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Kanye West and Taylor Swift Black Chambers hosting return to the VMA Stage For more information see pg. 7 annual conference this weekend www.northdallasgazette.com (NDG Wire) The Texas (2600 La Frontera Blvd. tunities and professional to speak directly to the Y R Association of African Round Rock, TX). development for chamber agencies, chambers and TA President N American Chambers of Representing the inter - officials. The HUB Vendor their members. E M Commerce (TAAACC) ests of nearly thirty Black Fair will feature state agen - “We are working dili - M O Barack H. will host its 10th Annual chambers across the state, cies with which TAAACC gently to move the issues C Conference -- “Charting TAAACC will convene an has current memoranda of important to Black-owned the Changing Economic outstanding line-up of cooperation (MOC), as businesses to higher visi - Obama’s Strong Face of Texas” -- Septem - workshops and seminars well as businesses from bility,” said TAAACC ber 17-18, 2010 at the addressing small business across the state taking ad - Leadership See CHAMBERS, Page 11 Austin North Marriott issues, contracting oppor - vantage of the opportunity BY BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR. man and woman in the (NNPA) Be careful on White House. what you pray for, be - Unless we are too Plano Community Forum cause God will answer quick to forget, prior too your prayers. Millions of November 2008, the U.S. 29th Annual Awards Banquet African Americans and economy, world image, (NDG Wire) The Plano quet to recognize outstand - ships totaling $12,500 were Bowman, Sophia Felek, others prayed for a Presi - and national social divi - Community Forum (PCF) ing achievement by indi - awarded to 13 graduating Nehal Mubarak, Gabrielle dent of the United States sions were all in pretty presents the 29th Annual viduals, business owners, seniors in the Plano Inde - Walters-Stinnett, Diana who would lead America bad shape after eight years Awards Banquet with this educators and community pendent School District. Godana, Chelsia Reeves, in a more just and fair di - of failed leadership from year’s theme, “Bridging the volunteers. The scholarship recipi - Michelle Ejimakor and rection both domestically President George W. Gap In The 21st Century: The banquet will recog - ents this year are: Andrew Cindy Wang. Since 1983, and internationally. Many Bush. Today as we ap - Parent, Child, and Teacher nize PCF’s 2010 Dr. Mar - Austin, Ashley Garner, the PCF has awarded believed two years ago proach the mid-term 2010 Connection.” PCF spon - tin Luther King, Jr. Schol - Marissa Jones, Christian that the world would sors an annual awards ban - arship recipients. Scholar - Oz, Maryanne Miller, Ariel See BANQUET, Page 5 never witness a Black See LEADERSHIP , Page 3 INSIDE... People In The News… People In The News ...... 2 Op/Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 Community News ...... 5 Education ...... 6 Cover Story ...... 9 Arts & Entertainment ...... 10 Business ...... 11 Career Opportunity ...... 13 Church Happenings ...... 14 Darius McCrary Dr. Karen Prager Jennifer Cox Sister Tarpley ...... 15 See Page 2 People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com James and later as Jamal in original Vampires ; Detec - which he also serves as co- Darius McCrary UPN's Eve . He also ap - tive Tommy Cullen in 15 producer; A Good Man is peared on the small screen Minutes ; and Aaron Wil- Hard to Find with Lance E. Best known for his role friendly entertainment is the in the NBC/Paramount liams in Mississippi Burn - Nichols; and Next Day Air as Eddie Winslow on the musical, Church , an inspir - miniseries Kingpin , on ing . Other film credits in - with Mos Def, Debbie long-running television se - ing story of faith, redemp - HBO's multi-award-win- clude Hostage , Something Allen, Donald Faison, and ries Family Matters, this tion and forgiveness. ning Don King: Only in to Sing About , Kingdom Mike Epps. All three films actor, singer, songwriter, He began his career in America, starring Ving Come, The Breaks, Park are in post-production and producer and top-rated soap Hollywood at the age of Rhames, and in the popular Da y and Big Shots. slated for 2008 release. opera Young and the Rest - ten. McCrary, who is also a Neal Israel-directed Kidz in Darius McCrary plays Darius just completed his less star brings over 24 songwriter and music pro - the Woods. autobot Jazz, First Lieu - theatre tour of Rumors years of experience to the ducer, is the son of Gram- On film, McCrary por - tenant to Optimus Prime in which he played the starring lead role as “prodigal son” my-nominated gospel/jazz trayed Malcolm Tremell in 2007's 3rd of July block - role of Marcus. Coinciden - Daniel Rhodes in the up - musician Howard McCrary The Maintenance Man, buster Transformers . Mc - tally, he also plays the star - McCrary is an amazing coming film Church . and older brother of actor based on the novel by au - Crary will soon be seen in ring role of Marcus in the singer, musician, producer, The must see faith- Donovan McCrary. thor Michael Baisden; he the musical comedy Step - recently completed pilot of songwriter and dancer based independent film of McCrary has also star- was Ray Collins in Vam - pin': The Movie , costarring The Life and Times of Mar - among other things and is the season for all movie- red as a series regular on pires: Los Muertos , the se - Anthony Anderson, Mo'- cus Felony Brown for The finally ready to share his goers interested in family NBC's Committed as Bowie quel to John Carpenter's Nique and James Avery, on Wayans Bros. production. talents with the world.

Living is to dispel Suite. Brandon is a licensed project identifying the ethi - Dr. Karen Prager the stigma associ - clinical psychologist and cal challenges to conduct - ated with mental assistant professor of psy - ing controlled research with (NDG Wire) An esti - Gender Studies program. illness and make chiatry at the Women’s pregnant women. mated 57 million Ameri - “Studies show that women it more real for Mental Health Center at the Brandon recently re - cans – about one in four are diagnosed with depres - those who have University of Texas South - ceived the 2010 March of adults – suffer from a diag - sion twice as often as men never experienced western Medical Center. Dimes Young Scholar nosable mental disorder in a and are at least two times as depression,” said Specializing in mood Award in Perinatal given year. This fall’s Gen - likely to attempt suicide.” Hersh. and anxiety disorders oc - Bioethics for the paper, Eth - der Studies Lecture Series Julie Hersh begins the Dr. Anna R. curring across women’s re - ical Barriers to Perinatal addresses the importance of series at 5:30 p.m. on Brandon will con - productive events, Brandon Mental Health Research mental health awareness in Thursday, Sept. 23, in the tinue the conver - is funded by both the Na - and Evidence Based Treat - women. McDermott Suite (MC sation with a lec - tional Institute of Mental ment: An Empirical Study . “For the upcoming lec - 4.404) of the McDermott ture entitled The Health (NIMH) for her de - The Gender Studies ture series, we decided to Library. Hersh is an advo - Psychological velopment and investiga - Lecture Series is sponsored focus on depression in cate for mental health Transition to tion of Partner-Assisted by the School of Interdisci - women in part because of awareness and author of Motherhood and Therapy (PAT) for perinatal plinary Studies Gender its prevalence,” said Dr. Struck by Living , a personal marriage, motherhood and Perinatal Depression , at depression and by the Na - Studies program and the Karen Prager, professor of narration of searching for the edges of suicide. 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. tional Institutes of Health Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein psychology and head of the identity through a career, “My goal with Struck by 7, also in the McDermott (NIH) for a pilot qualitative Women’s Center.

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Third, the more polit - ers often stay away from the dence demonstrating their tion when shown their posi - ically ideological the individ - [email protected] polls because they feel unin - misperception or error. tion is based on factual error. ual, the more dogmatic they formed about candidates and The results of the study The study draws some become. It appears that the Online: issues. In low turnout elec - are disheartening. It appears conclusions that need to be moderate or centrist voter is www.twitter.com/NDGEditor tions, those that do vote are that most people will not taken seriously. First, strong the one most likely to change generally considered the change their perception when conservative ideologues are a position based on misper - www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette more politically aware, and confronted with fact that con - the least likely to change ception. therefore should make the flicts with their beliefs. their position when con - The entire report, includ - Website: right decisions for the rest of Some people actually in - fronted with factual contra - ing methods and findings, Website: www.NorthDallasGazette.com society. crease the strength of their dictions to their positions, can be found at personal. Political scientists have beliefs when presented with and are more likely to umich.edu/~bnyhan/nyhan- been studying the behaviors proof of their error. Political strengthen their erroneous reifler.pdf. Robert Franklin is of voters for decades. Recent ideologues are the worst of - position. Strong liberal ide - a member of the North Dal - STAFF studies and experiments have fenders, in that they are least ologues are just slightly more las Texas Demo cratic Chairman Emeritus Account Executive highlighted an even more im - likely to change a position likely to change their posi - Women www.nddw.org Jim Bochum Talisa Lavarry 1933 – 2009 Editor LEADERSHIP , continued from Page 1 Published By Ruth Ferguson elections across the United tember 10, 2010. Joyner’s that we understand that the people of every stripe Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Contributing Writer States, it is very important skilled interview of the President of the United across the country who did Production Jackie Hardy for us not to lose our mem - President exemplified the States has the responsibility not have health care… now Suzanne Plott ory or sense of perspective. best of the Black press tra - to act and lead in behalf of are going to have health Theater Critic This is also certainly not dition of providing timely all the people of the U.S. care. Number twom in Special Projects Manager Rick Elina the time to become compla - and crucial information to One of the reasons why we terms of one of the keys that Edward Dewayne cent or to take the impor - the African American and attest to President Obama’s we’ve always talked about “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. Photography tance of voting for granted. other communities who de - strength as a national and in terms of job growth - Laquisha Buchanan Yes, the vast majority of mand more objective truth world leader is that while he long term - is education. Religious/ Edna Dorman African Americans are in the media. Most of all, has held the office with We have done more to re - Marketing Editor proud of the leadership and what was clear from that high dignity and integrity, form education in our com - Shirley Demus Tarpley progress that has already broadcast was the outstand - and has well represented all munities in the last two been accomplished by Pres - ing leadership of President of the people in the U.S., he years than had been done in ident Barack H. Obama. Obama on a number of key has not forgotten about the the previous 20 years, and Advisory Board: Advisory Board Once again, the vital role of issues critical to improving Black American commu - that’s at every level K-12... John Dudley Committees: the Black press re-emerges the quality of life of African nity in terms of public poli - But it goes all the way up to Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning on the national scene. Most Americans. cies, budget allocations, and higher education, where Fred Moses and Implementation of the established media in The leadership of a other governmental actions. HBCUs are getting $850 Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON the U.S. thrives off of cyni - president is not to be judged During the Tom Joyner million dollars over the next Cecil Starks cism and negative media solely by media coverage or Morning Show interview, 10 years… So, no we’re not Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral coverage. We believe in by sheer popularity. Presi - President Obama in sum - where we need to be. But at Coty Rodriguez-Anderson John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON objective reporting and con - dential leadership should be mary stated, “What we’ve least we’re moving for - B. J. Williams structive criticism. Yet, the judged by how well a pres - been trying to do is build a ward, and what we can’t Denise Upchurch Program Policy Development CHAIRPERSON problem is there appears to ident leads the nation for - new foundation for eco - start doing is moving back - Barbara Simpkins, Annie Dickson, ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY be more subjective criticism ward, not backward. In nomic growth and prosper - wards.” Quality Assurance of President Obama than is 2010, even with the persist - ity in our communities… Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON Coty Rodriguez warranted after only two ent economic and unem - Now, what we hve done is a national civil rights years in office. ployment challenges, the over the course of two years leader, Senior Advisor to North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and We pause, therefore, to U.S. under Obama’s leader - is laid the foundation. Put in the Black Alliance for Edu - make appropriate revisions. salute the excellent and ship has moved in a for - place some key reforms… I cational Options (BAEO) thorough broadcast of the ward, progressive manner mentioned health care re - and President of the Educa - The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded July, 1991, Tom Joyner Morning Show in terms of foreign and do - form. That’s going to mean tion Online Services Corpo - by Jim Bochum and Thurman R. Jones that featured President mestic policies. millions of African Ameri - ration. Obama live on Friday, Sep - It goes without saying cans and Hispanics and September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com TRMC-Sunnyvale hosts Pharmaceutical Be a Friend, Bring a Friend Collection Event prostate screenings September 25 September 25 (NDG Wire) To mark men in the United States, a years later. TRMC-Sunnyvale’s Be a (NDG Wire) September is encouraged to support the September observance new case is diagnosed “Regular office visits Friend, Bring a Friend 25 is “National Take Back the initiative and partici - of National Prostate every two minutes and fif - and PSAs are important be - event, participants are en - Initiative” Day. The Drug pate with the Carrollton Po - Awareness Month and sup - teen seconds, according to cause, often, there are no couraged to bring their Enforcement Administra - lice Department and the port the efforts of the na - National Cancer Institute symptoms,” said Dr. friends along for screen - tion (DEA) is coordinating City of Carrollton in host - tional organization ZERO- statistics. Estimates are Nabeel Syed, who is on ings. a one-day collaborative ef - ing this effort. The Project to End Prostate 217,730 cases are expected staff at TRMC-Sunnyvale A light breakfast and fort with The Carrollton Clean out those medi - Cancer, Texas Regional in 2010. and also works at Associ - coffee will be served. Police Department to re - cine cabinets. Controlled, Medical Center at Sunny - NCI figures show ated Urologists in Sunny - Each participant will move potentially danger - non-controlled, and over- vale will offer prostate about 90 percent of vale. “If prostate cancer is undergo a prostate-specific ous prescription drugs from the-counter substances may screenings at no charge prostate cancer cases are caught early, many options antigen test. To receive a Carrollton homes. Collec - be collected. No questions from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, found while the cancer is are available and prostate PSA test, call 972-892- tion activities are planned or requests for identifica - Sept. 25. still either local or regional, cancer can be cured.” 3023 or email Guinnis from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. tion will be made. Partici - The most commonly and nearly 100 percent of Reservations are re - [email protected] on Saturday, September 25 pants may dispose of med - diagnosed cancer among men are still alive five quired and, as part of by Sept. 24. in the front parking lot of ication in its original con - the Carrollton Police De - tainer. partment (2025 E. Jackson All solid dosage phar - Fly to Napa without leaving Dallas Road). maceutical product and liq - The National Take uids in consumer contain - Back Initiative Day will ers will also be accepted. at the 2010 Signature Chefs of Dallas’ provide a unified opportu - Liquid products, such as nity for the public to sur - cough syrup, should remain Angels & Aces Auction render expired, unwanted sealed in their original con - (NDG Wire) Visit Napa Dallas’ signature chefs. Grill Billy Webb – Opio or unused pharmaceutical tainer. Intra-venous solu - Valley without leaving Dal - In addition to the exqui - Richard Chamberlain – Restaurant at Hilton Park substances and other med - tions, injectibles and sy - las at the fifteenth annual site food tastings and fine Chamberlain’s Steak & Cities ications to law enforcement ringes will not be accepted March of Dimes Signature wines, guests will enjoy Chop House & Chamber - The event will be held officers for destruction due to potential hazard Chefs of Dallas auction “Mystery Magnums” and lain’s Fish Market Grill Wednesday, October 13 since these substances in posed by blood-borne Wednesday, October 13, big board and live auctions David Holben – Del from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at homes are a potential pathogens. 2010 at the Frontiers of featuring one-of-a-kind Frisco’s Double Eagle the Frontiers of Flight Mu - source that fuels drug abuse For more information, Flight Museum. This year’s packages prepared by each Steakhouse seum located at 6911 Lem - and are a risk to public call Officer J. Moore at unprecedented event, An - participating signature chef. Sara Johannes – Five mon Avenue in Dallas. health and safety. Everyone 972-466-3521. gels & Aces, will feature This year’s celebrity Sixty by Wolfgang Puck Tickets are $300. To pur - wine pairings from 40 Napa chefs include: Stephan Pyles – chase tickets and for more Valley Vintners’ member Kent Rathbun, Lead Stephan Pyles Restaurant & information contact Katie wineries along with food Chef– Abacus, Jasper’s, Samar by Stephan Pyles Sperry at 972-669-3463 or prepared by Lead Chef Rathbun’s Blue Plate Jim “Sevy” Severson – [email protected] Kent Rathbun and 19 of Kitchen & Zea Woodfire Sevy’s Grill m. Public handwashing finally improving (NDG Wire) Mom's ad - Chemotherapy, an infec - minal Farmers Market). Field brought out the best in vice about cleaning your tious disease meeting spon - Men stepped up to the women's handwashing hands may finally be start - sored by the American So - sink a bit more than they among all venues: 98%. ing to get through. ciety for Microbiology. have in the past when it Overall, the rate of In the latest observa - On behalf of ASM and comes to public handwash - women washing their hands tional study sponsored by ACI, Harris Interactive dis - ing. More than three-quar - in public restrooms im - the American Society for creetly observed 6,028 ters of the guys (77%) proved from 88% in 2007 Microbiology and the adults in public restrooms washed their hands publicly to 93% in 2010. American Cleaning Insti - in August 2010 to note in 2010, compared to 66% "We are really pleased tute® (formerly The Soap whether or not people in 2007. to see these results, which and Detergent Association), washed their hands. Re - The men still strike out suggest that our campaign 85% of adults washed their searchers returned to six lo - more on handwashing in is being effective," said hands in public restrooms, cations in four cities where sporting venues, though. ASM spokesperson Dr. compared with 77% in two previous studies were Turner Field by far fielded Judy Daly, Director of Clin - 2007. The 85% total was conducted: Atlanta (Turner the worst percentage for the ical Microbiology at Chil - actually the highest ob - Field), Chicago (Museum guys - barely two-thirds dren's Primary Medical served since these studies of Science and Industry, (65%) - though that's still Center, Salt Lake City. "Al - began in 1996. The results Shedd Aquarium), New better than just 57% in though the venues were dif - were announced at the In - York City (Grand Central 2007. Perhaps as a counter ferent, our first observa - terscience Conference on Station, Penn Station), and to the men's poor hand - Antimicrobial Agents and San Francisco (Ferry Ter - washing practices, Turner See HANDWASHING, Page 12

4 | September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News McKinney Oktoberfest Set for Last Weekend in September (NDG Wire) Once our true hometown culture spout into a more than 200 ting zoo, Oktoberfest photo fundraising efforts, dona - For information on the again McKinney Main in the heart of Downtown year-old keg with a wooden opportunities, train rides tions and sponsorships. We 2010 McKinney Oktober - Street, supporting sponsors McKinney, surrounded by mallet. Beer is provided by and arts and crafts of all applaud and thank our 2010 fest, call McKinney Main and the shops in downtown more than 128 vibrant re - Warsteiner Beer, a popular types. The Goddard School Oktoberfest Sponsors for Street at 972-547-2660 or McKinney will host Okto - tail, specialty and restaurant German brand distributed of McKinney will offer free their continued support,” visit www.downtownmck - berfest in Historic Down - destinations,” said Ty Lake, by Ben E. Keith’s, and kinder activities during the said Lake. inney.com. town McKinney. This Director of McKinney McKinney’s very own two-day event including year’s event will span two Main Street. brewery, Franconia. All of Pass the Pumpkin with Ger - days starting Friday, Sept. Favorites from last year the fun is accompanied by man Polka Music, Pumpkin 24 from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. will make their appearances live German music and Penny Toss, Apple Juice BANQUET , continued from Page 1 and continuing through Sat - again, including authentic German Dance Clubs to en - Relays, Pumpkin Tic-tac- $211,500 in monies to Dealerships, Oncor, Mi - urday, Sept. 25 from 10 German food and activities tertain the crowds. toe and paper pumpkin 225 students. crosoft, UBS Financial a.m. until 11 p.m. Last year, such as Bier Barrel Races Entry into the event and painting. This year’s awards Services and Verizon. 20,000 patrons enjoyed sponsored by the Collin into the Biergarten area is “McKinney Main Street banquet will be held at Chairing this year’s non-stop activities in the County Young Lawyers As - free and open to the general is a non-profit organization the Southfork Hotel, banquet committee is heart of McKinney. sociation. public and parking can be with a mission to ensure Plano on Saturday, Oc - Fran Richardson. Oth - “Oktoberfest is a true The fun starts at 4 p.m. found throughout the City downtown McKinney con - tober 16 from 7:00 p.m. ers on the banquet com - family favorite. This year, on Friday with the tradi - of McKinney’s 12 city- tinues to be the vibrant, to 9:30 p.m. Navolia mittee include David we felt that it was important tional Oktoberfest march owned parking lots in the inviting and safe area it is Bryant, Founder/Execu - Richardson, Julius Cha- to expand not only our of - through Historic Down - Historic District. known for today. Funding tive Director of Training mbers, Linda James, Pat ferings but extend the party town. Authentic German Oktoberfest isn’t just a we receive for the many for Excellence will serve Humphress, Arthur for two days. Our bigger, beer flows starting with the celebration for adults. There festivals and activities that as emcee for the Young, Don McKnight, better event will give our official Franconia Beer tap - is plenty to entertain young - we incorporate into the evening. The featured Felix Nnaji, Earl Simp - community and visitors an ping demonstration by sters, like face painting, air quality of life for our resi - entertainment will be the kins and Barbara Simp - opportunity to experience hammering the bronze brush tattoos, sand art, pet - dents is dependant on sultry saxophone sounds kins. of Jeff Aycock with For individual or “Music That Moves The group ticket purchases Discover the Great Outdoors in Garland Soul.” and reservations, please (NDG Wire) Bass Pro ation opportunities avail - parks and activities pro - developing a high quality of In further recogni - contact Fran Richard - Shops and the City of Gar - able in the Garland area. vided by the Texas Parks life. tion of this year’s theme, son, 469-675-0002, or land Parks, Recreation and Adults and children can try and Wildlife Department. As the Garland area be - “Bridging the Gap In [email protected] Cultural Arts Department all sorts of activities includ - City of Garland and comes more urbanized, it is The 21st Century: Par - for a gala night of enter - are co-hosting the Garland ing: fly-fishing, kayaking, Bass Pro Shops staff is even more important for ent, Child, and Teacher tainment. Single tickets Outdoor Festival on Satur - archery, windsurfing, cam- hosting this event to pro - Garland residents to go out - Connection,” will also are $60.00 and tables of day, September 18, 2010 ping, outdoor cooking, off- mote the many benefits of side and recreate! feature a special appear - 8 are $480.00. from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the road biking, scouting and outdoor recreation: healthy For more information ance from the Younger Ads and sponsorship Bass Pro Shops located at casting. lifestyles, family bonding, about the Garland Outdoor Generation Chorus of opportunities are still 5001 Bass Pro Drive. Details about Garland's environmental awareness, Festival, please visit Plano. available, contact Earl or Experts will be on hand parks and natural areas will and natural area preserva - www.garlandparks.com or Sponsors, to date, in - Barbara Simpkins at 972 to provide information on be available, along with in - tion. Outdoor recreation call 972-205-2772. clude Earl Manns State 964-0867, or at ebsimp - the many outdoor recre - formation about area state activities are also vital for Farm Insurance, Atmos [email protected]. Energy, Huffines Auto Cottonwood Art Festival to Feature 240 Acclaimed Artists (NDG Wire) The works val is a juried show. This area at Cottonwood Art on Cottonwood Art Festi - Looking for of the nation's top visual year, approximately 1,300 Festival, offers arts, crafts, val, go to www.Cotton - artists will be on display artists submitted their work and activities for children woodArtFestival.com. BARGAINS? Oct. 2-3 at the bi-annual for consideration. 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September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com Prairie View A&M Plano’s Otto Middle School opens Alumni-Dallas Chapter with 835 students in grades 6-8 hosting annual (NDG Wire) Dr. Kary eighth grade students to set leadership liter - Cooper, principal of the new the tone for student success ature and books Douglas W. Otto Middle this year. To emphasize their and attend all scholarship gala School, named for Plano impact on the school, all stu - the best confer - (NDG Wire) The Dal - Coach, Henry Frazier, III ISD's current Superintendent dents participated in an ences, whether las Alumni Chapter of with the internationally of Schools, shared a few "eighth grade walk" on the in business or Prairie View A&M Uni - known “Black Foxes”! main focus areas with his first day of school. Sixth and education, suc - versity has announced its Seating is limited! 835 students in grades 6-8 on seventh grade students cess comes 15th Annual Athletic Tickets for the gala are August 23, the first day of formed a spirit line through down to hiring Scholarship Gala for Fri - $75.00 each and a table of school. "Their teachers and I which the eighth grade stu - the right peo - day, September 24, at 6:30 ten (10) is $750.00. Spon - told them that, number one, dents walked to songs like ple. p.m. at the Westin City sorship and Advertising we expect them to do their "Don't Stop Believing" by "Above all, Center Hotel-Downtown Opportunities are avail - best in school. That doesn't Journey and "I Gotta Feel - students need Dallas (650 North Pearl able, as well as special mean A's on all homework, ing" by the Black Eyed Peas. to know that Street). hotel rates at the Westin class work and projects. That Dr. Cooper began this their teachers, The gala will be held City Center-Dallas Hotel. means their best effort," Dr. spring hiring the approxi - all staff mem - the night before the an - Proceeds will benefit Cooper emphasized. mately 70 individuals who bers and the nual Prairie View vs. the Prairie View A&M "Number two, we talked comprise the Otto Middle school's admin - Grambling State Fair University Athletic En - about correct behavior and School faculty and staff, istrators care Football Classic and will dowment Scholarship about making the right looking for distinct qualities about them," Principal Kary Cooper helped student feature dinner, a cham - Fund, which to date has choices all of the time, even that they each bring to the said Dr. Briana Marshall navigate her way to pagne reception, silent been presented with more when nobody's looking," team through innovative Cooper. "We class on the first day of school. auction, door prizes, live than $400,000 from the continued Dr. Cooper. "And, strategies and unique per - model that entertainment and danc - Dallas Alumni Chapter. thirdly, we want to create a spectives that will trickle through team - ing to the sounds of “Vin - For additional infor - healthy environment at throughout the entire faculty. work and building trust by "Students perform better Jac”. mation, contact Publicity school, one in which students "We are very fortunate to letting students know that we when they know that you are The theme of the night Chair, Dvorah Evans at feel comfortable asking have hired an experienced, care about each of them as interested and that you want is “PV Alumni: Feel The 214-421-5200 or via e- questions and being in - diverse and dedicated faculty individuals and all of them as them to do well in school," Excitement…Give!!” and mail at [email protected] or volved." and staff for Otto Middle a group. he said. will feature Keynote Gala General Chair, Kim - Dr. Cooper told the stu - School who bring the right Speaker, Stephen Brown, berly Runnels at Dallas dents during those first-day- skill sets for teaching middle Senior Associate Pastor of PV Alumni Chapter, P.O. of-school assemblies that, school students and a passion Concord Baptist Church. Box 397508, Dallas, "This is your school," and for teaching a diverse student There will also be a spe - Texas 75339 or call 972- students will be critical in de - population," he said. cial presentation honoring 289-9942 or 214-337- veloping the school's tradi - "Student success starts PVA&MU Football 1845. tions based on their input, with compiling the right ownership and involvement. team of people. At the end of UNCF needs $4 Million to He especially challenged the day, after you read all the help students graduate (NDG Wire) With thou - president and CEO. “These sands of economy-impacted students have done every - college students short of thing in their power to grad - funds to pay for tuition, uate. Now, they have come books, and dormitory to the last mile and need rooms the United Negro help crossing the finish line. College Fund (UNCF) is We encourage communities urging all Americans to across America to help contribute to its Campaign these students get the edu - For Essential Student Aid, cation they need and our an initiative to help students nation needs them to have. at UNCF’s 39 member his - Many of these students will torically black colleges and not be able to graduate this universities complete their year if support is not se - senior year and receive their cured.” college degrees. UNCF As the recession lingers, today kicked off the Cam - many students at UNCF paign for Essential Student schools continue to find Aid in North Texas to raise themselves in financially $4 million nationally this vulnerable positions. Un - year to help 2,500 students. employment and pay cuts “It is essential that stu - still reduce families’ finan - dents cross the finish line cial support for their chil - and graduate,” said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., UNCF See UNCF, Page 12

6 | September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette wAwrtws .&NoErnthteDratalliansmGeanzt ette.com Community Spotlight Methodist Charlton Kristine Kahanek in Plano Medical Center for a Stormy Adventure (NDG Wire) Author read from her book, Katie Hosts Pastor Appreciation and meteorologist Kristine and the Magic Umbrella: Kahanek will take Hag - A Stormy Adventure. Luncheon September 21 gard Library visitors on The event is open to all fun-filled, educational ages and includes a book (NDG Wire) Recogniz - ministry leaders who serve weather adventure on Sat - signing. This program is ing the impact church lead - patients and their families urday, September 18 in funded by Friends of the ership has on its commu - all hours of the day to pro - Plano. Plano Public Library. nity, Methodist Charlton vide spiritual support. Dr. Beginning at 2 p.m. at For information on Medical Center is inviting Clara M. Reed, district su - Haggard Library, 2501 other upcoming Plano local pastors and ministry perintendent, North Texas Coit Road, Kristine will Public Library System leaders to attend an appreci - Conference of the United discuss all types of programs visit www.plano ation luncheon hosted at the Methodist Church, will be weather and severe library.org or call 972- hospital. The venue is an the keynote speaker at the weather safety. She will 769-4240. opportunity for attendees event, which will be held Kristine Kahanek to: Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 11:30 • Learn about the huge a.m. in the Methodist Charl - growth and changes taking ton auditorium. COX , continued from Page 2 place at Methodist Charlton Free health screenings in the same situation as you. but the day she dressed in a day at 1:59, she went to be Even while you are going gorgeous electric blue dress with her Heavenly Father. • Become educated on Clara Reed for hypertension, high cho - policies and procedures that lesterol, triglycerides, dia - through, you still have as a bridesmaid in a wed - Cox says she wrote the would help pastors and betes, prostate cancer, and something to be thankful for. ding, she looked beautiful. book because she wanted to ministry leaders better serve munication and partner - body mass index (BMI) Cox ended her speech “She looked so elegant with provide the principles and a patients and their families ships will be offered. For more by comparing her daughter her hair pinned up,” says roadmap for other families during pastoral visits Methodist Charlton is information contact Com - Tiffany to another one of her Cox. in the same situation. “No • Open up a dialogue hosting this second annual munity Relations Liaison favorite fairy tales, Cinder - But like Cinderella, one should have to go with hospital leadership that event to express sincere Cynthia Mickens-Smith at alla . Like Cinderella, Tif- Tiffany had an appointed through this,” she says. would lead to better com - gratitude to pastors and 214-947-5204. fany sometimes felt frumpy, time to be home. The next

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Doors open @ 10 p.m. Women Enterprise Net- nation will sample award- and highly informative. festival and the excitement- Baylor University Kenneth Info text or call 214-810- work (NBWEN) Learning winning Texas wines at the Copies will be available for packed children's area, Okto - Starr. For tickets, log on to 5483. Over Lunch Series : 4th 24th Annual GrapeFest on sale at the meeting, with all berfest also includes our pop - dallasbar.org/philbin or e- Saturdays, 11am-1pm, Re - September 16, 17, 18, and proceeds going to Planned ular wiener dog race, held on mail JSmalling@dallasbar 19. A grape stomping good Parenthood. Saturday, October 2. Info: .org. Every Tuesday Markable Affairs Cafe, 2727 time awaits you at GrapeFest www.southlakechamber.com The Irving Public Library in - LBJ Fwy., Suite 140, Dallas. $20 for members; $35 for voted a 2010 ABA Top 100 September 24 October 13 vites families to enjoy stories Event in North America! non-members, $5 off for Methodism’s Luncheon of October 2 March of Dimes Signature and music in both English Visit grapevinetexasusa.com early bird registration. http:// Appreciation, Celebrating thru January 2 Chefs of Dallas auction 6 and Spanish. Family bilin - for more information. gual storytime s are offered nbwenorg.ning.com. 40 Years of Sharing the American Modern: Ab - p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Fron - at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Bread of Lifeat 11:30 a.m. at bott, Evans, Bourke-White tiers of Flight Museum lo - East Branch Library, 440 S. North Dallas Texas Demo - September 18 Zan W. Holmes, Jr. Commu - at the AMon Carter Museum cated at 6911 Lemmon Av - Nursery Road, and at 7:30 cratic Women Regular Me- At 10:30 a.m. at the Irving nity Life Center; 6211 East of Art www.cartermuseum enue in Dallas. Tickets are p.m. Thursdays at the Central etings 4th Thursday, 6:45 Northwest Library Branch Grand Ave. The cost is $40 .org/exhibitions $300. Info: Katie Sperry at Library, 801 W. Irving Blvd. p.m. Northaven United will hold its regular monthly per person. 972-669-3463 or ksperry@ meeting of the African- marchofdimes.com. For more information, call Methodist Church, 11211 October 2 thru 3 972-721-2458. Preston Rd (between Forest American Authors Book September 25 Circle, discussing reader’s Cottonwood Art Festival & Royal Lanes). Recessionista’s Closet will October 16 choice from the works of will feature 240 artists from Ongoing be held at Excuse Art Bar The Plano Community Maya Angelou. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and African American Repub- Target Second Saturdays and Café located at 3025 Sunday, October 2-3, 2010 at Forum’s 29th Annual lican Club of Collin County at Latino Cultural Center Main St. Dallas. A $5 dona - Richardson's Cottonwood Awards Banque t with this meets 3rd Tuesday of every On the second Saturday of Community Garage Sale at tion is requested at the door. Park. The park is just east of year’s theme, “Bridging the month at 7 pm. (Doors open every month family-friendly Crosby Recreation Center For more information visit the intersection of Beltline Gap In The 21st Century: at 6:30 pm.) Collin County activities celebrating Latino (1610 E. Crosby Road). Car - www.talisalavarry.comand Road and Coit Road. Info: Parent, Child, and Teacher Republican Party HQ. 8416 arts and culture. Come in for rollton. The event is free to click on the latest news link, www.cottonwoodartfesti - Connection.” This year’s Stacy Rd., McKinney. Call one hour, or stay the day. the public, but shoppers or call 214-886-0696. val.com awards banquet will be held Linda Wynn Drain, 214-498- should bring cash to the at the Southfork Hotel, in event for purchases. Info: 7574 or website www.aarcc. Target Second Saturdays at Collin County Black Plano from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 972-466-9810 or cityofcar - October 2 com Latino Cultural Center On Chamber of Commerce p.m. For individual or group rollton.com/parksandrec. The Sister to Sister Fitness ticket purchases and reserva - the second Saturday of every workshop 8:30 a.m. to noon Festival is a day of breast Collin County Black tions, contact Fran Richard - month family-friendly activ - at Reel Thing Catfish in cancer education activities, Chamber of Commerce, September 21 son, 469-675-0002, fran - ities celebrating Latino arts Allen. Guests are asked to specifically targeting African CCBCC General Meetings, [email protected] for a gala and culture. Come in for one Methodist Health System is RSVP by Saturday, Septem - American women starts at 2nd Thursday of every night of entertainment. Sin - hour, or stay the whole day. sponsoring a free health ber 18 by calling Shelia 8:30 a.m. The event will be month at 6:30pm. Call 469- gle tickets are $60.00 and Ta - screening event at Golden Jones at 469-424-0120 or via held at the Cedar Hill Recre - 424-1020 or email: info@ bles of 8 are $480.00. Business Empowerment Cross Academic Clinic, 122 email at sjones@ejesinc ation Center, 310 East Park - CCBlackChamber.org for Sessions. Learn to grow a W. Colorado Blvd, adjacent .com. erville Road, Cedar Hill. location. successful small business. to Methodist Dallas Medical Register and info: www.cele - October 23 1st Thursday of each month Center. Screenings will be September 27 bratinglife.org or 214-947- 2010 C.C. 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October 1 thru 3 is underwritten by the Plano dren's Ministries are hosting the month 11:30 a.m. to September 23 Oktoberfest Southlake i s City Council and is designed the 2nd Annual Children's 12:30 p.m. for those inter - NDTDW meeting Author Thru November 7 celebrating the 9th annual to showcase the many cul - Ministry Symposium, a city- ested in starting your own Malia Litman Rebuttal to the Oktoberfest celebration ho- tures that make up Plano, wide meeting for Children's business, it is a Brown Bag Amon Carter Museum’s Rogue is scheduled for 6:45 sted by Southlake's Chamber Collin County, and their sur - Pastors, Children's Workers, Lunch with Free Parking Ansel Adams: Eloquent p.m. at the Northhaven Uni- of Commerce! Attendance is rounds. Info: www.planoint - Coordinators, and individu - Light features 40 photo - ted Methodist Church at completely free: no admis - ernationalfestival.org als interested in being trained graphs by the artist. 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As the cancer spread NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF conduct interviews and “He had a diverse, into his lungs and he was (NNPA) He was a polit - phone conferences from his multi-dimensional charac - told the end was near, he re - ical analyst, a professor, a hospital room, Jackson ter to himself in terms of mained heartened by new lecturer, a strategist, a men - said. “He never stopped teaching, mentoring, work - accomplishments. tor, a commentator, a giving of himself.” ing in the grassroots com - He was especially thought leader, a Black Former NNPA Editor- munities to assist them in happy about a renewed lec - Press columnist, a husband in-Chief George Curry, any way he could; doing turing relationship with and a friend. And he did it who edited Walters’ column many, many, many things Howard University, where all while remaining true to for seven years and also throughout his distin - he once served as chair of his life’s passion as an ad - covered him for decades, guished career for no pay the Political Science De - vocate for the progress and partment before becoming advancement of Black peo - a professor at the Univer - ple. sity of Maryland. Dr. Ron Walters died of “As a son of Howard, lung cancer Sept. 10, “Dr. Ron Walters he never left the Capstone. shocking many in the civil It was always home,” said rights community who was the preeminent Howard’s President Sidney were unaware of the extent A. Ribeau in a statement. of his illness. “We are deeply grateful for Dr. Ron Walters “Dr. Ron Walters was activist and scholar his enormous contributions the preeminent activist and to our university, to the scholar of our times,” says of our times,” field and to the nation. We the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who will truly miss his meas - one of America’s most in - sick Ron was when he did visited with Walters in the Rev. Jesse Jackson ured voice and his strategic sightful analysts of the po - things for people and spoke hospital during his final mind, but his insightful litical landscape, in general, and went on television and days and will deliver the wisdom will endure and of the intersection of conducted radio and televi - eulogy next week. Funeral through the lives he race, politics and policy, sion interviews and news - services were incomplete at touched.” specifically,” said CBC paper interviews. That’s the NNPA deadline. described him as “a bril - whatsoever because he had Walters was slated to Chairwoman Lee. way he wanted it. And I “He was my issues di - liant, dedicated, consistent this deep love and affection give his first speech at “His scholarly work think he did it with style, el - rector in my ’84 and ’88 and unapologetic warrior for the work that he was Howard under the new con - and sound advice have as - egance and dignity. That is campaigns. Ron led a sit-in for African-Americans. doing for African-Ameri - tract on Sept. 9, but he was sisted many past and pres - Ron.” in 1958 as a student While he is best known cans in particular. And he too ill and died the next day ent members of the Con - Jackson marveled at the NAACP youth leader two for teaching at Howard and was their spokes-person,” at Suburban Hospital in gressional Black Caucus, loving relationship between years before the 1960 sit- the University of Maryland, Mrs. Walters said in an in - Bethesda, Md. and other African American Walters and his wife. ins in Greensboro. He advising Jesse Jackson and terview with the NNPA Mrs. Walters said he political and civic leaders “He stayed close to his wrote six books and thou - the Congressional Black News Service Sunday simply wanted to give around the country.” wife, Patty, who he loved sands of articles…We Caucus, he spent many morning. everything he could; so he Walters was born in Wi - so much,” he said, noting learned to lean on Ron Wal - hours sharing his expertise “That was his calling. kept quiet about his illness chita on July 20, 1938. He how she was his greatest ters for our frame of refer - with small, largely un - …The African-American in order not to dissuade graduated with honors from encourager. ence,” said Jackson. known community groups. community stopped and lis - people from asking for his Fisk University and earned Jackson said, “He never “Today we’re number Black American has lost a tened because they under - services. a Masters in African studies stopped fighting for a fair one in athletics and number scholar whose life exempli - stand that the messenger “He wanted to be able and a doctorate in Interna - and just and comprehensive one in presidential politics; fied excellence.” was with clean hands and to continue his work, which tional Studies from Ameri - urban policy to lift up and but also number one in News releases honoring was telling the truth and al - he did at the very, very last can University. He also change the plight of Black poverty. We’re number one Walters’ legacy were plen - ways on message and moment. That’s the way he taught at Georgetown, people. And that was clas - in infant mortality, short tiful from top Black leaders never, never deviated from was,” she said. “He wanted Syracuse, and Brandeis. sical Ron. And at the end, life expectancy and in un - and Walters associates his message. to go about his business and Mrs. Walters said sev - even at the very end, even employment. Ron kept us around the country. He never backtracked. have people to treat him eral public memorials will as he struggled, at the very abreast of that data. They include Congres - You always knew that if like they always treated be held, but plans were in - end, his sensitivity to our The good news is that sional Black Caucus Chair - you got an interview from him in not knowing that he complete. constituency, the love of his Ron taught so many schol - woman Barbara Lee; him, if you got him on TV, had been battling cancer for “We knew that it was an wife remains such a thing ars. There are those who NAACP President Ben - he was going to be consis - six years.” uphill battle. He was such a of beauty.” will now bear truth. So, that jamin Todd Jealous; presi - tent with his message and Walters helped to lay tremendous fighter and Editor’s note: Ron Wal - tradition will be kept alive.” dent and CEO of the Na - he did that for over four the groundwork for the for - doctors knew that he’d live ter’s columns over the years Walters, who submitted tional Coalition on Black decades.” mation of the Congres - long beyond what the ex - frequently appeared in the his last NNPA column – Civic Participation. Mrs. Walters said her sional Black Caucus in pectation was. I think he North Dallas Gazette and “…March for Jobs and Jus - But, his greatest tributes husband had pressed be - 1970. was able to accomplish that we join others across the tice Where Ever You Are” - came from his wife of 47 yond the amount of time “Professor Walters was because the vast majority of country in extending our to the NNPA News Service years, Patricia Ann Walters, the doctors expected him to a scholarly giant and was people did not know how sympathies. September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 9 Arts & Entertainment www.NorthDallasGCaazreRtte.vcioemw Kanye West and Taylor Swift Return to the VMA Stage (NDG Wire) Lady "Best Rock Video" and from Clipse), a personal a dramatic entrance that it) that she barely wore number with scores of Gaga, outdoing even herself "Best Art Direction," re - statement on the turbulence riffed on Lady Gaga's ex - more than 20 years ago in dancers and percussionists with her adventurous cou - spectively. Justin Bieber of the last year. travagant fashion sense, fly - her own memorable video If to create a flowing dream- ture, dominated the 2010 was voted "Best New MTV aired the 2010 ing onto the stage wearing a I Could Turn Back Time. like sequence. MTV Video Music Awards, Artist." Video Music Awards live on suburban house on her head, With an intro by Ke$ha Hip-hop artist Drake adding eight to her collec - A year after Taylor Sunday, September 12 from complete with a single car and Trey Songz, Usher's was joined on onstage by tion of Moonmen with Swift's first VMA win was Nokia Theater in Los Ange - garage, and ending her electric entrance and pound - Mary J. Blige and Swizz awards including "Video Of interrupted by Kanye West, les, having transformed the monologue by releasing a ing energy brought down Beatz for a performance of The Year," "Best Dance the two returned to musi - venue into a 1950's scul dove from her dress. Back - the house with a medley of his hit single Fancy , set Video," "Best Pop Video" cally play out last year's tural nod to modernism. stage before taking the DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love against a supper club back - and "Best Female Video." drama, once again on the The VMA's kicked off with stage, Chelsea was shown into OMG !, showing off his drop. Eminem, who opened VMA stage. For an exclu - an epic performance by Em - receiving "encouragement" dance moves against an Following Drake's per - this year's Awards with a tri - sive live performance, Tay - inem backed by an orches - from well wishers Li'l John, other-worldly combination formance, Chelsea stumbled umphant performance, wal- lor sang Innocence , an emo - tra to present a medley of Flo Rida and a score-set - of visual effects. upon the cast of Jersey ked away with two statues tional song she wrote about his comeback anthem Not tling Lindsay Lohan. The physicality of Shore in, what else, a hot for "Best Male Video" and how she felt after last year's Afraid into a fiery version of In another show high - Usher's set contrasted with tub. Teasing the cast about "Best Hip Hop Video." incident. Love The Way You Lie with light, the one-and-only Cher VMA newcomer Florence + how dirty the water is, she VMA newcomers 30 Later in the evening and surprise guest Rihanna. presented Lady Gaga with The Machine's ethereal, finally agreed to jump in Seconds To Mars and Flo - this year as an official per - Host Chelsea Handler her "Video Of The Year" breakout performance of fully clothed, only to rence + The Machine took former, Kanye debuted Run - brought her edgy comedic Award, donning the same Dog Days Are Over, featur - emerge wet and pregnant. home their first wins for away (featuring Pusha T flair to the Awards, making outfit (yes, she still fit into ing a large-scale dance Gallery 219 at Eastfield Presents: Stephen Lapthisophon: Specificity (NDG Wire) Gallery 219 tory and cultural memory. there will be solo exhibitions Stephen will present a on the west side of the cam - pointment. at Eastfield College presents Recent projects include ex - at Conduit Gallery and Hyde lecture on his work at 6 p.m. pus. Contact Iris Bechtol at Stephen Lapthisophon: Spe- hibitions in Berlin at Za - Park Art Center in Chicago. on September 17 in F201. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.– 972-860-7329 or irisbech - cificity — photographs in greus Projekt and in He teaches at The University Gallery 219 is located on 4 p.m. Monday through Fri - [email protected] for addi - situ and seasonal fruit” Barcelona at El Escaparate. of Texas at Arlington. the upper floor of the Fine day and on weekends by ap - tional information. going on now through Octo - Lapthisophon presented Lap-thisophon is also Arts building (Bldg F) in ber 8. Reception: September Quotation as Gesture at the represented in the permanent Room 219C. 17, 6 to 8 pm. Modern Art Museum of Fort collection of the Museum of The lecture will take Stephen Lapthisophon is Worth in 2009 and is repre - Contemporary Art in Chi- place in F201, directly a multimedia artist and sented at Conduit Gallery in cago. 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10 | September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Business African-Americans, Take Charge of Business at Texas Women, and Southerners Business Conference in Arlington talk and text the most (NDG Wire) The dy - employment law.” 1200 Ballpark Way in Ar - to: in the United States namics of today’s fast- Chairman Pauken and lington. Registration is Texas Business Confer - paced, challenging econ - his staff will present practi - from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. ence — TWC, Texas Work - (NDG Wire) Think sults are compiled from omy can make it difficult cal, up-to-date information Registration is $85 per force Commission, 101 E. you can guess which one year (April 2009- for employers to keep up for operating a successful person and is nonrefund - 15th St., Room 218, Austin, Americans talk or text the March 2010) of data gath - with laws affecting their business and managing em - able. Registration forms can TX 78778. most on their cellphones? ered by the The Nielsen businesses and workers. To ployees. Agency attorneys be downloaded at www.tex - Space is limited, so par - According to Nielsen, Company, which analyzes address that, the Texas and staff will discuss em - asworkforce.org/twcinfo/tb ticipants are encouraged to African-Americans use the cellphone bills of Workforce Commission ployee handbooks, hiring cforms/tbcform.html, then register as soon as possible. the most voice minutes – more than 60,000 mobile (TWC) is inviting Arling - and retention, firing, work - mailed with the fee payable on average more than subscribers each month in ton-area business owners place investigations, Unem - 1,300 a month. Hispanics the United States. and managers to the Texas ployment Insurance (UI), are the next most talkative If you think women in Business Conference preparing for UI hearings, group, chatting an aver - the U.S. talk more than (TBC) on Friday, Septem - wage and hour laws, work - age of 826 minutes a men on their cellphones, ber 17. ers’ compensation and month. Even Asians/Pa - Nielsen data confirms “The conference helps more. cific Islanders, with 692 your suspicion. employers recognize how Participants will receive average monthly minutes, On average, women laws affect them and their the latest edition of the pop - talk more than Whites, talk 22 % more than men workforce,” said TWC ular publication Especially who use roughly 647 (856.3 minutes a month Chairman and Commis - for Texas Employers, which voice minutes a month. compared to men’s sioner Representing Em - addresses basic legal issues African-Americans 666.7). Turns out, Ameri - ployers Tom Pauken. regarding hiring and post- and Hispanics also text can women are more “Tools presented at the employment and work-sep - the most. Hispanics send communicative in general event will give employers aration policy. Certified and receive around 767 on mobile devices; they the information they need to public accountants who at - SMS messages a month text more, too, sending or operate businesses effec - tend can earn six hours of while African-Americans receiving an average of tively. Texas is a great place continuing education credit. send and receive around 601 SMS messages a to do business, and we need Other conference partici - 780 – significantly more month compared to the to do our part at TWC to en - pants may qualify for gen - than Asians/Pacific Is - 447 monthly text mes - courage job creation and eral professional credit. landers (384 texts a sages sent or received by economic growth in the pri - The conference is from month) and Whites (566 the average American vate sector, while helping 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the texts a month). our employers address the Arlington Convention Cen - The voice and text re - See TEXT , Page 16 regulatory challenges of ter’s Grand Hall Room,

CHAMBERS , continued from Page 1 Chairman Jim Wyatt. “In a ficials from across Texas and-soul of our chambers mation (individual, corpo - state like Texas – with such have been invited to partic - and too often the work they rate, vendor & hotel reser - a dynamic African Ameri - ipate on various panels do goes unrecognized. vations) visit the TAAACC can population – we should scheduled during the two- Moreover, it is well doc - website – www.taaacc.org. demand more attention to day conference, including umented that small busi - TAAACC Chairman Jim issues of importance to our State Senator Royce West nesses literally drive this Wyatt can be reached via communities across the (Dallas) and State Repre - nation’s economy and email at [email protected] or state. We believe that ele - sentative Sylvester Turner, Texas is no exception to phone at 512-535-5610. vating the profile of Black of Houston. that fact. Black businesses “We are absolutely en - businesses is one sure way Notably, Texas guberna - across our state make sig - couraging anyone with an to accomplish that goal.” torial candidate Bill White nificant investments in our interest in improving op - The TAAACC conven - has accepted an invitation communities.” portunities for Black-owned tion and fair is one of the to address conferees during In recognition of his businesses in our state to state’s top business confer - the Saturday, September 18 commitment to the organi - make plans to attend this ences for African-American “Salute to the Best of the zation during his nearly 15 year’s conference,” said entrepreneurs and other or - Best” statewide small busi - years as President of the Wyatt. ganizations seeking to cap - ness awards breakfast. Dallas Black Chamber of “A number of state italize on the variety of ven - “We’re taking this an - Commerce, TAAACC has agencies and Texas corpo - dors and business owners nual opportunity to recog - retitled its business awards rations that have a demon - participating in the event. nize business owners from for Reginald Gates. strated commitment to di - This year’s conference will across the state who have Gates, Vice Chancellor versity have invested in the focus on and address issues demonstrated business acu - for the Tarrant County Col - success of this conference, associated with the devel - men AND a commitment to lege District, is expected to and we urge all of Texas to opment, enhancement and service to the chamber or - be on hand to salute the first take advantage of this great sustainability of minority ganizations who nominate “Reginald Gates Best of the opportunity to forge a new owned businesses. them,” said Wyatt. “Busi - Best” award recipients. economic reality in our A number of elected of - ness owners are the heart- For registration infor - state.”

September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette |11 www.NorthDallasGazette.com DART to fun, food and football at the fair HANDWASHING (NDG Wire) A Dallas ber 2 and Saturday, October their trips: Staff will be on hand to Area Rapid Transit (DART) 9, and some passengers may • State Fair Classic, Sep - get customers to the fastest continued from Page 4 pass is the ticket to the State use buses to complete their tember 25: DART.org/ areas to board for a return tional study in 1996 found do," Daly said. "Only a Fair of Texas® and “Super trip. Go to DART.org/ StateFairClassic trip. Special service will only 68% overall washing minority indicate they Sized Fun” from September RedRiverRivalry or DART • Texas–Oklahoma, Oc - continue for at least two up in public restrooms, wash their hands after 24 to October 17. .org/BaylorTexasTech for tober 2: DART.org/Red hours after the game, so and that declined to an all- coughing or sneezing. The fairgrounds are con - details. RiverRivalry there’s plenty of time to time low of 67% when we Handwashing in this con - nected to two DART Rail Local Day passes for rid - • Baylor–Texas Tech, relax and get that extra corny repeated the study in text is particularly impor - Green Line stations - Fair ers headed to the fair (DART October 9: DART.org/Bay - dog. 2000. We hope that as a tant because we now Park, located on Parry Av - Rail, local bus) will be $4. lorTexasTech On Saturdays and Sun - result of an increased know that many respira - enue at the entrance to the Folks riding the TRE from As game day nears, sign days, motorists can ride the focus on handwashing in tory and gastrointestinal fairgrounds, and MLK, Jr., Irving will pay $5 ($7 start - up for service alerts and get free "Big Tex Express" train the media over these illnesses are transmitted located south of R.B. Cul - ing October 1) for a System the latest information about between auxiliary parking at years, as well as increased primarily by hand contact lum Blvd. and convenient to Day Pass. rail and bus service at the fairgrounds to a gate near public awareness of infec - when contaminated hands the MLK fairground en - Customers coming from www.DART.org/StateFair, the Cotton Bowl. tious disease risks, behav - touch the mucous mem - trance (Gate 6) and the Cot - Tarrant County need to pur - or call 214-979-1111. The State Fair of Texas ior really is changing." branes of the eyes, nose, ton Bowl Stadium. chase a Regional Day Pass To help accommodate offers acres of lighted and "The message is that or mouth." Those passengers riding for $7.50 ($10 starting Octo - the expected large crowds secured parking off Haskell people are getting the "Whether it's cold and DART Rail and the Trinity ber 1). The fares are good for before and after the games, west of Dolphin Road -- eas - message," said Nancy flu season or baseball sea - Railway Express (TRE) to trains or buses or both. DART is adding light rail ily accessible from I-30. Bock, ACI Vice President son, handwashing is a no- downtown Dallas can trans - Passes are available at Ticket and buses and TRE trains Parking is $15. The service of Consumer Education. brainer," said ACI's fer easily to the Green Line: Vending Machines located at (service varies by event). operates continuously from "Between mom's com - Nancy Bock. "Washing Southbound Red and Blue all DART and TRE stations. No matter which travel 10 a.m. to midnight on Sat - mon sense advice and the with soap and water for Line passengers transfer at Fair highlights this year option you choose, be sure to urdays and from 10 a.m. to recent pandemic scare, 20 seconds or more is a Pearl Station; Northbound include three Saturdays of allow plenty of travel time so 10 p.m. on Sundays. Note: people now seem to real - simple way to stay Red and Blue Line passen - college football in the Cotton you do not miss a minute of The Big Tex Express does ize the importance of healthy. And if you're out gers transfer at Akard Sta - Bowl. the action. not run to Tarrant County. when and how you wash and about, hand sanitizers tion; and TRE passengers DART has created spe - The trip doesn’t end with Advance discount State your hands." or hand wipes are good al - transfer to the Green Line at cial web pages for each the final whistle, so DART is Fair of Texas tickets with a "Although we are ternatives for keeping Victory Station. game with detailed informa - working with State Fair staff DART Pass are available for happy about the latest re - your hands clean." Special connections are tion about the additional to make the post-game de - $16 at a participating sults, there is still work to planned for Saturday, Octo - service to help fans plan parture and wait smo-other. Kroger.

MORTGAGES , continued from Page 1 loan against your home that much money is really three ways: a lump sum, quests involving the prop - lender, prospective borrow - cantly impact the senior’s allows you to turn that needed, keeping in mind monthly payments or a line erty will represent what is ers are advised to gain a ability to pass down their home value into cash with - that the interest will accrue of credit that is tapped on an still remaining after the loan clear and full understanding home to the next genera - out selling the property. Un - over time. With a fixed-rate ‘as needed’ basis. is fully paid. of the loan’s rights and re - tion, many older homeown - like a regular “forward” interest rate, the likelihood Borrowers should also In many instances, it is sponsibilities. ers may want to discuss mortgage that requires is that borrowers will pay be aware that following not financially feasible for Since a reverse mort - their options with trusted monthly payments, a re - more over the life of the closing on a reverse mort - heirs to repay the loan and gage is a complex financial family members or friends. verse mortgage requires loan. gage, they are allowed three retain the dwelling. As a re - product that can signifi - payment when either the Reverse mortgage loans business days to cancel the sult, these heirs will be borrower passes away, or also require borrowers to loan. Only written cancella - forced to sell the home. moves away and no longer pay high up-front costs. The tions are accepted and may In sum, reverse mort - lives in the home continu - origination fee alone can be take the form of a letter, fax, gages can be a helpful tool UNCF , continued from Page 6 ously for a year. up to $6,000. or telegram. for cash-poor and home eq - dren’s education. The the Andrew W. Mellon However, should the Additionally, closing Many consumer advo - uity-rich older Americans. credit crunch still keeps Foundation and Lowe’s— borrower fail to maintain costs will apply and a mort - cates urge such borrowers However, they should be private student loans off have given CESA chal - the property, or fail to pay gage insurance premium to hand deliver the written used only after careful con - the market. And students lenge grants—donations property taxes or insurance, (MIP,) typically costing two notification within the allot - sideration of each bor - still come up short of the that UNCF matches, the lender may recall the percent of the home value. ted time. Should the cancel - rower’s circumstances and funds they need to cover again effectively doubling loan and require payment MIPs prevent borrowers lation be mailed or faxed, it alternative options. tuition and room and the donation. All of them immediately. from ever owing more than should be done before mid - Anyone considering a board balances. help a graduating senior Prospective borrowers the home is worth. night of the third business reverse mortgage would be Individuals, corpora - complete the final year of must decide between an ad - The federal Truth-in- day. well-advised to first seek tions and foundations can their college education. justable interest rate or a Lending Act requires But make no mistake. advice from a HUD-certi - help thousands of stu - To help keep kids in fixed one. Fixed interest lenders to make a full dis - This transaction is a loan fied housing counselor. dents finish this academic college, send a donation rates are only available to closure on the total annual and must be repaid. Once These counselors typi - year by contributing to today. Send your gift to borrowers who receive the cost of loans (TALC). the borrower passes or is no cally provide advice with - the Campaign For Essen - the UNCF office at 501 principal in one lump sum. Knowing a lender’s TALC longer in the home, the re - out cost. Independent coun - tial Student Aid. Many Elm Street, Suite 700, Borrowers preferring will provide consumers the verse mortgage is due. seling before closing is a re - companies match their Dallas, TX 75202 or call monthly payments or a line ability to comparison shop The loan must be paid quirement for any HUD-in - employees’ donations, 972-234-1007. of credit will face an ad - and factually determine the in full along with all appli - sured reverse mortgage. To doubling the support for For more information justable rate loan. In decid - better loan. cable interest and any fees review a list of certified these deserving college visit www.uncf.org and ing which is the better type Once the loan is closed, deferred from the front end counselors by state, visit the seniors. Other compa - click on Campaign for of rate, borrowers should reverse mortgage borrowers of the loan. 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September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 13 Church Happenings www.NorthDallasGazette.com AVENUE F CHURCH 972-480-0200 Allen, TX 75013 You’re invited to our 437-3493, Ext. 153 for de - 972-423-6695 OF CHRIST IN PLANO 972-359-9956 Women Ministry Retreat. tails. www.smbcplano.org Every Wednesday EIRENE CHRISTIAN www.fbcallen.org Call the church for details. Dr. Leslie W. Smith, Join us for Wednesday FELLOWSHIP CHURCH September 18, Senior Pastor THE NEW LIGHT Morning Bible Study at Each Wednesday, FIRST BAPTIST 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 1010-1020 S. 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Central www.followpeace.org join us for fun, fellowship Join us for Caleb Dicking & September 19 Expressway, Plano, TX and Bible learning at our NEW MOUNT ZION Friends In Concert as we Join us with speaker Rev. 75075. Come fasting, if you FELLOWSHIP Annie Pearl Foster Children BAPTIST CHURCH praise and worship God. Marian Rabb at 11 a.m. At - can, and have a thirst for CHRISTIAN Center in Room 238. OF DALLAS Pastor Don Wilson tire for ladies is pink and righteousness. Everyone is CENTER CHURCH Pastor Gregory Foster, On Going 2701 Briarwood Drive black and at 3 p.m. Pastor welcome. For details call IN ALLEN 300 Phillips Street You are invited to visit our Plano, TX 75074 Regina Burrell from Praise Sis. Misty Rockwell at 214- “THE SHIP” Richardson, TX 75081 Job Resource Center on 972-422-4248 Temple Evangelistic Church 244-1142 or Sis. Deadra On Going, 972-235-4235 Tuesdays and Thursdays in Desoto, TX. Attire for Pete at 469-667-5865 9 a.m.-4 p.m. www.fbchp.org from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in SAINT MARK MBC ladies is pink and black. Brother Ramon Hodridge, Monday – Friday our Computer Training IN MCKINNEY Shaun Rabb, Senior Pastor Minister Prayer Lines for those in INSPIRING BODY OF Room in the Educational September 18, 6 p.m. 9314 Elam Road 1026 Avenue F need are 972-649-0566 and CHRIST CHURCH Building. You’re invited to our Dallas, TX 75217 Plano, TX 75074 972-649-0567. September 19, 7:30 a.m. September 20, 10 a.m. L.O.V.E Ministry Prayer 214-+391-3430 972-423-8833 Wednesdays Only And 11 a.m. Join us for Music Ministry Meeting; hosted by Deacon www.newlightchurch.com www.avefchurchofchrist.org Come get your praise on in You’re invited to our Sun - Annual Day as we celebrate Roderick & Sis. Vickie Win - the middle of the week at day Morning Worship Serv - another year of serving God. ston. WORD OF LIFE DAYSTAR our Wednesday Night Live ices. Dr. Robert Price, Sr. Dr. Charles Wattley CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE at our main campus @ 7 September 20, 7 p.m. Senior Pastor Senior Pastor GOD IN CHRIST MINISTRIES p.m. Join us for Monday School 9550 Shepherd Road 1308 Wilcox Street Every Tuesday & Thursday On Going September 29, 6:30 p.m. as we learn about, worship Dallas, TX 75243 McKinney TX 75069 In September 2010 @ 7 pm 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Be challenged and read Pray and praise God in our new 214-341-6459 972-542-6178 Join us for our anointed Pas - Visit Helen’s House every Big by Will Davis, Jr. to facility. www.nmzb.org www.saintmarkbc.com toral Night and be encour - Monday and Friday to strengthen your prayer life aged by Words from receive, to give, to comfort in BIG ways and join us in Rickie G. Rush, D.D NORTH DALLAS COM - SHILOH MBC Heaven. and most of all to fellow - room E103-105 for a discus - Senior Pastor MUNITY IN PLANO September 19, 4 p.m. ship. The give-a-way of sion on the book. Call the 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd. BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Every Wednesday You’re invited to our Bible food, love and household church for details. Dallas, TX 75237 CHURCH In September, 7 p.m. College Graduation Cere - items is given freely to all Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr., 972-372-4262 ON GOING HELP You’re invited to our Mid- mony with speaker Bishop those who could use a little M.Div. www.ibocjoy.org God never expected us to Week Service as we praise Alfred D. Knight. touch. Senior Pastor bear our burdens alone; our and worship God for His Dr. Gregory Voss, Pastor Minnie 305 N. Alder Drive, in MT. PISGAH Stephen Ministers are ready blessings. Senior Pastor Hawthorne-Ewing Allen for Sunday MISSIONARY to provide emotional and Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr. 2765 Trinity Mills Road 635 W. Campbell Road Morning Worship. BAPTIST CHURCH spiritual care in all your tri - Senior Pastor Building 300 Suite 210 Church Address is “THE ROCK” als and tribulations when 920 E. 14th Street Carrollton, TX 75006 Richardson, TX 75080 200 Belmont Drive September 17-19, All Day you need them. Call 972- Plano, TX 75074 214-514-9147

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14 | September 16 - 22, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Sister Tarpley Unless the Lord Goes With Us

Young Miss Tyanna Donnise Lott with her Uncle Jar - rell and Aunt Cleo Spann Tarpley at her grand - mother’s birthday dinner.

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male. utes for 18-24 and 952 used, it ranks very low for event September 18 Not surprisingly, teens minutes a month for those text messaging (the state (NDG Wire) Citizens ous speakers as well as pro - - Cynthia Gonzales, Crime text the most, sending or 25-34 years old.) has one of the highest me - are invited to join the Neigh - vide the opportunity for cit - Watch Chair, Savoy of Josey receiving an amazing 2,779 Location plays into dian ages and older Ameri - borhood Advisory Commis - izens to build people-to- Ranch; Fundraising – Susan SMS messages a month. In usage patterns as well. cans text the least.) Missis - sion and the City of Carroll - people connections between Campbell, Board Member, the next two age brackets, Southerners are the most sippi, interestingly enough, ton Community Services for neighbors, neighborhoods The Whitlock Warriors; and text usage falls by more talkative, but while Florida ranks high for both talking a Neighborhoods Network - and commissioners for the Neighborhood Beautifica - than half each time, with ranks high in terms of and texting. ing Event for Involved Neighborhood Advisory tion - Marilyn Roppolo, those aged 18-24 sending monthly voice minutes Neighbors from 8:45 a.m. to Commission. Neighborhood Beautification Chair, Savoy or receiving 1,299 mes - noon on Saturday, Septem - leaders will share successes of Josey Ranch. sages and those aged 25-34 ber 18 at Crosby Recreation in their own neighborhoods, Share what is working in exchanging an average of Center (1610 E. Crosby followed by roundtable dis - your neighborhood and 592 messages. Road). The Commission and cussions among participants. enjoy a lively idea ex - While the text usage the City are coming together Topics and Speakers: change. For more informa - varies greatly between to create community within Communications - Gary tion, call Community Devel - those 18-24 and those 25- neighborhoods. Wooley, President, Oak opment at 972-466-4299. 34, their voice usage is The event will host vari - Hills ACORN; Crime Watch quite close (981 voice min -

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