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Davis Apparel continues rich legacy with CelebrationFebruary 5, 2015, marked the 50th Anniversary

of Davis Apparel Shop in Dallas, Texas. This family-owned business has been saluted for its longevity in the South Dallas community.

To celebrate this milestone in the company’s history and its many contributions to the community, there will be an anniversary luncheon, Monday, April 20, 2015 at Edison’s Dallas, 1724 Cockrell, at 11:30 a.m.

The Honorable Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is the Honorary Chair and Brigadier General Leon Johnson is the event Chair.

Themed, “Celebrating the Legacy of Davis Apparel Shop: Looking Back to Move Forward,” the special event will focus on the company, started by Mrs. Connie B. Davis and Mr. Alvin Davis, Sr., and their commitment to quality service and products, as well as education and community support.

Special guests include Dallas Mayor Mike

Rawlings, long-time businessman Rev. Samuel Washington, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce President Wilton Munnings and board member of the US Black Chambers, Inc., Charles O’Neal.

Davis Apparel opened its doors to begin serving the public in its first location on Corinth St. Shortly thereafter, the company relocated to Grand Ave. for another 34 years before moving to the current location at 2413 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in 2000.

Providing uniforms for all industries including hospitality, industrial, public safety, and medical, the Davis Apparel Shop also offered numerous opportunities for high school and college students interested in learning and growing with the thriving business.

Several students from Paul Quinn College benefited from Ms. Davis’ leadership and willingness to mentor.

Davis Apparel Shop has received numerous awards over the years including national recognition as a leader in uniform distribution nationwide from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency in Washington, D.C.

The event highlights the founders’ passion for education, mentoring, and training of the youth in the community.

The 21st Century’s Most Promising Leaders, students in DISD’s ROTC programs, will be the highlight of the event.

Today Alvin Davis Jr. sits at the helm of Davis Apparel as President and General Manager and he is committed to continuing in the rich tradition of its founders.

“We have had many years of success and are looking forward to many more years of serving our current customers and attracting new ones,” said Mr. Davis.

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POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist. We know he has attacked members of

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers 877.373.8477

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Will it matter when it is

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GARLAND’S MOST WANTED

The suspects listed below are on the Garland Police Department’s Most Wanted List. If you know any of the listed people here and/or where they may be located, please notify the investigator handling the case or contact Garland Crime Stoppers online at garlandcrimestoppers.org or by phone at 972-272-TIPS (8477).

Wanted: Murder - March 14, 2009; 700 blk. of Ford Street. Cesar Pascual Orozco; White Hispanic Male, DOB 08/17/1984, 6’00”, 160 lbs; last known address, 9747 Forest Lane, Dallas, Texas. Contact Detective B. Ellstrom;

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Wanted: Aggravated Assault-WeaponLatisha Lashea Donnelle; Black Female, DOB 06/28/1982, 175 lbs, brown eyes, black hair, last known address - 3810 W. Walnut #203, Garland, Texas

Contact Detective S. Tooke; 972-205-1638

Wanted: Aggravated Assault-WeaponValerie Shardae Moreland; Black Female, DOB 01/07/1988, 113 lbs, brown eyes, black hair, last known address - 5151 Village Fair #5110, Dallas, TexasContact Detective S. Tooke; 972-

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Wanted: Sexual Assault-Rape of a ChildEmmanuel Lopez; Hispanic Male, DOB 01/15/1982, 130 lbs, brown eyes, black hair, unknown addressContact Detective M.

White; 972-205-2066

State Fair of Texas Elects New Board Chairman

The Board of Directors for the State Fair of Texas appointed Richard Knight, Jr. as its new chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee for the organization during

their annual meeting, recently. Mr. Knight will replace Alan Walne, who ended his four-year term as chairman. Mr. Knight was elected to the State Fair Board of Directors in April of 1997, and has served on the executive committee since 1999 and finance committee since 2008. By accepting the responsibilities as chairman, Mr. Knight joins a long line of distinguished community leaders who have provided leadership for the State Fair of Texas since it was chartered in 1886. “We are thrilled to have such a strong civic leader as the new Chairman of the Board for the State Fair of Texas,” said State Fair President, Mitchell Glieber. “Richard’s commitment and passion for the State Fair and the community will help to further our mission of promoting agriculture, education and community involvement.” Mr. Knight has a long history of management expertise in the local, national and international business arena. With more than 35 years of management experience, Mr. Knight has administered and overseen a variety of multi-million dollar projects in the public as well as the private sector. He currently serves as chairman for Pegasus Texas Construction and is owner of Knight Waste Services. Mr. Knight also has an extensive background in the oil industry. He is the founder of Knightco Oil Company and has worked with Caltex Petroleum Corporation for more than eight years. During his tenure, he first served as Director of Total Quality and Environmental Management in Dallas and later became General Manager of Administration with the Caltex Group in Singapore and assumed the position of General Manager of Marketing and Lubricants. He then took over the international sales for manufacturing, marketing, and sales of lubricants

to Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Cambodia and Vietnam. In the public sector, Mr. Knight served as the City Manager for the City of Dallas from 1986 to 1990, and was the first African-American to hold the position. During his tenure, he administered an operating budget of more than $869 million, a capital budget of more than $247 million, with a payroll of more than 13,200 city employees. Major capital projects initiated or completed during his tenure included the $85 million construction of the Meyerson Symphony Center, the $65.6 million expansion of the Dallas Convention Center and the $14.5 million expansion of the Cotton Bowl, along with street, thoroughfare and storm drainage improvements. He is well known for his commitment to the Dallas community. In addition to the State Fair of Texas, Mr. Knight currently serves on numerous boards including the Dallas Citizens Council, Chairman of Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, the Center Operating Group (American Airlines Center), the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Frazier Revitalization, Inc. (FRI), Texas Southern University Board of Regents, Goodwill Industries and the Boy Scouts of America – Circle Ten Council. Past board memberships include the University of North Texas Board of Regents, North Texas Public Broadcasting and Comerica Bank. He has also been affiliated with the International City Management Association (ICMA) and the DFW Minority Business Development Council. Mr. Knight holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from the Univ. of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History with a minor in Economics from Fort Valley State University in Georgia. He has completed additional work in Political Science at Atlanta University and Yale University.

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There are so many people out in the world not doing a thing for anyone but themselves and maybe a few family members, church members or friends.Then you have Dr. Jerry B.

Chambers.I met this wonderful man

decades ago, walking the halls of Dallas’ Lincoln Humanities and Communications Magnet. It seemed as though he was always doing something for young people. This wasn’t a stretch because just like former school principal Dr. Napoleon B. Lewis, Dr. Chambers realized the importance of having a strong male presence, especially a Black

male! And Lincoln was an ideal place to witness strong leadership and student involvement.The last time I saw Dr.

Chambers, I told him that I was sorry I didn’t see him in Selma. We were both there but there were so many folks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday March and our paths didn’t cross.It was my second trip to Selma

because in 2004, I was honored at the 40th commemoration and I was so excited to return.Dr. Chambers founded an

organization, The Freedom Riders, named after the valiant men and women who worked

to challenged segregation and unjust laws. He spearheaded the trip to Selma for children, parents and citizens from Dallas County Texas to Dallas County Alabama.The young people loved and

respected Dr. Chambers. Every time they were together was a

time for a history lesson.This is what Dr. Chambers said

in his efforts to raise money to take students on historic tours:I am proud to say that I

have 50 years of experience

commemorating historic civil right events in America I had a vision long ago that I needed to expose and teach the true history of our past to future generations. As I reflect today on the death of Emmitt Till in 1955, history flashes before my very eyes. I will not forge the lynching which summoned me to Burr Cemetery in Chicago, the burial ground of Till’s remains and many other victims of lynching and killing during the Jim Crow era.The purpose of the Freedom

Riders organization is educational intent. The organization and Freedom Riders will reenact the 1961 original Freedom ride through four states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The tour for the young Dallas Freedom Riders has provided life changing opportunities by allowing them to experience real people, places and events, and make connections

with others commemorating 2013 historical events. The 2014 tour will reflect on the past killings of the three civil right workers during freedom summer in Mississippi and the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by Former President Lyndon Johnson. The Riders will travel to Washington D.C. to visit the office (hopefully with President Obama) where President Johnson signed that bill. The tour will also include attending the STEM Conference as well as visiting the Senate, Congress, Lincoln Mall, and the offices of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman John Lewis.Dr. Chambers also worked

diligently to secure the naming Bill Blair Park in Sunny South Dallas. He lived a life of service. So many benefited from his benevolence and endearing spirit. His death last week affected so many as did his life.

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CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESSThe Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

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Woman’s Opinion

by Cheryl Smith

Feidin Santana, the young Dominican immigrant who videotaped North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael Slager firing his gun eight times, killing Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man who was fleeing, was a hero. His quick decision to videotape the unfolding action on his telephone led to the arrest of Slager for murder.

However, in some states, instead of being hailed as a hero, Santana would be the one behind bars.

Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts have used their wiretapping laws to prevent videotaping police in public places. Some states are moving in that direction.

But, as we can now see, videotape can be a game changer.

This was vividly illustrated in 1991 with the brutal beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. More recently, the July 17 choking death of Eric Garner in New York City was captured on video as he pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”

Thanks to a passerby, we also saw the July 1 video of a California Highway Patrol Officer Daniel Andrew straddling Marlene Pinnock, a 51-year old Black woman near a Santa Monica freeway and punching her 10-15 times. She reached an out-of-court settlement that required a $1.5 million payment and the resignation of Andrew.

Although no one can creditably deny the value of citizens being able to videotape on-duty police officers operating in public spaces, courts are sharply divided on whether that’s protected under the First Amendment.

In an article titled, “The Legal Right to Videotape Police Isn’t Actually All That Clear,” the Atlantic Citylab noted, “… The truth is that courts have not uniformly recognized that a right to record police actually exists. Though the U.S. Department of Justice has expressed its support for the right to record, only four federal appeals courts have ruled that such a right exists; others have either not ruled at all or narrowly rules that no right had been

‘clearly established.’”I am not a lawyer and I don’t play one on TV.

But the best available legal advice seems to be that generally speaking, it’s legal under the First Amendment to videotape on-duty police officers as long as it is on public property and you are not interfering with them performing their official duties. As noted above, some state laws ban such recordings.

One legal site, findlaw.com, recommends that you:

• Tell police you are recording them;• Comply with their requests to step back or

identify yourself;• Keep your camera out of the way (low and

close to your body); and• If need be, calmly remind them of your

right to film them.Another site, reasons.com, lists seven rules

for recording police, including knowing your state’s law and passcode protecting your cellphone.

Given recent success, you can expect police unions around the nation to push for legislation that would bar citizens from videotaping such incidents involving police.

Even before the recent spree of police killing African Americans, there was strong resistance. A woman in Rochester, N.Y., for example, was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration in 2011 after videotaping three White police officers interrogating a Black man from her front yard. Charges were later dropped against the woman, Emily Good, 28.

What would have happened to Officer Slager in South Carolina had there been no videotape?

In a word –nothing.In fact, the officer had radioed, “Shots

fired… Subject is down. He grabbed my Taser,” a charge not supported by the videotape. Instead, what we see in the video is Slager dropping the Taser near Scott’s motionless body. The cover-up was underway before Scott’s body could be moved to the morgue.

The local newspaper reported the next day:“A statement released by North Charleston

police spokesman Spencer Pryor said a man ran on foot from the traffic stop and an officer deployed his department-issued Taser in an attempt to stop him.

“That did not work, police said, and an altercation ensued as the men struggled over the device. Police allege that during the struggle the man gained control of the Taser and attempted to use it against the officer.

“The officer then resorted to his service weapon and shot him, police alleged.”

Of course, that was a lie.According to the Washington Post, Victoria

Middleton, executive director for the ACLU of South Carolina, said: “…I think one of the concerns that immediately comes to mind is the discrepancy between the initial story, the kind of rush to judgment, the rush to say that procedures were followed and this was justified, and then when the video surfaced that quickly unraveled. That could raise concerns about other incidents in which we have been assured that nothing was out of order and the officer acted completely properly but there were no witnesses or video documentation to dispute that.”

And that’s why we must resist all efforts to prevent citizens from freely videotaping police while they are supposedly acting in a lawful manner.

TRUTH TO POWER

By George E. Curry

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach.

Editorial/Opinion

Curry: Controversy over videotaping cops

Dr. Jerry Chambers


But no problem. It was just a Nigger!! And I guess a Nigger still has no rights to which a White man is bound to respect.

Tulsa “Reserve” Deputy Sheriff Robert Bates is 73 and by all accounts very close friends with Stanley Shanz who is the department’s Chief. Bates interestingly enough, actually served as a police officer from 1964 to 1965.

But last week, while seeking a thrill or his passing passion, Bates made by his own admission, an awful mistake. He meant to use his taser and pulled his revolver by mistake. But no worries, it was just a Nigger. The only regret for the Tulsa law enforcement top cop who befriends him is

that Bates’ murder, confession and remorseful apology was all caught on videotape.

The question that burns in the spirit and psyche of any self-proclaimed sophist upon seeing this video, is why is a 73-year-old, non-commissioned officer allowed to police, much less give chase to an alleged criminal. That question must be answered without regard to the race or gender of his deceased prey.

“The Daily Beast” went after some answers that many of us would ask.

“Hours before the Tulsa County district attorney charged Bates with second-degree manslaughter on Monday, Sheriff Stanley Glanz defended the deputy—who

is his longtime friend and served as his insurance agent and one-time election campaign chair.

“He made an error,” Glanz told the Tulsa World. “How many errors are made in an operating room every week?”

Glanz also showed a Tulsa World reporter cellphone photos of him fishing with Bates, a millionaire insurance executive. “Bob and I both love to fish,” he said. “Is it wrong to have a friend?”

Still, former officers with the sheriff’s department told The Daily Beast that Bates was a “pay to play” policeman. The businessman donated thousands of dollars worth of vehicles and equipment to the force.

“This is your typical Southern good ol’ boys system,” one said, adding that before the shooting Bates planned to take Glanz on a fishing trip to Florida.”

Folks, I don’t make this stuff up, I just rearrange the facts of the news to make this audience aware of how we either suffer or

succeed as a race of people. And I, by no means, mean to besmirch or berate Tulsa or the state of Oklahoma. This practice of accidentally shooting or lynching black men is embroidered on and engrained in the fabric and history of these United States.

The “Oops” happen here in Texas too. “Oops” happens on both coasts, in the Midwest and maybe even in Alaska or Hawaii. I honestly believe that Bates is remorseful for his “oops”

moment, but his “oops” admission and apology do nothing for the dead man, his family or for my severed sensitivities.

Guess you noticed that I never mentioned the victim. Apparently, he like me is just another Nigger to far too many of the more than 1 million sworn officers in this nation. So if I offended you...oops I’m sorry. I meant to shoot you a palatable perspective but I accidentally pulled the sword of my deepest sentiments. Sorry!!!

DAVIS: Giving the best of me

Quit Playin’ Vincent Hall

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

HALL: Oops...I’m sorry!

BLACK LIVES AND BLACK DOLLARS MATTER

If you’re a school bus driver, be a great school bus driver with the warmest, welcoming good morning smile, dedicated to getting those kids to and from school safely.

If you’re a teacher, be a patient, passionate teacher, capable of making what is difficult for some, clear and accessible for those in your care.

They’ll never forget you. If you’re a mechanic, love your work and be a great, trustworthy mechanic, treating each vehicle as if it were your own.

If you’re a cashier, be a great cashier. Put down your cell phone, lift your head from the register, smile, and greet your customer as if you owned the store.

If you’re a chef, be a great chef, study and master your culinary art, serve your guests as though it were a privilege to do so, it is.

If you’re an elected official, be a wise, honest, caring, selfless, servant of the people. They’ll love and honor you for it.

If you’re a Pastor, lead

and love your flock like every individual member matters, like every family is important, like the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

You will be revered not only by the congregation but by the community, civic leaders and other members of the clergy.

If you’re a cop, be a great cop, passionate about protecting and serving your communities, they will respect and appreciate you for it and with increasing importance, they will learn to trust you!

Whatever it is you do, do not diminish its importance. Let no man or woman diminish who or what you are. No one can rob you of your dignity, you must surrender it.

“Let your light so shine that men may see your good works and glorify your Father, which is in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16 I’m just saying!

I once had to perform Community Service to satisfy a court order in a little Florida town.

Sounds ominous, I know. I’ll share the details with you curious souls another time but what is

important is that on the first day I remembered an old story about a street sweeper.

The theme of the story was that the street sweeper was inspired in spite of what some may have looked down upon as a lowly position.

I performed my lowly tasks in that little Florida town with such vigor and pride that they suspended my duty, sent me home early and told me there was no need to return.

I was determined to make that old town shine like new and till this day I’m proud of my work there.

I heard music playing in my head and pretended everything I touched was like playing my violin and every note was making beautiful music.

Everything you touch, your work, your child, your spouse is your opportunity to be brilliant.

Each one has your signature on it and the potential to be a masterpiece.

Amen! Keep striving for love and

peace!

Miles’ MusingsBy Miles Jaye Davis

Miles Jaye is a musician, singer, author, actor, chef and award-winning writer.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Maryanne Williamson


Sure the title of this column will raise eyebrows and maybe even cause some disdain, but you seriously can't deny facts I'll lay out in this analysis.

Fifty years have passed since passage of the Voting Rights Act and folk would be hard pressed to see any real long lasting gains in black communities across the US.

Brother Malcolm X tried profusely to get us as Black people to come together and fight a common enemy because he saw how some blacks in leadership were consistently falling for the trickery of our oppressor.

He warned that 1964 was set to be an explosive year because it would be the year of politics and called upon the leadership at that time to drop their differences and unite.

He chided: "I'm not here to argue or discuss anything that we differ about, because it's time for us to submerge our differences and realize that it is best for us to first see that we have the same problem, a common problem, a problem that will make you

catch hell whether you're a Baptist, or a Methodist, or a Muslim, or a nationalist. Whether you're educated or illiterate, whether you live on the boulevard or in the alley, you're going to catch hell just like I am. We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man. He just happens to be a white man. All of us have suffered here, in this country, political oppression at the hands of the white man, economic exploitation at the hands of the white man, and social degradation at the hands of the white man."

Now for many those were damaging statements especially if you had white friends and right away he was condemned by some in the leadership of expressing hate speech forgetting that he said "he just happens to be a white man."

Meaning that it could have easily been a brown, yellow, red or even a black man. The skin color wasn't such a big deal Malcolm was identifying the oppressor period. In fact in one speech he called out what he considered sellout black leaders distinguishing them from "the field Negroes" to "the house Negroes" he said today we call the house Negroes a house Nigger!"

But he was never publicly criticized for these types of quotes by black leaders just the ones that called out whites meaning they were more defensive of attacks on whites than themselves.

Malcolm warned that the white politicians would be coming in black neighborhoods making promises to get the black votes, but soon after the elections blacks won't see them again until the next

election cycle. And hell yes he was

right! He also warned that whites who couldn't get blacks to vote for them and their agendas would use black politicians to go to those neighborhoods, get those votes and still carry out the white politicians agendas.

Again sad but very true. But don't sit there staring at these words shaking your heads. Hell, look at any predominately black neighborhood in America and then call us a liar. Bottom line is as we get ready for local and eventually national elections, let’s fool em and pull a Malcolm who said: "Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your -- your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action!"

So when they come knocking at the door be ready OKAY?

The Struggle Continues...

Early Childhood Education is Critical

Selma got Blacks elected to office, but many, like whites, failed us

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES

By Thomas Muhammad

BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

Early childhood education is of critical importance to the future of our children, and our nation. Children who experience seamless and comprehensive services from birth until age five are more likely to enter kindergarten prepared for success with a strong foundation in both education and social domains.

Research shows that quality early childhood education leads to a wide range of short and long term benefits like better educational outcomes, higher job earnings and lower crime and delinquency as compared to students who were not enrolled in similar programs.

According to researchers, children who were enrolled in Early Head Start, Head Start, or similar early childhood education programs prior to the start of secondary school are able to grasp educational concepts better than those who did not.

Recently I hosted an educational summit in the 30th Congressional District that addressed the issue of early childhood education.

Hundreds of participants, including administrators, teachers, school superintendents, parents and public officials attended the day-long event. At the close of the summit the solution was clear---- - we must provide children with access to all opportunities available in order to ensure their success.

The HighScope early childhood education approach was developed in 1960 by David Weikart in the Ypsilanti, Michigan elementary schools.

Weikart became interested in evaluating at-risk students from low-income neighborhoods and found that the students performed poorly on district-wide, standardized tests. Weikart developed the Perry Preschool Project in 1962 which utilized the HighScope Curriculum, focusing on active learning, learning environment, and adult-child interaction.

The study of 123 children analyzed the effectiveness of the program by measuring adulthood outcomes in several categories.

The data was clear. Students with similar backgrounds and socioeconomic status who did not complete the HighScope program were more likely to have experienced a teen pregnancy, received government assistance, or have participated in criminal activity.

I strongly urge all parents of young children to contact their local school district and enroll their children in early childhood education programs. On April 6th, nearly all of the schools in District 30 began registering students for these programs. There is still time to get students registered. Investing wisely in our children today will yield tremendous results in the future.

During his state of the union address in January of this year, President Barack Obama characterized the expansion of preschool programs for children as “ladders” into the middle class.

The FY2016 Presidential Budget Request included funding for several early childhood education programs that offer grants to model programs that provide education in low-income areas, and I am a strong advocate for those programs being included in the FY16 budget.

By Congresswoman

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson represents the state of Texas’ 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

By Joshua Johnson

Dr. Jerry Chambers, who passed recently at a local Dallas Hospital, was totally committed to improving the world’s social condition. He gave little thought to his own personal gain, and gave all that he could to enhance the lives of others, particularly Dallas High School children. They were his mission.

During the last two years Dr. Chambers, a former instructor at Lincoln High School, raised funds and used his own personal resources to take students to Selma, Alabama and Washington, D.C. He wanted them to see the history of the Civil Rights Movements.

“It is important that young people of all races

understand the pain the suffering that many people had to endure to improve America,” he was fond of saying. “We cannot allow these children to grow up without knowing about the struggles that people had to endure.”

Among the places that Dr. Chambers took his students was Washington, D.C. where they met with leaders of the American government such as Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and her colleague, Congressman John Lewis, who was an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Growing up as a child, Dr. Chambers picked cotton on a piece of land that his mother and father worked for a landowner.

During the hot days

of summer while in the cotton fields, Dr. Chambers decided that he would get an education and escape the life that his parents had to endure.

“I came to Dallas to make a life for myself and to work with others,” Dr. Chambers once said. “I have always loved people and I wanted to do something special for students. That is why I became a teacher. I was interested in giving knowledge to others.”

And that he did.He worked with students

and their parents. He urged them to become great thinkers and great leaders. He was always in a hurry to get things done.

And he did not accept no for an answer.

When the doctors told him that he was ill and

needed treatment he told them that his own health was secondary. He had planned a trip to Alabama where his students could participate in the 50th anniversary March from Selma to Montgomery, he told the doctors. He would receive treatment when they return.

Shortly after their return from the South, Dr. Chambers was hospitalized. The pain engulfed his body and he grew tired and weary. He called his best friend and said, “I am tired, I have served, I want to go home.”

And with these words he slipped away, this Prince of a Man. May God rest and keep you, Dr. Jerry Chambers. You served Him well!

A Prince of a Man


SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER

PROPHETIC PREACHING & MINISTRY IN THE 21st CENTURY


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Music is in the air yet again when more than 300 budding singers from Dallas Independent School District's W.H. Atwell Law Academy, Fred F. Florence, John B. Hood, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Irma L. Rangel Young Women's Leadership Academy, Sarah Zumwalt, T.W. Browne, Seagoville middle schools and Umphrey Lee Elementary School combine their voices as one rose performing classical, pop, Broadway, spirituals and gospel in this spring concert. Special Lobby music by Rangel Hand Bell Choir. Coordinated by Stevon Harris Promising Young Artist Series4th Annual Budding Rose ConcertStudent Morning Performance | $5Friday, April 17, 2015 @ 10 AM

Public Performance | $10 Saturday, April 18, 2015 @ 8 PM

Naomi Bruton Main StageDallas Convention Center Theater

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POETS N' JAZZ #3 featuring

ZEMILLShy Speaks and Zemill

Friday and Saturday April 17-18, 2015 @ 9 pm

Clarence Muse Cafe TheatreDallas Convention Center Theater

ComplexPhysical Address: 1309 Canton Street

Dallas, TX 75201Mailing Address: 650 South Griffin Street

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April 182015 African American Education Hall of Fame Program, Luncheon & Induction Ceremony at 12:00 Noon at the Hilton Garden Inn-Duncanville. The cost of tickets is $50.

George Fraser - Rise or Die: Developing a New C o n s c i o u s n e s s and Habits for Self-Mastery to Strengthen Black America in the 21st Century and

Beyond EMPOWER Series workshops at Highland Hills Library from 10:00am to 12:00pm

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More than 30,000 people representing

350 companies and organizations in addition to a thousand family teams touched by the March of Dimes mission are expected to participate in the Dallas (20,000-25,000) and Fort Worth (8,000-10,000) March for Babies.Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:30 in Fort Worth and 8:45 a.m. in Dallas, while the walk (5 miles – Dallas; 3 miles – Fort Worth) is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., rain or shine. To sign up as an individual or a team, visit marchforbabies.org or for more information call 972/669-3463 (Dallas) or 817/451-9174 (Fort Worth).

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UNT-Dallas Campus, Dallas, Texas will host the Cutting Edge Youth Summit on April 18, 2015, from 9am-2pm, at the University Center, 7300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241.. Register for the Cutting Edge Youth Summit today: www.cuttingedgeyouthsummit.com The summit workshops will focus on academic, mental and physical health, civic responsibility, and leadership skills. The Cutting Edge Youth Summit is designed to do two things: recognize organizations/students for their hard work, and educate students on how to become effective student leaders. The summit will have great speakers and session leaders!!!

April 19Dr. Corey C. Toney, Sr., Pastor of New Leaf Family Church, located at 1707 N. St. Augustine Rd, Dallas, TX 75217, will be honored along with First Lady LaShawn Toney by the congregation. The day has been designated Pastor and Wife Day.

The theme for the day will be “ C e l e b r a t i n g the Call.” The occasion is to give recognition to Dr. Corey C. Toney and First Lady LaShawn Toney for o u t s t a n d i n g service to the c o m m u n i t y and New Leaf Family Church

as a pastor, first lady and leader. The special Sunday afternoon service at 3:00 pm will feature a message by Pastor Ned Armstrong of the Greater Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church.

April 20BERNINA of America, the premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce that fourth generation owner of BERNINA International Hanspeter Ueltschi, will visit BERNINA Dealer, the Best of BERNINA Sewing

Center located at 340 Coit Road, Suite 500 in Plano, Texas, on Monday, April 20 from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

April 23

R. Kelly Live at the Music Hall at Fair Park

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Arts in Action, Featuring Jazz Under the Stars

Lower Courtyard at Eastfield College3737 Motley Drive, Mesquite 75150

April 25

Sankofa Global presents....... The Afrikan Communiversity w/

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The Black A c a d e m y Of Arts and Letters - TIES & TUX GALA h o n o r i n g Ms. Diahann Carrollat the Hilton

Anatole Hotel Dallas, 2201 N. Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207 , 6p.m.Individual tickets are $135 and $500Tables of 10 are $1,350 and $5,000To purchase tickets/tables or for more information, call the TBAAL Box Office at 214-743-2400

Business Month Award LuncheonBenefiting the Education &

Scholarship Fund11:00 – 2:00 PM

Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre5410 LBJ FreewayDallas, TX 75240

*****************Drug Take Back event In Cedar Hill501 E. Beltline Rd. on the corner of Beltline rd. and Cannady. Walgreens parking lot from 10am to 2pmImpact is supported by the City of Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill ISD, Cedar Hill

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The Liberian Community is Partnering with Dr. & Mrs. Brantly to support Ebola Survivors, raise awareness of the stigmatism associated with the disease and fundraise for Survivors in Liberia : April 25,2015 @ 5pm. Venue: Arlington Christian Bible Fellowship Church 1501 S. Center St. Arlington, TX. Guest Speakers: Dr. & Mrs. Kent Brantly. Please call 8174499353 for additional information.

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C o n g r e s s w o m a n Johnson presents:“A World of Women for World Peace”Saturday April 25th10am-12 noonCity Performance Hall2520 Flora StreetRSVP 214-922-8885

April 27Congresswoman Johnson presents:District 30 Youth Crime and Prevention SummitMonday April 27th9 am-11.30 amUniversity of North Texas at Dallas7300 University Hills Blvd.RSVP 214-922-8885

April 30

Irving International Women’s Consortium invited you to “Influence of The Purse” - Purse AuctionThursday, April 30, 2015 from 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM Las Colinas Country Club

May 1Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce 2015 Annual Celebrity Golf ClassicFriday May 1, 2015| 1pm-6pmWaterview Golf Club

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Mike Epps: The Real Deal TourStarts: 8:00 PM

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The Winfields -Pastor Patrick and Veronica, with sons Christiaan, Joshua and Caleb.

Handpicked by Bishop T.D. Jakes to lead The Potter’s House of Fort Worth, Pastor Patrick E. Winfield’s passion for empowering people to become their best is demonstrated in his preaching and teaching.

He has assembled an educational task force in Fort Worth to combat the systemic issues facing youth within the education system and he’s leading the charge in helping parents and caretakers find ways to support and encourage young people.

The first-ever “EduFest” has been put together as a response. Held at The Potter’s House in Fort Worth, EduFest features a college and career fair, seminars, and breakout sessions covering everything from financial literacy and career readiness to college exam preparation and entrepreneurship.

This free event is open to the public and comes at an ideal time as graduation nears and many students, especially graduating seniors, have not determined what they want to do with their futures.

Opening with a continental breakfast, EduFest begins at 9a.m. and will run through 2:00p.m. and will feature the Hon. Glenn O. Lewis, Derrick Jones, Dr. Elisabeth G. Branch and Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks.

Pastor Winfield’s leadership has been extensive, serving in both education and ministry fields. As an educator, leader and pastor his mission is to transform lives, build leaders and strengthen families by helping people “discover and live in the grace of God found in Jesus Christ.”

In his strides toward education, Pastor Winfield received his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in English, and a minor in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois, in Champaign, Urbana.

He received a Master’s of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary and he’s continued his passion for education through many opportunities such as: English Department Head; Teacher, Vice Principal, Coach, AP (Advanced Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate) Coordinator and Principal of Clay Academy. Pastor Winfield

is presently pursuing a Doctorate in Education from Dallas Baptist University.

As a leader, Pastor Winfield believes in service leadership that is exercised through modeling, mentoring, instructing and life coaching. He is consumed with impacting people’s lives and helping them become effective leaders.

As a leader and mentor he has helped establish a College Bible Study in Champaign, Ill., that reaches out to college students to keep them grounded in God. He has served in short-term missions in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya. His passion in service and leadership has also provided a vibrant Youth Ministry in Chicago, Il.

Pastor Winfield accepted the call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ on September 16, 1991 and he was ordained on October 6, 1996. He has enforced his role in pastoral leadership as: Youth Pastor, Executive Pastor in Chicago, and Establishmentarian of a thriving and growing church in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As he continues to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Fort Worth, he stands on the scripture Joshua 1:8, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

Pastor Winfield said his greatest inspiration by far is Veronica, his wife, and their three sons: Christiaan, Joshua and Caleb.

The Potter’s House is a nondenominational church, located in the southern sector of Dallas, Texas, founded in 1996. Since 1996, The Potter’s House has grown from 50 families to more than 30,000 members who step out in force, inspired and spiritually armed by Bishop T. D. Jakes to help others in their communities and across the world.

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Yeah, I love you too

Spiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington

I just had an experience that had me look up this previously written column. I was losing my mind as in my Christianity in the midst of going off on someone whom I believed deserved it.

Fortunately for me, I remembered that the road to spiritual salvation is sometimes so obvious, so apparent that we just miss it.

Like most of Jesus’ message, it doesn’t seem possible that by simply changing ones’ outlook, the Kingdom of heaven is yours.

“Teacher which is the greatest commandment of the law?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.

And the second is just like it; “Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40.

It is not always through guile and deceit that the devil works his evil. He can accomplish his goals if he can convince you that what is very important is of little matter and no consequence i. e. “going off on somebody.”

With some sense of angst I recalled that this love your neighbor thing is pretty well documented throughout the bible and Christ certainly clarifies its importance in the above passage.

Remember this is the Son of God talking. The single most important thing I can do to abide in God’s will is to possess love in my heart for God and my fellow man. That’s it? Yeah, that’s it! If that’s as close to a guarantee as we get, why are many of us hell bent on doing the things that will insure our place at the kitchen table in hell?

I personally think the concept of loving God is pretty easy to comprehend. Most of us dare I say, are arguably trying to accomplish this in one way or another; at least I hope so. It’s the loving your neighbor as yourself that’s causing the problem.

The devil is having a field day on this one. He certainly was with me. Count how many people you can’t stand at this very moment.

Take your shoes off and add to your list those people, who if they died tomorrow, you would be among those who would think, if not say ‘good riddance.”

The devil has us so confused and

dumbfounded on this issue that we can’t see that the hatred we harbor for others, the contempt we feel for people we don’t even know, masks an underlying reality that won’t allow us to love our neighbor. In actuality, we hate ourselves. You see the devil has tricked us into hating the mirror image of us.

Deep down inside we hate in others that which we might become, because we really don’t like what we have become. Think about that for a minute.

The devil knows man is not perfect so he entices us into hating the imperfection in others; their flaws and faults, their weaknesses and shortcomings. All the while, being imperfect ourselves, insures that we cannot live up to the greatest commandment of loving our neighbors as ourselves.

Isn’t it interesting that most people, who claim being saved, tell you they first had to realize that God through Jesus’ sacrifice loved them warts and all? The stories come from former drug addicts, adulterers, petty gossips, murderers and greedy self absorbed takers in life, who wished they knew how to have a healthy respectful loving relationship with another human being.

One by one, they, we, I line up and confess that once we accepted that God indeed loves us, then and only then, were we able to love ourselves and subsequently love others just like they are; all imperfect, all flawed children of God, all welcomed at His eternal kitchen table.

At this point one sees God in every man, every woman and every child, because once you accept that God resides in your own sinful soul, you can see God in others.

God knew you before you knew you. And He loved you anyway in spite of what He knew you were going to do.

As incredible as that sounds, it’s true. It’s called love. God’s point is so simple. If He’s got it for you, the least you can do is have it for others.

Step back satan. I love me and I ain’t got nothing but love for you too. I apologized to the person I was going off on and asked for his forgiveness.

May God love and keep you always.

James

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Confronting an Alcoholic Dear Alma,

I have a dear friend who is the sweetest, kindest person you could ever hope to know. She remembers everything you’ve ever told her, and always follows up to find out how things went. But, she’s a drinker. The last time we met for brunch, there was unlimited champagne, and she had seven or eight glasses. When we go out for dinner, she always has multiple glasses of wine. There is no way I can keep up with her, so I just nurse my drink so she doesn’t feel like she’s drinking alone. The drinking doesn’t change her personality, she basically stays the same, not louder or sadder or sillier. I’ve never once seen her out of control. What concerns me most is when she drives home after we go out. I usually try to drive, so she can feel comfortable if she wants to drink, but once in a while she insists on driving because she feels like she should share it. Then, I’m petrified for both of us. I know I should be ordering cabs, but I don’t want to offend her. I know she’s unhappy in her job and she’s living far from her family, although she is so upbeat that you would never know if she had anything on her mind. I have never said anything about her drinking to her, but I’m wondering if maybe I should. If I did, what would I say? Or should I just not bring it up?

Anonymous

Dear Anonymous

I’m so glad you’re pondering this. Oh yes, sweetie pie, you’ve got to bring it up. It’s your sister-girlfriend duty to help save her life. I know, I know, confronting a loved one about an addiction is a rough road to travel. Once the words come out, you’ve gotta dodge speed bumps, gravel pits and potholes the size of a mini-van. Nevertheless, there’s no excuse to ever park on the street of silence. She needs

you and I commend you for stepping up. Now, let’s take a minute to weigh in on the good, the bad and the ugly that stands before you. The good: she’s your dear sister-girlfriend and you love her. It breaks your heart to think she’s pained in any way. You want to protect her from any hurt, harm or danger. The bad: She’s a functioning alcoholic. So far, to our knowledge, she has never been confronted about her problem or had to admit to it. She’s allowed to continue this charade because she’s composed, calm, employed and performs as if she has it all together. The ugly: She doesn’t have it all together. She knows how much she drinks, but she thinks she can handle it because of the enablers she has surrounded herself with. And yep, you’re one of ‘em. My Uncle Dan (God rest his soul) was an absolute drunk from 5:00 pm on Friday until 10:00 pm on Sunday. Come Monday morning, he was clean as the Board of Health, and never missed a day of work. Where I’m from it’s called “carrying your liquor.” For most of us, when we think of an alcoholic, what comes to our mind’s eye, is a person who’s unkempt, homeless, unemployed with no family to speak of. But that’s not the truth of the matter. Everybody knows an Uncle Dan. Bottom line is, if you abuse alcohol every day or just on the weekends, you have a problem and it’s up to your family and friends to call you out on it. Allow me to reiterate for loves sake, yes, have that hard conversation with your friend. I’d suggest you go to alcoholic.org; it explains how to take the first step with love and kindness. It tells you what to say, how to say it, and what to expect after you’ve said it. All best of blessings to you both, my dear. It may not feel like it right now, but let me be the first to say, you’re doing the right thing. I pray your friend will be able to receive it.

Alma

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FAITH News, local houses of worshipFor as the body is one, and has many members. And all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: So also is Christ. 1Corin. 12:18

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FAITH News, local houses of worshipFor as the body is one, and has many members. And all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: So also is Christ. 1Corin. 12:18

You can write to Ruby Grant at c/o Garland Journal News, PO Box 24, Greenville, TX 75403 or email her at

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Mt. Olive Baptist Church4707 Washington Street ~ Greenville, Texas

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GOD GIVES US GREAT CALM Sometimes God calms the storm. Other times God calm his child. Which will God have to do for you today? And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, care thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them; why are ye fearful? How is it that ye have NO faith? (Mark 4:37-40) And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, so much that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying Lord save us: we perish. And he said unto them why or you so fearful? O ye of little faith. Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying, what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him! (Matthew 8:23-27) For Thought: Sometimes we are like the disciples; we don’t recognize who is in the ship with us. Are maybe we forget who is in the ship with us. The believer needs to remember who is in the ship with him at all times. Notice how Jesus spoke to the storm once and it obeyed. Jesus sometimes has to speak to man more than once to get him to obey. Thank God for mercy. Amen. Abraham was fully persuaded who was with him. (Roman 4:17-21) my question today is you fully per-suaded who is with you at all times. Paul was also persuaded (Roman 8:35-39) Paul was persuaded and convinced nothing in his past or present life would separate him from the love of God. When you are convinced of who is in the ship with you worry will be in your of the past. You want worry about tomorrow anymore. (Matthew 6:25-34) When you are absolutely convinced you will give it to God; you will learn to rest and trust God with all that concerns you. (Matthew 11:28-30)

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