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Strongly worded letter sent to national organization United States Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, who represents

the 30th Congressional District of Texas and one of only two African American women in the Texas delegation, issued a strong letter of support for the Urban League of Greater Dallas & North Central Texas. That letter was delivered to the National Urban League, which is attempting to “disaffiliate” the Dallas organization.

Rep. Johnson sent a letter last week to Marc Morial, the President and CEO of the National Urban League. Her comments praised the work of the local organization to correct the financial course of the Dallas Urban League, and it expressed confidence in the new administrative and board leadership now in place.

The letter states: “The disaffiliation of the chapter could have a devastating impact on hundreds of non-profit

process of evaluating all that Dallas has accomplished to turn this organization around. In fact, we discovered the problems that National should have uncovered.”

Woods thanked Rep. Johnson for her letter.

organizations…..I am confident that the current leadership has the experience and vision to move the organization forward.”

Rep. Johnson’s call for a reversal of the national

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“We formally asked for an appeal,” said Terry Woods, President of the Urban League of Greater Dallas & North Central Texas, and now we are awaiting a response to our demand for a fair, thorough

“We live in a period of time when a lot of elected officials won’t take risks,” said Woods.

“Our Congresswoman, Eddie Bernice Johnson, personifies leadership, and we are grateful, on behalf of those we serve, for her commitment to the important work we are doing in the Dallas region.”

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CSBG SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE AT URBAN LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS

Community Service Block Grant Program Services are now available through the Urban League of Greater Dallas. If you need assistance in navigating the social service network and support for employment, please call for an appointment at (214) 915-4600 at the Urban League Headquarters, 4315 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216.

These services now available include Employment Services which assist low income and other clients find employment; provide case management to help clients maintain employment over 90 days; referrals for interview support, agency GED classes, computer skills building classes; and job placement.

Other services include benefit assistance counseling; tax preparation; telephone life line and prescription discounts; budget and financial counseling including asset building; agency community-wide partnerships; referral to community social service network for legal, social, rental/housing and utility assistance; and volunteerism.

CSBG is celebrating 50 years of service and was first signed into law by the late President Lyndon Johnson. Millions of people125% below the poverty line in every state have moved from poverty to self - sufficiency.

The League was designated as the Community Action Program (CAP) Agency by the governor of Texas in November, 2001, and included the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG). Under this grant, the League is providing services to clients that are at or below 125% of the poverty guidelines. The Urban League has also partnered with the City of Dallas to provide affordable housing and Parkland Health and Hospital System to provide health services throughout Dallas County.

Call for an appointment at (214) 915-4600.

“Dr. Anderson credited Parkland’s successes to the support of the Dallas community and the hospital’s dedicated doctors, nurses and staff,” said Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, Parkland’s CEO. “He embodied the role of a servant leader, approaching every task with a genuine desire to serve others. It’s fitting that his statue stands as a reminder of what he meant to the healthcare profession in Dallas and to Parkland.”

A new ambulatory clinic building currently under construction on the new campus will also honor Dr. Anderson. Opening in 2017, the building will be called the Ron J. Anderson, MD Clinic and is a tribute to his vision for ambulatory care. Under his leadership, a network of community-based health centers was developed and today a dozen clinics are located in historically underserved neighborhoods throughout Dallas County.

“Ron Anderson is a man of immeasurable generosity and compassion with a clear vision for the future of healthcare locally, regionally and nationally,” said Mike Myers, former member of the Parkland Board of Managers. “I am honored to have had the privilege of knowing Ron, who helped improve the health and well-being of the entire Dallas community. Honoring Ron on the new Parkland campus is one small way we, as a community, can help say ‘thank you’ for the endless work he has done to provide care for anyone who is in need.”

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM DELTA SIGMA THETA: A CALL FOR POLICING AND GUN REFORM

WASHINGTON – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a 102-year-old service organization with a long history of social advocacy and political awareness and involvement, has expressed its intention to staunchly support the Department of Justice in its review of inequitable policing and gun reform policies. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave remarks late last month during a White House Community Policing Forum regarding the DOJ’s action plan to resolve “long-simmering (214) tensions” that have or Resume: raylcarr@yahoo.com, 514-9553 gravely affected the nation.

“Our Civil Rights Division is working with police departments around the country to ensure constitutional policing – in part by combating discrimination, ending excessive use of force and promoting accountability systems – in order to help rebuild community trust where it has eroded,” said AG Lynch during the forum. “And last September, we launched the National Initiative For nearly three decades Ron J. for Building Community Trust and Justice, which is investing in Anderson, MD was Parkland Health & training; advancing evidence-based strategies; spurring policy Hospital System’s president and CEO development; and supporting research that promotes credibility, and a champion of healthcare for the enhances procedural justice, reduces implicit bias and drives uninsured and underinsured in Dallas racial reconciliation.”

County. He was committed to improving the health of those in need and was a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is deeply saddened by the driving force behind the campaign that numerous known and unknown deaths of African-American led to passage of a bond package in men, women and children at the hands of gun violence and 2008 to build a new Parkland Memorial excessive force across the nation.

Hospital.

“As mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, community leaders Although he died in 2014, Dr. Anderson’s presence will be and social activists, it will take our collective strength to push felt when the new Parkland opens on Aug. 20. Thanks to the for a movement that will create such a massive positive effect generosity of an anonymous donor, a statue of the late CEO will and save our communities and the lives of citizens in those stand in the lobby of the new acute care hospital overlooking the communities,” said Dr. Paulette C. Walker, National President and CEO of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. “We, as an organization, Moody Foundation Wellness Park. will always be in support of any governing body that recognizes

“Parkland is synonymous with Dr. Anderson and he with it,” a problem within law enforcement and makes such a declaration said David Krause, President & CEO of Parkland Foundation. “He to resolve any and all civil rights and justice issues brought before believed that everyone deserved compassionate and quality them.” healthcare, regardless of their socioeconomic status, and it’s only fitting that we honor his memory with this visible symbol of his It is the Sorority’s purpose to join other organizations and communities while standing with the DOJ as it thoroughly lasting legacy. He was truly a giant among healthcare leaders.” reviews all racial and equality issues while seeking reforms

Designed by Janie LaCroix of Houston, the silicon bronze statue that will eliminate excessive behavior by law enforcement and stands seven-feet, six-inches tall and took six weeks to design other racial issues permeating the country. As the single largest and three months to cast. In Dr. Anderson’s left hand are building African-American women’s organization in the country, Delta plans and a stethoscope rests on his shoulders. The statue depicts Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will continue to work vigorously to evoke change and contribute to strategy development that will him wearing his signature medical lab coat. bring forth greater social justice for all citizens.

STATUE OF FORMER CEO TO STAND IN NEW PARKLAND HOSPITAL LOBBY

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MALVEAUX: Whites can learn from #BlackLivesMatter Nineteen-year-old Zachary Hammond was sitting in a Hardee’s parking lot in his hometown of Seneca, SC, on a first date. An undercover agent had arranged to buy marijuana from his date and had lured her to the parking lot. What could have been a simple drug bust turned into tragedy. Zachary was killed when two bullets struck him on July 26. As always, there are conflicting stories of what happened.

The shooting officer says he was in danger of being run over by Hammond, but not everyone agrees, and one Hardee’s employee witnessed officers moving Hammond’s body to place it so it CONFIRMED officer reports Hammond was white and his name is not as widely known as that of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, or Tamir Rice. Hammond’s family and their attorney Eric Bland, say the national media have not covered the murder of Zach Hammond because he is white. Give me a break!

I am proud of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and excited about the three young women

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux who organized it, and the Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in thousands who have united Washington, DC. She can be contacted at under their banner. That www.juliannemalveaux.com. movement that prioritizes black lives in a way that forward, and a police bureaucracy that seems they have never before in no hurry to issue facts and findings. Still, been prioritized. The #AllLivesMatter seems everybody would know Zach Hammond’s to be a flippant answer to #BlackLivesMatter. name if that #AllLivesMatter crowd — the But here’s the deal – white lives have always ones who object to the #BlackLivesMatter mattered and black lives have been historically movement, would coalesce around Zach denigrated. Our nation’s organizing principle, Hammond’s murder. Instead of criticizing the the Constitution, stated that African Americans #BlackLivesMatter movement, Hammond’s should only be counted as three fifths of a attorney and his grieving parents ought to ask person. Thousands of African American people why more white folks aren’t outraged about were lynched because they dared defy “Black young Hammond’s death.

Codes� or simply because they had too much MONEY, too much attitude or too much dignity Zach Hammond’s tragic death highlights the for oppressive white southerners. Congress reasons why police officers should be forced to repeatedly refused to pass anti-lynching laws. wear BODY CAMERAS. It reminds us that too many trigger-happy officers of the law should

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If all lives matter, where are the white folks who protest the murder of Michael Brown and Eric Garner? Where are the white folks who will protest Zach Hammond’s murder?

(There have been white protesters, to be sure, but have Zach Hammond’s parents ever been to a rally to protest the loss of black life).

There are many black south Carolinians who would join in a protest against police brutality and an unjust killing.

But those close to Zach Hammond will have to do the organizing to attract the national media.

While activists organized to protest the murders of the unarmed African American men (and women) who have been killed by the police, no one in Zach Hammond’s circle has cared enough to organize an action to protest his killing. His town is majority white, as are the officers of the law. Citizens of Seneca, South Carolina need to ask why Zach’s killing is tolerated.

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CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESS The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

We don’t know all of but we do know that African Americans are twice as likely to be killed (or die in police custody) as whites. We know about Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice because somebody lifted them up, organized around their murders, and made their presence known. Tellingly, the protest of Michael Brown’s murder was muted until a grand jury failed to indict murderer Darren Wilson for his crime.

In the case of Zach Hammond, there has been no tape issued, no witnesses who have come

be better trained. It reminds us that some have been trained (or decided) to shoot to kill, even if the perceived threat comes from a 12-year-old child playing with a toy gun, or a young white man who (facts still to be determined) was simply driving his car.

Even if Zach Hammond was trying to flee the Hardee’s parking lot, the consequence for evading arrest should not be the death penalty.

Because of historic oppression it is important for those who oppose needless police killings of unarmed black people to embrace the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

All lives matter, certainly, but it is the disproportionate killing of African Americans that has provided the impetus for a movement.

Eric Bland, the Hammond attorney, ought to embrace it instead of criticizing it.

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HALL: Straight Outta Context! always been taken out of context, dating back to Negro Spirituals during slavery.

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Secondly, the movie and music

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but according to the film, N.W.A. may have perfected the art form.

Actually, and in deference to all of the demeaning use of women

Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist.

F*ck the police comin’ straight from the underground A young n*gga got it bad cause I’m brown And not the other color so police think They have the authority to kill a minority N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton - 1988

It hit pay dirt, but don’t take this biopic or these iconic lyrics out of context. “Straight Outta Compton” grossed $60 million in this first week, a record for an R Rated film in the month of August.

And even then, the real message of the movie and the movement that it portrayed could go undetected.

Straight Outta Compton is a powerful and pulsating protest to America’s promises of free speech and equality.

Let’s forego the 200-word summation and get to the grit and

grandeur. There are three standard truths about the eventual success of the main characters that were blurred by all of the violence and bad language America loathes but can’t seem to resist.

First and foremost this movie is timely from a musical standpoint.

Radio programming in most urban areas has changed. The newest format is called “Classic Rap and Hip-Hop” which is roughly 35 years old now. Just like their counterparts in the early days of jazz music, rap artists have had to fight to prove that they are not peddlers of some degenerate, degraded or otherwise unworthy artistry.

Just as jazz was underground, considered “Blues,” base and guttural; so was rap music. Only time and acceptance by young mainstream White audiences allowed each of the genres to flourish and be recognized for their full value. But “Black” music has

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Finally and most importantly, Ice Cube explains that Rap is akin to Journalism. He went further to say that “F*ck Tha Police was not a condemnation of all police officers, it was a warning to the bad ones. That point is a pivotal one to make to this generation who has more tangible reasons than ever to distrust police.

To totally condemn, to stereotype or to throw a categorical blanket on any group of people would be the height of hypocrisy for Black people. But the song also points out there are limits to how much injustice we will tolerate. The movie craftily yields an insert of Minister Louis Farrakhan. Rappers appreciate Farrakhan’s guts even if they don’t share his God.

was fused with misogyny and the misuse of women. Chris Vogner of the Dallas Morning News rendered a wonderful review, and he described the larger than life “pool parties’ as “bacchanalian.” The term is defined as “An occasion of drunken revelry; orgies” and has its roots in the original gangsters from the Greco-Roman era. Heathenism didn’t start in South Central L.A.,

as a whole, if you lift the skirt a different picture of womanhood is being painted. The three main characters were enriched and silently directed toward success by partnering with some strong sisters.

Ice Cube is 46 now and has been married to his wife for 23 years.

Not only did she give him sound advice, but she gave him a son that played his character flawlessly.

If all you gathered was yelling, cussing and debauchery, you took Straight Outta Compton out of context. You didn’t reach deep enough in your conscious or into the characters to retrieve the respect that these young men demanded and finally received. I was proud that at least the rapper, D.O.C. was there to rep Dallas.

Don’t buy the bootleg copy and don’t wait for it to show up on cable.

Go see the movie.

Lessons learned from Straight Outta Compton Watching the movie Straight Out of Compton was one of the most enlightening, thought-provoking and entertaining movie experiences I’ve enjoyed this year.

Expectations were high because of the onslaught of recent biopics that have left much to be desired.

With all the hype surrounding the film about the popular 80s rap group, N.W.A, the pressure was on for the four remaining former members, director F. Gary Gray and everyone associated with the production.

This was the group credited with introducing gangsta rap: Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson, Lorenzo '"MC Ren" Patterson and Antoine "DJ Yella" Carraby.

Their poignant lyrics became very popular among youth of all ethnic groups, gained the attention of the FBI and police departments, and started a movement among critics who decried these Niggaz With Attitudes.

As I sat in the packed theatre, I remember thinking to myself that I really did not look forward to the two hours and 30 minutes of Straight out of Compton, or anyplace else.

Much to my surprise, however, two hours and 30 minutes later I was asking myself where had the time gone.

Excellent casting and acting complimented an intriguing story line that elicited laughter, tears, angry thoughts, pitying thoughts about the various portrayals of women, and yes, constant head bobbing.

Full disclosure, I love rap music. Hailing from the east coast, I lived rap music and although I have seen the hip hop culture evolve and hit a few rough bumps when in the hands of the wrong people, I have witnessed the eloquence of young men and women as they shared their experiences with the world.

I clearly understood what was articulated in the movie, Straight Out of Compton —you can’t expect people to talk about experiences

that are totally unfamiliar to them.

Members of N.W.A., as well as others from the east coast to the west coast rapped about their communities, their lives and the world we live in — from their perspective — either as participants or observers -- no one elses!

And that’s the message you get in Straight Out of Compton as the young rappers answer questions from the media.

A definite tense moment occurs when the rappers are detained. Their encounters with the police are sure to touch movie-goers who would be hard pressed not to see the parallels between what happened with the rappers and the many young black men and women who have died at the hands of police officers.

There are many lessons to learn from Straight Out of Compton. Someone asked me if they should bring their eight-year-old.

I saw children around that age and younger during the screening and I heard a few people commenting.

Yes, the language is vulgar at times, there’s nudity, drugs, violence and pain. I can’t really say that shielding our children will help them.

Shielding has made them totally oblivious about their past and uncaring about the significance of struggles or their heritage.

If a parent feels as though they want their child to view the movie, they’d better be prepared to have some serious discussions because there is so much to absorb.

And since we live in a society where we're not talking as much as we should, we’re not communicating effectively and bettering our interpersonal skills; well if Straight Outta Compton helps, then all eyes, and especially the critics, should be glued to the screen.

We really need to have a better understanding about what’s going on in our world and with our children.

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African Chamber of Commerce Weekly Business Networking Luncheon WHERE NETWORKING IS PARAMOUNT 11:30-1:00 PM GUEST SPEAKER - DAN NYE Topic: The ABC’s of Business Banking.

LUNCHEON LOCATION British Beverage Company (BBC)* - 2800 Routh Street | Dallas, TX 75201 | 214-922-8220

AUGUST 20 Are you ready to GROW your business? Frost Bank will present the 2015 Small Business Seminar & Vendor Expo, “Ready. Set. Grow: Entrepreneurs Thrive,” at Mountain View College from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Only event designed to maximize exposure for small to medium-sized businesses .

SPEAKER: Teresa Coleman Wash, Founder/ Playwright/ Executive Artistic Director, TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc.

AUGUST 23 AUGUST 29 Women of Strength Ministry LUNCHEON: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Cotton Patch Cafe. 461 East I-20, Arlington, TX 76018 Lemonade is the drink of the day for everyone and/or water with lemon in it.

MOVIE: 4 pm— War Room, with Priscilla Evans Shirer, daughter of Dr. Tony Evans at Studio Movie Grill, 225 Merchants Row, Arlington

After 5 years of working in the Dallas market, Amanda Fitzpatrick is leaving to move back to her home state of North Carolina. Amanda Fitzpatrick’s going away party will be at Buttons Restaurant in Addison August 20,2015 7pm-12am.

*********** At 6 a.m., the Rees-Jones Trauma Center, Emergency Department, Urgent Care Emergency Department and Labor & Delivery services in the new Parkland Memorial Hospital will open for business at its new location, 5200 Harry Hines Blvd.

South Oak Cliff Alliance !!!Community Job Fair!!!

Companies looking for construction workers - Form Setters, Concrete Finishers, Superintendents, Pipe Layers, Drivers, Heavy Equipment Operators, Laborers and more...Highland Hill Branch of Dallas Public Library 6200 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, TX 7524110:00 am - 1:00 pm (214) 744 - 1428 ext. 201 for more info *********

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AUGUST 21 Miko Branch will be in town promoting her book, “MISS JESSIE’S: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch — Naturally.” She is the cofounder and CEO of Miss Jessie’s, LLC. She is celebrated for transforming the hair care industry by establishing an entirely new category of products specifically for natural and curly hair. She was featured on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily, Beauty Inc., as a trailblazer and Ebony listed her as its Power 100 Innovators and Influencers. She has also been honored by New York University and Delta Sigma Theta. Miss Jessie’s has been featured in O, Oprah’s Magazine, Teen Vogue, Redbook, Essence, Cosmo Latina, and other magazines.

AUGUST 22 Meet Boris & Nicole 5:30pm PDT Market at Cedar Hill, 241 E. FM 1382 Suite 307, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY Alumni Association - Dallas Chapter - Annual Football Kickoff Brunch at the Renaissance Hotel, 11a.m.

AUGUST 26 Naomi King will be featured at the Sandra Bland Day Justice for Girls Because Black Women Matter Symposium at 5pm at Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

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Your Dallas Mavericks are taking over the Reunion Lawn Party from 6:30PM-10:30PM This FREE event will feature live music, Mavs entertainers: Dallas Mavericks Dancers, ManiAACs, Drumline, Street Team, and Champ. Food, drinks, and parking are available for purchase.

AUGUST 30 An Afternoon of Jazz with Dave Koz, Rick Braun and Kenny Lattimore.

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IN MEMORIAM Three Giants who spoke truth to power Bond was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at American University in Washington, D.C., and a Professor in the history department at the University of Virginia. He has received 25 honorary degrees.

He died on August 15, 2015 in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. and he will be buried at sea. He was 75.

Sam Tasby Sam Tasby played a prominent role in the desegregation of public schools in Dallas, TX. Mr. Tasby was born in Arkansas in 1921. At age 20, he moved to Dallas where he married and had six children.

Horace Julian Bond

In 1970, his son, Phillip, was denied admission to two all-white schools that were near his home and was forced to attend an all-black school miles away from the neighborhood where the Tasby family lived.

Joined by the parents of 18 other children, Sam Tasby was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that charged the Dallas Independent School District with continuing a dual school system that was prohibited under the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Horace Julian Bond was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) He was elected Board Chairman of the NAACP in 1998.

Mr. Tasby’s lawsuit made it possible for his son to attend a school in his neighborhood.

It also led to the creation of magnet schools, bilingual education programs, and other innovations that have improved educational equity for all children in Dallas.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, January 14, 1940, Bond's family moved to Pennsylvania when he was five years old when his father, Horace Mann Bond, became the first African American President of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), his alma mater. Bond attended Morehouse College in Atlanta and won a varsity letter for swimming. He also founded a literary magazine called The Pegasus and served as an intern at Time magazine.

Mr. Tasby believed that the lawsuit also helped desegregate public places in Dallas and created opportunities for residents of Dallas to secure better jobs.

In 1960, Bond was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served as communications director from 1961 to 1966. From 1960 to 1963, he led student protests against segregation in public facilities in Georgia. Bond graduated from Morehouse and helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

He was the organization's president from 1971 to 1979.

Bond was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965. White members of the House refused to seat him because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. In 1966, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the House had denied Bond his freedom of speech and had to seat him.

To honor Mr. Tasby, a coalition of 50 organizations in the Vickery Meadow area of Northeast Dallas worked with the Dallas Independent School District to develop four new schools, one of which is Sam Tasby Middle School, which opened in August 2006.

Mr. Tasby attended many events at the school and was present on March 29, 2012 for the naturalization ceremony hosted by the school during which 57 immigrants from 23 countries became new American citizens.

The school used the Citizenship Counts curriculum and worked closely with Citizenship Counts staff in preparation for hosting the ceremony.

-Citizenship Counts Mr. Tasby died on August 17, 2015. He was 93. Services will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Concord Church on Pastor Bailey Drive in Dallas.

From 1965 to 1975, he served in the Georgia House and served six terms in the Georgia Senate from 1975-86. In 1968, Bond led a challenge delegation from Georgia to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and was the first African-American nominated as Vice President of the United States. He withdrew his name from the ballot because he was too young to serve.

Bond ran for the United States House of Representatives, but lost to civil rights leader John Lewis. In the 1980s and ‘90s, Bond taught at several universities, including American, Drexel, Williams, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard universities and the University of Virginia.

In a statement, his family said, Our family is mourning the loss of our husband, father, grandfather and close confidant. He died peacefully with Jay, his wife of 55 years, at his side. During his illness, he confronted it as he did life -- with bravery and strength. He was always guided by faith, while embracing the prayers and well wishes of family, friends and constituents.

We are grateful for the cards, prayers and words of comfort during this difficult time. He loved Cleveland and was honored to have the OPPORTUNITY to represent its citizens in the United States Congress. He was equally committed to our family, and his love knew no bounds. It is this enduring love that will sustain us in the days and years to come.

Politician, attorney and civil rights champion Louis Stokes was born on February 23, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised by his mother, Stokes graduated from Central High School in 1943 where he was a member of the track team, the school newspaper, and the Latin club.

Soon after graduation, Stokes was inducted into the United States Army and he served in World War II. After his discharge in 1946, Stokes enrolled in Case-Western Reserve University and in 1953, Stokes earned his doctor of laws degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School.

Starting his law CAREER as the in-house attorney for Carmack Realty Company, in 1955 Stokes established the law practice of Minor, Stokes and Stokes. During his fourteen year law career, Stokes participated in three cases before the United States Supreme Court including the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio, a search and seizure case which he argued and is taught in every law school. Elected to the United States Congress in 1968, Stokes became the first African American congressman from Ohio. He served fifteen consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969, Stokes served on a NUMBER of congressional committees including Appropriations, Intelligence and Ethics. In 1976, Stokes chaired the House Select Committee on Assassinations where he conducted hearings on the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy.

A recipient of many awards for his service to the community, Stokes RETIRED from Congress in 1999 and works as senior counsel at Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey and as a faculty member at Case-Western Reserve University. His brother, Carl, was the first black mayor of a major American city when he was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.

Stokes was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on February 7, 2007.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is one of five facilities constituting the VA HEALTHCARE System of Ohio. A full range of primary, secondary and tertiary care services are offered at the Cleveland VA Medical Center to an eligible Veteran population covering 24 counties in Northeast Ohio. Care is provided to more than 105,000 Veterans each year through an inpatient tertiary care facility (Wade Park), 13 Multi-Specialty Clinics, Vet Centers, and numerous community-based contract nursing homes.

Intended to help economically and educationally disadvantaged students attain an education at Case Western Reserve University, the Louis Stokes Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship offers a full-tuition award, renewable for up to five years or the completion of the UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE; a grant of up to $2,500 to cover the purchase of a computer and books; and assistance securing a paid summer internship.

Bond continues with his activism as Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP, after serving 11 years as Chair, and working to educate the public about the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the struggles that African Americans. He is President Emeritus of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He hosted "America's Black Forum" from 1980 until 1997.

His son, Chuck Stokes, is also a journalist with WXYZ-TV in Detroit. Funk and soul musician Rick James was a cousin. Stokes and his wife, Jay, have seven grandchildren. He is also a Prince Hall Freemason, and a member of the Cleveland Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

He also served as a commentator for radio's Byline and for NBC's Today Show. He authored the nationally-syndicated newspaper column Viewpoint. He narrated the critically acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize in 1987 and 1990, a documentary on the life of New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell.

He has published A Time To Speak, A Time To Act, a collection of his essays, as well as Black Candidates Southern Campaign Experiences. His poems and articles have appeared in several magazines and newspapers.

Louis Stokes, Ohio’s First African American U.S. Congressman died on August 18, 2015 about a month after he revealed that he had cancer.

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I Messenger correspondent accepts anchor slot in North Carolina Going-away party held in Fitzpatrick’s honor After five years of working in the Dallas market, award-winning journalist Amanda Fitzpatrick is moving back to her home state of North Carolina.

Amanda has accepted a position at WCCB TV as a weekend anchor and nightside Reporter.

She most recently worked as a fill in traffic reporter on WFAA - TV’s Daybreak morning show.

A contributot to Dallasblack. com, Amanda has been an entertainment reporter for I Messenger Enterprises, with her reports appearing in Texas Metro News, the Garland Journal and I Messenger.

Amanda was the main 5:00 and

9:00 pm Anchor and weathercaster for CW33’s Nightcap News, which was cancelled in May of last year.

She began her career in Dallas working as a news reporter at KXAS, where she covered stories at the Super Bowl, World Series, and NBA Finals along with reporting breaking news and weather.

While in Dallas she was named by "D" magazine as "Dallas Most Beautiful."

Her work telling undertold stories on the Black community in Dallas led to three EMMY NOMINATIONS, four National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence awards and

a 2015 MLK Community Hero award.

She was featured as" Top 25 People to Watch in 2014" by Dallas Weekly, named Grand Marshall of the Elite News MLK parade and featured in dozens of Publications.

Amanda Fitzpatrick

She was honored with a 2015 'Women that Rock' award and was selected for a 'Girl Bosses' campaign promoting 'Girl Power' in business.

A strong supporter of and mentor for the Dallas-Fort Worth Associaiton of Black Journalists, her volunteerism included working with the Heads Up! Foundation, raising money for

college scholarships with the Don't Believe the Hype charity, the Wade Smith Foundation, The Palace of Autism, and she also organized a Veteran’s shoe drive on Memorial Day weekend gathering hundreds of new and gently worn shoes for vets.

Amanda's career path includes reporting at WTVD the ABC affiliate in her hometown of Raleigh-Durham NC, WCSC-TV in Charleston, SC and WALB-TV in Albany, GA. Amanda's going away party will be at Buttons Restaurant in Addison August 20, 2015 7pmmidnight.

Conrad Program celebrates 22 years This year's class of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program concluded its Summer 2015 activities with its annual Intern/Sponsor Recognition Luncheon Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Downtown Dallas, Hyatt Regency Hotel.

It was the 22nd year for the program named in honor of the noted Dallas physician, who in addition to being a former Trustee of the Dallas Independent School District, was also the first African American member of the Texas State Board of Education.

Scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 were awarded to 10 interns for their participation in volunteer events and other activities over the summer program. The scholarship winners were: LaJoi Bass (UNT Dallas), Mia Tiara Hall (Prairie View A&M University), Akilah Jackson (UT Arlington), Walter Oliver (Harvard), Courtney Austin (UT Austin), Khadiga Carr (Texas Tech), Corey Crowell (Texas A&M - Commerce), Cecily Molina (Texas A&M) ,

www. T E X A S M E T R O N E W S . com Sedney Bolden (Texas A&M - Commerce) and Brian Daniels (SMU).

The luncheon's keynote speaker, Serita A. Jakes, cofounder and First Lady of The Potter's House, delivered an inspiring message to the students, parents and sponsors, telling the interns to let passion fuel their purpose. "Write down your vision and be passionate about your future," said Mrs. Jakes, in also encouraging them to make use of the good and bad experiences that may come their way.

"Use mistakes to your advantage."

More than 2,200 interns have participated in the program that was started by State Senator Royce West in 1993. This summer, 123 college students were placed in paid internships at 53 businesses across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Senator West said the program is now in its second generation of interns. Dr. Keisha Lankford, who served as Mistress of Ceremony, was in the inaugural 1993 intern class. Two of her daughters have been Conrad interns.

Senator West thanked the employment sponsors for their roles in providing students with valuable work experience.

"We appreciate your support over the past 22 years helping us to develop the next generation of leaders," Senator West said. "We need to make sure there is a pipeline of leaders to follow us who can step up and take us to the next level."

Of the 53 employment sponsors and program supporters, 22 were recognized as STARS for leading the charge for the program. The 2015 STARS were: the Conrad Alumni Association, TDCJ - Pardons and Parole Division, Reverend Richard Evans, Singing Hills Recreation Center, Linda Brown

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Mrs. Eleanor Conrad, Mrs. Serita A. Jakes, Conrad scholarship winner LaJoi Bass, Mrs. Carol West, and State Senator Royce West.

of KPMG, Texas Health & Human Services Commission, AT&T, Hurley Miller of Texas A&M Agri-Life, Mark Cuban's Heroes Camp, UNT at Dallas, Dianne Cortez of Charlton Methodist, RedBird Skateland, Ferrovial, Parkland Hospital and Healthcare System, The City of DeSoto, Dallas County Community College District - Facilities, Pegasus Link Construction, Conrad Alumni Advisor Danielle Conley and her sons, UTSW Medical Center, Dallas Housing Authority, Dr. Cecil Bailey, and Children's Hospital.

Dameka Reddic of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas received the Rookie Award and Johnny Wallace of Ameritex Vending received the Community Service Award.

Scholarship and event underwriters were: Energy

Future Holdings/TXU, Exelon, Texas Instruments, DART, Dakita Enterprises, Inc., Coca Cola Bottling Company of North Texas, Entertainment Software Association, Hillco Partners, The Kelley Law Firm, ONCOR, Carl Richie Law, Time Warner Cable, Texas A&M University - Public Partnership and Outreach, Center Point Energy, Mary Kay Corp, Alumni Association of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program, Mrs. Eleanor Conrad & the ConradNelson Family, Ron & Alice Davis, Drs. Jesse & Janice Ingram ( The Rehab Group), OTSL Charities, Cheryl Smith's Don't Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon, Dr. Craig Thomas, Witherspoon Law Group and Carole & Chalin Wright.

 

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FAMU’s Mangum is HBCU Female President of the Year HAMPTON, Va. – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., was awarded the prestigious Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) “Female President of the Year” Award presented by the HBCU Digest Friday night at the annual AARP HBCU Awards ceremony at Hampton University.

Mangum headlined a slate of three FAMU Rattler honorees as the “Female President of the Year.” Other awardees include alumna Cecka Rose Green, who created the FAMU 10 for $10 giving campaign, and threetime MEAC track and field championshipwinning head coach Darlene Moore.

FAMU led all HBCUs with 14 nominations, followed by host Hampton with 10. A record 430 nominations from universities, alumni, and students were submitted for the 2015 edition of the awards.

Finalists were selected based on the impact of the nominees’ achievement on institutional development, and for media coverage earned for the University by way of the nominee.

Winners were selected by an academy of former HBCU Awards winners, former and

dedication of our staff, faculty, Board of Trustees, alumni, and supporters. Without them, I would not be here tonight receiving this award.”

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is one of the largest single-campus historically black colleges or universities in the nation. The University blends a strong research focus with a commitment to economic empowerment and community service.

Honoree and FAMU alumna Cecka Rose Green, HBCU Digest founder Jarrett Carter, FAMU President Elmira Mangum, and Honoree and FAMU Head Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Darlene Moore.

current HBCU presidents, alumni, faculty, students, and journalists covering HBCU issues for local or national outlets.

The award is fitting given FAMU’s ranking

by U.S News & World Report as the No. 1 public HBCU in the nation for 2015.

It follows on the heels of Mangum being selected recently by U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the USDA Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC), which is responsible for helping to shape

our international agricultural trade policy.

Agriculture is crucial to the economic wellbeing of Florida and the country. Mangum was also named on the EBONY “Power 100” list and selected as the “Person of Year” by the Tallahassee Capital Outlook. She was an honoree at the 11th Annual Onyx Magazine Award Ceremony.

“I accept this award on behalf of the entire FAMU community,” said Mangum.

“The award represents the hard work and

The University was founded in 1887 as the State Normal School for Colored Students.

Today, FAMU continues its mission to be a best-in-class, land-grant institution with a global reach that focuses on science, technology, research, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics.

FAMU contributes to a strong workforce by providing a high-quality, affordable education to students from diverse backgrounds. What distinguishes FAMU from other universities is its legacy of providing access to a highquality, affordable education to many students who otherwise may never have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of getting a college degree.

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Having a personal relationship any of us to know you engaged in.

Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington Let’s be real. How many people have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? How about a personal relationship with the Almighty or, perhaps a personal experience with the Holy Spirit?

Many of us can acknowledge and understand personal in the secular realm. We can all attest to personal relationships with other people. They are at times wonderful, painful, even traumatic, but you have to admit they are and have been indeed personal.

In many instances these are the relationships that shape our character and define us as unique human beings. Not only do deep substantive personal relationships define us, they also can set a course for our lives long after they’re over.

Your relationships to your mother, brother, spouse, lover or friend can, and do, leave lasting impressions, if not scars, that never leave us and have consequences for how we live and relate to others today. It is how we deal with and recover from personal relationships that allow us to eventually become who we really are.

You are an extremely blessed person if you are able to share life’s monumental moments with others. Most of us, if we’re honest with ourselves, keep our most valued moments hidden in secret places to cherish as treasures or to despise alone.

You know if that person would be proud of you or embarrassed for you. That’s reality. That’s personal and that’s how it is with God. By faith in Jesus Christ, by belief in His godliness, by trying to live by His Word, by recognition of His deity, by understanding His sacrifice, by these thing and much more do we begin this personal trip.

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Do you know this man?

You can’t have a personal relationship with anyone until you truly understand and then respond to where he or she is coming from. Anything else is casual. That too is reality. Only a fool would claim a personal relationship with a stranger. Only an idiot would submit themselves to the direction of someone they just met yesterday.

How many times have you spent an ungodly amount of time with someone who turned out to be foreign to your spirit? I guess what I’m saying is we don’t know God because we seek Him not. We don’t know God because we haven’t studied Him, haven’t taken the time to get to know what He’s all about, haven’t shared haven’t gotten personal.

A personal relationship is not achieved by casual contact. It requires effort. It requires time, yours and God’s. He’s waiting for you to make the introduction.

He’ll handle the rest.

May God bless and keep you always.

James

POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist.

We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.

If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers

Isn’t it interesting that the road to enlightened salvation begins with a personal experience that many call ‘being saved,” being called, accepting Christ as their Lord and Savior?

Having had that experience, I can understand how that might be puzzling to those who have not. How can you have a personal experience, how can you have a personal relationship with the invisible, the untouchable, someone who has reportedly been dead for over two centuries?

My answer is if you had a real relationship with someone who is now deceased or who is no longer in your life, then you know, you too, can testify about the profound effect that person had on you as a human being.

Even now, you respond to the knowledge of how that person might look upon certain behaviors you wouldn’t want

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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DCHHS reports positive mosquito traps in DeSoto, Lancaster DCHHS will conduct ground spraying from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Thursday Aug. 20 and Sunday Aug. 23 Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) laboratory today confirmed three mosquito traps positive for West Nile Virus.

One trap was collected from the 75134 zip code in Lancaster and two traps were collected from the 75115 zip code in DeSoto.

DCHHS does not provide additional identifying information.

DCHHS will conduct ground spraying, weather permitting, as follows: DeSoto and Lancaster Thursday Aug. 20 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Friday Aug. 21 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Sunday Aug. 23 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Residents should remain inside during the time sprayers are in the area. Spraying will not be conducted in the event of wind speeds in excess of 10 mph or inclement weather.

Residents should use the 4Ds to reduce exposure to mosquitoes: · DEET All Day, Every Day: Whenever you’re outside, use insect repellents that contain DEET or other EPA approved repellents and follow instructions.

· Dress: Wear long, loose, and light-colored clothing outside. · Drain: Drain or treat all standing water in and around your home or workplace. · Dusk & Dawn: Limit outdoor activities during dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.

Standing water can be treated with EPA-approved larvicides that are available for retail purchase. Larvicides are products used to kill immature mosquitoes before they become adults.

Larvicides are applied directly to water sources that hold mosquito eggs, larvae, or pupae. When used well, larvicides can help reduce the overall mosquito burden by limiting the number of mosquitoes that are produced, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DCHHS has information on mosquito prevention on its website.

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Must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket.

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23RD Annual Jethro Pugh Memorial Golf classic Invitational Memorial Invitational Thursday, September 17, 2015 7:00 am – rEGISTRATION & bREAKFAST 8:00 am – INSTRUCTIONS & SHOTGUN START 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM – AwARDS lUNCHEON

Cowboys Golf Club | Grapevine, Texas

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WELCOME The 23rd Annual Jethro Pugh Memorial Golf Classic Scholarship Invitational continues its tradition and important mission of providing scholarships to brilliant students attending Dallas-area UNCF universities. In its history, this event has raised more than $700,000 in support of these schools and students.

No person embodied the spirit of generosity and support for this event and these students more than Jethro Pugh. In every phase of his life – as a championship player with the Dallas Cowboys, a business owner and leader in airport concessions, or a philanthropic giant in the community – he acted with class, energy and unwavering passion.

Although we were saddened by Jethro’s passing earlier this year, we will carry on his legacy and commitment to this cause in his honor and continue supporting UNCF, which enables more than 60,000 students each year to attend college and get the education they need.

We look forward to your dedicated support this year by playing, sponsoring or making a donation. Thank you in advance for your commitment to this incredibly important cause.

Sincerely, Trey Pugh

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Benefitting United Negro College Fund

Instructions Please fill out the Sponsorship and the Players form, if you are playing in the tournament, and return to Christine Thomas before Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

Please make checks payable to: The Paradies Shops Foundation, Inc. Please reference Jethro Pugh Memorial Invitational

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND Our nation’s oldest and most successful African American higher education assistance organizations. Their mission is to enhance the quality of education by raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, providing financial assistance to deserving students and supplying technical assistance to member institutions.

Please mail this form and your check to: Christine Thomas Paradies 2849 Paces Ferry Road Overlook I, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30339 Or scan and/or email your printed form or e-form to: christine.thomas@paradies-na.com Or fax this form to 404.349.3226 If you have any questions, please call or email Christine Thomas at 404.494.3459 or christine.thomas@paradies-na.com

Proceeds from this tournament benefit the United Negro College Fund, a non-profit organization.

Contributions are deductible to the extend allowable by law.

For tax purposes, the value of player gifts that each player receives totals $300 Contributions to The Paradies Shops Foundation, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may be deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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