By David WilfongNDG Contributing Writer

Defense attorney Alison Grinter isone of numerous challengers seek-ing to unseat an incumbent judge inthe upcoming local races. Vying forthe seat in Criminal District Court 6,Grinter addressed the audience gath-ered at Monday Night Politics(MNP), presented by the Dallas Ex-aminer and held each week in theAfrican American Museum in FairPark, and said it was time for achange.

“You want somebody who isgoing to apply the law, and know thelaw, and use compassion and respectfor all people,” Grinter said in herclosing remarks. “That’s why I’mrunning for CDC6.”

It only took a few minutes for the“compassion and respect” side ofthat equation to come into questionwith her opponent. When incumbentJudge Jeanine Howard stepped up tothe microphone to make her closingremarks, her eyes affixed on a mem-ber of the audience and she askedthe person in the audience to con-firm her identity, by name.

The audience member did not ap-preciate it. After a short burst ofangry words, Howard was allowed

to once again attempt to give herfinal remarks. Taking the micro-phone, Howard began by telling theaudience, “her boyfriend was sent toprison for assaulting her numeroustimes.”

After MNP moderator MercedesFulbright instructed her not to talkabout the case, Howard was onceagain allowed to try to finish herclosing remarks, this time limited to30 seconds. Howard was reduced tolisting her endorsements, and fin-ished by saying, “I may have the

courage, I said earlier, to maketough decisions and when you haveto do that, you don’t please every-body.”

Keisha Nixon identified herself toDallas media on Tuesday, saying shehas f i led a complaint againstHoward with the Texas Commissionon Judicial Conduct. Nixon called itinappropriate for a judge to call outa victim of domestic abuse publicly,and is calling for Howard to resign.

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(Left to right) Mark Watson, Heath Harris and Chika Anyiam faced off in a forum forCriminal District Court 7 during Monday Night Politics on Feb. 5, moderated by MercedesFulbright (at right). The race saw a heated exchange between Anyiam and Harris, but noth-ing approaching the first forum in Criminal District Court 6. (Photo: David Wilfong / NDG)

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Community WaterFluoridation? Yes,and Here’s Why

Some still mistakenlycling to the disproved be-lief that fluoride helpsCHILDREN’S teeth asthey form. That hypothesiswas thoroughly disproved aquarter-century ago.

It is important to ask —exactly why should anADULT be sentenced totake this poisonous chemi-cal, fluoride, in every glassof water every day of life?

Fluoridation results inslow poisoning over a life-time which causes prema-ture aging, thyroid damage,dental fluorosis, loweredIQ, ADHD, brittle bones

(broken hips & arthritis),kidney damage, cancer andother health dangers.

Read this excellent book,“The Case Against Fluo-ride” authored by three sci-entists, one an M.D. It con-tains over 1200 scientificreferences, over 80 pages.

The whole world isaware of the fluoridationscheme. While 74% of theU.S. is forced to drinkfluoridated water, only 5%of the world and only 3%of Europe fluoridate theirwater. China and Japanhave rejected it many yearsago.

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This writer is grossly

misinformed. In all due re-spect, her job descriptionincludes protecting andpromoting fluoridation.Politics, not science, rulesfluoridation. The independ-ent, impartial and respectedUK Cochrane group of re-searchers reported, after re-viewing all available fluor-idation studies, that theycould not find any qualityevidence to prove fluorida-tion changes the “existingdifferences in tooth decayacross socioeconomicgroups.” Neither could theyfind valid evidence that flu-oride reduces adults’ cavityrates nor that fluoridationcessation increases toothdecay

Fluoridation may reducecavities in children (2 pri-mary teeth or 1 permanenttooth over their lifetimes).But Cochrane cautionsthese studies have “highrisk of bias” and weremostly done before preven-tive measures were wide-spread, e.g. fluoridatedtoothpaste and sealants.

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ONLY those who getpaid to promote the illegalpractice.

Celebrating 50 years, TheWarren Center – a nonprofitagency providing profes-sional evaluations, therapyservices and support to chil-dren with developmentaldelays and disabilities –presents its annual Art ofMusic Gala at 7 p.m., Satur-day, Feb. 10, at the SouthSide Ballroom, 1135 S.Lamar St . , Dal las , TX75215. The evening is a fes-tive night packed with mu-sical performances, stun-ning visuals, food and drink,and topped with headliner,rhythm and blues superstar

Vivian Green.Vivian Green is a criti-

cally acclaimed R&B singerfrom Philadelphia. A musi-cal prodigy, Green beganher career in music at the

age of five. By the age of17, she had recorded withmusic group Boyz II Menand received her first pro-fessional songwriting crediton the song “Dear God.”Green went on to work withartists such as Jill Scott andG r a m m y - n o m i n a t e dsinger/songwri ter EricRoberson.

She made her film debutin the Oscar-nominatedbiopic “De Lovely,” por-traying a jazz singer per-forming the classic “Lovefor Sale.” She appeared inthe TV series “AmericanDreams” as Brenda Hol-loway, singing “Every Little

Bit Hurts.” Green wrote thesongs for playwright/film-maker David. E. Talbert’sstage play “Love in the Nickof Thyme.” She is featuredon Cyndi Lauper’s album“The Body Acoustic” andthe late Guru's “JazzmatazzVol. 4.” She was featured on“Soundtrack to a Revolu-tion,” a compilation of spir-itual songs featuring artistslike Anthony Hamilton,John Legend, The Roots andMary Mary. Most recentlyshe collaborated with jazzpianist Brian Culbertson forhis album “Dreams” andproduced the top-10 adultcontemporary hit “Still

Here.”Children with disabilities

are near and dear to Green.In 2004, Green gave birth toher son Jordan, who wasborn with an undiagnosedsyndrome. As he grew older,he had to undergo multiplesurgeries, which led her totake a hiatus from releasingalbums and focus her timeand attention to the care ofher child. Her strength andresilience pushed her to con-tinue making music throughthis difficult time.

“Being Jordan’s mom ismy life, and I wouldn’t havei t any other way,” saidGreen.

Today Green is an advo-cate for children with spe-cial needs and has createdher own PSA campaign,which accompanied the re-lease of her fifth album,“Vivid.” The vision behindher #IamDifferentIamHu-man campaign is to fight forthe rights of special needschildren nationwide, anissue that has personallytouched her life.

Called “the most talentedDallas gala,” four musicalartists have been selected tocompose an original workinspired by “Wonderland.”

By Freddie AllenNNPA Editor-in-Chief

As part of a new strategicplan to prepare for the nextg e n e r a t i o n o f B l a c kHIV/AIDS response, theBlack AIDS Institute an-nounced several organiza-tional changes, including theretirement of long-timepresident and CEO, PhillWilson.

Wilson launched theBlack AIDS Institute in1999 with a clear mantra(“Our People, Our Problem,Our Solution”) and mission,“to stop the AIDS pandemicin Black communities byengaging and mobilizing

Black leaders, institutionsand individuals in efforts toconfront HIV from auniquely and unapologeti-cally Black point of view.

“In order for a movementto endure, there must be aplan for the future,” said

Wilson, in a statement.“Stepping down as the Pres-ident and CEO of the Insti-tute, where I have had theprivilege of serving for thelast 19 years, is bittersweetfor me. I have been involvedin this fight for almost myentire adult life.”

The statement continued:“In 1983, when I starteddoing this work, none of uscould have imagined thismysterious new disease,first identified at U.C.L.A.Medical Center, would be-come the defining healthissue of our generation. Weare at a turning point. Arewe are going to build on theremarkable advances wehave made over the lastdecade and continue to push

forward and finally end ofthe HIV/AIDS epidemic orare we going to go back tothe dark days of despair anddeath?”

In the statement Wilsonsaid that the Institute is com-mitted to doing everythingin its power to end theHIV/AIDS epidemic, espe-cially in Black communities.

“The time is right. The or-ganization has the infra-structure and capacity to dothe changes set forth by theBoard to prepare for a newgenerat ion of capaci tybuilding, advocacy, mobi-lization and service deliv-ery,” said Wilson. “I amvery proud of the work wehave done over the last 19years and of the organiza-

tion’s commitment to newleadership. That commit-ment is more important nowthan ever before.”

Pursuing new executiveleadership is a part of alarger effort on the part ofthe Institute to prepare forthe next generation ofHIV/AIDS response inBlack communities.

Ahead of the CurveFrom the African Amer-

i c a n H I V U n i v e r s i t y(AAHU) and Black Treat-ment Advocates Network, tothe ground-breaking State ofAIDS in Black America re-ports and acknowledge-ments of Black excellence atthe annual Heroes in TheStruggle Awards Gala, theInstitute has been relentless

in its focus on Black com-munities.

The organization enlistedTraditional Black Institu-tions, such as the NAACP,Black fraternities and soror-ities, Black journalists inmainstream media andBlack-owned publications,and others, to commit toraising awareness, fight-ing stigma, increasingHIV/AIDS literacy and mo-bilizing Black people. Itlaunched the Black Holly-wood Task Force on HIV,currently co-chaired byJussie Smollett, star of theFOX musical drama “Em-pire,” and veteran actressand humanitarian Vanessa

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(NNPA) There is a reck-oning afoot in this country.On one side, Trump has em-boldened and embodied avirulent and reckless hatethat targets women, Blackpeople, and immigrants(among many others). Eachday brings a new outrage.On the other side, #MeToohas followed #BlackLives-Matter as a hashtag-turned-movement, led by coura-geous truth-tellers who aresick and tired of a violentand largely ignored statusquo. The conversationabout race and gender inthis country has brokenopen, and now we must allcontend with the truth ofwho we are as a nation.

While this may feel likescary and unfamiliar terri-tory to some, in reality, theU.S. is just catching up toan understanding and analy-sis that Black women in thiscountry have had for a longtime. Black women havenever had the luxury of ig-norance—not to police vio-lence, not to the rampantsexual harassment and as-sault that women experi-ence at home, school, andwork. In 2018, we shouldlook to the work of Blackwomen to see the path for-ward for a troubled and di-vided nation. In a way,Black women scholars andorganizers have left bread-crumbs for us to follow toliberation, if we’ll only payattention.

In 1989, legal scholarKimberlé Crenshaw coinedthe term “intersectionality”

in her paper for the Univer-s i ty of Chicago LegalForum to explain howBlack women’s oppressionon the basis of gender com-bined with oppression onthe basis of race to createsomething altogether new,an experience of discrimi-nation did not match whateither white women orBlack men experience. Thisconcept would lay thegroundwork for social jus-tice organizing that nowspans the globe, and pro-vided a vocabulary forsomething Black womenexperience on a daily basis.While intersectionality risksdilution as an increasinglypopular buzzword, theanalysis it provides is a cru-cial tool to cut through thenoise and understand theTrump administration’spolicies and their impact ondifferent communities.

Take for instance the re-cent Jane Doe case, andsimilar cases, of the Trumpadministration blockingyoung immigrant womenfrom getting reproductivehealthcare. The mistreat-ment of the “Janes” (asthey’ve come to be called)at the hands of the Trumpadministration targets themboth as women and as im-migrants, and the two iden-tities cannot be pulled apart.“Intersectionality” providesan analysis that explainswhy their treatment is somuch more extreme, and itsimpact so severe.

Just five years after Cren-shaw’s groundbreakingwork, the reproductive jus-tice movement was foundedby Black women who, likeCrenshaw, saw that their

perspectives and experi-ences were being, onceagain, left out of the equa-tion. Reproductive justicebrought intersectionalityand a global human rightsframework together with anuanced understanding ofU.S. policies of reproduc-tive coercion. The foundingmothers of reproductivejustice rejected White femi-nism’s focus on the birthcontrol and the legality ofabortion as too narrow, anddescribed a vision for aworld, where we can allprevent pregnancy if wewant to, end a pregnancy ifwe need to, and have andraise children in healthy en-vironments and without fearof violence.

Reproduct ive just icebroadened the lens of abor-tion rights to include low-income women and womenof color “and” broadenedthe entire conversation torecognize the ways inwhich U.S. policies deniedm o t h e r h o o d t o s o m ewomen even while forcingit on others against theirwill.

This framework is crucialto connect the dots amongTrump’s reproductive poli-cies. Trump wants to makebirth control unaffordable,push abortion out of reach,and punish women for hav-ing children. What seemsinconsistent on the surfaceis, in fact, all part of oneagenda to coerce and con-trol a woman’s decisionsabout pregnancy, childbirth,and parenting.

When Trump was firstelected, Black women werethe least surprised. We sawTrump coming from a mile

away and we already knewhow deep this country’santi-woman and anti-Blacksentiment ran. Now, morethan a year later, the workof Black women will helpus understand and combatTrump’s agenda, with Blackwomen leading the fight.

Let 2018 be the year ofthe Black woman.

Let 2018 be the yearBlack women’s brilliance,leadership, and analysis areheeded at last. Let 2018mark the beginning of anew era of listening to, re-specting, and trusting Blackwomen. Just stop for a mo-ment and imagine whatmight happen, if we actu-ally made those words a re-ality.

The day after the Ala-bama Senate race, the hash-tag #TrustBlackWomen wasall over social media. Andyes, we should trust Blackwomen voters, becausethey’ve kept us from thebrink many times. ButBlack women’s wisdom andcontributions have so muchmore to teach us all—andwe’re going to need to un-derstand that if we hope tokeep Trump from draggingus backward.

Like many other Blackwomen across the country, Iwas standing up in my liv-ing room cheering and clap-ping my hands as I watchedOprah deliver her passion-ate speech at the GoldenGlobes. The next day themedia went wild with hopesfor and critiques of a theo-retical run for president—but they missed the point.While the thought of itmade me smile, what I sawwas an invitation.

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WASHINGTON - Seniorcitizen advocate Dan Weberhas issued a call for the eld-erly, in particular, to get aflu shot if they haven't doneso already. He says it is nottoo late. The flu seasonbegan earlier than usual thisyear and is expected to lastfor months.

"There's still time and, asthe saying goes, better latethan never. It could savelives. Seniors, especiallythose 65 years of age orolder, are at greater risk ofcomplications from in-fluenza because their im-mune systems grow weakerwith age," according toWeber, who is president ofthe Association of Ma-ture American Citizens[AMAC].

A worldwide flu pan-demic occurred it 1918-1919, leaving between 50and 100 million peopledead- three percent of theworld's population at thetime, historian Dan Jonesnoted in a recent article.

There was no vaccine atthat time.

No one can predict howlong the flu season will lastthis time around. But, wehave vaccines to help sig-

nificantly reduce the num-ber of people who can be-come infected with the in-fluenza virus. In fact, evenif you get the flu after beingvaccinated, the shot will

significantly reduce itssymptoms among thosewho had recently receivedinfluenza vaccine as com-

As millions marvel at theworld’s top competitors per-forming athletic feats oncold, wet and slippery sur-faces during this month’s2018 Winter Olympics, Dal-las physical therapist AlanThompson sees an ideal edu-cational opportunity for localathletes and fitness-mindedpeople.

While we watch Alpineskiers speed through difficultdownhill courses and figureskaters bound balleticallyacross the ice, Thompsonsees performances thatvividly highlight the impor-tance of two oft-overlookedelements of good fitness andtraining routines: of balanceand flexibility.

“When we work to prepareour bodies for a certain activ-ity, or simply for the rigors ofliving an active lifestyle, weshouldn’t only be focusingon strength and cardio fit-ness,” said Thompson, clinicmanager of Southwest Sports& Spine, part of Vista RehabPartners, a network of 17physical therapy clinics inthe Dallas-Fort Worth Metro-

plex. “It’s a good start, but ifyour balance and flexibilityare below par, performancewill be limited and the bodywill be more susceptible toinjury.”

Few things highlight thismore than winter sports andactivities, such as those fea-tured during the WinterOlympics.

“Winter sports provide the

ultimate challenge to balanceand flexibility,” said Thomp-son. “Both balance and flex-ibility work together to keepthese athletes upright whilethey adapt to new terrain,changes in position, etc. Theimportance of this is obviouson snow and ice, of course,but the same concept appliesin everyday life.”

Whether your personal

goals include competing bet-ter athletically, getting out-doors more for hiking, cy-cling or (yes) skiing, or sim-ply feeling safer and moreconfident playing in thebackyard with the kids, goodbalance and flexibility arekey, Thompson added.

To help improve balanceand flexibility in your life,Thompson offers some sim-ple recommendations:

Take an Exercise Class:Yoga, Pilates, step classes …they all strive to strengthenyour core muscle groups,which are essential in achiev-ing good balance. Plus, theseclasses often complement in-door cardio and resistancetraining – training that maydo little to help with yourbalance.

Stretch Every Day: Take10 to 15 minutes each day tostretch, either in the morningor just before bed. A stretchright before an activity willdo little to help you out un-less you’ve worked to estab-lish a higher level of flexibil-ity over the long term.

Perform Single-Leg Bal-

ance Exercises: Get yourbody accustomed to relyingon one side at a time.

Practice standing on oneleg while tilting your body

forward, back and sideways.Place your hand on a wall,countertop or piece of furni-ture if you need help balanc-ing.

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Dallas ISD Botello Elementary celebrates World Read Aloud Day

In observance of BlackHistory Month, The U.S. Of-fice of Personnel Manage-ment has partnered withBlacks In Government topresent the Federal HBCUStudent Symposium. TheSymposium will take placeFeb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

The purpose of this event isto offer training for studentsattending HBCU colleges and

universities that are interestedin learning about the Federalapplication process and op-portunities available for stu-dents and recent graduates.Areas of focus will include:

Pathways Programs – Re-cruiting and Hiring Studentsand Recent Graduates intoFederal Careers

This presentation intro-duces the audience to thePathways Programs (Intern-

ships, Recent Graduates andPresidential ManagementFellows (PMF)). Informationpresented covers what eachprogram offers to the jobseeker, the basic requirementsand employment potentialafter each program is com-plete.

Federal Résumé WritingThis workshop is designed

to provide participants with abetter understanding of how

to write an effective Federalresume and give a quickoverview of the resumebuilder on USAJOBS. Thisworkshop will also cover theinterview process in the Fed-eral Government. It explainsthe types of interviews (struc-tured/unstructured), differentdelivery methods, types ofcommon questions, respond-ing utilizing the S.T.A.R (Sit-uation/Task, Action, Result)

method and how to preparefor an interview. This sessionwill include a demonstrationof how to formulate a Federalrésumé using the informationIn a Job Opportunity An-nouncement.

Interviewing TechniquesThis presentation intro-

duces the audience to the in-terview process within theFederal government. It ex-plains the types of interviews

(structured/unstructured), dif-ferent delivery methods,types of common questions,responding utilizing theS.T.A.R (Situation/Task, Ac-tion, Result) method and howto also prepare for an inter-view.

Students are invited to usethe following link to accessthis event: https://opm.adobe-connect.com/pathwayspro-gramshbcu.

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Dr. Andrea Chisholm isan OB/GYN at the Cam-bridge Health Alliance anda Clinical Instructor of Ob-

stetrics and Gynecology atHarvard Medical School.She says that the risks asso-ciated with the flu far out-weigh the risks of not get-ting vaccinated, evenamong pregnant women.

Dr. Chisholm says "get-ting vaccinated against theflu during pregnancy hasbenefits for your baby as

well. Newborns, like preg-nant women, are morelikely to get seriously ill oreven die if they get the flu.

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House DFW (OPH-DFW) iscommitted to providing fu-ture generations a better,cleaner environment. Inworking to achieve this goal,they have launched a pro-gram, Recycling for the Fu-ture, to collect old cellphones. In addition to work-ing to decrease the environ-mental impact, OPH-DFWwill use the proceeds from the

recycling to help supportlocal homeless shelters.

OPH-DFW is encouragingcommunity members to par-ticipate in the Recycling forthe Future program by offer-ing participants up to three$10 gift certificates. Guestsmay visit any of OPH-DFW'seight locations within theDFW Metroplex to exchangetheir old cell phones forOPH-DFW gift certificates.

"At OPH-DFW we recog-nize our responsibility toleave our children and grand-children an environment inwhich they can thrive. TheRecycling for the Future pro-gram provides a win-win op-portunity as we are able to usethe proceeds to assist thosethat need a helping hand inour local community," statedJonathan Seyoum Co-Ownerof OPH-DFW.

Former NFL footballplayer Langston Moorejoked with students at FelixG. Botel lo ElementarySchool that the league’s ini-tials stand for “Not ForLong.”

Moore played for 10 yearsin the NFL, for the Cincin-nati Bengals, Arizona Cardi-nals and Detroit Lions. Thepoint he aimed to make wasthat athletes must have a ca-reer plan for after their rela-tively short professionalsports careers end. He saidone way to do that is to readas many books as possible,which boosts speaking andwriting skills – tools that can

lead to many ways to suc-ceed.

“The more books youread, the more opportunitiesfor you to get stronger,”Moore said. “The brain is

probably the most importantmuscle in your body.”

Moore read his book,#JustaChicken, to the stu-dents to celebrate WorldRead Aloud Day and en-

courage them to read moreoften. He said a way to boostreading time is to pick up abook for the same amount of

time a student plays a videogame or watches TV.

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This is not the first inci-dent Howard has faced forremarks made about the vic-tim of a crime. In 2015, thecommission reprimandedHoward for comments shemade in an interview whenshe said a 14-year-old fe-male sexual assault victim“wasn’t the victim sheclaimed to be.”

That was the first of fiveraces highlighted at MNPon Feb. 5. It also continueda series of hard-foughtjudge’s races that haveraised tension heading intothe judicial elections.

The second race of thenight featured three candi-dates for Criminal DistrictCourt 7, in which ChikaAnyiam, Heath Harris andMark Watson are runningfor an open judge’s seat.

Anyiam took the offen-sive in the second segment,directing her criticisms to-ward Harris. Anyiam firstcriticized Harris for contin-ually resetting a case andhaving a client waiting threeyears for trial. She thenchallenged his legal in-tegrity.

“I do question the judge-ment of someone whowould dismiss a case whenan investigator in the Dis-trict Attorney’s office took a

bribe and influenced a pros-ecutor to dismiss … some-one who was charged with asexual case, dismissed itafter they were bribed andinfluenced,” Anyiam said.

Harris responded that heheld his defendant up inorder to gain more favorablecourt conditions for hisclient and avoiding a life-long listing as a registeredsex offender. “That’s calledbeing a good defense attor-ney,” he said.

In regards to the othercharge, Harris responded toit in his closing remarks.

“OK listen, on thisbribery stuff, the case wasdismissed on its merits,”Harris said. “If you look, noone’s ever said anything thatthe case wasn’t supposed tobe dismissed. The man hadbeen no-billed before. Itwas brought to my atten-tion, so I dismissed it, and itwasn’t by the investigator.The bottom line is that any-one who being held againsttheir will on a case thatshould be dismissed, I’mgoing to urge those prosecu-tors to move that case alonga quickly as possible.”

Watson was spared mostof the barbs in the ex-change, and recalled a caseof “cultural misidentifica-

tion” he encountered in hisearly days as an attorney.On a “Hail Mary” move be-fore the trial, he had the wit-ness look at the defendantbefore the case started andupon a closer look, the wit-ness retracted her earlieridentification. He said hewas looking forward tobringing this to the attentionof the 80 people in the courtfrom North Dallas when thetrial started, but it didn’thappen.

“Do you know what thejudge did? He sent themhome,” Watson said. “Hedidn’t want those 80 NorthDallas white people toknow that it was truthful.‘Cause he didn’t want thatstory to get out in NorthDallas. He told them thecase got settled. And I’vebeen doing that for 25years.”

The race in Family Dis-trict Court 302 features twocandidates, Thelma Clardyand Sandra Jackson, run-ning for an open seat. Bothcome to the table with manyyears of legal experience.Jackson also has experienceworking for the federal gov-ernment, and Clardy has ad-ditional experience on theDeSoto City Council, in-cluding as Mayor Pro Tem.

Clardy said she is lookingfor an expansion of the pro

bono attorney program, andwants to be able to holdnight court on a regularbasis, though she admittedhow regular that might becould be determined by fac-tors outside her control.

She drew a much-neededchuckle from the audiencewhen closing with, “I’mThelma Clardy, the hardyone and I won’t be tardy.”

Jackson said care needs tobe taken to insure there areenough lawyers to ade-quately handle the caseload, and said she would beseeking to increase attor-neys’ rates to insure properrepresentation.

“I believe that families incrisis need compassionatejustice,” Jackson said. “Andthat passion leads to pur-pose. There is a purpose thatgoes on inside of law. Fam-ilies are fundamental to oursociety … We need to keepour families together asmuch as possible.”

The race for Family Dis-trict Court 304 features in-cumbent Judge AndreaMartin being challenged byattorney LaDeitra Adkins.

Adkins challenged Martinon the way she runs hercourt, bringing forwardlarge photographs showinga mattress on an office floorused by a court reporter, anda photo of Martin’s son be-

hind her at the bench duringa hearing. She also claimedMartin had been criticizedby others for not havinggood attendance in court.

Martin flatly rejected thatshe had been absent, chal-lenging anyone to check therecords. She said she ishappy to bring her son towork, and countered thatAdkins had brought herchild to work as well. As faras the mattress on the floor,she remarked, “I have pic-tures of her sleeping on it ifyou really want to seethem.”

The final race featured forthe night was Dallas CountyCourt at Law 2, whereMelissa Bellan and DorothaOcker are vying for theDemocratic nomination.Both candidates have back-grounds which exemplifyhard work, Ocker havingstarted her own practice ona laptop after leaving theDepartment of Justice afterthe Obama administration’sterm. Bellan worked herway through school from aworking class family whereher father dealt with layoffsat every recession.

Both are also enthusiasticDemocrats, Ocker havingbeen a part of the effort toturn Dallas Blue in 2006,and Bellan having been aDemocratic Volunteer of the

Year.“Of all of the endorse-

ments that have been doneso far, I have received allbut one of them,” Bellansaid, naming a few. “Andthat is because of the work Ihave been doing since 2006when we flipped the county.I have been knocking on thedoor for the folks whoended up being judges whenwe flipped this county, andI want to do that again foryou.”

“I’ve been a Democratmy entire life, which whereI’m from is probably themost controversial stanceI’ve ever taken,” Ockersaid. “I was a precinct chairup there in Carrollton wherewe flipped our precinctBlue. I ran last time, 2016,against Matt Rinaldi (in arace for Texas House Dis-trict 115). I increased theDemocratic share of thevote from 39 percent to 49percent … So I do have thecommitment to the Demo-cratic party and I do havethe commitment to justicebecause it’s what I decidedto do ever since I graduatedlaw school.”

MNP will continue onFeb. 12 at 6 p.m. The eventis free and open to the pub-lic. Early voting begins onFeb. 20, with the Primaryelection day on March 6.

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State Senator Royce West to be honored at Paul Quinn CollegeTexas State Senator Royce

West will be honored withthe James C. Belt Jr. Life-time Achievement Award bythe United Methodist Men ofSt. Luke “Community”United Methodist Church atthe organization’s 2018Honors Brunch. The presen-tation event is set for 11 a.m.,Saturday, Feb. 24 at PaulQuinn College, 3837 Simp-son Stuart Rd., Dallas.

Chair of the selectioncommittee, Terry Robinson,said Senator West’s accom-

plishments exemplify thesame spirit of leadership,civil rights and social ac-tivism demonstrated by thelate attorney James C. BeltJr. for whom the award isnamed. Belt was a well-known attorney and activistwho served St. Luke UMCand represented a variety ofcivil rights causes for severaldecades.

Robinson said, “The Belt

award is presented annuallyto an individual with arecord of outstanding vision,dedication and commitmentto serve the citizens of theircommunity and the state.”The first recipient of theaward was Ron Kirk, Dallas’first African-Americanmayor and U.S. trade am-bassador. Robinson said thegoal of the recognition “is toshine a light on deserving in-

dividuals who have given oftheir time serving all peopleand ensuring that justice pre-vails for all.”

Senator West has repre-sented Texas’ 23rd Senato-rial District in the state leg-islature since 1992, and hasserved as an outspoken ad-vocate for public education,funding for at-risk youthprograms, and enhancedstandards for child care.

During his 25-year tenure,he has received numerousawards and recognitions forhis effectiveness as a legisla-tor, including being namedto the Texas Monthly list of“Ten Best Legislators inTexas.”

A portion of the proceedsfrom the recognition eventwill be donated to the JamesC. Belt Jr. Scholarship Fundat Paul Quinn College.

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Political candidates to take the stage Feb. 13 in public forumCandidates for elected po-

sitions serving Dallas City,County and U.S. Congres-sional Districts 24 and 32will take the stage in a mod-erated forum on Tuesday,Feb 13 at

6:30 p.m. at HamiltonPark United MethodistChurch, 11881 Schroeder

Road, Dallas, Texas 75243.The non-partisan forum isfree and open to the public.The event is hosted by twochapters of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. – DallasAlumnae and North DallasSuburban Alumnae – as partof the organization’s mis-sion of service to the com-

munity. The Forum is designed to

give voters an opportunity tohear from and ask questionsof candidates running for of-fices in the 24th Congres-sional District which servesthe suburbs and metropoli-tan areas between Dallasand Fort Worth and Con-

gressional District 32. Dis-trict 32 includes north Dal-las and the suburban com-munities of Garland,Richardson, Rowlett andWylie in District 32. Voterinformation and registrationwill also be available.

“We are very excited atbeing able to join forces

with our sister chapter topresent the candidates whoserve Dallas and the sur-rounding communities,”said Leslie A. Swann, DallasAlumnae chapter president.

“Meeting the candidatesand understanding their po-sitions on issues is an im-portant part of the voting

process," said Pamela D.Pujo, North Dallas Subur-ban Alumnae chapter presi-dent.

Invited candidates includeDallas District AttorneyCandidates, U.S. Congres-sional Candidates and Dal-las Judicial Candidates fromall parties.

The application for ven-dors to sell food, crafts andother items at Irving's 2018citywide special events isnow available online. Ven-dor spaces are available atseveral events throughoutthe year, including CanalFest, Taste of Irving andIrving Main Street Event.Vendors are classified intoone of the four groups listedbelow, and event availabil-ity differs for each vendorcategory. Vendor applica-tions will be reviewedweekly, and approved ven-dors will be notified viaemail. Full payment is duewithin 10 business days ofapproval notification.

Vendor CategoriesArtisan Vendor

Vendor must create theproducts to be exhibited orsold (at least 75 percentoriginal products).

This includes handmade

or custom art, jewelry,clothing, accessories, furni-ture, decor, toys or similaritems.

Community VendorInformation, resale and

local businesses.This includes independ-

ent consultants/direct sales,nonprofit organizations, lo-cally owned Irving-basedbusinesses, and the sale ofmanufactured products andprepackaged food/beverageitems.

Commercial VendorC h a i n r e t a i l e r s , r e -

gional/national corpora-

tions, and businesses basedoutside of Irving.

This includes electric-ity/internet/phone serviceproviders, health care insti-tutions, memberships/re-wards clubs, travel agentsand other retail or serviceproviders.

Food VendorAny vendor serving open

food or beverage requiringa permit under Irving In-spections or Texas Alco-holic Beverage Commis-sion rules.

This includes any alco-

hol, edible substances, ice,beverages or open ingredi-ents.

This does not includeprepackaged, non-poten-tially hazardous foods, suchas unopened cans or bottlesof nonalcoholic bever-age, individual bags ofchips/cookies, etc. Suchitems generally fall under"Community Vendor."

Food vendor spaces atseveral events are alreadyfull; the vendor applicationwill identify which events

have available spaces andwhich are accepting appli-cations for the Wait Listonly.

All interested vendorsmust submit a completeda p p l i c a t i o n . A b r i e foverview of each event isavailable for downloadhere; detailed informationa b o u t e a c h e v e n t i sa v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a twww.IrvingEvents.org.Use the link below to com-plete the 2018 Vendor Ap-plication.

Carrollton’s economygrew by more than 3 percentin 2017, as the City’s strate-gic location, transportationlinks, quality of life, accessto a quality workforce, lowcrime rate, and low tax ratecontinues to make it a com-petitive location for corpo-rate business investment.

Expansion in all sectorsof the economy grewsteadily, with Carrollton’slarge industrial base gener-ating more tax revenues,thus enabling Carrollton tosustain its high quality cityservices at a low cost.

“Our elected officialscontinue to invest in ourparks, first responders, in-frastructure, industrial andoffice parks, and neighbor-hoods to further enhance theCity’s reputation as one ofthe most competitive loca-tions in the country to raise afamily, work, and play,”Economic Development Di-rector Tom Latchem said.

Carrollton’s populationgrew to 133,351, and its as-sessed value grew to over

$13 billion. Currently, morethan 14,000 businesses callCarrollton home. As of June2017, 86,339 people wereemployed in Carrollton,which is a 3.1 percent in-crease from 2016. Averageannual wages increased by4.3 percent, with the aver-age worker earning $62,568annually. Home values inCarrollton also increased in2017, with the mean homevalue rising to $246,565, a9.82 percent increase fromthe 2016 value of $224,512.

Retail SectorThe new WinCo Foods

grocery store broke groundat the Trinity Valley Shop-ping Center, and SamPack’s Five Star Chevroletconstructed its new 60,000square-foot car dealershipnear Downtown Carrollton.

Restaurants such as FrontPorch Pantry, El Pollo, SingBox/YasiYang, Musiro Ko-rean Cuisine, Too ThaiStreet Food, New Taste ofKorea, Yoon Korean BBQ,

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growth in 2017

DallasDallas Park and Recre-

ation Department is offeringyouth scholarships foreight-week enrichmentcamps at city recreationcenters. Financial assistanceis available only to Dallasresidents who qualify forstate and federal financialprograms. To complete anapplication, families willneed to show proof ofhousehold income, resi-dency, and participation inany other need-based pro-grams such as WIC, CHIP,TANF or SNAP. DallasParks Foundation will re-view and award one schol-arship for one child in afamily.

Apply online at Dallas-ParksFoundation.org.

Author Tani Lamb, is aDallas-based globetrotter.She explores the world toexperience the culture,make memories, sample thecuisine, and meet newfriends.

"T Sees an Island" is thefirst book in Tani Lamb’schildren's book series, "TSees". The books are toldfrom her viewpoint as aseven-year-old accompa-nied by colorful pictures.

Tani Lamb will host abook reading and signingSunday, Feb. 25 from 3p.m. until 5 p.m. at PanAfrican Connection Book-store at 4466 SouthMarsalis Avenue, in Dallasvisit www.tanilamb.com formore info.

DentonElecting women to politi-

cal office is a long game.With roughly 20 percent ofall elected positions held bywomen, according to theCenter for Amer icanWomen and Politics, thereis a dire need for women

across generations toengage in the politicalprocess. IGNITE is theleading nonprofit, nonparti-san organization providingtraining, resources, and net-works to feed the pipeline,so there are masses ofwomen running in thedecades to come.

Organizers anticipatenearly 200 young womenwil l par t ic ipate in IG-NITE’s annual TexasYoung Women’s Politi-cal Leadership Confer-ence being held on Satur-day, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m.to 2:30 p.m., at TexasWoman’s University inDenton (304 AdministrationDrive). Over 30 elected of-ficials will participate in thetraining, encouraging youngwomen to embrace theirrights to political power, in-cluding State Representa-tive Nicole Collier, whowill deliver the keynote ad-dress. WFAA news anchorAlisha Laventure will mod-erate the session.

The conference is free forhigh school students andtheir parents; registrationfor college students is$10.00 per person.

FriscoThousands turnout to

raise money to fight child-hood obesity.

The AdvoCare Founda-tion - which focuses on end-ing childhood obesity andencouraging kids to leadhealthy lives hosted #Gen-erationFit, a workout eventfeaturing four-time CrossFitGames champion, RichFroning, at The Star inFrisco on Saturday, Feb. 3.Rich led more than 2,000participants, including hun-dreds of fitness enthusiasts,novice athletes, AdvoCareDistributors, and severalAdvoCare founding family

members in a special work-out as attendees help ensurethe next generation is thefittest generation.

Committed to endingchildhood obesity, the Ad-voCare Foundation sup-ports organizations acrossthe country whose work di-rectly impacts the safetyand health of children inneed, including two in theDallas/Fort Worth area -REAL School Gardens(Fort Worth) and Y.M.C.ADallas. With the help ofthese allies, the AdvoCareFoundation is buildingChampions for Childrenand will grant $1 Million by2020 to help lead the chargeagainst childhood obesity.On Saturday more than$112,000 was raised on be-half of these organizations.

Sci-Tech Discover Centerin Frisco will kick off Na-tional Engineering Weekon Presidents Day (Mon-day, Feb. 19) by showcas-ing and exploring inven-tions created by past presi-dents. On Presidents Day,the museum will offerhands-on activities aimed atexploring the science andengineering behind presi-dential inventions, familyfun activities, electrifyingstage shows, planetarium

experiences and specialguest speakers.

General Admission is$5/member and $10/non-member and $2 Planetar-ium, with show ticketsavailable at the door.

GarlandTime is running out for

any Garland resident inter-ested in running for a seaton the Garland CityCouncil. The deadline tofile for a place on the May5, 2018, ballot is 5 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 16.

Applications and all re-quired materials must besubmitted to the GarlandCity Secretary. For more in-formation, visit the City ofGarland website or call972-205-2404.

Garland Library hostsPerot Museum TechTruck on Saturday, Feb. 10Tech-savvy tweens canenjoy the Perot Museum'sTech Truck during its Cen-tral Library visit. The truckis outfitted with technologi-cal gadgets and gives kidshands-on experiences withSTEAM technology. Toregister, call 972-205-2516.

LewisvilleLewisville CVB seeks

residents’ help on City his-

tory project.Lewisville Convention

and Visitors Bureau is seek-ing help from residents on aproject to document thecity’s rich history and createpublic displays at the newVisitor Information Centerand other municipal facili-ties.

Three come-and-go pub-lic meetings will be held toget resident input. Thosemeetings will be:

• Thursday, Feb. 22, 4-7p.m., Visitor InformationCenter, 247 W. Main Street

• Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10a.m.-noon, Senior ActivityCenter, 1950 S. ValleyParkway A

• Wednesday, March 7, 7-8:30 p.m., Lane ChapelCME Church, 615 HembryStreet.

The CVB is asking forhelp identifying people,places, and descriptions ofhistoric artifacts and pic-tures currently in its inven-tory. Some long- t imeLewisville residents will beat each meeting to share afew stories of their ownLewisville history. CVBstaff members will talkabout the three historyrooms at the Visitor Infor-mation Center and discussproposed ideas for futureexhibits. Residents also willreceive information aboutdonating to the LewisvilleCollection, or volunteeringto help plan future exhibits.Light refreshments will beserved and there is no fee toattend.

Three history rooms atthe Visitor InformationCenter are open to the pub-lic weekdays from 8 a.m. to5 p.m.

RichardsonMayor Paul Voelker pre-

sented the annual Richard-son State of the City Ad-

dress on Jan. 31 at the Eise-mann Center. Centered on atheme of “Richardson De-livers,” the Mayor talkedabout the City’s most sig-nificant achievements in2017.

Among the past year’saccomplishments recog-nized were the successfulfunding of the Cotton BeltRail Line, participating inthe D/FW regional bid forAmazon’s HQ2, ground-breaking for the City’s newPublic Safety Campus, andthe cont inued pr ior i typlaced on strategic commu-nity goals, prioritizing eco-nomic development andreinvestment, finance, inter-nal processes and culture.

The event was free, opento the public and broadcastlive. State of the City willbe replayed on SpectrumChannel 16 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, andvideos of the event are alsoavailable on demand atwww.cor.net/stateofthecity.

Eisemann Center pres-ents Mummenschanz intheir new show you & meon Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.Mummenschanz is a Swissmask theater troupe whoperform in a surreal mask-and prop-oriented style.Founded in 1972 by BernieSchürch, Andres Bossard(August 9, 1944 – March25, 1992), and the Italian-American Floriana Fras-setto, the group becamepopular for its play withbizarre masks and forms,light and shadow, and theirsubtle choreography.

Ti c k e t s r a n g e f r o m$41-$62 and are avail-able for purchase onlineat www.eisemanncenter.comor by calling the EisemannCenter Ticket Office at 972-744-4650 and group dis-counts are available for 10or more persons.

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More than 2,000 participants gathered together for a workout led byCrossFit® Games champion, Rich Froning, to help the AdvoCare

Foundation fight childhood obesity and ensure the next generation isthe fittest generation. (Courtesy photo)

The four compositions willbe performed live during thegala. Additionally, four vi-sual artists have been cho-sen to create four originalmasterpieces inspired by“Wonderland.”

The art pieces along withthe original Wonderland

scores will be auctioned offduring the gala. Proceedsfrom the live auction will di-rectly benefit The WarrenCenter.

The night will also in-clude performances and art-work by:

• Jamar Jones – Golden

Globe-nominated singer andpiano composer, Jones is fa-mous for his soundtrackwork in the recent movie re-lease, “The Greatest Show-man.”

• Ryan Berg – Dallas na-tive, musician and song-writer, he released his firstdebut album early last year.

• K.C. King – Acoustic

guitarist, vocalist and com-poser, King has been writingand performing music forover 15 years.

• Abel Garcia, ChristinaYielding, Milessa MurphyStewar t and JonathanRamirez – DFW visualartists

This annual black-tie op-tional event includes valet

parking, dinner, drinks,music and art. Individualtickets are available startingat $200, as well as tablesponsorships beginning at$2,500. A portion of theticket price is tax deductible.To purchase tickets, pleasevisit http://www.theartof-musicgala.com/artofmusic-galatickets/.

The Art of Music Gala isco-chaired by David Calland Jordan Roberts and pre-sented by Melody and RickRogers and The MogliaFamily Foundation on be-half of Amy Heuerman andJoseph Moglia. For more in-formation, please vis i twww.thewarrencenter.org.

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Delta Charlie's Bar &Grill, located at the DallasExecutive Airport, is chang-ing the way people cele-brate Valentine's Day byproviding a romantic ad-venture for its guests. In2012, Delta Charlie's com-bined cuisine with the run-way to create a Dinner &Flight package that setsthem apart from a typicaldining and dating experi-ence. This is an adventureunlike anything else.

“The breathtaking viewof Dallas at sunset was un-forgettable for both my wifeand me,” said DesmondSmith, a recent guest ofDelta Charlie's.

Delta Charlie's offers athree-course dinner for two,

which includes a refreshingsalad, a delectable entree,and dessert. With differentoptions for each course in-cluding a Filet Mignonserved with garlic mashedpotatoes and sautéed veg-etables, blackened tilapialinguini pasta in a lemoncaper sauce, and more!Each guest will be able tofind exactly what will entice

their palette. Delta Charlie'soffers a fully stocked bar tocreate a perfect pairing toany of their deliciousdishes, including anythingfrom bottles of champagneto their signature Mai Flycocktail.

“The food was fantastic.The whole experience isjust…enchanting!” said Jes-sica Reynolds, another

guest of Delta Charlie's.After the dinner experi-

ence, guests are escortedout to the runway to meetthe pilot who will take themon a journey to new heights.New perspectives of Dallas'best attractions are a sight tobehold, including Fair Park,White Rock Lake, and ofcourse Downtown Dallas.Soaring above at dusk or inthe darkness of night illumi-

nated by the city glowbelow, each guest is boundto see Dallas in a new light.

Delta Charlie's offers theRomantic Package upgradewhich includes roses andchampagne upon the guests'arrival. Treat your love to aunique experience this year,and fly high to an unforget-table moment for the bothof you to share. Valentine'sDay Flights will be offered

from Friday, February 9ththrough Sunday, February18th from 4pm to midnight.You may call 972-655-6665to make a reservation.

Delta Charlie's is locatedat 5303 Challenger Dr., inDallas, and is open Mondayand Tuesday from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. and Wednesday thruSunday from 8 a.m. - 10p.m. Check out the websiteat www.deltacharlies.com.

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Saints, Cincinnati Bengals,Cleveland Browns, DetroitLions, Kansas City Chiefsand Tennessee Titans, saidthat finding success takeswork. “You can be anythingyou want to be,” Smith said.“You just have to make theright choices.”

Smith encouraged stu-dents to write in their jour-nals everyday, adding thateach person in the room is anauthor. “We all have a story,”he said. “Write your storyevery day.” He formed the91 Ways Foundation to helpothers achieve their dreams.

Nate Livings, who playedfor the Dallas Cowboys andCincinnati Bengals, read abook he wrote based on aroad trip with his son. Aftergetting home and seeing allthe photos they had taken, hedecided it would make agreat children’s book, andBig Boy Nate Adventures:Football Road Trip was born.

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Defying ‘StereoTypes’ isin the DNA of the hip-hopinspired classically trainedduo called Black Violin, itwas also the title of theirmajor label debut. Wil B.and Kev Marcus combinetheir classical training as aviolist and violinist withhip-hop influences to createa distinctive multi-genresound that is often describedas “classical boom.” NorthDallas Gazette readers havean opportunity to win tick-ets for two to enjoy theirperformance in person onFriday, March 9 at 9:45 p.m.at Annette Strauss Square.

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Mother and daughter team brings Mardi Gras spirit to Dallas The parades, king cakes,

elegant masquerades, andbead tossings are back infull bloom for Mardi Gras2018. Krewe de Etoile, alsoknown as the Official MardiGras Krewe of Dallas, pres-ents its third charity galawith entertainment, food,and an unforgettable night.Mother daughter duo, AnniaJenkins and Cynthia High-tower- Jenkins accepted thetask of introducing and as-similating the true essenceof Mardi Gras culture, sea-son and celebrations. Thisyear's gala theme is DallasMardi Gras: A WhimsicalWonderland and will takeplace at 7 p.m. on Saturday,Feb. 10 at the Fashion In-dustry Gallery (FIG) at1807 Ross Ave. in Dallas.

"Often time, we have todispel the myths that are forany, synonymous withMardi Gras, such as bad be-havior," said Annia Jenkins."It's about elegance, Roy-alty, over-the-top themes,

unfathomable headdressand costumes with a uniqueterminology of its own."

Mardi Gras has been cel-ebrated for hundreds ofyears and the duo looks for-ward to the celebrationmorphing into a majorweekend with a Mardi Grasfestival and parade in Dal-las. Krewe de Etoile bringsclarity of Mardi Gras toDallas with stilt walkers,theatrics, noted musicians,

including a New OrleansJazz Band, and an indoorParade of the Royal Courtwith bead and trinket toss-ing. Attendees can also lookforward to a Celebrity RedCarpet with local and na-tional television personali-ties, beauty queens, maga-zine publishers, real estategurus, influencers, and phi-lanthropists.

A few of those involvedin this year's event include

Dallas Cowboys legend andHall of Famer Tony Dorsettas King, Donna Richard-son-Joyner as Queen, Jen-nifer Meyers from FOX 4DFW, Larry Hamilton ofHamilton Properties and theLorenzo Hotel, and MissTexas 2017-2018 MarganaWood.

In 2009, Annia moved toDallas and began to inquireabout the Metroplex cele-bration for Mardi Gras asthe season drew near. Shefound that many didn't haveinclination as to what itwas, others hadn't heard ofit, and the rest were only fa-miliar with the surface levelparty elements. The limitedunderstanding for the cele-bration sparked a move-ment for Jenkins. She de-cided to call her businesspartner and mother, Cynthiato contemplate how to in-troduce the authentic cul-ture and spirit to the area.By 2013, the duo launchedKrewe de Etoile for the ex-

pressed purpose of present-ing a Mardi Gras-styledGala Ball and to make cer-tain that the Dallas Metro-plex would become moreMardi Gras savvy.

They coined "Mardi Gras101" taking every opportu-nity to share special nuggetsand trivia regarding the cel-ebration. The journey hastaken them from board-rooms to news rooms andballrooms. Fast forward to2016, the duo producedtheir first mega Mardi GrasMasquerade Charity Gala inDallas. The Gala served asa major eye-opener formany in the area and suc-cessfully brought awarenessto the celebration and char-ities they paired with. Now,the grandness is what is ex-pected of those who partic-ipate with the gala and thoseAListers who are selectedfor the Royal Court.

The spotlighted charityCitySquare was selected byKrewe de Etoile to be the

2018 honoree and monetaryawarded. CitySquare is aneffectively noted programdesigned to fight povertyand homelessness throughservice, advocacy andfr iendship . For morei n f o r m a t i o n a b o u tCitySquare, please visithttps://www.citysquare.org/

Krewe de Etoile alsochooses a person or organi-zation as the recipient of its"Barry Annino Wings of Al-truism Crystal Award" pre-sented to an honoree whoseunselfish work and givingreaches far beyond thenorm. Nick Marino, Jr., di-rector of Tango Tab, will re-ceive the 2018 CrystalAward.

General Admission andVIP tickets are on sale nowand range from $80 to $120.VIP tables are also availablefor $1,500. Visit www.dal-lasmardigras.ticketleap.comor www.krewedeetoile.comfor more information.

and many others located toCarrollton or expanded in2017.

The City’s ongoing ef-forts to encourage the rede-velopment of older shop-ping centers through usageof its Retail Rehab FacadeImprovement Grant Pro-gram continue to generateresults with a number ofnew retail leases signed atthe redeveloped NorthcrestVillage Shopping Center,Carrollton Town Center,and the Shops at Old Den-ton.Hospitality, Medical, and

Residential SectorThe Marriott Courtyard

Hotel and Conference Cen-ter has seen room occupan-cies steadily increase alongwith special events withinits 20,000 square-foot con-ference space.

Carrollton’s medical in-dustry is thriving with sev-eral ancillary businesses lo-cating around the peripheryof Baylor Scott & WhiteMedical Center andthroughout the City. The re-cently completed 20,000square-foot Medical Park-way Center directly acrossfrom the hospital is nowcompletely leased. Land isnow being prepped for anew 40,000 square-footmedical office building,Carrollton Medical Village,on Plano Parkway. Severalsenior/assisted living andmemory care centers arealso being developed, suchas the 183-unit Overlook atPrestonwood Senior LivingComplex currently inprogress on Hebron Park-way.

The Billingsley Com-pany completed construc-

tion of Sloane Street, an up-scale, mixed-use residentialand retail development atMidway Road and ParkBoulevard adjacent to Inter-national Business Park inNorth Carrollton.

Most remaining green-field sites are being devel-oped with an addition ofmore than 2,800 homes.Furthermore, the City is an-nexing nearby unincorpo-rated land, which will househundreds of new homes infar North Carrollton.

Downtown DevelopmentHistoric Downtown Car-

rollton also continues to seeinterest and activity. Theconstruction/reconstructionof IH-35E and the reconfig-uration of the East Belt LineRoad/IH-35 E interchangewere completed in 2017.

Trammel Crow beganconstruction on the 353-unitPhase III of The Union atCarrollton Square, resultingin a total of more than 650units in this urban, upscaleapartment developmentwithin walking distance toshops, retail, restaurants,and Carrollton’s Downtown

DART Station. Construc-tion has also begun on TheSwitchyard, another upscaleapar tment communi tywhich will result in an addi-tional 234 units on Broad-way Street just north of theDowntown Square.

Looking ForwardCarrollton’s population is

projected to continue itssteady 3-4 percent growthrate in 2018 to nearly140,000 people. Employ-ment is projected to expandby 1,473 jobs and will soontop 90,000.

In 2018, major develop-ment and redevelopmentprojects moving forward in-

clude Trinity Mills TransitCenter District, ThomasPark Res ident ia l , andCrosby Gardens ResidentialInfill Redevelopments.

Monthly updates fromthe Economic Develop-ment Department are avail-able at carrolltontxdevelop-ment.com.

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In the Trump era, Consumer Protection Agency changes courseBy Charlene CrowellNNPA Columnist

In the wake of a recent se-ries of anti-consumer actionstaken by Mick Mulvaney,the Trump-appointed Con-sumer Financial ProtectionBureau’s Acting Director, abicameral call for accounta-bility was released on Janu-ary 31. Led by Congress-

woman Maxine Waters ofCalifornia and Sen. Eliza-beth Warren of Massachu-setts, two other Congres-sional Black Caucus Mem-bers, Congressmen Keith El-lison (D-Minn.) and AlGreen (D-Texas) joined Sen-ators Richard Blumenthal(D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley(D-Ore.) as signatories.

Together, the group of

lawmakers seek to knowwhat prompted Mr. Mul-vaney’s actions as well as histies to the payday lending in-dustry.

A January 31 letter callsinto question the followingspecific actions that have oc-curred over the past month:

• Halting implementationof the agency’s final rulepreventing abusive payday

lending (the ‘Payday Rule);• Announcement of the

Bureau’s intention to initiatea rulemaking process thatappears designed to weakenthe Payday Rule;

• Withdrawing a Bureaulawsuit against four onlinepayday lenders who al-legedly misled customers oninterest rates that spanned alow of 440 percent to as high

as 950 percent; and• Ending an investigation

of World Acceptance Corpo-ration, a high-cost install-ment lender that began in2014 after consumers com-plained of unaffordableloans and aggressive collec-tion practices.

“For too long, some pay-day, auto title, and install-ment lenders have taken ad-

vantage of American work-ers who need a little extramoney to pay an unexpectedmedical bill or fix their car,”wrote the lawmakers. “Fortoo many families, one un-expected expense or tightweek traps them in a cycle ofdebt that lasts months oryears…The rule finalized by

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There were ads with Mor-gan Freeman rapping andads with babies from aroundthe world and fast cars withsinger Steven Tyler. Therewere ads with medievalthemes, magic and song.

Then there was the adusing the words and voice ofDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tosell Dodge Ram sell trucks.

“Everybody can be great,”Dr. King said in a speech in1968, two months before hewas murdered. “You onlyneed a heart full of grace;soul generated by love.”

The advertisement fea-tured images of footballplayers, cowboys, U.S.troops and first responders as

a b a c k d r o p t o K i n g ’svoiceover. The advertise-ment ended with an image ofa soldier, a Dodge truck, andthe words “Built to Serve.”

The commerc ia l forDodge trucks provokedprotest on social mediashortly after it aired from

many Super Bowl LII view-ers. It also induced a reactiontweet from the The KingCenter and Bernice King, thedaughter of the late civilrights leader.

“Neither @TheKingCen-ter nor @BerniceKing is theentity that approves the use

of #MLK’s words or im-agery for use in merchandise,entertainment (movies,music, artwork, etc) or ad-vert isement , includingtonight’s @Dodge #Super-Bowl commercial,” TheKing Center tweet stated notlong after the ad was broad-cast.

April 4, 2018 was the 50thanniversary of the assassina-tion of Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. in Memphis, Ten-nessee, at the hands of JamesEarl Ray.

“The worst commercialsare those that use icons likeMartin Luther King Jr to sellthings like a Dodge Ramtruck,” tweeted BostonGlobe Deputy Bureau ChiefMatt Viser. He wasn’t theonly one who noticed.

“So, Ram Truck appropri-ated Martin Luther King Jr.and used an all white cast + 1token black to sell trucks toTrump supporters as if we’reback in the 1950s. #Super-Bowl,” stated Lucy Amatoon Twitter.

“Using a “Martin LutherKing” speech and com-pletely taking it OUT OFCONTEXT for a truck com-mercial is a disgrace,” an-other Twitter user reacted ina typical statement.

Super Bowl advertise-ments have become an an-nual obsession as the expen-sive and targeted marketingto a huge audience has be-come a place where productsare debuted for the first time.Super Bowl ads have alsobecome an annual time to

analyze and study the manymarketing strategy, as well asthe “hits and misses” of theads seen during the game.

It’s likely that the ad fea-turing King’s voice andwords will likely be thesource of analysis over thecoming days. The ad mightalso reignite discussion onsome of the decisions beingmade by Dexter King andMartin Luther King III re-garding the use of their fa-ther’s image and words.

Lauren Victoria Burke isan independent journalist,political analyst and a fre-quent contributor to theN N PA N e w s w i re a n dBlackPressUSA.com. Shec a n b e c o n t a c t e d a tLBurke007@gmail.com andon Twitter at @LVBurke.

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Some Super Bowl watchers were dismayed by the use of a MartinLuther King, Jr. voiceover in the Dodge truck commercial. (Screen

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Visit 114jobfair.com toreserve your Employerbooth or register for a freejob seeker ticket.

For more Information,please call: 617-388-9176.

Feb. 10Security Officer

Job FairA job fair is being hosted

by United Protective Serv-ices at their Frisco office lo-cated at 7460 Warren Pkwy,Ste. 185. They are hiringmultiple positions to startimmediately for full-timesecurity officers.

You must be able to ex-hibit a high level of profes-sionalism when interactingwith our clientele as well aswith fellow employees.Must be able to meet allstate requirements to obtainand maintain a Non-Com-missioned Security OfficerLicense in the State ofTexas. Candidate will passa background investigationto include criminal history,

credit history, valid driver'slicense, stable work history,personality profile test, anddrug screen. These posi-tions offer competitive payrates and benefits.

For more info, call 972-578-1501.

Feb. 13Airport Fair

DFW Airport Job Fairfrom 9 a.m. - Noon at ABMAviation located at 4425 W.Airport Fwy., Ste. 220 inIrving. Please text yourname and time to 817-919-8010 / 972-342-7058 toconfirm your attendance.Job offers will be made onthe spot for Airline Passen-ger Assistants and AircraftCabin Agents.

Sales & ManagementCareer Fair

This is not going to be acattle call event with hun-dreds of candidates andlines out the door. In fact,you can bypass the phonescreen and meet directlywith hiring managers. It isscheduled for Feb. 13 at 6p.m. (be on time) FairfieldInn & Cascades EventsCenter at 5909 Stone CreekDrive in The Colony.

Feb. 20, March 20,April 20

PetSmartHiring Event

PetSmart is looking forpet lovers to work at theirdistribution center in Ennis.The positions are full-timedirect hires, not temp posi-tions. Within the first sixmonths you can earn up to$17.94 and enjoy paid timeoff 90 days from hire,health, vision and dental aswell 401k saving plan. After100 days you receive a$500 retention bonus; andeligible to receive $500 forreferring a friend for hire.They are located at 2880 S.Oak Grove Rd. in Ennis.Open interviews are held onthe third Tuesday of eachmonth from 8 a.m. – 10a.m.

Feb. 24Harmony SchoolsHarmony Public Schools

offers a competitive salaryas well as a full benefitsplan. They value longevityand performance over time

through Harmony's CoreValues, and 20/20 programand opportunities providedfor performance increases.HPS invests in developingleaders through high-qual-i ty programs, effectivecoaching, and ongoing pro-fessional development.

Harmony Public SchoolsJob Fair DFW District Of-fice is scheduled for Feb. 24from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at12005 Forestgate Drive,Ste. 110, in Dallas.

Feb. 21Medical City

If you specialize in L&D,NICU, Antepartum, MotherBaby/ Couplet Care or otherwomen’s care, Medical CityHospital is seeking staff attheir new Women’s Hospi-tal, opening this spring.They provide care forwomen at all stages, fromgynecological needs tolabor and de l ivery tomenopause management.The job fair details are:

Medical City Children'sHospital Atrium (In PersonEvent), 7777 Forest Ln,

Dallas, TX 75230, Wednes-day, Feb. 21 from 4 p.m. - 8p.m.

Vir tual Chat Event -Wednesday, Feb. 21 from11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

March 5Military

Hiring EventA free hiring event for vet-

erans, transitioning militarypersonnel, National Guardmembers, reserve membersand spouses is scheduled forMarch 5. The seminar kicksoff at 10 a.m.

“Ready, Aim, Hired: Howto Make Sure Your CivilianJob Search Hits the Target --Using Technology to Get theRight Job Faster” and is pre-sented by MyComputerCa-reer. It will be held at AT&TStadium located at OneAT&T Way in Arlington.

This seminar is intendedto show job seekers how towork smarter to secure inter-views. Learn how to preparea job search system that willcreate a list of target em-ployers and how to connectwith these employers to se-

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seminar at rmvets.com/mcc_dallas18.

March 21Diversity

Hiring EventThe 18th Annual Diver-

sity Employment Day Ca-reer Fair features employersseeking a diverse and inclu-sive staff. This event is freeand open to the public 18years of age and older. Mul-ticultural/Bilingual, Peoplewith Disabilities, Women,LGBT, Veterans and Maturecandidates are encouragedto attend.

The positions availablerun the gamut from entry toprofessional level for com-panies such as Union Pa-cific, LKCM Radio Group,Citibank, FedEx Ground,the FBI and more. Inter-ested applicants can visitfacebook.com/CityCareer-Fair to register for the eventat the Holiday Inn Confer-ence Center at 6055 LBJFrwy. in Dallas from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

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NOTICE: Pastor Woodsonserves the community byproviding “ProfessionalTherapy and CounselingServices” on a “SlidingFee” scale. To schedule anappointment call the Pas-toral Counseling Center at972-526-4525 or email thechurch at www.bethelbible-felloswhip.org

Discover Hope and Help fordaily living; and, you don’thave to be a member tocome. The Connect-2-Re-flect (C2R) meetings areheld in comfortable and re-laxed homes, one in Car-rollton and one in Plano, re-freshments are served. Callthe church for details.

February 11, 9:45 a.m.You’re invited to our“Prayer and Meditation” at9:45 am. You will beblessed and inspired. Youdon’t want to miss this aswe celebrate service to God,our community and allmankind.

Also, join Bethel Membersfor their Annual Black His-tory program, with Christo-pher Hunter conducting theprogram.

Happy Valentine’s Day toAll

February 14, 7 p.m.Join us in Wednesday’sPrayer and Bible StudyClass with Minister BrendaPatterson, Senior Pastor

Woodson, Pastor LarryGardner, Pastor Bernadetteand others conducting anew study on the book ofEphesians with supportingchapters and verses. Spiri-tual maturity is God’s desirefor you; it’s Time to Growin the Word of God.

Dr. Terrance Woodson,Senior Pastor1944 E. Hebron ParkwayCarrollton, TX 75007972-492-4300w w w. b e t h e l b i b l e f e l -loswhip.org ______________________

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February 11, 8 a.m.Join us in our SundayMorning Services as wepraise and worship God inthe Joycie Turner Fellow-ship Hall; followed by ourSunday Worship Services;and bring someone withyou, you will be blessed.

Join us in our Wednesday’s12 Noon-Day Live, Prayerand Bible Study and/or ourWednesday Night Live,Prayer and Bible Study at 7p.m. to learn more aboutGod’s Word. Be encour-aged by God’s plan for yourmaturity and His glory; andmost of all; be prepared togrow.

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed. D.Senior Pastor1609 14th Street Plano, TX 75074Future Building location is

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Let’s Go Fishing!MATTHEW 4:19

February 16, 7 p.m.All men are invited toMen’s Ministry meetingeach Friday night at 7 p.m.,(IBOC promotes proactivemale leadership.)

February 11, 10 a.m. You’re invited this Sundayas we praise, worship,honor and magnify God’sHoly name in songs and thespoken word.

Also, this Sunday,02-11-2018

And Every 2nd SundayReserve your seat at Rush-taurant; it’s all you can eatas long as you can eat. It’safter Morning WorshipService. See you there!

February 12Join us in Monday Schoolas we grow in God’s Wordand learn what God has tosay to us.

Pastor Rickie Rush7701 S Westmoreland RoadDallas, TX 75237972-372-4262www.Ibocchurch.org______________________

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February 11, 10 a.m.Join us for Morning Wor-

ship Service as we praiseand worship God for HisHonor and His glory; anddon’t forget to comeback at7 p.m. for our BrazilianChurch.

February 14, 7 p.m.You’re invited to ourWednesday’s Bible Studyclass; you will learn whatGod has to say to us. Cometo be encouraged by God’splan for your spiritualgrowth and His glory.

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NEW MOUNT ZIONBAPTIST CHURCH(Abiding in Christ)

February 11, 7 a.m.Join us for our Early Serv-ice or our Morning WorshipService as we praise andworship God, you will beblessed.

February 14, 7 pmJoin us at our Wednesday’sIntercessory as we pray toGod for others. Call thechurch for details for de-tails.

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Come and connect to Godthrough Shiloh; grow inChrist through the study ofGod’s Word; and Serve Godthrough service to eachother and to the world.John 12:26.

February 11, 2018You are invited to ourmorning worship at 10 a.m.Sunday School will begin at8:30 a.m. We would love tohave you at our services.

And, join us for our annualSoul Food Sunday on Feb-ruary 11th after the 11 amworship service.

February 14, 7 p.m.You’re invited to ourWednesday’s Bible Study tolearn more about God’sWord. Come and be en-couraged by God’s plan foryour maturity and growth;it’s all for His glory and Hishonor. We are, “Growing inChrist through the study ofHis Word.”

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Williams, to leverage thepower of celebrity to am-plify messages about pre-vention, testing, treatmentand ending stigma.

“We have always beenahead of the curve in under-standing HIV/AIDS andhow it relates to the Blackcommunity,” says InstituteBoard Chair, GrazellHoward. “This change is acontinuation of that legacy.The search for new execu-tive leadership is a part of anew strategic plan. We havebrought on new Board

members like Representa-tive Donna M. Christensen(retired), Dr. David Cook,David Munar and GinaBrown to help us with ex-pand our policy work, ourclinical services and addBlack-women programs, re-spectively. We’ve also re-energized our Black Holly-wood Task Force on AIDSwith new ambassadors andsupporters like Ledisi,Karamo Brown, Taraji P.Henson, Alfre Woodard andVan Jones.”

Board member David

Munar, the president andCEO of the Howard BrownHealth Center in Chicago,says “almost every mile-stone in the fight againstAIDS domestically, and insome cases internationally,has been paved by the BlackAIDS Institute, and that’s acredit to the Institution andits many supporters and af-filiates across the country.””

Passing the Mantle“For those of us who have

been doing the work andstanding with Phill shoul-der-to-shoulder for manyyears, it will be hard toimagine this work without

him,” said Munar. “But thistransition is not about PhillWilson, it’s really about amission, a vision, a commit-ment to mobilize a commu-nity, to leverage influencewherever we can, to elimi-nate AIDS and make thisworld a better place for peo-ple who are affected byHIV.”

Freddie Allen is the Edi-tor-In-Chief of the NNPANewswire and BlackPres-sUSA.com. Freddie is also afrequent contributor to theBlack AIDS Weekly. You canfollow him on Twitter@freddieallenjr.

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By Sis. TarpleyNDG Religion Editor

Daniel Hale Williamswas one of the first physi-cians to perform open-heartsurgery in the United States;and, he founded a hospitalwith an interracial staff.Born on January 18, 1856,in Hollidaysburg, Pennsyl-vania, Williams pursued apioneering career in medi-cine.As a Black doctor in1893, Dr. Williams openedProvident Hospital, the firstmedical facility to have aninterracial staff. He was alsoone of the first physicians tosuccessfully complete peri-cardial surgery (the mem-branous sac enclosing theheart) on a patient. Dr.Williams later became chiefsurgeon of the Freedmen’sHospital.

After the death of his fa-ther, a 10-year-old Danielwas sent to live in Balti-more, Maryland, with fam-ily friends. He became ashoemaker’s apprentice butdisliked the work and de-cided to return to his familywho had moved to Illinois.Like his father, he took upbarbering, but ultimatelydecided he wanted to pur-sue his education.

Dr. Williams worked as

an apprent ice with Dr.Henry Palmer, a highly ac-complished surgeon, andthen completed furthertraining at Chicago MedicalCollege. He set up his ownpractice in Chicago’s SouthSide and taught anatomy athis alma mater. He becamethe first Black physician towork for the city’s streetrailway system.

Dr. Williams who wascalled Dr. Dan by patientsadopted sterilization proce-dures for his office, in-formed by the recent find-ings on germ transmissionand prevention from LouisPasteur and Joseph Lister.

Due to the discriminationof the day, Black citizenswere still barred from beingadmitted to hospitals andBlack doctors were refusedstaff positions. He firmlybelieved this needed tochange so in May 1891 Dr.Williams opened ProvidentHospital and TrainingSchool for Nurses, the na-tion’s first hospital with anursing and intern programthat had a racially integratedstaff. The facility, where Dr.Williams worked as a sur-geon was publicly champi-oned by famed abolitionistand writer Frederick Dou-glass.

In 1893, Dr. Williamscontinued to make historywhen he operated on JamesCornish, a man with a se-vere stab wound to his chestwho was brought to Provi-dent. Without the benefitsof a blood transfusion or

modern surgical proce-dures, Dr. Williams suc-cessfully sutured Cornish’spericardium. Thus becom-ing one of the first people toperform open-heart surgery;Cornish lived for manyyears after the operation.Physicians FranciscoRomero and Henry Daltonhad previously performedpericardial operations out-

side of the U.S.In 1894, Dr. Williams

moved to Washington,D.C., where he was ap-pointed the chief surgeon ofthe Freedmen’s Hospital,which provided care for for-merly enslaved Black peo-ple. The facility had falleninto neglect and had a highmortality rate. Dr. Williamsworked diligently on revi-

talization, improving surgi-cal procedures and increas-ing special izat ion. Dr.Williams also launched am-bulance services and con-tinuing to provide opportu-nities for Black medicalprofessionals, among otherfeats.

In 1895, he co-foundedthe National Medical Asso-ciation, a professional or-ganization for Black med-ical practitioners, as an al-ternative to the AmericanMedical Association, whichdidn’t allow Black member-ship.

Beginning in 1899, Dr.Williams also made annualtrips to Nashville, Ten-

nessee, where he was a vol-untary visiting clinical pro-fessor at Meharry MedicalCollege for more than twodecades.

He became a chartermember of the AmericanCollege of Surgeons in1913. In 1926 Dr. Williamsexperienced a debilitatingstroke and died five yearslater on August 4, 1931, inIdlewild, Michigan.

Today, Dr. Williams'work as a pioneering physi-cian and advocate for Blackdoctor’s presence in medi-cine continues to be hon-ored by institutions world-wide.

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the CFPB last October wascarefully balanced to endthat cycle of debt while en-suring that borrowers retainaccess to needed credit.”

The Dodd-Frank WallStreet Reform Act that cre-ated the CFPB intended forit to be an independentagency, charged with serv-ing as the consumer’s finan-cial cop-on-the-beat. Its di-rector was to be nominatedby the President and con-firmed by the Senate to afive-year term of service.Additionally, CFPB was tosecure its funding directlyfrom the Federal ReserveBank, rather than throughCongress’ annual appropria-tions process that could en-able powerful special inter-ests to restrict necessaryfunding.

Even though the Dodd-Frank Act also defined a

succession plan for an Act-ing Director in the event ofpersonnel changes, two peo-ple were appointed to thissame role. One, LeandraEnglish was lawfully ap-pointed by the former Direc-tor Richard Cordray, whileanother, Mr. Mulvaney, wasappointed by PresidentTrump. The lawmakers’ let-ter is addressed to both ap-pointees.

An appellate federal courtwill eventually decide whoshould be the legal ActingDirector; but in the interim,Mulvaney leads CFPB whileretaining his position as Di-rector of the Office of Man-agement and Budget. In hisprior role as a South Car-olina Congressman, he co-sponsored a bill to eliminatethe CFPB and acceptednearly $63,000 in campaigndonations from payday

lenders. These donations in-cluded $4,500 from WorldAcceptance Corporation’spolitical action committee.

“The CFPB spent fiveyears honing the PaydayRule, conducting researchand reviewing over one mil-lion comments from alltypes of stakeholders: frompayday lender, to state regu-lators, to faith leaders,”wrote Ranking MembersWarren and Waters.

Now Mr. Mulvaney over-sees the daily operations ofthe same Bureau that re-turned $12 billion to nearly30 million consumers inabout six years. Instead ofregulating financial services,this Acting Director prefersallowing private enterpriseto determine consumers’choices – including thosethat are harmful and preda-tory. He also wants financialbusinesses to have moreinput on determining what

regulations CFPB shoulduse in their supervision andmonitoring.

As CFPB’s Acting Direc-tor, Mulvaney also wrote aletter to Federal ReserveChairwoman Janet Yellenadvising that “for SecondQuarter of Fiscal Year 2018,the Bureau is requesting $0.”

Mulvaney added, “Whilethis approximately $145million may not make muchof a dent in the deficit, themen and women at the Bu-reau are proud to do theirpart to be responsible stew-ards of taxpayer dollars.”

When the federal deficitis hundreds of trillions ofdollars, it strains credulity tobelieve that $145 million

will lighten the nation’sdebt. But an emerging pat-tern of the current adminis-tration is to allow lengthydelays that could eventuallybecome denials. Key con-sumer protections in studentloans have been delayed aswell, and through the Con-gressional Review Act, arule that would have al-lowed consumers to havetheir own day in court to re-solve financial and credit is-sues has also been rejected.Moreover, Mulvaney di-rected the CFPB to delayimplementation of its pre-paid card rule that was de-signed to help stop abusivefees for users.

“I certainly understand

the desire to protect tax-payer dollars,” said DebbieGoldstein, Executive VicePresident with the Centerfor Responsible Lending,“but I think the mission ofthe CFPB is to protect thetaxpayers, the Americanpeople, from lenders whotarget them for high-costand unaffordable loans. Andthe best way to save Ameri-cans millions of dollars is bypreventing predatory lend-ing, not by draining theCFPB’s resources.”

Charlene Crowell is theCenter for ResponsibleLending’s communicationsdeputy director. She can bereached at charlene.crow-ell@responsiblelending.org.

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NDG Book Review: Reach back for The Pope of Palm BeachBy Terri Schlichenmeyer

Reach back, they say.Grab the person behind

you, beneath you on theSuccess Ladder, the newbiein the office, and elevatethem, too. Reach back andhelp somebody. Reach backand be a mentor, but useyour head – or, as in thenew book “The Pope ofPalm Beach ” by TimDorsey, it could be deadly.

Everybody knew Darby.He was the guy who al-

ways lent a hand, lived qui-etly, talked to strangers, andnever bothered anyone.When the best wavescrashed on the inlets nearPalm Beach Gardens ,

Darby was the only guywho could ride them. Hewas a legend. The surferscalled him The Pope ofPalm Beach.

Much like a real Pope,Darby blessed his followersbut his favorite was Kenny.Back in ’65, Darby noticed

the skinny boy was teased alot and, because he made apoint of including those dis-included, he taught Kennyto surf. He saved Kenny’slife and then he taught himto live.

And, as they sat one sum-mer night on the docks,watching men with largeguns, big boats, and drugsalong the waterway, Darbytaught Kenny about dying.

That was the night thatKenny Reese, Florida au-thor and witness to a crime,went home, barricadeddoors and windows, and hidfor the next thirty years.Terrified and assuming thatdrug men – or maybe cops,or both – were looking for

him, he lived in the darkand relied on his lawyer topay bills, bring groceries,and deal with a publisherthat never knew what hap-pened to their best-sellingwriter…

“Another working vaca-tion.”

That’s how Serge Stormsdescribed the trip downFlorida ’s east coast whenhis sidekick, Coleman,questioned their intentions.This vacation, however,was unique, in that they’dnever done it before. Thistrip was entirely literary,looking for landmarks ofFlorida writers. Harrison,Thompson, Hurston, thosewere the easy ones.

McGuane, Rawlings, somany of them. And thenthere was the one Sergecould never find: a guywho’d written a trilogy,then disappeared.

A guy by name of KennyReese.

Here’s something new: aSerge Storms novel by au-thor Tim Dorsey that isn’tAll Chaos, All the Time. In-stead, Dorsey’s done some-thing different, and it’s quiterefreshing: there’s a calmertimeline inside “The Popeof Palm Beach” that takesreaders back and forth, fiftyyears to the present, insideseveral character’s lives.

One of those, of course, isStorms, who is six years old

in some parts of the bookand present-age in others;regular readers of this serieswill be delighted with thischildhood peek at LittleSerge, and a kid called “Seymour .”

Alas – heavy sigh - thebest character here is killedbefore we’re fully able toget to know him.

If you’re mourning theloss of the chaos – don’t.Dorsey offers plenty of thatfor fans, as well as Serge’susual creative revenge butthere’s a full story in theway first, and that’s okay.You’ll still love “The Popeof Palm Beach,” so reachback for it.

Southern Methodist University presentedits annual Silver Anniversary MustangAward (SAM) to alumnus and Dallas CityCouncilmember Tennell Atkins. The SMULetterman’s Association selects recipientsof the SAM award. Awardees must havegraduated 25 years from the Universityprior to receiving the award and are se-lected based on making a significant posi-tive and lasting impact on the community.Councilmember Atkins graduated fromSMU's Cox School of Business in 1978and lettered as a scholar-athlete while play-ing football for the University. SMU Presi-dent Dr. R. Gerald Turner and Director ofAthletics Rick Hart will present the awardto Councilmember Atkins on Saturday,January 20 at halftime during the SMUmen's basketball game versus Tulane.

SMU presents SAM Award to Councilmember Tennell Atkins