Houston Style Magazine vol 30 No 5

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Volume 30 | Number 05

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Jesse Jackson

Trump Increasing Miseries of Venezuelan People

Kamala Harris

The Sisters of AKA Are Her Secret Weapon

Judge Erica Hughes: Ruler of the Court

Words by Jo-Carolyn Goode and Photography Courtesy of Judge Erica Hughes

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Trump Increasing Miseries of Venezuelan People

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

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ith the government still partially shut down, partisan politics is generating more heat than light.

The U.S. suffers obscene and debilitating inequality. The three richest billionaires have as much wealth as half of all Americans combined. Yet the Republican Congress just passed a tax bill that will end up giving more than three-quarters of its benefits to the richest 1 percent. That doesn’t make sense

President Trump, in his unique blustery style, believes he can slander the Democratic leaders that he must negotiate with, burlesque their position and demand capitulation in return for simply allowing the government to run. When the Democratic-led House recently passed legislation that was approved by the Republican Senate in December to fund the government, Republican senators refuse even to put it on the floor.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delights in tweaking Donald Trump, suggesting that he should postpone his State of the Union address until the government is up and running. Trump retaliates by postponing Pelosi’s trip to see the troops in Afghanistan and leaking the schedule, violating basic security.

Lost in all this is common sense. And looking at where we are as a country suggests that common sense is now perilously absent.

The United States has the largest military budget by far, larger than Russia and China combined. Yet we are adding money to a Pentagon budget already bigger than it was in comparable

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks to supporters at a rally in Caracas in February 2018

dollars at the height of the Cold War. That doesn’t make sense.

The U.S. has the most powerful nuclear arsenal in the world. We have weapons that could literally destroy the world, unleashing a deadly nuclear winter. Yet President Obama and now Trump committed to spending over a trillion dollars on another generation of nuclear weapons. That doesn’t make sense.

The U.S. has “locations” -- bases -in over 160 countries. We are literally trying to police the world. That doesn’t make sense.

POLITICAL

Senator Harris and AKAs

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s Kamala Harris sets her sights on the White House, there is perhaps no network better positioned to power her early launch than the women she addressed in South Carolina: her sisters in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated -- the nation’s oldest black sorority.

Formed in 1908 by nine determined women at Howard who believed that college-educated black women could represent “the highest --more education, more enlightenment, and more of everything that the great mass of Negroes never had,” they set out with a credo to be “Supreme in service to all mankind.”

That mission has stood the test of time as the sorority has expanded to some 300,000 women on college campuses across the country and several continents. Now one of their own is running for president.

Harris debuted in South Carolina Friday night as a newly-minted presidential candidate when she addressed more than 3,000 of her Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters at the Pink Ice Gala in Columbia, an annual event that

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Virtually everyone agrees that education is essential if we are to rebuild a broad and vibrant middle class. Yet teachers are on strike across the country because cuts in education funding have left them with crowded classrooms, supply shortages and inadequate salaries.

College debts that students are forced to assume now are higher than any other form of personal debt -- including auto loans and credit card debt. That doesn’t make sense.

We spend nearly twice per capita on health care than any other advanced industrial country and yet have worse health care results. For the first time, life expectancy is declining, something that simply does not happen to advanced countries. Despite health-care reform, 20 million people still go without insurance and tens of millions more are underinsured. Taxpayers pay for a good portion of all research on prescription drugs, yet we pay the highest prices in the world for our prescription drugs.

That doesn’t make sense.

Trump demands $5.6 billion as a down payment for the wall he wants to build along the Mexican border, a wall that he promised Mexicans would pay for. He says it will stem the flow of drugs, but most of the drug trade comes already through legal ports of entry. He says we have a crisis on the border, but in fact undocumented immigration has been declining for years. So, even Republican legislators from the Texas border argue that Trump isn’t making sense.

This list can go on. Dr. Martin Luther King said he couldn’t follow the old “eye-for-an-eye philosophy” because “it ends up leaving everyone blind. He told the story of driving from Atlanta with his brother at night. For some reason the other drivers didn’t dim their high beams. Exasperated, his brother said, “I’m tired of this. The next car that comes refusing to dim its lights, I’m going to refuse to dim mine.”

“Don’t do that,” said Dr. King, “somebody has to have some sense on this highway.”

As a country, we are moving along a winding road toward freedom. There are curves and hills, potholes and perils.

We are constantly tempted to retaliate against those who get in the way.

Kamala Harris’ Secret Weapon: The Sisters of AKA CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire

raises money for scholarships.

These women could become the foot soldiers of a powerful voting block. CNN exit polling shows black women supported Democrats more than almost any other voting subgroup, helping drive Democratic wins in last year’s midterms. In Harris’ case, the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha could help her organize in states across the country and open up a unique pipeline for her fundraising appeals within their regions.

“We’re talking about political power, and we have it,” said Lorri Saddler Rice who pledged AKA with Harris at Howard in 1986. “We have it and we’re going to leverage it. You’ll see it’s going to make a difference.”

At a tea in the outskirts of Washington, DC, where 15 of Harris’ Alpha Kappa Alpha line sisters gathered for one of their many reunions, several sisters snapped their fingers during interviews with CNN when asked how quickly they expected the AKA network to spring into action nationally to help Harris.

Harris’s core group of sisters -- there were 38 of them who formed the “Spring of 1986 Ivy Leaf Pledge Club” -- have supported each other at every stage of their careers, honoring the bond of sisterhood that they pledged to uphold for life.

That was true in those early days on “The Yard” at Howard when they stepped in the circle in pink and green sweatshirts to show their spirit by singing AKA’s traditional songs.

They have showed up in force for Harris

at each of her milestones. At her recent book tour event at Washington’s Lisner Auditorium, they signaled their presence in the audience with their trademarked sound “Skee-Wee.” “The sisterhood is still very real,” said Saddler Rice in an interview at the tea, where she and her sisters wore their colors, topped with green-jeweled hats and pink satin fascinators. “There was a connection that was made back on the campus of our university that has transcended miles and years that brought us here today.”

From a political standpoint, the Pink Ice Gala was a fitting rollout for Harris in a campaign where she hopes to galvanize the black vote, particularly black women who have been her party’s most reliable voters.

Among the early states, Harris hopes South Carolina will serve as the launch pad to build momentum and dominate the early primaries in the Southeast (along with her home turf of California and the neighboring state of Nevada).

The black vote makes up a huge portion of the Democratic electorate in many of the states that are scheduled to hold primaries in early 2020. In the 2016 Democratic primaries, for example, the black vote made up 61% of the electorate in South Carolina; 54% in Alabama; 51% in Georgia; 32% in Tennessee; and 32% in North Carolina, according to CNN exit polls.

Several former advisers to Barack Obama underscored Alpha Kappa Alpha’s influence by recalling to CNN how they convinced the exhausted 2008 candidate to stop by the

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Pink Ice Gala in January of that year, days before the Palmetto State’s primary.

Facing Obama’s initial objections to the unscheduled stop after a long stretch of campaigning, his advisers asked him simply whether he wanted to win the primary.

(Obama made the stop and went on to crush Hillary Clinton in the state’s primary by double-digits).

For Harris’ line sisters from Howard University, this moment goes far deeper than a savvy stop on the political calendar.

It is a natural extension of the legacy of their founding members, and the sisters who followed, championing political causes as varied as the advancement of women, voting rights, education, stopping famine and building schools in Africa.

Though few of Harris’ line sisters from Howard predicted her run for president when they met her, they all recalled her drive and career focus. She was one who would join in the fun, but often break off, as one sister recalled, by saying “I’ve got to go study” as she trained her sights on law school.

Darla Dash Washington, a Harris line sister who met her during their first year at Howard, remembers Harris bounding up to her in their French immersion class when she was running to be freshman class representative of the Liberal Arts Student Council.\ “She said can I have your vote?” recalled Dash Washington. “Then she just laughed.

She had that belly laugh, where her whole body shakes. And I started laughing too.”

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s a nation, the U.S. is debating the symbolism and history.

new history and a new politics.

Paine’s rhetoric argues that forgetting old customs and conflicts does not necessarily mean destroying the past. In fact, the verb “forget” descends from an Old Germanic construction that suggests losing one’s hold on something. Basic English definitions of the term – “to treat with inattention or disregard” or “disregard intentionally” – describe a voluntary decision to no longer grasp something, not destroy it.

stored democracy after a civil war with an act of political forgiveness. Warring parties brokered peace by swearing “not to recall wrong.” More recently, former Soviet states have removed monuments of communist leaders since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Asking Confederate advocates to forget in the name of a greater good does not mean asking them to erase the past. It means inviting them to the work of truth and reconciliation, and foregoing the Lost Cause – a historical mythol-

helped to create – the belief that the U.S. is not only different, but exceptional – depends upon an ideal of renewal.

It suggests that Americans are joined together in the constant creation of a

People today don’t literally remember the Civil War. Neither can they literally forget it. The terms “remember” and “forget” are metaphorical descriptions of different attitudes toward history.

As I’ve shown in my research, sometimes communities decide that previously beloved narratives of the past have become divisive and deserve to be set aside. People often attempt to resolve conflicts rooted in history by adopting an attitude of forgetting. For example, Athenians in the fourth century B.C. re-

ogy that insists the Confederate cause was noble and heroic. Confederate memorials symbolize a form of white supremacy that sought to violently erase the heritage of kidnapped and enslaved Africans and their descendants. They honor efforts to destroy the history of millions, while celebrating a wildly distorted version of the Confederate past.

Forgetting that distorted vision of history would not erase an authentic past. It might create opportunities for understanding post-Civil War history in more honest and equitable ways.

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That debate is closely tied to how the U.S. commemorates, or fails to commemorate, the full spectrum of African-American history.

In my research I explore why people choose to remember some parts of the past and not others. I have also studied how communities choose to forget portions of the past in order to overcome longstanding conflicts.

Based on this work, I would argue that nostalgic versions of Confederate history inhibit our ability to memorialize African-American historical experiences and achievements as centerpieces of U.S. history.

Forgetting and forging ahead A commitment to starting over and creating a new future is a deep-seated part of the U.S. experience. Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in January 1776, as American colonists debated whether to declare independence from Great Britain. He proclaimed that a “new era of politics” and “a new method of thinking” had begun.

“Common Sense” urged colonists to forget monarchical history and culture so that they could embrace a radically new historical narrative. The doctrine of American exceptionalism that Paine

New Art Grants Totaling $1.6 Million Awarded By Mayor’s Office

StyleMagazine.com Newswire he Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) announced $1.6 million in grants going toward 109 artists and 32 arts and cultural nonprofits for public exhibitions, performances and festivals in 2019. The grants, which are awarded through the Houston Arts Alliance, are funded through a portion of the city’s hotel occupancy tax dedicated to the arts, the city said in a news release. Mayor Sylvester Turner said in the release, “Our artists and festivals showcase Houston’s cultural diversity.” The grants are awarded via three new grant programs: Support for Artist and Creative Individuals, Let Creativity Happen and Festival. These new programs followed a year-long redesign of grants offered through Houston Arts Alliance.

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StyleMagazine.com Newswire e asked, you spoke, we listened.

Now METRO is giving you a look at the draft regional transit plan. The $7.5 billion Moving Forward Plan was designed with the public’s input.

Today in downtown Houston, the Authority held the second of its 2019 public meetings. Dozens of downtown workers and other community stakeholders attended. The meeting was cosponsored by CHIME, Central Houston’s young professionals organization. METRO staff helped explain the features of the draft plan and answered questions. Attendees were invited to provide feedback on an interactive map and comment cards. With more than 40 transit projects, the Moving Forward Plan offers something for everyone. .

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NBCDFW.com 61-year-old Texas inmate was set to be executed for killing a Houston police officer more than three decades ago during a robbery. Robert Jennings was condemned for the July 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery at an adult bookstore. Jennings would be the first inmate put to death this year both in the U.S. and in Texas, which is the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. His attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the execution, arguing Jennings’ trial attorneys failed to ask jurors to fully consider evidence that might have spared him a death sentence..

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abc13.com exans should be able to buy liquor on Sundays. At least, that’s what one state lawmaker thinks. State Rep. Richard Pena Raymond (D-Laredo) introduced House Bill 1100, which says liquor stores should be open seven days a week. It proposes that stores should be open from noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays and from 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. the rest of the week. Not being able to buy liquor on Sunday is part of the so-called Blue Laws in Texas. Historically, Blue Laws prohibited certain items from being sold on Sundays, so the day could be spent in church or resting.

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StyleMagazine.com Newswire tage Stores presented a $375,000 check donation to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) in its mission to prevent and cure breast cancer through research.

Stage raised funds through its #IPinkICan initiative as part of its Community Counts program in October 2018, which included donations and in-store activities.

The #IPinkICan initiative kicked off in October 2018 in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and provided guests with multiple opportunities to make a difference. Stage donated 50% of the proceeds from the sales of specially designed BCRF-branded items to BCRF. Monetary guest donations made were donated.

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Lone Star College Partners With Manufacturing Consortium

StyleMagazine.com Newswire manufacturing consortium, consisting of Daikin Industries Goodman Manufacturing Company, LP (Goodman) and Daikin Industries Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP, (Quietflex), has partnered with Lone Star College to provide job training using a $968,537 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast area.

This grant will be used to provide custom training to 530 new and incumbent workers in the manufacturing industry. Trainees will include computer programmers, forklift operators and quality engineers.

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McDonald’s and KFC Warn of Shortages and Price Hikes

CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire cDonald’s (MCD), KFC (YUM) and Pret a Manger have joined with UK superm arkets to warn that crashing out of the European Union will result in “significant” disruptions to their supply chains. The companies said in a letter sent to UK lawmakers on Monday that they will not be able to maintain the “choice, quality and durability” of food if Britain leaves the bloc without an exit agreement in place that protects trade with Europe. In addition to the fast food makers, the letter was signed by representatives of most of the country’s biggest supermarket chains and the British Retail Consortium.

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Wells Fargo Launches Brand Makeover

Barrons.com ts reputation sullied by more than two years of scandals, Wells Fargo has launched a new marketing campaign highlighting changes the company says it’s making to rebuild customer trust. Called “This is Wells Fargo,” the campaign will revamp the bank’s visual identity, including its stagecoach symbol, the company said this week. For advisors working in the company’s brokerage division, that means new promotional materials such as business cards and PowerPoint templates, InvestmentNews reports. The new push follows Wells’ “Re-established” branding campaign launched last May. The company’s woes began in September.

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ENTERTAINMENT Black Panther Is Making Us Excited All Over Again CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire

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Black Panther ensemble at SAG awards

ll were excited with the news of the first black super hero film. And when it finally premiere at theaters fans went threw the roof. Now, the film has had a resurgence with its SAG award win.

Plus, some theaters are showing the film for free in celebration of Black History Month.

‘Black Panther’ Is Headed Back to Theaters And You Can Watch It for Free Fresh off a big win at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Black Panther” is headed back to theaters -- and this time, you can leave your wallet at home.

In celebration of Black History Month, the Oscar-nominated film will be screened twice a day for free at 250 participating AMC Theater locations from February 1-7, according to Disney.

The company also announced a $1.5 million grant to the United Negro College Fund.

“Black Panther is groundbreaking for

many reasons, including the rich diversity of voices behind its success,” Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement. “The story also showcases the power of knowledge to change the world for the better, and the importance of ensuring everyone has access to it.”

On Sunday, the cast of “Black Panther” won the award for best ensemble in a dramatic film at the SAG Awards. It is the first superhero film to earn the honor.

Last week, “Black Panther” picked up seven Oscar nominations, including best picture.

‘Black Panther’ Win at SAG Awards Has Us Ready for a Sequel It’s still “Wakanda forever.”

The superhero mega-hit “Black Panther” won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a motion picture at Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The actors were shut out of any individual nominations, but that didn’t seem to matter when the cast, led by star Chadwick Boseman, took to the stage to accept the event’s top prize.

Touching on the cultural impact of the film, starring a black cast, Boseman delivered a powerful speech that included a reference to Nina Simone’s legendary

(We were ready for a sequel like yesterday.)

Backstage after their win, some members of the cast talked about a follow to “Black Panther.”

“I think it’s a movie that stands against all film across the board,” Michael B. Jordan said. “So yeah, I think if there was an opportunity [for a sequel], I think evBlack Women show off their SAG

song, “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.”

“We know what it’s like to be told there’s not a screen for you to be featured on, a stage for you to be featured on. We know what it’s like to be the tail, but not the head,” Boseman said. “We know what it’s like to be beneath, but not above. And that is what we went to work with every day.”

“Because we knew not that we would be around during awards season or that it would make a billion dollars, but we knew that we had something special that we wanted to give the world,” he added.

“That we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing. That we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see.”

But it was what Boseman said at the close of his speech that has fans most excited.

“I know you can’t have a ‘Black Panther’ now without a ‘2’ on it,” he said.

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A scene from Black Panther

erybody would be pretty excited to come back around.”

Actor Sterling K. Brown noted that “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler is already on board. “[Coogler] doesn’t lose, you know what I’m saying,” Brown said. “Bruh is threefor-three, he’s gonna be four-for-four,.

Brown also shouted out the Marvel team and its head, Kevin Feige.

“Feige, he’s a beast, man,” Brown said. “He ain’t going to slip. ‘Godfather II.’ Like, be ready.”

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Toni Harris

Toni Harris Is The First Woman Playing A Skill Position To Receive A College Football Scholarship

sports.good.is ntoinette “Toni” Harris wants to be the first woman to ever play in the NFL. And Harris has good reason to believe she can get there — the free safety was just given a full ride to Bethany College, an NAIA school in Kansas, to play football. Harris is the first woman playing a skill position to receive a college football scholarship and only the second female non-kicker to make it to a fouryear college roster. Harris, originally from Detroit, earned her scholarship for her stellar play at East Los Angeles College this season. She has already overcome tremendous obstacles in her life.

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Macy’s Celebrates Lasting Legacies During Black History Month 2019

washtimesherald.com his February, Macy’s will celebrate Black History Month by honoring the cultural trailblazers of the past as we explore the impact they have had on the present. Leaders such as Dapper Dan, Oscar ® nominee Ruth E. Carter, Hip Hop Chaplain, Sir the Baptist, Fantastic Negrito, among others, continue to inspire hope and encourage audiences through their accomplishments in areas including music, art, film and fashion. Throughout the month, Macy’s customers will have the opportunity to engage in stimulating conversations with these cultural pioneers about how they are continuing legacies in multiple disciplines. Special events will take place in Macy’s stores.

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James Ingram

James Ingram, R&B Singing Star, Dead at 66

Tom Brokaw

CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire ames Ingram, the soulful, smooth voice behind R&B hits like “Just Once” and “I Don’t Have The Heart,” has died at the age of 66. Ingram’s longtime friend and creative partner, Debbie Allen, confirmed the news of his passing to CNN on Tuesday. The cause of Ingram’s death was not revealed. Ingram, an Ohio native, got his start as a musician with the band Revelation Funk and later played keyboards for Ray Charles. He was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, winning for best male R&B performance for his song “One Hundred Ways” in 1981 and best R&B performance for a duo or group in 1984 for “Yah Mo B There.” His duet with Patti Austin earned an Oscar nod.

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NBC Calls Tom Brokaw’s Assimilation Comments ‘Inaccurate’

CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire BC News, facing mounting backlash stemming from former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw’s comments that Hispanics should “work harder at assimilation” into American culture, distanced the network from his “inappropriate” commentary. “Tom’s comments were inaccurate and inappropriate and we’re glad he apologized,” an NBC spokesperson said Monday. Also on Monday, an alliance of Latino advocacy groups wrote an open letter to NBC demanding more than just an apology.

“Mr. Brokaw’s comments are more than just out-of-touch musings,” the letter said.

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FEATURE

Judge Erica Hughes: Ruler of the Court

By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Editor

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rica Hughes can’t stop smiling these days. She did a lot of smiling on the campaign trail when she was running for criminal court judge. A huge smile was on her face when the election results revealed she had won. The smile got bigger when she took the oath of office. And now that she is on the bench, Judge Hughes couldn’t make her smile go away even if she tried.

Judge Hughes’ reality is the vision she first dreamed for herself when she was just a child. “Before I even knew what it entailed I always knew that I wanted to be a judge growing up.”

Her journey to becoming a judge started down an engineering path versus a pre-law a path. Math and science came easy for her. After high school graduation, she headed down 290 to attend Prairie View A&M University majoring in chemical engineering. While on the hill, the panther on the rise earned more than a degree but also lessons that would last her a lifetime.

“Prairie View instilled in me the ability to be independent and to be a critical thinker. I have an engineering degree from Prairie View. And so it not only taught me theory from a mathological and science standpoint but it also taught me practical lessons that I use daily from my matriculation from there up until now.” Judge Hughes continued, “So it definitely taught me to think outside the box in the engineering department and then just organizations that I was in.” Judge Hughes also credits Prairie View’s diverse student population that allowed her to interact and work with many different ethnic groups as preparation to work within Harris County.

Before she made panther tracks away from PVAMU, Judge Hughes would have a few internships. Two concentrated in the field that she thought she wanted to pursue, patent and intellectual property law. Experience in those internships was just enough for her to know she was in the wrong field. Sharing her desire to do something different with her internship advisors allowed her to dabble in other areas thereby changing the trajectory of her professional career.

Now having a clear focus of where she wanted to take her career, she enrolled in the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. She became a licensed attorney and practice in Harris County and other counties for 11 years.

As she represented her clients and made observations of the judicial system it became more evident of how justice for all was really justice for some.

“People were being treated unfairly and people that were black and brown were being put in jail disproportionate numbers,” commented Judge Hughes about what she saw first-hand from her

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Judge Erica Hughes: Ruler of the Court

By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor front row seat to justice. Offenders were not being judged by their crimes but by the color of their skin. Plus, their peers were not judging them. Judge Hughes spoke about how Harris County is the third largest county and one of the most diverse but if anyone came to the courtrooms all that could be seen was a high volume Angelo male and a few female judges. That view combined with the way people were treated let Judge Hughes now was the time to change the system. “I thought this was a good time to run because it was just kind of getting out of control here in Harris County.”

Run she did. Joining forces with other powerful, educated, black females, Judges Hughes was one of the famed 19 that made history for being part of the largest group of minority judges elected to one county at the same time. The magnitude of this caught her off guard a bit and it didn’t fully hit her until her first day on the bench. Describing how the sight of all these African American female judges in black robes reporting

for duty was a welcomed view for some and not so much for others for the fear of what they might do was a little overwhelming. After all, some of them are over courts that have never had a black judge, let alone black and female.

“For me, it’s a dream come true. I recognize that I am my grandparents’ wildest dreams, and even my parents, that they have shown over time for this moment and so it comes to fruition,” Judge Hughes said smiling. “You look back over all the things you have been through, good things and bad things, and you say definitely it was for this season and it has prepared you for this season and this time and you realize the impact that you can make every day. So initially it is an overwhelming experience but also bring a feeling of joy of being in this position that you have always talked about or seen but you can actually touch it now and you can help people in a tangible way every day and change their lives so it’s a good feeling and brings joy for sure.”

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Already she has gotten to work shaking up the system to bring real justice to all and treat people as innocent until proven guilty. As a county criminal court judge, she handles misdemeanor cases A&B. What she found was that many offenders were being put in jail for low-level offenses simply because they couldn’t afford bail. For Judges Hughes, this was unjust for someone, for example, being charged for a $200 check stealing crime to have a $5,000 bond that would be next to impossible for them to pay. For these individuals who were automatically booked in the system, she has drafted a personal recognizance bond order or PR bond for short for these type of offenders where they would not be required to pay a bond nor could a bond be set against them. The offender would qualify for a PR bond only if they were not a flight risk, a danger to society, participated in probation and showed up for court dates.

“So that’s the number one thing that I think is the biggest thing that I have done since day one that hasn’t gone into effect yet. But we do have a court date next month where it will be ruled on and the judge will make the order and then it will go into effect,” said Judge Hughes.

“It has never been done in Harris County, Texas, or anywhere and so the trickle effect or the results of that will be felt immediately for sure.”

While she is making waves in the court, she will also make moves in the community. Judge Hughes and the Black Girl Magic group made a vow while campaigning to not just stay on the bench but to also get out in the community to give back. This past week she had the opportunity to speak with students at Law Elementary School with the Harlem Globetrotters who honored the group of 19. During the month of February, she and the judges will visit churches to teach Sunday School classes and make appearances at other community programs. And the group will be honored next month in Austin.

She has only been on the bench for a month but I had to ask what her plans were at the end of her four year term.

Judge Hughes said she may run again to complete eight years on the bench but that was not set in stone. “I know that there is a need for African American females to have a seat at the table and I know I am qualified to do other things besides this. So I don’t know what the future holds but I definitely do know that it will hold me running for something,” said a confident Judge Hughes.

She dreamed it, believed it, worked for it, and now she is living it. She is the ruler of her court. She is Judge Erica Hughes. Congratulations, may your black girl magic never lose its sparkle!

SPORTS

Super Matchup: Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots Prepare for Super Bowl 53

By Brian Barefield, Sports Editor

As a matter of fact, they are making their ninth appearance in the last eighteen years. On the other side of the ball is a team who is making their second appearance since they last won it all in 1999 (St. Louis), the Los Angeles Rams.

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t is that special time of year again for all football fans. A time where many will make their way to the local grocery store and purchase an abundance of food to feed all the people that will attend the party at their house. Yes, you guessed it. Super Bowl LIII is Sunday, February 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Representing the AFC will be the team that has made the Super Bowl game a getaway for the winter the last three years, the New England Patriots.

Both teams survived scares on their way to Atlanta for the big game. It took extra time and a very controversial nocall in the NFC Championship game for the Rams to advance. Late in regulation with the Saints driving down the field.

Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman committed pass interference, helmet-to-helmet, and hit on a defenseless player on New Orleans wide receiver Tommylee Lewis. Yet none of those things were called on the field and the Saints had to settle for a 31-yard field goal. “Came to the sideline, looked at the football Gods and was like, ‘Thank you. I got away with one tonight,” said Robey-Coleman.

Los Angeles went on to defeat the New Orleans Saints 26-23 in overtime on a Greg Zuerlein 57-yard field goal.

The AFC Championship game didn’t

have as much drama, although it went to overtime as well. New England showed the Kansas City Chiefs why they have been atop the AFC for so long. Ending regulation tied at 31, the Patriots won the coin toss and never gave frontrunner for the 2018 NFL MVP award QB Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Chiefs a chance to get back on the field.

Tom Brady executed a perfect “Patriot’s Way” drive right down the field and scored propelling them back to the Super Bowl for the third straight year.

The game on Sunday will pit two masterminds against each other. Each one trying to out scheme and out coach one another. The defensive brilliance of head coach of New England, Bill Belichick, will try and outsmart offensive guru Rams head coach, Sean McVay. But the wildcard in this equation may be the best card the Rams hold in defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.

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“I’m so proud of how we worked throughout the season. There’s been a lot of people counted us out in the beginning, didn’t think we could come and win on the road,” Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan remarked. ‘We just stayed with each other. Believed in each other, believed in our abilities.

“He has so many things he can draw on from all the success he’s had in

this league. With all the inexperience I do have I feel fortunate for him to be around,” said Rams coach Sean McVay when asked about the importance of having Phillips on his staff.

My prediction: Rams 31 – Patriots 24.

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health conditions. Refined sugar usually comes from sugar cane or sugar beets that are processed into a form known as sucrose, a combination of glucose and fructose.

Refined sugars are often used as sweeteners and are added to virtually all packaged food. Excess sugar is also linked to chronic inflammation and indirectly to certain cancer types due to weight gain and obesity.

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ugar, that sweet, crystalline white carbohydrate that is essential to our bodies regular function, but also highly detrimental to our health if consumed in excess or in its refined state.

In normal energy production processes, the human body uses carbohydrates, sugars, and starches, to fuel normal metabolic processes on a cellular level.

However, intake of highly processed and refined sugars has been linked to increased risk of developing adverse

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All sugar is not bad, in fact, every cell in our body relies on blood sugar (glucose) for normal function. However, refined and processed sugars and other carbohydrates can cause an abnormal spike in blood sugar levels.

This spike in blood sugar forces insulin hormones to work harder to distribute this excess glucose to the cells of the body, eventually resulting in insulin insensitivity or type 2 diabetes.

What are Refined Sugars?

These refined sugars are associated with unhealthy levels of fat in the blood. This excess fat in the blood, in the form of triglycerides and “bad”

cholesterol (LDL) can increase the risk of developing heart disease and other health deficits.

Major Risks Associated With Refined Sugars Consumption of refined sugars have been linked to conditions such as higher blood pressure, inflammation, fatty liver, and diabetes to name a few. Studies have shown that the increased calories from sugar cause an increase in fat in the body. This excess fat not only affects our appearance, but also our internal organs such as heart, liver and even brain.

Sugar-Based Diet

(almost 20 teaspoons) of sugar daily on average. Those additional 80 grams daily amounts to an extra 66 pounds of weight yearly.

What to Avoid Paying attention to product labels can help you to avoid products with added sugar. Common added refined sugars include: corn sweetener, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, juice concentrates and sugar molecules that end in “ose” such as dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, and sucrose.

How Much Is Too Much

On the average American’s diet, the majority of su gar we consume comes from beverages such as juices, sodas, and sports or energy drinks. Other frequent sources of sugar consumption include dairy products, cookies/cakes, and most processed foods.

While there is no recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for sugar set by The Institute of Medicine, the American Heart Association recommends less than 36 grams (9 teaspoons) of sugar daily.

That translates to only consuming as much sugar that is contained in a 12 ounce can of soda daily.

Even consumer goods you would not think contained sugar often do, such as soup, bread and even meats.

Additionally, because sugar products are added to everyday consumer goods to increase shelf life, the majority of Americans consume over 80 grams

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“Home to thriving coral reef ecosystems teeming with sea life, picturesque weather and miles of rolling countryside, Grand Bahama Island is a mecca for the best in fishing, scuba diving and biking,” shares CEO of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Oneil Khosa. “We are so excited to present cruisers with new adventure excursions to explore the beauty and fun of the island from

Diving Adventure Bundle Grand Bahama Island’s reputation as a diver’s paradise is evident by its crystal-clear waters, detailed coral gardens, playful dolphins and inviting blue spaces.

Guests can now combine their two-night cruise with an unforgettable PADI-certified diving experience at one of Grand Bahama Island’s dazzling reefs, as well as an all-inclusive resort beach pass featuring food and beverages. Upon arrival in Grand Bahama Island, guests can take advantage of early transportation to the stunning Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort where they can soak in the sun at the beach and pool before heading to the diving center for their scuba orientation.

A catamaran will then sail the group to their dive sites where they will enjoy exploring at depths of up to 15 feet amidst beautiful underwater gardens teeming with vibrant reefs and colorful fish. The day concludes with a return to the resort where guests can enjoy cuisine and drinks by the beach or pool.

ahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL), the only provider of two-night cruises departing daily from the Port of Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island, is kicking off 2019 with a collection of active new excursions and offerings. AccordinΩ g to the Trekk Soft 2019 Travel Trends Report, adventure travel is on the rise with 43.4% of travelers seeking to “get off the beaten track,” 26.6% wishing to “see or do something new,” and 25.5% looking for “high adrenaline activities.” These adventure lovers will now be able to choose from deep-sea fishing and scuba diving amidst vibrant reefs to bicycling the island’s stunning landscape. Travelers of all ages can explore the beauty and thrills of Grand Bahama Island from both land and sea.

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new perspectives.” Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s new adventure excursions and offerings available for 2019: Fishing Adventure Bundle Grand Bahama Island is world-renowned for its excellent deep-sea fishing, laying claim to 50 lucrative world records. Guests can now pair their two-night cruise with an offshore fishing excursion led by a

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CULINARY Simple Ways to be Heart Smart

Discover recipes chock-full of heart-healthy pecans

By Family Features

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ometimes making small changes can have a positive impact on your health – including heart health – like drinking more water, taking the stairs instead of the escalator and adding nutritious ingredients to your snacks and meals.

Incorporating nutritious ingredients is an easy way to step up your mealtime – for example, American Pecans can super-fy nearly any recipe by adding flavor and nutrition.

It’s always a good time to include heart-healthy ingredients on your

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shopping list. Certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check*, American Pecans and their unique mix of unsaturated fats, plant sterols, fiber and flavonoids add up to help promote a healthy heart. In fact, according to the Food and Drug Administration, research suggests but does not prove that eating 1 1/2 ounces of most nuts, such as pecans, each day as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may help reduce your risk of heart disease. One serving of pecans (28 grams) contains 18 grams unsaturated fat and only 2 grams saturated fat.

Boosting the heart-smart punch of your favorite recipes can be easy with pecans.

Whether topping a salad, sprinkling into bread batter or using them as the foundation of a portable snack, there are few things America’s native nut can’t do.

Start the day right with a bowl of Banana Pecan Cherry Oatmeal – a comforting and hearty combination that can keep you full for hours. For a wholesome, onthe-go option perfect for school snacks, desk drawers or an afternoon pick-me-up, try Cherry Pecan Energy Bites. Dried cher-

ries, dates and crunchy pecans combine for an all-natural burst of heart-smart nutrition to help you power through the day.

Discover more ways to create hearthealthy meals with pecans at AmericanPecan.com.

Banana Pecan Cherry Oatmeal 1 cup old-fashioned oats 2 cups water 1/2 cup pecan milk 1 banana, sliced 1/4 cup pecan halves 1/4 cup dried tart cherries 1/4 cup honey In large, microwave-safe bowl, combine oats and water. Microwave on high 3-4 minutes, or until oats are cooked through.

Watch carefully to avoid boiling over.

Remove from microwave, stir and divide between two bowls. Pour 1/4 cup pecan milk over each bowl.

Divide sliced banana, pecan halves and dried tart cherries between each bowl and drizzle with 2 tablespoons honey. Serve

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Cherry Pecan Energy Bites Makes: 10-12 energy bites 1 cup toasted pecan halves or pieces 1 cup dried cherries 4 medjool dates, pitted 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats 1 tablespoon cacao powder, plus additional, for coating (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In bowl of food processor, combine toasted pecans, dried cherries, dates, oats, cacao powder and vanilla extract.

Pulse until ingredients begin to bind and form loose, dough-like ball.

Roll into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in additional cacao powder, if desired, and transfer to airtight container. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to seven days.

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igh girls are getting that extra push they need to succeed with a new mentoring, the PUSH Project. The PUSH leadership recently hosted the PUSH Girls Academy Inaugural Brunch & Runway Unveiling with CleRenda McGrady. Guests had the opportunity to meet the young ladies as they were introduced. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards PUSH goal of presenting young ladies in the program with the right opportunities, exposure, and mentorship they need for their future. Twelve young ladies have been selected to be a part of the inaugural class. Some in attendance were Grammy Award singer Yolanda Adams, LAMIK founder Kim Roxie, and marriage experts C.C. and Tristen Sutton, fitness guru Crystal Hadnott, Miss Black and Natural, and former Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady.

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ayor Turner and the City of Houston put their support around the 41st annual Original MLK Day Parade honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Special guests featured in this year’s parade were 2019 Grand Marshals U.S. Representative and Civil Rights Leaders John Lewis and Astros Outfielder and 2017 World Series MVP, George Springer, and Grammy-nominated performer Brian Courtney Wilson. Among the parade performers were Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Al Green, State Rep. Borris Miles, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, Councilwomen Amanda Edwards, Karla Cisneros, and Martha CastexTatum, and bands from Prairie View A&M University, University of Houston and Booker T. Washington High School.

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