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Austin - Following is a statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding today’s court ruling in the case of Fisher versus University of Texas.

The ruling relates to the use of ethnicity as one factor in determining college admissions. “We are very pleased with the Court’s ruling recognizing the constitutionality of the University’s admissions policy under the Supreme Court’s recent guidance. “We remain committed to assembling a student body at The University of Texas at Austin that brings with it the educational benefits of diversity while respecting the rights of all students. This ruling ensures that our campus, our state and the entire nation will benefit from the exchange of ideas and thoughts that happens when students who are diverse in all regards come together in the classroom, at campus events and in all aspects of campus life.”

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Dallas - Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship West Baptist Church says fear-mongering has no place in the House of God. Haynes was addressing statements by another Dallas mega-church pastor whose remarks appeared to support turning away children and adults crossing the border illegally into the United States. The issue of thousands of children needing help has become a humanitarian mission that according to Haynes is fully in line with the words of Jesus Christ and the mission of the true church.

The Rev. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas, made his statements on a nationally televised talk show that seemed to suggest supporting the idea of people staying within their own borders and rendering unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar, further indicating the notion of following man-made laws and doing what needs to be done to shut down the border.

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Submit your news to news@aframnews.com Fort Worth - Whether misunderstanding or nor not, owners of a Fort Worth mortuary where police say they found several unattended and unidentified bodies still have some explaining to do. The landlord of the property called police after finding eight embalmed bodies inside the building on Handley Drive in East Fort Worth. Many were in varying stages of decomposition. Dondre Johnson, who runs the Johnson Family Mortuary, insists that nothing has been done wrong. According to their website, The Johnson Family Mortuary, started by twin brothers Derrick and Dondre Johnson who took an old abandoned casket store turned mission, and made what the City of Fort Worth, and soon the world would know as the D & D Johnson Funeral Home, which then became “Johnson Family Mortuary”.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office took custody of the eight corpses. That office is now working to identify them. No charges have been filed in the case.

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Fort Worth - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, was recognized by founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports, Rep. Mike McIntyre, as a new member of the caucus at their Youth Sports Day event in Washington, D.C. Veasey will join Reps. Jim Jordan, Ron Kind, and Patrick Meehan as co-chair of the caucus in the 114th Congress to promote healthy lifestyles for children and their families through sports. “As a father and passionate advocate of physical activity in kids, I know that participation in group or individual sports offers a multitude of benefits that extends far beyond the court, field, or the arena,” said Rep. Veasey. “I’m honored and privileged to become co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports and look forward to working with my colleagues for the protection and safety of our children: fighting obesity where we can, helping to promote physical activity and fitness, and supporting an all-around healthier lifestyle for our youth.”

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Fort Worth - Everest College in North Fort Worth is the latest educational institution shut down after a federal investigation into its practices. There has been a growing concern about for-profit colleges in that many of its students struggle to find work and end up carrying a high student loan burden. Students at for-profit colleges represent only about 13 percent of the total higher education population, but about 31 percent of all student loans and nearly half of all loan defaults, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Problems sprouted for the Santa Ana, Calif.-based Corinthian Colleges Inc. when it declined to provide enrollment and job placement data required by federal law after five months of requests from the U.S Department of Education. The Department’s Federal Student Aid office put a 21-day wait on federal aid to Corinthian in late June, after it failed to address issues and concerns about its practices including job placement for graduates, and allegations of altered grades and attendance.

Houston - Whitney Clark is a cook at Whataburger, but mean words abut her weight and some questionable actions caused a stir with her mother over managers cleaning assignment at her job. Clark’s mother shot cell phone video of her daughter working on the floors through the window. She expressed disbelief over what her daughter had been ordered to do. She said her daughter was on her hands and knees for four long hours, cleaning the dining room floor, and the floors in both the men’s and women’s restrooms. According to the mother, the worst part was she didn’t even think to put gloves on and they didn’t even have the gloves out,” said Clark. Clark said she injured her knees. She filed a workman’s comp claim and has also lodged a complaint the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

HOUSTON – Lone Star CollegeNorth Harris has announced its newest partnership with three Houston-area KIPP high schools KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. KIPP schools enroll all interested students, space permitting, regardless of prior academic record, conduct or socioeconomic background. By providing a safe and structured learning environment, more time in school, and passionate, committed teachers, KIPP schools have helped students make significant academic gains.

Starting in fall 2014, LSC-North Harris will be offering KIPP high school students the opportunity to enroll in dual-credit courses, while they are still in high school.

The partnership will include KIPP Generations Collegiate, KIPP Sunnyside High School and KIPP Houston High School. The new dual-credit partnership for fall 2014 will include courses in English, college algebra, sociology, government and economics. All students must meet certain TSI test requirements to be eligible to enroll in dual-credit classes.

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Edit rial & Opini n Border Crisis: A Defining Moment of Who We Are as a Nation Rev. Al Sharpton President, National Action Network

When protesters recently blocked buses full of undocumented children from reaching a border patrol processing facility in California, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Chanting unbelievably cruel and vicious slogans like “nobody wants you,” these anti-immigrant protesters were yelling at the most vulnerable among us -- children fleeing regions where murder, rape and other violent crimes are creating havoc for innocents. Yes, we are a nation of laws, but we are also a nation that believes in welcoming the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning for freedom.

These aren’t kids looking to go to Disneyland, or trying to get a job; they are running from catastrophe to be with family members in the United States, or to find refuge here in order to stay alive. As we wrestle with policy and budgets, we must also wrestle with how we will be defined around the world -- and how history will record it.

We must respond without delay, but that response must show our balance between securing our borders and the humanity that cannot bear to see children caught in the middle of ugly politics.

In 2008, President George W. Bush signed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which gave expanded protections to children (not from Mexico or Canada) by prohibiting them from quickly being sent back to their country of origin. This was a historic step in the prevention of sex and human trafficking of children that was endorsed by a bipartisan coalition and signed by a Republican President. We didn’t

see people yelling for Bush’s impeachment and we didn’t see the sort of political bickering that we are witnessing now.

Today, when President Obama wants to tackle the problem, he is getting pushback from every corner. Instead of working with him to establish a humane resolution to an urgent humanitarian crisis, politicians, pundits and those with their own agendas are using defenseless children as pawns in a dirty game of politics. I for one am disgusted.

Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts of the world. And nations everywhere thrive and prosper from the contributions of immigrants and the children of immigrants -- including right here in the U.S. We especially are a nation of immigrants; their influence was, and is, present throughout society. That is an undeniable fact. We are also a country that prides itself on certain morals and beliefs that include concern for children who have nowhere to go. How can we sleep at night if we send kids back to areas where they face the very real possibility of being killed, kidnapped or trafficked? Yes, securing the border is vital to our own security, but clearly, these migrant children weren’t running from border security; on the contrary, they are running towards it with the hope that they or someone can help.

Throughout my years championing for civil rights, analyzing politics and advocating on behalf of the voiceless, I am disturbed the most when harmless children suffer because of politics or detrimental policies. Gang activity that is occurring in areas to our south largely because of the U.S.Mexican war on drugs is fueling much of the unrest and tragedy these young ones and their parents find themselves in.

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“We MUST never forget slavery, lynching, Jim Crow Laws, the disrespect of the Black race and the first Black president.”

Charity Begins at Home

Late Comedian Richard Pryor once told an immigration story and in that story he talked about how immigrants were brought into this country in boatloads unabated – no questions asked.

They were brought welcomed, coddled, loved and cared for. In his act, Pryor made a great point in that during the entire process, Pryor talked about government officials who said, “Bring em on over, Niggers won’t Mind”. Move them into their neighborhoods and let them find a way to get along with each other. Then Pryor goes on to say... “They (White folks) didn’t ask us S!*t”.

Pryor was alluding to the fact that the immigrants stepped right over Blacks and helped themselves to the “spoils of America” while Black folks could not even get a crumb.

Well in 2014, the tide has turned and some Black folks are speaking out; do know what is going on and do mind the wave of young immigrant children coming in and this time have stepped up to the plate with their concerns.

The move to bring some children into HISD and possibly to I.M. Terrell Middle School- a HISD neighborhood school that was closed and is now being considered as a temporary shelter for immigrant children.

What has raised the ire of Black residents living in the community is how elected officials like Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee opened dialog with the government and HISD to consider bringing Central American children into Black neighborhoods, but failed to Ask or consider needs in her own district. It was done without discussing the proposal or plans or timetables with people living in the neighborhood.

As one resident put it, the people are concerned about safety, crime and the lack of control of immigrants who might inhabit the neighborhood.

It was also made crystal clear that while being saddened by the conditions in Central America, the most important thing Lee, HISD, the government should do is to take care of home first and care about what is going on right here in our backyards.

Looking at numbers and proposed $4 billion spending during the crisis, the government has projected the following breakdown: According to a report by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, this emergency supplemental request is a direct result of the urgent situation in the Rio Grande Valley. In fiscal year 2013, CBP apprehended approximately 24,000 unaccompanied children at the border.

By the end of June of this fiscal year, that number has already doubled to more than 57,000, and it continues to climb. The DHS are preparing for a scenario in which the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border could reach up to 90,000 by the end of fiscal year 2014.

According to Johnson, the President has requested support on emergency supplemental appropriations legislation providing DHS with $1.5 billion for fiscal year 2014 and 2015 costs related to surge in unaccompanied children and families. Of this amount, $433 million is included for CBP and $1.104 billion is included for ICE. Of the $433 million included for CBP, $329 million is for operational costs to include care, feeding, and transportation costs of unaccompanied children and family groups. In addition, this amount would provide $35 million for new processing and detention facilities at Nogales and McAllen.

The requested amount would include $116 million for operational costs associated with the transportation of unaccompanied children to HHS custody, and $879 million for 6,350 additional family unit beds, 23,000 additional alternatives

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to detention participants per day, additional prosecution capacity, and related transportation and removal costs for family groups.

We Must Understand that taxpayer dollars are being spent on a situation without taking of complete look at the needs of Black neighborhoods at home.

Politicians, like Congresswoman Jackson Lee are quick to jump on the bandwagon and offer up the Black neighborhoods and communities as sacrificial lambs in the name doing something.

We can identify with the plight of unaccompanied immigrant children, but We Must Understand what is at stake in our communities and the importance of balancing the scales at home.

Our children need magnate quality schools in every neighborhood and a education plan that keeps school open in these neighborhoods and with fair, equal and balanced programs and services that ensure equality and success.

When will all Black local elected officials going to stand up and truly be a proactive voice and represent the people who elected them. We have parents and children living in poor, squalid homes and tough conditions right here in Houston too.

When will Black politicians care enough about their own to be motivated, excited and aggressive about the problems children and adults are experiencing in their districts such as closing schools, equality in education for our children, crime, injustice, unemployment and economic development just to name a few topics.... Right now, WE DO MIND and WE ARE ASKING THE QUESTIONS!!!

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Pleading The Fifth: Ward Battling Out of Control Land Grab/ Gentrification

do something.”

She said there is an urgent need to educate people on the history and the real issues facing 5th Ward and the superNeighborhood group has been active in promoting the the need to bring more jobs and better infrastructure and affordable housing to the community.

Daniels said what Blacks must remember is the contribution of the Fifth Ward to the past Black culture and heritage and how that history shaped a people.

According to the Texas State Historical De Luxe Theater rehabilitation and exhibition participants ~ The de Menil Collection Association, the Fifth Ward, is According to Daniels, the Fifth Houston - The battle to a musically rich neighborhood Ward is under attack and is in as preserve historic Freedman's Town/ located east of downtown Houston, much danger as Fourth Ward/ Fourth Ward bricks has shed light is bounded by Buffalo Bayou on Freedmen's Town, Acres Homes, on one of the many struggles to the south, Lockwood Drive on the Kashmere and other areas near or preserve African American history east, Liberty Road on the north, surrounding downtown. in Houston. and Jensen Drive on the west.

“We are concerned that city Fifth Ward too has battled those The site was sparsely inhabited council is overlooking things,” she same city gremlins wanting to tear before the Civil War. It was subsaid. “They are disconnected from down and demolish and reduce sequently settled by freedmen and the people and only seem to get and erase Black history to piles of became known as the Fifth Ward involved when it is time to put out rubble and ash. in 1866, when an alderman was fires.”

However, the hope lies in a elected to represent the community Development in those areas remnant of Blacks fighting for in the Houston city government. is the latest “wildfire” threatenthose lost voices of the past who At the time half the population was ing Fifth Ward communities and built great things and lived during a Black and half White. By 1870 the driving the flames are increases in time when being a living example population of the ward comprised property taxes. This taxing game of pride, community and fam561 White and 578 Black residents. is taking its toll on the Africanily bonded Black Houstonians Two schools, one Black and American elderly and those trying together. one White, corresponded to the to remain in the area to preserve “There is a urban push out roughly equal segments of the key components of Black history. going on where our history is being ward's population in 1876. Mount “What is happening here is discarded,” said Kathy Blueford Vernon United Methodist Church, equivalent to what is happening in Daniels, president of Greater 5th founded in 1865 by Fourth Ward,” she said. “People Ward SuperNeighborhood #55. former slave Rev. that have families and property “The climate is changing because Toby Gregg, is the here need to do what it takes to proof development and the new people oldest institution in tect that property because the move who come here who do not know the ward. towards gentrification is happening our history and do not care about Five other and it appears we are powerless to preserving it or maintaining what's churches are over 100 stop it unless the people step up and left.”

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years old: Pleasant Grove Baptist, Mount Pleasant Baptist, Sloan Memorial United Methodist, Payne Chapel Methodist, and First Shiloh Baptist.

The Fifth Ward was also the site of a saloon named for Carry Nation, which, after considerable damage resulting from a dispute with the owner over the name, was subsequently known as the "Carnation."

In the 1880s the ward enjoyed a boom following the construction of repair shops for the newly-built Southern Pacific Railroad. Growth was interrupted by a fire in 1891 at the Phoenix Lumber Mill and another in 1912 that burned 119 houses, 116 boxcars, nine oil tanks, thirteen plants, and St. Patrick's Catholic Church and school.

Eventually, the Fifth Ward population became predominantly Black. At Frenchtown, a foursquare-block neighborhood in the ward, 500 Blacks of French and Spanish descent from Louisiana organized a community in 1922.

Black history is the ward boomed during its heyday when there were Black-owned businesses, including a pharmacy, a dentist's office, an undertaking parlor, a theater, and several barbershops, operated after 1900 on Lyons Avenue and numbered forty by 1925.

Working-class Blacks were primarily employed within walking distance of the ward; many worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad or at the Houston Ship Channel.

Others commuted across town to work as domestics and servants for wealthy Houstonians.

By 1927 Phillis Wheatley High School in the ward, with 2,600 students and sixty teachers, was one of the largest Black high schools in America.

Other new businesses developed in the 1930s, including print-

ing plants, photography studios, and the Club Matinee, which came to be known as the Cotton Club of the South. Local businessman Grand Duke Crawford organized the Fifth Ward Civic Club.Early community activists included Lonnie Smith and Lilly Portley.

Peacock Records, a recording company founded by music entrepreneur Don Robey and named after his popular Bronze Peacock Club, started in the ward, as did C. F. Smith Electric Company, one of the state's early licensed electricalcontracting companies. Finnigan Park, the second public park for Blacks in Houston, opened in the community in the postwar years, and the Julia C. Hester House, a Black community center, began service.

Nat Q. Henderson, long-time principal of Bruce Elementary School, was the mayor of the Fifth Ward and became known for his leadership. Fifth Ward has also been the home of the likes of the Houston House, owned by two Black sisters who were descendents of Sam Houston and still in the home of the first Black owned Hotel/Motel and transportation company, Daniels added.

With passage of integration laws in the 1960s, many residents left the community and sought wider opportunities. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the Fifth Ward fell into decline, with rundown abandoned buildings, and developed a reputation as a crime-ridden area.

“This rich history is being discarded and the transformation is taking place right before our eyes,” she said. “It is time for us to stop and do what it takes to revitalize our own community.”

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“You know, it’s easy for the Monday morning quarterback to say what the coach should have done, after the game is over. But when the decision is up before you -- and on my desk I have a motto which says The Buck Stops Here’ -- the decision has to be made.”

President Harry S Truman in an address at the National War College on December 19, 1952 .

Houston- With leadership comes tough decisions and those decisions have not always been easy or popular for Houston Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Terry Grier.

Since coming to Houston, Grier’s job has been to navigate a constant hall of mirrors in which he has had to tread firmly, yet carefully, so as not to disturb the delicate balance of funding, schools, communities and parents and dealing with a school board making decisions affecting the district’s direction and future.

“My goal is to be fair and balanced,” Grier said in an exclusive interview with African-American News&Issues. “I want the same for all HISD children as I would for my own children – I want them to be able to read, have a chance to succeed and have a sense of optimism that gives hope and provides opportunity to every youth.”

Grier became the Houston Independent School District’s superintendent of schools after a unanimous vote of the district’s Board of Education in September 2009.

Under his watch, HISD’s graduation rate has increased to its all-time high (81.7 percent). Scholarship dollars offered to HISD seniors have increased from $51 million to $186 million. And the number of students scoring three or higher on Advanced Placement exams has increased by 45 percent, from 4,915 to 7,106.

The district’s Apollo 20 program has received state and national recognition—effectively eliminating the math achievement gap in Apollo elementary schools and reducing it by one-half in Apollo middle and high schools.

He is committed to placing an effective teacher in every HISD classroom and an exemplary principal in every school. To help

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ensure this, the district’s teacher and principal evaluation models contain indicators of student success.

Grier is widely recognized for his leadership in turning around failing schools.

The results of many of his decisions have shaken up the education landscape and caused small “quakes” of disdain, unrest and protest from parents, activists and community leaders who believe the decisions place the future of the district on shaky ground. - a charge Grier contends is premature and unfounded.

On District Unrest Grier said he is aware of the unrest, activism and conspiracy theories and the calls for his job, but remains undaunted and will continue to do what he feels will keep the district growing, educated and prepared for the future.

“History shows that this has been a longstanding problem in Houston, but I don’t want the friction or bad relationships to occur or continue,” he said. “I am what you see. I don’t play games and don’t have any hidden conspiracies. What I want is for all our children to get a quality education and I want all students reading on grade level by the Third grade.”

Grier said his sole focus is on educating children and one of the first ideas he wants to dispel is the idea that there is a conspiracy against black neighborhoods or to close schools in the Black communities in HISD. “Are they part of a conspiracy,” he said. “Why are they not supporting their own neighborhood schools?

According to Grier, some activists came and boycotted his home, but the irony of the issue is that many of those who protested the closing of neighborhood schools either sent their children to private schools or opted to enroll and send their children to more affluent schools in West Houston.

Sending the those children out of the neighborhood drove the cost per pupil costs to levels that simply were not acceptable, he said.

For example, Jones High School has 2000 kids in its attendance zone, but the district was spending $3 mil-

lion for three years to educate 450 students – the cost to educate being about $17,000 per student, compared to $6,500 per student in other schools. Even with the spending and improvements in education and safety, parents from the neighborhood still did not put their children back in Jones.

“People get upset and say I am being disrespectful,” Grier said. “I am being reasonable. I am giving you the facts. Many AfricanAmerican politicians and parents did not send their kids to school in the areas proposed for closing...if parents won’t put their own student there what are we going to do?”

He also added that still fewer of the same protesters ever told the public the truth about it and currently do not come to the neighborhood school to volunteer, read or speak to kids at those schools on a regular basis.

Grier emphasized that he is working for the success of every student and continues to work hard to make schools fair, balanced and equitable.

“I don’t want any child dropping out of school,” he said. “If you are an African-American male, and you drop out, there is an 85-percent chance you will be incarcerated before your 25th birthday. We all know that and see that and I worry that we are not dong enough about it.”

Grier said he is committed to preventing such grim statistics by starting early with children and working to solve the literacy issue, especially among African-American students.

“The group that is doing poorest in reading is our African-American children,” he said. “There needs to be loud call to arms among our parents, preachers and community activists... If I were an activist, in my own way, I would raise cane and want to know why we aren’t teaching these kids to read and who is getting in their way.”

“The district has spent $9 million for new books for all elementary schools that will go in classrooms,” he said. “The books are grade level appropriate and there are books in every library at all levels available to read and that are interesting, culturally relevant

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and will engage kids.”

He also added that books are in every classrooms that can be taken home to help nurture and develop skills and is encouraging kids to take books home.

Grier noted that even though parents are busy and working two or three jobs and trying to make ends meet, he suggested that if parents in the Black community would read with or to children 20 minutes a day, seven day a week, it would help to defeat the literacy problem in the community.

Also, encourage children to read 10-minutes each day before school.

“I am a strong advocate of neighborhood schools, but neighborhood schools have to work,” he said. “No question. They have to work and we need community involvement and community activism to come volunteer and help it become reality.”

On Inequality The superintendent makes clear his commitment to developing and continuing plans to address and eliminate inequality and the perception that rich school get more than poor schools.

That formula includes considerations for such things as special education, free and reduced lunch, handicaps and language.

“We change the way magnate schools are funded. People from poorer backgrounds need more money than an affluent school does so, it is based on a per pupil formula to determine the need,” he said.

“That is the way to be fair and that is the way to be equitable. That has never happened before in Houston.”

For example, Booker T. Washington was getting little money for engineering programs at its school. Now, BTW gets $750 per student for its engineering program - the same amount law enforcement is getting and same amount Sterling High School is getting for Aviation Academy.

“We have tried to be consistent,” he said. “Funding is the same no matter where your school is located, regardless of zip code or part of town. It is balancing the scales based on funding and pupil ratios.”

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and Fine Arts programs get $350 per student to run school. Middle School are getting $250. High Schools $1,150 He hopes that the community will step forward and partner with him for the overall future of the district.

Community and Board Relationships “We have a heavy load to pull and we can’t pull it by ourselves,” he said. “ We have to have community help and support.... some of the people pushing, others pulling and some digging to help us gain traction. It takes a total community to do it and we welcome them to come because we must do it together.”

Grief said he feels good about the great representation on board from the African-American community.

“Each are advocates for quality education and outreach,” he said.

With community involvement and developing relationships at the center of Grier’s plan for educational progress, the most important pieces of the plan is what parents are willing to do once kids get home from school.

One of the ways be believes the standards can be raised quicker is more parental involvement with children at earlier ages that focuses on boosting reading and literacy among young children.

“PTA and volunteerism are good, but the real issue needing attention is what happens at home and in the home,” he said.

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Starlight Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Clifford B. Meachum Jr.

HOUSTON - In August 1952, Rev. Ulysses S. Turney was called to pastor at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church on Sandle Street in Houston, Texas.

On July 15, 1954, he along with the deacons led the congregation from Mt. Nebo to what is known today as Starlight Missionary Baptist Church.

Rev. Turney was a great teacher, counselor, missionary and friend to the old as well as the young. He cared for the sick and sorrowing in and around the community. His crowning virtue was his faithfulness in testimony.

Rev. Turney was married to Sis. A.L. Turney, who also was a great counselor and friend to the Starlight membership and the community. Their union was blessed with three wonderful daughters, Dorothy, Gwen and Unell. On August 26, 1982 the Lord called His servant Rev. Turney home to rest from his labor.

Following extensive searching and prayer, in 1983, Rev. Clifford B. Meachum, Jr. was appointed as Pastor of Starlight. Under his leadership, the congregation continues to flourish.

In the tradition of the Starlight, the Pastor’s family devotedly and diligently serves at the church his wife, Sis. Dorothy Meachum is a dynamic and enthusiastic teacher and provides much needed support to the ministries of the church.

Their children, Sharon, Devon and Jason have been instrumental in the success of the ministries along with their families.

In 2002, Pastor Meachum was blessed with his first son in the Ministry, Rev. Curley Randle.

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incredible year in the ministry for Pastor Meachum. His youngest son Min. Jason Meachum became his second son in the ministry.

After 60 years of service, Starlight proudly has the support of many ministries.

The Ministerial staff, Deacons and Trustees provides ministry assistance to ensure that the mission and vision are established and executed effectively.

The Rev. U.S. Turney Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to our students as they start their college careers. The Music Ministry maintains an effective worship ministry reaching a diverse community of believers as well as non-believers for Kingdom Building.

The Greeters provide assistance to individuals entering the worship facility by greeting them and directing them to the area of the worship facility Usher Board provide assistance in the worship experience by ensuring that visitors and members are presented with literature distribution; welcomed, directed and seated; and collecting offerings.

The Bereavement Committee sees to the needs of families during their time of grief.

Star Ministries provides Christcentered activities for our youth and young adults.

The Pastor’s Aide Committee attends to the needs of the first family.

The Ministers and Deacons Wives’ Council assist the ministry in preparing candidates for baptism and communion preparation.

With faith in God, we go forward into the future. Our course is centered in Christ.

Pastor Clifford B. Meachum Jr. Celebrates 31 years at Starlight MBC This year marks three decades of pastoring at Starlight Missionary Baptist Church for Rev. Clifford B. Meachum. On July 20th, he and his wife celebrated his 31st years of ministry.

Rev. Meachum, Jr. was born August 14, 1950 in Anderson Texas, to Clifford B. Meachum, Sr. and Ottie Mae Sneed. Rev. Meachum attended Garden City Elementary.

He attended and graduated from

Klein High School in the second year of integration and went on to attend Houston Baptist University, Mount Hope Bible College, New Light School of Biblical Studies, graduating in the top of his class.

Rev. Meachum is married to Dorothy Chatmon Meachum and together they have three children; Sharon Burnside (Albert), Devon Meachum (Robin), Rev. Jason Meachum; seven grandchildren, Jeremiah and Kawanza Burnside, Devon II, Jayce, Jael, Jayden and Makayla Meachum.

The Meachum’s celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in December of 2013.

Pastor Meachum retired after working thirty eight years with Sears Roebuck in 2013, while serving as Pastor of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church.

He confessed his calling in 1969, under the leadership of the late Rev. D. S. Bailey, 6619 Sherwin St. a street now called D. S. Bailey Ln, currently under the leadership of Dr. Edwin A. Davis.

Rev. Meachum’s ministry began when he was called to Green Valley Baptist Church in Navasota, Texas for four years of labor.

On May 11, 1983, Meachum received a letter requesting that he become the Pastor of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church at 9202 Willow St., Houston, Texas – a request he gladly accepted and received his appointment as Pastor of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church.

In 31 years of service Starlight, Rev. Meachum has been supported by a staff of Ministers, Deacons and Trustee Board members along with auxiliaries such as the Brotherhood, Music Department, Usher-Greeters, The Rev. U.S. Turney Scholarship Fund, The Bereavement Committee, Star Ministries, The Pastor’s Aide and The Ministers and Deacons Wives’ Council.

He has been blessed with two sons in the ministry, along with two sons in the ministry who have now been called to pastor their own churches, but still work closely with Pastor Meachum in the ministry.

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Vanity Plate Ruling Raises Greater Issue of Rebirth of White Supremacy in America Houston - Texas officials cannot block the sale of a vanity license plate that features an image of the Confederate battle flag, a federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled.

The decision could reopen old arguments and wounds plus signal the rise and rebirth of the ways of the Old South, according to several Black leaders.

Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) released a statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit split decision ruling that Texas must issue Confederate battle flag license plates: “I’m extremely disappointed that the state of Texas has been ordered to issue license plates with the Confederate battle flag,” Ellis said. “The battle flag is a symbol of Ku Klux Klan repression and violence, not heritage. After all, the battle flag never flew over the Texas Capitol and is not one of the Six Flags of Texas. It was instead adopted by the Klan and segregationists as their symbol of hate and opposition to civil rights and equality in the South. This is not a symbol that is worthy of the state’s honor.”

Ellis is urging Attorney General Abbott to immediately appeal this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court so that Texas is not put in the position of issuing state-sanctioned license plates glorifying oppression and bigotry.

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Texas court’s ruling against the Texas chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which sought to have Texas issue a specialty license plate that featured a

Confederate flag logo.

The court found the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board violated the free speech rights the Texas chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans when it voted against creating the plate amid outcry from citizens who felt the Confederate flag is racist imagery.

the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers.

Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.

treatment of Black in this country.

“This is huge because it lets us know where the mindset of White America is and points to how far right the court system and judges really are,” he said. “We must wake up as a people and understand that the same courts and laws have supported White plantation owners

The Sons of Confederate Veterans contend the flag image celebrates Southern history and pled their right to freedom of speech for justifying having the plate.

According to the Sons of Confederate Veterans website, the SCV represents the citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy and personified the best qualities of America.

The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South’s decision to fight the Second American Revolution.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause.

The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and

“The question is knowing what we know, why do we keep allowing this to foster in America,” said former Texas State University Chancellor and famed Civil Rights Attorney Dr. James M. Douglas.

“These men are not heroes and should not be celebrated. The whole Confederate Army was a group of Terrorists. They seceded from the Union and declared war on America. How American is that?”

According to Douglas, history bears record that those supporting the confederacy supported the brutal dehumanization of African Blacks and took advantage of slave trading and free labor slavery on American plantations throughout the South, including Texas.

He also noted that the courts are not compassionate or impartial about American history and the

since Dred Scott Decision and continue to protect the rights of Whites, even if it infringes or steps on African-Americans.”

History also demonstrates a broader view of what the flag really stands for.

Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika, longtime social activist and former Professor of Political Science and of African World Studies, said the court decision is not only wrong, but also unfortunate and sends the wrong message on free speech in a democracy.

“This is an abominable symbol that is repugnant and perpetuates hatred, the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacy and is inappropriate in a civilized democracy,” Sanyika said.

“I call on all right thinkers in our society to oppose this and condemn this decision.”

Sanyika said the very existence and nature of those pushing and supporting the license plate demonstrates their ultimate motives.

“The history of the confederacy is a history that represents a time of injustice, slavery and inhumanity to man and there is nothing redeeming about that,” he said. “It also clearly is a visual means to promoting slavery, White Supremacy, racial segregation and dehumanization – things that today are fundamentally divisive and opposes true civilized democracy in this country.”

National Advancement for Advancement of Colored People State Emeritus Howard Jefferson said the ruling plays to the SCV and endorses and promotes a history of discrimination.

“This is insulting to African-Americans and the plate will be a constant reminder of hanging, slavery and discrimination and all things bad,” Jefferson said.

“It is clear statement that these people are proud of promoting racism and what happened to Black Americans and says, “we are not ashamed of the atrocities”.”

According to Jefferson and other freedom fighters, the ultra-right attitudes have been emboldened by court rulings that turn back the clock on civil rights.

“We are not living in a EuroWhite Democracy,” Sanyika said.

“This is a multi-racial Democracy and it is time to teach our youth across America that the Confederate Flag and its symbols and history are hateful, divisive, racist and promote something we all need to object to.”

The issue may not be settled and still could reach the justices at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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DALLAS Champaign Reed, a rising junior at Justin F. Kimball High School, has joined the Dallas ISD News & Information team this summer as part of the Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program. The department will be publishing her works periodically to help her gain experience.

Champaign Reed is an upcoming junior at Justin Ford Kimball High School, home of the mighty Knights.

She now works for the Dallas ISD News and Information Department. When she’s around other people she likes to have a lot of fun.

“My goal for this internship is to gain more skills that will better my future,” says Reed. Reed also states that, “In order to be successful in life, you must communicate with others.”

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Champaign Reed During the early part of her education, she attended H. S. Thompson Elementary Learning Center. From there she attended Pearl Carina Anderson Middle School.

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When others are down she likes to motivate them to get back up and try again.

She likes surrounding herself with positive people.

She plans to attend Oklahoma State University, while pursuing a bachelor’s in business. Her Academy of Hospitality and Tourism classes are relative to this internship because the academy collects a lot of information about the world just like the Dallas ISD News and Information Department does the district.

Reed wants to be the one that changes the city’s environment so that future generations will not have face the same challenges as today’s students.

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Physician Of The Week - Dr. Alan Rodney

Dr. Alan Rodney a native of New Orleans, Louisiana who is in private practice with Texas Oncology, PA at the Deke Slayton Cancer Center.

He works out of offices in both Webster and Pearland, Texas. Dr. Rodney completed both his undergraduate and medical education at Xavier University and Louisiana State University School of Medicine respectively.

He is board certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine and specializes in Medical Oncology and Hematology and holds medical licenses in the both the states of Texas and Louisiana.

He completed a combined fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine, respectively.

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your other medical professionals to determine your cancer treatment plan options.

They consult with you about your choices and any temporary side effects you may experience during chemotherapy treatments. They provide medical guidance, helping you make decisions throughout your treatment. They also connect you and your family to support services that meet your educational, emotional and financial needs during the treatment process.

Dr. Rodney has also coauthored abstracts and articles for peer reviewed journals such as Cancer and American Journal of Clinical Oncology and served as a speaker for the Oncology Division of Lilly, Bristol-Myers and Celgene.

Some of his other honors and accolades include graduating Magna Cum Laude from Xavier University and receiving both the Robert C. Byrd and Rousseye Academic Honors Scholarships.

In 2005, he received the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Award in Oncology several years after twice receiving the New Orleans Medical Association Young Physician Award in 1998 and 2000.

Dr. Rodney is committed to pro-

heart, lungs, or leg arteries. The freeflowing blood clot lodges within the vasculature and obstructs blood flow. Life-threatening pathological conditions can occur as a result, such as stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, or limb-threatening gangrene.

The precise number of people affected by DVT/PE is unknown, but estimates range from 300,000 to 600,000 (1 to 2 per 1,000, and in those over 80 years of age, as high as 1 in 100) each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

It is estimated that 60,000100,000 Americans die of DVT/PE (also called venous thromboembolism) Among those, people who have had a DVT, one-half will have longterm complications (post-thrombotic syndrome) such as swelling, pain,

discoloration, and scaling in the affected limb and One-third (about 33%) of people with DVT/PE will have a recurrence within 10 years.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Risk factors that contribute to VTE are varied and include: Immobilization; Hypercoagulability; Vessel wall damage; Age; Surgery (especially orthopedic surgery and total knee replacement); Cancer Heredity (including the Factor V Leiden genetic mutation) Pregnancy Increased estrogen levels (due to oral contraception or hormone replacement therapy) Obesity Smoking Crohn's Disease Arterial thrombosis within the

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viding high quality, compassionate and individualized patient care. By participating in the nation’s largest clinical trial network and provides leading-edge care for patients in their community.

His interest in offering the best care to his patients includes the opportunity for eligible patients to participate in well-designed clinical trials close to home.

Recently, he expanded the Texas Oncology outreach to southeast Houston and surrounding communities with an office and chemotherapy infusion center in Pearland within the newly constructed Shadow Creek Ranch Medical Building.

coronary arteries leads to myocardial infarction (heart attack), while obstruction of the cerebral vasculature causes stroke.

It is important to note that venous and arterial thromboses share many of the same risk factors, including cigarette smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

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