To celebrate, Braum’s will be serving single-dip ice cream and small frozen yogurt cones for $1.30. The double-dip ice cream and large frozen yogurt cones will be on sale for $1.89. These great deals are available on National Ice Cream Day – July 16
Author Archives: Patrick Washington
Posted inBusiness
Dallas Startups Selected for Startup Black and Latino Founders Fund
Google for Startups today announced the recipients of its fourth Google for Startups Black Founders Fund and second Latino Founders Fund, which respectively provide promising Black and Latino-led startups non-equity cash awards to help fuel their businesses. Three Dallas-based founders are among the recipients, including six in Texas, which amount to $900,000 invested in Texas startups.
Posted inNational
Department of Justice Reportedly Preparing 30 to 45 New Federal Charges Against Donald Trump
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly making significant progress in its investigation into former President Donald Trump and his associates, with […]
Posted inSports
Legendary NFL, Movie Star and Activist Jim Brown Dies at 87
“Brown wasted little time adjusting to the new competition, leading the league in rushing yards with 942 on his way to capturing the league’s Rookie of the Year honors,” his biographers wrote.
“Over the next seven seasons, Brown became the standard-bearer for all NFL running backs,” Brown’s biographers continued.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Editorials, Finance, Health, Homepage, Lifestyle, Local, Local, Metro, Opinion, Real Estate, This Week
Why Is The Old Dallas Weekly Building Surrounded By Shit?
I just noticed a little more damage than usual and decided to pull over and just check it out. As I walked towards the front along side the MLK mural […]
Posted inEducation, National, Opinion, Politics
Will Your Child be Killed at School Today?
My Day by Dr. J. Ester Davis ….. or how long will it be before the number in gun violence deaths include your child? Will your beautiful grandchild, who brighten […]
Posted inCulture
Can Black Men Ever Really Win in Hollywood?
Originally appeared in Word in Black, By Patrick Washington One year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, “so-called Black Hollywood is more like the Black Student Union […]
Posted inThis Week
Report Reveals ‘A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to new Sentencing Project research, diverting youth from juvenile court involvement should be a central focus in reducing racial […]
Posted inHomepage
Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings
BY SNEHA DEY, The Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age to […]
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Redistricting is Voter Suppression Too
By Ben Jealous When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at […]
