Caregivers of the elderlyare often sandwiched with re-sponsibility, caring for anaging relative while at thesame time caring for their ownchildren and their spouse. Soit’s no wonder they often for-get to take care of themselves!A year can go by without acaregiver making it to a

restaurant, a doctor or even ahairdresser for a much neededhaircut. And to top it off, care-givers may rarely hear a“thank you“ for all their hardwork because seniors areoften in emotional and physi-cal pain and don’t understandthe sacrifice caregivers maketo take care of them.

That’s why SeniorHelpers, one of the largest in-home care companies in thenation, with a location in yourarea, is raising awarenessabout the importance of Newyear’s Resolutions for Care-givers – not only to benefitcaregivers’ mental and physi-

While Lincoln may be a wonderfully craftedfilm it still fails at honestly reflecting historyBy NICoLE SCoTT

It comes as no surpriseSteven Spielberg's latestwork, Lincoln, is garneringrave reviews. It is, after allabout one of America's fa-vorite historical icons Abra-ham Lincoln, "Honest Abe",as many affectionately referto him. He is revered byboth Whites and African-

Americans alike asthe president whofreed the slaves andsaved the Union. ofthe many reviews Iread the one that re-mained with me mostis that of Lancasteronline staff writerDamian Hondares.Hondares wrote:

“Lincoln is one of thebest movies I have seen inyears......Lincoln served ourcountry, and we are foreverindebted to him. Lincoln hasrestored my faith in human-ity. President Lincoln oncesaid that he dreamt of a"place and a time whereAmerica will once again be

By CHARLENE

CRoWELL

According to findingsfrom the Center for Re-sponsible Lending’s new-est report, The State ofLending in America andIts Impact on US House-holds (State of Lending),the typical household hasjust $100 left each monthafter paying for basic ex-penses and debt payments.After controlling for infla-tion, the typical householdhad less annual income atthe end of 2010 than it didat the beginning of the

decade, 2000. Moreover,as worker productivity in-creased, the workplace hasseldom rewarded themwith higher pay.

Even in householdswith two wage-earners,the amount of disposableor discretionary incomeafter paying monthly ex-penses was less in 2010than it was in 2000. Thecombined effect of stag-nant wages along with un-employment and under-employment is forcingfamilies to curb spending

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Senior Helpers’ Top 10Caregiving Resolutions

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The National Associationfor the Advancement of Col-ored People (NAACP) Gar-land, Texas Branch will hostits 24th annual Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. parade andmarch on Saturday, Jan. 19,beginning at 10 a.m.

The parade will begin onDairy Road at Garden Drive(near Embree Park) in Gar-land and then proceed north

on Dairy Road to Highway66 (Avenue D) and West

(Left) on Highway 66 (Av-enue D) to First Street. Then

it will go North (Right) onFirst Street to Highway 66(Avenue B), West (Left) onHighway 66 (Avenue B) toFifth Street and North(Right) on Fifth Street toAustin Street. Parade willend at the Granville ArtsCenter, 300 North FifthStreet, in downtown Garland.

Garland’s 24th MLK Parade events announced

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stage for a 25-city stand-uptour. Now in it’s4th year, thisyear’s tour willfeature theQueen B ofComedy Som-more, alongsideveteran comedi-ans Mark Curry,Bruce Bruce andEarthquake, aswell as thecomedic stylingof Tony Rock.Special guestssuch as Arnez J.,Gary owen andJ. Anthony Bro-wn will appear in

select cities. Night after night,these comedians will exploreissues such as politics, race, re-ligion, and relationships andturn them inside out and upside

down. Nothing is off limits andaudiences have agreed – TheRoyal Comedy Tour will be onstage in Dallas, May 10 at theVerizon Theatre.

In the past years, over300,000 audience membershave seen such talent on theRoyal Comedy Tour as D.L.Hughley, Sommore, BruceBruce and Don "D.C." Curryto Damon Williams, TuRae,Arnez J, Tony Rock, MarkCurry and Earthquake. In 4short years, the tour has solid-ified its stamp on the world ofurban comedy. Collectively,Sommore, Mark Curry, TonyRock, Earthquake and BruceBruce have been entertainingmillions through their variouscomedy specials, movie roles,live stand-up appearances andTV shows. The undisputedQueen of Comedy and star ofthe upcoming comedy special"Chandalier Status", Sommorehas been with the tour sinceshow one.

Curry can currently beseen starring opposite ScottBaio in the Nick At Nite sit-com "See Dad Run". TonyRock is also keeping busy -hosting the newly revampedtalent competition "ApolloLive" and as a series regularon season 2 of BET’s "ReedBetween the Lines". Comediclegends Earthquake andBruce Bruce, both withstandup specials, tv roles andmovie appearances undertheir belt, round out the fea-tured Royal Comedy Tourcrew. With an incredible lineup of features and excitingspecial guests, The RoyalComedy Tour offers a chancefor audiences to experience anentire night of their combinedtalent and gut busting com-edy.

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DALLAS — When the83rd Legislative Session iscalled to order on Jan. 8,2013, Toni Rose will take herseat as one of 43 freshmenelected to the Texas House ofRepresentatives. She will gofrom serving clients as partof Parkland Health & Hospi-tal System’s behavioralhealth team in the DallasCounty Jail to serving herconstituents in District 110.

As a long-time residentof District 110, Representa-tive-elect Rose has advo-cated for a stronger educa-

tional system, affordablehealth care and better jobsfor her community. As atrained mental health profes-sional, she is particularlyconcerned about the dispari-ties in access to mentalhealth services in her com-munity and throughoutTexas.

“Working as a mentalhealth liaison in the jail hasprovided me with an oppor-tunity to see things from adifferent perspective,” Rep-resentative-elect Rose said.“I know what it’s like trying

to find community resourceswhen a lot of the funding hasbeen cut. Because of my jobat Parkland, I’ll be able tobring a different voice to thetable.”

More than 100,000 peo-ple are booked into the Dal-las County Jail each yearmaking it the seventh largestjail in the U.S. of the 6,100inmates who are in the jail ona daily basis, more than1,400 need psychiatric care.The average length of stayfor inmates in the DallasCounty Jail is 29 days; 46percent are released within72 hours. Eighty-four per-

cent are male, 16percent are femaleand 22 to 33 percentof the jail popula-tion has mentalhealth conditions.

Representative-elect Rose has spenther entire life inpublic service. Shespent a number ofyears working inChild ProtectiveServices and thelast 11 in the behav-ioral health sectorof the jail – firstwith the University of TexasMedical Branch, Galveston

and then with Parkland whenit took over health care serv-ices in 2006.

“I believe I canrepresent the peo-ple of District 110because of my pastand current in-volvement in thecommunity. I amaware of the needsof the district,” shesaid, noting that sheis looking forwardto being a voice forthose who do nothave a seat at thetable.

Representative-elect Rose’s last

day at Parkland was Monday,Dec. 31.

Self proclaimed FitnessActivator Jennifer Turner, anAthleta Sponsored Athleteand a 2012 ING New yorkCity Marathon Featured Ath-lete, is launching her newhealth and wellness brand forreal women called, MADCooL FITNESS. She willfeature the first product fromthe MAD CooL FITNESSbrand, which is a new work-out DVD called, MADCooL CARDIo DANCEPARTy, at the Athleta storein New york City. The MADCooL CARDIo DANCEPARTy is a total body, car-dio dance workout that is

low impact, but, high in re-sults.

From working the abs andarms to toning the "junk inyour trunk," the MAD CooLCARDIo DANCE PARTyDVD is a great and fun way,for beginners to more healthconscious persons, to combatthe holiday season weightgain blues and take charge oftheir health. "I am extremelyexcited to have the opportu-nity to launch the MADCooL CARDIo DANCEPARTy DVD. I wanted tocreate a fitness workout thatwas fun and accessible andthat represents real women for

real women," said Jen-nifer Turner. "I truly hopeMAD CooL FITNESSand the MAD CooLCARDIo DANCE PAR-Ty DVD workout can bethe tools to help peopleget started on a path to-wards living a healthierlifestyle."

The MAD CooLCARDIo DANCE PAR-Ty DVD features over50 minutes of cardio ex-ercise routines, includinga warm-up and cooldown, that targets theabs, arms and more,while rocking out to agreat mix of pop, funkand R&B sounds.

Shot on location inBrooklyn, New york,the MAD CooL CA-RDIo DANCE PAR-Ty DVD also featuresdiverse women of allbody types as well asinterviews with themon what inspires themto be healthy. TheMAD CooL CAR-DIo DANCE PARTyDVD will be availableon www.madcoolfit-ness.com for $14.95on Jan. 7.

By day, JenniferTurner is a high-pow-ered media executive.By night, Turner life’smission is to empower

others to "activate" their in-nate ability to have a healthylifestyle and achieve happi-ness. A certified AmericanCouncil on Exercise (ACE)Group Fitness Instructor and aLifestyle and Weight Manage-ment Consultant, Ms. Turnerwas not always "fit." As ateenager, she developed eatingdisorders and truly struggledwith her weight. In 1998,while attending Stanford Uni-versity’s Business School,Turner was tired of crash dietsand decided to make a lifechange.

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and use any available assetsto keep financial pace. Forfamilies with no savings orassets, new debt was in-curred.

“The recession and slowrecovery have led to declin-ing net worth for the aver-age U.S. household and adisproportionate decline forAfrican-American and His-panic households”, statesthe report.

In communities of color,income declines are higherin part due to declines inover-representation in twotypes of employment thathistorically provided stableand secure jobs: manufac-turing and construction.These two industries respec-tively suffered job losses of10 and 20 percent. African-Americans who formerlyworked manufacturing andconstruction jobs lost morethan twice the number ofjobs between 2007 and 2011than they previously gainedin the pre-recession decade.

These losses in incomealso caused losses of wealththat are even more severe.In fact, the decline in wealthfrom 2005-2009 between

communities of color andwhite households is thelargest documented wealth

gaps since the Census Bu-reau began publishingwealth estimates in 1984.The net worth for African-Americans dropped 53 per-cent and among Latino fam-ilies, 66 percent. By com-parison, white householdwealth declined only 16 per-cent in the same years.

Households headed bypersons aged 55-65 saw thelargest losses in wealth.People at or nearing retire-ment lost an average of$90,000 from 2007-2010.

As wealth and retirement re-sources declined, manyolder workers remained in

the labor force longer thanretirees in previous decades.

As an increasing num-ber of older workers delayretirements, some youngerworkers experience higherunemployment and declin-ing labor participation. Aconsequence of their de-layed entry in the workplaceincreases the number ofhouseholds doubling-up,living with friends or non-family members due to eco-nomic hardship. From,2005-2010, the number of

these households grew 50percent.

CRL further notes thatconsumer spending ac-counts for approximately 70percent of total U.S. eco-nomic activity. As largenumbers of consumers con-tinue to tighten their fiscalbelts, sustainable economicrecovery will likely be de-layed.

“In order for the U.S.economy to grow again”,states the report, “individualhouseholds must find them-selves in a position to in-crease their spending. Thiswill be difficult as long ashouseholds continue to facestagnant incomes, increas-ing expenses, increasinglevels of debt, and decliningnet worth.”

To read more aboutCRL’s Household BalanceSheet, visit: http://www.re-sponsiblelending.org/state-of-lending/.

Charlene Crowell is acommunications managerwith the Center for Respon-sible Lending. She can bereached at: Charlene.crow-ell@responsiblelending.org

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Will Sen. John Kerrypush out Sec. of State Hillary Clinton in 2016?By HARRy C. ALFoRD

President Barackobama has won his re-election. That history isclear and the big questionnow is who in the Demo-cratic Party will succeedhim in the quest for presi-dent in 2016. Prior to nowit was certain to be HillaryClinton. But when youlook at the present situationdoubts about her prospectsrise to the fullest. Let’sconsider a few currentevents that will certainlyhave a consequence on2016.

During the race for2004, candidate John Kerryspotted the talent of Barackobama. He gave him agreat debut by allowinghim to keynote during theDemocratic Convention.Barack responded with oneof his greatest speeches andfrom that point on thewhole world knows thename obama. The twohave been close ever since

but make it a point to keepthat friendship in the back-ground. With the exceptionof his criticism of the Viet-nam War and other militaryendeavors, Senator Kerry’sslate is pretty clean. Hisstrong point is foreign af-fairs and he chairs the Sen-ate Foreign Relations Com-mittee. When Senator Bar-bara Boxer botched up theattempt to pass Cap andTrade through the Senate,President obama askedSenator Kerry to take overthe stewardship of the bill.It failed but Presidentobama’s trust of JohnKerry was apparent. For-eign affairs and environ-mental issues are SenatorKerry’s strong suits.

Let me also disclosethat I like John Kerry as aperson. I did not supporthim in the 2004 campaignbut he apparently holds nogrudge. We held a conven-tion in New orleans in2006 in support of the re-

building after HurricaneKatrina. Senators Kerryand Barack obama were inthe area at the time and weasked both to come andspeak. obama did not re-spond at all but SenatorKerry immediately ac-cepted. When I went to hishotel room to receive andescort him to the podium heasked me to come in for afew minutes. He struck upa conversation and repeat-edly stated that he thought Iwas a “good man.” I washumbled and reciprocatedthe compliment. From thatpoint on my opinion of himgrew dramatically.

So here we are in 2013,and what is the political cli-mate for Democratic presi-dential prospects? The2008 primary was bitter.Hillary Clinton and Barackobama camps fought bit-terly. obama won and tokeep a good monitor onHillary he put her in hiscabinet as Secretary of

State. This was brilliant!She could not go off the“reservation” as this wouldseem disloyal and conniv-ing. She was locked intoplace.

In retrospect, her tenureat the State Department hasbeen a complete mess. Theworld is on “fire.” our ini-tiative to better relationswith Russia has totallyfailed. In fact, you wouldhave to go back to the ColdWar to find worse times.She said she was going to“reset” Russia. She mightas well have thrown a“brick” at it. The MiddleEast and Africa is in up-heaval and we cannot seemto get a foot forward insolving the raging issues.Revolution, civil war, in-surgency and chaos arerunning rampant in appli-cable nations and we don’thave a clue. This all fallsinto the lap of Hillary Clin-ton.

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By JASoN ALDERMAN

According to a recentsurvey by the Federal De-posit Insurance Corp. andthe U.S. Census Bureau, 17million American adultsnow live in "unbanked"households, while another51 million are considered

"underbanked." In otherwords, over 28 percent ofhouseholds either have notraditional checking or sav-ings accounts (unbank-ed);or their basic financialneeds aren't being met bytheir bank or credit unionso they also rely on alter-

native lenders like check-cashing services or paydayloans (underbanked).

There have alwaysbeen millions of Ameri-cans who are either unableto – or choose not to – con-duct their financial transac-tions through a bank. Com-

mon reasons cited include: •Don't have enough

money to need an account.•Don't write enough

checks to justify monthlyfees and minimum balancerequirements – just buy

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As you and your lovedones watch the dawning of2013, everyone is hopefulof what the new year willbring—reunions, gradua-tions, marriages, and otherfun family occasions. Jan-uary is Glaucoma Aware-ness Month. Make seeingyour best a part of yournew beginning by doingwhat you can to make sureyour eyes are healthy. Ifyou are African Americanage 40 or older or have afamily history of glau-coma, put learning moreabout this disease on yourresolution list for the newyear.

There has been a steadyrise in glaucoma amongthe African American com-munity. Currently, morethan 520,000 AfricanAmericans have glaucoma,and the National Eye Insti-tute (NEI) of the NationalInstitutes of Health proj-ects this number will riseto approximately 865,000cases by 2030, a 66 percentincrease. African Ameri-cans have the highestprevalence of glaucoma

among minority groups.Last year, NEI invested$71 million on a widerange of studies to under-stand causes and potentialareas of treatment for glau-coma.

Glaucoma is a group ofdiseases that can damagethe optic nerve of the eyeand result in vision lossand blindness. Primaryopen-angle glaucoma is themost common form. In thiscondition, fluid builds upin the front chamber of theeye, and the optic nerve isdamaged by the resultingincrease in eye pressure.

“Glaucoma affectsmore than 2.7 million peo-ple nationwide and is aleading cause of vision lossand blindness in AfricanAmericans. In fact, AfricanAmericans are at risk ofdeveloping it at an earlierage than other racial andethnic groups,” said Dr.James Tsai, chair of theGlaucoma Subcommitteefor the NEI National EyeHealth Education Program.“Primary open-angle glau-coma often has no earlysymptoms. However, asthe disease progresses, aperson may eventually no-

tice his or her side visiondecreasing. If the disease isleft untreated, the field ofvision narrows and visionloss may result.”

“Studies show that atleast half of all personswith glaucoma don’t knowthey have this potentiallyblinding eye disease,” saidNEI director Dr. Paul Siev-ing. “The good news is thatglaucoma can be detectedin its early stages through acomprehensive dilated eyeexam. NEI encourages allpeople at higher risk ofglaucoma—African Amer-icans age 40 or older;everyone age 60, espe-cially Mexican Americans;and those with a familyhistory—to get a dilatedeye exam every one to twoyears, because early detec-tion and timely treatmentmay save your sight.”

During a comprehen-sive dilated eye exam,drops are placed in youreyes to dilate, or widen, thepupils. This allows youreye care professional to seeinside your eye and exam-ine the optic nerve for

signs of glaucomaand other visionproblems. A test foreye pressure aloneis not enough to de-tect glaucoma. “It’svery important thatpeople don’t waituntil they notice aproblem with theirvision to have aneye exam,” adds Dr.Tsai.

If you haveMedicare, are Afri-can American age50 or older, have di-abetes, or have afamily history ofglaucoma, you may be eli-gible for a low-cost, com-prehensive dilated eyeexam through the glau-coma benefit. Call 1–800–MEDICARE or visithttp://www. medicare.govfor more information. Tofind out about other possi-ble financial assistance foreye care, visit http://www.

nei.nih.gov/health/finan-cialaid.asp.

It’s a new year, so makesure you and your familystart it off right. Keep vi-sion in your future. Formore information aboutglaucoma, visit http://www.nei. nih.gov/glau-coma or call NEI at 301–496–5248.

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Free grief recoveryworkshop

The Visiting Nurse As-sociation is offering a freegrief recovery workshopcalled “Good Grief” foradults who have experi-enced the loss of a lovedone. Workshop topics willinclude myths about grief,common grief reactions, andways to cope.

The workshop will beheld Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to

noon at VNA’s Patrick andBeatrice Haggerty Center,located on 1440 W. Mock-ingbird Lane in Dallas.

There is no cost to attendthe “Good Grief” workshop,but reservations are re-quested and can be made bycontacting Sue Rafferty, be-reavement coordinator withthe Visiting Nurse Associa-tion, at 214-689-2922.

State lawmakers will be

meeting from January-May

2013 to debate and pass leg-

islation that will impact all

citizens and businesses in

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vited to Grassroots Advo-

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to learn how to can make a

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policies to improve Texas.

Topics during the work-

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Texas Legislative Session

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elected officials

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• Resources you

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community

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Guests are asked to send

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New salon catering tonatural hair lovers

DALLAS - A new spe-cialty beauty supply storehas opened in North Dallasto service the growing num-ber of African-Americanwomen wearing natural hair.Naturally Divine Beauty in-vites the public to its grandopening celebration Satur-day Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to7 p.m. at 3556 Forest Lanein Dallas. Audra Cooperopened the store to addressthe new high demand forproducts suited for naturalhair.

The daylong event willfeature product demonstra-tions, live music and talks byreal women who have madea successful transition fromchemically treated to naturalhair. Participants can learnabout new products andstyles while enjoying horsd'oeuvres and wine.

“Natural hair is not a fad,it’s a choice,” said Cooper.The popularity of naturalhairstyles has spawned acrop of specialty beauty par-lors throughout the region,and shifted the economicbalance of the $185 millionblack hair-care market.

Cooper moved the storeto its new location from akiosk at Grapevine MillsMalls after the space became

too small to handle the in-crease demand for products.The 1,500 square foot storeand salon is a beauty bou-tique filled with carefully se-lected high-end productsmade by African-Americanowned companies poppingup to meet the high demandsof natural products madespecifically for natural hair.The salon offers an array ofservices including twist outs,creative cuts, flat irons, blowouts and more.

Naturally Divine hasover 25 options of naturalhair care and beauty prod-ucts. Most products are sul-fate-free, alcohol-free, para-ben-free, and free of harshchemicals. Women with re-laxed and naturally texturedhair can use the products.Some of the product brandsinclude: Carol’s Daughter,Kinky Curly, Uncle Funky’sDaughter, Curly Junkie,Mixed Chicks and manymore.

Cooper has joined agrowing number of African-American-owned companiescatering to natural hair en-thusiasts. Companies thatonce marketed exclusivelyto relaxed hair such as Proc-tor and Gamble, Revlon,L'oreal, etc. are creating

new products to coincidewith other independent com-panies that cater exclusivelyto natural and curly hair tex-tures. L'oreal Paris plans tobuild a 513,000 square-footregional distribution hub inSouthern Dallas County.

Naturally Divine Beautyhas a calendar filled withunique natural hair eventsthat include seminars, natu-ral anniversaries-the celebra-tion of the day you startedyour natural hair journey,and natural hair meet-ups.

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Public input sought on future of LBJ/Skillman areaTransportation and plan-

ning officials want to hearfrom local residents, busi-ness owners and others aboutthe future of the area sur-rounding the intersection ofInterstate Highway (IH)635/LBJ Freeway and Skill-man Street in Dallas. A sur-vey and a workshop arebeing offered to providefeedback about current con-

ditions of the area, and aboutthe future.

The Texas Department ofTransportation (TxDoT) isplanning to reconstruct the in-tersection of Skillman Streetand LBJ Freeway/IH 635.This reconstruction is expectedto help the flow of vehiculartraffic through the area, whileoffering the potential forchanging land uses in the area.

The LBJ/Skillman Ur-ban Planning Initiative, aseparate planning effortfrom the TxDoT project,will help the City of Dallasprepare for the future, in-cluding the impact of theTxDoT project, and helpidentify community-basedactivities to move forwardas area development and re-development occur. The

North Central Texas Councilof Governments (NCTC-oG) and the City of Dallasare jointly sponsoring theLBJ/Skillman Urban Plan-ning Initiative. More infor-mation about the initiative isavailable at http://www.nctcog.org/LBJSkillman.

The survey and work-shop are open to anyonewith an interest in the area.

The survey is available athttps://www.surveymon-key.com/s /LBJ_Ski l l -man_Future. Survey formsare also available at theLake Highlands PID office,9090 Skillman, Suite 140B,Dallas, TX 75243. Theworkshop will take placefrom 6:30 p.m. until 8p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17,2013, at Forest Lane Acad-

emy, 9663 Forest Lane inDallas.

Anyone needing specialaccommodations for a dis-ability or language interpre-tation at the workshop isasked to contact Judy Meyerat 214-499-4661 at least 72hours prior to the workshop.Reasonable accommodationswill be made.

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Grassroots Advocacy 101: The2013 Texas Legislative Session

DALLAS – JuniorAchievement of Dallas hasreceived a $25,000 service-learning grant for a financialliteracy service-learningproject from the State Farmyouth Advisory Board.

Junior Achievement ofDallas is one of 68 commu-nity organizations to receivea service-learning, youth-ledState Farm grant across theUnited States and Canada.

“Junior Achievement’sprogram will inspire andprepare young people tosucceed in a global econ-omy,” said Gustavo Resin-diz, State Farm’s yAB mem-ber from Texas. “Service-

learning is an excellent wayto engage students outsideof the traditional ‘chalk andblackboard’ model, and our

board really liked this pro-ject’s core goals.”

“Junior Achievement ofDallas is thrilled to have the

support of our High SchoolHeroes program from theState Farm youth AdvisoryBoard,” said Jan Murfield, JADallas President. “This pro-gram provides high schoolstudents who have a passionfor making a difference witha service-learning opportunityto mentor and teach elemen-tary students JA programs.”

“State Farm supportsservice-learning because it in-tegrates service to the com-munity into classroom cur-

riculum using a hands-on ap-proach to mastering subjectmaterial while fostering civicresponsibility,” said MarkCockerham, State Farm’sVice President of Agency forthe DFW area. “The StateFarm youth Advisory Boardis a prime example of StateFarm’s commitment to educa-tion, our youth, and our com-munity.”

The donation from StateFarm was presented at the JAof Dallas Board of Directors

meeting on Friday, December14, at the Junior AchievementBusiness Center on 1201 Ex-ecutive Drive West inRichardson.

The State Farm youthAdvisory Board has awardedover $24 million in grantmoney since its inception in2006, empowering youth toimplement service-learningefforts in 397 communities.More information can befound at www.statefarm-yab.com.

Junior Achievement of Dallas receives boost to aid JA High School Heroes

Indo-Americans havewelcomed introduction ofHindi, official language ofIndia, in Hurst-Euless-Bed-ford Independent School Dis-trict (HEBISD) headquar-tered in Bedford (Texas) andurged it to offer other lan-guages of India also.

Indo-American states-man Rajan Zed, in a state-ment in Nevada today, com-mended HEBISD for offer-ing Hindi and urged schooldistricts around the countryto offer Indian languages likeHindi, Bengali, Telugu,Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati,Kannada, Malayalam, Pun-jabi, etc., in their schools.

Rajan Zed, who is Chair-person of Indo-AmericanLeadership Confederation,further said that besideslearning the rich languagesand culture of India, it wouldalso make a good businesssense to open-up the Ameri-

can children to these as Indiawas on track to become a

global power. Moreover,

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What do parents want tosee their children accomplishin 2013? Not surprisingly:clean their room and getmore engaged at school. Butin general, make betterchoices.

Almost seven in eight (87percent) U.S. parents of chil-dren ages 6-17 want tochoose a New year's resolu-tion for their child or chil-dren, according to a new Har-ris Interactive survey for K¹²Inc., the nation's leading

provider of technology-pow-ered individualized educationfor students in pre-kinder-garten through high school.

When asked which Newyear's resolutions they wouldselect on behalf of their chil-dren, parents picked the fol-lowing:

Top Five Resolutions forKids

1. Clean up their roommore often (47 percent)

2. Be more engaged inschool (33 percent)

3. Have healthier eatinghabits (33 percent)

4. Get more physical ac-tivity (33 percent)

5. Play fewer videogames (29 percent)

other resolutions parentswish their children wouldmake include minding man-ners (24 percent), better hy-giene (22 percent), textingless and reading more (21percent), being a better friend(11 percent) and other (4 per-cent).

overall, the surveyspeaks to the desire for kidsto take personal responsi-bility, be engaged, andmake good choices, fromcleaning up their rooms todeveloping healthy eatinghabits to doing their home-work. The resolutions par-ents chose confirm the find-ings of cognitive scien-tists—that much of life'ssuccess is made up of a se-ries of well-executed basicsrepeated over time.

K¹² Inc.'s award-win-ning curriculum is based oncognitive science designedto increase educational en-gagement and effectiveness.K¹² Vice President MichaelMasalayak, Ed.D., a distin-guished educator with over40 years of public, privateand parochial school experi-ence, notes that some recentstudies have questionedwhether playing fewervideo games (resolution #5)will necessarily lead to

more engagement in school(resolution #2).

"Interestingly, when itcomes to academics, onekey to engagement is in-struction designed to engagedigital-centric 21st centuryminds, and that sometimesmeans appropriately chan-neling the modern-day pen-chant for interactivitythrough video and games,which can captivate a younglearner," Masalayak ex-plained.

Parents' leading resolutions for kids In 2013? "Clean your room" and "Get more engaged at school"

Hindi in Texas school districtwelcomed by Indo-Americans

See HINDI, Page 8

(From L to R) Jan Murfield, President of JA Dallas, Dave Swiney, Chair ofJA Dallas Board of Directors, State Farm Agent Kay Patel of Richardson

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USA being a culturally di-verse society, introducinglanguages of India wouldbring more cohesiveness andharmony in the communities.In addition, American chil-dren of India-descent wouldbe able to keep their lan-guages, traditions and culturealive and intact, Zed added.

“Today, China and Indiaare powerful players in theglobal economy…Studentsin HEB ISD can get the com-petitive advantage by en-rolling in Hindi or MandarinChinese classes”, districtwebsite states and lists Hindi

among languages “essentialto success in a global market-place”.

Seventh, eighth and ninthgraders are able to take theseclasses. These courses arepart of the district’s Interna-tional Business Initiative,which will set students on acourse to success in collegeand in the workforce,HEBISD states.

Hindustani is reportedlythe fourth highly spoken lan-guage in the world after Chi-nese, Spanish and Englishand has more speakers thanArabic, Portuguese, Russian,

Japanese, German, French,Italian, Dutch, etc.

HEBISD, a K-12 publicschool district founded in1958, has about 21 thousandstudents in its 26 schoolsspread in seven cities. It hassister schools in China andIndia, its pupils reportedlyspeak 72 languages, andabout 51% of its students areeconomically disadvantaged.Faye Beaulieu and EllenJones are President and VicePresident respectively ofHEBISD Board of Trusteeswhile Dr. Gene Buinger is theSuperintendent.

HINDI, continued from Page 6

FoRT WoRTH - on Sat-urday, Jan. 5, Chef RemmiSmith, a 12 year old aspiringculinary expert, will give livecooking demonstrations show-casing three of her signaturedishes. Remmi’s objective isto get kids excited about cook-ing, and to link the skill ofcooking to improved nutrition.

Named “youth Ambassa-dor for Health and Wellness”for Sodexo for their school nu-trition program in North

Heart of Dallas Bowl Game players andstaff members give back to the community

Purdue and Oklahoma State team and cheerleaders spend day volunteering at the NorthTexas Food Bank. Photo credit: Paul Go Images

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Chef Remmi to educate children about healthy eating atthe Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

12 year-old Chef Remmi Smith willshare her signature dishes Saturday

seen as the last best hope ofearth." I now know that wewill see that day, because I be-lieve there is a Lincoln withinall of us. ”

When I think of the manyquotes by the former presi-dent that Americans and mosthistorians take great pride inrepeating I often think of theones that somehow seem toget left out of the history re-ports. ones such as the wordshe spoke regarding racialequality in a debate againstDemocratic challenger StevenDouglas on August 21, 1858.

“I will say then that I amnot, nor ever have been, infavor of bringing about in anyway the social and politicalequality of the white andblack races; I am not nor everhave been in favor of makingvoters or jurors of Negroes,nor of qualifying them to holdoffice, nor to intermarry withwhite people.

I will say in addition tothis that there is a physicaldifference between the white

and black races which I be-lieve will forever forbid thetwo races living together onterms of social and politicalequality. And inasmuch asthey cannot so live, while theydo remain together there mustbe the position of superior andinferior, and I, as much as anyother man, am in favor of hav-ing the superior position as-signed to the white race.”

Later on in 1861 after theCivil War began and the issueof freeing the slaves aroseLincoln responded to hismany critics who accused himof being an abolitionist bysaying:

“If I could save theUnion, without freeing theslaves, I would do it. If Icould do it by freeing someand leaving others alone, Iwould do that. What I doabout slavery and the coloredrace, I do because I believe itwould help to save theUnion.”

These words, by his ownadmission, paint a very differ-

ent picture of the AbrahamLincoln most Americanschoose to apotheosize and theLincoln, especially Blacks,love to credit for liberatingthem from the shackles ofslavery. His EmancipationProclamation, contrary towidespread belief was in factnot an emancipation of slavesnor abolition of slavery. TheEmancipation Proclamationonly freed some slaves. It didnot apply to those states, suchas Kentucky, West Virginia orMaryland that were of theUnion.

This American fairy tale Ilearned growing up as a childthat is espoused throughoutall classrooms and historybooks that the EmancipationProclamation and AbrahamLincoln were liberators ofAfrican-Americans is exactlythat, a fairy tale. The notionthat Lincoln was a "friend"and advocate for Black liber-ation is a farce. As LeroneBennett, author of "ForcedInto Glory", so accurately ex-

pressed, had Lincoln had hisway all Black people inAmerica would have beenshipped back to Africa fromwhence they came. Had Lin-coln had his way there wouldnot have been a Civil War letalone a Civil Rights Move-ment.

The fact the film Lincolnchooses to portray the 16thpresident as a hero not only ofBlacks but America and theidea of American exception-alism is merely indicative ofthe cognitive dissonancewithin American society. Thefact that many Americansprefer to believe America, aland already belonging to andinhabited by another people,was "founded". That slaverywas somehow not so bad andwe's colored folk was happypicking cotton in the fields ofAlabama, Mississippi andGeorgia.

Americans by and largeare notorious for canonizingtheir history as opposed tofactually reflecting it; the per-

petuating belief that Americais the land of the free andhome of the brave. It is onebig melting pot. Its foundingfathers were trailblazers, he-roes and freedom fighters asopposed to occupiers, ex-ploiters and by definitioncriminals.

The real American historyis one of brutality, onedrenched in blood. But asJames Baldwin so eloquentlywrote in his essay “WhiteMan’s Guilt”:

“….what they see is anappallingly oppressive andbloody history, known allover the world. What they seeis a disastrous, continuing,present, condition whichmen- aces them, and forwhich they bear an in-escapable responsibility. Butsince, in the main, they ap-pear to lack the energy tochange this condition, theywould rather not be remindedof it....history, as nearly noone seems to know, is notmerely something to be read.

And it does not refer merely,or even principally, to thepast. on- the contrary, thegreat force of history comesfrom the fact that we carry itwithin us, are unconsciouslycontrolled by it in manyways, and history is literallypresent in all that we do....it iswith great pain and terror thatone begins to realize this. Ingreat pain and terror, one be-gins to assess the historywhich has placed one whereone is, and formed one's pointof view. In great pain and ter-ror, because, thereafter, oneenters into battle with thathistorical creation, oneself,and attempts to recreate one-self according to a principlemore humane and more liber-ating; one begins the attemptto achieve a level of personalmaturity and freedom whichrobs history of its tyrannicalpower, and also changes his-tory.”

Such is the case withAmerican His-story andSpielberg’s Lincoln.

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By CASH MICHAELS

(NNPA) In what civilrights leaders across the na-tion are calling a significantmoment in the civil rightsmovement, North CarolinaGov. Beverly Perdue hasgranted individual pardonsof actual innocence to allmembers of the Wilming-ton Ten.

“I have decided to grantthese pardons because themore facts I have learnedabout the Wilmington Ten,the more appalled I havebecome about the mannerin which their convictionswere obtained,” Perdue, aDemocrat who leaves of-fice on Jan. 5, said in herDec. 31 statement.

“Justice demands thatthis stain finally be re-moved. The process inwhich this case was triedwas fundamentally flawed.Therefore, as Governor, Iam issuing these pardons ofinnocence to right thislongstanding wrong.”

The Wilmington Ten –nine Black males and oneWhite female – were ac-tivists who, along withhundreds of Black studentsin the New HanoverCounty Public School Sys-tem, protested rampantracial discrimination in1971.

In February of thatyear, after the arrival ofRev. Benjamin Chavis tohelp lead the protests,racial violence erupted,with White supremacistdriving through Wilming-ton’s Black community, fa-tally shooting innocentpeople and committingarson.

A White-owned gro-cery store in the Blackcommunity was fire-bombed, and firemen cameunder sniper fire. It wasn’tuntil a year later that Rev.Chavis and the others wererounded up and chargedwith conspiracy in connec-tion with the firebombingand shootings. The 10 werefalsely convicted, and sen-

tenced to 282 years inprison, some of which theyeach served.

It wouldn’t be until1977, after years of failedappeals in North Carolinacourts, that the three state’switnesses recanted theirtestimonies, admitting thatthey perjured themselves.

Amnesty Internationalissued a blistering reportdeclaring the WilmingtonTen “political prisoners ofconscience.” The CBSNews program “60 Min-utes” did a one-hour ex-pose proving that the evi-dence against the Wilming-ton Ten had been fabricatedby the prosecution.

Then-Carolina Gov.James B. Hunt refused topardon the Ten, but didcommute their sentences in1978. Two years later, theU.S. Fourth Circuit Courtof Appeals overturned allof the convictions, basedon gross prosecutorial mis-conduct and various viola-tions of constitutionalrights. The appeals courtdirected North Carolina toeither retry the defendants,or dismiss all charges, butthe state did nothing for thenext 32 years.

In March 2011, the Na-tional Newspaper Publish-ers Association (NNPA), atthe urging of WilmingtonJournal Publisher MaryAlice Thatch, voted to pur-sue pardons of innocencefor the Wilmington Ten.That effort got underway inearnest a year ago. After aseries of NNPA storiesbased on an investigationthat revealed never-before-seen court records provingprosecutorial corruption,the mainstream media, in-cluding the New yorkTimes, caught on, andbegan editorially pushingfor pardoning the Wilming-ton Ten. In addition,Change.org, the NAACPand the Wilmington Tengarnered over 144,000 peti-tion signatures for thecause.

Gov. Perdue’s pardonslegally mean that the ac-cused did not commit thecrimes for which they wereconvicted. The governor’sdecision was roundlypraised.

“Gov. Perdue’s historicaction today doesn’t re-move the past forty years ofinjustice against ten inno-cent American citizens –

North Carolinians whostood up for equal treatmentunder the law in our publiceducation system,” theWilmington Ten Pardons ofInnocence Project, a justiceoutreach effort of the Na-tional Newspaper Publish-ers Association and theWilmington Journal news-paper, said in a statement.

“But [the governor’spardon] does correct thehistorical record, that Con-nie Tindall, Jerry Jacobs,William Joe Wright, AnneSheppard, Wayne Moore,Marvin Patrick, James

McKoy, Willie Earl Vereen,Reginald Epps and the Rev.Dr. Benjamin Chavis, wereindeed innocent of allcharges falsely assessed tothem by a corrupt prosecu-tor who, to this day, has notanswered for what he did.”

Gov. Perdue agreed thatrevelations of the racist andillegal trial tactics of Wilm-ington Ten prosecutor JayStroud – which includeddocumented handwrittenevidence of seeking“KKK” and “Uncle Tom-type” jurors; bribing wit-nesses to commit perjury;hiding exculpatory evi-dence of a witness’s mentalillness from the defense;and deliberately forcing amistrial so that he could getboth the judge and jury thatwould favor convictions –corrupt the criminal justice

system, and shamed thestate.

Perdue called it “nakedracism.”

She said in a statement:“This conduct is disgrace-ful. It is utterly incompati-ble with basic notions of

fairness, and with everyideal that North Carolinaholds dear. The legitimacyof our criminal justice sys-tem hinges on it operatingin a fair and equitable man-ner, with justice being dis-pensed based on innocenceor guilt – not based on raceor other forms of preju-dice.”

She continued, “Thatdid not happen here. In-stead, these convictionswere tainted by nakedracism and represent anugly stain on North Car-olina’s criminal justice sys-tem that cannot be allowedto stand any longer.”

Chavis told the Wilm-ington Journal, “This is agreat day for the people,and the movement. This isa very rare victory.”

Civil rights leader Rev.Al Sharpton agreed.

“It was a significant vic-tory and all of you shouldbe commended,” saidSharpton, who pushed thepardon effort on his radioprograms.

North Carolina NAACPPresident Rev. WilliamBarber, who partnered withthe Wilmington Ten Par-dons of Innocence, placedthe successful pardons cam-paign in a historical con-text.

“Not only will the civilrights and human rightscommunities honor this act,but history itself will recordthis day as groundbreak-ing,” Barber told reportersin Raleigh, N.C. on Mon-day. “on the eve of the150th anniversary of theEmancipation Proclama-tion, Gov. Perdue has pro-claimed a contemporaryemancipation for these free-dom fighters. These par-dons are not only for NorthCarolina but also for the na-tion and for the world. Wehonor the governor’s noble,courageous and righteousdecision today and we com-mend her heart’s steadfastcommitment to justice.”

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Citing ‘Naked Racism,’ N.C. Gov.Perdue pardons Wilmington Ten

The Wilmington Ten

“Justice demands that this stain finally

be removed. The process in which this

case was tried was fundamentally

flawed. Therefore, as Governor, I am

issuing these pardons of innocence to

right this longstanding wrong.”

Governor Perdue

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Kim Kardashian andKanye have a lot to behappy about these days. Notonly is the reality star preg-nant by Kanye, but the baby,yet to be born, is alreadyworth millions. Media spec-tators have made grave of-fers to get the “first look” atthe baby. There are claimsthe baby’s first images couldsell for as much as 3 mil-lion!

While the high-profiledcouple attended an AtlanticCity Revel Resort on Dec.30, Mr. West, 35, announcedto the audience during a per-formance, "Make somenoise for my baby mama."

A delightedKim who is 32 isexpecting her firstchild with West,and the couplecould not be morethrilled about thenew addition.Into her preg-nancy at 3 mo-nths, Kim has re-vealed, "I havefelt good. I have-n't had any morn-ing sickness, but itstill isn't the easi-est. People alwayssay it's easy and fun. It's defi-nitely an adjustment learningabout your body and stuff likethat. I've been feeling reallygood so that's good."

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Leveraging her businessacumen, along with her cre-ative and fitness backgrounds,Ms. Turner founded MADCooL FITNESS, a compre-hensive fitness/lifestyle brandthat works to inspire everydaypeople to move through con-

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money orders whenneeded.

•Lack of proper identi-fication.

•Denied accounts dueto bad banking trackrecord.

•Language barriers.•Bad previous banking

experience or lack of trustin banking institutions.

Big retailers and otheralternative financial serv-ices providers have rushedto fill the void for cus-tomers who can't – orwon't – use banks or creditcard issuers. For example,Bankrate.com lists dozensof prepaid cards that offermany of the same func-tionalities as regular creditor debit cards, includingdirect deposit, online pur-

chases and bill pay, ATMaccess, etc. other busi-nesses provide such variedservices as check-cashing,money orders, wire trans-fers, and payday, pawnshop or car-title loans.

However, charges forthese services can quicklyadd up. After you've paid afee to cash your paycheckand bought money ordersto pay your monthly bills,you probably will havespent far more than the $5to $15 a month a regularchecking account typicallycosts.

Although monthly che-cking and savings accountfees at large banks haverisen, you still may be ableto find free or low-cost ac-counts at banks and credit

unions. To find competi-tive bank account rates,visit www.bankrate.com/checking.aspx. To find acredit union for which youmight be eligible, use theCredit Union Locator atwww.ncua.gov.

High fees aside, there'salso a safety risk factor tobeing unbanked. Carryingor storing cash at hometempts robbers; also,money can easily be de-stroyed in a fire or othernatural disaster. Plus,money deposited in FDIC-insured banks is insured upto $250,000 per account(similar insurance is avail-able to credit union ac-counts through NCUA).It's also more difficult forunbanked consumers to

improve their credit scoresdue to lack of access tocredit-building productslike credit cards and loans.

To help bring unbankedand underbanked peopleinto the system, an increas-ing number of public/pri-vate programs like Bankon (www.joinbankon.org)are being formed. Thesevoluntary partnerships be-tween local or state gov-ernments, financial institu-tions and community-based organizations pro-vide low-income un- andunderbanked people withfree or low-cost starter or"second chance" bank ac-counts and access to finan-cial education.

In addition, many fi-nancial education re-

sources are available, in-cluding:

• MyMoney.gov. thegovernment's website de-dicated to teaching Amer-icans the basics about fi-nancial education (www.mymoney. gov).

• FDIC's Money-Smart program of finan-cial education workshops(www. fdic.gov/money-smart).

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The saddest situation isthat of Libya. The dictatorhas gone but so has anysemblance of peace andgovernance. We failed ourembassy there by turningour back on its safety andnow trying to cover it up. Itis so similar to the securityfailures of our embassies inKenya and Tanzania duringthe Bill Clinton Adminis-tration. Just like then, theyidentify a “fall person” toput the blame on. They in-sinuated it was Susan Rice

during the Clinton Admin-istration and then, unbe-lievably, they threw herunder the “bus” once again.It is Clinton 101. Hillaryhas failed and Presidentobama will call on his oldfriend and confidant JohnKerry to clean up the mess.I believe he will and in2016 he will rise exponen-tially above Hillary.

He will also play a rolein environmental issuessuch as the KeystonePipeline and the Kyoto Pro-

tocol. EPA AdministratorLisa Jackson is also “toast.”The State Department willtake full control of these is-sues.

Administrator Jacksonor “Richard Windsor” asshe mysteriously calls her-self in secret and illegalemails has announced herresignation before the ille-gal emails are released viaa court order. John Kerrywill have a hand in cleaningthis up also. In essence, heis going to be the “fix it

guy.” By 2016 he will be re-

garded as a healer andstrong leader. GoodbyeHillary.

editor’s note: this col-umn was written prior toSec. of State Clinton’s hos-pitalization.

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So here you are at theend of another ho-humyear. Last year about thistime, you threw up yourhands and yelled, "Thankgoodness the world's end-ing in December 2012 andI don't have to figure outhow to sell my products orservices in 2013"!

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First Sundays talent show-case and buffet at 1:30 p.m.at Center City Grille, 3316Merrilee Drive in Dallas.Tickets are $15 in advanceand $25 at the door. Enjoylive entertainment, cleancomedy, inspirational po-

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Winter Night Hike at HeardNatural Science Museum &Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 NaturePlace in McKinney; 972-562-5566

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Last Day of ChineseLantern Festival at FairPark Dallas, 1300 RobertB. Cullum Blvd. at 5 p.m.;214-928-7677

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2013 Living History - TheRev. Bill McElvaney atSixth Floor Museum atDealey Plaza, 411 ElmStreet at 2 p.m.; 214-747-6660

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February 9, 2013

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Garland Symphony Or-chestra, Concert IV atGranville Arts Center –Brownlee Auditorium;972-926-0611

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Goodnight Moon at theDallas Children's Theaterbrings a favorite book tolife. Savor the whimsicaland rich world of a child�simagination with stars, airand noises everywhere!This fanciful poem ofgoodnight wishes comes tolife as an extravaganza ofenchantment, singing, dan-cing and puppetry. Rose-wood Center for FamilyArts at 5938 SkillmanStreet in Dallas.

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March 23, 2013

“Death Takes A Holiday”by Garland Civic Theatreat Granville Arts Center –Small Theatre; 972-205-2790

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Salutation of the Dawn atZion Lutheran Church,6121 East Lovers Lane at7:30 p.m.

The 2013 theme is “Rec-ognizing outstanding Men onMLK Day” and it spotlightsthe grand marshals for the24th annual parade: FredMarsh, Vice President of op-erations with State Farm In-surance Companies and JudgeJohn Creuzot of DallasCounty’s 4th District Crimi-nal Court. Both gentlemenretired from their distin-guished careers at the end of2012.

The celebration continueswith an MLK Commemora-tive Program in the GranvilleArts Center, 300 N. 5th Street,downtown Garland, immedi-ately following the parade andmarch. Kevin Conner willpresent one of Dr. King’s

speeches, the MLK Commu-nitywide youth Choir led byclinician Reuben Lael Griffinand the St. Luke AME PuppetMinistry led by Bea Mosleywill perform. This event isfree and open to the public.

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youth groups from areachurches will showcase theirspiritual talents in praisedance, step routines and mili-tary style drills on Sunday af-ternoon, at 300 N. 5th Street,downtown Garland, 75040,beginning at 4:00 P.M. Ad-mission is free and the Gar-land MLK youth extrava-ganza is open to the public.

For more informationon these events, please con-tact the NAACP GarlandBranch at 972.381.5044,

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Girl Scouts of the USA(GSUSA) has joinedforces with Sigma GammaRho, one of the nation’slargest African Americansororities, to help buildawareness of career possi-bilities in science, technol-ogy, and engineeringamong girls and parents inthe African Americancommunity.

Working with localGirl Scout councils aroundthe country, Sigma Gam-

ma Rho’s alumnaechapters have madeGSUSA’s ImagineEngineering initia-tive, funded by theNational ScienceFoundation, a focusof the sorority’s an-nual National youthSymposium.

“Girl Scoutingand Sigma GammaRho have the samegoal: to build thenation’s future lead-

ers by helping girls dreambig and accomplish muchtoday,” said GSUSA ChiefExecutive officer AnnaMaria Chávez. “We aredelighted to be part of thispartnership to help girls dogreat things in criticalfields such as science,technology, engineeringand math.”

“Response to ImagineEngineering has been ter-rific,” said Sigma GammaRho National President

Bonita Herring. “We sur-veyed 250 girls who tookpart in the program, andmore than two thirds ofthem said they now under-stood how ‘someone likeme’ could become an engi-neer.”

“We will not only ex-pand our efforts with thisprogram, but we willreach out to girls nation-wide in our communitieswith a combination of ourown healthy living pro-

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For more informationon GSUSA’s Imagine En-gineering initiative visitwww.girlscouts.org/imag-ineengineering/.

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AVENUE F CHURCH

OF CHRIST IN PLANO

January 2013

For those in need and live in

the 75074 and 75075 Zip

Codes area, CALL ToDAy

about Avenue F Family Health

Center’s (AFFHC) Commu-

nity Clinic. you can also set an

appointment at 214-380-9713.

Read this information on the

following websites:

www.affhc.org and/or

www.avefchurchofchrist.org

Mondays – Fridays

Call 972-423-8833 for AF-

FECT, Inc. or email: AFFEC-

TxInc@aol.com for counsel-

ing services, resources and as-

sistance for job readiness and

training programs for individ-

uals. For couples we offer

services for marital relation-

ships and for ex-offenders we

offer programs for getting back

into the work force.

January 6, 2013 8 a.m.

you’re invited to our Early

Morning Worship Service; stay

for Bible Classes at 9:30 a.m.

and for Morning Worship at

10:45 a.m.

January 9, 10 a.m.

Join us for Wednesday Morn-

ing Bible Study at 10:30 a.m.

and come back at 7 p.m. for

Prayer, Praise and Songs as we

worship and praise God.

Brother Ramon Hodridge,

Minister of Education

1026 Avenue F

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833

www.avefchurchofchrist.org

_______________________

BIBLE WAY COMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

January 6, 9:35 a.m.

you’re invited to our Sunday

School at 9 a.m. and to stay for

Morning Worship at 11 a.m. as

we worship and praise God.

January 9, 7 p.m.

Come to our Wednesday’s

Bible Study to learn more

about God’s Word and help us

to praise and worship His holy

name.

Also bring your children to our

Wednesday Night Children

Program, three things are in-

corporated when they come,

children learn and they play

and have fun.

January 11, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Women’s

Fellowship as we praise God;

worship Him and Study His

Word.

January 12, 9 a.m.

Join us for Men’s Fellowship

as we worship and praise God;

and we study His Word.

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

www.biblewayirving.org

________________________

CHRIST COMMUNITY

CHURCH

IN RICHARDSON

January 6

Join us in our Christmas Serv-

ice (one service only.) Come

and be blessed by the Word of

God.

January 9, 7:30 p.m.

Come to Bible Study as we go

further in and deeper down

into God’s Word and we give

Him all of the glory, honor and

praise.

Dr. Terrence Autry,

Senior Pastor

New Location for 12-16-2012

George Bush Fwy at Jupiter

Road

On the Garland/Richardson

Border

972-991-0200

www.followpeace.org

________________________

DAYSTAR

DELIVERANCE

MINISTRIES

January 2013

For those in need visit Helen’s

House Tuesdays and Fridays

(exceptions are bad weather

and holidays) to receive, to

give, to comfort and to fellow-

ship.

Pastor Minnie

Hawthorne-Ewing

635 W. Campbell Road

Suite 210

Richardson, TX 75080

972-480-0200

_______________________

FELLOWSHIP

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHURCH IN 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: prayerline@the-

ship3c.org

January 6, 2013

Come and grow with us. you’re

invited to a new series of teach-

ing, “Guaranteed Victory”. God

will “Equip, Elevate, and Em-

power” you; call the church for

details.

January 9, 7 p.m.

Join us for our Church Wide

Fasting each Wednesday (100%

juice & water only); the fast be-

gins at 12:01 am with our 1st

prayer at 3:30 am; 2nd prayer at

12 Noon, and the closing prayer

at 6 pm. Then join us for Wednes-

day Night Live in the Joycie

Turner Fellowship Hall on Bel-

mont Drive, with old school

prayer and testimony. Also,

come to our Corporate Prayer

and our Kidz Zone (an environ-

ment 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

________________________

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

OF HAMILTON PARK

“First Church”

January 6

you’re invited to our Sunday

Morning Service at 7:30 and

10:30 a.m.

Dr. Gregory Foster,

Senior Pastor and

Rev. Anthony Foster, Pastor

300 Phillips Street

Richardson, TX 75081

972-235-4235

www.fbchp.org

_______________________

SAINT MARK MBC

IN MCKINNEY

January 6, 9:30 a.m.

Join us in our Morning Worship

Service and stay to enjoy our Ed-

ucation Ministries at 10:45 a.m.

Dr. Charles Wattley

Senior Pastor

1308 Wilcox Street

McKinney TX 75069

972-542-6178

www.saintmarkbc.org

_______________________

SHILOH MBC

IN PLANO

January 6, 10 a.m.

There will be only one worship

service on December 23 & 30; so

join us in our Sunday Morning

Worship Service.

January 9, 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

________________________

THE INSPIRING BODY

OF CHRIST CHURCH

January 6, at 7:30 a.m.

There will be only one service for

these two Sundays at the end of

the year; so join us as we wor-

ship, honor and magnify God’s

Holy name.

January 7, 7 p.m.

Come to Monday School as we

celebrate Christmas Eve and

study the Word of God. We will

worship Him and praise His

Holy name and thank God for

Jesus’ birth.

Pastor Rickie Rush

7701 S. Westmoreland Road

Dallas, TX 75237

972-372-4262

www.ibocjoy.org

________________________

WORD OF LIFE

CHURCH OF

GOD IN CHRIST

Early Prayer, 5 a.m.

Join us in prayer early in the

morning at 5 a.m. on Monday –

Thursday at 1-661-673-8600,

Code # 142219 and please put

your phone on mute. God will

meet you and prayer does

change people, things and situa-

tions.

January 6, 9:30 a.m.

Join us for Sunday School with

Elder/Superintendent Greg

Mason; Sis. Vicki Mason, adult

class teacher and Evangelist

Elizabeth McAfee, children

class teacher and Director of our

children’s choir. Then stay for

Morning Service at 11 a.m. as

we worship, honor and praise

God for His goodness.

Dr. Gregory E. Voss,

Senior Pastor

2765 Trinity Mills Road

Building 300

Carrollton, TX 75006

214-514-9147

www.wordoflife09@live.com

Happy New Year to All

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cal health, but to ultimatelyimprove their care of the eld-erly.

“The New year is a goodtime, psychologically, forcaregivers to make resolu-tions to re-adjust how theyfeel about their caregiving re-sponsibilities,” says PeterRoss, co-founder of SeniorHelpers, a national in-homecare company with highlytrained caregivers specializ-ing in dementia andAlzheimer’s care. “often,caregivers get lost in the day-to-day duties of helping oth-ers and forget to take care oftheir own basic needs. That’swhy we encourage caregiversof the elderly to take care ofthemselves so they can ulti-mately provide better care.And at some point, caregivers

may need to bring in outsidehelp so they get a muchneeded break.”

1. Take “you” TimeEvery Day – make a commit-ment, every single day, to take5, 10 or 15 minutes to do atleast one thing you enjoy orneed, such as meditating orlistening to music.

2. Keep Preventive CareAppointments – It’s importantto make and not skip regulardoctor appointments (and seethe doctor if you’re sick). youcan’t give good care if you’resick, plus you can pass onyour illness.

3. Create a Family Sup-port Group – Create a supportgroup of loved ones who pro-vide you with emotional andphysical support. The biggeryour community circle, the

stronger you and your seniorwill become as a unit.

4. Make time to exercise -Studies show that exercise is agreat way to relieve stress andto feel refreshed again! If youcan’t get motivated to exerciseon your own, find an exercisebuddy who can help you stickto your commitment of betterhealth.

5. Get enough rest – Findways to ensure that you get atleast seven or eight hours ofsleep. your body and mindneed adequate amount of timeto rest each night so you canfeel rejuvenated each morningfor your caregiving responsi-bilities.

6. Be kind to yourself –It’s okay to make mistakes.Learn to shake-off feelings ofguilt or self-criticism that you

aren’t doing all you can tohelp your senior. It’s impor-tant to remind yourself dailythat you’re doing the best youcan.

7. Give thanks – Wh-en afriend or family memberspends time with the elderlyloved one you’re caring for,send them a quick thank younote. It’ll encourage them tohelp more in the year ahead.

8. Learn about local re-sources – Many caregiversdon’t take advantage of sup-port available right in theirown town. In difficult times,it’s important to have re-sources you can reach out toimmediately to help you cope.

9. Delegate – Write a listof activities that would helpyou the most throughout theNew year. Hand out your

“Caregiver’s Resolutions forFamily and Friends” to any-one who can help make yourlife easier.

10. Think about what yoursenior would want for you –It’s easy for caregivers to getlost in their daily responsibili-

ties. Take each day to remem-ber that the senior is also deal-ing with feelings of losingtheir independence, or dealingwith an illness, etc…Remem-ber who they really are insideand the good things your sen-ior would want for you.

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Things to think about

for 2013: I was asked tosee some daffodils beforethey are over with for thesummer. Since it was along drive from where Ilived; I reluctantly prom-ised to go see the daffodilsthe next Tuesday.

As luck would have it,the next Tuesday was acold and rainy day. I said,“forget the daffodils; theroad is almost invisible inthe clouds and fog.”

However, my friendwouldn’t let me rest. “youwill never forgive yourselfif you miss this experi-ence,” she said. I unen-thusiastically decided tokeep my promise and gosee the daffodils.

We turned onto a smallgravel road and saw asmall church. on the farside of the church, a hand-lettered sign read, “Daf-fodil Garden.” We got outand followed a path to thegarden.

When I turned a cornerof the path I looked up andgasped. Before us was aglorious sight. It looked asthough someone had takena great vat of gold andpoured it down over themountain peak and slopes.

The flowers wereplanted in majestic,swirling patterns of rib-bons and swaths of deeporange, white, lemon, yel-lows, salmon pink, saffron,and butter yellow. Eachdifferent colored varietywas planted as a group sothat it swirled and flowedlike its own river with itsown unique hue.

Who did this?” Iasked. “It’s just onewoman,” was the answer.“The woman lives on theproperty.” That’s herhome.” I looked at a wellkept frame house thatlooked small and modestin the midst of all thatglory.

Walking to the house,we saw a poster that read.“Answers to the QuestionsI know you Are Asking.

The first answer was,“50,000 bulbs.” The sec-ond answer was, “one at atime, by one woman. Twohands, two feet, and verylittle brain.” The third an-swer was, “Began in1958.”

There it was, The Daf-

fodil Principle. That wasa life changing experience.I thought of this womanwhom I had never met,who, more than forty-seven years before, hadbegun with one bulb at atime—to bring her visionof beauty and joy to an ob-scure mountain top.

Just planting one bulbat a time, year after year,this unknown woman hadforever changed the worldin which she lived. Shehad created something ofbeauty and inspiration.

one of the greatestprinciples of celebration isleaning to move towardour goals and desires onestep at a time; often onesmall step and learning tolove the doing, learning touse the accumulation of

time. When we multiplytiny pieces of time withsmall increments of dailyeffort, we too will find wecan accomplish magnifi-cent things. We canchange the world. – Au-thor Unknown

TWO WAYS: To everysoul there is a “high” wayand a “low.” The “high”soul climbs the “high”way; the “low” soul gropes

the “low.” In between, onthe misty flats, the rest driftto and fro. Every man de-cides which way his soulshall go. --John oxenham

A Prayer to consider

for 2013: Dear God, thisNew year, help me to bekinder; help me to be blindto the faults of thosearound me. Help me topraise you more. Help mewhen I am weary to be

more cherry. Help me toserve you and my fellow-man better, especiallythose that I am striving toreach. Help me to bebraver when temptationbids me waver. Help me tostrive harder to be all that Ishould be. Help me to bemeeker with my brotherwho is weaker; help methink more of you and myneighbor and less of me.

THE DAFFODIL PRINCIPLE

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your friends all knowbetter.

They know they’rewasting their breath whenthey try to tell you to dosomething. They know itwon’t work. They can makesuggestions, offer opinions,or say how they’d act inyour situation, but tell youwhat to do?

Uh-uh-uh. They knowbetter. And in the new bookTime to Shine by Nikki

Carter, pushiness can back-fire for a boy, too.

No drama for the rest ofthe school year.

That’s what Sunday Tol-liver said and it was a greatidea, except it didn’t work.Drama started with the At-lanta wedding of Sunday’smentor, Mystique and therapper Zac, but when Zac’sbaby-mama dropped his sonoff at the reception, that did-n’t make Mystique veryhappy.

And then there was Sam,who was Sunday’s ex.

When she caught him ina lie a few months before,Sunday told Sam that shecouldn’t tolerate an unfaith-ful man but he kept saying itwas all a mistake. He wantedSunday back and everybodythought she should give hima second chance, but there

was no suchthing. Even th-ough she had towork with him,she simply did-n’t want anylying man aro-und.

She didn’twant Sam aro-und, partly be-cause of De-Shawn, whowas Sunday’sbuddy. Serious-ly, just friends, except thatDeShawn was cute andfunny, and he totally under-stood Sunday. She wasn’tready for another man in herlife – freshman year at Spell-man College was too muchfun to tie herself down – butshe wasn’t ready to let De-

Shawn go,either.

Then, tothis personaldrama, addthe little spatbetween Su-nday’s roo-mie, Gia,and her boo,Ricky. Theywere beingcelibate butRicky hatedthat and Gia

wasn’t sure she could livewithout him. In the mean-time, besties Piper and Mea-gan learned that they weredating the same man andthat caused other ugliness.Sunday’s “entourage,” inother words, was breakingup.

Above all, though, Sun-day had to keep her eye onher career. She was anaward-winning singer-song-writer and was up for moreawards. Life would’ve beengood, if only her cousinDreya stopped schemingand Sam stopped dreamingof reconciliation.

yep, Sunday Tolliverwanted to keep drama out ofher life for awhile.

Too bad it wouldn’t bepossible…

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Just like the other booksfeaturing Sunday Tolliver,author Nikki Carter takes alittle bit of normal teen life

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yes, this is the next in-stallment in a series, but Ireally think Carter makes iteasy to start here. If you’reup for a fun teen novel, grabtime to Shine and read it.

Then tell your friendsthey’d better, too.

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