Volume XIX, Number XXXII July 22 - 28, 2010 Y R TO S UNT Dallas ER V O C senior awaits Founded 1991 kidney transplant .com Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Payday Lending Still Nation’s Most Abusive Small Loan BY CHARLENE CROWELL for people affected by lay - will ever be right-side-up And despite several laws NNPA FINANCIAL WRITER offs or business closures is again. Then there are stu - designed to ensure equality, University of North Texas at Dallas senior David Del - While some economists often whether unemploy - dents who heeded their par - when it comes to access to gado watches television as he goes through dialysis and Wall Street traders see ment benefits will last until ents urging to get a college fair credit, being black in July 8. One of the youngest patients going through glimmers of an improving a new job is secured. Others education and now have a America still imposes an un - dialysis at Liberty Dialysis in Duncanville, Delgado economy, a distinctly differ - who watched their neighbors new diploma in one hand, a deniable financial burden. goes through the treatment three hours a day, three ent perspective exists in lose homes to foreclosure stack of student loans in the Whether shopping for gro - days a week while he waits for a kidney transplant. America’s heartland. wonder whether their up - other and no job prospects ceries, a car, a home, or in - See TRANSPLANT, Page 9 The number one concern side-down mortgage loans on the horizon. See LOAN, Page 11 The world’s favorite mischievous monkey Friendship-West arrives in Dallas on September 25 For more information see pg. 10 settles with Payne www.northdallasgazette.com BY IVY N. CARTER, MBA of hate towards Cau - Y R NDG CONTRIBUTING WRITER casians. Once Sen. Obama TA N Congress Pastor Jeremiah Wright disassociated himself from E M is no stranger to the media Pastor Wright, Wright M O spotlight. He was first rec - began to scream that he C must act to help ognized during the 2008 was betrayed by his then presidential campaign of mentee. the unemployed then U.S. Sen. Barack Now Pastor Wright is BY GENE LANTZ counting the underem - Obama, for his hateful pul - NDG SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR ployed. Nearly half of all Elizabeth Payne Pastor Jeremiah Wright See PAYNE, Page 16 pit deliveries of messages (NDG Wire) Tough the jobless, a record 46 times bring out the best percent, have been unem - and the worst in people. ployed for more than six Irving hosting MWBE workshop on July 28 But many are still coming months. (NDG Wire) The City nesses. Future workshop The next workshop is Wednesday, July 28 from up short, and Congress let We don’t even need of Irving (Minority and topics include “Using “Funding – Traditional and 1-3 p.m. at North Lake Col - down millions when they statistics when we see our Wo-men's Business Enter - Technology to Effectively Alternatives Sources of lege – South Campus. The didn’t extend unemploy - neighbors and friends los - prise) MWBE Program is Market & Grow your Busi - Capital.” Representatives Dallas County Community ment benefits for those ing work and watching inviting the business com - ness”, “Co-operative Pur - from the banking industry, College is located at 1081 who, despite their best ef - their hours cut. According munity to attend the second chasing Programs – An - Accion, MBEC and the West Shady Grove Road in forts, still can’t find work. to a recent study by the workshop in their 2010- other Area of Opportunity SBA will be on hand to talk Irving. The American jobs Pew Research Center, 2011 series. for MWBE Businesses”, a about loans and alternatives For more information crisis remains deep and more than half of all The program will con - construction forum, an IT for raising capital for your call 972-721-3753. To real. Close to 15 million Americans have been im - tinue to focus on topics forum as well as a work - small business. RSVP send an email to dm - Americans are unem - helpful to MWBE busi - shop on Annual Contracts. The workshop is [email protected]. ployed—26 million See UNEMPLOYED , 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 Pamela D. Rice Margot James Copeland Jerry Prater Sister Tarpley . 15 See Page 2 People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com the social ill of domestic vi - up. Rice is thankful for the months of May, June, Pamela D. 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She holds every re - day Morning Wife has 2010 . luminating words which re - came her muse. It is her de - jection letter as a reminder placed in the top ten on the When Rice is not writ - sulted in her becoming a sire to become a literary to stay committed to work - Black Christian News Inde - ing, she enjoys spending ing, and exploring other published poet while in the vessel that brings light to ing hard and never giving pendent Publishers list for time with her family, travel - cultures. The Links, Inc.’s new tion; the Great Lakes Mu - brighter. The Links, Inc. is a Margot James Copeland President, Margot James seum of Science, Environ - prominent organization Copeland, currently serves as ment and Technology; and where service, friendship and More than 2,500 of the new officers of The Links, the executive vice president University Hospitals Health leadership are paramount. It 12,000 plus members of The Inc. include: for KeyCorp. She serves as System. Copeland received a is my intention to continue to Links, Incorporated attended • National President: the chair of the KeyBank bachelor’s degree from lead this important organiza - the organization’s 37th Na - Margot James Copeland – Foundation, guiding the Hampton University and a tion with excellence and tional Assembly (June 30 - Cleveland (OH) Chapter company's strategic philan - master’s degree from The serve with grace.” July 4). The five days of • National Vice Presi - thropic investments. Previ - Ohio State University. “Dr. Gwendolyn Lee has workshops, seminars and dent: Glenda Newell-Harris ously, Copeland served as Upon accepting the role provided 4 years of dedicated key-note speakers was held – Alameda Contra-Costa the president and chief exec - of the 15th National Presi - service as the 14th National in Michigan at Detroit’s (CA) Chapter utive officer of the Greater dent, Copeland stated, “I am President where the organi - Cobo Center. During the • National Secretary: Cleveland Roundtable and truly honored and humbled zation has grown, thrived event, Members of The Kimberly Jeffries Leonard – the executive director of by the opportunity to serve as and made a difference in the Links, Inc. celebrated com - Arlington (VA) Chapter Leadership Cleveland. National President. I have lives of millions of people,” munity service achieve - • National Treasurer: She also currently serves committed, like all of our Copeland continued. ments, recognized outstand - Katherine Wilson – Bold on the Board of Kent State members, to work hard every The Links, Incorporated; ing contributions of individ - City (FL) Chapter University and as trustee of day to make communities Linked in Friendship, Con - uals and elected new officers • Chair, National Nom - Gentry – Annapolis (MD) the Thomas White Founda - better, individuals healthier nected in Service. Please to lead the organization. The inating Committee: Pamela Chapter tion; Kenneth Scott Founda - and prospects for the future visit http://www.linksinc.org During the meeting, and Associates as structural mentioned that Jerry Jones boys Stadium, and The board members elected new engineers; Pacheco Koch as was honored during the cer - Bridge received the night’s Jerry Prater officers: Jerry Prater was civil engineers; Reed, emony with the Vision top honors. (NDG Wire) During the Bill Metzger, DCCCD’s selected to serve as chair, Wells, Benson as mechani - Award for the new Cow - July meeting of the Dallas new trustee, who succeeds and Charletta Compton is cal and electrical engineers; County Community Col - his mother, Martha Sanchez the board’s new vice chair.