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By Cheryl Smith Publisher

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Cheryl’s for real!

I want to talk about Cheryl for a minute.

The sister is all over the place!

She went to an HBCU, so that means that she has it going on! She pledged a sorority and knows the importance of sisterhood, and she’s been committed to public service, family, hard work and faith.

She didn’t just arrive on the scene. Cheryl has been working a long time and making a difference so it’s no wonder that she is prepared for a time such as this.

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It was a first! The inaugural HBCU Lone Star Diamond Classic at the beautiful Rough Riders Field Southern in Frisco, TX with two powerhouses in the Southwestern Athletic Conference battling for bragging 11 rights. Southern University came with a broom, sweeping the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 15 Golden Lions in the three-game series.

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Howells don’t want families to suffer

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Foundation calls for extension of program scheduled to end in April

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Cheryl Polote Williamson

She expects you to have your stuff together, because guess what? When you come needing something from her, it’s always together! So why should she accept less from you?

Cheryl lifts as she climbs and makes opportunities for others.

Not only does she know her way around a broadcast studio; she has that publishing gig down pretty solid too.

Cheryl is sounding pretty decent right about now.

Which brings me to my truth.

No, I am not talking about Cheryl Smith. I am talking about Cheryl Polote Williamson. But, as I am writing, in my head I hear Carly Simon’s song, “You’re so Vain.”

When I look up at the stars, it seems like I see Cheryl’s face peering back at me.

Some might say, “Gosh Cheryl Polote Williamson is all over the place. She just popped up outta nowhere!”

Hold up wait a minute.

No impostor syndrome, complex; whatever you want to call it going on over here. Cheryl has labored and learned, listened and mentored so that she was ready when the opportunity came her way.

You may just now be beginning to see what was around you all the time—a hard-working sister with a vision.

So today we are reading her books, listening to her presentations, enjoying her plays, and more.

And beginning this week, we will see the wife, mother, sister, friend, and all around great person in action as the executive producer of Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, a documentary featuring other dynamic women, like actress Phylicia Rashad and Vice President Kamala Harris; who are also her sorority sisters.

And if you think this will be her only film project, well you’ve got See MY TRUTH, page 2

Administrators of a Dallas County organization that distributes fresh food boxes and COVID-protection products predict that local families will continue needing such items through at least 2022.

Dominique Bryant-Howell and her husband Chris Howell, founders of Dallas-based Chris Howell Foundation, said the COVID-19 pandemic has gutted thousands of families’ household incomes;

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they will need more than a year to financially recover, she said.

“The need is so great,” Bryant-Howell said. “We have decided as a board to move forward with food distribution. People are going to need 12 to

18 months to pull themselves together.”

Bryant-Howell made the statement Thursday, March 25, during a private gathering of Tarrant County and City of Fort Worth elected officials and business leaders.

The foundation hosted the gathering at downtown Fort Worth’s The Capital Grille to address looming concerns over a marked rise in food inse-

curity in Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth and nearby communities.

Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks; Jay Jackson, a representative from Commissioner Devan Allan’s office; Fort Worth City Councilwomen Gyna Bivens and Kelly Allen Gray; and Annette Robinson, a listing agent with James Walker Realty, were among community leaders who attended the luncheon event.

The Howell Foundation has distributed more than 2400 USDA See HOWELLS page 8

Jacobs takes long, hard look at pain

By Leah Frazier

Special to I Messenger Media

Jacobs Family at Book Signing

Dallas media personality, actress, educator, philanthropist, singer, nationally syndicated radio host, and now author; Dareia Jacobs is hotter than hot, if the turnout for her inaugural book signing is any indicator.

And as if that wasn’t enough, Jacobs reached yet another milestone as her debut book, Leaving Your Pain On the Pew, reached national best selling heights as a hot, new release in both Christian Living – Personal Growth, and Christian Living – Women’s Issues categories.

The best seller, formally released on March 2, 2021, explores the issues of “church hurt” — a widely experienced phenomenon wherein members of the congregation experience pain, disappointment or trauma by pastors, leaders of the church, or other congregation members where trust was betrayed.

In Leaving Your Pain on the Pew, First Lady Jacobs shows readers how to heal from church hurt and develop the courage to love. For those “wounded warriors,”the book details how to move beyond the hurt to healing, trust God with the restorative See DAREIA JACOBS page 2

Driven to Succeed, LLC certified by WBENC Driven to Succeed LLC, a business specializing in market research and brand strategy consulting for Fortune 500 companies and leading brands, recently received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Ohio River Valley, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

“We are proud to be among the 13 million women-owned businesses, and 2.7 million Black women-owned businesses in the U.S.,” said Kristin Harper, Driven to Succeed’s Founder and CEO. “As a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, we are excited to partner with more corporations and government agencies who

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wish to purchase services and solutions from diverse suppliers.

Certification further authenticates a business and helps entrepreneurs establish a firmer foundation as they continue to build their companies.

“We’ve built an agile team whose 75+ years of Market Research, Marketing, and P&L Management experience across dozens of Fortune 500 clients and diverse B2B and B2C industries help us translate insights into the ‘so what’ and ‘now what,’ leading to faster, more impactful results,” added Ms. Harper.

WBENC is the nation’s most widely recognized certifier of businesses owned and operated by women. By including women-owned businesses and minority business enterprises among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs.

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The family of slain USVI businessman Botham Shem Jean returned to Texas once again Botham Shem Jean since his murder on September 6, 2018, at the hands of an off-duty police officer.

This time they shared the stage with Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, civil rights Atty. Ben Crump, clergy members, community activists and others at the intersection of Belleview Street and the 1400 Block of South Lamar Street as the City of Dallas commemorated the renaming of the stretch of South Lamar Street between Interstate 30 and South-Central Expressway to Botham Jean Boulevard.

At the program on Saturday, it was an emotional occasion as just like at the trial for Amber Guyger, stories about what a wonderful person “Bo,” as he was called by many, was.

In addition to Mayor Johnson who has already proclaimed the day of Mr. Jean’s birthday, Sept.

29, as #BeLikeBo Day in honor of the Harding University graduate, on Monday, Rep. Carl O. Sherman (D-109), joined by legislators, and a diverse group of supporters, held a press conference at the State Capitol to bring light to his proposed legislation, Bo’s Law, which he said is meant to “codify and strengthen existing criminal justice laws and address the use of excessive and deadly force by those who are sworn to protect and serve all Americans.”

Jean, a native of Saint Lucia, moved to Dallas for a job after graduation and outside of his studies and work, the young professional dedicated himself to community service, often through his church.

He was working as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at the time of his death.

“Botham Jean’s death was an unfathomable calamity, but his life embodied a spirit of service and kindness,” Mayor Johnson said. “By giving back to his community, he set an example that all Dallasites can live by. I encourage everyone to Be Like Bo on his birthday this year and let the legacy of his short, bright life transcend the tragedy of his death.”

Mr. Jean’s pastor, Minister Sammie L. Berry of Dallas West Church of Christ, echoed the mayor’s call.

“Botham’s voice was silenced too soon, but the day of service is a way for us to remember what he stood for: love, service, sharing, and giving,” Berry said. “Any act of service, large or small, is a way of honoring his life.”

Guyger, whose name made headlines following the shooting, trial and subsequent guilty verdict, has been serving a 10-year sentence and will be arguing before an appellate court the end of April.

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“Forgiveness can be hard when the cut is deep and the wounds are fresh, but Christ has instructed us to forgive,” the new author writes. “At the root of all forgiveness is love.

Christ said in Matthew 7:16 that they will know us by our fruit. Well, forgiveness is the fruit of love.”

Just last month, the First Lady and widely recognized voice of gospel radio reached national syndication through her latest gig with the new Philly’s Favor 100.7FM/99.5 HD3, following her much adored stint with Dallas’ now-defunct Heaven 97 KHVN. “Philly’s Favor 100.7 FM/99.5 HD3, which launched last year, brings a 24-hour inspirational format to FM radio every weekday with a stellar line up of gospel music’s brightest stars,” its latest press release reads.

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UNT Dallas College of Law ranked #1 for Law School Diversity In their Winter 2021 Edition, preLaw / National Jurist Magazine announced the Top 25 law schools and UNT Dallas College of Law is Ranked #1 in the country for Law School Diversity.

While racial disparity remains in America, many institutions of higher learning are stepping up recruitment efforts to attract the best and brightest students from all backgrounds.

UNT Dallas College of Law (COL) has been recognized by the magazine over the past few years for earning a number of esteemed banners including Top 10 Best Law Schools for African Americans and Top 20 for Hispanics. Now, the Dallas law institution sits atop an elite list of law schools in the U.S. Former Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships - Valerie James and her second in command Sheena Brooks were responsible for executing an extremely aggressive strategy to build a culturally diverse lawschool student body when the doors opened in 2014.

Brooks was at the helm when law schools throughout America were forced to establish new protocols for meeting potential students during the pandemic. After reassessing a slew of new recruiting norms during COVID-19, the admissions team amassed a record number of diverse applicants for the Entering Class of Fall 2020.

Dr. Nicole Gibbs, who joined UNT Dallas

Dr. Nicole Gibbs

COL as the new Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships in October 2020, is working diligently to continue the successful climb by incorporating the latest law school best practices.

UNT Dallas COL has a proud, albeit short, history as an innovative educational law program with a number of local and regional championships in Moot Court and Mock Trial competitions.

With brand new recognition as a diversity leader among all law schools in the country, UNT Dallas COL is living up to its mission of training lawyers who are as diverse as the communities they serve.

The American Bar Association (ABA) completed a site visit last week at UNT Dallas COL, which was provisionally approved in June 2017.

For more information about UNT Dallas College of Law visit https://lawschool. untdallas.edu

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With reports that alcohol and drug abuse have risen steeply during the pandemic – and that addiction treatment is as elusive as ever - the National Press Foundation and the American Society of Addiction Medicine are offering an opportunity for journalists to pause and take a deep dive into the science of addiction.

This training will cover the increase in alcohol and drug use during the pandemic; the latest on the opioids crisis; the latest research on treatment and telemedicine for addiction treatment; the role of marijuana and alcohol; trends in substance abuse; racial disparities in access to drug treatment; and more. With this grounding in hand, journalists will then cover the three-day American Society of Addiction Medicine Virtual Conference.

The NPF training is April 7, 12, 14, 16 and 19 and May 19 on Zoom. Sessions will be mid-day – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – to catch reporters in all time zones.

The ASAM Annual Conference runs from April 22-24.

The program is open to all U.S.-based journalists.

Black, Indigenous and other journalists of color are encouraged to apply. Journalists do not need to be covering addiction issues now, but they should have an interest in doing so in future and an outlet for their work.

Contact Chris Adams (cadams@nationalpress.org) for details or apply here: https://npf.wufoo.com/ forms/w13fewf00frsc27/ Applicants must commit to attend all sessions of the NPF training and the ASAM conference.

Support for this program comes from Arnold Ventures and it is hosted by ASAM. NPF retains sole responsibility for programming and content.

Thanks for picking up the phone, Shaun Rabb!

If you “googled” the name of a Dallas-area veteran journalist last week, you might have jumped to a conclusion as so many others did.

Phones were ringing as many tried to verify reports that Shaun Rabb, FOX 4 News had transitioned.

I was clueless when I received my first call but a phone call to the man who launched my career in radio 31 years ago put to rest the rumor that was rapidly sweeping the country.

He answered the phone cheerfully and authoritatively as I whispered

“thank you, thank God!” As I shared the information I received with him, other calls began coming in. I began texting people who had reached out to me to share the good news. I was near tears.

It’s easy to see how someone could take the first line and run.

The story, covered by Mr. Rabb, was actually about another person many were fond of, Bishop Omar Jahwar; who transitioned recently.

As you can see, from the screen shot below, it reads that “Beloved church

leader, activist passes away...”

Well, guess what?

Award-winning journalist Shaun

Rabb, who celebrated 30 years at Fox 4 in 2020, has been the pastor of New Light Church in Pleasant Grove for the past 16 years! And as one-half of one of the area’s most influential and respected couples-he’s married to Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown -- it’s no wonder phones were ringing.

It is indeed a blessing to be able to continue hearing his voice, signing off on stories, “Shaun Rabb, FOX 4 (PAUSE) News!

-Cheryl Smith

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OUR VOICES

By Lewis Flanagan III

Mesquite Hometown Market at Mesquite Convention Center, 1700 Rodeo Dr, Mesquite, Event by Hometown Markets and Forney Trade Days.10 am CDT – 4 pm CDT. It’s time for our Spring Market! Located inside Mesquite Convention Center, we have over 35,000 feet of crafts, handmade, and boutique items! First 50 shoppers receive a FREE Swag Bag full of goodies from our amazing vendors! Adults $5 12 & under Free.

“Inspired Vision” Art Exhibit Presented By Faith Artists. Faith Artists makes its triumphant return to the Granville Arts Center - Gallery Space with the new art exhibit: “Inspired Vision.” Admission is free and open to the public Monday-Friday and during performances. Faith Artists website: https://faithartists.com/ Grandville Arts Center website: http://www.garlandarts.com/153/Arts.

A p r il 9 -1 8 The Savannah Sipping Society Presented By Corp.

Plaza theatre Downtown Garland.” In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate and an impromptu happy hour, deciding it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life that they’ve lost through the years.

Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment, Randa, Dot, Marlafaye, and Jinx successfully bond and find the confidence to jump-start their new lives. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment and most importantly, realize it’s never too late to make new old friends. So raise your glass to these strong Southern women and their fierce embrace of life and say “Cheers!” Dates and times vary go to the website: https://www.garlandtx. gov/3196/Plaza-Theatre.

A p r il 1 0 S a t The Urban Market at Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery, 509 W. State St. Garland. 9 am-4:30 pm.

“Food & Finds” Pop-Up Market on the 2nd Saturday of each month May through December (excluding August) in the Heart of Downtown Garland. Featuring local vendors that specialize in Farm Fresh Foods, Vintage, Repurposed, Upcycled, and Hand Crafted Goods.

A p r il 1 5 Made Fresh & Local Presents Pop Cultura Band. A fresh and local concert experience is back by popular demand and headed straight into your living room!

Out with the old and in with the new, as we kick off 2021 the right way! So grab some popcorn, drinks and your best friends to get a front-row seat to our Made Fresh & Local virtual concert series. Performances featuring some of the area’s best musicians and artists occur every other Thursday night!

Streaming Location: Made Fresh & Local event page on our Facebook, @PlayGarland and YouTube channel. Comment using the tags #OnlyinGarland and #MYMGarland. Engage with the event and comment live during the performance.

STATEMENT GAMES Nothing is more frustrating to a loyal sports fan than a team unable to regroup, or make the managerial, mid-game, or strategic adjustments required to win. All too often, the fine line between the field and those in the winner’s circle can be attributed to just that.

The last year, and all of its drama therein have afforded the Black athlete an opportunity to have a hand in determining just what the “Normal” in “The New Normal” will really be and mean to the future of American athletics.

The NCAA and each of the nation’s largest professional sports leagues have very long and documented histories of discrimination against African Americans, and in so-doing have sentenced themselves to torture by the very identity-politics that they now claim has no place in sports.

It is for that very reason that those who would like to question the need for discussions of identity politics (or politics at all, for that matter) in sports.

It was almost exactly a year ago, when the COVID-19 strain of the Coronavirus laid siege on the American consciousness; sports-first. Despite the negative impact of such a unique interruption to what we then considered regularly scheduled programing, it was also the sports industry that became the catalyst and symbol of our national resolve to fight this horrible pandemic and return to some sort of normalcy.

NBA TAKES A STAND, THEN STANDS DOWN The unforgettable reaction of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the immediate suspension of all NBA games (including the very one he was watching from his courtside seat) became synonymous with that of the country at large. Cuban also quickly became the face of the league’s stand against racial injustice in policing after the murder of George Floyd.

The Milwaukee Bucks did what no team had ever done before; electing to sit out of a game in solidarity with those protesting the murder of Jacob Blake, a 29-year old Black man, in Wisconsin.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

Dak Prescott

DeAndre Hopkins

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Courtesy DeAndre Hopkins

Eventually the entire NBA universe, which had been suppressed to the confines of what would come to be known as “The Bubble” would rally around the cause championed by so many of the league’s most prominent Black players.

Phrases like “Black Lives Matter,” and other calls for interracial harmony were littered across the NBA canvass, but the sentiment well seemed to run dry over the off-season, giving way to a more “traditional” feeling product.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver who once stood as an outlier among professional league executives, has fallen eerily silent; even in the wake of criticism of very rigid and, frankly sensitive officiating this season. Technical fouls have been issued with reckless abandon this season, and most of those whose participation and effect on game outcomes have been Black players.

Is this a compensatory effort to push the pendulum the other way? And how will a move back toward the middle of the political road help, or hurt the NBA? STEALING HOME While few were paying attention, Major League Baseball elected to absorb Negro League Baseball’s history and achievements after decades of turning a blind eye. While many may see the move as one of progress, it is yet another example of a created identity framework, destroyed by its creator; only when it was convenient.

So many of the figures that will benefit the MLB going forward, lived and died without enjoying a moment of respect, or simple consideration during their careers.

That is criminal.

Though I would absolutely, under no terms, argue against the worthiness of those who paved the way for all diasporic players that would follow in their footsteps, I cannot help but acknowledge the disappointment felt in kno-

wing just how many would not receive their roses while they were here.

NOT FAIR LEAGUE No league has had more damage control to do in light of the current landscape than the National Football League.

“The Shield” made a concerted effort to lean on the flag and performative false patriotism, in the face of an outcry for basic civil rights. In the aftermath of Floyd’s murder, and the actions of Trump-supporting Capital rioters on January 6 , 2021, the stench of the league’s original hard stance reeks so badly, that they have simply offered their half-hearted mea-culpa and chosen to ignore the gravity of the decisions made when privilege was certain to trump justice just a few weeks ago.

Had NFL owners only understood what a glasshouse carnival they had turned the shield into.

Proving that the league has little sincere interest in righting the shipwreck that has become their image in the eyes of African Americans at large, two of the NFL’s biggest offseason headlines have been that both of Texas’ Black starting quarterbacks needed to “know their places,” or face future uncertainty.

Cowboys quarterback, Dak Prescott has out-earned his salary from the first second he took to the field. It was Prescott’s youth and value per dollar that made his rise to stardom, and an NFL Rookie of the Year award, what it was.

The Cowboys got the benefit of a young player looking to prove himself worthy of the role that he was thrust into. Five seasons after being selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Prescott the second he went down with a season-ending ankle injury in week five of the 2020 season.

Read more at www.garlandjournal.com Lewis Flanagan III is an avid sports enthusiast and writer.

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Always Right to Fight!

Quit Playin’

By Vincent L. Hall

Now this one will probably get me into trouble, but it does not matter. There is undeniable evidence that my mama and God love me. That’s enough for me, and even if it were not, this has to be said.

I am tired of Black folks who spew disinformation and ignorance. White privilege may make allowances for some, but not for us.

After the horrific murders of some of our Asian sisters in Georgia, the press started asking whether or not the Black community would align with them to stop the senseless racist attacks against them spurred on by Trump and his merry band of White Supremacists.

It was devastating to me to read

many of the social media responses and sickening to hear them among friends and family. “What did the Asians ever do for us? I don’t remember them being a part of our civil rights struggle!”

There are three significant flaws in this dismissive reasoning. First, reportedly, only 3-5% of Black folks followed King and the civil rights movement in general. Second, plenty of Asians like our Jewish brothers and sisters went to bat for us. Go back and read the history.

Finally, the revolutionary fight for the liberation of all peoples should never be conditional. Good people must challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, and all other forms of oppression without regard to the race, ethnicity, or government on either side of the equation.

Many believe as I do, that Jesus Christ was of African descent.

However, if that same Jesus died for Africans but no one else, he would not be worthy of my spiritual allegiance.

We should pounce on injustice in the world roundly and without question.

How shallow is it to ask, “What did Asians or Mexicans or anyone

else ever do for us?

Miss me with that dumb sh!t!

Nothing in the Christian credo or ethos requires compensation or reparations for good deeds.

Nevertheless, for the sake of the naysayers, let me reiterate a few of the main points of a CNN article by Van Jones, “Black-Asian solidarity has a long and storied history in America!”

This may be the only time you ever hear me quote Van Jones.

“Legendary civil rights icon Frederick Douglass gave a speech about immigration in 1869 at a moment when restricting Chinese and Japanese migration to the United States was central to the political debate.

Douglass took a strong stand for a “composite nation” with free migration as a fundamental human right.

When Filipinos decided to fight for their country’s independence instead of accepting US colonial rule, the US launched a war against them. That war created a crisis of conscience for some African American soldiers. Prominent African American figures like Henry M. Turner and Ida B. Wells empathized with the Filipino freedom

fighters and spoke out on their behalf.

African American opposition to the Vietnam War was widespread.

Leaders like Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and Martin Luther King Jr.

spoke out. Protesters carried signs reading, “Black men should fight white racism, not Vietnamese freedom fighters.”

Near the end of his life, an embattled Malcolm X was isolated from the Nation of Islam. As he struggled to forge a new path for himself, Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese American human rights activist, stood by his side. The two became friends and helped each other develop global perspectives

on human rights.

When assassins gunned Malcolm X down, it was Kochiyama who famously cradled his head as he lay dying on the floor of the Audubon Ballroom.

My angst is simple regarding the need for African Americans to take a stand against injustice anywhere that poses a threat to justice everywhere. Dr. King made it plain. “The time is always right to do what is right.”

He ended that quote with another equally compelling line.

“You could start right now by doing a small part to treat people with dignity, courtesy, and respect.”

As the most hated people on planet earth, African Americans should show some respect and regard to our Asian-American family’s plight in this critical juncture of American history.

Dr. King was assassinated 10 days before Easter and 53 years ago.

Let us honor his legacy rather than distorting it. It is always right to fight injustice.

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

Fight For Women Of Color Who Fight For Us Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House.

Guest Commentary

By Ben Jealous

Special to Texas Metro News President Joe Biden has nominated extraordinary women of color to high-level jobs in the Biden-Harris administration.

Many of them are being attacked and smeared by the far right. That’s why People For the American Way has launched the #HerFightOurFight campaign.

We cannot let far-right forces silence and smear these trailblazing women who are eager to advance the progressive values that Americans voted for when we put Joe

VANITA GUPTA Our first ad tells the story of Vanita Gupta, who has been nominated for associate attorney general.

Gupta was a young civil rights lawyer in her first job after law school when she heard about a gross injustice in the small town of Tulia, Texas.

Almost 40 people—nearly all of them Black—had been wrongly arrested, convicted by all-white juries, and jailed on bogus drug charges. It was a big percentage of the Black community in that town.

It was devastating to the individuals and their families. And they saw little chance to get justice.

But then Gupta, who was working for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, took up their cause. She exposed the injustice and won their freedom. She even got them pardons from a Republican governor.

Gupta has been fighting for equal justice ever since. She led the Justice Department’s Civ-

il Rights Division for part of the Obama administration. And for the last few years she has led the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. But right-wing groups are running a more than million-dollar ad campaign to smear her. And unprincipled politicians like Ted Cruz are attacking her over her civil rights work in the Obama administration.

VOICE BEHIND CAMPAIGN Our #HerFightOurFight ad is narrated by Shirley Sherrod, a former government official who lived through a dishonest smear campaign that twisted and distorted her words to try to destroy her career.

She sees the same thing happening to Gupta and other brilliant women of color, and she’s speaking out.

It is important to defend women like Vanita Gupta who are being unfairly attacked. But this campaign is about more than these specific women. It is about all of us.

These women are ready to make

change happen—the change we voted for. They represent the kind of inclusive multiracial and multiethnic society we are building together—and the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to building one of the most diverse governing teams in our nation’s history.

IT’S OUR JOB I am sad to say it is not surprising that many of Biden’s nominees are being attacked by people who see that vision of our future as a threat. It is not surprising that the descendants of the Jim Crow south whose power is threatened by people of color turning out to vote are passing new laws to try to stop us.

It is not surprising to see racism and sexism used as a political weapon.

We know that progress is often met with backlash. Our long march toward justice has sometimes been beaten back temporarily—on the blood-stained Edmund Pettus Bridge, in courtrooms where whiteness trumped

justice, in state legislatures where the Constitution’s promise of equal justice was repeatedly betrayed, and in the U.S. Senate, where the filibuster was used to delay passage of civil rights laws.

IT’S OUR FIGHT Time and again, we have overcome, often led by courageous Black women and other women of color whose leadership was frequently overlooked and overshadowed.

Today, we fight for Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke, a brilliant Black woman nominated to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and other brilliant women who are ready to help President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris fight for a country that comes closer to meeting our ideals of freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity for all. #HerFightOurFight.

Ben Jealous is president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. He also is the former president and CEO of the NAACP.

Pick Your Battles Carefully

Faithful Utterances

By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew This past week, what apparently was an argument between Kirk Franklin and his adult son was now in the public sphere for consumption, comment and even debate. His son recorded their spat and Kirk’s words of scorn were saturated with some colorful language.

I’m not sure what his son’s intention was in making their private disagreement public. If the goal was to make others see his father in a negative light—it’s

possible that it could have done that for both of them. If the goal was to demonstrate that his father was human and experienced expressions of anger as many of us do, then he was successful.

If his goal was to reconcile the relationship, I would say that it probably did the opposite.

Relationships are messy and quite often, it’s easy to see these family disagreements as a failure without recognizing the difficulty it is to be a parent. I think we also fail to see how many of our issues in relationship with family actually are a mirror of our relationship with God. Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs I’ve ever had. I describe my adult daughter as my heart walking outside of my body and yet, as much as I love her, we’ve had some disagreements and even times when we needed space from one another.

I can admit that as great of a relationship we have, there have been some rocky roads we’ve traveled in between the great

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moments. There are decisions I don’t necessarily agree with that she has made. Yet, I realize that she is an adult and can make choices just as I do.

We all want the best things for our kids and when they make choices that we believe will hurt them, it’s hard to step back and watch. In our attempt to help them, I think sometimes we can hurt them by our approach, our words, and our actions.

We can be well intended and not comprehend the impact of our decisions. For some of us, we hold grudges, allowing our anger to build up and at some point, we explode. I think the thing I’ve learned in our relationship is addressing issues as they happen instead of waiting, taking a step back when necessary, and always listen more than give input.

The Bible gives us instruction in dealing with conflicts. Read (Matthew 18:15-17a). We have been a given a roadmap to address issues—whether it be with our children, co-workers, friends, or

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loved ones. We first attempt to deal with the person.

If they are not willing to listen, then we should bring it to wise counsel that we trust and know will seek truth and reconciliation.

These are individuals who stand for righteousness and justice but understand the importance of mercy and grace. If they do not listen still, then you try again to bring reconciliation in another way. You don’t give up. The church doesn’t necessarily mean the physical structure or everyone within the congregation but those individuals who can offer sound advice, guidance, and offer discretion.

How many times do we get angry at God, turn away, and say things out of doubt and unbelief because we didn’t get our way?

Just as children do this to their parents, we, too, must own those times we’ve turned away from God. Pay attention to the temper tantrums you have with God, it could be a reflection of some of

our interactions with others. Are we willing to hang on, work it out and keep the faith even when things go wrong or do we give up too easy, fuss, and cuss each other out? God models the behavior we all should strive for as parents or children; one that embraces honor, sees the best, tells the truth, and gives respect. It is one that love is foundation for every action and that forgiveness is essential.

I don’t know the details of the fight between Mr. Franklin and his son but what I do hope is they are able to resolve and reconcile their issues privately with God instead of in the court of public opinion that does nothing but further isolates, and creates division and more pain.

Go to those you love privately and make it right.

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/

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LIFE AFTER THE VILLAGE

What’s On Miles’ Mind

By Miles Jaye

Until you’ve reached the chapter called The End, there is always a next chapter to your life story.

Many people get so caught up in the automation of their day-to-day existence as one thing or another, a schoolteacher, an accountant, a nurse, or physician, that they fail to consider what may come next.

It’s as though that vocation, career, or profession you chose in your twenties may last forever. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Only a debilitating illness, accident or death itself can preclude a next chapter in your life story. That is why retirement comes with such a devastating blow, for so many of us.

This is a tale of the chapters following my years with a group

known as the Village People. I was the “Cop” and lead singer from 1982-1984. To be clear and accurate, I was the third Village People “Cop” after Victor Willis, the original and composer of many of the group’s biggest hits, and Ray Simpson, Victor’s replacement and younger brother of hit singer/ songwriter Valerie Simpson of Ashford and Simpson fame.

I was a new kid on the block.

It wasn’t long after a 5-year stint in the U.S. Air Force and a year or two of surfing the New York jazz club scene and Europe’s jazz festivals that a musician buddy of mine, Bashiri Johnson, Michael Jackson’s percussionist, turned me on to an audition for a group looking for a new lead singer. As much as I hated auditions… I was game. I had a wife, a young son, and a daughter on the way for motivation, so I went, not knowing it was for the Village People.

I was the most unlikely candidate for the VP gig and, to this day, I don’t know if I would have even gone to the audition had I known what it was all about. I always thought of myself as a jazz guy. My father and brother were jazz men. They both played sax.

I was a classically trained violinist, so I had a classical head, but a

heart for jazz. I grew up listening to my brother’s Trane, Miles, Bird, and Monk albums. My sister’s love was R&B. She actually took me to my very first concert at the Apollo in Harlem. The show headlined an R&B icon named Billy Stewart, singing hits like “Summertime”

and “Sitting in the Park.” R&B touched my soul. Growing up in the church, I heard more than my share of gospel music. To this day, it’s gospel music that speaks to my spirit.

So, with a head for classical, a heart for jazz, R&B enriching my

soul and gospel igniting my spirit, where did Village People music fit in? In short, it didn’t! Much like the John Phillip Sousa military music I played for five years in the U.S. Air Force Band, it served its purpose as a means to an end. If I had to choose, I would venture to say I had a greater appreciation for the Air Force Band music than the VP music. First of all, the AF Band played a surprisingly wide variety of music from the typical military marches to classical concert band repertoire to the pop Top Ten list.

I played flute and piccolo in the band. It’s when I was shipped out to the Philippines that I began my singing career, if you can call it that. What I will say about VP music is one-- it is very well arranged and produced, and two-- it was quite a challenge to a relatively new singer… me!

More than sharing my personal experiences in that two year stretch with one of the most widely recognized names in music entertainment, singing some of the most popular songs of all times, including “YMCA,” “Macho Man,” and “In the Navy”, consider this- I have no idea how I ended up there. I would never have guessed it, and I’m sure that I wouldn’t have chosen it, but there I was on stages all over the world, singing

to sold out crowds, at break-neck speeds in keys way too high for me, but somehow, I did it-- I survived it.

So, I survived Brooklyn, the Air Force, and the Village People, what could possibly be next? Teddy Pendergrass of course. Okay, you can’t make this stuff up. The point I’m making is that life is filled with unforeseeable twists and turns.

I’m writing a book called “Life After the Village People - Tales From An Ex-Village People Cop”. In it, I share some of the uglier, more painful, make you wanna give up twists and turns. In times of doubt and despair, having lost all reason to care, among other things, I remembered the famous Winston Churchill quote, “Never give in-- never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”. He also said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it’s the courage to continue that counts.”. Smart guy!

That’s what’s on my mind.

Website: www.milesjaye.net Podcast: https://bit.ly/2zkhSRv Email: milesjaye360@gmail.com

A Step In The Right Direction

The Last Word

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Exhale. Relief is on the way.

President Biden’s COVID relief bill cleared the Senate with the narrowest of margins. It was a grueling process. As a delaying tactic, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R) demanded that the entire 600 plus page bill be read aloud. It took more than 10 hours for Senate clerks to read. The ridiculous demand imposed no hardship on any Senator. Most, including Johnson himself, drifted in and out of the reading, which lasted until 2 am on the morning Friday, March 5. The Senators were not inconvenienced – they were under no obligation to be seated as the legislation was read. The inconvenience, instead, was on the clerks who read for several hours, and to what end?

No matter. The delay did not prevent the legislation from passing, although it passed on strictly party lines. Do any Republicans represent the poor people who hunger for relief? And what about Senator Joe Manchin (D-WVA), who dug in his heels to limit relief checks to the “wealthy,” reduce unemployment benefits from a proposed $400 per week down to $300. West Virginia is one of our nation’s poorest states. Their “moderate” Senator turned his back on his constituents, watering down the House plan to provide more.

Still, essential components of the legislation remained. The amended bill may pass Congress as early as March 10, retained help to cities and states, support covid vaccinations, and a child credit that will put money in people’s pockets. The legislation is, in some ways, disappointing. In many other ways, it is a step in the right direction.

At moments like this, I think of folks like Elder Betty Shabazz, who always says, “find the good and praise it.” So we must praise the legislation that has passed and what it will mean to those struggling in the face of this pandemic. We must praise the money that poor people with children will get. And we must praise

the relief that will come to small businesses, which have a twoweek window to get ahead of the capitalist exploiters who have manipulated the system.

We must also embrace our disappointment as motivation to move forward. Thanks, Senator Bernie Sanders, for continuing your passionate fight for $15. Why have so many settled at $11 or raised the issue of differential minimum wages based on the cost of living? No matter where you go, a McDonald’s or Burger King sandwich costs about the same unless there are sales. So does food. Housing costs may differ, and that’s worth consideration.

Here’s the other question – how much poverty are we prepared to accept? Are we prepared to accept its consequences?

We are also disappointed that President Biden has backed off student loan forgiveness, suggesting that it might be limited to $10,000 per borrower. The backbone of Biden support, Black women, carry the most enormous student loan debt. Biden and his team need to target student loan relief and ensure that those who shouldered the most debt get the most help. While there are certainly flaws to the Biden/Warren plan for total student loan debt forgiveness, the Biden proposal does not deal with the racial wealth gap and how Black students often pay more to get less in higher education.

I am not complaining. It would be unseemly in the face of this victory. I am merely saying there is so much work to do. If we

are tempted to take a victory lap around the passage of covid relief, we must also be ready for the next steps. The House of Representatives passed HR1, which is an election protection measure that guarantees voting rights. Already, there are more than 200 voter suppression proposed legislation that comes from more than 40 states. In Georgia, the state legislature has crafted a bill that directly attacks the efforts of voter organizers. It limits Sunday voting, negating the efforts of “All Souls to the Polls”. It forbids the distribution of food and water to those who have been standing in line for hours. Georgia legislators know the power of the Black vote.

They want to diminish it.

Since the mid-1990s, the Black church has called for “all souls to the polls”. Some folks don’t want our souls there. They want to continue their autocratic nonsense, and unless we vote, despite obstacles, they’ll have their way.

Passing COVID relief is a step in the right direction. But it must be the first step, not the last.

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Dallas Mayor: ‘Don’t Hesitate To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine’

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By Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson

We are now more than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been a menace to our communities. We all have loved ones, friends, neighbors, and colleagues who were affected by the virus. People have lost jobs, lost lives, and lost time. In Texas alone, more than 47,000 people have died. That is the equivalent of the entire population of Rockwall.

And while COVID-19 has impacted every city and community across the United States, it has disproportionately harmed Black

and Hispanic communities.

According to national, state, and local data — data that I pushed Dallas County to report early in the pandemic — people of color experience higher infection and mortality rates.

But the end is in sight thanks to vaccines. All three approved COVID-19 vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson — give us a shot to beat this pandemic.

The vaccines are effective in protecting us and preventing the spread of the virus. However, this effectiveness can only be achieved if enough people are vaccinated. That’s how we get to herd immunity. But therein lies a problem. Despite the negative impacts on our communities, last year, one Pew Research poll showed that nationally, only 42% of African Americans. were likely to get the vaccine. For contrast, 83% of Asian Americans in the same poll said they were likely to get the vaccine.

Thankfully, that number increased to 61% of African Americans in a new Pew poll last month.

But it’s still not high enough.

I understand the hesitance of some. Historically, African Americans in our country have been abused in the name of science, which was actually pseudoscience. The Tuskegee experiments were an atrocious breach of basic human rights. Growing up in West Dallas and Oak Cliff, I heard the horror stories. These awful and unethical incidents bred generations of mistrust in medical institutions. And today, misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines spreads rapidly on social media and harms the efforts to achieve herd immunity through vaccinations.

It is likely that the apparent speed at which the vaccines were developed has contributed to questions of safety and clinical due process. But based upon the words of clinical scientists and available evidence, the expedit-

ed process in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines under Operation Warp Speed does not suggest that the vaccines skipped any scientific verification protocols involved in its production and clinical trials. The expedited process is simply attributed to technological advancements that had taken decades to develop.

Our current health system has institutional checks and balances to ensure the safety of pharmaceuticals distributed for nationwide and global use. For COVID-19 vaccines, these same checks and balances were applied in the evaluation process to ensure the vaccine’s safety. The clinical trials consisted of diverse groups of people. And post-trial, the vaccines proved just as effective and safe among Blacks and Hispanics when compared to other groups.

In other words, the vaccines are safe and effective for all of us.

That’s why I got my vaccine from UT Southwestern when I

became eligible. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a former nurse, has also received her vaccine and is encouraging people to take it as well.

Yes, receiving the vaccine could make your arm sore or even make you feel ill for a day or so. But this short-term issue is far better than COVID-19, which has killed more than 500,000 people and counting across the country.

I am urging you to get the vaccine for your own safety and for the safety of your community.

Let’s rid ourselves of this menace and get our lives back so we can focus on giving ourselves and our neighbors a real opportunity to thrive in the years to come.

Residents who are age 50 and older are now eligible to receive the vaccine in Texas. Anyone who is over 16 with serious underlying health issues is also eligible.

To register for the vaccine, visit DallasCountyCovid.org or call 1-855-IMMUNE9 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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Jarvis Christian College holds Grand Opening for Student Food Pantry Hawkins, TX – Jarvis Christian College celebrated the grand opening of its student food pantry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 11, 2021.

Brookshire Grocery Company donated $5,000 in gift cards to stock the pantry.

The Company also generously donated 100- $50 gift cards to the College to distribute to students facing food insecurities and a $25,000 scholarship endowment as part of their “Focus on the Future” scholarship program.

The pantry is located in the Ronald Hay Building and will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 p.m.to 10 p.m., and Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Students expressed their desire for a food pantry during a meeting initiated by the College’s Administrators to determine how to enhance campus life.

“We understand that food insecurity is a real issue and we are very grateful to Brookshire Grocery Company for providing the funds to make this food pantry a reality for our students,” said Dr. Lester

Everick Murrell (Mr. Jarvis), Joe Stephens (District Vice President, Brookshire Grocery Co.), Mrs. Gloria Newman (First Lady, Jarvis Christian College) and Dr. Lester C. Newman (President, Jarvis Christian College)

C. Newman, President, Jarvis Christian College. “We also appreciate the $25,000 scholarship endowment that will decrease the financial burden of our students so that they may continue to pursue their academic goals. We are delighted to have Mr. Joe Stephens, District Vice President of Brookshire Grocery Company, here with us to represent the company during this grand opening.”

With the help of Brookshire Grocery Company, the Office of Institutional Advancement,

the Office of Student Services, and Jarvis Christian College’s Circle K International Chapter, the food pantry was organized and fully-stocked with a variety of items that are available to students free of charge.

“We are very excited to launch the “Focus on the Future” program which will help thousands of students achieve their dreams for years to come,” said Brad Brookshire, Chairman and CEO for Brookshire Grocery Company. “We support our local communities and value education which

is one of our top philanthropic efforts. So many families and individuals have been financially impacted by the pandemic. We are proud to be able to help those aspiring towards their dreams.”

The food pantry is a small example of how the College identifies with the needs of its student body. “The food pantry is a good addition to the campus, because we have a place to obtain food without having to leave campus,” said Elysia Gordon, a freshman at Jarvis. “The Administration has definitely responded to our request.”

In addition to Mr. Stephens, the grand opening was attended by members of the local community, faculty, staff, and students.

“As I walked around and looked at the food pantry, I was in awe,” said Mr. Stephens.

“The partnership that Brookshire Grocery Company has with the College is awesome and this is something we want to keep on for years to come.

We just want the town of Hawkins and Jarvis Christian College to know that Brookshire Grocery Company is here to continue to serve them.”

Serving the Homeless

Letitia Owens (in yellow) and volunteers

By Hollywood Hernandez On Thursday, March 11, Where Are You Homeless Outreach teamed up with St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church to provide food and supplies to the people in the Oak Cliff area who have been affected by the pandemic or who are struggling to make ends meet after the recent episode of bitter cold temperatures.

The supplies were trucked in from Richmond, Virginia by three men who wanted to do something to help the people in Texas after they saw the devastation in Texas provided by the cold snap. The three men, headed by Bobby Vincent, collected a truckload of supplies through donations in the Richmond area and made the 15 hour drive to Texas to pass out the supplies to the needy.

In a conversation with Mr. Vincent he said, “We heard there was a need in Texas and we just wanted to be a blessing.”

Volunteers downloaded the truck and passed out supplies to a long line of cars that went all the way down the block.

Cars were filled with canned goods, bags of fresh fruit and vegetables, cereal, snacks, paper products, diapers and a truck load of bottled water. Letitia Owens, the head of Where are You Outreach, said she was

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BIG MAMA SAID,

“Find the Good in Everybody, Recognize Their Soul and You Will Be Rewarded“ Black Card

By Terry Allen She never spoke badly of anyone at all, she always would take the high road no matter what was being said about others during her inner circle talk. Yes, my Grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, during her lifetime instilled so many lessons in all of us.

This one was hard one for me to execute and she knew it. She repeatedly said find the good in all

people and that would be enough!

Over my lifetime I finally knew what she meant.

I stopped to observe her words in the conversation she had with her church sisters. When they ‘discovered’ information about another person she would always interject the negative comments with a “high road.” I recall one of their conversations when a member of the small community got an eviction notice on her door.

One of the Church Sisters would lean back, roll her eyes and with a certain amount of authority say, “You know Sister So-and-so got an eviction notice and her husband left her over two months ago.”

All of the church sisters would go in on what they knew and you would hear one sister comment on the philandering husband. You would then hear one say he flirted with her, as if that empowered her during the gathering.

The comments were never supportive! No one said “poor child” or “I feel so bad for here”. Even though they used many words from the Bible, none of them were – “Let’s pray for Sister Brown” or “I hope God intervenes with a miracle.”

Yet as I sit there following the Big Mama Rule- “Children should be seen not heard”, I heard Big Mama call out each of the other sisters with several questions: Evie can

you make that peach cobbler this week for ten people? What about you Rosetta can also give us 2-3 of those special cakes? And Charlene, “can you get Joe to give us some ribs for say our entire bible group?”

She begins to ask each and every one to complete a task? Her last question was always about time.

“What are you all doing Saturday at noon?”

They all agreed then they asked, “Lucille what is this for?”

She stood up on the porch and said, “we are going to have a picnic bake sale fundraiser for Sister Brown to pay her rent.”

She reminded each church sister what was done for them, the

reason it was done and how we all pitched in! She found the good in them. Big Mama made each one of them remember how they received help as well as how the church family helped them. In closing, she then pushed them to reward others with the power to give back.

FYI, she received Church Mother of the Year for three years in a row, uncontested! Big Mama, I get it now. Find the Good in Everybody. Recognize Their Soul. You Will Be Rewarded. I do it every day- do you?

Terry Allen is an award-winning multi-media journalist and owner of 1016 media

A Civilized DFWConversation with ShySpeaks From Marv With Love

By Marva J. Sneed On a previous From Marva with Love, Shy Amos, Dallas lyricist and award-winning American hip hop/spoken word artist, AKA ShySpeaks, stopped by to talk about the event that was held on March 6, Civilized DFW, at place at Gilley’s on Lamar.

It was a drive-in concert and panel conversation focused on change in the community and ShySpeaks joined forces with Big Thought, an impact nonprofit that closes the opportunity gap for youth in marginalized communities.

MS: Welcome to the show Shy. Tell us about yourself.

SA: I am artistically known as ShySpeaks. I am a lyricist hip hop/spoken word artist. I got my start when I was a little girl., but in 2011 is when I actually launched out and created my own brand.

So I have been working since 2011 and I believe that I say my mission is to re-infuse positivity and spirituality and some urban culture through the Arts and just the power of my voice. I call myself an”Artivist.”

MS: We do have a voice, and some of us have not realized this, so I’m glad that you realized you have a voice for your listening audience.

SA: Yes. So I like what you were saying too, about everybody has a voice. The shirt that I have on says

Shy Amos

“speak” and that’s what I’m all about, speaking and encouraging everybody else to do the same,

because we all have a voice.

We have to find it, realize it, in and utilize it while we can. Yes,

serious relationship since we broke up. How can I finally let go of my ex and move on with my life?

J.M.

By Alma Gill Dear Alma, I can’t seem to let go of my ex and it’s coming up on 10 years. I thought he and I were the perfect couple. I am a college graduate, a professional and I own my own home and car. I consider myself beautiful and I know I’ve got it going on. I have dates and we hang for a few weeks, but nothing ever evolves into a serious relationship.

When I’m in between finding Mr. Right, I will call my ex and see how he’s doing. It seems so right when we talk. I can tell he wants to be with me by the sweet things that he says, but I know he’s intimidated by me. He compliments me and tells me what a wonderful woman I am, so I don’t understand why we aren’t together. I have not had a

Dear J.M., Hmmm, let me think. How about you – let go of your ex and move on with your life. He isn’t interested in having a relationship with you.

You can’t seem to understand that because you would have a relationship with you, wouldn’t you? Don’t get it twisted. When you’re starving for affection and come up with that never ending bright idea to give him a call, of course he spoon feeds you a sweet line to two, but that shouldn’t trigger a reserved seat at the “takeme-back” café. It is what it is, a line, a simple conversation. If you really want to move on, stop calling him.

You say you haven’t been able to have a long term relationship.

Ok, let’s do some reevaluating. At some point you need to realize, it’s not about him and take a look within.

Really, with all the respect I can toss in your awesome sauce, the question is: What’s your issue?

Sometimes when searching for Mr. Right, we’ve focused on his list of requirements so firmly, that we fail at our own authentic list of who we truly are and what we have to offer.

Nobody, including you, has everything going on. If you can handle it, do some soul searching and ask a true friend and family member for some constructive criticism. Ask them to tell you one thing they’d change about you.

Listen and consider what they say.

There’s value and wisdom to be gained when we look to improve ourselves, not by a magazine’s standards, but whole heartedly from the inside out.

Alma Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com.

Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

Genius Aretha At The Movies

By Hollywood Hernandez GENIUS is a series on NetGeo that features the lives of some of history’s greatest minds. Previous episodes have told the life story of Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein.

The current GENIUS miniseries features the life of Aretha Franklin and it is showing now on Hulu.

Viewers will learn a lot about The Queen of Soul that wasn’t really well known since Aretha was very private about her personal life over the years. I was shocked to learn that “Little Re” had a baby at age 12. The father was a school classmate.

She also had another child at age 14; leaving her with two sons by the age of 15. The chil-

dren were taken care of by her grandmother as she went out to make her mark on the world of music.

Aretha is played by Cynthia Erivo, who played Harriett Tubman in the movie, HARRIET. She’s incredible in her role and also sang the music in the movie. Although no one could match The Queen, Erivo does an excellent job in her vocal performance as Aretha.

The story shows Aretha’s life from a small child until her death in 2018. The young Aretha, known as “Little Re”, is played by Shaian Jordan. She’s a talented young actress who captures both the joys and the sorrows in Aretha Franklin’s younger life.

The story deals with Aretha’s meteoric rise to stardom, her involvement with the civil rights movement, her interactions with her two sisters, who were backup singers who tried their best to get out of Aretha’s shadow, and her dealings with

men. It seems like every man who met Aretha fell madly in love with her.

The story also focuses on her terrible choices in men and a womanizing father who abused Aretha’s mother. Her first husband, Ted White, played by Malcolm Barrett, was also a womanizer and abusive to her.

He was also jealous of her interaction with men in her professional life and the movie shows a scene where she sits in front of a makeup mirror and reveals a black eye as she removes her makeup on the same night she was crowned as The Queen of Soul.

Courtney B. Vance plays her father, the Reverend C.L. Franklin, an influential minister and radio host in Detroit.

Reverend Franklin took Aretha out of school at 12 so she could perform in his traveling Gospel Caravans as they traveled around the country. He also hosted parties with the influential R&B stars of the day and

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Can’t Let Go of My Ex Ask Alma

the Civilized Drive-In Concert & Conversation for Change … entertained and informed all in one event. A lot of times you have to go to a town hall if you want to hear about how to be a civilized citizen, and hear from different leaders. Then go somewhere else for entertainment. We put it all together in one place.

To hear the full interview with Shy Amos go to BlogTalkRadio. com: https://bit.ly/2YZWLxn and the live video on Facebook. com/Texas Metro News. Follow Shy Amos on FB and Twitter @ ShySpeaks, and IG @shykoamos and on her website: www.

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“Little Re” was mentored by Dinah Washington and others who came over for dinner parties in The Franklin home.

GENIUS. ARETHA captures the era of the 1960s civil rights movement and the strides, which she was a part of, to make this country better for African Americans. Ironically, Aretha’s public persona of women’s empowerment was far different from her personal life where men dominated her life and her career.

The mini-series has received a great deal of criticism for the way Aretha is portrayed and her own family has said they don’t endorse the film. But the movie, with executive producer Clive Davis, who signed Aretha to Arista Records; and who oversaw her return to chart dominance, is very entertaining even if it’s not completely truthful.

We’ll never know.

GENIUS. ARETHA is rated TV-14 with each episode running under 1 hour.

On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate the movie a JUMBO.

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Dallas Native, Former Lincoln Standout Chris Bosh named NBA HOF finalist

By Dorothy J. Gentry, Sports Editor

He was a basketball phenom in high school, named a prestigious McDonald’s AllAmerican and led Dallas Lincoln High School to a state and national championship with a 40-0 record.

Now he’s closer to reaching the pinnacle of his career.

This week, Dallas native Chris Bosh was named a finalist for the NBA’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to be considered for election in 2021.

This year’s list includes nine first-time finalists including Bosh, a two-time NBA champion and 11-time NBA All-Star; the ninth-winningest coach in NBA history Rick Adelman; five-time NBA champion and five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection Michael Cooper, NBA Finals MVP and 10-time NBA All-Star Paul Pierce, the first Black NBA head coach Bill Russell, two-time NCAA

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fresh food boxes – about 1 million pounds of food - to North Texas families since last June.

Since the onset of the pandemic, the North Texas Food Bank saw demand for food double between March 20, 2020 and February 28, 2021, the agency recently reported.

Further 40 percent of the people served by the Food Bank’s partners during this time were new clients.

To meet an ongoing demand for fresh food, the Howell Foundation

national champion Villanova coach Jay Wright, seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Yolanda Griffith, seven-time WNBA AllStar and three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Lauren Jackson, and NCAA national champion and WNBA Coach of the Year Marianne Stanley.

The entire Class of 2021 will be unveiled on May 16, 2021.

The Class of 2021 Enshrinement ceremony is scheduled to take place in September 2021.

The date of the Class of 2021 Ceremony will be announced prior to the Class of 2021 Announcement on May 16.

Bosh is an 11-time NBA AllStar (2006-2016) and a two-time NBA Champion with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013). In 13 NBA seasons, he averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

Drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he was a member of the NBA All-Rookie Team in 2003-2004.

His NBA career was cut short by a blood clotting condition plans to expand its distribution operations – and other social services - into Tarrant County in late 2021, Chris Howell said.

Previously, the foundation distributed food boxes and personal protection equipment at Dallas’s Skyline Ranch & Event Center, at Dallas College Mountain View Campus and at Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, among other sites.

At last week’s gathering, Howell sought support from elected leaders for a needed 20,000-square foot warehouse to increase distribution of the federal USDA Farmers to Families food boxes and to expand

that the NBA ruled to be a careerending illness. Bosh played his final NBA game on February 9, 2016. Bosh fought to resume his playing career for three years before announcing in February 2019 that he intended to retire.

On March 26, the Heat retired his no. 1 jersey.

As a collegiate athlete at Georgia Tech, Bosh earned ACC Rookie of the Year in 2003.

As a high school standout in his native Dallas, Bosh was named Texas Mr. Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American, while leading Lincoln High to a state and national championship with a 40-0 record.

On the international stage, Bosh won an Olympic gold medal in 2008.

Bosh has written a book “Letters to a Young Athlete” and spends time speaking to youths about the benefits of reading and education through his Chris Bosh Foundation in Dallas and Toronto.

Chris Bosh

the foundation’s offerings to include job training, computer skills and other services to help families re-enter the career market after the pandemic.

The federal Farmers to Families Food Box Program is part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Trump Administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal program supplies area food pantries and local agencies with boxes containing up to 35 pounds of fresh fruit, potatoes, rice, pasta, frozen meat, butter, cheese and eggs to distribute to parents

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and children living in the nation’s fresh food deserts and to those affected by job losses caused by the pandemic.

Food boxes were regularly distributed at sites across North Texas during the final months of President Trump’s administration.

However, the program’s contracts with agencies who deliver food boxes expires at the end of April.

“We want to…continue to serve our community. The need is not going to go away,” Chris Howell told the city and county leaders.

“We can’t do that now because we don’t have the space to do it. We don’t have a facility in Fort Worth.”

Brooks, one of Tarrant County’s senior elected officials, acknowledged a rise in food insecurity across North Texas, but said the county is limited in how it might assist the foundation with its expansion.

“I support it personally,” he said of the effort. “We need to give it some creative thought. Sometimes, you can slide into a gray area if you’re creative enough.”

The Howells are the first North Texas non-profit leaders to call publicly for a continuation of the federal food box program – and to suggest that it might be needed for far longer than the next 12 months.

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