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Today, Friday, July 31, 2015 is the exact day of last year that I spoke to DeMarcus Walton for the last time. Admittedly before I met him I had developed a dislike for him, merely because he had impregnated my precious Alayna. Now, I know she was 20 years old, but it didn't matter. And then too, he was a bit older than her. Who was this so and so? And who should I slug first, him or her? Well, she finally brought him around and when I first met him I was pleasantly surprised. Here was this Tupac-looking young man, who was extremely polite and a joy to be around.

We clicked immediately much to Alayna's amazement and apparent discomfort. Once little Aaliyah was born, I watched the doting father who made sure that his daughter's experiences with her "first

love" would be loving, nurturing and memorable. Did he spoil her? Of course he did. And he should have. He wanted the best for her and he was the provider. The last time I talked to him, I was attending a National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Boston. He told

me his plans for his daughter for the weekend and he also had Alayna's younger sister, Annya with him. I encouraged him to take the girls to my house and spend the weekend. "I'll be home on Sunday afternoon," I told him.

I wish he had gone. When I hung up the phone I told my sister girl friend Eva, "That is a fine young man. I just love him and what he is

doing for my family." Little did I know that in less than 12 hours I would hear news that tore at my core. The next morning Eva and I were going out to hang with fellow journalists and I got a phone call. I could hear my

niece, Brittany, crying as she tried to tell me that DeMarcus was gone. I think my heart stopped for a moment. This couldn't be. Later that evening, at the NABJ awards program, another

journalist, Amanda Fitzpatrick stood in the center of the ballroom and held me as she prayed for my family. You see, it was just a little over a month ago we said goodbye to my mother and I was not prepared for this news. There hasn't been a day since that fateful day that I haven't thought about DeMarcus. I want to know why the young

man, Justin Pharez Smith (no relation) felt the need to rob and kill DeMarcus and two other women, while also severely wounding another young woman.

I think about the many young girls who never got to know a father's love and I smile as I recall all the many times I saw DeMarcus wrapped around Aaliyah's finger.

A little over two weeks before his death, DeMarcus took me and Aaliyah to lunch at Olive Garden. We had a wonderful time and of course Aaliyah got a big chocolate dessert. Before we left the restaurant, I said, "let me take this picture." That picture remains ingrained in my memory. It was also used on the cover of his obituary. Thinking of DeMarcus causes me to think about my own father and how I had him for so many more years because he

was in his late 70s when he transitioned. I was a “daddy’s girl,” just like Aaliyah and there's no doubt in my mind that DeMarcus would have made it a priority to be at every eventful moment in Aaliyah's life.

He was her knight in shining armor. He was not a deadbeat father. Instead he took his responsibility seriously. It came as a surprise to me when his mother asked me to speak at his funeral. I thought so highly of him, I had no idea

that the feeling was mutual. Sure I knew that he made sure to put his best foot forward around me but to hear that he held me in such high esteem to his parents, well I was humbled.

As I looked at him for the last time, I noticed he was wearing the suit he purchased for my mother's funeral. I knew that had she been alive still, his death would have been a serious blow for her, as well.

These senseless murders are so draining. It is so easy to feel helpless because we're getting it from all sides. The 21-year-old young man who murdered DeMarcus will also not have an opportunity to be a doting father. So many lives ruined. While some would ask for the death penalty, my stance on the subject does not change because someone near and dear is the victim. I adamantly oppose the death penalty.

DeMarcus is gone and nothing will bring him back. Maybe we can save others. It's a fight everyone can join. Sadly too many only care about the violence when they are

directly impacted. We have to increase the ranks of our armies to deal with assaults on and in our communities. We're getting it from all sides and silence is not an option.

I am committed to ensuring that DeMarcus' memory remains a part of Aaliyah and I hope that one day she will find a man to treat her as well as her father did.

Cheryl

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By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

On July 30th, the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs that have helped to improve the health of our nation and have ensured that all of our citizens can access quality health care.

I remain in full support of a strong Medicare program and have advocated for the expansion of Medicaid in states, such as Texas, where millions of residents remain uninsured.

According to federal data, nearly one of every three Americans is covered by one of the two programs. The legislation giving birth to the landmark programs was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson

twenty years after a health coverage plan proposed by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 was rejected by Congress.

In fact, President Johnson presented the first Medicare Cards to President Harry Truman and his wife, First Lady Bess Truman in 1966.

Before the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nearly half of all senior citizens in America were without health insurance.

This caused tremendous financial strain on families, forcing some into bankruptcy as they battled serious health challenges.

Today, more than 100 million people receive quality health care through Medicare or Medicaid. Because of the programs, they are able to live with the peace of mind and dignity that comes with affordable health coverage and economic security.

Approximately 55 million Americans receive health care coverage through Medicare. Beneficiaries are eligible for preventive services, various health screenings, flu shots and other routine care.

Medicare also covers prescription drugs, supplies, lab tests, and hospital stays.

Medicaid benefits nearly 70 million Americans, including 33 million children who are covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Low-income individuals, children, pregnant women, and individuals who have physical or mental disabilities are eligible for essential services such as annual physical examinations, prenatal care and dental care.

In 2010, when President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the Center for

Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was created, requirements for Medicaid eligibility were adjusted and enrollment requirements were simplified.

In Congress, I intend to continue my work to improve and protect Medicare and Medicaid.

I will fight any and all efforts to place the programs into the hands of private operators, to cut funding of these vital programs, or any attempts to play political games with people’s health and wellness.

Medicare and Medicaid have worked well for millions of Americans during the past fifty years, and with continued improvements and congressional guidance, they will continue to serve eligible citizens for many years to come.

JOHNSON: Celebrating fifty years of Medicare and Medicaid

Eddie Bernice Johnson represents Texas’ 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first registered nurse elected to the US Congress.

Congresswoman Johnson hosts the Ninth Annual Youth Summit and Diversity Dialogue

Tuesday August 11th

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8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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If you can readily accept or questionably relent that there is a God, it is obvious that he is talking to America now.

The old black folk used to say that God would show us signs and wonders. Nowadays it looks like all we get are signs.

Because whenever we hear that someone hanged themselves in jail or was unjustifiably killed by a police officer, we don't have to wonder; Sh!t we already know.

So if you can accept that there is a God, then hopefully you can follow me in my notion that he talks to us sometimes corporately through signs and other times just quietly in our spirits.

During this Golden or 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act we are getting some signs from on high that our work has not been finished. 

In fact much of the work that LBJ, MLK, JFK, RFK and so many other nameless heroines named Kaye have done, is

being undone. As I was talking to God after watching the latest killing in Cincinnati of Mr. Samuel Dubose, he spoke to me through the TV.

The commentators were all abuzz because the New York Times has just released a new blockbuster article. It is rightly titled “A Dream Undone…Inside the 50 year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act.” The piece is so pivotal and comprehensive that I wish I could have just duplicated it for you in its entirety. “A Dream Undone” takes you backwards from the 1965 Voting Rights Act to the “Reconstruction Era” where Blacks made great political gains, to today's Supreme Court and its painful and partisan dismantling of the 50 year old landmark legislation.

As a teaser, I want to give the very beginning of what many will determine is a scholarly and somber literary work on our culture and our time.

“In the morning of his wedding, in 1956, Henry Frye realized that he had a few hours to spare before the afternoon ceremony. He was

staying at his parents’ house in Ellerbe, N.C.; the ceremony would take place 75 miles away, in Greensboro, the hometown of his fiancée; and the drive wouldn’t take long. Frye, who had always been practical, had a practical thought:

Now might be a good time to finally register to vote. He was 24 and had just returned from Korea, where he served as an Air Force officer, but he was also a black man in the American South, so he wasn’t entirely surprised when his efforts at the registrar’s office were blocked.

Adopting a tactic common in the Jim Crow South, the registrar subjected Frye to what election officials called a literacy test.

In 1900, North Carolina voters amended the state’s Constitution to require that all new voters “be able to read and write any section of the Constitution in the English language,” but for decades some registrars had been applying that already broad mandate even more aggressively, targeting perfectly literate black registrants with arbitrary and obscure queries, like which president served when or who

had the ultimate power to adjourn Congress.

“I said, ‘Well, I don’t know why are you asking me all of these questions,’ ”

Frye, now 83, recalled. “We went around and around, and he said, ‘Are you going to answer these questions?’ and I said, ‘No, I’m not going to try.’ And he said, ‘Well, then, you’re not going to register today.’ ”

Sitting with me on the enclosed porch of his red-brick ranch house in Greensboro, drinking his wife’s sweet tea, Frye could joke about the exchange now, but at the time it left him upset and determined.

When he met Shirley at the altar, the first thing he said was: “You know they wouldn’t let me register?”

“Can we talk about this later?” she replied.”

Henry Frye would later become the first Black Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

But as we celebrate his victory and so many others like it, God told be (me) to remind you that that dream us (is) being undone and it’s time to do something about it.

Or live that particular nightmare all over again.

Read this article today!

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By Vincent Hall

Vincent L. Hall is an author

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HALL: Your Dream Ain’t Done!

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TBAAL kicks off

39th Season

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, better known to its patrons as TBAAL (pronounced as T-Ball), kicks off its 39th season with a $75,000 major grant from the New Y o r k b a s e d B l o o m b e r g Philanthropies.

"When we received an invitation only letter asking us to apply for grant from Bloomberg, I was optimistically overwhelmed." said Curtis King, TBAAL Founder and President. "I was even more overjoyed when we applied and later received a second letter informing us tha t we had been g iven an unrestricted general operating grant, the first large private corporate grant in TBAAL's 38 year history, to support the institution's mission, goals and objectives.”

For several months, the Chief Executive Director, Jiles King, II and Curtis King have been grinding to put together an exciting multi-disciplined season of theatrical productions, musical and dance concerts, spoken word and comedy nights, roundtable writer's breakfast, v isual ar ts exhibi t ions , f i lm screenings and youth programming for its patrons.

T H E 3 9 t h S E A S O N O F PROGRAMS: (September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016). All ticketed programs will go on sale Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 12-Noon.   SEPTEMBER 2015 GALLERY EXHIBITION "Building from Scratch . . . Sustaining the Legacy of an Institution and Its People" Saturday, Sept 19, 2015 - Saturday, Aug, 27, 2016 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am - 6pm Saturday, Noon-4pm James E. Kemp Gallery Donations Accepted   POETS 'n' JAZZ #1 FOUR WOMEN - A Poetic Tribute to Nikki Giovanni, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rita Dove, Elizabeth Alexander Featuring Rye Walker, Lyn Lyric, Punkin & Black Page Friday, 25 & Saturday, 26 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST Featuring Omar Tyree

Saturday 26 @ 10am Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   OCTOBER PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES Featuring YGBA "SWAG" Concert Featuring Jada Thomas, Erica Johnson, Terrance Dean, Jr. KiOrdonia Woods, Malik Woods, Harper Jones, Rachael Webb Friday, 2 & Saturday, 3 @ 8pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10    POETRY SMASH #1 Thurs, 8 @ 7:30pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring T-Rexx Friday, 9 & Saturday, 10 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   GOSPEL AT THE MUSE "THANKFUL" Concert Featuring Oscar Williams Friday, 16 & Sat, 17 @ 8pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES "CRUNK" Concert Featuring Jay Tillman, Sherod Cox, Julius Sanders, DeVaughn Durham Friday, 23 & Saturday, 24 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $20   ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST "DIVERSITY IN THE HOUSE: Religion, Color and Gender" Featuring Honorable Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison, Minnesota United States House of Congress, 5th District Saturday 24 @ 10am  Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES "erykah badu" Written and starring Erykah Badu Directed by Curtis King Thursday, 29 -Saturday, 31 @ 8pm Naomi Bruton Main Stage $45 Orchestra $40 Mezzanine $100 Opening Night VIP Reserved Seating and Post Reception   NOVEMBER NATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTION MARK HUNTER'S "A WOMAN MISLEAD" Directed by Curtis King World Premiere Opening, Tuesday, 10 @ 8pm Wednesday, 11 -Saturday, 14 @ 8pm Saturday, 14 & Sunday, 15 @3pm Matinee Sunday, 15  @ 7:30pm  Naomi Bruton Main Stage TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015   3 RED NECK TENORS LIVE! Featuring Matthew Lord, Blake Davidson and Jonathan Fruge' Friday, 13 & Saturday, 14 @ 8:15pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $20   24-HOUR FILMFEAST WITH FILMMAKER MICHAEL SCHULTZ

Saturday, 14 @ 12-Noon Clarence Muse Café Theatre $5 - Screening and Talk   JAZZ AT THE MUSE- An Evening with Freda Payne Friday, 20 & Saturday, 21 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $20   THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SPOTLIGHT "GIRLFRIENDS" Featuring the work of Dianne Tucker Sunday, 22 @ 5 pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ pay what you can   DECEMBER POETS 'n' JAZZ #2 Featuring Prudence the Auset & Rage Almighty Friday, 4 & Saturday, 5@ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST "America, The Great Hypocrisy and the Failure of Black Leadership . . . Are We Witnessing the Demise of Black People As We Have Known Them?" By Special Guest Author Calvin Thomas Saturday, 5 @ 10am Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   POETRY SMASH #2 Thurs, 10 @ 7:30pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring Cocoa Brown Friday, 11  & Saturday, 12 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   PROMISING YOUNG ARTIST SERIES 23rd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS/KWANZAA CONCERT Friday, 11 @ 10am Naomi Bruton Main Stage Student Morning Performance $5 Saturday, 12 @ 8pm Public Performance $10   JANUARY 2016 POETS n' JAZZ #3- FOUR BROTHERS A Poetic Tribute to Countee Cullen, Ishmael Reed, Askia M. Toure, Gil Scott-Heron, Featuring Cusp 'The Polymath', Da Bear, Awaji Johnson, Obbie West Friday, 8 & Saturday, 9 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST "MERRI DEE - Life Lessons On Faith, Forgiveness and Grace” Featuring Journalist Merri Dee Saturday 9 @ 10am Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring Damon Williams Friday, 15 & Saturday, 16 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   32nd ANNUAL BLACK MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CONCERT A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.                                                                                     Friday, 15 @ 10am Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Downtown Dallas Arts District 2501 Flora Street Student Morning Performance $5

Sunday, 17 @ 7:30pm Public Performance $30, $20, $15   DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES "SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING" Starring DeMille Cole Heard Directed by Curtis King Friday, 22 & Saturday, 23 @ 3pm Matinee & Saturday, 23 @ 8:15pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $16.50   Encore JAZZ AT THE MUSE Shaun on Piano Featuring Shaun Martin Friday, 29 & Saturday, 30 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   FEBRUARY DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES "THE EVE OF JACKIE" Starring Chester Gregory Friday, 5 & Saturday, 6 @ 8:15pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $19.50   ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST "BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - Straight Talk about The Use of the N-Word" Moderated by Reverend Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III Saturday 6 @ 10am Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   POETRY SMASH #3 Thurs 11 @ 7:30pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   NATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTION KENDRICK YOUNG'S "DIDN'T WANT ME THEN, DON'T WANT ME NOW” StarringClifton Powell Thursday, 11-Saturday, 13 @ 8pm Sunday, 14 @ 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday Matinee @ 3pm  Naomi Bruton Main Stage TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015   SOUL AT THE MUSE "TROUBLE MAN" Concert Featuring Chico DeBarge Friday, 19 & Saturday, 20 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $20   THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SPOTLIGHT "Freedom Rider” - A new play by Drama Desk Award Winner j.e. Franklin Sunday, 21 @ 5 pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ pay what you can   12TH ANNUAL WEEKEND FESTIVAL OF BLACK DANCE Rhythm and Soul of a People Friday, 26 @ 10am Naomi Bruton Main Stage Student Morning Performance $5 Friday 26 & Sat, 27 @ 8pm Public Performance $10

BLACK DANCE MASTER CLASS Saturday, 27 @ 11am - 2pm Rooms T312, 313 & 314 $10-Master Class  

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When thousands of clergy members from across the country gather at the Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, TX for the annual Progressive National Baptist Convention, August 2-7, 2015, there will be a number of issues discussed and at the top of the list is voting rights.

Led by the fiery Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, pastor of Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit, MI, the PNBC puts to rest any doubt that the Black Church is alive and well by addressing issues and effecting change.

Elected 20th President of the PNBC, in 2014, Rev. Perkins, says it is important that the members “jump in the arena of life an engage with some issue.”

“Baptists are coming to Dallas in August and voting rights sits at the top of the agenda,” he said, during a recent phone interview. “As we mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, we have to realize that we are under attack, and praising and preaching is not enough. We need protest.”

Citing the period when the Black Church was the focal point of communities across the country and pastors were highly revered and looked to as the fearless voices, no matter the issues, the reverend says that the same spirit of activism is needed today.

“Pastors must speak for the orphans, those without and we must be a voice for the voiceless," he explained. “If preaching and praising alone did it all and was enough to bring about change, no one does it better than we do.

“We’re under attack. We must do more,” he continued, adding that social justice issues must be a priority.

Moving forward, the graduate of Wiley College, who is a strong advocate of historically Black colleges and universities says while the schedule is filled with programming designed to build stronger, more productive congregations and communities, they have to focus on the very foundation of the organization, which is rooted in among other things, the fight for human freedom and advocacy for human rights.

PNBC has a history of partnering with other institutions within the Black communities, he noted, citing Black Businesses and the Black Press.

“Historically black newspapers and black churches had an alliance,” he said, adding that working together the communities were stronger and information was shared.”

Unfortunately today, the media is not as positive and many can point to the negative impact seen in communities across the country as well as those images shared around the world. With the advent of such vehicles as reality television, he explained, too many negative images and unproductive lifestyles are on display.

“We are creating gospel stars not gospel prophets in this age of celebrity,” he said.

The focus must change and that’s why Rev. Perkins says he is so pleased that Dallas’ Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III of Friendship-West Baptist

Church is the host pastor and will also be speaking at the press conference on August 6, 2015, the actual anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Known around the world for his dynamic delivery, spirit of activism and advocacy, as well as his commitment to social justice, Dr. Haynes is at the forefront of most discussions on human and civil rights.

“We’re proud to have Dr. Haynes,” said Dr. Perkins. “He along with the rest of the marvelous lineup of preachers and classes makes for a very

exciting and rewarding conference.” Many of the sessions are open to the public

and Dr. Perkins extended an invitation to everyone to check out the itinerary at www.pnbc.org and join him and the more than 5,000 registrants for a very enlightening, informative and uplifting experience.

During the interview, the discussion touched on the recent burnings of churches across America

and the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Make no mistake, he said, the burnings weren’t church burnings and the nine murders didn’t happen because they were in a church.

“Black people are under attack. Not Black churches, Black people,” said Rev. Perkins, as he challenged people to stand up for what is right. “We have to call it what it is and begin addressing it.

Known for calling things the way they are and never shying away from issues, Dr. Perkins, after graduating from Wiley College, he received his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio (1990, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Fellow).

Dr. Perkins is the author of Building Up Zion’s Walls: Ministry for Empowering the African American Family and Playbook for Christian Manhood: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys.

His other writings, as well as profiles of his ministry and details of his community activism, have been included in both secular and Christian publications such as Black Enterprise, USA Today, Ebony, American Baptist, The African-American Pulpit, several edited works published by Judson Press, and the best-selling Success Runs in Our Race by George Fraser.

The Internationally renowned pastor has established numerous enterprises that support his vision of service, he founded the Fellowship Nonprofit Housing Corporation as a vehicle for community economic development.

Of note is his response to the crisis he witnessed in the available educational options for young, urban African American males, Dr. Perkins instituted the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy in 1993.

This K through sixth grade Christian school for boys operated for 17 years and positively impacted the future of hundreds of males.

Also in the spring of 2006, Providence Place, a $10 million development that provided 50 single-family homes for low-and middle-income families,

was constructed. A past President of the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention and member of the Detroit Baptist Pastors Council, Detroit Chapter NAACP, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Board of Trustees of Wiley College, Marshall, TX, Board of Trustees of Morehouse School of Religion, Dr. Perkins serves as a board member of the National Council of Churches. A recipient of numerous awards, he is married to Linda Adkins Perkins and is the father of two daughters and the grandfather of one grandson.

As he anxiously prepares for Dallas, Rev. Perkins continued to emphasize the message he will be sharing all week long.

Voter education, recruitment and participation are key, Rev. Perkins said, “Voting is behind it all. If you don’t vote, you get left out. If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu!”

-Cheryl Smith

Clergy to focus on Voting Rights Act

Voter education, recruitment and part icipation are key, Rev. Perkins said, “Voting is behind it all. If you don’t vote, you get left out. If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu!”

Rev. James C. and Linda Adkins Perkins

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(Washington, D.C.). The 54th Annual Session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. (PNBC) led by its President, Dr. James C. Perkins, will convene the week of August 2-7, 2015 at the Dallas Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd. in Dallas, TX.

Throughout the week, the denomination will focus on restoring voter’s rights, which will culminate in a press conference on August 6 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Room Shawnee Trail #362. PNBC will announce their support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 (VRAA) and will kickoff a nationwide voter registration campaign. Joining PNBC for the press conference will be Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Dr. Raphael Warnock, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA; Dr. Frederick Haynes, Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, TX; and Dr. John Mendez, Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. PNBC will announce an ambitious target goal for registering voters before the 2016 election.

August 6, 2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which in recent years has been weakened by the Shelby County vs. Holder Supreme Court ruling. PNBC will utilize the press conference to call on all lawmakers to support the VRAA, which seeks to restore the damage done by the Supreme Court.

In addition, PNBC will announce a nationwide voter registration campaign. Dr. James C. Perkins, PNBC President, said, “The Annual Session will be the beginning of efforts to restore the voting rights that were eviscerated by the Shelby County vs. Holder Supreme Court ruling. PNBC is galvanizing member churches all across the country to work to end voter intimidation, voting suppression, and suspicious practices. In addition, we are embarking upon a nationwide voter registration campaign with a special focus on communities that have been hit the hardest by voting discrimination.” Over 5,000 delegates representing over 2,000 churches and an estimated membership of 1.5 million people in

the United States will attend the Annual Session.

PNBC is also issuing a challenge to all presidential candidates to speak to issues of voter suppression and voter intimidation. PNBC recently commended Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton on her call for automatic voter registration and urges all candidates to follow suit by addressing voting rights during the debates.

“Equipping pastors and churches to be effective in ministry; lifting our voice on behalf of the voiceless”

PNBC was the convention-denominational home and platform for Dr. King, who addressed every Annual Session of the Convention. PNBC was founded in 1961 to give full voice, sterling leadership and active support to the American and world fight for human freedom. The denomination’s history is rooted in advocacy for social justice, full voter registration, education and participation in society, and economic empowerment and development for all people. For additional information, visit www.pnbc.org.

Progressive National Baptist Convention to hold Press Conference on Voting Rights

The denomination will announce a nationwide voter registration campaign.

Parkland Board Recognized for Outstanding Service

TBAAL continued from page 7 MARCH POETS n' JAZZ #4 Featuring Zemill & Javon Rustin Friday, 4 & Saturday, 5 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   POETRY SMASH #4 Thursday, 10 @ 7:30pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   JAZZ WEEKEND IN DALLAS - A NIGHT THAT ROCKS Featuring WILL DOWNING Saturday, 12 @ 8pm Naomi Bruton Main Stage $30-Orchestra Level $25-Mezzanine   JAZZ APPRECIATION EDUCATIONAL YOUTH WORKSHOP Saturday, 12 @ 12-Noon Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ Pay what you can   PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES YOUTH SPRING INTENSIVE BROADWAY TRAINING WORKSHOP AND SHOWCASE Monday, 14-Saturday, 19 10am-6pm Rooms T-312, 313, 314 & 203 SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE "I Dream of Broadway" Naomi Bruton Main Stage 7pm Pay What You Can for Showcase   THE DOUBLE TREBLE Concert Featuring Roderick Demmings, Jr. and Karl Van Richards Friday, 18 & Saturday, 19 @ 8pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   APRIL DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES "MAHALIA - A Gospel Musical" by Tom Stolz Starring Frenchie Davis Directed by Curtis King Friday, 1 @ 8:15pm & Saturday, 2 @ 3pm & 8:15pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $18.50  ROUNDTABLE WRITER'S BREAKFAST

"Race in America - The Law and Political Conflict of Community and Police Shootings” Featuring Judges Maryellen Hicks,Ken Molberg and Rob Cañas Saturday 2 @ 10am Room T-203 $15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast   24-HOUR FILMFEAST Featuring Filmmaker  M. Legend Brown Saturday, 9 @ 12-Noon Clarence Muse Café Theatre $5 - Screening and Talk   JAZZ AT THE MUSE "SATIN' DOLLS" Concert Featuring SabrinaKessee, Brittany Johnson, Amanda Maxfield-Curtis Friday, 15 & Saturday, 16 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   POETRY SMASH #5 Thursday, 14 @ 7:30pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ 10   Promising Young Artists Series (previously listed in ALL CAPS, KEEP CONSISTENT) 5th ANNUAL BUDDING ROSE CONCERT Friday, 15 @ 10am Naomi Bruton Main Stage Student Morning Performance $5 Saturday, 16 @ 8pm Public Performance $10   TIES AND TUX IV A GALA BENEFIT "A Night of Hollywood Glamour and Dallas Glitter" Saturday, 23 @ 6 pm Hilton Dallas Anatole  COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring Honest John Friday, 29 & Saturday, 30 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   MAY JAZZ AT THE MUSE SHELTON AND GENO ON PIANO Featuring Geno Young and Shelton Summons           Friday, 6 & Saturday, 7 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15  POETRY SMASH #6

Thursday, 12 @ 7:30 pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ 10    COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring Marlin Hill Friday, 13 & Saturday, 14 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SPOTLIGHT "DARK MEAT ON A FUNNY MIND” Featuring the work of Wesley Brown Sunday, 15 @ 5 pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ pay what you can   DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES "LINDA HOPKINS' BROADWAY BLUES" CABARET Starring Liv Warfield Directed by Curtis King Friday, 20 & Saturday, 21 @ 8:15pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $17.50   JUNE POETS 'n' JAZZ #5 "Battlin' with Words" Featuring Twain Dallas & Annika Michelle Friday, 3 & Saturday, 4 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10   32ND  ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH ARTS INSTITUTE Classes: Monday, 6 - Saturday, 25 @ 9am to 5pm Rooms T203, 312, 313, 314, Muse Café Theatre, Bruton Main Stage Public Performance "TINA: The Musical" Friday, 24 @ 8pm & Saturday, 25 @ 1pm & 4pm Naomi Bruton Main Stage Institute Registration Fee: $150 Performance: $4   COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE Featuring Meshelle Friday, 10 & Saturday, 11 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $15   JAZZ AT THE MUSE Juneteenth Jazz Jam Starring Martha Burks            Friday, 17 & Saturday, 18 @ 9pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre

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"Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods, or tactics, or strategy. We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society."

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23RD Annual Jethro Pugh Memorial Golf classic InvitationalThursday, September 17, 2015 7:00 am – rEGISTRATION & bREAKFAST 8:00 am – INSTRUCTIONS & SHOTGUN START 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM – AwARDS lUNCHEON

Cowboys Golf Club | Grapevine, Texas

The 23rd Annual Jethro Pugh Memorial Golf Classic Scholarship Invitational continues its tradition and important mission of providing scholarships to brilliant students attending Dallas-area UNCF universities. In its history, this event has raised more than $700,000 in support of these schools and students.

No person embodied the spirit of generosity and support for this event and these students more than Jethro Pugh. In every phase of his life – as a championship player with the Dallas Cowboys, a business owner and leader in airport concessions, or a philanthropic giant in the community – he acted with class, energy and unwavering passion.

Although we were saddened by Jethro’s passing earlier this year, we will carry on his legacy and commitment to this cause in his honor and continue supporting UNCF, which enables more than 60,000 students each year to attend college and get the education they need.

We look forward to your dedicated support this year by playing, sponsoring or making a donation. Thank you in advance for your commitment to this incredibly important cause.

Sincerely,

Trey Pugh

Instructions Please fill out the Sponsorship and the Players form, if you are playing in the tournament, and return to Christine Thomas before Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

Please make checks payable to:

The Paradies Shops Foundation, Inc.Please reference Jethro Pugh Memorial Invitational

Please mail this form and your check to:

Christine Thomas Paradies 2849 Paces Ferry Road Overlook I, Suite 400Atlanta, GA 30339

Or scan and/or email your printed form or e-form to: christine.thomas@paradies-na.com

Or fax this form to 404.349.3226

If you have any questions, please call or email Christine Thomas at 404.494.3459 or christine.thomas@paradies-na.com

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUNDOur nation’s oldest and most successful African American higher education assistance organizations. Their mission is to enhance the quality of education by raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, providing financial assistance to deserving students and supplying technical assistance to member institutions.

Proceeds from this tournament benefit the United Negro College Fund, a non-profit organization. Contributions are deductible to the extend allowable by law.

For tax purposes, the value of player gifts that each player receives totals $300

Contributions to The Paradies Shops Foundation, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may be deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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WASHINGTON**+**+The+Nation*

al+Association+of+Black+Journalists+

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land+ S.+ Martin,+ nationally+ syndi*

cated+ columnist,+ television+ host,+

and+radio+and+television+commen*

tator,+ is+ to+ receive+ the+ organiza*

tion’s+Journalist+of+the+Year+award.+

It+ is+ one+of+NABJ’s+most+ covet*

ed+ honors+ celebrating+ the+ accom*

plishments+of+black+journalists+and+

those+ who+ support+ blacks+ in+ the+

media.+Martin+was+selected+for+the+

award+by+NABJ’s+Board+of+Direc*

tors.

“I+ am+ enormously+ thankful+ and+

humbled+that+NABJ+has+bestowed+

this+amazing+honor+on+me+for+my+

work+ as+ a+ fearless+ voice+ in+ advo*

cating+ the+ critical+ issues+ facing+

voters+ in+ the+ 2012+ election,+ but+

especially+as+they+relate+to+African+

Americans,”+ said+Martin.+ “I+ hope+

this+honor+serves+as+a+lesson+to+any+

young+ or+ veteran+ journalist+ that+

New Voices

International 2

Metro 3

Servicemen 3

Perspectives 4L5

Community Calendar 6

Lifestyle 12

Swagger Puzzle 15

Business 17

Martin named NABJ  Journalist of the Year

See Martin, page 11

Roland S. Martin

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+ Nationally+ syndicated+ radio+

personality+ Michael+ Baisden+ an*

nounced+a+hiatus,+from+his+radio+on+

his+ Facebook+ page.+ Baisden,+ who+

commands+a+daily+audience+of+over+

seven+ million+ listeners,+ said+ he+ is+

unable+to+discuss+the+particulars+but+

concluded+ that+a+deal+could+not+be+

made+on+mutually+agreeable+terms.+

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& ���� ���������� ������������� ���� ���������"��������������������� �*ed+ afternoon+ drive+ radio+ programs+

heard+in+the+top+urban+markets.++

He+ is+ also+ a+ TV+ talk+

���"� ������ %���� ���� ��� New$

York$Times+best*selling+author+with+nearly+two+million+books+in+print.+

Now+ in+his+ tenth+ year+ on+ the+ air,+

Baisden+ wants+ his+ radio+ family+ to+

know+he+did+everything+in+his+pow*

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Baisden+ began+ his+ career+ as+ an+

See Baisden, page 6 Michael Baisden

Michael Baisden leaves airwaves -- Skip Murphy moves to slot

GWENDOLYN JONESAsk The Advocate

D’LYTE & EBONYMusic Happenings

VALDER BEEBEThat Celebrity Interview

MISS RAYGoing Deep in the Roots

YVETTE BROOKSYour Curlfriend!

KENNY JAYMaking Women Happy!

Single Mom Chronicles

p.12

Say NO to any ASSAULTBy Cheryl Smith - Texas Metro News

Just+ like+ a+ potential+ target+ can+ not+ immediately+

identify+ a+ predator,+ it+ is+ often+ hard+ to+ point+ out+ the+

victim+of+sexual+assault+or+domestic+abuse.+ +There’s+

no+ big+ letter+ tattooed+ on+ their+ forehead+ or+ a+ certain+

look,+smell+or+hairdo+that+will+alert+you+that+the+person+

you+are+looking+at+is+the+survivor+of+what+many+have+

� �������������������%�� ������� ����� �� ������# ��assault.

April+is+Sexual+Assault+Awareness+Month+(SAAM)+

and+there+are+full*scale+efforts+to+“raise+public+aware*

ness+ about+ sexual+ violence+ and+ to+ educate+ commu*

nities+and+individuals+on+how+to+prevent+sexual+vio*

lence.”

This+year’s+campaign+“focuses+on+healthy+sexuality+

and+ child+ sexual+ abuse+ prevention.”+ +Advocates+ are+

encouraging+“everyone”+to+join+the+conversation+and+

start+talking+about+“healthy+childhood+development+to+

prevent+child+sexual+abuse.”

Almost+two+decades+ago,+January+1,+1996,+Tamecka+

Grate+was+ violently+ attacked+

and+ her+ recovery+ has+ been+

called+ a+ “miracle.”+ It+wasn’t+

long+ after+ the+ attack+ before+

the+ valiant+ 24*year*old+ was+

giving+ interviews,+ telling+ of+

the+brutal+assault+ that+almost+

ended+her+life+as+doctors+op*

erated+for+over+13+hours+to+re*

move+a+pair+of+scissors+from+

her+skull.+

If+you+saw+her+today,+you’d+

see+ just+ another+ beautiful+

woman+who+ is+ in+ love+with+her+ life,+her+ family+and+

living.+

Ms.+Grate’s+attacker,+Emanuel+Moffert,+26,+who+ac*

tually+ dated+ her+

neighbor,+ was+

caught+ before+

he+ was+ able+ to+

rape+her,+but+the+

assault+ was+ so+

brutal+ that+ the+

scars+left+behind+

could+have+con*

tinued+to+assault+

her,+ if+ not+ for+ a+

loving+ family,+

church,+ com*

munity+ and+ her+

faith.

Gwen d o l y n+

Jones+ was+ as*

saulted+ by+ her+ step*father.+ + She+ asked+ herself+ the+

� �������� �� ��� �$� !������� ������$� ���� ����� ���*son+act+this+way+toward+me?+Am+I+responsible?++Did+I+

do+something+to+cause+this?++Did+my+caretakers+know+

�� ������� ����������"�$�����������$�����������������stop+it?

She,+like+so+many+other+young+victims,+was+not+be*

lieved+**+which+caused+considerable+trauma+as+the+vic*

tim+is+twice+victimized.++

Admittedly+some+“victims”+have+lied,+producing+an*

other+level+of+victims+in+the+wrongfully+accused,+but+

there+ are+ other+ levels,+ like+ that+ victim+who+ remains+

silent+ for+whatever+ reason+and+ the+ family+and+ loved+

ones+ of+ the+ aforementioned+ who+ oftentimes+ don’t+

know+what+to+say+or+do.

Now+who+is+the+victim?+

It+ could+be+a+newborn+baby.+ +Of+course+you+ think+

that+this+couldn’t+be+the+case.+Unfortunately+there+are+

so+many+cases+of+very,+very+young+babies+being+as*

Tamecka Grate Frazier

Debra Mars

See Sexual Assault, page 18

Welcome Home Ambassador

Ron Kirk!p.7

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By Patrice J. Holmeseditorial@dallasweekly.com

Studies by theUniversity of Texas atDallas Institute of UrbanPolicy, United Way andTexas A&M are takingplace now to assess thequality of life in the SouthDallas community beforebillion dollar projectsinvolving the new DARTLight Rail and the Trinity

Toll Road are brought tothe area. Some construc-tion has begun with thedemolition of homes tofollow later this year.At a meeting held by the

three institutions, a focusgroup of sorts dished ideasand findings on the surveysthat have told the story of theresidents of South Dallas.“We are measuring con-

ditions that may vary fromstreet to street,” said Dr.

Timothy Bray, director ofthe Institute of UrbanPolicy Research. He helps

oversee the The FieldResearch Team whichunderwent 80 hours of

training in administeringthe anonymous surveys.“Over three to four yearsthere are changes in condi-tions and we want to knowhow it affects the area.”

In having the conversa-tion about building withinSouth Dallas, many issuesarise with respect toeducation and business in

See ROAD, page 19

The Long andWinding RoadLight rail, Trinity River road highlyscrutinized in South Dallas

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THE AREA”

Political analysts, both mainstream and Black news

media and intellectuals around the country have given their

grade evaluation on President Barack Obama’s first 100

days in office, marked on April 30. Here’s how several

people from the local front graded the new president.

Congresswoman EddieBernice Johnson

Grade:A“I am deeply impressed with the progress that

President Barack Obama has made during the first 100days of his administration. Already we are seeingevidence of the administration’s plan to dig our countryout of recession and develop long-term, sustainable pros-perity. President Obama has made two trips abroad,proving to us and to the world that he intends to

repair our frayed alliances and restore ourinternational leadership.

Finally, the Obama adminis-tration’s code of ethicshas broughtmuch-neededtransparency andaccountability to theWhite House.

President Obamais delivering on thechange that hepromised.”

Senator Kay

Bailey HutchisonGrade: C

“In just 100 days, we’ve seen an alarming accel-

eration of policies that will take America down the

wrong track. The administration has proposed

trillions of dollars in new spending, which will

result in higher taxes on Americans, while sharply

raising our indebtedness to foreign creditors.On the national security front, I am

very concerned aboutthe President’s intention toclose Guantanamo without aworkable plan to relocatedetainees. It is mysincere hope that,movingforward,

theadminis-

tration willadopt the productive,

responsible approach to ournation’s challenges thatAmericansdeserve.”(The office of John Cornyn of

Texas was contacted but did

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Dallas is abuzz at theelection issues beforethem on May 9 whencitizens are asked tovote on the controver-sial ConventionCenter Hotel that isbeing backed byMayor

Leppert. But what doesvoting “no” and voting“yes” mean?It is important to

remember that thepropositions are toamend the Dallas CityCharter which, amongother things, gives thecity the power to acquireproperty for any publicpurpose. The propositionsare worded to prohibit thecity from acting on thesebefore stated powers.Therefore, if a citizen wouldlike the city to maintainthose powers, they are tovote NO and vice versa.

Evaluating President Obama’s First 100 Days

THE HUNDRED DAY SCORE

WhyYES means no

and NOmeans yes

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