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Criminal Justice Reform
Sadly, too late for Houston frontline activist….
Bad to the Bone...
By Omowale Lithuli Allen
HOUSTON - Recently, 45 and POTUS (President of the United States) signed into law a criminal justice bill that provided relief for thousands of low-level offenders in the federal penal system. There are only 2.2 million people in jails and prisons in the United States. In 1968, Lee Otis Johnson was sold 1 marijuana cigarette by an undercover Houston Police Officer and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Before he was incarcerated, Lee Otis Johnson flew to issues of injustice and inequality and quickly became a gadfly and nemesis to the power structure. At this time, our local police department was led by a “Bull Connor” styled police chief who had vowed to crush any disorder or rebellion by communities that went too far. Too far for Chief Hermann Short meant vigorous civil disobedience against Jim Crow attitudes and policies. Police Chief Short was the third leg of an old corrupt order that encompassed Mayor Louie Welch and District Attorney Carol Vance. The stool that they supported was the “good old boy” rulers, who were dedicated to maintain the Houston status quo, despite the winds of change sweeping America. See Page 4
“The most important of all, peoples do not know God. And most of em don’t wanna know Him. People don’t have time for families. You don’t sit down there and talk to them or sing together or do nothing with em.” - Words of wisdom spoken by 100-year-old, Ollie Mae Dugar.
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n Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming, she spoke about her desires of being an independent career woman as well as the need for finding a balance between being a wife and a mother. In addition, she spoke about her love for Mary Tyler Moore from The Mary Tyler Moore show, and her role on the show as an unmarried independent career woman who did not have to depend on any man to take care of her. In the book, Obama states, “If you were a girl with a brain and a dawning sense that you wanted to grow into something more than a wife, Mary Tyler Moore was your goddess.” Back in the day, the role of the woman was homemaker. The person who stayed home, prepared meals, did the laundry, and took care of the kids. There are women who stay at home and continue that role, which is great, but it is their choice too, it is no longer an expectation. In today’s society, there are a lot of women who are doing more than just being a wife and a mother, but are going to school and pursuing careers. If you are anything like me, then you are doing all of them. I am a wife, a mom, I go to school, I write for the newspaper and I work full time. I have been criticized for my different roles and have been told “you’re doing too much,” or “you should just focus on being a mother and enjoying motherhood.” The one thing you
can always guarantee people to have, is an opinion. Even when you don’t ask for it. My question to those who have criticized women for doing more than just being a wife and a mother is why not? In this society we have gender roles, and Planned Parenthood has defined gender roles as a means of, “how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex.” Planned Parenthood further breaks down “four basic kinds of gender stereotypes such as personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations and physical appearance.” Gender roles are taught and have been instilled in us since birth. Why can’t a woman have multiple roles? She can, because women are superheroes. As a woman, I have learned that we find a way to manage and maintain that “balance.” We do what we have to do. We take care of our households and still maintain our careers, interests and passions. We may not be perfect, and we may make mistakes sometimes, but we do our best. So much falls on the woman and our expected “roles.” However, I encourage women to continue to break those barriers and do what makes them happy. If they want to stay home, they have the right to, and if they want to work and pursue other things, they can do that as well. Women are superheroes. We can do it all. “Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet, and where you can go. Don’t live in the shadows of people’s judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.” -Amitabh Bachchan - AANI
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“Nobody trusts anyone in authority today. It is one of the main features of our age. Wherever you look, there are lying politicians, crooked bankers, corrupt police officers, cheating journalists and double-dealing media barons, sinister children’s entertainers, rotten and greedy energy companies and out-of-control security services.” - Adam Curtis couldn’t agree with Adam Curtis more. Because over the years, I have witnessed the Black culture go through many changes. One thing which really bothers me is the fact that too many Black folks think they are entitled to a role in leadership, just because they are Black. But, I am sounding the alarm. Because I am sick and tired of people trying to capitalize off of the Black community for support and then when it’s time to consider what’s best for our community, the people who solicited support from us are nowhere to be found. I have seen this happen too many times and have even questioned myself when it comes to this, “Do I fight those who I fought for?” It may sound strange to some people, but it is heart-wrenching to have to battle with someone you once fought so hard to support. We MUST Understand it is time out for us accepting the first person that comes along screaming they are the next leader. We have got to start holding our Black leadership, especially the preachers and politicians ac-
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countable. I always highlight these positions, because these are two seats that have the ability and authority to do and make great things happen in and for our community. It is time that those assets are used for the people they claim they represent. In the event that they will not produce, find a replacement! But, I am not just singling out our leaders. As it is, everybody wants to lead, but everybody can’t lead. Nobody wants to follow. Nobody wants to respect, he or she that does what’s best and that is a factor that is crippling us as a people as well. Nonetheless, we all should have a responsibility in some way, to strive to reach our full potential and encourage those coming behind us to follow those steps. I often surf the internet researching information and I recently ran across a quote from the Success Club. It said, “I was raised to treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO.” I understand this thought pattern because that is the way we were raised also. It didn’t matter what a person’s affiliation, title, handle, position or status was. We were taught to respect everyone, especially those who had authority over us. Furthermore, during my day there was a special level of respect that was reserved specifically for our elders and the leaders throughout the community. But now, we live in a society where people won’t respect themselves, their parents, children, leaders or anyone else for that matter. Sad to state, but many of our mis-educated folks believe that their education has entitled them to turn their nose up at people. Many demonstrate a personality which suggests that they don’t have to respect anyone who has not reached the level of education they have. Folks wake up, we have got to do better!
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By Rebecca S. Jones HOUSTON - Oprah Winfrey once shared an invaluable lesson on life in which she rendered the following. “We live in a youth-obsessed culture that is constantly trying to tell us that if we are not young, and we’re not glowing, and we’re not hot, that we don’t matter. I refuse to let a system or a culture or a distorted view of reality tell me that I don’t matter. I know that only by owning who and what you are can you start to step into the fullness of life. Every year should be teaching us all something valuable. Whether you get the lesson is really up to you.” One might conclude “stepping into the fullness of life,” would be an understatement for Mrs. Ollie Mae Dugar. By the grace of God, she will be celebrating her 100th birthday on February 10. Within five scores of living she has been, the “backbone” of her family; a “Good Samaritan” throughout the community; an upright “Christian” in her church and has demonstrated a “witty and loving personality” to every spirit she meets. Though gentle and kind describes her perfectly, somehow, sassy and feisty runs parallel as well. A Humble Beginning Ollie Mae Dugar hails from Fulton, Louisiana. Her birthright positions her as the youngest daughter and number 11 of 14 children born to Cleveland Gite and Cora Leflore. She never remembered much of her rearing in Plaquemine, LA, because her family moved when she was four. Cleveland, her father was a hard-working farmer who loved his family. In a quest to explore better opportunities for them, he relocated the family by horse and carriage and train to Beaumont. His initial intent was to become a rice farmer, one of the “going things” in that day. Ollie Mae
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shared that for the first couple of years, the rice farming industry did not produce well for them. Therefore, Cleveland began raising cotton, vegetables and fruit and could see an abundant return on his investment. Besides going to church and school, Ollie Mae enjoyed working closely with her father in the fields and equally assisting her mother in the home. Her undying love and commitment towards her parents was exemplified when she moved to Houston to live with her eldest brother and sister-in-law. While living in Third Ward with them, she attended Jack Yates High School. However, after learning her parents needed assistance, she decided to suspend her studies and return home to help. In doing so, she cared and tended to her siblings. During our interview, Ollie Mae shared some of the experiences she had while at home with her parents. She said, “Washing was an all-day job and we had a big canal, where we would bring water in for the rice. I used to have a bucket and would put it on the bridge to get water and bring it back to the shed and wash all them clothes on that washboard.” She continued, “But, I used to always say, ‘if things ever change for me, I want to sing.’ We had a big homemade toilet inside the restroom and I would have it all nice and clean. On Saturday that was my job, to clean it out with lye soap. Ya know, women made they own lye soap… And I would get it clean and my father would come and help me sometimes, and we would be in there just singing.” Curiously I asked, ‘What kind of songs would yall sing?’ Immediately, she began singing, “Glory, Glory Hallelujah....” and “Going to talk to God, if you feel overloaded go and visit the man upstairs, and he will tell
you what to do.” As we continued, I couldn’t resist inquiring about segregation. Ollie Mae revealed the following. “We did everything within and around our Black community, because my father worked for himself. We never interacted with or knew nothing about the White folks. We worked, went to church, shopped and took care of each other in our own community. I’ve lived to see a lot of change. But, seems like we still got a very long way to go, with the way things have been going on in this country.” The Dugar Legacy On July 16, 1938, Ollie Mae married Aristile (Pim) Dugar, the love of her life at St. Nicholas Catholic Church Rectory. Prior to, the couple had met at a La-La (Zydeco house party dance) in Third Ward. In 1941, they moved to Acres Home. There, Aristile built a 4-room house for the family. In 1949, it was extended to a 7-room home with a closed-in porch, with the help of a contractor for the framing; but, Aristile did all the other laboring work. Ollie Mae was right by his side walking the ladder up and down, handing him the shingles - when it was time to finish the roof. The Dugars went on to rear their four children, Barbara, James, Jeanette and Melvin. Each attended St. Monica Catholic Church and were educated in the Aldine Independent School District. Through Ollie Mae and her late husband’s four children, they have been blessed with 14 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren; who have taken her value and thirst for education to complete high school, earn Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees, as well as professional certifications.
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Siblings: Lillian, Myrtle, Ollie Mae and Roland.
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Students, Museum of Natural Science staff and Justin Mabrie pause for a photo after viewing the “Death by Nature� exhibit. HOUSTON - Mabrie Memorial Mortuary has continued their efforts to support the Houston community. Prior to the students of Attucks Middle School going on holiday break, Mabrie sponsored an educational field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Students enjoyed viewing the “Death by Nature� exhibit. The guided tour ignited curiosities of everyday experiences. Students were also privy to the extracurricular exposure and extended learning opportunity. The field trip continued with
lunch at Hermann Park. Justin Mabrie stated, “It’s a pleasure to provide relevant experiences to youth in the community and we will continue to find enriching experiences to share with Attucks Middle School, and hopefully other schools as time progresses.�
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Lee Otis deteriorated in prison, but the same system that unjustly incarcerated him released him after four years. A judge ruled that he should not have been tried in Houston. During his incarceration a few Free Lee Otis Committees multiplied around college campuses in Texas, most notably Texas Southern University. Lee Otis was an activist
leader with Friends of Student Non-violent Coordination Committee (SNCC). There is a mountain of folklore and near ironclad evidence that Lee Otis was far from being a choir boy. Most of the insider activists were aware that he had a “Jones�. “Jones� was a 60’s slang for a habit. America lost 70,000 citizens in 2018 who over dosed because of a narcotic jones. National karma can be unforgiving. History is full
of ironies. Referendums have passed nationwide to decriminalize marijuana. Mega profits are being made for a new class of opportunistic entrepreneurs. If you didn’t live through the 1960’s, it is not possible to wrap your mind around one solitary Black man being sentenced to 30 years in prison because of one marijuana cigarette. For a moment, the War on Drugs became the War on Lee Otis Johnson.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Act One Young Professionals Anuual Black History Mixer The Ensemble Theatre 3535 Main St. Houston, 77002 Free From 7 - 8p.m.
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