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The Outsourcing Of America - Page 3 Charity Golf India.Arie Connecting Classic Benefits On Positive Our Faiths Boys & Girls Clubs Of Collin County Outlook Page 10 Page 2 Page 7 A Division of ^^^__, __ ^muiHu^^pportumty News, Inc. ^^H ^H ^H ^^^^^^ Volume XV, Number XXX SERVING PLANO, DALLAS, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, IRVING, MCKINNEY AND MESQUITE August 03 - Au«uM 09, 2006 Your Gateway to Dallas, North of Trinity River Fifty Cents www.iV70IVTheGazette.com People In Urban League Seeks To Redirect Piano Police Participate In Civil Rights Movement National Night Out Activities By: George E. Curry - Since 1984 the City of The News NNPA Editor-in-Chief Piano Police Department has championed partici­ T>Ticn Obahnjoko, of DallBs, After successfully eradicating legal participated in the NAACP ACT- barriers that prevented African- pation by our All- SO competition at the national Ameiicans from enjoying basic rights America Community in convention from July 15-20. as U.S. citizens, the next phase of the the National Night Out Among 75 other medalists, civil rights movement must focus on initiative, a imique crime Obahnjoko was awanied a silver economic empowerment, says the and drug prevention medal in oratory* and a bronze event sponsored by the medal in dramatics. head of the National Urban League. "As we stand here today, this issue National Association of Obahnjoko is a member of the throughout Piano were invit­ Mcsquitc branch of the NAACP of economic inequality and poverty Town Watch. ed to join forces with Piano Youth Council. He is a senior at must be the new and defining issue of National Night Out is Police in the nation's largest Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and ci\Tl rights in the 21st century," said Marc H. Morial, president and CEO designed to heighten crime Performing Ans. of the National Urban League crime prevention awareness Marc H. Morial, president and CEO and drug prevention aware­ He received a gold medal in both orator>' and dramatics in of the National Uiban League. "The fight to sit United States House of ness; generate support and initiative: the local competition. giNing him a scat to the national com­ National Project Coordi­ petition at a lunch coimter was an important fight. The Representatives with only 33 dis- participation in local anti- ACT-SO, the national Academic, Cultural,Tcchnological and fight to be able to afford what was served at the sentions, and 98 to zero in the crime programs; strengthen nator Matt Peskin advised Scientific Olympics, was founded in 1978 and now hosts 25 cat­ limch counter is an even more important fig^t United States Senate. A signifi­ neighborhood spirit and National Night Out is "a egories in humanities, sciences, performing and \isual arts. today. And the fight to own the limch counter in cant accomplishment for civil police-community partner­ night for American to stand The program spans through the year, beginning in the fall the 21st century." rights in America," he said. ships; and, send a message to together to promote aware­ with planning and training for local competitions that take ness, safety and neighborhood place in April. The former mayor of New Orleans made an "Now, let me share this: This criminals that neighborhoods imity. It showcases the vital Panicqianis competed for finandal awards, college intern­ evangelical appeal in his keynote address to the victory which melded together are organized and fighting importance of police-commu­ ships and apprenticeships. To top off the honor, each of the 75 organization's national convention here. what I hope is going to be a new back. —. national medalists received a wireless laptop computer. coalition for civil rights. It nity parmerships and citizen "So we must focus anew on income and equal­ Saturday, July 29, 2006 Famous ACTSO alumni include rapper Kanyc ^cst, actress included Republicans and involvement in our fight to ity and poverty," he continued. "We must focus kicked off a slate of awareness Jada Pinkett-Smith, singcr/songwntcr Erykah Badu, filmmaker Democrats. It included the lead­ build a safer nation.." John Singleton and comedian'actor Anthony Anderson. anew on trying to close the wealth gap. I believe activities that culminated on ership of this nation's labor that for this generation, this generation of August 1 as neighborhoods National Night Out Page 9 organizations, as well as the lead­ Cheryl Richards, of the Dallas Americans, Black, White, Brown, Yellow, it is Convention & Visitors Bureau ership of this nation's business indeed our calling. It is indeed what we have been has been promoted from Vice organizations. And they stood up President, Member Services to anointed and asked to do." at the last minute to a small but Vice President, Strategic Morial was still upbeat after Congress and Out Of Africa AUiaucc^. dcterniincd group, llie pohte By; Erin Evaiu President Bush moved to enact legislation In this position, her responsibil­ way to describe them is inter- Africa is far behind the extending key provisions of the Voting Rights Act ities include setting the member­ venors. The street way to United States in relation to ship sales and semce standard for of 1965. describe them is just plain old- technology. the bureau, overseeing the pro­ "Because of your work and your advocacy, the duction of all member-based pub­ Currently, only three of 100 lications and maintaining the day- Voting Rights Aa extension got 390 votes in the Urban League Page 6 people have access to the Net to-day operations of the member in regions of West Africa. ser\'ices department. Since the Corporate Some critics feel that by less­ Parmership Program began two years ago, Richards has City Announces Finalists For Fire Chief ening the technology divide, recruited 10 corporate partners, bringing in an overall poverty will be eradicated. J310,000 in parmership dollars. And Director Of Homeland Security With all this said, in "Cheryl is a proven performer at the Dallas CVB and her new title enables the bureau to de\-clop a broader base of com­ Executive Director Bruce Glasscock today of Irving December 2005, U.N. munity and corporate support, which is instrumental in our announced the list of finalists for both the • Kevin McGee, Assistant Secretary General Kofi Annan goal of becoming a top-five leisure and meeting destination, recently vacated position of Fire Chief and Fire Chief, Prince William met with the World Summit on said Phillip J. Jones, presidenL'CEO of the Dallas Convention the newly created position of Director of County, Virginia the Information Society & Visitors Bureau. Lab, developed the computer Homeland Security. (WSIS) in Tunisia, Africa to Richards rtceiwd her bachelor's degree in journalism from • Mike Morgan, Assistant to help eradicate poverty in the Universit>' of North Texas. She is a member of several Fire Chief finalists are: (in alphabeti­ Fire Chief, Los Angeles discuss plans to close the tech­ underdeveloped nations. The community organizations mcludmg Dallas Fort Worth Area cal order) County, California nology gap between developed laptop costs 8100 and does Tourism Council, Public Relations Society of America, Press • Robert Acker, Interim Fire Chief, City of Director of Homeland nations and African nations. Club of Dallas, Dallas Community Police Awards Commincc, not rely on electricity to oper­ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. amtmg several others. Piano Security finalists are: (in Tlie forum was not dominat­ ate. By turning its yellow • Steve Earley, Deputy Fire Chief, City of alphabetical order) ed by proposals to donate crank for 10 minutes, the lap­ Arthur E. Sykes, director of facil­ Riverside, California • Colonel Brian Attaway, money or send missionaries to top rims for 30 minutes. ities services at Eastficld College, • Hugo Esparza, Executive Deputy Fire Texas National Guard, Austin develop community access to Although I do believe that was awarded the 2006 Association Chief, City of Fort Worth • James Delaney, National the Internet, but by a one-kilo­ of Ph>-sical Plant Adminisu^tors the technology divide is a (APPA) Pacesetter Awani on July 9 • Michael Evitls, Assistant Fire Chief, City Finalists Announced Page 5 gram, green laptop computer. large part of the poverty in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Campus Nicholas Negroponte, co- dilemma in Africa, I also think of the Future awards reception. founder of the Massachusetts Sykes was awarded for his dedi­ it will take more than just Institute of Technology Media cation to the education facilities Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey, Out Of Africa Page 4 profesion for nearly ten years at Eastfiekl College. And National Cowboys Of Color Sykes is a graduate of the APPA Instimtc for Facilities Management Former Surgeon General and has completed Al'PA building Museum Saddle Up For A Special Day ^inussioning and fadlitics audit workshops. Sykes has serwd Circus, Cowb<^ and Rodeo Star as secretary for APPA's Central Region (CAPPA); received its Andre McCUdn Donates Costume to To Speak At UTD Aug. 24 highest honor, the Distmguishcd Member Award; and is a recip- Secretary for Health, on iem of the DFVC'APPA's President's Award. Museum; Museum Founder Jim Thursday, Aug. 24 to help kick He also icv.-cd on the 2001 APPA task force aimed at recruit­ Austin win be Honored as 'Guest ment of historically bUck coUe^s and univ-ersines. Ringmaster* at Circus Performance off the center's Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month First a^-arded in 1999. the Paccsener Award is designed to Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey and encourage further participaaon in APPA among those who haw activities. The talk, which is National Cowboys of Color Museum and already made significant contributions at the regional or chapter fi^e and open to the public, will Hall of Fame will be hosting a day ftill of level.

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