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Texas Metro News Frankly speaking: A candid discussion

Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., Pastor Emeritus of the St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church recently sat down with former U.S. Ambassador and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for a candid discussion led by the “dean” of area journalists, Bob Ray Sanders.

In a sometimes humorous exchange between the three men, the topics ranged from civil rights and how the Pastor and the Ambassador seem destined to cross paths, to Texas history and a resounding endorsement of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Although Dr. Holmes arrived in Austin, six years before Mr. Kirk was born, there was already a connection because of Mrs.Willie Mae Kirk. She later encouraged her young attorney son to locate Dr. Holmes when he moved to Dallas.

That relationship has withstood the test of time. Dr. Holmes officiated at the wedding ceremony for Ron and Matrice Ellis Kirk and in one of the most controversial, explosive and potentially divisive issues of the 1990s, he stepped in and allowed cooler heads to prevail.

Both topics were touched on that evening and Mr. Kirk thanked Dr. Holmes and the St. Luke Congregation for their support.

Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., Bob Ray Sanders, Ambassador Ron Kirk, St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church Sr. Pastor Michael L. Bowie, Jr. look on as ZWHJCOC Chair DeMetris Sampson makes personal contribution. Top right: Clem and Beverly Maddox with Dr. Holmes. Bottom: Boardmember Tanya Tarpeh introduces panelists. Photos: John Colson Photography

Oh Taste and See!

Julia Pearl brings much desired flavor to North Texas

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PARRISH RESTAURANTS’ TEXAS BLACK SPORTS HALL OF FAME THE ENSHRINEMENT OF THE 2016 CLASS OF INDUCTEES of the TEXAS BLACK SPORTS HALL OF FAME will “Celebrate Athletic Exceptionalism” by honoring one of pro football’s greatest “clutch” players and a NFL Hall of Famer from Bishop College.

The 20th Anniversary Class will be formally recognized at the Parrish Restaurant Induction Luncheon, February 20, 2016, 11:30 am, Crowne Plaza-Dallas 7050 N. Stemmons, Dallas, TX 75247.

This year’s class is: Garland Boyette (football), Cliff Branch (football), Charles Brown (coaching), James Clemons (tennis), Charles Green (football), Beverly Kearney (track & field), Anjanette Kirkland (track & field), Ernie Ladd (football), Hilton Lee Smith (baseball) and Emmitt Thomas (football). Former Dallas Cowboy Roger Staubach and former Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum will receive the Rube Foster Award.

Revitalization efforts in Mill City area Partnering with ICDC

The National non profit Rebuilding Together continues its efforts to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities in the Southern Dallas area as they lead a two-day community revitalization effort in partnership with Lowe’s. Approximately 100 Lowe’s employee volunteers from around the region will volunteer on February 24 and 25 to provide critical repairs and upgrades for Innercity Community Development Corporation (ICDC). The nonprofit organization serving the MIll City Community and the homes of four local homeowners, ICDC provides home ownership opportunities, economic development and community education. The event ribbon cutting ceremony will be February 25 at 2:00p.m. at the ICDC offices, 4907 Spring Avenue, Dallas, TX 75210.

Showdown brewing over Scalia's Successor Chef Tre Wilcox and Chef Jermaine Brown

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Southern cooking has to be done with confidence. It’s an art form that WASHINGTON - President oftentimes conjures up memories that end with the words, “Just like grandma Obama will select a nominee to used to make.” While Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine in Plano, Texas pays homage to succeed the late Supreme Court two matriarchs, it will have you grabbing a seat at the table, anticipating what’s Justice Antonin Scalia despite fierce opposition by Republican coming out of the kitchen.

Husband and wife Darcy and Vivian Dudley’s dream has been fulfilled with the leaders who prefer the seat opening of this establishment that bears the first names of their grandmothers be left vacant for nearly a year so that it can be filled by the combined. next president.

Obama said in a statement See JULIA PEARL, page 11

to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities that I take seriously, as should everyone. They're bigger than any one party. They are about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia our democracy."

Scalia, one of the most conservative members of Saturday, "I plan the court, died of an apparent heart attack over the

weekend while on a hunting trip in Texas. He was part of the 5-4 conservative majority on the nation's highest court. Were he to be replaced by a moderate or liberal jurist, that would shift the balance of the court, something Republicans had pledged to fight against.

Under the constitution, the president has an obligation to appoint the Supreme Court justice, who must then be confirmed by the Senate.

However, conservatives who normally boast of being strict adherents of the U.S. Constitution, are altering that stance in a presidential election year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.),

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State Comptroller complicates finding unclaimed funds

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By Nicole James Scott North Dallas Gazette

Finding money owed to you with the State Comptroller’s Office used to be as simple as 1-2-3 but as of September the process has become more difficult.

Unclaimed money for years has been a guaranteed way of cashing in on some extra funds for a number of citizens.

The amount can vary from as little as 25cents to thousands of dollars and until recently to claim your funds all you had to do was go to www.ClaimItTexas. org, type in your name and press search. If your name appeared you would fill out a form and send it to the Comptroller’s office.

Now, if you visit the site, it states funds under $25 are not listed. So how do you know if you have money that is owed to you if it’s not listed? How will you go about claiming your funds if the State’s website does not list them? It may seem like a trivial amount, however last year alone the Comptroller’s office processed 34,000 claims for funds less than $25.

The Comptroller’s office claims it is committed to transparency and keeping its citizenry informed so why the change? According to an official from the Comptroller’s office it’s a matter of numbers. The claim is, the average small claim is $10 and it requires $13 to process each request, alluding to the State losing money.

According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Annual Financial Report of 2014, the unclaimed property fund received $460 million in gross revenues, made $205 million in claimant payments and transferred $255 million to the general fund.

Unclaimed money in the state of Texas is steadily rising and has hit an all time high, $4 billion according

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to the State Comptroller’s Office. And what do they do with all of those funds when no one claims them?

According to the law, the State cannot use the funds, however they can be used as a source of state revenue.

In other words, lawmakers can use these funds to inflate their state budgets.

Unclaimed money comes from a number of sources.

Some of which include: Dividend, payroll or cashier’s checks Stocks, mutual fund accounts, bonds Utility deposits and other refunds Bank accounts and safe deposit box contents Insurance proceeds Mineral interest or royalty payments Court deposits, trust funds, escrow accounts All businesses entities as well as government institutions are required by state law to report any funds or property when the rightful owner fails to claim it. However, until recently these businesses were not required to provide the owner’s details for properties under $50. So for example, in 2014 the Comptroller’s office received $9.5 million reported as aggregate properties that could not be published, claimed, or returned to rightful owners because the property was reported without the owner’s information. This restricted the ability of citizens’ ability to claim ownership of their property.

It is not only the duty and responsibility of the State to make any and all public information easily assessable to consumers but also act in good faith. By removing funds under $25 from its website the State Comptroller’s Office is purposely engaging in trickery and disenfranchising a large portion of Texans. As it happens, one in four Texans has money being held by the State Comptroller’s Office waiting to be claimed.

USBC attended the NAACP Image Awards and commended actress Aunjanue Ellis and other celebrities for taking a stand against social justice issues. Pictured above from right to left: Aunjanue Ellis wearing a statement in reference to the state of Mississippi's confederate flag.

Artist performance emulates modern social justice protests. USBC President Ron Busby along with fraternity brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi and the national president, Thomas Battles.

METRO Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., unveils new National Headquarters Office On Wednesday, January 21st, the 22nd National President, Stephanie Dilworth, welcomed a small and quaint audience of Iota members and supporters to Carr Workplaces, 1325 G Street, NW, for Iota’s Open House and Reception, which included unveiling the new headquarters office and archives space. She Stephanie Dilworth alongside the newly appointed Executive Director, Vonetta Martin, welcomed guests and informed the crowd that the headquarters is officially open and now includes the Lola M. Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women (LMPF).

Those in attendance enjoyed the atmosphere, networking, tour of the space, refreshments, and had nothing but positive notes of reflection about the event and Iota’s new home.

Recognition was given to members and supporters that had assisted with this specific transition and development of the national headquarters. Gifts of appreciation were given to Montrose Cones (Past National Executive Director), Nicole Gray (National Headquarters Development Committee member and of Gamma Chapter), Preston Ford (Painter of Headquarters, MOI of Gamma Chapter), Gamma chapter members- Nicole George, Jennifer Sinkfield, Angela Homer, Cory Milam,Rashida Ashman, Shirley Dean-Johnson (Kappa) and Ahmad Williams (Volunteer Mover and Supporter). “Without the support of these core individuals we could not have made the transition any better than it was,� Madam National President Stephanie Dilworth said.

To the surprise of the National Board, it received a beautiful artistic piece showing of a women dressed in emerald green and white standing tall, from Kappa chapter that was presented by Janet Brown, Kappa Chapter President, and Betty Wilson-Jones, Past Eastern Regional Director.

www. T E X A S M E T R O N E W S . com In addition, Nicole Gray, donated a beautifully mahogany framed collage of Founder Lola Mercedes Parker surrounded by tokens and artifacts of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. that now hangs in the National Headquarters office. Appreciation and gratitude was given by National President Dilworth.

New office hours include Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00PM. To schedule a visit to the National Headquarters this form is available to members and the general public to schedule time to visit: http://goo.gl/forms/q8ypb0RX2f. The National Executive Director is accessible by calling 202-462-IOTA. For more information on Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. and its newly established Lola M. Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women (LMPF), e-mail at executive.director@iota1929.org and/or stephanie. iota@gmail.com .

Superintendent announces major expansion of choice school offerings Declaring that “it’s a new day in Dallas ISD,� Superintendent Michael Hinojosa recently announced a major expansion of school choice options for next school year.

In making the recommendation to trustees, Hinojosa said the district has to act aggressively and think differently to make Dallas ISD the district of choice for Dallas families.

Next year’s new choice programs Michael Hinojosa will be launched on new and existing district campuses. The programs proposed for the 2016–2017 school year include: 12 two-way elementary dual language programs that provide both Spanish and English instruction to students in the same classroom developing bilingual and biliterate students Seven high school collegiate academies that are on the path to becoming Early College High Schools that will offer students

the opportunity to earn up to two years of college as part of their high school curriculum Expanded Career and Tech Education (CTE) programs at seven high schools to equip students with skills leading to high-wage, high-demand careers Three new single-gender schools offering instruction in environments that research shows improve achievement levels as compared with co-ed schools.

Trustee Edwin Flores proposed the district consider grouping neighboring schools within a feeder pattern into clusters and offering choice options in at least one of the schools in each cluster. Flores said this strategy would help families avoid having to travel across town for their student to attend a choice school.

Hinojosa provided trustees the choice school update at the Feb. 11 Board Briefing as a follow up to last month’s adoption of six new student achievement goals, one of which called for making Dallas ISD schools the primary choice for families in the district.

Trustees and Hinojosa developed the goals in multiple board workshops where they reviewed district achievement results and other data.

DART President receives coveted C.A.W. Clark Human Relations Award

Gary Thomas, DART’s 3,300plua employees recognized for connecting people to 13 Dallas area cities Recognized for empowering people with a viable public transit option to go to work, worship, shop, recreate and conveniently get to other destinations, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) president was recently awarded Gary C. Thomas the prestigious C.A,W. Clark 2016 Human Relations Award.

Gary C. Thomas, DART President/Executive Director, was selected by the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Dallas & Vicinity, Inc. (IMA) to receive its top award at the group’s annual awards ceremony banquet recently.

IMA is a diverse consortium of 300plus churches across the Dallas Fort Worth area that has been providing quality of life support services for underserved communities for more than 50 years. The C.A.W. Clark Human Relations Award is named in honor of deceased legendary pastor and iconic national clergy and longtime local leader Rev. Dr. Caesar Arthur W. Clark, one of the founding IMA pastors. “DART is proud to help people from all walks of life discover the places they want to go,� DART President Thomas said, adding “DART provides mobility, stimulates economic development, and like IMA, improves quality of life.�

Thomas, an engineer and architect, joined DART in 1998. DART’s board of directors named Thomas the transit agency’s President and Executive Director in 2001. DART has grown to provide more than 90 miles of light rail, serving more than 13 Dallas area cities. The local public transit agency has the largest rail footprint in the nation. The American Public Transportation Association (SBOJUF 1BSLXBZ recognized DART for its “innovative and efficient� best practices in public transit 4VJUF service.

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embodies the principles of service to community that make Gary [Thomas] and DART worthy of our top award, the C.A.W. Clark Human Relations Award,� Rev. Nash said. “IMA was delighted to acknowledge DART for its exemplary service to community.�

IMA recently recognized awardees for their exemplary service to community in fields ranging from education, philanthropy, civic and social services, healthcare and business. Prior C.A.W. Clark Human Relations Award recipients include last year honoree former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins; Arthur Hollingsworth, Managing Partner, Lone Star Investment Advisors, LLC; and Mike Garcia, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Acquisition & Development, Omni Hotels & Resorts.

Southwest Center Mall celebrates local Legends The community is invited to join Peter Brodsky and Southwest Center Mall in honoring local legends during a Black History Month celebration on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Center Mall, 3662 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75237. Outstanding community leaders Dr. E. K. Bailey, Louis Bedford, Dr. Emmett Conrad, Juanita Craft, Yvonne Ewell and Mildred and Fred Finch will be honored throughout the celebration. The program will include Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson, guest speaker Larry James, CEO City Square, St. Luke Community United Methodist Choir, Lyriq Turner, winner of the MLK Oratory Contest, Billy Prode, musical talent and South Oak Cliff Color Guard.

Continental Societies and McDonalds host Read In Continental Societies, Inc. will join McDonalds and millions of others across the country to celebrate Black History Month by hosting the African American Read-In during the month of February.

Each year the Dallas Continentals visit schools in the Metroplex to provide programming and activities associated with Black History. This year, in an effort to promote our literacy campaign, the chapter partnered with McDonalds of Greater North Texas to host African American Read-Ins in African American owned and operated McDonald restaurants in the Metroplex.

The African American Read-In is a celebration of literary works

by African American Authors. During the month of February, we encourage the community to read and read to children works by black authors.

In 1990, the first African American Read-In was sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English.

In 1991, the National Council of Teachers of English joined in the sponsorship. The Read-In has been endorsed by the international Reading Association. Over a million readers of all ethnic groups from 49 states, the West Indies, and African countries have participated. The goal is to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month activities.

List of Read-In’s February 20 - 11:30 a.m. Reading 10320 Lake June Road, Dallas, TX February 27- 11:30 a.m. Reading 2575 E. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX Continental Societies, Inc. is an international public service organization dedicated to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of underprivileged children and youth, was founded in June 1956 and incorporated nationally in 1972. Continental Societies Inc. embraces 46 chapters in 20 states in the Continental USA, District of Columbia and Bermuda and is continuing to grow. Through our Five-Point Programmatic Thrust, Health, Education, Employment, Recreation (HEER), plus Arts and Humanities, Continental women internationally strive to adhere to the humanitarian precept of sharing with those in need.

Globally Continentals have created innovative activities while they volunteer their time through outreach programs in youth centers, schools, pediatric wards, homes for the delinquent, special needs and emotionally challenged youth. Continentals volunteer innovatively through tutoring, mentoring, after-school programs, apparel donations and Walk-a-thons. Mentoring programs are a major component of the Continental approach.

For more info on Continental Societies, Inc. visit the website at http://www.continentalsocietiesinc.org

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MALVEAUX: Addict or Junkie?

Nick Cocchi would like to be the Sheriff of Hampden County, an Eastern Massachusetts county of half a million people. Springfield, Massachusetts, a city that is about 22 percent African American, is the county seat. Eastern Massachusetts (and indeed, much of New England) is experiencing the devastating fallout from the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic.

The centers for Disease Control say that deaths from heroin overdoses have quadrupled in the past decade, and that heroin use has doubled among whites. Thus, it is entirely appropriate that Mr. Cocchi’s candidate website includes a page that talks about opioid abuse in Hampden County.

Far less appropriate, and indeed, repugnant, was a statement that Cocchi made when he testified at a November hearing before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. According to Victoria Kim, a writer for The Fix, a newspaper that reports on addiction and recovery issues, Cocchi said as part of his testimony, “What was once the heroin junkie in the dark innercity back alley has now become brother, sister, mom, dad, son and daughter. Its hit suburbia USA.�

Should the issue of addiction be treated more compassionately and humanely now that it has “hit suburbia USA�? Wasn’t that “heroin junkie in the dark inner-city back alley� somebody’s brother, sister, mother, dad, son or daughter? This is why it is so important to lift up the Black Lives Matter movement. Cocchi has, implicitly, said that he values the person in suburbia USA more than the person in the inner city. And his characterization of the inner-city drug abuser as someone in a back alley reeks of

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his biases.

Bishop Talbert Swan II, the President of the Springfield NAACP and pastor of Spirit of Hope Church of God in Christ, strongly objects to the racially coded language that Cocchi used to talk about the problem of addiction. He is not the only person who has noticed the increasingly humane way addiction is being managed as the epidemic devastates the white community, in contrast to the way addiction has been managed in the past (consider the language around the crack epidemic) or even now, when African Americans are addicts. Even Cocchi’s use of is term “junkie� lacks humanity. To call someone a “junkie� is far less humane than calling them an addict.

Before votes support Cocchi in his quest for Sheriff, they might push him to get some sensitivity training. They might also ask if he would treat the inner city addict differently than he would treat one from a Hampden suburb. The larger question, though, is why there is such sudden empathy for addicts, an empathy that was utterly lacking when the crack addiction increase devastated the African American community, and when zero tolerance

policies and mandatory drug sentencing placed people who were seriously ill behind bars for decades. Addiction, after all, is more an illness than a crime.

In Gloucester, a city about 40 miles north from Boston, heroin and opioid addicts who voluntarily turn themselves in at the police station are provided with treatment services, and not charged with any crime. The program has gotten national attention. Some addicts from outside Massachusetts have come to Gloucester because they can’t find affordable drug treatment where they live. Imagine that there were such a program for crack addicts when the inhumane “war on drugs� was little more than a war on black people.

Even as I applaud the new empathy toward addicts, I mourn the years that so many have spent behind bars, denied of the kinds of “innovative� treatment options available in Gloucester.

Irreparable damage was done to the African American community, especially the inner city community, because of the draconian and racist “war on drugs�. Now, because the face of addiction has changed, so has public policy, and treatment options are preferred to incarceration options.

Even as today’s addicts are being treated more humanely, where is the compassion for the addicts of two decades ago, many who remain incarcerated? President Obama’s efforts to pardon nonviolent drug offenders are a step in the right direction toward repairing individual lives. Is there a step our nation might take to repair the lives of these individuals and their communities?

Maurice White: A Musical Shining Star is Dimmed

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To Be Equal

By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League

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Every man has a place In his heart there’s a space And the world can’t erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize All your dreams will come true right away And we will live together Until the twelfth of never Our voices will ring forever, as one -- “Fantasy,� Earth, Wind & Fire In an era of pop music defined by rock star excess, one group was “into healthy food, meditation, taking vitamins, reading philosophical books, being students of life.�

Maurice White, who died recently at 74, was only 30 when

Earth Wind & Fire released its first album in 1971 - young, but harmony without force-feeding listeners’ spiritual content.� a decade older than his bandmates and his brother and cofounder, Verdine. “Being joyful and positive was the “We really looked up to Maurice,� whole objective of our group.�

Verdine White said. “He had done a lot Parkinson’s disease forced White more things than we had. Maurice was to stop touring with Earth, Wind & interested in establishing a credibility of a Fire in 1995 but he remained a major different morality about musicians and their force as a producer and composer for lifestyles.� pop, jazz and dance artists, film and By 1971, Maurice White was an the stage. experienced studio drummer, having played White’s influence on American throughout the 1960s on the records of music is so pervasive, hardly an artist Etta James, Muddy Waters, the Dells, the in the last five decades has not been Impressions and other artists signed to Chess touched in some way by his genius.

Records. At the Affro-Arts Theater, a cultural Innovators like White not only break hub for the late-1960s Black consciousness down barriers and open new doors, movement in Chicago, former Sun Ra they create entirely new structures Arkestra former trumpeter Phil Cohran and invite the rest of the world in. introduced White to the kalimba - an African “The light is he, shining on you thumb piano that would feature prominently Earth, Wind & FIre’s Maurice White and me,� White’s brothers wrote. in Earth Wind and Fire’s signature sound.

His work was infused with light Trained as jazz musicians, the band fused “shining bright to see what you soul, funk, gospel, blues, and rock in a style both unique and can truly be� in “Shining Star,� or “chasin’ the clouds away� in uplifting. “September.� Illuminating, life-giving, guiding the way - just “We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, like White himself. mind expansion and cosmic awareness,� Maurice White said Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of “I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and the National Urban League.

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HALL: Can’t Keep this Secret!

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

In the old Black church, and this aligns with our Black History Month theme, there were a number of gospel songs and standards that regular churchgoers knew. Now growing up in South Dallas in the church parsonage, I probably heard these songs more than most. But if you recognize this tune hit me back with an Amen!!

There was one song that topped the Black testimonial charts; “Said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody, but I just couldn’t keep it to myself.’ So let me be transparent. As an active native of Dallas, I saw something in the Dallas Morning News that bothers me. I just can’t keep it to

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myself, despite having promised myself that I would keep it to myself.

The Dallas Morning News’ opinionative and operative, Sharon Grigsby had an article that chilled me from its haunting headline to its declarative demand. “Where is the Dallas Business establishment in the Caraway/Price Race?” I tried my best to shrug this obvious act of North Dallas patriarchal desperation off, but I can’t. And I can’t keep it to myself.

That headline didn’t persuade you, so let me give you her concluding paragraph.

“I’m not trying to paint Caraway as

flawless, and our editorial board doesn’t always see eye to eye with him. But I find it curious that so much of North Dallas is staying on the sidelines when there’s such an excellent alternative to a commissioner whom they have never been fond of.”

Ok. So...You’ve endorsed Dwaine Caraway as the best successor to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price.

The same John Wiley Price that you have openly admitted is the most knowledgeable and hardworking elected official in Dallas County; bar none. But you don’t understand why the North Dallas establishment, whom you conjecture hate Price, have not been sending large parcels of cash to Dwaine aka “The Nickel Bag Man.”) Or let me spin it the way I heard it as a Black man who has learned to train a jaundiced eye toward this news relic and sustainer of the

status quo. What I heard was, “We don’t particularly like the Negro we picked either, but North Dallas has always said privately that it wanted to get rid of this uppity, rabble-rousing Negro, so put yo’ money where yo’ mouth is.”

It was really getting to me. I went back on the website and there was a Caraway ad on the front page where mostly large national advertisers appear. I re-read what appears to be a quasi campaign donation letter and fastened on this paragraph.

“I just took a careful look at Caraway’s most recent campaign finance report, covering the last six months of 2015, and it’s difficult to scare up more than a handful of recognizable names from northern businessmen and businesswomen: Henry and Lucy Billingsley donated $2,000. Mary McDermott Cook is in for $500.

Ditto for Milledge and Linda Hart and Pete Schenkel. Emmitt and

CURRY: All Eyes on the Black Vote

Race in Politics,” the Joint Center for

By George E. Curry Political and Economic George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Studies pointed out, Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote “Turnout among black speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached Southerners exceeded through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also that of their white follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. counterparts in four of Now that we have gotten the the 12 presidential elections since first two political anomalies out of 1965, and nationwide black turnout the way en route to electing a new clearly exceeded white turnout in president - mostly White Iowa and presidential elections in 2012 and New Hampshire - the primaries perhaps in 2008.”

Black political clout will not be and caucuses are moving to states limited to the South. that are more representative of a diverse America and the outcomes “Deconstructing exit poll data will be heavily influenced by the from 2012, African-American Black vote. Black voters will voters accounted for Obama’s entire make up half or nearly half of margin of victory in seven states: all Democratic voters in North Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana.

Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania Super Tuesday, March 1, has also and Virginia,” according to the been billed as the SEC Primary. Cook Political Report. “Without Six southern states - Alabama, these states’ 112 electoral votes, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Obama would have lost decisively.

Texas and Virginia - will hold a African-Americans also accounted for almost all of Obama’s margin primary or caucus that day.

More than half of all African in Wisconsin. All of these states, Americans live in the South and except Maryland, will be crucial they will play a crucial role in 2016 battlegrounds.”

The Black vote will also be determining whether Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders gets important in determining whether the Democratic nomination and Blacks gain a stronger foothold in whether a Democrat or a Republican elective politics. succeeds Barack Obama, the first The Joint Center report noted, Black U.S. president.

“Based on the most recent data, In its report, “50 Years of the African Americans are 12.5% of Voting Rights Act: The State of the citizen voting age population,

but they make up a smaller share of the U.S. House (10%), state legislatures (8.5%), city councils (5.7%), and the U.S. Senate (2%).”

That same pattern holds true for other people of color. “Latinos make up 11% of the citizen voting age population, but they are a smaller share of the U.S. House (7%), state legislatures (5%), the U.S. Senate (4%), and city councils (3.3%),” the report stated. “Asian Americans are 3.8% of the citizen voting age population but a smaller share of the U.S. House (2%),state legislatures (2%), the U.S. Senate (1%), and citycouncils (0.4%).”

Because Blacks vote at a higher rate than Latinos at this point and are more diverse geographically, the major attention is being paid to them. The contest between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is an intense one, splitting families, pitting friends against one another and, unfortunately, are characterized by attacks that misrepresent the record of the opposing side.

Firmly lined up in the Clinton camp are most members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who through the CBC PAC, endorsed her candidacy. She is also supported by many other Black elected officials, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and Lucy McBath, whose son, Jordan Davis,

was killed in Florida in 2013 for allegedly playing his music too loud.

In the Sanders corner are entertainer and long-time civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Professor Cornell West, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and writer Ta-Nehesi Coates.

In endorsing Clinton, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said in response to a reporter’s question, “I never saw him. I never met him [Sanders]. “I was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966,” Lewis said. “I was involved with the sitins, the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery [Alabama] and directed [the] voter education project for six years. But I met Hillary Clinton. I met President [Bill] Clinton.”

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is being attacked for policies of her husband that expanded the incarceration rate of African Americans, especially Black males.

Michelle Alexander, the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, wrote an article for the Nation magazine under the headline, “Why Hillary Clinton

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Patricia Smith also made a $500 contribution.”.

That’s when I decided to get Caraway’s campaign finance reports for myself. I just had to know if Grigsby’s plea grossed him more donors. Being curious, I also want to know how much he paid for those DMN ads or if they were donated in-kind. So far, the report is late and the previous report is missing lots of info, both of which are violations. Grigsby failed to mention Roland Dickey is husband to Price’s nemesis Maurine Dickey.

Hmmm My point is that DMN should state an opinion and then let the vox populi rule. The voters of Commissioner District Three have that obligation, but it sounds like Grigsby thinks folks in this district still don’t understand phonics, scribble or cipher much. Or at least that’s how it sounded to me and I couldn’t keep this to myself. I won’t keep this secret.

Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote.”

Each side needs to step back and acknowledge that both Sanders and Clinton have excellent records on civil rights - each consistently earns an A on the NAACP Legislative Report Card. And yes, both have longtime ties to the Civil Rights Movement.

Frankly, I am tired of hearing each of them say how much better Blacks would be under a Sanders or Clinton administration without offering any evidence. Without a doubt, either would be infinitely better than anyone running for president on the Republican side.

And each Democratic candidate, in his and her own way, have acknowledged as much.

Rather than continuing a mindless debate about who is the real progressive in the race, let each of them offer detailed proposals that show that Black Lives Matter.

So, far when the subject of race has come up, neither has been particularly impressive. They tend to focus their remarks on reforming the criminal justice system - which is extremely important -but our problems extend beyond the prison pipeline.

After they detail their specific proposals, Black voters will determine who is the real progressive.

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Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, Jr. to keynote scholarship banquet in Fort Worth New Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church will host its 11th Annual Raymond B. Spencer Scholarship banquet on March 11th 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Worth Hilton Hotel. The Featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Rev Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D., a civil rights leader and new generation trailblazer. Dr. Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, the church home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock continues in the activist tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King-- fighting for social justice and civil rights. In the heat of the Trayvon Martin controversy, Dr. Warnock wore a hoodie on a Sunday morning, lifted a bag of Skittles and a can of tea during his sermon and challenged our nation's commitment to the positive development of young Black men. In March of 2014, he was arrested along with about 40 other Georgia pastors and activists for interrupting proceedings in the Georgia Capitol in an effort to urge the Governor to support expansion of Medicaid as proposed in President Obama's Affordable Care Act. In 2006, when the State of Louisiana failed to protect the voting rights of Katrina evacuees, he led a "Freedom Caravan" of citizens back to New Orleans to vote.

Dr. Warnock is a graduate of Morehouse College and holds an earned Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Systematic Theology. In addition, he holds two Masters Degrees - Master of Divinity and a Master of Philosophy. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. At President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama’s request, Dr. Warnock delivered the closing prayer at the 2013 Inaugural Prayer Service held at the National Cathedral.

The annual banquet serves to raise scholarship funds for the church’s college bound students while commemorating the academic excellence of Dr. Raymond B. Spencer, the first full-time African American professor of Southwestern Theological Seminary, who also served as Assistant to the Pastor at New Rising Star Baptist Church before his untimely death at the age of 39.

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In Conversation with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

This year’s “In Conversation - An Evening with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. and Ambassador Ron Kirk, was the third annual event raising funds for the Community Outreach named after the man who pastored at St. Luke for 28 years.

The inaugural year featured long-time broadcaster Clarice Tinsley of FOX4-TV in a one-on-one with Rev. Holmes. The next year it was Dallas County’s senior elected official, Commissioner John Wiley Price, which proved to be an eye-opener for many, according to organizers who said the forum provided an opportunity to deviate from the hype that dominates headlines.

To top off this year’s event, a personal contribution of $28,000 was made to the Center -- $1,000 for each year of Dr. Holmes leadership at St. Luke, by long-time St. Luke member and Center board chair DeMetris Sampson.

The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center, among its many programs, provides GED Training and Certification, computer literacy classes or mentoring; in addition to partnering with the school district to serve area youth. The board has ambitious plans for the 501 C3 non profit as this “non-profit arm of St. Luke” focuses on “creating self sustaining

Allen Avery (Board member); James Tarpeh (Board Vice-chair); and Sherry Avery (Executive Director ZWHJCOC)

Ambassador Ron Kirk; Paula Blackmon; and Cordell Adams, M. D.

Michelle Newsome; Glenda Williams and Cynthia Ratcliff

Beverly Maddox (Co-Chair), Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr. and Angela Woodson

pathways out of poverty for young people and families.”

Currently the board, under the leadership of Ms. Sampson, is full of energy as they continue to elevate the Center which was established almost 15 years ago.

Sponsors for the 2016 In Conversation -An Evening with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. and Ambassador Ron Kirk were: PLATINUM: Howland Advisory Corporation, DeMetris Sampson, Time Warner Cable, Linda and Frederick Todd II,M.D., and J. McDonald and Ellen Williams; GOLD: Coleman & Associates Consultants, DeShawndranique D. Gray, M.D., P.A., LH Anesthesia, Multiplex, Inc/Hon. Helen Giddings, Clem and Beverly Maddox, Law Offices of Erika N. Salter, P.C. , TKG & Associates, LLC, and The University of Texas Law School Foundation,; SILVER: Balance Sleep Center, Bradley Douglas Construction, Theresa Flores, Franklin Management, Michael and Malauna Hogan, Ronald and Cheryl Hurdle, Stanley R. Mays - Bailey & Mays, Hon. Felicia Pitre - Dallas County District Clerk, Stanley R. Smith Allstate Insurance Agency, The Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc., and SouthFair CDC.

DeMetris Sampson ZWHJCOC Board Chair

Dr. Holmes; Bob Ray Sanders; Ambassador Kirk; Dr. Michael Bowie (Sr. Pastor, St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church)

Photos by John Colson Photography

Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Rita Hightower

Cheryl Wattley (Attorney and Professor, UNT Dallas College of Law) and Sarah Guettel

Bob Ray Sanders; Reggie Williams and Cheryl Smith

Pamela Nowlin (ZWHJCOC Board member); Verdea Venerable and Ava Love

Gail Terrell and Mollie Belt

Hon. John R. Ames (Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector), Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr.

Bob Mong (President, University of North Texas Dallas); Riley Simmons; Dr. Holmes, and Allen Avery (ZWHJCOC Board member)

Bob Marshall and Karen Medlock

Hon. Diane Ragsdale and Hon. Bernadette Nutall (DISD Trustee District 9)

Sponsors (pictured only) Tameka Sadler (The Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc.); Amb. Kirk; Dr. Frederick Todd, II, M. D.; Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Holmes; Frederick Todd II, M.D.; Linda Todd; Mrs. Carrie Holmes; Pettis Norman; Dr. Troy & Kristi Coleman; Marian Williams (SouthFair CDC); DeMetris Sampson (Board Chair) Jr. and Linda Todd

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WHAT A CONVERSATION! Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr.

Bob Ray Sanders

Ambassador Ron Kirk

Dr. Holmes and Pettis Norman, Pedro Romo, 8th Grader at Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Middle School; Ambassador Kirk; DeMetris Sampson; Bob Ray Sanders; and Dr. Bowie; Attorneys Sheria Smith and Ron Hurdle, and Mrs. Willie Mae Coleman; Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr. Photos by John Colson Photography

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IN MEMORIAM

JOHN MASTER SPENCER 8-6-1951

IN MEMORIAM

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John was born in WIlls Point, Tx to Ruby Lee and Sylvester Spencer on August 6, 1951.

He attended elementary school there and went on to high school in Dallas at Booker T. Washington High School.

He accepted Christ and always aspired to help others.

He spent most of his career working at State hospitals in Texas, Virginia and Louisiana.

John was married to Evelyn Redic of McKinney for 22 years and to that union two children, Rhonda and John were born. In later years he married Mayme Stringer of Benbrook.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Ruby Lee Kelley and stepfather Robert Joe Kelley; daughters, Rhonda Pennington-Lamb (Vernon) and Sharita Lyons; sons, John Spencer Jr., Rodney Lyons (Karen), and John Keith Spencer; sisters Mary Spencer-Black (Bennie), Vickie Spencer-Wilson (William) Jean Lynn Reed (Richard), Judy Jones (John), Tangila Thomas (Walter), Addie Spencer, Stacy Spencer, Debra Lyons and Patricia Wright; brothers Robert Earl Spencer (Barbara), Horace Spencer, Marvin Kelley, Sylvester Spencer Jr. (Debra), Jimmy Spencer (Brenda) and Lago Spencer (Taneiceya); a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other relatives.

Maurice White Maurice White was born in Memphis, Tenn..

He began singing in the church with a young group of singers at the age of six. After viewing a drum and bugle corps marching down the street, he was more impressed than ever before -- it touched his soul and gave him a vision for a new life.

As a kid -- Reese as everyone called him -- was very quiet. Always thinking, planning, etc. All the kids knew that he had raw talent.

At the age of 14 he began playing with local bands. His best friend was Booker T of the M.Gs. After finishing high school he left Memphis and moved to Chicago where he remained for 12 years -- putting his craft together while studying music formally. Maurice worked at Chess Recording Company for five years where he learned to master all types of music. He was in demand as a drummer for many sessions.

Some of the artists he recorded with are: Jackie Ross, Betty Everett, Minnie Riperton, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Little Milton, Billy Steward, The Radiants, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection, Sonny Boy Williams, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells and Chuck Berry. After a three-year stint with Ramsey Lewis, Maurice went on to develop Earth, Wind & Fire with local singers around Chicago.

Later moving Earth, Wind & Fire to Los Angeles in 1970, the band was reformed with new members in 1971 and experienced major success with 15 hit singles and 26 Gold and Platinum albums.

Maurice has produced many famous artists, i.e. Barbra Streisand, The Emotions, Ramsey Lewis, Jennifer Holliday, Deniece Williams, Neil Diamond and also many Japanese and International artists -- I + II Urban Knights with Ramsey Lewis.

Acel Moore WASHINGTON - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the passing of Acel Moore, an NABJ founder and legendary Philadelphia journalist.

Moore died Friday night at home in Wyncote, Pa.

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He was 75.

Moore was a respected newspaper columnist, reporter and editor. He began his career with The Philadelphia Inquirer as a copy clerk in 1962 after working as a medic in the Army. He advanced to editorial clerk and then became one of the first black reporters at The Inquirer in 1968. His career spanned more than four decades.

Moore won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for investigative reporting for a series of stories that depicted the abuse of inmates at Fairview State Hospital.

“Acel was an icon to black journalists, he was an icon to journalists of color, he was an icon to all journalists. Acel was a legendary wordsmith whose impact resonates throughout the journalism industry,” said NABJ President Sarah Glover. “Acel left a wonderful legacy as a humanitarian, truth seeker, fighter for equal opportunity and trailblazer who opened doors for countless journalists, especially those of color. We will honor his memory by continuing the fight for diversity in all newsrooms now more than ever.”

In 1973, Moore founded the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists with fellow Philadelphia journalists Chuck Stone and Claude Lewis. Their work and that of other early PABJ members laid the groundwork for the National Association of Black

Journalists, which was founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C. “I traveled the world with Acel to my great benefit and our mutual delight, growth and sometimes close calls. We nearly missed our flight in Mozambique, for example, and would have been stranded in Maputo without a word of Portuguese, to say nothing of Tsonga, between us. OK, we knew one Portuguese word, ‘uisque,’” said fellow NABJ Founder Les Payne. “Acel loved life as displayed by his heroic struggle over the last few years. Acel loved NABJ; and NABJ loved him back--I know I did.”

Not just a print journalist Moore and fellow NABJ co-founder Reginald Bryant co-hosted the public television program Black Perspectives on the News, which aired on WHYY-TV, Philadelphia’s public T.V. station, but the program was also broadcast nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from 1973-1979.

In 1979, he completed the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University where he focused his studies on law and urban studies.

In 1981, he was named a columnist and began to pen editorials and columns for The Inquirer as part of the editorial board.

Firmly committed to diversifying newsrooms, Moore began the Art Peters Memorial Fellowship Program in an effort to increase the number of diverse copy editors at The Inquirer. He went onto develop a program designed to introduce and prepare high school students throughout the Delaware Valley for careers in journalism.

The First Take publication documented the students’ work and the program was later renamed the Acel Moore Career Development Workshop.

“I have so many, many fond memories of Acel, someone who welcomed me to Philadelphia before NABJ was founded. He was such a fine journalist, a trailblazer, a funny man, a proud black man who did so much for our craft and his community,” said NABJ Founder Joe Davidson. “We so need programs like the PBS Black Perspective on the News that he and Reggie Bryant, another NABJ founder, produced. I’m proud to have been his friend for so many decades, proud to be an NABJ cofounder with him. It’s a sad day as we celebrate his life.”

Founder Moore also had an impressive career teaching journalism. He served on the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley’s summer program for minority journalists, worked as a journalism instructor at Temple University and Florida A&M University, and was a journalism consultant to Northwestern University, Duquesne University, the University of Kansas and Norfolk State University.

“I am sad that my old friend Acel Moore has passed. He was a fine person, a good friend and he did much to make the National Association of Black Journalist an organization that made a difference. During the conventions we attended I can well remember how he took time to talk to young journalist and give advice on how to succeed,” said former NABJ President Merv Aubespin. “I will miss him and so will NABJ, an organization that he truly cared about. My condolences to his family and friends and do keep the faith.”

Moore met and covered Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton over the course of his career. He retired from the Inquirer in 2005 and held the title of associate editor emeritus at the time of his death.

“I was blown away by Acel’s deep devotion to the next generation of journalists. After both our careers in daily journalism ended, Acel and I co-founded Prime Movers Media Philadelphia, an intensive journalism mentoring program within the Philadelphia Public Schools that still exists nearly ten years later,” said former NABJ President Dorothy Butler Gilliam. “Even with startup funds from the Knight Foundation, we still needed Acel’s sterling reputation to open the superintendent’s doors in that problem-ridden school system. Acel and I had many adventures with this program. He was a fighter, an innovator, full of fun and a great journalist. I loved him very much.”

Moore was presented with NABJ’s Legacy Award in 2005 and was bestowed with the NABJ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He was greeted by a standing ovation as it was presented to him during the 36th Annual NABJ Convention and Career Fair in Philadelphia.

NABJ extends its sincerest condolences to Founder Moore’s family and the countless friends within the journalism community who he leaves behind.

“I am beyond words and deeply saddened by this news of one of our most beloved Founders -- and a person I personally loved and respected,” said Paul Brock, NABJ founder and the organization’s first executive director.

Moore is survived by his wife Linda Wright Moore, daughter Mariah and son Acel, Jr. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 22 at Grace Baptist Church in Germantown.

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Jazmin Dudley - owners daughter Luvenia with Chef Jermaine Brown

Eva with Co-Owner and Culinary Director Chef Tre Wilcox

From the moment I stepped inside during a recent media dinner event, the friendly faces, beverage offerings and plain old southern charm made me feel at home.

“It’s about more than southern food, it’s a community, it’s togetherness,” co-owner Darcy Dudley said as he addressed attendees.

The Dudleys teamed up with Top Chef celebrity Tre Wilcox who is also co-owner and culinary director. Jermaine Brown serves as executive chef on the team. With his daughter now in her teenage years, it’s a top chef spot Wilcox no longer wants.

“I don’t want to be an executive chef anymore,” Wilcox said. “I want Jermaine to do his thing.”

Brown is doing just that and says he enjoys, “Bringing Tre’s concepts to the menu.”

The synergy among the entire staff was evident, and you could clearly taste the love they have for each other in every bite.

“The gumbo is Darcy’s recipe,” Brown told the crowd as he detailed how he brought the flavorful dish together.

Seven plates were set before me. I felt obligated to eat them all. A crowd favorite was the black-eye pea hummus which Wilcox originally felt wouldn’t go over very well.

“The ones [dishes] you feel the best about are usually the ones that suck,” he laughed.

Plate after plate was taken away leaving little evidence there once was something there. Tummies all around were not the only thing filled.

“We’ve been here in North Texas since 2007 and felt there was a void in southern cuisine,” Dudley said.

With the recent closing of a popular establishment that served similar fare, Julia Pearl has clearly filled that void.

Bringing family to the table.

“They’ve wanted this for a long time,” Jazmine Dudley said. “I’m just here helping my parents out tonight.”

Jazmine is an Emerging Media / Communications major at the University of Texas at Dallas. She’s making sure her parents stay current to maximize success.

“I’ve stressed the importance of social

media to them and the role it plays,” she said.

Other members of the Julia Pearl family were on their toes throughout the night, making sure patrons were happy. Front-of-the-house consultant Kenny Wynn quickly obliged when I requested a non-alcoholic version of Julia’s Berry Mint Julep.

“Of course we can do that!” Wynn said.

Wynn works with Wilcox and says he’ll be around until March.

“We’re just ready to start getting people in

here and bodies moving,” floor manager Mandie Miller said. “That’s how we learn.”

The bodies will come. They’ll leave satisfied. Exceptional service and tastes make for a wonderful reason to travel north of the metroplex. Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine boldly takes the palate on a revolutionary journey. I’m confident you’ll enjoy the landing spot.

Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine is located at 2301 North Central Expressway, Suite 195, Plano, Texas 75075. Visit their website juliapearlsoutherncuisine.com

Just a sample of the menu: Deviled eggs, Julia’s Berry Mint Julep, Shrimp with Cheese Grits and Wings stacked!

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I’ll be turning age 62 next month, I was informed by SSA that my SSI would go away because I’ll start drawing a Social Security Retirement check. Since my retirement income will be significantly greater than the SSI I’ll no longer be eligible for Medicaid assistance. I’m concerned about keeping some

medical assistance so my question is will I get Medicare too when I turn 62 next month?

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Check with the Social Security Administration to see when you will be eligible for Medicare.

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

Dear Alma: Five years into my marriage my husband moved himself into the downstairs bedroom. The initial reason given was, “He didn’t want to disturb the babies” (including a newborn) with his late-night arrival, and early departures for work.

Some months later, after a “marriage check-up” with our Pastor, he confessed to me out of euphoria!

He admitted that he had started smoking, you know; one of those things I never wanted in my life!

Smoking is one of those “THINGS,” you know, those things you list as true deal-breakers, with regard to dating and relationships…FROM THE START! He admitted that he knew how strongly I felt about this, but he figured it was no longer a dealbreaker since we are married!

On the one hand, I don’t see using this makes me feel as a justification for divorce. On the other hand, I feel betrayed, belittled, devalued, and bullied into being with someone I would NEVER had been with, if given the choice of him as a smoker.

He has made a liar out of me!

Dear Liar: Holy hot water hose, you’re infuriated!

I can see the flames flickering from your email. Luckily I’m here to distinguish this dilemma.

Lawd knows what would happen, had you not reached out for help. Quick, duck, here comes a splash of reality – this ain’t about you, it’s about him. Him and his habit, he owns an addiction.

I know you feel betrayed tossed and lost in the hot sauce, but the reality is, we’re talking about a serious dependency, a desire that requires you to fully satisfy by any means necessary.

Do you wanna know how I know?

I smoked for over 20 years before I could quit.

Your body craves for the nicotine.

That’s why people stand outside in a cold, snow, icy rain to take a smoke. As a non-smoker, what you don’t know is, smoking can be soothing, a stress reliever, it relaxes you.

If you’ve never struggled with a

Do you know this man?

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

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Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmotheror maybe YOU?

compulsion, you just don’t get it.

It’s his choice to make. He won’t win unless he’s all in. So, encourage your husband to make up his mind to quit smoking because it’s the healthy thing to do. Remind him you’d like for him to be around a long time for you and the kids, blah, blah, la-dee-da…you know what I’m talkin’ bout. Ask your doctor for brochures and suggested websites to share with him.

Tell him you want him back upstairs, now! Yes, you’re right, smoking is a game changer, but you two can commit to get through this. Stop, read that again, I said you two. Handle your husband’s addiction with patience and tolerance. Don’t nag him, offer support. This will take time.

I recall a conversation I had with a loved one who had battled a drug problem. During her last days, I asked, “why didn’t you ever just quit?” Her answer, “for every time you think I didn’t, I did times a million.”

I assure you he’s trying, that’s what many smokers do, more than you and the rest of us non-smokers will ever know.

Alma

CALENDAR February 19 Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship Award recipient Bridget L. Moore is choreographing a world premiere performance for Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Cultural Awareness series. Katricia Eaglin is setting a Dallas premiere for the same series taking place February 19-21, 2016, at the Wyly Theatre.

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210 S. Main Suite 27 Duncanville, Texas 75116 3-5pm Enjoy chatting with first time author's Author Romella Vaughn and Timika Edwards about the publishing process and what it is like to see your dream go from "mental to manifestation"

February 22 21st Annual Prayer Breakfast Hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson 9 a.m-11 a.m. Music Hall at Fair Park

Soul at the Muse: Trouble Man" featuring Chico DeBarge Call the TBAAL Box Office 214-743-2400 The Legends Reception, featuring past and 2016 inductees into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame will be held at the African American Museum in Fair Park, 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25.

February 20

Speaker: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner RSVP at 214-922-8885

February 26

Former Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach and former Texas A&M University Football Coach R.C. Slocum will be inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame along with 10 others at the Parrish Restaurants Induction Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. At the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center, 7050 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas.

New Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church will host its 11th Annual Raymond B. Spencer Scholarship banquet on February 26th 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Worth Hilton Hotel.

The Featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Rev Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D., a civil rights leader and new generation trailblazer. Dr. Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, the church home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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February 27

UNCF Masked Ball at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, featuring EnVogue. Call 972-234-1007 for tickets.

JD Lawrence presents Martin, Malcolm and Me at the Majestic Theatre. Call 888-929-7849 for tickets

****** Orange Girls Rock Annual Luncheon Wear Orange!

Commemorate Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, Promo Respect and Healthy Relationships. Make your community Aware LADIES THAT WEAR ORANGE ROCK! Hilton Garden Inn - Duncanville 800 North Main, Duncanville 11a.m. http://orangegirlsrock16.eventbrite.com

February 21 African-American History Program & Reception - 4PM Irving Arts Center - Dupree Theater 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE Come spend some time with your family and friends at the Irving Arts Center. Irving Black Arts Council and the City of Irving will present our annual African-American History Month family program. This year's program will highlight "A Conversation with Robert Haynes", Curator of the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, TX, Special Guest Tuskegee Airman Homer Hogues and the 2016 U.S.P.S. Heritage Stamp Honoree Richard Allen Unveiling by Irving Postmaster Rodney Malone. ***** Empire of Dreams, LLC. first author showcase: Chapter's and Cupcakes

****** Theta Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc the Talent Hunt program is designed to showcase the performing art skills of high school students. Theta Alpha Chapter will be hosting their program at Billy Dade Middle School in South Dallas at 5:30 p **** Student-Athlete Symposium “Preparing For Success On and Off The Playing Fields” SATURDAY, February 27, 12pm-4pm; Friendship West Baptist Church Calling All Student-Athletes!!!!!!! On Saturday February 27, Pass’N’Play Sports, The Heads Up! Foundation and their coalition of community partners will host the Pass’N'Play StudentAthlete Symposium, a half-day conference for Dallas county studentathletes, created to inspire and empower our studentathletes and future leaders of tomorrow

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DBCC Power Lunch!

Bill J Priest Institute 1402 Corinth Street Dallas 75215 1-3pm March 2, 2016 How to do a Business with DART 

March 5

The South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., will hold their 2nd “We Speak Your Name & District Awards Luncheon” in the Malachite Showcase Ballroom of the InterContinental Dallas Hotel, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001, on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 12 noon. Wendy Calhoun is the speaker.

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March 12

MaDea’s on the Run - Two shows 3p.m. And 8p.m. At the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie.

Call 888-929-7849 ***** Community United Methodist Church at 4501 S. Marsalis Ave. in Dallas, 75216 - a FREE health and wellness fair. The Health and Wellness Fair will be held at Community United Methodist Church, at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Participants are Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Mammogram ***** Jazz is hot in "Big D" and jazz lovers and would be jazz lovers don't want to miss one of America's most beloved jazz performer, WILL DOWNING! Get your tickets and prepare for a fantastic Dallas night on the town. We can't rock without you, so come on out and rock at TBAAL for another memorable Jazz Weekend!

Hosted by TBAAL Board of Directors and Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8pm Naomi Bruton Main Stage Admission $25 // $30 Jazz Appreciation Educational Youth Workshop Saturday, March 12 , 2016 @ 12pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre Admission-Pay What You Can

March 19 2016

National Women’s History Month Program Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment 12:00 Noon Black Police Association of Greater Dallas,211 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208 $10.00 per Person

March 24

An Evening With Great Women 5:30 pm-7:30 pm WHERE: Tarrant County College - Trinity River Campus Join us for a night of networking, learning how to #BeHeard & celebrating Women's History Month.

April 2 28th Image Awards Celebration on Saturday, April 2 at the Anatole at 7:00 p.m.

This year’s theme is Pink Jazz - Providing Inspiration – Nurturing Knowledge. Our 28th Image Award Honoree is Steven L. Hayes, Professor of Music, Lecturer and Director of Choral Music at Wiley College. *

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HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL 8 p.m. Majestic Theatre The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and AEG Live announced Herb Alpert and Lani Hall will perform at the Majestic Theatre Ticket prices for Herb Alpert & Lani Hall range from $76.75 to $36.75 and can be purchased, online at www.attpac.org, by phone at 214880-0202 or in person at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Information Center, 2353 Flora St

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53rd Annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon Theme: Lifting Others As We Climb” Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 12:00 Noon Hilton-Anatole Hotel, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207 Imperial Ballroom Ticket Price: $60.00 per Person

April 21 2016 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards. It is such a privilege to recognize these leaders who have made an impact on the lives of women and girls in North Texas.

The award recipients will be honored on April 21 at the Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, and co-chaired by Margaret Jordan and Debbie Taylor. ***** The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) will celebrate the 9th annual Appetite for Advocacy Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Brené Brown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 12 p.m. at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive Street. A VIP sponsor reception will be held following the luncheon in a private room at the Sheraton from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Proceeds support DCAC’s work in improving the lives of abused children in Dallas County and providing national leadership on child abuse issues.

May 7 Woman of Strength Ministry, Inc Mother's Day Luncheon Back by Popular Demand! Ed Johnson, III "Will The Real Woman Please Stand Up?" (Part 2) Tommy Young West, Cheree Cooks Created2Worship YOU CAN RSVP NOW! email: gantt.donna@ gmail.com or call: 214-538-7008

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The Miss Black Texas US Ambassador Pageant is currently accepting applications and is open to any young ladies, 14-26.

The pageant is August 6, 2016 in Dallas with the location to be determined.

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who had already pledged to block any Obama nominations prior to Scalia's death, urged President Obama not to submit a nominee and said if Obama does, the Senate will not act on the nomination prior to the expiration of Obama's term next January.

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice," McConnell said in a statement. "Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President."

Democrats countered that the American people made their voice heard in the last two presidential elections, voting Obama into office in 2008 and re-electing by a wide margin in 2012.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) issued a statement saying, "The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities."

And the record appears to support Reid.

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Writing on the Supreme Court site Scotusblog, Amy Howe observed, "The historical record does not reveal any instances since at least 1900 of the president failing to nominate and/or the Senate failing to confirm a nominee in a presidential election year because of the impending election."

Ironically, McConnell and every other Republican voted on Feb. 2, 1988 to confirm Ronald Reagan's Supreme Court appointment in his last year in office, which was also an election year. The Senate, then under Democratic-control, voted 97-0, with three absent, to confirm Anthony M. Kennedy. Kennedy was supported by 51 Democrats and 46 Republicans.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement Saturday saying, "The fact of the matter is that it's been standard practice over the last 80 years to not confirm Supreme Court nominees during a presidential election year."

However, Grassley was also among those voting for Kennedy in the 1988 election year.

As conservative as Scalia was, he was not as far to the right as justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, according to the Judicial Common Space project, which measures the ideology of Supreme Court Justices from 1953-2000.

Because of a progressive Black voice on the Supreme Court, some Obama supporters have urged him to nominate a Black woman - either Attorney General Loretta

Lynch or California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a Howard University graduate - to fill that vacancy. Former U.S. Attorney General H. Holder, among others, was also mentioned as a possibility.

However, at the beginning of this week, the leading candidate appeared to be Sri Srinivasan, a judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, a popular stepping stone to the Supreme Court. The son of immigrants from India, he clerked for conservative appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson and Sandra Day O'Connor, a frequent swing voter on the Supreme Court.

Srinivasa, 48, former chief deputy to the U.S. solicitor general, was confirmed for his present position by the Senate by a vote of 97-0 in 2013, a fact Obama hopes will make his nomination more difficult to oppose.

A ruling in at least a six major court cases may be postponed until a new justice is seated. The cases involve: Whether universities can use race as a factor in admissions (Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin); Whether states can change how voting districts are drawn based on total population or the number of eligible voters (Evenwel v. Abbott and Harris v. Arizona Ind. Redistricting); Whether unions can collect fees from non-union workers to use for collective bargaining (Friedrichs v.

California Teachers Association); Whether states can impose strict medical regulations on abortion clinics that may cause many of them to close

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By Marquesa LaDawn George Curry Media Columnist

Only Kim Fields can handle Kenya Kenya’s most recent scene with Kim Fields was shocking. Out of anger she pulled Kim’s chair from under her and pissed Kim off. Kim handled it like a pro and left the area; she shared her frustration with her husband but let Kenya believe, her moves don’t matter.

This is so interesting when you consider the fact that Kenya introduced Kim on the show and acted as her hostess. They worked on a Tyler Perry show at the same time in the past. But during their first scene together, Kenya began insulting her; she just can’t help herself.

Here we go again, Kenya causing drama for all the wrong reason. Here are a few examples: The Basis of Kenya’s Insensitivity This season, we are finally getting a deep understanding of why Kenya is so pissed off: Her mother keeps

By Marquesa LaDawn rejecting her. I love my mom more George Curry Media Columnist than life itself and cannot imagine that type of pain. She keeps trying to open that door, only to get it slammed in her face and she takes Phaedra is Glad the Attention is elsewhere the pain out on everyone around her. Her mother decided she It’s so funny to see Phaedra hide behind Kenya’s drama. She didn’t want to be a mother as a 16 years old. Not only was she knows we are watching how she deals with Apollo being away pregnant girl, but had the baby for the father’s family to raise. and she wants a distraction. She’s careful to stay out of the Technically, she’s always had this position, but in Kenya’s mind Kenya scenes but loves to talk about it during her interviews it hurts. Although she’s accomplished some of the biggest goals and with other cast members. in life, such as winning Ms. USA in 1993, she can’t seem to win Kenya’s new man has positive impact on her her mom’s love.

I’m happy to see Kenya finally has a man. It was confusing Kenya covets friends, but can’t keep them to see such a beautiful woman with no man for so long. She As a real housewife, friends are a must for several reasons. First tried, but the relationships seem to not last. I’m impressed that of all you need someone to share scenes with and if you are Bravo did not air Kenya’s drama around a man she dated from not liked, we will never see you. Secondly, the Bravo producers the Millionaire Matchmaker show who ended up marrying want as many housewives as possible in most scenes and if no someone else before Kenya could announce the breakup. one will hang with you, less screen time and a headache for Her new guy is a muscle head and 15 years younger, but at your bosses. You are so insecure about what’s being said about least she’s got a smile on her face. During one of the most you when you are not around. You watch the season like every recent episodes of “Watch What Happens Live,” her man was one else on pins and needles and must react sitting on the the bartender and seemed to soften Kenya’s hard edge. When bravo couch with Andy Cohen months later. It’s so interesting asked if he could handle Kenya’s feisty spirit, he said, I love it. that viewers will call in and tear you down and add Twitter On top of that, Kenya actually apologized for pulling out Kim’s backlash to that and you’ve got Kenya’s anti-fan club. chair in a heated scene - she never does that,. Her excuse: it Cynthia, the friend expert, is trying to stay friends with Kenya, just happened, I was in the moment. You mean, like Porsha but with the pain Nene caused her, she’s cautious. About six was when she slapped you after a harsh comment you made seasons ago, when Cynthia Bailey first entered the scene, on a passed reunion? Just saying. friendship meant so much to her she created friend contracts.

Now, several broken hearts later, she will not call you a best Marquesa LaDawn is a professional businesswoman who escapes the pressures of living in New York City by retreating into the real world of reality TV. Follow friend until a lot of time has passed. on twitter @realityshowgirl, Periscope and subscribe to her podcast at www.

In Kenya’s mind, more rejection, more pain, more anger. Oh, her RealitytvGirl.com my.

(Whole Woman's Health v. Cole); Whether religious nonprofit groups can be required to provide employees with birth control that conflicts with their religious beliefs ( Zubik v. Burwell) and Whether the federal government can defer deportation of undocumented immigrants and give them legal protection.

Although some of the cases have already been argued, they will be re-argued, if court precedent is followed.

The threat to sideline any Obama nomination to the Supreme Court follows a Republican slowdown of judicial appointments already underway.

According to a Brookings Institution study in September, "Senate Republicans' aggressive slowdown in judicial confirmations so far in 2015 - and what is likely to be a continued slowdown through 2016 - are contrary to the confirmation records in the final two years of the other two-term presidencies since 1961 - Ronald Reagan, William Clinton, and George W. Bush."

And the obstruction is not limited to judges.

According to an investigation by Politico, "New data compiled by the Congressional Research Service and obtained by POLITICO found that the Senate in 2015 confirmed the lowest number of civilian nominations including judges and diplomatic ambassadors - for the first session of a Congress in nearly 30 years."

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