The City of Dallas invested nearly $3 million of taxpayers’ dollars into this southern Dallas grocery store, but it has sat vacant for nearly a year.
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Biden, Harris Blame Trump for Jan. 6 Attacks, Says America Must Move Forward
In his most passionate and direct blitz against Trump, President Biden accused the former President of orchestrating the deadly attack that left five officers dead in its wake.
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The Life and Works of Sidney Poitier: A Man Who Broke Barriers
With the unfortunate passing of activist, actor and director Sidney Poitier (as reported by NBC news), it’s important that we remember how big of a mark he left in not […]
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The Legacy of MLK: How Its Been Whitewashed
Has the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. been skewed from the reality of who the activist was? In 2016, the Washington Post reported that then -Atlanta Mayor Kasim […]
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Twitter Finally Shuts Down Account of Racist Congresswoman from Georgia
Greene has repeatedly been the instigator of derisive rhetoric and blatantly false information. She once referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as a member of the “Jihad Squad.” Before her election to Congress, Greene visited the Washington, D.C. office of New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and harassed her staff who then summoned the U.S. Capitol Police.
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The Capitol Hill Riots: A Retrospect
In the wake of the Capitol Hill Riots anniversary, what impact have these events had and what more can we expect to take place? January 6th and the Fallout On […]
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Trucking Owner Says Opportunity Exists for Minority Millennials to Solve the Driver Shortage Issue
Byline: Clarissa Loren In March of 2020, the world was dealt a major blow with the arrival and spread of Covid-19. It felt like a gut punch to those of […]
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Outspoken Democratic Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Puts on Blast the ‘Sexual Frustrations’ of Republicans
Byline Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis missing in action, some Republican-supporting mainstream media outlets have turned their ire against one of their […]
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Boosters for Ages 12 to 15
Byline: Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The agency announced in a news release that they also would shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination […]
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Scholarships Awarded in Honor of Activist Opal Lee
By Steven Monacelli
Shortly after Juneteenth was officially declared a national holiday last year, nearly 40 African American women’s organizations across Tarrant County banded together to hold an award ceremony honoring the efforts of Ms. Opal Lee, an educator and leading activist in the movement to nationally recognize Juneteenth — the celebration that marks the day when slaves in Texas finally learned they had been declared free two years earlier. Dozens of community leaders gathered on July 18 to honor Ms. Lee, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Marc Veasey. The outpouring of monetary support for the event was so overwhelming that several thousand dollars were able to be set aside for a scholarship fund in Ms. Lee’s name.
