By Bryson “Boom” Paul As part of his three-night stand-up residency at the Addison Improv last weekend, famouscomedian Lil Rel Howery escaped the current Hollywood strike. “Hollywood is going crazy […]
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Women’s suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment
By Eliza Siegel Open an American history textbook from the last 50 years to the women’s suffrage chapter, and you will likely find a summary that places Susan B. Anthony […]
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She Reps: Jessica Glaspie
Jessica Glaspie is the author of “Life, Love, and HIV: A Memoir” which speaks to her contracting HIV in 2009. Glaspie was born in Zion, IL and is the mother […]
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Sha’Carri Richardson Returns with 100 meter Victory
American sprinter and Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson continues to prove the doubters wrong U.S. sprinter Sha’carri Richardson declared to the world that “I’m here, I told y’all” and the mantra […]
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Merge Media Academy welcomes its first student as early enrollment begins for its inaugural 10-month digital media program
Merge Media Academy, the leading institution for digital arts and new media education, is thrilled to announce that the first student has enrolled in their trailblazing 10-month Online Digital Media […]
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The Good Common Sense to Believe What My “Uncle M. L.” Taught Me
This month marks the August 28, 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where over a quarter million people gathered and heard my Uncle Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
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Auto buying tips from Renée Horne, Chase Auto
Brought to you by JPMorgan Chase Car Buying in 2023 – How to Prepare For decades, most people followed a simple formula when they were ready to purchase a newvehicle. […]
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Dangers and Deaths Around Black Pregnancies Seen as a ‘Completely Preventable’ Health Crisis
By Kaiser Health News Service Studies show that high rates of Black fetal and infant deaths are largely preventable — and part of systemic failures that contribute to disproportionately high […]
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Preserved by Purpose: The Residue of Rage
“Lift Every Chair and Swing.” “Aquamayne” and “Fade in the Water.” These were some of the top trending social media topics just a couple of weeks ago. Like […]
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City of Dallas fails to protect character of La Bajada neighborhood
By Michaela Rush, Report for America Corps Member Dallas Free Press “Progress through pain” is how activist Maria Lozada Garcia describes the process of protecting her native West Dallas neighborhood, […]