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College students Why every child should finding solutions for mobility

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An unpleasant experience I had DCCCD students many years ago on an airplane ini - training with tially left me angry. But it has since come to shape my thoughts on race Irving firemen and how increased diversity in the medical profession could influence -See Page 5 the way white Americans view black men like me. E-sports is a When I was 20, I boarded a flight from St. Louis to Houston for a trip learning tool home from college. The temperature at Dallas Can was cool, so like a typical student I was wearing sweatpants and a -See Page 6 hoodie. Shortly after finding my seat, a middle-aged white woman sat Celebrating next to me. Seeing Black men in positive roles, such as doctors, would go a long way to alleviate stereo - We exchanged pleasantries, as types according to Dr. Dale Okorodudu, a pulmonary and critical care physician. (Image: July 4 in the Screen shot from a video by UT Southwestern) strangers on a plane often do. But DFW area then, over the course of the two-hour would become a doctor in a few the problem. years. Misperceptions of black men per - flight, this woman began to belittle -See Page 8 me. She criticized the way I was I suspect that she had had limited sist among individuals who have lit - dressed and told me that I didn’t interactions with black men over the tle real-world contact with them. I’m speak well. What stuck with me the course of her life. Since then, I have willing to bet that when many Amer - Empire returns most was when she said, “Nobody come to believe that if more people icans close their eyes and imagine a will ever take you seriously. You’ll got to know successful black profes - black man, what comes to mind may for the final never be successful.” sionals, outlooks would change. not be the most positive picture. But season Sept. 24 I remember asking myself: Is this Bias and racism begin to develop it should be. The truth of the matter what some people think when they in children as early as age 5. As they is that most black men are people -See Page 10 see a person who looks like me? become aware of race, they make as - with normal jobs and lives like I’ve often reflected on that un - sociations based on how people everyone else. Yet that’s difficult for Sister Tarpley: usual encounter, wondering what look. Negative parental attitudes can someone to appreciate if they don’t would prompt a person to act that make children wary and judgmental see them regularly. The eternal of people who look different from Being cared for by a black male way. Clearly, my seatmate saw a sales call young black man in a hoodie as a them; the lack of positive minority See DOCTOR, Page 7 hopeless failure, not as a person who imagery in the media only adds to -See Page 15 INSIDE... See Page 2 People In The News... People In The News ...... 2 Op/Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 READERS Community ...... 5 SOUND OFF!!! Education ...... 6 See Page 2 to see what Irving / Carrollton / Plano ...... 7 NDG readers are saying City Briefs / July 4 ...... 8 about the latest news! Entertainment ...... 9-10 SN Anthony Mack Kim Anderson Marketplace ...... 11-12 Career Opportunity ...... 13 NDG Quote of the Week: "Never lose faith in America. Its faults are yours to fix, not to curse.” Church Directory ...... 14-15 NDG Book Review ...... 16 - Gen. Colin Powell People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com like a family.” helped me learn the right very clean.” and will continue to be our Mack, a 2016 graduate of way to do things and help me With more than 50 percent people who define the role SN Anthony Mack Lakeridge High School, is a keep out of trouble.” of the world's shipping ton - our Navy plays around the By Lt. Jake Joy yeoman aboard the forward- U.S. 7th Fleet spans more nage and a third of the world. People who've made Navy Office of deployed amphibious trans - than 124 million square kilo - world's crude oil passing a choice, and have the will Community Outreach port dock ship USS Green meters, stretching from the through the region, the and strength of character to Bay in Sasebo, Japan. International Date Line to the United States has historic make a difference." SASEBO, Japan – Sea - “I take care of the ship’s India/Pakistan border; and and enduring interests in this These ships support mis -

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2 | June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Op-Ed Black women incarcerated for poverty By Oscar H. Blayton tive has reported that in 2015, parental incarceration im - care about the plight of these the median income for Black pacts negatively on a child. victims of poverty, women It seems like every day we women incarcerated prior to Studies by the Prison Policy now represent a higher pro - learn about another facet of trial was $9,083, while the Initiative have linked parental portion of the U.S. prison and P.O. Box 763866 - Dallas, Texas 75376-3866 the cruelty of the American typical amount of bail in incarceration to that child’s jail populations than in the Phone: 972-432-5219 - Fax: 972-509-9058 criminal justice system. Ava those instances was $10,000. risk of violence and victim - past. A May 2019 analysis of DuVernay’s blockbuster doc - It is obscene that too often ization, as well as chronic the Bureau of Justice Statis - “Do what you say you are umentary on Netflix, When bail is set at an amount health problems. tics data by essayists in the going to do ... when you say They See Us, has heightened greater than the annual in - Incarceration can cause a New York Review of Books you are going to do it. ” the furor over the fact that, in come of a person facing a woman to lose her job, lose reveals that in “1983, women America, law enforcement minor charge. her housing and even lose her made up just under 9 percent Publisher’s Office: means “control” rather than It is not uncommon for child. Incarceration of the of people admitted to jail. By [email protected] “justice” for people of color. people of color to be sent to poor is a public policy that 2000, that share had grown to Sales Department: And while the story of how jail for not paying fines. And creates and maintains a cycle 15 percent; and in 2016, [email protected] the American legal system it is outrageous when those of poverty. It is well known women comprised 23 percent 972-509-9049 failed the Central Park Five is people are incarcerated for that incarceration usually re - of all admissions.” horrific – and for some, hard not paying fines and fees for sults in the loss of a job. It is Women of color work the Editorial Department: to watch – it is only one of violations that are not jailable less well known that incar - hardest for the least amount [email protected] many chapters in the saga of offenses. ceration often results in the of money, and because they how this country lashes peo - The threat of incarceration loss of stable housing. In his have the least money, they Online: ple of color with judicial op - and, ultimately, incarceration 2016 book, Evicted: Poverty are the most likely to be www.NorthDallasGazette.com pression. has been used by some cities and Profit in the American jailed for their poverty. www.twitter.com/NDGEditor Just as we should not avert and towns strapped for City, sociologist and Prince - When America looks in www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette our eyes from the tragedy money to squeeze dollars out ton University professor the mirror, we see we are a www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette suffered by the Central Park of the most vulnerable mem - Matthew Desmond set out nation that not only jails the www.instagram.com/NorthDallasGazette Five, we should not avert our bers of their communities. that, “Eviction is a cause, not poor for being poor, but we eyes from the plight of poor In 2015, CNN reported just a condition, of poverty.” jail the poorest of the poor. women of color who remain how the U.S. Justice Depart - And Princeton University’s Is this who we want to be? STAFF behind bars simply because ment revealed a pattern and “Eviction Lab” published an Is this who we want our Chairman Emeritus Religious/ Marketing Editor they are poor. practice of racial discrimina - online report in 2018 titled country to be? This nation Jim Bochum Shirley Demus Tarpley The nonprofit organization tion within Ferguson, Mis - Why Eviction Matters stating was founded upon so many 1933 – 2009 (“Sister Tarpley”) Prison Policy Initiative has souri, that targeted African that evictions “disproportion - injustices, too many of which reported that almost two out American residents for tick - ately affect low-income persist to this day. One of Published By NDG Senior Columnist of every three women in jail ets and fines. And when women, in particular women those is punishing the poor Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Ed Gray have not been convicted of a these tickets and fines went of color.” for being poor. crime. They are incarcerated unpaid, those residents often Drilling down into this in - Gone are the days of Editor Contributing Writers went to jail. justice, we find that, accord - debtors’ prisons, but impris - Ruth Ferguson Tiffany Gilbert awaiting resolution of their Jackie Hardy cases. Not only is this practice a ing to the Prison Policy Ini - oning the poor is still with us. Community Marketing Rachel Hawkins The main reason for this grave injustice, but it inflicts tiative, “[I]ncarcerated It is time to take a stand and Nadina Davis Angela Loston startling fact is that many wounds upon our society. women are more likely than demand that our lawmakers Jacquinette Murphy women are unable to raise the The New York Review of incarcerated men to be poor, turn this practice into nothing Account Executive necessary funds for a cash Books reports that eight out single parents, primary care - more than a bad memory. Elle Avery Dwain Price Terri Schlichenmeyer bail. And this, simply put, is of 10 women in jail are moth - givers, and to be victims of Oscar H. Blayton is a for - Production Nicole Scott punishment for the “crime of ers, and most of them are sin - violence, abuse, and trauma.” mer Marine Corps combat David Wilfong David Wilfong poverty.” gle parents. There should be Because of policies being pilot and human rights activist The Prison Policy Initia - no need to explain how made by those who do not who practices law in Virginia. July 4th and the American Spirit By Glenn Mollette My initial reaction to their most no one else could ever the world. Heroically they wire walking was "these peo - imagine even trying. embraced and put aside their The fourth of July is here ple are crazy." However, the Most of us cannot imagine fear to fight and die for you and all Americans hopefully Wallenda's are super talented, what was going through the and me. They are the true will embrace the day without phenomenal athletes who minds of 56 men on July 4, American heroes who made fear, total liberation and the looked like Marvel comic 1776, when they met in the ultimate sacrifice for our American spirit. super humans as they wire Philadelphia to pass a resolu - country and embodied the Nik and Lijana Wallenda walked with mega million tion declaring their independ - American Spirit. on Sunday night, June 23 in dollar billboards lit up behind ence from England. There This July 4th let's be en - crazy, outlandish, courage, them. I can't imagine the was fear of what lay ahead couraged. We live in a free extreme athleticism and faith strength, rehearsal and nerve and what they did that day country where we have the loudly proclaimed the Amer - it took for such an accom - would cost them greatly in freedom to try and even do ican spirit - pursuing life and plishment. the years to come. However, the impossible. If fear is overcoming fear. Walking a The Wallenda's message to they overcame their fear, holding you back it's part of high wire 25 stories above the world is overcoming fear. moved forward and their new the normal process of living Times Square, New York and Lijana suffered from multiple way of thinking about gov - and trying. Our forefather's for 1,300 feet they talked, injuries from another high ernment would change the paved the way, and millions North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for sang, praised Jesus and made wire act where her family course of human history. of brave Americans have unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make the palms sweat of millions fell, that has been replayed on Visit almost any cemetery maintained the real spirit of appropriate revisions. of Americans who were television numerous times. in America and you'll find America. The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded frozen to their televisions. Before the world she over - grave markers of American Contact Glenn at GMol - in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. They did what I would never came her fear, proclaimed her soldiers who faced cruel ene - [email protected] or glennmol - even consider. faith in God and did what mies on battlefields around lette.com. For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com June 27 - July 10 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com New parents and a newborn with Sickle Cell Disease: What now? By Dr. Kevin Williams started to run through our to the health of the child. the SCD community, Chief Medical Officer minds, and we wondered What are some tips for and the Sickle Cell for Rare Disease at Pfizer what this would ultimately helping parents cope with Disease Association of mean for our daughter. the news? America(SCDAA), which For the last two years, Dr. Kevin: I know that TaLana: I know that I publishes a calendar of local I’ve been honored to talk for many parents, an SCD needed time to digest the SCD events around the with you about sickle cell diagnosis can certainly be news to really understand country. disease (SCD) through this overwhelming, and I see how the diagnosis would How can family and column, sharing important how parents may fear the impact our child and family. friends offer support? information and my per - worst. However, it’s impor - Once I had a stronger un - TaLana: I tell parents of spectives as a medical pro - tant to know that in recent derstanding of the disease children with SCD to edu - fessional. Now, as the “Ask years we’ve seen advances and how it would manifest cate their loved ones about Dr. Kevin” series enters its in understanding and scien - over time as my child grew, the disease and to communi - third year, I wanted to It’s important to know that in recent years we’ve seen advances in un - tific breakthroughs that are I started to have a better idea cate how it affects your change things a bit by let - derstanding and scientific breakthroughs that are potentially paving the potentially paving the way of the support needed from child. Teaching others about ting you also hear directly way for better care of people with SCD. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) for better care of people my family and our local the condition gives me the with SCD. community. opportunity to explain what from those who matter child has SCD can feel over - about the topic. I also can’t stress enough Dr. Kevin: I’ve seen in - kind of specific support I most—people living with whelming and scary. While What are the biggest to new parents the impor - credible connections and need. It also allows my fam - SCD and their caregivers. family and friends can be an fears and challenges tance of setting up a health - support systems form when ily and friends to figure out In this article, I’d like to important source of support, parents face upon care team for their child as parents of a child with SCD how to best provide sup - introduce you to TaLana they may not always know learning their child soon as possible. Receiving talk with other parents going port—whether it be a ride to Hughes, a mother of three the best way to help—and has SCD? care early and often can help through the same thing. an appointment, a change of who is also the executive di - parents may find it hard to TaLana: Immediately reduce the impacts and There’s a certain comfort clothes for an overnight stay rector of the Sickle Cell Dis - explain what they need. after my child received the complications of the dis - that comes from talking to in the hospital, or help with ease Association of Illinois In order to help people diagnosis, my husband and ease. SCD takes a toll on all those who have “been there, small chores at home. (SCDAI). TaLana has one better understand what it’s I experienced an initial systems of the body, so hav - done that.” Parents can meet Dr. Kevin: I also encour - child with SCD and two like to be a parent of a new - wave of shock and fear. It ing a team made up of a pe - other families through local age family members and children with the sickle cell born with SCD, and how became suddenly apparent diatric hematologist, pri - community groups, online friends to learn as much as trait. family and friends can be that both of us have the mary care doctor, and other platforms like oneSCD - they can on their own, be - As TaLana knows from most helpful, TaLana and I sickle cell trait which we specialists, such as an eye voice*,which includes cu - cause there are still a num - both personal experience share our thoughts below on passed down to our child. doctor, pulmonologist, car - rated content and a wealth and through her work with some of the most common After the initial shock wore diologist, and dentist, is key of information for those in See SICKLE , Page 11 SCDAI, learning that your questions we’ve been asked off, a million questions EPICS students’ designs help turn toys into mobility devices for kids (UT Dallas) When pedi - ride-on cars could be driven “The EPICS teams must around $400.” atric physical therapist Mar - using multiple switch inputs ensure the device modifica - EPICS students are espe - garet Scholl wanted to create and that the speed and jerki - tions can be easily repro - cially interested in helping mobility devices for her ness of the cars could be duced using a variety of young children achieve their youngest patients, students controlled using a specific models, and they deliver a potential. in the UTDesign Engineer - open-source electronic pro - manual with build instruc - “The mind is active — ing Projects in Community totyping platform. tions,” Bennett said. “These Service (EPICS) program at “This was when I reached devices can be re-created for See EPICS , Page 11 The University of Texas at out to UTD because I knew I Dallas helped get her project was in way over my head,” rolling. she said. “So many children under Modeled after a similar age 3 are robbed of move - program at Purdue Univer - ment experiences,” Scholl From left: Engineering students Omar Ijazi, Anupam Adhikari, Su - sity, EPICS at UT Dallas is a said. “I have struggled for sana Lainez, Amy Abraham and Lan Bui used their design skills to one-credit, one-semester help create mobility devices for children with disabilities. years with families when it (Photo: UT Dallas) course that provides students comes to equipment. Most with the opportunity to prac - funding sources will not the University’s Erik Jons - modifications that were cre - tice their design skills by even consider paying for a son School of Engineering ated by undergraduate stu - completing projects submit - power wheelchair if the child and Computer Science for dents in the EPICS design ted by nonprofit organiza - is under 3.” technical help. course. tions. Projects not completed Scholl and other physical EPICS students are cur - “I knew what I wanted to in one semester are passed therapists are helping those rently working on a Hover do, but not how to do it,” she along to the next team. families by converting com - Buggy project, a custom said. “These programs usu - EPICS students gain monly available children’s hoverboard modification, for ally take 6-volt ride-on cars broad experience through toys into mobility devices. Early Wheels. and adapt them so they can their projects, in part because Inspired by a national pro - Scholl worked with run with a single switch they meticulously document gram, Scholl founded Early EPICS instructor Terrell input. But what about kids their process. Each project Wheels, a nonprofit de - Bennett MS’07, PhD’16 to with no upper extremity encompasses technical writ - signed to provide pediatric develop her project and function?” ing, research and client rela - patients with the modified found what she needed — Scholl had learned tions — more than a typical toys. She then reached out to original designs for the toy through research that regular undergraduate assignment.

4 | June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community DCCCD students will have the opportunity to learn from the Irving Fire Department By Rachel Hawkins College District on behalf professionals. Duty-days, in this is an unpaid teaching NDG Contributing Writer of Brookhaven College and this case, the student’s as - opportunity. El Centro College for signed rotation-day, is a The hospital minimum Dallas County Commu - Emergency medical serv - commitment to provide a clinical assignment hours nity College District ices student internships with necessary public service, in for EMT-P is 288 hours in (DCCCD) students with a the Irving Fire Department, exchange for in the field life eight to 12-hour shifts. The passion for fire safety, and was approved during the training. MICU internship minimum medical, will have the op - Irving City Council meeting According to the clinical assignment hours is portunity to gain experience on June 20. This agreement DCCCD colleges policies, 264 hours in 24-hour shifts through a new partnership will be a five-year term, the EMS Program partici - on “every third day” rotat - with the City of Irving. which will last from June 6, pants at no time during a ing schedule. The resolution presented 2019, to June 5, 2024. clinical or internship can be To complete this pro - to the Irving City Council There is no such thing as part of the regularly as - gram, students must com - was Approving an educa - a holiday from emergen - signed staff at a clinical site plete all clinical experi - Brookhaven and El Centro students will have an opportunity to train tional service agreement be - cies, leading to an ever or an ambulance vehicle. In ences, hospital, and MICU with the Irving Fire Department. tween the City of Irving and growing need for qualified other words, they are not re - within the designated time- (Photo: Brookhaven Emergency Medical Services) Dallas County Community emergency and healthcare placing trained paid staff; frame for their class. Dallas Area Habitat aims to improve home affordability in Dallas County Nearly 19 million house - that homeownership brings coordinated advocacy efforts stability homeownership pro - cation library and mobile app ilies achieving the goal of holds across the United States continues to remain out of at the local, state and federal vides," said Dave Crawford, this year, anyone can access homeownership in Dallas. are spending at least half of reach for too many people in levels. Dallas Habitat CEO. education modules about top - Since 1986, we've provided their income on a place to our region. Cost of Home focuses on "Through HUD-certified ics such as understanding access to potential homeown - live, often forgoing basic ne - Last week, Dallas Area improving housing afford - homeownership classes, the credit scores, and determining ers through our home builds, cessities such as food and Habitat for Humanity joined ability across the housing organization educates hun - a responsible debt-to-income neighborhood redevelopment healthcare to make ends Habitat organizations across continuum in four specific dreds of individuals each year ratio, so that more residents and educational classes, help - meet. In fact, cost-burdened the country to launch a new policy areas: increasing sup - in financial literacy to lay a can benefit from the vast re - ing thousands become mort - households with children national advocacy campaign ply and preservation of af - foundation to become an in - sources and knowledge that gage ready in Dallas County," spend on average $190 less aimed at improving home af - fordable homes, equitably in - formed homebuyer on the Dallas Habitat has to offer." said Tosha Herron-Bruff, on food and 70 percent less fordability for 10 million peo - creasing access to credit, op - open market. And with the re - "We are pleased to be mak - Dallas Habitat VP of Govern - on healthcare when com - ple in the U.S. over the next timizing land use for afford - lease of our new digital edu - ing strides toward more fam - ment Relations. pared with similar house - five years. Marking signifi - able homes, and ensuring ac - holds living in affordable cant growth in Habitat's com - cess to and development of homes. mitment to ensuring that communities of opportunity. Dallas has the lowest everyone has a safe and de - "Dallas Area Habitat for homeownership rate at 41.5% cent place to call home, the Humanity has already taken among the state's largest Cost of Home campaign several steps to empower cities, with the national aver - seeks to identify and improve more of our neighbors with age being 64%. The stability policies and systems through the personal and economic DART offering transportation to Fourth of July events North Texans looking to Parade and Reception, Irving Rowlett Station) ride public transit to catch Heritage District, 9:00 a.m. – Mobility Management's one of the many Independ - Noon, cityofirving.org, Paratransit Services will op - ence Day celebrations on (Downtown Irving/Heritage erate on a Saturday sched - Thursday, July 4, should be Crossing Station) ule Thursday, July 4. X- aware Dallas Area Rapid • Fair Park Fourth, Fair Press Booking, Web Trip Transit (DART) bus, light Park, fairpark.org, (Fair Park Booking and Voice Mail rail and Dallas Streetcar Station and MLK, Jr. Sta - Booking are available, but services will follow a Sun - tion) the Paratransit Scheduling day schedule, and Trinity • Garland Star Spangled Center will be closed. Cus - Railway Express (TRE) Spectacular, Firewheel Town tomers may call the center trains will not operate. Center, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m., vis - Tuesday, July 2, to book Celebrations for you and itgarlandtx.com, (Downtown their trips through Thurs - your family include: Garland Station, then Bus day, July 4, and Wednesday, • Rowlett Freedom 5K on Route 513) July 3, to book their trips Main, Main Street, Rowlett, • Irving Independence Day through Saturday, July 6. 7:15 a.m., rowlett5k.com, Fireworks Show, Lake Car - Route and schedule infor - (Downtown Rowlett Station) olyn, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., city - mation is available at 214- • Five on the 4th, Klyde ofirving.org, (Las Colinas 979-1111, DART.org and Warren Park, 8:00 a.m., run - Urban Center Station) trinityrailwayexpress.org. dallas.com, (St. Paul or • Rowlett Fireworks on More information on holi - Akard station, M-Line Trol - Main, Pecan Grove Park, day destinations can be ley) 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., found at DART.org/fire - • Irving Independence Day ci.rowlett.tx.us, (Downtown works.

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E for their dedication to excel - In addition to a base stipend. for teachers and staff UNT plans to expand availability of non-credit, online courses The University of North such as University of Penn - tion to either enroll in the port of our mission to provide “Engaging with courses on among the nation’s top 100 Texas soon will offer non- sylvania, University of Illi - course to listen to the videos access to education, our plan the Coursera platfrom gives schools, including top marks credit, online courses in a va - nois at Urbana-Champaign, and explore content for free is to continue to explore op - learners access to the subject for some of its online pro - riety of subjects through University of Michigan, or to pay a fee to complete the tions to give North Texas stu - matter but also a sense of grams. Coursera, giving more learn - Johns Hopkins University, quizzes and receive a certifi - dents and learners from ethos of being a UNT student “We are pleased to partner ers access to world-class edu - Stanford University and cation. The Coursera Certifi - around the globe flexible and exposure to UNT faculty with UNT and look forward cational content created and more. cation is the second most learning options and more who care deeply about teach - to adding UNT courses to the taught by UNT faculty. The massive open online cited credential on LinkedIn. ways to help them reach aca - ing students and quality learn - Coursera learning platform The university recently course (MOOC) format al - “We plan to launch three to demic and career goals.” ing outcomes,” said Karen that currently serves 40 mil - inked a deal with the popular lows students to engage with five MOOCs within the next Non-credit courses offer Bollinger, UNT assistant vice lion learners, 1,800 busi - online education company, course content on their own year,” said Adam Fein, UNT students an opportunity to president of digital growth. nesses and over 150 top uni - joining an elite group of schedule and at their own vice president of digital strat - prep for actual for-credit A Tier-One research uni - versities,” said Coursera CEO higher education institutions pace. Learners have the op - egy and innovation. “In sup - courses. versity, UNT regularly ranks Jeff Maggioncalda.

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6 | June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com wAwrtws .&N oErnthteDratalliansmGeanzte tte.com Irving / Carrollton / Plano Carrollton reminds citizens only rain goes in the storm drain Clean water is a natural any type of treatment, mean - These contaminants pollute fish kill or relocation. • With a mulching mower, introduced into the resource and the centerpiece ing whatever the rainwater our surface waters and affect Storm drain inlets are not the grass will not be blown stormwater each year, so of any healthy environment. picks up, flows into the inlet the local drinking water sup - trash cans. In Carrollton, the out of the side and there is Carrollton relies heavily on With continued heavy rain - and comes out in a lake, ply, recreation, and wildlife. polluted storm water runoff no need to worry about grass its residents and businesses fall in the area, the City of stream, or pond. Grass clippings clog the eventually flows into the blowing into the street. to help keep pollution out of Carrollton reminds citizens Ideally, stormwater City’s storm drain system, Trinity River, impacting the • If a storm drain appears surface waters and to report about the importance of should be comprised com - accumulate in inlets and out - source of the City’s drinking to be clogged and can be violators when seen. keeping stormwater pollu - pletely of rainwater. The falls, and flood the street in - water. cleared safely, stand on the Since stormwater pollu - tant free. storm drain is designed to stead of draining the rain Here are a few tips on tion is one of the most diffi - sidewalk and use a rake to Stormwater is rainwater remove rain water quickly water effectively. The clip - how to keep grass clippings cult sources of water pollu - reach the leaves without en - or snow melt that flows over from streets and parking lots pings also carry nutrients out of the City’s storm drain tion to control, keeping it surfaces, like driveways, to prevent flooding. Unfor - which cause plants and system: tering the street. Residents clean is a community-wide roofs, lawns, and buildings, tunately, as the water flows algae in waterways to grow • For mowers that shoot are not expected to work in effort. Residents can help by and then enters the storm over the various surfaces, it faster and more abundantly. grass clippings out of the the road to remove leaves properly caring for their drain system by the storm picks up contaminants and This plant growth chokes a side, mow a couple of passes and grass clippings. lawns and cars, not littering, inlets (gutters) located in carries them to the water - waterway by removing oxy - with the mower blowing to - • Volunteer to label storm and never putting anything parking lots and on the sides ways, resulting in water pol - gen from the water and forc - wards the yard before mow - drains in your neighborhood down storm drains. To re - of streets. These inlets are lution. While some contam - ing fish to relocate or die. ing the rest of the yard. to inform residents that they port polluters, call 972-466- designed to remove water inants can be things such as When beneficial plants in • For mowers with a flow directly to City lakes 3060. from the streets to prevent motor oil, soap/detergents, the waterway die, the grass-collecting attachment, and streams. To learn more about flooding. The water is then paint, trash, pet and human amount of oxygen in the make sure to keep the clip - The City’s stormwater preventing stormwater discharged to surface waters waste, and fertilizers, it can water needed for the fish pings on the yard and out of permit from the State re - pollution, call 972-466- like ponds, creeks, wetlands, include grass clippings and and other wildlife is re - the street, curb inlet, ditch, quires a reduction in the 3063 or visit cityofcarroll - and rivers without receiving other vegetation as well. duced, again resulting in a or creek. amount of pollution that is ton.com/stormwater. DART hearings to include SNAP enrollees in reduced fare program; free paratransit rides on election day Typically an announce - customer for free rides from DART Headquarters – those who have pre-regis - ment of a DART hearing re - 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on any state Board Room located at tered. garding fares signals a fare or national primary or gen - 1401 Pacific Ave. In addition, written com - increase request. However, eral election day. Showing a Opportunity for ments received any time be - this time DART is actually valid voter registration card. public input fore the hearing is ad - looking at ways to make • Revision of the free fare The DART Board of Di - journed will become a part public transportation more policy to require full pay - rectors encourages public of the official hearing affordable for low-income ment on Bus Route 524 comments on the night of record. Written comments groups. They also are ex - (aka Love Link, currently the public hearing or in may be submitted the night panding free rides on elec - free shuttle service between writing beforehand. Those of the hearing or mailed in tion day. Love Field Airport and In - desiring to speak should advance to: The DART Board of Di - A DART Red Line train leaves the Tyler/Vernon station during its wood/Love Field Station). contact DART Community daily service to commuters. (Photo: David Wilfong / NDG) January 2020 Fare rectors has called for a pub - This shuttle will no longer Engagement at 214-749- Restructure Public Hearing lic hearing, preceded by a duced Fare category for bus Program, Medicaid or other be free. 2543 to register. Advance pair of pre-public hearing and rail to include enrollees low-income groups as ap - The pre-public hearing is registration will be accepted P.O. Box 660163 meetings, to consider pro - in the following programs: proved by the DART scheduled for Tuesday, July until 1 p.m. on the day of 1401 Pacific Ave. posed fare structure adjust - Texas Temporary Assis - Board; this would be imple - 2 at noon and again at 6:30 the hearing. Those who Dallas, TX 75266-7232 ments. These changes, to tance for Needy Families, mented as a pilot program p.m. Then the final public have not pre-registered may Those sending comments take effect January 1, 2020, Supplemental Nutrition As - in effect until September hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. sign up immediately before should include their name, would include: sistance Program, Compre - 30, 2021. a week later on July 9. Both the hearing begins and will address and telephone num - • Expansion of the Re - hensive Energy Assistance • Addition of Paratransit meetings will be held at the be scheduled to speak after ber.

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For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 7 City Briefs / July 4 www.NorthDallasGazette.com Plano planning big fireworks for the 4th of July Be part of a bigger, better 2801 E. Spring Creek Pwy. Haggard Park, 901 E. 15th p.m., the Eisemann Center in All American 4th Festival & Park at Collin College or St. in Historic Downtown Richardson ($13-85 per Fireworks. Plano is upping Plano Event Center. Bring Plano (free). Bring your lawn ticket). Maestro Hector Guz - our game with more food op - your lawn chairs and picnic chair (or a picnic blanket). man leads the Symphony and tions, live music and a kid blanket for a beautiful night • Plano Lions Independ - the Patriotic Pops Chorus in zone. Gates open at 4 p.m. under the Plano sky. Coolers ence Day Parade - Thursday, “Salute to the Armed Serv - with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. are allowed but alcohol is July 4, 9-11 a.m., along Inde - ices.” Enjoy the air condi - h s

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8 | June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Entertainment Empire returns for sixth and final season on Sept. 24 FOX has set the fall pre - Hit drama 9-1-1 returns All-new Tuesdays begin hour season premiere at 7 miere dates for its new and for its third season on Mon - Sept. 24, with the sixth and p.m. returning series. day, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m., fol - final season premiere of THURSDAY NIGHT Kicking off the new sea - lowed by the series pre - EMPIRE at 8 p.m., follow - FOOTBALL, with NFL son, the 71st Primetime miere of crime drama ing the Season Three return Hall of Famers Terry Brad - Emmy Awards will air live PRODIGAL SON at 8 p.m., of THE RESIDENT at 9 shaw, Howie Long and coast-to-coast from the Mi - starring Tom Payne, Emmy p.m. Michael Strahan headlining crosoft Theater at L.A. Award and Golden Globe On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the pregame show, returns LIVE in Los Angeles on nominee Michael Sheen, television’s #1 new series, Sept. 26 6:30 p.m. as the

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F on FOX. Diamond Phillips. returns with a special two- Philadelphia Eagles. Frisco Educator nabs starring role in Plano Summer Musicals’ Beauty and the Beast North Texas Performing The classic story tells of magical and heartwarming is filled with spectacular Arts Repertory Theatre Belle, a young woman in a evening. costume and set opportuni - opened its Plano Summer provincial town, and the “Like most Disney shows ties or, even more simply Musical Series with the Beast, who is really a young there is certainly a target au - staged, Disney's Beauty and magical Disney’s “Beauty prince trapped under the dience for young patrons of the Beast offers a great op - and the Beast”, featuring a spell of an enchantress. If the the arts, however our hope is portunity to bring your entire cast of some of DFW’s Beast can learn to love and that the parents that bring community together for finest adult performers in the be loved, the curse will end their kids to the show are family theatre at its best. o t

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Carnegie Hall to a high o entire family together for a This "tale as old as time" https://ntparep.org. school theater teacher. C Co-starring with “Belle” where he recently led them Arts’ Plano Summer Musi - Alexis Bruza whose voice to become the 2019 UIL 5A cals. Allen’s work onstage and beauty grace the stage, State One-Act Play silver shows that one can be a great Kris Allen lends his boom - medalists. performer and still perform ing baritone and subtle He previously excelled well in the classroom. growls to offer a compelling onstage, having captured a “Being a performer and and powerful performance Column Award for his por - teacher can be tricky,” says as the “Beast.” With a dual- trayal of “Sam Carmichael” Allen. “In my experience, career of educator and per - in Mamma Mia, together performing has given me the former, Kris Allen devotes with other impressive cred - opportunity to show my stu - most of his time to his stu - its and his captivating per - dents and their parents that dents as the Director of The - formance as the “Beast” in maybe I really do know atre at Frisco High School North Texas Performing what I’m talking about.” NDG Entertainment: Art and flavors this week in Dallas The Parlor, Dallas' present his vibrant paintings op, free henna tattoos, and newest cocktail bar located with a focus on enveloping free calaca face painting. within the Sheraton Dallas a very real message of World of Foodies is free to Hotel, presents Art Beyond strength and pride through attend. Sample-size por - The Glass , an immersive perseverance. tions will be available for art show featuring the work $3, and full-size portion of two local artists along Join the City of Carroll - prices vary by vendor. For with live music, passed ton for a tasty adventure at the ultimate experience, apps, drink specials, and a the inaugural World of purchase a “Foodie Pass - Roxor Gin Tasting on Fri - Foodies Fest from 3-9 p.m. port” for ages 21+ before day, June 28, from 5-10 on Saturday, June 29 in His - the event for $30 while sup - p.m. toric Downtown Carrollton plies last. Passports include (1106 S. Broadway Street). two cocktail samples, nine Swing by the newest Enjoy authentic interna - food samples, and a sou - speakeasy-style cocktail bar tional refreshments as you venir World of Foodies in the city to see Falk jam out to music from glass. World of Foodies Dauben showcase his around the globe. The event glasses will be available at urban style animal street art will include games, an the event for $5 while sup - on canvas and Alex DeJesus “Around the World” photo plies last. Enter to Win! NDG Entertainment Ticket Giveaway!!! Visit us on Facebook to win tickets Ticket Giveaway to the the hottest events in Dallas/Fort Worth!!!! Do you have an upcoming event? Contact NDG Entertainment at [email protected] June 27 - July 10 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 9 Entertainment Too! To advertise your upcoming entertainment event contact marketing@northdallaCsgaarz Retteev.cioemw 2019 Addison Kaboom Town Watch Parties North Texans know Addi - food and drink and a DJ. berry puree reduction and all day. son Kaboom Town is the FOGO DE CHAO 4300 strawberry puree reduction. THE LONDONER premiere place to watch fire - Belt Line Rd.; Enjoy light Live music by Kirk Hol - 14930 Midway Road; Enjoy works. bites and beverages on the loway will be on the patio the Women’s World Cup The event is held annually Fogo de Chao patio as you from 8-11 p.m. Specials will semifinal at 2 p.m. Drink on July 3rd, and is the re - enjoy the award-winning run from 3 p.m. to close and specials throughout the af - gion’s most award-winning fireworks. include $5 cocktails, $5 ternoon and free parking fireworks show. But the THE HUB 4145 Belt wines, $3 draft beers, $18 with the purchase of any en - night's fun is not all about Line Road; Enjoy a family- tall boy buckets (includes 4), trée (while it lasts). the fireworks, you want to friendly bash with BBQ, $36 canned wine buckets MCDONALD’S 3795 E. enjoy a good meal too. drinks and more. (includes 4), and $5 Belt Line Road; Enjoy bal - Because Addison covers IDA CLAIRE 5001 Belt bar bites. Tickets loon artists and face painters only 4.4 square miles, the Line Road, Dallas, 214-377- are limited, so email in the lobby on July 3 from entire town becomes a giant 8227 [email protected] to 5-7 p.m. n

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10 | June 27 - July 10, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette Do you have an upcoming event? Contact NDG Entertainment at [email protected] Contact Marketing at 972-432-5219 for Career Opportunity Advertising Marketplace $200M in restitution and forgiveness delivers financial justice to consumers harmed by for-profit colleges By Charlene Crowell College. In a second devel - educations that rarely were the settlement will bring advocates like the Virginia Protection Bureau (CFPB) – opment, private legal advo - delivered. $4.2 million to 412 former Poverty Law Center secured especially when it comes to The struggle to eliminate cates secured $39.7 million Now through intergovern - ITT Tech students. nearly $39.7 million in resti - payday lending and other high-cost predatory debt is a in restitution and canceled mental cooperation, over “As Attorney General, it’s tution and wiped out debts forms of high-cost loans. daunting one, particularly high-cost loans that tried to 18,000 former ITT Tech stu - my job to protect students from Think Finance. Once a Under CFPB’s first direc - for Black America. As the evade state laws. dents are freed from high- and ensure they can safely federal judge approves the tor, a lawsuit against Think access to affordable credit, Readers may recall that cost loans that were prone to invest in their futures,” said negotiated settlement, these Finance was originally filed loans and mortgages seem following ITT Tech’s clo - default by as much as 90%. North Carolina Attorney monies and others paid by in November 2017 and al - ever elusive across the coun - sure in 2016, the institution Lenders must now cease General Josh Stein in a news other defendants will be dis - leged that the firm was de - try, lying in wait are count - promptly filed for bank - collections, discharge all release issued on June 14. tributed to consumers en - ceiving consumers in 17 less predatory lenders eager ruptcy, stranding an esti - debts, and notify the former “Today’s settlement will snared in loans that came states into repaying loans to fill the personal finance mated 35,000 students en - students that the debts are give these students the debt with an average interest rate they did not legally owe. void. rolled at one of 150 cam - canceled. relief they need for a fresh of 375%. With a change of admin - But in recent days, two puses in 38 states. Due to its Texas recovers $13 educational start and a future For consumers, these istration and key personnel, unrelated developments high cost of enrollment, million for nearly unhindered by these debts.” predatory rates meant that a an amended complaint was awarded consumers more most students financed their 1,500 students By removing the financial $500 loan could wind up filed under Acting CFPB Di - than $200 million in victo - studies by using a combina - Texas Attorney General burden of these loans, these costing more than $3,000 for rector Mick Mulvaney that ries against high-cost private tion of federal and private Ken Paxton, whose share of same consumers will now unsuspecting borrowers liv - significantly altered the af - student loans and restitution student loans. ITT targeted the national settlement re - be able to secure more af - ing in California, Florida, fected dates as well as the for triple-digit interest pay - low-income students for its turns $13 million to 1,430 fordable and lower interest North Carolina, and Vir - amounts of monies involved day loans. Together, the two private label loans known as borrower students spoke to rates as well as higher credit ginia. in the alleged violations. developments illustrate how CUSO. These loans came the importance of the settle - scores. Whenever defaulted The settlement brings an According to a May 2019 freedom from debt burdens with fees and interest rates ment. loans are added to borrower encouraging end to litigation Bloomberg Law article, the can be lifted and erased. as high as 16.25%. “Students who attended credit profiles, the resulting originally filed in 2016 dates originally cited a 7- The work of 44 attorneys In response to the closure, ITT Tech are burdened with credit score is lower and against the Fort-Worth- year span of time from general in states and the Dis - the Department of Educa - unpayable debts they re - comes with predictable dif - based, Think Finance, Inc. 2011-2018, were reduced to trict of Columbia and the tion forgave federal student ceived while pursuing an ficult and costly interest for It should be noted that only two years, 2013-2015. Consumer Financial Protec - loans incurred as part of en - honest education,” noted any new credit application. these nonprofit legal advo - Additionally, the news out - tion Bureau (CFPB) to - rollment. But that action still AG Paxton. “This college The settlement includes cates’ pursuit of financial let reported the fees dropped gether secured $168 million stuck student borrowers and loan program have wiping out some of the justice from Think Finance from at least $325 million to in private student loan relief with costly private loans that failed them tremendously.” debt entirely stands in stark contrast to only $40.2 million in inter - for former students of the the schools and lenders A similar reaction came In the second consumer that of the current leadership now-defunct ITT Technical pushed to finance promised from North Carolina where win, efforts of private legal at the Consumer Financial See DEBT, Page 12

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The CEO told of his back - opportunity today to see Ask God to work through votional a few weeks earlier, "What do you think keeps They discussed this at ground in which he was your work as an opportunity you so that your faith expe - compliments of his mother- you from making such a length and Bill helped the raised in a particular Chris - to share the love of Christ riences will be a testimony in-law. Each day he read commitment?" "Well, quite CEO understand that every tian tradition. Bill shared with someone who is wait - to help others who need a the daily message and found frankly the CEO said, I am person has a control issue to how Christ came not to give ing to receive salvation special touch. Tell God that that it really helped him. a controller. I feel that I overcome. However, us a religion but to have a through Him. you love Him in the name of The CEO felt that his can't let go of control. I fear Christ requires us to have personal relationship with Talk to God, if you do Jesus. technology product might what might happen." Bill faith in Him and give con - Whatever Happened to the Simple Things in Life? By Dr. James L. Snyder quite a complicated thing. It you choose my supper for spree, my wife looked at all We went to the men’s crash. My wife spent all af - takes several minutes to go tonight?” the shirts I bought. clothing store and then the I’m not a very complicated through the menu and then I have not made that mis - “You bought these shirts?” simplicity of life ended in a See SIMPLE , Page 16 person. I like simple things; several minutes to think take ever again. However, She looked at the shirts things nice and easy. about what she wants to eat. she often asks me, “Would and then at me with both On the other side, the Gra - Me, I tell the waitress, “I’ll you like me to choose your hands on her hips and said, cious Mistress of the Parson - have a cheeseburger, French supper for tonight?” “These shirts are the same age is very complicated. Just fries and a Diet Coke.” And Once I had to buy some shirts you have in your closet. when I have everything fig - that’s that. new shirts along with some Why didn’t you get some - ured out, I find another side “You had that,” my wife new ties. For some reason I thing different?” of her that I did not know was will say, “yesterday. Why went shopping by myself, The next time my wife there. don’t you pick something which in itself is good. took me shopping. It was the I am very simple minded different for tonight?” When I came home that worst shopping experience I when it comes to going out to I remember one time I night from my shopping have ever had. eat. made a drastic mistake which My wife is not quite like I will never repeat. I said to that. Ordering her supper is my wife, “Okay, why don’t

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ing it, she is already on to SIMPLE , continued from Page 15 the next topic. I cannot ternoon looking at all kinds to confuse things and so I possibly keep up. of shirts in all kinds of col - do everything simply. I was thinking of what ors and then trying to find My wife is not like that. David once said. “Teach ties that would match. I did She is one of those “Multi - me thy way, O Lord, and not know so many colors taskers” that you hear lead me in a plain path, be - existed in the world. I do about. cause of mine enemies” not even think the rainbow She can juggle four tasks (Psalm 27:11). has as many colors. at the same time and get Following the Lord is a My idea is that a white them all done perfectly. very simple thing. Just trust shirt never draws attention. Don’t get me wrong Him and he will lead you in A shirt of any color always here. I respect and can ap - a plain path. draws attention to itself. I preciate that kind of work Dr. James L. Snyder, like to slip in and slip out ethic. There's only one pastor of the Family of God without notice; it is the small problem. Fellowship, lives with the simple way of doing Because my wife is a Gracious Mistress of the things. Multitasker, she expects the Parsonage in Ocala, FL. When it comes to work, I person who said, “I do,” at Call him at 352-687-4240 am rather simple. I start a the wedding altar to have or e-mail jamessny - task and keep at it and to its the same work ethic. I’ve [email protected]. The church finished, then I move on to tried to explain this, but by web site is www.whatafel - the next task. I do not like the time I finished explain - lowship.com.

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