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My Truth

By Cheryl Smith Publisher

SERVING NORTH EAST TEXAS

THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 2022

Vice President Harris speaks to Black Press of America

Come out and meet some of the “giants” in our communities, on January 17, 2022, from 10am-5 pm at the African American Museum for the Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo, sponsored by Comerica Bank, Lankford Avenue, The Dallas Morning News, Don’t Believe the Hype Foundation, Heroes House, Black Business Directory, City Men Cook, MOCCA Cosmetics, African American Museum, Positive Influences, Dallas County HHS, Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists, Warning Radio and I Messenger Media.

Legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Lusia Harris Dies She was only woman officially drafted by NBA

Where would you be without social media?

My impression of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is that he wasn’t trying to be a celebrity, to be a star, to be a legend.

He wasn’t trying to be part of the triumvirate that began appearing on so many walls of Black people in the late 1960s. You know who I am talking about: The three pictures of Dr. King, President John F. Kennedy and white Jesus!

I guess you could call the display of them in homes as the equivalent of modern day Facebook!

Makes you wonder if Dr. King would have been verified by Twitter, or if he would have sported millions of fans and followers on other social media platforms.

Would he have had trolls or folks assassinating his character?

Would he have been focused on being “liked” or doing the work?

Would he have been doing work in hopes that a holiday would be named in his honor or monuments erected in his likeness?

Which brings me to my truth.

Noted hip hop genius Chuck D of Public Enemy often said, “stop looking for a leader and be one,” or the “helping hand you are looking for is at the end of your wrist!”

I love the journalism students who cross my path and talk about their love of journalism and their future plans for writing that impactful, earth-shattering expose that will lead to world peace or the righting of many societal ills.

I have mad love for those who want to be celebrities too. After all, this is the society we live in.

Some want to tell the story, others want to be the story It’s important to note; however, that there is a difference between going down in history and going down in infamy, or just going down.

I told one student, “I can help you produce work that will be celebrated but I don’t make celebrities.”

Dr. King and so many others put in the work.

It wasn’t easy for him or others.

Not minimizing anyone’s suffering, but is someone unfriending you or making a meme about you the worse thing happening to you? Would anyone even know you existed if there were never a thing called social media?

Live life, have fun, do you. But also put some work in!

And we must be sure to continue recognizing those whose works are worthy of celebrating because the result is, their efforts encourage others and society benefits.

VOLUME X

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor

When discussing the administration’s success, Vice President Harris noted the massive bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed last year.

Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America [commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kamala_Harris_]

By Stacy M. Brown

NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Vice President Kamala Harris provided a message of hope while striking an encouraging tone during an exclusive interview with the Black Press of America.

The Vice President, who cut her teeth as a California prosecutor, State Attorney General, and later as an influential U.S. Senator, said that despite many setbacks to voting rights, she and the entire Biden-Harris administration haven’t and won’t stop fighting.

“I will tell you that I gave a speech with President Biden at Morehouse College, and afterward, I had a quiet visit with Ambassador Andrew Young because I was looking to him for inspiration,” Vice President Harris told the gathering of publishers and journalists from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

“Based on what history has taught us, Ambassador Young said in a nutshell that freedom is a constant struggle. But we don’t give up. That’s where I am.

I’m not giving up,” the Vice President asserted.

She continued: “We are going to keep on. This is a movement for voting rights.

Coretta Scott King said the fight must be fought and won with each generation. This is certainly a moment that we should not

have to be in, which is fighting against blatant laws that are designed to target specific communities that obstruct access to the ballot box.”

Vice President Harris offered that she’s leaned on “folks from every walk of life.”

She declared that all must remain purposely intentional and optimistic. With Democrat Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Krysten Sinema of Arizona dealing death blows to any hopes of passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote measure, Vice President Harris declined to place blame alone on those renegade party members.

“We have a fight in front of us.

I will emphasize that there also are 50 Republicans who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution,” Vice President Harris remarked.

“I’m not prepared to absolve them of their responsibility to stand in the shoes and in the legacy of the Republicans who, in 2006 in that chamber in the U.S. Senate, voted 98-0 in favor of the extension to the Voting Rights Act. “Let us be clear about the challenge here and who the protagonists and the antagonists are. The bottom line is that we must march on and fight on. It’s not new to us. We can’t be tired even though we are frustrated, and yes, disappointed, if not angered that we’re continuing to have this fight.”

In the news she provided exclusively to the Black Press, Vice President Harris announced the first National Roadway Safety Strategy.

“It’s about putting $6 billion into state and local government to improve safety on the roads,” Vice President Harris pronounced.

“It’s about funding for local communities for better streetlights, ensuring crosswalks are safe. We’re talking about the elderly, the mother with the stroller, the father with the stroller – people given enough time to cross the street. It’s a very big thing when you talk about the quality of life and when you live in communities where they rely on public streets to walk to church, to get the kids to school, to get them to the bus stop.”

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. called the meeting with the Vice President “a tremendous boost for the NNPA.” “Speaking directly with Vice President Kamala Harris today was a tremendous boost for the NNPA as we begin our yearlong promotion and celebration of the 195th anniversary of the Black Press of America,” Dr. Chavis proclaimed.

Vice President Harris noted that her first year in office had kept her busy.

She has met with heads of state, prime ministers, and other dignitaries.

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To many, Lusia “Lucy” Harris was the original “Hidden Figure,” her contributions to the sport of basketball largely unnoticed for decades.

She scored the first points in Olympic women’s basketball history in the 1970s and was drafted by the NBA’s New Orleans Jazz in 1977 (the first and only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team).

In 1992, she became the first Black woman inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Lusia Harris

And finally, after decades of relative anonymity, she was finally getting the recognition she deserved for her pioneering efforts in basketball. She was finally receiving her flowers thanks to publicity surrounding a popular documentary about her life.

And now she’s gone.

Harris, whose story is told in this year’s documentary short, “The Queen of Basketball,” died Tuesday in Mississippi at the age of 66.

Her family confirmed her unexpected death in a statement.

The cause of death has not been released.

“We are deeply saddened to share the new that our angel, matriarch, sister, mother, grandmother, Olympic medalist, The Queen of Basketball, Lusia Harris has passed away unexpectedly today in Mississippi, her family said in a statement.

“The recent months brought Ms. Harris great joy, including the news of the upcoming wedding of her youngest son and the outpouring of recognition received by a recent documentary that brought worldwide attention to her story. She will be remembered for her charity, for her achievements both on and See LUSIA HARRIS, page 7

Teachers “Cain’t get no respect!”

I Was Just Thinking

By Norma Adams-Wade Part I asked why teachers are paid so poorly, seemingly ignored by legislators, and basically treated like second-class citizens when compared to professionals with similar education and experience.

In Part I, an award-winning, 25year veteran teacher who annually earned about $45,000 said of her engineer brother: “His bonus is more than my salary.” [Time magazine article] In part II here, we are at the cusp of the new year 2022. This is where we, the public, can get active in new projects and goals. Let’s put making life, salaries and work environments better for teachers near the top of our list of things to do.

But first, let’s further explore more daily frustrations and emotional assaults teachers say they endure and have written about in teacher blogs and various media articles and interviews.

1. Principals who retaliate if the teacher sends unruly students to the office instead of the teacher handling the student in the classroom.

2. Recurring intercom announcements that disrupt classroom instruction.

3. Not being allowed to give failing grades to students who do not perform.

4. Being pressured to “teach to the test” rather than put individual learning above passing a test.

5. Sharing a classroom with an alternating teacher who leaves behind a mess and fails to put desks back the way they were.

6. Students who will behave at church but act like animals in school classrooms.

Part II

Teachers love what they do but deserve better pay. History of low pay for teachers dates back to the 1930s.

Credit: iStock Getty Images.

7. Having to stay for after-school and extra-curricular activities but not receiving extra pay.

8. While salaries stay the same, demands on teacher’s time have greatly increased; i.e., more meetings and less time to plan lessons and take breaks, more time dealing with students’ emotional is-

sues, including homelessness and abuse at home.

9. Dealing with the many challenges that the coronavirus pandemic created.

One abiding question is: how did this disdain for teachers develop? One available answer is sexSee TEACHERS PART-II, page 5

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Wake Up and Stay Woke

By Dr. E. Faye Williams There’s an obvious scheme afoot to return the United States to a period in time where we lived with a completely different social construct and contract.

There are those who are diligently working to return us to a time before many of the hardfought and recently won constitutional protections we supposedly now enjoy.

The very ones who think we benefit disproportionately are the ones working overtime to steal our hard-earned gains.

They pretend not to understand when we point to their efforts to oppress and diminish those rights. They seem to nonchalantly say, “We didn’t really intend for non-white people to ever become equal.”

There is one political party that has fully embraced the political and social philosophies of white supremacy. Every time we see news reports, we know which political party that is.

They’ve even found help among select people of color who

Faithful Utterances

By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew

Years ago, I worked for an organization that allowed me the opportunity to collaborate with congregations during Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. I remember visiting so many historic houses of worship that had been devastated by the storm. I witnessed severe water damage and loss that impacted worship services and outreach to the community. Despite the challenges, many of these congregations while they were hurting and in repair mode were still making sure others were cared for. My job was identifying resources and building capacity during the rebuild mode. I loved using my gifts and talents to make a difference. I will never forget that while I was home ill with bronchitis, I received a call that my role along with a consultant on the project was eliminated due to funding issues. It hurt.

I loved what I was doing, and I felt like God was punishing me. I could not understand what I had done to deserve that outcome.

The Last Word

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

A year ago, on January 6, 2021, a mob of crazed insurrectionists descended on the United States Capitol. Armed, angry and bent on destruction, their goal was to overturn a legitimate election. The world watched in horror as members of Congress cowered under their seats in their chambers or crowded into “safe” rooms.

The country touted itself as a bastion of democracy exhibited behavior consistent with countries we disparagingly describe as “banana republics .”There were no bananas on the Capitol last January 6, but there sure were lots of nuts, determined to overturn the results of a legitimate election.

Perceptions of the insurrection have shifted since it happened, with many of the

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No Time to Waste Good Grief!

have been adequately rewarded to “move on up and live high on the hog” as payment to deny the circumstance which the masses protest.

They know better, but, at the expense of our people, are willing to go along for a self-serving purpose.

Sadly, the other political party seemingly does not recognize the current and ongoing threat to our democracy. Their in-fighting and constant focus on two recalcitrant members provide the perfect example of an unforced, self-induced error.

I do not negate the importance of the progressive work being done, but there is an unacceptable naivety of blindly working for progressive outcomes while the mechanics of their destruction are being codified daily by political opponents in increasing numbers of states.

Even a blind man can see that Republicans are committed to converting our democracy into a fascist, permanent majority.

True to his word, the disgraced, twice-impeached ex-president put three appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court who are intent on establishing a pathway to

the elimination of Roe v. Wade.

Although I value the sanctity of life, I equally value the right of a woman to make cogent decisions about her health and life.

As an attorney, I see no clearer indication of their true intent than their allowing the Texas abortion law to stand, concurrently, in contradiction to decided law under Roe. Almost daily, we are witness to the imposition of new laws that give Republicans the authority and means to override voter outcomes that are unfavorable to them.

In their flagrant attempt to overturn the 2020 elections, Republicans have assigned the label of “illegitimate” votes and voters in areas occupied by voters of color.

Their voter suppression laws and activities shout their belief that the votes of people of color matter less than those of their “white base.”

Left unchallenged, the outcome is clear. We may not know how far some will choose to take us, but we understand the direction they will want to go.

You must protest these negative eventualities. You don’t need

flowery rhetoric or a well-designed script. We have no time to waste! Write or send your emails to: • U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 • U.S. Sen. Mitch McCon- nell, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 • U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 • U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 • The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515 • Congressman James Clyburn, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515 Explain that you support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act and want it passed into law even if it requires a “carve out” of the Senate filibuster. The future is critical. We can’t wait for others to act.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is President of the National Congress of Black Women and host of “Wake Up and Stay Woke” on WPFW-89.3 FM

The Reality of Rejection For many of us, we are let go from more than jobs. Relationships end that we wanted.

People we love say harmful things that pierce our souls. We feel unwanted, unloved, and not needed by loved ones and friends. Something you wanted did not happen. We question God and wonder why this would happen.

In my pain, a friend reminded me that God was not punishing me. Why would God harm me knowing that others would be impacted who did nothing?

This circumstance reaffirmed my already scarred heart that had experienced so much rejection both personally and professionally. Despite that my head knew that it was out of my control, my heart said otherwise.

Rejection makes you feel as if you are the only one hurting and will create a sense of isolation—that it is you against the world. Experiences that result in rejection and abandonment will create holes in our hearts if we do not choose to process the pain and heal. Reframing and Reflection must be a part of your healing.

Dharius Daniels, one of my favorite teachers, says it best, “I can not overcome what I have not properly identified. I cannot get a hold of the life that God has for me if something has a stronghold over me.” Is rejection holding you back? Rejection is a part of our lives but how we process and address it is critical to making sure it does not control us, our outlook, opportunities, and relationships.

The experience is real, but it can NOT define who you are and the way you see yourself.

When rejection happens, are you listening to your pain or are you listening to your purpose and seeking God for direction?

Are you consulting your friends only or delving deeper into your faith to help you navigate through your feelings? It is easy to elevate others above your relationship with God and when they disappoint, we are broken.

People will hurt us. People will disappoint us. That’s real.

God gives us direction on how we can deal with rejection. “When his people pray for help, he listens and rescues them from their troubles. The

Lord is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope. The Lord’s people may suffer a lot, but he will always bring them safely through. Not one of their bones will ever be broken.” (Psalm 34:17-20) 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (NLT) In retrospect, losing that job was a gift. It was during that time that I witnessed God’s goodness and mercy. As that door closed, God opened so many others. God blessed me to travel to Hawaii with very little money. Opportunities became available and my bills were paid while working less time and making more than I made on the job. It was in that season, I had to let go of the rejection and lean into my relationship with God. Your faith must be in God…not in people, not in jobs, or in your pain.

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is an author of three books and the host of The Tapestry podcast. To listen to episodes of the podcast, visit https://www.spreaker. com/show/the-tapestry_1 and to learn more about her work, go to https://drfroswa.com/

Our Broken Democracy

very Republicans that feared for their lives now defending lawless marauders as simply exercising their “free speech” rights.

It’s a partisan thing, with

sacred, that’s not free speech, it’s tomfoolery.

For the past several months, you’ve had pundits wringing their hands and whining that democracy might be destroyed.

January 6 Insurrection

most Democrats saying insurrection and most Republicans claiming free speech. When your free speech shatters windows, breaks down doors, and chases Capitol employees in a place we all once considered

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For some Americans, it was always broken.

We invaded countries because some of their citizens did not have voting rights while denying our very own citizens the same thing.

From the end of enslavement in 1865 until the passage of the Voting Rights Act a century later, Black Americans have been denied the right to vote. Even after the Voting Rights Act passed, Southern states passed laws to make voting difficult for the formerly disenfranchised.

And they are still trying to make it difficult with dozens of states limiting voting rights and gerrymandering districts to violate the principle of one person, one vote.

The brokenness in our democracy has its roots in the founders of our nation’s original sins of the appropriation of Indian land and enslavement.

The flaws in our founding included the ways enslaved people were counted as fractions and how small states with tiny populations had the same Senatorial representation as much larger states.

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Quit Playin’

By Vincent L. Hall What do Betty White, John Madden, Lani Guinier, Sidney Portier, and Sonia Lee Jordan have in common? They were all favorites and widely-known; except for the last one.

Sonia Renee Lee Jordan was my stepsister, and her transition is personal and painful. I could write a stage play about our lives, separate and apart.

Sonia had a dry wit, but she was funnier than Betty was. She never broadcasted a game on Fox Sports, but she called every contest as she saw it. She was not a law professor and national activist like Lani, but she held her own in this community.

Thespians, directors, and stage producers say that there are five primary stage directions in plays and dramatic venues. They include center stage, stage right, stage left, upstage, and downstage. Unfortunately, our family’s center stage suddenly faded to black.

Sonia never acted in any movie, but you still had to guess who was coming to dinner because everybody was welcome at her table; whether the spread was hers or not. This loss pierces my soul because she was center stage in her family,

My sister, Sonia Renee Lee Jordan

in our blended family.

My dad had not been married to my stepmother Dollie very long before they started “blending” the families. She had four, he had three, and they would later have another. So it was Paul, Sonia, Rita, me, Lorna (Denise), Victor and Gina.

Gregory Lynn came later.

We became the Negro/ Black version of the Brady Bunch every other weekend or thereabouts.

James Brown was ushering out Negro, and we were settling into the “Black and Proud” era!

The first encounter that comes to mind was a field trip of sorts. I can’t remember where, but I recall thinking that the task was not doable. Paul was gone, but how do you get man and wife with six kids securely seated in a 1968 Volkswagen Bug? Sonia, who was already near six feet by this time, made the ultimate sacrifice and engineered the seating plan. She sat in the middle, straddling the hump on the VW floor. Three others sat with her in the back, and the last two sat in the jump seat. Before SUVs and hatchbacks, VW’s and

Sonia, back in the day

station wagons had jump seats!

Volkswagen Beetles had a trunk in the front, a motor in the back, and a 3x5-storage area inside. All of us kids wanted to be in that tight spot. Sonia negotiated a settlement so that all of us got what we wanted. That was her role throughout life. She sacrificed and mediated, so nobody else ever had to.

Sonia eventually became the big sister, and I was the big brother after Paul passed at an early age.

Our job has been to “herd cats” and “keep the children” together over the years. Unfortunately, deaths, divorce, and detours have a way of dismembering familial relationships.

However, Sonia’s will to keep our family unified remained undeterred.

Sonia contracted COVID. No Shot.

I have been so damned angry since I was summoned to Charlton Methodist Hospital’s ICU! Angry at Sonia. Angry with myself.

Angry with the rest of these anti-vaxxers. Furious with this whole two-year plague!

Amid all my angst and aggravation, I heard a word from a former pastor and good friend. Pastor Henry H. Batson III delivered a eulogy for another friend’s mother. His homily was simply titled; “Good Grief.”

My brother, Reverend Victor Hall, had just completed a whole series in December on grief. As a New York area pastor, he has a panoramic and detailed view of this pandemic. Nevertheless, something Batson said got through.

His thesis is that we must purposely mix some of the better memories into the roux of our grief. He was right. Rather than being draped in despair, I had to erect a canopy of comfort.

We have shared life, love, and the legacies of two families.

There is scientific evidence that 98% of the time, having the COVID vaccine saves lives. I relish our good days together, and this probably didn’t have to happen.

I hated to say goodbye to Betty, John, Lani, and Sidney, but “good grief” bidding farewell to Sonia ripped my heart out. I’m still not there!

RIH Sonia! But you know I got questions when we meet again. I get the jump seat this time!

Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

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Meet Judge Paula Rosales at the African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Senator Royce West in support of Judge Paula Rosales’ re-election campaign.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration & Peace March - City of Cedar Hill, Texas – Government Center, 285 Uptown Blvd.

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8 am to 10 pm. CST Denton Black Film Festival. The Denton Black Film Festival returns this January with a virtual festival

Jan 27

2022 Citywide SOC Celebration of Champions Parade, by SOC Alumni Bear Cave.

The Celebration of Champions Parade Committee is excited to announce its partnership with the City of Dallas and the Office of the Mayor for the 2022 Citywide Celebration of Champions Parade honoring Dallas South Oak Cliff High School and their historic football state championship victory! To participate in

Dallas Black Dance Theatre presented

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Feb 27 1 pm to 5 pm Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres, American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave, Dallas

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Call issued to Support Black Businesses Buy Black!

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, of Friendship-West Baptist Church, recently announced 100 Days of Buying Black in acknowledging the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The 100 days began September 23, 2021 and ran through December 31, 2021.

In the call, Friendship-West is “committed to economic justice in supporting Black-owned businesses, advocating for just lending practices, and working towards comprehensive sustainable community development.”

On the FWBC Facebook page, it reads: “Our goal is Dr. Frederick D.Haynes III to continue the legacy of Black Wall Street by circulating our dollars within the Black community to strengthen our economic base.”

We are joining the movement and you can too at www.texasmetronews.com and https://www.facebook.com/groups/100daysofbuyingblack In support of this initiative, for the next 100 days, in this spot, we will feature a Blackowned business!

ESPORTS NETWORK, INC.

Jacob R. Miles, III is CEO of MAP Esports Network. an integrated multimedia esports and video game network.

He is an award winning entrepreneur, Esports Executive, original Kenner Star Wars Engineer; and Media, Entertainment and Toy Industry Analyst. He attended the University of Cincinnati School of Engineering. Jacob is the past president of National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications and member of National Association of Television Programming Executives, Licensing International Merchandising Association and Toy Manufacturers Association. Located at 129 S. Main St. Suite 260 in Grapevine, find out more by listening to www.esportsfpn.com.

Texas A&M University and a Doctorate in Divinity from Trinity International Seminary. He has almost 20 years of experience with HUD Programs in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Cedar Crest Development Company LLC 1412 Main St., Suite 1000 Dallas, Texas 75202 dwillis@reidevelopment 469-774-8011

THE ZEIGLER AGENCY

The Zeigler Agency (Allstate Insurance Agency) in Frisco, TX is owned by Chris Zeigler. Opened in August 2015 to provide superior customer service, Chris is also the owner of Jazz 3 Salons and sas previously been recognized as a top manager with several companies. A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the student government association when he attended Grambling State University where he graduated with a BA in management, he also received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, management and Operations from Philander Smith College. Chris has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Dallas; Contact Zeigler Agency in Frisco for all your Auto, Home and Financial needs. Call 469-535-2500

CEDAR CREST DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.LC

Dr. David L. Willis is the managing partner of Cedar Crest Development Company L.LC, where he has consulted or developed over $450 million in new real estate development/ construction. He grew up in West Texas and attended West Texas State University where at the age of 26 he was also the youngest Head Men/Women’s Track Coach in Division I. A life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; Dr. Willis received a BS degree from West

are required!” There’s also a Girls Mentoring Program, Balloon Design Class and more. Check them out at www. myblessedbyvon.com or call 337-212-4611.

BLACK SANDS ENTERTAINMENT

AIR DESIGNS

THE JWE GROUP

The JwE Group was founded in 1979 by businessman Joe Walker as a strategic positioning, community relations, public affairs, consulting, branding and outreach firm.

Joe Walker chaired the Lone Star CRA Fund and Lone Star Opportunities Fund V. JwE is credited with helping to bring home equity lending to Texas. Joe provided consulting service to Texas Instruments Minority Women Business Development and Corporate Affairs Programs. JwE also did extensive work with the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest African American Chamber of Commerce in the nation. Call 214-522-3637

BLACK CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION

WARNING RADIO

Warning Radio - KVWR-95.5FM is “The Peoples Station.”There’s also the Warning Weekly monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to at warningradio. com or by calling 214-371-3464. Online DIsk Jockeys are Veno, Goodie Ray and V.I.P. There’s more exciting news to come. Warning Radio also supports local artists by encouraging them to send their original music to: goodieray@warningradio.com. Currently serving southwest Dallas County, the signal will be stronger in the very near future and the content will be something you will look forward to tuning in to 24-7 for Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop and Underground. According to the owner, Warning Radio is “Bringing Radio Back!” Lock in 95.5 on your dial!

is the Chief Experience Officer for Events by Kenna. Events by Kenna handles a wide range of corporate, nonprofit and social events, including the Galas/Fundraising Events, Conferences/ Meetings, Corporate Retreats, Award Shows, Team-building Events, Seminars, Trade Shows, Golf Tournaments, Sporting Events, Festivals and more!

Reach out to Kenna at www.https://eventsbykenna.com/ or call 214-497-9948

Dale Smith is the founder of Black Contemporary Television. With more than 30 years of experience in television, production, distribution, advertising and strategic AV social media planning, Dale is an awardwinning journalist; bringing home 11 Telly Awards and 1 Grio Award. Showcasing a dynamic Black programming lineup. BCTV has been developing the most responsible views of Black culture in the country. Hidden Colors, the Willis Johnson Show, Black News, original Black movies produced right in Dallas and are all exclusive to BCTV. If you have a ROKU box BCTV is under the streaming channels at Black Contemporary Television Check them out at www.bctv.tv.

Founded by two Army veterans, Black Sands Entertainment , is the number one indie Black-owned comic publisher in the nation and has the infrastructure and discipline to scale rapidly into a multimillion dollar brand with the publishing of unique titles; which began a little over five years ago. They recently appeared on Shark Tank, showcasing the talents and skills of Manuel and Geiszel Godoy. They walked away with a deal that included two Sharks: entertainer, comedian and businessman Kevin Hart and billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavs, Mark Cuban. With its own animation studio, Black Sands is growing and they are also hiring. Check them out at https://www.blacksandsentertainment.com/

HYLTON HOMES REALTY

KANARYS

Bennie King founded VenueCenter, an online platform that modernized and changed the way consumers and planners approach the event planning and booking process. His new venture which he co-founded is Kanarys, a technology platform that fosters collaboration between companies and employees to improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and bring about lasting change. We help companies get the specific data and insights they need to diagnose, prioritize, and optimize DEI efforts by facilitating transparency and providing a safe, anonymous way for empldoyees to let their voices be heard. Born in Dallas, Mr. King attended Skyline High School and graduated from the University of Texas where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Interested in Improving DEI at your Company? Email. companypartners@kanarys.com.

Check out website at www.kanarys.com

AIR DESIGNS GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Hylton Homes Realty is considered the “top Dallas Realtor web site servicing the DFW Metroplex and surrounding areas in greater Dallas County!”

Specializing in Dallas area homes for sale, Realtor Kristen Price says she will work tirelessly on your behalf to make your next home buying or home selling experience a pleasant and successful one. Joined by fellow realtor Chastity Hylton, Kristen is a member of the National Association of Realtors and must act according to and abide by a specific code of ethics, which guarantees the optimum level of service for your real estate needs when buying or selling a

IMPACT PERFORMANCE GROUP, INC

Impact Performance Group, Inc. works with major investors utilizing public and private capital to develop Healthcare and Commercial Projects. Over the past 35 years, CEO Don Lee has completed more than $3.5 Billion Dollars in Commercial Real Estate and technology related projects.

Leadership, enthusiasm, vision, and a recognized ability to execute opportunities are characteristics that have marked his successful career. Don is routinely invited to speak about the benefits of diversity in a rapidly evolving and global economy. Today, IPG operates throughout the South Western Region of the United States, with offices in Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina.

EVENTS BY KENNA

Events by Kenna is a full-service event planning, management and production company dedicated to creating exceptional events with thoughtful detail and dedicated customer service. Kenna Roundtree Williams

Air Designs is a perfect event space for private dinners up to 50 people. Created by Amber Brown, who had a passion for planning her children’s birthdays, Air Designs is located at 6407 Brentwood Stair Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76112. Air Designs has affordable packages for Balloon Art: from balloon garlands to balloon bouquets; event design; and event rental that include an additional hour for set up and clean up, wifi, access to a tv, speaker and microphone. Amber also provides the Balloon Bcademy so you can become your own boss, designing balloon displays. Check out the site at www.airdesignsdfw.org

Allyson Rhodes is a freelance graphic designer and photographer, with a passion for photography and design AIR Designs is dedicated to delivering creative and effective visual design. From corporate boardrooms to family portraits, from non-profits to large companies – AIR Designs can work with you on your next design or photography project. If there was one word to describe Allyson’s work, it would be “passion.”

She is passionate about the work she produces and the results she provides her clients. Check out her website at airgraphicdesign.com and reach her at allyson@ airgraphicdesign.com or 214-929-3342.

BRANDON BROWN home. Check them out at www.hyltonhomesralty.com.

Located at 6429 Seco Blvd, Dallas, TX 75217, give them a call at Phone: (214) 802-0038.

BOV DESIGNS

Serving clients since 2015 at BOV Design Event Studio, Svonnie Trailer says she can transform any space into a masterpiece. Recently launched in the DFW area from her home base in Louisiana, she’s also looking for event venues, photographers and MUAs as she builds her team.

They have done events from small intimate parties, weddings, birthday parties, baby/bridal showers, proms and much more. Under the direction of Ms. Trailer, the team is made up of “hard working, professional, well-trained individuals that work well under any type of pressure.” And get this, “Smiling and friendly faces

Brandon Brown is #anotheronetvservices. He’s showing his work on social media. Brandon prides himself on getting in, taking care of business and getting out, on to the next client. He’s on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/groups/935495459851576/ user/100000542202148/

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BIG MAMA TAUGHT ME:

KEEP ON LIVING BECAUSE HEALTHY LIVING IS CRUCIAL! Black Card

By Terry Allen As I opened the front door of the home my grandfather built with his own hands Big Mama shared one of her standard “Baby, this is just for you” messages.

She shouted, “KEEP ON LIVING”!

The chant was more than a greeting because I could see her stance and her eyes lit up from across the room. Once again, mighty words that were steeped in her faith and her understan-

ding of what was right. This time, she would remind us that man does not live by bread alone. She said eating and living right was key to the spiritual journey.

Big Mama knew in order to keep healthy, you must do things like eat nutritious foods, exercise, brush your teeth, and get enough sleep. That was her move to remind us to stay healthy and keep our blessings top of mind. That is why this weekend the Dr. Martin Luther King Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo is one of the most important events to attend this weekend.

Big Mama knew that it is important to understand that a balanced diet means that your body is getting all the nutrients it needs.

It’s essential to understand how what you eat and what you do impacts your body. It’s imperative that your diet be balanced, so your body is getting all the necessary nutrients.

Mental Health is vital.

Currently, we are experiencing collective trauma underlined by generational trauma. We are traumatized every time we see photos, videos, or images of Black people being murdered.

Healing-centered practices and coping skills are key for me.

My good friend and colleague, Stephen Wright, NBC5 News Manager has the same message throughout his social media under his meme, “Keep your mind Wright!”

Reach out to the team at the Realizing the Dream Healthy Living Expo so we can hold a space for you.

Pandemic fatigue is real as people get used to the presence of a life-threatening disease in the air. So we have to adhere to the rules of HEALTHY LIVING more closely.

Check out two thriving initiatives that we will showcase at the Healthy Living Expo. My top list of self-care considerations is my two colleagues, Kevin Dedner, CEO of www.Hurdle.health and Playing for Envelopes Founder, Coach William Hoyd’s new venture, https://blackpeoplefeelgreat.com/. Hurdle offers the only culturally intentional tele-men-

tal health care designed for people of color and other minority groups. Coach Hoyd’s Black People Feel Great is a simple system with two unique FOOD based products that help with healthy living issues that plague our community, hunger, cravings, fatigue, better mood, better blood sugar and insulin levels and more.

Don’t forget to rest and breathe, drink water, and explore with your needs. Consider connecting with us at the Healthy Living Expo. Questions, email me at terryallenpr@gmail.com Terry Allen is an award-winning media professional, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is also the founder of City Men Cook and 1016 Media.

Reach him at terryalllenpr@gmail. com

Call for Artists for McKinney Black History Month Art Exhibit Each February, Black History Month is an opportunity for our communities to place special emphasis on the celebration of Black lives and voices and recognize the significant contributions of African Americans. This year the McKinney Chamber Foundation presents McKinney Black History Month (McKinneyBHM. com) and programs to honor, celebrate, and uplift these contributions to the culture and society of McKinney and the surrounding area.

The McKinney Chamber Foundation is excited to announce their first Black History Month Art Exhibit and open an official call for artists to apply for exhibit and cash prizes. The event will be held at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, Saturday, February 5th at 6 pm.

The deadline to apply is January 21,

2022. Apply online at https://tinyurl. com/4fyapcuj.

Selected artists will be notified by email

by January 28, 2022.

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists from the Collin County area and beyond are encouraged to submit their work. Select works are on display at the event and remain on display throughout the month of February 2022 at the McKinney Performing Arts Center Gallery.

A jury of art professionals will review the entries, select finalists for the exhibit, and award cash prizes for three winners: $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place.

Submissions are open for both emerging and established artists. High school and college art students are encouraged

to submit their artwork for consideration alongside established artists.

Artwork should reflect the artist’s contemplation of the 2022 McKinney Black History Month theme, “Legends to Legacies,” and its meaning within Black culture.

Art may be of any medium, including three-dimensional art, collages, mixed media art, and photography - taking into consideration a month-long exhibit of that artwork. Artwork accepted for the show must be delivered to the McKinney Performing Art Center by the artist or representative. All work should be ready to hang (2D) or display (3D).

For press release information, contact the McKinney Black History Month Committee at (469) 505-0052 or visit www.McKinneyBHM.com.

Measure of a Man-Sidney Poitier remembered

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers and stood for justice and Black lives during the most tumultuous times of the civil rights movement, has died.

Poitier, whose iconic 71-year career, included starring roles in “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “Uptown Saturday Night,” was 94. His cause of death has yet to be confirmed.

In an exclusive phone call with the Black Press of America, Bill Cosby said he will miss his longtime friend and co-star.

“He was honored by AFI. And, along with many stars of the stage, screen, politics and higher education who came out to speak, I brought with me the

paperback of his autobiography and I said of all groundbreaking movies that Sidney starred in this book is the real story of this man and his journey,” Cosby remarked. “I am honored to have been close enough to him…”

According to PBS, Poitier moved to New York City at age 16 after living in the Bahamas for several years with his family. In the Big Apple, he found work as a janitor at the American Negro Theater in exchange for acting lessons. From there, he took up acting roles in plays for the next several years until his film debut in the racially charged, “No Way Out.” Race and social justice would become central themes in much of his work throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s.

A Broadway play focused on

Teachers Part-ll cont. from page 1 ism. Teachers largely are female and females notoriously are under-paid. Another theory is that teachers largely enter the field because they love teaching and helping youths, and are not in it for the money. Many educators agree that they did not become teachers for the money – but quickly add that more equitable paychecks are deserved.

How can the public help? Suggestions: all organizations and in-

Teachers have bills to pay, too.

dividuals should write letters and emails to their elected officials, urging that they increase teacher pay and improve work conditions.

Also, on annual Teacher Appreciation Days, maybe instead of sending an apple or an energy drink, send a thank you card with money inside to help the teacher buy classroom supplies or simply a personal gift.

Another abiding question is will teaching become extinct? Maybe not, but researcher say it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract young, talented college graduates to teaching careers. Graduates are well-aware of the poor conditions and low pay, so they choose more lucrative fields. A solution that might attract these graduates?

Make the pay more equitable with other fields. [[U. S. News & World Report]

Credit: iStock Getty Images.

Also, even with all the headache associated with health-care careers, researchers say nurses are paid higher than teachers. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that within the last three to four years, a registered nurse (usually a female) annually earned $73,550, compared to the $56, 383 to $58,950 we mentioned in Part I as the average teacher sal-

the life of the Bahamas born star, who earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1959 for his work in “The Defiant Ones,” is in the works.

As noted in the New York Post, the nomination was significant to America as he was the first African American to be nominated for Best Actor. That role also earned him a Golden Globe win and a BAFTA Award.

Poitier broke even more barriers in 1963 with his hit film “Lilies of the Field.” The following year, Poitier became the first African American to ever win the Best Actor at the Academy Awards.

His career continued to climb for several more years. In 1967 he starred in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” an interracial romance comedy that ruffled feathers in America. Then came

other memorable films, “They Call Me Mister Tibbs,” the sequel to the controversial blockbuster “In the Heat of the Night,” and “Uptown Saturday Night” opposite Cosby.

He released several more works; “The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2007)” “Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter (2008).”

“As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense, I would take their protection with me,” he said in ‘Measure of a Man.’ “The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.”

ary. [Time Magazine] Lastly, a number of lawmakers argue that the current status of teachers is just find: Their perks include that they get a summer break from teaching (even though a great number get second and third jobs), and that retirement and health benefits that teacher unions have negotiated seem satisfactory (on the surface).

Teacher unions and researchers counter that about 40 percent of teachers do not get social security – an oddity that dates back to the original 1935 Social Security Act, and involves state laws vs. federal laws. Texas is one of 15 states and the District of Columbia that chose not to accept when a 1950s offer was made to combine state pensions and federal social security. Many lawmakers felt the rejection would help avoid the threat of higher federal taxes. [www.TeacherPensions.org…and…www.time. com] So, again, how can you help in 2022? Get with your clubs, faith groups and various organizations – including individual letters and e-mails – and urge your lawmakers to do the right thing for teachers in 2022.

Norma Adams-Wade, is a proud Dallas native, University of Texas at Austin journalism graduate and retired Dallas Morning News senior staff writer. She is a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists and was its first southwest regional director. She became The News’ first Black full-time reporter in 1974. norma_adams_wade@yahoo.com

Broken Democracy cont. from page 2 These accommodations were rooted in ensuring that the minority had “equal” rights as the majority. One person, one vote? Not in the United States Senate.

Those folks caterwauling about a broken democracy ought to have been hollering and changing laws when Black voters were sidelined. They ought to have been looking at gerrymandering long before now.

People like to blame the 45th President for the broken state of our democracy, but the odious power-hungry former leader stood on a stage that others built for him.

Predatory capitalists of both parties weakened unions, lowered taxes on the wealthy, turned prisons into the kind of profit centers that they were post-Reconstruction.

Decent legislators often sold their principles for reelection, and some, in either party, are now pawns of corporate interests.

It is easy to point the finger at the DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) like Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), but they aren’t the only senators who are reluctant to stand up to their corporate masters.

And why aren’t more Senators more vocal about voting rights. Voting rights legislation should have been among the first things passed during this senate session, not one that people have to twist arms to pass.

The Republicans who maintain a shred of decency (Tim Scott (SC) and Susan Collins (ME) are examples)

know right from wrong, but they don’t mind being wrong.

They are more about power than principle. They don’t seem to care that our democracy is broken, as long as their party can hold sway. They averted their eyes from the insurrection, implicitly approving of it. They’ve made the destruction of our nation’s Capitol a partisan issue when it needs to be a moral one.

I admire those members of Congress who are truth-seekers and truth-tellers, like Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and Maryland’s Jamie Raskin. Republican Liz Cheyney has possibly ended her political career by telling the truth about the former President’s role on January 6.

Some of the passionate members of the Congressional Black Caucus like Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson Lee don’t tolerate Republican chicanery.

Some of the newer members, like Alexandra Ocasio Cortez and Cori Bush, challenge those inside and outside their party.

Let’s be clear, though. Our democracy has always been broken. It’s been flawed from its foundation. Can it be repaired? Possibly, but not in this climate. Not unless Democrats decide to grow backbones and learn how to fight.

Not likely.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, media contributor and educator. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com.

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Travel Indoors! (Black Travel Summit Digital Sessions) by Black Travel Summit.

Instagram Live monthly digital sessions with a variety of Black travel influencers, Black ski groups, Digital Nomads, and more discussing a variety of topics to get you traveling more, for less. Reg: https:// bit.ly/3eJozhu 12pm CST

Happy Birthday Sanko Prioleau Beyond Washington Online event broadcast via Facebook Live. @ Mosaic Templars Cultural Center 6 to 7:30 pm CST Let's Talk... Conversations on Race, Equity, & Belonging by Chantelle Fitzgerald. Multiple dates. Online event Reg: https://bit.ly/3pRYxiB 4 to 5:30 pm CST

21 The Art of Racial Healing: Public Policy and Its Role in Racial Justice. Online event by Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement, Osyrus Bolly and Kwami Abdul-Bey. Osyrus Bolly will be discussing his work in the public policy sector and how students can get involved. 6 pm CST. Reg: https:// www.facebook.com/APJMM2019

22 Native Conversations: Early Colonial Settlement and the First Deeds -- Facebook Live to explore the interconnected relationships between the Dutch, Swedes, English and Algonkian peoples in their respective regions/colonies, with Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. @MuseumOfNativeAmericanHistory. Reg: https://bit.ly/3FQP0xx 11 am to 12 pm Together We Vaccinate by Project Unity, Project Unity is committed to the health, safety and well-being of our communities. Like many other organizations helping on the vaccine effort, we want us all to return to a sense of normalcy. Held at, Balch Springs Civic Center, 12400 Elam Rd. For ages 5 and up.

10 am to 2 pm Reg: https://bit.ly/3v1bDem

Preparing for Cognitive Incapacity: Why it’s Important and the Nightmares you Risk - Free webinar. Reg: https://bit. ly/3pNFXYX Presenter: Rex Hogue, Attorney & Partner Haiman+Hogue, PLLC, 10 to 11:30 am Arlington Black Chamber January General Meeting & Business Exchange at Tu-Chi Social Club of Arlington, 2525 E. Arkansas Ln, Suite #253, Arlington. 6 to 8 pm. Tickets: bit.ly/ ABCCJan2022. Be sure to bring plenty of Business Cards.

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2022 DFW Chapter Kickoff- A Promise Kept, hosted by the National Black MBA Association - DFW Chapter in the SMU, Crum Auditorium, Collins Executive Bldg. 3150 Binkley Ave. Register at https://bit.ly/3eMNGQq 10 am to 1:30 pm

CBS II's Steve Pickett Live

Understanding Oppositional Defiant Disorder [Free Webinar] Online event. Instructor: Jaymi Dormaier, LMSW. Facebook live @MindspringMentalHealthAlliance 12 noon to 1 pm

4 Panel–Reviving the Black Cooperative Intentional Community Movement Online event by Reviving the Black Cooperative Movement. 6 to 7:30 pm. Reg: https://www.ic.org/event/reviving-black-ics-panel/

6 Women of Color Devotional “Get Together” 1st Sunday Evenings by Urban Spirit Publishing and Media Company. Read-

Let’s Talk... Conversations on Race, Equity, & Belonging by Chantelle Fitzgerald. Multiple dates. Online event Reg: https:// bit.ly/3pRYxiB 4 to 5:30 pm CST Watch Party! Network Like You Mean It with The Career Mavericks with Alysha M. Campbell, and Jessica Sinclair by U.S. Black Chambers Community Economic Development Corporation, online event. Reg: https://bit.ly/3qJ2J3o 1 to 2 pm CST

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Together We Vaccinate by Project Unity, Project Unity is committed to the health, safety and well-being of our communities.

Like many other organizations helping on the vaccine effort, we want us all to return to a sense of normalcy. Held at, St. Luke Community United Methodist Church 5710 E R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas. 11:30 am to 2:30 pm Reg: https://bit.ly/3v1bDem

MLK Celebration and Peace March by City of Cedar Hill. A special tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. King followed by a community peace march in honor of the civil rights movement and unity. 3 pm. At Cedar Hill Government Center 285 Uptown Blvd.*TENTATIVE DATE* Happy birthday Jessica Hayden

30 Octavia E. Butler Slow Read, a slow read of Octavia E. Butler’s body of work, hosted by Njeri. Online event tickets: https://bit. ly/332Qc2E 12 noon to 1:30 pm CST

ers, writers, and editors of the Women of Color Daily Devotionals for a great time at our monthly “Get Together” Info: www. urbanspirit.biz 6 to 7 pm.

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Happy birthday Bethany Sargent Small Businesses are you interested in doing business with the City of Arlington? You don’t want to miss this FREE matchmaking event from 1-4 pm CST. Register here if you have the proper NAICS code: https://lnkd.in/etAk_Jg7. You MUST have a capability statement to participate. If you need assistance developing a capability statement, please email spelile.rivas@uta.edu for a FREE one-on-one development session.

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Campus Theatre, 214 W Hickory St, Denton.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 1 Journey through African American History, by Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. By popular demand, the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission will present and encore presentation of The Arkansas African-American History Makers Virtual experience moderated by legendary Hip-Hop announcer, M.C. Lyte. @AMLKC on Facebook. 12 pm.

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15 Understanding PTSD [Free Webinar] Online event. Instructor: Jaymi Dormaier, LMSW. Facebook live @MindspringMentalHealthAlliance 12 noon to 1 pm

20-22 Tracing African Jamaican Roots: Secrets of 1817 Slave Registers Uncovered, by Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks. Blending Black ancestry with Black history. Paul Crooks reveals how he used the 1817 Slave Register trace his ancestry and bring his back story to life. 1 to 2 pm. Booking Information: https:// paulcrooks.info/black-genealogy-online-events

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Legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Lusia Harris Dies cont. from page 1 off the court, and the light she brought to her community, the State of Mississippi, her country as the first woman ever to score a basket in the Olympics, and to women who play basketball around the world.”

“The Queen of Basketball,” a documentary directed by Ben Proudfoot, has won several awards since being released during last year’s Tribeca Film Festival including: Best Short Documentary – The Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards; Best Short Documentary – Palm Springs Shortfest; Best Short Documentary & Best of Fest – Nevada City Film Festival.

The film also won the Best Documentary Short award at

the 2021 Palm Springs ShortFest, making it eligible for consideration for the 2022 Oscars. Oscar nominations are due to be announced on February 8.

Hall-of-fame NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, who served as executive producer on the documentary, told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year: “She was a woman athlete, a Black woman athlete and she’s been historically shortchanged and denied opportunities.

“We just want the world to know [she] was the greatest ever.

I just want women, especially female athletes, to see this.”

While a student at Delta State, Harris led the school to three consecutive AIAW champion-

ships (1975, 1976 and 1977), tied with Immaculata for the most AIAW championships of any college.

During each of those title runs, Harris was named MVP of the AIAW national tournament. She finished her college career with 2,981 points (25.9 ppg) and 1,662 rebounds (14.4 rpg). As a senior, she was awarded the Honda Broderick Cup as the best collegiate athlete in any sport.

Harris also made history in international basketball, earning a gold medal as a member of the 1975 U.S. Pan American Team that competed in Mexico City.

Per ESPN, women’s basketball debuted in the 1976 Olympics and Harris scored the first basket of the competition in the Montreal Games, leading the United States to a silver medal as its leading scorer and rebounder.

In 1977, Harris made history again when she was selected by the New Orleans Jazz with the 137th pick of the 1977 NBA draft; the first-ever woman to be drafted to the NBA. Due to her pregnancy, she nev-

er reported to training camp or played with the team but still remains the only woman ever to be officially drafted by an NBA team.

Harris did play for the Houston Angels of the now-defunct Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL). She is also a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and several other Halls including the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

For more on the life and career of Lusia “Lucy” Harris, visit the following sites: - https://www.wbhof.com/famers/ stewart/ - https://www.theblacksportswoman. com/the-dominant-lusia-harris/ - https://www.blackpast.org/ african-american-history/harris-lusia-1955/#:~:text=In%201992%20 Harris%20and%20former,Woman’s%20 Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame.

It’s important to note that Dallas Skyline’s own Donnie F. Wilson is also listed as an executive producer on the documentary, The Queen of Basketball.

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