Elite News Weekly Publication for the week of September 9, 2019

59 Years Issue 36

September 6, 2019

The History of The State Fair Classic Pt1

Dr. Ruth Simmons

Richard J. Gallot, Jr

Prairie View A&M University President

Grambling State University President

In Remembrance Of

Catherine Palmer Sunrise December 7, 1917 Sunset August 28, 2019

PVAMU & GSU

Part 1 A historical look back on the School History, Presidents and Academics Pg 5 A Note From Your Dentist Dr. Demetra Jones DDS Pg3

Our New World By: Brian Eberstein Pg 9

Staford Files for House Pg 2

101 Great Years “Great Woman Gone to Glory” Service in Pittsburg, TX Douglass HS Gymnasium

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STAFFORD FILES FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 100, ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS Stafford Puts Strong Focus on Public Education, Solving Gun Violence public law schools, Texas A&M School of Law and Texas Tech School of Law.

“I want to put a focus on better education for our young people, and bring higher education within reach. I also want to take real action on gun violence,” said Stafford. “Community and professional service has Paul Stafford been at the core of my life, and Community volunteer, educator I think I have the skills, ideas and attorney Paul Stafford and network to make a positive announces he has officially filed impact for House District 100. I to run for State Representative want to be part of a coalition in in House District 100 in the Austin that breaks the gridlock November special election to and finds workable solutions replace Eric Johnson, who is for public safety, education, now Dallas Mayor. Stafford also healthcare, jobs and the critical rolls out endorsements from issues facing Texans.”

Dallas Pastor Richie Butler, Senior Pastor at St. Paul United “I have known Paul for years, Methodist Church in downtown and knew of his service well Dallas, and Aaron Ford, a Dallas before meeting him,” said native who is now Attorney Attorney General Ford. “He has General of Nevada. Stafford been instrumental in advocating plans to focus his campaign on for others, and would strengthening public education continue to do so as an elected and access to higher education, representative.” and tackling the issue of gun violence.

“Paul is the real deal. He’s doing this to be a servant leader,” Stafford comes from a says Pastor Butler. “I have seen background of public education. his commitment as we have His parents were professors at worked together through Dallas the historically black college, Project Unity to bring together Prairie View A&M University. disparate communities in the Stafford teaches law at two city. He cares, he is proactive, he

is resourceful. The district could use a strong leader like him.”

House District 100 is highly diverse, cutting across higher income neighborhoods such as Forest Hills, Lakewood, East Dallas, Hollywood Heights and Santa Monica, but also encompassing neighborhoods such as Fair Park, Pleasant Grove, Oak Cliff and West Dallas that need attention.

Stafford has invested in the community through extensive volunteer work. He is the founder of Communities Organized for Fairness, Equity & Empowerment. He is a board member with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.

He also mentors and educates young students as coach of the Booker T. Washington High School Mock Trial Team, and as a frequent speaker and lecturer. Stafford is a former president of the J.L. Turner Legal Association, and he is the first and only African American male to have served as President of the Dallas Bar Association.

More information: StaffordforTexas.com

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Whiter Teeth Teeth whitening isn’t just for movie stars. Most patients do it for Dr. Demetra Jones a major DDS upcoming event.

Other patients do it just because they want a brighter smile. There are several options with tooth whitening.

Often the patient wants a whiter and brighter smile.

Options for whitening are: over the counter whitening, in office whitening and custom made tray whitening

at home. Most of the time, whitening has a high success rate. Teeth are darker from coffee, tea, smoking, dental fluorosis, and just naturally darker teeth. At the store, there are over the counter toothpaste and whitening strips. At the dentist, you can have custom made whitening trays made that you wear a few hours or overnight depending on the concentration and product.

At the dentist, you can do in office whitening which can take 1-2 hours. There are different systems of whitening, so all dentist do not use the same product.

Expectations and results can vary. No one can predict results long term. Whitening often last a few years with power whitening in-between at home. Drinking coffee, tea, smoking, as well as dark soda pop can have an effect on results. See your dentist for a whiter smile. But remember to take care of your gum health and cavities first to reduce sensitivity during the process.

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Prairie View Grambling Classic By: Darryl Blair Sr.

It’s that time of the year again. You know, when the Texas heat finally drops down a couple of degrees and the kids are finally in the groove of being back in school. But the biggest thing that comes around this part of the year, is when the Tigers and the Panthers go toe to toe in the Cotton Bowl, “The Great State Fair Classic” to earn the title of being called champs for the whole year.

Over the years, when it comes to Prairie View A&M and Grambling, here in North Texas, the focus has always been about the game when these two institutions of higher learning come up in conversation. Information about the history of these two schools is rarely a focus in social media and local newspapers.

Prairie View A&M and Grambling have a lot in common when it comes to their history. Both were started around the beginning of the 20th century, with the desire to create an environment where young blacks could seek a higher education while studying amongst themselves, without the threat of being harassed. Neither one of these schools started out as 4-year colleges, instead they went through a series of curriculum changes, each time adding more programs which required more time to complete. Today, both colleges have expanded to include a number of master’s and Doctorate programs.

Back in the day, these colleges were not known as Prairie View A&M and Grambling. They were known respectively as Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youths and The Colored Industrial and Agricultural School. And they both started out with the desire to prepare students to become teachers in the area of agriculture.

The current Prairie View President is Ruth Simmons, who came out of retirement back in 2017 after 5 years. In the past, she has served as President of Smith College and Brown University.

In an interview with the New York Times, Dr. Simmons is quoted as saying, “I wanted to offer the students the advantage of a strong education, that will prepare students for the careers they want, in a social and cultural context that helps them develop the confidence they need to perform, after graduation.”

Rick Gallot, a former member of the Louisiana State Senate, has held his position as Grambling State University since 2016. He was born in Ruston and although there are a number of factors why he was selected over other candidates with hopes of becoming the President of Grambling, Mr. Gallot is actually a graduate of the University. Back in May of this year, before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Rick Gallot stated the following, “We know that with the right support, HBCU’s will continue to lead as a critical answer to the 3-million-person Cybersecurity job gap that exists globally.” We chose to highlight this quote, because it is a good indication of how much of a sharp turn the university has made in academics and where their focus lies, which is creating real opportunities for its students.

When you go to the game this year, remember, you are witnessing a legacy of young people continuing in the tradition of their community and ancestors to bring forth excellence in all they do and that by attending the, you help it to make sure this legacy is not interrupted. In addition to the great history between Continued on page 7

Psalm 68:35

35: God, you are awesome in your Temple! The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to his people. Praise God!

President Gallot and Head Football Coach Fobbs

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Grand Welcome from Lancaster TX leadership

The great Lancaster High School and the Lancaster Independent School District opened yet another season with Grandeur and celebration as superintendent dr. Elijah Granger as well as mayor Clyde Hairston and Lancaster ISD athletic director the great Beverly Humphrey stood in attendance also civic-minded pastor of the local Lancaster Church dr. John Richardson and his wife were in attendance as Lancaster played Duncanville High School why Lancaster was not Victorious the district is thank you dr.

L-R Publisher Darryl E Blair, Rev. John Elijah Granger thank you Miss Beverly Humphries and thank Richardson and wife, along with Dr. you Lancaster ISD let’s celebrate with the Tigers go Tigers.

Granger LISD Superintendent at festivities.

Prairie View Grambling Classic Cnt from PG 5 these 2 Institutions of Higher learning the Prairie View Grambling State fair Classic has been long held as a showcase of Dallas Finest, in the way of Entertainment, Social meshing, and the City of Dallas gives a warm and hardy welcome to the Schools. In the 30 plus years if the Classic history, it has been the tireless crusade of the Great Showman and Promoter extraordinaire Al “Big Al” Wash of ALWE, home of “Where Show Must Go On” has placed this game as pinnacle and the centerpiece of his expansive entertainment Empire “the Real Empire” where he was the original architect of the Plays and Concerts in the Dallas market, with the likes of Shelly Garrett, and more notably the Great Madea Plays of “Tyler Perry” and, Sisters in the Spirit and the Like. Al Wash go to great lengths to put the Best face on this Game and Dallas celebrates in the spirit of “hosting the Super Bowl” with the HBCU Game ranking in the top 3 Black Classics in the Country. Both Prairie View and Grambling use this game as a tool of relationship, Recruiting, and Enhancement Marketing of both respective Universities,

it’s a way of bringing the both Campuses to the North Texas community with a great emphasis on Branding and Recruiting. In closing as we embark on this great 3-part series of “The Great State Fair Classic’ you will find it to be Educating, Empowering, and Entertaining…. Come to the

L-R Mayor Clyde Hairston, LISD Athletic director Beverly Humphrey, and LISD Superintendent Dr. Granger at Tigers

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Love and Unity

Rev. Michael D. Pryor

3rd Year

First Lady Stephanie Pryor

Pastor and Wife Anniversary Pastor & Teacher: Fulfilling His Ministry (2 Timothy 4:1-5)

PVAMU Football Team

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Grambling State University Marching Band

Al Wash CEO of ALWE

PVAMU Band line up for performance

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Our New World By: Brian Eberstein

Not so long ago, or I may not be remembering correctly, it may have been a long time ago, we all prided Brian Eberstein ourselves on being truthful in all our dealings. This was in both our business and personal matters. Perhaps the description of pride in being truthful is the wrong word.

Probably we just believed that being honest was the correct way to conduct our lives as our parents and grandparents had told us so often.

We also heard about the importance of honesty from our teachers, our ministers and rabbis. In short, we heard about the importance of being truthful pretty regularly from almost everyone in our lives whom we respected. Today ? That concept of honesty is long gone and apparently buried and forgotten.

In my world as a personal injury lawyer working on car and truck crash cases, I almost expect that the person who caused the crash will lie about what happened and that person’s insurance company will back up and support that lie. On a grander scale, people elected to

high offices in our city, our state and, of course, in Washington DC lie so often, and as fast as a dog can trot, that we sometimes don’t think a thing about it. Just as I know that the person who ran a red light will lie and say he did not, I know that many elected officials think nothing of distorting important facts as they talk to us on TV or wherever we see them. So. Is there a way to stop this ? For me, it’s the courthouse and filing suit against liars as jurors are pretty smart and recognize liars for what they are. For all of us, it’s The ballot box and voting out the liars.

Today, as it’s been forever, voting is crucial. If we’re unhappy and dissatisfied with the way our cities, states and national governments are being run by so many liars, we must vote them out of office. It’s our job to do that. Please do this. Register to vote. And then vote. Only by voting can we return to the concept of honesty in all our lives that so many of us value. Want to discuss ?

Call me.

Brian Eberstein The Old School Lawyer 800 Old School 800 653 7246 oldschoollawyer.com

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Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church

11:00AM – 12:24AM

Worship Services Sunday: 7:30AM Early Morning Worship:7:30AM Worship :10:30AM

6808 Pastor Bailey Drive Dallas, TX (214)331-8522 Worship: 7:30AM - 9:15AM www.concorddallas.org

Pastor Bryan Carter

8350 Forest Ln, Dallas, TX 75243 (214)349-7701

2127 S. Corinth St. Rd Dallas, TX 75203 (214)371-2421

Pastor David E. Wilson

www.greatercornerstone.org

Lighthouse Church of God in Christ Morning Worship: 11AM www.lighthousecogic.com

Superintendent Michael Clerkley, Sr

Greater New Zion Baptist Church

East Gate Missionary Baptist Church

Cornerstone Baptist Church

2210 Pine Street Dallas, TX 75215 (214)421-4119 Celebrating 145 Yeas - 2019 Sunday School: 9:30AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 Tuesday Bible Study: 11:00AM Pastor Wednesday: 6:00PM Rev Joe S. Patterson

Sunday Worship: 7:30AM & 10:30AM

Sunday Sunday School: 9:30AM Worship: 8:00AM & 11:00AM

6960 S. Polk St. Dallas, TX 75232 (214)371-2633

Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00PM & 7:00PM

Pastor Rev. Kennedy Young Jr.

1819 MLK Blvd Dallas, TX 75215 (214)426-5468

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00PM

Pastor Chris L. Simmons

New Mount Zion Baptist Church

St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church

Bexar Street Baptist Church

Intercessory Prayer Wednesday 6:16PM – 7:15PM Bible Study Every Wednesday Pastor 7:00PM – 8:00PM Rev. Tommy Brown

Morning Worship 8:00AM & 10:15AM Sunday School 9:00AM Lords Supper 1st Sunday 6:00PM

Sunday School: 9:30AM Sunday Worship: 10:45AM Bible Study Wed: 7:15PM Thursday 11:00AM

Faith Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

Calvary Temple Community Church

550 Shepherd Rd , Dallas, TX 75243 (214)341-6459

4205 South Robinson Rd PO Box 540515 Grand Prairie, TX 75054 (972)642-9125

Sunday School: 9:00AM Praise and Worship: 10:25AM Prayer Meeting: 7:00PM Pastor Bible Study: 7:30PM Rev. Stanley E. Smith

The “Exciting” Singing Hill Baptist Church 6550 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241 Main: (214)375-5952 Fax: (214)371-1611 Sunday Worship: 8AM-10:45AM Sunday School: 9:45AM Wednesday Night: 7:00PM

6000 Singing Hills Dr. Dallas, TX 75241 (214)374-6631

Pastor Rev C.J.R. Phillips

1401 Clay Mathis Rd. Mesquite, TX 75181 (972)222-3708 Praise & Worship Service Sundays 8:00AM & 10:30AM Children Church Sunday 10:30AM Bible Study Wednesdays 6:30PM

Pastor

One Church Two Location

820 E. Wintergreen, Cedar Hill Sunday School : 9:30AM Morning Worship: 11:00 AM

Pastor Rev Oscar D. Epps

Tabernacle of Praise MBC

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

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Community Baptist Church 115 W. Beltline Rd, Desoto Sunday: 7:30AM – 9:30AM

6925 Woofford Ave. Dallas, TX 75227 (214)275-4959

4791 S. Buckner Blvd Dallas, TX 75227 (214)388-1200 Pastor Dr. H.E. Anderson

Pastor TC Marshall

(972)230-4477

www.calvarytemplecommunitychurch.com Dr. W. R. Willis

Sunday School: 8:20AM Worship: 10:00AM Wed Bible Study: 7:00PM

2018 S. Marsalis Ave Dallas, TX 75216 (214)943-3579

Reverend A. D. Smith Pastor

Sunday School: 8:30AM Worship:9:45AM Wed. Praise and Prayer: 6:15PM Reverend Wed. Bible Study: 7:00PM Dr. A. E. Sharp Pastor

Elite News September 6, 2019 11 New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church 411 N. Hampton Rd. Desoto, TX (469)297-4771 Sunday Worship Sunday School: 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship: 10:30 A.M.

411 N. 2723 S. Marsalis, Dallas, TX 75216 (214)943-6007

Sunday School: 9:00AM Morning Worship:10:00AM Prayer & Praise Worship: 7:00PM

Wednesday Mens & Women Ministry: 7:00 P.M. Young Adults Ministry: 7:00 P.M.

Pastor Darrell W. Pryor

Carver Height Baptist Church

2510 E. Ledbetter Rd, Dallas, TX 75216 (214)371-2024 Sunday Worship Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Morning Worship: 9:30 A.M. Wednesday: 7:00 P.M.

Pastor Rev Daryl Carter

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church 444 West Ledbetter Dr. , Dallas, TX 75224 (214)374-0828 Early Risers Sunday School 7:15 AM Morning Worship: 7:50AM Sunday School: 9:30AM Morning Worship: 10:30 Tuesday Night Bible Study 7:00PM Pastoral Bible Teaching Class

Marsalis Missionary Baptist Church

www.marsalisavenuebc.com

Pastor Rev Terry White

New El Bethel Baptist Church 2023 Mouser Ln Dallas, TX 75203 Sunday Service 9:30 AM – Church School 11:00 AM- Worship II Mountain Top Experience Wednesday Services 12:00PM - Noonday Prayer 6:30M - Corporate Prayer 7:00PM - Bible Study

Pastor Dr. Timothy J Brown

Pastor Denny D. Davis 1010 Bayonne St., Dallas, Tx (214)744-1677

Sunday Sunday School: 8:30AM Sunday Worship: 9:30AM Pastor Dr. Corey. C. Tony

Bible Study: 7:00PM

2110 E. Eleventh St. Dallas, TX 75203 (214)942-0218 Sunday Service 10:00AM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study/Prayer: 11AM Evening Bible Study/Prayer Dinner Served: 5:30 PM Prayer: 6:30PM Bible Study: 7PM Pastor 2110e11thst@yahoo.com Rev Burley Hudson

Wednesday Bible Study 12:00PM & 7:00PM

Pastor Frederick D. Haynes, III

Divine Inspiration Missionary Baptist Church 4325 W. Ledbetter Dr, Dallas, TX 75233 (214)337-1713

Morning Glory: 7:45AM Sunday School: 9:15AM Morning Worship: 10:30AM

Wednesday Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00PM

Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church

Sun Morning Services 8:00AM & 10:45AM

Greater Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church

1707 St Augustine Rd, Dallas, TX (214)398-6641

Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:45AM Sunday School: 9:30AM 5th Sunday Combined Service: 10:00AM WOW Bible Study: Pastor 12:00PM & 7:0PM Rev Curtis Wallace

2110 E. 2020 W. Wheatland Rd. Dallas, TX 75232 (972)228-5200

1701 West Jefferson Grand Prairie, TX 75054

New Leaf Family Church

1819 n. Washington Ave., Dallas, TX 75204 Phone : (214)823-7308 Fax : (214)823.9720

Friendship West Baptist Church

St. Johns’ Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Rev Micheal D. Pryor

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Rev Ned Armstrong

Sunday School: 9:15AM Morning Worship: 10:30AM Pastor Rev Wade Simmons

St. Paul Baptist Church 1600 Pear Street Dallas, TX 75215 Phone: (214)421-3741 Fax: (214) 421-3926 Early Morning Worship 7:45AM Sunday School 9:30AM Morning Worship 10:45AM

Pastor Rev Lelious A. Johnson

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