By Ed Gray, Host of The Commish Radio Show, Human Rights Activist, and Human Rights PhD Candidate at Southern Methodist University Over the past few years, Judge Amber Givens of […]
Category: Editorials
Posted inCulture, Editorials, Opinion
Jubilee’s Dreamgirls & Access in Musical Theater
By Aaron Zilbermann Writer Elie Wiesel once said, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” Wiesel’s insight […]
Posted inEditorials, Education, Opinion
Supporting Special Education Scholars in College
By Dr. Giani Clarkson Can I tell you a secret? Alright…here I go. I always cry at high school graduations. Some people may cry at weddings or baby showers, but […]
Posted inEducation
Digital Equity
By Sean Reed It is worth commending local policymakers’ current efforts to solve our City’s digital divide, as there are still 120,000 Dallas residents that are without a broadband subscription […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion, This Week
The False Promise of Police
In a time where police incompetence seems to be more prevalent every day, there needs to be a discussion of how law enforcement was never meant to “protect and serve.” […]
Posted inBusiness, Culture, Editorials, Finance, Homepage, Lifestyle, National, National, Opinion, Politics
The Social Crisis, Black Folks and the Economy
By John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint It appears that we continue to live in Charles Dickens “A Tale of Two Cities”. He wrote these words: […]
Posted inCulture, Editorials, Health, Lifestyle, Opinion, The Edit, This Week
Toxic Positivity: When Is It too Much?
In a time where the world is seemingly falling apart more everyday, wallowing in how sad everything is or viewing things through rose colored glasses to protect your mental health could seem like attractive options. In times like this however, we have to learn to recognize when we are protecting our mental health and blinding ourselves with toxic positivity from the realities of the world.
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Rap & Misogyny: How Do We Reconcile Artists Actions with Their Work?
With figures like Kodak Black, Tory Lanez and Da Baby in the rap industry, there is a reminder that what you hear an artist’s songs is at times an uncomfortable misogynistic reality. As the music industry continues to progress and has conversations about these artists, we should question how we reconcile the way an artist speaks and at times behaves, with the work they have produced.
Posted inOpinion
Roe v Wade, Voter Suppression, and “We” The Voters
By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint The current uproar over the leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s anticipated Decision on Abortion Rights is […]
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The Site of Dallas’ Original Black High School, Erased from History, will now Become a Taxpayer-Subsidized Kroger
The Freedman’s Town, a vibrant community of freed slaves in Dallas, was destroyed by the construction of Central Expressway, but a children’s book and a memorial were created to ensure the community’s history would not be forgotten.
