CHRISTMAS IN JULY eBOOK GIVEAWAY TO BEAT BOREDOM - By Author Sharon Jones-Scaife THIS GIVEAWAY IS LIVE FROM JULY 22 AND WILL RUN UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON JULY 31. * See Page 6 for more information. 2726 S. Beckley Ave • Dallas, Texas 75224 ISSN # 0746-7303 P.O. Box 570769 Dallas, Texas 75357 - 0769 50¢ .Serving Dallas More Than 70 Years — Tel. 214 946-7678 - Fax 214 946-7636 — Web Site: www.dallasposttrib.com — E-mail: [email protected] VOLUME 73 NUMBER 46 SERVING THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR SINCE 1947 July 22 - 28, 2021 Texas Supreme Court extends state program to help tenants avoid eviction until Oct. 1 Jamaica Seeking $10.6 The extension comes as the Billion in Slave federal moratorium on Trade Reparations evictions is set to expire on July 31. “I am doing this because I have fought against this all my life, against chattel slavery, which has dehumanized human life.” BY ALLYSON WALLER The Texas Supreme Court has extended the state's eviction diver- sion program, which helps tenants facing eviction — if their landlords agree to participate. "Texas Supreme Court extends state program to help tenants avoid eviction until Oct. 1" was first pub- lished by The Texas Tribune, a non- profit, nonpartisan media organiza- tion that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A state eviction diversion pro- gram launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, according to a new emer- gency order from the Texas Supreme Court released on Monday. The diversion program was set to State officials of the Caribbean nation said they are asking Great Britain to pay $10.6 billion (USD) in reparations. expire on July 27. The new order extends it until Oct. 1. By Stacy M. Brown justice in all forms that one In the U.S., Congresswoman gating and presenting the facts In September, Gov. Greg Abbott NNPA Newswire Senior National would expect if they are to really Sheila Jackson-Lee has pushed and truth about the unprecedent- announced the creation of the Texas Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia ensure that we get justice from H.R. 40, a bill to form a commis- ed centuries of brutal enslave- Eviction Diversion Program and injustices to repair the damages sion to study reparations for ment of African people , racial said the state would use $171 mil- Jamaica has put a price tag on that our ancestors experienced,” African American victims of the healing, and transformation. lion in federal CARES Act funding slavery and is sending the British Olivia Grange, Minister of transatlantic slave trade. The bill would fund a commis- for rental assistance and legal serv- government the bill. Sports, Youth, and Culture, told “Has anyone addressed the sion to study and develop propos- ices for Texans facing eviction. The State officials of the Caribbean the Reuters news service. question of slavery and it’s com- als for providing reparations to program originally included 19 nation said they are asking Great “Our African ancestors were prehensive impact on Black African Americans. counties before expanding Britain to pay $10.6 billion forcibly removed from their Americans in this country? This The commission’s mission statewide in February. (USD) in reparations. home and suffered unparalleled is what H.R. 40 will do,” includes identifying the role of The voluntary program created That free and inhumane labor arrocities in Africa to carry out Jackson-Lee remarked. federal and state governments in an alternative to evictions when greatly enriched the slave own- forced labor to the benefit of the While H.R. 40 doesn’t place a supporting the institution of both tenants and landlords agree to ers. “ British Empire. Redress is well specific monetary value on repa- “We are hoping for repartory overdue.” rations, it does focus on investi- Continue Slavery Page 4 Continue Eviction Page 5 Final Farewell to JOE KIRVEN Joe Kirven passed away on July Clements, a groundbreaking Black member of the Board of 5th, 2021 at the age of 90. He grad- appointment where he steered black Trustees for the Hockaday School in uated from Booker T Washington candidates to appointments on Texas Dallas and a member of the Board of High School, attended Wiley state commissions. He liaised Regents of University of North College on an athletic scholarship in between the Governor’s office and Texas. Joe was most proud of his football and track, and graduated Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M endowed scholarship at Wiley with a Bachelors in Science. After University and all Texas HBCUs. College. He was also a member of college, Joe started ABCO Joe worked on minority business the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Maintenance Company with only issues for Presidents Nixon and Devoted to his family and friends, $500 and it built into a million-dol- Carter. In 1968, The Texas Chamber Joe helped countless people obtain lar company, acquired J & S of Commerce named him as one of jobs. He was a true pioneer and Chemical, and invested in real “Five Outstanding Young Texans,” inspiration to all. estate. and in 1972 Ebony magazine named Joe is preceded in death by his He was the youngest president of him as one of the Outstanding parents Lafayette Kirven and the Dallas Black Chamber of Businessmen of the Southwest. Derutha Kirven and siblings Commerce, was appointed to the Joe was a trustee and deacon of Lafayette Kirven, Jr., Howard Dallas City Council, and ran for the the St. John Missionary Baptist Kirven, sisters Alverine Taylor Dallas School Board. Joe served as a Church and was involved in many special assistant to Governor civic activities. He was the first Continue Kirven Page 2 Recognizing #BLACK EXCELLENCE for 73 Years July 22 - 28, 2021 The Dallas Post Tribune Page 2 EDITORIAL PAGE The Dallas Post Tribune is pub­ lished weekly by the Tribune BOARD OF DIRECTORS Publishing Incorporated, 2726 S. Beckley, Dr. Mary E. Beck, Dallas, Texas, 75224, Bulk Rate [1345]. Postage is paid to the Chairperson Dallas Postmaster. Send address Dr. Theronica Bond changes to The Dallas Post Tribune, P.O. Box 570769, Dallas, Atty. Theodora Lee, Co­ Texas, 75357­0769. THE DALLAS The President Needs to POST TRIBUNE is not responsible Chair for unsolicited materials. Address Atty. Gary Bond all correspondence to EDITOR, The Dallas Post Tribune, P.O. Box Mrs. Mollie Belt 763939, Dallas, Texas 75376­3939 or e­mail production@dallaspost­ trib.net. All articles should be Pull Out All Stops STAFF addressed to the appropriate staff member. Advertisements, articles, Dr. Theronica Bond editorials, letters to the editor and cartoons appearing in the paper do By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint President/CEO not necessarily represent the phi­ Mrs. Shirley Gray losophy or views of The Dallas Post Tribune. and influence than the President. The Black Vote Process: There is always a Publisher/Manager Regulations for Publication Minority Leader of the U.S. has to be as important to the loophole and a back door to Operations, 1) We reserve the right to edit Billing & Collection articles for content and proper Senate in the person of President, if not more so, solve every problem. grammar. We also reserve the Mitch McConnell. Every than Donald Trump is to the Politics is never absolute Mrs. Mattie Weatherman right to truncate articles for space Production requirements. Republican member of the Republican Party about anything. The Vice 2) We reserve the right to Senate at some point is The Texas Democratic President, while doing all Ms. Erma J. Davis refuse any advertisement or can­ cel any advertisement contract. going to need something Delegation, fleeing that she can, is not a substitute Production 3) Deadline for receipt of arti­ from either the President or state and coming to for the Office of the cles is MONDAY AT NOON WITH NO EXCEPTIONS unless author­ a Cabinet office within his Washington, D.C. to lobby President applying full Atty. Gary Bond, Legal ized by the publisher. 4) Deadline for receipt of Administration. The pas- for the Voting Rights Act as power. To our Civil Rights Counselor advertisements is MONDAY AT sage of the Voting Rights a means of stopping voter leaders, your only message Dr. George Willis, Consulting NOON. Advertisements will not be received after that point unless Act by the Senate will undo suppression in that state, can be: Out with the fili- they are camera ready and have been approved by the publisher. Dr. John Warren most of what the States are has given new meaning to buster, and passage of the STAFF WRITERS 5) All articles and advertise­ doing with voter suppres- the words, “All Gave Some, Voting Rights Act. No in- Rev. Johnny C. Smith ments must be proofed by the article placer or advertiser. We Last week, Majority sion. As suggested by But Some Gave All”. betweens. Dr. Colleen White will not be held responsible for any errors if the article placer or Whip Clyburn, Democratic Congressman Clyburn, now President Biden has If we did not let the pan- Dr. J. Ester Davis advertiser does not proof their leader in the U.S. House of is the time to put all power spent enough years on demic stop the protest and article or advertisement. 6) Articles and advertisements Representatives, made the and influence behind get- Capitol Hill to know where emergence of our votes to CIRCULATION received past the stated deadlines will be held over for the next pub­ observation that the ting the Senate to act, not the bodies are buried and take back the White House, Mrs.