Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of participants in the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. Members of the group are holding up peace signs and smiling.

Photograph of participants playing the clarinet during the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. The students are sitting in three rows in a music practice room.

Photograph of a man speaking to participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. The man is standing on stage in Voertman Hall, facing the students, who are sitting in two rows across from him.

Photograph of participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, performing at Voertman Hall. The students are sitting on stage in three rows, playing their instruments.

Photograph of Kameron Gaskin (front left) and Drew Shillinglaw (front right) performing with other participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, at Voertman Hall. Gaskin and Shillinglaw are sitting side by side, playing the clarinet.

Photograph of two participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, at Voertman Hall. The students are sitting side by side on stage, looking at the camera and smiling. The girl on the right is holding a clarinet.

Photograph of participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, performing at Voertman Hall. One student is looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of four participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. The students are sitting side by side outside of the College of Music building and smiling.

Photograph of four participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, with UNT clarinet faculty member Deborah Fabian (right). Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of four participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, with UNT clarinet faculty member Daryl Coad (center). Members of the group are standing side by side and smiling.

Photograph of participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. Members of the group are standing in three rows and smiling.

Photograph of participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas. Individuals are crowded around one young man in the center of the group with their arms extended toward him.

Photograph of University of North Texas clarinet faculty members (l-r) John Scott, Kimberly Cole Luevano, Daryl Coad, and Deborah Fabian taken during the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the university. Members of the group are sitting side by side and smiling.

Photograph of four participants of the 2016 ClarEssentials camp, a workshop for high school clarinetists and bass clarinetists held by the University of North Texas, with UNT clarinet faculty member Kimberly Cole Luevano (center). Members of the group are sitting side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

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Mena discussed his family history, trajectory from Florida to New York to Beaumont, TX, and his rough upbringing (gangs, discrimination), and other topics.

Elwin Lee was born in Virgina and was raised in Third Ward, a historic African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. He talks about segregation in Houston, the vibrancy of Third Ward, and the Texas Southern University "riot." Lee also discusses how he went to Yale Law School and returned to Houston to become the first African American tenured at the University of Houston Law School. After serving as the director of African American Studies for a couple of years and reviving the program, Lee built upon the student and community relationships he developed at the time to serve as the Vice President of Student Affairs. He discusses how he is currently involved in efforts to bridge the university and Third Ward by figuring out how the school can assist education, health, and economic empowerment.

Priscilla Graham was born in Georgia in 1968. During her childhood, schools were integrated in Georgia, where she experiences protection from both Black and White teachers. Ms. Graham joined the military where she experiences sexism. She attends TSU where she received her degree in accounting. In Houston, Ms. Graham becomes involved at the YMCA across Harris County, working at several branches. She became the executive director of the Houston Texans YMCA in Sunnyside. Ms. Graham has also been involved in the preservation of African American history in Houston, in particularly Freedman's Town. She discusses the different efforts, past and present, to preserve one of the most historic African American neighborhoods in the city.

Iris Lawrence was born and raised in the North Heights neighborhood of Amarillo, Texas. She attended African American universities, including Howard University, and earned a master’s degree in English. While in college, Lawrence also participated in attempting to integrate Amarillo while on school breaks. Upon returning to Amarillo after living in various places like Austin, Texas, Lawrence worked for the state’s comptrollers office and served as the president of the NAACP.

Alphonso Vaughn was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. He lived through the integration of local schools as a high school student. From Amarillo, he entered the military and then attending the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas. Upon his return to Amarillo, Vaughn helped start the city’s Juneteenth Celebration along with various civil rights and cultural organizations. He served five, two year terms as president of Amarillo’s NAACP. Since then, he has served as a Potter County Commissioner.

Claudia Stravato was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She attended a mostly Mexican American high school in Downtown Dallas and then graduate with a BA and MA in political science from West Texas A&M University (then West Texas State University). She has been a lifelong advocate for voting rights and women’s health rights. She served as CEO of the Amarillo Planned Parenthood from 1999 to 2009. She has worked in numerous political campaigns at the state and local levels and various government agencies.

Photograph of a group of students on stage at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute, taken from the left side of the stage. Students can be seen sitting and standing on a stair structure on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. Two students are holding brooms. On the right side of the photograph, students are playing jump rope. Curtis King can be seen among others on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left and pointing with both hands.

Photograph of a practice scene from the musical, "Tina - Against All Odds," during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A group of young women are lined up on stage and appear to be dancing. The girl in the center of the group is holding a microphone in her right hand. A young man is standing to the right of the girls, playing a guitar. Four more men can be seen on a staircase structure behind them, also holding guitars. In the background at the top of the set structure, another group of girls are dancing in a row.