By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I had surgery that quite frankly terrified me. The surgery was necessary, but I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t concerned as much about the surgery itself. After all, I’d be sedated and wouldn’t feel anything. What I was most concerned about was how I’d feel after the […]
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Conversations About Cancer Screening Should Be Priority This Holiday Season – It Can Save Your Life
By David Ford, Two-time cancer survivor, Senior Government Relations Manager at Southern California Edison, and member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Board of Directors The holidays are a time to gather with friends and family for food, fun, and great conversations. But imagine those conversations not going as planned and the joy […]
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Study Reveals ‘Crisis’ in New Police Training In America
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown Issued by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the report found that nearly half of the agencies responding to the survey agreed that spending on recruit training had increased over the past five years. A comprehensive new report asserted that American authorities have traditionally trained police officers on the […]
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What Really Happened to Shanquella Robinson?
Originally appeared in Defender Network New information is coming to light in a case that has garnered attention nationwide. A police report says Shanquella Robinson was alive when medical help first arrived at the villa where she was staying with a group of people last month in Cabo, Mexico. A Charlotte newspaper obtained the report, […]
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Artist Emmanuel Gillespie highlights historical moments through paintings and drawings
Scenes of trains, children and adults dancing during the Great Migration are the subject of a new art exhibition at Dallas-based Pencil on Paper Gallery. Emmanuel Gillespie’s Migration series looks at the period from 1910-1970 when African-Americans made the move from the south up north for fairer treatment, educational opportunities and better work. The series, […]
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Top Issues for Teachers and the Black Community in Texas
Teachers often have a thankless job. Classrooms can be overcrowded, they aren’t highly paid, and classroom safety issues plague schools all over the country [among other problems]. In fact, according to the Texas State Teachers Association [TSTA], there are several points of concern teachers have. Funding According to the TSTA, the top priority for teachers […]
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She Reps: Nneoma Uzoezie
Nneoma Uzoezie is a mother, a wife and an entrepreneur. For the past two years, she has worked hard to bring her vision of a safe, organic and clean skincare product line to fruition. At the height of the pandemic, Nneoma founded Unaltered Skincare in Dallas, Texas back in 2020. She credits prayer, guidance from […]
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Witherite Law Group Partners with K104 & Fiesta to Give Back
By Brianna Patt On Nov. 18, Witherite Law Group and Dallas radio station K104 provided 1,000 free turkeys to community members as one of their many efforts to give back to the south Dallas community. The event began at 10 am, with a long line wrapping around Fiesta Mart, with a steady stream continuing throughout […]
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Non-Profit, Gradient Learning Creates a Tool to Build Connection For Students K-12
By Catrina Satterwhite During the pandemic, connecting with people was quite the task whether it was family, friends, or colleagues. This also affected students. Many K-12 students had to learn to adjust to virtual lessons at home which left some students feeling out of the loop with their teachers. Of course, things are much better […]
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“She Blinded Them with Science” New Exhibit by Andrea Tosten
Dallas – The South Dallas Cultural Center’s new exhibit, “She Blinded Them with Science” by Andrea Tosten will open on Dec 2, 2022. The exhibit is a body of work using text and pattern to explore social constructs, binary thinking, and the nature of existence. Andrea Tosten’s works on paper incorporate the processes of hand-lettering, […]
