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1920–2026 EVELYN “SALLY” MAXEY By: Family

A BALL OF CONFUSION By: Roy Douglas Malonson

The 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely celebrated as a triumph for civil rights, a legal hammer that shattered the “separate but equal” doctrine. However, the historical reality of how integration was executed tells a fundamentally different story. For Black communities, desegregation was not a mutual merging of equal partners. Instead, it was implemented as a one-way assimilation plan that systematically dismantled the infrastructure of Black public education, stripped Black neighborhoods of political and cultural power, and laid the groundwork for the

modern crises plaguing public school systems today.

Understanding what happened to Black public schools requires examining this hidden history of systemic erasure, subsequent resegregation, and the specific structural changes needed to truly correct course. The Price of Progress: Erasure of Infrastructure and LeadershipWhen federal mandates forced schools to desegregate, white-dominated school boards overwhelmingly refused to send white children into Black neighborhoods or place Confusion white students under the authority of Black professionals. Consequently, the on pg. 3

On October 10, 1920, a beautiful girl was born to her parents, Ike and Louise Shaw whom they named Evelyn Sally Shaw. Evelyn and her family later relocated to Houston, Texas where she attended public school. She later attended High School in Fort Bend. She worked until she retired as a Nanny.

She loved her family with much love and spent all her life caring for each and everyone even as a Nanny throughout the best of her ability. She even served on the Usher Board for multiple years as her leader and member at Grace Temple Baptist Church under Pastor H.E. Potts. She even made every effort to be a part of every life-changing event that occurred in all our lives. She met and married Charlie Maxey, Jr. for a number of years of marital bliss.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Ike and Louise Shaw; her three sisters, Maggie Shaw, Mattie Shaw and Willie Shaw; two brothers, Ike and Andre; four children, John McCowan, Eddie Webb, Herman Maxey and Mattie Brownlow; also several granddaughters, grandsons along with great-greatgrandkids.

She leaves to cherish her memories: two sons, Charles Melvin Harris, Sr. “Godfather” and Jimmie Maxey; three daughters, Louise Davis, Georgia Ross and Charlene Maxey; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as cousins and other family members and friends.

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

INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

The Black community suffers lasting harm when Godly knowledge is not passed from one generation to the next. White people cannot grant Black people freedom, because they were the ones who enslaved them.

Freedom comes from God, not humanity. In the Bible, freedom is not the license to do whatever one desires; it is liberation from sin, guilt, and the fear of death. To live the purposeful life God intends, individuals must continually resist sin: “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). True freedom is the ability to love and serve as God does—above all, to love others, because love covers a multitude of sins. Freedom, therefore, is not independence from others but

interdependence rooted in a personal relationship with God. For at least three generations, the Black community has too often passed down the pursuit of pleasure rather than the spiritual and moral principles of self-sacrifice, selfdiscipline, and selflessness.

No one can afford to treat you better than you treat yourself. Sadly, the Black community has lost three generations to the vanity of the world and the selfserving pursuit of pleasure.

What an ungodly shame.

In America, those who stray from the godly path of spiritual understanding risk becoming lifelong, card-carrying members of the walking dead. Therefore, “whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles” (Proverbs 21:23). King Solomon, the wisest leader who ever lived, said it best because wisdom can be learned. Hence, never answer a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him. Thus: “Get wisdom, get understanding, forget it not: neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and Knowledge on she shall keep pg. 3 thee. Wisdom is the principal

What Black People Need to Know Unapologetically Jolanda Jones

WHY BLACK PEOPLE MUST VOTE FOR JUDGES IN NOVEMBER

Black people, judges will affect your life and your family’s life before any president ever will.

I’ve been a lawyer for 31 years.

Judges decide whether you go home or go to prison. Who gets your kids. Whether CPS takes your kids. Whether you get evicted. Whether somebody can foreclose on your property. Who gets what when somebody dies. Whether a hospital or corporation has to pay when they hurt you. Even whether you can run for office.

From little bitty cases to big cases, from little dollars to billions. Criminal, civil, family, juvenile, probate and JP—every kind of court.

You better hope you get a judge who’s going to give you a fair shake.

Look at Nolan Wells. If three Black boys went out on a boat on the 4th of July with a white boy and that white boy came back dead, those Black boys would be under the jail.

They’d be presumed guilty, and convicted.

Look at Latarsha Sanders and Lindsay Clancy. Two mothers accused of killing their children. One Black. One white. Same judge. The Black woman had a documented history of mental illness. The with woman did not. The white judge allowed mental health evidence in for the white woman and kept it out for the Black woman. Sanders got life. Clancy almost got found not culpable. Thank God for the one Black man on that jury. Same judge.

Different treatment.

Look at Karmelo Anthony.

The white judge wouldn’t allow him to claim selfdefense. The jury also didn’t hear Austin Metcalf ’s history—that he’d been locked up as a juvenile, had a history of violence since elementary school, called Black people the N-word,

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GREATER HOUSTON EDITION of integraEducation burden tion fell entirely Cont. on Black families.

Across the nation, and heavily throughout states like Texas, historically Black public schools—which served as trusted sanctuary spaces and community centers— were abruptly closed, sold, or repurposed into lower-level storage facilities.This physical displacement triggered a catastrophic purge of Black educators. Prior to Brown, exceptional, highly credentialed Black principals and teachers insulated Black children from racial hostility while maintaining high academic expectations. Following integration, an estimated 38,000 to 100,000 Black educators across the South were systematically terminated, demoted, or denied contracts. White administrators refused to let Black teachers instruct white pupils. This massive displacement effectively severed the generational pipeline of Black educational leadership, a loss from which the American public school system has never fully recovered.

The Modern Landscape: Resegregation, Funding Inequity, and Disciplinary PipelinesDecades after the initial push for integration, public schools have aggressively resegregated.

Following the rollback of federal desegregation court orders in the late 1980s and 1990s, neighborhood housing discrimination and the strategic placement of school boundaries choiceengineered a return to historical segregation levels.

Today, the vast majority of Black students attend racially isolated, hyper-segregated institutions.This modern segregation is compounded by a devastating resource divide.

Because public education relies heavily on local property taxes, systemic disparities

September 18, 2026 in generational wealth mean majority-Black school districts operate on a fraction of the funding enjoyed by affluent white communities.

State-level finance formulas often fail to correct these capital expenditure gaps, leaving majority-Black campuses with aging buildings, underpaid staff, and limited advanced placement resources.Furthermore, the loss of Black institutional leadership fundamentally altered school discipline.

In the absence of culturally responsive educators, integrated and resegregated schools saw an explosion in exclusionary discipline.

Modern data consistently shows that Black students are disproportionately targets of suspensions, expulsions, and heavy campus policing for minor, subjective infractions.

This transformation shifted the role of the school from a protective community shield into a pipeline feeding systemic legal and penal systems.

What It Will Take to Get This RightTrue equity cannot be achieved by reviving the failed, unidirectional assimilation models of the mid-20th century. Healing the fractures caused by the post-integration purge requires a targeted, structural reconstruction of public education based on three key interventions:Rebuilding the Black Educator Pipeline: States must intentionally fund aggressive recruitment and retention initiatives for Black teachers and principals. This includes offering substantial student loan forgiveness, targeted tuition grants for education majors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and clear pathways to executive leadership.

Studies consistently show that having even one Black

teacher drastically improves graduation rates and lowers disciplinary actions for Black children.Mandating Progressive, Race-Conscious Funding Equity: Propertytax-dependent funding models inherently penalize historically marginalized neighborhoods. State legislatures must transition to a progressive school finance structure that allocates capital based on student need rather than neighborhood wealth.

This means providing extra weight and funding for lowincome districts to ensure access to modern facilities, advanced academic programs, and mental health resources.

Overhauling Discipline Policies: Schools must dismantle zero-tolerance policing strategies that criminalize student behavior.

Public education systems must invest heavily in restorative justice frameworks, traumainformed care, and counselorled conflict resolution models.

Shifting the disciplinary focus from exclusion to support keeps vulnerable students inside the classroom and out of the justice system.

The historical execution of school integration compromised the very communities it claimed to help by treating Black public schools and educators as disposable casualties of policy.

Achieving true educational equity requires acknowledging this foundational harm and investing directly in Black leadership, structural funding reform, and supportive learning environments. Only by actively correcting these historical imbalances can public education fulfill its true promise of equal opportunity for all students.

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Vote Cont. praised Nazis and the KKK, and said he wanted to

kill Black people.

This is why judges matter!

And we don’t even have to look across the country. Right here in Harris County, Black women filed to run for judge as Democrats and were challenged by white Democrats. They weren’t even attacked by Republicans. Black Democratic women were challenged by white Democrats and the Harris County Democratic Party and ultimately did not get to run in the primary. Angela Reese McKinnon, Velda Renita Faulkner and Kimberly McTory were the three women who didn’t even get the chance to just let the people decide.

That’s why diversity matters!

On September 22, I’m hosting The Importance of a Diverse Judiciary at the Third Ward Multi-Service Center. Judges presiding over the eight different kinds of courts will explain to you what they do and why the courts they preside over matter.

And why you should vote for them this November.

Black people, if we don’t vote for nobody else, we better, at least vote locally, all the way down the ballot, for our judges. Judges will preside over our lives not the president.

This system almost never works for us unless we have a judge with similar lived experiences and cultural competency who gives us a fair chance. We’re not asking for special treatment. We just want equal treatment.

And before anyone says this article is too Black, the facts are that there are more white judges than Black judges, Latino judges or judges of other races. So, I don’t want to hear nothing.

I’m advocating for diversity and inclusion of people with lived experiences like ours. Advocating for diversity is not antianybody else. Plus, this is African American News & Issues.

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Knowledge Cont. thing: therefore, get wisdom, and with all thy

getting get understanding”. (Proverbs 4: 5-7).

Glory Hallelujah to the King of all who want-to-be-kings!

Knowledge is the foundation of empowerment, especially knowledge of God. As Scripture teaches, “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shown it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. Because when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened” (Romans 1:18–21). God is angered by wickedness, because wicked people knowingly exchange truth for lies and, in doing so, enslave themselves. God hates sin, and lying is the beginning of sin.

During Donald J. Trump’s first presidential term, fact-checkers documented more than 35,000 false or misleading claims (lies).

Yet, 77 million Americans reelected Trump, apparently believing he had stopped lying. America, we must always remember lies destroy, while truth builds and unites. Therefore, we should never pass on from one generation to the next lying as public policy. Amen!

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THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: BLACK HISTORY IS 24/7/365 1864 1864. The Fugitive Slave Law is repealed.

It considered to still hold in the case of Black Americans fleeing from their enslavers in border states that were loyal to the Union government.

1887 1887. The Thibodaux massacre occurs in Louisiana.

TEXAS

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1900

1868

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1865. On June 19, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas to spread the news of the Civil War end and freedom of slavery, eventually celebrated as “Juneteenth”

1900. A majority of Southern states pass laws that required African Americans to be separated from white citizens in railroad cars and depots, hotels, and other establishments.

1868. The fourteenth amendment is passed, guaranteeing citizenship rights and equal protection under law.

1870. The fifteenth amendment is passed, guaranteeing that a citizen’s right to vote would not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

1885 1885. A majority of Southern states pass individual state laws requiring separate schools for black and white students.

TAKEAWAY

HOUSTON

DALLAS

Parts of the Houston region are experiencing gradual land sinking, a phenomenon known as subsidence, which can contribute to foundation problems in homes and other structures.

Local experts say homeowners and buyers should pay attention to signs such as cracks, uneven floors and doors that no longer close properly. ________________________________

Dallas police deactivate hundreds of Flock cameras. The Dallas Police Department has moved to deactivate 321 license-plate-reading cameras after state funding for the technology ended. Police officials have indicated they hope the cameras can return if funding becomes available, while the change is prompting discussion about technology, public safety and city resources. ________________________________

AUSTIN

SAN ANTONIO

Five people treated after suspected overdoses on Sixth Street. Austin police, firefighters and emergency medical crews responded early Wednesday to reports of multiple suspected overdoses near a downtown Sixth Street bar. Five adults were treated with naloxone, four were taken to hospitals, and authorities are investigating what officials described as a possible bad batch of drugs.

San Antonio plans diversion center to connect people with treatment.

A new pilot program is expected to open in January to divert some people experiencing mental-health or addiction-related issues away from the Bexar County jail and toward treatment.

The six-month program will have 15 beds and is jointly funded by the city and county, each contributing about $638,000.

ETTA JAMES Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, was a highly influential American singer known for her powerful vocals and versatility across genres like blues, R&B, soul, and jazz. She rose to fame with hits like “At Last” and “Something’s Got a Hold on Me,” and despite personal struggles with addiction and tumultuous relationships, she achieved significant success and recognition, including multiple Grammy Awards and inductions into various Halls of Fame.

Her music has influenced countless artists and continues to be celebrated for its emotional depth and raw power. Her appearances at El Dorado brought her powerful, emotionally charged voice to Houston audiences and became part of the city’s rich history of live blues, soul and R&B entertainment. James’ Houston performances reflected the strong connection between nationally recognized artists and the local music scene, which helped make the city an important stop on the Southern music circuit.

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FORT BEND COUNTY STUDENT WINS GOLD AT NATIONAL NAACP ACT-SO COMPETITION By: NAACP ACT-SO Chair

DR. MAX A MILLER, PRESIDENT NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION, USA By: Bobby E. Mills, PhD The National Baptist Convention of America (NBCA), representing 3.5 million African American Christians, traces its origins to foreign missions.

Its mission is to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission through structured systematic religious education, domestic and international missions, and the publication and distribution of religious literature.

A key goal of the National Baptist Convention, USA (NBC, USA) is to equip pastoral leaders and institutional churches to carry out The Great Commission work of Jesus Christ effectively through strong institutional churches and Christian programs. Above all, the primary purpose of NBC, USA is saving souls, because: “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptations, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief.” (1 Timothy 1: 15). Lest we forget ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Therefore, had it not been for the Lord on our side where would we be, because: “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:8).

Congratulations to Dr. Max A. Miller, senior pastor of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and president of the Baptist Ministers’ Association, on his election as president of the National Baptist Convention, USA. Inspired by his uncle, Pastor J. J. Roberson, Dr. Miller has advanced the programmatic ministries of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and the Baptist Ministers’ Association. Under his pastoral leadership, Mt. Hebron has improved its modern gym complex, family and community life center, food pantry assistance program, and refurbished its 30-unit apartment complex for low-income families.

Dr. Miller now brings this Godly commitment of Christian service and economic empowerment to the national level. Houston, Dr. Miller knows how to sing the Lord’s song and do His will in the name of Jesus. Once again, Dr. Miller, congratulations and God’s choice blessings to you and yours.

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The NAACP Missouri City & Vicinity Branch’s ACT-SO program is celebrating a major national achievement after Fort Bend ISD student Sharon Agbebaku earned a gold medal in Spoken Word at the 2026 National ACT-SO Competition, held July 15-19, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

She also received a $2,000 scholarship and technology prize package in addition to her recognition.

Sharon’s achievement marks a significant milestone in her ACTSO journey. After earning a silver medal in Spoken Word (formerly Poetry Performance) at the 2025 National ACTSO Competition, she returned to the national stage in 2026 with a mindset of growth. She

came back not to defend her title, but to become stronger.

“Last year, Sharon proved that she belonged on the national stage.

This year, she was determined to push herself even further. Her gold medal represents her remarkable talent, preparation, and perseverance, and we are incredibly proud of her,” said Sharmia Jones, ACT-SO Committee Chair. “Coming back this year was about more than winning a medal.

It was about challenging myself to grow,” said Sharon. “Being surrounded by so many talented students who also worked hard to get there reminded me that I was a part of something bigger than myself.”

The NAACP Missouri City & Vicinity Branch ACT-SO program, led

by President Dr. Linda Coleman and ACTSO Chair Sharmia Jones, serves students in Fort Bend County and surrounding communities. This year, nine students competed locally, with five earning a total of six gold medals across six categories to advance to the national competition.

Sharon Agbebaku was one of five local gold medalists who represented the NAACP Missouri City & Vicinity Branch at the National Competition. The other 2026 national competitors were Oluwatemilorun Longe in Painting, Madison Murphy in Dance

Contemporary and Vocal Contemporary, Hannah Suggs in Dance Modern, and Gabriella Taiwo in Dramatics.

Sharon’s achievement adds the fifth national medal earned by a student representing the NAACP Missouri City & Vicinity Branch ACT-SO program since 2022. Local students have earned national medals in multiple categories including Entrepreneurship, Photography, Biology/ Microbiology, and Spoken Word. The 2026 ACT-SO season was made possible through partnerships with local businesses, community leaders, and volunteers who invested in the growth and success of participating students..

L TO R FRONT ROW: MADISON MURPHY (BLACK), SHARMIA JONES (PURPLE), HANNAH SUGGS (PEACH). L TO R BACK ROW: SHARON AGBEBAKU (STRIPED DRESS), GABRIELLA “GABBY” TAIWO (GLASSES), OLUWATEMILORUN “TEMI” LONGE (GLASSES)

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THE SCIENCE OF FINDING CANCER EARLY JUST PROVED ITSELF

By: Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward live adjacent to documented creosote contamination. The neighborhood is ninety-four percent non-Hispanic Black. It is a state-designated cancer cluster. Those who live there do not need a clinical trial to tell them that cancer is coming for their community. They need a way to find it before it’s too late.

The possibility is no longer theoretical. The NHS-Galleri study -the largest randomized controlled trial of multicancer early detection (MCED) ever conducted -- demonstrated that a blood test can detect cancer at four times the rate of standard screening alone.

Critically, it identified

cancers at Stages I and II, when treatment is less invasive, less costly, and far more likely to succeed.

Read that again. A blood draw found deadly cancers years before symptoms would have driven patients to seek care.

Across twelve of the deadliest cancers -- including lung, pancreatic, ovarian, and colorectal -- the test drove a substantial shift toward earlier diagnosis and more than a 20% reduction in Stage IV cases by the second and third years of screening.

This matters profoundly, because 70% of cancer deaths come

from cancers for which no standard screening test has existed.

For communities like Houston’s Fifth Ward, this matters. And for the first time, there is a validated technology that can intercept the cancers that have been killing them -- before symptoms appear.

The NHS-Galleri trial proved that this is achievable at scale.

The question now is whether we will build the infrastructure to deliver it, or allow communities with the highest cancer burden to wait while the rest of the system debates endpoints.

On February 3, 2026, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare MultiCancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act became law. It establishes the federal coverage framework.

But coverage without delivery infrastructure is a promissory note.

The communities where cancer disparities are most severe are the same communities where screening access is most limited, where

clinical trial participation is lowest, and where the healthcare economy has the smallest footprint.

A billing code does not build a clinic. A coverage pathway does not train a community health worker. A legislative victory does not, by itself, put a needle in the arm of a resident in the Fifth Ward.

The NHS-Galleri trial has given us the science.

The MCED Act has given us the coverage framework. What remains is the hardest and most consequential part: building the delivery infrastructure in the communities where environmental exposure, economic disadvantage, and systemic healthcare gaps have made cancer a near certainty rather than a statistical risk.

Early detection is a medical revolution comparable to germ theory -- the moment when medicine shifts from treating disease after it has caused irreversible damage to identifying it before symptoms appear. The communities that have been failed longest by the old model deserve to be first in the new one. The science just proved it can be done.

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MS. RANKIE MAE JOHNSON

By: Family

On Monday, August 3, 2026 our Lord and Savior called Rankie Mae Jackson Johnson “Tee” into eternal rest.

Tee’s story began May 31, 1927, when Tom Jackson and Mabel Randolph Jackson, welcomed their daughter “Tee” (as we would all come to know her) into the world..

Tee grew up in Acreage Homes, Texas where she attended Highland Heights Elementary, Phyllis Wheatley High School and Wiley college in Marshall Texas.

Tee’s professional career consisted of several industries: performing administrative duties at the Pentagon, in Washington, DC, during World War I!.

As a pioneer for Blacks in the banking industry by securing a position with Texas National Bank. And later, Tee studied in California to become a Certified Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).

The area, Acreage Homes, experienced limited community resources. Tee’s social consciousness motivated her along with the support of family to open a neighborhood grocery store and decades later that store was converted into a laundry mat providing another needed service for the community.

Tee’s civic duties included volunteering her time and efforts to the Acres Homes Community Chamber of Commerce and the Holly Hall Community center.

Tee was baptized as a child and became a lifetime member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School, and before her transition to be with the Lord, Tee held the honor of being the oldest member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

Tee’s hobbies were baking, playing the piano and organ and traveling with her brother Odell and sister Sarah to Hawaii and several cruises to Jamaica.

Tee loved God, Church and Family. God rewarded her with 99 joyful years and she has inspired four generations of nieces and nephews May our beloved Rankie Mae Jackson Johnson “Tee” rest in the arms of our Lord and Savior.. AA

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