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Irving invests in infrastructure Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com for residents council members facing -See Page 7 heavy competition in May election Mayor’s intern With the drawing for ballot order program seeks scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24, the cen - employers ter lanes of that ballot for the Dallas City Council election in May are piling up with candidates. It appears Dallas -See Page 8 is headed for several hotly contested council races as 11 districts feature at least two candidates. Two races in - clude seasoned veterans coming back around for a repeat run on the council. and The Dallas City Council may look play May 6 a lot different depending on the results of the election. Technically, it is possi - ble to see a complete makeover of the There is a potential for big changes on the Dallas City Council as all but three places are -See Page 10 being contested in the upcoming May 6 election. (Image:City of Dallas livestream) faces running the local municipal gov - ernment. and the ever-present concern over the Johnston and James Clyde Turknett Y All but three seats on the city coun - future of the Trinity River, which has have filed paperwork seeking the seat. R TA Why Trump cil are being contested. The only “safe” long been eyed for public parks and a Wilson is up against four other can - N E council members are Adam McGough future transportation route to ease traf - didates in his race to maintain Place 8 M is lying about M (Place 10), Sandy Greyson (Place 12) fic congestion through the heart of the on the city council. He is being chal - O and Jennifer Staubach Gates (Place downtown area. The southern sector of lenged by Tennell Atkins, Moctezuma C voter fraud and crime 13). The unopposed races are all taking Dallas has been of particular interest Seth Gonzalez, Gail Terrell and Eric L. By Lauren Victoria Burke vote, which is an astonish - place in northern Dallas districts. for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in Williams. NNPA Contributor ing statistic.” In total there are 38 candidates his time in office. Alonzo’s district (Place 6) runs That statement is simply vying for a seat on the Dallas City Council members Monica R . along the western side of the city. There are two subjects in false. Miller couldn’t pro - Council in the May 6 election. Alonzo (District 6), Tiffinni A. Young Young (Place 7) and Wilson (Place 8) particular that the Trump duce a single shred of evi - Prospective city council members face (District 7) and Erik Wilson (District represent districts in the southern zone Administration lies about dence when Stephanopou - a number of issues of contention in the 8) face a flock of challengers as of the of the city. the most: crime and voting. los pressed him on the sub - city. Concerns over the future of Fair filing deadline on Feb. 17. These certainly are not the only op - During a recent inter - ject. Park (located in and among the more In Place 6, Alonzo was originally up posed races going into the May city view on “This Week” with But Miller was just re - heavily-contested council districts), fi - against six opponents, though only council election. In Place 3, incumbent George Stephanopoulos, peating what his boss said nancial worries coming from various five will appear on the ballot. She is Casey Thomas, II faces both Joe President Trump’s senior shortly before the election. city employee groups and civic com - running for reelection against Tony Lawrence Tave and – pending eligibil - advisor Stephen Miller lied At a rally in , missions and an upcoming bond pro - Carrillo, Gilbert N. Cerda, Alex S. ity review – Sandra Crenshaw. about voter fraud during Ohio on October 23, 2016, gram could make for interesting points Dickey, Omar Fermin Narvaez and In Place 14, incumbent Philip T. the 2016 elections. presidential candidate of contention. Linus Lynell Spiller. Kingston is up against challengers Miller said that, “And Donald Trump said that, On the south side, where the heavi - Young also faces five challengers in Kim E. Welch and Mathew Curtis you have 14 percent of “14 percent of noncitizens est races are being run, changes in Place 7. Adam Bazaldua, Marvin E. noncitizens, according to are registered to vote.” streets, the gentrification of Oak Cliff Crenshaw, Kevin D. Felder, Tammy L. See COUNCIL, Page 5 academic research, at a See TRUMP, Page 3 minimum, are registered to INSIDE... People In The News… See Page 2 People In The News ...... 2 Op/Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 Community ...... 5 Education ...... 6 Plano / Irving ...... 7 Community Briefs ...... 8 Charles E. Siler Rep. Keith Ellison Bill Cosby Entertainment ...... 9-10 Market Place ...... 11-13 Church Directory ...... 14-15 On the GO??? But still need to be in the KNOW!!! Bookmark NDG Book Review ...... 16 NorthDallasGazette.com on your phone or mobile device!!! People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com

a student at Southern Uni - Siler praises the support he toonist and writer, regard - racism that ran through the versity, he was one of 13 received from NAACP offi - less of whatever else I did military. I wound up in Viet Charles E. Siler protesters that were jailed cers Revs. Jelks, Walker and though the early years of my Nam – Brer Rabbit hit the The Carrollton Cartoonist which lead to a 5000 person Dr. Dupuy Anderson, they life, were art and writing- briar patch moving at light Charles E. Siler is named march on downtown Baton were dedicated to the voter centered.” speed. I wound up working after his father an uncle and Rouge (his hometown). registration effort of the After college, he moved out of the Qui Nhon infor - grandmother. “I have a cre - “The police heard us guys in movement. “I didn’t con - to California where he mation office working as a ated middle name”, he the line singing back when sider my efforts a success – worked as a postal clerk correspondent. I was the laughs, “My uncle Ernest the demonstrators began but, I was 19 years old and while writing for local darkest person to hit the and my Grandmother Ade - singing ‘We Shall Over - had no plans to back off. I newspapers and doing his field with camera, sketch - line’s names were combined come’ and rioted, releasing helped an 84 year old lady first professional stage de - pad and notebook. I bought to give me my middle name tear gas and dogs on people register to vote and that sign for the American The - my first portable tape Ernestlin which I didn’t get who were peaceful. Of made up for everything.” ater of Being. “For a few recorder. I also created a the correct spelling of until course, in those days, Black Returning to Southern bucks and a chance to work strip The Front Line that I got my driver’s license lives didn’t matter ...” University, Siler gained an with Frank Silvera (he was was still running when I re - after moving to Texas ... Along the way he was an After being “kicked out” audience with his cartoon - famous for conducting turned home.” long story.” activist with high school of Southern, he went to ing and a humor column writer’s workshop) I had the Returning to the states, Siler is on his fourth or classmates who picketed work for the NAACP run - dubbed “Chucklin’ with time of my life.” Siler spent a few years at his fifth career but has been a Louisiana’s State Library in ning their voter registration Chuck” where, even then, “Uncle Sugar called and I alma mater, Southern, as cartoonist since age 12 1960 after being inspired by and education office. The he skewered politics and wound up in uniform and Sports Information Director when he made $5 for his a mass demonstration in office was subject to harass - racism. stayed in warm water be - first sale back in 1955. 1960. In the fall of 1961, as ment and tapped phones. “I’ve always been a car - cause of the undercurrent of See SILER, Page 7

• Karen Carter Peterson with most of the candidates, ing our communities and is the most vibrant and di - Rep. Keith Ellison for Vice Chair of Civic En - forum presentations, and in - vying for public office. We verse district in Minnesota AUSTIN -- The Texas gagement and Voter Partici - ternal discussions. In late must work side by side with with a rich history and tra - Coalition of Black Democ - pation December TCBD con - our youth and assure them ditions.The Fifth District in - rats (TCBD) announced • Stephanie Rawlings- ducted a statewide survey that our Party is organized, cludes the City of Min - their formal endorsement of Blake for Secretary of black Democrats specifi - transparent, and fair to all neapolis and the surround - Congressman Keith Ellison • Joyce Amico for Treas - cally for the DNC Chair’s so that we may further the ing suburbs. to lead the Democratic Na - urer race. TCBD leadership and goals of our democratic Rep. Ellison's philosophy tional Committee (DNC). • Henry Munoz for Na - members concluded that the platform,” Collins explains. is one of "generosity and in - “This endorsement follows tional Finance Chair slate of candidates gives The DNC will vote in At - clusiveness." His roots as a statewide polling of our “We hope the other vot - Democrats the best possible lanta during the Winter community activist and his members and a vote by our ing members of the DNC opportunity to organize and Meetings starting on Feb. message of inclusivity members,” says Gene will join us in our support of elect our candidates to state 23. through democratic partici - Collins, TCBD president. ests on a local level,” Rep. Keith Ellison as the and local positions as well Rep. Ellison has repre - pation resonates throughout “With elections sched - Collins shares. next chair of the DNC and as national offices. sented the Fifth Congres - the Fifth District. His prior - uled in , GA this TCBD also made en - the slate of candidates “It is critical that we cre - sional District of Minnesota ities in Congress are: pro - weekend, we felt it impor - dorsements in each of the TCBD has endorsed,” adds ate an environment in in the U.S. House of Repre - moting peace, prosperity for tant to weigh in on who we DNC races as follows: Collins. which the best leaders in sentatives since taking of - working families, environ - believe will unite the Party • Michael Blake for Vice The endorsements come our communities will, once fice on January 4, 2007. The mental sustainability, and and serve grassroots inter - Chair after a series of interviews again, feel good about serv - Fifth Congressional District civil and human rights.

ilar decision in the case of Hill maining civil actions pending Bill Cosby vs. Cosby, affirming the dis - against Mr. Cosby including missal of a very similar law - the appellate proceeding chal - By Stacy M. Brown suit. lenging a partial dismissal of NNPA Contributor Renita Hill of Pittsburgh, the action brought by reality $69* DIVORCE Pa., had alleged that Cosby television personality Janice Criminal Defense Family Cases Last week, a federal judge drugged and molested her for Dickinson,” said Cosby’s lead in Massachusetts struck down • DWI / Suspended License • Divorce / Annulment years, starting when she was civil lawyer Angela C. ¥ • Child Support / Paternity a defamation suit against Bill 16, when she worked with Agrusa. “This is the correct • WARRANTS Removed • Custody Modification Cosby in a ruling that the leg - him on a children’s TV show outcome. This order, taken in • 24 Hour Jail Release ¥ endary comedian’s attorneys • Restraining Order in the Steel City beginning in conjunction with the recent • Occupational license, felonies said reaffirms the fundamen - 1983. decision in the Hill case, • Protective Order tal right for him or anyone Hill went public with her amount to a powerful state - • Protective Order • Name Change / Adoption else to defend against public ¥ allegations in November ment of the law.” • Misdeamenor/Felonies • Domestic Violence accusations. cused Cosby of attacking her 2014, after other accusers had Agrusa continued: “It is “This is another in a line of in the mid-1970s. already stepped forward. paramount in a free society to recent developments, vindi - When Cosby’s lawyer tried She filed suit after Cosby’s be able to insist on one’s in - Easy Payment Plans cating Mr. Cosby’s right to to defend him by demanding lawyers denied any wrongdo - nocence in the face of serious defend himself in the face of a retraction of the story, ing and Hill argued that the public accusations, and Law Offices Of Vincent Ndukwe an onslaught of unverified ac - McKee sued him for defama - star defamed her with his de - today’s ruling reinforces that cusations,” the lawyers said in tion, Cosby attorneys said. nials, particularly by suggest - fundamental right.” a statement. The Massachusetts court ing she was lying and trying Dickinson’s suit began in 214-638-5930 The case stems from the ruling is among several dis - to extort him. 2015 when the former model accusations of former actress missals granted in Cosby’s “These two decisions sued Cosby, and then-lawyer 817-277-0196 (Metro) Katherine McKee, who in an favor. should also pave the way to 2730 N. Stemmons Frwy, Suite 409 • Dallas, TX 75207 interview to the international In December, a federal ap - the final dismissal of the re - See COSBY, Page 6 Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization press in December 2014, ac - peals court announced a sim - ¥ If you qualify. *Fees quoted above are minimum down payment needed to begin processing your case.

2 | February 23 - March 1, 2017 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Op-Ed Trump and Black Caucus planning first meeting NDG Readers By Lauren Victoria Burke has reached out in an appro - Sound Off P.O. Box 763866 • Dallas, Texas 75376-3866 NNPA Contributor priate manner to request a favorite thing, the stew. Phone: 972-432-5219 - Fax: 972-509-9058 meeting with the caucus, I Arlington woman Following a bizarre ex - am now in discussions with receives key to the Now we are planning our change with American them about setting one up,” city in Corpus future and getting en - Urban Radio Networks Congressional Black Cau - Christi gaged! I can't wait to relive White House Correspondent cus Chairman, Rep. Cedric Editor’s Note : The that first date moment this year. April Ryan, the Congres - Richmond (D-La.) said in a reader is referring to Dr. North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for - Via @Dfw_explorer to unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make sional Black Caucus is in statement after the press Linda Amerson’s honor @NorthDallasGazette (In - appropriate revisions. talks with President Donald conference concluded. last year. Alopecia is such a diffi - stagram Profile) Trump to set up a meeting. During an interview on “Do what you say you are cult and emotional disease Trump asked, Ryan, a vet - MSNBC on February 17, going to do ... when you say to deal with. I praise Dr. GOP votes to silence eran Black journalist, if she Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D- Amerson for all of her hard Sen. Warren for you are going to do it. could set up a meeting with N.Y.) said that, “Steve Ban - work and dedication to the attacks on AG Publisher’s Office: him and the CBC, as if Ryan non cannot be in the room,” cause. nominee Sessions [email protected] was an employee of the when the CBC meets with - Adrienne via North - Freedom of speech. It White House or a special as - President Trump. “He’s a DallasGazette.com would be helpful for the Sales Department: sistant to the CBC. Ryan re - stone cold racist.” GOP to read the Constitu - [email protected] sponded by saying, “I’m a Bannon is currently the Win Tickets to tion. 972-509-9049 journalist.” president’s chief strategist North Texas Irish - Via @CamGreer11 to The confusing exchange and served as a high-rank - Festival @NDGEditor (Twitter Editorial Department: was one of several moments ing executive at Breitbart I'm excited for the Irish Profile) [email protected] at an unscheduled press News, an online publication Stew bread bowls! Last conference Trump held at known for trafficking in year a guy asked me out to To share your Online: the White House on Febru - right-wing, alternative news the Irish Festival and we opinion visit www.NorthDallasGazette.com ary 16. started our day eating his NorthDallasGazette.com www.twitter.com/NDGEditor “Since the White House See MEET, Page 11 www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette ing voting rolls. has unleashed the Depart - www.instagram.com/NorthDallasGazette TRUMP , continued from Page 1 The continued strategy ment of Homeland Security President Trump entered tor Jeff Sessions had a his - used by present day Repub - to kick-out large numbers of office lying about voter fraud tory of prosecuting African licans is still the “Southern immigrants and anyone they STAFF Strategy” — they’ve just encounter, without much Chairman Emeritus Editor and threatening an investiga - Americans, who were regis - tion. Civil rights leaders tering too many other added Hispanics to of oversight, review or due Jim Bochum Ruth Ferguson have called for an investiga - African Americans to vote as targets. The Immigration process. 1933 – 2009 tion of voter suppression an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Customs Enforcement (ICE) Gutierrez, who represents Religious/ Marketing Editor during the 2016 presidential Having provided no expla - raids started only two days parts of Chicago, continued: Published By after Attorney General Ses - “There is very little official Shirley Demus Tarpley election. More recently, the nation or apology for his past Minority Opportunity News, Inc. lying crossed over into the prosecutions, particularly sions was sworn-in. information on what appears topic of an increased “crime that of the late Albert Turner “The crackdown on illegal to be a new Trump deporta - Web Master Contributing Writers wave” that doesn’t exist. Sr., there’s no reason to be - criminals is merely the keep - tion initiative. Homeland Todd Jones Jackie Hardy Now, the lies about a vast lieve that Sessions won’t ing of my campaign prom - Security is deporting American crime wave and pick up where he left off in ise. Gang members, drug moms ... under the smoke Terri Schlichenmeyer Special Projects Manager record-levels of illegal vot - Alabama in the 1970s. dealers & others are being screen of criminal or anti-ter - Edward Dewayne Nicole Scott ing seem to be coming to - Even though, Sessions’ removed!” Trump tweeted ror actions.” “Preacher Boy”Gibson, Jr. Hope Oriabure-King gether. past statements and actions on February 12. Republicans have lost the James C. Allen David Wilfong On January 23, during a as a prosecutor in Alabama Trump tweeted about his popular vote over two presi - meeting with members of are clear, the public percep - “crackdown on illegal crim - dential elections since 2000. Community Marketing Congress and the White tion of Sessions the man is inals” a day after El Paso The demographics in the Nina Garcia Production House, President Trump lied mixed. ICE spokeswoman in El country are becoming more Nadina Davis Margaret Freelon about voting again. Trump Turner’s son, Albert Paso Leticia Zamarripa Black and Brown and re - stated that, “ICE regularly searchers estimate that the Betheny M. Sargent David Wilfong and his 31 year-old aide Turner, Jr., issued a state - Stephen Miller, who was ment endorsing Sessions that conducts targeted enforce - share of White voters will Advisory Board: Advisory Board sent out on all the Sunday said, “I believe that he is ment operations during fall a few percentage points which additional resources every four years. John Dudley Committees: morning talk shows on Feb - someone with whom I, and Myrtle Hightower ruary 12, appear to be lying others in the civil rights and personnel are dedicated Trump, Stephen Miller Public Relations Planning to apprehending deportable and many others in the Re - Fred Moses and Implementation for two reasons. First, Trump community can work if Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON can’t come to terms with the given the opportunity.” foreign nationals.” publican Party are well Cecil Starks fact that Hillary Clinton re - Still, American history of Many immigrant rights aware of the math. Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON ceived almost three million the disenfranchisement of advocates knew the raids Lauren Victoria Burke is a Coty Rodriguez-Anderson more votes than he did, and African American (and other were not routine before any - political analyst who speaks B. J. Williams Program Policy Development one communicated anything. on politics and African Denise Upchurch Annie Dickson, CHAIRPERSON second, the Trump Adminis - minority) voters is also clear. tration would appear to be In the late 1800s, it was a “The President is lying American leadership. She is Barbara Simpkins, Quality Assurance ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON laying the groundwork to poll tax, literacy tests and when he says deporting im - also a frequent contributor Coty Rodriguez justify a new law that would other requirements that migrants is about fighting to the NNPA Newswire and make it harder for people to Black voters were unlikely crime,” wrote Rep. Luis BlackPressUSA.com. Con - The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded vote, particularly minorities. to meet. Today it’s voter ID, Gutierrez on February 10. nect with Lauren by email at in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas Trump’s Attorney Gen - closing polling places, cut - “The President wants to [email protected] and Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. eral, former Alabama Sena - ting Sunday voting and purg - show off and it appears he on Twitter at @LVBurke.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com February 23 - March 1 , 2017 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Free Cedar Valley Heavy drinking may age arteries over time Heavy alcohol drinking at the initial alcohol assess - College Health habits over the years may ment from their 30s to their prematurely age arteries, es - 50s, with statistical adjust - Fair on March 23 pecially in men, putting ment made for age (amongst Cedar Valley College • Blood Pressure and them at an increased risk for other characteristics) in the invites the community to Pulse Check and Body heart disease, according to study’s analyses, and anyone attend its annual Health Composition (Crescent new research in Journal of with a history of heart dis - Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Medical Center of Lan - the American Heart Associa - ease were excluded from the Thursday, March 23 at its caster) tion, the Open Access Jour - study. Few of the partici - Lancaster campus, 3030 • Spinal Screening nal of the American Heart pants were current smokers, N. Dallas Avenue. The fol - (Comfort Rehab and CTC Association/American however 68 percent of the lowing providers have Chiropractic) Stroke Association. men and 74 percent of been confirmed for free • Expired Medication Drinking too much, can women failed to meet rec - services: Disposal (CVC Police De - affect the elasticity of the ar - Heavy drinking for years has consequences on your health. (Image: ommended weekly exercise • Vision Screening for partment) terial walls (arterial stiff - American Heart Assn.) guidelines. Among both children and adults (Dun - The activities will take ness) and prematurely age in early old age. This obser - moderate alcohol consump - men and women, one in 10 canville Eye Associates) place mainly in the upper the arteries, interfering with vation was not found in fe - tion and its association with had Type 2 diabetes. Men • HIV Testing (AIDS levels of the A, B and C blood flow. males, although the study of reduced risk for cardiovas - were more likely to be heavy Arms) buildings on campus. At - Moreover, researchers 3,869 participants was 73 cular disease. The question drinkers compared with • Women’s Health for tendees can park in the S1 found that male former percent male. is how much alcohol is too women; however, there Pregnancy Testing, Preg - or S2 parking lots, which drinkers were at risk for ac - The findings, which much and at what point does were twice as many stable nancy Sonograms, limited are the closest to the A celerated rates of arterial looked at alcohol drinking alcohol start to cause dam - nondrinkers and former stiffness compared with habits over a 25-year period, age to the arteries? STD testing mobile unit Building entrance which is See DRINK, Page 12 (Sonograms on Site) past the flagpoles. moderate drinkers who were support previous research on Participants ranged in age

4 | February 23 - March 1, 2017 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News Minority blood donors needed for at Remington College Blood; it's all red but it's weigh a minimum of 110 pitals and medical centers to Remington College-Dal - land. For more on the 3 not all the same. That's why pounds. All the blood col - help people in the Metro - las Campus is located at Lives program, visit Remington College Dallas lected will go to local hos - plex. 1800 Eastgate Drive in Gar - www.3Lives.com. Campus is holding a 3 Lives Blood Drive and highlighting the need for minority blood donors. The event will be held on America, more than 2.5 Wednesday, March 22 from million people carry the 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and then sickle cell trait in the U.S. - from 5-8:45 p.m. at the mostly African Americans. Remington College Dallas 80,000 people in the U.S. Campus. The blood drive is have sickle cell disease, and being held in conjunction 1,000 babies are born with with Carter Blood Care. sickle cell each year. Remington College cre - Nationally, Remington ated the 3 Lives campaign College has collected more to recruit new minority than 13,900 pints of blood blood donors and raise through its 3 Lives Blood awareness of blood disor - Drives. And since 1 pint of ders. Minority donors - par - blood can save 3 lives, that's ticularly African American enough blood to save more donors - are in high demand than 41,000 lives. because they provide blood While the focus of 3 with unique antigens that Lives is to increase the are vital for patients with number of minority blood sickle cell disease and other donors, everyone is encour - blood disorders. aged to give blood at the According to the Sickle event. Donors must be 17 Cell Disease Association of years of age or older and

COUNCIL , continued from Page 1 Wood. dependent School District In Place 1, incumbent Scott Board of Trustees will also be Griggs will be running against going through an election Stephen L. Winn. In Place 2 process as well. incumbent Adam Medrano In the Dallas ISD school faces Brian F. Ostrander. In board election there are three Place 4 incumbent Carolyn seats up for vote, with two of King Arnold is being chal - them being opposed. Miguel lenged by Dwaine R. Car - Solis is running unopposed away. In Place 9 incumbent for District 8. Incumbent Mark Clayton is being chal - Joyce Foreman is facing a lenged by Arthur L. Adams, challenge from Phelesha Jr. Finally, in Place 11, in - Hamilton, and in District 2, cumbent Lee M. Kleinman incumbent Dustin Marshall is will run against Mary Can - being challenged by Lori dace Evans. Kirkpatrick and Richard Two former Dallas council Young. members are seeking to make One of the top issues facing a return to city government. potential candidates in the Tennell Atkins and Dwaine R. school board election could Caraway are both heavy cam - be the school board’s recent paigners who can be expected failure to go to the citizens to make a strong run for their with a vote for a 13-cent tax seats. Caraway is going head- hike. The revenues were to-head with Carolyn King sought by school administra - Arnold, a city council candi - date he has supported in the tion for the expansion of ex - past. Atkins is challenging isting successful programs in Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Wil - under-performing schools and son in the crowded five-can - PreK programs. After the didate race taking place for board decided not to move District 8. forward with the election, a While certainly, the more new school board president heavily contested, the Dallas was immediately voted in. City Council is not the only Along with the city, the local governing body coming Dallas ISD board elections up for election. The Dallas In - will be held on May 6.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com February 23 - March 1 , 2017 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com Garland ISD’s 2017-18 calendar includes extended days The 2017-18 school playoff run. He was also Reward Schools based on science, while high year will bring with it new invited to play in the North STAAR results from last progress campuses rank in school hours for Garland American Championship year. This designation was the top 25 percent of an - ISD. The district’s Board game and named a finalist awarded to just 300 cam - nual improvement or clos - of Trustees approved next for the Under Armour puses statewide, including ing achievement gaps year’s calendar, including Quarterback of the Year Hillside and Kimberlin based on system safe - extended days for all cam - award. Mayden’s actions Academies for Excellence, guards. All four GISD pus levels, at its Feb. 13 off the field are getting no - as well as Pearson and winners received both dis - meeting. The new start and ticed as well. He runs a Roach elementary schools. tinctions. end times meet a change in charity that helps Rowlett Reward School status can Additional board meet - legislation regarding re - residents in need. be earned in two cate - ing information can be quired minutes of instruc - In the fall, the Texas Ed - gories. High Performing found in the online agenda tion per year. ucation Agency an - campuses are those with and archived video, chap - Students will start 2017- nounced 2015-16 Title I distinctions in math and tered by items. 18 on Aug. 28 and end their classes June 8. Win - ter Break will also be ob - Investors Liquidation Sale: served Dec. 18-Jan. 1, and Laurel Land Cemetery Burial Plot For Sale (one space) Spring Break will take place March 12-16. View Section # 3, Space # 15, Lot # 20 the complete calendar, Garland ISD will open the school year on Aug. 28, 2017 (Image: GISD) school hours and FAQs on the GISD website. board also approved mov - Angelee Morales was also With the 85th session of ing forward with elemen - named the new principal at the Texas Legislature un - tary campuses in Phase 2, Couch Elementary School. derway, Trustees approved and transferring project She previously served as five Legislative Priorities. savings from Naaman For - Assistant Principal at Lib - They are calling for ade - est High School to the erty Grove Elementary quate, equitable school Gilbreath-Reed Career and School. district funding; increased Technical Center to assist Trustees recognized a support for student per - with purchasing furniture Sachse High School junior formance; a clear, growth- and priority 1 materials. and four campuses with focused accountability New administrative ap - Evidence of Excellence system; a strong, viable pointments included nam - awards. With 18 offers to Texas Teacher Retirement ing Atticus Wisener as the play football in college, Dennis Jarvis / Flickr System; and flexibility for Director of Secondary Jalen Mayden is ranked as school districts. The board Human Resources. He pre - the ninth dual-threat quar - Laurel Land Cemetery charges for cost of single Plot: $3995.00 will now express these pri - viously served as principal terback in the nation ac - Discount Amount, if you act right away: <$1745.00> (your savings) orities during meetings at Garland High School. cording to the industry- Your Cost: $2250.00 with legislators in Austin. Christopher Nester will generated 247Sports Com - Trustees took action on also join GISD as a new posite. He led the SHS Call Today! bond items discussed at a Area Director. Carol Goff Mustangs to an undefeated 972.432.5219 special workshop Feb. 6. will transition from her season and second-round (leave message,if no answer) They voted to keep origi - current position as Assis - nal plans regarding reno - tant Principal at Hudson vations and new rooms for Middle School to become fine arts programs at all the new principal at secondary campuses. The Bussey Middle School. DCCCD hosts more Black History programs All colleges in the Dallas a.m. on Feb. 28 and at 7 County Community Col - p.m. on March 2, 3 and 4. lege District's system will All shows will be staged in hold programs and activi - the Performance Hall. Gen - ties to celebrate Black His - eral admission is $10. tory Month this February. RICHLAND COL - Two of the final events are: LEGE EL CENTRO COL - • Tues., Feb. 28 -- A cam - LEGE pus forum titled “Leader - • Mon., Feb. 27 -- "The ship in the Community and Mountaintop" by Kaori Hall New Forms of Activism” will be performed at 11 a.m. will be held from 12:30 to on Feb. 27. Additional 1:30 p.m. in Sabine Hall, shows are scheduled at 8 room 118. 6 | February 23 - March 1, 2017 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com wAwrtws .&N oErnthteDratalliansmGeanzt ette.com Plano / Irving Investing in Irving’s infrastructure to provide quality services for residents City staff works to con - Street Operations patches tions; evaluates traffic signal tanks, 10 ground storage struct and maintain a variety potholes, replaces concrete timing; stripes roadways, in - tanks, pump stations, meters, of infrastructure projects road panels, repairs side - tersections and city facility fire hydrants and valves. every day that help ensure walks, overlays streets with parking areas; installs new Some of the department’s residents receive the quality asphalt surface, sweeps street signs; repairs and re - operations include reading services they have grown to streets, conducts roadway places damaged street signs; water meters and auditing expect from the City of Irv - drainage maintenance and and clears visual obstruc - the data to create customer ing. removes graffiti. The team tions for drivers. Traffic Op - bills, as well as monitoring Capital Improvement also repairs streets and side - erations along with CIP and and operating the water sys - Program Department walks from water and waste - Water Utilities also provide tem 24 hours a day including The Capital Improvement water utility cuts, de-ices project management for the pump operations, flows and Program Department (CIP) bridges and roads during Midtown Express project. valve operations. The de - carries out the construction winter weather events, Water Utilities partment also repairs water of all infrastructure and cap - sidewalks, water and waste - portation Department in - cleans and repairs storm Water Utilities is responsi - and sanitary sewer mains, ital projects for the city. This water utilities, and drainage. cludes Street Operations and sewer pipes, and trims and ble for providing water and tests the city’s drinking includes the construction of While many of these proj - Traffic Operations. removes trees in the right-of- wastewater services to water, and samples waste - various city facilities such as ects are easily visible; many Street Operations is re - way. nearly 237,000 residents. water to test and monitor dis - parks, libraries and aquatic are not. sponsible for the ongoing Traffic Operations per - This includes the operation charges from industries and centers, as well as the con - Traffic and maintenance and operation forms preventative mainte - and maintenance of approx - businesses. The wastewater struction of the city’s infra - Transportation of all roadway surfaces for nance on traffic signals; con - imately 1,500 miles of pipe, structure including streets, The Traffic and Trans - public streets within Irving. structs new signal installa - eight elevated water storage See SERVICES , Page 13 Irving ISD middle school wins Best in Show at ICE Awards This week there was a Award going to de Zavala students who have never scene of celebration at Irving Middle School for its Na - missed a day during their ed - High School for the 17th An - tional Hispanic Heritage ucation at Irving ISD. nual Irving Celebration of Month Celebration. Visit Irivng ISD’s website Excellence. Many great Other highlights of the for a complete list of winners In their winning project, National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, more than 450 de Zavala students, staff school programs and projects evening included perfect at - and visit the district photo and parents attended the first National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the school. Parent volunteers, were honored during the tendance awards given to gallery for pictures of the AVID students and staff worked collaboratively to orchestrate an event that brought the community together in a night with the coveted ICE nine deserving and dedicated event. showcase of student creativity, song, folklórico dance and traditional Hispanic food. (Image: Irving ISD) City of McKinney and MEDC select KDC for Gateway development McKINNEY, Texas (Feb. Rayburn Tollway and U.S. North Tollway continue to site.” MEDC will enter into an list to two finalists whom 22, 2017) – The City of 75. With the selection of the develop,” said Mayor Brian The city received five re - agreement with KDC, while were invited to present at the McKinney and the McKin - KDC team, MEDC will enter Loughmiller. “Our plan is to sponses to an RFQ issued in Corinth and Columbus will MEDC Board Meeting. It ney Economic Development into a Memo of Understand - allow the market to drive the December. Two finalists, enter into an agreement with was even more difficult to Corporation (MEDC) have ing with KDC that will lay development, rather than put - Trammell Crow Company KDC for the project. choose between the two selected a development team groundwork for a Master De - ting in specific plans for a de - and “Team McKinney Gate - “I consider us very fortu - high-caliber developers,” led by KDC to enter into a velopment Agreement. veloper to meet as we’ve way” consisting of KDC, nate to have received five ex - said Darrell Auterson, period of exclusive negotia - “We think now is the ideal done in the past. We are look - Corinth Properties and cellent responses to the Re - MEDC President. “KDC has tions for the development of time for Gateway to take ing forward to working with Columbus Realty made pre - quest for Qualifications a great reputation for doing the Gateway site located at shape as the Sam Rayburn KDC and know they’ll bring sentations at the MEDC (RFQ). It was a difficult the interchange of the Sam Tollway corridor and Dallas great things to the Gateway Board meeting on Feb. 21. choice to narrow down that See KDC , Page 13

music and I try to answer a broad base of knowledge. Siler, in addition to his two films at the Pan African SILER , continued from Page 2 whatever questions arise. “I became a museum cu - cartooning is a fine artist, Connection, 4466 Marsalis and assistant Public Contact newspapers with ever-in - I’ve coached kids at times in rator because I understood museum consultant, photo Avenue, Dallas, Texas Director. “Again, we had creasing success.” football and and that we have to value our documentarian and lecturer. 75216 on Saturday Febru - resistance from the so-called “I started doing a cartoon this is only slightly different. own accomplishments and He is married to Rhonda J. ary 25. The films are Hail mainstream press and, sur - workshop and it turned into There’s no sweat and their know the importance of our Miller. Their son, Daniel is To The Queens and Keeper prisingly, my best mentor an opportunity to work with competition comes from history, including artifacts, was Collie Nicholson who kids and parents who within. I stress reading be - to the totality of our culture. a Digital Producer at WJLA Of The Flame by Brian Nel - was publicist at Grambling, needed more than just draw - cause they MUST under - My workshops, hopefully, in the Washington D.C. son. Start time is 4:00 pm. we worked together to get ing so I’ve added conversa - stand that no cartoonist can raise the level of awareness area. For information call 214 space for our schools in the tions about history and do well unless they possess needed to be successful.” Chuck Siler will present 943 8262

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Garland was named pond, urging participants to these enter waterways or for elderly, handicapped Also enjoy the festival-like GARLAND among the top 150 best think about clean water - storm water drains, the pol - and non-English-speaking sponsor area with activities, Get to know your cities in the U.S. for millen - ways. lutants can make their way taxpayers, on a first-come, samples, giveaways, and pic - neighborhood police nials in a recent report by “Clean waterways, like into local streams that spill first-served basis. Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program seeking more employers With a call for businesses Turner of the School for the ber of interns at their work - and nonprofits to double Talented and Gifted at place and to recruit vendors, down on recruitment efforts Yvonne A. Ewell Townview customers, clients and in this monumental year, Center, who interned at the neighboring businesses. And Dallas Mayor Mike Rawl - Dallas Zoo (he wants to be a if a company cannot sponsor ings yesterday kicked off the vet or marine biologist). an intern at their business, 10th year of the Dallas Since its inception in he said they can underwrite Mayor’s Intern Fellows Pro - 2008, 1,783 Dallas ISD and an intern to work at a local gram with an aggressive public charter high school nonprofit agency or be a campaign to increase the students have participated in program sponsor. He also number of businesses pro - the program. The 2016 edi - made a plea to small busi - viding eight-week paid in - tion of the program was a nesses – who illustrate the ternships to Dallas public record-breaking year – spirit of entrepreneurship – and charter high school stu - nearly 2,000 Dallas public to join the effort in hiring a dents this summer. high school students applied teen. To sign up, go to may - Pictured from left to right: Back row – Michael Peterson of AT&T, Jay Clingman of Chase, former Mayor “I’m extremely proud that Tom Leppert, Bruno Garcia (Intern Fellows alum), Mark Okada of Highland Capital Management. Front for internships, 950 quali - orsinterns.org by March 22. we’ve reached the 10-year row – Mayor Mike Rawlings, Isaiah Turner (Intern Fellows alum), Gillian Breidenbach of Bank of Amer - fied for Fair, and a The eight-week intern - milestone and have provided ica, Keja Johnson (Interns Fellows alum), Marcia Page of Education is Freedom, Karen Devora (Intern record-breaking 385 stu - ships will begin June 12 and invaluable, life-changing in - Fellows alum), Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa (Courtesy photo by James Edward) dents were hired by 240 conclude August 4. The ternships to nearly 2,000 Held at the Federal Re - were Mike Peterson of terned at Jacobs, an engi - businesses and nonprofits. Mayor’s Intern Fellows Pro - Dallas public high school serve Bank of Dallas, the AT&T, Gillian Breidenbach neering firm (she wants to However, more than 550 gram celebratory luncheon students, many of whom program featured remarks of Bank of America, Jay be an engineer or attorney); students did not land an in - is July 27 at the Omni Hotel will be the first in their fam - by Robert Kaplan, president Clingman of Chase, Mark Bruno Garcia of Woodrow ternship, which is why more Dallas. ilies to go on and attend col - of the Federal Reserve Okada of Highland Capital Wilson High School, who businesses and nonprofits Mayor Rawlings shared lege,” said Mayor Rawlings. Bank, along with former Management, and Marcia interned at UT Southwestern are needed to step up. that many organizations, “As we enter our second Mayor Tom Leppert, who Page of Education is Free - Medical Center (he plans to NOTE: Student applications such as the Perot Museum of decade, it’s time to step it up founded the Mayor’s Intern dom. attend medical school); Keja for 2017 have closed; appli - Nature and Science, were so so that more students can Fellows Program in 2008, The four interns who em - Johnson of Lincoln High cations for 2018 will open in impressed with their interns benefit from these immer - and Dallas ISD Superin - ceed the program and inter - School, who interned two October at that they’ve hired them as sive experiences that help tendent Dr. Michael Hino - viewed the special guests summers at KERA and Vis - mayorsinterns.org. regular employees who them make the connection josa, who has been a propo - were Karen Devora of Irma iting Nurses Association In his call to action, work year round, come back between a college degree nent of the program since its Rangel Young Women’s (she wants to pursue a career Mayor Rawlings asked busi - and a great career.” launch. Also participating Leadership School who in - in broadcasting); and Isaiah nesses to increase the num - See MAYOR, Page 10

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8 | February 23 - March 1, 2017 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com Let NDG Entertainment be a part of your upcoming events! Contact [email protected] Entertainment The Black Press played vital role In ‘Hidden Figures’ By Stacy M. Brown “We were hidden figures “Double V” victory against back home of patriotic serv - NNPA Contributor ourselves until about the fascism abroad and against ice including reports from the 1960s,” Andrews said of the Jim Crow in the United U.S.S. Mason, one of only In her book, “Hidden Fig - Black Press in America, States. two U.S. Navy ships with an ures,” author Margot Lee which this year celebrates Reportedly, with such a African-American crew. Shetterly pays homage to the 190 years in operation. “This slogan, many historians re - “It wasn’t until the 1960s African-American women story and how the author re - garded this campaign as the and segregation [reform ef - who worked as human com - searched ‘Hidden Figures’ is groundwork for the Black ac - forts] and the civil rights that puters in the space program. an example of what the tivism that characterized the Black newspapers came out It’s a book that’s spawned Black Press has been doing, Civil Rights Movement. of hiding,” Andrews said. an Academy Award-nomi - which is recording Black his - Black newspapers, led by Andrews added: “But, if it nated movie and has brought tory.” the “Norfolk Journal and had not been for the Black to the fore the accomplish - Andrews continued: Guide,” the “Chicago De - Press in World War II telling ments of Katherine Johnson, “When I speak with people, fender,” the “Pittsburgh our stories, much would have Dorothy Vaughan and Mary even today in the 21st cen - Courier” and the “AFRO,” gone unknown. It’s very re - Jackson, the brilliant Black “Hidden Figures” author Margot Lee Shetterly (left) poses for a tury, people are curious about took a conservative effort and deeming that our mission is photo with New Journal and Guide publisher Brenda Andrews. women who worked at (Ernest Lowery/New Journal and Guide) the Black Press’ role. We channeled Black militancy recognized now.” NASA serving as the brains were in the shadows in our into nationalistic ends. With the success of the behind America’s nascent “Paving the Way for lisher and owner of “The community, doing the work, They sought government book and movie for “Hidden space program starting in the Women Engineers,” the New Journal and Guide.” recording information.” concessions and they looked Figures,” Andrews believes 1950s. headline blared. The Journal and Guide Andrews said the Black to create a homogenous history will continue to tell Inside the book, Shetterly An accompanying photo published its first issues in Press wasn’t formerly recog - American identity that in - the glowing story of the also pays homage to where revealed 11 immaculately 1900 and, during the World nized for its great journalism, cluded Black citizens to re - Black Press. she first got the notion to dressed Black women in War II, by many accounts, seen mostly as underground solve struggles for full citi - She said the current atmos - write such a historical mas - front of Hampton Institute’s was the largest Black em - activists. zenship, freedom, and racial phere makes it quite difficult terpiece. Bemis Laboratory, graduates ployer in the South, accord - “Even today, we’re not justice. to appreciate now, but it’s her “In the first week of May of Engineering for Women, a ing to Andrews. properly recognized for During World War II, the hope that in the future, when 1942, the ‘Norfolk Journal war training class. Its circulation topped recording that history. We Journal and Guide reported individuals reflect, they will and Guide’ published an arti - “‘The Journal and Guide’ 100,000 and Andrews said were hidden in Black areas regularly on soldiers serving know that the Black Press did cle that would…be like a and the ‘Pittsburgh Courier,’ the newspaper joined others among Black people,” she overseas. its job and well. signpost for the road not two of the granddaddies of like the “Chicago Defender,” said. “It came about that The newspaper even sent “That’s why it’s important taken,” Shetterly said. the Black Press, are men - the “ Afro-Ameri - World War II was significant, correspondents into battle to to tell our own stories and re - She even recalled the tioned prominently inside the can” and the “Pittsburgh because it was our activism report on heroism that rarely fuse to let others portray who headline that accompanied hard cover copies of the book Courier” in taking the lead in that stories of segregated made the front pages of the we are,” said Andrews. “The the piece in one of the na - with a picture that dates back writing about Black interests troops were told.” mainstream papers. Black Press isn’t just about tion’s oldest African-Ameri - to the 1940s,” said Brenda and recording African-Amer - During World War II, the Embedded writers and news stories, we’re recording can-owned newspapers. Andrews, president, pub - ican history. Black Press led the call for a photographers sent stories our history as only we can.” More than 80 authors set to attend North Texas Teen Book Festival The free event, one of the bumps"), Veronica Roth and Chris Grabenstein ("Es - hear from readers' favorites, authors. Irving Public Li - to the Irving Convention largest in the nation, will ("Divergent" trilogy), Mag - cape from Mr. Lemoncello's providing fans of Young brary started the event in Center at Las Colinas, some host 82 Young Adult and gie Stiefvater ("The Raven Library"). Adult and Middle Grade 2015, and the result ex - from out of state, in 2016. 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if Singer’s Statement does COSBY , continued from Page 2 imply Ms. Hill is a liar, it is Marty Singer, who has since motion tied to a statement still not actionable, because it been dismissed from the case, Singer made to the press. includes the facts supporting for defamation. Agrusa argued that deci - that implication.” She claimed the men “pub - sion was in error and the en - Further, Agrusa argued that licly branded her a liar” after tire case should have been — even if the statement was she gave a 2014 TV interview thrown out. defamatory and issued with in which she said Cosby “The Statement’s assertion actual malice — Cosby did - drugged and raped her in the that Ms. Dickinson’s rape al - n’t speak or write the state - 1980s. legations are fabrications con - ment and the fact that Singer Los Angeles Superior stitutes Attorney Singer’s was representing him at the Court Judge Debre Weintraub opinion, and because it also time isn’t enough to make in March granted in part, and discloses the facts upon him liable for it. denied in part, an anti-SLAPP which that opinion is based, it “With no evidence that Mr. motion to dismiss the suit, ac - cannot serve as the basis for a Cosby himself issued the cording to the Hollywood Re - defamation suit,” Agrusa Statement, and no law imput - porter. wrote in court filings. ing a malicious state of mind The judge dismissed She also noted that the 3rd on an individual simply for claims related to a letter Circuit recently affirmed a failing to retract the statement Singer sent to Good Morning district court’s decision to dis - of another, the trial court America, finding those state - miss with prejudice a similar should have granted Mr. ments were protected by the defamation claim filed by Cosby’s special motion to litigation privilege. 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America has underwritten Sponsor, Tenet Healthcare a student fellow for 20 to 40 industry and variety of ca - MAYOR , continued from Page 8 40 internships at nonprofits will underwrite a service hours weekly, pay the in - reer options. during holidays or even advertising/marketing/pub - and government agencies as day at the North Texas Food terns the recommended min - The program is open to while in college. lic relations, engineering, part of their $100,000 spon - Bank on July 15. imum rate of $9 per hour, Dallas public or charter high Entering its 10th year, the manufacturing and hospital - sorship. Other program sponsors and pay a program fee of school juniors and seniors Mayor’s Intern Fellows Pro - ity, and many more. In 2016, Highland Capital Man - include Atmos Energy, Dal - $500 per intern, which cov - who are eligible to work in gram introduces high school the interns shadowed sur - agement is the sponsor of las ISD, Dallas Business ers the intern’s participation the U.S. during summer students to careers and em - geons and architects, ex - the set for April 7 at Journal, DallasHR, Kroger, in a Work-Readiness Work - 2017. Students must have a ployment opportunities in plored the worlds of com - the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Lisa K. Simmons, Texas In - shop, the Job Fair, Commu - minimum 3.0 GPA, a solid industries and companies mercial real-estate and fi - where students will be inter - struments and The Real Es - nity Service Day, three days attendance record, and a rec - where they have expressed nance, taught inner-city kids viewed by human resource tate Council. of Leadership Development ommendation from campus interest. Modeled after the to golf, and went behind the professionals and receive The Mayor’s Intern Fel - Workshops and a two-week leadership. They must also prestigious White House scenes at museums, hotels, formal job offers. JPMorgan low’s Program is facilitated bus pass. participate in the required Fellows Program, the Intern government agencies and Chase is the Lead Intern by Dallas nonprofit Educa - Businesses also are asked Fellows Program prepares entertainment venues. One Sponsor, and TurningPoint tion is Freedom (EIF), a to provide students an op - training sessions prior to motivated teens to become teen even returned as an in - Foundation is the Trans - comprehensive college- portunity for job shadowing their internships. NOTE: the leaders of tomorrow. tern to the shelter that portation Sponsor. 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See TAX , Page 16 Proposed bill seeks to freeze pay of Texas agency leader if minority contracting goals missed AUSTIN – Representa - women and minority- founded to help banks pro - there is significant room for tive Eric Johnson recently owned businesses, and this vide much-needed financial improvement with respect filed House Bill 1489 to bill serves as a necessary assistance to women and to the state’s support for mi - freeze the pay of any state accountability measure. minority-owned businesses. nority-owned businesses. agency heads who miss Representative Eric John - “The State of Texas fails These pieces of legislation their Historically Underuti - son (D-Dallas) also filed to support HUBs year after will provide crucial mecha - lized Business (HUB) con - House Bill 671, a bill that year. While I applaud the nisms to incentivize the tracting goals. By law, a would direct ten percent of Governor’s efforts to high - government to invest in certain percentage of all the funds from the Texas light Texas’ successful these valuable pillars of our state agency contracts are Enterprise Fund to the Cap - women entrepreneurs in his communities,” said Repre - required to be awarded to ital Access Fund, which was State of the State address, sentative Johnson. Five trends expected to affect cyberscurity in 2017 It’s become news that’s company that specializes in about, Miliefsky says, the the first line of defense – not unexpected anymore. cyber security. truth is that there’s generally and the weakest link. Typi - We awaken to learn that But when consumers and a long lag time between cally, when a breach hap - yet another national retailer businesses are vigilant, he when a breach happens and pens behind a firewall it’s has been hacked and once says, they can foil those when it’s discovered. The because someone was again credit-card informa - cyber criminals despite all average is 280 days, which tricked into clicking on a tion for millions of cus - their scheming. To that end, means if cyber criminals link they shouldn’t have. tomers is at risk. Miliefsky says some cyber hack your system today, it Employees need to be edu - Yet, despite all the public - security trends and factors could be about nine months cated, Miliefsky says. ity these security breaches worth knowing about for before anyone realizes • Cyber insurance is hot receive and all the warning the rest of 2017 and beyond there’s a problem. and growing hotter. A consumers hear, cyber crim - “Sometimes it can feel be protecting our informa - include: • Employees will con - breach can prove costly to inals still achieve success like the cyber criminals are tion,” says Gary S. Milief - • Serious breaches still tinue to be critical to protec - companies, which is why and seem more brazen than working harder than the sky, CEO of SnoopWall take too long to discover. As tion. For just about any or - ever. people who are supposed to (www.snoopwall.com), a unsettling as it is to think ganization, employees are See CYBER, Page 12

House until we introduced Deal for Black America’ is guration. Ironically, some of though most of the members MEET , continued from Page 3 ourselves on Twitter after ill-informed and insufficient the meetings the CBC had and the President were the White House press con - that Bannon himself defined garding a meeting with the and he would be wise to tap with President Obama, members of the same party. ference today.” as “the platform for the alt- Black Caucus: into the decades of expertise specifically on the topics of Lauren Victoria Burke is right.” “President Trump has The statement continued: held by the Congressional jobs and the challenges of a political analyst who The term “alt-right” is in - been in office for almost a “For whatever reason, the Black Caucus when it Historically Black Colleges speaks on politics and creasingly used to describe month and the Congres - letter the Congressional comes to addressing issues and Universities, have had African American leader - a new and emerging move - sional Black Caucus — Black Caucus sent to then that affect African Ameri - tense moments. ship. She is also a frequent ment of racists and White which at a historic 49 mem - President-elect Trump and cans.” President Obama did not contributor to the NNPA supremacists. bers is almost a fourth of the incoming White House offi - The CBC, which is now meet with the Congressional Newswire and BlackPres - Chairman Cedric Rich - House Democratic Caucus cials on January 19 was not at its largest membership in Black Caucus during his sUSA.com. Connect with mond (D-La.), said the fol - and represents millions of enough to get their atten - history, traditionally re - first year in office. Meetings Lauren by email at lowing in response to Presi - African Americans — did tion. As the letter explained, quests a meeting with the between Obama and the [email protected] and dent Trump’s comments re - not hear from the White President Trump’s ‘New new president after the inau - CBC were scarce even on Twitter at @LVBurke. For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com February 23 - March 1 , 2017 | North Dallas Gazette |11 Marketplace College Educated Readers read the NDG. Contact Marketing at 972-509-9049 for Career Opportunity Advertising Wanted: Minority and women-owned businesses to participate in Dallas ISD’s Bond Program As progress on Dallas being approved to participate ment when approval doesn’t ment has hosted information ISD’s $1.6 billion bond pro - in bond projects, Munnings happen quickly, and the mis - and networking sessions with gram moves forward, the and Dallas ISD M/WBE De - taken belief that bonding and the Regional Black Contrac - participation of minority and partment Director Annie insurance requirements are tors Association, Regional women owned businesses is Holmes-Partee are holding insurmountable hurdles for Hispanic Contractors Associ - a major priority in awarding information sessions, net - small or minority-owned ation, the National Associa - contracts for the dozens of workers and one-on-one firms. tion of Minority Contractors, campus additions, renova - meetings with potential bid - “It’s true that as a govern - and sponsored a Construc - tions and new school con - ders. ment entity, we have legal re - tion Bid Preview to connect struction projects. In fact, the “We are fortunate that we quirements that we must ad - M/WBEs with bond program district’s board of trustees has have the backing of a board here to,” Munnings said. managers. Future events are

set two goals to target the ef - D that believes in M/WBE in - “However, our goal is to planned to continue recruit - S fort – 35 percent M/WBE I volvement,” she said. “That’s level the playing field for ing African American, Asian, D participation in bond funded why we are continually M/WBEs by educating them Hispanic, Native American professional services, such as bid on available jobs as dustry leaders and service reaching out to educate the about the bidding process, and women-owned busi - program management, archi - prime and subcontractors. firms large and small to community about the re - connecting them with expe - nesses to participate in bond tectural design, and land sur - Wilton Munnings, manager know their participation in quirements to participate in rienced, successful contrac - program projects. veys, and 30 percent partici - for the bond program’s this program is a major contracts.” tors, and eliminating barriers “Business is largely about pation in actual construction M/WBE effort is in constant goal,” Munnings said. Both these diversity ex - wherever possible. Annie building relationships," projects. motion, briefing businesses “Given our charge from perts cite barriers that can and I are advocates for Munnings said. "To do that, To achieve the goals, the and meeting with contractors trustees and the community, cause firms to shy away from M/WBE firms, and our door we invite firms to contact us, staff charged with accom - associations and chambers to it’s critical these firms are at bidding on construction jobs. is always open to help firms meet with us and let us an - plishing M/WBE participa - explain how to successfully the table as jobs are parceled These include a lack of un - work through potential barri - swer their questions about tion wants to spread the mes - bid for bond program proj - out.” derstanding and inexperience ers.” doing business with the Dal - sage that the door is wide ects. To ensure a diversity of meeting bid requirements, Throughout phase 1 of the las Independent School Dis - open for service providers to “We want construction in - firms have a fair chance at frustration and discourage - bond program, the depart - trict.”

Without a NAC solution, Vulnerability Database at says. Change passwords fre - fering a data breach or loss. CYBER , continued from Page 11 you won’t be able to tell nvd.nist.gov or quently. Put a sticker over “We should be asking cyber insurance is a grow - managing their intranet. who is on your network, in - cve.mitre.org. “By finding your laptop’s webcam when ourselves: Why not prevent ing field, Miliefsky says. Most breaches happen be - cluding if the cleaners are and fixing your holes, you’ll you’re not using it. Protect breaches instead of reacting Just as homeowner’s insur - hind firewalls. “You’ll need plugging in a laptop at mid - have a stronger, less ex - your smartphone by turning to them?” Miliefsky says. ance doesn’t keep your more than antivirus to stop night or if a consultant is on ploitable infrastructure,” off WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC “Corporate America and house from catching fire, the bad guys,” Miliefsky the wrong VLAN, like Miliefsky says. and GPS except when you consumers don’t need to sit though, cyber insurance says. This includes anti- human resources or payroll • The best protection for need them. Delete cookies around waiting to become doesn’t guard against a phishing tools, network ac - where you don’t want them consumers is still self pro - and your browsing history cyber crime victims.” breach. But a policy can cess control (NAC), zero- to have access, he says. In tection. Consumers can’t al - regularly. When consumers Gary S. Miliefsky is the help the company that’s hit day malware quarantining addition, you should find ways count on how well learn the importance of mo - CEO of SnoopWall, Inc. and by a breach regain its finan - and other next-generation and fix all your common their bank or their favorite bile-device “hygiene,” both a co-inventor of the com - cial footing. approaches focusing on the vulnerabilities and expo - retailer handles cyber secu - they and the places they pany’s innovative breach • Companies may begin root cause of how you get sures. You can learn more rity. But anyone can take work are at less risk of suf - prevention technologies. to realize the importance of breached. about them at the National steps to be safer, Miliefsky

ounces of 80-proof spirits. density lipoprotein choles - DRINK , continued from Page 4 Excessive alcohol consump - terol levels — the good cho - drinkers among the women interval. tion increases the risk for al - lesterol — or decrease than the men. Consistent long-term, cohol dependency, cardio - platelet stickiness. Con - Researchers compared heavy drinking was defined vascular risk factors includ - versely, heavier alcohol in - data about participants’ alco - in this U.K. study as more ing high blood pressure and take may activate certain en - hol consumption with than 112 grams (3.9 ounces) obesity, stroke, certain types zymes that would lead to carotid-femoral pulse wave of ethanol per week (roughly of cancer, suicide and acci - collagen accumulation, artery velocity (PWV) equivalent to one serving of dents. which could, in turn exacer - measurements, or pulse alcoholic spirit, half a pint of Cardiovascular disease re - bate the rate of arterial stiff - waves between the main ar - beer, or half a glass of mains the leading cause of ening.” teries found in the neck and wine.); consistent moderate death worldwide, contribut - “Based on these findings, thigh. The greater the veloc - drinking was 1-112 grams of ing to nearly one-third of the research team wants to ity, the stiffer the artery. Al - ethanol per week. deaths, researchers said. look at multiple groups of cohol intake was measured The American Heart As - How alcohol may impact people — since this study periodically across 25 years sociation defines moderate arterial health is unclear, was limited to a single group and the researchers subse - alcohol consumption as an said Darragh O’Neill, Ph.D., that was mostly male — and quently looked at how those average of one to two drinks lead study author and epi - identify the relationship that long-term intake patterns per day for men, and one demiological researcher at drinking patterns over time were associated with pulse drink per day for women. A University College London. have with other indicators of wave velocity and its pro - drink is 12 ounces of beer, “It’s been suggested alcohol cardiovascular disease.” gression over a 4-to-5-year four ounces of wine, or 1.5 intake may increase high- O’Neill said.

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14 | February 23 - March 1, 2017 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Church Directory Black History Month: Advances in healthcare mercial and residential edi - his career. Washington. Rochester, MN. Taylor collapsed and died fices. Young Taylor’s early Taylor designed most Though he could have "Thanks to a kind Provi - on December 13, 1942 schooling took place at the buildings at Tuskegee built been better employed else - dence and skillful physi - while attending services in Williston School and the before 1932, including the where, he retired from cians," he said, "I am much the Tuskegee chapel that he Gregory Institute, a school original Chapel and the li - Tuskegee in 1935. better now." Taylor lived his had designed and consid - for Blacks operated and brary, between the years Throughout his life, Tay - life as one of faith to his ered his outstanding Send email to: businessoffice@ northdallasgazette.com to sign up maintained by the American 1899-1902. lor retained a deep respect race. achievement as an architect. for Sister Tarpley's weekly elec - Missionary Association. For a short period, he was for MIT. In 1942, he wrote tronic newsletter. After graduating, he employed by a Cleveland to the secretary of his MIT Note: At the Annual worked in his father's build - architectural firm. Some class indicating that he had African America Read-In ing trade business with his believe he had disagree - just been released from event at the Josey Ranch Li - sights on Massachusetts In - ments at Tuskegee with the treatment for an unspecified brary on February 19, 2017 stitute of Technology dictatorial style of Booker T. illness at the Mayo Clinic in by the PACE organization, (MIT). young Terrell M. Bennett He was admitted to the (age 7) amazed and inspired regular freshman class on the audience with his read - September 23, 1888, al - ing and musical ability. though a couple of years I thought it would be an older than the average fresh - honor for Dr. Terrell and man because of his work Sister Jeannette Bennett (his with his father. parents) to feature Mr. Taylor was one of a hand - Robert R. Taylor at the end ful of students from the of Black History Month South. Even the southern 2017. whites encountered preju - Young Terrell has been dice but Blacks even more reading since the age of four so. and his ability to play the Few Blacks were part of drums since the age of three, the MIT community in its both taught to him by his fa - early years, even though ther Dr. Terrell Bennett. founder, William Barton Young Terrell selected the Rogers, had shown a keen biography of Robert R. Tay - interest in issues relating to lor to read because he was race. the first Black man to grad - Taylor’s record at MIT uate from the Massachusetts during the four years he at - Institute of Technology tended, 1888-1892, was (MIT) and he paved the way above the class average; he for other Black people to at - earned honors in trigonome - tend, including his father try, architectural history, dif - and his mother, Jeannette ferential calculus, and ap - plied mechanics. he never Robert Robinson Taylor becomes 38th Honoree into Black Her - Bennett. itage Stamp Series - February 12, 2015 Robert R. Taylor, a Black failed a course. architect, was born in 1868 He was twice recom - in Wilmington, NC, he mended for the Loring came from a middle-class Scholarship, which he held family. His father, Henry, for two consecutive aca - was the son of a white slave demic years. owner and a Black mother. Taylor was the first Black The elder Taylor had been person to receive an archi - allowed to go into business tecture degree from the for himself before the Civil Massachusetts Institute of War, building cargo ships Technology. for trade routes between the After graduation, he mar - and South ried Nellie C. Taylor and America through the worked as an architect and Caribbean. educator at Tuskegee Insti - He also built many com - tute nearly until the end of

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

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