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Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Dreams Possible Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com 2nd Annual Recessionista’s Closet Family Friendly Clothing Swap Returns to Dallas with a Different Twist (NDG Wire) On Sep - Lavarry, owner and opera - ness about recycling while tember 25, 2010 from 10 tor of Talisa Lavarry giving participants an op - a.m. until 3 p.m. Dallas Lifestyle and Image Con - portunity to rebuild their Texas will host its largest sulting successfully intro - wardrobes free of charge and most unique clothing duced and pulled off this during trying economic swap for the second time concept during the summer times. around; but this time the of 2009. With the current unem - organizers are adding a bit This event was well re - of a different twist. Talisa ceived and raised aware - See CLOSET, Page 12 See DREAMS, Page 9

Eisemann Center’s Family Theatre Series Proposed cuts will impact public safety opens with Lyle, Lyle Crocodile For more information see pg. 7 www.northdallasgazette.com BY CRAIG WATKINS, ney Craig Watkins. the County has proposed to Given that we already DALLAS COUNTY “While I recognize the fi - be cut in the 2011 budget. have a smaller budget than Y DISTRICT ATTORNEY nancial crisis the County is The proposed cuts will Tarrant County, I cannot in R TA Jeopardizing (NDG Wire) “During facing, I also need to point have a direct impact on our good faith accept proposals N E this critical budget process, out that due to budget cuts ability to prosecute certain that limit our office's abil - M M O I want to reiterate the im - over the last two years, types of criminal offenses, ity to continue making C America’s houses portance of prioritizing there is nothing left to cut including gang violence, Dallas County safe. Any public safety as the top at the District Attorney's elder abuse, mortgage additional cuts to positions of worship: church concern for the citizens of office. fraud, human trafficking, within the Dallas County Dallas County,” said Dal - There are currently 25 child pornography and In - foreclosures las County District Attor - positions in our office that ternet crimes. See SAFETY, Page 5 BY CHARLENE CROWELL that the ax could fall on With more than 2.5 them next. Hamilton Park resident recognized million foreclosed homes Historically, severe nationwide and millions economic downturns by three Presidents and a Governor more to come, many fam - draw many people to turn ilies are tightening their to their faith, praying for BY SHIRLEY DEMUS TARPLEY stood out over the years is as Texas. household budgets, delay - the strength to hold on just Mrs. Euphemia Clem- the recipient of four congrat - Mrs. Tinner and her hus - ing major purchases and a little bit longer. But now, ent Tinner, a resident of the ulations and best wishes band, Mr. Eugene H. Tinner paying down debt as best where people pray or wor - Hamilton Park community from Presidents Barack H. were married June 8, 1948 in they can. Unemployed or ship is also being affected in Dallas, Texas is different Obama, George W. Bush Paris, Texas. They are the under-employed heads of by foreclosures. From from most in her neighbor - and William (Bill) Clinton parents of Beverly, Ruena, household hope and pray California, to Tennessee, hood and perhaps all of the of the United States of Rebecca, Regina (Law- for a new job, while those Georgia and other states, Dallas–Fort Worth Metro - America; and Rick Perry, who are still working feel plex area. One way she has Governor of the State of See RESIDENT, Page 16 Mrs. Euphemia Clement Tinner fortunate but also nervous See FORECLOSURES , Page 3 INSIDE... People In The News… People In The News ...... 2 Op/Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 Community News ...... 5 Education ...... 6 Cover Story ...... 9 Arts & Entertainment ...... 10 Business ...... 11 Career Opportunity ...... 13 Church Happenings ...... 14 Frank L. Branson Blair H. Taylor Jefferson Thomas Sister Tarpley ...... 15 See Page 2 People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com learned the value of hard tion, he was already prov - of view. He began the use amazing effectiveness at Frank L. Branson work. His father was the ing himself to be a fine trial of very sophisticated human getting the best results for football coach and later the lawyer when he was asked anatomical models and dis - his clients. He has estab - (NDG Wire) The Dallas announce Frank L. Branson principal, and his mother to try a murder case. Bran - plays of physical evidence lished a standard of excel - Bar Association is proud to as the recipient of the Out - was a teacher and tennis son won the largest civil and 3-D demonstrations. lence which all trial lawyers standing Trial Lawyer of coach. Academics and ath - verdicts in successive Today, between juggling a should strive to achieve.” the Year award, to be pre - letics were a big part of the weeks in Fort Worth and heavy practice, Branson said Ike Vanden Eykel, sented on October 14. This Branson house and Branson Dallas. gives much of his time to President of the Dallas Bar prestigious award is given excelled in history and gov - In 1978, Branson teaching young lawyers his Association. “I am very annually to a Dallas Bar As - ernment which led him to formed the Law Offices of techniques for trying suc - proud to have him in my sociation member who best law. He was admitted to the Frank L. Branson, P.C., cessful lawsuits. profession.” exemplifies the noble prin - SMU Law School on a “3 where he established a rep - “Frank is simply one of Branson has been ciples of the legal profes - and 3” program after his utation as an innovative, the very best there is in the named by Forbes as one of sion. junior year at TCU and has thorough and fearless business and deserving of the 50 most successful trial Branson grew up west been a fixture in legal cir - lawyer. He was distin - this award. He has set an lawyers in the U.S., he has of Fort Worth in the com - cles since his graduation in guished as one of the earli - example of total dedication been listed in Best Lawyers munity of White Settle - 1969. est in the profession who to his craft, consistent per - of America since 1987 and ment. He attended Brewer After only a year in a approached lawsuits from formance and professional - High School where he new job after his gradua - an entirely scientific point ism at the highest level, and See BRANSON , Page 10

parents were tireless com - Taylor’s entrepreneurial marketing and entre - Blair H. Taylor munity servants and in - background includes four preneurial studies fr- stilled in their five sons a years as the President and om UCLA’s Ander - Blair Hamilton Taylor is dent for more than two passion for advancing CEO of COI/ICD, a leading son Graduate School the President and CEO of decades, Taylor was born in causes of the less fortunate. retail franchising company of Management. In the Los Angeles Urban New York as the third of Prior to joining the LA focused on low income August, 2009 and League, a position he has five children. He learned Urban League, Taylor communities in the U.S. again this year, Taylor held since 2005. With a the value of higher educa - served as Executive Vice and the Caribbean. For his was named by the staff of over 300 and a tion at a young age. His fa - President of College Sum - pioneering efforts, Taylor Non Profit Times to budget in excess of $25 mil - ther earned his bachelor’s mit, a national college ac - was named California’s the Power & Influ - lion, the 88-year-old Los degree from Yale Univer - cess initiative with a track Mass Mutual Blue Chip En - ence list, which iden - Angeles Urban League is sity and his law degree from record of nearly doubling trepreneur of the Year in tifies the top 50 non one of America’s largest NYU; his mother earned the college enrollment rates 1999 and was frequently profit leaders in the civil rights entities. her bachelor’s degree cum of low income students. recognized in national pub - ful Franchising Magazine , nation. Taylor is a community laude from Smith College During his tenure, College lications such as USA and Franchise Times maga - With his wife Bridgette servant and coalition and her masters from Yale Summit achieved the fastest Today, Entrepreneur maga - zine. Taylor, Esq., Taylor has builder with nearly twenty University. These were sig - growth in the organization’s zine, National Business Taylor earned his B.A. been a resident of Los An - five years of public and pri - nificant achievements for history, quadrupling its stu - Employment Weekly, For - in economics from Amherst geles for more than 20 vate sector business experi - African Americans of their dent outreach to more than tune magazine, Franchise College in Amherst, Massa - years. The couple have four ence. A Los Angeles resi - era. More importantly, both 6,000 students in 2005. Times, PC World, Success - chusetts and his MBA in children.

as an accountant until his up on the curb [at the The ministers talked to the retirement. school]. We made two or guards. The troops said, Jefferson Thomas Thomas vividly remem - three attempts to enter. Each ‘You can’t enter here.’ They On September 5, 2010, family.” bers the first day the Little time, we would be blocked. See BRANSON , Page 10 Jefferson Thomas died at The following article Rock Nine attempted to at - age 67 of pancreatic cancer. and audio clip are from a tend Central High, down to In 1957, Thomas, at age 15, 2007 interview of Thomas the plaid shirt he put on that had been the youngest of marking the 50th anniver - morning. It was in early $69* DIVORCE nine black students to inte - sary of the integration of September 1957. “I felt an - grate Central High School, Central High. ticipation on the first day of Criminal Defense Family Cases in Little Rock, Arkansas. Fifty years ago, black school — of meeting new • DWI / Suspended License • Divorce / Annulment The black students’ atten - youngsters’ struggles to at - people. I was excited and ¥ • WARRANTS Removed • Child Support / Paternity dance — resisted by segre - tend Little Rock’s Central ready to go. I knew white • Custody Modification • 24 Hour Jail Release ¥ gationist mobs and the High School during the boys with whom I had • Restraining Order nor and then by popular played ball were at Central. • Occupational license, felonies state’s governor — set off a 1957–1958 school year pro - • Protective Order federal crisis and estab - pelled the civil rights move - vote — to avoid racial inte - A couple of them grew up • Protective Order • Name Change / Adoption lished the students as im - ment forward in the United gration. two-and-a-half blocks ¥ • Domestic Violence portant figures of the civil States. (See “After Facing “After the governor away. We knew each other. • Misdeamenor/Felonies rights era. Mobs 50 Years Ago, Nine closed the schools, I knew I I anticipated the surprise On September 6, 2010, Go Home to Honors.”) The was in the right place. That they would have seeing Easy Payment Plans the White House released a Little Rock Nine’s story is the governor would say, ‘To me.” statement by President really nine stories. stop a few black kids from But Thomas would not Law Offices Of Vincent Ndukwe Obama, in which he says, Like his classmate Car - getting an education, I’m find them. He recalls walk - “Our nation owes Mr. lotta Walls, Jefferson going to deny it to 2,000 ing with several ministers Thomas a debt of gratitude Thomas took correspon - whites’ is amazing.” from different denomina - 214-638-5930 for the stand he took half a dence courses (conducted He returned his senior tions who were there to sup - century ago, and the leader - via mail) during the 1958– year and graduated in 1960, port the school’s integra - 817-277-0196 (Metro) ship he showed in the 1959 school year, when Lit - along with Walls (now tion: “We walked a block. 2730 N. Stemmons Frwy, Suite 409 • Dallas, TX 75207 decades since. Our thoughts tle Rock high schools were LaNier). After earning a The National Guard closed Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization ¥ If you qualify. *Fees quoted above are minimum down payment needed to begin processing your case. and prayers are with his closed — first by the gover - college degree, he worked ranks each time we stepped 2 | September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Op-Ed Nation's black farmers await justice Founded 1991 .com BY JOHN BOYD February, with one detail re - can history. position of leadership on this Our government has ad - maining — how to pay for it. There is a bipartisan cry issue, meeting with black 3401 Custer Rd., Suite 169 • Plano, Texas 75023 mitted that between 1981 That detail has bedeviled for legislation. Leaders from farmers to discuss strategies Phone: 972-516-2992 and 1997, the United States black farmers, their families both sides of the aisle, for and opportunities. We are

2000 National Winner Department of Agriculture and supporters ever since. example, have worked to hopeful Sen. David Vitter, A. Philip Randolph Award Fax: 972-509-9058 For Excellence in Journalism discriminated against blacks Even as our government identify offsets, meaning R-La., will also be respon - who farmed or attempted to officials acknowledge the that delivering justice will sive and supportive. TPA farm. discrimination, our Congress result in no increase in the Yet, while no senator has As U.S. Sen. Mary Lan - has been unable to move on deficit, no additional ex - publicly opposed funding Publisher’s Office: drieu, D-La., pointed out at a the remedy. Approval for pense to taxpayers. this settlement, it remains [email protected] rally of Louisiana's black funding the black farmers' Republican House Mi - unfunded — stripped out of farmers in August, the dis - settlement remains — after nority Leader John Boehner larger bills or burdened by Sales Department: crimination resulted in many seven failed attempts — is on record supporting set - "unanimous consent" re - losing not only opportuni - stalled in the U.S. Senate. tlement funding as are Re - quirements, which necessi - [email protected] ties, but their very liveli - But, as a nation commit - publican Senators Burr, tate that 100 percent of sen - hoods. ted to fairness, we can no Cochran, and Grassley. ators vote "yes." Editorial Department: In Louisiana alone, the longer accept pointless de - Twice the House of Repre - By no choice of their [email protected] USDA's actions may have lays. When the Senate re- sentatives has passed a own, the hard working farm - derailed the lives of 2,000 convenes this month, it must measure to pay for this set - ers of Louisiana have be - Online: farmers. act to approve funding and tlement, yet the legislation come the human face of the The U.S. Department of close this sad and needlessly languishes in the Senate. www.twitter.com/NDGEditor Justice settled this case in drawn out chapter in Ameri - Sen. Landrieu has taken a See JUSTICE Page 11 www.facebook.com/NorthDallasGazette

Website: FORECLOSURES , continued from Page 1 Website: www.NorthDallasGazette.com houses of worship are strug - lar fate. stations carrying its global ters of year-round commu - gling to avoid foreclosure, In Memphis, where last television ministry, The nity activities. especially in areas where year the county and city Hour of Power. Only a few In an extended reces - residential foreclosures are jointly filed a lawsuit claim - days ago Dr. Robert H. sion with high and long- STAFF particularly high. ing discriminatory residen - Schuller, the church’s term unemployment, many Chairman Emeritus Account Executive Although Sunday morn - tial mortgage lending, a founding pastor, and family faithful flocks need now Jim Bochum Talisa Lavarry ing is considered the most local television station, members working in the more than ever the spiritual 1933 – 2009 segregated time of the WREG-TV, reported earlier ministry announced a vol - guidance and hope that Editor week, no such distinction this year that since 2007 at untary 50 percent cut in pay churches provide. If the Published By Ruth Ferguson exists with church foreclo - least 27 area churches re - for the next two months. churches can no longer feed Minority Opportunity News, Inc. sures. Congregations of all ceived foreclosure notices. Other church staff may face the souls of its people, Contributing Writer denominations and faiths One Memphis church, pay cuts between five to 10 where do those in need of Production Jackie Hardy Suzanne Plott that are black and white, Solid Rock Christian, took percent. prayer go? To whom do large and small, and others out a $2.9 million loan to Already and according they turn when churches, Theater Critic Special Projects Manager Rick Elina somewhere in between are purchase 40 acres of land to to the Center for Responsi - just like troubled home - Edward Dewayne all affected by a common build a new church. Ac - ble Lending’s most recent owners, have unpaid bills “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. Photography dilemma: will the church cording to Apostle Bill An - foreclosure research, it is and cannot get loan modifi - Laquisha Buchanan continue to be a sanctuary derson with the church, no projected that from 2009 to cations? Religious/ Edna Dorman for its members, providing one reneged on the monthly 2012 the economy will lose Perhaps it is time for Marketing Editor a place to bring burdens of $22,000 mortgage payment. an estimated $1.9 trillion. people of faith and their Shirley Demus Tarpley all kinds for rest and But when tithes and offer - State-specific residential leaders to exert their collec - restoration –or – will that ings dropped, the church foreclosure projections are tive moral authority to chal - spiritual nourishment be wanted to use its savings available on CRL’s web at: lenge lenders to adapt to a Advisory Board: Advisory Board jeopardized, forcing church account to cover the short - http://www.responsible - failing economy. Lenders John Dudley Committees: leaders to pay before they fall. Both accounts were lending.org/mortgage-lend - retain the voluntary option Myrtle Hightower pray? with the same lender -- yet ing/tools-resources/foreclo - of modifying loans. It Public Relations Planning Fred Moses Over the past week in the lender disagreed. As a sures.html. State data in - seems it is time for them to and Implementation Annie Dickson metro Atlanta, multiple result, foreclosure proceed - cludes foreclosure projec - begin volunteering more Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON Cecil Starks news reports have covered ings began. tions for 2010, foreclosure often. The churches whose Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral the problems of Atlanta’s With $2 million in un - starts by quarter, lost regular deposits collectively Coty Rodriguez-Anderson John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON Higher Ground Empower - paid bills and a budget gap wealth, average lost home bolstered lenders’ liquidity B. J. Williams ment, formerly known as in the range of $55-70 mil - value and more. and growth across the coun - Program Policy Development Denise Upchurch Mount Gilead Baptist lion, Garden Grove, Cali - Yet there is no dollar try now need their good CHAIRPERSON Barbara Simpkins, Annie Dickson, ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Church. A 2008 tornado left fornia’s mega-church, the value that can accurately es - faith efforts returned. Quality Assurance the 108 year-old church in Crystal Cathedral, has seen tablish all the effects of No one should be forced Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON such disrepair that it had to a 27 percent drop in rev - closing houses of worship. to pay before they pray. Coty Rodriguez be rebuilt. Now reportedly, enue and has a mortgage of How could or would any - Charlene Crowell is the North Dallas Gazette assumes no responsibility for its lender has given a dead - $35.5 million, according to one assess the measure of Center for Responsible unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and make appropriate revisions. line of August 31 to either a recent Christian Century shattered faith communi - Lending’s communications pay the money it owes or report. Associated Press re - ties? In many communities, manager for state policy The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority face foreclosure. Addition - cently reported on the houses of worship are not and outreach. She can be Opportunity News, was founded July, 1991, by Jim Bochum and Thurman R. Jones ally, as many as 40 other At - church’s decision to reduce only the place to be on Sun - reached at: Charlene.crow - lanta churches face a simi - the number of television day mornings; but also cen - [email protected]

September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 3 Health www.NorthDallasGazette.com Texas to receive $1 million to help crack down on unreasonable health insurance premium hikes (NDG Wire) Health and ance Exchanges in 2014 are ate a more level playing scrutiny by the Administra - access to health insurance insurance reform law, we Human Services (HHS) Sec - expected to reduce premi - field by improving how tion and by several States premium filings upon re - will continue to work with retary Kathleen Sebelius an - ums in the individual market states review proposed has led to the withdrawal or quest, unless the information States to ensure they have nounced recently the award by anywhere from 14-20 health insurance premium reduction of several pro - is determined by the State to the tools they need to ensure of $1 million to Texas to percent according to the increases and holding insur - posed health insurance pre - be confidential or a trade se - the stability of the market - help crack down on health Congressional Budget Of - ance companies accountable mium increases that in some cret, or it is not available. place, keep costs low and insurance premium in - fice,” said HHS Secretary for unjustified premium in - cases turned out to be based The State will develop a for - provide consumers with in - creases. Texas will use this Kathleen Sebelius. “Be - creases. Applications for the on faulty assumptions and mat and process of public creased transparency, choice Affordable Care Act funding tween now and then, we will first round of Health Insur - data. disclosure of information in - and quality they need to to help improve the over - continue to work with States ance Premium Review The following is a gen - cluding insurer justifications make the best health care sight of proposed health in - to ensure consumers are re - Grants were made available eral summary of how Texas • Develop and Upgrade decisions for their busi - surance premium increases, ceiving value for their pre - on June 7. intends to use its funding: Technology: Texas will sup - nesses and families.” take action against insurers mium dollars and to avoid The grants build on • Improve the Review port health insurance pre - The Health Insurance seeking unreasonable rate the kind of double digit pre - President Barack Obama Process: Texas currently mium review functions and Premium Review Grants are hikes, and ensure Texans re - mium increases seen re - Administration’s work with conducts limited health in - compile and analyze data one element of a broad effort ceive value for their pre - cently. The State proposals States to implement the Af - surance premium review and assess the validity of under the Affordable Care mium dollars. approved today demonstrate fordable Care Act. Earlier due to limited resources. proposed increases. Act to reduce the unreason - “The Affordable Care the need and desire for new this year, Secretary Sebelius The State intends to imple - “States will use these able premium increases pro - Act puts in place critical resources and tools to help called on certain insurance ment improved data collec - grant dollars in the way that posed by some insurers market reforms to improve them protect against unjusti - companies to justify large tion and improve resource makes the most sense for today. Additional resources quality and reduce the cost fiable premium increases.” premium increases and en - levels as well as in depth re - their insurance consumers,” from this $250 million pro - of health care for employers The Affordable Care Act couraged State and local of - view of health insurance said Jay Angoff, Director of gram will be available in and individuals. Increased provides States with $250 ficials to obtain stronger premiums. the Office of Consumer In - subsequent years to further competition, lower insur - million in Health Insurance health insurance premium • Increase Trans - formation and Insurance strengthen State health in - ance overhead, and better Premium Review Grants review authorities under parency and Accessibility: Oversight. “As we continue surance premium review risk pooling in health insur - over five years to help cre - State laws. This increased The State currently provides to implement the new health procedures. "Clinical Trials: A Legacy of Shame and Fear Being Addressed in 2010" PART I: Long After Tuskegee, Blacks Still Leary of Clinical Trials BY PHAROH MARTIN tions,” said Baquet, one of funding passed by the U. S. The reporters studied munity physicians and search abuses and scandals (NNPA) The general the few Black clinical re - Congress last year. how African-Americans nurses. “There is still the distrust that African-Ameri - searchers in the country. Among the educational could benefit from clinical persistent concern about re - See LEGACY , Page 12 cans have of clinical trial re - “We know that African- programs, Baquet estab - trials and the fear that still search goes back a long Americans and other under- lished a partnership with the prevail. way. History tells them that served communities do not National Newspaper Pub - Baquet has also been it would be in their best in - participate in medical re - lishers Association Founda - setting up community edu - terests to not participate but search or clinical trials at tion in order to encourage cational programs on bio- the reality is that Black par - the same rate of the general Black Press Reporters to ethics in Maryland called ticipation in clinical re - population. We feel that the explore the issue of clinical “mini-medical schools”. search is critical because lack of diversity in clinical trials and report on the im - The community attends a African-Americans dispar- trial participation con - pact of the issue in 2010. four-week medical school. ately suffer from some of tributes to health disparities. Six reporters participated in They are taught some the highest disease rates and Plus, it affects our ability to the exploration. core research methods in - respond differently to many develop new ways to pre - That includes five from volving ethics, its history of treatments. vent, diagnose or treat ill - around they nation, who ap - scandals and tragedies, the Researchers like Dr. ness.” plied and were selected as federal regulations that Claudia Baquet, associate The National Center of fellows, who spent two days came about to protect par - professor of epidemiology Minority Health Disparities, at the University of Mary - ticipants and the application and preventive medicine at which is a part of the Na - land. of those protections such as the University of Maryland tional Institute of Health, They were: Joan Allen the importance of informed School of Medicine, and di - provided Baquet a $2.5 mil - of the Daily Challenge in consent, the knowledge rector of its National Bio- lion dollar grant to establish New York; Linnie Frank level of a person participat - ethics Research Center, a national bioethics re - Bailey of Black Voice News ing in a clinical trial. wants to not only foster search center at the Univer - in Riverside, Calif.; Elaine Students also receive public trust among African- sity of Maryland School of Hegwood Bowen of the lessons on health care prob - Americans for research, but Medicine in Baltimore and Chicago Crusader; Gordon lems that affect their com - also stress the importance attempted to remove the Jackson of the Dallas munities such as HIV of participating in such re - stigma and mysteries asso - Weekly; and Rhetta Peoples /AIDS, hypertension, dia - search. ciated with medical re - of the Florida Sun in Or - betes and the need for vac - “The reason that this is search within minority and lando. cines. so important is that we under-served rural commu - NNPA National Corre - The approach is multi- know that the public has a nities. spondent Pharoh Martin, level; so in addition to edu - lack of trust in research and The two-year grant is the writer of this story, also cating the public re - also in academic institu - funded by the stimulus participated. searchers also educate com -

4 | September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News TXU Energy’s summer moratorium on disconnects still in effect Customers must contact TXU Energy to sign up for special, more flexible payment plans

(NDG Wire) TXU En - TXU Energy at (800) 242- On May 5, TXU Energy ergy to be added to the sum - launched a website at and manage their energy ergy want the public to be 9113 to notify the company declared a summer morato - mer moratorium do not dis - txu.com/billhelp designed consumption. aware that the summer of their needs and to sign up rium on disconnects for connect list. to give consumers the abil - This website also pro - moratorium on disconnects for special, more flexible customers designated as This is the fourth con - ity to identify common vides information and re - is still in effect and cus - deferred payment plans. low-income, ill or disabled secutive year the company causes of high electricity sources for customers on tomers can still call to sign These measures are in ef - or who are at least 62 years has offered protections to costs and provides a num - how to get help with their up for this program. fect through September 30, of age this summer. Cus - eligible customers. ber of easy-to-use tools to electricity bill. Customers must contact 2010. tomers can call TXU En - Also, TXU Energy has help consumers learn about Volunteers needed for healthy living (NDG Wire) Volunteers ical Center at Garland and tainment, all focused on Some exhibitors will need Candidates for Dallas are the backbone of any im - the Garland Chamber of helping citizens make posi - volunteer manpower to help portant undertaking. The Commerce will join forces tive changes to their daily accept donations and recy - County District Attorney same is true for the Healthy to demonstrate how caring lives. cling drop-offs. Living Expo on Saturday, for both ourselves and the Volunteer opportunities Anyone interested in Scheduled to participate September 25 at the Garland earth creates a healthy are available for adults and volunteering can download ISD Special Events Center. lifestyle, and has a positive older teens. Duties will in - a Volunteer Application at in public forum The event theme is impact on the world around clude exhibitor check in, www.GarlandGoesGreen.or “Healthy You, Healthy us. The Expo will offer ex - guest and exhibitor rela - g or contact Shelley Frank- (NDG Wire) The optional $13 lunch buf - Earth.” The City of Garland, hibitor booths, free services, tions, kids’ activities, and lin at 972-205-3285 or public is invited to a fet will begin at 11:30 Garland ISD, Baylor Med - demonstrations and enter - other interactive features. [email protected]. public forum to hear a.m. from the two candidates Sponsored by the for Dallas County Dis - Public Forum Commit - Go Green, Save Green trict Attorney. Craig tee of the Dallas Bar As - (NDG Wire) Being two years or 24,000 miles sensors. While oxygen sen - A pressure regulator Watkins and Danny sociation, the program is green doesn’t have to mean and having your fue injec - sors are part of the emission controls fuel pressure to en - Clancy will meet on intended to educate the you have to spend a lot of tors flushed our every system, they have a large sure good engine perform - Thursday, September 23 Dallas legal community green. 30,000 miles, you will not impact on your vehicle’s ance under a variety of for a one-hour discus - and public of the back - According to the Car only have a cleaner, ‘gre- fuel economy. speed and load conditions. sion. grounds and philoso - Care Council, by properly ener’ car, but you will also The fuel system in your Fuel injectors, when acti - The forum will begin phies of the candidates. maintaining your vehicle’s spend less ‘green’ at the car includes a pressure reg - vated, spray a metered promptly at noon at the The Dallas Bar As - fuel system, you will not pump.” ulator, fuel injectors, lines amount of fuel into the en - Pavilion at the Belo sociation is a non-parti - only improve the perform - In addition to routine /hoses, fuel filter, fuel tank gine. 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6 | September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette wAwrtws .&NoErnthteDratalliansmGeanzt ette.com Community Spotlight Methodism’s Breadbasket Celebrates 40th Anniversary (NDG Wire) Method - at 11:30 a.m. at Zan W. ism’s Breadbasket, a mission Holmes, Jr. Commu - of the North Texas Confer - nity Life Center located ence, will celebrate its 40th at 6211 East Grand Av - year of service with a Lunch - persons, Beverly Wooten, enue in Dallas. Tickets are eon of Appreciation on Fri - Lauri Lueder, John Wiley $40 per person and $320 per day, September 24 at 11:30 Price, Anne Sedita, and Re - table with all proceeds bene - a.m. Churches, former staff becca Frank encourage you fiting Methodism’s Bread - members, volunteers, donors to make plans now to join in basket. Additional donor lev - and other supporters of the celebration. Methodism’s els are also available. Methodism’s Breadbasket Breadbasket continues to be For more information, to will come together to com - a beacon of light, providing purchase tickets, a table, or to memorate this milestone. emergency assistance to indi - place an ad in the souvenir Breadbasket founder, viduals and families in our book, please contact the Rev. John W. Tatum, Sr., south, southeast Dallas, and Breadbasket office at along with long time Bread - Pleasant Grove neighbor - 214.887.3926 or email hoods. Methodism’s Breadbasket is hosting a celebration of 40 years of service with a Lunch - basket supporter, Rev. Zan Breadbasket director, Cyn - The luncheon will be eon of Appreciation W. Holmes, Jr. will be in at - thia Martin at cmartin@ tendance. Honorary Chair - held on Friday, September 24 slcumc.org. Senate Select Committee on Redistricting to meet in Dallas Senator West urges public participation at hearing DALLAS -- State Sena - uled to take place across the quires that the legislature tor Royce West (D-Dallas) state. Legislators from apportion the state into sen - is inviting the public to at - throughout Texas will take ate and representative dis - tend a joint public hearing part in these hearings. tricts following the release on the subject of redistrict - “Redistricting directly of the federal decennial cen - ing. The Senate Select Com - impacts each citizen's ability sus information. In addition, mittee on Redistricting will to elect a candidate of their the number of seats in the meet Monday - September choice to serve as their voice U.S. House of Representa - 20, 2010, at noon in the in the legislature or in Con - tives apportioned to each Central Jury Room of the gress,” said Senator West. state is determined after George Allen Courthouse “For that reason, it is critical each census by a mathemat - building, 600 Commerce St. that these committees hear ical formula set by federal in downtown Dallas. from the public now, as they law based on population. The purpose of this begin their work. I cannot The state legislature then hearing is to receive public overemphasize the impor - draws the appropriate num - testimony and input before a tance of this issue. This is a ber of districts to accommo - combined panel of the rare opportunity for the pub - date any changes required House Committee on Redis - lic to become engaged. Re - by that formula. Because tricting, the House Commit - districting happens only 2010 is a census year, the tee on Judiciary and Civil once a decade, but its rami - Texas Legislature will take Jurisprudence and the Sen - fications could have impact up these tasks during its ate Select Committee on Re - for years to come." next session, which begins districting. The Dallas hear - Section 28, Article III, of in January 2011. ing is one of several sched - the Texas Constitution, re - Dallas appoints Richard Carrizales to DART Board (NDG Wire) Dallas at - lage Foundation. torney Richard Carrizales is He holds an undergrad - the newest member of the uate degree in education Board of Directors of Dal - from the University of las Area Rapid Transit North Texas, a masters de - (DART). He was appointed gree in social work from the by the Dallas City Council. University of Texas at Ar - Carrizales, a Dallas na - lington, and a law degree tive, is past president of the from Texas Southern Uni - Mexican American Bar As - versity in Houston. Carriza - sociation of Texas and a les also worked in the field past board member of the of mental health as a psy - Dallas Volunteer Center, chiatric social worker and Dallas Bar Association and youth counselor prior to en - Dallas County Youth Vil - tering law school in 1984. Richard Carrizales

September 9 - 15, 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- September 10 Read to Rover at the Li - needed. Entry is $10 for Main St. Dallas. A $5 dona - Pure Saturdays 2026 Com - 898-5882. 9th annual Freedom Run brary – Readers can read a adults and $5 for children 14 tion is requested at the door. merce Street 23 & up pre - & Festival will be staged in favorite book one-on-one to & under - includes toddlers For more information visit ferred DJ Steve Nice in The The National Business the Dallas City Hall Plaza. a Heart of Texas therapy dog & infants. (No credit cards www.talisalavarry.comand Mixx. Doors open @ 10 p.m. Women Enterprise Net- The Attacks of September for free at 11 a.m. on Satur - accepted for admission.) For click on the latest news link, Info text or call 214-810- work (NBWEN) Learning 11, 2001 were intended to di - day, September 11 at Hebron more information on location or call 214-886-0696. 5483. Over Lunch Series : 4th vide our country through fear and Josey Library (4220 N. and times, visit www.bridal - Saturdays, 11am-1pm, Re - and intimidation. The Free - Josey Lane). These specially showsinc.com September 27 trained dogs love to hear kids Every Tuesday Markable Affairs Cafe, 2727 dom Run not only pays trib - Annie's List Luncheon’s ute to the victims and heroes read. Younger children and The Irving Public Library in - LBJ Fwy., Suite 140, Dallas. September 16-19 Special Guest is Connie of that fateful day, but also to their parents may take photos vites families to enjoy stories $20 for members; $35 for Make your way to historic Schultz, author and syndi - boldly declare that our nation with the dogs after all read - and music in both English non-members, $5 off for Grapevine and uncork the cated columnist for The is even stronger today. Dal - ers have read to Rover. For and Spanish. Family bilin - early bird registration. http:// largest wine festival in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and las Police Department will more information, call 972- gual storytime s are offered nbwenorg.ning.com. Southwest. Wine lovers and Creators Syndicate. The have S.W.A.T. vehicles, po - 466-4800 or visit cityofcar - at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the connoisseurs from across the event is scheduled for Noon lice horses, fire truck and po - rollton.com/library East Branch Library, 440 S. 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Come in for Fort Worth's nationally cele - Sundance Square Downtown grapevinetexasusa.com for 27th Annual Philbin Stacy Rd., McKinney. Call one hour, or stay the whole brated Cultural District. This Fort Worth. Info: 817-698- more information. Awards Luncheon, Recog - Linda Wynn Drain, 214-498- day. year's two-day festival fea - 5421 or www.tarrantcounty - nizing Excellence in Legal 7574 or website www.aarcc. heartwalk.org tures stars such as legendary September 21 Reporting. Keynote speaker: com Target Second Saturdays at jazz bassist (and Return To Methodist Health System is Former U.S. Solicitor Gen - Latino Cultural Center On Forever co-founder) Stanley Pack up the family and the eral and Current President of Collin County Black sponsoring a free health the second Saturday of every Clarke, New Orleans' red-hot pooches and join us for the Baylor University Kenneth Chamber of Commerce, screening event at Golden month family-friendly activ - Trombone Shorty (featured 16th Annual Dog Day af - Starr. For tickets, log on to CCBCC General Meetings, Cross Academic Clinic, 122 ities celebrating Latino arts in the acclaimed HBO series ternoon benefiting Opera - dallasbar.org/philbin or e- 2nd Thursday of every W. Colorado Blvd, adjacent and culture. Come in for one Tremé ), Mississippi blues- tion Kindness celebrating mail JSmalling@dallasbar month at 6:30pm. Call 469- to Methodist Dallas Medical hour, or stay the whole day. rocker Charlie Mars and our 4-legged best friends! .org. 424-1020 or email: info@ Center. Screenings will be much more. Along with Canines Contests, vendors CCBlackChamber.org for from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Business Empowerment music, Jazz By the Boule - and more will be at Flag Pole location. and will include prostate October 23 Sessions. Learn to grow a vard will also feature a Hill Park just North of White blood test, cholesterol, sugar, 2010 C.C. Russeau Scholar - successful small business. Cooking Carnivale, where Rock Lake on Northwest triglycerides, and the digital ship Black and Gold Gala DFW Financially Em - 1st Thursday of each month festival-goers can attend tast - Highway Sunday from 10:00 rectal exam. These screen - at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton powered Women meet at Christian Chapel Temple ings and demos by area am – 3:00 pm Please visit ings are limited to once per Hotel (Downtown Dallas). monthly for lunch or dinner of Faith, 14120 Noel Rd., chefs. 2010's Jazz By the www.OperationKindness.org year per person. Fasting is Tickets are $65.00 per person and a fun, informative sem - Dallas. Call 214-942-6698 Boulevard is presented by for more information. not necessary. Appointments or $650 per table. This is a inar on various financial for details. the Historic Camp Bowie are recommended. To sched - Black Tie event. : DallasAl - topics. 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Texas Publisher's Associa - Bread of Lifeat 11:30 a.m. at Ministry Symposium, a city- 12:30 p.m. for those inter - tion is hosting the Black September 12 Zan W. Holmes, Jr. Commu - wide meeting for Children's ested in starting your own Publisher's Luncheon at the Thru November 7 The Premier Bridal Show nity Life Center; 6211 East Pastors, Children's Workers, business, it is a Brown Bag Courtyard Marriott - 2383 Amon Carter Museum’s In Plano at Plano Centre Grand Ave. The cost is $40 Coordinators, and individu - Lunch with Free Parking Stemmons Trail, Dallas at Ansel Adams: Eloquent from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm per person. als interested in being trained 12:00 noon. The Honorable Light features 40 photo - where over 100 wedding in Children's Ministry. The No Limit Network Busi - Senator Roy West is the graphs by the artist. 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BY JACKIE HARDY, student body where a little NDG CONTRIBUTING WRITER more than seven percent of Each Tuesday, the its student population con - North Texas Job Corps sists of Asian and Pacific Is - Center (NTJCC) input new lander. The majority of students and every Wednes - students are African Ameri - day those same students are can (56.48 percent), White formally welcomed via a (17.96 percent), and His - luncheon in their honor. panic (17.59 percent); how - The New Student Luncheon ever, NTJCC is proud to is eloquently executed by know their program is not the students of the NTJCC only making a difference in Culinary Arts program who the lives of students domes - plan and prepare the menu tically but, internationally to serving the new students. as well. This event along with other One of the ways the special events is what helps NTJCC is making a differ - set the foundation for a stu - ence is giving students like Culinary Arts students dent’s success within the Brianna Charles who since program. the age of 13 lived in foster Students like Illinois na - homes the confidence she “Joining North Texas rally very quiet and re - challenge for me. The first According to Habtey - tive Brianna Charles, Hay - needs to be successful. Job Corps Center has made served. Coming to Job three months were the most ohannes, “the Graduate iza Ahmed and Ashenafi Many of the students who my self-esteem go above Corps gave me the confi - difficult because I was Benefits Program was very Habteyohannes of Ethiopia join the NTJCC are high- what I could have imag - dence to get outside of my learning how to live with helpful to me, especially are proud graduates and/or school drop-outs (over 60 ined. I thought when peo - comfort zone and speak up other individuals and going my career advisor. She kept soon-to-be graduates of percent) and are unem - ple looked at me they were more,” stated Habtey - through those experiences me informed about upcom - NTJCC. Charles will grad - ohannes. were a great teaching expe - ing job opportunities, as uate this coming Septem - Confidence matched rience,” advises Habtey - well as helped me maintain ber, completing the Culi - with competence is two ohannes. a positive attitude while nary Arts and ServSafe cer - great qualities any em - The Graduate Benefits waiting to find a job.” tifications. Ahmed com - ployer desires from their Program also provides an Both American and In - pleted her career training in employee. Home Depot lo - important service for grad - ternational students share a Culinary Arts and will be cated in Dallas (Forest Lane uates like soon-to-be grad - universal goal when they pursuing a second trade in location) saw those quali - uates, Charles and Ahmed. walk through the doors of Nurse Assistance-Health ties in Habteyohannes and Charles plans to get an NTJCC; they are coming to Occupational Training. hired him from part-time to apartment and work to save find a better opportunity. Habteyohannes gradu - full-time. Since his em - money to pursue her dream NTJCC is the stepping ated in 2007, where he ployment with Home of attending the Culinary stone for so many of its completed the Nurse Assis - Depot, Habteyohannes has Institute of America; while graduates looking for a bet - tance and Electrical training been recognized with per - Ahmed will further her edu - ter opportunity. It is a program and is currently fect attendance for one year cation by enrolling in the shared sentiment from each employed with Home and received the Outstand - NTJCC Nurse Assistant of these students that Depot. Once he can afford ing Employee Award in program than later pursue NTJCC is a great place to to return to school, Habtey - 2009. her LPN certification. come to get the foundation ohannes plans to further his NTJCC graduate Brianna Charles All three students have The Graduate Benefits you need in building your education at Collin Com - not gone without facing Program is designed to help dreams. munity College to purse their share of challenges students both financially “I think it is a great Bio Technology; where he ployed, which alone are two going to make fun of me, throughout their training at and professionally. Each place to get your life to - hopes to fulfill his dream of factors that can affect a per - but instead they gave me NTJCC. Many students graduate receives 750 dol - gether and get ahead of the working in the Health Care sons’ confidence. compliments and that made when joining the program lars of their 1200 dollar al - game. Job Corps is just an - industry. When a student joins me feel much better about will face challenges such lowance upon completion other stepping stone for me “In my country, I would the NTJCC they will myself,” explained Charles. as: adjusting to a structured of their Career Technical so I can reach my dream of not have been able to afford quickly be exposed to a “I have become more environment, abiding by a Training (the remaining bal - becoming a chef and own - the training I received from Positive Normative Culture confident because partici - curfew, peer pressure, ance goes to their career ad - ing a restaurant,” states North Texas Job Corps and (PNC) and participate in the pating in the program has and/or learning how to live visor to help the graduate Charles. I will always be grateful for Guided Group Interaction helped me learn more Eng - with roommates (students with relocation and/or For more information the training I received,” (GGI), which is an activity lish and feel more confident can live with up to seven transportation expenses), about the NTJCC and its states Habteyohannes. used to celebrate accom - when communicating with roommates). Career counseling; Job programs, visit www.north - The NTJCC embraces plishments on a weekly my peers and teachers,” “Being from another placement assistance for up texas.jobcorps.gov or call students from across the basis and foster a positive stated Ahmed. country, the cultural differ - to six months; and Reloca - 972-542-2623. globe and currently serves a environment. “Ethiopians are natu - ences were definitely a tion counseling services.

September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 9 Arts & Entertainment www.NorthDallasGCaazreRtte.vcioemw Eisemann Center’s Family Theatre Series opens 2010-11 season with Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (NDG Wire) Eisemann the Family Theatre Series young Josh Primm as he atrical productions for fice is open from 10:00 am going north and the Galatyn Center Presents’ Friends of logo to find all of our study moves to New York City young audiences. Theatre until 6:00 pm Monday – Parkway/Campbell Road the Richardson Library guides for the 2010-11 Sea - and shares magical adven - IVs’ plays are entertaining Saturday and one hour be - exit going south, or from Family Theatre Series is a son. tures with his loving par - while introducing the audi - fore performances. Group the DART light rail station Sunday matinee series for The series kicks off with ents, his stage-struck neme - ence to the books, people discounts for 10 or more are at Galatyn Park. 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10 | September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette www.NorthDallasGazette.com Business What changes are coming for FHA lending? BY CHARLENE CROWELL to have higher down pay - zations in North Carolina and vided them with higher-cost, that the $166.3 billion spent cluding rigorous oversight When the Federal Hous - ments and/or higher credit across America. risk-layered, less sustainable on housing each year is more and enforcement; and ing Administration (FHA) scores. Like FHA, Self-Help has loans than they qualify for.” than double and sometimes • Stronger, more aggres - was created in 1934, its main For many policymakers, been a partner in expanding Statistics from other in - triple any other household sive limits on points and fees focus was to change the dif - increasing required down affordable and sustainable dependent organizations cost. This fact suggests that identified in regulation that ficulty that people seeking payments and high credit homeownership for many tracking African-American housing affordability in the will complement those out - mortgage loans faced during scores are the opposite of families that otherwise would consumer trends support black community remains a lined in the Dodd-Frank bill. the Great Depression. By the what the country needs right have remained renters. As CRL’s own findings. challenge. Moreover, on a Hopefully the regulations end of World War II, many now. Instead, these voices are Self-Help’s research and pol - The 2010 annual survey range of services and prod - yet to be crafted by FHA will returning service men and urging FHA to preserve its icy arm, CRL has authored published by the National ucts, black households were begin to close the affordabil - women took advantage of traditional role of extending research reports and provided Urban League, The State of found to spend more than ity gap that now exists for FHA programs to help fi - affordable access to home - insightful analyses of nag - Black America, determined their white counterparts. many communities of color. nance home purchases. ownership. In their view, that ging housing issues. that although nearly three These facts and other Whatever rules go into effect, Today, FHA insures 4.8 mil - access would be a valued CRL also recently ad - quarters of white families economic measures con - will become either the oppor - lion single-family home complement to the many re - vised FHA in part, “The fore - own their own homes, less tributed to CRL’s call for a tunity or an obstacle for peo - mortgages. forms sets forth and regula - closure crisis and the result - than half of African-Ameri - number of specific FHA re - ple hoping to have their own Now in 2010, the still- tions yet to come from the ing economic crisis were can or Latino families are forms. Among them: American dream. unfolding foreclosure Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re - caused by reckless and preda - homeowners. Blacks and • An immediate ban on Charlene Crowell is the tsunami that began in 2007 form Act. tory lending practices and Latinos are also more than yield-spread premiums, the Center for Responsible Lend - has forced FHA to alter how Among the organizations toxic financial products not three times as likely to live in broker kickback paid by ing’s communications man - it can continue operating in - choosing to file comments on by any policy goal aimed at poverty as compared to lenders for pushing high-cost ager for state policy and out - dependent of taxpayer funds. these changes and their likely increasing homeownership.” whites. loans onto buyers; reach. She can be reached at: Unlike many federal agencies effects was the Center for Re - “The predatory lending Earlier this year, and as • Safeguards against Charlene.crowell@responsi - FHA’s only operating rev - sponsible Lending (CRL), an practices and toxic products reported in this column, the abusive pricing and fees – in - blelending.org. enues are derived from the affiliate of Self-Help. With characteristic of the past Institute for Assets and Social proceeds generated by fees 30 years of service as a com - decade”, continued CRL, Policy (IASP) at Brandeis paid for mortgage insurance. munity development finan - “occurred for one reason and University found that only City of Carrollton First-Time In mid-July FHA announced cial institution operating a one reason only: for mort - one in four African-American Homebuyer Assistance a number of policy changes credit union and nonprofit gage brokers, lenders and in - middle-class families in (NDG Wire) The City Carrollton. Assistance up to that included an increase in loan fund, Self-Help has pro - vestors to make money. . America are financially se - of Carrollton is now accept - $15,000 is provided in the mortgage insurance premi - vided over $5.65 billion of fi - .And communities of color cure. The 15th annual Buying ing applications from quali - form of a 0% interest, 10- ums. FHA is also considering nancing to 64,000 low- were disproportionately tar - Power of Black America re - fying individuals who year forgivable loan for other changes such as requir - wealth families, small busi - geted by non-bank subprime port published by Target would like to purchase a down payment and non-re - ing new mortgage applicants nesses and nonprofit organi - mortgage lenders who pro - Market News determined home in Carrollton through curring closing costs associ - the HOME Investment Part - ated with the purchase of a Garland Chamber of Commerce revamps their website nership Program. new home. This is a first- (NDG Wire) The Gar - tion to view upcoming Also Chamber members ceive notifications when The program provides come, first-served program. land Chamber of Com - events and select the event can list open positions on new jobs are posted and down payment and closing For qualifying details, merce recently announced in which you would like to our website, using our Job apply for all posted jobs on - cost assistance to low-to- program guidelines and ap - their website has been com - register. Bank. This is an additional line. moderate income first-time plication forms, call 972- pletely redesigned in an ef - The Business Resource option for locating qualified Visit the Garland Cham - homebuyers within the 466-4299 or cityofcarroll - fort to offer added value Center includes an online employees at no additional ber website at www.gar - Denton County portion of ton.com/comdevelopment. and convenience. resources section where cost. Registered employers landchamber.com or con - New features include business owners can obtain can search job bank re - tact Kisha at 469-326-7454 the ability to register and information on things like sumes for qualified em - or kisha.allen@garland - BARTLEY AUCTIONS pay for events online. Sim - small business tax require - ployees and post unlimited chamber.com if you have 4163 Hwy 19 South ply go to the Events link, ments; area trainings, GISD jobs. Registered jobseekers any comments/suggestions. Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 click calendar and registra - & City bid sites, etc. can upload their resume, re - 903 - 348 - 1878 or 903 - 485 - 2576 903 - 945 - 5268 (fax)

JUSTICE , continued from Page 3 Real Estate agony that follows when po - breadbasket, but clear-cut shack that was collapsing and allows for passage with AUCTION litical gridlock and back discrimination prevented around him. The scene I wit - 60 votes. If it is attached to a Sat. Sept. 18th @ 10:00 a.m. room machinations stand in them from accessing federal nessed does not belong in larger bill, we ask not to be 2 - Residential Prop. the way of America's im - programs. America. stripped out as has happened pulse to do the right thing. They lost their land and Let's resolve to end the before. The time for political Brick home on 1.9 ac . & I recently travelled acr- their ability to provide for waiting and anguish. When games has ended. The time Two Story home on 2.4 ac. oss the South to meet with their families. the Senate returns in Sep - for justice is now. Good Investment Area farmers who, because of One older man I visited tember, it should act imme - John W. Boyd Jr., a Parker, TX. Collin County their inability to access basic never had the money to in - diately to fund this settle - working farmer, is the Go to: bartleyauction.com federal loans, were left with stall clean running water or ment. founder and president of the farm properties but no oper - safe electricity, or to access If the black farmer fund - National Black Farmers As - Wade Bartley, Auctioneer/Agent ating support. quality medical care. ing is offered as a stand- sociation (blackfarmers TX 9572 10% BP applies Some had farmed thou - Stymied by racism, he alone measure for senators .org). 903 - 348 - 1878 or 903 - 439 - 5009 sands of acres and con - struggled through poor to vote on, we ask for clo - tributed to our national health while living in a ture, which limits filibusters Also: 70 acres in Emory, TX Rains Co .

September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette |11 www.NorthDallasGazette.com Is America Marching in Two Different Directions BY MARC MORIAL of civil rights organizations, ment to quality education for gateway to opportunity for living denouncing the con - about an outdated "us vs. (NNPA) – “Let us not marched from Washington's all. It means jobs and a living African Americans and Edu - cept of social justice, belit - them" vision of America, it seek to satisfy our thirst for Dunbar High School to the wage for all. It means afford - cation Secretary, Arne Dun - tling the legitimate griev - was a cynical attempt to hi - freedom by drinking from the site of the Martin Luther able housing on fair terms for can was on hand to once ances of African Americans, jack the message and mean - cup of bitterness and ha - King, Jr. National Memorial all. And it means quality and again call education the "civil using faith as a wedge issue, ing of Dr. King and the civil tred.” – Martin Luther King, under construction on the Na - affordable health care that is rights issue of this genera - and claiming that President rights movement. As I told Jr., August 28, 1963 tional Mall. accessible to all. Speaker tion." Underscoring that Obama is racist and his poli - the crowd at the Reclaim the On Aug. 28 in Washing - That group marched to after speaker, including my - commitment was the presen - cies are reminiscent of Dream rally, "We will not ton, DC, two groups of "Reclaim the Dream" that Dr. self, Rev. Sharpton, NAACP tation by Larry Handfield, Nazism. stand silent as some seek to Americans gathered on the King so courageously and President, Ben Jealous; DC Chairman of the Board of In short, Beck is a world- bamboozle Dr. King's dream. National Mall to express their eloquently articulated at the Delegate, Eleanor Holmes Trustees of Bethune-Cook - class divider, and his march We reclaim the dream be - vision of freedom 47 years Lincoln Memorial on August Norton and Martin Luther man College, of a $100,000 was designed to take America cause we are here to say we after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 28, 1963: "And as we walk, King, III, echoed these four-year scholarship to high in another direction - back to must be one nation." At a historic "I Have a Dream" we must make the pledge that themes, which are also the school student, Leah Carr, of its roots of states' rights sepa - time when Dr. King's mes - speech. we shall always march ahead. major empowerment goals of Northwest Washington. ratism. Unfortunately, Beck sage of unity is more impor - Unfortunately, the two We cannot turn back . . . We the National Urban League Fox News talk show host, has amassed a large follow - tant than ever, the question groups seemed to be march - will not be satisfied until jus - during this, our 100th year Glenn Beck, led the other ing. Many of them joined must be asked: Is America ing in different directions. tice rolls down like waters anniversary. rally, which took place at the him and former vice presi - marching in two different di - One rally, co-convened by and righteousness like a It was fitting that the Re - Lincoln Memorial, the very dential candidate Sarah Palin rections? Rev. Al Sharpton's National mighty stream." claim the Dream rally began spot where Dr. King rallied at their so-called "Restoring Marc Morial is president Action Network, the National In the 21st century that at a public high school. Edu - the nation to overcome its di - Honor" rally. and CEO of the National Urban League and a coalition means a national commit - cation has always been the visive past. Beck has made a Their rally was not only Urban League.

CLOSET , continued from Page 1 ployment rate at an all time or accessories. Their items sure participants are con - entire family as well as en - clothing following the about the opportunity to high, families large and will be counted and sorted tributing and selecting tertainment and the oppor - event. Also members from walk on a runway and have small can appreciate such upon arrival and then they items within reason. tunity to contribute to a the Dallas International a sense of responsibility in an event. will be free to shop for “If you would have great cause,” says Lavarry. Street Church who are cur - something that will help While clothing swaps clothing that other partici - asked me last year if I This year the organizers rently in reform programs others in the community” originated in the late pants have contributed to planned to make Recces - are excited about a few will be a part of the event says Karen Dudley, nineties and have mostly the swap. There are no min - sionista’s Closet an annual unique changes to the planning. A few will even Founder of Dallas Interna - been adopted by women as imums on the amount of event I would have told you event. They have decided to be featured as models in the tional Street Church. “Ladies night out parties” items that participants can no, but the response has partner with several local fashion shows. Not only Recessionista’s Closet Lavarry has recently ob - bring and no limits on how been greater than I ever vintage apparel and acces - does this concept offer will be held at Excuse Art served a need for this type often a swapper can return imagined and over the past sory dealers to offer swap - these individuals an oppor - Bar and Café located at of event that could benefit to the event throughout the year I have received count - pers several mini fashion tunity to gain job skills it 3025 Main St. Dallas. A $5 mothers, men and children day. The amount of items less requests to bring this shows and trunk shows gives them a chance to be donation is requested at the alike. obtained do not have to be event back. While others throughout the day. on display while increasing door. For more information Once the doors open at an exact match to the have caught on to the swap - The Dallas International their self-esteem. visit www.talisalavarry.co - 10 a.m. participants will be amount of items con - ping trend, Reccessionista’s Street Church was selected “We are truly blessed to mand click on the latest allowed to enter with any tributed, however volun - Closet is still unique as it as the charity to receive be apart of such an event, news link, or call 214-886- amount of clothing, shoes teers will be on board to en - offers the experience to the proceeds and any remaining the ladies are very excited 0696.

THOMAS , continued from Page 2 didn’t say, ‘We’re keeping olence. On the television, black students safe as the nine out safely.) humor. He said he had to be not assigned a dormitory you out.’ Eventually, we he saw the reporters who mob outside became The Little Rock Nine careful at times at Central room. An administrator, turned around and walked had been near him taking a restive. Thomas heard a po - agreed to forgo extracurric - not to show it, but that he after hearing about his high home.” beating. He saw one hit by liceman suggest to the chief ular activities, to ease fears secretly enjoyed “body-lan - school background, as - Thomas said he saw re - a baseball bat. that he turn over one black of whites who did not want guage jokes.” When a bully signed him a room in the porters surrounding his Later that month, the student to the mob, saying, “race-mixing.” Thomas, an would attempt to hit or foreign-student building group and that some jostled Little Rock Nine entered “You can get credit for sav - athlete, would have to stop shove him, Thomas stepped and jokingly justified it to him. Only after he came school and attended a few ing eight.” Thomas feared it running track. aside quickly. “I enjoyed Thomas, saying, “Little home — to see his mother, classes before being pulled would be him and began “The white students helping them miss me. They Rock? That stuff that has waiting on the porch, crying out and taken to the main calculating how he might kept me in shape,” Thomas couldn’t keep up.” been happening there can’t — did he learn that he had office, where the police outrun the segregationists. laughed. “They kept me When Thomas went to be in America. It’s a foreign been surrounded by ugly vi - fretted about keeping the (The chief smuggled all running.” He has a sense of college, he somehow was country you are from.”

LEGACY , continued from Page 4 that have happened in the promised treatment for the persistent fear and con - Because of the historical protect individuals who par - and the historical distrust past such as the Public syphilis,” Baquet said. cern about being treated concerns of events like the ticipate in clinical trials so that the literacy it breaks Health Service’s study of “Even after penicillin like a Guinea Pig and not Tuskegee experiments and that similar incidents are down those barriers and the untreated syphilis in was identified as a cure the understanding that research others, lecturers go through not repeated. historical distrust that the Tuskegee, Alabama, which treatment was withheld has a role to play in im - intense efforts to explain Baquet said, “By pro - African-American commu - recruited African-American from them by the federal proving the health of the how federal regulations re - moting research literacy, it nity has had of research and men in Tuskegee who were government. 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September 9 - 15, 2010 | North Dallas Gazette | 13 Church Happenings www.NorthDallasGazette.com AVENUE F CHURCH Pastor Minnie Allen for Sunday MT. PISGAH ON GOING HELP Dr. Charles Wattley OF CHRIST IN PLANO Hawthorne-Ewing Morning Worship. MISSIONARY God never expected us to Senior Pastor Every Wednesday 635 W. Campbell Road Church Address is BAPTIST CHURCH bear our burdens alone; our 1308 Wilcox Street Join us for Wednesday Suite 210 200 Belmont Drive “THE ROCK” Stephen Ministers are ready McKinney TX 75069 Morning Bible Study at Richardson, TX 75080 Allen, TX 75013 September 12, to provide emotional and 972-542-6178 10:30 a.m.; Prayer, Praise, 972-480-0200 972-359-9956 9 a.m.-2 p.m. spiritual care in all your tri - Songs, Fellowship, Bible Join us for our “Planning for als and tribulations when SHILOH MBC Study and Worship at 7 p.m. EIRENE CHRISTIAN FIRST BAPTIST the Future” Kick-Off. you need them. Call 972- IN PLANO September 16, 12 Noon FELLOWSHIP CHURCH CHURCH Pastor Robert Townsend 437-3493, Ext. 153 for de - Every Wednesday Join us for a “Between Jobs Each Wednesday, OF HAMILTON PARK 11611 Webb Chapel Road tails. In September, 7 p.m. Support Group” meeting at 7:30 p.m. “FIRST CHURCH” Dallas, TX 75229 Dr. Leslie W. Smith, You’re invited to our Mid- the Christian Works for Join us each Wednesday for On Going 972-241-6151 Senior Pastor Week Service as we praise Children, 6320 LBJ Free - our Midweek Bible Study. Each Wednesday, 1010-1020 S. Sherman St. and worship God for His way, Dallas, TX 75240. Pastor Autry 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. NEW MOUNT ZION Richardson, TX 75081 blessings. Call 972-960-9981 to regis - 701 E. Centennial Blvd. Let your child or children BAPTIST CHURCH 972-437-3493 Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr. ter. Richardson, TX 75081 join us at our Annie Pearl OF DALLAS Senior Pastor September 26, 7 a.m. 972-991-0200 Foster Children Center in On Going SAINT MARK MBC 920 E. 14th Street Join us for our Ladies Room 238 You are invited to visit our IN MCKINNEY Plano, TX 75074 Prayer & Breakfast meeting FELLOWSHIP September 11, Job Resource Center on September 11, 12 p.m. 972-423-6695 at the IHOP, 933 N. Central CHRISTIAN 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays And on Going Every 2nd Expressway, Plano, TX CENTER CHURCH Join us for our annual Taste from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Saturday In Each Month WORD OF LIFE 75075. Come fasting, if you IN ALLEN of First Church in the Fel - our Computer Training All Senior Saints are invited CHURCH OF can, and have a thirst for “THE SHIP” lowship Hall. Call Margaret Room in the Educational to our Double Nickel (55 GOD IN CHRIST righteousness. Everyone is On Going, Roberts at 817-784-8066 for Building. and above) Luncheon @ the Every Tuesday welcome. For details call 9 a.m.-4 p.m. details On Going Newsome Center on Am - & Thursday Sis. Misty Rockwell at 214- Monday – Friday Pastor Gregory Foster, Let your child or children scott Street in McKinney. In September 2010 244-1142 or Sis. Deadra Prayer Lines for those in 300 Phillips Street attend TTS (Test Taking Activities include lunch, @ 7 pm Pete at 469-667-5865 need are 972-649-0566 and Richardson, TX 75081 Skills) for math classes for bingo and door prizes. Join us for our anointed Pas - Brother Ramon Hodridge, 972-649-0567. 972-235-4235 TAKS (5th – 12th Grades) Come and bring a friend. If toral Night and be encour - Minister Wednesdays Only and special TTS for math you are homebound, we will aged by Words from 1026 Avenue F Come get your praise on in INSPIRING BODY OF Class (5th – 8th Grades.) deliver to you. Please call Heaven. Plano, TX 75074 the middle of the week at CHRIST CHURCH Call 214-235-3190 or 214- 972-542-6178 no later than Dr. Gregory Voss, 972-423-8833 our Wednesday Night Live September 12, 7:30 a.m. 541-8292 for details. the Friday, September 10th Senior Pastor at our main campus @ 7 And 11 a.m. September 20, 10 a.m. this month) before the 2765 Trinity Mills Road DAYSTAR p.m. You’re invited to our Sun - Join us for Music Ministry luncheon and leave a mes - Building 300 DELIVERANCE September 29, 6:30 p.m. day Morning Worship Serv - Annual Day as we celebrate sage with your name, ad - Carrollton, TX 75006 MINISTRIES Be challenged and read Pray ices. another year of serving God. dress, phone number and 214-514-9147 On Going Big by Will Davis, Jr. to September 13, 7 p.m. Dr. Robert Price, Sr. how many meals you need. 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. strengthen your prayer life Join us for Monday School Senior Pastor Visit Helen’s House every in BIG ways and join us in as we learn about, worship 9550 Shepherd Road Monday and Friday to re - room E103-105 for a discus - and praise God in our new Dallas, TX 75243 Then spake Jesus again unto them, ceive, to give, to comfort sion on the book. Call the facility. 214-341-6459 saying, I am the light of the world: and most of all to fellow - church for details. Dr. Rickie G. Rush, he that followeth me shall not ship. The give-a-way of Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Senior Pastor NORTH DALLAS COM - food, love and household M.Div. 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd. MUNITY walk in darkness, but items is given freely to those Senior Pastor Dallas, TX 75237 BIBLE FELLOWSHIP shall have the light of life. who could use a little touch. 305 N. Alder Drive, in 972-372-4262 CHURCH John 8:1

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RESIDENT , continued from Page 1 rence), Reginald (Iris) and Foster, Senior Pastor and Texas and her only god - Barack Obama, the first Wilford (Peggy). Their pride Rev. Anthony Foster, Pastor. daughter, Minister Sheila African American President and joy are their grandchil - Mrs. Tinner, called Tarpley Lott. of the United States of Amer - dren, Naarah, first grandchild Phemia by family and Phemia has always been ica and First Lady Michelle of the Tinners and a graduate friends, has kept her Cover very happy and pleased with Obama, she was mixed with of Austin College in Sher - Girl beauty, can still prepare her congratulations and best pride, happiness, joy and a man, Texas; Joshua; Ebony, a delectable meals from scratch wishes from family and fri- feeling of how blessed she is. junior student at the Univer - and she still maintains a ends; when she received a She thanked her husband, sity of North Texas in Den - “white glove test” home. congratulations and best family, goddaughter Sheila ton, Texas; Jordan; Lee Ann; She was surprised with a wishes from President and gives all credit to God. Jared; Leeah; Joseph; and birthday party on August 1st great grandson, Joshua, Jr. at the Holiday Inn Select on Mr. & Mrs. Tinner have LBJ at Preston Road. been faithful members of the Phemia was surrounded First Baptist Church of by family and friends and she Hamilton Park in Richard - delighted in the mini roast son, Texas for over 50 years and kind words from every - under the leadership of the one who spoke, including her Mrs. Euphemia Tinner poses with official documents. late Dr. J. L. Foster, Founder; only sibling, Mrs. Frankie and currently, Dr. Gregory McFadden from Garland,

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