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My Truth By Cheryl Smith Publisher
Don’t Believe me? Just Watch! This was definitely a week of victories and defeats! Black men were dominating the headlines, which gave many an opportunity to witness how low and how high we can go when taking on or taking out a Black man. Last year around this time, we were preparing to announce our Person of the Year. I felt then and still today that we made the right choice in selecting Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders of Jackson State University (JSU). He wasn’t chosen because there was an expectation that he would stay forever, instead it was because during the time he was at that HBCU, he elevated the program and others, addressed a number of systemic issues and called out inequities for the world to see; and he gave many hope and the courage to speak up and do something! If folks said they had no idea about the disparities or double See MY TRUTH, Page 5
SERVING NORTH EAST TEXAS
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2022
VOLUME X
More Than 7,500 Toys Donated to Area Pandemic Youth by Tyrese Maxey Foundation impacted
The Tyrese Maxey Foundation wrapped its month-long multicity Toy Drive by dropping off toys at Children’s Health Dallas on Monday, Dec. 19. Over the course of the past month, the Tyrese Maxey Foundation has collected more than 7,500 plus toys. All toys collected were donated this past weekend and at the start of this week to Children’s Health Dallas, Youth Services Incorporated, and the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Here in Dallas, the Foundation arrived at Children’s Health Dallas with a caravan of cars full of toys. Foundation members, partners, and Children’s Health Child Life Specialists worked together to unload and transport all toys
churches, faith groups By Norma Adams-Wade
Volunteers with toys
Credit: Maxey Foundation
inside the hospital. Those in attendance included, The Tyrese Maxey Foundation Board of Directors, The Maxey Family, Chilis’ store representatives, the Max Levels Elite Basketball Team, Tesla Dentistry, and Texas Roadshow.
Although Tyrese Maxey could not be in attendance, he still dropped in over Facetime to give his gratitude to all those who made this toy drive possible, show his commitment to his hometown community, and say hello to all those in attendance.
Sam Cooke crooned in the mid-1960s that “A Change Is Gonna Come.” Now more than a half-century later, major change has come for countless churches and faith groups across the land. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought that change. “Change has come and we’re likely
Dean Sentenced in Jefferson killing! Jury gives former police officer more than 11 years By Arise Rejoice News Service A Fort Worth jury on Thursday afternoon sentenced former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean to 11 years, 10 months and 12 days in prison for the fatal killing of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean, who resigned from the Fort Worth police department shortly after the shooting, was Atatiana Jefferson
Aaron Dean
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Dr. Ouida Lee
not going back to old times that will not work anymore,” said Rev. Roy Locke, senior pastor at New Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, 2000 West Pleasant Run in Lancaster. “We’ve got to hold on to those times that were so meaningful; and at the same time stay tuned to where the Lord will lead us.” Current trends indicate that Rev. See PANDEMIC IMPACTED CHURCHES, page 2
Medicare wants to remind you to get the flu and COVID vaccines at no cost to you. The flu and COVID vaccines will help prevent you from getting seriously ill.
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