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Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Plano Balloon Festival Black-on-Black crime is -See Page 7 DTC to destroying communities present The By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Mountaintop -See Page 9 MILWAUKEE – Tory Lowe walked 100 miles across steaming- hot pavement from Milwaukee to Chicago because he is tired. Win Tix to The 39-year-old human rights ac - tivist from Milwaukee said he’s The State Fair tired of young African-American men killing each other; he’s tired of Classic!!! African-American children dying For details, go to: after being caught in the crossfire; www.northdallasgazette.com he’s tired of attending funerals for Y African-American men who were R TA shot to death; he’s tired of watching N E the city’s homicide rate continue to Tory Lowe hugs a supporter during the dedication of Tracolli Peace Park. M Demonizing M climb. In August the city’s murder Named after Tracolli Surveyor, gunned down December 10, 2014 a block from O C rate reached 85, one killing shy of his house as he walked a family friend home from school. Tory Lowe, 39, is a prominent activist in Milwaukee who advocates for the families of those who ‘Black Lives Matter’ the overall total in 2014. Sadly, have been shot by police, even as he works to reduce violence in the community some African-American residents and challenges the administration of District Attorney John Chisholm and Po - By George E. Curry been classified yet as a expect murders to reach 100 by lice Chief Ed Flynn. (Photo by André Chung) NNPA Columnist hate group? I mean, how year’s end. much more has to go in Lowe said his sojourn to Chi- Lowe walked from Milwaukee communities. So I prayed and asked Led by Fox News, con - this direction before Town in August was divine inter - City Hall to Chicago City Hall and for solutions and God told me to servatives are trying to someone actually labels it vention: God told him to walk to spoke with folks along the way. His walk to Chicago.” discredit the #Black Lives as such?” Chicago to bring attention to the goal is to start a city-wide conversa - Lowe’s cell phone rings con - Matter Movement by Conservative pundit callous gang-infused gun violence tion and find solutions to help re - stantly. Mothers are calling to ask claiming incorrectly that it Katie Pavlich, without a in Milwaukee. duce the black-on-black violence in him to investigate the shootings of is a Black hate group that thread of evidence, told So he did. Milwaukee one step at a time. their sons by police; relatives are encourages the killing of Fox’s Megyn Kelly on “I had to walk to Chicago,” Lowe "Forrest Gump didn’t have a rea - calling to ask Tory to help find miss - police officers. Sept. 2 that Black Lives told the Urban News Service. “It son when he was running,” Lowe ing girls who are believed to be On the Aug. 31 edition Matter is “a movement took me three days, my feet were said, “he just started running." caught up in sex-trafficking rings; of Fox & Friends, Eliza - that promotes the execu - sore, but we don’t pay enough at - “We don’t address black-on-black (police say Milwaukee is a hub for beth Hasselbeck asked, tion of police officers.” tention to black-on-black crime so I crime with the same intensity as sex trafficking) residents are calling “Why has the Black Lives At a news conference walked to find solutions to these racial injustice,” he added. “But we Movement – Black Lives senseless acts of violence.” need to because it’s destroying our See VIOLENCE, Page 5 Matter Movement – not See LIVES, Page 3

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the new assignment as a principal position is akin to 550-student campus that sion, expressing the energy chance to put his knowl - a lightning rod in that deci - received an Improvement that propelled him to take Ben Dickerson edge and passion to work sions made at the top often Required rating from TEA on perhaps the greatest Ben Dickerson served on behalf of the area’s stu - ripple out to every corner last school year. challenge an educator can five years in the U.S. Coast dents of the school, which causes The formula calls for face. Guard before making a “Starting in the class - him to think carefully creating a consistent and Undaunted, his body lan - move into education, first room was very rewarding, about those decisions. stable structure to the guage and his words com - as a teacher, then assistant but I wanted to further my “I have to be very strate - school day, hiring caring, municate that he’s willing principal, and today, as impact on this specific gic in my decision-making passionate teachers who re - to do what it takes to see principal of Edward H. community,” he said. “I re - and make sure I am always ally know their students, his students succeed. Cary Middle School. ally saw my ability to do looking at things from a and individualizing instruc - “These students are amaz - Dickerson is one of that when I started off as an student focus because tion to meet the needs of ing,” he says. “They’re dozens of administrators assistant principal in the every decision I make has the various student popula - sponges. They’ve surprised who moved into the top job charter network. Then I ac - a ripple impact,” he said. “I tions, especially English me at how well they’ve re - for the first time at a dis - munity where Cary is lo - tually decided that I wanted take care to be very inten - language learners, who are sponded and how excited trict school this year. The cated. He’s served there to come to Dallas ISD be - tional that everything I de - the majority of Cary’s stu - they are to be here.” first-year principal says five years as a teacher and cause I kind of see this as cide is in the students’ best dents. Dickerson is excited, he’s ready to take on the assistant principal at a Ground Zero. I felt that if I interests.” Despite the challenges, too. At 3:30 a.m. on the challenge of improving ac - neighborhood charter and can affect change here I As a new leader, Dicker - the topic of students seems first day of school, he made ademic achievement. as assistant principal at could have a greater im - son feels he’s developed a to enliven Dickerson. As he of a video of himself danc - It helps that Dickerson is Thomas Jefferson before pact.” formula to turn around stu - talks about his students, he ing to kick off the year in a familiar with the terrain of moving to Cary. He sees As Dickerson sees it, the dent achievement at the leans in and projects pas - special way. the northwest Dallas com -

he joined the staff of on-air host of WGCI’s two hottest Chicago and WGCI. During Greenville, Mississippi. Marcus Chapman personalities; a staff that weekend shows and the that time he also worked as Chapman recently re - Marcus Chapman is a produced renowned alumni city’s number one weekly a music researcher for the leased one of the best music music historian, collector, such as Tom Joyner, Doug party. Chapman was then radio data company Media - books in history, The Coolest author, and professional on- Banks, Steve Harvey, and hired by Indianapolis radio base. He tracked the daily Music Book Ever Made air personality known to Rick Party. Chapman began station WTLC as host of playlists of numerous urban A.KA. The MC 500 Volume 1 radio listeners as MC Mar - building a significant fol - their nightly 6 to 10 show. stations around the country, and it has gained national at - cus Chapman. He was born lowing through his Friday While helping WTLC and submitted data that was tention since its June debut. and raised on Chicago’s night/Saturday morning achieve number one ratings used to compile weekly The MC 500 highlights south east side, and was col - show called “The Afterset”, at night, Chapman garnered charts for the industry mag - artists and groups from vari - lecting music by the age of and made himself memo - attention from stations in azine Radio & Records. ous genres including R&B, four. At age 17 he began re - rable to listeners by using a various cities around the Chapman then relocated Hip-Hop, Rock, Funk and searching music charts from sound bite of legendary ac - country. After nearly land - from Chicago to Atlanta, many more. This book is a Jet and Billboard magazines Degree and a minor in tress Eartha Kitt saying ing in New York, Los and was heard several times walk through musical history while attending Northern Black Studies, Chapman “Marcus darling” from Angeles, Washington DC, on that city’s station WVEE and gives personal accounts Illinois University. The fol - became the youngest em - the Eddie Murphy film Miami, Philadelphia, and (V103). As of 2015 he re - from the artists as well as lowing year he began his ployee at Chicago radio sta - Boomerang . He also worked North Carolina, MC was sides in Dallas again, and why the song is an important radio career at college sta - tion WGCI. at several record stores dur - hired by Dallas-Ft. Worth can be heard on Radio One piece of music history as told tion WKDI. Upon graduat - After being a studio as - ing this period. station KKDA, alias K104. hip-hop station KBFB 97.9 by Chapman. The MC 500 ing with a Bachelors of Arts sistant and show producer, After four years of being Following his stint in Dal - The Beat, as well as Volume 2 will be released at the station, MC was the las, Marcus returned to WIBT 104.7 The Beat in later this year.

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It sounded the slaying of officers in Ten - New America Media has been a low intensity alarm that the number of nessee. verbal war over whose lives police officers murdered in Louisiana, Texas, and Illi - P.O. Box 763866 • Dallas, Texas 75376-3866 It’s not, and never should are more important, and 2014 had leaped to 120. nois. When one officer is Phone: 972-516-4191 - Fax: 972-509-9058 have been, an either or when an officer is gunned This was a 20 percent in - gunned down ambush style, proposition to say black down or an unarmed black crease over 2013, and it re - as was the case of Houston lives matter or police lives is gunned down who, or versed a decade long trend. Deputy Daron Goforth, it matter. The slaying of a po - even whether there should The brutal killings of two will draw instant headlines lice officer must and should there be an outcry. The de - New York City police offi - and rage. It should. North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make be denounced with the same bate is silly and dangerous. cers the same month along However, it should not appropriate revisions. vigor, passion and outrage Last December, the Na - with the killing of a Tarpon draw a finger point of “Do what you say you are as the unwarranted slaying tional Law Enforcement Springs, Fla. police officer blame at the civil rights or - of an unarmed African- Officers Memorial Fund less than a day later upped ganizations that have been going to do ... when you say American. which is a national organi - that number to 123. at the forefront of protests you are going to do it. The sad thing is that from zation dedicated to tracking Though the number of of - over police killings. There Publisher’s Office: virtually the moment that the number of officers ficers slain so far in 2015 is certainly no evidence of killed in the line of duty, has plunged from the stun - any conspiracy, or plot by [email protected] the black lives matter movement exploded on the and promoting awareness of ning number killed in 2014, police abuse protestors to scene in the aftermath of the the dangers to law enforce - the killing of officers has wink and nod at the killing Sales Department: Michal Brown killing in ment and commemorating seemingly resurged with the [email protected] See BOTH, Page 13

Editorial Department: are killing other Blacks. family member. [email protected] LIVES , continued from Page 1 That remains the majority In its annual report on on Aug. 30, the Harris 18% of the blacks killed of homicides across the Black homicides, issued in Online: County Sheriff Ron Hick - during those seven years country.” January, the Washington- www.NorthDallasGazette.com man acknowledged that no were under age 21, com - Larry Elder, a Black con - based Violence Policy Cen - www.twitter.com/NDGEditor motive had been established pared to 8.7% of whites.” servative, made the same ter found that in cases www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette for the previous day’s fatal Despite the highly-publi - point, the same day on the where the relationship be - www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette shooting of Deputy Sheriff cized killing of police offi - same network: “This is tween the killer and victim Darren H. Goforth outside cers in Texas and Illinois, about people whining and was known, 70 percent of of Houston. But that did not the number of law enforce - bitching and moaning about the victims were killed by prevent him from linking ment officers killed over the nonsense. If they really someone they knew; only STAFF the brutal cop murder to the first eight months of 2015 is Chairman Emeritus Editor want to talk about Black 30 percent were killed by Jim Bochum Ruth Ferguson grassroots group dedicated 16 percent lower than it was Lives Matter, the fact is that strangers. 1933 – 2009 to curtailing violence. over a similar period in last year 6,000 Black people Furthermore, 52 percent VP of Digital Marketing He said, “This rhetoric 2014, according to FBI fig - murdered other Black peo - of the homicides involved has gotten out of control.” ures compiled by the Na - Published By and Entertainment ple. Where are they on that? an argument between the Jessica Brewer So much so, he said, “to the tional Law Enforcement Minority opportunity News, inc. And the number one pre - victim and the offender. point where calculated, Officers Memorial Fund. Contributing Writers ventable cause of death for In an editorial, the New Web Master cold-blooded assassination So far, 26 officers have Jackie Hardy young black men is homi - York Times accused “the Todd Jones of police officers happen.” been killed this year by LaRoyce Jones cide at the hands of other Republican Party and its Hickman added, “We’ve firearms, down from 31 ivy N. McQuain Black men.” acolytes in the news media” Special Projects Manager heard Black lives matter, all over a similar period last Tamarind Phinisee If Elder and McKelway of trying to demonize the Edward Dewayne lives matter. Well, cops’ year. More officers – 38 – Terri Schlichenmeyer wanted to be accurate, they Black Lives Matter Move - “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. lives matter, too. So, how died this year in traffic-re - Nicole Scott would have pointed out that James C. Allen about we drop the qualifier lated incidents than by gun - ment. just as most Blacks kill Editorial Writers and just say lives matter?” fire and another 21 died It said, “They [Black Community Marketing ivy N. McQuain Of course, there is not a from other causes. other Blacks, most Whites Lives Matter] are not assert - Nina Garcia Ruth Ferguson scintilla of evidence that the Felony killings of law en - kill other Whites. Yet, there ing that black lives are more Sonja Washington Nicole Scott Black Lives Matter Move - forcement officers de - is no mention of White-on- precious than white lives. ment has at any point re - creased by 50 percent from White crime. They are underlining an in - Religious/ Marketing Editor Production According to 2013 fig - disputable fact – that the Shirley Demus Tarpley David Wilfong motely supported the killing 1992 to 2013, from 10,000 of law enforcement officers. to 5,000 annually. ures compiled by the FBI, lives of black citizens in this Advisory Board: Advisory Board Rather, they have high - In an attempt to shift the of the 3,005 White homi - country historically have cide victims, 2,509 – 83 not mattered, and have been John Dudley Committees: lighted the troubling num - emphasis from the unjusti - Myrtle Hightower ber of unarmed African fied police killing of un - percent – were killed by discounted and devalued.” Public Relations Planning Fred Moses and implementation Americans killed by police armed African Americans, Whites. Of the 2,491 Black George E. Curry, former Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON officers. And for that, they conservatives are raising the homicides that year, 2,245 – editor-in-chief of Emerge Cecil Starks 90 percent – were commit - magazine, is editor-in-chief Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral should be commended, not issue of so-called Black-on- John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON Coty Rodriguez-Anderson condemned. Black crime – as if that’s an ted by Black assailants. of the National Newspaper B. J. Williams Program Policy Development After studying FBI data, issue that truly concerns It’s not just a matter of Publishers Association Denise Upchurch Annie Dickson, CHAIRPERSON USAToday found, “Nearly them. Blacks killing other Blacks News Service (NNPA) and Barbara Simpkins, Quality Assurance ADViSoRy BoARD SECRETARy two times a week in the Fox reporter Doug McK - and Whites killing other BlackPressUSA.com. He is Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON Coty Rodriguez United States, a white po - elway said on Sept. 1, “The Whites – most homicides a keynote speaker, modera - lice officer killed a black often heard mantra that are committed by people tor, and media coach. Curry The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded person during a seven-year ‘Black Lives Matter,’ some who know their victim. The can be reached through his in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas period ending in 2012 say, falls flat when you con - assailant is usually an ac - Web site, www.george - Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. …The reports show that sider just how many Blacks quaintance, spouse, or other curry.com.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com September 10-16 , 2015 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Nine tips to control your Smartphone addiction By Dr. James Roberts time is lost at work due to (selfies on the throne). such behavior – of your people fiddling with their “Yes, unfortunately, this is smartphone and enlist your WACO – You’ve tried to smartphones? Designate two a real thing. Let’s just make spouse, significant other, escape it. You really have. or three times during the day it a rule that smartphones and/or kids to be the en - But, the constant stream of when you are allowed to should be banned from the forcers.” dings and buzzes from in - check your phone for mes - bathroom. It’s just wrong, 7. Nix using your smart - coming texts and emails are sages, updates or other and it’s unsanitary to boot.” phone as an alarm clock. just too much to take. And, goodies that might need 5. Use airplane mode. “It’s too much of a temp - before you know it, you’re your attention.” “Airplane mode is a nice tation to check for the latest scanning your smartphone. 3. Don’t buy into the compromise. It allows you YouTube cat video before Again. “Hair of the Dog” myth. the safety of having your you start your day. No Can the cycle be broken? “I call this ‘Hair of the phone with you in case of an smartphone until you’ve Can people really put down Dog’ because I am pitting emergency but also allows showered, had your morning their smartphones? out of balance.” not texting while driving. technology against technol - you to focus on the task at cup of Joe and made your James Roberts, Ph.D., The Roberts, whose new book Don’t get me started on the ogy. There are a number of hand with no cellular inter - bed.” Ben H. Williams Professor “Too Much of a Good fallacy of multitasking and smartphone apps that you ruptions. Did you know that 8. Go the “dumb phone” of Marketing in Baylor Uni - Thing: Are You Addicted to hands-free devices. You’re can use that monitor and the average American has an route. versity’s Hankamer School Your Smartphone?” tackles dangerous when you are control your smartphone attention span of 8.5 sec - “When it comes down to of Business, says it’s possi - smartphone addiction, eti - driving and on the phone – use. Spending too much onds, which is shorter than it, all we really need to be ble if people take the proper quette and technology’s ef - hands-free or not.” time on eBay? There’s an the attention span of an able to do on our phones is steps to curb their use. fects on relationships, of - 2. Establish “smartphone- app for that. You can set time everyday, garden-variety make and receive calls – and “It’s all about finding your fered nine tips to break away free” zones and times. limits for anything on your goldfish?” send texts, if you have ‘digital sweet spot,’ that from smartphones. “Smartphones should be smartphone that is particu - 6. Put out a contract on teenage daughters. E-mail magical place where you are 1. No smartphones while forbidden in certain places at larly distracting or time-con - yourself. and social media are nice, still plugged in but have driving. home and work. For those of suming. You can even have “Social contracts are a but the dumb phone at least carved out time for the “This is by far the easiest you in romantic relation - your smartphone text your great way to change behav - keeps us safe (the long-for - things that really matter,” tip to implement and also the ships, no smartphones in the spouse with updates on how iors. Simply write a contract gotten original purpose for Roberts said. “You, your re - most important. Simply toss bedroom. Talk about the much time you’re spending that states explicitly what is cell phones) and is able to lationships and community (place gently) your smart - thrill being gone! The dinner on social media.” acceptable or unacceptable are the bedrocks of living a phone in the trunk of your table should also be a smart - 4. Resist the “poopie” use – and the punishment for See PHONE, Page 5 happy and meaningful life. car before you leave. It’s out phone-free zone. No phones They are also the first things of sight but probably not out within sight or earshot.” that suffer when our lives get of mind, but at least you’re “How much productive ‘Texas Suicide Safer Schools’ report released by MHA Texas AUSTIN - Mental Health who need to know how to can implement." America of Texas (MHA implement new laws relat - The Suicide Safer Texas) has released the ing to suicide prevention in Schools report points out "Texas Suicide Safer schools." that a pre-report survey Schools" comprehensive re - She points out that done by the authors indi - port as support for Texas "House Bill 2186, just cated that "although 100% school districts, teachers passed, requires all school of school staff surveyed in and parents in honor of this district and open enrollment suburban districts indicated year's Suicide Prevention charter school staff orienta - that they had the confidence Week, Sept 6-12. Written by tion for new employees to and skills for intervening Drs. Scott and Donna Pol - include best practice suicide with a suicidal student, only land, national experts in prevention training on an 50% in rural districts and school suicide prevention, annual basis." 40% in urban districts, ex - in collaboration with the Another bill passed in the pressed they were confident Texas Department of State last legislative session re - to somewhat confident in Health Services and Mental quires suicide prevention their skills." Health America of Texas, training for teachers in edu - Best practice based train - the report stresses that al - cation training programs to ing programs for suicide though suicide is the second also use a best practice prevention are reviewed in leading killer of older teens based program (Senate Bill the "Suicide Safer Schools and the third leading killer 674). Report," and are to be re - of youth aged 10-24, Texas According to Merily viewed and posted annually educators are empowered Keller, MHA Texas statewide on the websites of the Texas by recent legislation so they master trainer in suicide Department of State Health can make a difference in prevention, " the key to sui - Services, (DSHS), the Texas creating suicide safer cide safer schools is a com - Education Agency (TEA) schools. prehensive suicide preven - and each Texas Regional According to Lynn Lasky tion and postvention ap - Education Service Center Clark, president and CEO proach with training for (ESC). The list is also avail - of Mental Health America everyone in a school, and able at the MHA Texas web - of Texas, "the report will be plans and procedures that site, http://www.texassui - particularly helpful to those everyone understands and cideprevention.org.

4 | September 10-16, 2015 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News Carrollton hosting sign-ups Citizenship mega-workshop offered Saturday, September 12, Green card holders will Services are available in for youth basketball league the New Americans Cam - get free naturalization ap - Spanish, Arabic, Burmese Registration for Carroll - (1330 E. Rosemeade Park - League registration, visit paign will help hundreds plication assistance from and English. ton Youth Basketball is way) or Crosby Recreation cityofcarrollton.com/athlet - of lawful permanent resi - professional and trained The event is scheduled open now through Oct. 2. Center (1610 E. Crosby ics, call Carrollton Athletics dents take the first step to - volunteers. Individuals for Sept. 12 at 9 a.m. at the The season runs from Nov. Road). at 972-466-9833, or e-mail wards becoming United will also receive legal Santa Clara Community 7, 2015 – Jan. 30, 2016. For more information on athletics@cityofcarroll - States citizens through a counsel by pro-bono attor - Center located at 321 A Mini League for boys Mini or Recreational ton.com. free workshop. neys and legal experts. Calumet Avenue in Dallas. and girls ages 5 and 6 (as of Sept. 1, 2015) is $80 per resident and $100 per non- resident and that registra - tion fee includes practices, eight league games, a jer - sey, and a participation tro - phy. The Recreational League for boys and girls ages 7 through 14 (as of Sept. 1, 2015) is $80 per resident and $100 per non-resident and that registration fee in - cludes practices, eight league games, playoffs, jer - sey, playoff trophies, offi - cials, and scorekeeper serv - ices. Teams are organized by a draft system based on age and school attended. Prac - tices begin the week of Oc - tober 26, but are not sched - uled on school holidays. Interested basketball players can register online at cityofcarrollton.com/signup - now, in person at Rose - meade Recreation Center PHONE , continued from Page 4 help us connect with those we need to. ” 9. Commit to it and do it. “All of the above sugges - tions will come to naught if you are not totally commit - ted to the cause. You must convince yourself that curb - ing your smartphone use is essential to your happiness before you embark on this journey. Without such steely resolve you will be sucked into the digital vortex that has lured so many of us into an existence where leading a meaningful life has been re - placed by the continual pur - suit of momentary pleas - ures.” James Roberts is a Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Profes - sor of Marketing in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. He recently published the new book, “Too Much of a Good Thing: Are you Addicted to your Smartphone?”

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WANTED UT Arlington produces first active stereo 3-D OLD JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES planetarium show about NASA’s SOFIA mission KAWASAKI-- Z1-900(1972-75), KZ900, KZ1000(1976-1982), Z1R, A new active stereo 3-D ordinator Amy Barraclough teaching and lab training. KZ1000MK2(1979,80), W1-650, H1-500(1969-72), H2-750(1972-1975), show at The Planetarium at and director Levent Gur - The college’s internation - S1-250, S2-350, S3-400, KH250, UT Arlington will transform demir spent several months ally acclaimed faculty is KH400, SUZUKI--GS400, GT380, HONDA--CB750K(1969-1976), learning for students and working to procure enough leading the way in innova - CBX1000(1979,80) planetarium visitors inter - computers and hardware to tive research and is finding ested in exploring the mys - begin rendering video in 3- solutions to some of the teries of our galaxy and be - D. world’s most challenging yond. “Additional challenges problems. The Planetarium , which with software compatibility Visit www.uta.edu/cos to is part of the UT Arlington had to be managed as well,” learn more about how the $$ CASH $$ College of Science, soon Gurdemir said. “Content is College of Science is 1-800-772-1142 will begin public showings tigator on an $88,000 grant which is available to local now created on 16 virtual changing the world through 1-310-721-0726 of “SOFIA 3-D,” a short from NASA, which among schools free of charge. Read servers controlled by one education and research. [email protected] science film based on other activities funded the more here . master computer, and this NASA’s research and out - production of the film and “We are engaged in mul - all means an even stronger reach mission, Stratospheric equipment needed to install, tiple SOFIA-related efforts experience for patrons of all Observatory for Infrared test and produce content for at UT Arlington, and this ages.” Astronomy, or SOFIA. The the 3-D projection system. film is directly aligned with The film, “SOFIA 3-D” is 3.5-minute film will also be “Studies of Mars are piv - our overall goal of enhanc - expected to be available for shown prior to other future otal for many reasons, in - ing and fostering science public showings starting in documentaries. cluding that Mars may have education,” Cuntz said. December. Visit www.uta.edu/- The NASA project has harbored or is still harbor - A software upgrade in planetarium/ for a schedule many goals, including the ing alien life. Comets are 2012 provided a Digistar 5 of current shows and pro - study of atmospheres of important because they rep - projection system, which al - grams available at the Plan - planets in the Solar System, resent the leftovers from the lows visitors to virtually fly etarium. such as Mars, and the study beginning of the Solar Sys - from one location to an - The UT Arlington Col - of comets. During its tem, and may provide clues other on Earth. The system lege of Science is address - planned 20-year lifetime, to the physical and chemi - also contains a comprehen - ing the nation’s pressing SOFIA also hopes to inspire cal conditions within the sive set of astronomical need for a larger and better- the development of new sci - nebula out of which our data. prepared STEM work force. entific instrumentation and Solar System was formed,” The latest additions use The college has 42 under - nurture the education of Cuntz said. “This aspect active stereo glasses to proj - graduate and graduate de - young scientists and engi - will also be helpful to the ect 3-D video on the im - gree offerings in six depart - neers. study of planet formation mersive dome screen. The ments. It’s equipping future “It has taken several around stars other than the technology created several leaders in science through years, but we are thrilled Sun, as well as to obtaining challenges for the develop - award-winning classroom that we are finally able to insight into the origin of ment team to overcome. introduce this significant life.” Creating content in 3-D re - film to the public,” said In 2009, planetarium staff quired more powerful com - Manfred Cuntz, a professor developed “Unseen Uni - puters than previously used in the UTA Department of verse: Vision of SOFIA,” a for content production. Physics and principal inves - full-length documentary, Planetarium program co - Collin College cuts ribbon on new conference center College officials and com - munity leaders cut the ribbon on Collin College’s new con - ference center building at a VIP sneak preview at the Central Park Campus in McKinney. The ceremony also marked a significant day in the college’s history, as Sept. 3 was the day the col - lege offered its first classes in 1985. According to Dr. Bob Collins, who is a founding trustee and chair of the col -

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Disabled US Army Vet Receives Key every corner of our service COLLIN , continued from Page 6 area. This conference center to a Mortgage-Free Home in Garland lege’s board, “Collin more than a half billion dol - will be a great asset for this US Army veteran SPC County waited a long time lars in economic impact for campus community.” Leo Perez and his family re - to have its own college, and our local economy every The conference center side in a newly renovated, we are very proud of the year, and that begins with can seat up to 1,035 theater- mortgage-free home in Gar - powerhouse Collin College student success,” said style or 640 at round tables. land. is today. This is just the be - Collin College District The conference center can On Friday, Aug. 28, ginning of great things to President Dr. Neil Matkin. be divided into three break - Perez, his wife and children come.” “There is no better in - out rooms, and there are were given the keys to a The 23,500 square foot vestment than higher edu - two additional classrooms three-bedroom energy-effi - conference center is the cation, and we are commit - in the building with a ca - cient home that was do - third major building at the ted to serving all students in pacity of 35. nated by Bank of America north McKinney campus, in partnership with Green and another major build - Extreme Homes and the ing—a health science cen - City of Garland through its ter—is under construction GREAT Homes Program. dozens of volunteers and unable to hold a full-time with opening slated for The Home Depot also pro - neighbors, greeted the Perez job due to his disabilities, spring. vided materials and volun - family as they arrived at his wife has relentlessly ap - Although the campus had teers for the project. their new home Friday plied for jobs; however, her a small conference facility, Richard Holt from Bank morning. lack of work experience the student body outgrew it of America, Garland Mayor Perez planned to make a after dedicating her life to and needed more space for Douglas Athas, and Jean career in the Army, but was raising their children while academic conferences and and Steve Brown of Green suddenly disabled six years workshops. Extreme Homes, along with into his service. With Perez See VET , Page 12 “Collin College creates Attendees enjoy a buffet at the new Collin College conference center. Plano Balloon Festival takes flight Sept. 18 The Plano Balloon Festi - will begin to soar in the Community Stage and kaleidoscope of colors pro - val takes off on Sept. 18 at skies Friday at 6 p.m., Sat - KLUV Main Stage, Friday vided by the 40 hot-air bal - Oak Point Park at 2801 E. urday at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Saturday evening loons. Spring Creek Parkway. and Sunday at 7 a.m. and 6 glows, Saturday evening NDG Readers can win This action packed three p.m. (weather permitting). spectacular fireworks, spe - tickets to the Plano Ballon day event for the weekend Special features for this cial kids art activities in the Festival, visit NorthDal - marks 36 years of fun for year’s event includes: enter - Central Market Kids Fun lasGazette.com for more the family. The balloons tainment on the FOX 4 Zone, and of course the info!

14-year-old Tariq Akbar, weaknesses of the law, and senseless violence has to pressed in Milwaukee to VIOLENCE , continued from Page 1 gunned down by a 15-year- they're certainly taking ad - stop. He views himself is a find a 19-year-old black to ask Lowe to speak to park where Tracolli Sur - old. Ten people were shot in vantage of it." one-man crusade against man who doesn’t have a African-American children veyor was just 17 years old just one week. Flynn said that gunfire gun violence in the black felony,” Lowe said. for motivation; one man when he was gunned down "What goes through my has become so common in community and said he “Milwaukee is the worst calls to ask Lowe to help or - near 84rd Street on Dec. 10, mind is, how in the name of Milwaukee that 80 percent walked to Chicago alone place in America for black ganize a march for racial 2014. all that is good and holy do of gunshots don't even get because he felt a sense of men. I don’t know how it justice. Lowe takes every His mother said a gang I have a 15 year old carry - reported. urgency. got this way, but it has to call – and follows up with member shot Tracolli even ing a semiautomatic pistol For Tory Lowe, the “You would be hard change.” everyone. though Tracolli didn’t be - of high quality -- and using “I’m working 24-7,” long to a gang. Local offi - it with impunity," Milwau - Lowe said. “When people cials renamed the park, kee Police Chief Edward call for help, I answer.” He “Tracolli Peace Park.” Flynn told CBS News. says he’s counseled almost Lowe stood before Flynn says the rising gun every family in Milwaukee dozens of school-age chil - violence is a result of gun who has experienced a rela - dren and offered brief inspi - tive dying from gun vio - rational words about getting laws that allow people to lence. a good education and obey - carry concealed weapons “Mothers call me when ing their parents. He carries and allow guns to be resold their sons have been shot,” his own bullhorn wherever without background checks, Lowe said. “For some black he goes because he said he black teenagers living in people, there is no way out. wants to make sure his mes - poverty and an overbur - It’s hopelessness through - sage is heard. dened juvenile justice sys - out our community. Unem - Families and friends in tem. ployment creates an envi - two neighborhoods last "Right now our offending ronment for violence. We month held vigils for the community recognizes that have to stop the violence latest victims of Milwau - it's more dangerous to get but we must also address kee’s escalating gun vio - caught without their gun the root causes for the vio - lence. One for 13-year-old than with their gun," Flynn lence.” Giovanni Cameron, who said, “I think we have a crit - Lowe recently was asked was shot to death by his 13- ical mass of offenders to speak in a community year-old cousin; another for who've caught on to the

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com September 10-16 , 2015 | North Dallas Gazette | 7 Community Spotlight HIV/AIDS program receives resolution Diane Ragsdale A program designed to comprehensive system of assist Dallas County resi - care and treatment. to be honored dents with HIV/AIDS serv - At the time the bill be - ices was recognized with a came law, more than resolution in Dallas County 150,000 AIDS cases had on Sept. 26 Commissioners Court. been reported in the U. S., Diane Ragsdale, former Frederick Douglas Lionel Hillard, Ryan and more than 100,000 of Dallas City Council - Haynes, III, Rev. Zan White Planning Council those people had died. woman and visionary Wesley Holmes, Jr. and chair, Helen Turner Golden - Currently, more than 1.2 leader of ICDC- Innercity the Kirkwood Temple berg, Ryan White Planning million people in the U.S. Community Development CME Church will lead Council vice chair, and are living with HIV, includ - Corporation, will be hon - tributes from the commu - Zachary Thompson, Dallas ing over 16,000 in Dallas ored for her many years of nity. community activism, County Health and Human County. In 2014, 887 indi - Musical guests will in - Services director accepted leadership and service on clude the famed SNCC Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price presented the Ryan viduals were diagnosed the resolution presented by Saturday, Sept. 26 at 12 White Planning Council a resolution in Dallas County Commission - with HIV and 400 were di - Freedom Singers, Texas Dallas County Commis - noon, at TBAAL - The ers Court. Left to right: Lionel Hillard, Ryan White Planning Council agnosed with AIDS in Dal - College Concert Choir, sioner John Wiley Price. chair; Helen Turner Goldenberg, Ryan White Planning Council vice Black Academy of Arts las County. the Lincoln Alumni Con - “The Ryan White Plan - chair; Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price; Zachary and Letters. Tickets are Thompson, Dallas County Health and Human Services director. Dallas County Health and cert Choir and TBAAL’S ning Council, Dallas $10 with all proceeds Photo by Wallace Faggett. Human Services Director Young, Gifted and Black County Auditor's Office, going to ICDC, a commu - Zachary Thompson thanked Artists. Dallas County Health and for a young man diagnosed anniversary of the Ryan nity based non-profit serv - Tickets cost $10 and are with AIDS following a White CARE Act. the court for the resolution ing the South Dallas/Fair Human Services staff, Ryan available at the following blood transfusion. Ryan The law created what is and added, “The Ryan Park community. White-funded agencies, and locations: the Dallas County Commis - White fought AIDS-related known as the Ryan White White HIV/AIDS Program For nearly 30 years • ICDC office at 4907 sioners Court are to be com - discrimination in his Indi - HIV/AIDS Program. is vital to Dallas County ICDC has been “Building Spring Avenue, Dallas, mended for their ongoing ana community and edu - Funded at $2.32 billion in residents who need assis - Lives and Revitalizing 75215 – 214-915-9900 commitment to Ryan White cated the nation about his fiscal year 2015, the pro - tance.” Neighborhoods” through • TBAAL Box Office, services in the Dallas Eligi - disease. He died months be - gram works with cities, For more information, its Affordable Home ble Metropolitan Areas,” fore Congress passed the states, and local commu - visit: http://www.dallas - Ownership, Business In - 1309 Canton St. (at said Commissioner Price. legislation in 1990. August nity-based organizations to county.org/department/rwp cubator and Community Akard) Call 214-743- The program was named 18, 2015 marked the 25th support a coordinated and c/index.php. Education programs. Rev. 2400

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