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The Dallas Post TribuneAugust 22 - 28, 2019BOARD OF DIRECTORSDr. Mary E. Beck,ChairpersonDr. Theronica BondAtty. Theodora Lee, Co‐ChairAtty. Gary BondMrs. Mollie BeltSTAFFDr. Theronica BondPresident/CEOMrs. Shirley GrayPublisher/ManagerOperations,Billing & CollectionMs. Chloe BuckleyManager/ ProductionMrs. Mattie WeathermanProductionAtty. Gary Bond, LegalCounselorDr. George Willis, ConsultingSTAFF WRITERSRev. Johnny C. SmithDr. Colleen WhiteDr. Joyce TealMs. Natashia CooperCIRCULATIONMrs. Joan FowlerMr. Samuell FerrellMr. Jermain ClemonMr. Rick WeathermanADVERTISINGMs. Chloe BuckleyMrs. Shirley GrayPRODUCTIONMs. Chloe BuckleyMrs. Mattie WeathermancThe Dallas Post Tribune is pub‐lished weekly by the TribunePublishingIncorporated, 2726 S. Beckley,Dallas, Texas, 75224, Bulk Rate[1345]. Postage is paid to theDallas Postmaster. Send addresschanges to The Dallas Post Tribune,P.O. Box 570769, Dallas, Texas,75357‐0769. THE DALLAS POSTTRIBUNE is not responsible forunsolicited materials. Address allcorrespondence to EDITOR, TheDallas Post Tribune, P.O. Box763939, Dallas, Texas 75376‐3939or e‐mail production@dallaspost‐trib.net. All articles should beaddressed to the appropriate staffmember. Advertisements, articles,editorials, letters to the editor andcartoons appearing in the paper donot necessarily represent the phi‐losophy or views of The Dallas PostTribune.Regulations for Publication1) We reserve the right to editarticles for content and propergrammar. We also reserve theright to truncate articles for spacerequirements.2) We reserve the right torefuse any advertisement or can‐cel any advertisement contract.3) Deadline for receipt of arti‐cles is MONDAY AT NOON WITHNO EXCEPTIONS unless authorizedby the publisher.4) Deadline for receipt ofadvertisements is MONDAY ATNOON. Advertisements will notbe received after that point unlessthey are camera ready and havebeen approved by the publisher.5) All articles and advertise‐ments must be proofed by thearticle placer or advertiser. Wewill not be held responsible forany errors if the article placer oradvertiser does not proof theirarticle or advertisement.6) Articles and advertisementsreceived past the stated deadlineswill be held over for the next pub‐lication if applicable.7) We will not be held respon‐sible for pictures that are notclaimed after two (2) weeks.Pictures held after two (2) weeksare subject to disposal.8) Advertisement positioningbased on a first‐come basis.Positioning can be guaranteed for15% over total cost.Credo of The Black PressThe Black Press believes thatAmerica can best lead the worldaway from racial and nationalantagonisms when it accords toevery person, regardless of race,color or creed, full human and legalrights. Hating no person, fearing noperson, the Black Press strives tohelp every person in the firm beliefthat all are hurt as long as anyone isheld back.Editorial Board: Vice Chairman ‐ Mrs. Shirley Gray; ConsultantIt’s Time to RenewRe-Subscribe to The Dallas Post TribuneMail Check or Money Order to:Dallas Post TribuneP.O. Box 570769 Dallas, Texas 75357-0769One year in-State 65.00 One year out-of-State 75.00NameAddressCityStateZipPhoneCheck NumberSignatureCOMMUNITY CALENDARSpecialty Retailer, Conn’sHomePlus, RelocatesHurst ShowroomWhat: Texas‐based specialty retailer of furniture, mat‐tresses, home appliances and consumer electronics,Conn's HomePlus is celebrating the relocation of theshowroom in Hurst, TX.When: Saturday, August 31, 2019Where: 900 NE Loop 820, Hurst, TX 76053Why: This new store concept offers area residents afresh alternative for affordable home goods shopping.The 37,957sq. ft. Hurst Conn's HomePlus store hasrelocated across Interstate 820, allowing for betteraccess to customers visiting the store. The Hurst loca‐tion showcases a variety of furniture, mattresses, top‐of‐the‐line appliances, consumer electronics andhome office products. Shoppers who have good creditor are building credit will also enjoy brand differentia‐tors, including low monthly payment plans tailored totheir needs.The Hurst Conn’s HomePlus showroom is one of 12locations in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. Therelocation event will offer complimentary breakfastand lunch, while showcasing special offers availablethroughout the store.Page 2EDITORIAL PAGEAFRICAN AMERICANSSAVED CADILLACMabra HoleyfieldAt the turn of the 20th cen‐tury the automobile enteredthe American scene. Duringthat period there was a pro‐liferation of car manufactur‐ers. In 1903 alone 57 compa‐nies came into existence and27 went bankrupt. Over theyears numerous models wereintroduced that are now adistant memory Studebakerand Hudson come to mind.But the Cadillac, introducedin 1903 is still going strong.However, at one point it wasalso on the chopping blockbut was saved at the lastmoment.The Cadillac was GeneralMotors’ top of the line andmost expensive product. Butthe great depression of thethirties caused the automo‐bile market, as a whole, toshrink drastically and the lux‐ury segment to virtually col‐lapse.In 1928 GeneralMotorsmanufactured1,709,763 vehicles of which41,172 were Cadillacs. By1933 GM production wasdown to 779,029 total vehi‐cles. That year only 6,736Cadillacs were sold, a declineof 84%.Cadillac was losing so muchmoney that it was obviousthat management was goingto pull the plug. A meeting ofthe GM Executive Committeewas called to do just that.During the meeting a mannamed Nicholas Dreystadt,who was not invited, knockedon the door and asked to beheard for just 10 minutes.Dreystadt was a giftedmechanic and had been putin charge of GM ServiceDepartments nationwide.Dreystadt stated that hehad a plan to make Cadillacprofitable in 18 months.While traveling around thecountry visiting servicedepartments,hehadobserved a significant num‐ber of African Americans inthe service department atCadillac dealerships. Theywere members of the tinyAfrican American elite: box‐ers, entertainers, lawyers,doctors, and ministers. Atthat time, it was GM’s policynot to allow its dealerships tosell Cadillacs to Blacks. GMfelt that it would not be goodfor the image of their luxurybrand.Dreystadt found out thatblacks were paying whitemen 300.00 to purchase thecars for them. DreystadturgedtheExecutiveCommittee to go after thismarket. Why should a bunchof white men get several hun‐dred dollars each when thatprofit could go to GeneralMotors? The Board boughthis reasoning and in 1934Cadillac sales increased by70%. In June 10, 1934Dreystadt was made Head ofthe Cadillac Division.Obviously, the purchasingpower of African Americanshave saved many corpora‐tions. Hopefully one day wewill use that purchasingpower to save major corpo‐rations owned by us.Mabra Holeyfieid, in hisbook “Use What You Got”applies his business experience to offer strategies toaddress poverty in theblack community. Availableto Amazon.com.The Great March on GalvestonBy Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPANewswire ContributorBack on August 3rd, DonaldNeely was arrested byGalveston police after heallegedly committed thecrime of criminal trespassingat a commercial propertylocated at 306 22nd Street,and after allegedly beingwarned not to do trespass onthe property several timesbefore.It was not the arrest ofNeely that caused a stir, itwas the way in which he wasdetained that has caught theattention of people across thecountry, including many civilrights activists and attorneys.This action caught the imme‐diate attention of several wit‐nesses, who took the picturesand shared them on socialmedia.News of the arrest spreadlike wildfire, after a couple ofshocking photos appearedon social media showing twoWhite, uniformed GalvestonMounted Patrol Officersescorting Neely, who is Black,down the middle of 23rdStreet in Galveston like a run‐away slave; handcuffing himwith his hands behind hisback and leading him by ropedown the street like a cap‐tured animal as they rodetheir individual horses downthe street.Neely, 43, suffers frommental illness.According to Neely’s fami‐ly, he has suffered from men‐tal illness for over a decadeand had been homelessbased off their last knowninteraction. The family hadnot seen him in roughly fouryears, but saw the disre‐spectful and dehumanizingphotos of him circulatingonline.According to a statementreleased by the GalvestonPolice Department, they statethat “when a police car wasnot immediately available, he(Neely) was escorted bymounted police officersabout four blocks to a nearbystaging area.”National civil rights attor‐ney Benjamin Crump held amajor press conference onAugust 12th, calling on theGalveston Police Departmentto release the body camerafootage of the incident to beable to determine whetherNeely’s civil rights may havebeen violated.“This isn’t 1819. This is2019, Galveston, Texas,” saidCrump. “The Galveston PoliceDepartment should have noproblem releasing the bodycam video, so we can see withour own eyes the content ofthe character of these twoofficers; based off of howthey talked to and how theytreated this unarmed Blackcitizen who suffered frommental illness.”Nearly 170 years ago, thefederal government passedthe Fugitive Slave Act of1850, which gave individualsknown as “slave catchers”the legal mandate to go any‐where in the country tolocate and prosecute run‐away slaves and return themto their slave masters.These slave catchers wereusually individual citizenswho were paid to catch run‐away slaves, and some weremembers of local lawenforcement. Nevertheless,the majority of these slavecatchers were known to ridehorses, as well as use ropesand chains to secure the run‐away slaves, making themwalk behind or beside theirhorses until they reachedtheir destination.Fast forward to 2019, andwe see that the slave catchermodel has reared its uglyhead once again; this time inGalveston.One of the people whoreceived a copy of the pictureand shared it on socialmedia, is a former GalvestonresidentnamedErinToberman, who is White andwhose father was a policecaptain.At the press conference,Tobermanspoketoreporters and made somestrong and salient pointsabout the incident.“I’m a White woman and Ihave nothing but respect forlaw enforcement and I knowhow hard their job can be,because my father was apoliceCaptain,”saidToberman. “Members of lawenforcement have always toldme that if I see something, Ishould say something. Well, Isaw something and I saidsomething, but now I’mbeing told that I shouldn’thave saw anything or saidanything. That isn’t right.”Crump said that onceGalveston Police Departmentreleases the video and theycan determine the content ofthe character of the officersinvolved to be in line withwhat the police departmentis saying, they will leave, butuntil then they do not plan onleaving the city.“We are not going any‐where,” said Crump. “As amatter of fact, if you don’trelease the video in 30 days,we are going to invite othercivil rights advocates, mentalhealth advocates and humanrights advocates, and we willhave a great march onGalveston. We are going tomarch down the same streetthat you dragged DonaldNeely down by rope.”State Senator Borris L.Miles released a statementregarding the GalvestonPolice Department MountedPatrol incident, stating:“I condemn Officer P.Brosch and A. Smith for theiractions during this arrest andfor unnecessarily subjectingMr. Neely to that on Hale for his swiftresponse and apology to Mr.Neely. I ask him to considerdisciplinary actions againstthose two officers and toinstitute department‐widesensitivity training to ensurethat officers, present andfuture understand why thiswas wrong, why it was inhu‐mane and why it was down‐right racist.”Crump set the deadlinedate to release the video forSeptember 15. In the mean‐time, both the Texas Rangersand the Galveston CountySheriff’s Office are investigat‐ing the controversial arrest.In expressing their serious‐ness about the release of thevideo, Crump led attendees ina chant to demand its release,chanting,“SayNoMo’ Release the Video.”According to the GalvestonPolice Department, the bodycameras were functional andwere live during theencounter with Neely, sonow it boils down to the actu‐al release of the footage.Galveston Police ChiefVernon Hale and GalvestonCity Manager Brian Maxwell,bothmadestatementsexpressing their belief thatthe officers may have usedpoor judgment regarding theincident and the officer’shandling of Neely.“Although this is a bestpractice in certain scenarios,I don’t think it was the bestpractice at this point in time,”said Chief Hale.Chief Hale has stated thathis department has ended theuse of this practice effectiveimmediately. However, this isnot good enough for Neely’sfamily, his attorneys and formany community advocateswho have been riveted bythis incident.Time will tell if theGalveston Police Departmentwill comply with Crump’sdemands and inquiring mindswant to know what exactlythey will hear and see oncethe footage is released.Jeffrey Boney is a politicalanalyst and frequent contrib‐utor for the NNPA Newswireand BlackPressUSA.com andthe associate editor for theHouston Forward Timesnewspaper. Jeffrey is anaward‐winning journalist,dynamic,internationalspeaker, experienced entre‐preneur and business devel‐opment strategist. FollowJeffreyonTwitter@realtalkjunkies.

August 22 - 28, 2019The Dallas Post TribuneChurch DirectoryThe Dallas Post Tribune“Premise To Live By”Love of GodLove of CountryLove of SelfLove of HumanityandThe Will to Serveby Dr. Theodore R. Lee, Jr.former CEO/PresidentPlace your ChurchAd in the DallasPost Tribune’sChurch DirectoryFor more informationplease contact us at;sales.ads@dallasposttrib.netor214-946-7678NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCHSEEKING A SENIOR PASTORThe New Hope Baptist Church is Dallas’ oldestAfrican American Baptist Church, organized July27, 1873. NHBC has served the Dallas AfricanAmerican community for over 146 years. NHBC islocated in South Dallas with an active and dedicated membership. Although active, the church membership has declined over the years. We areprayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor who is called byGod and is an effective preacher and teacher. TheSenior Pastor will minister to the needs of the congregation and community while leading with visionand purpose. Visit our church website @www.newhopebapt-Dallas.org/announcements forthe full Senior Pastor profile. Instructions on howto apply are also available. Applications will beaccepted until the position is filled.Place your Church Ad inthe Dallas Post Tribune’sChurch DirectoryFor more information pleasecontact us at;sales.ads@dallasposttrib.netor214-946-7678“A SURVEY OF THE BOOK OFROMANS”ROMANS 16:1-27PERSONAL GREETINGS TO WONDERFUL CHRISTIAN HELPERSIn the final chapter of this grand epistle, the Apostle Paul extends commendable remarks with regard to individualswho aided him in the gospel ministry.The first individual that received praisefrom Paul was Phoebe in verses 1-2.Phoebe occupied a prominent place inthe church; she was a servant of thechurch in Cenchrea, a seaport east ofCorinth.Having praised Phoebe for her workin verses 1-2, Paul in verses 3-4 sendsgreeting to a special couple he met astentmakers in Corinth whose nameswere Priscilla and Aquila. They werevery dear to Paul and had a profoundministry in Corinth (Acts 18:1-3). Thiswonderful couple was a great aid to theministry of Apollos in Ephesus (Acts18:19), for Acts 18:26 says – “And he(Apollos) began to speak boldly in thesynagogue: whom when Aquila andPriscilla had heard, they took him untothem, and expounded unto him the wayof God more perfectly.” Not only wasthis couple a great help to Paul in hisministry, but the Apostle Paul disclosedthat Aquila and Priscilla risked theirlives for Paul (v. 4).Moreover, Paul continues to send aspecial greeting to another Christian bythe name of Epaenetus, who Paul saidwas the “first fruits of Achaia untoChrist” (v. 5). Epaenetus’ name in theGreek means “praised.” In verse 6,Mary is mentioned for her labor. Shelabored to the point of exhaustion.What a wonderful testimony, for ourchurches need more “Marys”! The twoindividuals referred to in verse 7 wereheld in high regard by the Apostle Paul.He probably met them in one of thenumerous prisons of the RomanEmpire. From verses 8-16, Paul continued to communicate high praises tovarious Christian individuals, conveying his tender affection for these individuals. Paul ends this commendabletender section by saying in verse 16 –“Salute one another with a holy kiss.”As we greet one another with kisses,let’s make sure that they are holy!In his final remarks to this church,Paul cautioned the believers to watchout for spiritual enemies. We are tostay away from false teachers who arenot serving Christ (vs. 17-18). Falseteachers are good at deceiving theminds of naïve people. Paul was gladthat these believers were obedient, buthe was concerned that they were “wiserunto that which is good, and simpleconcerning evil” (v. 19). Paul noted inverse 20 that Satan’s power in influencing false teachers will be destroyed, forverse 20 says – “And the God of peaceshall bruise Satan under your feetshortly. The grace of our Lord JesusChrist be with you. Amen.” From verses 21-24, Paul sends greetings frommany associates who were with him ashe wrote this epistle to the Romans.Paul closes this grand epistle with awonderful benediction in verses 25-27which begin “Now to him that is ofpower to stablish you according to mygospel, and the preaching of JesusChrist.”May God Bless!Rev. Johnny Calvin SmithThe Dallas Post Tribune Newspaperthe “Oldest Black-Owned Newspaper” serving North TexasPage 3

August 22 - 28, 2019The Dallas Post TribuneCLASSIFIEDSPEST CONTROLPage 4Jerco Sales Lock and KeySales3200 S. Lancaster Rd. Ste,414SOLUTIONNEXT WEEKStanley’s Catfish &ChickenS & B PEST CONTROL SERVICEBILLY ROBINSON214‐946‐5879 SINCE 1958Property Management3146 Cedar Crest Blvd.New Orleans Seafood7634 Great Trinity ForestWy. Dallas, TX 75217CT’s Real Deal Bar B Que2901 S. Lancaster Rd.Prosperity Bank3515 W. Camp WisdomRd.8035 E. R.L. ThorntonFwy.New Touch Barber &Beauty SalonFamily Owned and Operated4410 Marsalis Ave.Rock-N-J’s Brisket & BBQSoul Food1223 E Red Bird LaneLott’s Mortuary, Inc.2434 Martin Luther KingJr. Blvd.Jefferson Place3430 South Marsalis Ave.Parkland recognized as a Designated Baby‐Friendly birth facilityWorld Health Organization and UNICEF sponsors of global programDALLAS – Baby‐FriendlyUSA has announced thatParkland Memorial Hospitalhas been named a DesignatedBaby‐Friendly birth facility.Baby‐Friendly USA, Inc. isthe U.S. authority for theimplementation of the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative(“BFHI”), a global programsponsored by the WorldHealth Organization (WHO)and the United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF). Theinitiative encourages and rec‐ognizes hospitals and birthingcenters that offer an optimallevel of care for breastfeedingmothers and their babies.Based on the Ten Steps toSuccessful Breastfeeding, thisinternational award recog‐nizes birth facilities that offerbreastfeeding mothers theinformation, confidence andskills needed to successfullyinitiate and continue breast‐feeding their babies.There are more than 20,000designated Baby‐Friendly hos‐pitals and birth centers world‐wide. Currently there are 581active Baby‐Friendly hospitalsand birth centers in the UnitedStates.“We chose to pursue BabyFriendlydesignationtodemonstrate the commitmentof Parkland’s physicians, nurs‐es and administrators to pro‐viding mothers and familiesthe information, support, andconfidence they need to suc‐cessfully breastfeed,” saidMarjorie Quint‐Bouzid, MPA,RN, NEA‐BC, Senior VicePresident of Nursing forWomen and Infants SpecialtyHealth at Parkland.Parkland Memorial Hospitalstaff includes 24 InternationalBoard Certified LactationConsultants available 24/7 formothers of newborns to sup‐port new moms through edu‐cation, assistance and encour‐agement to reach their breast‐feeding goals. Parkland alsooperatesanoutpatientNewborn Follow‐Up andLactation Clinic for immediatecare of weight loss, jaundiceand breastfeeding issues.Staffed by pediatric and familynurse practitioners and lacta‐tion consultants, the specialtyclinic provides care to approxi‐mately 200 babies per month.In addition, Parkland partnerswith the City of Dallas WICLactation Care Center, sup‐porting breastfeeding patientsupon discharge home fromthe hospital.“Choosing to breastfeedrequires commitment and lotsof practice,” said ValenciaMoore, RN, IBCLC, LactationConsultant Supervisor atParkland. “We want our fami‐lies to know that breastfeed‐ing provides health benefitsnot only for baby, but formoms as well. Most impor‐tantly, breastfeeding reducesmaternal and child mortality.”More than seven years ago,Parkland began a multidiscipli‐nary approach to implementthe necessary processes tobecome a Baby‐FriendlyHospital. “We are proud ofour staff’s dedication and per‐severance in implementingthe practices to support, pro‐mote and protect breastfeed‐ing that merit this recogni‐tion,” Moore said.Last year on average, 34babies were born every 24hours at Parkland – one out ofevery 250 babies born in theU.S. During fiscal year 2018,Parkland tallied a total of12,583 deliveries and 240,481women’sclinicvisits.Breastfeeding education isprovided expectant mothersduring their prenatal visits atParkland’s women health cen‐ters.The American Academy ofPediatrics (AAP) states thathuman milk provides virtuallyall the protein, sugar and fatbabies need to be healthy andprovides substances that pro‐tect them against a wide vari‐ety of diseases and infections.The benefits can be seen notonly while breastfeeding, butin some cases, long after beingweaned. Formula cannot offerthis protection.Research by the AmericanCollege of Obstetricians andGynecologists (ACOG) showsthat mothers who breastfeedrecover from childbirth morequickly and easily, experiencereduced rates of breast andovarian cancer later in life andhave a lower risk of develop‐ing type 2 diabetes, rheuma‐toid arthritis and cardiovascu‐lar disease, including highblood pressure and high cho‐lesterol. Another added bene‐fit for breastfeeding mothersis weight loss.The Centers for DiseaseControl (CDC) and theNationalInitiativeforChildren’s Healthcare Quality(NICHQ) also promote breast‐feeding as one of the mosteffective preventive measuresa mother can take to protectthe health of her infant.Further information abouttheU.S.Baby‐FriendlyHospital Initiative may beobtainedbyvisitingwww.babyfriendlyusa.org. Formore information mThe Dallas Post Tribune is your community newspaper!Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson AnnouncesMayor’s Task Force on Safe CommunitiesDALLAS, TEXAS – Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday announced he has created anew task force – his first since taking office nine weeks ago — aimed at curbing vio‐lence in communities throughout the city.The Mayor's Task Force on Safe Communities will gather community input andbuild consensus around data‐driven solutions that can stop and prevent violent crimein Dallas without exclusive reliance on law enforcement action.“I believe in the Dallas Police Department,” Mayor Johnson said in his remarks at apress conference Monday. “And I believe that the Dallas Police Department’s focus onguns, gangs, and drugs is both smart and necessary to help reduce violent crime inour city.“But we can’t ask or expect law enforcement to do it all. To paraphrase one of ourformer police chiefs, we already ask cops to do too much. Police have to be socialworkers. They have to deal with mental health and drug addiction and cycles ofabuse. And we’ve asked law enforcement to do all of these things in an environmentwhere illegal guns are far too easy for criminals to obtain.”The task force’s goal is to develop recommendations and report back to the mayorbefore the end of the year.To lead the task force, the mayor selected three co‐chairs: Pastor Michael Bowie,senior pastor at St. Luke Community United Methodist Church; Rene Martinez, alongtime educator and community activist; and Alan Cohen, president & CEO of theChild Poverty Action Lab. The mayor will announce the task force’s other memberssoon.“I'm grateful to all three of these dedicated community leaders for their service,"Mayor Johnson said.The co‐chairs have released the following statements about Mayor Johnson tappingthem to lead the task force:“Ending this scourge of violence will start with taking steps in our own communi‐ties and being willing to carry each other’s burdens. The work ahead will be challeng‐ing, but I am confident the collective wisdom and spirit of this task force will servethis city well.” – Pastor Michael Bowie“I have seen over many years the ups and downs of crime in Dallas over manydecades. I have always tried to be part of the solution. In my lifetime of communitypu

27 went bankrupt. Over the years numerous models were introduced that are now a distant memory Studebaker and Hudson come to mind. But the Cadillac, introduced in 1903 is still going strong. However, at one point it was also on the chopping block but was saved at the last moment. The Cadillac was General Motors' top of the line and most .