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Exquisite Jewels
Aryce Battle
Unveiling Intelligence, Beauty and Brilliance COLLIN COUNTY ALUMNAE CHAPTER DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
Tamia Simmons
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Brandi Fortson
Brianna Heath
Cendal Atkins
Kayla Lane
Christina Munnings
Markela Jennings
Zharia Thomas
Morgan Wright
Nia Norwood
Sakari Spivey
Deb-Dorian Branch
Marian Bailey
Christina Flakes
Kennedie Johnson
Tonyia T. Williams - President
Collin County Alumnae Chapter
Bridge named in honor of Kirk Saturday, June 4 at 10am, the official ribbon cutting will be out on the bridge.
Daphne Maxwell Reid Mistress of Ceremonies
Norma Adams-Wade and Dr. John McCaa among 2016 Honorees
Remembering an Angel of Justice
By Dorothy Gentry Contributing Editor
Hon. Ron Kirk
(Former Dallas Mayor)
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings met former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk 30 years ago and realized something important right away. “Thirty years ago I met Ron and I realized right then that he was a special leader, and more importantly, a special man. His humanity, his desire to be the glue between people… was just marvelous,” Mayor Rawlings told the Dallas See KIRK on Page 10
Norma Adams-Wade
Dr. John McCaa
The Press Club of Dallas will present its 6th Excellence in Journalism: North Texas Legends Awards Reception, the club’s Hall of Fame, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the historic Sixth Floor See DFWABJ on Page 2
The Honorable Phyllis Lister Brown (1961-2016)
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DFWABJ, from Page 1 Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm Street, in downtown Dallas.Adams-Wade is a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists, founding director of NABJ’s then-Region VII, and a current columnist and retired 28-year senior staff writer for The Dallas Morning News. Dr. McCaa is a WFAA-TV (Channel 8) anchor and NABJ member who recently earned a Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas.Press Club president Frank J. Librio Jr. announced 13 Legends award recipients for 2016 earlier in May. Librio, who also is vice-president of the communications/marketing division of the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that judges annually seek “both excellence and innovation” in selecting recipients. In letters to recipients he stated: “Your body of work is respected, makes
a difference in our community, and rises to the level of excellence.” DFW/ ABJ president Cheryl Smith expressed pride that two of her members “are included amongsuch a dynamic group of Press
Club honorees” and have accomplished so much in the industry, community, and for DFW/ABJ and NABJ. “Norma and John have been an inspiration to aspiring and working journalists around the world,” Smith said. The 11 other recipients are Fil Alvarado, KDFW
Fox 4 News reporter; Sandra Brown, author of 80 books; Steve Blow, retired columnist The Dallas Morning News; David Finfrock, KXAS NBC5 chief meteorologist; Randy Galloway, sports writer Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Jeff Guinn, author and former editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram; JoAnn Holt, journalist at the Oak Cliff Tribune and writer of Car Lady News; Sylvia Komatsu, executive vice-president and chief content officer of KERA/ KXT (91.7 FM); Bob Phillips, reporter/producer Texas Country Reporter; Mike Rhyner, radio host, The Hardliner; and David Webb, reporter, The Dallas Voice. Tickets are available online at www. pressclubdallas.com under North Texas Legends Awards 2016. Tickets are $25 for press club members and guests; $30 for non-members and the general public.
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1016 MEDIA AND A FATHER’S TABLE LAUNCHES 16TH SEASON & ANNOUNCES NEW NAME FOR ANNUAL FATHER’S DAY CULINARY CELEBRATION Dallas, TX: 1016 Media and A Father’s Table, Inc., announced today City Men Cook is the official event name for A Taste of the South, Inc.’s Father’s Day event. The name “A Father’s Table” will remain as the mentoring service and the MBK-modeled culinary boot camps for fathers and sons teaching essential cooking techniques while enhancing father/ son relationships and relationship building. A Father’s Table Culinary Boot Camp is part of President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative’s network. The annual culinary event, deemed as one of the largest urban Father’s Day celebrations in the country, is moving forward with a new name and additional community initiatives in time for this year’s Juneteenth event. City Men Cook is scheduled for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST, at Gilley’s Dallas, at 1135 S. Lamar St., Dallas, TX 75215. “Being the firstborn son and oldest of 14, I was raised by a single mom, a grandmother and an aunt. They made sure that all of my siblings and myself experienced a great celebration of the men in our family and they cooked & served great food, “says Terry Allen, Manager of A Fathers Table/A Taste of the South, Inc. “The men who cook meals for the
not think of a better day to do so than on Father’s Day,” said Allen. To commemorate this new chapter, City Men Cook and A Father’s Table look to build upon their respective brands with the following initiatives: • Expanding long-term relationships with corporate supporters such as FedEx • Use the success of previous years to curate culinary events with seasoned and aspiring young men who can benefit from a natural mentoring process via our Fathers’ Table Program. (Top)
Gumbo Chef Byron Jackson
Photo Credit: City Men Cook/Terry Allen
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Peach Delight Chef Jerome Harrison
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charities our event supports are proud to do something they love to give back and connect to their communities and show men in a very positive light.” “We are overjoyed to enter into this new chapter with City Men Cook, while maintaining our traditions of food and celebration,” Allen added. “Our mission is clear and what remains most
important is that we continue our commitment to fathers and father figures in our families and communities through this showcase of men, mentors and leaders. I could
• Pairing with Anthem Strong Families to create a continuum of programs designed to build family of champions.
About 1016 Media: 1016 Media is a comprehensive communications organization specializing in full service marketing, event management, and public relations. Led by award-winning communicator, Terry Allen, 1016 Media is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. For more information, go to 1016media.com. About City Men Cook, A Father’s Table, and A Taste of the South Charities, Inc.: A Taste of the South Charities, Inc., a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) organization, with a mission to showcase thought leadership for men and their relationships to their families thereby reinventing how Father’s Day is celebrated. Now entering its 16th year, its premiere event, City Men Cook, has become a tradition as the largest and longest-running national Father’s Day celebration of its kind in North Texas. A Father’s Table (AFT) is a culinary boot camp and is part of President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) network of organizations aimed at mentoring youth. AFT is offering fathers and sons an opportunity to bond through hands-on exploration of the culinary arts to food prep, mentoring and initiatings dialogue and collaboration inside the family structure. For more information, go to citymencook.com.
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these terms mean: Advance Directives: Advance directives are usually written documents designed to allow competent patients the opportunity to guide future health care decisions in the event that they are unable to participate directly in medical decision-making. Advance directives usually are the written documents that provide information about the patient’s wishes and/or her designated spokesperson.  Do Not Resuscitate Orders: A do not resuscitate (DNR) order is another kind of advance directive. A DNR is a request not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if your heart stops or if you stop breathing. (Unless given other instructions, any hospital staff will try to help all patients whose heart has stopped or who have stopped breathing.) You can use an advance directive form or tell your doctor that you don’t want to be resuscitated. In this case, a DNR or-
End-of-Life Issues: There are several goals when caring for someone near the end of life: Control of pain and other physical symptoms; 2. Involvement of people important to the patient. Death is not usually an individual
disease. Most patients, families, and caregivers come to physicians in order to learn something about what is happening medically, and it is important that the doctor recognizes the need for information; 5. A process of care that guides patient understanding and decision making. In caring for a person who is dying, knowing what would make the experience of dying “good� is an important goal for physicians, family, friends and other members of the care team.
NOTHING CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW WE PREPARE FOR DEATH experience; it occurs within a social context of family, significant others, friends, and caregivers; 3. A degree of acceptance by the patient. Acceptance doesn’t mean that the patient likes what is going on, and it doesn’t mean that a patient has no hopes--it just means that he/she can be realistic about the situation; 4. A medical understanding of the patient’s
Informed Consent: The most important goal of informed consent is that the patient has an opportunity to be an informed participant in his health care decisions. It is generally accepted that complete informed consent includes a discussion, with the doctor, of the following elements: the nature of the decision/ procedure; reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention; the risks, benefits, and uncertainties related to each alternative; assessment of patient understanding; and the acceptance of the intervention by the patient. Â Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment: patients who are receiving treatments or interventions that keep them alive will many
times face the decision by their doctors to discontinue these treatments. Examples include dialysis for acute or chronic renal failure and mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure. In some circumstances, these treatments are no longer of benefit, while in others the patient or family no longer wants them. Though in most cases of withholding or withdrawing treatment the patient has a serious illness with limited life expectancy, the patient does not have to be “terminally ill� in order for treatment withdrawal or withholding to be justifiable.  My hope is that this will serve to stimulate you to search for more information; leading to a more informed and prepared community. Remember, I’m not a doctor. I just sound like one.
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PERSPECTIVES
Buck Fernie Sanders!
Quit Playin’ by Vincent Hall
Vincent L. Hall is an author and award winning columnist.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is the Independent Senator from Vermont, but he’s acting more like a Maryland Farmer, or a Minnesota Firefighter; you got the acronym! Bernie is cool but Buck Fernie Sanders. The majority of Democrats wanted Hillary Clinton all along. We said, with feigned sincerity, that a little intramural competition would be good for her and for us. But this Maryland Farmer, Fernie Sanders, has taken his role as a sparring partner too literally. In the words of the immortal Richard Pryor: “You can’t kick my ass and holler at me too!” Muhammad Ali allowed sparring pod’na Larry Holmes to linger and it cost him a TKO in his last ever title fight. Hillary will exit the ropes as the winner, but
bruised much too severely for what was billed to be a three-round charity event. Fernie, much like his controversial baby brother Donald Trump, whines, winnows and uses winsome words to destruct rather than construct. He throws a flurry of low blows because he’s never sustained a good punch himself. If this had been a sanctioned championship event, Fernie would’ve been knocked on his pale, puny ass and counted out in the first round. By the way...Where are his tax returns? He and Donald must use the same accountant—H&R Blockhead!! Then this punch-drunk welterweight decries with his mirror-twin Donald that the “system is rigged.” Duh...Yeah. But both parties come to their rules democratically. As certified entities
they have the right to write their own rules. Closed primaries and caucuses are there for reasons that each statewide contingency agrees on. Point of fact: Gerrymandering and closed primaries kept Blacks
and Browns out of office for decades but they learned the game and used it to their advantage. Local example: If primaries were open, Whites hostile to his “radical views” could crossover and vote County Commissioner John Wiley Price out in any primary. Conversely, Price has remained in office and drawn the 2010 voting lines that transformed Dallas County Commis-
sioners Court from four White Republican seats to one that has four Democrats and two solid districts, one Black and one Brown. Buck Fernie; the system works if you work. How would you feel if someone with a temporary membership demanded to be the Chairman of your churches’ trustee board or Country Club? Buck Fernie. He has no more right to commandeer the Democratic Party than I would have to change the placement of a menorah at Temple Israel. The concept that membership has privileges is not just a catchy line for a credit card commercial — it’s a democratic imperative. Many Gems find congruence in wanting Democratic Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz replaced. But if Fernie’s followers leave with him so be it. I wouldn’t vote for him regardless. Real progressives want to get the growing number of homeless
and ex-offenders into housing. They want to redirect wealth so that mental illness and drug addicted Americans are made our first priority. It’s not just America’s infrastructure that’s collapsed; our will to foster compassion for anyone other than our own has dissipated. Democrats shouldn’t cast votes based on whom the polls say has a better chance of beating Donald Trump. Trump will beat himself. I’ll give you 5-1 odds and an autographed picture of Don King if I’m wrong. Seriously, I love the populism Bernie Sanders started his preliminary bouts with. But over the past three months Fernie has morphed into some angry, unrealistic pugilist and villain. I was feeling Bernie, but Buck Fernie and those Maryland Farmers who are shallow enough to believe the “system” was rigged to keep them out. Just because Democrats love everybody doesn’t mean they have to accept being threatened by anybody!! #AndaFightComeWithIt!!!
The Clinton Crime Bill in context
an opportunity to put the crime bill, and issues of race and crime, in conby Dr. Julianne text. If they would Malveaux do so, they might shed light on the ways, historically, that our nation Former President William Jefhas used the nexus ferson Clinton mixed it up with between race and crime to incite Black Lives Matter activists as white fear and to demonize black he defended his Presidency, and people. his 1994 crime bill, when he was Consider George W. Bush’s campaigning for candidate Hil- use of the Willie Horton ad to beat lary Clinton in Philadelphia last Democratic candidate Michael week. Hillary fans will say it isn’t Dukakis in 1988. Or, taking it fair that the Black Lives Matter back nearly two decades earlier, folks keep raising issues from the consider the ways that then-PresBill Clinton presidency, but since ident Richard Nixon began the the Clintons campaigned in 1992 “War on Drugs” as a way to target by asserting that they were a “two black people and leftists. Writing for one” Presidency, raising those in this month’s Harper’s Magaissues is at least somewhat fair. It zine, journalist Dan Baum quotes would be a dull and static world if Nixon aide John Ehrlichman, people’s positions did not evolve, about the ways the so-called drug and Hillary Clinton has certainly war served other purposes. “By indicated that she has changed her getting the public to associate the mind about some aspects of the hippies with marijuana and blacks 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill; she with heroin, and then criminalizhas apologized for her distasteful ing both heavily, we could disrupt use of the term “superpredator” those communities,” John Ehrlias she lobbied for the legislation. chman told Baum in a 1994 inBoth she and her husband missed terview. While there is no way to
verify the remarks – Ehrlichman died in 1999 – they are entirely consistent with the ways that Mr. Nixon chose to behave. The Clinton crime bill was consistent with the Nixon war. From the Harper’s article, quoting Ehrlichman, “You want to know what this was really all about?” he asked with the bluntness of a man who, after public disgrace and a stretch in federal prison, had little left to protect. “The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or blacks, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.” The Nixon drug wars made it easy for already over-eager police officers to do just that.
The so-called war also made it acceptable for dirty cops to plant drugs whenever they wanted an excuse to fabricate an arrest. Then came the cocaine and crack epidemic, and the flooding of African American communities with these drugs. The San Jose Mercury News journalist Gary Webb wrote about the ways Nicaraguan cocaine played a major role in the 1980s crack epidemic. Webb alleged that crack flooded African American communities, perhaps with the cooperation of the CIA. While the Mercury News eventually wrote that his assertions were “only one interpretation of complicated, sometimes-conflicting pieces of evidence”, many give the Webb reporting significant credibility. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) was among those who held hearings and called for action against the ways government may have conspired against black people. Crack caused rising crime rates. Crack came from profiteers who operated with the acquiescence, if not full cooperation, of the CIA. The extremely imperfect Clinton crime bill, good intentioned though Bill Clinton
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says it was, was also part of the continuum of government attacks on black people that used crime as a weapon. Instead of responding defensively to attacks on his crime bill, Bill Clinton might have taken the high road and used his rhetorical leadership to talk about the ways government has historically attacked black people and the reasons why this must change. Our nation has an ugly legacy when it comes to the structural treatment of African American people. Black folks have been used as a profit center for the prison-industrial complex, for the Nicaraguan drug cartel, and for the Wall Street bankers who benefitted when they laundered drug dollars to increase their profits. More importantly, the drugs that flooded black communities muted the righteous black rage that might have been directed toward social change. The Black Lives Matter activists are right to raise pointed questions about the Clinton crime bill. President Bill Clinton could “do the right thing” if he put his flawed crime bill in context and stopped fighting with the Black Lives Matter folks who are telling nothing but the truth.
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BLACKONOMICS by James Clingman
via George Curry Media Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He can be reached through his website, blackonomics.com.
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Power Talk III
their information with us. We do that so well (“Ase!” “Amen!” “That’s right!” “Teach!” “Tell it!”), but then we leave Veteran radio talk show host Carl our haven of knowledge, go back into Nelson will present his third Power Talk the real world, and do absolutely nothing event June 17-19 at Union Temple Bap- except wait for Power Talk Four. tist Church in Washington, D.C. The event Our events should have legacies that has featured the likes of Tony Browder, we can celebrate and share when we Ashra Kwesi, the late Frances Cress-Wel- meet again. We should have victories sing, Pastor Willie Wilson, Claud Ander- as a result of thousands of us coming toson, and Patricia Newton, among many gether at an event, especially at a Power others. The speakers are called “Power Talk event that showcases some of our Talkers” and rightly so because they are top brothers and sisters. They are not the most knowledgeable in their particular run-of-the-mill, milquetoast, talking-head fields of endeavor. They are unapologet- Blacks who earn a great living discussing ically Black, and they impart their wisdom mundane issues and offering meaningto a Black audience in an effort to create less solutions to Black problems. Not only what I will call, “Power Doers.” should we hear their words; we should act But no matter who is doing the talking, upon them. if there is no subsequent follow through, At this year’s Power Talk Three, there quite frankly, what’s the point? Do we should be something that has taken place talk merely so that Black people can over the past year as a result of the inforhave more information, or is it merely to mation and instructions discussed at last repeat the information we already have? year’s event. Doesn’t that make sense? Or, is information just a “booster shot,” I was one of the Power Talkers last year a reinforcement of sorts to keep us from and have been invited to come back this being so discouraged that we give up on year; as many of you know, I am a “doer” ourselves? If we do not respond appro- even more so than a talker. So, during my priately to what we hear, specifically by speech last year I noted 16 things Black executing strategies to eliminate some of folks can do in response to my words. the problems we discuss at these kinds of I posited that some of our people are events, then we have relegated ourselves waiting for the world to end; some are to mere cheerleaders for those who share waiting to be put into FEMA camps; some
are waiting for racism to end; some are waiting for reparations; some are waiting for political fairness; some are waiting for equality; some are waiting to be rescued by who knows whom; and some of us are just waiting to be exterminated by the powers-that-be. My question was: “What are we doing while we wait?” As Red said in the movie, Shawshank Redemption, we had better “Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin.’” Thus, I offered the following things to do while we wait: ♦Work to raise our consciousness to a level of “unconscious competency;” ♦Leverage our collective dollars against injustice and inequity by withdrawing them; ♦Use our collective consumer dollars to create conscious Black millionaires; ♦Leverage our collective votes against “politricksters;” ♦Establish more viable, professional, well-managed businesses, and support them; ♦Establish Black-owned and controlled trusts, equity funds, revolving loan programs, legal “offense” funds, and endowments; ♦Form strategic alliances and partnerships that can take on larger projects; ♦Scale our businesses to the point of being able to hire our own people-our own youth;
♦Teach our youth the history of Black business, even before we were brought here; ♦Teach entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking to our young people; ♦Make our demands on politicians from a position of economic strength; ♦Vote as a bloc for those who publicly state and commit in writing their support for our interests; ♦Withhold our votes from anyone and any party that does not support our interests; ♦Hold ourselves accountable for our own freedom; ♦Organize ourselves around practical economic and political solutions that benefit us; and ♦Commit some of our time, talent, and treasure to the uplift of our people, while we wait! I will add one more: Join the One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors at www.iamoneofthemillion.com To the attendees of Power Talk Three, commit to being “Power Doers” when you leave. That way, when it returns next year, we will have much to celebrate. And to the Power Talkers, as my colleague, Amefika Geuka has proposed, commit to joining the Harvest Institute Think Tank, and use your collective talents to help us actually solve our problems.
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Texas Bar Foundation announces grant for Community Lawyering Center Pilot Program UNT Dallas College of Law’s pilot program for two new Community Lawyering Centers is receiving grant support from the Texas Bar Foundation for a one-year period beginning April 22, 2016. The grant of $23,600 made to UNT Dallas Foundation will be used to support implementation of the law school’s new Community Lawyering Center locations in downtown Dallas and in the Frazier-Fair Park community in south Dallas. UNT Dallas College of Law, in collaboration with three major legal service providers, announced the opening of two Community Lawyering Centers on April 27, 2016 at a reception held at the law school’s downtown campus. The new Community Lawyering Centers introduce a unique neighborhood-based approach to delivering legal services to underserved communities in Dallas County. For the first time, four legal service providers have joined together to leverage their collective resources to expand capacity for delivering legal services in Dallas. Joining the College of Law are Legal Aid of North-West Texas, Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, and CitySquare’s Legal Action Works (LAW). In addition, the Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center will provide experienced mediators to supervise law students. Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation’s largest charity-funded bar foundation. Royal Furgeson, Founding Dean of UNT Dallas College of Law, praised the Texas Bar Foundation for their grant support. “This funding will
Prof. Cheryl Watley help expand capacity for legal services in Dallas County and will assist the College of Law with our actions to improve access to justice for underserved communities.” The Community Lawyering Centers are designed to deliver a comprehensive approach that includes direct legal representation, education, and community outreach. “By taking our students to underserved communities, we will be teaching them a holistic approach to representation, nurturing their interest in public service law, and introducing them to the breadth of the needs of under-resourced communities,” says Professor Cheryl Wattley. Expanding capacity for legal services plus community impact. The collaboration of professionals and educators from multiple institutions and disciplines allows the Centers to deliver a wide range of multi-disciplinary educational and community programming to the citizens in the surrounding community. This holistic approach to assisting clients with both legal services and related community educational programming is not commonly found in tradition law school legal clinics, according to UNT Dallas College of Law Professor Wattley, who also serves as Director of Experiential Education at the law school.
“Our approach provides community impact far beyond legal assistance,” says Wattley. Chief Public Defender for Dallas County, Lynn Pride Richardson, called the multi-disciplinary collaboration a “direct assault on poverty.” The College of Law, a new public law school, seated its first class in fall 2014. The law students from that Inaugural class are now the first law students who will staff the new Centers alongside supervising attorneys. Maria Thomas-Jones, Deputy Director of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT), announced at the event that LANWT will provide three supervising attorneys for the Community Lawyering Centers. The attorneys will supervise the participating law students in the delivery of essential legal services through advocacy, community education, and direct litigation and positively impact the lives of low-income individuals and improve impoverished communities. “LANWT and the UNT Dallas School of Law will train future lawyers in practical legal advocacy in addition to cultivating in the students a stronger sense of ongoing community responsibility as legal professionals and future community leaders,” says Thomas-Jones. Lynn Pride Richardson, Chief Public Defender, praised the vision of the community-based law centers and the ability to bring them into operation through cooperation across multiple service providers. “The additional capacity to serve more clients is important to the community, and we are pleased to contribute to the effort,” said Richardson. Both Community Lawyering Centers operate away from the law school campus to deliver legal services in underserved neigh-
borhoods, close to where potential clients live. The proximity removes transportation barriers that frequently make accessing legal services difficult for clients. The Centers operate with daytime, evening and Saturday appointments, another important difference for clients. ”We understand that our clients may not be able to take off from work. They should not have to choose between earning money for their families and having access to legal representation,” says Professor Wattley. Being close by also reduces the time and expense of transportation by clients to legal clinics, which can sometimes involve multiple bus routes and long com-
mutes for each appoint-
ment. Dean Furgeson recognized a number of organizations that are actively collaborating in expanding plans for the Community Lawyering Centers, including: • El Centro College Paralegal Program • Texas A&M University – Commerce School of Social Work • Dallas County Juvenile Justice Dept. • Café Momentum • Unlocking Doors • Children’s Health • Working in Neighborhoods Strategically (WINS) • YMCA • UNT Dallas Urban Institute • J.L. Turner Legal Association, Probate Section
• Caruth Police Institute
• Dallas Public Library • City of Dallas, Community Prosecutors • Dallas County Library • Children at Risk The Community Lawyering Center – Downtown is located within CityWalk at 511North Akard. CityWalk is also the home base for Legal Action Works (LAW), one of the legal service providers partnering in the concept. CityWalk and Law Actions Works are both programs of CitySquare, a community development organization offering a comprehensive array of social services in the areas of hunger, health, housing, and hope.
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Collin County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. It was a night to remember. It was simply, elegantly flawless as 16 young ladies took their next step in life as debutantes of the Collin County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The theme of this year’s cotillion was “Exquisite Jewels - Unveiling Intelligence, Beauty and Brilliance and the mistress of ceremony was actress, photographer, author and philanthropist Daphne Maxwell Reid. The Cotillion was the big event after an intense program under the leadership and direction of Ashley Nicole Simmons, who in her message to the debutantes said, “It is with immense pleasure that I watch your presentation this evening. I ask that you magnify the lessons, etiquette and values that you learned through this Cotillion program as you embark upon the journey of life. Never stop learning, never stop improving and strive to be the best you. Continue to be a sponge and absorb all the lessons that are sure to come. Remember that someone is always watching: Ask yourself, ‘What will my legacy be?’” Members LaQuisha Buchanan and Jackie Lane were the Cotillion CoChairs; Lauren Michelle Bridges was the Ladies-in-Waiting Co-Lead; and, Sharon Kindall and Karen White were the Escort Co-Leads. The Collin County Chapter was chartered eight years ago with 59 Sorors in McKinney, TX. Serving in her fourth year as president is Tonyia T. Williams. For eight years the members have presented young ladies and their escorts, as well as their families and loved ones with some of the most memorable and cherished moments of their lives.
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The Stigma of Chronic Disease by Congresswoman
Eddie Bernice Johnson
“You don’t look sick.”
Lupus patients often hear this comment from family, friends, and even people they have just met. Many individuals living with lupus call this a blessing and a curse. While appearance may not indicate that an individual has been diagnosed with a chronic, life-changing, and very high-cost disease, many people will simply not understand this. When individuals with lupus are told that they don’t appear
to be sick, it is not only disheartening, but devastating. On average, it takes nearly six years and three physicians to receive a correct diagnosis of lupus. Unfortunately, lupus is often mistaken for other diseases because it has the ability to mimic other disease and affect multiple parts of the body. Lupus is also a very expensive chronic illness, costing at minimum $21,000 per year and up to $64,000 per year for both direct and indirect costs. Most individuals with lupus actually show few noticeable signs of the disease. Instead, lupus can cause damage to any organ system in the body including the
skin, lungs, heart, joints, kidneys, and brain. Common symptoms include joint pain, skin rashes, fatigue, and long-lasting fevers. The illness can vary so much that it can manifest in all of the above mentioned organs or it can enter complete remission with no symptoms. Approximately half of adults live with a chronic illness. Many who live with a chronic illness experience stigma not just by their family and friends, but also within the healthcare space. Patients who internalize stigma and experience stigma from healthcare workers choose to access healthcare less and experience a decreased quality of life. Patients with chronic illness actually forego treatment because they do not want to face discriminato-
KIRK, from Page 1 Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge
City Council and those gathered in the Council Chambers. “All across the world people know Ron Kirk and this is one of the proudest moments I have as mayor when I push the button and say yes to this motion,” he said. “This is what Dallas is about and we make our city better today by taking that vote.” And with that the Dallas City Council voted 11-3 to name the Lamar-McKinney Bridge (also known as the Continental Avenue Bridge) the Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge in honor of the former Dallas Assistant City Attorney, Texas Secretary of State, Mayor, and United States Trade Representative under President Barack Obama. Only council members Philip Kingston, Scott Griggs and Mark Clayton voted against the proposal citing on-going tensions over the future of the Trinity River Parkway and Park.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson said he was “proud and honored” to rename the bridge in Kirk’s honor. “He is not afraid to take risks and is a great consensus builder.” Former Dallas City Councilman Chris Luna, who served on the council with Kirk and spoke in support of the renaming said with humor, “If we name this after Ron, I can now say I run circles around Ron Kirk.” Millions of dollars have been raised by the Trinity Trust for Trinity River related projects and to change the Continental Avenue Bridge into a pedestrian park. According to reports, a $10 million anonymous donation was given in honor of Mary McDermott Cook, the daughter of Margaret McDermott, for whom the bridge being built over Interstate 30 is named. The bridge was to be named for Cook but she proposed Kirk. “I drive the bridge at
ry stigma by the healthcare workers that are supposed to be part of their support system. Patient silence is common with chronic disease, and in lupus, that silence has catastrophic consequences. Few people are actually aware that lupus exists and there is very little federal funding for finding the cause and a cure for lupus. There is currently only one approved drug to treat lupus. While ongoing lupus research is promising, we must remember that lupus is still largely a scientific and biological mystery. We must strive to drive stigma out of the healthcare system overall. We must always remember that the appearance of someone with a chronic disease is often a poor indicator of how their illness affects them. Just because disease
isn’t visible doesn’t mean it isn’t there, ravaging various organs and draining bank accounts. In order to remove stigma, we must not only teach ourselves to react with compassion but also make an effort to learn more about lupus. Rather than judging on appearance, we should offer support and kindness and ask questions when appropriate. As a co-chair of the Congressional Lupus Caucus, I am committed to spreading education and awareness so that we can drive down the time it takes for diagnosis. I am committed to advocating for more research dedicated to lupus so that we can learn what triggers this mysterious disease and find a cure. I am hopeful that my constituents will join me in my commitments.
Jenkins discusses the state of Dallas County By Sam Boyd Texas Metro News/ Garland Journal
The State of Dallas County address, issued by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, took place on June 1 in the dimly lit least five times a day and event room of the Hackthere are always a lot of peoberry Creek Country ple there, all the time,” she Club, in front of Greatsaid. “Ron Kirk is a people er Irving – Las Colinas person and no one deserves Chamber of Commerce to have this bridge named afand Dallas County emter him more than Ron.” ployees, and reporters. Also speaking in support The event was hosted of the renaming was the and presented by AT&T Rev. Zan Holmes, Pastor and focused on challengEmeritus at St. Luke and a es, growth opportunities, long-time friend, confidante and the economic outlook and supporter of Kirk.“I that face Dallas County. remember someone said Commissioner Dr. bridges are walls that have Elba Garcia spoke first, been turned sideways, therediscussing the need to be by enabling us to cross over prepared as Dallas continthe walls that separate us so ues to be one of the fastest we can come home to each growing counties in the other,” Rev. Holmes told nation. the council. “It was a bridge “I like that I get to brag moment, when walls were about the county,” Garcia turned sideways, when we said. “It’s a good opporelected Ron Kirk as the first tunity to recognize all the African American mayor of hard work that we have this city.” accomplished over the When informed of the course of a year.” vote, a humble Kirk smiled and expressed thanks. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was next with Meanwhile, all over social his conversation modermedia sites, supporters ated by Dallas Morning praised the vote and Kirk. News columnist Gromer
County Commissioner Clay Jenkins
Jeffers. The two discussed many topics ranging from the high property valuations to healthcare trends. “I’ve said it many times, I’m looking out for the middle class,” Jenkins said. “I want to make sure everyone can live easily and comfortably.” They also discussed education and criminal justice reform. One in under 500 Dallas County residents will be in jail at some point in their lives. This goes hand in hand with the fact that 5 percent of the world’s population is in the US, while 25 percent of the world’s prison population is also in the US.
“It is only fair that people get to apply for jobs based on the conduct of their work,” Jenkins said. “If you don’t want to hire them [based on an offense] then don’t hire them. But give them the chance in the first place.” Jenkins said officials from both parties are coming together on issues to help the community. “It is so important that we come together,” Jenkins said. “The residents depend on us to get things done.”
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Our Angel of Justice
Judge Phyllis Lister Brown was remembered by many following her passing last month after a lengthy illness. She was elected to the 162nd Civil District Court on November 6, 2012. Prior to the winning the 162nd Civil District Court election, she was the presiding Judge for the City of Dallas Municipal Court 4. She was first appointed to the bench in June 1994 and has served as a Judge continuously until becoming a candidate for the 162nd Civil District Court. She was one of a few inaugural judges with the City of Dallas’s Community Courts and the New Life Opportunity initiative, both of which are courts designed to rehabilitate and reinvigorate communities and lives using alternative and compassionate sentencing alternatives. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Lister Brown began her legal career with the City of Dallas and strategically worked in various legal arenas to prepare her for a Jurist position. She has worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, The Zale Corporation, Brown, Robinson & West, LLP and Lorenzo Brown & Associates. P.C., before founding The Lister Law Firm, a full service civil litigation firm. Judge Lister Brown had more than 12 years of civil litigation
and trial experience prior to becoming the Judge of the 162nd Civil District Court. She has represented large and
small businesses, governmental entities as well as individuals in a variety of matters including commercial litigation, banking, personal injury and family. She is licensed by the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern of Texas and all Courts of the State of Texas. Judge Lister Brown has been active in numerous professional organizations including membership in the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the J.L. Turner Legal Association and the Texas Municipal Courts Association. She has served as Chairperson of the J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation and formerly Vice President of the J.L.
Turner Legal Association. Judge Lister Brown was a frequently requested speaker and a former faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. She is a Founding Board Member of the University Of North Texas School Of Law and has been active in a variety of social and civic organizations, including the Junior League of Dallas, Jack and Jill of America, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Girl Scouts of America and many others. Judge Lister Brown is a graduate of North Texas State University and The Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Services for Judge Lister Brown were held Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Concord Church in Dallas.
In loving Memory - James Nelson Austin FORT WORTH - James Nelson Austin, Sr., 91, passed Tuesday, May 17, 2016. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, 2401 Scott Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76103, (817) 922-9999, or your favorite charity. James was born February 9, 1925, in Farmville, Virginia. He attended Thyne Institute, a boarding school in Chase City, Virginia. In 1943 James joined the Army and was part of an amphibious group in Florida. His major responsibility was fueling boats. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and American Service Medal. James attended
St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute in Lawrenceville, Virginia, to learn the brick masonry trade and worked for the Taylor Construction Company in Farmville, Virginia. One of his first building assignments was a church. He was a lifelong builder with his handiwork in Virginia, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey and Texas. In the late 1940’s he met Beatrice Carter and married on October 10, 1949. Eventually settling in New Jersey, James worked for the State of New Jersey at William Paterson College. He was well respected by the administration, colleagues and students. James retired in 1988. Moving from Bloomfield, NJ, to Fort Worth, TX, after retirement, James and Beatrice extended their circle of friends. Both en-
joyed bowling and bowled in numerous leagues. Family and friends were always welcome in their home. James joined Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist James Nelson Church and Austin, Sr. was faithful in his attendance until his recent illness. He loved attending Wednesday Mission and Prayer Meeting and his Matthew Sunday School Class. James was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary Elizabeth (Early) Austin, wife Beatrice (Carter) Austin, granddaughter
Ashanti Monique Austin, and eight sisters, Louise Allen, Fannie Booker, Inez Venable, Frazure Young, Hattie Austin, Minnie Darben, Mary Cook and Martha Brown. SURVIVORS: His children, James N. Austin, Jr. and wife Gloria, Iris Austin, Rennard C. Austin and wife Joanie, grandchildren, Dr. Tara Reed, Tanya-K Hailey, Ayesha Davis and husband Todd, James N. Austin, III, Christopher Austin, Keisha Austin, Jimeka Martin, Jacque Martin, Jenelle Sutton and husband Mike, 15 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and countless friends, all of whom he loved dearly. Guardian Funeral Home 5704 James Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76134 (817) 293-8477
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Intro......... Truth Is......... To Be Honest column that is not always politically correct but It will effectively address with cognitive, spiritual, emotional, social, physical, sexual, and cultural issues within our communities! It will challenge, encourage, motivate and inspire! Information shared is designed to be tried at home! I am super delighted about this column, with my unique perspective and back ground my goal is to revolutionize the language, elevate the thinking and empower the culture! Hi, I am Dr. Keisha Williams Lankford. I am a proud Dallas native, with a background in Education, Criminal Justice, Marriage, Sociology, Politics, Counseling and Spirituality! Each week we will highlight key points to a successful life, from the inside out, in some instances airing dirty laundry, of course the truth hurts, but on the other side awaits, Peace, Love, Compassion, Joy and so much Freedom!!! If we can’t confront it, we can’t change it! Iyanla Vanzant Truthfully yours, Dr. Keisha Williams Lankford
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Don’t Give in to Sin recognized, acknowledged and appreciated impossibility. The beauty of this is that God is a by James A. Washington God of yet another chance. The key here is attitude; yours, The question is how do what you want to not God’s. This your do you master sin, if do.” But isn’t morality attitude will eventually that’s even possible? actually a barometer dictate the outcome. If Is sin for you not sin for sin? Aren’t there it is God centered, if it for me? What are the rules for the ages that is truly controlled by a consequences of sin? are etched in stone and sense of humility and vulnerability in relation Or, is it all just a set never change? of rules that someone There have been to God, if remorse is down through history countless volumes of real, then mercy will decided were the moral space and dialogue be forthcoming. It stands to reason conditions needed to devoted to Jesus’ blood keep society in check? contract with us that then, that with the right I mean is it not true in fact freed us from attitude grounded in that the culture and our sins. “…and from the right relationship, customs of a particular Jesus Christ, who is maybe sin can be nation might make the the faithful witness, mastered. It starts stomachs of those in a the firstborn from the with confession I’m different country turn dead, and ruler of the told. Confession to inside out? kings of the earth. To God is not like any We all know or we at Him who loves us and other confession. You least should that there has freed us from our see God knows when are sins of the flesh as sins by His blood…” you’re lying to him and to yourself. In well as sins of the spirit. Revelation 1:5. Sin aside, there does It shouldn’t be this instance the truth seem to be universal complicated at all, but cannot hide, won’t acceptance, however, living morally, living even try to hide from of what is moral and righteously, living the Lord. “If we claim what is immoral. As between the lines is a to be without sin, we many people as there struggle matched only deceive ourselves and are who would agree by trying to understand the truth is not in us. If we confess our with this, there are an the meaning of life Resume: raylcarr@yahoo.com, sins, He is faithful equal number who itself. This is hard yes. profess you take care But is it worth it? I and just and will of you and I’ll take don’t know about you forgive us our sins care of me. but the struggle to live and purify us from It’s “yo thang… without sin(ning) is a all unrighteousness.”
Spiritually Speaking
1 john 1:8-9. The outcome, should you dare to comprehend, it is eternal life, which requires faith, which requires belief, which requires a daily resolve to choose against sin in the name of something so much greater. If you believe this life we live now is all there is then I might understand deliberate sinful pursuits. If you believe in more however, then sinful pursuits are real mistakes and mistakes can never be made in the name of the Lord. “But if anyone does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense---Jesus Christ.” 1 John 2:1. From time to time, Jesus deserves a break. Consciously do the right thing. You know you can. Choose to do so. It’s not as hard as you think. And remember, the rules are really etched in stone.
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JUNE 4
African American Museum Annual Gala, Omni Hotel, Downtown Dallas *********
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Garland Symphony Orchestra Visits Preschool Storytime Children age 3 to 5 years may learn about music as an art form during Preschool Storytime at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the South Garland Branch Library, 4845 Broadway Blvd. Members of the Garland Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will teach about the different musical instruments that form the orchestra and demonstrate how each is played. For questions and additional GSO appearance dates, call 972205-2516.
JUNE 10 IOTA PHI LAMBDA SORORITY hosts free leadership forum at the Frontier of Flight museum, 9a.m.
JUNE 6
Second Annual Fairways for Leaders Golf Tournament at Hackberry Creek Country Club, Las Colinas, TX Hosted by: Life School ************* Adult Coloring Debuts at Garland Libraries Adult coloring is a great way to release stress and have fun. Adults age 18 years and older are invited to try it for themselves at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Central Library, 625 Austin St. The library provides all the supplies; you provide the creativity! Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. See additional dates for the adult coloring program on the Garland library webpage. Call 972-205-2501 to learn more.
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Dick Gregory performs at the Addison Improv
The African American Museum in Dallas Continues the Experiment: Southwest Black Arts Show What: The 6th annual Southwest Black Arts Show (SWBAS) moves forward to present a quality experience for artists, collectors, galleries, educators, art professionals, anyone interested in black fine arts. Art Show Reception June 10, 2016 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Art Show Hours June 11, 2016 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Art Show Hours June 12, 2016 11:00 am to 6:00 pm The African American Museum in Dallas located inside of Fair Park at 3536 Grand Avenue is the host. **** MESHELLE, ‘The Indie-Mom of Comedy” is indeed funny on purpose! Innovative, independent with individuality are but a few words to best describe this funny wife and mother who’s appeared on BET’s “Comic View”, “Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand Up” and Nickelodeon’s “Search for the Funniest Mom in America 3.” Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11, 2016 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre ****** The Kemp Leadership Academy will welcome nationally known para-athlete Devon Berry to Fort Worth for the organization’s signature event, “The Will to Win.” Berry, featured recently on ESPN’s E:60, will deliver a message of resilience and community. The program is free to the public and begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Center of Excellence for Energy Technology’s Fusion Room on the Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Drive.
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JUNE 15
Friendship-West Baptist Church 40th Church Anniversary & Festival Saturday, June 11, 2016. celebration begins with a family festival during the day from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. and then at 5 p.m. there’s the Gospel Explosion Concert featuring Rickey Smiley, Melvin Williams of the Williams Brothers, Charles Jenkins, Jonathan McReynolds, Cym Hughes, and Certrell Russell. It’s a celebration and you’re invited so make sure you don’t miss this awesome Festival and Anniversary Celebration! Admission to the festival is FREE, but you will need a ticket to get into the concert. ***** AARP’s Life Reimagined presents “Reimagine You,” a one-day immersive experience at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, where participants will gain inspiration and guidance as they navigate various crossroads, and discover their opportunities and possibilities in life. Featuring speaker and media powerhouse Arianna Huffington, along with notables Angela Davis, J.R. Martinez and Dani Shapiro. ***** Dallas Police Department 2016 SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Safety & Health Fair Saturday, June 11, 2016, 10:00 A.M.2:00 P.M. 1999 E. Camp Wisdom Rd
JUNE 14
“A Community Cooks” event at Paul Quinn College. A Community Cooks (“ACC”) is an annual event to raise funds for the College’s WE Over Me Farm. ACC takes place at 6pm, June 14th in the Grand Lounge of the Cottrell Student Union Building on the campus of the College.
JUNE 15
“DOING BUSINESS WITH DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT” AFRICAN CHAMBER LUNCHEON, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW
African Chamber Luncheon “ Doing Business with DFW International Airport” from 11:15-1:00 PM at the DFW International Airport New Headquarters Building.
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 972-9975228 Guest Speaker- Attorney Bobbie Edmonds, Recipient of the Legacy of Women Award ******* Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce June Network Luncheon Guest Speaker: Brisa Castillo, Acuity Systems, Inc. Break the Rules, Close More Sales! Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:30AM-1PM 12400 Elam Road, Balch Springs TX 75180 *********
Garland Summer Musicals Presents Fiddler on the Roof
Garland Summer Musicals will open its 2016 season with Fiddler on the Roof, June 17-19 and June 24-26. Set in the small village of Anatevka, the story centers on a poor dairyman who must protect his daughters in the face of changing social influences. Performances will be held in the Brownlee Auditorium of the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. Purchase tickets by calling 972-205-2790 or visit GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com.
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My boss has a big mouth 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, I recently joined a new company that was formed through a merger. My boss ran our department in the old company, and she still has her old title. But, with the merger, many new people have come on board, including me. She’s older than we are, and she became a manager before there were a lot of women in the company. She has very sharp elbows and a really old school command and control approach, which she clearly picked up from the men she worked with. Her most noticeable trait is that she deals with everything in front of everyone. Rather than walk over to someone’s desk, she yells orders across our office. She criticizes the junior people who haven’t met her expectations (including our only POC). She gets in arguments with the other executives in meetings. She also can’t keep a secret. I’ve told her a couple of things in confidence, only to have her repeat one of them, in capital letters, in an all staff
e-mail. I was horrified. She isn’t able to let anyone have a moment. If someone does a good job on something, she congratulates them and then talks about when she did something similar, and usually better. The person then gets overshadowed and their chance to shine is gone. She seems to be protected because the senior executive who originally brought her on board is still there. She goes to him all the time whenever a dispute comes up. She has invited me out for dinner, and has tried to get me to confide in her, but I really don’t trust her, especially after the e-mail situation. I’m afraid everything we talk about will get shared the next day. So, what are your suggestions for how I can deal with her? Signed, Wary At My Desk Dear Wary at My Desk, Pinto beans and rice! I wouldn’t wish this workplace wacko on anyone of my adversaries. Workplace 101: Any boss with sharp elbows and no
filters, can’t be trusted. I mean really, what more could you wish for – a punch in the throat? LOL. To say “ keep away” seems to me to be an understatement. So how about until she retires, you’re permanently busy. Need some examples, here you go – you’re taking a class, volunteering, feeding the homeless, giving blood. You feel me? Once, and I mean once, every four months or so, you can quickly walk for coffee. Another dinner is a definite no-no, meanwhile, just listen, nod and smile. Repeat compliments she likes to share about herself, she’ll like that. Yes, watch your back, stay two steps ahead and ride it out. You’re smart, that’s why you’re there. You’ve been around long enough to recognize the rules of the game, determine your role and play it. Do your best, be your best, that’s all that’s really required. Judging from her past jungle fury – I pray it doesn’t happen again, but you and I know better. Stay focused, prepared and on point. If and when she throws you to the wolves, no worries. Contemplate your next move with confidence, conquering in your Louboutins. You’re a spearhead, always ahead of the pack.
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Hundreds of entries received for business formerly known as Black Jack Pizza Naming Contest
Business has been even busier than it normally is the business formerly known as Black Jack Pizza after it was revealed that the co-owner, Dorothy Jones received a cease and desist letter from BlackJack Pizza Enterprises, threatening her business with legal action. The Colorado-based company with over 40 locations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and Montana says if the Joneses don’t stop using any resemblance to the name they trademarked in 1987--three years before the Jones’ restaurant came on the scene, there would be consequences. A clearly emotional Mrs. Jones talked about how it didn’t seem fair that a name she had used almost three decades was being stripped from her business. As she talked about how she and her son started the company to provide pizza to an area that was overlooked by major chains, Mrs. Jones said she didn’t want to change the name. “I feel like it will hurt my business because people will think that we have sold it,” she said. “People are used to seeing us here!” And that was the dream that son Terry said he had when he first approached her about opening a restaurant that while pizza was the main
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Dorothy Jones at the Restaurant formerly known as Black Jack Pizza
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proper paperwork has been filed” to avoid a similar situation as the one the Jones Family is facing now. The D-FW Chapter of the National Black Public Relations Society, under the leadership of President Terry Allen of 1016 Media, compiled the entries and presented them to Atty. Wattley. The winning entry will receive a large pizza and tea once a month for a year and will be featured in promotional materials. The winning entry is expected to be announced on July 3, 2016 at the Unveiling/Ribbon Cutting/ Block Party. Stay tuned for more details.
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