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COMMENTARY States Rights Should Not Stand Against Human Wrongs

In 1980, after receiving the nomination of his party, Ron-ald Reagan kicked off his pres-

idential campaign in Philadelphia, Miss., at the Neshoba County Fair. Neshoba County is not someplace you just drop into; you have to want to go there. It’s a small town remembered largely for being the site of the horrid 1964 murders of three young civil rights volun-teers, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney. Rea-gan went to Mississippi to give a

speech that focused on states’ rights and the dangers of big government. He went to send a message -- and it was heard clearly across the South. States are rightly hailed as laboratories of democracy, places that can experiment and try out pro-grams and ideas that, if successful, spread across the country. But from the earliest days of the Republic, states’ rights has always been the doctrine of reaction. It has been in-voked to stop national reform and to protect local privilege. States’ rights was invoked by slave owners to protest aboli-tion, even to the point of seceding from the union. States’ rights was then used to defend segregation from national reform. Later, it was trotted out to oppose integration of schools, as demanded by the U.S.

Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education. To this day, it is used to justify state restrictions on vot-ing, often imposed to constrict the right of the minorities and the poor to vote. America has one of the weakest systems of social support in the industrial world. And the right of states to make their own de-cisions -- on food stamps, on Med-icaid, on public schools, on welfare -- contributes directly to how bad it is. And now we’re seeing the same doctrine -- states’ rights -- used to undermine health care reform. Empowered by the same Supreme Court decision that upheld the Af-fordable Care Act as constitutional, Republican governors across the country have refused to participate in creating their own health care exchanges. They’ve even turned their backs on billions of federal dollars in Medicaid funding to keep lower income Americans from hav-ing access to affordable care. Their resistance has made an already complicated reform plan even more difficult, even as they call for its re-peal. State and local control is in-herently attractive. The states have different populations and differ-ent conditions. Local governments are more attuned and responsive to local voters and local challenges. State administration can help make federal programs more manage-able. But too often, particularly in the South, local control is less a way to serve people than to lock them out. If health care reform had simply extended Medicare to all

at the national level, it would have been a huge program. But it would have been far simpler to get up and running, and far simpler to admin-ister. The combination of conser-vatives who invoke states rights to stop or weaken change, and so-called “progressives” who embrace state and public private partnerships to make programs more “efficient” led to the complexity that’s built into health care reform with its state level “exchanges” and its partner-ship with private insurance compa-nies. At the end of the day, real reform will come when the claims of states’ rights are denied, and fed-eral rights are enforced. That was true in school desegregation, in vot-ing rights, in welfare, and with the minimum wage. Presidents Roos-evelt, Kennedy and Johnson all had to assert federal authority to enforce the law against resisting states. That burden now rests on Presi-dent Obama and Attorney General Holder concerning the provision of affordable health care for all. In this rich nation, every person should have access to com-prehensive, affordable and high quality health care. And that won’t get done until the federal govern-ment exercises its full weight on the side of the poorest Americans, the “least of these” that most need a hand up. You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this news-paper or by email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twit-ter @RevJJackson. Share this story online at www.stylemagazine.com.


LOCAL BRIEFSTexas Southern university Hosts

“Invisible Houston Revisited” Summit

The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Le-land School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University

is hosting the Invisible Houston Revis-ited Policy Summit on campus Novem-ber 7, 2013. The one-day Summit fo-cuses on various forms of inequality in the nation’s fourth largest city over the past three decades since research on the original Invisible Houston: The Black Experience in Boom and Bust book. The Summit participants are charged with exploring strategies and solutions going forward. The Summit is free and open

Say Good-Bye to the Astrodome

to the public. Reach the Live Broadcast on November 7, 2013 from our Ustream Link – Select Channel Name ‘Invisible Houston Revisited.’ For more informa-tion, visit www.research.net/s/IHR_REGISTRATION.

On Election Day Tuesday voters re-jected the more than $200 million renovation of the 8th wonder of the

world, the Astrodome. It was hoped that the Astrodome would be revamp into a

Houston Astrodome

Wedding Ceremonies Now Per-formed At Houston Municipal

Courts

The City of Houston’s Municipal Courts Department is pleased to announce that wedding ceremo-

nies can now be scheduled at the Herbert

W. Gee Municipal Courthouse, located Downtown at 1400 Lubbock. The cer-emonies are performed Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, by appointment only. The Municipal Courts Department’s Di-rector and Presiding Judge, Barbara E. Hartle welcomes the addition of this new service, “Municipal Courts are an impor-tant part of each Texas community, and we are excited to be able to perform wed-ding ceremonies for our community. We look forward to many happy couples tak-ing that very important next step in their lives at the City of Houston Municipal Courts!” Wedding ceremonies are of-fered in both English and Spanish with a limited number of guests welcomed to attend. To have your wedding ceremo-ny performed at the Houston Municipal Court there are three simple steps see them when visiting www.houstontx.gov/courts/WeddingCeremonies.html

convention and entertainment center. Now with 53% voting against the reno-vation, the Commissioners Court will determine what will eventually happen to the Astrodome according to Judge Ed Emmett. For more information, visit www.harriscountytx.gov.


I often say a person’s perceptions are a person’s reality whether real or not. And unless you address a person’s

perceptions you will never to get to truly address their realities. At a recent panel on diversity and inclusion at the 1st Interna-tional Conference on Healthcare Leader-ship in Houston, Texas I mentioned this perception. It has always been assumed that the market place will drive change, especially in terms of diversity. It has, to some extent. And in some instances, it has been in the business arena. But real or not, the perception has been that it has not taken place in the health and science arena, with the exception of engineering. It is thought that such was the result of a true need. When the former Soviet Union launched sputnik and the beginning of the space race, we were in direr need of en-gineers. It was a classic case of we needed to get them from any and everywhere we could, including persons of color. Minor-ity Engineering Programs (MEP) popped up around the nation with partnerships

The Need for America to ActHEALTH

between the private and public sectors. When one of the panelists at the confer-ences mentioned an analysis he had done for his employer, I was not surprised when he found that the issue of underrepresen-tation in the engineering field was not as bad as he thought. That, in some cases, the situation was above what would have been the company’s goal. I then thought back to the decades of the MEP efforts, which are still going on. Not only the knowledge that formed the programs, but the will behind by academic institutions and corporations

By Dr. Lovell A. Jones

to make the programs successful. A clear example of what the combination of the knowledge and real will can do to address a problem. There are a number of other examples one can point to: a) the number of Black Cardi-ologists in medicine, a direct result of efforts originated out of the former direc-tor of the National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) and b) the large per-centage of minority and underrepresent-ed medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The

success of such is the direct result of leader-ship at the top who had both the knowledge and the will to do something about the issue. You can probably point to others as well. Again, you can point to the fact across all of these is leadership’s willing to do something and the foundation of their premise toward diversity and inclusion. That these were based on economics and cleared stated by leadership. A major supporter of my efforts once said, “my heart is with you, but my wallet is not. Until you show me how this effort is going to be sustainability and ultimately result in a return on my in-vestment (ROI), the real money will never be there for you. Again, if you tract the examples above, all have had a significant ROI. So why are we facing a crisis in making this happen today. Well, we still have the issue of will, but we are also facing the issue of wealth distribution. And such may be the ultimate barrier in addressing the issue of diversity and inclusion in this nation. Read the full story online at www.stylemagazine.com.

Today, less than half of American families eat dinner together ev-ery day (Source: National Sur-

vey of Children’s Health 2011/2012). One secret to dinner on busy weeknights is keeping the ingredients for your favor-ite meals within easy reach. These solutions cut out dinner prep time to help families get meals on the table fast, any night of the week: Keep your freezer organized for quick meal planning. Buy extra frozen or fresh poultry, beef and pork when they go on sale. If fresh, freeze them in fam-ily dinner portions. Then, stock up on pre-cut vegetables, like Birds Eye’s new Recipe Ready line of pre-cut, sliced and diced vegetable varieties that help com-plete a meal. Spend less time searching for recipes. Pick one day a week to sketch out a menu filled with fast and easy home-cooked family favorites. It’s eas-ier to save time during the week if you already have a plan. With more than 20 varieties, Recipe Ready vegetables have recipes right on the package for every-

CuLINARY Simple Solutions for Family Dinnersone’s favorites, such as stir-fries, fajitas, tacos, chicken and pasta, hamburgers and more. Take advantage of cooking short cuts. Using pre-cut, high quality vegetable varieties not only saves money on wasted produce, but also on shopping and prep time without sacrificing the quality and taste of the meal. Plus, since the ingredients are already chopped, the only thing you have to open is the bag. Goodbye cutting board, hello Recipe Ready! Enlist helpers. Having the kids help with some of the cooking makes the process more fun, plus kids are more likely to eat what they create. Have kids mix ingredients, top dishes with garnish-es and help put dinner on the table. “At Birds Eye, we’re dedicated to creating simple solutions for din-nertime,” said Birds Eye Chef Michael Christiansen. “Recipe Ready helps fami-lies save time during the dinner hour by cutting out the washing, slicing and dic-ing of vegetables.” Chef Christiansen

continues, “One of my favorite dishes to make during the colder months is Easiest Ever Chili using Recipe Ready Chopped Green Peppers & Onions – it’s hearty, delicious and perfect for chilly weather. My family loves it, including the kids because they get to help out adding the veggies to the skillet and topping the dish with sour cream before digging in.” Recipe Ready vegetables pro-vide a nutritious and time-saving solu-tion for busy families. Fill your freezer with all the varieties to ensure delight-ful meals every night of the week. Find more recipes and ideas at www.birds-eye.com/recipeready.

Easiest Ever ChiliPrep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutesServings: 4

1 pound lean ground beef 1 bag (8 ounces) Birds Eye® Recipe Ready Chopped Green Peppers &

Onions1 can (15.5 ounces) red kidney

beans, rinsed and drained1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes

2 tablespoons chili powder1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (optional) Brown ground beef with Recipe Ready Chopped Green Peppers & On-ions in medium saucepot. Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered, 20 minutes. Serve, if desired, with reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese and light sour cream.

Easiest Ever Chili


HousTon beauTy: “sTyLes by HIm” wITH corey ForD

Houston Beauty on Oprah’s

OWN Network has just

begun & the anticipation

of watching future episode is upon

us! Filled with tear-jerking drama

& emotions at-large, Corey “Mr. At-

titude” Ford was able to second the

motion of what’s-to-be a don’t-want-

to miss season. On Tuesday, Nov. 5,

2013, Corey Ford “served us much

life” at Franklin Beauty School,

one of the first private cosmetology

schools to be licensed in the State

of Texas in 1935 & has been family

owned & operated since 1915. While

I interviewed Corey he was busy put-

ting the latest due on one of his big-

gest supporters who happens to be

his sister, Amber.

Are you a native Housto-

nian? When did you start the path

to accomplishing your dreams?

I went to Lee High School

in Baytown, TX. Shortly there after,

I enrolled & commuted to Franklin

Beauty School & then I sat out for

a little bit. While I was growing up,

I hid my enjoyment for doing hair

from my step dad. I have close rela-

tives that are beauticians & some

who aspire to enroll soon to the

Franklin Beauty School! Franklin is

a big family to me that provided a

platform to work with many people

from different walks of life. Right be-

fore the casting & filming took place

for Houston Beauty, I enrolled as a

student. I didn’t get casted, but the

producers told me to fall right in.

What has life been like after

filming for Houston Beauty?

I’m a Franklin graduate now!

During the filming process, the Pro-

ducers mentioned that my life would

change in many ways, & it has. I’ve

been receiving numerous interview

requests, re-connecting with old

classmates & growing my business,

Styles by Him, as a result.

Why do they call you “Mr.

Attitude”?

If you keep watching the

show, you will know that I mean

business & keep it real. It’s levels, It’s

a lot of levels to this!

What is it like being in a fe-

male dominated industry?

My thing is, do you do hair?

I’m here to do hair! I feel my tal-

ent speaks for itself, I have growing

hands & most women want that. A lot

of women like to be styled by a man,

with a man’s point of view. I know

what the guys want & that’s an ad-

vantage!

What are your future goals?

I would like to be a celebrity

hairstylist, open my own hair salon &

be a licensed cosmetology Instructor.

The holiday season is here,

what are some beauty tips to sass

up that “holiday look”?

Don’t wear your struggle on

your face. Bring those bangs forward,

push those curls & waves out! One of

the best things any woman can have

handy is a Wand, you can do so many

creative things with it. Red is a hot

color this season & you can mix-it

to jazz-it with a copper color. To all

my natural sistas, be you, get unique

& fun from head to toe. You can also

accent your cheeks with a bronzer &

contour your nose, it enhances the

beauty that is already present!

Catch Houston Beauty on

OWN SATURDAYS at 9/10c (Check

your local listings)

Join the buzz with # Hashtags:

#HoustonBeauty #Ichop #OWNTV

Are you on Twitter & IG

(Instagram)? Follow Corey Ford @

Stylesbyhim

Interested in joining the

Beauty Industry & being apart of

history with the Franklin Beauty

School? Visit: www.franklinbeau-

tyschool.com

For more stories by Keandra

“Ke’Ke” Scott follow her @TheRe-

alKScott.

FEATuREBy Keandra ScottStyle Feature Writer

Corey Ford

Corey Ford styles sister Amber Ford’s hair.


Mayor Annise Parker earned her biggest elec-tion Tuesday capping

her three city-wide elections for city council, three for controller and now three for mayor with 57 percent of the vote in Harris County beating Ben Hall by nearly 30 points in a field of nine and City Controller Ron-ald Green won his re-election despite

POLITICAL Parker Achieves Biggest Win Ever with Green Re-election

hits from the mainstream media and party machines. Parker won more than 97,000 votes to Hall’s 46,000 votes or 27 percent and then Republican At-torney Eric Dick came in third with 18,000 votes or 10 percent. Ex-wife of ex-TSU President James Douglas, Attorney Keryl Douglas won 1,900 votes or 0.70 percent. Green, a former elected three term at large city council member, highly respected attorney and mu-nicipal finance professional with a University of Houston earned MBA, won 69, 131 votes or 51 percent to Bill Frazer’s 66, 319 votes or 49 per-cent. This was following after most of the year the constant front page over-reach railings against him by

the region’s only daily, other weekly newspapers and partisan leadership persisting to try to punish Green without merit. Former Police Chief C.O. Bradford was the night’s prime vote producer with 106, 400 votes or 81.21 percent against former city purchaser Issa Dadoush with 24, 622 votes or 18.79 percent. Eyeing a 2015 race for may-or and denying he’s Republican, Steve Costello was the second top vote getter garnering 76,988 votes or 60.89 percent to everyone’s fa-vorite bar owner Michael Griffin’s 49,452 votes or 39.11 percent. Dr. Jack Christie, having beat Jolanda Jones in a run-off two years ago, this year warded off Dr. Carolyn Evans Shabazz with 69, 389 votes or 55.29 percent to Sha-bazz’ 39,769 votes or 31.69 percent and Jim Horwitz coming in third by winning 16,338 votes or 13.02 per-cent. The at large race without an incumbent was At Large 3 where Michael Kubosh clobbered his op-ponents with 36,186 votes or 28.19 percent to Roy Morales’ 22,912 votes or 17.85 percent. In a field of five candidates Kubosh solidified the African American vote from years of sincere interest in the city’s very different African American and other minority communities. Andrew Burks won 45, 457 votes or 37.12 percent against archi-tect David Robinson’s 49,597 votes or 40.50 percent from a field of four including retired US Army Col. Moe Rivera and black pastor Trebor Gordon. District A incumbent Hel-

ena Brown won 4, 613 votes or 38.04 percent and now faces Brenda Stardig the incumbent she defeated two years ago. Stardig won 3,538 votes or 29.17 percent. District B incumbent Jerry Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub, won 7,240 votes or 59.22 percent against his former opponent Kathy Blueford Daniels’ 2,747 votes or 22.47 percent. District C incumbent Ellen Cohen was unopposed but in District D Dwight won 7,372 votes or 42.90 percent and now faces McGregor area matriarch Georgia Provost who 2,469 votes or 14.37 percent and now has the backing of Assata Richards who won 1, 882 or 10.95 percent and most of the other seven contenders that had contested to succeed Wanda Adams. District E incumbent Dave Martin was unopposed but in District F incumbent Council Member Al Ho-ang was defeated by challenger Rich-ard Nguyen 3,160 votes or 51.60 per-cent to Hoang’s 2,964 votes or 48.40 percent. District G incumbent Oli-ver Pennington won 17,518 votes or 82.79 against challenger Brian Taef’s 3,641 votes or 17.21 percent. District H incumbent Ed Gonzalez was unopposed but the Dis-trict I run-off features Senator Sylvia Garcia’s protégé Robert Gallegos who won 2,138 votes or 25.03 per-cent against Rep. Carol Alvarado’s protégé Graci Garces who won 2,313 votes or 27.08 percent. District J’s Mike Lasiter and District K’s Larry Green won re-elec-tion.

By Burt LevinePolitical Writer

Mayor Parker wins third term.


THIS WEEk: Houston, TX

Mayor Annise Parker 2013 Election Night Watch PartyP h o t o g r a p h y B y V i c k y P i n k

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the George R. Brown Convention Center for the Election Night Party for three term Hous-ton Mayor Annise Parker. Winning the election with over 50% of the vote, Mayor

Parker won her final term to lead Houston. Some in attendance were Sheriff Adrian Gar-cia, Diana Espitia, Cindy Clifford, Ellen Cohen, Janice Longoria, LaRence Snowden, Stuart Rosenberg, Jason Fuller, Yolanda Navarro, and Delores Guerrero.


Festari for Men’s 16th Annual “Una Notte in Italia” P h o t o g r a p h y B y R o s w i t h a V o g l e r

On Friday, November 1, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Omni Houston Hotel for Festari for Men’s 16th Annual “Una Notte in Italia.” In the usual fashion of this VIP affairs, guests enjoyed a fashion presentation with celebrity

male models, including Houston Texans players, Bo’s Place board of directors members and other Houston VIPs. There was also a multi-course Italian dinner, dancing and live auction. This event was co-chaired by Diane Caplan & Megan Sutton-Reed with Debbie and Rudy Festari as honorary chairmen. Some in attendance were Chris Reed, Dr. Franklin Rose, Zack Adams, Robert Green, Owen Daniels, Alan Bigman, Jonathan Blake, Dan Boggio, Charles Clark, Brian Cushing, Cal McNair, JJ Watt, Duane Brown, and Matt Schaub.



Change Happens Fall 2013 LuncheonP h o t o g r a p h y B y V i c k y P i n k

On Friday, November 1, 2013 Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Junior League for Change Happens 9th Annual Fall Luncheon. The annual affair is a celebration event to honor the outstanding achievements and contributions of

those who have worked to make change happen in Houston by awarding them the Dorothy Ables “Making Change Happen” Hero Award. U. S. State Senator John Cornyn was this year’s recipient. In addition, attendees made contributions to Change Happens to help them continue their mission of empowering people to help themselves. Some in attendance were Change Happens CEO Rev. Leslie Smith, Kristyn and Francis Page Jr., Devera Daughtry, Irv Ashford Jr., Rose Austin, and Jerome Gray.


Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 35th Annual Awards GalaP h o t o g r a p h y B y V i c k y P i n k

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Hobby Center in downtown Houston for the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 35th Annual Awards Gala. Over 1,000 guests dressed in formal attire attended the

celebration that honored local entrepreneurs, executives and businesses for their leadership and impact in the Houston business community. The Chamber honored Mayor Annise D. Parker with the Chairman’s Award. In addition, the Chamber presented its Emerging Lead-ers Institute Inaugural Class. The Emerging Leaders Institute identifies, develops and em-powers young professionals and college juniors and seniors. Joining HHCC President and CEO Dr. Laura Murillo for the evening were Kristyn and Francis Page Jr, Lisa Valadez, Mario Diaz, Rhonda Arnold, Judge Ed Emmitt, Miya Shay, Gordon Quan, State Rep. Ron Reynolds, Ben Hall, Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Adrianna Tamez, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and Sylvia Garcia.



Kids 1st Saturday at the Breakfast KlubP h o t o g r a p h y B y V i c k y P i n k

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at The Break-fast Klub for Kids 1st Saturday. In partnership with Hit America every 1st Sat-urday is kids day at The Breakfast Klub. Kids and their parents are invited to enjoy a

day of fun, music, moonwalks, facepainting, and lots of activities. Hit America invites all to be gladiators for health investments in themselves. Some in attendance were Dr. Latisha Rowe, Kristyn and Francis Page Jr., Hazel Sims, and kids of all ages.


El Festival de la Salsa Arthritis FundraiserP h o t o g r a p h y B y V i c k y P i n k

On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at Lucy’s Ethio-pian Restaurant and Lounge as the Arthritis Foundation hosted “El Festival de la Salsa for Arthritis.” The affair was a fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation

to help them raise awareness about the Arthritis community. Representatives from Strictly Street Salsa were on the scene giving salsa lessons and adding a fun flare to festivities. Some in attendance were Bronson Woods and Zoe Cadore.



AKA Alpha Kappa Omega’s 85th Anniversary Kick Off P h o t o g r a p h y B y J o - C a r o l y n G o o d e

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at Bayway Lincoln for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Alpha Kappa Omega Chap-ter’s 85th Anniversary Pre-Reception Kick Off. For the past 85 years the Al-

pha Kappa Omega Chapter has been a pillar in the community rendering service to the greater Houston area. Bayway Lincoln honored the ladies’ service by underwriting a pre-reception kick off celebration to their 85th Anniversary Gala to be held on Sunday, De-cember 28, 2013 at the Westin Galleria. Pink and green covered the showroom of Bayway Lincoln as guests nibbled on hor d’oeuvres and danced the night away. Some in attendance with Bayway Lincoln Vice President Fred Hoyer, Alpha Kappa Omega President Mari-anne Young Walker, and Reception Chair Joyce Jacquet were Linda Wischnewsky (Bayway Lincoln Co-Owner), State Rep. Sylvester Turner, Kim Topps Carter, Willie Mae Evans, Jakki Wiley, Sheri Cole, Cladina Hopes, Diana Merritte, Pamela Evans, Melanie Evans Smith, and Past National TLOD President Jacqueline Pope.


Dr. Umair Shah’s ReceptionP h o t o g r a p h y B y J o e E n g l i s h

On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Asia Society Texas Center as the Asian American Health Coalition hosted a recep-tion in honor of Umair Shah, M.D., M.P.H. Shah was been recognized for his new

appointment as the new Executive Director of the Harris County Department of Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES). The purpose of HCPHES is to provide public health assessment, policy development and assurance activities for the residents of Harris County, Texas. Some in attendance celebrating with Shah were Rogene Gee Calvert, Dr. Andrea Caracostis, and Mustaffa Tameez.


Before I starting doing car re-views I had never heard or paid attention to the Scion brand.

Now that I am familiar with the vehi-cles and brand I wonder how I missed it. The designs of the vehicles under its brand are some of the most eye-catching pieces of machinery on the road. And out of all the vehicles I have reviewed I get the most comments and questions from onlookers when I drive the Scion brand. It happened again this past week when I test drove the 2014 Scion tC 3-door lift back. For 2014, the Scion tC keeps its same striking style and turned it up a couple of notches. Upgrades can easily been seen with more aggressive head-lamps that appear like tiger eyes daring other vehicles for a challenge. The frame of the Scion tC is already low to the ground for a sportier coupe appeal and that has been enhanced with changes to the hood, which has been lowered to

AuTO 2014 Scion tC: A Sportier, Affordable Ride for Not a Lot of Dough

showcase the redesigned grille with tC branding. Adding to the dark feel of the Scion tC is the new black-out valence on the rear bumper. Scion tC has the look of a true sports car without the high-end sticker price. The upgrades don’t stop on the exterior of the Scion tC but continue to the interior with new technology and materials. Starting with technology, the Scion tC makes history with the 2014 model, as it is the first to debut the all-new Scion standard display audio sys-tem with a 6.1 LCD touchscreen. This addition is great news for drivers since it houses the convenience features of Bluetooth compatibility, HD radio, and steering wheel-mounted controls. All of which make the ride in the Scion tC more entertaining and safer. In addition, the audio can be connected with the op-tional Scion’s new BeSpoke premium system that will bring more connectiv-ity. While driver and passengers enjoy

the premium sounds and technology the Scion tC offers, their bodies will love the rich materials in which it interacts with. All seats get a fabric upgrade and more color variety for a physical and visual appeal. A problem sometimes with coupes is that backseat passengers don’t have ample legroom. I sat in the backseat and the legroom is adequate for adult passengers, so no problems there. Looking good is important but if the performance is bad the vehicle still bites right? Well that is not the case with the 2014 Scion tC. It looks good and performs even better. Having the heart of a sports car, the Scion tC houses a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine that pro-duces a horsepower of 179. EPA fuel estimates are middle of the road for its class at 23-mpg city and 31-mpg high-way. Engineers have made improve-ments to absorb shock, increase rigidity and stability for a smoother ride. While driving rest assure that

it is safe. It got 5 out 5 stars in govern-mental crash tests. In additional testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash testing, the Scion tC earned the highest score of good. Already ranked as one of the most affordable small cars by U.C. News, the 2014 Scion tC has a base price just over $20,000. For more information on the 2014 Scion tC, visit www.scion.com.

By Jo-Carolyn GoodeEditor-At-Large

2014 Scion tC

HOLIDAY BRIEFSThe Galleria kicks Off the Holidays with Ice Spectacular Presented by

Cadillac

Holiday magic will unfold when The Galleria hosts the 25th Annual Tree Lighting and Ice

Spectacular on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at ICE at The Galleria. A 55-foot Christmas tree, featuring 450,000 twin-kling lights and 5,000 ornaments in a variety of colors and shapes, will light up the mall during the annual 30-minute tree-lighting show, Ice Spectacular. The holiday event will feature Holly Tucker, finalist on NBC’s The Voice along with dynamic ice and musical performances, all culminating with a simulated snow-fall and the official lighting of the tree by Santa. In addition to the tree light-

The ICE presented by XFINITYT Opens as the Largest Outdoor Ice

Rink in the Southwest

ing event at 6 p.m., free holiday enter-tainment will kick-off at 10 a.m. Family friendly activities will include face paint-ing and balloon artists; strolling Dickens carolers and festive holiday stilt walkers. For the pet lovers, B.A.R.C. will be on site to host pet adoptions. Additionally, guests can stop by and visit with volun-teers from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo or check out the Cadillac Style Stop featuring Bare Minerals to pick up a few trend ideas for the holidays. Please visit www.galleriahouston.com for more information.

Put a trip to Discovery Green on your “must do” list this holiday season! With a little something

Nutcracker Market Welcomes Shop-pers on Nov. 7-10

Excitement is building for Hous-ton Ballet Guild’s 33rd Nut-cracker Market, “Candy Cane

Lane,” running November 7-10 at Reli-ant Center. Discount general admission tickets to the Nutcracker Market are on sale now for $13 at Houston-area Ran-dalls. Tickets may also be purchased at Reliant Center at the event for $14. Market veteran Cynthia Brown chairs the event, which features over 300 mer-chants from 149 cities in over 32 states selling an incredible array of gifts and gourmet foods, clothing, jewelry, home and holiday décor, pewter, purses, baby clothes, and sporting items. For more in-formation, visit www.nutcrackermarket.com and www.facebook.com/nutcrack-ermarket.

for every visitor this winter, the down-town park offers an array of activities in-cluding outdoor ice skating in the shad-ow of Houston’s skyline, family-friendly films, skating with Santa, themed nights and more! The ICE presented by XFIN-ITY™ calls Houston home November 22, 2013 – February 2, 2014. Ice skating returns to downtown Houston this holi-day season! Each winter, the Discovery Green’s model boat basin is transformed into an outdoor ice rink using renewable energy and water recycled from Kinder Lake. This year, the rink will boast 7,716 square feet, making it the largest outdoor rink in the South and Southwest. So come and enjoy winter-time skating under the Texas sky, with the majestic Houston skyline as the backdrop. The rink will be open daily, including holidays. Admis-sion is $12 per person, which includes tax and skate rental. For more informa-tion visit www.discoverygreen.com/ice


A fix that will allow Ameri-

cans to shop for and en-

roll in federal health care

exchanges online is coming soon,

President Barack Obama reassured

supporters of the Affordable Care Act

in Dallas on Wednesday.

Speaking more than a month

after the exchanges’ disastrous roll-

out, Obama again said he was frus-

trated a key portion of his signature

law wasn’t working the way he’d

planned.

“You’ve all heard about the

website woes? Nothing drives me

more crazy than the fact that right

now there’s great insurance to be had

out there -- choice and competition

where people can save money for

a better product -- except too many

folks haven’t been able to get through

the website,” Obama said at Dallas’

Temple Emanu-El.

Obama and other officials

have repeatedly vowed to get Health-

Care.gov working again for the ma-

POLITICAL In Dallas, Obama Reassures Health LawSupporters that Website Fix is Coming

jority of Americans by the end of

November, though on Wednesday,

Health and Human Services Secre-

tary Kathleen Sebelius listed a long

“punch list” of items to be completed

before the site is fully functional.

“We are working overtime

to get this fixed, and the website is

already better than it was at the be-

ginning of October,” Obama said in

Dallas. “By the end of this month, we

anticipate that it is going to be work-

ing the way it is supposed to.”

Obama’s renewed effort to

sell his health care law took him to

the heart of Republican Texas, where

he criticized the state’s GOP leaders

for rejecting a key facet of the Af-

fordable Care Act that could extend

coverage to millions of uninsured

Texans.

Texas ranks highest in the na-

tion in the percentage of people with-

out insurance -- a statistic the White

House says makes the state ripe for

participation in the new health care

program.

But the state’s Republican

governor has resisted one aspect

of Obamacare -- the expansion of

Medicaid for people with annual

incomes at or below 133% of the

federal poverty level. The U.S. Su-

preme Court’s 2012 decision up-

holding the Affordable Care Act’s

individual mandate also said states

could opt out of the Medicaid provi-

sion.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry did

just that, saying the federal Medic-

aid program was already ineffective

and that participating in the expan-

sion and establishing a state ex-

change would amount to “brazen in-

trusions into the sovereignty of our

state.”

While some other Repub-

lican governors have also rejected

the Medicaid expansion, others --

including Ohio’s John Kasich and

Michigan’s Rick Snyder -- have ad-

opted the program.

“There’s no state that actu-

ally needs this more than Texas,”

Obama said Wednesday of the Med-

icaid expansion, going on to cite

Texas’ neighbors who have chosen

to accept the federal money to ex-

tend coverage.

“They look at it and say this

is a no brainer,” Obama said. “Why

would we not want to take advan-

tage of this?”

Perry, responding to

Obama’s visit to his state, said in a

statement that Texas needs “the flex-

ibility to implement fundamental,

state-specific reforms to our Medic-

aid program, instead of a one-size-

fits-all Washington mandate, before it

bankrupts our state.”

The former Republican presi-

dential candidate went on to lambast

the President’s 2009 and 2010 vow

that Americans who liked their cur-

rent health insurance could keep it,

saying Obama had “deceived the

American people.”

While Obama referenced that

promise in a speech earlier this week,

attempting to explain what he meant

in the lead-up to the bill’s passage, he

made no mention of the “if you like it,

you can keep it” pledge on Wednes-

day.

In Dallas -- where 28% of the

total population goes without health

insurance -- Obama visited the city’s

Temple Emanu-El to see firsthand

how people are signing up for the

health care law.

“Navigators,” or community

members versed in the sign-up pro-

cess, have been working through the

website issues to help Americans en-

roll over the phone and through paper

applications, though internal memos

released this week indicated those

methods still relied on the website to

complete the sign-up process.

Obama praised the naviga-

tors’ work Wednesday, saying that

even if the website had functioned

perfectly, their help would still be

needed to explain the various aspects

of the law.

By CNN White House Producer Kevin Liptak

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama


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Dirty, nasty, filthy.That’s what your mother claimed “those words”

were. You said them once… and were never allowed to say them again in her presence. They were bad words. They were dirty – un-less, of course, Richard Pryor said them. Then they were hi-larious, fall-down-funny, and in the new book “Furious Cool” by David Henry and Joe Henry, you’ll read a few of them, and more. Peoria, Illinois is like “[w]hatever you think of when you hear the name,” Richard

“Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him” by David Henry & Joe HenryPryor once said to an audience in 1966. He was born there, the son of a vaudevillian and a prostitute, and was raised in his grandmother’s bordello. There, as a small boy, he learned to get laughs – though his childhood was overall rough and marked with things little boys should never see. When he was just nine-teen, Pryor married his preg-nant sixteen-year-old girlfriend, the first of his many marriages. He was unemployed then, but “soaked up everything” he saw while lounging around, watch-ing TV. Shortly after his son was delivered prematurely, he left his young wife, moved back to his father’s house, and be-gan performing at local Peoria clubs. From there, Pryor bounced around be-tween Toronto, New York, and Las Vegas. He played the “Chit-

lin Circuit,” performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, and learned to mimic Bill Cosby’s act. For a time, Pryor left the stage and moved to California to live a “flower children” existence with his second wife then, following a brief separation from her, he moved to Berkeley where he spent his days reading the works of Malcolm X. It blew his mind. It also changed his act. Embracing the “N” word and inspired to “speak truth,” Pryor revolutionized comedy with the “raw language of the streets.” People flocked to concerts and comedy clubs where he performed. His genius poured forth.But though his stage career soared, Pryor’s personal life was in shambles. He loved cocaine, cognac, women, and guns, but the four together was a bad mix and his behavior “grew increas-

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YER ingly bizarre.” His addictions out of control, he sought help and entered a hospital in 1979.Later, he insisted to everyone that he was “off drugs for real this time.”He lied. “Furious Cool” is a wonderful, wonderful book. But I was wrung out when I finished it, as if I had watched a car acci-dent in excruciatingly slow mo-tion. `That’s a testament to authors David Henry & Joe Henry, both of whom had a rela-tionship with Pryor at the end of his life, and who had access to his story. Here, Henry & Henry give us a sense of the once-in-a-lifetime genius that Pryor was, but because we know how this tale unfolds, it’s painful to read. We watch his self-destruction through these pages, and feel powerless. And yet – “Furious

Cool” is impossible not to en-joy. It’s filled with history, memories, laughs, and yes, an abundance of profanity - but if you want to read a story of a complicated comedy genius, it would be a dirty shame to miss it.

Carmen Ejogo was born in Lon-don on New Year’s Day 1974 to Elizabeth Douglas and Charles

Ejogo, a couple of Scottish and Nigerian extraction, respectively. She made her U.S. film debut opposite Eddie Murphy playing Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Tate in the 1997 comedy Metro. Carmen then went on to star in films such as Kenneth Branagh’s adap-tation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, What’s the Worst that Could Hap-pen? opposite Martin Lawrence, Neil Jordan’s The Brave One opposite Ter-rence Howard and Jodie Foster, Gavin O’Connor’s Pride and Glory opposite Ed Norton, and in Sam Mendes’ 2009 indie hit Away We Go opposite Maya Rudolph. Additionally, Ejogo garnered the attention of television critics and au-diences alike for her portrayal of Sally Hemmings, the title character in the 2000 CBS mini-series Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal. Later, Ejogo starred as Coretta Scott King in HBO’s critically acclaimed film Boycott opposite Jeffrey

ENTERTAINMENT Carmen Ejogo: She Sparkles!

Wright and Terrence Howard. Her role earned her a 2001 NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a TV film or mini-series. In 2005, Ejogo starred in HBO’s Emmy nominated Lackawanna Blues. Her role as Aalen earned her a second Image Award nomi-nation. Ejogo will next star as FBI agent Baca Sunjata in the highly-anticipated ABC television series Zero Hour oppo-site Anthony Edwards. Carmen and her husband, actor Jeffrey Wright, live in Brooklyn which is where they are raising their two children. Here’s she talks about her role as Sister in Sparkle opposite Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston. SS/JC: OK. Jumping right in. What interested you in Sparkle?Carmen Ejogo: I know you saw the movie, Susie, It was such a great role. The highs and lows of the character’s sister Sparkle, were so dramatic and nu-anced and layered that I’d have been be a fool to have turned this role down. SS/JC: Yes I did see the movie and loved it being a singer myself. So,

did you go back and watch Lonette McKee’s performance in the original version of Sparkle in preparing to do this role? CE: No. No, I don’t know how you make a role your own if you do that. So, watching another actress play the same character in preparation for my own performance is the last thing I would ever do, particularly with Sis-ter, since Lonette made it so iconic that it would be a crazy idea to watch her. I think our movie pays homage to the original, but it’s definitely different in numerous ways. SS/JC: What message do you think people will take away from the movie? CE: It’s essentially about not letting your light be dimmed by any-body who doesn’t appreciate the dream that you’re trying to pursue. It’s about knowing who you are, and following your path even if you’re not given sup-port by those around you. And it’s also about family. SS/JC: I looooooved your per-

formance in Metro. Do you enjoy being a member of Mensa and what is your IQ? CE: That is hilarious! Oh my God! I had no idea until recently that my being in Mensa was even on Wikipedia or somewhere else. It is true, but it’s funny that it should come up as interview question. SS/JC: So, how high is your I.Q.? CE: 156, for anyone that’s inter-ested. But I probably wouldn’t be able to get as high a score after raising two kids and losing a lot of brain cells in the pro-cess.

By Susie StillwellEntertainment Writer

Carmen Ejogo


NAACP Brokers Groundbreak-ing Agreement to Close School to Prison Pipeline in Broward

County

The NAACP has brokered a groundbreaking collabora-tive agreement on school

discipline with Broward County Public Schools, law enforcement and its community partners. The agreement will serve as a model for school districts nationwide that aim to end the school to prison pipeline wreaking havoc in communities of color. The collaborative agreement establishes proven alternatives to ar-rest for misdemeanor infractions by students that include common sense approaches such as counseling and mentorship. The historic agreement leverages the support of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and local law enforcement by reduc-ing student suspensions, expulsions and arrests, while maintaining safe

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Families at risk as Snap benefits expire

A reduction of federal stimu-lus funding

for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is set. Funding is set to decrease by 5.4 per-

American Advertising Federation District 10 Was A Success

for MJWJ Global Radio Network

AARP honors Representative Sylvester Turner for his leadership

The American Advertising Federation – Houston (AAF-H) had its 2013 Student

Conference, a two day educational event, which college-level advertis-ing students from across District 10 (Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana) gather to participate in what attending students and teach-ers have declared as one of the na-tion’s most outstanding educational experiences. Over 235 students from over 20 universities participated in a 2-day event, this past Friday, No-vember 1st and Saturday, November 2nd at the Marriott West Loop Hotel in Houston, Texas. The center of the Conference was an 8-hour cre-ative competition, in which students worked in assigned teams to create a communications campaign for the new MJWJ Global Radio Network. For more information, visit the www.aaf-houston.org.

AARP Texas is recognizing the work of State Repre-sentative Sylvester Turner

of Houston by presenting him with a 2013 Legislative Leadership Award. The award recognizes Rep. Turner’s leadership in ensuring Texans re-ceive electricity assistance funds originally intended for them. While the state’s System Benefit Fund and the LITE UP Texas electricity assis-tance program will phase out over the next few years, Rep. Turner’s efforts in the Texas Legislature en-sured that the fund’s hundreds of millions of dollars get to Texans in need. Awards will be presented to legislators at ceremonies in their hometowns. AARP presents these awards every two years, after each state legislative session. For more information, visit www.AARP.org.

cent. According to the Center on Bud-get and Policy Priorities, for families of three, the cut will be $29 a month — a total of $319 for November 2013 through September 2014, the remain-ing months of fiscal year 2014, and SNAP benefits will average less than $1.40 per person per meal in 2014. In response, Lorraine Miller, NAACP Interim President and CEO, released the following statement: “The reduc-tion in vital food assistance benefits is endangering millions of families in the United States,” said Lorraine C. Miller, NAACP Interim President and CEO. “Our elected officials have dropped the ball during a time when too many American families are still suffering from high rates of unem-ployment and increased homeless-ness. It is deplorable that in this day and age some politicians are unwilling to take care of their fellow citizens in need. Congress must act immediately to restore these essential funds.“ For more information, visit www.naacp.org/pages/game-changers

CBRE Capital Markets ar-ranged the financing for the acquisition of 16 shop-

ping centers totaling approximately 417,000 square feet. The strip cen-ters are located in various markets across the country with each asset positioned adjacent to a Walmart Su-percenter. CBRE worked on behalf of the borrower, a partnership be-tween Dallas-based Fountain Capital and Cheney & Mathes Properties, to obtain a 10-year, $41,622,000 fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company. The 16 properties are located in 10 states with a strong presence in the state of Texas. The portfolio is cur-rently 96% leased to 145 tenants, including multiple locations of Dol-lar Tree (9), Cato (12) and Hibbett Sports (5). For more information, visit www.cbre.com.

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