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Upcoming Primary Runoff Elections May 24, 2016 Early Voting is from May 16, 2016 through May 20, 2016 Dallas, Texas - Enclosed you will find information and deadlines relating to the upcoming elections. Any assistance you can give in dispersing this important information will be greatly appreciated. The following information can be retrieved by calling the Dallas County Elections Hotline, 214.637.7937, which is answered twenty-four (24) hours a day. If you have any questions regarding this material, please do not hesitate to contact Dallas County Elections Department at 214.819.6300. All information in this Press Release can be obtained by accessing the Dallas County Elections Department’s website at www.DallasCountyVotes.org. Dallas County Elections Department Quick Links Voter Registration Information: www.dallascountyvotes.org/voter-registration Photo Identification Information: www.dallascountyvotes.org click on Photo ID FAQs Early Voting by Mail / Emergency Ballot: www.dallascountyvotes.org/absentee-voting Early Voting Dates, Times and Locations: www.dallascountyvotes.org/ear-
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Wilmer-Hutchins students who lost both parents honored by Rickey Smiley The Rickey Smiley Foundation recently honored siblings from Wilm-
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er-Hutchins High School following a significant change in their personal life. Within a three-month period, the freshmen and junior sisters unexpectedly lost both parents. The Rickey Smiley Foundation heard of this incredible story and immediately wanted to commit their organization to help. As their home environment changed, the foundation wanted to support their needs to excel while in school. Both students will receive a laptop computer to help with their various academic coursework. “Coming from a two-parent home, to now sleeping on the couch in their grandmothers apartment, and not having certain things, is not easy,” said Tamika Barnett, principal at Wilmer-Hutchins. “I’m so proud of these young ladies who despite the loss of both of their parents are wonderful students.” In memory of their parents, The Rickey Smiley Foundation will send a rose floral arrangement to the graveside of both parents for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day on behalf of the girls. The non-profit organization will provide the students with VIP tickets to the Car and Bike Show on Friday, May 22 where they will spend oneon-one time with members of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Additionally, Rickey Smiley surprised them on-air with a personal invite to the Mike Epps and Rickey Smiley comedy concert on Saturday, May 7. The two are now living with a grandparent. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show featured the announcement during their program last month.
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Don Hill‘s letter from prison
I am not an apologist for America! I am writing this letter on the Formerly Kuumba Heritage News Founded by Theresa Thrash in 1994 to the 6th anniversary of my incarceraGlory & Honor of Jesus Christ tion, while hospitalized in a federal medical center in Butner, North An I Messenger Enterprises LLC Publication Carolina, with Stage 4 prostate cancer, serving an 18 year senMAILING ADDRESS tence for public corruption. 320 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway I may never see freedom again. Suite 220 Dallas, TX 75203 Therefore, I have reason to be fatalistic about my daughters’ and WWW.TEXASMETRONEWS.COM grandchildren are, including my 214-941-0110 18 year- old grandson’s, future in America. Nevertheless, my life Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER - EDITOR experiences tell me of a power in publisher@texasmetronews.com expectant optimism and that power works toward righteousness Yvette Brooks OFFICE MANAGER even righteousness in America. Ta-Nehisi Coates’ bestselling Becky Lewis book, “ Between the World and Executive Assistant Me,� took my hope for America to EDITORIAL TEAM task in a way that was unexpected. In writing a letter to his beautiful Eva Coleman teenage son, his counsel concernVincent Hall Richard Alexander Moore ing his son’s future in America is Andrew Whigham III devoid, in large measure, of the 3 pillars of my spiritual life: faith, DESIGN/LAYOUT Vyncent Bosh hope and love. v_bosh@yahoo.com Despite Coates’ love for family and the African American commuPHOTOGRAPHERS nity, this writer’s authentic affecWallace Faggett tions falter in the face of America’s Kevin Griffith history of hatred and oppression Richard Manson of our ebony brothers and sisters. dgdaphotographer.com Three major premises emerge in CIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTION Coates’ book: first, the assault MB Distribution on “black bodies� by America’s law enforcement, educational and Advertising sales@texasmetronews.com economic institutions, have given birth to a fear born of Coates’ life Editorial submissions experiences, that is beyond hopeeditorial@texasmetronews.com ful end. Calendar Secondly, racism is the “father calendar@texasmetronews.com of race� and its implications of white supremacy and black infeT .EWSSTANDS IN riority. Finally, the “love power Rowlett “of African American people proMesquite foundly displayed in the aftermath hardson of the murder of the Charleston Nine is not from God or divinely E.Dallas inspired. As exquisitely explained in a recent “Letter to the Editor,� love requires a risk of loss, of rejection, CREDO OF THE of rebuke. Nevertheless, love requires me and all who desire the BLACK PRESS best for America to “cast out bread upon the waters� as King Solomon The Black Press believes that America advised over 3000 years ago. In can best lead the world away from loving our enemies and America racial and national antagonisms with its legacy of failed promises, when it accords to every person, we embrace the possibility that regardless of race, color or creed, full America’s vituperative progeny human and legal rights. Hating no will ultimately see us as authentic person, fearing no person, the Black Americans. Press strives to help every person in The transformation has begun the firm belief that all are hurt as already. We have given birth to edlong as anyone is held back. ucational, economic and cultural
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institutions and icons that impact America on a daily basis. Our struggle to achieve full citizenship embodies this Nation’s highest principles. The humility and courage displayed by so many African Americans, young and old, rich and poor, skilled and unskilled, over our history in this
void of real accountability. An innate response of parents, family members and the larger community resembles the fear of family separation during slavery: sudden, final, without remorse or justification. Even the legacy of indiscriminate lynching provided rules of conduct for the oppressed
Former Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Don Hill country point undeniably to an endowment from God. The fact that the book remained on so many bestseller lists throughout 2015 and beyond is a testimony to the powerful writing of Coates and, most important, the disillusionment in America. The Killing of black and brown men across America, including Dallas, grieves my heart, as well as the increasing rate of poverty throughout our Nation. We are frustrated! From the segregated neighborhoods of America’s class - stratified urban areas, including Dallas, and the attendant dangers to Coates’ son, as well as my grandson, I am ever prayerful. Coates’ cry for the sanctity of his son’s body echoes the paternal prayers of every faithful father. Deaths in the black lives of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, La Quan McDonald, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice and too many others are anecdotal evidence of police oppression often repeated and de-
to follow though without any guarantee of safety. This terror evokes a fear, yet to diminish, in too many communities of color. Coates’ cautionary calculations to his son are heartfelt and real. The antidote, however, to this parental terror is the provocative trinity of faith, hope and love. May I explain? The foundation of a righteous nation is justice. As the sacred scripture from the book of the prophet Amos proclaims, justice and righteousness are infinitely intertwined and interrelated. Justice rolling down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream are progressive. What was the common thread in all of Jesus’ miracles on which the sufferer experienced healing - the quality of faith demonstrated or a lack thereof. My faith in a righteous America is based on the progressive reinvention of itself. Nations do reinvent themselves. America has and continues to reinvent itself through historic social movements.
I do not believe we are captive to our past, nor condemned by our present predicament, but faithful to the principles of America’s founding documents and its reinvented iterations of freedom from stigma or oppression, due process of law, equal protection and full citizenship. We are not pitiful victims; we are pitiless victors! An early 20th century writer best captured, in words, the danger of fear in a short essay entitled “The Realization of Perfect Peace� when he proclaimed: Fear is everywhere. Fear has become with millions a fixed habit. To live in continual dread, continuing cringing, continual fear of everything be it loss of love, loss of money or situation, is to take the readiest means to lose what we fear we shall. Consider this; hope that is seen is no hope at all! A hopeless, struggle-filled future that Coates casts before his son is the antithesis of a legacy born of our historic heritage. Throughout the historical journey of African American people, we possessed an eternal hope as well as a daily expectation that our lives will be better, we will survive, no matter the circumstances. This courage to believe in better days would prevent some of our ancestors from committing suicide during the Middle Passage, others from revolts doomed for failure and others to survive in the face of incomprehensible cruelty. Yet in our hopeless situation, we gained strength; the more hopeless the circumstance, the more we persevered. We got married, we had families, we developed skills, intellect, and trades; we displayed industry to create our own! No greater story has ever been told! Love of country demands a just rebuke when confronted with injustice. To love those who reject our existence, even to the point of murder and oppression, is America’s redemptive opportunity to reciprocate and create, in the words of President Obama, “a more perfect union.� Donald Hill (37106177) P.O.Box 1600 Butner, North Carolina 27509 Former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill is currently at a federal prison medical facility in Butner, North Carolina being treated for stage 4 prostate cancer.
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Who’s in Your Zip Code?
by Vincent Hall Zipped across this from the archives of Time Magazine and it delivered a rush of thought and wonderment. “1963 was a big year for Americans. For Civil Rights Activists, it was the memory of the "I Have a Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King, Jr. For conspiracy theorists, it was the assassination of JFK. For postal enthusiasts, it was the introduction of the ZIP code. The term "ZIP code" comes from the acronym Zone Improvement Plan. In the twenty years leading up to the ZIP code, mail volume doubled and the U.S. Postal Service needed a quicker, easier way to sort through the mail. On July 1st, 1963, the ZIP code was born. It was a success in the first 3 years, over half of all Americans used their ZIP and by the end of the 60's it was 83%! “ When the history of 2016 is written, and especially as it relates to the presidential race and all its cultural ramifications, what will historians say? Better yet, what does your zip
code say about you? What does it say about your place in America by politics and priority? Zip codes are of great import in every facet of our lives and much more than most of us realize. Did you know that by zip code we have identified hot areas in cities for the transmission of the AIDS virus? Diving deeper into those zip code statistics we have identified that in at least two of them here in Dallas County, the spread of the disease is occurring most between teenage girls and middle-aged men. That fact hand delivers a hint that prostitution and drugs are likely coagulating in that given zip. Using zip codes, marketing agencies and sellers of all manner of wares and services determine whether or not you are a likely target for their sales spiel. Have you ever wondered why you can’t find a Gap store in any urban area in America where the zip codes contingent to the store’s placement is majority minority? Think about it. Kinda makes you wonder when you see so many adorable Black and Brown babies
sporting the Baby Gap trademark clothing. Now the old excuse used to be that major retailers were afraid to come into some zip codes because the theft would increase and the costs for “loss prevention” would be much higher than “safe zip code” neighborhoods. But with the advent of terrorism, and the constant threat of gun violence and security cameras, the safety budget has been grown considerably. What’s the excuse now? Sooo… zip codes can be used for the control of communicable diseases and drive capitalism and market placement, but what else? The zip code story for 2016 is going to be who got identified by address as strong supports of a certain xenophobic, race baiting, nativist running for president. And once again, zip codes and a good analysis of the same will be enormously helpful. For grins, those same Pennsylvanians whom candidate Obama wrote off as being gun toting, bible thumping fanatics, who would never consider voting for him, just happen to be custom made and within the cultural zip code of the infamous “Billionaire with bad hair.” Unlike 63’, zip code usage is at 100% today and some zip codes have their own suffixes to further delineate buildings or nuances within a given boundary. Zip codes are perfect for sending 1st class mail, but more effective in maintaining 2nd class citizenship for far too many poor people and minorities. We need a “Zone Improvement Plan” that will make America the land of opportunity that it purports to be. After all, we know where despair is located, we go there whenever we need someone to exploit.
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Congresswoman Johnson celebrates Congressional App Challenge Winner
Congresswoman Johnson congratulates District 30 winner Alfredo Osorio Congresswoman Johnson held an event to honor the winner and participants of the Texas District 30 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). This year’s winner is a 9th grade student from the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Alfredo Osorio. Alfredo won the competition with the telephone app “WhackA-Diglett.” The Congressional App Challenge is intended to encourage high school students to cultivate entrepreneurial skills, learn programming concepts, and gain more exposure to STEM-based fields. Across the country, in every congressional district, high school students design and build functional mobile apps and games for the CAC. “To see what these students are able to do and create when given the resources is amazing,” Congresswoman Johnson said. “The passion for coding and creating new technology that these students have demonstrated is exactly what the Congressional App Challenge was designed to do. To remain competitive on the world’s stage, the United States must continue to foster this level interest in STEM fields. I want to congratulate Alfredo Osorio for winning this challenge, and I hope to see even more students engaged for next year’s app challenge.”
The fight for what is possible
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson deserves high props. The young man used his activism as a platform to run for Mayor of Baltimore, and he placed better than expected in the April 26 election. Initially projected to get just one percent of the votes, he ended up with two percent, or 3077 votes. That’s a miniscule number when compared to the more than 45,000 votes garnered by State Senator Catherine Pugh, the winner with 37 percent of the votes, or with the 42,000 plus votes
(34 percent) scored by her key challenger, former Mayor Sheila Dixon. Mckesson placed sixth, which isn’t bad for someone who entered the race last (in February) and without prior political experience. He is to be congratulated, and encouraged to continue participating in electoral politics. Social change happens from both inside and outside. Inside, legislators and leaders make public policy that heralds change, albeit slowly and imperfectly. We all might have liked an Affordable Care Act, for example, that looked more like universal health care, but the legislative process of compromise left folks out. The legislative process is, by necessity, a compromising process where people rarely get everything they want. On the other hand, from the outside, people can yell, scream, march, write, and influence. From the outside, the practicalities of legislation aren’t especially relevant. Outside protesters are trying to get attention. They count on legislators to respond to their protest song by paying attention to their issues and legislating them.
That’s why I was just a bit chagrined when President Obama told the Black Lives Matter folks to stop yelling. Yelling is their job. His job is to translate their yelling to change, if he so chooses. The Black Lives Matter folks have been instrumental in this Presidential campaign in forcing Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to deal with race in ways they might not have. Neither of them has gone far enough, although both have conceded some attention to reparations issues, and talked more explicitly about racial economic justice. DeRay Mckesson says he “challenged the status quo of Baltimore’s politics”, and in many ways he did. He and his team took the pain of the Freddie Gray murder and turned it into the power of a galvanizing campaign. His scant 3077 votes (with 99 percent of the votes counted) underestimate the impact of his race in that his race is empowering for other young people. Especially young people who are considering electoral politics, and his race establishes him as a meaningful voice in Baltimore politics.
Presumptive Mayor Catherine Pugh should figure out a way to use his talents (perhaps on the Police Commission) as Baltimore continues to heal. "While we did not win tonight, what we did was very important, and I want you to be as proud of our work together as I am," Mckesson wrote to his supporters. "We did something very special, and it sets the table for what else is possible." Almost anything is possible for Mckesson and the Black Lives Matter activists. It is my hope that these activists connect the immediate reality of anti-black violence in law enforcement with the more systemic reality of structural anti-black violence that manifests itself through economic oppression, political subjugation, and social inequality. In the United States, this violence demonstrates through income, wealth and unemployment gaps, through voter suppression and biased laws, and through microaggression. The extent of the violence is clouded by the myth of postracialism. Even with an African American president activists
needed to assert that #Black Lives Matter because the Obama presidency offered no protection for Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and so many others. The myth of postracialism is insufficient to quell structural and persistent anti-black violence. Hopefully Mckesson will not be the last Black Lives Matter activist to involve himself in electoral politics. This 2016 Presidential season has been great in illustrating some of the shortcomings of our electoral system, but also some of its strengths. That Bernie Sanders could enter a race with just a 3 percent approval rating and amass a war chest $27 at a time is amazing. That he could seriously rival the presumptive front-runner and push her agenda to the left is commendable. That DeRay Mckesson could go from outside agitator to inside candidate is a measure of what is possible. Imagine what would happen if there was more voter participation, and if more people understood the complementarity of inside and outside approaches.
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Black Wall Street Tour and Ceremony Tulsa, Oklahoma Sunday May 29, 2016 Charter Bus Departing Dallas to Tulsa at 7:30 am from The Act of Change 3200 Lancaster Rd Suite #623, Dallas, TX 75216 $60 per seat. Departing Tulsa to Dallas after Activities Late Sunday Evening Please bring your own food & drink as it will be a long day.
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f there is one word to describe Bennie Elnora Brown, “passionate” has to be the word. She grew up being involved and watching people around her doing things to make their community better and she says although she
and mother. “These are some tough times and devastation breeds innovation.” Ms. Brown is a candidate for Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector and although she has been on a few ballots in recent years,
Candidate Brown shares her vision. is retired, she wants to continue doing something she has done her entire life, serving. For her the next level in her extensive career will be as an elected official, something she hopes to call herself after this next election. “I bring passion to everything I do,” she said. “I received several awards because I have a passion for people. I am committed, engaged and involved.” And that’s just what Ms. Brown said voters should expect from their elected officials. She knows what effective leadership looks like because she’s not the only politician in her family. She is the daughter of Mary Washington, who holds the distinction of being the first woman and first African American mayor of Hutchins, TX. So, Ms. Brown doesn’t come on the scene as a political novice. She’s seen firsthand how political machines work and just what some politicians will do to gain support. “I’ve always wanted to be involved in politics,” said the wife
if there’s any post she says she is more than well-suited for, it is tax assessor. A retired executive for the Exchange, which was formerly known as the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Ms. Brown managed all aspects of contract management and traveled the world holding positions in logistics, construction, capital improvements, negotiations and IT contracting. In addition to working for the Exchange, she has owned a tax business for 14 years, managing multiple services which have garnered her commendations from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), for “improving processes by developing and implementing best practices.” There’s nothing glamorous about renewing license tags and collecting taxes, but it doesn’t have to be painful, she said, adding that she has some innovative ideas that should make visiting the tax assessor’s office a better experience.
Sure many don’t want to have to pay taxes and it adds insult to injury when they find themselves in long lines with excessive waiting periods. So it helps to have a process that is not as annoying as the one Ms. Brown says she hears about from citizens as she makes her way around Dallas County, every day, spreading her message, asking for votes and listening to complaints, concerns and suggestions on how to fix a broken system. In a recent interview Ms. Brown pointed to several areas where “change” is needed, “The tax assessor’s office needs to operate more efficiently and I have the experience to provide better service to the citizens of Dallas County,” she said. “I want to be a liaison who partners with constituents to make things better. We have to listen and not just during election time.” Good service is important she continued, adding that she and many other citizens are not happy with her opponent’s way of collecting taxes. “He has a Republican way of collecting taxes,” said the lifelong Democrat. “The Republican way operates in a way that shows no compassion for the middle class or the poor.” Ms. Brown is facing current Tax Assessor John R. Ames in a runoff election on May 24, 2016 and she’s pounding the pavement to spread her message, that the Dallas County Tax Assessor’s Office needs innovation. “Sometimes change is good,” she said of her opponent who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, adding that citizens are receiving harsh penalties that are unwarranted. If Ms. Brown is elected, the law firm responsible for imposing these penalties will definitely hear from her. She said she is ready to hit the ground running, building morale and providing great customer service. She’s a graduate of Northwood University, which interestingly is also her opponent, Mr. Ames’,
Bennie Elnora Brown honored for service. alma mater. Also a graduate of Leadership Southwest, Ms. Brown serves as the president of A.W. Brown Charter School Foundation; Chair of the A.W. Brown Celebrity Golf Classic; Treasurer of Thorntree HOA; Political Blogger for the Elite News, immediate past Treasurer of the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce and Financial CoChair of the Best Southwest Relay for Life. She is a member of the South Dallas Business & Professional Women, Inc., the group that presented her with an award named after Sojourner Truth; and she also serves on the City of DeSoto Rezoning Committee, Women Power Circuit and Cedar Hill Action Team (CHAT) Advisory Board. Driven by passion, Ms. Brown also founded Hope Beyond Hope Foundation, a “non-profit organization that is forging lifelong relationships within the community by supporting programs that provide children-within the Dallas area access to free, nutritious meals via summer and after school feeding programs.” Operating as CEO, she has been instrumental in introducing the STEM Program to children in underserved areas. On the campaign trail Ms. Brown shares information about her involvement because she says it is important that voters know about the people they are about to vote for. Unfortunately she says you only see some politicians
when they are seeking votes. “When I visit churches, I’m no stranger,” she said. “Every church I attend, I stay for all services. I have never interrupted a pastor’s service, tipping out with the one finger in the air.” And she hopes voters are paying attention, but the recent little over 5 percent voter turnout in the last election is not encouraging. “That’s why we have the hashtag Black Voters Matter,” she explained. “We are encouraging pastors and community leaders to encourage voters to go to the polls. We owe it to those who worked hard to get to this point.” This point has met with opposition and backlash that Ms. Brown is not pleased with at all. Fortunately the naysayers have not diminished her passion. Citing critics who expressed dissatisfaction that so many African American women are running for elective office in Dallas County, Ms. Brown says they were silent when all the candidates were white males and white females. “Now we are getting opposition. It’s very unfortunate.” Unfortunate, true, and even uncomfortable at times but not enough to slow her down. She takes the same advice she gives to voters. “Get engaged, care about our community. Use your voice and don’t be discouraged.” -Cheryl Smith
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Da’Quan Love Henrico County, Virginia
Bishop William H. Graves Memphis, TN
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It’s Not About Your Money; It’s About You so that they may take hold of the Jesus intended. life that is truly life.” The more I I think everyone has struggled think about and pray about this, with this at some point I believe the more important it appears faith is a verb. So are forgiveness that tithing and offering also and mercy. Love thy neighbor as include the kind of life we lead as thyself is a verb. Judge not lest believers in Christ Jesus. you be judged is a verb. Christ is a I don’t want you to think I verb. Tithes and offerings do not don’t understand the money exempt one from rendering unto issue. I do, but I also want to God what He expects as it relates be sure that the behavior, the to how you live your life. The lifestyle and the attitude reflect apostles and saints have helped the living principle of what I me to understand this. think Jesus demonstrated and The apostles and saints I’m commanded us to do. talking about are the ones who In the final analysis Paul’s have passed among us, the ones charge to Timothy is the best we remember as kind, loving, example of what I’m trying to never met a stranger, sharing say. “…pursue righteousness, kind of folk: mama Big mama, godliness, faith, love, endurance granddaddy, step daddy, friends. by James A. Washington and gentleness. Fight the good We know and miss these faithful fight of the faith…” Timothy people. ou know every now 6:11-12. Paul says live your life so that and then you have to Imagine what life would be when you die, no one will be able talk about tithes and like if you tithed your life’s work? to speak ill of you. Yeah right! offerings. I have before and am Sleep not included, what 14-16 But, if you did spend an hour doing so again. Now before you hours a day we’re conscious and and a half a day trying to tithe react, I cannot pass a plate in breathing. That means maybe an your gifts, the ones God gave this column. As a matter of fact, hour and a half (1/10th) would you,, then maybe we would get my point of reference is not be spent in the practice of one or a small glimpse of truly being the Old Testament’s offering to all of the aforementioned areas. Christ like. the Almighty a tenth (tithe) of Can you see yourself I’m just thinking out loud everything God has blessed you deliberately setting aside about an here. But an hour and a half is with. hour and a half a day to practice not a lot of time. Maybe if I spent Mosaic Law requires this, but godliness, love, righteousness more of my time tithing in this I’m compelled to refer for the and the others in whatever way, I would be able to see me purposes of this text to Paul’s combination you so choose? and my fellow man in a totally letter to Timothy. 1Timothy 6:18Then I submit to you that faith different Light. 19. “Command them to do good, and belief in Jesus Christ would to be rich in good deeds and to come alive in you as intended. May God bless and be generous and willing to share. Resume: raylcarr@yahoo.com, 514-9553 or Your belief in God would become keep you(214) always. In this way they will lay up a verb and would be reflected in treasure for themselves as a firm but an hour and a half of you foundation for the coming age, and I trying to consciously live as
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May 13-15 NPHC will be having The Weekend, Mega Greekfest. NPHC-Dallas is Taking it Back..... May 13 - Friday: To The 80’s, PAN Mixer @ 1011 Grill to assist contact Greek K Knight @ kknight0714@hotmail.com
NPHC-Dallas Invitational Golf Tournament Country View Golf Course 240 W Belt Line Rd, Lancaster, TX 75146 12PM May 14, 2016 To assist contact Greek Abron Young @ abronyoung@sbcglobal.net or Greek Rodrick Shavers @ Solace_1906@yahoo.com Inauguration Recognition of the Honorable Dr. Hyacinthe K. Ndri, our newly appointed Honorary Consul of Cote d’lvoire, serving the state of Texas and surrounding states and A dedication of the flag of Cote d’lvoire by His Excellency Daouda Diabate, Ambassador of Cote d’lvoire to the United States Ambassador Diabate will speak about “Business Opportunities in Cote d’lvoire” 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. Dallas City Hall Flag Room (6th Floor) 1500 Marilla Street Dallas, TX 75201 May 14 Saturday: To The Our Neighborhood, Golf & Picnic Living Legends Picnic Honoring Greek Reginald Gray City Park Pavilion 1 211 W Belt Line Rd, Lancaster, TX 1PM May 14, 2016 To assist contact Greek Angela Thompson @ angela_n_thompson@hotmail.com or Greek Al Tilman @ altilman@gmail.com MAY 14 Poetic visions will present “the love jones experience @ 730pm at The Black Academy of Arts & Letters in the naomi bruton theatre , featuring an evening of poetry & love songs with dfw favorite Rudy Vee, Musiq Soulchild and Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway, with a loving tribute to her father, Donny Hathaway ****** The Miss Black Texas US Ambassador Pageant is currently accepting applications and is open to any young ladies, 14-26. The pageant is August 6, 2016 in Dallas with location tbd ******** South Dallas/Fair Park Bicycle Tour Saturday, May 14, 2016; 9 am – 1 pm; Fair Park to Bonton Community. 7 miles of bicycling tours and rest stops showcasing South Dallas/ Fair Park assets and institutions. Kids from 8 – 80 welcomed. Health Checkups. Music. Drawings. Bikes available. $10 Registration required: www.raeshope.org; click South Dallas/Fair Park Active. Angela Fields: afields@raeshope.org; 214-232-7740. May 15 NPHC Sunday: To Church, Worship Service Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church @10am
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MAY 23 Black Jack Pizza Renaming Contest Contest ends Monday, May 23, 2016 at 12 noon. Black Jack Pizza in South Dallas and Pleasant Grove is sponsoring a contest to rename its restaurants as part of a new branding strategy. Pick up/return entry forms at restaurant: 2536 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Dallas 75215. Contact: 214-565-1025 May 24 City of Dallas Operating Budget Survey Deadline Tuesday May 24, 2016; 10 am. It takes less than 10 minutes to express your thoughts and priorities about the City’s 2016-2017 budget to be approved in late summer. Take the survey: http://bit.ly/budgetsurvey17 or http://www.dallascitynews.net/budgetsurvey17. Contact: Jack Ireland, jack.ireland@dallascityhall.com, 214-670-3659.
“Hormonal Happiness”: A Public Menopause Symposium There are many unanswered questions that women going into Menopause have regarding the affects that the loss of estrogen has on their bodies. Every woman’s experience is different. Learn the facts, symptoms, treatments, emotional concerns and much more...and bring a friend Presenters to include prominent OB-GYN physicians in the Dallas community including: Dr. Winfred Parnell, Dr. Quanita Crable, Dr. Yolanda Lawson 11am - 1pm Hosted by the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 1401 S. Akard Street, Dallas, Texas
June 16 L.G. Pinkston Class of 69 Alumni Nonprofit First Annual Fundraiser Event and Dinner on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the El Centro College West Campus meeting room from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. that will benefit the high school students of L.G. Pinkston in West Dallas. The evening includes an elegant dinner, music, and a silent auction. The event will support L.G. Pinkston Class of 1969 Alumni Nonprofit scholarships and senior programs. Dinner Tickets $50.00 Only 50 seats available for this stellar event. Call us today to RSVP at 972-997-5228 Guest Speaker- Attorney Bobbie Edmonds, Recipient of the Legacy of Women Award
May 27 The “All White” Multicultural Affair is a fundraiser for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center & its Social Services Program, which provides financial assistance to more than 29,000 families annually in the form of food, utility, & rental assistance. This event is from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at the Women’s museum, 3800 Parry Avenue. White attire is required. Visit www.mlkculturalaffair.com for more info regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities.
May 21 Community Garage Sale Vendor spaces are still available for the Community Garage Sale scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Granger Recreation Center, 1310 W. Avenue F. Sell your treasures or discover new finds! After the garage sale, any unwanted or leftover items will be donated to a local nonprofit organization. Cost for vendor space is $30. Register by calling 972-205-2771. Aw-KinaSew’N’ presents Denim and Pearls Fashion Show by Keisha, and an After Party, Saturday, May 21, 6 pm to midnight, L.L. Gardner Life Center, Hutchins, TX. Enjoy fashion, vendors, food and great music. Funds raised will benefit local non-profit S&K Creative Possibilities Foundation. For more information, contact Keisha at 214.763.6177, or via email at mrsdds@live.com
Golf Tournament at Hackberry Creek Country Club, Las Colinas, TX Hosted by: Life School
June 4 African American Museum Annual Gala, Omni Hotel, Downtown Dallas
June 18 28th Texas Black Invitational Rodeo at the State Fair Coliseum in Fair Park, at 7p.m Perfect Effort Leadership Conference We Can Do IT Positive Connection for Women from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Dallas -DFW Airport N. 4441 W. John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75063 July 9
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