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Selma…from the other Dallas County BY JOHN WILEY PRICE Dallas County Commissioner (TX)
Over the last 30 years that I have had the privilege to serve Dallas County as HON. JOHN WILEY PRICE Commissioner of District Three, the downtime for entertainment of any sorts has been minimal. However, I have always held a spot for those events which regard and pay homage to the struggle of our people. The movie Selma, and the marketing trailers that described what it would be; grabbed my attention rather quickly. Even though for some, it would just be another Martin Luther King story, I don't believe that the average American realizes that you could not conceptualize or fully construe the character and courage of Dr. Martin Luther King in two and a half hours. Added to those brilliant cinematic excerpts which peaked most of our collective curiosity, the fact that Oprah Winfrey and so many other Black talents had merged to present this film made it a must-see for me. I will be the first to admit that I was not sure what to expect. I don't have the time, privilege, or space for engaging in theater that does not move me emotionally and teach me historically or socially. Real revolutionaries never tend to recline or regress.
Save the placards with racial instructions In fact, one of Selma’s stars, rapper and on where to drink water or use the restroom, actor Common, surmised for me and most Dallas County, Texas in 2015 is spiritually of you what the movie accomplished. the same as Dallas County, Alabama was “As I got to know the people of the in 1965. civil rights movement, I realized I am the Race still matters! hopeful black woman who was denied her There were at least two other times right to vote. when I was really excited and in deep I am the caring white supporter killed on anticipation about seeing movies. The first the front lines of freedom. that comes to my memory, is Malcolm X. I am the unarmed black kid who maybe Those who loved needed a hand, but Malcolm dearly, instead was given a seemed willing to put a bullet. I am the two contract out on the life fallen police officers of Spike Lee if he made murdered in the light of or in any way line of duty. 'Selma' disfigured the memory has awakened my of Malcolm X. humanity.” But all of us left Selma is a pivotal that three hour plus and seminal movie blockbuster with the for me because it same sentiment; “Spike highlights the fact Lee did the damn thing that leaders without and he, and Denzel followers, who are Washington, deserves equally committed, JIMMIE LEE JACKSON an Oscar. can never sustain a was beaten and shot by troopers while And of course, and movement. participating in a peaceful voting rights rally more recently, the There are other blockbuster hit by civil rights stories that Director Quentin Tarantino: “Django.” parallel that of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who Of course I was most enthralled with the was killed trying to get the right to vote. idea that one of my homeboys who grew There are unknown champions all over up just five miles from the area outside this nation, who may not have suffered a Dallas where I grew up, Jamie Foxx, was mortal death, but the fight against racism the lead. and injustice have decimated their personal But when the trailer showed Django's lives either financially, professionally, excitement after having been told he could socially, or otherwise. get paid to kill white men, I said "Aw As we sauntered through the last days of shoot, I gotta see it!" No gun, I mean pun 2015's Black History Month, I believed that intended. it was important for us to unearth enough
of our own history to learn the names of literally hundreds of other freedom fighters that never make the marquee in February. The unsung of our struggle. God has blessed me to be a fairly successful public servant over the last three decades. But a story about me that only features me would be insufficient. There were countless days when I wasn’t sure what to do, wanted to give up, or reconsider my purpose in life. But while watching others sacrifice their all I became encouraged to stay in this fight, and more importantly, to win it! Selma is not just another movie. It is not just another depiction of Martin Luther King and all of his oratorical splendor. Selma is not just about the tyranny and terrorism that White America forced on our people and people of good will. Selma is a reminder that if America is ever going to be what she purports to be, it will require some courageous efforts from those who lead and those who follow. Our claim to justice must be carried out by people of all races and kind, all religions and ethnicities. Selma reminds us that the world can change overnight if enough of us are willing to stay up all night to change it! John Wiley Price serves as the ranking member of the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court, and has become notorious for his vision, his vigor and his veracity. “Our Man Downtown” is known throughout this nation as a powerful proponent and advocate for all of the people of Dallas County and far beyond. He is the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court and has served since January 1, 1985.
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owned or managed stations starting Friday, February 27th. Bounce TV will air the special Wednesday, March 4th at 9:00pm ET/8:00pm CT. Bounce TV is the first MONTGOMERY, AL African American broadcast – Fifty years after central network, featuring a Alabama took center stage programming mix of theatrical in the battle for equal voting motion pictures, sporting rights, Montgomery based events, documentaries, Raycom Media honors specials, inspi-rational the Selma Voting Rights faith-based programs, offMovement with a one-hour network series, original documentary. “SELMA: A programming and more. March to Remember” focuses Bounce TV’s founders include on the personal accounts HON. JOHN LEWIS Martin Luther King III and of people who were there. Ambassador Andrew Young. Leaders, participants and witnesses recount their experiences, in their Bounce TV is currently seen in 90 own words and talk about the challenges markets, including all of the top Africanthat still persist. “SELMA: A March to American television markets, 90% of Remember” will air on 42 Raycom Media African-American television homes and
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74% of the total television homes in the of this magnitude that has helped change United States. our nation.” said Paul McTear, President “As the nation’s first-ever broadcast and CEO of Raycom Media. television network for African Americans, The Raycom Media special, “SELMA: we are indebted to everyone who helped A March to Remember,” includes personal drive the Civil Rights movement forward recollections from Ambassador Andrew through participating in such important Young who worked alongside Dr. Martin events as marching across the Edmund Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Pettus Bridge that day,” commented Movement and U.S. Representative John Bounce TV President Ryan Glover. “We Lewis who was one of the leaders of the group are proud to partner with Raycom Media Students for Non-violent Coordinating to bring this important special to viewers Committee which was instrumental in across the country.” organizing early demonstrations and voter “As an Alabama based company, we are registration efforts. “I was hit in the head proud to be able to document the stories by a state trooper with a nightstick,” Lewis and history of our state, especially an eventT:5” remembered, “I thought I saw death.”
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Dear Queen Mother Amelia Boynton Robinson: I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting you in 2005 at the breakfast event for the National Voting Rights Museum’s Bloody Sunday commemoration in Selma, Alabama. It was already an exciting occasion for me as a recipient of the Invisible Giant Award. The Hon. Maxine Waters (DCA), Mr. Harry Belafonte, Vivica A. Fox, Thomas Muhammad and my long-time friend, Chuck D, were all in Selma for the 40th anniversary of such an important time in our history. And it was a joy to hear the dynamic Susan L. Taylor, who was the speaker that morning. At the breakfast, it was announced that the centerpieces could be purchased for a “donation.� The centerpieces were beautiful dolls dressed in
Antebellum attire. At my table, the doll’s features were not as African as I woudl have preferred so I went looking for a doll with a fuller nose and lips. When I found the “perfect� doll, I walked up to you, introduced myself and we had a great discussion about life and the movement. I then asked you to sign my doll’s petticoat and you did. Later I was looking at the doll and thinking about how I would take her home and place her in a coveted place where folks could see, but not touch. I did a double-take when I
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looked at your signature because it clicked in my head that just like my three nieces who I was raising back in Dallas, your name began and ended with an “A.� Was this a coincidence? I was so excited that I immediately began telling everyone I was bringing another addition to the “A-Team� home. You, in the form of the doll Amelia, are in a highly revered place in my home and I love to tell people about you, your life’s works and how we are connected. And, as if there wasn’t enough of a connection, I found out that you and I share a strong bond as members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. My dear sister, you hold a special place in my heart and I will treasure the memory of our meeting and the doll that I have bearing your
name. It is also important to note that Alayna, Annya and Ayanna knew that under no circumstances were they to attempt to comb Amelia’s hair or change her clothes! They also feel that they must protect you from anyone entering our home. You are also deserving of the same love, reverence and protection because you are indeed an international treasure! When I think of the sacrifices that you made, of your tireless efforts and strength, I feel nothing but pride. Whenever I get a little tired, I will think of women like you who lived the words of Solomon Northrup (author of 12 Years a Slave), who said he would not fall into despair. Instead, I will do as you have done all your life,. I will fight the good fight! Like you, I will not be silent, because it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.� Thanks for all you’ve done and continue to do. Hopefully others will join you on the right side of history.
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Martin Luther King Jr. had a less than fragile relationship. Nothing is further from the truth. Both men worked very hard to create a society in which all people had the right to vote, access to medical care, decent housing and funding for education. In my view, history will show that no other American president played as a critical a role in the advancement of Civil Rights Fair Housing and Education than President Johnson. In fact, a number of authors have written that only the acts of President Abraham Lincoln equal what President Johnson did for minorities in America. Most knowledgeable political historians agree that the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and the Voting Rights Acts, which passed one year later, became law because President Johnson passionately supported them. In addition to the two landmark civil rights measures, the nation
also witnessed the passage of legislation that introduced Medicaid and Medicare during the Johnson administration. In fact, federal legislation that prohibited housing discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing based on race, national origin or religion was signed into law by President Johnson. The federal housing legislation, which became a model for many state legislatures, became law on April 11th, 1968, just seven days after the assassination of Dr. King. In the area of education, President Johnson included in his “War on Poverty� agenda, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Among other things the legislation provided financial assistance to students from low-income families. Under the law, $1 billion in funding was made available to schools that serviced minority students. The measure was described as the “most significant step of this century� to assist all school children. Dr. King and President Johnson were born and raised in a segregated South. They
understood the political realities of the region, and they worked as best they could to change them. Dr. King was present at the White House when the Voting Rights Act was signed into law. He and President Johnson communicated regularly. Their individual lives impacted the country and each
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other. While speaking before a joint session of Congress to propose the Voting Rights Act, President Johnson passionately said: “And we shall overcome.� Dr. King and some of his close aides watched the president on television. One of them, my colleague Congressman John Lewis, said that Dr. King cried when he heard the president use the banner cry of the civil rights movement during his address. The importance of President Johnson’s work was celebrated
in Austin last year at the library named for him by ordinary citizens and by President Obama who was joined by former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. I will join Congressional colleagues in a celebration of President Johnson’s monumental achievements later this year in the nation’s capitol. In a few days the entire nation will pause to acknowledge the contributions made by Dr. King. There will be tributes, parades and speeches made to celebrate his remarkable life which was cut short by a sniper’s bullet. President Johnson died of a heart attack after deciding not to seek a second term as our nation’s leader. The national debate over the Vietnam War had damaged the soul of this patriot and defender of civil rights. I do not believe that legislation guaranteeing equal rights to minorities would have passed Congress but for his fortitude, and his belief in the equality of all people. I also believe that President Johnson, a former teacher and Dr. King, a Baptist preacher, had tremendous respect for one another, and understood the crucial roles that each played in changing our nation, and its law. They both assumed very vital and necessary roles in making America the democracy that it is today. They are owed a tremendous debt of gratitude.
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on their hands.’ “ ’ L e t ’ s talk about the By George E. Curry president as George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editorwell,’” responded in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service Fox’s Jeanine (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be Pirro, suggesting reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. Obama and Mayor de Blasio “The politicization surrounding the killing of two New York Police Department were to blame. “’The two of them have officers over the weekend was amazingly undoubtedly created racial tensions that worsens, not betters the situation for law swift. Fox News led the right-wing media enforcement.’” “Appearing on Fox News, former charge, immediately claiming Democratic elected officials were somehow responsible New York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani for the gun rampage… ,” the MediaMatters insisted the message from recent Obama ‘propaganda’ was that ‘everybody analysis observed. “On Fox, hosts and guests were sure should hate the cops.’ (No such Obama who was to blame for the tragedy; not ‘propaganda’ actually exists.)” MediaMatters noted, “Yet in stark the gunman necessarily, but political and community leaders like President Obama, contrast, as Media Matters has documented, Attorney General Eric Holder, Mayor Bill Fox News has routinely paid very little de Blasio and MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. attention to breaking news stories that feature right-wing, or anti-government, Why? Because the men, to varying degrees, gunmen who target law enforcement have spoken out about the troubled officials as a way to deliver their warped relationship between law enforcement and political messages. “And critically, when they have touched the black community, and raised concerns about two recent high-profile cases, on those deadly attacks, Fox talkers have Michael Brown and Eric Garner, in which stressed that it’s not fair to blame politics. Note that in 2013, after racist skinhead unarmed black men were killed, and police Michael Page started killing worshipers at officers responsible were not indicted.” The watchdog group continued, “… an Oak Creek, WI., Sikh temple, and then former New York City Police Commissioner murdered a police officer, Fox’s Andrea Bernard Kerik told Fox News, ‘I personally Tantaros stressed that the killing spree feel that Mayor de Blasio, Sharpton and was an isolated event that didn’t have any others like them, they actually have blood larger implications. ‘How do you stop a lunatic?’ she asked. ‘This is not a political
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issue.’ “At Fox, that has been the pattern: These kind of deadly right-wing attacks are treated as isolated incidents that are mostly void of politics. Instead, the perpetrators are portrayed as lone gunmen (and women) who do not represent any cultural or political movement.” To buttress its assertion, MediaMatters stated: “On a September night this year, 31-year-old marksman Eric Frein was allegedly laying in wait outside the Blooming Grove police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, preparing to assassinate state troopers. That night, state police officer Bryon Dickson was shot and killed as he walked towards his patrol car. “…In the two weeks after the shooting, as a massive manhunt unfolded in the mountains of Pennsylvania, Fox programs mentioned Frein’s name in just six reports, according to Nexis transcripts. One of the reports mentioned Frein’s hatred of law enforcement, but none mentioned Frein’s vocal anti-government leanings. “When Frein was finally captured in late October, Fox News covered the stories a handful of times. Again, there was no emphasis on his possible anti-government motivations and why the “survivalist” set out to assassinate law enforcement officers. “Another police assassination attack unfolded in June. Claiming to be acting under the bloody ‘banner of Liberty and Truth,’ Jerad Miller and his wife Amanda entered a restaurant Las Vegas executed
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two local policemen while they ate lunch. “…Fox News primetime hosts Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity both ignored the shocking cop-killer story the night after it happened; Megyn Kelly devoted four sentences to it. Fox has plenty of company on the right. According to MediaMatters, the “Worst 2014 Smears From Right-Wing Websites” included: The Daily Caller suggested that Obama’s statement expressing his condolences to the parents of Michael Brown was calculated to boost Black turnout in the midterm elections.” [Media Matters, 8/12/14] In November 2014, Breitbart.com criticized the media for not mentioning that President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, “was one of the Clintons’ Whitewater defense attorneys.” But Breitbart.com targeted the wrong Loretta Lynch – the woman they named, a defense attorney for the Clintons, is a California based attorney who has worked on several prominent political campaigns, and is White. The nominee Loretta Lynch became a federal prosecutor in 1990, two years before the other Lynch participated in the Whitewater investigation, was appointed by President Clinton as a U.S. Attorney in 1999, and is Black.” [Media Matters, 11/9/14] Yes, Black lives matter. And so does the truth.
Filmmaker, author Bill Duke reflects on Dr. King, Race By Bill Duke
As the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s 86th birthday, we are immersed in an intensive, often divisive, conversation about race in America. Sixty years after King marched through the streets, like he did in Selma and cities throughout the South, we find ourselves still on the streets battling many of these same issues. The 2014 “battle” has focused on how police treat us in our communities, which have pitted “white police” against black citizens. My concern is that we are too narrowly focused. We need to make sure we battle this issue of race on all fronts. Today, we face prejudice from those outside the black community and from within it as well. Let’s face it: Skin color is still an issue in our community. The bullying that takes place between dark skinned and light skinned people is alive and well – and quite honestly Martin Luther King would be hurt to know that we’re not living up to his call for us to judge each other by the content of our character, not the
color of our skin. originally was done in the 1940s In recent years, I’ve engaged by researchers Kenneth and thousands of people in Mamie Clark who were setting conversations about race and colorism in producing my documentaries – Dark Girls and Light Girls. Admittedly, I’m not a psychiatrist or sociologist, I’m a filmmaker. Just last year I spoke at the Apollo Theater where had done a screening. When an elderly woman asked me, “Why are you airing our dirty laundry?” I looked at her, and I don’t think she liked it when I said, “because its stinking up the house.” We have to get over this. We have to engage ourselves in this conversation to help us better understand the ways in which we slight each other. BILL DUKE We have to grasp the Filmmaker, author, actor and Bid Whist guru notion that colorism – the prejudice based on the lightness out to measure the impact of and darkness of one’s skin – shows segregation on African-American that darker skinned individuals children. have to overcome even greater Many others have replicated incidents of prejudice than light this study over the past 70 years, skinned individuals. but results have not changed: You know the “doll test” that Young girls and boys repeatedly
characterize the dark skinned dolls as dumb, evil and unkempt. Add to this the bullying that light skin girls get from their dark skin sisters who think they’re “stuck up” or “too good.’ I’m sure I’m not talking about anything you haven’t heard discussed in your own home. Last year when Lupita Nyong’o’s won an Oscar for her role in the movie, 12 Years a Slave, it was significant in many ways, particularly as a dark skinned woman. In many ways, she has become a poster child for dark skin women, celebrating their beauty and promoting confidence. On the other hand, Beyoncé is increasingly criticized for “looking too white” on her CD and magazine covers in which she appears. Add to this the growing number of white females who are regularly going to tanning salons, getting Botox to plump up their lips and getting butt lifts. This issue is not unique to the United States, but in this world that is increasingly full of brown people. As we reflect on King, he made it clear that people are judging
you on what they see, how you look and the color of your skin. If you’re a dark-skinned black, there’s even a greater burden. If you’re a dark skinned black woman, you face even greater scrutiny. Dark skin people have both whites that are uncomfortable with the color of their skin. You face name-calling from all sides, including your own family. Your self-esteem and self-perception takes a beating. What I’m hoping for is that we’ll find ways to engage in conversations in our homes, in our classrooms, in our churches that will inspire us to elevate ourselves beyond these prejudices. We know that’s what King would have wanted. Director, producer, and writer Bill Duke is the godfather of AfricanAmerican cinema. He was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tribute from the Directors Guild of America, placing him in the company of directors like Stephen Spielberg and Clint Eastwood. Duke’s productions include “American Gigolo,” “A Rage in Harlem,” “Predator,” and many more. He has degrees from Boston University, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the American Film Institute.
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Selma: Unified Black Nationalist and Civil Rights
By Thomas Muhammad
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenged "Give us the Ballot" while Brother Malcolm X threw down the gauntlet in his fiery speech "The Ballot or the Bullet!" Those were the choices America's brutal system was faced with by a people who had been suffering from murders and racist injustice for over 400 years. One part of the leadership was pleading to America's so-called "moral" conscious the other part was demanding that America act fast to cure its ills or suffer
the consequences because it had "a racial powder keg sitting in its lap!" In many ways both parts were victorious. The voting rights act was passed. Black people began voting, running and winning elected positions, particularly in the South, in huge numbers finally culminating in the election of America's first black president. The very interesting point on these two movements converging is that it wasn't until the release of the popular film "Selma" that Malcolm's role, representing
the militant angle of the voting rights struggle, had ever been publicly revealed. Unfortunately,
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many of the powerful civil rights icons of the movement and never spoke publicly about Malcolm's involvement.
He gave a keynote address at Brown Chapel church while Dr. King was in the Selma jail. Most say it was because much blame was attributed to Malcolm's role in radicalizing young black non-violent students. To a large extent this could very well be true, however I'm sure most historians would agree that for the sake of cohesive study, all sides of a story must be told in order to have the type of legitimacy needed to provide a clear path for the future. Only the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute,
located at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama, notes Malcolm's role in their "Voting Rights Timelines." Kudos to the brave leadership there. As celebration of the 50th anniversary gets underway the hope is that we remember the key position of Brother Malcolm's voting rights point that’s relevant even more so today. He said, "you don't catch hell cause you're a Democrat, you don't catch hell cause you're a Republican. All of us catch hell cause we're Black!" Amen.
Living Selma My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis Fifty years ago I was a college student in Houston, Texas. I was sent to and graduated from Jack Yates High School because of the music opportunities. Being from Conroe, Texas, most African American children from the South stayed close to home, because our parents in small southern towns lived with daily fears and daily stories that kept “fears” alive. However, my Mother was a visionary. She always told us we could not stay in Conroe. Concentrate on your studies and prepare to leave this “sawmill town.” I am not going to Selma for the historic march. It is a personal deep-seeded decision. Small southern town America
My first college year, I stayed in the 60’s was treacherous with my Aunt Fan, who lived territory. We only had each close to the Texas Southern other in our segregated part of University campus. My cousin the world with over-protective J. C., fresh home from Vietnam, neighbors, aunts, uncles and was a mortuary student at parents. Ironically enough, Southwestern. The rumors, I can only remember one incidents and troublesome family in our neighborhood occurrences became so frequent without a father in the house. that a decision was made to Everybody had a Mom and a Dad. keep us at home. So we started But the fear of the white driving the 30 miles into man in these little towns and Houston every day. The reason DR. J. ESTER DAVIS was centered around the endless communities was real. . . and always with no recourse, no help, no police marches on campuses around the country. on our side. Whatever was happening out They reasoned that if we were home every there the local authorities and “red necks” night we would not join the marches. I can vividly remember the protective made sure it was not repeated in their measures my family took to protect us. town. We went nowhere alone in fully-segregated Conroe. My entire world was in a five-block radius. Four blocks to my aunt’s home, on Avenue E and South 5th Street. Three blocks to church, one block to Booker
T. Washington School (1st to 12th grades), and the new black school built in 1952. One block to the baseball and football fields and at the back of the school was our own swimming pool. For my music lessons I walked through our backyard to next door. Four of my eight aunts were maids and they overheard lots of news about “the Negro” that they bought back to the neighborhood. Surprisingly enough, without the communication tools we have today, we kept up with the latest news in Selma, Birmingham, Little Rock, Jackson, and everywhere. Even though I lived with the Selma’s of the 60’s , I still to this day remember the words that my Dad had to say about “this integration.” My Dad, a much-respected man, owned a business all of my life. He was a mechanic, owned trucks, owned land, hauled wood, where most of business was from the other races. My Dad never fully agreed with the marches. He ignored the threats from both sides of the aisle. My Dad wanted the “Negro” to build his own world, plant his own corn, own his own work and leave something to his children. And you know what? Even with the old and new marches on the history books, he had a valid point.
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BRIDGE CROSSING JUBILEE SCHEDULE—2015 THURSDAY, MARCH 5 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Mayor’s Welcome Reception, Performing Arts Center, 1000 Selma Ave, Mayor George Evans 5:45 pm—6:45 pm DIANE NASH Play: The Life of Jimmie Lee Jackson, Performing Arts Center, 1000 Selma Ave. 7:00pm—9:00pm Memorial for Martyrs of the Movement & Mass Meeting, Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1431 Broad St. Speakers: Rev. William Barber, Dr. Bernice King, and Rev. Jeremiah Wright 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Miss Jubilee Pageant, School of Discovery, 1200 Water Ave, Fee: $5
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6:30 am Jubilee Golf Tournament, Valley Grande Golf Course, Dr Leroy Maxwell, 334872-2321, $75 8:00 am—9:00 am Women & the Civil Rights Movement: A Conversation, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Diane Nash, Dr. Thelma Adair, Faya Toure’, Wallace Community College (WWCS), 3000 Earl Goodwin
Pkwy. 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Education Summit, WWCS, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway (Registration 8:00 am – 9:00- am) 9:00 am – 12:00 noon How to Value Black Lives: The Case for Emotional Emancipation, Community Healing Network, Inc, Performing Arts Center, 1000 Selma Ave. 9:00 am—12 noon Economic Empowerment Summit, Presented by Black Women’s Roundtable & Women of Will, Wallace Community College, 3000 Goodwin Pkwy, Sheila Tyson, Convener 11:00 am – 1-30 pm Public Hearings on Poverty: A Renewal of Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign, Brown Chapel, 410 HARRY BELAFONTE Martin Luther King St. 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Children’s Sojourn, School of Discovery, 400 Wash St, Shiloh Baptist Church, 1416 Selma Av, $7 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Invisible Giants Story Telling, Selma City Schools 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Building a Movement From the Ground Up, Rev William Barber, Brown Chapel, 410 M.L. King St. 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Induction into Legal Guardians Hall of Fame, National Voting Rights Museum, 6 Hwy 80 East, 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Induction into the Women’s Hall of Fame, National Voting Rights Museum, 6 Hwy 80 East 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm Film Festival, Performing Arts Center, 1000 Selma Ave. 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Mock Trial, Concordia College, Auditorium, 1712 Broad St 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A Public Conversation: “Chaos or Community?” Concordia College, Auditorium, 1712 Broad Street Speakers: Benjamin Chavis, Dick Gregory, Maxine Waters and Rev. Jeremiah Wright 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm “Stomp Out to Vote” Step Show, School of Discovery, Pickard Auditorium, 400 Wash St, Fee: $12 REV. BEN CHAVIS
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 NOTE: TIME AND LOCATIONS FOR ALL EVENTS ON SATURDAY WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA. ALL EVENTS WILL TAKE
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Dallas County Courthouse, 105 Lauderdale Street, Dallas County Courthouse Annex, 102 Church Street 9:00 am – 10:15 am •From Slavery to Mass Incarceration, Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, County REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT Courthouse, 2nd Floor Courtroom 9:00 am – 10:15 am •Medicaid Expansion Matters: The Lives of 300,000 Alabamians Depend On It; Sophia Bracey Harris, Executive Director, Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama; Joe Keffer, retired Labor and Community Organizer, Service Employees International Union; Tammy Thomas, Field Organizer, Center for Community Change; Court House Annex, Courtroom 1 9:00 am – 10:15 am •Change is Gonna CLAUDETTE COLVIN Come: Advancing an Environmental & Climate Justice Agenda in the South, Part 1; Jacqueline Patterson, NAAPC Climate Change Program, Richard Moore, Environmental Justice & Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform; Tom Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network; Harold Mitchell, Regensis; Cynthia Peurifoy, Environmental Justice DivisIon, Region IV; Court House Annex, Courthouse 2 9:00 am – 10:15 am •Alabama Unafraid: Latino Immigrant Activism Post-House Bill 56; Dr. Carlos Aleman, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Latin American Scholars Study Program, Stamford University, Courthouse Annex, Commissioners’ Courtroom 9:00 am – 10:15 am •The Role of Education in the Liberation of a People 50 Years Later, Tony Browder, DR. JOHNETTA Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Dr. Robert White, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Law Library 9:00 am –11:00 am •Voting Rights & Elected Officials of Color from 1965 to 2015, and Beyond, Joint Center for Political Economic Affairs, Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society, Selma Public Library, 1103 Selma Ave. 9:00 am – 12 noon •The Drug War: Its Role in Mass Incarceration & Disenfranchisement of African Americans, TOPS, First Baptist Church, 709 Martin Luther King St, Selma
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Sponsored by the Griot Collective, Elders’ House, 1304 Water Ave. (Free) 12:00 Noon – 4:00 pm Children’s Village & Story Telling Tent, Singing, and Rides, Phoenix Park (across from St. James Hotel) 12:00 noon—1:30 pm Fruits of the Labor HON. MAXINE WATERS Luncheon, Selma Convention Center, 211 Washington St., $25 5:00 pm Reflections and Reception, Sponsored by the Griot Collective, Elders’ House, 1304 Water Ave., (Free) 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Meet the Author Book Signing, Elders’ House, 1304 Water Ave 7:00 pm –10:00 pm Freedom Flame Awards Gala, WWCS, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, $100 (table $800.) Pre –dinner Reception for those with Gala tickets at Selma Convention Center, 211 Washington St: Entertainment, Wine Sip & Cheese 10:00pm—Until Old School Blues Show & Dance, Elks Lodge, 4304 Water Av, $10 Foot Soldiers, $20 Gen
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Honoring Living Legend Amelia Boynton Robinson and the 1965 Voting Rights Act to send the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to help with the campaign. This was her second invitation; she and her husband first invited Dr. King to Selma in 1955 after the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' noncooperation with legal discrimination.
 On August 6, 1965, Amelia Boynton Robinson introduced herself to President Lyndon Baines Johnson in front of the White House. She had been invited by the president to participate in the signing of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. Born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia, Robinson began helping her mother to register women to vote after the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified on her ninth birthday on August 18, 1920. In 1933, Robinson co-founded the Dallas County Voters League in Selma, Alabama. The 1901 Alabama State Constitution had effectively disenfranchised black voters in the state by passing white supremacy as law. Already a registered voter, Boynton
and her first husband, S. William Boynton, worked tirelessly to register black voters in the county. The pressure against them took a toll on Mr. Boynton’s health, and he died in 1963. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent Bernard and Colia LaFayette to Selma in 1963 to help with voter registration. SNCC began holding mass meetings and coordinated marches to the county courthouse. SNCC’s efforts were effectively ended when the city passed an injunction banning public meetings in 1964. Mrs. Robinson sent a letter to Martin Luther King on behalf of the Dallas County Voters League asking him
SCLC’s James Bevel, James Orange, and Diane Nash came to Selma to organize the project. Bevel and Nash had drafted the Program for Action in Alabama a year earlier following the murder of four girls in Birmingham when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed. The proposal outlined a strategy of nonviolent direct action designed to get the right to vote, an idea that was a necessary precursor to successful voter registration. After SCLC’s campaign officially got underway on January 2, 1965, when Dr. King held a mass meeting, Mrs. Robinson was manhandled and arrested during a demonstration by Selma’s notorious Sheriff Jim Clark. James Orange was assigned to organize neighboring Perry County, and Richard Boone administrated the Selma project, while Bevel led nonviolent workshops and continued to strategize the movement. When Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young man in Perry County, was shot by a state trooper
during a demonstration, Bevel proposed a march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery to protest the shooting. There was even talk of dumping Jackson’s decomposing body on the steps of the capitol. The marchers gathered at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Sunday, March 7, 1965, and walked towards the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River. As the march crossed the bridge, a line of state troopers assembled at the end of the bridge volleyed tear gas canisters into the crowd and began chasing the marchers on horseback while striking them with billy clubs. Amelia Boynton Robinson was beaten unconscious and left for dead on the bridge. The atrocity was captured by network news stations and was broadcast immediately after the Sunday Night Movie, Trial At Nuremburg. President Johnson and the rest of the nation watched in horror at the event which became known as “Bloody Sunday.” A week later, on March 15, 1965, Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to introduce legislation to protect voting rights. His declaration, “We shall overcome” was met with thundering applause. Today Mrs. Robinson is revered as the “Mother of the Voting Rights Movement.” She is credited for parting the waters that led to the election of the first African American president of the United States, Barack Obama.
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of infidelity on Dr. King’s behalf that Mrs. King confronted. Laughter broke some of the silence as viewers took notice of Dr. King’s efforts to get his house in order, delaying a scheduled trip to help others. Sometimes, the scenes were painful to watch. My eyes dared not to deviate, for it was no comparison By Eva D. Coleman to the emotional and physical pain that AfricanAn explosive scene near Americans endured simply the beginning of the film for the right to vote. had the three little girls Which brings me to sitting next to me grab question, “How dare their faces in horror. people not vote?” Voter I too was in shock, apathy is common. I’m however I was content bothered that many do not in feeling that the visual register and/or show up to on-screen was something vote when registered. One audience members look at this movie should of all ages should be be all it takes to change Eva D. Coleman aware of or exposed to. the tone in present day The struggle was and voter participation. Selma is a bold continues to be real. reminder. Selma. The Movie. The Movement. Negotiate. Demonstrate. Resist. The Memories. These words were often repeated Quietness in the room of moviegoers by Dr. King and highlighted in the was haunting as characters resurrected film, serving as a mantra for rules of the past struggles for the right of engagement. They can be applicable African-Americans to vote. The terms to our lives today. weren’t so nice then. Negro, Nigger, Our ancestors negotiated and Boy, Gal were more accurate for the demonstrated, often paying the 1965 era that included marches, beat ultimate price of death to give us the downs and murder. right to vote. A King and his queen. Now we must resist the silencing David Oyelowo and Carmen Ejogo of our voices at the ballot box. Vote were perfectly cast as Dr. Martin at every opportunity! It’s blatantly Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott disrespectful if we do not. King. They connected well throughout Eva Coleman is an award-winning the film that even wove in subtleties journalist and educator.
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A Review of Selma
Movie is historically entertaining
of consultants who worked with the producers, I'm glad the film is in the atmosphere. While SELMA is historically informative and entertaining, having lived through those days, I would have appreciated more historical accuracy. I know that everyone can't be included in such Atlanta, GA -- In response to several projects, but on a personal note, I was social media and general inquiries saddened to find no mention of my regarding the new SELMA movie Dad, who not only marched in Selma, release, Dr. Alveda C. King, gospel but was also felled (and recovered) evangelist, pro-life and civil rights along with not only John Lewis, but activist shares the following: with many others, including "An invitation to a preHosea Williams and my release screening of the dearly departed friend movie SELMA brought James Orange. mixed emotions to my So many people have heart, and tears to my eyes. contacted me regarding As I sat in the theater, I the overtones regarding was transported back to the references to Uncle ML's time when my Uncle MLK, responses to the attacks on my Daddy AD King his personal life. I have and so many civil rights Dr. Alveda C. King only this to say. icons were embroiled in Like all of the Bible the historical crosshairs that brought heroes, Uncle was a human being, an equity to the voting rights of Blacks imperfect man who served a perfect in America. God. He and Daddy are in Heaven It was during that same season now, in the company with David, that Daddy's and Mother's Moses, Paul, Rahab, The Woman at church parsonage was bombed in the Birmingham; and the little girls, one Well, The Woman caught in the a classmate of mine were killed in the act... Uncle ML was a devoted prophet bombing of the church. and Man of God. Need I say more? It was also the season of my first Overall I enjoyed the film, and I civil rights march, a "Children's recommend the film for viewing." Alveda is Author of King Rules, Founder March" where Daddy and James Orange and others taught me the of Alveda King Ministries, Director of African American Outreach for Priests for tenants of nonviolent protests. Life, and spiritual advisor for Restore the Even though I wasn't on the team Dream 2015.
Selma cast: Charles Black, Kenny Cooper, Tara Ochs, Montrel Miller and Corey Reynolds; kneeling, actor Stan Houston as Sheriff Jim Clark
Actor Stan Houston hits home base in "Selma" opposite Oprah in Defining Role as Sheriff Jim Clark Atlanta - Every actor dreams of that careerdefining role, the one that lands him in a blockbuster film alongside big Hollywood stars. Well when actor Stan Houston was initially offered his 'big break' to read for the role of the racist antagonist Sheriff Jim Clark in the now Oscar nominated film, "Selma," he actually turned it down twice, and with good reason. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, Selma is a historical period piece that covers a critical episode in the civil rights movement. As a resident of Coffee County in the Southeastern area of Alabama, Houston actually lives in the same small town where Sheriff James G. Clark lived and died. Houston felt the dynamics of playing such a controversial role might just be too close to home. He eventually read for the role, and in a move showcasing director Ava DuVernay's dedication to authenticity, he was selected. Houston has been acting professionally for six years now. "Selma" is his most significant booking to date. His larger than life portrayal of Sheriff Clark has garnered him international attention and acclaim. Performing directly alongside Oprah Winfrey, who plays civil rights activist Annie Lee Cooper, Houston's fiery, mean and unapologetic stance as Clark has left audiences stunned in hushed awe. One of the film's most riveting reenactments is the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" demonstration, where police viciously attacked over 500 nonviolent protesters with teargas and barbed wire laced billy clubs, under direct orders from Sheriff Clark. Houston's cold-blooded portrayal has even garnered him a nod from
AwardsCircuit.com at "Best Villain" of 2014. As predicted however, his superb acting and rendition of the legendary sheriff has been a mixed bag of blessings. While the world is lauding his acting ability, accomplishments and feats, some of his neighboring town folk are less than happy. "There have been a few negative comments from people here locally where I live but I tend to ignore the ignorance of some people who should know better. Overall things have been great!" expresses Houston. "Playing Sheriff Clark was emotionally and physically taxing. I would not dare stay in character after the director said cut because I would have gone nuts." "I was still holding on to my reservations playing Clark until one life changing moment," he reveals. "We were rehearsing the courthouse scene for the first time before we went to set. It was the first time the cast had seen me in character as Clark. I look over and saw some of the cast crying. I lost it. Ava DuVernay, our director, came over and gave me words of encouragement and we continued on. After rehearsals, all the cast gathered in a circle for a word of prayer. Actor Coleman Domingo prayed for God to lift me up and give me strength to play this role. I really lost it then. Each cast member lined up and embraced me and gave me such support. You really felt the presence of God in that room that day and all the love just flowed over me. I was 100 % committed to the role after that moment. I knew I had the cast as my family there to support me." "It is such an honor and to be a part of 'Selma.' My wife is also actually a friend of some friends of Annie Lee Cooper's family, the role played by Oprah. So participating in the production really just hit home for me on so many levels. I believe the viewing of 'Selma' is necessary for all of us to realize what these brave American patriots did for everybody, not just one race. Without their struggles, where would we all be today? It is important to realize where we've been, how far we've come and how much further we need to go as a country. Working with Oprah was unbelievable, and in my eyes, our director, Ava DuVernay is a genius. She has tapped the heart of this country with this film. My character was a pretty bad guy, but I'm happy to have been such a visceral part of the movie. Hopefully I opened some eyes and helped to bring about change!"
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Exhibit features News Coverage from ‘Bloody Sunday’ to the Voting Rights Act
experiences on “Bloody Sunday” in his graphic novel “March.” Images from “March” are on display in the exhibit. Also on display are a March 1965 issue of Life magazine showing dramatic photos of a bandaged protester and a defiant state trooper, and an August 1965 issue of Time comparing the violent images coming out of the Watts riots to the battlefields of Vietnam. The exhibit also includes powerful photos that show protesters facing off with state troopers in Selma and marching to the state Capitol in Montgomery two weeks later for the largest civil rights rally the South had ever seen. “1965” is a companion exhibit to “Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement,” which opened at the Newseum in August 2013. The exhibit features a section of the original F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where in 1960 four African American college students launched the sit-in movement, and a bronze casting of the Birmingham, Ala., jail cell door behind which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. penned his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail” in 1963. The Newseum’s Digital Classroom website features a free learning module called “Making a Change,” which explores the civil rights movement through the lenses of historical connections, media literacy, and civics and citizenship using videos, archival news footage and interviews.
WASHINGTON,-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Newseum opened its newest exhibit, “1965: Civil Rights at 50,” which explores the dramatic civil rights events of 1965, from the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., to the signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The fight for voting rights peaked in a violent clash between peaceful protesters and police that came to be known as “Bloody Sunday,” after state troopers and deputies armed with clubs and whips beat and trampled protesters as they attempted to cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. Among the newspapers on display is a March 8, 1965, edition of The Dallas Morning News featuring a front-page photo of civil rights leader John Lewis being beaten by a state trooper. Lewis, today a congressman from Georgia, recounted his
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My husband cannot let things go – he holds grudges for way longer than the offense is worth. He brings up things that happened months/ years ago to remind me of what he says are my faults. It’s not just me; he gives his sister grief for dropping him when he was one and she was three. Aside from pointing out that he’s being ridiculous when he gets going on some old grudge, do you have any suggestions on how I can make him stop?
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Dear Nameless One, News flash: You can’t change another person’s personality. Your husband didn’t start this yesterday. He was doing it before you married him. You heard him during the courtship and thought it wasn’t so bad. You married him anyway, thinking, “Aww, I can handle it.” It wasn’t cute then, and it’s not cute now. So, follow through on the decision you made when you said your vows (for better or worse) and live with it. It’s a part of his personality, and he ain’t gonna change. Nobody’s perfect, and if he’s been doing this with his family, it’s really just a continuation of who he truly is. Your question should be: How do I live with it? Well, remind yourself of when it didn’t bother you so much early in the relationship. Funny how things switch after many years of marriage. What wuz cute is about to get on your last nerve. All of you longtime married folks know what I’m talking about. LOL. Anyway, back to my suggestion: When he gets going, leave him in his space. Meditate on things about him that make you happy. I’m sure he has many other qualities that you admire. That’s why he’s your husband. I can understand if this isn’t the answer you were looking for, but it will keep you guys united as one for many years to come. Your or my answer can’t change your husband. That Sweetie is an act only he can control.
Alma
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The energy level is high when you’re in the company of MOCCA Cosmetics consultants. The women, men, and a few youngsters (yep, MOCCA engages youth by fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship and excellence) are on a mission. They come to work with a smile, aiming to make sure every customer is a satisfied one. Before I ever tried on any of the product, I was enamored by the back story, the “herstory” of how MOCCA Cosmetics started and continues to grow. I was equally pleased when I met co-founders Eboneke and Kena. These two women are the total package -- brains, beauty, high ethical standards, tenacity, compassion, focus, professionalism, and they are a joy to be around. MOCCA Cosmetics is the place to shop if you want quality products and service. Since 2003
Eboneke and Kena have been working tirelessly to build their empire. Their products are easy to apply, very affordable and you don’t have to worry about a big mess! If you’ve ever been out on the town and arrived home to see that your outfit is covered in makeup from close encounters, you probably wish those ladies,
and men, had used makeup like MOCCA. And MOCCA is not just a cosmetics company. You can get a full cleansing and maintenance regimen, designed just for you and the entire family. It isn’t often that you can purchase anything and say you know the president or owner of the company. Very few cosmetics companies sponsor events in our communities, even though Essence Magazine reports that Black women spend 80% more on cosmetics, and twice as much on skin care products, than the general population. Clearly there’s power, and room for growth with MOCCA, especially if even a small percentage of the consumers, who spend billions, would spend with companies that are good corporate citizens. MOCCA is involved in the communities it serves. Over the years the company has increased its brand presence by working with Paul Quinn College students and nonprofit organizations, holding seminars for aspiring business women and entrepreneurs, and providing makeovers for lucky men and women. You can see your money at work and you can see an investment in your communities. Sunday, Feb. 22, MOCCA Cosmetics presented its Annual Appreciation Gala at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. This Red Carpet Affair highlights the accomplishments and efforts of Mocca Cosmetics
and its consultants. It featured motivational speaker Simonte Lander of Wolf Pac Distributions. The Grambling State and Southern University graduate paid homage to MOCCA, praising the team of “Warriors.” Also helping to round out a fabulous evening was the King of Parties Tye Diggs and host Shucky Ducky (quack quack). I have enjoyed several components of the Gala including the vendors, the awards presentations and the Red Carpet host, Gary with Da Tea, from the Rickey Smiley Show. Gary shares in MOCCA’s dreams and has always been so supportive. Unfortunately a very demanding schedule conflicted with this year’s event, but Gary will tell you that he “loves MOCCA
Cosmetics.” During these tough economic times, MOCCA offers great business opportunities. It was great hearing the consultants talk about the “ministry” that is MOCCA Cosmetics. From a mother taking care of her sickly child, to the woman looking to build her own business, MOCCA is about empowering and giving back and the seven ladies featured each gave their testimony about how MOCCA has enriched their lives and expanded their territories. Check out the website and you can be well on your way to an exciting career and building your own empire! Open up a new world for you and your family at www. moccacosmetics.com
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Sharonda Haynes Brown Hon. Cleophas R. Steele, Jr. July 13, 1945 - February 18, 2015 News of Dallas County Constable Cleo Steele’s death last week spread rapidly across the country. The current Constable for Dallas County Precinct 1, he is the former Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1. Constable Steele is a native of Dallas and graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Oklahoma. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law. A graduate of Eastfield College Police Academy, this member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is the past president of the J. L. Turner Legal Association and the Cotillion
Idlewild Club. In addition to being the director of C.A.W. Clark Free Legal Clinics and deacon & trustee of Good Street Baptist Church. “I was saddened to hear of the passing of Constable Cleo Steele, who served Dallas County with distinction – first as a Justice of the Peace and later as a Constable – for more than 30 years. I knew Cleo Steele and his wife Barbara as people of strong faith and civic engagement. I will miss his friendship and his service,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
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STOP THE GENOCIDE BRING PEACE TO DARFUR NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES For more information go to Mohamed Elhassan on Facebook Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed was born in the Sudan in 1961. Mr. Mohamed is vice president of the National Reform Party in Sudan and was nominated to run for President in 2010 and 2015. Mr. Mohamed is running again to become the President of Sudan and plans to end the genocide in Darfur and begin the process of normalizing relations with the United States of America. He wants to utilize his knowledge from living in America for over 30 years and incorporate that in his presidential administration and bring peace and harmony to all of Sudan.
A minister recently reminded me of something I pray will also benefit you in understanding your walk in faith. The pastor reminded those, who would claim Christ as their own, that being a Christian is part of an evolutionary process. Make no mistake about it. There will be problems along the way. But remember the process has purpose. Lest we forget, there is power resulting from committing oneself to the process of being faithful. There is purpose behind our struggle of faith. God is still in control and at every stage of our lives, the test or the temptation is there to give us a chance to confirm and clarify our status with the Almighty. You’re kind of on His team or not. You’re either practicing for the game, in the game, or wasting your time and that of your so-called teammates. Think about it. What do you consider your duty in this life? Why are you here? What’s the point of existence? To a man or woman of God, these are not hard questions. Life is a manifestation of knowledge that allows you to know God. Our purpose is to recognize who we are in relation to God and then act accordingly. Now God does give us assistance in the process. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witness in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8. If this be the case, then it bears the question, ‘where are we in this process?’ The one place we must be however is in it. In-theprocess means just that, in it. That means some part of our consciousness, some part of who we are, actively (not passively), participates in the work of the Lord. Most of you who read this column know I believe faith is a verb and in order to participate in any process, you must do something. In this case
you must do something in the name of God, period. It must be conscious. It must be deliberate. It must be inclusive of some understanding that Jesus would approve. Maybe you remember something about the learning process in your youth. To be successful, study was required. Learning, real learning, did not happen by osmosis. It had identifiable results and measurable consequences. In school you had to pass a test. In life you grow in faith and thereby in knowledge of the truth i.e. God is the reason. Isn’t it amazing that the more you know about the Lord, the more there is to know? Isn’t it wonderful to begin the process of service in His name? The more you serve, the more you want to serve. How you serve is a byproduct of the gifts already given you by Him. I think in church they say, “Come on somebody.” The point of all this is that regardless of where you are in the process, you can’t go wrong because, hello, you’re in the process. As the minister pointed out, there will be problems that arise along the way. These problems are understood and handled when you remember your purpose for participating in the first place. Can you feel the power I was talking about earlier? When you are fully engaged in the process of being a Christian, there is power to be had and shared when you realize you’re having success. And success has already been defined as understanding the war is already won. Christ did that. These battles are mere formalities. God is giving us more knowledge as we learn how to use His tools and understand how they help us study. This is a class in spiritual understanding and the bible is a terrific textbook. Find yourself a quiet place to study. Prepare for your tests and graduate with testimony. Just remember in these classes failure is possible,
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April 9 Dallas Art Fair, presented by Ruinart Champagne, will feature nearly 100 prominent national and international art dealers and galleries drawn from 22 cities. The fair will return from April 9th-12th, 2015, to the Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.), located at 1807 Ross Avenue in the dynamic Downtown Arts District.
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