Texas Metro News February 3, 2016

VOL 4 ISSUE 17

February 3, 2016

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Texas Metro News Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. is sitting down with former U.S. Ambassador Ron Kirk and veteran journalist Bob Ray Sanders.

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Local resident on Shark Tank: pitches wearable technology Caribbean born and U.S. raised Jason Peat is one of the owners and the Chief Operating Officer for a Dallas based company called Blue Infusion Technologies who has developed a wearable technology product called BearTek Gloves.

The world will get a demonstration of the product on the ABC’s hit TV reality show, Shark Tank on Friday, February 5, 2016 but before that episode goes to air, explore Jason’s background, how the idea for the product came about and what’s next for the BearTek team.

Jason’s Early Life Jason was born in Jamaica before his family decided to make the move to New York when he was seven years old.

They eventually settled in the South Florida area and his family was very encouraging of him and his siblings getting a good education.

“My mother and father were very instrumental in making sure that education came first. They definitely made sure that we still did our extracurriculars as far as social activities, athletics, etc, but definitely a strong work ethic was built in from very early on.” Jason explains.

Jason Peat

Education and Professional Career After attending Ft. Lauderdale’s Boyd Anderson High School through a magnet program, Jason attended a Florida A&M University on a music scholarship after playing trombone since fourth grade. While he was there on a music scholarship, he ultimately decided to pursue his passion for architecture instead and after graduating with his masters, he worked in Atlanta for various architectural firms having helped work on a lot of buildings in Metro Atlanta.

He eventually moved to Dallas where he began working at a small startup company focusing on renewable energy and energy efficiency where he met his current business partner, Tarik Rodgers.

BearTek Gloves BearTek Solutions LogoHis business partner had already moved onto BearTek and suggested that Jason join him there. Jason helped build the company from the ground up and is now currently a managing partner and runs all of the aspects relating to operations for the company. The idea for BearTek Gloves came from the original founder, Willie Blount, and his frustration with having to pull over constantly while riding his motorcycle to take off his gloves so that he could answer phone calls or adjust his playlist on his phone.

“I rode motorcycles also so I got it immediately. This is definitely a good

thing.” Jason said.

Tarik Rogers, who is the CEO of the company, had the same pain point while skiing as it was difficult to access his phone and challenging to contact people who he had become separated from. It was obvious that all the people involved in the company could see how the product would be useful to a lot of people in a variety if uses.

“That was the real concept of what birthed this whole idea of BearTek and then once a few prototypes were done and we got some validation out of the market, we said let’s go full speed with this thing. Let’s get some patents in place and let’s build a company around it. That’s the early version of the story,” Jason explained.

The primary markets that Jason and his team set out to target were primarily sports such as skiing or other snow sports and motorcycle riders.

This worked out well as these were the same areas that the team was particularly passionate about. The product itself is a glove that utilizes Bluetooth technology to connect to your phone or GoPro camera and allows you to remotely control your device by simply tapping your fingers together without having to stop your primary activity or remove your gloves. Combining the apparel and technology was a tricky process.

BearTek gloves allow people on the go to answer a call, play music or shoot a video, all with a tap of the finger while in the snow or on the road.

“The manufacturing of apparel has its own set of problems and then the manufacturing of technology has its own set of issues and you combine those and you’ve got a quagmire of problems.” he said.

Once the product had been developed prototyped, they began going to trade shows, events, conferences where they started to get a lot of attention from retailers, traditional media as well as online media. Being able to go out and demo the product in front of real people who could relate to the pain points had a bigger impact than describing the product via their online store ever could.

“When you try and explain it, and even via this interview, it’s hard to really grasp the concept of what this product and what this technology is really about.

“But, when you get in front of somebody and literally click your fingers together and the music on the your phone, sitting five feet away, starts playing music, people’s jaws literally drop,” Jason explained.

Shark Tank Appearance Shark Tank is the next big thing to happen to Jason and his team. After being suggested to him on many occasions, Jason and team decided to go through the audition process to get the product more public exposure and to help with developing the next generation of BearTek products.

After the initial audition in Houston on May 5th, they advance to the next round where they were asked to put together a video pitch which would decide whether they got onto the actual show or not. The video pitch featured practical things like how the product came to be but also went into their personalities and backgrounds. They were then invited to California for filming with the Sharks and you’ll be able to see what happened on February 5th on the show!

“They evaluated our audition and then about three weeks later, we got that call that said come on out to California. This was the third and final round and that was the filming. Yep, that’s where it all came down. We got in front of the sharks and the rest is history,” he said.

Currently the first generation of the BearTek Gloves is available on their website, www.BearTekGloves.com, but they are planning to release the second generation BearTek when the episode of Shark Tank airs.

“This is a sneak peak. You’ll see on Shark Tank and even on our website what our first generation product looks like. One of the things that’s happening simultaneously with this airing of the show is that we’re actually going to be announcing our second generation product which takes it to a whole other level.” Jason explains.

Jason as married to Dr. Andreka Peat (an alumn of Xavier University). They reside in Dallas, TX with their two children Gabriel (7) and Alexa (4). He enjoys playing soccer, riding mountain bicycles and spending time with his family.

METRO Dallas County reports Zika Virus Cases acquired through Sexual Transmission Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the first two Zika virus cases acquired through sexual transmission in Dallas County in 2016. The patients were infected with the virus after having sexual contact with an ill individual who returned from a country where Zika virus is present. For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, DCHHS does not provide additional identifying information. “Now that we know Zika virus can be transmitted through sex, this increases our awareness campaign in educating the public about protecting themselves and others,� said Zachary Thompson, DCHHS director. “Next to abstinence, condoms are the best prevention method against any sexually-transmitted infections.�

Zika virus is transmitted to people by mosquitoes and through sexual activity. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week.

DCHHS advises individuals with symptoms to see a healthcare provider if they have visited an area where Zika virus is present or had sexual contact with a person who traveled to an area where Zika virus is present. There is no specific medication available to treat Zika virus and there is not a vaccine. The best way to avoid Zika virus is to avoid mosquito bites and to avoid sexual contact with a person who has Zika virus. “Education and awareness is crucial in preventing Zika virus,� said Dr. Christopher Perkins, DCHHS medical director/health authority. “Patients are highly encouraged to follow prevention recommendations to avoid transmitting and spreading Zika virus.�

DCHHS recommends the following to avoid Zika virus: Use the 4Ds to reduce the chance of being bitten by a mosquito.

DEET All Day, Every Day: Whenever you’re outside, use insect repellents that contain DEET or other EPA approved repellents and follow instructions.

DRESS: Wear long, loose, and light-colored clothing outside.

DRAIN: Remove all standing water in and around your home.

DUSK & DAWN: Limit outdoor activities during dusk and dawn hours when mosquitoes are most active.

Travelers can protect themselves by doing the following: Choose a hotel or lodging with air conditioning or screens on windows or doors.

Sleep under a mosquito bed net if you are outside or in a room that is not well-

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Sexual partners can protect each other by using condoms to prevent spreading sexually-transmitted infections.

There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County. However, imported cases make local spread by mosquitoes possible because the mosquitoes that can transmit the virus are found locally. DCHHS advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with Zika virus protect themselves from further mosquito bites.

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Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and other elected officials at the Community Council of Greater Dallas to enroll citizens in health coverage before the January 31st enrollment deadline. With only three days remaining until the open enrollment period ends, Secretary Burwell visited Dallas to encourage local citizens to enroll in healthcare coverage for 2016. “I want to thank the Health and Human Services Secretary, Sylvia Burwell, for taking the time to visit Dallas and our healthcare enrollment centers,� said Congresswoman

Judge Jenkins urges certain individuals to not travel to Countries with reported Zika activity To minimize the risk of Zika virus infection passing to fetuses, pregnant women, women who may become pregnant or their partners should not travel to countries with reported Zika virus activity. Information about countries with Zika activity can be found at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/ It’s important to encourage all individuals to follow travel precautions and avoid mosquito bites as a general public health precaution. To prevent the spread of the disease, people traveling to those areas should carefully follow steps to avoid mosquito bites while there and for at least seven days after returning home. People can protect themselves from mosquito bites by: ¡ Wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants ¡ Using EPA-registered insect repellents ¡ Using permethrin-treated clothing ¡ Staying and sleeping in screened-in or air-conditioned rooms ¡ Avoiding or limiting outdoor activities during peak mosquito times.

Officials gather to encourage enrollment in health coverage

Congresswoman Johnson (center) is joined by Secretary Burwell (left), County Judge Clay Jenkins (right) and other local officials.

Johnson. “I am proud of the work our local navigators are doing to sign up citizens for healthcare. I am encouraged to see both English and Spanish speaking navigators on site to assist all the families here secure the healthcare coverage they need. Healthcare coverage is so essential for all of our citizens and their families. It helps to ease the financial burden so many families suffer when a medical crisis hits, often unexpectedly.

I want to encourage all my constituents to sign up for coverage before Sunday’s deadline and to let their friends and families know to sign up as well.�

Congresswoman Johnson and Secretary Burwell were joined at the enrollment event

by County Judge, Clay Jenkins and Dallas Mayor Pro Tem, Monica Alonzo. They all toured the facility and were able to speak with several local citizens. Secretary Burwell spoke on the importance of obtaining healthcare coverage and the penalties associated with those who do not sign up for coverage before the deadline.

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MALVEAUX: Standing on sacred ground Three unarmed black men encountered a group of white men walking down a dirt road in Slocum, Texas on July 29, 1910. Without warning, and with no reason, the white men opened fire on the black men. And for two days white men simply slaughtered black people. Eight deaths have been officially acknowledged, but historians who have studied the Slocum Massacre say that it is likely that dozens more were killed, with some saying as many were killed in Slocum as in Tulsa in 1921 (and those numbers range into the hundreds).

The New York Times quoted William Black, the sheriff at the time of the massacre: “Men were going about killing Negroes as fast as they could find them, and so far as I was able to ascertain, without any real cause. I don’t know how many were in the mob, but there may have been 200 or 300. ‌ They hunted the Negroes down like sheep.â€?

History mostly swallowed the horror of the Slocum Massacre. Some descendants of those massacred pushed for official acknowledgement of the horror, but there have been efforts to cover up the carnage, with some in Slocum pretending that the Massacre never happened.

It took more than a century, until 2011, for the Texas Legislature to formally acknowledge the massacre. A roadside marker commemorating the tragedy was just placed on January 26, 2016. A local member of the Anderson County Historical Commission opposed the marker because “The citizens of Slocum today had absolutely nothing to do with what happened over a hundred years ago. This is a nice, quiet community with a wonderful school system. It would be a shame to mark them as racist from now until the end of time.�

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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, DC. She can be contacted at www.juliannemalveaux.com.

E.R. Bills, author of The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas, says that there are more than 16,000 historical markers in the state of Texas. “The Slocum Massacre historical marker will apparently be the first one to specifically acknowledge racial

“Men were going about killing Negroes as fast as they could find them, and so far as I was able to ascertain, without any real cause. I don’t know how many were in the mob, but there may have been 200 or 300. ‌ They hunted the Negroes down like sheep.â€? violence against African Americans.â€? His book meticulously documents the Slocum facts, and asserts, “Many white folks got away with murderâ€?. Only 11 were arrested for their role in the massacre. Seven were indicted but none were prosecuted for their crimes. The eleven were only the known criminals. According to Bills, many murderers buried dead bodies on their land to perpetuate the cover up.

The Slocum historical marker stands on sacred ground. There is much other sacred ground in these United States, ground that is soaked with the blood of lynched and murdered African

Americans. Yet there are few markers of our nation’s historical madness. The Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based organization that has documented the magnitude of our nation’s lynching history, hopes to build markers and memorials on lynching sites, much like the one in Slocum. We need these memorials to remind us of an era of racial terror, and to consider the contemporary consequences of that terror.

This year the association for the study of African American life and history (ASALH) has chosen Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories as their Black History Month Theme. While ASALH has not focused specifically on markers and memorials for sites of lynching and massacres, the focus location is important. They mention plantations, historic homes, and historic streets (like Beale Street in Memphis, Sweet Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, and 125 Street in Harlem) as important places to embrace and celebrate.

Many of our nation’s major cities have experienced gentrification in the past decade or so. Washington, DC is no longer Chocolate City – more like neapolitan or chocolate chip.

The 125 Street of the Harlem Renaissance has diversified, as young whites with deep pockets are pushing the prices of historic brownstones into the seven or eight figure price range. No matter. The places are still sacred ground, and should be recognized as such. It is important to acknowledge these places with statues, markers, and memorials, lest we forget. Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. We assert that Black Lives Matter because so many black lives were obliterated in Slocum, and because for far too long it was convenient and comfortable to forget a heinous massacre.

Educator fasts for beliefs and encourages others

Dallas-based educator Curtis Ferguson is no to controversial issues. He speaks out and Mesquite

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Mr. Ferguson’s biological brother is Major Kenneth Ferguson of the Hampton , Va. Police Department. Mr. Ferguson desires both his students and his brother, as well as, ALL law enforcement to arrive home safely EVERY NIGHT! Join him TODAY. www.cdferguson.wix.com/manupgroup http://www.cdferguson.wix.com/fergusonconnects

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HALL: Who?...Me?...Hillary!

Quit Playin’ Vincent L. Hall Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist.

If you loaded the POTUS job into the workforce databases of Monster, Indeed or CareerBuilder in 2016, the first name to show up would be Hillary Rodham Clinton. So you don’t have to call me or guess who I’m voting for. Come hell or high water I’m for Hillary.

It’s the political season, so let me offer a disclaimer. I love Bernie Sanders and always have. But Bernie made a fatal mistake; he was too honest. There is nothing worse than giving the Far Right a label to hang on you and he handed them the rope and the scaffold.

Identifying yourself as a Socialist Democrat was about as damaging as you can get. The only thing worse he could have done was to say that he didn’t own a gun and had a wife who prayed five times a day in Arabic. Quit playin’, you know what I’m sayin’!

If Hillary were in the NBA, the NFL, or any

of the pantheons of sports, she would be the league MVP by virtue of her stats and tenure.

When Maya Angelou marveled poetically about a “Phenomenal Woman” she captured Hillary; the “span of the hips” and all.

If Hillary was in the NFL she would resemble that Eric Dickerson slant around tackle for an automatic six yards. She would be the “Iceman” George Gervins’ “finger roll” with the trained consistency of a Larry Bird.

In tennis Hillary would sport the physical figure and unfathomable finesse of Serena Williams. Hell, by Sunday, she may show up in the end zone with Cam Newton, dabbing and dancing.

Hillary possesses the mind and mission of a Mahatma Gandhi and a Martin King. She began her role as the stunt double for Mother Teresa at the Children’s Defense Fund right out of college, as a lawyer working for poor

children under the the 2008 Obama race. Politics have guidance of strong no place for storage. The shelf life for Black woman. revenge is short and getting shorter.

She is the Cesar It’s forward forever, backwards never Chavez that fights and anything other than Hillary is a for the rights of the retreat from all that President Obama working poor and has accomplished. against the wrongs What really startles the GOP of the relentless rich. is the chance that minorities, the Hell, if Hillary didn’t LGBT and others who are locked out, care there could might coalesce. They shiver at the never have been no idea of a Clinton/Sanders ticket (in damn ObamaCare. that order). The Canadian Crusader, Read the history Ted Cruz, doesn’t want to argue any and you will find Supreme Court cases against Clinton that her advocacy appointments, because they will for the uninsured protect abortion rights, voting rights is the reason she is and civil rights. hated so vehemently Hillary is the heart and heritage today. Mrs. Clinton of Eleanor Roosevelt. Hillary has the is the class of a grace and transparency of a Jackie classless class who Kennedy Onassis and a Coretta Scott understands the King, who’ve had to mourn publicly need to “Campaign and reinvent themselves as the in poetry but govern nation looked on. Hillary has the Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton ( Marian Wright Edelman in background) in prose.” skills of a Senator, Secretary of State, Democrats have First Lady and more importantly a let’s try some estrogen. nothing to moan about in 2016. But as a mom.

And Black folks; let me issue you this caveat; father of three daughters I’m ready to see So for anyone who’s asking….Who? Me? don’t start that baseless echo about her not America’s Affirmative Action policy kick in.

Hillary!!! being down for Blacks or what was said in We’ve had 44 who went in full of testosterone,

CURRY: Flint residents mistreated because of race and class is valued at $670,823 - about 23 times the TRUTH TO POWER value of the average home ($29,000) in

By George E. Curry Flint, according to cityGeorge E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge data.com. magazine and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote Whether a family speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached drinks or bathes in through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also lead- contaminated follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. water should not be determined by their

By George E. Curry race or income. Black and poor lives should matter as much as White George Curry Media Columnist and rich ones. Because that wasn’t the case in Let’s face it: Contaminated water would Flint, children were exposed to unacceptably not have flowed through the pipes of Flint, high levels of lead poisoning, which could Mich. - certainly not for as long as it did - if lead to brain damage, learning disabilities the residents of the city of nearly 100,000 had and behavioral problems.

Everyone responsible for this fiasco should been White and affluent instead of Black and lose their job, be criminally prosecuted and largely poor.

In fact, if two-term Republican Gov. Rick if found guilty, serve time in prison and pay Snyder had dreamed of that happening in restitution.

Fortunately, the eyes of the nation are Bloomfield Hills, he would have called a press conference the next morning to apologize for fixed on Michigan to see if justice will prevail.

The National Bar Association, under the having such a nightmare. leadership of President Benjamin L. Crump, But Flint is not Bloomfield Hills. was scheduled to hold a town hall meeting on According to 2014 Census Bureau figures, the water crisis Monday in Flint with its local Flint is predominantly Black (56.6 percent), and state counterparts. has a poverty rate of 41.5 percent, which is Congressional hearings were scheduled nearly three times the national figure, and a for this Wednesday and Rev. Al Sharpton was median family income of $24,834. planning to bring busloads of New Yorkers On the other hand, Bloomfield Hills, which to monitor the proceedings. Unfortunately, is 90 percent White and only 3.2 percent most of our civil rights leaders are doing little African American, has a poverty rate of only 2 beyond holding press conferences and issuing percent, an estimated median family income statements about the crisis in Flint. With of $151,596, and the medium house or condo

February - a/k/a “Negro Employment Month” - now upon us, they will become even more distant.

Meanwhile, we continue to learn new, sordid details about this reprehensible tragedy.

From 2011-2015, Flint was in a state receivership and went through four

As the Detroit Free Press reported, “In January of 2015, when state officials were telling worried Flint residents their water was safe to drink, they also were arranging for coolers of purified water in Flint’s State Office Building so employees wouldn’t have to drink from the taps, according to state government e-mails released Thursday...”

Unfortunately, most of our civil rights leaders are doing little beyond holding press conferences and issuing statements about the crisis in Flint. With February - a/k/a “Negro Employment Month” - now upon us, they will become even more distant. emergency managers appointed by the governor. In April 2014, in a move to save money, the state-imposed emergency manager decided to switch Flint’s water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River.

Shortly, after the change, residents began to complain about the water’s taste, color and odor. Stories were written about it in Flint and Detroit newspapers, but residents were repeatedly told they had nothing to fear. The city issued a press release saying, “Flint water is safe to drink.”

While city residents were being targeted with that message, state employees were quietly getting another one.

State employees were not the only ones receiving special treatment.

Writing under the headline, “10 Things They Won’t Tell You about the Flint Water Tragedy,” filmmaker and Flint native Michael Moore stated, ”A few months after Governor Snyder removed Flint from the clean fresh water we had been drinking for decades, the brass from General Motors went to him and complained that the Flint River water was causing their car parts to corrode when being washed on the assembly line.

“The Governor was appalled to hear that GM property was being damaged, so he

jumped through a number of hoops and quietly spent $440,000 to hook GM back up to the Lake Huron water, while keeping the rest of Flint on the Flint River water. Which means that while the children in Flint were drinking lead-filled water, there was one - and only one - address in Flint that got clean water: the GM factory.”

Last February, Miguel Del Toral, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expert, wrote to one city official, “Given the very high lead levels found at one home and the preflushing happening in Flint, I’m worried that the whole town may have much higher lead levels than the compliance results indicated.”

But no one in a position to change this was worried enough to step in.

Remember, all of this happened while Flint was operating under state-appointed emergency managers. Like he had done in Detroit, Gov. Snyder appointed emergency managers supposedly because local officials were too inept to handle their own business.

But they couldn’t have done any worse than his appointees in this instance.

A year ago, Detroit water officials offered to reconnect Flint to Lake Huron and waive the $4 million connection fee. But the emergency manager, Jerry Ambrose, declined the offer and residents of Flint continue to suffer to this day.

Someone needs to pay for the statesponsored serial ineptness.

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NABJ Mourns Loss of Member Michael J. Feeney

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of member Michael J. Feeney, a former reporter for The New York Daily News, immediate past president of the New York Association of Black Journalists, and a past recipient of NABJ's Emerging Journalist of the Year Award.

Feeney, 32, died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest while being treated for a staph infection in his kidneys, according to an obituary published in The Daily News.

"I am shocked to learn of Michael's passing. He was a respected leader within NABJ having served with distinction as chapter president of the New York Association of Black Journalists for years. His leadership led to that chapter receiving the NABJ Chapter of the Year Award," NABJ President Sarah Glover said.

"He was a tenacious journalist who possessed a passion and energy for telling stories reflective of diverse communities -- stories which otherwise might not have been told."

Glover first met Feeney in 2003 at the NABJ Region II Conference in Atlantic City, as he traveled with other Delaware State students to their very first NABJ conference. She fondly remembers his ambitious desire to learn the craft and meet working black journalists.

Feeney learned journalism from the best. He was taught by NABJ founder DeWayne Wickham at Delaware State University and was a founding member of the university's student chapter.

"Michael Feeney was friend, a mentee and a former student of mine, whom I admired greatly.

He was far more talented than he allowed himself to believe; much more the master of his destiny than he was willing to contemplate," Wickham said. "He was an immensely talented young black man for whom -- like far too many of our young black men -death came way too early. I trust that he is already at work in God's newsroom."

"I am heartbroken to hear of Michael's untimely passing as I have watched him grow from a young inquisitive child into a remarkable man and journalist," said Allison J. Davis, an NABJ founder. "Michael often thanked me and the late great Reggie Harris for igniting the spark that

ultimately became his profession, but it was I who thanked him for making us so proud of his many accomplishments in the industry we so dearly loved. His death is a great loss to journalism, NABJ and to our community of Teaneck, New Jersey, a place he still called home.

He will truly be missed by all the

lives he touched."

For five years, Feeney distinguished himself as a versatile reporter at The New York Daily News.

Feeney advanced from being a crime reporter to covering Upper Manhattan, which included the Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods.

While excelling as a beat reporter, he also covered entertainment and culture showing an innate ability to shift from hard news to feature reporting.

As a freelancer, Feeney covered the riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray for NBC BLK. Prior to the working for The Daily News, he covered entertainment and culture for The Record in North Jersey and news and entertainment for TheGrio.com.

He contributed to EBONY Magazine, including a feature story on actress and HIV/AIDS activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and Hairfinity owner Tymeka Lawrence.

"The New York Association of Black Journalists is saddened by the passing of former President Michael J. Feeney. It is with deep sorrow that we mourn him," NYABJ President Julie Walker said.

"He was a dedicated leader of the organization and an outstanding journalist.

Michael, who served four years as president of NYABJ, worked tirelessly furthering our goals and revitalizing the chapter. He was a

mentor to so many just starting out as journalists and a constant voice for those working tirelessly in media."

A proud native of Teaneck, New Jersey, he was a 2005 graduate of Delaware State University. Feeney was a champion of historically black colleges. Upon being honored with NABJ's Emerging Journalist of the Year Award in 2010, he went on a speaking tour which took him to several HBCU campuses.

"Michael was a gregarious, warm, and joyous person," Glover added. "'Feeney,' as he affectionately was known, inspired veteran journalists and aspiring journalists because of his energy, his enthusiasm and his commitment to helping others. He was a little brother to me and so many NABJers."

NABJ extends its sincerest condolences to Michael's mother Ms. Reba Willis, his twin brother, Anthony, their family, and Michael's colleagues and friends who also mourn his passing.

An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization for journalists of color in the nation, and provides career development as well as educational and other support to its members worldwide.

For additional information, please visit www.nabj.org.

Services have been planned for NewJersey and New York.

Homegoing Services for Michael J. Feeney.

To accommodate the outpouring of love and support for Michael, his family will host funeral services in Harlem, NY and Englewood, NJ. Harlem, NY Homegoing Service: First Corinthian Baptist Church 1912 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NY, NY 10026 (Formally 7th Ave) and 116th St. Date: Monday, February 8, 2016 Time: Viewing 9-11 AM. Funeral Service Immediately Following.

Englewood, NJ Homegoing Service: Community Baptist Church 224 First St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Time: Viewing 4-6 PM. Funeral Service Immediately Following.

Street parking is available and early arrival is highly suggested.

For the Alpha’s Omega Service, Please contact Steven Lewis for further details.

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Embrace the Darkside, Yours Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington Spiritually Speaking….

Let me not be the one that says this spiritual thing is easy. Staying focused spiritually is difficult in a world hell bent on taking you out. I mean we live in a world where the evil one is supposed to have some power. Christ even calls the devil the prince of this world in John 12 and 14. This would suggest that evil has some (hopefully) limited power to function and act against the children of God in this realm. Now I know we are in a fixed fight and the outcome is already known. Christ defeated the devil via his death on the cross and His resurrection soon thereafter. My point here is that sometimes we can lose sight of the victory which is certainly ours when, as they say, all hell is breaking loose around us.

Personally I am challenged when the world becomes such an enticing place that seems to leave no room for meditation, prayer, worship and simple appreciation of the many blessings that are showered upon me by Him, who loves me like no other.

One of the things I have come to appreciate about this walk of mine is that the Lord has

shown me those areas of my life where I’m the most vulnerable. Rather than run from or deny them, I know I have to embrace them in order to fully understand and overcome them. It’s sort of like knowing what you’re praying for. I cannot claim ignorance of that which I know so well could destroy me. I have to acknowledge that when I’m confused tempted or just plain lost, I have to make a deliberate effort to reconnect to the body of Christ. I mean one of the reasons I stayed out of church was because I felt it was full of hypocrites to say the least. From the pulpit on down to the pews, there was no need for me to gather at the church house, or so I thought. The irony is the devil defeated me by giving me the ammunition I needed to think I was out of God’s eyesight.

The trick of the devil had me thinking I had all the answers for my own salvation and therefore did not need the guidance of anyone else.

Fortunately, as I have stated on many occasion, the fight is fixed. All God did one day was have me stumble into church one Sunday after a multi year sabbatical.

The preacher

confirmed in my spirit the idiocy of thinking there was or ought to be a perfect church and a perfect congregation. His point was we’ve got to stay connected i.e. Holy Spirit connected. Christ said the Holy Spirit would remind us of everything He said and did and clarify their meaning to us and for us. So now when I’m stumbling I know I’ve got to consciously and with heaven aforethought, seek first the kingdom. It sounds simple. But

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when you have a 24/7 enemy plotting your assassination, it’s easy to stray. The devil is a liar and you are his prize. Remember he knows how much you mean to your Father.

He’ll do anything to you to hurt the one who created and loves you. So remember this.

Whatever your weakness is name it and claim it in the name of the Lord. I promise you, He will do the rest.

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Don’t miss this conversation!

When the Honorable Zan Wesley Holmes, Ambassador Ron Kirk and veteran journalist Bob Ray Sanders pick up the microphones at St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church for a much-anticipated conversation, attendees will be in for a treat.

Here are three of the most influential men you’ll ever meet and they are coming together for a no-holds barred discussion about issues and events.

Dr. Holmes and Ambassador Kirk have served as elected officials and Bob Ray Sanders has used his pen and microphone to share stories about the lives and times of politicians.

There’s sure to be some quotable Tweets that come out of this gathering of powerful men who have involved in and with some of the most volatile and controversial events of the past five-to-six decades, if not longer.

This year marks the third for “In Conversation - An Evening with Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr.,” pastor emeritus of St. Luke, raising funds to assist in programming for the non-profit arm of St. Luke.

The inaugural year featured long-time broadcaster Clarice Tinsley of FOX4-TV in a one-on-one with Rev. Holmes.

The next year it was Dallas County’s senior elected official, Commissioner John Wiley Price, which proved to be an eyeopener for many, according to organizers who said the forum provided an opportunity to deviate from the hype that dominates headlines.

Mr. Price and Mr. Kirk both attended St. Luke under Rev. Holmes’ stewardship and they are very close to the pastor.

Mr. Sanders was just the person, with enough insight and historical perspective to lead the conversation with the Commissioner

and expectations are that he will be just as effective and engaging with the Ambassador.

While Mr. Price, who is currently seeking another term on the Commissioner’s Court -- has served 31 years, Mr. Kirk served as Texas Secretary of State before running for Mayor of Dallas.

As the first African American Mayor of Dallas, it was in his second term that he stepped down to seek a senate seat.

Unsuccessful in that bid, Mr. Kirk next headed to the nation’s capital to serve as U.S. Trade Representative, under current President Barack Obama.

Touting the importance of small business, Mr. Kirk garnered praise for his efforts and negotiating skills during the four years he served.

Many expressed surprise when he announced he was stepping down and would not stay on for a second term with President Obama.

Often quick to say that one of the best jobs he had was as Mayor of Dallas, Mr. Kirk never cut ties, returning often and always accessible to local media and his former constituents, as well as the business and education communities.

Then too his wife, Matrice, was here. So he returned back to Dallas and although he says he won’t seek public office again, remains very popular as is evidenced by the response to this event.

Tickets are selling fast and that’s a good thing because proceeds benefit the Community Outreach Center named after Rev. Holmes and dedicated to many of the programs the former Texas State Legislator holds near and dear.

The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community

Outreach Center, among its many programs, provides GED Training and Certification, computer literacy classes or mentoring; in addition to partnering with the school district to serve area youth.

The board has ambitious plans for the 501 C3 non profit as this “non-profit arm of St. Luke” focuses on “creating self sustaining pathways out of poverty for young people and families.”

Currently the board members, under the leadership of chair DeMetris Sampson, is full of energy as they continue to elevate the Center which was established almost 15 years ago.

Attorney Tonya Tarpeh and her husband are two of the 11- member board and their excitement is very noticeable as they talk about the programs and more and more members and people who respect Rev. Holmes’ works pledge their support.

And the majority of financial support goes directly to those who need it, she noted, pointing out that the “vast majority of the money raised goes to programming” and that’s a good thing because there are so many places where funding is needed.

“There’s no cap on where we’re going,” she continued. “There’s a lot of love for Rev. Holmes and the center is about everything that he stands for.”

Her husband agreed as he talked about how people are fascinated by Rev. Holmes.

“There’s always a positive reaction,” Mr. Tarpeh said. “When his name is brought up, people go into how they know him as a student, professor or legislator. He’s connected with so many people. He is so amazing!”

And Rev. Holmes’ teachings are ingrained

in the very fiber of the Center’s existence and mission.

“As people of faith we should always continue to work to lift those who find themselves in difficult situations,” said Dr. Holmes.

After serving almost three decades at St. Luke, Rev Holmes stepped aside, leaving an impressive legacy that is being continued by Texas Southern University alum Dr. Michael Bowie Jr., the Senior Pastor who previously served in Houston and Ohio before assuming leadership at St. Luke.

Attendees on February 12 will also get to hear from Dr. Bowie and other board members.

There’s still time to get tickets for the reception and conversation.

WHAT: In Conversation with Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. and Ambassador Ron Kirk.

WHERE: St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church, 5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas WHEN: Friday, February 12, 2016.

6p.m. Reception 7:30 p.m. Conversation Call 214-324-4443 for tickets -CS

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IN MEMORIAM

JOHN MASTER SPENCER 8-6-1951 - 1-25-2016

John was born in WIlls Point, Tx to Ruby Lee and Sylvester Spencer on August 6, 1951.

He attended elementary school there and went on to high school in Dallas at Booker T. Washington High School.

He accepted Christ and always aspired to help others.

He spent most of his career working at State hospitals in Texas, Virginia and Louisiana.

John was married to Evelyn Redic of McKinney for 22 years and to that union two children, Rhonda and John were born. In later years he married Mayme Stringer of Benbrook.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Ruby Lee Kelley and stepfather Robert Joe Kelley; daughters, Rhonda Pennington-Lamb (Vernon) and Sharita Lyons; sons, John Spencer Jr., Rodney Lyons (Karen), and John Keith Spencer; sisters Mary Spencer-Black (Bennie), Vickie Spencer-Wilson (William) Jean Lynn Reed (Richard), Judy Jones (John), Tangila Thomas (Walter), Addie Spencer, Stacy Spencer, Debra Lyons and Patricia Wright; brothers Tobert Earl Spencer (Barabara), Horace Spencer, Marvin Kelley, Sylvester Spencer Jr. (Debra), Jimmy Spencer (Brenda) and Lago Spencer (Taneiceya; a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other relatives.

Flint Clean Water Campaign: Health and Fitness Expert Dr. Ian Smith

Rev. Sellars Vines, Joseph Assignment Volunteer receives Water Donations from Community MATTESON, Ill., -- The Joseph Assignment Global Initiative, in partnership with renowned health and fitness expert, Dr. Ian Smith, are joining the efforts to supply Citizens of Flint, Michigan with clean water.

"Usually we are working to provide clean water for our global neighbors in Africa," said Dr. Alexis Felder, Founder, CEO and Lead Volunteer of the Joseph Assignment Global Initiative. "Our organization's mission is to help those who are impacted by adverse circumstances and unforeseen crisis local and international; therefore we must respond to the need of our neighbors in Flint."

Dr. Ian Smith, author of NY Times #1 best selling SHRED: The Revolutionary Diet, has volunteered alongside the team to provide for the citizens of Flint.

Dr. Smith said, "I want to do whatever I can to help the city of Flint have enough clean water and get the resources they need to make it through this health crisis."

Currently, bottled water donations are being accepted at The Joseph Assignment's headquarters located at New Faith Baptist Church International, 25 South Central, Matteson, Illinois, Tuesday through Thursday 8AM to 8PM, Saturday 8AM to 7PM, and Sunday 8AM to 2PM. Those who wish to make tax-deductible financial contributions to FLINT CLEAN WATER, visit the website at www. josephassignment.org or The Joseph Assignment's Facebook Page: https://www. facebook.com/thejosephassignment/. For additional information, call 815-806-3591.

The Joseph Assignment Global Initiative is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization and international NGO. The Joseph Assignment's mission is to impact the lives of the world's poorest children and their families by addressing their educational, economic and physical needs through collaborative initiatives.

Since 2005, we have impacted over 320,000 lives worldwide.

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Empire’s Calhoun returns home for NB&PW The South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., will hold their 2nd “We Speak Your Name & District Awards Luncheon” in the Malachite Showcase Ballroom of the InterContinental Dallas Hotel, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001, on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 12 noon.

Ten phenomenal women from throughout the District will be honored and recognized for their public and government services in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology and Services in areas of Health, Education, Employment and Economic Development.

Dallas’ own Wendy Calhoun is the Luncheon’s

Honorary Chair and Guest Speaker. Wendy Calhoun is a Co-Executive Producer/Writer for Fox’s hit drama, Empire.

Her prime time writing and producing credits include FX’s Justified, ABC’s Revenge and Nashville.

She is also the Narrative Consultant for Electronic Arts’ BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE video game. Calhoun has written, produced, and/ or directed over 40 hours of non-fiction programs for PBS, Animal Planet, VH1, TLC, The Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, and FBC including Co-Producing the second season of Hell’s Kitchen. Calhoun received a 2010 Peabody Award and WGA Best New

Series Nomination for Justified, which was named as one of WGA Best 100 Written Series

of all time. She received her second WGA Best New Series Nomination in 2012 for Nashville.

Born and raised in Dallas, Calhoun now lives in Los Angeles with her supportive husband, two delightful daughters, three lazy cats, and mischievous puppy.

Also recognized during the luncheon will be women for the Community Service Award, the Achievement Award and the District’s HOPE and highest Award.

For over 54 years the South Central District has impacted the communities in seven states (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) through their services. It is a privilege to have

such outstanding women recognized in our Metroplex.

To purchase tickets for the luncheon at $65, contact Chair Ella Johnson at egoodejohnson@ hotmail.com or (214) 339-8866.

The mission of the South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. is to sponsor and support programs that lead to improved social and civic conditions in our local global communities and to provide opportunities for personal growth and professional development of youth while promoting and protecting the interest of its membership of business and professional women.

DBDT alumni making mark on the globe Between being a visiting professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, creating a new dance work for Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in Dayton, Ohio, and choreographing a world premiere for Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Bridget L. Moore is used to crisscrossing the globe enjoying the ability to work in the field of her passion - dance.

On Thursday evenings you will find Katricia Eaglin at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Academy working with the 14 students in the Allegro ensemble. Katricia is the director of the teen-performing group that gives about 10 performances a year in the community. All of the Allegro students take classes at Dallas Black Dance Academy (DBDA), the official school of Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Her Allegro ensemble students are aged 14 to 18 and are from Dallas, Fort Worth, Lake Dallas, Plano, Garland, and Arlington. The ensemble recently performed in Denver, Colorado at the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference. Katricia is an American Ballet Theatre (ABT) certified instructor and teaches classes at DBD Academy.

Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship Award recipient Bridget L. Moore is choreographing a world premiere performance for Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Cultural Awareness series. Katricia Eaglin is setting a Dallas premiere for the same series taking place February 19-21, 2016, at the Wyly Theatre.

Both Bridget and Katricia grew up in Dallas.

Katricia credits the company leadership with shaping her career. Bridget says just seeing the dance company inspired her in elementary school.

"Dallas Black Dance Theatre came to my elementary school once a week for a short period of time through an arts and education program. It was my first time ever moving in a dance class and I believe the exposure sparked my curiosity," explained Bridget L. Moore.

Ms. Moore later auditioned for the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

She was accepted in the music department as a pianist and eventually switched clusters to start training in dance. Bridget went on to earn a MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

Bridget toured professionally with Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, in New York City. She later returned to Dallas to teach at her alma mater Booker T. Washington HSPVA. Dallas Black Dance Theatre gave Bridget her first opportunity to choreograph a dance.

DBDT Founder Ann Williams nominated Bridget for the Princess Grace Award. "I went through the application process and received a choreography fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation in 2012. It was an honor to be acknowledged with this prestigious award, but it was equally an honor to work with a critically acclaimed company such as Dallas Black Dance Theatre," said Ms. Moore. "I set my first work on the company titled, Southern Recollection: For Romare Bearden."

Katricia Eaglin says it has been a dream come true to have a professional dance career at Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She was a charter member of the second company, DBDT II, that was formed in 2000. Katricia danced with DBDT's first company from 2005-2015.

During that time Katricia was assistant rehearsal director for five years and rehearsal director for the company last season. She has taught classes for DBDT Academy for 17 years.

Katricia says she first saw the Dallas Black Dance Theatre while on a field trip with the West Dallas Community Center.

"It was my dream to be a part of the company since I was 14 and saw them perform at a dance festival," said Katricia Eaglin. At that time I did not know they were from Dallas."

Katricia says her mentor made her audition for the Booker T. Washington High School for

Katricia Eaglin, Choreographer

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the Performing and Visual Arts and she was accepted. Katricia earned a BFA in dance from the University of North Texas.

Bridget L. Moore created a world premiere titled Unearthed for Dallas Black Dance Theatre. "Unearthed is a creative protest against violence and racism in America. The iconic song, "Strange Fruit," is also a protest song against the inhumanity of racism," explained Ms. Moore. "Abel Meeropol originally wrote it as a poem, after seeing a photograph of a lynching. The song first gained its notoriety through Billie Holiday."

Katricia's work, Testament, makes its Dallas premiere during the Cultural Awareness series. Testament abstractly depicts five biblical themes, using a blend of modern and contemporary dance set to contemporary classical music.

"This work has allowed me to combine my two passions - faith and dance," said Ms. Eaglin. Katricia earned a Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary while dancing with DBDT. "During my last two years in seminary, DBDT Founder Ms. Williams and Melissa Young, the DBDT Associate Artistic Director, helped me so I could go to class, tour with DBDT, and take tests online. God really worked."

Two other world premieres are included in the Cultural Awareness series. Former DBDT dancer and Southern Methodist University graduate Jamal Story choreographs The Parts They Left Out, a series of three gravity-defying aerial duets. Story trained as an aerial dancer during his current duties as dance captain for Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. He also previously danced with Madonna.

Former Alvin Ailey dancer Kirven DouthitBoyd choreographed Furtherance, a ballet based on overcoming a personal struggle that ends with a celebration of triumph, taking the audience on a journey from anguish to bliss.

Douthit-Boyd sets the dance to a musical score of Japanese taiko drums with additional sounds and effects of Asian gongs and bells.

Douthit-Boyd is the Co-Artistic Director of Dance at the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis, Missouri.

Instinct 11.1 captures the essence and strength of Francesca Harper's mother, Denise Jefferson, who was the director of The Ailey School from 1984 until her death in 2010.

Harper says she felt her mother was born with a warrior spirit. Harper likes to see dancers moving with a sense of empowerment and ferocity. Through the complex layers, the

dancers inhabit that power with a sense of community, even when there is a feeling of invasion at times.

The Cultural Awareness series is presented

by Wells Fargo and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. For the sixth year, Wells Fargo returns as a presenting sponsor of the series.

"Wells Fargo is committed to supporting organizations and events that make significant contributions to the communities where we do business," said Wells Fargo Area President Scott Wallace. "Cultural programs like this greatly add to the quality of life in our communities, and this is why we are active supporters of this wonderful organization. We are honored to have supported Dallas Black Dance Theatre for more than 10 years and look forward to continuing to partner with them for many years to come."

Jamal Story is a recipient of a grant from the TACA Bowdon & Embrey Family Foundations Artist Residency Fund.

The two sold-out student matinees on February 18 are supported by Katherine Carmody Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.

Cultural Awareness evening performances will be held Friday and Saturday, February 1920, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

The Sunday matinee performance on February 21 is at 2:30 p.m. For tickets, call 214-880-0202 or visit ATTPAC.org. For group ticket sales, call 214-871-2390.

After the curtain closes, audiences can stay and enjoy DBDT ALL ACCESS for a Talkback with Choreographers after the Friday performance and an On-stage Dance Celebration following the Saturday performance.

For more information regarding the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, visit www.dbdt.com.

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Ask Alma

Ask Pam about healthcare

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I’ll be turning age 62 next month, I was informed by SSA that my SSI would go away because I’ll start drawing a Social Security Retirement check. Since my retirement income will be significantly greater than the SSI I’ll no longer be eligible for Medicaid assistance. I’m concerned about keeping some

medical assistance so my question is will I get Medicare too when I turn 62 next month?

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Check with the Social Security Administration to see when you will be eligible for Medicare.

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yourtexasbenefits.com or call 2-1-1, that’s if you live in Texas, to find what medical resources are available in your area.

Medicare Annual Open Enrollment period: October 15th thru December 7th.

The Affordable Care Act Federal Marketplace Exchange – 2016 Open Enrollment period: November 1st 2015 thru January 31st 2016.

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Dear Alma: My wife is vicious with a capital V! We were married for 8 years and over that time had two sons. She did everything imaginable. She lied, stole, manipulated. Here’s a few examples. She stole money from her employer, lied to her family, said I was abusing her, had several affairs and called the police and tried to have me arrested under false pretenses. It was absolutely insane. Finally, she walked out on us and I raised my two boys alone. Both are fine young men, now 21 and 23. I never remarried. I just worked hard and devoted my time to my boys. Luckily, my sister and my mother helped out, and the boys are very well rounded. I can’t say that however about my ex. She continued her shenanigans and ended up in and out of jail. She just recently resurfaced and isn’t doing well. She has AIDS and is asking my son to help her. He just finished college and is barely making it on his own. He’s determined to help his Mom and, from what his brother tells me, is giving her $200 a month.

You know that means he’s short every month and I’m having to replenish that $200 for him to make ends meet.

That means I’m giving the woman who took me through hell money

every month. I’m pissed. I don’t think I can take it much longer. I don’t want to alienate my son, but how do I let him know he is not in a position to help his mother and that he needs to back off and let this go?

S.J. Baltimore, Md. Wow S.J., What a tough life-storm to sustain.

I commend you on maneuvering through such difficulty while keeping yourself and your sons safe. I’m sure it was heartbreaking and not what you expected when you said “I do.”

God bless you Big Papa for stepping up and taking care of your boys. I’m happy to hear they have grown into fine young men, no doubt, fed by your love and the example you set.

Yep, you did right. And that’s why your son is stepping up to help his mother. Don’t be mad at him. He has longed for his mother all these years.

Wishing, hoping, praying she’d come back, at least trying to make up for all the strife and hurt she caused and maybe even wipe away a tear or two.

But she didn’t do that. Or, at least that’s what we think. Just because he hasn’t shared any “restin’ on my heart” information with you, doesn’t mean

Do you know this man?

POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist.

We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.

If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers

877.373.8477

Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE? Will it matter when it is your sister, mother, aunt or grandmotheror maybe YOU?

she hasn’t expressed her sorrow and asked for forgiveness from him. And it doesn’t mean she didn’t love him or that he doesn’t – or shouldn’t – love her. You’d be surprised how illness and death shines a light on regret. Your son has had a tough time. You’ve always been there for him. Don’t stop now. If it isn’t a financial hardship for you, keep funneling the money. God is using you to bless your son and your ex-wife. I know it’s hard, but there’s so much more in store for you on the other side – and I don’t just mean in this difficult circumstance. Your son won’t have his mother long, but he’ll always have the memory of how his father, faced with the greatest of burdens, forgave the source of his troubles – and did so out of love for his son and his family. Let this one play out silently. Don’t think about your ex, support your son. He needed you then and he needs you now. Help him believe he’s done all he could for his mother. “In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.”

Your son is calling, be the answer to his prayers.

Alma

CALENDAR February 5

Feb. 5-6 and 12-13, 8 p.m.

Garland Civic Theatre's production of the hard-boiled comedy, "The Man with Bogart's Face," has only four performances left!

Synopsis: a man obsessed with Humphrey Bogart changes his appearance and name to resemble the classic Hollywood star, while opening a detective agency and taking on a case with which Bogie would be proud.

Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com or 972-205-2790.

February 6

Annual Sweetheart Dance Dads, granddads, brothers and uncles are invited to watch their little princess shine at the annual Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. Cost is $16 per person and will include dinner, dancing and a professional 5x7 photo. Registration is required and may be completed in person at any Garland recreation centeror by calling 972-205-3991. Space is limited, so register early! For more information, visit GarlandTx.gov. ********* Artist Exhibition/Reception Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 5PM Featuring works of Johnathon Foster, Kirk Garnett, ShaLana Mitchell, Kevin Owens & C-Ray Rayson Irving Arts Center - Main Gallery 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE **** I MESSENGER Straight Talk about the use of the “N-Word” with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

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the basics of borrowing and how to manage positive cash flow.

Attendees can expect to learn: 5 C's of Credit Attendees will also receive helpful tips on the Basic types of Credit Products you have as an option, as well as determining which is best for you.

Leasing / Credit Cards / Mortgages / Line of Credit Presented by: BB&T's Community Development Team FREE to Chamber Members, Non-Chamber Members and the Oak Cliff Community. RSVP is required.

Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce "Community Development Room" 1001 N. Bishop Ave. Dallas, TX 75208

February 10 Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, running February 10th - March 6th. All evening performance for this show will start at 7:30 at the Undermain Theatre

February 12 Feb. 5-6 and 12-13, 8 p.m.

Garland Civic Theatre's production of the hard-boiled comedy, "The Man with Bogart's Face," has only four performances left!

Synopsis: a man obsessed with Humphrey Bogart changes his appearance and name to resemble the classic Hollywood star, while opening a detective agency and taking on a case with which Bogie would be proud. Tickets: GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com or 972-205-2790. ******* The NAACP Garland Unit Hosts Its 16 th Annual Winter Ball “Recognizing High School Cafeteria Employees in the Garland ISD” 8:00 p.m.

Hyatt Place Garland 5101 N. George Bush Highway Garland, Texas 75040 Attire: Black Tie Evening Includes: Recognition of 2016 Honorees, Dinner, Live Entertainment, and Dancing For tickets, send check or money order to: NAACP Garland - Attention: Gwen Daniels PO Box 460944 - Garland, TX 75046-0944 Ticket sales end on February 9, 2016 For more information, call the NAACP: 972.381.5044, Voice Box 5 ****

South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club Annual Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce Founders' Day Observance Balch Springs Chamber Presents Focus: Celebrating 62 Years of Community Service 2nd Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance "Continuing The Legacy of Community Service, Lifting Others As We Climb" Winter Wonderland Time: 3:00 -6:00 PM 7- 9pm DeSoto Civic Center, 211 E Pleasant Run Rd, DeSoto, TX Tickets $20 - Daddy & Daughter | $5 - Each Additional Daughter Bluebonnet Room $25.00 per Person Balch Springs Civic Center Honoree: Linda Darden Lydia, Sojourner Truth Award 12400 Elam Road Balch Springs, Texas 75180

February 8

BB&T's Financial Literacy Workshop Session Two Starts at Noon "Borrowing Basics" Financial Management With economic development in mind, BB&T has partnered with the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce to provide FREE education and financial literacy to take pre-existing businesses to the next level. BB&T recognizes that the heart of the community is small business and in order for it to grow, small businesses must grow.

In this workshop, you will get an overview of Basic Foundational Credit and Risk Testing management designed to show you

***** A CONVERSATION WITH REV. ZAN HOLMES JR. AND AMBASSADOR RON KIRK, 7:30p.m. at St. Luke Community United Methodist Church, 5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas

DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE QUEST FOR SUCCESS LUNCHEON AT THE DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER 11A.M.

February 13 AMOUD FOUNDATION ANNUAL FUNDRAISER at 6:30 PM ****** “Pathway to Success" 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala Honoring: Zeronda D. Smith Director – Office of Risk Management for the City of Dallas “New” Location: Cowboys Golf Club, 1600 Fairway Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051 Cocktail Hour - 6:00 PM Dinner - 7:00 PM Silent Auction (Sports Memorabilia and More) Attire: Black Tie Optional Musical Entertainment provided by: Popsicle Toes Go to www.naaiadfw.org to Purchase Tickets, Tables and Sponsorships . All proceeds will benefit the NAAIA DFW Scholarship Fund

February 14 12th Annual Dallas Blues Festival featuring Latimore, Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, TK Soul, Shirley Brown, Cupid, Bobby Rush Sun, Feb 14, 2016 - 6:00PM Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie, TX 75050

February 17 DBCC Power Lunch!

Bill J Priest Institute 1402 Corinth Street Dallas 75215 1-3pm Understanding the RFP &RFB Process

February 18 Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce Network Luncheon Guest Speaker: Aerica Karriem Founder of CEO's Are People Too 11:30AM-12:30PM 12400 Elam Road, Balch Springs TX 75180 Chamber Members w/ RSVP $5.00 Non-Members w/RSVP $7.00 Chamber Members without RSVP $10.00 Non-Members without RSVP $12.00 -------------

February 19 Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship Award recipient Bridget L. Moore is choreographing a world premiere performance for Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Cultural Awareness series. Katricia Eaglin is setting a Dallas premiere for the same series taking place February 19-21, 2016, at the Wyly Theatre. ********* "Soul at the Muse: Trouble Man" featuring Chico DeBarge Call the TBAAL Box Office 214-743-2400 ******* The Legends Reception, featuring past and 2016 inductees into

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the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame will be held at the African American Museum in Fair Park, 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25.

February 20

Former Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach and former Texas A&M University Football Coach R.C. Slocum will be inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame along with 10 others at the Parrish Restaurants Induction Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. At the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center, 7050 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas.

UNCF Masked Ball at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Call 972-2341007 for tickets.

Orange Girls Rock Annual Luncheon Wear Orange!

Commemorate Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, Promo Respect and Healthy Relationships. Make your community Aware LADIES THAT WEAR ORANGE ROCK! Hilton Garden Inn - Duncanville 800 North Main, Duncanville 11a.m. http://orangegirlsrock16.eventbrite.com

February 21 African-American History Program & Reception - 4PM Irving Arts Center - Dupree Theater 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX Admission: FREE

Come spend some time with your family and friends at the Irving Arts Center. Irving Black Arts Council and the City of Irving will present our annual African-American History Month family program. This year's program will highlight "A Conversation with Robert Haynes", Curator of the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, TX, Special Guest Tuskegee Airman Homer Hogues and the 2016 U.S.P.S. Heritage Stamp Honoree Richard Allen Unveiling by Irving Postmaster Rodney Malone.

February 22 21st Annual Prayer Breakfast Hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson 9 a.m-11 a.m. Music Hall at Fair Park Speaker: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner RSVP at 214-922-8885

February 26

New Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church will host its 11th Annual Raymond B. Spencer Scholarship banquet on February 26th 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Worth Hilton Hotel. The Featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Rev Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D., a civil rights leader and new generation trailblazer. Dr. Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, the church home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Theta Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc the Talent Hunt program is designed to showcase the performing art skills of high school students. Theta Alpha Chapter will be hosting their program at Billy Dade Middle School in South Dallas at 5:30 pm.

February 27 JD Lawrence presents Martin, Malcolm and Me at the Majestic Theatre. Call 888-929-7849 for tickets

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LIFESTYLE

Crockett presents Duncanville High All-girls assembly at Kimball inspires students School with NFL Golden Football

Duncanville High School graduate Ray Crockett presented a NFL Golden Football to DHS Principal Carlos Meekins at a ceremony on Wednesday, January 27. Duncanville High School is being named to the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll

by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as part of the nationwide Super Bowl 50 celebration.

The NFL started the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll program to acknowledge schools and communities that have directly influenced Super Bowl history and impacted the game for the better. By being a member of the Super

Bowl High School Honor Roll, DHS will receive an NFL Character Education Curriculum and is eligible to apply for a grant from the NFL Foundation to help support the school's football program.

After graduating from DHS in 1985, Crockett played for Baylor University

where he was a three-year letterman and First Team All-Southwest Conference selection. Crockett was drafted to the NFL in 1989, and played for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs during his 14-season career.

Reel-ality TV Talk

mother has ignored her all of her life and that’s her biggest trigger. The other housewives are starting to ignore Kenya by not biting the “I just insulted you” bone. I like Kenya and want her to As a woman, you can ask us for overcome this massive emotional pain most things, but not wearing our that causes her to go off on anyone makeup is not one of them. After who does not agree with her. I can being a loyal Real Housewives of admit that I had some of that in me Atlanta (RHOA) viewer for years, it’s for a while and I decided to let it go, extremely obvious that these ladies forgive, heal and now I love my life will rarely, if ever, get caught without so much more.

By Marquesa LaDawn a full face of makeup - the slang is George Curry Media Columnist show up with the face “beat!”

Speaking of adjustments, Porsha is so much more interesting these Kim Fields sent a recorded voice message to the ladies (I love that she uses technology; a days. As I have said, she went from Stepford wife to Loose girl after my own heart) and requested they arrive at her Lucy and I love it. She’s her own woman and every week another layer is peeled back and revealed: special brunch with their face as natural as possible.

We’ve seen the “buttoned up married version” that I understand Kim wanting the ladies to embrace and wanted to please her then-hubby. show off their natural beauty. That being said, however, I don’t think it was realistic. They are on-camera and they We’ve seen the “I want to fit into the group version.” get judged like crazy in the social media world. It’s like In this role, she agrees with whomever is popular at the asking an anchor woman to get on camera without her time. face being made up. These ladies get a check for letting We’ve seen the “I want to be a star version.” She loved millions of viewers into their lives and it’s based on image. the red carpet as a host and fits nicely into her role on a We may not like it, but image includes your look. As a gossip show.

Real Housewife, you must look wealthy, privileged and We’ve seen the “I want a man now, he looks good, flawless. now lets get married.” This didn’t work well for her.

I also think, when they are off-season and off-camera, We’ve recently seen the “I want a baby now, like my they are more casual but even then, the paparazzi is always sister, why not me.” For some reason, this side makes us lurking. If they aren’t relevant and fancy, they are replaced. love her more.

Still, Kenya was rude by aggressively taking offense All in all, I’m loving the authenticity of Porsha in all that the girls were being asked to chill on the makeup. I her layers. admired the way Kim Fields heard her out and moved on.

Over on Real Housewives of Potomac (RHOP), I’m not She did not engage and this irked Kenya. Brilliant move, a superfan yet. These ladies confuse me; they seem to Kim! stress over stupid stuff. You sat in my seat, you brought By the way, Kim seems to be fitting into the RHOA just over your stylist with you to my home to help me and fine. She’s different and not intimated by the ladies. She’s the list goes on... made a name for herself and seems confident. Kim’s also smart about not allowing the shade from the other ladies Marquesa LaDawn is a professional businesswoman who escapes the take her down. pressures of living in New York City by retreating into the real world of reality TV. Follow her on twitter @realityshowgirl, Periscope and Meanwhile, this leave Kenya confused. You see, her

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An all-girls motistudents. vational assembly They repeatedly at Kimball High told the students School encouraged that they would the female students face hardships and to realize that they adversity, but that have the potential those are the defining to turn the world moments that they upside down can overcome and Dee McGuire, radio host of DeDe in the Morning on K104, shared in the best way Dee her own story of how she overcame adversity with girls from Kimball become stronger as possible. a result.

High School.

The theme of the DeDe McGuire, school’s secondradio host of DeDe annual Girls Motivational Assembly was in the Morning on K104, shared her own story “Defining Moments.” The assembly’s goal of how she overcame adversity to become was to bridge all ages and ethnicities and one of the only women in the country with inspire the school’s female students to her own radio show baring her own name. pursue greatness.

“No matter what you face as young women, “This program was designed to encourage, whatever adversity you have to overcome, I motivate, inspire and challenge you to am living proof that you can achieve whatever think differently and to be the best you you want,” McGuire said. “I believe in each can be,” Kimball Assistant Principal Tracy and everyone of you.”

Mayfield-Edwards said.

Multiple female school and community Photo Courtesy: Dallas ISD leaders shared inspiring words with the

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Brotherly bond propels TJ football star bound for West Texas A&M

Kendrick Bright shared the field this season with his younger brother, Josh, a sophomore and first team all-district wide receiver for the Thomas Jefferson High School Patriots football team.

Photo Courtesy: Dallas ISD

At 6-foot-2-inches and 215 pounds, Kendrick Bright flashes a coy smile when recalling his introduction to football at just five years old.

Several years removed from his days in Pop Warner— a popular youth football league where his earliest lessons on the gridiron took place— Bright will see his hard work pay off when he walks the red carpet at Dallas ISD’s upcoming Athletic Signing Day. As he prepares to celebrate signing a football scholarship with West Texas A&M University, Bright, who doubles as quarterback and wide receiver for the Thomas Jefferson High School Patriots football team, reflects on his development over the years.

“Growing up, while training, catching felt natural,” Bright said. “As I got older and learned to run routes, my footwork improved. I continually challenged myself to be faster, better.”

Kendrick Bright Photo Courtesy: Dallas ISD

His multi-sport skills in soccer, basketball and track might speak to his versatility as a well-rounded athlete, but, more than his athleticism, Bright has excelled as a team leader.

“I didn’t really want to be a leader,” Bright said.

“But Coach (Philip) Murray pushed me out of my

comfort zone and encouraged me to be that for my team.”

Murray, who has previously coached at schools such as W.W. Samuell and W.H. Adamson high schools, met Bright in the hallway when he started his coaching appointment in April. Murray describes Bright as “laid back until competition time.”

“He’s a big kid, he stands out,” Murray said. “He’s a hard worker who wants to do well for himself and his family, and when you put it all together, it makes for a very great young man with lots of potential.”

Family is a motivating factor for Bright, who shared the field this season with his younger brother, Josh, a sophomore and first team all-district wide receiver for the team. Josh this season caught 13 passes for 396 yards and five touchdowns, all on connections from his older brother.

“Kendrick is always a good leader for his brother,” Murray said. “He always demands the best from him and, as brothers, they know what the other needs.

Their connection is good for both of them, their bond as brothers enhances that.”

Bright this year was named the 2015 Co-offensive Player of the Year for district 11-5A, throwing for 764 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. He also gained 948 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns this season.

Josh admits his older brother pushes him to be better and challenges him at the same time. Having survived some tough, off-field obstacles together, they prepare to now take on new challenges apart.

Next season, as Josh prepares to fill his brother’s shoes as a team leader at TJ, Bright will make the 444-mile trek to West Texas A&M where he will compete to make his mark in the Lone Star Conference as a freshman on the Buffs football team.

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