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Who’s Who!

The NNPA salutes Legacy of Dick Gregory SEE PAGE 3 DALLAS TRIBUTE PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 8, 2017. STAY TUNED

Missing Burundi Teens, SEE PAGE 3

The fourth edition of Who’s Who In Black Dallas® will be unveiled at a networking reception and program at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Friday, September 29th beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Who’s Who In John Proctor Black Dallas® will be celebrating the achievements of African Americans in the metropolitan Dallas area. Over 200 people will be highlighted in the publication.

Joining the celebration for the fourth edition will be State Senator Royce West, Managing Partner of West and Associates LLP and Effie Dennison, Senior Vice President and

Rep. Helen Giddings Director Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility for Texas Capital Bank. West penned the Foreword and Dennison wrote the Introduction for the fourth edition.

“Recognizing the achievements of African Americans in Dallas is significant. Sharing my thoughts among

those affiliated with Who’s Who In Black Dallas® is very heart warming,” said West.

“I was thrilled to be invited to write the Introduction for the fourth edition of Who’s Who,” said Dennison who has been previousCurtis Ransom ly recognized in the Corporate Brass section in Dallas. “I have been an admirer of the many talented people in this city for a long time and am encouraged about recognizing African American contributions.”

“We are excited to be doing the fourth edition of Who’s Who In Black Dallas® and are equally excited to See WHO, page 2

Blue on The Block: Improving Police Relations in the Community

By Betheny Sargent Texas Metro News

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson called a town hall meeting at the Potter’s House this past Saturday to address law enforcement and the citizens of Dallas with the objective of improving and strengthening relations.

Joining DA Johnson was Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez and Defense Attorney Toby Shook; with special appearances by Senator Royce West (TX-Dallas) and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.

The forum opened up with y

questions on mistrust in minority communities toward law enforcement.

In the crowded room, Bishop Jakes brought much insight to a long overdue conversation.

“The sound of sirens has not always been warming,” he said. “Mistrust can be turned into trust if we work together.”

Stressing the need for accountability on all sides, Sheriff Valdez addressed coverage of those who

are doing wrong.

“Every profession has a percentage of people who do not behave professionally, but you don’t see them on the evening news,” she said. “95 percent of the police force is trying to act professional; it’s the percent that are not professional

that you see on the evening news.

“We need to go back to being held accountable.”

Sen. West has passed a bill this session regarding law enforcement — the Community Safety Education Act. In a bipartisan effort, Senator West said, “We have a revised driver’s license manual. We have incorporated the CSEA in schools so that students know how to interact when pulled over. We are making certain they know the behaviors

and expectations.”

The forum included discussion on the issue of the church’s role in bridging gaps between law and citizens and Bishop Jakes talked about efforts by the church. “We have programs that work with felons that can’t get jobs after time has been served. This is not only the role for churches with many members but for smaller churches as well.”

The panel members also discussed everything from race and crime in various communities, coping with mental illness and religion.

You have to remember that under that uniform we are human, Sheriff Valdez concluded. www.texasmetronews.com

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Sigma Gamma Rhos hold annual back to school The “Amazing” Alpha Omicron Sigma (AOS) Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. Dallas, TX, embodies Intentional, Impactful, and Measurable leadership and service to the greater Dallas community.

On Saturday, August 5, 2017, Alpha Omicron Sigma Chapter, sxzheld its Annual Operation Big Book Bag Back to School Event at the Lakewest YMCA, in Dallas, TX. This “Amazing” chapter donated pens, pencils, folders, and many other essential school supplies to over 150 students.

The chapter also donated swim lessons to Lakewest YMCA in a continued effort of teaching our youth to swim, increased water safety and the Swim 1922 initiative of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Students participate in breakout sessions, which included, Online Awareness, being safe when communicating on line and Know Before You Go, water safety and education.

The breakout sessions were designed to enhance mental, physical, and artistic capabilities of the students.

While the Youth were engrossed in their activities, parents were invited to stay and attend the Parent Forum, an open dialog with chapter educators and parents, about the importance of school attendance and how to enhance the learning experience of their children.

Special thanks to JMPR Enterprises for book bag donations, Teira Hicks of L.E.A.P for facilitating the Online Awareness class and Lakew-

Who’s Who of Black Dallas unveiled, have Senator Royce West and Effie Dennison penning the Foreword and Introduction for this edition,” says Carter Womack, Chief Operating Officer of Who’s Who Publishing. “Their respective impact on the African-American community goes hand in hand with the commitment and vision of Who’s Who Publishing.”

Started last year as an added feature is the issuing of three awards – Eddie Bernice Johnson Trailblazer in honor of the long serving Congresswoman; Comer Cottrell Entrepreneur in honor of the late Hair Care Manufacturing Entrepreneur and Community

REMEMBERING MR. DICK GREGORY STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A COMMUNITY TRIBUTE.

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Partnership decreases drowning deaths among African Americans

est Family YMCA for their partnership in this event.

AOS continues serve the greater Dallas area and is dedicated to ensuring that Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. remains a Sisterhood for the Future!

Follow AOS on Social Media!

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. will award Facebook: Alpha Omicron Sigma Chapter its Community Service Partnership Award to Instagram: @AlphaOmicronSigma USA Swimming, the governing body for comTwitter:@AlphaOmicronSigmaChapter petitive swimming in the United States, for its partnership with the sorority to drive down continued from page 1 drowning deaths among African Americans.

The award will be presented Friday, SeptemImpact.

State Representative the recipients of these honors K104. Other sponsors include ber 22, beginning at 6:00 p.m., during a recepHelen Giddings will receive the are truly noteworthy and Game Dallas ISD, City of Dallas, Texas tion at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel, 999 Capital Bank, and University of 9th Street NW, Washington, DC. Trailblazer, Curtis Ransom, own- Changers,” said Womack Swim 1922 Clinic er of numerous KFC’s franchises The reception is open to the North Texas Dallas among others.

The partnership with Sigma Gamma Rho Who’s Who Publishing Compawill get the Comer Cottrell Entre- public at a cost of $75 per person preneur Award and John Proctor, that includes a copy of the book. ny highlights the achievements of is a historic initiative that seeks to strengthchair, Regional Black Contractor To RSVP go online to https:// African Americans and other mi- en USA Swimming's commitment to diAssociation, advocate for African shoprealtimesmedia.com/shop/ nority groups in over 25 markets versity and inclusion and to increase swim American business inclusion, the uncategorized/whos-who-in- across the country through its participation and decrease drowning rates black-dallas-4th-edition-unveil- brand of Who’s Who publications in the community. The sorority's five-year Community Impact Award.

“We wanted to recognize three ing . Pre-order of the publication and signature events. Who’s Who old partnership with USA Swimming, "Swim areas of impact,” said returning is also available for $39.95 by go- Publishing Company is a subsidi- 1922," is named for the year the sorority was Associate Publisher Ken Carter, ing to website – www.whoswho- ary of Real Times Media, one of the founded and includes swim clinics and water President, and CEO of Focus Com- publishing.com or calling (313) leading sources of African-Ameri- safety training led by U.S. Olympian Maritza can related news, entertainment, McClendon, a Sigma Gamma Rho member munications, a 37-year-old public 963-8100. and the first African American to break a U.S. The lead sponsors of the fourth and lifestyle information. relations, public affairs, marketswimming record, spearheads the collaboraing, and crisis communications edition are the North Texas Tolltion. Supporting her in this effort is Olympian company “We strongly believe way Authority, Toyota and KRNB/ Cullen Jones, winner of a gold medal and two silvers in swimming.

Last year they crisscrossed the country to host 100 swimming events, nearly one every other day, and gave 2,500 swimming lessons to children and adults.

Tim Hinchey, president & CEO of USA Swimming will accept the award on behalf of the organization, and McClendon and Jones will WWW.TEXASMETRONEWS.COM deliver remarks during the event.

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Missing Burundi Teens highlight Media Blind Spot towards Black Community

By Barrington Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

The mainstream media response to the disappearance of a group of teenagers from Burundi, who were in Washington, D.C. for a robotics competition, has once again revealed why covering the stories of missing Black people remains so complex.

The team was in Washington for the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition. The students went missing in July.

The Washington Post reported that, “two of the teens—Don Charu Ingabire, 16, and Audrey Mwamikazi, 17—crossed in to Canada and were with friends or relatives,” and that police confirmed that, “the other four—Richard Irakoze, 18, Kevin Sabumukiza, 17, Nice Munezero, 17 and Aristide Irambona, 18—were not yet with relatives, but were still safe.”

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials said that they didn’t

have any more information about the whereabouts of Irakoze, Sabumukiza, Munezero, and Irambona; the case was still under investigation, according to a story published at NPR.org on July 20.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Burundi, the East African home country of the missing teenagers, descended into lawlessness in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his bid for a disputed third term, despite protocols mandating a two-term limit.

HRW found that, over the past two years, government repression has continued and peace talks between the political factions have stalled.

“Hundreds of people have been killed, and many others tortured or forcibly disappeared,” HRW reported. “The country’s once vibrant independent media and nongovernmental organizations have been decimated, and more than 400,000 people have fled the country.”

Although, the robotics team’s

coach suggested that family members of the teenagers may have been complicit in their disappearance, the lack of sustained media coverage about the missing African teenagers mirrors mainstream media’s apathetic approach to stories about Black women and children who never make it home.

“A 2016 analysis of online coverage of missing persons published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology found some evidence that cases involving White women not only draw more attention, but more intense coverage,” according to a TIME.com article.

Last spring, amid social media furor about the plight of missing women and girls of color in the District, Washington’s Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) defended their decision to use social media to increase awareness about missing people.

It was that use of social media that indirectly contributed to the

misinformation about the missing women and girls in the District that went viral.

“Information shared by Washington police with the intention of informing the public was compiled by a popular Instagram account, Entertainment for Breakfast, into an inaccurate post that claimed 14 girls had gone missing in Washington in a 24-hour period on March 23,” the TIME.com article said. “That post went viral, causing celebrities like Taraji Henson, LL Cool J and Viola Davis to sound the alarm. Many “regrammed” the post, sharing inaccurate information even after Entertainment for Breakfast removed the erroneous data from their account.”

Bowser, the Metropolitan Police Department and other city officials held a press conference and issued statements, attempting to quell rising anxiety among residents and to explain the increased social media chatter about the missing girls.

The Final Call reported that a calculated decision by Metropolitan

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Police Commander Chanel Dickerson to publicize all cases of missing children on social media was at the heart of the anxiety. That action led to “ the mistaken belief that the cases of missing girls had skyrocketed.”

Commander Dickerson, the head of the department’s Youth and Family Services Division said that there was no evidence that any of the missing teens had been kidnapped or involved in human or sex trafficking. She also noted, “that between 2012 and 2016, 99 percent of all missing person cases have been closed,” according to The Final Call.

Although government officials have ruled out human and trafficking, other issues affecting the Black community could help to explain the epidemic.

Fatmata Fadika Zulu, who has been teaching in Baltimore, Md. and Washington for 17 years, said that she witnesses the fallout from homes destroyed by poverty, drug abuse, mental illness and neglect in the classroom every day.

NNPA and others pay tribute to legendary warrior Dick Gregory

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) pauses to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Dick Gregory, and to express forthrightly on the public record our profound and enduring love, respect, and salute to the living legacy of Dick Gregory.

At no time in our 400-year travail and struggle for freedom, justice and equality have we been more blessed, as people, to have in our midst a freedom-fighting leader and visionary like our brother and comrade, Dick Gregory.

Brother Gregory’s avant-garde leadership in civil rights, entertainment, journalism and entrepreneurial development will always be remembered and cherished by generations to come. African Americans, in fact all people of African descent, as well as all people who have felt the cold, damp hands and wretchedness of racism and oppres-

sion will be forever inspired by the example of courage embodied by the commitment and activism of Gregory.

During the past six decades, Dick Gregory, would periodically write columns, essays and editorials for the Black-owned newspapers of NNPA members across the nation.

His pen and his voice were always on the side of the oppressed, who dared to speak up and stand up for freedom. Today, in Dick’s memory, we all are obligated to do no less. Every breath that we take, we should gain more and more strength to speak truth to power and to stand against all injustice.

Dick Gregory made us smile, while simultaneously stimulating the irrepressible desire to fight for freedom without compromising the values of integrity, honesty and self-determination. In my own personal life-commitment to the free-

Leavell, the chairman of the NNPA, and all the 211-member publishers of the NNPA, we acknowledge that we will miss Dick Gregory, but we will not forget him. We will not forget his tenacity. We will not relent in using the audacity and clarity of his devoted life to the uplift of all humanity. Long live the spirit of Dick Gregory.

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

dom movement, Dick would always remind me not to permit the contradictions of society to break our spirit of unity and purpose.

Therefore, on behalf of Dorothy R.

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial: “Dick Gregory was both a personal friend and a strong supporter of the Urban League Movement. He was a guest at my wedding, and spent two weeks campaigning for me in New Orleans neighborhoods during my 1994 runoff campaign for Mayor. He was a frequent speaker at Urban League events and his sharp-witted insight will be sorely missed. With the nation facing a crisis of racial hostility, we

would do well to be guided by his unwavering dedication to justice.”

Dr. Joseph E. Lowery: “I would like to offer my sincere condolences to Dick Gregory’s wife, Lillian, his children, and the entire family. We have lost a true warrior in our long journey towards justice.

“Dick was not just a comedian, author, entrepreneur and a dedicated foot soldier in the Civil Rights Movement; he was a friend and will be missed by many. His unique brand of social satire helped opened the eyes of people of all races around the world.

Dick’s keen understanding of the need for black people to have a voice led him to run for Mayor, President, and gave him the audacity to make significant sacrifices in his career in order to stand against, and call out hatred and oppression. When the people asked, ‘Who will bell the cat?’ Dick Gregory answered the call.” www.texasmetronews.com

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MALVEAUX: The Comedy of Tragedy lonely life She got into selling drugs because her baby’s daddy sold them and got busted. At 15, she felt she had no other way to support her two children.

For a time she lived large, but says she “grew up some� when she went to jail, and had time to think about the

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I don’t often write about comedians, but the recent passing of my friend Dick Gregory reminded me of the very important role that comedians play in our lives. ‘ Not that Gregory was simply a comedian. He was so much more than that – a civil rights activist, leader, amazing speaker, holistic health practitioner, and so much more.

It was in thinking of him that I picked up the book, Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat a hot, relatively new comedian who uses her dysfunctional early life as fodder for her comedy.

Ms. Pat, also known as says that her daughter frequently threatens to put her in an old folk home, but she says that’s because her daughter is only 13 years younger than she is, they will be in the old folks home together.

Funny? Maybe. Tragic? For sure.

After all, Ms. Williams had her first child by a married man 8 years her senior when she was 13 years old. By 15, she had two children, a daughter and son, by the married man who was a habitual cheat.

While her story is not typical, it is also not unusual. And it would be the foundation for some sociologist’s (consider the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan) tale of pathology in the African American community.

Ms. Pat’s story bears retelling, not because of its pathology, but because she has been able to find the humor in it. Her book tells her story so effectively that you don’t know whether to laugh, cry, scream, or shake her.

It’s a redemptive story of a woman who, by 20, had been to jail for drug-dealing (but not for using), had held jobs as a waitress, factory

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worker, gas station worker, and then moved up to a house near a pond in an Indianapolis suburb, earning her living as a comedian.

(They don’t check your background for doing standup, she says).

While I haven’t had a chance to catch Ms. Pat’s comedy act, my halfhour conversation with her makes me certain that it’s a hoot, just like her book.

She tells her story, and she tells it raw, with expletives undeleted. Her first twelve years of life will break your heart.

She spent her earliest years growing up in her grandfather’s “liquor house�, but when her grandfather was incarcerated for killing a woman, she began living a near-nomadic life with her mother and her siblings.

Moving every few months, her belongings in garbage bags, she endured hunger at home, ridicule at school, and but for a couple of dedicated and giving teachers, a rather

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direction of her life. Jail didn’t stop her from dealing – she kept it up until well after she met her current husband.

While she was committed to stop selling drugs, she couldn’t find work, until one of her social workers remarked that she’d make a great comedian. Why? Because things that other people find tragic are funny to me. “When my sister-in-law died in the middle of an Atlanta Falcons game, I burst into tears�, she tells me. “I don’t know if I was crying because she died or because she never got to see the Falcons finish losing that game.�

Ms. Pat says she stays out of politics and “tries to stay neutral�. Still, she manages to make a few pithy, funny political comments.

She likens Confederate flag wavers to Cleveland Browns fans. “They are used to losing. They are serious about their losing team.�

She won’t say much about the current occupant of the White House (“look, I want to sell books�), but she does note that he has caused “regular black folks to start reading the paper. I never used to read the New York Times, but I have to keep up with him.�

And, she notes that her family Christmas cruise was cancelled, thanks to the 2016 election, “I was not getting on a boat with that fool in office.�

While Ms. Pat avoids political talk, her story can have an impact on public policy.

How do young mothers support their kids if they are too young for a work permit?

How can ex-offenders support themselves if they can’t find work because of their criminal record?

Why are there so many resources now available for opiate addicts, when so few were available for those who were addicted to crack cocaine?

When Ms. Pat was a kid, she said “nobody told me they loved me, so now I love everybody.�

The woman has a heart of gold, having raised her sister’s kids for more than 10 years, and now, with her own children (she has two sets – her 31 and 30-year-old “Medicaid kids� and the 17 and 19 year old children with her current husband, her “Blue Cross kids’) headed to college, she is raising the four young children of a niece who has “disappeared�.

While the situation may be tragic for the children and for the niece, it is fodder for more comedy for Ms. Pat. Some have called her “the black Roseanne� since she has an upcoming sitcom (produced by Lee Daniels).

I say just call her funny, poignant, and blunt Ms. Pat. She, like Dick Gregory, uses comedy to blunt the outrage of tragedy.

Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and Founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off: Race, Obama and public policy is available via amazon.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

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QUIT PLAYIN’

By Vincent L. Hall I’m partial to the name Vincent, probably because my parents preferred it for their first born. Yes, I’m the firstborn. My pride is in not being a Bobby, Ronnie, Ricky or Mike.

I love the name Vincent so much that I look for any semblance of it anywhere.

2017 was sure to be a bonanza for the “V word.” You may not, but I still follow my grandmother’s habit of consulting the Old Farmer’s Almanac each year. Who needs them slick talking preachers who prophesy, or name it and claim it for a “seed offering?” I’m betting on the same constellational counsel that our ancestors of every race, creed and kind did.

This year’s almanac highlighted several salient dates and events, but a smile formed when I read the 2017 Hurricane name list.

You guessed it. 2017 was set to start with Arlene and Bret…Harvey and Irene seemed to have been squeezed harmlessly in the middle and Vince came after P, R, S and T. The other day, while hawking a Huffington Post article, I realized that Vince will never make it to prominence this season. Hurricane Poverty will end up being the first and last significant storm of 2017.

In fact Hurricane Poverty lingers on and gets stronger ever year in these “Yet to be United States.”

“Hurricanes don’t care if you’re rich, poor, white or black — but that doesn’t mean that every person is equally vulnerable to a storm.

Low-income families are more likely to live in flood-prone areas with deficient infrastructure.

Hurricane Harvey is yet another example

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HALL: Hurricane Poverty? of this pattern. While large parts of Houston flooded, low-income neighborhoods fared worse than wealthier areas.

“Oftentimes, low-income communities and

ers have flood insurance, according to analysis from the Washington Post. The National Flood Insurance Program has underestimated the risk of flooding in many areas. Many

communities of color don’t get the necessary protection when it comes to flood control,” said Robert Bullard, a professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University in Houston. “That pattern is playing out now.”

In the eight counties hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey, less than one in five homeown-

low-income families without flood insurance will struggle to rebuild their homes. If that sounds bad, it gets worse.

“It’s not just the flooding. It’s also the industrial pollution,” Bullard said. “When you have something like Harvey, it elevates the risk of shutdowns, accidents, spills and explosions.”

Hurricane Vince would be less noteworthy

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than Hurricane Poverty even if it hit half of the Eastern seaboard at Cat 5 strength. Hurricane Poverty is so deeply ensconced in our culture that it may never be uprooted. Thousands of low-income families and single mothers will be devastated by the effects of this storm. We can ascertain that by simply recalling the Katrina and Rita transplants in our midst.

But Hurricane Poverty is even worse. What becomes of the poor when neither the President nor any of his cabinet harbors a second thought of their plight? Where are the Liberals?

We have legions of working people living out of their cars and dressing out of their backpacks.

We have a growing number of destitute “Americans” who battle with drugs, mental issues or both and are transient villagers in modern day “Leper” camps that arise and are crushed as suddenly and as carelessly as ant beds.

I like you, pray and send my money to help Hurricane Harvey and Irma victims.

But at some point we have got to address the 564,708 homeless humans that America admits and the other half million that show up at work after showing up at the local shelter.

When “Fickle 45” and his “Conservative Concubine Congress” gets through playing these bullshit PR games with Funky FEMA and the “Redneck Cross;” maybe we can end poverty…period!!!

Sincerely, Hurricane Vincent – Poor People’s Campaign Groupie Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.

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Book Review

Called To Rise

By Dorothy Gentry

“I never set out to be a cop, but after returning to my hometown during the summer after my sophomore year of college, I was so terrified by what I witnessed that it awakened in me a potent determination to intervene.”

And with this first paragraph, readers of Called To Rise begin a 21-chapter mental, emotional and visual ride-along with former Dallas Police Chief David Bown, who retired only 11 months ago in October 2016 after 33 years on the force.

Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me, is Brown’s deeply personal memoir – a 255-page testimony – that takes readers on a journey into the life, love, mind, heart, home, tragedies, triumphs and more of the man who served as Dallas’ longest-tenured police chief.

Written with Michelle Burford, New York Times bestselling author and a founding editor of O: The Oprah Magazine, Called To Rise is a quick read and a sure-fire page- turner.

Brown peels back the layers and discloses family secrets, his deepest heartaches – including an absentee father, the loss of his son, David Jr. (D.J.) (who battled mental illness before killing both a bystander and a Lancaster police office then being killed himself), the death of his best friend and first partner Walter Williams, the death of his younger brothwww.texasmetronews.com

er Kelvin, his years as a cop-on-thebeat covering his old stomping grounds of Oak Cliff, and the infamous July 7th Police ambush that killed 5 officers amidst a Black Lives Matter Protest.

“We are all bound together by loss, by frailty. Today it’s my loss. Tomorrow it will be yours. None of us gets through life without confronting sorrow.

Brown also uncovers childhood memories and growing up, revealing his feelings and realities of growing up in then-segregated Dallas, which was a city knee-deep in clouds of anxiety and racial tensions. He was among the first group of kids in Dallas to be bused to Mark Twain, then a predominantly white elementary school in south Oak Cliff.

“Words were not necessary. Their demeanor communicated their silent contempt and disdain: We don’t want you here.”

He talks of growing up in the church, of accepting the Lord outside in the back of the apartment complex his mom managed, and of trying once, but not taking a liking to marijuana after being offered it by a teammate – a move he calls a defining moment.

“On the afternoon

refuse simply because it did not feel right to me.”

David Brown

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my teammate offered me pot, it is only by the grace of God that I didn’t like it. Still, I could have succumbed to peer pressure. I could have pretended to enjoy it just to fit in. But thanks to my mother and Mabel (his grandmother), I had the strength to

Later in the same chapter he reflects how a different decision could have derailed his plans to become a police officer.

“I’ve often wondered how my life would have turned out differently if I’d taken a puff and enjoyed it…if I had become a marijuana user back in 1975, the option to become a police officer likely would not have been there for me.”

Called to Rise eventually takes us into Brown’s years patrolling the streets, running the 911 unit, becoming a member of SWAT and his rise through the ranks. Brown also gives us an intimate look into the psyche of a police officer.

“Cops live on alert. While you’re patrolling the streets and answering calls, and even when you’re not, you’re in defense mode. You have to maintain an awareness of

your surroundings at all time. And if anything happens, you’ve got to be ready to respond appropriately.”

He discusses further the thinking that prompts and propels man to join a police force.

“Most of the cops I know joined the profession for the same reason that I did: to save the world, or at least our corner of it…and yet even now, at a time when tensions between officers and the communities they serve have never been higher, people are still putting in applications for this job.

“That is because the desire to serve, to rise up as a hero for others, can be powerful enough to eclipse all concerns. “ Called to Rise will leave readers feeling encouraged and inspired, smiling and laughing, crying and emotional. Called to Rise will also ignite in its readers hope in life, in God and what it means to be a servant of people.

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Eyes of Africa exhibit on permanent display

By Dorothy J. Gentry In 2007, a miner in Africa found a rare and stunning mineral; one he knew was special and unique.

However, instead of going straight to market, he stowed it away in the trunk of his white Mercedes, and it went with him everywhere.

Until now.

Ten years after this spectacular “alien eye” mineral was unearthed by head miner and Namibian local Herold Gariseb, along with his men, the enormous and intensely beautiful specimen – dubbed Eyes of Africa – is now on permanent display at Dallas’ Perot Museum of Nature and Science’s Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall.

This unprecedented discovery that has garnered a cult-like following in the mineral-collecting community, the 2-foot-tall Eyes of Africa is not only rare and mesmerizing, but the story – and 10-year journey

Lyda Hill, philanthropist, entrepreneur and internationally renowned gem collector (Photo courtesy of Perot Museum)

– behind its discovery is unusual and intriguing.

And thanks to philanthropist, entrepreneur and internationally renowned gem collector Lyda Hill, Dallas has a front-row seat.

“You look at something like this

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and you just go wow. Nature gives Miner Gariseb and his team were diately made a deal to acquire Eyes us wow experiences and inspires us the first to come across the spec- of Africa and ended up purchasing to want to know more,” Hill said. “I tacular specimen found in the Alien 400 diapers to protect and ship the hope everyone will come and bring Eye pocket. Gariseb immediately precious piece! Hill later acquired their children and grandchildren be- knew Eyes of Africa was the “prize of the mineral and, by offering it to the cause I think they will enjoy being the pocket” and determined it was Perot Museum, will allow millions of able to see something like this up too special for immediate release, children and adults to experience its close and personal. despite high demand for these min- wonder and beauty.

“My passion for science began as erals. Not only was it the largest of “This piece is so important that a child when I collected rocks,” said all known specimens, but it had the the museum will probably be Hill. “So when I saw ‘Eyes of Africa’ – highest quantity of Alien Eye flour- known for it,” Hill continued. “This which is by far the largest and most ites from that pocket. will be a signature piece for the muimportant of all known specimens Instead of going straight to mar- seum. I’m of the mind of let’s let the – and then heard the story behind ket, he stowed it away in the trunk public see it. It could be in someits discovery, it captured my imag- of his white Mercedes, and it went one’s basement. It’s better to share ination in a big way. I’m delighted with him everywhere. As word got things in life in general.” that millions of visitors to the Perot around, the white Mercedes beThe Perot Museum is located at Museum will now get a chance to came the White Whale for collectors, 2201 N. Field Street in Dallas, Texas. witness its radiance and glory for including Mark Kielbaso and Jurgen Museum general admission is free themselves.”

Tron who ventured for days look- for members. For ticket information, Composed of several white, ing for the infamous mineral-toting parking maps and other details visit semi-translucent quartz crystals Mercedes. perotmuseum.org or call 214-428and large, green and black Alien Eye After finding Gariseb, they imme- 5555.

Fluorites, Eyes of Africa was recovered from the Erongo Region of Namibia in 2007. Alien Eyes are a unique and unusual subset of fluorite, differentiated by a vivid green color and black outer zones that create a diamond shape at each crystal’s center. They also have a naturally formed, complex crystal habit in the form of cuboctahedra (eight triangular faces and six square faces).

With light, Alien Eye fluorites glow with an incredible otherworldly quality that inspired Monday, September 25, 2017, 6:45 p.m. – 9 p.m. their name. The total Paul Quinn College Zale Library, 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, TX 75241 number of Alien Eye Panel: Fluorites recovered 1. Ed Gray: Host, Doctoral Candidate, and 5. Coymelle Murchison: Member of the from this find is low, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Cluster Mayor’s Commission on Monuments. amounting to less than Southern Methodist University.

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30 fine specimens, due 2. Dr. Marvin Dulaney: Professor of History at 6. Dr. Michael J. Sorrell: President of Paul the University of Texas at Arlington.

Quinn College. to the small pocket size and the fact that 3. Sara Mokuria: Co-Founder-Mothers Against 7. Lauren Woods: Artist, visiting lecturer at Police Brutality, and Member of the Mayor’s the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. there was only one sinCommission on Monuments. gle discovery.

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Seth Curry gives back to area youth

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor

Seth Curry is cementing himself in the Metroplex as a fan favorite both on and off the court for the Dallas Mavericks.

The 27-year-old combo point guard/shooting guard, who will begin his second year with the Mavs when training camp begins Tuesday, has spearheaded a slew of recent initiatives aimed at educating local youth on entrepreneurship, the importance of reading and computer literacy, and teaching the fundamentals of basketball.

Earlier this month, the Seth Curry Foundation and the Dallas Mavericks launched the Venture – Entrepreneurial ExpeditionTM program, a new educational initiative designed to teach students to think entrepreneurially about business and life.

The program’s digital course uses case studies, interactive business simulations and personal development activities to teach important basic business skills. Through the program students will develop a personalized plan for their individual business, along with a roadmap for academic and career success.

The interactive program will serve hundreds of middle school students in the 2017 – 2018 school year and will be implemented in schools throughout the DFW Metroplex.

The program was launched at KIPP Destiny Middle School, a charter school in KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth Public Schools.

Jr. NBA Clinic The day after launching the Entrepreneurial program, Curry and the Mavs hosted a free, special Jr. NBA Clinic with 100 kids from the DFW metroplex .

The youth, all chosen personally by Curry based on financial need, the desire to learn how to play the game, and after writing an essay on why they wanted to participate, was held at the Mavs practice facility where the kids learned basic skills training around the fundamentals of basketball including shooting, ball handling, passing, lay-ups and more.

The youth – both boys and girls – also toured the practice facility and were treated to lunc .

The training was led by Mavs Basketball Academy coaches.

Mavs Head Coach Rick Carlisle surprised the youth and showed up to talk with them about the importance of both education and athletics and to watch them play ball.

Curry said he sees himself in the kids who www.texasmetronews.com

Foundation, the Mavs Foundation, Pro Players Foundation and PPG/Glildden.

Readers 2 Leader’s mission is to develop and grow the reading skills of underserved Dallas children ages 3-12 so that they succeed in school and graduate prepared to live productive lives. Through after-school, in-school and summer Seth Curry with students at the launch of Venture – Entrepreneurial ExpeditionTM camp programs, Readers 2 program. Photos by Danny Bollinger (Mavs.com) Leaders reaches these students with the enrichment attended the camp and just wanted to ensure they need to become life-long readers, learnthey had a good time. ers and leaders.

“A lot of my memories from my childhood At the Mavs Foundation we’ve focused were coming to camps like this, having fun on two things: one, building the basketball and learning,” he said. “Seeing these kids becourts around the city to stimulate the physing here, around me, in the gym, it’s a blessing. ical activity and the second piece of that is the I’m happy to be a part.”

Reading and learning Centers and we feel real Curry said he felt a connection to each kid at strongly that this piece is the base,” said Floyd the camp. “I know a little bit about them from Jahner, COO of the Dallas Mavericks and prestheir stories and from reading their essays,” he

said. “I’ve read what they’ve gone through and why they wanted to be there. I try to encourage them to think about school work, their academics first and foremost and use this as a reward.”

The Jr. NBA is the league’s global youth basketball program, which aims to celebrate, grow and improve the game of basketball with boys and girls ages 6-14. As part of the Jr. NBA program, the Dallas Mavericks host free basketball clinics across North Texas with after-school programs and other nonprofit partners.

Reading and Learning Center Curry’s Foundation and The Mavs Foundation, the private 501c(3) foundation arm of the Dallas Mavericks, also recently unveiled a new Reading & Learning Center and Computer Lab at Readers 2 Leaders facility in West Dallas.

Students got the chance to break in the new space with advice and play time with Curry, representatives from his

ident of the Mavs Foundation.

“Seth Curry is involved today and Curry made it through to play in the NBA and not many do. We read, get the advanced education, etc. and that’s how most make it. The Mavs Foundation donates the computers and come do the work in this community to help these kids come out and be successful.

“And you hear the stories later on and it’s as much fun for us as it for the kids to see the computers and watch their faces,” he said. “I’ m proud of what the Mavs Foundation has done and that we are able to do it.”

Over the past 21 years, the Mavs Foundation has built 35 safe Learn & Play spaces throughout the North Texas community, including 21 basketball courts and 14 Reading & Learning Centers. These spaces are designed to expand learning opportunities for reading and education programs, as well as provide Computer Labs and access to technology to assist teens and adults with job-skill training and other valuable tools.

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Regional Black C ont r a c t or s Association’s of North Texas, Inaugural Chairman’s Award Gala, held at the newly renovated Double Tree By Hilton Dallas Campbell Centre (8250 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75206), at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom.

Become a member of the RBCA today! www.regional-bca.org

October 3

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police 7th Annual National Night Out, DART Police Headquarters at Illinois Station 6 to 8 pm. Including food, music, face painting, health & wellness information, crime prevention & safety information, and much more, it should be a great evening! Contact Renee Edwards at redwards@ dart.org or 214-749-5991

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FREE - Citizenship Application Workshop Time: 9:00am J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street Dallas, Texas Services include: Completion of the N-400 application for citizenship. Review of application by immigration attorneys and BIA accredited representatives. To register, www.ccdallas.org/

Live Well | Go Green Expo Sept. 23 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Curtis Culwell Center Garland’s free Live Well | Go Green Expo provides a day full of opportunities to learn more about living a healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle.

September 28 An Update on State & Federal Legislation Affecting Business Featuring: Tickets-$25 for members, $35 non-members.

Methodist Dallas Medical Center Hitt Auditorium 1441 N. Beckley Ave. Dallas, TX 75208 7:30am-9:00am hosted by Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce

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Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School Burleson ISD Stadium, 100 Elk Dr, Burleson, TX 76028, 8:30am – 4:30pm HOST: Lone Star Chapter BMW CCA www.texasmetronews.com

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Jim Austin online and Piper Productions presents funny Fridays in Funkytown featuringSydney Castillo and Robert Powell!

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#NoMeanGirls 2017 National Conference October 6 - 8 Dallas Marriot City Center 650 N. Pearl Street, Dallas TX, 75201 The uplifting conference will feature talks from: 2016 & 2017 Texas Businesswoman of the Year finalist Dr. Cortney Baker, Oprah Winfrey-favorite Mica May (CEO of May Designs), Katie Goodman (New York-based comic, actress, author, and speaker), The husband and wife team of Tracey Trottenberg and George Kansas (renowned conscious communication and feminine leadership experts). The weekend will be filled with opportunities to network with other women who have a #NoMeanGirls policy, including a Diversity Panel, customizable breakout sessions, and an extra special Thelma & Louise Pajama Party!

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Fort Worth, TX…Piper the Comedian is back and the funny continues with Funny Fridays in Funkytown!

Comedians Robert Powell and Sydney Castillo headline the September event at the Austin Event Center located at 1125 East Berry Street in Fort Worth on Friday the 29th!

Doors open at 8 PM and the laughter begins at 9! Tickets are $20 in advance

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Dallas Chapter of Gospel Music Workshop of America celebrates 50th Anniversary of National Convention of GMWA

Welcome Back, Big Tex – Celebrating 65 Years

One hundred thirty-five members of the Dallas Chapter of the Gospel Music of America (GMWA) traveled to Atlanta, GA to celebrate Chad Lott, Pastor Rodney J. Lott, Melody Frazier, and the 50th An- Samuel C. Britt niversary of the National Convention of the Gospel Music Workshop of America July 22-29.

During the Dallas Chapter Choir weeklong cel- Samuel C. Britt, Dallas Chapter Rep (left) receives ebration, eight Exceptional Service Award The Chapter’s Adult Choir rehearses regularthe Contemporary Adult songwriters Choir ministered during the Convention to the ly on the first Saturday of each month at 4pm who are members of the Dallas Chapter pre- more than 6,000 attendees. at the Cedar Crest Cathedral CME Church, sented original songs in Mass Choir, Women’s “I was thrilled to see so many Dallas Chapter 1616 E. Illinois in Dallas. The Dallas Chapter is Division, Contemporary Adult Division and members in attendance and actively involved a nonprofit interdenominational multicultural the Youth Division and four members partic- in this year’s convention. In the 22 years I’ve association of gifted singers, musicians, songipated in the Academic and Administrative attended the National Convention, this was writers, clinicians and music directors in the Divisions. one of the best. The music was great and the genre of gospel music. It also includes minThe Dallas Chapter was recognized at the opportunities to minister, fellowship and net- isters, educators and business professionals 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet and work were exceptional. who are joined together to preserve the herreceived an award for Exceptional Service in “If you have a love for gospel music, I wel- itage of gospel music.

Ticket Sales. come you to join us,” said Samuel C. Britt, Dal- For additional information, visit dallasgmwa.

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The big guy is ready for the best 24 days of the year! Everyone’s favorite 55-foot-tall cowboy is resuming his post as the official State Fair of Texas® icon for his 65th year. Open and free to the public, Fair fans can see their beloved Big Tex® return to his rightful home on Friday, September 22 starting at 10 a.m.

Big Tex is ready to kick off the 2017 State Fair with plans for an even bigger and better season. With his trademark Texan style and friendly wave, Big Tex will be waiting to greet his loyal fans on Opening Day with his signature “Howdy, Folks!”

Representatives from the State Fair of Texas will be in attendance and will be available for interviews. Dickies, the apparel sponsor of Big Tex for more than 15 years, as well as the official outfitter of the State Fair of Texas workers, will also have representatives onsite.

WHAT: The State Fair of Texas will install Big Tex in preparation for Opening Day of this year’s Fair.

WHEN: Friday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Big Tex Circle at Grand Avenue and Lone Star Boulevard in Fair Park. Parking available at Gate 5.

WHO: Representatives from the State Fair of Texas and Dickies can be found in Big Tex Circle for interviews.

Note: Big Tex will be silent during this event, saving his voice until his signature “Howdy, Folks!” greeting on Opening Day. The big guy’s skeletal structure was originally built in 1949 for a Christmas celebration in Kerens, Texas. After two years in the spotlight as the world’s tallest Santa Claus, the Kerens Chamber of Commerce sold the figure to the State Fair of Texas for $750. The State Fair president at the time, envisioned a Texas-sized cowboy as a symbol of the annual exposition. Dallas artist Jack Bridges was brought on board to perform the extreme makeover – transforming Santa into Big Tex. His 1952 State Fair debut was favorable.

Speechless that first year, a little engineering helped him “find” his voice in 1953, and he’s been talking ever since. A friendly wave was added in 1997; three years later he began to turn his head. Tex may talk a little slow, but without question he is one of the most famous Texans on earth. www.texasmetronews.com

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Strength From Weakness, Go Figure Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington

I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in bible study. In doing so I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. Now you need to know that I think Paul is an awesome person when it comes to the story of his life.

I haven’t found a biography or autobiography of anyone in or outside of the ‘good book’ who comes close to my admiration for Paul; Jesus notwithstanding. Because the two are so closely associated with one another, I can’t help but consider the impact of this tandem on human history.

Just in case someone wants to debate me on this by bringing up the lives of the 12 apostles, I have considered them as well as the prophets and I’m just one of those who are in awe of Paul.

A very large part of the bible is devoted to Paul’s building of the early church at a time when who you worshipped was a life and death decision. Paul himself says in his letters to the church in Corinth, there was indeed a point to his suffering and persecution and the basis for most, if not all, of what he went through was a by product of his faith in Jesus Christ.

“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I (Paul) will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:8-10.

This kind of thinking and belief led to the eventual proliferation of the church worldwide. It also makes the point of how the lives of so few have impacted and influenced so many in the world then, and the world as we know it today. www.texasmetronews.com

Forgive me if I find this a rather fascinating fact. Paul is who he is because of his unique one on one encounter with Christ. That encounter changed him and ultimately the world in which we live. If that be true, then our individual encounters with Christ should also have a profound effect on us and the world in which we currently live.

It is not unusual for new Christians to come under attack by old friends.

It is also not unusual for new Christians to come under the attack of the world, since it is in the world where Satan has power. I think Paul’s good news is there is a place of refuge when this happens.

He uses himself as an example to follow. If I surrender my weaknesses to the power of Christ and subjugate my will to that of the Lord’s, then I become empowered to deal with whatever is thrown my way. Life, the Christian life, is funny that way. It places what I have described as a bulls- eye on your back, designed to distinguish you from those non believers around you.

It, your faith, also sets you up and apart to do great things in the name of Jesus Christ, my personal Lord and Savior. I guess what I’m really saying is when the going gets extremely tough, check the human being Paul.

Like Christ he’s been through and has experienced the worst that life has to offer. But because of his belief system, he’s experienced the best of God’s promises. It’s like a refresher course and I just wanted to let you know where I go during difficult times. You might also find some answers there.

The point I’m trying to make is that in the eyes of God, one’s weaknesses are welcomed opportunities for God to show up and show out. Have you ever wondered why those who have been through so much are able to stand and witness for Christ? Reexamine the reality of God’s grace and you just might get your answer.

May God bless and keep you always.

James

I work with a low-down, dirty snake Dear Alma, and continuing to be the best you Ask can be. I know it doesn’t always During a team meeting at work, look like it, but hard work and I came up with an idea to better determination never goes unreassist our members and increase ALMA warded. Believe you me, managmembership. Later while sitting in my cubicle, our boss came over and complimented my co-worker on submitting such a great idea.

I was shocked, I couldn’t believe he took my idea to management and took the credit for it. When I asked him about it, he said it was all of our ideas combined that made the suggestion a success and that’s just not true. I am so mad. Should I go to my boss and tell him the truth? I don’t want to be a part of his team anymore.

Disgruntled Co-worker Dear Disgruntled, It is what it is; don’t make a fuss.

I promise you, you’ll have your day. This happens all the time, and leads to one of two scenarios.

No. 1: This situation will come up again and they’ll look to him to lead the team.

No. 2: Questions will be asked and they’ll look to him for answers.

What I would do is better prepare myself. From now on, after making suggestions during a team meeting, you should come out and send an email reiterating what you said. That’s right, add some “Loco” to your “Motion,” so you’ll be heard and seen the next go-round, otherwise you’ll look petty. This game is played all day, every day from corporate America to the family owned drugstore on Main Street.

To ease your pain, I’ll tell you what my mama use to tell me: “God, don’t like ugly.” LOL. So trust me, your time will come. I like the Michelle Obama quote: “When they go low, we go high.” Keep that tucked in your back pocket.

No doubt, on the back end of this two-faced co-worker coup, I can’t stress enough the importance of you taking the high road

ers and supervisors are always eyeballing, watching when you least expect it. They know who’s doing what and what’s doing who.

Truth is, we all strive for kudos, compliments, fist bumps and high fives, accompanying a big thanks from the boss. When that doesn’t happen, it’s cool.

What I’ve found on the other side of 50 is, I was rewarded more when I didn’t get a pat on the back, no acknowledgement at all.

It always worked out in the end.

I’ve experienced and learned a conference room full of cheers is fleeting; it’s my confidence, fortitude and purpose that matters most.

Those qualities will never leave you; they’ll always propel you to achieve your highest goals.

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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2017 HBCU Homecoming Alabama A&M University Visitor: Alcorn State University Location: Louis Crews Stadium, Huntsville, AL Date: October 8, 2017 | 2 PM Alabama State University Visitor: Miles College Location: ASU Stadium, Montgomery, AL Date: Nov. 24, 2017 | 3 PM Albany State University Visitor: Morehouse College Location: Albany State University Coliseum, Albany, GA Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Alcorn State University Visitor: Prairie View A&M University Location: Spinks-Casem Stadium, Lorman, MS Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Benedict College Visitor: Clark Atlanta University Location: Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia, SC Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Bethune-Cookman University Visitor: Hampton University Location: Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 4 PM Bowie State University Visitor: Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Location: Bulldog Football Stadium, Bowie, MD Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1 PM Central State University Visitor: Miles College Location: McPherson Stadium, Wilberforce, OH Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 1 PM Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Visitor: Alabama State University Location: O’Shields Stevenson Stadium, Cheyney, PA Date: Nov. 23, 2017 | 3 PM Clark Atlanta University Visitor: Albany State University Location: CAU Panther Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2 PM Delaware State University Visitor: Howard University Location: Alumni Stadium, Dover, DE Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2 PM Edward Waters College Visitor: Warner University Location: Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 4 PM Elizabeth City State University Visitor: Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Location: Roebuck Stadium, Elizabeth City, NC Date:Oct. 14, 2017 | 1:30 PM Fayetteville State University Visitor: Saint Augustine’s University Location: Luther Nick Jerald’s Stadium, Fayetteville, NC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Florida A&M University Visitor: North Carolina A&T State University Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 3:00 PM Fort Valley State University Visitor: Morehouse College Location: Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, GA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Grambling State University Visitor: Texas Southern University

Location: Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Hampton University Visitor: Florida A&M University Location: Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Howard University Visitor: Morgan State University Location: William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, DC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | TBA Jackson State University Visitor: Alabama State University Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS Date: Nov. 4, 2017 | 2:00 PM Johnson C. Smith University Visitor: Shaw University Location: Irwin Belk Complex, Charlotte, NC Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:00 PM Kentucky State University Visitor: Tuskegee University Location: Alumni Stadium, Frankfort, KY Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:30 PM Lane College Visitor: Langston University Location: Lane Field, Jackson, TN Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 2:00 PM Langston University Visitor: Arizona Christian Location: W.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston, OK Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Lincoln University (Missouri) Visitor: Truman State Location: Dwight T. Reed Stadium, Jefferson City, MO Date: Sep 23, 2017 | 2:00 PM Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Visitor: Virginia State University Location: LU Football Stadium, Lincoln University, PA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:00 PM Livingstone College Visitor: Fayetteville State University Location: Alumni Memorial Football Stadium, Salisbury, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM Miles College Visitor: Kentucky State University Location: Sloan-Alumni Stadium, Fairfield, AL Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Mississippi Valley State University Visitor: Virginia University of Lynchburg Location: Rice–Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, MS Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Morehouse College Visitor: Benedict College Location: B.T. Harvey Stadium, Atlanta, GA Date: Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00 PM Morgan State University Visitor: Savannah State University Location: Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 1:00 PM Norfolk State University Visitor: Savannah State University Location: William “Dick” Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM

North Carolina Central University Visitor: Delaware State University Location: O’Kelly–Riddick Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Prairie View A&M University Visitor: Bacone College Location: Panther Stadium, Prairie View, TX Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 2:00 PM Saint Augustine’s University Visitor: Johnson C. Smith University Location: George Williams Athletic Complex, Raleigh, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM Savannah State University Visitor: Hampton University Location: Theodore A. Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 2:00 PM Shaw University Visitor: Saint Augustine’s Location: Durham County Stadium, Durham, NC Date: Nov. 4, 2017 | 12:00 PM South Carolina State University Visitor: Howard University Location: Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM Southern University and A&M College Visitor: Alabama A&M University Location: A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | 6:00 PM Tennessee State University Visitor: Austin Peay State University Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 7:00 PM Texas Southern University Visitor: Alabama State University Location: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Tuskegee University Visitor: Central State University Location: Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, Tuskegee, AL Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Visitor: Central State University Location: Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff, AR Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:30 PM Virginia State University Visitor: Bowie State University Location: Rogers Stadium, Ettrick, VA Date: Oct. 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM Virginia Union University Visitor: Elizabeth City State University Location: Hovey Field, Richmond, VA Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM West Virginia State University Visitor: Glenville State College Location: Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium, Institute, WV Date: Sept. 30, 2017 | 1:30 PM Winston Salem State University Visitor: Shaw University Location: Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC Date: Oct. 28, 2017 | 1:30 PM alphabetically listed

North Carolina A&T State University Visitor: Florida A&M University Location: Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC Date: Oct. 29, 2017 | 1:00 PM

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