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Irving leaders from theChristian, hispanic, Afri-can American, Muslim,Asian, and business com-munities did something un-usual lately – they workedtogether for the commongood.

During the recent runoffCity Council election thesemen and women from dif-ferent walks of life pooledtheir resources and effortsthen together enjoyed vic-tory at the polls in Irving onJune 15. This despite the at-tempts of Irving’s Ma-yorBeth Van Duyne and her

supporters to fill the CityCouncil with candidatesmore aligned to their con-servative agenda.

DArT Board of Direc-

tors Chairman John Danish

won election over Loren

Byers for Place 1. As with

the national elections in

PLANo – As the result ofa new Texas law, the NorthTexas Tollway Authority willoffer a one-time grace period.Violators will have until Sept.13, 2013 to pay their overduetolls.

under the law, the NTTAwill provide written notice tohabitual violators, those whoowe at least one hundred tollsand have been issued at leasttwo notices of non-payment in

the last year, informing themof the grace period. The NTTAwill extend this offer to anytoll violator who becomes aTollTag customer and pays alloutstanding tolls immediately.

They will be responsible forthe toll amount only duringthe grace period. Those whobecome a TollTag customerand enter a payment agree-ment must pay for outstandingtolls, plus an administrativefee equaling 10 percent of theamount of tolls due.

recipients of the habitualviolator notice may request ahearing before a Justice of the

See EEOC, Page 9

COVER STORY

EEOC Sues BMWand Dollar General

over background checks

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A new report by theConsumer Financial Pro-tection Bureau (CFPB)finds that overdraft feescontinue to pose high risksto consumers, despite re-cent regulatory changes.

The report focuses on thedreaded overdraft charge –the fees banks and creditunions collect for coveringcustomer transactions thatexceed checking accountbalances.

Sounds simple; butmany times the terms thataccompany these fees are

complex, and too often thecosts are out of proportionto the overdrawn amount.Variations in how transac-tions are posted to check-ing accounts and limits orthe lack thereof on thenumber of fees allowed ina single day can be con-fusing and harmful to con-

sumers. even though prac-tices vary among institu-tions, one thing is particu-larly clear: consumers losetens of billion to overdraftfees every year.

For customers withonly marginal bank bal-

NTTA announces a last chance grace period for toll violators

By GeorGe e. Curry

(NNPA) Although thefederal government se-cretly spied on Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. andother civil rights leadersin the past, Blacks aremore willing than Whitesto have their privacyrights invaded if it willhelp investigate possibleterrorists.

A recent joint poll bythe Pew research Centerand the Washington Postshowed that a majority ofAmericans support theNational Security Agen-

cy’s tracking of tele-phone and Internetrecords of millions ofAmericans in an effort tomake them safe from ter-rorists.

According to the poll,56 percent of Americanssupport the NSA obtain-ing special court ordersto track telephone calls ofmillions of Americans toinvestigate terrorism. Fo-rty-one percent found thepractice unacceptableand 2 percent were unde-cided.

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People In The News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Op/Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Community News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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Diverse coalition builds foundation forprogress in Irving election victories

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"Sonja brings an im-pressive background to hernew post," said CensusBureau acting directorThomas Mesenbourg."She is an award-winningauthor, journalist and pub-

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Before joining the fed-eral government, Steptoewas director of globalcommunications at o'Mel-veny & Myers LLP. Shedeveloped and guided theexecution of internal andexternal communicationsstrategies that helped theinternational law firmachieve its business devel-opment goals and enhanceits brand image.

Prior to joining o'Mel-

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essay on the racial, politi-cal and economic condi-tions in New orleans be-fore hurricane Katrinawas part of the package ofTime stories on the stormhonored with two 2006National MagazineAwards.

Steptoe also worked atPeople magazine, whereshe was a senior editor,handling human affairsand investigations. Steptoewas a staff writer and,later, a senior editor atSports Illustrated from1990 to 2001, overseeing

If you are a single womanand not having any luck dat-ing, you are stuck in a pattern.And chances are that patternis choosing the wrong guys.

Vasavi Kumar, LMSW,MSed., is married to the manof her dreams, but it was notthat long ago she was datingand making the same kinds ofmissteps we all do.

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AuSTIN – Last Friday,

Governor rick Perry vetoed

the Lilly Ledbetter Act,

which was authored and

sponsored in the Texas leg-

islature by Senator Wendy

Davis and representative

Senfronia Tho-mpson. The

bipartisan bill would have

provided millions of Texan

women access to legal

mechanisms in Texas courts

to seek damages from gen-

der wage discrimination in

the workplace.

Texas Democratic Party

executive Director Will

hailer made the following

statement:

"Governor Perry's War

on Texas women will not be

forgotten in the 2014

statewide elections. The

Texas GoP talks a lot about

outreach to women and

communities of color,

backed by money from the

republican Campaign Com-

mittee, but their actions

speak far louder than words.

The Lilly Ledbetter Act is

common sense legislation

which benefits millions of

women in Texas. Governor

rick Perry is the most

prominent member of the

Texas republican Party.

With leadership like this,

we're looking at a blue Texas

in the very near future."

however, on severalkey security issues, Blackswere more accepting ofgovernment intrusion thanWhites.

For example, pollstersasked this question: Whatdo you think is more im-portant right now – (for thefederal government to in-vestigate possible terroristthreats, even if that in-trudes on personal pri-vacy); or (for the federalgovernment not to intrudeon personal privacy, evenif that limits its ability toinvestigate possible terror-ist threats)?

When you drill downto the race of registeredvoters who were inter-viewed, there were signifi-cant racial differences. ofWhites polled, 60 percentsaid yes, the governmentshould be able to monitoreveryone’s email and on-line activities; 36 percentobjected. Among all peo-ple of color, 67 percentsaid yes and 30 percentsaid no. But among regis-tered African Americanvoters, 75 percent – 15 per-cent more than Whites –replied that such invasionswere fine with them while23 percent objected.

respondents were alsoasked: As you may know,it has been reported thatthe National SecurityAgency has been gettingsecret court orders to tracktelephone call records ofMILLIoNS of Americansin an effort to investigateterrorism. Would you con-sider this access to tele-phone call records an ac-

ceptable or unacceptableway for the federal govern-ment to investigate terror-ism?

overall, 56 percent ofAmericans said the NSAaction was acceptable and41 percent said it was un-acceptable. A bare majorityof Whites – 53 percent –found such activity accept-able, compared to 44 per-cent who considered it un-acceptable. Among Afric-an-American voters, 62percent found the practiceacceptable and 37 percentfound it unacceptable.

A similar divide ap-peared when respondentswere asked: Do you thinkthe u.S. governmentshould be able to monitoreveryone’s email and otheronline activities if officialssay this might prevent fu-ture terrorist attacks?

Fifty-five percent ofBlack voters said yes and44 percent said no. AmongWhites, the numbers wereflipped. only 42 percentsaid yes and 55 percentsaid no.

Amazingly, Blacks aremore trusting of the federalgovernment even consider-ing its past abuses.

As I mentioned in acolumn last year: “From1956 to 1971, the FBI op-erated a program calledCoINTeLPro, this is anacronym for Counter Intel-ligence Program. Initiallyestablished to spy on or-ganizations suspected ofcommunist ties, the pro-gram was expanded by J.edgar hoover to includethe Southern Christian

Leadership Conference(SCLC), the Student Non-violent Coordinating Com-mittee (SNCC), the Na-tional Association for theAdvancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP), theBlack Panther Party, theNation of Islam, the Con-gress of racial equality(Core), the NationalLawyers Guild and otherleft-leaning groups.

“A congressional com-mittee, chaired by SenatorFrank Church, issued a re-port that concluded, ‘Manyof the techniques usedwould be intolerable in ademocratic society even ifall of the targets had beeninvolved in violent activ-ity, but CoINTeLProwent far beyond that…theBureau conducted a so-phisticated vigilante oper-ation aimed squarely atpreventing the exercise ofFirst Amendment rights ofspeech and association, onthe theory that preventingthe growth of dangerousgroups and the propagationof dangerous ideas protectthe national security anddeter violence.’”

The goal of CoINTeL-Pro was to “expose, dis-rupt, misdirect, or other-wise neutralize” organiza-tions that the FBI deemed“subversive.” The FBI ha-rassed Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. until his finaldays.

under the leadership ofJ. edgar hoover and withthe approval of AttorneyGeneral robert F. Ken-nedy, the FBI wiretappedKing’s home and office

telephones, decided not totell King of credible threatson his life, taped what theFBI claimed were illicitsexual activities andmailed them to Dr. King’swife.

And perhaps in its mostdisgusting move, as DavidGarrow recounts in Bear-ing the Cross, a Pulitzer-Prize winning book aboutDr. King and the Civilrights Movement, the FBItried to get the civil rightsleader to commit suicide.

An anonymous letterand copy of taped sexrecordings were mailed toKing at his SCLC office inAtlanta. The letter said,“There is but one way outfor you. you better take itbefore your filthy, abnor-mal fraudulent self is baredto the nation.”

If anyone has reason todistrust the federal govern-ment’s monitoring of itscitizens, it’s African Amer-icans. yet, we continue tohope against hope, placingour trust in people and in-stitutions that have soughtto destroy us.

George e. Curry, for-mer editor-in-chief ofemerge magazine, is edi-tor-in-chief of the NationalNewspaper Publishers As-sociation News Service(NNPA.) He is a keynotespeaker, moderator, andmedia coach. Curry can bereached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also followhim at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and Georgee. Curry Fan Page onFacebook.

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As many look at thenews headlines of foreclo-sure abuse and fraud wethink about how can oth-ers and myself fight back.For the people that partic-

ipated in a recent June-teenth Parade and saw 8to 10 foreclosed and aban-doned homes on the pa-rade route. The souls andspirits that got kicked out

of those homes and didnot have anyone to turn toand did not know how tofight to keep their homes.how many illegal mort-gage fees an miscella-

neous fees were attachedto their mortgage debtmaking their situationeven more crushing andhurtful.

Letter to the Editor: How do we fight for our homes?

See HOMES, Page 4

2012 early voting provided

a significant advantage in

his 52 percent to 48 percent

victory. Allan e. Meagher

defeated Kensley Stewart

54 percent to 46 percent in a

race, which saw nearly

4,000 voters cast ballots.

Both men received the ma-

jority of the votes in May

but not the 50 percent plus

required.

even in light of the elec-

tion and re-election of the

first African American Pres-

ident of the united States,

community activists de-

clared this effort the first

time in over 20 years so

many diverse groups were so

galvanized to work together.

recent school board elec-

tions have shown the

strength of Irving’s long-

standing voter base: older

and White. It is hoped by

many that this victory will

spur more engagement from

the younger, ethnically and

religiously diverse voters in

the city.

According to community

activist Anthony Bond,

many of these diverse

groups have plans underway

to organize in anticipation of

the 2014 Irving mayoral

campaign. They will meet

monthly and strategize how

they can register and educate

the electorate they each rep-

resent.

editor’s note: See sidebarfor list of community leadersinvolved in Danish andMeagher’s election efforts.

Banks who have re-ceived 100s of billions ofdollars in our taxpayerbailout dollars and cheaprates from the treasury tolend dollars to borrowers. Irecall seeing my neighborgoing through foreclosure upagainst the bank that has do-nated to politicians, has at-

torneys and lobbyists. Myneighbor she was Davidgoing up against the bankthat is Goliathe.

Many allegations ofwrongdoing against bankssome of the criminal havebeen settled with our tax dol-lars. Monies for the nationalmortgage settlement are

being diverted by the TexasLegislature and not beingused for direct mortgage re-lief.

Questions remain howdo North Texas homeown-ers fight back? Do we file in-dividual lawsuits, class ac-tion lawsuits, contact local,state, and federal elected of-

ficials? Do we march? Dowe protest? Do we peace-fully hold up signs Do NotForeclose on My Neighborshome at the foreclosure auc-tion across the street from theGeorge Allen Courthouse. AFacebook group has beenstarted Share your NorthTexas housing Crises Testi-

mony. home ownership re-quires many responsibilitiesone very important one isfighting for your home. Ifthere are lawyers and lawfirms out there your help andprayers are greatly neededplease add what efforts youor your firm has done fight tokeep and save our homes.

This will help give ideas thatothers can learn from.Respectfully yours,emmanuel Lewis Jr [email protected] Chair 4624irving Citizens Police Acad-emy May 2011 Class # 28


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Anjum Anwar, President Pakastani Society of North Texas

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harbi hassan, Somali Leader in Irvingrhonda huffstetler, Former Irving ISD

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elva Wallace Martinez, Founder of DCeTPastor Norris McGill,

Antioch Christian Churchhasmat Mobin,

President Blanglesdeshin Society

Mohammed Mohammed, Sufi Leader in IrvingAshruff Montiwala, Pakastani Leader

Pastor Kenneth Moore and Maurice & ruby Walker – Ben Washington Baptist Church

Pastor William o’Neal, New Life Ministries Church

Pastor Pedro Portillo, Iglesia Santa Maria de Guadalupe

Carols Quintanilla, executive Director, Accion America

Pastor rob robinson, New Beginnings ChurchMirza Sajid, Blanglesdeshin Leader in Irving

Dr. raed Sbeit, youth Leader Islamic Center of Irving

Pastor Joe Starks, Shady Grove Church of God in Christ

Pastor Day Stephenson and Sister Archie Stephenson,

evergreen Missionary Baptist ChurchPastor Lisa Tucker,

Community First Worship CenterPastor Dennis Webb,

Bear Creak Community ChurchChristina Winters, CMW Financial

emam Zia, Pastor of Islamic Center of Irving

Coalition of concerned leaders who care about Irvingand made a difference in latest city council election

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Let’s go on the recordfirst and loudly by sayingthat edward Snowden is atraitor. edward Snowden isthe former NSA contractemployee that released tothe British newspaper TheGuardian classified docu-ments. These classifieddocuments are thought tonumber in the hundreds atleast.

Mr. Snowden the trai-tor had left the country wellbefore the release of thedocuments making his wayto hong Kong where he isstill thought to be in hiding.Mr. Snowden wants to po-sition himself as a hero ofsorts or a whistle blower asa result of the release ofthese documents. he hasstated that he felt that thishuge spy apparatus heworked for (the NSA) wasengaging in activity thatwas inappropriate in theleast and illegal in the

worst case scenario. ohreally?

Mr. Snowden you areno hero or whistle blower. Iam the first to admit that Ihave no love for the powergrab by the NSA in an ef-fort to gain access to ourphone records. It is thoughtthat the NSA has access toover 200 million Americansphone records, e mails andtext messages. This intru-sive, barbaric, tyrannicalmove is a threat to all ourfreedoms and must be dealtwith. But that is the ques-tion: how do we deal withthis?

This is how the traitorshould have dealt with theissue. If he felt he was en-gaged in any activity thatwas illegal or at the leastcaused his person anymoral hardships he couldhave quit. Second if he feltthat the activity endangeredour freedoms or actually vi-olated the law, there arewhistle blower statues thatare set up across the federalemployment landscape.These whistle blower stat-

ues are available on linethru the department of jus-tice; there are toll free num-bers to call and anonymouse mails to use to rat out agovernment abuse. Thesewhistle blower statues arehanging in the break roomsof federal offices fromcoast to coast from the postoffice to the white house,but he couldn’t go thatroute?

Mr. Snowden is a self-centered egotistical bratthat created his own rulesas he went along. Thinkingonly of his own selfish in-terest and not the nation’sas a whole. That is not themark of a hero. Mr. Snow-den is a high school dropout that once bragged abouthaving several possible em-ployers fight over him. Ac-cording to the FBI heboasted to other colleaguesof his admiration forBradley manning, he is thepentagon employee thatgave thousands of docu-ments to Wikileaks. In addi-tion he spoke openly of hisaffection for the actions of

Daniel ellsberg of the Pen-tagon Papers scandals ofthe early 1970s.

This treacherous affairdoesn’t have the makingsof a conscientious soul thatwas racked by his over-whelming sense of duty andobligation to the principlesof freedom. No instead Ismell a more sinister rea-son. According to the NewYork Times he braggedabout learning mandarinChinese, he adopted the re-ligion of Buddhism, andwas a fan of the Asian mar-tial arts. In addition heended up in hong Kong,which is now administeredby communist China. Inter-esting isn’t it?

This all seems pre-planned, pre-meditated andwell thought out. Mr.Snowden – Dr. MartinLuther King was a hero,rosa Parks and Presidentronald reagan were he-roes. hero’s make a standand stay and face the con-sequences, they don’t runand hide in the safety of theenemy.

The cool spy (not really)CurtisReportby Barry Curtis

Teach me how to read because I don't want to go to prison!

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All Fathers are invited toattend the 3rd Annual Craig L.Shaw's Father's Day Dinnerfrom the Greater SouthwestBlack Chamber of Commerce.The event is scheduled forJune 23 from 2 - 4 p.m. at theholiday Inn of DeSoto.

officer Craig LamontShaw served in Lancaster for

five years before he was killedon June 20, 2010 after re-sponding to a local apartmentcomplex. The police on tehscene were searching for a sus-pect after discovering a malemurder victim.

The cost is $15 and guestsare invited to rSVP atGSWBCC.org.

3rd Annual Father's Day dinner honors fallen Lancaster police officer

IrVING — The elec-tronic Security Association(eSA) recently completed theeSA electronic SecurityGuidelines for Schools, a re-source for school officialsthat are considering addingelectronic security systems toa new or existing school se-curity program. The Guide-lines are now available forfree public download onwww.eSAweb.org.

The Guidelines providean in-depth look at the vari-ous components that lead toan effective school securityprogram. The Guidelines willgive school officials an un-derstanding of the steps nec-

essary for creating a securitysolution including overall se-curity planning, assessmentof threats, procurement types,contractor selection, how sys-tems affect schools, equip-ment types, and system use.The Guidelines also illustratethe importance of communityinvolvement and communica-tion between schools andlocal responders.

The Guidelines are theconsensus of a voluntary

panel of security industry ex-perts that collectively haveextensive and diverse experi-ence in securing K-12schools. The panel was led byDavid Koenig; an industryadvisor, treasurer of eSA andpartner of Capital Fire andSecurity in Madison, Wis.

“These days, schools areunder more pressure to pro-vide a safe environment forstudents, and technology is an

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WAShINGToN—Sta-tement by American Federa-tion of Teachers Presidentrandi Weingarten on the Na-tional Council on TeacherQuality’s “Teacher Prep re-view”:

“It’s disappointing thatfor something as importantas strengthening teacherpreparation programs,NCTQ chose to use the gim-mick of a four-star ratingsystem without using profes-sionally accepted standards,visiting any of the institu-tions or talking with any ofthe graduates. Best-of andworst-of lists always garnerattention, so we understandwhy NCTQ would use thatdevice. While its ‘do notenter’ consumer alerts willmake the intended splash, it’shard to see how it will help

strengthen teacher prepara-tion programs or elevate theteaching profession.

“We need a systemic ap-proach to improving teacherpreparation programs andensuring that every teacher isready to teach. The AFT hascalled for, and is working toadvance, this vision, includ-ing a rigorous entry assess-ment, or bar-like exam, cen-tered on subject and peda-gogical knowledge anddemonstration of teachingperformance.

“NCTQ’s report identi-fies areas that the AFT agreesneed attention and improve-ment, including helpingprospective educators withearly reading instruction inthe context of the CommonCore State Standards, workeffectively with english lan-

guage learners, and becomeproficient in assessment liter-acy. however, we would pre-fer to collaborate on profes-sional ownership of, and so-lutions to, these problems in-stead of talking about a puni-tive approach to shame andblame institutions.

“While we agree withNCTQ on the need to im-prove teacher preparation, itwould be more productive tofocus on developing a con-sistent, systemic approach tolifting the teaching profes-sion instead of resorting toattention-grabbing consumeralerts based on incompletestandards.”

View the AFT’s Decem-ber 2012 report, “raising theBar: Aligning and elevatingTeacher Preparation and theTeaching Profession.

ATF express disappointed withNCTQ’s teacher prep program reviews


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Saturday, June 22, isChampions Day at all fivehawaiian Falls waterparks.Special needs children andtheir families will have ex-clusive use of the park from8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Theparks will open to the pub-lic 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. butthe Champions and theirfamilies can stay as long asthey want at no additionalcharge.

“Special needs childrendeserve their own time atthe park where they cansplash and play with theirfamilies when it’s a littlequieter,” said emily Ben-nett, marketing director ofhawaiian Falls. “We’veheld Champions Day forthe past several seasonsnow and they are very wellreceived by the families.”

The Champions (spe-cial needs children or

adults) get in free. Familymembers can purchase spe-cial discount tickets for $5each (regular admission is$26.99) with a ChampionsDay coupon, available fordownload at http:// hfalls.com/championsday/

“We want special needsfamilies to play together atany of our five waterparks

before we open to the gen-eral public,” explainedBennett. “They are wel-come to stay and play allday for no extra charge. Wedo not require any recordsor certification. A parentknows if their child (oradult) has special needs,and that is sufficient for us.All they need to do is to go

to hfalls.com and print outthe Champions Daycoupon. We don’t limitfamily members or ask forany identification, so if a fa-vorite uncle or Aunt wantsto come with them, then heor she is only $5, too. If aguardian is not directly re-lated, but cares for a specialneeds child, then, of course,

they are welcome. We justwant to bless these fami-lies.”

Champions Day will be8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. thisSaturday, June 22, thenagain Saturday, August 17,at all five hawaiian Fallswaterparks: Garland, TheColony, Mansfield, roan-oke and Waco.

Celebrating 10 years ofbringing families closer to-gether, hawaiian Falls’ reg-ular operating schedule isdaily 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.Saturday – Thursday anduntil 8 p.m. on Fridaysthrough Labor Day. Moreinformation is available athfalls.com.

DALLAS—Librarianelvira Aguirre, AdelfaBotello Callejo elementarySchool, is the 2012-2013Dallas ISD Librarian of theyear. For the past 39 years,she has worked with DallasISD students—30 years inthe classroom teaching andnine years as a librarian.

Aguirre, known as a“young spirit in body and

soul,” embraces new tech-nology and new ideas,while using the best teach-ing techniques and class-room management skillsdeveloped in her nearly 4decades in education. “herwarm personality, greatprofessionalism, and desireto help students and teach-ers achieve in a caring envi-ronment makes her a natu-

ral life-long learner,” statesGay Patrick, Dallas ISD Li-brary Director.

Aguirre worked as thelibrarian at the old James B.Bonham and James W. Fan-nin elementary schools be-fore moving to the newCallejo elementary Schoollast year. She also served inthe classroom at Sam hous-ton and Ascher Silberstein

elementary schools, Will-iam B. Travis Academy/Vanguard and harry StoneMontessori.

“No matter what isgoing on in our school, shealways smiles. She remindsus that together we can ac-complish anything.” saysSusan Bernicke, assistantprincipal, Adelfa BotelloCallejo elementary.

This week the NorthCentral Texas Council ofGovernments announcedthe 2013 Celebrating Lead-ership in Development ex-cellence (CLI-De) Awardrecipients and the City ofPlano is honored to beamong the winners. TheCity of excellence is beingrecognized for the Down-town Plano Vision and

Strategy update, which de-tails plans for the continuedtransformation of the his-toric downtown area into avibrant urban center. TheCLIDe Award was pre-sented during the Councilof Governments’ GeneralAssembly in Arlington.

The CLIDe is a biennialaward that recognizes pub-lic and private sector devel-

opment and planning proj-ects that typify one or moreof the organization’s “Prin-ciples of Development ex-cellence.” Awards are givenin several categories; theVision and Strategy updatewas recognized in the “Pub-lic Policy and Planning”category. other Plano proj-ects that are past CLIDeAward recipients include

the Downtown Plano Tran-sit Village, Legacy TownCenter, the urban CentersStudy and the environmen-tal education Center.

Mayor Pro Tem LissaSmith, Director of PlanningPhyllis Jarrell and consult-ant Patrick Kennedy ofSpace Between Design Stu-dio accepted the award onbehalf of the City of Plano.

“It is an honor to have theCouncil of Governmentsrecognize our Vision andStrategy update for Down-town Plano with a CLIDeaward. The award is also anacknowledgement of thespecial and distinctive placethat our revitalized Down-town Plano has become.”said Ms. Jarrell.

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Plano Earns 2013 CLIDE Award for Excellent Urban Development Plans

Champions Day June 22 at all 5 Hawaiian Falls waterparks

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The Dallas MetroplexMusicians Association(DMMA) is hosting theirannual Sacred ChoralMusic Workshop at GoodStreet Missionary BaptistChurch June 24 – 28. The

workshop will end with achoral concert on June 29starting at 5 p.m.

DMMA welcomes Min-ister Michael Pickett as theclinician of the workshop.he is the Minister of Music

at the Peasant hill BaptistChurch in houston and willlead the nightly workshops.his gospel music composi-tions and arrangements canbe heard on several nationalrecordings and can be found

in the National Baptisthymnal.

registration is $40 andrehearsals start at 7 p.m.every night. For additionalinformation call 214-374-6037.

Minister Michael Pickett will lead DMMA’sannual Sacred Choral Music Workshop

l to r: Patrick Kennedy,Mayor Pro Tem LissaSmith and Phyllis Jarrell

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Dallas ISD receives national recognition for innovative efforts to end childhood hungerDALLAS- The Dallas

Independent School Dis-trict received a nationalaward this week for its in-novative efforts to endchildhood hunger.

The Food research andAction Center (FrAC) –the lead advocacy organi-zation working to endhunger in America – pre-sented the award for Inno-vative Anti-hunger Work

during a benefit dinner heldin Washington, D.C.

The award recognizesDallas ISD and its Foodand Child Nutrition Serv-ices division for its exem-plary and innovative workto reach more children inneed through widespreadimplementation of Break-fast in the Classroom.Breakfast in the Classroomoffers children the opportu-

nity to eat school breakfastwhen school starts ratherthan in the cafeteria 20-40minutes before school. Theprogram eliminates variousbarriers including commut-ing, bus schedules, stigma,and others to hungry stu-dents getting breakfast, andis proven to be one of themost effective ways to in-crease participation inschool breakfast.

research shows a rangeof benefits from offeringBreakfast in the Classroom.In addition to fightinghunger, benefits includeimproved academic per-formance, less disruptivestudent behavior, fewer vis-its to the school nurse, andincreased attendance.

Dora rivas, the execu-tive director of food and

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insisting that they adapt toours. If we are serious abouthelping Black boys, then wemust welcome their cultureinto schools with open arms.

Black male problems ex-ceed academics. They in-clude selfesteem, emotional,social, economic and psy-chological." Schools mustaddress the whole child.Based on his 39 years as aneducational consultant, Kun-jufu offers the followingstrategies to transformschool culture for Blackboys:

• Be open to learningabout Black male cultureand loop with master teach-ers every 3-4 years.

• Integrate aspects ofBlack male culture, such asmoney, rap and sports, intolesson plans.

• Develop positive rela-tionships with Black boys.Call them "son."

• Incorporate Black malelearning styles into lessonplans and pedagogy and usecooperative learning.

• Implement single gen-der classrooms and schools.

Changing School Cul-ture for Black Boys offersover 100 solutions, bestpractices, and writing exer-cises for educators and par-ents.

For additional informa-tion, contact 1-800-552-1991, Fax# (708) 672-0466. P.o. Box 1799,Chicago heights, IL60412. Website: http://www.africanamericanim-ages.com, email: [email protected].

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lenges of being a PeaceCorps volunteer.

“Can I watch a video?”

They may have memorizedthe plots of all of the videosthey own, but Kids.gov’sVideos section has lots ofnew things for your kids towatch. They can learn aboutthe mysteries of tornadoeswith a storm chaser or findout how to handle bulliesfrom StopBullying.gov.And in the series of cool ca-reer videos produced byKids.gov, they can learnabout archaeology, meet an

albino alligator and herkeeper at the NationalAquarium, and see howmoney is made.

“Sorry about getting

magic marker on the

wall.” Sometimes a kid’surge to be creative can beoverwhelming. Give it a lit-tle direction with art proj-ects from Kids.gov, includ-ing coloring pages, digitalphotography projects, and aspecial collection of inter-active painting, collagemaking and animation proj-ects from the National

Gallery of Art’s NGAkidsArt Zone.

“Go out and play!”

When your kids are ready fora break from the computer, gowith them. Kids.gov’s exer-cise, Fitness and Nutritionsection for parents is full ofideas to keep your family inshape, like LetsMove.gov’ssuggestions for working ac-tivity into your kids’ dailyroutine, and recreation. gov’scollection of family friendlyideas for exploring America’sbea-ches, mountains, citiesand everything in between.

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(NNPA) The equalemployment opportunityCommission, the agencythat enforces federal em-ployment discriminationlaws, filed lawsuits againstBMW and the discount re-tailer Dollar General alleg-ing that the companiesbroad use of criminalbackground checks dis-criminate against Blackapplicants and employees.

According to theeeoC, BMW fired dozensof Black employees at oneof its plants in South Car-olina during “a transitionalperiod” that required em-ployees to re-apply fortheir jobs. A BMW con-tractor performed criminalbackground checks thatexposed criminal convic-tions that prevented theemployees from getting re-hired. The WashingtonPost reported that 70 Blackemployees lost their jobsthrough the process.

“one woman with 14years under her belt was letgo after a misdemeanorconviction surfaced thatwas more than 20 years oldand carried a $137 fine, ac-cording to the eeoC’slawsuit,” the WashingtonPost reported.

Dollar General with-drew job offers to twoBlack women after run-ning criminal backgroundchecks. one woman had a6-year-old drug convic-tion, but Dollar Generaldisqualifies applicants forthat type of conviction for10 years. Dollar Generalshowed little considerationfor the fact that the womanalso listed experienceworking at another dis-count retailer for fouryears on her application.The other woman said thather criminal history reportcontained errors, includinga felony conviction. evenafter Dollar General man-agement learned of the er-

rors on the report, the re-tailer still refused tochange their decision,eeoC said in a statement.

Fair employment advo-cates say that errors on re-ports and incompleterecords make it difficultfor companies that relyheavily on backgroundchecks to make informeddecisions.

“There’s so much in-formation that’s out in cy-berspace these days aboutcriminal history recordsthat employers have to beextremely careful abouthow they evaluate any onereport,” said ray McClain,director of the employ-ment Discrimination Proj-ect for the Lawyers’ Com-mittee for Civil rightsunder Law, a group thatadvocates for equal justicefor all through the rule oflaw. “They need to use aconsumer reporting agencythat is very careful aboutnot reporting erroneous in-formation.”

The eeoC filed thelawsuits based on Title VIIof the Civil rights Act of1964, which prohibits dis-crimination on the basis ofrace and national origin,after the groups couldn’treach settlements. A state-ment by the eeoC saidthat the agency will seek

back pay and to enforceadditional standards to pre-vent future discrimination.

“Title VII of the Civilrights Act of 1964 pro-hibits discriminationagainst job applicants andemployees on account oftheir race,” said eeoCChair Jacqueline A.Berrien in a press release.“Since issuing its firstwritten policy guidance inthe 1980s regarding theuse of arrest and convic-tion records in employ-ment decisions, the eeoChas advised employers thatunder certain circum-stances, their use of thatinformation to deny em-ployment opportunitiescould be at odds with TitleVII.”

McClain said theBMW and Dollar Generalwill have a hard timeshowing that there is anybusiness necessity for ex-cluding the Black workersthat meets the standards ofTitle VII.

“The law requires thatthe employers show thatthey have proof that the re-quirement that they are im-posing, that has such a dis-proportionate impact onminority workers, is job-related and consistent withbusiness necessity,” saidMcClain. “The biggest

problem is that [the com-panies] are cutting off theirnoses to spite their faces.”

McClain continued:“They’re excluding peoplewho have perfectly satis-factory work ethics in thesame job for no reason atall except for the fact thatthis person made a mistakea long time ago.”

Instead of excludingworkers by using criminalbackground checks, Mc-Clain said employers needto participate in more jobfairs and services that tar-get the formerly incarcer-ated. .

A study by The PewCharitable Trusts, titled,“Collateral Costs: Incar-ceration’s effect on eco-nomic Mobility,” showedthat when ex-offendersfind jobs, “they are morelikely to be able to payrestitution to their victims,support their children andavoid crime.”

yet, even when they dofind legal employment, thestigma associated withtheir former incarcerationfollows ex-offenders intothe workplace.

According to the Pewstudy, “By age 48, the typ-ical former inmate willhave earned $179,000 lessthan if he had never beenincarcerated.”

That stigma has agreater negative impact onthe earnings of Black ex-

offenders compared toWhite ex-offenders.

The Pew report said in-carceration slashes theearnings that Black menwould have made throughage 48 by 44 percent. In-carceration erases half ofwhat a White man wouldmake through age 48.

A study titled, “TheMark of a Criminalrecord, published in theAmerican Journal of Soci-ology found that “whiteswith criminal records re-ceived more favorabletreatment (17%) thanBlacks without criminalrecords (14%) with crimi-nal records when it cameto receiving callbacks foremployment opportunities.

The study also foundthat the Blacks were morelikely than White to beasked about prior criminalhistory even before sub-mitting applications.

The Lawyers’ Commit-

tee for Civil rights underLaw in cooperation withThe Legal Action Center,and the NationalWorkrights Institute issueda report titled, “Best Prac-tice Standards: The Properuse of Criminal recordsin hiring” to help compa-nies avoid running afoul ofeeoC hiring guidelines.

The report detailed anumber of recommenda-tions and advised employ-ers to:

- Consider only con-victions and pending pros-ecutions;

- Consider only con-victions recent enough toindicate significant risk;

- Do not ask aboutcriminal records on appli-cation forms;

- use a qualified con-sumer reporting agency(CrA) to conduct recordchecks; and

- Confirm all informa-tion from online databaseswith original source infor-mation.

The report also saidthat employers shouldconsider evidence of reha-bilitation when evaluatingex-offenders for futureemployment.

“People change overtime. Some people withcriminal convictionschange their lives and be-come good citizens whocan be good employees,”said the report. “Appli-

cants with relevant con-victions recent enough tobe of concern should notautomatically be rejected.Instead, he or she shouldbe given the opportunityto present evidence of re-habilitation which the em-ployer should carefullyconsider before making adecision.”

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There have been many ru-mors surrounding KanyeWest’s new album and hischoice of artwork for thecover.

Weeks ago Kim Kar-dasian and Kanye’s managerDon D both use social mediato show a preview of thealbum cover. The same im-ages appeared on iTunes forpre-order, but now severalsources are reporting that thealbum cover is not official andnot the final artwork.

on June 3 an image of thenew album cover appeared onKanye West’s official website.The image was that of a sim-ple plain CD with a piece ofred tape covering one sidewith the name yeezus.

The Grammy-winningartist has keep quiet about hisentire concept of his sixthalbum, but he has been per-forming some of his newmusic such as Slaves andBlack Skinhead on SNL and

other venues. During one of Kanye’s

listening party last week hestated “I just felt that I wouldnever be one of the great vi-sual artists of the world.” Withthat being said a lot of nega-tivity has come from Kanye’salbum cover. Just recently an-other album cover was leakand went viral on the web.This image shows a caricature

of the rapper being crucified. With the new unofficial

album cover release some ofKanye’s twitter fans have al-ready stated they would not bepurchasing the album.

Whichever album coverKanye West chooses will betalk about for years to come.

Kanye West’s sixth studioalbum title yeezus is set to bereleased June 18.

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Back in the day, backupsingers just sang the notes onthe page. In the ‘60s, a newbreed of singer evolved, andthese divas sang from theheart. hard to say who was thefirst, but certainly, DarleneLove is one of the godmothersof the genre. Says Love, “Godgave me this talent and I in-tended to use it.” Love led thebackground group the Blos-soms, who were introduced tothe world on the ‘60s musicalTV show Shindig. Love wasthe one in the center, with thepuffy red hair who wailed likea gospel singer but sang rock,pop and soul music. you maynot recognized her face, butyou know her voice.

She sang lead on theCrystals record “he’s arebel.” Phil Spector, yes thathomicidal Svengali who isnow in prison for murder, washer boss and mentor. he kepther in a box. She never re-ceived credit for what she did,but everyone in the music in-dustry knew who she was.Love’s story is just one ofmany, but a fair archetype forthe lives of backup singerswho hid in shadows, recordedin dark studios but nonethe-less left indelible impressionsin pop culture.

Arguably the best back-ground/duet vocal everrecorded (debate among your-selves) is Merry Clayton onThe rolling Stones’ classic,

Gimme Shelter: “rape. Mur-der. It’s just a kiss away…”Clayton screamed the lyricsout as if she were warning atown that a rapist/killer wason the loose and they’d betterhide. As iconic as that vocalis, Clayton’s career as a soloartist was miniscule. And thatis a theme that seems to res-onate with nearly all the vo-calists on view. Stellar solocareers seemed ironicallyevasive, considering theunadulterated talent.

Background singers havethe chops. The ear. The voice.The skill. yet quite oftenthey’re missing that killer in-stinct, relentless drive or the

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Are you thinking ofstarting a business withyour friends? or want totake your current businessto the next level?

Some of the most influ-ential companies in historystarted with good friendsand a great idea. Just askDaymond John, entrepre-neur and investor on ABC’sShark Tank, who co-founded the iconic fashionbrand FuBu (“For us Byus”) with his friends.

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WAShINGToN – Presi-dent Barack obama hailedsmall business owners as theeconomy’s engine and ourbiggest source of new jobs.The President declared June16-22, as National SmallBusiness Week and stated,“America’s small businessesreflect the best of who weare as a Nation—daring andinnovative, courageous andhopeful, always workinghard and looking ahead forthat next great idea.”

The President’s procla-mation was issued before theu.S. Small Business Admin-istration’s annual observanceof National Small BusinessWeek. This year marks the50th anniversary with eventsbeing held in Seattle, Dallas,St. Louis, Pittsburgh andWashington, D.C. each citywill offer tips, tools andtrainings for small busi-nesses to start, succeed andgrow. Also, in Washington,D.C., June 21, award win-ners from across the country,Puerto rico, Guam and theu.S. Virgin Islands will berecognized for their accom-plishments.

The President’s procla-mation states: “In America,we believe that anyone will-ing to work hard and takerisks can get their good ideaoff the ground and into themarketplace. It is a notionthat has made our Nationbold and bright, and the bestplace to do business for gen-erations -- from small-town

storefronts to pioneeringstartups that keep our coun-try on the cutting edge. Thisweek, we celebrate Amer-ica's entrepreneurial spirit,and we recommit to helpingour small businesses getahead.

“My Administration hasbeen a proud partner in thatimportant work from dayone. We have cut taxes forsmall businesses 18 times,broadened their access tocapital, and provided bil-lions in loans so they cangrow and hire. We havehelped companies break intonew markets abroad and ex-port their products all overthe world. every step of theway, we have focused onmaking Government workbetter for business throughinitiatives like Startup Amer-ica and BusinessuSA --groundbreaking programsthat connect entrepreneurs toresources that can spur theirsuccess.

“Together, we can buildon that progress. At a time

when abusive patent litiga-tion is stifling economicgrowth and putting compa-nies of all sizes at risk, myAdministration is taking ac-tion to protect innovatorsand keep our patent systemstrong. To create more op-portunities for small busi-nesses to compete and winin the global marketplace,we are moving forward on aTrans-Pacific Partnershipthat will boost our exportsand level the playing fieldfor American workers. Weare implementing the Af-fordable Care Act so smallbusinesses can make quality,affordable health insuranceavailable to all their employ-ees. And in the monthsahead, we will continuepushing for tax reform thatsupports small businessesand keeps them at the fore-front of our economic recov-ery.

“America's small busi-nesses reflect the best of whowe are as a Nation -- daringand innovative, courageousand hopeful, always workinghard and looking ahead forthat next great idea. They areour economy's engine andour biggest source of newjobs. So this week, as entre-preneurs across our countrykeep striving to turn theirdreams into reality, let uskeep investing in them anddoing everything we can tohelp our small businessessucceed.”

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ances, the costs incurred byoverdraft fees can removeavailable funds for otherhousehold needs.

“What is marketed asoverdraft protection can, insome instances put con-sumers at greater risk ofharm”, said CFPB’srichard Cordray. ” Con-sumers need to be able tocontrol their costs and ex-penses, and they deserveclarity on those issues.”

The CFPB found thatoverdraft fees on debit cardand ATM transactions inparticular are associatedwith higher rates of invol-untary account closure. Asa result, the affected con-sumers become less able toopen a checking account atanother institution.

The new CFPB reportfollows a 2010 rule by theFederal reserve that re-quired financial institutionsfor the first time to securecustomer approval beforeenrollment in overdraftcoverage for debit andATM transactions. Widevariations in the number of“opt-ins” by institutions in-dicate that some are moreaggressive than others inobtaining consent formsfrom their customers.

Following the an-nouncement of the 2010rule, the Center for re-sponsible Lending (CrL)noted that the rule did notaddress clear abuses thatcustomers experience oncethey are enrolled, includingthe exorbitant cost of debitcard overdraft coverage orre-ordering transactions tomaximize fees. And be-cause the size or frequencyof the fees was not ad-dressed, financial institu-

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Previous research byCrL has found that:

• Most debit card trans-actions that trigger over-drafts are far smaller thanthe size of the overdraft it-self;

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• Also in 2008, Ameri-cans aged 18-24 paid

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CrL along with othersincluding Pew CharitableTrusts have also called forbanning institutions fromprocessing transactionsfrom the largest to smallest.This change would dimin-ish the number of overdraftfees charged and therebyfree-up consumer moniesfor other items.

In reaction to the CFPBreport, CrL said, “We re-main concerned about fi-nancial institutions that de-liberately trigger overdraftfees by re-ordering dailytransactions from the high-est to lowest, often resultingin more fees from cus-

tomers. This deceptivepractice remains far toocommon despite fuelingwidespread litigation. . . .We look forward to futurestudies by the CFPB thatwill shed even more lighton an issue that affects mil-lions of Americans eachyear.”

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Chapters and its members.“Schools are a reflection

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"This is a very compre-hensive approach to security,”said Chief Kehoe. “each

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AVENUE F CHURCH

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readiness and training programs

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June 23, 2013 8 a.m.

Join us in early Morning Worship

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Worship Service at 10:45 a.m.

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1026 Avenue F

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833

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BIBLE WAY

COMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

June 22, 9 a.m.

All men are invited to come to our

Men’s Ministry Fellowship to

learn more about God.

June 26, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Wednes-

day’s Bible Study to learn more

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children to our Children’s Pro-

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Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

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CHRIST COMMUNITY

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RICHARDSON

June 23, 8:45 or 11 a.m.

Join us in our Father’s Day Wor-

ship Service as we honor and

praise God for his blessings to us.

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Senior Pastor

George Bush Fwy at

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972-991-0200

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ALLEN “The Ship”

Monday – Friday

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TheShip3C’s Prayer Lines for

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0566 and 972-649-0567 or they

may be submitted via email to:

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June 23, 8 a.m.

And 9:30 a.m.

you’re invited to our Father’s Day

Worship Services as we praise

God for the victories in our lives.

Come and grow with us. you’re

also invited to a new series of

teaching, “Guaranteed Victory”.

God will “equip, elevate, and

empower” you; call the church

for details.

June 26, 7 p.m.

Join us for Wednesday Night Live

in the Joycie Turner Fellowship

hall on Belmont Drive, with old

school prayer and testimony.

Also, come to our Corporate

Prayer and our Kidz Zone (an en-

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grow and to show God’s love.)

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Senior Pastor

1550 Edelweiss Drive

In Allen for Sunday

Morning Worship.

Admin. Building Address

Is 200 W. Belmont Drive

Allen, TX 75013

972-359-9956

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cons are available to meet with

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June 26, 7 p.m.

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and praise God.

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Senior Pastor

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-6695

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inane ability to walk in aroom and take it over. Thatdesire to steal the spotlight isan intangible element that canmake solo artists with crappyvoices (e.g. Madonna) super-stars, and skilled musicianswith golden throats, enigmas.

hearing their stories, theirsuccesses and failures, is as-tonishing. Whether you’re amusic buff or a casual listenerof AM radio, their lives arefascinating open books wor-thy of an in-depth documen-tary: Claudia Lennear, back-ground singer for Ike andTina Turner and girlfriend ofMick Jagger (he purportedlywrote Brown Sugar abouther), was a Playboy Center-fold in her heyday. She is nowa conservative, Spanish lan-guage schoolteacher. Lisa Fis-cher, a monster musician whohears notes only dogs canhear, started out as a back-ground singer, and won aGrammy in 1991 for her sin-gle “how Can I ease thePain,” off her debut album.She never recorded a solo ef-fort again; but is contentsinging background, “I’m inlove with sound vibration andwhat it does to people. “TheBlend.” The human voice is apure instrument.” each singerhas a unique tale.

In another filmmaker’shands, the personal stories ofthese talented artists mightseem like shallow, two-dimen-sional profiles fit for Vh1drive-bys. With director Mor-gan Neville at the helm and GilFriesen, an A&M executivewho has since passed on, asproducer, these musicians’ sto-ries are given a reverence nor-mally reserved for legends.Which is probably the point ofthe film, giving the brick andmortar of the music industrythe status they deserve. Afterall, these artists have left it allon the line for their craft. Somegoing broke in the process,others getting emotionallyscarred. Many on the intervie-wees came of age in the ‘60sand ‘70s, and their experiencesreflect those transformativetimes, as they dealt to race,segregation, gender, class, civilrights and social issues.

Two years in the making,and with 50 interviews underits, belt this thorough, well-paced (editors Jason Zeldes,Kevin Klauber), decently shot(Nicola B. Marsh and GrahamWilloughby cinematogra-phers) mélange of archivalfootage, photos, live heartfeltinterviews and singing ses-sions is pure joy for the eyes,ears and mind.

An obvious exception tothe rule about backgroundsingers never becoming vi-able solo artists, was LutherVandross, who was mostnoted for singing backup onDavid Bowie’s young Ameri-cans, before winning Gram-mys for his solo career. heleft a trail that few can follow,though they try. Judith hillwas one of the top 10 com-petitors on this season’s TheVoice TV show. She’s mostnoted for singing withMichael Jackson on the docu-mentary This Is It, and at hisfuneral. She is the poster childfor skilled backgroundsingers finding it difficult tomake the transition. She wasvoted off the program longbefore other singers with farless talent.

This doc is revealing,ironic, historic and transcen-dent. As you find out whosang back up on Whitneyhouston’s Greatest Love ofAll (The Waters Family), whobecame a housekeeper scrub-bing other people floors whenher career collapsed (DarleneLove) and who sang lead onan oscar-nominated songfrom the movie The ColorPurple (Tata Vega), you willbe inspired by their courage,resilience and determination.


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June is always a busymonth for me; it’s “Familyreunion” time in Mexia,TX on both sides of myfamily; as well as otherfamilies. My maternal sideis 66 years old this month;and my paternal side is 36years old this month.

Some interesting thingsabout Mexia during themonths of June, July, & Au-gust, is that every weekend,there are not only Familyreunions being held, but atleast two and many timesmore, school reunions andchurch homing Comingsgoing on at the same time.

Juneteenth (Black’s hol-iday in celebration of learn-ing about Freedom fromslavery on June 19, 1865)two years after it wassigned into law; is going onin Mexia also. Juneteenthmemorializes the end ofslavery in Texas.

In many ways June-teenth has come to symbol-ize for many older Blackpeople, what the 4th of Julymeans to the rest of Ameri-cans. For years in Mexia,the Comanche Crossing(Confederate reunionGrounds, old Fort Parker -The old Fort - Fort Parker,is a place where Black peo-ple came to Texas.)

Long ago (to keep thefamily unit closer and intact) families came to-gether; they were not neces-sarily calling it a “Family

reunion” but they came to-gether to catch up on familynews and to support one an-other in any way that wasneeded.

When Alex haleywrote “roots,” searchingfamily history and familyreunions became very pop-ular. Many folks, especiallyAfrican Americans wantedto know more about familymembers other than theirgrandparents and firstcousins. They gatheredwith their families to dis-cuss their ancestors, theirheirs, meet new familymembers, cousins getting toknow cousins, etc.

I believe that “The Fam-ily unit” is one of the great-est institutions that God cre-ated; and when it is workingproperly (each memberdoing his or her part) thereis nothing better to givestrength and unity to thefamily, to help the familynurtured, grow, and keepingthe world in balance foreach member.

Families are: one ofGod’s greatest treasures andthe embodiment of all thereis important in life.

Families are a refuge ingood times and bad; a warmplace of peace where ac-ceptance reigns.

It matters not what youdo or where you are, onething you never doubt isyour family. The membersare always there, armsready to embrace with heal-ing hugs, and hearts withunconditional love to share.

A family is a gift that’snever completely un-wrapped; it is a present forwhich each is eternallythankful. –Becky Speckelshare.

The Family Tree: Ithink that I shall never seethe finish of a family tree.As it forever seems to growfrom roots that started longago; way back in ancienthistory times, in foreignland and distant climes;from them grew trunk andbranching limb that datedback to times so dim.

one seldom knows ex-actly when the parents metand married then, nor whenthe twigs began to growwith odd named childrenrow on row though verselike this is made by me; the

end’s in sight as you cansee; "Ties not the same withfamily trees that grow andgrow through centuries!” --Author unknown.

Now is the time to for-get the bad things that hap-pened in the past; you can’tbring back yesterday and itsproblems; the future is nothere; you might not live to

see the future; but today,you have the chance tobridge a gap, to forgive andto love each family mem-ber.

As a young cousin ofmine asked this year, “Whydos the younger generation

have to suffer because ofthings that happened longago?” Get together withyour family and your ex-tended family; get to knoweach other; learn of newmembers that have beenadded to your family tree.

Family Reunions


Pastor & Sister Billy Robinson, North Dallas Community BaptistChurch, 1718 Trinity Valley, Carrollton, TX 75006, celebrating 13 yearsof leadership and the church’s 13 years in Carrollton. Join them June30, 11 a.m. or call 972-484-1185; and view their website www.ndcbc.org

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The arrival of DArTrail service to DowntownPlano in 2002 ignited re-newed interest and reinvest-ment in the historic down-town by developers andsmall business ownersalike. City Council also es-tablished several revitaliza-tion and incentive programsto support Downtown’sresurgence. Building on anearlier plan adopted in1999, the “Vision and Strat-egy update” establishesgoals to continue and ex-pand the revitalization pro-grams outside of the coredowntown area to the entireDArT rail corridor fromthe Bush Turnpike Station

to the Parker road Station.The plan envisions the ad-dition of at least 3,000 newresidential units within therail corridor and the devel-opment or revitalization of500,000 square feet of non-residential space. Street,

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By TerrI

SChLICheNMeyer

Sitting around all sum-mer would’ve been sowrong.

And that’s why youfound a job that year betweenclasses. No more parentalhand-outs, no more wearingclothes your mom boughtyou, no more borrowing thecar. With your own job, youhad your own money to buyyour own things, maybe helpout at home, or sock someaway. Finding work, yep,

was the right thing to do.For then-15-year-old Sh-

eri Booker, the savings fromher very unique job went to-wards college. In her newmemoir, “Nine YearsUnder,” she explains why itwas a job she’d been dying toget.

Fifteen-year-old SheriBooker felt “ignored byGod.”

She didn’t realize that“hospice care was the begin-ning of the end,” so when herGreat-Great-Aunt Mary diedof cancer, Booker was sur-prised – and lost. Growingup in Northeast Baltimore ,she had few heroes. AuntMary was one of them, butBooker didn’t feel like shehad “permission to mourn.”

She didn’t feel like goingto church, either, but her par-ents insisted. It was there thatBooker ran into one of thechurch’s deacons, Mr. AlbertWylie, who also owned oneof Baltimore ’s many

African-American funeralhomes.

he didn’t ask her howshe was handling her loss.Instead, he offered her a job.

For four hours a night, afew nights a week, Bookeranswered the phones and thedoor at Albert P. Wylie Fu-neral home. She thought itmight be weird, but it wasn’t– it was interesting, and shedid her work well. Soon, shewas assisting with viewingsand she learned her first les-son: never let clients see youcry.

But that was difficult.Witnessing the grief of fami-lies who lost someone eld-erly was hard enough. WylieFuneral home also did abrisk business with the city’s

poor, the gang-bangers anddrug addicts.

Still, it was a job Bookerenjoyed and soon, she starteddoing errands for Mr. Wylie.Then she did paperwork, fil-ing, and bookwork. eventu-ally, she dressed bodies andassisted as much as shelegally could. She became anhonorary member of theWylie family for nine happyyears, but in work – as in life- all good things must cometo an end…

Looking for somethingwith a great plot? Somethingdifferent, delightful, but a lit-tle dark? Then you need“Nine years under.”

With knowledge, a will-ingness to disclose, and agood amount of humor, au-

thor Sheri Booker not onlyshares the story of her tenureas a funeral home assistantand the duties she assumed,she also gives readers a senseof what goes on behindclosed doors there. Sheweaves this information –some of which is graphic – inwith observations on mourn-ers, neighbors, and the indus-try as a whole. I loved thatBooker finds a certainamount of comedy in deathand preparing for its rituals,and her musings on funeralsare priceless.

This is a wonderful,wonderful book that soundssquirmy, yet is anything but.So grab “Nine years under”– because if you think you’lllike it, you’re dead right.


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nutrition services for Dal-las ISD accepted theaward.

“ensuring our studentsare healthy and start eachday ready to learn is a toppriority,” said rivas. “Wehave seen a high level ofpositive academic andhealth outcomes – espe-cially among low-incomestudents – in our schoolsthat have implementedBreakfast in the Class-room.”

Since implementing aBreakfast in the Classroompilot in the fall of 2010,participation of Dallas stu-dents eating breakfast atschool has jumped by more

than 200 percent. Dallaswas one of the first fiveschool districts selected bythe Partners for Breakfastin the Classroom to partic-ipate in the program, a con-sortium of national non-profits (including FrAC),which is funded by theWalmart Foundation. Thesuccess of the pilotprompted an additional 50campuses to implement theprogram in 2012, and inNovember of 2012 theBoard of Trustees estab-lished a policy for dis-trictwide Breakfast in theClassroom.

The rapid, systemwideadoption in Dallas ISD is

what caused FrAC tohonor the district with theinnovation award.

“Through implement-ing Breakfast in the Class-room, Dallas IndependentSchool District has shownits commitment to endingchild hunger,” said JimWeill, president of FrAC.“Dallas is a leader in en-suring that all studentshave the opportunity tostart the day with a goodbreakfast. We are proud tocall Dallas ISD a partner inthe work to end hunger andto award them for theirdedication and innova-tion.”

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Bible Way Community Baptist Church

Dr. Timothy J. Wilbert, Sr.Senior Pastor

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Daily Radio broadcast: KGGR 1040 & 102.5 FM10:00 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.www.biblewayirving.org

4215 N. Greenview Dr. • Irving, TX 75062972-257-3766

The place where Jesus Christ is Lordand the Word of God Transforms lives

9:35 A.M.11:00 A.M.7:00 P.M.

Avenue F Church of Christ1026 Avenue F • Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833www.avefchurchofchrist.org

Ramon Hodridge, Minister

Early Sunday Morning ...................8:00 amSunday Bible Class .........................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship............10:45 amEvening Worship ...........................3:00 pmWednesday Bible Class ..................7:00 pm

Radio Program @ 7:30 am onKHVN 970 AM Sunday Mornings

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Isiah Joshua, Jr.Pastor

Worship Times: 8 and 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Mid-week: Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.Youth Church: Every 3rd, 4th,and 5th Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

AWANA: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.Contact Information: 972-423-6695

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