I Messenger 9-23-22

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As cruel and unusual as it may seem, the dumping of migrants looking to flee oppression is not new. un fortunately, the dingbats “gubernatorial twins” John Abbott and Ron DeSantis don’t read history. Or maybe they do.

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I WAS JUST THINKING...

“Memories light the corners of my mind.” From the song “The Way We Were.” Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Can you recall your earliest memory? How soon we forget. At some point in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, a number of people must have known that 15-year-old ...

by Cheryl Smith Publisher

What were you doing?

It was a hot Saturday after noon at the Choctaw Stadium for the Arlington Football Classic and there were plenty of seats available as the Southern Uni versity Jaguars faced the Texas Southern University Tigers.

We knew who was going to win the contest for having the most fans in attendance. Of course, Southern University is ALWAYS strong and this year TSU did have a stronger showing than the previous two contests.

But one thing you can say about Southern University, with a winning or losing season; the support is going to be there and the fans are going to have a good time.

The Tigers won the game, nev er letting up as they coasted to a 24-0 victory over the Jaguars.

People will debate for days to come which band took the half time Battle of the Bands honors and I’ll just say there’s no half time like an HBCU halftime.

Which brings me to my truth.

As I walked around the stadi um, other than the two compet ing schools I saw a North Caro lina A&T State University shirt and someone from Xavier and Dillard Universities; but I need ed to see more.

I didn’t have on a Florida A&M University (FAMU) shirt but I was wearing a Beta Alpha-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority face mask and EVERYONE knows that the BADST is FAMU!

What I needed to see was an

abundance of HBCU shirts at the game, though.

Why?

Because in one week Gram bling State and Prairie View A&M will be playing at the Dal las Cotton Bowl and alums, stu dents and everyone affiliated will be wanting folks to purchase tickets.

port the game because I have supported every HBCU that has played in this market for the past 40 years.

So the truth is I have been what I am asking others to be and do.

Support our HBCUs.

Be to others what you’d like them to be to you.

twin daughters (who want to go to FAMU), and her sister. She also purchased tickets and do nated them to some folks who were more than grateful.

Then there was TX State Sen. Royce West and his wife, Carol (a Dillard University alum) who are always supporting HBCU games and encouraging others to do so. Actually I don’t know a game that the senator does not attend!

And Dallas County Commis sioner John Wiley Price is quick to purchase tickets for others to attend the games.

When you think about it, all elected officials, on the ballot or not, should have been out at the game or had some type of presence especially as we move closer to that oh so important midterm election. There should have been Get Out the Vote messages played constantly on the Jumbotron and folks should have been out there in potential voters’ faces.

And if any other schools hap pen to be fortunate enough to have a game played in this area, their alums, students, etc., will want folks to show up and fill ev ery seat.

I don’t blame them and I’d like to see every seat filled also.

But guess what?

If FAMU ever shows up on a field in the D/FW Metroplex, you best believe that I won’t be sounding like a hypocrite when I challenge my friends to sup

Pull out the calendar, plan early and show some love for these schools. These teams and bands are traveling, some great distances, to put on a show, to entertain, and yes, to recruit for some fine institutions.

And if you can’t come, heck, make it so someone else can en joy the experience.

Judge Valencia Nash went to law school at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She at tended the game along with her

True everyone was not from this area but the message of how important voting is needed to be spread to everyone because wherever they came from, it’s a battle ground for what is right and best for this country; thus the world.

Now we’re on to the next con test but the battle is never end ing.

Don’t be one of those peo ple who never helps others but screams bloody murder when they need help.

True everyone was not from this area but the message of how important voting is needed to be spread to everyone because wherever they came from, it’s a battle ground for what is right and best for this country; thus the world.

The Blind Spots

FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

BY DR. FROSWA BOOKER-DREW

I was driving back from Austin after speaking at a conference. As I got in the DFW area, I was about to change lanes and I noticed a lady riding in my blind spot. She moved around me to the left lane and pro ceeded to move into the other blind spot. In frus tration, I sped up just to get away. In that moment, I learned a valuable lesson. We all have blind spots not just on the roads but even in our life journey. We need help to see what we can’t.

Objects are a lot clos er than you think. Just as much as she was preventing me from seeing to the right, she was also in a position to block me from moving to the next lane. Barriers are inevitable but it’s making the choice to evaluate first before enacting a decision. I could have easily just moved over without paus ing to see if she was there.

In life, we have to make sure that we examine, eval uate, and if necessary, wait. So often, our barriers are things that are really close— friends, family, co-work ers. At one time, the side mirrors of a car would say, “objects in (the) mirror are closer than they appear”. Could some of those things

that are blocking your prog ress closer than you want to admit?

The mirrors are a tool. So often, we depend on ourselves and not enact the tools we’ve been given. God has blessed us with several tools that can be used to help us. Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us to be strong in God

to show what you have in your possession, make you do something with what’s been given, and watch things work out for you!

We have protection even when we don’t see it. God tell us to “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our

ways see evil, but we see its results, we know that it ex ists. What we fight against is bigger than we are, and we don’t always know what we are up against. Yet, our protection is even GREAT ER.

Our mirrors reflect back to us. Mirrors work be cause rays of light bounce back off of the object. If the surface is not smooth, the light will scatter. What is being reflected in your life? Are people able to see God’s light and love in you? Or is that when God is pres ent, there is so much that is blocking and blinding you from waking up and ac cepting who God says you are?

and God’s power. Trusting in our abilities can get us hurt. Had I solely trusted my eyesight, I could have damaged my car and jeop ardized our safety. Thank God for the mirrors!!!

Throughout the Bible, there are examples of God supplying His people tools.

Tools can be both physi cal and spiritual. Moses is an example of God using both spiritual and physi cal tools. “Then the LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. The LORD said, “Throw it on the ground.” (Exodus 4:2) You have the tools you need if you would seek God, allow God

struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the author ities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

So much of what we fight against isn’t always seen. We understand systems are at work that create inequity. We see the result of those systems, but we may not necessarily picture the en tire entity that it represents. It is a fact just as we can’t al

Who are the individu als that are around you? Do they show a picture of love, compassion, and gen erosity? Or do they reflect characteristics of jealousy, greedy and disdain? Mir rors force us to look at our selves and our surround ings.

When we don’t check for the blind spots, we can miss a lot when our view is blocked.

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.

Who are the individuals that are around you? Do they show a picture of love, compassion, and generosity? Or do they reflect characteristics of jealousy, greedy and disdain? Mirrors force us to look at ourselves and our surroundings.

Enlightening discussion!

By Cheryl Smith

Arlington — Comer ica Bank exec Irv Ash ford and Arlington Po lice Chief Al Jones had a candid discussion about leadership, led by mod erator, Booker T. Spen cer, of Bootstrap Entre preneurs, Inc., Monday at Choctaw Stadium.

The men talked about leading during COVID and serving the com munity during a time like none other for most during their lifetime, since the last pandemic was in

For Chief Jones, the experience was more challenging as he moved to Texas during the pan demic and took on Top Chief duties where he was in charge of people he didn’t know and had to work with and lead via ZOOM and other virtual platforms.

Hired in November 2020, he previously served as second highest ranking officer for the Baltimore (MD) County police department.

When he came to Ar lington, the morale was low, he said.

“I brought new ideas, allowed officer to make decisions and listened to the officers,” he said. “Officers wanted to be

heard. They’ve been hearing ‘defund the po lice’ every day and then they have to go out and ‘protect and serve.’ They needed to hear that they have support.”

There were changes made that the chief said helped to put smiles on the faces of officers.

“I believe in relational policing,” he explained. “Transparency, respect, engagement, account ability and training. That spells “TREAT” and we focus on how we treat our community.”

As Chief Communi ty Officer, Ashford, who moved to Texas after Comerica announced it was relocating its head

quarters in 2007, it was business as usual as he immediately made his presence felt spreading a message of communi ty, financial literacy and helping small business es develop and grow. However the restric tions of COVID called for increased efforts in many areas and includ ed helping businesses stay open, volunteer ing and partnering with organizations to serve communities, providing PPE loans and support ing communities wher ever there was a need,

“Our team did a fan tastic job of serving,” he noted.

And just as Ashford

was prepared by his ed ucation, experience and commitment; and has continued to climb the corporate ladder, so was his team and the thou sands of employees who he said transitioned quickly and efficiently into doing what needed to be done to serve cus tomers and their com munities.

There’s so much more to what was shared, including some good books to read, according to Ashford and Jones, like “The Arsonist in the Organization” by Pete Havel and “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu or the “Autobiography of Mal colm X.”

Comerica’s Irv Ashford, moderator Booker T. Spencer and Arlington Chief Al Jones

Seen this Movie Before!

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BY VINCENT L. HALL

As cruel and unusual as it may seem, the dumping of migrants looking to flee op pression is not new. unfortu nately, the dingbats “guber natorial twins” John Abbott and Ron DeSantis don’t read history. Or maybe they do.

You may not know it, but this “forced bussing” is not new in Maya Angelou’s “Yet to be United States.” There was a moment of déjà vu as I read an article recently in the Dallas Morning News. We’ve seen this movie before.

“The Bexar County sher iff launched a criminal in vestigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s gover nor amid rising migration.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he has opened up a criminal investigation against the individual or in dividuals who “lured under false pretenses” 48 newly ar rived migrants in San Antonio to fly to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

“Here we have 48 people who were already on hard times, and they were here legally in our country at that point ... and I believe they were preyed upon,” said Sala zar in a news conference. “They were just made fools of and were subjected to a video op, a photo op.”

Flashback 60 years to the date, and you will find a sim ilar act of deceit and discrim

ination in the South. The Re verse Freedom Rides featured Southern segregationists ar ranging for free bus rides to the North. See the resemblance?

African Americans were given free one-way bus tick ets to “liberal-leaning” cities like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia in the North and Los Angeles in the West. These were places known to

White Citizen Councils were functional and successful throughout the South. Read the Accommodation by Jim Schultze. He explains that the Dallas Citizens Council was among the best. They even employ Negroes to help them oppress y’all!

I would tell you that “Dal las’ business leaders” don’t meet under that name, but

beginning in 1960. The re verse rides were organized by George Singelmann, a New Orleans Greater Citizens’ Council member, in retalia tion against Northern liberals.

Singelmann viewed the re verse rides as a way of testing the North and proving white northerners weren’t sin cere in their desire for racial equality. In a T.V. interview, Singelmann stated, “They have been crying the singsong on behalf of the Negroes throughout the nation. And of course, when it comes time for them to put up or shut up, they have shut up.”

Singelmann also viewed the Rides as an opportunity to steal some of the press cov erage which was continuing to be devoted to the Freedom Rides and as a means to re move some African Ameri cans from the state’s welfare roll as he believed they were draining state resources.”

give opportunities to Blacks at every skill level.

Ask your grandmother from East Texas why y’all have so many people in Michigan and L.A. Not only did leaving the South mean a chance at earn ing a living, but you would probably enjoy more of the guaranteed civil liberties. You know, the civil liberties they brag about when they flaunt that Constitution they love so dearly.

They sold and funded this program through the White Citizens Council to make the plot even more sinister.

they still run Dallas. Have you ever wondered why a majori ty-minority city has less than 10% minority participation in public sector contracts? We pay the taxes; they get the wealth. More about that later.

Wikipedia draws a pretty good picture in its historical synopsis of the Reverse Free dom Rides.

“The reverse freedom rides were a parody of the Free dom Rides, which were or ganized by the Congress of Racial Equality(CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coor dinating Committee (SNCC)

Singelmann and Citizens Council aimed to send thou sands of Black folks away. They tried unsuccessfully to secure $100,000 from the Louisiana legislature. They tricked 200-300 “riders under the pretense that they would secure good jobs and free housing. I’m certain that the prospect of being called “boy, gal or Nigger” less often was also a drawing card.

None of us should stand idly by and watch blatant dis crimination and oppression, especially black folks. Unfor tunately, we have seen this movie before.

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

Victoria Bell, wearing glasses and holding an infant, is greeted by Selectman E. Thomas Murphy on arrival from Little Rock with her 11 children in 1962 in Hyannis, Mass. The trip for the family was sponsored by a White segregation group in Little Rock.

Photo: Frank C. Curtin/AP

McLeod Prepares to Join Eagle Scouts

Helping Homeless is Focus of Service Project

By Sylvia Dunnavant Hines

Preparation, persistence, and perseverance are all attributes that are leading African American boys to join the elite group of Eagle Scouts.

“Only about two percent of the boys who become Boy Scouts reach the level of being an Eagle Scout. For African American boys that number is much lower,” said Dr. Torrance Earle, former Scoutmaster for Wheeler Ave Troop 242 in Houston, which historically holds the record of having the most African Americans to reach Eagle Scout in the country.

“I think reaching the lev el of being an Eagle Scout is awesome. I am an Eagle Scout myself,” said Samuel Sarpong, who now serves as a Scoutmaster for Troop 51 in Jackson, MS. “I believe that scouting teaches you a lot about being a young man and being a good citizen of society. It teaches you to be able to survive different things that come up in life. To reach the level of an Eagle Scout a service project is re quired,” he explained. “I am currently working with Boy Scout Thompson B. McLeod to reach that level. He did a good job researching what he wanted to do for his final project.”

An 11th grader at The Win

ston School, a private co educational day school in Dallas, McLeod selected a community service project to help the homeless where he is collecting new socks and gently-used men, wom en and children’s shoes. He also set up an Amazon dona tion page and arranged for a local drop-off at his school to

collect his donations.

“I came up with the idea for my final project after watching a documentary on the rising rate of homeless in America. I realized that most homeless people keep the same shoes for years. I wanted to help them out by providing them with new or gently used shoes. It has

been my desire to help make their lives a little easier,” said McLeod.

Active in basketball, ten nis, golf and soccer; the scholar athlete plans to ei ther attend West Point or en ter an HBCU ROTC program and he has the full support of his parents, Dr. Lisa K. Thompson McLeod and Rev. Aaron J. McLeod, Esq.

RICH TRADITION

The history of African American boys participating in the Boy Scouts extends back to the first “Negro Boy Scout Troop” in 1911, which was in Elizabeth City, NC.

According to recent sta tistics from Zippa, the most common ethnicity of Eagle Scouts is White (67.4%), fol lowed by Hispanic or Latino (13.8%) and Black or African American (9.4%).

In 1919, Hamilton Brad ley of New York became the first Black youth to become an Eagle Scout in the histo ry of Boy Scouts of America (BOA).

“The scouting program is the only program in the country that touches on ev erything that any program is trying to accomplish. It covers leadership, it focus es on skills in various areas and expertise, and it focuses on life survivorship skills as well. Throughout the pro

Thompson Mcleod started out with Wheeler Ave Troop 242. This troop holds the distinction of producing more Eagle Scouts than any other troop in the United States.

gram boys are looking at over 100 plus merit badges that per tain to every facet of life,” said Dr. Earle.

Many prominent African American athletes and lead ers have come through Scout programming, including Civil Rights leader – Martin Luther King, Jr., and former profession al basketball Hall of Famer, Mi chael Jordan.

Emery Moorehead and Ernest Green also reached the status of Eagle Scouts. Moorehead was a wide receiver in the NFL for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Chicago Bears. In 1985 he played as a starting tight end for the Super Bowl for the Chicago Bears, who won the championship that year.

Green also made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, a name given to the first Black students ever to attend class

es at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The scouting experience is open to both boys and girls start ing at the age of 11 and continu ing until 18. Young people can participate in the Cub Scout pro gram from the age of six. There are also mentoring opportuni ties available for adults as scout masters and scout leaders.

For more information about becoming a scout or to find a lo cal troop please go to the BOA website www.scouting.org.

“My goal has always been about the scouting journey; it has never been about the des tination. I have made so many lifelong friends over the years,” said McLeod.

As an Eagle Scout, McLeod will join over 2.5 million young people that have achieved this status in the history of the orga nization.

As an Eagle Scout, Thompson Mcleod will join the 2% of African American males in the scouting program to achieve this distinguished honor.

Thompson Mcleod was mentored by Scoutmaster, Dr. Torrance Earle, a former Scoutmaster of Wheeler Ave Troop 242 in Houston. This troop historically holds the record of having the most African American boys to reach the high ranking of Eagle Scouts in the country.

Photos: Sylvia Dunnavant Hines

Proposition A receives stamp of approval

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, joined by former U.S. Sen. Kay Bai ley Hutchison, State Sen. Royce West, State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert at a press conference yesterday, urged citizens to vote Yes for Proposition A, supporting a $1.5 billion measure to revital ize Fair Park and Bailey Hutchison

Convention Center Dallas.

The ballot measure ask citizens to vote for a 2% increase in the ho tel occupancy tax which is paid by visitors who stay overnight in Dal las hotels and motels, and citizens would reap the benefits of mod ernizing these venues but would pay no increase in property or sales taxes.

State Fair Classic kicks off with annual Presser

ALW ENTERTAINMENT and the Dallas Sports Commission has announced the 2022 STATE FAIR CLASSIC KICK OFF PRESS CON FERENCE to welcome back to Dal las Grambling State University (GSU) Tigers and Prairie View A&M (PVAMU) Panthers.

Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M University will face off in this historical Southwest ern Athletic Conference (SWAC) ri valry Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 6PM in the Dallas-Cotton Bowl Sta dium.

It is a “New Era” for the STATE FAIR CLASSIC with both universi ties arriving with new head coaches.

A 2022 STATE FAIR CLASSIC tick et purchase by fans includes admis sion to the State Fair of Texas and the incredible Pre-Game Concert featuring National Recording Artist Ashanti on the Chevy Main Stage @ 4 P.M. gates open to the game at 5 P.M. STATE FAIR CLASSIC tickets can be purchased at both universi ties, Ticketmaster outlets, William Chicken and all other usual outlets.

The 2022 STATE FAIR CLASSIC is a first for GSU with Head football Coach Hue Jackson at the helm of the G-Men. Coach Jackson has more than 30 years of coaching experi ence at both collegiate and profes sional NFL level.

Head football Coach Bubba Mc dowell is not a stranger to PVAMU or the STATE FAIR CLASSIC. Coach Mcdowell is in his 11th season as part of the Panther coaching staff to include four years as an assistant head coach at PVAMU and played professionally in the NFL.

The STATE FAIR CLASSIC is a FOOTBALL rivalry that features the “Halftime Showdown” between Grambling State University “World Famed” Band and Prairie View A&M University “Marching Storm” Band. This year both GSU Band Director Dr. Nikole Roebuck and PVAMU Band Director Dr. Timmey T. Zach ery will be in attendance.

Moving Toward November 8th in Crisis

OUR VOICES

DR. JOHN E. WARREN

While America is caught in the crises of the pandemic, fires, floods, heat and drought, much of this is just an add-on for so many of us who were al ready suffering from the efforts of surviving homelessness, new homelessness, rent, food, lack of healthcare and too little income for the daily struggle.

This is a time to remember that each of us represents a link to survival from the beginning of time, even though we might not know where we came from.

We can do much today to de termine where we go from here. Since politics is about who gets fed, we must make sure that we are at the table. We can only do that by participating in the pro cess, at whatever level we find ourselves.

If it’s a matter of jobs, then let’s look at who is getting hired, and whether they are getting a job you might have had be cause you are qualified, but you didn’t know about it. Are you looking for a job or a position?

Once again, are you regis tered to vote? Do you care who

help each other? What do you know about the local people running for office? Are you and your vote even on their radar?

The coming November Mid term Election must be on all our radars. Our quality of life for the next two years of our immediate future will depend

and what’s on the coming bal lot? You should. It will affect you whether you vote or don’t vote.

What are the money issues that you are concerned about? Rent, food, gas prices? Which candidates or issues reflect your concerns?

We can’t stop the heat, fires or the floods, so do we find ways to

on what we do or don’t do.

This is not a push for either po litical party; if in doubt, register as an Independent. But register and be prepared to vote. Elec tion Day is coming and with it all our futures, whether or not we participate.

Dr. John E. Warren is publisher of The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint.

Election Day is coming and with it all our futures, whether or not we participate.

Iowa Teen who killed rapist sentenced to pay family $150K

Supporters of sex traffic survivor more than double fee

By Sydney Anderson

“I am a survivor,” stated Pieper Lewis, now a 17-year-old human trafficking survivor who stabbed her rapist to death and is now being penalized by the Iowa Court.

In June 2020, Lewis was 15 when she stabbed Zachary Brooks of Des Moines over 30 times in his apart ment after he forced himself on her repeatedly.

According to officials, Lewis abandoned her home with her abu sive adopted mother and slept in the hallway of Brooks’ apartment, where a 28-year-old man picked her up for human trafficking.

Many men began raping Lew is, one of them being Brooks, who did so several times. Finally, the 28-year-old threatened Lewis with a knife to go to Brooks’ apartment for sex.

After informing officials multi ple times about being raped, Lew is took the knife near the table and began stabbing Brooks.

Prosecutors have not argued that Lewis was trafficked and sexually assaulted; however, they disputed that he was sleeping during the at tack, posing no threat to Lewis.

On September 13 in Des Moines, Iowa, Lewis was sentenced to five years of closely watched probation and must pay $150,000 in restitu tion to Brooks’ family.

In disagreement with the ruling, Lewis’ attorney disputed emphati

cally that it should be reviewed as cruel and unusual punishment to force her to compensate the rapist’s family.

Still, because of Iowa human traf ficking laws, Porter stated that res titution is mandatory, as “this court is presented with no other option” due to Iowa law by the Supreme Court.

Initially, Lewis was charged with first-degree murder, but the charges changed following her plea agree ment for involuntary manslaughter and willful injury. Lewis faced up to 20 years behind bars until David M. Porter, Polk County District Judge, suspended both prison sentences;

however, if any section of her pro bation is violated, she will receive 20 years in prison.

In 2021, 230 cases of child sex trafficking were shared with the Iowa Department of Human Ser vices, with only 22 of said reports supported. Unlike several other states, Iowa does not provide hu man traffickers with a level of crim inal protection.

Many individuals believe Lew is should be freed, such as her old teacher, Leland Schipper, who started a GoFundMe to support Lewis and raise money. In less than 24 hours, she raised over $200,000 for Lewis.

Pieper Lewis pleaded guilty to manslaughter

Briefs

Dallas Wings Fire Head Coach Vickie Johnson

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor Photo: WNBA

Vickie Johnson has been fired as head coach of the WNBA Dallas Wings, the team announced Monday.

A search for the organization’s new head coach will begin immediately.

Johnson just completed her second year as head coach of the Wings. She was one of 4 Black full-time head coaches this past season joining Chicago Sky’s James Wade, Seattle Storm’s Noelle Quinn and Atlanta Dream’s Tanisha Wright.

The Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fe ver had Black interim coaches to close out the season (Fred Williams and Carlos Knox) but neither of them was retained and both teams are now searching for full-time coaches.

In a statement the team revealed it “has opted to not exercise the team option on Head

Coach Vickie Johnson’s contract in accordance with the initial terms of the agreement.”

“While our organization has taken steps forward this season, at this time I believe a change provides our team with the best opportunity to achieve our long-term goals of advancing in the playoffs and ultimately competing for a WNBA Championship,” Dal las Wings President & CEO Greg Bibb stated. “I would like to thank Vickie for her work on behalf of the organization and wish her the best in her future endeavors.”

In her two years as head coach, Johnson compiled a regular season record of 32-36 while posting a 1-3 mark in the playoffs. She was the WNBA’s Coach of the Month for August 2022 and led the Wings to the play offs for the first time since 2018 in her first season. She is a former WNBA player who has been a part of the league either as a player or coach for all 26 years of the WNBA’s ex istence.

Nominations are now being accepted by the African American Education Archives and History Program (AAEAHP) for its rec ognition of educators into its Hall of Fame. Since 2004, 166 individuals have been in ducted in recognition of their outstanding contributions to education and to African American students in Dallas County.

October 31, 2022 is the deadline to submit a nomination for the Class of 2022

via U.S. Mail or online at www.aaeahp. org. The AAEAHP Hall of Fame honors Black educators, alive or deceased, who made significant contributions to Dallas County education for African Americans. The Class of 2022 will join previous hon orees including Dr. Emmett Conrad, Kath lyn Gilliam, Yvonne A. Ewell, Sam Tasby, Dr. Marvin E. Edwards, Curtistene Smith McCowan, Pastor Zan Wesley Holmes Jr.,

Rev. C.B.T. Smith and Thomas G. Jones.

For more information, call Dr. Alfred L. Roberts, Sr. 214.478.7228, or Ms. Gwen dolyn Brantley at 972.298.6980.

The African American Education Ar chives and History Program is celebrating its 20th year anniversary this year. The program began in 2002 to create a repos itory of artifacts, documents and visual

images to chronicle African American ed ucation in Dallas County.

Each year, the African American Educa tion Archives and History Program honors outstanding retired educators and those who have made outstanding contribu tions in the field of education. Individuals and organizations submit nominations to advocate for the worthiness of these indi viduals for this coveted award.

The Cotton Bowl Foundation and College Football Playoff (CFP) Founda tion are honoring teachers, in conjunc tion with the BIG DAY, via a $50,000 grant to the University of North Texas at Dallas Call Me Mister program, a $50,000 grant to Urban Teachers and a $100,000 grant to Educate Texas. These grants are geared to support and celebrate these organizations, specifically as they strive to combat

the nationwide teacher shortage.

Each organization has chosen a teacher or a future teacher to be hon ored with a surprise presentation as part of the BIG DAY. These individuals will be surprised with a $1,000 gift card and tickets to the 87th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Several additional teachers from both programs will re ceive gifts from the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, College Football Playoff

and CFP Foundation.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 10a.m.

WHERE: 7300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241

Reading Room, 4th Floor of the Student Center (Building 10 on the map)

Parking: Park in Lots 1 or 2 in the general or visitor spots only

Coach Vickie Johnson

Mayor Eric Johnson

Briefs

Founders First CDC (Found ers First), a national 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that empowers expansion in diverse founder-led, revenue-generating businesses, is pleased to announce that applications are open for quali fied individuals to apply to its 2022 Stephen L. Tadlock Fund – a grant program to support U.S. veteran small business owners. To be eligi ble, the company’s founder must be a U.S. military veteran, have an active U.S.-based business, and em ploy between 2 and 50 employees. Applications are being accepted now through October 18, with recipients being announced on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022.

Inspired by Founders First CEO Kim Folsom’s brother, U.S. Navy Veteran Stephen L. Tadlock, the purpose of the grant is to provide micro-investments to veterans who own and operate small businesses. The $25,000 grant will be awarded to 25 veteran recipients who will re ceive $1,000 each, which will help aid in their employer-based small businesses. Since launching, Found ers First CDC has awarded more than $423,000 to minority and under served business owners throughout the United States with a focus on Texas, Chicago, Southern California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

“Given the current state of our economy, small business owners are feeling the brunt of the rising cost of living, inflation and the chal lenges to provide goods and services for their customers,” says Shaylon Scott, executive director, Founders First CDC. “As our founder, Kim Fol som has strong ties to the military through her brother’s service in the U.S. Navy, this particular grant is in credibly special to Founders First, as

we’re able to help veteran business owners by investing in their busi nesses during uncertain economic times. Grants such as these, no matter how large or small of an in vestment, are a vital and impactful way to help sustain businesses and provide growth opportunities, and

Navy and reentry into civilian life, that American veterans give back to our country each and every day, and following their service it’s crit ical that they receive support from family, friends and local communi ties to thrive in their careers follow ing their service,” says Kim Folsom,

representing multiple branches of service.

“As a recipient of the 2021 Ste phen L. Tadlock Grant, I can tell you first-hand that having this support is incredibly impactful for veteran business owners.,” says Tahjar Roa martinez, CEO and founder of Cyber Warfighter Group and 2021 Stephen L. Tadlock Grant recipient. “Found ers First made myself and other vet erans feel embraced, encouraged, equipped and empowered, and I encourage any veteran who is a small business owner to apply for this grant, as you will quickly learn that Founders First understands the value of what we’ve done at the highest level of our nation, and is ready to help equip us for the next chapter of our journey in corporate America.”

Qualified business owners may apply for the grant by October 18, at foundersfirstcdc.org/stephen-tad lock. Grant recipients will be an nounced on Veterans Day, Novem ber 11, 2022.

About Founders First CDC

we are incredibly proud to support veterans throughout the country during this critical time.”

According to the latest U.S. Cen sus Bureau’s survey of small busi ness owners, there are more than 2.5 million veteran majority-owned businesses in the U.S. that employ more than 5 million individuals. As a result, these businesses gener ate a revenue of more than $1.14 trillion, and account for an annual payroll of $195 billion.

“I’ve seen firsthand through my brother’s experience in the U.S.

Founder and CEO of Founders First.

“As veteran owned businesses are critical contributors to the small business community, I’m proud ex tend this fund for the second year in a row to veteran business owners who need the extra boost of fund ing; as these funds help aid in cre ating premium wage jobs and drive economic growth in communities, which need it most during this criti cal, and uncertain economic time.”

Founders First CDC is a non-prof it 501c3 that was founded in 2015 and has received significant support from the regional community rein vestment banks to empower diverse founder-led, revenue-generating small businesses through three pri mary programs: (1) Founders Chal lenge; (2) Founders Bootcamp; and (3) Founders FastPath. By building recurring revenues, tech-enable ment, and essential solution focus, Founders First serves as a catalyst for positive change to entrepreneurs of color and female founders to become leading employers in their communities. Learn more at www. foundersfirstcdc.org. VETERAN BUSINESS OWNERS

The judging committee for the Stephen L. Tadlock Grant includes a panel of distinguished veterans,

Trailblazing News Anchor Bernard Shaw Inspired a Generation of Black Journalists

TO BE EQUAL BY MARC MORIAL

“The qualities that made him our anchor — our rock: a manner and a voice that makes every word believable; the coolest demeanor in the hottest situations; the cut-tothe-quick interviewing style; and, at his core, a powerful combination of journalistic integrity and pure instinct.” — Judy Woodruff

Representation in media matters. It can shape not only how people perceive one an other, but how people per ceive themselves.

That’s why the remarkable career of television journalist Bernard Shaw, who passed away this week at the age of 82, was so significant.

When the brand-new 24hour cable news network CNN launched in June 1980, America saw a Black man in the prime-time anchor chair.

He was only the second Black anchor of a network evening news program; Max Robinson had been named co-anchor of ABC News’s “World News Tonight” in 1978 just two years earlier.

While Shaw’s award-win ning career may have inspired an entire generation of young Black journalists, Shaw himself had no role models of color.

But he knew what he want ed to be from the time he was a teenager growing up in Chi cago. CBS News correspon dent Edward R. Murrow “was my idol,” Shaw said. “He was the kind of journalist, the kind

of interviewer, the kind of an chorman I wanted to be.”

In 1961, when Walter Cronkite, also of CBS, arrived to report a story on Oahu where Shaw was stationed as a Marine, Shaw seized his chance.

“I called the hotel 34 times and left 34 messages,” Shaw said. He waited two hours for Cronkite in the hotel’s lobby.

“He was the most persistent guy I’ve ever met in my life,”

was clear that this night had a very strong civil rights theme.”

Just before making his en trance, President Johnson reached out to Shaw and touched him on the head and said, “It’s good to see you.”

“I know, as a human be ing, that he did that — one, because I was Black, and be cause of the emphasis that night,” Shaw said. “Just a small thing.”

His status as the only Black

— I could not prove it — but I knew it, instinctively.”

In addition to breaking ra cial barriers, Shaw played a key role in the transformation of CNN into a media power house during the 1991 Gulf War.

His riveting reporting from under a desk at the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, as cruise missiles flew past his window, defined both the coverage of the war, and Shaw’s personal courage and skill as a journal ist.

It was Shaw who alerted CNN’s headquarters when the first bombs fell on Bagh dad.

“He had the microphone first, the instinct to broad cast, to be there,” fellow CNN correspondent Peter Arnett said. “He didn’t hesitate. He scooped the world.”

Cronkite said. “I was going to give him five begrudging minutes and ended up talking to him for a half-hour. He was just determined to be a jour nalist.”

Shaw downplayed the role of race in his career but said, “There were times when my color did play a role in per ceptions, or people’s reac tions to me.” He recalled a moment as a pool reporter covering a reception for Presi dent Lyndon Johnson “sump tuous ballroom” at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Among the guests was Na tional Urban League Presi dent Whitney M. Young. “It

reporter in the room took a colder turn when President Richard Nixon unexpectedly announced his nomination of Clement Haynsworth, who had previously ruled to up hold racial segregation, to the Supreme Court.

“As the president was prais ing his nominee, profession ally, my right hand was copy ing down every word. But my mind was thinking, ‘Clement Haynsworth? Supreme Court justice?’”

And though Shaw was standing just a few feet away, ” The president never once looked at me. I know what was in the president’s mind

Like his idols Murrow and Cronkite, Shaw brought some of the most consequential moments in history into America’s living rooms — the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981, the 1989 demonstra tions in China’s Tiananmen Square, the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. But when he retired in 2001, he expressed regret.

“Looking back over my ca reer when I think about all the things that I did, but all the things that I missed within my family because I was out doing — I don’t think it was worth it,” he said. His advice to the next generation was, “Pursue your dreams, but know that it will cost you.”

Marc Morial is president/CEO of the National Urban League.

Bernard Shaw

An Evening Honoring the Life and Legacy of Botham Jean

A conversation with renowned author and professor Eric Michael Dyson and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price will be featured at the annual Red Tie Gala 2022 Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Botham Jean. Cynt Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Mavericks will introduce the powerful speakers who will discuss the issues of the day. The entertainment for the evening will include performances by Lesley Christmas, Aldin Elmo Norville, and Brandt Jean. Angela Blair Jeffries, a multitalented entertainer, will host the event.

The Botham Jean Foundation is a nonprofit organization that continues the work their beloved brother and son Botham started, which provides aid to the most vulnerable. Some of his passions, which the Foundation supports, include giving back to the Saint Lucian community by providing financial and emotional support to the Boys’ training center, Transit Home for Children, and the Marian Home for the Elderly. The foundation will also provide support to families impacted by police brutality as well as persons in need of immigration guidance.

Who:

Botham Jean Foundation Sponsors Price Waterhouse Coopers, Harding University, Dallas Mavericks, NFL

What: The Red Tie Gala 2022

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Botham Jean

When: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, 7:30 pm VIP Reception – 6:00 pm

Where: Renaissance Hotel 15201 Dallas Parkway Addison, TX 75001

Volunteers of America

Women in Play Luncheon

As usual, Cynt Marshall brings the smoke, the fire, the inspiration and wisdom and she didn’t disappoint as she talked about, life, surviving cancer, DEI and more at the Volunteers of America Texas 2022 Women in Play Luncheon, Tuesday at Gleneagles Country Club; where the CEO Mavericks was also honored. Chuck Cooperstein, the Voice of the Dallas Mavericks, sat down with Marshall and took the audience on a journey with her that led up to her book, “You’ve Been Chosen - Thriving Through the Unexpected.”

A tear for lost history and fading memories

I WAS JUST THINKING...

NORMA ADAMSWADE

“Memories light the corners of my mind.”

From the song “The Way We Were.”

Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Can you recall your earliest memory? How soon we forget.

At some point in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, a number of people must have known that 15-year-old Claudette Colvin re fused to give up her bus seat so a White woman could sit down. But instead of Colvin being re membered, the world forgot her, and Rosa Parks earned a place in history for that feat.

Eventually, decades later, Claudette Colvin’s name resur faced. The world learned that she kept her seat before Mrs. Parks but did not gain notoriety for her boldness.

The point is that we forget. We move on. We do not carry histo ry in our back pockets.

I was just thinking…I know of other situations where we have forgotten too soon.

I forgot that the Rev. Zan Wes ley Holmes Jr. was a member of the board of Regents at the Uni

The late Lincoln H. S. choir director Maurine F. Bailey.

Photo: the African American Museum in Dallas

versity of Texas at Austin, my alma mater back in the day. He was the first African-Amer ican board member and has so many accolades that I for got that one.

I had forgotten stories I grew up hearing about Black Dallas night life in the historic Freed men’s Town of Deep Ellum and the State-Thomas area. Then, I read something about the popular Gypsy Tea Room and Harlem Theatre that jogged my memory. Those sites were staples in the early Black Dallas community and worth remembering.

The world lost the history of so many African-Americans who invented things that be came permanent in our lives – the ironing board (Sarah Boone), automatic elevator doors (Alexander Miles), the potato chip (George Crum).

And here is one that hits close to home, especially in Black Dallas. Spending four years at Lincoln High School in South Dallas, I thought I knew all the stories of the community and high school. But you never get too old to learn more.

When I returned home from college, I later began writing for the local daily newspaper. One column was about my high school choir director, Maurine F. Bailey, who be came a legend at the school and in the community. Some time before she retired, the choir was renamed in her honor. When she finally re

tired, a street in the commu nity and near the school was named Maurine F. Bailey Way. Further, the Maurine F. Bai ley Cultural Foundation that provides student scholarships also bears her name.

In the column, I quoted Mu riel Reed Bowman, a former Lincoln valedictorian during the 1940s. Bowman cleared up some longstanding misinfor mation. She said she wanted to clarify in order to honor an other individual while not tak ing away any well-deserved esteem from Mrs. Bailey.

Students and the public long had stated that Mrs. Bailey cre ated and named the choir after noted Black composer Harry T. Burleigh when she became choir director in the mid1940s. In fact, said Ms. Bow man, Mrs. Bailey’s predecessor

– Alexander Stevens Jackson II – organized and named the choir when the school opened in 1939. Jackson was named after his father who was pastor of the prominent New Hope Baptist church in Dallas. His brother, Maynard Jackson Sr., succeeded his father as New Hope pastor. Maynard Sr.’s son, Maynard Jackson Jr., became mayor of Atlanta, GA.

So many things happened in history that we will never know about and sometimes get wrong. Someone should shed a tear for the history we never learned. It happened. It was phenomenal. No one re corded it. Everyone forgot it. I mourn.

Norma Adams-Wade is a veteran, award-winning journalist, Graduate of UT- Austin and Dallas na tive. One of the founders of the National Associ ation of Black Journalists (NABJ), she was induct ed into the NABJ Hall of Fame

So many things happened in history that we will never know about and sometimes get wrong. Someone should shed a tear for the history we never learned. It happened. It was phenomenal. No one recorded it. Everyone forgot it. I mourn.

Call issued to Support Black Businesses

OLAYINKA VITAMIN COMPANY

Buy Black!

By Cheryl Smith Texas Metro News

When Dr. Fred erick D. Haynes III, of Friend ship-West Bap tist Church, an nounced 100 Days of Buying Black in acknowledging the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre, we joined the move ment. December 31, 2021 marked 100 days of featuring Black Businesses. and we decided that the struggle continues and we must also. So enjoy reading about more Black-owned businesses and please support.

AJE & AJA HANDMADE ARTISAN SOAP

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DESEAN SERVICES LLC.

Desean Services is a Professional TV mounting company owned by Tyrell D. Manning in the DFW area offering a variety of services including LED Lightning, Soundbar Installation, Hidden Wires, Fireplace Installations, and all of your TV needs! DM Desean Services @DeseanTvServices on Facebook for a quote today. Contact Tyrell at 469-463-8585 or email him at deseanservices22@gmail.com.

Owner Olayinka Aiyelabowo

At Olayinka Vitamin Company, they pride themselves in not only being a company for Black people but also manufacturing superior Vitamins for Black people in purity and potency. CEO Olayinka Aiyelabowo is a Clinical Trial Manager and has been in the Pharmaceutical industry for over 10 years. Millions of people are vitamin deficient, making us susceptible to illnesses and diseases. They are here to get you to your optimal health. Olayinka vitamins are manufactured in the United States. As a Black-owned business, our passion for excellence has driven us from the beginning and continues to drive us into the future. 20% of our profit goes directly into the Black Community Worldwide via Education Programs, Meal Programs and Community Development.

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KEYNU SCOTT NOTARY SIGNING AGENT

Keynu Scott provides services in Texas, and she serves in Dallas, Texas, Denton County and surrounding areas. She will take care of your notary needs while providing accurate, prompt, and professional customer service to ensure an accurate and timely signing from start to finish. Keynu is ready to meet and serve you with professional and precise customer service. Contact Keynu via telephone 214-699-7950, email keymobilenotaryservicesllc@ gmail.com, or book directly on her website to schedule an appointment www.keymobilenotaryservices.com

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THINGS MY SPIRIT NEEDS

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FEMME WEST AFRICAN BEADS

FEMME YOGIPRENEUR, the vision was born in 2016. The brand is owned by a Yoga teacher. The goal of the brand is to empower and ease your wellness and spiritual journey. We care about the body, mind and spirit, so we offer all essential items. Most of our products are humanly handmade and ethically sourced on purpose. Femme Yogipreneur team is currently located in the United States of America and Benin, West Africa.

Shop their products on the website: https:// femmeyogipreneuroutlet.com/ Free shipping on US orders of $100 + with code FREESHIP. Your purchase helps orphanages in Africa.

TOP TIER TRANSPORTATION

Top Tier Transportation is the car service you need. Fast, friendly and professional, they offer professional services throughout the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. DFW locals know that they stand behind their work, putting your satisfaction as our #1 priority. What really makes them stand out is their dedication, great prices and attention to detail. Contact them to learn more from one of their expert staff on how the professional team can help you. Book with Top Tier Transportation - visit the website: https://www.ridetoptier.com/ email: ridetoptier@gmail. com or by phone 817-492-6570.

Dr. Frederick D.Haynes III

Fans, coaches and schools question HBCU Football Schedules

By Valerie Fields Hill News Editor

There’s Southern University football. Then, there’s everybody else in the Black College athletic universe.

That’s a common view of “Jaguar Na tion,” the huge following of SWAC foot ball fans that travel week after week to watch the Baton Rouge team take on formidable opponents, both within their conference and outside of it.

So, Saturday night was particularly bruising – even embarrassing - for Jags’ fans collective psyche: Southern, a peren nial SWAC champion, lost to Texas South ern University, a program that has never won a conference championship, 24-0.

“I had to go,” said Lisa Brown Marshall, a Southern alumna, who lives in Keller. Marshall left Saturday evening’s game at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

“That hurt my heart,” said Marshall, who brought her husband, Garry, and son, Quincy, out to watch her beloved Jags.

The Jags’ loss against TSU raised a se rious question in Black college football circles: Was Southern, who was widely favored – even expected - to win too tired or too demoralized to do so after they took a beating last week against LSU.

In fact, fans questioned whether any historically Black SWAC or Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team, play a larg er Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) program, such as LSU or Rice Uni versity, at all.

“Maybe, we shouldn’t have played LSU last weekend,” said Chandra Pon ton Moore, an alumna who lives in Ken nedale, near the end of Saturday’s game.

“Were they all hurt?” she wondered, after acknowledging she had not seen Southern’s injury list for this week.

Last week, the Jags lost 17-65 to Lou isiana State University in the cross-city matchup. Southern reportedly raked in $760,000 to play the game. It was the first time the two teams had ever suited up against each other.

Meanwhile, Texas Southern was blown

out by the University of North Texas, 2759. TSU’s haul from the game could not be determined late Saturday.

The lop-sided losses for the two HB CUs still weighed heavily on some fans’ hearts Saturday night.

“I am surprised at the outcome,” said Sharon Henry Stephens, a Southern Uni versity alumna who traveled from the Houston area to see the Jags play. “I’m surprised that we didn’t score.”

Both Southern and TSU athletic of ficials downplayed the impact of last week’s losses on this week’s game.

“No,” Willie D. Scott, Southern’s as sociate director of strategic communi cations, said emphatically, after he was asked Saturday whether his team was too injured, physically or otherwise, from last week’s LSU matchup, to play well this week.

“A student athlete can get injured at home,” he said. “I don’t feel like that game (against LSU) hurt us at all on the next game.”

In fact, he said, Jaguar fans, who reg

Texas Southern Tigers dominate Southern Jaguars in Arlington Football Classic.

ularly attend away games in droves of 18,000 to 30,000 fans, more than many Power 5 football programs, are accus tomed to winning – and don’t take light ly to losing.

“Our expectations are high,” he said. “We have 19 conference champion ships. We have seven Western Division titles. We have 11 Black national cham pionships. We expect to win.”

TSU athletic officials said the match ups between smaller and larger athletic programs are good for both – and the cit ies in which they are played.

“Everyone does it,” TSU Sports Infor mation Director Ryan McGinty said. “It happens across all levels. Everyone is playing for a different reason.”

“We’re all fighting for the same thing at the end of the day. We’re scheduled to play Rice again next year,” he said. “It just does well for the city.”

Conversation about the impact –physical or mental – of matchups be tween HBCUs and predominantly white institutions with well-funded football programs was the topic of much online banter this week.

It fueled complaints from Jackson State University Head Football Coach Deion Sanders that historically Black colleges are inequitably paid for the matchups.

“If we gonna get our butt kicked, shouldn’t it be worth it,” Sanders report edly told HBCU Sports, a digital media

outlet that covers Black college athletics.

“How in the world are we settling for the peanuts and the little minute drop pings that they are giving us when every body is darn near $500,000 to $600,000?”

Sanders told the outlet that Appa lachian State “got $1.5 million to play against Texas A&M. Georgia Southern got $1.4 million to play against Nebraska and so forth.”

Meanwhile, the outlet noted, his torically Black Florida A&M received $450,000 when it lost 59-24 to the Uni versity of North Carolina; Alabama State earned $590,000 during its appearance

earlier this month against UCLA. The Hornets were defeated 45-7.

Scott said such games fill the athletic coffers of HBCU programs, which often are underfunded.

“I strongly feel like those money games help build the program,” he said.

“Football is the moneymaker for any university,” he said. “Football takes care of all non-revenue sports.”

Southern fans said Saturday night they would have to suck up the latest loss – regardless of why it occurred.

“One thing about Southernites, we’re ride or die,” Stephens said.

SU Band Diamond Formation

TSU Dolls

Racial taunting nothing new in sports

By Charles Hallman Special to Texas Metro News

No one, no matter the cost of attending a sporting event, has the right to racial ly taunt anyone. However, such actions have been around probably since the Christians were targets of lions at ancient Roman games.

No matter the level, from youth sports to pros, it’s been a longstanding prob lem. Sports WeeklyMag.com recently called racial and hateful taunting “an unaddressed plague across high school sports…against visiting teams from di verse communities [that] inspire fans to express their bigotry.”

Last winter, racist taunts at New Prague sporting events directed toward visiting athletes of color from Robbinsdale Coo per and St. Louis Park High Schools forced the latter two schools to cancel future scheduled games with New Prague. The Minnesota State High School League lat er introduced “behavioral guidelines” for member schools and reaffirmed its own Bylaw 209, which prohibits racial, sexual or religious harassment at all school-re lated activities, including sports.

Also, last winter, a minor league hock ey player was indefinitely suspended af ter he allegedly hurled racist taunts at a Black player. Another hockey player was suspended for 30 games for a racist ges ture directed toward a Black player by im itating a monkey’s movements.

During the opening weekend of the 2022 college volleyball season last month, a BYU fan allegedly shouted racist slurs at

a Black Duke player during a match.

Starter Rachel Richardson and her fel low Black teammates “were targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match,” said Richardson in a postmatch statement.

Later, Richardson said on Twitter that “No athlete, regardless of their race, should ever be subject to such hostile conditions.” The fan was later banned from future BYU games, and some be lieve that more punitive action should have been taken much sooner, perhaps expelling the source of racist comments as soon as they were heard.

School officials apologized, but such apologies have been offered for similar past incidents when no further action was taken.

This time the apology has been extend ed to the banned fan after BYU’s investi gation into the incident, which included reviews of audio and visual recordings and interviews with numerous fans, found no support for the allegation.

“From our extensive review,” BYU said in a statement recently, “we have not found any evidence to corroborate the al legation that fans engaged in racial heck ling or uttered racial slurs at the event.”

Whatever the outcome in this case, it has revived discussion of the reality of ra cial heckling, which has been clearly doc umented at all levels of sport. I’ve seen and heard hateful things said at games over the years as a reporter. I also experi enced racial taunts as a high school player for an all-Black school playing in an allWhite athletic conference.

“I was the only Black player on my team,” recalled Florida Assistant Volley ball Coach Eysha Ambler on her days as a college athlete. “I remember going to games and counting how many Black people were in there. No one ever said anything [racial]. Thank God.”

The Gators were in action the same weekend as the Duke team in Utah. Am bler said she and the coaches and the Florida team, which has four Black play ers, discussed the Richardson incident. “We talked about what we would do,” continued Ambler.

“So, I put myself in Rachel’s position. How would I have felt if something [like that] would have happened? How would my team react? I don’t know. I think they would have my back.”

“This is not the first time this has hap pened in college athletics, and sadly it likely will not be the last time,” said Rich ardson. “However, each time it happens we as student-athletes, coaches, fans and administrators have a chance to educate those who act in hateful ways.”

Unfortunately, there isn’t a simple and lasting solution to handle and prevent racist, ignorant and asinine behaviors from fans occurring at games. Banning them after the fact is only a temporary fix, not a permanent deterrence.

“Racism still is a thing,” concluded Ambler. “Unfortunately, the BYU game brought it to the light again. It’s never gonna go away.”

Charles Hallman is a contributing reporter and award-winning sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Rachel Richardson

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Jeremy Q. and Tenika Butler 17 years

Mr. and Mrs. Harrell - 40 years

Abraham and Destiny on their Wedding Day

Lofton and Kaleigh Levels Wedding Anniversary

Stephen Frady and Ariana Guy Wedding Day

Nippy and Sharon Anniversary

Janell and Liberty Newlyweds

Robert Butler II and Evie Valk Butler Newlyweds

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Mr. and Mrs. Parnell - 34 years

Keith and Kimberley Jeffries 17 years

Myron and Marquita Williams on their Wedding Day

Nancy Lieberman Charities Dream Ball Gala 2022

By Eva D. Coleman

Hundreds gathered and raised thousands for youth during Nancy Lieberman Charities Dream Ball gala on Sept. 20, 2022 at The Factory in Deep Ellum Dallas, Texas. Many sports and entertainment nota bles were in attendance to support beloved Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieb erman during her 11th an nual charitable event. The evening saluted women in sports in homage to the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

It was filled with silent and live auction opportunities, awards, networking and food. The Lifetime Achieve ment Award was bestowed upon tennis great Martina Navratilova. Lieberman’s commitment to students was evident throughout multiple aspects of the event. Students from Rock wall High School’s Audio/ Video Production program served as paparazzi along the red carpet, sport court as attendees arrived. Schol arship recipients were hon ored as well.

Audio-Video Production students from Rockwall High School pose with Nancy Lieberman on Red Carpet Sport Court during Dream Ball 2022

Notables in sports take selfie on stage during Nancy Lieberman Charities Dream Ball Gala at The Factory in Deep Ellum on Sept. 20, 2022

Martina Navratilova speaks while Nancy Lieberman, Ticha Penicheiro, Julie Foudy, Tamika Catchings and Jackie Joyner-Kersee listen Dream Ball roundtable discussion

Nancy Lieberman and Chris Arnold pose on Red Carpet Sport Court during Dream Ball Gala 2022

Powerful Women in Sports - Tamika Catchings, Ticha Penicheiro, Nancy Lieberman, Martina Navratilova, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Julie Foudy

Nancy Lieberman, Ticha Penicheiro and Julie Foudy listen during Dream Ball roundtable discussion

Jackie Joyner-Kersee speaks while Tamika Catchings and Martina Navratilova listen during Dream Ball roundtable discussion

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Verna’s H.E.L.P. Foundation, Free Business Work shop, 9a-1pm at Dallas College (Eastfield), 3737 Motley Drive, Building S, Parking Lot 4, Room 1

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21st Sister to Sister Fitness Festival, 5K Walked and Run at the Alan E. Sims Cedar Hill Recre ation Center, 310 E. Parkerville Road, Cedar Hill. Featur ing KRNB Radio’s Lynne Haze and WFAA-TV’s Tashara Parker. Reg ister on line at www.celebratinglife. com.

Murphy Martin (posthumous), Scott McCartney, Laura Miller, Liz Oliphant, Bob Schieffer and Brett Shipp.

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PASTORS LUNCHEON

The Pastors Luncheon will be 11:00 a.m. Typically hosted during the State Fair of Texas, this event was designed to create an environment to celebrate congregations and invites clergy leaders from the community to fellowship.

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4Thirteen Kitchen and Sports Lounge 755 TX Hwy 212 Bypass in Lewisville

The Botham Jean Founda tion will hold its annual 2022 Red Tie Gala at the Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel. Celebrate Botham Jean’s life and legacy, and hear from keynote speaker Michael Eric Dyson (American academic, author, ordained minister, and radio host). Get your ticket today: https://bothamjean foundation.charityproud.org/.../9677... #TXLege #TxLBC #HB929 #BothamJean #BosLaw

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State Fair Classic Grambling State v. Prairie View A&M Universities at the Cotton Bowl. Game time 4p.m.

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Friday night- Vinettis 14388 Midway, Addison, TX

5 PM until, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James Price

Join Councilwoman Shaunte L. Allen from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm for the “Parenting Under High Stress: Resources for Relief” Summit at 1932 S. Hampton Road, Glenn Heights, TX. The Parenting Under High-Stress Summit offers resources for parents and teens. You will receive advice and encouragement from mental health experts and school counselors. And, you can participate in a meditative writing session or a yoga session. Free of charge. Refreshments provided.

Register NOW: https://forms.office.com/r/ K9D8ADPDsX

*** 5th Annual Dallas Black College Expo at Paul Quinn College -10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Meet with colleges, commu nities colleges, universi ties, trade schools. Get incredible information on Financial Aid, 411 for the Student Athlete, Boom ing Careers, Internships, How to Start a Business and more!

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The Press Club of Dallas

10th Legends of North Texas Journalism at Texas Theatre. LEGENDS: Ed Bark, Karen Blair (posthu mous), Karen Blumenthal (posthumous), Cheryl Hall, Molly Ivins (posthumous), Verne Lundquist,

Anna’s House 10th Annual Domestic Violence Gala 2022 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 7p.m. The keynote speaker is Judge Kim Brown with special guest speaker: His Royal Highness Prince Gharios EL Chemor Royal House of Ghassan www.awayoutproject.org or annashousegala@ gmail.com

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Celebration of Life for Thomas

Ali Muhammad

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters

2022 Dallas HBCU Invitational  Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 5:00 PM –  Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 7:00 PM CST  Paul Quinn College  3837 Simpson Stuart Rd  Dallas, TX 75241

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/2022-dallas-hbcu-invitational-tick ets-381336366337?aff=erellivmlt

This invitational highlights HBCU Women’s Basketball programs over two days! Look forward to action-packed college basketball supporting the women’s sport and culture!

Four dynamic HBCU women’s basketball teams will go head to head during at Paul Quinn College in historic gymnasium.

Send your calendar items to editor@texasmetronews.com or call 214-941-0110

The World According to Andrew on BlogTalkRadio.com 8 am.-10 am. CST. Sundays Tune in for thought-provoking, enlightening, informative, and entertaining news and commentary. Join the call 646200-0459 on Andrew’s World.

I Was Just Thinking with Nor ma Adams-Wade “History Class is in Session” Join in on Facebook/@TexasMetroNews and BlogTalkRadio.com at 11 am -1 pm. CST. Wednesdays. Join the conversation call 646-200-0459.

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FREE Grant Writing & Business- Workshop with co-host GSA-Albert Garza and SBA-Nancy Alvarez which will be on September 23 and the last Legal Clinic is 10-22-22 Verna Melton -A woman-owned GSA MAS holder for three terms. To share how to write a winning proposal for GRANTS and her experiences with GSA at Dallas County EASTFIELD COLLEGE. Register at Eventbrite.com Business Workshop to help Start-Up. Women Owned, Veterans Small Businesses

McKinney Oktoberfest

SEP 23 AT 12 PM – SEP 25 AT 7 pm

Historic Downtown McKinney 111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney

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The 9th Annual HBCU Scholarship Fundraiser, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm CST, at 4Thirteen Kitchen and Sports Lounge located at 755 TX HWY 121 Lewisville, TX 75067.

During this HBCU Scholarship Fundraiser, up.to four scholarships will be awarded to the university(ties) that raise the most funds.

.\\ Donations may be written off as a tax deduction. https://hbcufortheculture.eventbrite.com

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It’s the Old School 70’s Party of the Year!

Join the “Old School Jam Day-Party” with DJ Jimmy Porch, DJ TDK and I as we take old-schooling to another level. Even if you don’t plan on attending any other party this year, this is the “one” you don’t want to miss! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youre-invited-to-the-oldschool-jam-day-party-on-sept-24th-tickets-389629681867

Grab your ticket(s) or table today before its too late!

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6000 Sisters, 6000 steps for Hop, Breast Cancer Walk and Expo, 8am-12 pm, at Friendship West Baptist Church, 2020 W. Wheatland Road. The honorary chair is Miranda Moore Syntakes of the Southwestern Region of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Register at www. sistersnetworkdallas.org

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Candidate Debate for TX Congressional District 30 at Roos evelt High School from 10:30am to 12 noon.

Celebrating Dr. Linda Amerson Day Parking Lot Take Over during Alopecia Awareness Month

Scholarship Fundraiser from 6-8pm at LA’s Hair & Scalp Clin ic, 2304 W. Pioneer Parkway, #6, Pantego, TX

The North Carolina A&T State University Dallas/Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter and Howard University Alumni Chapter of Dallas/Ft. Worth invite you to the 2022 HBCU Awareness & Recruiting Event, 1-3p.m. at Klyde Warren Park Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-hbcu-aware ness-recruiting-event-tickets-396943678227?aff=erellivmlt

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The DFW Morehouse Alumni Association Golf Tournament by DFW Morehouse Alumni Association 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

The Golf Club Fossil Creek 3401 Clubgate Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76137

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Prairie View A&M University -Dallas Alumni 25th Anniversary Scholarship Gala and Silent Auction Renaissance Dallas Hotel - Mardi Gras Theme 6:30pm

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College Fair & Career Expo - African American Museum: 2 Day Event

Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 10:30 AM –Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT

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College Fair & HBCU Career Expo @ State Fair Classic 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210 Dallas, TX 75210

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Each Tuesday at 1pm, Chef Isabel presents a delicious cooking demo featuring the weekly samples at the Tasting Pavilion at the Dallas Arboretum.

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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala and After PartyMorton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201

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Grambling v. Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl

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City of Dallas will host its 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Festival at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. CT. The festival is completely free to attend! Visit https://dallasmlkcen ter.com/hispanic-heritage-festival/

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2022 TX/OU Alumni Weekend presented by BEST Dallas Black Ex-Students of Texas Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 5:00 PM –Sun, Oct 9, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT Headquarters Dallas 2443 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75229

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Dallas- Fort Worth Association of Black Journallists (DFW/ABJ) honors NABJ award winners at Soiree Coffee Bar, 320 Singleton Blvd Suite 190, Dallas, TX 75212

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Central Community Church at 901 N. Polk St., DeSoto, TX from 10:30 am to 12 noon.

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5th Annual Dallas Black College Expo

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT

Paul Quinn College 3837 Simpson Stuart Road Dallas, TX 75241

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-dallas-black-col lege-expo-tickets-389743923567?aff=erellivmlt

Curtis Derall Ferguson One Man Art Exhibition Reception at Umbrella Gallery, 2803 Taylor St Dallas, TX 6-8pm

Candidate Debate for TX Congressional District 30 at Disciple