By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When President Joe Biden took the podium for the annual State of the Union Address, it marked the first time […]
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Four North Texas ‘Dreamers’ attend, graduate from Disney Dreamers Academy
A total of 100 teens from across the country descended on Walt Disney World in Orlando last week to take part in the 15th annual Disney Dreamers Academy with four […]
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Eddie Bernice Johnson: Making History In Dallas For Fifty Years
After serving the people and making history for fifty years, Eddie Bernice Johnson is ready to pass the torch. Eddie Bernice Johnson, entered politics after 16 years of working as […]
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She Represents: Keyondra Lockett
Keyondra Lockett is a soulful inspirational artist with a Fervor for Kingdom building. Keyondra is one of the original members of gospel group Zie’l and shares the accomplishment of 2x […]
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Jasmine Crockett: Making History A Term At A Time
For her, getting the approval and support from the people rather than through any backroom deals. She stated that she was chosen by the people and obtained her position by going out and speaking with the constituents. Not only that, but, as she stated, she has the tangible record to prove and back her political record.Â
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Tributes Continue to Pour in For Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst
Kryst, who won the 2019 Miss USA pageant and worked as a correspondent for the entertainment news television show “Extra,” reportedly committed suicide on January 30.
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Judge Sides With Ahmaud Arbery’s Family, Denies Plea Deal for McMichael
US District Judge Lisa G. Wood rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on federal hate crime charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
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FBI Announces Investigation into Bomb Threats against HBCUs
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, joined other groups and individuals in welcoming the FBI’s hate crime investigation into bomb threats targeting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the identification of six persons of interest in connection with the case.
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5 Tips to Help Preschoolers with Special Needs During the Pandemic
For young children in particular, parents report that opportunities for both academic and social emotional growth were lacking during the pandemic.
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Black History Month Opens with More than a Dozen Bomb Threats at HBCUs
More than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats on Tuesday, February 1.