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Federal Regulators Approve Pfizer Vaccine for Children; Ages 5 to 11 Immediately Eligible for Shots

Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive vaccination against COVID-19. On Tuesday, November 2, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on a recommendation from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Dr. Walensky’s authorization allows healthcare providers, pharmacies, and clinicians to commence coronavirus vaccine shots to children ages […]

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Texas Governor Calls Books ‘Pornography’ in Latest Effort to Remove LGBTQ Titles from School Libraries

(CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, called on the state’s school boards to remove books he described as “pornography,” a move that comes after at least two state lawmakers have asked officials to investigate books in schools. Abbot’s letter, sent to the Texas Association of School Boards on Monday, did not cite a specific book […]

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration over new COVID-19 Vaccination Rules for big Businesses

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Friday over new federal COVID-19 vaccine rules announced the day before, which order big businesses to mandate vaccination against the virus among their employees by Jan. 4 or require regular testing. The new federal rules preempt state and local laws, including part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide […]

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DW Taps Into The BLACK Black Market with this year’s “Best of Black Dallas” Campaign 

DALLAS, November 2, 2021 – Following the phenomenal success of their award-winning inaugural Best of Black Dallas competition in 2020, The Dallas Weekly is back again this year with a bigger, more ambitious campaign.  Life during the COVID pandemic forced Americans to become far more reliant on virtual options. Businesses responded, generating an astounding $849.5 […]

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She Represents: Reagan Martin

Reagan Martin, affectionately known as Poetryteacher is a mother, teacher and poet from Lake Charles, Louisiana. By way of Dallas, she has saturated the art and poetry scene while being named one of the city’s Independent RAW Artists. She has participated in some of the nation’s top slam competitions including Women of the World and […]

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