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TalkingAbout Race

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Dr. Tony Evanskeynotescelebration

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A happytime forall

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A Plea forHEALING

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C E L E B R A T I N G 5 2 Y E A R S O F S E R V I N G T H E C H U R C H A N D C O M M U N I T Y

By Joseph Green-BishopElite News Staff Writer

Dallas County District At-torney Craig watkins, one ofthe most effective and re-spected law enforcement of-ficials in the country, hassuggested that an honest andfrank discussion on the topicof race take place in America.He said that Dallas could bea good place to start the ef-fort.

the suggestion came fromwatkins after three AfricanAmerican men were exoner-ated in an aggravated robberycase. After the decision,watkins said that too manypeople of color are beingwrongfully charged and con-victed in the nation’s courtsbecause of the color of theirskin, and not because theyare law violators.

watkins’ thoughts about aconversation around the topicof race were echoed by statedistrict court Judge lenalevario who presided overthe case in which the threewrongly convicted men were

release. “the time for subtlyhas come and gone.” SaidJudge levario.

Since 2001, 30 men andwomen of color have beenexonerated in cases that havebeen brought against them inDallas County, according tolaw enforcement officials.Most of the cases moved for-ward in the courts based onfaulty eyewitness testimonyand illegal actions by prose-cutors. Some were deathpenalty cases.

During his tenure as DallasCounty Prosecutor, watkinshas appeared on national tel-evision speaking about theplight of wrongfully con-victed individuals. He hasworked closely with the in-

nocent Project, a nationalmovement that has won nu-merous cases for men whohave been wrongfullycharged and convicted. Manyof these men served decadesin prison before being foundinnocent.

the last time that seriousquestions about a discussionon race in American wereraised was when PresidentBill Clinton was in office.the President appointed acommission headed by thelate historian John HopeFranklin. it held hearings andmade some headway but wasderailed largely because ofthe President’s problems withthe media.

“i believe that all of uswould benefit from a discus-sion about the role that raceplays in our society,” saidC.t. toney, an area businessowner. “there is no doubt inmy mind that it affects muchof what takes place in our so-ciety. i back District Attorneywatkins in his appeal.”

Talking About Race

DA craig Watkins

Miles named lone finalist for DISDDallas independent School District

Board of trustees has named MikeMiles as the lone finalist for the dis-trict’s superintendent position.

trustees have been conducting a na-tionwide search for a new superinten-dent that included receiving inputfrom several stakeholder groups.He is known as an innovator and re-

former who is changing the face ofpublic education. His ideas and inno-vations around systems thinking, measuringteacher and principal effectiveness and build-ing an adaptive organization have been recog-nized by national education institutes and havebeen adopted by numerous districts around thecountry.

Miles, 55, has served as Superintendent forthe Harrison School District two in ColoradoSprings since fall 2006. Under his leadership,Harrison County District two has experiencedincreased graduation rates and improved stu-dent achievement."the Dallas iSD Board of trustees is thrilled

with our selection of Mike Miles as the lone fi-nalist for Superintendent of Schools,” said lewBlackburn, President of the Board. “Mr. Mileshas spent his entire life serving the public andhas a proven track record of success. not onlywill his life story serve as an inspiration to ourstudents, he is a recognized leader who is fo-cused on student results. today is a great dayfor the Dallas independent School District."

Miles is a former Army Ranger who grad-uated from west Point in 1978. He then enteredthe ranks of the officer corps at Ft. lewis,

washington, where he served in theArmy's elite Ranger Battalion andcommanded an infantry Rifle Com-pany.

After the Army, Miles studiedSlavic languages and literature atthe University of California atBerkeley and the University ofleningrad in Russia. Miles thenpursued advanced study of Sovietaffairs and public policy at Colum-

bia University and earned a master’s degree in1989. the same year, he joined the U. S. De-partment of State as a policy analyst at the So-viet desk, and then from 1990 to 1995 asdiplomat in Moscow and warsaw at the end ofthe Cold war.

Miles and his family returned home to Col-orado Springs in 1995 where he started as ahigh school teacher in his alma mater schooldistrict – Fountain-Fort Carson School District8. Miles continued to grow professionally andheld other positions such as middle schoolprincipal, coordinator of administration serv-ices and from 2003 to 2006 served as AssistantSuperintendent for Curriculum and instruction,in the same school district.

Currently, Miles also serves as an educa-tional consultant and motivational speaker forschool districts and other public organizationsaround the state of Colorado. He is recognizedas an accomplished practitioner of curriculumalignment, organizational effectiveness, andsystems thinking.

Miles is married to Karen Miles, and theyhave three children.

Mike Miles

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the recent storms that ravaged our community,collapsing homes and damaging businesses didnot take any lives. And for that we should bevery grateful. During the past week i have lis-tened to our many friends in the faith communitywho have unanimously declared that only thehand of God prevented anyone from losing theirlives. God knew about the storm before it came,and God knew about it when it was over.

it was the spirit of God that allowed countlessnumbers of volunteers to rush to the aide of ourfellow citizens whose homes were badly dam-aged or destroyed. Members of the clergy, suchas Reverend Dedrick Jennings, went into theirown pockets to purchase personal care items andfood for residents who were in need.

Politicians such as State Representative HelenGiddings, Deputy Mayor tennell Atkins, formerMayor Dwaine Caraway and State Representa-tive Yvonne Davis, among others, did not sleepduring the twenty-four hour period as theyrushed from one area to another to assist resi-dents. their actions were in the spirit of the agedold saying, “we are Family.”

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who quickly rush to be with neighbors orstrangers who are in need of assistance. Our faithcommunity has a reputation for being there forpeople whose lives have crumbled around them.

imagine that your family was one of thosewhich lost nearly everything during the recentstorm. imagine the personal devastation youmust have felt when the wind and rain came. Yet,imagine knowing that there were those whowould come to your aide.

All too often we think in this society that weare all alone, especially during time of difficulty.But the actions of citizens, businesses, membersof the clergy and elected officials during tues-day’s storms demonstrate that we are not allalone, that people do care and that the hand ofGod is still present in our lives.

Yes, there were people who lost everything.Yet, we must never forget that after every stormin our lives we have the opportunity to rebuild,to reach out and touch the lives of others. The Elite News would like to extend its con-

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A very important part of my life was spentas a pitcher in the negro Baseball leagues.i learned some very value lessons about life.i learned the importance of character, com-petition and team participation. i had the op-portunity to travel to different cities,experience various cultures and learn howdifferent people lived their lives.the beginning of baseball season was alwaysone of the most exciting times of my life. iam still excited when i see young men suitus to play “America’s pastime.” Yet, i amvery sad to see that so few African Ameri-cans are playing major league baseball. it isa sport that men such as Jackie Robinson,willie Mays, Frank Robinson, willie Stargelland so many others of colors made a signif-icant part of American culture. those who run the sport of baseball mustmake an extra effort to get young men fromour inner cities involved in baseball. theymust support summer leagues and find talentat very young ages. the talent is there. itmust be developed and encouraged.while once it was illegal for players of colorsto compete with their white counterpartsthose of us who played the game knew thatwhat we were doing was just as important asany game played by the new York Yankeesor the Boston Red Sox.Every time i look at the roosters of our cur-rent major league teams i think of how dis-appointed Black ball players such as SatchelPaige, Josh Gibson and Buck Owens wouldbe. they played their hearts out each day.they played so that they could be recog-nized, and so that younger men of colorwould someday get an opportunity to show-case their skills and share in the financial re-wards that baseball offers it players.no doubt, our prisons are filled with youngmen who have tremendous baseball skills.imagine if these young people were given anopportunity to play baseball rather than makelicense plates in our penal institutions. i like baseball. i am a member of the boardof directors of the negro league Baseballleague Hall of Fame. i like going to the ball-park to see our local team. i would feel betterthough if i were able to go to the game andsee a team that reflects the complexion of oursociety as it is today.

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Dear Dr. Hollie, My mother has not spoken one word to me in

the last six months. Six months ago, i eloped inlas Vegas with my then fiancé of two years. itwas just something that we really wanted to do.we thought it would be fun and exciting becauseneither of us had ever been to las Vegas. Also,we were able to turn it into a honeymoon for twoweeks, adding California cities to our travel. wehad a blast. i had already told my Mom thatthat’s what we wanted to do. She really objectedsaying that as her only daughter, she reallywanted to have a big wedding for me. She didn’tlike the idea of our having this type of wedding,and said she would never speak to me again. Buti thought she was just being a little dramatic andthat she’d get over it. At first, i was being stub-born and tried not to care. that only lasted abouta month. She is not returning my phone calls,texts, or emails. i went to her house once and shewouldn’t answer the door. i swear she had myDad too afraid to open it as well. like i said, it’sbeen six months. How do i get this to end?

My Mom Won’t Come Around

Dear My Mom,Keep trying to get an audience with your momwhether in person or by phone, email or text.Mention, to her that while you truly respecther desire for you to have a big wedding thatyou went with what you desired for yourself.It is obvious that your choice was not pleasingand it was not your intent. However, as wetake on a spouse our focus changes fromparental preferences to decisions based onwhat the two of you prefer.

Dr. Hollie is a Pastor and practicing psychotherapist in thecity. For questions and comments, please write to [email protected]

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Let’ talk about prayer and its purpose. Some-times you may wonder, why we pray andwhat can we accomplish and what can we ac-complish by praying. We know that morethings are wrought by prayer than this world,dreams of. Prayer is the responsibility ofevery Christian. We are to obey God’s wordas He has told us that “man ought to alwayspray and not faint”. Actually, the purpose ofprayer is to determine God’s will in a matter,and then pray it into existence. Prayer is a pri-ority. It was that in Jesus life. He placed itover physical rest, social life and food. Prayerwas the primary communication link betweenJesus and His Father; the same is true for us.Luke 6:12 “And it was at this time that Hewent off to the mountain to pray, and Hespent the whole night in prayer to God”.

Malachi 3:16-1716”then those who feared thelord talked with each other, andthe lord listened and heard. Ascroll of remembrance was writ-ten in his presence concerningthose who feared the lord andhonored his name.17"they willbe mine," says the lordAlmighty, "in the day when imake up my treasured posses-sion. i will spare them, just as incompassion a man spares hisson who serves him.”

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Have you ever wondered whatthe lord thinks, when His chil-dren get together to speak abouthim? well it is very special toHim! in fact the word of Godsays the words become His spe-cial treasure. Have you everseen this scripture? Malachi3:16-17 says, “then they thatfeared the lord spake often oneto another: and the lord hear-kened, and heard it, and a bookof remembrance was written be-fore him for them that feared thelord, and that thought upon hisname. 17 And they shall bemine, saith the lord of hosts, inthat day when i make up myjewels.” Amen!

the lord thinks so much ofyour speaking with one anotherand sharing about His ways,that he has a special book where

all our conversations arerecorded. Your conversationswith your brothers and sistersare considered special jewels.the lord loves to hear His chil-dren speaking about Him! AndHis wonderful acts of love.that’s why the enemy is alwaystrying to separate believers, be-cause there is a key in unity. ifhe can keep us apart he won’thave to think about all the treas-ures our words are building.

Unity always brings fellow-ship, and in fellowship we havecommunication, and in commu-nication we create special treas-ure, most precious to the lord.

the fact is, we will never al-ways agree on how some thingsshould be done, but in order tocreate special treasure we mustchoose to put aside our differentways of doing things and focuson the one key element. tospeak ~to share ~ to Shout ~ andto worship Him! For in so doingwe create treasure.

we cannot get into this deepsharing of the heart with one an-other unless we allow unity tohave its way with us. Unity is achoice and we know that ac-cording to Psalm 133 it causesGod to command a blessing.

i found this wonderful mes-sage from one of the Desert Fa-thers written around 400AD.there were two old men whohad dwelt together for manyyears, who never quarreled. Andthat one said to the other let us

pick a quarrel with one another,even as other men do. "Ï knownot how to quarrel said theyounger" to which the olderreplied, "set then this brick inthe middle and say this is mine.to which i will say, no it ismine, from whence quarrelingwill begin." So they placed thebrick in the midst, and one said"this is mine", to which theother said, "if this be so, thentake it and go thy way in peace".So they were unable to quarrel,Sayings of the Desert fathers

we may not always agree withour brother but we can make achoice for unity. when we seeunity we will see the Glory ofGod manifest. the bible says,"the whole earth shall be cov-ered with the knowledge of theglory of God" Man has the ca-pacity for great things throughunity, He also has the capacityfor evil, remember the tower ofBabel? the body of Christ is made up

of many ethnic groups. Manycultures many different soci-economic groups, but if wewant to see the Glory of Godyou must walk in our diversityand accept our differences andbe in unity! On a Motorway near my home

wildflowers have been sown onthe verges and median strips.there is an amazing beauty inthe wildflowers. On their own,they seem like weeds but to-gether they paint a symphony of

color, their unity brings a carpetof glory that one wildflower onits own cannot achieve. thething about wild flowers is thatthey just pop up and seem veryrandom in their individual ap-pearance.

in these last days of Harvestand glory we will see many newbrothers and sisters just pop up!they will be different to you butthey are of you. As you are ofHim! we can choose to see ourbrothers and sisters as Dads kidsor we can walk in disunity andgrumble all day long and won-der why we never see an anoint-ing or the Glory in the house.

God’s real treasures are not tobe found in a bank or in a safetydeposit box or in bricks andmortar. His real treasure is be-side you, your brother or yoursister. we are walking treasuresJewels set apart for Him.

If you would like the entire mes-sage please contact me at:[email protected]

Build A Treasure

85th Anniversary Celebration embraces"Night of Oneness"

Southern Bible institute willcelebrate its 85th anniversarywith a gala banquet on Friday,May 4, 2012 at the Hilton Ana-tole Hotel, 2201 StemmonsFreeway in Dallas, texas. theblack tie affair begins at 7 p.m.in the Chantilly Ballroom.Racial and cultural unity is the

focus of the celebration. South-ern Bible institute is a multicul-tural campus with some classesoffered in Spanish. the non-de-nominational institution wasborn out of segregated timeswhen African-Americans wereprohibited from attending semi-naries in the Dallas-Fort wortharea. tony Evans, the pastor of Oak

Cliff Bible Fellowship Churchin Dallas, is the guest speaker.He will speak on the theme,"night of Oneness." Dr. Evansis the author of 60 books, in-cluding his most recent work,"Oneness Embraced." thisbook takes a faith-based look athow to heal the persistent racialdivide.

"we want to celebrate the na-ture of the body of Christ," saidDr. Martin Hawkins, presidentof Southern Bible institute."there is a point where all of usshould be able to recognize, inthe midst of our differences, thatthere is a lot that we do believein common. the birth, death,and resurrection of Jesus Christgives us all the living hope weneed. we know that throughChrist we have eternal life. it isthis common ground that wewant to unite around."

Renowned vocal artist and

pastor wintley Phipps is thespecial guest artist. Phipps is atwo-time, Grammy Award-nom-inated gospel singer and pastorof the Palm Bay Seventh-dayAdventist Church in Palm Bay,Florida. Phipps is also thefounder and CEO of the U.S.Dream Academy, an afterschoolmentoring program.

Southern Bible institute'sgraduation ceremony will fol-

low the gala on Sunday, May 6,2012. it will be held at 3 p.m. atthe Mount Olive BaptistChurch, 301 west SanfordStreet in Arlington, texas. Fifty-two students will graduate withcertificates, diplomas, and de-grees in either biblical studies orbiblical theological studies.

For more information on theSouthern Bible institute's an-niversary gala and graduationweekend, call 972-224-5481 orvisit www.southernbible.org

Southern Bible institute is anon-denominational institutionwhose primary purpose is totrain men and women in theword of God. SBi has preparedthousands of men and womenfor local and national ministriesduring its 85-year history. thecampus is located on 12 acres ofland at 7200 South HamptonRoad, Dallas, texas, 75232.

Southern Bible Institute seeks racial unity

Dr. Tony Evans



President Obama, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Domingo Garcia



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both hospital and medical coverage in oneplan. Part C coverage may also includeservices such as vision, dental, hearing orhealth and wellness coverage for an addi-tional charge. in addition, most MedicarePart C plans also include prescriptiondrug coverage.the Prescription Drug Coverage helpsyou with…• Medicare Part D is the prescrip-tion drug coverage portion of Medicare.Part D is managed by an insurance com-pany or other private Medicare-approvedcompany. Prescription drug coverage isadded to the other Medicare parts to com-plete coverage. if at the time of eligibil-ity--typically 65 years old--an individualdoes not elect to obtain prescription drugcoverage and does not have anothersource of viable coverage, a late fee willbe assessed.it's important to weigh carefully yourMedicare resources and options; there-fore, if you have questions on Medicareor the Medicare Advantage Plans, pleasecontact tim Hamilton at 214-207-7847.Excerpted from a presentation by na-tional Assurance Group llC, an insur-ance Agency of texas.

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April 26

Empowering the community through business andentrepreneurship. Calling all business owners for ourNETWORKING/VENDORS EVENT held at GREATERCORNER STONE BAPTIST CHURCH, 8350 FOREST LANE DALLAS, Texas from 7-9pm. PRES-ENT YOUR VERY OWN BUSINESS TO OTHERS SHOW-CASE YOUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES!NETWORKING STARTS at 6:30PM.. Contact Pamela orRonald Boleware (214) 901-0101

April 28

Today's Sisters' Ministry For Women, Living in today'sWorld presents The Women of Tomorrow's World HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine Community Activity Cen-ter, Grapevine,TX

Hosted by: Visionary/Founder Harriet P. Harrisonwww.empowerwomen4greatness.netwww.todayssistersministry.org

May 5

27th Annual Adolescent and Ladies Symposium at Churchof Christ on Greenville Avenue, 1013 South GreenvilleAve, Richardson, TX 75081 - 8a-1:30 pm with speakerMikki Taylor,Essence Magazine

May 4

Southern Bible Institute will celebrate its 85th anniversarywith a gala banquet on at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, Texas. The black tie affairbegins at 7 p.m. in the Chantilly Ballroom.

April Birthday Babies

LaDarryl Blair April 13Darian Blair April 18Nikia Morales April 23

In Memory Jordan (Randy) Blair, I April 27Darryl Blair, Sr April 29Corey Blair April 28

David Fullylove - Apr. 28

April 14

Coffee & Conversation Lecture Series presents:Mindshift with the star of the ABC te l e v i s ionshow, SHARK TANK, DAYMOND JOHN a t the 7 -El e v e n Headquarters.

The members of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated 18th An-nual Teen Town Hall Summit at Cedar Valley Col-lege (CVC), 3030 North Dallas Ave., Building M,Lancaster, TX, 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.. Registrationwill be begin at 8:30 A.M.

The Nobles of Zakat Temple Is having a BenefitDance/Party To help raise funds for the Prince Hall ShrinersNational Diabetes Initiative. Our goal is to addressthe shared concern about the devastating impactof Diabetes in the African American Population. Wewant to make our communities aware of the in-creased incidence of diabetes; Through Education,and Diabetes Awareness Programs, as well asgood physical fitness and diet. WHERE: Emerald City Grill2532 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Dallas, Texas 7pm - 1am There will be a $5.00 Donation

April 16

Sophia Stimpson ESSAY AND ORATORICALSCHOLARSHIP CONTEST --DEADLINE FOR ENTRYFORM/ABSTRACT/OUTLINE: April 16,Oratorical Presentation, Finalists Compete: May 5,

2012, 2:00- 5:00pm For Info: Shannon Johnson-Lackey, 214-738-5963 orvia e-mail: [email protected]

April 18

Women of Faith and Lifestyle Magazine's Mike andGayle Tucker will be taping a FREE 2-hr. special forTrinity Broadcasting Network. Guests include:Sandy Patti, Brenda Warner (wife of former QB KurtWarner,) Pat Smith (wife of Emmitt Smith,) SheilaWalsh and Patsy Clairmont from the Women of FaithConferences. No tickets are needed, but please ar-rive at 6:15 p.m. in order to be part of the audienceand share in the blessing. The TBN studio is locatedon Highway 183 in Irving at 2823 West Irving Blvd.For more information call 972-313-1333

April 19

“A Community Cooks” is back! At 6p.m. We overMe Farm at Paul Quinn College. The event fea-tures some of the best chefs in the area creatingamazing dishes at stations located directly on theFarm, a keynote speaker, and a live band.

April 21

South Dallas Business and Professional Women’sClub Annual V. Alyce Foster Awards Luncheon,noon at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Subscriptions are $ 60.00.

Walnut Hill Elementary School is having a “Com-munity Health and Safety Fair” from 11 am-3 pm. There will be free dental and eye exams.Immunizations are $5 each. Carter Blood Care willbe there as well as other free giveaways. ContactGwen Walker or Debra Ginchansky at 972-502-7809 or email [email protected] and [email protected]. Visit our website for moredetails at www.dallasisd.org/walnuthill. Located at10115 Midway Road, Dallas TX 75229.

Registration is available at A Pea in the Pod at thetime of class, or you may contact Vennie Jones [email protected].

Tuesdays:10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Prenatal Yoga with Cheryl

Wednesdays:10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Itsy Bitsy Yoga• with Debbie

Thursdays:10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Prenatal Yoga with CherylContact Vennie Jones, Aquatic Coordinator at theBaylor Tom Landry Fitness Center with questionsregarding the above classes. (214) 820 – 8177

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Deviled Potatoesingredients:• 14 petite red or yellowoval-shaped potatoes (about 1 1/2lb.) • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/4 cup mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons sweet-hot pickle relish • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar • 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard • 1/4 teaspoon pepper • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce • 1/8 teaspoon ground celery seed (optional) • 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional) • Garnishes: fresh dill sprigs, coarsely ground pepper Preparation:1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place potatoes in a small bowl, anddrizzle with oil. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. kosher salt; toss to coat.Place on a baking sheet.2. Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until tender. Removefrom oven, and let cool 15 minutes.3. Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out potatopulp into a bowl, leaving shells intact. Discard 4 potato shells.Place remaining shells on baking sheet, and bake 10 more min-utes. Let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool.4. Add mayonnaise, next 6 ingredients, and, if desired, celeryseed, to potato pulp in bowl. Beat at medium speed with an elec-tric mixer until blended. Spoon mixture generously into each po-tato shell. Cover and chill 2 hours. Sprinkle with paprika justbefore serving, if desired. Garnish, if desired.

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Friday, April 6 in a predomi-nately black northern tulsa Okla-homa community four black menand one woman are shot. Of thoseshot three have died. those killedwere Dannaer Fields, 49; BobbyClark, 54 and william Allemn, 31.First accounts these shooting all ap-peared to be random isolated inci-dents.

with a community on edge Op-eration Random Shooter, a taskforce which included tulsa police,County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S.Marshal and the FBi quickly iden-tified the shooters. By Sundaynineteen year old Jacob England

and thirty two year old Alvin wattshave been arrested and expected tobe charged with three counts offirst-degree murder, two counts ofshooting with the intent to kill anda single count of possession of afirearm while committing a felony.

As the police continue their in-vestigation England’s Facebookpage seemed to indicate that Eng-land targeted blacks out of revengefor his father’s death. On Eng-land’s Facebook page he indicatedthat out of revenge he targetedblacks. "i'm gone in the head.today is two years that my dad hasbeen gone," England wrote on thepage adding a racial slur to refer toDemond. Also found on his pageEngland posted “i do believe it just

mite be the time to call it quits. …i’m done. if something does hap-pen tonite, be ready for another fu-neral. “

watts frequently posted on Eng-land’s page referring to England as“my bro” and sending him mes-sages in support after his father’sdeath and as reported by the Asso-ciated Press the two were room-mates, sharing a house in turleyOklahoma.

two years ago Carl England, 47,was shot by Pernell Demond Jef-ferson during a fight just a quartermile east of where william Allenwas shot. Jefferson, a black manand a convicted felon was later con-victed of pointing a firearm and isserving a prison sentence through

October 2014. when arrested both were un-

armed and did not resist arrest. it isreported that the gun may havebeen found in the charred whitepick-up truck used in the shootingsand owned by England.

Susan Sevenstar, a family friendof England’s told the AssociatedPress that England was a good kidwho was not in his right mind afterhis father’s death and suicide of hisfiancée last January. together theyhave one child. Sevenstar has de-scribed England as a Cherokee in-dian who did not care about color.

watts brother denies that he is aracist indicating his family is madeup of different races.

Under Oklahoma’s lax hate

crime laws fist convictions onlycarry up to a year in jail. One of thefamilies of those who died wouldrather see the prosecutors focus onseeking the death penalty opposedto adding hate crime to the charges.when asked Deatrah Fields, nieceof Dannaer Fields stated "i thinkthey should go for murder. Asmany people's lives they involvedby what they did in this thing, theyshould go for murder. they can goahead and seek the death penalty,too."

England and watts will be ar-raigned Monday April 16 at 9 a.m.they both are held in the tulsa jailwith their bail set at $9.2 Millioneach.

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By Darryl BlairElite News

thomas Pak’s life has been en-gulfed in unbelievable turmoil forthe past year. there are nights whenhe is unable to sleep. there are dayswhen he is afraid for his safety, thesafety of his employees and eventhe safety of his family.

Pak, the owner of a small businesson Martin luther King Blvd. inSouth Dallas would like all of theturmoil to stop. He would like tobefriend those who say that he hasoffended them, and he would like toget on with his life as a merchantwho makes a living treating his cus-tomers fairly and giving them highquality service.

“there are many opportunities inAmerica,” said Pak whose familyattends a Korean Church in Carroll-ton. “in the past some things havegone wrong, but i would like tolook toward the future. i would liketo be a business owner who con-tributes to the life of the communitythat allows my business to prosperand grow, and i would like to be ablessing to the community and its

people.”Pak says that he has learned to lis-

ten to the people in the communityand has grown to understand theimportance of learning the culturesof others. “we are all people,” hesaid. “we may come from differentplaces but we want to support ourfamilies and help others,” said Pakwho grew up in Korea and spenteight years in the texas national

Guard after immigrating to Amer-ica.

“there are many differences be-tween people who come from dif-ferent countries and have differentexperiences,” said william “Bill”Blair, the publisher of the Elitenews. “in the end all of us arehuman being and all of us have anobligation to make our communitybetter.

Blair said that he knew of the issuessurrounding Pak’s business andhoped that the community couldcome together, understand one an-other and move beyond those issuesthat keep people apart.

“i have learned during my fiftyyears in business that different peo-ple have to reach out to one anotherif the entire community is going toprogress,” he said. “we cannot af-

ford to be insular. we have to reachout to all people.”

Pak said that he was sorry for themistakes that have been made in thepast and that he was looking to thefuture.

“i want to help people,” he said.“i want to have a good reputation. ido not want to argue with people. iwant to embrace them.”

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it's not hard to imagine a youngteenager waking up on Saturdaymorning planning their day.i would think that most kids wouldwake up and get their phones,com-puters, i -pads, i -pods, or whatever And start making plans to meet atthe mall, go to the game, catch amovie ,or just hang out.it's not hard for me to imagine that,because that's what i sometimesthink young people are preoccupiedwith!

we as adults understand that mostkids are consumed with what theywant to do in life. we as parents tellour kids to slow down and dothings that have meaning! we getconcerned about the amount of timeour kids spend talking on thephone, watching videos on You-tube, or how much time they spendon Facebook and twitter !! i thinkwe as parents are concerned be-cause there are so many meaning-less things that distract our kids.well a group of kids from CedarHill Collegiate Highhool provedme wrong!this past Friday was Good Friday

and schools were out for the Easterholiday.

i woke up, started my morningand ran my morning errands. wheni got back home around mid day i

observed my son on his Facebookpage.

now that's not anything new orstrange, but the comment that fol-lowed did surprise me a little. My son asked if he could go with

some of his classmates to volunteerto help with the clean up in lan-caster!

it turns out that one of his class-mates had sent out an invitation toher classmates at Cedar Hill Colle-giate high school to join her withthe clean up in lancaster. As ithought about it, i was impressedthat theses young people wereusing this social media for some-thing good.

i have always been impressedwith those types of high schoolsthat specialize in certain things.

For example: Booker t washing-ton for the performing Arts, ortownview Magnet, or Business,Art, and Health magnet. But i reallylike Cedar Hill Collegate Highschool. this school allows their stu-dents to take a dual curriculum.these young students actually en-roll at Cedar Valley College, takecollege courses and get a degree allduring their junior and senior yearof high school. it's not just aboutacademics either.

i have been to the Collegiate High

schools Got tal-ent Programwhich was thereannual talentshowcase and iwas impressedwith the ex-tremely talentedstudents.

the talentsranged fromsinging to poetryto guitar playingand of coursethe step show. ialso went to theCollegiate Highschool just be-fore the Christ-mas holidaybreak to see thesong "Joyful, Joy-ful "performed bya group of students, i also attendedthe schools annual picnic, and evenchecked out a Collegiate Highschool flag football competition .needless to say these young peopleare busy!now you would think that thesestudents would be focused on keep-ing up with the many academic as-signments that the teaches assign tothem daily in order for them tokeep up and maintain there gradeshowever on Saturday a group ofyoung kids put all of this aside inorder to assist people that reallyneeded their help!

this group of young people metin lancaster, got their volunteerbadges and went into the neighbor-hood that had been destroyed by thetornadoes this past week.

without complaining these youngpeople loaded shovels, rakes, wheelbarrels, water, boxes, trash bags anda lots of other things onto trucks.

After they loaded the suppliesthese young people went into theneighborhoods and picked up alltypes of trash including bricks,wood, and glass. they also tookadvantage of there time in thisneighborhood and walked aroundasking people how could they help.they smiled and laughed the entiretime they were working.

i have always been impressedwith the students at Cedar Hill Col-legiate High school, but on Satur-day i was really impressed withthese young students willingness togive of their time to help in thecommunity that really needed it!

these young students could havebeen anywhere on that Saturdayevening, but on this day theses stu-dents were not preoccupied withwhat they wanted to do or wherethey had to be. On Saturday theseyoung people were not texting ortwitting, they were making a legiti-mate effort to help. Facebook, haschanged the way we communicate,we can use it for some strangethings but this was one of thosetimes when Facebook was used toget the word out about doing some-thing good for a community thatneeded help, and that help camefrom young people in a majorway!!Thank You Cedar Hill CollegiateHigh School! May God Bless Youand Help Us Change The World

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what a Bunny hopping good time we had asthe Elite news celebrated Easter with the 1stof many Easter Egg-stravaganza at thewilliam Blair Jr. Park (formally known asRochester Park) in Sunny South Dallas Satur-day April 7, 2012.

while the good lord blessed the event withgreat weather. the Easter egg-stravaganzakicked off with the Easter egg hunt for about500 children many of them exclaiming their joy and excitement for the event.

Other festive activities for the event in-cluded a giant floating slide, the cakewalk, adance off for prizes, face painting, picture col-oring, egg decorating and photos taken withthe K104 Easter Bunny himself.

the entertainment kicked off with a spokenword from Mr. Dorian Paul williams (from

the group the Gap Band), DJ Bishop andShotz Magazine CEO “Hott Doc” set the tonewith some of the latest hot tunes for a crowdof about 2,000 adults. Some of the guest speakers that came out to

mingle and enjoy the egg-stravaganza wereSenator Royce west, Judge Gracie lewis,Councilman Dawaine Caraway, Judge Phyllislister Brown, texas House Candidate larrytaylor and tami walton Director / Founder ofSeas of Success just to name a few.

the Elite news is in grateful appreciationand would like to thank our full hearted spon-sors, because without the help and support ofour vendors, volunteers and sponsors, likeSam Hicks (Speedy Cash), Corey toney (nolimit Bail Bonds), Vikki Coleman (Scribbleslearning Center), K104, terry Jones (BlackJack Pizza), Bruce Jones (McDonalds inc.)Julia and Yenny (Smile Zone) and GreenMountain Energy and Other in-kind donors

this event would not be possible. Additionally we would like to thank and ac-

knowledge and volunteers from the Oak CliffBears team Parents, Jack Johnson (owner ofSpace walk of Garland), Jennifer Jackson andDallas Diamond Divas (donated 103 Easterbaskets given away during the event were all

apart of making this event a success. we would like to thank all of the parents,

elected officials, sponsors, vendors and vol-unteers that came out to the Easter Egg-strav-aganza for a day of Food, Fun and Fellowship.Join us next year for the 2nd of Many EasterEgg-Stravaganzas…….

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New Friendship Missionary BaptistChurch

Hopewell Missionary BaptistChurch

5144 Dolphin Rd. – Dallas, Texas. 75223Ph: (214) 823-1018 Fax: (214) 824-3813

www.hmbconline.org Sunday Early Worship 8:00 am. Morning Worship 10:45 am.

Tuesday Youth ActivitiesI 7:00 pm.Wed. Bible Study Class I 7:30 pm. – 8:30 pm.

Wed. Noon day Bible StudyFor Prayer: [email protected]

Greater Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church

8350 Forest Lane Dallas, TexasChurch 214-349-7701

Early Morning Worship 7:30 amSunday School 9:00 am

Morning Worship 10:30 am

Griggs Chapel MissionaryBaptist Church

1718 Fargo Street Dallas, Texas 75223Church 214-826-3280

Church School 8:45 amMorning Worship 10:00 amHoly Baptism & Communion

(1st Sunday)

St. Phillips MissionaryBaptist Church

6000 Singing Hills Dr. Dallas, Texas 75241Church (2114) 374-6631

Morning Worship8:00 am & 10:15 amSunday School 9:00 am

Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday 6:00 pm

Greater New Mt. Zion MissionaryBaptist Church

“The Church With The Christ Mind”207 Eggar St. Waxahachie, Texas 75165

Church 972-937-4615Emial- [email protected] School 9:30 amCall to Worship 10:45

Wednesday Service 6:30 pm

Neighborhood House of Prayer1111 E. Ledbetter Dr.Dallas, Texas. 75241Church (214) 372-4411

9:45 am. – Sunday School11:00 am. – Morning Worship

Greater New Zion BaptistChurch

2210 Pine Street Dallas, Texas 7521Church (214) 421-4119Sunday School 9:30 am

Worship Service 11:00 amBible Study

Tuesday 1:00 am Wednesday 7:30 pm

Greater Mt. PleasantBaptist Church

1403 Morrell Dallas, Texas 75203Church 214-946-4522

Sunday School 9:15 amEarly Worship 7:45 am

1st Sunday Gospel Explosion 6:00 pm

New Restoration Church

2949 E. Kiest Blvd. Suite J Dallas,TX 75206

Church: 214-946-2989Sunday School: 10:00 amMorning Worship: 11:00am

New Leaf Missionary BaptistChurch

“Turning over a new Leaf”5044 Veterans Drive Dallas, Texas75241

Church (214) 372-3200Sunday School 9:45 am

Morning Worship 11:00 am1st Sunday Lord’s Supper 6:00 pm

Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm

Calvary Temple Community Church 1401 Clay Mathis Rd Mesquite, Texas 75181 972-222-3708 Executive Office 972-222-3709Administrative Office 972-222-5699 Fax

Praise & Worship Service Sundays @ 8:00 A.M.10:30 A.M.

Children’s Church Sundays @ 10:30A.M.Ages 5-12

Adult Prayer & Church School (Bldg 2) Wednesdays @ 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Youth Prayer & Church School (Fellowship Hall)

New Unity Baptist Church6332 Bonnie View Rd. Dallas, Texas 75241

Church (214) 225-2703Sunday School 9:30 am

Worship 11:00 am

Greater El Bethel Missionary Church

“Where Gos is Praised”1130 East Nith Street Dallas, Texas 75203

Church (214) 946-9701Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am

Wed. Prayer Service & Bible Class 7:00 pm

Divine Inspiration MissionaryBaptist Church

4325 W.Ledbetter Dallas,Texas 75223Church (214) 337-1713Sunday School 9:00 am

Morning Worship 10:30 amBaptist Training Union 6:15

Munger Ave. Baptist Church“Your Church home in Dallas”

3919 Munger Ave. Dallas, Texas 75204Church (214) 824-8312

Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday MorningWorship 11:00 am

Sunshine Bible Sunday 10:00 am Fellowship Dinner5:20 pm

Prayer Meeting-Bible Study 7:00-8:30 pm

Salem Institutional Baptist Church

3918 Crozier Street Dallas, Texas 75215Church (214) 428-3797Sunday School 9:15 am

Sunday Worship Service 10:45 amPrayer & Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 am

Beginners Baptist Church3610 Hancock Dallas, Texas 75210

Church 214-428-2083Sunday School 10: 00 am

Morning Worship 11:00 am BTU 9:30 am

Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church

1101 Sabine Dallas,Texas 75203 Church (214) 942-7575Fax (214) 942-2023Pastor (214)942-7474

Website: www.goldengatembc.orgSunday School 9:00 amMorning Worship 10:30 am

St. Mark AME Zion Church“You Must Be Born Again”

2311 E. Illinois Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216Church 214-376-7550 Fax 214-376-2485

stmarkameziondallas.orgSunday School 9:30 amSunday Worship 11:00 am

Prayer Meeting Tues, 12 noon Wed. 6:00 pm

Sat 8:00 am - Sun 9:00 am

New Mount Zion Baptist Church9550 Shepherd Road Dallas, Texas 75243

Church: 214-341-6459Website: http://www.nmzb.org/ Email: con-

[email protected]: 7:30 am.....Early Morning Worship

9:00 a Sunday School 9:00 a New Member Class10:30 am Morning Worship Wed 6:30 PM Intercessory

7:00 PM..........Bible Study

New Mount Calvary Baptist Church “

“Come, taste and see that the Lord isgood”

“Christ-Centered, Faith-Driven, Holy Living”3317 Morris Street Dallas, Texas 75232

Church (214) 638-0918 www.nmtcalvery.orgChurch School 9:00 am

Morning Worship 10:30 amNew Member Orientation 1:30 am

Generation Exchange(youth/Children Happy Hour) 6:45 pm

Hour of Power (Bible Study, 1st & 3rd Wed).D.I.V.A.S. (Women’s Ministry 2nd & 4th Wed.)

M.S.G. (Mes’s Ministry, 2nd & 4th Wed.)

Ministers Listings

“Where friendship is real and the ministry is the word”2419 Metropolitan Ave. Dallas, Texas. 75215www.newfriendshipmissionarybaptistchurch.comChurch: (214) 421-7211 Fax: (214) 565-1147

Pastor’s Office: (214) 421-8272 NFCOC Office: (214) 565-1147

Sunday School: 9:15 am.Morning Worship: 11:00 am.

Mon. - Christian Education 7:00pm. Tues. Prayer Meeting I Noon

Rev. Cecil ProctorPastor

Rev. B.R. WilliamsPastor

Rev. Herman Murray Jr.Pastor

Rev. Wade J. SimmonsPastor

Rev. Michael R. Hubbard,Sr., Pastor

Rev. C. J. R. PhilipsPastor

Rev. Joe S. PattersonPastor

Full Gospel Holy Temple Church39727 LBJ Freeway Dallas,Texas 75237

Church (972) 572-FIGHT (3448)24 HOUR PRAYER Line:

(972) 223-9898Sunday School 9:45 am

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 amSunday Evening Worship 8:00 amTuesday & Saturday 8:00 am

visit our website www.fullgospelholytemple.org

Rev. R.O. MoffettPastor

Rev. Shank RobinsonPastor

Kevin PowellPastor

The Called Fellowship Baptist Church

3104 Gibbs Williams Road Dallas, Texas 75233Church Office (469) 567-1934

Fax: (469) 567-1974churchoffice@the calledchurch.org

Rev. Todd M. AtkinsPastor

Rev. John Morris Jr.Pastor

Rev. K.D. PacePastors

Rev. R.E. PricePastor

Rev. Kendrick L. McKnightSenior Pastor

Rev. Viencent ParkerPastor

Rev. Wade Charles DavisPastor

William D. McNealy Pastor

Dr. W.R. WillisPastor

Dr. David HendersonPastor

Rev. Lee W. TurnerPastor

Dr. David WilsonPastorRev. Johnnie A. McGee,

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Ministers ListingsGolden Chain Church

5023 Wadsworth Dallas, Texas Church 214372-0280

Sunday School 8:00 amMorning Worship 10:00am

Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church

2948 Sinleton Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75241Church 214-6312226

Sunday School 9:30 amMorning Worship 10:45 amEvening Worship 7:00 pm

Steven Temple C.O.G.I.C344 E. Saner Dallas, TX 75216Main Number: 214-946-9262 Sunday School . . . . . . 9AM

Sunday Morning Worship . . . . . 10:30AMSunday Evening Worship . . . . . 7:30PM

Bible Band Brotherhood YPWW 7 - 8PM Wednesday (see church for schedule)

Pastoral Teaching - Praise and Worship . . . . . 8PMWednesday Broadcast on 1040 Am KGGR at 3:45 pm

Bonnie View ChristianBaptist Church

Bonnie View 4861 at Ledbetter Dallas,Texas 75216Church 214-376-8514Sunday School 8:30 amCall to Worship 10:00 am

Wed. Prayer Service & Bible Class7:30 pm

Mount Tabor Baptist Church3700 Simpson Stuart Rd. Dallas, Texas. 75241

Church (972) 225-1704Sunday Services:

Intercessory Prayer I 7:30 – 8:10 am.Early Worship I 8:00 am.Church School I 9:30 am.

Morning Worship I 10:30 am.N.B.C I 6:00 pm.

Shekinah TabernacleBaptist Church

2109 Beckley Ave. Dallas, Texas. 75216Church (214) 942-22278:30 am Sunday School10:00 am Worship Service

Bexar Street Baptist Church

2018 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216Church 214-943-3579

Early Morning Worship 8:00 amSunday School 9:30 amMorning Worship 10:45 am

Greater Mount SinaiMissionary Baptist Church

“Church of Love”4807 Burnside – Dallas, Tx. 75216

Ch: (214) 371-7026 – Office: (214) 375-0062Sunday School: 9:00 am

Sunday Worship: 10:45 amTuesday – Bible Study: 7:30 pm

e-mail: [email protected]

Riverside Baptist Church3132 Lagow Dallas, Texas. 75201

Church (214) 428-3200 9:30 am Sunday School

11:00 am. Sunday Morning Worship

Faithful Missionary BaptistChurch

6255 Bonnie View Rd. Dallas, Texas Church 972-225-7381

Sunday School 9:30 amWorship 10:45 am

New El Bethel Baptist Church2023 Mouser Street Dallas, Texas

Church 214-976-3584Earyy Morning Pentecost 8:00 am

Sunday School 9:45 amMountain top Experience 11:00 amWed. Nite Bible Study 7:00 pm

Shiloh Missionary BaptistChurch1114 Comal St. Dallas, Texas. 75203

Church (214) 946-35819:30 am. Sunday School / 11:00 am. Morning Worship

Tuesday High Noon Prayer & Bible Study 7:00 pm

Every Wednesday AWANA and Bible Study 3rd Saturday feed the hungry

and clothes give awayBy-weekly Sunday Morning Misson Evangalism

Greater ProgressiveBaptist Church

1966 Life St. Dallas, Texas. 75212Church (214) 630-863710:45 am. Worship

9:45 am. Sunday School

Saintsville Church of God inChrist

“Come Worship at the Home of The Saints”2200 So. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, Texas. 75216

Church (214) 375-4105Sunday School I 7:30 am.

Sunday Morning Worship I 10:00am.Tuesday I Bible Band I 7:30 pm.

Friday I Pastorial Teaching I 7:30 pm.Sunday Radio Broadcast I 8:30 am.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church4360 Kolloch Dr. Dallas, Texas. 75216

Church (214) 375-5190Fax: (214) 372-1620

Sunday School: 9:30 am.Morning Worship: 11:00 am.

Community Baptist Church

2920 Fordham Rd.

Dallas, Texas. 75216

(214) 376-9774

Metropolitan Baptist Church“Big Enough to Serve@Room Enough to Grow”

1711 Reynoldston Ln. Dallas, Texas. 75232Church Church: (214) 339-9554

Fax: (214) 337-7626Sunday School: 9:00 am.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 am.Mid-Week Service: 7:30 pm.Transportation Available

Denley Drive Missionary Baptist Church

1519 Denley Dr. Dallas, Texas. 75216Church (214) 941-52249:30 am. Sunday School

10:45 am. Worship

Church of the Living God3711 Biglow Dallas, Texas. 75216

Church (214) 374-54859:00 am. Sunday School

10:00 am. Worship7:00 pm. Wed. – Bible Study / Worship

Ewing Avenue Baptist Church1323 So. Ewing Ave. Dallas, Texas. 75216


Sunday Worship I 10:30 am.Wednesday Bible Study I 7:00 pm.

Greater Shiloh Baptist Church4010 Sunnyvale St. Dallas, Texas. 75216


Morning Worship I 11:00 am.B.T.U. I6:00 pm.

Wed. – Prayer & Teaching I 7:00 pm.Saturday Outreach I 10:00 am.

Mt. Pisgah M.B.C“The Rock”

11611 Web Chapel Rd. Dallas, Texas. 75229Worship Services I 7:45 & 11:00 am.

Sunday School I 9:45 am.Wed. Bible Study 12:00 Noon & 7:00 pm.Office: (972) 241-6151 Fax: (972) 243-5279

Music Ministry: (972) 241-5985Prayer Line: (972) 243-2037

Office HourMon. & Fri. 9 am – 3 pm.

Tues. Wed. Thurs. 9 am – 6 pm.Website: www.dallasmtpisgah.org

Rev. Robert TownsendPastor

Faith Fellowship MissionaryBaptist Church

4205 South Robinson Road Grand Prairie, Texas 75050

Phone: 972-642-9125 www.ffmbc.orgSunday School Teachers’ Meeting 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM

Sunday School - 9:00 AM New Member Orientation Class - 9:00 AM

Praise & Worship - 10:25 AM Morning Worship - 10:30 AM

Children’s Church, ages 7-11, afterresponsive reading - 11:00 AM

Church Nursery, ages 1-4 & 5-6, afterresponsive reading - 12:20 PM

Baptist Training Union (last Sunday) - 5:00 PM Wed.Bible Study - 7:00 PMThurs.

Mass Choir Rehearsal (before the 1st & 2nd Sundays) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Youth Choir Rehearsal (before the 3rd Sunday) 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMFriday

Male Chorus Rehearsal (before the 4th Sunday) 7:30PM

Rev. Stanley E. Smith Pastor

Rev. Johnnie R. BradleyPastor

Rev. S.T. TutsonPastor

Rev. Alfred StapletonPastor

Elder Robert L AsberryPastor

Dr.. Timothy J. BrownPastor

Rev. Michael L. SmithPastor

Rev. N.C. SargentPastor

C.C. RobertsonPastor

Dwayne E. Rodgers, Sr.Pastor

Rev. B.L. HornPastor

Dr. S.C. NashPastor

Rev. Steven C. JonesPastor

Rev. J.J. RavenPastor

Rev. Paul E. WalkerPastor

Rev. Lee CraigPastor

Rev. A.L. BanksPastor

Bishop Harold EdwardsPastor

Dr. Aaron PhillipsPastor

Rev. S.L. JohnsonPastor

Bishop J. Neaul HaynesPastor

Rev. Chris J. EvansPastor

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harris, Lucinda

Survived by 1 son, 3 daughters, 2grandchildren. Viewing - Saturday,April 14 from 9-10:45 am. Funeral -Saturday, April 14 at 11 am. Bothheld at st. Mark Baptist Church -5956 Hwy 19 - Ethel, LA.

Daniels, LaRond,

67, of Dallas, TX, passed away Apri7, 2012. He is survived by wife,Joanne Daniels, daughter, TeneaHarvey (Carl), son, Kendall Daniels,grandchildren, Taryn, Carl III,Deven, brothers, Wayne Williamsand Stephan Daniels. Visitation willbe Frieday, April 13 from 2-9 pm atGolden Gate - 4155 S. R.L. Thorn-ton Frwy. Service will be Saturday,April 14 at 11 am at The ExcitingSinging Hills Baptist Church - 6550Houston School Rd. - Dallas, TX.

Van, ida Mae

92, Viewing - Friday, April 13 drom2-9 pm. Service - Saturday, April 14at 11 am. Both at Golden Gate -4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy.

Jefferson, Ronald "Wood"

47, passed away April 7, 2012. sur-vived by wife, Christine, 7 children,Maurice Twana,, Ronald Jr.,Quantrail, Rondel, Chrishawn andBrittney, mother, Velma, 21 grand-children, a host of relatives andfriends. Wake - Friday, April 13 from8:30 - 9:30 pm at Golden Gate -4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy. Service- Saturday, April 14 at 11 am atHopewell Missionary Baptist Church- 5144 Dolphin Rd. - Dallas, TX

Ward, Reginald "o'Reginal"

34, He was the Minister of Music/Di-rector of Rose of Sharon MissionaryBaptist Church and Munger AvenueBaptist Church as well as ateacher's assistant at Willim CabellElementary School. He is survivedby his mother, Fannie Ward, brother,Joshua J. "Weezie" Ward, 2 aunts,Pamela, Jonett, and a host of otherrelatives and friends. Public Re-marks - Friday, April 13 from 7-9 pmat Rose of Sharon Missionary Bap-tist Church - 2251 Lawrence St.Service - Saturday, April 14 at 11 amat Munger Avenue Baptist Church -3919 Munger Ave.

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