This month marks the August 28, 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where over a quarter million people gathered and heard my Uncle Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inClimate Justice, Community, Homepage, International, Local, Metro, National, Opinion, Texas, This Week
One Year Later, Wins for the Environment and the Economy
By Ben Jealous President Biden couldn’t have said it any more plainly when he said last week in Milwaukee, “When I think climate, I think jobs.” He was speaking the […]
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The Comeback Campaign of Kamala Harris
Harris has recently increased outreach to Black communities to bolster support for Democrats — but is the thrill gone? By Roger House Originally appeared in Word in Black In recent […]
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Stop Saying ‘I Am Not My Ancestors’
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Originally appeared in Word in Black The memes, the reenactments, the folding chair earrings! In the aftermath of the Alabama Brawl, Black America has had a lighthearted […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Education, Homepage, Local, Opinion, Women
Black Women in Philanthropy: A closer look inside the world of nonprofit
On June 16th, the Reconciliation and Restoration Foundation hosted dynamic women from across the DFW gathered for an afternoon to discuss navigating the nonprofit world, specifically as a Black woman. […]
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Climate Disaster is Destroying the Black Community
According to a study done by the Journal of the American Planning Association, impoverished neighborhoods tend to have a higher level of heat exposure caused by climate change. Environmental Racism […]
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NAACP to Miles: nix ‘libraries-to-school prison’ plan
By Aswad Walker of the Houston Defender Vocal members of the Black and Latinx communities made it perfectly clear that they see HISD Superintendent Mike Miles’ plan to eliminate librarians […]
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Champions are built in the off season
By Giani Clarkson Championships are built in the off-season. Well, the final school bell has rang for many students nationwide, and lockers were slammed closed one last time. Students will […]
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Preserved – Bank of Frank
In honor of Father’s Day, this week’s column is one I wrote a few years ago about the importance of Fathers and Father’s day. “I am not the Bank of […]
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Jordan Neely: From Michael Jackson Impersonator to Hashtag
Originally appeared in Word in Black by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Choked to death on the NYC subway by a white man, Neely’s death puts anti-Blackness and inequality in the spotlight. Remember […]
