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SUNNYVALE, Texas---Dracen Sanders is only a newborn, but he knows how to command attention. The baby is Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunny-vale’s first baby of 2011. He was born at 7:26 a.m. Jan. 1 at The Women’s Center at Sunnyvale, weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces. His parents are Tawanna Fincher and Delvin Sanders, both of Balch Springs. “I had two due dates, Jan. 4 and Jan. 11; the way things were progressing, I was really expecting him to come around Christmas or New Year’s,” Fincher said. “He will certainly have some big birthday parties over the next few years.”

Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale Rings in 2011 with New Babies

Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale rings in 2011 with new babiesThe New Year’s first baby is the cousin of one of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale’s own nurses.

Dracen’s birth also is special for TRMC-Sunny-vale because he is the cousin of Arvetta Shirley of Duncanville, one of the hospital’s newborn-nursery nurses. The first girl for 2011 was Arlette Delgado, whose parents are Elizabeth

Huesca and Carlos Del-gado, both of Balch Springs. She was born at 8:31 a.m. The parents of both New Year’s babies received gift baskets full of baby items, such as bottles and pac-ifiers, from TRMC-Sunny-vale.

Garland, Texas -- Garland Mayor Ronald E. Jones will host his monthly “Mayor’s Evening In” event on Thursday, January 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Mayor hosts “Evening In” events to broaden his acces-sibility to the citizens of Garland.

This month’s event will be held at the Mayor’s Office, 200 North Fifth Street. It is necessary to schedule an appointment, 972-205-2471 or [email protected].

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My husband is Obsessed with Re rement Plans!

Dear Gwendolyn: I have been married for 10 years in misery. We have no children and I have decided not to have a child with him. I don’t think our marriage is going to last. This is the problem: I make a fantas c salary - soon to hit six figures. My husband took six years and didn’t work. He had started a home-based busi-ness, so I was the one to pay all bills. I am frustrated because for the last ten years I cannot spend one cent without my husband’s approval. My paycheck goes into an account that my husband handles. I never see the check and never see the money being generated in the account. He tells me that a er he pays the bills (from my paycheck), the rest goes for our re rement. I am 30 and my husband is 40. Gwendolyn, I’m red. I feel life is too short and uncertain to spend every dime saving for our re re-ment - which he says will be at age 65. Gladys

Dear Gladys: I do agree with you and I commend you for tolerat-ing your husband’s plans for 10 years. It is true you should save for re rement, but not every cent earned. Some people save heavily but merely for the purpose of re ring in their late 40s or 50s. Understand this Gladys: It is not a good idea to put all your dreams years ahead. Unless your husband changes his ideas, you are correct in feeling that your marriage will not last. Start spending your money. In fact, take control of your money. Don’t be like many married women who are totally in the dark about their finance. It is wise to plan for the future, but unwise to not enjoy life along the way. Think about it. Too o en when people re re, they may have money - but sadly, --- they lose their health.

In my latest book, Black Empowerment with an Attitude, the Epilogue discusses a person I call “The Tree Shaker.” Most conscious brothers and sisters know at least one Tree Shaker, someone who is always at the front of the line fighting for Black folks. Tree Shakers are unapologetic and unwavering in their resolve to stand up, speak out, and sacrifice their own resources for the betterment of the collective of Black people. The Tree Shakers don’t cower in fear of white opinion or get nervous at the thought of their actions being disapproved by white people. On the contrary, they want to see that final nail driven into the coffin that contains the “Negro,” the “Minority,” the “Sellout,” and the “Traitor.” How do we repay those who are always standing up for Black people? Do we cheer them on from a distant sideline, only when we cannot be seen by the public doing so? Do we slap them on the back when we see them, in private of course, and tell them, “Keep on doing what you’re doing?” Do we secretly deny them in our daily professional circles and corporate environment? Do we support them in their efforts with our intellectual capacity and financial resources? Over the years we have seen so many Tree Shakers pass away, in many cases leaving their families with virtually nothing, mainly because they spent so much of their time fighting for us. I was saddened and disheartened by a recent e-mail disclosing the death of a “Queen Mother” in New York City. Elder Adunni Oshupa Tabasi, beloved and esteemed by Black folks, died on January 7, 2008, and her home-going was scheduled to take place on February 9, 2008. The sad part is the scramble to raise funds for “embalm-ing and … to rent the Dempsey Center.” Despite the fact, as the news release states, “Elder Adunni worked for over fifty years in the community, as she would always say for

‘Free.’” Surely this Sister was a Tree Shaker. Surely along her fifty year road of working for Black folks for “free” she stopped and helped many. Surely she deserves a great deal more than a solicitation campaign for donated funds to embalm her body and then to “rent” a hall to celebrate her life, and then to have her body shipped to Ghana for burial. Is this how we show our appreciation for Tree Shakers? When I think of Tree Shakers like Marcus Garvey, Amos Wilson, Ken Bridges, and Muhammad Nasserdeen, just to name a few, it makes me question the sincerity of the conscious brothers and sisters out there who give a lot of lip-service to Black Consciousness, but little else of themselves and their resources to further the cause of Black Consciousness, especially when it comes to supporting the Tree Shakers and their families. Of course, the ones who really benefit from the work done by Tree Shakers, the “upper economic people,” as opposed to the “lower economic people” that Bill Cosby referenced when he took Black people to the woodshed, are culpable as well. Each time I raise the issue of economic discrimination and disparity against Black people in my hometown, some elitist Black person gets a contract, with-out ever having opened his or her mouth on behalf of Black people. Thus, the upper economic people always benefit, while the lower economic people remain trapped in the belly of a society that would only use them as cute rhetoric. Despite the upper economic people having the funds to take care of some of the Tree Shakers, thus assuring their contracts and opportunities keep coming, most of them refuse to put their money where their mouths are. During the Hillary/Obama Debate in Los Angeles, a person named Kim sent a question in for Barack Obama. She asked him about the negative effects of illegal immi-gration on “African Americans.” She specifically asked

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Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Thank God for the courage and strength of our mothers,

grandmothers and great - grand mothers. My own mother

tells many stories of the indigni es of the past. I truly

believe God heard many saints’ prayers. God rose up men

and women all over the south for the me that they were

living. Impressively God gave men and women of color a

vision for equal rights and jus ce. I want to share about a

simple woman who was red and just needed to rest and

God pulled a victorious outcome from her distress.

She was born Rosa Louis McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, in

1913. In December of 1955, the 42 year old seamstress joined

the workers at the bus stop a er a hard day at her tailoring job.

It seemed like the bus would never come. When it finally arrived,

all the seats in the back, where blacks were allowed to sit, were

quickly taken. Parks sat down in the white sec on. The bus driver

told her and several other African Americans to give up their

seats to whites who got on a er she did. Parks refused to move.

The bus driver called the police, and Parks was arrested. She

and her husband later lost their jobs. Parks recalls her outrage at

being asked to stand up so a white man could sit.

“A er so many years of oppression and being a vic m of

mistreatment that my people had suffered, not giving up my

seat and whatever I had to face a er not giving it up was not

important,” she would later say.

Her refusal to give up her seat sparked a movement against

segrega on in Montgomery, which started with a 381 day bus

boyco by African Americans. The leader of the boyco went

on to become quite famous a young black minister named Dr

Mar n Luther King, Jr.

Our tribula ons give us courage beyond our imagina on.

A holy boldness rises up in our hearts for truth and

jus ce. Amazingly our hardships constantly create Victorious

Achievements. We are to con nuously trust God for victo-

rious outcomes, because “we are more than Conquerors

through him that loved us.” Roman 8:37 Which is Christ

Jesus our Redeemer.

Nashville, TN - Platinum artist Marvin Sapp topped the list of winners during the 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards announced Saturday night during the show’s taping at Nashville’s iconic Grand

Sapp Takes Top Honors at 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Top Winner Marvin Sapp at the 26th Annual Stellar Awards.

Ole Opry House Theater. Sapp took home four awards, including Artist of the Year, Traditional Male of the Year, CD of the Year and Traditional CD of the Year. A highlight of the evening, his emotion-filled finale per-formance of his biggest hit “Never Would Have Made It” with Stellar Awards host Donnie McClurkin created an overwhelming audience response as he dedicated the night to his recently-deceased wife Dr. Malinda P. Sapp. The Grand Ole Opry landmark was trans-formed into a spirit-filled sanctuary as Pastor McClur-kin led the ‘congregation’ in

a prayer for Sapp and pro-vided one of the night’s big-gest moments. “It’s great to be honored by your peers, and you do your best to give honor and glory to God,” said Sapp. “But it’s bittersweet with my wife not here with me.” Before introducing the performance, McClurkin added, “If it wasn’t for Pastor Marvin Sapp’s wife Malinda, this song would have never made it on the CD.” Other top winners included James Fortune & FIYA who received two awards for Group/Duo of the Year and Contemporary

CD of the Year, and pre-sented his award to his wife who joined him on stage for standing by him while they were homeless, sleeping out of their car and expecting their third child. James For-tune was also named Con-temporary Male of the Year. Seasoned vets Bebe & Cece Winans won awards indi-vidually and collectively; the duo received the Urban Inspirational Single or Per-formance of the Year and Music Video of the Year awards. Bebe Winans also received the Song of the Year award while CeCe Winans was named Contem-porary Female of the Year.


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There’s no limit to how far a musician can excel says native Dallas musician Jamal Mathis. Mathis, who is gaining a reputation, and a follow-ing by taking his training in classical music and combining it with jazzy tunes from greats such as Scott Joplin, Oscar Peter-son, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Thomas “Fats” Waller, Duke Ellington to create a unique breed of music all his own. The second child of Willie and Alice Mathis has two siblings: Jemilah and Kamila. And, when you can’t catch find him with family there is a good chance of catching him between serving two positions between head musician and minister of music at Lamb of

God Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday’s, and Southern Worship Center on Saturday’s. At both churches, Jamal shows his leadership skills by directing rehearsals, working with others, sight reading music, and improvising when needed. He also coaches and tutors anyone who’s pur-suing a career in the music and entertainment industry, and instructing others who are serious about learning music. “I want to encourage every musician to be ver-satile and play in all styles efficiently; there-fore, they’ll have no limits,” says Jamal.Mathis has produced two albums independently. One in collaboration with violinist/recording engi-neer Ryan Smith intitled Faith, Hope, and Love

in 2009 and his debut Music in the Mix in 2006 which he composed and recorded with his three piece jazz band -Jamal Mathis Trio. Mathis earned a Bach-elor of Music degree in 2006 from Andrews Uni-versity and a Performing Musician for Commer-cial Music Certificate from Cedar Valley Col-lege in 2002. His music studies includes: musi-cianship and ear training, music theory and form analysis, piano pedagogy, music history, music conducting, and music composition and orchestration. His currently released a single “That Man” can be download on his website: www.jamalmathis.com. That Man was written by Mathis and Estrella Del-gadillo.

Music Maestro Setting Tone for “No Limits”

Dallas musician Jamal Mathis is gaining a reputation, and a following by taking his training in classical music and combining it with jazzy tunes from greats such as Scott Joplin, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Thomas “Fats” Waller, Duke Ellington to create a unique breed of music all his own.

Obama to address the ques-tion and she was very spe-cific about whom she was concerned: African Americans. Immediately Barack Obama started answering the question in relationship to whites, His-panics, Asians, minorities, and then African Ameri-cans. He emphasized the other groups and de-empha-sized Black people. A slowly pitched softball was lobbed at him and he chose

not to swing on behalf of Black people. Obama was presented with an opportunity to say something about Black people only, but he felt compelled to include every-one else in his answer, rather than deal specifically with the issue as it relates to Black people, as Kim requested. Are the upper economic people so con-strained by their own fear of appearing “too Black” that even when they are in

a position to speak or act strictly on behalf of Black people they feel obligated to include everyone else? I don’t know why we are afraid of anything in coun-try, after what our people went through to help us reach the heights we have achieved. I do know that we should take better care of the Tree Shakers and their families by creat-ing both local and national funds that can be accessed immediately when needed for causes such as the one involving the “Queen

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On Eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day newly elected tea-party backed Republican Gov-ernor Paul LePage told the nation’s oldest civil rights group to “kiss my butt” after refusing invita-tions from the organization to attend events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The next day about 400 people braved freezing temperatures to come out in protest against him. Marchers also protested the governor for signing

an order cracking down on undocumented immigrants. The order, which was his first major official act gave police officers more power to look into the immigration status of persons they stop and in some cases cut off their state services.The group did not let the governor’s repudiation deter them. Governor LePage’s decision to inflame racial tension on the eve of the King Holiday denigrates his office, said NAACP Pres-ident and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “His words are a reminder of the worst aspects of Maine’s history

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Governor LePage’s decision to inflame racial tension on the eve of the King Holiday denigrates his office, said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. file photo/PHALCONSTAR NEWS

and out of touch with our nation’s deep yearning for increased civility and racial healing. The NAACP Chapter at the Maine State Prison is a testament to our success in fostering racial healing. If the Governor truly looks, he will see it is the largest civic group in the prison with a mem-bership and a leadership that are half black and half white. The NAACP is not a ‘special interest group’ as Governor LePage assumed, in fact, we are a public interest group and our goal for over 100 years has been to build One America, and One Maine.” “During more than 100 years of struggle for equal-ity, social justice and fair-ness, the NAACP has faced many obstacles in its proud history of helping to move our great country closer to its’ guiding principle of equality and freedom for all,” stated Juan M. Cofield, President of the NAACP New England Area Con-ference. “It has faced obstinate federal, state and local officials and recalci-trant state and local gov-ernment entities. So the utterance of Paul LePage, the Maine State Governor, publicly telling the NAACP to “kiss his butt” is nothing new for the NAACP. It is a throwback to decades ago

-- and we all had hoped that those attitudes by public officials were behind us. Just a few days ago, Pres-ident Obama asked that all citizens and public offi-cials become more civil as we engage each other over ideas. The Governor ‘s atti-tude reflects poorly upon his constituents. We trust that Governor LePage will reflect upon his crude and intolerant language. The citizens of the state of Maine deserve much better. I can promise that the NAACP will continue a determined and assertive struggle in the state of Maine in our quest for equality, social justice and

fairness.” “The tone Governor Paul LePage has set just after ten days in office should be an offense to all Mainers and the office he has been entrusted to lead with civil-ity, honesty, and decorum fitting of our highest elected official,” stated Rachel Talbot Ross, NAACP Maine State Director. “The Maine NAACP is very con-cerned that after several attempts to meet with the Governor, over a period of eight months, coupled with a policy decision that will severely impact our immi-grant brothers and sisters made on his very first day in office, that a pattern may

be being established of fail-ing to reach out and engage the diverse communities of Maine. The NAACP has taken seriously the commit-ment Governor Paul LePage made during his inaugural address when he said, ‘I am willing to listen and work constructively with anyone committed to honest solu-tions that benefit all Maine people.’ We want to be part of this process and continue to ask for a meeting to begin working in a respect-ful and transparent manner for the betterment of our state.

Baltimore, MD - The NAACP honors the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the fed-eral holiday celebrating his life and achievements. Dr. King is considered the formative figure in the modern fight for civil rights. He led numerous boycotts, marches and rallies in the 1950’s and 1960’s, includ-ing the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In 1957 Dr. King earned the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP’s most presti-gious honor. “Dr. King’s legacy looms large in the work of all those who follow him in his cause,” stated NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock. “Dr. King ded-

icated his life to fighting injustice in all forms. With that attitude, he grew a small social movement in Birmingham, Alabama into a national crusade that changed the course of our country’s history. His exam-ple reminds us how impor-tant it is to do what we can, no matter how small, to make the world a better place.” “Dr. King’s crusade was deeply rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the universal truths that unite the world’s great belief sys-tems, and the American Dream,” stated President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “He was a man of vision, conviction, and courage. Just as his work

was inspired by the NAACP, we are inspired by his example. We will finish his work to eliminate economic exploitation and racial injustice. As Dr. King reminds us in his Letter from a Birmingham jail, only in embracing fair-ness and opportunity for all can we ensure America will finally be America for all Americans.” Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their com-munities, conducting voter mobilization and monitor-ing equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

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Living with Excellence For most of us, living our lives well is one of our greatest aspirations. This desire for a better life is evident by the things many do in search of it. For many living with excellence is about receiving an excel-lent education. So, we take the path of bettering our-selves through education with hopes and dreams of obtaining the good life. Some seek the proverbial good life through excellence in sports with hopes of receiving outstanding scholarships that they hope will lead to mega sports contracts. Some seek the excellent life through the fame and fortune of Hollywood. Others seek what they consider to be the excellent life in unac-ceptable ways by taking short cuts such as through get rich quick schemes, or crimes (theft, gambling, white collar, selling narcotics, etc.). Desiring an excellent life is natural and quite com-mendable. In fact, one should strive to live an excellent life. However, it is perhaps our understanding or defini-tion of what we consider to be an “excellent life” that should be examined. For clarity purposes excellence is defined as superior, pre-eminent, to surpass, outdo, above others, or to transcend. With that being said and not to be misunderstood, excellence in one’s char-acter, knowledge or education, gifts and work ethics is always good and always desirable. Being excellent at something and living with excellence has different meanings. However, our excellence in any area should not be misguided. We must definitely examine our methods, our motives and our understanding of what excellent living truly is. Excellent living is not about self promotion. It is not about acquiring titles, things or status. It is not about keeping up with the Jones’. It is not about the right job, house or how much money one has in the bank. It is not about being a member in the right church, club or organization. It is not about acquiring and living the good life by any means necessary (immorally or unethically). God’s Divine Plan provides that excellent living is about living a life built on the foundation of God’s word (scripture) and the cornerstone is Christ Jesus (Ephe-sians 2:20). Unfortunately, many think that excellent living is based upon success, power and the desire to get ahead according to the world’s standard. However, God’s word reminds us that in order to be truly suc-cessful and live in excellence we must follow God’s plan. Joshua 1:8 states: “Study this Book of the Law continually, Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it.” “Only then will you succeed.” In addition, 2Timothy 3:16 states, “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.” “It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right.” Finally, by following God’s plan we are destined to live with excellence!

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January 25, 2011 (6:30p.m.): Monthly mee ng of the NAACP Garland Branch, Mount Hebron Missionary Bap st Church, 1233 State Highway 66, Gar-land. Agenda: A. Installa on of Officers & Jubilee Observance.

January 29, 2011: Quarterly mee ng of the Texas State Conference of NAACP Units, Aus n, Texas.

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AUSTIN - The Texas Work-force Commission (TWC) has levied $41,000 in fines and ordered probation for Westwood College Texas campuses owned by Denver-based Alta Colleges Inc. In response to the pending loss of licensure, Alta Colleges has agreed to pay the fines and to comply with proba-tionary conditions placed on its license due to a pattern of noncompliance. The agree-ment cites marketing and recruiting-related violations, failure to comply with appli-cable Texas law, and failure to inform TWC of signifi-

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Cornyn Applauds Selection of Barbara Jordan as 2011 Black Heritage Stamp Honoree

the late U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan, a pioneering politi-cian and civil rights leader, as the Black Heritage stamp honoree for 2011: “As the first African-American woman elected to the Texas legislature and first southern African-Amer-ican woman elected to the U.S. House of Represen-tatives, Barbara Jordan’s

achievements cement her standing among the great cultural and political icons of our time. “This honor will help us remember her life’s accom-plishments, but the true com-memoration of her life can be seen in the growing num-bers of African-American

and minority women serving as elected officials across the country.” Sen. Cornyn previously worked to honor Rep. Jor-dan’s legacy by successfully including her name in the title of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization of 2006.

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In a separate action last December, TWC shut down operation in Texas of Westwood College Online, also owned by Alta Colleges, due to the school operating in Texas without a Certificate of Approval. Alta Colleges’ schools in Texas now hold Conditional Certificates of Approval

during this probationary period, and will face revo-cation of licenses at any time should the schools fail to meet the terms of the agreement. TWC has the authority to arrange alterna-tive educational programs or provide refunds to students in the event the agency is forced to revoke or deny a Certificate of Approval.

Westwood CollegeMother” in New York. We can take the Cosby tact of blaming the lower economic people for not holding up their end of the bargain, but we must also acknowledge the responsi-bility of the upper economic people as well. It is irrespon-sible, it is shameful, it is insulting and it is embarrass-ing to all Black people, no

matter what level you are on, to mistreat one another the way we do. The work that needs to be done will never be done if those who are willing to do it are not sup-ported by those who are unwilling but who also reap the benefits of that work. This goes for the conscious and the unconscious. Shame on us!

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