December 22 - 28, 2019
Vol. 24, Issue 48
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
“At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.”
“Donʼt sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
LIVING LEGEND Tom Joyner
DALLAS -- After 25 years on the air, the “Fly Jock” Tom Joyner has decided to pass the mic to someone else, and enter the glory days of retirement. “Twenty-five years ago, there was no template for a syndicated Urban radio show and we worked hard to prove that we could successfully produce and market a national platform that would entertain, inform and empower African-American listeners,” the 70-year-old radio legend said in a statement. Joyner famously hosted the nationally-syndicated “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” and is also founder of Reach Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com. Joyner was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and graduated Tuskegee Institute with a degree in sociology. In college, he joined the fraternity Omega Psi Phi. At first, his goal was to be a musician, and he joined a band, the Commodores, that included his college friend Lionel Richie, but the band did not make any money and his family encouraged him to seek another way to make a living. After that, Joyner got into broadcasting, beginning his career in Montgomery, Alabama, and continued on to work at a number of radio stations across the country. In 1985, Joyner was simultaneously offered two positions: one for a morning show in Dallas and one for an afternoon show in Chicago. Instead of choosing between the two, Joyner chose to take both jobs, and for eight years, he commuted daily by plane between the two cities, earning the nicknames “The Fly Jock” and “The Hardest Working Man in Radio”. In 1994, Joyner was signed by ABC Radio Networks to host TJMS, which he retired from on December 13, 2019.
- Madam C.J. Walker
Famous Acres Home restaurant continues ‘feeding needs of community’ year-round
OUR STORY December 22
Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first African American to be elected to congress as a Democrat, is born (1883)
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Madam C.J. Walker - hair care entrepreneur, tycoon and philanthropist- born (1867)
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Alphonso Michael “Mike” Espy becomes first African American appointed as Secretary of Agriculture (1992)
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‘Tis the season of giving - all year long - especially when there is a community in need, a family who cares and values of giving back instilled across generations. The historic Burns Original BBQ in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood was opened in 1973 by the legendary pitmaster, Roy Burns Jr. nearly 50 years ago. See Story on Page 3
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Rev Jesse Jackson organizes Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity (1971)
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Kwanzaa first celebrated (1966)
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Dr. Charles Richard Drew, pioneer of blood plasma research, establishes a pioneer blood bank in New York City (1941)
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New App Alert: Find the closest Black Santa for the holidays
Is TIME Entertainer of the Year Lizzo’s body confidence a cry for attention?
Third Ward community builds to eliminate food desert with H-E-B Market
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Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington born (1954)
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OPINION & EDITORIAL Partin’ the Waters: Food for Thought:
The racial inequality dilemma that continues to persists in America Partin’ the Waters By Omowale Luthuli-Allen
Disinformation is different than misinformation. Disinformation is information that is intentionally false and meant to trick, subvert or deceive. Disinformation is often used by governments to achieve evil ends in the absence of force. Galant citizens of the United States have been striving for a more perfect union for 250 years. Now we have arrived at a point whereby spiritually and morally decadent forces are seeking to install a king in the most powerful office in the land. In order to establish a king, it will be necessary to weaken and destroy constitutional norms such as the rule of law, separation of powers- coequal government. Until now all attempts to establish an IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY in the US have failed. One of the methods that hostile governments attempt to establish strong man rule is to sow discord inside organizations such as BLACK LIVES MATTER. A battalion of imposters post fake and suspicious tweets, emails
from locations as far away as St. Petersburg, Russia. With tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and celebrants, I was in Lenin stadium when the General Secretary of the Communist Party announced the restructuring of the Soviet empire and the embrace of openness in the empire. This empire had systematically fed incorrect information to my friend and the Soviet Union about Black Americans. In 1985 I was in the Soviet Union for the 40th anniversary of the end of WWII and the defeat of fascism. During my two weeks stay, I met a Soviet technical worker while using the latrine. As we talked, we became friends and spent a considerable amount of time together. He was married with a family and an inquisitive girlfriend that was a lifelong Beatles fan and captivated by Levi Strauss jeans. My friend, Dimitrov believed that Black Americans were fundamentally in the same position that we were at the close of slavery in 1865. For example, when he asked me if I had a car, he was surprised when I told him that I owned three cars. When he asked me if I had a TV for my family, he was surprised to hear me say that I owned three televisions. He explained
to me that he had received propaganda from his government that almost all Black America lived in slums and dark ghettoes. He did not believe that black workers could own any property or worth. He had been brainwashed to believe only black entertainers and athletes could enjoy the good life. As Ray Charles sings about Jonah living in the belly of the whale, “It ain’t necessarily so.” The government of the Soviet Union is on a campaign to foment (instigate) black distrust in liberal elites such as Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden, and encourage political affection in strong men who want to be kings. Putin is sure about two things. One is that there are useful self-dealing idiots in the United States and the second is that America is hypocritical regarding its citizens of color. This weak link is ripe for attack. Yes, the racial inequality dilemma persists in America a century following the Civil War. I was at the Gettysburg Battlefield a couple of weeks ago and the guide explained that the War death statistic had been revised upward to 700, 000 as a result of the conflict about whether this nation could exist half free and half slave. Cont. on aframnews.com
What food stamps are doing to low income communities Food for Thought
By Damien Kelly
With all that has been said about the recent food stamps cuts, have we lost perspective on what these programs are doing to low income communities? But, let me first begin by asking you, the reader, a serious question. Do you honestly think it is possible for an adult (not a child or a senior citizen), in 2020 America, to not get food if they are hungry? In a country where, according to the National Resource Defense Council, 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten. A country where the Harvard Medical School found the obesity rate amongst the homeless populations was 32.3%. Homeless women, in particular, had a significantly higher percentage of obesity, 42.8%. Do you see where I’m going here? All these cuts mean, is that there will be tougher work requirements and restrictions for those able body adults, without dependents. But can you really blame the government for moving in this direction? If the unemployment rate is at histor-
ic lows, why not start to ween people off federally funded programs? However, for those who are already prepping for mass riots and people dropping dead in the streets due to America’s newfound “hunger crisis,” please allow me to give you a few simple alternatives that may dispel any further overreaction” 1. The food bank is always available. Please keep in mind, this is just one of the many non-profits assisting with helping needy families obtain food. According to the website Great Non-Profits, there are over 50,000 organizations across America attempting to assist with eliminating hunger and breaking the cycle of poverty. How about we let some of these organizations live up to their mission statements? 2. Start a community garden, thereby taking control of your communities. Now you’re killing two proverbial birds with one stone. Not only are you feeding your neighbors, you’re also getting to know your neighbors. The same way previous generations did. Now you’re transforming your neighborhood into a community of empowered citizens. You and your family are also learning a skill. Cont. on aframnews.com
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Historical Acreage Home BBQ joint ‘feeding needs of community’ year-round
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HOUSTON – ‘Tis the season of giving - all year long - especially when there is a community in need, a family who cares and values of giving back instilled across generations. The historic Burns Original BBQ in Houston’s Acreage Home (Acres Home) neighborhood was opened in 1973 by the legendary pitmaster, Roy Burns Jr. For nearly 50 years, the restaurant has been having barbecue lovers coming out in droves for what many consider some of the best ribs to ever fall off a bone. The ingredients of Burns BBQ sauce may be one of the secrets to the restaurant’s success, but there’s no secret about what the restaurant means to the Black community. It’s not about the bragging rights of being named one of Texas’ best BBQ joints (the late, great Anthony Bourdain, host of the world-renowned “Parts Unknown” show, said the eatery had the best East Texas-style BBQ a person could find), it is about the personal touch and love the Burns family has exhibited throughout the decades. “We wanted to just keep the roots in the Acres Home community because we knew how much it meant to our grandfather,” Cory Crawford, now co-owner, expressed.
For Thanksgiving, the restaurant provided more than 600 meals to peopleneeding holiday home cooking, and during the government shutdown and Hurricane Harvey, Burns BBQ provided hot meals to those in need.
“If there was no Acres Home, there would be no Burns BBQ. The customers are very loyal to Burns BBQ, so we are very loyal to them.”
“We have a great product, so we can build up the community by bringing everyone to Acres Homes.” Crawford and other family members/co-owners are on a mission to expand that love, and create more economic development for the area. “We have a great product, so we can build up the community by bringing everyone to Acres Homes. We want everyone from all over the city and country to come see how great our neighborhood is,” Crawford said. “We want to keep our ties inside this
community by developing other businesses.” Crawford went on to explain that the family built the community’s first set of three-story townhomes off De Priest Street, in addition to more affordable housing on Conklin Street a few years ago. “In order to uplift the community, you need low-income homes and middle-class homes as well. The people who left, we want them to come back,” Crawford said. “It’s great prime real estate, 15 minutes from downtown Houston, and we can bring back the people who left. We also have plans to bring Black-owned banks to Acres Home and we actually have plans to open a nice grocery store to the area.” The Burns family also provides scholarships for high school seniors.
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NEW APP ALERT: Woman develops app to locate familiar face during the holiday
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DALLAS - Dallas native, Jihan Woods has made history after struggling to find a Santa Claus with the same skin color as her young twin boys. Woods, a psychiatrist, raised $5K is less than a month using Kickstarter to help develop her directory app, which lists Black Santas in over 35 states. “I really wanted my children to see a Santa Claus that looks like them. It’s important to me that they experience diversity in all aspects of their lives, Santa included,” Woods wrote on the website that promotes the app and the rationale behind it. The app is available for free download on the App Store and Google Play.
Rapper Chamillionaire funds diversity in the tech world
Grammy award-winner Chamillionaire is will fund $100,000 in a technology pitch competition on his new mobile phone app, Convoz to bring minorities and women into the growing tech space.
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Is Lizzo the new face of confidence or a cry for ‘self-love’ and attention? By Nycole Hutchens
I really wanted my children to see a Santa Claus that looks like them. It’s important to me that they experience diversity in all aspects of their lives, Santa included,” Jihan Woods wrote on her website to promote the mobile app.
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HOUSTON, TX Grammy-award winner Chamillionaire, born Hakeem Seriki, took an interest in venture capitalism with one problem – not enough Blacks in the lucrative tech space. With an opportunity to fund ventures himself, the Houston-based rapper is looking to fund a technology pitch competition on his video-based social app, Convoz, because the demographic of tech companies and start-ups are underrepresented by minorities and women.
“I want to do more to create more awareness so that the people in our communities aren’t just thinking that you just got to be a basketball player or a rapper, because that’s what I thought,” Chamillionaire said. “Now I feel like there’s a lot of ‘cool’ happening with the tech. There are people that are becoming millionaires.” Convoz is a video stream app similar to how FaceTime works. Users will be able to host conversations and connect with people across the world.
In recent ‘breaking the internet’ news, Lizzo had ‘Black Twitter’ up in arms after a video went viral of the singer twerking in a risqué outfit at a Lakers game. The ‘Truth Hurts’ singer’s questionable choice of clothing described as a ‘thong dress’ raised many eyebrows and clutched pearls, begging the question: “Does the public have ‘fat phobia’ and/or an issue with seeing plus-sized HOW DOES THIS IMAGE MAKE YOU FEEL? Lizzo women in sexy attire?” wearing a very revealing ‘thong-dress’ at LA Lakers game courtside. It’s safe to say that Lizzo, a now eight- stream (White) media money. “-@loveonmo time Grammy nomi- has pushed and market“Poor Lizzo. y’all nated artist, is not only ed Lizzo based on her don’t let sis breathe” able to entertain on talent alone, or has she -@_benJvimns stage, but off stage as perfected the art of bewell. ing the stereotype they “Lizzo showing up love to see - loud, black, uncouth, oversexualized to the Lakers with and overweight. her whole a** out The reaction on is no different from “Black Twitter” was fast and furious. Rihanna” On one hand, you have many women (and Then, there was the men) who rooted Lizzo for her twerking skills backlash. “There’s a certain while flaunting a backside-revealing outfit at a lack of humility on her,” one Instagram user family event. “Lizzo showing up commented.” “It ain’t fat shaming” to the Lakers with her Eight-time Grammy nominated artist whole a** out is no dif- to say “she’s too much.” and TIME Entertainer of the Year ferent from Rihanna Another comment, with However, from the showing up with a see- more than 25,000 likes, time Lizzo stole our through shirt and no bra. said, “That’s what’s hearts with her out- Calm down.”-Blogzilla wrong with people nowstanding first-ever per“Skinny girls show adays. They think anyformance at this year’s a** all day, on every so- thing they do is acceptBET Awards, her re- cial media platform. Yet able.” cent appearances have one big girl do it and “Dunno how we got us questioning if she y’all upset? Because to the point where we is representing Black just cause y’all skinny can’t criticize Lizzo women well. don’t mean y’all healthy or her songs [because] It is arguable and it’s all for clout any- she’s fat. whether the main- way so let Lizzo get her Cont. on aframnews.com
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The MacGregor Market has expanded its available store services to include a larger bakery and deli which house a roasted meats and cheese shop, grass fed beef and organic meat market, a seafood steaming service, and sushi bar.
HOUSTON – On Dec. 18, the MacGregor Market H-E-B opened its doors for the first time after nearly 11 months post-groundbreaking. Located at the corner of N. MacGregor Way and South Freeway (SH 288), the new supermarket replaces the previous neighborhood market located on Scott and Old Spanish Trail (OST). Winell Herron, Vice President of Diversity and Environment Affairs, said it took some time to coordinate and get through the challenges with the land deal which broke ground Feb. 9. “The groundbreaking was on a Saturday, and Monday morning they were already moving dirt and getting started on the build,” she said. “We have some great partnerships with the city, Houston Housing, Houston Community Colleges (HCC), elected officials like the mayor and Coun-
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cilmember Boykins,” Herron said. “So many people came together and worked with us and there was this shared focus and commitment to bringing a great store to [Third Ward].” Anika Wiley, store director, said the company is expanding and she looks forward to the differences being made in such a short period. “The new job opportunities are the most underrated thing that were doing right now,” Wiley said. “We had 114 partners [at the OST store] and now we have 420... that’s a lot of new jobs in the community. It’s made a big impact.” Lisa Heldman, Director of Public Affairs, said it was important to build the community by offering more job opportunities to the area. “It’s really an amazing thing to be near all of these universities and schools,” she said. “Bringing this many jobs into this com-
munity is something special.” Victoria Denestan is a student and newly-employed cashier at the MacGregor Market. She wrote a research paper on food deserts and is very aware of the impact that the new supermarket will have, not only with area job growth, but on the Third Ward community’s supply of fresh fruits and vegetables moving forward. “We don’t have to eat just snacks and junk food. We have the options of fresh food now,” Denestan said. “If we want sushi, we can get sushi now [too].” Not only is the new facility offering a convenient route and location off SH 288, but it’s opening the neighborhood up to a larger selection of fresh foods. The MacGregor Market has expanded its available store services
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BURNS Cont. from Page 4 needing holiday home cooking, and during the government shutdown and Hurricane Harvey, Burns BBQ provided hot meals to those in need. When it comes to giving back, no project is too large or too small. “We naturally do it all year round. We’ve even donated food to Mayor Sylvester Turner’s campaign. That’s how big our hearts are,” Crawford said. “We are just piggybacking on the blueprint he (Roy Burns Jr.) started for us. He had nine kids and the community was always a priority to him. We have just expanded and are now trying to reach the whole city.”
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In the end, Crawford said it is all about one word: service.
“A lot of young people coming up today want success fast and instantaneous. I say keep working at it, stay consistent and it will bloom on the other side.” “We still have that old school family love inside the restaurant. If you are short a few dollars, you don’t have to run back to the car, we’ll take care of you. We have regular customers who have
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importance of unity in the Black family: “It all boils down to love. I think a lot of people are losing the love that we grew up with in the old days and it separates us when the love is lost. Our restaurant is a family-owned business, and 90 percent of our family are connected to it. We try to keep love and peace inside the building and that’s what keeps us a tight-knit family. We pray for love and peace each morning before we open the doors. That is what is going to keep African-American families together.”
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to include a larger bakery and deli, which houses an array of roasted meats and cheese shop, grass fed beef and organic meat market, a seafood steaming service and sushi bar. “The variety is amazing and I’m really excited about it because I go to school right down the street,” Denestan said. “Knowing that I have a store in my neighborhood that has a good variety of different options of foods that you couldn’t really find in this area is really exciting to me.” Herron said having a variety was important in the planning process. “There’s a lot of diversity in this area, so we
want to make sure that everyone is able to find exactly what they need,” Herron, said. “This is a one-stop shop.” Wiley said the “onestop-shop” will offer more than fresh food services offered at the new market that will benefit the community such as the updated pharmacy and online services like curbside pick-up and delivery. “This [new] store is extremely important to the community, but it’s also important to H-E-B,” Wiley said. “We know it’s been long overdue and were so happy to be here.”
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