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Former Police Chief
David O. Brown on
2026 Bond
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"Of Course"
Jared Larson
TD Securities
New York, NY
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North Texas Faith Leaders Mobilize to Encourage Voter Participation
By Tashara Parker
| | For Black Voters, Climate Action Means Little Without Relief From Rising Costs | | |
IAdam Mahoney
Captal B News
https://capitalbnews.org/
Concerns about utility bills, data centers, and pollution show why Black Americans want action from elected officials. For Elijah Lee, protecting the environment has always been about what’s happening close to home. He grew up in a predominantly Black, low-income community in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and went to school next to a paper mill that filled the air with pollution. He always wondered why it seemed like the only employment option for people in town. Now, as data centers expand in Virginia, where he moved as a teenager, he fears the political promises of data center-driven economic growth won’t reach him or his generation.
| | Judge: Atmos must provide records in Oak Cliff explosion case | | |
By Sue Ambrose
Dallas Morning News
https://www.dallasnews.com/
Records related to almost 3,000 line strikes of mismarked lines have to be turned over to victims’ attorneys.The plaintiff’s attorney stood before the judge and recited the statistic: In 2 ½ years, gas lines had been struck 2,965 times after the defendant in the case, Dallas-based Atmos Energy, had made a mistake marking them. The strikes had all happened in the company’s Mid-Tex division, which covers the D-FW area and portions of Central Texas. County Court at Law Judge Melissa Bellan stopped the attorney.
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BlackTOP hosts “People on the Merits,” a Community Conversation on Justice and the Death Penalty in Tarrant County | Tarrant County residents gather in Fort Worth to discuss the death penalty and what’s at stake on the ballot WHAT: BlackTOP, the Black voter engagement program of the Texas Organizing Project, hosts People on the Merits: Justice on the Tarrant County Ballot. Fort Worth City Councilwoman Deborah Peoples and civil rights attorney Lee Merritt will join Tarrant County residents for a conversation on the death penalty, prosecutorial power, and justice in Tarrant County. District attorneys decide which criminal cases move forward and whether to seek the death penalty. | |
Do you care about supporting grandparents who are raising their grandchildren? Improving intergenerational communication? Reside in or around Dallas, TX?
In 2 days, come out and join Sheila Bailey Ministries and Lore Labs on October 24, 2026 as we present 2 events supporting our Grammies Ministry and the greater community: Grammies Winter Coat Drive and Lore Labs Intergenerational Panel and Community Watch party.
Grammies Winter Coat Drive is 9 am to 2 pm and the Community Watch Party is from 11 am to 2 pm.
Whether you're a grandparent, a friend, a supporter, or simply someone who cares about strengthening families, we'd love to see you there! Come out, be blessed, and be a blessing!
Grammies @ Sheila B. Ministries
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National Black Man Voter Day initiative seeks to mobilize
100,000 Black men during early voting
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It’s been five weeks since national organizing calls began as leaders of the NAACP, the National Urban League (NUL), and other nonpartisan organizations pledged to encourage thousands of Black men to vote early in the 2026 midterm elections. Now, with fewer than two weeks remaining before Election Day on Nov. 3, a coalition of leading civil rights, civic, Black Greek, and community organizations have seen the fruits of their labor. A nationwide Week of Action will culminate in the inaugural National Black Man Voter Day on Oct. 24. According to NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson the goal is to mobilize 100,000 Black men to exercise their constitutional right before Election Day, using the various options available in their respective states or districts.
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Dallas County hosts “Big D Cotton: Without Us, America 250 Years” Exhibition honoring African American Cotton Pickers
Free public exhibition runs October 26–30 at the Dallas County Records Building
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DALLAS, Texas --- On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in a resolution sponsored by Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court proclaimed the fourth Monday in October as African American Cotton Pickers Day, also known as “Cotton Monday,” and presented the resolution to Professor Clarence Bradford Glover Jr. In recognition of this history, Judge Jenkins invites the public to attend Professor Glover’s exhibition, Big D Cotton: Without Us, America 250 Years, on display October 26–30 in the lobby at the main entrance of the Dallas County Records Building, 500 Elm St., Dallas, Texas 75202. Admission is free.
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From convocation, to protests to reuniting with long-time friends
HOMECOMING FAMU HOMECOMING - is everything
| | | | My Truth: 50 years of memories - the HBCU experience | | | |
By Valder Beebe
Texas Metro News
https://texasmetronews.com
As a broadcaster and storyteller, I’ve spent years sharing trusted information with my audience. Today, I’m bringing that same commitment to the estimated 72 million Baby Boomers, Americans born between 1946 and 1964 and now ranging in age from 62 to 80, providing information that helps them and their loved ones navigate the challenges and opportunities of aging well.
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By Cheryl Smith
Texas Metro News
https://texasmetronews.com
This week I am returning to Florida A&M University for Homecoming, and it’s hard to believe that 50 years ago, in the fall of 1976, I first walked on the campus as an eager college freshman. I had no clue what to expect or what my next step would be. I just knew I wanted to be a journalist, and I would get my degree from this great institution.
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Read More SHOW: October 29, 2026, starting at 4p PDT/ 6p CDT/7p EDT, listeners or watchers can chime in live, donate to the cause, and watch it live online at the Black Headline News website, listen via BHN web radio, or watch it live on CTV platforms Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV.
| | NOLAN WELLS - Lest we forget! | | Her words brought tears to my eyes. I pray that the families of Nolan Wells, Daniel Erving and Tyler Smith receive justice. | | |
Justice For Nolan Wells. Who Investigates Deaths on Horn Island
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NOLAN WELLS Wasn't DRINKING
| | ICE Detains People in Secret. The Marshall Project is suing to make it Public. | |
By Dave Mann
The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/
Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, federal immigration agents have secretly detained people — cutting them off from lawyers and family — for hours, days and, in some cases, weeks, according to numerous media reports.A man vanished for five days last December while Immigration and Customs Enforcement shuttled him through detention camps around the country, as The Marshall Project previously reported. By the time his family learned where he was, he’d been deported to Somalia.
| |  | Trump mistakenly celebrates ‘highest’ Black poverty rate while touting his economy | |
By Gerren Keith Gaynor
The Grio
https://thegrio.com/
President Donald Trump made a noticeable slip during a recent campaign rally, in which he celebrated the poverty rate among African Americans. While trying to make the case to voters that his policies are having a positive impact on the U.S. economy in Wichita, Kansas, Trump declared, “We have the most jobs. We have the best numbers. By the way, your 401k is the highest ever, the stock market, the highest ever.” The president continued, “African American poverty, Hispanic American poverty.
| | Edward Waters University Secures $25M for $33M Campus Expansion | | |
Edward Waters University has secured a $25 million, 30-year loan to help fund more than $33 million in campus improvements, including its first newly constructed residence hall since 1982. The Jacksonville-based HBCU closed the transaction September 10 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program. Rice Capital Access Program, a subsidiary of Black-owned Rice Financial Products Company, serves as the program’s Designated Bonding Authority, working with participating institutions to arrange financing for campus construction, renovation, and other capital needs.
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Fall and Summer
Registration Open
for All Students
Find flexible class options to fit your schedule
www.dallascollege.edu
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Submit your college or career readiness question to successcoaching@fnsconsultingservices.com for a chance to be featured in an upcoming Make It Make Sense with Doc Shep column.
| | ‘Nothing To Do With Me’: Trump Denies Role in Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home | | | |
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Jadyn Decuir
Howard University
| | Erica Smith Buchanan is the Chief Executive Officer of Violet Vision International. She has almost 20 years of service at CADENCE of Cadiana Inc and she served as Director for Texas America World Adoption. | | | |
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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| | | Shon Davis has been named the new Chief of Police for the Tomball Police Department, making him the department's first Black police chief. | | |
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| If someone hates you and wants to see you sad, there are only three reasons | | | | |
October 24, 1994
President William Jefferson Clinton honored Dorothy Porter Wesley, a pioneering historian, librarian, and scholar, with the Charles Frankel Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The prestigious recognition celebrated her lifelong commitment to preserving and documenting Black history and contributions.
| | | | 120+ Weight Loss: “Be Better than your Best Excuse” | | |
By Derrick Lane
BlackDoctor
https://blackdoctor.org/
We receive so many different feature requests each week, but this one stood out. Just imagine playing in the sport that you love only to be taken out by an injury that not only changes the course of your life but also changes what you look like. That’s exactly what happened to Robby. Back when he was in high school, Robert Browne lived and breathed football—and was good enough to earn a college scholarship for it. But he fractured his knee toward the end of his junior year, which required several surgeries just to repair the damage.
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Charles Chaffin Jr. passed away on October 12, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on April 24, 1963, Charles will be remembered as a loving, caring, and happy man whose life was deeply centered on family. Those who knew Charles knew the warmth he brought to others. His loving nature, caring spirit, and joyful presence left a lasting impression on the people around him.
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DAILY REMEMBRANCE
Grief has colored my world. Such stark contrasts between the then and now.
How bland the white days when I can't see what is before me.
In a fog of non-distinctiveness.
No form or fashion to my existence on these days, and yet, I see light.
Something bright and warm beckoning me.
The dark days of color bring with them such darkness
that I can't venture out.
I stay still, sometimes unable to even speak.
Wrapping myself within myself.
Going round and round and round.
Seeing burst of red through the spinning.
Marking my journey before and after.
Marking my journey round and round in what seems
a senseless rotation.
Marking my journey from then to now.
LaJuana and Patricia Barton
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