Back with her first Dallas-based show in two years, international couture designer Ese Grembowski of Ese Azenabor shows Dallas her newest collections at her brand new showroom in the design district. On the heels of designing couture bridal gowns for celebrities such as Da Brat, Judy Dupart and the wife of Grammy award singer and […]
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4x NBA World Champion John Salley Joins Sherry James on Zondra TV
Salley is one of only two players in NBA history to have won NBA championships across three decades. John’s passion for leading people to the power of crypto to create change inspired him to completely immerse himself in this new world, empowering artists, athletes, and more to claim ownership of their likeness by utilizing the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.
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Environmental Advocates and City Officials Hold Historic, Tense Dialogue
In West Dallas, the Singleton United/Unidos campaign continues to fight for the shuttering of a toxic air pollutant spewing asphalt shingle plant that sits immediately adjacent to residential homes through a process known as amortization. In Floral Farms, community advocates who once sued the city now reflect on the victorious removal of the illegal Shingle Mountain dumpsite as they continue to push for the acceptance of a neighborhood-led plan that would result in the full remediation of the site.
Posted inPreserved by Purpose, Spiritual
Preserved by Purpose: God’s Periods and Question Marks Â
By Shewanda Riley “Never put a question mark where God has put a period.” Years ago when I worked at a gospel radio station in San Antonio, we played a commercial for a funeral home that ended with this tagline. It made sense to me then and makes even more sense to me now as […]
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Major Exhibition Opens in San Francisco to Honor Martial Arts Legend Icon; Emphasizes to African Americans That ‘We Are Bruce Lee’ Too
Artist William Rhodes and a Dr. George Davis Senior Center Team Contributed Black Elements to Showcase the Multicultural Side of the Martial Arts Phenom San Francisco, CA – On Sunday, April 24th, a major exhibition opened in San Francisco at the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) honoring the iconic martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The […]
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White House Correspondents Association Honors and then Disses Black Press at Dinner
While honoring the two, the WHCA failed to acknowledge National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who inexplicably was seated in the back of the room out of the view of most attendees including family members of the honorees and President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. By […]
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America’s Teens in Crisis: Mental Health Disorders Now Biggest Concern
“The mental health of Black American youth “was in crisis long before COVID-19 devastated the world, but no national public health crisis was called.” By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Mental health disorders stand as a chief concern among American teenagers, according to researchers who said the pervasiveness of such illnesses […]
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The Afiya Center, Texas’ Only Reproductive Justice Group, Fights for Black Maternal Health
The Afiya Center, a reproductive justice organization founded and led by Black women in Texas, is hosting its 9th annual “Get Tested Grab A Bite” event on National HIV Testing Day and its Texas Black Women Rise Up Summit in May to raise awareness and provide resources for Black women in the community.
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Gardening is Gangsta with Que P!
Lil D chats with rapper & agricultural instructor, Quincy “Que P” Bradley. For Minority Health Month, we chat with Que P on the importance of sustainability farming and why people – especially in lower income communities – should invest in their health to take care of their families. He is also one of the main […]