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EARLY LIFE

Born in New York City on December 19, 1924, and grew up in Harlem, New York; at the age of 18, she walked away from a typing job and began modeling. Ms. Tyson was then drawn to acting, though she had not been permitted to go to plays or movies as a child. When she got her first acting job, her religious mother, feeling that her daughter was choosing a sinful path, kicked her out of their home.

‘ROOTS,’ ‘THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN’ AND MORE

Despite her mother’s initial disapproval, Tyson found success as an actress, appearing onstage, in movies and on TV.

In 1963 Tyson became the first African American star of a TV drama in the series East Side/West Side, playing the role of secretary Jane Foster. She went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for 1972’s Sounder. She also portrayed notable roles on television, including Kunta Kinte’s mother in the adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots and the title role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, which earned Tyson two Emmy Awards in 1974. Moving to Broadway in 1983, she was the lead in The Corn Is Green, a play set in a Welsh mining town. In 1994 the actress nabbed her third Emmy in her supporting role as housemaid Castalia in CBS’ miniseries television adaptation of the Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.

However, her career trajectory wasn’t a smooth one; at times, she had trouble simply finding work. She flatly refused to do “blaxploitation” films, or to take parts solely for the paycheck and was selective about the roles she chose. As she explained in a 1983 interview, “Unless a piece really said something, I had no interest in it. I have got to know that I have served some purpose here.’’

Ms. Cicely Tyson is presented with Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.

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More recently, Ms. Tyson appeared in The Help (2011) as maid Constantine Bates, for which she received many awards for being part of the ensemble cast and also worked on several Tyler Perry movies. And after a 30-year absence from Broadway, she returned with a role in Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful. The actress traveled to Texas in an effort to better understand her part in the acclaimed production — dedication that paid off when her performance won Tyson the 2013 Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play. In 2017 Ms. Tyson appeared in director Richard Linklater’s film Last Flag Flying, an adaptation from the 2005 novel of the same name.

PERSONAL LIFE

She was married to jazz musician Miles Davis for seven years in the 1980s and had no children.

Ms. Tyson had a well-known commitment to community involvement. She co-founded the Dance Theater of Harlem after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and when a school board in East Orange, New Jersey, wanted to name a performing arts school after her, she only agreed to accept the honor if she could participate in school activities. In addition to attending meetings and events, Ms. Tyson even taught a master class at the school.

NOTABLE HONORS

Ms. Tyson received numerous acting awards and nominations and became a member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977. She was also been honored by the Congress of Racial Equality and by the National Council of Negro Women. And in 2010, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People presented her with its 95th Spingarn Medal — an award given to African Americans who have reached outstanding levels of achievement.

In 2015 Ms. Tyson was nominated for an Emmy for her guest-starring role in ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. The following year, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

The Grammys 2018 week ended with a celebration for the acclaimed activist and actress and to help raise funds for the National Cares Mentoring Movement. Created by Editor Emeritus of Essence Magazine, Susan L. Taylor, soon after the Katrina storm in 2006, the Cares Movement recruits and trains Black adults to mentor children in need and in crisis.

Our Queen transitioned on January 28, 2021. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree.”

THE LITTLE THINGS

AT THE MOVIES

By Hollywood Hernandez

With a stellar cast, Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jarod Leto, I had high expectations for the Crime Drama THE LITTLE THINGS, but in this thriller a great cast can’t overcome a weak script. Longview, Texas native, John Lee Hancock (who wrote the 2009 football biopic THE BLINDSIDE), both directed and wrote THE LITTLE THINGS and he missed his mark with both the script and his direction of the film.

The movie runs at a slow pace and is just simply boring (I nodded off at one point in the film). Almost the entire movie is delivered at a slow and tedious pace. It’s only the last twenty minutes that had some action and gave a thorough explanation of what the title means of the movie.

Washington and

Malek spend the entire movie trying to catch a serial killer, played by a very creepy Jarod

Leto.

In the movie Denzel is a burnt out cop with a tortured past and Malek is a young, hotshot detective who needs some work on his social skills.

Together Washington becomes a mentor to the young hotshot teaching him some unorthodox methods of catching a killer.

The movie has a throwback feel to it similar to SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and KISS THE GIRLS. However, the movie never reaches the level of those two films and simply has the feel of a 90’s knockoff.

The movie is rated R for violence, language and nudity.

On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate this murder mystery a MEDIUM.

Eat.Sweat.Undress.

FROM MARVA WITH LOVE

By Marva J. Sneed

Eat.Sweat.Undress. The name of this company had me curious. I wanted to know more. It’s a female-founded and led brand that offers fitness, wellness, beauty, and fashion products and services to enhance the lives of women. Alexia Hammonds is the Founder and CEO of Eat.Sweat.Undress. Alexia was First Barre Instructor (ballet exercise) She’s a classically-trained Pilates Instructor, dancer, and yoga instructor. The First-ever Pilates Instructor globally to introduce virtual Livestream platform (Pilates Live.) Now she’s credited as the first Black woman to craft a signature perfume collection in Grasse, France, the historical home for all perfumes. Her new lifestyle brand is, Eat.Sweat. Undress. We talked about her newest product, a new hair perfume collection.

MS: Eat.Sweat.Undress. I love that name. I was telling a co-worker about it and she said that sounds sexy. Alexia, tell us a little about yourself and how you got here.

AH: Hello everyone, and thank you for having me. My name is Alexia P. Hammonds and I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I live in Dallas, Texas, a place I’ve loved on and off since about 2008. That’s a long time. I like to call myself a Lonestar peach. Texas has my heart, especially Dallas. I’m classically trained in ballet. I went to undergrad at Grambling State University to study Political Science. I moved to Dallas on a whim not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I joined this nice fitness club. The fitness instructor knew that I had a background in dance and she was about to have a double hip replacement and she asked me If I would teach this new bar Pilates program for her this summer. I taught the whole summer.

MS: From being a Pilate’s instructor and creating a position with a Pilate’s equipment company that John Pilates used in his Pilates studios what was next?

AH: I wanted to do something with beauty and fitness. Being in fitness when you’re sick or need time off, you ‘re not getting paid. My dad told me I needed a product. In 2012 I created Eat. Sweat.Undress but I didn’t

take it seriously. It was just a blog, I sold some tee-shirts and a friend had her bath and body products and she created a white label for me. It was just like a hobby for me. I realized that I wanted to create something that would bring generational family wealth.

MS: Tell us about The Alexia P. Hammonds Hair Mist Collection.

AH: The products are formulated with a special keratin protein and cashmilan. The fragrances are beautifully aromatic as well as functional for strengthening, softening, and conditioning the hair. My hair is blown out and I use it on my hair. I wanted to blend two things that I love, to make our perfumed Hair Mist stand out in the market of hair care and fragrances…

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DeSoto and Glenn Heights Elections held Proctor, Bruton win seats

By Cheryl Smith

Economic accountability, a transparent government, the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment were issues that DeSoto’s new mayor talked about on the campaign trail and some say the message resonated with voters as former Mayor ProTem Rachel Proctor handily defeated Mayor Kenzie Moore with 60.67 percent of the vote to fill the unexpired term of DeSoto Mayor Curtistene Smith McCowan, who died in late 2020.

Throughout the campaign, she stressed taking the city back to the basics, focusing on the ABCs of her vision: “A for accountability; B for bringing us back together; and C for communication.”

“We have to get on the same page with the school district to serve the students, communicate, connect and build that bridge with the school district,” she explained, adding that the Council needed to “restablish regular meetings with our school board, looking at a joint strategic plan.”

In a candidate’s forum sponsored by the Southwest Dallas County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the 2015 DeSoto High School Alumni Hall of Fame inductee from the Class of 1999 said it was important also, to look at DeSoto’s response to the pandemic and what that response needed to be in the future.

“Stricter accountability measures are needed,” she said. “It was made more difficult than it should have been. We have to put things in place that make it easy and gives our residents the most help in the shortest amount of time.”

An author and entrepreneur, Ms. Proctor was first elected to the DeSoto City Council in March 2013. In May 2014 she was re-elected and from May 2016 through May 2019 went on to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. She then ran for mayor but in a three-person race, was defeated by Ms. McCowan, who garnered 60 percent of the vote.

No stranger to politics, she held several positions, including Student Council and Sophomore Class President. A graduate of UTA with a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (yes, she is sorority sister to current Vice President Kamala D. Harris), and a licensed minister.

With a 8.55 percent voter turnout, the seat vacated by Mr. Moore, who was Mayor Pro Tem, representing Place 7, at the time of Mayor McCowan’s death, was won by Letitia Hughes, who defeated John W. McCalib and Calvin Graham; garnering 57.47 percent of the vote, according to unofficial Dallas County Elections results.

Both victors will be back on the campaign trail in a year as the unexpired terms end with a May election in 2022.

With 171 votes cast in the Glenn Heights Special Election to fill the City Council Place 3 seat, which became vacant after the resignation of Jeremy Woods, Sr.; Travis Bruton was victorious over Austin T. Kelley with 54.39 percent of the vote.

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Jones,” and “Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)” before heeding a call from a higher power in 1988 and abandoning his secular career to preach the word of God. Since then, Bishop Simon has been a tireless champion for his ministry and civil rights for America’s citizens, working hard to register voters in advance of the recent presidential election.

“There are many people who want to do better in life, but they just don’t know what to do,” says Dr. Williams, who’s known Bishop Simon for more than 30 years. “I think Joe’s book is an example of some of the kinds of things you can do.”

--Bill Dahl, correspondent, Spickum Publishing

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

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to think that a brief annual Dallas commemoration he hosts also will help bolster the African-American Burial Grounds Study Act.

The measure is a bill introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, that the Senate passed unanimously in December. The bill, which awaits a House vote, would establish a national network to document, preserve and maintain African-American burial grounds across the nation.

As he does yearly, Glover invites people of all cultures to join him as he lays a commemorative wreath and hosts a brief memorial at 3 p.m. Feb. 28, the last Sunday in Black History Month, at Freedman’s Memorial Cemetery in Dallas, 2525 N. Central Expressway at Lemmon Avenue. To participate or learn more, email clarencegloverjr@ aol.com or call 214-5463480.

Remembering Our Griot

A special storytime in celebration of African American History Month was to feature Melody Afi Bell at DeSoto Library on February 8. it was to celebrate African culture through music, stories, language skills and more.

But Ms. Bell will not be in attendance and expressions are pouring in upon hearing of her transition.

Friends say Dallas Black community cultural icon Afiah Bey died of a broken heart, Jan. 29, 2021 – an exact month and one day after her youngest son, Isaac Bey, was killed in front of her home on Dec. 28, 2020.

Afiah, whose birth name is Melody Bell, was a well-known and respected griot storyteller, poem, drummer, singer and a former 10-year DISD special education teacher.

She later became self-employed as a professional griot/storyteller and cultural teacher/entertainer. She frequently visited local schools demonstrating drumming and telling African-culture stories.

Sis. Afi, as some people called her, was born and grew up in Dallas and was a staple at annual Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, and Black History Month activities.

She was quite knowledgeable about African history and traditions and showed a great respect for the culture.

Sis. Afi was well liked and adults and children flocked to her during her demonstrations, one friend said.

Sis. Afiah

Remembering two ICONS

Arthur Joe Sr. and Edwin Washington II were long time friends. And co-founders of the Dallas-based civil rights non-profit organization, Black Citizens for Justice Law and Order (BCJLO). Mr. Washington transitioned on November 17, 2020 and Mr. Joe died on January 10, 2021 at ages 98 and 95, respectively.

Mr. Washington is the father of Ashira Tosihwe, who along with Emma Rodgers, coowned Black Images Book Bazaar that operated in Dallas for 29 years and closed in 2006.

Washington’s widow is Billie Washington.

Arthur Fred Joe, Sr. was born in Palestine, Texas. He proudly served in the United States Navy and was a World War II Veteran. He was active in the civil rights movement and was a founding member of the civil rights organization Black Citizens for Justice, Law, and Order (BCJLO) in 1969. The Baylor University Institute for Oral History published his oral memoirs in 2015 documenting his civil rights activism in Texas. He leaves behind his loving wife of 53 years, Daisy E. Coleman Joe of Dallas; daughters, Barbara Joe-Jones of South Orange, New Jersey, Earnie A. Joe of Dallas, and son, Arthur F. Joe, Jr. of Dallas; 3 grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.

Mr. Joe was a staunch local civil rights worker who, with his wife, Mr. Washington and a group of loyal and devoted workers, helped file many cases with the local EEOC office; picketed corporations and businesses; and addressed societal ills.

Arthur Joe Sr. Oct. 16, 1925 - Jan. 10, 2021

Edwin Washington II Jan. 26, 1922 - Nov. 17, 2020

Mavs Coach Carlisle, former colleague remember Sekou Smith

By Dorothy J. Gentry

Sports Editor

To say Sekou Smith touched the lives of everyone whose path he crossed is an understatement. He inspired, uplifted and encouraged many and left an impression on everyone, including Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle who talked about Smith on Wednesday, a day after he passed.

“Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to the family of Sekou Smith, a guy many of us knew very, very well,” Carlisle said. “He covered the Pacers when I was there for a couple of years and then went on to a very productive television career.

“This guy was universally liked, loved, and respected. He was a completely authentic person with great credibility,” Carlisle continued. “It is very, very sad at age 48 for a life to end. So our prayers go out to his family and he will be missed.”

Smith, a well-known and respected NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades died on Tuesday at the age of 48 from Covid-19.

Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com since 2009.

Tributes from coaches, players, fellow journalists and more continued to pour in as the reality of his death hit home.

A statement from Turner Sports, which broadcasts and operates NBA TV and NBA.com read:

“We are all heartbroken over Sekou’s tragic passing. His commitment to journalism and the basketball community was immense and we will miss his warm, engaging personality.”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement that read in part:

“The NBA mourns the passing of Sekou Smith, a beloved member of the NBA family. Sekou was one of the most affable and dedicated reporters in the NBA and a terrific friend to so many across the league. Sekou’s love of basketball was clear to everyone who knew him and it always shined through in his work.”

NABJ Sports Task Force released the following statement as well:

The passing of Sekou Smith due to Covid-19 complications hits so many members of the NABJ Sports family extremely hard. He

Sekou Smith 1972-2021

was more than a colleague; he was a friend and brother to us and so many others. Our deepest prayers go out to his wife Heather and children.

Mavs.com writer and longtime sports journalist Dwain Price wrote on social media:

“I am so sad to hear about the passing of my friend, Sekou Smith. Sekou was a true gentleman and a class act and one of the best people I’ve ever met. He will truly be missed. R.I.P.”

A colleague of Smith’s from Atlanta - sports journalist, photographer and blogger Jameelah Johnson, who covers the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and more - shared her thoughts with Texas Metro News on the passing of her friend. Here are her unedited words on what Sekou meant to her:

“Where do I begin with Sekou Smith’s impact? Whenever Sekou walked into a room, you knew he was there. I remember thinking to myself, “Who doesn’t he know?!” But it’s not that Sekou knew everyone, it just seemed that way because he spoke to almost everyone he encountered. Whether it was a greeting in passing or stopping to have a conversation, Sekou made you feel comfortable. It translated into his work as well.

“I would learn from him when I watched how he interacted with the players. It never came across as forceful or contrived, he spoke to them like they knew each other from way back when. Before I applied for credentials for my first Summer League, I reached out to Sekou. I asked him if he’d be attending. I wanted to find people I could connect with while I was there. Sekou reassured me when I mentioned requesting credentials and then offered to introduce me to people after I told him I’d only know one person out there. I didn’t even have to ask him. That’s just how he was.

I’m mourning his loss selfishly because I’ll miss talking to him at the games. I’ll miss us chopping it up and joking on each other. I’ll miss hearing his thoughts on the Hawks’ latest moves. I’ll miss him reminding me how he’s been on that Hawks flow for many, MANY years. I’ll miss seeing him at Media Day. I’ll miss seeing him on NBA-TV and saying “My guy, Sekou!” More than anything, I’ll just miss him.

“How Sekou made many people feel is what I admired most about him. I’m thankful to have known him. He had this much of an impact on me and we were friends. I can’t imagine what those in his daily life are experiencing. I’m praying for his wife and children, family and loved ones.”

Smith started his career as a sports reporter at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, then moved on to The Indianapolis Star and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution before joining Turner Sports.

He will be missed.