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33rd Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi, Moses Norman Sr. dies

Rev. Donald Lee on fireproof marriages

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New Chief is Grambling grad

Chief U. Renee Hall joins District Atty. Faith Johnson and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez in key posts From Staff Reports

After a nationwide search, Dallas, Texas has a new police chief and she’s the first female to hold the post.

City Manager T.C. Broadnax, in one of his most important decisions since taking the helm earlier this year, this week announced that Ulysha Renee Hall, Deputy Chief of the Detroit Police Department where she directed the city’s Neighborhood Policing Bureau, will lead Dallas’ force.

“I am honored to be chosen to lead the Dallas Police Department at this critical time in its history,” said the Grambling State University alum. “I look forward to building on

the successes of the past, preserving community trust and ensuring the safety of our officers and the entire Dallas community.”

During a search that included a meet and greet featuring the top seven candidates, Chief Hall impressed many, and one retired police officer predicted that Hall would be the next chief, along with several others who also were impressed with local favorite Dallas Police Department Deputy Chief Malik Aziz and the other female finalist Seattle Police Department Deputy Chief Carmen Best.

At the announcement of her hiring, Chief Hall talked about passion, her love for people, serving the community, and her faith.

“I believe in community engagement,” she told a crowd gathered around her at the Dallas reception. Poised and focused, she candidly answered questions from citizens about her career, challenges in Detroit and her plans for Dallas. The one time she broke into a huge smile came when cheerfully acknowledging her Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sisters, which included city employee Tonya Derrick.

The oldest Delta Chapter in Dallas weighed in on the decision.

“The city of Dallas is fortunate to have a new police chief who brings a wealth of exSee NEW CHIEF, page 3

Dallas’ New Police Chief U. Renee Hall

Noted psychologist looks at Black Lives, White Supremacy

By Vincent L. Hall “It’s OK. I’m right here with you.”

- A four-year-old daughter’s attempt to comfort her mother after witnessing Philando Castile’s shooting death.

When Alison V., my middle child was around eight, we had a brief encounter of the significant kind; we met a psychologist, Dr. Brenda Wall. This wasn’t a paid visit, it was a chance encounter at Soul 73 KKDA AM radio. It gave me the chance to ask her what she thought of my daughter. Dr. Wall is gifted, but the spirit of discernment is the most obvious. Dr. Wall is renowned in this community. She is the type of professional and practitioner, who if given three days with Donald

Trump, could get him on the path to the healing that he so desperately needs. She told me that night that Alison would do great things, and possibly become a doctor.

So when I pilfered an advanced copy of Wall’s new book; “Black Lives, White Supremacy and the American Fiction”, my plan was to peruse every page. And in just the manner I knew she would, Brenda Wall approached this very scholarly work in her strength.

Dr. Wall performed an autopsy of our national police/community unrest from her perspective as the mother of a Black man and a serious student of Black Revolutionary thought.

As a concerned mother, Dr. Wall set out to explain her dismay since

Dr. Brenda Wall

Michael Brown was gunned down in Missouri. She takes the reader on a journey from Ferguson to Philando, and from Philando to the five officers who lost their lives tragically in the streets of Downtown Dallas.

But in order to console the bulk of her patients, Dr. Wall instinctively tapered this quilt of American hos-

tility with an understanding of the rise of Donald Trump.

“Trump can be understood as a metaphor for the contemporary American fiction. The Trump metaphor represents arrogance, aggression, fear, hate and the reckless power of white supremacy, which has always worked toward preserving racial structural inequity. And there is always the component of economic impetus: greed.”

This literary work also posits a timeline that feeds into the larger narrative. “Hands up, Don’t Shoot” emerged from the November 24, 2014 execution of Mike Brown. By December 3, 2014, “I can’t breathe” became the rhetorical retort of the Black Lives Matter Movement as the tape rolled and we literally watched

Eric Garner’s murder. Choked to death over the sale of loose cigarettes, a practice that is conducted illegally in stores and bodegas in poor neighborhoods across this nation.

News of the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested by the circulatory breaking news chyron that announced the police killing of Walter Scott. A week and a day later, Freddie Gray succumbed to the hands of the Baltimore P.D. African-Americans, progressive Whites, the Brown community which sees its share of police misconduct and other sympathizers mobilized in cities all over Maya See FICTION, page 12 www.texasmetronews.com

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Garland NAACP Freedom Fund event to feature Neave Rooted” Planning for the 2017 AnnuSPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS: al Freedom Fund Celebration is underway.

Keynote Speaker: Victoria Traditionally, the Freedom Neave-Texas State RepresenFund banquet/brunch has tative been one of the most well atMC: Reuben Lael Griffin tended events in Garland and Recording Artist with this year’s keynote speakHigh School Seniors (8 total) er, Texas State Representative Will Receive Scholarships Victoria Neave, organizers Outstanding Adults in the are expecting an even bigger Community Will Be Recogcrowd. nized Scheduled for Saturday, Texas State Representative September 16, 2017 at the HyVictoria Neave Tickets are available now att Place Garland, 5101 N Presfrom any officer or Executive ident George Bush Hwy, Garland, TX 75040, the event features a silent Committee member of the NAACP Garland auction at 9:00 a.m. and the Brunch at 10:00 Unit. Look for the Freedom Fund Eventbrite tab on the Website at: www.garlandtxnaacp. a.m.

This year’s theme is : “NAACP, Resolute and org.

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33rd Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi, Dr. Moses Norman Sr. dies Dr. Moses C. Norman Sr., the 33rd Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi, has passed away.

He served three consecutive terms as Grand Basileus for most of the 1980s from 1984-1990 and was first elected to the position at the fraternity’s Grand Conclave in Louisville.

The Fraternity made the following announcement of his passing on their official Facebook page quoting 40th Grand Basileus Bro. Tony Knox, Sr. who called him, “A true Omega Man, a legend, a giant, a man that earned the high-

est praise while serving Omega for 62 years.”

Dr. Norman was initiated into Omega Psi Phi on December 13, 1954 in Beta Psi of the fraternity at Clark Dr. Moses C. Norman Sr. College, Atlanta, Georgia.

He held a Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Management from Georgia State University.

Beat the Back-to-School Rush, Get Immunizations Now Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reminding all parents that now is the best time to get required school vacci-nations. DCHHS is urging parents to bring their children in early before the back-to-school rush. There are six clinics open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m to help parents kick off the school year.

“Planning for the next school year may not be on the minds of parents or students as we are in the middle of summer, however waiting lines for immunizations are expected to spike in the coming weeks.” said Zachary Thompson, DCHHS director. “We know from previous years the lines are much longer as we get closer to school starting.”

Appointments aren’t necessary. The cost for Texas Vaccine for Children (TVFC) eligible immunizations is $10 for the child’s first visit and $5 for returning patients. Waivers are given to families in need. Clinic locations are: DCHHS Stemmons Immunization Clinic 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Rm. 159 (first floor) in Dallas Extended hours 8 a.m.–6 p.m.Wednesday

Oak Cliff Branch Immunization Clinic 1113 E. Jefferson Blvd. Suite 200 in Dallas John West Branch Immunization Clinic 3312 N. Buckner Blvd. Suite 200 in Dallas Irving Branch Immunization Clinic 440 S. Nursery Rd. in Irving No. Dallas Branch Immunization Clinic 8202 Spring Valley Rd. #200 Carrollton Farmers Branch Immunization Clinic 2774 Valwood Pkwy. in Farmers Branch College students are also able to get the state required meningitis vaccine at DCHHS clinics. Without the vaccine, they cannot enter college.

Those students include anyone who is a first-time student of a public, private or independent institution of higher education, transfer student or a student who previously attended an institution of higher education before January 1, 2012 who is now enrolling again following a break in enrollment.

For more info, visit the DCHHS website: www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs

Duncanville Police Department offering Civil Service Exam

fill out an interest card to be eligible for the civil service exam.

The Duncanville Police Department has great opportunities in a variety of aspects of police work.

If you are interested in a law enforcement career, submit an interest card by 3 pm on August 4, to be eligible for the exam on August 12.

The Duncanville Police Department is offering a Police Civil Service exam on Saturday, August 12, 2017.

Individuals interested in a rewarding career in Law Enforcement are urged to

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Honoring the Fallen: The Dallas Shooting One Year Later

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson One year ago, members of our community took to the streets of downtown Dallas to exercise their first amendment rights by Rep. Eddie Bernice speaking out and peaceJohnson fully protesting against the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

What began as a peaceful evening on July 7, 2016, ended with a deliberate and barbarous attack on local law enforcement.

The calculated ambush and murder of the law enforcement officers in Dallas was a disgraceful act of violence. Yet in the face of such horrific adversity, these valiant officers did everything possible to prevent the further loss of life. They bravely charged into direct gunfire in an effort to protect the city and its people from the deranged assailant. Despite all the horrors of that evening, what I was able to witness and am proud of today is how police officers, citizens, and the entire city of Dallas came together in the wake of such a devastating event.

In these moments of reflection, we need to remember that these brave members of the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) were not just officers.

These brave men were also sons, fathers, brothers, friends, and colleagues to many of us in Dallas. We must never forget to ac-

knowledge the pain that their family, partners, friends, co-workers, and fellow Dallas-ites endure on a daily basis since that tragic evening.

But we must also never forget the victims’ names: DPD Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, DPD Officer Michael Krol, DPD Sgt. Michael Smith, DART Officer Brent Thompson, and DPD Officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa.

DPD Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens - Lorne Ahrens was a Senior Corporal in the Dallas Police Department, where he served for fourteen years. He worked for a time in the dangerous and unpredictable job of serving warrants, where a simple knock on the door could escalate into a life-threatening situation. Before moving to the Dallas area, Ahrens served in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department for eleven years. For part of that time, he was a law enforcement technician, inputting and dispatching calls to the station, a demanding job that required fast thinking and professional calm. Yet, anyone who saw him interact with his family knew the biggest thing about him was his heart.

DPD Officer Michael Krol - Officer Krol was just 40 years old when he lost his life. His goal was to serve in law enforcement and when the opportunity within the Dallas Police Department presented itself, Officer Krol took the risk by moving halfway across the country to Dallas in pursuit of his dream. After years of hard work and preparation, Officer Krol graduated from the Dallas Police Academy on April 25, 2008. He was a dedicated public servant

who worked his way up from a position as a security guard for a Michigan hospital, to a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy, and ultimately a Dallas Police Department Officer.

DPD Sgt. Michael Smith - Smith worked in the Dallas Police Department for over twenty five years. During his time in the department, he gained a reputation for doing thorough and dependable work. He was recognized multiple times throughout his career, most notably winning the distinguished honor of being called the “Cops’ Cop.” The only thing that outweighed his work ethic at the department was his easygoing and affable manner.

Prior to joining the Dallas Police Department, Smith served seven years as an Army Ranger, where he developed a strong sense of service and an unparalleled dedication to helping others. On Sundays, he acted as a uniformed guard at the Watermark Church in Farmers Branch. There, he charmed children every Sunday by showing them his squad car or telling them dry but easy jokes. People at the church were both protected and entertained

by Smith.

DART Officer Brent Thompson - He was the first DART police officer to be killed in the line of duty since DART first formed a police department in 1989. Officer Thompson was hailed as a “great officer” and one who had served the DART Police Department admirably since joining in 2009. Some knew Officer Thompson as the veteran officer who bravely charged at the shooter in an attempt to stop

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him during his rampage. Others knew him as a former Marine who helped train and mentor local police in Afghanistan and Iraq.

DPD Officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa - Before joining the Dallas Police Department in 2011, Officer Zamarripa served three tours in Iraq as active duty for the U.S. Navy and then an additional 5 years of military service in the reserves. He was the recipient of numerous awards for his years of service, including the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Our response going forward, not just in Dallas but across our nation, will be more important now than ever before. Over the past year, I convened a Task Force on Citizen Review of Police charged with identifying the underlying issues throughout our community and to lay out proactive measures that we can take to remedy such problems. The task force was compromised of citizen groups, community activists, advocates, and local law enforcement. It is crucial that we address any concerns and educate both law enforcement and members in the community on how to better engage with one another. One way to do so is by bringing interest groups to the same table for an open and honest dialogue.

And, it is with the help of the Assist the Officer Foundation, Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation, and so many other groups and organizations that we have been able to move the conversation forward to help prevent future acts of violence.

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perience and believes her job is a true calling to serve,” said Leslie Swann, president of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. “May Chief Hall be a constant reminder of impeccable work ethic, character and an inspiration for us all.”

More than 55 community and business leaders participated in panel interviews of the top seven candidates, a process the City Manager described as diverse, inclusive and participatory.

“Chief Hall is a proven leader with a stellar background and a passion for public service,” Mr. Broadnax said. “These are qualities I believe are critical as we tackle crime to make our city safer while addressing organizational and policy issues within the department.”

Saying he was impressed with her “character and leadership skills,” Mr. Broadnax said he looked for someone who he felt could work best under his leadership style.

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson, who is the first Black female to hold that post, applauded the choice and said she looks forward to working with the new chief, who is also her sorority sister.

“I am proud that she is joining me and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez on the growing list of females in top law enforcement positions in Dallas County,” District Attorney Johnson told members attending the national convention of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. in Fort Worth this week.

Sheriff Valdez, in welcoming Chief Hall, said, “I am personally aware of the challenges that the first female chief will face. My staff and I stand ready to help in any way that we can.”

The new chief has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Grambling and Master’s degrees in Security Administration and Intelligence Analysis from the University of Detroit Mercy.

A graduate of the FBI National Academy, she also completed the Police Executive Leadership Institute and is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

As Deputy Chief in Detroit, Chief Hall developed and implemented comprehensive community policing and mentor programs, forged partnerships and established trust within mi-

nority communities while also building strong relationships between officers of all ranks and community stakeholders.

Under her leadership, the City of Detroit experienced a 40-year low in homicides and double-digit reductions in violent crime for three consecutive years.

She assumes her duties in Dallas on September 5.

Other candidates were: Deputy Chiefs Gary Tittle and Rick Watson of the Dallas Police Department, First Assistant Chief Michel Moore of the Los Angeles Police Department and Assistant Chief Luther Reynolds, Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department. www.texasmetronews.com

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Trump’s cold-hearted agenda is immoral

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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Candidates say campaigns are about articulating programs, issues and priorities.

But people vote for candidates based on how that person makes them feel.

Consciously or unconsciously, elections are about giving voice to values.

Voters are moral proxies who want to know that a candidate or elected official truly cares about them — that they are authentic — more than they care about what they know.

President Donald Trump and his administration are expressing moral values that have no market value.

The Golden Rule has both moral and market value.

Trump wouldn’t want done to him what he’s doing to the majority of the American people.

Trump’s values express reverse gratification. The powerful are suppressing the weak; the rich are exploiting the poor; the elephant is crushing the gnat.

Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions disavows the Voting Rights Act. He has a history of politicizing it by frivolously charging blacks with voter fraud, and has withdrawn Justice Department support from a voting rights case involving racial discrimination.

That’s an expression of this administration’s values.

Trump has established a voter fraud commission despite having no evidence of voter fraud.

He appointed Kris Kobach, sec-

retary of state of Kansas and the “King of Voter Suppression� as its head, apparently for the purpose of finding 3 million to 5 million examples in order to “prove� to he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton because of voter fraud.

That’s an expression of twisted moral values.

Candidate Trump promised a universal health care system better and cheaper than the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appointed 13 men (no women) who came up with a plan to repeal and replace the ACA that would take away affordable health insurance from over 20

who provide these services; and do all these things in order to give massive tax cuts to the greedy.

If Sen. John McCain was poor or middle class and had the Republican plan — i.e., old and infirm — he would be in trouble, and that’s a moral disgrace!

The Constitution, like the ACA, was imperfect and had shameful flaws, but we chose to amend it not end it.

Trump wants to close public schools and build private jails.

He appointed a secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, who has dedicated her entire life and lots of money undercutting public education and advocating for

million Americans.

It would deny money to Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides health services for women; remove billions of dollars from a Medicaid program that serves over 70 million poor people, including children and the disabled; threaten to bankrupt nursing homes for the old and financial security for their families; threaten the existence of rural community hospitals and urban public hospitals; drive up costs and drive down health benefits for the middle class; take away millions of jobs from the people

for-profit private schools. He is weakening civil rights protections that include racial and sexual minorities.

He appointed Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a person who was joined at the hip with the fossil fuel industry as Oklahoma’s attorney general and who many times sued the organization he now heads.

Pruitt is gutting the strong environmental achievements of Obama and led the charge for Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, relinquishing

America’s environment leadership on an issue that will literally cost Americans millions of jobs and economic growth, threaten the Earth’s equilibrium and the existence of the human race.

In foreign policy Trump has weakened our international leadership role established over the last three-quarters of a century through the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) that has successfully maintained peace in Europe.

He has cozied up to authoritarian leaders, shown little interest in advancing human rights or a free press, and has turned our wars over to the generals, shunning civilian leadership.

Trump’s “eye for an eye� and “fight fire with fire� policy would leave many blind and burned.

Trump’s most fervent supporters are the same people who sanctimoniously attend annual prayer breakfasts, cite scripture and pray in public.

Trump and Republicans see ending health care for millions and giving tax cuts to the rich as victorious. Jesus warned about “religious� people who walk over the sick and past the poor.

Republicans are struggling to keep promises they made — ones they shouldn’t have made because they lack a moral foundation. Their values are unhealthy and dangerous — and will lead to calamity and downfall.

They can’t be exported to the rest of the world by our diplomats, and polls show Americans don’t agree with them. It’s an immoral agenda with no market value at all.

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician and founder of Rainbow PUSH.

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QUIT PLAYIN’

By Vincent L. Hall My Mama would often declare; “a word to the wise is sufficient.”

Now that adage is common enough, but she created her own rejoinder. The amended version went like this; “A word to the wise is sufficient, but if I have to say two…I’mmo be on yo’ butt!”

Well earlier, I gave a word to you…the wise.

I warned you that Donald Trump was easing toward a Pan-European Movement. I told you that Brexit, and Putin and the worldwide White Nationalism genres were related. But you think I’m just another crackpot peddling a conspiracy theory.

Donald Trump is on a one-man crusade to restore the “White Man” to what he believes is their rightful place. He follows a credo that armed Hitler and marshaled every xenophobic movement since the beginning of time. Donald Trump believes that God favors White skin and ordained him and his kind to be superior to all other races and creeds.

Trump views 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as Pan-Europeanism’s international headquarters.

Don’t get it twisted, when Trump was in Po-

A Word to the Wise! land he blew that dog whistle as long and as loud as he could. In 1990, Trump’s ex-wife Ivana, told Vanity Fair that he always kept a book on Hitler at his bedside.

What’s more, we know he lacks the capacity to read much more than one book.

Ponder these few words from the Poland speech.

“Despite every effort to transform you, oppress you, or destroy you, you endured and overcame. You are the proud nation of Copernicus -- think of that -- (applause) -- Chopin, Saint John Paul II. Poland is a land of great heroes. And you are a people who know the true value of what you defend.

“The triumph of the Polish spirit over centuries of hardship gives us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil, and peace achieves victory over war.’

So…Nicholas Copernicus is the infamous

mathematician and astronomer credited with placing the sun rather than the earth in the center of the universe. Sounds harmless enough but go deeper, because the wannabee Nazis in Trump’s creative core are subterranean and sinister.

Citing Copernicus is significant because he was prominently used as an instrument of Nazi propaganda. Listen as an unknown writer regurgitates Professor Volker Remmert’s theories on Nazism in “In the Service of the Reich.”

“The focus of this paper is on the historiographical fate of Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei in Nazi Germany. Both played interesting roles in Nazi propaganda and the legitimization of Nazi political goals. In the “Third Reich,” efforts to claim Copernicus as a German astronomer were closely linked to revisionist policies in Eastern Europe culminating in the war-time expansion.

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The example of Galileo’s condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633 became a symbol of its unjustified opposition to new “scientific” results, namely Nazi racial theory. After Catholic opposition against Nazi racial theory had reached a peak in 1937, the Galileo affair was turned into an instrument of Nazi propaganda against the Catholic Church.”

The whole “Make America Great Again” branding is covert, double-speak, revisionist, bullshit. Trump speaks in code to racists universally as he enables the “Crackerocracy” right here in “your neck of the woods.” (Thanks Dr. Michael Eric Dyson) I’ve never been given to Republicanism, but I appreciated their fiscal arguments. I find the whole Christian Conservative movement to be the most two-faced brand of hypocrisy in American history.

But the plot to restore the suddenly “oppressed White man” back to his pre-slavery, pre-Apartheid, pre-colonial state is evil. Donald Trump has set the world on a path of death, destruction and delusion.

A word to the wise is sufficient, but only if you’re shrewd enough to listen.

Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.

Film offers wisdom on how to ‘fireproof ’ marriages

By Donald Lee

The movie “Fireproof,” starring Kirk Cameron, opens with the scene that shows Cameron’s character, Fire Capt. Caleb Holt, reprimanding a subordinate after they return from fighting a fire.

“Eric, he’s got a right to be upset with you,” the captain says immediately after another fireman rebukes that subordinate, Eric Harmon (Jason McLeod). “You left him in a dangerous spot and tried to be a hero.”

“But Captain,” Eric responds, “I thought I heard someone calling for help.”

“It was coming from outside the building,” the captain interjects.

“But it was so dark, I mean I couldn’t see anything,” Eric tries to explain.

“That’s why you stay with your partner,” the captain says. “He had no choice but to assume that something happened to you and you needed his help. You never leave your partner — especially in a fire.

“You give him some time and then give him an apology,” he says. “And make it sincere.”

“Yes, Sir,” Eric responds.

Capt. Holt pats Eric on the back and then walks off.

While the captain approaches his job of putting out literal fires with great passion and wisdom, the film is

about how he lacks that same zeal and is ignorant when it comes to extinguishing the metaphoric fires that threaten his marriage.

This movie is an accurate depiction of so many real-life marriages. Husbands and wives, in many marital relationships, put their hearts and souls into their careers or rendering aid to others while failing to protect their own “partners” in marriage.

For reasons such as this, it is important that couples, in general, seek counseling, and Christian couples, particularly, get that counseling from their pastor.

It would also be a great idea to get the movie “Fireproof”. It offers sound advice on

the how-to part of fireproofing your marriage.

One of the things that counseling does for a marriage, especially one that is on the brink of a divorce, is help either side of an argument look at issues from the perspective of the other.

When it’s just the spouses dealing with each other one on one, it can be easy for legitimate concerns to be challenged. But when a counselor is involved, those same concerns get the necessary attention they deserve.

In acknowledging that there are spouses who may not feel comfortable in a formal counseling setting with a “pastor” or professional counselor, there’s an option that can be just as effective.

That being one in which there’s a third party involved, a friend that both the husband and wife have immense, mutual respect for — one who is big on integrity and is spiritually mature enough to not take sides. Such a person would “counsel” the couple.

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Fireproof,

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But if that doesn’t work as a first-resort, then the formal counseling is highly recommended — very necessary.

A word to anybody who puts anything other than God ahead of his, or her, spouse: Your first “ministry” is supposed to be “home.”

Ministry is service. It is wrong to walk passed your hurting spouse — being totally oblivious or indifferent to their pain — while going to provide the best “service” you can to strangers on the job or anywhere else.

Put another way, such an act is called hypocrisy.

If you’re single and in a relationship in which the ultimate goal is marriage, let the wisdom shared here be something that you adhere to.

I’d be remiss to not recommend “Fire-

Music students hit the right notes at Cedar Valley College Michael Robertson and some of his friends – Zantana Zuniga and Johnnathan Melendez included – have recurring weekly appointments as part of their work.

But those appointments aren’t in an office, and they don’t involve talking about sales, hiring employees or conducting other business.

Their get-togethers take place in a large music studio at Cedar Valley College. And they don’t just talk. They “jam” to jazz, rock, rhythm and blues, and other genres.

The trio are students in the college’s commercial music program, which teaches them about different aspects of the music industry.

“This is not a classical music program,” said Dr. Kathryn Brown, commercial music program coordinator at Cedar Valley. “Commercial music is anything from pop to jazz to hip hop, and everything in between. It’s most of the music you hear on the radio.”

Brown said students can choose from four different tracks in the program, but every track offers facets of each one: recording technology; digital music production and composition; music business and entrepreneurship; and performing musician.

“We get a mix of students, but they all have something in common,” said Dr. Mike Bogle, professor of music production and composition at the college. “Every student wants to be in the music industry, performing, recording, producing and composing.”

Pursuing a passion

proof” as a great movie to watch as a resource of having a fire-proofed marriage while not also recommending that you get a copy of my book, “Married to Commitment,” in which a prayer partner and I co-authored to share wise counsel on having healthy relationships.

If you’re married, take the necessary steps to fireproof your relationship. And be married to your commitment.

Donald Lee, a freelance copy editor and columnist, is founder-pastor of Kingdom Living Christian Center in Dallas and co-author of the highly successful book on relationships, “Married to Commitment.” The book, “Married to Commitment,” can be ordered by calling the Xulon Press Christian publishing company toll-free at (866) 909-2665 or by visiting http://www.xulonpress. www.texasmetronews.com

Patti Ruth, a registered nurse by profession, said she has been attending classes in the program since 2000 because she’s “addicted to music.” The 62-year-old said she already has all the credits she needs for a degree in commercial music, but she has kept taking classes so that she can sing jazz and blues after she retires at the end of this year.

Ruth said, “My passion is music and my profession is nursing, but I will soon retire. Then my passion and profession will be music.”

Tiffany Briscoe, who graduated in 2016 but is taking music theory classes now, said she always knew she had talent, but her parents didn’t know how to get her involved in her passion.

“I used to walk around the house singing, and my parents heard me,” said Briscoe. “My love for singing and performing grew over time.”

Briscoe, who sang and danced in Cedar Valley’s Family Music Theater production of the classic musical “Hairspray” this summer, said she plans to work in musical theater and go into voice acting.

Briscoe said she already has performed as a singer at Dallas clubs in Deep Ellum.

She recalled, “It was nerve-racking to sing on stage at those clubs. I was nervous, but I still

Bogle insisted that it takes hard work to succeed in the music industry. Paraphrasing American inventor Thomas Edison, he said, “Music is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

It’s hard to create a hit song, and there has to be some creative sauce in there.”

Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do…jobs!

Tiffany Briscoe wants to work in music theater

wanted to get up there and sing. It went better than I thought!”

Zantana Zuniga, who graduated from Cedar Valley in 2015 and now tutors other students at the college, said he always wanted to pursue music and recording technology, but his parents told him that he wouldn’t be able to get a job in that field. He started studying nursing instead.

Zuniga said his father used to play the guitar, and he eventually asked his parents if he could pursue his passion for music; they consented. “I always imagined myself being a musician and playing the guitar. I was in a band, and it was all I wanted to do, but people said I was going to go hungry!” he exclaimed.

Growing a talent for music Bogle, who is a multiple Grammy Award nominee, said many of the students who enter the program start from scratch. “It’s amazing to see when people discover they have musical talent,” he added.

Johnnathan Melendez, who is majoring in commercial music in all four of the program’s tracks, started his college career as a business major. He said he spent two years in that program before he decided he wanted to go into music – against his parents’ wishes.

“I came in for a business degree, but I felt something for music,” Melendez said. “I discovered and trained my talent. I had raw energy, and I found out I could sing.”

Melendez, who expects to graduate in December, added that eventually he picked up the piano and took lessons. “The professors took my talent and shaped it. I worked hard and trained to develop it.”

Robertson, who graduated in May, said he first became interested in music after his grandmother gave him piano lessons for Christmas when he was nine years old.

Robertson stated, “I love playing music. I grew up with R&B, jazz and classical, but I’ve learned Brazilian, Cuban and African rhythms here. My colleagues here really inspired me, and I’m looking forward to forming a group some day.”

Brown said the idea that music performers don’t do very well financially is somewhat of a myth, but being successful requires a lot of hard work.

“There is a perception that music performers are swimming through life as artists,” Brown said.

“There are very clear things they have to learn and do. It’s a process. It’s not just a magical thing that someone will discover them on YouTube.”

Brown said the business side of the program helps prospective performers promote their talents to succeed.

Brown added, “What we’re trying to do with all tracks is produce well-balanced musicians who know how the music business works, as well as graduating students who know how to breathe in order to support a good tone.”

Brown said the Dallas area offers many employment opportunities because there’s an abundance of event locations and music industry-related businesses in the region.

“We have music venues, clubs, hotels, convention centers, recording studios,” Brown said. “Any place that uses microphones employs audio technicians.”

Many of those jobs pay well. Audio engineering jobs in the Dallas area, for example, earn a mean wage of almost $56,000 per year, according to data from the Texas Workforce Commission.

Zuniga, who is still taking some classes at the college, said he makes $150 per event working as a sound engineer at clubs and other venues in the Dallas area.

In addition, he has earned enough to buy his own equipment so that he can record and produce music for other artists – and he charges $70 per hour to do that work.

Steve Browne, professor of recording technology at Cedar Valley, said he has been cultivating relationships and pushing for internships for his students with people in the music industry, and his efforts have yielded good results.

“There is a vibrant need out there to pull in our graduates,” Browne said. “We work hard to ensure we have cutting-edge equipment so our students can train with modern gear that has real world applications. That’s important.”

For more information about the commercial music program at Cedar Valley College, email Dr. Kathryn Brown at KDBrown@dcccd.edu or Bogle at MBogle@dcccd.edu. Steve Browne can be reached at sbrowne@dcccd.edu.

DCDP Summer Workshops Democratic Leadership Institute. These trainings will better equip you for the 2018 elections and make you the best activist you can be! All trainings will be taught by experts in their fields, and they are completely free to attend at the DCDP headquarters - 4209 Parry Ave., Dallas 75223.

Make sure to RSVP for each class you plan to attend.

The People United Will Never Be Divided: Community Organizing 101 Monday, July 24 @ 6:30 PM Time after time, we've seen what a group of like-minded individuals can do. The power of the people has blazed the trail for every civil rights movement in this country, and we continue to utilize certain tactics to fight for equality. Whether you decide to write your representatives or take it to the streets, come learn about community organizing!

Taught by Hamza Syed Rockin' the Vote: Voter Registration 101 Wednesday, July 26 @ 6:30 PM It's no secret that Texas makes voting incredibly challenging, and that starts with our voter registration laws.

You'll be able to navigate this draconian system like a pro after you hear from our League of Women Voter's voter registration expert. And if you're not deputized to register folks, Dallas County Elections will fix that!

Voter Deputization by the Dallas County Elections Department Taught by Elizabeth Wally & Karen Bassett You Be The Judge: Serving As Election Judge 101 Saturday, July 29 @ 1:00 PM The unsung heroes of every election are the folks who greet you at your polling location, take your ID, and set up your voting machines/pass you a ballot. They're called election judges, and they work really hard to ensure your constitutional right to vote! We always need more election judges, alternate judges, and clerks to provide our communities with adequate polling locations and competent election workers. This is a PAID position, so if you're interested, come to this informational session and learn all about the process!

Taught by Kris Farrell, Jean Ball, and Barbara Lewis What's Your Message?: Messaging 101 Wednesday, August 2 @ 6:00 PM As a candidate, precinct chair, or volunteer, it's important to establish your message and convey your ideas in a manner that will resonate with your community. From perfecting an "elevator speech" to pinpointing talking points for your blockwalks, your message is your key to

success.

Taught by Kathleen Thompson Mo Money Mo Possibilities: Fundraising 101 Saturday, August 5 @ 1:00 PM Money can't buy an election, but it can buy you materials to run an effective campaign. Everything from yard signs to push cards to snacks for your volunteers costs money.

We know it's not easy to ask for donations, so hear from Dallas' fundraising gurus.

Taught by Carol Donovan and Leigh Bailey Be Ahead of the PAC: Political Action Committees 101 Tuesday, August 8 @ 6:00 PM Building a political action committee (PAC) is not as hard as you'd think and can allow you to pool campaign contributions for candidates, ballot initiatives, and legislation. Whether your club wants to take the next step and become a PAC, or you have questions about how they operate, then this seminar is for you!

Taught by David Bradley Don't be Out of Order: Robert's Rules 101 Saturday, August 19 @ 10:00 - 1:00 PM Ever been in a meeting and not known the parliamentary procedure? We've all been there! Learn how to follow along with formal meetings and how to run a meeting efficiently by following Robert's Rules of Order. We'll provide pizza for lunch!

Taught by Francis Rizo Stay Woke w/ Rep. Johnson: Lobbying 101 Thursday, August 24 @ 6:30 PM The conventional wisdom on how to contact your representative is to call/write them. In the age of social media, that is not always true anymore. Hear from Rep. Eric Johnson on the best ways to have your voices heard at the capitol. He'll also be giving a legislative update on the special session!

Taught by Rep. Eric Johnson Like a Good Neighbor, Democrats are There: Volunteer Recruitment/Community Outreach 101 Wednesday, September 20 @ 6:30 PM As a result of the Trump administration, Americans are more politically engaged than ever. It's our job to harness that energy and get folks involved in efforts to get out the vote in Dallas County. We're targeting new demographics, reaching out to untapped communities, and changing our methods to make 2018 the best voter turnout for Democrats in Dallas' history.

Taught by Terry Bermea, Zulikha Hussein

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Registration Deadline Extended for State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Contests Registration for the Creative Arts contests is still available with a new deadline of July 28. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to showcase your artistic talents. Whether you’re new to the Creative Arts world or consider yourself a veteran, the State Fair offers a wide variety of categories for ages starting as young as six. Participants now have the option to register online through the Creative Arts page at BigTex. com.

With more than 1,100 categories in 12 different departments of pre-Fair contests, amateurs and professionals alike have endless opportunities to showcase their creative talents., Contest departments include Art; Ceramics; Designer-Craftsman; Dolls; Foods (canning); Hobby Collections; Holiday Corner; Needlepoint and Cross Stitch; Needlework and Sewing; Afghans, Rugs, Quilts, and Bedspreads; Photography; and Scale Models. Submit entry forms and fees online or by mail before registration closes.

Contestants can send their entries via

mail by July 28, or hand deliver items to the Creative Arts Building on August 11, 12, or 13 from 9 am to 5 pm. Only one entry per person may be submitted within each category.

In the weeks following, contestants will receive notification once the judging results are finalized. Entries that are awarded a ribbon will be on display during the 2017 State Fair of Texas, themed “Celebrating Texans.”

Don’t miss the chance to show off your creative abilities. Make sure to register and submit online or by mail by the new deadline of July 28, for your chance to become a Blue Ribbon winner at the State Fair of Texas. For all contest details, download the 2017 Creative Arts Handbook at BigTex.com.

New contests have been added, some previous ones have been combined or removed, in addition to other updates. The 2017 State Fair of Texas runs September 29 through October 22. Register now online or by mail to showcase your creative skills!

TIPS FOR TRAVELING WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

as possible.

Try to travel to places that were familiar before the onset of dementia.

Advise airlines, hotels and/or tour operators that you are traveling with a person who has memory impairment and inform them of safety concerns and special needs.

Prepare identification items, including an ID bracelet or clothing tag with their full name and yours.

Don’t forget to take important health and legal-related documentation with you.

Time your travel. If the person with dementia travels better at a specific time of the day, consider planning accordingly. Also, take breaks along with the way for snacks.

Allow extra time. Avoid the temptation to cram several activities into one day. You and the person may need more time in between activities to rest. Instead, plan for a single activity, and have a couple of alternatives in mind if you end up with extra time.

Maintain daily routines, including sleep and eating schedules.

If the individual with dementia is unable to travel, consider a day trip with an activity he or she enjoys or plan a theme night. Instead of going to Italy, for instance, have an Italian-themed night with food, music, Italian food, playing Italian music, and seeing an Italian film.

NEW YORK — Traveling is a way to relax and recharge, but it can be stressful when things don’t go as planned. That’s especially true for families who are traveling with a loved one living with dementia. With the summer travel season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) offered the following tips for people to help make the trip as smooth as possible.

“Traveling is a fun and enjoyable way to reenergize your body and mind. It can be beneficial to people living with dementia and their family caregivers under the proper circumstances,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’ President and CEO. AFA suggests the following tips if planning to travel with someone living with dementia: Consult with the person’s physician to evaluate whether or not travel is recommended or safe for them. In the early stages of dementia, a person may still enjoy traveling. As the disease progresses, travel can become overwhelming.

When choosing how and where to travel, go with the option that provides the most comfort and least anxiety.

Stick with the familiar. Travel to known destinations that involve as few changes in daily routine

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Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K grant application deadline quickly approaching

LipGloss for Love, Inc. LipGloss for Love, Inc. is looking forward to agencies, businesses, or, organizations to participate with its upcoming” Walk About A Mile in My Shoes” Community Health Fair and Back to School event.

Lip Gloss for Love Walk About A Mile in My Shoes” Community Health Fair and Back to School event. Fireside Recreation Center 8601 Fireside Dr. Dallas, Texas 75217 Event hours: 9am to 2pm

The goal of this event is to give tribute to the lives of those lost due to domestic violence as well

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as survivor celebration.

Secondly, this program provides insight about the Foundation and other community organizations and businesses.

Organizers will provide health education/screenings, great fun shopping opportunities, free haircuts and hair salon vouchers, basic needs for back to school, food and entertainment.

LipGloss for Love will also be hosting a fund raiser at Jason’s Deli on July 28, 2017 5:00pm-9:00pm

Frisco, Texas - The North Texas Community Giving Foundation (NTCGF) and the Tug McGraw Foundation presented the Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K at Collin College Preston Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco, Texas 75035 on April 15, 2017.

Over 2000 runners participated in this 2nd annual event that raised more than $60,000. Area charitable groups are encouraged to not miss out on a chance to benefit from proceeds gained from Frisco’s first and only endurance event. The NTCGF grant application deadline is July 31, 2017. #RunBigStar is an inclusive race that drives everyone to achieve without limitations.

The 2017 Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K had more than 30 race participants from Powered to

Move, an organization promoting physical fitness among persons with disabilities. One of these participants was a young man with cerebral palsy who participated in our 5K and proudly crossed the finish line!

It’s now time to help those who help others meet their goals.

"Charities should take the op-

portunity to apply for these grants because our sponsors, committee members, volunteers and runners gave of their time and money to ensure another successful and profitable race,” Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K Race Director Paul Simon said. “The countless hours of work, training and miles logged

were done to benefit our local charities and strengthen our community."

Specific criteria and the application for a grant is available on the NTCGF website. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2017 at 5 p.m.

“We’d like to thank our 2017 Race Partners and Supporters: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco, Simon | Paschal PLLC, Greenlayer, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, TriShop, Legacy Plumbing, Albin Roach, PLLC, Classic Chevrolet, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial, Cowboy Fit, Kroger, Dallas Stars Foundation, Two Men & A Truck, NBC5, I Messenger Media, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial, and a host of Finisher’s Fest Sponsors/ Vendors.

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Dallas Mavs Free Agency Summer

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor The NBA free agency period opened July 1 and a little more than two weeks in and the Dallas Mavericks have made some small, but significant moves to help with their rebuild, officially signing #9 draft pick Dennis Smith Jr., signing two additional new players, trading three players and most importantly, re-signing the face of the franchise Dirk Nowtizki. As of press time, restricted free agent Nerlens Noels, a key piece of the Mavs Youth Movement and team rebuild had not yet been signed.

MAVS SIGN FIRST-ROUND PICK DENNIS SMITH JR. Smith (6-3, 195) was selected by Dallas with the ninth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft after spending one season at North Carolina State. In his lone season at NC State, Smith averaged 18.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from 3-point range and 71.5 percent from the foul line.

The explosive guard was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and All-ACC Second Team after leading the league in assists (13th nationally) and finishing sixth in the conference in scoring. Smith also registered an NC State freshman-record with 62 steals (1.94 spg).

The Fayetteville, N.C., native played at Trinity Christian School where he was averaged 22.2 points per game on his way to being named North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year.

MAVS SIGN GERMAN FORWARD MAXI KLEBER Kleber (6-11, 220) a free agent, spent the last eight seasons playing professionally in Germany and Spain, including the most recent two with Germany’s FC Bayern Munich. In 37 Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) games for Bayern Munich last year, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks en route to being named a BBL All-Star, All-BBL Second Team and BBL Most Effective Player.

In 17 EuroCup games for Bayern Munich in 2016-17, Kleber averaged 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists while being named All-EuroCup Second Team.

Kleber hails from Wurzburg, Germany, the same hometown as Nowitzki. He has played for the German national team in international competition, including the 2014 Eurobasket qualification rounds.

MAVS SIGN JOHNATHAN MOTLEY TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT Forward Johnathan Motley was signed to a two-way contract. Motley (6-10, 230) went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft after three seasons at Baylor (2014-17). As a junior, he averaged 17.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and

1.1 blocks per game en route to being named Baylor’s first-ever consensus All-American, taking home second-team honors.

What’s more, Motley was selected as the 2017 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, becoming first Baylor player to win a major individual award. He was also BU’s first consen-

Max Kieber sus first-team All-Big 12 honoree.

The 6-10 forward is currently competing for the Mavericks’ Orlando summer league team.

In two games, Motley is averaging 3.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 block per contest.

A native of Houston, Motley led North Shore High School to back-to-back district championships his junior and senior years.

The 2017-18 season will mark the first year NBA two-way contracts will be implemented.

NBA teams are allowed to have up to two players under two-way contracts who will spend the bulk of the season in the NBA G League and not more than 45 days with their NBA team.

Two-way players are paid a corresponding daily amount based on the number of days they play in each league. Only players with four-orfewer years of NBA experience are able to sign two-way contracts, which can be for either one or two seasons.

MAVS TRADE A.J. HAMMONS TO MIAMI FOR JOSH MCROBERTS The Mavs traded center A.J. Hammons to the Miami Heat in exchange for center Josh McRoberts, a future second round pick and cash considerations.

McRoberts (6-10, 240) played 22 games with 14 starts for the Miami Heat last season and averaged 4.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists in 17.3 minutes. He suffered a stress fracture in his left foot on 12/23 and missed the remainder of the season.

The 10-year career veteran has played for six teams (Portland, Indiana, L.A. Lakers, Orlando, Charlotte and Miami) after getting drafted 37th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007. He has career averages of 5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 19.2 minutes in 431 games (179 starts) while shooting a clip of 46.4% from the field and 70.5% from the line.

Hammons (7-0, 250) appeared in 22 games for Dallas as a rookie last season, averaging 2.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 7.4 minutes per game.

The 46th overall selection in the 2016 NBA Draft also appeared in 15 games (14 starts) for the Mavericks G-League affiliate Texas Legends and averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 25.7 minutes.

MAVS TRADE JARROD UTHOFF TO HOUSTON Forward Jarrod Uthoff was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations.

Uthoff (6-10, 220) appeared in nine games for Dallas as a rookie last season, averaging 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 12.8 minutes per game.

Uthoff signed a pair of 10-day contracts with the Mavericks on March 9 and 19, and then a multi-year deal with the club on March 29.

The undrafted forward out of Iowa also appeared in a combined 37 D-League games (nine starts) with the Raptors 905, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Texas Legends last season, averaging 11.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 24.4 minutes per game.

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Uthoff averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.6 blocks per game for the Hawkeyes as a senior in 2015-16 en route to earning First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-America honors.

MAVS TRADE DEANDRE LIGGINS TO HOUSTON Guard DeAndre Liggins was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations.

Liggins most recently spent the majority of 2016-17 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In Cleveland, he saw action in 61 games (19 starts) and averaged 2.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 12.3 minutes per contest.

The Cavaliers requested waivers on Liggins on April 9, 2017 and was awarded to the Mavericks in time to play the final game of the season. In that game, he registered 8 points and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes to help the Mavericks defeat the Memphis Grizzlies.

Liggins (6-6, 209) was originally drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 53rd overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He holds career averages of 2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 9.9 minutes in 119 career games (20 starts) with Orlando, Oklahoma City, Miami, Cleveland and Dallas.

The Chicago native played three seasons at the University of Kentucky. As a junior, Liggins averaged 8.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 31.6 minutes as a starter while helping lead the Wildcats to the NCCA Final Four in Houston.

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June 22 - DFW/ABJ and Ester Davis of the Ester Davis Show hosted a reception for CBS 11’s News Director Andrea Parquet-Taylor at the South Dallas Cafe. During the reception Taylor, who came to Dallas just three months ago, talked candidly about the industry and answered questions from the audience. The program included Taylor being serenaded by Gospel recording artist Dare David, and she was presented with a gift from member Terry Allen and Southern Dallas Magazine’s James Thomas. The audience included City Councilman Tennell Atkins,representative from U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s office and NABJ member K.L. Newhouse, and long-time activist and SCLC member Peter Johnson.

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2017 AFRICAN CHAMBER WEEKLY LUNCHEON SPEAKERS LIST 1705 Martin Luther King Blvd, Dallas Texas, 75215 July 19 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEJESSICA GORDON July 26 TO BE DETERMINED National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) meets in Fort Worth July 17-23, 2017 at the Worthington Radisson Hotel in Fort Worth.

July 20

See Comedian Guy Torry @ Arlington Improv through Sunday, July 23

July 21 ONE WORLD THEATRE AUSTIN, TX PRESENTS GRAMMY NOMINATED SAX MAN DAVE KOZ & FUNK LEGEND LARRY GRAHAM 2 SHOWS 7PM & 930PM Healing Neen Deliverance Tour: One Woman’s Testimony WHO: Tonier Cain, former drug addict, mental patient, and homeless prostitute-turned Trauma Care expert and Inspirational Speaker 7:00 PM New Life Community Church 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco TX (214) 872-4205

July 21 -30 Granville Arts Center Brownlee Auditorium Garland Summer Musicals presents the Tony Award-Winning, Broadway and Film classic, Hello, Dolly! starring Patty Granville as Dolly Levi and James Williams as Horace Vendergelder. www.texasmetronews.com

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Garland Summer Musicals’ production is Directed by Buff Shurr, and features a FULL orchestra and FREE parking for patrons.

Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com 972-205-2790 or in-person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.4 p.m. and two hours before each performance.

July 21-30 Plaza Theatre 521. W State Street, Garland CORP presents the madcap musical The Drowsy Chaperone at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Garland. Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, 972-205-2790 or in-person at the Plaza Theatre, one hour before each performance. Online ticket sales will end on July 21 at 4 p.m. for the first week’s performances, and July 28 at 4 p.m. for the second week’s performances.

Saturday July 22, 2017 Healing Neen Deliverance Tour: One Woman’s Testimony WHO: Tonier Cain, former drug addict, mental patient, and homeless prostitute-turned Trauma Care expert and Inspirational Speaker 10:00 AM, Ideal Family Church 1000 E. Redbird LN, Dallas, TX (214) 371-9228

July 22 Dallas-Fort Worth Florida A&M Rattlers, general body chapter meeting at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center (3410 Worth St. Dallas, TX) at 10am. **** DCCCD students choose new or gently-worn clothing they need for job interviews or to spruce up their workplace wardrobes.Fit2Hire, which is free to DCCCD students from every college who have a valid student ID, will be held at the district’s Bill J. Priest Institute, 1402 S. Corinth St. in Dallas, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event also includes free seminars for anyone who would like to participate. Sessions include: “How to Interview Like a Boss”; “Practice to Perfection”; “This Is Why I’m HOT (Hire me Over Them!)”; “Need a Job? Create a Plan”; “Dress for Success for Women”; “Dress for Success for Men”; “You’ve Got the Job: Now What?”; “Splunk: Understanding the Job Interview Process” For more info, contact Welcome at 214-378-1710 or at bwelcome@dcccd.edu.

July 23

2054 The Tour Earth, Wind & Fire and CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers @ 8pm, American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave, Dallas, TX 75219

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The Brow & Lash Exchange is hosting a FREE event for Industry Professionals hosted by 105.7 KRNB Radio Personality, Lynne Haze. Food, entertainment, and information are available. Space is limited. For an exclusive invite, contact info@ thebrowandlashexchange.com or 469-248-5057.

July 24

The City of Dallas cordially invites you to join us for A dedication of the flag of South Sudan by NBA legend Luol Deng 10:00 AM to Noon Dallas City Hall Flag Room (6th Floor) 1500 Marilla Street Dallas, TX 75201 Please mark your calendars, as this will be a wonderful networking opportunity and a great forum for meeting and greeting those in the community, as well as an opportunity to meet and talk with LA Laker, Mr. Luol Deng from South Sudan!

Help us keep the momentum for getting the word out about our Africa Initiative here in Dallas.

Metered parking can be found on the south side of City Hall.

Please R.S.V.P. to the Office of International Business

by Friday, July 21st at noon to regina.onyeibe@ dallascityhall.com

July 25 Plaza Theatre 521.

W State Street, Garland CORP presents Disney’s The Lion King, Jr. at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Garland.

The African savannah comes to

life on stage with Simba, Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again. This musical adaptation features some of your favorite songs from the beloved Disney movie such as I Just Can’t Wait to Be King, Hakuna Matata and Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, 972-2052790 or in-person at the Plaza Theatre, one hour before each performance.

July 29

Southern Crest Full Gospel is hosting a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at 2325 Locust Avenue in the parking lot on the Carter BloodCare bus. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, contact Kenyatta Henderson at (214) 796-9566.

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Jarvis Christian Enactus Team wins National Title Hawkins, TX – Jarvis Christian College’s Enactus Team surpassed 39 competing universities from around the country to win the first-place national title in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Students for Health” Project Competition.

The grand prize was recently awarded at the Enactus USA National Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, before an audience of more than 3,000 corporate executives, educators and students.

Jarvis students participating include Brian Alexander, Wendon Blair and Carlos Villareal. Ches Talley is Jarvis Enactus Team adviser.

The “Students for Health” Project Competition provided an opportunity for Enactus teams, through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to implement initiatives to improve the health and wellness of the communities surrounding their respective universities.

The Jarvis Enactus health initiative targeted the high childhood obesity rate in East Texas by introducing achiev-

able actions that food insecure families can take to make healthier nutritional choices. The team’s innovative project included “Pop-Up Gardens in Burlap Sacks” combined with the USDA’s “Grow It, Try It, Like It!” Nutrition kits.

Jarvis Christian College partnered with the Tyler Head Start Program with 10 sites taking part in the health initiative.

Dawn Parnell, with Tyler Head Start, stated, “We were honored to be invited to participate in this program.

Teaching the parents and children about nutrition and healthy lifestyles can put children on a trajectory of intellectual development and academic success.”

The award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will enable Jarvis Christian College to further expand the initiative across East Texas.

Quiana J. Lewis, with the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, stated, “The Foundation is committed to fostering a climate of nutritional health and wellness. Working with Enactus, we are able to engage the brightest minds on university campuses from around the country to help solve the issues facing society.

“We were extremely impressed by the project that Jarvis Christian College presented and are pleased to support their effort.”

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Quiana J. Lewis, with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents Jarvis Enactus Team President Brian Alexander with the firstplace national award in the ‘Students for Health’ Project competition.

This is the third consecutive year Jarvis Christian College has placed in the National Enactus USA Expo and the first time winning a national title.

DISD to have Athletic Hall of Fame Dallas Independent School District officials are excited to announce the district’s first-ever Athletic Hall of Fame created to recognize and honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the district’s storied high school athletic programs.

Nominations for the Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 open today. All nominations

must be received by Sept. 30. Individuals may be nominated in one of three categories: Past Dallas ISD Student Athlete; Former Dallas ISD Coach; and Contributors.

“We are very excited about the opportunity we have to recognize and pay tribute to our past sports figures and their accomplishments,” Dallas ISD Athletics Director Gil Garza said. “Dallas ISD has a rich history of success in athletics and we are proud to begin this tradition. These women and men have made a significant impact not only in their designated athletic arena, but in their communities.”

The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame will acknowledge those who have raised the level of public awareness and appreciation for high school athletics through their distinguished achievement and excellence, both on and off the field of competition.

These individuals may include former student-athletes, coaches, administrators, contest officials, media personnel, sports medicine personnel, athletic trainers, or distinguished volunteers.

Nominees may be active or retired from their fields and must exemplify the highest standards of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and moral character.

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Today is That Day Believe it or Not Today is truly a day that God has made and the more complicated the world gets, the simpler the Word of God is to understand. Often, I get reminded of the power of ego, pride and the need to control, or should I say the need to be in control?

Letting go and letting God is easy enough to say. It’s easy to say, to understand and yet so difficult to do. We all know people who can quote scripture backwards and forwards, but don’t have any faith as we see it.

We know Christian control freaks who must have the last say and demand that you give them credit for being right all the time.

I know I sometimes get caught up in rationalizing circumstances in order to explain the events of the day, as if by some miracle of intelligence, I am the authority.

More often than not, if I am blessed and open to receiving the Holy Spirit, I get a chance to see the real miracles, the nuances of life and the hand of God. It’s then that I realize I am not in control, never have been, never will be and it’s okay.

Giving your life to Christ requires a constant vigil against take credit or issuing blame.

When you focus on service, you really do see things from a different perspective. The service I’m referring to is the selfless kind that neither seeks nor expects reward. The mere act speaks for itself. How simple can that be?

Christ even suggests that God sees into your heart and knows your intentions.

Love God and love neighbor as you love yourself. This is so simple and so incredible that if you’re not careful, you’ll miss it altogether.

Now, on this day that God has made, let’s take this simple concept and apply it in a seemingly very complex world.

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A Christian with a Short Memory

Dear Alma,

Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington

vice should always be uppermost in our mind.

Travel with me as I look back over yesterday. Can you see how easy it was to succumb to jealousy, cruelty, envy, worry, pettiness and selfishness? It’s simple but it takes work to be humble, loving, giving and a source of truth all day everyday. It takes habitual effort and will power and I believe you know the will that I’m talking about.

I believe the calling of every Christian is to try. It’s the effort God expects.

It’s the intent He wants. If you are first seeking the kingdom, then the quest should have some direct bearing on what you do today and what you tried to do yesterday.

If you fail, try again tomorrow. I know I have been fortunate to have known people who were angels walking with me.

From them I’ve learned to pursue God instead of this world. They’ve shown me the battle is not over until you win. Born again is ultimately living forever.

There’s a line in a popular movie that what we do in life echoes in eternity.

It’s kind of nice to know Jesus took care of that eternity thing and all I have to do is get through this life thing.

Like I said, it is relatively easy when you understand the Word. See me.

See God. I can do this and so can you.

Let go one day at a time, one hour at a time, one moment at a time, one person at a time. God will do the rest.

I promise you. After all, it is His day anyway.

May He bless and keep you always.

James

I have a friend who is the ultimate Christian. Since she’s been “saved,” she has been more judgmental of others, as if she doesn’t have a past. Back in the day, she was the one who experimented with drugs, clubs, partying, etc. Now she looks down on others who may be going through the same thing. At times, I hate talking with her. How can I make her see that what she’s doing is no different than what those she is complaining about are doing?

Friend Dear Friend, Your question is an interesting one, not because it’s the first time I’ve heard of this happening, but it’s the first time I’ve addressed this topic.

My advice column is open and accepting. I can relate to and will discuss anything — love, hate, sex, work, family, you name it. Religion, however, is one subject that I try to shy away from.

My father was a minister for almost 40 years, so I see this ques-

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tion as somewhat of a test. LOL. I’ve prayed and pondered my response, taking into consideration that believers and nonbelievers both read my weekly column.

I found myself gravitating to a book my friend Nia loaned me, a book titled Grace Happens Here by Max Lucado.

His book details how God’s grace is not purchased or earned by faith acts or good works. Believing in God doesn’t require that we live our lives without making mistakes or wrong decisions.

It doesn’t mean we never think, speak or react negatively or inappropriately. Believing in God means that one has accepted Him as savior, our many faults notwithstanding. It means accepting His “grace.”

Grace is one of God’s greatest offers and ideas. When we are demonstrating the worst of ourselves, God — with our permission — begins to turn us around. In this transformation, some folks find it necessary to point out every flaw, negative behavior or bad habit in others. I often wonder why, as humans, we find it easier to correct others than to

make corrections within ourselves.

But that’s another story for another time.

There’s nothing you can say to your friend right now. She has recently been saved, and so are you, so “save” your “oh-no-you-didn’t” comments for another time. Fold and put them away in your “helpme-Lord” drawer.

In these early stages of salvation, since your friend is listening only to God, I’d suggest you pray to Him. Pray that God will help her consume the peace and grace that she will read about in her Bible. The scriptures that say we should be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God forgives us.

Be the example and offer her the grace that you seek. I have read and believe that we will never be asked to offer anyone more than what God has already poured deep down inside of us. Here’s a reminder of something much easier preached, then lived: When in doubt, discouraged, overwhelmed or simply pissed off, seek first not to offend or correct –but – to be a blessing.

Alma

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

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Angelou’s “Yet to be United States.”

“Black Lives, White Supremacy and the American Fiction” places you safely on the couch of Brenda Wall.

Her intellectual pedigree as developed by her work at Vassar College, Boston University, George Washington University and as a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey are evident, but not stuffy or overpower-

ing.

I bought the book because I am an avid fan and a true believer. She won my confidence years ago when she looked deeply into the psyche of my eight-yearold and gave me parenting tips.

Dr. Wall’s premonition provided a reference for this book.

She cited my daughter, Dr. Alison V. Hall as a resource.

Dr. Wall is right here with us.

Read her.

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Lady Macbeth the Movie-“Out Damn Spot!”

By Dr. Felicia N. Shephed When some think of a William Shakespeare play, high school English class comes immediately to mind. There’s that sense of hesitancy of not understanding the content because of the Old English language, though.

However, the message of love, lust, jealousy, etc. tends to resonate throughout the story even though the reader may not completely understand the language.

When you hear that Lady Macbeth is a movie, the same thoughts may arise in your thought process. Well, be not dismayed.

This movie, inspired by William Shakespeare’s 1607 Lady Macbeth, is adapted from the 1865 Russian novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov.

The themes from the plays carried over to the film adaptation consisted of the subordination of women in society, life in a rural community, and the showing of a passionate elicit love affair.

The dialogue between the characters is the Standard English instead of the Old English language. So the audience will be able to sit back and enjoy.

Even though the movie was based off of a Russian play, I could not help but think of two quotes from Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth when viewing the movie.

As I was viewing the movie, “Screw your courage to the sticking place” and “Out damn spot” came into my mind as I began analyzing the movie.

Katherine, played

by Florence Pugh,

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is stuck in a loveless marriage during the 19th century in England.

As we know, women during that time period were to obey and serve their husbands.

Well, Katherine was not that woman. She balances subtly with defiance in regards to her “wifely duties.”

Florence Pugh delivers a performance that is engaging and thought provoking. When it came to screwing her courage in the sticking place, to get what she wanted, Lady Katherine was bold to say the least.

Along with Pugh, this cast showcased a well-rounded group of up and coming actors and actresses in the British film industry.

Anna, played by Naomi Ackie, is a Black British actress who played the maid to Katherine.

Anna is the closest person to Katherine, which means she is keenly aware of all Katherine’s activities within and outside the castle walls.

Watch the dynamics unfold between these two women.

As this movie continues my other quote, “Out damn spot” comes to mind.

When Katherine wants something she will remove anything and anyone from “the spot” to get what she wants.

As you watch it, determine how many spots you see in this film.

This movie will leave you saying, “I got questions!”

I encourage taking a group of movie lovers with you. Then afterwards, enjoy a beverage at your local coffee shop and discuss.

Lady Macbeth opens Friday, July 21, 2017.

Theaters: The Magnolia-3699 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas The Angelika Film Center Plano-7205 Bishop Road, Plano, Texas Let me know your thoughts Dr. Felicia N. Shepherd FiNeSse Enterprises, LLC Felicia.shepherd@fnsconsultingservices.com www.facebook.com/fnsconsulting www.texasmetronews.com

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Journalist creates stress-relieving guide for preparing obituaries in advance

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As a writing consultant and former newspaper reporter, Linda Jones has prepared countless obituaries for family members of people who have died.

She has also witnessed how family memberscaught off-guard by the sudden loss—have scrambled to gather the information needed to write the obituary or to have Ms. Jones write it for them. Many times, the information that they produced at the last minute was incomplete or incorrect.

“There were many who had trouble recalling a birthplace, a birthdate or the real name of the deceased sibling or uncle because the nickname was all they knew,” said Ms. Jones who is based in Frisco, Texas. “The rush to find the correct information often led to family arguments in the midst of grief.”

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The Final Story Obituary Planner, available on Ms. Jones website, (http://thewritingdoula.com/ home/product/final-story-obituary-planner/), is a downloadable guide that shows how to write a basic, customized obituary draft in six easy steps.

The $10 planner also includes fillable PDF forms to collect personal and family information and a formatted guide sheet to help the obituary writer organize and write most of available content ahead of time.

Ms. Jones hopes that ministers of faith-based and spiritual groups, representatives of funeral homes and others who often provide consul during loss, will find this planner to be a useful resource for them and the families that they serve.

Ms. Jones calls her planner “Final Story” to reverse the negative stigma associated with obituaries and to better represent what they really are.

“Obituaries are simply short summaries of a person’s life, and a respectful announcement that they have passed on,” she said. “Writing them should be an honorable responsibility, not a stressful one.”

To order the Final Story Obituary Planner, visit: http://thewritingdoula.com/home/product/ final-story-obituary-planner/