By Joe FarkusNDG Contributing Writer

Seven Dallas-area ministers metwith Sen. Royce West for a forum onthe Black Church and Economic De-velopment at Paul Quinn CollegeThursday, Nov. 9. The town hallmeeting was well-attended by thecommunity and special guests Dr.Zan Wesley Holmes Jr., Tracye Mc-Daniel, and Dallas City Councilmember Tennell Atkins. The forum’sdiscussion centered around questionsof economic justice, gentrification,and ways to innovate and encourageentrepreneurial opportunities in Dal-las’ black community, specifically inthe city’s southern sector.

“The black church has always beeninvolved in economic development,”said Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr., whoonce led the African American Pas-tor’s Coalition and was the long-timepastor of St. Luke A.M.E. “We’vedone it individually in our differentchurches; the challenge is: how canwe do it together?”

A total of seven ministers were in-cluded on the panel, including Dr.Michael Bowie, Pastor of St. Luke“Community” UMC, Dr. Jerry Chris-tian, Pastor of Kirkwood CMEChurch, Dr. Tony Evans, Pastor ofOak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dr. Fred-

erick D. Haynes III, Pastor of Friend-ship West Baptist Church, Rev. Le-lious Johnson, Pastor of St. Paul Bap-tist Church, Dr. Ronald Jones, Pastorof New Hope Baptist Church, and Dr.Stephen Nash, Pastor of Mt. TaborBaptist Church.

One of the most discussed topicsduring the panel discussion was theacquisition of property by blackchurches, both to help stem the tideof gentrification encroaching intoSouth Dallas communities as well as

to provide land where black busi-nesses and business ventures can startand grow.

“The land that you own gives youthe freedom to determine what youcan do with it,” said Dr. Tony Evans.“We’ve accumulated some 150 acresto be able to have that independence.”

In addition to sheer land acquisi-tion, Dr. Evans’s church has startedtheir own credit union and provides

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributor

The blue wave that sweptthe country last week wasn’tjust a victory for Democrats,but a resounding win forAfrican American candi-dates, who defied the odds—and Trumpism—to makehistory.

In Charlotte, N.C., voterselected the first femaleAfrican American mayor inthe city’s history, choosingDemocrat Vi Lyles over Re-publican Kenny Smith.

In St. Paul, Minn., MelvinCarter became that city’s

first Black mayor, earningslightly more than 50 percentof the vote in a field that fea-tured 10 candidates and awrite-in opponent.

In Virginia, DemocratJustin Fairfax trounced Re-

publican challenger JillVogel in the race for lieu-tenant governor. In January,Fairfax will become only thesecond African American tohold statewide office in Vir-ginia. Doug Wilder was thefirst, serving as lieutenantgovernor from 1986-1990,then as governor from 1990-1994.

Fairfax said his and otherDemocratic victories could“be the match that sparks thewildfire of progressive”change all across the coun-try.

“All across the world. Thisis a battle for the nation’ssoul,” Fairfax said. “Since Iannounced my candidacy,this campaign has been

about the future, about build-ing a Virginia where all of ushave the opportunity to rise.”

Most saw victories by De-mocrats as a referendum onPresident Donald Trump,whose record low job ap-proval rating has shrunk to39 percent according to var-ious reports.

Republicans lost races forgovernor in Virginia, whereRalph Northam easily beatTrump-backed Ed Gillespie,and in New Jersey, whereformer U.S. Ambassador toGermany Phil Murphy wonelection as governor, defeat-ing Republican Lt. Gov. KimGuadagno.

Also, in Virginia, attorneygeneral Mark Herring, a De-

mocrat, won reelection overRepublican John Adamswhile Democrats gained atleast 10 seats in the House ofDelegates.

The party also won keymayoral races in New York,Charlotte, Stamford, Conn.,and St. Petersburg and, in adirect rebuke of Trump andRepublicans who have triedto repeal the Affordable CareAct, voters in Maine ap-proved a ballot measure toexpand Medicaid under for-mer Pres ident BarackObama’s signature health-care law.

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First of all, despite theTrump Administration’s ef-forts to kill (“repeal and re-place”) the Affordable CareAct, it is still the law of theland, and because of the fed-eral mandate everyone is re-quired to have some form ofhealth insurance. However,since “45” and his teamhave declared it all but dead,they have shortened the en-rollment period from threemonths to a mere six weeks,from November 1-Decem-ber 15, 2017. Additionally,the United States Depart-ment of Health and HumanServices has drastically cutthe budget for outreach. Thistime last year, there were tel-evision and radio announce-ments, billboards on buses,and other reminders thatpeople should enroll forhealthcare, if they didn’t al-ready have healthcarethrough their jobs.

The Trump Administra-tion hopes that, without out-reach, people will not enrollfor healthcare, so that theycan then crow that people“don’t want” healthcare.Some faith leaders, how-ever, have pledged to usetheir pulpits to remind theircongregations to get en-rolled for healthcare. Rev.Dr. Barbara Williams Skin-ner, the first Executive Di-rector of the CongressionalBlack Caucus and an activistwho melds faith with publicpolicy, who is also a spiritualadvisor to many Black lead-ers, has developed a toolkitfor communities of faith tohelp them do the work thatour government won’t: en-couraging people to sign-upfor affordable healthcare.

You can follow the faithleaders’ conversations aboutopen enrollment and health-c a r e o n s o c i a l m e d i au s i n g t h e h a s h t a g s#SOULSTOENROLL or#SOULS2ENROLL, and byliking the Facebook page,“Facebook.com/FaithinPub-licLife”, where you can findthe toolkit adopted fromthe government page ,“GetAmericaCovered.org”;instructions for the weekendcampaign that will beginNovember 12, suggestionsfor faith leaders; a samplebulletin announcement; aPSA; and social media tips.In other words, the faithcommunity is being encour-aged to treat healthcare en-rollment like any othergrassroots organizing cam-paign and get involved in it.

Back in the day, beforesocial media, we used to talkabout “the drum,” how weshared information in theBlack community; many ofour radio stations, or publicbroadcast programs, andnewspapers were our drums.Now, faith leaders are takingthe drum viral to ensure thatpeople who don’t get theword, because of lack ofgovernment outreach, willget it through churches andthrough the Internet.

We will rely on thesemethods of communicatingmore and more, as this ad-ministration attempts to con-tract, not expand, the infor-mation people need to getessential healthcare (andother services). The toolkitand other resources areproof that our communityhas the ability to out organ-ize the evil that is seepingout of Washington. “Woke”members of Congress areworking with Rev. Skinner

and others to get the wordout. Congressman JimClyburn (D-S.C.) had hisPSA up before the enroll-ment period opened on No-vember 1, and some mem-bers of Congress have PSAsposted on their webpages;but everyone won’t log on toa congressional website toget access to the PSA. That’swhere the churches andcommunity organizationscome into play.

Once upon a time, wewere great at mobilizing.Without any In te rne t ,250,000 people managed toget to Washington, D.C. forthe March on Washingtonon August 28, 1963. Mim-icking that effort, and usingboth word of mouth and theInternet, more than a millionwomen made it to Washing-ton D.C. for the post-inau-gural Women’s March. Nowwe have the opportunity torally millions to participatein the benefits of the Afford-able Care Act.

There are consequences tonot enrolling. If you don’tenroll by December 15, youmay have to wait a wholeyear before getting access toaffordable healthcare andthe subsidies available underACA, and you may have topay a fine for not enrolling.Some states (California,Washington, Minnesota,Colorado, Massachusettsand Washington, D.C.) willallow enrollment until Janu-ary, but most will close en-rollment on December 15.Even with a longer enroll-ment period, the best thingto do to ensure that the peo-ple who need health insur-ance get it is to encouragethem to enroll early.

Helping people enroll forACA benefits is not only a

public service, it is also anact of resistance to “45’s”pernicious attempts to un-dermine President Obama’ssignature piece of legisla-tion. To be sure, the ACA isnot perfect, but it is respon-sible for expanding the baseof people who can get af-fordable health insurance.

This example of Faith inAction may be a templatefor other ways to use thechurch to organize resist-ance. The novelist Dr.Daniel Black (author of“Perfect Peace: A Novel”)recently gave a talk in whichhe described our churches asthe backbone of the Blackcommunity. Disagree withyour pastor, or with the ser-mon if you will, he said, butstill get to church for thesense of community that canonly be found there. Whilethe Black church is less im-pactful than it was in 1963,when most of us could bereached through church an-nouncements, it is still aplace where we gather andshare information. If youdon’t usually go to churchon November 12, when the#SOULS2ENROLL week-end campaign kicks off,consider making your waythere to check this campaignout. If you do go to church,encourage your pastor toparticipate.

Julianne Malveaux is aneconomist , author, andFounder of Economic Edu-cation. Her latest book “AreWe Better Off: Race, Obamaand Public Policy” is avail-able via amazon.com. Forbooking, wholesale in-q u i r i e s , o r f o r m o reinfo, v is i t www.jul ian-nemalveaux.com. FollowDr. Malveaux on Twitter@drjlastword.

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Celebrate local businesses on Nov. 25By Rhea Landholm

Growing up, I would earna quarter per chore – a quartereach for washing dishes, dust-ing, sweeping, and more. Ipocketed the quarters, hoppedon my bike, and rode fourblocks to the main thorough-fare in my town of 1,000.

I would peruse toy racks atthe pharmacy and hardwarestore; drool over bulk candyat the grocery store and the

flower shop; and peer atnotepads in the glass case atthe newspaper office. Theselocally-owned businesses re-ceived all of my hard-earnedquarters.

At age 8, I didn’t realize Iwas supporting small busi-nesses or the local economy.I also didn’t think to save myquarters for spending at a bigbox or department store. Ionly knew how handy it wasto be able to shop in my com-

munity.Main street businesses are

an important part of our life inrural America, and SmallBusiness Saturday, on Nov.25, is the perfect time to cele-brate them. Show your sup-port by making purchases,which keep locally-earneddollars in your communities.

In 2015, U.S. small busi-nesses represented 99.7 per-cent of businesses with paidemployees, according to the

U.S. Small Business Admin-istration. When we shop, eat,and have fun at local estab-lishments, we benefit ourneighbors.

During this holiday season,and year round, #ShopSmall.Support your community,your friends, and your way oflife. When local businessessucceed, we all win.

Rhea Landholm with Cen-ter for Rural Affairs can bereached at rheal@cfra.org.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Our public health organiza-tions support the legislationintroduced this week by U.S.Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI),U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette(D-CO) and their cosponsorsthat would prohibit the saleof tobacco products to any-one under the age of 21 na-tionwide. The Tobacco to 21Act will help reduce tobaccouse among young people,save lives and help make thenext generation tobacco-free.

The need for bold actionto further reduce tobacco usein the United States is clear.While we have made enor-mous progress, tobacco useremains the leading prevent-able cause of death in ourcountry, killing more than480,000 people each yearand costing about $170 bil-lion in health care expenses.According to a 2014 reportby the U.S. Surgeon Gen-eral, if current trends con-tinue, 5.6 million of today’syouth will die prematurelyfrom smoking.

Increasing the age of salefor tobacco products to 21

will help reduce tobacco useamong youth and youngadults – age groups whennearly all tobacco use beginsand that are heavily targetedby the tobacco industry. Weknow that 95 percent of adultsmokers began smoking be-fore they turned 21. We alsoknow that tobacco compa-nies spend $8.9 billion a year–$1 million every hour – tomarket their deadly and ad-dictive products, much of itaimed at young people.

Increasing the tobaccosales age to 21 will helpcounter the industry’s relent-less efforts to target youngpeople at a critical timewhen many move from ex-perimenting with tobacco toregular smoking. It will alsohelp keep tobacco out ofhigh schools, where youngerteens often obtain tobaccoproducts from older stu-dents.

A 2015 report by the Na-tional Academy of Medicine(previously called the Insti-tute of Medicine) predictedthat increasing the nationaltobacco sales age to 21would significantly reducethe number of adolescentsand young adults who start

smoking; reduce smoking-caused deaths; and immedi-ately improve the health ofadolescents, young adultsand young mothers whowould be deterred fromsmoking, as well as theirchildren.

Increasing the tobaccosales age to 21 also hasbroad public support. A 2015survey by the Centers forDisease Control and Preven-tion found that 75 percent ofadults – including seven in10 smokers – support in-creasing the minimum agefor sale of tobacco productsto 21.

There is a growing, na-tionwide movement to raisethe tobacco age to 21. Fivestates have enacted Tobacco21 l a w s – C a l i f o r n i a ,Hawaii, New Jersey, Maineand Oregon. The District ofColumbia and more than230 localities in an addi-tional 13 states have as well,including New York City,Chicago, Boston, Cleveland,St. Louis and both KansasCities.

Until Congress enacts na-tional legislation raising thetobacco sales age to 21, we

urge states and localities tocontinue taking action.

We applaud Sen. Schatzand Rep. DeGette for theirleadership in introducingthis legislation to reduce thenumber of young peoplewho start on a path that toooften leads to addiction, dis-ease and premature death.

ANAHEIM — Womenwho experienced one ormore traumatic lifetimeevents or several negativeevents in recent years hadhigher odds of being obesethan women who didn’t re-port such stress, accordingto preliminary research pre-sented at the AmericanHeart Association’s Scien-tific Sessions 2017, a pre-mier global exchange of thelatest advances in cardio-vascular science for re-searchers and clinicians.

“Little is known abouthow negative and traumaticlife events affect obesity inwomen. We know thatstress affects behavior, in-cluding whether peopleunder- or overeat, as well asneuro-hormonal activity byin part increasing cortisolproduction, which is relatedto weight gain,” said studysenior author Michelle A.Albert, M.D., M.P.H., pro-

fessor of medicine, cardiol-ogy, and founding directorof the Center for the Studyof Adversity and Cardiovas-cular Disease, at Universityof California, San Fran-cisco.

Obesity, a preventablerisk factor for cardiovascu-lar and other diseases, im-pacts more than one-third ofU.S. adults. According tothe American Heart Associ-ation, nearly 70 percent ofAmerican adults are eithero v e r w e i g h t o r o b e s e .

Women tend to live longerthan men, putting especiallyobese, aging women atgreater risk for disease, saidstudy author Eva M. Du-razo, Ph.D., a post-doctoralscholar at the NURTURECenter, Division of Cardiol-ogy, UCSF said.

The researchers studiedthe relationship betweenmajor life events and obe-sity in a group of 21,904middle-aged and olderw o m e n , f o c u s i n g o nwomen with the highest

obesity prevalence. Theydefined obesity as having abody mass index (BMI) of30 kg/m2 or higher. And,they measured the impactsof two types of stress: trau-matic events, which couldoccur anytime in a woman’slife and includes such thingsas death of a child or beinga victim of a serious physi-cal attack, as well as nega-tive life events that had oc-curred in the previous fiveyears of a woman’s life.Negative events includedwanting employment butbeing unemployed forlonger than three months orbeing burglarized.

They found:• Nearly a quarter (23

percent) of the women stud-ied were obese.

• Women who reportedgreater than one traumaticlife event versus no trau-matic life events had 11 per-cent increased odds of obe-

sity.• The higher the number

of negative life events re-ported by women in the lastfive years, the higher thetendency for increased oddsof obesity. Specifically,women who reported fouror more negative life eventshad a 36 percent higher riskof obesity, compared towomen who reported nosuch events.

• Among women who hadhigher levels of physical ac-tivity, there was a strongerassociation between in-creasing cumulative/chronic

stress and obesity, thoughthe reason for this findingremains uncertain.

“Our findings suggestthat psychological stress inthe form of negative andtraumatic life events mightrepresent an important riskfactor for weight changesand, therefore, we shouldconsider including assess-ment and treatment of psy-chosocial stress in ap-proaches to weight manage-ment,” Albert said.

Because the study looks

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Dallas leaders and The Family Place help launch national women’s civic initiativeBy Carla MeadowsNDG Special Contributor

In the midst of highlypublicized domestic vio-lence and sexual harass-ment charges that oftendominate today’s newscycle , Dal las recent lyhelped change the narrativeby welcoming a dynamicwomen’s civic leadershiporganization to help em-power underserved commu-nities in North Texas.

All In Together (AIT) anonpartisan nonprofit inpartnership with acclaimedjournalist and female advo-cate Gretchen Carlson andher Gift of Courage Fund,launched the Gretchen Carl-son Leadership Initiative(GCLI) at The Family Placein on Nov. 4.

Dallas was the first stopon a multi-city tour during ayearlong national campaign

that will bring civic leader-ship and advocacy trainingto thousands of underrepre-sented women across thecountry. The focus was onempowering women whohave experienced gender-based violence, discrimina-

tion or harassment.GCLI officially kicked

off its programming at TheFamily Place with an inspi-rational message by Carl-son. “We’re serving under-served women who havefelt that they did not have a

voice on so many issues:domestic violence, sexualharassment, and anythingelse,” Carlson said. “WhatI’ve found out is that whenyou see yourself in thosesituations, you feel like youdon’t have a voice on thoseissues, and I’d like to letwomen know that yourvoice matters.”

Co-Founder and CEO ofthe All In Together Cam-paign, Lauren Leader-Chivée led the workshop byeducating attendees on po-litical advocacy, relevantgovernment policies and ef-fective civic participation.

Leader-Chivée explainedthat nationally, there arehuge gaps in the politicaland civic participation ofwomen. Women who haveexperienced harassment orviolence often stay awayfrom political participationentirely.

These newly-launchedworkshops he lp g ivewomen the tools, resourcesand tactics to help themraise their voices and influ-ence political change.

Best of all, the programmotivates participants totake action on issues thatthey care about the most byencouraging women to part-ner with local advocacy or-ganizations around the na-tion.

In Dallas, the programkicked off with a power-house group of civic leadersmoderated by The FamilyPlace CEO Paige Flink fea-turing Dallas Police Chiefof Police Renee Hall, Dal-las County District AttorneyFaith Johnson, and DallasSheriff Lupe Valdez.

The speakers shared sto-ries of perseverance andhow they overcame per-sonal challenges in life to

get where they are today.The group agreed that theywanted to help ensure thatwomen in North Texas haveaccess to the tools, re-sources and education theyneed to have influence andimpact on the policies thataffect their lives.

Sheriff Valdez relayed herrise to the top, beginningwith her own personal ex-periences with gender-based discrimination as ayoung law enforcement of-ficer in the 70’s.

“There were many timesthat I wanted to quit,”Valdez said. However, shepressed on and fought herway in a male-dominatedprofession. Encouraging thewomen in influencing polit-ical change she said, “Ifyou’re not at the table,you’re on the menu. Get tothe table, speak up and useyour voice.”

From L to R: Family Place CEO Paige Flink, Dallas County DistrictAttorney Faith Johnson, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall and Dallas

Sheriff Lupe Valdez.

Dallas Bar Association hosts faith leaders forumThe public is invited to a

Faith Leaders Public Forum.This one-hour event onWednesday, Nov. 29, will be aconversation with five of theCity’s dynamic faith leaders:

• Pastor Richie Butler, St.

Paul United Methodis tChurch

• Pastor Bryan Carter, Con-cord Church

• Rabbi David Stern, Tem-ple Emanu-El

• Imam Omar Suleiman,

Yaqeen Institute for IslamicResearch

• Pastor Jeff Warren, ParkCities Baptist Church

Each of these leaders arenot only changing the land-scape on race relations in Dal-

las, they are reshaping howlocal faith institutions interactwith one another. The pan-elists will discuss their efforts,as well as what challenges layahead and how lawyers canjoin forces to unleash the great

potential of our city.The forum will begin

promptly at NOON at thePavilion at the Belo Mansion,2101 Ross Avenue in down-town Dallas (garage parkingavailable; enter from Olive

Street). The event is free. Anoptional $15 lunch buffet willbegin at 11:30 a.m.

Those interested in attend-ing are asked to RSVP to se-vans@dallasbar.org so ade-quate seating is available.

Original Pancake House teams with Mary Kay for Breast Cancer Awareness

Notice of DART Community Meetings -Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor

The public is invited to acommunity meeting to re-view the progress of the Cot-ton Belt Corridor RegionalRail Project. These meetingswill include both an openhouse and presentation withQ&A. DART, in cooperationwith the Federal Transit Ad-ministration (FTA), the Fed-eral Railroad Administration(FRA), and the Federal Avi-ation Administration (FAA),is preparing an Environmen-tal Impact Statement (EIS)

to assess the impacts andbenefits of passenger railservice on the 26-mile longCotton Belt Corridor fromDFW International Airportto Plano. The meeting infor-mation will include:

• Project-wide potentialimpacts and proposed miti-gation;

• Station locations;• Traffic analysis/grade

separations.Community MeetingsWednesday, Nov. 29 at 7

p.m.Parkhill Junior High

School Cafeteria (16500Shady Bank Drive, Dallas,TX 75248)

Thursday, Nov. 30 at6:30 p.m.

Richardson Civic Center(411 West Arapaho Road,Richardson, TX 75080)

Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6:30p.m.

Addison Conference Cen-tre (15650 Addison Road,Addison, TX 75001)

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Dallas receives TWC grant for foster youth dropout programAUSTIN — The Texas

Workforce Commission(TWC) recently announcedthe award of $1.5 million infunding for the Foster YouthDropout Recovery andHigh School Completionpilot program to help cur-rent and former foster youthages 16 to 25 earn a highschool diploma or its equiv-alent, and obtain high-de-mand workforce skills withthe goal of ensuring that thisvulnerable population has apathway to postsecondaryeducation or employment inhigh-demand occupations.

“It is imperative thatTexas gives every child thebest chance to succeed, andthis is especially true for at-risk foster children,” saidGovernor Greg Abbott.“The Foster Youth DropoutRecovery and High SchoolCompletion pilot programis an important collabora-tion between communityand education and work-force agencies to help en-sure Texas foster youthhave the chance to obtain apostsecondary degree or

gain workforce skillsneeded for successful em-ployment. I am proud of theimportant work this pro-gram has started and lookforward to its success.”

According to the TexasEducation Agency, approxi-mately 27,000 students infoster care attend Texaspublic schools during theschool year. The percentageof students in foster carewho drop out is more thanthree times higher than stu-dents who are not in fostercare. Through mentoring,career guidance and one-on-one counseling, the goalof the Foster Youth DropoutPrevention pilot program is

to ensure that a greaternumber of Texas fosteryouth students completehigh school and obtain apostsecondary degree. Fos-ter youth can also benefitfrom free tuition at Texascolleges and universities ifenrollment in the state’s tu-ition fee waiver program iscompleted by age 25.

This initiative was in-cluded among the recom-mendations of the Tri-Agency Report to the Gov-ernor: Prosperity RequiresBeing Bold: Integrating Ed-ucation and the Workforcefor a Bright Texas Futurereleased in 2016. Commis-sioners from TWC, the

Texas Education Agencyand the Texas Higher Edu-cation Coordinating Boardidentified a need to supportfoster youth among majorini t ia t ives included instatewide efforts for thenext generation that willmake Texas the clear leaderin targeted fields and posi-tion the state for future eco-nomic success.

“These Foster Youth pi-lots will demonstrate howwe can work in partnershipto enhance postsecondaryoutcomes for former fosterstudents by increasing theirrates of high school com-pletion, high-demand skillsattainment, and postsec-ondary enrollment,” saidTWC Chairman Andres Al-cantar.

The $1.5 million will beused to create four 18- to24-month high school com-pletion pilot programs forcurrent and former fosteryouth that will support in-ternships, applied learningopportunities, and offersupport services for post-secondary education and

training opportunities.“The pilot program will

not only assist foster careyouth in becoming inde-pendent adults, but will helpmeet the growing demandfor skilled workers and pro-vide an additional talentpipeline for our Texas em-ployers,” said TWC Com-missioner RepresentingEmployers Ruth R. Hughs.

“Foster youth will havean opportunity to gainhigher education credentialsand workforce skills to as-sist with transitioning intothe Texas workforce,” saidTWC Commissioner Rep-resenting Labor Julian Al-varez.

Texas Child ProtectiveServices staff currentlywork with local school dis-tricts on credit recovery ef-forts for youth in fostercare. The purpose of thisproject is to greatly enhanceand supplement these valu-able efforts.

New programs that re-ceived funding through theFoster Youth Dropout Pre-vention and Recovery High

School Completion PilotProgram include Dallas In-dependent School Districtreceiving $498,051 forlaunching and implement-ing a two-year pilot pro-gram with CitySquare’sTransition Resource ActionCenter and Workforce Solu-tions Greater Dallas.

The grant will enable thedistrict and CitySquare tohire trained personnel to en-gage in the one-on-onecounseling and mentoringstudents require, provide in-centives to students for suc-cessful completion of pro-gram steps, engage them injob training, and provide$50,000 to establish paid in-ternships with local em-ployers.

Dallas ISD will workwith Workforce SolutionsGreater Dallas to developinternship opportunities andjob training skills for em-ployment placement.

Goodwill Industries ofCentral Texas, Pharr-SanJuan-Alamo ISD and SanAntonio ISD also receivedfunding.

Baylor announces a ‘One Weekend per Month Executive MBA’WACO – The Baylor

University Executive MBAprogram in Dallas has an-nounced a new format thatwill allow high-achievingworking professionals to at-tend class one weekend permonth and earn an Execu-tive MBA in just 21 months.

The cohort of studentsentering in fall 2018 will at-tend classes from 1 p.m. to8:30 p.m. Fridays and 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays tobetter accommodate theneeds of mid-career execu-

tives, who will be able tobalance the demands ofworking full-time whilecompleting an MBA. It alsooptimizes the time studentsspend in the classroom byensuring that the classroomexperience is impactful andinteractive.

Classes for the BaylorEMBA - Dallas, which alsooffers an EMBA in Health-care, are held at the CooperAerobics Center near Pre-ston Road and LBJ (Hwy635). Courses in the Execu-

tive MBA and ExecutiveMBA Healthcare programsare taught by a combinationof Baylor’s faculty and in-dustry executives.

“We are facing the mostexciting and challengingtimes in business. The in-fluence of technology willchange the way we thinkabout competitiveness andhigh performance in our or-ganizations,” said GaryCarini, Ph.D., vice provostfor graduate professionaleducation at Baylor and

professor of management atthe Hankamer School ofBusiness.

“The Baylor EMBA pro-gram has already developedcontent in our courses thatwill prepare our students toexcel and achieve leader-ship positions in their re-spective industries. We areprivileged to partner withour students along theirjourneys to attain the high-est levels in their careers.”

In addition to its rigorous

and relevant curriculum, theBaylor EMBA - Dallas pro-gram features three experi-ences to supplement theclassroom experience: aweeklong residency at Bay-lor in Waco, Public Policyand International Businessin Washington, D.C., and aninternational trip to studyglobal strategies.

The program also offers acybersecurity class so thatsenior executives are able tounderstand and develop a

cyber-risk mitigation strat-egy.

The Baylor EMBA pro-gram’s 64 percent increasein salary ranked No. 1 inTexas and in the top 20 in-ternationally. The programalso is No. 2 in Texas forwomen participating in theprogram and in the top 15for U.S.-based programs.

The early deadline for ap-plications is Jan. 31, 2018.Go to www.baylor.edu/Dal-lasEMBA to apply or learnmore.

Service-minded Comets support local nonprofits as Viva VolunteersStudents from The Uni-

versity of Texas at Dallasgained perspective beyondtheir normal college experi-ence after spending a recentmorning packing tooth-brushes, deodorant and tow-els for the homeless.

“I don’t think many stu-dents have taken the oppor-tunity to visit a homelessshelter. When you createhygiene kits for people, yourealize you take things for

granted. It definitely was aneye-opening experience,”said Andrew Shaw, programcoordinator for the StudentOrganization Center.

Shaw participated with ateam of six students in aViva Volunteer project atThe Bridge Homeless Re-covery Center.

Organized by the Officeof Student Volunteerism(OSV), Viva Volunteerdrew more than 400 partic-

ipants this year from 29 UTDallas student organizationsand scholarship groups for aday of service at 23 com-munity sites. The projectcoincided with the nationalMake a Difference Day onOct. 28.

Good Deeds Span Acrossthe Community

The volunteers’ tasks in-cluded assembling furnitureat area Habitat for Human-ity ReStores, sorting dona-

tions for Goodwill Indus-tries, spreading mulch at theTexas Worm Ranch, hosingdown kennels and washingblankets at the Plano Ani-mal Shelter, and plantingthe first fruit orchard treeson the UT Dallas campus.

The volunteers' combined2,045 hours of donatedlabor saved nonprofit or-ganizations more than$51,000.

“Volunteering helps stu-

dents develop empathy, cul-tivate community responsi-bility and become active cit-izens,” said MackenzieHunter, the OSV’s interimdirector. “Besides promot-ing student development,Viva Volunteer mobilizesvolunteer labor and helpsc o m m u n i t y a g e n c i e sachieve their missions.”

First-time agency partici-pants included The BridgeHomeless Recovery Center,

Equest, Moorland FamilyYMCA and Legacy SeniorCommunities.

Shahana Shaikh, a fi-nance senior and a studentworker for the Student Or-ganizat ion Center, hadnever been to The Bridge’sfacility before.

“The moment that af-fected me the most was see-ing employees of the pro-

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African American respon-siveness of citizens to befully engaged in the demo-cratic process,” the statementread.

Terry McAuliffe, Vir-ginia’s outgoing Democratic

governor, told reporters thatthe election night victorieswere indeed a springboardfor future elections, includ-ing the 2020 presidentialrace.

“This was a spark plug,”

McAuliffe said. “This is therevitalization of the Demo-cratic Party in America.”

Former Vice President JoeBiden said voters clearlysent a message to Trump.

“A resounding defeatton ight for Pres identTrump,” Biden tweeted.

“Voters across the countryrejected the ugly politics wehave seen this past year. In-stead, they chose candidateswho unite and inspire us.”

Members of the Congres-sional Black Caucus also en-gaged voters. Rep. JohnLewis (D-Ga.), urged every-

one to vote.“The vote is precious, al-

most sacred,” Lewis said. “Itis the most powerful nonvi-olent tool or instrument in ademocratic society [so] useit.”

And, if that admonitionwasn’t enough, the leg-

endary civil rights leader re-minded voters why partici-pating is so important.

“I was beaten, left bloodyand unconscious so thatevery American has the rightto vote ,” Lewis sa id .“Friends of mine gave theirlives. Do your part. Vote.”

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opportunities for people tocome and earn their G.E.D.,get Microsoft certified, andget hired by Dallas compa-nies looking for new em-ployees.

“What we’ve attempted todo at Friendship West haseverything to do with, on onelevel, fighting for economicjustice,” Dr. Frederick D.Haynes III told the rest of thepanel. “Dallas, like many

cities across this country, isbeing hit by gentrification –especially on our side oftown.”

“As churches, it is in ourvested interest to understandour responsibility to get in-volved in public policy,”Haynes continued. “It’s goodto develop…but your devel-opment can be sabotaged byeconomic injustice in theform of gentrification [or]

pay-day predators havingtheir way.”

Dr. Haynes’s church hasgained notoriety for its WestWall Street event. The initia-tive provides an opportunityfor black businesses to selltheir products to churchmembers between and afterservices on Sunday beforeBlack Friday, allowing mem-bers the chance to get theirholiday shopping done whilesupporting black businessesin the community.

There was also consider-able talk amongst the minis-ters about churches beingmore selective in who theybank with, only banking withinstitutions that support thecommunity and line up withthe collective interests ofblack churches. Some evenproposed the concept of aDallas-based “black bank”.

“I believe we can grow fi-nancially, fiscally, and spiri-tually if we have a lendinginstitution that we owned,”

said Dr. Michael Bowie.The idea gained consider-

able traction, with a memberof the audience urging com-munity leaders to create ablack-owned bank during thequestion and answer portionof the evening.

“As the first and onlyblack liquidator that closedSunbelt Bank, I am pleadingand asking – in the name ofGod, that we create a blackbank now,” said the ques-tioner. “Will the black bank

be a part of the agenda?”While much of the panel

declined to indicate whetherthey would push for such anidea, there was much agree-ment on the need to coalescearound a common economicand community vision forthe black community inSouth Dallas. The sevenministers present are ex-pected to formulate a visionand plan to address the issuesdiscussed the forum earlynext year.

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Representatives of Irving ISD, City of Irving and North Lake College snip the ribbon, symbolizing the com-pletion of the renovated natatorium at North Lake. The three entities collaborate for joint use of the facil-ity. Pictured are (from left) Irving City Councilman John Danish; Dr. Eddie Tealer, vice president of busi-ness services at North Lake College; Dr. Christa Slejko, president of North Lake College; John Watson, fa-cilities services director at North Lake College; Irving ISD Superintendent of Schools Jose L. Parra, Ed.D.;Irving ISD Board Vice President Randy Randle; Irving Mayor Pro Tem Allen Meagher; Irving Council-

man Oscar Ward; and students Ethan Garcia and Lateefa Chowdhury.

Hope Supply Co., a mem-ber of the Baby2Baby Na-tional Network, has partneredwith Drybar Plano for a holi-day drive benefiting home-less children in North Texas.The organizations are cur-rently seeking donations bythe community for new toys,

diapers, clothes and baby es-sentials.

Hope Supply Co. meetsthe critical needs of homeless

children across North Texasby providing necessities in-cluding diapers, wipes, cloth-ing, hygiene products, schoolsupplies and uniforms, toysand programs all year roundto enhance their lives. Thenonprofit is also the largestdiaper bank in Texas and is

the only organization of itskind in North Texas provid-ing these services to thehomeless.

“The number of Americanfamilies struggling to meettheir families' basic needs isalarming,” states BarbaraJohnson, president of Hope

Supply Co. “Hope SupplyCo. is working to keep upwith the demand, to ensurethat all children have thebasic necessities to thrive andlive a productive, joyful life.”

The local holiday drive isnow taking place at DrybarPlano and will continue

through Monday, Jan. 8,2018. Drybar is located at7300 Lone Star Dr., Plano,TX 75024, at The Shops atLegacy.

For more information onthe organizations, please visithopesupplyco .org andbaby2baby.org.

Baby2Baby Network teams up with Drybar for Hope Supply Co. drive

Dive In! Ribbon cutting ceremonyheld for renovated natatorium

Irving ISD, in partnershipwith the City of Irving andNorth Lake College, held aribbon-cutting ceremony tocelebrate the newly reno-vated natatorium at NorthLake College. The eventshowcased the $7 million inrenovations to the facility,which was built in 1985,and celebrated a partnershipbetween Irving ISD, the cityof Irving and North LakeCollege.

The 50-meter indoor

swimming facility is oper-ated and managed by theCity of Irving for joint useby the city and Irving ISD.It is open for year-roundclasses and swimming ac-tivities for the Irving com-munity. The ribbon cuttingevent, held Monday, fea-tured a warm greeting fromThomas Haley ElementarySchool students as well asperformances by masterswimmers from Pirouettesof Texas.

Refreshments were pre-pared and served by stu-dents in the national award-winning hospitality andculinary program at SingleyAcademy. The ceremonyincluded remarks by IrvingISD Superintendent ofSchools Dr. Jose Parra; Irv-ing Mayor Pro Tem Allan E.Meagher and other city of-ficials; and Dr. Christa Sle-jko and Dr. Eddie Tealer ofNorth Lake College.

McKinney PAC wins $150,000 grant funding with help of residents’ votesMcKinney’s Main Street

program won $150,000 ingrant funding from the Part-ners in Preservation: MainStreets campaign to “PolishOur Gem” and help maintainthe McKinney PerformingArts Center (MPAC). MPACwas the only building nomi-

nated in Texas and the onlycourtroom-turned-theater inthe running, making this atruly unique opportunity forMcKinney. Residents wereencouraged to vote dailyduring a month-long onlinevoting campaign.

Partners in Preservation is

a community-based partner-ship created by the NationalTrust for Historic Preserva-tion and American Expressto raise awareness of the im-portance of preserving his-toric places. McKinney wasone of 25 participating MainStreet programs, districts,

and communities competingfor a grant. More than920,000 votes were talliedacross the nation and the top10 cities with the most voteswere awarded grants.

“Because of the efforts byour community and businesspartners, we were able to

win these funds for the im-provements to the exterior ofthe McKinney PerformingArts Center. This was an ex-tremely competitive chal-lenge and every vote mat-tered. We are so grateful toour community for the com-mitment and devotion to

vote daily,” said AmyRosenthal, Director of McK-inney Main Street. “We lookforward to putting the fundsto good use and preservingour gem by cleaning the ex-terior limestone, paintingtrim and repointing the his-toric brick.”

gram who had gone throughthe program itself,” Shaikhsaid. “It’s very easy to getstressed out with whateveris going on in your life, butthese people taught me tobe grateful even in thetoughest times.”

Helping Hands CleanHorse Stalls, Build Play-ground

Lendon Burnett, an ac-counting and finance juniorand an Army veteran, led ateam of 10 student-veteransat Equest, the first therapeu-tic riding center in Texasand one of the largest in thecountry.

Volunteers mucked 30horse stalls, “which is abouthow it sounds,” Burnett

said.“It took us 10 to 15 min-

utes to clean each stall andput down new bedding.Usually a staff of two han-dles that task, so we wereable to free them up to do

other things. I would defi-nitely do it again,” said Bur-nett, who is also a studentleader and peer advisor atthe University’s Militaryand Veteran Center.

Vivian Nguyen, a molec-ular biology sophomore anda student leader at the OSV,

participated with a team ofMcDermott Scholars andbadminton club memberswho joined other commu-nity volunteers in building aplayground at the MoorlandFamily YMCA.

“It was heartwarming tosee the whole community

come together for some-thing that will make a dif-ference for generations tocome,” Nguyen said.

Sarah Deering, a repre-sentative for the City ofRichardson CommunityServices, expressed appre-ciation for students who

were eager to clean an eld-erly resident’s backyard.

“What I enjoyed the mostwas getting to know the stu-dents. They were very wel-coming and helpful. I neveronce had to ask them to dosomething. They jumpedright in,” Deering said.

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Boatswain's Mate 1stClass Amber Harned,assigned to USS Consti-tution, gives a presenta-tion about the history of'Old Ironsides' at Rose-mont Middle School aspart of a Fort WorthNavy Week presenta-tion. Navy Weeks focusa variety of assets,equipment and person-nel on a single city for aweeklong series of en-gagements designed tobring America's Navycloser to the people itprotects, in cities thatdon't have a large navalpresence (U.S. Navyphoto by Mass Commu-nication Specialist 3rdClass Casey Scoular/Re-leased)

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The Oct. 28 Viva Volunteer annual service event drew more than 400participants including student-athletes, pictured above volunteering at

Goodwill Industries. (Photo: UTD)

DallasYoung Black Profes-

sional (YBP) Dallas is host-ing a Fall After Workevent Friday, Nov. 17 from6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at thePRYME BAR at 10333Technology Blvd, Dallas.The event is organized toprovide young black profes-sionals the opportunity toconnect with black-ownedbusinesses, professionals,and intellectuals. It willbring together an estimated300 black professionals anda number of businesses to-gether for an evening ofconnecting and networking.

The Dallas Peace andJustice Center is hosting the2017 Annual PeacemakerAwards Dinner on Thurs-

day, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m. at DoubleTree byHilton Hotel at 4099 ValleyView Ln., Dallas. A recep-tion will begin at 5:30 p.m.,where fair trade and eco-friendly vendors will havebooths set up for holidayshopping. A plated dinnerwill be served at 7 p.m. asthe award program begins.

C.U.R.E. is hostingCURE World AIDS Day:Because I Knew YouThursday, Nov. 30 from5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at theGeorge W. Bush Presiden-tial Center at 2943 SMUBlvd, Dallas. The event willprovide attendees the op-portunity to learn and rec-ognize those who have beenlost to AIDS. Proceeds from

the event will benefitC.U.R.E., an organizationwhich provides housing,medical attention, and manyother services for those af-fected.

GarlandRhetta Bowers, Demo-

cratic candidate for TexasHouse District 113, is host-ing Afternoon Coffee withRhetta on Saturday, Nov.18 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. atFirewheel Coffee at 3003 NPresident George BushHwy, Garland. The eventprovides voters of every po-litical stripe the opportunityto meet the candidate andfind out more about hercampaign while also sup-porting a local Garlandbusiness.

McKinney540 Mercantile is hosting

its November Trunk Showon Friday, Nov. 17 from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. at 221 EastLouisiana Street, McKin-ney. The neighborhoodmarketplace – filled withapparel, artisan handcraftedjewelry, furniture, and homedécor – will be unveiling anew necklace design to sup-port the North Texas FoodBank. The event will alsofeature refreshments, hourlygiveaways, and swag bagsfor attendees.

PlanoThe 2nd Annual Pop Up

Art Show will take placeSaturday, Nov. 18 from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at 4549 OldPond Dr., Plano. The event

will feature 18 artists ofjewelry, pottery, sculpture,painting, leather goods,glass art, mixed media, andmore. Local musician KyleBrooks will be providinglive music, Curls Candy andCake Co. will be providingtreats, and Four CornersBrewing Co. will have craft

beer tastings available.

RichardsonThe 2017 Gobble Hob-

ble 5K, 10K, and FamilyFun Run will take placeSaturday, Nov. 18 from 7a.m. to 10 a.m. beginning at

The 12th Annual Gobble Hobble will take place Nov. 18 (PhotoCredit: Richardson Gobble Hobble/Facebook)

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By Dwain PriceNDG Sports Special Contributor

Update: Ezekiel Elliottwithdrew his appeal to the2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-peals on Wednesday for a po-tential preliminary injunc-tion. A hearing had beenscheduled for Dec. 1 for thatpreliminary injunction, whichcould have halted Elliott'ssuspension after he sat outfour games.

However, Elliott will nowserve his entire six-game sus-pension and will not playagain until the Cowboys hostthe Seattle Seahawks on Dec.24.

Entering this past Sunday’sroad game against the AtlantaFalcons, the loss of runningback Ezekiel Elliott to anNFL-mandated six-gamesuspension appeared to be theDallas Cowboys’ biggestproblem. However, after fur-ther review, the absence ofperennial Pro Bowl offensiveleft tackle Tyron Smith wasactually the team’s biggestproblem.

With Smith unavailable toplay due to a groin injury, theFalcons took advantage of hisbackups and went on to bashthe Cowboys, 27-7. And ifthe Cowboys don’t find away to better protect quarter-back Dak Prescott by thetime they host the high-flyingPhiladelphia Eagles on Sun-day night at 7:30 at AT&TStadium, they could verywell wind up on the wrongend of that score, too.

In one of the worst per-formances by an offensivelineman in NFL history,Cowboys backup left tackleChaz Green allowed unher-alded Falcons defensive endAdrian Clayborn to sackPrescott an unprecedentedfive times. Clayborn addedanother sack against ByronBell, and also forced twofumbles and recovered onefumble.

Clayborn entered the gamewith just two sacks on theseason. And the Cowboysprestigious offensive line hadpreviously allowed only 10sacks in their first eight

games this season.However, Prescott spent

Sunday running for his life allday against the Falcons andwound up getting buried bythe Falcons, who sacked himeight times. In the aftermath,since the Cowboys coachesmade no major adjustmentsto protect Prescott against theFalcons, that obviously has tochange against the Eagles.

If it doesn’t, the Cowboyswon’t have a chance to winthe NFC East and will in-stead spend the rest of thisseason chasing one of theNFC’s two wild-card playoffberths.

Cowboys coach JasonGarrett tried to explain whyhe stuck with Green so longbefore finally replacing himin the third quarter with Bell.

“For the most part (Green)didn’t do a good enoughjob,” Garrett said. “Again,we’re down 10-7 at the halfand I wanted to give him an-other shot coming out in thesecond half, and then ulti-mately we made thatchange.”

Green was very apologeticafter the game, saying it was“unfortunate” that his hap-hazard play against the Fal-cons played a large role in theCowboys falling to 5-4 onthe season.

“It just hurts because I feelI let the team down,’’ Greensaid. “You have some gooddays, you have some baddays.

“This obviously wasn’t mybest day at all. I’ll take this onmy shoulders, I’m going tolook myself in the mirror and

I’ll just fix the things that Ineed to fix. I’m going to get itfixed.”

While it may be difficultfor Smith to play against theEagles and then turn rightaround and play four dayslater in the Thanksgiving Dayhome game against the LosAngeles Chargers, the Cow-boys know they’ll be withoutElliott for at least three morecontests. Elliott is slated tohave a hearing on his domes-tic violence case on Dec. 1, inwhich he hopes the final twogames of his six-game sus-pension will be thrown out.

Meanwhile, on the defen-sive side of the ball, line-backer Sean Lee went out inthe first quarter of the loss toAtlanta with a strained ham-string and could miss severalgames. In all, Lee has missed41 of the 123 games he couldhave played in during his ca-reer due to injuries.

“We don’t anticipate himpracticing, certainly immedi-ately, this week,” Garrettsaid. “It might be some time.

“We simply have to playbetter when he’s not inthere.”

Linebacker AnthonyHitchens hopes the Cowboyscan step up their productivityon defense to compensate forthe loss of Lee.

“It’s not as much as whatmore I can do,” Hitchenssaid. “I just got to do it con-sistently and keep that up.

“That’s a start for our de-fense, and as long as I’mplaying good ball that’s all Ican control. Throughout theweek I just got to work with

Sean – if he’s not playing –and just ask him what doeshe see on this play or this for-mation.”

The Cowboys are 0-3 thisseason in the games Lee has-n’t played in, or when he leftthe game early for good, aswas the case against the Fal-cons.

“I’m going to be the guymaking the (defensive) callsif he’s not (playing),”Hitchens said. “So I’m justtrying my best to imitate himand to get everyone lined up.

“He’s going to help methroughout the week.”

A win over the Eagleswould be a big boost for theCowboys. After all, the Ea-gles have the best record inthe NFL at 8-1, are three

games ahead of the Cowboysin the NFC East race, andhave shown no visible signsof slowing down.

“As you know it’s a rivalrygame (and) they’re big andphysical,” defensive endDavid Irving said. “It startswith us up front.

“We’ve got to control thegame. It’s simple as that.”

Led by quarterback CarsonWentz and running back JayAjayi, the Eagles are fourthin the NFL in total yards (377per game), fifth in rushingyards (1,232) and 15th inpassing (2,162 yards). Thatone-two punch has been thehallmark of Philadelphia’ssuccess.

“He’s balling, it’s evident,”Irving said of Wentz. “That’s

tough when you’ve got ateam that can run and pass,and he’s a good quarterback.

“In order to have successwe’re going to have to try tomake them one-dimensional.If they can run and pass on usit’s going to be a pretty hardday.”

A “pretty hard day” theCowboys hope will end intheir favor.

“It’s a big game for uscoming after that loss,”Hitchens said. “I think over-all we just need to focus onwhat we can do, and that’sjust getting better as a de-fense and getting better as ateam.”

And also focus on findinga way to better protect DakPrescott.

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Novitiate delivers a gripping look into the hidden world of the religious lifeBy Joe FarkusNDG Contributing Writer

Of the more than 1.2 bil-lion Catholics in the world,only 50,000 are living livesas nuns in convents, monas-teries, and abbeys all over theworld. That’s a 72% decreasefrom 1965 when that numbertotaled 180,000. What’schanged since 1965? Novi-tiate successfully capturesboth the earth-shakingchanges to the CatholicChurch that occurred as a re-sult of Vatican II, a councilcalled by Pope John XXIIIwhich many view as the sig-nature event that modernized

the centuries-old Christianinstitution and its traditions,and the intense and oftencruelly isolated life religiouswomen seek in devotion toJesus Christ.

Starring the compelling

Margaret Qualley as theteenage devotee Cathleen,the film tells the story of herentrance into a convent asshe pursues a calling to theholy sisterhood. Shockingand worrying her mother

(Julianne Nicholson), Cath-leen undergoes a dramatictransformation as she wit-nesses the ironically unfor-giving Reverend Mother’s(Melissa Leo) attempts atpreserving the traditions andharsh life of her convent andchurch.

Qualley delivers an under-stated, yet riveting, perform-ance as the film’s protago-nist. Director Margaret Bettssomehow captures the mys-tery of faith and the ferventreligiosity of a select groupof young women who feelcalled to a life of uncommonsilence and isolation in orderto please God. Betts cleverly

keeps the story contained in-side the walls of the convent,rarely peeking out beyond itsstone-cold walls to witnessthe world changing rapidlyaround the Sisters.

Some of Novi t ia te ’sstrongest and most emotion-ally-charged moments comeas a result of Dianna Agron’sperformance as Sister MaryGrace, a calm and empa-thetic nun who displays thekind of compassion seem-ingly unknown to the con-vent’s leadership. Her inabil-ity to come to terms with theolder Reverend Mother’soften sadistic punishmentsaccurately reflects the wider

conflicts within the churchat-large during Vatican II andthe surrounding years.

For better or worse, the ev-idence has proven a gentler,less insular Catholicismemerged from the ashes ofthe pre-Vatican II church.What Betts’ film does betterthan anything is showcasethe change through a deeplypersonal and moving narra-tive delivered with an excel-lent screenplay and superbperformances.

Novitiate was released inselect Dallas theaters Friday,Nov. 10. The film is rated Rand intended for mature au-diences only.

Novitiate opens in select Dallas theaters Friday, Nov. 10 (Courtesy Photo)

NDG readers can win tickets to 70s Soul Jamfeaturing The Whispers, Delfonics and Chi-Lites

The legendary Whispers (Courtesy Photo)

The nonprofit AT&T Per-forming Arts Center andMEG Present the 70s SoulJam featuring The Whis-pers, Delfonics and Chi-Lites at 8 p.m. Saturday,

Nov. 25 at the MajesticTheatre in downtown Dal-las. North Dallas Gazettereaders can win tickets tothe show. Visit our Face-book and Instagram pages

for more details.One of R&B music’s

most beloved and consis-tently popular vocal groups,The Whispers, began theirlegendary and timeless ca-

reer in 1963. Twin brothersWalter and Wallace Scottj o i n e d w i t h f r i e n d sNicholas Caldwell, MarcusHutson, and Gordy Harmon

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AUSTIN ⎯ The TexasWorkforce Commission(TWC) has awarded El Cen-tro College a $126,000 SelfSufficiency Fund traininggrant to help 60 individualstransition into the workforce.The grant will help providejob training skills for occu-pations such as licensed in-surance sales producers.Grant funding from the SelfSufficiency Fund will assistin developing the technicaleducation and learning envi-ronment that will lead to in-dustry recognized certificatesand credentials.

“This Self Sufficiency

Fund grant will help providetraining that benefits both thelocal community and itsworkforce,” said TWC Com-missioner RepresentingLabor Julian Alvarez. “En-suring that employees haveaccess to education that en-hances their skillsets is keyto Texas maintaining a tal-ented labor force. This grantwill help with the state’sworkforce endeavors.”

The Self Sufficiency Fundprovides funding to eligibletraining providers includingnonprofit 501(c)(3) commu-nity-based organizations,Texas public community or

technical colleges or theTexas Engineering ExtensionService. The Self SufficiencyFund pays for curriculum de-velopment, instructor feesand certifications, trainingmaterials, certain work-re-lated expenses for traineesand some training equipmentfor targeted industry clusters.In fiscal year 2017, the SelfSufficiency Fund grant pro-gram awarded over $2.1 mil-lion dollars to train 1,127Texans.

A team of experts fromTWC’s Office of EmployerInitiatives provides technicalassistance at no charge to

help streamline Self Suffi-ciency Fund project develop-ment.

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at the association betweenstressful events and obesityin a snapshot of time, futurestudies should look at therelationship longitudinally,following people for weightgain over time after lifeevents have occurred, ac-cording to Albert.

“This is important workbecause women are livinglonger and are more at riskfor chronic illnesses, suchas cardiovascular disease.The potential public healthimpact is large, as obesity isrelated to increased risks ofheart attack, stroke, diabetesand cancer, and contributes

to spiraling healthcarecosts,” Albert said.

Co-authors are FumikaMatsushita, M.P.H.; AlanM. Zas lavsky, Ph .D. ;Tiffany Powel l -Wiley,M.D. , M.P.H. ; Natal ieSlopen, Sc.D. and Julie E.Buring, Sc.D. Author dis-closures are on the abstract.

The National Institute onAging, National Cancer In-stitute and National Heart,Lung and Blood Institutefunded the study.

The American Heart As-sociation is devoted to sav-ing people from heart dis-ease and stroke – the two

leading causes of death inthe world.

We team with millions ofvolunteers to fund innova-tive research, fight forstronger public health poli-cies and provide lifesavingtools and information toprevent and treat these dis-eases.

The Dallas-based associ-ation is the nation’s oldestand largest voluntary organ-ization dedicated to fightingheart disease and stroke. Tolearn more or to get in-volved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org or callany of our offices aroundthe country. Follow us onFacebook and Twitter.

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Developers break ground on new Redbird development StarbucksCity and community

leaders gathered on Tues-day to break ground for oneof the only Starbucks insouthern Dallas and tolaunch the constructionphase of the redevelopmentof Southwest Center Mallunder the brand ReimagineRedBird.

“The construction of aStarbucks represents thefirst step in the redevelop-ment of RedBird into a cen-ter of quality. For too long,southern Dallas has beenunderserved and underesti-mated,” said Peter Brodsky,Southwest Center Mallowner and developer. “Myhat is off to Starbucks forrecognizing the untappedmarket for their products

and for entering this marketin a way that lifts the com-munity up.”

“Starbucks is emblematicof the ethos of ReimagineRedBird—to provide thecommunity with qualityamenities while ensuringthat the whole communitybenefits from the redevel-opment,” Brodsky added.

The new Starbucks ,which is scheduled to openin spring 2018, representsthe company’s commitment

to expanding into under-served areas with untappedeconomic potential and amove towards revitaliza-tion.

It is one of 15 similarstores the company is open-ing across the country. TheRedBird Starbucks is ex-pected to add economic op-portunities by hiring locally,providing in-store job skillstraining for youth andworking with local minor-ity-owned businesses in the

RedBird area.“This is a historic mo-

ment for us in Dallas as wecontinue to work with thecity’s business and civicleadership to create oppor-tunities for all,” said TraciYork, regional vice presi-dent for Starbucks southcentral operations.

“From our efforts to con-nect youth to jobs at theDallas Opportunity Fair inMay, to today’s ground-breaking event for our up-coming RedBird store, wewant to show that withmeaningful investment anda creative business modelthat reflects the needs of thecommunity, we can createthe kinds of economic op-

portunities that have the po-tential to generate long-termimpact. This is both an op-portunity to grow our busi-ness in Dallas by reachingnew customers, and to bepart of a local solution forsocial change.”

Starbucks will be at homeamong the new retail, officespace, apartments, hotel andgreen areas that are part of“Reimagine RedBird,” a vi-sion for the revitalizationand expansion of what isnow Southwest Center Mallinto a high-quality complexwhere people in southernDallas can work, dine, andshop without leaving theircommunity.

The development is lo-

cated at 3662 W. CampWisdom Road, in the inter-section of U.S. Highway 67and Interstate 20.

“This is a very excitingtime for southern Dallas asnew opportunities and eco-nomic development likeReimagine RedBird beginto flourish,” said DallasMayor Mike Rawlings.

“The revitalization ofRedBird Mall and the con-struction of this new Star-bucks are examples of howbusinesses are recognizingthe untapped potential ofsouthern Dallas by commit-ting to the area and its resi-dents with offerings that arecommonplace in other partsof the city.”

El Centro College receives $126,000 job-training grant

to form a local s inginggroup.

The Delfonics were oneof the first groups to sing inthe sleek, soulful style thatbecame popularized as the“Philadelphia sound.” Avocal trio made up of broth-ers William and WilbertHart and high school friendRandy Cain, the Delfonicsroots go back to doo-wopsinging at school dances in

the early ’60s.The Chi-Lites were origi-

nally formed as the Hi-Litesat Hyde Park High Schoolin Chicago in the late 1950sas the Chanteurs (EugeneRecord, Robert “Squirrel”Lester, and Clarence John-son).

They later teamed upwith Marshall Thompsonand Creadel “Red” Jones ofthe Desideros to form the

Hi-lites. Noting that thename Hi-lites was alreadyin use, and wishing to add atribute to their hometown ofChicago, they changed theirname to “The Chi-Lites” in1964.

If you do not win yourtickets, the prices for 70sSoul Jam featuring TheWhispers, Delfonics andChi-Lites range from $99 –$49 and can be purchased,at www.attpac.org, 214-880-0202 or in person at the

AT&T Performing ArtsCenter Winspear OperaHouse Box Office at 2403

Flora Street. The Box Of-fice will open 10 a.m. –4:30 p.m. Monday through

Friday and before perform-ances – closed Saturdaysand Sundays.

(EINPresswire.com) OnOctober 21, 2017 participantsfrom companies located inthe Dallas area took part inthe Fit Company Challenge,a corporate wellness eventhosted by the Fit CompanyInstitute. The challenge pro-vided area companies an op-portunity to come together asa team and spend an eveningexercising, pushing theirphysical and mental limitsand showing the importanceof living a healthy lifestyle.Companies split their team

into squads of 3 to 4 peoplewho worked together to com-plete a variety of fitness sta-tions to challenge their fitnesslevel and earn points for theircompany. Teams chose whatlevel to go through eachcourse which allowed partic-ipants of all fitness levels topush their physical fitnesswithout going too far out oftheir comfort zone.

On event date, volun-teers assisted the con-t e n d e r s t h r o u g h t h ecourses from FITNZ 360

(www.FITNZ360.com). Par-ticipants challenged theirstrength, conditioning,power, agility, and endedwith a test of endurance toshow their companies andcolleagues that they practicewhat they preach.

The challenge was held atFlag Pole Hill Park, located ashort drive from downtownDallas.

Top Companiesby Division

Medium Division1) General Datatech LP

2) Niagara Conservation3) Amino Transport

Small Division1) Kapstone Paper2) Chapman, Hext & Co.,

P.C.The Fit Company Institute

is based in Austin, Texas andis dedicated to help compa-nies thrive through wellness.The Fit Company Challengehelps companies be their bestby creating the most produc-tive, focused, energetic, hap-piest, and cohesive teamspossible.

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Workers Defense ActionFund (WDAF) announcedrecently new staff hires to itspolitical team to win forworking families in 2018.

“In 2017, Texas familieswere a political punching bagfor Governor Abbott and oth-ers. We’ve vowed to fight forTexas families at the ballotbox and that was not an idlethreat.” said Jose P. Garza,executive director of WorkersDefense Action Fund. “ Aswe look towards 2018, wewill work to ensure workingfamilies continue to buildpower in all corners of thisstate.”

WDAF welcomes long

time Houstonian, TylerJames, in his new role as Po-litical Director. In his previ-ous role, James’s served as aPolitical Advisor to MostynLaw Firm. James has workedon creating access and powerfor working people on the is-sues that affect their lives. Hehas worked on state and localraces around Texas, most no-tably on the Harris CountyProject and the Sylvia Garciafor Texas Senate Campaign.

“Every Texan deserves afair shot to get ahead.Whether the issue is wages,paid sick, or student loans.Texans deserve to be able totake care of themselves and

their families,” said TylerJames, political director ofWorkers Defense ActionFund. “2018 is our opportu-nity to change the power dy-namics in Texas.”

WDAF’s former DallasCampaign Manager DianaRamirez is moving into anew role as Deputy PoliticalDirector. Diana grew up inNorth Texas and has spenther career fighting for immi-grant families and workingfamilies. Last election cycle,Diana led Workers Defense’sefforts in HD 107 and runother successful voter en-gagement programs in theDallas area.

Workers Defense hires political teamto Win for Texas Families in 2018

Companies compete at 2017 Fall Fit Company Challenge

General Datatech LP took the top honors in the medium company di-vision for the Fit Company Challenge. (Courtesy photo)

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Frost Bank recognized for $8.8 million to affordable housingFrost Bank, a member of

the Federal Home LoanBank of Dallas (FHLB Dal-las), was recently honoredwith FHLB Dallas’ 2017CARE Award. An acronymthat stands for “CommunityArea Revitalization Ef-forts,” the CARE Awardrecognizes Frost Bank’s af-fordable housing achieve-

ments over the past 20years.

“Frost Bank is committedto making a positive impacton the community throughrevitalization and partner-ships with those who sharein our mission,” said DonnaNormandin, senior vicepresident and CRA officerat Frost Bank. “Giving back

is important to us. It’s partof who we are as a com-pany.”

In conjunction with theaward, FHLB Dallas con-tributed $7,500 to a com-munity-based organizationof Frost Bank’s choice.After working with Hous-ton-based nonprofit,Change Happens, for the

last eight years, Frost Bankselected the organization toreceive the funds because ofits Hurricane Harvey reliefefforts in the community.

Established in 1989,Change Happens is a501(c)(3) that provides out-reach services to HarrisCounty. Since the inceptionof the partnership with

Change Happens, FrostBank has donated almost$80,000 and many volun-teer hours in support of thenonprofit’s mission.

Change Happens CEOand Founder, the Rev.Leslie Smith, said he wasthrilled to learn of the unex-pected funding, which willbe used to further the orga-

nization’s mission.“At Change Happens, we

work tirelessly to provideservices to adults and at-riskyouth in Houston with thegoal of empowering thoseindividuals to become posi-tive and productive contrib-utors to the community,”

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Nov. 16The Colony Career

FairThis event is designed to

get you in front of hiringmanagers looking to fillsales positions in varyingcapacities. This is not a cat-tle call career fair with hun-dreds of other candidatesand lines out the door. Wewill have multiple compa-nies in attendance rangingfrom fortune 500 businessesto local organizations.Please plan on arriving afew minutes early with 15printed copies of your re-sume, come dressed for aprofessional interview, andfeel free to bring a friend.This fair will take place at 6p.m. at the Fairfield Inn &Cascades Events Center at5909 Stone Creek Dr., TheColony, TX 75056.

Plano Career Fair byNational Career

FairsAre you looking for a

job? Are you tired of send-ing resumes left and rightand never getting an an-swer?

If you are, dress in yourbest professional clothes,bring resumes and visit ourPlano Career Fairs. You willhave the opportunity tomeet top employers and tointerview for several posi-tions during the course ofthe day, meeting the peoplewho make the hiring deci-sions. You will save a lot oftime since there will be no

need to craft a customizedpersonal statement for eachcompany you visit:

You’ll be able to tell themwhy you wish to work forthem, and you’ll have thechance to sell yourself. Ouremployers send their man-agers to carry out onsite in-terviews.

Don’t wait for someoneto call you for an interview.Sign up for our next careerfair and give off a first im-pression that makes a last-ing career. The fair will beheld from 11:00 a.m. to2:00 p.m. at the ComfortInn & Suites at 700 CentralParkway East, Plano, TX75074.

Nov. 20Career Job Fair forCustomer ServiceRepresentatives

We are having a OpenHouse Job Fair! Please joinus to learn more about thepositions that we have tooffer. We have multiple lo-cations to staff in the Dal-las- Ft. Worth Metroplexarea. Register to RSVP aspot. Please feel free to callif you have any questions-972-891-9975. The fair willbe held from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. at 13154 Coit Rd,Suite 209, Dallas, TX75240.

Nov. 30Arlington Job FairBy attending a JobNew-

sUSA.com Job Fair youwill find opportunities to:Build your professional net-work. Meet one on one withrecruiters & hiring man-agers from top employerswho are now hiring for im-mediate openings in yourlocal area. Find out about anemployer's upcoming op-portunities that may not beadvertised to the generalpublic. Some employerswill offer on the spot inter-views and job offers, this isa unique opportunity to getguaranteed face time andmake personal connections.Pre-register now to attend.You will receive a reminderemail two days prior to theevent. Job seekers are en-couraged to dress profes-sionally and bring resumesor work history with themto the event. This fair willbe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. atthe Hilton Arlington at 2401East Lamar Boulevard, Ar-lington, TX 76006.

Dec. 6Dallas Job Fair

Come meet with hiringmanagers from local, na-tional, and Fortune 500companies for free at ourDallas Job Fair. You will bemeeting with decision mak-ers face to face, so wear asuit and dress for success.Update your resume and

bring 15+ copies to be ableto offer a resume to everymanager you speak with.There might be companiesand industries you are notfamiliar with, but take thetime to speak with them. Itmight be your dream job.The fair will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theSheraton Dallas Hotel bythe Galleria at 4801 LyndonB. Johnson Freeway, Dal-las, TX 75251.

Dec. 7Dallas Career FairYou'll meet face-to-face

with hiring decision-makersfrom some of the areas topemployers. Dress profes-sionally and bring plenty ofresumes, because they'rehere to hire. Walk in andstart interviewing, it's thatsimple. Save time, moneyand effort interviewing withmultiple companies in oneday at one location. Manyof these companies haveseveral openings and areeager to meet with you.You're no longer just a pieceof paper. Attend the careerfair and get in front of deci-sion makers. The fair willbe from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. atthe Doubletree Hotel at2015 Market Center Blvd,Dallas, TX 75207.

Dec. 13Job Fair of DallasPlan to attend and meet

face-to-face with several of

the Dallas area’s finest em-ployers.

All of the companies atour job fairs have open po-sitions they are seeking tofill. Remember, the bestway to be considered for aposition is to meet the hir-ing managers in person.Plan to attend this event!Positions in the followingareas are typically avail-able: Sales, Customer Serv-ice, Call Center, Manage-ment, General Business,Marketing, etc. The fair willbe from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. atthe Embassy Suites byHilton at Dallas DFW Air-port South at 4650 WestAirport Freeway, Irving, TX75062.

Dallas Career FairReady for a new career?

National Career Fairs isunder new ownership andwe are driving employersand future employees to-gether faster then ever be-fore. Now Is The Time,Start or Advance Your Ca-reer Today! WE AREHELPING AMERICA GET

BACK TO WORK! Thefair will be held from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dou-bleTree by Hilton Dallas –Love Field at 3300 WMockingbird Ln, Dallas,TX 75325.

Dec. 14Dallas Job Fair

Organized to assist thoselooking for careers in out-side sales, inside sales,entry, mid, and senior levelsales positions. Multiplecompanies will be hiring atthis event. Registration isnot required. All who attendare encouraged to comeearly to make time for mul-tiple interviews. Profes-sional attire is expected andattendees are asked to bringmore than 10 copies of theirresume to the event. Hiringmanagers from differentcompanies will all want acopy. This fair will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theEmbassy Suites – DallasMarket Center at 2727 N.Stemmons Freeway, Dallas,TX 75207.

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BETHEL BIBLEFELLOWSHIP,CARROLLTON

(A PLACE TO BELONG)

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.

November 19, 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.

November 22, 7 p.m.Join us in Wednesday’sPrayer and Bible StudyClass with Pastor BrendaPatterson, Senior PastorWoodson, Pastor LarryGardner, Pastor Bernadetteand others conducting anew study on the book ofEphesians with supportingchapters and verses. Spiri-tual maturity is God’s desire

for 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 ______________________

FELLOWSHIPCHRISTIAN

CENTER CHURCH INALLEN

“THE SHIP”

November 19, 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.

November 22Join 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 is2450 K Avenue #300 Plano, TX 75074972-379-3287

www.theship3c.org______________________

INSPIRING BODY OFCHRIST CHURCH,

Let’s Go Fishing!MATTHEW 4:19

November 17, 7 p.m.All men are invited toMen’s Ministry meetingeach Friday night at 7 p.m.,(IBOC promotes proactivemale leadership.)

November 19, 10 a.m. You’re invited this Sundayas we praise, worship,honor and magnify God’sHoly name in songs and thespoken word.

November 20, 7 p.m.Join 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______________________

MT. OLIVE CHURCH OF PLANO (MOCOP)

(Uniting the Body ofChrist Among Nations)

November 19, 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.

November 22, 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.

Pastor Sam FenceroySenior Pastor andPastor Gloria Fenceroy300 Chisholm PlacePlano, TX 75075972-633-5511www.mocop.org______________________

NEW MOUNT ZIONBAPTIST CHURCH(Abiding in Christ)

November 19, 7 a.m.Join us for our Early Serv-ice or our Morning WorshipService as we praise andworship God, you will beblessed.

November 22Join us at our Wednesday’sIntercessory as we pray toGod for others.

Call the church for detailsfor details.

Dr. Tommy L. Brown, Ed. D.Senior Pastor9550 Shepherd Road Dallas, TX 75243214-341-6459nmzbcofdallas@aol.com______________________

SHILOH MBCIN PLANO

(WHERE COMMUNITY BECOMES FAMILY)

Come and connect to God

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

November 19, 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

You are welcome to join usfor our Morning Services;you will enjoy the fellow-ship during our 8 a.m. andin the 11 a.m. WorshipServices. We would love tohave you.

November 22, 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.”

December 10Mark your calendars for ourAnnual Christmas Banquetat the Embassy Suites inFrisco, Texas. Call thechurch for details.

Our church ministries offeropportunities for motivationand growth; join us and see.Be blessed of the Lord.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.Senior Pastor920 E. 14th StreetPlano, TX 75074972-423-6695www.smbcplano.org

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said Rev. Smith. “The fundsfrom Frost Bank help usfurther our mission, and wecouldn’t be more thankful.”

Since 1998, Frost Bankhas invested more than $8.8million in Texas communi-ties using FHLB Dallas’ Af-fordable Housing Program(AHP), which assists in thepurchase, constructionand/or rehabilitation ofowner-occupied, rental andtransitional housing, as wellas other grant programs of-fered by FHLB Dallas.These programs focus onpromoting and strengthen-

ing relationships betweencommunity-based organiza-tions, small business devel-opment, home rehab forspecial-needs and elderlyresidents and down pay-ment and closing cost assis-tance for first-time home-buyers.

“Frost Bank has been astrong contributor to manyof the affordable housingand economic developmentprojects in Texas,” said San-jay K. Bhasin, president andCEO of FHLB Dallas.“Congratulations to every-one at Frost Bank on this

well-deserved award. It isour distinct honor to partnerwith them to serve Texansin need.”

FHLB Dallas providesmembers with grant pro-

grams targeted specificallyto the needs of low- to mod-erate-income communitiesin addition to favorablypriced advances (loans) andother banking services.

FROST, continued from Page 12

At left: Frost Bank Senior EVP Bill Sirakos, Frost Bank Senior VPand CRA Officer Donna Normandin, FHLB Dallas First VP and Di-rector of Community Investment Greg Hettrick, Frost Bank VP JacobCavazos and FHLB Dallas President and CEO Sanjay Bhasin.

"If what he has built sur-vives, he will receive his re-ward"

(1 Corinthian 3:14).Have you ever had a job

performance review? Ifyou are in the workplace,you will likely have hadone.

Employers want to see ifyou have done what was de-sired of you and whetheryou have done it in the pre-scribed way that has pro-duced results.

If you do well, you willbe affirmed and may evenget a pay raise. If you failto live up to expectations,you could even get fired.

Eternal life is what the re-ward in Heaven is for allChristians as they get their

performance review.The Bible has its own

performance review. It iscalled the Judgment Seat,"For we must all appear be-fore the judgment seat ofChrist, that each one mayreceive what is due him forthe things done while in thebody, whether good or bad"(2 Corinthians 5:10).

The generation that cameout of Egypt with Moses isgoing to have a bad day atthe Judgment Seat becausewe already know God'sview on the matter.

"That is why I was angrywith that generation, and Isaid, 'Their hearts are al-ways going astray, and theyhave not known My ways'"(Hebrews 3:10).

The Bible says there is away that seems right to aman, but the end is death(Proverbs 14:12).

There is a way that Godwants Christians to operateon the earth. He has givenus His Word, The HolyBible, our instruction man-

ual, in order to know Hisways of doing things.

How well do you know

the instruction manual?Have you read only a fewparts here and there, or do

you read it every day? Are you well versed on

the intricacies of His waysso that you will be able tohave a glorious "perfor-mance review" when thetime comes?

Take time every day toget your instructions for Hisways of living your life.Your reward will be great.

Ask God for His wisdom,knowledge, guidance, pa-tience, love, protection, un-derstanding, insight and foreverything you need to be apositive life-changing influ-ence on people you meteach day.

Pray that God will keep

everyone safe from all harmand evil. Pray that each onewill see their life as an op-portunity to make a differ-ence in other lives and toshow their love to others.

Pray that they be salt andlight in this world. Praythat they may rely on God’sstrength and grace each andevery day to accomplishthat which God would havethem do.

Ask God to bless them asHis servants and children.And may they be a blessingto others with whom theymeet, this is your reason-able service. In Jesus'name, always pray, amen.

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The ultimate performance review

These cute young misses are (L to R) Jazlyn, and, Noelani andOliana Stafford, they were in attendance at the great play "FeelGood Gos$pel" at the Addison Theatre Center in Addison,

Texas, 11-11-2017, the opening act was John III with two greatrap songs. The two far right girl's parents are Musie and TyranJr. of God's Ink. He is the playwright of the play. When ap-pearing in the Metroplex again, it will be worth your time and

money to attend, I promise you.

North Dallas Gazette takes a moment toreflect on the past with

Historical Perspectivesfrom Sister Tarpley

Hear what it was like growing up in a very dif-ferent Dallas when Booker T. Washington wasa black school. Sister Tarpley graduated frmthere and went on to college and later became

a city councilmember in Carrollton.

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BRIEFS, continued from Page 82351 Performance Dr.,Richardson. The event iscelebrating its 12th year.The event started as a resultof a grassroots effort andhas become a RichardsonThanksgiving tradition. Therace will have three optionsfor participants: the FunRun at 8 a.m., the 5k whichbegins at 8:30 a.m., and the

10k which also begins at8:30 a.m.

In-person registrationwill be on Thursday, Nov.16 or Friday, Nov. 17 from11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 101 S.Coit Rd, Richardson.Awards will be given to theoverall male and femalewinners in the 5k/10krace(s).

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NDG Book Review: Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade illustrates courageBy Terri Schlichenmeyer

The big, booming drumsare your favorites. Oh, butyou also like flag-waversand the majorette with herwhirling batons. And youcan’t forget the gigantic bal-loons or, of course, the floatswith people waving hello. Alot of things go into makinga great parade, but as you’llsee in the new book Rettieand the Ragamuffin Paradeby Trinka Hakes Noble, il-lustrated by David C. Gard-ner, all it used to take were afew pennies.

E v e r y o n e i n R e t t i eStanowski’s neighborhoodwas excited for the Raga-

muffin Parade. It would hap-pen Thanksgiving morning,and it was so much fun: allthe kids in the Lower EastSide tenements dressed upin old raggedy clothes andthey’d walk down Broad-way with their hands open.“Fancy uptown people” then

gave them pennies, and onthe street corners, pennieswere tossed in the air!

It was 1918 and a pennystretched a very long way –just not far enough. BecauseMama was sick with con-sumption and Papa wasaway at war, nine-year-oldRettie had taken odd jobsand was earning as much aspossible to feed her sistersand brother. She simply hadto do more if they were tohave a good Thanksgiving.

Times were “rough,”though, and things werehard. Everyone was sick, orso it seemed. Lots of chil-dren had become orphansand were living on the

streets, quarantine signswere everywhere, andschools had closed early.Food was sometimes hard tofind, and it was expensive.What if they cancelled theRagamuffin Parade, too?

When a nurse showed upto check on Mama, Rettiefretted more: if Mama didn’tget better, Rettie and her sib-lings would be sent to an or-phanage, which couldn’thappen. She just wouldn’tallow it, so while Mamarested, Rettie got up earlyeach morning to clean theirbuilding and mop the stoop,saving her pay for her fam-ily’s Thanksgiving meal.Thoughts of the Ragamuffin

Parade were never far away,though. Would there beenough money to make it ahappy celebration?

Based loosely on severalreal events, Rettie and theRagamuffin Parade maycome as a nice surprise toboth you and your child:who knew that Thanksgiv-ing and Halloween oncewent hand-in-hand? It’s true,and at the end of her story,author Trinka Hakes Nobleexplains how it all cameabout. Noble puts a humanface on tragedy and poverty,and it’s one that kids will re-late to, since the young hero-ine here is at about the age

of the target audience.While kids will love the

tale and you can explain thehistory behind it, the illus-trations by David Gardnerwill keep them coming backto this book. Gardner’s art-work subtly shows the rightamount of bleakness insidethis story, quietly growingwarm toward the (happy)ending.

Kids ages 6-to-9 will lovethis unique story but bewarethat, for them, this is ab-solutely a read-aloud. De-spite some big words andbig concepts here, Rettie andthe Ragamuffin Parade is abook to march out and get.

What makes the perfect road trip for African American families?In time for holiday travel,

Chevrolet and Harris Pollasked parents about roadtrips and what makes themgreat. The holiday seasoncan be stressful – celebra-tions and parties, cooking,gift shopping and much,much more. Getting theredoes not have to be theworst part.

“The vehicle is the newfamily dinner table, wherememories are created andbonds grow strong,” saidSteve Majoros, director ofmarketing, Chevrolet Carsand Crossovers. “As fami-lies prepare to hit the roadthis holiday, to spend timewith friends and family,they can depend oncrossovers like the 2018Chevrolet Traverse andEquinox to meet their needs- from storage space to USBoutlets, available 4G LTEWi-Fi and Apple CarPlayand Android Auto compati-bility.”

The Harris Poll uncov-ered various preferences ofAfrican American parentsas it relates to road trips in-cluding the ideal length, fa-vorite ways to past time,and choice of vehicles.

Ninety-nine percent ofAfrican American parentssurveyed said they enjoyroad trips. But what is itabout road trips they love?Almost all who took roadtrips growing up said theyhave many fond memories

from childhood that tookplace on a road trip. Contin-uing this tradition for fami-lies can be a great way forparents to spend time with,connect and enjoy the holi-days with their children,they said.Is there a “perfect” road

trip length?The survey showed

African American parentsbelieve six hours is the per-fect road trip length.Whether taking a winter va-cation or traveling to visitfamilies, 86% of parentssaid their favorite way topass time during the trip isby listening to music as afamily, followed by talking(81%) and watching or lis-tening to a movie or TVshow (52%). With theamount of technology andinfotainment within vehi-cles today, both parents andchildren have plenty to do,which allows for longerroad trips.

A look at the love for thefamily road trip

Chevrolet wanted toknow: what are parents’ fa-vorite part of holiday roadtrips? Almost all those sur-veyed said their favoritepart is spending time withfamily (92%). Other fa-vorites were exploring andstopping at interesting loca-tions and destinations andunplugging from everydaylife. Outside of the day-to-day, it is important for fam-ilies to unplug and spendtime with one another andas indicated, this happenswhen families take roadtrips.

What kind of vehiclesare best?

When asked what madethe ideal road trip vehicle,the majority of respondentsindicated they would preferan SUV over any other ve-hicle, followed by a largeSUV with three rows. Vehi-cles like the Chevrolet Tra-

verse and Equinox allow forcomfortability when takingroad trips with children andalso incorporate advancedtechnology and infotain-ment within the vehicle tomake the drive enjoyablealong those six hours.

Technology and itsimpact

Chevrolet asked respon-dents what is on their wish-list for better road trips andas traffic levels are pro-jected to increase during theupcoming Thanksgivingtravel week, African Amer-ican parents indicated thatin-vehicle technologies canimprove the family road tripexperience. Parents saidthat in-car Wi-Fi and inter-net connectivity wouldmake holiday road tripsmore enjoyable for the fam-ily. Technology offered invehicles like the all-newChevrolet Traverse can giveparents added peace ofmind when hitting the road.

Chevrolet vehicles pro-vide families a home awayfrom home where they canmake special memories onthe road. Chevrolet was thefirst automaker to offer 4GLTE Wi-Fi on its cars,trucks, and crossovers, andhas offered Android Autoand Apple CarPlay compat-ibility in most of its line-upsince 2015 - helping fami-lies stay connected on theroad.

Along with availablesafety features such as theLane Change Alert withSide Blind Zone Alert, Sur-round Vision and LaneKeep Assist with Lane De-parture Warning, Chevroletaims to help loved ones staysafe, comfortable and con-nected on long trips.

Other available technol-ogy and safety features in-clude:

• Rear Cross Traffic Alert• Rear Park Assist• Forward Collision Alert• Low Speed Forward

Automatic Braking• Rear Seat ReminderAdditional road trip

insightsAs it relates to all fami-

lies, Chevrolet heard backfrom both moms and dadson a number of differenttopics and found many in-teresting points about whattoday’s road trip looks likeincluding stressors, num-bers of devices brought,etc.:

• Mom’s Biggest Stress:Moms are more likely thandads to say keeping the kidsentertained is the moststressful part of family roadtrips.

• Dads Do Most of theDriving: 75% of dads saythey do most of the drivingduring family road trips,versus 31% of moms

• Number of Devices:Families today bring an av-erage of 6.6 devices on fam-ily road trips.

• Kids Like SpendingTime on the Road: 90% ofparents who take road tripssay their kids enjoy roadtrips too.

• Nostalgic Memories:86% of American parentswho took road trips whenthey were growing up saythat they have “a lot of fondmemories” from childhoodthat took place on familyroad trips.

• Children are involved inplanning: 67% of parentsinvolve their children infamily road trip planning.

Survey MethodologyThis survey was con-

ducted online within theUnited States by Harris Pollon behalf of Chevrolet be-tween October 19 and Octo-ber 27, 2017, among 1,063adults ages 18+ who are theparent or legal guardian of achild/children under the ageof 18 residing in theirhousehold (“parents”).

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