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The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance(IMA) Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Exodus 1:8-21

Our lesson Sundayhelped us to understandthat in our daily occupa-tion there is a way toserve God. We saw thatthe glory of man is fad-ing. After Joseph’sdeath there arose aKing that did not knowJoseph or his God givenwisdom that savedEgypt from famine. This

king feared the Israelites because oftheir numbers and fear caused him tocommand a form of genocide. Heordered the midwives to kill the boybabies born to the Israelite Women. Heknew if you cut off the males of a racethat race is weakened and unable toreproduction after its kind, and thewomen can easily be assimilated intosociety. Today young black men areincarcerated, killed, in greater numberthan any race, our women are having

abortions at an alarming rate this havereduced the number of AfricanAmericans. These midwives refused toobey the king and Israel continued tomultiply. In their civil disobedience theyserved God and preserved a nation.Friend what you are doing as a means ofserving God? Our sermon was deliveredby our beloved pastor Eld.L.T.Morganfrom the subject “The seeking Savior”Luke 19:1-10. Zacchaeus the tax collec-tor wanted to see Jesus without Jesusseeing him but to his amazement whenJesus approached the tree where he wasJesus called him by name. The Lordknows your name and where you are atall times. This is the only time in thegospels where Jesus invited himself toanyone’s house. But he says to everyonein Rev.3:20 behold I stand at the doorand knock. The wonder of salvation isthat we were not looking for the Lord buthe loved us and came seeking to save allthat was lost.

Be Blessed!

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Midwives Serve God

Dallas, Texas – President of the Oak Cliff BaptistMinister’s Union, Reverend Lelious Johnson, will serveas Presiding Minister during this great Dr. MLK celebra-tion. The IMA has been around since 1936 and that’s a

long time to be doing anything. This organization has

had only four presidents, start-ing with Rev. Maynard JacksonSr., followed by Rev. E. C.Estell, Rev. S. M. Wright Sr.,and the current president, Dr.S. C. Nash.

While the IMA con-tinues to serve the respectivecommunities in which itresides, one thing remains

very constant, the IMA makes a huge differencethrough outreach from the various churches in the asso-ciation, the metroplex and surrounding countiesthrough feed the hungry programs, which physically,spiritually and emotionally help those in need. The IMAgets involved with politics when it affects the wellbeingof the communities they serve. This is just part of thehallmark of the IMA. Over the 73 years of existence,nothing has changed except the IMA has been aroundfor quite a while.

Back in 1988, the IMA started the Dr. MLK celebra-

tion in honor of the MLK holiday and celebration that isalways held two Sundays before the actual holiday, withoutstanding preaching and singing. Under the leader-ship of the current president, Dr. S. C. Nash, the IMAhas flourished and continues to make a difference. Thiscelebration is just another example of what the IMAmeans to the churches and the communities it serves.

At 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2009, atSaintsville Church of God in Christ, where Bishop J.Neaul Haynes is the pastor, there will be a church serv-ice and a wonderful celebration in honor of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr., and the differ-ence he made in the world.The spoken word will be deliv-ered by the very capable Rev.Cedric Britt of Mt. GileadBaptist Church in Ft. Worth,Texas. So stop whatever youare doing on January 11th,and come join the celebration- you will be glad you did. Thecelebration will be held at

Saintsville Church of God in Christ, 220 South MarsalisAve., Sunday, January 11, 7:00 p.m. sharp. Don’t meetme there, beat me there.

For more information, call Mt. Tabor MissionaryBaptist Church at 972-225-1704.

Rev. Lelious Johnson,President Oak Cliff

Ministers Union

Dr. S.C. Nash,President IMA

Written by Maxine SessionCrockett, TX. - Daphne L. Session

was sworn in as Houston County Attorneyon January 1, 2009. The state of Texas isdivided into 254 counties. Miss Session isone of only three black county attorneys inthe history of the state of Texas and thefirst black female.

11:00 AM on January 1, 2009, theDistrict Court Room at the Houston CountyCourt House was filled to capacity withHouston County Officials, their families andwell wishers. It was an emotional momentfor Attorney Daphne L. Session, her familyand friends as the honorable Pam FosterFletcher, Judge 349th Judicial District,administered the oath of office to MissSession. It had been a long and difficultyear and a half of endless campaigning toget to this moment. But she was finallythere and had finally opened the doorway

for other AfricanAmericans bydemonstrating thatit could be done.

May 2006she became thefirst AfricanAmerican to opena private practicelaw office inCherokee Countyand HoustonCounty and prior to that the first AfricanAmerican Assistant District Attorney in bothAnderson County and Houston County.Daphne feels that what she has accom-plished is nothing out of the ordinary. Inprivate practice she has taken on manychallenges to defend her clients both pri-vate pay and court appointed and as a pros-ecutor seeing that justice was administered

fairly. She understands well that the stereo-typical image of an East Texas Prosecutor isnot that of an African American or awoman.

Miss Session is the daughter of RuskCity Councilman Walter Session and wifeMaxine Session. She was born and raised inRusk. Daphne graduated Sam HoustonState University with a Bachelor Degree inCriminal Justice and Texas Tech School ofLaw with a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degreein 1999.

Other newly elected Houston Countyofficials sworn in were Donna Kaspar,District Attorney; Pam Foster Fletcher,District Judge; Roger Dickey, CommissionerPct. 1; Pat Perry, Commissioner Pct. 3;Darrel Bobbitt, Sheriff; Dannette Millican,Tax Assessor-Collector; Morris Luker,Commissioner Pct 1; and Kenneth “Red”Smith Constable Pct. 2.

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As members of the Dallas Alumnae Chapterof Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, celebrate the96th Anniversary of the founding of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. at Howard University, theDallas Alumnae Chapter will commemorate theoccasion as well as the 85th anniversary of theDallas Alumnae Chapter with a weekend ofactivities.

In addition to the gala, which is headlinedby the R&B group, The Whispers, DallasAlumnae President Ella Goode Johnson hasannounced that four of the past national presi-dents of the organization will be in attendancefrom January 30-February 1, 2009.

While the organization will have a privaterededication ceremony for all Deltas, active andinactive, on Friday, January 30 at 6p.m. atFriendship-West Baptist Church, 2020Wheatland Road, Dallas, there are several activ-

ities that are open to the public, including aforum, immediately following at 7:30p.m.

"We are extremely excited to have fourpast national presidents joining us for thismomentous occasion," said President EllaGoode-Johnson. "In 2008 the Dallas AlumnaeChapter was honored as the organization of theyear by the Women's Council of Dallas Countyand for 85 years we have been strong commu-nity servants."

The four past presidents have all distin-guished themselves in several arenas and theywill bring their perspectives to a public forum,"In danger but not Endangered-Keeping oureyes on our youth," co-moderated by PastorFrederick D. Haynes III of Friendship-WestBaptist Church.

Atty. Frankie Muse Freeman gained nation-al acclaim with her work on the Commissionhearings and NAACP cases. She earned her lawdegree from Howard University and in 1964 wasthe first woman appointed by President LyndonJohnson to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.Mrs. Freeman has served as a practicing lawyerfor more than 50 years. She was president ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 1967-1971.

Dr. Thelma T. Daley is actively involved as ahumanitarian, organization leader, counselorand educator. She completed an outstandingtenure at the Baltimore City Board of Educationfor its 163 schools. She has served as adjunctprofessor, at both Loyola College and GeorgeWashington University. Dr. Daley has served asPresident of four national organizations, as wellas on numerous boards and organizations. Shewas president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc. from 1975-1979.

Dr. Mona HumphriesBailey currently serves as aSenior Associate with theCenter for EducationalRenewal at the Universityof Washington and theInstitute for EducationalInquiry in Seattle. ElectedMiss Florida A&M in hersenior year, she received aBachelor of Science Degreein Chemistry from FAMU in1954. From 1990 to 1994she served as DeputySuperintendent of SeattlePublic Schools. She servedas president of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority, Inc.from 1979-1983.

Dr. Bertha MaxwellRoddey was a teacher andprincipal with Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools for 17years and had a longtenure at the University ofNC at Charlotte, where she established anAfrican American studies program. She is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of theAlthea Gibson Foundation and she co-authoredthe book "Born to Win, the AuthorizedBiography of Althea Gibson." She served aspresident of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.1992-1996.

The Dallas Alumnae Chapter has an ambi-tious schedule for the weekend and a highlightwill be the talented Whispers who will performat the Black Academy of Arts and Letter, 650

South Griffin Street in Dallas. TheWhispers will also be celebratingin 2009. It was in 1964, 45 yearsago, that this dynamic grouparrive on the scene and they haveenjoyed an impressive career withsuch hits as, "And the Beat GoesOn," "Olivia," "Lady" and "RockSteady."

Also highlighting the galawill be co-emcee and comedianShuckey Duckey. Shuckey Duckeyis the stage name of comedianCecil Armstrong. He has appearedon "Def Comedy Jam." He hasalso been the ringmaster of theUniverSoul Circus. He is knownfor the catch phrase "ShuckeyDuckey Quack Quack."

Delta SigmaTheta20Sorority was founded onJanuary 13, 1913 by twenty-twocollegiate women at HowardUniversity. These students want-ed to use their collective strength

to promote academic excellence and to provideassistance to persons in need. The first publicact performed by the Delta Founders involvedtheir participation in the Women's SuffrageMarch in Washington D.C., March 1913. DeltaSigma Theta was incorporated in 1930. TheGrand Chapter has a membership of over250,000 predominantly African-American, col-lege-educated women. The sorority currentlyhas 950-plus alumnae and collegiate chapters

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Are you wishing for a great New Year? Are youjust hoping or are you doing some planning?Are you considering your options or waiting forwhatever options might come your way? Whatwe really should be asking ourselves at the startof 2008 is what we can do to make it a greatyear.

We are filled with hopes and dreams andplans at the start of each New Year. But a newyear in itself holds no magic or power to help usbe better. We are accountable for our actions.We are accountable to others. And that meanswe are responsible for what we do. We are freeto make choices and take responsibility for whatwe choose.

I have always been proud of America as a"can do" nation. Ourhistory pages arefilled with examplesof Americans whostarted with little buttheir own ambitionand imagination andwho worked hard tobuild successful lives.We need to preserveour "can do" legacyand protect against atemptation to rely ongovernment pro-grams or other well-intentioned effortsthat chip away at our

values of self-reliance. We never do anyone afavor by shielding them from accountability andresponsibility.

People live in different circumstances andface varying temptations and obstacles. But Ibelieve God has given us talents and free will tomake choices. We all are accountable to some-one. We all need to take responsibility for ouractions. Accountability and responsibility can bea bit daunting to those who feel more comfort-able having choices made for them. But takingresponsibility for our actions actually liberates usby putting us more in control for improving ourlives. You are in the driver's seat of your life. Youcan navigate the road ahead and choose whichways to turn and when to stop or proceed.

All of our most common New Year's resolu-tions require a choice and responsibility. Thesmoker needs to choose to quit and snuff outthat last cigarette. A resolution to lose weight isa choice to eat a healthier diet and exercise. Abetter income is a choice to pursue a differentcareer or earn a college degree.

We can wish and hope and wait to see whata new year brings. Or we can choose to beaccountable for our actions and responsible forour own lives. We can blame our circumstancesor choose to change them. We can hope to bein the right place at the right time or choose toput ourselves there. We can choose to focus onour doubts or on our dreams. Or, to sum it upusing the title of one of my speeches, we can"Try or Cry."

The idea that the start of a new year auto-matically holds the promise of a brighter futureusually leads only to disappointment. The ideathat you can choose the start of a new year asa time to take action can begin to create abrighter future.

This year, make a choice to be accountableto all those who count on you. Be responsiblefor how you live today and how you might livebetter tomorrow. A Happy New Year is a choiceyou can make.

Deuteronomy 4:9"Only be care-

ful, and watchyourselves close-ly so that you donot forget thethings your eyeshave seen or letthem slip fromyour heart aslong as you live.Teach them toyour children

and to their children after them."What is the one thing most peoplehave in common at the New Year?Most of us make resolutions, don'twe? One young boy asked his fatherwhat his New Year's resolution was,and his father said he was going todo everything possible in the NewYear to make his mother very happy.The boy asked his mother what herswas, and she said, "To do everythingpossible to make sure your fatherkeeps his resolution." Why do wemake those things anyway? Wemake them because there are areasin our lives we are either unhappywith, or areas in our lives we wantto be better. This is one of thosevery few times when everybody,believers and non-believers alike,are going to be doing the exactsame thing at the exact same time:Leaving one place and going intoanother. Of course, I am talkingabout leaving 2008 and entering2009. So, what are you planning onleaving behind as you enter the newyear? When we leave 2008, I thinkwe should leave it completely.

When we pray, we often takeour needs to the Lord and ask Hishelp in dealing with them. And thenwhat do we do? Instead of leavingthem with Him, we take them backwith us as we finish praying. Weneed to learn to leave things wherethey belong. If 2008 really is a yearof completion for you, don't youthink you should learn to leave somethings completely?

What are some of the things weneed to leave behind? I think it canbe summed up by just saying thatanything in our lives that keep usfrom fully focusing on the Lordshould be left behind. Being aChristian means toalways be going forward. Have youever noticed how we always talkabout our walk? We talk about ourwalk in life; our walk of faith; andwalk with the Lord by its verynature, walking means moving for-ward. And as you move forward, youare always doing two things. Youleave one place and go into another.

As you leave, let us leave behindthose parts of ourselves that do usno good. Here are some suggestionsas to what you might choose to

leave behind. Leave your resent-ment behind. Each of us resentssomething. You might resent some-thing you have said and done, oryou might resent what someoneelse has said and done. But alongwith resentment comes unforgive-ness and unforgiveness is a verydangerous thing to keep in our lives.

Jesus said that if you forgive,God will forgive you, but if you donot forgive, God will not forgive you.Now, you must understand that toforgive does not mean the samething as to forget. You cannot eraseyour memories, but you can eraseyour resentment. Amen!

I would suggest that you justlook at things from a different per-spective. Instead of looking at yourresentment from the negative side,start looking at it from the positiveside. In other words, when youremember those things, as yousurely will, look at them as an exam-ple of what not to ever feel again.Understanding where they will leadyou should be enough encourage-ment to do so.

So forget those things whichhurt you and forgive those peoplewho did or said them. I like the oldsaying: "Look lovingly upon yourenemies, for it is you who havemade them." You choose to dislikepeople, based upon what you like orthink. You must realize that you arenot the perfect examples, so youshould not hold others accountableto your standards. Did you knowthat if you stoop low enough tobegrudge others, they win! So makea decision to leave your resentmentbehind. Amen!

You have to leave your worriesbehind. Worries are very much likerocking chairs. They give you some-thing to do, but they never take youanywhere while you are doing it.You only worry about two things:Things you can change and thingsyou cannot change. Why waste timedoing something that not only hurtsus and never helps us?

When we worry, it ends up tak-ing over your every thought and itbecomes the predominate thoughtof our lives. Yet, it is also worry thatcauses mental illness, stress, andmany other things that destroy yourlives. Worry has killed more peoplethan hard work ever did. Worry isthe cause of fear.

So, leave your worries behind asyou enter the New Year and leaveyour failures behind. You try so hardto be the best you can be, but youdo not always succeed. It is in thosetimes when you do not succeed,that you get discouraged becauseyou have failed, but what have youfailed in? You may not haveachieved just what we originally set

out to achieve, but you have notfailed. The only time you fail is whenyou do not try to do anything! Youneed to understand that God hascalled us to have faith long beforeHe ever called us to achieve. We arecalled to be in Christ, and as long aswe are in Him, we are successful.

The ancient Israelites neverseemed to get it right. They wouldall turn toward God and worship Himand everything in their lives woulddrastically improve. But after a cou-ple of hundred years, they wouldturn their backs on Him again andsee doom visit them and theirnation. But, we are told that God willturn our failure into success, if weallow Him fully into our lives. 1stKings 8:33-34 says, "When yourpeople, Israel, have been defeatedby enemies because they sinnedagainst you, and when they turnback to you and confess your name,then you will hear from Heaven, andyou will forgive their sins and bringthem back to the land of their fore-fathers." Amen!

When we as a nation, or as indi-viduals, have strayed from our Lord,we will find failure in our lives. Butwhen we turn back once again toHim, He will hear our pleas and Hewill restore us to success, for He is aGod of restoration. You have to letgo of the past and learn to grab holdof the future. Each New Year is a

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Our Sunday School’s lesson wasentitled, “Midwives Serve God,”taken from Exodus 1:8-21. The les-

son’s highpoints were,the need toobey Godrather thanmen and thec o m p e l l i n gdemands weface when wemake our com-mitments andremain loyal toGod when we

face objectives.” Dr. Johnny Kingdelivered the morning messageentitled, “

“Forget It and Let It Go,” takenfrom Philippians 3:14. His highpoints were: To know God helps us;To be found in God’s protection tous, and To be made conformable toGod who gives us the victory.

Rev. Johnny King

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Rollin With A Brotha’SMOKING KEVAN BROWNINGSPECIAL TO THE ELITE NEWS

Welcome to tha week-end, baaby! Well, it'skind of a slow entertain-ment schedule..NoCowboy's, No Mavericksat the AA Center untilnext Next Wednesdaywhen Chris Paul and theNO Jazz invade the AAcenter. Maybe take thefamily to the DallasMuseum of Art for the

King Tut Exhibit and/or the 3D mummiesfilm they are showing in conjunction withTut!. Thank goodness John Legendcomes to tow Thursday Night or we'd beas dry as a well digger in the desert.Congrat's toJennifer Hudsonon here 7NAACP ImageAwards! This willbe the 40th cel-ebration...Thebig TV nomineewas Tyler Perry'sHouse of Painwith 6 nomina-tions, while the movie "The Secret Life OfBee's grabbed 8! Come January 16, hip-hop fans and the curious will get thechance to see the big screen story offamed rapper Biggie Smalls a.k.a. TheNotorious B.I.G. The film follows the trag-ic story of the young man’s rise to fame

from a Brooklyn street hustler (drug deal-er) to a rap icon to violent death in1997.The film features the likes ofAngeles Bassett, who stars as Biggie’smom Voletta Wallace and Derek Luke,who plays Sean “Puffy” Combs, plus new-comer Jamal Woolard as Biggie. Lil Kim isticked off at her portrayal, saying that

Biggie was in love with her and that Ms.Wallace, whom she reportedly still sup-ports with 5% of her royalties is in totaldenial! Did you see the historic momentwas created at the White HouseWednesday as all four living U.S. presi-dents joined President-elect BarackObama for a meeting to discuss theworld's challenges. "This is an extraordi-nary gathering," Obama said, during aphoto-op inthe OvalOffice withG e o r g eH.W. Bush,George W.Bush, BillClinton andJ i m m yC a r t e r .Rapper T.I.wrote acheck for$8,000 inc o u r tTuesday topay an over-due layer bill for the mother of two of hissons, telling a judge the debt was anoversight. It's part of his on-going childsupport case with 2nd baby mommaLashon Dixon. Dixon wants a stipendequal to T.I.'s success. She currentlyrecieves 2,000 per month for TIP'S twosons. T.I. is expected to be sentenced forgun charges and spend a year or so in jailstartin in March. Dr. Jan Adams, the non-board certified plastic surgeon who oper-ated on Kanye West's mother the daybefore she died, received a year-long jailsentence for drunk driving. Adams plead-ed no contest to one misdemeanor countof DUI. My 17 year old Danielle told methat Lil Wayne was a part of 70 of the top125 hottest songs in 2008. I believe it, asevery time I turned the radio on, LilWayne was sing/rappin on his or some-body's song. Congrats to Monster RapperLil Wayne, his latest CD, "Tha Carter III,"sold almost 3 million copies last year tobecome 2008's best-selling album.

Happy Birthday to YOU and Celebs:George Foreman is 59, Dallas CowboyRobert Newhouse is 58, Katie Couric is51, R. Kelly 42 and Sean Paul 36. Thanksfor Rollin With A Brotha in the Elite Newsand online at www.myspace.com/smok-inbbb

KevanBrowning

January 16 — MLK Comedy Show; 7:30P.M.; Fort Worth Event Center; 2100Evans Ave.; Fort Worth, TX 76104.Tickets: General Admission - $35 andReserved Seating - $45. For more info orto purchase tickets call Diane @ 817-923-9305

January 16 — Rev. Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. Candle-Lighting Ceremony; Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. CommunityCenter; 2922 Martin Luther King, Jr.Blvd.; Dallas, Texas 75215; 7:00 PM;FREE TO THE PUBLIC. KEYNOTE SPEAK-ER: Pastor Tyrone Gordon, Senior Pastor,St. Luke Community Methodist Church.

January 17 — First Time Home BuyerWorkshop ; 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.;Builders of Hope Model Home; 5114Chippewa Dr; Dallas, TX 75212; Theworkshop is free. For registration pleasecall Willard at 214-951-9522 or 214-920-9850. Email willardm@builder-sofhopecdc.com

January 20 — The day after the MLKHoliday, at The House of Blues located at2200 North Lamar, Dallas, Texas, RadioOne Inc.’s KBFB 97.9 The Beat and KSOC94.5 K-Soul will continually applaud thepolitical energy and activism this presi-dential race generated by fulfilling anyand every one’s dream to formally cele-brate their place of history right here athome with Dallas’ very own InauguralBall!

February 21 — 4thAnnual “Weatheringthe Storm” Tribute to Black HistoryWeekend; Harry Stone RecreationCenter; 2403Millmar Dr. Dallas, TX75228; 10am-6pm. (Proceeds will bene-fit Weathering the Storm YouthOutreach); Ticket Prices – 1 DayAdmission: $10, Children under 2 FREE.For more information about sponsorship,advertising, booths please call Lady T at214.854.9291 or email blackhistory-tribute@gmail.com; Hip Hop Parade; Health Expo andCelebrity Basketball Game.

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representative thing. It represents to us thatthere is a whole range of new opportunitiesfor us; an unlimited chance to have a betterlife. At the start of every year, you see maga-zines publishing predictions on how they thinkthe world will be in the upcoming year. Someof these predictions have been accurate, butmost have fallen way short of being true.

How do you think you will fare in the NewYear? Will it actually be a year of new begin-nings for you? Will you have the wherewithalto analyze yourselves honestly, so that youwill know what areas to leave behind and

what things to bring with you? You need to bevery wise as you step through the doorway oftime.

If you are going to make the best of thefuture, you need to understand a few things.The first thing you need to do is to really geta grip on is your time, because your time onearth is limited. Psalms 90:10 states, "We liveto be about 70 or we may live to be 80, if westay healthy. But all that time is filled withtrouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass,and then you are gone. Amen!

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Time Is Running Out!Time is running out for your opportunity to get your holiday adspecials into the Elite News Martin L. King Jr. CommemorativeEdition. Also, space for the Parade and Vendor Booths for the

Career Fair & Info. Festivals are almost gone! Contact theAdvertisement Department (214) 372-6500 for more details.

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located in the United States, England, Japan(Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, Bermuda, theBahamas, Seoul, Saint Thomas and Saint Croix,U.S. Virgin Islands; Haiti and Jamaica.[1]

Delta Sigma Theta is a member of multipleorganizations, including the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) - an organization ofnine international Greek-letter sororities and fra-ternities, the NAACP, and National Council ofNegro Women (NCNW). The current president isCynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre.

Notable Deltas include: economist andjournalist Dr. Julianne Malveaux who is also thepresident of Bennett College for Women, Dr.Dorothy Height-president emeritus of theNational Council of Negro Women, U.S.Congresswomen Marcia Fudge and Carrie Meek,

and locally, former Dallas City CouncilwomanMaxine Thornton-Reese, former SW RegionalDirector for Delta Sigma Theta - Sandra Maloneand Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Kathleen Hicks.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: FRIDAY, JANU-ARY 30; 7:30p.m. PUBLIC FORUM: "IN DANGERBUT NOT ENDANGERED -- KEEPING OUR EYESON OUR YOUTH"; Friendship-West BaptistChurch; 2020 Wheatland Road, Dallas

THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SpecialGuests are Former Delta Sigma Theta SororityInc. National Presidents Frankie Freeman,Thelma Daley, Mona Bailey and Bertha Roddey.One of the moderators for the forum will be Dr.Frederick D. Haynes III. We are planning a 90-minute program addressing the critical issuesplaguing our community. There will also be

select vendors available in support of DeltaSigma Theta's Economic Development initiative.

SATURDAY JANUARY 31- 5:00p.m. VIPRECEPTION/RED CARPET AND SILENT AUC-TION AFFAIR for Dodd Scholars, program partic-ipants, honorees, elected officials and digni-taries. THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LET-TERS, 650 SOUTH AKARD, FREDERICA CHASEDODD ROOM -1st Floor; 6:00p.m. STAR-STUD-DED GALA FEATURING THE WHISPERS ANDCOMEDIAN SHUCKEY DUCKEY! The star-stud-ded gala will salute 50 year (Velma Prince Smithand Lynetta Haynes-Oliver) and 25-year(Carolyn Hickman)honorees. Attendees willenjoy a glowing tribute, side-splitting comedyfrom Shuckey Duckey and the sweet, soulful

sounds of the incomparable Whispers (who willbe celebrating their 45th anniversary in 2009)

The elegant emcees for the evening areShuckey Duckey and Dallas Alumnae'sesteemed president, Ella Goode Johnson!

Subscriptions are: $200 Dodd Scholars -includes VIP Reception, Program, Show andDinner; $85 Regular seating - includes Program,Show and Dinner. $50 Show only seating. ValetParking will be available.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - 10:45a.m.CHURCH SERVICE; FRIENDSHIP WEST BAP-TIST CHURCH; IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWINGDELTA LUNCHEON; FRIENDSHIP WEST BAP-TIST CHURCH; COST $20 PER PERSON. Fortickets, call 214 428 7400

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By: Darryl Blair Sr.DALLAS, TEXAS - History was made on

January 2nd. The 73rd AT&T Cotton Bowl,the final Classic to be played in Cotton BowlStadium, was played in front of a recordcrowd. Cotton Bowl Athletic Association offi-cials declared the 2009 Classic a sell out.

A capacity crowd of 88,175 is expectedon January 2nd, crushing the previousClassic record of 77,500 set in the 1976Cotton Bowl between Arkansas and Georgia.

“What a great way for us to say goodbyeto our home of 73 years,” said KathySaunders, Chairman of the AT&T CottonBowl Classic. “It’s quite a celebration. With a

packed house and a fantastic match upbetween Ole Miss and Texas Tech, I’m notsure we could have written a better script.”

Cotton Bowl Stadium has been home to

the Classic since the game’s inception in1937. In 2010, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classicis moving to the new Dallas CowboysStadium in Arlington.

The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl matchedOle Miss, 8-4 and ranked No. 20 in the APpoll, against an 11-1 Texas Tech squad thatfinished the regular season No. 8 in the AP.Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell andMichael Crabtree, both from the Dallas area.Ole MISS had some Texas flavor at quarter-back as well with Jevan Snead fromStephenville and Tight end Gerald Harrisfrom Terrell, Texas.

“We had over 16,000 new bleacherseats to sell after renovations to Cotton BowlStadium this pastyear, but with theincredible fan sup-port of both OleMiss and TexasTech, we could haveused a thousandmore,” Fin Ewing,AT&T Cotton BowlTeam SelectionChairman said.

The Rebelsmade their fourthappearance in theAT&T Cotton Bowl, and their first bowl sincethe Rebels defeated Okalahoma State, 31-28, in the 2004 Classic. The Red Raiders willbe making their fourth trip to the AT&TCotton Bowl and their first since the first2006 Classic against Alabama, when Techlost on a last minute field goal to the CrimsonTide, 13-10. With this years match beingwon by Ole Miss 47-34 on January 2nd.

The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic wasNationally televised on FOX. But the 73rdAnnual Cotton Bowl was a game for therecord books, with (2) fully supported teamsin Texas Tech and Ole Miss; it had all thetrappings of History with attendance and theFinality of the Cotton Bowl’s last Hurrah!!!!!!

The Cotton Bowl was more than just aCollege bowl season Football match-up, itwas a sad twist of fate as Texas Tech camein with high hopes and high expectations of

putting closure on the season, =only to havethose high expectations crushed by a under-estimated Ole Miss squad who used a Texasconnection of their own in Jevan Snead ofStephenville TX, and Gerald Harris of TerrellTX to hold back the Red Raiders. But theother the upset victory by Ole Miss overTexas Tech 47-34, the other underlining storyof the Cotton Bowl was the bowls move fromthe Cotton Bowl in South Dallas to the NewCowboys stadium in Arlington TX. KeenanWilliams and his son Texas Tech Alums was alittle bothered by the irony of this being thelast Cotton Bowl Game being played in theCotton Bowl and losing the Backdrop of theState Fair grounds” on the other hand

Michael ConradiDirector of ExternalAffairs for the CottonBowl Remarked that “the Move is a precur-sor to getting in theBCS ChampionshipGame rotation by theadded seating andthe domed stadium afact that helps posi-tion the game andremove the equationof the weather”

Another story playing out at the CottonBowl was the issue of passing the proverbialtorch of Special Operations and Logisticsfrom the Dallas Police Department to theArlington PD, in charge of this arduous taskwas Chief Deputy J.F. Cotner / of the DPDwho passed thetorch on to ChiefDeputy and Directorof SpecialOperations LaurettaHill (a AfricanAmerican Female) ofthe Arlington PD,both officersexpressed someguarded feelingsabout the gamewhile Deputy ChiefJ.F Cotner remarked

“ Dallas is a CAN DO city and we will reboundand have a number of great attributes tooffer, I am none the less sadden by loosingthe Tradition rich Cotton Bowl game” on theother hand Chief Deputy Lauretta Hill ofArlington PD remarked that “while we aregrateful for the coming of the Cotton Bowl Imust and we (the City) must stay groundedin our understanding of the task at hand androle out the Red Carpet in a very responsibleand careful way” We are the beneficiaries ofthis most prestigious game and some otherevents, Such as the NCAA ChampionshipBasketball game, the Super Bowl , the NBAAll-Star Game, among many other eventsand I will be a constant mission traveling toall these destinations to understand thesecurity issues at hand, but we are non theless grateful for the opportunity to host theseevents as Arlington becomes the SportsEvent Capital of Texas and the surroundingcommunity.” Of course Dallas will miss theCotton Bowl and especially the Mom and Pop

business’s of theSouth Dallas commu-nity but as one notedDallas Civic leaderremarked, we will besearching and plan-ning to secure anoth-er Bowl Event to pro-mote and show caseDallas” stay tuned formore of the CottonBowl story and theSouth DallasCommunity.

THE COTTON BOWL SAY’S GOODBYE

Texas Tech Supporter Victoria Lowe of

Victoria Lowe Ministries

DPD officer Carver Davis APD Chief Deputy

Lauretta Hill and DPD Chief Deputy J.F. Cotner

The Trahan Family (Ole Miss Fans) from

Baton Rouge, LA

A dejected Michael Crabtree exits after

Texas Tech lost

Ole Miss Fans from Florida

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Vern’s KitchenHomestyle Soul Food

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3126 Hatcher Street18 months - 4 years

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Robert’s Home Repair214-391-8688Robert Emerson

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Duncanville, Texas 75137Ed Givens

972-288-0503

Catfish Floyd’s710 Ann Arbor

Dallas, Texas 75216214-375-3736

50% Off First Time Customers1/2 Price off Color Copies

VINCENT’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Come out and witness this historical event! The first Music School toever get this actively involved in any MLK Parade in the history of theCity of Dallas. With over 300 students enrolled from ages 3 to 87, thestudents are excited about marching on the eve of this historic inaugura-tion of our first African American president, understanding Obama nevercould have made it without the struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King.

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Now accepting applications andsponsorship for the

23rd annual Elite News M.L.K Paradeand Festival January 19th 2009.

Call for more information214-372-6500. Remember thereare only a few spots available.

Call now 214-372-6500.

Time Is Running Out !Time is running out for your opportunityTo get your holiday ad specials into the,

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For more details.

VINCENT’S SCHOOL OF MUSICMARCHES 100 STUDENTS

Open Monday – Saturday8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

We offer one on one instruction inGuitar * Violin * Brass * Saxophone * Voice * Piano * Organ * and Keyboards

2 Locations to Serve You#1 Main Office214/355-0623

#2 Location214/943-5066

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Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church7550 South Hampton Road Dallas, Texas 75232

972-228-2420 (office) 972-228-2584 (fax)website: www.afmbc.org

“We Build People”Office Hours

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Friday

Sunday Morning Worship Experience8:45 AM Church School

10:00 AM Mid-morning WorshipNoonday Wednesday

Bible Study7:00 PM Worship on WednesdayDr. Karry D.

Wesley, Pastor

M I N I S T E R S L I S T I N G SLIST YOUR MINISTER’S LISTINGS WITH THE ELITE NEWS CALL U S TODAY AT 214-372-6500

SMITH CHAPELAFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“EXCELLENCE (GOD) IS THE WAY”

Rev. Darrell G. Caldwell, Sr.—Pastor2406 Childs Street Dallas, Texas 75203

Phone: 214-948-9482Fax: 214-948-7191

Email: smithchapelame@sbcglobal.net

Sunday Worship Services @ 8:30 am & 11:00 amSunday School @ 9:45 amPrayer & Bible Study - Wednesday @ 7:00 pm

God First MissionaryBaptist Church

Enjoy “The Fullness of Him”

4202 South Westmoreland RoadDallas, Texas

(214) 339-0400-Pastor’s Study(214) 339-0402-Church

ServicesSunday School......9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship & Youth Church.....10:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Class........7:30 p.m.

Rev. JesseJones, Pastor

Koinonia MissionaryBaptist Church616 W. Kiest Blvd.Dallas, TX 75237

972-230-1002Sunday School....9 am

Morning Service...10 am

Rev. Darrell G.Caldwell

Dr. Patrick R. Rucker

Greater New St. JohnPrimitive Baptist Church

5014 Bonnieview Rd.Dallas, Tx 75216214-376-6554

Sunday School.....8:45 amMorning Services...10 am

“Keeping the mainthing...the main thing and

that’s Jesus Christ”

Rev. Vincent E. Davis Pastor

Munger Ave. BaptistChurch

“Your Church Home In Dallas”3919 Munger Ave./Dallas,

Texas 75204(214) 824-8312

Sunday School.........9:30 amSunday MorningWorship...11:00 amWednesday Mid Week ServiceSunshie Bible Stud...10:00 amFellowship Dinner.......5:20 pmPrayer Meeting-BibleStudy...........6:30-8:30 pmYouth Bible Study &Rehearsal......7:00 -8:30 pm

Rev. Wade Charles Davis

“Sensational”St. Paul AME Church

2420 Metropolitan AvenueDallas, TX 75215-3534

Ch. Office: 214-421-1344www.spame.netJubliee Celebration

Barksdale Elementary

Church School...... 8:45 amWorship Service...... 10:00 am

Pastor’s Bible Study... 7 pm Wed.Rev. Juan N. Tolliver

Senior Pastor

Transmission Service3030 Cedar Crest BLVD.

Dallas, TX 75203214-943-8919 • 214-943-8242

30 years ofExperience

Reba Harrell

Harrell’s Catfish & Harrell’s Catfish & Jumbo ShrimpJumbo Shrimp

HAS MOVED TO3103 S. Lancaster Rd. 214-374-8660

Store Hours:Mon.-Wed.: 11:00am - 8:00pmThursday: 11:00am - 10:00pm

Fri. and Sat.: 11:00 am - Midnight

Sunday: CLOSED

HURD’S BARBER SHOP“We Need Your Head In Our Business”

1122 W. Camp WisdomDallas, Texas 75232

Ph: (972) 228-0540

Monday-Saturday8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Andre HurdBarber/Stylist

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Terry White Pastor/Teacher

Marsalis Avenue MissionaryBaptist Church

2723 S. Marsalis Ave.Dallas, Texas 75216

Church: 214-943-60079:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Morning Worship7:00 pm Prayer/Praise Worship

Rev. Kennon L.Tenison, Senior

Pastor

Pleasant Hill MissionaryBaptist Church

1636 Masters Drive Dallas, Texas, 75217

Phone: (972) 289 – 1190 Sunday School : - 8:30

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am Weekly Bible Study: Mon. & Wed. 7:00 pm

“Standing On The Word Of God”Joshua 1:8

Dr. David Wilson

Greater Cornerstone MissionaryBaptist Church8350 Forest Lane

Dallas, Texas214-349-7701

7:30 am Early Morning Worship9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Morning Worship

Rev. S.T. Tuston

Riverside Baptist Church

3132 Lagow

Dallas, Texas

214-428-3200

9:30 am Sunday School

10:45 Sunday am Worship

Rev. Ricky Lawton

The Rock Of Salvation Missionary

Baptist Church2316 So. Denley Dr.

Dallas, TX 75216 214-376-5970

Sunday School 9:30 amMorning Worship 11 amBible Study - Wed- 7 pm

Rev. H.L. Ward

Rose of Sharon2251 Lawrence

Dallas, Texas 75216

214-428-0462

8:00 & 10:00 am Worship

9:30 am Sunday School

Rev. C.L. Taylor

Morning Star MissionaryBaptist Church

2251 El PasoGrand Prairie, Texas 75051

972-647-14459:00 am Sunday School

Morning Worship 8 & 10:30 am7 pm midweek

Eld. Lloyd T. Morgan, Sr.

Union Hope Institutional

Primitive Baptist Church2217 56th Street

Dallas, Texas 75241Ph: (214) 374-6441 Fax: (214) 374-6490

9:30 am Sunday School11: 00am Morning Worship

Rev. A. L. Banks

Community Baptist

Church

2920 Fordham Rd.

214-376-9774

Pleasant Zion Baptist Church1910 N. St. Augustine Road

Dallas, Texas 75217Ph: (972) 285-6359

Early Morning Worship....7:45 A.M.Sunday School....9:30 A.M.

New Member Orientation ... 9:30 A.M.Morning Worship .....10:40 A.M.Mon. Family Bible Study....7:15 A.M. Rev. A.C. Toney, Pastor

God Is Ministries“We’re not just a church but a ministry”

261 I-35 S. @ Beltline Rd.DeSoto, Texas 75115

Church: 972-230-3989 Pastor: 214-457-6883

Sunday Worship....10:00 a.m.Tuesday Bible Study....7:00 p.m.Saturday Prayer ... 10:00 A.M.www.Godisministries.com

Evangelist TweedyThomas, Pastor

Greater Fellowship C.O.G.I.C.“Where Unconditional Love is Expressed”

6707 Boulder Dr.Dallas, Texas 75237Ph: (972) 298-7780

9:30 am Sunday School11:00 am Sunday Morning Service

7:00 pm Evening Service 7:30 p.m.(Thurs.) Bible Study

Pastor Norris W. Booth

Dallas District Christian Methodist Episcopal

Church

Presiding Elder Dallas/Ft. Worth Region

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

1616 East Illinois Ave

Dallas, Texas 75216

Ph. (214) 372-9505Rev. Dr.

W.C. Champion

Good Shephard Baptist Church

1605 Five MileDallas, Texas 75216

214-372-2323Sunday School 8:30 am-9:15 am

Sunday Worship 9:30 amWed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Rev. David

H. Johnson

Rev. Elijah Kelley

5738 Bon-Air • Dallas, TX 75241 • 214-371-1744

Sunday School 9:30am • Sunday Worship: 11:00 am

Tues. 8:00 pm • Fri Prayer 10:00 am

Fri Worshop 8:00 pm

elijahandshelia@yahoo.com

Dr. William McNealy

Greater El BethelMissionary Baptist Church

1130 E. 9th St.Dallas, Texas 75203

(214) 946-97018:00 am Early Service

10:00 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship Service

Deliverance Chapel Church of Godin Christ

Rev. B.L. Horn

Golden Chain Church5023 Wadsworth Dallas, Texas

Church 214-372-0280

Sunday School 8 am

Morning Worship 10 amPastor

Tedrick J. Woods

Mount Horeb Baptist Church601 Kaufman St.

Waxahachie, Texas 75165972-937-6579

Sunday School....9:15 amMorning Worship...10:45 anWednesday Night...7:00 pmPastor Emeritus C. O. Smith

Last Day Deliverance Revival Church

2847 S. Marsalis Dallas, Texas 75216

Church: 214-948-130110:00 am - Sunday School

11:00 am - Sun. Morning Worship7:30 pm - Sunday Night Worship8:00 pm -Tues./Thurs. Worship Pastor Howard Durham

1718 FARGO STREET DALLAS, TEXAS 75223214-826-3280

CHURCH SCHOOL - 8:45 AMMORNING WORSHIP - 10:00 AM*HOLY BAPTISM & COMMUNION

(1ST SUNDAY)

Metropolitan TabernacleBaptist Church2206 Harlandale Ave.

Dallas, TX 75216Church: 213-372-3828

9:30 am - Sunday School10:30 am - Sun. Morning Worship

6:00 pm - Wednesday Bible Service11 am to 5 pm - Friday Counseling Pastor W.J. Atkins

GRIGGS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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Rev. Joe Patterson

Greater New ZionBaptist Church2210 Pine Street

Dallas, Texas 75212214-421-4119

Sunday School 9:30 amMorning Worship 10:45 am

Faith Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church4205 Robinson Road/P.O. Box 540515

Grand Prairie, Texas 75054972-642-9125

Sunday Church School.................. 9:00 amMorning Worship........................10:30 am

Tues. Bible Class..............................6:00 pmPrayer Service..............................7:00 pmMission Study Classes...................7:45 pm

Rev. R. O. Moffett

New Leaf Missionary Baptist Church

“Turning over a new leaf”5044 Veterans Drive Dallas, Texas 75241

214-372-3200 (Church)Sunday School 9:45 am

Morning Worship 11:00 am1st Sunday Lord’s Supper 6:00 pm

Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm

Rev. Wendell Blair, Sr.

New True Vine of HolinessMissionary Baptist Church

6728 Altaire StreetDallas, Texas 214-375-6504

Sunday School - 9:15 amMorning Worship - 10:35 am

Evening Worship 7:30 pmA Church Where The Bible is Our Guide

Bishop L. W. Bolton, Jr.

True Gospel Ministries1734 E. Ann Arbor Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216

214-371-1349 214-371-0100 (Fax)Formally True Gospel MBCSunday School...8:15 amMorning Worship...10 am

1st & 3rd Tuesday Word Explosion..7pm2nd & 4th Tuesday Bible Study ..7 pm

2nd & 4th Saturday Evangelism OutreachCome worship with us, A minstry of caring

Rev. C. J. R. Phillips Jr.

St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church

6000 Singing Hills Dr.Dallas, Texas 75241

214-374-6631Morning Worship 8:00 am & 10:15 amSunday School........................9:00 amLord’s Supper 1st Sunday ......6:00 pm

Rev. R. E. Price

New Mount Zion Baptist Church9550 Shepherd RoadDallas, Texas 75243 Ph: 214-341-6459

Early Morning Worship................. 7:30 amSunday School..............................9:00 amSunday Morn. Worship................10:30 pmBible Class..................................6:00 pm

Prayer and Bible Study...................7:45 am

Apostle LobiasMurray

Full Gospel Holy Temple Church39727 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas 75237

972-572-FGHT (3448)24 HOUR PRAYER LINE: 972-223-9898

Sunday School..........................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship.............11:00 am

Sunday Evening Worship................7:30 pmTuesday..& Saturday........................8:00 pmvisit our website www.fullgospelholytemple.org

Rev. Christopher T. Willis, Sr.

God’s “Exciting” Cathedral ofPraise Baptist Church

1430 N. Polk StreetDesoto, Texas 75115Ph: (469) 567-1602

Early Morning Worship - 8:00 amSunday School - 9:45 am

Morning Worship - 10:45 amWed. Hour of Bible Study - 7:30 pm

Supt. & Mrs. Howard E. Falls, Sr.

Bibleway Church of God in Christ4122 Kilgore St.Dallas, TX 75212214-630-3195 • 972-274-9911Sunday Morning Service - 11:15 amWed. Night Bible Study - 7:00 pmSaturday hour of Prayer - 10:00E-mail - fallsfamily@prodigy.net

Rev. M. E. Sargent

True LoveBaptist Church3711 Humphrey

Dallas, Texas 75216214-371-9935

9:45 am Sunday School10:45 am Morning Worship

Eld. Robert L. Ashberry

Steven Temple C.O.G.I.C.344 E. Saner

Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph: 214-946-9262

Sunday School............................ 9:15 amSunday Morning Worship.............10:30 amTues. Bible Band/Brotherhood Youth7:30 pmThursday Prayer............................7:30 pm

*Every Saturday “Bible Speaks” broadcast on 1040 AM radio at 3:45 pm

Dr. M. L. Curry, Pastor

New St. Paul MissionaryBaptist Church

10345 Webb Chapel RoadDallas, Texas 75229

214-351-6510Sunday School....................... .9:00 amSunday Morning Worship.......10:15 amPrayer Meeting.....................7:00 pmBible Study...........................7:30 pm

BTU (youth) Thursday............. 7:00 pm

Myrtis Robinson,Pastor

The House of Refuge Full GospelChurch

1734 Idaho St.Dallas, Texas 75216

Church: 214-942-0997 Residence: 972-225-6997

Sunday School……10:30 a.m.Morning Worship……12:45 p.m.

Wed. & Fri. Services……8:00 p.m.“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing

by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

New Restoration Church2949 E. Kiest Blvd Suite J

Dallas, TX 75206Church: 214-946-2989

Sunday School: 10:00 amMorning Worship: 11:00 am Rev. B. R. Williams

Rev. Stanley E. Smith

Crest ViewMinistry of “Hope”Restoring lives and giving

hope to the “hopeless”

7407 FoxCrossing CourtDallas, Texas

75232972-224-0271

ServicesSunday

Service......11:00a.m.

Wednesday Bible Class........7:30 p.m.

Pastor Michael andSherry Perkins

New Mt. Calvary Baptist Church“Christ-Centered, Faith-Driven, Holy

Living”Would like to Congratulate

Kedric L. McKnight, Senior PastorAnd Chastity L. McKnight, First Lady

On their First Pastor’s and Wife’sAnniversary

September 14, 2008@ 3:00 PM

3317 Morris StreetDallas, Texas 75212214.638.0918

Sunday School 9:00 AMMorning Worship Service – 10:30 AM

“from 4 to 104 + in less than one year”www.nmtcalvary.org

Golden Gate MissionaryBaptist Church

1101 SabineDallas, Texas 75203

Church: 214-943-8295 Pastor: 214-942-7474

Rev. VincentParker, Pastor

Dr. C. B. T. Smith Retired

Sunday School: 9:30 amMorning Worship: 10:30 am

St. John MissionaryBaptist Church

1701 W. Jefferson StreetGrand Prairie, Texas 75051

972-264-1483

Sunday Worship....7:00 am, 9:00 am, and 10:00 am

St. John Baptist Church North“Family Fellowship”

2805 Market Loop, Suite #300Southlake, Texas 817-488-2114Sunday Worship.....10:00 am

One Church Two Locations

Rev. Denny D. Davis, Pastor

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Rev. J. J. Raven

Greater ProgressiveBaptist Church

1966 Life StreetDallas, Texas 75212

214-630-863710:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday School

Dr. Aaron Phillips

Denley Drive MissionaryBaptist Church

1519 Denley Drive

Dallas, Texas 75216

214-941-5224

9:30 am Sunday School

10:45 am Worship

BishopHarold Edwards

Church Of The Living God

3711 BiglowDallas, Texas214-374-5485

9:00 am Sunday School10:00 am Worship

7:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Worship

Rev. Paul E. Walker

Friendship MissionaryBaptist Church

4360 Kollock Dr.Dallas, TX 75216214-375-5190

Fax: 214-372-1620 Sunday School.......9:30 AM

Morning Worship............ 11:00 AM

Rev. S. L. Johnson

Greater Shiloh Baptist Church4010 Sunnyvale StreetDallas, Texas 75216 • 214-371-2262Sunday School .......9:00 amMorning Worship...11:00 amBTU .......................6:00 amWed. Prayer & Teaching ... 7:00 pmSaturday Outreach 10:00 am

Rev. Shank Robinson

New Unity Baptist Church

6332 Bonnie view Rd.Dallas, Texas 75241

214-225-27039:30 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship

Rev. Lelious Johnson,Pastor

St. Paul Missionary BaptistChurch

1600 Pear Street Dallas, Texas 75215Ph: 214-421-3741 Fax: 214-421-3926

Early Morning Worship........8:00 a.m.Sunday School........9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship............10:30 a.m.Children’s Church 1st, 2nd, 4th Sunday.10:30 a.m.Tuesday Bible Study................7:30 p.m.

Prayer & Praise Family Night............7:00 p.m.

Rev. Lee Craig

Ewing Avenue Baptist Church

1323 S. EwingDallas, Texas 75216

214-942-46439:00 a.m. Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship7 - 8 Wednesday Bible Study

Rev. Rickye L. Scott

Chapel CrestBaptist Church2629 Morrell Ave.

Dallas, Texas 75203 Ph: 214-941-7679

Sunday School 9:30 am

Morning Worship 11:00 am

Wednesday Praise, Prayer & Bible Study

7:15 pm

Bishop J. Neaul Haynes

Saintsville Church of God and Christ

220 S. MarsalisDallas, Texas 75216

Sunday School..............................7:30 amSunday Morning Worship............10:00 amTuesday Bible Band.......................7:30 amFriday Pastoral Teaching................7:30 pmSunday Radio Broadcast...............8:30 am

“Come Worship at the Home of The Saints”

Dr. H.E. Anderson, Sr.,

“The Exciting”Singing Hills Baptist Church6550 Houston School Road

Dallas, Texas 75241Phone: 214-375-5952

Early Worship ................8:00 amSunday School....................9:30 amMorning Worship..............10:45 amWed. Night Breakthrough....7:00 pm

Rev. J.H. Moore, Jr., Pastor

Calvary-Philadelphia MissionaryBaptist Church4703 Sunnyvale

Dallas, Texas 75216Church Phone: 214-371-3581

Sunday School.......9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship.....11:00 a.m.Wednesday Night Prayer........6:00 pm.

Rev. Cecil Proctor

Neighborhood Houseof Prayer

1111 E. LedbetterDallas, Texas 75241

214-372-44119:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship

New Covenant MissionaryBaptist Church

7905 Hume

Dallas, Texas 75227

Church: 214-275-4989

Mount TaborBaptist Church

3700 Simpson Stewart RoadDallas, Texas 75241

972-225-1704Sunday Services:Intercessory Prayer..........7:30-8:10 amEarly Worship.........................8:00 amChurch School........................9:30 amMorning Worship..................10:50 amNBC.......................................6:00 pm Dr. S.C. Nash, Pastor

Darrell W. Pryor, Pastor

Greater Mount SinaiMissionary Baptist Church

“Church of Love”4807 BurnsideDallas, Texas 75216

Ch: 214-371-7026 Office: 214-375-0062Sunday School: 9:00 am

Sunday Worship: 10:45 amTuesday Bible Sudy: 7:30 pme-mail: revscj@swbell.net Rev. Steven C. Jones

Metropolitan Baptist Church“Where we walk by faith, not by sight, joyfully doing the

Lord’s work serving the community,” II Cor 5: 7

1711 Reynoldston LaneDallas, Texas 75232

Church Phone: 214-339-9554 Fax: 214-337-7626Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Mid-Week Service: 7: 30 p.m.Transportation Available!! Rev. Chris J. Evans

Rev. Michael D. Pryor

Third Avenue MissionaryBaptist Church

“The Church With the 20/20 Vision”2408 Hatcher StreetDallas, Texas 75215

Church: 214-428-3695Sunday School..........................9:15 amMorning Worship.....................10:30 amWednesday Bible Study............7:00 pm

Radio Broadcast: M - F 12:30 pm on KGGR

Totally Committed Progressive2403 Harlandale Dr.

Dallas, TX 75216Ch 214-374-0977 • C 214-864-0470

Sunday School........ 10:00amMorning Worship........... 11:15amTues Bible Study............. 8:00pmThurs Joy Night.............. 8:00pm PASTOR AND FIRST

LADY MCCULLOUGH

ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTISTCHURCH

9:30AM SUNDAY SCHOOL11:00AM WORSHIP SERVICE

2600 S. MARSALISP 214-375-4876 - F 214-375-1920

Rev. Bertrain Bailey

River of Life Church328 So. Hampton RoadDeSoto, Texas 75115(972) 230-7737 (972) 230-7739 FaxEmail: stepintotheriver@aol.comSunday School Time: Foundational Teaching: 10:00 AMServices: (Su/Sa): Sunday Times (A.M./P.M.): 11:00 AMMid-week Services (Day & Time) Prayer Meeting (Bible Study):M-F √ 12:00 √ 1:00 PM (Heard on KGGR 10:40 AM @12:15 PM)Wednesday Bible Study at 7:30 PM

Bishop Robert L. Nichols, Jr.Additional Information: (Scripture, Motto/etc. A church that is on themove for God takes the gospel to the streets. Has a vision. Is nottraditional, but spirit-led. Is concerned about you.

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Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church5144 Dolphin Rd.

Dallas, Texas 75223Ph: (214) 823-1018 Fax: (214) 824-3813

www.hmbconline.orgSunday Early Worship....8:00 a.m.Morning Worship .... 10:45 p.m.Tuesday Youth Choir...7:00 p.m.Wed. Prayer Meeting .....7:00 p.m

Wed. Bible Study Class.....7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.For Prayer: Prayer@hmbconline.org

Rev. Michael R. Hubbard Sr., Pastor

New Friendship MissionaryBaptist Church

“Where Friendship Is Real & The Ministry Is The Word”

2419 Metropolitan AvenueDallas, Texas 75215

Church: 214-421-7211Fax: 214-565-1530

Pastor’s Office: 214-421-8272Caregiver’s Office: 214-565-1147

www.newfriendshipmissionarybaptistchurch.com

Sunday School....9:15 A.M.Morning Worship .... 11:00 A.M.Mon.-Christian Education...7:00 pmWed. Prayer Meeting ....7:30 P.M.

Rev. Johnny A. McGee, Pastor

Mt. Pisgah M.B.C. “THE ROCK”

11611 Webb Chapel Rd.Dallas, Tx. 75229

Worship Services..7:45 & 11 amSunday School...9:45 am

Wed. Bible Study 12 pm & 7 pm

Office...972-241-6151Fax...972-243-5279

Music Ministry...972-241-5985Prayer Line...972-243-2037

Office Hours... Mon. & Fri...9 am - 3 pmTues., Wed., Thurs...9 am - 6 pm

Website...www.dallasmtpisgah.org

Pastor: Rev. Robert Townsend

Rev. A. D. Smith

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

8015 Blossom LaneDallas, Texas 75227

214-388-1200

R. L. Washington

New Greater EmanuelBaptist Church

2554 Ann Arbor Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216Ph: (214) 376-2873

Sunday School............9:45 amMorning Praise..........11:00 am Children’s Church......11:30 amBTU.............................6:30 pmMon. Youth Mission ....7:00 pmTues. Men’s Ministry ....7:00 pm

Fri. Singles/Family Ministry 7:30 pm

Rev. Johnnie R. Bradley

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church1114 Comal StreetDallas, Texas 75203

214-946-3581 8:00 am Early Morning Worship

9:00 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship Service

Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III

Friendship West Baptist Church2020 W. Wheatland

Dallas, Texas 75232

972-228-5200

Sun. Morn. Services 8am&10:45am

Wed. Bible Study 12 Noon & 7pm

Rev. Carlton Garrett

Lords Missionary Baptist Church6722 Bexar Street

Dallas, Texas 214-428-5459

9:30 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship

Concord MissionaryBaptist Church

6808 BoulderDallas, Texas 75237

214-331-85228:00 am & 11:00 am

Worship

Rev. Terry Walker

Greater Bethelehem Baptist Church4401 Spring Ave. @ Foreman St.

Dallas, Texas 75210 Church (214) 421-1800

Worship Services:Sunday School....9:00 A.M.

Sunday Morning Worship....10:00 A.MWednesday Praise & Prayer

Service/Bible Study...7-8 P.M.

Rev. Bryan Carter

Rev. Freddie Cheatum

Little Friendship Baptist Church2415 Ann Arbor Dallas, Texas 214-374-3639

9:30 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship

Rev. Jerome E. McNeil, Jr. Ph D.

Temple of FaithChristian Chapel C.M.E.

Church14120 Noel Road

Dallas, Texas 75240 972-239-1120 Church

972-239-5925 FaxWorship Services 8 & 10:45 am

Sunday School 9:45 amWednesday 12 noon prayer

Bishop Ray Campbell

Ideal Pentecostal1000 East Redbird Lane

Dallas, Texas 214-371-9228

8:00 & 10:45 am Worship9:30 Sunday School

Rev. J. E. Mitchell

Bon Air Baptist Church

5707 Bonnie View RoadDallas, Texas 75241

214-376-5846 8:00 am Early Worship

11:00 am Worshipwww.bambc.org

Rev. Fred Conwright

Greater Mount HebronMissionary Baptist Church

2335 56th Street Dallas, Texas 75241Church: 214-374-47599:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Morning Worship7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wed Bible StudyThurs. Night - Choir Rehearsal/Usher

7:00 pm Fri. Men’s Night Out

Ervay Cedar MissionaryBaptist Church

2837 Prosperity Ave.Dallas, Texas 75216Ph: (214) 376-2447

8:45 am - Sunday School10:00 am - Morning Worship

5:00 pm- B.T.U. Dr. T.L. Brown, Pastor

Greater Emanuel Baptist Church2110 E. 11th St.

Dallas, Texas 75203214-942-0218

9:00 a.m........Sunday School

7:45 a.m. & 10:00 a.m...Morning Worship

6:30 p.m....Wed. Prayer/Bible StudyRev. Burley Hudson

Carver Heights Baptist Church

“A going Church for a Coming Christ”2510 E. Ledbetter Dallas, Texas

75216Church: 214-371-2024

Sunday School......9:30 a.m.Morn. Worship...8:00 a.m. & 10:45

a.m.Tues. Noonday Bible Study

Wed. Prayer/Bible Study....7:00 p.m.

Rev. Daryl Carter, Pastor

Shekinah TabernacleBaptist Church

2109 BeckleyDallas, Texas 214-942-2227

8:30 am Sunday School10:00 am Worship

Service

Rev. Alfred Stapleton

Pilgrim RestBaptist Church

1819 N. WashingtonDallas, TX

Ph: 214-823-73088:00 am First Worship9:30 am Sunday School

10:45 am SecondWorship

Rev. Curtis Wallace

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Rev. George Pryor

New BirthBaptist Church

444 West Ledbetter Dallas, Texas 75224

214-374-0828Early Morning Worship ........7:50 amSunday School ....................9:30 amMorning Worship ...............10:30 amEvening Worship ................7:00 p.m.

Rev. K.D. Pace

BeginnersBaptist Church

3610 Hancock Dallas, Texas 75210

214-428-2083Sunday School.....10:00 am

Morning Worship.... 11:00 amBTU.......9:30 am

Rev. John Morris, Jr.

St. Mark AME Zion Church2311 E. Illinois Ave. Dallas, TX 75216

214-376-7750 Fax 214-376-2485stmarkameziondallas.orgSunday School 9:30 amSunday Worship 11 am

Prayer Meeting Tues 12 - Wed 6 pm Sat 8 am - Sun 9 am

“You Must Be Born Again”

C.C. Robertson

Bexar Street Baptist Church2018 S. Marsalis Ave.Dallas, Texas 75216

214-943-3579Early Morning Worship......8:00 a.m.

Sunday School..........9:30 a.m.Morning Worship 10:45 am

Rev. N. C. Sargent

Faithful MissionaryBaptist Church

6255 Bonnie View Rd.Dallas, Texas 972-225-7381

9:30 am Sunday School10:45 am Worship

Rev. Louis E. Laurent

Little Flock Baptist Church

705 E. Aimee Street Forney, Texas

Sunday School.....9:30 A.M.Morning Worship....10:45 A.M.

Wed. Prayer Meeting/Bible Study..7:15 P.M.

Bishop R.L. Etheridge,II Pastor

Shekinah Glory Community Church515 West Center Street

Duncanville, Texas 75138Sunday Morning Worship....11:00 a.m.Tues. Intercessory Prayer....6:30 p.m.Tues. Bible Enrichment....7:30 p.m.

Ph: (972) 780-8133E-mail: RLetheridge2@aol.com

Pastor Patrick LeBlanc

Bethesda Baptist Church401 N. Waterford Oaks DrCedar Hill, Texas 75104

Church 972-283-1449 Fax: 214-645-0078Sunday School.....9:30 A.M.Call to Worship.... 10:45 AM

Wed. Prayer Service......7:30 P.M.Church Motto: “Share Jesus, so people

will know Him”

Dwayne E. Rodgers, Sr. Pastor

Bonnie View Christian Church4861 Bonnie View at Ledbetter

Dallas, Texas 75216Church 214-376-8514

Sunday School......8:30 A.MCall To Worship... 10:00 A.M.

Wed. Prayer Service &Bible Class..7:30 P.M.

Rev. Anthony B. Nolan, Sr., Pastor

Paradise MissionaryBaptist Church

1222 Red Bird Lane Dallas, TexasChurch: 214-376-1534

Sunday School ....9:20 a.m.Worship Service......10:45 a.m.

Rev. C.C. Boyce

Lancaster Full GospelHoly Temple Church1051 West Wintergreen Rd.

Lancaster, Texas 75134972-227-1400

Sunday School ......................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship .......9:00 amSunday Bible Class ................6:30 pmSunday Night..........................7:30 pm

Rev. J.L. Rainbolt

Community WestBaptist Church

3702 TorontoDallas, Texas 214-920-2473

“Come Worship With Us”

Elder Glenn Tatum, Sr. Pastor

Open Door Church of God In Christ2651 Gooch Street Dallas, Texas 75241

Church 214-376-0354Sunday Inter. Prayer.....8 A.M.-9 A.M.Sunday School......9:15-10:50 A.M

Sunday Morning Worship... 11:00 A.M.Evening Worship...6:00 P.M.

Egypt Chapel Baptist Church1122 Hutchins Rd. - Dallas, Tx 75203

(214) 842-0133Sunday School...........................9:15 amMorning Worship..........7:30 & 10:30 amWed. Nite Bible Study andPrayer Meeting........................7:00 pm

Thurs. Morn. Bible Study.........10 amTheChurch where everybody is somebody and the Lord is magnified

Rev. Tommy C. McGeeSenior Pastor

Rev. C.C. Morgan

Israel Baptist Church 2023 West Davis Street

Dallas, Texas 75208

Ph: (214) 942-7535

Sunday School....9:45 A.M.

Morning Worship .... 11:00 A.M.

Wed Bible Study ...6:30 P.M.

Rising Star Missionary BaptistChurch

1406 Nomas St Dallas, Texas 75212Office 214-742-2033

E-mail:trupreachin@charter.netRevivalist-Evangelist

Sun School 9:30Morning Worship 11 amBible Study Wed 7 pm

G. Christopher BatesPastor

Dr. Timothy J. Brown, Pastor

New El Bethel Baptist Church

2023 Mouser Street

(214) 946-3584

Early Morning Penacost ....8:00AM

Sunday School.....9:25 AM

Mountain top Experience ....11:00 AM

Wed. Nite Bible Study........7:00 PM

Eld. Wallace M. Holyfield

Zion Temple Church of God in Christ4204 Frank Street

Dallas, Texas 75210

Ph: (214) 426-5231 Sunday School......9:45 a.m.Morning Worship........11:15 a.m.Y.P.W.W..............6:45 p.m.

Evening Worship.........8:15p.m.

Greater Mt. PleasantBaptist Church

1403 Morrell

Dallas, Texas 75203

214-946-4522

9:15 am Sunday School

7:45 am Early Worship

6:00 pm 1st Sun. Gospel ExplosionDr. David

Henderson

Dallas Christian HopeBaptist Church

“A Christ Centered Church”4420 Bonnie View Road Dallas, Texas

Church: 214-375-1430 9:45 am - Sunday School

11:00 am - Morning Services 7:00 pm - Mid-week Wed. Services

1st Friday Family Fellowship 7:00 pmwww.dchbc.org Rev. Kedrion Bailey

Rev. Michael L.Smith, Pastor

Redeemer MissionaryBaptist Church

2948 Singleton Blvd.Dallas, Texas 75241

Church: 214-631-2226Sunday School.....9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship.10:45 a.m.Evening Worship...7:00 p.m.

Clarence Henry GentryClarence Henry Gentry, alsoknown as Gentry, was born onJuly 8, 1915 in Dallas, Texas toRobert and Margaret Gentry.

Gentrydeparted thislife onS a t u r d a y ,Jan. 3, 2009,from compli-cations ofAlzheimer’s.

He wasborn andraised in

Dallas and graduated fromBooker T. Washington HighSchool. He was an active mem-ber of the Booker T.Washington/Lincoln High SchoolAlumni Association.

Gentry was one of Dallas’first award-winning reporter,writer and journalist- of-color.His work appeared in many localand state-wide publicationsincluding the Dallas Express, theDallas Post Tribune and theHouston Informer. Gentry andthe late photographer R.C.Hickman often worked side-by-side chronicling in both wordsand photos, much of Dallas’ civil

rights movement and its segre-gated 40s, 50s and 60s.

Gentry was the only blackreporter in Jim Wells County in1948. He was also the only blackreporter to cover the devastatingWaco tornado in 1953. Herefused to use the service eleva-tor at the opening of Houston’sShamrock Hotel in the late1950s. The stalemate was bro-ken when Informer publisherCarter Wesley telephoned hotelowner Glenn McCarthy, whoescorted Gentry to the frontlobby elevator.

In 1940, Gentry was refusedentrance to Dallas’ AdolphusHotel to interview WendellWilkie, Republican candidate forpresident. He called Wilkie’sroom and the presidential candi-date came down and led Gentryto his room for an exclusiveinterview.

In 1956, Democratic candi-date Estes Kefauver came downto the lobby for an interviewwhen Gentry was denied accessto his suite in the Baker Hotel.

In 1990, Gentry and 19other black Dallas leaders werehonored as Living Legends bythe Junior Black Academy of Arts

and Letter. Others honored withhim included Hickman; formerSt. Luke Community UnitedMethodist Church pastor Rev.Zan Holmes, former Dallas CityCouncil members Elsie FayeHeggins and Al Lipscomb andformer KKDA-AM radio personal-ity and WFAA-TV Channel 8 newsanchor Iola Johnson.

Gentry spent the majority ofhis life in Dallas and later movedto Houston in 1992. He returnedto live in Dallas in 2003.

In addition to his long careeras a journalist, Gentry also spentmore than 30 years as HeadMaitre’d for the Dallas HiltonHotel, from which he retired.

Gentry loved writing, read-ing, traveling, going to casinosand on bus trips with his friends,dancing and listening to hisextensive Jazz collection.

He was a lifelong Catholicwho attended Holy CrossCatholic Church in Dallas and St.Gregory the Great CatholicChurch in Houston.

Gentry is preceded in deathby both parents.

He leaves to celebrate hislife seven daughters, DorothyGentry; Karla Thomas (Billy);

Jacqueline Williams; JulieThomas (James); BarbaraWatkins; Lynette Ellis-Stephenson (Kevin); DonnaBowen; two sons, Bobby, Jr.(Marcie) and Randy, all of DallasCounty; two sisters Ollie Cody ofNew Jersey and Rosalie Norah ofDallas; 17 grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren.

C.H. also leaves to cherishhis memories his special andclose friend Caledonia “BrightEyes” Barnes; her daughterCassandra “Big Fry” Barnes; hersons Stanley and Bennie Barnes,and Cal’s granddaughter,

Rochelle “Small Fry” Barnes, aswell as a host of nieces,nephews, other family membersand friends.

Viewing will take place atGolden Gate Funeral Home,4155 South R.L. Thornton Frwy,Dallas, TX 75224 on Wednesday,January 7, 2009 from 2 p.m. to10 p .m. Services will take placeat Golden Gate Funeral HomeChapel on Thursday, January 8,2009 at 11am. Final restingplace will be Wood CreekCemetery, 1412 Wilson Rd. inLancaster.

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on pre-planning questions• Assistance with veteran’s benefits, social security benefits and the filing of insurance

claims • Assistance in selection of cemetary plots at any cemetary• Grief Resource information and support

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