^•VK^:t^m^ Is a Community College for You? A Look at Schools (.lose to lltmie - Page 4 Representation Congress The Spends Your Debate Money Like Continues Incredibles It's Theirs in Piano Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 Visit Our Website At iviviv.MONTheGazette.com n A Division ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^Dppoxtunity News, Inc. ^^M ||^| f^M ^^^^^F Volume XIII, Number XXXXVI " 9sCo r t /i <r> a f f a s ' ^PP' e e /^ C y Taper of C ft o i c e '' December 02 - December OS, 2004 SERVING PLANO, DALLAS, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, ALLEN, MCKINNEYAND MESQUITE Garland United Hosts First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church: Community Forum To Address A Church on the Move Alternative Education Placement By: Rhae Shawn Buford the education process and to By: Lisa Morgan staple at SMBC for nearly but to this man of God it Garland United hosted discuss ways to prevent child On a recent Sunday, Rev. three decades, his was divine guidance. On the Homefront: its first community forum on placement in alterative schools. Isaiah Joshua, Jr., Senior "One Friday evening, one November 22nd at the Garland John W. Washington, The Piano Chamber of Pastor of Shiloh of the teachers that taught Alternative Education Center Assistant Superintendent, Commerce Women's Missionary Baptist Church across the hall, asked me (GAEC) to address concerns by Student Services & Division Luncheons are and the entire church what I was going to do for citizens about alternative Community Relations for held monthly at the family recognized the work the weekend, I told her education placement. GISD reviewed key sections of Gleneagles Country Club and the accomplishments Saturday I planned on Garland United is a joint Senate Bill 1 of the Texas Law from 11:30 - 1:00. The cost of the church over the last mowing the yard, and that project of the Garland Police Code, which formally is 820.00 at the door for Department, establishes 120 years. Sunday was church day members and $25 for non- Carver Alumni Under Pastor Joshua's and I would be at church alternative members and guests. For Programs & education leadership, the church has all day," said Pastor Joshua. more information or to Services, schools. Mr. experienced phenomenal make reservations please "She suggested I go to Negro Washington call the Chamber at 972- growth. In a time when Shiloh, and she told me it Business and highlighted key 424-7547. Reservations some church pews remain was a church here in Piano, Professional sections of will not be accepted after 12 unfilled, the SMBC pews well that Sunday morning I Women's Chapter 37 of noon on Friday, December are packed, and the facility intended to go to my Club, Inc. and the bill, which the NAACP 3rd. is overflowing with Pastor laaiah Joshua Jr. church, Macedonia in deals with law excitement and a buzz of Garland and order. From Friday, December introduction to Shiloh in the Lewisville, but what she Branch. 3 through Sunday, activity. words of a modern man said just stuck with me and M r Carol Washington December 5th, the Piano Rev. Joshua has been a would appear coincidental. A Church on tfie Move Page 2 Montgomery, stressed the Centre will present Back to a geometry importance of Grandma's Attic A Crafters teacher and the Garland Village & Interior We Need a Good Whuppin' the project ISD Code of Marketplace. The show is coordinator, Conduct, open Friday 11am ~ 6 pm, By. Jamce CUoEniAii a cassette tape I bought four piece of communication to our stated that the Richard Heihes, Principal, Garland which Specifies Saturday 10 am - 6 pm and No doubt you have years ago, right after that last people. I then bought several mission of Alternative Education Cent^n- offenses that Sunday 11am - 4:30 pm. memories of your "presidential selection." copies of the tape and gave Garland United is "to mobilize lead to placement m an Admission is S3 adults, £4 parents giving you what It was recorded by an elder them to otbi^rs. people to be concerned about alternative school setting. we called a whuppin'- You seniors. Free under 12 whom I love and highly respect. No one loves Black people the negative issues in the Parents are required to sign probably thought they were years. For more information His name is Kwa David more than Kwa David, but I community." this synopsis of education mean and didn't love you, call 800-783-4526 Whitaker, of Cleveland. The know he'd rather whup us than The purpose of the first forum board policies and laws fi-om right? Your parents, on the to see someone else do it. So, The Arts of Collin presentation on the tape is tided, was to explain the law that Senate Bill 1 every year. other hand, probably felt "The Wake Up Call." I am how about another one, Bro? County Commission, Inc. established alternative schools, Garland United Hosts Page 6 terrible, too. telling you right now, you must (ACCC) is accepting I don't believe there has ever Even though you deserved get a copy of this brother's been a time thai Black people in applications from Collin that whuppin' they didn't want discourse. this country have been so Covmty residents interested to see you hurt, and they surely Brother Whitaker recorded his dysfunctional, so apathetic, so Kweisi Mfume Resigns in serving on one of the didn't want to be the ones to insightful, enlightening, and gullible, so afraid, so irresolute, following committees: inflict the pain. It's the same prophetic words in November so unconcerned, so lemming­ ACCC Advisory way today with us as adult 2000. He experdy weaved the like, and so willing to capitulate as NAACP President Committee, Public Black people. Gore/Bush election scenario into to the whims and desires of By: George E. Curry and Hazel The board learned of the Outreach Committee or the Our elders, which I have an easy-to-understand football every other group, while Trice Edney -NNPA Ncw« Service decision in a Monday night Technology Committee. ofiBcially joined, as of August , analogy, explained what position turning our backs on the WASHINGTON (NNPA) - telephone conference call and a staff meeting was called at Additional information and love us and do not want to see Black folks are in vis-a-vis the interests and needs of our own Kweisi Mfume, the president and us hurt, but they need to give U.S. political system, and told us people. chief executive officer of the national headquarters in an application packet can be National Association for the Baltimore for 9 am Tuesday, found on the Arts of Collin us a good whuppin* every now how to win, despite the system In Cincinnati, I see Black Ad\'anceraent of Colored People, three hours before the news County website or by and then. being stacked against us. folks selling their souls to an has resigned, effective Jan. I, after conference. calling 214-495-5801. In my frustration, not only W^en I first heard it, I called inept, corrupt, and biased nearly nine years as head of the Sources say Mfume's decision after the voting irregularities in nation's largest and oldest civil The Piano City Council Kwa David and thanked him for political administration. I see to resign is unrelated to a recent the 2004 election, I pulled out rights organization. disclosure that the Internal accepts nominations for turning out such a fantastic Blackonotnics Page 5 At a news conference Tuesday at Revenue Service is investigating "Volunteer of the Month" the NAACP's headquarters in whether the NAACP violated its on a regular basis. The UNT honors barrier breaking Baltimore, Mfume said: "For the federal tax exempt status last deadline is the first of every SBC positions gain last nine years I've had the honor summer when Board Chai.-man month and the final alumni with honorary degrees and privilege to help revive and Julian Bond gave a speech highly selection is made by the restore the nation's oldest and critical of President Bush at the Demon- In the summer of 1954, doctoral national hearing on largest civil rights organization. organization's annual convention Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and student A. Tennyson Miller became the first The people I have met along the in Philadelphia. the Deputy Mayor Pro Tern. African American to attend the North Texas *Meet the Press' way and the lessons I have learned The IRS has su-ict prohibitions For more information visit Stale College (now the University of North WASHINGTON- The Southern Baptist have been invaluable, but sadly for on tax-exempt groups the city's website Texas). A year later, a lawsuit filed by Joseph L. me, the time has come to set sail participating in partisan politics. Convention's positions on racial and chart a new course." www.ci.plano.tx.us Atkins paved the way for Afiican American reconciliation and the family received an Bond says he was exercising his Dennis Hayes, the NAACP's First Amendment ri^l to free The Allen Rotary Club undergraduates to enroll at North Texas. unexpected hearing Nov. 28 on NBC News' Nearly fifty years ago, Miller and Atkins general counsel, will serve as speech at the time, not meets every Wednesday at "Meet the Press." interim president and CEO, until a participating in partisan politics. initiated the university's non-violent integration 12 Noon at the First SBC executive Richard Land and Jerry successor is picked, probably by "My decision to move on and paved the way for thousands of African Methodist Church on South Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist next summer.