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HIGHER EDUCATION DALLAS POLICE Texas collegesplan for Report students’ safe return raises But what happens when pandemic. That gave officials achancetosee realityhitsand cases climb whatwould work and whatwouldn’tas on universitycampuses? SMU and other colleges across the countrypreparedto open back up for ‘deep By EVA­MARIE AYALA the fall semester with the newcorona­ StaffWriter virus still athreattocommunities. [email protected] Students showeduptoclasses with Fewer than 200 students were on masks —asfrequent signagereminded campusatSouthern Methodist Univer­ themto do. Administrators gotafeel sitythis July as athletes returnedfor for whatkind of distancing setups and Juan Figueroa/Staff Photographer concerns’ practice and the school held its first run UTAgrad student Maddie Eby wears amaskwhile on at operating in­personclasses during a See COLLEGES Page 13A campus. Colleges face complex challengesthis fall. Mayor unhappy with planning lapses, miscommunication cited By KEVIN KRAUSE Oh, cool waters, takemeaway StaffWriter [email protected] Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Saturdayex­ pressed “deep concerns” about failed planning and leadership during the Dallas Police De­ partment’s response to chaotic downtown protests in late May and early June —responses highlighted in along­awaited final “after­action”report. Theagency’s85­pagereport —overseen by ChiefU.Reneé Hall and delivered to CityHall ERIC officials late Fridaynight — JOHNSON found thatmistakes were made but thatthe agencyhad learned from its handling of protests thattook place from May29­June 1inthe wakeofGeorge Floyd’s killinginMinneapolis. Thedepartment promised and outlined specific changes ahead. “I have deep concerns about the lack of lead­ ership, the failure of planning, and the miscom­ munication detailed in the after­action report,” Johnson said Saturdayinastatement. “Itraises further questions about police commanders’ decision­making and contains at least one statement thatIpersonally know to be false.” Johnson did not elaborateon the “false” statement to which he was referring. Hall had acknowledged in an interviewwith The Dallas Morning News Fridaymorning and in the reportthather agencyhad inappropri­

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To tackle dual crises, Theduo established this rou­ theyleveragegroups’ tineshortly afterCOVID­19 setin Parolees who werepossiblyexposed andhavecontinued it for five or test positive stay2weeks longer strength and power months, even when Perpall was on vacation with his family in his na­ tiveBahamas. By LAUREN MCGAUGHY By CHERYLHALL Austin Bureau Business Columnist Perpall,the 45­year­old CEO [email protected] [email protected] of the Beck Group, is finishing out Ryan Michalesko/Staff Photographer Nearly twoweeks ago, StacyVenable and her First in aseries his two­year term as the Citizen Councilchair. Olajide, the39­ Fred Perpall (left), chairman of the Dallas Citizens Council and husband drove 125miles south from Dallas to a Fred Perpall and John Olajide year­oldCEO of Dallas­based Ax­ CEO of the Beck Group, and John Olajide,chairmanofthe Dal­ women’s prison in Marlin. Their daughter,Brit­ starteach workdaywith a7:30 xessTechnologySolutions Inc.,is las RegionalChamber andCEO of Axxess,are working together tany,was finally coming home after five years. callto plot strategy. eight months into his one­year for theircitytofight COVID­19and champion inclusion. Brittany’sstruggles with drugs landed her an­ Thechairs of the Dallas Citi­ termaschair of the Regional otherstint in prison and Venable hadn’t seen her zens Council and the Dallas Re­ Chamber. Economic inclusiveness in nearly ayear.Sowhen she heardthe parole board decided to re­ gional Chamber want to make It’s the first time in history that Will 2020 go down in history as the year Dallas business started sure their organizations are doing Dallas’ twomost influential busi­ anew chapter in economic inclusiveness? Or will it prove to be lease Brittanyearly, DALLAS COUNTY everythingpossible to fight the nessorganizations are being led just atemporary blip in social consciousness? she was relieved. Sit­ reported 8new dualpandemics of coronavirus Adiverse cross­section of Dallas business leaders weigh in. 1D tingintheir car out­ deaths Saturday, See LEADERS Page 20A sideofthe William P. and racialinjustice. capping the coun­ ty’s fourth deadli­ Hobby Unit that est week so far. 9A morning, Venable and her husband 40%chance p.m. T­storms INSIDE NATION &WORLD ARTS&LIFE waited twohours for Lottery 2A What’s up with the postalservice? The mind of CharleyCrockett Brittanytobereleased. Nation/World 4, 6­8A Then her phone rang. Focus 18A The U.S. Postal Service has founditself in the Singer and former Dallas resident Charley ...... Another inmate in her daughter’s housing ar­ H 100 Sports TV 2C middle of an election­year debate overwho Crockett talks about hisnew album, civil ea was sick, the caller said. Brittanymay have

M L 80 gets to vote in America. What’s going on? 6A rights, the future ofDeep Ellum and lifeafter Technology 2D been exposedtothe coronavirus. She would have Metro,backpage Markets 4­5D open­heart surgery. 4E to remain insideanother twoweeks. Classified 8­9D METRO ©2020, The Dallas Morning News Venable was crushed. Then, angry. Jumble 9D OPINION Atimely reminder of atime long ago “I’mreally frustrated with it,”she told The Travel 5E Acrucial time for foreign policy Puzzles 7, 9E There are eerie parallels between today’s Dallas Morning News.“After making parole, you Dear Abby 8E headlines and that time100 years agowhen Editorial: The UnitedStates is at adangerous should be able to go home.” Jobs 1J women wonthe right tovote, Sharon Grigsby crossroads on foreign policy.Opinion this Editorials 1P writes. 1B week is devoted to essays on foreign policy. 1P See RULE Page 16A

A1 M08­16­2020 Set:20:16:07 Sent by:[email protected] News CYANMAGENTYELLBLACOWK A 20A Sunday, August 16,2020 M+ FROM THE FRONT PAGE dallasnews.com The Dallas Morning News Leaders fight to savejobs, businesses

Continued from Page 1A the area’shospital capacitywas not overwhelmed and preserve by Black men. the local economy. And theywant to be sure the Theorganizations immedi­ Dallas business community ately offered alifeline to help doesall it can to save jobs and small businesses navigate the small businesses. federal stimulus packageand “I’ve heard the word ‘un­ getPPP loans through area precedented’somanytimes banks. thatit’slosing its meaning,” To date,the council and saidOlajide (pronounced oh- chamber have raised $3 mil­ LA-gee-day). “But with CO­ lionfor the Revive Dallas Small 2018 File Photo/Staff VID,it’stotally appropriate. Business ReliefFund for wom­ Fred Perpall (right), Dallas Citizens Council chair,talkstoRenda St. Claireand husband RexTillerson, formersecretary of Fred and Irealizedearly on en­ and minority­owned bar­ state and formerExxonMobil chairmanand CEO. Perpallisfinishing atwo­year termas Dallas CitizensCouncil chair. that the Dallas Regional ber shops, beautysalons, small Chamber cannot be saying one eateries, laundries and dry Earlier this month, Perpall cil’ssecond Black chair.Olajide nomic miracle called Dallas. to have friendswho are current­ thing and the Citizens Council cleaners and other small busi­ and Olajide co­hosted another is the Dallas RegionalCham­ “There’s no question that ly living it.” saying another. nesses. jointboard call with Federal ber’s second Black chair and our communities of color don’t While neitherofthem par­ “Weneeded to galvanize all Olajide personally gave ReserveBank of Dallas CEO the youngest one ever. getaccess to the best opportu­ ticipated in Black Lives Matter the resources in our communi­ $100,000. TheBeck Group Robert Kaplan as the featured Thetiming of Perpall and nities economically and that protests, Olajidespokeabout ty to getthroughthis.” gave $50,000 through its speaker. Olajide sittingatthe helms of there’s an underinvestmentin the pain of beingconsidered a Within days of the lock­ foundation and pledged anoth­ Theduo is exploringwaysto these groups is not happen­ those communities,”Perpall second­class citizen at the Dal­ down, the council and cham­ er $50,000. makethisorganizational con­ stance, said Toyota executive said. “We’reworking really las MavericksCourageous ber,along with Visit Dallas and Forthe first four monthsaf­ nection alasting one. Chris Nielsen, immediate past hardatthe CitizensCouncil Conversations in June. Downtown Dallas Inc.,had a ter the pandemic began, Perpall chamber chair. sideto bridgethatgap.” “Nohuman wants their jobs website running on the and Olajide were joined on their Bastions of business “It’seasy for anycompanyor Perpall and Olajide were fo­ loved ones to be treated the chamber’s platform to connect call by Kelvin Walker,the first organization to makebold cused on diversity and inclu­ wayGeorge Floyd was treated. people who had lost their jobs Black CEO of the Citizens Coun­ Having twoBlack menat statements about social justice sionlong before the murder of Iunderstand the outrage, the due to the pandemic with com­ cil, and Dale Petroskey, presi­ the helm of Dallas’ bastionsof in the wakeofGeorge Floyd,” GeorgeFloydcreated wide­ anger,the frustration, the sense panies thatwere hiring. dentand CEO of the Regional business is afar cryfrom apho­ said Nielsen, executive vice spread civic unrest. of hopelessness, asense of de­ In the first six weeks after Chamber.Theycontinue to join to thatran in Fortune maga­ president of productsupport “It’sshame on us if John and spair; Ifeel that. Ilive thatev­ COVID­19 struck, Perpall and thecalls on Tuesdays. zineinJuly 1964 with astory andchiefquality officer for Idon’t useour roles as tools to erysingle day,”Olajide told the Olajide orchestrated andled a “Both of them are doing a about the business powerbrok­ Toyota Motor NorthAmerica. help ourcommunitiesofcolor gathering. seriesoffirst­ever combined masterful jobofcommunicating ers whoa r nDallas.The board “But the factthatJohnOlajide prosper and thereby help all of They both saythey’ve expe­ boardmeetings via Zoom. enough but not overbearing our members of the Dallas Citizens and Fred Perpall are in their us prosper,” said Perpall, who rienced subtle and not­so­sub­ “Why thesemeetingshadn’t members with it,”Walker said. Council, led by Dallas Mayor roles todayisthe result of in­ sits atop a$1.45 billion archi­ tle racial jabs. happened beforeisbeyond me,” “If we didn’t likeeach other so ErikJonsson, stood atop Dal­ tentional moves by the DRC tecture and construction com­ When Perpallmoved into said Olajide.“When we leverage much, therewould be asense of las’Memorial Auditorium with and DCC thatstarted several panyfounded by the Beck fam­ Highland Park sevenyears ago, the strength and the power of dreadat7:30.” the skyline as the backdrop. years ago, not areaction to re­ ily 108years ago. he was routinely pulled over by the DRCand the Citizens Olajide andPerpall recently All twodozen of them were cent events.” “Whatisthe benefit of hav­ police for rolling stops. Council,greatthings happen.” gave avirtual talk to the Dallas aging white men in dark suits. ingyoungerpeople and people “I would likemypeers who Olajideand Perpall co­au­ FridayGroup and discussed Before now, the 83­year­old Work to be done of colorintheseleadership are white to understand that thored an op­ed in The Dallas the importance of big business counciland the 111­year­old roles?’ Perpall asked. “It’shav­ there are some things thatI Morning News in late March helping the small. “That’swhat chamber had acombinedtotal Bothmen ardently believe ing true empathy for thecom­ have to deal with that they urging the businesscommuni­ aconnected Dallas should look of sixchairs who were women there is much work left to be munities thatare being impact­ don’t have to deal with,”Perpall ty to focus on initiatives that like,”Perpall told the executive or people of color. doneifeveryone in everypartof ed —not justto know about it, would save lives, ensure that leadership forum. 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Continued from Page 20A said. “But at the same time, when they put this article down, I hope they have an overwhelmingly positive feel­ ing about our opportunity for the future if they would just en­ gage a little more.” Olajide said he didn’t know he was Black until he came to the United States because ev­ eryone in Nigeria looked like him. He’s been asked more than once to fetch water at a busi­ ness meeting he was attending. The first time it happened, Ola­ jide didn’t say anything, got up and brought a water pitcher to the guy, who figured out later that Olajide wasn’t a waiter and apologized. Now that Olajide has more confidence, he just responds with a blank look. He and his brother were singled out and pulled over by a policeman while riding bikes in agroup at the Sea Island Re­ sort in Georgia. The police offi­ cer wanted to know what two Black guys were doing there. “We had to show our room key,” Olajide said. “We’re making progress, but it’s a long journey. So I don’t get mad. These things happen all the time.” Perpall and Olajide are also huge salesmen for the city. “I tell my friends across the country, ‘I don’t think there’s a better place in the United States to be Black right now than to be Black in Dallas.’ I truly believe that,” Perpall said. “Dallas is a frontier city and still is,” Olajide said. “If you go File Photo into a room and ask how many people are originally from here, The board of directors of the powerful Dallas Citizens Council broke with a tradition of behind­the­scenes anonymity and stood on top of Dallas’ Memo­ you won’t find many. So clearly rial Auditorium in 1964 for a photo in Fortune magazine. All of them were white men. The council was — and still is — the elite of the city’s business elite. there is something about the Dallas spirit that is welcoming magnate Robert L. Johnson. op of The Potter’s House mega­ and embraces other people. It’s AT A GLANCE “Fred’s eyes are always wide church, is a spiritual mentor to not about your family going Business groups open about who’s not in the Olajide and Perpall and said back 10 generations or even room.” Dallas needs more people like three. It’s show up, perform DALLAS CITIZENS COUNCIL them. and then you’ll be pulled in. Headquarters: Bank of America Right place, time “They are emblematic of an That’s been my story.” Plaza in downtown Dallas. emergent diversity pool that CEO: Kelvin Walker. Afew blocks away in down­ our city must embrace to re­ Agents of change Founded: 1937. town, the Regional Chamber’s main viable,” Jakes said. Membership: 107 marquee leadership was also almost ex­ Grafton Ifill III, who was re­ Perpall engages with an ora­ companies that are re­ clusively white males. cruited to Dallas from Wall tor’s passion. Olajide is soft­ presented by 170 C­level exec­ Dallas businesswoman and Street by Perpall, is a case in spoken but equally ardent utives. It is guided by a 25­ civic leader Liz Minyard was point. when it comes to talking about member board and a seven­ the first woman to be chair, Ifill said his cousin didn’t member executive committee. bringing more people to the serving from 1996 to 1998, fol­ overhype the city. The 34­year­ Annual dues: $11,000 to economic table. $15,000 per company depend­ lowed by a 15­year gap before old executive director at J.P. Both are naturalized citizens ing on size. banker Anne Motsenbocker Morgan Private Bank in Dallas who grew up in large extended Main focus: “To lead public became chair in 2013. Entre­ said the business establish­ families of modest circum­ policy areas of education, preneur Albert Black, who ment helped him get plugged stance and were exemplary stu­ mobility, housing and quality of served 20 years ago, was the into the community from the dents and star athletes who life and act as first responders only previous Black chair. moment he landed here nearly came to this country as teen­ for the Dallas business com­ But things have picked up of six years ago. agers to pursue higher educa­ Courtesy Dallas Regional Chamber munity in times of crisis.” late with Latina attorney Hilda “You can feel the gravita­ SOURCE: Dallas Citizens Council tion and the American dream. John Olajide gave his inaugural address as chairman of the Galvan, a partner of Jones Day, tional pull of the city to get Perpall, who hails from Nas­ Dallas Regional Chamber in January. DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER serving as chair in 2017 and newer executives to the city en­ sau in the Bahamas, was just shy Headquarters: Ross Tower in Michelle Vopni, Dallas office gaged and to ensure that peo­ of his 18th birthday when he ar­ “They’re like the Senate, and The Citizens Council is downtown Dallas. managing partner of Ernst & ple who come to Dallas from rived here to play basketball and we’re like the House of Repre­ largely responsible for the city’s CEO: Dale Petroskey. Young LLP, taking over as chair other cities really have a great study architecture at the Univer­ sentatives,” said Petroskey, who “can­do” moniker. It led the Founded: 1909 as an economic next year. experience here,” said Ifill, who sity of Texas at Arlington. By the became head of the chamber in push for desegregation of DISD development organization, Nielsen said that he and the sits on the board of the YMCA time he was 22, he had his mas­ 2014. “They’re the CEOs of the and the construction of North represents about 800 compa­ nominating committee had an­ of Metropolitan Dallas. “Dallas ter’s degree in architecture and largest companies, and we’re Central Expressway, DFW In­ nies of every size and industry. other kind of diversity in mind is a secret that you almost don’t was on his way to becoming a more grass­roots, with a broad­ ternational Airport and Ameri­ It has a 95­person board and a when they chose Olajide to fol­ want to share with anyone, but distinguished alumnus who er base and larger audience.” can Airlines Center. 30­member executive commit­ low him: Olajide is a boot­ at the same time, you have to gave the commencement ad­ The Dallas Citizens Council But in recent years, it has al­ tee. strapped success story. tell them about it because you Annual dues: $7,000 to dress in 2014. is the elite of the business elite so suffered from political mis­ “John Stephens from AT&T want them to come.” $50,000 per company de­ Peter Beck turned over his —CEOs and owners of the steps by endorsing candidates pending on size. was chair [in 2018], and then I Dennis Cail, a close friend of family company to Perpall city’s largest and most influen­ that failed to get elected. It Main focus: “To help make the followed him,” Nielsen said. Perpall’s, says he’s cautiously when Perpall was just 38. tial companies and profession­ doesn’t make election recom­ Dallas region the best place in “So you had two big, global cor­ optimistic about Dallas’ future. Olajide left Lagos, Nigeria, al firms who can make things mendations anymore. the United States for all people porations and two career cor­ “Fred Perpall and John Ola­ when he was 16 to attend Rich­ happen with a single phone And it’s been criticized for to live, work and do business.” porate guys. John’s an entre­ jide leading these civic organi­ land Community College. He call. being the mouthpiece of the SOURCE: Dallas Regional Chamber preneur who started his own zations as well as their business­ transferred to the University of This is still a prerequisite for Dallas establishment given its company in the tech space. In es is a leading indicator that Texas at Dallas, where he re­ getting an invitation to join. lack of diversity. color barrier. Ware served only my view, that was an incredible Dallas is primed to be a much ceived his telecommunications And therein lies the rub. “I get this about the Dallas four months before dying of step for the chamber.” more inclusive place,” said the engineering degree in 2004. “We saw that Dallas had Citizens Council: ‘Don’t you cancer in 2010. After the murder of George Black founder and CEO of Zir­ Twelve years later, Olajide be­ changed dramatically, and we know that was a racist organi­ Perpall became chair­elect Floyd, Olajide called a special tue, a startup tech financial ser­ came the youngest­ever recipi­ had an opportunity to change as zation run by all those rich seven years later. meeting of the executive com­ vices company. ent of UTD’s distinguished well,” said Jere Thompson Jr., white guys who controlled Dal­ Agather, the only woman to mittee to hear from Dallas Po­ “But you don’t want this to alumnus award. the immediate past chair of the las?’” Perpall“ said. My feeling ever chair the Citizens Council, lice Chief Reneé Hall, Black re­ be one­and­done. You know, a In 2007, Olajide formed Ax­ council and retired co­founder is the entire United States was said the influx of national com­ ligious leaders T.D. Jakes, Ri­ couple of these guys rise to the xess, which provides technolo­ of Ambit Energy. “All of us had built on racism. panies has added fuel for great­ chie Butler and Bryan Carter, top and Dallas thinks it’s this gy services for home health and worked really hard to find di­ “The important word for me er diversity, and Perpall enthu­ and criminal justice reformer uber progressive place, and hospice companies. verse business leaders of signifi­ is ‘becoming.’ Who we were is siastically heard the call. Doug Deason. then it just reverts back or re­ “From outward appearanc­ cant companies to step up, step not who we’re becoming. If “There’s a view now that we By the end of June, the mains static. This is the oppor­ es, you wouldn’t see how simi­ in and play these senior roles. It’s those of us of color don’t lean in need to be more reflective of chamber had established a per­ tunity and the risk.” lar they are,” said Petroskey, just difficult. Fred came in with a on the country that we could be our community,” said the chair­ manent “super­committee” of who considers both men close sizable company and an incredi­ and the city we want it to be — man of the Dallas region for board members for diversity, Twitter: @CherylHall_DMN friends. “John is soft spoken. ble presence. He can go as far as if we don’t go into these institu­ JPMorgan Chase & Co. “Fred’s equity and inclusion. Policing Fred is a louder voice. But they he wants to go, wherever he tions and places and change been a real driver of that. I’m a and criminal justice issues are both live their lives with inten­ wants to go. He’s that smart and them from the inside, we’re huge fan.” part of its oversight. Next in the series tionality that makes what they that competent. So he was a log­ never going to become what we Perpall was just months in­ “There’s been a tremendous do look easy. ical candidate if he was willing to could become.” to his term when he and the se­ response,” said Petroskey. “For­ John Olajide, CEO of Axxess “They’re respected in every accept it. Ultimately, he said yes.” It was four decades after lection committee hired Walk­ ty­eight members — more than Technology Solutions Inc., wants to make getting medical circle that they’re in.” The council currently has that photo was taken for For- er. half of our board — have signed care at home as easy as order­ 170 members representing 107 tune that banker Elaine Agath­ “My being hired by the Citi­ up.” ing a ride share. companies. The largest compa­ er temporarily broke the gen­ zens Council was a signal that The first organizational Senate and House Fred Perpall, CEO of the Beck nies — such as Toyota and der barrier to lead the Citizens we wanted to think more meeting will be held Aug. 25. Group, gives his unvarnished This symbiotic partnership AT&T — have two representa­ Council. Another decade went broadly and inclusively in our take on what it’s like to be a is remarkable given the history tives. Annual dues run from by before John Ware, former community,” said Walker, who ‘Gravitational pull’ Black CEO of a $1.45 billion of these two bastions of busi­ $11,000 to $15,000 depending Dallas city manager and pri­ previously headed the Dallas company in Dallas. ness. on the size of the company. vate equity executive, broke the private equity office of media T.D. Jakes, renowned bish­

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