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A Tribute to Michael “HOLLYWOOD”

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HEALTHY SISTERS

FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

March is Sisterhood Month for members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., but this message is for ALL of my Sisters, Deltas or not. We often think of assets as our 401(k)s, houses, jewelry, and other material things. But did you know that your greatest asset is your health?

As a kid, I remember seeing massive crops as we traveled outside of my hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana.

I was always baffled of how an empty field would sprout so much vegetation. It didn’t matter what the crop was—I just remember being in awe.

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WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE

From the silly to the sublime, to the serious, faster than the mind can cogitate, our societal norms are being manipulated from the “as expected” to the “never in a million years.” Reflecting on what is presented to the masses daily,

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DeSoto Leadership in Meetings About Future of School District

DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees President DeAndrea Fleming

State Rep. Yvonne Davis

DeSoto Mayor Rachel Proctor

From Staff Reports Officials from Texas Education Agency (TEA) met with DeSoto officials and legislators Tuesday, according to Texas Metro News sources.

State Reps. Yvonne Davis and Carl Sherman, DeSoto Mayor Rachel Proctor, DeSoto ISD Interim Superintendent Larry Lewis, DeSoto City Manager Brandon Wright and DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees President and VP DeAndrea Fleming and Dr. Tiffany Clark were among those reportedly in the closed meeting at DeSoto City Hall.

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DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees VP Dr. Tiffany Clark

DeSoto City Manager Brandon Wright

Those victories have become overshadowed by school fights, various assaults and improper behavior from students and staffers/educators.

One parent has gone viral since she started using social media to share information about conditions in the District as witnessed by her daughter.

It has now come to the attention of Texas Metro News that there appears to be a violation of procedures in reporting truancy within the district.

This is a serious issue involving money coming into the District, said one source, noting that students have missed as many as several months in the past year alone.

The District, which has come under

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State Rep. Carl Sherman

DeSoto ISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Larry Lewis

fire previously, was informed in 2020 that the TEA Board had decided to appoint a conservator to assist in the reorganization of staff and resources, reduce the budget and spending, guide the District’s preparations to rebuild a fund balance and provide guidance and support to an administrative body and the Board of Trustees in the efforts.

That conservator was AJ Crabill, former Deputy Commissioner for Governance for TEA. In late 2021 Dr. Lewis was appointed Interim Superintendent after then Superintendent D’Andre Weaver tendered his resignation. A long-time educator, Lewis had previously served in Lancaster ISD. March 25, 2022

MY TRUTH by Cheryl Smith Publisher

To Lose a True Friend

The past two years have been challenging to say the least!

As someone who has always believed that death was a process that we had to accept because it was a part of life; living through the pandemic makes it a totally different reality for me.

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While there are those who say, “You only live once,” I tend to offer a different perspective: you only die once.

So it is so refreshing for me to see folks living life and really enjoying themselves to the fullest. And Michael “Hollywood” Henderson was that person.

Which brings me to my truth.

Hollywood and I met during our days at Service Broadcasting — he was on the air at K104FM and I was over at Soul 73 KKDA. He always seemed to be “on,” never one to spiral downward.

He was often the life of the party and he definitely knew how to start one. He was a magnet that attracted people who liked to have fun.

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Hollywood went from terrestrial radio to the world wide web.

He loved music and he loved people. What a perfect combination!

I ain't got time for people who ain't got time for people!

Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez (Cantu)

Hollywood also loved movies.

When I approached him about writing movie reviews and covering the entertainment scene for I Messenger Media; I don’t know who was more excited, he or I. There was mutual respect and admiration and we

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formed a deeper partnership because he loved and respected what he did and valued the contribution, as well as the opportunity it afforded him to share what he loved with various audiences.

Hollywood was the film critic, but he also promoted the publications (Texas Metro News, Garland Journal and I Messenger) and represented them with pride. He would stop by to pick up newspapers to share as he made his way around town.

He would also attend events, proudly repping his I Messenger Media press credentials.

He brought value to everything he was involved with.

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our exchanges and there were back and forth about movies we both saw, wellness checks, mutual admiration expressions, offers of help and sometimes business.

Hollywood was bonafide and authentic. When we disagreed we dealt with those issues with respect and resolve.

We had each other’s back.

It was also heartwarming to see the love he had for his family. I’m talking about a good man who left this world better than it was when he

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ican, he did see color and he celebrated it. He knew what it meant to be part of a real rainbow coalition because his focus was not on the differences; instead he focused on the similarities.

Hollywood was also a philanthropist.

He was especially concerned about the downtrodden, the unfortunate, the homeless and the hungry.

He gave and worked to better their conditions and he encouraged others to do so as well. Anything he was involved with, Hollywood wanted it to be successful and he gave his call.

Sometimes there are people you never want to say goodbye to. Hollywood is one such person.

As we prepare to celebrate his life on Saturday, March 26, 2022 (two days before his birthday) at 2p.m. at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, I can’t help but think back to my thought, you only die once.

You see, when we’ve seen the other side of the mountain, when we’ve contained or come to a more manageable status with the Pandemic; we are going to have a rude awakening.

We are going to look back over this period and remember Hollywood and the countless others who have transitioned during this period; many whom we had no idea had transitioned, and it will be like reliving the memories all over again.

Hollywood was my friend. I respected him and he brought joy to my heart because of his giving nature.

Stop for a minute and look at your text messages to difmyimessenger.com

ferent people. Are you always asking for something or looking for something?

Do you ever call or text, just to check on someone or send them nice expressions? Or when your name pops up, does the person on the receiving end think, “What do they want now?”

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was born into this place.

He was one of those people you were happy to see coming.

Now I am saddened that he is gone. But I take solace in knowing that not only did I share my love with him while he was on this earth; I will be a part of keeping his legacy intact by honoring his wishes: Please make monetary donations to his favorite charity: www.whereareyououtreach. org. And you can also reach out and see how you can donate your time.

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Beah Richards…A Jewel!

QUIT PLAYIN’

BY VINCENT L. HALL

Abeni Jewel Haynes is a name you should probably note for future reference.

Someday, the stage and screen will be hers to command in a big way. It’s just a matter of time. Ask veterans like Dr. Curtis King at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters if you doubt me.

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. is a multi-discipline arts institution that strives to create and enhance awareness and understanding of artistic, cultural, and aesthetic differences. In addition, they continue to spotlight the history of African American arts that go untold. Dr. King is its founder, director, and principal defender.

Abeni, and I admit a scintilla of bias because she calls me “Uncle Vinny,” performed the most moving one-woman show that most of her audiences have ever seen. Her dramatic interpretation of “A Black Woman Speaks” derived from Beah Richards’s poems, and musings left us with few dry eyes and no regrets.

So before you can appreciate Abeni, let me point you back to one of the most underrated Black artists in our history, Beulah Richards (Beah) is best known for portraying Sidney Portier’s mother in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”

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Black mother with all of the skepticism and squeamish tendencies you would expect. After all, her son duskysinned was about to marry a lily-white beauty in the 1960s. Six months before the movie debuted in 1967, the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court verdict was handed down.

Anti-miscegenation laws served as the backbone of racial segregation concerning marriage and intimate relationships. These laws criminalized interracial marriage and, in some cases, forbade sex between members of different races. These unjust laws lasted in North America from the late seventeenth century through the SCOTUS ruling.

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a brutal truth that even CRT haters must acknowledge.

“A Black Woman Speaks…

Of White Womanhood Of White Supremacy, Of Peace.

It is right that I, a woman, black, should speak of white womanhood.

My fathers, my brothers, my husbands, my sons die for it; because of it. And their blood chilled in electric chairs, stopped by hangman’s noose, cooked by lynch mobs’ fire, spilled by white supremacist mad desire to kill for profit, gives me that right.”

In this poetic political pericope, Richards alternates between chiding and challenging her white female counterparts. She insists that slavery, racism, and the world’s burdens stood squarely on the shoulders of womanhood. If women unified, injustice would suffer.

That’s what Women’s International History Month “ is all about!

“Because your necklace was of gold you did not notice that it throttled speech.

Because diamond rings bedecked your hands you did not regret their dictated idleness.

Nor could you see that the platinum bracelets which graced your wrists were chains binding you fast to economic slavery. And though you claimed your husband’s name still could not command his fidelity.”

Beah moved from repression to rape in three sentences!

It’s hard to admit my shortcomings, but my little “Neecey” introduced me to

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And if you ain’t a six foot10-inch man with a jump shot with a professional contract, America still looks unfavorably upon such unions.

Abeni captured and conveyed for theatergoers the immense eloquence, intelligence, and insolence that fluxed so fluidly throughout “A Black Woman Speaks…of White Womanhood!”

The first few lines portend

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TBAAL Founder Curtis King

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some literature and history that had previously escaped me. Finally, the story around Beah Richards and her protestations, both literary and vocally, was made known to me.

HBO MAX currently features a 90-minute documentary about her life, and you should take it in. Invite your daughters, sons, and your White friends. The last lines of the poem left a question for all of us.

“What will you do? Will you fight with me? White supremacy is your enemy and mine.

So be careful when you talk with me. Remind me not of my slavery; I know it well but rather tell me of your own.”

Abeni reminded us that the vestiges of American enslavement may have waned in word, but never in subtle deeds. Dr. King, and TBAAL strive to teach us, sometimes against our will. But the truth will forever speak! And Abeni gave us a Jewel!

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

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Healthy Sisters

important!

Exercise is key

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message is for ALL of my Sisters, Deltas or not.

March is Sisterhood Month We often think of assets as for members of Delta Sigma our 401(k)s, houses, jewelry, Theta Sorority, Inc., but this and other material things.

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But did you know that your greatest asset is your health?

And it’s an asset that you can do something about.

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market and its impact on your 401(k), but there are so many things you can do to take control of your health. The first is to eat healthy.

Eat healthy by educating yourself on nutrition.

Start by looking at nutrition labels. A good rule of thumb when looking at fat and sodium is that anything close to 5% is low, and anything close to 20 percent is high.

Also, look at your plate (and don’t use a huge plate!) – half of your plate should be nonstarchy vegetables and fruit, a quarter of the plate lean protein, and a quarter starch.

You can go to the website www.myplate.gov\myplate-plan and actually get a food plan that is personalized to you, based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level.

You can eat healthy and still enjoy the foods you like by making swaps such as stuffing your omelet with veggies instead of bacon to cut fat and add vitamins; topping myimessenger.com

Nutrition is Major Focus During Sisterhood Month

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pancakes with yogurt and nuts instead of syrup to add protein.

Add flavor without fat or salt by using herb blends, lemon juice, pepper, or flavored vinegar on vegetables.

The second way you can take control of your health is to Get Active. Being physically active on a regular basis is one of the best ways to keep your heart, lungs, and whole body healthy.

You can achieve the 30 minutes-a-day physical activity recommendation by breaking it up into two or three segments. Find something you like, and stick with it.

Take control of your health by engaging in self-care. This might be a day at a spa for some women (who can afford that???), but self-care also means doing some-

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thing as simple as taking out time to de-stress every day.

Black women face acute and chronic stress that takes a toll on our physical and mental health.

The Black Women’s Health Imperative defines self-care as committing to caring for yourself and creating balance in your life but recognizes that this is not easy for us as Black women because we can have the Superwoman syndrome.

Learn to say “No.” A “No” today can be a “Yes” to a better, healthier tomorrow. Take care of yourself!

As actress and healthy eating guru, Tabitha Brown would say, “that’s your business!”

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An Irma P. Hall Weekend Noted actress featured at TBAAL and also receives Honorary Doctorate Degree from Texas College

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MOCCA celebrates 20 years

It was a star-studded event celebrating Kena's 30 years of providing skin care and make up, and it was 20 years for MOCCA Cosmetics. Natural Change performed, there was a special performance from Yarbrough and Peoples, and the Food was EVERYTHING at the Hampton Event Center in Red Oak.

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Dallas Literary Festival A conversation on the state of journalism at the Dallas Literary Festival at the African American Museum. Panelists were: Charles Blow of the Washington Post and Black News Channel, SPJ President Rebecca Aguilar and Tom Huang of the Dallas Morning News!

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What’s in Your Harvest?

FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

BY DR. FROSWA BOOKER-DREW As a kid, I remember seeing massive crops as we traveled outside of my hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. I was always baffled of how an empty field would sprout so much vegetation. It didn’t matter what the crop was—I just remember being in awe.

It wasn’t until I was older that I began to understand the principle of sowing and reaping. It just doesn’t apply to farming—it’s a life principle.

Farmers make decisions about what they plant. Certain environments will not grow various plants. Beans do not grow in cold weather.

Collard greens can be planted early spring or early Fall.

The temperature can play a significant role in the harvest.

Just as farmers must decide about what they want to plant and the environment, they also must consider the soil.

The soil must be prepared and maintained for growth.

It’s also important that the soil has nutrients so that the plants will grow. Plants need water. Our lives are so similar.

If we are not preparing the soil for what we want to plant, our crops might be problematic.

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thinking about what harvest we want. Planting apple seeds will not result in sunflowers. Yet, many of us are surprised when our harvest comes up with something unexpected not recognizing our seeds. Sowing seeds of gossip, envy, jealousy can not reap a harvest of love, joy, and peace. “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”

(Galatians 6:7) There are consequences for our actions and when we are not deliberate

and actions, we can expect growth. Waiting and having patience is also important as a part of growth. If we allow our anxiety to take over, we can abruptly alter the course of what we wanted. It requires trusting God. “I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word, I put my hope.” (Psalm 130:5) Waiting on God yields results. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

Our harvest depends on what we are connected to.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

(John 15:5)

about what we want in our lives, we leave our lives being destroyed by the winds and storms we encounter.

What are you planting and is it bringing the harvest that you want? Crops take time to grow, and it doesn’t happen overnight. For many of us, we give up so quickly that we miss out on the harvest of blessings. If wait and continue to water it by our words

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The Bible is very clear on these principles in our lives.

Knowing our part is critical.

So how do we plant a crop that will yield a wonderful harvest? It’s all in the decisions that we make every single day (Read Matthew 13). “If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will

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yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit…. You will thus eat your food to the full and live securely in your land.” (Leviticus 26:3-5) Think about this: • Is your soil (your mind) being fed nutrients daily? Or are you feasting on the foul and foolishness of the day?

Are you planting seeds that will win or wither?

• Are you dehydrated? Are you missing out being filled in the right way? Or are you using temporary fixes like Crystal Light and other substitutes that only add sugar and calories? “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6).

• External circumstances can impact your crop. If you are always dealing with toxicity and trauma, your crop might be premature and suffer. The rain, wind, and storms will not go away but you can be protected based on who is watching your crop. Are you in control or is God? Our harvest depends on what we are connected to.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

(John 15:5) Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the Founder and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy, specializing as a Partnership Broker and Leadership Expert for companies and organizations to thrive with measurable and meaningful impact. She also is the VP of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for the State Fair of Texas.

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House Passes CROWN Act to End Discrimination Against Natural Black Hairstyles

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes sounded off to critics of legislation that would allow individuals freedom to express themselves by how they wear their hair.

“Natural hair should be worn without fear of discrimination,” Rep. Hayes asserted moments after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act, banning hair-related discrimination.

The measure passed in a vote of 235-189 along party lines.

Introduced by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey), the acronym CROWN stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.

The measure outlaws discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.

The bill, which now heads to the Senate, states that “routinely, people of African descent are deprived of educational and employment opportunities” for wearing their hair in natural or protective hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, or Afros.

Republicans strongly opposed the measure, and some used race-baiting words in expressing their opposition. “No to the nappy hair act,” Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Green railed. myimessenger.com

Civil rights groups applauded the passage of the measure.

“Passage of the CROWN Act by the House of Representatives moves our nation one step closer to federal protection for Black women, men, and children from discrimination across the country simply because of their natural hair or hairstyle,” stated Damon Hewitt,

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president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “We urge the Senate to quickly take up this important legislation, which would ensure that Black students are not prohibited from attending or participating in school events because of their natural hair, that Black employees are not subject to pretextual firing or negative employment actions because

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of their hair texture or style, and that Black people are accorded dignity and respect in choosing to embrace a natural hairstyle.”

Hewitt said restrictions on Black hairstyles and textures in workplaces and school campuses are relics of white supremacy.

“This explicit protection against racial discrimination based on hairstyles is long overdue,” he remarked.

In a statement, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said Black women and girls face discrimination because of their natural hair each day at their workplaces and schools.

“So today, I proudly voted yes on the CROWN Act to finally end racebased hair discrimination once and for all,” Beatty insisted.

“It’s simple — discrimination against Black hair is discrimination based on race. I look forward to swift passage of this critical legislation in the Senate and standing with President Biden as he signs it into law.”

Rep. Beatty then delivered a message to Black youth.

“To every young Black girl and boy, I say to you, your hair — from your kinks to your curls, from your fros to your fades, from your locs to your braids — is a crown,” she asserted.

“Be proud of your hair and know the Congressional Black Caucus is fighting for you.”

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Black Press Journalist Appointed to Two National League of Cities Posts

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

Houston Forward Times Associate Editor Jeffrey L. Boney, who serves as Mayor Pro Tem in Missouri City, has received appointments to two crucial national posts.

The award-winning journalist, author, and two-term councilmember earned an appointment to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2022 Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee (CED) and the 2022 Race, Equity, And Leadership Council –or REAL. Re-elected to a one-year term at CED, Boney, who just released his new book, “Don’t Argue With Me! A No-Nonsense Approach to the Issues in the Black Community,” Boney expects to provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities.

NLC President Mayor Vince Williams of Union City, Georgia, announced the appointment.

“I have been a member of NLC’s Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee for several years, and I am honored to continue working with my colleagues from across the country to make a difference while representing the city of Missouri City at the federal level,” Boney said in a statement.

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officials said Boney would continue to play a vital role among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s municipalities before Congress with the administration and at home.

“NLC’s federal advocacy committees are a key tool for gathering insights directly from the communities that our members serve,” Mayor Williams said. “I am excited to have Mayor Pro Tem Boney serve on the Community and Economic Development committee again, and I look forward to working with him to fulfill the promise of America’s cities, towns, and villages.”

The entire leadership of this year’s Committee consists of Chair Sharon Weston Broome, mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Vice-Chair Jamie Patino, Councilmember of the city of Union City, California; and Vice-Chair Richard Shaw, Councilmember of the City of Huber Heights, Ohio.

Boney’s new one-year appointment to REAL includes guiding programs among local elected officials from similar communities.

“I am extremely excited and humbled to have been appointed to serve on the Race, Equity, And Leadership Council this year,” Boney remarked. “This incredibly transformative council will allow me the opportunity to focus on issues that are important to me while working

Award-winning Black Press Journalist Jeffrey L. Boney has received appointment to two important posts at the National League of Cities Credit: Courtesy

with my colleagues on the issues that matter most to cities, towns, and villages across the country.

As a member of NCL’s REAL Council, Boney expects to play a critical role among a diverse group of leaders to encourage collaboration, networking, and developing resources and programs beneficial to communities that share demographics, size, or location that can replicate across the country.

“Our member Councils are the voices of what’s happening on the ground in our communities,” Mayor Williams asserted.

“I am proud to have Mayor Pro Tem Boney join NLC’s REAL Council. “Together

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with a team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to solve the most pressing challenges facing our communities and help fulfill the promise of America’s cities, towns, and villages.”

The Committee consists of Co-Chairs, Councilmember Janice Zahn, Bellevue, Washington, Councilmember Casey Thomas, Dallas, Texas; Vice-Chairs Mayor Patrick Wojahn, College Park Maryland; and Mayor Steve Patterson, Athens, Ohio.

Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President and CEO of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will serve as the REAL Council’s liaison to the NLC Board of directors.

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Who Would Have

Believed It? WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE DR. E. FAYE WILLIAMS, ESQ.

From the silly to the sublime, to the serious, faster than the mind can cogitate, our societal norms are being manipulated from the “as expected” to the “never in a million years.” Reflecting on what is presented to the masses daily, I can recall a time when a television series like “The Real Housewives (‘of anywhere’)…” could never have been shown and pimple popping would have been done in the privacy of one’s own bathroom, but no longer.

Frivolity is often the trademark of a “who would have believed” event, but now, more often than not, rather than leaving us amused they leave us shocked, and in dismay and disbelief. The current trend in these events has us questioning how we might provide for increased security and safety for our families and ourselves.

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lieved a time during which the seriousness of a public health crisis in the form of a global pandemic would be denied? Can anyone explain when, in the face of such a pandemic, personal interests and comfort became paramount over the interests of the general state of health?

Most assuredly, few people could have anticipated this “denial” state of mind among such large numbers of people or that the disease would take the lives of over 900,000 Americans. My bet is that even fewer people could have also guessed the massive rejection of life saving vaccines.

In stark contrast to the current pandemic, the 1950s battle against polio was a lesson in cooperative discipline. With the exception of general masking, Americans practiced extreme social distancing. In his book, Paralyzed with Fear: The Story of Polio, Gareth Williams wrote, “Fearful of the spread of the contagious virus, the city (San Angelo, TX) closed pools, swimming holes, mov-

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ie theaters, schools and churches, forcing priests to reach out to their congregations on local radio.

Some motorists who had to stop for gas in San Angelo would not fill up their deflated tires, afraid they’d bring home air containing the infectious virus.

And one of the town’s best physicians diagnosed his patients based on his “clinical impression” rather than taking the chance of getting infected during the administration of the proper diagnostic test.”

When Jonas Salk released his vaccine in 1955, he was immediately described as a “miracle worker” and, because he did not patent his vaccine, it was universally welcomed and produced in the United States and the world. Acceptance of his vaccine was so widespread that by1980, Polio had been eliminated in the United States.

One must also ask, who would have believed a time in which the history of Black Americans is being openly erased from the curriculum of America’s public schools and

from the conscience of the nation? Although barely taught, the instruction of Black History is under assault. It is erroneously labeled as Critical Race Theory and the new threshold of general acceptance is that it is presented in a manner which does not cause “guilt” or “discomfort” to the listener.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, father of Black History, said, “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”

He added, “If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” For now, the vigilant see psychological eradication as the goal. Will the physical follow?

I guess nothing should surprise us as people now flock to certain gas stations for dinner!

Dr. E. Faye Williams is national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. Contact her via www.nationalcongressbw.org.

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A Tribute to Michael “Hollywood” Hernandez SOME OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOVIE REVIEWS A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN Denzel Washington is brilliant as the director of A Journal for Jordan. It will make all single viewers green with envy with the relationship between Charles (Michael B. Jordan) and Dana (Chante Adams). It’s a romantic love story, but it also concentrates heavily on the sacrifices our military has to make when deployed overseas and the sacrifices of loved ones left back home as well. For example, when Dana gives birth to the couple’s son, Jordan, Charles is in the Middle East with no idea he will be allowed to come home.

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS features father and son as the masters of unarmed Kung fu. Shang Chi is forced to face his past when he’s drawn back into the five rings by his father who’s known as the world’s most dangerous man with the power of the ten rings. Xu Wemwu (Tony Leung) has immortality and has lived for hundreds of years. The story moves forward to 1996 where we’re introduced to Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), the son who has also trained to be a master of no weapon kung fu. Shang Chi lives in hiding in San Francisco as a valet car parker along-side his childhood friend Katy (Awkwafina), who has no knowledge of Shang Chi’s past.

CRY MACHO CRY MACHO is a modern day western starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood plays Mike, a rodeo cowboy who’s down on his luck. After being a top cowboy he breaks his back in a competition. His usual Clint Eastwood gruff exterior costs him his job as a horse trainer and he finds himself out of work. To pay a debt he owes he takes a job traveling to Mexico to bring a man’s son home from an abusive relationship he’s living in with his alcoholic mother.

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Celebrate Women by Adjusting Lady Justice’s Blindfold OUR VOICES

By James E. Clyburn (D-SC)

Lady Justice is an iconic symbol of the American judicial system. In one hand, she holds scales to represent that both sides will receive a balanced hearing, and, in the other, she holds a sword to represent the power of justice.

She also wears a blindfold to indicate that justice is blind and, therefore, fair. However, that fairness is not reflected in the makeup of our courts. In fact, one might say Lady Justice’s blindfold prevents her from seeing the imbalance on current federal benches.

March, the month we celebrate women’s history, I believe is an appropriate time to take a good look at the status of women in our judicial system. We all know that representation matters, and the federal judiciary has been sorely lacking on this front.

During the 2020 Presidential campaign, I often heard expressions of displeasure that there had never been a Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, nor had one ever been seriously considered. That is why I believed it to be appropriate and timely that then-candidate Joe Biden pledge during the South Carolina primary that, if given the opportunity, he would nominate a Black woman to the highest court in the land.

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tial debate and went on to win the state’s primary by almost 30 points gaining the momentum that took him to the White House. His victory was due in large part to the support of Black women.

President Biden has upheld his pledge and has nominated the highly qualified and

In fact, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which represents states with a combined Black population of 20 percent, has no women of color.

This issue is not new to me.

When I was elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus 24 years ago, I declared it my mission to integrate that

March, the month we celebrate women’s history, is an appropriate time to take a good look at the status of women in our judicial system. We all know that representation matters, and the federal judiciary has been sorely lacking on this front.

well-respected Ketanji Brown Jackson. If confirmed, she will be a tremendous addition to the Supreme Court and bring a different life experience to the bench than has ever been there. It is not just the Supreme Court that is struggling to reflect the diversity of our country. Of the current 1,395 federal judges, only 8 percent are women of color, and just 4 percent are Black women.

Court and went toe-to-toe with North Carolina Senator and well-known segregationist, Jesse Helms. Senator Helms had blocked earlier attempts by President Clinton to integrate that Circuit and even attempted to reduce its size to get rid of the two vacancies.

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paper declared that it was a dispute I could not win. But I developed a scenario that convinced President Clinton to make a recess appointment and Judge Roger Gregory of Virginia became the first Black person on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2000. Today Judge Gregory serves as the Chief Judge on that court.

President Biden has made it his mission to create even greater diversity on the federal bench, especially for women.

In his first year in office, women of color have represented more than 40 percent of President Biden’s federal judicial nominees. As of January 2022, the Senate has confirmed 22 of his minority women appointees to the federal bench, 7 minority men, 11 white women and 2 white men. That is a significant effort toward smashing a larger hole in the glass ceiling of the federal judiciary.

You might ask: when will there be enough women of color on the federal bench? I will borrow my answer from a famous response offered by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to a similar question – with a slight modification. She said at Georgetown Law School in 2015, “I’m sometimes asked, ‘When will there be enough?’ and my answer is, ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.”

I think Justice Ginsburg made an appropriate observation.

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David Rambo Age 64, of Dallas, TX. died on 3/14/2022 Wake: 8:30 – 9:30pm @ Golden Gate FH Service: Sat. 11am @ Progressive BC

Wanda Lou Thompson Age 78, of Grand Prairie TX, died on 3/19/2022 Viewing: Fri. 3-9 pm @ Golden Gate FH Service: Sat. 11 @ Second BC Waco, TX.

Gwendolyn Jewel Banks Age 74, of Plano, TX, died on 3/17/2022 Viewing: Fri 1-9 pm. Service: Sat. 11 am Both @ Golden Gate FH

Regina Gail Prox Age 66, of Athens, TX, died on 3/20/2022 Viewing: Sat. 9 – 11 am Service: Sat. 11 am Both @ Church of the Living God – Athens, TX.

Dollie Glaze Age 74, of Dallas, TX, died on 3/17/2022 Viewing: 2-9 pm @ Golden Gate FH Service: Sat. 11 am @ Full Gospel Holy Temple

Deborah Faye West Age 61, of Lancaster, TX, died on 3/15/2022 Viewing: Fri. 1-9 pm. Service: Sat. 3 pm.

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Judy Lynn Giddings Age 63, of Dallas, TX, died on 3/12/2022 Wake: Fri. 6-7 pm. Service: Sat. 1 pm.

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Cedric Greer Age 84, of Dallas, TX, died on 3/20/2022 Visitation: Sat. 11-2 pm @ Golden Gate FH

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North Texas Black and Korean American business leaders commit to building stronger ties

Charles Park (left), senior adviser of the Greater Dallas Korean American Chamber of Commerce, and Harrison Blair, president of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, took part in a luncheon at The Island Spot in north Oak Cliff on March 9, 2022. The event was a chance for Black and Korean American business leaders to explore ways to build better relations.

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By Hojun Choi

Business leaders in North Texas’ Black and Korean American communities are starting a dialogue about how they can support and work more closely with each other.

Many Korean American business owners operate in parts of the city that have historical ties to the Black community, including South Dallas and Oak Cliff. Matt Houston, who sits on the board of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, said myimessenger.com

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“I want to get the infrastructure right so that we have leaders and influencers from these communities communicating to one another, and so they can spread it to their network,” he said.

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Pain, distrust, healing Members from both chambers said relations between the Korean and Black communities in Dallas have improved in recent years, and noted that the luncheon wasn’t the first time the groups had gathered. Both, however, acknowledged that the two have clashed in the past.

In 2010, 26-year-old Marcus Phillips, who was Black, was fatally shot by a Korean American employee while trying to steal a cash register from a convenience store in South Dallas. Tensions escalated after Thomas Pak, the Korean American owner of the same store, got into an altercation in late 2011 with Jeffery Muhammad, who at the time was a leader of the local Nation of Islam.

Muhammad, who accused Pak of exploiting the Black community, said the store owner used a racial slur toward him during the fight. The incident led to months of demonstrations outside the store, and Pak later apologized for using the slur.

Jung Lee, executive vice president of the Korean chamber, said the incident fueled distrust between many African Americans and Korean Americans in the Dallas area, but added that relations have greatly improved since.

More important, he said, it highlighted a need for the two business communities to work together and to maintain communication.

Lee said Wednesday’s luncheon was a continuation of that dialogue and an effort to break through cultural and language barriers. Lee said members of the Korean chamber have been discussing more ways to invest in the communities they do business in.

“This event is more like an icebreaker,” Lee said. “After we break the ice, we can discuss the more important steps.”

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Jonas Park (left) and Matt Houston were among attendees at the meeting of Dallas' Black and Korean American chambers of commerce on March 9, 2022, in north Oak Cliff. The luncheon was only a prelude to more substantial work needed to build unity among the two communities, Houston and others said.

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The communities hope to put contentious years farther in the past by improving communication and cooperating on commercial and social issues.

From left: Dee Line, Brian Kim, Jung Lee and Zarin Gracey dined while listening to Martin Burell during the luncheon. The event was a joyful gathering, one that might not have been foreseen a dozen years ago, when a deadly convenience store shooting stoked anger between the Black and Korean American communities.

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Luncheon attendees applauded during introductions at the event. Charles Park (foreground) said it's important for Korean Americans to appreciate the struggles that African Americans endured in the 1960s to achieve social justice victories.

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Investing in community Jenny Suh has owned and operated Jenny Beauty Supply since 1989.

She said she is committed to working with the local Black community, as the majority of her customers are African American.

In addition to focusing on hiring Black employees at her five retail stores, Suh said, she has tried to visit Black churches and has worked with nonprofits to learn more about the Black community. She said she cherishes the friendships she has made through those efforts, adding that they strengthen support for her beauty supply store.

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scholarship program for low-income and single-mother families.

“I don’t see African Americans as just my customers. I want to know how they think and how they live,” she said. “Since I am in America and I do business with African Americans, I would like to engage with them.”

Tiara Cooper, lead organizer of In Defense of Black Lives Dallas, said she, too, has seen more solidarity and collaboration between the Black and Korean American communities.

Although the work of social justice and business organizations can look different, she said, they are inseparable when it comes to protecting people in their neighborhoods.

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have a role, and it might look a little different, but when there is an issue that impacts a community, it also impacts the businesses there,” Cooper said. “So we need them to support and be more vocal and standing up for social justice issues.”

Charles Park, who has lived in North Texas since the late 1970s, said he hopes the Black and Korean communities in the Dallas area not only can have good business relations but can work more closely on political issues as well.

“The freedom we enjoy wasn’t free,” Park said. “We benefited from what the Black community fought for in the 1960s. Korean people have to know that.”

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Hair & Glam DFW Expo 11 am - 4 pm Lofty Spaces 816 Montgomery St, Dallas, TX 75215

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Speakers: Panel moderated by Rev. Danielle Ayers featuring Rev. Dr. Irie Lynn Session, co-pastor of The Gathering, A Womanist Church; and Dr. Stacie McCormick, D’Andra Willis, and Qiana Arnold of The Afiya Center Topic: The Holy Hush: The Physical and Mental Well-Being of Black Women The virtual event will be streamed live on Friendship-West’s online platforms including the church website, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube at 7p.m.

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1944: Diana Ross, singer and actress, born in Detroit, MI.

Dallas ISD In - Person Job Fair Emmett J. Conrad High School 7502 Fair Oaks Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 4pm - 6pm The Recruitment Team will confirm your registration prior to the event via email. Email futureteacher@dallasisd.org for any questions. Register at eventbrite

Open Mic Monday by Chocolate Secrets, 3926 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas. Info: mychocolatesecrets.com or 214.252.9801.

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*** Art Exhibit Opening of Humanization: The Artistic Eye of Arthello Beck, Jr. African American Museum 6pm - 8pm Presented by Dallas Office Arts and Culture

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Chris Howell Foundation presents Conquering COVID Community Conversation at the Boys and Girls Club 4651 Ramey Avenue in Fort Worth. Hosted by Chris Howell, Sr, the event will be moderated by Veda Loca and panelist are Dr. Marc Johnson, MD. and Dr. Antonio Rozier, MD. Visit www. chrishowellfoundation.org for more info

The AFRO’s second annual Black Business Matter EXPO will be held at 10am. Two of the speakers include CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila and Mezcal (Lobos 1707), Dia Simms, and co-founder and visionary of the Black Queen Project, Allie Walker. For this Virtual Event other speakers include: Dr. Frances Draper and Bishop Vashti McKenzie.

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1942: “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin is born in Memphis, TN.

Poetry Night at Black & Bitter Coffee!

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Friendship-West Baptist Church’s Center for Gender Justice will host a lecture series to discuss the contributions of women to society and the importance of gender equality. They will also discuss and provide resources for the physical and mental health of Black women.

“The Gift of Black Women: Promoting Hope, Providing Healing” series will be held virtually on March 29-March 30 and is open to the public.

Time: 7 p.m. CST Speaker: Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean of the School of Divinity at Howard University, Washington, D.C.

1988: Novelist Toni Morrison awarded Pulitzer Prize (for Beloved) In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom Crum Auditorium, James M. Collins Executive 3150 Binkley Ave Dallas, TX 75275 Starts at 6pm *** Pasos Con’s 2022 Vintage & Sneaker exchange Pasos Con’s is Pasos for Oak Cliff’s second vintage & sneaker swap meet in Dallas, Texas! Join sneakerheads in the DFW region.

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Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority presents Home Run to Health featuring Dr. Andrea Hilburn, Rev Dr. Challis Bradford, Amyrah Shar, Chef G. Garvin, Hon. Valencia Nash, Audrey White and Dr. Kindralyn Lott; with keynote speaker - Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, from 8-10 am. Next the Delta Research and Education Foundation presents Scoring a Home Run to Kidney Health at 10am featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Yvonne Collins.

Then at noon will be the Home Run to Health Cardio Class Team Bailey Fitness, 3711 W. Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, with Jessica Brown of C Fitness, LLC. *** In-person, streaming, on -demand the DBDT: ENCORE! Dancing Beyond the Borders will be presented at the Eisemann Center in Richardson at 7:30pm, 2351 Performance Dr.

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ARRESTED

HE IS A SERIAL RAPIST

He targeted members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. but this is more than about a sorority.

We’re talking about a community.

Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmother or maybe YOU?

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