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(Second in series examining thepossible Home Rule plan for DISD)

There are mixed reviews on thepush to change the Dallas Inde-pendent School District into a homerule school district.

Both parents and teachers areconcerned that the home-rule initia-tive may not be in the best interestsof students, teachers and parentswithin the Dallas IndependentSchool District (DISD).

They say groups and individualspushing for the change within DISD– such as grassroots political actioncommittee known as Support OurPublic Schools – have not beencompletely honest or transparent asto the real reason for wanting such alarge scale change.

In their opinion, the reason for theinterest in initiating home-rulewithin the DISD is the desire to con-trol the school district’s million-dol-lar budget and its expansive real es-tate holdings. Their concerns arisefrom a lack of specific informationfrom supporters. Calls and emails toSupport Our Public Schools, in-cluding attorney Jeronimo Valdez

were not returned by press time.Of course, home-rule supporters

say DISD is plagued with problemsthat stem from top district officials.They say board trustees aren’t doingtheir jobs and that better governanceis needed and that home-rule is theonly way to address these issues.Though both sides agree that thereare some problems within theschool district, they are at odds as tohow the issues need to be addressed.

This story will focus on thosewho support or oppose home-rule.It is the second in a series that ad-dresses the home-rule topic.

OpponentsChrisdya Houston, a middle

school teacher within the district,says her concern is that the quality

of education that students receiveunder a home-rule charter will de-cline. As executive board memberof Alliance AFT, Houston has at-tended a number of home-rule meet-ings, including those held by thenewly appointed 15-member homerule commission. Alliance AFT isthe Dallas chapter of Chicago-basedteacher’s union American Federa-tion of Teachers.

During these meetings, Houstonsays, there’s been talk of saving thedistrict money with a less-expensivecurricula and less expensive text-books. Bringing cheaper or less re-searched textbooks, she says, couldimpact student education at DISD.

Additionally, Houston says, itisn’t clear whether educational re-

By Walter FieldsNNPA Columnist

It was one of the mostdifficult scenes in SpikeLee’s classic movie “Dothe Right Thing,” the bru-tal strangulation of peace-loving Radio Raheem byNew York City police in aBrooklyn pizza shop.

That scene touched araw nerve as it recalledthe 1983 death of 25-year-old graffiti artist MichaelStewart, another choke-

hold victim of the NewYork City Police Depart-ment.

Now, we find ourselvesenraged over the policekilling of Eric Garner inStaten Island, which wascaptured on cell phonevideo as a police officerputs him in a choke hold,with the man pleading thathe can’t breathe. Garnerwas taken away uncon-scious and later pro-nounced dead. Another

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Grand Prairie native OmarPadilla completes the Con-gressional Hispanic CaucusInstitute’s highly competi-tive, award-winning Con-gressional Internship Pro-gram in Washington, D.C.this week.

Padilla, who studies atthe University of Texas Ar-lington and is the PrudentialIntern, was one of 45 in-terns chosen out of hun-dreds of applicants fromacross the country to spendeight weeks working in thenation’s capital, where hewas placed in the Office ofFinancial Management ofthe Department of theTreasury.

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What if we didn’t incarcerate peo-ple who commit non-violent crimes?Or, if we sentenced them, what if theirsentences were reasonable, instead ofintolerable? What if a man who stealsa $159 jacket while high gets drugtreatment and a sentence of, say, twoyears, instead of a sentence of life im-prisonment without parole? Howmuch would we save if legally man-dated minimum sentences were mod-ified and nonviolent drug offenseswere more reasonably imposed?

Marc Mauer of he Sentencing Proj-ect says that eliminating more than79,000 bed years, or the amount oftime a prisoner uses a bed in prison,could save at least $2.4 billion. That’senough to send nearly a million stu-dents to college if the $25,000 coversthe cost of attendance (which it doesfor most state schools and Historically

Black Colleges and Universities). Itcould put nearly half a million teach-ers in underserved K-12 schools. Itcould restore availability to librariesand parks. Instead, we spend it incar-cerating people, particularly thosewho are locked up for relatively minorcrimes.

The $2.4 billion that the SentencingProject has calculated may be a lowestimate. According to the Justice De-partment more than $80 billion isspent on incarceration annually. Howmuch of this spending is unnecessaryand could be easily converted to drugtreatment and recovery? Why do wefind it so easy to incarcerate peoplebut so difficult to rehabilitate them,knowing that the recidivism rates arehigh?

Within five years of incarceration,more than three-quarters are rear-rested. Most were arrested for prop-erty crimes, not for drug offenses, orviolent offenses. Much of the prop-

erty crime could be alleviated if it waseasier for ex-offenders to find em-ployment, but after incarceration,many find the doors of employmentslammed in their faces. Incarcerationcombined with education and societalembrace might reduce recidivism andthe level of property crime.

President Obama and Attorney Gen-eral Eric Holder are moving in theright direction. First, the presidentmoved to reform drug sentencinglaws, reducing the discrepancy be-tween crack and powdered cocaine.This resulted in the Smarter Sentenc-ing Act, which has yet to be scheduledfor a vote in Congress and the Senate,despite bipartisan support for this leg-islation. Advocates of the bill, includ-ing the ACLU, the Sentencing Project,the NAACP and many others supportthe legislation and have encouragedpeople to reach out to their Congres-sional representatives to push for a

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day in America.Let me be clear – Eric Garner was

lynched. He was brutally assaultedand choked to death by a police officerwho, supposedly trained, abused hisauthority with deadly precision. It isnot enough to state that the officerused deadly force because when itcomes to Black males and police,there is a violent regularity that haspersisted for decades. The manner inwhich Black men and boys are setupon by law enforcement is consistentwith their marginalization in societyand the degree to which they are acriminalized class. There is no benefitof the doubt, no reasonableness, no di-alogue – just force and upon theslightest protest on our part, violenceand probable injury or death.

We need to be clear and unambigu-ous about Eric Garner’s death in thelarger context of the suppression ofBlack males. What is experienced byBlack males on a daily basis is seldomthe experience of White males, andcannot be fathomed by Whites in gen-eral. White mothers do not have tocounsel their sons on their behaviorshould they encounter police or worrywhen their sons step out their doorwhether they will be a victim of policeviolence. Even in the most extremesituations when White males are theperpetrators of violent crime, policeare in apprehend mode and not in pur-suit with deadly intent.

Eric Garner was lynched.He is the most recent case in a giga-

byte file of such cases. I have yet tosee the movie “Fruitvale Station” be-cause I know how difficult it will beto see the reenactment of the killing ofOscar Grant. It cuts too close to homebecause I remember the killing of 15-year-old Phillip Pannell by a WhiteTeaneck N.J. police office in 1990.

The boy was shot in the back withhis arms raised in surrender mode. TheWhite police officer, Gary Spath, wasacquitted by an all-White BergenCounty jury. The acquittal came amidsta massive police march through thecommunity in support of the officer.That’s the other piece of this ongoinghorror show; the closing of the ranksof the blue fraternity and the perpetualdenial on the part of law enforcementthat these episodes are not the end re-sult of racist intent.

Eric Garner was a victim of racism.The New York City Police Depart-

ment is not alone in perpetuatingcrimes against Black males or operat-ing in a way to violate the civil liber-ties of Black people. The NYPD justhappens to be the largest police forcein the country and has perfected the artof police abuse. Last week, the federalgovernment announced the monitor-ing of the Newark, N.J. police force,which for years residents lodged com-plaints against. Now, it has come to

light that officers in New Jersey’slargest city are even suspected ofstealing personal property from resi-dents they detain. In Chicago, the for-mer city police commander, JonBurge, presided over a department thatregularly brutalized citizens and hehimself was alleged to have engagedin violence. He was convicted in 2010for lying about the torture of policesuspects.

NYPD Chief Bill Bratton’s orderthat all officers undergo training onthe proper techniques to apprehendsuspects is too little in light of the bru-tality of Garner’s death. For starters,every officer on the scene should bedismissed. If officers sworn to upholdthe law can witness a citizen beingchoked to death and not intervene,they are not capable of fulfilling theirlegal duty to protect and serve. Thevideo clip clearly shows a man whowas not confrontational, who was at-tempting to defuse the situation andwas trying to communicate with theofficers. He is taken down by the offi-cers and then thrown to the ground asan officer puts him in a deadly chokehold. Garner can be heard on the videopleading “I can’t breathe,” but hisphysical condition was of little con-cern to the officers who were intent ondemonstrating that they were the dom-inant force.

Eric Garner was lynched.Walter Fields is executive editor of

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The US Census Bureau iscurrently collecting dataabout tobacco use as a vol-untary supplement to itsmonthly July 2014 CurrentPopulation Survey. Scientif-ically selected householdswill be questioned aboutsmoking habits regardingcigarettes, tobacco productsother than cigarettes andelectronic smoking devices.

The tobacco supplementconducted typically everythree to four years providesdata for people 15 years andolder on current and formertobacco products use pat-terns; restrictions on smok-ing at home and in theworkplace, smoking cessa-tion advice obtained from aclinician; personal attitudestoward smoking; and emerg-ing tobacco control topics.

“You don’t have to be ademographer to know whatis going on but I welcomethe fact that the survey isbeing done and encourageD.C. residents to partici-pate,” said Philip Pannell,executive director of theAnacostia CoordinatingCouncil in southeast Wash-ington. “The Black commu-nity is saturated with ciga-rette advertisements to pro-mote smoking unlike thenon-Black areas of the Dis-trict.

For years, I have talkedabout why more activists

have not stepped up to fightthis menace.”

According to the NationalCancer Institute, tobaccouse is the leading cause ofpreventable illness anddeath in the US. It causesvaried cancers as well aschronic lung diseases suchas emphysema and bronchi-tis, and heart disease.

Cigarette smoking causesan estimated 443,000 deathseach year, including ap-proximately 49,000 deathsdue to exposure to second-hand smoke.

Lung cancer is the lead-ing cause of cancer deathamong both men andwomen in the United States,and 90 percent of lung can-cer deaths among men andapproximately 80 percent oflung cancer deaths amongwomen is due to smoking.

In addition to lung can-cer, smoking causes cancersof the throat, mouth, nasalcavity, esophagus, stomach,pancreas, kidney, bladder,and cerv ix , and acutemyeloid leukemia.

People who smoke are upto six times more likely tosuffer a heart attack thannonsmokers, and the risk in-creases with the number ofcigarettes smoked. Smokingalso causes most cases ofchronic lung disease.

In 2011, an estimated 19percent of U.S. adults smok-ed cigarettes.

Nearly 16 percent of highschool students smoke cig-arettes.

The Center for DiseaseControl data showed thepercentage of adults in theDistrict who smoked ciga-rettes was 20.8 percent in2011. Across all states andD.C., the prevalence of cig-arette smoking amongadults ranged from 11.8 to29.0 percent with D.C.ranking 22nd among thestates.

On July 7, the Centers forDisease Control and Pre-vention launched hard-hit-ting ads for its 2014 “TipsFrom Former Smokers”campaign. The Tips na-tional tobacco education

campaign, that began in2012, returns this year withnew ad participants livingwith the devastating effectsof smoking-related dis-eases.

“These new ads are pow-erful. They highlight ill-nesses and suffering causedby smoking that peopledon’t commonly associatewith cigarette use,” wroteCDC Director Tom Frieden.“Smokers have told us theseads help them quit by show-ing what it’s like to liveevery day with disabilityand disfigurement fromsmoking.”

The District also ranksfourth among 44 states withthe percentage of youth ingrades 9–12 who currentlysmoke cigarettes which was12.5 percent, in 2011. Tocurb teen smoking, the localDepar tment of Heal th(DOH) encourages teens tojoin the fight against to-bacco use by participatingin scheduled National KickButts Day activities andprograms

“The smoking epidemicbegins with youth,” wroteDr. Saul Levin, interim di-rector DC Department ofHealth. “Kick-Butts Day isa great opportunity for teensto get the resources theyneed to make one of themost important decisions oftheir young lives: to quitsmoking or to learn why it’simportant to never start,” headded.

Healthy People 2020, aframework for action to re-

duce tobacco use to thepoint that it is no longer apublic health problem forthe nation, identified a num-ber of effective strategiesthat will contribute to end-ing the tobacco use epi-demic.

Based on more than 45years of evidence, it is clearthat the toll tobacco usetakes on families and com-munities can be signifi-cantly reduced by fullyfunding tobacco controlprograms, increasing theprice of tobacco products,enacting comprehensivesmoke-free policies, con-trolling access to tobaccoproducts, reducing tobaccoadvertising and promotion,implementing anti-tobaccomedia campaigns, and en-couraging and assisting to-bacco users to quit.

• The Healthy People2020 Tobacco Use objec-tives are organized intothree key areas:

• Tobacco Use Preva-

lence: Implementing poli-cies to reduce tobacco useand initiation among youthand adults.

• Health System Chang-es: Adopting policies andstrategies to increase ac-cess, affordability, and useof smoking cessation serv-ices and treatments.

• Social and Environmen-tal Changes: Establishingpolicies to reduce exposureto secondhand smoke, in-crease the cost of tobacco,restrict tobacco advertising,and reduce illegal sales tominors.

One of DOH’s most ef-fective anti-smoking re-sources is the District’s toll-free quit line service forDistrict residents who makethe decision to quit smokingfor good. Residents inter-ested in receiving additionalinformation on the impor-tance of not smoking or tipson how to quit can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

Tobacco use target of government surveys

How people of color can improvetheir end-of-life healthcare

By Brandi AlexanderThe day my father died from

prostate cancer — Jan 11, 2011 — isthe day I decided that no family shouldever experience the same pain. Thatday everything changed for me. I hadworked for seven years at an organi-zation whose sole focus is end-of-lifecare, yet I had not had even one con-versation with my father about hisend-of-life wishes. It was truly awake-up call, an eye-opening experi-ence I hope I never have to repeat.

Imagine sitting in a hospital roomwith your unresponsive father, yourfive siblings on one side of the bed,and his new wife and her five childrenon the other side. People on both sidesthought they were best equipped tospeak on my father’s behalf. The sadreality is that none of us — not one ofthe 12 people in that room — had aclue about what he wanted. He had noadvance directive, had never had a se-rious conversation about his end-of-life wishes, not even with me, an end-

of-life care advocate.Since that fateful day three-and-a-

half years ago, I have learned that hor-rible situations at the end of life are fartoo common in this country, especiallyin the African-American community.

Unlike many of the other disparitiesthat impact the African-Americancommunity, this is one we have morecontrol over. It starts with having aconversation. Unfortunately too many

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search. To participate, huntersmust correctly answer three park-and recreation-related questionsposted each day on the website’shome page. To view the questions,participants must visit www.dal-lasparks.org, create an account,then go to the scavenger huntpage. Answers are found within

the website’s various categories.Complete contest rules are avail-able at www.dallasparks.org.

Winners will be chosen fromthe correct entries each day andannounced on Friday, August 1.Prizes are tickets or passes to theDallas Arboretum, Dallas Zoo,Bahama Beach Waterpark andSouthern Skates Roller Rink.

The new website is user-

friendly and easier for citizens toaccess information and contacteach of the department’s five divi-sions, according to park and recre-ation officials. The site allows forgreater and enhanced communica-tion with users and it features suchfunctions as streaming video, in-teractive facilities maps, calen-dars, alerts and community en-gagement tools.

Dallas Parks’s launch online scavenger hunt ‘Find It!’

The three best fast food restaurants with a twist in Dallas

Three members of theTexas Congressional Dele-gation have confirmed theirparticipation in the GreaterIrving-Las Colinas Cham-ber of Commerce’s inaugu-ral 2014 CongressionalRoundtable.

The roundtable will takeplace from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.on Aug. 18 at the OmniMandalay Hotel – Las Col-inas, 221 E. Las ColinasBlvd. in Irving.

Texas Association of

Business CEO Bill Ham-mond will moderate thepanel, which includes Con-

gressman Kenny Marchant(24th District); Congress-man Marc Veasey (33rdDistrict); and CongressmanPete Sessions (32nd Dis-trict).

“2014 is a critical year forthe Texas business commu-nity. From transportationand infrastructure issues totax reform and trade policy,health care, and immigra-tion reform, the decisions

Reps. Veasey and Sessions attending Irving Chamber Congressional Roundtable

Congressman Marc Veasey

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The Allen ISD Board of Trusteesapproved two resolutions Monday forthe repair of Allen ISD stadium. The$60 million stadium is closed due tostructural damage. This move pro-vides Superintendent Lance Hindtwith the ability to spend up to $2 mil-

lion for repairs if PBK Architects andPogue Construction cannot.

Superintendent Hindt reportedly re-ferred to the authorization as a “secu-rity blanket” so repairs can begin im-mediately. He suggested that in thelong run Pogue Construction will

likely be financial responsible for re-pair costs. The vote on Monday willallow repairs to get underway withinthe month.

The two companies potentially heldliable for the damage, may be at thetop of the list to handle the repairs.

Allen ISD approves $2 millionfor repairs of Eagle Stadium

By Jason Alderman

For many people, their biggestexpenses in life are funding retire-ment, buying a home and payingfor their children’s college educa-tion – or a portion of it, anyway.Setting aside money for these andother financial goals is difficult,especially when you’re trying tosave for them all simultaneouslyand from a young age.

One of the more popular collegesavings vehicles is the 529 Col-lege Savings Plan. Every state andWashington, D.C. offers at leastone 529 plan option, althoughmost offer several. Key featuresinclude:

You make contributions usingafter-tax dollars; their investmentearnings grow tax-free.

Withdrawals aren’t taxed ifthey’re used to pay for qualifiedhigher-education expenses (e.g.,tuition, room and board, fees,books, supplies and equipment).

If you withdraw the money fornon-qualified expenses, you’llhave to pay income tax and a 10percent penalty tax on the earn-ings portion of the withdrawal –plus possible state penalties, de-

pending on where you live.Many states that have a state in-

come tax give accountholders afull or partial tax deduction forcontributions made to their ownstate’s plan. Three states (Indiana,Utah and Vermont) also offer taxcredits for contributions.

Contributions to other state’splans generally are not tax-de-ductible in your home state; how-ever, five states do offer tax breaksfor investing in any state’s plan(Arizona, Kansas, Maine, Mis-souri and Pennsylvania).

Each state’s plan offers differ-

ent investment options, both in in-vestment style (age-based, risk-based, principal protection, man-aged or indexed funds, etc.) and inactual investment performance.

You can choose anyone as ben-eficiary – your child, other rela-tive or friend.

If the original beneficiary de-cides not to attend college or getsa scholarship, you can reallocatethe account to another of his or herfamily members at any time.

You can rollover funds to a dif-ferent 529 plan or change invest-ment strategies once a year. If you

want to do more than one rolloverwithin a 12-month period, you’llneed to change the beneficiary inorder to avoid taxes and penalties.(You can always change it backlater.)

Contributions up to $14,000 ayear, per recipient, are exemptfrom gift taxes ($28,000 for mar-ried couples).

You can also make a lump-sumcontribution of up to $70,000($140,000/married couples) perbeneficiary and then average thecontribution over a five-year pe-riod without triggering the gift tax– provided you make no othergifts to that beneficiary for thenext five years.

These plans are treated as anasset of the account owner (vs. thestudent) when calculating the ex-pected family contribution towardcollege costs, so they have a com-paratively low impact on financialaid eligibility.

Most financial experts recom-mend looking first at your ownstate’s plan to see what tax advan-tages, if any, are offered to resi-dents. They may be significantenough to offset lower fees or bet-

ter fund performance in otherstates’ plans.

Carefully examine the fee struc-ture. Common fees include thosefor opening an account, annualmaintenance, administrationcosts, and most importantly, salescommissions if you’re buyingfrom a brokerage – which couldbe up to 5.75 percent of your con-tribution. Buying directly from theplan eliminates sales fees but putsthe onus on you to research thebest option for your needs.

And finally, examine the invest-ment performance of the funds,both when you enroll and period-ically thereafter. Morningstar(www.morningstar.com), CollegeSavings Plans Network (www.col-legesavings.org) and FinAid(www.finaid.org) all have helpfulcomparison tools.

Bottom line: The sooner youcan start saving for college, theless your kids will have to rely onexpensive loans.Jason Alderman directs Visa’s

financial education programs. ToFollow Jason Alderman on Twit-ter: www.twitter.com/Practical-Money.

The ins and outs of 529 College Savings Plans

ing correspondence and memos;monitoring hearings; conductingresearch, data entry and analysis;and assisting with general officeoperations.

• Leadership development: In-terns attend weekly sessions andmeet with distinguished leadersfrom a range of professional back-grounds, engage in substantive pol-icy discussions and participate inprofessional development training.

• Community service: Interns arealso required to engage in a CHCIcommunity service project. Thisyear CHCI interns volunteered at

several organizations including: SoOthers Might Eat (S.O.M.E), VotoLatino, Martha's Table, ALIVEFood Banks, AFL-CIO, Suits forChange, and the Smithsonian Folk-life Festival.

The selection process is compet-itive; CHCI receives at least 15 ap-plications for every one availablesummer internship opportunity andfive applications for every oneavailable spring or fall internshipopportunity.

Interns demonstrate high aca-demic achievement, evidence ofleadership skills and potential for

leadership growth, a demonstratedcommitment to public service-ori-ented activities and superior ana-lytical and communication skills.

Applications are reviewed bya selection committee compris-ing alumni, board of directors andstaff.

Individuals who qualify for De-ferred Action for Childhood Arrivalare eligible to participate in CHCI’sinternship and fellowship pro-grams.

CHCI interns receive round-triptransportation to Washington, hous-ing and a stipend. The nonprofitalso has 12-week Congressional in-ternships in the spring and fall.

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IRVING – Hawaiian Falls and TomThumb have joined forces for Cham-pions Day on Saturday, August 9 at allfive North Texas Hawaiian Falls wa-terparks, benefiting Easter Seals,MDA, and Special Olympics. Specialneeds children and their families willhave exclusive use of the parks from8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The parks willopen to the public 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.but the Champions and their familiescan stay as long as they want at no ad-ditional charge.

“Champions Day is one of our fa-vorite events,” said David Busch,President of Hawaiian Falls Water-parks. “To see the joy on the children’sfaces and the special bond with their

families is priceless. We are proud tohost them every year.”

The “Champions” (special needsguests) get in free. Family memberscan purchase discounted tickets for $5each at the gate (regular admission is$26.99) with a Champions Daycoupon available to download athttp://hfalls.com/championsday.

“Our mission is to bring familiescloser together and we want to blessour special needs families with an op-portunity to create memories,” saidBusch.

“By partnering with Tom Thumb,we can reach even more special needsfamilies throughout the month.

Tom Thumb will be selling dis-

counted day pass tickets from Aug 1-31.

Everyone pays kids prices ($19.99)and $1 from every ticket sold throughTom Thumb will benefit Easter Seals,MDA, and Special Olympics.”

Champions Day will be 8:30 a.m. –10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 9 at allfive North Texas Hawaiian Falls wa-terparks: Garland, The Colony, Mans-field, Roanoke and White Settlement.In addition, Hawaiian Falls will do-nate funds raised on August 9 throughNeighbors 2 Neighbors, an onsite coincollection program, to the three chari-ties.

More info at www.hfalls.com orfacebook.com/hfalls.

Special needs children and families invitedto local Hawaiian Falls for Champions Day

made by Congress this year willhave a big impact on the future ofTexas,” said Bill Hammond, CEOof the Texas Association of Busi-ness.

“I look forward to moderating a

discussion with leaders from theTexas Congressional Delegationand members of the North Texasbusiness community to share theirviews and solutions for creatingjobs and moving our country for-

ward.”During the event, key members

of Congress will discuss federallegislation and issues that will im-pact the North Texas businesscommunity in 2014.

“The 2014 Congressional Round-table provides the regional busi-

ness community the opportunityto interact with congressionalleaders and have an open discus-sion on federal policy that affectsour community,” said JasonSimon, Director of LegislativeAdvocacy and Media at theGreater Irving-Las Colinas Cham-

ber of Commerce.Individual tickets are $75 for

Chamber members and $100 fornon-members.

For more information, and topurchase tickets or sponsorships,visit irvingchamber.com/congres-sionalroundtable.

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The Frontiers of FlightMuseum will commemo-rate the 100th anniversaryof the start of World War Iwith a dynamic collectionof rare vintage poster art in-cluding recruiting, propa-ganda and home frontmorale images from WorldWars I and II. They includethe poster that created theiconic image of “UncleSam.” The collection hasbeen accumulated over sev-eral decades by one of Dal-las’ toughest trial lawyers,Rogge Dunn, and can be en-joyed by the public August14, 2014, through January31, 2015.

The exhibit enables view-ers to experience the atmos-phere and attitudes of thewar generations and givesviewers a feel for the war-time sacrifices made byAmerica’s “Greatest Gener-ation.” The display includesmore than three dozenworks of graphic and rareart from France, Germany,England, Russia and the

United States, which high-light significant aspects ofworld history. Featuredworks include:

the most famous U.S.poster of all-time: JamesMontgomery Flagg’s imageof Uncle Sam pointing andproclaiming “I Want You”the most famous FrenchWWI poster capitalizing onthe “On les Aura!” (“Weshall get them”) phrase

coined by French GeneralPetain during the bloodybattle of Verdun an impres-sive stone lithograph of aWWI German pilot posinglike the famous Germanace, the Red Baron an orig-inal pamphlet given toAmerican troops just priorto them boarding transportsfor the D-Day Invasion

The images are provoca-tive and even disturbing, asthey show the horrors ofwar in an effort to encour-age citizens to enlist, workhard and avoid waste toprotect the homeland. De-spite their age, many aretimeless, including JosephPennell’s 1918 poster pro-moting war bonds, whichshows New York City onfire, an eerie prediction ofthe 9/11 attacks.

Dunn’s collection hasbeen displayed in the Hallof State during the StateFair of Texas and wasshowcased to excellent re-views at the museum in2007. It’s back by popular

demand with several un-seen, rare works.

“This unique exhibit issignificant for both its his-torical and educationalvalue,” says Cheryl Sutter-field-Jones, Chief Execu-tive Officer, Frontiers ofFlight Museum. “Several ofthe posters have an aviationtheme, and all of themsought to influence publicopinion and support theirnation’s war effort.”

“Before radio, televisionand the internet, posterswere a main form of masscommunication,” said Dunn.“Their beauty and thought-fulness is rarely seen intoday’s fast-paced world.

“As an attorney, I am in-trigued by their power topersuade, and I incorporatemany of their visual andpersuasive techniques in myjury trials,” said Dunn, whobegan collecting graphic art

while studying at the Lon-don School of Economics in1977. He was impressed bythe powerfully stark visualsin a London subway posterwarning riders about unat-tended packages in themidst of Irish RepublicanArmy bombings. As a fu-ture attorney, he appreciatedthe simple, yet compellingpresentation. Dunn is a na-


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WW1 propaganda images on display at Frontiers of Flight Museum

By Ruth FergusonNDG Editor

They keep telling us theeconomy is getting better— some of us are still notquite feeling it. So to helpstretch your dollars (andpennies because they doadd up) here are four web-sites which can help yousave money.

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FreecycleThis is a worldwide com-

munity of folks who don’twant the hassle of a garagesale, Craigslist, etc. theyjust have usable stuff andare willing to give it away.

The Dallas Fort Wortharea is very active with sev-eral of the cities havingtheir own forums. I haveused this in the past andpicked up a nice side table Istill love, free pet foodwhich lasted for months andother odds and ends. Onceyou sign up you have to bequick because it is usually afirst come first serve way ofdoing things.

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On Saturday, Aug. 16 at the FairmontHotel, Dallas, the Mid-Cities (TX) Chapterof The Links, Inc. will host its 22nd An-nual fund-raiser “A Knock-Out Affair":Black-Tie Boxing Event.

The Honorary Chairpersons for "RoundXXII" are Ms. Lueretha Slack and Mr.Mark D. Cooks. Ms Slack is VP-Texas,North Texas CRA Manager. She is respon-sible for overseeing the North Texas CRAdepartment. Ms. Slack manages the chari-table contribution budget; establishes andmanages relationships with community-based agencies, non-profit, governmentaland faith-based organizations. Mark D.Cooks is a senior vice president and com-munity banking district manager for WellsFargo Bank in Dallas, Texas. He is respon-sible for managing business units with mul-tiple store locations that provide retail andbusiness products. Mr. Cooks has over threedecades of financial service experience.

Proceeds from the event will benefit theMid-Cities (TX) Chapter’s ScholarshipFund and other community service projects,most notably those focused on Science,Technology, Math and Engineering for un-derserved youth.

In its 22nd successful year, the Mid-Cities (TX) Chapter of The Links, Inc.event continues to capture the interest of theMetroplex community, civic and businessleaders. Last year's 21st Anniversary eventdrew over 850 supporters and we are nowon track to meet or exceed that number ofguests for the August 16.

General Chairpersons of the event areErika Salter and Cherry Elder. ChapterPresident, Marnese Elder, acknowledgesthe community and corporate supporters ofthis event in saying, “This event markstwenty-two years of community supportand corporate partnership for the uniqueservices and programs offered to children

and their families by the Mid-Cities (TX)Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.Through generous donations and loyal pa-tronage of this event and our Chapter, TheLinks, Incorporated continuously providesvaluable resources, scholarships and edu-cational programs for those who need ouraid in the Arlington, Grand Prairie and Irv-ing communities. We extend our gratitudeand humble acknowledgement to our pa-trons and supporters for making this eventa success."

The Links, Inc. is an international organ-ization, founded more than 60 years ago, bywomen of African descent, to make a posi-tive impact on their communities. Throughthe years, The Links, Inc. has raised mil-lions of dollars for worthy causes includingeducation, health care, arts and youth pro-grams.

The formal affair will begin at 6 p.m. andwill feature musical entertainment, a liveauction, dancing, live professional boxingand dinner. The attire for the event is black-tie. Tickets for the fund-raiser are $125 perperson. For more information about theevent and online tickets sales please visithttp://www.midcitieslinks.org/fundraiser.

The Links, Inc. announces dateand honorary chairs for annualBlack Tie Boxing XXII 2014

tive Dallasite and fifth gen-eration Texan who handlesbusiness and employmentlitigation with the law firmof Clouse Dunn LLP.

Dunn’s collection ofgraphic art combines hislove of history, rhetoric andthe art of persuasion. Hiscollection includes morethan 250 works from 20+countries dating from 1883to the present. Many of hisposters are in the permanentcollections of the Museumof Modern Art in New York,

the Smithsonian Institution,and London’sVictoria andAlbert Museum.

The Frontiers of FlightMuseum is located at 6911Lemmon Avenue (at Uni-versity) in Dallas, at thesoutheast corner of DallasLove Field Airport. Over30 aircraft and space vehi-cles are on display, includ-ing the Command Modulefrom the Apollo 7 spacemission, the only flight sim-ulator ever built for the SR-

71 “Blackbird” spy plane,the only moon rock inNorth Texas, and thousandsof rare aviation artifacts,photos and memorabilia.Hours of operation are 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday, and 1 to 5p.m. on Sunday.

Regular admission ratesare $8 for adults; $6 for sen-iors (65+); $5 for chil-dren/youth ages 3 through17; and free for childrenunder age 3. For more in-formation, call (214) 350-1651 or visit www.flight-museum.com.

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Aretha Franklin Not Allowedto Sit Inside Johnny RocketsBy Tamara Moore

It’s now official: cus-tomer service has died. Ac-cording to the AssociatedPress, the Queen of SoulMs. Aretha Franklin had tocheck a server at JohnnyRockets.

According to the article,Aretha went to the burgerjoint near Niagara Fallsafter a concert and ordereda hamburger to go.

Then she changed hermind, got out of the car,and took her meal inside toeat.

The server told her thatbecause she ordered themeal to-go that she could-n’t sit down to eat inside. Aspokesman for the Queentold the Associated Pressthat the server even wentso far as to raise his voice.

WHAT?

First, did this servernot recognize ARETHAFRANKLIN? Secondly,isn’t the customer alwaysright?

Aretha released a state-ment saying that the serverwas “very rude, unprofes-sional and nasty.” Thefranchise owner has of-

fered an apology andstated that the employeebeen spoken to and re-ceived clarification on thetakeout polices.

My question is whywere they not fired? Re-ally, can you rude toAretha Franklin and keepyour job?

By Tamara Moore

Dogfight is based onNancy Savoca’s 1991 filmDogfight was an imperfectbut heartrending romanceby achingly tender perform-ances from Lili Taylor andRiver Phoenix.

The musical is takesplace 1963 in San FranciscoBay area during 1963. Thefirst act introduces the audi-ence to Boland (KyleIgneczi), Birdlace (ZakReynolds) and Bernstein(Matt Ransdell, Jr.) — theMarine buddies who callthemselves the Three Beesas they plan a dogfight onthe evening before they shipout to Okinawa.

A dogfight is a cruelmisogynistic contest in whichMarines pitch-in $50 to renta bar for the night. Themoney left over becomes toprize money for the Marinewho brings the ugliest dateto the bar. Rose Fenny

(Juliette Talley) becomesEddie’s dating victim.

Rose discovers why Eddieasked her out when thestreet smart prostitute Mar-cy (Beth Albright, terrific)delivers the ugly truth in thebar’s bathroom after herdate, Boland (Kyle Igneczi),tries to cheat her out of heragreed cut of the prizemoney.

Rose Fenny’s emotionalrollercoaster is portrayedwith a captivating delicacy.Juliette Talley is just simplybrilliant. The way Talleyplays the character youcompletely believe that shewould be willing to forgive

such a horrible insult and goon a second date withEddie. She shines as theperfect imperfect leadinglady.

The show is at its bestwhen Eddie and Rose are inthe spotlight. The charactersthat Reynolds and Talleycreated express genuinevulnerability and emotionwith subtle details.

Playing off Michael Sul-livan’s static art-deco land-scape, choreographer JohnDe Los Santos keeps the ac-tors constantly moving asMark Mullino’s offstage or-chestra plays.

Dogfight continues throughAugust 17th at the Water-Tower Theatre, 15650 Ad-dison Rd., Addison TX,Tickets are $22-$40 www.wa-tertowertheatre.org Run-ning time: 2 hours, 16 min-utes. Performance reviewon Monday, July 28, 2014.

Dogfight playing at the AddisonWatertower Theater

sources now avai lab lethrough the district woulddecline in an effort to savethe money. Already, teach-ers have to spend moneyout of their own pockets topurchase materials neededfor students. Having to digdeeper into their own pock-ets could increase the finan-cial burden on teachers. Inaddition to this, she admits,teachers are worried aboutjob stability.

“We want to see some-thing that is not anti-publiceducation and anti-educator.And we want somethingthat is supportive of stu-dents’ needs,” says Hous-ton, a 16-year teaching vet-eran.

Houston agrees that somechanges need to be made inthe district for the better-ment of students’ education.But she says these changescan be made without a com-plete overhaul of the sys-tem.

“We have a lot of stu-dents who are academicallyvery successfu l . Eventhough the district is notperfect and there are someimprovements that need totake place, some of the topschools in the nation are lo-cated within DISD,” shesays.

Houston says there needsto be more transparency byhome rule constituents anda forum for allowing par-ents and teachers to voicetheir concerns and be heard.Wiseman says she wasbothered by the fact that in-dividuals who had signed apetition in support for homerule came forward and ad-mitted that they had beenmisled as to what it reallywas.

Suzette Wiseman, a par-ent leader with the TexasOrganizing Project and aparent with two elementaryschool children in DISD,agrees. She opposes home-rule, in part because of thelack of transparency and noclear definition of thechanges home-rule support-ers want and she feels thatthere is a rush to get some-thing approved. She saysshe’s attended a lot of themeetings but has never beengiven a clear answer as to

what home-rule supporterswant. Wiseman refers to thecurrent home-rule issue as a“great divorce” battle, withthe children and teacherscaught in the middle.

“I feel that it will be detri-mental for children andteachers. Instead of focus-ing on home rule, the mainfocus should be on restruc-turing the district (withinthe current framework) andon teaching our children tolearn,” Wiseman says.

An additional concern,she says, is that under ahome-rule charter, teachersmay not be required to bestate certified. If home-rulesupporters push through acharter that she feels isn’tfair to everyone, she plansto pull her kids out ofDISD.

Lakashia Wallace agrees,stating that the things thatparents and students havecome to expect from publiceducation may no longer beavailable.

“Whatever we had in thepast will cease to exist. Wedon’t know if there’ll be af-terschool or extracurricularactivities or anything else.My son has learned to playfootball and is academicallysound. Right now he has theopportunity to earn and/orreceive a full football schol-arship,” says the mother oftwo. “As a charter district,that may not happen and Idon’t have $100,000 savedfor my child to go to col-lege.”

Wallace also feels thatteachers’ pensions could be-come a target of unscrupu-lous individuals.

In discussing the topic,Alliance AFT presidentRena Honea, says six peo-ple initiated the home-ruleconversation.

“In my opinion, I thinkthe whole thing started withboard trustee Mike Morath.He’s the one that researchedthe law, has been talking tolegislators and was having aconversation with othersand they decided to runwith it,” Honea says.

Honea says her belief isthat the push for home-ruleis really political and finan-cial in nature.

“It’s a total disruption and

distraction from what’sgoing on in our district totry what most people feel isa power grab to get at the$1.4 billion budget,” shesays. “It also has to do withreal estate.”

As a charter school dis-trict, Honea explains, allDISD properties would nolonger fall under federal do-main, thus allowing unusedor empty properties to besold.

SupportersBut DISD board trustee

Mike Morath says the trueissue is governance. Thedistrict, he says, faces manychallenges because of ithigh population of low-in-come students. Further-more, he says, he feels thatelected DISD officials needmore incentives to work inthe best interest of students.As the district is currentlystructured, Morath saysboard trustees often work tofulfill interests of a smallervoting pool. This problemstems from the fact thattrustees are voted for in theSpring, he says, instead of

during the November elec-tions when voter turnout isgreater and voter demo-graphics are more diverse.Those voting for trusteesunder the current May vot-ing structure, he says, aregenerally older and have anaverage age of 68 years old.The end result, he says, isthat most of the decisionsbeing made for the districtmay not necessarily reflectthe needs of current needsof parents or administrators.

“And they’re generallyfocused on the here andnow and on reducing costs,”Morath says. “Also I don’tbelieve we have a system ofgovernance that’s focusedon improving outcomes forkids.

Morath argues that statelaw does not allow DISD tomove trustee elections tothe November ballot.There’s no recall for inef-fective board trustees andthere needs to be one. Also,Morath says trustees spendabout 80 percent of theirtime arguing over contractsawarded, with staff andwith each other. Nothing is

conducive to boosting stu-dent outcomes, he says.And there is no formal in-centive for board trustees towork at this as a goal.

Therefore Morath saysthe goal is to use the home-rule structure to changewhen board trustees areelected – something he sayscan’t be done otherwise.Such a move, he says, willintroduce November voterswho come from all walks oflife, whether young or old,rich or poor and breathenew life into the electedboard trustees.

“One idea is that wecould have a provision inthe charter that said thatevery four years we shouldtake a look back at the lastfew years and focus onwhether or not student out-come improved within atrustee’s particular district,”Morath says. “If not, theseindividuals should be up forre-election.”

He admits, though, thatpushing for voter approvalfor home-rule in the upcom-ing November election,may not happen. Most of it

has to do with timing andthe steps necessary to prop-erly inform voters aboutwhat could change or staythe same.

As someone lookingfrom the outside in, KevinChavous, says both sidesneeds to be objective andconcrete about their goalswhether these include ac-cess to every child regard-less of social and economicstatus. Chavous is an attor-ney, author and national ed-ucation reform leader.

“Home-rule supportersneed to find a way to get thebest teachers into the worstschools,” he says.

The lack of communityengagement early on byhome-rule supporters couldcrush the home-rule initia-tive before it’s ever re-placed. Hence, Chavoussays, home-rule proponentsshould focus on developinga partnership or relationshipwith parents, teachers andothers.

“They need to be engagedin a campaign for change.,”says Chavous.

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Heritage Senior Center200 Jefferson Street

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135 S. Jefferson

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Washateria3712 Cheyenne StreetNew Life Ministries3706 Cheyenne Street

Elisha Mane Attractions3704 Cheyenne Street

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Po' Boys Restaurant4070 N. Beltline Rd. Ste.

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vote on this legislation.The Smarter Sentencing

Act, when approved, willmake modifications in sen-tencing requirements. Now,the US Sentencing Com-mission has ruled that thosewith drug sentences and beapplied retroactively. Thiswill affect as many as46,000 prisoners.

It’s not enough, but it’s areasonable first step. If re-lease were combined witheducation and access to em-ployment, recidivism rateswould certainly decrease.

The United States repre-sents just 5 percent of theworld population, but incar-cerates more than a quarterof the world’s incarcerated.Nearly half of those incar-cerated in federal prisonsare African American. Isthere a bias here? AfricanAmericans are as likely asWhites to commit nonvio-lent drug related crimes, butAfrican Americans are farmore likely to be incarcer-ated.

The difference – themoney that provides accessto great legal services;maybe the attraction of a

plea bargain, guilty or not,because of the prospect ofan unfair sentence; maybebias on the part of arrestingofficers.

Whatever the cause, itseems unfathomable thatAfrican Americans andWhites commit the samecrimes, but African Ameri-cans are arrested six timesas frequently as Whites.

If you read a November2013 A Living Death: Lifewithout Parole for Nonvio-lent Offenses from theACLU, you won’t knowwhether to scream or cry.

More than 3,200 peoplehave life sentences withoutparole for such minor of-fences such as shoplifting,trying to cash a stolencheck, and threatening a po-lice officer while hand-cuffed.

Some are sentenced be-cause of sentencing guide-lines, which mean judgeshave no choice in their sen-tencing. What makes senseabout giving a shopliftermore time than a murderer?

As many as 65 percent ofthose who have been sen-tenced to life without parole

are African American. Ac-cording to the ACLU,“many were struggling withmental illness, drug depend-ency, or financial despera-

tion.” Only in an injusticesystem can this be consid-ered “just.”

There has been someprogress in making sentenc-

ing fairer. Yet much moremust be done until we canclaim the “justice” that ourConstitution promises.Julianne Malveaux is a

Washington, D.C.-basedeconomist and writer. Sheis President Emerita of Ben-nett College for Women inGreensboro, N.C.


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HOUSTON – While his-torical barriers that ex-cluded Black America fromthe homeowner market fordecades have crumbled,there are signs that emerg-ing types of racial inequal-ity are making homeowner-ship an increasingly riskyinvestment for African-American home seekers. Anew study from sociologistsat Rice University and Cor-nell University found thatAfrican-Americans are 45percent more likely thanwhites to switch from own-ing their homes to rentingthem.

The study, “EmergingForms of Racial Inequalityin Homeownership Exit,1968-2009,” examines racialinequality in transitions outof homeownership over thelast four decades. The au-thors used longitudinalhousehold data from thePanel Study of Income Dy-namics for the period 1968to 2009, with a study sam-ple of 6,994 non-Hispanicwhites and 3,158 blackhomeowners.

The research revealedthat despite modest gains inattaining homeownershipover time, the racial gap inthe likelihood of changingfrom ownership to rentingbegan to widen in the1990s. During the next twodecades, African-Americanhomebuyers were consis-tently over 45 percent morelikely than whites to transi-tion out of homeownership.The authors claim that theirfindings point to a historicalshift in racial stratificationin American housing mar-kets, from a system of overtmarket exclusion to, morerecently, one of market ex-ploitation.

“The 1968 passage of theFair Housing Act outlawedhousing market discrimina-tion based on race,” saidGregory Sharp, a postdoc-toral fellow in Rice’s De-partment of Sociology and

the study’s lead author.“African-American home-owners who purchased theirhomes in the late 1960s or1970s were no more or lesslikely to become rentersthan were white owners.However, emerging racialdisparities over the nextthree decades resulted inblack owners who boughttheir homes in the 2000sbeing 50 percent morelikely to lose their home-owner status than similarwhite owners.”

Sharp noted that these in-equalities in homeowner-ship exit held even after ad-justing for an extensive setof life-cycle traits, socioe-conomic characteristics,characteristics of housingunits and debt loads, as wellas events that prompt givingup homeownership, such asgoing through a divorce or

losing a job.Sharp said the deregula-

tion of the mortgage mar-kets in the 1980s – whenCongress removed interestrate caps on first-lien homemortgages and permittedbanks to offer loans withvariable interest rate sched-ules – and subsequent emer-gence of the subprime mar-ket are likely reasons blackswere at an elevated risk oflosing their homeowner sta-tus. In 2000, African-Amer-icans were more than twiceas likely as whites with sim-ilar incomes to sign sub-prime loans; among lower-income blacks, more thanhalf of home refinanceloans were subprime.

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Sharp and his coauthorhope the research willprompt further analysis ofadditional factors that po-tentially contribute to racialdisparities in homeowner-ship exit, such as householdwealth and residential loca-tion.

The study will appear inthe August edition of SocialProblems and was coau-thored by Matthew Hall, ademographer and assistantprofessor of public policy atCornell University. A Na-tional Institutes of Healthgrant from PennsylvaniaState University’s Popula-tion Research Institute Cen-ter funded the research,which is available online athttp://bit.ly/1rDgkmL.

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August 3, 7:35 a.m.Join us this Sunday for ourpraise and worship services;and receive a blessing fromGod.

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August 3, 9:45 a.m.You’re invited to worshipwith us as we praise God forHis blessings. Our mission isto empower individuals tolive like Jesus Christ, ourLord and Savior.

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"And when the Israelitessaw the great power theLord displayed against theEgyptians, the peoplefeared the Lord and puttheir trust in Him and inMoses His servant." Exo-dus 14:31

What makes an effectiveChristian leader today? Is itcharisma? Is it ability? Is itcommunication and/or ora-tory skills?

God's view of an effec-tive leader has nothing to dowith these qualities. Theymay be a part of an effectiveleader. However, the coreattribute of a Christianleader is his integrity withGod and his obedience tofollow Him.

When this happens, Godmanifests His power in andthrough that leader. Moseswas effective because hewas willing to obey thecommands God gave him.

When Moses did this,God manifested His pres-ence in him. The result wasthat people followed. Theyfollowed because they saw

God working in andthrough the man. They sawthat this man was worthy offollowing because God'sanointing was on him.

When people see theLord's power manifested inyour life, they will have ahealthy fear of the Lord.They will look at you andthey will probably say,"This person has somethingI don't have that is worthyof more investigation."

Your challenge is to seekthe Lord with a whole heart,resulting in God's powerbeing manifested in thedaily activities of your life.When this happens, you canexpect others to be drawn towhat they see in you.

The problem with manyChristians today is that non-Christians see nothing dif-ferent about the way theylive to motivate the unsavedto desire their faith.

What makes you differentfrom your neighbor? Is yourexperience with God no-ticeably different from thatof the man next door? Ifyou're not experiencing reg-ular encounters with God,it's time to ask why not.

We don't live day-to-dayfor the next spiritual experi-ence, but we should see by-products of a life centeredin God.

Therefore, we shouldhave faithfulness in our

calling to God. "He wentout to meet Asa and said tohim, 'Listen to me, Asa andall Judah and Benjamin.

The Lord is with youwhen you are with Him. Ifyou seek Him, He will befound by you, but if youforsake Him, He will for-sake you.'" 2 Chronicles15:2

Asa was the king ofJudah from 912-872 B.C.He reigned for 41 years andwas known as a good kingwho served the Lord withgreat zeal. He reformedmany things.

He broke down idol wor-ship to foreign gods; he putaway male prostitutes andeven removed his ownmother from being queenbecause she worshiped anidol.

The Scriptures say that as

long as he sought the Lord,the Lord prospered hisreign.

However, Asa was not to-tally faithful in his calling.There came a time in his lifewhen he made a decision tono longer trust in the God ofIsrael.

He lost his confidence inGod as his deliverer. Theprophet Hanani came to Asato inform him that God'sblessing was no longer onhis life because of an un-godly alliance he had made.

Were not the Cushitesand Libyans a mighty armywith great numbers of char-iots and horsemen? Yetwhen you relied on theLord, He delivered theminto your hand.

For the eyes of the Lordrange throughout the earthto strengthen those whose

hearts are fully committedto Him. You have done afoolish thing, and from nowon you will be at war. 2Chronicles 16:8-9.

There are no guaranteesthat if we began well wewill finish well. The life ofAsa tells us this. It is onlythrough God's grace that wecan be faithful to our call-ing.

Each of us is capable offalling away from God.Pray that God will keep youfaithful to the purposes Hehas for your life. Hestrengthens those whosehearts are fully committedto Him.

Thank God for a new day.Thank Him for alwaysbeing there to listen. Godhas blessed you to be whoyou are and everything youhave is a result of what Godhas allowed in your life.

The enemy would love toruin your work for God.Ask God for wisdom andinsight in your decision-making and it’s good to re-

member that you representJesus Christ before theworld.

God is always there foryou. Recognize the gifts Hegives you and the doors Heopen each and every day foryou. Use those spiritualgifts to minister to the worldand draw people to God.


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Effective leadership

August 3, 11 a.m.You’re invited to SundaySchool with Elder/Superin-tendent Greg Mason; adultclass teacher, Sis. VickiMason; and children classteacher and Director of ourchildren’s choir, EvangelistElizabeth McAfee.

Dr. Gregory E. Voss,Senior Pastor“The Happiest PastorIn the World” 2765 Trinity Mills RoadBuilding 300Carrollton, TX 75006214-514-9147

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

You stand on the shoul-ders of giants.

You’ve probably heardthat all your life and it’strue: a lot of people havecome before you to smoothyour path. You benefit fromtheir work, efforts, and theirstruggles – but you proba-bly don’t think about itmuch.

Or maybe you don’tknow about it. But read thenew book “Risking Every-thing,” edited by MichaelEdmonds, and you’ll learn.

Not long ago, when a vol-unteer expressed surprise atwhat he discovered aboutthe Civil Rights Movement,historian Michael Edmondsrealized that the young manonly knew “a children’sbook understanding… asanitized version…” of themovement.

It’s an understanding thatmany Americans have. Thisbook seeks to remedy thatin a small, but monumental,way.

Fifty-four years ago, 42percent of Mississippi ’s cit-izens were Black, yet 90percent of eligible AfricanAmericans could not vote.The prevailing attitude inMississippi then was single-minded: “white-only.”

In the winter of 1963-64,

after “much discussion,” theStudent Nonviolent Coordi-nating Committee (SNCC)decided to move forwardwith plans for voter regis-tration in the state. They ini-tially called it the Missis-sippi Summer Project but itlater became known asFreedom Summer. Volun-teers included about a thou-sand college students, mostof them white Northerners;clergy, lawyers, and med-ical personnel.

When opponents heardwhat was coming to Missis-sippi , they “swung into ac-tion.” Laws were passed tomake most forms of protestillegal. Local and state po-lice “beefed up their arse-nals; Jackson even bought atank,” says Edmonds .Black citizens who partici-pated in the program en-dured harassment and

threats; racist groups held“sessions” on how to mur-der and dispose bodieswithout leaving evidence.And still, volunteers perse-vered by holding voter reg-istration classes, by startingand running FreedomSchools and establishing li-braries, and by continuingto hold meetings to spur“enthusiasm for the pro-gram in the Negro commu-nity.”

But just nine weeks afterit started, the MississippiSummer Project ended. Or-ganizers, says Edmond ,were “exhausted, disap-pointed, and angry” becausethey felt that little had beendone and white supremacywas “as deeply entrenchedas ever.” What they didn’tknow, however, was thatthey “had actually accom-plished more than… leaderscould appreciate at thetime.” They had “awakenedsleeping giants.”

When I first started“Risking Everything,” Iwasn’t sure what to expect.The cover gives almostnothing away; in fact, it’s alittle bland.

Not so, with what’s in-side.

Through eyewitness re-ports and information frommore than 40 documents,editor Michael Edmonds

brings readers an in-the-trenches look at FreedomSummer in a way you’llnever get from any class.Included are letters to homefrom Freedom workers,training manuals, essays,testimonies, transcripts,

photographs, and curricu-lums; as Edmonds himselfsays, “No punches arepulled.”

And that’s what makesthis an excellent book: it’sboth a paean to those whodid their jobs that summer,

and as education to anyonewho’s too young to remem-ber what happened fiftyyears ago. And if that’s you– in either case – then you’lllike this book. For you,“Risking Everything” is agiant eye-opener.


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Reed stated when she announced her can-didacy in February. She has said and main-tains that she will lead with integrity andtransparency. Her record over the last threedecades indicates she will do just that.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is America’sfirst Greek-letter organization founded in1908 for African-American college women.Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, it is oneof the world’s leading service organiza-tions. The Sorority’s over 260,000 mem-

bers have made a commitment “to serve allmankind” through its 958 chapters in theUnited States, the Caribbean, Canada, Ger-many, Korea, Japan and on the continent ofAfrica. Ms. Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson isthe 29th International President and willserve from 2014-2018. Her administra-tion’s theme is “Launching New Dimen-sions of Service.” For more information onAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its pro-grams, log on to www.aka1908.com.

AKA members or-ganize gifts foryoungsters duringa recent Back-to-School drive. AKAparticipates inmany service proj-ects throughoutthe year.

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