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 […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inEducation
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 […]
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 […]
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It Should Be Easy for Black Teens to Take College Classes
By Maya Pottiger Originally appeared in Word in Black Earning college credit in high school is done through dual enrollment — and Black students have less opportunity to do it. […]
Posted inOpinion
What COVID-19 Taught Us?
By Jamala Rogers Originally appeared in Word in Black Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve learned a few things about America — and ourselves. March marked the third anniversary […]
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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 […]
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If Angel Reese Wasn’t a Black Woman, America Wouldn’t Be So Angry
By John Celestand Originally appeared in Word in Black NBA champ John Celestand says the conversation about Reese is “a trainwreck of misogyny and covert racism.” Having been raised in […]
