New Report Reveals Alarming Amount of Systemic Police and Prosecutorial
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Volume XXX, Number XXXI October 1-7, 2020 The election of a lifetime is upon us - See Page 3 Car maker kicks it up a notch to fight kids’ cancer Visit us online at www.northdallasgazette.com - See Page 4 New report reveals alarming Dallas College receives big amount of systemic police and $3M grant prosecutorial misconduct - See Page 5 By Stacy M. Brown Perot, African NNPA Senior National American museums Correspondent seek staircase artist On Jan. 21, 2011, former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was - See Page 6 sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for perjury and ob- struction of justice because he lied Irving Police under oath about his use of torture to join National extract confessions from numerous criminal suspects, overwhelmingly ABLE Project Black men. Burge was fired in 1993 and was - See Page 10 prosecuted only for lying in a civil case. He served more than four years in prison and died in 2018 Cowboys are In 1987, when Ken Anderson A new study sheds an alarming light on the prevalence of police misconduct, and contin- disappointing in was District Attorney of Williamson ued wrong-doing when cases go to court. (Photo: Wesley McLachlan / Unsplash) third game County, Texas, he successfully pros- ster” killed his mother when “Dad- graced. He pled guilty to contempt ecuted Michael Morton for murder- dy was not there.” of court, spent four days in jail, was - See Page 10 ing his wife, Christine. What followed was a parade of disbarred, and was forced to resign To do so, according to a report horribles, researchers said. from the position he later held as a from the National Registry of Ex- In 2011, DNA testing of a ban- judge. Alpha Kappa onerations, Anderson concealed dana found near the crime scene While researchers of a new report that neighbors had seen a suspicious identified the actual killer. released on Tuesday, Sept. 15, said Alpha ponies up stranger hanging around the Mor- The District Attorney’s Office it’s hard to summarize the enormity $1M for HBCUs tons’ house. had successfully resisted testing that of the harm Burge and his under- After the murder, while Morton bandana for many years. Morton lings inflicted their victims, and was in custody, someone else at- spent 24 years in prison for a crime what Anderson did, they did piece - See Page 12 tempted to use a credit card belong- that he did not commit – a crime that together a critical and comprehen- ing to his wife and cashed a $20 was itself an unspeakable tragedy sive study on tainted cases that have Sister Tarpley: check that was in her missing purse. for him and his family. only underscored why Americans Jehova Further, the Mortons’ three-year- The real killer went on to blud- – particularly Black people – have old son, who witnessed the killing, geon another woman to death in See MISCONDUCT, Page 7 Jireh told his grandmother that “a mon- 1988. Anderson himself was dis- - See Page 15 Inside... See Page 2 People In The News... People In the News ....................................... 2 Op/Ed ............................................................ 3 Health ............................................................ 4 Community .................................................... 5 Education ...................................................... 6 Irving / Carrollton / Plano ............................. 7 Feature .......................................................... 8 Dallas Cowboys ........................................... 10 Alejandra Ramos Gomez Reggie D. Smith NDG Bookshelf ............................................ 11 Linsey Mills Marketplace ................................................ 12 Career / Obituaries ..................................... 13 NDG Quote of the Week: “Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” Church Directory .................................... 14-15 – Rosa Parks NDG Bookshelf ............................................ 16 People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com them,” Gómez said. “I re- the start of the Covid-19 I also have a poetry so that they can know that Alejandra Ramos Gomez ally wanted to allow them pandemic. club and a dance club at they have safe space where By Javier Giribet-Vargas to express themselves so How did you make your the school, so we started they can talk about their Dallas ISD that they could develop an virtual teaching unique? to meet with the students feelings. We started ev- interest in showing up to We’d do activities where virtually once a week. I ery day with the circle of When schools unexpect- class virtually.” the students used critical had approximately 25 stu- mindfulness. We’d prac- edly closed in March due to Gómez started a Face- thinking and made real-life dents in the dance club tice breathing techniques the Covid-19 threat, Wal- book Page –“Aprendamos connections. Once I asked and they did exercises that they could do if they nut Hill Elementary School con Ms. Ramos” (Learning them to find a plant in their through Zoom; and about were feeling overwhelmed. teacher Alejandra Ramos with Ms. Ramos)–to fur- backyard and learn every- 12 in poetry club, where we We’d tell them that if their Gómez first found it tough ther connect with students thing they could from that talked about how we felt parents felt stressed out, to to talk to students. and their parents. On her plant. Another time, I asked and wrote about what was help them, and to be atten- The kids were just page, which now has more them to draw a map of their happening. These mostly tive to the world around bouncing back from the than 4,000 subscribers, she house and present it. If they informal lessons allowed them. tornado that five months her professional and per- hosts bilingual videos and were given a reading as- them to enjoy themselves How did you use the ago demolished their home sonal passion: social and readings and shares teach- signment, I wouldn’t only and listen to each other, technology resources to campus, and she worried emotional learning. ing strategies and anec- ask them about what hap- and ask questions and use your advantage? about the additional toll the “We began talking to the dotes. pened in the book, but how new words, and they serve I started my Facebook epidemic would bring. Af- students about how they We asked Gómez a few they’d change the ending, a very immediate purpose. page because I realized that ter a few awkward virtual were feeling and how their questions to learn more or how they’d write their The most important part lessons, she fully embraced new reality was affecting about her experience since own story. is to listen to the students, See GOMEZ, Page 6 was when they were eat- food dishes into authentic, nered some ardent fans businesses to manufacture Reggie D. Smith ing his famous Pure wings at-home culinary delights who displauy their culi- and package his products (BlackNews.com) -- with his secret sauce. Reg- for dipping as a marinade nary loyalty with the Pure and says that it is important Reggie D. Smith, founder gie’s “secret sauce” was or as a meal topper. 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Readers will also find strong black women lov- business ventures, Reggie sweet and tangy marinade. jazz up their next dish with ated an amazing sauce that product news and other ingly called Reba (momma) thought about when people His sauces can be used to creativity. everyone enjoyed. He takes items of interest in the blog and granny. Reggie’s pas- were the happiest and that transform meats and sea- The brand has even gar- pride in using local small section. Mills describes The Prep of knowing the product and ful businesses such as Uber Your Business Venture is Linsey Mills as preparing the mind to target market, delivering were started during a reces- expertly written and is filled (BlackNews.com) -- Fi- identify or attract ideas that the perfect pitch, and build- sion.