Texas Metro News 10-20-22

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By Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER

Who should be the Person of the Year for 2022?

Giving you time to identify and make a case.

Who decides and what is the criteria?

Looking back at previous Persons of the Year featured in Texas Metro News, there was a common thread.

They were all change agents. They were fearless, focused and led by their faith!

Texas Metro News wants to recognize people who are game changers, history mak ers; folks whose life’s works are on the right side of history.

Do you know anyone who fits the bill?

Are the ones previously cho sen controversial? Possibly.

Rev. Yvette Blair Lavaillais tackled the issue of abuses in the church.

Not only did she speak up, when folks tried to silence her; she wrote about the issue.

Then there was Judge Tam my Kemp, who is fair and tough even though there are defense attorneys who resent her toughness when she is dealing with their clients. And then she presided over a case where after the verdict and sentencing she is addressing the family of Botham Jean and the convicted murderer, Am ber Guyger, speaks to her and asks for a hug. You would have thought all hell broke loose, and mostly from people who go to church every Sunday and constantly say, “have a blessed day,” or “I’m saved.”

Ironically there were judg

Alphas Recognize Humanitarians and Raise Scholarship Funds

The Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fra ternity and Alpha Merit Group Committee will hold its annu al C.C. Russeau Black & Gold Scholarship Gala, Saturday, Oc tober 22, 2022, 7:00p.m., at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas.

This year’s recipients of Hu manitarian Awards are A. Shonn Brown, Elsie Cooke-Holmes, Felicia Frazier, and Trina Ter rell-Andrews.

A. Shonn Brown. Shonn is recognized as a corporate and community leader for her strate gic planning, risk management, governance and advocacy skills. She is a seasoned litigation and trial attorney with over 20 years of experience as a trusted and

influential business advisor. Since 2019, she has been the chief global litigation counsel for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a $19 billion-dollar consumer packaged goods company. In this role, Shonn also advises on matters of public policy.

Shonn is an active leader in the legal profession with exten sive service on the Dallas Bar

Annual Prayer Breakfast

Praying for Change, Unity, Nation and Leaders, Healing, Strength, Poverty & Hunger Amongst Children, City and Leaders - The Power of Prayer - Mending the Nation

U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's Annual Prayer Breakfast was held Tuesday at the Morton H. Meyerson Sympho ny Center in Dallas. In addition to several members of the cler gy, the program featured The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Gospel Recording Artist Marvin Sapp; in addition to spe cial presentations from the Honorable Robert Francis "Beto" O' Rourke, Bishop T.D. Jakes and a special message from Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. See PRAYER, pag 7

TWF Announces Forum and Awards

Association Board of Directors, where she has led the develop ment of a leadership program for women lawyers and has held the positions of Secretary-Trea surer and Vice-Chair.

Shonn’s business leadership has been recognized numer ous times, including by D CEO as one of the top 500 business leaders in Dallas and by the

Dallas Business Journal for both their Top Women in Business and Top Minorities in Business awards. Shonn Brown is an alumna of Southern Methodist University where she received both her Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctorate degrees and has been recognized as a Distin guished Alumna of both the Law

Linda Mitchell grew Black & Clark during challenging times

Linda A. Mitchell has been re ferred to as a “business jugger naut.” The woman who even as a child was touted for her busi ness acumen and commitment to anything she undertook died

Sunday, after a lengthy illness. A native of Florida, Mitchell attended the University of South Florida where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in So cial and Behavioral Science, with emphasis in Sociology and Black History. She was among

A. Shonn Brown

Elsie Cooke-Holmes

Felicia Frazier Trina Terrell-Andrews

LFAC 2022 Honorees Dr. Arlene Ford, Stacy Johnson, Dr. Sharareh Kermanshachi, Thana Simmons, Lynn McBee, Patricia Rodriguez Christian, Pat Jasso.

By Norma Adams-Wade and Cheryl Smith

From Staff Reports

Linda A. Mitchell

Photo: Eva D. Coleman

Honorable Beto O’Rourke and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Dallas, Texas has called a special election to be held within the City of Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Dallas, Texas has called a special election to be held within the City of Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

FOR AGAINST

CITY OF DALLAS PROPOSITION A

CITY OF DALLAS PROPOSITION A FOR AGAINST

”Authorizing the city of Dallas to provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, renovation and financing of the expansion of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, a venue within the city of the type described and defined in section 334.001(4)(b) of and permitted by chapter 334, Local Government Code, as amended (the "Act"), designated by Resolution 22 0660 (the "Resolution") and described in summary form as an expansion of a convention center facility described in Sections 334.001(4)(b) and 334.2518 of the Act, and by Section 351.001(2), Tax Code, as amended, and related infrastructure as defined in the Act, including demolition costs (collectively, the "Convention Center Expansion Venue Project"); and authorizing the city of Dallas to provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, renovation and financing of certain Fair Park facilities, a venue within the city of the type described and defined in section 334.001(4)(d) of and permitted by the act, designated by the Resolution and described in summary form pursuant to section 334.2518 of the act as the acquisition, construction and improvement of the Automobile Building, the Centennial Building, the Band Shell, the Music Hall, the Cotton Bowl and the Coliseum, and related infrastructure as defined in the Act (collectively, the "Fair Park Facilities Venue Project" and, together with the Convention Center Expansion Venue Project, the "Venue Projects") and to impose a new hotel occupancy tax at the rate of two percent (2%) for the purpose of financing the venue projects; and approving the resolution. If approved, the maximum hotel occupancy tax rate imposed from all sources in the city of Dallas would be fifteen percent (15%) of the price paid for a room in a hotel."

”Authorizing the city of Dallas to provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, renovation and financing of the expansion of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, a venue within the city of the type described and defined in section 334.001(4)(b) of and permitted by chapter 334, Local Government Code, as amended (the "Act"), designated by Resolution 22 0660 (the "Resolution") and described in summary form as an expansion of a convention center facility described in Sections 334.001(4)(b) and 334.2518 of the Act, and by Section 351.001(2), Tax Code, as amended, and related infrastructure as defined in the Act, including demolition costs (collectively, the "Convention Center Expansion Venue Project"); and authorizing the city of Dallas to provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, renovation and financing of certain Fair Park facilities, a venue within the city of the type described and defined in section 334.001(4)(d) of and permitted by the act, designated by the Resolution and described in summary form pursuant to section 334.2518 of the act as the acquisition, construction and improvement of the Automobile Building, the Centennial Building, the Band Shell, the Music Hall, the Cotton Bowl and the Coliseum, and related infrastructure as defined in the Act (collectively, the "Fair Park Facilities Venue Project" and, together with the Convention Center Expansion Venue Project, the "Venue Projects") and to impose a new hotel occupancy tax at the rate of two percent (2%) for the purpose of financing the venue projects; and approving the resolution. If approved, the maximum hotel occupancy tax rate imposed from all sources in the city of Dallas would be fifteen percent (15%) of the price paid for a room in a hotel."

DALLAS COUNTY EARLY VOTING CENTER LOCATIONS DATES AND TIMES Date Time

DALLAS COUNTY EARLY VOTING CENTER LOCATIONS DATES AND TIMES Date Time

October 24 28 Monday Friday 7am 7pm

October 24 28 Monday Friday 7am 7pm

October 29 Saturday 7am 7pm

October 30 Sunday 12pm 6pm

October 29 Saturday 7am 7pm October 30 Sunday 12pm 6pm October 31 November 2 Monday Wednesday 7am 7pm November 3 November 4 Thursday Friday 7am 9pm

October 31 November 2 Monday Wednesday 7am 7pm November 3 November 4 Thursday Friday 7am 9pm

Early voting and Election Day locations: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp content/uploads/VoteCenters_EarlyVoting_Nov 8 1.pdf https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp content/uploads/Election Day Nov 8 2022 Locations Assigned.pdf

Early voting and Election Day locations: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp content/uploads/VoteCenters_EarlyVoting_Nov 8 1.pdf

Collin County Early voting and Election Day locations and dates/times: https://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/Pages/early_voting.aspx https://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/Pages/election_day.aspx

https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp content/uploads/Election Day Nov 8 2022 Locations Assigned.pdf

Collin County Early voting and Election Day locations and dates/times: https://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/Pages/early_voting.aspx

Denton County Early voting and Election Day locations and dates/times:

https://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/Pages/election_day.aspx

https://www.votedenton.gov/wp content/uploads/2022/09/1122_EV_Locations.pdf https://www.votedenton.gov/wp content/uploads/2022/09/1122 ED Unconsolidated Locations.pdf

Denton County Early voting and Election Day locations and dates/times: https://www.votedenton.gov/wp content/uploads/2022/09/1122_EV_Locations.pdf

https://www.votedenton.gov/wp content/uploads/2022/09/1122 ED Unconsolidated Locations.pdf

MORE INFORMATION,

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE:

Johnson

Bilierae Johnson (214) 670-5654 or Miroslava Martinez (214) 670-3809

Friends Helping to Reshape the World

Special to I Messenger Media

Ramon Flanigan and Sameer Ahmed have bridged racial and cultural gaps that consume so many others. Both are grad uates of Southern Methodist University. Ramon, whose an cestral roots are in America, and Ahmed whose family came to America from India have dedicated their lives to commu nity wellness, healthcare, and inclusion. And as much as pos sible they pursue those goals together.

Among the most signifi cant social change voyages in which the two are involved is a primary health care, mental health care, and social service non-profit named the Muslim Community Center for Human Services, which has become a welcomed haven and, safe ty net for multitudes of people from various parts of the world.

Services provided at the Center are (low-cost or free for the un insured and under-insured.)

“We believe that wellness is a fundamental right in today’s society,” said Sameer, who prac tices law and serves as the organization’s board chairperson.

“People who do not have to concern themselves with the costs of treating sick ness and disease are able to make contri butions in our society that potentially bene fit all people.”

The non-profit, founded by Sameer’s father, Dr. Basheer Ahmed, about 25 years ago, helped refugees who came to America from war-torn Bosnia 25 years ago. Now its clientele includes people of many faiths. Its 24 -member board of direc

tors includes Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Its principal of fice is in Richland Hills, Texas.

“Sameer introduced me to

light for people that are under served and marginalized. We give people hope, and that is a good thing.

Ramon said that he and Sameer share many core values.

“My friendship with him has led me to the work that the Center does. I am grateful that Sameer is in my life, and immense ly proud of the work that the organization does for others.”

proximately 120 families each month,” Dr. Moshen said. The clientele is about six percent white, 15 percent Hispanic, 12 percent Black, and 30 percent South Asian. Our staff and our board are multi-racial, and in terns from local colleges and universities, including UT Ar lington, UT Dallas, Texas Wom en’s University, the Universi ty of North Texas, and Texas Christian University perform especially important tasks at the Center.

our work,” said Ramon who is also a member of the Center’s board of directors. “It is espe cially important to me to work with a group of people who are making fundamental change in our society. The work that the Center performs is a beacon of

“In any given year more than 25 physi cians, dentists and professional counselors vol unteer, giving the Center their time and their services because they are concerned about peo ple,” said Dr. Sheeza Moshen, the executive director and chief operating office of the Center.

“We touch the lives of ap

Dr. Moshen said that the need for institutions such as the Cen ter was exhaustive. “We are in this for the long-haul.” she said. (“The Pandemic and immigra tion have increased the need for the work that we do.”)

Joseph Green-Bishop Senior Director

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What You Need: Message from the Mayor

Friend —

To build a safer city, you need everyone working toward the same goals.

You can have a top elected leader who understands the stakes and the communities that are most frequently victimized. But he or she can’t make a city safer without strong, quality law enforcement.

You can have the best police chief in the nation, but it won’t matter much if you don’t have community support and the backing of the folks at City Hall.

And you can have communi ty-based solutions, but you also need data-driven policing to weed out the criminal element from your streets and neighbor hoods.

That was my message for po lice chiefs from across the Unit ed States and beyond who came to Dallas last week for the Major Cities Chiefs Association's annu al meeting and the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.

Right now, Dallas is trying ev erything and has just about ev eryone in key positions working together — which is why you hear so much about the "kitchen-sink"

approach to reducing violent crime.

It was great to share the Dallas story with the conference attend ees and to talk about my part nership with Police Chief Eddie Garcia, who was recently named the President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Thanks to the work of the men and women of the Dallas Police Department — combined with community-based solutions from my Task Force on Safe Com munities and efforts such as the Summer of Safety campaign — Dallas is moving in the right di rection.

Last year, Dallas bucked the national trends and saw violent crime fall. And even with a lower baseline in 2022, crime is down again so far this year.

Aggravated assaults are down about 4 percent from 2021. Sexu al assaults are down significantly.

Robberies are at about the same level as they were last year, when they fell 29% from 2020. The city remains slightly up in murders, but the trend in recent months has been positive. Hopefully, that trend will continue.

But this is not the time to rest on laurels or declare victory. It's

vital to continue to look for solu tions. Nobody has all the right an swers — but it's critical to relent lessly continue looking for them. That means bringing everyone to the table. And that means always putting public safety first in ev erything you do.

That will continue to be the philosophy moving forward. And Dallas will be even better for it.

Working to address homelessness

It was a true honor to accept the inaugural Public Service Award from Austin Street Center last week.

The award was in part a recog nition for the work done to help address homelessness in Dallas

through the Mayor's Disaster Re lief Fund and the Real-Time Rap id Rehousing Strategy, a major partnership that has helped take more than 1,100 people off the streets in the last year.

Homelessness is an extraordi narily challenging issue, and oth er cities across the nation have struggled mightily with it.

What is clear is that the City of Dallas cannot solve this regional problem alone. It will take a more comprehensive approach mov ing forward.

City staff have been clearing hundreds of encampments and working to get people into shel ters. A new partnership at Dallas Fort Worth International Air port will provide a new funding stream to help The Bridge Home less Recovery Center. And long time community service provid ers and advocates such as Austin Street Center are working hard to help get people back on their feet.

Still, it's clear there is far more work to be done. And that work will require more coordination and other governmental entities in this region to step up and help out.

Stay tuned for more updates on this important issue.

In memoriam

Finally, as you know, Dallas is in mourning after losing Officer Jacob Arellano last week in a terrible car wreck.

Officer Arellano — who grew up in El Paso and came here to serve the people of Dallas — was on his way to work a shift in the city's Northwest Patrol Division when he was hit by a wrong-way driver on Spur 408. He died later at the hospital. A woman is facing intoxication manslaughter charges in con nection with his death.

He leaves behind a beautiful family, including a young son. His brother is also a Dallas po lice officer. Keep them and the Dallas Police Department fam ily in your thoughts and prayers.

The officer's funeral is this week.

Life is precious and unpre dictable. Cherish it always.

That's all for today. Remem ber to take care of yourselves and each other.

Until next time,

Ramon Flanigan, left, and Sameer Ahmed, are friends with NFL great Eric Dickerson

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia and Mayor Eric Johnson

You Must VOTE!

a new justice would take the bench every two years and spend 18 years in active service.

QUIT PLAYIN’

By Vincent L. Hall

The overturning of Roe v. Wade was an unprecedented betrayal of women's reproductive rights in this nation. That one should be sufficient if you can't conjure up any other reason to resist another Republican takeover of the House and Senate.

Unbeknownst to most of us, some serious attempts have placed term limits on some judgeships. We need that kind of legislative action, and the recent Roe v. Wade debacle is but one such example.

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA04) introduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retire ment Modernization (TERM) Act, which would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices while preserving constitutional protec tions for judicial independence in de cision-making. Under the TERM Act,

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) is introducing the legislation in the U.S. Senate. Representative Johnson was crystal clear in his reasoning as he presented the bill in July of this year.

"This Supreme Court is increas ingly facing a legitimacy crisis," said Rep. Johnson, Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the In ternet. "Five of the six conservative justices on the bench were appoint ed by presidents who lost the popu lar vote, and they are now racing to impose their out-of-touch agenda on the American people, who do not want it. Term limits are a necessary step toward restoring balance to this radical, unrestrained majority on the court.

This is not the first time that the Supreme Court has been wrong, and I would also extend these term limits to the Federal bench.

Hell, not even parents have life time oversight!

Here are a few high-visibility de

cisions that make it evident that scores of "landmark decisions" were wrongheaded and more political than democratic.

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857 (7-2 decision) Chief Justice Taney Denied citizenship to enslaved Af rican Americans.

regation laws. “A Negro has no right that the White man is bound to re spect.”

Powell v. Alabama, 1932 (7-2 decision) Chief Justice Charles E Hughes

Reversed the wrongful conviction of nine Black men (The Scottsboro Boys) sentenced to death for an al legation of rape recanted by one of their accusers.

Korematsu v. the United States, 1944 (6-3 decision) Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone

Upheld the internment of Japa nese Americans during World War II, regardless of their citizenship status.

Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 (9-0 decision) Chief Justice Earl Warren

Separating black and white stu dents in public schools is unconsti tutional.

Hernandez v. Texas 1954 (9-0 Decision) Chief Justice Earl Warren

Invalidated state laws that prohib ited interracial marriage.

Roe v. Wade, 1973 (7-2 decision) Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

Women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters.

Bush v. Gore 2000 (5-4 decision) Chief Justice William Rehnquist

Decided a presidency in which the national vote was essentially tied. And this list doesn't include recent travesties like Citizens United v. FEC or the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013.

WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE

By Dr. E. Faye Williams

Prigg v. Pennsylvania 1842 (6-3 decision) Chief Justice Roger Taney

Reversed the lower court deci sion to convict slave catcher Edward Prigg who violated the Fugitive Slave Act

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 (7-1 decision) Chief Justice Melville Fuller

Upheld "separate but equal" seg

Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States must be afforded equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 (5-4 Decision) Chief Justice Earl Warren

Prisoners must be advised of their rights before being questioned by police.

Loving v. Virginia, 1967 (9-0 decision) Chief Justice Earl Warren

Major mistakes, like the placing of Mr. “Steppin Fetchit," I mean Su preme Court Justice Clarence Thom as. This miscarriage (pun intended) would have run its course under Johnson’s plan. “Lawd” knows this misguided Negro has haunted us long enough. “Uncle Thomas” de serves to spend all his retired days with his brainless bride, “Ginni!”

Y’all better Quit Playin’ and vote.

Donald Trump and his Federal and Supreme Court choices are the jokes that get crueler every year. Un fortunately, history has proven that our democracy is only as good as the nine robes appointed to protect it.

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

The Right Time

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The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

WASH

As I write, we are less than 50 days from the midterm elections. I do not feel hyperbolic at all when I say that this election is, and will be, the most consequential in our lifetimes. While consequential, the options given to us as voters require little debate as to the future direction we should choose for the nation. Having only two major political parties, realisti cally, we have an either-or decision.

The time is right for an extended discussion of what our decisions will mean for our futures. In the next sev eral weeks, I will address the false hoods which grow more numerous each day and offer perspectives de signed to stimulate reader curiosity, critical thinking, and enthusiasm to participate in the coming election.

First, let me acknowledge that there are no PERFECT POLITICAL PARTIES. Our two parties and their members have faults and flaws. If

an individual voter is unwilling to vote for a candidate or party be cause of a perceived imperfection, this election gives the perfect alibi for not voting. But for those who deal in reality and understand that politics will never yield perfection, this election presents the challenge of voting for or against predicted or foreshadowed policies that have the potential to alter our lives beyond our current comprehension. This is the only election in my memory where we must earnestly resist the urge to reject the good for the lack of perfection.

What’s new in this electoral cycle is the Republican Party’s “Commit ment to America.” This is the closest they have come to offering a policy statement that presents their “com prehensive legislative plan” for the nation since before 2012. House Republican Leader Kevin McCar thy presented the “Commitment to America” which, typical to their par ty, is long on rhetoric and short on substance.

The rollout to their “Commit ment” was a “homey” affair replete with country music, an industrialist supporter/sponsor, the Republi

can House Leadership of McCarthy, Steve Scalise and Elise Stefanik, and a group of House Republicans including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan. Admittedly, I found that the presentation and audience questions/responses seemed canned and riddled with exaggeration, misrepresentations, and lies. In his presentation McCarthy stated that the Republican goals were to pro vide to America and Americans “An Economy That’s Strong, A Nation That’s Safe, A Future That’s Built on Freedom, and A Government That’s Accountable.” These goals sound important and reasonable, but we need to compare conduct with per formance.

During the Trump years of Re publican congressional control, I can’t remember complaints of the negative impact of their $1.9 trillion tax cut which favored the wealthy. The $4,000 trickle-down which was supposed to happen for the average worker did not happen. They over saw the economic protection of the wealthy and left “the others” to fend for themselves.

National Safety is a mantra that, like many of the Republican com

plaints, seems to be situational. They purport to be strong supporters of law officers and enforcement yet, while they oppose the language of BLM, they have decried the FBI and have called for its defunding. While all of the Republican Members of Congress live under the protection of the Capitol Police, they ignore the impact of the January 6th in surrection and the lawlessness of the former president, belying their commitment to Government Ac countability.

Their commitment to A Future Built on Freedom is immersed in their culture war. While they abridge rights that were gained over two cen turies of civic struggle and threaten the personal security of women and persons of color, they demonstrate that the only worthy freedoms are those they agree with. Under the guise of freedom, they revise history, reject public health instructions, and approve the correctness of selected conduct and thoughts. This is a com mitment I can live without.

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

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

Jesus Understood the Assignment

FAITHFUL UTTERANCES

By Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew

I was honored to be a part of a global conversation with the internationally renowned au thor, Laurie Beth Jones for her 70th birthday celebration. Laurie Beth Jones has authored sever al best-selling books, including Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wis dom for Visionary Leadership, The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life, and Jesus in Blue Jeans: A Prac tical Guide to Everyday Spiritu ality. Jones has had such an im pact in my life because of her first book, Jesus CEO, that I read de cades ago early in my leadership journey. She taught me so much about the role of Jesus as the ul timate example of leadership. I

became so intrigued by her work that I read many of her books and shared them with friends be cause of the wisdom, knowledge, and unique perspective in each one.

Jones referenced that Jesus de veloped night vision during his 40 days and nights of fasting in the wilderness and that has not only resonated but stuck with me. When we think of Jesus in the wilderness, we don’t think about his total experience except his conversation with Satan known as the temptation of Christ. Three times, the enemy tempted Jesus with the physical (fulfilling the flesh), the emotional tempta tion of doubting God’s ability to protect and provide, and an offer of control and power. Yet, I don’t think we really dig deep into the context of the 40 days beyond this experience.

So why was Jesus in the wilder ness? Upon the Baptism of Christ in Matthew 3:13, Jesus in chapter

4 “… was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting for ty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” (Matthew 4:1-2) Jesus was led into the wilderness af ter public elevation to a private exploration. I find that so many great individuals who have been anointed by God are often led into periods of private time to not only cast off those things that may hinder their next phase, but it is an opportunity to grow one’s faith. We often see these periods as some form of punishment or torture and without revelation, we can see these as times of God leaving us instead of God leading us to our next phase of greater.

Scripture doesn’t mention what Jesus did at night in the wilderness but like Laurie Beth’s comment, I would not be sur prised if Christ’s ability to see in the dark was strengthened. It’s obvious that his ability to deal with darkness was sharpened

after the encounter with the en emy. Is it possible that when we enter our seasons of isolation led by the Holy Spirit could also be training grounds to deal with those things that could later trip us up as we move to higher lev els? In order to fight, Jesus un derstood the assignment. He was fully aware of the enemy’s tactics but more importantly, Christ understood the weapon that He had access to. Christ used the word: “Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.” (Matthew 4: 10) For many of us, when faced with temptations, we rely on our strength instead of knowing where our strength truly lies. "The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights." (Habakkuk 3:19) Without this knowledge, Jesus could not have defeated the en emy and would have not gone to

the cross. The enemy knew that this ‘distraction’ could have de stroyed his destiny. In Matthew 4:17, Jesus starts to preach. Several lessons come to mind:

1. Your next is right around the corner. What could be a poten tial distraction that can disrupt your destiny?

2. How can you develop your tools and weapons like your “night vision” in order to deal with those things that are not always so obvious in the light but are destructive as well be cause we can’t see them when they approach?

3. Jesus understood the assign ment. How can you seek God for understanding yours?

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the CEO of Soulstice Consultancy (drfroswabooker.com) and the Founder of R2 Foundation (r2fdn. org). She is the author of the recently released Empowering Charity: A New Narrative of Philanthropy (Baylor University Press) and the host of The Tapestry podcast.

A Question of Justice

Cherokee and confiscating their land, which was in high demand by white plantation owners seek ing to expand their cotton fields.

VOICES

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.

In 1838, in a shameful chapter of American history, U.S. forces under Gen. Winfield Scott forced tens of thousands of Cherokee In dians — one of the “Five Civilized Tribes” that had embraced the customs and language of white settlers — to march 1,200 miles to what was designated “Indian Territory” across the Mississippi (centered in what is now Oklaho ma).

Their lands were confiscated; their homes looted. Along what became known as the Trail of Tears, whooping cough, typhus, dysentery, and starvation took a deadly toll, with an estimated one-quarter of the Cherokee peo ple perishing along the way.

The U.S. government claimed that an 1835 agreement with Cherokee leaders — the Treaty of New Echota — provided the terms for forcibly removing the

As part of the treaty, the U.S. government explicitly guaranteed the Cherokee people a seat in the U.S. Congress.

Nearly 200 years later, that le gal promise goes unfulfilled. It is far past time for the U.S. to fulfill its promise. The Cherokee Nation has designated a delegate — Kim Teehee, an experienced leader who has worked on Capitol Hill and in the Obama administra tion.

The treaty provision is an ex plicit promise only to the Cher okee nation. Yet because of the importance of having a seat at the table in Congress, the National Congress of American Indians has united behind the call to ful fill the promise.

This is a question of honor. A treaty is a legal promise; breaking it is breaking the law. For the U.S., which prides itself as champion ing a “rules-based international order,” not honoring that promise is a glaring violation of our own principles.

This is a question of justice. The Trail of Tears was a brutal act of terror enforced on a proud peo ple that, ironically, were among the Native American leaders in seeking to make peace with the new American settlers.

The injustice inflicted upon them did not end with their arriv al in what was known as “Indian Territory.” The condition of Native

gering decline. COVID preyed on the most vulnerable.

Native Americans had higher rates of vaccination than African Americans or Hispanics. But they suffer far higher rates of poverty, far worse access to health care, and as a direct result greater num bers of pre-existing conditions like obesity and diabetes. The result was a modern-day Trail of Tears.

Needless to say, having a del egate in Congress won’t correct that reality. But it will provide Native Americans with a voice so that their reality does not go unno ticed. It would give them the op portunity to build coalitions and advance legislation to address this shameful reality.

would also symbolize that reality.

According to the provisions of the treaty, creating the promised seat in the Congress requires only a vote of the House of Represen tatives. The delegate would be non-voting but could sit on com mittees and speak from the floor of Congress. House Speaker Nan cy Pelosi has expressed her sup port.

Americans in America continues to be appalling to this day.

From 2019 to 2021 as COVID raged across the country, the life expectancy of Native Americans plummeted from 71.8 years to 65.2, an unprecedented and stag

This is also a question of wis dom. At a time when zealots seek to drive America apart, to turn whites against people of color, natives against immigrants, Chris tians against Jews and Muslims, fulfilling the treaty promise would be an expression of simple wis dom.

We all do better when we all do better. Giving the Cherokee Nation a seat in the Congress would not only fulfill a treaty promise, but it

Now is the time to act. This fall, the Rules Committee — chaired by Rep. Jim McGovern — should convene a hearing to forward a resolution to create the seat. The House of Representatives should formally vote to create the seat. Both the speaker and Rep. Mc Govern should be flooded with messages urging them to act.

November is designated as Na tive American Heritage Month. There can be few better ways to recognize it than to honor a near ly 200-year-old legal obligation, and create the congressional seat promised to those who were in this nation long before the Pil grims arrived.

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

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Collette Flanagan Addresses UN Human Rights Council on Racism in Policing

I’d like to thank President Ville gas and the Human Rights Council for inviting me here today.

I founded Mothers Against Po lice Brutality because a police of ficer in Dallas, Texas, killed my son, my only son, Clinton Allen.

A 25-year-old Black father of twin infant boys, Clinton was unarmed that night in March 2013, when a Dallas officer shot him seven times – five times in the chest, once in his raised left arm, and once in the back at close range.

Clinton’s killing contained al most every dimension of the cur rent crisis in policing in the Unit ed States. My son was Black, and a Black person is 2.5 times more likely to be shot to death by police.

My son was unarmed, yet he was perceived by a fully armed White officer as a lethal threat. This officer escaped all criminal and civil accountability for killing my son – no charges, no indict ment, no trial, damages.

Clinton was one of the thousand people shot to death every year by United States police. Our family’s grief and struggle are part of an ongoing national crisis. Police in

the United States fatally shot more than 7,000 people in the years 2015-2021. Of the roughly thou sand cases annually of people shot to death by police officers in Amer ica, on average less than 1% result in an indictment; even fewer cases

in 1985 and 1989, govern deadly force policy in the United States. The court has ruled that deadly force can only be used when “the officer has probable cause to be lieve that the subject poses a sig nificant threat of death . . . to the

ficers who routinely “shout and shoot” at a suspect will always claim they “feared for their life.” Many lives could be saved if the use of deadly force were based not on an officer’s perceptions, but on the actual observable conditions at the scene. For example, police officers could be prohibited by law from using deadly force when they encounter a person who is unarmed, having a mental health crisis, running or driving away, sitting in a parked vehicle.

well documented paradox argues not only for fundamental changes in policing, but also for increased public investment to change the social conditions associated with criminal activity.

To end extrajudicial killings, we must go deeper within our struggling communities to orga nize a more sustained resistance.

produce a conviction at trial.

If we are to elevate human rights in policing, we will have to address three challenges: the use of deadly force; the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity; and the treatment of families and communities suffering from racial profiling, police brutality, and ex trajudicial killings.

Two Supreme Court decisions,

officer or others” and that a spe cific use of force must be evaluat ed by what a “reasonable officer” would do. In these two rulings, the court has granted officers almost universal impunity – even when they shoot an unarmed person, like my son Clinton, in the back.

We cannot continue to justify the use of deadly force on an of ficer’s perception of a threat. Of

If “I feared for my life” is a shield against criminal prosecution, then qualified immunity is an officer’s armor in civil court. Qualified immunity is an affirmative de fense used by officers in wrongful death cases to keep from paying damages.

We must take care of families that experience injury and death at the hands of police. We must make them whole. We must con front the vast unmet human needs in communities suffering from lack of opportunity, poverty, and racism – communities that remain “high crime” areas despite de cades of aggressive policing. This

Mothers Against Police Brutality is building a national network of leaders among directly-impacted families who have the staying pow er to actually deliver the necessary changes. Through our Fellowship Legacy Program, now operating in ten cities, directly impacted moth ers are gaining skills and experi ences that will help them to be come leaders in a broader national movement to change policing.

The police forces of this world are almost a world power in them selves. But those of us who work to bring justice and human rights into law enforcement are a power as well. And I have no doubt that the collective power of conscience against injustice will have, as America’s greatest theologian once said, “the final word in reality.”

Black Wombs Matter — See ‘Aftershock’

as they deliver children.

The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Forum featured several brain trust meetings on health, including one titled “Creating Maternal Health Care Systems that Believe and Protect Black Women.”

an emergency C-section. He says her death is the result of “medical negli gence” and has joined several others in shining light on this pandemic of Black maternal health.

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Did you know that Black women are three or four times more likely to die from childbirth complications than white women? Congresswom an Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), who heads the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain trust, says the data are direr depending on where a mother lives. In Illinois, Black women are six times as likely to die.

In New York, Black women are 10 times as likely to die. And it’s not just Black women. With a significant In digenous population in Washington state, those women are eight times as likely to die as white women!

The issue of Black maternal health care is tackled in the film “Aftershock,” which can be seen on Hulu. Produced by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, the film features families directly and painfully affect ed by how Black women are treated

It featured clips from “Aftershock” and included panelists affected by the Black maternal health crisis.

Shawnee Benton Gibson’s daugh ter Shamony Makeba Gibson died from complications from childbirth only 13 days after she gave birth to her son. She complained of pain, shortness of breath and more, but health care providers told her these were “natural” childbirth symp toms. She was only rushed to the hospital to die once she could not move.

Later, it was shown that health care providers ignored vital signs of her increasingly poor health. She died from medical indifference and incompetence.

Also featured in the film were Omari Maynard, Shamony’s part ner who is now raising two children alone, and Bruce McIntyre III, whose partner Amber Rose Isaac died after

“Aftershock” lifts the importance of doula (pregnancy coaches and ad vocates) and midwives, an essential part of maternal health. It also looks at the criminalization of midwives and those who eschew traditional birthing.

Some midwives have been crim inally prosecuted for bringing healthy babies into the world.

The film also highlights the racist origins of the OB/GYN medical spe cialty. Developed by a sadist white physician, James Marion Sims, the specialty has its roots in experi ments on enslaved Black women.

Indeed, the lie that Black people can withstand enormous pain is rooted in enslavement and the bru tal way Black women were experi mented on.

Because Sims believed Black women could stand all kinds of pain, he conducted painful experiments without anesthesia. Really? Yet some medical professionals contin

ue to laud his work, and until 2018 a statue celebrating him was part of New York’s Central Park.

His defenders say he was just a product of his times, but it is clear that he not only experimented on enslaved women that he owned but also purchased women to experi ment on them.

I reject the notion that Sims was a product of his times. He was a sadis tic brute who denied Black women’s very humanity.

Congresswoman Lauren Under wood (D-Ill.), the youngest member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, an essential step toward eliminating the treat ment Black women experience as they give birth.

A 12-part comprehensive piece of legislation, the act includes expan sion of mental health services for mothers, telehealth for new moms, increased data collection, and fund ing for community-based organiza tions working on maternal health issues.

Supported by more than 250 or ganizations, including the American

Nurses Association, the Association of Black Women Physicians, the Center for American Progress, the Children’s Defense Fund, Families USA, the NAACP, and others, the leg islation has more than 30 Congres sional co-sponsors. The legislation has yet to pass the House of Repre sentatives, and it is unlikely to pass the parsimonious Senate. People can get involved by reminding their legislative representatives of the im portance of this Momnibus Act.

Shawnee Benton Gibson, Shoma ny’s mom, said that if Black Lives Matter, then Black wombs must also matter. She has turned the pain of her daughter’s death into powerful advocacy for Black maternal health.

She is among the many, includ ing Congresswomen Robin Kelly and Lauren Underwood and many others, who must be applauded for addressing this issue. Black wombs matter. Watch “Aftershock”!

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA. She is also President of PUSH Excel, the education arm of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You may reach her at juliannemalveaux.com

On October 3, 2022, in Geneva, Collette Flanagan, Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, testified before the United Nations Human Rights Council on "racial justice and equality in law enforcement." Link to hearing: https://media. un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yucr31r0.

National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Recognized

By the President of the United States of America

While our Nation has made significant progress in addressing domestic violence by responding to the stories and leader ship of courageous sur vivors, as well as through advocacy and legislative action, domestic violence nonetheless remains all too common in America.

During National Domes tic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we continue to shine a light on the causes of this scourge, strengthen the ability of Federal, State, Tribal, terri torial, and local officials to take action, and call on all communities to strength en prevention efforts. My Administration is working to ensure that all survivors have access to justice and the support they need for their healing and well-be ing.

When I introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the Senate in 1990 with the support of many members of the Congress and communi ty advocates, we began to bring these cases of abuse out of the shadows. For too long, few in this

country were willing to call domestic violence a national epidemic. VAWA increased survivors' ac cess to services and sup port, empowered Federal law enforcement to hold perpetrators accountable, and enhanced the en forcement of protection orders across State lines. In March of this year, I was proud to sign the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2022 into law, which ex tends all current VAWA grant programs until 2027 and increases services and support for all survivors, including by strengthen ing access to services for survivors from under served or marginalized communities. It also en hances evidence-based, trauma-informed train ings for law enforcement officers involved in assist ing victims and investigat ing these crimes.

While we know that VAWA is making a signif icant difference, we also know that much work still remains. Millions of wom en and men are impact ed by some form of inti mate partner abuse each year. Domestic violence can cause injury, fear, post-traumatic stress dis

order, housing insecurity, missed school or work, and other devastating con sequences. Historically underserved populations, including LGBTQI+ survi vors, persons with disabil ities, immigrants, racial and ethnic minorities, and American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Ha waiians face some of the highest rates of domestic and sexual violence, along with additional barriers to safety and support. The effects of this epidemic stretch well beyond the home, impacting extend ed families, schools, and the workplace.

Over the past three de cades, I have continued this commitment to pre venting and addressing domestic violence and all forms of gender-based vi olence. To strengthen our support for victims during the pandemic, when we

saw a rise in domestic vi olence as survivors experi enced increased isolation, economic insecurity, and barriers to accessing help, my Administration in creased funding for shel ters and supportive ser vice providers and offered targeted resources to cul turally-specific, commu nity-based organizations that address the needs of survivors in marginalized communities. In total, we have invested nearly $1 billion in supplemental funding from our Ameri can Rescue Plan to bolster these programs.

I also created the White House Gender Poli cy Council and called for the development of the first-ever Govern ment-wide National Ac tion Plan to End Gen der-Based Violence, as well as updates to the 2016 United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally. These strategies will provide a roadmap to guide my Administration's whole-of-government effort to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gen der-based violence.

My efforts did not stop

there. Last year, I signed the National Defense Au thorization Act to funda mentally shift how the military investigates and prosecutes domestic vio lence, sexual assault, and related crimes. I also is sued an Executive Order to implement important reforms to the military code. We owe it to those who bravely wear our Na tion's uniform to improve support for survivors and expand prevention of all forms of gender-based vi olence.

In July, I signed the Safer Communities Act and pro vided significant resources for States to implement ex treme risk protection order laws and also expanded measures to prevent abus ers convicted of assaulting their current or former dat ing partners from buying or owning guns. Millions of women across America report being threatened with a gun by an intimate partner, and evidence sug gests that when a gun is present, the risk of death from domestic violence is five times greater. Addi tionally, because cyber stalking, sextortion, and other forms of intimate partner violence involving technology are becoming increasingly common, we established a new White House Task Force to Ad dress Online Harassment and Abuse and expanded efforts to prevent and ad dress these harms.

As we continue the es sential work of ending do mestic violence, we can all

help build a culture where abuse is not tolerated and where survivors are heard, supported, and protected. We can express our grat itude to the remarkable people and organizations that offer care and criti cal services to survivors of domestic violence, and we must remain committed to building a better world where all people can feel safe and respected and live free from abuse.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by vir tue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the Unit ed States, do hereby pro claim October 2022 as Na tional Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. I call on all Amer icans to speak out against domestic violence and support efforts to educate all people about healthy relationships centered on respect; support victims and survivors in your own families and networks; and support the efforts of vic tim advocates, service pro viders, health care provid ers, and the legal system, as well as the leadership of survivors, in working to end domestic violence.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the In dependence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sev enth.

President Joe Biden

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Prop A authorizes funding for $300 million in renovations for Fair Park, the largest investment made since it was built in 1936. Funding will enable the upgrading of six of the largest buildings and the addition of needed amenities like dining, shopping and restrooms.

A modern Fair Park in South Dallas means bigger shows, more entertainment and consistent local and tourist traffic flowing through our community. The upgrades will spur neighboring economic development. Visitor traffic will open opportunities for new venues in South Dallas that can flourish, driven by a fresh vision and streets flowing with people, activity and energy.

Prop A is a win for Fair Park and its South Dallas home. Best of all, when you VOTE YES FOR PROP A, Dallas residents won’t pay an increase in property or sales tax. Prop A will allow a 2% increase in the hotel tax that guests pay when they stay in Dallas. It’s the vote that costs us nothing but can change everything.

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My Truth

cont. from page 1

es saying that Judge Kemp could have given a tougher sentence —although the verdict and sen tence came from the jury and she couldn’t change either. Still you had all of the Facebook School of Law grads commenting. Sadly some were calling for her removal from the bench when prior to the “hug” folks were ready to put her on the Supreme Court! She start ed getting hate mail and threats.

But Judge Kemp stood in her truth and while she has been vili fied by people who can’t recall the name of one of the many judges who have made BAD rulings to the detriment of Black people; she has been praised internation ally by folks, including Mr. Jean’s mother!

Then there’s Roland Martin, who reached new heights with the growth of his digital program that he had launched, nurtured and grew into a respected news and information source that proved that people of all ages,

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Trina has worked closely with their kids and families to offer student led programs. Programs that reflect the interest of the stu dents, from sports to career de velopment to team building.

Trina is a retired journalist who started her journalism career at the age of 14 interning for The Dallas Weekly and The Dallas Morning News. After graduating from high school, Trina attended Grambling State University on a journalism scholarship.

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persuasions, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, etc., were thirsting for truth and you could find it by tuning in to Roland Mar tin Unfiltered on the Black Star Network. Not only did he bring the experts, he brought the funk.

And last year, it was Coach Prime, Deion Sanders who has changed the game and the way folks are looking at and em bracing HBCUs. Coach Prime is showing how discipline and a structure can benefit folks, al though there was a time we knew that!

Which brings me to my truth.

If you can’t stand up for peo ple or things you believe in, what good are you?

And, if you have an opportu nity, a bully pulpit, or a platform that can be used for good and you don’t do the right thing; you’ve wasted a precious gift. These four people are doing just that and they are on the right side of his tory.

I’d love to hear who you think the Person of 2022 should be. Email me at editor@texasmet ronews.com

You’d better come strong tho!

Leadership cont. from page 1

Texas Women’s Foundation is seeking nominations for its Maura Women Helping Wom en and Young Leader Awards, which recognize leaders who have positively impacted the lives of women and girls. Nom inations are due on October 31 via the website: https://txw fleadership.org/

The recipients will be hon ored at the Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration on April 27, 2023, at the Omni Dallas Hotel (555 S. Lamar St, Dallas, TX 75202).

Texas Women’s Foundation Maura Award

For 44 years, the Maura Women Helping Women Award has recognized those who have

led the way in improving lives for women and girls in Texas. Nominees must meet the fol lowing criteria:

Utilizes their role in leader ship to advance opportunities to serve the unique needs of women and girls;

Has spent an extended pe riod of time in service helping women and girls;

Former or current Texas res ident; and Must be 40 years of age and older.

Texas Women’s Foundation Young Leader Award

This award recognizes break through leadership exhibited by a Texan. Nominees must meet the following criteria:

Achieving success in a field,

initiative or sector;

Creating a path of opportuni ty for others to follow;

Former or current Texas res ident; and

Must be between 18-39 years old.

According to Miki Woodard, Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO “We want to celebrate and elevate the voices of women leaders across Texas through our Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards. Help us recog nize the great work of someone you know who is working to advance the lives women and/ or girls by nominating them for one – or both – of the Leader ship Awards.”

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an early group of African Amer icans who integrated the cam pus.

At the time of her demise Mitchell was CEO of the 108-year-old Black & Clark Fu neral Home; doing what she ab solutely loved, serving grieving families and helping them with the last rites for their loved ones.

It might sound too morbid to say death intrigued Mitchell early in her life. Better to say she never feared it and wondered why others did.

“I always wanted to own a funeral home since around the 10th grade,” she told journalist Norma Adams-Wade in an in terview. “I was fascinated with death but didn’t know why.”

It was years later before she received her answer.

In 1977, she and her second husband moved to Dallas and in 1979 he died of a sudden heart attack. Mitchell was devastated and said the tragedy took her through emotions that she said helped her to empathize with grieving clients.

The owner of L.A. Mitchell Memorial Planning Service, she spent several years in the funeral business before form ing a relationship with Black & Clark, securing office space for a pre-need funeral service she represented as the Texas district manager.

Her responsibilities expand ed as did her commitment. No one could deny that poured so much into keeping Black & Clark as a thriving entity in an industry that appeared to be swallowing up Black-owned fu neral home.

She also worked with other funeral home operators to ad dress industry concerns, but expressed disappointment that efforts weren’t producing nec essary results sooner.

Those who worked with Mitchell praised her love of and commitment to the funeral home industry.

Thomas Wattley Jr. is the se nior finance and marketing consultant for Black & Clark. His respect for Mitchell is clear ly evident when you see the two interacting and taking care of business.

Wattley said people quickly recognized Mitchell’s humani

ty behind her straight-forward business exterior.

Aside from the funeral busi ness, she was fiercely devoted to young people, education, her faith, and moving the African American community forward.

“You first have to respect her as an entrepreneur…(who is) taking care of her community,” said Wattley. “She’s hard-head ed, yet very caring and loves her people. Working with her is like taking a class in African Ameri cans 101.”

Mitchell said the hard knocks of her life have helped her relate to the families she serves, and there have been many.

“There’s very little anybody

It is with great sadness that the Black and Clark Funeral Home (Black and Clark) announces the death of our CEO, leader, colleague and friend, Linda Anderson Mitchell.

Ms. Mitchell was 71 years old and died Sunday, October 16, 2022. Ms. Mitchell was owner of Black and Clark since 2006. She is credited as the key driving force behind the revitalization of the funeral home. Ms. Mitchell served as a Co-President of the Dallas Black Funeral Home Owners Coalition, an advocacy, marketing, and networking group of CEOs of Black-owned Funeral Homes in North Texas.

Visitation for viewing Ms. Mitchell will be on Friday, October 21, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. Until 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Black and Clark Funeral Home is 2517 East Illinois Avenue, Dallas, TX 75216.

can talk about that I haven’t ex perienced,” said Mitchell, in an interview five years ago, as she talked about being a cancer and domestic abuse survivor.

Through numerous other challenges, she has remained steadfast in her desire to do good.

Unfortunately the rigors of

the business, hampered recent ly by changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Caused challenges, for Mitchell as she was dealing with failing health.

Her strong desire to see not only Black-owned funeral homes, but Black-owned busi nesses and communities thriv ing was very important to her.

She was especially supportive of Black media and encouraged anyone who would listen to do so as well.

“If we don’t support our own businesses, we can’t expect anyone else to,” she said during an interview. “Our support will ensure the survival of our busi nesses and our communities.”

Texas Women’s Foundation Raced to Raise Funds with Track & Field Olympian Allyson Felix

Texas Women’s Foundation raced to raise funds in support of women and girls at its 37th Annual Luncheon on October 6th at the Hilton Anatole Ho tel. With the theme of Trans forming Texas, the event fea tured Allyson Felix, the most decorated American Track & Field Olympian of all time.

The Annual Luncheon is the Foundation’s principal fund raiser in support of its work to advance women’s economic security, leadership, educa tion, health and safety in Texas through research, advocacy, programs and grantmaking.

The award-winning Garland High School step team fired up the attendees with their ener getic routines and chants to much applause.

Hilda Galvan, Texas Wom en’s Foundation board chair, welcomed everyone, “Thank you to Garland ISD’s step team. Your performance en courages us to step up and step in to transform communities for women and girls.”

TXWF board members and business leaders, Laura Nie to and Rachel Vinson, served as luncheon co-chairs. Nieto said, “Like Hilda, we are also pumped up and ready to take our mark in this race!”

Vinson added, “By being here today, you are joining the race to advocate for poli cies and practices that support under-resourced women and families across our state.”

Laysha Ward, executive vice president & chief external en gagement officer at Target, in

troduced via video Catherine Helm, Target Corporation’s Dallas’ district team leader. Helm introduced Allyson Fe lix. “Allyson is fighting ineq uities by leading initiatives advocating for maternal poli cies, access to education and helping the next generation of mothers and athletes.”

Helm introduced Felix as a five-time Olympian, win ner of 27 global medals at the Olympics and World Cham

also served as the presenting luncheon sponsor. Marshall just wrote a book entitled “You’ve Been Chosen: Thriv ing Through the Unexpected,” a memoir offering hope and practical guidance for navigat ing life’s most difficult chal lenges. Each attendee received a copy of the book.

Marshall and Felix held a conversation sharing their love of track (both ran track), sports, motherhood, role mod els and transformation.

Here are some takeaways from Felix:

She was a basketball player and decided to try track. She found friends and said, “This is my thing that makes me feel alive. I found out I like to win.”

About Saysh:

About childcare:

“I saw my colleagues who are moms struggle with childcare.” She started competing again when her daughter was eight months old, and it was chal

“We think we have to have a massive platform, but you don’t. Start where you’re at. Know your worth and know your value.”

Marshall added, “That’s right. Never lose your priorities. We appreciate you, Allyson. Keep that wonderful spirit.”

Texas Women’s Foundation played a video with Miki Wood ard, Texas Women’s Founda tion president and chief execu tive officer. “One of my favorite quotes by Allyson is: ‘When you see me run, know that I’m not running for medals. I’m run ning for change. I’m running for greater equity for each of us. I’m running for women. More than anything, I’m running toward a future where no woman or girl is ever told to know her place.’”

As Woodard spoke about the future, a picture was shared of the 200+ students who were next door experiencing the lun cheon program. The students were from Young Women’s Preparatory Network, Sunset P-TECH, Early College High School – Carrollton and Wood

pionships, entrepreneur and co-founder of Saysh, mother and wife. Then she introduced moderator Cynt Marshall, president and CEO of The Dal las Mavericks and TXWF board member. The Dallas Mavericks

Felix parted ways with Nike (shoe line) when they asked her to take a 70 percent pay cut because she was pregnant and Nike was unwilling to support maternal protections. At that point, she realized she didn’t have a footwear sponsor. Her brother said, “What if we did this ourselves? Here is an op portunity to create Saysh— shoes designed for and by women.”

lenging. “We offered free child care at our national champion ship.”

Where she draws her inspira tion:

“It comes from women like you (Cynt). You’ve really set the tone. It’s seeing strong women in roles of leadership.”

Advice for the 200 teens in the livestream room next door:

row Wilson High School (girls’ varsity track team).

Woodard invited the cochairs back on stage, and Nieto and Vinson donned their tennis shoes to continue the race! “We can’t continue to stay where we are… we have to sprint towards a better Texas for all. Let’s cross this finish line together. Thank you.”

Allyson Felix and Garland ISD Step Team

Allyson Felix and Cynt Marshall

Hilda Galvan, Cynt Marshall, Allyson Felix, Miki Woodard, Rachel Vinson, Laura Nieto

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