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Dear Gwendolyn: I have been married for ten years and we have eight children. I love my husband and don’t want to lose him. Last summer my siblings and I sold some family property left to us by our grandparents. With my portion of the funds I purchased a brand new shiny red convertible for my husband. Now people are calling me a fool because he is being seen riding other women. Gwendolyn, what people don’t know is that I purchased the car with the thought if I can keep my husband busy, then he won’t think of leaving me. After all, he didn’t want a van so that we could all ride. I had no choice except to please him. I have eight children and no one else will want me. Jeanette

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WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Congress this week that the Administration supports passage of the Development, Relief, and Educa-tion for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, for two basic reasons: it’s crucial for meeting our national goals and future workforce needs, and also sends the right message about the value of hard work and our Nation’s basic sense of fairness. In testimony at the first-ever Senate hearing on the DREAM Act before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugee, and Border Security, Duncan said, “The DREAM Act is a common-sense piece of legislation that is in keep-ing with core American values. It will open the doors of higher education to those individuals who were brought to American by their parents as undocumented children. And in the process we will sustain our economic competitive-ness into the future.” The DREAM Act, which creates opportunities for young people to attend college or serve in the military even though they don’t have documentation, requires a rigorous process to qualify: they must prove they came to the United States before the age of 16, have lived here for at least five years, graduated from high school or received a GED, possess good moral character, and been admitted to an institution of higher education or to serve in the military. Only once they’re in college or serving in the armed forces will they have the chance to earn a legal status. “These are demanding standards that demonstrate aca-demic achievement and personal integrity,” Duncan said. It is estimated that each year, 65,000 young people gradu-ate from high school in the U.S. and find themselves unable to work, join the military or go to college because of their immigration status. Approximately 800,000 young people would be eligible for the DREAM Act upon passage. Duncan discussed the DREAM Act in relation to the President’s 2020 goal for America to once again be the country with the highest proportion of college graduates, pointing out that students served by the DREAM Act will help grow our

COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION workforce and fill shortages in STEM jobs and other high-demand fields. He called higher education “an economic growth engine and a ticket to a middle-class lifestyle,” and outlined the many benefits of attending college, including higher earn-ings and by extension, tax revenue; lower unemployment, and greater likelihood to vote and do volunteer work. In his testimony, Duncan also dispelled several miscon-ceptions about the DREAM Act: it does not create an amnesty program with an easy path to citizenship; it will not affect the availability of federal student loans or Pell Grants for citizens, or create incentives for an increase in undocumented immigration. “Simply put,” Duncan concluded, “educating the indi-viduals who would be eligible under the DREAM Act would benefit our country.”

Barbara Ryer, owner of the Garland Flower Shop located on Garland Rd in Garland, TX closes her shop after the shop being in exis-tence for 70 years in the city. In the first picture, Ms. Ryer is with her great grand-son, Jaxon Moody, who is helping her

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Diane XavierEDITOR Around 400 youth and their families and friends gathered together at the 6th annual Garland NAACP Youth Council Image Awards. The award ceremony was held at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church in Garland on Saturday, June 18th and was sponsored by the Garland NAACP Youth Council.Over 100 students in the Garland area were rec-ognized for their outstand-ing achievements in several areas. The theme was “Affirming America’s Prom-ise.” “We honored high school and middle school students who excelled in either aca-demics, athletics, artistry, community service, church involvement and leader-ship,” said Dr. Joyce Miller, Advisor of the Garland NAACP Youth Council. Some of the recipients of the Image Awards included sister and brother Jaalah Herman who was recog-nized for her leadership in the community and her brother Justin Herman was recognized for his athletic

accomplishments in the area. Also, student Michel Gordon, who played the tuba at the Image Awards, also was recognized for his talents. “We have lots of young people who are leaders and who are excellent in what they do,” Dr. Miller said. “They are also doing what they should be doing in order to have a successful future.” “We decided to honor these students because every year the Garland NAACP holds a Freedom Fund Ban-quet to honor those whose accomplishments have con-tributed to the local commu-nity and we wanted to do the same for the youth in our area,” Dr. Miller said. Students who competed in this past school year’s UIL competition were also recog-nized. The ACT-SO (Afro-Aca-demic, Cultural, Techno-logical, Scientific Olympics) gold medal win-ners alsop performed at the Image Awards. The students included: Shelmon Smith, North Garland High School, Gold Medal, Vocal Con-temporary, Ceon Rumphs,

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Garland, Texas will never

be the same. That’s accord-ing to Kaiser Street’s Mis-sionary Baptist Church’s new pastor, Milton L.

DOYLE INSTALLEDDoyle, who was officially installed at his church last weekend as he addressed family, friends, mentors and members of his congrega-tion. A crowd of 150 people witnessed the special lit-urgy of installation. Pastor Doyle’s fellow ministers who joined him included Bishop Roderick Mitchell of Covenant Connections International and New Life Church of Cleveland, Mis-sissippi. “Several of my fellow pastors and bishops joined me from out of town,” Pastor Doyle said. “I felt empowered to lead the church and making an effective change for our community. I told everyone at the installation to look forward to the move of God in this community and expect Garland to never be the same.” Pastor Doyle said one of his goals as the new leader of his church is to invite the community to come together and grow. “I would like for everyone

to work together to spread the good news because we have multiple families from many different generations who worship with us,” he said. The first major project Pastor Doyle is working on is a back to school summer bash which will be held on August 13th at the parish. “We are going to have a back to school bash with supply giveaways and ses-sions on encouraging stu-dents to do well in school,” he said. “Education is very important to me because since we are all made in the image of God, it is our duty to be creative and be lifelong learners in order to grow and expand our minds.” Pastor Doyle said the installation ceremony included beautiful music from the choir. “It was a beautiful and spiritual event like a marriage is,” Pastor Doyle said. “Just like one is joined to another in mar-riage, I felt joined to my community and congrega-tion as a pastor.”

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I PLEDGE AND PRAY I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our Nation’s judges are in turmoil over the Pledge of Allegiance and the Constitution. Some judges want to redefine what founding fathers of the nation really meant. Many of us believe those men were of sound mind and judgment. Many would like to redefine the 10 commandments and the Bible in general. We as believers must con-tinue to pray for leaders of our nation, our churches and military. We must pray for God’s wisdom and guidance for our leaders; sometimes I question the decision of our judges and leaders. The Bible teaches us that the king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whither-soever he will. “Proverbs 21:1 As believers in the body of Christ we must pray always without ceasing. I Thessalonians 5:17 says ‘pray without ceasing.’ I pray that God send revival to our nation’s capitol, churches, military and to the Supreme Court. I pray that God intervene, save and send the Holy Spirit to our leaders who are making decisions that will determine our tomorrows if we will have freedom to worship and live in the land of the free. July 4th is our day of independence and everyone in the USA and our military citizens around the world will be celebrat-ing with fireworks, speeches and family outings. And, I encourage you to enjoy the celebration with your family and friends, keep Jesus first and drive safe and when you wake up - thank God for the freedom to worship. We sometimes take this liberty for-granted and we automatically think nothing will ever harm it or threaten our liberties and freedom of worship in free speech. Occasionally we are awakened to reality that we can lose it quickly. This is why we pray for the leaders of this great nation always. Be Blessed

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GARLAND- Jabez Entertainment a North Texas theatrical company did it again with its most recent dance production “A World of Chaos…Kiosh Something To Experience.” The production was a smash hit and played to a sold-out crowd last month at the Garland Plaza The-atre according to show pro-ducers. Kiosh O’neal Monroe was the dance show’s main attraction and featured comedian Kieron “Kemo” Monroe aka “The One Eyed Bandit” as the host. Both young men are the sons of Bridgette Monroe play-wright of the hit stage play “Honor Thy Mother” which debuted at the Gar-land Plaza Theatre last year. The dance show is a new twist for Jabez Enter-

tainment which usually pro-duces stage plays. The show was filled with dance and comedy bringing a ray of sunshine that spotlighted other performers: The All Star Dance Squad, Dereque Whiturs, Goodwill Baptist Church Mine Ministry, Dominique Harris, and Happynia Dance Theatre Production. And, the host comedian Kieron Monroe aka “The One Eye Bandit” had the audience rolling out their seats with laughter. But the main attraction and the man of the hour Kiosh O’neal Monroe graced the stage with his electrifying movement making one feel as though they were at a concert. Truly he gave a perfor-mance of a lifetime. And by the end of the show Subscribe Today! Call: (972) 926-8503

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Garland High School, Gold Medal Instrumental Clas-sical and Instrumental Contemporary, Adeyemi Adewuyi, Plano East High School, Gold Medal in Physics and Oratory. Dr. Miller said holding this event is important to

develop our future leaders.“We want to encourage stu-dents to contribute to the community by doing their best in all areas of their life so that they can succeed in whatever goals they have and make an impact,” Dr. Miller said.

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Gratitude is another word for thankfulness or appreciation. Once considered a precious virtue, gratitude was taught and highly valued. It was basically ingrained into one’s character. As a child growing up, I was taught to always show appreciation. My parents always reminded us kids to say “thank you”. After receiving anything, no matter how small, Mama would always ask us kids the same question, “Now what do you say?” Of course, our “no brainer” reply would always be “thank you.” This simple method of instruction was enough to train us to always be thankful. It helped us to understand that we were to always show appreciation whenever someone gave or did anything for us. It was the respectful and courteous thing to do. In addition, my parents always said that nobody owed us anything, so be thankful for everything. My parents also set an example because they modeled what they told us by showing gratitude in all things. Though we were quite poor, they were thankful for what we had and received. Today showing gratitude or thankfulness appears to be a disappearing virtue in our culture. Many children and adults as well feel as if someone owes them something or that they are entitled to everything. Much of society has become a give me this, give me that or what can you do for me attitude. In turn, after receiving and being blessed more than ever before, many don’t even bother to say “thank you” or show appreciation. As with most behaviors, showing gratitude is a trained behavior. Teaching gratitude begins in the home with the parents. Parents must model the behavior of appreciation and being thankful for their children or their children will not know how to be appreciative. They must be persistent in doing so because this grateful behavior doesn’t just happen. Children will not know to say “thank you” unless they have been taught to do so. A great place to begin teaching gratitude in children is by thanking God at mealtime and in daily prayers, particularly bedtime prayers. In doing so, children can learn to thank God for all his provisions, safety and protection for the day and throughout the night. Also parents should take every opportunity to say thank you and show gratitude toward others in front of their kids for any deed or gift received. It may be for something as simple as someone holding a door open or saying a kind word. When parents exhibit these acts of gratitude it represents opportunities for children to observe and imitate appreciative behavior. Finally, God’s Divine Plan provides that we as Christians should have a spirit of gratitude for all things. 1Thessalonian 5:18 states: “No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

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You would hard pressed to find a relationship between the Fourth of July and Black folks in a school textbook. But a historical document does exist. Written in 1852 by Frederick Douglass, the document is a speech that attempts to explain what Black folk are and the sig-nificance of the Fourth of July. Frederick Douglass was

FOURTH OF JULY AND BLACK FOLKS

Written in 1852 by Fred-erick Douglass, the doc-ument is a speech that attempts to explain what Black folk are and the significance of the Fourth of July.

born a slave in 1818. Worked (slaved) as a house-boy during his youth and was unlawfully taught to read and write by his elder misses. He was converted to a field hand in his late teens but not before being put under the hands of a slave breaker. He escaped from slavery at 20. Published his own newspaper, The North Star and began giving anti-slavery speeches in his 30’s. Douglass went to become an internationally recognized figure in the anti-slavery movement and later would go to become a US Marshal and a Recorder of Deeds for Washington D.C. He was also a trusted advi-sor to President Abraham Lincoln and the Minister-

General to the Republic of Haiti. The late historian John Hope Franklin described Frederick Douglass as the spokesman for black people of his time. Here’s what Frederick Douglass thought about the Fourth of July holiday as he addressed an audience at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall at a July 5, 1852 event com-memorating the signing of the Declaration of Indepen-dence: “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” And he asked them, “Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day?” And, one passage of the speech moved historian Philip S. Foner to call it

‘probably the most moving passage in all of Douglass’ speeches.’ Here it is: ‘What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cru-elty to which he is the con-stant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national great-ness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunci-ation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and

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Gordon JacksonDALLAS WEEKLY Depending on one’s perspective, news that the office and home of high-profile Dallas County Com-missioner John Wiley Price had been raided by the FBI on Monday brought either a horrid sense of “Déjà vu” or a deep thrill of quasi-victory. There seems to be little in between. Just when it looked like Dallas news would be domi-nated by the city’s inaugura-tion ceremony (when much of the investigation was being conducted), where newly elected Mayor Mike

FBI TARGETS PRICERawlings was being sworn in, word about the FBI’s open and extensive search of Price’s properties, along with the homes of close political consultant Kathy Nealy and Price’s executive assistant, Dapheny Fain, triculated to explosive pro-portions through cell phone calls, text messages and lengthy Facebook and Twit-ter pages. “My phone just blew up,” said community orga-nizer Edna Pemberton, who, like many others, got word when she was attending the inauguration. While Price has not been arrested or indicted or charges levied against him, the ongo-ing investigation has sent definite rumblings through the Dallas African American political community for sev-eral reasons.

Price himself remained steadfast and attended the regular weekly county court meeting the next day, giving his business-as-usual look. At his attorney’s office Monday afternoon he told reporters: “Going on 27 years, I have represented this district and I plan on repre-senting for the next 27 years. I have no idea what this is all about. I’ve seen the search warrants; that’s as far as it goes, I have not seen an affi-davit. Insisting that he had no previous notice, Price con-tinued: “I’ve been up against this once before. I have no clue to where they’re going.” Revealed warrants indicate that the FBI is looking for any and all data on Price going back to 2001. If they feel they have to look back that far to find any possible

wrongdoing, one only needs to go back a few months to see why Price’s enemies want him out of office. And it’s taking on an eerie pattern. Price’s career and rep-utation has taken on the manner of some fictional action heroes like Spider-Man, the A-Team, Robin Hood or the Lone Ranger. That is, he’s looked at by many as a hero to the com-munity, while some perceive him as a villain.“Price changed the whole canvass of the Dallas city and county politics,” said Pemberton, alluding to how he helped start the wave of African American and His-panic elected officials.

thanks-givings, with all your religious parade and solem-nity, are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy -- a thin veil to cover up crimes which would dis-grace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour.’ And, he noted the obvious: … I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasur-able distance between us.

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Page 12 July 1-15, 2011 Garland Journal News

Fourth of July, Black FolksThe blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and inde-pendence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and heal-ing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illu-minated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacri-legious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? If so, there is a parallel to your conduct. And let me

warn you that it is dangerous to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, tow-ering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrevocable ruin! I can to-day take up the plain-tive lament of a peeled and woe-smitten people! And, as the gentleman he was he added a few thoughts about the framers of the Constitution: ‘Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Indepen-dence were brave men. They were great men, too. Great enough to give frame to a great age. It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number of truly great men. The point from which I am compelled

to view them is not, certainly, the most favorable; and yet I cannot contemplate their great deeds with less than admiration. They were statesmen, patriots and heroes, and for the good they did, and the principles they contended for, I will unite with you to honor their memory...’ Douglass’ aim in the famous Fourth of July speech was to persuade the audience that black people were also human beings. And, he offered a little prophecy: “The arm of the Lord is not shortened,” and the doom of slavery is certain. I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While draw-ing encouragement from “the Declaration of Independence,” the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tenden-cies of the age.’

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Bledsoe says a license plate with a swastika on it could be fair game - both symbols are inextri-cably linked to horrible human atrocities, and should not be dignified by the state of Texas

Austin- The Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches is asking all Texans of good will to write or call the Texas Department of Motor Vehicle license board to let them know you oppose the proposed plates that would bear the insignia of a confederate flag on the license plate according to Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP. The insignia and has been in use by The Texas Sons of Confederate Veterans since the late 1800s which is fine with the NAACP and others but they say it should not be a symbol of Texas by being placed on license plates. Bledsoe also said the flag in question never flew over the State of Texas according to the State’s own archives department. “It was never the official flag of the Confeder-acy and has been adopted by many hate groups around the nation,” he says. “After being used by a Northern Virginia regiment during the war, it was adopted by hate groups that used it to terrorize blacks throughout the South after the war. The flag was also used in the 1950’s and 1960’s as a means of send-ing a signal to the African-American community that the governments of the South were not in favor of the civil rights movement,” Bledsoe went on to say. He then offered a haunting analogy: “What is next? If this government-issued license plate is approved, the board should also stand ready to approve a license plate with a swastika on it. Revisionism that tries to paint the Confederacy as

a symbol of states’ rights could in the same breath repaint the Nazi regime (because after all, didn’t Hitler bring Germany out of a recession?). Both sym-bols are inextricably linked to horrible human atrocities, and should not be dignified by the state of Texas through a prominent feature on a state-issued license plate.” Whether individuals have a right to display the flag is an entirely separate issue from whether the gov-ernment should do so on state-issued property. It is important that Texas not go

the way of other states like Virginia and Florida that have lost battles trying to keep this hate-filled insignia off of their license plates. Bledsoe is asking the public to send your faxes or emails to both the Texas Depart-ment of Motor Vehicle license board and the State NAACP Office so that they can keep tabs of the num-bers who have weighed in. Recent reports indicate that there were originally 127 people who wrote in favor of the proposed new plates and only 9 people who opposed.

NAACP OPPOSES LICENSE PLATE

through a prominent fea-ture on a state-issued license plate.