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VOL. 7 NO. 30 MARCH 27, 2019
Chelle Wilson discusses Ms. Angelou and respect
MY TRUTH
Celebrating Women
By Cheryl Smith, Publisher
Have you ever experienced a sunken feeling, a feeling of despair, of hopelessness? You know the feeling you have or the moment you find yourself feeling regret after something has happened and you’re thinking, “If I coulda, woulda, shoulda.” Well, you have to seize the moment, every moment! If you want to tell someone you love them, you need to do it. Don’t hesitate and don’t let anyone else make or take away your decision to express your feelings. Juanita Benson If you want to tell someone you don’t like them, well, think again and also ask yourself “what do I hope to accomplish,” or “what is the end game?” We have to understand that there are consequences and repercussions for our actions and our inactions. We have to be accountable and also hold others accountable. Years ago I went to a funeral and a young man stood up and said that he wished his loved one could hear all the accolades that were being shared that day because his relative took his last breaths thinking that he was unloved. What a tragedy. Which brings me to my truth. I really like Caller I.D. This feature has kept me free from telemarketers, bill collectors, exes, and folks who only call when they want See MY TRUTH, page 4
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NNPA honors Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza said she’s “super excited” about being named the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2019 Newsmaker of the Year, during Black Press Week. “I’ll say it’s really humbling when the community reaches out and lifts you up for the work you and your team is doing to make black people powerful,” said Garza, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
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Austin Shuffield, armed with a gun, repeatedly punched 24-year-old L’Daijohnique Lee Two men, caught on video abusing women, have caused an uproar, not only in New York and Dallas; but across the nation and social media. Marc Gomez approached a 78-year-old homeless woman on a subway, kicking and beating her. In the
By Vincent L. Hall Texas Metro News
Austin Shuffield and Marc Gomez have never been introduced, mentored one another or met their just rewards… Yet! However, each took center stage in Black America this past week. The beatings they rendered to two sisters were savage. From the street corner to the streetcar, Black women are not
Deep Ellum section of Dallas, Austin Shuffield repeatedly punched L’Daijohnique Lee. His low bail caused an uproar and several protests have been held decrying his actions and calling for additional charges to be levied against Shuffield.
safe. There is undeniable footage of the violent assault on a 24-year-old woman in Dallas by a pistol-packing White “Southern gentleman.” The scenes of a dormant 70-plus-year-old senior being foot-whipped by a Black malefactor was even worse. Sofia, warned us in the Color Purple. “A girl child ain’t safe in a family of mens!” This week, in the middle of Women’s History Month has proven that a Black
woman ain’t safe nowhere. The dehumanizing and devalued station of Black women has never been any more evident. Apparently no African American female is too tender and no Black mother is too old to be spared. The brutal brawn and boot of toxic masculinity will not relent. Black women have borne America’s burden all along. From forced rapes that populated the fields and plantations of slavery to presSee BLACK WOMEN, page 4
Garza, who coined the term “Black Lives Matter,” is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom fighter who also serves as the special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance which stands as the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in America. Along with Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors, Garza founded the Black Lives Matter network, which is recognized globally for its focus on combatting antiBlack state-sanctioned violence and the oppression of all Black people. Since the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, Garza has become a powerful voice in the media with articles and interviews appearing in publications like Time, Essence, and the New York Times. “Power means getting to make decisions over your own life,” Garza told NNPA Newswire. “It means being able to determine where resources go and who See NNPA, page 3
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Comcast formally launches New Black-Centric Networks During a star-studded evening complete with a Red Carpet entry at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., Comcast formally announced the addition of two television networks that highlights the company’s commitment to diversity. TV One’s Cleo TV and Afrotainment’s Afro are the latest independent channels to receive broad distribution on Comcast’s cable systems. “African Americans have stories to tell and we’re not monolithic people, we come from different backgrounds,� said Michelle Rice, the general manager at Cleo TV. “I’m excited that this is by us, for us and there’s going to be a lot of great content that reflects our lifestyle,� said Rice, who joined cast members from various Cleo TV shows, executives from Comcast Afro and others to celebrate the launch of the new channels at the Newseum on Thursday, March 14. Cleo TV is billed as a lifestyle and entertainment network that targets millennial and Gen X women of color. Derived from the name Cleopatra, one of the most powerful, trendsetting, rule-breaking and
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iconic women in history, Rice said Cleo will offer quality content that “defies negative and cultural stereotypes of today’s modern women.� Rice, a TV One veteran, has overseen and led all business, operational and creative aspects of the network and she’s also credited with greenlighting and premiering successful series like “Uncensored,� “We’re the Campbells,� and “ATL Homicide.� Among the many duties at TV One, Rice handled domestic and international program sales and distribution for the network. “We’ve put together upbuilding and aspiration entertainment for millennial and GEN X women
of color. We all recognized that there were still more room for quality content for GEN X and women of color,â€? Rice said. Meanwhile, Afro also offers a culturally diverse peek into the global black community, said Yves Bollanga, the CEO and founder of Afrotainment. “Afro celebrates the richness and diversity of the black culture with original and exclusive content. It is important to recognize that the AfricanAmerican community is not a homogeneous group. ‌ They are Afro Caribbeans, Africans or Afro Hispanos who are young, educated, greatly underserved and represent substantial long-term revenue growth opportunities,â€? Bollanga said. “We are excited to showcase all shades of the black culture to millions of Xfinity viewers both live and on demand,â€? he said. When Bollanga moved to the United States from Cameroon in 2000, he said he turned on the television and immediately noticed a void for black viewers. “There was nothing that really looked like us or captured our culture,â€? he said. “I felt this unfulfilled demand for Black content and our vision was and continues to be to produce and broadcast Afro-centric original content to as many devices and households as we possibly can.â€?
Efforts underway for first Black owned supermarket with all Black owned products Two years ago, We Buy Black led a successful crowd-fund raising over $110,000 on Kickstarter, a nonBlack owned crowdfunding site. Today, they are crowdfunding for $1.2 Million dollars to produce a Black owned Supermarket on an African American owned Crowdfunding platform, WeFundBlack.com. Created by two brothers in Houston, Tex., We Fund Black launched this Black History Month featuring a major campaign to establish Soul Food Market. Soul Food Market will be the first African American owned supermarket chain which sells 100% of its products from our community. The selection of naturally grown vegetables and fruits will be sourced from Black farmers in Georgia. New and exciting Black owned products ranging from everyday
necessities such as diapers and detergent to all-natural household cleaning products will stock the shelves! Currently crowdfunding for its flagship store in Atlanta, Ga., Soul Food Market is raising $1.2 million dollars in 30 days to purchase a facility currently under contract for its renovation and operations. Soul Food Market has plans to become an international supermarket chain. Benefits of our own Grocery Store? 1. We plan to source our produce from local and neighboring state African American farmers. 2. Becoming one of the largest distributors for Black owned products. 3. Hire our youth and those in our community that have a
passion for healthy living. 4. Encourage heal-thy living and reduce our community’s obesity and other health related issues. 5. Help redirect the 1 trillion dollars spent outside our community each year, and to establish one of the most essential parts to any community, a grocery store. 6. Become an institution large enough to help secure a future for our community’s generations to come. What’s will happen with the money raised? It’s very important that we prove this model will work. There’ve been many attempts at having a successful Grocery store/supermarket in the Black community, however faced with many obstacles we often close.
Even the largest African American owned Supermarket Chain, Calhoun Foods recently closed for a multitude of reasons. Therefore, this is an attempt at something that is still extremely needed in our community, and the We Buy Black movement, along with resourceful professionals and community members will put our best foot forward. Help us bring this to fruition. We’re Asking Our Supporters for Help! This initiative is something we all, no matter our location, want to see established in our perspective cities. We have over 560,000 followers, however we are calling on our supporters. If only 10% of our following gave $20, this campaign would be complete. This article originally appeared in The Westside Gazette.Â
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Troubling Questions Exist
Meet DISD teacher assistant who just won a boxing match at Madison Square Garden
BY GENE DAVIS
Students at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove chuckled when Oscar Mojica, the school’s beloved teacher assistant who is also a professional boxer, got slightly nervous addressing the school. Just four days earlier, Mejia had won the biggest boxing match of his life in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. And while Mojica called the victory a dream come true, he told the students that helping them succeed is more important. “I do box. But what drives me the most is helping you with your education and helping you become who you want to be when you grow up,” Mojica said. TAG in Pleasant Grove congratulated Mojica at a school assembly on his incredible victory on St. Patrick’s Day in New York City against a former Olympic boxer. Mojica is a product of Oak Cliff who graduated from W.H. Adamson High School. In addition to working at TAG in Pleasant Grove and boxing, he is enrolled in college to get a degree and is committed to raising his two children. “I come from the same place you all come from,” Mojica told the students. “I know what you go through, and I am here to do whatever I can to help you succeed.”
Five Dallas ISD schools advance to robotics world championship BY THE HUB
The STEM-Computer Science and Technology Department and Ann Richards STEAM Academy hosted the VEX IQ State Robotics Championship on March 9.The following schools advanced at the state event to the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship in Kentucky April 28-30. ▪ Winnetka Elementary School
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BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON
It is highly disturbing to me and to members of the American public that the Mueller report leaves unanswered whether or not the president and /or members of his campaign team committed obstruction of justice during the 2016 presidential campaign, a crime so serious that at least one former president was forced to resign from office when confronted with it. I believe that Mr. Trump and those who support him are incorrect when they say that the report vindicates the President. That can only be determined by the American people once they have had the opportunity to digest the report in its entirety. The four page summary of the report written by Attorney General William P. Barr is insufficient and should not be characterized as an adequate reading of the Mueller
investigation. Besides, Mr. Barr long ago relinquished his impartiality when he wrote that a sitting president was beyond the reach of
the law. Mr. Barr has said that he would provide a summary of the Mueller report to Congress and the American people. That will not be enough. The Congress and the people should be entitled to see the full report, excepting those portions that deal with matters of national security. Democrats in the House of Representatives acted swiftly when its leaders wrote the White House, the Department of Justice and a number of federal agencies requesting that documents used by Mueller and his investigators be turned over to Congress. Those documents will no doubt be invaluable in advance of congressional hearings that various panels in the House will conduct.
The president and his supporters should be highly concerned that while the Mueller investigation has concluded, ongoing federal inquiries continue in a number of jurisdictions, including New York and Washington, D.C. Investigators are considering whether or not any crimes were committed by members of the president’s family, his campaign team or the president himself. In the New York investigation, according to sworn testimony by Mr. Trump’s former lawyer, the president directed an unlawful scheme that resulted in two women being paid money to silence them from going public with accusations that he had extramarital affairs with them. We find ourselves in a sad state of affairs involving the alleged conduct of our president and those who worked with and for him. Our country is restless, and things will settle until those troubling questions are finally put to rest. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson represents the 30th congressional district of Texas in the US House of Representatives. She also chairs the Science Committee in the House.
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NNPA honors Alicia Garza, continued from front page they go to and where they don’t go and who they don’t go to.” Additionally, Garza said power is about making sure that there are consequences where needed, including at the polls. “The power at the polls means that selecting a leader that will take our concerns and experiences into account because they are shaping policy and shaping culture in the United States and there are so many different barriers for Black people,” Garza said. “For 2020, it’s still yet to be seen what’s on the table for Black people and [her latest empowerment nonprofit] Black Futures Lab will be working had to make sure candidates are speaking directly to the issues we care about and are listening to the proposals we have.” Garza’s Black Futures Lab works with Black people to transform communities, building Black political power and changing the way that power operates – locally, statewide, and nationally.
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QUIT PLAYIN By VINCENT L. HALL
ent, there has been no respite. In her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Zora Neale Hurston cut to the chase. “De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see.” Hurston was not denigrating or dissing Sisters, she was delivering reliable testimony to the strength and bravery it takes for Black women to rise from their beds and answer the bell; morning after morning. Even today, Black women are the principal barricades to Black America’s total wipeout. The U.S Census Bureau implied as much in its 2016 publication; “America’s Families and Living Arrangements.” The findings... again…prove to be more harsh for Black women. “More than one-third of all Black children in the United States under the age of 18 live with unmarried mothers—compared to 6.5 percent of White children. During the 1960-2016 periods, the percentage
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something. Well recently, a number appeared on the caller id and while it was unfamiliar to me, I felt compelled to answer. And I’m glad I did. When the call was completed, I sat deep in thought. The caller informed me that they had come across my number and wanted to alert me of the passing of someone who was very special to me. I met Juanita Benson when I moved to Dallas and attended my first FAMU alumni chapter meeting. Over the years we became close and at one point she served in my cabinet as my vice president. We had long talks about life, our love for FAMU and our common interests. Juanita finished FAMU in the early 1960s, and me in 1980. What a difference time makes; but we bridged the gap and shared so many special moments.
of children living with only their mother nearly tripled from 8 to 23 percent.” In their collection of material on “Womanism,” writers/scholars Gloria Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott and Barbara Smith, offer the answer to an open book test in the title.
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Black Women ain’t Safe!
where to be a woman is to be White, and to be Black is to be male. Lacking cultural and societal status allows our women to be threatened with guns and beaten by a White man because he feels it’s an appropriate response to being angered
Black women don’t need us in the usual patriarchal ways that we like to exert our influence. They need us to be the “mules uh de world” for a while. We need to push public policy on the local, state and federal level that provides safety. And “we,” the “collective we,” can be “sickened” by the cowardly acts of Shuffield and Gomez, or we can be brave. “But Some of Us Are Brave: All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men!” Their inference is that in America’s favorite sport; the stereotype games, Black women come up missing. When America thinks of women they think White women, when they hear of Blacks, they envision Black men. Black women literally live in a world
by an insignificant issue. Living, without standing and status, allows a Black grandmother to be roundly kicked while lookers-on are more interested in social media hits than preventing her from being hit. Black girls are missing all over the nation and no one seems to care.
When we were really active with that saddens me because just one the alumni chapter, we had active more moment with my friend, just one members from the 1940s - 1980s and more… Juanita believed in me. The thought we had events that appealed to all ages of her passing brings back so many so everyone felt included. Juanita’s love for FAMU was genuine and never-ending. Sometimes Juanita and I talked just twice a year, for my birthday and for hers. But they were good talks and I valued that time. In all of our conversations, Juanita never dwelled on her cancer diagnosis. She was always being supportive of others and especially her son, Juanita Benson, far left, with members of the Bill, whom she was National Alumni Association very proud of. I am so glad that Bill reached out fond memories of her living. to me. I am grateful for the time we Unfortunately he was unable to shared together because there was no contact me in time to share in the pretentiousness. Instead there was a celebration of life for his mom and sincerity and compassion that made
Maybe, just maybe, there’s a short search and then they abort the mission. Black women are paid less than any other category of American workers, and have more responsibility than any other. The answers to the aforementioned problems do not rest with well-meaning men. Black women don’t need us in the usual patriarchal ways that we like to exert our influence. They need us to be the “mules uh de world” for a while. We need to push public policy on the local, state and federal level that provides safety. And “we,” the “collective we,” can be “sickened” by the cowardly acts of Shuffield and Gomez, or we can be brave. We must be brave enough to admit that Black women ain’t safe and then resolve to do something about it.
Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning columnist
Juanita so special.Juanita didn’t have to guess about the relationship we had. So I don’t have to ponder this thought at all. When I ask myself which do I prefer, being in attendance at Juanita’s celebration of life to tell others how much I cared for her or sharing those expressions with her while she could hear me; I feel better. And while I didn’t get the opportunity to say farewell, I take solace in knowing that every conversation ended with expressions of love, respect and appreciation; strengthened by prayers. Here is Juanita’s obituary: D-FW FAMU Juanita Benson (July 1, 1939 - December 30, 2018) Juanita was born to Samuel and Viola Nicholson Jackson in Dallas, Texas. Juanita was a graduate of Booker
T. Washington Technical High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Dallas, TX. She was also a proud graduate of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL, and did post-graduate studies at several area universities. Juanita was employed by the Dallas Independent School District for over 35 years as a psychological counselor. She was also a part-time employee of American Airlines for over 10 years. Juanita was a faithful member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, and previously Epiphany Episcopal Church, both in South Dallas, where she served as a member of the Episcopal Church Women and in the choir. She loved to sing, dance, and travel. Juanita was married to the late William Taylor, Sr., and subsequently to the late Charles Benson. She is survived by her son, William “Bill” Taylor, Jr., seven nieces and nephews and a host of other beloved family members, friends, and caregivers. Farewell, dear Rattler
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WORDZ OF WILSON
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Find out what it means to me. BY CHELLE WILSON Maya Angelou has been a trending topic recently, but not for reasons you may think. Social media has been on fiyah with fierce debate surrounding the late, great, and powerfully poetic Ms. Angelou and her desired form of address. This stems from an early 1990s video clip showing a young teenager asking “Maya” a question. Angelou says warmly, “Thank you. And first, I’m Ms. Angelou. I’m not Maya.” “I’m 62 years old,”she continues. “I’ve lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, has no license to come up to me and call me by my first name. That’s first. Also, because at the same time,
I’m your mother, I’m your auntie, I’m your teacher, I’m your professor. See?” There are those who see nothing wrong with Angelou’s correction because we were raised to put some respeck on our elders’ names. There are others who criticize the tone of the public correction, deeming it too harsh. Others have no idea why Angelou did not appreciate the first name shout out—after all this is the era where everyone wants to be young and being called “ma’am” is cringeworthy. I remember having lunch with my mother when I was about 10. The waitress came and asked, “How you girls doing today?” My mother’s face
tensed, and in as stern a voice as I remember she said, “I am not a girl. I’m Ms. Angelou. I’m not Maya. I’m 62 years old. I’ve lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, has no license to come up to me and call me by my first name. That’s first. Also, because at the same time, I’m your mother, I’m your auntie, I’m your teacher, I’m your professor. See?” I am a grown woman and will be referred to as such.” On the way home, I asked my mother why she got so upset. She
Let’s Call the White Terrorists Out By DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX
An Australian white nationalist man who says he hates immigrants acted out his hate by murdering at least 49 people and seriously injuring dozens more. He directed his ire at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, after posting a hate-filled manifesto that was replete with anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim ranting. It is important to know that it was a WHITE man, not a person of color, who perpetrated the most deadly mass shooting in New Zealand. It is essential to call out the WHITE terrorists that too many are too timid to call out by name. They are called nationalist, but when they go on gun-toting rampages, especially in places of worship, this is not nationalism; it is terrorism, plain and simple. Why are so many so willing to put adjectives around heinous acts, and to describe these terrorists as mentally ill. Why are so many willing
to soft-pedal the abhorrence of these acts? To his credit, the 45th President did acknowledge the “horrible massacre” in New Zealand, which is much better than he did when Heather Heyer was murdered in Charlottesville, and 45 said that there were “good people on both sides” of that insanity. The Charlottesville murder of Ms. Heyer is relevant because the man who slaughtered 49 people in New Zealand embraced our President as a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.” Had 45 a speck of sense, he might have addressed his inclusion in the shooter’s manifesto and condemned it. But how could 45 actually condemn the actions of a white nationalist when, heretofore, he has embraced them, riled them up, supported them, and even used the word “nationalist”
himself when it has suited him. The New Zealand terrorist also referenced Dylan Roof in his manifesto. Roof, of course, was the man who has been convicted for his attack at the
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The way that law enforcement chose to coddle Dylan Roof, and the way the media sought to “explain him” is a textbook case in how white privilege works, even for terrorists. Upon his arrest, Roof was taken to get a fast-food meal. Perhaps his blood sugar was low, and someone hoped to attribute
became emotional as she shared memories of her father, whom she deeply loved and admired. He was a chauffeur for a white family who called him only by his first name, while he had to address even the youngest of the children with a “Mr.” or “Miss.” She told me of a time her family went “into town” to get shoes and noticed the salesman’s polite interaction with the white customers, and then in the most vile tone yelled at her mother, “Gal, put your paper on the desk there and then wait in the back.” They couldn’t even try on the shoes, she explained that they had to trace their feet on newspaper and bring that to the salesman. They hoped for
a good fit, as there were no return or exchange options for Black people. Our elders navigated spaces where humiliation and attempts at dehumanization were every day occurrences. The reference to Black women as “girl,” men as “boy,” or a possible first name mention (usually if there were more than one Black person in the room) were constant reminders that we were not deserving of respect or proper titles, even as adults. For those who think that Ms. Angelou was too sensitive, and the teen made a mistake that she could’ve overlooked; consider history and Ms. Angelou’s lived experiences as an African American. Try to peer into the window of her world that seemingly too many either don’t know about, ignore, or have long forgotten. When you do, you’ll find it much easier to speak her name, in the way she requests—Ms. Angelou.
his terrorism to the fact that he may have forgotten to eat! In any case when have you know an African American perpetrator of ANYTHING to be fed BEFORE he gets to jail? There is, of course, a professional courtesy that “law enforcement” officials treat WHITE terrorists, while the FBI stirs up antiBlack sentiment with their bulletins about “Black Identity Extremists.” The word TERRORIST has rarely been applied to Dylan Roof (instead, he is described as a murderer and white supremacist) but his massacre of nine Black people in church was nothing less than terrorism. But if we call Roof a terrorist, we must also look at the police who coddled him as terrorist-enablers. We have to look at the media who rushed to explain his background as terrorist-explainers. We have to ask WHITE people why such terrorism is acceptable. Let’s consider the massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh last year. The assailant, Robert D. Bowers killed 11 people and wounding several others, including four police officers. For all the talk of the antiSemitism that supposedly comes from
Muslims, African Americans and others, it was a WHITE terrorist who killed all those people at the Tree of Life Congregation. But for all the talk we hear about terrorists, we rarely experience people calling terrorists just what they are! A white man kills 49 at two mosques. A white man kills 11 at a synagogue. But the people who are being accused of hate are Black and Brown. What if Black, Brown (Muslim, Palestinian, Latino) and Jewish people decided to fight the white supremacy that permeates our nation? Then, do you think, we could all get along? We may not all agree, but we must call out the WHITE TERRORISM that leaves too many dead or maimed. We must say “enough” to a President who fans the flames of white nationalism, thus white terrorism, for sport and to inflame his base. When will he stop? When will it end? And, equally importantly, when will some folks call white nationalism for the terrorism that it is? Dr. Julianne Malveaus is an economist, author, columnist and President Emerita of Bennett College.
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RE-ELECT KEVIN FELDER Dallas City Council - District 7
Key accomplishments of Dallas City Councilman Kevin Felder • Opened a district office in the MLK Center to better serve constituents in South Dallas. • Voted to have Quarterly meetings in the evenings and in different parts of the city. • Stopped two environmentally harmful concrete batch plants from locating to Joppee and further polluting their air and environment. • Successfully negotiated $50 million-dollar bond package to repair building in Fair Park out of which $2 million went to the African American Museum. • Successfully negotiated $64 million dollars in the bond package for infrastructure improvements in all areas of District 7 •Brought Jefferson’s Slavery at Monticello exhibition to the African American Museum. 82,000 people visited the African American Museum over the 4-month run of the exhibition. •Successfully negotiated the opening of 5 new businesses in District 7. •Elected to Board of Directors of National Coalition of Black Elected Officials to represent Region 11, Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.
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Green Book, Green Mile MILES’ MUSINGS By MILES JAYE
Kermit the Frog sang, “It’s not easy being green.” The song goes on to say, “It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.” These are delightful lyrics, perfectly suitable for a child’s mind, and while Kermit makes a point of green blending in, I always found another meaning in the song, perhaps a hidden or unintended meaning. I related to the lyric as meaning it’s not easy being different. I don’t know any Green people, so I associated it with myself and with Black people. I do know on most days in America, it’s not easy being Black. In another film, “The Accountant,”the father of the main character, a child diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, told his son simply that he was different and that “sooner or later people are afraid of different.” I watched Green Book 5 times between last night and this morning and I still find myself conflicted, not knowing whether to love it or hate it. The story juxtaposes the brilliance of a man with the harsh, Jim Crow, racist treatment to which he was subjected. The former reminding me of the brilliance of a people, who claim the likes of Imhotep and Moses as their own, and the latter, centuries of inhumanity, indignities and brutality they endure-indignities and brutality they/ we continue to endure. I remind myself, it’s just a film, but “film” also represents residue and some films won’t just wash away with a heavy rain and strong wind—it may not
come off with all the scrubbing in the world. Some films are left behind like oil in a pan, but films are also used intentionally to coat, cover or hide a thing, like the thin films used to tint your car windows. Films can be used to
intentionally hide the truth, like Charlton Heston as Moses, or Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, or any Tarzan movie depicting Africa as the Dark (uncivilized) Continent. I watch movies cautiously, like I listen to music, or read a John Grisham novel. Florida born, Dr. Donald Shirley, the subject and main character of “Green Book,” and about whom Igor Stravinsky, the great Russian composer said, “His virtuosity is worthy of the God’s,” observed “Genius is not enough… it takes courage to change peoples’ hearts.” He also said, “You only win when you maintain your dignity, and dignity always prevails.” I’m in agreement with the first quote. We’ve seen often enough, that regardless of aptitude or exemplary accomplishments, we are held to a standard in which our exceptionalism becomes a detriment. Venus and Serena
come to mind, then Leontyne Price, Paul Robeson and Barack and Michele Obama, to name a few. The list of exceptional African Americans subjected to racial biases in spite of, if not because of their gift is regrettably long. Sadly, often times, the same people are ostracized by their own kind. To make my next point, I’ll give as a setup an excerpt from the movie. Pulled over and made to exit their vehicle in the pouring rain, the officer asks Tony, the chauffeur, “Why you drivin’ him?,”referring to Dr. Shirley. “He’s my boss!” “He can’t be out here at night… this a Sundown Town,” meaning Blacks can’t be out after dark. The cop then asks Tony about his surname and when he realizes Tony is of Italian descent, he says, “Oh, I see, that’s why you drivin’ him around… you half niggah yourself.” Tony assaults the officer and he and Dr. Shirley are arrested. After being released from jail, in a heated argument between the two, Tony criticizes Dr. Shirley’s lifestyle and middleclass status saying, “You, Mr. Big Shot, you live on top of a castle, travelin’ around the world doing concerts for rich people. I live in the streets, you sit on a throne, so yeah… My world is way more Blacker than yours.” After demanding to be let out of the car on the side of a dark Mississippi highway, Dr. Shirley replies, “Yes, I live in a castle Tony, alone... and rich White people pay me to play piano for them because it makes them feel cultured. But as soon as I step off that stage I go right back
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Arlington Black Chamber March Meet & Greet at Brickhouse Lounge 2525 E. Arkansas Ln. Ste. #253, 6pm-8pm.
Women’s History Month
Business-Over-Breakfast-LiftFund Women’s Financial Resource at Saltlight Station-Coffee & Pho 1501 S. Greenville Ave. Allen, 7:30am-8:30am. RSVP: Eventbrite.
Recurring Events Feeding The Needy Hosted by: Hollywood Hernandez Live 1698 Corsicana St. Dallas. 3pm5pm. Marvelous Marriage Monday’s at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas. 7pm-8:30pm 1st & 3rd Monday Info: covent@friendshipwest.org. Black Dance Aesthetics with Michelle Gibson at South Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Tickets & Times: www. artandseek.org 3-23-4-13.
GDMP: Social Media Series, Social Media 101. At Grow DeSoto Market Place. Register: www.growdesoto.org 7:30am-8:30am Free Class. 4th Annual HBCU College Fair at Heritage High School 14040 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco. 6pm-8pm. 2019 Dallas Women’s Success Initiative Conference at 1515 Young St. Dallas 10am-5pm.
March 29-30
TITAS Presents: Ezralow Dance at Moody Performance Hall 2520 Flora St. Times & Tickets: www. attpac.org.
Down for the Count “One Act Play Festival” at Bishop Arts Theatre 215 Tyler St. Dallas 3-21-4-7. Tickets: www.bishopstheatre.org. Hamilton in Dallas at Music Hall Fair Park 909 1st Ave. Dallas Dates & times vary. Tickets: allmusicaltickets.info 4-2-5-5-19.
March 29-31
Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer from 5:30pm-7pm. Location: TBA Visit : www.IrvingHCC.com.
Leslie Odom, Jr. at Dallas Symphony Orchestra 2301 Flora St. Dallas. Fri & Sat. 7:30pm., Sat. 2:30pm. Tickets: www.mydso.com.
Womanist Disclosure Preaching/Teaching/Activism at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. 7pm.
March 29
March 27
Buddy Guy & Special Guest Jimmie Vaughn at The House of Blues 2200 N. Lamar St. 7pm. Cardio Hip Hop w/ JessieMae at JC Fitness Club L.L.C. 901 N. Polk St. Ste. #370. DeSoto, 6:30pm. Tickets: www.jcfitness Wednesdays Swing Dance Class at Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto. 7:30pm-9:30pm. Instructor: Lady Champagne. Free before 8pm.
March 28
Happy Birthday to Team Member our Man on the scene! Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez
Napoleon abolishes slave trade, 1815
April Fools Comedy Jam IV at The Theater at Grand Prairie 1000 Performance Pl. 7pm. Tickets: krnb.com. IHCC Annual Irving’s Big Heroes Service Appreciation Day at Irving Police Department 305 n. O’Connor Rd. 11am2pm. Tickets: www.business.irvinghcc.com. Speed Networking at Black Ivy 3002 Commerce St., Dallas. 7pm-10pm. Tickets: Eventbrite. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Hosts: RPGRF Topgolf Tournament at Topgolf 3760 Blair Oaks Dr., The Colony, 11:30am4pm. Tickets: Eventbrite. Jeezy & Trapboy Freddy at Gas Monkey 10261 Technology Blvd. E, Dallas, 7pm-11pm. Tickets: via www.ticketfly.com.
Karamo Live! Author: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing & Hope at Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. Dallas 7:30pm. Tickets: attpac.org.
Written & Witnessed Presented by: Andrea Tosten & Jas Mardis at Oak Cliff Cultural Center 223 W. Jefferson Blvd. FREE 10am-8pm.
Freedom Fund Banquet NAACP Grand Prairie at Ruth Jackson Center, 3113 S. Carrier Parkway. 7pm-10pm. Eventbrite.
Soul Train Retro 70’s Party at Club Ritzy 1201 Oakland Blvd. Ft. Worth, 8pm-2am.
Dallas Mayoral Forum at Dallas Scottish Rite 500 s. Harwood St., Dallas, 6pm-7:30pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
Happy Hour with Don Diego at Chocolate Lounge Exclusive 4222 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. 6pm-8pm.
The Entrepreneur Magnet Launch Event at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Doors open at 6:30pm. Register: www.theentrepreneurmagnet.eventbrite.com.
90’s & 2000’s Hip-Hop and R & B Party at Foundation Rm. 2200 N. Lamar St. 10pm2am.
March 30-31 Willow Grove Baptist Church Annual Women’s Extravaganza at WGBC 1222 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas Info call, WGBC office at 214-371-7325. 9am & 10am.
March 30 Augusta Institute later Morehouse College opens in Atlanta, 1867
African American Museum 2019 Women’s Young Leaders Lecture Estella Doty Speaker: Dr. LaTrese Adkins Weathersby at 3536 Grand Ave. 2pm.
OwnHERship Brunch and Conference at Lancaster Recreation Center 1700 Veterans Memorial Parkway. 2pm-5pm. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.
April 3
41st Anniversary of the call to Preach Speaker: Bishop Marvin Sapp at Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church 7031 Forney Rd. Dallas, 7pm-10pm.
2019 National Pan-Hellenic Council of Dallas Meeting at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. 6:30pm-8pm.
Free Health Screening at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 Wheatland Rd. Dallas. After each Sunday service 8:30am-1pm. Location: B123.
Activate-Her Hosted by Leah Frazier at WeWork Legacy North 7300 Lone Star, Legacy North, Plano. Tickets: Activateher. Eventbrite.com. Neo Soul 6th Year Anniversary Celebration Host: DFW Social 40 at Dallas Communications Complex-Mercury Studios 6301 Riverside Dr. Irving, Bldg. #4 Stage #123. 9pm-2am. Relife Recreate Life to Live as Love intended at Pan African Connection Bookstore Art Gallery 5pm. Impractical Jokers “The Cranjis McBasketball World Comedy Tour” at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 300 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving. 8pm. 1st Annual Dallas Black College Expo At Paul Quinn College 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. 10am-5pm. Tickets: Eventbrite. Community Resource Workshop Section 8 to Homeownership, DPD Presentation & Entrepreurship Host: Candidate for District 5 Ruth Torres at Pleasant Hills Baptist Church 1636 N. Masters Dr. Dallas. 10am. Info: Torres4PleasantGrove.com. Return To The Yard II – HBCU Daze Host: AKA Sorority, Inc. Tao Rho Omega Chapter at PRYME 10333 Technology Blvd. W. Dallas. 4pm-8pm. African American Book Expo at Grace Banquet Hall 7111 Marvin D. Love Fwy. Dallas. 1pm.-6pm. Tickets: Eventbrite Free. Rahyma–Tribalby N Pop Up Shop at Hyatt Place Dallas by the Galleria 5229 Spring Valley Rd. 11am.-7pm. Nigerian Award-winning designers. Tickets: Eventbrite RSVP. Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Installation Service Honoring Pastor Damien N. Williams 4545 Vandervort Dr. Dallas. 11am. & 4pm. Veterans Town Hall & Benefits Fair at Jim Baugh Government Center-City Hall 211 E. Pleasant Run Rd. DeSoto. 10am. Super Self-Care Power Summit at Spaces 1919 McKinney Ave. Dallas 11am-5pm. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Freeman Tickets: www.eventbrite.com.
March 31 DGW Metro-Plex Wide Spring Neophyte Presentation Host: Mu Gamma Ques at Regular Fellows 7225 University Hills Blvd., Dallas. 3pm.
Dallas Opera Presents: La Boheme at Winspear Opera House 2403 Flora St. # 500. Box Office: 214-443-1043 2pm.
Carter G. Wilson dies 1950
Dallas Mayoral Forum {D10} Host: 100 Women of Lake Highlands at Oak Highlands Brewery 10484 Brockwood Rd. 6:45pm-9pm. Veterinary Technology & Career Expo at Cedar Valley College 3030 N. Dallas Ave. Lancaster. Building M. 12pm-3pm. RSVP: sgregoire@dcccd.edu. Wednesdays Swing Dance Class at Allure Jazz & Cigar Lounge 110 S. Cockrell Hill, DeSoto. 7:30pm-9:30pm. Instructor: Lady Champagne. Free before 8pm.
April 4-7
A fool for Love Play Directed by Dan Quattro, at The Margo Jones Theatre 1121 1St Ave. Dallas. 8pm-10pm. Tickets: www. ticketstothecity.com.
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour at the Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Pl. Tickets: 972854-5050.
The Be InSpired LifeStyle Show Host: Patrice May at Glo Hotel 1215 I 35 Fwy. DeSoto. 4pm-6pm. Free Evenbrite. Bubbling Brown Sugar at Jubilee Theatre 506 Main St. Ft. Worth. 8pm10:15pm. Tickets: www. jubileetheatre.com.
Dr. Martin Luther King Shot in 1968 at The Lorraine Motel
National Child Abuse Month
Soul Jazz Thursday’s at Sandaga 813, 813 Exposition Ave. Dallas. 8pm-12am.
April 1 Charles Drew developer of Blood Plasma dies 1950
Monday Night Politics Meet the City Council Candidates District 3 & 4 at African American Museum 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas 6pm.-8pm. Presented by : Dallas Examiner. Big Thought 30 Years Talent Recruitment at Big Thought 1409 S. Lamar St. Ste. #1015. 9am-10:30am. Info: RSVP to kiara.dismuke@bigthought.org. One Night Comedy Stand Staring Keisha Hunt at The Elephant Room 324 S. Hampton Rd. DeSoto. 8pm11pm. Tickets: eventbrite. com. Dallas Mavs VS Philadelphia 76ers at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave. 7:30pm.
April 2
Marvin Gaye Singer DOB 1939.
The Jazz Jam at Just BeCuzz at Jazz Art Center 9319 LBJ Fwy Ste. #120, Dallas. 8:30pm-12am. Dallas City Council District 8 Candidate Forum Host: Heritage Oak Cliff at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. In Choir room. 6:15pm-8pm. Dallas Start Up Week: Fashion Fails – Top Legal Issues in Fashion Host Leah Frazier at Serendipity Labs Dallas Hall Arts. 2323 Ross Ave. 11am-12pm. Tickets: dallasstartupweek.com. Karaoke Night $2 Tuesday’s at Hero’s Lounge 3094 N. 35 Fwy. Dallas. 7pm2am. Tickets: eventbrite.com.
April 4
90’s & 2000’s Hip-Hop-R&B Party at Foundation Room 2200 N. Lamar St. 10pm-2am. MLK Remembrance Ceremony at Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Community Center 6pm-8pm. 51st Anniv. Assassination of Dr. King. Speaker Dr. Michael Bowie, Jr. Tri-Cities NAACP Candidates’ Forum at Graceland Community Baptist Church 310 S. Clark Blvd. Cedar Hill. 6:30pm-9pm. Moderator: Charles O’Neal.
April 5 Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting Host: AKA Chi Zeta Omega Chapter at Chocolate Secrets 3926 Oak Lawn Ave. 6pm-10pm. Tickets: eventbrite.com. Vendor Village 7 at Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development 1402 Corinth St. Dallas. Seminar 9am-5pm., Expo 9am-7pm., Job Fair 9am-5pm. Info: www.vendorvillage7.com A Glimpse at Greatness: Game Changers Dinner Reception at Global Life Park 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington. 7pm10pm. Tickets: Eventbrite. First Fridays “Dress to Impress” Style & Class at Cedar Canyon Ranch 4523 University Hills, Lancaster. 7:30pm-2am. Diamond FELLOWSHIP at New Harmony Church 200 Rea Ave. Lancaster. 7:30pm-10pm.
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Hanging with Hollywood
Dallas Raw with local artist Ja’ Daku.
Miles’ Musings, continued from page 7 to being just another nigger to them, because that is their true culture. And I suffer that slight alone, because I’m not accepted by my own people, because I’m not like them either. So, if I’m not Black enough, and I’m not White enough, and I’m not man enough, then tell me Tony, what am I?” So, regarding the second statement, “Dignity always prevails.” I ask myself, does it really? “Green Book” is just another example of a film depicting two men, one
White and one Black, in a relationship that challenges believability, like “The Shawshank Redemption,”“Lethal Weapon” or even “Miami Vice,” however, such films are Hollywood staples, so I’ll continue to watch them ever so cautiously. If you find you’re curious about the title “Green Book,” watch the movie-- I thoroughly enjoyed it! www.milesjaye.net
South Carolina State University National Alumni Association Dallas – Ft. Worth Chapter
2019 Scholarship Gala Sheraton by the Galleria 4801 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy. Dallas, TX 75244 March 30, 2019 Chair: Mickel Sawyer, 469-338-8679 Tickets: $75
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Dirk passes Wilt: Makes history in final season BY DOROTHY J. GENTRY
SPORTS EDITOR Out of the thousands upon thousands of players who have played in the NBA over more than seven decades, there are a select few who will forever be remembered for the skill, precision and expertise in which they played the game. Dirk Nowitzki is one of those few; proving his worth and value to the Association again on Monday night as he passed Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA’s AllTime – that’s ALL-TIME – scoring list people, to secure the #6 spot. Nowitzki needed only four points to make history but finished with eight points, giving him 31,424 in his 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks — trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan. That’s it. Out of all the thousands of players – “The Big German” – Dirk’s nickname – is No. 6. LeBron James (32,439) is the only other active player in the top five. “The ‘Big Dipper,’ huh? It’s amazing,” said Nowitzki, referring to Chamberlain’s nickname. Dirk finished with eight points in 12 minutes in the Mavs’ 129125 overtime loss, pushing his career total to 31,424 points. “It’s been a long time coming this season, knowing
before the year it was only 200-something points away. Then there were times when I thought I’m not going to make it, the way the season went with the injury. Coming off the injury was just super, super slow,” he said to media assembled after the historic feat. “But the last few weeks felt better, and I’ve been playing better, and the team was obviously looking for me and telling me to shoot. I’m glad it’s over with now. The sold-out crowd at American Airlines Center – on its collective feet for much of the first few minutes of the game – did not have to wait long to witness history. Dirk hit the mark with a fadeaway jumper with 8:35 left in the first quarter. A few minutes later, a tribute video showing all of Dirk’s milestones throughout his career was played. The crowd went wild once again, jumping to its feet and providing their beloved Dirk with his second standing ovation of the night. His beaming wife, Jessica, stood by Mark Cuban clapping and cheering along with the audience. “That’s really a monumental, historical accomplishment,” said Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle. “Not many people on the outside know the kind of sacrifices he’s made just to be on the floor to accomplish something like this. This is just another
Dirk with the record-breaking shot. Photo: Michael Lark
credit to how he’s approached his entire career.” The Mavs ended up losing the game to the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime 129-125. Dirk has not stated whether this is truly his last season or not. He said he will make that decision once this season is over. In the meantime, MFFLs (Mavs Fans For Life) in attendance Monday night got to witness a true piece of history as it happened. They were indeed “Nowitznesses.”
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IN REVIEW:
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US
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Us is the follow up to Jordan Peele ‘s 2018, Get Out. It has some elements in common with his previous film, for one, it’s the new genre of movie called a “Political Thriller.” While the movie has a lot of suspense in it, it also makes a lot of political statements about the current state of the world. But, make no mistake, this is a straight up horror/suspense film with something creepy hanging around every corner. Lupita Nyong’o gives a great performance as the current day mother and the child of the ’80s who first encountered the doppelgangers, which are characters that appeared in early literature. A doppelganger is an evil
twin that is usually played by a ghostly spirit. While Nyong’o has other cast members who play her family in the movie, it is her stellar acting performance that holds the entire movie together. She does a great job of playing terrified. Much like an M. Night Shyamalan movie, there are so many plot twists I’m afraid I would ruin the movie for you if I revealed too much. The movie is part suspense and partly a home invasion movie, and is all good. The movie is rated R for language and violence at it runs at 1 hour and 56 minutes. Us is a smart movie and on my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate it a JUMBO!
Just when I think I can use what I know, a great soul as Dr. Roizen (a previous guest and a partner in RealAge. com with Dr. Mehmet Oz) returns to the show to remain me (and you) there is more to know. I’ve received my reminder ‘stop eating late’ from Dr. Roizen and Dr. Crupain. Read (IMessenger, Garland Journal News & Texas Metro News) and listen to the interview SoundCloud.com/ valderbeebeshow, then ask; what changes can I make in my eating habits for better health? NY Times best-selling author Dr. Michael Roizen reveals how the food choices we make each day--and when we make them--can affect our health, energy, sex life, waistline, attitude, and the way we age. Along with Dr. Crupain, medical director of The Dr. Oz Show, the doctors talked to me about: · How to get a good night’s sleep and why it’s the window to brain health in many, many cases. · Why you often get sleepy after eating and why skipping breakfast is bad for afternoon productivity. · What to eat when you have insomnia, sleep too much, exercise, fighting a
Michael Roizen, M.D. & Michael Crupain, M.D. cold, and feel fatigued. · The science and benefits of intermittent fasting. · The five foods you probably aren’t eating but should. VBS: Welcome Dr. Roizen & Dr Crupain. Your book What to Eat When, why that title? MR: The reason that Dr. Crupain and I wrote WHAT TO EAT WHEN, is because a calorie isn’t a calorie. The calorie you eat in the morning is much more efficiently used, than the calorie you eat in the evening. Because the science that shows what you eat is not as important as when you eat. It’s quite amazing you feel much more energetic when you eat 75% of your calories before 2 pm or 8 hours before you go to bed and avoid eating anything 3 hours before you go to bed. Then 4 days later you stop being hungry in the evening, then you start also sleeping better. VBS: Dr. Crupain does Day Light Savings Time effect our health? MC: Daylight Savings Time yes, impacts our health. Daylight Saving Time interferes with our circadian rhythm….what is circadian rhythm?.......... More Michael Roizen, M.D. & Michael Crupain, M.D interview: SoundCloud.com/ valderbeebeshow.
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Dear Alma, Can you help me please! My brother whom I love dearly, and we are very close. he is marrying a woman from another country that he met on the internet. He said it was a international dating site but I don’t believe him. I think it’s like a foreign bride kinda thing, but I’m not sure. anyway, he is marrying this woman in a month and it’s nothing we can do about it. I just don’t get it. My brother is smart, and he has a good job. He’s been married before and he has one son who is an adult. My mother and I are baffled, and we just do not understand why he would chose to do this sorta thing. I can’t imagine not maintaining the relationship my brother and I have, so that’s not an option. I just want to find the right words to talk him out of this mess. This is just not something we do in our family. I’m sure there’s a nice woman closer to home he can date, and we can meet and they can start a nice relationship. My mother is worried something awful will happen to him because he is such a very nice man. Please tell me how to explain to him this is the worst decision he could ever make and in a way that he doesn’t get mad at us for not supporting him. Thank you. Signed, Anonymous Sista Saint Stay-awayfrom-my-brother, I don’t really see a problem here, but I do see a situation that’s weighing heavily on your pinched nerve. Obviously, his upcoming nuptials have you tied in a tizzy. Your brother, a grown man, has the audacity to marry a woman that you have not approved – say it ain’t so! The nerve of him, what is he thinking, LOL. Here’s where I give it to you strait, cause I know you can handle it. My answer deals with
you not your brother. Hold on, I can see your eyes rolling back as you start to fall out your chair, LOL, but it’s the truth. You know how we sometimes watch something from the outside looking in? You can see everything that’s wrong, spot enough red flags to circle the globe twice and you wonder why the person you love is oblivious. I know, I feel you, but this is not your pony to ride. Brides for hire ain’t my thing either, but who are we to judge. If that’s what your brother is into, I’m sure he’s ready to line dance to this lazy side of hopefulness. Cause that’s what it is, lazy. when you take this route, you aren’t taking the time to get to know a person in person. There’s no occasion to get together, meet a smile across the table and figure out what you two have in common. For me, it’s basically a purchase, but again, who are we to judge. And on that note, I’ll keep it moving. Respect your brothers wishes. Don’t go to the wedding with all your shade and attitude. Learn to mediate, read the word and get rid of those feelings - your inside emotions regarding your brothers decision. It’s not about you, it’s about them. All you can do is be prayerful and keep and eye on him and make sure they’re happy. Give them the respect you would want if the tables were turned. You never know, this could be a great migration match (I don’t think so) but I can’t tell the future, LOL. We’re gonna pray on it, you, me and some prayer warrior “Ask Alma” readers. Email your questions to: alwaysaskalma@ gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” Tweet @ almaaskalma.
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IN MEMORIAM
essence of her being, Ashlee Dawn Wartel, was born September 5, 1983.
September 30, 1962 - March 16, 2019
As a young girl she was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. She participated in the Garden Club, choir, and junior usher board. That foundation grounded her and she maintained a strong desire to always be a part of a church family. As an adult she joined St. John Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas and served in the Music and Women’s Ministry in addition to the Junior Mission.
Mrs. Chanda Renee Wartel Chanda Renee Matthews Wartel, 56-years-old, died on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Baylor Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital in Dallas, Texas. After her valiant one year fight with a rare Appendix Cancer, her fight was over. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends, and many supporters carried her through months of grueling Chemotherapy. Chanda was born on September 30, 1962 in Dallas, Texas to the late Robert Louis Matthews Sr. and Paula DeLois Taylor Matthews. One brother, Robert Louis Matthews Jr., also preceded her in death. She attended Dallas Independent Public Schools. She excelled in journalism, and participated in gymnastics, the Art Club, and Junior Achievement. She also danced with The Dallas Black Dance Theatre. After graduating from Skyline High School May 1981, she attended Prairie View A&M University. She later continued her studies and earned a Bachelor of Career Arts Degree from Dallas Baptist University December 16, 1988. Her quest to learn never waivered. She was in the process of earning a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University prior to being diagnosed with cancer. Most of her professional career was with Bank of America where she worked as a teller, mortgage specialist, and call center manager. In each position she received various recognitions honoring her for Excellent Leadership, Outstanding Performance, her Commitment to Business and Education Partnerships, and Loyal Commitment. While attending Prairie View A&M University she met and fell in love with Mark Wartel. They married January 1983 and to their union the star of Chanda’s life and
In addition to being known for her intelligence, she always possessed a contagious smile and an entertaining sense of humor. Throughout her life she maintained a simple demeanor that won the trust and hearts of many. Her signature gift of joy, shown through her constant smiling, laughter, and joking around, will never be forgotten. With a real zest for life, Chanda loved to dance, write, read, pray, color, create awesome scrapbooks, pens and gift baskets, travel, and spend entertaining moments with friends and family. She is survived by her daughter Ashlee Dawn Wartel of Grand Prairie, Texas; one brother; Darrell Wayne Matthews of Grand Prairie, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Carmelia Ann McCrumbly (John Paul) of Grand Prairie, Texas; Two half sisters; Carol Jean Matthews of Dickinson, Texas; Crystal Matthews of Dallas, Texas; nieces; nephews, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends. Although she never had grandchildren of her own, she declared herself “Auntie Grandmother” to her great niece, Taylor Janelle Crawford. The two of them shared a special bond and had heartfelt names for one another. She was Taylor’s Gigi and Taylor was her “Tay Tay Pooda Bear Diva Extraordinaire”. Only Taylor’s Gigi could call her that name. So, she told Taylor to retire the name once she expired and caress it in her heart. Our Chanda Bonda, as I affectionally called her, leaves her legacy of love and devotion forever embedded in our memories and hearts.
SPIRITUAL AND CRYSTAL ADVISER By Veronica Perez
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In Conversation with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. and Dallas MAVS CEO Cynt Marshall Dr. Zan Holmes, Jr.
Cynt Marshall
Cynt Marshall In Conversation with Ambassador Ron Kirk Cynt Marshall with Board Chair DeMetris Sampson
The captivated audience includes Mrs. Carrie Holmes and Linda and Frederick D. Todd II, MD
Parrish family with Cynt Marshall - In Conversation Title sponsor: Roland Parrish & Parrish McDonald’s Restaurants
ZWHJCOC board with Cynt Marshall
Volunteers with Cynt Marshall
Closing prayer led by Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr.