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• Vol. 10 • April 6 - April 12, 2023
MY TRUTH By Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER
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UNPRECEDENTED INDICTMENT
Texas Metro News Correspondent
Attorneys for former President Donald J. Trump say that the charges of falsifying business records levied against their client are unwarranted and he will be vindicated. Meanwhile the nation has been in a frenzy regarding what the next steps will be and what the unsealed documents show, as well as how citizens will react. The judge has warned against public comments that might incite violence and has set the next appearance date for De-
Donald Trump
cember 2023. Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg asked, why did Donald Trump continue to make false statements about a “catch and kill scheme” that could help Trump
NNPA Newswire Murderers-J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant
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win the election, by keeping negative information about the presidential candidate from the public. Trump, who is currently facing more than 34 counts related
to business fraud, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, making this the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. Appearing in court on Tuesday, Trump called the indictment a “witch hunt,” and the level of outrage regarding this case is still split along party lines. “This is not about former President Trump,” said Allen West, former chairperson of the Texas Republican Party. “This is See UNPRECEDENTED INDICTMENT, page 5
‘Unapologetically Black’ Angel Reese Got Her Ring and the World Got Another Dose of Racism By Stacy M. Brown
We actually have team members on two other continents and believe me, they’re working to ensure that we are inclusive and enlightening, as well. And yes, we do it for the culture. Which brings me to my truth. We’ve heard so many discussions about Critical Race Theory. We’ve also heard about the theory of erasing. That’s right, just make things disappear like they never occurred or reframe the narrative. Actually, let’s be frank. To LIE! I heard Rev. Al Sharpton say the hardest eulogy to perform is the one of someone who hasn’t done anything with their lives because you have to hallucinate. Sadly, there are too many who don’t put to use the blessings they were gifted from the moment they took their first breath; however there are so many who have made signif-
Dallas weighs in on former president Trump’s case
By Sylvia Dunnavant Hines
Angel Reese
LSU’s Angel Reese’s postgame gesture has sparked a conversation about double standards in basketball. As the final seconds ticked off the clock in LSU’s dominating 102-85 victory over Iowa, Reese waved her hand in front of her face, stared at Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, and pointed towards her ring finger. Reese made it clear; she was the one going home with the
championship ring. For all the trash-talking and lack of sportsmanship on Clark’s part, Reese received the backlash. Commentators including longtime sportscaster and former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, the response was telling. Olbermann called Reese a “f-ing idiot,” while others called her a "hood rat." Shaquille O’Neil, the NBA hall of famer who played for LSU’s men’s basketball team in
the 1990s, told Olbermann to shut up. Reese, the Black superstar, was taking to task on social media for lacking grace in victory. After the game, and to her credit, Reese remained unapologetic. “All year, I was critiqued for who I was. I don’t fit the narrative,” Reese explained. “I’m too ‘hood. I’m too ghetto. Y’all told me that all year.” As many have noted, there See UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK, page 7
HIV-AIDS advocate found dead in office By The Texas Metro News Team Abounding Prosperity (AP) founder and CEO Kirk Myers-Hill was found dead in his office at Abounding Prosperity Inc. on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023. Known for offering a variety of healthcare and wellness services specializing in HIV care in South Dallas, especially for the Black community; Myers-Hill’s impact in the African American
LGBTQ community was – to use a familiar word: abounding. Myers-Hill, was the unstoppable founder and chief executive officer of the nonprofit. One could say that AP put the issue of alternative lifestyle on the map in Dallas’s African American community, particularly among LGBTQ Black males; while also calling attention to the treatment of the transgender community. He is also known for his famil-
iar and inspirational quote: “We can’t wait for others to save our community,” Myers-Hill said often. “It is up to us to save ourselves.” When he founded AP, 18 years ago in 2005, his efforts lifted many heads that had been bowed in secret shame, living undercover because of their gender reversal – either a choice or compulsion to live as the othSee HIV-AIDS ADVOCATE, page 6
Kirk Myers-Hill