The National Black United Front’s annual Sankofa Caravan to the Ancestors was disrupted by two white men who attempted to provoke a confrontation, but the police saw through their lie and arrested one of them, while the other left the beach.
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Posted inTexas Tribune
Political Stalemate Endangers Food Security for Vulnerable Texans
AJ Wark, a maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, is struggling to make ends meet after her food stamp account was cut off due to the government shutdown, leaving her and 3.5 million other Texans without access to SNAP benefits.
Posted inEducation
Government Shutdown Threatens Head Start Programs, Impacting 29% of Black Students
The government shutdown has caused Head Start, a federally funded program designed to help children from low-income households, to run out of money, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of Black pre-K children without access to meals, health screenings, and family support services.
Posted inPolitics
Public Outrage as Officials Celebrate While Workers Face Hardship
Amidst economic uncertainty and hardship for ordinary Americans, government leaders are celebrating holidays and indulging in luxuries, demonstrating a lack of empathy and compassion for those in need.
Posted inWord In Black
Navigating Uncertainty: Black Professionals Find Hope at AfroTech Conference
Black tech professionals are using the AfroTech Conference to stay adaptable and find new opportunities in the face of automation and layoffs, while also leveraging AI to their advantage.
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In Dallas, Pinky Cole Sparked the Conversation Every Black Woman in Business Needed to Hear
During National Entrepreneurs Month, Pinky Cole’s From Blueprint to Empire Dallas event brought together women in business to talk about faith, rebuilding, and resilience. The conversation reminded Black women entrepreneurs that failure is not final and that starting again is part of the journey.
Posted inWord In Black
Separate Finances Become More Common Among Married Couples
According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, a growing number of married couples are choosing to keep their finances separate, with 23% of couples in 2023 reporting no joint bank account, a significant increase from 15% in 1996.
Posted inWord In Black
Judge Rules in Favor of Using Emergency Funds to Support SNAP Program
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to tap into emergency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), just hours before the federal dollars were expected to run out, in response to a lawsuit from citizens and nonprofits over the USDA’s failure to use emergency funds to support SNAP during the shutdown.
Posted inOpinion
Proposition 3 is bad for bail; jail overcrowding and mental health crisis could worsen
Proposition 3, which would deny bail for certain violent felony charges, would further exacerbate overcrowding in Dallas County jails, disproportionately impacting low-income and predominantly Black and Latino communities, and not improve public safety or reduce recidivism.
Posted inWomen
“Start by Believing”: Inside The Archway’s Mission to Protect Survivors and Change Public Perception of Domestic Violence
The Archway is a state-designated domestic violence agency that provides support to survivors across North Texas, while also working to hold offenders accountable and reduce repeat violence through their Partner Abuse Intervention and Prevention Program.
