By MyÃa Borland Howard University News Service Stacey Abrams shared her plans if elected as the Georgia governor this November and challenges facing Black voters during a Q&A session hosted […]
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New Report Finds Community College Fails to Create Equitable Outcomes for Black Students
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA More than one in three Black community college students are in poverty, and widespread inequality in community colleges deepened throughout the pandemic […]
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Proposed Street Name Change – Romine Ave. to Vestana Wollos Ave.
The City of Dallas has proposed a street rename change for a beloved matriarch and staple in the South Dallas community, Ms. Vestana Wollos. In 1912, Ms. Vestana Wollos was […]
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Group Purchases $6 million in Ads Targeting Greg Abbott
By Patrick Svitek A shadowy new group has purchased at least $6 million in TV ads ahead of the November election and is airing an ad that targets Gov. Greg […]
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Stephenetta (isis) Harmon on Creating Sadiaa’s First Black Beauty Room & Awards
By Cat Satterwhite When it comes to beauty standards, Black beauty hasn’t always been at the forefront, and in many ways, it still isn’t. You do have those like Iman, […]
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Stephenetta (Isis) Harmon on Creating Sadiaa’s First Black Beauty Room & Awards
By Cat Satterwhite When it comes to beauty standards, Black beauty hasn’t always been at the forefront, and in many ways, it still isn’t. You do have those like Iman, […]
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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 […]
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African American Leaders Speak Out on SCOTUS Roe Reversal
By Staff and Wire Report | Los Angeles Sentinel African American leaders across the nation largely condemned the U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued on June 24, overturning the federal abortion […]
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Vice President Harris Addresses NAACP Convention; Urges Black Voter Participation
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the NAACP convention in Atlantic City on Monday, July 18, declaring that freedom, liberty, […]
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Is Gen Z done with Democrats?
In light of the overturning of Roe V. Wade, and the subsequent backlash it has received from young progressive voters, its worth questioning if Gen Z has decided that they are done with the Democractic party.
