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Black Christians shocked Holly-wood last September.

War Room, the mainstream,prayer-themed film starring un-known black actors, dethroned thehit N.W.A. biopic, Straight OuttaCompton, at the box office overLabor Day weekend. But this wasno fluke. Black Christian entertain-ment has been broadening its appealfor years.

Veteran entertainment journalistJawn Murray, who powers his ownpopular l i festyle website , Al-waysAList.com, credits Oprah Win-frey’s talk show for this new gate-way of opportunity for black enter-tainers.

“I think Oprah Winfrey kind ofgot the ball rolling when she wouldgive platforms to artists like BeBeand CeCe [Winans] and DonnieMcClurkin and other prominentfaith-based artists,” says Murray.“And then we saw people likeBishop T.D. Jakes and Tyler Perrylaunch faith-based film projects thatwere very lucrative.”

Tyler Perry’s first film, Diary of aMad Black Woman, released in2005, starring Kimberly Elise, She-mar Moore and Per ry as thegrandma-esque Madea, topped thebox office with nearly $22 million

in its first weekend on just a $5.5-million budget, on its way to over$50 million. Perry’s 2009 film, ICan Do Bad All By Myself, starringTaraji P. Henson, topped the box of-fice opening weekend with $23 mil-lion and also passed the $50-millionmark. Video sales added another$20 million on a production budgetestimated at between $13 millionand $19 million.

T.D. Jakes’s 2004 film, WomanThou Art Loosed — starring Kim-berly Elise and Jakes, himself, as apastor exploring the devastating ef-fects of sexual molestation — gen-erated $2.5 million in a limited re-lease on its opening weekend, on itsway to nearly $7 million overall.

“How did it wind up in the top 10

on a weekend where we had SharkTale opening?” box office expertPaul Dergarabedian asked about thisunexpected success.

Not Easily Broken, about a disin-tegrating marriage with God as asubtle, but important, influence,starring Taraji P. Henson and Mor-ris Chestnut, grossed more than $10million and added $15 million viahome entertainment — five times itsinitial budget.

“We are seeing it also transferover to the television realm.” Mur-ray says. ”You have networks likeUP and TV One doing lots of origi-nal, faith-based content with moviesand sitcoms …”

UP produced several TV films

By James Clingman NNPA Columnist

Coalition-building is thebest way for Black peopleto make the kind ofprogress we need to makein this country, especiallywhen it comes to economicempowerment. Some haveposited that Black peopleare swiftly becoming obso-lete. From the agriculturaleconomy to the industrialand mass production econ-omy Black folks, in somecases, had it going on.Many individual Blacksdid quite well with jobs andbusinesses in those areas.

As we moved through thetechnology/informationeconomy and now into theknowledge-based econ-omy, the rules for survivalhave changed.

Are Black people as agroup becoming obsolete?Someone said, “All theshoes have been shined andall the cotton has beenpicked,” which suggeststhat Black people are nolonger needed by Whitefolks, therefore, if we donot change our ways whenit comes to business andjob development we willindeed become obsolete.

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April is Autism AwarenessMonth! Maybe you aresomeone you know has achild with Autism. Do youeven know what Autism is?Autism spectrum disorder(ASD) and Autism are bothgeneral terms for a group ofcomplex disorders of braindevelopment.

Did you know????• Autism now affects 1 in

68 children and 1 in 42 boys• Autism prevalence fig-

ures are growing• Autism is the fastest-

growing developmental dis-order in the U.S.

• Autism costs a family

$60,000 a year on average• Boys are nearly five

times more likely than girlsto have autism

• There is no medical de-tection or cure for autism

It is now more common

than childhood cancer, juve-nile diabetes & pediatricAIDS combined. Over 3 mil-lion individuals in the U.S.are affected by autism.

Here are the RED FLAGSto determine if child shouldbe tested for Autism….

• No big smiles or otherwarm, joyful expressions bysix months or thereafter

• No back-and-forth shar-ing of sounds, smiles or otherfacial expressions by ninemonths

• No babbling by 12months

• No back-and-forth ges-tures such as pointing, show-ing, reaching or waving by12 months

• No words by 16 months• No meaningful, two-

word phrases (not includingimitating or repeating) by 24months

• Any loss of speech, bab-bling or social skills at anyage

The diagnosis of Autismhas grown tremendously inthe last 10 years. Chancesare you know someone withAutism. I wanted to shareinformation with you forpractical steps to help youaccept what is your “NewNormal” and move on withyour life:

1. Get a support network2. Get the appropriate

services

3. Get an action plan ofcare for your child

Get A SupportNetwork

After the initial diagnosismost parents have been de-pressed, shocked and manyare disbelief. If it wouldmake you feel better, I en-courage you to get 2 or 3opinions. After all testscome back with the same di-agnosis it’s time to move for-ward. Support can be givenfrom friends and family, usethe time to discuss how yourfamily can support you.Many times friends and fam-ily are too close to the situa-tion and they are grievingjust as much as you are. I

found that family and friendsare great to have but this is asituation that needs muchmore support than justfriends and family. I foundthat other parents were aHUGE source of help andencouragement. There is nobetter person to help you dealwith something that theyhave dealt with and havefound a “success system”.Your success system has tobe defined by you and no oneelse; you must determinewhat success looks like foryou.

Get The AppropriateServices

As a student at Booker T.Washington High School forthe Performing and VisualArts, Jordan Cleaver, Classof 2008, found the perfectoutlet to fuel her love of thearts. Today, Cleaver is aworking cellist who, at ayoung age, has found herselfin the company of royalty.

AlumNow, The Hub fea-ture that profiles Dallas ISDalumni, caught up withCleaver as she took the timeto perform and talk with stu-dents during career day atAlex W. Spence Talentedand Gifted Academy.

What are you doingnow?

I am a professional cellist.Briefly list a few of your

career and/or personal

highlights.• Studied cello at Kenne-

saw State University andserved as both principle andco-principle cellist

• Performed with the Dal-las Symphony Orchestra,members of the AtlantaSymphony Orchestra, andmany other renowned musi-cians

• Opened at the DallasHouse of Blues for funk leg-end, George Clinton and theParliament Funkadelic

• Performed for PrinceEdward of England and for-mer Prime Minister TonyBlair

• Performed as a pit musi-cian for many Broadwaymusicals and opera

What was your favoritesubject or activity/involve-ment in high school?

Orchestra was handsdown my favorite subject inhigh school. As students, wewere given the chance toplay music repertoire thatwas far more challengingthan what other students myage were playing. Mr. Largeput music in front of us thatwas on a professional andcollege level. It challenged

us mentally and physically,and when I got to college, Iwas well prepared to playthe music put in front of me.

Who was your favoriteteacher?

Ms. Reitz was my favoriteteacher at arts! She was ab-solutely phenomenal! I tookPre AP history with her andthen later sociology. Shemade me so excited to learn.I would look forward togoing to her class becauseshe always had new creativeways to teach us. I remem-ber she would do social ex-periments with us like sepa-rating the class by a partitionand giving one half cookiesand making the other halfcomplete work sheets. Shepushed our thinking. She en-couraged us to think cre-atively and critically.

UT Dallas will host theseventh annual DiversityAwards Ceremony andSoirée on Friday to honorstudent, faculty, staff andbusiness leaders who havehelped create a welcomingand inclusive environmenton campus.

The ceremony will featuremusic, poetry and dance per-formances and food fromaround the world. It will befrom 5 to 7:30 p.m. in theDavidson Auditorium. Theevent is free and open to thepublic. Tickets are availablehere.

“The Diversity AwardsCeremony and Soirée is a

celebration of the many con-tributions being made topromote diversity at UTDallas,” said Dr. GeorgeFair, vice president for di-versity and community en-gagement and dean of the

School of InterdisciplinaryStudies. “We are grateful forthe work that these students,faculty and staff and com-munity leaders are doing toadvance the University’scommitment to diversity.”

Award recipients havecontributed through commu-nity service, teaching, re-search and by creating op-portunities for graduates.

Alba Ramirez, who willreceive the Student DiversityAward, chartered the Latinaservice-based sororityKappa Delta Chi at UT Dal-las. Through the sorority,Ramirez has led a cannedfood drive for the CometCupboard and a blood drivefor the American Red Cross,

among other projects. Thespeech-language pathologyand audiology senior alsoserves on the MulticulturalGreek Council.

Two faculty members willreceive diversity inclusiveteaching awards: Dr.Meghna Sabharwal, associ-ate professor of public af-fairs in the School of Eco-nomic, Political and PolicySciences; and Mary BethGoodrich, senior lecturer inaccounting in the NaveenJindal School of Manage-ment.

“I have a heart for diver-sity. Everyone benefits whenwe build on diversity. Forthis reason, I strive to incor-porate multicultural learning

opportunities both inside andoutside the classroom,”Goodrich said.

Sabharwal said that she ishonored to be recognized forher efforts.

“While diversity is one ofthe most important aspectsin any organization, I believeit is not a numbers game,”Sabharwal said. “It goes be-yond making sure we havethe appropriate representa-tion of various groups acrossall levels of the organization.Diversity is about creatinginclusive environmentswhere everyone feels wel-come and their opinions andperspectives are valued.”

The Staff Diversity Awardwill be presented to Mary

Jane Partain, founding direc-tor of the UT Dallas LivingLearning Communities. Inaddition, Jeff Leach will re-ceive a Community Cham-pion of Diversity Award forhis work as a recruiter forRaytheon engineering andfinance.

Rockwell Collins will re-ceive the Corporate Diver-sity Award for its support ofseveral diversity programs atthe University, includingscholarships and a Science,Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM) Camp.

Dr. Kenneth Pugh, audiol-ogist and clinical associateprofessor at the Callier Cen-ter for Communication Dis-

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Frederick Douglass, BookerT. Washington and MarcusGarvey spoke of a time whenwe would have to considerthe question of Black obso-lescence if we did notawaken from our deep sleepand refuse to be dependentupon the largess of others forour sustenance.

The strength we gain fromcoalescence will bring aboutthis much-needed change,and one major step is toreach out and connect withother likeminded people ofAfrican descent. This shouldbe done on a national and aninternational level, the clos-est area being just south ofour country—the Caribbean.

O n e o f t h e g r e a t e s tAfricans in modern historywas born in Jamaica. Ofcourse, that would be Mar-cus Mosiah Garvey, whofounded the Universal NegroImprovement Association(UNIA). Look across theCaribbean and you will findother Blacks who knew andfollowed through on solu-tions; they took action ratherthan merely talk about theirproblems. They stood upagainst aggression, igno-rance, and oppression. Theyunderstood and followedthrough on the value of edu-cating their people, and theysubscribed to the lessonstheir elders left behind.

Haitian history shows usstrength and refusal to sub-mit to enslavement; it alsoshows us resolve and a will-ingness to help others, as inthe case of Haitian soldiersgoing to Savannah, Georgiato fight against the British inthe Siege of Savannah onOct. 9, 1779, during the U.S.Revolutionary War. We alsoremember the irrepressible

Toussaint L’Ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, andHenri Christophe, Haitianswho led the only successfulslave revolt in the westernhemisphere.

Many Black people cameto the United States from theCaribbean and brought withthem the same spirit, thesame dedication and drive,and the same resolute char-acter that causes men andwomen to seek for them-selves, as Richard Allentaught back in 1767. OurCaribbean brothers and sis-ters have come with the de-termination to do for self, torely on self, to cooperatewith one another, and buildan economic system withintheir own ranks. This articleis written in an effort to cele-brate our people and estab-lish relationships that willengender cooperation amongour people.

Marcus Garvey instructedus to do one thing prior totaking on economic empow-erment initiatives. He told usto “Organize!” He sharedwith us the truth about eco-nomic empowerment overpolitical empowerment andhow we should seek eco-nomics first. He said, “Themost important area for theexercise of independent ef-fort is economic. After a peo-ple have established success-fully a firm industrial foun-dation they naturally turn topolitics and society, but notfirst to society and politics,because the two latter cannotexist without the former.”

Lessons from Garvey andothers have led a preciousfew of us to implementstrategies that, in fact, willlead to economic empower-ment; we need many more.

One such effort is the OneMillion Conscious BlackVoters and Contributors(OMCBV&C), which wasestablished on Garvey’swords, “The greatest weaponused against the Black manis disorganization.” TheOMCBV&C movement isunderway, actively recruitingthat critical mass of Blackpeople who will take actionrather than merely talk aboutproblems. The One Millionwill leverage dollars andvotes to obtain reciprocity inthe marketplace as well as inthe public policy arena.

In the tradition of MarcusGarvey, the One Million isorganized, cooperative, andsupportive of one another. Itis entrepreneurial in its phi-losophy regarding ownershipand control of income pro-ducing assets. The One Mil-lion is molded in the very

practical notion of using ourown resources to help our-selves and our children. Weare committed, dedicated,sacrificial in our giving, andunapologetically Black as wepursue our ultimate goals ofeconomic and politicalstrength—in that order.

Black people, no matterwhere we were born orwhere we live, must appreci-ate the fact that we startedout in the same place and ourdifferences emanate fromour experiences in the na-tions where our ships dockedin the western hemisphere.

James Clingman is the na-tion’s most prolific writer oneconomic empowerment forBlack people. His latestbook, “Black Dollars Matter!Teach Your Dollars How toMake More Sense,” is avail-able on his website, Blacko-nomics.com.

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Harriet Tubman: Economic freedom fighterBy Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist

When Treasury Secre-tary Jacob Lew announcedt h a t H a r r i e t Tu b m a nwould grace the new $20bill, my heart sang hallelu-jah. Additional changes tothe currency were also an-nounced. The back of the$10 bill will now recog-nize the five leaders of the

women’s suffrage move-ment and the back of the$5 bill to recognize civilrights leaders, and honorhistoric events from theLincoln Memorial. Thefaces on our money willno longer be all pale andmale, and that’s progress.

It is especially fittingthat Harriet Tubman gracethe $20 bill, since she wasan economic f reedom

fighter. She is creditedwith ushering more than300 people out of enslave-ment, many of them fam-ily members from the stateo f M a r y l a n d . S h e h i tslaveholders in the pocket-book, costing them bil-lions of today’s dollars. Ifthe average enslaved per-son sold for $1000 (whichis about right for 1860),then the 300 she freed cost

$300,000 in 1860 dollars,or about $8.3 million intoday’s dollars (calculatedfrom The Bureau of LaborStatistics Consumer PriceIndex). That’s quite a blowfor a slaveholding societyto absorb. Every time anenslaved person ran away,they s t ruck a blow forf r e e d o m , a n d a b l o wagainst the economic sta-

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When you get ready totackle the diagnosis ofautism, start doing researchto what your child can obtainin your city/state relating toservices. The autism spec-trum is very varied; symp-toms can be slight to severe.Know your child and alwaysthink about what he/sheneeds to have a ULITI-MATE Quality of Life. I en-courage you to check withyour physician about variousreferrals for speech therapy,occupational therapy, physi-cal therapy and any othertherapies that might assistyour child.

Next I would contact mylocal MHMR-most of thetime children with autismmeet the criteria for mentalretardation due to the IQscore that they obtain. Somepeople take offense to this,but use this as another re-source for your child. Fund-ing is available in variouspockets to help with yourchild, so please don’t shyaway from this one becauseof the label of mental retar-dation.

The term is no more com-monly called IDD- Intellec-tual Development Disorder.After you get connected with

your local governmental pro-gram, PLEASE check onany STATE Funded Programto see if you need to applyfor any waiting list. Here inTexas the waiting list forState Funded Program couldbe 10+ years, while you arewaiting you can be served bylocally funded programs. Ifall else fails there is alwaysgreat companies who offerprivate-pay services to helpyou get a respite care.

Get An Action Plan ofCare for your Child

This step is the most im-portant; you must have a fu-ture plan for your child. Ioffer a Free Report-Are all ofYour Bases Covered?, pleaseemail at sheryljones@rod-

cor.com to get your copy.My report gives tips to makesure you do what is neededto take you for young child tohappy adult.

This step helps you putthoughts on paper such asguardianship, wills and gen-eral living desires for yourchild. Speak with your fam-

ily, speak with your child andspeak with your support sys-tem.

This is the time to think ofeverything that you can an-ticipate your child could ben-efit from weather it is swim-ming, horseback riding, liv-ing in a group home or pos-sibly living independently

one day. Plan it so you canachieve it.

My wish for you as thatyou dream big, give yourchild the life of your dreamsand know that ANYTHINGis possible.Sheryl Jones is the CEO

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Unused and expired med-ications in home medicinecabinets can potentially endup in the wrong hands andlead to accidental poison-ings. In fact, medicines inthe home are a leadingcause of accidental poison-ings in the U.S. And, simplythrowing these substancesin the trash or flushing themdown drain can result inharm to the environment.

That’s why ParklandHealth & Hospital System,the North Texas PoisonCenter at Parkland and locallaw enforcement agenciesare joining together to takepart in National PrescriptionDrug Take Back Day with a

free event open to the publicfrom 10 am – 2 p.m., Satur-day April 30 at three Park-land locations:

• Garland Health Center,802 Hopkins Road, Gar-land, 75040

• Hatcher Station Health

Center, 4600 Scyene Road,Dallas, 75210

• Simmons AmbulatorySurgery Center, 4900 HarryHines Blvd., Dallas 75235

“This is a great opportu-nity for Dallas County resi-dents to properly dispose ofexpired or unused medica-tions,” said Miranda Skaan-ing, Parkland SustainabilityCoordinator. “It also helpsto raise awareness of the po-tential for abuse of prescrip-tion medicines.”

Among the reasons to getrid of unused and expiredmedications are:

• Unwanted medicationscan be tempting to childrenand pets and can result in

unintentional poisonings. • Expired medications are

often ineffective becausethey have been kept pasttheir expiration date or im-properly stored.

• Unused medications canmake your home a target oftheft by drug abusers. In ad-dition to the unintentionalpoisoning danger of unusedand expired medications toindividuals, there’s also anenvironmental issue.

Skaaning said that flush-ing drugs down a drain canresult in harm to the envi-ronment. “Contaminantsfrom the prescription drugscan leach into the soil andwater and affect the health

of not only humans, butother species, which canthen impact people,” Skaan-ing said. She emphasizedthat during the event indi-viduals can drive into theparking lot and hand themedications to a law en-forcement officer, no ques-tions asked. No intravenousmaterials, such as solutionsor syringes, will be ac-cepted at the event.

For more informationabout the proper way to dis-pose of prescription andover-the-counter medica-tion, contact the poison ex-perts at the North TexasPoison Center at Parklandat 1-800-222-1222.

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By Freddie AllenNNPA National News Editor

Sidnee King, a 20 year-old broadcast journalismstudent at Howard Univer-sity, admitted that she wasnervous about her summerplans, the day before the2016 “Discover the Unex-pected” (DTU) journalismfellows were announced.

King said that she missedthe DTU program launch onMarch 23, when officialsfrom the National Newspa-per Publishers Association(NNPA), Chevrolet and theSchool of Communications

at Howard University re-vealed that eight studentjournalists would be se-lected to produce contentfor four NNPA member

publications.“She said, ‘It’s okay,

you’re going to figure it out,don’t worry,’ because Ipanic some times,” said

King.King’s mother reassured

her that things would workout, and when they did,King couldn’t wait to sharethe great news.

“So I just called her andtold her that I figured outwhat I’m doing this summerand it includes an internshipand a scholarship and allthis good stuff, so she wasreally excited for me,” saidKing, a native of Bloom-field Hills, Mich.

Gracie Lawson-Borders,the dean of the School ofCommunications at HowardUniversity said that she

hoped that people see theyoung journalists as the fu-ture storytellers of the Blackcommunity.

The dean said that theNNPA, Howard University

and Chevrolet were confi-dent that they got the beststudents for the program.

The 2016 “Discover the

through its one-time Faithand Family ScreenplayCompetition at the Ameri-can Black Film Festival, in-cluding Comeback Dad(2014) with Charles Duttonand Tatyana Ali and Some-body’s Child (2012) star-ring Lynn Whitfield andMichael Jai White.

Now, at TV One, formerUP head Brad Siegel hasgreenlit films re-telling bib-lical stories such as that ofJob with the recent To Helland Back, with VanessaBell Calloway and ErnieHudson, and last year’s Forthe Love of Ruth, starringTyler Perry alum DeniseBoutte, Gary Dourdan andLoretta Devine.

And Winfrey will unveilGreenleaf, a megachurchTV drama starring Lynn

Whitfield and herself, onher OWN network thissummer. Bounce TV hasfound success with gospelstars David and TamelaMann’s sitcom Mann &Wife and the dark dramaSaints & Sinners, which hasbroken audience records.

“They’re not the stereo-typical church [fare],” Mur-ray says. “Christians livereal lives, so they’re real-life stories. They’re storiesof relationships and infi-delity. They’re stories of ad-diction and abuse. They’restories of struggle and tri-umph. Whatever anybody isdealing with on a day-to-day basis, Christians andpeople of faith deal withthat, too.”

Brett Dismuke, presidentand COO of the Atlanta-

based production companyThe Swirl Group, which hascreated many black Chris-tian TV projects, cites thepopularity of gospel stageplays in the early 2000s as amajor catalyst.

“When any play had anyhint of the Word in it, theplaywright was allowed tocome to churches and pro-mote,” says Dismuke, a for-mer stage-play producerwhose company createdSaints and Sinners. “Sowhen you looked out at theaudience of these plays thatwere touring the country, itwas largely church congre-gations coming out enmasse.”

Both Woman Thou ArtLoosed and Diary of a MadBlack Woman began onstage.

Academy Award-winnerLouis Gossett, Jr., who

plays a blind pastor in therecently wrapped independ-ent, mainstream Christianf i lm The Reason, saysChristian entertainment isbecoming more popular be-cause “we have gotten ourfill of dropping bombs andshooting people.”

The veteran actor — whoalso appeared as a bishop inRuss Parr’s 2012 blackchurch drama The Under-shepherd — believes therise of black Christian en-tertainment is a good thing.

“We need to lead the waynow,” Gossett says. “Wehave to be children of God.”


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State of Colorado, District Court, Jefferson County AMENDED SUMMONS FORDECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF MARRIAGE for Case No: 15DR1696 in Divi-sion P, Honorable Ryan Paul Loewer; Federico Cordovez, Petitioner vs FavourJohnson aka Thelma Arnold, RespondentTo respondent: Favour Johnson aka Thelma Arnold:This Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.You are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a lawsuit against you to de-termine invalidity of marriage. Within 35 days after this Summons is served on you,you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Colorado Code of CivilProcedure, to the Petition. Your response must be sent or delivered to the Court, whoseaddress is: 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401 and to KatherineWindler, the petitioner’s attorney whose address is 3737 Gill Drive, Denver, CO 80209.You may have an attorney help or represent you.You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF1270) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the "Self Help/Forms" tab.The Petition requests that the Court enter an Order affecting your marital status, dis-tribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, alloca-tion of parental responsibilities (decision making and parenting time), maintenance(spousal support) attorneys’ fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any relatedmatters which come before this Court may be decided without any further notice toyou.This is an action to obtain a Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage as more fully describedin the Petition.Dated this 18th day of APRIL 2016

NNPA, Chevrolet announce 2016 Discover The Unexpected journalism fellows

The NNPA, Chevrolet and Howard University recently announced the2016 Discover the Unexpected journalism fellows in Washington, D.C.(Left to right): Brelaun Douglas, Briahnna Brown, Victoria Jones,Tatyana Hopkins, Sidnee King and McKenzie Marshall. (Freddie

Allen/AMG/NNPA)

The BEST in I rv ingawards celebration recog-nized winners from an on-line contest selected by thepublic. Over 30,000 voteswere submitted! The annualcelebration, sponsored bythe Greater Irving-Las Col-inas Chamber of Com-merce, was held at theTexas Musicians Museumon April 21. Fox 4 news an-chor, Steve Eagar, served ascelebrity emcee for theevening.

The University of DallasSatish & Yasmin GuptaCollege of Business wasrecognized as the Commer-cial Construction Project ofthe Year by The HonorableMayor Beth Van Duyne.Verizon was named Out-standing Chamber Corpo-rate Partner and DavidP a l m e r w i t h P r e m a r kHealth Science was hon-ored with the Sister CitiesInternational Clayton Dob-son Memorial Award. Busi-

ness and civic leaders re-ceiving special recognitionincluded Teddie Story withIrving Cares, who was pre-sented the Chairman’sAward for her dedication tothe Irving community.

In recognition of Aprilbeing National VolunteerMonth, Mark Baker withToyota of Irving was named

Ambassador of the Yearwhile Lori Bunger withHOLT CAT, was namedVolunteer of the Year. SmallBusiness of the Year went toi Fratelli.

Four Chamber memberswere selected for the U.S.Chamber of Commerce’sBlue Ribbon Small Busi-ness including: Express

Employment, DHD Films,Irving Cares, Creating &Managing Wealth. Creatingand Managing Weal th ,owned by Christina WintersGears, was also named theSouthwest/South CentralRegional Finalist by theU.S. Chamber of Com-merce.

The celebrat ion con-

cluded with the presentationof the Technology Leader-ship Council InnovationAward. MacArthur HighSchool students, YohanaTesfaselassie and Krisly Os-egueda received first placeand $2,000 for their designof the “a whole new world

app”, a mobile applicationthat will help unite culturesacross our community.

For a complete list ofBest in Irving award win-ners and the Chamber’s an-nual award winners, visitwww.irvingchamber.com/BestinIrving.

Unexpected” journalismfellows are: Brandi Mont-gomery, Brelaun Douglas,Briahnna Brown, McKen-zie Marshall, Tatyana Hop-kins, Sidnee King, VictoriaJones and Rushawn Wal-ters. The students comefrom the Media Journalismand Film department at theSchool of Communicationswith concentrations in print,online and broadcast jour-nalism.

The Michigan Chroniclein Detroit, The Chicago De-fender, The Atlanta Voiceand The Washington In-former in Washington,D.C., are the first group ofpublishers to participate inthe program. The students’stories and video packageswill run in Black newspa-pers and on news websitesacross the country.

Lawson-Borders sur-prised the student fellowslast Friday with a specialguest appearance by Hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte, whoalso serves as the nationalspokesperson for the DTUprogram. MC Lyte revealedthat the fellows will haveaccess to a 2016 ChevroletMalibu to use as a pool car

during their internships.“Just to see the fellows

getting inside the [Malibu]and shooting video andsnapping photographs andtalking…it was all trulyamazing,” said MichelleM a t t h e w s - A l e x a n d e r,Chevrolet’s Diversity Mar-keting Manager. “We’rethrilled and we can’t wait tosee the content that the stu-dents will create.”

Benjamin Chavis, thepresident and CEO of theNNPA, said that not onlywill the journalism fellowsget a good learning experi-ence, but the NNPA pub-lishers will also gain fromthe perspective that the mil-lennials will bring to theirnewsrooms, “so, this isgoing to be a mutually ben-eficial program this sum-mer.”

Victoria Jones said thathaving access to theChevrolet Malibu to use asa pool car adds a level ofprofessional ism to thewhole experience.

Jones worked for theAFRO in Baltimore, Md.,and Washington, D.C. from2014-2015.

“When I found out that

there was another opportu-nity to work with the BlackPress, I was really excitedabout it,” said Jones.

Jones said that unlike thecontent that she created atthe AFRO, when she in-terned at mainstream mediaoutlets the stories wereoften tailored for a generalaudience.

“I missed that aspect ofreporting on things that I’mpersonally interested in andthat people I talk to are per-sonally interested in,” saidJones. “I missed that con-nection and targeting issuesthat affect the [Black com-munity].”

While Jones said thatshe’s looking forward to re-porting about the D.C. state-hood issue and voting rightsat The Washington In-former, King said that shewants to write about educa-tion reform in Detroit andthe Flint water crisis.

Matthews-Alexander saidthat she enjoyed havingface time with the journal-ism fellows and the oppor-tunity for Chevrolet toshowcase its commitmentto the program.

“What’s most excitingabout this phase of the pro-gram, from a Chevrolet per-

spective, is that [students]are going to go out and re-ally uncover these unex-pected stories and find thosemen and women in thesecommunities that are doingamazing things that wemight not hear about,” saidMatthews-Alexander. “Sofor [Chevrolet], a brand thatis focused on the positiveand being optimistic and in-genious, at the end of theday, we feel like this is per-fect.”

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(Left to right) Dexter Freeman, Director of Education, Irving Chamber; Michael McCall, Chairman, Irv-ing Chamber; MacArthur High School students, Yohana Tesfaselassie and Krisly Osegueda and Beth Bow-man, President & CEO, Irving Chamber. (Photo Credit: Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Com-

merce and Nick Mallouf)

BEST awards honor public’s picks in Irving business and leadership

DESOTOBINGO for BabiesZeta Phi Beta Sorority,

Inc. – Kappa Zeta Chap-ter's 4th Annual BINGOFor Babies is set to raisemoney in support of thelifesaving work of theMarch of Dimes on May22 at the DeSoto CivicCenter, 211 E PleasantRun Rd, in Desoto. Ticketsare $25 pre-sale or $30 atthe door. Dress in your“Sunday Chic” or “race re-galia” for an afternoon ofKentucky Derby style fun,at the 4th Annual Bingo forBabies.

Proceeds from this eventbenefits Stork’s Nest Char-ity Fund of Dallas! Visithttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/bingo-for-babies-2016-tickets-22631641850

to purchase tickets. If youare not able to attend thisevent your donation ofitems and or/funds are wel-come. Please contact viae m a i l 2 n d a n t i @ k a p -pazpb.org or call 214-941-DOVE (3683).

McKINNEYCERT classes

scheduledThe McKinney Fire De-

partment-Office of Emer-gency Management will behosting the next Commu-nity Emergency ResponseTeam (CERT) Class begin-ning May 18. The CERTProgram is based aroundcommunity preparednessand response, and neigh-bors helping neighborsduring disasters and emer-gencies.

“The McKinney CERTTraining Program will helpresidents be better pre-pared in helping them-selves and others during atime of need. TrainedCERT members are ex-tremely important andvaluable in helping a com-munity get back on trackduring the most critical sit-uations, like natural disas-ters,” said EmergencyManagement CoordinatorKaren Adkins.

To register for the 2016CERT class, please fill outand return the applicationa v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a twww.mckinneytexas.org/CERT before May 6. Formore information on theprogram, contact RandallGurney at 972-547-2866or [email protected].


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orders, will serve as masterof ceremonies. LenninMurillo, a mechanical engi-neering senior and Diver-sity Scholarship recipient,will give a testimonial at

the event.The celebration benefits

the University’s DiversityRetention Scholarship Pro-gram, which serves a di-verse group of students

who are in the later years oftheir undergraduate educa-tion. The Office of Diver-sity and Community En-gagement oversees a rangeof programs to promote di-versity, including the Aca-demic Bridge Program.

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North Dallas Gazette remembers PrinceBy Ruth FergusonNDG Editor

Almost a week later andit is still hard to believe welive in a world that does notinclude Pr ince RogersNelson anymore. For overthree decades, he has neverbeen far from shaping andredefining the music we lis-tened to. Sometimes it washis vocals and musical tal-ents we danced to, andsometimes we poured outour souls and grooved to hiswords or danced to songsperformed by others.

Prince was so visionaryhe created an anthem for theturn of the century nearly 10years before 1999. His shoewear and eyeliner was notthe only ways he was intouch with his feminineside, Prince spent a careerempowering women in the

industry. Whether he waslaunching the career of She-lia E or adding to the leg-endary careers Alicia Keys,T h e B a n g l e s , S i n e a dO’Connor and Ms. ChakaKhan.

As President BarackObama, Spike Lee, Oprahand others have joined fansworldwide in reflecting onthe influence of Prince, theNorth Dal las Gaze t te(NDG) staff took a few min-utes to honor the one andonly Prince.

Jessica Brewer, NDG’sVice President of Marketingloved his song Adore butwas even more impressedby his character, than justhis music.

“Prince was a musical ge-nius, but his music was justone part of his legacy, hewas most importantly a hu-manitarian. He was truly

dedicated to helping othersin the community! He cre-ated programs, gave tocharities, spent time withthe urban youth, generouslygave of his time and energyto helping others. Later inlife, he was noted for fulfill-ing his spiritual responsibil-ity by contributing to the

welfare of the communityby offering Bible educationfree of charge, giving emo-tional and, most substan-tially and far-reaching, spir-itual support in bringingthose in the community ahope for the future.”

Brewer added, “He did sowith an abundant amount of

modesty and humility, notseeking to gain credit orglory. He had a genuineconcern and compassion forothers, giving true meaningto the best told secret,‘There is more happiness ingiving than there is in re-ceiving.’ He was truly a hu-manitarian and will bedeeply missed!”NDG’s Account Execu-

tive Nina Garcia indicatedPrince’s influence on herlife extended beyond justjamming to his hits.

“Prince called his fans,‘Friends.’ I feel I was morethan just a ‘Fan’ or ‘Friend.’The influence of Prince wasparamount in my life. Al-though I had heard ofPrince and was aware of hismusic, my infatuation withthe Purple Highness cameabout when I was in the 6thgrade.

Our music teacher as-signed our class to choreo-graph a dance to any songwe wanted. I would like tosay that the girls groupchose a Prince song but itwas the boys group thatchose the song Controversy.

That was the first time Ibecame fascinated by thesound of his unique voice asit permeated through the au-ditorium. Since that day, Iwanted to know ALL Icould about this intriguingman of one name.

Another memory I havetied to a Prince song iswhen I had my first slowdance with a boy at my Jun-ior-High school dance. Asthe D.J. announced the lastsong of the night would be aslow jam, I was asked by aguy that I had a crush on to

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By Ruth FergusonNDG Editor

Well Beyonce has cer-tainly ruffled feathers withher latest visual album re-lease. You have to wonderwhat things are like at homefollowing the release of herLemonade which leaves nodoubt who she is putting on

blast: her husband Jay Z. Hewill have more time to thinkabout it while she continuesher Formation World Tourwhich lands in Dallas atA T & T S t a d i u m o nMother’s Day.

One thing is for certain,Beyonce has proven onceagain she is not to be playedwith. Her sister Solange

maybe was a little morevocal upfront on how shefelt about her brother inlaw’s wandering eye, butBeyonce, who quietly stoodby, truly has had the lastword.

There is no sign that fansattending the May 9 DallasBeyonce show will hear anyof the latest songs from

Lemonade, but we all knowit will be a sexy and fierceshow. By the way, how

many artists have their stufftogether that they releaseone album while touring to

produce an earlier one.For tickets and informa-

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On Sunday, May 8,OCEAN PRIME Dallas willopen its doors early at 11 a.m.with a special Mother’s DayBrunch Menu – think Blue-berry French Toast, BraisedShort Ribs over PoachedEggs and a Blood OrangeMimosa.

Each Mom will also begifted an exclusive artisanalcandle from Seventh AvenueApothecary while supplieslast

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dance. Do me Baby wasplayed and we danced as ifwe were the only ones inthe gym.

“My favorite song was‘Let’s Go Crazy’,” DavidWilfong, NDG’s GraphicArtist shared. “The firstthing that drew me to themusic of Prince was his gui-tar skills. He was the first Iremember who incorpo-rated the blistering sound ofheavy metal guitars (whichI was a fan of at the time)

and fuse it prominently intothe funk and R&B soundscoming out of black radio atthe time. Mixing the genresgot a lot of hype when An-thrax teamed up with PublicEnemy for “Bring theNoize,” and ultimately Liv-ing Color hit the scene, butPrince was probably thefirst to force the two verydivergent music crowds intoone concert venue on a reg-ular basis.”

Garcia sums up how

many of his fans feel, “I justwanted to express howmuch Prince has influencedme and will always be apart of my life. R.I.P. PrinceRogers Nelson.”

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Entrepreneurs who wantto learn how to expand theirbusinesses are invited to at-tend the inaugural NationalSmall Business Week Con-ference presented by theDallas County CommunityCollege District, in collabo-ration with the Greater Dal-las Asian American Cham-ber of Commerce, the Dal-las Black Chamber of Com-merce and the Greater Dal-las Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce. Small businessowners can attend freeworkshops that will teachthem important skills suchas accessing capital, hiring,bidding on contracts, howto get certified as minoritybusinesses and more.

The three-day programwill be held Mondaythrough Wednesday, May 2-4, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. each

day at DCCCD’s Bill J.Priest Institute for Eco-nomic Development, lo-cated at 1402 S. Corinth St.

Small business ownerswho have been establishedfor at least two years andwould like to attend cansign up through Eventbrite.Participants must attend allthree days of the conferencein order to receive a certifi-cate of completion.

“Small business ownerswill learn how to grow theirbusinesses, gain access tocapital and increase theirbusiness branding opportu-nities,” said Denita Lack-ing-Quinn, communicationsmanager for the DallasBlack Chamber of Com-merce.

Lacking-Quinn said al-most 100 entrepreneurs al-

ready have signed up for thefree conference. “Partici-pants also will gain knowl-edge that will help them un-derstand the hiring process,gain employees, and get mi-nority business certifica-tions,” she added.

Sessions for the confer-ence workshops, by date,are:

Mon., May 2, 2016• Overview of DCCCD

and how to do business withthe district

• Information about howto be a vendor by register-ing on the Bidder Registra-tion System

• Details on understand-ing the Bidding and Con-tract Pricing AgreementProcess

• DCCCD's procurementforecast and “meet the buy-

ers”Tues., May 3, 2016• Tips and tools for small

business – developing yourbusiness

• Workforce developmenttraining

• Access to capital —

funding for small busi-nesses (traditional and non-traditional)

Wed., May 4, 2016• Information session

about understanding thecertification process (NorthCentral Texas Regional

Certification Agency; DFWMinority Supplier Develop-ment Council; and theWomen’s Business Coun-cil-Southwest)

• Completion certificatesceremony

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The th i rd ed i t ion ofWho’s Who In Black Dallaswill be unveiled at a net-working reception and pro-gram at the Perot Museumof Nature and Science,Monday, May 2 beginningat 6:30 p.m., officials an-nounced today. Who’s WhoIn Black Dallas will be cel-ebrating the achievementsof African Americans in themetropolitan Dallas area.Over 200 people will behighlighted in the publica-tion.

Joining the celebrationfor the third edition will beMatrice Ellis Kirk, Partnerin RSR Partners and Chairof the AT&T PerformingArts Center and Levi Davis,investment banker and for-mer Assistant City Managerfor the City of Dallas. Kirkhas written the Forewordand Davis the Introductionfor the third edition.

“ R e c o g n i z i n g t h eachievements of AfricanAmericans in Dallas issignificant. Sharing mythoughts among those affil-iated with Who’s Who In

Black Dallas. is very heartwarming,” said Kirk.

“I was thrilled to be in-vited to write the Introduc-tion for the third edition ofWho’s Who,” said Daviswho has been featured asone of the Most Influentialin Dallas and completing avideo history of the city. “Ihave been a student of thiscity for a long time and amencouraged about recogniz-ing African American con-tributions.”

“We are excited to bedoing the third edition ofWho’s Who In Black Dallasand are equally excited tohave Matrice Kirk and LeviDavis penning the Fore-word and Introduction forthis edition,” says CarterWomack, Chief OperatingOfficer of Who’s Who Pub-lishing. “Their respectiveimpact on the African-American community goeshand in hand with the com-mitment and vision ofWho’s Who Publishing.”

An added feature to thethird edition unveiling is the

issuing of three awards –Trailblazer, Comer CottrellMaverick in honor of thelate Hair Care Manufactur-ing Entrepreneur and Com-munity Impact. Congress-woman Eddie BerniceJohnson will received theTrailblazer, Roland Parrish,owner of numerous Mc-Donald’s franchises will getthe Comer Cottrell Maver-ick Award and City WideCommunity DevelopmentCorporation, developer ofthe highly successful Lan-caster Urban Village andother housing projects inLancaster Keist area, theCommunity Impact Award.

“We wanted to recognizethree areas of impact,” saidreturning Associate Pub-lisher Ken Carter, Presidentand CEO of Focus Commu-nications, a 36 year-oldpublic relations, public af-fairs, marketing and crisiscommunications company“We strongly believe the re-cipients of these honors aretruly noteworthy and GameChangers,” said Carter.

Who’s Who in Black Dallas unveiled May 2

bility of the South.Enslavement was at the

root of the development ofcontemporary U.S. capi-talism. Black lives werethe collateral that planta-tion owners used to pur-chase more land, to pur-chase more slaves, to pur-chase equipment, to ex-pand. Enslaved peoplewere, in many ways, aform of currency. HarriettTubman gracing the $20bill makes perfect sense.

The new $10 bill is sup-posed to be available in2020, nearly four yearsfrom now. The new $20bill may not be availableuntil 2030. The design andproduction schedule haveto be approved by the Fed-eral Reserve Board. Thatshouldn’t be much of achallenge – Fed ChairmanJanet Yellen has hailed thedecision to put HarrietTubman on the $20 bill,and many have applaudedthe other elements of cur-rency design. Perhaps theFed can be lobbied tospeed the productionschedule up. I can’t wait tocash a check and ask formy money in “Harriets.”

As exciting as the cur-rency design is, it is asymbolic, not a substan-tive change. Real changewould close the incomegap be tween men andw o m e n . R e a l c h a n g ewould close the racial eco-nomic gap. Real changewould take a look at thereparations issue. In thislast year of his Presidency,President Obama coulduse his executive order toappoint a commission tolook into issues of racialeconomic jus t ice . Hecould make an amazing, ifbelated, contribution bybringing the reparationsissue to the economic fore-front . The Black LivesMatter community hasraised the reparations issuewith both DemocraticPresidential candidatesHillary Clinton and Bernie

Sanders. President Obamawould do his successor afavor by starting the pub-lic work on this key issue.

I suppose we have toreconcile ourselves toprogress at a snail’s pace,to symbolism, not sub-stance. Still, the image oureconomic freedom fighteron the twenty-dollar billwill be inspirational for allof us, especially for theyoung people who don’tknow all of the sordid de-tails of our history of en-slavement. I hope that aswe talk about Harriet Tub-man on the money, we alsotalk about the economicimpact she had on the in-stitution of slavery byfreeing those 300 people.This is part of the historywe must never forget, andTubman’s presence on the$20 will help us to remem-ber.

The most exciting thingabout the presence of Har-riet Tubman on the $20bill is the way that thechange came about. Thepublic was engaged. Hun-dreds of thousands of peo-ple signed petitions, andparticipated with some ofthe online polls that vari-ous groups sponsored. TheTreasury Secretary askedfor public input, and he

got it. He says he was sur-prised about the amount ofinput tha t he got . Heshould not have been.Both women and menwere pass ionate aboutchanging symbols of su-premacy, ridding the cur-rency of Andrew Jacksonwhose role in the oppres-sion of Native Americanswas shameful, includingwomen on the currency.Perhaps this passion ofsymbolism can be con-verted in passion for sub-stance. Perhaps we can usecurrency change to triggera substantive movementfor economic justice.

Julianne Malveaux is anauthor and economist inWashington DC. Her latestbook Are We Better Off?Race, Obama and PublicPolicy is available atwww.amazon.com andwww.juliannemalveaux.com.

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BETHEL BIBLEFELLOWSHIP,CARROLLTON(A PLACE TO

BELONG)

May 1, 9:45 a.m.You’re invited to our Sun-day Morning “Prayer andMeditation” followed byMorning Worship Service at10 a.m. See what God isdoing through and with us;you will be blessed.

May 1, 12 NoonHow do you impact others?Join us Sunday at noon inBible Study; Pastor LarryGardner will teach a serieson “Design for Disciple-ship, Book 2, Chapter 5.”

Learn how to introduce oth-ers to Christ and make Himknown to them; to help oth-ers know and grow in God’sword; and to give othersclarity and direction.

May 4, 7 p.m.Join us in Wednesday’sPrayer and Bible StudyClass with Pastor Larryteaching a series on “De-sign for Discipleship, Book2, Chapter 5.” Spiritualmaturity is God’s desire foryou. It’s Time to Grow;Ephesians 4:12 & 13.

Dr. Terrance Woodson,Senior Pastor1944 E. Hebron ParkwayCarrollton, TX 75007972-492-4300www.bethelbiblefellow-ship.org ______________________

CHRIST COMMUNITYCHURCH IN

RICHARDSON

May 1, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.You’re invited to join us formorning worship as wepraise and worship God forHis blessings.

May 4 Join us at 12 Noon withRev. Viveca Potter teachingon the Word of God; comeback at 6:45 p.m. for Cor-porate Prayer and stay forSenior Pastor Autry at 7:30p.m. teaching on the Wordof God. Our youth willcome for Food and Fellow-ship at 7 p.m. followed by

Bible Study at 7:30 p.m.

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May 1You’re invited to our maincampus at 200 West Bel-mont Drive; followed byour Sunday Worship Serv-ices at Bolin ElementarySchool in Allen, Texas75002 and bring someonewith you, you will beblessed.

May 4, 12 p.m.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 at the JoycieTurner Fellowship Hall,200 West Belmont Drive inAllen. Be encouraged byGod’s plan for your matu-rity and His glory; and mostof all, be prepared to grow.

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed. D.Senior Pastor5705 Cheyenne Driveat Bolin Elementary Schoolin Allen 75002 for SundayMorning Worship and theAdmin. Building Addressis 200 W. Belmont DriveAllen, TX 75013 972-359-9956www.theship3c.org______________________

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May 4, 7 p.m.Join us in Monday Schoolas we grow in God’s Wordand learn what God has tosay to us.

May 6, 7 p.m.All men, you’re welcome toour Men’s Friday NightService for fellowship andlearning what God requiresof men as leaders of house-holds and in the community.

Pastor Rickie Rush

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MT. OLIVE CHURCH OF PLANO (MOCOP)

May 1, 10 a.m.Join us for Sunday WorshipService as we praise andworship God for His Honorand His glory; and don’tforget to comeback at 7p.m. for our BrazilianChurch. Call the church fordetails.

May 4, 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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May 1, 10 a.m.You’re invited to join us inour Worship Service at ournew home, 1020 ShermanStreet in Richardson, Texas.Call the church for details.

May 2, 9 p.m.Join us for our IntercessoryPrayer Ministry and ourMonday’s Conference calls.

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This column is to encour-age Christians or anyone tonever give up on theirdream or goal.

Sometimes life seems hardto bear, full of trouble, sor-row and woe. It’s then I haveto remember that it’s “In theValleys I Grow.” Because Iremember, it takes twomountains to make one val-ley.

If I always stayed on themountaintop and never expe-rienced pain, I would neverappreciate God’s love andwould be living in vain.

I do not always understandwhy things happen as theydo, but I’m very sure of onething, the Lord will see methrough.

My valleys are nothingwhen I picture Christ on thecross; He went through thevalley of death, His victory is

Satan’s loss and our gain.Forgive me Lord for com-

plaining when I’m feeling sovery low. Just give me agentle reminder that’s it’s “Inthe Valleys I Grow.”

Continue to strengthenme, Lord and use my lifeeach day to share Your lovewith others and help themfind their way.

Thank you Lord for theValleys, for this one thing Iknow, the mountaintops areglorious, but “It’s In the Val-leys I Grow.”

Forgetting Your Past:“God has made me forget allmy troubles . . .” Genesis41:51 (KJV). Have youbeen hurt? Are you strug-gling to get back on yourfeet? If so, begin takingthese steps.

First, pray to communicatewith God.

Second, refuse to be orlive like a victim. When youdecide to stop looking forsympathy and start lookingfor solutions, you’ll begin tofind them. God opens newdoors, but when He does,walk through them and ac-cept responsibility for your

future. Third, isolate the problem,

not the person. Everybody’snot the same. Don’t let whatone or two people did to youaffect all your other relation-ships! Once you are able toisolate the event, you canstop the adversary fromusing your past to contami-

nate your future.Fourth, let God’s ‘perfect

love’ heal your scars. Hislove for you is the only lovethat is perfect enough to castall your fears away; 1 John4:18 (KJV). Fear of whatyou say? Perhaps it’s thefear of trusting anyone else,or even yourself! Perhaps

even the fear of being knownand rejected. Only in theclassroom of God’s love canyou build your self-worthand learn to make healthychoices.

Fifth, don’t stop with God.God’s love and acceptance isthe prescription that willcarry you through so that youcan help others too. You cankeep it only if you give itaway! Listen: ‘Josephnamed his first born “Man-asseh” and said, “It is be-cause God had made me for-get all my trouble . . .” Thesecond son he namedEphraim and said, “It is be-

cause God has made mefruitful in the land of my suf-fering.” Genesis 41:51-52(KJV). And what God didfor Joseph, He’ll do for you!

Most people love to iden-tify with a dream or a goal inlife and contributing tosomething worthwhile. If adream or goal is worthwhileand the belief in it is strongenough, the strength of thedream or goal will take overand keep a person movingforward even when they be-come physically exhausted.An individual may give out,but he/she should never giveup.


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In the valleys I grow

Christina and Chance Jones, center with their Pastor and FirstLady, Elder Larry and Sister Doris Willis, Morse Street BaptistChurch in Denton, celebrating Christina being inducted intothe National Society of Leadership and Success at TWU

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Hear what it was like growing up in a very dif-ferent Dallas when Booker T. Washington wasa black school. Sister Tarpley graduated frm

there and went on to college and later becamea city councilmember in Carrollton.

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer

You and your girls arebirds of a feather.

You flock together, preentogether, share your nestwhen needed and, whileyou happily sing one an-other’s praises, you’d neveropen your beak to spill theirsecrets. Then again, as inthe new book “The Black-birds” by Eric JeromeDickey, you’d never crowabout all the details of yourown life, either.

A mere birthday wasn’tgood enough for Indigo Ab-dulrahaman. Oh, no - shegot a birth month.

She decreed it, planned it,and made her friends follow

along with her wishes. Astrong-willed woman bornto Nigerian parents, Indigowas the tallest of the fourwomen, dark-skinned, witha hunger for the finer things– including men, of whichshe had two. And when a

woman caught Indigo’s eye,she wasn’t above givingthat a go, too.

Kwanzaa Browne spentthe weeks before her birth-day crying over a man: shecaught her fiancé cheatingwith a Brazilian woman,which was the last straw forKwanzaa. It would take alot for her to forget her ex.A lot – including, perhaps, aromance with a handsomeman she’d been watchingfor months.

Kwanzaa snagged himthree weeks before DestinyJones’ birthday, which did-n’t matter to Destiny; shehad nothing to celebrate.The man she loved didn’tknow an important truth

about her, and she didn’tknow how to tell him - butbefore she could figure itout, he learned of her fame-not-fame, and it threatenedto ruin everything.

As for Ericka Stockwell,some things were already inruins by the time her birth-day arrived: her once-abu-sive mother was aroundagain, as was cancer for thesecond time. Even so, grate-ful for life, Ericka’s bucketlist was full that anniversaryof her birth, and it includedfinding the Love of HerLife. Unfortunately, onceshe found him, she knewshe could never share thegood news with herfriends…

Aside from the gorgeouscover, size is likely the firstthing you’ll notice about“The Blackbirds.” At justover 500 pages, it’s a brick– and I daresay it’s an un-necessary one, at that.

Don’t get me wrong:there’s a decent plot here;Oh-My-Goodness twists;and characters that are gor-geous, loyal, and cheated-upon every few pages.Since I love a good scandal,wow, that was fun - untilthose characters launchedinto mattress gymnasticsand cutesy raunch-code,both of which become tire-some in short order. Cuthalf the ubiquitous (andrather humdrum) bedroom

scenes and most of the sillyfaux sex-words, and I’dhave been just fine. Evenso, I would’ve missed theaction usually found inmore recent Eric JeromeDickey novels. Sigh.

Much as I gleefully antic-ipate author Dickey’s nov-els, I didn’t think this wordyone was his best – but it’snot the worst, either. It’s notas good as his thrillers, notas good as “One Night,” butbetter than his more-eroticnovels. So cautiously, Iguess I’d say don’t discount“The Blackbirds.”

It has issues, yes, butdiehard fans may still crowabout it.


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SHILOH MBCIN PLANO (WHERE

COMMUNITY BECOMES FAMILY)

May 1, 10 a.m. Join us as we praise andworship God in our Morn-ing Worship Services. Youwill be blessed.

May 4, 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.

May 7, 10 a.m.You’re encouraged to attend

our FREE Faith & FinancesHousing Workshop to dis-cuss Federal, State of Texasand City of Plano programsto increase new home own-ership. Call the church fordetails.

May 9-15Celebrate with us our An-nual Women’s Day Pro-gram all week, ladies areasked to wear white withhot pink scarves that will be

available for purchase afterWorship Service in the Fel-lowship Hall. Call thechurch for details.

Our church ministries offeropportunities for motivationand growth; join us and see.

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

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WESTSIDE BAPTISTCHURCH,

LEWISVILLE

May 1, 7:45 and 10:45a.m.

You’re invited to join us forSunday Morning WorshipService, as we praise andworship God for His manyblessings.

May 4, 12 NoonJoin us for Prayer and BibleStudy with Pastor Bessixteaching on the word of God and praying for thesick.

Minister Thomas BessixSenior Pastor900 Bellaire Blvd.Lewisville, TX 75067972-221-5668www.wbcchurch.org

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