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By Dorothy GentryContributing Editor

Two black men shot dead in two days at the hands of police officers, their encounters caught on cam-era phone or filmed is what was on my mind almost 14 years ago when I found out the precious car-

go I was carry-ing was a male child.

Yes. Four-teen years ago, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were

on my mind.

Not them specifically, but their encounters with police…and their end…their lives re-duced to headlines and hashtags.

I was about to raise a black male child in a world that sees them as a danger. And the end of Alton and Philando, and Trayvon and Eric and even Rodney King, RIP, has ALWAYS been in the crevices of my mind, threatening to erupt at anytime.

It’s because of the legacy of how black men in this world are treated that I hover maybe a tad bit too

much over my one and only child. It’s because of the color of his

skin and his gender that I hesitate when he asks, “Mom, can you drop me and my friend off at the mov-ies?”

It’s because I know the history of how blacks were and to a large degree, STILL are treated in this world that I yell at him to change a piece of clothing that I don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea about. Be it his favorite hoodie, sweatpants, Jordan sneakers with the laces not tied or ripped jeans. GO PUT ON SOMETHING ELSE!!!

He doesn’t understand. He thinks “I’m trippin.” Most black male youths don’t. But we, the par-ents do. We under-stand our fears, our concerns, our worries over our black male babies.

And we struggle. Do we tell them why

we are afraid? Do we explain the decades long dangerous dy-namics between police and black people? Do we share the history

of this nation and it’s hatred and go get

‘em mob mentality toward blacks? Do we encourage them to be re-spectful to adults, especially the

By Ruby WoolridgeSpecial to Texas Metro News

We just celebrated the birth of this nation on July 4 and my birth-

day on July 5, this week. The joy of those two celebrations were damp-ened this morning by the news

of another black man being shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by the po-lice. Alton Sterling, 37, a resident of Baton Rouge was killed outside a convenience store where he was selling CDs.

My morning was punctuated with the scene of his 15-year-old

son crying because of the loss of his father. All I could think was here we go again. This situation keeps happening with the same results.

A person of color is killed, out-rage is shown, an investigation is conducted but the status quo continues.

When will we change the way we handle these situations?

I applaud the Arlington, Tex-as Police Chief who responded quickly when a police officer shot an unarmed young man at a car dealership. The courts disregard-ed the chief’s actions and failed to take action against the police offi-cer on behalf of the victim.

I was married to a state law en-forcement officer for two decades, and understand personally what law enforcement officers face each

Dorothy Gentry

Ruby Woolridge

Philando Castile

Alton Sterling

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On July 1, 2016, the Kazee family and friends celebrated the 100th birthday of the family matriarch, Mrs. Lovie Kazee, with a musical production filled with lots of laughs and highlights about the effects of Alzhei-mer’s disease on families.

The theme was “100 Laughs for 100 Years…but Alzheimer’s IS NOT FUNNY!”

Families react differ-ently when a loved one is stricken with the debilitat-ing Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Kazee was diagnosed over six years ago and has still maintained high functioning communica-tion skills, a great sense of humor and quick wit. As a result the family uses laughter to cope.

Mrs. Lovie Mae Kazee was born in Hearne, Texas and was the second old-est of five children by her mother and the youngest of three children by her father.

In 1932, she married Lueranze Kazee and 12 years later they moved to Dallas Texas, pur-chased a double lot in West Dallas and built the first of three homes. They were married for 67 ½ years until his death in 1999 and were the parents of 10 children. There are

200 direct descendants and six generations of Kazees. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010, however, she has outlived her par-ents, all 7 siblings and 5 of her children.

In 1947, the Kazees and seven other fami-lies formed the Dallas West Church of Christ which is located at 3510 N. Hampton Road in Dallas. She is the last of the original founding

members and is the oldest living member of the con-gregation where she stills attends most every Sun-day.

Additionally, she was an avid gardener and seam-stress. She made all the Sunday clothes for her and her family and was known throughout the commu-nity for her custom hats, called “Lovie’s Hats.”

Mrs. Kazee and her hus-band loved to sing and her children say their fondest memories were watching their parents, perform their #1 hit “Give Me My Flowers” at various church functions.

As a result, the couple laid the foundation and established a legacy for their children and five generations of grandchildren marking them as members of those “Gospel Singing Kazees.”

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EvEry ONE IS IMPOrTANT.

Collecting more than 17,500 pairs of shoes for a charity is no easy feat. However, if anyone can, it would be Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® and the generous circus fans across the Metroplex as all participate in a Guinness World Records® attempt for ‘Most Shoes Donated to a Charity in a 24-Hour Pe-riod’ on August 8-9 at The Big Feat – The World’s Largest Shoe Drive, a Ringling Bros.® Special Event. Shoes collected at AT&T Plaza at American Airlines Center will be donated to Rockwall-based The Shoe Bank, a non-prof-it providing shoes to families locally and throughout the world. Once collected and tabulated, all shoes will be redistributed by The Shoe Bank as kids go back to school.

The current world record of ‘Most Shoes Donated to a Charity in a 24-Hour Period’ is 17,526 pairs of shoes and was achieved by Iglesias Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Manilla, Philippines on April 29, 2016.

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, in Dallas County alone, 30% of youth 18 and under live below the pov-erty line, which equates to 196,000 children in need. Because of this, the world famous Ring-ling Bros. Clown Alley know they even have big shoes to fill and are up to the challenge! It’s time to put ourselves in the shoes of those in need by donating shoes that are in great condition. Shoes must be in New or Like New condition. Sneakers are preferable. All Youth and adult sizes are needed. Unfortunately, no sandals, open-toed shoes, flip-flops or high

heels can be accepted.Circus fans may drop off shoes at the follow-

ing locations begin-ning July 15th, with shoes collected in advance being de-livered to The Big Feat – The World’s Largest Shoe Drive on Tuesday, August 9. • From now until Monday, August 8 at 94.9 KLTY studios and at KLTY events throughout the month of July. KLTY Studios is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am-5:30pm, and is lo-cated at 6400 Belt-line Road, Suite 120, Irving, Texas 75063. For more informa-tion, go to http://w w w . k l t y . c o m /communityevents. • The Shops at Willow Bend at the custom-er service kiosk during normal mall hours. The mall is located at 6121 West Park Boulevard,

Plano, Texas 75093. • American Airlines Center

at the Administra-tive Entrance on the north side of the arena on Mon-day through Friday from 9am-5pm. The arena is locat-ed at 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75219. There will be free parking at the Lexus Park-ing Garage, which is adjacent to the northeast corner of the arena at 2620 North Hous-ton Street. • A T & T Plaza at American Airlines Center on Monday, August 8 from 8pm to 10pm and on Tuesday, August 9 from 7am to 7pm. • A d -ditional drop-off locations listed

at RinglingChari-tyShoeDrive.com.

The Big Feat – The World’s Largest Shoe

Drive is a great opportunity for families, scouts, churches, neighborhoods and co-workers to put their best foot forward and help the community. To learn more or ask for donation boxes for your group, visit Ringling-CharityShoeDrive.com.

In addition to the shoe drive, there will be circus celebration as Ringling Bros. attempts to break the world record.

On Tuesday, August 9 from 5pm-8pm, circus fans are invited to bring pairs of shoes to AT&T Plaza at American Airlines Center, where there will be a host of fun activities for Children of All Ages including performances by the world famous Ringling Bros. Clown Alley, face paint-ing, circus games, and more. An adult 18 years of age and older must be present when shoes are being donating so that they can sign-off on the donation log for Guinness World Re-cords.

In addition to participating in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, those attending the Tuesday evening party will receive a Certifi-cate of Participation, plus a free circus vouch-er (good for any D/FW performance) will be given out to the first 1,000 adults 18+ for each qualifying pair of shoes donated. Please do-nate shoes prior to 7pm so that shoes can be counted and logged for Guinness World Records prior to the end of 24-hour donation cycle, which ends at 8pm.

To learn more and to see how you can par-ticipate, visit RinglingCharityShoeDrive.com.

Ringling Bros. to make Guinness World Records® attempt with The Big Feat – The World’s Largest Shoe Drive

Centennial celebration calls attention to Alzheimer’s Disease

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The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) released its diversity partici-pation numbers and for the second year in a row contract spending with disadvantaged-, minority-, or wom-en-owned business enterprises has surpassed 30 percent.

The NTTA implemented several outreach and diversity participation strategies beginning in 2009, including the Relationships and Opportunities Advancing Diversity (ROAD) program. "Through the ROAD program NTTA has paired 31 minority- or women-owned businesses with larger prime contrac-

tors in the mentorship program," explained Anthony Coleman, NTTA Director of Business Diversity. "The NTTA diversity participation num-bers are up 24 percent since the ROAD program started."

In 2008 NTTA spent $432 million on road projects, awarding $63 million to D/M/WBEs. Of that amount $10 million went to D/M/WBE prime contractors. In 2015 NTTA spent a total of $164 million dollars on contracts, awarding $50 million to D/M/WBEs. Of that amount $31 million went to D/M/WBE prime contractors.

NTTA developed the ROAD partnering program to enhance the op-

portunities for disadvantaged-, minority-, and women-owned businesses to work on agency projects. The core of the ROAD program is to create an atmosphere where business relationships can flourish. It al-lows smaller companies to participate in larger projects that they may not currently have the capacity to handle. It also gives them much needed experience and expo-sure to skill sets they sought to develop in the past and provides opportunities for training in new growth areas.

A P Engineering Consultant, Inc. (APEC) credits the ROAD program with enabling it to build capacity, increase revenues, and create sustainabil-ity through continuous work on the NTTA General Engineering Con-sultant (GEC) solicitation. "Without the ROAD program, my firm would not have stood much of a chance to be able to participate in large proj-ects," said Anuj M. Patel, President of APEC.

From 2011 through 2013, ROAD paired APEC with mentor Atkins, a worldwide design, engineering, and project management consultan-cy. Atkins and APEC teamed up, responded to NTTA's GEC solicitation, and won the contract. As prime consultant, Atkins supports bond-re-lated services for NTTA, and APEC has conducted peer reviews and par-ticipated in annual inspections.

"ROAD fits hand-in-glove with Atkins' culture of developing strong relationships with small businesses to form successful partnerships that meet the needs of clients," explained R. Keith Jackson, P.E., Vice President, Atkins. "We have found the program so beneficial that we promote the concept to other clients."

HNTB Corporation and EJES began their ROAD partnership six years ago. Through that relationship their team is working on the NTTA Program Management Consultant contract. EJES is providing project management support to HNTB on the project. EJES performs database administration, contract administration, construction management oversight, and PS&E design review.

In order for the NTTA ROAD program to work, there has to be an environment where both companies feel safe and secure in shar-ing information and challenges. "EJES was able to express company challenges faced in the architect/engineering industry and to receive sound advice from HNTB's wealth of knowledge," said Edwin Jones, CEO/President of EJES, Incorporated. "EJES has gained a vast amount

of knowledge that has assisted in the growth and de-velopment of the company, both operationally and in business development."

HNTB and EJES have partnered on several pursuits and were recently selected for the TxDOT GEC team. "HNTB has thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the NTTA R.O.A.D program and has learned from and built strong relationships with each of our partners" says Michael Hegarty, HNTB Vice President and North Texas Office

Leader."The ROAD program has increased the number of

ready, willing, and able companies to compete for projects in addition to creating a potentially larger subcontracting pool of construction services and pro-

fessional services candidates," explained Anthony Coleman.While not all ROAD teams resulted in NTTA work, the teams still con-

sider the relationship productive. Jacobs Engineering Group and AGU-IRRE RODEN were paired up through the ROAD program in 2014. They have not been able to bid on a NTTA project together, but they have used the ROAD concepts to strengthen their working relationship on a five-year DFW Airport project.

Peter Aguirre, CFM Senior Vice President of AGUIRRE RODEN, says his company has developed a robust program from being mentored by Jacobs. "The ROAD program has been a holistic approach in which every part of our company benefited. This resulted in process improve-ment from sales to accounting to production for our team," said Peter Aguirre.

The Jacob-AGUIRRE RODEN relationship is an example of how the ROAD mentor/protégé program is not just a one-way street with the protégé receiving all the benefits. AGUIRRE RODEN led the training on

successful hiring practices and Jacobs has incorporated some of those procedures into their practice. "Discussion with AGUIRRE RODEN has helped us with the on-boarding experience of our employees," said Spenta F. Irani, P.E., Transportation Manager for Jacobs. "This program has provided us with good practices from smaller firms and shown us how we can utilize those to enhance our business."

Under the ROAD program, mentors and protégés meet on a regular basis to build their strategic partnership. ROAD also has a networking component that allows all the prime contractors and sub-contractors in the program to become better acquainted through quality time at various events.

After six years the NTTA ROAD program is seeing a second gener-ation of mentors ... subcontractors that started out in the program as mentees, have now become primes and mentors to other subcontrac-tors in the ROAD program.

EJES has moved from mentee to mentor to smaller businesses. In 2014 it became a mentor to Design Consulting Engineers (DCE) through the ROAD program.

"EJES assisted us in developing marketing strategies and business development relationships with the City of Dallas and DFW Airport projects, said DCE President Mannan Abdul, P.E.

"We provide added value to the mentoring program because of our understanding of the challenges small businesses face that larger firms are unable to address," said Edwin Jones, CEO/President of EJES.

"Since 2009, the volunteer-based Relationships and Opportunities Advancing Diversity (ROAD) program has helped build relationships between prime contractors and consultants who otherwise wouldn't have the platform to connect," concluded Coleman.

NTTA Diversity Program surpasses 30%

Anthony Coleman, NTTA Director of Business of Diversity

R. Keith Jackson, P.E. Vice President Atkins and Anuj M. Patel, P.E. President APEC.

Mike Hegarty, Vice President and North Texas Office Leader HNTB and Edwin Jones, CEO/President EJES.

Peter Aguirre, CFM Senior Vice President of AGUIRRE RODEN and Spenta Irani, P. E., Transportation Manager for Jacobs.

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By Susan K. Smith(NNPA News Wire Columnist)

The takeover of the House floor led by civil rights icon John Lewis over the lack of House action on gun control was exciting to see. House Democrats decided to “agitate,” a primary function of direct actions done to force social change, and Republicans reacted as might be expected - tossing off the sit-in as a mere publicity stunt and shutting down the House until July 5.

The sit-in made me think, though, of what has always been the spiritu-al resilience of Black people. Lewis reminded people that he had to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge three times in the quest to get from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.

In spite of violence, in spite of White people scoffing at their ef-forts to get the right to vote, and in spite of them saying that all the protesters were doing was trying to get attention, the protesters stayed the course. They marched, endured beating and horrendous violence, and kept on moving and working until they crossed that bridge, got to Montgomery and ultimately got the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed.

What resilience!Even though Black people have

perpetually fought for civil and hu-man rights in this country, it has been with the knowledge that the forces against them have been be-hemoth, with the opposition not seeing them as human beings wor-thy of justice. Mothers, fathers and families of Black people accused of

crimes they did not commit have gone to court with the smallest bit of hope, and have left those same courtrooms after their loved one has been convicted and thrown into prison or worse...with the ability, still, to keep on keeping on.

Black people have kept on go-ing in spite of being passed over for jobs, denied loans and housing, believing that God has heard their cries and that God will make things all right. It is a faith that is hard to de-fine and even harder to understand.

Rev. C.T. Vivian said, “most white people couldn’t survive as black people.” That is an understatement.

It seems that now, Black people are figuratively “crossing the Ed-mund Pettus Bridge” as the issue of police violence against Blacks is be-ing recorded and exposed.

What is being caught on video is not a new thing, but the fact that Black people have the strength to take those videos and keep on fight-ing for the justice that has never been the reality points to their re-silience. Black people will not give up. This society and its institutions have knocked Black people down

for decades, but Black people keep on getting up and keep on fighting.

John Lewis is part of the resilient core of America; that core is made up primarily of Black people but in-cludes allies as well.

Lewis, though, has been fighting the fight for justice in a way that only Black people have had to fight it, for decades. He knows about the resistance of the powers that be. He knows how the power structure will not move unless forced to do so, and he knows the type of opposition the power structure throws out. He was not at all concerned that Speaker Paul Ryan called the sit-in a publicity stunt.

It was.But from years of fighting for jus-

tice, Lewis knows that often times it is the publicity stunts that force the powers that be to listen. Those who have fought an arrogant and resis-tant power structure know that they will not move unless provoked...and they know that the best provocation ever is to make them look bad. Re-publicans look like arrogant White men with nothing on their minds

but their relationship with the Na-tional Rifle Association (NRA) and “radical Islamic terrorism.” It is ridic-ulous that they insist that adopting common sense gun control mea-sures is and would be an abrasion of anyone’s Second Amendment Rights, but it is the platform from which they refuse to move.

Lewis has seen that before, as White folks refused to move from their position that Black people had no rights as Americans. He and oth-ers fought, got knocked down, were ignored and were excoriated by the press, but they got up and kept on fighting.

It is a strength that can only be called spiritual. And it is a strength that perhaps the House Republicans will see, even as Lewis and other Democrats, Black and White, contin-ue to fight.

At the end of the day, the “rules” put in place by the institutions of this nation have proven to be inept at being able to accommodate the voices, wills and rights of the mass-es.

Most White People couldn’t survive as Black People

Rev. Susan K Smith is an ordained min-ister who lives in Columbus, Ohio. She is the author of several books, including “Crazy Faith: Ordinary People; Extraor-dinary Lives” and “The Book of Jeremi-ah: The Life and Ministry of Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. She is available to preach or do keynote addresses. Reach her by emailing revsuekim@sbcglobal.net

I was contacted by a friend who is looking to hire a PR pro. The friend does not want to hire me, instead I am to refer someone. Now I take this request and all others, very seriously. After all, my reputation is on the line. SO here goes and if you are a serious candidate, someone who wants to pick a bone, or show some love, I am anxious to hear from you. If, how-ever you take offense because you have the “let the hit dog holler syn-drome” then I suggest you do as co-median David A. Arnold says, “GYST!”

So here goes.The job is for a PR/Public Infor-

mation professional, pays between $50,000 and $70,000 annually, with full benefits and is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Already you may have determined this is not the job for you.

Now for the PR/public information pro, yes a degree is expected and yes, you should have experience.

Does that mean you went to col-lege, got a degree and immediately opened your own PR firm? umm who are your clients and how long have you been perfecting your craft?

Does this mean you worked in ra-dio/television/newspaper for years and you have plenty of contacts? well, you need more than that. Does this mean that you opened your own firm and you spend more

time promoting yourself than your clients? Not at all! Good PR folks have their clients in the news more than they have themselves. Now, before we look at the re-quirements for the job, let’s explore expectations for ANY job. How’s your work ethic? Are you a skilled communicator who works well with others? Are you enterprising? Do you watch the clock? Are you a constant complainer or do you grumble every time you are given an assignment? Does someone have to kiss your butt to get you to do your job? Do you realize that in your busi-ness you should look a certain way every day (forget about casual days - tragedies occur every day)? Do you use illness, traffic, death (except yours) as an excuse/ex-planation for not completing as-signments? (Face it, bosses are hu-man and they share your grief, but where’s the assignment I gave you?) Do you perform the same when

your supervisor/boss is in the room or building or do you act like a child who plays when your parent is not looking? Do you talk too much? Do you buckle under pressure? Do you close circles - meaning do you see each project/assignment/task through to completion? Are you star-struck? Are you trying to become a star? Do you know how to dress for success? Do you accept the job, with sal-ary, hours, etc, knowing you will not be punching a clock and then begin complaining later? Do you take a job, looking for another one? Do you borrow money or items and not pay back or return? Are you prepared? Do your feelings get hurt easily? Do you poop out at parties? (Just kidding, was going to offer you some Vitametavegamin! Just a few questions to consider...before I tell you who the employer is.

On a job specific tip: Are you well versed in AP Style? Are you skilled in conflict resolu-tion and management? Are you social media savvy? Do you understand the media community in your market and across the country? Internationally? Can you write (REALLY write)? Can you address social threats? Do you know when and when not to call a news conference? Are you versed on media legal issues? Do you know how to build rela-tionships with media organizations and the people you are working for? Are you camera-shy? Can you take control of a situa-tion (or the microphone) assertively versus aggressively? Do you realize the importance/significance of ALL media outlets and treat them fairly?Do you know how to establish pro-tocol?Side note: Do you watch ABC’s #Scan-dal? I’d better stop now. I’ve recom-mended quite a few people over the years and they’ve been hired. Just FYI, if I could get Jamille Bradfield to come back to Dallas, I would delete this post and give her a call!

ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN’S OPINION

by CHERYL SMITH

SMITH: I Need Help!

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Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Dem-ocratic Party nominee for president, is now sorting out her pick for her running mate and potential vice president.

She’s launched the “search,” the tradition-al and often irritating public surfacing of var-ious possibilities, paying respect to different constituencies and different personalities, before settling on a choice.

One possibility being floated clearly merits serious consideration. Consider the resume:

Raised in a family struggling to get by, this prospect started working while still in high school, went to college on a debate scholarship, graduated from law school, and became a Harvard Law professor and expert on bankruptcy law, particularly as it relates to how the financial industry preys on families

in crisis.This person wrote

path-breaking books on the economic pressures on working families, then chaired the Congres-sional Oversight Panel monitoring the feder-al bailout of the U.S.

banking system and created the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ushering it from conception to passage into law.

Then elected as U.S. senator, imme-diately gaining a national reputation as a progressive leader willing to take on the big banks and stand up for working peo-ple, this leader has demonstrated a tough mind, a full heart, a strong will and a gift for inspiring people.

What’s not to like?Sen. Elizabeth Warren is, of course, a

woman. Some suggest it’s impossible to have two women lead the party’s ticket. But hav-en’t we gone far beyond that?

We’ve had two men lead parties forever, so there’s no tradition of gender balance. Hil-

lary Clinton should be looking for the stron-gest candidate. And on that criterion, Warren is hard to beat.

Warren would help Clinton heal the di-visions of the primaries. She appeals to the Sanders wing of the party, to independents

and the young. Indeed, before Sanders an-nounced, progressives organized across the country to urge Warren to run.

She speaks with a credibility earned by her willingness to take the side of working families against powerful interests and the Washington establishment. She’s already demonstrated the fire needed to call out

Donald Trump and the party that is about to nominate him.

Warren exemplifies Clinton’s goal to be a “progressive with results.” She had to take on the banking lobby, Obama’s treasury

secretary, entrenched regulators, and Re-publican and more than a few Democratic members of Congress to get the CFPB en-shrined in law.

Already that agency has helped con-sumers recover more than $10 billion from credit card companies and banking insti-tutions that had defrauded them.

If she is on the ticket and helping to lead the administration, voters can be con-fident that Wall Street bankers will finally be held accountable.

Warren has been a leader in the effort to expand Social Security, now an emerg-

ing consensus in the Democratic Party. She led the effort to reduce student debt from college.

She’s been a strong supporter of lifting the minimum wage and creating a floor un-der workers.

Warren has less experience in interna-tional affairs and national security. But what

is required there is intelligence and judg-ment. No one doubts she has the intelligence to learn what is at stake in any crisis. She ex-hibits the judgment - and a skepticism about foreign military adventures - that is badly needed in any White House.

And, of course, she’s already shown she will call them as she sees them, ensuring that Clinton would get her best informed and un-varnished opinion, no matter who is lined up on the other side.

Clinton, like most presidential candidates, will make her choice on the basis of political judgment, extensive vetting and personal affinity.

She will want to choose someone who will add strength to the ticket, and to the administration if elected, and have her con-fidence.

She should not let the fact that Warren is female get in the way of giving her strong consideration.

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org

Why Warren should be Hillary’s VP

by Vincent Hall

Quit Playin’

Vincent L. Hall is an author and

award winning columnist.

If a man wears the title, “Un-disputed Heavyweight Champi-on of the World”…What’s all the fighting about? – The Late, Great Comedian, George Carlin

Black’ish cast member and co-medic writer, Deon Cole, took a page out of George Carlin’s book and proffered the best standup comedy routine in a long time for my tastes. Cole, like Chris Rock, the most astute social and polit-ical commentator of our time, wove a cacophony of canons into one brilliant rendition of reflec-tive Black humor that was laugh-out-loud funny.

And that Blackness matters. At a time when opinions on comedic megastar Kevin Hart are mixed among Black folk, Cole got back to the hard-line non-apologetic styles of ultra-Black comics like Richard Pryor and Bernie Mac.

I personally love Kevin Hart when he goes full scale Negro in the “Real Househusbands of Hol-lywood.” But I ain’t feeling the neutered, “incog-negro”, cross over ‘ish in his stand ups and the films that are making him straight bank.

Kevin is in a place where Pryor was at one point. Pryor crossed over from his award winning album “That Nigger’s Crazy”, to playing can-dy-assed roles in “The Toy” and “Stir Cray.”

That doesn’t sound problemat-ic if you have never worn that proud Black man psyche, so let me explain.

Years ago the Honorable Min-ister Louis Farrakhan was casti-gated for castigating Tyler Perry about his “Madea” character. What Farrakhan said in part, and

what he was right about is not subtly seen by Whites or some Blacks. The emasculation or ab-rogation of the Black male perso-na always has to be questioned. America loves non-threatening Black men who don’t bring the discomfort that is requisite with

calls for justice, equality and re-spect.

Kevin Hart, at 5 foot 4 and a buck 45 (145 lbs.) presents no physical threat. Some mov-ie roles obscure his masculinity and that “edge” brothers are ste-reotypically tagged with. Donald Trump’s surge says that much of White America still subscribes to

the notion that “The Blacks” need to stay in their place. In order to “Make America Great Again”, Blacks and all non WASP’s must realign to fit Trump’s narrow vi-sion of greatness. Hart’s roles are not complicit, but certainly congruent to their intolerant de-

mands. Race, gender and sexual pref-

erence come with stereotypes in America, but Black men get typecast more often and tarnished more seriously. The question of what, where and how far as it relates to the public exposure of Black celebrity has always been

posed. From Jack Johnson to Jackie Robinson to this present hour, Black folks are rightfully sensitive about how they are por-trayed on the world stage.

Anyway, Deon Cole ascended above and beyond any expec-tations I had. Had I known he was a comedic writer for the late night show star, Conan, I would have expected more. Cole used a well-written script, his cognitive skills with the audience, the sym-metry of his eyes and his facial expressions to create a phenome-nal performance. I dun seen’t it fo times already. (Now you get what I said about stereotypes, huh?)

“Have you ever asked yourself why there ain’t no B batteries? Just think. What happened to the B batteries? I bet the B batteries are the Black batteries. I can’t get mad though. If they had B batter-ies, I wouldn’t buy ‘em because I bet B batteries only work some of the time.” He-Larry-Us!!!

Deon Cole’s “Cole-Blood-ed Seminar” honored the past practices of folks like Pryor and Carlin who just showed you who they were and didn’t give a damn. You like them. You don’t. But they stayed true to themselves and their comedic philosophies.

I believe Deon can make hoards of hundred dollar bills just by being himself. Everyone de-serves that freedom, but all will pay a price.

SPEAKING TRUTHTO POWER

by REV. JESSE JACKSON, SR

Cole-Blooded Comedy!

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In 1991, Latasha Harlins was shot in the back of her head and killed by Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner in Los Angeles, who received a $500 fine, sentenced to 400 hours of community service, and five years' probation by Judge Joyce Karlin, who ig-nored the penalty of 16 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. Du received no prison time for her callous act of murder - execution style - of a 15-year-old Black girl, over a $1.79 container of orange juice. This case and the outrage it brought fore-shadowed the L.A. civil unrest now known as the Rodney King Riot in 1992.

Mindful of the Harlins' case, I think about the fact that here in 2016, Black lives really don't matter to some police officers, prosecutors, judges, and other Black folks. Preserving Latasha's life was not worth $1.79, and to add insult to injury the person who killed her only had to pay a $500.00 fine.

Since that time thousands of Black men, women, and children have been killed - 1,134 by police officers in 2015, according to The Guardian. In Chicago alone, there have been 1,454 shootings and 279 killed as of June 2016 - 207 of whom were Black. So just who are we trying to convince that Black lives matter, other than politicians? And if Black lives matter, how much do they matter, how much are they worth?

We have recently seen millions of dol-lars being paid to victims' families, but it pales in comparison to the number of lives lost. Just the Black men and women killed by police, if divided into those millions of

public dollars - tax dollars - the individ-ual amounts would be embarrassing and insulting, just as in Latasha Harlins' case. But who cares? Right?

If members of any other group in this country were being killed at the same rate as Black folks are being killed, there would be a collective outrage and indignation such that the problem would be addressed, if not solved, almost immediately.

Moreover, on the economic side of things, just look at the Orlando shoot-ings. Days after that tragedy $4 million was raised for the victims - twice the previous GoFundMe crowd funding record of $2 million - and all we hear in the news reports is advocacy for the "LGBT community."

When have we heard so much sym-pathy and advocacy for Black folks on those news shows? When have we raised significant amounts of money for Black victims? When have we seen LGBT news reporters take commercial breaks in order to shed tears for Black vic-tims? If Tamir Rice didn't make that hap-pen, nothing will.

Money is pouring into Orlando from pri-vate corporations, in part because LBGT's are willing to leverage their dollars in re-turn for corporate support. (Don't be mad at them; that's what we should be doing) The Orlando Magic, Disney, the Florida baseball teams, and Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, have given money and other support in the aftermath of the latest shootings. Even GoFundMe waived

its $100,000 transaction fee on the contri-butions made by more than 90,000 contri-butions.

Over the past three years, we have also seen corporations use their power to affect political change on behalf of LGBT's. Yet corporations, despite earning much of their profit from Black consumers, did virtually nothing for Eric Garner's family, Sandra

Bland's family, John Crawford's family, or Ezell Ford's family. Why not?

Politically speaking, while 20 bullet-rid-dled bodies of children in Sandy Hook couldn't move them, politicians will sure-ly act now on gun law legislation because many of those killed in Orlando were LGBT, the NRA notwithstanding. What if that had been a Black club?

So, do our lives matter? And who are we trying to convince that they do matter? First, our lives must matter to us. We must be just as willing to bring our causes to the

forefront as gay people and other groups are. We should see red, black, and green colors everywhere when we are killed or aggrieved. No one else is going to do that for us, so we must do it for ourselves. Are we afraid? Ashamed? Apathetic?

Where does this leave Black people? Latasha Harlins, Tamir Rice, and all of those killed in between and since, are call-

ing out from their graves for us to re-spond appropriately to what happened to them. Our charge is to make our lives matter to us, first and foremost, and then show a united front to this nation that we will not be relegated to a subordinate class and continue to be ignored, dismissed, and trampled upon by groups that continually par-lay our misery into their benefit. Until other groups begin to support us the way we have supported them in this country throughout history, we must commit ourselves to a "Never Again" approach and take charge of our own

destiny, our own causes, and our own se-curity.

The only Black things that matter are dollars and votes, so why not leverage them to get what we want?

Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the na-tion's most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He can be reached through his web-site, blackonomics.com. He is the author of Black Dollars Matter: Teach Your Dollars How to Make More Sense, which is available through his website; professionalpublishinghouse.com and Amazon Kin-dle eBooks.

Can Blacks prompt an 'Orlando' Reaction?

By Dr. Keisha Lankford

Truth is ..... A healthy lifestyle is an

amazing life. Of course, we can not stop all bad things from occurring in our lives, but we can definitely not contribute to them.

What is a healthy lifestyle anyway?A healthy lifestyle is a life which aims

to keep and improve one’s health and well-being. In efforts to do so, one must seek knowledge wisdom in all aspects of their lives.

Health is not limited to physical well being.

Spiritual, physical, psychological and emotional health is also very important. In fact, we often place emphasis on the physi-cal, because it is visible, but if we don’t ef-fectively and adequately appropriate time and healing for the whole body, the physi-cal health will be the least of our worries!

When embracing a healthy overall life-

style, we must undergo a serious self anal-ysis and discover what’s been beneficial to us, what our strengths are, and what our weaknesses are! What disadvantages and advantages do we have? What do we enjoy doing and what it is that we’re good at do-ing? Asking ourselves, “am I doing what I was created to do?” If not, “Why aren’t I?”

What or who is holding me back from being my personal best? Is it my associa-tions, my surroundings, or myself?

Usually fear of failure or rejection is our greatest setback, but we must remember, if we are not honest and true to ourselves, why should anyone else be true to us?

Free yourself. Try it, do it. Many may not understand but all that is

required is that you understand. Believe, hope, nurture your dreams and goals! Ar-en’t you glad some of the greatest of all

times didn’t allow fear to keep them from their dreams?

Just imagine what the 60s would be without Berry Gordy’s Dream, “Motown!” Motown produced music that made people feel good despite their difficulty in a very oppressed time. It instilled pride, promot-ed respect and often helped heal very deep wounds.

What dream are you sitting on that could possibly make a contribution to our soci-ety/world?

Be true to God; your creator and your-self! Honestly, that is where the journey truly begins!

Now that’s healthy living! Enjoy the journey, you deserve it!

Truth is...Living a healthy life

BLACKONOMICSby James Clingman

via George Curry Media

Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most

prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people.

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"It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am." - Mu-hammad Ali, Championship B To Be Equal

“Education is a precondition to survival in America today. Investing in children is not a national luxury or a national choice. It’s a national necessity.”

- Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President,

Children’s Defense Fund

Congratulations, graduates. Whether

you’ve walked across a stage to receive your high school diploma and begin your journey into a new world of inde-pendence, or you finally have your col-lege diploma and are ready to step out into a world outside of lecture halls and dorms, you deserve much congratula-tions on your achievement.

Today, you are set to begin a new chapter in your life. Celebrate and bask in your well-deserved feeling of accom-plishment now, because tomorrow is a new day and there is much work to be done.

Two years from now, it is projected that more than 60 percent of all jobs will require some college education. As you prepare to become a part of the Ameri-can workforce with your degree secure-ly in hand, our nation faces a looming crisis because we are not producing enough men and women like you: grad-uates.

College enrollment and attainment

rates have been steadily increasing in our country across racial and ethnic groups, but the problem is not that there are not enough people enrolling in college. The problem is that there are not enough people finishing college. And from among those who do attain that now vital postsecondary degree, large racial divides in degree attainment persist.

If we, as a nation, do not commit to figuring out what it takes to graduate from college, we risk diminishing the lives of our citizens, who are more likely to find better and better-paying work with a degree.

We risk the loss of critical skills and training that will keep our national economy prosperous and thriving. And we risk our country’s ability to remain competitive in the global, 21st century workforce.

At the National Higher Education Summit hosted by the National Urban League and USA Funds, a nonprofit cor-poration that enhances preparation for, access to and success in postsecondary education, panelists addressed many of the obstacles that derail college com-pletion for students of color.

Many young men and women who dream and work hard to one day be in your shoes may see their dream deferred or discontinued because of financial need, academic unprepared-ness and perhaps even coming from a non-college-going culture.

When you translate those barriers to obtaining a college degree into hard numbers, the statistics are sobering.

Over the period from 1990 to 2014, the gap between Whites and Blacks at-taining a bachelor’s or higher degree widened from 13 to 18 percentage points, and the gap between Whites and Hispanics widened from 18 to 26

percentage points, according to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics.

As long as large numbers of students of color remain ill prepared to navigate and succeed in our postsecondary sys-tem of education, we will continue to have an urgent, national conversation about income inequality.

The lack of financial aid that doesn’t drown students in future debt, the lack of high-quality teachers in K-12 in com-munities of color and the lack of guid-ance from professionals about the col-lege experience is a recipe for disaster that will continue to trap our nation’s future into poverty. You see, when a young man or woman is denied access to opportunity through education, we all lose.

The solutions to college attainment and completion will be both economic and social - from providing students with grants and low-interest loans, to providing better teachers in our grade schools and middle schools and provid-ing academic remediation for students who need support with college courses.

A college educated populace and workforce is a national imperative that requires the across-the-board support and collaboration of all stakeholders, from families to education profession-als, employers and politicians.

Despite whatever obstacles you may have faced, you have earned a degree that is promised to reward you with a life you may not have had without that diploma. You have worked hard to be given access to jobs and opportunities that your degree merits. You have beat the odds. Now go out and change the world! Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Or-leans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

Class of 2016: Beating the OddsTO BE EQUAL

BY MARC MORIALPRESIDENT AND CEO

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE

via George Curry Media

Frisco, Texas - The North Texas Community Giving Foundation (NTCGF) and the Tug McGraw Founda-tion presented the Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K at Toyota Stadium, 9200 World Cup Way, Fris-co, Texas 75034 on April 16, 2016.

Over 1700 runners par-ticipated in the event that raised close to $100,000. The NTCGF grant appli-cation will open on July 1, 2016, giving area char-itable groups a chance to tap into a portion of the proceeds gained from this first endurance event in Frisco, Texas.

With over 60 partici-pants, Mitel on the Move served as the largest corporate team in atten-dance. In addition to ac-

tively running the race, Mitel also pledged dollars and stood tall as lead con-tributors of #RunBigStar.

Helping others is and has always been the goal. With the support of our sponsors, the Texas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K race committee were able to provide much needed assistance to designated Charity Partners: Adap-tive Training Foundation (ATF), Emily’s Place, Honor Courage Commitment - 22Kill, Lost Paws and the Make-A-Wish® North Tex-as Foundation.

Specific criteria and the application for a grant to help other North Texas area charities realize their goals will be accessible on the NTCGF website. The deadline to apply is July

31, 2016 at 5 p.m.“We started the North

Texas Community Giving Foundation and held the first half marathon in Fris-co to be able to give back to our community,” NTCGF Chair and Founding Trust-ee Mike Barber said. “Our grant process allows us to do just that so organiza-tions should take advan-tage and apply.”

Although the race is over, the NTCGF hopes to financially assist organiza-tions in North Texas, help-ing their operations run more smoothly as they aid the community.

Congratulations to Tex-as Big Star Half Marathon & 5K winners.

2016 Race Partners and Supporters were: Active.com, FC Dallas, Luke’s

Locker, KDFW Fox 4, I Messenger Enterprises, BKM Sowan Horan, Mitel, Baylor Medical Center at Frisco, Prime Lending, 24 Hour Fitness, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Legacy Plumbing, Classic Chev-rolet, 900 lbs, Dallas Stars Foundation, Emerald City All Stars

About The North Texas Community Giving Foun-dation (NTCGF)

Established in Decem-ber of 2014, the 501(c)(3) resulted from a few indi-viduals who wanted to make a positive impact in their community. Today, the NTCGF is able to assist local nonprofits with their programs and projects through awareness, ser-vice and financial support.

Sole PurposeTexas Big Star Half Marathon & 5K brings BIG opportunities

police? Do we explain why certain articles of clothing they put on make our hearts drop and cause us to cringe because we know how they will be judged? Do we tell them that there are good policemen out there that are truly there to protect and serve, like my brother Bobby? Do we explain that even though they haven’t done anything, they HAVE in some folks eyes just by being black and male.

Do we?The answer is YES. We tell them

their history. We tell them the past. We tell them about Medgar Evans, Emmett Till, the lynchings, Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and now…Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

And we also tell them to say “yes sir” and “no sir.” To don’t make

any sudden moves. To always be respectful. To keep your hands out of your pockets. To not buy any Skittles, or sell any CDs on the streets or to reach for ANYTHING

suddenly when a gun is pointed to-ward you.

We tell them the whole story.

And we don’t leave out that we are there for them, that we love them,

that God made them to be the beautiful black men that they are and that they should square their shoulders, hold their heads up, look others in their eyes and be black and proud of who they are.

Then we let them go. And pray and trust our Heavenly Father Je-sus Christ that they will be okay.

Dorothy Gentry is an educator and journalist.

day. Officers put their lives on the line when they put on the uni-forms and strap on their guns. They are trained to deescalate cri-sis situations instead of reaching for a weapon to resolve the issue.

It is time for us to have a nation-al conversation about this issue. It is time that we stop doing what we have always done because people are continuing to die and nothing is being resolved to avoid these deaths of unarmed black men and women.

Let’s start working together to improve the quality of life of all Americans. The Declaration of Independence states, …”all men/women are created equal… they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights… life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-ness.”

Was this right preserved for Al-ton Sterling?

Ruby Faye Woolridge is the Demo-cratic Nominee Congressional District 6-Texas

#Butmurderscontinue

#Blacklivesmatter

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Dallas President Terry Allen, National President Neil Foote, Immediate Past National President

Richelle Payne and Cheryl Smith. PHOTOS BY FRANK LOTT

Meet and Greet: National Black

Black Public Relations Society

at Chocolate Secrets

FAMU execs visit Metroplex recruiting students

Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Luncheon and Reception

Media guru Keith Clinkscales of REVOLT TV was the speaker for the FWMBCC’s 36th annual lun-cheon.Awards w ere presented to Carlos Walker, David Cooke, Richard L. Knight III, and Randle Howard. PHOTOS BY EVA COLEMAN

New Edition and Baby Face performed to a packed house in Grand Prairie.

NBC welcomes Lester Holt to DFW

New Edition Concert

METRO SCENES Omega Psi Phi

Quesino

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Event marks 16 years celebrating fathers through

food and funA Taste of the South, Inc. held its 16th annual Father’s

day event, City Men Cook 2016 and over 35 cooks show-cases their culinary delights for attendance that topped

over 750. City Men

Cook is still one of the largest urban Fa-ther’s Day c e l e b r a -tions in the country.

“ O u r goal was to show the

integral importance of how the community is success-ful when it mixes the three C’s of culture, commerce and culinary,” says event manager, Terry Allen, “so part-nering with private sector partners - FedEx, John Eagle Honda, public sector partners Anthem Strong, the City of Dallas & MOB (Mothers Opposing Bullying) Anthem Strong Families and local dads, mentors and leaders was the perfect strategy to convey how all communities can replicate this model to celebrate mentoring, leadership and fatherhood.”

“We were overjoyed at the amazing outpouring of support and volunteers from the people of our beloved Dallas,” said Allen, who is the founder of City Men Cook. “It has always been our purpose to serve and acknowl-edge fathers, mentors and leaders in a way that not only uplifts them but allows them to be community role models and give encouragement to the families and communities they love and serve. Our ongoing and newly formed relationships are key to keeping this im-portant event alive and thriving. We have come this far by faith and excited for all the amazing connections that will blossom from these partnerships.”

Four cooks won recognition for their efforts, Cake Art-ist “CakeDaddy” Manual Pruitt, Best decoration/ FedEx Account executive - Byron Jackson – Best presentation/ Skew U Restaurateur Andrew Howard – Best Recipe/ and Attorney Reginald Carpenter – Best theme (Juneteenth).

Anthem Strong Families, a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) or-ganization specializing in family development for men, women, and youth, will be providing a 32-foot video game trailer, equipped with the latest video game con-soles so parents and their kids can bond over games and friendly competition.

John Eagle Honda Dallas, serving the Dallas Metro area and celebrating 45 years of business, submitted a monetary donation.

FedEx, main sponsor, has submitted a monetary do-nation as well as supports City Men Cook in bringing local government officials to this years event, including Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson serving as Honorary Chair and Celebrity Cook and other dignitaries serving the Dallas Metro areas and surrounding cities scheduled to appear.

About City Men Cook, A Father’s Table, and A Taste of the South Charities, Inc.: A Taste of the South Charities, Inc., a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) organization, is on a nation-al crusade to positively change the way the world views men in relationship to their families and communities to transform how Father’s Day is celebrated. Now entering its 16th year, its premiere event, City Men Cook, has be-come a tradition as the largest and longest-running na-tional Father’s Day celebration of its kind in North Texas.

A Father’s Table (AFT) is a culinary boot camp and is part of President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative and is aimed at fathers and sons to en-courage bonding through hands-on exploration of the culinary arts to mentor and initiate dialogue and collab-oration. For more information, go to citymencook.com.

Micheal Mike, Owner Dads! Fathers! Three Bean Chili

Chef Floyd and son Christopher Fisher - Parks and Recreation

BBQ specialist Romell Artis and brother Jerome Harrison, Dad, famous Peach delight recipe

Photo credits: Beverly Hilton - City Men Cook

Chef Cassondra and male chefs

Chef D (Dyrell Hatcher) and his three sons

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Dear Alma,My wife and I divorced after 38 years of marriage. I still don’t un-derstand why, I want to work it out, but she does not. I had intended on spending the rest of my life with her and now that won’t happen. We had our up and downs, but overall I thought we had a solid commitment and happy marriage.

I was happy. She said that she was not and that I never listened to her. She also gave many other reasons that I don’t think are true or care to discuss.

Sometimes I feel like my life is over. I have listened to all her lies and lately I’ve been thinking about my children and how I don’t think they look like me and I wonder if I am their father. When they were young and we were married I didn’t think much about it. But now they are all adults and listening to their mother and all of her lies, it makes me wonder.

I want them to have a DNA test and I want my wife to pay for it. I do not want to discuss this with anybody in my family. Can you tell me where to get a DNA test of your children?

Signed,I Want A DNA Test

Dear DNA Test,Oh no I won’t, but what I will do is try to stop you before you com-mence to making a mockery of your marriage and children with such foolery. Don’t you dare consid-er asking your adult children for a DNA test. You’ve raised them and they believe you to be their father, so then, that’s it – you are!

Your statue of limitations to confirm that has passed. Look on the bright side, like my mama use to say, “you feed ‘em they’ll favor you.” LOL. So put your glasses back on.

I get the impression you’re a man of

few words, and since I totally dis-agree with you, I won’t keep you long. Asking for a DNA test from your children will only devastate and alienate them and you don’t want to do that. You’re hurt and the thought of finding love again seems impossible. Understandingly so, you were not planning to live out your latter years alone. Here’s my point, as long as you have life, you have another chance at love.

The mind can be tricky during the healing process of heartbreak. Having endured more than a few myself, I remember every negative thought or action becomes totally consuming, taking you to a place where you can’t clearly decipher ra-tional from irrational. I’m sorry you weren’t able to work things out with your wife, but I assure you, your life will get better.

Check out some old family pic-tures, you’re surely to be surprised and I hope tickled by the moments of reminiscing. Your kids look like you when you were younger, it’s you who changed. Age crept up on you and made a few adjustments, LOL.

Please, adhere to my advice, drop the notion or need for a DNA test. Don’t demean the love of your chil-dren as a pawn to get back at your wife.

Whenever there’s an opportunity for you to continue to be the best father possible, you should take it. Invest in yourself, get back out there, go the church, volunteer, join a gym.

I know it may seem difficult as the days go by, but wake up appreciat-ing life every day. This experience is the end of marriage, not your life. Meet death by surprise, don’t allow it to become a destination. The rest of your life can be the best of your life. It all depends on you.

Alma

Ask Alma:by Alma Gill

NNPA News Wire ColumnistAlma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday

and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at

“Ask Alma” and Twitter @almaaskalma.

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Photo and Story By Eva D. Coleman

Multitalented artist and vocal powerhouse Chri-sette Michele has released her fifth studio album, Milestone, this time via her own record label. The Rich Hipster CEO inked a distribution deal with Cap-itol/Caroline Records, and is currently on tour, wow-ing Milestoners everywhere she goes. Not only has she taken charge of her music career, she’s delved into a comfort zone of free expression of thought. Learn more and be inspired from our Q&A about her elevation to this level.

EC: Milestone means so many things. I look at it as a growth album for you because it’s a little different from what you’ve traditionally done. Tell me about the whole concept for how Milestone came to be.

CM: It started about two years ago. It was 10 years into the music industry and I said, ‘you know what, that’s a milestone.’ And so I wanted to just write something that was the biggest thing I’d ever done. And so to me that meant I have to outplay every musician, I have to outsing every singer, I have to outwrite every lyricist because after 10 years, you should have learned something. We recorded that at this great studio in Los Ange-les with all these great musicians and piano players, etc. and vocalists and when I went back to listen to it, I felt like it sounded pretentious. I felt like it sounded like I was trying to sound like I could do what I was doing. And I don’t like that sound. And so, I went back into the studio and I hung out with people like Jonathan McReynolds and I got some lessons from Kirk Franklin and Kim Burrell, Mali Mu-sic, and I did something that was gospel. And I went in, performed some of that music, or ministered some of that music or SANG some of that music at MegaFest and I felt like I was preaching to the choir in that moment. And I felt like there were people who had already heard that message and I was sort of just reiterating something that they’d heard already. And I felt like those words needed to be given to someone who really needed them. I went back to the studio one more time, and I de-cided to have fun. Let my hair down. Not worry so much about what it means to be great, and just be who I am. And if that’s great, then good. And when I went back and listened to that, it sounded so au-thentic and so honest. I wasn’t afraid of if people would think it was me or not. I knew it was me. And for me, that was all that mattered.

EC: The stones theme is evident throughout the en-tire piece. Unbreakable...stones unbreakable, These Stones...kind of a way of throwing stones back at people who are throwing stones at you.

CM: Not being afraid to do that is a big deal for me. I’m always petrified to tell people when they’re wrong or when they hurt me or when they violate. My little sister says, “Oh Chrissy you violated!” Just to be able to say to somebody, you know what, I know it’s just a comments section and I know I can’t see you, and I know you’re not standing in front of

me, but that hurt me. I wrote a song about it. And then of course, the stone on my finger is Unbreak-able. So yeah, the stone is evident throughout the album.

EC: About the song Edge of the Bar. The album dropped June 10th, and then just a night later, the incident in Orlando. And you talk about being free, in a free zone to love who you want to love. Tell me your thoughts on that. I don’t think that was coin-cidental.

CM: No. Me neither.

EC: I get chills even when I think about it.

CM: Me too. I really do. Be-cause...I wrote Edge of the Bar thinking about all the people who dance when I come, to like a party, right? So one time I’m at this club and I’m hosting an event. And there were all different types of people from all dif-ferent lifestyles, but especial-ly from the transgender life-style, and these people were chasing this person down the street and he was screaming for his life, ‘somebody help me, somebody help me.’ And that was the first time that I had seen any sort of violence in that space with my own eyes. You know, I had heard about that happening, with people being beat to death and things like that, or killed just because of, you know, who they loved. And so Edge of the Bar was written to that person. To another person on my Instagram who I won’t out, but I just know that, that part of me speaks to him. And then to just people who want to dance in the same room. How tragic that people were dancing, do you know what I mean, when that happened? I think that’s the hardest part for us all to swallow is, but they were dancing, do you know?

EC: I still get chills.

CM: And you should. It should be something that we feel. You know, we get so desensitized in our country now when things happen, and we feel like we’re not supposed to experience it because it hap-pens everyday. So then I won’t experience it. But, as an artist, I experience these things every single time they happen and I’m highly sensitive. And as an art-ist, I can feel things before they happen sometimes. And Edge of the Bar was one of those instances.

EC: On another side, I love Indy Girl. In that, it’s just the whole album is real honest. Indy Girl is talking about, yeah, you’re independent, but you’d rather be holding someone’s hand instead of the purse, you know. Talk about where that came from.

CM: So people ask me what my biggest fears are, and so I say, answers from the artist or celebrity side, but in my heart side, my biggest fear is never to have a home. Do you know? Never to have a fami-ly. It was never to become engaged, or for anybody to love me for who I am. And so Indy Girl was the most emotional song that I recorded. I had to ask everybody to leave because I just got so broken up singing the words. And even after getting engaged, I had written that song because it was a memory that I despised. That feeling of ‘making it‘ and won-dering if you’ll ever be loved.

EC: When I think about real, sensual, Private Desti-nation to me is the most sensual song. Where did

all of that come from?

CM: So, I always told my mom that I’d wait until I was with the one who I’d be with forever before I explored that side of my self musically. I never wanted to explore that, and then, embarrass my whole family, do you know? So, I am a very sensual individual. I always have been. It’s just something that I wanted to be re-spectful about, you know, especially

for my family. We have a family Facebook page and I’d be devastated if any of my aunts or uncles was like, ‘the blood of Jesus,’ do you know what I mean, when they listen to my music. So I had to make sure I was (holds up hand) taken. EC: How did the name Milestoners, for your follow-ers, come about?

CM: Every album, when we did Epiphany, it was Epiphany Family. When we did I Am, people would define themselves and give themselves a name. When I wrote Super Chris, people would give them-selves a superhero name. It’s always fun to have the fans identify themselves within the music. We find new meanings and they give me new insight as to what I actually wrote, which is kinda crazy.

EC: You’re very active with your fans on social me-dia. I know you respond to them. Sometimes peo-ple are living for likes, or living for retweets or things like that. How about when fans get too close? If gives this false sense of connectedness. Can you talk about that a little bit?

CM: I try to keep that time for when I have some-thing to share. So, I try to keep that time, say if I have a play out, or if I have an album out, or if I’m going

out on a tour. And then when I don’t have anything to share, I try and stay away from it. I put more like quotes, or ways that I keep my sanity, do you know what I mean? I try to give myself seasons.

EC: And you are the Rich Hipster CEO! What is that like? You have your own label now.

CM: So I thought that it meant I wouldn’t have any-one to answer to, right? I thought it meant, ‘you know what, I’ll just wait six years until I finish this re-cord. I’ll just put out three songs today.’ And really, now it means that I’m answering to the higher ups of the higher ups as opposed to the middle higher ups. So there’s this whole other tier of, you know how every pastor has a bishop? There’s this whole tier of bishops now that I have to answer to. And, I have to be responsible. I have to have response for people around me to speak with them. And I have to make sure that I’m well represented because now I’m talking to big, big, big names. Gratefully, we had a large rolodex before we got into this. It’s been 10 years in the making. And so we have wonderful people like Ruben Rodriguez who help us get music out to the country and around the world. But, it’s still answering. It’s just different people.

EC: Any other artists on the label that you can speak on?

CM: Sure, both of them were featured on my new album. So Meet Sims is featured on a song called Top of the World and he also was a part of Meant to Be. Then my brother, Lem Payne, was featured on a song called Zero, and he co-wrote a song with me. So yeah, there’s some new artists on Rich Hipster.

EC: What do you hope people take away from the Milestone experience?

CM: “Oh my God, we knew she was like that all along!” That’s kind of one thing I’m hoping deep down inside. And I hope that people have fun. We live in such a judgmental society now. Everybody feels like their opinion is the most important and incredible opinion ever said! And, I just want peo-ple to let their hair down. Sing the freakin‘ song. If you don’t like it, change the channel. But if you do, come to the show ... and then have a good time. Make a friend. Huhhhh? A friend.

EC: Imagine that?

CM: Imagine that?

EC: And you’ll be back July 15th.

CM: Yes. I can’t wait. You know, Dallas has always shown us a lot of love, and so I’m expecting that it will be a great turnout and there will be a lot of love in the room. And of course, we’ll have a meet and greet and I’ll get to say hi to everybody.

The Milestone Tour comes to Dallas July 15, 2016 at Verizon Theater. The show starts at 8 p.m.

Milestone On Her Own

A conversation with Chrisette Michele

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We have all heard the legal phrase “ignorance is no excuse” for breaking the law. So if you ever find yourself in court, telling the judge you didn’t know, won’t get you off. Depending on who’s the judge might however get you a lighter sentence. When it comes to our spiritual existence, I believe belief in Christ might find the kind of verdict rendered in Family Court. The more I read scripture and internalize my unique relationship to the Almighty, the more I’m reminded of the family I belong to.

The extraordinary power of His love, as demonstrated by the acknowledged blood relationship I have with Christ, demands that I recognize and accept my place as a family member of some standing. It’s that blood thing that I’m talking about. Allow me to use two examples to illustrate my point: 1) Christ on the cross and, 2) Peter’s denial of Christ as the cock crowed.

All of us know that Peter in fact denied Jesus as prophesied. We also know that Peter “wept bitterly” because of it. A very good example of the power of

family love I’m talking about is reflected in this same fearful Peter, who although afraid for his own life, came to witness for the Lord

with no fear of losing his life at all. Zero!

It was Peter who, when the day of Pentecost came and being filled with holy Spirit, spoke boldly and without fear of reprisal about the blood bought forgiveness of sins because Christ’s death secured his place and ours as eternal members of god’s family. You see Jesus is our access. He is our entrée, our court appointed attorney, our intercessor to the Judge our Father, if you will.

Peter readily acknowledges this. “Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38. What the Holy Spirit did for Peter, will also be done for you. I’m thinking the key here is the weeping part. Peter had to accept his shortcomings. He had to empty himself to make room for the Holy Spirit. Those who recognize this and understand the premise, know first and foremost that they are truly family members and ignorance is not a defensible excuse as it relates to ultimate acceptance that Christ is Lord.

Secondly, in Luke 23:34, Jesus says, “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” From the Master’s own lips, we know even His captors and persecutors were in line for forgiveness; the same forgiveness that rolls straight down to us. You can plead ignorance if you want to, but repentance is a family trait. Ain’t that something? Blood bought forgiveness doesn’t expect you to be perfect. Right Peter?

The expectation is that as a family member, you’ll be righteous and sincere in your repentance. In this family’s court, that’s enough. Your court appointed attorney has already won your case. But you do have to show up in court and acknowledge that the charges are true. Yes, I denied him. Yes, I committed the sin(s). Yes, I was wrong. I am guilty as charged. And as Jesus told the adulteress, go and sin no more, He tells us that everyday. We just need to hear and obey.

This is our blood brother talking you know; which means He’s pleading our case to our Father. Ignorance is still no excuse. But the verdict will always be rendered in our favor. May God bless and keep you always in the truth of this.

James

Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington

Ignorant and Guilty! Praise Party By Dareia Tolbert

There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known.

Nothing you can see that isn’t shown.

Nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.

It’s easy.All you need is love.

– John Lennon

“How do I express my philos-ophy of teaching? One word. Love. To be a great teacher, you need love – a love for your students and to love what you teach.

Any student can learn as long as they have teachers that gen-uinely care and never give up on them. Teachers who have a sense of pride and adoration for what they do create students who have pride and adoration for learning and success!

I have enjoyed being a teach-er at Nova Academy Charter School, going on my second year. God has truly shown me favor.

I helped start an Internet Radio Station as well for Nova Academy, which allowed me to take my passion into the class-room.

Words cannot express my ap-preciation for this award.

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Community CalendarJuly 6

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is preparing to establish its

Fiscal Years 2017-2019 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Tri-Annual

Goal for projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

As a component of the goal-setting methodology, TxDOT will host public forums for interactive exchange and consultation with organizations and

chambers representing minorities, wom-en and general contractors. These public forums are being conducted pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

Title 49, §26.45(g), (1), (i).The public forums have been scheduled in regions across the state as follows:

Wednesday, July 6, 2016: Dallas DistrictTime: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Location: 4777 E. Highway 80 Mesquite, TX 75150-6643 - Dallas Room

If you have any questions regarding the public forums, please e-mail: OCR_busi-

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Friday and Saturday, July 8 and July 9, 2016 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Cafe Theater

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For 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity — as

a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemak-er and the first democratically elected

president of a free South Africa.

Unanimously adopted in 2009 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly

as Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, Nelson Mandela’s birthday is an an-nual call to action to people everywhere to contribute to the global movement for

good by effecting change within their community.

Today, the Mandela Day campaign is a global movement for good in Nelson

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Kimball High School senior Breyelle Bradley was recently awarded one of three Sulentic Fam-ily Scholarships at the annual Dallas ISD schol-arship ceremony.

Bradley was born in New Orleans, but her mother passed away shortly after her birth. Raised by her grandmother, Bradley learned the value of hard work and resiliency from a young age.

After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Bradley and her grandmother moved to Dallas to start a new life. Her grandmother passed away in 2014, but the work ethic that she instilled in Bradley continues to be a major fac-tor in her success.

“She’s got a great will to succeed,” said Kim-ball Spanish teacher Frank Diaz. “If she runs for

President, I would not be surprised.”

Bradley plans to attend the University of Texas at San Antonio in the fall and major in biology, with a goal of becoming a surgeon.

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By Dorothy GentryContributing Editor/Sports Writer

A little after 8 p.m. on July 4th, Harrison Barnes, the soon-to-be former starting small forward for the Gold-en State Warriors sent out a tweet that read in part; “I just want to thank the entire Warriors organization, my teammates and coaches for the amazing four years I’ve had there…I’m excited to begin a new chapter in my NBA career in Dallas.”

And with that tweet to his almost 500,000 follow-ers, Barnes reinvigorated the Dallas Maverick’s free agency efforts and created a slight buzz in what was shaping up to be another disappointing summer.

Moments later the upswing continued and the buzz got louder as the Mavs, at press time, were finalizing plans to sign both Barnes’ teammate Andrew Bogut, and in a surprise move to Mavs fans everywhere, Seth Curry - yes, Steph’s little brother - as well.

Welcome to the NBA Free Agency, where anything can and usually does happen.Only 72 hours before, things were looking hopeful for the Mavericks when the

NBA Free Agency period opened up July 1st. When the clock struck 12 midnight, the Mavs had their sights on reeling in big fish Hassan Whiteside the Miami Heat center, Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies and Nicolas Batum of the Charlotte Hornets.

Despite meeting with the players, the Mavs missed out on all three of their tar-gets as each returned to his respective teams, fat contracts in hand. With the ghosts of free agencies past looming, Dallas was once again left scrambling for contingen-cy plans.

To add insult to injury, Conley reportedly helped lure away Mavs golden boy Chandler Parsons who signed a four year, $94 million max contract…money the Mavs were unwilling to part with for Parsons who had to have surgery on his knee last year, then a second surgery in March.

So with Whiteside, Batum and Conley staying put and Parsons out the door, the Mavs’ free agency plans took a nosedive until Kevin Durant literally declared his Independence on the Fourth of July and left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Warriors.

And with that move the Mavs were able to sign Barnes - who entered the summer as a restricted free agent but to whom the Warriors renounced their rights after Durant’s decision – agree to a trade for Center Bogut, and sign Curry who played for the Sacramento Kings who renounced their rights as well, making him an unre-stricted free agent.

These potential signings (contracts can’t be finalized and signed until the NBA lifts its moratorium on July 7th) are nice pick-ups for the Mavs who had plenty of holes to fill.

Barnes, a small forward will give Mavs fans someone to root for in the Olympics in Rio as well as he is a member of the USA men’s basketball team. His deal is report-edly for four years and $94 million. The 25-year-old forward was a starter with the Dubs who this year won an NBA-record-setting 73 games, the NBA Championship last year and the finals this year.

The 6’ 11 Bogut is a strong center, but has struggled with injuries throughout his career including in his left knee during this year’s finals, which caused him to miss Games 6 and 7. The Warriors went on to lose Games 5, 6 and 7. In a bit of irony, the Warriors struck a deal with veteran center Zaza Pachulia, who will fill the vacancy created by Bogut’s departure. Pachulia played last season with the Mavericks. The Mavs will also receive a future second-round draft choice.

Curry, a guard is finalizing a two-year $6 million deal with the Mavs. He will come off the bench for the Mavs joining fan favorites J.J. Barea and Devin Harris.

The Mavs have also re-signed Dwight Powell, their restricted free agent to a four-year, $37 million contract that includes a player option for year four. They are also bringing back veteran point guard Deron Williams for a deal ESPN has reported as one-year for $10 million.

If all deals hold and stay in place, the Mavericks starting five will be Williams, Wes-ley Matthews, Dirk Nowitzki, Barnes and Bogut.

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The South Dallas Cultural Center is in the midst of its annual "Summer Arts At The Cen-ter" program.

For the last 24 years, stu-dents in the s u r r o u n d i n g neighborhood have gathered at the SDCC for an abundance of fun, culture and art educa-tion.  This year the SDCC will serve 75 students that are enrolled in the Dallas In-dependent School District. The

area of concentration for the  curriculum  is West Africa - the heartbeat of African American ancestry.

The students, ages 6-17 are learning about the language, fam-ily tradition, architecture, music and dance.  They will expe-rience 7 amazing field trips and 23 phenomenal classes. The structure of each day is very formal and starts with a nutritious breakfast followed by a 30-minute “cool down” period.  This “cool down” session consists of teaching the children calming exercises that will allow them to prepare for their day of en-lightenment and education.

 "We are committed to the children in the South Dallas area. We strive to present the very best pro-gram possible. We want to offer them a multitude of experiences that will broaden their horizons and equip them with the essentials in art and culture. I know that what we've created cannot be received anyplace else and I am proud that we can present it to the families in our community. This program gives them a sense of self which is a very important part of their development,” said Marilyn Clark, Edu-cation Outreach Coordinator at the SDCC.  

“Summer Arts At The Center” is a free, 5-week pro-gram. Each full day  also includes a snack and a

complete lunch scheduled around the courses list-ed below. The success of the SAAC program is evidenced in the waiting list and repeated participation of the same youth each summer. Students return year after year, even though they have aged out of the program!  The SDCC encourages financial independence and employs these students as teacher assis-tants for the summer. “I’ve was a student here for 5 years and I’ve been a TA for two. It’s a lot of reeeeeal work -- but I love it! I can’t wait to come back next year,” said Michael Smith.

The “SAAC” program is funded in part by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. Follow all the fun thought out the summer via the South Dallas Cultural Center’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/SouthDallasCulturalCenter #SAAC16

SUMMER ARTS AT THE CENTER

Marilyn Clark

Sista Sondra hanging out with some of the SAAC stu-dents in front of the Jesse Owens Mural at the South Dallas Cultural Center.

Gardening class with Mrs.Deirdre. Selecting seeds for the garden.

Drumming away!

Week of July 6, 2016WWW.TEXASMETRONEWS.COM16 Cheryl Smith’s

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