Join us as we call attention to the many Black girls (and boys) who have gone missing. The headlines are not as bold and glaring but they will be here. Stay tuned!
BUY BLACK!
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, of Friendship-West Baptist Church, recently announced 100 Days of Buying Black in acknowledging the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The 100 days begin September 23, 2021, and run through December 31, 2021. In the call, Friendship-West is “committed to economic justice in supporting Black-owned businesses, advocating for just lending practices, and working towards comprehensive sustainable community development.” On the FWBC Facebook page, it reads: “Our goal is to continue the legacy of Black Wall Street by circulating our dollars within the Black community to strengthen our economic base.” We are joining the movement and you can too at www.texasmetronews.com and https://www.facebook.com/groups/100daysofbuyingblack
In support of this initiative, for the next 100 days, in this spot, we will feature a Black-owned business! 214.239.9108 
Buy Black Business Spotlight

Act of God Ministries
Barnard Gregory is the man behind Black Wall Street, the event center, on Martin Luther King Drive, operating under Act of God Ministries; a 501(c3). His technology contribution is called Umyocards, which is a virtual branding solution, social networking platform, and business directory. They offer tools and resources that allow small business and users to connect for mutual benefits of promoting goods and services. Let Barnard help you with coding, Web building, Live streaming, Financial literacy, Editiquette, Customer Service, Application, Podcasting, Broadcasting, Communications and Sound and engineer Techs. Located at 1709 Martin Luther King, Dallas Texas 75217, you can call 682-231-2366 or check out www.umyocards.com www.vibetalk.tv www.umyotube.com, or email him at [email protected]
Calling attention to the missing 



By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia

In Philadelphia, an all-too-familiar plea circulates.
The city’s police department said it needs the public’s help in finding 13-year-old Jada Blackwell, last seen on Sunday, October 10, along East Haines Street.
Jada stands 5 feet two inches and weighs about 130 pounds.
While authorities said they couldn’t describe her clothing, Jada has brown eyes and black hair.
Anyone with information should immediately call 215-686-3353 or 911.
Of course – and unfortunately, Jada Blackwell isn’t an isolated case.
Our Superb Woman
today is
Charlotte Berry

Charlotte Berry is the president-elect of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., continuing a life of service and leadership.
Charlotte Berry hails from Dallas, TX, where she gradated from Lincoln High School and received a Bachelors degree at the University of North Texas and a Masters Degree in education from the University of Texas at Arlington. A 2005 graduate and former board chair or Leadership Southwest, she is active as a volunteer and serves on several boards in the Dallas and DeSoto areas; including DeSoto Dining & Dialogue, Genesis Women Shelter, Support Alliance Board and DeSoto Food Bank. Her volunteer commitments also extend to the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Women’s Foundation and Texas Senator Royce West’s Conrad Leadership Program. She has served Iota Phi Lambda on the local, regional and national levels of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority.  She has the distinguished honor of being selected the 1999 National Soror of the Year, the highest honor bestowed upon a Soror within Iota Phi Lambda.
Our Superb Women!
2021 is the "Year of the Woman," especially the Black Woman! We are dedicating this space to uplifting Black women and spreading a message that we need to show love and empower people with love instead of destroying them with hate and disrespect.
We celebrate Black Women and call them SUPERB!
Cheryl Smith, Publisher
THE BLACK CARD
KNOW YOUR PLACE THEN LET
GOD CALL OUT THE LION IN YOU!
By Terry Allen

My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, spoke this all too well and many times during her lifetime. I know when you see this you are thinking Big Mama is telling you to accept your stature in society, in any organization, even in your family, etc. and do nothing more. Right?
You have followed me and Big Mama for a while now, so you are sure she is saying, “Be Quiet, Be still and shut up!” Right? No! Not at All!
FAMUly
v. GRAMfam
26-3
Stay tuned for more coverage!
HU problems impacting all HBCUS

Rev. Jesse Jackson and others call on Howard University President to meet with students and resolve issues. Read developing story at www.texasmetronews.com. See video @Texasmetronews on Facebook
THE LAST WORD
Labor Shortage Or Pay Shortfall
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Walking down a busy urban street, one cannot help but notice the number of “help wanted” signs that grace the front of many establishments. Restaurants, grocery stores, and retail establishments all seem to want workers. Many of them indicate their starting pay is “at least” $15 an hour. Some list other benefits in the window, including things like vacation time, employee discounts, and more.
American Airlines Cancels More Than 1,200 Flights Over Weekend, Blaming Weather
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines also had more than 1,500 delays Friday and Saturday.
By Kyle Arnold

American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights on Friday and Saturday after strong winds in North Texas and weather in other parts of the country forced it to sideline planes at key airports.
And the carrier proactively canceled nearly 298 flights for Sunday, more than a tenth of its flights, to try to catch up.
This story, originally published in The Dallas Morning News, is reprinted as part of a collaborative partnership between The Dallas Morning News and Texas Metro News. The partnership seeks to boost coverage of Dallas’ communities of color, particularly in southern Dallas.
Parkland offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

Parkland Health & Hospital System is offering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the following populations at its community-based vaccine sites:
• People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings
• People 18 through 64 years at high risk of severe COVID-19
• People ages 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and
transmission because of occupational or institutional setting
Individuals are reminded to bring their vaccine card to the clinic.
You must be at least six months past your Pfizer primary series to receive the booster shot. If you have received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines, there is no approved booster at this time.
Eligible patients can receive their Pfizer booster shot at any of the Parkland COVID-19 vaccine clinics including Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk Street between 7:30 am – 4 p.m.,
www.parklandhospital.com/covid-19-vaccines. For more information about COVID-19 vaccines, visit U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SPOTLIGHT
Día de los Muertos

at Dallas College Mountain View Campus 4849 W. Illinois Ave.
5-9 pm. with live music, food trucks and games 
YOU SO FUNNY!
National
Deviled Egg Day
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Nelly, Stevie J, Prodigy, Darren Young, Karamo Brown, Angie Ransome-Jones, Tkay Walker, Cheryl Wyatt, Amy Hill Shakir, Jerome Troy, Nigel Baptiste, Calvin Burgess, Leon Taylor, Elvia Cole, AM Drake, Debra Blair Abron, Maryanette Beal, Brodie Hartley, David Squires and Mary Taylor Dunaway
Congratulations!
Class of 2021 
Emani Figaro
Spelman College
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT!
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs law designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day
WEAR MASKS!
WASH HANDS!
Conversation between several community organizers and civic leaders during the The Haitian Times monthly panel on Oct. 21, 2021 via Zoom.
Community Leaders Call For A United Voice To Address The Haitian Migrant Crisis
The Haitian Times
By Paul Jr. Prudent

Amid the Haitian migration crisis in the United States, several Haitian community organizers and civic leaders called for a “united national voice” to speak for and propose a sustainable solution. The call came during a virtual panel on Oct. 21, organized by The Haitian Times.
“We are missing one national voice,” said Carole Barotte Joseph, a retired college president who volunteered with Houston Haitians United to help at the top.. “We need one national organization that at the strike of a moment — whatever occurs, whatever the issue — that can stand up and represent the Haitian community.”
Nurse Karen Taylor, Shelby County Schools
Meet the Memphis School Nurse Who Helped a Shooting Victim Survive
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As the nation faces a school nursing shortage, Karen Taylor is part of an expanded pool of nurses inside of Shelby County Schools this year thanks to a COVID-relief grant. When she got the call that a student was in crisis, her years of training set in. She rushed to the student’s side, comforted him, and called his father. She wrapped her arm around his shoulder to comfort him and used her other hand to put pressure on his wound until paramedics arrived.

By Samantha West | The New Tri-State Defender

With more than 50 years of nursing behind her, including as a trauma nurse, Karen Taylor has encountered countless life-and-death situations.
All those decades of experience weren’t really needed after Taylor became a Shelby County Schools nurse in March because her days were spent dealing with belly aches and scraped knees — that is, until the morning of Sept. 30, when an urgent announcement blasted over the intercom: “Nurse Taylor, we need you in the counselor’s office right now.”

The Path

As we walk through life's journey,
we leave footprints.
Some just show where we are going.
Others redirect us when we get lost.
Still others remain
to guide those we leave behind.
I see your footprints.
Will you/they see mine?