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• Vol. 10 • June 15 - 21, 2023
MY TRUTH By Cheryl Smith PUBLISHER
Dr. Andrea Hilburn brings me joy!
Dr. Andrea Hilburn
It was my plan to be at my sorority’s chapter meeting in June; for a number of reasons. First, I made a lifetime commitment as a sophomore on the Florida A&M University Campus when I joined 33 other women initiated into the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. After graduation, I joined the Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter and when I moved to Dallas, Texas, I immediately joined the Dallas Alumnae Chapter. Secondly, the past four years have been especially challenging because of the storm, economy, pandemic and life. During that period, Dr. Andrea Hilburn was at the helm of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter. At the June meeting that I missed, she passed the gauntlet. After serving with grace, justice and most importantly, love; she is off to her next assignment. I say assignment because I sincerely believe that President Hilburn’s steps are divinely ordered and every step she takes leads her to another platform of leadership and service. See MY TRUTH, page 11
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Adams wins Grand Prairie seat West enters
By Jennifer Igbonoba Texas Metro News
Bessye Adams won the Place 7 at-large seat of the Grand Prairie City Council beating incumbent Jeff Copeland in Saturday’s runoff election. Adams secured 2,095 votes, making her the fourth African American to serve on the city council. Candidates made celebratory or farewell posts the night of the results with Copeland posting about the very narrow loss. Family members, friends and supporters celebrate with candidate Bessye “We fought the good fight and lost by 66 Adams at election night watch party at Roma's Italian Bistro in Grand Photo: Hon. Etta J. Mullin - Facebook votes,” he said in a post on his campaign’s Prairie. Adams received 51% of votes. Facebook. 25 years, is an alum of Jackson State University and Copeland was first elected to the city council in received her M.B.A. from Amberton University. She 2013. During Copeland’s time on the city council, has more than 30 years of finance experience, inhe has served as the deputy and mayor pro tem, cluding having served as director of finance, grant and chair of finance and government committee. accountant, and Controller for DeSoto ISD. AdAdams and Copeland received endorsements ams is also one of the founders of Sisters of Sarai, a from community members with Adams endorsed non-profit organization focused on improving local by U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Grand Prairie communities. NAACP President Angela Luckey, and Copeland In a Facebook post, Adams thanked friends, famendorsed by the Grand Prairie Police and Firefight- ily, and community supporters for the work they ers Associations. put in to aid her victory. Adams, a resident of Grand Prairie for more than “Let’s get to work,” she urged.
Griner, Phoenix Mercury Harassed At D/FW Airport By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor
WNBA star and Texas native Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were apparently harassed at D/FW Airport today per reports. Griner and her teammates
were confronted by a Blaze Media YouTube personality in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday morning before flying to Indiana after the team played the Dallas Wings twice in Arlington this past week., See GRINER, PHOENIX HARASSED, page 13
Brittney Griner Post Game
Lost art of fighting – with hands: PART III I WAS JUST THINKING... By Norma Adams-Wade
PREVIOUS IN SERIES: Part I: The old days when you and Pooky had a beef and fought it out by hand – not with gunfire. See LOST ART OF FIGHTING PART III, page 13
Ambrose Burnside, NRA’s first president
Union Army veteran William Church, one of two NRA co-founders in 1871.
race for President
Dr. Cornell West
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire
Renowned scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West has declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential race under the banner of the People’s Party. In a compelling video shared on Twitter, recently, West expressed his intention to run for the pursuit of truth and justice, emphasizing that the presidency serves as a means to achieve these noble ideals. With a strong academic background, including positions at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University and Princeton University, West is recognized for his intellectual activism. In his Twitter video, West articulated his decision to run as a third-party candidate, citing the reluctance of the established political parties to address critical issues concerning Wall Street, Ukraine, the Pentagon, and Big Tech. He referred to former President Donald Trump, a leading contender for the Republican nomination, as a “neo-fascist” and labeled President Biden as a “milquetoast neoliberal.” West’s educational journey has taken him through esRead more at www.texasmetronews.com