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Feds deal with fraudulent claims Authorities stop Dallas business from claiming “ozone therapy” as treatment

By Rebecca Aguilar

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Senior Correspondent

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cracked down on Purity Health & Wellness Centers in Dallas that claimed “ozone therapy” was a treatment for COVID-19. Federal investigators say the business was offering unproven treatments for the deadly disease.

The federal court issued a permanent injunction Friday against Purity Health

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From Cotton to COVID

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By Vincent L. Hall

n 1950, the price of a pound of bacon was 49 cents, and the cost of a dozen eggs was a meager sounding 16 cents.

Comparable prices today, after adjustments for inflation, would be

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Businesses demand share of federal dollars as COVID-19 rages on

By J. Cunningham Special to Texas Metro News

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ast week I was waiting with anticipation to hear results from elections at Florida A&M University!

There were two young ladies seeking leadership at my alma mater and I was so proud of them because they were both worthy See MY TRUTH, page 10

The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the U.S. economy, leaving scores of businesses in limbo and livelihoods in jeopardy.

And Black businesses, many of which were already fighting to access capital, are struggling to weather this economic disaster

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Regina Smith

COVID-19 has wrought.

They are calling on the federal

government to ensure that their companies aren’t wiped out by the pandemic’s onslaught.

Last month, the government passed the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, which was supposed to help support businesses and sustain underemployed and out-of-work Americans. But business owners said the funding fell short. The $349 billion Paycheck Protection See BLACK-OWNED, page 3

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price

$5.17 and $1.64, respectively.

John Wiley Price came into the world in 1950. However, he would not truly understand the price of anything until he had to count it for himself.

This man sits behind a desk See PRICE, page 6

Parents as teachers: the struggle during COVID-19

I WAS JUST THINKING...

By Norma Adams-Wade

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ere are two of the many things we are learning from the coronavirus: (1) A new respect for teachers,

if we did not already have it as we should. (2) A new awareness that, for the most part, parents as teachers are out of their league.

Texas schools closed temporarily in March then in April for the remainder of the school year. A battle royal for families has been having children at home all day, with parents attempting to teach them school work on top of all their other parental duties.

Dr. LaTrese Adkins

All across the state and nation, parents are singing the same frantic song as they realize the enormity of this task they are facing. In countless households, parents are struggling to provide learning the government has mandated that must continue for their children -- despite parents’ limited knowledge of how to do the job and master the technology involved.

I was just thinking.... what advice would someone give who sees both sides of the coin – from school and from family?

Dr. LaTrese Adkins, an educator and Dallas native, wears both hats. She has been observing the situation recently and has talked with many parents and her own relatives with children at home.

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To help slow the spread of the virus, Dallas County issued an order that residents should wear a covering over their nose and mouth when outside the home, such as when visiting essential businesses like public transit or grocery stores. The covering can be a homemade mask, scarf, bandana or any other cloth covering.

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As part of the order, people who work at an essential business should wear a face covering while working. The operator of an essential business may refuse service to anyone who is not wearing a face cover.

It’s important to remember that a face mask does not substitute for social distancing and frequent hand washing.

Testing criteria expanded The criteria to be tested at the two COVID-19 testing sites in Dallas has been expanded, making it possible for more people to be tested. New criteria now includes: fever, shortness of breath, and cough; anyone 65 years old and older; anyone with chronic health conditions or employees of grocery stores or other essential retail, healthcare workers and first responders regardless of symptoms.

The community testing sites are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are located at 9191 S. Polk Street (Ellis Davis Field House) and 2500 Victory Ave. (American Airlines Center).

Chronic health conditions increase COVID-19 risk Of COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization, more than two-thirds are over 60 years old or have at least one high-risk chronic health condition, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services. In particular, diabetes is the underlying health condition in about one-third of all hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients.

Tempering any enthusiasm of a Biden-Obama ticket, Biden added that, “I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again.� He concluded that it’s still too early to select a running mate. photo: NNPA

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Is a return to the White House by the Obama family in the cards?

It can happen if former First Lady Michelle Obama would accept a public invitation from former Vice President and presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden.

On Tuesday, April 21, Biden said Obama tops his list of potential vice presidential candidates, and the country would be better served if she joined his ticket.

Neither Obama nor her husband, former President Barack Obama, have commented on Biden’s statements, which he first made on KDKA television in Pittsburgh.

Remarkably, the comments have not yet gained traction in the media, but a KDKA source pointed NNPA Newswire to the video clip that the station says has gained a lot of momentum in the Pittsburgh area. “I’d take her in a heartbeat,� Biden said of Michelle Obama in the video viewed by NNPA Newswire. “She’s brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a wonderful woman.

The Obamas are great friends,� he said.

Tempering any enthusiasm of a BidenObama ticket, Biden added that, “I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again.� He concluded that it’s still too early to select a running mate.

During the most recent debate in Washington, D.C., in early March, Biden

First Lady Michelle Obama

pledged to select a woman as his running mate. That promise sparked a national discussion about who would best serve as vice president. Among the names bandied about in the media have been California Sen. Kamala Harris, former Georgia Rep. Stacey Abrams, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “In terms of who to pick, we’re just beginning the process,� Biden told KDKA. “We’ll shortly name the committee to review this and begin to look through the backgrounds of the various potential nominees. And that’s just getting underway.� “I’ll commit to that being a woman because it is very important that my administration look like the public, look like the nation. And there will be, committed that there will be a woman of color on the Supreme Court, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a vice president, as well,� Biden said. “I think it’s really important now that we establish once and for all, we should have had a woman president already, in Hillary (Clinton), in my view,� Biden added. “There are a number of qualified women out there.�

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BLACK-OWNED, Program that was part of the CARES Act ran out of money in just two weeks, and multimillion-dollar chains extracted huge sums from the program. For example, Ruth’s Chris Steak House received $20 million, and the Potbelly Sandwich Shop got $10 million.

Smaller business owners meanwhile complained that they couldn’t get their applications through.

Last week, the release of a second loan program to bolster businesses and revive the economy provides about $484 billion for small businesses, hospitals and additional testing. But Black business owners said funds need to be earmarked specifically for African American firms to ensure that their companies survive the pandemic.

“It’s clear that we’re taking the biggest hit, but we’re finding that the resources aren’t being given to the worst hit,” said Larry D. Ivory, president of the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce, which represents 144,000 businesses, calling the phenomenon “pandemic racism.” “It makes no sense. If you have devastation, you need to put money and resources into the people

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and places worst hit.”

Black-owned businesses already stand to be disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, reinforcing disparities in the United States. Some 40 percent of revenues from Black-owned businesses are in the top five most vulnerable sectors, including retail, leisure and hospitality, according to a report from the McKinsey Institute that was released earlier this month. Compared to other businesses countrywide, just 25 percent of revenues are affected, the report says.

“We need relief economically,” said Regina Smith, the CEO of the nonprofit Harlem Business Alliance.

“We cannot continue to support the continued demise of Black businesses.”

There are about 2.6 million Blackowned businesses in the United States, which employ about one million people, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

These firms, many of which are small, are considered to be the

lifeblood of many communities.

They create jobs, they keep money in communities and they provide residents with needed products and services.

But Black business owners said the COVID-19 pandemic will decimate their ranks if the government doesn’t step in to help keep them from shutting down. They need grants and loans on a hyper-local level that will help Black business owners with their immediate bills and keep them from having to furlough, fire, or cut the pay of employees.

They also need access to local, state and federal government contracts and specifically, a “master contract” where the government awards money to a nonprofit, communitybased partner, and that entity, in turn, identifies Black businesses to fulfill the contract, according to a white paper from the Black Business Empowerment Committee, a group of business owners, houses of worship and community groups committed to growing and sustaining Black-owned businesses.

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Ronald Reagan’s Secret Past WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE

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BY DR. E. FAYE WILLIAMS, ESQ.

hile presidential candidate Joe Biden is struggling with being confronted with his past, let’s not forget that there were politicians with far worse records of racism than Joe. Most of us have been able to witness Joe’s evolution to become a better person. One might say he learned from his experiences and became someone who is much loved by many of the very people hurt by his earlier position on several issues such as criminal justice. I can forgive people who do better when they know better.

I think that describes Mr. Biden. I have no doubt that he has learned from the error of his ways and he has become a much better person. When you know better,

you are charged with doing better, and I think that fits Mr. Biden.

Surely President Barack Obama knew about Mr. Biden’s past, and still selected him to become his vice president. He turned out to be a good choice and that’s why so many Black people are now supporting him.

Now let’s take a look at another politician from not too long ago — President Ronald Reagan.

He was our 40th president, and is often admired and quoted by many on both sides of the aisle. I was never impressed by him, but many were. I met Mr. Reagan in 1984 when I visited him at the White House with Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson. While I didn’t formally meet him then, I ran into him in Detroit at the Republican National Convention and had an opportunity to size him up. I didn’t find him impressive either time. Yet, I

article where Reagan held one of his racist conversations with a questionable character named Richard Nixon, who tried to convince us when he got caught that he was not a crook!

Once Reagan vented his frustrations about African leaders to Nixon: “To see those monkeys from those African countries — damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!”

As Trump was campaigning for president, he ran off statistics disparaging the Former President Ronald Reagan way some Black people live. In an effort to get Joe Biden. They’re very different Black people’s support, he asked, people. Let’s measure him beside “What have they got to lose?”

Donald Trump. Trump recently Recently he referred to cities disrespected African leaders with with large Black populations in very offensive terms. Mr. Reagan derogatory terms. He referred disparaged African delegates to to Baltimore as rat-infested and the United Nations. A few days said he couldn’t understand how ago, The Atlantic published an any humans could live there — knew people who treated him like he was a close second to God! I never thought of him as a particularly smart person, but to this day, many (white) people speak of him in glowing terms.

We can’t measure him against

his way of dehumanizing Black people. A few years earlier, Reagan claimed minorities were better off under him — just the way Trump says it.

Trump claims to not have a racist bone in his body, but it’s obvious there’s racism in his heart while accusing Rep. Elijah Cummings of being racist.

Reagan was quoted as resorting to the old standby of turning the problem back to Black people because, surely, he wasn’t racist!

He challenged NAACP’s Dr. Ben Hooks to imagine looking into his (Reagan’s) heart, and he would find not a trace of prejudice or bigotry there! No, it’s always the fault of the accuser!

One of Reagan’s defenders denied that he was racist — just backward in some ways on racial issues! That sounds like racism to me.

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

Will the coronavirus widen the achievement gap?

THE LAST WORD

BY DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX

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he coronavirus has upended our way of life, especially in urban America, where social distancing has replaced the laughter of children playing on the street, the excitement of preparing for graduation and prom, and the frenzy of last-minute test preparation.

Instead, educators are being forced to think creatively about how to efficiently deliver instruction to their students,

especially since they can have no physical contact with them.

Many of them are more than up to the task.

Dedicated educators are emailing and snail mailing homework assignments and lesson plans, collaborating on assignments by telephone, engaging with colleagues using all kinds of technology. And many of them, the best of them, miss their students and continue to work as collaboratively as they can.

But the digital divide matters with much of our education, work, and communication taking place remotely. Andrew Perrin,

a researcher at the Pew Research Organization, has studied the digital divide. He notes that while African Americans, Hispanics, and white Americans have nearly equal access to smartphones (about 80 percent of each population), whites are more likely than African Americans and Hispanics to have desktop or laptop computers.

This differential access has implications for students and the achievement gap. While anyone can access the

Internet through a smartphone, some learning is better facilitated with a larger screen.

The computer access gap is likely to be reflected in the achievement gap.

African American and Hispanic house-holds are less likely to have home-based broadband than whites are. The broadband issue is significant when some classes are being streamed, or when people need to use electronic connections like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Cisco WebX, that require more bandwidth than students may have. Furthermore, the closure of

libraries hits the African American harder than others because African Americans are more likely than either job search, but others are likely there for educational purposes.

There’s more. Parents who don’t have the luxury to stay at home may also not be able to take the time to help with homework.

We know that African Americans, especially African American women, are more likely to work in lower-paying service jobs, and may find it grueling, to help with homework after a long day’s work. Instead, they may get verbal thanks, but not the hazard pay they deserve.

See MALVEAUX, page 6

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REMEMBERING DR. DOROTHY I. HEIGHT

By Alexis M. Herman,

President of the Dorothy I. Height Foundation

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pril 20, 2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the death of our gentle but fearless leader and mentor, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height.

This significant anniversary offers us an opportunity for reflection during these unprecedented times we are living in today.

Dr. Height undoubtedly was a creative, compassionate, and visionary leader. Her scholarship, travels and experiences shaped her understanding of power and how to navigate it with competence and kindness.

Through the programs and initiatives she developed, she used her power to empower poor women and girls around the world.

During the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, her quiet power brought wisdom and a social worker’s perspective to deliberations and strategies of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders. With an understanding of the importance of power of location, she purchased a building in Washington, D.C. between the White House and the Capitol, the only African American-owned building along that corridor of power.

For decades, her political power was put to use serving as an advisor to five U.S. presidents.

She led some of the largest and most influential women’s organizations in American history, including her beloved National Council of Negro Women. And she achieved

these accomplishments always wearing fabulous hats and an engaging smile.

While those achievements were immense, they pale in

Dr. Dorothy I. Height

light of her greatest and most enduring accomplishments.

During the turbulent times and critical issues that prevailed throughout her lifetime, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” Her activism started as a teenager by bringing her peers together to nonviolently protest policies that prohibited African American children from swimming, debating or going to school with Caucasian youth.

She bravely confronted and navigated the injustices and engaged adults who had the power to make changes. Over the years, issues such as racism, the struggle for economic and social justice, women’s rights, voter’s rights, equal access to education, healthcare and jobs, fair wages, and dignity for all, brought purpose and passion to her life.

When she walked into a room, wisdom, humanity, and hope arrived with her. She was the

bridge to alignment and unity to many civil rights organizations and leaders. To African American, Caucasian, Latina, Asian, and Native American women organizations, she served as a bridge of vision and consensus in their pursuits seeking equality, equal pay, and jobs.

Through programs she implemented, she was at the forefront of the Y.W.C.A. realizing its most significant lifelong mission, eradicating racism. None of these were simple or easy undertakings, yet she courageously pursued what she knew to be right and good. Wherever the waters were troubled, she created a bridge, effective coalitions, and solutions.

Many of the critical issues of Dr. Height’s era persist today.

Over 50 years ago, she called attention to the health disparities related to social detriments, especially for Black women and the elderly. Chronic health conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes were always at the forefront for education and outreach to our communities.

Today with thousands impacted by COVID-19 and millions who are unemployed, the consequences of these same health disparities are more apparent than ever. The troubled waters we now face have washed waves of reminders of the work our country still has to do. Leaders are searching for answers, managing fears and anxiety, and competing for vital resources in their communities.

See HEIGHT, page 8

THINKING,

overstressed themselves trying to add teaching to their already full plates. continued Dr. Adkins offers this She passionately is urging advice to flustered parents, parents and families to use many who are trying too this mandatory at-home hard, faced with impossible teaching experience as schedules: incentive to fight for state a. Find what works for and national improvements YOUR family and stick for teachers, in their with it. careers and classrooms. b. Make out a family “This experience has school work schedule that been a wake up call across will not stress parent or the nation,” said Dr. Adkins child. who was valedictorian of c. If it works to do all the her graduating class in work in two days and have the 1990s at Lincoln High the rest of the time free, do Teacher in the classroom School in South Dallas. so.

No stranger to the d. Communicate honestly classroom, the education advocate has with the teacher, by phone or computer, had an inside view of what both students about how your family is accomplishing and parents face while she helps relatives assignments. Find mutual ground. with at-home teaching tasks during this e. Parents should not stress over coronavirus health crisis. subjects they do not understand. Get help Dr. Adkins earned a Bachelor’s degree from others or the teacher, and if that does with a double major in History and not work, move on.

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Reward or reinforce the child’s and Masters and doctorate degrees from successes with school work. Rewards could Michigan State University in American be buying their favorite cereal or decorating History and Comparative Black History. their room in a fun way. Reinforcement She uses her own background as both could be verbal praise so the child feels teacher and former student to identify with good about the school work they complete. both sides in this crisis. g. By now, families should have an inside Now that parents and families see what view of the it takes to get strengths and through a weaknesses of day teaching the education children, it system; and see would be that the flaws great if these are a societal families would issue that begin to everyone can advocate for play a part in much needed fixing – from education corporations to Homeschooling re-forms that neighborhood would benefit associations. teachers and students, Dr. Adkins said.

“We are put-ting our money into “There needs to be a groundswell for a buildings and books,” Dr. Adkins said. “But significant increase in teachers’ salaries now at some point, we must put our money into that parents are experiencing what teachers our human resources – the teachers. And go through,” Dr. Adkins said. “We should everybody should be talking about these see a movement by parents like never before, babies, the children.” saying ‘We got to do better by teachers.’”

But she said parents should not

Norma Adams-Wade is a veteran, award-winning journalist, graduate of UT-Austin and Dallas native. One of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) she was inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame.

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Price turns 70

covered with binders, letters, envelopes, and sticky notes; with names and numbers scribbled on other forms he uses as reference. As the ranking member of the Commissioners Court, he still takes calls from “average Joes.”

People of all races call him daily for one simple reason…none of the others answer!

Almost every square inch of the 500-square-foot office he has called home, since elected in 1984, is covered.

The colorful and eclectic pieces of artwork transform the simple redbrick walls into a three-dimensional showcase.

The office is engulfed and inflamed with Africana and irony.

There is a 14 x 20 shot of him standing with fist clenched, alongside Winnie Mandela, the then-bride of Nelson Mandela.

The unanimity in their “Black power” postures is nattily matched by the passionate gaze of seriousness that they both wear like social garments.

The curved arm-chairs are sufficient for the hundreds of meetings held in

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his office each year. Many of John’s attendees are too sleepy at his patented 6:30 a.m. meetings to care. Price is the most accessible elected official in the state, but if you want to guarantee a spot, 6ish is about the best bet.

When urged, Price posits that he learned the difference between mathematics and arithmetic in the harsh sunlight of Forney’s cotton fields. He recalls that cotton sacks were different sizes, based on what the picker or the chopper could handle by weight. Picking and chopping had a definite distinction by way of job descriptions and value.

“There were five-foot sacks, six, nine, 12, and 14,” said Price “You would tie the ends into a ponytail and Best Food in Town be paid based on how many pounds The Hidden Secret of you gathered.

OakCliff “We were picking cotton for a $1.50 2 Burgers for $5 a hundred. You could get a straight $5 for 2 Pc Grilled/Fried fish chopping all day.

“You had to be able to count, that’s where I learned the difference.”

Once he got to the cotton fields, Price admits that he picked and chopped.

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trailer. At the end, if you have 80 pounds, you would subtract three pounds for the weight of the sack.

“We would spend one month on summer vacation, and then we would harvest from June until sometimes late September.”

White kids were treated much differently, and when he moved to Dallas from Forney at 19, he was poised to do something about that difference.

Although his name was in the political circles around me, I met John for the first time personally on a bridge in South Dallas. The same Ferrari that D Magazine questioned him driving was broken down. I gave him a ride and we’ve been riding together ever since.

John Wiley Price is a friend whom I watched survive both the Dallas County DA’s office and seven years and shackles by the Feds. Our Man Downtown has logged more late-night calls to get loved ones out of jail than 70% of the criminal attorneys in Dallas.

Price’s District 3 Health Advisory was warning Dallas and America about a health pandemic among minor-ity and poor people long before COVID-19.

There is a difference between a civil rights leader and a Black elect-ed official, but John is both. JWP led 30 years of KwanzaaFest, served 35 years as a county commissioner, and is the longestserving employ-ee on the County payroll.

There is much more to say, so look forward to my book. On this, my hope-todie friend and brother’s 70th birthday… I want to wish him all the best!

Happy Born-Day, brougham.

You made the journey from Cotton to COVID-19, and I pray you have many miles ahead. Tens of thousands of us in this community are praying God’s strength, grace, and mercy for your life and we have the utmost respect for your legacy! #maskup #QuitPlayin Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

Malveaux, continued from page 4 Some institutions and indivi-duals are stepping to the plate, asking friends, churches, and others for help in finding computers, purchasing internet access for students, developing partnerships with corporations, and more.

While these efforts are necessary and appreciated, a systemic approach to the achievement gap and the way the coronavirus may have exacerbated it, makes sense. There are opportunities to address the digital divide and the achievement gap through coronavirus relief money.

About $3 billion in emergency education aid will be available to state governors, and according to Politico, Education Secretary Betsey DeVos says governors can use the money as they will.

She suggests they use it for online learning.

Governors should use some of these dollars to narrow the achievement gap by targeting those who are on the wrong side of the digital divide. That will make it clear that even during a time of crisis, we can still concern ourselves with equity issues, particularly as they affect young people.

Every child will have her education altered by adjustments made because of the coronavirus. Race, class, income, and access (and all are correlated)

will determine how the changes impact the learning function. Young people who may have already been behind, with verbal and mathematical deficiencies, may find their gap widening.

Whether educators are dealing with college and graduate students, whether they are dealing with those precious preschoolers, or college-bound high school students, the success of the fall 2020 semester will require planning and some remediation.

Since it is clear that Internet access is essential for both youngsters and adults, doesn’t it make sense to provide every school-age child with a fully loaded laptop? Doesn’t it make sense for cities, especially, to be fully wired with broadband? What does it take to make education a national priority?

Rev. Jesse Jackson, founded the RainbowPUSH Coalition and appointed me President of the education branch of the organization, PUSH Excel Board. In a Board call, he raised the question, perhaps rhetorical, of whether the coronavirus will widen the achievement gap. Any crisis that hits this country will both illustrate and exacerbate inequality.

The issue is not whether coronavirus widens the achievement gap. The issue is what we can do about it. The first step is to urge governors to be mindful

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How Alopecia affected me ABOUT YOUR HAIR

BY DR. LINDA AMERSON

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When the alopecia went away I was ecstatic. So my whole 7th grade year it was good, I had no problem

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How did Alopecia Affect Me “How did Alopecia affect my life”? Every time I hear that it makes me think of fewer friends, being depressed all the time, feeling weird or covering up what I don’t want to but have to.

When I was first diagnosed with Alopecia I was

Cayla Staples in the 2nd grade and really didn’t care a lot because I was so young and not thinking about what people thought of me.

The doctors said it was caused by stressed but the only thing I stressed about was my family because then we always fought and my sister wasn’t really there.

Then it went away for 4 years. I thought it was gone but in 6th grade it came back, it wasn’t as serious but I was losing a great amount of my hair.

That was really a tough time for me because I was making new friends and it was hard to balance family, school and my hair loss but luckily I still had enough hair to cover up my bald spots.

and no worries until…8th grade. I remember how sad and hurt I was when I saw that bald spot in the middle of my hair. I wanted to die, I felt like somebody told me that I was dying.

All I could think about was ‘I’m in 8th grade, I’ve been looking forward to this since 5th grade and now this. What am I going to do?’ I was hurt and felt sick in the heart.

Everybody I knew felt sorry for me. They kept telling me “Inner beauty never falls out” or “you’ll get through this its ok.”

My parents put me in counseling again but now I like it a lot.

Somebody once told me “Alopecia isn’t you, it’s

happening to you; you are Cayla Nicole Staples not Alopecia.”

So because of that I have a little more confidence than usual because she was right and those words were the most helpful words that I’ve ever heard since this journey.

In school, I finally got the courage to tell some of my classmates abut Alopecia.

In my AVID class, my teacher told us that we were going to do a passion project, where you pick something that you are passionate about and want

people to know about.

I decided my passion would be to make my class aware of Alopecia.

During my presentation, I was able to answer questions and tell the class that I had alopecia.

I was so happy to get that off of my chest. I have even done an interview and photos shoot for Encore HD Hair Magazine.

Because of that, even more people ask me about my condition. I believe that maybe if I make people aware, they won’t be afraid, think I am sick, or just stare

so much.

So how has alopecia affected my life?

It’s taking me on a Journey of Wisdom...and Courage.

This journey is so hard sometimes, but even though I have really hard days, I keep trying to stick with the journey, knowing that things will get better.

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Coronavirus illustrates our failure to create a fair society

the abolition of slavery, and over KEEPING HOPE ALIVE six decades since the end of legal apartheid in this

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson country, America still remains, as the Kerner he media has just Commission concluded in discovered that the 1968, “two societies, one coronavirus is far Black, one white, separate more deadly to Blacks and and unequal.”

Latinos than to whites. Twice The coronavirus does not as deadly in New York City, discriminate, but people according to The New York do. African Americans and Times.

Hispanics are more likely Seventy-two percent of to die because we bear the the fatalities in Chicago are preexisting condition known Blacks who constitute about as race.

30 percent of the population.

The reality is harsh The news is treated as a and inescapable. African shocking revelation on the Americans are more likely BBC, CNN and CBS and to be poor, more likely to in newspapers across the be unemployed, more likely country. to lack health insurance, Why should anyone be more likely to be arrested, shocked? Over 150 years after

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jailed and incarcerated. We live lives of greater stress, in neighborhoods too often scarred by gun violence.

The result is a lower life expectancy even before the virus hit. This discrepancy is structural, and it is not accidental.

It is, as the Kerner Commission concluded, the direct result of public policy and private prejudice.

African Americans are more likely to be afflicted with preexisting health conditions that make the virus particularly fatal: heart disease, diabetes, asthma, obesity. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, we are 50 percent more likely to have heart disease and 40 percent more likely to die at an early age. Nineteen percent of us

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can’t afford to see a doctor.

The majority of us live in the South where many Republican governors have refused to extend Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Anti-immigration rhe-toric and policing make many Hispanics reluctant to go to the hospital or see a doctor, even if they can afford it.

Blacks and Hispanics also constitute a dispro-portionate number of the front-line workers — the bus drivers and grocery clerks, janitors and mass transit workers, child care and nursing home staffs. They take the early bus.

They do not have the luxury of “social distancing.” They can’t work from home and can’t afford not to work.

These realities are preexisting conditions that

make us more vulnerable to the virus.

They aren’t a secret, even though they are seldom discussed.

Now the virus is bringing them to public attention once more. The question is whether anything will be done this time.

If the president or Congress were serious, they would create a new Kerner Commission, an independent commission to document the structures of racism and discrimination built into our public policies. And then they would act on the recommendations — many of which no doubt would be no different than those of the Kerner Commission itself over half a century ago. If they fail to act, governors could create

Remembering,

In these turbulent, frightening, and uncertain times, we are called to embrace Dr. Height’s spirit of direct action, by courageously bridging the waters with viable solutions, to serve the needs of our brothers and sisters, to hold leaders accountable for environmental and social justice policies, to provide food for the many who are in need today, to protect and defend the right to vote, to be the voice of the voiceless, and to lead with purpose and passion toward a just and safe society.

Ten years after her passing, we must embrace her spirit to right the wrongs and keep navigating troubled waters until we reach calm seas and still waters that were always her goals for women and children,

similar investigations for their own states, and act upon the recommendations.

Donald Trump has failed to mobilize adequately the federal resources needed to combat the coronavirus effectively.

But past presidents and congresses have failed for decades to mobilize the resources and make the wrenching changes needed to end the virus of white racism, and finally create an equal playing field for all in America.

The coronavirus only serves to once more draw attention to the terrible human costs of that failure.

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures.

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for the country, for all of us.

Today we must not only remember Dr. Height, but also renew her fighting spirit, and be that “bridge over troubled waters” that we need and seek. Girded by our faith and in the spirit of Dr. Height, I pray that each of us will find ways, large and small, to courageously speak up, stand up, and reach out to bring truth and mercy to “the least of these.”

In the days and weeks ahead, we would do well to remember her words spoken at the dedication of the Headquarters Building of the National Council of Negro Women, “Through this last century we learned that it is in the neighborhoods and communities where the world begins. That is

where children grow and families are developed, where people exercise their power to change their lives…. Building on my religious faith deeply rooted in my childhood and youth, I found my life’s work.

I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished and powerful to the little known and the poor.

“The past has taught me many lessons—most especially, that I have a responsibility to future generations.”

In memory of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, contributions may be made to the National Council of Negro Women at www.ncnw.org under

Alexis M. Herman is the President of the Dorothy I. Height Foundation

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Feds clamp down, and Jean Juanita Allen, one of the owners who the feds say, “fraudulently promoted so-called ozone therapy as a treatment for COVID-19.”

The injunction stops the business from making such claims to clients.

“The Department of Justice will not stand by and permit the fraudulent promotion of supposed COVID-19 treatments that do no good and that could be harmful,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the

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Justice Department’s Civil Division. “We are working with law enforcement and agency partners to stop those who attempt to profit by selling useless products during this pandemic.”

Investigators say Allen was caught when she told a caller posing as a potential customer that although ozone could be dangerous, Purity’s treatment was safe for children, would sanitize anything, and would eradicate viral or bacterial infections.

Court documents re-veal that Allen claimed Purity’s ozone treatments could increase oxygen in the blood, making it impossible for the viruses to manifest. She

steam sauna for someone with coronavirus. The FBI found the company had posted the same claims on its Instagram account.

U.S. Attorney Erin Neal Cox for the Northern District of Texas said the defendant

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also claimed ozone therapy was 95% effective even for someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, and a team of doctors had recommended an ozone

preyed on public fear, peddling bogus treatments that had absolutely no effect against COVID-19. The Department of Justice has established a page on its website where

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where he managed a $500,000 budget.

Dr. Deardra did not attend FAMU, but she’s an HBCU alum and we love her too!

Carrington, like Erika, landed on campus taking full advantage of the FAMU experience, serving as a leader and making everyone proud.

She was elected Student Government Association Vice President in a highpowered election where she and her running mate, Xavier McClinton showcased their leadership skills and ability to connect with the student body.

A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, like Erika, Carrington is talented, smart and an absolute joy.

A participant in Sen. Royce West’s Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program, Carrington is a broadcast journalism major with a minor in theater.

She will undoubtedly be a candidate for other positions in the future. Keep your eyes on her!

candidates and exemplary representatives.

Their parents were so proud and with good reason.

These two young ladies would make it their business to find me if I was visiting campus, and they were always very respectful and a joy to spend time with, When the news came of their victories, it was the type of news that will be in FAMU’s history books; and that is so exciting!

Erika Johnson is the daughter of two of my classmates. Frederick and I entered FAMU together and shortly after Vivian walked on campus. We’ve been friends for more than four decades.

Erika ran for Miss FAMU, and won by an overwhelming margin.

What is really historic about her election is that the Johnson family is not unfamiliar to campaigning and winning elections.

In 1981, Vivian was elected Miss FAMU. In

2011, their son, Frederick Jr. was elected Mr. FAMU. In 2017, Michelle Marva, the Johnson’s oldest daughter was elected Miss FAMU! And now: in 2020 Erika will wear the crown.

The Johnsons love FAMU, and not just because of the “royalty” element.

Both Frederick and Vivian are devoted supporters and have served in leadership positions with the D-FW FAMU Alumni Association.

They have generations of FAMU Love!

Which brings me to my truth!

Support of and love for historically Black colleges and universities is paramount.

I absolutely love it when I see generational love for our HBCUs. One year I was at a reception at Paul Quinn College when a professor from Africa approached me.

Him: Professor Smith, What is a Delta?

Me: Excuse me?

Him: What’s a Delta?

Me: It’s my sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc! Him: Oh. I asked your daughters (Annya 9 and Ayanna 6) where they were going to college and they said, “FAMU.” Me: Yes, of course!

Him: And then I asked them what they were going to be and they said, ‘a Delta.’

All I could do was smile!

I probably had the same smile on my face that Vivian had when she received the news about Erika’s victory.

Truth be told, I was actually relieved to hear Erika’s news because I know the pressure was on. People talk and her freshman year they were already asking if she was going to follow in her mom and sister’s footsteps.

Then there is Carrington Whigham, the daughter of Andrew III and Deardra Hayes-Whigham. Andrew was president of the FAMU Student Government Association in 1986-1987 (Centennial SGA President),

consumers can learn or alert the federal authorities about a business conducting a coronavirus scam or other illegal related activity.

Federal investigators, including the FBI, are on high alert for a business trying to profit off people looking for protection or a cure for COVID-19. Matthew DeSarno, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge, says “We will not allow anyone to illegally profit from exploiting the fear and anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Texas Metro News has contacted Ms. Allen and Purity

Health and Wellness Center in Dallas by phone, website, and Facebook page, but we have yet to get a response from the company or owner. A post on their Facebook page on April 20 mentions ozone IV’s cost $140, but there is no mention of COVID-19 treatment.

The DOJ has a hotline and email address where you can report a scam or attempted fraud involving coronavirus.

You can report it by calling the Department of Justice National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-7205721 or email at disaster@leo. gov.

These young ladies’ parents were fine examples for them and then too, there’s something about FAMUly. Andrew the IV, attends the University of Miami and he did follow in his dad’s footsteps, like Frederick Jr. followed Sr., and pledged Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

Vivian, Deardra, Michelle and Carrington are all

members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Legacy is important.

FAMU was good enough for us and it is good enough for our children.

We have to do better, all HBCU alums.

Give money. Encourage others to attend these important institutions.

Can’t you see what self love produces!

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In these times of COVID -19, we lost the 9 to 5 to a virtual overtime

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By Terry Allen

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s we respect and honor social distancing and government mandated shelterin-place, we are adjusting our work environment. Everyone, including me, has had to adjust to a quarantined workspace of one. I went from a 100-people workspace to a one person workspace.

On top of that I am a recovering extrovert too. Is it me or is the number of hours working increased for you? I find myself working harder more than when I drove 15 miles to work.

Working from shelter-in-place has some win-wins. My dress code ranges from pajamas to my favorite T-shirt I bought at Prince’s mansion, Paisley Park in Minneapolis during an NABJ visit.

I still stand with the medical expert that social distancing and shelter-in-place are two of the best ways to help combat the virus.

My office is my home, my home is my office, the only person standing over the water cooler (kitchen sink) is my house is me. Another win-win is the commute! The 14-mile drive that took one hour on “HellBJ” I-635 is gone. My heavy trafficinspired road rage is gone.

But the additional free time that comes with this new normal leaves me with something that I did not imagine. My work day has increased, I am starting earlier because I am not in traffic, so I choose to work.

Our employers have increased measurement of our work productivity. At the office it was easy to walk in the breakroom and strike up a 10-minute conversation with a team member who hates that I am Dak Prescott’s #1 fan during a break.

I am virtually unable to take a 15 minute break at home because I have a limited amount of time on my job provided VPN network to complete the task that I am measured by at the end of the day.

I also seem to forget what time or day it is because everything is running together.

Did I take my vitamin Pak this morning or was that yesterday? Is it Tuesday or Wednesday?

OMG did I miss that webinar or zoom call?

What day was the online meeting? The pandemic has dropped uncertainty in our daily bread.

Isolation is stressful.

COVID-19 social distancing is increasing demands for use of the online space. Church is online. Doctors’ visits are online! Basic shopping is online! School is online!

No one can hug, touch and/or embrace anyone because of physical distancing.

Everyone is demanding my involvement, sometimes with less than a day’s notice! A colleague of mine said on a team call “since we are all at all home let’s meet tomorrow” (Sunday) before 9 am and get this out of the way!

Really?

COVID-19 has altered the way we do things. Our local government, our social and faith organizations have all started virtual operations asking me to show up and show out.

I still must manage the care of my elders. I want to virtual-kiss my girls MacKenzie and Miracle goodnight. I want to hug my son, my sisters and my mom. Everybody is asking me to do a webinar or a zoom call. It is too much!

COVID-19 pandemic has blurred the lines. It is hard to disconnect from work when work is in the same place you live! It is important that we disconnect and self-care. Here are a few tips: ï Opt-out of so many notifications on your phone and social media. Why? You will find yourself less overwhelmed by all those damn notifications. Let Unsubscribe be your best friend. ï Take a brief break to balance the work.

Simply disconnect the headphones and go to the window and look out. ï Set up email filters and rules. I think I get 15-20 COVID-19 emails a day - filter those emails to a separate inbox so you read them later.” Also, another best friend can be “Delete!” ï Take that smartphone and call a loved one and tell them you care. Let them hear your voice! Conversations over the phone releases feelgood emotions.

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Congressional Black Caucus: Prioritize — Black People First! Word!

s a person who’s been on the front lines of protests advocating for Black folks for media job hirings, slavery reparations and more Black history teachings in public schools, just to name a few. I’ve witnessed for decades how my work was being translated by news reports as “working on behalf of minorities!”

Nothing could have been further from the truth.

But unfortunately it’s how white leadership has seen Black protesters and the sad commentary is it’s been primarily a narrative pushed by Black leadership in their need, it appears, to be loved by everybody in the world.

However, the people primarily hurt by this compromise has been the voiceless masses.

It seems that finally there appears to be some powerful help on the horizon in the name of a group of activists known as the Black Business Empowerment (BBE).

This movement is made up of a cross-breed of business owners, community organizations, religious leaders and grassroots groups that decided to come together to show unity and to pool their strengths to advocate for Black people.

The groups all agree that the consistent use of labeling their

for Black people!

Don’t get me wrong!

THE Sure, if brown, STRUGGLE yellow, red or white folks CONTINUES benefitted from my work, okay that’s fine! But

BY THOMAS my initial plan was for MUHAMMAD Black people, so the word minority should not even enter the conversation! causes under the word “minority” So now we’re faced with the has many times weakened their issue that the Small-Business abilities to assist Black people.

And it is those Black people Loan Program has run out of who through nearly 210 years money! $350 billion from the first of forced slave labor and an Payroll Protection Program (PPP) additional 100 years or more of has run out of money. You now Jim Crow laws; Black businesses see owners, like Denny Moe’s should have been sectioned off Barbershop, in Harlem say, “I with relief funds for Black people can probably last until May. But only!

I don’t want to think about that!”

After all, it’s been Black Currently Congress approved businesses that have $450 billion more in the PPP 2 employed Black people bill. For this bill we need Black in Black communities congressional leadership to sing in America as white businesses and businesses the words, “Say It Loud I’m Black owned by foreigners And I’m Proud!” And by the way have exclusively James Brown was a Republican, discriminated against so political partisanship should be Blacks, even in majority put aside!

Black neighborhoods.

Think about these facts. The So yeah I’m pissed National Bureau on Economic off to the highest Research (NBER) presented a pissivity over constantly working paper that found that sacrificing for other the medium firm/business with ethnic groups! It’s time expenses over $10,000 per month for others to take a hit has only enough cash on hand to for the damned team! last for two weeks.

It’s time for us to look Problem is that reference out for us first!

It’s like riding on an doesn’t refer to the much smaller airplane and you’re told businesses like brother Denny to put on your mask first Moe’s mentioned and the many before you mask others. mom/pop businesses that only Black leadership needs employ two to five people, to follow that example but have been in business for

decades! I’m talking about your neighborhood cleaners, beauty salons, bakeries, t-shirt making shops, bookstores, and the list goes on. What about them?

Put that up against Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain that grossed $42 million last year but received a $20 million forgivable loan and Potbelly and Shake Shack restaurant chains receiving $10 million. Excuse me, but all I can say is, ‘huh!’

Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris just recently announced they are returning the stimulus checks. I guess this proves they do have some scruples. But it also proves that they didn’t need the f !:/“@; money in the first place, don’t you think?

Which brings me to this point, that if the CBC believe their job is to advocate for minority communities then maybe it’s time Congress creates a Congressional “Ethic” Minority Caucus which should then allow CBC to advocate for Black people only.

How about that for some clarity?

As for the BBE Movement we need Black people in all 50 states of America to come together and join this call of BBE to get Black congressional leadership to continue seeking federal funding to support Black businesses, which in return will employ Black families and help them survive America’s white supremacy legacy!

A Lata Continua: The Struggle Continues...

Thomas Muhammad is Chairman of the National Black United Front (NBUF)Dallas Texas Chapter.

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THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

VH1 BLACK INK CREW: NEW YORK

By VALDER BEEBE

As Novel COVID-19 Virus encircle cities, town, and homes, I wanted to get a sense of what it is like at the epic center of the virus, New York. Ceaser Emanuel best known for VH1’s mega-hit docuseries Black Ink Crew: New York, in Harlem giving my audience a vicarious view of the empty shops and streets. A lifelong resident he says ‘it’s like a scene out of movie”. Ceaser talks to me about the promotions, demotions, firing and the future of the shop in the time of the Coronavirus.

VH1’s Black Ink Crew: New York is back with all new episodes. Ceaser is trying to break the cycle of ineptitude at Black Ink. After the recent streak of bad behavior, the boss schedules an emergency staff meeting to keep his house in order—he trims the fat and institutes big changes from the top on down. Ceaser enlisted help put on a voter registration and tattoo event while he continues to work on his

shops. The Black Ink owner also begins investing in his personal relationships after his friends grow

concerned that he will end up alone.

The Black Ink New York Crew includes a supporting cast that is entertaining in their own right: Kitty, Donna, Bae, and Ted. The audience is well familiar with this colorful cast, this season they are full of new drama and surprises. -Text provided by Ceaser Emanuel’s publicity team in coordination with Valder Beebe Show VEB: Ceaser, before we get to what my audience wants to know most about VH1: Black Ink Crew: New York, will you share through your eyes can what

you are experiencing in Harlem, NY at this time during the Pandemic?

CE: I’ve been through blackouts and blizzards, 22nd street and China Town are empty. These places are the hub of New York and absolutely no human activity occurring in these places.

This is like a move.

VEB: Let’s talk about something a little more fun Black Ink Crew: New York.

CE: Yeah! We’ve been on the top of our game since season one.

VEB: Where did you get your business model? Where did you get your business understanding from?

CE: I get my know-how from businesses on the street. I grew up on the streets and I’ve learned from large American corporations how to create a successful product. These principles are capitalism and we all should learn.

VEB: The drama inside of Black Ink Crew: New York continues in this season?

CE: Of course, but we are different from other reality shows. We are hoping the audience learn about owning, managing and the daily running of a successful business……We also aim at teaching the young, tune-in…….

Ceaser Emanuel full interview…….

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At the Movies

EXTRACTION BY HOLLYWOOD HERNANDEZ

In the NETFLIX original movie EXTRACTION Chris Hemsworth is Tyler Rake, a mercenary on the most dangerous mission of his life. He’s hired to extract the kidnapped son of an Indian crime lord who’s currently in prison.

Rake is trying to free the young man from a corrupt and impenetrable city and to make maters worse he has nothing to live for and has a death wish while carrying out his mission.

While the movie has the team from several Marvel Comics movies at the helm, don’t get it twisted. This film is nothing like a Marvel movie. It’s rated R and has enough blood and action for two movies.

EXTRACTION starts with a bloody gunfight on a bridge, where it looks like Tyler, who has a death wish, may get his wish to end his life, and then it takes us back four days for the start of the story.

The movie begins with a well to do private school kid whose father a crime lord,is being punished by a rival faction by kidnapping his son. This is where

Hemsworth steps in to save the kid and in the process the two become friends.

The action and bloody violence scenes will make you winch but a non-stop 11 minute fight scene with keep you thoroughly entertained.

Such a long cut live fight scene is rare so watch closely this bit of movie magic.

Surprisingly, even with all the hardcore graphic killing going on EXTRACTION is a smart movie that will keep you guessing until the end, will Tyler Rake (Hemswoth) survive?

The R rated movie has a run time 1 Hour and 56 minutes and on my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate EXTRACTION a LARGE.

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On a previous show of “From Marva with Love” I interviewed Kena WilliamsBaccus, creator of Mocca Cosmetics, which she launched 12 years ago. Clients include an impressive list of who’s who in every field, like actresses Angela Robinson of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots,” comedian Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and Ptosha Storey of “The Oval,” just to name a few.

MS: Tell us a little about yourself and how you got started on this journey?

KB: Let me tell you I’ve been a professional makeup artist since 1992 and I’m not even that old but I stepped into my profession very young working for another cosmetic company, Annette 2 Cosmetics. I was the store manager and I learned a lot about people. I learned a lot about women and what

they need and desire for a natural and glamorous look. Throughout the years the opportunity became available for me to start my

Kena Williams-Baccus line. I started it in 2002 and I rebranded Mocca in 2015. I had a partner in the beginning.

With the rebrand in 2015, it’s now called Mocca Makeup and Skin Care. I mean it has just been moving fast the whole time especially when I rebranded it. It took on a life of its own. It has been a struggle.

I’ve been through a lot of things with Mocca. Economic hardships and this is by far the greatest I’ve been through. I’ve been in business for 18 years and this is definitely pushing my creativity to the limit.

And people still want to look beautiful even in the midst of all of this. They still want to look good. Where they would buy three lipsticks they will buy one. I’m thankful for that. A lot of people are taking care of their skin. I am trying to have nothing but the best, high-quality ingredients.

MS: You say business has to start somewhere. Did Mocca start as your passion for makeup or did you have a different passion?

KB: I had a different passion. The passions kind of coincided because I’m a non-practicing respiratory therapist. I posted that on Facebook and my friends were like ‘wow I didn’t know that.’ I went to El Centro College and one of my friends, Andrew, you probably know him, Andrew Whigham, he was one of my instructors.

There was much more to the journey of Kena Williams-Baccus. To hear the full interview go to BlogTalkRadio.com/Cheryl’s World to From Marva with Love -- https://bit.ly/2UXJbIt. Follow Mocca Makeup and Skincare on Facebook and visit the websites www.moccacosmetics.com and www.moccamakeupandskincare.com

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12:15 pm: Comedian D Elli$ MAY 8 11:15 am: Min. Dominique Alexander, President -Next Generation Action Network. What challenges NGAN faces.

11:45 am: Valder Beebe, Host of Valder Beebe Show and That Celebrity Interview.

12:15 pm: Rev. Richard Evans, How's the church community doing?

How have you had to change in serving the church?

May 15 11:15 am: Demetria Bivens - Owner of DBL Consultants.

Re: Black Contractors. Have you had to lay people off since COVID-19?

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16 Dr. Amerson adapts to Temporary Business Closure

APRIL 29, 2020 Dr. Linda Amerson, Board Certified Trichologist, has adapted to the temporary closure of LA's Hair and Scalp Clinic.

We continue to offer our award-winning products to consumers. Our exclusive products are manufactured by a facility in Garland, TX. Premium quality natural ingredients are used to assist with dry, oily, itchy, flaky, inflammed scalps, as well as hair breakage, hair thinning and regrowth.

Everyone may order from our website, and we will ship your product order to you. http://www.hairandscalpessentials.com We need your support.

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“We are open for carryout. We care about our customers and our community and we thank you for your business during this difficult time.”

140 S Clark Rd Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Hours of business: Monday-Thursday 11:30 am-9:00 pm.

Friday 11:30 am-10:00 pm.

Saturday 12:00 pm-10:00 pm.

Call orders in (214)-859-3472

We run specials Monday-Thursday

WE’RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

Thanks for your cooperation and continued support of Black Jack Pizza!

No More Hugs and Kisses...

JUST GOOD FOOD! 2536 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Dallas, TX 75215

(214) 565-1025

2120 N St Augustine Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75227

(972) 329-1414