2010-2011 black xcellence magazine

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COREY TONEY Excellence Has NO LIMITS

COREY TONEY Excellence Has NO LIMITS

Renita Burrell-Moore

COWTOWNS DAUGHTER

Ronita Burrell-Moore

COWTOWNS DAUGHTER

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“ Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. “

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THE 2010 BLACK XCELLENCE AWARDS! “ - Mr. T.Lynn Redmond, President/CEO

FAITH CAPITAL FUNDING Official Corporate Sponsor

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What Is Excellence, Really?

We know that IT is a state of mind. Refusing medi-ocrity and embracing magnificence. The 2nd wind

that overcomes exhaustion, the evidence of our connection to God.

There is a special burning inside, that pushes you

no matter what the odds, even though it looks im-possible. Even when historically there is no way,

excellence creates the avenue for a way. A “you can do it” spirit that does not

settle for just the finish or just the win.

For excellence demands equality. In the great race of Life excellence demands victory for the victor and all who observes. Excellence, creates a hum-

bling spirit that creates a winning attitude for even the opponent of lesser ability. For, excellence cre-

ates the opportunity to know, that if not today, defi-nitely tomorrow.

IT’S NOT TAUGHT, IT’S NOT FORCED,

IT’S NOT IN YOUR DNA, IT IS NOT A CULTURAL THING

INDEED EXCELLENCE....

It is created from the subconscious psyche by an activated spark of supernatural energy … which

some call the holy spirit. But when all is SAID AND DONE it is the evidence of our connection to GOD.

There are many people, that display the character

traits of what my definition of excellence is. Often-times, this group of extraordinary people go unno-

ticed and unrewarded for their contributions to the world, thus in a sense creates an

unknown element , the “X” factor.

A wise man once told me, ” Do not complain about the problem, be a part of the solution “

It is with great pleasure that we present to you THE

2010 BLACK XCELLENCE MAGAZINE.

Always Remember, with God, all things are possible.

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5 THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MANY SUPPORTERS, STAFF, CONTRIBU‐

TORS, SPONSORS, AND PRAYER WARRIORS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF NAMES WE

WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE: GOD

JESUS CHRIST MANY ANCESTORS T.LYNN REDMOND

Kailon, Chelsea, Wille, Tomias, Colby, Lord, Troyrissa, Asia, Ashton, and Miracle

NAPOLEON AND TERESA DAVIS LONNIE FAYE REDMOND

KAMETHIA DAVIS The entire Davis, Parker, and Redmond Families

FRANK EKEJIKA LEONARD ELLIOT

BOB HOLMES ROOSEVELT BURREL, JR. TORRENCE WILLIAMS CNTG TECHNICAL

JOHNNA HENDRIX DAJUANA MILLER BOGAN ANDRE COLEMAN ERIC ORTIZ LAKRESHA HENSON REYL RUDISON CRYSTAL MAYBERRY CLAYTON SIMS ROSEMARY HENDRIX CARL FIELDS JAMES BROWN ROBERT BROOKS KRYSTAL LAUDERDALE

PENNE HOWARD SHELLY FRANKLIN STEVE NAPPER MARK MAAS ERIC CASTILLO COREY FITTSGILL MAURISSA GOLSTEN RYANNE CONDON SHAVONNE BANKS If some how I missed your name charge it to my (exhausted) Head not my Heart.

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Mr. Cowtown

Traffic Control

Roosevelt Burrell In the mind of a man who had his mission in life set on great measures of suc-cess and he had a burning for and natural still of planning and structure set out in 1974 to build and entire community known as Cowtown. Who would have known that the daughter of Cowtown was this little girl sultry in her wisdom watching her dad work hard and give instruction to his crew mem-bers as step by step and by brick by brick he never lost the vision to keep on build-ing and revive that city known as were the west began. Cowtown Traffic Control under the management direction of Renita Moore Burell the daughter of Rosevelt Burell as a true pioneer of this the City of Ft. Worth. Cowtown Traffic Control continues to get its mark of how Black Xcellence is achieved when you see a clear side walk and clear signs as well as smooth following traffic.

Born April 18, 1927 in Palestine, Texas; Roosevelt Burrell, Jr. was the second old-est of the seven children born of Roosevelt Burrell, Sr. and Lillie Bell Brown. Growing up in Palestine, he attended Foster Ele-mentary and left school in the ninth grade to assist his immediate family at home. Upon turning 18, Roosevelt became a Pri-vate Second-Class (PC-2) in the United States Navy, and served in active duty for 13 months. During his duty, he and the crew of the US Laran PA 153 traveled to both Germany and Japan. After completing his military term, the returned to Palestine and attended trade school on a GI bill for 2 years. Upon graduation Roosevelt received a certification in Auto Mechanics.

Certification in hand, Roosevelt moved into the Lake Como community in Fort Worth and in 1948 married his hometown sweet-heart, Pearlie Gardner. Both he and Pearlie resided in Lake Como along with their three children, Elouise Burrell, Earl L. Burrell and Ronita Burrell Moore where they attended Greater Strangers Rest Bap-tist Church. As an active member of his church, Roosevelt has served as a deacon, member of the Brotherhood, and Chairman of Finance. He still serves on the Finance committee to date

Roosevelt’s first official job in Fort Worth was as a truck washer a Garrett Truck Center. Shortly after, he began his career in General Construction for E.E. Cloer Construction Company and found his niche. He worked several jobs in this industry; starting as a jani-tor (for 1 week), to a truck driver (for 5 years, then a foreman (for 6 years), and finally a superintendent (for 2 years). Roosevelt says, “One of the most important things that my boss told me while I was working for him building houses and commer-cial properties was that man had to work for himself to make his way in this world.” So in 1967, Roosevelt be-came President and Owner of Roose-velt Burrell, Jr. & Son, a residential and commercial building construction com-pany. Under his direction his company was certified as a Disadvantaged Busi-ness Enterprise (DBE) and operated as

a General Contractor with some of the top contractors in the industry on pro-jects such as: the renovation of Carswell Air Force Hospital; VA Hospi-tal Bonham, Texas; Joe Pool Lake; Runways Levees at Grand Prairie Naval Station; Lillian High School in Lillian, Texas; the renovation of City Hall of Mansfield, TX; and many other resi-dential and commercial projects. After 16 years in building construction, Roosevelt set his sights on a different path in the construction industry. In 1983; he created a new created a new company, Cowtown Traffic Control, Incorporated, with his son Earl and youngest daughter, Ronita. Under his direction and certified as both a DBE and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB ), Cowtown Traffic Control, Inc. became one of the first Black-owned Traffic Control and Barricade compa-nies in the State of Texas. Roosevelt Burrell is an EXTRODIANRY MAN. A few of his current projects are to re– enter into the world of construc-tion with a major hotel renovation of the new LEGENDS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL and BUSINESS COMPLEX. Mr. Burrell is also now Chairman of the Board at Faith Capital Funding. Congratulations Mr. Burrell.

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“ The Fruit Doesn’t Fall Far From the

Tree ”

Ronita Burrell Moore is a class act of her own. She is a very strong , intelligent, and driven business woman, making new strides for the Burrell Cowtown Famil y Legacy. Renita is a proud mother and an even prouder daughter. She has many goals To ensure her family legacy is secured. With tenac‐ity and grace Ronita Burrell Moore is definitely not the new kid on the block. But… She is definitely the next Power Business Woman on the radar watch. For more information on on Ms. Moore look for the The Official January 2011 issue with the Black Xcel‐lence Award Winner on the cover.

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Shirley Ephram-Neal EPHRAM NEAL ENTERPRISES & ASCENSION COMMUNICATION, INC.

Her proactive counseling keeps the line of communication open be-tween the inmate and their friends, loved ones and families. There are many costs associated with a family that looses a wage earner to out jails and prisons. Inmate families suffer their own prisons that must be addressed as part of the economic pie that need our services. Shirley Ephram Neal and her program has been helping the families, the counties, and the phone providers of the jails, by coming to the aid of those who are ex-periencing their own “prison without walls.”

Ms. Ephram-Neal started her real estate career in 1983 and has had an ongoing concern for educating buyers to all facets of real estate industry. Along with real estate sales and investments, ms Neal is a HUD approved housing counselor. Her Goal is to break the chains of poverty through behavior modification and home ownership. She is committed to educating home buyers to become debt free and spirit- ually, emotionally, physically and intellectually independent of the socio-economic barriers that are placed on historically underutilized cultures and business. Ms. Ephram-Neal has a fluent background in finance, mortgages, real estate and counseling that makes it all possible. A list of services can be found on her website at www.myhomecounselor.com. Her counseling not only services pre and post homeownership, but also serves those who are displaced in county jails though her other company. -Ascension Communications, Inc.

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fàxÑtÇ|x VtÄÄÉãtç So what do you do when you have a heart that overflows with love for the children and that heart is encased in the body of an ANGEL who loves to cook? YOU FEED THE CHILDREN WHO CAN’T FEED THEMSELVES. Why am I saying this, because a prominent community leader in Fort Worth ( who leads by example) is doing JUST THAT. In 1997, Stephanie Calloway created DATRAM’S CONSULTING FIRM, INC, which operates a SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM that delivers hot meals to low in‐come areas in the DFW communities.

“Mrs. Calloway has made a commitment to provide the children throughout the DFW community with an opportu‐nity…” to be served the hot meals that are

necessary to fuel the minds of today that will be the leaders of tomorrow. “

She keeps in mind at all times that it take a village to raise a child and that is her FIRST PRIORITY. The raising of a child. Mrs. Calloway also, is the owner and operator of W. Ross Steakhouse (which is open only on Sundays 11 a.m. ‐5 p.m. )and W. Ross Event Center ( which is available Monday‐Saturday for the rental of events and parties). W. Ross Steak‐house & Event center is named in memory of her father Rev. William Ross in the continuous celebration of the beautiful blessed life he lived.

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“For with God, all things are possible”

Dr. Corey Toney Excellence has NO LIMITS

If memory serves me correctly the proper term to describe

Corey Christopher Toney is RISK TAKER and MONEY MAKER. Though, others view Dr. Toney as a Strong Believer and Great Achiever. Never the less based on a huge population of voters in Dallas/Fort Worth, Dr. Corey Christopher Toney is nothing less than absolutely eXcellence. On December 18, 1969 in Dallas, Texas a baby boy was born. Corey Christopher Toney attended public school in the Dallas Independent and Wilmer Hutchins School Districts and graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School in 1988. Like many very successful business men he detoured the tradition college educa-tional route and followed his dream to satisfy the love he had for auto and diesel mechanic. Corey attended Universal Technical Institute in Houston, Texas. Upon graduation in 1989, he opened his first business in 1990, C & C paint and body auto shop. This business was very profitable and successful. It appeared that now CT had another love: the art of making a profit. In 1994 he opened his first construction company, which was called Established Investor, Inc., which dealt in real estate, com-mercial and residential. He has built numerous houses through-out the southern sector of Dallas. Ft. Worth and Ellis Counties.

Dr. Toney was ordained as a deacon at the Rock Hill Baptist Church LaRue , Texas in August 2002 under the leadership of Pastor F. F. Toney where he served faithfully for 13 years. Dr. Toney has been a faithful tither for 20 years. Two years later he opened his first beauty salon in the West Cliff Mall called Essence Beauty Salon from 1992-1995. Not long following he was on a roll. To this day, this company still purchases and leases property throughout Dallas. In 2000 driven under the direction of the Holy Spirit to make life long decisions and believing in faith that God will sustain him. , he opened No Limit Bail Bond. Which he is known for “If You Want To Be Free, Call CT”. He is the first African American to write millions of dollars in bonds on his own money while part-nering with Bankers Insurance Company, St. Pete FL. In 2002, Dr. Toney lost is eldest daughter, which caused him to detour from going into the funeral business. In 2002-2005 Mr. Toney purchased the Gold Rush, and is a man-ager partner for Unlimited Investigation. To this day, God has allowed him to be one of Dallas most prominent, well-respected businessmen in the community. Continued ...

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In early 2008, Dr. Toney purchased a family business, which had been operated for over 50 years. As you can see, God has allowed him to oversee many businesses. In the summer of 2008, Dr. Toney opened C T’s Real Deal Bar-B-Que, a restau-rant that serves over 150 plus people per day. Since the start of the business, C T’s Real Deal Bar-B-Que has been featured in the Dallas Observer who commended the restaurant on their sliced beef, ribs and C T’s world famous catfish. Dr Toney and his wife Clarette was featured in the Bar-B-Que issue for D magazine which was published in February 2010.

Since the start of his first business, he has received awards from numerous organizations. From Mayor Laura Miller he was given a proclamation to declare Giving Back To The Community, his annual event held in October and to receive a star and a key to the City from Councilwoman Maxine Thornton Reese. He also received the Mable Chan-dler award from the Elite News. Dr. Toney received Busi-nessman of the year from the Dallas, chapter NAACP along with the Community Service award from the NAACP in 2004. In 2004 and 2010, Dr. Toney received the Businessman of the Year award from the Dallas Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance for exhibiting Godly Principals in the business world. Dr. Toney has also received numerous awards from high schools and elementary schools for his community service. On April 11, 2009 Dr. Toney received the Doctor of Humanity from the Dallas Ft. Worth Bible Institute & Seminary. He is a life member of the NAACP; He served as the presi-dent of the Pylon Salesmanship Club from 2001-2004. He was a faithful member of the Charter of David Masonic Lodge AF AM #381 Scottish Rite. He has also received numerous awards from his church, schools and community groups. Dr. Toney is a family man. He is married to Clarette LaShawn Toney and they are the proud parents of Kiara, Cortaisa, Kaci and Corey Toney II. He currently worships with First Community Fellowship Bible Church where he serves as Deacon Chairman. Dr. Toney was ordained as a deacon at the Rock Hill Bap-tist Church LaRue , Texas in August 2002 under the leader-ship of Pastor F. F. Toney where he served faithfully for 13 years. Dr. Toney has been a faithful tither for 20 years.

Dr. Toney has a true compassion for the people in his community. That is why he continues to spend his dollars in his community.

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