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While growing up in Natchez, Mississippi Pastor Everett Jones was influenced by his pastor, Elder Monroe Henderson, who encouraged his young member to do all that he could to help others as he lived his life. Today, Pastor Jones, who leads the Abundant Life Church of God in Christ in Dallas, is not only a renowned preacher, but he is the owner of one of the premier grass companies in North Texas. With two locations, one located at 1924 Fort Worth Avenue in Dallas and the other at 617 W. Main Street in Grand Prairie, Pastor Jones greets his customers each morning with a broad smile and a sense of genuine service that has kept some of them returning to his places of business regularly during the last 30 years. “I give people who do business with me the very best prices and exemplary service,” said Pastor Jones, who started J&L Grass Company while organizing a church in Grand Prairie. “I was called to the ministry and felt a tremendous desire to help the community. The grass company allowed me to pay the bills of the church and to pro-
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U.S. Army Veteran Ernest Walker was denied service at local Chili’s Restaurant Pastor Everette Jones ( right), the "grass king," has loyal customers such as Dennis Yates who has purchased grass from the preacher/businessman for more than 10 years.
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By Cheryl Smith
Across the country, since election day, November 11, 2016, there con-
tinues to be reports of acts that are deemed racist, hateful, mean-spirited and downright ugly. Even elementary schools, corpo-
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rate America, college campuses and your neighborhood gas station have not escaped the madness. Please see VETERAN, page 11
Trailblazing journalist Gwen Ifill remembered From Staff Reports
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of longtime member Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ NewsHour and moderator and managing editor of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill. “I am saddened to hear of Gwen Ifill’s passing. Gwen was a transformative voice among journalists. Her professionalism and poise, coupled with an innate doggedness to report the story, reverberated throughout the industry,” NABJ President Sarah Glover said. “Gwen covered politics and the presidential race with class, wisdom and insight, separating her from the pack.” Ifill, 61, joined PBS in 1999, re-
porting on politics for NewsHour and moderating Washington Week. In 2013 she was named co-anchor of PBS’ flagship evening news program along with Judy Woodruff. She was one of the most successful journalists to make the transition from print to television. Earlier in her career, she reported for The Baltimore Evening Sun and The Boston Herald American. Later she was a local and national political reporter for TheWashington Post. She went on to hold one of the most respected jobs in the industry as a White House correspondent for The New York Times. When she made the transition to television, she became the chief congressional
and political correspondent for NBC News in 1994. “Gwen was the platinum standard for political journalists and she was such an inspiration to African-American women in the business,” said Washington Post staff writer and former NABJ President Vanessa Williams. “She was a tough, smart reporter, with a warm, generous spirit who never hesitated to help, financially and with her time and talents, when asked, whether by NABJ or by a student who approached her for a few words of advice and a selfie.” Respected throughout the industry, Ifill co-moderated one of the presidential debates between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sand-
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received the award in the elementary field; Tony Benedetto from H. Grady Spruce High School won for secondary; and Sandra Urton at SOLAR Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham received the magnet/choice schools nod. This year, each campus selected its Teacher of the Year based on demonstrated excellence in and out of the classroom. The highly qualified instructional leaders exemplify the following traits: Leads students of all backgrounds to demonstrate learning. Collaborates with colleagues, students, and families to create a culture of
respect and success. Deliberately connects their classroom to the community and the community to the classroom. Engages in leadership opportunities that contribute to the work of the profession. Are poised and articulate communicators. Ably represent the district’s vision and goals at all times. Finalists were named in three categories: elementary, secondary and magnet/ choice.
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I began election night Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER - EDITOR with exuberance. I was among the many who publisher@texasmetronews.com forecast a Hillary win. The only disagreement among my circle was how big the Hillary rout Executive Assistant would be. I thought she’d get at least 300 electoral votes, and hoped that she’d thump EDITORIAL TEAM Trump by getting as many as 340, holding Eva Coleman him to less than 200 votes. Dorothy J. Gentry Vincent Hall The tables were turned and Trump was the Richard Alexander Moore one doing the thumping, with the electoral Andrew Whigham III vote count estimated to be 306-232 (at this Dareia Tolbert writing, final counts were not in). Meanwhile, DESIGN/LAYOUT Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, garner619 ing around 400,000 more votes than Donald Trump. PHOTOGRAPHERS Wallace Faggett White folks won the day for Trump in an Kevin Griffith amazing showing of white solidarity. Trump Richard Manson took 58 percent of the white vote, but did dgdaphotographer.com not get a majority vote from any other raCIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTION cial/ethnic group. Only 8 percent of African MB Distribution Americans voted for trump. He did better among Asian Americans (29 percent) and Advertising sales@texasmetronews.com Hispanics (30 percent). White people repudiated Hillary Clinton and embraced Trump, Editorial submissions TANDS IN despite his racist, misogynistic, and jingoistic editor@texasmetronews.com ANDS IN rhetoric, as one of their own. wlett lett Calendar Hillary Clinton counted on white women, uite uite calendar@texasmetronews.com especially college-educated white women, dson son to save the day for her. But Trump won 53 allas llas percent of the white female vote. He won 45 percent of the college-educated white women’s vote, losing that vote to Hillary Clinton CREDO OF THE by just 6 percentage points. Sixty-two per1397 1 1Year $45.00 0-1397 YearSubscription Subscription BLACK $45.00 PRESS cent of white women who didn’t go to colThe Black Press believes lege voted for Trump, while just 34 percent that America can best lead voted for Clinton. the world away from racial College educated white women’s narand national antagonisms row vote for Clinton did not overcome the when it accords to every overwhelming support other whites gave person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human him. White women valued culture and class and legal rights. Hating no over gender. Many of them are the mothers, person, fearing no person, daughters, sisters or wives of the white men the Black Press strives to who gave Trump 63 percent of their vote. help every person in the firm Hillary Clinton failed to energize the base, belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back. or transcend the indifference that too many
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voters felt for her. \Turnout was only 56.8 percent, just one percent higher than 2012, and lower than the 58.2 percent turnout in 2008. More than 95 million people who were eligible to vote failed to. The Republican vote was similar for Trump and for Mitt Romney, the last Republican Presidential nominee. Democrats turned out in much lower numbers for Clinton than they did for Obama. Why? Voter suppression is part of the answer. There were nearly 900 fewer voting places in 2016 than in 2012. Further, states like Wisconsin, which Hillary lost by less than
Part of the ugly reality is the realization that too many of our fellow citizens have embraced a racially divisive candidate whose rhetoric has unleashed hateful speech and attitudes. a percentage point, introduced new voter ID laws between 2012 and 2016. Clinton lost by less than 2 percent of the vote in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida. People of color were more likely to be affected by voter suppression measures than whites. In Durham, North Carolina, voting machines weren’t working, and a judge ruled to keep the polls open longer to compensate for the broken machines. Clinton lost North Carolina by less than 4 percent. How many more might have voted but for broken machines and other chicanery? How many spent hours in line, and how many had to leave lines because they had to go to work?
Hillary Clinton ended her campaign with more than $50 million in the bank! Might some of that money have made a difference in energizing the base? Could more people have been put on payroll as organizers in battleground states, especially North Carolina and Pennsylvania? Should grass-roots organizers have received more resources? Lots of fingers can be pointed in this post-election analysis, but analysis notwithstanding, Trump won. It hurts to write that reality down, but it is a reality we will all have to grapple with for four years. Part of the ugly reality is the realization that too many of our fellow citizens have embraced a racially divisive candidate whose rhetoric has unleashed hateful speech and attitudes. The Detroit News reported that students in Oakland, Michigan blocked pathways of Latino students coming to school, shouting, “build the wall�. These children are emulating their elders, including the “President-elect�. The nonpartisan education news website, the74million.org, has reported that “election-related� school violence is on the rise in the wake of the Trump victory. Donald Trump was able to tap into the angst that too many whites felt during the Obama presidency, and win the Presidency in the name of white solidarity and white supremacy. It seems incongruous that a rich, privileged, urban businessman should become the voice of the working class disgruntled, the rural neglected (Trump got 62 percent of the rural vote), and white women. But this is the new reality, the triumph of white privilege and hate rhetoric. Whites are just 40 percent of the population in California, a state that gave Hillary Clinton 61.5 percent of its vote. And the Census reports that by 2044 there will be no majority group in our nation. White folks might as well enjoy Trump while they can, but time and demographics are on our side. White supremacy won’t reign forever. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy� is available via www.amazon.com
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HALL: We Can’t Stand Trump!
By Vincent Hall I love Black people, but I can’t stand Niggas!! - Chris Rock’s 1996 HBO Special: “Bring the Pain.” That line brought laughter to rural and urban America. Black folks felt Chris. So conversely, let’s use Rock’s juxtaposition to help everyone discern how most Black folk feel about Donald Trump. With all of Trump’s crassness let me say, I love Rednecks…But I can’t stand a Cracker! First, understand that Cracker is not a common pejorative Blacks use. Unfortunately most minorities and some White folk can’t separate Crackerism from Redneck tendencies. My Redneck friends are just country; like a lot of my own family, but a bona fide Cracker is dangerous. For some etymology about “Cracker,” I went to the most trustworthy ethnic internet source…the Urban Dictionary, which defined the term as: “A noun for White slave drivers who would “crack” the whip. Cracker originated as an old British insult: “Cracked brain.” Both terms were crafted and promulgated by White elites. The Cracker’s only salvation was that he was better than “Massa’s” Niggers.
Millions of Whites, urban and rural, count their color a privilege and their homogeneous gatherings preferable to racial and cultural mixing. This Klan considers Mexicans as harmful to their future success as the Africans whom their forbearers attacked after Reconstruction. America’s construction and agricultural industries beckoned Brown brothers to run for the border. Nobody complains about corporations who pay illegal and substandard salaries that result in mega-profits and overall wage reductions. There’s an excellent book that describes the psyche of White Americans who are mostly rural and wallowing in regret. In his book, “Hillbilly Elegy;” writer J. D. Vance unearths their base emotions. “Barack Obama strikes at the heart of our deepest insecurities. He is a good father while many of us aren’t. He wears suits to his job while we wear overalls, if we’re lucky enough to have a job at all. His wife tells us that we shouldn’t be feeding our children certain foods, and we hate her for it—not because we think she’s wrong but because we know she’s right.” What separates the successful from the unsuccessful are the expectations
that they had for their own lives. Yet the message of the “Right” is increasingly: “It’s not your fault that you’re a loser; it’s the government’s fault.” When you fuse this warped logic with the reverberating Fox News/GOP echo chamber, Trump’s Nationalism sounds promising. These subliminal insecurities, coupled with the fallacy that government only works for Blacks, Mexicans, Jews, immigrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ, create a cross-eyed category of xenophobia. Donald Trump doubled down on those fears: “This is your last chance.” Trump respondents aren’t dumb, they made a sober choice. Trump made the “last call” for White privilege and dominance and got an overwhelming response. The “Great America” where a White man could thrive without a college degree has vanished. White men held a monopoly on police, fire and public safety positions. They sequestered 90% of the secure, high paying jobs with public utility companies, prized apprenticeships and the post office/government jobs sector. Affirmative Action programs for women and minorities cut deeply into their racially bequeathed set asides.
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A growing number of those experienced in mining and manufacturing aren’t prepared for this global, Green economy. They believe they deserve higher wages and better opportunities than their female and minority counterparts doing the same work. Technology, environmental concerns and conglomerates like Wal-Mart and Home Depot sopped up rural jobs and slaughtered small businesses. The problem with the White underclass is their inability to view their plight vertically rather than horizontally. America doesn’t need Trumpism, it needs a bloodless, diverse uprising like “Bacon’s Rebellion.” Class and color are responsible for America’s disparities in income and wealth. Rednecks are cool. I grew up on “Hee Haw.” I can Chicken Dance to Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood; but Ted Nugent can “Kiss my grits.” And Donald Trump will get the same love from me that he showed Obama… none!! Channeling Richard Pryor in his 1976 hit, “Bicentennial Nigger”: Y’all probably forgot what Trump did, but I ain’t gon’ never forget it. For a lot of us 9/11 was a tragedy, but 11/9, the morning after, felt equally sickening! Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and award-winning journalist.
Open Letter to Pastor Robert Jeffress and First Baptist Dallas Church Dear Pastor Jeffress, I am writing you this letter to address a few issues. First, I am no thug. I am but a sinner saved by grace. As are you. Every saint has a past. And, thankfully, by God’s amazing grace, every sinner has a future, if they are willing to turn from their wicked ways. I would like to ask you to repentfor your despicable comments towardsthe minority community and the LGBTQ
community. Your endorsement of Donald Trump has brought out the deepest and darkest hate this country has Pastor Robert Jeffress seen in a very long time. During the cam-
paign, Mr. Trump said extremely derogatory things about the LGBTQ, Latino, Black, and Muslim communiMin. Dominique Alexander ties. A n d , perhaps most disturbing, was
his demeaning sentiment toward women. You stood by Trump while he openly admitted to sexual assault, but you condemned Bill Cosby of his actions. While most people fondly remember the founder of First Baptist Church Dr. W. A. Criswell, we also remember some of the hateful comments he made during his life and it seems to me that your church was founded on the separatist
culture. Currently, in America hate crimes have gone up tremendously since the election, bringing America’s dark past back to hunther. God IS LOVE. Is your ministry spreading a message of love & unity throughout our country? How does your message of hate help to heal America? It is time for evangelicals in AmeriPlease see OPEN LETTER, page 11
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The South Dallas Cultural Center is located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, Texas 75215. For more information or to schedule a tour for your group call 214-670-1998. Admission is FREE ***** Free Reading Tutoring - Dallas Public Library; 1515 Young, Dallas 75201. Learn to read better program for adults. 214-671-8291; http://www.dallaslibrary.org/literacy ***** Community Lawyering Center Open for Business - Mondays – Saturdays; days and evenings by appointment. 4716 Elsie Faye Heggins, Dallas, 75210. For info, call: 469-351-0024 or x0025 ***** Dallas Theater Center World Premiere Musical, Bella: An American Tall Tale, -2400 Flora Street in the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Full Run: Sept. 22 – Oct. 22, 2016 • 214-880-0202 or www.DallasTheaterCenter.org
November 17 Superintendent’s Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Marc Smith, 7:00 8:30 p.m. at Duncanville High School’s East Cafeteria, 900 West Camp Wisdom Road, Duncanville Notice of public hearing to discuss school turnaround plans The Dallas Independent School District will hold a hearing to inform the public about the School Turnaround Plans for campuses rated Improvement Required (IR) for two or more consecutive school years. 5:30 p.m., Dallas ISD Administration Ada L. Williams Auditorium 3700 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX
November 18 Parkland Health & Hospital System is joining with several other healthcare and education organizations to provide the perfect way to dispose of unwanted items such as old electronics, clothing and books at no cost. The 5th Annual Recycling Drive will take place from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at 5500 Southwestern Medical Ave., Dallas, 75235.
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Office of Student Life at El Centro presents Native American Heritage Month Celebration Performance Hall at 2p.m.
Join the Thanksgiving Love Train when soul balladeer WILL DOWNING and jazz great NAJEE team up for a memorable and unforgettable pre-Thanksgiving night of jazz, R&B, soul and neo-soul music. HOSTED BY TBAAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS and BRANCH, ROLAND, HILLIARD EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, INC. Naomi Bruton Main Stage $100-VIP Seating and Private Backstage Meet-and-Greet** CALL THE TBAAL BOX OFFICE TODAY 214-743-2400
******* All who would like to register for the 28th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and March can do so this Saturday, November 19th. Here is the registration information below: Location: Address: Day/Date:` Time :
December 2 The Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents Playwright’s Spotllight Like Fine Wine in the Clarence Muse Theatre at 5 p.m. 1309 Canton, Dallas
Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church 1019 S. First Street, Garland, 75040 Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM *****
Clothing Recycling Competition to Benefit Garland Elementary Schools Unwanted clothing and shoes piling up? Recycle unwanted textiles from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 1426 Commerce St. Be sure to tell the drop-off center staff which Garland elementary school you’d like to support with your donation. The school with the most material collected will be awarded a check from World Wear Project! Learn more by calling 972-205-3500 or visit GarlandEnvironmentalWaste.com.
****** Garland Symphony Orchestra Presents Concert II of 201617 Season Garland Symphony Orchestra (GSO) presents Concert II of its 2016-17 season, Symphony Goes Wild. Pianist Stephen Beus will perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. Purchase tickets at GarlandArtsBoxOffice. com or by calling 972-205-2790. Learn more about GSO and view their 2016-17 season schedule at GarlandSymphony. org. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson in conjunction with the Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s Senior Division proudly presents th 2016 Annual Senior Living Conference at the Dallas County Schools /Texserve Technology & Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd., Dallas
7 p.m. Enjoy a Night of Home Grown Jazz with Dallas’s Own John A. Lewis Quartet featuring The Sammons Jazz Artist of the Year Sandra Kaye For more information Contact 214-943-8262 Food Provided by Southern Hospitality
DART “Stuff a Bus” Benefits Those in Need Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus operators and police officers will be collecting “Stuff a Bus” donations of adult socks, blankets, canned food and unwrapped toys for children. The annual event benefits hundreds of Dallas area children, elderly and families in need. Bring your donation to the DART stuff a bus at the Mockingbird Station parking lot, 5465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Friday, Dec. 2, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two DART employee campaigns, “Santa Cops” and “Comforting of the Souls,” benefit as a 40-foot long bus is filled with your donations. The Northwest Bus Division’s “Comforting of the Souls” donates the new adult socks and blankets to area nursing homes while toys and food help families in need through the DART Police Department’s “Santa Cops.” KKDA-FM “K-104” sponsors DART’s “Stuff a Bus” campaign and will be doing a live broadcast at the Mockingbird Station event.
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November 23 St. Philip’s School and Community Center Community Thanksgiving Feast 11am- 1p.m. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
November 26 The Pan-African Connection Bookstore Art Gallery, Resource Center 4466 S. Marsalis Ave., Dallas Texas 75216 214-943-8262/panafric@airmail.net/panafricanconnection.com
National Black United Front Dallas Chapter presents Standing on Principles to Advance Human & Civil Rights with keynote speaker Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Gray’s Event Center 3016 N. I-35E, Lancaster at 8p.m. Tickets $10 Inspirational Speaker - Imam Mohamad Ramadan, author of “The Political Participation of american Muslims” For more info, call 214 -460-7672
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Get Healthy for 2017! 10th Annual Tour of Homes includes a tour of the Lancaster Visitors Center and State Auxiliary Museum and is a presentation of the Lancaster Texas Heritage Park Foundation. For more information, call 832-385-3732
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December 6 Jay Leno, the popular host of the top-rated “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” will entertain the audience for one night at 8 p.m. at the Winspear Opera House, downtown Dallas Arts District.
December 9 New Mount Zion Baptist Church will hold its annual Christmas Gala at 7p.m. at the HIlton Lincoln Center Hotel, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas. Tickets are $65. The keynote speaker is Dr. Zan W. Holmes. The Red Carpet Reception starts at 6p.m. For tickets, call 214341-6459
He’s helped people lose thousands and can help lead you on a path to helathier living! Dick Gregory w ill be the speaker at the inaugural Health Awareness Explosion at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. In addition to Mr. Gregory’s presentation, you will hear from financial experts, ministers, community activists, journalists, health practitioners, chefs and fitness experts. There will be vendors and entertainment, but more importantly, you will leave empowered and equipped to lead a healthier life. You cacn get tickets for Mr. Gregory’s lecture at ticketmaster or through The Black Academy of Arts and Letters box office. Call 214-941-0110 for tickets or vendor information. ****** PilobOlus, creator of the hit international show SHADOWLAND was showcased Sunday evening performing with Britney Spears and G-Eazy on the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards program. The Rapper and the Pop Superstar performed a mash- up of their hits ‘Make Me’ and ‘Me, Myself and I’ while PILOBOLUS provided a mind-bending visual component using innovative shadow work which combines legendary PILOBOLUS dance, with high-energy, fast-paced multimedia.
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Let’s talk about Key Skills Ask Vanessa ad2) Transferable Skills Vanessa Morrison is a HR copywriter, a New Hire Consuldresses the most Transferable skills tant/Coach. She has been in common issues reare skills you gained in business for seven years writgarding resumes. ing resumes and now teaches one profession that are others and is the author of also beneficial in other From time to time Maximize Your Job Success job fields. For example, there will be an artiSeries, most recently Maximize cle written on trends presentation skills, time Your Job Success – Writing concerning the reYour Resume – 8 Essentials to management skills, and Get HR’s Attention to be re- customer service skills sume, as well as arleased this fall. For speaking are all things which ticles pertaining to engagements, you contact her resumes and interat 214-810-5790. Submit your “transfer” well between views. questions about your resume to multiple positions. Let’s continue in the vain that I’m in and go to the next section. I’m 3) Adaptive Skills talking about Competencies or Key Skills. At first sight, adaptive skills are pretty similar to But what does “key skills” mean and how many transferable skills. They are however even more should you list? general than transferable skills. A good example An effective resume usually looks at three dif- of an adaptive skill would be one’s ability to work ferent key skills: 1) Job Specific Skills, 2) Transfer- “independently” or one’s level of “reliability.” able Skills, and 3) Adaptive Skills How many should you list? 1) Job Specific Skills As a rule of thumb, you should list job posting Job specific skills are the obvious choice for you relevant skills that make you look like the perfect to include in the Key Skills section. They are skills match for the position. Don’t make them overly gained directly from doing a certain job currently long. No one likes to read long chunks of text or or in the past. They are skills gained directly from an endless list of bullet points. doing a certain job currently or in the past. So, now that you know the three kinds of skills. For example, the job specific skills of a transla- Go for it and try it out! tor would be the daily output of translated words per day in a specific language, etc.
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Mother-in-law cautious over previous death of child
Ask Alma: by Alma Gill
NNPA News Wire Columnist
Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and Twitter @almaaskalma.
Dear Alma:
My mother-inlaw is highly anxious.
She frequently tells my husband and me (late 20s) to be careful, and she begs us never to do anything that will bring us harm. She recently emailed my husband’s best friend to be careful during a party, begging him not to let anything happen because my husband is all she has left. She experienced the loss of her daughter 11 years ago. I don’t know how to prevent her anxiety from affecting my life, and I’m becoming resentful. My husband’s approach is, “That is just how mama is.” I want to set some boundaries. What should I say? -R.B., Atlanta
Dear R.B: “Claudy, have mercy, Girl, please!” Your mother-in-law lost a daughter. Boundaries? Are you kidding me? Where is your compassion? I pray that you never experience the death of a child. That’s simply your mother in-law’s way of saying, “I love you, and I don’t know what I’d do if I lost you, too.” Just say, “Ok, Mama,” or “I will, Mama,” and call it a day. She’s not at your house picking out your husband’s socks each morning. Now that would be a problem. That, my sistah, is a boundary.You’ve got to pick your battles when you’re married, especially with in-laws. You want to fix her, and you want her to be over her grief. That will never happen. What should you say, you ask? Absolutely nothing. Alma
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Ifill remembered, continued from front page ers earlier this year, and moderated the 2004 vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards, and the 2008 debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. An honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Ifill was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame in 2012. Moderating the Vice Presidential Debate in 2008 A lifelong member of the African Methodist Community Tributes: Friday, Episcopal Church, Ifill is the sister of November 18, 2016 6 PM - 10 PM Presiding Elder Rev. Earle Ifill, presiFamily, friends and colleagues dent of the Connectional Presiding will gather at Metropolitan AME Elder's Council, and Presiding Elder Church for community tributes to of the Atlanta East District-Atlanta Ifill. North Georgia Conference of the The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Braxton, AME Church's Sixth Episcopal Dis- Presiding Elder of the Potomac District. trict, Washington Conference and
a former pastor of Metropolitan, will preside over the tributes. Service of Celebration: Saturday, November 19, 2016 11 AM The Rt. Rev. William P. DeVeaux, retired AME Church Bishop and a former pastor of Metropolitan, will preside. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to establish a Memorial Scholarship fund at Metropolitan AME Church. Checks should be made payable to: Metropolitan AME Church, memo line: "In memory of Gwen Ifill." Mail to: Metropolitan A.M.E. Church 1518 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 or Rev. Earle Ifill, P. O. Box 92485 Atlanta, GA 30314. Cards and messages of condolence may be sent to the ad-
Pastor, continued from front page vide for my family. It was a walk of faith, and I knew that God would carry me during the bad times, and the good,” he said. Pastor Jones came to Texas shortly after completing high school. He stayed with relatives in Oak Cliff and attended True Way Church of God in Christ led by Pastor Levi Gant. “He was a wonderful man, devoted to the total community and he also encouraged me in the ministry,” Pastor Jones said. “He taught me to think of the future, and to always place the needs of others before my own.”
Pastor Jones raised four children, Felicia, Melanie, Jason and Justin, with his wife, First Lady Bessie Jones. “I have been blessed to have a great congregation, great customers and a great family,” he continued, adding that he has five grandchildren and three great-grand children. “Family has always been important to me. I was raised by my mother and my grandfather.” Pastor Jones said his ministry at Abundant Life, located at 7310 S. Hampton Road in Oak Cliff, is based on inspiring his members to trust
God and to pursue spirit-filled lives. “None of us know how long we have to be here, so with the time that God has given us we must do all that we can to improve our communities, and our world. We must seek goodness and grace.” He continued, “I consider my congregation and my customers members of my family, “I am fully committed to doing all that I can to serve them. No matter their color, the language they speak or where they are from, all of them have a place in my heart. They are all God’s children.”
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Open Letter, continued from page 5 ca to spread a message of love and peace, not hate. Jesus spent his time on earth teaching a message of love for one another. I would welcome the opportunity to have a conversation with you regarding race and religion. We have a few questions for you. 1. What is your church’s commitment in addressing the hate crimes committed towards the LGBTQ community and how do your message help people understand people that may be different than them? 2. What is your church’s com-
mitment towards addressing the issue of sexual assault victims today? 3. What is your church’s commitment towards bridging the gap between Muslims and Americans today? 4. What is your church’s commitment towards the promotion of economics growth in the southern sector? 5. How does your church plan to combat the child poverty rate in the City of Dallas? I look forward to hearing from you and to possibly scheduling a sit-down meeting regarding these matters. Sincerely, Minister Dominique R. Alexander
Veteran, continued from front page Whether it’s on the campus of Southern Methodist University, a municipality in West Virginia, or the wonderful world of cyberspace; vitriolic expressions are surfacing more frequently. The behavior went to another level when one U.S. Army veteran was challenged by a restaurant manager. Ernest Walker and his service dog, Barack, who has credentials, went into a Chili’s restaurant on Veteran’s Day to take advantage of the free meal offer that was extended to veterans. What happened next after a white Veteran questioned Walker’s status has caused the story to go viral, prompted calls for a boycott, the removal of the store manager, and an apology issued to Mr. Walker. The disturbing act, which was partially caught on video, shows the Cedar Hill Chili’s
store manager standing over Mr. Walker and talking in what many called an “unprofessional” and “demeaning” tone. He then grabbed Mr. Walker’s “to-go” box and walked away with the meal. Management has since apologized and a meeting was scheduled with the Walkers and parent company execs of Brinker International. Mrs. Walker says they have received an outpouring of support. But there are still those who spew hatred and as a result of the Walkers’ information becoming public, they have received threats; causing them to temporarily move from their home. Hear the entire story Sunday morning at 8:00a.m. on Cheryl’s World on BlogTalkradio. com or 646-200-0459.
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Pray Through It, Not to It Spiritually Speaking by James A. Washington
Have you succumbed to the notion yet that prayer will get you through it? The ‘it’ I’m referring to is EVERYTHING. If you’re like me, if the truth be told, at times you’re not very enthusiastic about your faith. That fire that initially burned in me when I finally met Christ leaves me more cold than hot and I cannot and do not remain constant or consistent in my journey towards eternal salvation, Have you ever been there? Even my prayer life is more often weak not strong. I’ve finally figured out at times like these that if I only do one thing, I have to continue to pray. However casual or cavalier I might think it is,
if I do nothing else, I’ve learned that I’ve got to pray my way through it. If you’ve ever been lost on a nameless highway and know that you’re lost, you probably understand what I’m talking about. No exit, no gas stations, no people or other cars around, no one to ask for directions. You just keep driving and you just keep looking, hoping against hope. It’s just you and the needle on the fuel gauge. Given yours and my circumstances, prayer is probably very appropriate when one is spiritually lost; especially when you are forced to acknowledge that you are lost. My word to you is to just keep praying. At this stage of my spiritual development, I can’t think of an alternative. I just so happened to look up prayer in my bible’s Concordance and found out that I’m correct in my assumption that prayer(s), pray(ed), praying, all hold a
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special place in spiritual history and in the eyes of God. For every quote I could give you right now, there are many of you who could quote at least three more appropriate ones for this message. James 5:15-16 “And prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you might be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” I will not sit here and profess to you to be a righteous man. What I will do is to profess to you and anyone who will listen that I am a sinner seeking God’s forgiveness. I am also on record as praying for you, my fellow man that you too, will understand God’s faithfulness. Mark 11:24-25 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have re-
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ceived it and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” I’m not making this stuff up. This is what the text says. Hopefully, what I’m trying to convey to you is once I was lost. I’m sure I’ll get lost again and when it happens, prayer will continue to lead me home. It is an irrefutable spiritual fact. Try it. Speak to God from your heart. Let Him know that you know He knows you are lost. He will then step up and act out on your behalf proclaiming for all to see that you are never really lost and certainly never really alone. He has known where you were from the beginning of time.
May God bless and keep you always.
James
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