By Ebony Carrington of Oowee Sports Nation Position(s): Cornerback Team: Mesquite Mustangs – Mesquite D1 LeaguePlayer #: 10 School: Florence Elementary School (Mesquite, TX) Grade: Third grade Speed. Agility. Strength. Adaptability. These are a few of the characteristics a football cornerback should possess in order to achieve maximum potential. Third grader Dalone Holloman Jr. (8) […]
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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 January 6, 2021, at 10:58 am, members of right-wing militia organization The Proud Boys were first seen heading towards Capitol Hill to support former U.S. […]
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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 us in the U.S. As many became sick and the death toll began to rise, life as we know it came to a screeching halt. […]
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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 favorite targets – New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. On December 30, 2020, the congresswoman was photographed in Miami Beach having a cocktail with a […]
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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 of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months. The FDA said it would allow for a third primary series […]
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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.
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Roland Parish Student Athlete of the Week: Cortlandt “CJ” Kidd Jr.
By Ebony Carrington of Oowee Sports Nation Position(s): Defensive Tackle Team: South Oak Cliff High School Football Player #: 99 Grade: Junior A sea of faces decorated the stands of AT&T Stadium in Arlington on December 18, where Dallas’ South Oak Cliff faced off against Austin’s Liberty Hill and claimed the UIL Class 5A Division […]
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Jasmine Crockett Hopes Fighting for all Texans leads to Congressional Seat
By Tyler Carter
Freshman state house representative Jasmine Crockett may be young in politics, but her verve is igniting voters who want to see a more progressive movement embody the political arena in Texas.
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OP-ED: Over A Century Later, Dallas’ ‘Strange Fruit’ Yields Single Crop
By Tyler Carter
Close your eyes and listen to Billie Holiday sing ‘Strange Fruit.’ Really listen. Holiday’s accentuation of “fruit” and “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” paints vivid imagery in the mind and places you at the center of an event our ancestors are far too familiar with.
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Dallas Residents Push Back Against Unchecked Spread of Dollar Stores
By Catrina Satterwhite
With the New Year approaching, here come the resolutions. A popular resolution is of course getting our health and eating habits in order. But, what if you couldn’t entertain this type of resolution for the new year even if you wanted to?
