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Who Is Going To Lead Black America? - Page 3 African Chappelle American Black History Opens Up Month Profile Read-In On "Oprah" Page 2 Page 6 Page 7 A Division of ^^^^^^Pppormmty News, Inc. Volume XV, Number V SERVING PLANO, DALLAS, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, IRVING, MCKINNEY AND MESQUITE February 09 - Februarv 15, 2006 Your Gateway to D all as ^ North of Trinity River ^ Fifty Cents www.MOiVTheGazette.com People In Presidents Join Mourners "Special Moments" The News At King Funeral Focuses On Developing Ten thousand mourners _ including four U.S. Young Girl's Self-Esteem Detective Mike Johnson presidents, numerous members of Congress and has rccenily been appointed many gray-haired veterans of the civil rights By: PaulHaUey to the position of Public movement _ said goodbye to Coretta Scott King Dreamery Optimist^ Visionary. Information Officer for the When it comes to the plight Piano Police Department. on Tuesday, with President Bush saluting her as "I look forward to the "a woman wiio worked to make our nation of Afiican American girls and opportumty to connect with whole." women, each of those adjectives officers in various pans describe consultant Renee' The immense crowd filled the New Birth of the Piano Police Wroten. As founder and Dq>artmcnt. There are a lot Missionary Baptist Church _ a modem, arena- President of Special Moments of officers behind the scenes style megachurch in a subuiiian Adanta county Consulting which includes The doing really good work in the thai was once a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan community, and part of my Wroten Academy, Ms. Wroten but today has one of the most afQuent black role is to get those stones out provides an avenue for young to the conununity." populations in the country. black women to assess and A San Antonio native, Deiccti^ Johnson has been with the More than three dozen speakers at the funeral Piano Police Dcparlmcni since 1982. develop their self-esteem. She took turns remembering the widow of the Rev. He has seired as an undercover narcotics officer, in the also assists them in developing Patrol division, and has as a child abuse investigator in the Martin LAither King Jr., who worked to realize life goals and determining indi Criminal Investigations division her husband's dream of equality for nearly 40 Special Moments founder and "Coretta Scott King not only vidually if they are sabotaging Detective Johnson is considered an ambassador for child years after his assassination. She died Jan. 30 at secured her husband's legacy, president Renee'Wroten advocacy. He is a foimding member of the Collin County their own successes and aspira age 78 after battling ovarian cancer and the among the young black girls Children's Advocacy Cenicr, and has been named the Center's she built her own," Bush told tions for the fiiture. "Child Advocate of the Year". Mike was appointed to the effects of a stroke. the crowd. "Having loved a she saw. National Board of Directors for the American Professional A Los Angeles native, after The president ordered flags flown at half-staff leader, she became a leader, and "They had no self-esteem," Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) , and was President moving to Dallas, Renee' across the country. she said. "I saw young girls of the APSAC Texas Sutc Chapter. He has served on the Texas King Funeral Page 3 observed a disturbing theme Stale Attorney General's Sexual Offender Protocol Task Force Special Moments Page 4 and Senator Florence Shapiro's Blue Ribbon committee to for mulate the now instated "Ashley Laws." Girls Incorporated of Collin Receives $564,254 Grant Metropolitan Dallas recently Thousands Of Katrina announced Dallas native From Texas Workforce Commission Erykah Badu as one of the exceptional women rccipienis CoUin County Community College Victims Evicted of their 2006 "She Know* District (Collin) received a $564,254 Associated Press Where She's Going" Award". grant from the Texas Workforce Hauling everything he Grammy winner Erykah Badu is a noteworthy philan Commission to provide advanced manu owned in a plastic thropist in the Dallas facturing and information technology garbage bag, Darryl Metroplcx. In 2003, she training to employees of local companies. Travis walked out of the founded her nonprofit group Tliis grant will provide training for 782 chandeliered lobby of B.L.I.N.D. (Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit employees in organizational processes, the Crowne Plaza, join Development). The organiza management, communications, high tech ing the exodus of tion's first project was refur and industrial topics and information Hurricane Katrina bishing the Black Forest Theater, a fifty-year old South Dallas landmark that once host technology. The training program will begin in many fine companies benefit refugees evicted from ed the likes of Aretha Franklin and Chuck Berry. late February or early March. &"om the training they receive their hotel rooms across Following Hurricane Katrina, B.LI.N.D. partnered with St. "These grants are very competitive, and we fi'om us, and their companies, the coimtry Tuesday- to-door to all of the 25,000 Philips School to provide "Saturday Creative Explorations" lo in turn, benefit fi"om having More than 4,500 evacuees hotel rooms no fewer than six help children relocated in the Dallas Convention Center and work very hard to bring these opportimities to Reunion Arena shelters. the employees of Collin Coimty," said college more highly skilled employees. were expected to check out of times. And there are individ Ms. Badu's ctforu in community invohTmcni have extended their government-paid hotel uals who have refused to President Cary Israel. "The employees of these TWC Grant Page 4 to such projects as the cclebrit>' spokesperson for "AIDS Arms rooms Tuesday as the Federal come to the door, refused to Lifewalk". Her trequent visits to Booker T. Washington High answer. There are people who School for the Performing and Visual Arts are evidence of her Emergency Management loyalty to the school that she attended.. She also spends time After Coretta Scott King, What Next? Agency began cutting off have run when they saw us talking to students at local hij^ schools about the perils of money to pay for their stays. coming — those are the ones promiscuity, drug use and poor nutrition. pushing for equality today. Far more people — a total that are now moving on," The 2006 Girls Inc. "She Knows VChere She's Going" Award Kinerney said. Luncheon will be held on April 19th, 2006. Visit www.girlinc- "We will now celebrate of more than 20,000 storm dallas.org for more info. Coretta Scott King as though victims — were given exten While some of the evacuees the civil rights movement is fin sions by FEMA until at least leaving the Crowne Plaza Deb Peoples has been tapped by ished and the mission has been said they had found other the new AT&T to become their next week and possibly as long Vice President and General accomplished, but the work is as March 1, said FEMA housing, several said they Manager of the Dallai'Fbrt Worth not done," said Bruce Gordon, spokesman Butch Kinerney. were now homeless. market. president of the NAACP. "We FEMA said it gave people Travis, 24, and his five In her new position People's will should be very respectful of — every possible opportunity to childhood friends — all in be responsible for local AT&T retail sales and marketing which and encouraged by — the sub request an extension. their 20s — had been living will include tailoring programs to stantial progress that has been "We've bent over backward on the floor of another evac- Civil rights community questions how meet the needs and concerns of made. But in no way, shape or to reach out. We've gone door- to keep drive for equality vital today Victims Evicted Page 10 North Texas residential customers. form should we conclude that The market includes the Associated Press Dallas/Fort Worth mctroplex, Amid their grief over the death of Coretta the civil rights mission is com Waco Temple,Tvlcr/Longview and ShcrmaaDcnison. Scott King, black advocates say diat her passing plete." Piano PoUce Tackle ID Theft Peoples joined the AT&T family in 1977 v^-hcre she has ser\Td in underscores a growing concern: As the move Social justice activists all said both the business an ment's iconic leaders fade into history, much of it's important to remember Through Prevention/Free Seminars consumer roles. Bom in Uuisana, she graduated from Te»s Glencliff Drive. Piano the focus is on honoring the past rather than After Coretta Page 5 The Piano Police Wbmen's Univwsii>- with a bachelor's degree in speech and received Department Crime Police Officer Mark Dawson an MBA She scrvrs as a boani member of the Dallas Chapter of Prevention Unit doesn't take leads the classes. the American Red Cross, Communit>- Network, Black Women Registration is through the Uwyers ofTan^t County and Dclu Sigma Theu Sorority, any crime lightly, but with Of her new position Peoples sUtes, I'm proud to livr in the Haitians Cast Votes Amid Hitches the rapidly increasing trend Parks and Recreation Department Leisure Dallas.'Rirt>Xbrth area and to work for our commumty's premiere Haiti's first election since for of identity theft they've taken commumcauons servke provider. This po«Don allows me to Program. For information mer President Jean-Bertrand the bull by the horns by «idress the unique local needs of our residential customer,, build on upcoming class dates and Aristide was ousted in February offering a seminar called ing on the new AT&T reputation as a cnic le«ler m the greater topics contact the Crime North Texas commiinit>'." ^^ 2004 has been marred by angry "Protect Your Identity." Prevention Unit at 972-941- demonstrations in the capital.