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Although the thought that the rap group N.W.A. --- Niggas wit Attitudes --- could be more shocking a quarter-century after their arrival on the American popular culture scene as the most prominent articulators of ‘reality rap’ is nearly inconceivable; however, the recently released biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ has achieved that feat. The film, directed by F. Gary Gray, is an uncommonly riveting story that has managed to do what many films fail to accomplish, that being striking a balance between information and entertainment. By following the lives of the groups three most prominent members --- Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright, Andre ‘Dr. Dre’ Young, and O’Shea ‘Ice Cube’ Jackson --- the story of N.W.A. not only flows smoothly, but also provides an impressive historical context of late-eighties social issues --- police profiling, police brutality, police harassment, crack
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cocaine, and urban squalor --- that are still relevant to this very moment. A cursory glance of late-eighties Black America should stun contemporary activists who erroneously believe that the militarization of American law enforcement agencies is a new phenomenon. The most interesting aspect that flows from this biopic is not anything that occurs on the screen, rather, what ‘Straight Outta Compton’ reveals about African-Americans understanding of their current ‘second-class citizenship’ status; meaning their existence as a unique population that after 400 years on the North American continent under the control of Europeans still has a marginal political voice and little organized economic might. The reaction to ‘Straight Outta Compton’ reveals that there is a dogged determination among contemporary Black activists to continue one of our race’s greatest post-Civil Rights Movement traditions; that being, not taking responsibility for our contemporary plight. Instead of assuming even a modicum of responsibility for the African-American community’s current situation, this new breed of Negro activist chooses to rely upon conspiracy theories, lies, and dimwitted assertions to explain why we continue to exist as America’s largest have not group. Put simply, the ‘conscious’ individuals that I refer to believe that the contemporary plight of African-Americans is attributable to untold conspiracies that pre-determine our marginal status. I would love to laugh at such ‘conspiracy theories’, however, they have taken hold of many minds. Here are a few of the conspiracies that have
followed the release of ‘Straight Outta Compton’. Ice Cube was actually working for the C.I.A. when he was in N.W.A. Eazy-E was a covert leader in the Republican Party. N.W.A. was created to encourage Black men to kill each other. ‘Gangsta Rap’ was created to cause Black crime and therefore lead to increased incarcerations. N.W.A. was created to lessen the influence of Black conscious rap groups such as Public Enemy. Unfortunately, each of these conjectures has neither a historical basis, nor an ounce of tangible proof. Unfortunately, the lack of tangible proof only feeds the frenetic belief that conspiracy theories are abound. The primary problem with such ‘conspiracy theories’ flows from the larger doom and gloom message that they send to those who naively believe them. Unfortunately, as long as Negroes continue to believe in such foolishness, they will busy themselves researching, investigating, and pontificating upon such matters and never get around to developing definitive political action to counter-balance the very real economic depravity, educational listlessness, and cultural dysfunction that hinders tangible, meaning measurable, improvement of the Black collective. It is time that we face facts that there is no over-arching conspiracy to destroy African-Americans created in some smoke-filled room by global elites. Rather, the contemporary politico economic plight affecting the Black community flows from our inability to avoid the ‘crabs in a barrel’ syndrome and come together with a single-minded determination to pool our resources for the benefit of all. Continue Reading Online Online @ Aframnews.com
IN REMEMBRANCE OF JULIAN BOND: A FOOT SOLDIER FOR JUSTICE Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson TX 30th Dist.
As our nation mourns the passing of one of its most prolific civil rights activists, Julian Bond, I am reminded of the transformational changes shepherded by this American hero whose life was devoted to enhancing the social, political and economic conditions for all people. For more than half a century Julian Bond, the son of a college president and scholar, helped to shape American society. He believed in the goodness of people and in the moral arc of justice and freedom. He was one of many people who inspired a generation of elected officials, including me. His impact on the political process in this country was so engaging that he became the first African-American nominated as Vice-President of the United States during the Democratic National Convention in 1968, 40 years before we would see the first AfricanAmerican Democratic nominee for President. He withdrew his name from the ballot, because at 28, he was too young to hold the office. A son of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond helped to start the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while attending Morehouse College in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, he led student protests and served as the communications
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Dear Little Children, It’s almost time for all of you guys to return to school! I hope that you had a wonderful summer. I can feel the excitement in the air and in my friendly neighborhood Walmart. You kids are wreaking havoc down the school supply aisles, destroying everything in sight. I know that you’re mommas can’t wait to get out of all of this madness, but let me tell you guys a little “sumthensumthen”: Yo mommas are having a good time, too! Yes, they (or y’alls daddies) are gonna be little broke come this weekend, but they’re gonna make sho that you all have everything you need to get started for school. Ole Coach Spivey here is gonna tell you some history stories that you might wanna pay attention to because one day they might be stripped out of yo history books if the great state of Texas has anything to do with it. Here goes… Did you know that the first people in United States were the Native Americans? People have mistakenly referred to them as “Indians” and “red men” since Christopher Columbus first laid eyes on them waaayyy back in 1492. Columbus was from Europe, a continent east of the U.S. and across the Atlantic Ocean. Yep, that’s a looooong way and it took travelers months to get here. Once Columbus “discovered” America, millions of other Europeans (white people) came over here, too. At first, they were quite friendly with the Native Americans until their greedy asses wanted to take all of their land. Please excuse me for saying “asses”; I know it’s a cuss word, but I’m grown and I can say it from time to time. You guys can’t. I don’t want to see yo little asses get a whupping for cussing, Therefore, don’t say that. Those mean ole Europeans tried to make the Native Americans “as-
similate” or dress and act like them. Y’all seen pictures of Indians before, haven’t you? Back in the day they had long hair, wore clothing made from buffalo skin/hide, and lived somewhat peacefully among each other. There were many “tribes” or groups of Native Americans and they were scattered all over the United States. That was until those mean ole Europeans started killing them, raping them, and giving them diseases that would wipe them almost completely out. They lost their land, their homes, and their pride. It was a sad, sad time… Black people were brought to America by relatives of those same ole Europeans who damn near slaughtered an entire race of Native Americans. They came from across the Atlantic Ocean AGAIN and they were hunted down like animals and captured. Millions of those black people lived in Africa and they were herded aboard ships, tied down with shackles and chains, and stacked together like a can of sardines. What are sardines? Sardines are little, stinky fish that yo grandparents used to eat with crackers and hot sauce. There are about 50 of them crammed together in a little tin can that should only hold about 25. Can you imagine that? Now, can you imagine black people loaded in a big ass ship the same way without food, water, and bathrooms. How did they use the bathroom? They had to use the bathroom on themselves and errrrrbody else. Ewwwwwwwwww is right! Many of those people died on the way over here to. Those who made it were enslaved, tortured, raped, whipped, starved, and castrated. What is castrated? It’s when mean ole people cut off the men/ boys “wee-wee”. Ewwwwwwww is right, again? Many children your ages never learned to read or write and were separated from their families and sold to other Europeans to work on their plantations/farms. It was a sad, sad, time. Wayyyyy back in the 1930s and 1940s, Europeans from a country called Germany started two big wars. Continue Reading Online Online @ Aframnews.com
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A YEAR AFTER FERGUSON: WHERE IS BLACK LEADERS POLITICAL PLAN?
Most agree that a full calendar year is sufficient time to evaluate political matters. It is with this thought in my mind that I began to examine what has the expiration of one year after Officer Darren Wilson murdered Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014, revealed about the AfricanAmerican community’s political program and plans. We must not forget what Michael Brown’s murder revealed to the nation about militarized police units, the absence of political power in city’s where AfricanAmericans serve as a silent political majority, and the unproductive urban riots/rebellions that have historically served as political statements for the voiceless. If nothing else, Michael Brown’s murder convinced America that it had not matured into a much-ballyhooed ‘post-racial America’. We MUST Understand that the decision from the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury to not return an indictment against Officer Darren Wilson reminded Black America that they will never receive justice from the existing justice system. Has anything changed in the year since Michael Brown’s murder? YES • The new INTERIM police chief is Black • The new INTERIM city manager is Black • Half of the city council is Black Although I would love to celebrate this moment, I must reserve such jubilation for a later time because a White minority population still controls a majority Black city in an arrangement that is eerily similar to South Africa’s apartheid era. Make no mistake about it, Ferguson, a city composed of 67% African-Americans, is still headed by a tyrannical White minority population that has arrogantly offered to allow Black participation
in the governance of the city during the past year. Cultural Nationalist Michael Clear relates that such moves are “…predictable. White folk have always behaved in this manner regardless of where they are on the globe. Their domestic and foreign policy usually boils down to a philosophy of ‘White (military and political) might, equals’ right”. One is hard-pressed to debate Clear’s position as Whites have continued to extend their power position in the face of significant national media attention. Quite possibly the most troubling aspect of Ferguson one year after Michael Brown’s murder is the fact that Black leadership has once again been exposed as frauds who really have no power other than begging Whites for concessions on a moral basis not from a position of power. One of the primary reasons for Black leaders inability to stand up against political powerful and economically formidable Whites has been the reality that they are not supported by a politically astute and solidified community. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based, political pundit Carl Tone Jones poignantly pierced the matter of the Black community’s inability to solidify even in the wake of the consistent murder of African-American men, women, and children by White officers by passionately pleading the following query; “What will it take to get Black folk to join together? What is the rock-bottom that we need to hit to join together?” From my perspective there is no greater failure to be found among African-Americans than their resistance to politico economic collectivism; the process of a group of people collectively electing politicians to represent their perspective and a conscious decision to patronize the merchants within your community regardless of the obstacles.
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One of the greatest failures of Black leaders has been their failure to create movements aimed at mobilizing the Black vote and explaining to the masses that collectivism is the only path to liberation in America; put simply, the numbers do matter. We MUST Understand African-Americans need to be taught that everything, including where you decided to purchase your fried chicken, is a political decision that affects the entire community. So as we look at Ferguson, Missouri, one year later, the picture is slightly, very slightly, improved with an increase in AfricanAmerican elected officials; however, for local Blacks to relax the interim tags need to be removed from recently appointed Black officials. However, without a grassroots campaign that is more focused on get out the vote campaigns and less focused upon marching and protests, the few political gains that activists in Ferguson, Missouri, have achieved will be eventually lost. According to Damon Thomas, “We must extend our activism beyond emotionalism. The typical pattern has been for our community to get in an emotional uproar because of some injustice, only to abandon the cause once the emotions melt away.” Although I hope that Ferguson, Missouri, could be looked at as a model for building a Black movement that rest upon a foundation of politico economic collectivism, I am truly uncertain if our people have finally hit rock-bottom and are now prepared to not only learn the rules of American politics, but also abandon any petty jealousies that have prevented them from coming together. Only Time Will Tell!!!! TX-3
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HOUSTON - If a person has any true sense of perception, they will immediately know a few things about Cynthia Clay Briggs before she speaks a single word. Her stately walk and physical appearance will tell you that she’s classy and confident. Then, her eyes, accompanied by her smile will let you know that she’s genuinely kind and approachable. But once she begins to talk, her truest beauty begins to unfold from within. “I wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now”. Miss Briggs offered this quote from Dr. Maya Angelou as a response to a question she was asked during a recent interview. The question was: “If you could change any moment or memory from your past, what would it be? And why?” Although her accomplishments are great in numbers and profundity, her personal nature is warm, down-to earth, and engaging. In 1989, Miss Cynthia Briggs was named to her current position as Executive Director of Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc. Humbly, she began her career with CIS at its inception as its first CIS Social Worker. When asked why she chose Social Work as a career, she gave an endearing account of how when she was only six years old, she became fascinated with a woman named Odessa Sayles, whose role at DePelchin was to place children into loving adoptive homes. She went on to say that Miss Odessa Sayles was the very first African-American female Social Worker that she had ever encountered. From there, a very young and impressionable Cynthia was instantly guided by the admiration she had gained for the servant-hood which she’d observed in Miss Sayles. Miss Briggs recently stated, “I’ve had a passion for serving people since very early on.” And since very early on, Miss Briggs has made monumental steps towards obtaining her life-long goal of making a significant difference in the lives of others. Aside from having full CEO
responsibilities for the Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc. organization, Miss Briggs utilizes her skills and education as a Licensed Master Social Worker from a different angle and serves as an Adjunct Professor for the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. Commendably, she also balances the tasks associated with being accountable for an organization with annual budget of $10 million, more than 180 employees, and over 1,000 volunteers who provide thousands of hours of service annually to nearly 40,000 at-risk youth. Fortunately, her efforts and dedication have not gone unnoticed. Throughout the years, she has been the recipient of more than a few prestigious awards. Select awards include the Samaritans for All Seasons Award, The Dorothy F. Caram Commitment to Leadership Award from the National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter, and the Hispanic Family Conference’s Hispanic Family Initiative Award. In addition to the others, Miss Briggs also received the CIS Best of Texas Executive Director of the Year Award in 2009, and in January of 2011, she received the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Black Heritage Trailblazer Award. Beyond the tangible awards, Miss Briggs expressed the following sentiments about what has been the greatest reward of her career. She said “It’s most rewarding to save young people who have very few options. It’s rewarding to see them walk across the stage; for a high school diploma as well as for college degree. It’s rewarding to change lives forever. It’s rewarding to break the cycle of poverty.” Another question was asked of Miss Briggs: If you could change and/or implement any particular policy, what would it be? With conviction, she answered “I would develop an early warning system. In other words, I would mandate that each worker would implement
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a self-care plan, because due to the nature of our industry, a person could easily go into what is referred to as ‘compassion fatigue’. The personal rewards of fulfillment are obvious as it relates to our field of work, but the emotional trauma is not as evident. I would mandate that each worker would take some time from their schedule to simply take care of themselves; starting from their emotional health and moving on to their physical health.” In essence, Miss Cynthia Briggs, a native Houstonian, is active in her community and is set apart by her incredible generosity and endless support for others. The truth is that her affection and kindheartedness is not only felt within the realm of CIS, but it is also a much appreciated source of strength which she provides to her daughter (Brianna), her granddaughter (Morgan), and her husband (Gary Eagleton). At the top of a recent interview, Miss Cynthia Clay Briggs offered a quote from Dr. Maya Angelou. Therefore, it seems fitting to close with another quote from Dr. Angelou. “Now you understand just why my head’s not bowed. I don’t shout or
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Phoenominal woman – that’s Miss Cynthia Clay Briggs. AUGUST AHCBED NETWORKING LUNCHEON Recently, the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development held its August, Monthly Networking Luncheon at 6112 Wheatley St. 77091. Leon Mitchison was accompanied by a fine group of young musicians and singers and offered jazzy tunes. Mitchision calls this ensemble “Kids ‘ N’ Jazz”. Once Chairman, Roy Douglas Malonson led a raffle drawing and presented gifts to several winners, the microphone had been passed around the room for several individuals to be introduced. He then announced the winners of the $100 H-E-B Giftcards that were presented by AfricanAmerican News&Issues. Guest were
instructed to visit www.aframnews. com and signup to recieve a copy of the electronic newsletter in order to be entered into the raffle. This raffle will take place every week for different amounts. While presenting the cards Mr. Malonson asked the winners if they enjoyed reading the newspaper and Ms. Marybel Gomez excitedly replied, “I Love reading the newspaper!” After the presentation, everyone was served a tasty lunch, prepared by Tippy’s Soulfood. Next, after all persons in attendance were comfortably placed, they listened to the commendable attributes and elements of Communities In Schools of Houston. Inc. (CIS) as the story was told to them by the speaker of the day, Miss Cynthia Clay Briggs (Executive Director of Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.). Through oration and video, Briggs gave powerful examples of how the lives of many at-risk youths had been turned from hopeless situations into successful stories of hope and triumph. Afterwards, Miss Cynthia Briggs was recognized for her own contributions towards the overall success of CIS and was presented with a beautiful bronze sculpture of President Barack Obama. For more information on upcoming events or for details on how to become a Chamber member contact Anthony Stewart at (713) 692-7161. Story By: Shelondra Peavy
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If you have ever had the privilege to get to know an intelligent, articulate, and beautiful African-American woman, you will soon discover that one of the most disturbing aspects affecting the ‘sisters’ is the tendency of marriageable AfricanAmerican men, meaning educated, gainfully employed, monogamous, and progressive thinking, to simply bypass them in their pursuit of what they consider ‘an upgrade’. In today’s dating world, ‘an upgrade’ has come to mean dating outside of the race for AfricanAmerican men. While I was sitting in the lobby of an office building waiting for a very important appointment, I grabbed a copy of the US Today and was not only reminded that the N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was going to be released this weekend, but also faced with a quip in the paper that related the following. From the looks of it, Philadelphia Sixers center Jahlil Okafor and TX-8
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Tyus Jones are trying to get the attention of Kendall and Kylie Jenner … on Twitter. How, exactly? On Thursday, the two former Duke teammates each quoted Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen”at the two sisters. NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER OF THE JENNERS, YET Although I initially shook my head at the inconsequential news that I could not care less about, the spirit of N.W.A. front-man Ice Cube apparently came over me. As I sat there in the lobby, I was reminded of one of Ice Cube’s most poignant lyrics in the song Be True to the Game. The former N.W.A. front-man issued the following charge at Black male celebrities and professional athletes, “Cause soon as y’all get some dough. You wanna put a white b!&ch on your elbow.” Now let me unequivocally state that if you fall in love with someone of another
race and truly love that person, enjoy your union. Rest assured that this article has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with you and your choice. Rather this post is aimed at the marriageable Black men who eagerly by-pass Black women who resemble their mother in ways that extend well beyond the physical, in an equally desperate and illogical pursuit of either a white woman or as they are currently termed some type of ‘exotical’ female. A cursory glance of U.S. Census data and Gallup Polls relates one unmistakable reality; AfricanAmerican men have largely abandoned their female counterparts in their desperate pursuit of ‘an upgrade’. The numbers indicate that African-American men are more than twice as likely as their female counterparts to marry outside of the race. Research dictates that the oppression that persons of African descent have experienced throughout this nation’s existence has had little impact upon African-American males desire for interracial relationships. In 1969, the ‘Black Power’ era, 56% of African-Americans welcomed interracial relationships while only 17% of their white counterparts; this gap has appreciably closed over the last 30 years, however, according to Gallup, it took whites over 30 years to reach the 50% threshold in regards to supporting Black/White Marriages. I believe that there is no greater indicator that African-American men have absolutely no understanding of ‘nationbuilding’ than their affinity for women outside of their race. At a moment where African-Americans are existing under the yoke of a white tyrannical reign that is eerily similar to the one that their ancestors existed within, the response of many “educated”, professional, and financially well off African-American males has been to take their resources and make them available to non-Black women for the strangest of reasons. One brother, speaking under the condition of anonymity, related that he “…just feels better having a white woman. They are cooperative, respectful, and better mothers. I never have to deal with the Black
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woman’s attitude.” Another brother, also speaking under the condition of anonymity related, “Let’s face facts. Black women create drama where there does not need to be any drama. I refuse to deal with it.” Considering that many of our preferences in regards to what we consider either attractive or unattractive flow from the media images that we consumer. It is not difficult to notice that the images that we see in today’s media from rap videos to movies tend to emphasize the ‘beauty’ of non-Black women at every turn. According to Sociologist Danielle Sutton, “It is everywhere that you look. If you are not light, bright, damn near white, you are not going to be celebrated in either black or white media.” Despite our greatest efforts to deny this reality, the truth of the matter is that the cultural images that we consume matter mightily. Historian Michael Clear relates that “It is only natural that when you repeatedly see a certain type of woman portrayed in media images that you will at least sub-consciously begin to consider her the best looking and what you should have on your arm.” Apparently, it is this accentuation of ‘white beauty’ that has led the aforementioned Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones to make public overtures to the Jenner Girls. Considering that these potential suitors made their overtures via social media, it is safe to assume that neither of these Negroes knows anything about these girls other than what they have seen via social media. And therein lays the majority of the problem. The media depictions that positively accentuate the ‘beauty’, character, and worth of nonBlack women at every turn and do the opposite to Black women on a consistent basis has convinced many Negro men that the worst white female trumps the most accomplished, cultured, and refined Black woman. And for that reason, we should not only all be saddened, but also cry at what it means for the future of little Black girls. By: Dan Freeman
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MORGAN FREEMAN’S GRANDDAUGHTER KILLED IN STREET EXORCISM
Black America is still in shock at the news that legendary actor Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, was stabbed to death on a New York Street by her live-in boyfriend, Lamar Davenport. Witnesses have related that Hines was the victim of a street “exorcism” at the hands of a drug-crazed Davenport at approximately 3:00 AM. While attacking Hines, Davenport was apparently ranting “Get out, devils! I cast you out, devils! In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you out!” All told, Hines was stabbed 16 times by Davenport. After finishing his attack, Davenport yelled, “Jesus Christ is born!” Morgan Freeman issued a statement soon after the attack where he related that “the world will never know her artistry and talent and how much she had to offer. Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.”
JULIAN BOND
Julian Bond, a long-time Civil Rights activist and chairman of the venerable National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has passed at the age of 75 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, after a brief illness according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Bond would become a noted Civil Rights activist while enrolled at Morehouse College where he proved instrumental informing the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); Bond served as SNCC’s Communications Director. From this perch, Bond proved to be politically astute and proved calculating enough to serve as a difference-maker for both the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act. According to Morris Dees, “With Julian’s passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and eloquent voices for the cause of justice. He advocated not just for African Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.” Bond is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz, a former SPLC staff attorney; his five children, Phyllis Jane BondMcMillan, Horace Mann Bond II, Michael Julian Bond, Jeffrey Alvin Bond, and Julia Louise Bond; his brother, James Bond; and his sister, Jane Bond Moore.
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When Edward Thomas joined the Houston Police Department in 1948, he could not report for work through the front door. He could not drive a squad car, eat in the department cafeteria or arrest a white suspect. Walking his beat, he was once disciplined for talking to a white meter maid. Officer Thomas, who died on Monday at 95, was the first African-American to build an eminent career with the Houston Police Department, one that endured for 63 years. By the time he retired four years ago, two months shy of his 92nd birthday, he had experienced the full compass of 20th-century race relations. His days were suffused with the pressure to perform perfectly, lest he give his white supervisors the slightest excuse to fire him — and he could be fired, he knew, for a transgression as small as not wearing a hat. They were also suffused with the danger he faced in the field, knowing that white colleagues would not come to his aid. In 2011, when Officer Thomas retired with the rank of senior police officer, he was “the most revered and respected officer within the Houston Police Department,” the organization said in announcing his death, at his home in Houston. On July 27, two weeks before he died, the department renamed its headquarters in Officer Thomas’s honor. Officer Thomas, by necessity and temperament so taciturn as to seem enigmatic, never spoke to the news media about his work. But interviews with his associates make it plain that the respect he earned was hard won, over a very long time. On Jan. 12, 1948, the day Officer Thomas joined the force, and for years afterward, he could not attend roll call in the squad room: His attendance was taken in the hall. He could arrest only black people. Apprehending white suspects, he could merely detain them until a white officer was dispatched to make the arrest. He patrolled his beat — a half-dozen-mile-wide swath spanning largely black neighborhoods — twice a day, alone, on foot: The department long refused to issue him a squad car. For years to come, to spare the car, and his job along with it, Officer Thomas drove it to his beat, parked it, locked it and, as he had before, pounded the pavement on foot. Edward Thomas was born on Sept. 23, 1919, in Keachi, La., near Shreveport. His father, Edward, was a local landowner; his mother, Dora, was a schoolteacher. When Edward was about 9, his father died, and he became the de facto man of the house. As a young man, he attended what is now Southern University and nytimes.com
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Excitement Builds Among All for Whom the First-Day School Bell Tolls
In Houston Independent School District (HISD), we take pride in the diversity of our people and the choices in our schools – but on the first day of classes each year, we take comfort in knowing that we are one. Whether you’re an HISD student, parent, teacher, principal, food service worker – or the superintendent of all 284 campuses – there is a palpable excitement when the opening bell sounds. It means reconnecting with old friends or finding new ones, and facing opportunities and challenges head-on. What awaits when the bell rings in HISD’s 2015’16 school year? • The most aggressive growth of dual language programs in the U.S., with 54 campuses offering students the chance to learn in English plus Spanish or Mandarin Chinese or – new this year – Arabic. • Expansion of the nationally recognized PowerUp technology initiative that’s changing how our students are taught and how they learn. PowerUp means strong technology at every campus, personalized learning, shrink-
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Superintendent Terry Grier Houston Independent School District
tion of how all HISD programs, initiatives, and personnel contribute to turning out graduates ready for higher education, workforce training, and becoming citizens of the world. For all of us who have worked throughout the summer to run this massive district, to improve and refresh our skills through professional development, to strengthen our technology and build those new campuses, that first bell is really just symbolic: we never stopped for a long summer break. Still, we’ll share in that joy of the “first day” – dressed our best, smiling our broadest, and full of hope for a year where intellectual curiosity and learning blossoms. Grier is superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the nation’s seventh largest, and was named Urban Educator of the Year in 2014 by the Council of the Great City Schools.
6 School Zone Safety Tips from Harris County Department of Education
It’s the end of summer and soon, school zones will be much more active. Harris County Department of Education’s Center for Safe and Secure Schools urges drivers to exercise extreme caution when traveling through school zones. Follow these tips to keep kids safe and avoid costly fines: • Remember to avoid double parking or stopping on a crosswalk to let children out of a car. These areas are designated for crossing guards to safely walk children across the street. • Put away electronic devices. Cell phone use is prohibited in school zones. Violators face fines up to $200. • Watch out for crossing guards and obey their signals. • Never pass other vehicles in a school zone. • Obey the speed limit. Fines usually double in school zones. • If you are not a parent dropping off or picking up a child, choose a different route and avoid the school zone altogether.
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Free Breakfast & Lunch Once Again for All Aldine ISD Students
For the second consecutive year, all students in Aldine ISD will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2015-16 school year. Aldine ISD qualified for the free meal program under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which provides an alternative to household applications in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. A provision of the law, the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), strives to improve access to free school meals in eligible high poverty Local Educational Agencies (LEA) and to eliminate the administrative burden of collecting household applications. Aldine ISD has been identified as an eligible district. Parents and guardians will no longer have to fill out an application for free/ reduced meals. When school starts, the district will ask all students to complete income forms to assist in campus allocations, but those forms are not tied to CEP. Staff members will still be required to pay for their meals. For more information, contact Aldine ISD’s Child Nutrition Services department at (281) 985-6450. The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income
is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/ or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda. gov. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en inglés “USDA”) prohíbe la discriminación contra sus clientes, empleados y solicitantes de empleo por raza, color, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, sexo, identidad de género, religión, represalias y, según corresponda, convicciones políticas, estado civil, estado familiar o paternal, orientación sexual, o si los
Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg Aldine Independent School District
ingresos de una persona provienen en su totalidad o en parte de un programa de asistencia pública, o información genética protegida de empleo o de cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el Departamento. (No todos los criterios prohibidos se aplicáran a todos los programas y/o actividades laborales).Se desea presentar una queja por discriminación del programa de Derechos Civiles, complete el USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (formulario de quejas por discriminación del programa del USDA), que puede encontrar en internet en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ complaint_filing_cust.html, o en cualquier oficina del USDA, o llame al (866)6329992 para solicitar el formulario. También puede escribir una carta con toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Envíenos su formulario de queja completo o carta por correo postal a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 202509410, por fax al (202) 6907442 o por correo electrónico a program.intake@usda. gov. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o con discapacidad del habla pueden contactar al USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service (Servicio federal de transmisión) al (800) 877-8339 o (800) 845-6136 (en español). TX-11
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Prices Good Wednesday, August 26 Thru Tuesday, September 1, 2015 At Your Neighborhood H-E-B Stores.
Llévatelo GET
That’s up to
2.00
$
free!
8 oz., assorted varieties
¡gratis! free! with in-store coupon
Kraft Natural Cheese Slices
7 - 9.6 oz. assorted varieties
Llévatelo
¡gratis!