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it’s tornado and hurri-cane season again.

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State Homeowner Bills of Rights emergeas remedies to foreclosure problems

By CHARlENE CROWEll

last month, HUD re-leased data showing thatover 620,000 troubledhomeowners received morethan $50 billion in principalreductions and savings.These actions were the di-rect result of the NationalMortgage Settlement, nego-

tiated by America’s largestbanks, state Attorneys Gen-eral, and the Obama Ad-ministration. Despite thissuccess, the CongressionalBudget Office recently re-ported that 13.2 millionmortgages remain under-water, owing more than thehomes are now worth.

Earlier this year, the

Center for Responsiblelending and its ally Con-sumers Union jointly of-fered state policy remediesknown as Homeowner Billsof Rights (HBORs) thatwould protect homeowners,further reduce foreclosuresand stabilize local housingmarkets. Key to these state

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Nehemiah the 4thchapter and the 6th versesays “For the people had amind to work!”

My brothers and mysisters, its labor time! it’stime to be about our Fa-ther’s business.

Solomon said, “Ther-e’s nothing new under thesun.” We are still dealingwith corruption, racism,wickedness, favoritism,stereotype, and politicalwickedness in high places.

City of irving, wehave two prime candi-dates John Danish in Dis-trict 1 and Allan Meagherin District 2, who arerunning in a very closerunoff election for irvingCity Council. They havebeen faithful to our com-munities and we believethey can help implementmuch needed improve-ment. i Thessalonians5:12 reads, “know themthat labor among you.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 sa-ys, “To everything

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DENTON — TexasWoman's University willhost an open house forprospective students from8 a.m. until noon Saturday,June 15, on the TWU Den-ton campus.

Prospective studentsand their guests will havethe opportunity to meet

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missions, financial aid,housing, student life, com-muter information andmore.

Prospective studentsalso could win $1,000 tobe applied to fall 2013 andspring 2014 tuition andfees at TWU. Awards of$1,000 each will be pre-

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(BlackNews.com) lupusis a potentially serious, au-toimmune disease that can

run in families. Ninety per-cent of lupus patients arewomen, and those of African,Asian or Native Americanheritage are most at risk. Forunknown reasons, the disease

causes the body's immunesystem to attack healthy tis-sue, leading to a wide range

of symptoms that can includeextreme fatigue, joint andmuscle pain, sensitivity tosunlight, skin rashes and hairloss among others. The dis-ease can lead to problems

with vital organs includingthe heart, kidneys and liver.There are two types of lupus- discoid lupus and systemiclupus - discoid usually affectsthe skin and systemic can af-fect internal organs as well asthe skin. With proper medicalcare, lupus can frequently becontrolled, but if left un-treated or it is very sever, itcan be debilitating and evenfatal.

Hair loss and rashes areoften the most obvious signsof lupus. There are three wayslupus can cause hair loss, andeach is discussed below.lupus sufferers may be ex-tremely distressed aboutlupus-related hair loss, but thegood news is that help isavailable.

Discoid lupus is one ofthe ways lupus affects theskin. it mostly affects sun ex-posed areas such as the face,neck, head and arms. Flareups can be triggered by ex-cessive exposure to the sun.

The rash caused by discoidlupus is destructive to tissue,and often leads to scarring,which on the scalp leads tohair loss. When discoid lupuscauses hair loss, inflammationand scarring damage the hairfollicles which can progressto irreversible baldness.

Systemic lupus goesthrough cycles of active flareups and remission, and theflare ups are often signaled byhair loss. lupus can leave suf-ferers feeling run down, oftenwith a low grade fever andextreme fatigue. it can also bevery stressful to live withlupus, especially when the pa-tient is first coming to termswith the diagnosis and learn-ing to manage the condition.

Medications used to treatlupus can contribute to hairloss as well. Non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs(NSAiDs) are used to treatlupus and can contribute tohair loss. Chemotherapy med-ications such as Cyclophos-

phamide are also used occa-sionally, and they do causehair loss. Hair loss caused by

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(BlackNews.com) -- Pi-oneering African AmericanRap Artist MC Sha-Rockhas been appointed as Na-tional Advisor for the Cor-nell University Hip Hop li-brary. Sha-Rock is relevantto the Hip Hop culture,music and industry. Estab-lished in 1976, she beganher career as a b-girl/breakdancer in the Bronx, Newyork. in the Hip Hop com-munity, she is known as the"luminary icon" or the"Mother of the Mic". Shestands as the foundation for

female, emcee's. She is aformer member of the leg-endary rap group, TheFunky 4 Plus One More. in1981" they appeared onSaturday Night live andbecame the first rap groupto ever appear on nationaltelevision.

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She comments, "i amhumbled and honored toaccept this titled as a Na-tional Advisor for the HipHop library at Cornell,said MC Sha-Rock. it feelsas if i'm home. i am thank-ful that Katherine Reaganand Ben Ortiz have askedme to serve as an educatoron the board. i have beeninvolved and apart of theHip Hop culture, since itsinception. i am truly look-ing forward to sharing myexperience and knowledge

with the world. i am alsoexcited about workingwith other pioneer's, edu-cators and scholars. TheCornell Hip Hop librarywill stand as the leadingeducational university toeducate, highlight andshowcase a vast selectionof the origins of Hip Hopin film, old school flyersand photographs. it is opento the public, and it is mywish that everyone will getthe opportunity to comeout and experience the HipHop movement before itsposterity."

Fishbowl Radio Net-work (fbrn.us) has an-nounced Vincent “Heart-break” Tucker, a syndicatedonline radio veteran, wasnamed program director ofthe Blue Talk Bowl.

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Dr. Seymour Weaver

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By JOHN DANiSH

i am a candidate in the

Runoff election for District 1

of the irving City Council, to

be held June 15. Early vot-

ing in this election occurs

June 3-11 at City Hall and

the Valley Ranch library.

i am running because i

believe irving’s best days are

ahead and we should begin

right here in District 1 in

South irving. irving has had

some setbacks but we have

the ability to recover and

move forward. A few years

ago i had the privilege to

chair iSERVE, a South irv-

ing task force organized at

the request of Mayor Joe Put-

nam. Our task was to review

South irving’s assets and

needs, and to take the opin-

ions of our residents and

business owners. From that

study we know what South

irving wants: better retail;

more quality restaurants; sig-

nature grocery store; more

housing choices; consistent

code enforcement; redevel-

oped Downtown; better

drainage; upgraded services.

Since that time not nearly

enough attention has been

paid to these desires of such

a large section of town.

When i am elected, i will

move to change that.

it is true prosperity and

quality of life in one section

of town benefits the entire

city. That is why we know if

an entertainment center, con-

vention center hotel, Water

Street upscale shopping cen-

ter, etc., are built in North

irving, we will be benefited.

The same way, when our

quality of life is improved in

South irving, North irving

benefits as well. it is all

about being one community.

So join me in making irving

what we want it to be. i

don’t belong to a slate or any

special interest group.

i am your candidate:

John Danish, District 1, irv-

ing City Council.

there is a season and atime!

People of irving, it’sTime! it’s time to stop beinglazy. it’s time to stop makingexcuses.

it’s time to start gettinginvolved. it’s time to learnabout the candidates whocan make a difference.

it’s time to know the is-sues at hand. it’s time to helpour school systems and lead-ers.

it’s time to stop beingtoo busy to vote! The time is

now to let your voice beheard! it’s time go vote now!

We came together andhelped to put the first AfricanAmerican President in office.Can we not put 2 capable of-ficials on the irving CityCouncil? it’s a shame that wewill stand hours in line to geta lottery ticket and will notstand in line to vote. Changedoes not happen withoutchallenge! We are challengedto come out and vote.

i want to thank and en-courage all of the Pastors

who have kept your con-gregations abreast of ourcity’s situation and haveencouraged them to vote!We know that faith withoutworks is dead! Pastors let’sget busy. let’s get together.We must work while it’sday. The night is comingand no man can work!

Pastor William o’Nealand his wife Laura co-pas-tor New Life Ministries lo-cated at 3706 CheyenneStreet in Irving, texas.

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Moving Irving’s District 1 forward

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Pastor William O’Neal

By AllAN MEAGHER

last month on May 11,irving voters went to thepolls to elect three CityCouncil members. Two ofthose races resulted in arunoff. i was the top votegetter in District 2. i amAllan Meagher. The elec-tion to decide between therunoff candidates will beheld Saturday, June 15.Between June 3-11 voterscan vote early at eitherCity Hall or Valley Ranchlibrary.

This election is criticalfor our City. As irving hasincreasingly struggled towith both economic devel-opment and neighborhoodservices, our surroundingcities are moving forwardwith extensive renova-tions, upgraded infrastruc-ture, attractive entertain-ment are-as, and enhancedsenior citizen services.irving has the resources,the people, and the ideas.But irving needs the lead-ership on the City Council

that will support these im-portant endeavors. Theseendeavors will bring us a

better tax base, more jobs,and success for efforts likethe convention centercomplex with its hotel andentertainment area, andthe Heritage Crossing areain Downtown irving.

This election is criticalfor irving in another way.Never before have weseen a political season inwhich sitting office hold-ers were taking sides incontested races, candi-

Responsible leadership for Irving District 2

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in my opinion, this runoffelection for irving City Coun-cil Place 1 and for Place 2 isthe most important election ihave seen since i first moved toirving in 1988. i am asking allirving voters to help us moveirving forward by voting forJohn Danish for Place 1 andfor Allan Meagher for Place 2.The reason this is so importantis because John's opponent,loren Byers, and Allan's oppo-

nent - Kensley Stewart, are formoving irving back to whatthey believe are the good olddays when irving was a mostlyWhite bedroom community.They have done very little out-reach into the Black commu-nity during this campaign norin the latino or any of theother ethnic groups who areour neighbors here in irvingbecause they are counting onthe older White community to

go vote for them and they be-lieve that will be enough forthem to win.

Dr. Martin luther Kingasked us back in the 1960's, "Which one is worst, the blatantand vitriolic voices of the badpeople or the appalling silenceof the good people?" To allgood people in irving who areregistered to vote, from thebottom of my heart i ask you togo vote for John and Allan.

Early voting runs from June3rd through June 11th, andElection Day is June 15th.Ourancestors fought hard to giveus the right to vote. Please voteand reach out and touch 10more of your family andfriends and ask them to govote, too. Please. i am sin-cerely asking for your help!

God Bless you All!Anthony Bond, Irving

Letter to the Editor: Irving voters we need your help

Allan Meagher

John Danish

it any nicer to live with, ofcourse.

However, since medica-tions to treat lupus frequentlyhave to be taken for years,medication related hair losscan be a long term problem.

The good news is thatwhichever of these three rea-sons cause hair loss in lupuspatients, help is available. Di-agnosing lupus early, includ-ing biopsies from the scalpwhen indicated plus appropri-ate treatment is the key to pre-venting permanent baldnessdue to lupus. The exact meth-ods of treatment will dependon the specific findings - or

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Prevention is better thanany cure, of course, so it isvital that lupus patients followtheir doctor's instructionsabout lifestyle changes suchas avoiding sun, getting ade-quate rest, proper nutritionand complying with theirtreatment plan to best managethe disease. lupus patientssuffering hair loss should talkto their dermatologist and haircare professional about thebest way to cope with the hairloss, groom & style the hair

and promote healthy hairgrowth.

Dr. Weaver is board certi-fied in dermatology and a mem-ber of many medical organiza-tions (American Academy ofDermatology, American Med-ical Association, American So-ciety of Dermatologic Surgery,American Society for liposuc-tion Surgery, Houston Derma-tological Society, NationalMedical Association, TexasDermatological Society, TexasMedical Association) and isspecifically recognized for hisexpertise in anti-aging derma-tology, treating hair loss andscalp disorders, dermatological

laser procedures with capabili-ties to treat skin of every color,and surgical and non-surgicalbody shaping procedures.

He received his medical de-gree from Baylor College ofMedicine. He completed amedical internship at los An-geles County/USC medicalcenter and dermatology trainingat Martin luther King, Jr. Med-ical Center in los Angeles. Healso studied tropical dermatol-ogy in Nairobi, Kenya at theKenyatta National Hospital.

For more information,please visit www.BlackHair-lossGuide.com and www. Dr-WDermatology.com

initiatives is that homeown-ers gain a private right of ac-tion and the right to halt aforeclosure sale when a ser-vicer breaks the law. Theforeclosure cannot proceeduntil the servicer complieswith the law. Other HBORrecommendations called forlawmakers to:

•Ban ‘dual-tracking’, thepractice by mortgage ser-vicers of pursuing foreclo-sures while at the same timeprocessing a request for aloan modification;

• Require lenders to es-tablish straightforward time-lines, clear procedures forhomeowner outreach, de-tailed denial notices and anaffidavit detailing the home-owner’s rights to appeal;and

• Require lenders to en-gage in loss mitigation ac-tivities to prevent avoidableforeclosures.

For communities ofcolor, where the economicrecovery has yet to be felt,HBORs are particularly im-portant due to well-docu-mented disparities in fore-closures. For example,Black Floridians risk of im-minent foreclosures is dou-bled that projected for theentire state.

Earlier research by theCenter for Responsible

lending found that over half(52 percent) of the lostwealth resulting from livingin close proximity to fore-closures was borne by mi-nority census tract home-owners.

California, the first stateto enact an HBOR, took ef-fect in January with a pri-vate right of action and rulesfor servicers foreclosing. incases where the homeown-ers prevailed in legal dis-putes, the lender may be-come responsible for attor-ney fees and court costs.

Already, a Californiacourt recently ruled in favorof a state homeowner. A pre-liminary injunction halted

foreclosure proceedings inthe case of Singh v. Bank ofAmerica where the lenderdual-tracked the home-owner.

Similar legislation is ex-pected to become law inMinnesota and Nevada.Hopefully more states willembrace the emergence ofHBORs.

in a recent blog, TracyVan Slyke, director of theNew Bottom line, summedup the status of America’seconomic recovery: “Thiswork is not just about right-ing past wrongs. it’s alsoabout the future of our re-tirement, our kids’ lives, andthe kind of communities we

want to live in and about ourcountry’s economic future.”

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For the third year in arow the full Dallas Sym-phony Orchestra willperform free on the PaulQuinn College campus aspart of the 2013 Commu-nity Concert series. The

public is invited to attendthe outdoor performanceunder the direction of As-sociate Conductor Tho-mas Hong featuring theDallas Symphony Or-chestra. Deputy Mayor

Pro Tem Tennell Atkins,District 8 will serve asspecial guest conductorfor the concert. “Thisevent is great opportunityfor District 8 residents toenjoy classical music in

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State Representativeyvonne Davis (D-Dallas) an-nounced that over $500,000in scholarships are availablefor high school graduatesfrom Dallas and twenty eightother urban areas throughoutTexas. Administrated by theTexas Association of Devel-oping Colleges (TADC), theUrban Scholarship Programwas created during the 74thlegislative session as part ofHouse Bill 2128 with the co-operation of the three largestlocal telephone companies inthe state of Texas at the time.This year's Scholarship Fundcontributors are AT&T andVerizon Wireless.

Since the establishment ofthe Urban Scholarship Fund,nearly 11,000 studentsthroughout the state of Texashave been able to begin orcontinue their college educa-tion due to over $6,000,000awarded to them through theUrban Scholarship Fund.

"This fund was created toprovide access to higher edu-

cation opportunities for Tex-ans who, without this assis-tance, might not be able tostrive for a college educa-tion," said Rep. Davis. "Basi-cally, all the problems facingour communities, includingeconomic parity, high crime,building cohesive families,and other quality of life issuesare related to the lack of edu-cation. By providing in-

creased avenues of educa-tional opportunity, we multi-ply our chances of improvingthe conditions of our State.The goal of this fund is toboost chances of reaching thistarget" Rep. Davis continued.

The 2013-2014 UrbanScholarship Fund is for Texasresidents who are also U. S.citizens and full-time under-

Rep. Yvonne Davis announces $500,000 availablefor students through the Urban Scholarship Fund

DENTON — TexasWoman's University willhost an open house forprospective students from 8a.m. until noon Saturday,June 15, on the TWU Den-ton campus.

Prospective students andtheir guests will have theopportunity to meet facultyand students, participate in acampus tour and attend ses-sions on admissions, finan-cial aid, housing, studentlife, commuter informationand more.

Prospective studentsalso could win $1,000 to beapplied to fall 2013 andspring 2014 tuition and feesat TWU. Awards of $1,000each will be presented toone freshman and one trans-fer student, for a total of twoawards given at the DentonOpen House. Students mustbe present at the event andeligible for admission toTWU to claim the awards.

Check-in for the openhouse begins at 8 a.m. inHubbard Hall, located on

Administration Drive be-tween Oakland Street andBell Avenue in Denton. in-formation sessions arescheduled until noon, fol-lowed by campus tours thatinclude residence halls. Freeparking is available throu-ghout the Denton campusduring the open house.

For more information orto register, visit www.twu.edu and click on “OpenHouse — Denton,” [email protected] or call940-898-3014

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leaders of BaylorHealth Care System hospi-tals in Collin County–in-cluding Baylor RegionalMedical Center at Plano,Baylor Medical Center atMcKinney, THE HEARTHOSPiTAl Baylor Planoand Baylor Medical Centerat Frisco–recently pre-sented a $20,000 donationcheck to Collin College onbehalf of Baylor. The dona-tion is earmarked for schol-arships for students pursu-ing degrees in health care-related fields such as nurs-ing, respiratory therapy,surgical technology and

other high demand occupa-tions.

Baylor has a long his-tory of supporting CollinCollege through annual do-nations, as well as by pro-viding job opportunities forits graduates. But it's a two-way street according toJerri Garison, Baylor Planopresident and East RegionExecutive for BaylorHealth Care System.

"We like collaboratingwith Collin College be-cause they are producinggreat workers in manyfields of health care that goon to serve the Plano and

Collin County commu-nity," explains Garison."it's really been a mutuallybeneficial relationship foras long as i can remember."

Cary A. israel, CollinCollege district president,agrees. "Baylor's invest-ment in scholarships atCollin College provides ameaningful return not onlyto students, but to our com-munity because they sup-port the future nurses andhealth care professionalswho will be caring for us."

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The check presentationwas on April 5, 2013.

DAllAS — AT&T an-nounced last week a localhigh school student won achance to go one-on-onewith Dallas Mavericks starDirk Nowitzki to help re-mind wireless users that tex-ting should always beavoided while driving.

Shaun Breland of Dal-las, who attends Dun-canville High School, joinsDirk Nowitzki at AmericanAirlines Center on May 16for a shoot-around andcoaching session. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

came to him as the winner ofa contest in which fans

wrote a message to Dirk in160 characters or less abouttheir personal thoughts ontexting while driving.

Judges ruled that ShaunBreland had the most inspir-ing response, entitling himto not only participate in theultimate one-on-one experi-ence with Dirk but to alsoreceive tickets to a futureMavericks game, opportu-nity to interact with Dirk on-site at American AirlinesCenter and dedicated timefor a personal interview. “Tome texting and driving is re-

ally selfish,” wrote Mr. Bre-land. “you are putting yourlife in danger and other driv-ers’ lives in danger as well.i would rather live than dieto texting.”

“We know texting isnow part of everyday life,but nothing is so importantto risk lives,” Nowitzki said.“it only takes seconds forthat message to mean thedifference between life anddeath. it can wait. i appre-ciate Shaun and the hun-dreds of fans who entered

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From Left to right: Mark Valentine, President THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano; ScottPeek, President Baylor McKinney; Jerri Garison, President Baylor Plano; Lisa Vasquez, VicePresident of Public Relations and College Development; Amy Evans, Executive Director,Collin College Foundation; and Myrshem H. George, Senior Development Officer.

Dirk Nowitzki and Duncanville High School’s Shaun Brelandgo one-on-one to encourage students to not text and drive

Duncanville High School stu-dent Shaun Breland and DallasMaverick Dirk Nowitzki

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JOHN DANISH

DISTRICT 1

IRVING CITY COUNCIL

YOUR INDEPENDENT VOICE AT CITY HALLSupported by YOU not outside interests

YOUR EXPERIENCED VOICE AT CITY HALLFormer Council Member and current DART Board Member

YOUR COMMITTED VOICE AT CITY HALLLifelong resident and business owner in District 1

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Early Vote: June 3-11 City Hall and Valley Ranch LibraryElection Day: June 15 at your local polling place

Pol. Adv. Pd. By John Danish Campaign

1

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EVERY ONE IS IMPORTANT.

You can help keep your child healthy with regular checkups and vaccines. Every one is important. And they’re free with Children’s Medicaid.

Your child will also get other health benefits like free prescription drugs, dental care, eye exams, and glasses. Even rides to and from the doctor or dentist’s office. Call today or visit our website to apply.

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Irving ISD middle schoolstudents honored recently

Irving ISD honored eight middle schoolers on May 7 atthe Irving Masonic Lodge #1218 as part of the “CelebrateGood Kids” program. Front row L to R: Kalee Price –Johnson, Jacie Soberanis – Crockett, Maricruz Parra –de Zavala, Jose Morales – Lamar, Jazmyn Polk – Hous-ton, Back row L to R: Dillon Springer – Austin, EdwardNunez Hernandez – Bowie, Levi Horn - Travis

First Annual Radiant Luncheon concludesmentoring program for the school year

CEDAR Hill - Seventywomen, all professional andcommunity leaders fromCedar Hill, hosted tables atthe First Annual Radiantluncheon for over 450 fe-male students. The luncheonwas held at Trinity ChristianChurch on May 23. it wasthe conclusion of a mentor-ing program sponsored by

the inspire School Program. During the 2012-2013

school year, the programprovided 22 volunteer facil-itators who worked withboth boys and girls at CedarHill High School, BessieColeman Middle School andTrinity Christian School.The volunteers helped stu-

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Mr. Obama i am ablack man. i know that youare black, but not like me. iknow that perhaps yourpolicies have an unin-tended effect on blacks so iam here to proudly pro-claim to you that i am ablack man in spite of yourpolicies.

The national unemploy-ment rate among black menin this country is estimatedto be some 14 percent. Thisis the highest level sincethe great depression amongminority groups. you havecome under great criticismfrom your own party foryour failure to even talk

about the issue. Of courseMr. Obama you have al-ways held a “government“job so you may have lessknowledge of real workingmen and women. Mr.Obama you are black butnot like me.

Mr. Obama black hom-eowners lose their homes atan alarming rate. Accord-ing to the Washington Poston June 19, 2010: “Minor-ity homeowners have beendisproportionately affectedby the foreclosure crisisand stand to lose homes ata faster pace than whiteborrowers in the future, thereport went on to say Whileabout 4.5 percent of whiteborrowers lost their homesto foreclosure during thatperiod, black and latinoborrowers had 7.9 and 7.7

percent foreclosure rates,respectively. That meansthat blacks and latinoswere more than 70 percentmore likely to lose theirhomes to foreclosure dur-ing that period, the studyfound.”

Mr. Obama your an-swer this was to push formortgage companies to fur-ther loosen the approvalprocess to buy homes inminority communities de-spite alarming evidencethat this was a damagingpolicy. Mr. Obama you areblack, but not like me.

Mr. Obama black crimeis strangling our innercities and now the suburbsare being affected. Accord-ing to the New CenturyFoundation, a 501(c) thinktank, “Blacks are seven

times more likely than peo-ple of other races to com-

mit murder, and eight timesmore likely to commit rob-

bery. When blacks commit

Mr. Obama, you are Black, but not like meCurtisReportby Barry Curtis


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MC Sha-Rock couldn't beany happier to announce thatthe Cornell Hip Hop librarywill showcase the first knownvintage film footage that wasdocumented and dated in 1977

by a young man's task to com-plete a high school project.The film highlights the Origi-nal Funky Four MC's and alsocharts MC Sha-Rock as thefirst female MC of Hip Hop.

ROCK, continued from Page 2

After the storm haspassed, it’s time to pitch inand put your homes andneighborhood back inworking order. The FDAfield investigators contactlocal regulated firms thatproduce or process food,medicines, medical equip-ment, vaccines and othermedical supplies.

We work with thosefirms to make sure theirproducts can still meetFDA’s standards beforethey’re sent to market. Forfoods, this means the prod-ucts are safe, wholesomeand correctly labeled. Formedical products it means

they are safe and effective. We also regularly train

for emergencies, and wepractice responding to awide range of incidents, in-cluding hurricanes. Re-cently, we held a hurricaneseason training session formore than 200 staffers fromaround the country.

No one can controlwhere or when tornados orhurricanes may strike. Butat the FDA we can, and do,prepare for major storms –and so can you.

Pat el-Hinnawy is aPublic Affairs Specialist inFDA’s office of external Af-fairs

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The irving library on June8 at 2:30 p.m. is hosting a per-formance by local Storytellerand Griot Melody "AFi" Bell,who has been spinning talesand singing songs for audi-ences across Texas for over fif-teen years. Guests will experi-ence the rhythm of drums andtraditional folk songs from theSouth, Caribbean and Africa.Chillin’ at the Pavillion pro-

grams are performed at theJackie Townsell Bear CreekHeritage Center Museums lo-cated at 3925 Jackson Street inirving.

The Jackie Townsell BearCreek Heritage Center Muse-ums are open to tour on thesecond Saturday of each monthfrom 1 to 4 p.m. For more in-formation, please call 972-721-2501.

Special event at Irving library spotlights African rhythms

Local Storyteller and GriotMelody "AFI" Bell

ELECT

ALLAN MEAGHER

DISTRICT 2 IRVING CITY COUNCIL

YOUR

INDEPENDENT VOICE

ALLAN believes:A Council member should be controlled by responsibility to our residents NOTto any faction in the CityA Council member is responsible for making decisions that support sound gov-ernmentA Council member should support policies that benefit all areas of the City

ALLAN pledges:To work to finally bring new retail and residential to South IrvingTo work to complete the Convention Center hotel and entertainment projectsTo work to create a resident-friendly and employee-friendly City organization

Allan Meagher is a lifelong Irving resident with experience in city government, planning and zoningactivities, and community involvement. Allan is in management with the local office of a nationaltransportation service.

A VOTE FOR ALLAN IS A VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER

Early Vote: June 3-11 City Hall and Valley Ranch LibraryElection Day: June 15 at your local polling place

Pol. Adv. Pd. By Allan Meagher Campaign

By REV. JOSEPH lOWERy

On April 9, 1968, Dr.

Martin luther King Jr.

preached a message that

was strikingly applicable

to the lives of modern day

civil rights leaders and

leaders of America's fu-

ture.

in the pulpit of the

Ebenezer Baptist Church

in Atlanta only five days

before he was assassi-

nated, Dr. King meticu-

lously outlined the ana-

tomy of what he called,

the "drum major instinct".

in that message, he

drew from the book of

Mark, Chapter 10, starting

with Verse 13 where Jesus'

disciples, James and John,

asked to be placed on the

lord's right side and on

his left side in glory. Jesus

gave them an answer that

resonates today as i con-

template the current state

of equality and justice in

America and the necessary

anatomy of today's drum

major.

The lord told them

that their placement in

glory was not his to give.

Rather their placement in

glory - and anyone else's -

would be contingent upon

how they served here on

earth. Specifically, Dr.

King quoted the passage

as saying, "But whosoever

of you will be the chiefest,

shall be servant of all."

Dr. King then de-

scribed how some in lead-

ership positions mistak-

enly think that they should

be sat on high, receive ex-

pensive houses, cars, and

receive exclusive access

simply because of their

positions. But, now, just as

Dr. King pointed out then,

the anatomy of the drum

major - the leader that sets

the tempo for justice and

equality in America - must

be the soul that is willing

to humbly serve.

As then, the drum

major instinct has been

perverted and must now

be corrected in order for

us to reach our righteous

goals. in other words, as

we look at the current state

of equality and justice in

America, we must refresh

our hearts and minds, as

Dr. King said, with "a new

definition of greatness".

What he was saying is

that it is not wrong to de-

sire to be important, to

want quality things and

access. But those things

are not equivalent to great-

ness. Greatness must be

earned, he said. And that

new definition is simple -

service.

As much work as has

been done and as much

progress as has been

made, there is much work

needed as racial dispari-

ties in this nation are still

horrendous. in a nutshell:

African-Americans are

incarcerated at nearly six

times the rate of Whites,

according to the NAACP.

yet, the NAACP also re-

ports that five times as

many Whites are using

drugs as African-Ameri-

cans, but African-Ameri-

cans are sent to prison for

drug offenses at 10 times

the rate of Whites.

• Economically, ac-

cording to the U. S. Cen-

sus Bureau, approxi-

mately 30 percent of

Blacks are living in

poverty. And the racial

breakdown of that statistic

is riveting.

• The National Urban

league reports that the

total 2013 Equality index

of Black America stands at

71.7 percent. This means

that on average, African-

Americans enjoy less than

three-fourths of the bene-

fits and privileges offered

to White Americans.

• Educationally, the

NUl reports that African-

Americans have closed the

college enrollment gap at

five times the rate of clos-

ing the unemployment rate

gap. Still the racial dispar-

ities of deep. The National

Center for Education Sta-

tistics reports that though

college attendance is

steadily rising for people

of color, it is only around

14 percent for Blacks, 13

percent for latinos and 61

percent for Whites.

This brief description

of the state of equality and

justice in America tells us

that an astronomically

higher level of service is

needed - one that must re-

place any mindset of being

recognized and awarded

for every move. These sta-

tistics denote that people

from the grassroots to

Congress to the White

House; people from the

churches to the streets to

the prisons; people from

the educational institu-

tions to the businesses to

the civil rights organiza-

tions; people in every cor-

ner of our society much

rise up and take leadership

by placing their hands to

the plows where they are.

Without looking around to

see who is looking, with-

out seeking name recogni-

tion and reward - at every

age and in every season -

we must not shrink from

the courage to say and to

do that which is right.

This year is not only

the 50th anniversary of the

March on Washington for

Jobs and Freedom; but it is

the 50th anniversary of

those four little girls killed

on September 15, 1963 in

the bombing at the 16th

Street Baptist Church in

Birmingham, Alabama. in

Dr. King's sermon at their

funeral, he spoke of how

they had not died in vain

for even in their innocence

their deaths sent multiple

messages.

Among those mes-

sages that they preached

from the grave was the

fact that they died nobly

and they did not die in

vain because "unmerited

suffering is redemptive."

yes, the deaths of those

children, and even too

many of our children

today who have died by

senseless violence and

even at the hands of ter-

rorists, have taught us that

we must indeed temper

courage with caution.

But, in modern day

America, we too often

find ourselves - not cau-

tious, but afraid. instead of

challenging the systems

that oppress; instead of

crying out in non-violent

protest where it is war-

ranted; instead of acting

upon the courage of our

convictions, we far too

often live in fear of what

we might lose or what we

personally might not at-

tain. But, the drum major

instinct is one that is im-

peded by fear because it

requires both vision and

mobility.

in order to attain an ac-

ceptable status of equality

and justice in America, the

drum majors of our com-

munities must keep mov-

ing. That means, those of

us who have been given

much are required to give

much. We must mentor the

young, we must teach

truth, we must take action

where it is warranted, and

by all means one of those

actions must be to venture

to the polls at every op-

portunity and vote.

As we move this great

nation forward, let us take

a moment to recognize the

drum major instinct within

each of us. let us take per-

sonal leadership of our-

selves and yield to our in-

dividual responsibilities to

make a difference. Then

and only then, will we per-

fect the noble art of lead-

ership. Only then will we

- through our service - be-

come "the chiefest among

us."

the Rev. Joseph Low-

ery was a co-founder of

the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference

alongside Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. Presented

with the Presidential Me-

dal of Freedom, the na-

tion's highest civilian ho-

nor, by President Barack

obama in 2009, he contin-

ues to serve through nu-

merous forums, including

as advisor to the Georgia

Coalition for the People's

Agenda.

this article - the sev-

enteenth of a 20-part se-

ries - is written in com-

memoration of the 50th

Anniversary of the La-

wyers' Committee for Civil

Rights Under Law. the

Lawyers' Committee is a

nonpartisan, nonprofit or-

ganization, formed in

1963 at the request of

President John F. Kennedy

to enlist the private bar's

leadership and resources

in combating racial dis-

crimination and the result-

ing inequality of opportu-

nity - work that continues

to be vital today. For more

information, please vis-

itwww.lawyerscommit-

tee.org.


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The Anatomy of theModern Day Drum Major

“…the NAACP also reportsthat five times as

many Whites are usingdrugs as African-Americans,

but African-Americansare sent to prison for

drug offenses at 10 timesthe rate of Whites.”

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redit:

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Rev. Joseph Lowery

By: SHENiCE SANDERS, NDG iNTERN

Following a fatal colli-sion on Friday, formerNBA player Daron"Mookie" Blaylock hasbeen charged with second-degree vehicular homicide,driving on a suspended li-cense and failure to main-tain his lane, authoritiesannounced on Monday.

The 46-year-old wasdriving an SUV thatcrossed the center line ofTara Boulevard, which isabout 20 miles from down-

town Atlanta, as hecrossed the center line hestruck a van police stated.Two passengers were inthe van, 43 year-old Mon-ica Murphy and her hus-band. Murphy died hourslater in the hospital while

her husband was treatedand released.

Atlanta Medical Centerspokeswoman NicoleGustin said Blaylock wasin fair condition Monday.He initially was on lifesupport at the hospital, buthis condition has improvedover time.

in 1989, Blaylock a na-tive of Garland, was afirst-round draft pick bythe New Jersey Nets rightout of Oklahoma.

Blaylock had his bestseason in 1996-97, averag-

ing 17.4 points and 5.9 as-sists Blaylock also playedfor the Golden State War-riors and the AtlantaHawks from 1992-99.

Blaylock told investi-gators he blacked out justbefore crash, but was notable to say much more.The police are working todetermine the cause of thecrash but alcohol does notappear to be a factor ac-cording to early reports.

The investigation isstill ongoing.

dents develop key charactertraits like respect, value andpurpose while promotingpositive decision-making.Separate year-end celebra-tions were held for the boysand girls.

The keynote speaker ofthe girls' event was AshleyCriss Ashley, the creative di-rector of Class Act Culture.Criss talked to the girls

about "living your Dre-ams."

"you can't let your situ-ation determine your attitudeand outlook in life," Crisssaid as she described herchildhood growing up in apoor neighborhood inKansas City. "you havegreatness inside of you."

During the luncheon,students chatted with their

professional table hostsabout school and careers.Sapphire Dixon, a BessieColeman eighth grader,spoke on behalf of the stu-dents when she said: "Theprogram was great. i reallyenjoyed it."

"Cedar Hill iSD is trulygrateful to have suchtremendous community sup-port from individuals, busi-

nesses, and nonprofit agen-cies who would donate theirtime, money, and resourcesto benefit our students," saidDirector of Student Supportand Community Services Dr.Chanda McGhee. "We arehonored to see the support ofthe iNSPiRE MentoringProgram and know that ourstudents will reap the bene-fits."

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Front row L - R: Mivah Spears, Omiya Chandler, Imani Matt, Sacha Knight,Tievica Jenkins, and Breuna Preston. Standing L - R: Jasmine Brown and JenaieFranke, wife of Cedar Hll Mayor Rob Franke. (Image credit: Ramona Logan)

NDG Gossip: Former NBA All-star Daron “Mookie”Blaylock charged with vehicular homicide

Daron “Mookie” Blaylock

sional men’s basketball or-ganization in the AmericanBasketball Association. Tuc-ker is also the creator andfounder of Register to SpeakOut!, a non-partisan voterregistration initiative and theco-director of My Brother’sKeeper: Feed the HomelessDrive.

Touting a very heart-warming and inspirationalreal-life story, the “nextAmerican Feel Good Storyin the making,” is a uniquerole model for atrisk youtheverywhere. He survived adeadly house fire that

claimed the lives of three(his grandparents & 7-year-old sister), premature deathsof childhood friends, dealingwith his parents’ drug abuse,surviving their abandoningof him at the age of thirteenand more. Determined not tofall into the traps of his sur-roundings, Vincent used thedark moments of his life tofuel his rise to the top of themusic & entertainment in-dustry.

For more information,please visit www.vincent-tucker.com.

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the contest and providedtheir personal thoughts andmessages on why no oneshould ever text and drive.”

“Spending some time ona court shooting basketswith Dirk is a dream cometrue,” said Shaun Breland, alifetime Mavericks fan.“He’s not only one of thegreatest basketball playerson the planet, but he has in-spired me and so many ofmy classmates to take thepledge.”

Earlier this year, AT&Tvisited 10 high schoolsacross the Dallas Metroplexto show teens the dangers oftexting while driving. To en-force the message and makeroads and highways safer,AT&T brought a virtual real-ity simulator to the schools,allowing students to experi-ence firsthand the dangers oftexting and driving in a safe,controlled environment.

While onsite, studentshad the opportunity to take

the pledge to not text whiledriving as well as enter thecontest for the chance to goone-on-one with Dirk Now-itzki.

it Can Wait is a nationalmovement tapping into thepower of social media andpersonal networks to make

texting and driving as unac-ceptable as drinking anddriving. it urges drivers tovisit www.itCanWait.com,where they can pledge not totext and drive, and sharetheir pledge with others viaTwitter (#itCanWait) andFacebook.

graduates in good academicstanding at any accreditedpublic or private non-profitcollege, university or techni-cal college. Additionally, ap-plicants must demonstrate fi-nancial need and have gradu-ated from a high school in thefollowing metropolitan cities:Abilene, Amarillo, Arlington,Austin, Beaumont, Browns-ville, Carrollton, CorpusChristi, Dallas, Denton, ElPaso, Fort Worth, Frisco, Gar-land, Grand Prairie, Houston,irving, Killeen, laredo, lub-bock, McAllen, McKinney,Mesquite, Midland, Pasa-dena, Plano, San Antonio,Waco, and Wichita Falls.

Students interested in ap-plying for scholarships shouldcontact their high school

guidance counselor; collegefinancial aid officer, or callthe Texas Association of De-veloping Colleges at (214)630-2511. Applicants mayalso complete the scholarshipapplication online at www.txadc.org then print, sign andmail it with the required doc-uments. The deadline for ap-plying for the 2013-2014Urban Scholarship Fund isMonday, July 8, 2013 (post-marked).

Students attending techni-cal, junior or community col-leges will receive $700, pub-lic four-year college and uni-versity students will receive$1000, and private four-yearcollege and university stu-dents will receive $2000. Thenumber of awards is uncertain

because of the varying fund-ing levels to different types ofinstitutions.

The Urban Scholarshipfund was created in 1995when Rep. Davis attached anamendment to the omnibustelecom bill creating a pool offunds derived from unclaimedtelephone service deposits.Previously unclaimed fundswent into the unclaimed fundspool in the State Treasury. Al-though these funds will beshifted into the scholarshipaccount, local telephone com-panies will still reimburseconsumers for any fundsproperly claimed in the fu-ture.

"We ask our students tostudy hard, make the gradeand prepare themselves for

the next level necessary toreach their goal. However, thecontinued rising cost of a col-lege education presents an ob-stacle to some students. TheUrban Scholarship Fund pro-vides these students addi-tional funding to help pay fortheir college education andultimately realizing theirgoal," stated Rep. Davis.

Students from non-metro-politan areas of the State maybe covered by the RuralScholarship fund, which wasalso created by House Bill2128.

Rep. Davis is currentlyserving her eleventh term,representing District 111 inthe texas House of Represen-tatives.

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AVENUE F CHURCH

OF CHRIST IN PLANO

Mondays – Fridays

Call 972-423-8833 for AFFECT,

inc. or email: AFFECTxinc@

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resources and assistance for job

readiness and training programs

for individuals.

June 9, 2013 8 a.m.

Join us in Early Morning Worship

Service; stay for Bible Classes at

9:30 a.m. and for Morning Wor-

ship at 10:45 a.m.

Brother Ramon Hodridge,

Minister of Education

1026 Avenue F

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833

www.avefchurchofchrist.org

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BIBLE WAY COMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

June 8, 9 a.m.

All men are invited to come to our

Men’s Ministry Fellowship to

learn more about God.

June 12, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Wednesday’s

Bible Study to learn more about

God’s Word; and bring your chil-

dren to our Children’s Program;

three things are incorporated when

they come, children learn and they

play and have fun.

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

www.biblewayirving.org

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CHRIST COMMUNITY

CHURCH IN RICHARDSON

June 9, 8:45 or 11 a.m.

Join us in our Morning Service as

we honor and praise God for His

blessings to us.

Dr. Terrence Autry,

Senior Pastor

George Bush Fwy at

Jupiter Road on the

Garland/Richardson Border

972-991-0200

www.followpeace.org

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FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN

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ALLEN “The Ship”

Monday – Friday

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

TheShip3C’s Prayer lines for

those that are in need are 972-649-

0566 and 972-649-0567 or they

may be submitted via email to:

[email protected]

June 9, 8 a.m.

And 9:30 a.m.

you’re invited to our Sunday Wor-

ship Services as we praise God for

the victories in our lives. Come

and grow with us. you’re also in-

vited to a new series of teaching,

“Guaranteed Victory”. God will

“Equip, Elevate, and Empower”

you; call the church for details.

June 12, 7 p.m.

Join us for Wednesday Night live

in the Joycie Turner Fellowship

Hall on Belmont Drive, with old

school prayer and testimony.

Also, come to our Corporate

Prayer and our Kidz Zone (an en-

vironment to equip children to

grow and to show God’s love.)

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed.D.

Senior Pastor

1550 Edelweiss Drive

In Allen for Sunday

Morning Worship.

Admin. Building Address

Is 200 W. Belmont Drive

Allen, TX 75013

972-359-9956

www.theship3c.org

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MT. HEBRON MISSIONARY

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June 14 & 15, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to celebrate June-

teenth weekend at our FREE Fam-

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and lunch; vendors are welcome.

Call 972-276-5218 for details.

Leonard O. Leach,

Senior Pastor

1233 State Highway 66

Garland, TX 75040

972-276-5218

www.onthemount.org.

SHILOH MBC IN PLANO

June 9

8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Join us in our Sunday Morning

Worship Service as we praise and

honor God. Our theme this year is

"SMBC: A Church Focused on Ex-

cellence while Teaching the Word,

Preaching the Gospel, Reaching

the World." Also, after both serv-

ices ministers and deacons are

available to meet with you for

prayer or questions.

June 12, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Midweek

Service as we worship and praise

God.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.

Senior Pastor

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

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Allan Meagher is notpart of a slate. Allan Mea-gher is an independent, life-long Irving resident, sup-ported by local people, whowants Irving to be the best it

can be. I am grateful for mysupport, and as a Council-man, I will be the represen-tative of the Irving resident,not another office holder oran out of town PAC.

This is June 2013; stu-dents are graduating, couplesare planning weddings, fam-ilies are having reunions, andmany individuals must bewondering, “Where am igoing from here?” it is timeto remember to, “Put yourTrust in God.” God will de-liver and keep you from alltemptation and harm; if youobey the teachings of Christ,and set your mind to liveright.

God gives instructionsas to how we should live be-cause He created us andknows what it takes. TheWord of God loosens a tightmind. We should live rightin order to have peace andcomfort of mind. if youdon’t believe you can liveholy in this life, you are anunbeliever. you reveal yourlove for God by your anxietyto do something for Him.

Prayer is a mighty force;and Christ is a panacea forevery ill or sickness, in mind

and body. What counts isnot what God has done forus, but what He has donewhich we have not forgotten.A good follower makes a fitleader. A good listener is agood learner. your feet canremain on the ground, butyour mind can be lifted up-ward.

Regardless of your in-telligence, if you practice un-righteousness, you are goingdown in shame. learn todeny yourself in order toplease God. you can’t shinefor Jesus without beingrubbed. No matter what maybe your problem, shine forJesus.

The paradox of our timein history is that: We havetaller buildings, but shortertempers; wider freeways, butnarrower viewpoints. Wespend more, but have less;we buy more, but enjoy less.We have bigger houses, yetsmaller families; more con-veniences, but less time toenjoy the family that wehave. We have more degreesbut less common sense; moreknowledge, but less judg-ment; more experts, butmore problems; more medi-cine, but less wellness.

As a society, we drinkand smoke too much, spendtoo recklessly, laugh too lit-tle, drive too fast, and get tooangry. We stay up too late,then get up too tired; read toolittle, watch too much TV,and pray too seldom. Wehave multiplied our posses-sions, but greatly reducedour values. We talk toomuch, love too seldom, andwe hate too often, and for toolong.

As my maternal grand-mother, Maggie Smith Baker,said, “We’ve learned how tomake a living, but not a life.”With modern medicinewe’ve added years to our life,but not life to our years. Wecan go around the world tomeet people, but have troublemeeting a new neighbor. Wehave conquered outer spacebut not “our” inner space.We have done larger things,but not better things.

We are learning to cleanup the air, but we are pollut-ing our soul with the TV. in-ternet, Pornography, vulgarlanguage, etc. We’ve con-quered the atom, but not ourprejudice. We write more,but learn less. We plan more,but accomplish less. We’ve

learned to rush, but not towait; patience is a virtue. Webuild faster computers; theyhold more information, pro-duce more copies, but wecommunicate less and less.

These are the times offast foods and slow diges-

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one night stands, overweightbodies, and pills that doeverything from cheer, toquiet, and kill. Now is thetime to spend some time withyour loved ones; they are notgoing to be around forever.

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crimes of violence, they arenearly three times morelikely than non-blacks touse a gun, and more thantwice as likely to use aknife. The single best indi-cator of violent crime lev-els in an area is the per-centage of the populationthat is black and Hispanic.”

Mr. Obama your re-sponse is that same old lib-eral line of “let’s look at theroot cause”, they have nofather, no money, no joband live in dilapidatedhousing. Poor black peopleif only these things weren’ttrue then maybe theywouldn’t rob you, or mur-der you. Sad Mr. President

sad! i know you are black,but not like me.

Mr. President there arepeople of all races in thiscountry black, white, His-panic and Asian that areliving the true Americanexperience. you see Mr.

President we don’t needyour food stamps, free cellphones, un-ending unem-ployment benefits and freehousing. We just need op-portunity.

you are black Mr.Obama, but not like me.

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Comerica Bank beganpartnering with the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of TheNational Association ofBlack Accountants in 2011to host a series of monthlyfinancial empowermentworkshops. Called TheEmpower (E-mpoweringM-inorities to P-lan & O-rganize for W-ealth & E-

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By TERRi

SCHliCHENMEyER

you need a vacation.Just a little getaway, that’s

all. A few days outside, sandand sun, drinks with umbrellasserved by someone in a uni-form. luxurious accommoda-tions, rich food – yeah, youcould see that kind of life be-coming more than just a vaca-tion.

But would you move, per-manently? in the new book“Unsinkable” by NicoleBradshaw, the laRoche fam-

ily decided to return to Canadaand leave France behind for-ever. But they would actuallyleave behind much, muchmore.

The night started so well,and ended so badly.

Fifteen-year-old CorrinelaRoche snuck out of the houseto see her boyfriend, but thenshe caught him cheating. Whenshe returned home in tears, shefound the police in her house –and one of them had his foot onher father’s neck.

That kind of harassmentdidn’t happen often, but it hap-pened enough. Corrine’s fatherwas a Negro man; her motherwas white. years ago, they’dleft Canada to move to Cher-bourg , France , hoping to makea good life for their family

overseas. Now it was time to goback home.

With plans for his wife tojoin them later, Corrine’s fatherbooked second-class tickets forhimself and his daughters onthe titanic.

Though her sister wasless than awed, Corrine wasamazed by the size of thegreat ship. She could hardlybelieve that something so bigcould float on water. The Ti-tanic was nearly as big asCherbourg itself! There wasmusic on-deck, tables withumbrellas, and lots and lotsof people.

But the one person whocaught Corrine’s eye was ahandsomely-uni formedyoung white seaman whoseemed quite attracted to her.His name was Christopherand his uncle was the Cap-tain of the titanic. So whenhe invited Corrine to havedinner with him in the first-class dining room, she natu-rally accepted – although no

one else was happy abouttheir budding romance.Christopher’s mother hadhoped he would marry a girlfrom his social class, and nota common Negro girl. Cor-rine’s father distrusted whitepeople, too. But for Corrineand Christopher, nothingwould stop their growinglove.

Nothing, of course, ex-cept an iceberg…

i was so excited aboutthis book. it had such prom-ise: a novel loosely based ona true story of the only Blackfamily on the titanic.

i couldn’t wait to read it.Unfortunately, i should’ve…

When i say that authorNicole Bradshaw “loosely”based “Unsinkable” on truth,

i mean very, very loosely.The setting of the book is100 years old but its lan-guage is modern, which ru-ined the story for me rightthere. There are some obvi-ous historical details that arewrong here, and we’re ex-pected to accept several bigstretches of imagination ontop of that. yes, this is fic-tion, but it could’ve beenmuch better fiction had it notbeen modernized, altered, orcontrived.

To say that this book wasa disappointment to me is anunderstatement of Titanicproportions and for that, ican’t recommend it. Overall,my opinion of “Unsinkable”is that it just tanks.


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Bible Way Community Baptist Church

Dr. Timothy J. Wilbert, Sr.Senior Pastor

Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Daily Radio broadcast: KGGR 1040 & 102.5 FM10:00 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.www.biblewayirving.org

4215 N. Greenview Dr. • Irving, TX 75062972-257-3766

The place where Jesus Christ is Lordand the Word of God Transforms lives

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Avenue F Church of Christ1026 Avenue F • Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833www.avefchurchofchrist.org

Ramon Hodridge, Minister

Early Sunday Morning ...................8:00 amSunday Bible Class .........................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship............10:45 amEvening Worship ...........................3:00 pmWednesday Bible Class ..................7:00 pm

Radio Program @ 7:30 am onKHVN 970 AM Sunday Mornings

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Isiah Joshua, Jr.Pastor

Worship Times: 8 and 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Mid-week: Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.Youth Church: Every 3rd, 4th,and 5th Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

AWANA: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.Contact Information: 972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

2013 Theme:SMBC: A church Focused on

Excellence while Teachingthe Word, Preaching the

Gospel, Reaching the World

Serving the Plano Community for 128 Years

Founded 1884

920 E 14th Street Plano, TX

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