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Under blue skies and great temperatures on Saturday May 2, 2015 almost 100 golfers participated in the 12th Annual Arthur Nickerson-NGBF Scholarship Golf Tournament at Firewheel Golf Park (Lakes course) in Garland. Thanks to the participants, and the generosity of individuals and businesses, the tournament has generated more than $100,000 in scholarships during its life. “We are grateful unto God for His blessings of this tournament year after year, and to see how it is benefiting students’ lives,” said Arthur Nickerson, founder and tournament director. Nickerson and others praised the event as sponsors and participation continues to grow each year. “We had seven new teams to play in the tournament this year and we had several new sponsors and donors to get involved this year; an indication that many are happy to support this worthy cause,” he added. The tournament was a four-member team scramble. Competitions included closest-to-pin, straightest drive, and longest drive for men and women. There also were Hole-In-One prizes available. This year, the tournament’s winning team consisted of: J. Collins, A. Myers, S. Huber, and S. Berry. North Garland Baptist Fellowship is located at: 5840 North Garland Ave., Garland, Texas 75044 and Dr. Tony Mathews is the Pastor.

Erica Dene Fuller with mother and father at signing at Rockwall Heath High School. Photo by Lisa Davis

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Heath High School Class of 2015. She is the daughter of Barbara Fuller and Johnny Fuller, and sister of Jonathan Fuller.

Erica has a GPA of 3.8 and SAT score of 1300. In the fall she will be attending Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, with dual majors in Biochemistry and Forensics while tasking as a full time athlete in Track and Field.

In the Region, Erica is ranked 22nd in shot put and discus. She is also a member of the female empowerment club, “Sister of Class” and was second chair as a violinist in the Rockwall Heath Concert Orchestra.

Erica is a faithful member of The Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, where she is a leader, sings in the True Praise Choir and plays the piano. Erica also attends Youth Sunday school and participates in the Beau and Debutante scholarship program.

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In response to the shooting that occured at the Muhammad art event on May 3, Garland city and school district officials continue to work together to ensure the safety of the people in and around the Curtis Culwell Center, as well as the students at nearby schools and the rest of the community.

The Muhammad art event was organized and brought here by people from outside of the Garland community. They rented convention center space at the Curtis Culwell Center.

City, school district and law enforcement officials worked together prior to this event to prepare for potential security and safety needs due to the nature and pre-publicity for this event.

The Garland Police Department was able to contain this situation at the perimeter of the event. The effectiveness of the public safety response illustrates why Garland is one of the safest cities in America and yesterday’s events don’t change that.

Facts:

Officials from the Garland Police Department, FBI, Texas DPS and other agencies are working together to investigate this incident. Forensics personnel from these agencies are processing the crime scene. That process could take several more hours.

As Sunday’s Muhammad Art Exhibit event at the Curtis Culwell Center was coming to an end, two adult males drove up to the front of the facility perimeter in a car. Both males were armed with assault weapons and began shooting at a Garland ISD security officer. Garland Police officers engaged the gunmen, who were both shot and killed.

The security officer, Bruce Joiner, sustained a wound to his ankle. He was treated and released.Police suspected the vehicle driven by the suspects might contain explosive devices and quickly evacuated the surrounding businesses as a precaution.

During the overnight hours, local and federal explosive technicians detonated several packages inside and surrounding the suspects’ vehicle. No explosive devices were actually found in the vehicle.

Area businesses are able to open as usual

today. Classes at nearby Naaman Forest High School have continued as normal. School and City public safety officials are providing additional security as a precaution.

Naaman Forest Blvd is closed between the east side of Sam’s Club and Academy Sports and Elliot Avenue, along with the Curtis Culwell Center property.

Event participants inside the Culwell Center were evacuated by bus to a secure location. Law enforcement officials interviewed the participants as potential witnesses. Garland Emergency Management officials assisted evacuated participants with transportation and temporary housing.

"The group had every right to express its views and to do so without being threatened by or subjected to violence. That does not mean we need to honor the views that were being expressed ...," says David Schanzer, a professor of the practice at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security.

Mr. Schanzer continued, "Everyone has a right to free speech, but also a responsibility

to exercise that right in a way that is accurate, that truly informs public debate and understanding, and does so without, to the greatest extent possible, demeaning and degrading the deeply held views and beliefs of others."

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, in a statement, said, “Speech can never be an excuse for violence. At present, I view last night’s Garland attack as an isolated act of violence. On behalf of the residents of Dallas County, I want to thank the officers involved in this response and the Garland Police Department for swift and heroic action that protected public safety. Again, there is no form of expression that justifies a violent response. As a broader community we must not let those bent on violence and hate dissuade us from the path of reason and compassion for all people of all faiths. North Texas is strongest when we stand together.”

Those evacuated event participants whose vehicles are still inside the crime scene perimeter should call 972-205-2000 to register your phone number to be alerted when your vehicle can be retrieved.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson represents the state of Texas’ 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

National Day of PrayerMayor Douglas Athas has proclaimed Thursday, May 7, as National Day of Prayer in Garland. Members of the community, including area City officials, emergency personnel, municipal workers, churches, business leaders, educators and families are invited to gather at noon at the Atrium, 300 N. Fifth St., for the 14th consecutive observation of this day. This gathering continues the tradition of prayer that began in 1774 at the Continental Congress. For questions or to volunteer, contact Dorothy L. Brooks at 972-530-8323 or [email protected].

Mariachi at Senior Social Hour

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this month’s Senior Social Hour event will feature authentic Mariachi music performed by Mariachi Nueva Era. The band performs at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Central Library, 625 Austin St. Mariachi Nueva Era is a group of talented young musicians from Arlington, Texas. In addition to traditional Mariachi music, the group also performs other musical genres such as top 40 and country music, in the Mariachi style. Senior Social Hour programs are free and open to anyone 55 years of age and older. No registration is required to attend, and doors open 30 minutes prior. Call 972-205-2502 for more information.

Mayor’s Evening InMayor Douglas Athas’ Evening In event has been rescheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. The Mayor hosts Evening In events to broaden his accessibility to Garland residents. This month’s event will be held in the Mayor’s Office, 200 N. Fifth St., and it is necessary to make an appointment. For more information, call 972-205-2400 or contact [email protected].

Summer Fun at Firewheel Golf Park

Firewheel Golf Park is kicking off the summer season with special offers for golfers of all ages. From May 1-Sept. 30, Firewheel is offering Junior Summer Passes for $49 (ages 17 and younger) and Player Development Programs for $59 per month. The public is encouraged to come test their skills, learn new techniques or enjoy a meal at Firewheel! Firewheel Golf Park is located at 600 W.

Campbell Road. For additional information on golf park offers, Junior Summer Passes or Player Development Programs, go to GarlandTx.gov.

Fire Hydrant TestingThe Garland Fire Department and Water Department are working together on hydrant testing. Firefighters and their equipment will be seen throughout the city on any given day, at various times, opening hydrants and flushing water. This is necessary to ensure hydrants are in working order for the safety of Garland residents and to increase the City’s rating by the Insurance Service Office (ISO).

City Employees Lend a Hand

More than 65 employees from 10 City departments came together to help clean up and improve houses in several Garland neighborhoods in celebration of National Community Development Week. In conjunction with the weeklong community event, Bank of America generously donated a home to Green Extreme Homes to turn it into an affordable, energy-efficient home for a local veteran. These volunteer efforts saved thousands of dollars in labor costs on projects to assist the community. Projects completed throughout the week at four different home sites included landscaping, cleanup, and renovation and demolition for several properties, which will be sold to veterans and first-time homebuyers through the City’s GREAT Homes program.

As a nation of immigrants it is important that we acknowledge and celebrate the history and contributions of all of those who live in our country. Each year, on the 5th of May, those who trace their ancestral home to Mexico recall a crucial event in the life of that nation.

On that day in 1862 in the southern coastal city of Puebla, an outnumbered Mexican Army decisively defeated French troops under orders from their commander, Napoleon III, to invade and conquer Mexico. The defeat of the French troops was a monumental victory for Mexico.

According to a number of noted historians, if the French had not been defeated at Puebla they would have joined forces with the Confederate Army in their war against the Union. In fact, some historians argue that the defeat of the French by Mexican troops led directly to the Union Army’s victories at the battles of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania and Vicksburg in Mississippi. President Lincoln would not have been able to sign the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 if the French had been victorious, they say.

On Cinco de Mayo exuberant celebrations will take place in North America and in countries throughout the world where large numbers of people with Mexican roots live and work. There will be parades, concerts, lectures, worship services and carnivals. In some school districts in North Texas, school children of all races will wear traditional Mexican dress to class and perform traditional Mexican dances.

And while Cinco de Mayo will be a great day of celebration, we must never forget the historical significance of the event and how it changed the history of this nation and its people. We must be mindful that it is not simply a day for those with ties to Mexico to celebrate, but is one in which all people can find meaning.

I wish everyone a very happy Cinco de Mayo. I am hopeful that all of us will understand its rich meaning and appreciate the wonderful legacy that it represents for all Americans.

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(NNPA) Nothing was more startling than when a cardiologist looked me directly in the eyes and said matter-of-factly: “It looks like you had a heart attack.” I was dumbfounded. When? Where? How much damage was done? Why didn’t I know it?

It certainly didn’t feel like I had suffered a heart attack.

I had just covered and participated in the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Ala. The ceremonies had special significance to me because as a senior at Druid High School in Tuscaloosa, I had participated in the last day of the march in Montgomery, where I saw James Baldwin and Harry Belafonte for the first time.

Ann and I arrived a day early, had dinner with Susan Gandy, the youngest of my three sisters, who had driven over to Montgomery from Tuskegee with her husband, Iverson, Jr., and my neice, Rachel.

In addition to covering the president’s speech Saturday, I had received a Freedom Flame Award that night and on Sunday morning was one of the speakers at the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast. I walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday and completed my writing and editing for the NNPA News Service on Monday.

We stopped in Buford, Ga. Tuesday en route back to Washington, D.C. to visit Ann’s son, Derek Ragland; his wife, April, and our grandkids, Austin, 5, and Autumn 1.

On Wednesday night, I felt a slight pain in my chest, but dismissed it as indigestion. It continued Thursday night. When the pain persisted Friday night, Ann insisted on taking me to the hospital and I acquiesced.

We ended up at Emory Johns Creek Hospital. To Ann’s disbelief, I grabbed my iPad mini, a book, my charger, and a notebook as we headed out of the

door. I know how long the wait can be in emergency rooms and did not want to be without reading material if I became trapped in the waiting lounge.

But once my symptoms were shared with the intake nurses, I was whizzed through the paperwork and placed in a room to wait for a doctor, to be administered an EKG and, of course, give blood.

“We’re going to keep you overnight to see what’s happening,” the attending physician told me. From the way he said “keep me,” I deduced that they were not keeping me around just to get to know me better. Something was amiss and I wasn’t sure what it was. I was wheeled into a private room in the Intensive Care Unit, where I was closely monitored around the clock, had blood extracted – usually at ungodly hours – and hooked up to a series of instruments. A hospital is not place to get sleep; it’s the only place in the world where they wake you up to give you a sleeping pill.

I was told around midnight that at 7 a.m. Saturday, a stent would be inserted into my heart to unblock a clogged artery. At the age of 50, I had a triple bypass. I had played quarterback at Druid High and Knoxville College and neither drank – not even wine – smoked nor used illicit drugs. Yet, an athletic past and clean living

were not sufficient. I was the son of the South and I had grown up in a family where our grease was cooked in grease.

Now, 18 years later, I was told that of the three bypassed arteries, one was completely blocked, one was 97 percent blocked, and one was functioning fine. The surgery itself was not as dramatic as the bypass, which required the heart to be stopped temporarily. This time, the cardiologist made an incision in my groin, placed a stent over a balloon catheter and slid it into the heart muscle to improve blood flow. I was awake, but did not feel any pain.

From there, the ICU nurses — especially Glenn, Rene, KayLee and Shig — took fantastic care of me. They could not have provided better care, even if that meant waking me constantly.

I had a follow-up visit and a stress test with Dr. Jigishu Dhabuwala at the North Atlanta Heart and Vascular Clinic before being released to the care of Dr. Boisey O. Barnes, my regular cardiologist in Washington. I spoke with Dr. Barnes during this period and before I returned home, he had already discussed getting me into a heart rehabilitation program and enrolling me in a Harvard study to prevent second heart attacks.

After writing about my bypass 18 years ago, Bill Pickard, a Detroit businessman, said I had probably saved his life because he took some immediate steps to improve his health after reading about my challenge in Emerge magazine.

At the urging of “Uncle Mike” Fauvelle of Setauket, N.Y., I am writing about my second close call with death, hoping that it, too, will prompt you to not only pay closer attention to your health, but be aware of the small signs of trouble and do something about it immediately if you sense something is awry.

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POWERBy George E. Curry

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach.

Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

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Thug, riot, love, hate -- and other four letter words

Some of you felt my references to Biblical scripture in the previous post didn’t go far enough, didn’t hit hard enough or simply fell short of addressing the “real” problems facing urban Baltimore in recent weeks and urban America in recent months. I gave it some thought, what is the real problem? What do you need to hear? Hang on, here goes:

H O M I C I D E , MANSLAUGHTER, ASSAULT, ILLEGAL ARREST, UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT and MURDER are among the charges filed against six Baltimore police officers named in Freddie Gray’s tragic death.

Twenty-five year old Freddie Gray was chased, apprehended, hog-tied, thrown face down in the back of a van seemingly outfitted for Animal Control stray dog transport and taken on a long circuitous ride to a slow, agonizing, torturous death, like a scene out of Abu Ghraib. I can only wonder if had he survived the “rough ride” and had the BPD had the apparatus, would they have also subjected him to water boarding. If this is what I think and this is how I feel, does it address the “real problem?”

Try this from Dr. Leonard Horowitz, author of “528 Rev-olution”: “You are a digital bioholographic precipitation, crystallization, miraculous mani-festation of Divine frequency vibrations coming out of Water. You are the music, echoing universally, eternally, hydrosonically, with your heart tuned to the Creator’s clear-channel broadcast of LOVE/528.”

Dr. Horowitz speaks to the spiritual frequency of LOVE, 528 hz (cycles per second, vibrations). He believes we all possess a resonant frequency which aligns us with the Creator.

Or this: Paul Selig, author of “I Am The Word” says: “We’re all radios and it’s really up to us, what we play, what our broadcast is, and our broadcast is our vibration, our consciousness...” He goes on to say of his own practicing of these principals: “I’m practicing the basic stuff, like not making decisions out of fear, and honoring the Divine in others.” Honoring the Divine in others? Wow! That’s powerful stuff!

The verses I posted spoke to the natural opposite of LOVE, hate, the expectation of hate, the predictability of hate, the natural occurrence of hate. An inherent hate for a people by their fellow human beings IS the “real problem.” A hate that can only be explained on another level of expression and understanding, a supernatural level. The “Medieval” Ving Rhames was referring to in the movie “Pulp Fiction” is just one chapter in human history scattered with cruel, inhumane behavior from before the time of crucifixions to the Spanish Inquisition to present. It comforts some of us to believe sadistic behavior in today’s times is reserved for the likes of ISIS and not our high tech, civilized and sophisticated society. James Byrd’s body dragged behind a pick-up in Jasper, Texas and Otis James Byrd’s lifeless body hanging from a tree in Claiborne, Mississippi should give us cause for pause.

Miles’ MusingsBy Miles Jaye Davis

Miles Jaye is a musician, singer, author, actor, chef and award-winning writer.

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If you’re old enough, you realize that “That’s my Mama” was once a television show.

Wikipedia set the scene just in case you don’t know what the sitcom was about: “Set in a middle-class African American neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the program revolved around the character Clifton Curtis (played by Clifton Davis), a man in his mid-20s who worked as a barber at Oscar’s Barber Shop, the family barber shop he had inherited from his late father. While Clifton enjoyed being a bachelor, his loving, but tart-tongued and opinionated mother Eloise “Mama” Curtis, played by Theresa Merritt, wanted him to settle down and find a nice wife.”

It was serendipitous for me to recall that the show was set in Washington D. C., which is the twin city to Baltimore Maryland where the “Mama” America is talking about, makes her home.

I wholeheartedly believe and can honestly say, that if you are a Black man over the age of 30 and have not been to prison you probably had a mother like B’More’s Toya Graham. Back in the day, a Black mother would go upside your head no matter how old or how big and buffed you got. All Black moms then sang from the same sacred hymnal; “Negro if you ever get big enough to whip my ass you better let me win. Negro, if you touch me in your dreams you better wake up and apologize.” The original

Negro Spirituals!! Over the years, parenting

academics like Dr. Benjamin Spock, who had no children, set the standards for how others with children would conduct themselves. Some of it was good. But the requisite modus operandi for transforming Black boys to men is often a necessary affront to

popular science. We got issues that nobody, I mean nobody else has to confront or even consider.

All Black mothers (and mothers of all races who have Black sons) know that their sons are unconstitutionally guilty until proven innocent. We are unlovable

until we show ourselves worthy of the larger culture’s love. We are deemed ignorant and illiterate until we win Pulitzer’s or win Tony’s for our portrayal of a Shakespearian character. (Caution: Othello committed suicide because harming a White woman can still get a brutha lynched)

Unfortunately, we got caught up on what the media made us see and never discerned the positives that we did not see. The camera provided the beat down angle, but you missed an upshot of the years of labor Toya spent gaining her son’s respect. The initial confrontation says that she has already set a standard for his behavior; he was shocked that she was there, but not shocked at all that she was demanding better of him.

As Ms. Graham appeared on the CBS Morning Show, the mother of six admitted that while she watched her son among the bad actors, she had one troubling thought; “What are the people at my church going to think?” Sounds like she worships at one of those old school churches

that my generation grew up in. A major part of my mama’s parenting was learned at the church house.

During my day, (right or wrong) families hid unwed teenaged pregnancies until after the baby was born. If Bubba went to jail you just said that he got a job upstate. If your loved one was not a member of the church he or she was eulogized at the funeral parlor…Case closed.

When I saw that woman wailing and walking her son back from his sin and into her safety, I immediately cried out; “That’s my mama!!!” I didn’t see his Toya, I saw my Patricia!!

The internal issues of the Black community must be fixed the old fashioned way; by praying Black mamas who pack a helluva punch. Black mama’s who fight at home and at the school house can usually avoid the courthouse. Toya’s son has a long way to go, but he knows what’s right and what’s not. I like his mama ‘cause that’s my mama!!

Quit Playin’ Vincent Hall

Vincent L. Hall is an author and award-winning columnist.

HALL: That’s My Mama!!!

You know their names --Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir

Rice -- because these African American men were unarmed and killed by “law enforcement” officers. Their names have been part of a litany invoked when police shootings are discussed.

Their deaths have been part of the impetus for the Black Lives Matter movement, especially because the police officers that killed these men (and a little boy) have paid no price for their murders.

You are far less likely to know about Rekia Boyd, shot by an off-duty police officer in Chicago. While the officer that killed Ms. Boyd’s was acquitted, her killing sparked few protests, and little national attention.

Kate Abbey-Lambertz of Huffington Post identified 15 women who were killed during

police encounters when they were unarmed, including Tanisha Anderson (Cleveland), seven year old Aiyana Stanley-Jones (Detroit), and Yvette Smith (Bastrop, Texas).

The killing of Miriam Carey was especially egregious. Carey drove her car into a security checkpoint near the White House.

The Secret Service fired multiple shots at Carey, killing her and putting her year old daughter at risk.

Meanwhile, a White man scaled the White House fence without a shot fired. Another made it into the White House residence without encountering a gun. A few people protested Carey’s death, but the protests fizzled out.

AlterNet and Clutch Magazine, online sources like Huffington Post, reported on some of the unarmed black women who were

gunned down. Again, these killings were barely

protested, and garnered no national attention. Little seems to have changed since Gloria Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, and Barbara Smith wrote But Some of Us Are Brave:

All the Women Are White, All the Blacks are Men.

The book, written in 1993, addressed the invisibility of African American women. While the majority of the unarmed African Americans killed by police officers are men, about 20 percent of those killed are women.

The publicized killings of African American men have

happened all too frequently in the past 12 months.

Each killing strikes our collective community like a body blow, especially when officers are poorly trained, have records of brutality, and are acquitted. When the roll of recent killings is called, women may be absent because there has been little publicity about assaults against women in the past year. Based on the record, however, we know such assaults are likely to have happened.

Contemporary African American women are not the only ones who history has swallowed. Fannie Lou Hamer was beaten so many times, and so severely that she developed a blood clot and lost much of her sight in one eye.

One kidney was injured and her entire body covered with welts and bruises. She never regained her health, yet when people call the roll of civil rights leaders and icons, her name is too often excluded.

There is a historical precedent for the invisibility of African American women. Fannie Lou Hamer is but one of many women whose lives and sacrifices are often ignored.

Public policy also ignores the plight of African American women.

President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative is well meaning, and ignores the status of young African American women. While young Black women are more likely to go to college than young Black men, those who do not go to college face some of the same job challenges as men do.

Young women can benefit from the same efforts that young men are offered through My Brother’s Keeper, such as mentorship and initiatives to develop pathways to education and employment.

Focusing on young black women should not minimize efforts to improve the status of young black men.

There ought be no competition, but efforts for inclusion. The Black Lives Matter movement must recognize the killing of black women as well as black men.

To do any less, to ignore the unarmed black women who are shot, suggests that only black men’s lives matter. Any African

MALVEAUX: Black women’s lives matter LAST WORD

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

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May 9

A community forum to educate the community on current drug trends, statistics, warning signs and

prevention efforts and to foster open communication regarding drug and alcohol use within families and the

community.

The South Dallas Cultural Center celebratesBlack Man’s Month in the art Gallery!

This Saturday art lovers are invited to the opening of the new art exhibit: “The Crawfish Circuit -

5 pm. It is absolutely free and open tothe public until June 20th. The SDCC is located at

3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. For more info. or to schedule a guided tour for your group call 214-939-2787.

May 12Urban League Young Professionals General Body

Meeting -- The Economic Empowerment Committee

Presents “Making the Right Investments: Wealth, Self & Community” --7pm at Center for Community Cooperation , 2900 Live Oak St. Dallas, TX 75204

May 14Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk holds

Town Hall Meeting6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Pleasant Grove Library7310 Lake June Road Dallas, Texas 75217

*****Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce

Annual Economic Forecast7:30 AM to 9:30 AM CDT

Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Hitt Auditorium1441 N. Beckley Ave.

Dallas, TX 75208

May 18Duncanville ISD is proud to announce its 2015 Teacher of the Year nominees. Winners will be announced at the 2015 Duncanville ISD Staff

Appreciation Event in the Duncanville High School Alexander Auditorium on Monday, May 18. The

reception begins at 6:30 pm; the program starts at 7:00 pm.

May 19Free Divergent Screening for Teens

Teens ages 13-18 are invited to a free dinner and screening of the film Divergent at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Central Library, 625 Austin St. Set

in futuristic Chicago, Divergent focuses on Beatrice Prior, a girl who must choose to remain with her family or join one of society’s five factions of individuals: the honest, the selfless, the brave, the peaceful, or the

intelligent. No registration is required. Doors open 15 minutes prior, and seating is limited. For details, go to

the Nicholson Memorial Library System webpage.

Swearing In Reception and Ceremony of

Curtistene McCowan for City Council Place

6 at the Jim Baugh Government Center

(City Hall). Reception @ 6:30p.m. (City Hall

Reception Room). Swearing In (City

Council Chambers) @ 7p.m.

May 20African Chamber of Commerce

British Beverage Company (BBC)*2800 Routh Street | Dallas, TX 75201 | 214-922-8220 *Limited Menu items to be offered during the

luncheon. If you have any questions please feel free to call

Sanmi Akinmulero at 214-244-0388 or Michael Fant at 817-371-1277.

LUNCHEON SPEAKERSMay 20 - Leo Montgomery & Kelly Dent -

US Dept of Commerce

May 21North Texas Christian Women's Chamber

Power of Prayer Business Breakfast 8AM


*************

Balch Springs Chamber of CommerceNetwork Luncheon

Featuring Detra NewhouseMicrosof Learning & Development Program Manager

11:30AM-12:30PM Chamber Members w/RSVP $5

Non Members w/RSVP $7Chamber Members w/out RSVP $10

Non Members w/out RSVP $12Please call 972-557-0988

to RSVP or email [email protected]

Deadline May 18th

Th3rd Thursday Champion’s Luncheon Business Czar Herb Austin is coming to Th3rd Thursday Champion’s Luncheon @12noon.

Mr. Herb Austin is the District Director for the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Dallas/Fort

Worth office, covering 72 counties of north, central, and east Texas. Mr. Austin was appointed to the

Dallas/Fort Worth office in 2008. Salazar Center

2201 Main Street, Suite 440 Dallas, TX 75201

May 24Inaugural Installation to Southwestern Regional

BishopHonoring Bishop Allen D. Richardson Abundant Life Cathedral of Praise Church, 3407 El Benito, Dallas,

TX 75212 - 3:30p.m.Guest Speaker: Presiding Bishop Eddie L. Moton

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ESCAPE @ 7PM

AT THE MARRIOTT PYRAMID BALLROOM TICKETS ON SALE AT 8AM TODAY

WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER OASIS FAMILY REUNION

TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SACRIFICES OF OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR MILITARY

THIS EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER FEATURING SAX MAN WILL DONATO AND

GUITARIST MARC ANTOINE AND HIS ALL STAR BAND, ANDRE BERRY- BASS GUITAR, BRIAN SIMPSON- KEYBOARDS & DAVE HOOPER-

DRUMS

May 28

North Texas Christian Women's Chamber Power of Prayer Business Breakfast


May 29HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!

DALLAS IS ABOUT TO INVADE!!!

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JOIN THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER DALLAS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS , MAY 29 - 31, AS WE

INVADE HOUSTON FOR SOME FUN, FOOD, GOOD SERVICE AND FELLOWSHIP.

TX YP WEEKEND REGISTRATION: $55 https://

haulyp.org/texas-yp-weekend/ Members email [email protected] promo code

(includes lounge party at Astros v White Sox, lunch, brunch and a dress to impress event at the NASA

Space Center) HOTEL: $89/night at the Downtown Houston Crown

Plaza NEED A ROOMMATE: Email J Johnson at

[email protected] and complete this form http://goo.gl/forms/EZhgZXsbvY

June 3

African Chamber of CommerceBritish Beverage Company (BBC)*

2800 Routh Street | Dallas, TX 75201 | 214-922-8220 *Limited Menu items to be offered during the

luncheon. If you have any questions please feel free to call

Sanmi Akinmulero at 214-244-0388 or Michael Fant at 817-371-1277.

LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Kelly Kemp - EX-IM Bank

June 6 JDRF Announces TypeOneNation North Texas

2015 – an interactive Summit to enhance knowledge, increase confidence and provide valuable connections for anyone impacted by Type 1 Diabetes. Sean Busby, an Olympic snowboarder living with type 1 diabetes,

will be the special guest speaker for the day.Time: Registration opens at 7:00am. Events are from

8:00am – 4:30pmLocation: Renaissance Hotel; 2222 N. Stemmons

Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207Cost: $25 per adult and $15 per child 16 and under.

June 7Rev. Yvette Blair Lavallais will be commissioned as a Probational Elder in the North Texas Conference of

The United Methodist Church. The ceremony is part of the Annual Conference,

June 7-9, at St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Plano, TX. It will take during the 7:00 p.m. worship

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Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils to help the body heal itself. Essential oils are the natural extracts obtained from aromatic plants.

Essential oils are highly concentrated, and should be used with care or under the direction of a Certified Aromatherapist. They have anti-inflammatory, pain relieving, as well as anti-bacterial properties to name a few. Aromatherapy is widely recognized as an extremely effective form of complementary medicine, and is in no way intended to replace the treatment of a licensed medical practitioner.

The body utilizes aromatherapy in two ways: 1) through the sense of smell and the olfactory organ, and 2) by dermal absorption of the body’s largest organ – the

skin. A good aromatic soak in the tub using Epsom salt and an essential oil or oil blend will relieve tired achy muscles.

However, soaking in a bath may not always be convenient or even possible. The aromatic compress is an alternative to soaking the whole body, as well as an excellent approach to natural healing.

Swollen areas of the body such as ankles or knees can be reduced with a cool aromatic compress. The pain of strained or achy muscles can be relieved with a warm aromatic compress. Stress and tension can also be alleviated with an aromatic compress. The issue and

area of distress determines the water temperature and steps of preparation for an aromatic compress. Adjust water temperature before adding essential oils. Always

consult the advice of a Certified Aromatherapist, when unsure.

For areas of the body, the steps are as follows: 1) in a large bowl, pour 4 to

6 cups of water; 2) add 5 to 7 drops of an essential oil or an essential oil blend to water and mix with hand; 3) dip a hand towel in the bowl and let soak for a few seconds; 4) remove the cloth and squeeze out excess moisture; 5) apply to affected area.

For the face/ forehead/ neck areas (e.g. for headaches), the steps are as follows: 1) in a small bowl, pour 1 to 2 cups of water; 2) add 1 to

3 drops of an essential oil or an essential oil blend to water and mix with hand; 3) carefully dip a small face cloth in the bowl; 4) gently squeeze out the excess moisture and apply to face (avoid the eye area).

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American who is shot and killed by police officers deserves our attention.

Both African American men and African American women have economic, psychological, and physical wounds because of the racism we experience both now and historically.

Our economic wounds manifest as higher unemployment rates and lower wages. Our health wounds are illustrated through the health disparities we experience, along with differences in life expectancies.

Our psychological wounds include dysfunction in our organizations and relationships. We won’t have healthy and functional communities until we focus on healing wounds among all of us -- black men and black women.

I’ve been impressed and excited by the Black Lives Matter movement and the young leadership that has emerged from it. This is a movement that, powerful as it is, would be so much stronger if it acknowledged that black women’s lives also matter.

Malveaux,continued from page 5

Dear Alma:

I am 28, female and I live with my 33-year-old boyfriend. I love him tremendously, and in many ways we are very compatible. He is affectionate, has always been faithful to me and has never put me down in any way. However, we come from very different places.

I grew up in a suburban town. My parents read to me as a kid, encouraged all my interests and expected me to further my education. My boyfriend was raised in a poor area by a teen, single mother and grandmother who gave him little encouragement and never expected him to go to college.

He lacks motivation and works a blue-collar job that takes little brain power. He admires driven people but lacks ambition.

Despite all this, he is a kind, open-minded and intelligent individual who reads, follows the news, and has many interests. But for all his good qualities, I am surrounded by accomplished, goal-oriented people, and I am embarrassed telling many of them what he does for a living.

Some friends sympathize with me; others say I am being bougie.

Lately, I’ve been imagining my life without him. Should I move on and find a more “accomplished” man, or do I suck it up and try to better appreciate the one I have?

signed: wrong side of the tracks

Dear wrong side of the tracks:

My, my, my; what in the world, Girl? Please follow me closely as I evaluate your relationship woes.

You say: He grew up with a single mom in a poor area. I’m thinking: She was working to provide for him, so

she didn’t have time to read or help with homework. Thank God his grandmother was there to watch over him. Hmm, you’re right; he is not the man for you.

You say: He is affectionate, has always been faithful and has never put you down.

I’m thinking: Not even when you gained a few pounds or when you came out the side of your face with some shickity, like you are now? Ahh, nope; he is not the man for you.

You say: He is intelligent, likes to read and follows the news.

I’m thinking: He can comprehend the English language and form an opinion. Aww, naww; he is not the man for you. Education, I agree, is important, but college is not for everyone.

Respectfully, I’m not kidding when I say he is not the man for you. In your mind, you envision the Huxtables, so if having a degree is a deal breaker in your heart, you should stand by that. You deserve exactly what you’re looking for—and so does he. He deserves a woman who will appreciate his outstanding qualities, someone who will respect him, his work ethic and dedication to a committed relationship.

Here are some awesome qualities in a partner: The ability to listen, be encouraging, provide and show affection, hard-working, loving, faithful, trustworthy and considerate. Your guy has all those, or so you say, and still you say he’s lacking.

Obviously, in your mind, having a college degree outweighs all of his great characteristics. I can’t help but wonder why you are wasting your time. There’s a small pinch of me that understands. I’m a grammar girl. I need my mate to pronounce words correctly, and he must be able to complete a sentence. Otherwise it drives me nuts. Yep, in my case it has been a deal breaker.

If you really love this man, stand up for him, be proud of him or let him go. It sounds like he really loves you, and I think you’re lucky to have him. You need to decide if cultural status and outside appearances mean more to you than the quality of love he has to offer.

If after counting all your blessings you decide to leave, before you unplug your laptop, send me his phone number and email address. I have a beautiful goddaughter who just finished law school. She grew up in a single-parent household on the wrong side of the tracks with a loving aunt and grandmother. I’d like to introduce them.

—Alma

Ask AlmaAlma Gill’s newsroom experience spans

over 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: [email protected]. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

I am too good for him

8 MAY 6, 2015 W W W. G A R L A N D J O U R N A L . CO M LIFESTYLE Bound and Gagged

The best dramas center on art that expresses truth-- but with hope for the future. "Bound and Gagged...bound by fear, gagged by love" is a ruthless journey from tragedy to awareness to triumph graces the stage of Potter's House-Fort Worth for a one-night only performance on June 13, 2015. Starring two-time Grammy winner Ann Nesby, grammy-nominated Tony Grant (Love thy Neighbor -- airing on the OWN network) and Tony Hightower (Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run) and Grammy, “Bound and Gagged...” walks the delicate edge between pain and responsibility.

Playwright Shannon Whren of Washington, D.C., brings the real issues of domestic violence to bear around a single question: ‘What happens when you're bound by fear, but gagged by love?’ "The reality is that there are many good families hiding terrible secrets that are destroying them from within. Through this work, I want the audience to see that help and hope are within their grasp, “ said Whren.

Trisha Mann-Grant, former Miss Black Chicago, delivers a mesmerizing performance in the role of

Tatum Alexander as she does everything possible to hold on to the decaying life of beaten-down pastor's wife.

Carlton McConnell, the play's producer and Managing Director, brings the production to Fort Worth. He said, "A lot of plays are only cliches and melodrama. We take the audience on a journey that is sharp, energetic and real."

With its shocking dialogue and poetic performance from the award-winning ensemble cast-- combined with original music from Texas Gospel Music award winner ‘Marquin Middleton and The Miracle Chorale,’ this is a one-night only event that mustn’t be missed."

These are tough times. Many of us exist in a world where friends are ailing with the weight of personal struggles and heartbreaks. The characters you'll meet in our play strike the right note— a note of friendship —their lives intersecting with our own to speak to us in a voice of timeless triumph.

Location: The Potter's House- Fort Worth Campus 1270 Woodhaven Blvd. Ft, Texas 76112

Doors open-3:00 p.m. Tickets: Advance: $30.00At-The_Door:$40.00 VIP: $50.00

During the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Psi Chapter’s 41st annual Business Awards Luncheon, homage was paid to several honorees and scholarships were given to area students on April 25, 2015 at the Hilton Dallas Centre.

April is the month that Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. honors businesses and entrepreneurs. Observances are held throughout the United States and the Virgin Islands to commemorate the legacy of their founder, Lola Mercedes Parker.

Under the leadership of President Daphne Hornbuckle, the Psi Chapter has made significant strides and won several awards for their leadership and service.

With insightful programs dealing with everything from Civil Rights to economic and financial stability; the members are in the forefront across the Metroplex.

This year’s Luncheon was chaired by Brenda Jackson Napier, who was also named the Southwestern Regional Soror of the Year for Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.

The other honorees were:Emily Barnes - Dorothea N. Hornbuckle

Entrepreneur AwardElizabeth Emmons - Dorothea N. Hornbuckle

Entrepreneur AwardTracy German - Dorothea N. Hornbuckle

Entrepreneur AwardRachel Maxie - Sharon Smith Youth Entrepreneur

AwardBarbara Mallory Caraway - Joyce M. Jones

Community Service AwardJacqueline Blalock Robinson - Joyce M. Jones

Community Service AwardDebra Shankle - Corporate Achievement AwardCheryl Smith - Outstanding Woman of the Year

AwardAlexis. K. Roberson - Alma F. Mackey Scholarship

Recipient

And there was the induction of V. Reginald Hopkins into the Algernon K. Tripp Hall of Fame.

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., is an international organization whose purpose is to motivate young women to qualify for the many challenges offered by increased employment opportunities. It is also recognized as an organization of competent women holding prominent positions in, or operating businesses that are financially satisfying and invaluable to community progress.

Psi Chapter member Vahnita D. Loud is the assistant Southwestern Regional Director for Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority honors businesses and entrepreneurs

Emily Barnes Jacqueline Blalock-Robinson

Tracy German Elizabeth Emmons

Debra Shankle Rachel Maxie

V. Reginald Hopkins Barbara Mallory-Caraway

Brenda Jackson Napier, Cheryl Smith, Vahnita D. Loud and Daphne Hornbuckle

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By Amanda Fitzpatrick Dallas Socialites Blog

Boom 94.5 may be new to Dallas but Radio One's annual music festival did not disappoint this year!

Thousands came out to the Classic Hip Hop meets Zydeco and Blues Saturday at Fair Park, in Dallas.

Some of the heavy hitters were Juvenile, Mystikal, Buns B, Step Rideau and Sir Charles Jones, just to name a few.

Despite competing with the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Paquiano fight people still came out to eat good food, listen to good music and enjoy the event!

Can't wait until next year!

Photos courtesy www.dgdafotographer.com

& Jarvis Minton www.mixedviewsproductions.com

BOOM is a BLAST!

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Students interview celebrities on red carpet at Nancy Lieberman’s annual gala

Frisco ISD-TV’s Abbey Cumnock, Bailey Stone and Chalen Broom were in the mix at the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Foundation Dream Ball Gala April 16, 2015 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. These Career and Technical Education

(CTE) Center Audio/Video Production students seized the opportunity to cover the Denim & Diamonds affair, which is a result of a long-standing relationship between NBA Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman and Frisco ISD-TV.

“Nancy has such a big heart and cares so much for students having chances to do big things in life,” Frisco ISD-TV Executive Producer Eva Coleman said.

Students battled rush-hour traffic out of Frisco to get to the event in downtown Dallas, recognizing the magnitude of the opportunity.

“I was going to make sure we got there, even if it was for the last 10 minutes!” Producer/Editor Bailey Stone said.

They made it in time to snag interviews with sports notables Tony Romo, Deion Sanders and Rick Carlisle.

Well worth it!“We’ve been with Nancy along the Dream Ball Gala

journey since it started in 2012 and I’m grateful for this memory of a lifetime that she provides my students,” Coleman said.

Professionalism on display by Young Journalists

PHOTOS:Abbey Cumnock interviews Tony Romo

Bailey Stone working Red Carpet

Abbey Cumnock interview Deion Sanders as his daughter looks on.

It’s time for students to walk the walk.

Commencement ceremonies for all seven colleges in the Dallas County Community College District system are set, and students who have “talked the talk” now will take that walk with an associate’s degree or professional certificate in hand.

They all will become part of DCCCD’s history – and the district is proudly celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Graduates will mark a milestone in their lives as they finish their academic careers at DCCCD and move on to a university or to a career and job that signify their achievements, too.

With the swish of silk robes and the toss of tasseled mortarboards, graduates will celebrate commencement with their family members and friends.

They attend one of the early college high schools at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro or Mountain View; or Richland Collegiate High School – along with college students who will graduate with an associate’s degree or certificate from one of the seven individually-accredited

colleges that comprise the DCCCD system.

A full list of graduation ceremonies and speakers is provided.

Sat., May 9: Eastfield College – 4:30 p.m. at the Curtis Culwell Center,

4999 Naaman Forest Blvd. in Garland; keynote speaker: Kathy Windrow, professor of art, who is the college’s 2015 Minnie Stevens Piper Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for full-time faculty.

Wed., May 13:

Mountain View – 7 p.m. at the Jesse Owens Complex/Ellis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St. in Dallas; commencement speaker: Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College.

Thurs., May 14:

Brookhaven College – 7 p.m. at the Alfred J. Loos Field House, 3815 Spring Valley Rd. in Addison; commencement speaker: keynote speaker: Dr. Jim Dudlo, professor of

history and department chair, and Brookhaven’s 2015 Minnie Stevens Piper Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

Cedar Valley College – 7 p.m. at the Inspiring Body of Christ Church, 7701 S. Westmoreland Rd., Dallas; commencement speaker: Dr. Elva Concha LeBlanc, president of the Northwest Campus, Tarrant County College District.

North Lake College – 7 p.m. in the Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving; commencement speaker: Charles Siegel, professor of biology and President’s Scholar at North Lake.

Richland College – 7:30 p.m. at the Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd. in Garland; keynote speaker: retiring faculty member Randy Price, Richland College School of Learning Enrichment and Academic Development.

Sun., May 17 El Centro College – 3 p.m. at the Kay Bailey Hutchison

Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin St. in Dallas; commencement speaker: Troy Furlough, professor of mathematics and ECC’s 2015 Minnie Stevens Piper Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

DCCCD Graduates include College, High School Students

THE GARLAND JOURNAL salutes the CLASS OF 2015 www.garlandjournal.com

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Maturity Matters As someone who has come to Christ as a hopefully mature adult, I’m challenged from time to time as ministers and bible study leaders and others of faith talk about the process of becoming a mature Christian. The challenge is in knowing what it means to

mature as a person and applying some of those same principles to the maturation process as they relate to faith and knowledge. Faith as a concept is pretty easy to understand. The knowledge I’m speaking about accompanies

the experience of knowing God’s word. As such, just like a mature adult, your behavior is most assuredly dictated by your experience, your knowledge. In other words your decisions are affected and guided by what you know. For the mature Christian, your faith is easily

expressed in words. However, your deeds, your actions now have parameters set in stone due to the experience of faith. So the more you know about God’s word and

God’s will, the more responsive you become in what you do, don’t do, say, don’t say etc. Forgiveness for instance is an example of what I’m talking about. The more you accept the truth of Christ in your

life, the more mandatory it becomes to forgive those who have in some way ‘trespassed’ against you. You see a mature Christian knows if you don’t forgive your enemies, God will not forgive you. How dare you not at least undertake the notion of forgiveness when Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice so we all could be forgiven! Some people refer to this as knowing that you

know that you know. It is a process however. It does take time. Maturity requires action and it is this action that I’m saying challenges me more often than not. It is not always easy to do the right thing. But

for the mature Christian, it is purely a matter of knowledge that easily lets you know what the right thing is. It’s what you’re supposed to do in all situations and circumstances. The more mature you become in your faith, the

more evident it becomes in your behavior. However, I think you pass the real test when your maturity readily surfaces in what you think. The thought process of the mature Christian is

where I find myself these days. I guess you can say I am now a proponent of ‘you

are what you think.’ I believe faith does move mountains. And as I start to move mine, I’ll be living proof of what they say about mustard seeds. Believe me. I’m working on it every day.May God bless and keep you always.

James

Maturity MattersSpiritually Speaking

by James A. Washington

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This Saturday art lovers are invited to the opening of the new art exhibit: "The Crawfish Circuit - Exploring Southwest Louisiana's Musical Soundscape," by Giraud Polite. The theme is a representation of the culture in southwest Louisiana via digital

photography and multimedia. "My exhibitions explore themes such as race and rituals, “ said Mr. Polite. “My art goals are to convey a variety of social issues that face the nation and our community. I am compelled to extract a more personal meaning from my art - and that's what I

want the viewers to experience when they see the exhibit.” Check it out for yourself and get a little culture in your life. It all starts this Saturday, May 9 at 5 pm. It is absolutely free and open to the public

until June 20. The SDCC is located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. For more information or to schedule a guided tour for your group call 214-939-2787.

South Dallas Cultural Center

celebrates Black Man's Month in the Art Gallery!

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Come on PEOPLE! Don’t you CARE?

POLICE have not apprehended Pookie the serial rapist. Aren’t you concerned? Do you care?

We know he has attacked members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

and there is a $5,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.

If you have ANY information, PLEASE call Crime Stoppers

877.373.8477Do you know this man?

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Just log on to www.garlandjournal.com and subscribe to receive digital edition

HATE? I realize there are those that have hated me for as long as I can remember. They hated my mother and my father and their mothers and fathers. Why would I or should I expect any different? I don’t! If justice is not in you why would I waste time begging you for what you don’t possess, because at the heart and essence of justice is a love, love for truth and what is right and if you possess no such love my time is wasted marching, pleading and appealing to you. The fact is, you can’t love me as long as you secretly love and embrace corruption and injustice.

RIOT? Reporters ask: “Why burn down your own neighborhoods? Why loot and torch your own stores?” If you can visualize Christ in a rage, clearing the money changers from the temple, you need no explanation of a riotous reaction to wrong-doing. If you cannot grasp how Jimi Hendrix could pour lighter fluid on a perfectly beautiful guitar, which he no doubt loved, set it ablaze, then smash it to pieces or how he, an Army veteran, could “twist” and “distort” the National Anthem into a timeless artistic expression so you could hear and feel the “bombs bursting in air,” I can’t begin to explain rioting to you. Suffice it to say, it comes from very deep within which explains its violent, volcanic qualities.

Also, it might help to note that looting is not about the chips, beer or Pampers, it’s about defiantly challenging authority and the status quo. I will say this, rioting, as a sudden and combustable expression of malcontent is less perplexing to me than rioting over a sports team losing (or winning) a match.

THUG? I understand so-called “thugs.” I also understand successful professionals who are embarrassed by misguided teens reminding them of who they really are and where they come from. What I don’t understand is how anyone can reasonably or responsibly refer to young urban teens by the same term the President uses to call-out international terrorists such as ISIS and Al Queda.

Finally, I regret that some of you see 4,000 years of Word and wisdom as hollow rhetoric, nothing more than childish Sunday School anecdotes the reading of which will gain you, an educated, intelligent, analytical, thinking adult, nothing good at all. You Are the Word. I Am the Word. I see the Divine in everyone around me. If the Word does not come to life as you read each passage in ways that allow you to see the Light, than you’re right not to waste your time reading it.

Keep striving for Love and Peace! M

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After swatting away Manny Pacquiao in a much-heralded bout, Floyd Mayweather improved his record to 48-0, and has hinted that he may fight again in September.

His contract with Showtime expires after his next fight, and Mayweather has consistently hinted that he will hang up his gloves once his deal is completed. But with a chance to go 50-0; one-up Rocky Marciano’s near 60-year-old record, and an opportunity to put a final stamp on an undeniable legacy, could we see Mayweather go for 50 wins?

Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

Riley: We’ve seen enough of Mayweather to understand his brilliance as a fighter. Finishing his contract and walking off into the sunset with a potential 49-0 record would still be impressive, no matter the caliber of his next opponent. If he could somehow generate nearly 75 percent of the same drama for his next fight as he did in the build up to the Pacquiao bout, then his payday may be sizable enough for him to retire. Undefeated records obviously go out the door with any blemish on them, and despite his still incredible shape and stamina, Mayweather is approaching the age where skills begin to slip. Seizing a win over his next opponent will be hard enough, whomever Showtime deems worthy enough to upset the champ. Mayweather’s goal was to finish his contract, and he’s a few months away from doing just that.

Green: Okay, here’s what’s going to happen: Floyd is going to end up fighting some lucky opponent, probably Amir Khan, for his 49th bout. Khan isn’t in Mayweather’s league and won’t threaten the undefeated boxer at all. But then again, who is in Mayweather’s league? No one. Nonetheless, this will look like another easy fight for Floyd, per usual. And then he will tell the world he’s retiring. Only we know he won’t retire without that perfect 50-0 record, and will probably end up rematching with Pacquiao for his last hurrah. It’s too tempting to go after. And because fight no. 49 is the final bout under his contract with Showtime, Mayweather will have the opportunity to shop around his 50th fight to the highest bidder. He’ll make a fortune off the fight, like he always does, and finally walk away as the richest, undefeated athlete in the history of American sports.

Riley: Mayweather has been a successful brand and been highly marketable for years now, so getting to some fancy number won’t make him any more of a cash cow than he already is. He was already receiving high attention when he was 28-0 or 18-0, and adding another notch won’t suddenly stop critics from being critical or ranking him higher. He’s had a fantastic career and if he wanted to walk away now at 48-0 he would still be as celebrated as if he was 50-0 or 100-0. More fights mean more risks, and for a man who has created a career off defense and being able to dodge danger, I can’t see him risking his unblemished record any further once his contract is over.

Green: More fights mean more risks, but they also mean more dollar signs. One thing you have to respect Floyd for is his business savvy. He knows how to generate money and lots

of it, at that. This fight against Pacquiao generated the most money in boxing history. I’ve seen reports claiming that more than $300 million was made during this fight. Imagine how much could be made during a rematch with Pacquiao for Mayweather’s 50th and final bout? There would be one last chance for Pacquiao to try to end Floyd’s perfect record. I know I’d watch that. Will you? I think we all would. -

Will Mayweather retire after Next Fight?

AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

by: Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green AFRO Sports Desk

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