kind of emancipation: financial freedom

Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@ responsiblelending.org

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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Angie Thomas My days get better and better as I navigate my life with the Holy Spirit directions, Jesus’ guidance and God’s voice in my heart. I Valder Beebe have never been more at ease and comfortable with my life. I desire this state for all who view, hear, read and follow the Valder Beebe Show. I do believe if God did it for me, he will do for you!

I was just overjoyed to interview young author, Angie Thomas. Angie was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she holds a BFA in creative writing from Belhaven University.

Her award-winning, acclaimed debut novel, The Hate U Give, is a #1 New York Times bestseller and

major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) and directed

by George Tillman, Jr. Angie was invited to the Valder Beebe Show RES studios to share about her second novel, On the Come Up, published February 5, 2019. Angie was also in the studios to share about her upcoming appearance in Frisco, Texas at a local high school. She will be conducting events nationwide in support of her book, including in New York, California, Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.

A brief synopsis; On the Come Up follows 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. After all, as the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before

he hit big, she’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral for all the wrong reasons.

She soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. With an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it. She has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public

has made her out to be. Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation.-Text provided by Angie Thomas publicity team VBS: You are fueling a renaissance in the publishing world where Terry McMillan, even Carl Weber and Maya Angelou left off. You are confirming for publishers that there is return investment to invest in African American authors; we sell books. And we have a large and diverse buying audience.

AT: I, too was aware of those who have gone before me. This was really important for me that my publisher, Harper Collins is about me being my authentic self. They never make me feel like I have to water anything down so other people will accept

what I write. Kids need books to see themselves. I think if some of our current political leaders read books about African American kids when they were kids we would not, need to say black lives matter.

VBS: What’s the best part of writing On The Come Up? AT: The best part to me about writing On the Come UP…………..

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Links announce honorary Gala chairs “Diamonds and Sneakers Gala” The Trinity (TX) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is proud to announce that Jacquelyn and Gilbert Gerst will serve as honorary Gala chairs of the 12th Annual “Diamonds and Sneakers Gala.”

The gala will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Dallas Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207.

Member Dr. Sharon Blackman is chairing this event. The music will be provided by King David and The David Whiteman Band, which is one of the highlights of the fundraiser.

Gilbert Gerst, Senior Vice President, Manager of Community Development Banking for BOK Financial (BOKF). BOKF is a $40 billion full-service banking organization with branches serving Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. In Texas, BOK Financial operates under the brand, Bank of Texas.

Mr. Gerst is a career banker and has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years. He joined BOKF in June 2011 after 25+ years with JPMorgan Chase. He has corporate wide responsibility for the bank’s community development lending and investment activities and is a key partner in the bank’s CRA compliance and examination process. An accountant by trade, Gilbert has spent the majority of his banking career positively impacting low to moderate income individuals and communities.

Jacquelyn Gerst is a Licensed Professional Counselor providing counseling and support services to individuals and families throughout Dallas County. Jacquelyn previously worked for the Dallas Independent School District as a certified school counselor, gifted and talented specialist, and reading teacher.

Mrs. Gerst has over 28 years of experience working with children,

adolescences, and families. Her area of expertise includes anger management, anxiety, mindfulness and relaxation techniques.

Trinity (TX) Chapter is a nationally recognized, award-winning chapter of The Links, Incorporated and is dedicated to educating and empowering underserved communities in Dallas.

The chapter’s top priorities are the So SMAART mentoring program and the Scholarship for Excellence.

So SMAART is an acronym for Set on Science and Engineering, Mathematics, the Arts, Aviation, Reading, and Technology.

The mentorship program is at T.L. Marsalis Elementary School (4th – 5th grades) and William H. Atwell Law Academy (6th - 8th grades), which focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (“STEM”) curriculum and careers. In addition to monthly sessions and field trips, students are provided the opportunity to attend STEM-focused summer camps. Over 1,000 girls have become STEM gems through So SMAART.

Trinity (TX) Chapter members are responsible for implementing the So SMAART program and So SMAART is supported by more than thirty (30) dedicated corporate and education partners and community resources who provide professional, financial, and in-kind support.

Trinity (TX) Chapter annually awards a number of scholarships through its Trinity Links Scholarship for Excellence award.

The scholarships are awarded to deserving high school seniors matriculating to four-year colleges/ universities and community colleges. Not only does Trinity (TX) support Dallas youth, chapter members also register voters, host voter education forums, conduct financial literary workshops, participates in various walks (Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart), and other programs in Dallas County.

Voting starts for NAACP Image Awards Voting has opened for the 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – N A A C P ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Award and the winner will be revealed during the twohour special airing live on TV One, Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre.

The five n o m i n e e s are: Beyoncé, C h a d w i c k Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, and LeBron James.

The NAACP Image Awards is the most respected event of its kind and is well attended by many of the top names in the entertainment industry.

The voting is open to the general public by visiting the NAACP Image Awards website www.naacpimagewards. net – the only place to vote for 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – NAACP Entertainer of the Year.

Voting closes on March 4, 2019.

In recent years some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Denzel Washington, Oprah, John Legend,

Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Dwayne Johnson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Stevie Wonder, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gina Rodriguez, Chrissy Teigen, Kerry Washington, Nate Parker, Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tika Sumpter, KeeganMichael Key, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Loretta Devine, Shonda Rhimes, Omari Hardwick, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Keke Palmer, Michael Ealy, Ken Jeong, Sylvester Stallone, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Trevor Noah, and more.

The production team will consist of Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin as Director, Byron Phillips as Co-Executive Producer, Robin Reinhardt as Producer and Rachel Frimer as Executive in Charge of Production.

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THIS IS BLACK HISTORY

Sheriff Brown relies on Faith, Family and Core Values

By Cheryl Smith, Texas Metro News

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er life is one of faith, service, commitment and leadership.

If you had met a younger Marian, you might have encouraged her to pursue that career in journalism; the area where she received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

After all, she was articulate, focused and a consummate professional; attributes that would definitely ensure success for her in a field that was

desperately in need of “qualified Black journalists.”

Instead, however, she ended up following a different career path and fortunately, just like in the media; law enforcement was also sorely in need of diversity, on all levels.

The need for people of color and women was the battle cry in the law enforcement community as well, and she accepted the call, going on to become the first African American female hired as a police officer in Duncanville, TX, in 1988.

From a patrol officer to Assistant Chief of Police, she rose quickly through the ranks in several positions, including: serving as a first line supervisor; formulating and supervising the ComOriented munity Policing Unit; Crime Prevention/ Community Relations Supervisor; Patrol Watch Commander; and Criminal Investigations Commander.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price praises the Dallas native for several reasons.

“Sheriff Brown is a proven leader who worked her way up through every rank in law enforcement on her way to a key leadership position,” he said.

“She is a consummate professional, an excellent manager, and she has the

vision to take us to the next level.”

For the most part, in Duncanville, Chief Brown flew under the radar, or so she thought, because she said she was more focused on “serving than being seen.”

But little did she know that her work ethic and reputation for fairness and service was being noticed, and by someone who would Sheriff Marion Brown, with Deputy Garza, presents check to Genesis have a profound Women's Shelter impact on election. her life, Dallas And she’s not resting on her laurels.

County Sheriff Lupe Valdez.

It was Sheriff Valdez, who has the The Sheriff says she is committed distinction of being the first Latina to bringing others into the ranks, elected to Dallas County Sheriff, who especially women of color.

Admittedly, recruiting can be approached the Chief, asking about challenging. And that’s what makes her plans for the future.

After a short discussion, they parted the Sheriff such a refreshing presence with the promise of a future phone call. around Dallas County because she When that phone call came, it led doesn’t shy away from issue; always to more firsts for the woman who on pleasant, yet focused and attentive.

The sheriff said she realizes there’s January 1, 2019 was sworn in as sheriff, making her the first African American plenty of work that needs to be done in the area of relationship building sheriff in Dallas County history.

This after she served a little over a between the community and law year as interim sheriff, following Sheriff enforcement.

We have to make and take the Valdez’s retirement to run for governor opportunities to reach out to the of Texas.

A trailblazer, who also happens communities,” she said, adding that to be the “First Lady” of New Light morale is an issue on a number of Church in Dallas, Sheriff Brown has the levels but working together, talking distinction of being one of only three and listening can help.

“We have to be accountable, and African American female sheriffs in the entire country; after garnering 64% start in schools and let children know of the vote in the November general who we are.”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019 There’s room for more to join the forces, but she admits recruiting is challenging. The constant news reports about shootings and altercations across the country don’t make it easier, either.

She wants youth to look at law enforcement as a career choice.

She doesn’t want them to fear or mistrust officers.

Sure there are rigorous tests and extensive training, but it’s a rewarding opportunity and she says she loves her job.

And what better place to work Community Event Citizens Certificate of Merit to Michael Farnelli than where you have caring A strong team is important, leadership that is “fair, stern, olding Town Hall as meetings is one way especially unafraid to ask oversees to reach out to the she or answer the citizens, and not the law enhard questions?” just in reaction to an f o r c e m e n t S e v e r a l issue. Instead of waiting until “family” and a Dallas County something happens, said the jail system that employees Sheriff, she expects to engage houses about praised the and listen to citizens, visit 5,000 inmates Sheriff and used communities and have serious and a 300the word, “fair” to bed facility for conversations. describe her. She Just as important, she said, patients. says she “listens” And Sheriff is for officers to spend time and while the interacting with citizens; Brown appears outcome may showing the humanity that is to be on a not always be often missed when there’s a mission. favorable, no one In addition crisis or fatality. can say that she Out in the community Praising her staff of chiefs: to serving the ignores them Executive Chief Deputy Lupe citizens of Dallas County, she or their concerns.

Garza, Chief Deputy Patrick is changing the game. People About that career in Bonner, Chief Deputy Jason should know that agencies journalism, well Sheriff Brown Hartgraves, Asst. Chief Deputy from around the country come has a constant reminder of the Gary McDaniel, Asst. Chief to Dallas for answers, according career path she could have Deputy Debbie Foster, Asst. to the Sheriff. taken because she is married “Dallas is the place where to the veteran, award-winning Chief Deputy Don E. Rowe, Asst.

Chief Deputy Blaise Mikulewicz, people come to see how we do journalist, Shaun Rabb of FOX 4 Asst. Chief Deputy Jesse things,” she said, crediting a News.

Herrera, and Asst. Chief Deputy strong focus on core values of Sheriff Brown says she hopes Earnestine Sanders; along with integrity, professionalism and when her tenure is over, Legal Advisor Elizabeth Lutton, accountability. the team will remember her “This is what we stand for. We because “she came in and knew who all ensure that things are running smoothly day-to-day can police ourselves and we’re what needed to be done and as Sheriff Brown deals with a getting it right!” did it.”

Training is a main focus for demanding schedule.

How does she keep it all She credits her team, that her, she said, adding that with together? works together for the 2100- a constant sense of training After all she has her family, plus employees and the more everyone can take pride in job and church. She says, “God than 2.6 million citizens of knowing their jobs and how to gives me strength!”

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Giddings to be honored by St. Luke Men’s Ministry

March 8th, 9th & 10th Fair Park • Dallas, Texas www.NTIF.org • (214) 821-4173

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Helen Giddings, former Texas State Representative, will be honored with the James C. Belt Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award by the United Methodist Men of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church at the organization’s 2019 Honors Brunch.

The presentation event is set for 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd., Dallas.

Chair of the selection committee, Terry Robinson, said Representative Giddings’ accomplishments exemplify the same spirit of leadership, civil rights and social activism demonstrated by the late attorney James C. Belt Jr. for whom the award is named. Belt was an attorney and activist who served St. Luke UMC and represented a variety of civil rights causes for several decades. Robinson said, “The Belt award is presented annually to an individual with a record of outstanding vision, dedication and commitment to serve the citizens of their community and the state.” The first recipient of the award was Ron Kirk, Dallas’ first African-American mayor and U.S. trade ambassador.

Robinson said the goal of the recognition “is to shine a light on deserving individuals who have given of their time serving all people and ensuring that justice prevails for all.”

Giddings is President of Multiplex Inc., a specialty concessions company, which she founded in 1989. Previously, Giddings served as Vice President of Leadership Development at the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and as an executive responsible for 11 states with Sears.

While serving in the legislature, Rep. Giddings served on and chaired numerous committees.

She has a strong commitment to public service and has served on the boards of various organizations in the Dallas area including the Dallas Black Chamber and the Dallas Planning Commission.

Rep. Giddings has served as President of the bi-partisan 1600 member, National Foundation of Women Legislators and served on the Executive Committees of the Women's Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislators and the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative (NOBEL) Women.

Her civic service has earned special recognition and many awards including: the National Forum for Black Public Administrators Award (NFBPA); the City of Lancaster has named its Amphitheater "Helen Giddings Amphitheater;" and an Honorary Doctorate from Paul Quinn College.

For ticket information, email St. Luke United Methodist Men at umm.stluke@gmail. com or email Terry Robinson at lawrence12202000@yahoo.com.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the James C. Belt Jr. Scholarship Fund at Paul Quinn College.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Student-athletes commit to sports and academics About 130 student-athletes in Dallas ISD’s Class of 2019 participated in the 20th annual College Signing Day ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Ellis Davis Field House. The students publicly committed to accept college and university scholarship offers they have received to fund their educations while playing sports.

Participating signees are: Bryan Adams High School Bryan Baldomero, football: Austin College DaQuon Bell, football: Texas College Dre Brown, football: Minnesota State Comm. and Technical College Angel Guzman, football: Texas College Zaki Henderson, football: Texas College Devin Jackson, football: ASA College-Miami Armani Kelly, cheer: Oklahoma Baptist University Kenvodrick Shaw, football: ASA College-Miami Ethan Walters, football: Millsap College W.H. Adamson High School Jaylen Freeman, football: Lyon College, Texas Wesleyan, Austin College Willie Mosley, football: Missouri Valley College Ivan Pina, football: Missouri Valley College Krystifer Ross, football: Missouri Valley College David W. Carter High School Dominique Bailey, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Sebastian Blunt, football: Missouri Southern State Detrevan Cooper, football: Texas College Asia Cunningham, football: Texas College Tommy George, football: Texas College Derrick Hall, football: Texas College Cedric Hayes, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Zahad Munford, basketball: Grambling State Sidney Reagor, football: Texas College William Savala, football: Grambling State University Daithan Waiters, football: Texas College Emmett J. Conrad High School Ja’Korian Flentroy-Sanders, football: Missouri Valley College Dereme Griffin, football: Missouri Valley College Kohari Williams-Allen, football: Missouri Valley College Hillcrest High School Christan Evans, football: Keiser/New Mexico Highlands Thomas Jefferson High School Jesus Deleon, football: Southwestern College Kendrick Murphy, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Robert Nooks , football: Southwestern College

Justin F. Kimball High School Mikyron Boulden, football: Missouri Valley College Jameel Ibraheem, football: Navarro Junior College Jameel McWilliams, football: UT-Permian Basin Julius Monroe, football: UT-Permian Basin Sarah Ovalle, soccer: Univ. of Ark at Little Rock Xzavion Pipkins-Florence, football: Texas A&MCommerce Jalen Warren, football: UT-Permian Basin Edward White, football: Lyons College Khameron Wilkerson, football: UT-Permian Basin Cobe Williams, basketball: Louisiana Tech Ronald Williams, football: Missouri Valley College Lincoln High School Devadrick Lockridge, football: Missouri Valley Diamond Sweats, basketball: Weatherford College Jaylen Thomas, football: NE Oklahoma State Jacob Wilson, football: McPherson College James Madison High School Marcus Cobin-Hill, football: Cisco Junior College Derrious Kinney, football: Missouri Southern State Dadrian Marshall, football: McPherson College North Dallas High School Xya Balderas, soccer: Houston Baptist University Adan Galvan, baseball: Cedar Valley College Noel Lopez, baseball: Dallas Christian College L.G. Pinkston High School Vincent Carter, football: Howard Payne University Sama’Zha Hart, basketball: Stephen F. Austin Tamarrian Simon, football: Howard Payne Jamare Williams, football: Howard Payne University Roosevelt High School Luis Deleon, football: Missouri Valley College Roosevelt Fleming, football: Texas College Ladavian Houston, football: Missouri Valley College Jeremiah Moore, football: Missouri Valley College Victor Parker, football: Missouri Valley College

Teranzo Sutton, football: Missouri Valley College W.W. Samuell High School Cedmichael Butler, football: Cisco Junior College Exavier Galloway: West Texas A&M University Tyler Mayo, football: Navarro Junior College Seagoville High School Wayland Gray, football: Missouri Valley College Rio Hernandez, football: Southern Nazarene Kameron Hoard, football: Missouri Valley College Skyline High School Darius Ashely, football: East Central University Kenneth Boston, football: Austin College Kane Bradford, football: University of Arizona Michael Butts, football: SW Oklahoma State Kamryn Farrar, football: Oklahoma State University Velton Gardner, football: University of Kansas Martinez Hill, football: East Central University Jazion Jackson, basketball: UNT DaKerrius Lewis, football: Howard Payne University Keyshawn Moore, football: Langston University Dominique Shelmon, football: Pittsburg State VonKeith Smith, football: Langston University William Terry, football: Langston University Jordan Thompson, football: East Central University Emilio Trevino, baseball: Brookhaven College KiMarquis Walker, football: Trinity Valley Community College South Oak Cliff High School Gerald Ausborne, football: Missouri Valley College N’Kozi Bell, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Zecqurie Cannon Grant Fields, football: Missouri Valley College Derrion Clark, football: University of Arizona Derrick Jerome Coleman, football: Navarro College KC Cook, football: Missouri Valley College Deondre Dansby, football: UT-Permian Basin Kendrick Eldridge, football: Texas College

Zakieth Ford, football: Texas College Dominique Gant, football: Texas College Braxton Haywood, football: Grambling State Tracie Hicks, football: West Texas A&M University Bobby Holmes, football: Univ of LA-Lafayette Delmon Jennings, football: East Central Oklahoma Dequavion Ludd, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Demonte Minter, football: Texas College Steven Parker, football: University of Kansas Sean Simms, football: Navy Arrington Taylor, football: Prairie View University Arrington Thomas, football: Okla. Panhandle St. Davion Wheeler, football: Alabama A&M University Rashad Wren, football: Cisco Junior College Grady Spruce High School Donta Beasley, football: Missouri Valley College Cadarius Doss, football: Missouri Valley College Christopher Edmundson, football: E-T Baptist Cedric Johnson, football: Missouri Valley College Adriana Torres, soccer: Richland Comm College Sunset High School Marisol Gutierrez, soccer: McMurry University W.T. White High School Cameron Brice, football: Missouri Valley College Adolfo Carzares, football: Culver Stockton Univ Rodney Collier, football: Missouri Valley College Alliyah Marquez, soccer: UT-El Paso Marcus McClanahan, football: Texas A&M-Commerce Wilmer-Hutchins High School Latrell Cooper, football: Missouri Valley College Tyreik Frazier, football: West Texas A&M University Christopher King, football: Missouri Valley College Keondre McKnight, football: Alabama A&M Woodrow Wilson High School Sean Berry, football: UT-San Antonio Z’Core Brooks, football: Colorado State University Joseph Contreras, baseball: Dallas Christian Xavier Gipson, football: Stephen F. Austin Porsche Johnson, volleyball: Northern Vermont U Austin Parks, baseball: Weatherford College Ashtyn Van Horn, soccer: Iona College

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Black History Month Recurring Events Reggae Sunday Brunch at Hero’s

Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 11am.

Caribbean Breakfast & Lunch.

Soul Jazz Valentine at Sandaga 813, 813 Exposition Ave. Dallas. Feat: Natural Change Band. For Reservations: www.sandaga813.com The Stormproof Way To Build Your Brand Tresa Chambers at Microsoft Store North Park Center 8687 N. 75 Fwy Suite #1612. 7pm.

Register: www.meetup.com/entrepreneur-brandstorming

Dallas 2019 Senior Games Hosted by: Dallas Parks & Recreation. Info: Senior Program Division at 214671-1602. Dates: Feb. 28 - March10 & 3-16.

Obama-Ology Play at Jubilee Theatre 506 Main St. Ft Worth Time and Dates Vary. Tickets: www.jubileetheatre.org. 1-25-2-24.

La Llorona: A Love Story at Bishop Arts Theatre Center 215 Tyler St. Time varies. Tickets: www.bishopartstheatre.org 2-7-24-19.

Black Beauty Glitz and Glamor Designers Patrick Wright and Pucci Lisenbee never before seen fashion at South Dallas Cultural Center 300 Fitzhugh Ave. 6pm.

Info: 214-939-2787, 2-2 - 3-23.

February 13 Joseph L. Searles 1st Black Member of N.Y. Stock Exchange 1970

Judicial Investitures for Civil Court Judges

at Dallas Bar Association 2101 Ross Ave. 3:30pm-4:30pm.

The Poetry Give Back 2: Love Addition

at Citysquare Opportunity Center 1610 S. Malcolm X Blvd. Dallas. 6pm.9pm. Eventbrite Free

Zan Wesley Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Grant Writing Boot Camp at Frazier House 4600 Spring

Methodist Dallas & Mammogram Poster Girls Free Mammograms at The Cliff House 610 N. Tyler St. Dallas. Noon. Info: 214-947-0026 Methodist Hospital Dallas’ Sweetheart Supper at The Cliff House 610 N. Tyler St. Dallas.

7pm-10pm. info: www.mammogrampostergirls.org

February 15-17 DBDT Presents: Cultural Awareness Dance Nina Simone & Odetta Holmes at Dee & Charles Wylie Theatre 2400 Flora St.

February 15

February 14

Valentine’s Day

Black Love Ball Host: YBE at 921 W. Belt Line Rd. DeSoto. 7pm-11pm. Food, Music and lots of Prizes.

Tickets: Eventbrite.

Coffee & Politics 101 Police Review Board

at African American Museum at Fair Park. 10am-11am.

President’s Day

Grand Opening South Dallas Training Center at South Dallas Training Center 4915 Brashear St. 9am-9:45am. Info: 214-915-9900.

February 19 Lunch and Learn The Taste Of Success at Redbird Entrepreneur Center 3662 Camp Wisdom Rd. 11am. info: Clifton Ellis Johnson 214-636-7516.

Relief Session Presents: Smokin’ Word at Blowin

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Cryptocurrency Tokenization Case Studies at

Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am.

Ms. Vicki & Friends Love & Laughter Red & White Gala Affair at Hilton Garden Inn 1001 W. Pres.

George Bush Turnpike, Richardson. 6pm.

“Dallas LIT” Host: In the Spirit Entertainment Foundation at MCM

wood Rd. Farmers Branch. 7pm-12am

2:30pm-4pm.

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Presents: Adult events Celebrating Black Culture: New Movie Tuesday 7151

Lunch & Learn Series Class “Using Insurance to Create Generational Wealth” at Frazier House 4600

Black Police Association Community Town Hall Meeting

February 20

Fraternity Fridays at Blazin Jazz Lounge 14223 In-

Arlington 7pm.

Cheers to 30 years Minister Dominique Alexander at African

American Museum 3526 Grand Ave. Dallas 7pm.

February 16-17 Love Remix Couples Retreat & Staycation Dallas at AC Hotels

by Marriott Dallas 5460 James Temple Dr. 16th 8am & 17th 11am. Eventbrite

February 16

2019 Valentine’s Comedy Show Cedric the Entertainer at Music Hall Fair Park 909 1st Ave. Dallas. 8pm

Ln. Dallas 4pm.

Library Ln. Dallas 5:30pm.

at FWBC 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm. Tickets: at Sankofa Kitchen.

Complimentary Military Women Lunch: Boots to Business at Holiday Inn 725 Plaza Dr. 2900 E. Hwy

114, Trophy Club. 10am-1pm.

February 17 Mary Frances Berry DOB 1938 Historian/ Educator

New Membership Queenish Professional Women’s Club at DeSoto Market Place 324 E. Belt

Line Rd. 2pm.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Membership Informational

at J. Erick Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas. 3pm-5pm.

Gospel Fest 2019 at Faith Bible Church 1437 W.

Pleasant Run Rd. DeSoto. 4:30pm-6:30pm.

St. 7:30pm info: 214-743-2400

February 22 Dr. Ralph J. Bunch 1st Black awardwd Noble Peace Prize in 1950

HBCU Alumni Meet & Greet Bagpiper Arlington 10pm.

Way, 5pm-

at Bar Louie 4001

3rd Annual Ron Bivins “The Peoples Servant” Living Legends & Scholarship Banquet Norma Adams-Wade

Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Legends Reception at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30pm-8:30pm. Tickets: www.aamdallasorg/2019TexasBlackHallofFame

Paint N Sip with Kinfolk at The Flying Daiquiri 900 E. Copeland St. Ste. 160 Arlington. 7pm-10pm. Tickets: Eventbrite

Nancy Wilson DOB 1937 Songstress

DBDT at DeSoto High School 600 Eagle Dr. 7pm10pm. Tickets: www.artsdesoto.com

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Grant Writing Boot Camp at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dal-

Black History Month Movie Night “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” at FWBC 2020 W.

Police 101 at The Black Police Association Greater Dallas 211 Center St. 2pm.

Sankofa Global Presents Black History Celebration with Ashara Kwesi

TBAAL’s Release & Listening Series: Performance

by Niko at Clarence Muse Café Theatre 1309 Canton

at Hilton Garden Inn 800 N. Main St. Duncanville 7:30pm.

Medicine for Melancholy (2008) Black Filmmakers Series at African American Museum Fair Park.

at Zula B. Wylie Library 225 Cedar St. Cedar Hill 6:30pm.

org

at Frazier House 4600 Spring Ave. Dallas. 11:30am1pm.

All Red Everything Jam Session Open Mic

at Athletic Zone 423 Singleton Blvd. Dallas. 9pm.

Tickets; www.instaseats.com

Metropolitan Dallas-Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority at The Manderley 2010 N. Hampton Rd. #700, DeSoto.

7pm-11pm. info: www.mdadst.

Zan W. Holmes Lunch and Learn Series Expundgement

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Presents: Black History for Children Rock & Roll: Male Pioneers 7151 Library

Kinsey African American Art & History Collection by American

Annual Texas Council of Alpha Chapters TCAC District Convention at Sheraton Hotel 1500 Convention Center Dr. Arlington. 7pm-11am

February 18

Elegant Hotel 2330 W. Northwest Hwy. 12pm-9pm. Tickets: Eventbrite

Stroll off Competition/ After Party TCAC Convention 2019 at Sheraton Hotel 1500 Convention Center Dr.

February 14-17

Love Jazz & Romance Jonathan Butler Feat: Pieces of a Dream at SMU McFarlin Auditorium 6405 Boaz Ln. Ste 101 7pm.

Red Alert! Celebrating the Stars Among Us by:

Black Business Club Brunch at Dallas Black Dance Theatre 2700 Ann Williams Way. 2pm-4pm. Tickets: Eventbrite

Book Signing: Dr. Lynda Mubarak 2211 S. Cooper

Discover the Arts after dark, African Drumming Night

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Presents: Black History for Children Hip-Hop: Female Pioneers

FWBC Pastor’s Haynes 31 Day Health Challenge Wednesday Bible Study Keeping it Green 2020 Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7:30pm.

Dallas in the time of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Hall of State 3939 Grand Ave. Dates: 1- 28 to 2-17-19

St. Arlington. 1pm-3pm

Ernest E. Just 1st NAACP’s Spingard Medal 1915

Spring Ave. 11:30am-1pm.

Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ln. Dallas.

11am-2pm. Info: www. kinseycollection.com

Women’s Empowerment Brunch @ The Egg & I Restaurant 15203 Knoll Trail Dr. Dallas 11am1pm.

Smoke Cigar Lounge 215 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. #5, Duncanville. 8pm-11:30pm. Eventbrite.

Ave. Dallas. 11:30am-1pm.

7151 Library Ln. Dallas 4pm.

FSD Couples Night Out at Forever Swing Dallas Event Venue 2021 N. Hampton Rd. #175 DeSoto.

8pm-1am.

Couples Only Valentine Dinner Party at Astute Gentlemen 14223 Inwood Rd. Farmers Branch. 7pm-12am. Tickets: Eventbrite.

las. 11:30am-1pm.

Polk-Wisdom Branch Library Presents: Black History for Children Rock & Roll: Female Pioneers

Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm-9pm. “No Cost”

February 23

7151 Library Ln. Dallas 4pm.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois Writer/Teacher DOB 1868

Methodist Health System Heart Health Update at Methodist Richardson 2831 E. Pres. George Bush Hwy. 12pm. Reg: 214-947-4628

A K A Sorority Alpha Xi Omega Chapter-Dallas Founder’s Day Luncheon Celebration at Hilton Anatole Hotel

February 21-23 Hispanic/Latino Media & Marketing International Conference 2019 at University of Texas at Arlington

6pm.

February 21 Judicial Investitures for Criminal Court Judges at Dallas Bar

Assoc. 2101 Ross Ave. 3:30pm.

Dallas 12noon.

Youth Event-Dallas at Concord Church 6806 Pastor Bailey Dr. 7pm.

Tickets: unalteredtour. com Super R & B Jam Feat: Tyrese, Avant, Ginuwine, Donnell

Jones, 702 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Pl. 8pm.

UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball at Hyatt Regency Dallas

300 Reunion Blvd. Reunion Ballroom 6pm. Info: Kristie Patton Foster dallasinfo@uncf.org

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ASK ALMA

Review: What Men Want Hollywood Hernandez What Men Want is a clever comedy from the same team that brought you Girl’s Trip and stars Taraji P. Henson in her first leading role in a comedy. It’s a movie where both men and women can learn a little bit about each other. The men are not demonized and the ladies are shown to be less than perfect as well.

Henson plays Ali in the movie. Her father, played by Richard Roundtree (Shaft), is a widower who runs a boxing gym. He taught his daughter that if you get hit, you’ve got to hit back harder. While the lessons she was taught help her move forward in the “good old boys network” she does develop a reputation as a woman that does have

difficulty in dealing with men.

One evening during a “girl’s night out” she has a spiritual connection over a cup of tea with a physic called “Sister,” who is played by Erykah Badu. The “tea”, mixed with some other drugs like weed and ecstasy and a hard bump on the head, give Ali the power to hear men’s thoughts.

The movie is a hilarious romp with the female sports agent using her “powers” to break the glass ceiling at her job but affecting her relationship with a single father she meets who is a bartender at a local club.

The rest of the cast, including Ms. Badu, is solid, but I really enjoyed the scenes with Erykah, most

of it ad libbed. She stole every scene she played in the movie. (Also, there are some additional Badu scenes at the end of the movie, so stick around until the very end of the credits.)

The movie is rated R for language and sex and runs right at 2 hours. This is a great date movie, just in time for Valentine’s Day, but it is also a very adult comedy.

Leave the kids at home.

On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” What Men Want rates a LARGE.

I’m getting married in two months and the mother of his children is giving me hell. One day she says the kids (ages 6 and 12) can be in the wedding and the next day she says no. His son who’s six is our ring bearer and his daughter who’s 12 is a junior bride’s maid. Our relationship has become very strained because of her unwilling to get along with me. I have spent the last year planning our dream wedding and now I don’t think it’s a good idea for his children to participate. How do I tell my fiancé I don’t want his children in our wedding?

Name withheld You don’t. When you marry him, you’re marrying his children, too. They should be a part of the ceremony. He’s entering this relationship with what some would refer to as baggage. Make up your

Marrying my Fiancé’s Children mind if you’re really ready to take this trip. It ain’t gonna be a vacation, let me just put that right on out there.

You’re marrying a man who hasn’t attained respectable closure with the mother of his children. That should be on his to-do list, not yours. And don’t dismiss the children because he hasn’t handled his business.

If he doesn’t, it’s easy to see, an abundance of childish challenges to come.

It’s time for the three of you “grown folks” to sit down at the table, rationally discuss and agree to make the children your first priority. It doesn’t matter how you feel or how she feels because this ain’t about feelings. It’s about positive parenting and orchestrating the best example of teaching children they are loved, valued and precious treasures in your

life. Blending families isn’t new and it isn’t easy. It takes prayer, hard work and a strong last nerve, LOL. Get ready to suck it up. If you love him, you’ve got to love his kids like you birthed ‘em.

Give in to the battle between you and his ex. You’re wearing the white gown; throw in the white towel. Let her know calmly and respectfully, the kids are welcome to be in the wedding, which will take place with or without her blessing.

Tell her you’re willing to go to the wall for your soon-to-be husband and their kids. Your wedding day is important, but the blending of these two families takes precedence. The best wedding gift you can give your fiancé, stepbridemama, is making sure his children are a part of that special day.

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

By Veronica Perez FEATURED STAR: AQUARIUS – The Water Carrier – 01/20 – 02/18 Need to think things through more if you want to get things done. Changes need to be made.

Inspiration/Influence: For better results, do things differently.

Lucky Numbers – 33.25.12.41.18.06 PISCES – The Fish – 02/19 – 03/20 Now is the right time to let everyone important know exactly where your heart is.

ARIES - The RAM - 03/21 - 04/19 Take some time to enjoy the fruits of your labors. Your hard work finally pays off.

TAURUS – THE BULL – 04/20 - 05/20 Enjoy the process, or get caught up in the loss of time. Rest well during this confusion.

GEMINI – The Twins - 05/21 – 06/20 Know limitations, make sure to not get frustrated but learn where you need improvements.

CANCER – The Crab – 06/21 – 07/22 Now is good time to tackle old chores.

You have the ability to handle your “todo list”.

LEO – The Lion – 07/23 – 08/22 You want a lot right now because you see other people’s greed. Try to shrug that negativity off.

VIRGO – The Virgin – 08/23 – 09/22 Shake things up this week; with a new outfit, a new place to eat, or a new date.

LIBRA – The Scales – 09/23 – 10/22 Let go of what is holding you back lately, you have lots of charm. Be sure to not drag anyone down with your desires.

SCORPIO – The Scorpion – 10/23 – 11/21 Need to be more flexible this week.

There’s a lot going on, you will need to move quickly for the balance.

SAGITTARIUS – The Archer – 11/22 – 12/21 Bonus points when you tackle the most odious chores. Handle your responsibilities so they won’t get in your way later.

CAPRICORN – The Goat – 12/22 – 01/19 You’re having too much fun to worry about what comes next. Take time, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Daily Oracle Reading: Ask and it is given: Release your “dirty laundry” for proper cleansing.

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