Garland Journal 10-21-21

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My Truth

By Cheryl Smith Publisher

People get ready!

Talk about having a funky good time!

Last week I attended the inaugural Arlington Showdown, where the Southern Jaguars and the Texas Southern Tigers took to the Gridiron.

I just love it when I see folks out supporting HBCUs because I love all HBCUs. It was great talking with the new president of TSU, Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young, along with alumni and friends from TSU and the Thurgood Marshall Law School.

Then about around the third quarter of the game, I went over to see what Southern University fans were up to.

Everyone knows that Southern University has one of the strongest fan bases of HBCUs and they didn’t disappoint us.

Which brings me to my truth.

While I really didn’t have a cat in that fight (pun intended); I did have a preference. I felt the Southern University fans deserved to take a victory home back to Louisiana, because they really showed love by showing up and supporting their school, regardless of the outcome — Southern fans are present and accounted for!

I am sure that TSU had alums and supporters to come from across the country just like Southern did, but I tell you, Southern folks came strong — they deserved a win.

Some might say that the last call was debatable; however, that game is Black History.

I have a few tips for alums who are not supporting their schools.

And yes there are more ways to support than attending a football game; however, support is support.

HBCU alums (and especially those within a 300 mile radius of the State Fair and Arlington Showdown Classics): • Start saving two dollars a week — then you can buy tickets for two to least one game (anything over, donate it, or put toward your alumni dues • Even if you only attended one semester, join the alumni association • If you feel compelled to ask for donated tickets, make an outright donation to the school • If you can, buy tickets for some high school students • Get your company/corporation to sign on as a corporate sponsor • When you purchase tickets from Williams Chicken, at least get a two piece and a pepper or some corn fritters • Support the vendors who purchase booths and travel annually to these classics • Attend the games even if your teams are not playing!

• Support Black-owned businesses • Support those businesses that support HBCUs • Call out the hotels and businesses that practice price gouging And Go out, have a good time, be safe and start the process all over again!

THURSDAY OCTOBER 21, 2021 VOLUME X

Garland NAACP

holds 30th Annual Freedom Fund Program

By Gwendolyn H. Daniels Garland Journal

Continuing its awardwinning programming, the NAACP Garland, TX Unit presented its 30th Annual Freedom Fund program virtually and featuring Rev. Dr. Devin Atchison, senior pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Lewisville, as the keynote speaker.

The highlight of the event actually came at the close of the program when President Ricky C. McNeal, was honored as the Garland NAACP “Man of the Year.”

Garland Mayor Scott LeMay led the parade of speakers appearing on the surprise video congratulating President McNeal for his outstanding leadership of the Garland NAACP. Other speakers included Garland Councilman Billy J. Williams, City Manager Bryan Bradford, Assistant City Manager Mitch Bates, Police Chief Jeff Bryan, Garland ISD Superintendent

President Ricky C. McNeal

Dr. Ricardo Lopez, US Congressman Colin Allred, Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Sr. Pastor Leonard Leach, and Garland NAACP Vice President Annie L. Dickson. In completion of the “Man of the Year” surprise video, President Ricky C. McNeal’s wife, Najeda Flowers McNeal and their three adult daughters delivered sincere words of admiration and gratitude to the leader of their family.

After wiping away tears, President McNeal gave closing remarks congratulating all of the award and scholarship recipients, the MC and keynote speaker,

all program participants and Ruby Adams, chair lady of the Garland NAACP Freedom Fund Committee along with her committee members who helped to make the occasion a huge success.

This year’s theme: “The NAACP, Still A Voice in the Community,” was so appropriate, according to Carol Blakes, Freedom Fund CoChair, who introduced Lakisha Culpepper, Garland ISD’s Liaison to the African American Community, as the Mistress of Ceremonies.

Elder Linda Jordan, pastor of Linda Jordan Ministries offered the morning prayer and young Mya Dean, secretary of Garland’s NAACP Youth Council brought a gracious welcome and occasion. Warm greetings were delivered by Karina Olivares, president of the Garland Chamber of Commerce and by Dr. Chester Johnson, chair of the Garland NAACP’s Legal Redress Committee.

See GARLAND NAACP, page 8

When 95 percent equals zero New Congressional map doesn't add up

By Sen. Royce West Over the next week, it is likely that a new map which will determine district boundaries for Texas’ U.S. House delegation will reach the desk of Governor Greg Abbott.

It will arrive over the protests of my Democratic colleagues in the Texas Senate, because the many factors to be considered in redistricting, including population growth, race and ethnicity, do not add up in the new map. It’s but another demonstration of a phrase used too often by me saying that ‘elections have consequences.’

2020 Census results released in August say more than 29.1 million people now live in Texas.

That’s a population increase of about 4 million since 2010. Census reports

show that 95 percent of Texas’ growth is attributable to people of color.

Sen. Royce Because of West Texas’ phenomenal growth, it’s the only state in the country that will increase its Congressional delegation by two members, from 36 to 38. So since people of color are overwhelmingly responsible for that growth, it would lead to believe that the groups responsible for the growth would have a reasonable opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice come election time. But not so.

That’s where the math gets fuzzy. Because under the Senate bill’s formula, 3.8 million of 4 million new Texans (95%), equals

ZERO new Congressional districts that may reflect the people responsible for the growth.

Census data released in August says non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics are each nearly 40 percent of Texas’ population, with Blacks about 12 percent. Half of the population growth can be attributed to Hispanics.

About 558,000 more African Americans live in Texas now than in 2010.

Currently, there are 19 majority White population Congressional districts.

Ten U.S. House districts have majority Hispanic populations. Five African Americans represent Texas in Congress. The new Congressional map does not create any new majority Hispanic population districts.

See 95 PERCENT, page 6

GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL Succumbs to Cancer and COVID-19 Related Illness For more than 50 years, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) devoted his life to public service in senior military and diplomatic positions across four presidential administrations. His deep commitment to democratic values, diversity, and freedom has changed the world.

General Powell, USA (Ret.) became the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001. As he stated at his confirmation hearing, the guiding principle of U.S. foreign policy during his tenure was that “America stands ready to help any country that wishes to join the democratic world.”

Powell brought extensive experience with him to his office. Before becoming Secretary of State, he served as a key aide to the Secretary of Defense and as National Security Advisor to President Reagan.

He also served 35 years in the United States Army, rising to the rank of Four-Star General and serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989 to 1993). During this time, he oversaw 28 crises including the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in the victorious 1991 Persian Gulf War. That experience served him well, both before and particularly after the events of September 11, 2001, the day of the greatest tragedy on American soil since Pearl Harbor.

As Secretary, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the President and the other members of the President’s cabinet in fighting the war on terrorism. As he often said, “winning that war is our first priority, and it will remain so for as long as necessary.”

A fervent purveyor of democratic values, Powell stressed that fighting the war on terrorism is not just a military but also a diplomatic task – the two go hand in hand.

He led the State Department in major efforts to

Gen. Colin L. Powell

solve regional and civil conflicts – in the Middle East, between Israel and its Arab neighbors; in Sudan, Congo and Liberia; in the Balkans, Cyprus, Haiti, Northern Ireland and elsewhere.

He was especially concerned with the peace and security of Afghanistan and Iraq, countries where winning the peace is as important as Coalition battlefield victories.

In all areas, he used the power of diplomacy and the universal ideal of democracy to build trust, forge alliances and then begin to transform these once unstable regions into areas where societies and cultures prosper.

Powell was devoted to grasping opportunities as well as to confronting the global and regional security challenges of the 21st century.

He was at the forefront of the administration’s efforts to advance economic and social development worldwide – in the fight against HIV/ AIDS, in the promise of the Millennium Challenge Account, the most significant change in helping needy nations since the Marshall Plan, and in pursuing a freer trading and investment climate worldwide.

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Final chapter is finished in lives of Dallas I Was Just Thinking...

By Norma Adams-Wade This is my homage to the final half of what was a double whammy of human force and ceaseless determination in the battle for justice and equality for all people.

In other words, I’m acknowledging that Ina Bell Daniels McGee has died.

She and her late sister, Nina Nell Daniels Wheeler, grabbed the spotlight as “the Daniels twins” as children then rapidly became the much-heralded “Civil Rights Twins” as adults who never saw a worthy cause they would not join.

McGee’s service was at Black & Clark Funeral home in Oak Cliff. Double whammy describes fairly well the impact the twin powerhouse duo

“Civil Rights Twins” stamped on the hundreds of protests, demonstrations, and political and social causes they joined over their more than a half-century of being on call for the myriad wrongs they felt needed to be made right.

Ina – if I may call her by her first name [PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THIS REQUEST] – died August 21 at age 89. Ina had kept a vow she said she and her twin made with each other that if either died first, the other would carry on their civil rights commitment. Amateur fashion designer Nina died July 15, 1995 at age 64. Ina, a veteran Dallas school guidance counselor, forged on for nearly 26 more years.

“She would not want to be just singled out, even now, without mentioning her twin,” Dawn McGee, Ina’s daughter, said of her mother. “Activ-

Twins, as always, impeccably dressed.

Credit: The Dallas Morning News

ism in civil and human rights is what they lived for -- together. She kept the vow they made.”

Daughter Dawn, who sometimes uses the spelling Dauwnn[cq McGhee, See I WAS JUST THINKING page 6

Twins dressed for a formal event.

Credit: Dawn McGhee

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 21, 2021

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Virtual and liVe Community Calendar

Breast Cancer Awareness

Domestic Violence Awareness Mental Illness Awareness

OCTOBER 22 -23

TBAAL Presents Gutbucket Gospel The Musical, feat: Virlinda Stanton Naomi Bruton Main Stage at1309 Canton St. Fri 8 pm & Sat. 3&8 pm. www.tbaal.org.

RECURRING 2021 Fall Exhibitions Line Up Sepia: Past.

Pride. Power, Ruth Mae McCrane,The History of the Prairie View Interscholastic League at the African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave. 10 am-5 pm. Info & tickets: aamdallas.org.

Screams A Halloween Theme Park, Fri & Sat nights, 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie.screamspark.com.

OCTOBER 21 Wear Purple Day For Domestic Violence Awareness In-Person/Virtual Town Hall Meeting with, Commissioner John Wiley Price 5:30-8:30 at South Dallas Government Center, 8301 S. Polk St.

OCTOBER 22 Cutting Ceremony, Honey Springs Cedar Crest Trail.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, Carolyn King Arnold & Park Board, Harrison Blair 10 am, 5510 S. Beckley Ave. Anniversary BAM: Black Artist Marketplace on Facebook Live @BlackArtistMarketplace 7 pm CST. www.BlackArtistMarketplace.com.

Fort Worth Tarrant County NAACP 44th Annual Dr. George D. Flemmings Freedom Fund Virtual Celebration, feat: David & Tamela Mann. 7:00 -8:30 pm. CDT. Tickets: bit. ly/3aKm1h9.

OCTOBER 23

FedEx, in partnership with ZWHJCOC is hosting a hiring event at Frazier House, 4600 Spring Ave. 11 am-3 pm. Info & Reg: www. zwhjcoc.org.

Premier Screening. The History and Legacy of The 1619 Enslaved African Landing. 6-7 pm CST. Via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3v6DV78 TBAAL & DSO presents: Master Improvisational Jazz Violinist, Regina Carter. 7:30 pm at Morton Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3aOa89P. Fort Worth Council Meeting-Redistricting Maps. 9 am at City Hall, 200 Texas St.

Block Walk with Judge Mike Jones at 501 E Wintergreen Rd, Desoto. 9 am.

Black College Expo at Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. Tickets: https://bit. ly/3D9GtUO 21st Annual Chuck Burch Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament and Silent Auction at Country View Golf Course 240 West Belt Line Rd. Lancaster, 12-7 pm. Reg: https://bit.ly/3ixU1BE Project Unity presents: Together We Vaccinate.

Co-hosted by Rep. Toni Rose & Rhetta Bowers at Prosperity Bank, 3636 Shepherd Ln. Balch Springs. 10 am-1 pm.

Reg: https://bit.ly/3v1bDem. Tuesdays

Sundays “The World According to Drew” with Andrew Whigham, III 8-10 am CDT.

“DOC SHEP SPEAKS SHOW” with Dr. Felicia Shepherd, 11 am CDT,

OCTOBER 26

Day of Dignity Drive-Thru Give Way at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 2922 MLK Blvd. 10-12 pm.

OCTOBER 24 Happy Birthday to Nena Hayden

Project Unity: Together We Dine, Virtually 5:30-7:30 via Zoom. Reg: https://bit.ly/3aLZXCZ. Hollywood Live! With Michael Hernandez on Roku TV on the WPS TV channel at 8pm and Hollywood Live YouTube Channel.

OCTOBER 27 Women in Business and Leadership Conference Awards Luncheon. Speaker: Nadine S. Lee at Hilton Garden Inn, 800 N. Main St. Duncanville 11 am-3 pm. CDT Reg: gswbcc.com.

Erykah Badu at The Factory In Deep Ellum, 2713 Canton St. 8 pm. Tickets: www.axs.com.

Family Black Light Party Holiday Nightmare at Painting with a Twist, 3201 Hardin Blvd. #204, McKinney “ For The Culture “ Pop Up Expo at VySion Events Center, 360 E. Beltline Rd. DeSoto. 1-5 pm.

Dallas Soul Food Festival Lofty Spaces, 816 Montgomery St. 12-6 pm. Eventbrite. com.

BeatStreet Poetry Live Best Sunday Social and Open Mic, 5-8 pm. The Free Man Café, 2626 Commerce St. #115. Tickets: bit.ly/30C5gmw.

OCTOBER 25

OCTOBER 28-29

COVID-19 vaccine for 12 and up no appointment needed. 7:30 am-4 pm at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St.

OCTOBER 28 Cybersecurity Careers - A Day in the Life.

Facebook Live @CiscoNetworkingAcademy 11:30 am- 12 pm.

OCTOBER 29

Mike Guinn Ent. Presents Poetry on the Patio: Live at Black & Bitter Coffee, 100 S. Main St. #101c, Duncanville 8-10 pm.

Reg: bit.ly/3lKSAlj.

“The Connection” with Debra BrownSturns, 7 pm. CDT.

47th Annual Harambee Festival Theme: Our Children Matter 10 am at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center 2922 MLK Blvd. Tickets: www.harambeedallas.org/shop.

South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club presents: Domestic Violence “Finding My Way” 10:30 am. Reg: https://bit. ly/3lN1oY2.

Dallas Día de los Muertos at City of Dallas - City Hall, 1500 Marilla St. 2-10 pm. A free event.

Trunk or Treat at Marsh Lane Baptist Church, 10716 Marsh Ln, Dallas. 4-7 pm Safe and fun for the whole family The Haunted Rooftop - Ft. Worth Halloween. 9 pm-2 am. At Free Play Ft. Worth, 1311 Lipscomb St. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3BNK8XW DFW Small Business EXPO at Music City Mall Lewisville, 2401 E. Stemmons Fwy. 11 am-6 pm.

OCTOBER 31

Spirit of Halloween - Movie Night at Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 Lamar St. 7-9:30 pm. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3lRn9Ge.

Thursdays

Wednesdays

OCTOBER 30

Halloween in the Park at Farmers Branch Historical Park, 2540 Farmers Branch Ln. 5-10 pm.

Tickets: www.fbspecialevents.com.

Halloween Carnival, Charley Taylor Recreation Center, 601 E Grand Prairie Rd. 5-7 pm.

COVID-19 Vaccine in Fort Worth, 8-5 pm. at the TEXRail North Side Station, 3001 Decatur Ave. Info: https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/covid-19

Texas International Beauty and Wellness Expo at Hilton Anatole Dallas, 2201 N. Stemmons Fwy. Opens 12 pm. Tickets: https://bit. ly/3v4DES2.

Project Unity presents: Together We Vaccinate Community “Boo” ster Vaccine Event at St. Luke “Community” UMC, 5710 E. R.L. Thornton Fwy. 10 am-1 pm. Reg: bit.ly/3v1bDem.

BFUTR 2021 Black Professionals In Tech Network Level Up. Speakers: Daymond John & DL Hughley. 28th 12-5 pm CDT, 29th 10-5 pm. CDT Get Pass: https://bit.ly/3mW0R5m.

Trick-or-Treat on Downtown Streets! At the Main Street Garden, Downtown Dallas. 4-7 pm.

Majesty Monday 100% Raggae Patio Party & Game Night, at Heroes Lounge, 3094 N. Stemmons Fwy. 4 pm. Eventbrite.com .

“I was just thinking...” with Norma Adams-Wade, 11 am- 1 pm. CDT.

OCT. 30- NOV.1

Oak Cliff Thrives with Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce. 6 pm. oakcliffchamber.org.

NC100BW, Dallas Metropolitan Chapter presents Strive for Life - Breast Cancer Awareness is Power.

Feat: Na’Diah Smith. 2-4 pm. at Jam Box Fitness Lounge #3 921 N. Riverfront Blvd.

Four Girls and a Guy at Cedar Hill Farmers Market, 300 Houston St. Cedar Hill. 9am-1 pm.

Breast Cancer and Below the Waist. Online, at 5 pm CST. Via Zoom Reg: https://bit. ly/3av8AS3 CHERYL’S WORLD Tune in to Cheryl’s World on BlogTalkRadio.com, Facebook Live and Streamyard for thought-provoking, enlightening, informative and entertaining news and commentary. Call 646-200-0459 to join in.

Dallas Divas II presents: “Lets Cover Our Ladies with Blankets of Love and Socks” for Genesis Women’s Shelter at Lancaster Recreation Center, 1569 Jefferson St. Lancaster 1:30-4:30 pm. Info: Shanda Brown 214-288-2079.

Introducing Borland Genetics & Virtual Ancestors’ DNA Results with Kevin Borland. 3 pm CST on Facebook Live @ https://bit.ly/2YIuM9c.

Trunk or Treat at Lavon Drive Baptist Church, 1520 Lavon Dr. Garland 5-8 pm.

Fridays “From Marva with Love” with Marva Sneed, 11 am-1 pm CDT.

Office 715 Rowlett Rd, Garland.

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October 21, 2021

Thirsty Third Thursdays. Celebrate Thirsty Third Thursdays in Downtown Garland on the third Thursday of the month from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit participating locations during their extended business hours, take advantage of their specials and enjoy a complimentary beverage while you shop.

Start your stroll at the Landmark Museum to get your wristband, tote bag and map. Return to the Landmark Museum at 8 p.m. after visiting each location to enter for a raffle prize.

Attendees that visit all participating businesses will be entered into a raffle for $50 gift cards from our featured businesses at the end of the night. Be sure to check-in and return to Landmark Museum for the raffle drawing.

Landmark Museum 393 N. 6th St. Garland October 22-November 7 Garland Civic Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” Don’t miss Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two hilariously mismatched roommates: Oscar Madison, a divorced slob, and Felix Ungar, an uptight neat freak who’s recently separated from his wife. Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com or 972-205-2790.

Grandville Arts Center 300 N. 5th St. Garland.

October 23 & 30-2021 Community Garden Training Sessions Saturday, October 23 or 30, 2021. 9am – 12noon.

If you have or want to expand a community garden, learn about improving crop yields; sustainability; food preservation, etc. You only need to attend one of the two free events. Contact: 214-819-1820; or DCHHS MWP@dallascounty. org. Also ask about the virtual session option if you can’t make it in-person at Texas A&M AgriLife

Celebrate Tiff’s Treats Rockwall Grand Opening The Purchase of a ticket to this event benefits the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation!

On Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Tiff’s Treats new Dallas location. Tiff’s Treats is hosting with warm cookies, giveaways, music, prizes, and more! To make this deal even sweeter, Tiff’s Treats will donate ALL proceeds from each ticket purchased to Dirk Nowitzki Foundation. Be in line by 9:45 am with your ticket in order to be entered to win one of three very sweet grand prizes. Tickets: https://bit.ly/2XqIbSE Tiff’s Treats 2701 Summer Lee Dr. Rockwall Project Unity hosts Together We Vaccinate: Appointment Schedule is 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Project Unity in partnership with Catalyst Health Network and community partners Representatives Rhetta Bowers and Toni Rose are providing free 1st, 2nd and booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine and single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Thank you to Andrews Distributing Company for hosting the Raffle! ATTENTION - Pfizer booster vaccines for those eligible. Get vaccinated and be entered to win a free BBQ Grill or bike!

Prosperity Bank 3636 Shepherd Lane, Balch Springs

not be the worst of your problems. Wear your costumes and be prepared for some spooky fun.

Entry is two can goods to be donated to the Salvation Army Corps of Garland.

For more details, call Bradfield Recreation Center at 972-205-2770. 6-8-pm. Bradfield Recreation Center, 1146 Castle Drive, Garland.

October 30, 2021

Haunted Graveyard Halloween Festival Hosed

by Discover Camp Garland. Very Limited Ticket Sales! Register to reserve spot for your child. The Adult Haunted House is from 7-11pm. Register online to ensure spot at event. Children’s Haunted House takes place during the kids Halloween Festival. 5:30-7:30 pm at Discover Camp Garland 1250 Northwest Highway, Garland.

October 28, 2021 Forney Job Fair The Forney Economic Development Corporation, Forney Chamber of Commerce, and Workforce Solutions are partnering to host a community job fair. Approximately 30 businesses in various industries will be in attendance to connect with potential employees Hit Texas Country station, 99.5 The Wolf, will be in attendance. Plus, Chicken Express will be providing free lunch and there will be prize drawings for attendees.

Attendees can schedule free transportation through STAR Transit by downloading the STAR Now app and using the promo code ‘JobFair21’ or by calling 877-631-5278. 10 am- 2pm At the Best Western 752 Pinson Rd, Forney, TX 75126-9628, October 29, 2021 Garland’s Graveyard Haunted House Traipse through our Garland Graveyard where scenes of witches, zombies, and haunted pumpkins may

Trail of Treats The Trail of Treats is back! Trail of Treats is in partnership with Community Life Church. The event will feature more than 60 community sponsored booths along with bounce houses, games, food, balloon artists, face painters and more Spooktacular fun! At the Community Park, 241 S. FM 548, Forney. 3-6 pm. For more information about Trail of Treats, please visit https://www.forneytx.gov/575/Trail-of-Treats October 31, 2021 $2 Trick or Treat Party! Benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of NE Texas! A $5 wristband gets you $2 Attractions and 100 points for the Prize Zone.

Wristband also gets you 50% off Escapology Games & 50% off Axe Throwing Experiences for that night!

At Shenaniganz Entertainment Center 1290 E Interstate 30, Rockwall. 5-10 pm. For questions or more information, please call 972-722-1133 or visit our website at www.shenaniganz.com.

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Let’s do without the self-cannibalism directed at Haitians doing their jobs

BY GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE I was at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Detroit in 1992, desperately looking for a job in the northeast to be closer to my mother, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I had applied for reporter jobs at the Boston Globe and the now-defunct New York Newsday. Both dutifully turned me down.

By the time I went to the convention, I was ready to move without a job. I couldn’t stand South Florida’s blatant racism and, despite Haiti being a frontpage story, I wanted out. I was chatting with a colleague inside the cavernous job fair when I looked up and saw a black banner with white letters emblazoned: The New York Times.

Thinking I had nothing to lose, I sat down and handed the person at the booth my resume and clips. That person, the late Gerald Boyd, surprised me because he was reading my clips, a rarity during these dog and pony shows that these jobs fair tend to be.

After about five minutes, Gerald looked at me and asked, “How did you learn how to write so well?”

Karen Andre (left) and Karine Jean-Pierre (right) are Haitian-American staffers working in the Biden White House. While they have access to power brokers in their roles, they are not US-Haiti policy advisors in these roles.

Credit (Andre): public domain. (Jean-Pierre): Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images on npr.org.

Dumbfounded because no one had ever said I was a good writer, I replied quickly, “I read a lot and I have good editors.”

“How would you like to work for better editors,” he replied.

I would become the first Haitian-born reporter at the New York Times and was quickly embraced by the Haitian community in New York. I became a sort of role model, which made me uncomfortable. But that comes with being at a place as august as The New York Times.

During my time there, I had my share of both internal battles with editors and external fights with some community leaders who

mistakenly thought that part of my job was to promote them in the pages of the then Gray Lady. I remembered these scars recently when the Haitian migrant crisis thrust a younger generation of Haitian trailblazers into the spotlight.

As president Joe Biden began deporting thousands of asylum seekers back to Haiti, Haitians took to social media to denounce the move. Many targeted Karen Andre, a White House aide, and Karine Jean-Pierre, deputy press secretary. People reasoned that their proximity to power is akin to having power.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 21, 2021

TSU President Glover testifies at Historic Congressional Hearing

Divine 9 Leaders at White House

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover recently testified at a virtual congressional hearing about the importance of historically black colleges and universities and urged lawmakers to continue supporting them.

The hearing on Oct. 6 before the House Committee on Education and Labor examined the essential contributions that HBCUs have made, the history that sets these institutions apart, and the enduring challenges and financial needs that they and their students face.

“HBCUs have stood the test of

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IMA and Health Momentum to provide healthcare clinics in area churches

By LE “Lilly” Brown Staff Writer

Ending mass incarceration, advocating for renters facing eviction, and introducing medical innovations that could be promising to underserved communities were discussed as area ministers signed a covenant with a local nonprofit to establish clinics in area churches.

Leadership of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) and the community-based nonprofit, Health Momentum, gathered at Dallas’ Doubletree Hotel Monday to sign an agreement that will provide pilot clinics in IMA-affiliated churches.

In this partnership that includes federally certified healthcare providers; Our Home Test LLC and At Your Door Labs, LLC, clinics will be constructed to federal specs to meet federal standards.

According to Lorna Lizotte, founder and managing director of Health Momentum; the lack of accessible health clinics has created disparaging inequality in Dallas County.

“In Dallas County, boys in zip code 75204 have an average household income of $105,000

Rep. Wilson and Panel

Councilman Adam McGough (r) joins IMA board members as the initiative’s contract is signed by Rev. David E. Wilson Credit: Texas Metro News, LE “Lilly” Brown

per year and they live to about 90 on average.”

In the southern sector, the numbers are not that impressive, said Lizotte.

“However, towards the southern part of the county in zip code 75215, the average household income is $41,000 and the boys live to be about 63,” she continued.

“The IMA church-based clinics will provide access to affordable, comprehensive, holistic care that can positively impact health outcomes for the community.”

Rev. David E. Wilson, CEO and president of the IMA and Pastor of Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church said that the IMA is answering the call to help through this innovative partnership.

“Given how impactful the coronavirus has been across the globe, and especially across low-income communities of color, this wellness challenge is a clear mandate that leadership must connect resources to improve health outcomes for the least well among us.”

The Reverend was joined by Dallas City Councilman Adam McGough of District 10, who pledged to provide fiscal support to IMA to further expand their reach while IMA will be responsible for “amplifying the initiative and mobilizing their vast network of religious officials and constituents who are committed to equitable, safe, and effective healthcare.”

Teen Brutalized In California

By K.H. Hamilton

West Coast Correspondent Muslim Journal Contributing Writer, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint

As activists and policymakers continue to urge the US Senate to pass HR 1280, the George Floyd Policing Act of 2021 prompting for police reform on our streets, is anyone paying attention to the policing that is happening against Black students in U.S. Public schools?

Black students report the highest percentage of racial bias incidents nationwide (CRDC, 2018) more than any other racial group of students. This reporting includes disproportionately higher rates of referrals to law enforcement and school arrests.

However, these statistics rarely make national headlines. It’s no wonder that most folks haven’t heard about the August 31, 2021, at Valhalla High School in El Cajon. Where a 14-yearold African American experienced a similar physical restraint to that of the late George Floyd when a 5’11, nearly 208 lb. 51-year-old campus security supervisor placed his knee on her neck in an attempt to break up a fight.

After several videos circulated

Everyone including lawmakers must be held accountable for the systemic changes that are needed in our community. Remove school policing from school and provide students with educators, including Black teachers and mental health staff to promote racial healing and support.

on social media, and the story was reported in local media outlets, including the San Diego Voice and Viewpoints Newspaper, published by Dr. John Warren, the Grossmont Union High School District immediately launched an investigation.

Now, less than a month after this assault occurred, Investigator, Attorney Dan Quiller recommends that the Campus supervisor remains on paid administrative leave until he receives additional training and be reassigned to a different school.

Attorney Quiller also concluded that actions of the Campus Supervisor, who is a former Sheriff’s Deputy were not racist in nature and GUHSD’s

Superintendent Teresa Kemper, who released Attorney Quiller’s findings could only apologize to the student for what should not have happened.

The fact that a 9th grade student was placed in a “hogtie” position with Campus Security Supervisor’s knee on her neck for 4 seconds while he simultaneously smooshed her face into the ground with his elbow as her legs were held down by two other White male staff members was not only a violation of California Education Codes use of physical restraint but a violation of her civil and human rights.

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time and managed to succeed in spite of the difficulties,” said President Glover, who was invited to speak by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Education and Labor Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Investment (HEWI) Subcommittee.

Wilson led the hearing.

“Now, we need your assistance – your financial assistance. We seek funding,” said Dr. Glover, who is also International President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

She thanked lawmakers for legislation that provided financial support amid the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly to HBCUs, but she said more is needed.

“The emergency funding was significant because it assisted students as they faced this sudden crisis,” Glover said. “Today we ask you to continue that financial support of HBCUs, not just on the emergency basis as the CARES Act and other emergency funding has done in the past. We ask you to assist HBCUs as they seek to grow, develop, become more competitive and sustainable for years to come.”

She outlined three specific areas that HBCUs need funding: infrastructure and deferred maintenance; technology; new academic programs; and research.

Particularly in the case of infrastructure and maintenance, Glover said some HBCU presidents have deferred maintenance as much as $100 million or $200 million. At TSU, she said it’s around $300 million.

The hearing comes as TSU continues to work to get more than $500 million owed the institution because of years of unpaid landgrant matches by the state, dating back to the 1950s. A Tennessee joint legislative committee has said the

university could receive between $150 million and $544 million.

“When matching funds were required, many times the states did not provide the proper match,” Glover said in prepared remarks.

“This type of short changing with matching funds has continued for generations.”

Despite their continued challenges and limited resources, Glover and others who testified noted the success HBCUs have had. For example, they account for just 3% of colleges in the United States, but produce: 22% of bachelor’s degrees earned by African Americans; 25% of African Americans with STEM degrees; 50% of African American public school teachers; 60% of African American health professionals; 50% of African American lawyers; 50% of African American doctors; and 83% of African American judges. Additionally, 24% of Ph.Ds earned each year by African Americans are conferred by 24 of the more than 100 HBCUs. During the hearing, Wilson noted that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are graduates of HBCUs, “including myself, a proud graduate of Fisk University, which was founded in 1866.”

“These historic institutions have nurtured and prepared generations of African Americans for success in a broad range of fields,” said Congresswoman Wilson.

The hearing comes as Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrated a historic fundraiser in support of HBCUs on September 20, 2021, for the fourth

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consecutive year. The sorority set a new record and raised more than $2.1 million in one day during its HBCU Impact Day to benefit these institutions. The signature fundraising initiative is one part of a four-year $10 million fundraising goal set by Dr. Glover under the HBCU for Life: A Call to Action initiative in conjunction with the sorority’s international program of service. The sorority has surpassed the $1 million in one day goal each year of the four-year fundraising initiative.

Following the hearing, Glover was invited to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Presidents on October 6. VP Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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50th L-S-U-O R-I-T-N-A ?

Quit Playin’

By Vincent L. Hall

Don’t feel language deficient or outside the loop if you can’t discern this title. If you were born in my generation, you knew to go to the Soul Train Scramble Board. It always unveiled the names of places, stars, or icons.

SOUL TRAIN! That was easy.

This October marks the 50th anniversary of a show that made Black America proud and White America pay attention. The program’s inventor and emcee, Don Cornelius, was a genius and must be regarded as a substantial figure in African American history.

If you developed a college course on the Black “Americana” post-civil rights era, you could track every cultural trend and trail by watching

Soul Train re-runs. Soul Train recorded the morphing of music genres, the constellation of rising and falling stars, and the funky and anything but conservative fashion cycles.

When Donald Cortez Cornelius began his odyssey in 1970, he had an Afro so big it wouldn’t fit under a motorcycle helmet. Nevertheless, Cornelius and Soul Train embodied the pride James Brown had foreseen in his 1968 hit, “Say it loud, I’m Black, and I’m Proud!”

Upon his passing, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman of ‘Soul Train’ Holdings crystallized his legacy.

Don Cornelius was a pioneer, an innovator, and a trailblazer. He was the first African-American to create, produce, host, and more importantly, OWN his own television show.”

Like others of his fashion era, Don wore high-waist pants with material supplied by two famous sisters (Polly and Ester). The seamless garment flowed to flared bottoms so big that they partially hid the oversized platform shoes adorning his feet.

The 70’s fashionistas sported sweaty nylon shirts and blouses that only an artist could conceive. “Nik Nik” and similarly marketed shirts came in every color, concept, design, and ornate pattern.

However, Don never wanted to be

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the center of our attention. He was never on the microphone or caught in the camera shot for very long.

Cornelius rushed to usher Black entertainers, perennial stars, and “one-hit wonders” into the spotlight.

Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Oakland’s megaband Tower of Power, and the list is long and legendary. Major Harris saw his star rise in 1975, singing “Love Won’t Let me Wait!” We waited for another “major” hit from him but never got it.

James Brown’s revolutionary rant was a powerful affirmation. However, without the bene-

fit of Soul Train’s reach, Brown’s message was confined to one jukebox and community at a time.

Soul Train didn’t become the longest syndicated show on television on the viewership of 13% of the population alone. Millions of White folks discovered that we were Black and Proud, and had ample reason to be proud of ourselves.

There are no official estimates, but a large swath of the Soul Train audience was non-Black. Dick Clark’s American Bandstand’s rankings were nothing to scoff at, but if your fun lacked funk, you could “bet your last money, Soul Train was the stone gas, honey!”

Singer/Songwriter Kipper Jones and master stylist and Black hair consultant Kevin Pendleton remember going Saturdays to film four episodes. It was tiring but they still relish the memories of changing outfits in the bathroom and receiving a two-piece from Kentucky Fried Chicken! “It was an honor to get to the main stage” recalls Pendleton.

America’s entertainment industry was devastated by Don Cornelius’s suicide in 2012, but his glow remains. It is an oddity that a man who could rise and fight the world for his dreams could privately live with a nightmare that he believed insurmountable.

Don has passed on, but he passed on a gift we could never repay. His vision was to fuse slow belly-rubbing ballads with jazz, funk, pop, rock, and roll, and finally rap. Soul Train spanned 35 years and 1,117 episodes. Everybody got a shot!

This weekly smorgasbord of music, dance, culture, and creativity was comfort food for people dogged by discrimination and disrespect.

We could lift our heads as Don, and his bedazzled guests lifted our spirits for a full hour.

If the number 50 wasn’t ever Funky before, it is now! Long live the Soul Train line, dancers, and Don. Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

Successful Black American Business Owners Unfairly Targeted

Our Voices Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not dismayed by the foolishness of the envious.”

Across the nation, as business owners are attempting to recover from the COVID-19 global pandemic, African American business

leaders who are defying the odds with their financial success are often targeted by “mainstream media” and others who summarily and unfairly castigate Black business leaders’ economic achievements. Is this syndrome racially motivated? The simple answer is “Yes.” Former Congressman and past leader of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), The Honorable Parren Mitchell (D-MD), 19222007, once said in defense of Black business leaders, “There is a national systematic campaign to unfairly subjugate and to prevent the financial success of Black American businesses.”

It appears that business leaders from communities of color in the United States are being held to a different standard of business practice, ethics, and regulation.

Such is the case, I believe, with respect to Jack Brown III who was re-

cently targeted for business practice criticisms by the New York Times because of what they state are personal financial profits that Mr. Brown has earned as result of his businesses providing shelters to New York City’s homeless.

The Times emphasized, “Since 2017, as homeless has risen to record levels, the city has awarded more than $352 million to a nonprofit run by Mr. Brown to operate shelters. The money is meant to help homeless people regain their footing in life, but it has benefited Mr. Brown, too.”

Is the Times implying that there is something wrong or unethical for earning a financial profit from ones work and business? Brown’s CORE Services’ companies, non-profits and for-profits, have worked effectively in New York for over a decade.

Both nonprofits and for-profits have to be run as successful busi-

nesses in order to be sustainable.

Jack Brown has been a national leader in multiple Black-owned businesses not only in NYC, but also in other cities he has been effective in providing much need services to the homeless and to people “returning” back to society after prison incarceration.

Investigative journalism has its rightful and respected space in our democracy. But it should always be balanced and non-racially prejudicial. The Times piece on Jack Brown was full of unsubstantiated innuendo and one-sided reporting.

Those of us in America’s Black press are fully aware to the double standards and the racial stereotyping that cast unfair dispersions on Black entrepreneurs who dare to strive to own legitimate multi-million dollar businesses.

After the Times feature on Brown was published, Rudy Gi-

uliani who is well known for his unprincipled attacks on African American leaders joined in the chorus against Jack Brown. I conclude with the following tweet that I posted: It is questionable to see Rudy Giuliani and The NY Times aligned. But today the Times published an innuendo-filled story targeting successful Black-owned business leader, Jack Brown, who Rudy Giuliani then calls Brown a “poverty pimp.”

Sadly, Former President Trump, Giuliani, some in the NY Times, and many others take the position that there are limits and ceilings both politically and economically across the nation that are categorically prescribed by race. We do not agree. We will not submit.

Dr. Benjamin Chavis is president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa. org.

Bullies come in all sizes

Faithful Utterances

By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew When I was in elementary school, I was bullied by a group of girls. My third-grade teacher was wonderful to me, but her attention caused some of the other students to resent me. For two years, I was repeatedly mistreated. One of the games they played during recess was to run from me so that I couldn’t play with them. It didn’t help that my mother was old school and when girls began to wear small heels, my mother thought it wasn’t time. It was so

bad that for a week in 5th grade, the bullying made me so sick that I had to go to the doctor and stay home because of the stress it caused. There was really only one girl who was the ringleader.

The other girls joined in because they didn’t want to be targeted.

The bullying I experienced wasn’t physical, but it was both verbal and social. Bullying damages everyone involved.

Bullying isn’t something that just happens. Quite often, children witness their parents or other role models bullying them or others.

Children don’t have power to retaliate when their parents or others mistreat them (including siblings), and they go to school recreating the same scenarios they have experienced. Bullying also occurs due to a lack of attention from parents which can include neglectful parents or those dealing with issues of substance abuse. As we witness more school shootings and incidents of youth violence, at some point, adults need to take a long look in the mirror in how

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Adults must take responsibility for their bullying on the road, in the church, at work, in our homes, and even on social media. You may not jump on people with your fists, but are you a person who beats others up with your words? Are you the ringleader or a follower witnessing the abuse of others and just glad it isn’t you?

Although the Bible doesn’t specifically call out bullying, there are several examples of individuals that dealt with the bullying of relatives, friends, and those in power: Joseph, Daniel, Mordecai, Job, and even, Jesus.

In each of their stories, others lied on them, tried to cause question about their reputation and integrity or threatened/killed them. God does have something to say about it. “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,

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a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.” (Proverbs 6:1619 ESV) Bullying ultimately is about passing judgement on others—it’s something that you don’t like or are jealous of in that person. “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” (Romans 2:1) God has a way of redeeming those painful experiences. What I went through made me concerned about injustice and speaking up for those who are voiceless. I remember what it was like to feel as if I wasn’t heard or seen. It made me sensitive to the needs of others. I’m blessed because I know others that the experience of being bullied caused so many difficulties mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. For those who experience bullying, know that God has not forgotten you, God has a plan for you. God has a way

of restoring and redeeming what you’ve lost. “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

(Psalm 34:12-18) It’s important that we check ourselves and the way we show up. Our children are watching us. It’s important that we stand up for others when we see injustice like bullying. We will all be accountable for our thoughts, our words, our actions. If God were to look at your life right now, what would God say to you about your treatment (or lack of) of others?

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Why Won’t Democrats Fight?

The Last Word

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Not a day goes by that I don’t get a text or three from the Democratic National Committee asking for contriubtions. Sometimes they come from Vice President Harris or from President Biden himself. Occasionally, they come from Speaker Nancy Pelosi or DNC Chair Jaime Harrison; Not to mention the texts that come from Congressional candidates all over the country, looking for $10, $17 or $27. I don’t know where they get these odd numbers from, nor do I know where they got mine. I suppose someone I donated to sold their list and I am likely to be cyber-panhandled indefinitely.

I sometimes contribute to Democratic political candidates, as well as

to the Democratic party. I’m not so in the mood to contribute these days because Democrats are so busy fighting each other that they won’t put up an aggressive fight for peple’s economic rights. They seem willing to streamline the Biden Build Back Better plan instead of insisting that our human infrastructure – child care and elder care, school improvement – is as important as our physical one.

To be sure, politics is the art of compromise. Someone needs to send Mitch McConnell the memo. He does not want to raise the debt ceiling, putting a vote on that off until December. He does not want Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure repair plan. He does not want to guarantee voting rights. And few Republicans are willing to stand up to him, instead hiding behind party unity, even when they know better.

But I’m not worried about Republicans. I’m angry about the dithering Democrats who can’t seem to get off their rusty duffs and do what they were elected to do. I’m angry at the amount of power that has been ceded to West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Arizona’s Krysten Sinema, who would cut the Biden proposal by more than half. If Manchin had his ways the Biden plan whould be whittled to $1.5 trillion from the ini-

tially proposed $3.5 trillion. Manchin’s colleagues need to invite him to a small room to have an impactful conversation about his role. He also needs to be reminded that many of his constituents in one of our nation’s most impoverished states would benefit mightily from the Biden plan.

While Republicans don’t seem to roll their sleeves up and get into the trenches, some Democrats behave as if they are sipping tea and munching on scones at an afternoon garden party, a portrait in civility. Dems seem reluctant to call Some Republicans the liars, hypocrites, and scalawags the liars that they are. While name-calling can be perceived as in-

civil, so can lying, cheating, and stealing. Civility plus the filibuster will get the American people nothing. It is time for Democrats to play hardball.

Youger Democratic members of Congress get hardball. They’ve been playing hardball with the older Democratic establishment, vowing not to vote for beneficial legislation if it does not honor their demands, especially for human infrastructure needs. They’ve dug their heels in and have threatened to withhold votes until their demands are heeded. I like their fighting spirit, but not the likely results. Are they prepared to walk away with nothing? A pared-down infrastructure bill? No legislation at all?

President Biden and Vice President Harris, along with other membs of the Biden-Harris team, need to take this to the people and to the stteets.

Most people support most provisions of the Build Back Better legislation.

West Virginians and Arizonans need to get in Manchin and Sienem’as faces and demand flexibility from them. And Republican senators need to also face a deluge of telephone calls, emails and more, demanding that they budge and put some infrastructure money in the economy.

Democrats are imperiling their

chances to keep Congress and the Senate in 2022. Their inaction lets indifferent voters know what going out on a limb for Democrats may not have the desired results when we live with politics and susual. The filibuster elevates the minority over the majority and favors predatory capitalism over fairness.

To be sure, the Biden-Harris has been productive in their short nine months in office, with appointments, regulatory corrections, and more. They’ve also committed too many unforced errors and exposed themselves to public ridicule because of the errors (Afghanistan, Haiti, more). And Dems have allowed themselves to be portrayed as weak quislings who won’t fight for people’s rights.

In some ways, Dems are great at fighting, especially when we are fighting each other. Memo to Dems.

Fight enemies of progress, not each other. And don’t expect either votes or contributions if you are unwilling to fight for the people who voted for you.

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.

Biden’s trillion-dollar plan

Our Voices

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson After much drama last week, President Biden made it clear that his core legislative package – the American Jobs Plan, which would begin rebuilding our decrepit infrastructure and the American Family Plan, which would address essential needs – will pass together or not at all. Now Democrats are moving to negotiate the scope of the Family Plan so they can unify behind it.

The inevitable disputes, public and private, should not drown out some basic truths. First, the two bills contain reforms that are both imperative and are remarkably popular.

The infrastructure bill – the American Jobs Plan – is but a small down payment on rebuilding the key sinews of our economy – roads, mass transit, water systems, the electric grid. No sensible person doubts the need. Donald Trump promised to do it, but never got around to presenting a plan. From Texas to Manhattan, the extreme weather caused by climate change has revealed that we must invest in resilience. Lead pipes like those that infamously poisoned Flint, Michigan’s water endanger

the young in communities across the country. The inadequacy of our bridges, roads and train systems impede our ability to compete in a global economy.

The American Family Plan puts many programs together in a reconciliation package that can pass with majority support, a tactic necessitated by Republican obstruction to popular reforms. What Republicans label as “socialist” would simply provide basic shared security to American families that is enjoyed by families in industrial nations across the world. The child tax credit gives families with children a helping hand, as does expanded investment in daycare and universal pre-K. It would reduce childhood poverty by almost half. The bill would also guarantee paid family leave so that workers can afford to care for their loved ones in distress. Making community college tuition free will make advanced education more affordable. Providing seniors with more affordable prescription drugs and expanding Medicare to include hearing, vision and dental care is just common sense. President Biden’s plan also contains the first serous investment in addressing climate change.

These investments are not frivolous luxuries. They do not turn America into a socialist society.

They make for a somewhat more humane and rational society. And that is why each of these measures – and the package itself – enjoys majority support, including significant support among Republican voters, if not legislators.

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Second, these bills are affordable.

The infrastructure bill, described as a $1.5 trillion plan, in fact provides $550 billion in new money over 10 years. The Family Plan is described as a $3.5 trillion bill, but this too is over 10 years. In comparison, the military budget – at over $1 trillion a year – would be a $10 trillion-dollar program. Moreover, both plans include savings and tax hikes – on the wealthy and on corporations – that pay for the bulk of the new spending. And the jobs and growth that they will inevitably produce will ensure that they reduce deficits over time, not add to them.

Since they are largely paid for, the bills are not inflationary. Even if they weren’t balanced by tax hikes on the rich, they still would not add to inflation. Over the next 10 years, our cumulative GDP will total over $285 trillion, representing nearly 20 percent of the world economy.

Three-and-a-half trillion is barely over 1 percent of that, so suggesting that will somehow fuel out-of-control inflation is a joke.

Americans are feeling the rising

costs of food, of gasoline, of housing, but this increase doesn’t come from government spending. Food costs are rising largely because global climate catastrophes are laying waste to crops across the world. Gasoline is rising because of supply problems. Supply chain and production snafus due to natural difficulties in recovering from the pandemic shutdown are inevitable, but transitory.

Third, for all the talk of division, what is striking is how unified the parties are. Republicans – despite all the blather of bipartisanship – are unified in obstructing the Biden agenda, believing that they will benefit if he fails. There weren’t even 10 Republican Senate votes to enable the IRS to collect the taxes that are owed. Republicans voted unanimously against the Rescue Plan in the midst of the pandemic. They will vote unanimously against the American Family Plan – and against any effort to pay for it that involves raising taxes on the wealthy and on corporations.

Democrats, in contrast, are remarkably unified in favor of both

plans. As Rep. Pramila Jayapal, leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus has said, about 96 percent of Democrats in both houses of Congress favor passing the president’s plan. There are only two conservative senators – Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema – and only half a dozen House members dragging their feet.

The problem is that with the Senate split 50-50 and Democrats having a margin of only three in the House, even a few corrupted, compromised, or conservative opponents can foul up the works. And, needless to say, Big Pharma, Big Oil, the business lobby and Wall Street have launched legions of lobbyists and millions in ad campaigns to try to stop the reforms from going forward.

Against the blizzard of corporate campaigns and money, against the partisan obstruction of Republicans, it will take a broad, active citizen mobilization to force the change.

These reforms are long overdue; their passage is a moral imperative, not simply a policy choice. Over the next few weeks, Americans must join the fight. Every citizen who cares about the future of this country should make certain their senators and representatives hear from them.

(You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@rainbowpush. org. Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson.)

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is president and CEO of the Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition.

Freedom of expression

Wake Up and Stay Woke

By Dr. E. Faye Williams It’s hard to believe and even sadder to have to admit that naturalized citizens are more knowledgeable about the functions, operation and current events related to the United States government than natural-born citizens. That’s primarily attributed to the extremely rigorous education program and demonstrated knowledge necessary to meet the stringent requirements of the naturalization process.

While many of those natural-born

assume they have or will acquire such knowledge through the process of osmosis or the ignorant musings of a “smart” friend or neighbor, our naturalized fellow-citizens have been vetted, tested, and have proven themselves worthy of their rights and privileges of citizenship.

As one who has taught civics in formal classes, run for the U.S. Congress and studied diplomacy, I am repeatedly befuddled by the knowledge — or lack thereof — about principles of the American government or governance by other Americans who proclaim their right to “freedom(s)” under those same principles. I find it equally hard to believe that those who protest the loudest about the erosion of the right of independent thought and personal autonomy are also the actors who would/do most often trample the rights and freedom of expression of those with whom they disagree.

The example of this contradiction is most dramatically demonstrated by those who rail against being forced to vaccinate against their will. They will

crow incessantly about their right and freedom to do what they want with their own bodies, yet too many of them will argue against a woman’s right to choose an abortion or act in a manner consistent with her conscience and the counsel of her physician.

Because they are disturbed or offended by the truth of their histories, they will attempt to prevent the telling of the unvarnished truth of that hateful and most often brutal excursion through the American past. Historical revisionism now runs rampant. Those who cling to the deceitful nature of the typical Trump follower would have all believe that the history of this nation began in 1776 and that the viciousness of slavery, the

inhumane treatment of the Native American, the brutish overrun of the Mexican occupants of the American Southwest, and the unjust exclusion of Asian immigrants was accomplished with the willing participation of its victims.

Most egregiously, they’re the ones who proclaim to value American democracy, the principle of “one person, one vote” and the unabridged right of every citizen’s personal expression through the ballot — except when the votes of people of color, women or others on the “outside” upset the balance of white political power. The unwillingness to accept the “browning” of America has created a social divide so broad and acerbic as to only offer a future steeped in violence and discord.

Without the hint of voter irregularities, the radical right has convinced a huge segment of the population that election outcomes that don’t favor the white majority are rigged or “fake.” White supremacy has become the fellow traveler with Republicanism and/or political conservatism.

The Jan. 6 insurrection and its precursor in Charlottesville, Va., are now acceptable methods of redressing grievance. Those violations of our most cherished traditions of social conduct are not considered worthy of criticism because they express some nebulous truth.

Pedagogists (students of the art and science of teaching) have long believed that authoritarianism flourishes in the absence of critical thinking among uneducated/undereducated populations. These are populations most willing to accept “facts” that most closely align with their own beliefs. The reemerging racism and misogyny are the drivers of this new and objectionable “spirit of America.”

The fear of losing power has caused a negative attitude adjustment among uninformed and just plain mean whites who, each day, demonstrate their unwillingness to accept and adapt to our changing America.

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

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NO TIME TO DIE Journalist, Clara McLaughlin remembered

At The Movies

By Hollywood Hernandez After 24 previous James Bond movies starring Daniel Craig the last one with Craig in the lead has to go out with a bang; and that’s exactly what we get with NO TIME TO DIE. This movie seems to restart the series with a crueler and meaner Bond. This Bond kicks butt without any apprehension about what’s right or wrong.

Again in this movie Bond was retired when he was requested by his old C.I.A. friend Felix, played by Jeffrey Wright to help with the case. He was also sent a female agent from the M16 Secret Service to convince Bond to enlist.

Rami Malek plays the evil villain in the movie, who

like most evil villains in Bond movies, wants world domination. There is a lot going on this movie but mainly it’s the spectacular action scenes that keep you enthralled. More so than any previous 007 movie the action is amazing.

The ending comes as a surprise and you’ve got to stay to the very end for a major announcement about James Bond. It’s a different James Bond and I think you’ll like him.

The movie runs a little long (2 hours and 43 minutes) and it’s rated PG-13. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate NO TIME TO DIE a JUMBO.

Clara Jackson McLaughlin passed away on October 3, 2021, at the age of 81.

She was best known for being the first Black woman to own and be the majority shareholder of a network-affiliated TV station in the United States. Upon securing ownership of KLMG-TV in East Texas, she also became the first Black person to own a CBS affiliate station.

She was born in Brunswick, Georgia, where she spent the early years of her childhood. When her family moved to Gainesville, Florida, she attended the historic, all-Black Lincoln High School. A proud graduate of Howard University, she was instrumental in establishing a journalism major at the institution. She also served as the editor-in-chief of the school’s yearbook in 1972 when it received national recognition as the first HBCU to win the All American Award for a student publication. In addition, she was a Navy Veteran and served in San Diego, California.

She lived for many years in Texas (Houston and Dallas) before returning to Florida. After having her first child, she noticed the need for childcare books on raising Black children. This observation led to her writing the first-ever Black-focused childcare book, The Black Parents’ Handbook. Proceeds of the book went to her sorority-Zeta Phi Beta.

She always believed that media in any form was the best way to get information to the Black Community. She felt information kept people engaged and empowered no matter the format, including the newspaper.

She became the owner of The Florida Star and Georgia Star newspapers in 2002,

BIG MAMA SAID: “DON’T LET YOUR EGO BLOCK YOUR JOURNEY! HONOR THE WOMEN FIRST” Black Card

By Terry Allen

Clara McLaughlin

bringing her life to a full circle by returning to the Florida community with one of her first loves, journalism.

She truly loved being back in North Florida as she enjoyed a great relationship with many churches, charities, law enforcement associations, sports teams, and area businesses.

Her endeavors led to her becoming a trusted advocate in the community, the recipient of numerous honors including a Distinguished Alumni Award from Howard University, and distinguished service from Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators; and she was also the guest of several U.S. presidents.

In her later years, she beat breast cancer twice and other illnesses. She spent the last month on home hospice after a hard-fought battle with illness.

Clara will be missed by many as she leaves behind two children, a grandson, and many other family members and friends.

The family knows so many have their own stories about her and asks friends to send those stories to the Florida Star via mail P.O. Box 40629, Jacksonville, FL 32203, or email info@thefloridastar. com.

Hey reader family. I want to remind you that my Big Mama lessons are poured into me via the experiences by All the women in my life family, my mom, my aunt, my sisters even my numerous community wives. My beloved grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, shared a lot, and so did many women.

First, let me say establish one point I always say when I am speaking.

“Men raise a son, but women raise a nation. Yes, women historically ran the community as the unsung managers that lifted the community up and wholeheartedly support the Black male leaderships! And yes, the paper has showcased 100s of Superb Women. Yes, I have a story to share, right.

Big Mama told me over and over again to respect not just your elders, but especially the women in the community. When I asked why, she said.

“When you are challenged during your journey, look to the women you know to surround you with reminders of how to be the best version of you.”

In our Ancient African culture, women set the tone for nourishment and planted the seeds for

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Twins at Homecoming event. Circa 1940s.

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Twins in gold, fringe attire.

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Twins (back row on left) at State Fair twin contest, circa 1940s.

is a film, music and entertainment producer….and owns and operates the Archive Records label. She chose an entertainment career inspired by her late father and Ina’s husband of 40 years, local veteran actor and entrepreneur Bill McGhee. Dawn said her mother chose the more common spell of their last name “McGee.” Learn about Dawn at https://glow-music.com/bio.

Texas NAACP Branch president Rev. Philip Duke, and various grassroots people who marched and demonstrated with the twins. The You Tube documentary is Twincerely: Memoir of the “Civil Rights Twins.”

The twins were noted for their sharp, matching style of dress, with a variety of matching hats, and their signature American and Black Liberation flags they always carried at demonstrations.

“They brought a spark to anything we did,” activist Fullinwider said in the documentary. “They would be dressed to the nines …and each would have a flag.

Twins standing in white with flags.

Twins in gold, fringe attire.

Credit: Dawn McGhee

Credit: Dawn McGhee

Dawn produced, directed and edited a compelling 2015 You Tube documentary about her then 84-year-old mother that her mother personally narrated.

Ina recalled her and her sister’s many involvements. Other prominent Dallas-area civil and human rights activists also shared their memories and interactions with the twins. Among about 10 commentators are Dallas activist John Fullinwider, SCLC activist Rev. Peter Johnson, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Diane Ragsdale, Greenville

So instead of being alienated from the symbol of patriotism because of being oppressed…they reclaimed especially that symbol… So, we had the American flag at all of our demonstrations.”

SCLC’s Rev. Johnson recalled that “Dr., King and Rev. Abernathy spoke of them often,” referring to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy.

And former Mayor Pro Tem Ragsdale said, “You probably cannot recover any old civil rights footage in Dallas and not see the Civil Rights Twins.”

The documentary recalls many of

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the hundreds of demonstrations and campaigns the twins joined. These included prominent cases surrounding Lenell Jeter, James Byrd Jr., a Dallas lead smelter plant, Atlanta child murders, Hands Across America brotherhood demonstration, Forsyth County, Georgia 1987 march against white supremacy, 1963 March on Washington, and Ina at the 50th anniversary of the march.

The twins, born in Greenville, Texas, joined local Black leaders there in the 1960s urging removal of a well-known Greenville welcoming sign that stated: “Blackest Land and Whitest People,” and as “Yellow Dog Democrats,” in the 1990s, met with then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton during a 1990s Dallas campaign visit.

Of chose, the twins, who had seven other siblings, were more than their civil rights work. The documentary recalls them appearing as beauties in magazines and winning many twin and beauty contests – several prominently at the segregated State Fair of Texas in the 1950s -- and being firsts in some national television appearances including games shows.

In the documentary, Dallas theater actress Vickie Washington spoke of the twins’ legacy.

“Their lives teach us …that we can’t rest, because injustice never rests,” Washington said. “We have to keep fighting, … making our voices heard. It’s important for us to know the sacrifices that were made.”

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

Those knowledgeable about redistricting expected a new Congressional district for North Texas with the other, near Houston/Harris County.

Instead, SB6, the Congressional redistricting bill, drew a new district near Austin, even though population growth in North Texas exceeded 1 million, double that of counties surrounding Austin.

In a state that has 36 incumbent U.S. House members, it doesn’t figure that the only two who were pitted against each other are Houston’s Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Al Green. District boundaries were redrawn to move Blacks and Hispanics who live in the 18th Congressional District Jackson Lee now represents - including her home - into CD9, now represented by Green.

For the less familiar, two definitions common to redistricting are in order: packing and cracking. Packing occurs when more of a specific (ethnic) group are added (packed) into an already heavily minority district. Cracking takes place when a particular group who does not make up a majority of a district, but number sufficiently to influence the outcome of an election, are removed from that district and placed where their influence is diluted.

There’s a device used where if something is said over and over again, after a while, that statement is taken as truth. Such was the tactic used by the author and proponents of SB6 who said repeatedly that “the maps were drawn blind to race.” Try selling that to those opposed.

SB6 ‘packs’ minorities into predominantly, minority districts across the state and ‘cracks’ minorities away from swing

male leadership.

It is a known fact that each of us enter our growth with a God driven ability to receive and withstand challenges. Yet, life assures you that you can only mitigate challenges though trials and tribulations only.

So they only way to manage the obstacles in your path is to have some accomplished and experienced allies in your village- the women. Brother, when you truly understand the power, vitality and resilience of the women in the village you will choose to uplift and celebrate the ‘superb’ women in your life.

This column is dedicated to the “superb women” on my Personal Board of Directors. So this is a shout-out to all my community wives who have been game-changers in mentoring, empowerment and leadership.

You know who you are – email me to let me know you got this! I close with this one quote from attorney Eboni K. Williams, the first Black women to be added to the RHONY. She said, “It is my divine honor and privilege to be a Black woman.”

So to my seed planting community wives, I see you! E-mail me at terryallenpr@gmail.com Terry Allen is an awardwinning media professional, journalist, and entrepreneur.

He is also the founder of City Men Cook and 1016 Media.

Reach him at terryalllenpr@ gmail.com

districts where they may be able to influence the outcome of races and places them in districts where their impact will be diluted, creating safe Republican districts.

While partisan gerrymandering has been deemed acceptable by the courts, racial gerrymandering or the altering of district boundaries based on race to obtain a desired outcome, is not. And while SB6 proponents say the bill is legal and blind to race, people of color appear to be used as pawns to accomplish the goals desired in this redistricting Game of Thrones.

Since the 2013, Shelby v. Holder ruling effectively eliminated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act that required preclearance of changes in election law in nine states, including Texas, our hopes to thwart SB6 will depend on Section 2.

Originally under Section 2, for changes in voting laws to be in violation, the “intent” or “purpose” of the change had to be found discriminatory.

However Section 2 was amended in 1982 so that now, changes can be found in violation if the “effect” of those changes are determined to be racially discriminatory.

To recap, 95 percent of Texas’ 4 million population increase can be attributed to people of color.

The ethnic group responsible for half the growth does not realize a new opportunity to elect a Congressional candidate of its choice. And the only two of what will be a 38 member Congressional delegation who were redrawn into the same district happen to be minorities.

Under SB6, numbers added don’t increase totals. Maybe in addition to math, Texas also needs instruction on “equal treatment under the law!”

Royce West was first elected to the Texas Senate in November 1992.

He represents the 23rd Senatorial District on behalf of the citizens of Dallas County.

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Soul Rep Theatre Company opens Kick off features Shay Youngblood’s SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY Photos by Anyika McMillan-Herod

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An impressive listing of yearly accomplishments along with a group photo and names of Garland’s NAACP officers and Executive Committee were shown as Ms. Culpepper compelled guests to go to the Unit’s website and become members of the NAACP. Dr. Atchison delivered an electrified message on “Raking Leaves in Windy Weather,” stressing to the virtual audience that, “There are NO perfect people!”

The Garland NAACP officers had received numerous calls, emails and texts requesting a copy of Dr. Atchison’s spiritual message, that pointed out that, “not a one of us knows everything, but together we can do more and go further.”

Kai McGhee, sophomore at Rowlett High School presented an outstanding solo and acting performance before Cassandra Cox, a member of the Garland NAACP Religious Affairs Committee announced the Unit’s 2021 adult award recipients.

Intrinsic Smokehouse and Brewery, a local business in downtown Garland (owners Cary and Molly Hodson) received the distinguished Bridge Builder’s Award; Timothy Robinson, founder of the nonprofit “Inspired to Help” received the Volunteer Service Award; the Garland Health Department received the Community Service Award for its concerted efforts to deliver thousands of COVID vaccinations; and the ever-inspiring Dr. Ricardo Lopez, superintendent of the Garland ISD received the Education Award.

Gwendolyn H. Daniels, Garland NAACP chair of Corporate and Community Sponsorships, acknowledged all financial contribu-

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tors of the Garland Unit and spotlighted two long-time sponsors: Randall Reed’s Planet Ford of Garland and Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union.

Dr. Joyce K. Miller, chair of Garland’s NAACP Education Committee presented two legacy scholarships: Bobby Giddens of South Garland High School received the John W. Washington Legacy Scholarship and Enoch Ellis, Youth Council president and a student at St. Mark’s School of Texas received the prestigious Elaine Bradley Scholarship.

Tiffany Gilmore, Garland ISD’s Director of Guidance and Counseling presented NAACP academic scholarships to top African American seniors at each of Garland ISD’s seven high schools. Recipients were Favour Okwun (3.69 GPA), South Garland High School; Tiobsta Ayele (4.35 GPA), North Garland High School; Modupe Karimi (4.59 GPA), Lakeview Centennial High School; JoJo Adoboe (4.68 GPA), Sachse High School; Kalabe Zerihun (4.10 GPA), Naaman Forest High School; Amaya Green (4.76132 GPA), Rowlett High School; and Gabriel Tisdale (5.36 GPA), the top African American senior in the entire district who attends Garland High School.

Gabriel received the distinguished Goldie Locke Academic Scholarship.

Also, Robert Ben, chair of the ever-popular Garland NAACP silent auction, along with his committee who conducted a week-long online silent auction that was an overwhelming success, was recognized.

For more information on the NAACP Garland Unit, visit the website at: garlandtxnaacp.org.

In November, Soul Rep Theatre Company will kick off its 20212022 season – WAYS OF KNOWING – with four live performances of Shay Youngblood’s dynamic play SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY, directed by Anyika McMillan-Herod.

This ensemble piece, set in the mid-20th Century, explores a tapestry of Black southern women who unite to help raise an orphaned girl. The live performances will take place (with COVID precautions) Thursday, November 11 – Sunday, November 14, 2021, in the Pavilion at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood Street, just outside downtown Dallas. Thursday - Saturday performances are scheduled for 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm (matinee) only.

Streamed performances of SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY will take place December 20 – 26. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.soulrep.org.

The season will continue in February with a world premiere short film written by co-founders Tonya Holloway and McMillan-Herod, FLESH AND BONE. Holloway, who now holds the position of Soul Rep’s Associate Artistic Director of Film (a direct result of Soul Rep’s successful recent season of solely virtual offerings), will direct this heartwarming contemporary film set in a fictitious Dallas jook and chicken joint run by Puddin’ and Abe, a feisty middle-aged couple.

The piece features a cast of eccentric characters who rely on the blues music they love and each other to express their love, fear, joy, and pain.

The in-person premiere will be February 12, 2022 at 7 pm at The Texas Theater, in Oak Cliff. The film will then stream the remainder of the month.

Soul Rep’s longtime company member and newly named Associate Artistic Director of Theater, Dee Hunter-Smith, will direct the regional premiere production of Ngozi Jane Anyanwu’s brilliant new play, GOOD GRIEF, that will be performed in person April 26 – May 1, 2022, at Dallas Heritage Village.

The production follows a first-generation Nigerian named “Nkechi” or “N” – a would-be goddess – as she navigates first loves and losses, and tries to find answers in her parents, the boy next door, and the stars. This production will also be streamed May 23 – 29, 2022.

The world premiere staged performance of DO NO HARM, which was presented as a film earlier this year, will serve as a bonus production for Soul Rep’s current season.

Presented as part of ATTPAC’s 2021-22 ELEVATOR PROJECT, this celebrated new work written by co-founder Anyika McMillan-Herod and directed by Soul Rep’s Artistic Director, Guinea Bennett-Price, will run March 10 – March 19, 2022 at the Wyly Theater in the Dallas Arts District. Streamed performances will take place in April.

DO NO HARM gives voice to three enslaved women - Anarcha, Betsey,

Members of the cast of Soul Rep’s upcoming production of Shay Youngblood’s Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery.

Front Porch - (left to right) Natasha Wells as “Miss Corine”, La-Hunter Smith as “Miss Lamama”, and Brittney Bluitt as “Daughter” in Shay Youngblood’s SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY

and Lucy - who were experimented on by “The Father of Gynecology,” Dr. James Marion Sims.

A season pass is only $45 (excludes DO NO HARM) and can also be purchased at Soul Rep’s website, www.soulrep.org.

Soul Rep’s dynamic 2021-2022 season is sponsored in part by the generous support of Texas Instruments, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Heritage Giving Fund, Moody Fund for the Arts, and TACA. SOUL REP THEATRE COMPANY’S MISSION & VISION Soul Rep Theatre Company exists to provide quality transformative Black Theater. Our vision is to shift the paradigm of how the Black experience is valued.

(Top) Natasha Wells as “Miss Corine” and (Bottom) Brittney Bluitt as “Daughter” in Shay Youngblood’s SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY

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