Volume XXIX, Number XII March 28 - April 4 , 2019 An open letter to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings -See Page 3

The surprising identities of sex traffic victims Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com -See Page 4 Competition is heated in race for Steve Pemberton to be guest at Dallas City Council District 7 seat CASA luncheon By David Wilfong -See Page 5 NDG Contributing Writer

The Monday Night Politics forum Garland ISD held at the African-American Mu - seum in Fair Park focused on the trustee honored Dallas City Council race in District by U.S. Rep. 7. The event, hosted by the Dallas Examiner, gives candidates an op - -See Page 6 portunity to speak directly to voters in the weeks preceding each election Teens prep for cycle. District 7 is a heated race, with Mayor’s Intern many candidates looking to unseat the current councilmember Kevin program Felder. -See Page 7 Candidate Sade Johnson was not Kevin Felder, recently in the news for an arrest on charges of allegedly leaving the scene of in attendance at the forum, having an accident, is facing a full field of challengers for his District 7 seat on the Dallas City sent a message to the organizers she Council. (Photo: David Wilfong / NDG) NAACP Image was ill at the time. Those in atten - “Our three main priorities are af - Bazaldua said. Awards to air dance were Adam Bazaldua, Sandra fordable housing, building coalitions Crenshaw is a former Dallas City Crenshaw, Kevin Felder, Yvette and increasing transparency and ac - Council member and has run unsuc - on March 30 Gbalazeh, Calvin Johnson, Korey countability in our government,” cessfully for higher office in the Mack, Joseph Thomas, Tiffinni A. Bazaldua said. past. She is no stranger to contro - -See Page 9 Young. He divides coalition building into versy herself, having seen her own Felder is the incumbent in the race internal and external efforts. Inter - legal battles as well as controversy and is the subject of controversy nally he wants to create an advisory over the removal of Confederate BATC gives over a felony arrest last month for al - board of the “mover sna shakers” statues in Dallas. Crenshaw says she female writers legedly leaving the scene of an acci - within District 7. Externally he says is running because she is not happy dent causing injury. While never di - he can build cooperative relation - with what she’s seen taking place stage time rectly addressed at the forum, sev - ships with other elected officials to since she left her spot on the horse - -See Page 10 eral candidates alluded to the district get the eight votes necessary on the shoe. needing a councilmember who does council to get anything done. “I have been part of the political not generate negative press. “I’m tired of seeing our district at landscape in Dallas since 1978,” Sister Tarpley: Bazaldua is a teacher at Skyline the forefront of the news, and I’d Crenshaw said. “And I’ve gone High School. He has run for the seat like that news to be in a positive through a lot of pain, lot of fighting, Women’s before and pledges to make it a full- light for the constituents and the History Month time job is elected. progress through our district,” See DISTRICT 7, Page 11 -See Page 15 INSIDE... See Page 2 People In The News... People In The News ...... 2 Op/Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 READERS Community ...... 5 SOUND OFF!!! Education ...... 6 See Page 2 to see what Carrollton / Irving / Plano ...... 7 NDG readers are saying City Briefs ...... 7 about the latest news! Entertainment ...... 9-10 Royalyn Reid Mae Beck Marketplace ...... 11-12 Legal Notices / Career ...... 13 NDG Quote of the Week: "The people must know before they can act, and there is no Church Directory ...... 14-15 NDG Book Review ...... 16 educator to compare with the press." - Ida B. 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She has pre - Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Women’s Business Council Improvement Company portation Authority), the sented to various chambers Supplier Development Southwest Woman Business with offices in Washington, cities of Dallas, Fort Worth of commerce, professional Council (D/FW MSDC), of the Year and Woman DC and Dallas, Texas. and Plano, Texas. organizations and commu - American Cancer Society Business Advocate of the The company uses tradi - don’t see or know how to U.S. Department of nity groups throughout the Texas Division, and Ameri - Year. tional methods of Marketing execute. This approach re - Transportation (DOT), U.S. country. She also served as a can Cancer Society Dallas She also served on the ad - Research and Training and sults in improving customer Department of Commerce panelist for the United States Metro. visory council for Interna - adds innovation that in - care, quality, service deliv - (DOC), U.S. Smithsonian Senate Committee on Small Royalyn received the Dal - tional Economic Empower - cludes Human Experience ery, employee engagement. Institution (SI), U.S. Depart - Business and Entrepreneur - las/Fort Worth International ment of Women (IEEW) Factors. This innovative Over the years, she has at - ment of Housing and Urban ship. Airport Champions of Di - process identifies needs and tracted a team of committed, Development (HUD), U.S. Royalyn serves on the versity Award in 2018. She See R EID, Page 16 discovers paths that others

working at TI was that she were a rarity, so there was an 1975. Hodari passed away department. Mae Beck could change her work interest in Arthello's art be - in 2000, four years before Mae worked for the Fed - By Shirley Tarpley schedule from day to night cause he only painted Black Arthello died. Mae has three eral Government in the NDG Religion editor per semester according to the people and their activities. granddaughters, and four Health, Education and Wel - classes offered. Mae and Arthello dated for great grand children. fare, Office of Child Devel - A longtime Dallasite, Mae In 1968 she met Arthello 8-months and married in After marrying Arthello, opment as a clerk typist until Beck was born in Tyler, Beck, Jr., on Bishop College March 1969. Mae resigned from TI and 1978 to attend Eastfield Jun - Texas. Her family moved to campus at the end of her jun - Mae did not go back to started working at Dallas ior College to get a certifica - Dallas when she was 7 years ior year; he was exhibiting Bishop College during her Water Department on South tion to open a Child Care Fa - old. She grew up in Frazier his Black art. He never at - senior year in Business Ad - Ervay Street in the billing de - cility. She opened Saner Av - Courts Projects in South East tended college as a student, ministration, but decided to partment. This was the time enue Children Center in May Dallas and graduated from but during the 1960's and finish her last year of college when the city of Dallas was 1978, and operated the cen - Lincoln High School in later years, he was always sometime in the future. In hiring Black people due to ter for 17 years. 1962. asked to exhibit his Black art 1986 Mae completed her last the Civil Rights Act. Mae Business was profitable Mae attended one semes - decided to enroll in Bishop at colleges, schools, year of college at Dallas was the second Black person and busy so Mae retired in ter at Texas College in Tyler. College in September, 1963. churches, clubs, businesses Baptist University with a to be hired in this department 1995 to help her husband full She didn't have funds for the She attended Bishop College organizations and other wel - Bachelor of Career Arts De - as a clerk. Mae supervisor time in his gallery as man - second semester, so she came during the day taking 12 - 15 coming venues. gree. didn’t like sitting next to the ager. She says that Arthello's back to Dallas and worked at credit hours per semester, During the early years of Mae and Arthello had two two Black women and com - Gallery is the best job she has Texas Instruments (TI) on the and continued to work at TI the Civil Rights Movement, children, Mashariki, born in plained until she was pro - See BECK , Page 12 assembly line at night. Mae at night. The best thing about images of Black paintings 1971, and Hodari, born in moted and moved to another NDG Readers Sound Off... ‘Down for shared so far $69* DIVORCE #TheCount brings regarding the women’s voices to Mueller Report? Criminal Defense Family Cases the stage • DWI / Suspended License • Divorce / Annulment Standing ovation for my Highly selective parsing. • WARRANTS Removed ¥ • Child Support / Paternity PUBLISH. • Custody Modification talented cousin Camika • 24 Hour Jail Release ¥ (Emotion Brown) -- Larry Brautigam • Restraining Order via Facebook • Occupational license, felonies Spencer! You did an • Protective Order • Protective Order amazing job directing That Trump will be re- • Name Change / Adoption Down for #TheCount at elected as president and it • Misdeamenor/Felonies ¥ • Domestic Violence the Bishop Arts Theater! was very strategic of when -- Cyd Robertson the report was released...I Easy Payment Plans via Facebook think that the report comes out at the right time for Irving City ticle on our local Irving work! Trump to began his cam - Law Offices Of Vincent Ndukwe Council Elections races. Best regards, paign for re-election. Set for April 4 It’s great to have a paper -- Fatema -- Manolito J. Norman like the North Dallas via Facebook 214-638-5930 Hi Angela, Gazette keep us informed Facebook without overwhelming us Question: What is To share your 817-277-0196 (Metro) This is Fatema Biviji 2730 N. Stemmons Frwy, Suite 409 • Dallas, TX 75207 from Irving. I just wanted with too much information. your reaction to opinion visit Keep up the terrific what has been NorthDallasGazette.com Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to thank you for a great ar - ¥ If you qualify. *Fees quoted above are minimum down payment needed to begin processing your case.

2 | March 28 - April 4, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Op-Ed Open letter to his Honor, Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas, Texas P.O. Box 763866 - Dallas, Texas 75376-3866 Among these, you have Mr. Mayor, please find when I saw the video of the Straight Phone: 972-432-5219 - Fax: 972-509-9058 lectured on the financial your voice. brutal attack on a woman by Talk malfeasance of city council Push for upgraded crimi - Austin Shuffield, which oc - “Do what you say you are members in, as you refer to nal charges today. curred in Deep Ellum last going to do ... when you say Ed Gray NDG Senior it, as the “southern sector.” week. As a man, there is you are going to do it. ” Columnist Mr. Mayor, you have lec - Respectfully, NEVER a justifiable reason tured black men on abuse of Ed Gray to hit a woman. As Mayor Publisher’s Office: (Editor’s Note: Ed Gray their partners. Mr. Mayor, Pro Tem of the City of Dal - [email protected] shared the following mes - you rightfully said, “we all Mayor Mike Rawlings via las, this type of behavior will Sales Department: sage via Facebook on Sun - have failed" on “domestic vi - Facebook not be tolerated. Since a [email protected] day. Later in the afternoon, olence.” “The video of the Deep weapon (in this case a gun) 972-509-9049 while not directly referencing You rightfully said the sys - Ellum assault last week hor - was drawn in a threatening Gray’s Open Letter, City of tem failed Deanna Cook, as rified me. It is a brutal attack manner, the charges should Editorial Department: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawl - our city support system by a man on a woman, which be increased to a more seri - [email protected] ings issued the statement failed her. You have a track is not acceptable under any ous charge. The fact that this Online: below Ed’s letter. We have record of speaking out. circumstances. The role race male would punch a de - www.NorthDallasGazette.com also included Mayor Pro Today it is different. played in this assault by a fenseless woman several www.twitter.com/NDGEditor Tem’s statement released on Austin Shuffield is a white white man on a black woman times with the intent to injure www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette Monday.) man who assaulted a black must also be investigated. should be enough to have www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette woman. L Daijonique Lee I am confident that a thor - him re-arrested and charged www.instagram.com/NorthDallasGazette Dear Mr. Mayor: was hit five times by this ough investigation is being with a penalty that meets the As the moral leader of our poor excuse of manhood. conducted and that Chief severity of his actions. I have great city, it is incumbent on However, your “silence of Hall and District Attorney confidence that Dallas Chief STAFF you to speak on the Deep the lambs” is the 6th punch. Creuzot will pursue the max - of Police Reneé Hall and Chairman Emeritus Religious/ Marketing Editor Ellum tragedy. Mr. Mayor, you owe it to imum charges justified under District Attorney John Jim Bochum Shirley Demus Tarpley Mr. Mayor, you have acted the city of Dallas to speak the law.” Creuzot will charge Mr. 1933 – 2009 (“Sister Tarpley”) as if you were the moral out on this tragic hate crime. Shuffield at a level that fits compass of Dallas. You have This is a hate crime directed Official Statement from this criminal behavior. Once Published By NDG Senior Columnist spoken out on many of the not only against black peo - the Office of The Mayor again, we will not tolerate Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Ed Gray ailments that have afflicted ple, but it is also a crime di - Pro Tem Casey Thomas these actions in the city of Editor Contributing Writers our city. rected to women. “I was appalled and upset Dallas.” Ruth Ferguson Tiffany Gilbert Community Marketing Jackie Hardy Nadina Davis Rachel Hawkins Troubling questions exist Angela Loston By Congresswoman as an adequate reading of Democrats in the House concluded, ongoing federal Account Executive Jacquinette Murphy Eddie Bernice Johnson the Mueller investigation. of Representatives acted inquiries continue in a num - Elle Avery Dwain Price Besides, Mr. Barr long ago swiftly when its leaders ber of jurisdictions, includ - Terri Schlichenmeyer It is highly disturbing to relinquished his impartiality wrote the White House, the ing New York and Washing - Production Nicole Scott me and to members of the when he wrote that a sitting Department of Justice and a ton, D.C. Investigators are David Wilfong David Wilfong American public that the president was beyond the number of federal agencies considering whether or not Mueller report leaves unan - reach of the law. requesting that documents any crimes were committed swered whether or not the Mr. Barr has said that he used by Mueller and his in - by members of the presi - president and /or members dent’s family, his campaign of his campaign team com - team or the president him - mitted obstruction of justice “Mr. Barr has said that he self. during the 2016 presidential In the New York investi - campaign, a crime so seri - would provide a summary of the gation, according to sworn ous that at least one former testimony by Mr. Trump’s president was forced to re - Mueller report to Congress and former lawyer, the president sign from office when con - the American people. That will directed an unlawful fronted with it. scheme that resulted in two I believe that Mr. Trump not be enough.” women being paid money and those who support him to silence them from going are incorrect when they say - Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson public with accusations that that the report vindicates he had extramarital affairs the President. That can only would provide a summary vestigators be turned over to with them. be determined by the Amer - of the Mueller report to Congress. Those documents We find ourselves in a ican people once they have Congress and the American will no doubt be invaluable sad state of affairs involving had the opportunity to di - people. That will not be in advance of congressional the alleged conduct of our gest the report in its entirety. enough. The Congress and hearings that various panels president and those who North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make The four page summary the people should be enti - in the House will conduct. worked with and for him. appropriate revisions. of the report written by At - tled to see the full report, The president and his Our country is restless, and The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded torney General William P. excepting those portions supporters should be highly things will not settle until in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas Barr is insufficient and that deal with matters of na - concerned that while the those troubling questions Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. should not be characterized tional security. Mueller investigation has are finally put to rest.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com March 28 - April 4 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Child sex trafficking victims may not be who you think they are (UT - Austin) A new study trafficking numerous times to understand the needs of at- side of this issue; they are of child sex trafficking in and continually assess the risk youths in the area. working hard for victims and Texas finds that victims are price of leaving versus stay - The study explores the life to hold offenders account - not adequately identified, ing “in the life.” experiences of survivors of able. We have an opportunity h s a

enter and exit victimization l Other findings include: child sex trafficking in three with this study because it p multiple times, and spend s • The lack of healthy, regions of Texas: Houston, sheds light and provides con - n U much of their lives being ex - trusted relationships along Lubbock and along the text and nuance on the need /

i ploited. s with economic instability Texas-Mexico border. A total to protect children who are at o i The research — sponsored r create ideal conditions for ex - of 466 research participants risk of being exploited for o t t by the office of Gov. Greg i ploitation. were interviewed from commercial sex from those V

Abbott and conducted by sci - o • Youths who lack support among at-risk community who would take advantage of n a i

entists at The University of l when leaving an institutional segments. their vulnerability,” said Noël i

Texas at Austin — finds that m system such as foster care or From that group, 71 partic - Busch-Armendariz, director the paths into and out of child E juvenile justice are more vul - ipants indicated they were of IDVSA and co-principal sex trafficking are complex these children and youths are food, housing and clothing.” nerable to exploitation. exploited for commercial sex investigator. “By applying and that there is an enduring among the most vulnerable The report, which was of - • The rate of victimization before the age of 18 — with what we have learned in this need for services among sur - kids in our communities: ficially submitted to Abbott’s was higher among cisgender the average age of first vic - study and expanding preven - vivors in addition to a need youths who are homeless or office this week, provides girls and young women and timization being 15 — and tion and intervention models, for more effective prevention have run away; kids and guidance to policymakers, LGBTQ participants of all 46 of them agreed to be inter - we can put an end to tragic methods. young adults who have al - service providers and law en - genders. viewed in-depth about their missed opportunities.” “Victims are not who we ready been abused or neg - forcement officials as they • Minor and youth com - experiences entering, exiting “This research provides us typically think of when we lected; and kids who for one seek to strengthen the safety mercial sex trafficking does and during their exploitation. with additional data about the conjure images of the sex reason or another have been net for at-risk youths and pre - not vary much by region. A majority of the 46 chil - experiences of child sex traf - trafficked child or youth — identified by social service vent trafficking with recom - What differs among regions dren and youths had inter - ficking survivors in Texas,” that of a young woman taken providers. mendations for specific pre - are the services available. acted at some point with so - said Andrea Sparks, director by a stranger and locked “Traffickers are drawn to vention and intervention Some have well-integrated cial service providers and of Governor Abbott’s Child away,” according to Bruce vulnerable kids of all genders models. The study empiri - levels of care that range from systems tasked with keeping Sex Trafficking Team. “Lis - Kellison, principal investiga - and exploit them,” added cally supports the experi - drop-in centers for homeless them safe but had not been tening to survivors is essen - tor and co-director of the In - Kellison. “Sometimes it’s ences of those who have been youths, to shelters and resi - identified at the time as vic - tial to improving the strate - stitute on Domestic Violence someone the child already working directly with minor dential centers for identified tims of trafficking and ex - gies we use to prevent vic - and Sexual Assault (IDVSA) knows and trusts. Other and youth victims. victims. Other regions, such ploitation. timization, recognize ex - in UT Austin’s Steve Hicks times, it’s someone who of - The study finds that youths as the Rio Grande Valley, “We recognize that law en - ploitation, and intervene to School of Social Work. fers them a way to fill basic often enter and exit various need more resources and forcement, legislators and ad - provide services and help Instead, said Kellison, needs the child lacks like levels of exploitation and greater cultural competency vocates are all on the right bring justice.” Pfizer, Sickle Cell advocates address disease during Black Press Week By Stacy M. Brown Advocacy Day, which is ac - cacy training and meetings NNPA Correspondent tually held over two days on with legislative champions April 8 and April 9 at the and a collaboration of federal National Sickle Cell Ad - Kellogg Conference Hotel at partners, as advocates at - vocacy Day 2019 is a great Gallaudet University in tempt to raise awareness to time to focus on key legisla - Washington. tive issues that are important The event features advo - See SICKLE , Page 11 to individuals and their fam - ilies who are living with the blood cell disorder, including promoting stable funding for research, better healthcare access, expanded programs and increased education and awareness for the Sickle Cell Disease community and pro - grams throughout the coun - try. Lori Luck, the global med - ical director for Pfizer Rare Disease, joined Beverley Frances-Gibson, the presi - dent and CEO of the SCD Association of America; and Angie Snyder, a professor at Georgia State University, to discuss the latest in Sickle Cell Disease advocacy dur - ing Black Press Week in Washington, D.C. The discussion came ahead of National Sickle Cell

4 | March 28 - April 4, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community Dallas Municipal Court scheduled to be closed for training April 1-3 No, it is not an April The Dallas Municipal scheduled on these days please call 214-670- payments, records, setting 0109. Fools joke. If you show up Court at 2014 Main Street will be rescheduled. Per - 0109 or visit courts.dal - up payment plans, etc. Defendants can also for an appearance at the will be closed because the sons with scheduled court lascityhall.com. Defendants seeking to re - make full citation payments Dallas Municipal Court city prosecutors are attend - or jury appearances will be Court Clerk staff will be solve their citation(s) with - at the Dallas Marshal’s Of - Monday, April 1 through ing professional develop - notified by mail with a new available to assist attorneys out coming downtown can fice located at 1600 Chest - Wednesday, April 3, the ment training. court or jury date. If you do and defendants with clerical pay online at courts.dallasc - nut, Dallas, TX 75226, building will be open, but Therefore, all court ap - not receive a new functions such as filings, ityhall.com, by mail or by which is open 24 hours a court will not be in session. pearances and jury duty court or jury date, answering questions, taking phone by calling 214-670- day, seven days a week. Dallas CASA’s Cherish the Children luncheon will feature Steve Pemberton Author Steve Pemberton and he later lived with one of recognizes an individual or making an impact on the will chronicle his inspiring his teachers after leaving his organization for outstanding lives of Dallas children triumph over an abusive abusive foster home. Know - contributions helping chil - through consistent and gen - childhood in foster care at ing that people cared gave dren who have been re - erous support. Dallas CASA’s annual Cher - him the strength to keep moved from home for abuse On an average day in Dal - ish the Children luncheon pushing ahead to make a or severe neglect. In recog - las, more than five children April 5 at The Omni Dallas. better life for himself. nition of its commitment to are removed from their Hosted by Dallas CASA “It’s difficult to describe the children of our commu - homes due to abuse or neg - Children’s Council, the all these years later what it’s nity, Dallas CASA Chil - lect. Dallas CASA volun - luncheon will raise critical like waking up every day as dren’s Council will honor teers are community mem - funds for the abused and a child in fear for your life,” Rosewood with the award. bers who are trained and su - neglected children served by he said. “My biggest goal – Inspired by the award’s pervised to advocate for Dallas CASA’s trained com - Steve Pemberton (Courtesy photo) the thing I wanted more than namesake Mrs. Hunt and her these children as they navi - munity volunteers. ther. and absent father and placed anything in the world – was constant dedication to the gate a complex child welfare Pemberton’s bestselling “What makes a family is in foster care at three years a family.” most vulnerable in our city, system. A Dallas CASA vol - memoir, “A Chance in the neither the absence of old, Pemberton spent the Dallas CASA will present Rosewood Corporation and unteer is often the only con - World,” tells his very per - tragedy nor the ability to next 13 years being mentally the Caroline Rose Hunt the Rosewood Foundation sistent, caring adult by a sonal story of perseverance hide from misfortune, but and physically tortured in his Cherish the Children Award have been supporters of Dal - child’s side during a fright - through difficulty, his search the courage to overcome it foster home. He sought to Rosewood. The award las CASA for many years, ening and confusing time. for identity as a biracial child and, from that broken past, refuge in school and books, and his quest to find mean - write a new beginning,” where he found inspiration ing by sharing his story. Fol - Pemberton says. and motivation for a better lowing executive stints Pemberton’s memoir was life. For Pemberton, the im - at Walgreen’s and made into a feature film in pact of caring adults was life Monster.com, Pemberton is 2017, bringing his harrow - altering. A neighbor brought now the Chief Human Re - ing childhood and ultimate him a box of books after she sources Officer at WorkHu - resilience to life. Removed noticed him reading the man and a husband and fa - from an alcoholic mother same book over and over,

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com March 28 - April 4 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers honors Garland ISD trustee and students Receiving special atten - land NAACP President sented scholarships ranging hard work in school. They tion from State Representa - Ricky McNeal and former from $1,500 to $4,000. are definitely some of the tive Rhetta Andrews Bow - Garland City Council mem - “Linda, B.J. and Ricky best and brightest youths in ers, three Garland ISD stu - ber B.J. Williams also re - are three individuals who our district, and I can’t wait dents and the district’s most ceived the honor for making have given so much to the to see everything that they tenured Board of Trustees significant contributions to City of Garland over the accomplish in the future.” member were recently rec - the community through their years. It was my honor to As the first African Amer - ognized at the 2019 African time, actions, talents and nominate them to receive ican elected to the GISD American Legislative Sum - dedication. this prestigious award, and I Board of Trustees, Griffin mit. Additionally, students am happy to see them get has served since 1998. She Representative Bowers Mapenzi Leon and Iman the recognition they de - was recognized just last presented Trustee Linda Taylor from North Garland serve,” said Representative month as the Texas Associa - Griffin with the Texas Leg - High School, as well as Bowers. “It was also great to tion of Black School Educa - islative Black Caucus Out - D’Yonne West from Gar - see Mapenzi, Dyonne and tors’ School Board Member Texas Rep. Bowers presents Garland ISD Trustee Linda Griffin with the 2019 Texas Legislative Black Caucus Outstanding Texan Award. standing Texan Award. Gar - land High School, were pre - Iman get rewarded for their of the Year. (Courtesy photo) Rep. Sherman presents scholarships to deserving local students AUSTIN – Representative “These scholarships are women who worked hard to that were announced from all school seniors graduating in cover letter and 500-word Carl Sherman (D-Dallas) pre - important to local students in receive this recognition.” over the state on Feb. 24 at the the spring of 2019 from a essay, must be graduating in sented two $1500 scholar - District 109 preparing to cre - Three seniors from District TLBC Gospel Scholarship Texas Education Agency ac - the Spring 2019 and enrolled ships and one $4000 scholar - ate positive change through 109 received scholarships, Brunch during the 2019 credited high school living in full-time in the Fall 2019 at an ship on behalf of the Texas continuing their education,” Jah-Kai Korrin Veal, Kourt - African American Legislative District 109. Applicants were accredited college, university, Legislative Black Caucus State Representative Sherman ney Marlene Mayes, and Summit in Austin. required to meet specific cri - or community college in (TLBC) during Black History said. “A big congratulations Emori Jordan Reece were The scholarships were teria including a minimum order to receive scholarship Month in February. goes out to these three young among the 60 plus winners available to eligible high 2.5 grade point average, a funds. Senate gives unanimous approval to teacher pension fix AUSTIN - The state's within 31 years. That period to contribute one-time infu - percent by fiscal year 2025. state portion of the bill, "What we put in last ses - teacher pension plan would currently stands at 87 years sions of cash every so Both the member and state more than $500 million sion was just to keep [TRS] meet statutory requirements representing almost $47 bil - often." Under the plan ap - contribution rates would go from the Economic Stabi - afloat," she said in reference for fiscal soundness under a lion in unfunded liabilities. proved by the Senate, the up to 8.25 percent by fiscal lization Fund, was approved to a one-time infusion to the bill approved by the Senate SB 12 author and Houston fund would be actuarially 2024, up from 7.7 percent by the Senate as part the fund in the 2017 session. without objection Monday. Senator Joan Huffman sound by the next fiscal for employees and 6.8 per - supplemental budget bill on "This is a more permanent The Teacher Retirement warned that if the Legisla - year. cent for the state. March 13th. That measure's fix and a commitment on the System provides monthly ture takes no action, the pro - The bill would achieve Also in the bill are provi - author and the chamber's part of this Legislature that annuity payments for more gram's unfunded obligations soundness by gradually in - sions for a bonus check, up lead budget writer Senate we care about our retired than 420,000 retired Texas would reach $124 billion by creasing rates from the three to $500, to be paid to bene - Finance Committee Chair teachers." teachers and other public 2050. major contributors: the state, ficiaries during the next bi - Senator Jane Nelson of The bill now heads to the school employees, but does - "This is long-term plan - local school districts and ac - ennium. It's the first such Flower Mound, said that House for consideration. n't meet the legal standard of ning showing fiscal respon - tive public school employ - "13th check" that retired Huffman's proposal demon - That body's version of the "actuarial soundness", that sibility," she said. "This ees. Districts would see teachers have received since strates the state's intention to bill, as filed, would raise is, the ability to meet all of plan is far more cost effi - their contribution rate rise 2013. protect the future income of only the state's contribution its outstanding obligations cient than simply attempting from 1.5 percent today to 2 The money covering the the state's retired educators. rate, up to 8.8 percent. Envoy partnership takes Irving ISD Aviation program to new heights A partnership between Irv - tions in Occupational Safety known for their service, surprised program instruc - Envoy Air Inc., a wholly create one of the largest re - ing ISD and Envoy Air Inc. and Health Administration craftsmanship and commit - tors and students with a pro - owned subsidiary of Ameri - gional airlines in the world. is expected to take the (OSHA), FAA 101, Au - ment to excellence - exactly fessional Sonic tool box, can Airlines Group, operates Envoy is headquartered in School of Aviation Science toDesk Inventor and Drone what we aspire to teach our complete with tools valued at more than 170 aircraft on Irving, Texas, with hubs in at Irving High School to new Safety. The partnership with students through our Signa - $2,800. nearly 1,000 daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, heights. The collaboration Envoy takes their opportuni - ture Studies programs in Irv - “At Envoy we pride our - more than 150 destinations New York and Miami, with a will connect the demands of ties a step further providing ing ISD.” selves on hiring the ‘best of throughout the United States, large ground handling oper - a growing industry with the students with relevant, Through the partnership, the best’ and opening our Canada, Mexico, the Ba - ation in Los Angeles. Envoy interests and skills of Irving realworld connections to Envoy will provide guest doors to young talent that has hamas and Caribbean. The operates two heavy mainte - ISD students. extend their learning. speakers on a quarterly basis, excelled in their areas of company’s nearly 17,000 nance bases in Abilene, Students enrolled in the “This partnership will give as well as establish a “Day at study,” says Jay Murray, vice employees provide regional Texas, and Marquette, Mich., School of Aviation Science these students an opportunity Envoy” tour to expose the president of maintenance for flight service to American along with maintenance fa - can pursue one of three ca - to learn from a leading re - myriad of opportunities Envoy Air. “Over the years, Airlines under the American cilities in eight other loca - reer pathways - aviation sci - gional airline company in the available in the airline/avia - we’ve provided opportuni - Eagle brand and ground han - tions throughout the U.S. ence, aviation technology or aviation industry,” says tion industry. The company ties for countless technical dling services for many The partnership is ex - drone engineering. The pro - Shawn Blessing, Irving ISD will also look to develop an and customer service profes - American Airlines Group pected to benefit more than gram provides students with director of Signature Studies. apprenticeship program with sionals who have a commit - flights. The company was 350 Irving ISD high school the academic foundation and “Through this partnership, Irving ISD students and ment to excellence and the founded in 1998 as Ameri - students with hopes of one technical skills they need to Irving ISD aviation students Envoy technicians. In addi - desire to join a company that can Eagle Airlines Inc., fol - day entering the lucrative succeed in the aviation in - will learn from the best in the tion, at the official partner - has been consistently grow - lowing the merger of several and successful field of avia - dustry - including certifica - industry, a company that is ship signing today, Envoy ing.” smaller regional carriers to tion. 6 | March 28 - April 4, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com wAwrtws .&N oErnthteDratalliansmGeanzte tte.com Carrollton / Irving / Plano Plano teens prep for Mayor’s Summer Internship Program Mock interviews, eleva - LaRosiliere and eight intern listen, learn, lead by exam - knowledge with our youth,” tor speeches and speed con - alums, who shared sage ad - ple, and let go and trust oth - said Mayor LaRosiliere. “It nection sessions made for a vice and fun anecdotes from ers. is gratifying to know busy Saturday as approxi - their summer internships. Then the intern alums whether these students earn mately 425 Plano teens After welcoming re - took over. In a light and a summer internship with us gathered at the Capital One marks from Capital One’s conversational manner, or not, they walk away with Conference Center for a rig - Paul Littlejohn, Mayor Hunter Helms and Burak invaluable training and in - orous “training camp” as LaRosiliere delivered his Torlak peppered their fel - sights that will serve them part of the Plano Mayor’s annual pep talk, noting that low alums – who worked at forever going forward as Summer Internship Pro - “you should be the person Frito-Lay Headquarters, they pursue college and ca - gram. today who you plan to be in Habitat for Humanity of reers.” With edibles aplenty, the the future.” He shared his Colin County, Ericsson and Once the intern panel dedicated students soaked formula for success as an al - more – with questions about wrapped, Capital One exec - up six hours of seminars, re - Mayor Harry LaRosiliere greets students. gorithm that finds a balance their internships as hopeful utives led a discussion on sume building, drills and (Courtesy photo by James Edward) between health, happiness, students listened, laughed presenting your personal life skills in preparation for Plano’s most prestigious and presenting sponsor for honesty, love, hard work, and learned helpful tips. brand and how to develop a the April 26 Job Fair. It’s all businesses, nonprofits or six years – orchestrated the learning, desire, and a com - “We are so grateful that polished 30-second elevator in hopes of securing a government agencies. entertaining, yet instruc - mitment and willingness to Capital One brings together speech. sought-after, eight-week At the helm, Capital One tional, curriculum alongside sacrifice. He also noted the their experts and their part - paid internship at one of – the program’s founding Plano Mayor Harry four “L’s” of leadership – ners who share a wealth of See MAYOR, Page 12 Nearly 250 Dallas leaders endorse Eric Johnson for Dallas Mayor A coalition of neighbor - Nearly 250 Dallas leaders a member of the Pro Football degree with honors from world- class education, and safety. hood, business, civic, non- have formally endorsed State Hall of Fame. Harvard University in 1998 then returned to Dallas to “Eric is a person of great profit, and faith leaders an - Rep. Eric Johnson to become “Eric will be the type of as well as a law degree from make it an even better place integrity who has the experi - nounced their support this Dallas’ next Mayor, demon - Mayor our communities the University of Pennsylva - to live. He is fully committed ence and the leadership skills week for State Rep. Eric strating the broad support that need,” said Edna Pemberton, nia Law School and a mas - to helping more of our kids to take Dallas to new Johnson’s campaign to be - his inclusive and consensus- who has been one of Dallas’ ter’s degree from Princeton have the same kinds of op - heights,” said Mary Poss, for - come the next Mayor of Dal - building leadership style has most influential civic leaders University’s Woodrow Wil - portunities he had.” mer Acting Mayor of Dallas las. garnered across the nation’s for decades. “He is a princi - son School of Public and In - Since 2010, Johnson has who also served eight years “I’m grateful that such a ninth largest city. The coali - pled leader who genuinely ternational Affairs, both in represented Dallas-based on the Dallas City Council. diverse and respected group tion endorsing Johnson in - cares about people. Eric will 2003. District 100 in the Texas “Eric knows how to lead by of Dallas leaders has come cludes local neighborhood be a Mayor all of Dallas can “Eric Johnson is a Dallas House of Representatives, together behind our cam - leaders, Fortune 500 CEOs, be proud of.” success story,” said Rev. where he has been a leading bringing different viewpoints paign,” Johnson said. “It is a small business owners, cur - Johnson grew up in Dallas Donald R. Parish Sr., the Pas - voice for expanding access to and perspectives to the table. profound honor that people rent and former Dallas and returned to his home - tor of True Lee Missionary early childhood education, He is going to provide the who have done so much for elected and appointed offi - town immediately upon com - Baptist Church in South Dal - fighting public corruption, clear and unifying vision our Dallas believe that I am the cials, non-profit CEOs, faith pleting his formal education. las. “He grew up here, funding much-needed street city needs at this crucial right person to lead our city. leaders, educators, and even He received his bachelor’s worked hard, got himself a repairs, and improving public time.”

City Briefs Dallas will be held on March 29, fest.com/ for tickets. Proceeds benefit HIV pre - their exciting sounds and The Dallas Comedy Fes - from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the vention and education. For glamorous shows. For tick - tival 2019 will be held on Automobile Building at Vote About It will be tickets visit ets visit jubileetheatre.org March 27, at 10 a.m. at Fair Park, in Dallas. Dallas' held on March 29, from 11 accelevents.com/e/MTVRe Deep Ellum. The 5-day original beer festival will a.m. to 11 p.m. at Klyde Define. Plano comedy festival is back feature beers from more Warren Park, in Dallas. The The 365 Women a Year with more talent than ever than 100 breweries pouring Dallas Morning News, in Fort Worth Festival will be held on — 213 performers, 46 more than 500 beers. Sam - partnership with Klyde Bubbling Brown Sugar March 28, at Rover Dra - Foundation, in collabora - shows/panels/podcasts and ple rare brews, one-offs and Warren Park and League of will take place on March mawerks, in Plano. Rover tion with The Goss-Michael five stages. Multi-day special firkins. Talk to Women Voters, presents a 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Dramawerks partners with Foundation, will host the badges for March 26-30 are brewmasters and brewery voter registration event. Theatre, in Fort Worth. international playwriting gala event. Chaired by Mer - offered for $160, and indi - owners. In addition to beer Dallas has the lowest voter Loften Mitchell's musical coalition 365 Women a Year rill Lynch Dallas Vice Pres - vidual show ($10-$15) tastings, there will be plenty turnout in the country for has been nominated for to present a festival of plays ident Sami Abboud, co- times and and locations are of food from food trucks mayoral and municipal three Tony Awards. The about women, for everyone. hosted by MTV RE:DE - on the event website. The and artisanal food vendors, elections. Let's change that. play is set during the This international playwrit - FINE co-founders Joyce festival features comedians, and live "beer-friendly" When you register to vote, Harlem Renaissance (1920- ing coalition, founded by Goss and Kenny Goss, the improvisation and sketch music on the outdoor stage. you'll get a sweet treat on 1940) in New York City Jesslynn Eisenberg Cham - gala will honor celebrated and comedy teams. Head - General admission for Fri - us. For more information when audiences flocked to blee, involves playwrights artist and longtime MTV liners include: Rory Scovel, day is $35, $39 for Satur - visit Facebook.com/events the area’s popular night - across the world who have RE:DEFINE supporter Daniel Van Kirk, Jaime day. Ages 21+ only. Tickets clubs to see the greatest tal - signed on to write one or Marc Quinn. The evening Moyer and Maribeth Mon - include a sampling card for 2019 MTV RE:DEFINE ents entertain. Artists like more plays about extraordi - will include a seated dinner roe. See full lineup at dal - 12 2-ounce samples. Addi - will take place on March Cab Calloway, Duke Elling - nary women in both past in the Grand Ballroom and lascomedyfestival.com. tional sample cards will be 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:59 ton, Benny Goodman and and present history. For available to purchase. Visit p.m. at The Statler, in Dal - a curated contemporary art Billie Holiday created a tickets visit roverdramaw - and luxury item auction. The Big Texas Beer Fest http://www.bigtexasbeer - las. The MTV Staying Alive golden age of music with erks.com.

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much. I decided after watch - our elected officials; Dallas Young is seeking to re - For all the intensity sur - DISTRICT 7 , continued from Page 1 ing this for years and years ISD all the way up to the claim her spot on the Dallas rounding the race, Felder is civil rights fighting. But the azeh repeatedly during her and years, that I wanted to federal level. We need to City Council. She defeated steadfast in his assertion that greatest pain is to see people time at the microphone. She put my hat in, and I wanted know who they are. They Felder in 2015 but was then he should stay on the Dallas come to office and start over dismissed attempts to shut to make sure we’re doing need to know who we are beaten by him in the follow - City Council. He dismisses and reinvent the wheel. her down. Gbalazeh aimed what we’re supposed to do. more important, and we ing 2017 election. Both the negative barbs thrown at They’d rather listen to the direct attacks against Felder I want to make sure we get need to be engaged.” elections being decided by him and says his action on gossip about what the and Bazaldua in particular those bond dollars moving. Thomas is a tech special - less than 300 votes, empha - the city council speaks for Morning News has to say and negative comments to If you’re going to pass a ist who has worked in edu - sizing how important voter itself. about me or anybody else, make about others running bond you’ve got to get those cation as well as the private turnout is in city elections. “I’m running on my track instead of getting with us as well, dismissing those dollars moving, and work - sector in the hotel industry. She is an attorney who grew record,” Felder said. “Less and having a smooth transi - who opposed her message. ing in the community. That’s He is a product of District 7 up in District 7 and has been than two years we’ve been tion … It’s a lot of balanc - “It’s not dirt,” Gbalazeh what I want to do.” and graduated from Lincoln active in political efforts in office and we’ve done ing, and not just with the said. “Dirty politics is when Mack is originally from high school. He points to a since the age of 14. She says quite a bit. The first thing people who sit on that coun - you lie about something and Los Angeles, but came to history of community serv - she is running again at the we’ve done; we created a cil. You have to work with override actual facts. And of Dallas as a child and grew ice through the church, and request of many District 7 District office in the MLK the state laws. You have to course the liars, the people up in Oak Cliff. He has says the district is in need of constituents. Center … I’ve heard over worked as an educator, an a “public servant.” He also “When I talk about a life - work with the county. that are guilty of these be - and over it’s going to close. entertainment business says his familiarity with the time of public service, I You’ve got to work with haviors; you know, they’re It’s not. We passed a $50 DISD. So it’s a lot of laws. going to try to make things owner, and has been active city system and personnel is have been serving the pub - million bond package for This is about laws. So you up, they’re going to try to in civic organizations and one of his key advantages. lic since high school as a Fair Park. Of that $50 mil - need to know a little bit spin it. But we’ve learned served on the Dallas City “I’ve been working for volunteer throughout the lion, $2 million came to this about what’s happened be - those tricks from Donald Planning Commission. He the City of Dallas for the last community; working to museum, to upgrade this fore, for you to build upon Trump and we’re over that. says he is seeking to “ele - eight years,” Thomas said. make sure that our future is museum. I’m very proud of it.” We use facts. We need to vate the level of representa - “My actual job is recording brighter, working to make my track record. Gbalazeh describes her - study the facts.” tion” for District 7 on the council meetings. So when sure the young ladies can self as a “full-time activist,” Calvin Johnson is a local city council. you say ‘inside man,’ I’m see good examples in my - “We’ve created a new and says she is the only per - attorney raised in District 7. “The reason I’m running your inside man. Over 200 self just like I saw as a standard in District 7. We’ve son running who has man - He said the district “took is to revitalize communities, council meetings, over 50 young student when I had 50 town hall meetings aged to get a law changed. care of me,” and says he make sure we have a proac - city planning commission started out back in high in the last 23 months. That Citing her efforts to gain de - wants to give back. He cited tive defense against gentri - meetings, parks, and rec, school” Young said. is unprecedented, and I’ve criminalize marijuana and several local officials who fication, also to build coali - ethics advisory, I’ve seen all “I’m asking you to sup - been at all of them. To the bringing a first amendment are going to endorse him in tions the same way I have in of them. I was also very in - port me because of what extent that there are many lawsuit against the City of his run and touted his record Buckner Terrace as their strumental in putting to - we’ve been able to accom - candidates running in this Dallas. She says it is her of accomplishing the goals homeowners’ chair the past gether the virtual town hall plish together,” Young said. race, none of them can say time to serve, being without he sets out for himself. four years, and to engage meeting. I was one of the “I have the passion to serve they have a track record.” the obligations of children “I want to make sure we and empower citizens,” tech guys that was very in - you. I serve with sound The Dallas City Council and family, and is in a change what’s happening in Mack said. “It starts at the strumental in putting that principles, and we’ve election will be held on May unique position to put her city hall for us,” Calvin ballot box, but we’ve got to forward to make sure you achieved quite a bit through - 4. Early voting begins on constituents first. Audience Johnson said. “We have do much more than vote. can watch it online, listen to out the district and I’ll con - April 22, and the last day to members interrupted Gbal - been ‘Breaking News’ too We’ve got to interact with it and even vote.” tinue to do that.” register to vote is April 4. cis-Gibson said. “Even though sickle cell SICKLE , continued from Page 4 “We never discussed it and disease is the most common the disease which affects ciation (NNPA), a trade as - when I was offered my cur - inherited blood disorder in about 100,000 Americans sociation of more than 200 rent position I knew it was our country, research and and occurs among nearly 1 African-American–owned my calling because if my treatment lags behind that of out of every 365 black or community newspapers own family isn’t discussing other chronic illnesses,” African American births. from around the United sickle cell disease, I knew Booker said in a statement. According to researchers, States. that other families weren’t “Our legislation will help the illness occurs among The partnership is a col - discussing it either,” she said. find new ways to improve about 1 out of every 16,300 laboration to raise awareness In December, a bi-partisan the lives of people suffering Hispanic American births of sickle cell disease, a life - Lori Luck, the global medical director for Pfizer Rare Disease, joined bill aimed at fighting sickle from sickle cell disease. It’s and about 1 in 13 black or long and debilitating genetic Beverley Frances-Gibson, the president and CEO of the SCD Associa - disease was signed into law time we start treating sickle African American babies are disorder that affects red tion of America; and Angie Snyder, a professor at Georgia State Uni - by President Donald Trump. cell disease as a serious and versity, to discuss the latest in Sickle Cell Disease advocacy during The Sickle Cell Disease debilitating illness and allo - born with sickle cell trait, blood cells. Black Press Week in Washington, D.C. (Photo: NNPA) meaning that the individual People with rare diseases, and Other Heritable Blood cate adequate resources to has inherited the sickle cell like sickle cell disease, have health and well-being of portant that everyone is edu - Disorders Research, Surveil - monitoring, researching, and gene from one of his or her unique and complex chal - those affected. cated. lance, Prevention, and Treat - treating it,” he said. parents. lenges and the Pfizer part - “Together with Pfizer, we “We have to continue to ment Act of 2018 was intro - Francis-Gibson said advo - “We’re educators and nership provides an opportu - look forward to providing study on what works and duced by Sens. Cory Booker, cacy for funding the bill is we’re not only educating in - nity for NNPA to inform and sickle cell disease education doesn’t work for people,” D-N.J., and Tim Scott, R- still needed. ternal clients but external as educate readers of Black- that can underscore the im - she said. S.C., in February 2018 and “It’s important everyone well,” said Luck, who noted owned newspapers in more portance of improving qual - Francis-Gibson said con - passed in the Senate in Octo - comes out during National that Pfizer has partnerships than 70 markets across the ity of care in the commu - versations must take place in ber. Sickle Cell Advocacy Day with the Centers for Disease country on sickle cell dis - nity,” Chavis said. and outside the home. The bill also reauthorizes and join me on Capitol Hill Control and Prevention as ease, which NNPA President Snyder, whose work at “Sickle Cell Disease is per - a current sickle cell disease because when I’m speaking well as other organizations. and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Georgia State University in - sonal for me because I have a prevention and treatment to the legislators, it’s much The company also has a Chavis, Jr., said is an often cludes researching and advo - family member who died program for nearly $5 mil - better when they look and partnership with the National misunderstood disease that cating for the sickle cell dis - from sickle cell disease when lion each year over the next see all of the people behind Newspaper Publishers Asso - has a profound impact on the ease community, said it’s im - I was in high school,” Fran - five years. me,” she said.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com March 28 - April 4 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette |11 Marketplace II Contact Marketing at 972-432-5219 for Career Opportunity Advertising GM rep talks diversity during fireside chat at Black Press Week By Stacy M. Brown ment for GM’s captive fi - diversity,” Wilson said. this is an example of one way NNPA Correspondent nance arm. AMIE is an acronym for we hope to engage in this She spearheaded GM’s Advancing Minorities’ Inter - particular audience. “You General Motors continued first cross-functional Diver - est in Engineering, which [The Black Press] have an to show its commitment to sity and Inclusion Report and counts as a coalition of cor - important role of informing diversity and inclusion and a established sustainability as porations, government agen - people of color and ensuring dedication to the partnership part of the Federal issue port - cies and the Engineering that the important narrative is it has developed with the Na - folio to better align messag - Schools at the ABET accred - told. tional Newspaper Publishers ing and policy development. ited HBCUs. “I think we have been able Association (NNPA) as rep - “Given our commitment to The primary purpose is to to really engage and partner resentatives attended Black the NNPA and ensuring that facilitate partnerships be - with NNPA and the Black Press Week and sat for a fire - our stories are getting out to tween corporations and/or Press in general because it’s side chat with NNPA Presi - Cherie Wilson is the Director of Federal Affairs for General Motors. communities of color, people government agencies and one very important that the com - Her responsibilities at GM include developing and executing legisla - dent and CEO Dr. Benjamin tive and political engagement in vehicle finance, corporate sustain - who look like us know what or more of the HBCU engi - munities in which we live F. Chavis, Jr. ability and diversity. we’re doing,” Wilson said. neering programs. and work are very represen - Chavis relayed questions Another initiative is GM’s Wilson said General Mo - tative of those we engage so from a live audience – in - cally Black Colleges and stakeholders and key leaders robust partnership with his - tors remains committed in we will continue to have ro - cluding a group of students Universities the opportunity to learn about what’s happen - torically black North Car - getting its message out bust conversations with the from the Duke Ellington for an eight-week, immersive ing in the African American olina A&T State University, through advertising in the Black Press to make sure that School of the Arts – at a fel - training experience with the community,” said Wilson. one of eight North American Black Press, stating, “I think we get out the message.” lowship luncheon held inside Black Press. “And, to develop a narrative universities competing in an the Dupont Circle Hotel in It’s just one of many pro - around that and share it,” she AutoDrive challenge – an au - Washington as he chatted grams that shows GM’s com - said. tonomous vehicle design with Cherie Wilson, the di - mitment to diversity and in - Among Wilson’s responsi - competition to develop and rector of Federal Affairs for clusion, particularly within bilities at GM is developing demonstrate a fully au - Crown Castle is proposing to install antennas at a General Motors. the African American com - and executing legislative and tonomous passenger vehicle, centerline height of 87 feet with a proposed tower The chat was also was munity, Wilson said. political engagement in vehi - Wilson said. extension to an overall height of 96 feet on an ex - live-streamed to viewers “It’s really a phenomenal cle finance, corporate sus - The goal to navigate an isting monopole and install a new 10-foot by 10-foot across the Black Press of opportunity for young indi - tainability and diversity. urban driving course in an lease area within a storage unit at the following site: America’s social media plat - viduals interested in journal - Since joining GM in 2015, automated driving mode. 1225 West Trinity Mills Road, Carrollton, Dallas forms, including Facebook. ism to be exposed to the Wilson, who holds a Master “We’ve also engaged with County, TX 75006; 32° 58’ 52.50” N, 96° 55' 0.10" Wilson said she learned Black Press in particular and of Environmental Manage - Howard University with W. Crown Castle invites comments from any inter - from her colleague, Lester to also have a connection ment from Duke University’s AMIE, so it really does pro - ested party on the impact of the proposed action on Booker, Jr., about the popular with Chevrolet where we’ve Nicholas School of the Envi - vide us with the opportunity any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects Discover the Unexpected provided students with a ronment and a Bachelor of to tap into diverse talent and significant in American history, archaeology, engi - (DTU) program where $10,000 scholarship and a Arts, magna cum laude, in to create a pipeline, because neering or culture that are listed or determined eli - Chevrolet and NNPA teamed $5,000 stipend and access to Political Science from the if we don’t engage with a di - gible for listing in the National Register of Historic up for a journalism fellow - a specific Chevy-branded ve - University of Pennsylvania, verse community of color, Places and/or specific reason the proposed action ship program that provides hicle to take a road trip and executed the first executive- we will have the same prob - may have a significant impact on the quality of the students attending Histori - engage with community level Congressional engage - lem of how do we engage in human environment. Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Monica Gambino, of Dallas Parks and Recre - more young adults come to 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, BECK , continued from Page 2 ation Department. Mae the gallery and experience [email protected], 724-416- ever had. She loves meeting became owner and CEO of along with many other citi - the legacy of Black art left by 2516 within 30 days of the date of this publication. the people that visit the the gallery. Councilwoman zens hopes to see the project Arthello Beck, Jr. He left a gallery and is always happy Carolyn King Arnold, Dis - accomplished. large collection of beautiful that they appreciate the art trict 4, recommended to City Mae says customers still art for all to enjoy. AT&T Mobility proposes to collo - enough to purchase and hang Council members that a frequent the gallery to view Field trips and viewings in their homes and offices. monument on Arthello's con - and purchase Arthello's art. are available by appointment. cate wireless communications an - She wants Arthello's artistic tributions as an artist be Most customers are those Call Mae Beck at 214-941- tennas at a centerline height of 216 legacy to live. placed at Twin Falls Park in that are familiar with the 2276, Arthello's Gallery, Arthello died in November the Oak Cliff section of Dal - gallery and word of mouth 1922 S. Beckley Ave., Dal - feet and 234 feet on an existing 2004 and in 2017 and Mae las with funds from the City visitors; her desire is to see las, TX 75224. 211-foot building at the approx. person across from them in Job Fair, which takes place vicinity of 1914 Commerce Street, MAYOR , continued from Page 7 a fast-paced format. Friday, April 26, from 2:30- Dallas, Dallas County, TX 75201. “As part of Capital One’s teacher externship program, After lunch was gener - 6 p.m. at the Plano Event Future Edge DFW initia - where teachers will take the ously provided by Kroger, a Center. The Plano Mayor’s Public comments regarding poten - tive, we are proud to partner skills they learn in the pro - North Texas Food Bank rep Summer Internship Pro - tial effects from this site on historic with the Plano Mayor’s gram back to classrooms to shared insights on behav - gram runs June 10-Aug. 2, Summer Internship Pro - better prepare students for ioral interviewing followed and students will earn a properties may be submitted within gram to push the boundaries the future workforce.” by mock interview sessions minimum of $10 per hour 30 days from the date of this pub - of education beyond the New this year, the stu - guided by executives from working 20-to-40 hours per classroom,” said Paul Lit - dents broke into groups as Capital One, Dallas HR and week. lication to: Trileaf Corp, John, tlejohn, Market Executive, they participated in “speed the Junior League of Collin Mayor LaRosiliere is still [email protected], 2550 S IH Capital One Bank, NE connection” sessions. Simi - County. seeking businesses to par - Texas District. “Capital One lar to speed dating, the teens The crash course pro - ticipate in the program. For 35, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78704, will sponsor five interns this were tasked with network - vided the teens with a more information, go to 512-519-9388. summer and continue our ing and connecting with the plethora of practice for the planomayorsinterns.org.

12 | March 28 - April 4, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com Career Opportunity Contact Marketing at 972-432-5219 for Career Opportunity Advertising Legal Notices / Career Upcoming DFW area job fairs March 30 public, the job fair will in - more than 70 businesses April 2 portunity to meet members of You Bring The clude full- and part-time op - and organizations. Partici - Uplift Education Fort their Talent Acquisition team Power - Full Stack portunities in technology, pants are encouraged to Worth Job Fair and learn more about instruc - Developer Hiring business, service, market - dress professionally and The Uplift Education Fort tional (teacher, teacher aide, Event ing, sales, education and bring several copies of their Worth Job Fair will be held on intervention specialist, etc) You Bring The Power - other industries. Attendees résumés. For information, April 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 positions at our schools for the Full Stack Developer Hir - will have the opportunity to email [email protected] or p.m. at Uplift Mighty, in Fort 2019-2020 school year. To ing Event will be held on 2800 E. Spring Creek Park - speak with recruiters from call 972.548.6769. Worth. You will have the op - apply visit Linkedin.com. March 30, from 9 a.m. to 6 way. p.m. at Infosys Richardson Free and open to the pub - Office, in Richardson. Test lic, the job fair will include Paid Internship opportunity your coding skills and com - full- and part-time opportu - pete for a place on Infosys' nities in technology, busi - for writers, college students Attention Suppliers of Goods, elite full stack developer ness, service, marketing, Services and Construction coding environment. They sales, education and other in the Dallas Area industries. Attendees will Review Competitive Opportunities at will be running a 1-day hir - The North Dallas Gazette has an internship ing event, where you can have the opportunity to https://garlandtx.ionwave.net position available. The put your coding skills to the speak with recruiters from www.garlandpurchasing.com test and find out if you have more than 70 businesses goal is to provide stu - 972-205-2415 what it takes to be a Power and organizations. Partici - dents and aspiring Programmer at Infosys. In - pants are encouraged to fosys welcomes all talented dress professionally and writers an opportunity programmers in Texas. You bring several copies of their to gain published clips, choose the languages and résumés. experience and pro - technologies you’d like to use to solve the problem. April 2 fessional feedback. All you need is a valid ID. Collin College The position is for up DO YOU WANT AN EXCITING AND We’ll provide the rest, in - Job Fair to 20 hours a week at $8.00 per hour. Appli - The Collin College Job REWARDING CAREER? cluding refreshments, as cants must have reliable transportation. well as a labtop. The dead - Fair will be held on April 2, PURSUE A CAREER AS A POLICE line for applications is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER! March 29. They have a cap Plano Campus Living Leg - Send resume and writing samples to: of 80 programmers and will ends Conference Center, in [email protected] • Competitive wages notify applicants on a first- Plano. Free and open to the • Array of benefits come first-served basis. • Education incentive pay To register visit • ...and more Eventbrite.com. . REGISTER ONLINE TO TAKE March 30 THE CITY OF IRVING’S NEXT Teacher Job Fair - CIVIL SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAM Plano ISD The Teacher Job Fair for www.cityofirving.org the Plano Independent School District will be held The City of Irving does not discriminate on the on March 30, from 9 a.m. to basis of race, sex, religion, age or disability in 11 a.m. in Plano. employment or the provision of services. Candidates must com - plete an online application to register for the event on the Plano ISD employment website. All 72 elementary and secondary campuses lo - cated in and served by the District will have represen - tatives there with staff to speak to those interested in teaching and other profes - sional opportunities. To to receive an entry ticket to the job fair. Visit www.pisd.edu/page/5495 for all the details.

April 2 Collin College Job Fair Collin College will host the 2019 Job Fair from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, April 2 in the Plano Campus Living Leg - ends Conference Center,

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14 | March 28 - April 4, 2019 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Church Directory Women’s History Month 2019 the felt experience of child - Jersey resident’s idea was so Christmas time, on Decem - Senators and Representa - brushes were made from an - hood racism. great. ber 23, 1919. The heating tives. imal hair, such as boar’s Ultimately, her work in Parker became an inven - furnace was an amazingly Lyda D. Newman , a hair). social psychology crossed tor simply because she large contribution to the Black women, patented a Marjorie Stewart over into the Civil Rights thought of one of the great - world, including New Jer - new and improved hairbrush Joyner (1896-1994) Send email to: businessoffice@ Movement: Her research est ideas of all time. She sey. in 1898 while living in New Joyner, inventor of a Perma - northdallasgazette.com to sign up and expert testimony be - brainstormed a concept that Miriam E. Benjamin York, she was granted a nent Hair-Wave Machine for Sister Tarpley's weekly elec - came instrumental to ending would be able to warm up (September 16, 1861 – patent for her invention in straighten curly hair tronic newsletter. school segregation across her house and regulate its 1947) was an American 1898, Newman’s brush was Conducted 1940s experi - The theme is “Visionary the country in the landmark temperature. The invention school teacher and inventor the first hairbrush with syn - ments using dolls to study Women: Champions of Brown v. Board of Educa - was called a heating furnace from Washington, D.C. On thetic bristles (prior to that children’s attitudes about Peace & Nonviolence.” The tion case of 1954. and its purpose was to pro - July 17, 1888 she obtained a North Dallas Gazette takes a moment to theme honors "women who Marie Maynard Daly, vide central heat throughout patent for her invention, the reflect on the past with have led efforts to end war, Chemist. Daly was born on a building. Parker patented Gong and Signal Chair for Historical Perspectives violence, and injustice and April 16, 1921, in Queens, her heating furnace near Hotels, later used for States’ from Sister Tarpley pioneered the use of nonvio - Hear what it was like growing up in a very dif- New York. She was raised ferent Dallas when Booker T. Washington was lence to change society." in an ducation-oriented fam - a black school. Sister Tarpley graduated frm A nonprofit educational there and went on to college and later became ily, and Daly quickly re - a city councilmember in Carrollton. organization founded in ceived her B.S. and M.S. in Look for NDGTV at NorthDallasGazette.com 1980 to bring women’s sto - chemistry at Queens Col - ries and contributions to the lege and New York versity. forefront. After completing her Ph.D. Janet Emerson Bashen. at Columbia—and becom - In January 2006, Bashen be - ing the first Black woman to came the first Black person obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry to hold a patent for a soft - in the United States—Daly ware invention. The taught and conducted re - patented software, Lin - search. She died in New kLine, is a web-based appli - York City on October 28, cation for the Equal Em - 2003. Abby Dione the first Black woman in the U.S. to own an in - ployment Opportunity Marie Van Brittan door rock climbing gym. Commission (EEOC). EEOC Brown, Home Security Sys - claims intake and tracking, tem Inventor. Brown and claims management, docu - her husband, Albert, created ment management, and nu - an early closed-circuit tele - merous reports for EEOC. vision system to be used for Mamie Phipps Clark. home monitoring. That se - From a young age, Mamie curity system was the fore - Phipps Clark knew she was runner of all advanced home black. “I became acutely security technology in use aware of that in childhood, today. because you had to have a Ruane Sharon Jeter. certain kind of protective Jeter was awarded the patent armor about you, all the for creating a toaster. And, time … You learned the along with her power sister things not to do…so as to Shelia Lynn Jeter, the two protect yourself,” she would created multiple products in - say later, when asked in an cluding the stapler, staple re - interview how she first be - mover and sheathed scis - came aware of racial segre - sors. gation. Alice Parker was an Growing up attending an African American woman all-Black school in Hot who invented and patented Spring, Arkansas left an in - the gas heating furnace in delible impression on Clark; 1919. even as a young child, she Her invention was a huge knew that when she grew up contribution to New Jersey she wanted to help other and the Earth. The heating children. And help children furnace solved a lot of prob - she did. lems in the world, but it also Clark would go on to did cause some problems study psychology and de - and risks itself. I personally velop valuable research think that Alice Parker has methodology that combined one of the best inventions the study of child develop - that nobody talked, knew, or ment and racial prejudice— cared about. This is why this helping her field incorporate former Morristown, New For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com March 28 - April 4 , 2019 | North Dallas Gazette | 15 NDG Book Review www.NorthDallasGazette.com NDG Book Review: This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism By Terri Schlichenmeyer thing, but because she Howling that near-retire - shouldn’t be ashamed of it Those are happy words for writes about the subject. ment-age employees take because “Sixty isn’t the new the person who seizes their There’s another candle on She knows there are lots of jobs from younger workers forty, but it is a new sixty.” existence and wrings every your birthday cake. myths about aging, and that is ridiculous – and ageism. Oh, and those aches…? ounce from it. 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To think differ - thought processes and be - Author Ashton Apple - turn your thinking around, the way we talk about peo - “olders,” because the word ently is indulging in ageism. sides, younger people forget white is, as you can imag - or it could make a great ple over fifty. Specifically, “emphasizes that age is a Once you know how to things, too. You can keep ine, a proponent of embrac - 50th Birthday gift to some - she hates “the elderly” and continuum.” spot ageism, Applewhite your brain sharp by work - ing your years, an action one with dread on their “seniors,” as well as “el - Aging, you see, is what says, you can combat it. ing your body. that she shows is beneficial mind. “This Chair Rocks” ders” because those terms she knows – not just be - Forgetting that olders are Remember that “aging is in many ways for both qual - proves that getting older is have generally bad connota - cause she’s sixty-some - still consumers is ageism. not a disease,” and you ity of life and longevity. icing on the cake. Frisco’s automated vehicle pilot program to end on March 29 The Drive.ai autonomous other modes of transporta - among the fastest growing in ners, Blue Star/The Star and the recently added route to tinue to tackle mobility chal - vehicle pilot program oper - tion after the conclusion of the country. We look forward HALL Group/HALL Park, connect Frisco Station (Of - lenges and improve connec - ating in the City of Frisco is the pilot program. to working with our partners launched a partnership with fice One and Station House). tivity between The Star, ending after eight months of “We want to thank drive.ai in the Frisco Transportation drive.ai in summer 2018 Although the pilot pro - HALL Park, Frisco Station service. The last day of serv - for partnering with us during Management Association to which included stops at gram has come to a close, and other surrounding desti - ice for the pilot program is this innovative pilot program find both emerging tech - HALL Park, The Star and the Frisco TMA will con - nations. Friday, March 29. The pilot – the first of its kind in Texas nologies and practical solu - program was available to for on-demand, driverless tions for our community.” HALL Park tenants and car service on public roads,” The Frisco Transportation guests of the Frisco TMA said Mayor Jeff Cheney. Management Association with the goal to enhance mo - “Frisco is committed to con - (TMA), a collaborative part - bility and connectivity for tinue exploring the latest nership between the City of employers and employees. trends in ‘smart’ transporta - Frisco, Denton County Current riders are encour - tion to expand connectivity Transportation Authority aged to explore and utilize in our city, recognized (DCTA), Frisco Station Part -

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