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Coca-Cola Madame lUndisputed Honors C.J.Walker Coming to Kids Theatre Page 2 Page 5 Page 7 ÂIIiMl^^pportumty News, Inc. ^^M |^H ^H ^^^^v Volume XI, Number XXXIM " 9sCo r t ft 'D a C C a s ' W e e ^ f y (Paper of Choice " August 15-August 21, 2002 SERVING PLANO, DALLAS, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, ALLEN, MCKINNEY AND MESQUITE Mother and Daughter Local Business Man To Run Marathon By: Felicia Coleman has branches all over the United and make a difference," she Buys Thornton House Waynette Woodard and her States, with the purpose of rais added. mother Helen Woodard, both of ing funds for research to find Waynette, her mother, and to Preserve African Allen, are training for Ireland's cures in honor of those who have others, begin training at 5:00 On the Homefront: 26.2 mile marathon in Dublin died, and who are suffering from a.m. at White Rock Lake, run American Heritage on October 28. The ning 25-30 miles a Will Corporate and Private Sponsors Answer Free Photography Contest Open to marathon \\i\\ benefit week. She said that it Piano residems-The T Internationa] the Call for Funding and Involvement? Library of Photography is pleased to the Leukemia & was her mother announce that o^•e^ 560,000 in prizes Lymphoma Societ>'. Helen, an elementary will be awarded this year in the International Open Amateur To train for the school coach and aer Photography Contest. Photographers marathon, The Wood- obic instructor, who from the Piano area, particularly beginners, are welcome to ir>- to win ards have teamed up convinced her to run their share of over 1,300 prizes. The with "Team in Train the marathon. deadline for the contest is September 30,2002. The contest is open to everj- ing", the world's "I've came a long one and entry is FRHE. To enter, send lar^st endurance sports way in a short period ONE photograph in ONLY ON'E of the following categories: People, Travel, training and fiindrais- of time. At first I was Pets, Children, Sports, Nature, .\ction. ing program, in skeptical because I Humor, Portraiture, or Other. The photo must be a color or black-and- March of this year. wasn't in shape and white print (unmounted). S" x 10" or "Team in Training I've never run a smaller. .\il entries must include the photographer's name and address on allows each athlete to marathon before in the back, as well as the category- and run, walk or ride in my life," said Wayn the title of the photo. Photographs honor of a specific should be sent to: The International ette. "Never in a mil Library of Photography, Suite 101- leukemia patient. lion years would I 2614, and 3600 Crondall Lane. Owings Mills, .MI) 21117. Entries must be "I received a letter have thought that I postmarked by September 30. 2002. in the mail on Teams would be a runner. By Monica Thornton You may also submit your photo In Training. I research When I run and I get the house has to be moved, as directly online at www.picture.com. Dallas resident and local Greater New Birth Church For more information contact Owines ed it and looked on tired, I think of the businessman, Ron Williams, 42, MiUs at (410) 363-4800. owns the land on which it sits, the internet to find patients and I keep has stepped up to the plate and and until recently, they also The Piano Chamber of Commerce the Dallas chapter. going on." purchased the John Thornton owned the house. in%'itcs you to join them at welcomine That is how I became Each participant house in the Douglass Com The church is ready to their new pn'sidi'p' Hv't î',r,t!.n -ir involved," Waynette wears a wristband munity' of East Piano. expand its sanctuary and need the Blue AU-Sit (. ^ (L to R) Het«n and Hbyrtafte W»o<itva*'ft, mother and The TTiomton house is Parkway, Piano i nt Woodard said. with the names of to build on the land. And in daughter team are training for marathon in believed to be the oldest in the June, the call went out to the ToUard and 121) on Thursday, August The program start three patients. 15, and 5:00p.m. •-7:00p.m. R.S.V.P bv Dublin, Ireland October 28 area (built in the 1890's), and Douglass and neighboring ed in 1988, in honor August 13th by caUing: (972) 424- 7547, Waynette is is of great historic significance commimities to help preserve Ext. 230, or log on to rs\pî piano of leukemia survivor, Georgia, occ.org. cancer. scheduled to leave for Dublin, to the African-American com the house and the heritage it the daughter of Bruce Cleland Waynette became involved Ireland on October to make it munity, bought by John represents by moving the house The last summer concert at the of Rye, New York, when a team on time for the October 28 Thornton, an African- with the purpose of turning it Heritage l-armstead .Museum will be in the marathon because she has held .\ugusi nth featuring New was formed to train and raise had family members die from marathon. American sharecropper, farmer into an African American and real estate investor around Approach, a bluegrass band of hard- funds to run the New York City breast and lung cancer. "There will be a rest day, museum or heritage center. driving (fuys from Rowlelte and 1909. But one way or another Dallas, formerly members of various Marathon. The program now "I wanted to gel involved See Marathon page 6 See Thornton House page 6 groups for many years. .\!so perform ing are, the Lone Star T's, a model T Club who brought iheir antique auto mobiles to the August concert in 2001. Booths will include an HF.M member ship/information table, the Peddler's Cart, Mac's Salsa and jams, chair Upcoming Reparations massage, voter regtstraiion, child fin 2002 Bright Minds Bright Future gerprinting, drink sales, and jewelry and basket sales. Door prizes will be March Can Be Crucial awarded at each concert and will By. George E. Curry Scholarship Awarded to include gift certificates for local the point that the idea can't be restaurants and shops. Vendors at the From time to time, an issue dismissed by summarily attack concerts will donate Hi'.M member that's been around for a while ing its supporters. The likes of ships and items. Tickets for general suddenly leaps to the forefront Russell Jones, HI admission are S3: seniors and HF.M Richard America and attorney members, S2; and for children under of public attention and takes on Adjoa Aiyetora have now been the age of 12. SI. Volunteers are need a new, energized life of its own. joined by Dorothy Height, of the ed. Ifinterested call Barbara Hobbs at In the early stages of the anti- (972) 571-1869 or email to bjhobb- National Council of Negro six'fl hotmail.com or call the apartheid demonstrations in Women, Harvard Law Professor Farmstead office at (972) 881-0140. Washington, no one knew that Charles Ogletree and William minority-rule in South Africa Lucy, of the American North Texas Home Educaton* Networic was about to come to an end. Federation of State, Coimty and will host a conference- on August 16ih And few thought that if Nelson located at Piano Centre 2000 Spring Mimicipal Employees. Randall Creek Parkwav IViday. August 16 and Mandela were ever released Robinson, the former head of Salurdav, Aucust 17 from 9:39a.m. fi-om prison—if they believed he TransAfrica, sparked more pub -5:00p.m. North Texas Home would be released at all—he Educators' Network Annual lic debate by writing a book on Conference and Book Fair located ai would become president of the subject titled, "The Debt: Piano Centre. Spring Creek and South Africa. What America Owes to Blacks." Jupiter Roads. Pre registration is SIO for adults and S5 for children ages 2- This weekend, supporters of What was roundly dismissed as 17. For more information call (214) reparations for Blacks are gath a radical idea in the past is not 495-9600 or It^ onto wtt'W.nthen.org. ering in Washington, D.C., in considered radical anymore. hopes of keeping the issue in the Not when the Bush public eye and, more important Administration wants to elimi ly, improve its chances of nate affirmative action. Not becoming a reality. And like when other coimtries are offer INSIDE those early anti-apartheid ing atonement for their past marchers, they are not discour behavior. Canada has made On the Homefront 1 aged by talk of Blacks never financial amends with Japanese (L to R) Russell Jonex, Jr., Russell Jones III (Brighter Minds Scholarship recipient), receiving reparations firom the Canadians, Austria has doled Bradley Jones, andAaranJone* Community Spotlight . .2 United States government. In out S25 miUion for Holocaust By: Tobi Hicks way into the future." Coordinated Program of the past, the National Coalition survivors and even the United As a student at Frisco High In May of 2002, Russell Admissions, as an undeclared Editorials 3 of Blacks for Reparations States has paid $1.2 billion to School, Russell Jones, III was an Jones, III graduated fi-om Frisco graduate for one year and then (N'COBRA), Rep. John Inspiration 3 Japanese Americans wrongly active member of the Varsity High School with honors and transfer to the University of Conyers and activists such as interned during World War II.

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