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The Dallas Post Tribune hasunanimously chosen DanceDiva Chaka Khan as 'beauty-of-the-week' because of heranti gun message to her fanswhile on stage. In Tobagoand Trinidad speaking out ongun violence before headlin-ing the Every WomenConcert, she encouragedTrinidadians to put down thegun and avoid a life of crime.She said that music is a uni-versal message that can beused to change violence into'peace offering'.

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Football Star Donald DriverWins “Dancing with the Stars”

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On Thursday, May 17, 2012, President/CEO of The Dallas Post Tribune, Dr.Theodore Lee, Jr., presented certificates to employeesand contributors for their loyalty, hardwork, and dedication. The presenationtook place in the company conferenceroom.

“Pain will come and pain will go.

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Recently, a Dallas Post Tribune Representative askedlocals if they endorse President Obama’s view onsame sex marriage.

Please note: The following responses do not necces-sarily reflect the views of this publication.

Word on the Street:Do you endorse President Barack

Obama’s view on same sex marriage?

Red Evans“Yes, but I don’t believe insame sex unions becausethe population woulddecrease. Same sex couplesare loving people, andshould have the right tobenefits as all other part-ners.”

Tiago Braganholo“Homosexuals can get mar-ried in a social aspect oreven a religious one.However, I do not endorsegay marriage in a legalaspect. I believe legal mar-riage should be between aman and a woman.”

Barbara Trevino“Yes. Each human has theright to make their ownchoices. It is the same asrace or religion. The legalaspect of gay marriageshould protect all issues-children, insurance, wills,etc. I believe all humansshould be treated equally.”

Peggy Evans

“Yes I do; because time andhistory has changed.”

BREAKING NEWSDallas ISD Superintendent Mike Mileshas notified 68 workers that they can

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Earnest Trevino

“My endorsement is tosay that we are all equalas humans. Black, white,gay or straight. That ismy answer.”

Katie Garvin

“Yes. There are 1,400rights that the straightpeople have that gays donot. It’s not about who’shaving sex with who, it’sthat gays deserve equalrights.”

Elena Washington

“Yes. I believe all peopledeserve the same rights ifthey live in the UnitedStates. ‘Fair is Fair’. Equalrights for all!”

Tom DonofrioI do not agree nor disagreewith President Obama’sstatement on same sexmarriages. I personallythink he shouldn’t makeany statement just forpolitical purposes, as Ibelieve this is the case.

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ARIES

Rev up your engines. This is a fineweek for making progress with proj-ects that you’ve got in the works. Yourenergy is high and your mind is clear.Use every advantage this week to fin-ish up your works. Look for love in theright places. Know the differencebetween love and lust.

Soul Affirmation: I forgive and setmyself free.Lucky Numbers: 19, 26, 39

TAURUS

Educate those around you in the areaof personal growth. Their improve-ment will bring benefits to you.Humor in communication is the key.Humor in introspection is a must.

Soul Affirmation: Success that hasbeen following me is trying to catchup.Lucky Numbers: 16, 30, 39

GEMINI

This week romance is begins to perco-late. Enjoy your feelings and let yourbrain relax. Suspend all judgments ofothers. Being stern won’twork for you this week.

Soul Affirmation: I go along to getalong.Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 19

CANCER

Romance will find you this week.Don’t be looking the other way. Your“rap” is especially strong. Make asmany of those important phone callsas possible. People will respond. Theyare waiting to be receptive,

Soul Affirmation: Friendships areshock absorbers on the bumpy roadsof life.Lucky Numbers: 11, 13, 20

LEO

This week should bring an opportuni-ty to further your education, don’tpass it up. Pay special attention todetails at work. A friend needsyour support. Find joy in giving it.

Soul Affirmation: All things worktogether for good.Lucky Numbers: 26, 35, 43

VIRGO

You and your mate should increaseyour saving for the future this week.Future plans should be spotlighted. Arelationship is likely to take aserious turn. Be open to making anunusual purchase.

Soul Affirmation: I can see clearly nowthe rain is gone. There are no obsta-

cles in my way.Lucky Numbers: 10, 30, 50

LIBRA

Don’t take any big gambles this week,the time is not right for a flight intothe unknown. A newfound harmony isin store for you and yourmate. Your mate will understand yourfears.

Soul Affirmation: New insights createnew directions and a new cast of char-acters.Lucky Numbers: 6, 48, 51

SCORPIO

The air can be cleared easily. Admityour need for help. Seek understand-ing. You’ll help another by seekinghelp from them. Communicationproblems will smooth themselves out.

Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly mightbe the fastest way.Lucky Numbers: 33, 52, 54

SAGITTARIUS

You and your partner are on the samewavelength. If you are presented witha contract this week, it’s an ideal weekto reach an agreement. Make theimportant phone call to set things up.

Soul Affirmation: What I’ve been wait-ing for has been here all along.Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 33

CAPRICORN

Beware of financial pitfalls that you’veset for yourself. Strengthen all yourrelationships by understanding moti-vations of others. Spend time athome. Enjoy what you already have.

Soul Affirmation: Often it’s not what Isay but the way I say it that gets themessage across.Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 47

AQUARIUS

Don’t expect to win every battle,especially with your lover. This weekwinning is losing. Backing down iswinning. Shyness produces a boldresult. It’s easy to collect that long-standing debt.

Soul Affirmation: I keep money on mymind this week.Lucky Numbers: 18, 25, 39

PISCES

Possibilities of hearing good newsabout home are greatly expanded.Savor the news rather than thinkingabout other annoyances. Travel is onthe horizon. Plan the trip this week.

Soul Affirmation: Jewelry reflects thebeauty of my feelings about myself.Lucky Numbers: 26, 44, 52

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HOROSCOPES May 24 - 30

By Colleen White

"May the Lord answer youwhen you are in trouble"(Psalm 20:1). I know some-times when I am in distress; Ithink that the Lord does nothear me. I begin to wonderwhether or not He caresabout the trouble I may bein. It is during difficult situa-tions that I want God to hear

my every prayer. I want Himto be there for me when Icall on Him. I want Him tosend me some kind of helpright then on the spot.

But the Lord does nothave to answer me when Iam in trouble. He does nothave to acknowledge my sit-uation. He can let me stay inmy situation because theremight be a lesson that Hewants me to learn.Whatever the situation maybe, it is a privilege, an honor,a blessing for God toacknowledge the situation Iam in by answering my cry,my prayer, and my plea.

He does not have to doanything. He is God.However, He is concernedabout me and my situation.And for that reason, I am sovery thankful.

You know what? Godcares about you and your sit-uation as well. Don't allowyour lifestyle, your situation,or your circumstances stopyou from calling out to God.If you are willing to seekHim, He is readily eager tolisten. Just remember that ifHe does answer your prayer,give Him all the glory. Bydoing this, you are able to bea living testimony that He

still hears and answersprayers. You are testifyingto God's goodness, grace,and mercy. There is not aliving person who does notneed God's mercy.

Are you in need of someanswers from God today? Ifso, continue to seek His willand His way. When He doesfinally answer you, you willhave a testimony that youcan share. We all want Godto hear and answer ourevery prayer. Still, whenGod does finally answer ourprayers, He is always right ontime. Can I get an amen?Amen.

A Little Bit of Faith:God Can Answer Your Prayers

What a remarkable morningprayer we have from David. Itis indeed a morning prayer withDavid lifting his voice unto Godwith full expectation of hearingfrom God (verses 1-3). This isan awesome example for us.We should begin each morningdirecting our prayers to GodAlmighty. Not only should webegin each morning withprayer, but our lives shouldreflect habitual practice of sin-cere prayer. Psalm 55:17 says -"Evening, and morning, and atnoon, will I pray, and cry aloud:and He shall hear my voice."

Our blessed Saviour servesas One whose earthly ministrywas bathed in prayer. The fol-lowing are some examples inwhich our Lord engaged inprayer: Matthew14:23, Mark6:46, Luke 6:12; 9:28; 11:1;22:41, 45; 23:43. David, havingexpressed his heartfelt morningprayer in verses 1-3, declareshis total hatred of evil in verses4-7, for God, who is Holy, hatesiniquity. Wickedness is totallyagainst God's character and itdoes not please God. Evil can-not dwell with Him for "God isLight, and in Him is no darknessat all" (I John 1:5). Again,wickedness is contrary to thecharacter of God, for Habakkuk1:13 says - "Thou art of purereyes than to behold evil, and

canst not look on iniquity."Although wickedness mayabound for a time, ultimatelythe time will surely come whichwill bring destruction and totalshame on those who practicelies (leasing) and iniquity (v. 6).Thus, David was confident thathe would worship God in thetabernacle

(v. 7). In verses 8-12, David peti-

tions God to guide him in right-eousness. Because of the factthat God is righteous (vs. 4-6)and the enemies about him arewicked, David's sole desire is tofollow God in the way of right-eousness (v. 8). In verses 9-10,David is calling on God to judgehis foes, whose flatteringspeech brought about death.David describes their inner

wickedness by saying that theirmouth is not trustworthy; theyare full of depravity, and theirthroat is an open sepulcher.Verse 9 is quoted by Paul inRomans 3:13. In verse 10,David prays an imprecatoryprayer, calling on God to judgethe wicked.

This remarkable psalm clos-es in verses 11-12 with David'sexhortation for the righteous topraise God. If you truly love thename of God, you will praiseHis Holy and Righteous name.The Lord's name refers to Hisawesome character and Hiswonderful attributes revealedto us from scripture. In closing,I also join the psalmist inextolling His name.

May God Bless!

"A SURVEY OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS " "A REMARKABLE MORNING PRAYER" PSALM 5:1-12

Rev. Johnny Calvin Smith

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November is only six shortmonths away, so the 2012 cam-paign for the White House ismoving full-speed ahead.Because we live in the miracle ofthis fantastically dizzying digitalage with news and information atour fingertips and coming at usfrom infinite sources; andbecause more than 274 millionAmericans are connected to theInternet, you probably won't besurprised that we have convergedupon the Internet for any and alltidbits surrounding the presiden-tial candidates since the begin-ning of the year. Even thoughMitt Romney is the presumedRepublican nominee, I think it'sfascinating to see which candi-dates attracted the most visitorsto their sites. Don't you? Aw,come on, aren't you a little curi-ous?

Nielsen recently profiled thevoter-age audience (18+) to seewho was checking out which ofthe (once upon a time not so longago) five presidential candidates.The sample was extensive, cover-ing 15 different sites duringJanuary 2012, including: ABC-NEWS Digital Network, CBS NewsNetwork, CNN Digital Network,Daily Kos, drudgereport.com, FoxNews Digital Network, Google

News, Huffington Post, MSNBCDigital Network, NPR,NYTimes.com, Politico, USATO-DAY.com, Wall Street JournalDigital and Yahoo! NewsWebsites. Any of those amongyour favorites?

In January, President Obama'ssite received more uniqueAmerican adult visitors than thefour Republican candidates' sitescombined. ("Unique" is definedby web analytics as unduplicatedor counting only once to a web-site over a specified time period,as opposed to "new" or "return-ing.")

Hispanics comprised 17% ofMittRomney.com, 37% moreHispanics than were active onlineduring the entire month ofJanuary 2012 (12%).

RickSantorum.com attractedthe lion's share of women visitors(60%), which was the largestmale/female split among the can-didates.

Interestingly, 76-year-old RonPaul, the oldest of the Republicanhopefuls, drew the youngest visi-tors. More than a third of his hitswere from members of the 18-34group. Though it was almostneck-and-neck with NewtGingrich with male visitors, 56%and 51%, respectively,

RonPaul2012.com won by 4.3percentage points.

Newt Gingrich's websiteguests were the most affluentand educated. Twenty-sevenpercent reported earnings ofmore than $100K and half hadeither a Bachelor's or Post-Graduate degree.

The analysis of why Americanvoters visit which sites is up tothe political pundits. Part of theresearch Nielsen conducted alsofocused on the News &Information sites that featurepolitical content. Are you sur-prised to learn that Google Newswins the race for the highest con-centration of young visitors,those 18-24? Survey resultsshowed that 23% more 18-34year olds visited Google News inJanuary 2012 than were activeonline. (It is heartening to me toknow that our young people areinterested, engaged and involvedin our political process. My son isonly a few years away from legal-ly casting his first vote. Sigh.)More results:

The next age demographic,Americans 25-49, are most likelyto visit Politico and DrudgeReport (31%).

Of all the sites studied, NPRenjoyed the largest growth in vis-

itors (up 21% since October2011).

28% of visitors to Wall StreetJournal Digital have a householdincome of $100K or more.

Surfers who land on theDrudge Report page were mostlikely to have a Bachelor's degree,which is more than double thepercentage of all active collegegrad Internet users (36% vs. 17%).

College graduates were morelikely to visit a specific candi-date's site than visit a News &Information site.

I'm always telling you thatknowledge is power, and stress-ing how you wield power as con-sumers and how important it isthat we pick and choose to usethat power wisely. Well, I hopeyou don't tire of hearing mestress this point. This election isimportant - no matter which sideof the political aisle you maystand on. Read. Watch. Listen.Learn - so you can make the mostinformed decision possible. Thechoice and power are in yourhands.

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil is sen-ior vice president of Public Affairsand Government Relations forNielsen. For more informationand studies go to www.nielsen-wire.com

Flex Your (Political) Muscles

(NNPA)- Since childhood, 21-year-old Ashante Dickens has hada clear goal: “I want to be an ele-mentary school teacher. That’smy passion.” She got good gradesin school, and did well enough inhigh school to be allowed to takea few early enrollment classes ata nearby college in early child-hood education. She was on theroad to realizing her dream whena family problem changed hercourse. Now Ashante is a parentto 1-year-old Tristan and lives in aDetroit homeless shelter wherePulitzer Prize-winning reporterJulia Cass met Ashante andTristan while on assignment forthe Children’s Defense Fund.Ashante is still desperately hop-ing to return to college and herteaching dream, but for now, theshelter offers women and chil-dren a home for up to two yearswhile they “get situated,” as shesays.

Ashante calls herself a “backand forth child.” Her mother dis-appeared from her life when shewas six. She grew up in Georgiawith her father and spent sum-

mers in Detroit with her grand-mother. Ashante’s father was anassistant principal and they livedin Cobb County in suburbanAtlanta. “I had a good life inAtlanta,” Ashante said. But whenshe was 16 her father had twostrokes that affected him mental-ly as well as physically.

“He became abusive,”Ashante said. “He wasn’t reallyright in the head.” By then shehad reconnected with her moth-er and told her “about the situa-tion I was going through wherehe would hit me.” Her mothercalled the police who removedAshante from the home. She was17 then and the authoritiesallowed her to go live with hergrandmother in Detroit.

Ashante graduated from highschool there and began attend-ing Wayne State University. “Ididn’t do well,” she said. “A lotwas going on in my grandma’shouse . . . My auntie and mybrother stayed there, too. It washard to study and deal with thedifferent personalities.” She quitschool and started to work at

McDonald’s thinking that shewould save enough to be able tomove into her own place andthen pick up her education again.She stopped work when shebecame pregnant with Tristanand left her grandmother’shouse for a homeless shelter.After Tristan was born, theymoved to a transitional livingshelter for mothers and children.

Ashante began receiving cashassistance and food stamps. Assoon as Tristan was a few monthsold she went back to work. “Idon’t think anybody wants to beon assistance. My motivation isto work harder so I don’t needit.”

For seven months, Ashantetook a three-hour bus trip eachway to work a $7.85 an hour jobat a Target in the suburbs. Thiswas her schedule: Take Tristan today care by 8 a.m., take the threebuses to work; work eight hours;take the three buses back toDetroit, pick Tristan up at 11 p.m.One of the buses ran just hourlyand if she missed that bus, shewould be an hour late. This hap-

pened enough times that herhours were cut back to just 10 aweek.

Eventually she left that joband started seeking another.“I’ve done retail. I’ve done officework. I’ve worked in day care somy experience is broad,” shesaid. Her goal is to return to col-lege but she thinks she shouldwork to get a place to live and acar first. In October, she got a jobat a McDonald’s which is an hourto an hour-and-a-half walk andbus ride each way. The pay was$7.40 an hour. TemporaryAssistance to Needy Familiesgave her a voucher for day care;otherwise she would have endedup making very little.

“If my dad hadn’t had a stroke,I would be somewhere totallydifferent right now,” she said. “I’dstill be in Georgia. I would proba-bly be in my second or third yearat Kennesaw State in elementaryeducation. But I’m just going towork to the best of my ability toget back on track. I think I’myoung enough to turn it around.”

Working Hard to Get Back on Track by Marian Wright Edelman

Former Dallas Mayor,Tom Leppert relies onthe Dallas vote if hehopes to win the U.S.Senate seat.

Marc Veasey current-ly serves in the TexasHouse ofRepresentatives and is acandidate for the newlydrawn CongressionalDistrict 33.

Organic Superstore,Trader Joe's will beopening two locationsin the Dallas Metroplex.The locations will beNorth CentralExpressway and WalnutHill in Dallas, openingearly 2013; and a Planolocation on Preston Rd.is expected to openlater this summer.

President Obama willveto cuts made byRepublicans on foodstamps.

Recently VicePresident Joe Biden

made a comment thatPresidential CandidateMitt Romney is "out oftouch".

Mary Schapiro, chair-man of the Securitiesand ExchangeCommission, told theSenate BankingCommittee Tuesdaythat the agency isexamining JPMorgan'searnings statementsand first-quarter finan-cial reports to deter-mine if they were"accurate and truthful."

Pray for JohnEdwards, ex- candidatefor President.

Dallas ISDSuperintendent, MikeMiles has hired CharlesGlover for a new cabi-net position.

(AP) -- The Texas-Oklahoma rivalry gamewill remain at theCotton Bowl in Dallasthrough 2020.

Representatives fromboth universities onFriday signed an agree-ment that will keep theannual game in Dallas,where it is played amidthe sights, sounds andsmells of the TexasState Fair before aroughly equal numberof screaming fans wear-ing burnt orange andcrimson and cream.Dallas Mayor MikeRawlings said the rivalryis one of the top 10 incollege football andthat "Dallas is veryproud to stay host tothis 100-year-plus tradi-tion.'' The City Councilhas approved millionsof dollars in renovationsto the old stadium.

(AP) - Federal regula-tors are reviewing whatJPMorgan Chase toldinvestors about itsfinances and the risks ittook weeks before suf-fering a multibillion-dollar trading loss.

The Dallas Post Tribune Page 4AMay 24 - 30, 2012

MAY & JUNE 2012

DESOTO ISD REGISTRATION DATES

New StudentRegistration (all grades)Registration for students

new to DeSoto ISD (allgrades) will be heldTuesday, August 14 throughFriday, August 17, 2012from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3p.m. at each campus.

Pre-K Registration for stu-dents that qualify will beTuesday, August 14, 2012from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3p.m. at Frank MoatesElementary. A child is eligi-ble for Pre-K if the child isage 4 on or before Sept. 1and:

•the family qualifies forfree or reduced meal pro-gram (please fill out ChildNutrition application at 200W. Parkerville prior to regis-tering at school); or

•is unable to speak orcomprehend English; or

•is a homeless child; or•is the child of an active

duty member of the armedforces or child of an injuredor deceased member of thearmed forces; or

•has been or is in conser-vatorship of the state.

UNITED WE STANDHAND IN HAND

The community of SouthDallas is in need of businessleaders, to lead the commu-nity into a UNITED commu-nity. United We Stand Handin Hand, June 16, 2012 kicksoff the block party. Therewill be free food, games,and a community talentshow with three prizes. Formore information, contactMr. Thomas at214.421.6800 or Mr.Williams at 214.801.1590.

DISCOVER YOUR DESIGNTHROUGH

SCRIPTURE & SCIENCE

The Institute for Creation

Research of Dallas is pre-senting "Your OriginsMatter," a one-day confer-ence on June 2, 2012 from9:00am until 3:00pm atFirst Baptist Church indowntown Dallas.

This event will take placein Centerstage, the CriswellCenter, First Baptist Churchlocated at 1707 San JacintoStreet, Dallas, TX 75201.Tickets are $25.00 per per-son and $75.00 per family ifpurchased by Memorial Day2012. Lunch and childcareare included in the ticketprice and free parking isavailable in the church'sparking garage across SanJacinto Street.

SMU OFFERS ENRICHINGSUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS

AND TEENS

From fashion design toapp development to LEGOSto sports camps, summeractivities at SMU enablekids and teens to enjoy afun and rewarding summer.Camp details:

Summer YouthPrograms

Enrichment workshops inthe areas of computers,writing, art, math, science,reading, LEGOS, study skills,fashion design and leader-ship skills.

When: June 4 - August 3Ages: 5 - 18Cost: $199- $419Where: SMU-in-Plano,

5236 Tennyson Parkway,Plano

College Experience

SMU College Experienceis a five-week summer pro-gram that provides anopportunity for highly moti-vated and academically ablehigh school students to geta head start on college anda taste of campus life.

When: July 1-Aug 1

Ages: 11-12th graders

Cost: Tuition $ 2,920;room and board $1,890,scholarships available

Where: Simmons Schoolof Education and HumanDevelopment,

3101 University Dr., Suite163 C

Engineering Camp for Girls

Girls explore engineeringthrough hands-on, interac-tive projects, which showhow engineering is relatedto social concerns, commu-nity interest and individualdevelopment.

When: June 11-15, June18-22

Ages: Entering grades 7-10

Cost: $75 Where: Jerry R. Junkins

Building, 6251 Airline Rd,SMU

Engineering InnovationCamps for Girls and Boys

The camp is designed togive students who are inter-ested in pursuing educa-tional opportunities andcareers in STEM fields anopportunity to live on cam-pus in residence halls, bementored by representa-tives from the SMU faculty,participate in panel andgroup discussions withindustry partners whileworking on design projects.

When: June 11- 13 forincoming 11th-grade girls

June 14-16 forincoming 12th-grade girls

June 18-20 for incoming11th- and 12th-grade boys

Ages: Entering grades 11-12

Cost: Free Where: Lyle School of

Engineering, 3101 Dyer StVolleyball Camp

Rev. Todd M. Atkins, Pastor

ST. JOHNMISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH 2600 S. Marsalis Ave •Dallas, TX

75216 •214-375-4876

ServicesSunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Wed. 12:00 p.m. Bible Study Wed 7:00 p.m. Bible Study “Come and Experience God’s

Love for YOU Each Sunday”

Greenville AvenueChurch of Christ

1013 S. Greenville AveRichardson, Texas 75081

P: 972-644-2335 F: 972-644-9347

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSunday

Morning Worship 8:00 a.m. Bible Class 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

WednesdayPrayer Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Thursday

Bible Class 11:00 a.m.

Minister S.T. Gibbs, IIIAssociate Ministers: •John Bradshaw •Ben

Myers • Patrick Worthey Elders: HarleeGlover •Fred Green • Raymond Hart

• David Phillips, Jr.• Johnnie Rodgers, Sr.

C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

nEWS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

Credo of The Black PressThe Black Press believesthat America can best leadthe world away from racialand national antagonismswhen it accords to everyperson, regardless of race,color or creed, full humanand legal rights. Hating noperson, fearing no person,the Black Press strives tohelp every person in the firmbelief that all are hurt as longas anyone is held back.

Central PointéChurch of Christ

7440 S. Westmoreland Road Dallas, Texas 75237

P: 972.296.5502 F: 972.296.5564

www.cpcocdallas.org

Worship and Bible ClassSeasons:

1st Worship 7:30 a.m. Bible Classes (for all ages)

9:00 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:00 a.m.

Kingdom Kids Worship 10:00 a.m.(Children's Worship)

Growth, Leadership andDevelopment Training

(GLAD) Men, Women & Youth3rd Sunday' s, 4:00 p.m. (Fun, Family, Food & Fellowship)

5th Sunday Joint Worship & Praise 9:30 a.m., Bible Classes 8:30 a.m. for all ages

Tuesday Morning Bible Class(Adult) 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Prayer & Praise (Filling Station) 7:00 p.m. (All ages)

" Where Preaching, Power, Prayer and Praise is the Pointé!"

Rodney Dulin,Senior Minister

BE KIND! Neverspeak harsh words.Be kind and gentlewith your tongue.

For it has been saidthat the tongue can

be like a sword.Think long beforeyou criticize yourneighbor. Your

tongue can be nasty.Living is one of the

most beautiful thingsin the world. But the

tongue can kill!

Making History!

DeSoto High School Track Teams Dual 5AState Champions Celebration

Thursday, May 24

1:30-2:15 p.m.

DHS Gym, 600 Eagle Drive

Join us for this pep rally to celebrate the firstever dual 5A Track and Field State Champions!

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Beauty of the WeekMs. Chaka Khan

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Ms. Khan has been vocalon gun violence since herson shot his friend duringa struggle as a teen. Shealso spoke out recently onthe death of TrayvonMartin in Florida.

Be a beauty-of-the-week.E m a i l :edtvTexas@gmail.com.Your picture enters yourname in a drawing for a'fine dining experience'for two.

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Thanks ya'll. . . forreading my article lastweek on "Same SexAmerica", and morethanks for the open,honest , engaging com-ments. I deeply appreci-ated your written andverbal thoughts. Youreally make my commu-niqué with you, the gen-eral public, more gen-uine and authenticated.. . what I affectionatelyrefer to as the 'voice ofthe thoroughbreds".Not the mixed breed of .. . . . endowed withdownloaded handles toimpress themselves.

My week has beenfilled with messagescontinuing the poll weinitiated. The conversa-tions were enlightening,not to mention nearpassionate. I remem-ber a top car salesmanwho was not intriguedwith the 'same sex fire-works' in the media. Hisconcern was the num-ber of failed marriagesbetween male andfemale. "That's whatwe need fix first. . . andto be talking about".And do not forget the

number of people livingalone and lovin' it.

Marriages and sex inAmerica needs a lot offoreplay. We taped asegment of "The EsterDavis Show" in NewYork City recently at theManhattan Center. Thisshow has several inter-religious, interculturalcouples from aroundt h eworld.(YouTube/EDTVDallas). I had the pleas-ure of interviewing JackLaValley ,who has anexciting informationbased business thathelps men and womenlearn how to createromantic partnershipsthat grow in love andintimacy over a lifetime.Jack shared with me aview of his interviewwith Dr. Robert Epstein,former editor-in-chief ofPsychology Today andeditor of over 15 books.Our subject questionsfinally evolved aroundto 'why are arrangedmarriages working andmainstream marriagesfailing"? Just to giveyou a sense of the per-centages between thetwo groups-let's look atmarriage between amale and female inAmerica. Mainstreammarriages have a failrate of overfifty(50%)percent offirst marriages. Twothirds of second mar-riages fail and about ¾of third marriages fail.Staggering, don't you

think? That, as plain asday, is the ultimatebreakdown of values.

In 1982, we watchedin awe as Dr. Moon,married and blessedover 2,075 couples atMadison Square Gardenin New York City. Theanniversary of thisevent is approaching its30th year and a worldwide gala is beingplanned in New YorkCity, to be satellited,streamed and screamedaround the world in cel-ebration of family.Interesting enough, the" Moon Marriages"have been adopted andpracticed by many morecultures and religion,including some veryclose to your religion.A recent survey esti-mates that 83 percentof those couples thatwere blessed in mar-riage 30 years ago arestill intact. In India,where divorce is legal,and a high, high per-centage of marriagesare arranged, they havethe lowest divorce ratein the world. Arrangedmarriages fail rate isharboring around 70%in the top industrializedcountries.

There is clearly a gapthere. Maybe ourHollywood and 'realwiles' examples are notworking.

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My Day: Marriage in America

By Ester Davis, EDTV

In observance of theMemorial Day holidayon Monday, May 28,Dallas Area RapidTransit (DART) willoperate on the follow-ing schedule:

•Bus and light railservices will follow aSunday schedule.

•The Trinity RailwayExpress commuter railwill not operate.

•The following HighOccupancy Vehicle(HOV) lanes will beclosed: the HOV lane onI-30 (East R.L.Thornton); the HOVlane on I-30 West (TomLandry); the reversibleS-ramp at the southernend of the I-35E(Stemmons) HOV lane;the reversible HOVramp between the US75 and the I-635 HOVlanes; and the section

of the I-35E/U.S. 67(South R. L.Thornton/Marvin D.Love) HOV lanes fromdowntown Dallas toLoop 12.

•The remaining por-tion of the StemmonsHOV lanes, the HOVlanes on LBJ Freeway,the US 75 HOV lanes,and the HOV lanes on I-35E/U.S. 67 from Loop12 to Camp WisdomRoad will be open 24hours.

•DART Paratransitservices for customerswith disabilities willoperate on a Saturdayschedule. TheParatransit SchedulingCenter will be closed onMemorial Day.Customers may callThursday, May 24, tobook their trips throughMonday, May 28, andFriday, May 25, to book

their trips throughTuesday, May 29.Customers may callTuesday, May 29, tobook trips forWednesday, May 30. X-Press Booking and nextday weekend voice mailbooking is also avail-able.

DART administrativeoffices and theCustomer Care Center,which handles com-plaints, commenda-tions, suggestions andLost and Found, will beclosed. The DARTCustomer InformationCenter will be open onMemorial Day, 8 a.m. to5 p.m., for trip-planningneeds at 214-979-1111and DART route andschedule information isalways available atwww.DART.org.

DART Holiday Schedule for Memorial Day

The dismal turnout of a full weekof voting in the Dallas County pri-maries may indicate a low turnoutelection on next Tuesday.

Perhaps voters need more timebecause for the first time in a longtime, voters have fresh faces onthe ballots challenging politicalicons like Dallas CountyCommissioner John Wiley Priceand Congresswoman EddieBernice Johnson ,three trying totake Barbara Mallory Carrawaystate representative seat and aunusually large field of attorneysvying to become Judges.

"It's time, we need new freshpeople in of fice -younger ideas,"they resound in their radio adver-tisements. Most of this freshmangroup are targeting the socialmedia savy with internet websitesand slic literature handouts. Thequestion that the late Al Lipscombwould ask "But where is the dirtunder their fingernails? What havethey done for the community? Allof their resumes are impressivefrom Harvard law degrees,to serv-ing on non profit boards, to justbeing active responsible citizens.

We asked for 'em. W e com-plain that no one steps up to theplate to challenge career politi-cians. Don't get me wrong, opposi-tion is healthly for democracy ,brings new ideas, forces debateand serves to hold the incumbentsaccountable. But from where I sit,my fear is that few of these up andcoming potential leaders have con-vinced me that they even know theduties of the county , state, andgovernment offices they seek andmore importanly, how do they knowwhat the citizens they seek to rep-resent feel on the issues. If a can-didate does not seeks to knowwhat the voter wants from an elect-ed of ficials, how can I be assuredthat the candidate will representour views. If the candidate hasnever spoke out on an issue, triedto change laws, stood up for whatis right, what do I have to gaugeone's electibilty? Instead of host-ing a forum that revealed how littlethese new candidates are pre-pared to take on incumbents, Iengaged in conversation with mostof the poltical arena newcomersthat I thought had potential. Didn'twant them to wake up after beingslaughtered on Election Day andgive up. W e need their support onboards and commissions, in PT A'sand Homeowner Associations.

I tell those on their maiden voy-age, that Price, Johnson, and otherlong time elected of fcials did notget to where they are to being "nofool." There are alot of things thatthey have done that voters do notlike, but they have never beenaccused of not knowing their stuf f.So instead of concentrating onwhat they do wrong, learn fromwhat they do right. Here's what Igot.

Candidates Daniel Clayton and

Theresa Daniels avoided the hotspots by always answering, "I don'tknow enough about the issue????"

New political consultantRandall Bryant misinformed hiscandidate that he could buy theCoalition of Black Democratsendorsement. Dr . Alameel con-tributed $15,000.00 to the IMAandthen the president of IMA to cut aradio spot Buying votes is onething that turns the electorate of f.

I told Cedric Davis, who is thesharpest in his field of opponents,that the electorate do not get out oftheir cars to read yard signs. Hisresponse was that some electionclerks thought that they were cute.I tried to tell Micah to appeal to theseniors who do not like John'sactivists protest ways. The lateNAACP regional director RichardDockery always told me to notargue with a fool in public becausethe onlookers will only see twofools arguing. Every chance Micahgets he's tried to provoke John inpublic. I asked him why do youthink voters want to jump out of theskillet into a frying pan. Taj Claytonoffice staf f rejected my input with-out even giving me an opportunityto express it and I know I have atleast 300 voters I influence inDistrict 30 with my pen alone. I cansay that even though she is notupon state issues, I told Toni Rosethat I felt we should let some menrepresent us in the legislature. I feltthat we have gained little in Austinwith all female representatives,Toni Rose told me she appreciatedmy honesty and that she wouldensure me that she would not be"catty" when elected.

I told her opponent, Larry Tayloran attorney who has relocated herefrom Houston to be prepared todefend his 2008 vote in theRepublican Primary four monthsbefore he was questioned at a pub-lic forum. I was at least expectinga legal politically correct responsefrom the young attorney, but Taylorbristled, stuttered , wanted to fighthis opponent's father who askedthe question and has flat out liedabout every question I posed tohim. He said that he had someconsultants from Houston that hehas hired for GOTV but that hewanted me to lobby the precinctchairs for his support I replied thatI didn't know what to tell them? Myreputation proceeds me, electedofficials can run but they can't hide.I will always be out here holdingelected of ficials accountable, ask-ing the right questions from where Isit.

My greatest fear is the elec-torate will not even try to hold can-didates and elected of ficialsaccountable - they just won't vote.I want the voters to know there isone thing that we can do --- that isvote against candidates who do nothave integrity and respect for yourviews.

WHO NOT TO VOTE FOR

'For Where I Sit" by Sandra Crenshaw

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(AP)- He already has aSuper Bowl ring, and nowfootball star Donald Drivercan add the "Dancing Withthe Stars" mirrorball tro-phy to his awards collec-tion.

The Green Bay Packersreceiver won the ABCdance show Tuesday afterwowing audiences andjudges with his kickin'country-themed freestyleroutine. He and partnerPeta Murgatroyd hoistedthe glittery prize abovetheir heads after beingnamed the new "Dancing"champs.

Streamers and confettirained down from the ceil-ing, filling the ballroom asthey celebrated. Driver'swife and children joinedhim on the dance floor.

With just one point sepa-rating the three finalists, itwas up to the viewers topick the winner.

He and his fellow final-

ists, Welsh singerKatherine Jenkins andCuban actor William Levy,each earned perfect scoresfor their last performancesTuesday. Jenkins came intothe final contest with a per-fect 60 points; Driver andLevy each had 59.

Judges' scores combinedwith viewer votes deter-mined the result.

Contestants eliminatedthroughout the show's 10-week season reunited forthe two-hour finale.Martina Navratilova, GavinDeGraw, Jack Wagner,Jaleel White, SherriShepherd, Melissa Gilbert,Roshon Fegan, MariaMenounos and GladysKnight all donned cos-tumes Tuesday for one lastdance.

Knight did double per-formance duty, also singing"The Way We Were." KellyClarkson also performedon the show.

The next round of"Dancing With the Stars"

Football Star Donald Driver Wins

“Dancing with the Stars”

Donald Driver with Family

Census: Minorities Now Surpass White’s in U.S. Births

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Homegoing Services for Mrs. JoAnna Webb-MurriaJanuary 14, 1915 - May 20, 2012

Homegoing services for Mrs. JoAnnaWebb-Murria will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Mt.Herob Baptist Church, 3306Carpenter Street, Dallas, TX 75215.She will be laid to rest at Laurel LandMemorial Park.Mrs. JoAnna Webb-Murria

The Dallas Post Tribune Page 6AMay 24 - 30, 2012

Victory Baptist Church Worship Service Held at Singing Hills Funeral Chapel

6621 University Hills Blvd. • Dallas, Texas 75241

ServicesSunday Worship 10:00AM-12:00PM

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30PM- 7:30PMYMCA Branch 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

"The Church Where Love is Being Shown"Rev. John Strong,

Senior Pastor

Victory Baptist Church Worship Service Held at Singing Hills Funeral Chapel

6621 University Hills Blvd. • Dallas, Texas 75241

ServicesSunday Worship 10:00AM-12:00PM

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30PM- 7:30PMYMCA Branch 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

"The Church Where Love is Being Shown"

Rev. John Strong,Senior Pastor

Uniqueglassandmirror.com

Credo of The Black PressThe Black Press believes that America can best lead theworld away from racial and national antagonisms whenit accords to every person, regardless of race, color orcreed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person,fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help everyperson in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyoneis held back.

By Mr. Thomas Wattley

Mr.Micah B. Phillips,pastor, firefighter, andreal estate developer, isrunning for CountyCommissioner, PrecinctNo. 3. He is runningagainst John Wiley Price,Bennie Brown, and BettyCulbreath. This being oneof the most highly con-tested campaigns in yearsfor this position, Mr.Phillips says "he has themost depth" of all thecandidates to oversee theCounty budget, makesure the jails meet oper-ating standards, and keepParkland a safe medicalhospital.

As Dallas CountyCommissioner, Mr.Phillips says he will workhard to help businesses tocontinue and expandthroughout the expanseof District 3. He says, "Iwill work with otherCommissioners and busi-ness leaders throughoutthe County to determinethe best approaches tobring in new business andjobs to the area, andencourage cooperationalong with a sense ofunity throughout thecommunity."

Mr. Phillips, a productof the DISD and graduatefrom University ofSouthern California inSociology, believes there

is a need for change inleadership. He feels it isimportant to maintain thehighest standards ofintegrity and ethnics andwork hard to live up tothose standards. Hestates he wants to bringtransparency in all busi-ness dealings within theCounty and "I will workhard to ensure that alloperations, records, andactions are fully open tothe citizens of DallasCounty for their scrutinyat all times."

Given that he has had afootball career and fire-fighter career, he stateshe is "a team player andhas a spirit of unity whenworking with others." Mr.Phillips believes he cangenerate a spirit of collab-oration and accord withfellow Commissionersand help foster a betterworking relationship in aunified environment. Healso states, "I will workhard to improve the rela-tionship between theDallas CountyCommissioners and othergovernment agencies andmunicipalities in the spiritof building a better com-munity for all the citizensof Dallas County."

Finally, Mr. Phillipsstates, "I am a personwho stands for unity,diversity, and total inclu-sion. I claim that I am nota politician. I am a ser-vant. I am here to servethe citizens of DallasCounty. I don't think wehave had a servant leaderin those past positions.And once people find outwhat a servant leaderdoes, they will see that itis to empower the peopleto engage in their owntransformation process toimprove the quality of lifein Dallas County."

Mr. Micah B. Phillips Runs for DallasCounty Commissioner, Precinct No. 3

Mr. Micah B. Phillips

Irene Aguilar, principal atCelestino Mauricio Soto Jr.Elementary School, wasnamed the Dallas ISD 2012Principal of the Year at areception held today in thePecan Room at OldParkland.

Aguilar, an educator forthe last 16 years, has beenat the helm at SotoElementary since it openedin 2006. Under her leader-ship, the school has main-tained Recognized statuseach year, with the excep-tion of the first year. Shehandpicked her staff fromthe school’s beginning andattributes much of her suc-cess to her staff’s dedica-tion.

“I am thankful to havesurrounded myself withvery dynamic and generouspeople who have the samevision of what we could andshould provide to our stu-dents and families as I do,”said Aguilar. “I owe anyrecognition to a staff com-mitted to what they do forstudents each day.”

Soto staff members cred-it Aguilar with creating apositive school environ-ment for students, staff,and parents by keeping anopen door policy andimplementing initiativeslike Coffee with thePrincipal where she meetswith parents and others toaddress various topics, con-cerns, and upcomingevents; and MondayMorning Meetings whereadministrators and coun-selors take all the studentsand meet with them toemphasize college issues,behavior, and other areas,giving teachers much need-ed time to meet with eachother and discuss strate-gies.

Aguilar works with herstaff to continuously exam-ine the data around theirbest practices leading toproject-based programs forthe kindergarten throughsixth-grade students,bimonthly ParentUniversities held at GoldenCorral to encourage greaterattendance, and the Adopt

a Star Mentee program forstudents who need positiverole models in their lives.

“The instructional prac-tices that we have imple-mented at our school havecome around through aconstant evolution of exam-ining the data around ourpractices, fine tuning whatresearch has proven effec-tive and asking those criti-cal questions,” said Aguilar.

As a lead principal in thedistrict, Aguilar has organ-ized instructional visits forthe feeder pattern princi-pals and is always eager to“gain insights from theexpertise of others” to helpstudents and teachersachieve success.

Aguilar received herMaster of EducationalAdministration from theUniversity of Texas atArlington and a Bachelor ofScience from TexasLutheran University. Shebegan working with DallasISD as a sixth-grade teacherin 2001.

Principals Yvonne Rojas,Lida Hooe ElementarySchool, and Shelly Vaughan,David G. Burnet ElementarySchool, were chosen as2012 Principal of the Yearfinalists.

A selection committeecomposed of past Principalof the Year winners andother district staff chosethis year’s top administra-tor after reviewing eachcandidate’s nominationpacket and conducting sitevisits and interviews.Winners are chosen basedon their leadership skillsand management effective-ness; parental and commu-nity involvement initiatives;and for their professionalrelationship with students,parents, staff and commu-nity.

Aguilar was presentedwith checks from the Toddand Abby Williams FamilyFoundation and HoughtonMifflin Harcourt totaling$2,500. She also received aweekend Marriott Resorts& Spa package and a week-end rental from SewellLexus.

The event was made pos-sible in part due to gener-ous contributions fromCrow Holdings, the DallasSchool AdministratorsAssociation, HoughtonMifflin Harcourt, theSimmons School ofEducation and HumanDevelopment at SMU, theTodd and Abby WilliamsFamily Foundation, andothers in recognition andappreciation of the criticalimportance that principalsplay in public educationtoday.

MRS. IRENE AGUILAR NAMED DALLAS ISD2012 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR

Pamela Wilson, associateprincipal at Robert T. HillMiddle School, is the DallasISD 2012 AssociatePrincipal of the Year. Theannouncement was madeat a reception recognizingthe district’s top adminis-trators today in the PecanRoom at Old Parkland.

Wilson began her careerin education as a fifth-gradeteacher at the Yuma SchoolDistrict #1 in 1997, andcame to Dallas ISD in 1999as a math teacher at SkylineHigh School. She has beenthe associate principal atHill for the past two yearswhere she is credited withimproving morale amongstaff and students as well asimproving student perform-ance.

“As a campus administra-tor, I have seen many thingsin regards to people. I haveseen our children at theirvery best, those who havethe healthiest of house-holds and the most caringparents versus those whoseem to be raising them-selves,” said Wilson. “Yet, Ihave never seen a childwho I believed could notimprove to the point of suc-cess.”

Wilson’s desire to seeothers succeed drives herto push students and staffto strive to be better eachday saying that building thecapacity of all, “both chil-dren and the adults on cam-pus is where exemplarybegins.”

When Wilson arrived atHill, the school was in stage4 AYP. With the “purposefulpractices” they put in place,the school made impressiveinstructional gains meetingAYP and becoming accept-able in a year’s time.

Many staff membersattribute a large part of thatsuccess to Wilson’s abilityto empower the staff, tak-ing each member’sstrengths and building onthem, listening to the con-cerns of teachers, and pro-viding targeted leadership

development and autono-my to do what campusleadership expects.

“It is extremely impor-tant to me to include thosewho are to work the plansin the decision makingprocess,” she said.

One practice that hasempowered teachers at Hillis Wilson’s implementationof S.M.A.R.T. Sessions,where staff members con-sidered “masters” of tech-nology on their campus,share their knowledge andskills with other teachersabout how to use technolo-gy. These sessions aloneallowed many others tobecome skilled in usingtechnology more effectivelyin the classroom.

Staff members sayWilson’s greatest fete wasquickly reading the climateof the campus and gettingstaff “buy-in” to change theschool’s course, but mostimportantly, getting staff to“buy-in” to themselves. Inthe process, she “lifted theschool to places” they werenever sure they could go.

Wilson has a Master ofEducational Administrationfrom Texas A&MUniversity—Commerce.

Christine Belcher, assis-tant principal at HerbertMarcus Elementary alsowas recognized as a finalistfor this year’s award.

A selection committeecomposed of past Principalof the Year winners andother district staff chosethis year’s top administra-tors after reviewing eachcandidate’s nominationpacket and conducting sitevisits and interviews.Winners are chosen basedon their leadership skillsand management effective-ness; parental and commu-nity involvement initiatives;and for their professionalrelationship with students,parents, staff and commu-nity.

Wilson was presentedwith a check for $1,000from the Dallas SchoolAdministrators Association.The event was made possi-ble in part due to generouscontributions from CrowHoldings, the Dallas SchoolAdministrators Association,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,the Simmons School ofEducation and HumanDevelopment at SMU, theTodd and Abby WilliamsFamily Foundation, andothers in recognition andappreciation of the criticalimportance that principalsplay in public educationtoday.

Emai l Address: stphi l l ipsmbc@att .net

Rev. Dr. C . J .R . Phi l l ips , J r. ,Pastor

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(AP) - Near the end of thefirst half of the Miami Heat’scrucial 101-93 victory overthe Indiana Pacers in Game4 of their second roundseries on Sunday afternoon,Dwyane Wade dribbled theball around the three-pointline, with nowhere to go. Hecouldn’t shake Pacers for-ward Paul George, and thesequence symbolizedWade’s performance up tothat point: he looked lethar-gic, inefficient, lost.

Coming off a Game 3 out-ing in which he scored fivepoints on 2 for 13 shootingin a Miami loss – Wadereportedly had fluid drainedout of his left knee prior tothat game – Wade’s night-mare continued in the firsthalf on Sunday. He was 1-8from the field. The Heat hadtrailed by double-digits.

Even since Wade led theHeat to the 2006 NBA cham-pionship, Wade could do nowrong in Miami. AmongNBA fans, he had a good-guyreputation; you didn’t hatethe Heat because of Wade.He wasn’t the one makingthe Decision.

But lately, Wade’s hasbeen the subject of a bit ofbacklash. “Dywane Wade ismore of a jerk than LeBronJames,” writes one blogger.“Gotta say, I never thoughtI’d write those words.”Wade has been committinghard fouls; in Game 2against the Pacers, forexample, a frustrated Wadeshoved Indiana point guardDarren Collision on a fastbreak, after Wade missed ashot – and didn’t receive afoul call – on the other end.

Remember when Wadeclobbered Kobe Bryant inthe All-Star game, breakinghis nose? Wade didn’t evenwalk over to Bryant to checkif he was OK.

Last month, Wade spout-ed off about the Olympics,saying that NBA playersshould be compensated fortheir service. He back-tracked, but those com-ments endeared him to noone. And in Game 3 of thePacers series on Thursday,Wade got into a shoutingmatch with coach EricSpoelstra on the sidelines.

What’s gotten into thisguy? That thought was onthe mind of millions asWade dribbled the ballagainst George. Seemingly

out of options, Wade finallystepped back behind thethree-point line, and fired ashot. Ack, there he goesagain, forcing another one.

But this shot fell. AndWade became unleashed.

Before Wade hit thisthree-pointer, he may havebeen at the lowest momentof his NBA career. After hemade it, he may have savedhimself, and the MiamiHeat’s season. Wade wenton to finish with 30 points inMiami’s Game 4 road victo-ry, which evened the seriesat 2-2. If Miami lost thatgame, the Heat might havebeen toast. With Wade play-ing like a scrub, and ChrisBosh out with an abdominalstrain, Miami had littlehope.

Wade had plenty of helpfrom his buddy LeBronJames: James scored 40points, grabbed 18rebounds and dished out 9assists against Indiana. Soonafter Wade hit that three,James hit Wade with abeautiful backdoor pass;Wade finished it with abaseline dunk, which alsohelped charge him up.James connected with Wadeon a pretty lob pass early inthe second half too. WhenJames and Wade play offeach other like they did onSunday, they raise basket-ball to a level we rarely see.

The anti-Wade sentimentfelt forced, anyway. It’salmost as if America mustdisplay a certain amount ofHeat hatred, and if we can’tdirect it at LeBron, who’sbeen playing great, and ifBosh is out, we have to tar-get Wade. Sure, the foulsare crude. But on anotherteam, would Wade just belabeled a hard-nosed, physi-cal player? He did not try tobreak Bryant’s nose, and inthe glorified pickup atmos-phere of the All-Star game,it was refreshing to seesome competitive flair.

And the Spoelstraepisode was blown way outof proportion. Coaches andplayers bite at each other allthe time. Since when isSpoelstra sacrosanct, andcan’t be questioned?

On Sunday, Waderesponded to his critics, infull. Now, don’t be surprisedif Miami just marches to theFinals.

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(NNPA)- It’s always nice tohonor the true legends of thegame. That’s exactly whatthe United States PostalService will do this summerwhen they issue a postagestamp for Larry Doby, a trail-blazer and a terrific baseballplayer. Doby will receive apostage stamp along withthree other baseball greatsWillie Stargell, Joe DiMaggioand Ted Williams as a part ofthe Major League BaseballAll-Stars stamps on July 20 atthe Baseball Hall of Fame inCooperstown, New York.

Doby was the first AfricanAmerican to play on anAmerican League baseballteam, joining the ClevelandIndians on July 5, 1947. Heintegrated the league just 11weeks after Jackie Robinsonbroke the color line in theNational League. In fact, thisyear is the 65th anniversaryof Robinson breaking thecolor barrier in Major LeagueBaseball.

Doby helped to pave theway for other Blacks to playbaseball. He helped to lay thefoundation for racial progressin the game of baseball,which is known as America’spastime.

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(AP) - Olympic hopefuls and legendsdescended on Dallas for the 2012London Olympics media summit lastweekend to answer questions and havetheir photographs taken.

Michael Phelps was a main attractionat the United States OlympicCommittee event drawing a full housewith reporters eager to know every-thing from what he plans on swimmingat the London Olympics to whether he'sclimbed the famed "Incline," a trainingtrail at the base of the mountains nearColorado Springs, Colo.

The Olympic trials are June 25 to July2 in Omaha, Neb., but until then enjoythis collection of photographs of U.S.athletes.

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Special to the NNPA fromthe Afro

Last year was simply theyear when the Black quarter-back took over the footballworld. From Cam Newtown’srecord-breaking rookie seasonto Robert Griffin III’s winningthe Heisman, never have twoAfrican-American signal callersshared the limelight asAmerica’s darlings. With Griffinset to enter the professionalranks as the NFL recovers fromNewton’s breakthrough, bothmen appear to be trendsettersat the position. However, moreimportantly, both playersappear to have scrubbed awaythe stigma normally associatedwith the Black quarterback.But who has the clearest pathto becoming the next bestBlack signal caller, Newton orGriffin III? Perry Green andStephen D. Riley, two Afrosports writers, debate theissue.

Riley: Standing at just a hairunder 6-foot-6, Newton’sbuild, enthusiasm and smilebring a Magic Johnson-type ofathlete to the position. Afterstorming through defenses in2010 on the way to a 50-touch-down Heisman campaign,Newton didn’t take a step backlike most rookie signal callersdo upon entering the NationalFootball League – he jumpedforward. His first two gameswere 400-yard passing effortsin a season of 14 rushing

touchdowns. Simply put,Newton redefined the profileof Black quarterbacks in justone season. There was a rea-son Carolina Panthers ownerJerry Richardson warnedNewton to stay away from anytattoos or piercings and it was-n’t racial. But why do anythingto harm your appearancewhen you’re scheduled to bethe best Black quarterbackwho has ever played the posi-tion?

Green: When was the lasttime you’ve seen an NFL fran-chise nearly sell the farm toacquire a Black passer? Theanswer, in short, starts withnever. Griffin’s Heisman cam-paign at Baylor bolted him intothe headlines but his moxie,humbleness and gridiron skillskept him there. After dazzlingthe NFL combine with a sub-4.4 in the 40-yard dash, noBlack quarterback has mademore waves prior to the draftthan Griffin. He’s already beingtagged as Washington, D.C.’ssavior and he’s not even anofficial Redskin yet. Peopledon’t buy hype like that unlessit’s legit and Griffin is definitelythat. He doesn’t have the bas-ketball height of Newton or thetight end-like build of his pred-ecessor. But you can argue he’salready a better passer andhe’s definitely more mobile,two things that should equateto a Warren Moon-style careeras America’s next best thing asa Black signal caller.

Riley: Newton’s one-manarmy rookie routine won’t betouched, ever. And he’s alreadyin position for an even better

sophomore campaign. ThePanthers passer totaled 35touchdowns last year whilestill throwing for over 4,000yards. He finished with an 84.5quarterback rating and gavedefenses fits all year. It isn’t somuch his skills as a passer thatmakes him a nightmarematchup but just the overallpackage. You’re not going totackle him one-on-one in theopen field and even when youget two, three or four hands onhim, he’s still not going down.His size gives him the directadvantage over Griffin in termsof durability but the clean-cutimage and billion-dollar smilealso gives him the advantage interms of endorsements. This iswhat a cash cow looks like.

Green: Griffin’s been tran-scending opinions about himfor years and his low-key atti-tude should help appeal him tothe media. As much as I likeNewton, will America ever getover a semi- scandal his fatherhelped create at Auburn? Andwill he ever be able to shakestories about stolen laptops atFlorida? Griffin has kept thingssquarely about football. Andwhile both men are talentedbeyond their years, if we’retalking about overall totalpackage then Griffin’s squeakyclean image makes him thefrontrunner. His touch on thedeep ball will keep the high-lights churning and as long ashe continues to exhibit thatsame rarified persona whilemaking plays at the same time,he’s set to easily become theface of the Black quarterback.

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