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Before the Civil War, many states made teaching enslaved individuals to read a crime. Education quick- ly became a top priority for black Americans once slav- ery ended. While northern, largely white philanthropist and mis- sionary groups and the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, better known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, did help create new educational opportunities, the African American public schools established after the Civil War ended were largely built and staffed by the black community. Many new institutions of higher education, now called Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs, began to operate during Reconstruction. Morehouse graduates from the class of 2013 celebrated in the rain when President Obama delivered their commencement address. These schools trained black people to become teach- lynching; and in systemic ways through Jim Crow ers and ministers, doctors and nurses. They also pre- laws. African Americans continued to assert their civil pared African Americans for careers in industrial and An incomplete transition and constitutional rights as activists, politicians, busi- agricultural fields. As the renowned black scholar W.E.B DuBois ness owners, teachers and farmers in the midst of Public and private HBCUs founded during observed, racist laws and violent tactics in many states white supremacist backlash. Reconstruction and still operating today include actively limited black freedom. With the latest voter suppression efforts restricting Howard University in Washington, D.C., Hampton “The slave went free; stood for a brief moment in the access to the ballot box for voters of color and the University in Virginia, Alabama State University, sun; then moved back again toward slavery,” he resurgence of racist violence and vitriol today, Morehouse College in Georgia and Morgan State explained. DuBois’ words sound eerily familiar. At the same time, University in Maryland. These colleges and universities This was by no means voluntary. Intimidated and it’s reassuring to recall how quickly formerly enslaved train a disproportionate share of black doctors and other threatened by black enfranchisement and excellence in African Americans made their way to schoolhouses professionals even today. the era of Reconstruction, white supremacists attempt- and public offices. ed to enforce subordination through violence, such as The Conversation Pioneering black NASA mathematician Broadway Bound: Former Charles Rice Katherine Johnson dies Learning Center student By BEN FINLEY cast in “The Tina (AP) - Katherine Johnson, a math- ematician who calculated rocket tra- Turner Musical” jectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pio- neering black female aerospace workers, has died. She was 101. Johnson died Monday of natural causes at a retirement community in Newport News, Virginia, family attorney Donyale Y. H. Reavis told The . By The Hub (Dallas ISD) Johnson was one of the “comput- ers” who solved equations by hand File - In this Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, looks on as President Barack When “TINA: The Tina Turner Musical” opened on during NASA’s early years and Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine Broadway in November, 2019 a familiar Dallas ISD those of its precursor organization, Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. face was on stage performing as a young version of the the National Advisory Committee (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) musical legend. for Aeronautics. After earning second-place honors at the MLK Jr. analysis for Alan Shepard’s immediately at her desk, growing Johnson and other black women Oratory Competition, Turner went viral with her Freedom 7 Mission, the first to carry phone-book-thick stacks of data initially worked in a racially segre- response to a question from former Mayor Mike an American into space. The next sheets a number at a time, blocking gated computing unit in Hampton, Rawlings at a Summer Reading Challenge kickoff. She year, she manually verified the cal- out everything except the labyrinth Virginia, that wasn’t officially dis- then appeared on the joined the Dallas Symphony culations of a nascent NASA com- of trajectory equations,” Margot Lee solved until NACA became NASA Orchestra for a homegrown duet and helped kick off the puter, an IBM 7090, which plotted Shetterly wrote in her 2016 book in 1958. Signs had dictated which John Glenn’s orbits around the plan- “Hidden Figures,” on which the film Dallas ISD 2018 State of the District. bathrooms the women could use. et. is based. In 1961, Johnson did trajectory “Katherine organized herself Continues on Page 7 Continues on Page 7 Recognizing #BLACK EXCELLENCE for 72 years February 27 - March 4, 2020 The Dallas Post Tribune Page 2

Yorkers, recalled. Martha just got there first.” Essence magazine described it as the In the same interview, Gasby said, B. Smith, model place “where the who’s who of black “Martha is perfection and Barbara is Manhattan meet, greet and eat regular- passion.” ly.” Smith began suffering from memory turned lifestyle guru, Smith wrote three cookbooks, founded problems years before her diagnosis. three successful restaurants and She once froze for several seconds while launched a nationally syndicated televi- being interviewed on the “Today Show,” dead at 70 sion show and a magazine. Her success- prompting a doctor’s visit that led to her ful home products line was the first from diagnosis. A few months later, she was a black woman to be sold at a nation- missing in New York City for a day. wide retailer when it debuted in 2001 at In 2018, Gasby revealed that he was in Bed Bath & Beyond. a relationship with another woman In 1976, she became the second black while caring for his ailing wife, leading model to be on the cover of to harsh criticism from some of her fans. Mademoiselle magazine, after Jolie He fired back at critics with a Facebook Jones in 1969. post about the pain of living with “You epitomized class, true beauty Alzheimer’s in the family. “I love my and dignity. Rest well Queen,” actress wife but I can’t let her take away my Viola Davis wrote on Twitter. life,” he wrote. Smith was diagnosed with early onset The couple co-authored a book, Alzheimer’s disease in 2013. She and “Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Gasby raised awareness of the disease, Acceptance in Our fight Against and particularly its impacts on the Alzheimer’s,” and have partnered with African-American community, follow- the Brain Health Registry. ing her diagnosis. Smith, a native of Pennsylvania, began Some described Smith as a “black her career as a fashion model in Martha Stewart,” a comparison she said Pittsburgh and went on to serve as a she didn’t mind though she believed the spokeswoman for Verizon, Colgate, two lifestyle mavens were quite differ- Palmolive Oxy and McCormick’s NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara “B.” media that she died Saturday evening. ent. Lawry seasonings. She hosted the Smith, one of the nation’s top black “Heaven is shining even brighter now “Martha Stewart has presented herself nationally syndicated television show models who went on to open restaurants, that it is graced with B.’s dazzling and doing the things domestics and African “B. 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Living in the shadows, can you imagine what kind of life it is to live? In the shad- ows people see you as happy and free, because that’s what you want them to see.

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By GREG BEACHAM The ceremony included musical numbers by Jordan, the Bulls star whose career was Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. The wrapping up as Bryant’s was starting in the late 1990s, (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s wife event concluded with a screening of “Dear praised Bryant as “one of my dear friends. He was like remembered him as a devoted father and husband who ,” Bryant’s Academy Award-winning short a little brother. ... As I got to know him, I wanted to be arrived early for school pickups and wrote heartfelt film about reluctantly saying goodbye to his passion the best big brother that I could be.” cards and letters. upon his retirement from the Lakers in 2016. O’Neal and Bryant joined the Lakers together in Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s longtime agent and close Fans, many wearing Bryant’s jersey or team colors, 1996 and won three consecutive championships during friend, recalled his final texts from the NBA superstar filled the seats at the arena where Bryant played for the eight tumultuous seasons in purple and gold. Although minutes before he was killed last month in a helicopter final 17 seasons of a two-decade NBA career spent their relationship was often rocky in public, O’Neal crash. Bryant was attempting to secure an internship entirely with Los Angeles’ most popular sports fran- said the two were always friendly in private, even com- for the daughter of another friend who was sitting with chise. paring their dynamic to John Lennon and Paul him in the chopper. McCartney. The mourners included Lakers legends , Michael Jordan called Bryant “a little brother” and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Pau Gasol. Calling Bryant “a loyal friend and a true Renaissance said that when he died, “a piece of me died.” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined Jordan, man,” O’Neal said the pair “pushed each other to play Shaquille O’Neal, Phil Jackson, Dwyane Wade and some of the greatest basketball of all time.” Bryant’s athletic achievements were only part of the dozens of current NBA players. Celebrities such as reason roughly 20,000 people gathered Monday for a Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and O’Neal also got the biggest laugh in the somber serv- public memorial service honoring him at Staples Alex Rodriguez also attended. ice with a profane joke about an exchange in which Center in downtown Los Angeles. The event offered Shaq told Kobe there was no “I” in team, but Bryant another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old After Jimmy Kimmel welcomed the crowd, Vanessa responded by noting that there is an “M-E.” daughter, Gianna, and the other seven victims of the Bryant provided a poignant window into the family’s crash with tears, memories and laughs. life with Gianna and her three sisters — Natalia, The ceremony began with Beyonce performing her Bianka and Capri. She emphasized Kobe Bryant’s songs “XO” and “Halo” with dozens of backup musi- Los Angeles already knew Bryant was much more paternal devotion, which had only grown after his cians. Keys performed Beethoven’s “Moonlight than a basketball icon. His friends and family told the retirement from the Lakers. Sonata” later in the program, and Aguilera sang “Ave world. Maria.” “God knew they couldn’t be on this Earth without “I couldn’t see him as a celebrity, nor just an incred- each other,” said Vanessa Bryant, who had been with The five-time NBA champion’s two retired jersey ible basketball player,” Vanessa Bryant said. “He was Kobe since 1999. “He had to bring them home to have numbers — 8 and 24 — hang high above the arena my sweet husband and the beautiful father of my chil- them together. Babe, you take care of our Gigi. And I where he became the third-leading scorer in league his- dren. He was mine. He was my everything.” got Nati, Bibi and Coco. We’re still the best team.” tory. Lakers star LeBron James surpassed him on the night before Bryant’s death. Mike Bloomberg is reiterating a News You Ought to Know commitment to releasing his tax returns when they are ready Dallas Library internet connection in coronavirus? It’s card holders can their home, according to still too early to tell the 2016 American Democratic presiden- of tax returns. 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Pioneering black NASA mathematician Create your business and financial plans Katherine Johnson dies (Part One) Write up your plans for a targeted, profitable business. Continued from Page 1 Starting a business can be exciting, but that excitement may be overshadowed by “The wonderful gift that Katherine Johnson gave us is that her story shined a anxiety if you start this new adventure without detailed research and plans to guide light on the stories of so many other people,” Shetterly said Monday. “She gave us you along the way. In addition to guidance, a business and financial plan can help a new way to look at black history, women’s history and American history.” to attract investors and open up more options for funding your idea. Johnson considered her work on the Apollo moon missions to be her greatest After you’ve determined that you have a viable business idea and your market contribution to space exploration. Her calculations helped the lunar lander ren- research has given you enough insights, it’s important to apply this information to dezvous with the orbiting command service module. She also worked on the Space your business planning — especially as it relates to money. Shuttle program before retiring in 1986. Johnson and her co-workers had been relatively unsung heroes of America’s Create your business and marketing plan Space Race. But in 2015, President Barack Obama awarded Johnson — then 97 — the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Using the results of your market research, you can outline: The “Hidden Figures” book and film followed, telling the stories of Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, among others. Johnson was portrayed in the · Details for your service or product: This means a description of what it is and film by actress Taraji P. Henson. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar what the market is for it. and grossed more than $200 million worldwide. Johnson was born Katherine Coleman on August 26, 1918, in White Sulphur · Branding: This is the personality and messaging behind your business. Maybe Springs, West Virginia, near the Virginia border. The small town had no schools for you want the public to see your business as innovative and cutting-edg,e or maybe your business is more about establishing a trusting relationship with customers. blacks beyond the eighth grade, she told The Richmond Times-Dispatch in 1997. She left after the first session to start a family with her first husband, James · Market trends: These are the challenges facing your potential industry, what’s Goble, and returned to teaching when her three daughters grew older. In 1953, she most popular with your competition, and how you plan to address those factors. started working at the all-black West Area Computing unit at what was then called Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton. · Objectives: What is your top priority in each aspect of your business, including, Johnson spent her later years encouraging students to enter the fields of science, funding, marketing, and day-to-day operations? technology, engineering and mathematics. “Just last week, she was giving an interview to a high schooler who wanted to · Strategies: How do you plan to accomplish everything? Remember to be very talk to her in French,” Reavis said. “She had two degrees. One in French, and one detailed. in Mathematics.” Looking back, Johnson said she had little time to worry about being treated By incorporating the results of your market research into the overall vision of unequally. your business, you can better align your marketing efforts to drive sales and give “My dad taught us ‘you are as good as anybody in this town, but you’re no bet- yourself a competitive edge. ter,’” Johnson told NASA in 2008. “I don’t have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. For instance, if your target market is everyday families with toddlers, you’ll have I’m as good as anybody, but no better.” NEWS to create a marketing plan to reach them in places they’ll be. This could mean phys- ically locating to where they are, like down the street from a school or park, or pay- Broadway Bound: Former Charles Rice Learning ing for ads on websites they use most. Center student cast in “The Tina Turner Musical” Another example could be dealing with your competition. If you plan to compete based on price, you’ll need to see how price cuts might impact your income. Continued from Page 1 There’s no use making sales while losing money, since your business likely won’t

be able to survive it. By E. Davis, Staff Writer Your business plan may also be useful when you reach the stage of hiring staff. The 11-year-old Oak Cliff native, Broadway actor, was back in North Texas to You will want to hire people that fit the personality of your business and whose visit and perform in a Black History Month program at UNT Dallas. Skye got to values align with it. Referring to your plan can help guide you in that process. sing with her former choir and share about her journey since landing the role of a young Tina Turner in the Broadway musical about the legendary singer's life. © 2019 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Skye will next appear in an upcoming film about the late Aretha Franklin, pre- miering in October. To Be Continued Next Week... February 27 - March 4, 2020 The Dallas Post Tribune Page 8