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CHURCH MEMBER STOLE MY COOKWARE! Dear Gwendolyn: I am sure you do not receive many complaints as this: Two months ago we celebrated our pastor’s anniversary. I was in charge of the activities which included the weekly services and the banquet on the final night. I felt we could save the expense of a caterer and renting of a conference or hotel facility. Therefore, I suggested we have the event at the church. I wanted all the money to go to our pastor. I love my pastor. Gwendolyn, I brought my cookware to church and cooked most of the food there. The cookware was a value of over $2,000. I also brought my $3,000 china for the main table. It was my suggestion that we serve other members and guests from plastic plates and plastic cups. Some members did not appreciate the difference and felt to do the entire event in fine china was not good. To be devious someone stole my cookware and stole the china. Now what do you think about that? You don’t expect a thief to be in church. Margaret

Dear Margaret: Thieves are everywhere. I hope you are able to recover your stolen items. Let me tell you this: It was silly in you to make such a difference. You could have chosen beautiful china without risking the loss of fine china and expensive cookware. I do agree with you for not taking the event to a luxury hotel - but to give the money to the pastor. I do feel, however, that your love for your pastor could be a little on the romantic side of the word ‘love.’ The members are correct in feeling belittled. Pastors appreciate all the gratitude shown to them. However, their main concern is the well being of their members - giving them comfort at a time of need. You went too far in this endeavor and you were trying to do as my mother used to say, “Put the dogs on.” But in your case the dogs turned back into --- little puppies.

COMMENTARY: ALL GOD’S CHILDREN Washington, DC - In an often expressed dream for a better America, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called upon Americans to honor “all God’s children” and their rights to equality and justice. His powerful voice and leadership would be welcomed in the turbulent world around us. Forty-three-years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s dream of equality for all remains unrealized - the impact of racism persists and children of color still live with the consequences of the racial divide embedded in American society. Our leaders face mounting fiscal chal-lenges, yet we urge the nation not to abandon children in need. As the struggling economy brings fear and despair to families and communities, America must marshal its resources to assure that our children have opportunities to thrive. There is an intersection between Dr. King’s dream and efforts by government, non-profit advocates and communi-ties working to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children. Recent census data soundly demonstrates the challenges we face, as a nation, in assuring that future generations can succeed. The poverty rate for children in the U.S. is at 20.7 percent, with 35.7 percent of African-American children living in poverty, 33.1 percent of Hispanic children, 17.7 percent of white children and 14 percent of Asian-Ameri-can children. Even more disturbing is that those numbers are rapidly increasing. The census also found that 1.4 mil-lion children fell into poverty for the first time in 2009. Efforts to revive the economy will grow even more diffi-cult in the future if the nation doesn’t address child poverty. The Center for American Progress says that in 2007, even before the recession, the economy took a $500 billion hit from child poverty because of increased costs for health care and criminal justice, and decreases in productivity. In fact, economists estimate that child poverty resulted in a 4 percent decrease in the U.S. gross domestic product. But the statistics don’t tell the entire story. There is an

emotional toll on Americans when we recognize that our nation is failing our children. We cannot relegate millions of children to a future without opportunities, a destiny of poverty and social exclusion. That is not the American Dream, and it is an anathema to Dr. King’s dream for our nation. We must embark on new ways to overcome current child and family poverty statistics and the trajectories they por-tend. Clearly a shift in federal budget priorities is needed. England has proven that child poverty can be dramatically reduced, if it becomes a national priority. Since 1994, Eng-land has cut its child poverty rate by more than 50 percent by establishing public policies such as these: providing tax incentives to single parents for finding jobs, improving public benefits for parents, increasing the minimum wage, allowing parents of young children to request flexible work hours and implementing a comprehensive preschool pro-gram. The Center for American Progress says that if $90 billion a year for 10 years is used to fund policies address-ing child poverty, the United States can reduce child pov-erty by 41 percent. Furthermore, the nation must also address the legacy of the mythology of racism that fueled the nation’s early economic engines, jumpstarting the United States’ meteoric rise to its position as a world power. Racism played a critical role in the development of this country. Its hallmark was systematic dehumanization codified into law for centu-ries. Related inhumane, destructive and exclusionary prac-tices left indelible impressions in the minds and hearts of people. These impressions or beliefs became feelings and memories (both conscious and unconscious) that have been passed down through generations. Related behaviors are encoded in the patterns of families, communities, ordi-nances and organizations. The legacy of our racialized past remains embedded in today’s societal structures, continuing to negatively

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Garland Police Chief Mitch Bates will be the keynote speaker at the 21st annual Freedom Fund Brunch and Silent Auction hosted by the Garland NAACP. The event will take place Saturday, Sep-tember 17th at the Dou-bletree Hotel on Campbell Road in Richardson start-ing at 9am. Tamme Gaddis is the mistress of ceremonies. The theme of the event is Affirming America’s Prom-ise: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Garland NAACP Pres-ident B.J. Williams said Officer Bates was chosen to be the keynote speaker due to his strong dedication to the community. “Chief Bates has been a long time supporter of the NAACP,” Williams said. “He has been responsive to all com-munity needs and we con-sider him a quality police

NAACP FREEDOM FUND BRUNCH

Tamme Gaddis is the mistress of ceremonies. The theme of the event is Affirming America’s Promise: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Hap-piness.

chief. Here at the NAACP, we seek quality individuals to give the keynote address at our events. Chief Bates is always at the forefront in the community and at all of our events. He cares about all ethnicities and races. We are excited to have him be the keynote speaker.” Local youth will be recognized at the event as well. Youth scholarship recipients from the Garland Independent School Dis-trict will be announced, and awards will be given to: Educator of the Year, Canaa Lee; Volunteer of the Year, Dorothy Brooks; Entrepreneur of the Year, Dee Dee Bates; and Title Corporate Sponsor, Lori Pearson. Williams said the Free-dom Fund Banquet focuses on awarding the youth of our community for their academic and community excellence. “With the budget cuts in the educa-

tion system this year, along with the economic strug-gles our country is going through, we felt it was important to invest in our youth,” Williams said. “The best way to fight dis-crimination is an educated mind. If we don’t invest in our kids, then we’re shortchanging our future.” Fifteen students will be recognized at the event. Gwen Daniels, Garland NAACP Branch Historian, is also excited to have Chief Bates give the speech. “You give him a topic, and it just flows,” Daniels said. “He doesn’t even need a script. He is so community oriented and has an interest in all citi-zens of Garland.” For information about tickets, silent auction, sponsorships, ads and patrons, please contact the Branch at 972-381-5044, Press #5.


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LORD, OPEN HIS EYES!! There are times when we are so under pressure from life situations that we can’t see when God is delivering us from our adversary. When we are unable to see it; we then become doubtful of Gods, awareness of the seriousness of our afflictions. I am here to share with you that when you look in the spirit more is going on for you than you realize. I am going to encourage you to read the story of Elisha when Elisha’s young servant became fearful of seeing all the soldiers around them. We sometimes see the problem as being so large and we forget God is greater than all our problems. Stay in the spirit when your problem is unsolvable for you. Watch God work. Know who dwells with you; ask the Holy Spirit to show you more of who he is because he is with you always. Faith is not presumption: it knows, God said it and that settles it. Fear is the rejection of faith. (2 Kings 6:17)And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. (2Kings 6:8-15)The King of Syria warred against Israel, The king of Syria would plan ways to ambush Israel and Elisha would receive a word from God and see in the spirit what was going on. Elisha would send a warning to the King of Israel of the planned ambush. The King of Syria wants to find out how Israel seems to always know what his plans our ahead of time. He thinks maybe there are spies among his men. The Syrian soldiers tell the Syrian King that Elisha the prophet tells the King of Israel the word he speak in his bed chamber. The Syrian King tells the men to go and Elisha find out where he is and bring him. Elisha servant awakes early that morning goes out and see both horses and chariots around them. (2King 6:16)And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. Then Elisha prayed and asked God to show his servant the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around them.(2King6:18-23)When the Syrians came down for Elisha he prayed unto the Lord, and asked God to smite them with blindness. The men became blind and Elisha led them to Samaria to the King of Israel. Elisha prayed and asked God to open their eyes when they were in Samaria before the King of Israel. The King asked Elisha what shall I do with them - shall I smite them; Elisha told him to give the band of Syrians Bread and water to eat and drink. The king then sent them away and they returned to Syria and the bands of Syrians came to Israel no more. Lord Show them that they may see!!!! (1 John 4:4) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

GARLAND-August 31, 2011- Legendary jazz artist, Ramsey Lewis will per-form, “The Gospel Accord-ing To Ramsey Lewis”, to over 2000 people, at a FREE gospel jazz concert, kicking off UNITY FEST, Friday, September 2, 2011, 7:30 pm. at Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church , located at 1233 State High-way 66, in Garland. He will also be presented with a

UNITY FESTProclamation from the City of Garland. Mayor Ronald E. Jones says, “ We are hon-ored to have Mr. Ramsey Lewis perform in Garland at the ANNUAL UNITY FEST, benefiting Mount Hebron Urban Community Housing (M.U.C.H.). M.U.C.H. continues to help aid the quality of life for our citizens and we are very appreciative”. M.U.C.H. is a stand alone non-profit organization that prevents homelessness. Monetary contributions collected the night of the concert will go to M.U.C.H. Saturday events for UNITY FEST include health screenings, a blood drive, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, vendors, a car-nival, activities for children, games, food, and talent showcases with singers, dancers, comedians and more.

by Tsitsi Wakhisi

Although Hurricane Irene forced the Martin Luther King Jr. monument dedica-tion ceremony to be post-poned, hundreds of people still gathered at the nation’s newest park on Sunday to honor the civil rights icon. “His monument is awesome,” said Dorothy Jackson, who drove to Washington from Miami with her husband, son and grandson. “When you look up at his statue, you see a king. You see Dr. Martin Luther King.” Jackson,

president of the Ron Brown Democratic Caucus of South Dade, was among about 500 people who milled around the monu-ment under then still favor-able skies Sunday morning. “The people themselves dedicated the monument with their presence,” Jack-son said Monday during a cell phone interview as the family was driving back home. “Someone was hand-ing out flags with King’s image while others were taking pictures. A man and later on a woman recited some of King’s speeches

IRENE HALTS KING and sayings.” The impromptu efforts were not what the Martin

Luther King, Jr. National

A section of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Mon-ument (above). “The people themselves dedicated the monument with their presence,” said one open-ing day visitor.


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Memorial Project Founda-tion had in mind. Planned for the 48th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” - the day King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech - the offi-cial dedication would have been the highlight of a week filled with luncheons, con-certs and marches. Presi-dent Barack Obama was to address an anticipated 250,000 people at the cer-emony. Event organizers had set up 30,000 folding chairs on the lawn near the King monument and there was standing room for thou-sands more to witness the event. But, by Aug. 25,

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Nearly 700 to 800 stu-dents, along with their par-ents, waited patiently in line to participate in the 2011 Garland NAACP Back to School Bash and Health Fair last weekend at the Gale Fields Recreation Center. This was the 9th annual Health Fair and Back to School Bash hosted by the Garland NAACP. President B.J. Williams of the Garland NAACP said fewer people turned out this year due to the heat. Last year, over a 1,000 students participated. Williams said the numbers were lower

this year because of two factors. “The extreme heat and weather played a role along with other cities such as Dallas hosting their own Back to School event,” Wil-liams said. “We made sure that this year, the lines moved a lot faster so people did not have to wait a long time in the heat.” Temperatures reached over a hundred degrees early morning. However, despite the weather, many sponsors and organizations made sure students and par-ents stayed hydrated and nourished by providing water and snacks. Groups like the SDA Church, the 7th Day Adventist Church

of Garland, provided snacks and water to people waiting in line. “We need everyone to stay hydrated because it is really hot here in the morning,” said Sonia Miller, a member of the Garland Faith Committee and the 7th Day Adventist Church. “We were giving out snacks, fruits, water and clothing. We don’t want parents to have to worry about their kids getting fed while waiting in line to get their school supplies and health checks.” Backpacks filled with school supplies were given

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Fourth - grader Seda-lia Huland of Beaver Elementary School in Garland along with her father, William Huland. PHOTO / GJN XAVIER

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JUST ON THE OTHER SIDEBy: Alicia D. Spruell

I came, I saw , I did all that I was to do;

And now that my mission’s complete

Heaven’s Gates I can walk through. Although the journey was rough at timesGod’s Hand was there to guide. He promised to never leave nor forsake me,To be there by my side. Even when the end drew nearerI thank God on Him I could rely.

I shut my eyes for final sleepAnd when I opened them almost wanted to

cry

Oh what a sight to behold, as I looked onI smiled with joyous pride

For there stood Jesus with (my parents) Earnest & MattieJust on the other side.

DEDICATED TO THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY Earnestine Armstrong, 68- Passed away 8/19/2011.

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the foundation decided to postpone the dedication. By Saturday, Washington was shifting into shutdown mode as the city braced for Irene’s arrival. The then Category 1 hur-ricane, which touched down in the nation’s capital during the early morning hours on Sunday, resulted in some power outages and about 50 fallen trees and limbs, according to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s office. A 5.8 magni-tude earthquake on Aug. 22 caused some cracks to the Washington Monument but the storm caused no damage to the King Monument or to any of the other monuments in the city, National Park Service officials reported. “Sometimes, when we have to take a moment to pause, that pause is for our

own good,” said Houston Tate a director of the office of Community Revitaliza-tion in Palm Beach County. “You recognize the power of God himself. We are still here. We are still safe.” The impromptu dedication featured remarks from King’s daughter Bernice King, his son Martin Luther King III and the Rev. Joseph Lowery, president-emeritus of King’s organization, the Southern Christian Leader-ship Conference (SCLC). Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and civil rights leaders the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton also were present for the cere-mony that lasted more than three hours, Tate said. The official dedication cer-emony is being rescheduled for September or October.

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Houston, TX - Savannah Williams of Missouri City, Texas was officially named the new Miss Black Texas USA on Monday, August 15, 2011. After Miss Black Texas USA Ocielia Gibson was crowned Miss Black USA 2011 on Monday, August 8, 2011, in Washington, D.C. the Miss Black Texas USA crown needed a new head upon which to rest. That head belongs to runner- up Savannah Williams. “I am honored and ecstatic to have the oppor-tunity to represent my state as Miss Black Texas USA 2011. I will take this posi-tion as a learning experience and a chance for personal growth. I am also excited for the chance to make an impact on and a positive change in my community and state,” said Savannah. The new Miss Black Texas

USA Savannah Williams is a twenty-one year old stu-dent at the University of Houston who is majoring in mathematics and minor-ing in education. Her future aspirations include being a mathematics teacher and pursuing an acting career. Her passion for education led her to choose education as her platform. “I will use this title to promote an orga-nization I hold dear to my heart, Girls for A Change, and to implement my plat-form of promoting education in the youth,” said the new Miss Black Texas USA. She also hopes to inspire girls to pursue their dreams and to discover their inner queen. Savannah will hold the Miss Black Texas USA title until she crowns her suc-cessor on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the upcoming Miss Black Texas USA Pag-eant at the Crowne Plaza North Houston Hotel. Young ladies between the ages of 5-40 will compete for 5 dif-ferent titles, one of which is Miss Black Texas USA. The winners of the Miss Black Texas USA and the Miss Black Texas USA Talented Teen pageants will be eligible to compete for the national titles in August 2012, at the Miss Black USA Pageant. Hopefully, Texas can bring the national title back home again. The Miss Black Texas USA Pageant is the official prelimi-

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impact children of color. Persistent residential racial segregation and seemingly intractable disparities in life expectancies, disease bur-dens, poverty levels, incarceration rates and unemployment levels are symptoms of vestiges of centuries of structural bias in our society, made possible by the mythology of racism. Dehumanization and denigration or privilege and separation defined the lives of millions of families and their children in America, for most of our existence as a country. Resilience, courage and success against engrained odds are often the untold story for many fami-lies of color. It’s time for America to change. A true monument to Dr. King would be the birth of a vigorous movement within communities across this nation to heal the divides that we have all inherited through the absurd belief systems of racial hier-archy and privilege based on physical characteristics. This healing work requires honesty and coura-

geous self-examination but it builds trust and alliances that yield creative solutions to seemingly insolvable prob-lems. Let us honor Dr. King

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out along with free immuni-zations and health screenings to local school children. “Health is the number one issue in our community,” Williams said. “There are so many in the African Amer-ican community where we need to address the health concerns of our children. Texas leads the nation in uninsured children.” Free diabetes testing

and blood pressure screen-ings along with immuni-zations were all part of the festivities. Sponsors of the event included Baylor Garland, The City of Gar-land, the Garland Indepen-dent School District, Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, the Lyons Foundation and the Garland Faith Community SDA Church. Fourth - grader Sedalia

Huland of Beaver Elemen-tary School in Garland along with her father, William Huland, were one of the first people to arrive at 7:00 am in the morning. “This event really helps our family out a lot,” Mr. Huland said. “It is simpler to get school supplies for my daughter and children by being out here. It also helps the community out and you

get to meet more people.” His daughter, Sedalia Huland said her goal for the school years is to make the best grades possible. “I want to pass and make it in the A and B honor roll,” Sedalia said. “Getting sup-plies here will help me pre-pare for the school year.”

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GARLAND- New Beginning Center has cre-ated a new program that will allow local merchants to join the battle against domestic violence. Organi-zation officials hope this new effort will help fill depleted coffers drained by a sagging economy and increase need for services. “This program gives local merchants and people in our community the opportunity to support our organization while enjoy-ing great food,” said Jen-nifer Morrison, Executive Director of New Beginning Center. The program “Mer-chants for a New Begin-ning,” calls for business owners to contribute a per-

centage of proceeds from sales by customers who identify themselves as sup-porters of the organization. One of the first to sign on to the new program is Fuzzy’s Taco Shop at 2125 N. George Bush, Ste. 700, Garland, TX. “Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is very excited about this new partnership as well as having the opportunity to meet the Garland Community,” says John Bilbow, Fuzzy’s Operating Partner. The restaurant has designated all Tuesdays as New Beginning Day. Customers having breakfast, lunch or dinner will only need to tell the hostess that they support the New Beginning

Center and Fuzzy’s will make a donation to the center based on the amount of the check. Morrison is expecting other merchants to sign up for the program soon. Anyone interested in participating should call the center for information. The New Beginning Center is committed to ending the plague of domestic violence in our community. In 2010,136 women in Texas were killed by an intimate part-ner or ex-partner. There were more than 193,000 reported family violence incidents in Texas alone. For more information call (972) 276-0423.

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AUSTIN - With the Dallas Cowboys in high gear pre-paring for the 2011 season, fans can feel like they are part of the game when the new Dallas Cowboys scratch-off ticket goes on sale Sep-tember 12. Texas Lottery and Dallas Cowboys representa-tives introduced the newest version of the $5 game today at Cowboys Stadium. “It is an honor and privilege for the Texas Lottery to once again partner with the Dallas Cowboys in introducing the third version of the Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game,” said Texas Lottery Commis-sion Executive Director Gary Grief. “The previous two ver-sions of the ticket have gener-ated more than $110 million in sales and more than $5 million in commissions for our valuable retailers around the state. Most importantly, over $21 million in revenue has been generated to help

fund education in Texas.” “We are thrilled about the continuation of our part-nership with the Texas Lot-tery,” said Jerry Jones, Owner and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys. “I have seen firsthand the excitement our fans get from winning many of the unique second-chance drawing items. In addition to their enjoyment, it is also very satisfying to know how much this ticket has contributed to funding the education of the youth of Texas.” The new Cowboys game offers a top instant prize of $100,000 while continuing to offer exciting second-chance drawing prizes of signed jerseys, “Wild Week-end” suite packages, Draft Party packages, season tick-ets and Dallas Cowboys gift cards. “The stories we have heard from our previous sec-

ond-chance drawings win-ners have been incredible, in particular their comments regarding the hospitality of the Jones family during the ‘Wild Weekend’ and Draft Party trips. This is a testament to the Cowboys’ world class organization,” Grief said. An exciting new feature of this year’s Cow-boys game will allow players to enter the promotional second-chance drawings via the Texas Lottery website. Entries sent via any other method will be disqualified. More game information and instructions on how to enter the promotional second-chance drawings will be available on the Texas Lottery website, www.txlottery.org, once sales of the game begin.

NEW COWBOYS SCRATCH-OFF GAMEGARLAND- September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Throughout the month the Nicholson Memorial Library System will be encouraging children of all ages to get the smartest card of all, and their most important school supply - a library card. Books, DVDs, online resources, storytimes and other library programs for children make a difference in the lives of students

and support the development of excited and enthusiastic readers and learners. During the month of Sep-tember each child who gets a new library card for the first time will receive a Scaven-ger Hunt game. The game will help them learn about the library and how to use it effectively in a fun and engaging way. Each child who completes the game will receive a prize.

The libraries of the Nicholson Memorial Library System include: Central Library, 625 Austin St., 972-205-2517; North Gar-land Branch Library, 3845 North Garland Ave., 972-205-2804; South Garland Branch Library, 4845 Broadway Blvd., 972-205-3934 and Walnut Creek Branch Library, 3319 Edgewood Dr., 972-205-2585

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Sept. 15 Garland Tea Party hosts U.S. Senate Forum6:30 pm Granville Arts Center - Brownlee Audi-torium The Garland Tea Party is hosting the North Texas U.S. Senate CandidateForum which is open to the public. Senator Kay Bailey Hutichson is retiring from the U.S. Senate, and this event acts as the job inter-view for her seat in the Senate. Confirmed participants include Glenn Addison, AndrewCastanuela, Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Tom Leppert, and Lela Pittenger.The event is co-hosted by the Dallas Tea Party, Richardson Tea Party, Wylie Tea Party, Sachse Tea Party, Mesquite/Sunnyvale Tea Party, and the Grass-Roots Texans Network. For more information go to the website www.GarlandTeaParty.org or jointhe Garland Tea Party Facebook Page and follow them on Twitter.

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