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(AUSTIN) — The Texas Lyceum will install Reda M. Hicks as President and also swear in 16 new Directors on Jan. 26 in the Texas Capitol.

The Texas Lyceum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit leadership organization that helps identify future leaders from across Texas and provides a forum for a civil discussion of challenges facing the state. The investitures of Hicks and the new Directors will kick off the Lyceum’s annual Public Conference, which will be held Jan. 26-28 and focus on “a Lyceum Look at Elections.”

Hicks, of Houston, is the Principal at Nexus Consulting, where she provides legal, governance, and operational insights to for-profits and nonprofits as they work through organizational challenges and build new programs. She is also CEO of technology company GotSpot, Inc. Hicks was born and raised in Odessa but has grown up professionally and civically in Houston. She is a tireless advocate for military families in Texas and around the country, and will be the first military spouse to serve as President of the Texas Lyceum. Hicks will be sworn in as President of the Texas Lyceum by Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court.

“I am honored to lead the Texas Lyceum as we work to foster thoughtful, civil dialogue across

our diverse state,” Hicks said. “I am grateful for the support of my fellow Directors and I am eager to welcome our new Directors as we begin this year’s Public Conference. Civil, constructive discussion of the issues facing Texans is incredibly important and I am proud to be part of an organization that fosters these kinds of conversations and provides a forum for a diverse population of Texans to grow as leaders.”

Outgoing president Sarah Jackson, Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs at the Dallas Citizens Council, will move into the role of Chair of the Lyceum’s Board of Directors. Molly Quirk, Principal for State and Local Government at Ardurra, will serve as PresidentElect and lead the organization in 2024.

Also on January 26, 16 new Directors will be sworn in to help lead the Texas Lyceum in the upcoming year. Over the course of the next year, Lyceum Directors will gather for conferences focused on Texas women, preparing for hypergrowth, arts & culture in the modern West, and the state of military families in Texas.

“We have a great group of incoming Directors and they are going to make an immediate contribution to our conversations and our programming,” Hicks said. “These are some really important conversations about Texas and its future.”

The “Lyceum Look at Elections” on January 26-28 is the only Lyceum conference of the year that will be open to members of the public. Panels will discuss the

state’s changing demographics, the process of drawing election maps, the role of the media and the role of the judiciary in elections, among other topics. Also at the Public Conference, the organization will release results from its latest statewide poll.

In addition to hosting conferences and publishing its poll, the Texas Lyceum partners with higher education institutions to offer a statewide fellowship program that promotes research-driven solutions at the highest levels of state government. For more than 40 years, The Texas Lyceum has focused on bringing together diverse opinions and expertise to emphasize constructive private-sector, publicsector and individual responses to the issues facing the state and the nation. For more information, please visit www.texaslyceum.org.

(Attached photo is of incoming President Reda Hicks.)

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The Texas Lyceum Class of 2023

Matt Barr, Houston. Vice President, State Government Affairs & Community Relations, Cheniere Energy

Kathleen Burrell, Lubbock. Prather Ranch, Owner/Ranch Operator

Sewell Chan, Austin. Editor in Chief, Texas Tribune

Casey Christman, Kingwood. Executive Director, Houston Contractors Association

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Elizabeth Fazio Hale, Texarkana. General Manager/CEO, Gulf Coast Authority

Marina Gavito, San Antonio. Executive Director, SA Digital Connects

Bryce Kennard, Houston. External Affairs Manager, Comcast NBCUniversal

Nicole Kintop Smith, Dallas. Managing Attorney, Kintop Smith, PC

Regina Merson, Dallas. Founder & CEO, Reina Cosmeticos LLC

Marina Monsisvais, El Paso. CEO, Barracuda Public Relations

Javier Paredes, San Antonio. Associate, Alta Architects

Danielle Rugoff, Dallas. Senior Director of Movement Programs, Starts With Us

David Parker, Fort Worth. Managing Director, North Texas, Longbow Partners

The Hon. Leah Robertson, Midland. Judge, 385th District Court

Jared Scruggs, Tomball. Director of External Affairs, Fertitta

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Dallas ISD: Tran (District 2), Foreman (District 6, incumbent), and Carreon (District 8, incumbent)

Dallas Mayor: Johnson (incumbent) and Richardson

Dallas City Council District 1, North Oak Cliff: Chad West (incumbent), Mariana Griggs, and Albert Mata

Dallas City Council District 2, Deep Ellum, Old East Dallas, the Medical District: Jesse Moreno (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 3, Southwest Dallas: August Doyle, Zarin Gracey, Rickey Lee Perry Jr., and Joe Tave.

Dallas City Council District 4, South Oak Cliff: Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn King Arnold (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 5, Southeast Dallas: Jaime Resendez (incumbent) and Andre Turner.

Dallas City Council District 6, West Dallas: Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Omar Narvaez (incumbent) and Sidney Robles-Martinez (unconfirmed, but filed a campaign treasurer’s report)

Dallas City Council District 7, South Dallas/Fair Park: Adam Bazaldua (incumbent), Okema Thomas, and former Councilman Kevin Felder (unconfirmed, but filed a campaign treasurer’s report)

Dallas City Council District 8, Southern Dallas: Tennell Atkins (incumbent) and Subrina Brenham

Dallas City Council District 9, White Rock Lake and Far East Dallas: Paula Blackmon (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 10, Lake Highlands: Sirrano Keith Baldeo, Kathy Stewart, and Brian Hasenbauer

Dallas City Council District 11, North Dallas: Jaynie Schultz (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 12, Far North Dallas: Cara Mendelsohn (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 13, Preston Hollow: Gay Donnell Willis (incumbent)

Dallas City Council District 14, Downtown, Uptown, and portions of East Dallas: Paul Ridley (incumbent) and former Park Board member Amanda Schultz

Nialah WilsonSmall is first Black woman to earn Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from U.S. university

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community, WDBJ7 reported last August. The platform said that she was also a track and field champion. Wilson-Small was the record holder for the 100-meter hurdles at Lord Botetourt High School and the Cosmopolitan Invitational Track Meet record holder for the 100-meter hurdles.

Before attending Cornell to make history, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Howard University. She noted how history-makers like American engineer Mae Jemison motivated her to be in STEM.

“In high school, my biggest inspirations were Madame Marie Curie, a physicist in the 20th century, I took a chemistry class in high school, we learned about her and I was just super inspired by her story. And more recently, Dr. Mae Jemison, who’s the first Black woman to go into space. So they were definitely pillars in inspiring me to want to be in STEM,” Wilson-Small said.

Her advice to students is that they should push hard to make it despite the difficulties. Wilson-

Small is now at NYU as an industry assistant professor in its school of engineering. NYU writes that she “researches coordination algorithms for large collectives of simple robots, and human-drone interactions. Specifically, she is interested in how drones can use physical feedback to influence human motion, enhancing communication for novel applications. Her research is at the cross-section of design, human-robot interaction, and autonomy.”

Before joining NYU, the school said she received work experience in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Over the years, Black people have been impacting the world with their technical skills. From the likes of Wendy Okolo, who became one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering; Osatohanmwen Osemwengie, who builds drones for the U.S. Army; to the 26-yearold Nigerian who became the highest-paid robotics engineer in the world, Blacks have made everyone proud with these wonderful undertakings.

Botetourt native Nialah Wilson-Small became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University after successfully defending her dissertation last year.

“It was a wild, tiring ride, but I’m so incredibly grateful. You may now call me Dr. Nialah Wilson-Small,” she shared on Facebook.

A Lord Botetourt High School alumna, Wilson-Small took part in robotics and STEM programs in school and in her

Texas Lyceum to swear in new President, Directors as conference begins

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Here are this year's announced candidates for the Upcoming Mayor, City Council and School Board positions.

Nialah Wilson-Small made history last year. Photo: Nialah WilsonSmall/Facebook

Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development Provides Life-Changing Opportunities and Support for Small Businesses

community – and word about her business caught on. But she needed professional guidance if she was going to sustain it.

Through the church’s Cornerstone Center for Economic Opportunity Partnership, Clifton learned about workshops offered by the Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development (DCED). This coworking lab provides job training, development and support for business leaders who need training in banking and other areas. Funded by a $6 million investment from JPMorgan Chase, it supports efforts to build wealth through job creation and business ownership.

know what you don’t know,” said Cristin Thomas, executive director of Small Business and Entrepreneur Innovation at Dallas College.

“We’re teaching them how to compete. Small business owners are passionate, and they put everything on the line. Our job is to ensure that every entrepreneur receives the education, training and guidance they need to be competitive.”

Additionally, DCED hosts a speaker series that brings a variety of business leaders to talk about their challenges. And, a boot camp provides one-on-one sessions with instructors in specialized areas such as QuickBooks, taxes and financing.

DALLAS – A new space at Dallas College’s Bill J. Priest Center is being made available for workforce training, meetings, engagements, and other events solely for the community, having already helped Dallas entrepreneurs like Monisha Clifton, who eventually launched her own baking and catering company while accessing Dallas College resources.

Cornerstone Baptist Church is the start of many good memories for Clifton. The South Dallas church is where she expanded her love for baking into her own company –Moe’s Delights – a bakery business that she launched during the pandemic.

“I purchased a home the month before the social distance mandate was ordered. As a way to get to know my neighbors, I baked and delivered pies using my mother’s recipe. As the pandemic went on, I kept giving out pies,” said Clifton. A former alternative high school teacher, she counts her vegan sweet potato pies among her top sellers. Among her success stories, she baked100 pecan pies that were specially ordered by a family that supplied their own recipe.

By Summer 2021, Clifton began baking in her church’s huge commercial kitchen that also served low-income members of the

Housed in Dallas College’s Bill J. Priest Center (BJP), DCED is a collaborative effort led by TREC Community Investors and includes Dallas College and LiftFund. This collaborative established in 2020 to create opportunities for business owners like Clifton to meet investors, develop plans, and grow their companies.

“When we founded DCED alongside Dallas College and LiftFund, we envisioned supporting these kinds of entrepreneurial endeavors that, in turn, spark community revitalization and growth,” said Senior Director of Community Investment Felicia Pierson. “At TREC Community Investors, we have repeatedly witnessed that the surest path to success is through collaborative partnerships that have a lasting, positive impact on a community and its residents.”

Networking and forming relationships through accelerator programs are critical to the success of Moe’s Delights, Clifton said. She also learned marketing tips and time management skills.

On January 30, Dallas College will host a celebration of business owners and show off the coworking lab, podcast room and other areas of Dallas College’s first coworking lab that gives both students and community members access to professional training. (Additional details for media wishing to attend can be found below.)

“As a business owner, you don’t

The BJP facility also provides students a chance to enhance their skills in other areas such as a podcasting program for beginners. Students can build their networks and raise their platforms as business owners. The podcast room provides tools for business owners and is open to the community. Podcasting has become a very common practice for small business owners. These resources will help entrepreneurs learn to share their products and services to the customers they serve, Thomas said.

Clifton is especially grateful for the classes, workshops and coaching she received at the center. She recently won $10,000 in a pitch competition where she talked about the genesis of Moe’s Delights and how she plans to launch a full-time business.

“That grant allows me to do much need research about packaging, postage, and delivery. In addition to our current pickup option, I’m adding back local delivery and domestic shipping. That means that next year, I can ship across the nation,” Clifton said. “I’m grateful for the success.

“I could not have done this by myself,” said Clifton, who is currently enrolled in the Dallas College Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality program. “I could not have done this without the support of my family and my church. I have learned that I can do this business –not just to support my family but to

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create jobs and hire others.”

James Fortenberry started plumbing in 1979. At 61, he, too, wants to expand his business that combines his skills as plumber with his finesse as a general contractor. He credits boot camps at BJP with helping him put a business plan in place, set goals and reach them. This initiative also helped Fortenberry expand his business relationships.

“This program gives me a roadmap. That’s what keeps me consistent,” said Fortenberry, who plans to take the state Master Plumber examination. This certification, he said, would allow him to expand his business and hire other workers.

“I can be the boss man. Building a business is more than just a great ambition,” said Fortenberry, who is also a minister. “There’s a whole lot of networking. Word of mouth is the best advertising there is. But I’m also going to build a website. That’s one of the things I’ve been introduced to, and I think that will help my profile. “

His company, Sweetie Speedy General Contractor, LLC. is not just a slogan on his card. His service is fair and quick, said Fortenberry, who also took advantage of the speaker series. Boot camps, he said, allowed him to work one-on-one with instructors in specialized are such as taxes and financing.

Dallas College applauds workforce efforts like these because they are crucial to growing a diverse, qualified, and often underserved, community, said Dallas College Chancellor Justin Lonon.

“Our vision was to design a space – open to the community – where folks can bring their ideas, product

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or skills and we provide the tools and resources to help them take their craft to the next level,” Dr. Lonon said. “Just think about it. An aspiring business owner can utilize the computers in this space to take QuickBooks classes – which we know are key to success as a business owner. From the webinar booth to the podcast room, this is truly a crowning achievement of the work that our team has been engaged in over the past three years.”

WHO: Dallas College, DCED Community Investors at Bill J. Priest Center

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting of Dallas College’s first DCED coworking lab that gives both students and community members access to technology, tools, and educational resources to support entrepreneurs at all levels.

WHEN: Mon., Jan. 30, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Dallas College Bill J. Priest Center, 1402 Corinth St, Room 1530 Hoblitzelle, Dallas, TX 75215

Light refreshments will be provided. There is open parking at BJP and the tour will be come and go as you please. For more information, email Gabriela Garcia at GabrielaGarcia@ DallasCollege.edu.

### About Dallas College

Dallas College, formerly the Dallas County Community College District, was founded in 1965, and consists of seven campuses: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland. Dallas College offers online learning and serves more than 125,000 credit and continuing education students annually. Dallas College also offers dual credit for students in partner high schools and early college high schools throughout Dallas County. Students benefit from partnerships with local business leaders, school districts and four-year universities, and Dallas College offers associate degree

and career/technical certificate programs in more than 100 areas of study, as well as a bachelor's degree in education. Based on annual enrollment, it is the largest community college in Texas.

Contractors Association, TaQuon Buford, Head of Marketing, of the Regional Black Contractor Association, and the JBJ Management staff also volunteered their services at the luncheon.

Dr. David Woody III, President & CEO of The Bridge, speaking on behalf of his staff and volunteers, also expressed his sincere gratitude to Delaware North staff and Salt Lick Catering for their kind gesture.

Delaware North JBJ MGMT and the Bridge partner to service Dallas Homeless population Prosper ISD Board President Arrested, Charged With Sexual Indecency With a Child

The staff at The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, an internationally recognized model for homeless recovery here in Dallas, received a special gift from Delaware North. The global leader in hospitality management and food services provided and served lunch from Salt Lick BBQ to all the Bridge staff as a thank you for all the work they provide 24 hours a day. Each attendee also received a gift box compliments of Salt Lick BBQ.

The Bridge staff offers their guests and clients access to basic needs, healthcare, income alternatives, and long-term housing services 24 hours a day.

“Delaware North is committed to positively impacting the communities where we live, work, and serve – and we’re absolutely thrilled to partner with The Bridge,” said Sunshine White, director of strategic partnerships for Delaware North’s Travel division. “Investment and action are critical, but we are focused equally on building valuable community partnerships and positively impacting the lives of team members, guests, and neighbors.”

Julio Florez, Vice President of Programs, of the Regional Hispanic

In a statement, the Prosper ISD said the “situation does not involve any Prosper ISD students” and referred all questions to the Dallas Police Department.

“As this is a criminal matter outside his role in the district and, to the best of our knowledge, this situation does not involve any Prosper ISD students, we are referring all questions to the Dallas Police Department,” the statement read. The district sent parents the following email Wednesday

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The school board president of the Prosper Independent School District was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sexual indecency with a child, according to jail records.

Andrew Wilborn, 43, was booked into the Dallas County Jail on a charge of indecency with a child sexual contact, according to online jail records. Wilborn was arraigned Thursday morning and ordered held on a $50,000 bond. It’s not clear if he’s obtained an attorney.

According to Dallas Police, officers learned on April 12, 2022, of an incident involving a 16-year-old being inappropriately touched by Wilborn, who was an executive pastor at Antioch Church at the time.

A warrant for Wilborn’s arrest was created after an investigation into the report.

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“Prosper ISD has some difficult news to share with you. Prosper ISD Board of Trustees President Drew Wilborn was arrested late Wednesday afternoon, January 25, 2023, by the Dallas Police Department and charged with indecency with a child. This is a criminal matter, and, to the best of our knowledge, this situation does not involve any Prosper ISD students. It is natural for our community to have questions, and we will provide as much information as we can, when we are able.”

Dallas Police are asking for anyone with information on the case or any other possible offense to contact Det. R. Jones at 214-671-4331 or email raungi. jones@dallaspolice.gov.

According to the Prosper ISD website, Wilborn’s 3-year term began in 2021.

This past fall Wilborn led several confrontational meetings where parents questioned the district’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against a bus driver. Board trustees voted to hire a law firm to conduct an investigation into the allegations of abuse against at least two elementary students and how the district managed the response.

The bus driver, Frank Paniagua, died by suicide after jumping from the second floor inside the Collin County Jail.

For Your Health with Debra Abron Blair- “I’m No Doctor or Dietician’ But What I Learn, I Will Share.

Widely used test kept Black people from getting kidney transplants sooner. Now that's changing.

Story by Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY

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Kristal Higgins just wants to be healthy, become a nurse and travel to Greece. But she has kidney failure and has been on a transplant waiting list for six years.

The disease and its comorbidities have touched many of her loved ones. Her mother has Stage 2 kidney disease. Her father has

racial inequity in access to kidney transplants, the board recently approved a waiting time adjustment for Black transplant candidates.

It’s a “restorative justice project in medicine,” said Dr. Martha Pavlakis, nephrologist and kidney transplantation committee chair at the transplantation network.

The new backdating policy, which took effect this month, aims to make up for that lost time for Black kidney transplant candidates who should have qualified for a transplant sooner but didn’t because the test showed their kidney function wasn’t severe enough.

The policy requires kidney transplant programs to identify and notify Black candidates who should have qualified sooner. Programs have a year to identify patients and apply to the network for waiting time adjustments.

shortened?”

eGFR test erroneously keep some off transplant list, experts say An estimated glomerular filtration rate test, or eGFR test, is the most widely used formula to calculate how well patients’ kidneys are functioning by measuring creatinine, a waste product in the blood created by muscle use.

Black people in original studies to develop the test may have had nonbiological exposures that affected creatinine levels, such as medications or dietary differences. But scientists, trying to account for these differences, deduced Black people had more “muscle mass” and a higher baseline level of creatinine.

plenty to advocate for herself – and she even asked them to list her as white.

“If I wasn’t Black, my number would have been low enough for them to listen to me at that time,” said Jefferson, president of Home Dialyzors United and a member of the Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force and the American Society of Nephrology’s Health Care Justice committee.

The Dallas woman was able to get listed at other hospitals and finally got the lifesaving transplant in 2020. But when reflecting on the experience, she said, it made her feel dismissed.

diabetes, a risk factor for kidney failure, as did her late grandmother. Several of her relatives have kidney failure.

Black people are almost four times as likely to be diagnosed with renal failure as white people – but many are often diagnosed late, and it takes longer to get on transplant lists.

That’s because of an antiquated kidney function test that can overestimate kidney function in Black patients, which masks the severity of their kidney disease and results in late diagnosis and delayed transplant referrals.

The test has drawn scrutiny from experts in recent years. Last summer, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network board, which links transplant centers and develops policies, prohibited use of the calculation.

And in what experts are calling an unprecedented move to correct

Black and African American people account for a disproportionate 35% of the nation’s renal failure patients, despite being 13% of the population. Roughly 27,500 Black patients are on the kidney transplant list, representing 30% of the candidates nationwide, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Waiting times vary across the country, but they are on average three to five years, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

It’s “a marathon to get a kidney transplant,” said Dr. Paulo Martins, chair of the transplantation network’s minority affairs committee. For far too long, Black patients have started “5 miles behind,” he said.

Higgins’ friend died in 2020 while waiting for a kidney transplant. The two met at a New York City hospital while getting dialysis three times a week. The Black woman was a mother of five.

Higgins, who is now a patient advocate at the National Kidney Foundation, can’t help but wonder: “What if her time could have been

That hasn’t been substantiated by “rigorous scientific evidence,” experts wrote in one scientific editorial detailing the equation’s influence on systemic inequities in kidney transplants. It was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers wrote that the formula “systematically raises” kidney function by as much as 16% for Black people compared with all other racial groups.

“The fact that as a medical community we, back in the ‘90s when this (calculation) came out, embraced it without questioning it is part of a pattern of these poorly substantiated, race-based assumptions that ended up having profound implications in perpetuating race disparities in medicine,” said Pavlakis, medical director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

When Nichole Jefferson, a kidney failure patient, needed a second kidney transplant, doctors at a top hospital told her she didn’t qualify. Her kidney function was simply not low enough according to the test, they said.

Jefferson is a national patient advocate who had her first transplant in 2003. So she knew

“I actually felt shunned,” she said. “I felt like I was being punished for my race.”

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Tools of the Trade: Discovery with Miles

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If you’ve found yourself in any type of lawsuit or even if you just like to watch legal dramas, you’ve probably heard the term discovery. If you’re anything like most of normal people that I talk to, you probably either have a general idea of what it is or no idea at all. This week we’ll take a look at what discovery is and how it is used in a case.

Discovery is a tool lawyers use to get information from the other side that would likely not be received otherwise. It comes in many forms such as: a request for production, interrogatories, and oral depositions. Each serve a similar but different purpose and are used to further a case.

A request for production is the tool of discovery that is used to obtain documents from the other side. So in a divorce one could request bank statements from the last two years or journal entries about the other spouse or the kids. Basically you would request any document you could think of that would further your case. What you can’t do however, is request that a document that doesn’t already exists. So for example if you ask someone for a complete transcript of their Twitter feed from the start of their account to present, and they don’t already have that on hand; then they don’t need to provide it to you.

Interrogatories are similar to requests for production, but

instead of asking for documents, you are asking specific questions. They are a way to get the answers to pressing questions in writing and under oath. It will give you and your attorney an idea of what evidence will be presented at trial, and how the other side will try to frame their case. It will also let you know what the other side is trying to hide if they respond with many objections.

Oral depositions are like discovery in that your attorney is asking questions, but it is face to face with the other side. Think of depositions as a practice trial. The party being deposed is under oath, an attorney is asking them questions, but there is no judge present. What happens instead is a reporter is present to record the deposition, which becomes a piece of evidence that can be used when it comes time to head to trial.

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Dallas ISD Educators Continue to Excel

Congratulations to Skyline’s Principal Angela West, as she was recently sworn in, via proclamation, as Mayor of Skyline,Texas. The event was in honor of Ms. West’s service as principal and a recognition of her work in Dallas ISD. I was happy to join in, along with Councilman Jaime Resendez.

Hats off to Mrs. Sara Gill, Reading 6 teacher, for being selected as Ann Richards STEAM Academy’s Campus Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to Ms. Kate Walker, who was announced as Booker T. Washington's Teacher of the Year, and to all the Campus Teachers of the Year across Dallas ISD.

High School Sports Highlights

On Wednesday, Dec 14, the Skyline Lady Raiders celebrated a great win in their JV girls’ district opener. Congratulations, Raider Nation.

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Stem Expo Coming Up

The 2023 Dallas ISD STEM Expo will take place in person on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. We are excited to see the return of our students, parents, community members, and educators, who will engage in a broad range of high-quality STEM experiences that spark awareness and raise interest in STEM topics, careers,

Dallas ISD Staff Network at Conference

Sylvia Mendez CREW Leadership Academy participated in three days of learning, networking, and planning for their next steps at the El Education Conference of 2022! Thank you to the Transform Dallas ISD committee and staff members Diana Nunez, Mark Ramirez, and Angie Gaylord for participating.

The modern dance classic Games by Donald McKayle takes us back to our childhood nostalgia, experiencing both joy and terror. Tribute by Matthew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, pays homage to decades of legendary Dancestors who preserved a slice of life with their classic works. Gregory Dolbashian is creating a world premiere that explores human behavior in audacious and vibrant ways. The world premiere of Swipe Left by DBDT veteran dancer Sean J. Smith looks at the complicated mindset of a woman desperately trying to find love in all the wrong places.

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The State Top Ranked 4A team overcame a slow first half start, came out of halftime on a 8-0 run and never looked back on to a 14 point victory over a tough Wilmer Hutchins team to take sole possession of 1st Place in District 13-4A #1 Carter now 22-2 (4-0) and currently riding a 11 game winning streak, Carter was led tonight by 4 Star Jr F Chance Puryear with 21 points including a monster jam that sent the crowd into shockwaves, and 3 Star Jr G Kole Williams who finished with 16 points... #SwaggyWhitOfThePodcastHoops

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Report: 4 more Cowboys coaches won't return next season

George Edwards. And now, they have made the same decision with four additional coaches on Mike McCarthy’s staff.

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The Cowboys' coaching staff purge continued on Thursday morning.

According to multiple reports, the Cowboys decided Wednesday that they wouldn’t renew the contracts of running backs coach Skip Peete and senior defensive assistant

Todd Archer of ESPN reports that Dallas will not bring back assistant defensive line coach Leon Lett, offensive line coach Joe Philbin, assistant head coach Rob Davis, and offensive assistant Kyle Valero. All four coaches’ contracts expired when the Cowboys lost to the 49ers in the Divisional Round on Sunday.

NFL Network’s Jane Slater reports that McCarthy will meet with the media at 3p Thursday to address the coaching departures.

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St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church

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

Morning Worship

8:00AM & 10:15AM Sunday School 9:00AM Lords Supper 1st Sunday 6:00PM Pastor Rev C.J.R. Phillips

New Mount Zion Baptist Church

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

Intercessory Prayer Wednesday

6:16PM – 7:15PM

Bible Study Every Wednesday 7:00PM – 8:00PM Pastor Rev. Tommy Brown

Surviving The Times

Service Times:

Sundays: 11:00AM Thursday Bible Study: 7PM

Come Worship with Us

556 Rancho Canyon Haslett, Texas 76052

Tel-Star Baptist Church

Sunday School:9:30 AM

Sunday Worship: 10:30AM

Bible Study-1st and 3rd

Wednesday's

Rev. Mark A. Proctor / Pastor

2515 S. Denley Drive Dallas, TX 75216

Saved By Grace Restoration Ministries

1700 NW 7th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 405 537 1061

Sunday Morning Prayer 10:00 AM Service 11:00 AM

Mon-Sat 7:00 AM

Bible Study

Monday Night 5:00PM - 6:00PM School of Ministry 6:00PM6:30PM

East Gate Missionary Baptist Church

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

Sunday Worship:

David E. Wilson

7:30AM & 10:30AM

Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00PM & 7:00PM Pastor Rev. KennedyYoungJr.

Lighthouse Church of God in Christ

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

Morning Worship: 11AM

www.lighthousecogic.com Superintendent Michael Clerkley, Sr

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

Sunday

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

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00PM Pastor Chris L. Simmons

Bexar Street Baptist Church

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

Sunday School: 9:30AM

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM

Bible Study

Wed: 7:15PM

Thursday 11:00AM Pastor TC Marshall

Concord Ministries Baptist Church

6808 Pastor Bailey Drive Dallas, TX (214)331-8522

Worship: 7:30AM - 9:15AM 11:00AM – 12:24AM

A. Charles

Community Baptist Church

One Church Two Location (972)230-4477

115 W. Beltline Rd, Desoto

Sunday: 7:30AM – 9:30AM

820 E. Wintergreen, Cedar Hill

Mark A. Proctor, Pastor

www.concorddallas.org Pastor Bryan Carter

PLEASANT GROVE

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1655 N. JIM MILLER RD DALLAS TEXAS, 75217

SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:45AM10:30AM

MORNING WORSHIP: 10:45AM -12:45PM

WEDNESDAY BTU: 7:00PM - 8:00PM

CHURCH MOTTO: THE BIBLE SAYS…, Pastor George

First Lady Monica

Sunday School : 9:30AM

Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Pastor Rev Oscar D. Epps

Tabernacle of Praise

MBC

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

Sunday School: 8:30AM Worship:9:45AM

Wed. Praise and Prayer:6:15PM

Wed. Bible Study: 7:00PM Reverend Dr. A. E. SharpPastor

Rev.

Pastor Marc Blair, Sr. and First Lady Dicloria

and

Sneed

Pastor

Pastor Azor Barnes

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.

Wednesday

Mens & Women Ministry: 7:00 P.M.

Young Adults Ministry: 7:00 P.M.

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.

Marsalis Missionary Baptist Church

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

Sunday School: 9:00AM

Morning Worship:10:00AM

Prayer & Praise Worship: 7:00PM

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church

1819 n. Washington Ave., Dallas, TX 75204

Phone : (214)823-7308

Fax : (214)823.9720

Sunday: 10AM

Sunday School: 9AM

Pastor Darrell W. Pryor 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

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

http://www.pilgrimrestdallas.org/ Pastor Carlos D. Williams

Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church

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 Rev BurleyHudson

Friendship West Baptist Church

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

Sun Morning Services

8:00AM & 10:45AM

Wednesday Bible Study

Pastoral Bible Teaching Class Pastor Rev Micheal D. Pryor

7:00PM

New Leaf Family Church

1707 St. Augustine Dr. Dallas, TX 75217

**order of services**

Tues- 12 Noon & 7pm BibleStudy

Sunday School: 8am

Sunday Praise & Worship: 9:30am

St. Paul Baptist Church

1600 Pear Street Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: (214)421-3741

Fax: (214) 421-3926

Sunday School

9:30AM

Service Times

8:00am and 10:45 am

Greater Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church

1010 Bayonne St., Dallas, Tx (214)744-1677

Morning Glory: 7:45AM

Sunday School: 9:15AM

Morning Worship: 10:30AM

12:00PM & 7:00PM Pastor FrederickD.Haynes, III

Divine Inspiration Missionary Baptist Church

4325 W. Ledbetter Dr, Dallas, TX 75233 (214)337-1713

Sunday School: 9:15AM

Pastor / Founder : Dr. Corey C. Toney / Clarette L. Toney-First Lady

Bible Study: 7:00PM Pastor

Rev Ned Armstrong

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 Pastor

Pastor Rev Lelious A. Johnson

Morning Worship: 10:30AM Pastor Rev Wade Simmons

Grace of God Baptist Church

601 N Hampton Rd, DeSoto, TX 75115

Phone: (972) 274-1074

Sunday School 9 am

Praise & Worship @ 10 am

Brotherhood & Women Ministry meet every 4th Sunday @ 930 am

Thursday Night Theology @ 7 pm

Choir Rehearsal - Thursday @ 8 pm Pastor BrianBonner

Dr. H.E. Anderson

HOW DO YOU SQUARE THIS?

A letter to black conservatives by

Darrell Sanders

a devastating effect on the African American community in contrast to our white counterparts who used power cocaine at approximately the same rate as black people during the crack epidemic.

up. The state of Kentucky failed to hold accountable, the cops who murdered Brianna Taylor. It took the federal government to bring them to justice. This entire article could provide so many more examples.

I recently watched the movie “The Woman King”. The story shows how some African tribes chose to sell out those of other tribes to the American slave trade. I have watched the likes of Larry Elder, Jesse Lee Peterson, Allen West, Stacey Dash, Candace Owens, Jason Whitlock and many others literally blame the African American communities for the disparage in equality in this country. You peddle the “black on black crime” narrative as if the root cause of the problem is monolithic. It is not! One thing they have in common is they seldom allow their views to be challenged by African American history and legal scholars. They frequent conservative media outlets where they are presented with “softball” questions to further a one-sided ideology.

Over the past six years this country, whether it wants to admit it or not, has seen the republican party reap the harvest of the bigoted seeds planted in the days of Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich and Jerry Falwell Sr. planted seeds of “white replacement theory” while Reagans “welfare queens” rhetoric and war on drugs had

Let’s fast forward to 2008, the year the first African American POTUS was elected. He served two scandal free terms while fending off the vilest of threats and accusations. Where were black conservative when pundits, politicians and preachers were questioning where he was born or his religion. If you are the intelligent people, you say you are, you would know that, in order to become president of the United States, you must be a natural born American citizen and the qualifications are carefully vetted when a person declares themselves a candidate. But you were silent or feeding into the lies.

As you falsely declare the progress of this country has made the “playing field” level, again you are incorrect. African American women are the most educated demographic in this country, yet make $.64 to every $1.00 made by white men. The National Registry of Exonerations show 64% of people exonerated for drug crimes are black while 16% are white. Black drivers are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to be pulled over by law enforcement. After Amber Guyger murdered Botham Jean in his own apartment, conservative outlets reported Jean had a small amount of marijuana found in his apartment. The men who murdered Amaud Arbery were so confident they could get away with it, they videotaped the murder. Why were they confident, you might ask. Greg McMichael, the father, had previously worked with the local DA who has been indicted for her part in an attempted cover-

Now conservatives and using “woke” as their new boogeyman. All over the country they are buying the CRT talking points while CRT is not being taught in K-12. What is happening, however, is white high school kids having mock slave auctions selling their black classmates in an online forum. In March of 2015 University of Missouri SAE fraternity were caught on video chanting “There’ll never be a nigger in SAE”. In January of 2015 at a basketball game in Flower Mound, Texas, Flower Mound was playing against a predominantly black team when students holding up poster cards that spelled out “White Power” then later claimed it was an accident. And, true to form, conservative media bought it. All this in the shadow of conservative media boldly speaking of White Replacement theories. Why is it that kids can learn about the Holocaust but not the atrocities in The Congo by Leopold ll? Often the “Jussie Smollett” card is played when, in reality, .4% of reported hate crime cases fall into that category.

So here we are today, watching republican election deniers on House committees. Republicans like Paul Gosar whose own family declared publicly that he’s a racist. He and Marjory Taylor-Greene (I’m sure your familiar with her) spoke before a white supremacist crowd hosted by antisemite Nick Fuentes. The republican party all voted against the John Lewis voting rights act while they tried to pass voter suppression laws that judges declared unfairly targeted communities of color.

Black conservatives! How do you justify supporting a party/ ideology that time and time again proves they don’t care about us and boldly as of late? “That’s not all the republican party is about” or inserting something totally irrelevant about the democrats is unacceptable as an answer. My

Beef Fajita Soup RECIPE COURTESY OF:

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prayer is that you would appear in a forum, not a debate, with scholars like Eddie Glaude, Jr., Angela Rye, Elie Mystal and biblical scholars like Rev. Dr. William Barber and F.D. Haynes. Do you have the courage to come before an audience and scholars to tell us HOW DO YOU SQUARE THIS?

PREPARATION

Step 1

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil and sauté bell peppers, onion and garlic until the onions begin to turn translucent. Stir in corn, black beans and spices. Cook for an additional 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth and simmer for 15 minutes.

TIME TO COOK

30 minutes

SERVINGS

3 to 4

INGREDIENTS

14

• 1 lb. boneless Top Sirloin

Steak

• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, divided use

• 1 cup bell pepper, mix of red and orange, chopped

• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 cup whole kernel corn

• 1 can (15 ½ oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed

• ½ tsp. paprika

• 1 tsp. chili powder

• ½ tsp. ground cumin

• ½ tsp. salt

• ½ tsp. course ground black pepper

• 3 cups beef broth

Suggested Toppings

• Sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado and cilantro

Step 2

While soup is simmering, heat a sauté pan over medium heat, add another Tbsp. olive oil. Season steak with salt and pepper; add to the pan and cook 3-6 minutes per side depending on personal preference for doneness. Time will also vary according to the thickness of the meat.

Step 3

Let steak rest for 5 minutes before slicing into bite size pieces. Pour into bowls, top with steak and serve with desired toppings.

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Nutrition information per serving: Calories 510; Total fat 26g (Sat. fat 8g; Trans fat 0g); Cholest. 95mg; Sodium 1300mg; Total Carb. 35g; Fiber 10g; Total Sugars 8g; Protein 36g; Vit D (6% DV); Calcium (20% DV); Iron (35% DV); Potas. (26%DV)

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May 2023 School Board

Election: Candidate Filing Period Open

DeSoto Independent School District Board of Trustees candidate filing and voting dates have been set for the 2023 Board of Trustees election scheduled for May 6, 2023. The candidate filing period is open now through Friday, February 17, 2023.

The DeSoto ISD School Board is composed of seven trustees. As provided in DeISD Policy BBB (Local), trustees serve three-year terms and are elected by position with terms staggering a three-year cycle.

Places 3, 4 and 5 are scheduled for election this year. Trustee candidate eligibility is defined in PolicyBBB (Local).

Candidate Eligibility for Public Office (141.001, TEC) includes the following requirements:

• US Citizen

• 18 years of age or older

• Resided continuously in the state for 12 months prior to the filing deadline

JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO DALLAS CITY, COUNTY, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

• Resided continuously in the school district for 6 months prior to the filing deadline

• Must be a registered voter in the territory elected from prior to the filing deadline

• No final felony conviction

• No final judgment indicating: Totally mentally incapacitated or Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote

Important dates related to the 2023 DeSoto ISD School Board election include the following:

• January 1, 2023: First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

• January 10, 2023: First day to pick up DeSoto ISD Candidate Handbook at DeSoto ISD Administration Building

• January 18, 2023: First day to File for a Place on the Ballot

• February 17, 2023: Last day to File for a Place on the Ballot for the general election

• April 6, 2023: Last day to Register to Vote for the May 6, 2023 general election

• April 24, 2023: First day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance

• April 25, 2023: Last day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)

• May 2, 2023: Last day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance

• May 6, 2023: Election Day

For more information, visit http:// www.desotoisd.org/board_ of_ trustees/elections

(Hawkins, Texas)—Jarvis Christian University (JCU) is offering Dallas city, county and other government employees Opportunity Scholarships to complete their undergraduate degrees in business administration and criminal justice. The classes will be held at the university’s Dallas Teaching Site, 7222 South Westmoreland, Suite 250. Students who qualify can receive a $1,000 Opportunity Scholarship per semester toward their associate degree and students with an associate degree can receive a $1,500 Opportunity Scholarship per semester to pursue their bachelor’s degree. To qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

• have a 2.0 or higher grade-pointaverage to transfer in to JCU

• have 45-50 transferrable credit hours (or a completed associate degree)

• register for full-time status

• maintain a 2.0 or higher gradepointaverage while attending JCU

• be 21 years of age or older

JCU also offers students a $250 Jarvis Promise Tuition Reduction Grant for each semester that students take and pass 15 semester credit hours with at least a C letter grade.

“Our theme at Jarvis this year is ‘Transformation: Pivoting from Excellence to Preeminence,’ and we want Dallas’s city, county, and other government employees to be part of this transformation,” said Dr. Lester C. Newman, JCU President.

For more information, call JCU— Dallas Site at (972) 668-9624 or email the Dallas Site Director, Ms. Mavonee Jeffries at mjeffries@jarvis.edu.