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LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL
A Historical Snapshot of Rev. Israel Campbell and Galveston’s Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church
Israel Sydney Campbell was born in Russellville, Ky. This gifted child, born into slavery, grew to become a strong Christian young man, dedicated to Christ and his church, and he impacted Baptist life in Texas like no other. Following his conversion, Israel Sydney Campbell, (1815-1898), became a Baptist as a 21-year-old and answered God’s call to preach the next year, even though he still was a slave. Despite great trials, hardships and beatings, he was pastor of churches in Tennessee, Canada and Ohio before his ordination in 1855 at age 40. He then became a missionary in Louisiana and Texas, arriving in the Lone Star State as other missionaries also were arriving to minister here. Galveston’s Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church Most of the first Baptists to set foot in Texas came by ship in those days, docking at Galveston Island and trekking inland from the Gulf of Mexico. American Home Missionary James Huckins, William Tryon, George Washington Baines and Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor were among these first Baptists to arrive.
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In 1840, Huckins helped organize First Baptist Church in Galveston the same year several black Baptists first became a part of that church family. Huckins then aided black Baptists in the growing city to organize their own church, the Colored Baptist Church of Galveston, 20 years before the Civil War. This congregation met in the courthouse several years; it was a safe place where slaves could gather to worship and learn to read and write. In 1855, it changed its name to African Baptist Church, but the Civil War began to disrupt services more often than not.
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Our society at times is so messed up, and sometimes I wonder if we will ever get it right. The current Presidency and White House is a daily reality TV show, there is a lot of hatred going on, our youth seem to be lost or misguided, and people are constantly losing their lives over non-sense. The only thing that keeps me going is faith and hope. I believe those are two important things that everyone needs to have. Our society, this nation, and the whole world have come a long way, but it seems like our progress has taken several steps backwards. When former President Obama took office, I think a lot of people thought we had finally made it. As many would call it the “post racial” era. However,
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Black Businesses are Beautiful!!! Support Them
The Overflow By Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed
they were wrong. As soon as he took office, it seemed as if a lot of racism and hatred took office as well. I don’t think racism and hatred ever left, but it slowly started to come out in full effect, and with our new president, its as if some people has looked at this election as a free pass to be a jerk. I just call it people finally showing their true colors. I think America is finally showing her true colors. The main people I worry about is our youth. Our youth does not know about the struggle many African Americans have faced in the past. They don’t really talk about it much at schools, and if is taught, a textbook can only say so much. In fact, it only says what they want people to know. Black History Month also isn’t celebrated like it should be. Even though we shouldn’t wait until a certain month to recognize the history that has brought us where we are today, it needs to be celebrated to the fullest. I don’t think our youth truly understand how far we’ve come as a race, but more importantly how far we are going backwards. My dad has told me on more than one occasion that we are going to have to start protesting, etc. He also said that we are losing some of our youth to the ills of this society. I didn’t want to believe him, but he was right. In my opinion, our youth are distracted. Social media is a lot of the problem because that is where they spend a lot of their time. If it’s not Facebook, it’s Instagram, and if it’s not that, then its Snapchat. I don’t think they are focused on what is really going on around them. Don’t get me wrong, social media isn’t all bad, but it’s a huge distracter. Social media has also become a platform for them to say whatever they want and post whatever videos thinking it won’t come without any consequences. Continue reading online @ www.aframnews.com
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If the Black Church is the heart of the Black community, then Black business is its lifeblood. Nothing should be more important than supporting Black businesses in the Black community.That is why I applaud and support the focus and emphasis in August as Black Business Awareness Month.
History
Started in 2004, successful Black businessmen Frederick E. Jordan teamed up with John William Templeton started a movement to recognize the value and power of African-American businesses in the Black community called Black Business Awareness Month. During the 31 days of August, Jordan and Templeton want local government officials, community leaders, and venture capitalists to focus efforts on creating a more hospitable environment in which black-owned businesses can grow. Templeton and Jordan chose August after their research revealed it was the month in which most Black family and social events occur. They also believe that increasing elected officials’ awareness of Black business, at least one month a year, may help to yield economic policies that would be more favorable to African American entrepreneurs. According to them, supporting Black business is the best way to boost the economy in our community and lower the high rate of African American unemployment. According to their independent research, there should be 2.5 million African Americans in business, but in reality there are half that many.
Older Days Gone By
Growing up in a community where Blacks had their own businesses and fewer and limited travel
options, support in my community for Black grocer and gas station, funeral director, night club and drug store was common. People worshiped at Black Churches, went to see Black doctors when sick, took their cars to Black mechanics and our schools were totally Black and fully staffed with Black teachers, cooks and support staff. Even the majority of our seasonal fruits and vegetables were grown and sold in the community. We did not have Wall Street activity or a big downtown night life, but the community was close knit and supported one another. Today, African Americans seem less concerned about supporting blackowned businesses anywhere. As a matter of record, many of us turn up our noses at the thought of supporting a fellow brother or sister working hard and using their Godgiven talents to make an honest living. Templeton notes in many writing and interviews that he believes the key idea of National Black Business Month is focusing on redirecting a small portion of our individual spending would dramatically increase the sales of Black-owned businesses.
How can I Make A Difference?
One thing a family can do is establish a budget for shopping with African American businesses. Also, for Black Business Awareness Month, consider the following: •
Set aside money for purchases within the Black community.
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For the rest of the month, you can determine which companies are convenient and offer good service and fair prices, and come up with a plan for patronizing them.
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Do business with Black Entrepreneurs.
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If you’re a Black business owner, use National Black Business Month to identify other blackowned businesses as potential vendors.
• Get active andconnect with state and local officials. Research how
much your city and state spend with black-owned businesses. Evidence has shown that AfricanAmericans are spending millions making others rich, instead of investing in our own communities. Buying power in the Black commmunity is forecast to reach $3 trillion by 2020. If the African-American buying power were as a collective and were a country, it would be considered the 16th largest economy in the world. The benefits of supporting a blackowned business are phenomenal and has a powerful impact on the pride and self-esteem of a community. Thinking about how former historically Black areas and communities were small “boom towns and villages” when Black lived together, worked together and supported one another in business. We are better off when we support each other and that translates from the home to the classroom and to the church and the streets. It’s the power of spending and economics that makes us force to be reckoned with. it’s time to redirect that fiscal power and pour it back into our people and our neighborhoods.
Short and Long Range Results of Supporting Black Businesses Our communities become stronger. Research has shown that the economic state of a community is partially related to the amount of money spent in the businesses within that community. Better quality job options become available. The problem is that there aren’t enough black-owned businesses to hire unemployed Black people. Blacks can start doing basic investing, starting with beauty supply stores and distribution sales, such as food, clothing and other businesses and different forms of entertainment. It grows OUR economy. Black dollars stay in the community for less than six hours. Continue reading online @ www.aframnews.com
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Surprise! The Blue Line is Even Drawn Around Black Cops Who Slay Whites Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author & Political Analyst It was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Minneapolis police officer Mohammed Noor would be indicted, tried, and likely convicted in the shooting death of Justine Damond. He was black, a Muslim, and from Somalia, and had prior complaints against him. She was white, a middleclass Australian national, and a popular meditation, yoga instructor. She was shot in her pajamas, at her home, following her complaint of a possible rape in the alleyway behind her unit. A fellow Minneapolis police officer at the scene gave perplexed testimony as to the shooting. The mayor, the former police chief, and a legion of city and state officials condemned the shooting. There was even a brief international uproar over it. So, all the ingredients for the rarity of rarities was in place; namely the prosecution of a cop who seemingly wantonly killed an unarmed, innocent civilian. The most compelling ingredient, though, was race. He was black. The victim was a white woman. This seemed to seal the deal for a prosecution. The killing took place on July 16. Yet, weeks later, there has not been another peep from Minneapolis prosecutors, city officials, about the killing. The Minneapolis Police Federation took some heat for its pro forma ringing defense of an officer accused of misconduct, including the seeming unjustified use of deadly force. The union official simply said he’d wait until the investigation was complete before saying anything. This brought the charge that the union was kicking Noor under the bus. It was anything but. Union officials didn’t have to say a word about it. Their silence spoke for itself in not condemning the shooting and playing for time with an investigation that
might well conclude that there was no criminal malice in the shooting. This amounted to tacit support of Noor. The investigation could provide the get out of prosecution card for Noor. He refused to talk to any investigators about the shooting. Eventually he will have to talk to the department’s internal affairs investigators. By then he, and his attorney, will have had weeks to have prepared a very carefully tailored statement giving his version of the shooting. Even then his statement will not be available to outside investigators of the killing. Noor has yet another fail-safe tactic to avoid prosecution. Under Minnesota law public employees being investigated for misconduct are not compelled to provide any information. The consequence of a refusal is that they face disciplinary action. The worse that could happen to Noor if he clammed up was that he’d likely be fired. But again, he might not be. In any case, the time clock is running on the time lapsed since the Damond slaying. Time enough for public passions to cool and memories dim. Noor, and his attorney, have helped make sure that happens by remaining stone silent with the media and the public about the killing. Meanwhile, Noor is on the standard administrative leave. He’s still a cop. He’s still being paid. He’s still a union member and if there is any action against him he would almost certainly be immediately freed if arrested. He will have his legal fees paid by the union and will be assured of having top gun attorneys who know the ins and outs of defending cops charged with misconduct. In short, Noor’s defense and support for him would be no different than if he were a white officer and his victim were a non-white. The deafening silence from Minneapolis prosecutors, even though Noor is Black and Damond white, is also really no surprise. The same rules apply as if he were an accused white officer. Continue reading online @ www.huffingtonpost.com
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Success is One of the Major Causes of Failure!
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that there is nothing wrong with success. There is nothing wrong with reaching for the stars to attain a level of comfort and satisfaction. But, as with all things there has to be certain limits and values that a person keeps and upholds in order to reach a level of effective success. For some people, success can be one of the most valuable assets that a person can have. While on the contrary, it can serve as a detonator when placed in the wrong hands. I often say that, ‘success without a successor is failure’. But I have learned that there are more failures to the term, “success”. For, in my lifetime, I have seen on numerous occasions how success has become one of the major causes of failure, for certain people. There are people that get a little something and it seems as if it changes them forever. They are no longer the same person they once were and they arrive to a point where they outgrow the very people that helped them get to where they are. It’s like they get big-headed when they get a little something, and don’t know how to act. It reminds me of the old saying,
“Be careful how you treat folk on your way up, because you just may see those same folk on your way back down!”
Over the years, I have been called some of everything under the sun. Some of it may be true, while the vast majority isn’t. However, nothing
that people say about me bothers me because I know who I am, and I know the price I have had to pay to get to where I am in life. I don’t take for granted where I come from, by no means. No matter how successful other folks may think my wife and I are, there is one thing about us that will not change. That factor is the element that we don’t change. We remain true to who we are, period. To this day, neither one of us has ever forgotten where we come from. I will even use myself as an example. It has happened so many times that I can’t count at this point. People that have never met me before will come to my office looking for me. Prior to meeting me, they already have a preconceived notion about who I am and what I represent; based off of what they have heard or been told, probably by some other folk that don’t know me either. So when I walk up to greet them and ask, “May I help you with something?” With their opinion already formulated of who I am they will respond, “No, I’m here to see… Mr. Malonson!” Not knowing the whole time that, they are already talking to the person they are looking for. Sure, I have my overalls on and I’m just the basic everyday regular person you run into; but that’s just my point. It’s the perception that they already have about me. My clothes, status or resources does not define my character and it does not constitute who I am. There is nothing wrong with having a little something in life, but it just shouldn’t change who you are. I hope that I am getting through to our audience because what I am conveying is a very valid point and one that is prevalent amongst members of our community. I use the term Mis-
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educated a lot in referring to certain folk from our communities, because people get to a point where they feel like they have arrived and they say, “the hell with everybody else”. That’s just not a good way to be, because one day it will all catch back up with you. So once again, please understand that success is one of the major causes of failure, especially when in the wrong hands. Throughout the years, my wife and I have helped many people. Personally, I have empowered folk and then they get bigger than me. Then it places me in a dilemma to where I have to make one of the hardest decisions in the world. Do I fight the people that I fought for? Of course, it shouldn’t be that way but that is the way that it is. It’s just like our president. This man has made it all the way to being the most powerful man in the world and he is self-destructing on the platform that the American people have helped him to secure. It’s almost as if he is totally oblivious to the same people that elected him into office, can impeach his ass out. But that’s just what I mean,
“Success can be one of the major causes of failure!”
Concluding, I would just like to reiterate that there is not a thing in the world wrong with attempting to better yourself or seeking help to reach success. But, when you get to a place of success, don’t let it change you and don’t forget about the people that helped you to get there.
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CONROE - Football players face a difficult and harsh reality when their playing days stop. Some of those harsh realities include dealing with possible lifelong health ailments and how to adjust to new financial realities and challenges. With 75-percent of the National Football League made up of African-American football players and a number of others playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB), the time is now to teach young Black men and women counting on sports about the fallacy and false security of that kind of thinking, especially among youth playing at amateur levels that sports is the go to and end all to financial success.
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The average salary for NFL players this past season was about $2 million. According to the NFL Players Association, the average length of a player’s career is 3 1/2 years. BUILDING BLOCKS TO GREATNESS There is a need to help young people at early stages understand that sports talent is only one of the building blocks of greatness. That’s why a cooperative effort is underway in Conroe and the Woodlands area to reach youth and teach the value of education. Using their successes in business and community endeavors after football careers, Gerald D. Irons, son Grants Irons and Jackie Battle have partnered with Ellis Wyms and the Wyms Foundation and Professional Athletes Celebrities and Entertainers Mothers Organization (PACE) to do the On and Off Program for youth. The Wyms Foundation creates programs that focus on Fitness, S.T.E.M. and Personal Intervention through E-Colors in Education. The programs and events are designed to improve middle school age youth in 3 areas: S.T.E.M, Fitness and Personality Diversity with the goal to provide computer devices and online programming to schools and community centers that have summer enrichment and after school programs. The programming will immerse students into Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Fitness Gaming and Personality Diversity. “There are opportunities in this economy but you have to be specific about skills to be able to compete on a global level,” Wyms said. “We put together groups to give back to community and use our resources and networks to bring in kids and partners to get kids access to the kind of skills they need.”
According to Wyms, As a nation we have gotten behind and that is why we have to import a skilled labor force from abroad. “It has nothing to do with skin color, it is all about work ethic,” he said. “How I think, how I process information and how I study. You have to empower kids with confidence that they are smart and empower them to think that they are just as intelligent as others in the room.” To help African-American youth to get competitive, Wyms noted that at some point in history – if you get skills and there is a need no one can hold you back. “We are at a point here all are at the same starting line and the only difference is the skill set you acquire,”he said. “You can bypass the traditional things that have held minorities back if you have that skill set you have you are valuable – it is the kind that a company needs or that will give you the power and what you need to start your own company.” KEY TO SPORTS TRANSITION FOCUS While not downplaying the value of sports in education, the group hopes to shift the focus from dependence of sports to a reliance on education. Most players likely will not be paid close to that kind of salary in their post-playing career. Former players report that adjusting to their new financial reality is challenging. The violence of the game also takes its toll on their bodies, and the abrupt end can lead to financial and emotional struggles for which they are not prepared. In a 2013 survey of 763 former NFL players conducted by Newsday in conjunction with the NFL Players Association’s former players divi-
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sion showed 61 percent said they found it difficult to adjust to daily life after their career, while 85 percent said they did not believe the NFL adequately prepared them for the transition. “Players that play in league now have a responsibility to make sure they encourage African American students to not just focus on football, but focus on life after football,” said Gerald Irons said on post NFL life. “This is what Myrna and I stressed to our three sons. Don’t just focus on sport, the field or basketball court alone. You have to focus on education and what is in your mind.” He said he and his wife of four-plus decades encouraged them to study hard, work hard in school and all three got full scholarships to play at any school they wanted. “...We wanted them to focus on more than just football. Education and good behavior was the focus -We knew and wanted them to know and understand that what was most important was life after football.” His wife Myrna echoed that importance stating that the Irons wanted all of their AfricanAmerican sons to feel good about themselves and know they are worthy. “We did not allow anyone to tell them they were not good enough,” she said. “We led by example – no smoking or drinking and taught sons how to treat a lady. We treated each other like a king and queen and that served as examples for our sons because we wanted to be the number one role model, so that they could know how to treat their future wives and teach their sons and daughters.” Continue reading online @ www.aframnews.com Interview By: Chandra Jarmon | Story By: Darwin Campbell / Photos By: Visually Sharp Productions
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“We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.” Barack Obama - 44th President of the United States CONROE - One of the most important characteristics of success is knowing how to play the game of life on and off the field. That was one of the main capsules of truth shared with over 112 children attending a youth training designed to equip their tool boxes with valuable information to help steer them through up and coming challenges to their education, in their neighborhoods and among friends.
The programs and events are designed to improve middle school age youth in 3 areas: S.T.E.M, Fitness and Personality Diversity with the goal to provide computer devices and online programming to schools and community centers that have summer enrichment and after school programs. The programming will immerse students into Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Fitness Gaming and Personality Diversity. Power Youth Messages - Gerald D. Irons Irons was the first secondary school in the U.S. to be named after an NFL player. He played professional football for the Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Browns from 1970-80, moved to The Woodlands about 30 years ago.
The initiative is part of the The Wyms Foundation and dedicated its 2017 camp program to honor the athletic and community excellence and contributions of Gerald Irons Sr. Iron, a 10 year NFL veteran and a dedicated father and husband who also served as former Conroe ISD School Board President.
The Foundation The Wyms Foundation creates programs that focus on Fitness, S.T.E.M. and Personal Intervention through E-Colors in Education. The effort is the brainchild of Ellis R. Wyms. He proved to be a winner on and off the field and His life story reflects examples of courage perseverance, hard work and a winning attitude. Ellis played 8 years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay buccaneers, the Seattle Seahawks and The Minnesota Vikings. Excellence in academics is something Ellis has always believed in and is the message he brings
the University of Michigan; and his youngest son, Grant, played for the University of Notre Dame and went on to play professionally for the Oakland Raiders.
“They worked hard and got good grades and got full scholarships to the colleges that they wanted to go to,” Irons said.
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Rate and Sealed sizeproposals of will Ad to run in A be received in Procurement Operations (3100 Main EDITION DATE: August Street, Room No. 11B01, Houston, Irons also said he wanted to be part of CISD’s Texas 77002) until 2:00PM (local school board because he wanted to provide the same EDITION DATE: August time) on Thursday, August 31, 2017. motivation and inspiration to students that his parents “I always wanted to give back, and I knew how important education is to success in life,” he said.
provided for him and his siblings.
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Five-Point Success Formula Irons stressed 5 things that are keys need to practice now to stay on the right track. His five-point formula for successful includes:
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1. Attitude – “Believe in yourself and believe in your dream – say I can do this.” Sealed proposals will be received in 2. Association – “History says Procurement Operations (3100 Main Street, Room No. 11B01, Houston, you become the average of five people you Texas 77002) until 2:00PM (local spend most of your time with – take time time) on Tuesday, September 12, with successful people.” 2017. 3. Action – “Action speaks louder Documents can be obtained at: that words – Do Something – Be person of www.hccs.edu/procurement. action. If you purpose it go and achieve it.” 4. Application – “Learn what to do and what not to do and apply it to proper situations.” 5. Accountability – “Mean what PO#112784 you say and do what you do. Make your word stand and mean something to you.” P.O. Number
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The event was held at the Gerald D. Iron Sr. Junior High School in Conroe – which bears his name. The camp also was for athletes and STEAM and stressed the value and benefits of being postive competitors in life
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Rate and size of Ad to run in A went on to receive full football scholarships. His EDITION DATE: August oldest son, Gerald Jr., played for the University of Nebraska; his middle son, Jarrett, played for EDITION DATE: August
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to youth around the country. He understands that America’s educational system plays a pivotal role in the future of America.
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In the decades since he has had a 32-year career with The Woodlands Development Company, served on CISD’s board of trustees for 22 years and written a book, “When Preparation Meets Opportunity,” with his wife, Myrna. Originally from Gary, Indiana, Irons is the youngest of seven children in his family. Being Unselfish and Giving Back Irons has spent his life instilling the value of education in his own children and his message described positive reasons for being involved in making a difference in his community. All three of his sons went to school in CISD and
He topped off his words to the children calling for each to walk with character and integrity. - Grant Irons
According to Grant Irons, Wyms and others speaking to youth nationwide involved in the program, the NFL experience helped to mold him and inspired him to care about his community and underSignature standing the importance of teamwork in the field of education of youth and preparing the next generation.
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“Life has its ups and downs,” he said. “Only a winning mindset can overcome. So, think positive and P.O. Number always focus on what is right.”
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