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Bishop Williamson and PastorTownsend to be inducted into the Elite NewsReligious Hall of Fame13

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County Texas to theunion of John Henry and Pauline Bell. Dr. Bell wasthe second child of six children.

He attended Prairie View A&M Universitywhere he majored in Biology and English. Dr. Bellreturned to Prairie View A&M University where heearned his Master’s degree in Administration/Su-pervision. Dr. Bell continued his educational pur-suits and received a Doctorate of Education degreein 1981 from Texas A&M University-Commerce(Formally, East Texas State University).

He began his career in education by serving as theAssistant Dean of Men and Professor in English atRust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Afterleaving Mississippi in 1963, he secured a teachingposition at James Madison High School andPinkston High School. He advanced through the ad-ministrative ranks of the Dallas Independent SchoolDistrict serving as a campus administrator at BoudeStory Junior High School and North Dallas High

School. One of his more notable accomplishmentswas serving as The Executive Director for theYvonne Ewell Townview Magnet Center which nowserves as a flagship school for others across the na-tion. He had the distinction to serve as the adminis-trator of the first graduating class from thisesteemed institution. Additionally, he served as anEducational Planner with the primary responsibilityto examine, conceptualize, describe, and forecastthe futures of secondary schools. This experienceprepared him to assist others with the initial leader-ship and direction that made the magnet center thegift that it is to the children and youth of this com-munity, as well as the nation.

After his tenure as a campus administrator, Dr. Belltransitioned into central administration. He servedin senior excutive level positions in numerous de-partments inclusive of: Director of Teacher Educa-tion Centers, Deputy Associate Superintendent ofPersonnel Development, Deputy Associate Super-intendent of Special Funds Acquisition & Monitor-ing, Superintendent Sub-District II, AssistantSuperintendent Elementary Instruction, Special As-sistant to the General Superintendent and Associ-ate Superintendent of Alternative Programs. Healso served as an Adjunct Professor at Texas A&MUniversity-Commerce and CEO of his own educa-tional consulting company. His career spanned overforty-two years, retiring in 2005.

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The Dallas Com-munity lost anamazing individ-

ual on May 23 with thepassing of Dr. FrederickDouglass Todd. Namedfor one of the country’sleading freedom fight-ers, Dr. Todd was an ed-ucator who was directlyresponsible for the suc-cess of legions of stu-

dents in the Dallas/Ft. Worth community. Dr.Todd believed in the goodness of people and hebelieved that everyone should be given an oppor-tunity to be successful inlife.

Dallas is the commu-nity that it is because ofpeople such as Dr. Todd.He was an unsung herowho never wanted hisname to be in the head-lines, but who pushedothers towards greatness.

When the history ofDallas is written it will bethe name of Frederick Douglass Todd that willstand out as one that helped to make this city whatit has become.

Dr. Todd and his wife, Earle, were one yearshort of 60 years of marriage when he was called

home to take his eternal rest. A 1952 graduate of Prairie View A & M Uni-

versity, Dr. Todd believed that education was apassport to the future.

He encouraged all of the young people who heencountered to get as much education as theycould. He did the same for his own children whohave gone on to become accomplished profes-sional people.

A member of the New Hope Baptist Church,Dr. Todd was a part of the foundation of thatchurch.

He was at the root of many of its outreach andsocial programs. While New Hope is one of Dal-las’ great churches, it has been made even greater

by having Dr. Todd as one ofmost faithful members.

Dr. Todd was known as aman with a large heart. He be-lieved in reaching out to othersand doing whatever he coulddo to make their lives better.He worked tirelessly to makethe world that he entered onOctober 3, 1930 a better placeto live. And he was successful.

Take your rest Dr. Todd andthank you for all that you did for so many.

We at the Elite News and we in Dallas willnever forget you and the lovely contributions thatyou made to all of our lives.

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When I was a member of the armedforces of this country, tens ofthousands of men and women

who looked like me went abroad to fight forfreedom. We went to countries such as Ger-many, Italy and France to fight against dicta-tors who were oppressing people and killinginnocent men, women and children. When wereturned home we were faced with racial dis-crimination and indignities that even foreignprisoners of war who were confined in thiscountry did not have to face.

It was a demeaning experience for many ofus. I knew soldiers, who fought bravely on for-eign shores, who never recovered from mentalmadness that social conditions in this countrydrove them to. They became psychologicallywounded and mentally disenfranchised. Theywatched with little joy as the nation celebratedVeterans Day. They believed that as veteransthey would have been the recipients of bettertreatment.

Fast forward some 50 years and many ofour veterans suffer. The country asks them totravel to faraway places such as Iraq and Pak-istan to fight wars for “justice and liberty.”Many of them lose their families, their jobsand their limbs while they are away fightingin conflicts whose origins they will never un-derstand. Nor for issues that have little to dowith them.

The soldiers who come home today arefaced with issues such as drug abuse andhomelessness. Substance abuse and bingedrinking has alienated them from their fami-lies. They suffer from depression and othermental illnesses. A recently release govern-ment report stated that almost 140,000 veter-ans spend at least one night a year in a shelter.

I often wonder if the young men and womenwho we asked to go to war would march so ea-gerly into conflicts if they knew how theywould be treated once they return home. Allof us know that the brave soldiers who fightthe country’s wars do not come from privilege.Presidential candidate Mitt Romney boasts ofhaving six “fine young sons,” but none ofthem have ever worn a uniform other than thatof the Boy Scouts.

Yet, it is men like Romney who talk of send-ing our troops to fight in conflicts around theworld. Perhaps the reason that he does not askhis sons to fight is that he is aware of the real-ities that will await them when they returnfrom war, and he knows the consequences hisson’s families will face while they are in somedistance land.

It is also men like Romney who march atthe head of Veterans Day parades while thereal heroes sit in psych wards in nearby veter-ans’ hospitals that are poorly funded by thegovernment.

As a country, we can do more for our veter-ans. It is meaningless to continue to go tocemeteries on the last day of May and plantflags on their graves while we treat them withcontempt while they are alive. We treat the hotdogs that we eat on Veterans Day with moredignity than we do the soldiers who defend us.

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The University of Texas at Arlington willannounce at a press conference next Tues-day that the school is going to name a schol-arship after William “Bill” Blair, establishan annual lecture series named for him, andarchive his personal and private papers sothat students, scholars and members of thepublic will be able to review the life andwork of one of the most well known news-paper publishers in all of Texas.

The press conference will take at 10 a.m.in the main library on the university’s Ar-lington based campus.

Members of the public are invited to attendthe ceremony which will take place on thesixth floor of the library where the universityhouses “special collections” that have beendonated by prominent Texans.

Mr. Blair and officials from the universitywill make remarks.

“The university is delighted that we are goingto be able to honor Mr. Blair and to make hiswork available for scholars, students and oth-ers to review and access for generations tocome,” said Dr. Marvin Dulaney who chairs thedepartment of history at the university. “We arevery proud that we are able to do this. It is amajor step for the university community.”

Recently, Mr. Blair, the founder of the EliteNewspaper, decided that he would donate hispersonal papers to an institution in the state ofTexas that would preserve them and make themavailable to members of the public forever.

“I have never been a selfish person and I wantto share my work with people who will livelong after I am gone, said Mr. Blair who is 10years short of having lived 100 years.

The materials donated by Mr. Blair include

copies of the Elite Newspaper, dating back tothe early 1980s, his personal papers and itemsfrom the Elite News Religious Hall of Fame.They chronicle the history of Dallas datingback to the 1950s.

Some who have seen the materials havecharacterized them as “priceless.”

“Mr. Blair’s work is well known throughoutthe city and state,” Dr. Dulaney said. “Now thework that he has performed for the last halfcentury will be available to people around theworld via the world-wide web. This is monu-mental.”

A number of Texas based institutions wereinterested in the “Blair papers” once the an-nouncement was made that they were avail-able. The University of Texas at Arlington wasamong the first to respond.

The decision to donate the papers to themwas made because of their proximity toDallas, the quality of their archival opera-tion and the relationship that Dr. Dulaney

and his colleagues established with Mr. Blair,according to those close to the decision.

last year the city of Dallas honored Mr. Blairby naming a city park in his honor. He has beenalso honored by the Negro Baseball leaguewhere he was a player, various cities throughoutTexas and numerous civic and veteran’s organ-izations.

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Psalm 104:29.“The Wise Man concerned

himself with man’s frailty; andin light of mankind’s frailty, heprovided excellent advice for allwho would honor God. “Just as it is appointed for

man to die once, and after thatcomes judgment, so Christ, hav-ing been offered once to bearthe sins of many, will appear asecond time, not to deal with sinbut to save those who are ea-gerly waiting for him.” Amen!

“Only the good die young!”This old saw was commonlyquoted when I was a child. Usu-ally, the sententious quote wasdelivered at a time when I wascomplaining of fatigue, injury orpain.

My dad would insist that be-cause I was a man, I was to laughoff whatever problem I faced andkeep on doing whatever it wasthat I had been doing. I wouldnot die, he assured me, becauseonly the good die young.

Candidly, the answer to thequestion is that people die, re-gardless of character; moreover,people die at every stage of life.Nevertheless, the question de-serves a response, which I shallattempt to provide at this time.

The certainty of death. let usestablish an uncomfortable,though undeniable, truth. Deathcomes to all mankind.

The Word of God is quitepointed in stating this truth. Weread in the Word of Hebrews9:27

“It is appointed for man to dieonce, and after that comes judg-ment.”

The Apostle to the Gentilesmakes a dark statement that ap-plies to all mankind when hewrote in Romans 6:23, “Thewages of sin is death, but the free

gift of God is eternal life inChrist Jesus our lord” Amen!Paul also affirmed the universal-ity of death when earlier hepenned these words,

“Just as sin came into theworld through one man, anddeath through sin, and so deathspread to all men because allsinned for sin indeed was in theworld before the law was given,but sin is not counted wherethere is no law.

Yet death reigned from Adamto Moses, even over those whosesinning was not like the trans-gression of Adam, who was atype of the one who was tocome” James, the brother of ourlord, also spoke of the in-evitability of death.

James 1:15 says, “Desirewhen it has conceived gives birthto sin, and sin when it is fullygrown brings forth death.”

When New Testament writersspeak of the universality and in-evitability of death, they echo thewriters of the Old Covenant.God warned our first parents thatdisobedience would bring death.

Early in the account of man’screation, we read God’s com-mand. Genesis 2:16, 17 says,“The lord God commanded theman, saying, You may surely eatof every tree of the garden, butof the tree of the knowledge ofgood and evil you shall not eat,for in the day that you eat of it

you shall surely die’” Amen! God richly provided for man,

and gave him all that was neces-sary for life, placing but one pro-scription on man’s activity hemust not eat from one particulartree.

Apparently, the man whomGod had created understood thisprohibition and had in fact com-municated the divine proscrip-tion to the woman whom Godgave him for companionship.

When she was tempted, sherepeated this proscription withthe attendant statement of conse-quence.

“The woman said to the ser-pent, ‘We may eat of the fruit ofthe trees in the garden, but Godsaid in Genesis 3:2,3 “You shallnot eat of the fruit of the tree thatis in the midst of the garden, nei-ther shall you touch it, lest youdie.”

Of course, our first parents didsin, eating some of the fruit fromthe tree of the knowledge ofgood and evil.

As He had warned, God pro-nounced a curse on mankind.Genesis 3:19 says, “By the sweatof your face you shall eat bread,till you return to the ground, forout of it you were taken; for youare dust, and to dust you shall re-turn.” Amen!

From this point forward, thetheme of our existence is that wetoil and labor until we die. Infact, this becomes a recurringstatement throughout the OldTestament.

Elihu cautions Job and hiscomforters that should God with-draw His Spirit. Job 34:15 says,“All flesh would perish together,and man would return to dust.”Amen!

It is the Spirit of God thatgives us life. The statement ac-cords with what we learn con-

cerning the Master when Paulwrites in Colossians 1:17, Christ“is before all things, and in himall things hold together.” A sim-ilar statement can be found inPsalm 104:29.

The Wise Man concernedhimself with man’s frailty; and inlight of mankind’s frailty, he pro-vided excellent advice for allwho would honor God.

You may recall that Solomonwrote in Ecclesiastes 3:20, “Allgo to one place.

All are from the dust, and todust all return.” People are mov-ing inexorably to their longhome, if the physical is all thatmatters.

If this is all there is, we hadbetter make it count. However,there is more to life than themere physical. Solomon cau-tioned mankind to think of hisend when he concluded with thissoliloquy.

“Remember also your Creatorin the days of your youth, beforethe evil days come and the yearsdraw near of which you will say,‘I have no pleasure in them.”

It is a mark of wisdom to rec-ognize your frailty and to pre-pare for what is inevitable.If you would like the rest of

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Dear Dr. Hollie,I want to talk about my mother. My mom was marriedto my father for 34 years. She is now 60 years old. Myfather has been dead for 6 years. So, here’s the thing.My mom is dating 3 different men. I believe the wayshe explains it is that each man knows about one of theother men, but none of them know that there are 3 in all.How she keeps up with that, I don’t know. I wish I couldexplain to you how “Herbert” knows “Charlie” but hedoesn’t know “Robert”; “Robert” knows about “Her-bert” but not “Charlie”; then I guess “Charlie” knowsabout Robert but not “Herbert” Or something like that.And she has these in a certain order for a certain reason.Ridiculous. I know it’s her life and that she should beable to do as she pleases, but this is too much. I couldprobably understand if these men were so totally differ-ent that she needed all three to fulfill her needs. But Ihave met these men. They could be triplets as far per-sonalities go. They’re laid back and quiet. All of them!They don’t look exactly alike, but basically. They havethe same build; they all wear glasses; I swear I even thinkI saw them with the same shoes. I don’t get it. What inthe world is she thinking? I’m scared she will make her-self sick, or just plain crazy, trying to keep up with thismadness. Should I try to say something to her in orderfor her to change her lifestyle? If so, what? Maybe I cansend her in to see you or one of your colleagues becauseI think this is just too crazy.

what is Going On?Dear what,what you may not realize is that your mother, andher whole selection of men, sounds like it may beabout her need for attention. if so, because we don’tknow the extent of her interaction or visits with thesemen, let’s not judge her. Each person may be offer-ing a different kind of social outing for her i.e.,movies, opera, etc. Of course, i always appreciatethe referrals, but it doesn’t sound like one is neededfor this. As long as she continues to make sound judg-ment, and doesn’t cause herself or anyone else harm,she sounds fine to me. Dr. Hollie is a Pastor and practicing psychotherapist in the city. For ques-tions and comments, please write to [email protected]. For therapy ap-pointments, please call Dr. Hollie’s office at 214-393-2940.

I really need to remind you that there aremany things that are hindrances to ourprayer. After our lord gave the modelprayer (Matthew 6: 9-13), He hastened toinform us in no certain terms what thechief hindrance to prayer is. “For if yeforgive men their trespasses, your heav-enly Father will also forgive you; but ifyou forgive not men their trespasses, nei-

ther will your Father forgive your trespasses”. The lordstated the principle both positively and negatively so that wewill get the point. Failure to forgive others is a major hin-drance to our prayers. If you really want to see how importantit is for us not to hold grudges or fail to forgive, I encourageyou to read and meditate on Matthew 18: 21-35. How foolishit is for us to fail to forgive the few cents someone owes us,after our lord has cancelled our multi – billion dollar debt.

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Houston's, "Battlefield In America",if ya have not seen MIB 3, peep "TheDictator". I think it would be even

better directly after happy hour,lol!Who would have thought this weekwe'd see Terrell Owens cut from anArena league Football team and dis-cover Snoop Doog's mama is anevangelist? Owens was dismissedfrom The Allen (Tx) Wranglers forrefusing to play in a couple of roadgames and a no show at the teamsvisit to an area children's hospital!On a brighter note, Codazar CalvinBroadus Green aka Snoop Dogg'smom, Beverly Broadus Green is anEvangelist in long Beach Califor-nia. Mrs. Green was a local chef andchoir director for 46 years before"retiring" full time to ministry in2005. Ya always knew somethingwas a bit different about SnoopDogg, didn't ya. We'll, it's his roots!Sorry to see former Different StrokesStar Todd Bridges split from his wifeof 14 years. The divorce is noDeion/Pilar parting, everything wasamicable. The two share custody ofa 13 years old son..Hopefully Toddis not going thru the mid life crisisstage, as he birthday's this week. Fi-

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President - Barack Obama (DEM) 96.78% 54,560 John Wolfe (DEM) 1.42% 798 Darcy G. Richardson (DEM) 0.96% 542 Bob Ely (DEM) 0.84% 474

U. S. Congressional Dist 33 - Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. (DEM) 1.05% 74 David Alameel (DEM) 13.74% 968 Jason E. Roberts (DEM) 3.19% 225 J.R. Molina (DEM) 0.89% 63 Manuel Valdez (DEM) 0.75% 53 Chrysta Castañeda (DEM) 3.56% 251 Steve Salazar (DEM) 6.11% 430 Domingo Garcia (DEM) 43.90% 3,092 Carlos Quintanilla (DEM) 3.12% 220 Kathleen Hicks (DEM) 6.64% 468 Marc Veasey (DEM) 17.02% 1,199

State Representative, Dist 110 - Cedric W. Davis, Sr. (DEM) 24.38% 1,289 Toni Rose (DEM) 62.71% 3,316 Larry Taylor (DEM) 12.92% 683

Judge, 162nd Judicial District - Baltasar D. Cruz (DEM) 9.40% 4,780 Phyllis Lister Brown (DEM) 43.24% 21,978 David Diaz (DEM) 8.26% 4,199 Maricela Moore (DEM) 25.62% 13,024 Teresa Guerra Snelson (DEM) 7.37% 3,744 Scott Perry (DEM) 6.10% 3,102

Criminal Dist Judge, Ct No. 4 -Dominique Collins (DEM) 62.97% 27,674 J R Cook (DEM) 37.03% 16,275

Sheriff - Charlie J. Thomas (DEM) 26.78% 14,018 Lupe Valdez (DEM) 73.22% 38,328

County Commissioner, Pct No. 1 -Theresa Daniel (DEM) 53.58% 4,687 Gloria Tercero Levario (DEM) 15.35% 1,343 Daniel Davis Clayton (DEM) 31.07% 2,718

County Commissioner, Pct No. 3 -Micah B. Phillips (DEM) 10.48% 2,871 John Wiley Price (DEM) 76.05% 20,840 Bennie Brown (DEM) 6.40% 1,754 Betty Culbreath (DEM) 7.07% 1,938

Democratic Primary ElectionMay 29, 2012 Registered Voters: 1,127,643

Ballots cast: 58,328 Voter Turnout: 5.17 %

Precincts completely Reported: 774 of 774

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Dr. Rickie G. Rush, pastor andorganizer of The Inspiring Body ofChrist Worldwide Ministries(IBOC), was keynote speaker forthe recent Methodist Charlton Med-ical Center Pastors Appreciationluncheon. Elite News Publisherand Founder William Blair alsoshared a patient testimonial.Methodist Charlton hosts the an-nual luncheon for local pastors andministry leaders in appreciation tochurch leadership and recognitionfor the impact it has on the commu-nity.

Dr. Rush spoke on the redemp-tive power of accepting people asthey are. He said that sometimes

both churches and hospitals onlyget a minute to affect someone’s

life and bring healing. Dr. Rush alsonoted the cross that is woven intothe design at the top of theMethodist Charlton building. “Thatcross is something our churchesand the hospital also have in com-mon,” he says.

William Blair had glowing re-marks about his experience atMethodist Charlton during a hospi-tal stay earlier this year. Blair, whois 90 years old, says his experienceat Methodist Charlton was his first-ever hospital stay. “It was the bestexperience I’ve ever had,” saysBlair. “The staff members made mefeel right at home. I would recom-mend the care at Methodist Charl-ton to anyone.”

Also appearing on the programwere: Methodist Health SystemCEO and President Stephen Mans-field, PhD; Dr. Jim Bowden, seniorpastor, First United MethodistChurch Duncanville and MethodistCharlton Community AdvisoryBoard member; levi Davis, boardchairman, Methodist Health Sys-tem; George Fraser, chairman andCEO, FraserNet, Inc.; Pam Stoy-anoff, executive vice president andchief operating officer, MethodistHealth System; Jonathan S. Davis,FACHE, president, MethodistCharlton; Rev. Dr. Marcus King,senior pastor, Johnson ChapelCommunity Church; and vocalistBridgette Hammers.

Methodist Health System cEo andPresident Stephen Mansfield, PhDgives the audience an update onMethodist Health System.

Levi Davis, board chairman, Methodist Health System; Pastor Rickie Rush;Pam Stoyanoff, executive vice president and chief operating officer,Methodist Health System; and Jonathan S. Davis, FAcHE, president,Methodist charlton Medical center

Elite News Publisherand Founder WilliamBlair tells the audienceabout his great experi-ence at Methodistcharlton when he washospitalized there ear-lier this year.

IBoc Senior Pastor Rickie Rush engages with the audience at the Methodistcharlton Medical center Pastors Appreciation Luncheon.



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Save the date for a tribute to Negroleague Baseball on June 15. Join ina night of celebration of the forgot-ten league and enjoy a great familynight as the Grand Prairie AirHogstake on the Newark Bears. QuikTripPark, 1600 lone Star Parkway,Grand Prairie, Texas 75050. A por-tion of the $8.00 ticket will benefitthe National Multicultural WesternHeritage Museum. Gates open at6PM and fireworks will immediatelyfollow the game! Booth space isavailable for interested vendors.Call 817-922-9999 or onlinewww.airhogsbaseball.com and clickon Austin Special.

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This past week I had a conversationwith a student- athlete about a concus-sion test she was required to take.

I’m aware of the resent danger sur-rounding the sport of football, I'maware of the problem that football ishaving with concussions,but this ath-lete just happened to be a female. Iknow that the possibility of a concus-sion can happen in any sport, but theyoung lady runs track!!

This conversation started with thetopic of concussion and went to severalstages.

One of the most talked about issueswas the development of the equipment.It is my opinion that when the hardshell helmets we're created football be-came more dangerous.

I saw a picture of Jim Thrope, he waswearing a leather helmet and leathershoulder pads!

I know that Jim Thrope played backin the day, but Thorpe was a greatplayer!

One of the first instances of headgear dates to 1896 when lafayette Col-lege halfback George "Rose" Barclaybegan to use straps and earpieces toprotect his ears.

Many sources give credit for the cre-ation of the helmet to James Naismith.Additionally, other sources credit theinvention of the football helmet to U.S.Naval Academy Midshipman JosephM. Reeves (later to become the "Fatherof Carrie Aviation "), who had a protec-tive device on his head made out ofmole skin to allow him to play in the1893 Army-Navy game.

later helmets were made of paddedleather, and resembled aviators' helmetsor modern day skull caps. In profes-sional football, at least, they were also

optional. Some Na-tional Footballleague players, no-tably Hall- ofFamer Bill Hewitt,played all or mostof their careerswithout a helmet!

This informationwas very informative, and gave me theimpression that if the NFl would havejust stayed with leather helmets thegame would not be as violent as it istoday.

I say that only because Bill Hewittplayed his entire career without a hel-met!!

The 1920's marked the first time inthe sport of football that the idea of pro-tection and a helmet started to be used.These helmets were made of leatherand had padding and cushioning on theinside.

Although better than no helmet at all,the helmets used in this time were al-most completely useless. These partic-ular " leather lids" absorbed a lot ofheat making the helmet very uncom-fortable to wear. The helmet barely pro-tected the player from a full contact hitbecause there was not enough padding.

The biggest problem with the earlyhelmets was the helmet had no Facemask and the players entire face wasexposed while being tackled at fullspeed, making injuries very prevalent.

1938 marked the new era in the foot-ball helmet history. The Riddell Com-pany from Chicago, Illinois decided tostart manufacturing plastic helmets be-cause they felt it would be a safer ma-terial for football players to wear.Plastic was found to be more effectivebecause it held its shape when full col-lision contact occurred on a play. Thesehelmet were also much more comfort-able and had more padding to cushionthe head on a big hit!

By the mid 1940s, helmets were fi-nally required in the NFl.

The helmets were still made ofleather , but with improved manufac-

turing techniques had assumed theirmore spherical shape.

By the 1950s, the introduction ofpolymers bought the leather helmet erato an end. The face mask was also rec-ommended for players by the NFl in1955 reducing the amount of brokennoses and teeth.

In 2002, American football equip-ment manufacturer Riddell released anew design of helmet called the Revo-lution. The newer designed in responseto a study on notable players such asPeyton Manning, Dwight Freeney,Casey Hampton, and Brady Quinn.

There is wide- ranging criticismwhether the NFl has been sufficientlyproactive regarding issues of brainsafety.

In Nov. 2011, the Journal of neuro-surgery released a study online con-ducted by Cleveland Clinic's Center forSpine Health which various helmetswere compared with each other by hav-ing crash test dummies wear the hel-mets.

It was found that vintage leather hel-mets tested similarly to modern hel-mets, and in some cases, the leatherhelmets provided superior protectionagainst concussive blows.

However, the leather helmets do notprovide as much protection againstcatadromous skull fracture.

As of May 2012, the NFl facesabout 70 lawsuits involving approxi-mately 1,800 former players.

In April 2012 ,a group of DallasCowboys including Hall of Fame play-ers Randy White, Bob lilly, and Ray-field Wright joined with other playersin filling a lawsuit accusing the NFl ofignoring the link between concussionand brain injury.

This was great conversation whichled to great research.

The NFl has long been working tomake the game more safe, but as longas football is a contact sport, you willalways have these type of head injuries,it comes with the game!!!

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Pastor Robert W. Townsend, of Dal-las, Texas is married to the lovelyKaren (Brown) Townsend, and from15 years of marriage there has comeone daughter Natalie and one sonMorgan. licensed and ordained, Hehas been in the gospel ministry forover 18 years.

Since accepting his call, he said hehas tried to remain faithful and true tohis most holy calling. His father, whois also a gospel preacher and pastor, al-ways told him that God rewards faith-fulness.

He has seen this to be true in his

own life, as God has rewarded himwith innumerable opportunities to ex-ercise his gift, as a revivalist, lecture,teacher, preacher, and of course pastor.

He currently serves as the seniorpastor of Mt. Pisgah Missionary Bap-tist Church, Dallas TX, the oldest pre-dominantly African AmericanCongregation in Dallas County.

It has been his pleasure to serve thishistorical congregation since August2006. Since assuming the pastorate ofMt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church(“The Rock”) she has seen significantchanges and growth in several areas:spiritually the congregation has be-come more loving and mature in theChristian faith, on the ministry frontierthere has been the formation of newministries and reviving of dormantministries, increased excitement andenthusiasm for ministry involvement,attendance is up at all worship gather-ings including Wednesday night Biblestudy that has grown from approxi-mately 35 to 250, and financially thechurch is much stronger with an ap-proximate 100% increase in giving.

Prior to arriving at Mt. Pisgah, heserved as the pastor of the St. PeterMissionary Baptist Church, littleRock, AR. In nine years as leader, the

church grew spiritually, numerically,and financially.

Pastoring has been and will con-tinue to be his central focus. Heserves and has served the Kingdom ofGod in several other capacities, in-cluding: late Night staff of the Na-tional Baptist Convention USA inc.,President of the Greater little RockBaptist Pastors’ Conference, ChristianEducation Director for ConsolidatedMissionary Baptist State Conventionof Arkansas Young Pastors Division,teacher for the Consolidated Mission-ary Baptist State Convention Congressof Christian Education, Union DistrictCongress of Christian Education, andthe Golden Rule District Congress of

Christian Education. In his life andministry, he has had a great number ofhighpoints. “There are two howeverthat rank high on the list, behind mymarriage and birth of my children,”said Pastor Townsend. “They are myselection as Pastor of the Year in 1999by my peers of the Greater little RockBaptist Pastors Conference and the op-portunity to preach in the NationalBaptist Convention USA IncorporatedMinisterial Division in the year 2005.”

Pastor Robert W. Townsend

Bishop Henry M. Williamson,Sr. is the 52nd Bishop of the Chris-tian Methodist Episcopal Church.He was elected on July 3, 2002 atthe General Conference in Atlanta ,Georgia and assigned the PresidingPrelate of the Ninth Episcopal Dis-trict. This area includes five regionsand over 100 churches on the Westcoast.

Currently residing in los Ange-les, California,. Bishop Williamsonwas born in Arkansas, and reared inTennessee and Gary, Indiana.

He was called to the ministry in1967 in Gary, Indiana at IsraelChristian Methodist EpiscopalChurch. Bishop J. Claude Allen or-dained him Deacon in 1968 andElder in 1969.

Bishop Williamson is a graduateof the historic Roosevelt HighSchool in Gary, Indiana. He re-ceived a B.A. in Sociology fromPurdue University Calumet Cam-pus, a Master of Divinity from Gar-rett-Evangelical TheologicalSeminary, Evanston, Illinois, withadvanced work in Clinical PastoralEducation. Bishop Williamson wasawarded an honorary Doctor of Di-vinity

His pastoral ministry spannedfrom 1969-2002 including CMEChurches in Gary, Indiana (West-side CME Church), Evanston, Illi-nois (New Hope CME Church),East St. louis, Illinois ( PilgrimTemple CME Church), Indianapo-lis, Indiana (Phillips Temple CME),Jacksonville, Florida (Central CMEChurch), and Chicago, Illinois(Carter Temple CME Church).Bishop Williamson was privilegedto serve as associate minister at Is-

rael CME Church from 1967-1969under Dr. Carrell K. Cargle, Sr. andassociate pastor of St. Paul CMEChurch under the leadership ofBishop Dotcy I. Isom, Jr. (1972-1973).

Bishop Williamson pastored atCarter Temple CME Church inChicago for 16 years and led thecongregation in growing to over3,000 active members with 50 ac-tive ministries in the church. Dur-ing his ministry in three EpiscopalDistricts, over 30 men and womenaccepted their call to preach in theCME Church.

In each city while serving as pas-tor, Bishop Williamson motivatedthe congregations he led to meet thespiritual and social needs of thechurch and the larger community.He served as the National Presidentof PUSH (People United to ServeHumanity) from 1991-1993, help-ing to stabilize the organization fi-nancially and continues to workwith Rev. Jesse l. Jackson, Sr.

on the National Board of Rain-bow/PUSH.

Bishop Williamson is thefounder and CEO of One Church

One School Community Partner-ship Program. This nationwide pro-gram involves churches andschools in partnerships that teachour young people to Value life andlearning. Over 200 One ChurchOne School partnerships across thenation are positively impacting stu-dents through tutoring and mentor-ing programs, parent involvement,homework assistance programs,scholarships, and student empower-ment conferences. The CMEChurch formally adopted a resolu-tion supporting One Church, OneSchool program at its 1994 GeneralConference.

Bishop Williamson has receivednumerous awards and Keys to theCity including the 2001 Keeper ofthe Dream, Purdue University ’sOutstanding Alumni Award, Pastorof the New Generation, PUSHDream Keepers Award, and BlackExpo Award for Community lead-ership, among others.

Bishop Williamson serves on theBoards of Northern Trust Bank, andWorld Methodist Council ofChurches. Most proud of his fam-ily, he and his wife Doris Yvonne

are the proud parents of Henry, Jr.,a graduate of Northwestern Univer-sity , and currently a financial ana-lyst with laSalle Partners ofChicago; and Kelli Daonne, a grad-uate of Chicago State University ,and currently teaching Music Edu-cation in the Chicago PublicSchools.

Their grandson, Jonathan, is thesource of much joy and happinessin their lives.

Bishop Williamson is currentlya trustee of The Phillips School ofTheology at the ITC in Atlanta,Georgia, the Chairman of the De-partment of Ministry to Men, andthe Chairman of the Commissionon Social Justice and Human Con-cerns of the CME Church.

He is a much sought after publicspeaker and an advocate for civiland human rights and especially forthe needs of children and youth.His favorite scripture is Philippians4:13 –

"I can do all things throughChrist who strengthens me!" = de-gree from United Theological Sem-inary in Monroe, louisiana.

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Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr.

Bishop Williamson is 52nd Bishop of the CME Church

Pastor Townsend pastors oldest predominantlyAfrican American Congregation in Dallas

Wives of The Ministers Being Inducted

Mrs. Doris Y. Williamson is the wife of BishopHenry M. Williamson, Sr., Presiding Prelate

of the Eighth Episcopal District ChristianMethodist Episcopal Church. She is a native

of Mississippi, reared and educated inChicago, Illinois. She continued her educa-

tion at Loop Junior College (now HaroldWashington College) in Business Adminis-tration. Mrs. Williamson’s employment was

at a large retail establishment in downtown Chicago, IL (SearsTower) for several years and was promoted to the position of Buyer’s

Assistant in the Purchasing Housewares Division.Mrs. Williamson is a lifelong CME. Home church is Walls MemorialCME located 200 South Sacramento Blvd, Westside of Chicago.

She was involved in Sunday School, and was a representative to theDistrict, Annual and National Youth and Young Adult Conference.

She is one of three children.She and Bishop Williamson have been married for 38 years. They

have a daughter and son, Kelli Daonne and Henry, Jr., and twograndsons, Jonathan and Henry III.

Mrs. Williamson has served as president of the District and AnnualConference level of the Ministers’ Spouses Widows and Widowers

Department of the Southeast Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin AnnualConference. And is currently the advisor to Eighth Episcopal DistrictMinisters’ Spouses, Widow, Widower’s and Liaison to Missionaries in

Texas.Mrs. Williamson has been the recipient of numerous awards (includ-ing the Dorcas Award and AARC Award) for her excellent service asa teacher in Christian Education and participated in Bible Study Fel-

lowship (BSF); she is a gifted speake. and is often called upon tospeak at churches, workshops, seminars and many other special oc-

casions. She enjoys reading.Her favorite scripture is: “This is the day which the Lord hath made;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)Her favorite hymn is: “The church’s One Foundation”

Mrs. Williamson has traveled extensively throughout the UnitedStates and in the foreign countries of: Nigeria and Dubai.

Doris Yvonne Williamson



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50. Service- Saturday, June 2at 5 pm at Golden Gate- 4155S. R.L. Thornton Frwy.

Wilkinson, Keenan

41. Service- Saturday, June 2at 1 pm at Golden Gate- Ft.Worth, TX.

Williams, Dorithie

54. Service- Saturday, June 2

at 10 am at Golden Gate-4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy.

Skinner, Jeffrey “LilJeff”

31. Survived by wife, Jil Davis,2 sons and 1 daughter. Wake-Friday, June 1 from 7-9 pm atJohnson Chapel- 1400 N.Hampton Rd. Desoto, TX.Service- Saturday, June 2 at11 am at Friendship WestB.C.- 2020 W. Wheatland Rd.Dallas, TX.

Njoroge, AngelaBoettger

54. Survived by husband,Joseph Njoroge, daughter,Shavonda Thompson, son,Walter Boettger and a host ofrelatives and friends. Wake-Friday, June 1 from 7:15-8:15pm. Service- Saturday, June 2at 1 pm. Both services will beheld at Golden Gate- 4155S.R.L. Thornton Frwy.

Dr. Bell presented papers at many educational conferences throughout theUnited States. He served as a National Blue Ribbon school evaluator wherehe traveled throughout the country evaluating schools and their educationalprograms. He served as a consultant for the National Association of SecondarySchool Principals.

Dr. Bell was a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc, Alpha Epsilon Boule anda life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He also belonged to the Na-tional Alliance of Black School Educators, NAACP, the Dallas SET club andserved as a past president of the Cotillion Idlewild Club.

Dr. Bell earned numerous awards during his educational career. Dr. Bell wasinducted into the Dallas School Administrators Association Hall of Fame. Otherawards included Outstanding Administrative Leadership in Education Awardand the NAACP Outstanding Educator Award. He was recognized by the TexasHouse of Representatives as an Outstanding Educator. He was also recog-nized as the Distinguished Alumnus by both Prairie View A&M University andTexas A&M University-Commerce. Dr. Bell was engaged in many civic organ-izations throughout the city and supported his community through volunteeringand service.

Dr. Bell will be best remembered for his long and sustained contributions andinterests in education and the community’s children and youth. Dr. Bell leadwith a steady hand, competent scholarship and leadership in nudging, direct-ing, and encouraging students, parents and educators to be serious about theireducation as a pathway to a successful future.

Dr. Bell is survived by his wife Susie and beloved daughters, Diedrae CarronBell-Hunter, Dionica Britte Bell, Halice Jaquelyn Furtado (Kenneth) and hisgranddaughter Peyton Elise Bell-Hunter, sisters, Polly Ann Williams, Verna Car-roll, brothers Matthew Bell (Tina), Timothy Bell (Trina), nieces, nephews and ahost of family and friends.

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