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“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”

ABOVE: THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN LEFT TO RIGHT: GENERAL COLIN POWELL,VERNON BAKER, DR. MAE JEMISON DORIS “DORIE” MILLER

COURAGE, HONOR, AND THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM By: Aisha Robinson

DOLLY PARTON’S GIFT 1946–2026

By: Roy Douglas Malonson

Dolly Parton’s life and career represent one of the most remarkable journeys in American music. Born in 1946 in the small Appalachian community of Sevierville, Tennessee, Parton grew up in a large, poor family where music was an important part of everyday life. Her mother sang traditional songs, while her father worked hard to support the family.

From an early age, Parton learned that music could tell stories, preserve memories, and connect people across backgrounds.

Parton began performing professionally as a child and moved to Nashville as a teenager to pursue

a career in country music. Her breakthrough came when she joined Porter Wagoner’s television program in the 1960s. Her songwriting talent soon became as important as her singing. She wrote numerous hits for herself and other performers, establishing herself as one of Nashville’s most successful songwriters.

Among the songs Parton wrote was “I Will Always Love You,” which she recorded in 1973. The song became successful in country music, but its greatest transformation came nearly two decades later when Whitney Houston Gift on pg. 3

Ever since the United States was founded, Black men and women have stepped up to defend the nation. In every major conflict—from the American Revolution to modern times—they fought bravely on the front lines, even when they faced unfair treatment and segregation at home. Their courage helped win battles and paved the way for civil rights.

The Birth of a Nation and the Civil War The fight for American independence began with a Black hero named Crispus Attucks. In 1770, he became the very first casualty of the American Revolution when British soldiers fired into a crowd during the Boston Massacre.

During the Civil War, nearly 200,000 Black soldiers served in the Union Army and Navy to end slavery.

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry: One of the most famous regiments, they led a daring charge on Fort Wagner in South Carolina.

William Carney: A sergeant in the 54th Massachusetts who grabbed the American flag when the color bearer fell. Despite being shot multiple times, he kept the flag upright and never let it touch the ground, becoming the first Black soldier awarded the Medal of Honor.

Robert Smalls: An enslaved sailor in South Carolina who pulled off a daring nighttime escape by commandeering a Confederate steamship, sailing his family to freedom, and turning the ship over to the Union Navy.

Buffalo Soldiers and the Harlem Hellfighters After the Civil War, Black soldiers served on the Western frontier. Native Americans called them Buffalo Soldiers because of Read more at their fierce fighting spirit and bravery. aframnews.com

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A Revival of God Consciousness Bobby Mills, Ph.D.

GODLY LEADERSHIP Leadership is the ability to guide, inspire, and positively influence others. A godly leader leads by example, not by demagoguery or force, because example remains the best teacher. Godly leaders help others follow the right path, grow spiritually, and succeed. They listen carefully, respect others’ ideas, make fair decisions, accept responsibility for their actions, and morally stand firm in difficult times.

Leadership is not about control, status, or a “big I, little you” attitude. Godly leadership is about serving people’s needs and helping them become better, not bitter. In doing so, godly leaders build trust, teamwork, and positive cooperation. To become a godly leader, one must have a God-conscious spirit. This helps explain why many self-centered, ungodly individuals are drawn into politics. My pastoral friend, Raymond L. Farley, once reminded me that politics can become like a pile of human waste, because it is often driven

by EGO— Edging God

Out. Effective leaders have intellectual integrity and, above all, the moral capacity to align/integrate flesh with Spirit and words with actions/deeds. Vision for the future is equally important, because our children are our future. More importantly, where there is no vision, people perish, because: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Proverbs 14: 34). Hence, will someone please tell President Trump and his MAGA-Cult GOP Allies that: “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

(Proverbs 16: 18). Of course, there is a way that seems right to individuals, but the end thereof is destruction and death.

Listening is a godly quality.

God calls us to listen to Him and to others, then respond with righteous action. Scripture reminds us, “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts” (Proverbs 21:2). Therefore, speaking against evil requires moral and intellectual courage. In America, both courage and silence carry a moral cost: those who speak against evil pay one price, and those who remain silent pay another.

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We Must Understand Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher

CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY The history of civilization— and the story of the United States in particular—cannot be accurately told without recognizing the profound contributions of Black leaders, innovators, artists, and scholars. For centuries, institutional barriers, legal disenfranchisement, and racial prejudice led to the systemic minimization or outright erasure of Black achievements from standard historical records. Acknowledging these contributions is not merely an exercise in cultural appreciation; it is a vital necessity for historical truth, social equity, civic progress, and the inspiration of future generations.

Historical narratives define how societies understand their origins, achievements, and identity. When key figures are excluded, history becomes distorted. Documenting the specific achievements of Black pioneers across every discipline restores accuracy to the global story of human progress.

In science and medicine, recognizing Black innovators reveals the foundational building blocks of modern infrastructure and public health: Garrett Morgan engineered early safety hoods that protected firefighters and patented the three-position traffic signal, fundamentally modernizing urban transpor-

tation safety.

Dr. Charles Drew revolutionized modern blood banking and large-scale plasma storage techniques, saving tens of thousands of lives during World War II and establishing the model for modern emergency medicine.

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson performed the critical orbital mechanics calculations and computational work at NASA that powered early American spaceflights, including John Glenn’s historic orbit and the Apollo moon missions.

Dr. Percy Julian pioneered chemical synthesis techniques using plant compounds, making medications like cortisone accessible and affordable for millions.

Without acknowledging these specific names and discoveries, the collective understanding of technological and scientific progress remains incomplete.

Economic Foundations and Modern Innovation The economic growth of the modern Western world was heavily built on the uncompensated labor and expertise of enslaved Black populations. Beyond agricultural and industrial labor, Black entrepreneurs and scientists continually drove economic renewal.

Recognizing figures like Madam C.J. Walker—one of America’s first self-made female millionaires—and Mark Dean, whose patents made personal computing accessible to everyday users, emphasizes that Black Americans have always been active drivers of commercial enterprise and technological revolution.

Expanding Democratic Ideals and Civil Rights

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Gift Cont. The Bodyguard. Houston’s

powerful interpretation became a worldwide sensation and introduced Parton’s songwriting to an enormous new audience.

The success of Houston’s recording also created a remarkable financial connection between the two artists. Because Parton retained the songwriting rights, she earned substantial royalties from Houston’s version. Rather than simply viewing the money as another achievement in a long career, Parton eventually connected it to Houston’s legacy through an investment in Nashville.

In 1997, Parton purchased a large commercial property near Nashville’s Sevier Park in an area that was predominantly Black. Years later, she referred to the property as “the house that Whitney built,” recognizing that the enormous success of Houston’s recording had helped provide the money for the purchase. The phrase became a memorable symbol of the relationship between two women whose musical backgrounds were very different but whose careers became permanently connected through one song.

The story is particularly meaningful because Houston’s interpretation demonstrated the enormous influence of Black artistry on American popular culture. Parton wrote the song from her country-music background, while Houston transformed it into a landmark of pop, R&B, and soul.

Parton has repeatedly expressed admiration for Houston’s performance and acknowledged how dramatically the singer expanded the song’s reach.

Parton’s career itself has always crossed boundaries. She became a country superstar while successfully entering pop music, television, film, business, and philanthropy. She appeared in movies including 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias, and The Beverly Hillbillies. Her work in 9 to 5 also produced another major hit and demonstrated her ability to combine music with social themes and popular entertainment.

Her business career became equally impressive. Parton helped establish Dollywood, the Tennessee theme park that grew into a major

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She also developed a wide range of entertainment and business ventures while maintaining her connection to her Appalachian roots.

Perhaps her most lasting contribution, however, has been philanthropy. Through the Dollywood Foundation, Parton established the Imagination Library, a program that provides free books to young children. What began as a local effort has grown into an international literacy initiative serving children in communities across the United States and beyond.

Parton has also supported disaster relief, education, health initiatives, and families facing hardship. Her charitable work reflects a philosophy that success carries a responsibility to help others. Although her philanthropy serves people from many backgrounds, her connection to Nashville’s Black community through the property associated with Whitney Houston remains one of the most fascinating chapters of her career.

“The house that Whitney built” is ultimately more than a story about real estate. It represents how one artist’s work can create opportunities for another, how music can cross racial and cultural boundaries, and how success can return to a community. Parton wrote the song, Houston gave it a new life, and the success of Houston’s recording helped create another chapter in Parton’s extraordinary career.

Dolly Parton’s legacy therefore cannot be measured solely by her awards, hit records, movies, or business accomplishments. Her story is also about songwriting, generosity, cultural exchange, and the ability to recognize the contributions of others.

Her connection to Whitney Houston demonstrates how two legendary artists from different musical worlds became linked forever through one extraordinary song. The house that Whitney built remains a powerful symbol of that shared legacy and of the unexpected ways music can bring people and communities together.

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Society headed by Black Americans Cont. has continually broadened

legal protections, voting rights, and democratic freedoms for all citizens, regardless of background: Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman articulated the moral and constitutional contradictions of slavery, establishing the intellectual and operational framework for abolition.

Thurgood Marshall meticulously challenged institutional segregation through the court system, culminating in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision before becoming the first Black Supreme Court Justice.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and John Lewis utilized nonviolent direct action to dismantle Jim Crow laws, securing passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Shirley Chisholm broke political barriers as the first Black woman elected to Congress, paving pathways for broader civic representation.

The legal precedents and protest methods established during the Black freedom struggle directly informed later movements for women’s rights, disability rights, farmworker protections, and LGBTQ+ equality.

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distinct artistic forms that define global contemporary culture. From the Harlem Renaissance literary brilliance of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, to the visual storytelling of Gordon Parks, Black artists have captured the complexities of the human condition.

Musically, genres born from the Black experience—gospel, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and hip-hop—reshaped the global sonic landscape. Pioneers like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe created innovative musical languages that remain central to world entertainment and artistic expression.

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THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: BLACK HISTORY IS 24/7/365 1793

1800

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1845

1857

1863

1865

1793. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 is passed in Congress, securing rights for a slaveholder to recover an escaped slave.

Early 1800. Westward expansion, along with a growing abolition movement in the North, sparks a national debate over slavery.

1807. Thomas Jefferson signs the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves.

1845. Frederick Douglass publishes his first autobiography and bestknown work, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

1857. In Dred Scott v.

Sandford, the Supreme Court case finds that the U.S. Constitution does not protect or recognize free or enslaved African Americans as citizens.

1863 . Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, changing the legal status of 3 million slaves in designated areas of the Confederacy from “slave” to “free.”

1865. On June 19, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas to spread the news of the Civil War end and subsequent freedom of slavery.

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The Fort Worth Stockyards is bringing Texas history to life with “Legacy of the Longhorn,” an immersive 45-minute experience at Cowtown Coliseum. The show features live Texas Longhorns, historic wagons, drovers and storytelling that explores how cattle drives and the longhorn helped shape Fort Worth and the Texas cattle industry. The production also uses large video displays and historical imagery to connect visitors with the region’s Western heritage.

St. Thomas High School is moving forward with an expansion project as enrollment continues to grow. The school is demolishing part of its former Houston ISD campus to make room for new facilities and additional space for students. The project reflects the school’s continued growth and plans to accommodate increasing demand while updating its campus.

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Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) plans to invest $200 million in a new advanced manufacturing facility at Brooks in southeast San Antonio. The 1-millionsquare-foot plant is expected to create up to 3,000 jobs by 2030 in manufacturing, engineering, logistics and corporate support. The project is being hailed as one of the region’s largest job-creating investments in more than two decades.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide framework for three-year bachelor’s degree programs. The accelerated pathways could reduce college costs and allow students to enter the workforce a year earlier, particularly in high-demand fields.

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS Frederick Douglass played a prominent role in the National Black Political Convention movement, using his powerful voice to advocate for Black political participation, civil rights, education, and economic opportunity. In 1853, Douglass was elected president of the National Colored Convention held in Rochester, New York, where Black leaders gathered to discuss strategies for advancing freedom and equality.

His leadership reflected his belief that political organization and collective action were essential to securing and protecting the rights of African Americans. His work at these conventions helped strengthen a growing national movement for Black self-determination and equality.

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WHY Y’ALL WATCHING DR. CARLA WYATT LIKE THAT? THE SALARY, THE SCRUTINY, AND THE STRANGE POLITICS SURROUNDING HARRIS COUNTY’S TREASURER By: Ms. Tj Baker There is an old political game played in Harris County. You do not always have to fire somebody.

Sometimes you reduce the authority of the office, move responsibilities elsewhere, freeze the money, question whether the office is necessary, then ask the public, “See? Why do we even need this person?”

Dr. Carla Wyatt earns $139,547 as Harris County Treasurer. Commissioners Court approved $305,000 salaries for several countywide elected officials.

Wyatt sought equal consideration. A nine member salary grievance committee ultimately voted 6 to 3 to recommend a 30 percent increase, approximately $181,411. Commissioners Court is not required to accept it.

County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth was also authorized to receive $305,000, but she publicly declined the increase because it would have come from her office’s existing budget. Yet Hudspeth currently earns $179,420, which is already $39,873 more than Wyatt’s $139,547. There is already a considerable difference between two countywide elected officials.

And y’all are wondering why Wyatt asked questions?

HOW DARE THEY!!

The bigger story is not simply whether Wyatt deserves $305,000. It is why her office is being treated differently while county leaders are simultaneously discussing eliminating the elected Treasurer altogether.

County officials point to reduced responsibilities and approximately $53,000 in fraudulent checks that passed through the Treasurer’s Office. A fraud prevention function was later moved elsewhere.

But accountability cuts both ways.

If responsibilities are removed from an elected office, taxpayers deserve to know who made the decision, why, what safeguards replaced that oversight, and what transferring those duties costs.

The Treasurer’s Office is not a decorative vase. It receives and deposits county money, disburses funds as directed, maintains financial records, reconciles bank statements and provides financial reports.

That is the people’s money.

Then comes the plot.

Wyatt’s 2023 DWI case was dismissed following pretrial diversion. Her December 2025 vehicle burglary allegation ended with a grand jury no bill.

Her May 2026 DWI charge remains, well it’s just remaning.

An arrest is an arrest. An allegation is an allegation.

A charge is a charge. A no bill is a no bill. A conviction is a conviction.

And while everybody has a magnifying glass on

Wyatt, another question deserves daylight.

When Wyatt was subjected to the racial slur, “Nigger!” in connection with her public service, where was that same thunderous outrage? Where were county leaders declaring that such language had no place in public service?

Now consider Wyatt’s request for county provided security and transportation for official appearances.

If those resources are necessary for one countywide elected official, why should another have to wait for comparable consideration?

Why Godfather Why? Who receives protection? Who receives transportation? Who receives immediate attention? Who gets told to wait? And who decides?

If there are legitimate criteria, show them.

Show us the emails. Show us the budgets. Show us the salary schedules. Show us who received raises and who did not. Show us who transferred the Treasurer’s responsibilities and what taxpayers will pay when those duties land somewhere else.

Follow the money... then follow the authority.

Because abolishing an office does not abolish the work. Someone must still receive funds, reconcile accounts, maintain records, disburse money and provide oversight.

Dr. Carla Wyatt does not need anybody to crown her.

She was elected.

If she failed, document it. If her office made mistakes, explain them.

If she violated the law, let the courts decide. If she deserves a raise, justify

it. If she does not, justify that too.

But do not tell residents an elected office is suddenly worthless while other countywide officials are authorized salaries more than twice the Treasurer’s current pay. $139,547 versus $305,000 is a $165,453 difference.

And if the so called Godfather still has his chauffeur and security detail, residents have every right to ask why Wyatt is apparently still waiting for hers.

Accountability cannot depend upon who sits at the table.

So when government watches one elected official like it knows whether Wyatt bought a green tomato or a red one, what gasoline she put in her car, and what time she went to the bathroom, the public can ask: What exactly are y’all looking for?

And if the answer is accountability, apply it equally.

That is not political theater; that is a legitimate question Harris County taxpayers deserve answered.

Turn on the lights. Let the documents come out.

Let the numbers talk. Let the records speak.

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REBUILDING AND REACHING HIGHER: DAVID FLOWERS JR. FINDS A NEW PATH AT LSCNORTH HARRIS By: LSC-North Harris Communications

NANNIE LEE ARCENEAUX 1951 – 2026 By: Family

Mrs. Arceneaux was born on July 2, 1951, and was a resident of Houston, Texas.

Nannie Lee Arceneaux was a cherished member of her family and community, remembered for the love, kindness, and strength she shared with those around her. Throughout her life, she touched the lives of family members, friends, neighbors, and others who had the privilege of knowing her.

She will be remembered for the moments she shared with loved ones, the wisdom she offered, and the memories she created throughout the years.

Her presence brought comfort and encouragement to those around her, and her legacy will continue through the people whose lives she influenced.

Nannie Lee valued family and the importance of staying connected to those she loved. Her life represented a journey filled with experiences, relationships, challenges, accomplishments, and countless memories that will remain with her loved ones.

As family and friends gather to honor her life, they celebrate not only the years she lived but also the lasting impact she made. Though she is deeply missed, the love she gave and the memories she created will continue to live on in the hearts of those who knew her.

May the memory of Nannie Lee Arceneaux bring comfort and peace to her family and friends. Her life will be remembered, her legacy cherished, and her , and access care. presence to forever missed.

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Sometimes an unexpected change in direction can lead to an entirely new destination.

For Lone Star College– North Harris student David Flowers Jr., that change came suddenly.

After spending 10 years building a career as a truck driver, Flowers experienced a medical emergency while driving his 18-wheeler on Dec. 6, 2024. He lost consciousness, crashed his truck, and woke up in the hospital four days later with no memory of approximately 70 miles of his drive before the accident. The experience changed the course of his life.

Because of his medical condition, Flowers could no longer pass the physical examination required to continue his commercial driving career. Shortly afterward, his marriage ended as well. At 45, Flowers suddenly found himself without the career and life he had spent years building, but his story did not end there.

Through Texas Workforce vocational rehabilitation assistance, Flowers was given an opportunity to prepare for a new career. He began exploring his options and ultimately found his next chapter at LSC-North Harris.

Flowers chose the Au-

tomation and Robotics program because he saw an opportunity to enter a field he believes represents the future.

“Everything is going to be involved in automation and robotics,” Flowers said. “I want to start there from ground level.”

Returning to the classroom also meant embracing challenges he never expected. Flowers admits that computers were never something

he particularly enjoyed, and the mathematics required by the program forced him to confront another longtime challenge. Instead of backing away, he leaned into it.

“It caused me to have

to face my fear of math,” Flowers said. “I’m actually getting pretty good at it.”

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