2023 January Unite

Volume 33, Number 1

MANAGEMENT

MANAGING EDITOR & PRESIDENT, Samuel G. Knox ASSOCIATE EDITOR, Tyra K Knox

CONTENT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Melesha Bailey

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Jacqueline Jadidian

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Gwen Marshall

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Kathleen O'Dell

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Darline Mabins

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Heather Noggle

What are you going to do to start the new year off on the right foot and make sure you have your best year ever? Is there one thing that will make the difference between actually achieving your goals and chalking them up to yet another year’s unfulfilled resolutions? What can you do to enhance an aspect of your life that you’ve neglected in your single-minded pursuit of that elusive place of success? Think about it.

In this issue, read the article about Ways to kick-start your new year. You can also read about Ernie Bedell Sr’s new book about a generation of musicians and entertainers and Retired Marine Sergeant, Abraham Clark. We also have our regular columns by the Springfield Greene County Library, Springfield Public Schools, our Health and Wellness and Senior Care.

Don’t forget to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday on January 16th. There will be a NAACP March, a celebration program at the Gillioz and the Springfield Multicultural Festival at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center.

As always, if you have news or information you would like us to consider writing about, email or give us a call. Your news leads and stories are always welcomed.

We hope you enjoy our January issue and have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

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Drury University’s bookstore has broadened its selection of hair care products

A generation of gifted musicians & entertainers

Local college students bring hair care products, accessibility to campus bookstore by Jack McGee,

Springfield,MO—Drury University’s bookstore has broadened its selection of hair care products and accessibility for underrepresented students with different hair types. The Black United Independent Collegiate (BUIC), an awareness campus organization led by president and Drury sophomore Serenity Sosa, headed the initiative to make sure students of different backgrounds all had access to hair products that require traveling, and searching, to find elsewhere.  Sosa said that something as basic as hair care was a step towards promoting diversity at Drury, and in the broader Springfield community.

“For us, it’s just like having accessibility to our culture,” Sosa said in an interview with the Daily Citizen. “Whether it’s people, whether it’s food, whether it’s haircare, whether it’s a language…  How can we kind of bridge that gap just at Drury.”

Sosa was not the only face behind the initiative, however. She was joined by fellow students Raven Haney and Cris Cuevas, along with receiving input from

Springfield, MO—Generation B is a story about the Bedells, a black family from Springfield, MO who for five generations produced music and entertainers in the tradition of the Wollards, the matriarchal arm of the author’s family. For a century the family has written, performed, recorded, engineered, and sold recordings throughout Southwest Missouri

other BUIC members. Additionally, Drury President Dr. Tim Cloyd, Director of Administrative Services Christie Garrison and Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Rosalyn Thomas were instrumental in helping get the project off the ground.

Thomas, who also serves as the

and the United States. This book was written to honor and highlight the achievements and contributions of the Bedells, and other black musicians who are rooted in Springfield.

Ernie Bedell Sr. was born in Springfield, Missouri to the third generation of musicians in the Bedell realm. A bass guitar player, he played his first notes at the

age of 15 and has been playing ever since. As a teenager, Ernie joined a band called the Fabulous Elites” which later evolved into Springfield’s R&B group known as the “KC Express.” Today Ernie continues to write, produce and perform music with the “Arthur Duncan Jazz Trio” and the “ABS Band.”

To get your copy, go to amazon.com $14.99 retail.

advisor for BUIC, took a handful of students to local hair shops and salons to brainstorm which products would be an asset for some students at Drury. Garrison, meanwhile, took the lead in the online search.

“There are not that many stores for black hair care in Springfield,

and it’s really difficult to get the products in stores, especially when there’s not that big of a selection,” Haney said in a press release. “We thought about what we could do that would be helpful to people on campus.”

Ernie Bedell, Sr holds up his new book Generation B Music & Melodies

Community News

Clark shares history and culture in SWMO high schools

Retired Marine Sergeant, Abraham Clark is recognized by Republic High School for his service to country and service to his community by UniteNews Staff

Republic, MO—On December 6, 2022, Lt Col Patrick G. Sanders, Senior Aerospace Science and Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor along with the student body at Republic High School presented Abraham Clark with a thank you award.

Retired Marine Sergeant, Abraham Clark was there to tell the story about the “Tuskegee Airmen.” Clark has spoken about the Airmen to several high schools over the last few years including Willard High School and Webb City High School.

“The wife and I met Sgt Clark at the Springfield Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day 2022. He was dressed in his regalia and we enjoyed talking to him,” ‘When it came to choosing our guest speaker this year, Sgt Clark was the first one I called.  He accepted my invitation. remarked Lt Col Sanders.

Clark spoke to the entire high school population,—1,800 students and teachers. “He received a standing ovation when he approached the podium to speak to the students. This has never happened before. Usually this will occur after the speech,” said Sanders. “He held the entire audience’s attention during his speech. Afterwards, several students approached me and told me how impressive of a person Clark is,” Sanders said.

The Tuskegee Airmen, a special all Black unit, formed during the Second World War was disbanded in 1946. The success of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the way this unit, had distinguished themselves in battle helped pave the way and make the case for President Truman’s executive order for “equality of treatment and opportunity” in the armed forces.

Abraham Clark is a combat veteran, and a 50 year plus resident of Greene County. Marine Sergeant Abraham Clark, who saw combat in Viet Nam, faced death but with God’s help and grace, survived and came home. Sgt. Clark was awarded the Navy Medal for Valor. He returned home to become one of the few Black Greene County Deputies, a volunteer Fireman, as well as a City of Springfield, Police Officer.

Clark, whose Cherokee name, Eagle Warrior, is a citizen of the Northern Cherokee Nation, and is an authentic Cherokee ceremonial dancer. Abraham Clark is a lifetime member of the American Veterans (Am Vets) and also a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 11 (DAV). In the over 30 years of service, Sergeant Abraham Clark has served in nearly every office the DAV has, including his present office as Chaplin.

“We will also be inviting him to our Awards Ceremony in April to give out the Tuskegee Airman Award,” said Sanders

January Events at the Library

Wednesday January 18 Foundation Directory for Nonprofits Midtown Carnegie Branch Library,

10 a.m.-11 a.m. for adults. Looking for grants for your nonprofit organization? As part of Candid’s Funding Information Network, the Springfield-Greene County community has access to the Foundation Directory Online, with information on over 100,000 foundations and over 2.5 million recently awarded grants. Registration starts January 4; call 417-8620135.

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Thursday January 19

STEAM Explorers

The Library Center Story Hour Room 3 p.m.- 4 p.m. for grades K-5. Enjoy scientific exploration, exciting challenges and educational play with science, technology, engineering, art and math! Registration starts January 9; call 417-6160526. •••

Saturday January 21

Fix-It Fair, Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room

12 p.m.- 4 p.m. for adults. Give your household appliances, bikes and even clothes a new lease on life and reduce waste. Volunteer fixers will help you repair your fixable items. No oversized, gas-powered items or safety hazards. Presented with Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Please contact us two weeks prior to a program if you need special accommodation. •••

Monday January 23

Custom Stickers, Midtown Carnegie Branch Library Maker Space

9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. for grade K-adults. Use the Cricut Maker to create a sheet of custom stickers. You can choose from our designs or bring your favorite image on a flash drive. Materials will be provided. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact us two weeks prior to a program if you need special accommodation. Registration starts January 9; call 417-837-5011.

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Thursday Jan 26

Free iPhone Class for Seniors, Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room

10 a.m.-12 p.m. for adults. iPhone or iPad, join us for free classes taught by veteran instructor Julie Mahaffey. Registration not required.

Kathleen O’Dell is the community relations director of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. She can be reached at kathleeno@thelibrary.org.

Upper photo: Abraham Clark speaking at the podium. Lower photo: Clark receiving award from ROTC Cadet Group Commander, Cadet John Birdwell

Remembering The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Gwen Marshall, SPS

Dr. Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and civil rights leader. He became Pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954. He led the black boycott of segregated city bus lines in 1956 and gained a major victory as a civil-rights leader when the Montgomery buses began to operate on a desegregated basis. Dr. King was a “Drum Major for Justice”.

As we celebrate the life and legacy of this great man, let’s strive to instill in this generation the value of the principles he stood for. He was a man of determination and courage. He stood against tremendous odds to see that all men were treated equally.

Let’s strive to teach this generation how important it is for them to dream and to pursue those dreams. During my Kwanzaa presentations, I told the students that they were the most valuable resource the United States and the world have. In honor of Dr. King’s dream, we must continue to equip our students to be not just well-educated, but to be young people of excellent moral character as well. Now is the time to start the process of ensuring Dr. King’s last dream of the “Beloved Community”, which is a community that

transforms people and relationships—a community that is built on reconciliation, friendship, and human dignity. These principles are the results of understanding, trust, and love. As parents and Springfield Public Schools staff members, we have a tremendous opportunity to model these principles for our students. With the hope that they will leave the world in a better condition than they have inherited it.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not just a day off but a day of movement. It’s a day to continue the work of unifying our world. The work is out in our communities where we can exercise the original missions of the civil rights movement while using our voices and actions to stimulate necessary changes. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr “no one is free until we are all free” so “Let Us March on Till Victory Is Won” from the words of the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing written by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. We still have work to do.

Events:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16, 2023 School System Closed MLK Day: Jan. 16, 2023

MLK Symbolic March & Celebration Program starts at 8:30 am

Join the Springfield NAACP on January 16, 2023, at the Jordan Valley Ice Park for the annual MLK symbolic march. The Ice Park will open at 7:00 am and the march will start at 8:30 am. A celebration program will be held at the Gillioz immediately after the

march. Featured at the MLK celebration will be the Reed Youth Choir and Turning Point Church Youth Choir. The SPS Essay winners will be announced. The NAACP will be collecting Hot Hands, Gloves, and socks for the unsheltered.

The Multicultural Festival will be presented live at the Oasis Center

Springfield, MO— It’s time to celebrate culture in the Ozarks! The good news is, we will be celebrating in-person this year! “This will be our 26th year celebrating music and dance performances representing cultures from around the world,” reported Unite of SWMO.

The event will be held live on Monday, January 16, 2023 from

12 pm - 4 pm. on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center. General admission tickets will only be $7 and free for kids 12 and younger.

The Springfield Multicultural Festival connects diverse people with diverse community resources while providing families, a fun and engaging way to celebrate the Dr. Martin L King Holiday.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT TIMMONS HALL

Freedom Classroom 101 Panel Discussion | Fri., Feb. 3

Take part in a moderated panel discussion on the importance of formerly segregated public spaces. Discussion includes intentional Black archival space, parks-based events and self care and the arts in public settings. Panelists include Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Executive Director of the Black Archives of Mid America; Melodee Colbert, the first Black mayor of Joplin; and Leslie Hughes, Founder of Frizzy by Nature and host of Frizz Fest in St Louis. Seating is limited, register by Jan. 23. This event will be live streamed.

Age: 15 yrs. and up Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Fee: Free

Freedom Classroom 101 Meet & Greet Mixer | Fri., Feb. 3

Following the Feb. 3 panel discussion, meet panelists and enjoy refreshments, art and exhibits, with an intimate Q and A session. In collaboration with Drury University History Club. Drury University location to be announced.

Age: 15 yrs. and up Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fee: Free admission, items available for purchase

Timmons Hall in Silver Springs Park 1055 E. Webster, Springfield, Mo. 417-512-6070

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Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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By SUCCESS Staff

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We asked a couple of experts, readers who follow SUCCESS on Twitter and Facebook, and our SUCCESS staff what they will do to kick-start the new year. We got wide-ranging answers, anecdotes and tips. Our aim is to get you thinking and to inspire you to reach farther, go faster and achieve more than ever before. Are you energized by this prospect? Or maybe a little overwhelmed? Then start small, focusing on just one thing you want to accomplish. This life is yours to make whatever you desire, so start now!

•Plan your next day’s schedule and prioritized to-do list before you leave work.

•Do five things every day that forward your No. 1 goal.

•Spend an hour with your spouse.

•Call one of your children on the phone.

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•Write a handwritten thank-you note to someone.

•Drink 10 glasses of water.

“Let’s build a stronger community together.”

•Take a nap.

- Samuel Knox Managing Editor

•Listen to a motivational CD on the way to work.

How to Start the New Year Right Expand your thinking with new experiences.

Each month for 30 days in a row, commit to doing something new that you have thought about doing, but have not done, and notice how it affects your life. Some possibilities:

•Do aerobic exercise for 30 minutes.

•Listen to only positive music.

•Don’t read the newspaper.

•Stop watching television.

•Eat only vegetarian or raw food.

•Verbally appreciate at least 10 people a day

•Get eight hours of sleep.

•Meditate for 20 minutes.

•Visualize your goals as already complete.

•Do 20 minutes of yoga.

•Read a self-help book every morning for 30 minutes.

Start this month and do one activity for the next 30 days in a row and then assess how it has impacted your life. I started doing this in July of 2009 and it has created the most magical year of my life.

—Jack Canfield, co-founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and author of Success Affirmations: 52 Weeks for Living a Passionate and Purposeful Life Make a commitment to fitness. Don’t just make a resolution and join a fitness center you won’t see after February—make a commitment and build fitness into your schedule. Join a class at your fitness club, an exercise group or a team sport. Or, if you can afford it, hire a trainer. Doing any of these things will not only make your workouts more productive, but they will also be more fun. Plus, you get the advantage of having others hold you accountable to your workout commitment.

—Deborah Heisz, CEO and co-founder of Live Happy and former SUCCESS editor-in-chief

Chapel Hart: Glory Days Tour Coming to Gillioz Theatre

Gillioz Center for Arts & Entertainment

Chapel Hart

January 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Tickets on sale now.

Springfield, MO—Chapel Hart is kicking off the New Year with their very first headlining trek, the “Glory Days Tour.”

The tour will launch on Jan. 26 in Wichita, Kansas. The tour will hit over 60 cities, including Springfield, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Green Bay and more, with more to be added in the coming months.

“In my entire career, I’ve never been more excited, nervous, proud and every emotion imaginable,”

shares Danica Hart. “We’ll be able to share our songs and stories with the millions of people who got to watch us on TV, and now they get to experience us up close and personal. This tour will remind people that These Are The Glory Days!”

The Poplarville, Mississippi family trio heads into 2023 following a big year that culminated with their appearance on the NBC hit show America’s Got Talent where they earned the coveted golden buzzer, sending them to the live finale. They also found a fan in Darius Rucker, who tapped the trio for his recently released single “Ol’ Church Hymn.”

Your Health & Wellness News

Five tips to improve your health and vitality in 2023

by Melesha Bailey

Springfield, MO—These last two years have been a roller coaster. First, we saw a worldwide pandemic that caused havoc on our health and put a strain on our healthcare system.

Second, the exposure to health disparities and chronic health issues escalated due to poor eating habits, lack of physical activity, and lifestyle behaviors.

Third, calls to address mental health have risen from an increase in suicide and people seeking mental health services. Fourth, Covid-19 is still a primary health concern as we enter 2023.

Finally, access to healthy foods is a significant factor in many chronic health conditions.

All of these contribute to poor health outcomes. Unfortunately,

many have seen these issues’ effects on society, families, coworkers, and places of worship. The results can be devastating. But there is hope and help for those ready to face their health and wellness head-on and do whatever it takes to have a vibrant life full of vitality and the best quality of life.

No matter what state you may find yourself in, you can always be better. If you are healthy now, you can continue to make choices that will serve you as you age. Now is the time to address minor issues before they escalate into something that may see a continued decline in your health with devasting results of health concerns if you don’t address them now. If you are experiencing chronic health conditions such

as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, lingering effects of Covid-19, obesity, and even stress, you can turn it around. You don’t have to get and be and stay sick.

Vitality refers to having energy and being vigorous and active. Unfortunately, being ill or being treated for chronic diseases lessens your vitality. However, you can have a life full of vitality and health.

The New Year is here. It’s a time to think about where you are now, readjust your lifestyle and habits that don’t serve you and choose to become the healthiest version of yourself by making changes that will give you renewed vitality and optimal health. Health and vitality should be our goal for 2023, whatever the state of your health. We can always be better.

Here are tips for improving your health and vitality this year.

1. Go for walks. Walking 10 minutes a day is a simple way to boost energy levels and overall health, contributing to greater vitality.

2. Drink water and grab healthier snacks. Adding fruits and vegetables is a better option for snacking.

3. Pursue your purpose. Research shows that people with a greater sense of purpose live longer, happier lives. University of Rochester Medical Center

4. Learn something new. Learning engages the mind and body, and research shows that it can reduce stress and anxiety levels, leading to higher vitality, Source: Duke University

5. Make meaningful connections. More than 90% of people

by Jacqueline Jadidian

Springfield, MO—What is InHome Care? Before the pandemic, the senior population were moving into senior living communities, mainly due to needing assistance with personal care and/ or no longer able to take care of their home. When the pandemic hit, most if not all, senior communities were on lockdown; they did

not allow family/friends to visit their loved ones in the communities due to the unknown affects of Covid and how rampant Covid could spread in the communities. Many families decided to move their loved ones out of the communities into a senior apartment or at home with them and utilize in-home care services. When I

met with families during the pandemic, they would ask me of any other options besides moving family into a community. There was another option called in-home care. In-home care services skyrocketed during the pandemic because seniors and their families did not want to move into a locked down community and not knowing when the end was in sight. To simplify the definition of

in-home care, it means to bring an outside agency/company/individual into your home for a select number of hours/days to provide personal care to the individual(s). In-home care performs activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as assistance with eating, dressing, mobility/transferring, toileting, and bathing. Services also include light housekeeping, errands, meal prepara-

Melesha Bailey

Jacqueline Jadidian

Prevention

Five Health Tips

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continued from page 10 with high vitality report making time for relationships. Evernorth Vitality Index  Our health is the most valuable thing we have. Ask someone experiencing poor health. Many wish for better choices regarding their health because it’s a struggle to regain it. But, in most cases, you can have health and vitality with a mindset that you love yourself enough to make health and wellness your goal. Love 4 Life Wellness is here to help you achieve your health goals for 2023. Contact us during January for our New Year Wellness specials on our products and services.

Here are some easy things you can do NOW to help prevent lifestyle diseases:

In-Home Care

ent bedtime and wake time, even on the weekends, helps.

continued from page 10 light housekeeping, errands, meal preparation, medication reminding, companionship, and respite. In-home care provides the services you would need in a senior community directly in your home.

1. Choosing a diet consisting of whole, unrefined plants and minimally processed foods. Eating more plant-based helps prevent heart disease and cancer risk.

2. Physical activity and movement help all your body’s internal organs and mind. Most experts recommend that a consistent 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week will make a significant difference.

3. Good sleep is essential. Aim to get seven to nine hours of sleep each night. No matter how busy your life is, having a consist-

4. Control stress. Chronic stress wrecks your immune system. Instead, try mindfulness, meditation, and gratitude to relieve stress to improve your physical and mental health.

5. Social connections, and loving people, keeps you emotionally and physically healthy. Although physical distancing is becoming a usual way of life, virtual relationships can be transformative.

Some in-home care companies only accept private pay (out of pocket) along with long-term care insurance and VA assistance, if applicable. Other in-home care companies accept Medicaid reimbursement, as well as private pay. With private pay the client can determine how many hours/ days they want services in their home. With Medicaid and VA, the client does not determine

how many hours/days Medicaid/ VA will allow. Medicaid and VA determine how many hours/ days are allotted with the in-home care company. Also, Medicaid gives a strict plan of care (POC) for what the client needs, and the caregivers of the in-home care company cannot technically perform services that go outside of the POC. Furthermore, some

health now before it’s too late. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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long-term care insurances do not cover in-home care services, but only senior community level; be cognizant of what your long-term care insurance does/doesn’t cover.

3. If you’re taking more than 4 prescribed medications, it would be best to schedule an appointment with your physician to review your med list and make sure they will not affect your cognition and balance.

I can confidently say most of us would desire to remain in our homes if possible. In-home care provides us the luxury to do so.

You don’t want to get sick if you can prevent it. Sickness affects your finances, time with your family, and the ability to do the things you love. Taking care of yourself NOW reduces the risk of diseases, disabilities, and death. Don’t be like millions of people, including myself, and turn a blind eye. Take care of your

The Truth About Sugar Workshop a Love 4 Life Wellness Event in conjunction with the SpringMo Black Wellness Initiative. This is a free event.

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:00 am. Location 205 Park Central East, second floor of the Holland Building.

Safety Is Key

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Sugar is one of the most dangerous substances we put into our bodies. It’s addictive properties make it difficult to break. This workshop is designed to educate on how sugar effects your health, all the hidden names of sugar, how to read food labels and give you tips on how to break the addiction. We will have delicious sugar free snacks and giveaways. You must register by January 17th. Contact Melesha Bailey at melesha@love4lifewellness.com or 417-300-2796.

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“Taking care of yourself NOW reduces the risk of diseases, disabilities, and death.”