Houston Style Magazine vol 28 No 6

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Volume 29 | Number 6

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Jesse Jackson

Trump’s Latest Provocation and It’s Unintended Consequences

James Prince

Hip-hop Stars Host Fish Fry for the Homeless

Black History & The Education Of Hidden Figures Story by Brandon Caldwell

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FEATURE WRITERS

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COMMENTARY

Trump’s Latest Provocation and Its Unintended Consequences Jesse Jackson

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President Donald Trump

resident Donald Trump’s most recent provocation -- suddenly issuing an order banning the admission into the United States of refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries -- created chaos and fury that had to be expected.

Airports across the world were engulfed with demonstrators. Judges issued emergency orders staying enforcement of parts of the order. Families found their children studying abroad unable to return home, or their loved ones attending a funeral stranded in an airport.

Translators who had risked their lives for American soldiers in Iraq suddenly found their green cards useless and their lives at great risk. Both intelligence professionals and State Department diplomats have protested the order.

Trump clearly revels in this chaos. He proves to his voters that he’ll fulfill his campaign promises, despite opposition. He shows them that he’s getting things done. He postures strong on securing Americans against foreign terrorists. He defines his opponents as bleeding heart liberals, more concerned about rights than security, more internationalist than nationalist. He views this all as a win.

Trump’s act is based on a lie: that America is not careful in vetting those refugees from battle zones that seek refuge in our country from violence or persecution. In fact, our vetting is already among the most stringent in the world. Trump told the Christian Broadcasting Network that Christians would be given preference over other religious groups, asserting falsely that under Obama, “If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible.” In fact, last year we admitted virtually as many Christian refugees as Muslims, despite the fact that far more Muslims are at risk and seeking refuge.

But this president has shown that he’s prepared to act on the basis of “alternative facts” when he so chooses.

The real problem is that the unintended consequences are likely to be far more dangerous than doing nothing. For ISIS and al-Qaida, the order is gift. It feeds their argument that the Muslim world is facing a war on Islam led by the Great Satan (the U.S.) intent on persecuting Muslims.

The anger and hatred generated will make it more difficult for moderate Muslim leaders to cooperate with the U.S. At home, a Muslim community under siege -- and faced with rising hate crimes -- is likely to become more closed, not less, and less cooperative, not more. If we will not respect their rights and security, they will be less likely to be concerned for ours.

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Across the world, the order reveals an America that is frightened, not strong, and insular, not expansive. Trump has just mocked his own argument that our allies should bear a fair share of the defense burden, for he’s made it clear the U.S. will not do its part in offering refuge to the displaced -- many of them driven from their homes by wars that we started or continue. And America’s claim to be a champion of human rights has just been weakened by our own actions once more.

The irony here is that Trump gets the threat wrong. Seven countries were singled out for special prohibition -- a ban on all travelers, not just refugees for 90 days, visa or no visa.

Not one person from those countries has killed any Americans in a terrorist attack inside the U.S. The perpetrators of American terrorist attacks in Boston, San Bernardino, Calif., Fort Hood in Texas, and Orlando, Fla. -- did not come from the countries banned, and all were radicalized homegrown individuals.

Similarly, the hijackers of 9/11 did not come from the countries that are banned. They came from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon, none of which are on the list.

There must be some other reason than terrorist threat for the selection. It may not simply be coincidental that the countries listed for bans are those where Trump’s company does no business, while the nations from which the 9/11 attackers came -- and yet are exempted -- are places where Trump has done or tried to do business. Democrats have said they would try to get the order rescinded for its trampling of human rights, its lack of preparation and confused definitions. The real question is whether Republicans embrace this action or make their opposition known. Trump is happy to mock Democrats. His aides know that he has to learn to work with Republicans who control majorities in both houses of Congress.

Thus far, Republicans such as Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake have risked Trump’s wrath by objecting to the order. It is revealing that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chose to duck -- saying the courts would decide whether the order is constitutional -- while House Speaker Paul Ryan chose to embrace the order rather than criticize it. These are not profiles in courage.

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POLITICAL

Rep. Reynolds Welcomes Commissioner Morales

By Burt Levine, Political Writer

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tate Rep Ron Reynolds, recently re-elected to his fourth term with nearly 70 percent, as Fort Bend’s first African American State Legislator, came back from Austin last Thursday, January 26 to introduce his friend, recently elected Fort Bend County Commissioner Vincent Morales to the constituents they share in east Fort Bend County.

“I love living in and am proud of Fort Bend County, Texas and the United States of America.

I’m a proud Christian man committed to my wife, our three children and this community, which is why I’m proud to bring our new Fort Bend County Pct. 1 Commissioner here tonight,” said Reynolds, a Fort Bend native. He’s also a product of Fort Bend County public schools that went on to earn his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public affairs at Texas Southern University before completing his JD at Texas Tech.

He served as a local judge and Fort Bend NAACP President while building his law and title businesses before running for State Rep. District 27.

“Vincent Morales and I’ve known and respected each other many years. He served two terms as one of Rosenberg’s most successful mayors. We knew each other when I represented Rosenberg in the House. Under his leadership, unprecedented planned growth came to his city in business, education, transportation, technology, public safety and public sanitation. He knows those areas.

He knows that area. He’s getting to know our area,” he said describing Morales who served the Fort Bend Chamber and Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council.

solver. I want to listen to you so together we can learn and get things done best for all Pct. 1 and Fort Bend,” said Morales, who November 8 defeated Richard Morrison with 52.59 percent of the vote or 30,057 votes to Morrison’s 47.41 percent or 27,092 votes. Morales beat the twoterm Democrat but mentioned today they work together as friends for the greater good of the county and community.

“He’s a family man of faith. He’s been married 39 years to his wife Regina, CEO of Fort Bend Central Chamber.

One of his sons, Chris, is a District Judge. Another son, Justin, runs his GreenScape business. He and Regina love their children and grandchildren. We’re both pro-family, pro-business and pro-Fort Bend,” Reynolds said. Morales thanked Reynolds and remembered issues they worked on together for all Fort Bend with regard to traffic and trash, energy and education, to help they county’s children and to combat crime.

Morales explained, “We never campaigned against each other but for Fort Bend. Rep. Reynolds is a Democrat. I’m Republican. Together we want to work for all this area on issues like drainage, roads and bridges and how to bring Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) to complete projects and emergency fire, police and medical response public services to this area that are most excellent and responsive for everyone here.”

“It’s an honor to serve you as commissioner. I’m not a stranger to politics or getting things done. I’m a problem

“I call him Commissioner Morrison. He tells me I don’t need to. He tells me he wants is me to succeed,” he said.

Keep in the know on Texas politics and Texas election issues with Burt Levine. Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

STATE BRIEFS

State Rep. Harold Dutton

Gov. Greg Abbott

Texas is set to carry out its second execution of the year this week, barring a last minute reprieve. There are another seven planned by July. The use of the death penalty has been on the decline in Texas in recent years. But one state representative from Houston has made it his mission to end it all together.

State Rep. Harold Dutton offered his first bill to abolish the death penalty in 2003. He’s filed at least one bill to that end every legislative session since.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott blocked funding over so-called “sanctuary cities” for the first time Wednesday after Austin’s sheriff said the city’s jails would no longer honor most federal immigration detainers. The move begins a crackdown Abbott wants in Texas over criminal suspects who are in the country illegally, which comes as he pushes to sign new laws that could go even further than President Donald Trump’s new executive actions against sanctuary policies

State Rep. Dutton Renews Uphill Fight to Abolish No Funds for “Sanctuary City” Austin, Says Texas the Death Penalty [Houston Public Media] Governor [CBS News]

Black Senators Disappointed No African-Americans Named to UT Board [Dallas News]

The state’ highest-ranking black leaders are disappointed that yet another year is passing with no black regents on the University of Texas System board. Sens. Royce West and Borris Miles, the only African Americans serving in the Texas Senate, said Gov. Greg Abbott missed an opportunity to add diversity to the board this year by failing to recommend a black regent. Now, they will have to wait another two years to hope to be represented.

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Let’s Work Together, Latino Lawmakers tell Gov. Abbott [USA Today]

A group of lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to show his support for Latino interests in his biennial State of the State address. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus used its first-ever State of Latino Texas address to send a message to Abbott that it would work with him during the legislative session if he commits to serving Hispanic interests. The organization is pursuing four major initiatives – higherpaying jobs, protecting public education, preserving veterans’ benefits, and healthy communities.

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Zena Stephens

Stephens Sworn-in As First Black Female Sheriff in Texas [University Press]

Zena Stephens was sworn in as Jefferson County sheriff, Jan. 2, becoming the first black female sheriff in the state of Texas and one of only two in the country. Stephens was elected in November, defeating Republican Ray Beck. Stephens won with 51.4 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating her opponent with 44.566 votes in a county that voted heavily for President Trump. During the primary, Stephens’ campaign headquarters was the target of a man who fired on her campaign headquarters and shouted racial slurs.

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he City of Houston and Capital One Bank hosted its the fourth year of the Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition: a program that launches new businesses today, for a better Houston tomorrow! The Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition is designed to encourage Houstonians to achieve the goal of business ownership while contributing to the local growth and sustainability of the Houston economy.

Houston Style is proud to showcase one of the $10,000 grand prize winners of the Liftoff competition, Lyndsey Brantley.

“Winning this competition means I have the opportunity to effectively market my products in ways i didn’t have before and the ability to educate a larger audience on the importance of properly caring for their skin. I am very excited to bring the Camellia Alise Skincare System to the market because I believe everyone should be able to maintain healthy and radiant skin without struggling with ingrown hairs and skin irritations as part of the process.”

Lyndsey Brantley, owner and founder of Camellia Alise, is a licensed Medical Aesthetics Practitioner in the state of Texas. In addition to starting her own skincare company she is a full time structural engineer at Fluor Corporation in Sugarland, Texas as well as a full time wife and mother to her soon to be 4 year old son Daniel.

She completed her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and has lived in Houston since 2008.

Lyndsey Brantley

“Winning this competition means I have the opportunity to effectively market my products in ways i didn’t have before and the ability to educate a larger audience on the importance of properly caring for their skin. I am very excited to bring the Camellia Alise Skincare System to the market because I believe everyone should be able to maintain healthy and radiant skin without struggling with ingrown hairs and skin irritations as part of the process.”

For more information, visit https://camelliaalise.myshopify.com/.

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Star of Hope is Houston’s oldest homeless shelter. Their mission takes a compassionate and comprehensive approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding homelessness. The organization provides a wide variety of services, including health clinics, counseling, parenting classes, substance abuse recovery and workforce development.

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LOCAL BRIEFS

Kenny Washington

NFL Honors a Forgotten Hero, Kenny Washington [News Fix Houston]

All eyes are on Houston for the Super Bowl, but before the quest for the Lombardi Trophy kicks off, there was time to pay homage to a forgotten hero. The Black Heritage Society hosted it’s annual Mountain Top Awards, honoring the life and career of Kenny Washington, the first AfricanAmerican to sign with the NFL. The Los Angeles Rams signed Washington to a contract breaking the color barrier in the NFL. Washington died at the age of 52 in 1971.

Local Teen Headed to the Grammys [News Fix Houston]

Musicians dream of going to the Grammy’s, and at 17 years old, Alexandria DeWalt gets to live out that vision this February. The senior at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts was selected to the 2017 Grammy Jazz Choir.

She’s one of just 32 students to earn the honor, and the first vocalist from HSPVA to be selected. She’ll get to participate in a Grammy Camp leading up to the music awards show.

DeWalt grew up in a musical family, and points out her older brother is currently playing trumpet for Solange Knowles.

It all helps give her an appreciation for a variety of genres.

James Prince

Hip-hop Stars Host Fish Fry for the Homeless [KHOU]

Houston’s homeless mingled with hip-hop royalty at an all-you-can-eat party downtown on Monday. Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince hosted a Super Bowl fish fry for the homeless at St. John’s Church. Hip-hop stars Bun B and Slim Thug joined in. Prince also gave away sleeping bags and wellness kits. He plans to throw the same event next year.

NFL Brings Positive Impact to Houston Youth in Character Camp [Style Magazine Newswire]

The NFL hosted 300 kids from the Houston area at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The children were chosen to take part in a free Character Camp on the field of the NFL Experience Driven by Genesis as part of the NFL PLAY 60 Character Camps program, a partnership between the NFL and the Muñoz Agency, led by Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz. Over the course of three hours, the young fans in attendance enjoyed lessons on exercise and the importance of character in athletics and in life, in the form of lessons on football skills.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s HMAC Takes Annual Pink Goes Red Event to New Dimensions with Women’s Health Symposium [Style Magazine Newswire]

On Saturday, February 11, 2017 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated - Houston Metropolitan Area Chapters (HMAC) will host a Women’s Health Symposium for their globallylaunched initiative “Pink Goes Red for Heart Health”. The event will take place at the 5th Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market Street, Houston, TX 77020 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. To register for this event, please visit https:// pinkgoesredhouston2017.eventbrite.com. Over 200 women are expected to attend this free event, and will be provided with a wealth of knowledge and information from experts in diverse disciplines of medicine. There will be an “Ask the Expert” panel discussion, free health screenings, interactive exercise, heart healthy breakfast snacks and community resource vendors.

BUSINESS BRIEFS New Mr. Clean is Bald, Buff and Black [Fox 25 Boston]

13-Year Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Builds Fans That Last Up to 19 Hours Without Electricity Mr. Clean just got a makeover. Atlanta native Mike Jackson is [Blackbusiness.org] the new face of Mr. Clean, having won a national competition as the man who best embodied the bald, earring wearing icon that has represented Proctor & Gamble’s Mr. Clean allpurpose cleaner since the 1950s. The company said Jackson will fill in for the popular image of Mr. Clean while he is on “vacation.” Jackson resembles the almost 60-year-old icon.

He is bald, buff and wears a gold earring, but unlike the old Mr. Clean, Jackson is black.

In-n-Out Burger Coming to Houston [ABC 13]

A fast food chain with a following like no other is quickly becoming a must-stop dining destination across the state of Texas. According to the Houston Business Journal, InN-Out Burger is set to close on land in Houston. The Irvine, Calif.-based burger chain is closing on multiple sites across the city and is expected to announce plans this year, HBJ reported. In 2015, In-N-Out opened its 300th restaurant across the country, with 33 locations across Texas.

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Thirteen-year-old Ukoma Michael from Nigeria is one of the youngest and best upcoming tech entrepreneurs in the world. He invented a battery-operated fan that will last for up to 19 hours. He calls them “Blue Wind Fans,” and they come in different shapes and sizes from table top to free standing.

Once the fans are charged, they can run for up to 19 hours!

Michael makes his fans from aluminum and wire, and uses old cartons for packaging. This makes them very affordable for low income families, but the fans are presentable and modern looking, blue with a high-tech appearance.

Gabrielle Union Steps into the Hair Care Business Flawlessly [Black Enterprise]

When electrifying beauty and unsurpassable talent join forces, Flawless by Gabrielle Union is born. A hair care line designed specifically to cater to the needs of textured hair, the collection boasts the perfect everyday solutions for achieving both healthy hair and styling versatility. Flawless

by Gabrielle Union is inspired and designed by Union herself.

She has been completely hands on in building the hair care

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company, as owner, along with her longtime manager Jeff Morrone, Senior Partner of Primary Wave Entertainment.

Her role encompasses brand development, marketing, formulation and creative direction for the collection.

Gucci’s Pre-Fall 2017 Campaign Casts All Black Models [Huffington Post]

While the term “diversity” is definitely a hot topic in the fashion world right now, not every brand necessarily understands the concept in full. Gucci shared a series of audition videos via Instagram for their pre-fall 2017 campaign. All of the models showcased were black, which, at first, was thrilling to see as the high-end retailer seems to mostly work with white talent. But after watching the tapes, something felt a bit off-putting. Now, of course, Gucci’s creative direction for the full campaign is still up for debate and discussion. And while using models of colour is definitely a good thing to keep the fashion industry progressive, it can only work when executives are being mindful of potential racist undertones.

HISPANIC/LATINO BRIEFS

NFL Returns to Mexico Oakland to Host New Boy Scouts of America Welcomes Transgender England in Mexico City in 2017 Children [Latino Loop] [Style Magazine Newswire] The Boy Scouts of America announced a decision to allow Building off the tremendous success of the 2016 game in Mexico, the NFL will return to Mexico City in 2017 when the Oakland Raiders host the New England Patriots at Estadio Azteca, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced at his press conference in Houston in advance of Super Bowl LI.

The date and time of the game will be determined in conjunction with the release of the NFL schedule this spring.

The game in Mexico is the fifth international game confirmed for 2017, adding to the four previously announced games in London, and a testament to the NFL’s increased commitment to growing the game beyond the borders of the United States.

transgender children to belong to the organization. The decision follows a suit filed by New Jersey mom Kristie Maldonado after her 8-year-old son Joe, was kicked out of his local chapter because he was born a girl.

Mexican President Pena Invests in Lawyers for Migrants [Latino Loop]

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced this week that the country will invest $50 million in lawyers to represent migrants in the U.S. who are facing deportation as well as outreach programs to defend Mexicans’ rights T:10.81” in the U.S.

Danny Trejo Is Setting Up Shop At The Former Donut Time Space In Hollywood [laist.com]

It was a sad day when the Donut Time closed its doors in June. The shop had gained its share of fame through 2015’s Tangerine, in which the store got plenty of screentime.

Actor Danny Trejo giving the old donut shop new life. Trejo told ABC 7, he’s bringing gourmet coffee and doughnuts to the spot, so the space will live on as a purveyor of fried dough. This follows the opening of his Trejo’s Tacos, Trejo’s Cantina and Trejo’s Truck locations in LA.

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FEATURE

Black History & The Education Of Hidden Figures

By Brandon Caldwell, Feature Writer

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t schools across the country, the vibrancy of February is all the same. There are the morning announcements, with school wide events announced; birthdays lauded, teachers and school teams having imaginary flowers thrown on their name. Then comes the obligatory read out of a Black History Month figure. Some students roll their eyes of boredom, others, too disinterested to care. Yet there is one student, his or her ears perked up, waiting to feed into someone new. They’re anticipating a new fact, a new lesson, a new hero to look upon.

history and legacy of Black Wall Street wasn’t covered until they were in their 20s.

Some gained an appreciation for their history via their parents. Some even admitted that their course work growing up dealt with only King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, a biography on one famous black person and then nothing for years after. Educators over time have been grilled to give students a bare bones brief into the world of their history, their culture. If not for the famous figures, the walk towards learning more stories that fill in the blanks? A task to be undertaken by ones lonesome.

The crackle of the intercom momentarily grasps attention. “And for today’s Black History fact, we have Garrett A. Morgan. Garrett A. Morgan was the inventor of the traffic signal and the gas mask which helped our soldiers in World War I.”

The history of minorities is an elective in some parts. Other teachers, such as my AP History teacher went above and beyond to educate us on the differences between W.E.B. DuBois & Booker T. Washington. As the school board breathes a sigh of relief over current studies being deemed benign and safe, it came under fire last yea. A textbook titled “Mexican American Heritage” was the lone book the board received when it called for new textbooks for high school social studies classes, including Mexican-American heritage. The book however is rife with errors and was ultimately voted down 14-0 by the state board of education. An Ad Hoc Committee determined more than 140 incorrect incidents in the book from gross inaccuracies to racial generalizations. Even in some cases, those who decide to tell the story can bury the hidden figures of your history without one even realizing it.

Without hesitation, the child groans. “We learned about Garrett A. Morgan last year,” they say in a huff. The sentiment carries over to school issued Black History programs and curriculum. There, students are pacified with stories about Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass & Jackie Robinson. There’s a dash of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong & Madam C.J. Walker. But the names get repeated throughout history, as if they are the lone figures of Black History children need learn and endure within them.

As Texas battles with activists who want more out of the books and course curriculum their children are handed, the stories of “hidden figures” within Black History are beginning to seep out and take form. No longer in the shadows of buried paragraphs and one-liners, these individuals are gaining their recognition. Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown, two members of entertainment history that carry their own panache and regality once told MTV, “We need a longer month” and “Black History should be all year” respectively. Maybe the “Something In Common” couple had it right.

The history of minorities in America does not carry the meat and potatoes of textbooks, whether it be in elementary classes or AP high school courses. For African-Americans, there’s discussions of the slave trade, the 13th Amendment and then small mentions up until the 1950s. For civil rights, there are a few chapters but they only cover bullet points, beginning with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 that should have ended Jim Crow and desegregated the schools, but didn’t. There’s Parks, refusing to give up her seat and getting arrested for it. There’s the sit-ins, the “I Have A Dream” speech, the passage of the Voting and Civil Rights Acts and it concludes with the assassination of King in 1968.

That’s only in regards to African-American history. In Mexican-American history, textbooks focus squarely on war, with little innovation or celebration in between. The various Indian tribes that ruled Mexico before being conquered by the conquistadors? A mere elongated footnote on the road to American colonization by the Europeans. There’s a transition into Mexican history but that gets diluted as a prop for Texas independence and the eventual Mexican American war of the 1840s. It won’t be another 120 years until the MexicanAmerican fight for civil rights via Cesar Chavez is mentioned, if your textbook would dare cover it.

I conducted a recent social media poll, asking what did schools decide to cover in regards to Black History education outside of every February. If you were in public school, the general consensus was “the bare minimum”. For some students born in Oklahoma, the

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Rep. John Lewis of Georgia is a hidden figure. Over the past two years however, he’s found his prominence after being spotlighted in Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” and entering a very publicized feud with President Donald Trump. Trump’s decree that Lewis was “all talk, no action” forced many to research Lewis’ name, his constant presence in the Civil Rights Movement and his refusal to back down despite being jailed, assaulted and more in the name of civil rights.

Diane Nash is a hidden figure. Reduced to a minor role in “Selma”, Nash’s legacy within the Civil Rights Movement is quite large. As students and older figures clashed on the direction of the movement (an irony given today’s fight with Black Lives Matter being as generational), Nash strategy for students in regards to lunch counter sitins, the Freedom Riders as well as co-founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee make her a hero. Then President John F. Kennedy appointed Nash to a committee in regards to civil rights legislation, leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

As often as the Movement derided the work of women and homosexual men, Nash remains a champion of civil rights.

The same goes for Bayard Rustin who was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Detailed oriented and brilliant, Rustin made it clear that everything had to coalesce in order for the movement to work. According to a 2011 Washington Post article, the reason why Rustin’s name isn’t more prominently featured amongst civil rights leaders and champions is due to his position and sexuality. The movement, heavily mandated to have figures both seen as morally upstanding and believers of the faith couldn’t have Rustin in the foreground. So his organizational work, from the movement to the Social Democrats was viewed as monumental behind the scenes, never up close and personal.

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His partner, Walter Naegle said of him, “Bayard had a lot of baggage — communist youth member, conscientious objector. But being gay was the one thing that was still unforgivable to a lot of civil rights leaders.”

Although Rosa Parks gets most of the accolades for her refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955, a black teenager was jailed for the crime some nine months earlier. Claudette Colvin at the age of 16 was arrested on March 2, 1955 after standing in solidarity with a pregnant woman who also refused to move. In regards to her position within the movement, Colvin remarked, “My mother told me to be quiet about what I did. She told me to let Rosa be the one: white people aren’t going to bother Rosa, they like her.” Colvin’s actions eventually led to Browder v. Gayle, a case that eventually went to the Supreme Court and determined that bus segregation was unconstitutional in 1956. Colvin was the last to testify in the case.

When the movement shifted to enterprise, black names continued to make way. There was Whitney Young, a Kentucky born man who spent most of his time within the National Urban League to fight employment discrimination in the United States. In Robert Warren Penn’s “Who Speaks For The Negro?” Young said, “We are the social engineers, we are the strategists, we are the planners, we are the people who work at the level of policy-making, policy implementation, the highest echelons of the corporate community, the highest echelons of the governmental community – both at the federal, state and local level – the highest echelons of the labor movement.” His development of a domestic version of the “Marshall Plan” which called for a $145 billion in federal aid to cities led to then President Lyndon B. Johnson partially implementing them in his War on Poverty. During his time at the Urban League, Young expanded the organization, focused on alternative education for high school dropouts and rounded up black leaders to solve community issues.

As time progresses given the current administration in Washington, the rights of journalists will be tested more and more. No one may know this more than Earl Caldwell (no relation), a journalist who worked mostly with the Black Panthers in the 1970s. At the time, J. Edgar Hoover’s paranoia about the Panthers led him to wanting more informants against the group.

The so-called “most dangerous threat to America” had wanted Caldwell’s knowledge of the group in order to bring it down. When it came time to appear in front of a federal grand jury, Caldwell refused. The man who was the lone reporter of the scene for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., had refused to give up confidential information on the Party. The government attempted to argue that it was a violation of the First Amendment but the Supreme Court ruled that it was not. It led to the common phrase amongst journalists, “I’ll never reveal my source.” Caldwell’s work continued in the 1990s where he reported on police brutality suffered by six Haitian cab drivers. The drivers were raped and sodomized by the officer’s service revolver, uniform and police van. Caldwell’s reporting was largely ignored by city officials and he was ultimately fired from his post at the New York Daily News in 1994. Three years later, the city dealt with the 1997 assault on Haitian immigrant Abner Louima, a victim of a near similar crime as the one Caldwell reported on.

Without Carter G. Woodson, the idea of Black History Month wouldn’t even be a thing. The concept was only regarded as Black History Week when Woodson founded it in 1926. It wouldn’t be until 1976, when America celebrated its bicentennial was it formally recognized

by President Gerald R. Ford as a national recognition of African-American achievement. It wouldn’t be recognized in the United Kingdom until 1987 and Canada in 1995. Which is probably why Canada is also recognizing civil rights activist Viola Desmond.

The mother of the modern Civil Rights Movement up north, she refused to leave her seat in a segregated theatre in Nova Scotia and was jailed on tax evasion charges for failure to pay the one cent difference between the segregated seat in the balcony and the main ballroom seat which she sat in. After her trial, she later moved to Montreal and later New York City.

Her fight helped establish the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSAACP). In 2018, she’ll become the first Canadian woman on printed money when she becomes the face of the $10 bill.

deny the importance of knowledge. Marcus Garvey was ridiculed as a loon by the government until further teachings show how forward thinking he was. Our history books, the ones written not by us but by those who believe it is best to think for us exclude as much as they possibly can. The most ignorant lie ever created was that if you wanted to hide something from someone black, you’d hide it in a book. Not anymore.

Black History Month is in its 41st year of being recognized in the United States, to a people with more than centuries of culture, racial identity and more tied to it. It also goes well beyond the books and lessons taught in schools across the country.

The more combing for hidden figures we have, the greatest identity many will grow to wear and cherish. DuBois had his “talented tenth” idea of bourgeoise elitism but he didn’t

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BLACK HISTORY

MayaAngelou:AndStillIRise, February 21 on PBS During Black History Month

THIRTEEN’s American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Rita captured these insightful interviews with her just prior to her death so we can all Premiere of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, February 21 on PBS During learn from her wisdom firsthand.”

Black History Month Today, American Masters launches a year-long online campaign, #InspiringWomanPBS, Distinctly referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” Dr. Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928-May 28, 2014) led a prolific life. As a singer, dancer, activist, poet and writer, she inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries. Best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House), she gave people the freedom to think about their history in a way they never had before. The first feature documentary about her life, American Masters -- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, premieres nationwide Tuesday, February 21 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) during Black History Month as part of the 31st season of THIRTEEN’s American Masters series. PBS Distribution will release the film on DVD the same day, with additional bonus features, and on Digital HD February 22.

based on themes central to Dr. Angelou’s life: artistic expression, academic success, active community engagement and acceptance of difference. People can share stories of inspirational women in their own lives via text, images or videos on the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) or via Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #InspiringWomanPBS.

With unprecedented access, filmmakers Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack trace Dr. Angelou’s incredible journey, shedding light on the untold aspects of her life through neverbefore-seen footage, rare archival photographs and videos and her own words. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South and her early performing career (1957’s Miss Calypso album and Calypso Heat Wave film, Jean Genet’s 1961 play The Blacks) to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana and her many writing successes, including her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton, American Masters -- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise reveals hidden facets of her life during some of America’s most defining moments. The film also features exclusive interviews with Dr. Angelou, her friends and family, including Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Alfre Woodard, Cicely Tyson, Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton, Louis Gossett, Jr., John Singleton, Diahann Carroll, Valerie Simpson, Random House editor Bob Loomis and Dr. Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson.

“It was a unique privilege to be the first filmmakers to tell Dr. Angelou’s full story and exciting to uncover stories that most people hadn’t heard,” said co-director and co-producer Bob Hercules (American Masters - Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, American Masters Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, Forgiving Dr. Mengele).

“The film reflects on how the events of history, culture and the arts shaped Dr. Angelou’s life, and how she, in turn, helped shape our own worldview through her autobiographical literature and activism,” said co-director and co-producer Rita Coburn Whack (Curators of Culture, Remembering 47th Street, African Roots American Soil).

“It is bittersweet that Dr. Angelou takes her rightful place in the American Masters series posthumously,” said executive producer Michael Kantor. “We are fortunate that Bob and

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Super Bowl LI Preview

Photography by Vicky Pink After all the many months of preparation, Super Bowl LI is in full swing in Houston and our visitors are impressed. From the 10,000 volunteers ready to answer questions, offer assistance and give the best experience possible to the way the city has literally transformed into a football oasis, Super Bowl LI will be one for the record books. This week we are sharing a few pictures from Pre Super Bowl VIP Shopping Event, Houston Super Bowl Host Committee Youth Mural Dedications, Super Bowl Opening Night, and NFL Experience Driven by Genesis.

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EAT WITH STYLE

A Soup-er Meal Solution

By Family Feature One-pot meals are all the rage, but the original dinner you could make in a single dish still stands the test of time. Whether your tastes tend toward hearty or light, soup is the perfect answer for a simple, fuss-free meal at home or the office.

As if you needed more motivation, these five reasons explain why you should grab your favorite spoon and settle in to enjoy a big bowl of piping hot soup.

Weight management. Most experts agree portion control is one of the most important aspects of weight management. With the right ingredients, a single bowl of soup can provide plenty of satiety to carry you comfortably to your next meal. No matter what diet plan you follow, you’re sure to find an array of soups that fit your needs.

Quick and easy preparation. A pot that simmers all day is a surprisingly easy way to put dinner on the table. Simply throw all your ingredients in a giant pot or a slow cooker and walk away. Or for a meal in mere minutes, you can rely on a store-bought option that tastes homemade. Delicious Idahoan Premium Steakhouse Potato Soups bring together real Idaho red potatoes with flavorful spices and rich cheeses to provide a creamy taste in every spoonful that is ready in just 5 minutes. The steakhouse-style soups are available in four flavor varieties: Creamy Potato, Loaded Potato, Cheddar Broccoli and Three Cheese Chipotle.

Affordability. Even if your wallet is stretched thin, it’s easy to scrape together a handful of inexpensive ingredients to create a soup from scratch. You can even use leftovers or odds and ends from the pantry or freezer. Another way to make those grocery dollars stretch or to curb your work week lunchtime spending is to visit the soup aisle for a wide variety of meals you can pick up for a modest price.

Boost veggie intake. Most soups provide an ample serving of veggies in every bowl, making it easy to reap the health benefits, including a vast number of vitamins and minerals. There’s also a practical reason that soup is in high demand when you’re feeling under the weather.

Many vegetables contain anti-inflammatory properties, and a steamy bowl of broth-rich soup can help ease clogged sinuses. For those who typically avoid veggies, remember that it’s easy to hide them in broth or among other ingredients.

Versatility. Soup is the ultimate adapter. You can find soups representing nearly every flavor imaginable and ethnic influences from around the world. When you purchase ready-made soups, you can switch gears after just one bowl to satisfy virtually any flavor your taste buds crave.

Explore more soup-er mealtime solutions at Idahoan.com. (family in kitchen) Photo courtesy of Getty Images

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TRAVEL See the World On a Dime: Tips for Traveling On a Budget

By Bell of TotallyRandie

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absolutely love to travel! It would be safe to say I suffer from wanderlust. It’s something about packing late, rushing to the airport, letting my seat back as soon as the plane takes off and sleeping thru most of the flight. International flights are even better! I love the sound of my passport getting stamped, the conversation I have with multiple cultures while waiting in customs, and how the meals change on the plane when you are no longer in the states. It puts a smile on my face like no other, and I haven’t even talked about the destinations! Flying over the Swiss Alps, taking a boat to my hotel in Venice, climbing The Great Wall of China, learning about these cultures from first hand adds to my admiration of travel. My friends say: “HOW DO YOU DO IT?” “I priced your same trip and it totaled 5k!” Simply put, I travel on a budget and I’m going to teach you how!

Do Due Diligence!

Do not sleep on sites like Kayak and Travelzoo. I am signed up for Travelzoo’s VIP 20 and have taken two of my last few international trips with them. They are always running a huge sale on what I like to call Combination Travel: Hotel, Transfers, Plane Ticket, and some Meals all included. Again I am traveling with two friends so once they send me an email to Thailand for 699, I jump on it, 200 down and I get to pay it off 1 month before my trip; I’m as good as gold! Vacation packages are amazing, you just have to make sure you’re putting yourself in opportunities way! Also, subscribe to sights that search for fluke tickets and post the link. My flight to Abu Dhabi cost me an even 235 Roundtrip because of such sites.

Three’s Company!

Keep your Eyes Open!

Don’t travel with those friends. Get you someone who already has a passport and has proven that they are about that travel life. I travel with my best friend and my sister. Now, why is this important? Not only do you want to share some amazing memories with people you have a close bond with, it’s cheaper. A lot of times when you travel, you have to have the money upfront. If you are not paying for your hotel upfront, you are definitely paying for your plane ticket. When you travel with 3 or more people, you can find amazing payment plans. But from where?

Bottom line is, there is no secret club that offers you cheap flights & vacations, and it’s out there. I have given you my blueprint to travel now go out there and tweak it on your own.

I’m sure there are a million of ways to travel on a budget. Now go see some world!

The first step to traveling on a budget is to get you some dedicated friends who don’t mind going with you. I once heard a friend say how he was in a Facebook travel group.

In January, a group of 25 agreed to go on a September cruise, by March only 10 booked,

by August only 2 were going.

Search. The worst thing I have ever seen is a lazy traveler. If you know you don’t have the funds to outright buy your ticket to where you want to go and hotel etc., why don’t you hunt for deals? It’s not that hard. If international travel is too rich for your blood at the time, there are a million domestic deals you can find with a little bit of searching. When I fly domestically, I like to do what I call a mix and match. Find an amazing flight deal (Cheap air, Southwest, Flysmart, Google Flights) and then pair it with a nice Air B&B or hotel deal (Hotels.com, Travelocity, etc.). Yes, it takes a little bit of time but it’s better than paying astronomical prices for being lazy or worst, not going at all.

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BOOK REVIEW

“The Blood of Emmett Till”

By Timothy B. Tyson

You really can’t remember.

For sure, something important happened years ago, something you should recall very easily, but time’s made things fuzzy. Have you forgotten or, worse yet, have you just remembered everything wrong? Usually, you suppose, it wouldn’t matter but in the new book “The Blood of Emmett Till” by Timothy B. Tyson, it surely does.

For decades, Carolyn Bryant Donham didn’t talk about Emmett Till, her accusations, or his murder in 1955. Stories about that day swirled through the years, in court and out, depending on who was asked, but she kept mum until she read a book by Tyson, about a similar incident that happened fifteen years after Till was killed.

She reached out to Tyson, he claims, ready to talk.

She’d written a biography, she said, and wanted it, and some other documents, to be archived appropriately. She denied remembering much, really, but it was during one of their interviews that Carolyn, at whom Till supposedly flirted, dropped a bombshell: she said Till never did what he was accused of doing.

He didn’t do it.

Contrary to popular notions, says Tyson, it’s unlikely that Emmett Till wasn’t aware of the dangers of interacting with white folks in 1955 Mississippi. Chicago, where Till grew up, was segregated, too, and he’d surely heard northward-migrating Mississippians talk about trouble. Fourteen years old and filled with adolescence, he knew the dangers but he might have underestimated them.

He’d begged his mother to let him take a train south to visit kin. She’d probably warned him anew of the risks; Mamie Till Mobley had lived in Mississippi, and she knew that “Citizens Councils” existed in the South, that they’d use intimidation and violence as tools of enforcement. The Brown v. Board of Education decision had also been released not long before and she must’ve sensed that the South was bubbling, when Emmett Till stepped into a grocery store in Money, Mississippi.

He was there, they claimed, less than a minute…

As author Timothy B. Tyson says, we may never know exactly what happened on that day in 1955. Some key people are

dead, some have memories muddied by time or threats – but with those facts in mind, there’s still no denying that “The Blood of Emmett Till,” contains historical TNT. Donham’s confession aside (as if that’s not reason enough to read this book), Tyson does a fine job recounting what happened to Till, and afterward. No book on Till is complete without that, but the difference is that this one seems to ferret out small details that feel more uncommon; absolutely, Tyson gives additional back-story to Till, his mother, their family, to the accuser and her family, and to the atmosphere that surrounded them then. Those things are interesting – they’ll keep you reading – but that’s probably not what you’d come to this book for.

Indeed, this is as hot-button as they come, and it’s likely not the definitive word on this murder. Stay tuned – and in the meantime, “The Blood of Emmett Till” is the title to remember.

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SPORTS

Lights, Camera, Action: Super Bowl LI

By Brian Barefield, Sports Writer

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ell, it is finally here. The pinnacle of the NFL season. Crème de la Crème for every player that dons the uniform of any of the 32 teams in the National Football League. But for one team it seems like business as usual and the other team comes in with a ‘We Belong Here,” mentality. The AFC Champions New England Patriots will play the NFC Champions Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 in Houston, Texas (6:30 PM ET on Fox).

In high school, I played with a running back who led the city of Houston in rushing and he was really good. On game day, I noticed he always followed the same routine. He would take a 30 min nap, stretch, get his ankles taped and listen to rap through his Walkman. The exact same songs every week. I mean you could almost set your clock by him. One time I asked him, “Why do you do the same thing every game day?” His response was something I will never forget and I even use to this day. He said, “Successful individuals are creatures of habit.

They find a routine that works for them and they stick to it. Any deviation from that makes you unsuccessful.”

This is how I imagine the New England Patriots approach things every year. Or as the franchise mantra goes “The Patriot Way.” This is the ninth Super Bowl appearance for New England and the second one in the last three years (Super Bowl 49 Champions). “This is what you fight for. This is what you train for. It’s to get an opportunity to play in the game,” says the franchise postseason leader in both catches (84) and receiving yards (937). The advantage this team holds is that they will arguably have two people who will go down in history as the greatest coach and quarterback of all time Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. They are making their seventh Super Bowl appearance together while winning four of those Super Bowls.

“You never know if you will get these opportunities in life and fortunately this team has got the opportunity,” says Brady. But if they want to win number five they have to hope that their defense who has given up the least amount of points this year can stop the “Greatest Show on Turf 2.”

‘We have worked hard to get to this point but the challenge is still in front of us. It’s really difficult says to get here, but our ultimate goal is still in front of us,” says quarterback and Falcons leader, Matt Ryan. This is the second appearance in the Super Bowl for the Atlanta Falcons. The last coming in 1998. Ryan comes in touting the NFL’s league’s leading offense in scoring (540) and second in total offense (415.8 yards a game). With all-pro wide receiver Julio Jones, two-headed monster at running back (Coleman, Freeman), and complimentary receivers (Gabriel and Sanu Sr.), Ryan has little to no worry about executing the game plan. “Matt is a great player and leader on this team, and he is my brother,” Says Jones. And he added “MVP” to that last statement as well. The one person that can keep these young Falcons grounded and focused is their head coach Dan Quinn who has coached in three Super Bowls in the last four years. “I am excited and for these players. It will be a great challenge,” responded Quinn when asked about his team’s demeanor. If he can keep his young defensive players from being too excited about this opportunity to play in the Super Bowl and against Brady they may have a chance.

Ok. Now the moment we have all been waiting for. My prediction. I have dreaded this for two weeks. From going over stat after stat and watching a lot of game footage on both teams, I have finally came to a decision. While this won’t be the most popular choice throughout the sports world. I am going with the Falcons (maybe that’s my loyalty to the NFC) to win 34 -24. This is solely based on the fact that the Atlanta Falcons are never out of a game with that offense. Any time they have the ball on offense is a potential scoring drive. And I do mean every time.

Enjoy the festivities this weekend Houston.

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BEAUTY

Nail Your Team Spirit with Nail Wraps

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Ashley Turner’s 30th Birthday Photography by Vicky Pink

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ouston’s First Daughter turned it up in a big way for her 30th birthday with plenty of friends. Her festive roaring twenties themed party was lively and full of energy. Ashley was decked out in a sparkly black and white number. Some in attendance were Kim Roxie, Darian Ward, Deavra Daughtry, Bryce Kennard, Tamar Davis, and Carl Davis.

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he Smahrt Girl Foundation at their 2nd Annual Brunch and Ball Gowns Benefit Gala honored seven dynamic women. Lashanda Gary, Mandy Kao, Delesa O’Dell-Thomas, Dr. Leticia Plummer, and Nicole West were celebrated for being women who lead and embodying the mission and purpose of the foundation. Toni Whitaker was awarded the Icon Award and Mary Young was given the Village Builder Award. Smahrt Girl Foundation founder Pamela Ellis also paid tribute to five students for being girls who exceed. David Johns, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, was the keynote speaker. Some in attendance were Dr. Austin & Loren Lane (Event Chairs), Dr. Joseph & Deanna Gathe (Reception Chairs), Darian Ward, Dr. Rachel Davis, Carylon Coleman, Gretchen Campbell, Erica Rouse, Dr. Raegan Flowers, Damali Keith, Torsha Johnson, and Ashamarah Heath.

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