January 1, 2023
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
Vol. 27, Issue 49
African-American News&Issues
“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
Kim Roxie
A Mental Shift for 2023
By: Roy Douglas Malonson
Since the existence of Black folks, some White people have tried to do everything in their power to control Black people. Slavery was the ultimate example of control, and it has left a mark on Black people for hundreds of years. Even to this day, some of us are controlled and don’t even realize it. William Lynch, who was an American military officer from Virgina was notorious for controlling slaves. It was noted that he was known for the term “lynching.” In the Willie Lynch Letters and the Making of A Slave, Lynch details and gives suggestions for how to control a slave. He stated, “I have a full proof
Jackie Adams Melodrama Boutique By: Crystal LaShan
The Who’s Who of Houston Style and Flair celebrated Jackie Adam’s Twenty Years of prosperous business as the founder and owner method for controlling your Black slaves. I guarantee that everyone one of you, if installed of Melodrama Boutique. Jackie anointed her celebration as 20 years of fashion, community, correctly, it will control the slaves for at least and empowerment. It was perfectly curated 300 hundred years.” We weren’t meant to have with style, care, and love in every detail. When a mind of our own. We weren’t even meant to you entered the Ion, you were greeted by beaulive in this country that was built by “We the People.” We were not included in that, but here tiful giant portraits of Jackie being her most stylish self. It was the perfect venue for this we are. We are still controlled in some ways, event. Everyone felt great pride in the fantasand a mental shift is needed for our race, our tic work Jackie accomplished with every step. culture, and our history. We have to change This event gave me New York Fashion Week in our mindset and start thinking for us. Houston Vibes. Everyone came We are now in the year 2023, Boutique Mental Shift dressed to make their own and we still have so much to fight for such as rights and cont. on pg. 3 personal fashion statement, and cont. on pg. 5