Attorney General Ken Paxton, on behalf of the state, sued the Biden administration on Friday over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The federal requirement, which is set to take effect Dec. 8, calls on all federal workers and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Texas lawsuit comes after similar suits filed by Florida and Georgia, […]
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Overturning Roe Could Mean Women Seeking Abortions Have to Travel Hundreds of Miles
(CNN) — A Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade could bring abortion bans to as many as half the states in the country already poised to prohibit the procedure. Such a move would also have knock-on effects on the primarily blue states that would maintain access to abortion. A Roe v. Wade reversal — and […]
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The Texas GOP and the Impact of a Re-Drawn Map
By Brianna Patt With the news of a new proposal map being drawn up — which is believed to exclude Black and Brown communities and offer more power to rural, White ones — many are asking just how overt the changes will be. Texas’ specific history with gerrymandering began back in 2003 when the then […]
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Rewind: Sweet Tooth Hotel Opens Nostalgic New Location
In 2017, Jencey Keeton came up with the idea for a one-of-a-kind interactive art venue with a sugar-coated twist. A year later, she opened the very first Sweet Tooth Hotel location in Dallas along with her husband, Cole. Since then, they have opened several new pop-up locations — including one in Fort Worth where the […]
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Dave Chappelle’s Transphobic Comments Spark Controversy
Words By Steven Monacelli Dave Chappelle cemented his name in comedy over a decade and a half ago with his television hit, The Chappelle Show, which made waves for its satirical skits that touched on everything from racism to Rick James. By the end of the third year of the show, Chappelle had been dubbed […]
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Mayor Eric Johnson: A Timeline of Social Media Silence
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Save the Boobs and the Pecs: Breast Cancer Awareness for Men
Words By Alicia Wilson Every year in October, we always scream “Save the boobs!” You see pink everywhere and those funny little buttons about boobs. It is truly a month for women to come together and support each other, and that is incredible. But, I have to ask you this question. Why do we not […]
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Black Councilmembers Save Funding for COVID-19 Awareness Campaigns
Words By Steven Monacelli As the COVID-19 delta variant continues to drive high case numbers and hospitalization rates across North Texas, Dallas City Council has decided to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund multicultural advertising campaigns to promote COVID-19 awareness in newspapers like The Dallas Weekly. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news […]
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Texans Are Fighting Voter Restriction, but Will They Win?
Words By Brianna Patt The lawsuits being levied against Texas Governor Greg Abbott may not be going in the direction you think. On Sept. 7, Abbott signed Senate Bill 1, a bill that has been critiqued for the restrictions it places on Black, Brown and disabled voters with limits on the ability of poll place […]
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The Black Hair Experience: A Hair Dream Come True
By Alicia Wilson Ladies and gentleman, I am a hair creep! A hair creep is someone that loves to do research and gossip about hair. A person that enjoys everything about the hair industry and learning more about it everyday. The Black Hair Experience brought the true hair creep out of me, making my hair […]
