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WHO IS THIS MAN? Ministers say serial rapist will be caught! Nobody Covers the Metroplex Like the Elite News November 2, 2012 Volume 52 Number 44 www.dfwelitenews.com Devoted to the Truth-- The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth! Telling it like it is! The Spoken Word is Like the Air - But the Printed Word is Always There The Official Voice of the Church and Community E LITENEW S REV. DANNY KIRK, SR. Services are: Friday November 2, 2012 - viewing from 9am to 3pm at GREGORY W. SPENCER Funeral Directors 4000 Miller Ave, Ft. Worth Texas 76119 and Greater Sweet Home Baptist Church 7312 Forest Hill Drive Wake: from 6pm to 9pm Saturday November 3, 2012 -- Great Commission Baptist Church 7700 McCart Ave Dr. Douglas Brown gracious host Service: 12:00 noon

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Page 1: November 2, 2012Volume 52 Number 44

WHO IS THIS MAN? Ministers say serial rapist will be caught!

Nobody Covers the Metroplex Like the Elite News

November 2, 2012

Volume 52 Number 44 www.dfwelitenews.com

Devoted to the Truth--

The Whole Truth and Nothing but

the Truth!

Telling it like it is!

The Spoken Word is Like the Air - But the Printed Word is Always There

The Official Voice of the Church and CommunityElitenewS

REV. DANNY KIRK, SR.Services are: Friday November 2, 2012 - viewing from 9am to 3pm at GREGORY W. SPENCER Funeral Directors 4000 Miller Ave, Ft. Worth Texas 76119 and Greater Sweet Home Baptist Church 7312 Forest Hill DriveWake: from 6pm to 9pm Saturday November 3, 2012 -- Great Commission Baptist Church 7700 McCart Ave Dr. Douglas Brown gracious host Service: 12:00 noon

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Family ReunionOne of Texas largest families is due to meet in San Francisco, Oakland area to celebrate and carry on the Legacy that was started years ago.

It all started when Robert Dews traveled from

West Virginia to Alabama and ended up in East Texas around 1850. In 1866 Robert met and married Fannie Miller and to this union four children were born, one was known as The Rev. Henry Dews Sr. my great grand father born April 18, 1868 in Smith Country Texas. On August 4, 1889 Henry married Anna M. Dewberry and they were blessed with sixteen children, Jim the elder son was my grand father who married Alberta Mosley and the production began fifteen children, one hundred twenty seven grand children, four

hundred seventy one great grand children and two thousand great great grand and still counting. It has been stated that this is one of the largest families ever known in Texas history. Over one hundred forty one ministers, so we do believe God has Blessed us with a special talent to gather his people and be productive in the Lords house. Family Members

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Kirk Launius wishes William Blair, Jr. a very happy 91st birthday !!!May God continue to richly bless you as

“The Community’s Encourager” and “The Church’s FRIEND.” Kirk Launius is a business owner, United States Navy Veteran, and former Dallas Police Officer who has patrolled South Dallas, Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove. Kirk Launius will use his business, military, and police experience to run our jail and sheriff’s department more efficiently, fight drugs and crime, protect your life and property, make our schools and neighborhoods safer, and make ALL the citizens proud of our Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. VOTE November 6th for Kirk Launius – Republican for Dallas County Sheriff. Kirk Launius is ready to serve ALL the people of Dallas County!!!

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By Geraldine Davidson-Hooker

It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and go year after year coasting on auto-pilot, expecting the same thing, same problems, same income, and same level of joy. But it’s time to start expecting something new this year. Our God is a God of increase! That means as His children we shouldn’t be at the same level as we were last year. We should be increasing, too! It all starts

with what you’re expecting. Are you expecting God’s favor in your life this year? It’s time to believe for increase. Let go of little dreams, little goals and little plans because God is a surpassing God; He does exceedingly abundantly above and beyond what we could ever ask, imagine or think! Let this encouraging message inspire you to rise up higher in 2012. Remember, those whose hope is in the Lord will not be disappointed! We all face challenges, but it’s not the size of the problem that’s important; it’s our perception of the problem. Its how big or small we make it in our minds. Are you facing a difficulty right now? Is something not going right? David said in Psalm

34:3, “Magnify the Lord with me.” Instead of magnifying what you’re facing, magnify God. No matter how large an obstacle may be, God is much bigger than anything we may face! God did not breathe His life into us to just barely get by and go around intimidated by our dreams and convinced that the giants in our lives are too big. And there is nothing too big that the Creator the universe cannot handle. All power and might is in His hand. Learn to keep the right perspective. When you talk about God’s greatness, your problems become smaller, and you release your faith for God to go to work and fight your battles!

Recently a woman in south Dallas came home to find that a group of men had broken into her home. Instead of rushing inside she calmly walked to her car, retrieved her firearm and took a position near vehicle.

As the men calmly walked from her home she started shooting, the police said. She fatally shot one of the men and badly wounded another. She was unharmed. Imagine what would have happened if she had walked into her home with the men inside.

It is unimaginable.Increasingly there is

violence against women in our society. There is a demented racist roaming our city who is assaulting members of a particular sorority. On any given weekend there are men who viciously harm women whose work is selling their bodies. Many of these men are not looking for sex. They are looking for women to injure.

Violence against women in our city must stop. Women are looked upon as the weaker of the two sexes and there are men, or should I say cowards, who believe that they had hurt women but they would not twice about taking on another man. Why? Because they are cowards.

Not every woman, like the one who took matters into

her own hands, has a firearm and many women do not believe in them.

There is also economic violence that takes place against women. A recent study found that a woman who does the same job as a man only receive eighty-two percent of the salary that her male counterpart receives. There are those who think this is fair, that there is nothing untoward about the disparity.

The same thinking that allows a woman to receive a lesser pay than a man for doing the same work is the same thinking that allows a women to raped, maimed, stalked or even killed. Violence of any type against women is wrong. Violence of any type against women must be stop!

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The old goat, John Sununu, an aged architect of failed Republican Party Politics, opened his simple-minded mouth recently and said that former secretary of state Colin Powell endorsed resident Barack Obama for re-election because both men were black.

Secretary Powell, a member of the Republican Party, said that he supported President Obama because he was the better of the two candidates and that his leadership was taking America in the right direction. He did not say that both men had ancestral roots in the Congo and thus he supported his dark brother.

Sensible members of the Republican Party were shocked at Sununu’s statement. After all, Secretary Powell is one of the most respected human beings alive on the face of the earth. He is a decorated war veteran and could have been elected president if he and his wife, Alma, had not decided against making a presidential run.

Sununu, whose intellect and commitment to a diverse America is shallow, quickly apologized. He said that he had erred in his choice of words. That is bull. Sununu apologized because he got caught. Those who have followed his record know that he believes what he said. The only reason that he recanted is that he believes that the statement will hurt the chances of Mitt Romney among independent voters who may not have up their minds, and who do not want to be associated with racist sentiments.

The good thing about Sununu’s life is that one day it will be over. And the world will no longer be troubled with this awful man whose respect for a president of color is about as high as my respect for anyone who would wear a bright yellow shirt and a pair of plaid pink pants to a funeral for a Baptist preacher. The fact of the matter is Sununu ought to be ashamed. He is among those who believe that a black president should not be governing the United States. Remember the Senator who said on the president’s first day in office that he was committed to seeing President Obama defeated in the next election?

You want to know who he was speaking with. That is not hard to answer. He was talking to his brother---in -arms, John Sununu. He is the leader of the cult that refuses to believe that America is changing; that the good old boys are no longer in control and that white is not always right!

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“ When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. ”

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Evangelist Mary Dean Full Gospel Holy Temple,

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I plan on attending a major university and majoring in criminal justice. After graduating I plan on playing in the NFL. Then, when my playing career is over I intend on being an officer for the Dallas Police Department.

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Judge Phyllis Lister Brown

For the next few weeks I will talk about some of the Wonders of Prayer. Nothing is more convincing and inspiring than to Court the blessings of prayer. The Bible is full of cases where prayer became an ingredient which served as healing for body, mind and Spirit. In the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 38 we read of the healing and recovery of Hezekiah. The Lord said “Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die and not live. Then Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord. Then the Lord said unto Hezekiah, I have heard thy prayer and I will add fifteen years to your life. We can see clearly in this case, that “Prayer changes Things”. Prayer changes sickness to wellness. Prayer changes death to life. Prayer will move the Hand of God in your favor.

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Strange relationships By Henry Nelson

The Lord said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes."

2So I bought her for fifteen shekels[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[b] of barley.3Then I told her, "You are to live with[c] me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with[d] you."

4For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or idol.5Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.”

Our relationship with God should

not be weighed by how we relate to the things of God, but how we relate to the person God. So let us stand fast in the relationship that God desires to draw us into.

If I were to ask you to rate certain relationships on a scale of 1 – 5, how would they rate? For instance, how would you rate your relationship with your supervisor? On the scale of 1 5, with 1 being poor and 5 being good.

How would you rate your relationship with your peers, your co-workers on that same scale? How would you rate your relationship with your spouse, with your children, with your parents, with your siblings?

Now you know that I have to ask you, how do you rate your relationship with God based upon who He is rather

than what He has done? Do not rate based on what He has done for you lately, but rather how intimate you are with Him. Drawing close to Him as much as He desires to draw close to you. What is your number 1, 3, or a 5?

You have to agree with me that our text this week offers what I have called a strange relationship; the marriage of a prophet and a prostitute. There is a man whose name is Hosea and a woman whose name is Gomer. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of Israel. Gomer was a young woman living in the land.

There is nothing unusual about a man loving a woman enough to want to marry her. There is no mystery when a woman gives her hand to be united to a man until death do them part. But this is an unusual relationship.

This is an abnormal covenant between a man who will be answering a call to God and a woman who would be answering a call to men. Hosea was called to preach, Gomer was called too.

The prophet a man of God. The prostitute a woman of the night. The Prophet a lover of one

The Prostitute a lover of many. The prophet saved for God. The prostitute estranged from God

The prophet a name known in time. The prostitute a name known in town. The prophet who stands up for righteousness. The prostitute who lays down in unrighteousness.

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FOREST HILL -- As frantic members of Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church rushed to the church Monday afternoon, they could see a car still embedded in the side of the building.Inside, their pastor, the Rev. Danny

Kirk Sr., was dead, fatally beaten with an electric guitar.His assailant, who crashed the car

into the church about 11:15 a.m., was caught by police officers as he bashed at Kirk in the church's music room, Police Chief Dan Dennis said.An officer subdued him with a Taser,

arrested him and placed him in the back of a patrol car.Later, officers reported finding the

attacker dead in the car.Authorities had not released the

names of anyone involved in the slaying Monday night, but church members identified Kirk, 53.Late Monday, WFAA/Channel 8

identified the attacker as Derrick Birdow, 33.

Kirk, who stood well over 6 feet tall, was a standout football player at Marlin High School near Waco and at Texas A&M-Commerce. He also made it to the Seattle Seahawks' training camp in the early 1980s.But church members

remembered him for his uncompromising teaching of Scripture, his ready smile and love for everyone.A "gentle giant," is how Velma

Marshall and Valerie Jones, church evangelists, described their pastor."He had a hug for everyone," assistant

minister Claudie Loftin said. "If you came in this church, you got a hug, no matter how long the line was. He was a man of honesty and integrity, and he showed it every day."

Because the attacker died in police custody, Dennis said, Texas Rangers will take the lead in the investigation.The incident began

about 11:15 a.m. when the driver of a Mercury Grand Marquis crashed it into a wall of the church, 7312 Forest Hill Drive. He then confronted

Kirk. Dennis said initial

investigation indicated that the attack moved inside, eventually to the music room, where the attacker grabbed an electric guitar. It was "a weapon of opportunity,"

Dennis said.The man was still beating Kirk when

officers arrived, Dennis said.An officer discharged his Taser at the

man, who was later put in the back of a patrol car, Dennis said.

When officers returned to the car, he wasn't breathing, MedStar spokesman Matt Zavadsky said.A church maintenance man was

injured as he tried to stop the attack and was taken to a hospital, . Dennis said. A church secretary locked herself in a storage closet and was not injured, Dennis said. She called 911.As word of the attack spread,

hundreds of church members arrived. One, who is believed to be a relative of the attacker, was overcome when she saw the car, Dennis said.Paramedics treated many grief-

stricken people.The crowd was not allowed inside

-- their church had become a crime scene -- but was directed next door to the Forest Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church, which opened for prayer and counseling.Dennis went there late Monday

afternoon to take questions.

Rev. Danny Kirk, Sr. murdered

Kirk, continued on page 8

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"We don't have any idea on a motive," he said. "It's way too early to comprehend that."Did police know who the attacker

was?"We have a name," he said, adding that

the Tarrant County medical examiner's office was working to confirm it. "I'd hate to tell a family that someone has passed and it turns out to be the wrong name."Another person asked whether the

Taser caused the man's death."He was alive, walking around and

talking," Dennis said, "so that will be a question for the medical examiner."Someone asked whether Kirk had

been shot, saying it was hard to believe he was beaten to death, considering how big he was."There is no indication he was shot,"

Dennis said. "As best we can tell, he was beaten with a guitar."How long did it take for officers to

arrive? "Three minutes," Dennis said.He expressed his condolences."I'll be praying for you," he said.

"Your loss is my loss."The people responded with applause.State Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort

Worth, said: "Danny Kirk was very helpful to me when I was first elected to office in 2004. I had one of my very first town hall meetings at his church shortly after I was sworn in to office.

"He was a man of faith who was interested in spreading the word to the community, and he talked to me a lot about golf and LaDainian Tomlinson," he said. "My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and congregation."Former Forest Hill Mayor James

Gosey said Kirk was responsible for the church's growth."You can see what he meant to people

by this response," Gosey said.Kirk, who was ordained in 1984,

started the church in 1995 in a storefront in a strip shopping center, according to the church's web site.At its current site, the church has

more than 850 members and offers a food pantry, a clothing ministry and a scholarship program for students. Members were planning an expansion, largely because of Kirk's leadership."People wanted to come hear and see

him," youth minister Cleveland Starr said.A native of Marlin, Kirk graduated

from Marlin High School in 1977 and attended East Texas State University, now called Texas A&M-Commerce.According to the university Hall of

Fame website, Kirk was named NAIA second and AP honorable mention All-American as a linebacker. His football career apparently ended in the Seahawks' camp.Loftin said that Kirk loved football,

but that once he was called to the ministry, he never looked back.

Kirk also worked as a manager at the Pepsi Beverages Co. on Blue Mound Road in Fort Worth. There he mentored management trainee Andre McEwing, who later joined Kirk's congregation in Forest Hill."I remember I could hear him

training, correcting and supporting his staff in whatever they needed to do," McEwing said. "And he always had a Bible on his desk."O.D. Wyatt High School football

coach Zachary Criss said Kirk was a regular mentor there.Criss said Kirk didn't try to impress

anyone with his own football experience. He was more interested in the kids, and not just the athletes at Wyatt. Criss said Kirk was also active at Dunbar High School."He wasn't one to toot his own horn,"

Criss said. "He was just there to help. We're fortunate to have had him for as long as we did."We're not the only school hurting

today."Members of the Baptist Minister’s

Union Rev. George W. Pryor, Dr. John W.

Moseley, Rev. C.C. Murrell, Rev. David E. Wilson, Pastor A.L. Banks, Pastor H. Lee Barnes, Rev. Kenneth Andrews, Rev. Arthur R. Melton, Rev. T.C. Marshall, Rev. W.R. Willis, Dr. C.L. Rainey, Sr., Dr. T.L. Brown, Rev. William Andrews, Pastor Frank B. Alexander, Rev. Claude O. Person III, Rev. Robert Murphy, Rev. Burley Hudson, Rev. William Woods, Rev. S.A. King, Rev. Terry White, Rev. Jerome Williams, Rev. A.C. Marshall, Dr. J.E. Rainbolt.

Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles had a special visitor recently on his regular instructional tours of Dallas ISD schools: Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams. Miles invited the newly-appointed commissioner to tour three Dallas ISD schools: Roosevelt High School, W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, and Felix Botello Elementary. “It was important to me

that Commissioner Williams get a first-hand look at the quality of instruction in our schools,” said Miles. “A lot of changes are taking place in our schools and I am hopeful that today’s visit will help inform the commissioner of our needs during the next legislative session.” Both the Commissioner and Miles wanted to avoid a rehearsed visit that turns into a media event so the visits were unannounced. Several classrooms were visited and

both the commissioner and superintendent had several

opportunities to both observe and speak with students, teachers, and principals. “I appreciate the challenges that Dallas ISD teachers and principals face,” said Williams. “I also appreciate the sense of urgency that I was able to observe taking place in the three schools. There is a lot of hard work taking place in Dallas ISD schools.” Instructional visits are a regular part of Miles’ weekly schedule as he assesses the challenges schools face and the

progress being made under the Destination 2020 initiatives. So far, the superintendent has been in 63 schools and is on track to visit all 223 schools by the end of the school year. During some of those visits, he has taken other community and education leaders for an up close look at the improvements and transformation taking place in Dallas ISD classrooms.

Rev. Kirk killedcontinued from page 7

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMISSIONER VISITS DALLAS ISD SCHOOLSMiles invited Williams to join him at 3 campuses

TEA CommissionerMichael Williams

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By Gloria Reed AustinCo-Founder & Executive DirectorNational Multicultural Western Heritage Museum [email protected]

 

 

On Saturday, July 28, 2012, the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum (NMWHM) hosted a Free Family Fun Day in tribute to the National Day of the American Cowboy from 12PM-4PM that featured a Buffalo Soldier camp complete with a teepee, children’s game area, petting zoo, bounce house, and vendors on the grounds of the museum’s community garden.  City Council Member Frank Moss (District 5) spoke words of encouragement and appreciation to the museum supporters and the community participants and volunteers for providing positive activities and offering family-friendly educational opportunities that enrich and provide for a quality living environment and encourage economic development.  Veteran actor and museum ambassador Pam Grier was present and greeted guest by graciously taking photos and signing autographs.  Ms. Grier spoke of the film that is being developed about her life as a follow up to her biography “Foxy: My Life In Three Acts.”  The celebration also included a Zydeco Music Festival featuring Leon Chavis & the Zydeco Flames, Dog Hill Stompers, Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws and Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble.  The NMWHM Hall of Fame Rodeo was the closing event for the museum’s National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration.  The rodeo was attended by film and television stars Barry Corbin and Dean Smith.  Also in attendance was World Champion Bull Rider Charles Sampson (who is also an NMWHM Hall of Fame Inductee) and fellow inductees Lee Reed, Harold Cash, and Freddie “Skeet” Gordon.  The rodeo took place at Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards.  The events were fundraisers for the museum’s Youth Education Programs and Pam Grier Community Garden.  (www.cowboysofcolor.org; [email protected].).

You are invited to attend a “Back To School” event with author Stephanie Perry Moore, on Saturday, 8/4 from 2-4PM at The Dock Bookshop.  Stephanie Perry Moore is the trailblazing author of the Payton Skky series, the first African-American Christian teen series.  Her newest series is the adorable Morgan Love series and Alec London series.  She is a motivational speaker and community activist. Mrs. Moore speaks with young people across the country, encouraging them to achieve every attainable dream.  The Dock Bookshop is located at 6637 Meadowbrook Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76112.  (817) 457-5700.

 

Until next time, this has been your Fort Worth Connection. 

 

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By Lorie Blair

I am a fan of Hibachi style Japanese cuisine. You know the kind that seats several at a common table where all dishes are prepared at your table. I

like the show from the chef as he prepares each dish and the ability to see how each dish is prepared. When I need my Hibachi fix I usually go up to Las Colinas for my immersion in this Japanese cuisine. Going to Las Colinas is limiting so I was pleased to know that there was a place in Arlington that offered the same style and possibly the same flavor within the southern area of the Metroplex. I have driven by this restaurant for years and always bypassed it until this week. I was told that they were comparable in price as well as in taste so I had to and see if what I heard was true. I went for lunch and was surprised that I had a choice. I could sit at a private table and have my meal prepared in the kitchen

or Hibachi style. I decided on the Hibachi style; shrimp and scallops, streamed rice and vegetables. My meal came with soup and salad first then the main dish. My table mates had the fried rice so I got to watch as the chef prepared their fried rice. Quite similar to what I once use to make years ago only they have a flavored butter that is amazing. I can’t tell you what is in it but it is used on everything and is wonderfully

flavorful. You are provided two sauces to dip your food in, one a nice ginger sauce and the other is a light cream sauce. Both serve well with the rice, meat and vegetables. They offer desert but my table was not

offered anything. To round out my Just a Bite of Hibachi fix I sure could have used some green tea ice cream. Maybe next time I will be offered my desert.

Nagoya Japanese Restaurant / 1155 Arbrook Blvd. / Arlington, TX 76015 / 817-466-3688 / www.txnagoya.com

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By Kevan BrowningWelcome to the weekend, baaaaby! Did you hear what Troy Aikman said about our current Dallas Cowboys #88, Dez Bryant? Aikman said,” I don’t

know of any player in this league that can do the things that he has done to hurt this football team and stay in the game”! Dez is a dynamic player, but his fumbles on punt returns and miscues reading the passing route have cost the Cowboys dearly! Before you go banana’s on me, let me say

that I have worn a now tattered and faded Dez Bryant jersey since he was drafted a few years ago. If Bill Parcells, Jimmy Johnson or Tom Landry were coach of the Boyz, Dez would be on the bench

until he learned ball protection and the right way to run routes...Nuff said! I am staying home this weekend, although it is tempting to run up to Winstar for Frankie Beverly and Maze! I think my focus will be on R. Kelly, as he brings Tamia for an awesome grown folks show at the Verizon in Grand Prairie Thursday night! If you are getting out, try the Sickle Cell Walk Saturday

morning, 9 a.m. at Cobb Park in Ft.

Worth’s “Poly” neighborhood! It’s a good cause and lots of good people are there for the meeting!!!! Ya gotta love single ladies star Lisa Raye’s response to former co-star Stacey Dash’s support of Mitt Romney!...

Lisa’s setting it off with a “Got Obama’s Back” photo of her with a huge Obama(temporary I hope,lol) tattoo covering her whole back! Raye and Dash were also reportedly at each others

LisaRaye

By Lorie Blair Is a hat just a means to cover up a bad hair day or is there another reason we use them to adorn ourselves? The African American Repertory Theater (AART) opens its 5th season at the DeSoto Corner Theater with a rousing musical play “Crowns”. Crowns is a historical accounting of African American’s adornment of hats. Director Sonya Ewing Andrews and musical director Melanie Bivens with the melodic voices of the casts takes you through the history of hats as seen through the eyes of a young troubled young lady. This play weaves the history of hats with the field songs from the 1800’s, traditional gospel, and rap with actors Catherine Whiteman, Natalie King, Ebony Marshall, Kenneisha

Thompson, Malcom Beaty, Tommy King, Liz Francisco and Ardina Lockhart. It educates and entertains on the right attitude we must have when wearing a hat, the importance of the brim size to the tilt of our hats. But the harmony and the ease in which the cast shares

their songs are worth the trip to see this play. Crowns will run through Sunday, November 18th at the DeSoto Corner Theater 211 E Pleasant Run, DeSoto, TX . The Friday

and Saturday evenings shows are at 7:30pm while the Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:30pm. From young to those well seasoned take the time to see this well produced play. To purchase your ticket visit the AART website at www.aareptheater.com, or call (972) 572-

0998. AART produces engaging, culturally diverse theater, while educating the community on African American history and the arts. You won’t be disappointed.

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Dez Bryant

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On October 26, 2012, Ronald E. McNair celebrated its 13th Annual Donuts for Dads program. It was a great success! There were nearly 150 dads, granddads, uncles and older brothers come out to support their students. Nate St. Clair II, of Jones Day Law Firm, addressed the crowd with an exciting message

charging fathers to help their children visualize their future opportunities. He informed them that the possibilities are endless now more than ever before. Shelby Bowens-McDade, school counselor, has been hosting this program for the entire 13 years and is extremely pleased with this year’s turnout. She looks forward to an even bigger celebration next year.

Dear Dr. Hollie,I have been dating this new guy for about 4 months. Before him, I was in a relationship

with a man for three years. That man cheated on me twice that I know of, and I eventually decided that I had had enough. We were broken up a couple months before I met the new guy, but he continued to contact me wanting me back. Eventually I got to the point where I could have a conversation with him, but I made it clear that we would never be together again. So, now the new guy…. We’ve been good together. We are taking things slowly, trying to get to know each other. Well, we were at his house last week sitting on the couch watching a movie. A text message came through on my phone. Without even thinking about it, I opened up the text. It was an inappropriate text from my ex-boyfriend. Sitting so close together, of course he saw it. He freaked. Before I could even say anything, he started accusing me of cheating, and all kinds of crazy stuff. I told him that nothing was going on, and that it wasn’t my fault that the fool had texted

some mess to my phone. The angrier he got, the angrier I got and I let him know he was blowing this way out of proportion. So then he was all kinds of stupid you-know-what’s and dumb so-an-so’s. So now I don’t know where we are in our relationship. We can be on the phone talking nicely, then he’ll bring up the incident and we’re fighting again. My friend tells me that I handled the whole thing wrong from the beginning, and that I should see it from his angle. He’s a good guy, but I’m about to call it quits because I think he is making a big deal out of nothing. Please tell me what you think.

I’m Right, He’s WrongDear I’m Right, He’s Wrong,Your signature alone bothers me because in a relationship, we do not have to compete with who is right and who is wrong. What I think happened is that you purposely opened the text hoping to get a response from your boyfriend, and it backfired. So, I say now, try to recover your current relationship, especially since you say he is a good guy. Good Luck!Dr. Hollie is a Pastor and practicing psychotherapist in the city. For questions and comments, please write to [email protected].

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The Dallas Cowboys were defeated by the New York Giants 29-24 on Sunday. The lost has started a firestorm of controversy about the status of Tony Romo as quarterback.The Cowboys have to make some changes on the team, but do those changes start with Romo?

This is the question facing the Dallas Cowboys going into the second half of the season.Is it really possible to bench Romo after he passed for the most yards in his career.Romo threw for 473 yards, but struggling miserably to start the game.

The Cowboys did show signs of life as the game continued, overcoming a 23- point first half deficit and rallying around Romo as he put together a great comeback effort and corrected the mistakes he made in the first half.Correcting your wrongs is always a good thing to do, but those mistake hurt the Cowboys.

The problem is those wrongs are not isolated incidents. Romo’s three interceptions on the teams

first four drives and four total picks bring his season total to 13. Romo has been inconsistent all year, his play goes from terrible to great and back again.Dallas is currently 3-4 and hopes of winning the NFC East division or making the playoffs are fading fast.

So, is it time to bench Tony Romo?If the Cowboys bench Romo that means they will go with back up quarterback Kyle Orton.Orton has thrown for 3000 yards twice in his career.

Orton has thrown at least 12 interceptions three times in his career. Orton’s completion percentage is a full

six points lower than Romo’s and Orton is really immobile in the pocket.In other words, Romo is the best quarterback the Cowboys have right now. Romo has begun building chemistry with Bryant, he is coming off a game in which he completed 18 passes to TE Jason Witten and Romo had three games of at least 300 yards passing this season.

There are big problems in Dallas. The offense is

inconsistent and the team often looks unmotivated and uninspired, but if the Cowboys have any hope of competing in the NFC East, Romo has to be the starting quarterback,

This may not be an exciting or popular proposition, but Romo is still the guy for the job!!!

May God Bless You and Help Us Change the World!!Mark A Toliver II

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throats on the show before Dash was “removed” recently...Fellow cast members said Dash always kept up a lot of Diva drama on set, hmmmm! They just need to jello wrestle and settle this mess, hehehe... Speaking of drama, this election has been full of it, topped off with much disrespect towards President Obama. I honestly thought I’d heard everything until I peeped the words of a 97 year old White Woman, known as Marie, she is all in for Obama! Marie says in a video produced by activist movie maker Michael Moore: “I was born in 1915 during World War I. My first vote was

in 1940 for Franklin D. Roosevelt and I have not missed an election since,” says 97-year-old Marie”. “And I want the Republican Party to know, if your voter suppression throughout this beautiful country enables Romney to oust Barack Obama we will burn this motherf!!$E% down.” Being a child of the 60’s, I remember that same utterance from Black radical H. Rap Brown, I think Marie is just as serious as Rap. Here is the link...Don’t watch with your kids, as they will never see Granny/Grandpa the same,lol!!! http://front.moveon.org/a-moving-message-about-the-election-from-a-97-year-

old-and-her-friends/ Keeping it real, as of press time, Tuesday is election day and although there’s been talk of a postponement, due to Hurricane Sandy, moving the election back would cost states tons of cash to reschedule statewide elections around the U.S. I was so proud last week that my family all voted early! If you are getting this at church and your church is doing nothing to facilitate membership voting, ever heard the saying “So heavenly minded, no earthly good”? Maybe you the reader can suggest to your pastor that this church needs to be prepared to get everybody to the polls that needs help

on Tuesday! At Bibleway Community Baptist in Irving, our entire church voted early on Sunday, except for those who’d already voted! I’ll leave you with one thought! There is a LOT at stake for the middle class, college students, teens, women, minorities and just about everybody who’s not RICH! V-O-T-E! Happy Birthday to YOU and celebs this week:Otis “Temptations” Williams71, Henry “Fonz” Winkler 67, Telma Hopkins 64, Alfre Woodard, Roseanne Barr & Maxine Nightengale 59, Vanilla Ice 45, and rapper Nelly is 34! Thanks for VOTING with A Brotha this Tuesday!

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By Joseph E. Green-Bishop

A violently sadistic and overweight rapist has been assaulting women in the Dallas area for nearly two years and area clergy are calling for a massive campaign to bring the violent offender to justice.

Many of the women being attacked are members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, whose members the rapist seems to be familiar with, according to police and members of the sorority.

At least four members of the Deltas have been attacked in their homes in the Dallas area. The rapist even called one of his victims from a pay phone after the attack to inquire as to whether she was “okay,” according to police.

Some women in the organization are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their home and unsure if they are safe havens when they return to them.

Members of the faith community are outraged with the actions of the rapist who they say will soon be caught by area authorities who have a picture of him and have samples of his DNA.

“We are going to put the word out about this man and his despicable behavior,” said Reverend Dedrick Jennings, the former pastor of a church in Denton and owner of the Sacred Funeral Home located on Lancaster Road in Oak Cliff.

“The fact of the matter is that God will bring his acts done in the darkness to the light,” Reverend Jennings said. “This man has a mother and perhaps has sisters, and how would he feel if someone were raping those women who are close to him. It is just a matter of time before the law catches up with him and he receives the punishment that he deserves.”

Some members of the clergy are calling for a greater participation by members of the church community in the judicial and criminal justice process to punish people like the rapist.

“This type of behavior cannot be tolerated,” said Dr. Corey C. Toney

Sr., an area business owner and nondenominational preacher and minister. “Once this individual is caught he should be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. People like him harm our community, which is already wounded.”

Reverend Charles Lightner, pastor of the New Comforter Church of God

In Christ called the actions of the rapist a tragedy that the community should not endure.

“We must address what he is doing,” Pastor Lightner said. “His actions have affected the members of the sorority and members of our congregation who know them and work with them. He will not be allowed to terrorize us. He will be caught and he will be brought to justice.”

Police officials said that the rapist seems to have personal knowledge about his victims. “The attacks are not random,” said Coppell police official Matthew Kosec. “We are taking this very seriously.”

”Many of us believe that this man is sick and may have a vendetta against the Deltas,” said Journalist Cheryl Smith, a 35- year member of the Sorority. “Look at what other communities do when they are under

attack. We must do more. This guy could be caught if the community was in an uproar.”

As the organization prepares to celebrate its centennial next year, there are so many other stories that need to be focused on.

Boasting a membership that includes economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux,

actress Ruby Dee, entertainers Natalie Cole and Aretha Franklin, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, journalists Soledad O’Brien and Jacque Reid, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, and C o n g r e s s w o m a n Marcia Fudge.

Local Dallas-area Deltas include community activist Ella Goode Johnson, State Rep Elect Toni Rose, Judge Maryellen Hicks, former Fort Worth City Councilmember Kathleen Hicks, CBS 11’s Robbie Owens and Dallas Examiner Publisher Mollie Finch Belt.

“To think that

our members are being targeted is disturbing and extremely disheartening,” said Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre, the Delta’s national president. “Our primary concern has been the safety of our members.”

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson also epressed outrage over the assaults and held a community forum addressing the assault on women. She said she also reached out offering support to President Butler-McIntyre, as did other leaders of organizations.

According to police officers involved with the case, the media attention, most recently from NBC 5’s Randy McIlwain, and previously from others, including former CW 33 reporter Giselle Phelps, who broke the story, as well as coverage in Ms. Smith’s publications, is helpful.

“If we don’t get this guy caught and the media attention winds up dropping down on this there’s going to be a lot more opportunity for him to actually commit the offense because a lot of people will be letting their guard down,” Officer David Tilley, of Plano’s Police Department told reporters.

There is a $5,000 reward being offered by Crime Stoppers. The case was also featured on America’s Most Wanted.

Clergy says: The serial rapist will be caught Police welcome community support and media attention

Austin Restoration Ministries10206a IH35Austin, Tx. 78753(512) 491-5068 or (512) 228-0352Fax (512) 491-7329austinrestorationministries.orgarm-total@sbcglobal.netPastor Lee & Minister Sheila Renee Price

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Christ Community Connection, Inc. honors twins for

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St. Andrew MissionaryBaptist Church

“Equipping the Saints for Kingdom Work”218 W. Illinois Ave.Dallas TX. 75216

214-497-8560Sunday School 10:30

Morning Worship 11:30Rev. Anthony Cole

Pastor

1403 Morrell Dallas, TX 75203Church (214) [email protected] - 1-866-844-6291 Access Number - 1531804#Sunday School 8:30amMorning Worship 9:45am

Wednesday Night Services 6:30pm

Dr. Kenneth Greene

M.E.T.R.O. Christ’s Church405 E. Parkerville Rd.Cedar Hill, Tx. 75104

972-293-8188Sunday Bible Study 9:00amSunday Worship 10:30am

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm

4116 Leesburg Street * Dallas, Tx. 75212Pastor’s Office: (214) 631-5627    Church Office: (214) 631-1825

Weekly Worship OpportunitiesSunday

9:30 am … Sunday School    11:00 am … Morning Worship Service5:30 pm … Baptist Training Union    7:00 pm … Evening Worship Service

Monday7:00 pm … Brotherhood (2nd & 4th)

Wednesday7:00 pm … Prayer Meeting         8:00 pm … Teachers’ Meeting

Friday7:00 pm … Teachers’ Class (2nd & 4th) TBA … Choir Rehearsal

TBA … MissionSaturday

TBA … Youth Rehearsal / Meeting   TBA … Ushers’ Meeting

Ledbetter Baptist Church

Pastor Don. W. Bryant

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A.T.R. Walk By Faith Ministry3423 Fordham Rd. Dallas, Tx. 75216

(469) [email protected]

www.atrwalkbyfaithministryweebly.comSunday Morning Worship - 9:00 am & 11:00 am.

Wednesday 7:00 pm. - Bible StudyEvery 4th Saturday - Good God Almighty Musical

"We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight * 2 Corinthians 5:7"

Little Friendship Baptist Church2415 Ann Arbor Ave.Dallas, Tx. 75216(214) 374-36399:30 a.m. – Sunday School11:00 a.m. – Morning Worship

Bible Believers Missionary Baptist Church2703 Carpenter Avenue - Dallas, Tx. 75215

(817) [email protected] 

Sunday School ... 9:45 am.Morning Worship Service ... 11:00 am.

Wednesday Prayer, Bible Study ... 7:00 pm.

Greater Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church9333 Ferguson Road Dallas, Texas 75228

Pastor’s Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday or by appointment - 11am – 3:00 pmChurch Office: (214) 327-1250 Church Fax: (214) 327-1359

www.greatergoldengate.org Rev. Fabian K. Jacko

Early Morning Worship Service 8:00 a.m.Sunday School (Educational Building) 9:30 a.m.New Members Orientation Class (Church Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m.Nursery (open at 10:45 Worship Service) 10:45 a.m.Morning Worship Service (Church Sanctuary) 10:45 a.m.Brotherhood (2nd Sunday-Lenwood Nursing Home, 2017 W. Virginia Drive, 75237) 3:00pmChildren’s Church and Children’s Choir (1st, 3rd & 4th and 5th) 10:45 a.m.

Rev. Fabian K. Jacko

Greater Mt. Hebron M.B.C.2335 56th St. Dallas, Tx. 75241 Church: (214) 374-4759Web address: www.gmhbc.orgSunday Early Morning Worship – 8:00 amSunday School – 9:15 am Morning Worship – 10:30 amTuesday-Teen Night – 7:00 pm Grief Ministry 7:00 pm 1st & 3rdOvercomer’s Outreach @ 7:00 pm 2nd & 4th TuesdayWednesdayMen & Women Ministry @ 7:00 pm Bible Study @7:45 pmThursday Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 pmUsher Meeting Every 4th Thursday

Rev. Fred ConwrightPastor

Apostle W.C. Traylor, Jr.

Gregory D. Franklin, Sr. Pastor

Calvary Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church

PLACE YOUR MINISTER’S AD HERE!

Bible Believers Missionary Baptist Church2703 Carpenter Avenue - Dallas, Tx. 75215(817) [email protected] Sunday School ... 9:45 am.Morning Worship Service ... 11:00 am.Wednesday Prayer, Bible Study ... 7:00 pm.

Gregory D. Franklin, Sr.

Pastor

Greater Mt. Hebron M.B.C.2335 56th St. Dallas, Tx. 75241 Church: (214) 374-4759Web address: www.gmhbc.orgSunday Early Morning Worship – 8:00 amSunday School – 9:15 am Morning Worship – 10:30 amTuesday-Teen Night – 7:00 pm Grief Ministry 7:00 pm 1st & 3rdOvercomer’s Outreach @ 7:00 pm 2nd & 4th TuesdayWednesdayMen & Women Ministry @ 7:00 pm Bible Study @7:45 pm Rev. Fred ConwrightThursday Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 pm PastorUsher Meeting Every 4th Thursday

A.T.R. Walk By Faith Ministry3423 Fordham Rd. Dallas, Tx. 75216(469) [email protected] Morning Worship - 9:00 am & 11:00 am.Wednesday 7:00 pm. - Bible StudyEvery 4th Saturday - Good God Almighty Musical

“We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight * 2 Corinthians 5:7” Apostle W.C. Traylor, Jr.

Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church2251 Lawrence StreetDallas, Tx. 75215(214) [email protected] Service … 8:00 am.Sunday School … 10:00 am.Intercessory Prayer … Wednesday 12:00 (Noon)

& Thursday 6:00 pm.

Early Morning Worship Service 8:00 a.m.

Sunday School (Educational Building) 9:30 a.m.

New Members Orientation Class (Church Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m.

Nursery (open at 10:45 Worship Service) 10:45 a.m.

Morning Worship Service (Church Sanctuary) 10:45 a.m.

Brotherhood (2nd Sunday-Lenwood Nursing Home, 2017 W. Virginia Drive, 75237) 3:00pm

Greater Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church9333 Ferguson Road Dallas, Texas 75228Pastor’s Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday or by appointment - 11am – 3:00 pmChurch Office: (214) 327-1250 Church Fax: (214) 327-1359

Rev. Fabian K. Jacko

Rev. David Toney Interim Pastor

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New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

8108 Mask Drive Dallas, TX 75241(214) 498-4439 … Office

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.Men / Women Meeting (1st & 3rd Wed.) 7 – 8 p.m.

Bible Study (1st & 3rd Wed.) 8 – 9 p.m.Bible Study (2nd & 4th Wed.) 7 – 8 p.m.

Fellowship Dinner/Bible Study(5th Wed.)6:15 – 8:30 [email protected]

www.newfriendshipmissionarybaptistchurch.com Pastor RonaldD. Richardson

Resurrection Body of Christ 901 E. Parkerville Rd.

DeSoto, TX 75115214-434-0252

[email protected] School Time: _9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Mid-week Service: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer Bible Study, Etc): Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Golden Chain Baptist Church

www.newhorizonmbc.net

New Horizon Missionary Baptist Church

Christian Chapel Temple of Faith14120 Noel Rd. Dallas, Tx. 75240

Church (972) 239-1120Fax (972) 239-5925

Worship Services: 8 & 10:45 am.Sunday School: 9:30 am.Wednesday: Noon Prayer Rev. Kwesi R. Kamau

Pastor

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McMillian II Casey - 20, passed away October 29, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Megail Shaw and Casey McMillian Sr., 2 brothers, Cameron Jackson and Tyler McMillian, 1 sister, Kasey McMillian, maternal grandparents, Hattie and William Barryer, Bobby Fields, paternal grandmother, Ruby McMillian and a host of relatives and friends. Wake: Friday, November 2, 2012 from 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. Funeral: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11: a.m. Both services will be held at Golden Gate – 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy – Dallas, Texas 75224. Banks Irene - 94, departed this life on October 28, 2012. She leaves to cherish her children, Roger Campbell, Lester Banks, Louis Banks and Ruby Lee Banks, a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Wake: Friday, November 2, 2012 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Celebration of Life: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be held at Ideal Pentecostal Church - 1000 E. Redbird Lane - Dallas, Texas 75241. Wright, Dominique Jamal - 22, known as “D.J.” passed away October 23, 2012. He leaves to cherish his mother, Sharon Wright, father, Kenneth Wright, son, Jeremiah, 3 brothers, Markiest, Tyreece, and Kenny Jr., and a host of relatives and friends. Wake: Friday, November 2, 2012 from 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. Service:

Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be held Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church – 1233 Texas Hwy 66 – Garland, Texas 75040. Davis, Lora Lynn - 49, passed away October 27, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Joe Davis, stepson, Devereous Davis, Sr., god daughter, Kira Pruitt, 2 grandchildren, her mother, Hattie Pruitt, 5 sisters, 3 brothers and a host of relatives and friends. Wake: Friday, November 2, 2012 from 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. at Golden Gate Funeral Home. Funeral: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at COC @ Pemberton Hill – 320 Pemberton Hill Rd – Dallas, Texas 75217. Blackmon, Annie Mae - 59, known as “Ann” passed away October 27, 2012. She leaves to cherish her mother, Jurlean Sloan, 2 daughters, ReShonda Blackmon-Jordan and Tangela Blackmon, 5 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Wake: Friday, November 2, 2012 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Golden Gate – 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy – Dallas, Texas 75224. Service: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12 noon at Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church – 7550 S. Hampton Road – Dallas, Texas 75232.

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