By Ben Jealous When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inOpinion
Preserved by Purpose: Confessions of the “Other” Woman
By Shewanda Riley I have a difficult confession to make. It’s difficult because I’ve been forced to look at a part of myself that for years I really didn’t like […]
Posted inCulture
The Undeniable Legend of Serena Williams
by Jess Washington, COO of Dallas Weekly Wearing a 6-layer dress symbolizing her 6 US Open titles, the world watched her last point against Tomljanovic in this year’s third round […]
Posted inCulture
The Undeniable Legend of Serena Williams
by Jess Washington, COO of Dallas Weekly Wearing a 6-layer dress symbolizing her 6 US Open titles, the world watched her last point against Tomljanovic in this year’s third round […]
Posted inBusiness
A Pathway for Black Wealth
Black businesses are an essential part of the economy. As one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy, Black businesses contribute an estimated $200 billion to the national economy annually. Research shows that entire […]
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 inHomepage
The Effect of School Shootings on Youth Populations
By Brahmani Tirumalaraju School shootings in the United States have rapidly increased and remain at an all time high from the past few decades. The impact of gun violence in […]
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 inThe Weekend
Vanna Collins Celebrates New product and more!
Have you seen Vanna Collins? Well if you think you haven’t, you’ve definitely seen her work. Braids By Vanna is her self-made home for both men and women for both […]
Posted inOpinion, Spiritual
Preserved by Purpose: TV Aunts and Why We Love Them
In last week’s column, I shared how some women consider being called an aunt a slur because of how it made them feel. Yet there are others like politician Maxine […]