Houston Style Magazine Vol 32 No 13

Houston Style Magazine March 25 – April 01, 2021

Volume 32 | Number 13

Houston’s Premiere Weekly Publication, Since 1989

2021 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH HONORING Houston Women Who Did It First

By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor

Complimentary

Jesse Jackson

Our Diversity Is Truly America’s Strength – Hateful Reactions America’s Weakness

Azellia White AVIATION HISTORY MAKER

Cheryl Swoopes ATHLETIC HISTORY MAKER

Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott EDUCATION HISTORY MAKER

Cannabis

SURVEY: How Texans Stop Pain With A Plant

Zina Garrison SPORTS HISTORY MAKER

Mae Jemison SCIENCE HISTORY MAKER

Lauren Anderson DANCE HISTORY MAKER

STAY HOME H WORK SAFE CORONAVIRUS – US NUMBERS: Cases: 30,689,470 Deaths: 557,885

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TRIAL UPDATE: The Jury Has Been Selected

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Deadline To Register To Vote April 1st

Ahmad Al Aliwi

Boulder Gunman, 21 Charged With 10-Counts of First Degree Murder

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1. Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods Dr., 77345 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | March 23-27: 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m. | No appointment required.

2. Houston Community College – North Forest, 6010 Little York Rd, 77016 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | MondaySaturday: 10 a.m.—7 p.m. | Registration available onsite or online via doineedacovid19test.com.

3. United Memorial Medical Center, 510 W Tidwell Rd., 77091 | Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab | MondayFriday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | No appointment required.

4. Greater First Baptist Church, 4441 Haygood St., 77022 | Drive-thru or Walk-up| Nose self-swab | March 23-27: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | No appointment required.

5. Kashmere Metro, 5700 Eastex Freeway, 77026 | Walk-up | Nose self-swab | Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via curative.com.

6. METRO Addicks Park & Ride, 14230 Katy Fwy, 77079 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Call 832-393-4220 for access code.

7. Memorial Park Conservancy, 1153 East Memorial Loop Dr., 77007 | Walk-up | Mouth self-swab | Daily: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via curative.com.

8. Minute Maid Park, Lot C, 2208 Preston St., 77002 | Drive-thru or Walk-up | Mouth self-swab | SaturdayWednesday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Thursday-Friday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Appt not required but available at curative.com.

9. Houston Community College – Northeast Campus, 555 Community College Dr, 77013 | Drive-thru | Mouth selfswab | Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via docshealthtesting.com.

10. University of St. Thomas, 3800 Montrose Blvd, 77006 | Walk-up |Shallow nose self-swab | Diario: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Appointment not required but available via curative.com.

11. Miller Outdoor Theater, 6000 Hermann Park Dr., 77030 | Walk-up | Mouth self-swab | Daily: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via curative.com.

12. LeRoy Crump Stadium, 12321 Alief Clodine Rd, 77082 | Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab | Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via texas.spartancovidtesting.com.

13. Houston Metro West, 11555 Westpark Dr, 77082 | Walk-up | Mouth self-swab | Daily: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via curative.com.

14. PlazAmericas, 7500 Bellaire Blvd, 77036 | Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab | Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | No appointment required.

15. Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star Dr, 77074 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.—7 p.m. | Registration available onsite or online via doineedacovid19test.com.

16. Aramco Services Company, 9009 West Loop South, 77096 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Call 832-393-4220 for access code.

17. Houston Community College – Southeast Campus, 6815 Rustic, St., 77087 | Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab | Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | No appointment required.

18. Johnson Neighborhood Library, 3517 Reed Rd., 77051| Drive-thru or Walk-up | Nose self-swab | March 23-27: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | No appointment required.

19. Houston Community College – South Campus, 1990 Airport Blvd, 77051 | Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab | Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Appointment not required but available via covidtest.tdem.texas.gov.

20. Multicultural Center, 951 Tristar Dr, Webster, 77598 | Drive-thru | Nose self-swab | Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Call 832-393-4220 for access code.

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COMMENTARY

Our Diversity Is Truly America’s Strength, Weakness

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

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ast week’s murder of eight people in North Georgia, six of them Asian American women, has brought national attention to the increasing violence and hatred suffered by Asian Americans in this country, and to the continuing reality of violence against women.

Hate crimes against Asian Americans were up a staggering 150 percent in 2020, with Asian American women twice as likely to be victimized as men. Those targeted are of all ages and all different Asian nationalities.

The violent attacks are often simply random, as when Xiao Zhen Xie, a 76-year-old grandmother in San Francisco was punched in the face by a stranger. Children have been bullied and insulted. Asian-owned businesses have been vandalized; homes smeared with hateful graffiti.

The immediate cause of the increasing violence can be traced back to Donald Trump labeling the COVID-19 pandemic the “Kung Flu,” and blaming the Chinese for its spread. Trump’s taunts focused the anger of frightened people on Asian Americans, despite the fact that Asian Americans - often frontline essential workers - were disproportionately hit by the disease. This comes on top of the resentment fueled by the loss of good jobs in America, as rapacious multinationals and foolish policymakers conspired to cripple manufacturing.

The recent outbreak of race crimes directed at Asian Americans is the most recent chapter of a long, dismal history in this country, dating back to when Chinese workers were first imported in the 1850s to do dangerous, low-wage jobs in mining and railroad construction. Employers suppressed

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their wages, stripped them of their rights, and stomped out any effort to organize. Immediately, fears that the “Chinese were taking American jobs” spread wildly.

Just as with African Americans, Asian Americans were victimized repeatedly by vigilante violence and official injustice. In 1854, the California Supreme Court in People v. Hall ruled that Asians could not testify against a white person. Hall, who had murdered a Chinese immigrant, walked away without penalty.

In 1871, in Los Angeles, a vengeful mob lynched 17 Chinese men.

No one was ever punished. In 1882, the U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, a ban on Chinse immigration that was extended for 60 years.

In World War II, Japanese Americans were interned in what were essentially concentration camps, a brazen violation of their rights that the Supreme Court, to its shame, ratified. More recently, when refugees from Vietnam began to work in shrimping off the coast of Texas, the local Ku Klux Klan, garbed in their regalia, set their boats on fire. After 9/11, violence against South Asians soared.

In reality, the 20 million Asian Americans in the United States are very diverse, coming from 20 countries with different language, religions and races.

The largest numbers come from China, India and the Philippines. Collectively, they are the fastest growing minority in the United States.

On average, they are remarkably successful. Their median annual wage is higher than that of all Americans. They are less likely to live in poverty. Over half of those older than 25 have a college degree or more, compared to 30 percent of all Americans.

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Seven in 10 who are 5 or older speak English proficiently.

Yet, despite this success, they suffer from systemic racism and face a growing threat of violence. Now is the time to confront this plague. The murders in North Georgia have sparked vigils across the country. Civil rights organizations, African American and Latino groups have rallied in solidarity.

The mainstream media has finally put a spotlight on the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes. The Asian American Leaders Table has called on the federal government to ensure robust enforcement of civil rights laws, and to prioritize violence prevention and restorative justice.

Strikingly, they understand that all communities of color struggle in the face of racism and hate crimes.

They call on Congress to invest in communities at risk, building for all Americans basic economic rights that include jobs, housing, health care and education. The founding vision of the Rainbow Coalition was the inclusive society. We realized when you combine all the marginalized people who suffer from discrimination -- African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans,

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members of the LGBTQ communities, undocumented immigrants, the disabled and more -- we represent the majority of America. And when workers come together across lines of race and religion, they can change the world.

The pandemic and the poisonous rhetoric of Donald Trump have exposed once more the hard work that must be done to bring together an inclusive society. Our diversity is truly America’s strength, and the hateful reaction to it America’s weakness. The rising violence against Asian Americans, the Black Lives Matter marches against police brutality, the tragic epidemic of deaths of despair plaguing displaced working people, the increasing anger at immigrants require all of us to come together, across lines of race and religion and region, to protect one another and to unite in the call for equal justice.

Together we can make a more perfect union.

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Texas Sec. Of State Hughs Reminds Eligible Texas Voters Of Upcoming Thur. April 1st Voter Registration Deadlines By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

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exas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs today reminded eligible Texas voters of the upcoming April 1st voter registration deadline for the May 1st election. With two weeks until the deadline, the Secretary issued a final call to action to voters, community leaders, and elected officials to encourage their fellow Texans to register and prepare to vote in the upcoming election.

“Exercising your right to vote and making your voice heard is a fundamental part of our democracy,” said Secretary Hughs. “I encourage all eligible Texans who have not already done so to register to vote by April 1st so that they can actively participate in shaping the future of Texas.”

Texans should begin by checking their registration status on the Texas Secretary of State’s website on the “Am I Registered?” page.

If you have moved to a new address within the same county or have changed your name, you can update your information online.

Eligible Texans who are not already registered to vote may complete and print a voter registration application online or request an application from their county elections administrator. Once completed, eligible Texas voters should submit the application to the county voter registrar in their county of residence.

Completed voter registration applications must be postmarked by April 1st in order to be accepted.

Voters with questions about how to cast a ballot in the upcoming May 2021 uniform election can call 1-800-252VOTE or visit www.VoteTexas.gov for more information. www.HarrisVotes.com

The Jury Has Been Selected For The Derek Chauvin’s Murder Trial “This Is What We Know About Them”

By Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper www.CNN.com / www.StyleMagazine.com A jury of 15 people has been selected in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd. And while the jurors are unnamed and unseen on camera, we do know basic details about them.

Six men and nine women have been chosen to serve on the jury during the trial in Minneapolis. Of the 15 jurors, nine are White, four are Black and two are mixed race, according to how the court says the jurors identified themselves.

The jury selection process began March 9 at the Hennepin County Government Center and wrapped up Tuesday, exactly two weeks later. The panel will ultimately be made up of 12 jurors and two alternates, so one of the selected jurors will be excused before the trial begins, Judge Peter Cahill said.

Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, a White former Minneapolis Police officer, placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for an extended period while Floyd pleaded, “I can’t breathe.” His final moments were captured on video, and his death led to widespread protests against police brutality and racism under the banner Black Lives Matter as well as incidents of unrest and looting.

Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. He has also pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder, which was reinstated in the case on March 11.

If convicted, Chauvin could face up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder, and up to 10 years for

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second-degree manslaughter. The charges are to be considered separate, so Chauvin could be convicted of all, some or none of them.

Opening statements are expected to start March 29, followed by testimony that could take about four weeks.

THREE OTHER FORMER OFFICERS -- Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao -- are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. They are expected to stand trial this summer. All four ex-officers are out on bail.

The jurors in Chauvin’s case all come from Hennepin County, which is demographically about 74% White and 14% Black, according to census data.

The prospective jurors previously completed a 16-page questionnaire that asked for their personal thoughts on Black Lives Matter, policing and other topics. In court, each person was sworn in and then questioned one-by-one in a process known as voir dire.

The juror’s name, address and other information are kept anonymous.

Eric Nelson questioned the prospective jurors for the defense, while Steve Schleicher questioned them for the prosecution.

The first juror selected is a White man in his 20s or 30s who works as a chemist and said he has an analytical mind.

The second juror is a woman of color who appears to be in her 20s or 30s, according to a pool

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reporter’s observations in court. She said she was “super excited” about getting the jury questionnaire form.

The third juror selected is a White man in his 30s who works as an auditor. He said he supports Black Lives Matter in the general context but doesn’t like everything they have done.

The fourth juror selected is a Black man in his 30s or 40s who moved to the US 14 years ago and works in information technology. He said that he had a “somewhat negative” opinion of Chauvin, that he strongly disagreed with defunding the police and that police make him feel safe.

The fifth juror is a White woman in her 50s, according to the court. She said she has a “somewhat negative” impression of Chauvin, and believes there are biases against African Americans but not everyone in the system is bad. She said she felt empathy for Floyd as well as the officers because “at the end of the day I’m sure that the intention was not there for this to happen.”

The sixth juror chosen is a Black man in his 30s, according to the court, who said he had very CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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favorable views of Black Lives Matter. He also said he thought Chauvin had “no intention” of harming anyone, but he said he could put that opinion aside in this case.

The seventh juror selected is a White woman in her 50s, according to the court. She had a “somewhat negative” impression of Chauvin and wrote she “got the impression he didn’t care about” Floyd.

The eighth juror selected is a Black man in his 40s who works in management. He said he had a neutral opinion of Chauvin and had a “somewhat favorable” view of both Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter.

The ninth juror is a woman of multiple/ mixed race in her 40s who said she has a “somewhat negative” opinion of Chauvin, but feels safe because of police in her neighborhood, the court said. The court initially incorrectly stated her race as White, but she identifies as multiple/mixed race.

The 10th juror is a White woman in her 50s who works as a nurse. She said police in her community make her feel safe, but she noted Black and minority people are not always treated fairly in the criminal justice system.

The 11th juror is a Black woman and grandmother in her 50s or 60s who once lived about 10 blocks from where Floyd died. She has a relative that is a Minneapolis Police officer, and said she somewhat agrees that Black people are not always treated fairly in the criminal justice system.

The 12th juror is a White woman in her 40s who works in commercial insurance. She has a healthy respect for police officers and a somewhat favorable opinion of Black Lives Matter.

The 13th juror is a White woman in her

In this image, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listen in court during jury selection on Wednesday, March 10th.

50s. Until recently, she worked in customer service in a suburban business that was damaged in the unrest after Floyd’s death. She said she had a “somewhat negative” view of Chauvin, but generally trusts police and believes people who follow their instructions have nothing to fear.

The 14th juror is a White woman in her 20s who works as a social worker. She said she had neutral views of Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter and strongly disagrees with defunding the police.

The 15th juror is a White man in his 20s who works as an accountant. He said he had a “somewhat favorable” view of Black Lives Matter and that he “strongly agreed” police in his community make him

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feel safe.

During the questioning, the defense and prosecution were able to ask the court to dismiss prospective jurors for cause if they believed the person could not be fair and impartial.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys were also able to dismiss prospective jurors without cause, using what’s called a peremptory challenge. Chauvin’s team was allowed 18 of these challenges and used 14. The prosecution was allowed 10 and used eight.

The defense generally used its strikes on people who expressed negative views of Chauvin and positive views of Black Lives Matter, while the prosecution has generally used its strikes on White people who expressed support for police.

Two men who had initially been selected to be on the jury were later excused after they told the court that mid-trial news of Minneapolis’s $27 million settlement with Floyd’s estate affected their ability to be impartial.

CNN’s Brad Parks and Carma Hassan contributed to this report.

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Rice University’s Baker Institute For Public Policy and Informed Texas Study

How Texans Stop Pain With A Plant: Findings From A Survey Of Cannabis Users By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

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ice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Foundation for an Informed Texas have worked together on a survey of Texas patients to better understand patient needs, why they use cannabis, the conditions which cannabis helps, the effects of cannabis on these conditions, and to provide accurate data. The survey was conducted online between August 11, 2020, and October 6, 2020, and recruited participants through medical cannabis patient networks, including Foundation for an Informed Texas. Review the one pager and visit the Baker Institute site.

Key Findings:

· 84% of respondents have considered leaving Texas for a state with a more inclusive medical cannabis program. · 61% report having replaced prescription opioids and benzodiazepines with medical cannabis. · 39% report that medical

cannabis has improved quality of life. · Anxiety, depression, and back pain are the most frequently reported conditions for medical cannabis use.

Policy Recommendations:

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Expand the Compassionate Use Program’s qualifying conditions

and move to a system in which program eligibility is based on both symptoms and diagnosis.

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Remove the cap on THC content. Allow doctors and patients to determine the optimal strength and dosage for each individual’s medical needs.

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Revise the state’s current regulatory scheme so that program oversight rests with qualified medical

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professionals who can adjust program guidelines in response to evolving research and other relevant considerations.

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Provide legal protections against discrimination and denial of benefits in areas including but not limited to employment, health care, housing, education, and parental rights for people who use medical cannabis.

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Make possession of small amounts of cannabis flower and concentrates for personal use a fineonly offense to avoid criminalizing patients.

This study further supports the findings and recommendations offered

by Vicente Sederberg LLP in a white paper they released in December of 2020 which found there are likely more than one million Texas residents with debilitating medical conditions who could benefit from medical cannabis but are still included in the current program.

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ty District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Tuesday at a news conference in Boulder.

Police on Tuesday also released the names of those killed: Denny Stong, 20; Neven Stanisic, 23; Rikki Olds, 25; Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Boulder police Officer Eric Talley, 51; Kevin Mahoney, 61; Lynn Murray, 62; Jody Waters, 65.

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he 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Colorado supermarket -- which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police officer -faces 10 counts of murder in the first degree, police said Tuesday.

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, of Arvada, near Denver, is accused of opening fire Monday afternoon at the King Soopers store in the university city of Boulder, killing people ranging in age from 20 to 65, authorities said.

Police took the suspect into custody at the store Monday afternoon, less than an hour after panicked 911 callers told dispatchers of the killings unfolding there.

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Alissa, who at some point was shot in the leg Monday, was booked Tuesday into county jail after being treated at a hospital, authorities said. Officers described his wound as a “through and through” gunshot wound to his upper right thigh, according to an affidavit from Boulder County.

The motive in the Boulder killings -- one of several mass shootings in the US over the past week -- isn’t immediately known, and the investigation will take a long time, authorities said. Still, investigators believe he was the only perpetrator, they said.

“I promise that all of us here will work tirelessly ... to make sure that the killer is held absolutely and fully accountable for what he did,” Boulder Coun-

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Officers had exchanged gunfire with Alissa at the store, but it wasn’t clear who shot him, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said.

The suspect has “lived most of his life in the United States,” Dougherty said Tuesday, without elaborating.

The shootings in Boulder, home to the University of Colorado’s main campus nestled by the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver, came less than a week after shootings at three spas in the Atlanta area left eight people dead.

In the past week alone, the United States has seen at least seven shootings, in each of which at least four people were injured or killed.

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Houston Style Magazine

HONORING Houston Women Who Did It First

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By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor – www.StyleMagazine.com

ouston is the place where giants are what they did. This is why Women’s History legends that also have roots firmly planted birth. Walking among us are history Month is so important. We get to recog- in Houston. It also inspires us to think difmakers, trailblazers, and winners. nize those among us who have achieved ferently and go after our dreams because

We may not always know their names or extraordinary fetes. Below we honor six we know the impossible is possible.

Azellia White AVIATION HISTORY MAKER American Female Aviator 1st A/A Female To Earn Pilots License In USA

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any know the name Bessie Coleman. She is the first African American female pilot to earn her license in the United States who trained at the France’s Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.

How many of you are familiar with the name Azellia White? She is the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license in the United States of America.

A Gonzales, Texas, native, Azellia White, born on June 3, 1913, grew up looking at someone who looked like her flying high above the sky. It is not known if the spirit to fly sparked for her when she was just a child, however, it is known that former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt did inspired her interest in aviation. First Lady Roosevelt visited the base where White’s husband, Hulon “Pappy” White, worked as an airplane mechanic where the famed Tuskegee Airmen trained. During Roosevelt’s visit, she was able to go for a ride with one of the Tuskegee Airmen and was so impressed that she demanded that her husband send them to fight in World War II. After the battle, White and her husband made their home in Houston, TX, and created the Sky Ranch Flying Service, a flight school and airport, with some of the Tuskegee Airmen. Around that same time, White took flying lessons from one of the airmen to earn her pilot’s license on March 26, 1946.

During her career, White was the recipient of several awards including being recognized with Trailblazer Award from the Black Pilots of America and being inducted into the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Hall of Fame and Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. There is even an aviation science lab housed on the campus of HISD’s Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School is named in her honor.

White died on September 15, 2019, at 106.

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Sheryl Denise Swoopes SPORTS HISTORY MAKER American Female Basketball Player 1st Signed to WNBA & Signature Athletic Shoes

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woosh, swish, nothing but net is all fans would hear or see when basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes was on the court. The unstoppable powerhouse basketball player showed no mercy to opponents when handling the ball and racking up points. Records that she set more than a decade ago still stand today. A legend among us, Swoopes is the first player to be signed to the WNBA and the first woman to have a signature athletic shoe – Nike Air Swoopes.

Born in a town with a population just under 10,000, Swoopes learn the game by playing it with her three older brothers. By age seven, she was skilled enough to begin competing locally and joined a youth league.

Her name started to appear in headlines once she started playing on the collegiate level, Swoopes’ name would start appearing in headlines. As a Texas Tech University red raider, she was a First Team All-America and named the Naismith College Player of the Year and the WBCA Player of the Year. Swoopes would make history for having the highest career scoring average and most points in a single season. The NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player’s jersey was retired in 1994. She is one of three players that have had that distinct honor.

In 1997, Swoopes was recruited for the inaugural season of the WNBA. Swoopes would make history once again for winning both the regular season MVP award and the All-Star Game MVP award in the same season. She also holds the record for being the first player to record a triple-double in both the regular season and the playoffs.

The three-time MVP helped the Houston Comets win four straight championships. Her name would be forever etched in history as one of the 15 greatest players in the league. Before she hung up her sneakers would also win three Olympic gold medals and one FIBA World Championships gold medal.

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Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott EDUCATION HISTORY MAKER American Female Educator 1st A/A Female Elected President Girl Scouts

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r. Gloria Dean Randle Scott helped to diversify one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the development of girls. She is a living example that girls can be anything they want and do anything they want to do. As a pioneering trailblazer, Scott has a couple of firsts under her belt. She was the first African American to serve as president of Girl Scouts of the USA. In addition, she is the first African American graduate from Indiana University. Scott also was the first African American instructor in biology at Marion College in Indiana.

It was in 1953 while a student at Jack Yates High School that Scott was first introduced to scouting as a Junior Girl Scout in Troop #155. At that time, troops were segregated, despite some negativity she said her experience in scouting was “good and rich.”

After graduation Scott would make history on the collegiate level at Indiana University as the first African American graduate earning an A.B. in zoology in 1959. Leadership skills gained from that experience helped her for her next first. Scott began her teaching career in 1961 as a biology instructor at Marion College in Indiana. She made history as the first African American instructor at the predominately white college.

Scott would not be done making history as she would do it again in 1975 when she became the first African American president of the Girl Scouts of the USA. During her tenure, she led the Girl Scouts in making policy changes especially regarding racial issues. Scott also served as President of the Negro Girl Scout Senior Planning Board where she was able to increase the diversity of scouting.

Today, Dr. Gloria Scott remains active in the 109-year-old organization as a life member of the Board of Directors. Her message continues to be that Girl Scouts is great for girls as they can learn from group dynamics how to negotiate in an interracial society to make the world a better place.

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Zina Garrison SPORTS HISTORY MAKER American Female Tennis Player 1st A/A Female To Reach U.S. Open Grand Slam

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ne never knows what can come from playing a game. Zina Garrison was ten-years-old when her brother first introduced her to the game of tennis. Early on she was considered a natural talent because of her hand-eye coordination. She would train at Houston’s MacGregor Park with famed coach John Wilkerson. With his help, Garrison would go on to make tennis history as the first African American to reach a grand slam final since Althea Gibson in the 1958 U.S. Open and become the first African American 18th US Federal Cup captain in the history of the organization.

Two years after Garrison started taking tennis lessons she would become so good that she competed in her first tournament at 12. Two years after that Garrison would win the national girls’ 18s title.

Then at age 18 she shocked the nation with her performance at Wimbledon and the US Open to become the No. 1 junior player in the world. Of course, with success like this, there were plenty of sacrifices made

by Garrison. One sacrifice was missing her graduation from R. S. Sterling High School.

As Garrison progressed from an amateur to a professional athlete, she would continue to rack up win after win. Over the course of 15 years, Garrison would have 14 single wins and 20 double wins. All throughout her career she was compared to tennis legend Althea Gibson so when she won Wimbledon in 1990, it was history making. Before she retired, Garrison would win 3 grand slams double titles in the 1987 Australian Open 1988 and 1990 Wimbledon tournaments. Her Olympic career would award her gold and bronze medals at the 1988 games in Seoul South Korea.

She retired as a pro athlete in 1997 but she didn’t leave tennis. Garrison began to coach other tennis players and made history while she did it. Garrison would go on to be the women’s coach in 2004 for the Olympic games in Athens, Greece and the Director-at-large for the US tennis association.

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Mae Jemison SCIENCE HISTORY MAKER American Female Astronaut 1st A/A Female To Travel In Space

pace was a place that no other African American woman had gone before until September 12, 1992, when Mae Carol Jemison became the first African American woman to travel into space. Applying for the NASA program in 1987, she was chosen out of nearly 2,000 applicants to be one of fifteen in the NASA astronaut corps. She would orbit the Earth eight days as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Jemison always loved science and grew to love it even more while watching the television show Star Trek. Her favorite character was an American actress Nichelle Nichols who played Lieutenant Uhura.

However, it made her mad in real life that the show had so few female astronauts. One day she would change that.

Earlier on Jemison began preparing for a career in science by excelling in school. She entered high school at age 12 and college at age 16. In 1977, she graduated with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a B.A. in African and African-American studies. Jemison would continue her studies at Cornell Medical School. After graduation and working with the Peace Corps and the CDC, she took the needed steps to achieve her dream.

She would apply to be an astronaut twice.

Once in 1985 but NASA paused their operations after the disaster of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Never letting anything stand in her way, she applied again.

Jemison was chosen to serve for the STS-47 mission scheduled for September 12-20, 1992. During that mission, Jemison logged 190 hours, 30 minutes, 23 seconds in space and orbited the earth 127 times. She took a poster from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a photo of Bessie Coleman, a West African statuette, and a banner for her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In the years following her retirement from NASA, Jemison would become an entrepreneur founding The Jemison Group Inc., a consulting firm, and the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence in honor for her mother.

The engineer, physician, and former astronaut continues to be an inspiration for all ages.

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Lauren Anderson DANCE HISTORY MAKER American Ballet Dancer 1st A/A Female To Become Principal Dancer

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ight on her feet since she was a child, Lauren Anderson has always been one who has loved dance.

She was given the choice to either take dance lessons or violin lessons and she selected dance thinking she could go back to violin later. Quickly dance took over her entire life as a student at the Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. As she fell more and more in love with dance, Anderson wanted to do everything she could to make her a better dancer including changing her diet. When the then artistic director for the Houston Ballet, Ben Stevenson, told her that her body was too muscular for a dancer, Anderson became a vegetarian and took up Pilates to decrease her muscle mass.

In 1983, Anderson officially joined the Houston Ballet. She quickly rose to become a soloist in just four years. Following that, Anderson made history in 1990 to become the first African American principal dancer at the Houston Ballet. She was only the second African American ballerina in the nation to be promoted to principal dancer and the only African-American prima ballerina at the head of a major ballet company anywhere in the world.

After she had danced her last dance in 2006, Anderson took on a new role with the Houston Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement program teaching classes and giving lectures to young dancers hoping to follow in her footsteps. Anderson received the ultimate honor for a dancer having her ballet shoes from her last performance displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Although she has retired, Anderson still dances sometimes with her home church’s dance ministry, Holy Spirit Dancers. She also teaches at “The Link School of the Arts” in Michigan and to students all over.

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