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Singer, actress and author Faith Evans will be performing at KwanzaaFest on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Fair Park.

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Message to the People...

Breathe Vincent Hall 4

Awards 9

Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney 11

I MESSENGER Cheryl Smith, Publisher Established 2011 IMESSENGER is a tribute to Le Messager, founded by Cameroonian journalist Pius Njawe and The Messenger, an independent magazine, founded by labor activist A . Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen.

IM ESSENGER is committed to informing, inspiring, enlightening and provoking thought in a forum that is international. Submissions for publication consideration may be submitted to www.myimessenger.com.

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Young people around the country are speaking out against injustices and more and more signs of illegal acts by police officers are surfacing on the internet.

Some are saying that protests don’t work and others are celebrating the activism displayed.

I tend to choose to stand on what I deem to be the right side of history.

There’s nothing like being the people who lack backbones, fortitude or a level of consciousness to speak out during times of turmoil and urgency; but decades later they want to act as though they were doing the right thing all along.

You know what I’m talking about, like the people who mocked Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was alive but listening to them today, over 50 years later, they were a few rows behind Dr. King as he marched in the streets.

Here we are, in another century, fighting injustices, racism and a number of other isms, only to find that half the battle is fighting those who stand to benefit the most from the valiant efforts of tbe courageous, who more important than finding something to die for; they’ve found something to live for.

How can you blame someone for having the guts, willpower, or sense to do something that you can’t bring yourself to do?

You nay not agree with the tactics, strategies or execution, but you can move out of the way and let those who have a desire do what they feel is necessary; without your griping and moaning.

If you don’t agree, do your own thing. Come up with your own strategy.

Or, you can sit home watching your sop operas, reality shows or cartoons-like you don’t have a care in the world.

That is, after all, better than using the media to attack progress.

I smile every time I see or hear about someone else doing something to call attention to the war we are fighting to make this world a better place.

Maybe, just maybe if enough people stand up and speak out, we will all be able to breathe!

Cheryl P.S. Join me at KwanzaaFest this weekend at Fair Park! !

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Uncle Charlie’s Neighborhood!!!

Quit Playin’

Rather than get engaged to a witless fool I would rather marry the wisdom and bravery of other sports heroes. I will leave Chuck and quiet Negroes like Michael Jordan to their cigars and golf clubs.

How about Wilma Rudolph who exchanged her Olympic star status to become an earthly gift to the Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements?

Or maybe Jackie JoynerKersee who made the long jump from Gold Medalist to return to help in communities that look like ghettos.

Let’s concentrate on Curt Flood whose bravery spawned the notion

Fast forward to today and there are more than a few athletes paying the freight of freedom.

By Vincent Hall Vincent Hall is an award-winning columnist and author.

“The cops are awesome,” Barkley told CNN on Tuesday.

“They’re the only thing in the ghetto between this place being the wild wild West.”

–“Sir” Charles Barkley – Times Magazine I was waiting for Supreme Court Injustice Clarence Thomas to carry the “White man’s water” in this latest series of miscarried justice, but I guess Charles Barkley had the lowest bid. This overzealous, semi-literate Negro did what good coloreds are supposed to do…Charles came up with a line almost as asinine as the ones former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been spouting to support the non-indictment of officers who committed murder.

Let me make two strong declarations upfront; 1.

Not all cops are bad, but the good ones need to start speaking up quickly.

2. If you think Charles Barkley is a plain spoken, tell-it-like-it-tis Rhodes Scholar, just notice that he never has a script or teleprompter like all of the other sports journalists. He’s a hack!!

You know by now, that it’s a cherished choice of mine to bring you old sayings, colloquialisms, clever quotes and bits of wisdom that survive history. But here is one that I coined myself, tailor-made for Charlie Barkley; "When you engage a worrisome fool you marry your worst fears." In other words; trying to discern or defend against the mind and mannerisms of an idiot is idiotic.

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fights for freedom and justice compelled this nation and the world to go the extra round for the sake of freedom and dignity.

Chuck Barkley is a millionaire by the virtue of the fact that he is a sold-out Negro, a coonish caricature and a fully-functioning subsidiary of White conservatism and White privilege. Chuck is an embarrassment to the Freedom Fighters and martyrs who served his home state of Alabama and this nation so well. But…Enough of that Negro.

of the National Football League require character and strength.

Fox News reported it this way.

“Prior to kickoff of their game against the Oakland Raiders, Rams wide receivers Tavon Austin and Kenny Britt came out together and raised their hands, but the move was obscured by a smoke machine in the upper reaches of the Edward Jones Dome. Jared Cook, Stedman Bailey and Chris Givens then came out and stood together with hands raised in the fog.”

Take that Uncle Charlie.

And by the way they went on to win the game 52 to nuthin’ as we say here in the ghetto!!!

LeBron James and so many other NBA players are speaking out vociferously and vehemently. If Charles could read a Muhammad Ali quote, he may understand this movement that is statistically as diverse as any in this nation’s history; “Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.”

and birth of Free Agency that made Charles rich. Or the great and gracious Muhammad Ali who's

Protests take a lot of nerve, but to Protest Ferguson Police where they live under the bright glaring lights !

This fight is all about the poverty of injustice that resides in our communities and apparently there’s nothing to fight about in Charlie’s neighborhood. !

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Ferguson and beyond

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

Recently individual members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the decision by a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri not to indict a police officer for the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager.

Without exception, members of the Caucus expressed outrage with the decision, and the conduct of the Ferguson County prosecutor, Robert McCullough, whose ability to be fair-minded and non-partisan was challenged by members of Ferguson’s African American community.

McCullough undermined public confidence by taking a highly unusual approach to the grand jury proceedings.

Rather than conducting an investigation into the August shooting and then making a recommendation to the grand jury, as most prosecutors do, McCullough left the decision to the 12 men and women who comprised the grand jury.

The grand jurors were faced with massive amounts of data to consider. In a highly unusual move, the officer who did the shooting, Darren Wilson, was allowed to testify before the grand jury for nearly four hours, and his account of events leading up to the shooting went unchallenged by the prosecutor. The testimony of witnesses whose accounts differed from the officer’s was discounted by McCullough during a press conference following the grand jury’s decision.

To the great surprise of many observers who had closely followed events in Ferguson, McCullough decided to announce the grand jury’s decision at 8 p.m. A small minority of those protesting the decision turned to violence.

Fires were set, looting took place and police vehicles were overturned. While arrests were made, there was no loss of life. Protests against the decision have

continued in Ferguson and in other parts of the country by people of all races.

The decision by the grand jury and the turmoil that followed it is consistent with the deeply painful belief held by many in this country that lesser value is placed upon the lives of young black men in this country. A recent study by ProPublica, a media research organization in New York City, stated that black males in America were 21 times more likely to be shot by police than their white counterparts.

In the wake of events in Ferguson President Obama convened a meeting at the White House of community activists, elected officials, law enforcement officials and members of the clergy to address the events that occurred in Ferguson and their aftermath. President Obama has pledged his personal involvement.

As the proud mother of an African American son and the grandmother of three grandsons I can only imagine the depth of the wound that is in the hearts of Michael Brown’s parents. Their son will not sit with them for another holiday meal.

Nor will they see him graduate from college.

As a nation we must immediately address the social ills that lead to the senseless deaths of young black men. We must somehow harness the hurt and the anger that exists and create positive and lasting change.

Senseless tragedies can be avoided if we initiate and sustain dialogue and mutual respect among our youth, elected officials, clergy, community leaders and members of law enforcement. We must do this to ensure that events, like the shooting death of Michael Brown, do not occur on the streets of Ferguson, or on the streets of any of our cities and towns.

One Reason to Smile launches kick off event benefiting Women Called Moses What is your one reason to smile?

One Reason to Smile wants your personal stories of joy and triumph to include in the upcoming coffee table book of the same name.

Founded in November 2014 by entrepreneur Anita Hawkins, One Reason to Smile is an inspiring Facebook community where uplifting messages are shared daily among the almost 800 members.

“One Reason to Smile is something given to me by God, that He put on my heart to share with others,” says Hawkins. “We are bombarded by so many horrible things in the news media on a daily basis, but I know that every individual out there has at least one reason to smile, something to be grateful for, and I wanted to build a community where PAGE 5

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people could share their reasons for joy and be encouraged by others.”

The One Reason to Smile kick off event is on Saturday, December 13, 2014, 4-6 p.m., 1115 Beckley.

With dozens of posts coming in daily, Hawkins has decided to turn these positive messages into positive change in the lives of women who need it most.

“We have launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to compile these personal stories into a coffee table book with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit the Women Called Moses Coalition and Outreach Center,” explains Hawkins.

Women Called Moses was created to be an underground railroad for victims of domestic violence. The non-profit organization seeks to prevent and end the cycle of violence against women through education and advocacy services provided to individuals, families and community agencies throughout the United States of America.

Women Called Moses addresses the despair of hopelessness and fear that victims of all ages and backgrounds face who are in crisis situations. The agency helps victims find their voice that will help them determine their future.

To include your One Reason to Smile and support Women Called Moses, visit the Indiegogo page at https://www.indiegogo.com/ projects/find-one-reason-to-smile/x/9329533.

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Friends celebrate the life of Willam Clarence Martin, Jr.

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46th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED BEVERLY HILLS, CA (December 9, 2014) – The nominees for THE 46th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today during a press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills,CA. The categories and nominees were announced by Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackish), GinaRodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder), Aja Naomi King (How ToGet Away With Murder) and Tessa Thompson (Dear White People) who were joined by the President and CEO of the NAACP, Cornell William Brooks.

In addition, for the first time, the event was livestreamed and special commentary was provided by Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight) andJake Smollett (Actor).

The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event which will broadcast LIVE on TV ONE on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9pm/8c as a two-hour special. A one-hour preshow will air live from the red carpet at 8pm/7c “The Image Awards continues the NAACP’s quest to celebrate and uplift individuals who model principles of hard work, perseverance, and community empowerment. I believe this year's nominees exemplify just that,” stated Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors.

"We have enjoyed a great collaboration with TV One and look forward to working with them again this year to create a wonderful evening of entertainment."

"It was an honor to be part of today’s announcement recognizing the outstanding artistic achievements by members of our community. The NAACP Image Awards is more than just a ceremony, but an institution for artists and social justice pioneers of color", stated Cornell William Brooks, President & CEO, NAACP. "As the Image Awards continues to grow and evolve, the principles of social justice remain at its core."

ABC and Lifetime lead the nominees in the TV categories with 25 and 16 nominations respectively, followed by BET with 14. In the recording category, Columbia Records leads with 10 nominations, followed by RCA with 8 nominations and Interscope Records with 5 nominations. Paramount Pictures leads with 10 nominations, while FOX Searchlight and Universal Pictures both received 5 nominations in the motion picture categories.

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General Motors, Hyundai Motor America, PepsiCo, Southwest Airlines and Wells Fargo. For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http:// www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: / naacpimageaward · Twitter: @naacpimageaward The complete list of categories and nominees for the 46th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: TELEVISION Outstanding Comedy Series • "black-ish" (ABC) • "House of Lies" (Showtime) • "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central) • "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) • "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series • Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX) • Anthony Anderson - "'black-ish" (ABC) • Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime) • Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central) • Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series • Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" (FOX) • Niecy Nash - "The Soul Man" (TV Land) • Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC) • Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) • Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series • Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET) • Glynn Turman "House of Lies" (Showtime) • Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC) • Marcus Scribner "black-ish" (ABC) • Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series • Adrienne C. Moore "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) • Laverne Cox "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) • Lorraine Toussaint "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) • Sofia Vergara "Modern Family" (ABC) • Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series • "Being Mary Jane" (BET) • "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) • "House of Cards" (Netflix) • "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC) • "Scandal" (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series • LL Cool J - "NCIS: LA" (CBS) • Omar Epps - "Resurrection" (ABC) • Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET) • Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS) • Taye Diggs - "Murder in the First" (TNT)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series • Gabrielle Union - "Being Mary Jane" (BET) • Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC) • Nicole Beharie - "Sleepy Hollow" (FOX) • Octavia Spencer - "Red Band Society" (FOX) • Viola Davis - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series • Alfred Enoch - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC) • Courtney B. Vance - "Masters of Sex" (Showtime) • Guillermo Diaz - "Scandal" (ABC) • Jeffrey Wright - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) • Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series • Aja Naomi King - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC) • Alfre Woodard - "State of Affairs" (NBC) • Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) • Jada Pinkett Smith - "Gotham" (FOX) • Khandi Alexander - "Scandal" (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special • "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks) • "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX) • "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1) • "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks) • "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special • Blair Underwood - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks) • Charles S. Dutton - "Comeback Dad" (UP Entertainment) • Larenz Tate - "Gun Hill" (BET) • Mekhi Phifer - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks) • Ving Rhames - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special • Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX) • Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks) • Keke Palmer - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks) • Regina King - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks) • Vanessa Williams - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)

Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special) • "America After Ferguson" (PBS) • "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS) • "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC) • "Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN) • "Unsung" (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series • "Oprah Prime" (OWN) • "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated) • "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated) • "The View" (ABC) • "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Series • "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) • "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN) • "Shark Tank" (ABC) • "The Voice" (NBC) • "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)

Outstanding Variety Series or Special • "BET Awards" (BET) • "Family Feud" (Syndicated) • "On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z" (HBO) • "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)

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Outstanding Children’s Program • "Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass" (HBO) • "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior) • "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon) • "HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon) • "Kid President: Declaration of Awesome" (HUB)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special) • Amber Montana - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon) • China Anne McClain - "How to Build a Better Boy" (Disney Channel) • Curtis Harris - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon) • Fatima Ptacek - "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon) • Taliyah Whitaker - "Wallykazam!" (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety • Chris Rock - "BET Awards" (BET) • Gwen Ifill - "America After Ferguson" (PBS) • Melissa Harris Perry - "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC) • Queen Latifah - "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated) • Steve Harvey - "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)

RECORDING Outstanding New Artist • 3 Winans Brothers (BMG) • Aloe Blacc (XIX Recordings/Interscope Records) • Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music) • Jhene Aiko (Def Jam Recordings) • Liv Warfield (Kobalt Label Services)

Outstanding Male Artist • John Legend (Columbia Records) • Kem (Motown - Capitol) • Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records) • Michael Jackson (Epic Records) • Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Female Artist • Alicia Keys (RCA Records) • Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records) • Ledisi (Verve Records) • Mary J Blige (Capitol)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration • "Being With You" - Smokey Robinson feat. Mary J Blige (Verve) • "Brand New" - Pharrell Williams feat. Justin Timberlake (Columbia Records) • "Gust of Wind" - Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk (Columbia Records) • "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings) • "Stay with Me" - Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)

Outstanding Jazz Album • "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves (Concord) • "Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December" - Dave Koz (Concord Records) • "Living My Dream" - Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music) • "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" - Al Jarreau (Concord) • "Up" - Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary) • "Duets" - Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration) • "Help" - Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music) • "I Will Trust" - Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration) • "Journey To Freedom" - Michelle Williams (eOne Music) • "Where My Heart Belongs" - Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)

Outstanding Music Video • "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)

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Justin Timberlake (Epic Records) • "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • "You & I (Nobody in the World)" - John Legend (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Song • "Good Kisser" - Usher (RCA Records) • "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) • "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • "The Man" - Aloe Blacc (Interscope Records) • "We Are Here" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Outstanding Album • "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" - Aretha Franklin (RCA Records) • "Beyoncé Platinum Edition" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records) • "JHUD" - Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records) • "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)

LITERATURE Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction • "A Wanted Woman" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Penguin Random House) • "An Untamed State" - Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic Black Cat) • "Another Woman's Man" - Shelly Ellis (Kensington Publishing Corp.)

• "Momma: Gone" - Nina Foxx (Brown Girls Publishing) • "The Prodigal Son" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction • "Bad Feminist" - Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial/ HarperCollins) • "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau) • "Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" - Sheryll Cashin (Beacon Press) • "The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act" - Clay Risen (Bloomsbury Press) • "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" - Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)

Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author • "Forty Acres" - Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books) • "Queen Sugar" - Natalie Baszile (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House) • "Remedy For A Broken Angel" - Toni Ann Johnson (Nortia Press) • "The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider's Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame" - Darrell Miller (Dunham Books) • "Time of the Locust" - Morowa Yejide (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography • "Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine" - Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press) • "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)" Rosie Perez (Crown Archetype) • "Life In Motion" - Misty Copeland (Touchstone) • "Mayor for Life" - Marion Barry, Omar Tyree (Strebor Books) • "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" - Jessye Norman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional

• "10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse" - JJ Smith (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster) • "101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education" - Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications) • "Afro-Vegan: FarmFresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed" – Bryant Terry (Ten Speed Press) • "Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System" - Robbin Shipp, Nick Chiles (Agate Bolden) • "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life" - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)

Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry • "Citizen: An American Lyric" - Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press) • "Digest" - Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books) • "The New Testament" - Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press) • "The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013" - Derek Walcott, Selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) • "We Didn't Know Any Gangsters" - Brian Gilmore (Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC)

Outstanding Literary Work - Children • "Beautiful Moon" Tonya Bolden (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) (Abrams/ Abrams Books for Young Readers) • "Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Note-So-Happily Ever After" - Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster) • "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" - Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books) • "Malcolm Little" - Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), AG Ford (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster) • "Searching for Sarah Rector" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams/ Abrams Books for Young Readers)

Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens • "Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America" - Russell Freedman (Holiday House) • "Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books) • "Revolution" - Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press) • "The Freedom Summer Murders" - Don Mitchell (Scholastic Press) • "The Red Pencil" - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Shane Evans (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture • "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)

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• "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions) • "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures) • "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture • Chadwick Boseman - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures) • David Oyelowo - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures) • Denzel Washington - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures) • Idris Elba - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems) • Nate Parker - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture • Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • Quvenzhané Wallis - "Annie" (Columbia Pictures) • Taraji P. Henson - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems) • Tessa Thompson - "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions) • Viola Davis - "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • André Holland - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures) • Cedric the Entertainer - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures) • Common "Selma" (Paramount Pictures) • Danny Glover - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media) • Wendell Pierce "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Carmen Ejogo "Selma" (Paramount Pictures) • Jill Scott - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures) • Octavia Spencer - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures) • Oprah Winfrey - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures) • Viola Davis - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture • "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions) • "Half of a Yellow Sun" (monterey media inc.)

• "JIMI: All Is By My Side" (XLrator Media) • "Life of a King" (Animus Films/Serena Films)

DOCUMENTARY Outstanding Documentary - (Film) • "Documented" (Apo Anak Productions) • "Finding Fela" (Jigsaw Productions) • "I Am Ali" (Focus World/Fisheye Films) • "Keep On Keepin On" (RADiUS) • "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)

Outstanding Documentary - (Television)

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• "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (PBS) • "Bad Boys" (ESPN) • "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown" (HBO) • "Rand University" (ESPN) • "The War Comes Home: Soledad O'Brien Reports" (CNN)

WRITING Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series • Aisha Muharrar - "Parks and Recreation" - Ann & Chris (NBC) • Brigette Munoz-Liebowitz - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Road Trip (FOX) • Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" - Danny and Mindy (FOX) • Regina Hicks - "Instant Mom" - A Kids's Choice (Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite) • Sara Hess - "Orange is the New Black" - It Was the Change (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series • Erika Green Swafford - "How to Get Away with Murder" - Let's Get To Scooping (ABC) • Mara Brock Akil - "Being Mary Jane" - Uber Love (BET) • Warren Leight, Julie Martin - "Law & Order: SVU" American Disgrace (NBC) • Zahir McGhee - "Scandal" - Mama Said Knock You Out (ABC) • Zoanne Clack - "Grey's Anatomy" - You Be Illin' (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie • Karin Gist, Regina Hicks - "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1) • Reggie Bythewood - "Gun Hill" (BET) • Sharon Brathwaite, Peres Owino - "Seasons of Love" (Lifetime Networks) • Shernold Edwards - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks) • Sterling Anderson, Maria Nation - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture • Chris Rock - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures) • Justin Simien - "Dear White People" (Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate) • Margaret Nagle - "The Good Lie" (Alcon Entertainment) • Misan Sagay - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • Richard Wenk - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)

DIRECTING Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series • Ken Whittingham - "Parks and Recreation" - Prom (NBC) • Ken Whittingham - "The Mindy Project" - Think Like a Peter (FOX) • Linda Mendoza - "Bad Judge" - One Brave Waitress (NBC) • Reginald Hudlin - "Bad Judge" - Knife to a Gunfight (NBC) • Stan Lathan - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" - No New Friends (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series • Anton Cropper - "Suits" - One-Two-Three Go... (USA) • Carl Franklin - "House of Cards" - Chapter 14 (Netflix) • Cary Joji Fukunaga - "True Detective" - Who Goes There (HBO) • Hanelle Culpepper - "Criminal Minds" - The Edge of Winter (CBS) • Millicent Shelton - "The Divide" - And the Little Ones Get Caught (WE tv)

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New Parkland hospital installing state-of-the-art imaging technology Improvements to enhance patient safety Advanced diagnostic imaging technology valued at millions of dollars, but priceless in terms of benefits to patients, is being installed and tested in the new Parkland hospital as staff prepare for the facility’s opening in mid-2015.

Most of the new 862-bed hospital’s second floor is dedicated to Imaging Services, strategically located between the emergency and trauma departments on the first floor and surgical services and labor and delivery on the third floor. To expedite patient care, X-ray and CT equipment is also located in the emergency and trauma department; an MRI is housed in the fourth floor neonatal intensive care unit for pediatric patients; and a CT on the hospital’s 16th floor will serve neuro ICU patients. The second floor Imaging Center encompasses nearly 136,000 square feet, and more than 141,000 square feet are devoted to imaging overall in the new hospital.

Imaging is the key to diagnosis and treatment for most patients, whether they suffer from heart disease, trauma, strokes or any of hundreds of other conditions.

In the medical community, radiologists are known as “the doctor’s doctor,” because they are the behind-thescenes diagnosticians who interpret images that “see” into a patient’s body to locate the source of a health problem and recommend treatment.

Radiologists also are clinicians, performing interventional procedures using guided imaging

technologies that offer minimally-invasive treatments for many conditions.

“The accuracy of the diagnosis depends both on the skill of the radiologist and the quality of images they view,” said Travis Browning, MD, Director of Radiology Informatics at Parkland Health & Hospital System and Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging at UT Southwestern Medical Center. “That’s why access to the most advanced imaging technology is so important.”

According to Matthew C. Wied, clinical engineer at Parkland who leads the team installing and maintaining the imaging technology at the new Parkland hospital, “The tools of the radiologist’s trade are complex, powerful and expensive. They include X-ray and ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).”

The new Parkland will have the most advanced imaging equipment available. State-of-the-art dual source multi-slice CT scanners, 3.0T MRIs and a new PET CT scanner, a technology that Parkland has not owned before, are among the upgrades. Digital portable X-ray and ultrasound equipment will be available throughout the facility.

Imaging modalities in the new Parkland facility will include four new Siemens Skyra MRI 3.0T machines, utilizing the most powerful magnets available. The

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current Parkland hospital has only one MRI with 3.0T. The new Imaging Center will also include two stress echocardiogram suites, two endoscopy suites and five nuclear medicine rooms.

In addition to equipping new Parkland hospital with state-of-the-art technology, imaging equipment will be deployed closer to the site of patient care.

“We will have X-ray modalities in the trauma bays of the emergency department, which is uncommon in most hospitals, so the patient can get X-rays performed in the same room where urgent care is being provided,” Dr. Browning said. “The CT scanner in the Neuro ICU will mean that critically ill patients will not have to travel through the hospital for imaging services.”

In the all-digital new Parkland, the Picture Archiving and Communication System known as PACS and electronic health record (EHR) are part of an integrated digital system that also will offer remote desktop shared conferences for electronic consultations between the treating physicians and radiologists.

“We’re improving not only the technology, but also the radiology workflow to assure faster, safer patient care,” Dr. Browning stated.

For more information about the new Parkland hospital, visit www.parklandhospital.com

The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce has a professional office space(s) available for lease at 1001 N. Bishop Ave.

Doubletree Hotel 2015 M arket Center Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207 M eet with the Hiring M anagers from some of the best Companies in Dallas

For more information and to Preregister for this event, please go to:

ChoiceCareerFairs.com Dress for success!!!

Your first impression is very important -- Business attire is highly recommended.

(A Dress Code will be enforced) Bring Your Resume, at least 25 copies.

What to bring...

You should bring plenty of resumes, as you will be giving them directly to the hiring managers at each company. If you have a multi-page resume, make sure your name and contact information is on each page. Be organized with supplies you might need i.e. pens, paper, business cards, etc.

How long should you spend at the job fair...

You can spend as little or as long as you want at the show. In one hour you should be able to speak with at least ten companies or more.

What do I do at the job fair?

Walk up to each company, introduce yourself, shake their hand, give them a resume and tell them about yourself. These people want to hear you talk and see if you can listen as well. Tell them about your success at your current or last job, describe your job duties and how you can help them.

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10-Point Plan: National Urban League Police Reform and Accountability Recommendations

Marc Morial President

“The phenomenon we have seen in America since the announcement of the non-indictments of officers in the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner is new to a generation, but not to the nation.

Millions of Americans have now taken to the streets and to social media not because the problems that have caused the outrage just began yesterday, but because sometimes difficult circumstances present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring about historic change.

Now is that time. Now is our time.

ensure that the America of tomorrow is better than who we are today.”

This conversation and the subsequent action that will result from it will continue because we remain committed to the idea that these cases do not end where they are.

Broken Windows Reform and Implementation of 21st Century Community Policing Model

Young people have always helped to fuel National Urban League historic social change. We must not forget – 50 years ago, it was young people on that bridge in Selma, Alabama; young people sitting-in in Greensboro, NC; young people riding Freedom buses all over this nation challenging conventional laws and the status quo; young people like Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney losing their lives in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

A multicultural band of young people, united with historic civil rights organizations, legislators, clergy, and everyday Americans who decided that it was time for our country to do better and be better, have been the impetus for so many of the changes we’ve witnessed as a nation through the decades.

10-Point Plan: National Urban League Police Reform and Accountability Recommendations: Widespread Use of Body Cameras and Dashboard Cameras

Review and Revision of Police Use of Deadly Force Policies Comprehensive Retraining of All Police Officers Comprehensive Review and Strengthening of Police Hiring Standards Appointment of Special Prosecutors to Investigate Police Misconduct Mandatory, Uniform FBI Reporting and Audit of Lethal Force Incidents Involving All Law Enforcement Creation and Audit of National Database of Citizen Complaints against Police

In addition to the opportunity for the Justice Department to conduct independent investigations, we each have an opportunity to participate in our great democracy by helping to

Revision of National Police Accreditation System for Mandatory Use by Law Enforcement To Be Eligible for Federal Funds National Comprehensive Anti-Racial Profiling Law

YULETIDE CAROLS BEING SUNG BY A CHOIR...

MONDAY, DEC 15, 2014 | 12:00 P.M. - 12:40 P.M. | ONE ARTS PLAZA, LOBBY Join the choir from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in the lobby of One Arts Plaza for a special performance featuring old and new holiday song favorites.

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3 or Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter is seeking participants for its

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KwanzaaFest 201

9th Annual Project SEE: Science and Everyday Experiences Science Camp Who?!

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Middle School (6th, 7th, 8th grade) students that are excited about science!!

Science camp that will allow them to perform live science experiments, participate in fun team challenges and more!!

When?! January 10, 2015 – February 28, 2015 (Select Saturdays only)!

Where?! The University of Texas at Dallas!

Cost?!

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Please visit www.dstndsa.org for application!

‘SEE’ you there!!

The area’s ONLY cultural event of its kind $1 million in FREE comprehensive health outreach Celebrating 23 YEARS of serving the citizens Location: Automobile Building, Fair Park in Dallas Saturday, December 1 : 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sunday, December 1 : 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Promises, Promises Can I Believe You Spiritually Speaking

For a moment I’d like to think through this thing called covenant. I understand the dictionary definition as you probably do also. But here I’d like to take a moment and look at it biblically. It is really something to think that God made a covenant with His people. That would mean you and me. In essence He’s made us a promise. Now if you’ve lived as long as I have, you’ve had people make promises to you that one, they had no intention of keeping and, two, they failed miserably while trying to keep their word. A third example would be he or she could have cared less about keeping a promise they made to you. Perhaps you are a promise breaker, rather than a promise keeper. I know I’ve broken a promise or two in my day. But the subject here is God. I’ve got to assume that if anybody keeps His Word, it’s got to be God. Therefore it stands to reason and faith that we s h o u l d t a ke to o u r g r a v e s t h e covenant promise God made to Abraham i.e.us. Lest we forget, it’s the one Jesus came to fulfill.

Now, if I’ve got the concept down and the importance associated with keeping one’s word, then I need to be more careful in the promises I make and to whom I make them. It

By James A. Washington appears the foundation of spiritual belief is wrapped up in a simple promise. To Noah, “Everything that lives and moves will be food for you.

Just as I gave you green plants, I now give you everything.” Genesis 9:3. To Abraham, “As for me, this is my covenant with you…..you will be the father of nations….I will make nations of you and kings will come from you. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for generations to come, to be your God and the God of the descendants after you…..I will be their God.” Genesis 17:2-8. To Moses, “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant then out of all nations, you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation…..” Exodus

19:5. From Jesus to the disciples, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood…for whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes….. 1 Corinthians 11:25-26.

Remember this is God talking about His promises to us. Have you made any promises to Him lately?

What about to yourself about Him, or to someone who loves you or to someone you love? Have you kept them? Are you a covenant breaker or a covenant keeper? Do you believe you when you talk? Do you speak the truth when you do? There is a saying we’ve all heard about speaking the truth into existence; also, be careful about what you ask for. You see this covenant thing had a powerful beginning. A promise is downright godly. It has to be. The first one came from God to us through Adam and

Eve. It kind of gets all caught up in words and the power of words and the understanding of words; God’s words, your words and more words.

They have incredible power, if we could always understand them in the context of covenant. They are really vehicles to communicate with each other and the original covenant maker. A reality for all of us is that we are accountable for our words and thereby our actions. My obligation then is to emulate God almighty in a manner befitting His divine order.

“So shall my word be that goes forth out of your mouth…” Isaiah 55:11.

This covenant is a wondrous thing because God keeps His word. The more we understand this, the more scripture opens up and reveals the true nature of God. If I am made in his image, honesty should be the stuff of which my promises are made.

Truth is the essence of life and faith i n G o d ’s wo r d i s u n s h a ke a b l e .

Hopefully, others can put their faith in my words and yours too.

May God bless and keep you always.

James

We must mentor our children.

It really does take a village!

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UPS is hiring individuals to work as temporary, seasonal Driver Helpers in the

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Decatur, Roanoke Denton, Richardson, Frisco This is a physical, fast-paced, outdoor position that involves continual lifting, lowering and carrying packages that typically weigh 25 - 35 lbs. and may weigh up to 70 lbs. It requires excellent customer contact skills and a lot of walking.

As a Driver Helper you will not drive the delivery vehicle but assist the driver in the delivery of packages.

Driver Helpers usually meet the UPS driver at a mutually agreed upon time and location each weekday (Monday through Friday) and typically do not work on weekends or selected holidays.

Hours vary but usually begin after 8:00 a.m. and end before 8:00 p.m. Driver Helpers must comply with UPS appearance guidelines.

Driver Helper seasonal opportunities are typically between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday time period.

Pay is $8.50 per hour + bonus.

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Need to Move On Editor’s Note - Last week we inadvertently omitted part of Alma’s answer to the reader’s question. Here is the question and answer in its entirety. Please forgive us for the omission.

Dear Alma, I have been with this person for six years, and we’ve had our up and downs, like any relationship. We are living apart but he still wants us to keep our friendship. I don’t, because he needs to get himself together financially and mentally. Basically, I feel if someone truly loves you, they will do whatever it takes to be with the person. He’s just not moving fast enough for me. I do love him and want to be with him, but I can’t wait any longer. Now my problem is trying to move on and forget him.

What’s the best way to handle this?

Name withheld Dear Nameless, Six is the magic number. So you’ve been with him for six years. You

Ask Alma guys don’t live together; you aren’t engaged, and he needs to get it together. He wants to continue a “friendship,” but you want more, and since he hasn’t obliged, you’re ready to move on.

First, I applaud you for making the decision to break it off, redefine, redirect and find your joy. Some people stay in an unfulfilled relationship for the sake of being in a relationship, and that’s never a healthy decision. Truth be told, let’s give him credit; a friendship is all that he wants, and a friendship is all that he has to offer – to you.

You, on the other hand, have decided that’s not enough, and that’s ok. You know you better than anyone else.

By making the decision to break it

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.

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off and move on in your mind, all you need now is for your heart to catch on. That ol’ heart always takes a little more time with this sorta thing, doesn’t it?

While working through the heartache, keep in mind – after a break-up, we think…and ponder… and reminisce…about how we wish it could have been. I call that the coulda, shoulda, woulda stage. Since you will be thinking about it, for a little while anyway, put yourself on the path of thinking about the real deal of what’s been happening for the past six years. Even if you have to write it down. That way, you can recall and reread what really happened and how it made you feel.

Now, the next step toward moving on – take the time to refuel. I’d suggest focusing on what brings you strength. If there’s a particular minister or motivational speaker you like, listen to them, every day. If you like to walk, run, dance, workout, swim, do that for yourself – every day – or as much as you can.

Download your best pick-me-up songs on your iPod, and listen to them. Hum along and take it all in.

Let’s imagine you’re preparing to take a long road trip. Close your eyes, see yourself at a gas station; you’re filling up your tank – a red sports car, I hope, LOL. Do the same for your heart – refuel. Keep busy, find a new hobby. How about volunteering at church, with the elderly, a charity, or with kids? Take the focus off him and focus on you.

Use this time to allow yourself to work on being the best person you can be, who without a doubt is taking the time to live her life to the fullest.

You can do it!

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter is seeking participants for its

9th Annual Project SEE: Science and Everyday Experiences Science Camp Who?!

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Science camp that will allow them to perform live science experiments, participate in fun team challenges and more!!

When?! January 10, 2015 – February 28, 2015 (Select Saturdays only)!

Where?! The University of Texas at Dallas!

Cost?!

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Please visit www.dstndsa.org for application!

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Christmas Store w/Valley Ranch Baptist Church Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th In partnership with Valley Ranch Baptist Church, Cornerstone will provide gis and toys for over 400 families and 1200 children from the South Dallas community. For more information or volunteer opportunities, please visit www.christmasstore.org.

Senior’s Community Christmas Party Saturday, December 20th – 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon In partnership with First Baptist Church, Richardson, Cornerstone will have a Christmas Party for many of the seniors in the South Dallas community.

December 12--13 22nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS/KWANZAA CONCERT Friday, December 12, 2014 @ 10am Student Morning Performance $5 Saturday, December 13 @ 8pm Public Performance Naomi Bruton Main Stage $10

December 13-14 KWANZAAFEST 2014 Automobile Building in Fair Park 10 a.m. Until Health screenings, vendors, entertainment, speakers, and more.

Fun for the entire family And it’s free!

KwanzaaFest Beat Obesity 5K Walk/ Run Saturday, December 13, 2014 5K walk/run starts at 9:00AM Pre-fitness/aerobic workouts begin at 7:15AM December 13th (7:00AM to 8:30AM) All participants must register at http://www.johnwileyprice.com/ kwanzaa-5kwalk-registration.php.

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January 17 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd.

FAMU Association Alumni - D-FW Chapter Monthly Meeting.

Saturday, Dec 13, 10A-12P. Center for Community Cooperation. (2900 Live Oak, Dallas)

FIND ONE REASON TO SMILE FUNDRAISING KICK OFF EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH FROM 4-6 PM AT VH CASUAL DINING & BAR IN OAK CLIFF @ 1115 BECKLEY

C.A.W. Clark Legal Clinic 25th anniversary Brunch Good Street Baptist Church Speaker: Hon. Diane Ragsdale 11:30

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January 18 Elite News Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Festival January 28 Motivational Speaker's Leadership Conference e North Texas Christian Speaker's Association is looking for Motivational Speakers & Authors: Where: Texas Motor Speedway 3445 Lone Star Circle Fort Worth, TX 76177 When- 9AM-4P

Lincoln Funeral Home’s Candle Light Remembrance Service at 6:00 p.m.

January 11 Pastor Dr. Cynthia Mickens Ross Author and Instructor Scholarships and Payment Plans Available WWW.CynthiaMickens.com Or www.pathwaytopurpose.org

Start Date - Sunday Jan. 11, 2015 12 consecutive Sundays 4 to 6:30PM Location: Path~Way to Life Center of Hope 302 West Palestine Street Hutchins, TX 75141

June 21-26 Dallas is the host for the June 21-26, 2015 35th National Veterans Wheelchair Games with the theme, “BIG City, BIG Wheels, BIG Heart,” and City of Dallas, VA North Texas and Paralyzed Veterans of America made the public announcement today, encouraging attendance and participation in support of the weeklong Games

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The Long and Winding Road Light rail, Trinity River road highly scrutinized in South Dallas

By Patrice J. Holmes

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Studies by the University of Texas at Dallas Institute of Urban Policy, United Way and Texas A&M are taking place now to assess the quality of life in the South Dallas community before billion dollar projects involving the new DART Light Rail and the Trinity

Toll Road are brought to the area. Some construction has begun with the demolition of homes to follow later this year.

At a meeting held by the three institutions, a focus group of sorts dished ideas and findings on the surveys that have told the story of the residents of South Dallas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are measuring conditions that may vary from street to street,â&#x20AC;? said Dr.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;OVER THREE TO FOUR YEARS THERE ARE CHANGES IN CONDITIONS AND WE WANT TO KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS THE AREAâ&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am deeply impressed with the progress that President Barack Obama has made during the first 100 days of his administration. Already we are seeing evidence of the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to dig our country out of recession and develop long-term, sustainable prosperity. President Obama has made two trips abroad, proving to us and to the world that he intends to repair our frayed alliances and restore our international leadership.

Finally, the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code of ethics has brought much-needed transparency and accountability to the White House.

President Obama is delivering on the change that he promised.â&#x20AC;?

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training in administering the anonymous surveys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over three to four years there are changes in conditions and we want to know how it affects the area.â&#x20AC;?

Evaluating President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First 100 Days

Political analysts, both mainstream and Black news media and intellectuals around the country have given their grade evaluation on President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 100 days in office, marked on April 30. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how several people from the local front graded the new president.

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Grade: C â&#x20AC;&#x153;In just 100 days, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen an alarming acceleration of policies that will take America down the wrong track. The administration has proposed trillions of dollars in new spending, which will result in higher taxes on Americans, while sharply raising our indebtedness to foreign creditors.

On the national security front, I am very concerned about the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to close Guantanamo without a workable plan to relocate detainees. It is my sincere hope that, moving forward,

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PROPOSITIONS 1 AND 2 Why YES means no and NO means yes

Dallas is abuzz at the election issues before them on May 9 when citizens are asked to vote on the controverDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LYTE sial & EBONY Convention Music Happenings Center Hotel that is being backed by Mayor Leppert. But what does voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? and voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? mean?

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