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Not a Lovely Matter for the City of Garland

As people are buying gifts and celebrating loved ones during the month of February, Cheryl Goode is just hoping to end her on-going trash pickup issue In Garland, Texas. Over a month ago, Dallas was swamped with issues about trash pickup.

Buffalo Shooter gets Life without Parole

By Joseph Green-Bishop

Texas Metro News Correspondent

Moments before sentencing a 19-year-old White supremacist to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a New York State District Court judge told him that American society would be better if he and the ideologies he promoted were eliminated.

State of Haiti: Haitians Turn to God, Phones, Laughter for Stress Relief

BY ONZ CHÉRY

Haitian Times

https://haitiantimes.com/

Rosemilka Ancion, a social worker in Jacmel, could not stop thinking about how she did not have the 1,500 gourdes, or $USD 9.95, to make the pizza her five-year-old daughter asked for. So Ancion started getting that headache she believes is caused by stress again.

Oak Cliff Community Leader Remembered for Strong Voice, Enduring Legacy

By Sriya Reddy

Dallas Morning News

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Friends and family describe Liegea Lopez, 42, as a strong-willed "boss lady" who would help anyone with no questions asked. The Oak Cliff community leader was...

This story, originally published in The Dallas Morning News, is reprinted as part of a collaborative partnership between The Dallas Morning News and Texas Metro News. The partnership seeks to boost coverage of Dallas’ communities of color, particularly in southern Dallas- at the bottom.

Bevy Smith to host Big Thought's 2023 Big Night

Big Thought , an impact education nonprofit, proudly announces that multi award-winning media personality, author and actor Bevy Smith will be the esteemed host for its BIG NIGHT fundraising event, taking place on March 4, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Factory in Deep Ellum.

Linda Manuel-Fonteneaux

Linda Manuel-Fonteneaux is a Golden Life and 50-year member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, initiated in the Fall of 1972 at Delta Gamma Chapter, Texas Southern University where she was chapter president and received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. She is a member of The Village United Methodist Church and her community Involvement: includes being an active member of Women of Faith-North Texas Conference; Reading Partners of Texas - Student Tutor; Methodist Hospital of Dallas Auxiliary and Charlton Methodist Auxiliary.

The Dynamics of Resistance

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

https://www.juliannemalveaux.com/

Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year the theme is Black Resistance. It is appropriate for a time such as this because it reflects the work we must do in a climate where there has been active retrenchment of our rights.

Taking on the Symptom That is Gun Violence and the Disease Behind It

By Ben Jealous

https://www.daytonatimes.com/

We've had more mass shootings this year than we've had days this year. It's sad to imagine that Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park will join a list with Uvalde and Buffalo and Orlando and Charleston and Sandy Hook and Columbine, reference points for a national epidemic we haven't mustered the will to end despite decades of tragedies.

Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Had Multiple HBCU Ties

By Steven J. Gaither

https://hbcugameday.com/

The highly-anticipated Rihanna Super Bowl performance definitely had people talking. It also had an HBCU tie-in. Andre Leon Talley was a fashion icon, and a big fan of Rihanna. He was also a graduate of North Carolina Central University.

The SANS Institute Reopens HBCU Cyber Academy Application Window to Address Growing Need for Cybersecurity Professionals

By Black Press USA Staff

https://blackpressusa.com/

Bethesda, MD – The SANS Institute is proud to announce the reopening of the HBCU Cyber Academy application window from February 1, 2023 to March 1, 2023. The HBCU Cyber Academy is a unique opportunity for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to gain hands-on cybersecurity training and real-world experience, free of charge.

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When Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, of Friendship-West Baptist Church, announced 100 Days of Buying Black in acknowledging the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a year ago, we joined the movement. December 31, 2021, marked 100 days of featuring Black Businesses, and we decided that the struggle continues and we must also. So enjoy reading about more Black-owned businesses and please support. We're still going strong today and we also received recognition from the National Newspaper Publishers Association for our efforts!

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Reveals New Company Name, Combs Global

By Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

Black Enterprise

https://www.blackenterprise.com/

Sean 'Diddy' Combs started as a Bad Boy, then changed his company to Combs Enterprises. Now he has gone Combs Global. The hip-hop billionaire has announced that the conglomerate of companies in his control will now be under the umbrella titled Combs Global.

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NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Tony Pollard both suffered high ankle sprains during the playoffs, but their treatments were very different and much more involved than a typical ankle sprain. UT Southwestern orthopedic surgeons explain the complexities of a high ankle sprain injury.

Autris Paige

August 17, 1938 - January 12, 2023 AUTRIS T. PAIGE was the youngest child born to Estella and Overton Paige in Sugar Land, Texas on Aug. 17, 1938. He passed away on Jan. 12, 2023 in Oakland after a brief illness. He was supported and comforted by his longtime companion Donna Vaughan.

Adell Baker Smith

Adell Smith was born on July 16, 1941, to Price Baker and Willie Mae Jones. Adell was born and raised in Winnsboro, Louisiana and graduated from Franklin Parish Training School. In 1961, after graduating from high school, she enrolled in Bishop College and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education.

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JOHNNYE "JEWELL" DAVIS SHEPPARD I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

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The sounds of grief can be deafening. Yet, I stand still and wait for music. Sweet songs that float on the winds of memories to help me as I continue to dance my way through life without you.

The Source |Today In Hip Hop History: Tupac Shakur Dropped His Fourth LP 'All Eyez On Me' 27 Years Ago

On this date 27 years ago, the Hip Hop legend Tupac Shakur officially released his fourth album, All Eyez On Me, on the Death Row/Interscope imprint. The album featured five singles with two topping number one on the Billboard Hot 100; "How Do U Want It" and "California Love."

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Brittney Griner has been home for a little over two months and she remains in my thoughts and prayers. I don’t have knowledge of what she experienced while imprisoned in Russia but the thought of imprisonment anywhere is frightening and was stressful for me as I put myself in her shoes.

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