A total of 100 teens from across the country descended on Walt Disney World in Orlando last week to take part in the 15th annual Disney Dreamers Academy with four of those teens hailing from North Texas. Maya Burns, McKinney High School (senior), Baani Sandhu UNT Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (junior), Elizabeth Mielke, […]
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Roland Parish Student Athlete of the Week: Keiontay Marsh
By Ebony Carrington of Oowee Sports Nation Team: Cougar Basketball Team Position(s): Point Guard Team #: 4 School: Bryan Adams High School Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore “Basketball is not for the weak, it’s for the strong, so if you made it this far keep pushing” is the motto that Bryan Adams High School point guard, […]
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Black Femicide: Why Are These Cases So Mishandled and Ignored?
Black women’s murders are happening at a rate of 4 per day according to the Guardian, but the media and law enforcement continue to lag behind when it comes to investigating these atrocities. What is femicide? How is it mishandled? On Dec. 12, 2021 according to the New York Times, 23 year old Lauren Smith-Fields […]
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Unoma Okorafor is Offering Herbal Goodness
Unoma Okorafor is offering organic alternatives to help fuel the body and the brain. Unoma Okorafor started her journey to building her brand Herbal Goodness in 2011 when she was pregnant with her third child. Okorafor was looking for the fruit that she had grown up with, specifically papaya which, according to Okorafor (and Parenting […]
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AboutThatCar.com: Hyundai Santa Cruz
By Frank S. Washington DETROIT, MI – Hyundai is pitching its Santa Cruz as a sports adventure vehicle. This is the deal. The Santa Cruz looks like a small pick-up truck, but it doesn’t have the capability of a truck. Thus, Hyundai decided not to pitch attributes that the Cruz doesn’t have. But it […]
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She Represents: Robin Griffin + Erica Robinson
Robin Griffin is a trained and educated loctician at Head Turners Hair Boutique in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She is known for educating clients on how to maintain a healthy scalp and locs throughout their loc journey. Robin specializes in starting locs, loc maintenance, repairs, root crochet, extensions, instant locs, interlocking and loc styling. She […]
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Nearly Two Years Later, DA Creuzot Still Pursuing Police Brutality Cases
By Steven Monacelli On May 30, 2020, thousands gathered in downtown Dallas for a protest in solidarity with hundreds of other protests across the country in response to the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. As the crowd concluded its second lap through the downtown area and arrived […]
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Bobby Sessions-The Manifestation of Music and The Law of Attraction
By Catrina Satterwhite We are witnessing beautiful times in Dallas right now musically. When you think of Texas and music by Black artists, sometimes people just don’t associate a music scene with Dallas even though we display some of the best concerts and musical performances. But, the Dallas music scene is rising quickly. One of […]
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The Business of Black Love: How It’s Been Commodified
By Brianna Patt How has seeing love through rose colored glasses hurt us and fueled business? Black love is a big business. From dating seminars taught by Kevin Samuels that teach you about how to conquer the dating world, how to find a “high value” partner. From coaches like these, your femininity as a black […]