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COMMUNITY EYESORE Black Jack Pizza owner apologizes to customers
Actress Angela Robinson and WFAA-TV’s Demond Fernandez were the high celebrity bowlers at the 21st annual Cheryl Smith’s Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-athon held recently at USA Bowl. This year’ s event honored the memory of Joyce Ann Brown, the local activist and author who spent nine years, five months and 24 days in prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Ms. Brown, who was an avid supporter of DBTH and a past three-time high celebrity female bowler, died on June 13, 2015, after suffering a massive heart attack. There was a full-house of celebrities at this year’s event including: noted author, activist and comedian Dick Gregory; actress T’Keyah Crystal Keymah; Comedian/actress Phyllis Yvonne Stickney; actress Virlinda Stanton; Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Hon. Derick Evans and Dwaine Caraway; Judges Kim Cooks, Andrea Martin, Stephanie Mitchell and Shequitta Kelly; Deputy Constable Tracey Gulley; reality TV star John Beckwith, journalists Ellen Bryan, Amanda Fitzpatrick, Dareia Tolbert, personalities Ken Bell, India, Teresa Gilbert, Holly Red, and many more. Volunteers were from the Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program sponsored by Sen Royce West (D-TX), Lankford Avenue and the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority - Psi Chapter. Major sponsors were Evans Engraving, LDI Holdings, Golden Gate Funeral Home, Heroes House, Black McDonald’s Operators , Public Enemy, Ash Britt Jene and Mocca Cosmetics. Media Sponsors: Black Business Directory, North Dallas Gazette, Elite News, Dallas Weekly, and NTheKnow.com.
“I’ve always been grateful for the long-term support I’ve enjoyed from my customers and the City of Dallas over almost three decades in business,” she said. “ I try my best to do my part and help keep South Dallas clean.”IME Despite being pillars of the community by employing many locals, donating money, items and products and giving back in every way imaginable, black businesses in America still tend to have problems garnering the same respect as other businesses. Dorothy Johnson Jones, owner of Black Jack Pizza – a fixture on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in the South Dallas community for years is finding that out. Despite proof of paying the monthly bill… her trash and dumpsters behind her business were not being picked up. The result? An unsightly mess and smell and flies, lots of them. The Health Department was called and things grew worse as her business was affected. I want to apologize to the whole South Dallas community for the unsightly trash and smell during this time,” she said. “I fully understand my customer’s concerns. No one wants to see that (trash). This whole situation with Republic
Service (Dumpsters company) has hurt my business. They were very unfair to us.” Known as having the “best pizza” and hamburgers in Dallas, by many of her customers, Jones prides herself on quality service, a clean facility and good food. She wants to let her customers know that she appreciates their longtime support and promises the best is yet to come. “I’ve always been grateful for the long-term support I’ve enjoyed from my customers and the City of Dallas over almost three decades in business,’ she said. “ I try my best to do my part and help keep South Dallas clean. “I have the best customers in the world and I want to encourage them to hang in there with me. Things will get better,” she promised.” “I’ve got a new dumpster company and we are going to take measures to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
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News roundup Pres. Obama to address NAACP National Convention
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TV Land cancels reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard
A little over a year before he leaves office, President Barack Obama will address the NAACP for the second time as POTUS. He will address the 106th NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 14th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Nick at Night’s TV Land network has pulled reruns of the 1980s action comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” over its Confederate flag imagery.
In a statement NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock said, “We are honored to welcome President Obama back to our NAACP Convention. Our members are looking forward to President Obama delivering
The pulling of the popular 80’s show – which ran from 1979 to 1985 on CBS - is the latest in a string of high-profile efforts to banish the Confederate flag from culture after various states began debating whether
to remove the flag. Series producer Warner Bros. recently stopped production of toy replicas of the “General Lee,” the 1969 Dodge Charger stock car driven by the characters in the show, Southern cousins Luke and Bo. The car also features a replica of the Confederate flag on its roof. Retailers including Walmart and eBay have stopped selling merchandise bearing reproductions of the flag.
Black Churches Are Burning Again in America America’s black churches are under fire. In the weeks since the murder of nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after a Bible study by a
white man, several fires have broken out in at least 6 predominantly African American churches These latest major acts of violence conducted against predominantly black churches makes many relive a time in our nation’s history where black churches – a core institution of the black community - were set on fire, often at night because of hate. Churches that have been burned in recent days include Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina and God's Power Church of Christ in Macon, Georgia. Two other predominantly black churches have been the target of possible arson in the past few nights. These include Glover Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Warrenville, South Carolina, which caught fire on Friday, and College Hill Seventh Day Adventist, which burned on Monday in Knoxville, Tennessee. All of the fires are under investigation.
METRO Pres. Obama Lifts U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba On July 1st, President Barack Obama lifted the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba and urgd Congress to follow his decision to reopen the American embassy in Havana. “The best way to support our values is through engagement,” President Obama said during a press conference at the White House. “Americans and Cubans alike are looking to move forward. I believe it’s time for Congress to do the same.” The American embassy will reopen on July 20 and Cuba will reopen its embassy in Washington. President Obama said that Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Havana for the opening and will “proudly raise the American flag” over the embassy. Jeffrey DeLaurentis, who heads the U.S. Interests Section in Havana and would be the initial envoy heading the reopened embassy, delivered a letter from Obama confirming the plans addressed to Cuba President Raul Castro, according to the Foreign Ministry. According to an administration official, the president hasn’t decided on who might be nominated as ambassador or whether he would make the nomination in the immediate future. Ex-Cowboy Emmitt Smith Drops Out of 2015 Miss USA Pageant Pro Football Hall of Famer and ex-Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith has dropped out as a judge in the 2015 Miss USA pageant on the heels of comments from pageant organizer Donald Trump. He is the latest person to distance from the presidential candidate’s empire. Smith tweeted out the following message: “In light of Mr. Trump’s statements and the subsequent decisions made by NBC, I have decided not to participate as a judge in the 2015 Miss USA pageant. Knowing firsthand through my wife, Pat Smith, how much the women prepare for this event, I continue to send my support and best wishes to everyone competing this year.” Smith joins NBC, Macy’s and
W W W. T E X A S M E T R O N E W S . CO M others who have severed ties with Trump after his initial remarks declaring his candidacy for president of the United States. During his presidential kickoff speech, Trump said Mexican immigrants are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people.” He also called for building a wall along the southern border of the United States. Trump later said that his remarks were directed at U.S. policymakers, not the Mexican government or its people.”
The Supreme Court makes history, rules in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide Gay rights advocate scored a historic victory on June 26, 2015 when the Supreme Court, in a landmark opinion, ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. The 5-4 ruling by the divided Supreme Court essentially established a new civil right and assured same-sex couples equal rights in the eyes of the law. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority with the four liberal justices. Each of the four conservative justices wrote their own dissent. The gay rights movement began nearly 46 years ago after a riot at New York's Stonewall Inn. The controversial decision could settle one of the major civil rights fights of this era. In his opinion Kennedy wrote, "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family," Kennedy wrote. "In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were." "Their hope," Kennedy wrote, "is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right."
Bree Newsome tells why she removed Confederate Flag Bree Newsome, the woman who climbed a flagpole and removed the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse June 27th - only to be arrested and have the banner raised again less than an hour later, is speaking out on why she did the act that has captured this nation’s attention. In a statement posted on Blue Nation Review, Newsome cited the June 17th killings of nine people at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston was the tip of the iceberg. “A white man had just entered a black church and massacred people as they prayed. He had assassinated a civil rights leader. This was not a page in a textbook I was reading nor an inscription on a monument I was visiting,” Newsome wrote. “This was now. This was real. This was—this is—still happening.” On June 27th she climbed the 30-foot pole using a harness just after dawn. She took down the flag, citing the Bible ad prayers as she did so. When she reached the bottom, State Police took the flag out of her hands and arrested her and her collaborator, a white man, fellow activist James Tyson. They were jailed over the weekend and later freed on bond. The flag was later replaced. “We made this decision because for us, this is not simply about a flag, but rather it is about abolishing the spirit of hatred and oppression in all its forms,” Newsome added. The event spawned the social media hashtag #FreeBree and a fund to raise money for her legal costs. After she removed the flag, Newsome quoted scripture saying, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?” She said the same thing in her statement Monday. “I refuse to be ruled by fear. How can America be free and be ruled by fear? How can anyone be?”
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877.373.8477 Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE?
Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmotheror maybe YOU?
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CURRY: Whites still live in ‘State of Denial’ on Race
Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley is fond of saying, “Slavery was America’s original sin, and racism remains its unresolved dilemma.�
First, let’s deal with the facts. Around 9 p.m. on June 17, Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old avowed White supremacist, entered Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and murdered nine, unarmed African Americans, ranging from 26 to 87 years old. Each victim was shot multiple times. We have the murderer’s own words that his goal was to “start a race war,� according to law enforcement officials who took Roof into custody. Rather than address obvious racism, our non-friends on Fox & Friends and other Fox network programs attempted to make the massacre about religion, gun control and anything other than the actual culprit – racism.
Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy referenced “hostility toward Christians.� That theme was echoed by Bishop E.W. Jackson when he noted Editorial submissions !VAILABLEeditorial@texasmetronews.com AT .EWSSTANDS IN that “we don’t know why he went into a church, Garland,Rowlett but he didn’t choose a bar� or “basketball Calendar Mesquite court.� Former New York City Mayor Rudy calendar@texasmetronews.com Richardson Giuliani also postulated that “maybe he hates & E.Dallas Christian churches.�
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But the unwillingness to face up to the raw racism that led to the murder of nine African Americans attending Bible study at a church in Charleston, S.C. proves that the problem is more than just an unresolved dilemma. Judging by public opinion polls, most Whites live yearround in the 51st state – the state of denial.
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But we aren’t talking about any Christian church. We are talking about a historic Black church that had been carefully targeted by the shooter. Within minutes after his name was made public, Dylann Roof’s White supremacy
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views became widely known. A photo on his Facebook page showed him wearing patches with the flags of White minority-ruled South Africa during the apartheid era and Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Both flags are popular symbols associated with White supremacists in the U.S. Another photo posted on Facebook by one of Roof’s friends showed him leaning against an automobile sporting the license plate, “Confederate States of America.â€? Several days after the rampage, Roof’s racist manifesto was discovered. In it, he said: “Anyone who thinks that White and black people look as different as we do on the outside, but are somehow magically the same on the inside, is delusional. How could our faces, skin, hair, and body structure all be different, but our brains be exactly the same? This is the nonsense we are led to believe. “Negroes have lower Iqs, lower impulse control, and higher testosterone levels in generals. These three things alone are a recipe for violent behavior‌â€? Toward the end, he wrote: “I chose Charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to Whites in the country. We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet. Well someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.â€?
shootings a gun issue. After several Fox personalities suggested that ministers arm themselves, Steve Doocy chimed in, “If somebody was there, they would have had the opportunity to pull out their weapon and take [the shooter] out.� But it’s not that simple.
“Fox & Friends used a mass shooting at a South Carolina church to baselessly promote the carrying of guns as a solution to prevent such attacks – even though research indicates that civilians are more likely to harm themselves or someone else than stop a criminal when they have a gun, and there is ‘no evidence; that arming civilians stops mass shootings,� observed mediamatters.org After conducting a 5-month investigation, Mother Jones magazine concluded: “In the wake of the massacres this year at a Colorado movie theater, a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, we set out to track mass shootings in the United States over the last 30 years. “We identified and analyzed 62 of them, and one striking pattern in the data is this: In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun. And in other recent (but less lethal) rampages in which armed civilians attempted to intervene, those civilians not only failed to stop the shooter but also were gravely wounded or killed. Moreover, we found that the rate of mass shootings has increased in recent years— at a time when America has been flooded with millions of additional firearms and a barrage of new laws has made it easier than ever to carry them in public places, including bars, parks, and schools.� Clearly, the rampage in Charleston, S.C. was not about attacking Christianity or the need for more guns. It was about racism – an issue this country has always been reluctant to address.
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HALL: Feelin’ It! Quit Playin’ Vincent Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist.
“I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord” – Phil Collins
This is the epilogue of Black Music Month circa 2015. Strangely enough I found that one of former boxing champ, Mike Tyson’s favorite tunes is a song by Phil Collins, who’s really a brother incognito. “I can feel it in the air tonight” worked perfect for the mood that I’m in now.
As a writer, there are days when you have brain freeze or writer’s block; and then there are days when you are inundated with things to talk and or write about. This week has rendered the rash and residue of the latter. So where do I start? Well, now right at the top I wanted to talk about the South Carolina Confederate flag, but that’s just about to become history. They can’t afford a blow to their tourism treasure. Dylan Roof is just another wannabee supremacist who wants to be known by any means necessary. Nothing left to say there. Then the breaking news pall was that President Obama used the word “Nigger.” Most of America feigned astonishment; I was actually quite excited because of the
context in which he used it. If you didn’t get it, what Obama said was that being called a Nigger is nothing in comparison to the treatment that America affords us. In other words what you call us shouldn’t mean much. The realworld travesty is that for the most part, AfricanAmericans live a Third World experience in a first world nation.
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It’s kind of like living in subsidized government housing in a suave section of Highland Park. Most of our mothers taught us enough to insulate us against cruel mouthings and crude mannerisms. What is difficult for us is to watch America regard us as though we don’t belong.
Is this the same Duane R. Caraway whose claim to fame is a million-dollar fried chicken shack, a famous failure to get young boys to pull up their pants, and a nickel bag that won’t get you high and doesn’t constitute a misdemeanor? D Wayne is no run-of-themill idiot; he is exceptional at what he’s paid to do. #NegroQuitPlayin’
On the local front, I was delighted that DISD “Mischief” Michael Floyd Miles has decided to resign. I hope Miles stands as a living testimony that talking a good game and mistreating people is not a form of management. Tough talk and welltimed terminations don’t create success or significant change. As my dad always said; “Being the whole ass is no better than being the hole of the same.”
All in all it has been a fantastic week to be a journalist. It’s a trifecta if you are an opinion writer. In the words of the great and one of my favorite writers, Robert Frost, “This one thing has made all the difference.” Sadly, the more evil, sinister, and unpredictable America gets, the better she seems to get. We are good at loving each other during times of mass tragedy.
Finally, and as if I didn’t have ample material, the long leaked announcement that Dwaine Caraway was running to unseat the County Commissioner John Wiley Price hit the airwaves. All I could think was, wouldn’t it be easier to get a legitimate job than to assume the head whore position with the Dallas Citizen’s Council?
America always seems to take two steps backwards and one step forward. Unless of course, the steppers are black and then it’s multiplied. The “Little Rock Nine,” “The South Carolina Nine or the Temptations on “Cloud Nine.” It’s been a rough week, but a change is bound to come and I can feel it in the air tonight.
SMITH: My New Year’s Gift Unfortunately I didn’t get to attend services held for my Godson, Jeffrey D. Miller. It seems like only yesterday, although it wasn’t, that his older brother J.J. was the victim of violence, of that all-intrusive moniker, Black on Black crime. Now here he was, another black man dying a violent death. When I talked to Jeffrey in early June, we were planning for his visit to Dallas for this weekend’s 21st annual Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. I was excited that he was coming and looking forward to sharing the experience with him. I used to make jokes about him when he was younger. You see, one December I came home from college and his mom wanted to go out to ring in the new year.
I agreed to babysit J.J. When she came home she said she had a great time, and that is good because nine months later, Jeffrey was born. From the time he was born, I would always say that I didn’t want to go out on New Year’s Eve because that was the time you got pregnant! I actually took the credit for his birth! Jeffrey was not only big in stature. He had a big heart and I loved him so much. When I moved my mother from New Jersey to Texas in 2012, he was the person who drove the truck nearly 1600 miles. And while he was here, we experienced his culinary talents as he took over my kitchen.
During a visit to New Jersey in 2012, I spent the entire day with Jeffrey and his friends. We went shopping and ate really good pizza (not throwing any shade on Chicago, but let’s be serious!). Although it was snowing and icy, Jeffrey wanted me to meet his “second family,” a cadre of men and women who clearly loved him and valued their relationships. They all seemed happy to finally meet “Aunt Cheryl” and the feeling was mutual because I definitely wanted to know that this kind, generous, loving, hunk of a man was surrounded around people who appreciated him and reciprocated his love.
There were about nine of us and we spent the evening at a restaurant enjoying very good food, entertainment and drinks. They even explained the art of “holding your liquor” as we talked about everything under the sun. Everyone was respectful, there was a lot of laughing and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I even had my first Tequila shot! Jeffrey and I had long talks about everything from building a future and the importance of family to enjoying life and making a difference while we are here. I don’t know why the men shot him and knowing won’t ease the pain felt from the loss. I have to take solace in the memories I have of our special relationship.
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Drills and skills lead to a mighty resurrection in Magic Mike XXL By Eva D. Coleman Entertainment Critic/Writer
From the first frame of the film, screams erupted throughout the theater as women witnessed main character, Channing Tatum in fully-clothed form. Perhaps baring witness to part-one of this sequel had them anticipating bigger things to come. The film has a bit of a slow start, with Tatum’s character Mike Lane assuming the position of moving company business owner, carrying out the duties of everyday life of the working class. He’s been out of the stripper game for three years, having left to pursue love and happiness. One phone call erects a desire that’s been hidden far too long. During a scene in Mike’s home woodworking shop, Ginuwine’s song Pony ironically comes on the radio during a time of welding and reflection. The tools on-hand and the atmosphere transform to a stage where sparks fly and talent and prowess
emerge. The dancing is fierce and erotic. Soon after this display of tool magic and craftsmanship, Mike re-joins his fellow male entertainment strip mates, The Tampa Kings, on their road trip to the annual stripper convention in Myrtle Beach. The film cleverly wove in the fact that the groups leader, Matthew McConaughey’s character, Dallas, was not present in this sequel. It was presented on-screen as him having left them and the country. What initially seemed like a group of washed up strippers lost without their leader quickly turned into Mike instilling confidence in them to find their inner joy and to incorporate it into their performance. Somewhat like strippers collecting cash during a show, the guys collect several unique experiences and enhancements during their travels. From gaining an announcer in Rome, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, to a very expensive ride in exchange for a ride, these gentlemen prove they know how to entertain the company of women of all ages. Pinkett Smith’s role is very entertaining and one of the most memorable in the film
as she encourages women to believe in the queens they are, allowing men to tickle their fancy.
She runs a venue that does just that, where one of those such men is a character named Augustus, played by Michael Strahan! When the group makes it to their destination, their performance at the stripper convention makes the slow start definitely worth the wait. I guess you could say it was foreplay. Male dancers from Dallas’ local club, LaBare, had cameos in the film and were at the premiere to escort women to their seats. At the end, it seems a good time was had as the Magic Mike XXL golden dollar bills available to moviegoers were tossed throughout the theater and all over the floor. Scores of women left the theater satisfied, and possibly more than anything else, with their energy well spent.
Parkland burn expert emphasizes fireworks safety as July 4th approaches Keep Independence Day celebration from turning tragic  With Independence Day just around the corner, experts want to make sure you and your family stay safe if fireworks are part of your celebration. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2013 eight people died and 11,400 were hurt seriously enough to require medical attention because of fireworks-related injuries. About 7,400 of those injuries occurred during the onemonth period between June 22 and July 22, an average of more than 240 people injured daily. Children less than 15 years of age made up 30 percent of those hurt. The risk for fireworks injury was highest for young people 15-24, followed by children younger than 10. Sparklers and bottle rockets – items that some people may not think of as hazardous – actually accounted for 25 percent of emergency room fireworks visits. Sue Vanek, RN, Burn Program Manager at Parkland Memorial Hospital, noted that while the number of patients injured by fireworks around July 4th and admitted to the Parkland Burn Center is not high, their injuries usually are
severe enough to require surgery or skin grafts. “We continue to see people come in each year around the Fourth of July with serious injuries, particularly to their hands, fingers or faces,” Vanek said. “That’s because fireworks and sparklers produce a lot of heat; the tip of a sparkler burns at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to produce third-degree burns. That’s 300 degrees hotter than the temperature at which glass melts.” Experts stress their primary message: leave the fireworks to professionals. But if you or someone around you is using them, following a few safety tips can keep your Fourth of July celebration from turning tragic. • Observe all local laws related to the use of fireworks • Closely supervise teens who are using fireworks • Never let small children near fireworks • Do not wear loose clothing • Do not light fireworks indoors or near dry grass.
• Do not immediately pick up an exploded firework; leave it for at least 20 minutes and then douse with water • Always have a bucket of water or fire extinguisher nearby If someone is burned by fireworks, they should seek immediate medical attention. Burn centers like the one at Parkland are uniquely prepared to deal with severe burns. “Many people don’t know we have a burn center at Parkland, but our Regional Burn Center serves a geographic area of more than 100,000 square miles, including north and east Texas and southern Oklahoma,” Vanek said. More than 800 pediatric and adult burn patients were admitted to the hospital in 2014 for inpatient care and the center had more than 3,500 outpatient visits. Established in 1962, Parkland’s Burn Center is the second largest civilian burn center in the country. The center houses a Burn Intensive Care Unit, a Burn Acute Care Unit and a Burn Care Outpatient Center. For more information about the Burn Center, visitwww.parklandhospital.com/burnunit
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Don’t miss God’s wake up call What if my husband finds out? Dear Alma:
one? Like I said, I’m feeling much more than just lucky today. I would have loved to have seen Mom’s face to hear me say I’m saved. There are still people rolling over in their graves at this rather remarkable news. by James A. Washington Yes, there is a celebration going on. And the only reason I know this is because in my life, I know I woke up exactly one ring before the last ring of my wake up call. I don’t know about you but, there have Now I might be wrong but from my seat, been times when I have confused being better late than never. I’m giddy today blessed with being lucky. When it seems with the reality that God said, “ring him that life has stacked the deck against me, up one more time.” my worldly perspective on things can get It stops and starts with ‘thank you.’ kind of blurred. It includes the truth that one day I will I mean life does that periodically. My die knowing that God loves me and that point is that when this occurs and my knowledge gives a whole new meaning back is truly to my entire up against existence. You the wall, I’m It’s not luck. Forever strike that from know when fortunate to be you miss your able to steady your vocabulary. I am blessed and wake up call, it myself and has a tendency come back there are not enough hours in the to ruin your to one very day to say thank you to the Almighty whole day. truthful thing. I believe It’s not for this simple change in thought. when you luck. Forever miss your What it means is that from wherever strike that wake up call from your I sit, whatever my predicament or from God, it v o c a b u l a r y. has a tendency I am blessed circumstances, I have not missed my to ruin the rest and there are wake up call from God. of your natural not enough life and the hours in the next life after day to say thank you to the Almighty for that. I know there is someone who is this simple change in thought. What it reading this right now who also knows means is that from wherever I sit, whatever the feeling of just getting in under the my predicament or circumstances, I have wire; catching a plane, making a meeting, not missed my wake up call from God. getting to the store right before it closes. It may have been a long time coming, Maybe you made it in time to talk but this time I didn’t hit the snooze button. someone into letting you in after the door Instead I got myself out of bed and started was locked when they weren’t supposed at some point to pay attention to God’s to. The negative anticipation is replaced agenda rather than my own. If you think with great elation that, whew, you made it. about it, everybody could or should ask Thank God I made it! Now I may not get the same question. Have you missed your to heaven but I can honestly say, I do know wake up call? Did you call the front desk the way. The rest is up to me. I don’t know and ask/pray for one? about you but that’s worth shouting about. The bible is full of saints and sinners The bible says count it all joy. Life and who, when God rang them up, tried their death look a whole lot different to me now. very best to play past, ignore or sleep Actually, they’re pretty much the same through God’s call upon their lives. Most to some extent. God is in both realms. And tried to deny it. Some begged God to ask it’s pretty nice to find or be found and then somebody else. follow Him in this one. You guys have a Many just turned over and wouldn’t nice day and may God bless and keep you believe God was actually trying to get forever. in touch with them. Ask Jonah, Moses, “Do not be conformed to this age, but Zechariah to name a few. But that’s a be transformed by the renewing of your funny thing about God. He continues to mind, so that you may discern what is the call, sometimes with consequences for good, pleasing and perfect will of God.” the reluctant sleeper. I’m just thankful I Romans 12:2. answered the phone.
Spiritually Speaking
Can you imagine missing your wake up call from God and never getting another
James
My husband and I have been married for over 25 years. We’re both in our late 50s. On
married. Your love and devotion is reserved for your husband, only. In the good, bad, fast and slow times. This sounds like a slow season.
Ask Alma Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.
the outside looking in, we’re a church going happy couple, but the reality is, we’re not. No, we don’t argue or disrespect each other, but we just don’t talk much. He falls asleep in the basement most nights and I’m sleeping alone. We don’t go out on romantic dates and he never wants to try anything new. We just exist almost like roommates. And I’m sure he would be fine with this for the rest of his life. I love my husband very much and I don’t want my marriage to end. I have been seeing an old boyfriend lately who has moved back to our town. He and I have not missed a beat. We’re like two teenagers sneaking around and, needless to say, everything is hot and heavy. I know I should cut it off before my husband finds out, but I enjoy the attention. I talked to my husband the other night and told him how unhappy I was and he said he’ll do better. He hasn’t returned to our bedroom, so I’m not sure what’s going on. I just don’t know what to do.Iamnotreadytoletgoofthe way things are with the return of the “love of my life.” Do you think I should give my husband an ultimatum? — Name withheld An ultimatum to do what, not catch you at your foolishness? You’re
Your husband clearly is a guy who deserves the opportunity to make it better. He isn’t abusing you, he seems to be in a comfort zone. You have invested 25 years in a person who should be respected as the LOYL. Don’t get it twisted. Girlfriend, you’re as wrong as a Wendy Williams weave and you know it. Adultery is never the acceptable behavior. Just because you’ve added lip gloss and eye liner doesn’t beautify it. You’re wrong! Ok, so your husband isn’t romantic, won’t come to bed and he isn’t hitting it like he used too. And? What can you do about it? Have you offered him a reason to come to bed? Start focusing and planning a red hot reunion with all the dedication and planning you exercised to plan your wedding, and watch happens. Break if off with the other lover. No contact whatsoever, no phone calls, emails, text messages, Facebook contact, twitter post, snail mail, nothing. Find your way back to reality. Back to honoring your husband. Girl, get your stuff together. What you’re doing is ratchet, cut it out. It’s one thing to lie to yourself when you don’t know any better, but you do. You have pulled in the wrong driveway Lady Love, cause you gets no sympathy here.
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NBA Free Agency hits Dallas Mavericks hard Starting the seemingly mass exit was forward Al-Farouq Aminu who agreed to a four-year, $30 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers less than two hours after Free Agency began. The Mavericks were in no position to offer anything that large to Aminu if they hoped to lure Jordan and Matthews from their respective teams.
By Dorothy Gentry Mavsfansforlife.com Less than 24 hours into NBA Free Agency, the Dallas Mavericks were down 2-0, with three other free agents dangling feet out the door and meeting with other teams. As of press time, the Mavs were still courting Los Angeles Clippers free-agent big man DeAndre Jordan. The league-leader in rebounds last year sat down Wednesday with his representatives and a contingent of Mavs brass – including Owner Mark Cuban, Coach Rick Carlisle, and stars Dirk Nowitzki and Chandler Parson - for more than four hours discussing why he should leave L.A. Jordan has Texas ties – he’s a former Texas A& M standout – and he’s an avid Dallas Cowboy’s fan and friend of Parsons who has been vocal and visible in recruiting Jordan to Dallas. But to land the “big fish” that is Jordan will take a miracle as he was meeting at press time Thursday with his current team, the L.A. Clippers - with whom he has spent his entire seven-year career. What a decision – Los Angeles or Dallas? The Mavericks were also pursuing prized free agent LaMarcus Aldridge of the Portland Trailblazers. The hometown product (he’s a graduate of Seagoville High School) has been courted by Dallas before but he didn’t want to “come home” then and hasn’t indicated that
Fan favorite Tyson Chandler – a major force in the Mavs 2011 Championship run and who just returned to the Mavs last year after three years in New York – stunned all by signing with the Phoenix Suns, four years worth over $50 million. Chandler was the Mavericks’ Plan B at Center – until the Suns snagged him.
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Lieberman Hoops MVP Evana Coleman walks away with MVP honors at WNBA star Nancy Lieberman’s annual basketball camp. She was also named Inspirational Player of the Day twice.
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