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This is need to do what we can to ratists or white suprema - the Tea Party but the Tea not an attempt to thwart the 2000 National Winner A. Philip Randolph Award Fax: 972-509-9058 For Excellence in Journalism set the record straight. First cists. A candidate for Gov - Party or those speaking on Tea Party movement but an of all let me say very clearly ernor of Arkansas who their behalf almost immedi - attempt to get the Tea Party TPA that we never said any - claims to be a member says ately denied that this oc - to denounce racial hatred where in the resolution that America should be a com - curred. and such horrible public dis - Publisher’s Office: the Tea Party was racist. pletely white nation. A con - And they failed to take plays of racial bias that up to [email protected] Second it needs to be clear servative group out of St. action with Congressman now have gone along what we did say about the Louis that believes Blacks Emmanuel Cleaver was spat largely unchecked. Sales Department: Tea Party and that is that are an inferior species ac - on by individuals apparently Take politics out of this there are racist elements tively participates in Tea from a Tea Party when this and ask yourself the follow - [email protected] within it and they need to Party events and encour - whole event was caught on ing question, what would eliminate those elements. ages their members on their camera and has been shown your Great Grandmother Editorial Department: This is a matter that is be - website to do the same. on National Television. think about a stuffed mon - [email protected] yond dispute. David Duke has encour - And of course we have key or Witch Doctor draw - The body of evidence aged participation in their Mark Williams who has in - ing depicting the first Black Online: includes the Stuffed Mon - events and rallies and dicated that slavery was a President or the use of the keys or Depictions of NAACP President Jealous good thing. He was booted “N Word in public”? If you www.twitter.com/NDGEditor Obama as a Witch Doctor has stated on national tele - from the Tea Party but we answer the way my Great www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette or Chieftain in full head - vision that Duke has indi - must ask ourselves if this Grandmothers would then dress or as a white face cated he hopes the Tea Party would have happened if this you know that you too Website: Hitler or Joker, signs at ral - will mean a resurgence of action had not taken place. should support the lies using the term “Niggar” his political career. The To the Black Conserva - NAACP’s action. Website: www.NorthDallasGazette.com and of course the participa - legendary Congressman tives out there, we hope that Gary L. Bledsoe, Texas tion of those who have un - John Lewis was called a you can work to eliminate State NAACP President STAFF A hasty and embarrassing rush to Chairman Emeritus Account Executive Jim Bochum Talisa Lavarry 1933 – 2009 judgment by the White House and NAACP Editor BY RUTH FERGUSON attack on an African Ameri - from the White House and Published By Ruth Ferguson NDG EDITOR can federal employee. the NAACP. Minority Opportunity News, Inc. The election of Presi - Monday Fox News The White House’s re - Contributing Writer dent Barack Obama was broadcast a short clip show - action was so swift and Production Jackie Hardy Suzanne Plott heralded as the beginning of ing former USDA's director harsh that Sherrod was in - Theater Critic a post-racial era in America. of rural development in formed via a telephone call Special Projects Manager Rick Elina Perhaps the White House Georgia Shirley Sherrod in - with the USDA’s deputy un - Edward Dewayne did not get that memo. Once dicating she was less in - dersecretary to pull her car “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. Photography again, the Administration’s clined to provide assistance over and submit her resig - Laquisha Buchanan hyper-sensitivity to appear to a White farmer facing nation via Blackberry. Sher - Religious/ Edna Dorman fair to all was on full display foreclosure. As this spread rod complied. Marketing Editor with their overreaction to a across the Internet it Shirley Demus Tarpley Shirley Sherrod conservative media driven prompted a swift reaction See NAACP Page 12
Advisory Board: Advisory Board UNEMPLOYMENT , continued from Page 1 John Dudley Committees: pacted by the Great Reces - ing problems that are drag - serve. We must dedicate ford to help millions of peo - Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning sion. ging the economy back ourselves to creating good ple until we’ve solved the Fred Moses and Implementation Annie Dickson It is unprecedented for down. Unemployment ben - green jobs that update our deficit problem. The federal Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON Cecil Starks Congress to refuse to ex - efits are running out for power grid and help the en - deficit is not an excuse for Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral tend unemployment bene - millions of Americans—up vironment while helping inaction. Most of our Coty Rodriguez-Anderson John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON fits in this time of need. to 5 million stand to lose families. State and local deficit today stems from the B. J. Williams But Republicans, looking their lifeline by the end of governments need re - economic crisis, President Denise Upchurch Program Policy Development toward the November elec - the year without an exten - sources to keep people on George W. Bush’s tax cuts CHAIRPERSON Barbara Simpkins, Annie Dickson, tions, are acting in lockstep sion—and states are being the job and get people back for the rich and the cost of ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Quality Assurance to block all efforts that forced to slash payrolls to work. And we should put two wars that were never Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON could make things better without essential aid from TARP money left from the paid for. Coty Rodriguez and thus help the Democ - Congress. bank bailouts to good use, It’s time to let our repre - North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for rats. The United States must by investing it in Main sentatives know that we are unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and The consequences are invest in rebuilding our Street. tired of Congressional inac - make appropriate revisions. profound. Our economy is crumbling infrastructure, The counter argument tion. Rather than cutting The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority at risk of a double dip re - which will create good pay - to creating jobs is the na - back, let’s use our resources Opportunity News, was founded July, 1991, cession unless we take steps ing jobs and give our chil - tional debt red herring, say - to put America back on by Jim Bochum and Thurman R. Jones now to deal with the linger - dren the future they de - ing our economy can’t af - track.
July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Plano Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act City of Plano Mayor abilities actively engaging identified in all municipal the Dallas Chapter of the Mayor Phil Dyer will a paralyzing spinal cord in - Phil Dyer will join Dallas our community in 1989, a facilities and infrastructures, American Institute of Archi - present the City of Plano jury in a 1974 football Mayor Tom Leppert in pro - year before the 1990 ADA as well as addressing poten - tects and the Texas Regis - Proclamation during the game. He has since become claiming July 26, 2010 as Act was signed into law.” tial barriers in employment, tered Accessibility Special - July 26, 2010 City Council a national champion for Americans with Disabilities said Paul Glenn, Plano’s public meetings and dissem - ists Association in sponsor - meeting, 1520 K Avenue, seeking cures for spinal cord (ADA) Act Awareness Day Senior Facility Construction ination of information. “We ing the July 26 day of pro - beginning at 7pm. Accept - injuries and paralysis. He commemorating the 20th Coordinator. “We assembled worked as a team dedicated gramming to enhance ing the proclamation will be will be giving a brief ad - Anniversary of the act’s in - a committee of Plano staff to understanding the new awareness of the law. former TCU running back dress regarding the impact ception. The act has been and citizens, many with ADA and committed to re - “We are proud to be an Kent Waldrep who sustained of ADA policy. hailed as a momentous civil varying disabilities, laying moving existing architec - active partner in the devel - rights law for the disabled the foundation for municipal tural barriers,” said Glenn. opment of ADA Awareness community, striving to elim - self-evaluation and transi - Plano assures compliance Day,” said Glenn. “This is a Greenville Avenue inate both architectural and tion plans to address the through an active municipal day dedicated to not only cultural barriers for disabled challenges faced by the mo - ADA Committee team with awareness but to celebrate citizens and caregivers. bility, hearing and visually Deputy City Manager the free access to govern - Health Fair “Plano staff was very impaired.” LaShon Ross serving as the ment, entertainment, em - BY RUTH FERGUSON proactive in addressing ac - By 1992 Plano was ac - The cities of Plano and ployment and mobility NDG EDITOR cessibility for citizens of all tively remediating obstacles Dallas are partnering with shared by all.” Greenville Avenue Church of Christ is host - Free preventive care benefits ing a Community Health Fair Saturday August 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 partners slated to be on from health care reform p.m. The event will in - hand. (NDG Wire) Last week in a new health plan on or prohibitive, and Americans • Flu and pneumonia clude a variety of commu - The event will also Congresswoman Eddie after September 23, 2010, currently use preventive shots; nity partners providing feature activities for chil - Bernice Johnson applauded will have access to preven - services at only half the rec - • Counseling, screen - key health news and serv - dren and teens. the new regulations issued tive services without being ommended rate. ing and vaccines for healthy ices. The health fair will be by the Obama Administra - charged a deductible, co- “While Democrats are pregnancies; and Dr. Terre McGlothin held at the Greenville Av - tion to help make preven - payment or co-insurance. fighting to give all Ameri - • Regular well-baby will discuss issues sur - enue Church of Christ Life tion affordable by requiring Next year, an estimated cans access to free preven - and well-child visits, from rounding breast health. Dr. Center located at 1013 S. new health plans to cover 41 million Americans will tive care, Republicans are birth to age 21. Vivian Jones will have im - Greenville Avenue in recommended preventive benefit from these new pre - threatening to repeal this Americans are begin - portant information re - Richardson. Attendees services at no cost to the pa - vention provisions -- 31 benefit and all of the bene - ning to see the benefits of garding diabetes. The who live within five miles tient. The regulations, million in new employer fits of historic health care health reform. Seniors who Carter Blood Care will be of the church can call 972- based off of provisions in plans and 10 million in new reform,” said Congress - are affected by the on hand to accept blood 644-2335 to request trans - the Affordable Care Act, individual plans. By 2013, woman Johnson. “This is Medicare prescription drug donations, which are criti - portation. Also, you can will keep Americans health - an estimated 88 million one of the many important ‘donut hole’ coverage gap cally needed during sum - make an appointment for ier and help save money Americans will benefit reforms Democrats created are receiving checks to mer months when need Carter Blood Care at the over the long term by in - from the provisions – 78 to save working families lower their costs, 4 million often rises. These are just same number. creasing access to preven - million in new employer money and put them – not small businesses have re - a few of the community tive care. plans and 10 million in new insurance companies - in ceived notice that they are “We know that many individual plans. control of their health care.” eligible for a health care tax Americans don’t get the Comprehensive preven - Depending on your age credit potentially worth tens preventive care they need tive care can save billions and health risks, the types of thousands of dollars to because of the cost. Seven of dollars and thousands of of preventive services that help them cover their em - in ten deaths in America re - lives. 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4 | July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News Christmas Think green in July Food Drive and win prizes from – Ends July 31 City of Garland (NDG Wire) The ton’s City Hall (1945 E. (NDG Wire) Do you tion at the Healthy Living Metrocrest Social Serv - Jackson Road), Carroll - have great green ideas? Expo on September 25. ices Christmas in July ton’s Central Service Your creativity could earn Prizes : First Place $500; Food Drive lasts through Center (2711 Nimitz prizes and recognition! In Second Place $300; Third July 31 and benefits the Lane), both Carrollton conjunction with the up - Place $100. Metrocrest Social Serv - Public Library locations coming Healthy Living Expo Art Contest ices Food Pantry. Along (1700 Keller Springs Expo, the City of Garland is Submit environmental with non-perishable Road and 4220 N. Josey sponsoring two contests. art, including paintings, foods, numerous items Lane) and the Metrocrest Doing Good sculptures and mixed media such as diapers, tooth - Service Center (1111 W. for the Environment that portray our impact on paste, deodorant and other Belt Line Road). The City of Garland the environment. hygiene products are re - Metrocrest Social would like to recognize and Art must be made of at quested. Services helps people in reward students who have least 70% reused, recycled, Donation boxes are need from Addison, Car - shown initiative, spirit, in - or natural materials such as located inside Carroll - rollton, Coppell and the telligence, leadership, and natural dyes, fibers, or flow - Farmers Branch areas. generosity by implementing ers. For more information an extraordinary service This contest is for any about the Food Drive or project that promotes envi - Garland resident, age 18 the organization, visit ronmental stewardship. We and over. Winners will re - metrocrestso - believe that young people ceive a trophy for first, sec - cialservices.org. can be an inspiration to oth - ond, and third place. ers and play a key role in For more information how we protect the environ - on both contests, visit ment. www.GarlandGoesGreen.or Contest deadline is Sep - g or call the Stormwater tember 10, 2010. Winners Hotline at 972-205-2180. will receive public recogni -
July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com D'Andrala Alexander, daughter of Plano residents, earns undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis (NDG Wire) D'Andrala 21. Alexander graduated Alexander was among tary of Energy Steven Chu, Christian Academy in Car - Louis from all 50 states and Alexander, daughter of with a Bachelor of Arts in the 2,706 students who re - PhD, delivered the Com - rollton, Texas. more than 125 countries. Renita and Alvis Alexander Women, Gender and Sexu - ceived degrees at the uni - mencement address. Chu Washington University The total student body is of Plano, Texas (75074), re - ality Studies & Philosophy- versity's 149th Commence - received an honorary doctor is counted among the more than 13,500 under - ceived an undergraduate de - Neuroscience-Psychology ment ceremony, which was of science. world's leaders in teaching graduate, graduate and pro - gree from Washington Uni - from the College of Arts & held in Brookings Quadran - Alexander is a 2006 and research, and it draws fessional students. versity in St. Louis on May Sciences. gle on campus. U.S. Secre - graduate of Carrollton students and faculty to St. Kroger kicks off coin canister campaign Annual Senior Adult benefiting UNCF with $4,542 donation (NDG Wire) As college the nation’s largest and most will be present at all checkout annually donate to UNCF or Event scheduled for costs continue to rise at both effective minority education lanes and shoppers will have other nonprofits by shopping public and private educa - assistance organization to be the opportunity to donate at Kroger and linking their August 7 at Eastfield tional institutes, more stu - the beneficiary of its coin spare change to help promis - Plus card to the nonprofit or - (NDG Wire) The 14th voices, comedy impres - dents and their families are canister donation campaign ing young people further ganization. Annual Senior Fest will be sionist and multi-instru - facing financial challenges. that is running now through their education. “UNCF is grateful for held at Eastfield College mentalist. Barry delights In an effort to help raise September 11 in all Dallas- The monies raised from Kroger’s longtime partner - Saturday, August 7, from 8 audiences with comedy and funds for deserving and in Fort Worth stores in support the campaign will support the ship and support which has a.m. to 2:30 p.m., bringing impressions as he brings need students across the state, of scholarships for the 2010- UNCF Texas Joint Campaign benefited hundreds of finan - adults 50 and over from the stars from the past and Kroger selected UNCF – 2011 school year. During the benefiting the state’s five pri - cially disadvantaged students across the Metroplex to - present such as Louis Arm - United Negro College Fund – fundraiser, collection boxes vate HBCUs including Paul and our member colleges and gether. Attendees can strong, Johnny Cash, Neil Quinn College in Dallas; universities,” said UNCF’s choose from over 20 differ - Diamond and George Huston-Tillotson University Area Development Director ent workshops ranging Burns to life on stage. He is in Austin; Jarvis Christian Diane Stephenson. “Kroger’s from Auto Burglary & the author of “Cruise Ship College in Hawkins; Texas investment is helping stu - Theft Prevention to Dia - Passengers Ask The Wack - College in Tyler and Wiley dents get the college educa - betic Foot Care to Basic iest Questions.” He has ap - College in Marshall. tion they need to compete in Computer to Salsa Dance! peared on board numerous To kick off the spirit of the 21st century job market Registration is $8 and cruise lines and conven - giving, Kroger presented and will help produce the col - includes breakfast, 2 work - tions. He has also appeared UNCF with a check totaling lege-educated workforce that shop sessions and lunch. at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand. $4,542.32 resulting from is vital to North Texas and to Admission begins at 8 a.m. Deadline for Registra - Gary Huddleston, consumer affairs director for Kroger; funds raised during another the national economy. We in Building C lobby area. tion is Friday, July 30. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College; Diane program called Neighbor to salute Kroger and their cus - Featured lunch-time enter - Please NO Walk-in Regis - Stephenson, area development director for UNCF; and Ten - Neighbor that presents shop - tomers for their continued tainment will be Richard trations on Saturday, Au - nell Atkins, Dallas City Councilman. pers with an effortless way to generosity.” Barry, the man of many gust 7. Entrepreneur Independence Mindset
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6 | July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette wAwrtws .&NoErnthteDratalliansmGeanzt ette.com Community Spotlight Methodist Charlton Seeks Community leader honored Nominations for with special birthday wishes (NDG Wire) Commu - celebrate her 104th birth - the community. She was a First Annual Light Award nity leader Princella Hart - day. Ms.Hartman is the leader in the successful ef - man received a surprise de - oldest Meals on Wheels re - fort to preserve the historic livery July 9 from Robert cipient in Dallas County, State-Thomas neighbor - for Women in Ministry Carpenter, president and where the Visiting Nurse hood where she lives and (NDG Wire) With the ber of individuals' physical, recognized work. If the ef - CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association operates the was also an early civil greatest appreciation for spiritual, and or emotional fort no longer exists, the do - Association, who brought program. rights advocate. The area's every woman who reaches health, with a special focus nation can go to a properly Meals on Wheels and a Ms. Hartman devoted Hartman Street is named in out to another in need in the on health and physical fit - organized charity of the re - special cake to her home to much of her life to serving her honor. community, Methodist ness, nutrition, and overall cipient's choice. Methodist Charlton Medical Center has choices that support a Charlton will bestow one established the Methodist healthier lifestyle. award every year. Charlton Medical Center The Methodist Charlton If you would like to Light Award. The new an - Light Award recipient will apply or nominate a first nual Methodist Charlton be chosen by audience vote lady or woman in ministry Medical Center Light Award from among the top three for the award, please com - will recognize a first lady or honorees selected and pre - plete the application by July woman in ministry whose sented at the First Ladies 27, 2010 and deliver to leadership and community and Women in Ministry Methodist Charlton Medical service has greatly improved Brunch in August. The hon - Center, Light Award Com - the lives of women in the oree nomination committee mittee, Attention: Cynthia Methodist Charlton Medical is made up of Methodist Mickens-Smith, Methodist Center service area. The Charlton employees, com - Charlton Medical Center, award will acknowledge the munity members, and 3500 West Wheatland Road, recipient's work and in - church leaders. The deserv - Dallas, Texas 75237. For volvement in programs and ing recipient of the award more information, contact services that have docu - will receive a $1,000 dona - Cynthia Mickens-Smith at mented favorable results in tion to their organization or 214-947-5204 or Cynthi - Robert Carpenter, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association, delivers a spe - changing a significant num - foundation to continue their [email protected]. cial birthday cake to Meals on Wheels client Princella Hartman on July 9.
July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 7 Community Calendar Visit www.NorthDallasGazette.com and click on Community Calendar for more events! Every Saturday LimitNetwork.com or 972- hard to provide an exciting Thru 24 Vendor fee is $100. Info: away a knowing tear. Info: Pure Saturdays 2026 Com - 898-5882. place where children and Life Enrichment Boot Shelly Rice at 417.353.2610 womenoffaith.com merce Street 23 & up pre - adults can be safe and still Camp: www.lifeenrich - or ChocolateBlues@gmail. ferred DJ Steve Nice in The The National Business get close to the action: crazy mentbootcamp.com De - com or www.ChocolateBlue - September 3 - 7 clowns, brave cowboys, tal - sAndBusiness.com. Mixx. Doors open @ 10 p.m. Women Enterprise Net- signed for singles, divorcees Dallas D.A.N.C.E. Swing ented cowgirls, fast horses Info text or call 214-810- work (NBWEN) Learning and couples. $200 per per - Competition welcomes you and big bulls. Many of our 5483. Over Lunch Series : 4th son. 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Admission: FREE to attend! .org/exhibitions chuckle even as you wipe Sponsored By: Proud To Be An Active Partner In The Community 8 | July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Cover Story UNT Dallas senior awaits kidney transplant (NDG Wire) When usually progresses slowly school starts Aug. 26, Uni - or not at all. It can exist un - versity of North Texas at detected for years, and by Dallas senior David Del - the time symptoms appear, gado will need just one total kidney failure may be class to graduate in Decem - near. But only 25 percent of ber with a degree in crimi - adults with Berger’s disease nal justice, but his toughest develop end-stage kidney assignment this year will failure, D’Agostino said. come outside of the class - Berger’s disease causes room. high blood pressure, high Delgado was put on the cholesterol, swelling of the national kidney transplant hands and feet, and blood in list, and he started kidney the urine; so Delgado takes dialysis three days a week 10 pills a day. for three hours a day at the “It’s real strong medi - end of June. He goes to his cine, so you kind of can’t doctor twice a month to concentrate right, but you have his kidneys monitored try to do the best,” Delgado and has had to get several said. “You forget things blood transfusions. sometimes. It’s hard to con - Born in Mexico, Del - centrate in class and taking gado, now 28, has lived in tests.” Oak Cliff since he was But the worst thing is three. He was a three-sport the pain. athlete at Adamson High “I wake up sore. I go to School playing four years sleep sore. It feels like of baseball and two years of somebody just hit my back football and basketball. He really hard. Your back hurts Victoria Richardson, an LVN with Liberty Dialysis in Duncanville, checks the monitor on the dialysis unit as Uni - said he was always active all the time. You get nause - versity of North Texas at Dallas senior David Delgado watches July 8. Delgado, one of their youngest patients going and never got sick. ated in the morning throw - through dialysis, goes through the treatment three hours a day, three days a week while he waits for a kidney trans - But one morning last ing up. You lose a lot of plant. August while on vacation at weight. I’ve lost 50 pounds. Miramar Beach in Tampico, Sometimes your face gets not the end of the world,” have a lot of family support. persons with those issues vents cars from starting if it Mexico, Delgado woke up swollen in the morning be - he told her. After his diag - I even have a couple of that have that sort of tenac - detects alcohol on a driver’s vomiting blood. He was cause your kidneys are not nosis, he went to his priest friends that have told me, ity and spirit. Most people breath. He hopes to land a taken to a doctor who in - processing the liquids.” and asked, “Why me?” His ‘If you need a kidney, I’ll going through this would job in corporate security formed him that he needed He is not able to drink priest told him that things give it to you.’ That makes drop out of school, but this after graduating in Decem - to see a specialist because any alcohol and very few happen for a reason and that me feel really good.” guy has stayed in. He in - ber. his blood pressure was high soft drinks, and he has to it could have been worse. Last spring he had a spires me.” Did he ever imagine and his red blood cells were maintain a low sodium diet. Delgado was put on the biopsy done and had to miss Delgado said he has something like this happen - attacking his white cells. “I don’t eat that much out - kidney transplant list after two days of class. He called learned a lot from Coleman, ing to him? Delgado went to see a side. My wife does the going through a series of Assistant Professor of not just as a professor but “No, I had big plans to nephrologist, and after run - cooking.” Criminal Justice Eric Cole - also as a regular person out - start a family, finish my de - ning tests, the doctor gave man from his hospital bed side of class. “I told him gree on time, travel and him the bad news: his kid - to tell him that he wouldn’t that he’s one of the best pro - enjoy other things. neys were failing. He was be in class. Coleman said he fessors I’ve had in my col - I like to travel a lot. My diagnosed with IgA “This only happens to one in admired Delgado for calling lege career.” wife and I saved up money nephropathy, or Berger’s him, especially from his UNT Dallas made it to go on trips. We’ve been disease. “This only happens 10,000 people in the world...” hospital bed. possible for him to get his fortunate to take trips to Eu - to one in 10,000 people in “I looked over at David degree, Delgado added. He rope. the world,” the doctor told The disease also causes psychological tests. He said in class one day and it be - had to take two classes at “I was a healthy guy. I him. “You’re the unfortu - anemia, which is difficult he wasn’t depressed after came clear to me that I did - UNT and would have to get don’t do drugs. I don’t do nate one.” for someone who used to be his diagnosis but that it is n’t have a problem, not up at five in the morning to heavy drinking, nothing like IgA is a protein that so active. Sometimes when always on his mind, making when you think about what drive all the way to Denton. that. It’s sad that it hap - helps the body fight infec - Delgado stands up his nose it hard to concentrate. he is facing,” Coleman said. “It’s just really helpful pened, but like I said, it’s tions. When too much of it starts bleeding; and he can’t “I’m going to have to “We encounter students that having the Dallas campus something I have to get builds up in the kidneys, it exercise because he gets take medicine for the rest of are not as engaged in com - here. I think it’s a pretty through.” can cause the kidneys to winded just walking the my life, and a kidney trans - ing to class and doing those good place, real good teach - Delgado said he had no - leak blood and eventually to short distance from the plant is not a sure thing ei - things that they should be ers. It’s accessible. I think ticed on his driver’s license fail. parking lot into the UNT ther because the body can doing as a learner. it’s a pretty good campus,” the organ donation option According to Dr. Darrin Dallas building. reject the kidney. You can “Then you see David he said. and wondered why some - D’Agostino, chair and asso - Delgado told his wife, die.” who is undergoing all of Delgado works full time one would agree to donate a ciate professor of internal Martha,—a kindergarten Delgado tries to focus these personal life issues for Smart Start installing ig - kidney or a heart. medicine at the University teacher at Rosemont Ele - on the hope of getting a new and crises but still performs nition interlock devices on “Now I understand of North Texas Health Sci - mentary School—that they kidney, and surviving. at optimum levels and never the cars of people charged why.” ence Center, the disease had to get through this. “It’s “I haven’t lost hope. I misses. You don’t encounter with DWI. The system pre -
July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 9 Arts & Entertainment www.NorthDallasGCaazreRtte.vcioemw MEET YOUR AMERICAN IDOL! Charity package includes meet-and-greet with 2010 American Idol champion Lee DeWyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox and the other Top 10 Idols (NDG Wire) Two fans with DeWyze and the entire the host and the judges in - and rights, as spelled out in extend them to people who world, all while offering will get the opportunity to American Idol Top 10 (in - clude Ellen DeGeneres, the Constitution and Bill of have been excluded from consumers highly-coveted get up close and personal cluding favorites Bowersox Randy Jackson and Kara Rights. The Constitution their protection. auction lots donated by with this year’s “American and Casey James). The DioGuardi – and a soon-to- and Bill of Rights set the Charity Folks is the today’s hottest celebrities, Idol” champion Lee proceeds will benefit the be named host to replace ground rules for individual leading online marketplace musicians, sports stars, DeWyze and runner-up ACLU of Southern Califor - Simon Cowell. liberty, which include the for nonprofit fundraising, high-profile personalities Crystal Bowersox at one of nia. The government of the freedoms of speech, associ - corporate cause-marketing and top-tier brands. Other 48 cities featured on the “American Idol” is tele - United States is built on two ation and religion, freedom campaigns and celebrity- tours coming soon to the 2010 American Idols Live vision's #1 hit series and basic principles: (1) major - of the press, and the right to driven charity initiatives. site include The Jonas Tour. They will be in Dallas empowers contestants and ity rule through democratic privacy, to equal protection Managing thousands of suc - Brothers World Tour with August 9. viewers to share their elections; and (2) protection of the laws and to due cessful charity auctions, Demi Lovato! For further The concert package in - voices in deciding who will of individuals from any at - process of law. The ACLU Charity Folks has raised information visit www. cludes two (2) VIP floor be America's next singing tempts by the majority to was founded to defend and millions for nonprofit or - charityfolks.com. tickets and meet-and-greets superstar. Ryan Seacrest is curtail individual liberties secure these rights and to ganizations around the Free event to kick off circus celebration in Dallas On Tuesday, July 27, is located at 2500 Victory ponderous pachyderm stars the building. Lawn chairs 7:00 p.m., The Greatest Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219. of the circus will stroll to and blankets are encour - Show On Earth® and Through the mystery of the party and revel in the aged. American Airlines Center magic, guests will be spell - excitement by snacking on Ringling Bros. and Bar - will be hosting a FREE cir - bound as Magical Zingmas - a colossal salad and delec - num & Bailey® presents cus celebration and the ter Alex Ramon performs a table fruits. ZING ZANG ZOOM® is guest list includes everyone disappearance act of circus- American Airlines Cen - coming to American Air - in DFW. The party will be sized proportion. The world ter parking for the Tuesday, lines Center, July 28-Au - held at AT&T Plaza, which famous Ringling Bros. ® July 27 circus party is com - gust 8, and Fort Worth Con - is on the south side of Clown Alley will delight plimentary. Guests are en - vention Center, August 11- American Airlines Center young and old alike with couraged to park in Lot F, 15. 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10 | July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Business Planners Seek Residents’ Input Black Farmers await Senate vote on Transportation, Air Quality BY RUTH FERGUSON the National Black Farm - for the black farmers set - NDG EDITOR ers Association is urging tlement in the war supple - Public meetings, new publication focus Although the U.S. supporters to contact their mental bill is important. House of Representatives Senator today. Boyd is en - The phone number to on recent progress, remaining challenges approved the long awaited couraging supporters to the Senate switchboard is historic settlement to re - tell their Senator funding 202-224-3121. (NDG Wire) Long- cials need input from all dard by 2013. In addition, solve decades of discrimi - planned transportation proj - North Texans. the EPA has proposed nation against black farm - ects, including additional Public meetings July stricter standards. ers by the U.S. Depart - rail service and improve - 19-21 will focus on recent At the public meetings, ment of Agriculture, U.S. ments in some of the most progress and the outlook for staff will summarize the Senate approval is still congested roadway corri - the future of transportation. significance of potential pending. dors, moved forward in the Planners will ask residents federal changes to air qual - The Senate may be last year. However, sustain - how they think transporta - ity standards and review considering whether to ap - tion decision strategies currently imple - prove funding for the makers mented to reduce ozone- black farmers settlement should pro - forming pollution. Addi - this week. ceed as they tionally, staff will seek John W. Boyd, Jr., try to reduce ideas for short- and long- founder and president of congestion, term strategies to consider improve air in the future as the region quality and seeks to improve air quality. safety, and Finally, as a recipient of increase ac - federal transportation funds, cessibility NCTCOG is required to es - ing the progress made in and reliability of transporta - tablish and periodically up - fighting congestion and im - tion options. Overall, dis - date a Disadvantaged Busi - proving air quality is vitally cussion at the meetings will ness Enterprise (DBE) pro - important to residents and focus on the current state gram and DBE goals to en - businesses who call North and future of transportation courage contracting oppor - Texas home. and air quality in the Dal - tunities for minority and To develop the most rel - las-Fort Worth area, but historically underutilized evant, effective solutions several topics will be high - businesses. The draft fiscal for the significant trans - lighted. year 2011 update of the portation and related air A new State Implemen - DBE program and goals for quality challenges the re - tation Plan would be devel - contracts with US Depart - gion will face in the future, oped for the region to meet ment of Transportation planners and elected offi - the federal air quality stan - funds will be presented.
LOAN , continued from Page 1 surance, African-Americans vice-president for the Center and regulation is available at often pay what should be il - for Responsible Lending both the state and federal lev - legal mark-ups. Moreover, a (CRL) put payday lending a els of government. range of predatory products historical context. In the meantime, states such as payday lenders, pawn “I think payday lending is are well-poised to enact leg - shops and auto title loans are the Jim Crow issue of our islation that addresses the often more visible than any time” said Corbett. “The pay - core abuse of payday prod - other retail operation. day lenders come in, and they ucts. According to Center for charge the minimum of 400 According to Hilary Responsible Lending re - percent interest. They borrow Shelton, NAACP Senior search, each year, $5 billion money from banks at cheap Vice-President for Advocacy, is taken from the pockets of rates, then they loan it to peo - “The answer, really, is usury working families to pay for ple in the community at re - caps. You have to limit the interest on loans from one of ally high rates.” amount of the annual per - 24,000 payday lenders now The irony is that despite centage rate. There are states in operation. seventeen states and the Dis - that cap the APR at 36 per - This figure surpasses the trict of Columbia having en - cent, which is the amount number of McDonald’s or acted double-digit interest charged to members of the Burger King Restaurants na - rate caps, the payday industry military.” tionwide. The average pay - continues to find ways to Charlene Crowell is the day borrower has nine repeat evade state laws and continue Center for Responsible Lend - loans per year, which means its predatory lending - even ing’s communications man - he or she pays $450 in inter - in the face of resounding ager for State Policy and Out - est on a $300 loan. voter mandates to the con - reach. She can be reached at: In a recent edition of the trary. Charlene.crowell@responsi - NAACP’s Crisis Magazine, Real financial reform will blelending.org Keith Corbett, executive only occur when legislation July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette |11 www.NorthDallasGazette.com New board member positions Special to the NNPA from the GIN added for the sheriff’s charity Furor Over Painting of Mandela By White Artist
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NAACP , continued from Page 3 The NAACP eventually hope the President and his video rather than rely on the fact help the White farmer ouster of a prominent Tea leased comments they sug - joined the party by issuing a staff is busy trying to figure “fair and balanced” job we and said it lead her to real - Party official recently. gested this incident should statement indicating they out how to put millions of all know Fox does. ize that is it not a black and To the credit of the pres - be a “teachable moment for applauded Sherrod decision Americans back to work, Had someone bothered white issue but a poor issue. ident of the NAACP, Ben - activists and journalists.” to resign. Saying they had keeping their eye on BP’s to watch the entire video – This entire incident was jamin Jealous, the organiza - Given the fact the White no tolerance for discrimina - efforts to stop the Gulf oil which was filmed in 1986 retaliation by supporters of tion did issue an apology House has refused to rein - tion of any sort. Sherrod’s leak and managing two by the way – they would the Tea Party – which and retracted their earlier state Sherrod, one might comments were made at an wars. However, surely have discovered that Sher - clearly includes the Fox statement once the full facts suggest it is a teachable mo - NAACP event. someone could have taken rod shared the true lesson Network – for the fact the came to light. ment for President Obama Now, we would like to the time to watch the entire she learned. Sherrod did in NAACP’s outcry lead to the In the NAACP’s re - and his staff as well.
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12 | July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Contact 972-509-9049 for Career Opportunity Advertising Texas Unemployment Rate Drops to Advertising Account Manager Needed Immediately Must be 8.2 Percent in June Texas employers • A good telemarketer • Willing and able to cold call effectively • Have reliabletransportation add 166,100 jobs since January • Skilled in MS Wordand Excel (NDG Wire) Texas sea - Health Services industry jobs, and Information added these opportunities, and to • Able to demonstrate good people skills sonally adjusted unemploy - recorded the highest in - 800 jobs. helping employers with an • Able to work in Plano and surrounding areas ment rate dropped to 8.2 crease in June, with 8,900 “Seven industries added array of services they need Interested candidates should email resume to percent in June, down from jobs added, followed by jobs in June including Pro - to run their businesses.” [email protected] 8.3 percent in May, and Professional and Business fessional and Business The Midland Metropoli - continued to trend well Services, which increased Services, Manufacturing, tan Statistical Area (MSA) below the U.S. seasonally by 8,600 jobs. and Construction – that’s had the lowest unemploy - adjusted unemployment rate “While I am encouraged positive news for Texans ment rate in the state at 5.9 GRAPHIC ARTIST of 9.5 percent for the same by the decrease in the Texas seeking new opportunities,” percent. The Amarillo MSA month. Texas total nonagri - unemployment rate, times said TWC Commissioner had the second lowest un - Small Community Newspaper cultural employment grew are tough for Texas workers Representing the Public An - employment rate in June at looking for a partime by 14,000 jobs in June for a and their families,” said dres Alcantar. “TWC and 6.0 percent, followed by the total of 166,100 jobs gained TWC Commissioner Repre - the 28 local workforce Lubbock MSA at 6.7 per - student graphic artist. since the beginning of 2010. senting Labor Ronny Con - boards are committed to cent (not seasonally ad - Prefer student (intern) that's “Texas employment has gleton. “Job seekers should helping job seekers find justed). available on a per project basis. grown every month in turn to WorkInTexas.com 2010,” said Texas Work - and our workforce centers Must have knowledge of force Commission (TWC) across Texas for reemploy - Quark and Indesign software. 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The Dist/Div: Dallas The City of Irving does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, Contract 0092-02-116 for UPGRADE INTERCHANGE FOR EXPANDED College and AARP Texas is AARP website gives every - age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. MULTIMODAL TRAFFI in DALLAS County will be opened on inviting the public to a Vol - one the tools needed to do August 10, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the State Office. www.cityofirving.org Contract 0095-13-025 for CONSTRUCT TWO NEW RAMPS CONNECT unteer Connection Fair to something to “Create the IH 20 WITH KLEBERG in DALLAS County will be opened on learn about volunteer op - Good” in their community. August 10, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the State Office. Contract 0261-03-053 for CONSTRUCT NB AUXILIARY LANE, WIDEN portunities in the commu - www.aarp.org/createthe - NBML BRIDGE in DALLAS County will be opened on August 10, 2010 at nity. They will have several good. McCarthy 1:00 pm at the State Office. requests bids for the Contract 0918-45-760 for REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES in organizations present that The Volunteer Connec - DALLAS County will be opened on August 10, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the State are looking for adult volun - tion Fair is scheduled for DISD Bid Pkg #22 Office. Contract 0918-45-881 for REFURBISH BRIDGE PROTECTION ASSEM - teers to serve in their organ - Thursday, Aug. 12. 4-7 p.m. Dallas, TX BLY SIGNS in DALLAS County will be opened on August 11, ization. at Richland College, lo - 010 at 1:00 pm at the State Office. be submitted before Contract 1068-04-140 for INSTALLATION OF 2 DYNAMIC MESSAGE Also, the AARP’s new cated at 12800 Abrams 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 27, 2010 SIGNS in DALLAS County will be opened on August 10, 2010 at Create the Good website Road, El Paso Hallway, 1:00 pm at the State Office. High school and Elementary school renovations. Contract 2374-02-132 for UPGRADE EXISTING ISDN TO A WIRELESS will be highlighted. The or - Dallas. For more informa - ITS SYSTEM in DALLAS County will be opened on August 10, 2010 at ganization believes there is tion, call 214-265-4081. 1:00 pm at the State Office. Bid documents are available for review at McCarthy ------a new spirit of service Plans and specifications are available for inspection, along with bidding proposals, and Private iSqFt planroom or from Reprographics Dallas, applications for the TxDOT Prequalified Contractor's list, at the applicable State and/or Phone: 214-267-9669 and other area Plan rooms. Dist/Div Offices listed below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequalification informa - For a complete list contact McCarthy. Insurance per bid tion to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on a project. Pre - qualification materials may be requested from the State Office listed below. Plans for the documents. A payment and performance bond may be above contract(s) are available from TxDOT's website at www.txdot.gov and from repro - required. McCarthy is an Equal Opportunity Employer duction companies at the expense of the contractor. Attention Suppliers of Goods, and encourages all MBE/WBE/DBE/HUB NPO: 33483 State Office Services and Construction Constr./Maint. Division firms to submit bids to McCarthy Bldg Co 200 E. Riverside Dr. | Austin, Texas 78704 12001 N. Central Expy, #400 Review Competitive Opportunities at Phone: 512-416-2540 Dallas, Texas 75243 Dist/Div Office(s) www.bidsync.com Dallas District | District Engineer Phone (972) 991-5500 Fax (972) 991-9249 4777 E. Hwy 80 | Mesquite, Texas 75150-6643 www.garlandpurchasing.com email: [email protected] Phone: 214-320-6100 www.mccarthy.com Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding documents and the rates will be part of 972-205-2415 the contract. 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July 22 - 28, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 13 Church Happenings www.NorthDallasGazette.com AVENUE F CHURCH and our choir for 5 years of Call Deacon Joe Allmond, NEW MOUNT ZION Theme: Pure Heart, Pure Plano, TX 75074 OF CHRIST IN PLANO faithful ministry. Our Deaconess Takeia Allmond BAPTIST CHURCH Mind, Pure Life from 972-423-6695 July 25, guests include Pastor or the church for details. OF DALLAS Deuteronomy 6:5-8. Call 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cedric Jackson and Love Dr. C. Paul McBride On Going Pastor Terren Dames @ WORD OF LIFE Come for our Worship Fellowship Church and Senior Pastor You are invited to visit our 972-437-3493, Ext. 152 CHURCH OF Services and stay for our others. 4396 Main Street Job Resource Center on for registration fees and GOD IN CHRIST FREE Blood Pressure Pastor Derrick Bowman, Sr. The Colony, TX 75056 Tuesdays and Thursdays other details. Every Tuesday Clinic. The clinic is held 8219 Bunche Drive 972-625-8186 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dr. Leslie W. Smith, In July 2010 @ 7 pm the last Sunday of every Dallas, TX 75243 our Computer Training Senior Pastor Join us for our anointed month after morning and INSPIRING BODY OF Room in the Educational 1010-1020 S. Sherman St. Pastoral Night and be en - evening services. FELLOWSHIP CHRIST CHURCH Building. Richardson, TX 75081 couraged by Words from Brother Ramon Hodridge, CHRISTIAN July 25, 7:30 a.m. July 30 972-437-3493 Heaven. Minister CENTER CHURCH, And 11 a.m. The Third Annual Felony August 6, 8 p.m. 1026 Avenue F IN ALLEN You’re invited to our Sun - and/or Misdemeanor- SHILOH MBC Inviting all to join us and Plano, TX 75074 “THE SHIP” day Morning Worship Friendly Community Ca - IN PLANO see Sister Doris Gilder, our 972-423-8833 Services. reer Fair will be held. Job - August 7, 7 p.m. dance instructor for our On Going, July 26, 7 p.m. seekers are required to pre- Join us for our 4th Annual youth and adults, in a Ma - DAYSTAR 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Join us for Monday School register, attend and partici - Chosen Generation Youth hogany Dance Theatre of DELIVERANCE Monday – Friday as we learn about, worship pate in a series of Pre-Ca - Explosion. In anticipation Texas production at the MINISTRIES Prayer Lines for those in and praise God in our new reer Fair in job-readiness we would like to organize Music Hall at Fair Park, On Going need are 972-649-0566 facility. workshops prior to and in a 100 Voice Youth Choir Dallas, Texas, benefiting 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 am and 972-649-0567. Dr. Rickie G. Rush, preparation for this event. between the ages of 12-18. the Amazing Grace Urban Visit Helen’s House every Wednesdays Only Senior Pastor Call for details. Call Matthew Berry, Youth Arts-in-Education Initia - Monday and Friday to re - Come get your praise on in 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd. Dr. Robert Price, Sr., Pastor for details. tive in North Texas. Tick - ceive, to give, to comfort the middle of the week at Dallas, TX 75237 Senior Pastor Every Wednesday ets available at all Ticket - and most of all to fellow - our Wednesday Night Live 972-372-4262 9550 Shepherd Road In July & August, 7 p.m. masters locations. ship. The give-a-way of at our main campus @ 7 Dallas, TX 75243 You’re invited to our Mid- Dr. Gregory Voss, food, love and household p.m. MT. PISGAH 214-341-6459 Week Service as we praise Senior Pastor items is given freely to all Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr., MISSIONARY and worship God for His 2765 Trinity Mills Road those who could use a little M.Div. BAPTIST CHURCH NORTH DALLAS blessings. Suite 305 touch. Senior Pastor “THE ROCK” COMMUNITY Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr. Carrollton, TX 75006 Pastor Minnie 305 N. Alder Drive, in August 13-14 BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Senior Pastor 214-514-9147 Hawthorne-Ewing Allen for Sunday Our Youth Ministry pres - CHURCH 920 E. 14th Street 635 W. Campbell Road Morning Worship. ents “Don’t Be a Bench ON GOING HELP Suite 210 Church Address is Player” S.T.A.N.D Confer - God never expected us to Richardson, TX 75080 200 Belmont Drive ence 2010 and you’re in - bear our burdens alone; 972-480-0200 Allen, TX 75013 vited. our Stephen Ministers are Attention garage 972-359-9956 August 22, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. ready to provide emotional FAITHWAY Join us for our Back to and spiritual care in all FELLOWSHIP FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST School Drive. You must your trials and tribulations sale shoppers BAPTIST CHURCH IN CHURCH register on or before July when you need them. Call Fellowship Christian from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 HAMPTON PARK OF THE COLONY 21. Call the church for de - 972-437-3493, Ext. 153 Center Church in Allen, noon at the main campus July 25, 4 p.m. July 26-30 tails for details. where Rev. Wayne ( 200 West Belmont Drive You’re invited to join us in Join us for Vacation Bible Pastor Robert Townsend August 6-8 Stafford is the Senior Pas - , Allen TX). celebrating our musicians, School. Our theme: 11611 Webb Chapel Road Join us for a pure life tor is hosting a garage sale Looking for a bargain Lady Diane Bowman & Transform Your Life and Dallas, TX 75229 weekend at our 3rd Annual on Saturday July 31st ~ come early! Brother Chris Matthews Get Ready for the Savior. 972-241-6151 Purity Conference.
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PAYNE , continued from Page 1 back at the center of contro - discovered more than 80 Haynes doesn't like the in - of Dallas, TX in March allegedly informed the settlement on last Wednes - versy after allegedly ending emails between her and terracial thing, either. This 2009. media of Wright’s 2008 day after the trial began on the marriage of former Pastor Wright. was quite an issue for him." Payne sited that once visit. Monday. Friendship West Baptist "There must have been Pastor Wright is also the relationship between During the civil case Both parties have Church in Dallas, TX exec - about 80 of them, back and married, a second time, to she and Pastor Wright was proceedings the emails sent agreed to not mention the utive secretary, Elizabeth forth," Fred Payne said. his wife of 20 years who he made public that Pastor by Wright were introduced details of the settlement or Payne, 39, a North Richland "Wright said things like he courted while she was in at - Haynes immediately re - as evidence and ultimately of the case. Hills, TX Hispanic woman. was going to leave his wife tendance to a marriage acted and terminated her Payne and Friendship West The two allegedly became for Elizabeth." counseling session for her based on her race and their agreed to an undisclosed sexually involved after Pas - "I was downright mad then current marriage. interracial relationship. tor Wright visited Pastor about this bull- - - -," said Details were not clear, Pastor Haynes remained Frederick H. Haynes, senior Fred, who stated he was "in but speculations arose, adamant that he knew noth - pastor of Friendship West the oil and gas business" when Payne was terminated ing of the alleged affair be - and protégé in 2008. and belonged to a hunting from her position at Friend - tween his mentor and for - At the time of the al - club. ship West in 2008 which mer secretary and sited that leged affair Payne married "People wouldn't be prompted her to file the Payne was terminated be - Fred Payne, 66, in 2006 but happy to know that my wife wrongful-termination law - cause of poor work per - divorced once the affair was was sleeping with a black suit against the mega formance and a breach of made known. Fred Payne man," he added, "Rev. church in the southern area confidentiality when Payne
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