REVISED NAACP BOOKLET PROOF

Beaumont Branch

IT'S TIME
It’s time to wake up
from the Dream!

35th Annual NAACP
Freedom Fund & Awards Banquet

June 15, 2018 | Social 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. | Banquet 7:00 p.m.
Beaumont Civic Center - Beaumont, Texas | Ticket Donation $45.00

For more information call 409-842-0294 - Monday - Friday | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

Our nation today is in a turmoil. It is urgent that we acknowledge this state of
turmoil by educating, informing, directing, inspiring, and motivating the youth of
today. Our youth must prepare to lead this nation, our country, our cities, and our
communities. This 35th Annual Freedom Fund Scholarship and Awards Banquet is
just one avenue we take to accomplish this. It is because of your generosity and
active support that the Beaumont Branch NAACP is able to support and contribute
to our local high school students’ educational endeavors.

It truly is an honor this year to serve as the Interim President of this prominent and
distinguished organization. It is with this in mind that I challenge each of you to
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so that we can do greater things in our local community. We must work together to
change the economical, social, and political disparities that are present. These
disparities are real, not fake news.

We must accomplish equal justice for all in our local community. We must work
harder to accomplish real unity in this community. We must work the work of He
that sent us. I challenge you to join the Beaumont Branch NAACP, as we work
together to accomplish greater things in our city.

Thank you and may God bless you, may God bless Beaumont, and this great
country.

Brenda Spivey 3

Interim President
Beaumont Chapter NAACP

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The 3 A’s
Action, Agenda, Areas
of the Beaumont NAACP

ơ Increase Our Membership Each Year By 40% or

More

ơ Support Black Business “Just Makes Good Cents”
ơ Support Business Development
ơ Partner with Other Community Organizations to

Promote Unity and Improve the Quality of Life
in Eduation, Health, Wellness, and the Social and
Crimal Justice System

ơ Reward Our Members Through Our Rewards

Program

ơ Produce An Informed, Educated and Prepared

Voter Who Recognizes the Power of the Vote and
Uses That Power

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Congratulations to IEA on
Celebrating 20 years of

Transforming Hardships into Hope

For more information on how to join IEA in creating brighter futures for youth

who have experienced hardships and disappointments, please contact the

organization at: [email protected] or (409)839-8778. You may also visit the

organization’s website at www.ieainspires.com to make a donation in celebration

of IEA’s 20th Anniversary. 5

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2018 Scholarship Recipients

Isaiah Antonio James Benjamin Harris David Williams
Lamar University Lamar University
Prairie View A&M University

Taylor M. Smith Alayna Fontenot Robert Lester
University of Texas at Austin Dillard University Howard Payne College
Andree’la Jenkins
University of Texas at Austin Stephen Gregory Kori Long
Ki’Anna August Southern University Mary Hardin Baylor
Texas A&M University
Chloe Dumas Kiana Fontenot Paige Culpepper
Texas A&M University Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University
Zephani Daigle
Texas Southern University Adrianna Tatmon Rylan Carrington
Daisa Myers Lamar University Texas A&M University
Texas Southern University
6 Taylor Smith
University of Texas

Christian Thomas
Texas Southern University

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STATE of TEXAS
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

JOE DESHOTEL

State Representative

June 15, 2018

NAACP - BMT Chapter
3260 Washington Blvd
Beaumont, Texas 77705

Dear Officers & Members,

As Mr. Benjamin Hooks has stated "…a good history covers not
only what was done, but the thought that went into action…". The
Beaumont NAACP commemorates our history by continuing its
work in Southeast Texas. I am proud to support your organization.

Best Wishes,

COMMITTEES CAPITOL OFFICE

Select Committee on P.O. Box 2910
Texas Ports, Innovation & Austin, TX 78768
Office # GW.12
Infrastructure
Chairman 512-463-0662
512-463-8381 Fax
Public Education
Member DISTRICT OFFICE

Coastal Barrier System One Plaza Square; Suite 203
Member Port Arthur, TX 77642
409-724-0788
Economic & Small Business 409-727-0750 Fax
Development
Member

Not paid for at State expense. Paid for by Committee to Elect Joe Deshotel. 1310 Calvin Street,
Beaumont, Texas 77725 Jim Navarro, Treas.

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420 N. MLK Jr. Pkwy
Beaumont

409/212-9994
www.bernsenlaw.com

18-WHEELER ACCIDENTS CIVIL RIGHTS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
OFFSHORE INJURIES WRONGFUL DEATH COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

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Racial tension again tests Texas town

By Deborah Feyerick, CNN

City settles with police captain

By Orange Leader

Jasper Police Brutality Case

By Jennifer Johnson, The Examiner

A Team of Lawyers Dedicated to
Defending Your Civil Rights

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Bob Wortham

Thanks all the NAACP members
for all the good deeds they have
accomplished through the years.

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Hon. Baylor

WORTHAM
Judge, 136th District Court

Proudly supports the Beaumont NAACP

Chapter and its vital mission to preserve

and defend justice and equality within our

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The Beaumont Branch NAACP
thanks our Underwriters

Suzanne & John Stafford

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Paul A. Brown,
Living Legend

My name is Paul A. Brown; I which had 36 members, under his leadership, the membership
was the last of eleven children pass 4500 in 4 years. The Beaumont Branch of the NAACP, was
born to Mary and Willie number 1 in Texas, number 1 in the seven State region, and
Brown in Jennings, LA. I never ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϭ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ǁĞ ǁŽŶ ϭϮ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ
had the chance to know my four years. Elected in 1989 a 2nd turn on BISD School Board .
father, he died when I was one 1984 - As President of the Local Branch of the NAACP, Paul Brown
year and four months old. led the NAACP and Ministers March, which turned out to be
ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ &ŽůŬ &Žƌ :Žď ĂŶĚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ DĂƌĐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Things changed for me when I of Beaumont, Texas.
was 15 years old, my brother,
a young minister in Baton ϭϵϴϴ ʹ dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ tŽŵĞŶ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ
Rouge, Louisiana asked me if I ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ Śŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌ͘ DĂƌƟŶ >ƵƚŚĞƌ <ŝŶŐ͕ :ƌ͘ ,ƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌ-
wanted to live with him and ian Award
ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞƐŝƚĂƟŽŶ /
ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ / ϭϵϵϮ Ͳ &ŝƌƐƚ ůĂĐŬ ůĞĐƚĞĚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ :ƵĚŐĞ ŽĨ
had a chance to sleep in a bed. WƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ ϲ ŝŶ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŽ
ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ Ă :ƵĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĂƌĚ DĞŵďĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ
I graduated from Capital High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1993-1996).
and enrolled in Southern University. I was doing very well at
Southern University, however most of my immediate family lived 1994 – Worked successful as a one man army to change David
in San Francisco, California. I withdrew from Southern University ƌŽĐŬĞƩ DŝĚĚůĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƚŽ ƌ͘ DĂƌƟŶ >ƵƚŚĞƌ <ŝŶŐ͕ :ƌ͘ DŝĚĚůĞ
and headed to California. I felt I needed the bonding with them, ^ĐŚŽŽů͘ ,Ğ ƌĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ďŽĂƌĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϲ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ
however, my brother, Rev. Brown, did not want me to go, I did go to serve as Judge.
but did not stay long. It was the prodigal son returning home. I
enrolled and graduated from Grambling State University. I was 1998 - Because of his many years of strong leadership and
called to military service, while in service, my brother, Rev. dedicated service to this community, BISD School Board in 1998
ĚǁĂƌĚ t͘ ƌŽǁŶ ǁĂƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƐƚŽƌ ŶƟŽĐŚ ĂƉƟƐƚ ŚƵƌĐŚ ŝŶ ŶĂŵĞĚ Ă ƐĐŚŽŽů ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ŚŽŶŽƌ͗ dŚĞ WĂƵů ͘ ƌŽǁŶ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ
Beaumont, Texas. When I got out of two years of military service, School. Mr. Sam Lester Bean, President of The Beaumont Branch
/ ůĞŌ ĂƚŽŶ ZŽƵŐĞ ŽŶ ŵLJ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ^ĂŶ &ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽ͕ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ / NAACP asked Judge Brown if he would serve as Chairman of The
stopped in Beaumont to visit my brother and his family for a few ƌ͘ DĂƌƟŶ >ƵƚŚĞƌ <ŝŶŐ͕ :ƌ͘ ŶŶƵĂů WĂƌĂĚĞ͕ :ƵĚŐĞ ƌŽǁŶ ƌŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĚĂLJƐ͘ / ŶĞǀĞƌ ůĞŌ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƚŽ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĮǀĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϴ ϭϯ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ͕
ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƟŵĞƐ͘ over 15,000 in 1999, over 18,000 in 2,000, 18,500 in 2001. In
January 2002 the last year that Judge Brown served as chairman
/ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŽŶ :ƵŶĞ ϭϬ͕ ϭϵϲϭ͘ / ŐŽƚ ŵLJ ĮƌƐƚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ũŽď ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌ͘ DĂƌƟŶ >ƵƚŚĞƌ <ŝŶŐ͕ :ƌ͘ ĂLJ WĂƌĂĚĞ Θ ĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŽǀĞƌ
at Lincoln Jr. High School, I taught for two months, and was ϭϵ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ͘
recalled to military service, I returned in August of 1962 and
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŵLJ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ Ăƚ >ŝŶĐŽůŶ :ƌ͘ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͘ /Ŷ 2005 - He was appointed Co-Chairman of the BISD $389 Million
November of 1963 I was transferred to Charlton-Pollard High ŽůůĂƌ ŽŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶĚ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ͘
^ĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƵŶƟů / ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ
January of 1971. I received my Real Estate & Investment Training ϮϬϬϲ Ͳ ZĞƟƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂƐ :ƵƐƟĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ
at Massey College of Real Estate in Houston, Texas. I have been :ƵĚŐĞ ŽĨ WƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ ϲ͘ ŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ E W
the owner of Paul A. Brown Real Estate and Investment Company President Sam Lester Bean, Mr. Alexander Simmons served as
for forty-six years. president for 10 months, Mr. Brown was Elected in March of 2007
ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƵŶƟů ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞŬ ƌĞͲĞůĞĐ-
Listed below are only a few of the many things I have been ƟŽŶ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŚĞ ƐƟůů ǁŽƌŬƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ E W͘
involved in while serving my community:
ϮϬϬϴ Ͳ WĂƵů ͘ ƌŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ŽͲ ŚĂŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ ƌ͘
1967 - Charlton-Pollard Yearbook was named in his honor. ĂǀŝĚ dĞƵƐĐŚĞƌ͕ D͘ ͘ ǁĞƌĞ ǀŽƚĞĚ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
EĞĐŚĞƐ ZŝǀĞƌ &ĞƐƟǀĂů ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ
1969 - Selected and honored by the Texas A&M Club as one of ŽŶ dŚĞ ŽŶĚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ WĂƵů ͘ ƌŽǁŶ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ
the Outstanding teachers in the area. ŽĂĐŚ ůŝŌŽŶ KnjĞŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ KnjĞŶ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͘ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ
of James Bowie Middle School to Willie Ray Smith Middle School.
1969 - 1974 - Elected as chairman of the Board of the Neches
Street and Melton L. L. YMCA. The new YMCA built on Sarah :ƵĚŐĞ ƌŽǁŶ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ĂĐƟǀĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ
Street was named in honor of Dr. L. L. Melton. ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŵŵĂ ǀĂŶƐ ƌŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ϱϬ ;ĮŌLJͿ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
owners of Paul A. Brown Real Estate and Investment Company.
1974 - Elected to BISD School Board from 1974-1977, he did not
ƐĞĞŬ ƌĞͲĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͘

1982 - 1986 - Elected President of the Beaumont Branch NAACP,

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Ed Moore,
Living Legend

Ed Moore serves as a school programs for the black community in the South Park
Sunday School Teacher and ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
as President of the Board of
Directors for the West ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ďůĂĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ
dĂďĞƌŶĂĐůĞ ĂƉƟƐƚ ŚƵƌĐŚ͘ ŚĂŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ 'ŽůĚĞŶ
,Ğ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ͕ >ŽƌĞƩĂ ĂƌĞ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ ŝĚƐ͘
life-long residents of Beau-
mont and raised their six He served on the Board of Directors on the Beaumont
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝŶ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ͘ Ě ŚĂƉƚĞƌ E W ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ůĂĐŬ dĂůŬ
Moore is a graduate of ^ŚŽǁ ͞/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͟ < Dd ϭϮ͘
Hebert High School and also
ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů dƌĂĚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ůĂĐŬ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ ĨŽƌ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ Ă ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ tĞůĨĂƌĞ ůŝŶŝĐ͕
As president of the South Park Voters League he was able to /ŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƉĂƵƉĞƌ ďƵƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ DŽƌŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ,Z
get bus and mail service, and improved streets and drainage ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƌŽůĞ͘
ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ

Community Service History

WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ůĂŶĐŚĞƩĞ Wd dĞdžĂƐ Θ EĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŽƵŶĐŝůƐ
President, South Park Voter League ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ /ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶͲ< DdͲds
KĚŽŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽƌƌŽǁ Wŝƚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ DĞŵďĞƌ͕ EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ WŽůŝƟĐĂů Θ ŝǀŝĐ ĐƟŽŶ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ ŝĚƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŚĂŝƌĞĚ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ WĂƌŬƐ Θ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽĂƌĚ Advisor, Texas Highway Dept Policy Board
DĞŵďĞƌ͕ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů dĞdžĂƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵŶƚLJ :ƵĚŐĞƐ Θ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ
ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŚĂŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ hƌďĂŶ ŽƵŶƟĞƐ
ŚĂƌƚĞƌ DĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ĸƌŵĂƟǀĞ ĐƟŽŶ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ W͘K͘ 'ůLJĞĂů ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
DĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Θ WŽůŝĐĞ ŽƵŶĐŝů Board of Directors, Texas Energy Museum
DĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŚĂƌƚĞƌ ŚĂŶŐĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ Ͳ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ƵƉŽŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽĂƌĚ
,ĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĸĐĞƌ͕ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ Leadership Southeast Texas
ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ^ĐŚůĞƐŝŶŐĞƌƐ EƵƌƐŝŶŐ ,ŽŵĞ Board of Directors, Appraisal District
ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ E W :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶͬKƌĂŶŐĞͬ,ĂƌĚŝŶ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
^ dZW >ĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ dƌŝͲ ŝƚLJ 'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ

ŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ

:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ :Žď dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ZĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŽŶĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ

:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ :ƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ :ƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ
:ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ WĂƚŚŽůŽŐŝƐƚͬDĞĚŝĐĂů džĂŵŝŶĞƌ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
^ d ^d Ͳ dĞůĞǀŝƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů DĞĞƟŶŐƐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
>ĂŵĂƌ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŽĂƌĚ
^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ d Z >ĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ

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Alberta Jones,
Unsung Hero

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6/7/2018 6:43:33 PM

Paul L. Jones,
Unsung Hero

WĂƵů >͘ :ŽŶĞƐ͕ Ă ƌĞƟƌĞĞ ŽĨ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ Θ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ Ͳ ϭϬϬ ůĂĐŬ
ŶƚĞƌŐLJͬ'ƵůĨ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ hƟůŝƟĞƐ DĞŶ ŽĨ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ
ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ ƵƉ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ďŽƚŚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ DĞŶƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ / ĞŶ͛Ɛ <ŝĚƐ
ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŽ DĂŶĂŐĞƌͬ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͘ DĞŶƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ >ĂŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ DW WƌŽŐƌĂŵ
,ŝƐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĨƌŽŵ ĞƉƵƚLJ sŽƚĞƌ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌ
ĞƚƌŽŝƚ ŽůŽƌĞĚ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů
ĞƚƌŽŝƚ dĞdžĂƐ͕ ĂŶ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ WƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ ŚĂŝƌ
ĞŐƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ >ĂŵĂƌ͕ ;ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ĞĂŶ͛Ɛ ůŝƐƚͿ͕ Ă ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ ŽĨ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ DŽƐƋƵŝƚŽ ŽŶƚƌŽů ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽĂƌĚ DĞŵďĞƌ
ƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ ʹ >ĂŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŶĚ ŚŝƐ &W ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ,ŽƵƐƚŽŶ͘ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ 'ŝƌů ^ĐŽƵƚƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ

WĂƵů ǁĂƐ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ďLJ dŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŐĞŶĐLJ͕ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ĞƐƚ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ^LJƐƚĞŵ ŝŶ dĞdžĂƐ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ
,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŽĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ĞƉĂƌƚ-
ŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ dĞdžĂƐ YƵĂůŝƚLJ tŽƌŬ &ŽƌĐĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ
YƵĂůŝƚLJ tŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ dĞdžĂƐ
ϭϵϵϬ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘ ,ŝƐ
ƚĞƐƟŵŽŶLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ >ĞŐŝƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƉĂƐƐ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ŝůů ZĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ tŚŽ͛Ɛ tŚŽ ŽĨ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ϳϳϮ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ Y͘t͘&͘W͘ ŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ
ŽŶ Ă ƉĂŶĞů ƚŽ ƌĞǀŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ DĂƐƚĞƌ WůĂŶ͘,Ğ ǁĂƐ Ă ŬĞLJ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌ
DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĨŽƌ
/^ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ďƵŝůĚ ƚĞŶ ;ϭϬͿ ŶĞǁ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐƚĂĚŝƵŵ /^ ĂƌĞĞƌ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĞƉƚ͘ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽƵŶĐŝů
ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ /^ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŽLJ ^ĐŽƵƚƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ
WĂƵů ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ
ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĂLJ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ďLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵ- WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ dŽĂƐƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐƚ͘ ϲϴ
ŽƵƐůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͘ WĂƵů ĂůƐŽ ĨĞĞůƐ
ǀĞƌLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJ ĂďŽƵƚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŽƌŝƚLJ ĐŚŝĞǀĞƌƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ůĞƐƐ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŚĞ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJƐ ŝŶ
ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĐŝǀŝĐ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ dĞĐŚ WƌĞƉ ŽŶƐŽƌƟƵŵ͕
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ;ƉĂƐƚ E WZ ^ EdͿ͗ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ

WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚͬ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ʹ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ƌĂŶĐŚ E W ĨƌŽŵ WƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ϮϬϬϬ

2012 to 2018 WƌŽŐƌĂŵ

ďĞŶĞnjĞƌ ĂƉƟƐƚ ŚƵƌĐŚ ʹ sŽƚĞƌƐ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ Θ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚ hƟůŝƟĞƐ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ 'ƌŽƵƉ
&ŝŶĂŶĐĞ ^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ
DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ hƟůŝƟĞƐ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽƵŶĐŝů
>ŝĨĞ dŝŵĞ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E W
WĂƵů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ͘ ,ŝƐ
DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ͞'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ŵĞ ƚŽ ďůĞƐƐ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘͟
/^ ;ϯϴϴ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ďŽŶĚͿ
,Ğ ŝƐ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ůďĞƌƚĂ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ
DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ ĨŽƌ /^ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ Ɛŝdž ;ϲͿ ŐƌĂŶĚƐŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ;ϰͿ
great granddaughters.
ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ʹ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ DƵƐĞƵŵ

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Unsung Hero

Zena Stephens is the elected ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ
^ŚĞƌŝī ŽĨ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ ƚŚĞ WŝŽŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ
,Ğƌ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ tŽŵĞŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ Η ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ KŶĞ
ďĞŐĂŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ĂƵƐĞ Ăƚ dŝŵĞ͟ ĂǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϭ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ƌĂŶĐŚ ŽĨ
WŽůŝĐĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ tŽŵĞŶ ŐĂǀĞ ŚĞƌ Ă
ƐŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ͞ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͟ ΗtŽŵĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ǁĂƌĚΗ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ ƐŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ
ŽĨ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϵ͘ /Ŷ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ WƌĞƐƐ ĐůƵď ĂǁĂƌĚ͘
ϭϵϵϲ ^ŚĞ ůĞŌ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ
WŽůŝĐĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŶƚ ĞŶĂ ŝƐ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŝŶŬƐ /ŶĐ͕͘ EĂƟŽŶĂů KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ůĂĐŬ >Ăǁ ŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ KĸĐĞƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ŚĞƌŝīƐ
ŽƵŶƚLJ ^ŚĞƌŝī͛Ɛ KĸĐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ ϭϭ ŽĨ ϭϳ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ dĞdžĂƐ ^ŚĞƌŝīƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ E W͘ ĞŶĂ
ĞƉƵƚLJ ŚŝĞĨ͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝĞĨ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵŝŶĂů :ƵƐƟĐĞ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŽĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ >ĂŵĂƌ
ŽĨ WŽůŝĐĞ Ăƚ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ sŝĞǁ Θ D hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘

ĞŶĂ ŝƐ Ă ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĞŶĂ ǁĂƐ ŶĂŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŚŝĞĨ Ăƚ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ sŝĞǁ Θ D
ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ďLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞŵĂůĞ DĂũŽƌ͕
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ Ϯϵ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞdžƚĞŶ- ĞƉƵƚLJ ŚŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ^ŚĞƌŝī͘ /Ŷ
ƐŝǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ^ŚĞƌŝī ŝŶ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ
ŚĂƐ ǀĞƌŝĮĂďůĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ďůĂĐŬ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ^ŚĞƌŝī ŝŶ dĞdžĂƐ͘
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƚƌŽů͕ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐ͕
ĐŽƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ĞŶĂ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽŶůLJ ƚǁŽ ďůĂĐŬ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ^ŚĞƌŝī͛Ɛ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘

ĞŶĂ ŚĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ďLJ
ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ďLJ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ
ŐĞƚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ͘ Ɛ Ă ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ ƐŚĞ
ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ŐŽŽĚ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ͘ ^ŚĞ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞ ,ĂƌǀĞLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽƵƌƚ ,ŽƵƐĞ
ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϮ͘

^ŝŶĐĞ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĞƌŝī ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŶ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŵĞŶƚĂů ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶĂů
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ŝŶŵĂƚĞƐ͕
ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ƚƌĂĸĐ ƵŶŝƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ƌŽĂĚƐ
ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ^ŚĞƌŝī͛Ɛ KĸĐĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͘

ĞŶĂ ŚĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŝƚ ŚĞƌ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ŚĞƌ ĚĞƉƵƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ
ĂŶĚ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘

ĞŶĂ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ Ă ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ ŽĨ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ WŽůŝƟĐĂů ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ
ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă DĂƐƚĞƌ WĞĂĐĞ KĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘

ĞŶĂ ŚĂƐ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ :ĞīĞƌƐŽŶ

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David E. Bernsen is a trial ϵ͘ EƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŚƵƌĐŚ DŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ
ĂƩŽƌŶĞLJ͕ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ϭϬ͘ ŚŝůĚ ďƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ &ŽƌĞŶƐŝĐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ϭϭ͘ ͘ ͘^͘
ůŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘
ŌĞƌ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŵĂŶLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ĨŽƌ ^ŝŶĐĞ ϭϵϳϴ͕ ĂǀŝĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ůŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ ĂƩŽƌŶĞLJ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝnjŝŶŐ ŝŶ
Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ůĞŐĂů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ŝŶũƵƌLJ ĂŶĚ Đŝǀŝů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĐĂƐĞƐ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĂƐ
ĮƌŵƐ ŚĞ ƉƌŽƵĚůLJ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ >ŝƟŐĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞĞŬ ďLJ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ >ĂǁLJĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ ϯ
dŚĞ ĞƌŶƐĞŶ >Ăǁ &ŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĚŽůůĂƌ ǀĞƌĚŝĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƐƚŽĚLJ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĐĂƐĞ ŽĨ ZŽďĞƌƚ
ϮϬϬϯ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ DŽŶƚĂŶŽ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ͗
ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ͕ ĂĚĞ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϭϬ͘
ϭ͘ ĞƐƚ ƩŽƌŶĞLJƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ʹ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ DĞŵďĞƌ
ĂǀŝĚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĮƌƐƚ >ĂŵĂƌ Ϯ͘ dŽƉ >ĂǁLJĞƌƐ ŽĨ dĞdžĂƐ͕ dĞdžĂƐ >ĂǁLJĞƌ ϮϬϭϳ
ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ;ŶŽǁ ϯ͘ >ĂǁLJĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶ͕ ϮϬϭϴ
dy KdͿ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ďLJ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ŶŶ ZŝĐŚĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ ϰ͘ DŝůůŝŽŶ ŽůůĂƌ ĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ &ŽƌƵŵ ʹ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ DĞŵďĞƌ
ϭϵϵϭ͘ ,Ğ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŽŶ dy Kd ĨƌŽŵ ϭϵϵϭͲϭϵϵϳ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ŚĂŝƌͲ ϱ͘ DƵůƟͲDŝůůŝŽŶ ŽůůĂƌ ĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ &ŽƌƵŵ ʹ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ DĞŵďĞƌ
ŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϵϵϯͲϭϵϵϳ͘ ĂǀŝĚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵͲ ϲ͘ ĞƐƚ >Ăǁ &ŝƌŵƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ʹ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ DĞŵďĞƌ
ŵĞŶƚĂů ǁŝƚŚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞ ĞǀĂĐƵĂƟŽŶ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ϳ͘ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ dŽƉ ϭϬϬ ƩŽƌŶĞLJƐ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ dĞdžĂƐ ʹ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ ĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ
ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ 'ƵůĨ ŽĂƐƚ͘ ϴ͘ dĞdžĂƐ ^ƵƉĞƌ >ĂǁLJĞƌƐ

/Ŷ ϭϵϵϴ͕ ĂǀŝĚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ >ĂŵĂƌ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ŝŶ ĂǀŝĚ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ͗
ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ͕ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ϰ͘ ,Ğ ǁƌŽƚĞ
ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ďŝůůƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ŝͿ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ϭ͘ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ ŝƟnjĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ͕ ϭϵϵϳ
/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ; ,/WͿ ;ĐŽͲĂƵƚŚŽƌͿ ĂŶĚ :ĂŵĞƐ LJƌĚ͕ :ƌ͘ ,ĂƚĞ Ϯ͘ :ƵůŝĞ ZŽŐĞƌƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ
ƌŝŵĞƐ Đƚ ; ŽͲĂƵƚŚŽƌͿ͘ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĞŶƚĂů ,ĞĂůƚŚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ϮϬϬϬ
ϯ͘ >ĂŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ůƵŵŶŝ͕ ϮϬϭϱ
ĂǀŝĚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝƐ Ă ĚƵƚLJ ĂŶĚ ϰ͘ ,Ăůů ŽĨ &ĂŵĞ͕ >ĂŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂƐĞďĂůů WůĂLJĞƌ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ϮϬϭϳ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŝƟnjĞŶ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂǀŝĚ ǁĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ͘ ,Ğ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ ŝŶĂŚ ŚĂǀĞ
ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ Ă ĐŽͲĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĂƌƟŶ ƚǁŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ĂĚĞ ĞƌŶƐĞŶ ĂŶĚ dĂLJůŽƌ DĐ^ƉĂĚĚĞŶ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ
>ƵƚŚĞƌ <ŝŶŐ :ƌ͘ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ 'ƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ dĞdžĂƐ͕ Ă ƉĂƐƚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮǀĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ,ĂƚĐŚĞůů͕ DŽŶƌŽĞ͕ ĂŶĚ tLJĂƩ
ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ͛Ɛ ^ĞĂŵĞŶ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ DĐ^ƉĂĚĚĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƉƉĞůů ĞƌŶƐĞŶ͘
ŽĨ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
>ĂŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂƐĞďĂůů WůĂLJĞƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘

,Ğ ŚĂƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗

ϭ͘ dŚĞ 'ŝŌ ŽĨ >ŝĨĞ
Ϯ͘ ϭϬϬ ůĂĐŬ DĞŶ ŽĨ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ
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Meet Leonard Pitts Jr.

Guest Speaker

“Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation.” —Tavis Smiley

In a career spanning more than 35 years, Leonard Pitts, Jr. has been a columnist, a college
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variably choose one word. He is a writer, period, author of one of the most popular news-
paper columns in the country and of a series of critically-acclaimed books, including his
latest, a novel called Freeman. And his lifelong devotion to the art and craft of words
has yielded stellar results, chief among them the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

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lation of over 300,000) in the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors’ Ninth Annual Writing Awards
competition. He is a three-time recipient of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Award of Excellence, and

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tional Headliners Award and a seven-time recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Award.

In 2001, he received the American Society of Newspaper Editors prestigious ASNE Award for Com-
mentary Writing and was named Feature of the Year - Columnist by Editor and Publisher magazine.
In 2002, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists awarded Pitts its inaugural Columnist of the
Year award. In 2002 and in 2009, GLAAD Media awarded Pitts the Outstanding Newspaper Colum-
nist award. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Old Dominion University.

Pitts’ work has made him an in-demand lecturer. He maintains a rigorous speaking schedule that has taken him
to colleges, civic groups and professional associations all over the country. He has also been invited to teach at
a number of prestigious institutions of higher learning, including Hampton University, Ohio University, the Uni-
versity of Maryland and Virginia Commonwealth University. In the fall of 2011, he was a visiting professor at
Princeton University, teaching a course in writing about race. In 2013, he taught at George Washington University.

Twice each week, millions of newspaper readers around the country seek out his rich and uncommonly reso-
nant voice. In a word, he connects with them. Nowhere was this demonstrated more forcefully than in the re-
sponse to his initial column on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Pitts’ column, “We’ll Go Forward From This Mo-

of 30,000 emails, and has since been set to music, reprinted in poster form, read on television by Regis Phil-
bin and quoted by Congressman Richard Gephardt as part of the Democratic Party’s weekly radio address.

His books have also been widely praised. Tavis Smiley called him “the most insightful and inspiring col-
umnist of his generation” in writing about Pitts’ 2009 collection of columns, Forward From This Mo-

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tion which challenges everything we thought we knew about how our nation dealt with its most stubborn stain.”
The acclaimed author and journalist Herb Boyd called it “a beguiling, cinematic love story.” The Washington Post
dubbed it “a uniquely American epic,” Essence pronounced it worthy of a Pulitzer Prize, and Sybil Wilkes, who
chairs “Sybil’s Book Club” on radio’s top-rated Tom Joyner Morning Show said simply, “I so love this story.”

Leonard Pitts was born and raised in Southern California. He was awarded a degree in English from the
University of Southern California at the age of 19, having entered school at 15 on a special honors pro-
gram. Since 1995, he has lived in Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC with his wife and family.

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