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The voters select African Donald John Trump, Sr. Children’s By Ruth Ferguson Choir in Plano NDG Editor -See Page 7 The improbable became a reality on Nov. 8, 2016, with the election of Donald John Trump, Sr. as the next Almost President of the United States. Something many people believed Christmas would never happen, and kept telling themselves is very unlikely, is a treat just happened. If Washington should learn any - -See Page 9 thing from 2016, it is the fact the American people do not take kindly Y to be informed on who to choose. R TA Elections won’t N You can advise, you may suggest E Spectators watch returns on the big screen at an election watch party hosted by the Texas Theater M but if they sense you are looking M change anything until in Oak Cliff. (Photo: David Wilfong / NDG) O down from your lofty perch and at - C we vote with our wallets tempting to dictate, if only subtly, Oak Cliff. “I was greatly encour - price that has to be paid to maintain who they should choose then you aged at the Latino voter turnout. Our it. She suggested it might be a good By Jim Clingman nessed is likely the worst will pay a serious price. This in - organization, Tejano Democrats, did idea to bring back a draft for both NNPA Columnist in the history of electing a cludes the national party, elected of - a campaign where we had can - men and women, though not neces - President. ficials, celebrities and media. vassers going door-to-door in large sarily into military service, to instill By the time you read At the time of this writ - Not all news was bad locally Latino precincts.” a sense of the value of citizenship. this, I trust you will have ing (November 4, 2016) On the local level, there were Rizo noted there were more “Democracy is not a spectator wiped away the slime and the results are unknown, some positive moves seen in the Latino candidates in the Dallas area sport,” Rizo said. the grunge, regurgitated a but in light of the lies, Democratic Party, especially among than ever before, and admitted that Next Steps? few times, taken a good slander, vitriol, vulgarity, Hispanics who were galvanized into current events helped the effort How will the vanguards of the bath or shower, relent - hypocrisy, hyperbole , the political sphere for the first time. along. Republican Party work with a man lessly scrubbed the stench false accusations, innu - “From my personal observation “We do have to give Donald who boasts of revenge against his from your bodies, and endo, leaks, assaults, and and participation, (Democratic Trump some credit,” Rizo said with enemies? Paul Ryan should proba - maybe even found it nec - even physical threats of turnout) was increased,” said a smile. “It woke some of us up to bly expect a demotion from the essary to delouse, because murder, it matters less Frances Rizo, a precinct chair and the need to get involved.” Speaker of the House. the dirty, filthy, hateful, than usual who wins. No diversity chairman from Dun - Rizo’s biggest lament is what she The man chosen was distanced distasteful, embarrassing, matter the result, there canville who greeted attendees at called a failure to teach the citizenry vile, toxic, grimy, polluted will be millions of people the Texas Theater watch party in the process of democracy and the See TRUMP, Page 5 campaign we all wit - See WALLETS, Page 3

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fundraiser and a national ment, medicine and educa - search, education and sup - plished leader and passion - spokesperson. Stacey is tional sectors. port.” ate champion of bringing Stacey D. Stewart mission-driven and results- “We were tremendously Before joining the March communities together to The March of Dimes focused and is deeply com - impressed with Stacey’s of Dimes, Stewart served as solve our toughest prob - Foundation announced in mitted to our mission and candidacy,” explained Mon - the U.S. President of United lems,” said Brian Gallagher, September that its Board of public service.” ica Luechtefeld, Search Way Worldwide where she President and Chief Execu - Trustees has unanimously Following the announced Committee and National provided strategic direction tive Officer of United Way approved the selection of retirement of Dr. Jennifer Board of Trustees member. in driving community im - Worldwide. “While we are Stacey D. Stewart as its Howse, the Board of “She is an experienced ex - pact, as well as enhancing saddened that she is leaving next President. Mrs. Stew - Trustees engaged Diversi - ecutive who is deeply com - the organization’s brand. A United Way, we could not art will begin transitioning fied Search – an executive mitted to our mission to business veteran, Stew - be more pleased to see her to the March of Dimes on search firm – who initiated give every baby a fighting art also has held a number join an organization that is Nov.7 and officially as - a 6-month process seeking chance. She has a vision for of senior roles, including so committed to the health sume all duties as the Presi - input from many senior the March of Dimes: to Chief Diversity Officer and and well-being of babies, dent on Jan. 1, 2017. management, volunteers, grow the revenue base and Senior Vice President for mothers, and communities “We are very excited to Trustees and Chairman of donors and other key stake - enhance the Foundation’s the Office of Community as a whole. Stacey is sure have Stacey join us as the the Search Committee . holders. With these insights, financial strength; to engage and Charitable Giving at to make a tremendous im - next President of the March “She brings a wealth of ex - a national search was our volunteers, employees Fannie Mae, as well as pact at the March of Dimes of Dimes”, said Gary perience as a non-profit launched that included and philanthropic support - President and Chief Execu - and, ultimately, for the fam - Dixon, Chairman of the CEO, a leader of complex more than 200 candidates ers; and to continue our tive Officer for the Fannie ilies it serves.” March of Dimes Founda - organizations with national with backgrounds across strong C.A.R.E.S. focus: Mae Foundation. tion National Board of See STEWART, Page 6 and global footprints, a nonprofit, business, govern - community, advocacy, re - “Stacey is an accom -

better for the residents of Star” in corporate mergers Andrew K. Nguyen, who that provide resources for the Mandy Price Dallas,” said Mary Jalonick, and acquisitions. Price holds launched the nonprofit or - medical, physical and grief The Dallas Foundation an - president and CEO of The a Bachelor of Business Ad - ganization Honor Courage recovery of bereaved parents nounced the five finalists for Dallas Foundation. ministration degree from The Commitment, Inc., and later who have experienced preg - its annual Good Works Mandy Price, who spear - University of Texas at Austin started the #22Kill campaign, nancy or infant loss. Under 40 Award (GWU40), headed the initiative to or - and is a graduate of Harvard whose push-up challenge The GWU40 winner will which celebrates North ganize and establish the Dal - Law School, where she was went viral on the Internet and be announced at a reception Texas’ committed, skilled las office of the Texas Civil a member of the Harvard increased awareness of the at Old Parkland on Nov. 10. and passionate volunteers Rights Project (TCRP), dra - Civil Rights-Civil Liberties number of veterans commit - In addition to the winner’s under the age of 40. Of the matically increasing the or - Law Review. ting suicide. prize, the four remaining fi - five finalists, a GWU40 win - ganization’s ability to serve Four other finalists were Byron Sanders, who serves nalists will receive $3,500 and address the civil rights also named. on the board of directors for ner will be selected to receive checks for their respective concerns of the residents of John Mungioli, who has both Big Thought and KIPP a $10,000 check to donate to agencies. GWU40 nomina - his or her charity of choice. Dallas County and the entire served Texas Scottish Rite Dallas-Fort Worth, lends his 40 Award has channeled their North Texas region. She has Hospital for Children for the time, talent and professional tion applications were re - The program is now in its deep passion and very im - viewed by a volunteer selec - seventh year and is co-pre - established a successful and past five years through par - network to increase aware - pressive skill set into benefit - tion committee comprised of sented by The Dallas Morn - high-profile career at one of ticipation in their evening ness and growth opportuni - ting the lives of others. We the world’s leading law firms, volunteer program, camps for ties for both organizations. emerging civic leaders and ing News . are so proud to recognize “Each of this year’s five fi - Weil, Gotshal & Manges patients, the volunteer exec - Katie Schlieve, who co- led by Meg Boyd of Texas their contributions toward LLP, and has been recog - utive board, and the hospi - founded One Wing Founda - Scottish Rite Hospital for nalists for The Dallas Foun - making our community dation’s Good Works Under nized as a “Texas Rising tal’s special events. tion, supports organizations Children.

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I thought we’d seen the Just a few days before the television host and accusing and war, and many see poli - last of David Duke, the re - corrosive 2016 election, it her of being “obsessed” tics as a special kind of war. ported KKK member who is occurs to me that no matter with sex. And the disparage - And certainly, those women again running for the U.S. North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for what the outcome, our so - ment of women flowed who play the politics game Senate from Louisiana. In - unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make cial fabric has been shred - down the ticket – in Illinois, have to have thick skin and stead, he seems to have appropriate revisions. ded by the ugliness of this Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) broad shoulders, because slithered from under some “Do what you say you are campaign. Sure, there have had the nerve to disparage men are not likely to treat rock, just in time to endorse going to do ... when you say been ugly campaigns be - challenger Rep. Tammy women with kid gloves be - Donald Trump, throw shade fore, but this one has re - Duckworth (D-Ill.) because cause of their gender. How - on Evan McMullin (the you are going to do it. vealed the extent to which of her Thai heritage. Her ever, gendered criticism Utah native and former CIA Publisher’s Office: racism and sexism are ac - dad traces his family’s mili - (“she lacks stamina,” “look operative who is running a [email protected] ceptable features of life in tary service back to the at that face”) is woven into long-shot campaign for these United States. eighteenth century, while the fabric of our nation’s President), and attack Jew - Sales Department: Women, including Hillary her Mom is from Thailand. racist patriarchy, and the ish people. Most listeners [email protected] Clinton, have been routinely When she cited her military “other” (women, people of recoiled from Duke’s hate - 972-509-9049 disparaged, not only in pol - background, Kirk nastily color) is often put down ful words, and the Trump itics, but also in their roles said he was unaware that her using gendered or racialized campaign quickly distanced Editorial Department: as television talking heads family had come all the way code words. In some cases, itself from the Duke en - [email protected] and anchors. from Thailand to fight for as with Tammy Duckworth, dorsement. Shocking, While I’m not weeping the United States. Shame on people don’t even bother to though, that this level of Online: for Megyn Kelly (she’s a big Kirk for demonstrating his use code words. racist hate is so openly artic - www.NorthDallasGazette.com girl, and she can take care of ignorance by criticizing the The backlash from eight www.twitter.com/NDGEditor herself), her on-air collision military service of a woman years of the Obama presi - See ELECTION, Page 6 www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette utopia, called Barack and like voters instead of a true www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette WALLETS , continued from Page 1 Michelle, that many Black force to be reckoned with. www.instagram.com/NorthDallasGazette in this country who will be dates if things don’t go their people thought we were liv - Here’s a solution: If you so angry that very little will way; some have said they ing in is all over—gone. are a conscious and consci - STAFF get done for “The People.” will move to another coun - What shall we do now? entious Black person, go to Chairman Emeritus Editor January 20, 2017 will be a try; and some say the whole Truthfully, irrespective of www.iamoneofthemillion.c Jim Bochum Ruth Ferguson very sad day for many vot - system is corrupt anyway so who wins this election, om and join the movement 1933 – 2009 ers depending on which why care about it at all? Blacks and poor folks are as we move closer to eco - side is victorious. That’s a We have former candi - going to be in the same nomic and political empow - Religious/ Marketing Editor Published By terrible commentary on this dates who called the two fi - shape we have been in for erment. We know that in Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Shirley Demus Tarpley country, and an even worse nalists insulting names: awhile. After the assess - order to attain the levels of reflection on the leadership “pathological liar,” “con ments and Monday morning power and influence we Web Master Contributing Writers we have chosen. man,” “woefully unquali - quarterbacking is over, seek there must be an or - Todd Jones many of us will still be sit - ganized critical mass of Jackie Hardy But what does it say fied,” “criminal,” “preda - about us? We have fought tor,” and the like; but those ting in the stadium sulking, people and a vehicle Terri Schlichenmeyer Special Projects Manager one another over the two same self-righteous folks, complaining, and lamenting through which that can be Edward Dewayne Nicole Scott candidates, neither of whom some of whom profess to be what took place. I am re - done. This is not a knock on “Preacher Boy”Gibson, Jr. Hope Oriabure-King is held in high regard by the of high moral character, are minded of LeBron James’ anything anyone else is James C. Allen David Wilfong majority of the electorate. It telling us to vote for the comments after losing the doing; it’s simply a call for has been suggested that our very persons they disdained championship to the Dallas just two percent of Black Community Marketing choice is between the and denigrated during the Mavericks: “…at the end of people in this country to Nina Garcia Production “lesser of two evils,” and primaries. What kind of the day, they (his haters) join forces, offering their Nadina Davis Margaret Freelon some say the “evil of two people are they? Are they have to wake up tomorrow time, talent, and treasure to Betheny M. Sargent David Wilfong lessers.” We have been led typical of what we call a and have the same life that help our people. The One down one of two primrose “politician”? Hypocrites they had before they woke Million is the only active Advisory Board: Advisory Board paths of prevarication, per - who turn on a dime when up today. They have the movement of its kind. John Dudley Committees: version, pseudo-piety, and it’s politically expedient for same personal problems So after you have cleaned Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning pompous posturing, only to them, no matter what they they had today.” up and disinfected yourself Fred Moses and Implementation have gone to the polls hold - said a couple of months Well, alright then. We on November 9th, get into a Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON Cecil Starks ing our noses to choose our ago? I guess we know the will have to get back to the game you can win—The Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral next leader. answers to those questions, real world, which includes One Million! John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON Coty Rodriguez-Anderson Some have even dropped right? not having real political James Clingman is the B. J. Williams Program Policy Development out of the system altogether Talk about trouble, folks, power and very little influ - nation’s most prolific writer Denise Upchurch Annie Dickson, CHAIRPERSON because they cannot stand we are deep into it. This na - ence on public policy. But on economic empowerment Barbara Simpkins, Quality Assurance ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON to be a part of such down - tion is split nearly 50/50, so maybe this will be the final for Black people. His latest Coty Rodriguez right evilness. Some have there is very little room for wake-up call Black people book, “Black Dollars Mat - said they will start a civil compromise or concession need to understand that until ter! Teach Your Dollars The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded war, if their candidate does on either side, and we are we get our economic act to - How to Make More Sense,” in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas gether, we will continue to is available on his website, Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. not win; some say they will right in the middle of this “take out” one of the candi - mess. Yes, the nirvana and be viewed as mere child- Blackonomics.com. For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Parkland clinic hosting diabetes awareness event Nov. 14 The statistics can be star - in the United States. 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4 | November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News Lewisville to hold public forums on Fair Housing issues The City of Lewisville is steps in the process of creat - areas and expand access to Chambers inside City Hall, ing began Monday, Nov. 6, Assessment of Fair Housing. conducting an Assessment ing the city’s Housing and quality housing. 151 W. Church Street. Both soliciting input from resi - That document will be fea - of Fair Housing and is hold - Community Development Forums are scheduled for sessions are free to attend dents regarding community tured on the City’s website ing multiple public forums Five-Year Strategic Plan. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m., and open to all Lewisville issues. It will remain active from Friday, Dec. 2, through to discuss resident’s issues The City wants to use local Glenmore Savage Commu - residents. until Wednesday, Nov. 30. Monday, Jan. 2. Comments and help formulate future knowledge and decision- nity Room, 1197 W. Main A public survey of hous - Input gathered from the pub - on the document are wel - strategies. making to determine the best Street; and Monday, Dec. ing issues was posted on lic survey and the public fo - come at the Monday, Dec. These forums are the first way to revitalize distressed 19, 7 p.m., City Council cityoflewisville.com/hous - rums will influence a draft 19, public meeting. Calloway’s Nursery donating 10 percent of poinsettia sales to Lena Pope This holiday season, Cal - nered with Lena Pope on its “Calloway’s Nursery great way to make an an - opportunity in support of cent will be donated to Lena loway’s Nursery will hold poinsettia sale to support strives to be a good neigh - nual tradition even more our education and counsel - Pope. Six-inch red poinset - its annual poinsettia sale to Lena Pope’s mission to cre - bor in every community it meaningful, because each ing programs.” tias are $9.99 each; twenty benefit Lena Pope, a non - ate hope, happiness and serves,” said Calloway’s purchase helps Lena Pope Until Nov. 25, Cal - or more poinsettias must be profit organization that pro - success for children and CEO Marce Ward. “We’re build stronger families in loway’s will take early or - ordered to receive free vides counseling and educa - families. This partnership proud to partner with Lena our community,” said Todd ders for poinsettias from wraps and delivery between tion services impacting allows Calloway’s to extend Pope to honor our commit - Landry, CEO of Lena Pope. local businesses, organiza - Dec. 5-16. more than 20,000 people in its outreach efforts, making ment to the community and “We appreciate that Cal - tions and individuals. For To order, call or visit your need each year. a meaningful impact on the help those in need across loway’s creates this giving each poinsettia sold, 10 per - local Calloway’s Nursery. For many years, Cal - communities in which em - Texas.” loway’s Nursery has part - ployees live and work. “The poinsettia sale is a

influx of immigrants. The TRUMP , continued from Page 1 Democrats must figure out from by every living former Listening to the results a way to make sure the citi - President of the United roll in it became very clear zens of rural America feels States and many leaders of the Democrats gravely un - heard. his party. Almost every derestimated the level of At the end of the day will newspaper endorsed his op - fear and anger on the immi - the United States of Amer - ponent. gration issue. Perhaps ica survive his presidency? But he won. Trump’s success in the Rust Of course, we will. While He insulted women, any - Belt can be contributed in many may disagree with the one who crossed him, part to residual anger at for - results, at least it demon - nearly ever ethnic group, mer President Bill Clinton strates that in America, the threatened deportation of and the jobs lost as a result people have the final word. thousands and pledged to of NAFTA. However, the build a wall to keep the un - voters appeared more con - David Wilfong con - desirables out. cerned about the potential tributed reporting to this But he won. of more lost jobs due to the story.

ture birth, more work is STEWART , continued from Page 2 needed. I am confident that Stewart holds a master’s ried history as the March of her leadership will drive of business administration Dimes,” said Stewart . continued improvement in from the University of “Across polio, birth defects national prematurity rates Michigan and a bachelor’s and the prematurity cam - by expanding our cutting- degree in economics from paign – few organizations edge research and broaden - Georgetown University. In have made such a lasting ing the reach of our pro - addition to many national impact on the futures of grams.” awards, she also has been mothers and babies as the Dixon shared this senti - recognized with honorary March of Dimes. I feel ment. “We are very excited degrees from Alabama honored to join this tradi - to have Stacey lead us into A&M, Morgan State Uni - tion and seek new ways to the future. We are equally versity, Texas Southern reach and protect every grateful for the wonderful University and Trinity Uni - mother and baby in the fu - legacy and iconic leader - versity. Mrs. Stewart is ture.” ship of Dr. Howse. Our married to Jarvis C. Stew - ‘We welcome Stacey as work to end prematurity art, the Chairman and Man - incoming President,” said under her leadership has aging Partner of I+R Media Dr. Howse. “She is a highly been outstanding. It’s de - LLC, a public affairs and regarded and accomplished lightful to see these two strategic communications nonprofit executive who working together toward a firm based in Washington, will bring her keen sense of smooth and orderly transi - D.C. The Stewarts have two social justice to the March tion. Our entire organiza - children, Madeleine and Sa - of Dimes and our commit - tion, its volunteers, staff, vannah. ment to health equity and a donors and partners should “I am grateful to have the healthy birth for every baby. be proud of both our her - opportunity to lead an or - While we’ve made progress itage and our future.” ganization with such a sto - in reducing rates of prema -

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com Discover Dallas ISD Fair to showcase district schools and programs With more than 159,000 Dallas ISD has 228 students on a track for aca - coverdallasisd, or call (972) students, the Dallas Inde - schools offering academic demic and career success,” 925-3959. pendent School District is programs from pre-K, single- said Elizalde. “Seeing is be - To ensure adequate park - unquestionably the area’s gender and magnet schools lieving, and this event is a ing and to provide families pre-K-12 education leader. to collegiate academies, chance for our district’s 228 sufficient time to visit booths Still, in today’s competitive STEM and STEAM schools schools to showcase what and collect information, it’s a education market, district of - i and neighborhood schools they have to offer discerning suggested that families attend d ficials want to be sure fami - e that boast close ties to their families looking for a quality m the fair according to the fol - i k lies are aware of the dozens i surrounding communities. education for their children.” lowing schedule: W

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bringing together representa - L we have a track record of im - grams like robotics and culi - Elementary schools will be tives of every district school For the first time ever, Dallas ISD will showcase all 228 schools for proving graduation rates and nary arts. And because Dal - for the first-ever Discover families to view the various programs offered to students on Saturday, preparing students for col - las ISD schools excel at ex - showcased at Ellis Davis Dallas ISD Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ellis Davis Field House and STEAM Middle School at D.A. lege and careers,” said posing students to the fine Field House, 9191 S. Polk Dec. 3, at the district’s Ellis Hulcy. Photo courtesy: Dallas ISD Stephanie Elizalde, Dallas and performing arts, the fair St., and secondary schools Davis Field House and pre-kindergarten or high ministrators eager to explain ISD chief of School Leader - will feature choir, band and will exhibit across the street STEAM Middle School at school, parents should mark why their schools are a supe - ship. instrumental performances. from the field house at Hulcy D.A. Hulcy. their calendars for this op - rior choice for families who “We want parents to see To learn more about the Middle School, 9339 S. Polk Whether families have portunity to meet and talk want the best education for and experience what our Discover Dallas ISD Fair, St. Parking and admission to children heading to with teachers and school ad - their students. schools are doing to put more visit www.dallasisd.org/dis - the event are free of charge. DCCCD students learn more than hard skills for the job market Some digital media stu - “Since I was a kid and all Eastfield, said students in his every time, ‘They know the dents at Eastfield College through high school, I would - classes have to present and software. They know design. may have thought that just n’t talk to anyone, and I just sell their work in front of But it’s the communication knowing how to use a com - kept to myself,” Pedraza said. other students. skills they are lacking,’” puter to design graphics “But I found out in my first “A lot of them are not Danforth said. would be enough to get a job. job while I was in high comfortable doing that. We “I think it might be gener - However, industry groups in school that I had to learn to tell them, as graphic design - ational. Millennials don’t talk North Texas and around the communicate with others.” ers, that they have to defend much to each other. They’re country say that they are Slowly, Pedraza has shed their work,” said Danforth. used to texting. They’re used struggling to find employees some of his shyness. Last “If they’re talking with a to emailing each other or who have soft skills – those summer he had an internship client, and the client has an ‘snapchatting’ each other,” intangible assets, such as with the media department at idea but it’s not a good idea, added Danforth, who also communication and critical Eastfield, where he had the they have to find a way to ap - cautioned that it’s important thinking, which help workers opportunity to work on his proach the issue. They can’t for Eastfield’s faculty and become more productive. design skills. just say, ‘No, that idea sucks,’ older students to adapt to mil - A recent study by profes - Alan Pedraza presents his work to other students. (Photo: DCCCD) “I had to communicate because that client is going to lennials’ style. sional networking company with the rest of the supervi - walk away and find someone “At some point, everybody Linkedin.com found that pany’s productivity.” puses. sors. I would do the logos and who thinks his idea is a good is going to end up working “soft skills are increasingly The LinkedIn.com study Alan Pedraza, a digital animations and turn them in, one.” with people from that crucial” for job-seekers. Ac - revealed that some of the media student who is finish - and then I had to describe Danforth explained that younger generation, and you cording to the report, 59 per - most in-demand soft skills ing his last semester at East - what they were,” Pedraza ex - the program instituted softs can’t just tell them they have cent of the hiring managers are communication, team - field, said he is by nature very plained. “I think it has to do skills, in addition to the tech - to do it this way or that way. they polled found it “diffi - work, punctuality and critical quiet. He also knows that to with confidence. If you’re not nical aspects of digital media, What happens if you try to cult” to find workers with thinking, and teaching those work in the design industry, confident, then you don’t based on industry needs. get a job and your boss is a soft skills. In addition, 58 skills has become an essential he must be able to communi - think you can do it.” “We have an advisory millennial – and that person percent said the lack of soft component in classrooms cate and work as a team David Danforth, digital committee that meets once a skills has limited “their com - across Dallas County Com - member to improve his ef - media program director at year with us, and they tell us See SKILLS , Page 12 munity College District cam - fectiveness. nation, how do we pull expenses. Thus enslave - wounds, and much of our progress? Or will we con - ELECTIONS , continued from Page 3 those threads out without ru - ment, though an inhumane fractured history, on display. tinue to limp along, wounds ulated. And Mr. Trump’s killings of young Black peo - ining the fabric? Or has the institution, was also an effi - Is there healing after all of exposed, the fabric so frayed racial rhetoric suggests that ple. And the Black Lives fabric already been so fully cient one for those who this divisiveness? Washing - that it can’t be stitched back the Duke endorsement, if Matter Movement has been shredded that we have the were able to use free labor. ton gridlock isn’t likely to together? unwelcome, was at least routinely been disparaged opportunity to “start over.” We’ve come a long way stop just, because the elec - Julianne Malveaux is an somewhat consistent with during this 2016 campaign. Actually, there will be no from enslavement, but the tion is over. Still, there must author and economist. Her that which Mr. Trump has The disparagement of the starting over. Our economic exploitation of workers con - be leaders who are willing latest book “Are We Better structure and the credo of tinues, which is why the to talk solutions. When does been preaching. Black Lives Matter Move - Off? Race, Obama and Pub - The use of terms like “law ment really disparages all predatory capitalism depend “Fight for $15,” which will our nation finally confront lic Policy” is available via and order” or “stop and Black people and reminds on the ability of capitalists disproportionately benefit race and talk about repara - frisk” ignores the issues the us that, despite progress, to extract surplus value from women and people of color, tory justice? When do we, www.amazon.com for book - Black Lives Matter Move - race still matters. the work of those that are is so important. culturally, talk about sexism ing, wholesale inquiries or ment has raised, not the least If racism and sexism are “other.” Capitalists maxi - This 2016 election has put and the pay gap that re - for more info visit www.ju - of which are the police woven into the fabric of our mize profits by minimizing many of our national mains, despite women’s liannemalveaux.com.

6 | November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com wAwrtws .&N oErnthteDratalliansmGeanzt ette.com Plano / Irving African Children’s Choir slated to play First Christian Church Plano The African Children's African Children's Choir) ing on education. other inspirational perform - Choir melts the hearts of au - works in seven African The African Children's ers! diences with their charming countries such as, Uganda, Choir has had the privilege Promotional support of smiles, beautiful voices and Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, to perform before presi - this community concert is lively African songs and Nigeria, Ghana and South dents, heads of state and greatly appreciated. dances. Africa. MFL has educated most recently the Queen of The African Children's The choir will perform over 52,000 children and England, Queen Elizabeth Choir is a nonprofit human - locally on Sunday, Dec. 11 impacted the lives of over II, for her diamond jubilee. itarian and relief organiza - at 6:30 p.m. at the First 100,000 people through its The Choir has also had the tion dedicated to helping Christian Church Plano Gospel favorites. Concerts programs, such as educa - relief and development pro - honor of singing alongside Africa's most vulnerable (813 E. 15th St.). are free and open to all. A tion, care and relief and de - grams during its history. artists such as Paul McCart - children today so they can The program features free-will offering is taken at velopment programs. MFL purpose is to help cre - ney, Annie Lennox, Keith help Africa tomorrow. well-loved children's songs, the performance to support Music for Life (The par - ate new leadership for to - Urban, Mariah Carey, No tickets, donations traditional Spirituals and African Children's Choir ent organization for The morrow's Africa, by focus - Michael W. Smith, and welcome. 18th Annual Christmas in the Park happens on Saturday, Dec. 17 On Saturday, December M. Wright II, co-founder, McGuire, a Highland Park donations of new warm 17th thousands of southern President and CEO of the S. High School (HPHS) stu - coats all year long to give Dallas families will gather at M. Wright Foundation will dent. She has been partici - hope and happiness to kids the Fair Park Automobile be his mother, co-founder pating with her parents, Na - in desperate need. In 2015 Building for the 18th Annual Debra D. Wright and his talie and Mike, along with 3,000 new coats were gifted Christmas in the Park. A brother, co-founder The her sister Sophie in Christ - at Christmas in the Park. The record 44,336 people were Reverend Calvin Wright, mas in the Park since she club also presented a check served in 2015 with basic along with many of Dallas’ was three years old, making to S. M. Wright II in the necessities like clothes and business and community this her 14th year to volun - amount of $19,240 raised food while others found leaders. teer. She also founded the S. from donations to benefit the toys, bikes and more to help One of the highlights is M. Wright Club at HPHS foundation. Funds raised by make a child’s Christmas Coats for Kids, which is a and along with approxi - the club purchase new Coats wish come true. Joining S. program created by Maddy mately 50 volunteers, seek See PARK , Page 8

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 7 Community Briefs PLANO Student art on Step Up in Dallas receives display at Collin College gallery Enjoy artwork from some support from coach of Collin College’s best stu - dent artists as THE ARTS Recently Coach, Inc., a gallery presents The Student leading New York design Expo, Nov. 7-Dec. 14. house of modern luxury The exhibition will include accessories and lifestyle student artwork in a variety collections, orchestrated a of diverse media, including day-Saturday. the highest total and the one special event to celebrate art metals/jewelry, ceramics, with the lowest total are not their continued support of communication design, digi - SACHSE factored into the average. Step Up, a non-profit or - tal arts, drawing, figure draw - City kicks off winter The reason this is done ganization that inspires ing, painting, 2-D de - averaging for utilities during the wintertime is be - girls to achieve their sign, 3-D design, paper The process the City of cause utilities assume that the dreams. The occasion, making/bookbinding, pho - Sachse uses to determine vast majority of water used held at Coach NorthPark wastewater charges for indi - tography, printmaking, sculp - during the winter is used pri - Center and hosted by blog - Executive Director of Coach Foundation Margaret Coady, Tanya ture and watercolor. A special vidual accounts, called win - marily inside the home and ger, Tanya Foster, also Foster, Step Up Managing Director Cordelia Tullous, and Step Up reception for the show is ter averaging, has begun and discharged into the sewer toasted the opening of the CEO Jenni Luke. (Photo: Amber Knowles) planned in the gallery from will continue until March of lines. The assumption is that latest chapter of, Step Up the proceeds directly ben - age more than 150 girls to next year. 4:30-6:30 p.m., on Wednes - most homes and businesses in Dallas, made possible efitted the local Step Up enroll in their mentorship day, Dec. 14. To calculate the charges for severely curtail or eliminate through the backing of the chapter. curriculum. Coach em - THE ARTS gallery is lo - sewer service, water utilities, their outdoor irrigation dur - Coach Foundation. Due to the Coach’s di - braces Step Up’s mission cated in Room A175 of including Sachse’s Water De - Throughout the special rect support, it was noted to empower girls to ac - Collin College’s Spring partment, take an average of ing the winter. evening, attendees during the event that Step complish their goals and Creek Campus, 2800 E. the amount of water used The five-month averaging, shopped the latest collec - Up in Dallas was able to was pleased to support the Spring Creek Parkway in during the winter months, concluding next March, will Plano. Regular gallery hours and uses that average as the determine the wastewater tions and learned more complete the first module Dallas opening, making are: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday- basis for wastewater charges charges for April 2017 about Step Up from CEO, of programming focused the city the first regional Thursday; 9 a.m-3 p.m., Fri - for the year. The month with through March 2018. Jenni Luke. A portion of on goal setting and encour - extension in ten years.

PARK , continued from Page 7 Heather and Todd Furniss, cessities and help with man - Christmas in the Park has self-sufficiency and to re - for Kids through Burlington by Nita and Cullum Clark, Suzanne Bock Grishman aging the event. Over 1,800 grown from serving less store stability to families and Coat Factory’s community Chairman of the Board at the and Michael Grishman, volunteers will join to share than 200 underprivileged the community. program and HPHS awards S.M. Wright Foundation and Brooke and Jeff Jackson, the holiday season with their kids in 1998 to over 44,000 For more information on service hours for stu - their children, co-chairs and Natalie and Mike McGuire, families.Run by the S.M. residents. The foundation Christmas in the Park and dents.Ray Washburne, the host committee. 2016co- Lisa and Jeff Rachor, Wright Foundation, a 501c3 also provides hunger relief, the S. M. Wright Foundation Michael Watson, Carrie and nonprofit organization pro - educational support, health, President and Managing Di - chairs are Allie Beth and and how you, your corpora - John Willding. viding support and stability social service assistance and rector, Highland Park Vil - Pierce Allman, Gina and tion and business can be - lage and co-founder of Ken Betts, Julie and Darren All supporters and their to inner-city underprivileged economic empowerment. come involved, visit the MCrowd Restaurant Group, Blanton, Deni and Kevin families have long-time tra - children and less fortunate The foundation’s goals are to and his wife, Heather, Hon - Bryant, Doug Deason, Ola ditions of volunteering to families in the South Dal - move these families from a website at www.christmasat - orary Chairs, will be joined and Randall Fojtasek, disburse toys, food, other ne - las/Fair Park community, position of dependency to fairpark.com. Legendary Apollo astronauts visit middle school female students at Frontiers of Flight Museum Capt. Fred Haise (Apollo the southeast side of Dallas XIII), and Col. Walt Cun - Love Field Airport, north of ningham (Apollo VII), re - Mockingbird Lane. Housed cently visited with 7th-8th in a modern 100,000- grade students from the all- square-foot facility, the Mu - girl schools, Irma Lerma seum provides a focal point Rangel Young Women’s to explore the history and Leadership School of Dallas progress of aviation, as and Young Women’s Lead - mankind continues to pursue ership Academy at Bill going higher, faster and far - Arnold of Grand Prairie. The ther. Hours of operation: students are part of the Fron - Astronauts Fred Haise and Walt Cunningham entertain questions Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. tiers of Flight Museum’s about space exploration at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 Young Women’s STEM Women’s Leadership School (science, technology, engi - p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Leadership Initiative Visit: and Grand Prairie ISD’s neering and math) educa - Adults $10; Seniors (65+) http://www.flightmuseum.co Young Women’s Leadership tion. $8; Youths/Students (3-17) m/initiatives-partnerships/. Academy. Both are public The Frontiers of Flight $7 and children under 3 are The initiative is a collabo - all-girl’s schools in the Museum is conveniently lo - free. For more information, ration between Dallas ISD’s D/FW area which emphasize cated just north of down - visit http://www.flightmu - Irma Rangel Young leadership, as well as STEM town on Lemmon Avenue at seum.com/.

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Therefore, I hope to the narrative and negative and the Graca Machel Trust. take control of their lives, do my part in ensuring that perceptions of African I vividly remember meeting set their own agendas, pro - key stories that highlight women and children, Graça Graça Machel at her home vide solutions to their prob - and celebrate the various Machel, the former first in Maputo, Mozambique lems and challenges, and facets of children and lady of two African nations, along with her husband develop self-reliance.” women’s activities across recently established a first South Africa President Nel - Machal added: “To build all sectors are given promi - of its kind Pan African son Mandela and my col - a strong and equitable fu - nence in the media by Women in Media Network league Russell Simmons in ture for all Africans, we ac - working with my col - (WIMN). Graça Machel said that the primary mission of WIMN is to amplify 2006.” knowledge the fundamental leagues that run media The network of women the voices of women’s movements, influence governance and promote Chavis continued: “We contribution of women and houses, especially in Zim - journalists will work in con - women’s leadership and contributions in the economic, social, and discussed the ongoing ensure that we create a sup - political development of Africa. (Graça Michel) babwe where I hail from.” junction with the Graça struggle and movement to portive and enabling envi - Bronwyn Nielsen, the co- continent to amplify shaping societal attitudes, Machel Trust. transform Africa for ronment where they are chair of the WIMN advi - women’s movements, influ - Machel said it’s important “The Graça Machel progress and the liberation able to fully participate and sory board, said that ence governance, and advo - that women are at the center Trust’s Women Rights pro - of all who stand for free - benefit.” Africa’s youth and female cate for the protection of of transformation within the dom and equality.” gram is based on our aim to The network will also dividends are at the core of multiply the faces and am - children’s rights and dig - media landscape. Prior to her marriage to create an inter-generational the continent’s future and, plify the voices of women, nity. The new network has Mandela, Machel was the platform to allow young tal - with the right support. especially in areas where The Trust consolidates also gained the support of wife of Mozambique Presi - ented female journalists to “It is a fact the women they are underrepresented,” the work of Machel and the National Newspaper dent Samora Machel. She participate and work along - and children who can posi - said Machel, who’s also the seeks to build on her legacy Publishers Association also served for more than a side the continent’s more tively impact the future founder of the Foundation by inspiring the younger (NNPA), the Black Press decade as that country’s seasoned veterans. WIMN from an economic growth for Community Develop - generation to take up new that’s comprised of approx - minister of education and will comprise an initial and development perspec - ment in Mozambique. challenges and create soci - imately 208 African-Amer - culture. group of about 30 to 40 tive,” said Nielsen. “I look “Through our women’s net - eties that value and care ican owned newspapers Machel said that WIMN women journalists, bloggers forward to working with my works in agribusiness, fi - about social justice. across the United States. will drive coordinated mes - and influencers, officials fellow board members and nance and ‘Women Creat - Machel noted that the pri - “The National Newspa - saging and build awareness said in a statement. ing Wealth,’ we foster links mary mission is to amplify per Publishers Association on issues related to health, all the members of this priv - “Women and children’s and build a critical mass of the voices of women’s supports and salutes the education, and women’s ileged network to jointly issues have tended to make highly-qualified and active movements, influence gov - Graça Machel Trust that ef - economic empowerment, leverage our circles of in - women across sectors and ernance and promote fectively empowers African which will have a positive headlines more as victims fluence under the esteemed professions who can work women’s leadership and women. When African effect on women and chil - that are helpless, abused guidance of Mrs. Machel to collectively to influence, contributions in the eco - women are empowered, it dren. and exploited yet women drive this agenda deep shape and drive the socio- nomic, social, and political results in advancing all “Given the influential and children have, over across the continent with economic policies to ensure development of Africa. African people throughout role that media plays in time, been capable of so both speed and passion.” that they achieve economic The Trust also advocates the world,” said Dr. Ben - shaping societal attitudes, much more, having over - Nielsen continued: “To - prosperity and social for the protection of chil - jamin Chavis, the president the network seeks to change come many obstacles and gether we can create a new change.” dren’s rights and dignity. and CEO of the NNPA. the present narrative of excelled in many sectors of narrative when it comes to The Graça Machel Trust Recognizing the crucial “The Diamond Empow - women that presents them the economy and society,” Africa’s women and chil - works across the African role that media plays in erment Fund, co-founded as powerless victims and ig - said WIMN board co-chair dren.” Enter to Win! NDG Entertainment Ticket Giveaway!!! 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For Lisa Stifler, CRL’s tion and, in many cases, get - rooms-fully equipped NNPA Columnist suits that today represent a Last year, CFPB returned deputy director of state pol - ting to an emergency room SUV's manned by specially still-growing $13 billion in - $360 million to consumers icy, the joint action taken by may be too difficult to man - trained paramedics who can A new federal lawsuit al - dustry. wronged by unlawful debt New York’s Attorney Gen - age, according to the Asso - deal with a variety of emer - leges that since at least According to the lawsuit, collection practices and col - eral and CFPB is represen - ciation of Mature American gencies in a patient's own Citizens. home. 2009, two major players in MacKinnon and Gray oper - lected over $79 million in tative of what should hap - the debt collection industry ate a network of at least 60 fines. In addition, the Fed - pen more often to better have illegally operated, ha - fly-by-night collection eral Trade Commission sep - protect all consumers. rassed, threatened and de - shops to collect on large arately received approxi - “Consumers need the ceived millions of con - debt portfolios purchased mately 900,000 consumer protection of both state offi - sumers across the country – by three interrelated firms: complaints on debt collec - cials and CFPB to rid the often for debts that were ei - Northern Resolution Group, tion. marketplace of bad actors ther inflated or not even Enhanced Acquisitions and In recent comments to the and illegal debt collection owed. The scheme based in Delray Capital, all based in CFPB, the Center for Re - practices. It’s an encourag - Buffalo, New York, also Buffalo, New York. MacK - sponsible Lending advised, ing sign that one of our netted tens of millions of innon and Gray created, op - “CRL strongly supports the most populous states is dollars in revenue each erated and oversaw the ille - concept that a debt collector working in concert with year. gal operation. must possess a reasonable CFPB to end financial The case seeks to shut Among the actions cited basis for making a claim abuse. It’s an example down the illegal scheme, se - as illegal violations in - that an individual owes a worth emulating by other cure compensation for vic - cluded: debt ... The burden right - states.” tims and assess civil penal - • Falsely threatening legal fully should be on debt col - Charlene Crowell is the ties against the companies action; lectors to establish that they communications deputy di - and its partners. • Impersonating law en - have the legal right to col - rector with the Center for On November 2, New forcement officials, govern - lect the debts and are col - Responsible Lending. She ment agencies and court of - York’s Attorney General lecting from the right peo - can be reached at Char - ficers; and Eric Schneiderman and ple, for the right amount of lene.crowell@responsible - Richard Cordray, Director • Inflating consumer money.” lending.org. of the Consumer Financial debts and misrepresenta - Protection Bureau, filed tions of amounts consumers charges against the owed. scheme’s two principals, These kinds of actions vi - Douglas MacKinnon and olate both the Fair Debt Mark Gray. Collection Practices Act “[W]e are taking action and the Dodd-Frank Wall against the ringleaders of Street Reform and Con - this operation,” noted Di - sumer Protection Act. rector Cordray, “so they can Enacted in 1978, the Fair no longer prey upon vulner - Debt Collection Practices able consumers.” Act protects consumers “Living with debt is diffi - from abusive or deceptive cult enough, without the fraud in debt collection added stress of being ha - practices. It applies only to rassed and threatened by the collection of debt in - We buy 1998-2006 Models debt collectors,” Attorney curred by a consumer pri - General Schneiderman said. marily for personal, family, • Must be in good running condition “These collection shops in - or household purposes. Two flated debts, threatened vic - of its most important provi - • Title must be free from liens tims and deceived them out sions are that a debt collec - • Easy steps to follow, hassle free of millions. This suit sends tor cannot phone a con - the message that debt col - sumer’s residence before 8 selling processing. No ad posting, lectors that employ abusive a.m. or after 9 p.m.; nor at - no games with dealership sales. tactics will be held account - tempt to contact a consumer • Quick transaction, you get your able.” at their place of employ - In recent years, debt col - ment. cash fast. We pay you on the spot. lection abuses have Similarly, the Dodd - emerged as a growing con - Frank Wall Street Reform Call today for appointment sumer finance issue for and Consumer Protection communities of color. 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“I’ve learned the hard way know about my interpersonal Those types of things are courses. Those skills include continued from Page 6 that you do need to commu - experiences. They wanted to never tested for in school,” technical writing, speech and SKILLS , nicate with people,” Pope make sure I could work well said Allen. communication, and they are wants to communicate with ality is important to produc - said. “I never told teachers with other employees and Juan Serrano, who also is – in addition to the academic you in a certain way? You tivity,” Allen said. about the issues I was having with customers.” studying digital media at classes – required for an as - might be 50 years old, so you Oslynn Williams, digital in some classes, and that set “Soft skills are intangi - Eastfield, said he wants to sociate degree. have to adjust to that style,” media instructor at Eastfield, me back. Now I’ve learned, bles,” North Lake’s Allen start his own business in Soft skills are in such high Danforth explained. said he teaches that the con - in digital media, that people added. “A lot of the tests we graphic design and photogra - demand that they are taught Gemmy Allen, a business cept of timeliness is impor - have to communicate and give are just about what’s in phy, and he has been working to future chefs enrolled in the management faculty member tant in the business world. solve problems together to the textbooks, and the stu - in music distribution. As a re - Food and Hospitality Insti - at North Lake College, said “We emphasize not only put a product out.” dents are just repeating it. sult, he has learned how to tute at El Centro College. the advisory committee for communication but also how Emylee Lucas, who ex - They’re not coming up with talk to people like promoters Steve DeShazo, director of her program recently told the to meet deadlines. We apply pects to graduate with an as - something new. With soft and venue owners. the program, said those skills college that local businesses logic and creativity to solve sociate degree in digital skills, they learn critical “I have a sales mentality,” are sprinkled throughout the wanted students to acquire problems,” Williams said. media in May 2017, said no thinking: how to help to solve Serrano said. “I know when curriculum. soft skills in addition to the “Soft skills can make you or one has specifically used the a problem. to talk ‘slang’ with my “Soft skills are fully em - hard skills they already were break you in a job interview.” words “soft skills,” but some “They think they can do friends and when to speak bodied in our co-operative learning. Preston Pope, who expects instructors have taught the the job with technical re - professionally.” education classes, which “In the past, people trained to graduate in December with top issues mentioned in the quirements, but we tell them Michael Cooley, dean of comprise the capstone for all on the job, or businesses ex - a degree in digital media, said Linkedin.com study. they have to get along with the construction program at of our associate degrees. We pected colleges to train new he thought all he had to do “I have done some job in - people, such as the boss and North Lake, said his program teach them so that students employees. But now, for ex - was learn how to use a com - terviews where they asked their peers, and they have to does not offer a specific can go out and have a suc - ample, we also have to ex - puter to create graphics and about my hard skills,” she act like professionals and course on soft skills, but they cessful career,” DeShazo plain to students why punctu - that he would get a job. said. “But they also wanted to have interpersonal skills. are incorporated in all of his said. SOCIAL MEDIA POSITION We are seeking an exceptional Christian individual to fill the above position. The Ed Bell successful candidate for this position oversees all aspects of media and communica - tion for the church including web, publications, signs, media and video. Must be cre - ative, organized, and able to multi-task. Will also be responsible for the mainte - Construction nance of church website as well as the designing of blog and social networking tem - Company plates. An Equal Opportunity Employer Selected Position Responsibilities: • Coordinate, edit and produce all regular publications (including, but not limited to worship November 7, 2016 service bulletins, bulletin inserts, visitor and ministry brochures and posters, etc.) in a timely, Ed Bell Construction is a Dallas based heavy highway contractor doing accurate and presentable manner consistent with SMBC’s vision, ethos and branding; business in the North Texas market since 1963. With clients such as • The development, maintenance and deployment of SMBC website and related collateral sites and for coordination of efforts to keep information accurate, up-to-date. TxDOT, Dallas County Public Works, and the Cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, • Coordinate the development of the various forms of electronic communication (email, social Richardson and Mansfield (plus many others), we have a strong backlog networking, church message board and marquee, etc.); of work in the highway market locally. • Act in a consulting role and serve as general editor in the production of communications pro - We are currently hiring for the following positions: duced by all ministries of the church;  • Act as the church contact for external media seeking information from or about the church; CDL Drivers* (water truck, haul truck, end dump truck) • Coordinate efforts to advertise church activities, functions, services and general information to *some driver positions may require tanker endorsement” the local community;  Finishers (Paving)  Form Setters (Paving) Essential Skills: • Bachelor’s degree (preferably in some aspect of mass communication), or equivalent experi -  Laborer (Structures, must have valid DL)  ence. 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For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 13 Church Happenings www.NorthDallasGazette.com BETHEL BIBLE Our youth will come for glory; and most of all, be pre - 7701 S Westmoreland Road November 16, 7 p.m. September 7th. There is no FELLOWSHIP, Food and Fellowship at 7 pared to grow. Dallas, TX 75237 You’re invited to our charge for registration for CARROLLTON p.m. followed by Bible Study 972-372-4262 Wednesday’s Bible Study to new participants! This is a (A PLACE TO BELONG) at 7:30 p.m. November 27, 8 a.m. www.Ibocchurch.org learn more about God’s Bible-based program for Every 4th Sunday ______Word. Come and be encour - children and youth, ages NOTICE: Pastor Woodson Dr. Terrence Autry, Calling All Youth! Join our serves the community by Senior Pastor Hype Sunday Worship (first MT. OLIVE CHURCH aged by God’s plan for your three years old through the providing “Professional 701 Centennial service only) on our main OF PLANO (MOCOP) maturity and growth; it’s all 12th grade. The emphasis is Therapy and Counseling 972-991-0200 campus at 200 West Belmont for His glory and His honor. on memorizing the Word of Services” NOT FREE, but Richardson, TX 75081 Drive and be blessed; fol - November 13, 10 a.m. We are, “Growing in Christ God and developing a per - on a “Sliding Fee” scale. To www.Christcommuni - lowed by our Sunday Wor - Join us for Worship Service through the study of His sonal relationship with our schedule an appointment tyrichardson.org ship Services at Bolin Ele - as we praise and worship Word.” Lord Jesus Christ in a struc - call the Pastoral Counseling ______mentary School in Allen, God for His Honor and His tured, safe and fun environ - Center at 972-526-4525 or Texas 75002 and bring some - glory; and don’t forget to December 11, 2 until 6 p.m. ment. email the church. FELLOWSHIP one with you, you will be comeback at 7 p.m. for our CHRISTIAN blessed. Mark your calendars for our Our church ministries offer Brazilian Church. November 13, 9:45 a.m. CENTER CHURCH IN Annual Christmas Banquet. opportunities for motivation You’re invited to our Sunday ALLEN Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed. D. It’s always fun and inspira - and growth; join us and see. Morning “Prayer and Medi - “THE SHIP” Senior Pastor November 16, 7 p.m. tional. Call the church for Be blessed of the Lord. You’re invited to our tation” followed by Morning 5705 Cheyenne Drive details. Worship Service at 10 a.m. Follow us on Social Media. at Bolin Elementary School Wednesday’s Bible Study class; you will learn what Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr. See what God is doing Facebook, Twitter, You Tube in Allen 75002 for Sunday Our AWANA (Approved Senior Pastor through and with us; you will and Vimeo. Morning Worship and the God has to say to us. Come be blessed. Admin. Building Address to be encouraged by God’s Workman Are Not Ashamed 920 E. 14th Street November 13, 8 a.m. is 200 W. Belmont Drive plan for your spiritual growth from 2 Timothy 2:15) is held Plano, TX 75074 November 16, 7 p.m. You’re invited to our main Allen, TX 75013 and His glory. from 6:30 - 8:15 pm, now 972-423-6695 Join us in Wednesday’s campus at 200 West Belmont 972-359-9956 through May. Kick-off was www.smbcplano.org Prayer and Bible Study Class Drive for morning service www.theship3c.org Pastor Sam Fenceroy with Senior Pastor Woodson and a blessing from God; fol - ______Senior Pastor and and Pastor Brenda Patterson lowed by our Sunday Wor - Pastor Gloria Fenceroy teaching a series on “Design ship Services at Bolin Ele - INSPIRING BODY OF 300 Chisholm Place for Discipleship, Book 5, mentary School in Allen, CHRIST CHURCH, Plano, TX 75075 Chapter 3.” Spiritual matu - Texas 75002 and bring some - Let’s Go Fishing! 972-633-5511 rity is God’s desire for you. one with you and see them MATTHEW 4:19 www.mocop.org It’s Time to Grow; Ephesians blessed by God. ______4:12 & 13. November 13, 7:30 November 16, 12 p.m. and/or 11:30 a.m. SHILOH MBC December 3, 1-4 p.m. Join us in our Wednesday’s You’re invited this Sunday as Back by popular demand, 12 Noon-Day Live, Prayer we praise, worship, honor IN PLANO (WHERE ladies mark your calendars; and Bible Study and/or our and magnify God’s Holy COMMUNITY W.O.R.T.H. Women are ex - Wednesday Night Live, name. BECOMES FAMILY) cited to present, again, Prayer and Bible Study at 7 “Brush It Up, the Christmas p.m. to learn more about November 14, 7 p.m. November 13, 8 a.m. NDG now has a “Special Advertising Package”for Edition, Let Your Inner Artist God’s Word at the Joycie Join us in Monday School as And 11 a.m. churches and non-profit organizations that need to let Join us for Worship Services Out!” Call the church for de - Turner Fellowship Hall, 200 we grow in God’s Word and the community know about your Special Event. tails. West Belmont Drive in Allen. learn what God has to say to and fellowship as we give Be encouraged by God’s plan us. God all glory, honor and Opportunity You Can Measure... Dr. Terrance Woodson, for your maturity and His Pastor Rickie Rush praise. Senior Pastor 1944 E. Hebron Parkway Church Events Carrollton, TX 75007 Investors Liquidation Sale: • Church Anniversary 972-492-4300 Laurel Land Cemetery Burial Plot For Sale (one space) • Pastor’s Anniversary www.bethelbiblefel - • Women’s Day loswhip.org Section # 3, Space # 15, Lot # 20 ______• Men’s Day

CHRIST COMMUNITY Non-Profit Org. Events CHURCH • Fundraisers IN RICHARDSON (Concerts) November 11, 7 p.m. • Special Events You are invited to our FREE (Personal or Community) Leadership Retreat with renowned speaker Tru Petti - Special Rate $199 grew, Author, Life Coach, (Black & White, per insertion) Consultant, Marketing Exec - Ad size - 4.905”x 6”(Quarter Page, B&W) utive and more. (NOTE: Color Ad $75 extra per inserion) November 13, 8:45 a.m. Production disclaimer - NDG ad meake-ready is not included in promotion. and 11 a.m. Layout/production of “copy ready”ad will be a nominal extra cost. You’re invited to our Morn - ing Services as we worship, E-mail ad copy to: honor and praise God for His [email protected] blessings. Dennis Jarvis / Flickr or call our Marketing Department today! Laurel Land Cemetery charges for cost of single Plot: $3995.00 November 16 Discount Amount, if you act right away: <$1745.00> (your savings) Join us at 12 Noon with Rev. 972-509-9049 Viveca Potter teaching on the Your Cost: $2250.00 Word of God; come back at 6:45 p.m. for Corporate Call Today! Prayer and stay for Senior Pastor Autry at 7:30 p.m. (le9av7e m2e.s4sa3ge2,i.f 5no2 a1ns9we r) teaching the Word of God.

14 | November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Church Directory In times of stress the stress in their lives from bravely overcome them. distinction and courage. It one day at a time. They learn They cherish involvement an unforeseen set of circum - When they are struck has been said that the trials to accept large and small with others. They are givers. stances? down by illness and catas - of life are far less important victories. Duke University re - I remembered the biogra - trophe, assailed by grief and than how one deal with It has been said that no searchers found that one of phy of one man that over - failure, when they are treated them. By adopting a special one is born happy. Everyone the best predictors of health, Send email to: businessoffice@ came his disappointments unfairly or betrayed, they outlook on life, many others makes his own happiness. happiness and long life is the northdallasgazette.com to sign up and trials to become a suc - not only survive, they con - can learn to be a survivor. They accept change. They tendency to reach out to peo - for Sister Tarpley's weekly elec - cessful individual. At 16 front their stresses and sor - Survivors learn to: Make realize that change and prob - ple. They live in the present. tronic newsletter. years old with $3 in his rows in ways that deepen happiness a habit. They lems will come whether we “Not one of us can bring With the 2016 Elections pocket, he moved to New their lives. enjoy life even when trou - want them or not. back yesterday or shape to - now over with, and the York City. They go on with grace, bles spring up. They take They learn from the prob - morrow,” adds Fredrick Thanksgiving and Christmas He slept on a rooftop until lems in their life. At times Buechner in The Hungering holidays now starting; there he got a job as a dishwasher. what looks like a disaster Dark. “Only today is ours are many disasters happen - He applied for a job that was may turn out to be the best and it will not be ours for ing world-wide today, I see listed in an ad but he wasn’t thing that happened to them. long; and once it is gone, it and hear of people all a good reader and didn’t get They don’t give up. will never in all time be ours stressed out. the job. Survivors do what has to again.” First there were hurri - He was disappointed but be done, no matter how Survivors are not afraid to canes, storms, floods, mud - he didn’t let that stop him overwhelming the odds are. slides, earthquakes, etc. from striving to improve his They reach out to others. See TARPLEY , Page 16 With each disaster folks lot in life. He was deter - have lost jobs, homes, loved mined to succeed; deter - ones, and sometime even mined to fulfill his ambition. their faith. That man is Sidney I even heard on the radio Poitier. Not only is he one of that some church members the best known actors in this at a certain church in Waco, world, but he was the first TX were questioning God Black actor to win an Oscar. about their pastor being elec - Denzel Washington is the trocuted while doing His second Black man. Little Miss Abby Mottley, 10 months old, daughter of Xavier and work? There are people that con - Elizabeth Mottley, not a care in this world, her father takes care of her I begin to think, why some tinue to live in spite of their people seem to survive a dis - disappointments and trials. aster better than others? When they find themselves How can people minimize in tough circumstances, they

North Dallas Gazette takes a moment to reflect on the past with Historical Perspectives from Sister Tarpley Hear what it was like growing up in a very dif- ferent Dallas when Booker T. Washington was a black school. Sister Tarpley graduated frm there and went on to college and later became a city councilmember in Carrollton. Look for NDGTV at NorthDallasGazette.com

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com November 10-16, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 15 NDG Book Review www.NorthDallasGazette.com NDG Book Review: Tales of the Talented Tenth: Bessie Stringfield By Terri Schlichenmeyer whelmed, Bessie’s father Almost by instinct, Queen of Miami ; she en - comic books of yore, which abandoned his little girl. Bessie embraced the bike tered races, and got work enhances the story and its It’s a great big world out Taken to an orphanage, and rode it everywhere. As with a courier service dur - teen-friendliness. there. Bessie was cared for by an adult, she traveled across ing World War II. And when Young readers get a great So many things to see, so kindly nuns but she longed the U.S. eight times. She that was over, she traveled sense of Stringfield’s im - many places to visit. You for a family of her own. She did “Penny Tours” by drop - around the world before set - portance in history and if can find pictures of those was still a young girl when ping a coin on a map for her tling down to teach. they want more informa - spots, but photos aren’t she was adopted by a white next destination. Married “Man,” says author Joel tion, Gill helpfully offers enough. You want more, lady who gave her a good six times, she was more in Christian Gill, “she was websites and further infor - and you aim to touch as home and a fine education. love with the road than she something!” And he’s right: mation at the end of this much of the world as you Bessie grew to be a proper was with any man but there “Tales of the Talented book. can. It’s a common desire young lady but she had one was one thing that baffled Tenth: Bessie Stringfield” is This is a great biography and, as in “Tales of the Tal - how her father saved to desire that was unusual for Bessie: the South. a pretty amazing story. for readers 12 and up, and ented Tenth: Bessie String - bring Bessie and her mother girls then: she wanted a mo - Unused to Jim Crow Set at a time when could be a good gift for a field” by Joel Christian Gill, to America . They boarded torcycle. She’d seen boys laws, Bessie learned to take women (Black women in Motorcycle Mama of a you might make history a big ship for the journey on bikes and she wanted to care of herself with speed particular) had few rights, higher age. For them, or for while you’re doing it. from Jamaica to Massachu - be “free and happy” like and tricky maneuvers on this book tells the true tale anyone who wants to learn Bessie Stringfield didn’t setts and for the whole trip, them. her bike. Those fancy of a pioneer on two wheels. about an interesting, little- remember much of her Bessie’s mother was ill. On her birthday one year, moves helped her get jobs What makes it so appealing known story, “Tales of the childhood. Once they reached Boston , her mother had a surprise with sideshows where she is that it’s entirely illus - Talented Tenth: Bessie She did, however, recall her mother died; over - for her… became The Motorcycle trated and formatted like Smith” is the book to see.

Sharon Cox, a registered betes, a condition in which above normal levels. Per - they don’t make signifi - CLINIC , continued from Page 4 dietitian at Parkland who is sugar levels are not high sons with prediabetes have cant lifestyle changes, demonstrations and games. ternal Medicine at UT coordinating the event. enough to be classified as a 50 percent chance of de - such as diet and physical Glucose screenings will Southwestern Medical Kellie Rodriguez , CDE, diabetes, but are elevated veloping type 2 diabetes if activity.” also be available. Center. Director of Education & “Diabetes is at epidemic “The goal of the event is Community Engagement proportions in America and to provide useful, practical for the diabetes program, in Texas, and is taxing the information to the commu - emphasized that “screen - health of our population nity in a relaxed and casual ing is important, since 25 and our economy. The time environment so partici - percent of patients with di - for action is now,” said pants can learn about the abetes do not know they Luigi Meneghini, MD, Ex - disease and make better have the condition. Just as ecutive Director of Park - lifestyle choices that help worrisome is the estimate land’s Global Diabetes Pro - them manage diabetes or that about 89 million gram and Professor of In - even prevent it,” said Americans have predia -

longing to beat the odds, to TARPLEY , continued from Page 15 conquer our own weakness, dream. People go about They have a purpose, a has carried humanity their tasks without weariness dream. through its long history. It is if they have a goal and a be - It is always worth the ef - the cry of the heroic in all of lief in what they are doing. fort to be a survivor. This us.

TOWN HALL MEETING Dec. 6 Representative Eric Johnson's Legislative Town Hall will be held on Tuesday, December 6th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Dallas County Schools Building. (5151 Samuell Blvd. Dallas, TX 75228) Mary Elbanna • Office of State Representative Eric Johnson [email protected] • 214-565-5663

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