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• Vol. 13 • Mar. 6 - 12, 2025
Big Ups to Black Star Network Cheryl Smith
MY TRUTH Millions tuned in to hear President Donald J. Trump’s address on Tuesday night - his first since taking office on January 20, 2025. Four years ago, I was in the very same room; the guest of the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30). I appreciated her respect for the Black Press. As we prepare to commemorate 198 years of the Black Press next week, I recall her proudly taking me around, sharing my publications and introducing me to everyone. It’s so refreshing to experience love for the Black Press, and not
when you’re in trouble! She respected and held us accountable, just as we did her. This year, I was one of millions who tuned out the remix. Instead, I was glued to my screen watching, listening, learning and being challenged from great minds across the country and around the world, on the Black Star Network. Any time there is something major going on, I turn to the Black Star Network because I will hear voices that other media outlets mute and I also get to support someone who supports our communities. Give me the information, the truth, and I can decide what steps to take. See STAR NETWORK, page 16
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DELTA DIVA DOMINATES
Jotaka Eaddy brings Visionary Message to Metroplex By Cheryl Smith
Texas Metro News
Jotaka Eaddy is a name that will be shared with her descendants centuries from now, just like today historians call Harriet, Sojourner, Shirley, and Rosas. She will be just “Jotaka,” but there’s so much that goes with the name because having someone like this young warrior on the battlefield, in the boardrooms, and C-Suites ensures that there will be a brighter future for all. Eaddy will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Sunday, March 9, 2025, keynoting the area-wide Founders Day Celebration for her sorority, 112- yearold Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at the Irving Convention Center, 500 Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving, TX, at 1:00 p.m. If her presence around the country is any indication, it will be like having one of the many ancestors who have poured into her, breathing the same energy and love as she brings a message for all ages before a sold-out audience of more than 1,500 sorority members, elected officials, and organizational and community leaders; as well as many of
Jotaka Eaddy of Win With Black Women
those who support her brainchild, “Win With Black Women.” According to one of the chairpersons of the event, Amye Hollins, the Deltas wanted someone who was “cutting edge and on the forefront of what is happening in the country and around the world,” while also focusing on the theme, “From Vision to Victory: Moving Forward with Fortitude.” Eaddy’s work precedes her. Hailing from a “little town in South Carolina,” Eaddy was nurtured and
prepared, some say, for just a time like these. Spiritually-grounded, socially-conscious and highly-educated, Eaddy is the brains behind Win with Black Women, where she mobilized Black women to focus on ensuring that Black Women were included in the ever-changing landscape. Long before that initiative developed into a moment before evolving into a movement; Jotaka Eaddy was making moves. Surrounded by women, like her mom and her grandmother who sowed seeds that ensured there was a confident young Jotaka who stood in front of the entire congregation, presenting her Easter speeches; a leader at Johnsonville High School, then fast forward 25 years later, 30 years later, when I’m giving a speech before the United Nations, I’m nervous, but I’m not so nervous because I had that confidence, and it was instilled in me in an early age that I belonged in any space.” What difference positive reinforceSee DELTA DIVA, page 18
Leaders Heartbroken by Sudden Death of Congressman Turner
Curtis King’s mentees from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters keep doing it! K WOODS is front and center on AMERICAN IDOL! TUNE in March 9th @
americanidol to see if she receives a Golden Ticket! To see her and the results, it’s going to be Streamed Live on Hulu and ABC at 8pm EST (7PM CST).
Congressman Sylvester Turner
Public leaders throughout the state of Texas say that they are in disbelief and heartbroken by the sudden passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston. Congressman Turner, who served the people of Houston as their mayor between, 2016 and 2024, expired after becoming ill on Capitol Hill late Tuesday evening. He was rushed to an area hospital, treated and released and died later at home, according to his daughter, Ashley. Congressman Turner, who suc-
ceeded the late congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, was a leader and legislative innovator in the Texas House of Representatives prior to becoming mayor. He championed issues such as healthcare, affordable housing and environmental justice. “Sylvester Turner was in a class all by himself - a gift from God, a man of great faith, brilliance and unparalleled dedication. He touched so many lives through his leadership as mayor of Houston and his service in the TexSee HEARTBROKEN, page 16