Matrice ellis kirk biography of martin
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Michelle Obama returned to Dallas on Thursday and kicked off the next season of the #Hearhere series at the Winspear musikdrama House, though it’s unclear how the rest of the årstid will be able to follow her.
From the moment Obama walked onto the stage in a flowy orange jumpsuit, she had the audience wrapped around her finger. She kept the conversation mostly focused on how the world is not yet inclusive enough for young black girls, and she spoke about how she keeps herself above the negativity.
The Winspear crowd was unmistakably diverse. There were people of all races and ages, including a group of girls who came from the second iteration of the AT&T Performing Arts Center's Young Women's Leadership Conference, the same conference where Obama had surprised attendees last year. Next to me, a woman named Pat Johnson said she hoped Obama would talk about the state of the world today. I have a feeling much of the audience was thinking the same.
Leading the conversation with Obama was
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Board Leadership
The State Fair of Texas Board of Directors consists of a long line of distinguished community leaders who have provided governance for the State Fair of Texas since it was originally chartered in
Bruce Sifford
Board Chair
Bruce Sifford has served on the volunteer board of directors for the State Fair of Texas for the past 20 years. In addition, Bruce currently serves as president of the Fair’s advisory board and chair of the finance and audit committee. He currently serves or has previously served on additional committees during his tenure with the Fair, including the Big Tex Scholarship Committee, Heritage Hall of Honor Committee, Long Range Livestock Facility Improvement Committee, Livestock Committee, and Development Cabinet, helping raise millions of dollars to support Texas youth.
Currently, Mr. Sifford serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Direct Retail Partners, with responsibility for the operation of the development, construction, and
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New Friends New Life Annual Luncheon
New Friends New Life will present its annual luncheon featuring Julia Ormond, a British Emmy Award-winning stage, bio, and television actress who has been fighting human trafficking since the s. Luncheon co-chairs are Katherine Wynne, Kristi Sherrill Hoyl and Melissa Sherrill Martin. Honorary co-chairs are Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Ambassador Ron Kirk.
Among her best-known film work, Ormond has starred in Legends of the Fall, Sabrina, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Che. On the small screen, Ormond received an Emmy® Award in for her role in the HBO movie Temple Grandin and one in as executive producer of Calling the Ghosts: A Story About Rape, War and Women. In she was nominated for an Emmy® for her recurring role on Mad Men. She can most recently be seen in her series regular role in The Walking Dead; World Beyond, and in the still-to-be-released Reminisce.
Offscreen, Ormond fryst vatten a longtime activist against human