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NAACP and Head Start join forces in Memorandum of Understanding Core Directives include Voter Registration, Healthcare Enrollment and Fair Housing Advocacy BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) have announced an historic joint initiative aimed at empowering the country’s most vulnerable families by facilitating voter registration, health care enrollment and fair housing advocacy at Head Start centers across the Cornell William Brooks county. Since its creation in 1965, Head Start has improved the lives of 32 million at-risk children and their families, laying the foundation for lifelong success. As the outstanding model for quality early learning, Head Start’s comprehensive, two-generation approach, including services such as home visits, health screenings, and improved nutrition, gets children ready for kindergarten and sets families on a path toward self-sufficiency. NAACP President and Head Start alumnus Cornell William Brooks revealed the Memorandum of Understanding, which focuses on three core directives: • Voter Registration: Organize voter registration drives at Head Start centers to provide Head Start parents with crucial tools
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and information to bridge gaps in the voting process, including helpful resources such as voter guides with state-specific information on how to register and vote. • Healthcare / Affordable Care Act: Educate families and provide resources to the Head Start community to help families enroll for health care coverage and access critical medical care. • Housing Advocacy: Provide Head Start families with fair housing advocacy tools to help build a foundation for stabilizing the family and home, and ensuring the entire family is prepared and invested in their own lifelong success. “Head Start has long been the center of community and learning in neighborhoods across the country, providing the required resources to strengthen families, communities and the well-being of our children,” said NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks. “This new partnership with Head Start is a natural extension of their commitment to educating and empowering families and the communities they serve.” Head Start’s benefits to building communities include central center locations in the poorest neighborhoods where young parents can meet, socialize, and see one another. Through its programs and community support, Head Start provides: • Early knowledge, nurturing and stability for children that readies them for kindergarten, instills love of reading, and phenomenal socialization skill development that hopefully expands beyond the walls of the center. • Opportunity/access to community services for parents and children. Parents are able to gain training, set family and community goals, participate in councils at centers, and grow into positions of empowerment. • Social Justice Imperatives - In modern society, child care and Pre-K are considered basic needs for children, and often out of reach for struggling parents. Head Start and other programs help create a more stable and peaceful world that values education, self-direction and community that we must continue to cultivate. “We are proud to partner with the NAACP to open up the democratic process for Head Start families, and ensure access to critical health and housing opportunities,” said NHSA Executive Director Yasmina Vinci. “Head Start has always emphasized that parents are their children’s first teachers and a program’s most important partner. Expanding access to these resources is a crucial part of breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering families to achieve their own goals for education, employment, stability, and success.”
Remembering Frances Hooks, dedicated educator and wife of NAACP Leader Benjamin Hooks BALTIMORE, MD - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is deeply saddened at the passing of Memphis educator and civil rights advocate
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Frances Hooks. Ms. Hooks, known for her dedication to education and philanthropic endeavors – both in her home in Memphis, Tennessee, and nationwide – was the dedicated wife of former NAACP leader Benjamin L. Hooks. Frances Hooks married the renowned civil rights figure in 1951, proving to be his greatest advocate and supporter until his death in 2010. A second grade teacher in Shelby County, Tennessee, Ms. Hooks put her career on hold to assist her husband in his own roles as an activist and civil rights leader. The couple
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moved to Washington, D.C. in 1972 when Mr. Hooks became the first African-American appointee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Benjamin Hooks, who began his career as a minister and attorney, rose in the legal system to become a judge and, later executive director of the NAACP, serving from 1977 to 1993. During her husband’s tenure as executive director, Ms. Hooks became a major figure within the organization as well. Along with fellow member Earleen Bolden, she organized the trailblazing Women in the NAACP (WIN), an unprecedented project which aimed to enhance the leadership roles of women both within the Association and in everyday life. She also cofounded The People Power Project, a community advocacy group for race relations and social justice outreach, and the Memphis Volunteer Placement Program. Both organizations continue her legacy to this day. A true example of civil rights fortitude and social responsibility, Frances Hooks was 88 years old. She leaves behind the couple’s only daughter, Patricia, two grandsons and great-grandsons. It is with the deepest gratitude and admiration for Frances Hooks’ lifetime of civil rights dedication that the thoughts and prayers of the NAACP and its national constituency go out to her family.
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DOLLAR GENERAL celebrates grand opening of new store in Dallas Dollar General will celebrate the opening of its new location at 580 W. Lawson Road in Dallas on Saturday, January 23 at 8 a.m. with free prizes and special deals. Dollar General will offer Dallas residents a convenient new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices. Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag, among other giveaways. “Dollar General is committed to delivering a pleasant shopping experience that includes a convenient location, a wide assortment of merchandise and great prices on quality products,� said Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We hope our Dallas customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar General’s new location.� Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by providing a focused selection of national name brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic apparel and health/beauty products. The store’s fresh layout is designed to make shopping simple for customers. Seasonal products are displayed in the center of the store, departments are easily recognizable with visible signage and coolers are conveniently located at the front of the store. Traditional Dollar General stores employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the need. Anyone interested in joining the Dollar General team may visit the Career section at www.dollargeneral.com. Dollar General gives its customers more than everyday low prices on basic merchandise. Dollar General is deeply involved in the communities it serves and is an ardent supporter of literacy and education. At the cash register of every Dollar General store, customers interested in learning how to read, speak English or get their General Education Diploma (GED) can pick up a brochure with a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for a referral to a local organization that offers free literacy services. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $100 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping nearly six million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
training and raising awareness. “Criminals steal many things from their victims, such as money, belongings and their sense of safety and well-being; but human trafficking is, simply put, the theft of a person’s very soul,� said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “While trafficking is often associated with people from other countries, the victims of trafficking can and do come from anywhere, including right here in Texas. “Fortunately, through this new unit and through recent changes to the law, Texas is in a great position to make headway in the fight against trafficking, and we will take the fight to the doorstep of traffickers at every opportunity.� The attorney general was joined at the press conference by state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., and Deputy Criminal Chief Kirsta Leeburg Melton of the HTTOC Unit. “Every life is worth the fight,� said Melton. “No one is immune to the tragedy where children and adults are forced into modern day slavery. The fundamental goal of our new unit is to see that Texas becomes and remains a place where human life is not for sale.� Sadly, Texas is at the heart of human trafficking in the United States. Houston has the highest number of trafficking victims in the nation, and Texas is the second highest in the nation for number of calls to the National Human Trafficking Resources Center. The unit will provide the state with a new weapon in the fight against human trafficking, transnational gangs and organized crime syndicates that threaten the fundamental liberties of the people of Texas. This is even more critical since where you find those who are willing to profit from the buying and selling of human life, you find criminal networks who are equally as willing to deal in drugs, violence, arms dealing and smuggling. The unit will initially consist of five investigators, three lawyers, a forensic accountant and a victims’ advocate, dedicated to the rescue of victims and the investigation of criminal human trafficking across the state. To learn more about human trafficking and the work of the Texas Attorney General’s Office, please visit: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cj/human-trafficking.
Sailor honored Petty Officer 2nd Class Mecaela Bellolampkin, a Dallas native and 2003 graduate of Hillcrest High School, was named Naval Air Station Patuxent River 2015 Junior Sailor of the Year, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Junior Sailor of the Quarter
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“Making Junior Sailor of the Year is one of my biggest accomplishments yet. It feels good to know that my command sees me as one of the best; to me, I was only doing my job and trying to become a better leader. I would not have made Junior Sailor of the Year if it wasn’t for my chain of command and my junior Sailors.� Bellolampkin has been in the Navy for 10 years and is currently serving as the Leading Petty Officer of Ground Electronics/Sole Logistics Specialist of Air Operations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk to hold Town Hall Meeting
at GREATER CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2016 “My hope is for our office to continue connecting with Dallas County neighborhoods so that we, as representatives of the criminal justice system, can maintain, rebuild and in some cases, even establish a positive relationship with our community,� Judge Hawk said. “My goal is to bring everyone to the table, to listen, and to formulate fair, balanced, effective solutions for the challenges we, as a community, face when it comes to our criminal justice system.� Hawk continued. The town hall meeting will include an update on office initiatives, and seek input from attendees on how the office can collaborate with the community to ensure that it continues its mission of seeking justice both in the courtroom and in the community. This event will be open to the public: Dallas County District Attorney Town Hall Thursday, February 11, 2016 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church 8350 Forest Lane, Dallas, Texas 75243
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AG Paxton announces new agency Human Trafficking Unit AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today held a press conference to announce a new unit within the Texas Attorney General’s Office dedicated to combating human trafficking. This new unit will be headed by Deputy Criminal Chief Kirsta Leeburg Melton, an experienced prosecutor with an extensive background in combating human trafficking in Texas. The Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime (HTTOC) section of the Texas Attorney General’s office will help to fight back against the horrific crime of human trafficking through investigations, prosecutions,
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MALVEAUX: Class act, crass responses President Obama did his thing when he delivered the State of the Union Address (SOU) on Tuesday night. There was confidence in his speech, some off-the-cuff humor and a little swagger when he rattled off his accomplishments and asserted that the SOU is “strong�. While I disagree with parts of the address, especially around economic issues, I was delighted with the President’s forceful tone, and with his insistence of speaking both of issues and of our toxic political climate. Our President is, above all things, consistent. He loves these United States of America, and he always has. He believes in our unity. He believes that we can come together, transcending party lines, for the good of our nation. As he always has, he spoke of bipartisan cooperation, holding out an olive branch to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), pledging to work with him on poverty and criminal justice reform. And our president humbly shared “one of the few regrets of my presidency – that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better�. President Obama appeals to our common sense, to our better selves, to the notion that we are all in this together in the name of our democracy. “Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise, or when even basic facts are contested, or when we listen only to those who agree with us. Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get all the attention. And most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn’t matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some special interest.� Thus, with spirit, Obama offered important facts about economic distribution – “After years now of record corporate profits, working families won’t get more opportunity or bigger paychecks just by letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at everybody else’s expense. Middleclass families are not going to feel more secure because we allowed attacks on collective bargaining to go unanswered. Food Stamp recipients did not cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. Immigrants aren’t the principal reason wages haven’t gone up; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that all too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns. It’s sure not the average family watching tonight that avoids paying taxes through offshore accounts.�
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President Obama offered a meaty speech, with much to chew on. Much as I applauded, I was disappointed that he overstated our nation’s economic success. Yes, the unemployment rate is lower, but too many people have
While President Obama exuded nothing but class, it was amazing to watch the very crass House Speaker Paul Ryan behaving like a bored child. He was mostly inexpressive, but he also fidgeted, rolled his eyes, and at one point put his hand to his nose (I think – maybe he was picking it), as if he could not be but so bothered. He never clapped nor cracked a smile at a joke. He behaved as if like he didn’t want to be there. dropped out of the labor force. Yes, there are more jobs than there were eight years ago, but there are fewer jobs than there should be. Wages are stagnant. It would not have hurt our President to examine some of our economic weakness, especially if he highlighted
the legislation he has sent to this Congress that would employ more people. Touting a strong economy genuflects to those who are enjoying this strong economy. Too many are not. I’m not sure I’d call the SOU “strong�. The President said many of the right things about education, women’s issues, income inequality, and immigration; he could have said things differently, but one doesn’t expect policy details from a SOU Address. I guess it is too much to ask that our President address the African American community, even in a sentence. As I listened to the speech, I hoped that, in this last address, the President might acknowledge his staunchest supporters. While President Obama exuded nothing but class, it was amazing to watch the very crass House Speaker Paul Ryan behaving like a bored child. He was mostly inexpressive, but he also fidgeted, rolled his eyes, and at one point put his hand to his nose (I think – maybe he was picking it), as if he could not be but so bothered. He never clapped nor cracked a smile at a joke. He behaved as if like he didn’t want to be there. There was more Republican crass. Are we surprised that Donald Trump was sour? Or that Marco Rubio (R-FL), the invisible Senator who deigned show up for SOU had little relevant to say? At the same time, there was some Republican class. South Carolina governor Nikki Haley offered a welldelivered and gracious partisan response to the SOU. Some of her comments echoed those of President Obama when she noted, “Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.� Both Governor Haley and President Obama are asking for civility in political discourse, and the loudest voices are rejecting that. Republicans attacked Haley because she said that Republicans needed to own their part in the “erosion of public trust�. President Obama optimistically declared the SOU “strong�. Crass responses to Nikki Haley’s comments suggest that the SOU is disruptively divided and weakened by the toxic nature of political discourse.
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By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition via George Curry
 Flint, Mic. is impoverished. The auto plants have closed. Forty percent of the city's 100,000 residents live below the poverty level. It is majority minority. It's been in fiscal crisis since 2011, with the state taking over budgetary control and a state-appointed "emergency manager" driving policy focused on cutting spending. Flint residents are Americans, but like many impoverished Americans they are forgotten. And state officials led by Gov. Rick Snyder have shown that they consider the residents disposable. In Flint, the water supply has been poisoned by lead. Police are now delivering bottled water from door to door. But it may be too late for hundreds of kids who are already suffering from elevated levels of lead in their blood. The damage done is irreversible with lifelong consequences, including lowered intelligence and long-term mental and emotional damage.
 How did this happen? The emergency manager -  accountable only to the governor and state officials - decided to save money by switching Flint's water supply from Lake Huron to a cheaper source, the Flint River. Only the river had been poisoned by waste from nearby factories for generations. The toxic wastes not only turned the water brown, it corroded the aged pipes of Flint's water system, unleashing lead into the water. Federal law required that the water be treated, but that would have cost $100 a day, so it was not done. Parents began to complain of rashes and hair loss. The state's environmental quality agency denied there was a problem. High-level state officials knew that the water supply was lead poisoned for six months before declaring an emergency. Finally, a Flint pediatrician tested the blood of children and discovered lead levels double and even triple the prior amounts. State officials denounced her work before realizing the truth could no longer be hidden. Finally, Gov. Snyder ended the denial. He declared an official emergency, and four days later called for delivering bottled water. The head of his environmental agency resigned. Snyder apologized for the catastrophe, but calls for him to resign continue to build. Flint is not alone. Across America, in ghettos and barrios, reservations and rural valleys, the poor are isolated and too often forgotten. Systems basic to civilization - plumbing, water systems, school houses, garbage collection and treatment, roads and public transport -  are in squalor, lacking even
the investment to keep them up to minimum standards. Impoverished neighborhoods often lack hospitals, grocery stores, and decent public spaces. The poor are left to fend for themselves, rising to attention only when violence breaks out, when innocents are shot, when tragedies like Flint become public. The cost of this callousness -  in lives lost, disease, mental damage, crime, drugs, hopelessness -  are immense. This isn't about money. We pay more on the back end - in prisons and emergency rooms, cops and guards, prisons and addiction centers - than we would have to spend on the front-end investments that would give every child a chance. Conservatives continue to call for dismantling environmental regulations. They slash budgets for policing violations by corporations or cities. They want to slash support for poverty programs and block-grant them to the states and localities. The next time you hear that rap, think of Flint, its poorest children betrayed by state officials. Think of Flint deprived even of safe water in order to save a few bucks. Think of Flint and investigate your own community -  the horrors of Flint are not exclusive to that city.  Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www. rainbowpush.org
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HALL: Dirty, Shallow Water! Quit Playin’ Vincent L. Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist. I may have said this before; if you heard it, please forgive me. You know writing weekly editorials is a lot like preaching. At some point or another you will use the same analogy more than once. My brother, the Reverend Victor Hall recalls that the Old Black Preacher used to petition God with three sober supplications. “Lord don’t let my body outlive my mind,” which, when translated is just a prayer that one will not fall to dementia. The second prayer was; “Lord don’t let me outlive all my mourners.” That says, “I want to live a long good life, but Lord let there be someone in my funeral congregation who knew me back in the day.” The final leg of the prayer tripod was; “Lord don’t let me die in shallow water.”
Now that one is trickier, but what it means is “don’t let me die under a cloud of public embarrassment or controversy after having lived a reputable and well regarded life.” You know, like Bill Cosby, who was once America’s classiest parent and has rightly or wrongly been rendered a closet pervert and criminal pharmacist. That’s shallow water! Those pleas make a lot of sense, but we have to add another one. “Lord don’t let me die from this dirty, shallow water.” And although you think that’s just the plight of the people in Flint, Michigan, it could very well be happening in “Your neck of the woods.” America has some serious environmental problems and as usual, poor
Black folks are the specimen trapped in the national Petri dish. Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady and a lifelong advocate for children, made her position known at the latest Democratic debate. According to the Washington Post; “I spent a lot of time last week being outraged by what’s happening in Flint, Michigan,
has been drinking and bathing in leadcontaminated water. And the governor of that state acted as though he didn’t really care. “He had a request for help and he had basically stone walled. I’ll tell you what, if the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit had been drinking contaminated water and being bathed in it, there would’ve been action.”
and I think every single American should be outraged. “We’ve had a city in the United States of America where the population which is poor in many ways and majority African American
Usually, I’d give a synopsis of the Flint, Michigan lead-infested water story…after an unconstitutionally appointed, undulyelected Mayor was forced on the people as a Republican show of force…which really
proves they don’t give a f*ck about your constitutional rights, just theirs. If you don’t know this story, Google it. I can’t add any symmetry without crying…again!! Mrs. Clinton’s remarks are being grafted for future arguments against discrimination, but don’t wade out into the deeper parts of her argument and neglect to do something about this dirty, shallow water. For me the Flint water story is analogous to the dirty, shallow water that runs through the American public school system. The dirty water that runs from the shallow street cop into America’s courtrooms and crests in the public and private jail industry. This former “cottage industry” that makes its living on the misery of poor folks with inferior court appointed attorneys and judges armed with mandatory minimums. It’s that same dirty, shallow water that calls out all Muslims in the name of “just keeping it real.” The dirty, shallow water that wants to build a dumb ass wall in Mexico that any farmer in a crop duster could fly over. Dumb idea Donald! I’d rather be dead and in my grave than be a dirty, shallow water slave!! Lawd Please!!!
CURRY: Dr. King did not dream of winning the Lottery or dying in a terrorist attack on an airplane TRUTH TO POWER (1 in 25 million) than winning the Powerball By George E. Curry drawing. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge Dr. Martin Luther magazine and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper King, Jr. wasn’t the Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote only person who had a speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also dream. follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. After tithing, sharing some of my winnings with relatives, setting Evidently, neither you nor I had the Jan. 13 up trust funds for the grandkids, stashing winning Powerball combination: 4, 8, 19, 27, money away in some conservative long-term investments and setting aside allocations for 34, (10). After allowing ourselves to dream of the tax man, I wanted to figure out a way to winning it all, fantasizing about how we help save my alma mater, Knoxville College, would spend the first few millions, and which is perilously close to permanently vacillating between whether to take our closing its doors. I have always dreamed of setting up a share in an annuity or a lump sum payment, reality has set in. We did all that dreaming for family education fund to support any relative who will need financial assistance in the nothing. But it was fun while it lasted, which wasn’t future to attend college. Winning even a third long. I don’t usually purchase lottery tickets. of the Powerball would have provided enough But after spending Christmas and New funds to endow that project. On a smaller Year’s in Georgia and attending a funeral in scale, I also dreamed of funding my new Alabama, heading back home I bought tickets business venture,EmergeNewsOnline.com, in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland and a digital version of Emerge: Black America’s Newsmagazine, where I served as editor until the District of Columbia. it closed 15 years ago. Winning the Powerball It takes neither a rocket scientist nor would have allowed me to discontinue my a social scientist to figure out that 1 in GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to make 292,201,338 are not good odds. As we kept that a reality. being reminded, we had a better chance of Ah, dreams are so nice - until you wake getting struck by lightening (1 in 134,906), up to the cold reality of not having Powerball being attacked by a shark (1 in 11.5 million) numbers 4, 8, 19, 27, 34, (10).
As I mentioned, I don’t usually buy lottery tickets. It’s not a regular habit I am about to adopt now. I am going to bring a digital version of Emerge back in the next month or so and continue writing my weekly syndicated column. Instead of merely dreaming about winning the Powerball, I have an obligation to write about the downside of state-sponsored gambling. One of the cruelest aspects of lotteries is
that counties where nearly a quarter of the population lived in poverty sold as much as $434 a person in lottery tickets. “Why? Maybe because most of the lotto machines are in the poorest neighborhoods, in the liquor and convenience stores and delis that are more prominent in low-income areas. “Some studies estimate that the poorest households - those bringing in less than $13,000 a year - spend an average of 9 percent
that they prey on people who can least afford to stand in those long lines to buy tickets. Writing in the Washington Post, Petula Dvorak observed, “In many states, it’s the poorest counties bringing in the most lottery revenue. North Carolina Policy Watch found
of their income on lottery tickets.” Like conservatives, some states have misappropriated Dr. King’s name - and dream - to sell lottery tickets. “Kasey Henricks, a law and social science fellow at the American Bar Foundation, who
has a book coming out later this year on ‘State Looteries’ argues there’s also been a racial component to states’ increased reliance on lottery revenues, since people of color play the lottery more, even controlling for income,” according to Fortune magazine. “In an interview, Henricks noted that advertising in the 1980s by the New York and Washington D.C. lotteries actually played off Martin Luther King’s famous ‘I have a dream’ speech. ‘All you need is a dollar and a dream,’’ was the New York slogan. DC proclaimed: ‘His [Martin Luther King’s] vision lives on ... honor the dream.’” We’re expected to feel good about buying lottery tickets because most of the money goes to good causes, such as scholarships and improving schools. But even that often has a catch to it. One report concluded, “There is a growing body of research that concludes that the reverse Robin Hood effect is indeed a problem when lottery revenues fund meritbased scholarships. Two recent studies have examined Georgia’s HOPE scholarship and Florida’s Bright Futures scholarship. “Rubenstein and Scafidi (2002) estimate the tax incidence of the Georgia lottery combined with the incidence of the benefits of the HOPE scholarship for households in each of Georgia’s counties. Their results indicate that lower income and non-white households purchase a disproportionately large number of lottery tickets; whereas, higher income and white households receive a disproportionately large number of HOPE scholarships.”
This is no time for hypocrisy. Please remember the dream and the DREAMER!
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Financial expert keynotes Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s annual Founders celebration Harris also to pay tribute to 50 and 25 year honorees
With headlines of the largest lottery ever dominating news coverage, the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is celebrating the founding of the public service organization with a financial expert, Carla A. Harris, as the keynote speaker. Attendees at the public event will surely have finance questions for this Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley when she joins her sorority sisters for this year’s program, Saturday, January 30, 2016, 11:30a.m., at the Dallas Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas. Considered one of the most powerful women in business, Ms. Harris is an honors graduate of Harvard University and in August 2013, she was appointed by President Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council. Ms. Harris will join Dallas Alumnae Chapter president Tonya Derrick as the organization recognizes 50 and 25 year honorees for their service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Also on hand for the 103 anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the 92nd anniversary of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter is Marjorie McColl Petty, J.D., M.S., Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The Dallas Alumnae Chapter has been very instrumental in educating citizens about the Affordable Healthcare Act and other critical issues affecting their communities. The 50-year honorees are: Jennifer Brown Clark, Cressie M. Menefee Ellison, Katharine Williams-Hunter, Verna G. Brown Mitchell, Henri L. Simpson, Ph.D. and Zelma Brooks Washington. The 25 year honorees are: Felicia Cox Henderson, Aundrea Denise Mitchell, Keva Phillips Munson, Leslie Annette Swann, Dr. Rosalyn Walker and Courtney Dawnyell Weddington. Tickets are still available for the luncheon at www. dallasalumnae.org/FoundersDay.html. It was a historic day for Dallas, Texas, in 1924 when the
Tokyo, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, Germany, DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER of Delta Sigma Bermuda, the Bahamas, Seoul, Korea, and St. Theta Sorority was established. Soror Frederica Thomas and St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Chase Dodd, one of the twenty-two National For more information on the history and other Founders, organized the chapter and served as areas of interest of this dynamic organization, its first president. Along with Soror Dodd, the please visit the official website of Delta following sorors will long be remembered as Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Noted members the cornerstones of the chapter: Jessie Pollard, include: recently deceased member singer/ Ruth Mason, Ruby Pollard Reed, Nettie Wycliff, actress Natalie Cole, U.S. Attorney General Rowena Wilkins Blackmon, Lillian Thompson, Loretta Lynch, journalist Soledad O’Brian, Koletta Jefferson Washington, Marie Starks U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Burke, Jessie T. Rice, Rezolia Thrash, economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Former Doris Tipps, Irene Dobbs Jackson, Deraline United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Winston McKenzie, Leatrice Porter, Myrtle Herman. Saddler, and DeArtis Pryor Purify. Carla Harris Dr. Paulette C. Walker is the National Today, as inheritors of a remarkable legacy President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. of greatness, the Dallas Alumnae Chapter has Initiated into the Sorority through the Epsilon withstood the test of time and continues to Epsilon Chapter of Michigan State University grow tremendously in its membership, which in October 1966, Dr. Walker has shown an enables the chapter to be in the forefront uncompromising commitment to service for fulfilling the mission of the Delta Sigma Theta nearly 50 years. Sorority, Inc. empowering people and making a Carla Harris is a Vice Chairman, Wealth difference in the Dallas, Texas community. Management, Managing Director and Senior DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. was Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She is founded on January 13, 1913 by twentyresponsible for increasing client connectivity two collegiate women at Howard University. and penetration to enhance revenue These students wanted to use their collective generation across the firm. She formerly strength to promote academic excellence and headed the Emerging Manager Platform, the to provide assistance to persons in need. Local member Frederica Chase Dodd was one of the Marjorie McColl Petty, J.D., M.S. equity capital markets effort for the consumer and retail industries and was responsible 22 founders. for Equity Private Placements. Ms. Harris The Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta has extensive industry experiences in the Sorority, Inc. has a membership of over 200,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women. The Sorority technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Ms. Harris was recently named to Fortune Magazine’s list of
“The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America”, U. S. Bankers Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance (2009, 2010, 2011), Black Enterprise’s Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business (2010), to Black Enterprise Magazine’s “Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street” (2006 – 2011), and to Essence Magazine’s list of “The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World”, Ebony’s list of the Power 100 and “15 Corporate Women at the Top” and was named “Woman of the Year 2004” by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum and in 2011 by the Yale Black Men’s Forum. Ms. Harris began her career with Morgan Stanley in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in 1987. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Carla received from Harvard Business School an MBA, Second Year Honors and an AB in economics from Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude. She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of the Morgan Stanley Foundation and sits on the boards of the Food Bank for NYC, The Executive Leadership Council, The Toigo Foundation, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), A Better Chance, Inc, Mt. Sinai and St. Vincent’s Hospitals, Xavier University, and is an active member of the St. Charles Gospelites of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and the Mark Howell Singers. Ms. Harris is co-chair of the National Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and was a member of the Board of Overseers’ Committee on University Resources, Harvard University. In her other life, Carla is a singer, and has released her third gospel CD “Unceasing Praise” (2011), her second CD, a gospel album titled, “Joy Is Waiting”, was featured on BET Nightly News while her first CD entitled, “Carla’s First Christmas,” was a bestseller on Amazon.com in New York and in record stores, and was featured on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in his “American Dream” segment. She is also the author of the newly released book, Strategize to Win and of Expect to Win (2009) (Hudson Press).
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Dallas Alumnae Chapter-Honorees 50 year honorees:
Katharine Williams-Hunter was initiated into the Alpha Kappa Chapter April 22, 1966 at Huston-Tillotson College (University). A member of Concord Baptist Church, she is a retired systems analyst for the Social Security Administration. Verna G. Brown Mitchell was initiated into the Alpha Kappa Chapter in 1965 at HustonTillotson College (University). A past president of Dallas Alumnae Chapter, the education administrator is a member of Friendship-West Baptist Church. Henri L. Simpson, Ph.D. was initiated into the Delta Omega Chapter May 6, 1966 at Bishop College. A real estate agent and retired educator, she is a former Miss Bishop College. Zelma Brooks Washington was initiated into the Dallas Alumnae Chapter in 1966. She received her Bachelors Degree from Jarvis Christian College and Masters Degree from University of North Texas. A teacher-counselor, she attended Greater Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church.
25 Year Honorees
Jennifer Brown Clark was initiated into the Epsilon Iota Chapter in 1965 at Ohio University. A retired elementary school principal, she is a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Cressie M. Menefee Ellison was initiated into the Delta Omega Chapter May 14, 1966 at Bishop College. A healthcare professional, she is a member of Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Felicia Cox Henderson was initiated into the Zeta Eta Chapter April 20, 1991 at the University of North Texas. A member of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, she also has a masters degree in Human Resources Training and Development. Aundrea Denise Mitchell was initiated into the Theta Gamma Chapter April 19, 1991 at Stephen F. Austin University. A Claims Supervisor in Risk Management, she is a member of Concord Church. Keva Phillips Munson was initiated into the Epsilon Beta Chapter in 1991 at The University of Texas at Austin. A senior financial analyst, she is a member of Concord Church. Leslie Annette Swann was initiated into the Iota Eta Chapter in 1991 at Texas Christian
University. An educator, she is a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Arlington, TX). Courtney Walker Weddington was initiated into the Iota Eta Chapter in 1991 at Texas Christian University. A senior product surveillance specialist for St. Jude Medical, Inc., she is a member of Greenville Avenue Church of Christ. Dr. Rosalyn Walker was initiated into the Zeta Eta Chapter April 20, 1991 at the University of North Texas. A higher education administrator, she is a member of Concord Baptist Church.
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Time Eternal. Life Eternal. Spiritually Speaking by James A. Washington I had a wild but humbling thought recently when I was wondering in sheer amazement about God’s eternal being. I mean He always was and always will be. In simple terms, there was never a time when there was no God. There will never be a time when He won’t exist. Just to contemplate that is a challenge to one’s ability to comprehend as well as an impossible reach for the imagination. But I’ve come to appreciate imagining the awesome power of God. My point about being humbled in this respect is that in God’s infinite knowledge, I’m supposed to have been there. I mean God knew me before I knew me. Apparently, if I believe scripture (and I do), I am an integral part of God’s great plan. I have a role to play. Somehow then, I was there when Adam was created, if God fashioned me (and you) as a descendant of the original man. That means you’ve also been around in God’s mind forever. Scripture teaches that if you believe in the Godliness of Christ, then our very existence in eternity is guaranteed. It’s incredibly humbling to think that the Almighty in His infinite being and power had and has room for you and me in His thought process. I still struggle with that. That means from the moment I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, I became aware of my immortality. So often as we grow older, we tend to accept our mortality (maybe even begrudgingly), when really we should be more aware and appreciative of our own immortality. The bible reaffirms this constantly throughout scripture. “And this is the (God’s) testimony: God has given us eternal life and this
life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son does not have life.” 1 John 5:11-12. Baptized believers understand the words of Christ. “I tell you the truth; whoever hears my words and believes Him who sent me has eternal life…” John 5:24. I am merely, in as humble a way as possible, accepting this truth. The reality of that truth is what boggles the mind. If I calculate time in human terms, I was born. I lived and I will die. By accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior, I must recalculate time as follows: I was born. I lived and I will die in this physical world. At that moment I will live again, forever. One of the by products of this truth is also a fundamental belief in God’s Word because Jesus is the one telling us God’s intention. So therefore, faith here demands we’ve got to accept God’s Word first and above all else. Now I
don’t know about you, but given an option of taking God’s Word or not, you pretty much can take what I’m going to do straight to the vault in heaven. I mean just think about it for a moment. From the instant God thought of you, you became eligible for immortality. That eligibility gets realized when you start an intimate relationship with Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, we confirm our relationship
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with Christ and our existence in eternity. All we have to do is choose. Listen up! Choose life or choose death. I’ve made my choice. I choose life, and you know what? I’m going to live forever. You know what? You are too. Imagine that. May God bless and keep you always.
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Lady Verna Brown Mitchell
Young, gifted and black - Verna Brown in 1966
Folks who meet Verna Brown Mitchell are immediately drawn to her warm and inviting personality that exudes sincerity and love. She was just what I needed when I decided to make Dallas my home almost 35 years ago. I became acquainted with her through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. when I joined the Dallas Alumnae Chapter at the first meeting I attended in September 1982. She, along with so many others welcomed me into their
lives and I have never regretted our association because Verna is a true Delta. The epitome of all things noble and righteous, I have never witnessed an unsisterly act from this woman. Kind, loving and definitely candid, she is a precious jewel who is always doing something for someone else. So, it was unnerving to learn of her health challenges. It was a teenage girl whose donated organs helped to save the life of Verna Mitchell, whose enlarged polycystic liver diagnosis could have been a death sentence. It was a Baylor Regional Transplant Institute evaluation confirmed that she was in need of a liver transplant and when a match came available Verna As principal of Dallas Can Academy, Verna Brown Mitchell was a strong advocate for was the recipient. children. Those who know Verna, can attest to her life of She also has nothing but praise for the Baylor Regional service and involvement. The thought of her demise Transplant Institute’s program that began 32 years ago as was not something many could rap their minds around. one of this Country’s first transplant institutes. They were used to her in the classroom, attending church What is especially noteworthy is Verna’s continued and church functions, and being involved throughout the service. Many would understand and give her a pass if she community where she lived and with various organizations. decided to become inactive in many organizations. She was especially known for her involvement with Instead, she has probably taken on even more issues, her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, where she also served as president of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter, and Links Inc. causes and challenges. She has been involved in or served on the boards of -- both associations that she shares with her older sister, Children of Uganda, Universal Giving, The Links, Inc.educator extraordinaire Thalia Matherson. So many have benefited from this generous, compassionate Trinity Chapter, Black Dallas Resources and African American Museum of Dallas. and loving person, who believes in lifting as she climbs. She was also nominated by Texas State Representative Additionally, Verna has never forgotten the person whose Helen Giddings (D-Dallas) to serve on the Texas Education liver she received over two decades ago and today she is a Agency’s State Textbook Panel. strong voice encouraging more to become organ donors. Verna was initiated into the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in 1965 at Huston-Tillotson College (University). She celebrates 50 years of service with other members this weekend. A wife, mother and grandmother, she is a faithful member of Friendship-West Baptist Church. Verna could be the spokesperson for organ donation because she has definitely made good use of her blessing. She has been a good steward of the liver that presented her with a brighter future and she has used that blessing to be a blessing to others through her works. According to the National Foundation for Transplants, here are some Facts About Organ Donation: 21 people die every day while waiting for a transplant. 1 organ donor can save eight lives and change the lives of more than 50 people. Almost anyone can be an organ donor, regardless of age or medical history. All major religions in the U.S. support organ donation. Donors can still have open casket funerals, and organ donation doesn't cost the donor's family any money. If a person is hospitalized, the medical staff provides the best possible care, regardless of organ donor status. Donation is only considered after a patient has died. Donors are needed for all races and ethnic groups. Transplant success rates increase when organs are matched between members of the same ethnic background. Signing the back of your license or a donor card is not enough. To officially register as an organ donor, go to www. transplants.org
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DALLAS DR. KING DAY ACTIVITIES DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ANNUAL PARADE BREAKFAST: CLARA BROWN, SHUCKEY DUCKEY, RET. OFFICER BUSBY, HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON AND NBC 5’S NADA RUDDOCK, FORMER DALLAS CITY COUNCILMAN TENNELL ATKINS, WITH CHIEF TRACEY GULLEY AND CLAUDIA FOWLER, TOSKA MEDLOCK LEE AND DALLAS CITY COUNCILMAN CASEY THOMAS, CLAUDIA FOWLER AND RHETTA ANDREWS BOWERS.
HON. LARRY DUNCAN, THE JORDAN BLAIR FAMILY, RHETTA ANDREWS BOWERS, REP. JOHNSON AND EDNA PEMBERTON, MS. BOWERS AND SEN. ROYCE WEST, ORGANIZER WINSOR BARBEE, EVENT SPONSORS AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ANNUAL BANQUET and PARADE DR. JAMAL BRYANT AND JOHN BECKWITH, HON. MONICA R. ALONZO, CLARA BROWN AND VOLUNTEER, SHAY CATHEY AND RUTH WYRICK, WYRICK FAMILY AND FRIENDS SALUTE HONOREE, RUTH WYRICK, KING CENTER MANAGER PAM JONES, HON. JOHN WILEY PRICE, HONOREEE WYRICK AND KING CENTER BOARD CHAIR REV. MICHAEL WATERS, JUDGE STACI WILLIAMS, HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON AND HON. REV. RON JONES WITH REP. JOHNSON
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Malveaux challenges sorority members to continue tradition of founders Theta Nu - Texas A&M Commerce Asianna Evans Jonyshia Hudspeth Zeta Eta - University of North Texas at Denton
Dr. Julianne Malveaux with Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price
This year’s co-chairs were Katrina R. Haley of Denton County Alumnae, Sandra Dorsey Malone of Dallas Alumnae and Meekins of Zeta Eta. Not pictured among the 50year honorees is Beverly Kenner. The 25 year honorees are: Madelyn Petty Bowman, Jocelyn Johnson, Thurstine Co Chairs Katrina Anita R. Haley and Sandra McCloud, Roussel, Elizabeth Malone Vann, Regina Wheel, Beverly Wi l l i a m s -Wa n z a , Micheon Brackens, Carla Dow, Caroline Kennedy Gordon, Karen Johnson-Nwaorgu, Jonna LaGrone-Haynes, Michelle Lang, Tara Wiltz- Major, Seraphin Jones Price, Antoinette Renee, LaShaun Turner-Coleman, Danielle Wesley, Felicia Cox Henderson, Aundrea Mitchell, Leslie Annette Swann, Dr. Rosalyn Walker, Courtney Weddington, Carron Perry, Robbin Venita Robinson, Valerie Baston-Sutton, Angela Brent, Charitta Bryant, Rhonda Madison, Sharie Rambo McEwing, Yvette Runnels, Tunisia Sadruddin, Tymesia Smaw, Erica Smith-Branton, Edna Booker, Asani Charles, Thelma Clemons, Anita Davis, Annette McLendon Henson, Valarie Houston, Mary Kennedy, Marilyn Reese, Silvia Rose-Sterling, Wanda Ware-Franklin, Leslie Washington, Trena Burgan, Debra Nash, Kimberly Wade, Yolanda Bables, Samantha Cash, Yolanda Lilly, Phyllis Otto, Dawn Marie Patterson, Regenia Phillips, Jacqueline Renfro, Mary Stanton, Rhonda Stoneham, Elka Yarbrough. The collegiate honorees are: Eta Delta - Texas Woman’s University Raven Bellard Neosha White Iota Eta - Texas Christian University Kyla Bell Chelsea Gillespie Ashlea Harper Erin Jacobs Samantha Koehler Elon Wylie Lambda Chi - Univ of Texas at Arlington Raven Alston Myriah Hampton Tahlia Pope Lambda Nu - Paul Quinn College Kassadee Dews Dominique Griffin Stefanie Scott Shambrika Taylor
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Speaking to a filled-to-capacity room during a recent Founders Day observance, Dr. Julianne Malveaux talked about the courageous women who founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., over a century ago. This year’s D-FW Area Founders Day Luncheon and Celebration for Delta Sigma Theta brought together 67 Alumnae and 24 Collegiate sisters. As the 67 honorees were lauded for 50 and 25 years in Delta, the collegiate members were recognized for obtaining their undergraduate degrees. With an impressive theme of “Holding Aloth the Torch of Justice, the Flame of Truth and the Promise of Equality, in a captivating speech of approximately 32 minutes economist, author, and commen-tator Dr. Malveaux gave a “shout out” to friends Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and State Sen. Royce West as she applauded her “sorors” for their dedicated service to the sorority and the communities they live and work in. A member of the public service organization for women for more than 4 decades, Dr. Malveaux, who is the former president of Bennett College for Women referenced the history of the women who made bold statements on the campus of Howard University by breaking away from an early group to form a more progressive group to address social change and taking a stand on women suffrage issues. Interrupted numerous times by the applause from the mostly-female audience, Dr. Malveaux challenged members, especially the collegiate attendees to be agents for change and to follow the rich tradition of Delta Sigma Theta’s 22 founders. Dr. Malveaux’s message was echoed by the organization’s national president. “As members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., we have an obligation to our Founders, our communities and each other to continue to use our collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need,” wrote Dr. Paulette C. Walker, in the event’s program book. “Our Founders were determine to make the clear distinction that Delta Sigma Theta was a service-oriented and socially-conscious organization. Through their valiant demonstration of fortitude, we realize that there is no greater purpose; no greater calling; than to accept the commitment of leading others in a forward and positive direction.” The D-FW area presidents are: Jamita Machen - Arlington Alumnae Tonyia Williams - Collin County Alumnae Tonya R. Derrick - Dallas Alumnae Cleopatra Birckbichler - Denton County Alumnae Myra McGlothen-Sutton - Fort Worth Alumnae Amye Thompson Hollins - Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Nikeya Anderson - North Central Texas Alumnae Jada Burton - North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Pier Crenshaw - Southwest Dallas County Alumnae LaKeisha Adams - Nu Iota - SMU Audra Jackson - Sigma Mu - UTD Keandria Bonner - Theta Nu - Texas A&M Commerce Kassadee Dews - Williams - Lambda Nu - PQC Nyriah Hampton - Lambda Chi - UTA Dynasty Jackson - Eta Delta - TWU Samantha Koehler - Iota Eta - TCU Kali Meekins - Zeta Eta - UNT
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Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 25th Anniversary GCMBC's focus is to continue spreading the message of the love of God in Christ Jesus by addressing the needs of the community. Pastor Jones is looking forward to working with Christian Churches of all denominations to develop programs that will help with tutoring the youth and job training. Low income families will benefit from GCMBC's future child care and after school services. For more information on GCMBC and its rich history, please visit the website www. greatercommunitymbc.org
Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church the church where everybody, is somebody, proudly celebrated the church's 25th anniversary Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 126 E. Park Row Drive, in Arlington. The guest speaker for the afternoon service was Dr. Dennis Wiles, Sr. Pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. Founding Pastor Kennedy Jones is the only pastor to serve the Greater Community MBC congregation since its inception in January 1991 and throughout his tenure, the church has grown from 19 members he started with to its present membership of over 2,000. For 25 years now, GCMBC has served Arlington with the mission of reducing crime and inspiring hope through the redemptive love of Christ. ylcarr@yahoo.com, (214) 514-9553 or Pastor Jones has worked diligently to combat social injustice by holding elected officials and public servants accountable.
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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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In Remembrance of Denise Johnson Stovall As we celebrate the life of Denise Johnson Stovall, the members of the DallasFort Worth Association of Black Journalists take this opportunity to salute a fine person and stellar journalist. Denise Johnson Stovall was compassionate, concerned, motivated, committed and no-nonsense and she exhibited the highest standards of journalistic excellence and integrity. An award-winning journalist, she was a definitive and passionate voice for the voiceless as her stories enriched the lives of the subjects as well as the readers. While we are saddened by her passing, we are joyful for having known, worked with, learned from and grew with Denise Johnson Stovall. We appreciated her candor as she focused on always doing what was right, instead of what was expedient. We have lost a brave soldier on the battlefield as we fight for ethical journalism. Our prayers are with her family and loved ones. We will miss our sister, our soldier without a sword, and take solace in knowing that our angel is writing even bigger stories in Heaven. Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Smith President, Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists January 28, 2016
Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmotheror maybe YOU?
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Nontombi Naomi Tutu the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will speak at 1:00PM at The Black Academy of Arts & Letters (TBAAL) 1309 Canton Street Dallas, Texas 75202 (Corner of Canton & Akard St). John McCaa WFAA-TV News Anchor will act as Master of Ceremonies. Tickets $10 call 214-743-2400 ******
********* Artist Exhibition/Reception Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 5PM Featuring works of Johnathon Foster, Kirk Garnett, ShaLana Mitchell, Kevin Owens & C-Ray Rayson Irving Arts Center - Main Gallery 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE
Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant - Updated Guidelines The Garland City Council has approved updated guidelines to the Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant (NVMG) program, which allows neighborhood groups to apply for matching funds to complete enhancement or beautification projects on public property. Applications are due March 1, and are available online. Learn more about the grant program at the NVMG workshop, scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. For more information, call 972-205-2451. ****
Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is celebrating the founding of the public service organization with a financial expert, Carla A. Harris, as the keynote speaker. Attendees at the public event will surely have finance questions for this Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley when she joins her sorority sisters for this year’s program, Saturday, January 30, 2016, 11:30a.m., at the Dallas Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas.
February 1 Black History Month Restaurant Row Hosted by MOSAIC Join us as we celebrate Black History Month by showcasing your business’ menu and offerings to over 3,000 Frito Lay employees. Black-Owned Restaurants and Food Businesses (Pepsi Pour preferred, others will be considered) When: Week of February 1st, 2016 Frito Lay North America Headquarters 7701 Legacy Dr., Plano, TX 75024 If interested, please contact Courtney M. Cola Courtney.cola@pepsico.com for more information.
February 3
DBCC Power Lunch! Bill J Priest Institute 1402 Corinth Street, Dallas 75215 1-3pm February 3, 2016 Understanding Government Contracting *********
February 6
Annual Sweetheart Dance Dads, granddads, brothers and uncles are invited to watch their little princess shine at the annual Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. Cost is $16 per person and will include dinner, dancing and a professional 5x7 photo. Registration is required and may be completed in person at any Garland recreation centeror by calling 972-205-3991. Space is limited, so register
**** Straight Talk about the use of the “N-Word” with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
February 6 Know Your Status Dallas
10 a.m. – 2p.m. (Panel discussion with elected officials and local celebrities at 12p.m.) Guest of Honor: Sheryl Lee Ralph Southwest Center Mall 3662 W. Camp Wisdom Road Dallas, TX 75237
February 13 AMOUD FOUNDATION ANNUAL FUNDRAISER at 6:30 PM
February 14 12th Annual Dallas Blues Festival featuring Latimore, Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, TK Soul, Shirley Brown, Cupid, Bobby Rush Sun, Feb 14, 2016 - 6:00PM Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
JD Lawrence presents Martin, Malcolm and Me at the Majestic Theatre. Call 888-929-7849 for tickets March 2 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 12
MaDea’s on the Run - Two shows 3p.m. And 8p.m. At the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. Call 888-929-7849
February 17 DBCC Power Lunch! Bill J Priest Institute 1402 Corinth Street Dallas 75215 1-3pm Understanding the RFP &RFB Process
2016 National Women’s History Month Program Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment March 19, 2016, 12:00 Noon Black Police Association of Greater Dallas,211 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208 Ticket Price: $10.00 per Person
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UNCF Masked Ball at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Call 972-2341007 for tickets.
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African-American History Program & Reception Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 4PM Irving Arts Center - Dupree Theater 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s ClubAnnual Founders' Day Observance Come spend some time with your family and friends at the Irving Arts Center. Irving Black Arts Council and the City of Irving Focus: Celebrating 62 Years of Community Service will present our annual African-American History Month family "Continuing The Legacy of Community Service, Lifting Others program. This year's program will highlight "A Conversation As We Climb" with Robert Haynes", Curator of the Interurban Railway Museum Time: 3:00 -6:00 PM in Plano, TX, Special Guest Tuskegee Airman Homer Hogues DeSoto Civic Center, 211 E Pleasant Run Rd, DeSoto, TX and the 2016 U.S.P.S. Heritage Stamp HonoreeRichard Allen Bluebonnet Room Unveiling by Irving Postmaster Rodney Malone. Ticket Price: $25.00 per Person 2016 Honoree: Linda Darden Lydia, Sojourner Truth Award 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. Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, running February Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist 10th - March 6th. All evening performance for this show will Church, Atlanta, Georgia, the church home of Dr. Martin Luther start at 7:30 at the Undermain Theatre King, Jr.
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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 2 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, beginning on October 2 at 10 a.m., online at www.attpac.org, by phone at 214-880-0202 or in person at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Information Center at 2353 Flora Street (Monday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.). 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. The luncheon highlights the importance of education and child abuse awareness in the community.
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After seasons of unrelenting drama, Kandi has finally found her happy place. She’s a wife, new mother the second time around (she just had her baby off-screen), publishing new music projects, and her unpredictable mom seems to be adding great things to her life instead of taking away. Guess who can’t handle the Kandi bubble? On-and-off friend, Phaedra Parks. Yes, I know she’s going through a dark season, but putting down
others only makes things worse. She loves putting down Kandi’s husband every chance she gets. Although her one-liners are funny, she needs to lighten up. Porsha is having a really hard time handling her sister’s pregnancy. She got vulnerable this week - she ate her feelings as she shared how she would give up everything she has for a family. She’s not just a single lady dreaming of a husband - she had a husband and was pregnant. Porsha tends to hide her pain, but she let it all out finally!
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Cynthia’s dreams of a stable and loving marriage may be headed in the right direction; she’s headed on a getaway with her hubby! The Real Housewives in Beverly Hills are also loving someone else’s life. The newest housewife, Erica Jayne, is getting all types of heat for being gorgeous, rich and talented. Lisa Vanderpump, the self-appointed head diva, is dissing Erica the most by asking ridiculous questions. Erica is a smart and seemingly secure housewife; the comments roll off her back. On the Real Housewives of New York (RHONY) front, I love Bethenny, but often cringe when she attacks. She loves giving unsolicited advice. Again, much respect B, not everybody cares. Housewives Yolanda Foster and Evelyn would love to step into someone else’s shoes for different reasons. Yolanda does everything she can to get better, including getting her breast implants moved; and her then-husband just insults her - it’s hard to watch. Evelyn, also feels insulted by Lisa V., one comment leads to an interrogation of her past affair. Well, we can’t call them boring! 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 her on twitter @realityshowgirl, Periscope and subscribe to her podcast at www.RealitytvGirl.com
NAACP Statement on the Announcement of the Nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards BALTIMORE, MD - The NAACP recently released the following statement following the announcement of the nominees for the 88th Annual Academy awards: “The presentation of the annual Academy Awards has long served as the culminating event of the awards season. With the announcement of the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, the contributions of people of color to the movie industry—both in front of and behind the cameras—have once again been severely overlooked. Of the 20 acting nominations, including Best Actor and Actress and Best Supporting Actor and Actress, the Academy failed for a second year in a row to consider a single actor of color for this distinguished award. “The lack of recognition by the Academy of exemplary performances and work by people of color working in the industry led to the creation of the NAACP Image Awards almost 47 years ago. With the 2016 nomination results, our mission and efforts are as relevant today as they have been in the past. “Academy voters are members of a private, invitational club of artists that lacks diversity by race and gender. While a sprinkling of filmmakers from varied populations have been invited to join the Academy ranks, this organization neither reflects the global diversity of the world, or the many moviegoers who support the industry. According to the 2013 Motion Picture Association of America’s Theatrical Market Statistics Report, people of color represented 51 percent of the frequent movie going audience --
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32 percent of that audience was Latino, while African Americans represented 12 percent. “These numbers alone reflect the unbalanced relationship people of color have with Hollywood. Our brothers, sisters and friends love and support film and art, yet the Academy Awards seldom recognize the numerous and notable contributions by people of color making and appearing in entertainment today. “It is time for the Academy Awards to be as relevant to the new crop of actors and movie-going audiences as they are to the new movie viewing platforms. A first step is to revisit the Academy membership and how it can play catch up to reflect a 21st century world. Another is to question advertisers who support the Awards show. In 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ revenue of $97.3 million dollars was due in large part to the domestic rights of its broadcast partner, ABC television, which has broadcast rights through 2020. “The 2014 Oscars broadcast boasted the most-watched telecast in 10 years with 43 million viewers. This was the same year that had the most diverse slate of movies by filmmakers of color as well as actors, which assuredly attributed to its ratings increase. Diversity is not just good business, it’s the only business, and the 2014 ratings numbers show that. It’s time the Academy recognizes the value and the voice of people of color and until they do, we should switch the channel until that old guard can reflect and respect what people of color bring to the table.”
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I am 35 and my sweet lady is 57. I love her and she loves me. Although we don’t Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, go out much, we show our affection to including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@ each other in many ways. yahoo.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and She and I both are homebodies. We live twitter @almaaskalma. in different states, so our time together is special. She has a beautiful, spacious Dear NW: home. We have dinner, dance and watch movies. I’m a great cook, and I fix things around the house. We’re both avid readers and it’s a real nice Dang! That was wrong…and kinda creepy. Maybe she didn’t mean it. Ok – aaah, maybe she did. That’s relationship. worse than calling your second husband by your Here’s the problem. We were at the bank and she first husband’s name. Ok, that was me, now back was taking care of some business. At first I was in to you, LOL. She owes you an apology and a decent the car but noticed she forgot something, so I took conversation at the very least. I’m sure hearing her it to her. describe you that way was shocking and downright As I was walking away, I overheard her tell the disrespectful. I know you’ve been bruised, and I can teller that I was like a son to her. When I asked her understand. You’re right; she needs to clarify. Now, about it, she said she lives in a small town and she let’s cross this bridge for a minute and see what’s on really didn’t want the woman in her business. the other side. She said she really didn’t mean anything by it and Depending on where you live, older men with asked me to drop it. I can’t get it off my mind. How younger women are still more acceptable than do I confront her about this again? older women with younger men. Older women Name withheld are perceived to be improper or even desperate
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when taking on a younger suitor. Some view a few years as ok, but over 10 is pushing it. (I don’t think Tina Turner would agree with this part of our conversation, since she just married her Boo, 16 years her junior.) It sounds to me like you guys have a great companionship going on. Anything beyond that is questionable. Your personalities are similar, and if you believe that men and women hit their physical peaks at different times, age wise you two are perfectly suited for one another. Like any relationship, it works as long as the two of you work at it. In my opinion, people are allowed to have various types of relationships. Some are meant to last forever and some are meant to last for right now. Which one are you involved in? If you’re enjoying this journey, by all means, stick with it. Tell her how you feel. Tell her how uncomfortable you were to hear her describe you that way, and after your conversation, if she’s still embarrassed, that’s your cue to keep it moving. Unfortunately, unlike Stella, she’s just not ready, publicly, to get her groove back. Alma
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