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Ringling Bros attempt record Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com shoe drive Michelle Obama presents -See Page 8 Seasonal the case for electing jobs soon at Hillary Clinton in 2016 Fair Park The 2016 Democratic Party con - -See Page 11 vention has spotlighted the fact the ladies are in charge! Despite a skir - mish which led to the ouster of Deb - bie Wasserman Schultz has the head Koz and of the Democratic National Com - Sanborn to mittee, it was quickly handled, with the interim appointment of Donna play Dallas Brazile. Then on Monday night ris - ing star Sen. Elizabeth Warren per - -See Page 10 haps did not have her best perform - ance, but First Lady Michelle Y Obama was applauded for building R Irving’s Music TA N a strong case for support in why E M Factory project off-key Americans should choose Hillary M O Clinton in November. C for minority businesses Naturally with the historical ap - pointment of Hillary Clinton as the NDG’s View once again, by awarding First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention. By first woman nominated by a major all accounts, her speech was one of the most riveting delivered during the event. (Photo: less than 10 percent of the political party as their presidential ABC/ Ida Mae Astute via Flickr) Minority business own - $173 million Irving Music nominee, spotlighting female lead - ers often find it difficult to Factory (IMF) award bids ership is not unexpected. But Mon - 2016. attorney to present her case for sup - secure opportunities for to minority contract bid - day and Tuesday night spoke of not In a speech universally praised by porting Hillary Clinton for President business economic devel - ders. only the skills and qualifications of not only fans, but impartial viewers. of the United States of America: opment in North Texas The Irving Music Fac - Clinton, but her strength blended Of course, her detractors disagreed “I trust Hillary to lead this country cities. Therefore, when tory project, slated for with compassion will help to shape and even took issue with her refer - because I’ve seen her lifelong devo - such opportunities do completion in summer the future of America if elected. ence to waking up every morning in tion to our nation’s children –- not present itself, all measures 2017, will be something Eight years ago many of support - a house built by slaves. However, just her own daughter, who she has must be met with equality, to behold. Finally filling ers with baited breath waited for just as she never referred to Donald raised to perfection – but every child honesty, due diligence and the entertainment void left Michelle Obama to make her first Trump by name, First Lady who needs a champion: Kids who integrity on all parts. when Jerry Jones packed- national speech at the 2008 Demo - Michelle Obama has never been one take the long way to school to avoid Unfortunately, the City up the Dallas Cowboys cratic Convention. On Monday over the last eight years to allow the gangs. Kids who wonder how of Irving has seemingly leaving behind Texas Sta - night she set the stage for why even haters to bother her. they’ll ever afford college. Kids dealt an unjust hand to mi - See IMF, Page 3 she believes Hillary is the choice for She simply used her skills as an See MICHELLE, Page 11 nority business owners,

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She graduated from is one of the highlights in of town. Edwin, a graduate of RLT Prairie View A & M Uni - her life, because she re - Sister Tarpley integrated and the University of North Shirley Demus Tarpley versity, a Historical Black ceived the highest security R. L. Turner High School Texas University (UNT) in Born and reared in Dal - College & University clearance from the federal (RLT), the only high school Denton, Texas. Jarrell was las, Texas, Shirley Demus (HBCU) in Prairie View, government to work on the in the Carrollton-Farmers a standout, award winning Tarpley, AKA Sister and Texas, with a Bachelors of project. Branch I.S.D. (C-FBISD) at football player and attended Mother Tarpley, believes in Science Degree in Business In 1965 she and the late the time. With the excep - UNT on a full football a commitment to God, fam - Education and a Minor De - Mr. Lorenzo Tarpley moved tion of her first year of scholarship. He had the ily, church, education and gree in Economics. to Carrollton, Texas, and teaching at RLT, she was honor of being on the pres - the community. She grew After graduation from purchased their first home, voted one of the Top 10 tigious and highly covered up in a home that consisted college, she married and which at the time was a Teachers by each senior Texas All Star Football of her godly parents (Mr. began working for Collins small suburban town of class until she transferred to Team from the North; only Lloyd David and Mrs. Radio Company (the name only 9,000 plus residents; the new high school. 30 are selected from all of Cedella Baker Demus), four was changed to Rockwell today its population is ap - In 1978 she integrated the high schools in Texas sisters and three brothers. International) as a Produc - proximately 150,000 and Newman Smith High each year. He lives in Sister Tarpley was edu - (known today as Booker T. tion Secretary. The com - Blacks comprised of ap - School (NSHS) the second Venus, Texas with his wife, cated in segregated schools Washington Arts Magnet in pany was contracted by the proximately six percent of high school built in C- Cleo Spann Tarpley, they in Dallas; she attended ele - North Dallas) which was United States’ government its population; it was still FBISD; she remained at have one son. mentary and middle one of only three African to produce the communica - geographically segregated, NSHS until her retirement Her daughter Sheila Don - schools, and in 1959 she American High Schools in tion system for their first making the Tarpley’s the in 1996. nise is a graduate of RLT graduated from Booker T. the Dallas Independent space ship launched by the first Black family to inte - She and her husband had Washington High School School District (DISD.) U.S. Space Program. This grate the “all-white” section two children, a son, Jarrell See TARPLEY, Page 5

earlier, once Ransome-Jones pected. Whether you are 15 interests of both, even if way to get the word out to Angie Ransome-Jones dug herself out of the depths or 40, waking up one day years have passed between friends, but try to notify key By Ruth Ferguson of grief she launched Mag - and realizing your parents their deaths. It can reopen family members first. No NDG Editor nifying our Mothers are both gone is one of the the wound of grief of the one wants to discover their (M.O.M.) in 2010 as a trib - hardest milestones in a per - other parent. This effort is brother passed away via a Angie Ransome-Jones’ ute to her mother. The orga - son’s life. Our parents usu - especially challenging if that Tweet; that is a quick way to Path to Peace, A Guide to nization’s website says grief ally are our cornerstone, the loss was never fully start hurt feelings that will Managing Life After Losing counseling resources and fi - foundation of how we processed. not heal easily. By the way, a Loved One offers insights nancial assistance for finan - learned to define ourselves Get your affairs in do you have the login info on how to pick up the pieces cially challenged moms are and our beliefs. They are order for your aging family mem - of your life when you lose a available on an application also the ones who often pro - Ransome-Jones addresses ber – otherwise it can be a loved one. Her book focuses basis. Through M.O.M., vide us with unconditional not only the emotional need challenge to gain access to on the death of a parent, but Ransome-Jones is not love. Losing such an emo - for allowing yourself to their social media profiles. the lessons apply to the merely lamenting the loss of tional safety net is hard. grieve but offers reminders Draft a Winning Team – death of anyone close to the heartbreak. Then she her mother; she is honoring Then there are the practi - business affairs must move Sometimes you are inca - you. takes it a step further and her through helping others. cal realities of handling the forward decently and in pable of explaining every - Ransome-Jones is clearly shares her knowledge to That embodies a legacy. affairs of those you love. order. thing over and over to other a woman of action. She tries benefit her community. After The loss of her father was When the second parent A few examples include: family members, the funeral to take challenges and find a watching her mother lose a different experience be - passes away the family often The Social Media Factor – way to grow and learn from her battle to cancer years cause his death was unex - must face with closing the Facebook can be a quick See JONES, Page 4

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nesses, with the caveat, adhered to? Finally, I spoke IMF , continued from Page 1 goals are subject to periodic to Pop Sadler, a Black com - review. munity leader in Charlotte, The category goals NC, where the ARK group outlined were: built a Music Factory there. P.O. Box 763866 • Dallas, Texas 75376-3866 Construction – 30% I am very pleased to hear Phone: 972-516-4191 - Fax: 972-509-9058 Architectural& Engineer - from him that the ARK ing – 28% Group has reached out and Professional Services – assisted the minority com - 33% munity there to get a chance Other Services – 20% for fair participation in con - North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for Goods – 10% tracting and job opportuni - unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make appropriate revisions. The overall goal for the ties. That is what I want and City of Irving is a minimum am looking for here in the “Do what you say you are of 26 percent. Irving Music Factory, too.” going to do ... when you say So out of $173 million Fair share, not leftovers you are going to do it. dium and Valley Ranch for calls and emails. dollars, minority contrac - To be clear, the minority AT&T Stadium and their The ARK Group is the tors were deemed qualified contractors are not looking Publisher’s Office: newly opened headquarters company overseeing this only to do $37 million dol - for a handout. A fair oppor - [email protected] in Frisco. ambitious project, indicated lars in fencing and glass? tunity to participate just as The location of the new political red tape in Irving Was the city unable to find their White counterparts in Sales Department: entertainment complex is was hindering the progress any others qualified to do the IMF bidding process. [email protected] just north of O’Connor be - of the deal, but the company anything else? What about Their products and services tween US Highway 114 and was “sure it was going to be the City of Irving’s pledge are just as good, if not bet - Editorial Department: Las Colinas Boulevard in completed.” to award minorities up to 30 ter. They also know the city [email protected] Irving. The project will That is great news for percent of construction? of Irving just as well and offer 250,000 square feet of ARK, the other contractors, Seeking accountability want a chance to reinvest in Online: entertainment, retail, and Irving taxpayers and future Community activist, An - the city and their respective www.NorthDallasGazette.com restaurant space. IMF plans IMF patrons. But where is thony Bond told NDG has communities. www.twitter.com/NDGEditor include a movie theater, the sweet sound of success spoken with several Irving Minorities will be ex - www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette comedy club, and more than for minority contractors? city officials including City pected to patronize the www.pinterest.com/NDallasGazette 20 restaurant options. It will The promises and the of Irving Mayor Pro-Tem Music Factory. NDG will also feature 100,000 square financial reality Dennis Webb, John Danish, be called upon to promote feet of office space. According to the City of Allan Meagher and David the venue to our audience, STAFF North Carolina-based Irving’s MWBE Program Palmer, supporters of IMF. usually for free. But as Chairman Emeritus Editor The ARK Group is oversee - Guidelines: Bond sought accountability African Americans signifi - Jim Bochum Ruth Ferguson ing the project and has “The purpose of an of the City of Irving’s cantly influence entertain - 1933 – 2009 worked with many minority M/WBE Program is to en - M/WBE goals as outlined ment trends and are heavy in the M/WBE Policy. The entertainment consumers, Religious/ Marketing Editor firms to ensure proper ap - sure that minority- and propriation of minority con - woman-owned business en - question is how are these the goal is a fair chance to Published By Shirley Demus Tarpley tract handling. However, terprises (M/WBE’s) are ac - goals being met in this $173 fight for those advertising Minority Opportunity News, Inc. the question remains why tively solicited and given an million dollar project? dollars, just as minority Contributing Writers are minority contractors in equal opportunity to com - According to Bond, he contractors have to pursue Web Master Jackie Hardy Irving grossly overlooked? pete and participate as received verbal commit - construction dollars. Todd Jones Terri Schlichenmeyer To date, minorities have strategic partners and sup - ments from both Noah and In 2016, the minority Nicole Scott only been awarded 8.45 pliers of goods and services Rick Lazes of the ARK community is beyond frus - Group they have asked trated in having to fight in - Special Projects Manager Michael Watts percent based on executed with the City of Irving. An contracts totaling increase in the number of Skanska, the contractor justices on so many fronts. Edward Dewayne McKenna Wierman $37,398,138. These awards vendors responding to so - building the IMF to comply Be it in the school systems Hope Oriabure-King “Preacher Boy”Gibson, Jr. include A&R Fencing and licitations from the City of with the City of Irving or the legislative halls and James C. Allen Southern Glass. In other Irving will result in more M/WBE goals as stated in courtrooms. Definitely in Production words, the City of Irving competition, producing the M/WBE Policy. To date, our business systems, mi - Community Marketing Margaret Freelon has only paid out $3.16 mil - lower pricing for goods and Bond is sorely disappointed nority business owners have Nina Garcia David Wilfong lion of the $37 million to services procured by the in the numbers reported by a right to expect fair and im - minority contractors. city. Partnering with minor - the City of Irving. partial business practices. Where is the justice in ity- and women-owned “To me this is unaccept - Irving minority business Advisory Board: Advisory Board that? businesses is essential to the able,” says Bond. “We have owners want a fair chance John Dudley Committees: Over the years Irving has City of Irving’s local eco - an M/WBE Coordinator, to be included because they Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning Deborah McVean that I are a vital part of the com - Fred Moses touted their efforts to work nomic growth and develop - and Implementation have reached out to with no munity. Through job cre - Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON diligently with minority ment. Such companies are Cecil Starks communities to ensure the vital to job creation, and response to ask, what is she ation and community rein - Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON city awards new contract they help sustain local eco - doing to earn her salary? I vestment, Irving benefits Coty Rodriguez-Anderson bids for providing growth nomic competition and en - want to know. The City from a healthy minority B. J. Williams Program Policy Development Manager, Chris Hillman business community. These Denise Upchurch Annie Dickson, CHAIRPERSON opportunities for minority hance the city’s overall businesses. However, when quality of life.” works at the pleasure of the organizations will continue Barbara Simpkins, Quality Assurance ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON NDG’s reporters reached For this project the City City Council. What is he to be a part of Irving’s suc - Coty Rodriguez out to gain insight on the of Irving has established the doing to ensure accounta - cess long after the patrons IMF opportunities a stone following minimum partici - bility to all involved to en - who are wowed by the en - The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded wall of silence was received pation goals for minority- sure the M/WBE Policy of tertainment center have in July 1991, by Mr.Jim Bochum and Mr.Thurman R. Jones. North Dallas Gazette is a wholly owned subsidairy of Minority Opportunity News, Inc. with unanswered phone and women-owned busi - the City of Irving is being gone back to their homes.

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com July 28 - August 3 , 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Komen gives more than $1.1 million for health services and research Susan G. Komen Dallas Parkland Health & Hospi - Transportation Assis - grateful for the support from County has announced its tal / 214-266-3300 / Park - tance our 2015 Race for the Cure 2016-2017 Community Part - landHospital.com American Cancer Soci - volunteers, fundraisers and ners, who are the recipients Diagnostic Services ety/1-800-227-2345/ Can - sponsors who have all made of Komen Dallas County Bridge Breast Network / cer.org it possible to support our grants to fund no-cost or low- 214-821-3820 / Bridge - Parkland Health & Hospi - Community Partners. These cost breast health services in Breast.org tal / 214-266-3300 / Park - are quality organizations that Dallas County. Through Methodist Health System landHospital.com provide vital breast health these grants and its invest - /214-947-0026/ Patient Navigation services to our local commu - ment in breast cancer re - MethodistHealthSystem.org Bridge Breast Network / nity, including screening, di - search, Komen Dallas Parkland Health & Hospi - 214-821-3820 / Bridge - agnostic services, treatment, County has extended over tal / 214-266-3300 / Park - Breast.org transportation and patient Charla Gauthier (left) and Maiya Bangurah (right) from $1.1 million in funding this Methodist Health System Foundation with Nicole Metcalf, ex - landHospital.com Methodist Health System navigation,” said Nicole Met - year to fight breast cancer. ecutive director of Susan G. Komen Dallas County, at the 2016 Treatment Services /214-947-0026/ calf, executive director of The 2016-2017 Commu - Dallas Race for the Cure Kick-Off Party Bridge Breast Network / MethodistHealthSystem.org Komen Dallas County. “I en - nity Partners include: grams /214-947-0026/ 214-821-3820 / Bridge - “The Dallas County Affil - Screening Mammo - Methodist Health System MethodistHealthSystem.org Breast.org iate of Susan G. Komen is so See KOMEN, Page 5 The summer heat wave has officially hit the Lone Star State The dreaded summer Each summer thousands for heat related emergen - ing people without air con - brary, mall, or somewhere SYMPTOMS OF HEAT heat wave is officially here, of people suffer from heat cies with your family, could ditioning and therefore sus - else that has a working air RELATED EMER - and Texans everywhere can cramps, heat exhaustion, or all help to defend against ceptible to the elements,” conditioner to keep cool.” GENCY: Heat related feel it. With temperatures even heat stroke. Listening the unrelenting heat. said Keith Rhodes, chief By community members emergencies do not always reaching in excess of 100 to the weather forecasts “The summer heat can executive officer, American looking out for each other appear as you would think. degrees Fahrenheit, Texans warnings, being aware of affect those in- and out - Red Cross North Texas Re - and adhering to heat pre - Individual symptoms may need to take precautionary impending heat waves, and doors. Heat waves often gion. “When this happens, cautions, Texans can sur - measures to beat the heat. discussing an action plan cause power outages, leav - people should go to a li - vive another Texas summer. See TEEN, Page 16

former co-workers. These her experiences, but also quick bite size sections. This they are in their grieving JONES , continued from Page 3 are people not in your life on practical. More importantly, format can allow the reader journey with reference directors, insurance com - formation in an organized a regular basis but important it is quick and laid out in to focus quickly on where points. pany, etc. When people ask document or book is impor - to you. what can they do to help, tant. For example, PIN num - When a friend loses a and you have confidence in bers and passwords they will loved ones, often we do not them – take them up on the need to access your financial know what to say and how offer and get their help on accounts. Phone numbers to to help them in their darkest tasks requiring immediate employers, insurance com - moments. Path to Peace, A attention. pany, and retirement ac - Guide to Managing Life Create a Control Book – counts. Also, include an out - After Losing a Loved One is Someday your family and line of any final wishes for a book to have on hand and friends will face the heart - the services and organiza - share. It is personable as break of putting your affairs tions to notify. For example Ransome-Jones discusses in order. Having critical in - your sorority or fraternity, or

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weekly newspaper in Plano, TARPLEY , continued from Page 2 Texas--“North Dallas’ and Texas Woman’s Uni - ward, and Philip Immanual Weekly Paper of Choice.” versity (TWU) in Denton, Lott and Deven Jaquan She continues to serve in Texas, was a standout Tarpley. that position. cheerleader in Peewee, Jun - In 1991 she became the Her parents taught her to ior High and Senior High first Black female to inte - take pride in her heritage, to Schools (she integrated all grate and serve on the Car - strive for the best in every - three cheerleading squads.) rollton City Council. In thing you do, to accept all Sheila was honored by the 1993 she ran unopposed for people as they are, and to love and trust God above RLT Football Team as their council and received the everybody and everything personal Sweetheart her second highest votes in the else. She continues to live by junior and her senor years. history of Carrollton’s elec - the teachings of her late par - She was the first Black and tions. This record stands to ents and has always shared only cheerleader honored this day. In 1995 she be - this philosophy with her chil - with this title two years in a came the first Black to serve dren, her family, her church, row, and this honor stands as Mayor Pro Tem for the school and her community. today. Sheila attended City of Carrollton. Sister Tarpley is a proud TWU on an academic Sister Tarpley received member of Bethel Bible Fel - scholarship. She is married her Master’s Certificate in lowship Church in Carroll - to William (Bill) Lott; they Dispute Resolution (Media - ton, Texas where her spiritual have three children, and tion, Negotiation, and Arbi - guidance is lead by Dr. Ter - they live in Carrollton, tration) from Southern rance Woodson, Senior Pas - Texas. Sheila is also a min - Methodist University tor and Sister Ve Woodson is ister in the gospel. (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. the First Lady; the Associates Sister Tarpley is the In 2001 she became the pastors are Larry (Chap) proud grandmother of four: first Religious Editor for the Gardner and Brenda Patter - Tyanna Donnise, David Ed - North Dallas Gazette son

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com July 28 - August 3 , 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 5 Education www.NorthDallasGazette.com Dallas ISD, Youth World celebrate serving of 100,000th free meal Last week, amid the organized through Youth World is quite a we’ve been working together.” Lopez said. fers a place where children can chaos that is lunch service at feat. “This number represents She noted that children and Shirley thanked the community find hope and their futures. Youth World Learning Center hearts,” Shirley said. “Hearts, youth 18 years old and younger support and many partners that “There’s so much more that needs each summer day, the 100,000th faces and little tummies.” are welcome at any of the Dallas help keep Youth World running. to be done.” free meal was served there by the Starting Youth World in 1998 sites for the free meals. “Only a community and an army To find where free meals are of - Dallas ISD Summer Food Pro - with little more than a crafts table, “At Youth World, they exercise could do this for so many kids,” fered this summer, visit the Dallas gram. borrowed computer and some their bodies and their brains, and she said. Beyond meeting imme - ISD Summer Meals page, which That number was celebrated on jump ropes, Shirley said she ex - they need fuel for all of that,” diate needs, she said the center of - offers a location tool. Monday, July 18, by staff, stu - pected 30 kids to participate that dents, volunteers and partners at first summer. However, 100 the center, which serves at-risk showed up. “It was so heartwarm - children by offering supplemental ing and heartbreaking at the same education resources, economic re - time,” she said. “We just couldn’t lief community support and more. stop.” In the 20 years since, the Executive Director Darla demand for services has grown, Shirley said she almost can’t be - and now Youth World has a build - lieve how far the center has come, ing to match. from humble beginnings in an old, Margaret Lopez, executive di - crumbling warehouse without air rector of Dallas ISD’s Food and conditioning in north Oak Cliff to Child Nutrition Services, said the a more modern facility down the need for child nutrition is great street from Dallas ISD’s David W. during the summer. “It’s been a Carter High School. That 100,000 strong partnership with Youth free meals have been served World,” she said. “Eighteen years

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apply to receive the in - at the Gale Fields Recre - Saturday, July 30, at Cen - in a 24-Hour Period’ on g n i spections through Septem - l ation Center, moved to tral Park in Garland. Aug. 8-9 at The Big Feat – g n ber 30 or until the funds i

Mt. Hebron Baptist Food trucks, children's The World’s Largest Shoe R are exhausted. Church for the last three entertainment, bounce Drive, a Ringling Bros. Save Water by the Yard years and this year, thanks houses, games, and live Special Event. Shoes col - of ‘Most Shoes Donated to Ringling Bros. Clown Alley inspection service in - to GISD, we are at the entertainment by Down - lected at AT&T Plaza at a Charity in a 24-Hour Pe - know they even have big cludes a consultation by a Curtis Culwell Center. town Fever is on the American Airlines Center riod’ is 17,526 pairs of shoes to fill and are up to licensed irrigation expert This event is free and it is agenda. The celebration will be donated to Rock - shoes and was achieved by the challenge! It’s time to who will check the set - open to all residents of will finish with a fire - wall-based The Shoe Bank, Iglesias Ni Cristo (Church put ourselves in the shoes of tings on the sprinkler sys - Garland and surrounding works display at 9:30 p.m. a non-profit providing of Christ) in Manilla, those in need by donating tem’s control box, check communities. See event details at Gar - shoes to families locally and Philippines on April 29, shoes that are in great con - all system lines for leaks We have planned a fun- landParks.com. throughout the world. Once 2016. dition. Shoes must be in and improperly function - filled day that includes collected and tabulated, all According to the U.S. New or Like New condi - ing sprinkler heads, and health and wellness ven - RICHARDSON shoes will be redistributed Department of Health & tion. Sneakers are prefer - provide customers with dors, free health screen - Bowl for Kids Sake by The Shoe Bank as kids Human Services, in Dallas able. All Youth and adult tips on system mainte - ings, immunizations for event schedule for go back to school. County alone, 30 percent of sizes are needed. Unfortu - nance and water conserva - the children, information July 30 NDG Readers can win a youth 18 and under live nately, no sandals, open- pair of free tickets - see In - tion. Residential cus - sessions, free school sup - The McKinney Public below the poverty line, toed shoes, flip-flops or stagram and Facebook for tomers who previously plies, free clothes, food, Library System experi - which equates to 196,000 high heels can be accepted. more details. participated in 2014 or indoor and outside enter - enced record setting num - children in need. Because The current world record See CIRCUS , Page 9 2015 are ineligible for an tainment and lots of bers in June, and this of this, the world famous inspection in 2016. If in - games and activities. “ month are on pace to sur - terested in this service, Students, accompanied pass them as adults and Dallas Champions Academy Camp residents should call by a parent or guardian, children check out books, 972 466-3000 for more will have an opportunity attend events, and partici - - provides life lessons for youth information or to make an to receive free school sup - pate in the summer reading appointment for an in - plies, clothes and uni - program. Transformance Inc., a spection. forms, as well as low-cost The libraries checked Dallas-based nonprofit ded - For more information immunizations, and more. out nearly 1.2 million icated to creating an inte - on Carrollton water con - Garland ISD students items and the computer grated services delivery servation, visit cityofcar - must register by Aug. 1 to stations logged more than model for economic em - rollton.com/water or con - receive the free supplies. 30,000 hours in the first powerment, recently tact the Public Works De - Blakes added, “Our nine months of the fiscal wrapped up sponsorship of partment at 972-466-3425 goal is to equip students year. Last month, more the 4-day Dallas Champi - or Water Utilities at 972- with their basic needs to than 168,000 items were ons Academy (DCA) camp 466-4206. start the school year. The checked out and more last week at South Dallas’ Garland NAACP Unit is nearly 5,000 computer A+ Academy charter GARLAND able to do this with the hours were logged in June, school. Garland NAACP help of sponsors; includ - an increase of more than In conjunction with and Garland ISD ing local churches, organ - 6,000 items checked out DCA’s organizer, strategic hosting Back-to- izations, GISD and other and 1,000 computers hours nonprofit partner Services School Fair donors from the commu - from June 2015. of Hope, dozens of boys Dallas Champions Academy Camp gave youngsters the opportunity to Garland ISD has part - nity.” “Our libraries have fo - and girls were afforded the work with NFL and NCAA coaches to improve fitness as well as to catch up on a multitude of life skills. (Photo: James Dunning). nered with the Garland Details and the registra - cused our efforts on bol - opportunity to learn life les - Chapter of the NAACP to tion form can be found stering our partnership sons, financial coaching and eighth consecutive year, Goodgames, CEO of Trans - host the 2016 Health Fair here: http://www.garlan - with the local schools to physical fitness techniques DCA attendees were pro - formance. “It becomes an and Back-to-School Rally. disd.net/sites/default/files/ encourage childhood read - taught by 16 different vided with daily one-on-one example of the highest call - The event is scheduled for english_flier_edit_4.pdf. ing and participation in coaches from both the NFL mentoring, coaching, the ing when we have the Saturday, Aug. 20 at the summer reading programs. and NCAA. creation of life goals and power to actually change Curtis Culwell Center. Family Night Out As we’ve continued these The Dallas Champions Christian attributes. lives and influence the fu - Carol Blakes of the The City of Garland relationships with the Academy is a nonprofit “As a self-described ‘ser - ture of these kids.” NAACP shared, “This is plans to close National ISD’s in McKinney, we’ve dedicated to teaching un - vant leader,’ Dallas Cham - Statistics show that the the Garland NAACP Park and Recreation seen the participation at derprivileged children and pions Academy represents program is making a signif - Unit’s 14th year hosting Month with a bang. The our events soar,” said youths aged 8-18 four life the exact type of outreach icant impact. While the this event and we are ex - public is invited to bring a Spencer Smith, Director of principles through sports: we want to provide as a DCA runs four days in total cited about the growth and blanket and chairs to Fam - the McKinney Public Li - discipline, respect, trust and fully integrated services de - expansion. We started out ily Night Out at 6 p.m. brary System. hard work. Now in its livery model,” said Ken See CAMP , Page 12

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Richardson, TX 75081 www.Christcommuni - (le9av7e m2e.s4sa3ge2,i.f 5no2 a1ns9we r) tyrichardson.org 14 | July 28 - August 3, 2016 | North Dallas Gazette For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com www.NorthDallasGazette.com Church Directory Being what you were born to be fluid from its body into its named Job. He was also a life. I became a Christian As I would often tell my Also, “Ye shall walk after wings to get them strong righteous businessman with my senior year at Prairie children, “It’s only what the Lord your God, and fear enough to fly. huge holding of livestock View A & M University. you do for Christ that will him, and keep his com - And a caterpillar can fly, and real estate; read his Later, after I received my last.” Make no mistake mandments, and obey his but something must occur story and see what struggles B.S. Degree I married, about that statement; it is voice, and ye shall serve Send email to: businessoffice@ first. The caterpillar must that he went through before birthed two children, Jarrell not works that guarantees him, and cleave unto him.” northdallasgazette.com to sign up struggle and fight its way the end of his life. and Sheila and started my eternal life, but faith in Deuteronomy 13:4. for Sister Tarpley's weekly elec - out of a cocoon in order to As I approach my 75th serious studying of God’s Jesus Christ and what He Last week I was asked, tronic newsletter. become a butterfly. birthday on August 2, 2016, word for my spiritual did for all mankind at the “What is the greatest ac - “And said, Naked came I The butterfly begins life I begin looking back on my growth. cross. complishment that I believe out of my mother’s womb, as a caterpillar, a wormlike Since becoming a be - I have made in my 75 years and naked shall I return larva that spins a cocoon for liever in Christ, my focus is of living?” I said, “The fact thither: the Lord gave, and itself. For weeks, the larva obeying God, the Bible that my children, their the Lord hath taken away; remains hidden within the says, “Now therefore, if ye spouses and children are blessed be the name of the cocoon as it undergoes will obey my voice indeed, faithfully serving God. Lord. In all this Job sinned metamorphosis and in the and keep my covenant, then And through the many not, nor charged God fool - end the butterfly emerges ye shall be a peculiar treas - prayers of their parental ishly.” Job 1:21 & 22 and flies. ure unto me above all peo - grandmother and my seek - (KJV) As humans if we witness ple: for all the earth is See BORN , Page 16 Does a bumblebee walk the struggle and fight of the mine:” Exodus 19:5. on the ground all the time, bumblebee or the caterpil - never flying? Can a cater - lar, we might be tempted to pillar fly, or does it crawl all help them both to speedup the time? If you said, “No,” the process, but that’s the to either of those two ques - worst thing we could do for tions you would be partially either one. correct. The struggle and fight is Actually, a beekeeper what enables both to fly. Sister Tarpley standing in front of the Delorean Time Machine at said that often when a bum - The bumblebee and the but - the Grand Opening of the first major luxury, six floors hotel (the blebee’s wings fail to de - terfly both need adversity to Courtyard Marriott) in Carrollton, Texas through the major effort of former mayor, the honorable Ron Branson, picture by Bruce velop, as they should, the become what God intended Wolpert, This Green Screen. bumblebee walks on the them to be. So do humans. ground for his lifetime. The book of Job is the The bumblebee mus t story of a wealthy and suc - struggled and fight to get cessful community leader

North Dallas Gazette takes a moment to reflect on the past with Historical Perspectives from Sister Tarpley Hear what it was like growing up in a very dif- ferent Dallas when Booker T. Washington was a black school. Sister Tarpley graduated frm there and went on to college and later became a city councilmember in Carrollton. Look for NDGTV at NorthDallasGazette.com

For the 411 in the community, go to www.northdallasgazette.com July 28 - August 3 , 2016 | North Dallas Gazette | 15 NDG Book Review www.NorthDallasGazette.com NDG Book Review: Dead Loudmouth will have you hooked By Terri Schlichenmeyer crushing the couple against dancers scammed three question was, in the thick Readers may not com - the ceiling. wealthy club members out forests and trout streams of pletely understand where There’s always the one The official cause of of hundreds of thousands of Northern Wisconsin , would (or how) Lew got her ragtag that got away. death, according to the dollars – scams that the men someone try killing again? staff, either, or why other - Ask any fisherman and “Wausau boys” at the re - didn’t want their wives to Of course they will be - wise important procedurals you’ll hear how the one that gional crime lab, was as - know about. Wright had cause there has to be an - seem to be lax sometimes. escaped was a monster fish, phyxiation, but because a been in deep financial trou - other Loon Lake Mystery, Yes, you might squint at a record-breaker, an awe - piano doesn’t just raise it - ble and rumor was that right? Fans who love Lew those conundrums, but they some specimen with foot- self, Police Chief Lew Fer - there was a huge life insur - Ferris and “Dead Loud - don’t ruin the story, the fill - wide jaws. Go ahead, ask; ris figured the deaths were ance policy on his life. The mouth” will be disap - ing-out of charmingly real - every fisherman has a story homicides. When Paul Os - club’s maintenance worker pointed if there wasn’t. istic characters, or the … except, perhaps, borne, retired dentist and confirmed that the dead And yet – there could be keeps-you-guessing who - Lewellyn Ferris. In the new Lew’s deputized lover, saw dancer wasn’t the most pop - head-scratchers for some dunit that’s revealed in the mystery, “Dead Loud - a sandy footprint next to an ular girl in the world, either. readers … end with a nice flourish. mouth” by Victoria Hous - open window, her suspi - Plenty of people, it This is the sixteenth Loon What you love in a mystery ton, Police Chief Ferris his dancers that night. The cions were heightened; the seemed, had reason to want Lake book, and author Vic - is still inside this book, ex - never lets ‘em get away. piano they’d lain on was fit - appearance of the local pri - Wright and his paramour toria Houston tends to make It had to have been a ted with a switch that raised vate hunting club’s manager dead. But who actually all her mysteries as authen - actly where you want it, so gruesome way to die. and lowered it for the en - only sealed her belief. made it happen? Was it tic as possible, which means just go with the flow. No Chet Wright, the owner joyment of customers, but The manager told Lew Wright’s wife, who stood to they’re ripe with local slang worries. of Buddy’s Place, a gentle - something went horribly that Wright had purchased be a rich woman? Or his and fishing terms that out- Once you’ve started men’s club, had been enjoy - wrong and the piano had Buddy’s Place with a employees, some of whom of-towners and non-fisher - “Dead Loudmouth,” you’ll ing a dalliance with one of risen to its highest point, scheme in mind: he and his hated him? The bigger men may not understand. be hooked anyway.

NAACP , continued from Page 11 MICHELLE , continued from Page 1 during a legislative session signed to last months, if not whose parents don’t speak is that she never buckles by Houston Congressman Al years, forcing borrowers into a word of English but under pressure. She never Green, a former NAACP repeated refinancing and high dream of a better life. Kids takes the easy way out. branch president, and Oregon default rates. Making these who look to us to determine And Hillary Clinton has Senator Jeff Merkley, a loans affordable, in the who and what they can be. never quit on anything in marcher in last year’s “Amer - NAACP’s view, should re - You see, Hillary has her life. ica’s Journey for Justice,” quire lenders to take into ac - spent decades doing the re - And when I think about sponsored by the NAACP. count borrowers’ incomes lentless, thankless work to the kind of President that I On July 19, the convention and expenses. actually make a difference want for my girls and all unanimously approved a res - A number of studies have in their lives — — advo - our children, that’s what I olution that reaffirmed the found that each year payday cating for kids with dis - want. I want someone with NAACP’s forceful stance and car-title loans strip more abilities as a young lawyer. the proven strength to per - against predatory payday than $7 billion — largely Fighting for children’s lending. This year, the reso - from people of color and severe. Someone who health care as First Lady lution specifically called for other low-income con - knows this job and takes it and for quality child care the Consumer Financial Pro - sumers. seriously. Someone who in the Senate. And when tection Bureau (CFPB) to fi - Financial justice remained understands that the issues she didn’t win the nomina - nalize strong rules to stop the the convention focus with a a President faces are not tion eight years ago, she payday loan debt trap. keynote address from black and white and cannot didn’t get angry or disillu - Noting how payday loans Richard Cordray, Director of be boiled down to 140 sioned. Hillary did not are heavily marketed in com - the Consumer Financial Pro - characters. Because when munities of color, and its tection Bureau (CFPB). Cre - pack up and go home. Be - you have the nuclear codes hopes for regulation that ated as a cornerstone of the cause as a true public ser - at your fingertips and the would require loans be af - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re - vant, Hillary knows that military in your command, fordable, the resolution tied form Act, CFPB has in five this is so much bigger than you can’t make snap deci - major banking institutions to years enacted financial regu - her own desires and disap - sions. You can’t have a thin the predatory, small dollar pointments. So she proudly skin or a tendency to lash loan. In part it reads, “The lations and returned $3.48 FAIR , continued from Page 13 stepped up to serve our out. You need to be steady, NAACP recognizes the sig - billion in restitution to con - Church (1819 Martin potential locations will country once again as Sec - and measured, and well-in - nificant enabling/collabora - sumers who were harmed by Luther King, Jr. Blvd.). Call be posted as they be - retary of State, traveling tive role of the major banking unfair financial practices. 214-426-5468 for more come available at Big - formed. the globe to keep our kids institutions in providing pay - Charlene Crowell is a info. Tex.com/Jobs. I want a President with a safe. record of public service, day and other predatory communications manager • Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. The 2016 Fair runs from And look, there were someone whose life’s work lenders favorable financing.” with the Center for Responsi - – 5 p.m. (Tuesday & Thurs - Friday, September 30 plenty of moments when shows our children that we Other sections of the reso - ble Lending. She can be day, open until 6 p.m.) through Sunday, October Hillary could have decided don’t chase fame and for - lution stated how high-cost, reached at charlene.crow - Details related to future 23. small-dollar loans are de - [email protected]. that this work was too tune for ourselves, we fight hard, that the price of pub - to give everyone a chance to God, what matters is, wealthy and happy with the lic service was too high, to succeed — — and we BORN , continued from Page 15 are they obeying and serv - status quo. that she was tired of being give back, even when we’re ing to fully have faith in dren had their home built ing God. God’s desire for Chris - picked apart for how she struggling ourselves, be - God and obeying His word soon after marrage, they As Christians, we must tians is to be more and looks or how she talks or cause we know that there is I am proud of what God is have good jobs, they drive get beyond the immature more like Christ. I believe even how she laughs. But always someone worse off, doing in their lives. fancy cars, etc. and etc. notion that God is interested that is what I was born to here’s the thing — what I and there but for the grace The fact that my chil - means absolutely nothing only in making us healthy, be. admire most about Hillary of God go I.”

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