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Congressional Hearing ~ Human Trafficing

HOUSTON- Recently, the Immigration Customs and Rod Paige Education Building Enforcement, U.S. Department Auditorium played host to the of Homeland Security; Ann official House Congressional Johnson, assistant district Homeland Security commitattorney, Harris County; and tee field hearing “Combating Charles McClelland, chief, Human Trafficking in Our Houston Police Department testiMajor Cities”. Law enforcement fied before the committee chaired officials Adrian Garcia, Harris

by Michael McCaul, ranking County Sheriff; Steven McGraw, member Sheila Jackson Lee, Al director, Texas Department of Green, Gene Green, Ted Poe, Public Moskowitz, BusinessSafety; Card forBrian Paper_Layout 1 2/18/14 and 12: Blake Farenthold to help Houston Special Agent in Charge them better understand human trafficking in major U.S. cities, specifically Houston.

“Human trafficking is hidden under a veil of underreporting,” McCraw said. “I can tell you how many vehicles were stolen in the cities of Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, but no one can tell you how many times children were 979-921-9908 prostituted on the streets of these 28820 FM 1736 Road Hempstead, TX 77445-7204 cities.”

Sheriff Garcia recommended Trophy Hunting: that passing a comprehensive imWhitetail - Axis - Blackbuck migration reform bill, legislation Archery • Camping • Camp Fire Canoeing • Family & Church Reunions supporting victims of human trafFishing • Guided Nature Hike ficking, and clearly defined laws Hay Rides • Hiking • Horseshoes spelling out human trafficking Kayaking • Nature Photography versus human smuggling would Pedal Boats • Picnics • Sand Volleyball aid in reducing and prosecuting website: www.rsdeerranch.com this horrific crime. email: malonson@rsdeerranch.com The same factors that make TX-2

Houston attractive for commerce and growth, e.g., international airport and shipping port, I-10 and US-59 corridors that stretch across coasts and countries, as well as the constantly expanding population and labor, also make it a “perfect storm” for human trafficking.

Chief McClelland noted that he recently authorized the formation of a Houston Police Department Human Trafficking Unit.

Of particular concern to the committee was the recent discovery of 110 individuals held against their will for ransom in southwest Houston.

“We must and we can solve the problem of human trafficking.

We must recognize that human trafficking is a problem ‘hiding in plain sight’ that needs direct action. Too many of our major cities are being used by human traffickers to buy and sell humans as chattels,” Congressman Al Green said. “An important first step in addressing this issue in the U.S. is reforming our immigration system such that traffickers can no longer breach our borders and exploit the fear of reporting dastards.”

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Remembering a Great American President

he Civil Rights Summit in Austin, Texas to honor the remarkable contributions made by former President Lyndon Baines Johnson is vitally important to our country. The event, attended by President Barack Obama, and former Presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush highlighted the achievements of one of America’s greatest leaders. The past presidents, along with my congressional colleague and friend, Congressman John Lewis, delivered personal tributes to President Johnson, who was raised in central Texas.

President Johnson, who served as vice-president in the administration of President John Kennedy, returned to Texas after deciding not to seek a second term as president.

Great strides in civil rights, education and health care were made during his administration. The phrase, a “Great Society” was coined during his administration.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act which became law when President Johnson signed the legislation on July 2nd 1964.

It is more than fitting that President Johnson’s life and accomplishments are celebrated in Texas, as they will be during the course of this year in Washington, and in other parts of our country. I am hopeful that his vision of a “Great Society” will live forever.

While in office, President Johnson demanded that states that had “polls taxes,” a barrier to many African-Americans participating in the voting process, eliminate the practice.

Hundreds of thousands of new voters registered because of what President Johnson demanded. Like some of my congressional colleagues, I believe that President Barack

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Obama would not have been elected had President Johnson not acted as he did. President Johnson is a true American hero who deserves our admiration for all that he did to make this country a better place for all of its citizens.

The achievements of the Johnson Administration were not limited to civil rights.

Creating Medicare was one of his major accomplishments.

Prior to its enactment, nearly 70 percent of America’s senior citizen population did not have health insurance.

All of that changed when President Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30th, 1965, bringing mental comfort and security to millions of Americans 65-years of age and older. Prior to that time, the majority of our seniors could not afford healthcare coverage.

Many died prematurely.

R.D. Malonson S.A. Malonson Darwin Campbell Chandra Jarmon Rebecca S. Jones Fred Smith

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Education Reform Without Addressing the Race Gap Is Education Deform Rev. Al Sharpton President, National Action Network

It's been 60 years since the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education decision, which unanimously held that racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Over half a century has passed since that historic ruling, and yet the disparity within our educational system remains outrageously high. black and Latino students disproportionately attend schools with inadequate teachers, textbooks and funding. And as a newly released Department of Education report indicates, the disparity begins as early as pre-school. According to this report, black students only represent 18 percent of pre-school enrollment, but they make up 42 percent of those who have been suspended once, and 48 percent are suspended more than once. In 2014, that is simply unacceptable.

Educator, scientist and inventor George Washington Carver once stated that education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

I couldn't agree more. As a preacher and as a civil rights advocate, I have focused heavily on the need to reform our schools and close the education gap. Through the years, I've tried to work with individuals and groups from all sides. In 2009, President Obama asked Newt Gingrich and me (two people from opposite ends of the political spectrum) to go on an education tour together. Despite my differences with Gingrich, I knew the importance of bringing attention to our failing schools and our struggling system was bigger than our own political leanings or what others thought of

our decision to work together.

As a kid growing up in Brooklyn, NY, I witnessed firsthand the difference that a quality education made in the lives of people around me. Those lucky enough to go to good schools often went on to good colleges, received good jobs and were able to provide more for their families and move up in the social structure of life.

That's precisely why I later chose to work with folks like former Mayor Bloomberg and former Schools Chancellor Klein to address the situation -- much to the chagrin of my own base. On the flipside, today I agree with those in NYC that are currently pushing back against charter school co-locations that ignore the needs of children with disabilities. While I believe all public schools can provide a valuable service, we cannot displace the most vulnerable students in the public school system.

Over the past several years, I have worked with individuals from all sides of the ideological and political landscape. And I can tell you first-hand that the extremes do not solve the problem. It's only when we come to the table and meet in the middle that we see concrete changes being implemented. It's only when we put our differences to the side and rise to the challenge that we begin to reverse these egregious trends. And it's only when we make children from all zip codes and all backgrounds a priority that we see the vision of Brown v. Board come to fruition.

There is no reason why black and Latino four-year olds face higher rates of suspension, or why they also attend schools with fewer resources. A child's life often hinges on the level and depth of education he/she receives. We must clear out the noise and bring advocates from both sides into the same room. We cannot continue to ignore the plight of our children, and we cannot continue to attack one another.

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

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The Truth About Respect

espect is a very powerful word.

In todays world, the calls for respect is important and is the latest trend in American society. Environmentalists want us to respect nature, foes of abortion and capital punishment insist on respect for human life, people demand respect for those being discriminated against because of their gender, sexual orientation, age, religious beliefs, or economic status demand respect both as social and moral equals and for their cultural differences.

Understanding respect is the key to breaking down many communication gaps that exist in society today.

When people fail to understand respect and disrespect one's cultures, traditions, values and history -there is where the gap in communication and break in cooperation begins.

For years, African Americans were treated with great disrespect.

History tells us that when we were ripped from Mother Africa and put in stock and chains, sold and shipped to plantations all over the South to work for nothing.

Our families were torn apart, our native tribes, traditions and tongues were forcibly taken away and many of us were whipped, lynched and killed because we sought freedom.

During segregation, Blacks were disrespected and forced to sit at the back of the city bus, could not eat at lunch counters, had to sit upstairs in movie theaters and could not shop freely with Whites in stores. It is a fact that we had to use separate toilets and water fountains in public facilities like court houses.

Blacks were educated separately from Whites and for years Whites

justified the practice under the policy, “separate, but equal”.

Living through some of it and witnessing the visible signs of racism, prejudice and the disrespect Blacks suffered at the hands of people who did not care an iota about Blacks well being was the real deal.

Today's Blacks have no clue of the real dangers of disrespecting Black history and Black culture bring. The lack of knowledge of Black history and the suffering, pain and sacrifices many Blacks endured cannot be lost on this or the next generation.

The key to the puzzle is making people respect Black people by standing in unity that under no circumstance will be allow our people, our children or our history be trampled on.

Recently, the Houston Astros media office decided to be brash with me in a short conversation about press credentials to cover the teams Black players and their contributions to Major League Baseball.

It was a simple request and the conversations that followed led to the Houston Astros telling me about issuing passes to “people they trust” and “people they know”.

The dialog that followed led to them questioning our newspaper, motives and journalism qualifications. To make a long story short, it was disrespectful and insulting and seems to happen because we are a Black community newspaper covering news from a Black perspective.

We do not have to justify, nor do we apologize for what we have been doing for the community as a publication for the past 19 years. No one is going to insult or disrespect this newspaper.

- Roy Douglas Malonson

We MUST Understand

By Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher

The Houston Astros, the city of Houston and others who support the disrespect of Black Press, are disrespectful of our Black culture, history and traditions too. We demand respect.

They do not understand and need a real lesson in sensitivity and understand the meaning of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. We teach children to respect parents, teachers, and elders, school rules and traffic laws, family and cultural traditions, other people's feelings and rights, our country's flag and leaders, the truth and people's differing opinions.

However, growing older, our youth rebel because much of the effect and meaning of the RESPECT wears off and is lost because many in White America demonstrate complete Disrespect and Hypocrisy and resentment about the Black Press, Black history and Black institutions.

The conflict comes when the affluent children grow up to run cities, sports franchises and corporations, teach schools, own businesses, hold political offices, and raise more children who end up repeating the same cycle of disrespect to Blacks.

You Reap What you Sow. It is time to get it right Houston, Texas and America.

If you teach it, live it and give it, you will get it returned to you 25, 50 and 100-fold...

It's about Respect...

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"Well, What the Hell's the Presidency For?" -Lyndon B. Johnson AUSTIN- The real question is not what America accomplished in the battle for civil rights over the past 50 years- It is whether it will survive the next 50 years and beyond.

That was the message President Barack Obama sent to the nation and those attending the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Civil Rights Act of 1964.

"The story of America is a story of progress... true because of men like Lyndon Johnson," Obama said. "...Civil Rights made doors swing open for all.

Black, White, Latino, Gay, for you and for me. I stand here today because of that legacy and those efforts."

Introduced by the legendary Civil Rights champion and Georgia Congressman John Lewis, President Obama keynoted the end of a three-day summit commemorating the landmark law that ended racial discrimination in public places at the LBJ Library. The anniversary has spurred a new interest in Johnson's domestic agenda.

Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States.

His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961.

He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.

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After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.

He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.

Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.

President Johnson was president from 1963 and 1969. He is remembered for stabilizing a traumatized nation after the assassination of president John Kennedy, and for sweeping social reform legislation including the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and the introduction of health care programs for the poor and elderly.

Using a famous quote from former President Johnson, Obama pointed to the heart of the civil rights issue and challenged society to think about how every American is responsible to do the right things to help make America better.

The Civil Rights Movement was work for those fighting the battle who made great sacrifices, some even losing their lives on the uncertain promise that civil rights, integration and voting rights would become reality. Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Thurgood Marshall and thou-

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sands of others played significant roles in helping convince President Johnson to understand the need for new civil rights legislation in America.

Obama tapped into the spirit of Johnson's love for country and compassion for the poor and needy to show the proper way a leader is suppose handle the power bestowed upon him.

In his tribute to LBJ, Obama called on Americans to draw on Johnson's legacy to help America become better.

Obama said Johnson was the right man for the time and overcoming the odds of poverty and the political pressures of southern Democrats who wanted Johnson to scuttle the idea giving Blacks equal rights and voting rights under the law.

"Lyndon Johnson's genius was his ability to grasp the pow-

er of government and use it to bring about change," he said.

"He was a charming man and ruthless when needed. He used logic, was a horse trader and a flatterer."

He described Johnson as a man whose firmness in stressing civil rights for all forged the kind of revolutionary ideas that became law and changed the nation forever.

LBJ was a son of the south, weaned on racism, a rising star in his party, but when he became president was faced with the ugly realities of how Black people were being disrespected, mistreated and their rights trampled on in violent ways. It was growing up poor and his connection to the poor and needy children as a teacher that touched the very center of his soul.

Obama said Johnson's leadership and compassion was a very important factor in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other key legislation following it.

"He understood government has a role to play," Obama said. "Helping people strive for prosperity and opening gates of opportunity and helping them walk through those gates."

Unfortunately, He noted that there are those in America promoting ideas in opposition to Johnson contending that America is trapped by its own history and would be better off rolling back LBJ's legacy Obama said it is a position he rejects.

"These rights and freedoms

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were won through faith, struggle and persistence," he said. "We cannot be complacent. We must be vigilant. History can travel forward, backwards or sideways."

The president made it clear that Johnson and other civil rights leaders have paved the way and set the example.

President Obama's story proves the premise of "What the Hell's the Presidency For".

His years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose.

In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents.

As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.

He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and sworn in on January 20, 2009.

He and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

President Obama is proof that fairness and equality, if properly applied, in America can work for all Americans.

For civil rights gains to survive the next 50 years and beyond, every American must strive to be an active example, vote and fight to keep civil rights issues on the front burner and alive for future generations to come.

That is this generation's charge and will be it's greatest legacy.

Cover Story & Inside Photo Credit: Darwin Campbell, African-American News&Issues

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Black Men & Women Commitments to Struggle Based on Heart & Thirsty Desire For Real Change AUSTINCivil Rights elders Georgia Congressman John Lewis, former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and Former Congressman and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young shared their recollections of movement history, insights and visions for the future at the 50th Anniversary Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library.

The three legends looked back, gave their views from the frontline of the movement and explained their roles forging it. They also measured how civil rights is being received in America today and examined and explored the civil rights issues of the 21st Century.

One of the first things shared a diverse set of reasons that set the tone was their motivation to enter the movement.

Lewis said he got involved in civil rights because of life growing up in Troy, Alabama and parents who told him that "times are the way they are" and that he should "not get in the way and not get into trouble."

Lewis said after being denied a library card because it was a Whites-only library, he decided he would be involved with making a change.

"Sometimes you gotta find a way to get in the way," Lewis said.

"Sometimes you need to make some noise."

Lewis said his inroads into civil rights was driven by meeting Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr in 1957 and 1958.

"It changed my life," Lewis said. "I have not looked back since and worked to influence ways of peace, love and nonviolence."

He also studied with Jim Lawson on Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings and the principles of non-violence.

Young, grew up in a neighborhood surrounded by an Irish grocer, a Whites-only bar and the Nazi Party and because of his skin color faced a tough life growing up in a segregates school.

"I grew up in an environment that day-to-day was a civil rights movement," he said. "My father told me that it was a sickness and not to get upset or lose my temper because doing so I lose. He taught me to try to help make a difference."

That set Young on a path that would lead him later to become the right hand man and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. Bond found his way into the movement after he got into college at Morehouse College and participated in a sit-in with about 15 people from five Black colleges at a local cafe near campus that got him arrested.

"I took a stand that I was spending money and paying my taxes," he said. "It was the first time in my life I got arrested and went to jail. Some (Blacks) were in fear, but others appreciated the fact that we did. Take a stand."

After being introduced to eye opening racism America in the 1950s and 60s that demonstrated that it was not open to equality, the men found themselves in the whirlwind of the movement not knowing whether at the end of the storm whether they would live or die.

Lewis, Young and Bond said a combination of factors drove the move to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - some of which included the power sit-ins in major cities,

"Bloody Sunday" in Selma and the killing of Megar Evers in Mississippi and the bombing and burning of churches in the South and the activism of thousands of young students who participated in Freedom Rides across the South.

However, the greatest show of power came with the combined solidarity of Blacks and some Whites, labor groups and religious groups coming together with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the historic March on Washington.

"It was the finest hour of the Civil Rights Movement," Young said. "It was crucial in shaping the response and set the stage for it to be a multicultural, multinational movement."

The men made notable remarks about the contributions of AfricanAmerican women to the civil rights movement.

Some of the great women mentioned that given credit for turning the movement on its ear were several in Black history who are rarely mentioned as prime movers of the movement.

Some of those women include Ella Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley and others who King and other pastors did not allow women to take leadership roles because of their religious beliefs.

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Protect Civil Rights & Voting Rights or Risk Losing Voice & Democracy

AUSTIN-Like a wise old philosopher, former President Bill Clinton made his appeal for a nation to choose healing and unity over the partisan politics that threatens to shatter the delicate nature of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act. With his silver white hair and glasses, he warned that the country could be headed down a bad road that undermines 50 years of civil rights and the spirit of Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and others whose sacrifices are written on the walls of history.

“I am concerned that we are headed to the dust bin of history because of too many challenges of trying to recreate yesterday,” the 42nd U.S. President said during his speech at the 50th Anniversary Civil Rights Summit Celebration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “We should not paralyze this country with these challenges and erect barriers to (voting) and political participation because of race,

disability, income or transportation.

It undermines the spirit of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.” William Jefferson Clinton, the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice, led the U.S. to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs.

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Jackson Warns Conservatives Seek to Undo Legacy of President Johnson AUSTIN-America faces a new kind of “Civil War” based on a battle over ideology of the Civil Rights Act and “Great Society” legislation of Lyndon Baines Johnson and right-wing elements who criticize and work to undermine the gains of the past 50 years.

P.U.S.H. Coalition founder Jesse Jackson said the fight stems from the ignorance of those not really understanding how valuable LBJ's work and legacy is in making America stronger.

“The dream of Martin Luther King Jr. is not under attack,” Jackson said at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Austin. “Johnson's legislation is under attack. There is a lack of appreciation for what he did for Texas and for America.”

The LBJ Presidential Library hosted a Civil Rights Summit to mark the fiftieth anniversary of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Summit, comprised of historic visits by four living presidents, panel discussions and evening keynote addresses. The summit reflected on the seminal nature of the civil rights legislation passed by President Johnson while examining civil rights issues in America and around the world today.

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Diliard University Choir Preforms to Wide Acclaim at Various Churches in Houston Recently, the Dillard University Concert Choir performed a masterful concert of traditional and contemporary sacred music at numerous local churches.

The group performed a 2 hour concert at the Metropolitan CME church in South East Houston for the 4th time in the last 5 years. Known for its historical mastery of the “Negro Spiritual” and contemporary sacred music, the choir was in top form during the two hour performance at Metropolitan. Under the direction of Dr. S. Carver Davenport (who was celebrating his 40th year as a Music Professor, Lyric tenor and Choir Director at Dillard), the choir displayed the full range of its musical skills and talents.

The full scale concert was delivered with melodious beauty and harmonic elegance as the 31 voice choir demonstrated why it is nationally known for its well-trained voices and

One day a man visited his doctor because he was in excruciating pain. The doctor asked him, “Where does it hurt?” The man answered, “All over.” The doctor told the man to touch his shoulder.

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mature professional sound. The Choir opened its concert with a rousing rendition of” Lift Every Voice and Sing”, followed by such crowd favorites as Moses Hogan’s “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”, Roland Carter’s “Precious Lord,” Robert Wooten’s “Close To Thee,” and other numbers including a magnificent rendering of “Magnify.”

As evidence of its virtuosity the choir performed Johann Sabastian Bach’s “Come Sweet Death” a solemn, chanting lamentation on the end of life, in addition to the rhythmic, percussion driven, Caribbean flavored song and dance number, “Shut de Do,” which was loved by the audience The female Octet offered a soft and moving versions of the classical ” Hush, Somebody’s Calling My Name” as well as a student arranged rendition of ” Order My Steps.”

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Houston Alumni Association presenting Dr. Davenport with a certificate of appreciation for his 40 years of service, as local alumni joined the choir in singing the Dillard Alma Mater….” Fair Dillard”. It ended with a rousing rendition of Davenport’s “Fair Ye Well” as the choir left the stand and joined the audience in this animated benediction.

To top off their Houston visit, on the following the choir performed two selections at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, the 10 am service at St. John United

Are You Living On Purpose?

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compared to what someone else has done, but by what you have done compared to what you are supposed to do.

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One of the greatest benefits that arises out of a close relationship with our heavenly Father is in His ability to guide, direct and prepare us

Methodist Church and the noon service at Good Hope Baptist Church. At each of these venues, the choir received a sustained standing ovation after each of their selections.

Based on the comments of participants at the Saturday concert and the Sunday worship services, the Dillard Concert Choir left a lasting impression of exceptional musical excellence and a rich cultural heritage that truly inspires the soul and elevates the spirit.

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for the purpose He has for our lives. When you truly embrace the principle found in the book of Psalm, “Be still, and know that I am God,” you will experience the abundant joy that Christ has promised you.

Because you will no longer be spending your energy trying to see if this plan will work, or if this relationship will work, or if this job will work, or if this path will work because when you know that God is God – and you seek to get close to Him – He will show you your path, your job, your mate, your relationships, meaning and purpose.

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in New Orleans, LA it is the 9th ranked HBCU in the country, and is historically affiliated with both the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the United Church of Christ (UCC). Its president is Dr. Walter Kimbrough…. widely known as the “Hip Hop” President who emphasizes a student centered learning experience. Seventy five percent (75%) of its choir members hold a Grade Point average of 3.0 or better Story By: Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika Photo Credit: Theo Moody

Pastor Tony Evans Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship experience God. Don’t go looking for His will, look for Him. It is in the close, abiding intimacy with the Father that you will not only discover, but you will also live out the destiny He has purposed for you.

Pastor Tony Evans is senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, and President of the Urban The Urban Alternative.

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Recently, the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development Inc. held its Monthly Business Networking Luncheon, located at 6112 Wheatley Street, 77091.

Chairman Roy Douglas Malonson greeted attendees with jokes and hearty one-liners that set the tone for the great food and raffles.

The drawing was full of fun as attendees and tables competed with each other to see how many from each table could win raffle prizes.

Prior to blessing the food, the Anderson Academy, Aldine ISD violinists from provided music entertainment playing two violin selections. Three of the young students displayed singing talent leading the audience in the singing of the "Negro National Anthem" and "Holding Your Eyes on the Prize" After Pastor Johnny Tate blessed the food, a period of

good eating and fellowship with many networking and exchanging business cards, stories and life experiences.

After the meal, Chairman Roy Douglas Malonson t made special mention of the importance of knowing and understanding history, especially as it relates to civil rights and equality. He noted that too much is taken from granted and more people are needed to take issues serious enough to come off the sidelines and fight to make sacrifices that will improve opportunities for young people.

Attendees were introduced to Civil Rights pioneer, educator and leader Howard Jefferson to give the the keynote address.

A born scholar and educator, Howard Jefferson finished his education and quickly rose to the position of Assistant Superintendent in the Houston Independent School District, where he supervised over 120

schools and eight area superintendents. He later retired and went on to become the Chairman of Protectors Insurance and Financial Services, LLC as well as the Protectors Health Partners, LLC. Jefferson's leadership and community service have been consistently recognized by his colleagues. Amongst other honors, Jefferson has received the State of Texas NAACP Heroes Award, the NAACP Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award, National Baptist Association Humanitarian Award, Houston Lawyers Association Outstanding Services Award, Houston Black Fire Fighters Service Award and had a day pronounced in the city of Houston in his honor by Houston mayor Lee P. Brown.

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Dueitt Middle School sixth-grade students who portrayed victims of the 1963 Birmingham bombing in a re-enactment skit are, from left, Kaila Harrison, Jomyra Green, Tanice Gunn, Olivia Haskins and Kayla Dyer. The girls pictured here portrayed Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins and Sarah Collins, respectively. Sarah Collins was the only survivor.

Standing behind the students is their teacher Leslie Jack.

SPRING ISD- A project-based learning (PBL) challenge involving sixth-grade students at Dueitt Middle School culminated recently in a campus-wide day of honor and tribute event for four young girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham bombing: Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Denise McNair and Addie Mae Collins.

“In an effort to promote peace and racial tolerance, some humanities students were challenged during the month of February to

develop a memorial display honoring the girls whose lives were tragically ended due to a racially motivated act of violence. This violent bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church was a pivotal catalyst in igniting the civil rights movement,” said Leslie Jack, Dueitt teacher.

“The Watsons Go to Birmingham,” which inspired the PBL challenge and DMS Tribute Day, is a required sixth-grade reading assignment about a family that travels to Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. While the

novel is fictional, it incorporates factual information surrounding the bombing.

Jack was at the center of designing the PBL and tribute event for her students.

She said the participating students worked on the event for a period of three months before and after school.

“As we strive to embrace our differences campus-wide, it is our hope that this event will become a part of the Dueitt legacy for years to come,” Jack said.

HOUSTON ISD- For the first time, an electronic calculator application has been authorized for use by students during a Texas state assessment. Eighth-graders across the state can use either a graphing calculator or a graphing calculator application available on an electronic tablet on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) grade 8 mathematics test. Texas

Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner of Education Michael Williams informed superintendents across the state recently that the new policy will go into effect on a pilot basis for the 20142015 school year. For the pilot year, the TEA will still prohibit the use of smart phones.

“After extensive feedback from superintendents across our state coupled

with conversations with agency staff, I am allowing a broader array of technology to meet the 8th grade calculator requirement,” said Commissioner Williams.

“While I recognize this revised policy will not address all concerns and may still require some districts to purchase additional technology, I am hopeful this policy will enable us to provide some flexibility.”

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3 Aldine ISD Campuses Receive Magnet Schools of America Awards

ALDINE ISD- Magnet Schools of America established the Magnet Schools of Merit Award to recognize the top magnet schools in the United States. The Magnet Schools of Merit Award recognizes magnet schools that show commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/ diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, parent and community involvement, and the consistent delivery of quality services to all stakeholders.

Two categories of awards have been established by MSA: Magnet Schools of Excellence and Magnet Schools of Distinction. The

top category, awarded to a group of select magnet schools, is the Magnet School of Excellence Award.

The second category of awards is the Magnet School of Distinction Award.

The three AISD magnet campuses were the only schools in Texas to receive MSA honors.

The following AISD campuses received 2014 Magnet Schools of America Merit Awards: School of Excellence Shotwell Middle School Grades: 7-8 Theme: International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Principal: Mable Holt Schools of Distinction

Carver High School Grades: 9-12 Theme(s): Engineering, Applied Sciences and the Arts Principal: Rosalyn Sweat Hoffman Middle School Grades: 7-8 Theme: International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Principal: Cheryl Matthews Schools recognized must be members of Magnet School of America and must submit an application that is scored by a panel of educators. This is a competitive program. For a listing of the 2014 Schools of Excellence and Distinction, visit the Magnet Schools of America website.

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Brown Named PVAMU Head Women’s Basketball Coach

PRAIRIE VIEW- PVAMU has officially named Dawn Brown as its head women’s basketball coach. Brown, who served on an interim basis this past season, becomes Prairie View A&M’s fifth head coach since the program moved to the NCAA Division I ranks in 1982.

“Coach Brown has done a tremendous job in continuing the overall success of the program on-and-off the court,” said Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson. “She stepped into the position last summer and immediately proved herself as a solid motivator, teacher and recruiter. Coach Brown has the desire to move the Prairie View A&M women’s basketball to another level in terms of its national profile after

having an instrumental part in the program’s success over the past four seasons.”

Named the team’s interim head coach on July 1, 2013, Brown led the Lady Panthers to their fourth consecutive NCAA Women’s Basketball Division I Tournament appearance and the team’s fourth straight SWAC Tournament Championship this past season. Under her watch, junior point guard Jeanette Jackson had a record-breaking season as she became the all-time single season scoring leader in PVAMU women’s basketball history in addition to earning All-SWAC First Team and SWAC Tournament MVP Honors. Brown also developed senior guard LaReahn Washington into a scoring

HT President Announces Plans to Retire from the University

Dr. Larry L. Earvin

Now in his 14th year as President of Huston-Tillotson University, Dr. Larry L. Earvin has informed the University’s Board of Trustees that he will conclude his tenure as President at the end of his current contract, effective June 30, 2015.

Huston-Tillotson is a historically black institution with a heritage

in Austin that dates back to 1875. Dr. Earvin has served the University as its 5th President since July 1, 2000. During this time, Dr. Earvin had an enormous impact on the school, raising it from a College to a University in 2005, nearly doubling enrollment from 500 to 973, and more than doubling the school’s endowment from $5 Million to over $11 Million.

Mr. Albert Hawkins, Chair of the Board of Trustees of HT University reflected on the upcoming transition: “Dr. Earvin has served the HT community with exceptional vision, leadership, and integrity. The Board of Trustees greatly appreciates his years of service and commitment

threat as the senior had a career season in her lone season as a starter while sophomore post Shamiya Brooks emerged as one of the top shot blockers in the SWAC. In addition to the team’s individual accolades, the Lady Panthers had a pair of fivegame winning streaks under Brown over the course of the 2013-14 campaign and won 10-of-11 contests during a twomonth span. Since joining the PVAMU women’s basketball program as an assistant coach in 2010, the Lady Panthers are a perfect 12-0 in postseason play with Brown on the bench.

Prior to becoming interim head coach, Brown served as the team’s assistant coach for three seasons along with adding

to the University and its students.”

Mr. Hawkins has announced the establishment of a Presidential Search Committee to lead the effort to appoint the 6th President.

The Search Committee will be chaired by the Treasurer of the HT Board of Trustees, Mr. Trennis Jones, and will be comprised of Trustees and others representing the faculty, administration, staff, students, alumni, and the Austin community.

The Committee will undertake a nationwide search for the candidate who best exemplifies Huston-Tillotson’s mission to provide opportunities to a diverse population for academic achievement with an emphasis on academic excellence, spiritual and ethical development, civic engagement, and leadership in a nurturing environment.

the responsibilities of recruiting coordinator during the 2012-13 campaign. Brown recruited 2012 SWAC All-Tournament center Larissa Scott, 2013 SWAC Tournament MVP Kiara Etienne and do-it-all forward JaQuandria Williams, who contributed heavily to the Lady Panthers’ SWAC Tournament Championships in 2012 and 2013.

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