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Juneteenth Flag
on display in Dallas City Hall
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Austin Street Center provides
Help for the Homeless
Texas Metro News’ multi-media journalist Asia Alcorn with Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown at grand-opening of new Austin Street Center, Thursday. Residents will move in on Tuesday, June 21 at 1717 Jeffries Street. The 60,000 sq. ft. facility includes housing for the homeless, a computer lab. @texasmetronews
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Civilized Fest: Juneteenth Edition
Saturday June 18th
3 p.m.-10 p.m. CDT
Gilley’s Dallas
1135 Botham Jean Blvd, Dallas, TX 75215
Hosted By: Big Thought, ShySpeaks and Heal America
What: Civilized Fest: Juneteenth Edition is a FREE 1-day family friendly, tailgate-style festival hosted in Dallas, TX, presented by Big Thought and ShySpeaks & Co, and powered by Heal America! It is a Concert, a Conversation, and a Community Resource Clinic all in one! The Civilized Fest's mission is to create a more civic minded community and provide solutions for racial equity all while celebrating Juneteenth, highlighting civic leaders, local resources, and the rich culture within our community. Other activities & special events include Food Trucks, Art Expo, a Dance Competition, a Greek Stroll Off, and more!
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BUY BLACK!
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, 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.
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Buy Black Business Spotlight
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Let Dr. Helen Gipson take care of your feet and they will take you places you couldn't imagine.
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Patricia Butcher Barton
Patricia Butcher Barton is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, writer, author, poet, retired licensed vocational nurse.
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Retired from Southwestern Bell, Patricia Butcher Barton hails from Corsicana, TX where she attended G.W. Jackson High School and later continued her education at Mountain View College. A best-selling author, this community servant is an absolute joy to be with and around. She has been a writer of poetry and prose since childhood. A wife and mother, she has served as a mentor and source of inspiration and support to so many. In Faithful Remembrances, which she co-wrote with her daughter, LaJuana, readers find words that are consoling and empowering as she helps them cope with life as they deal with grief. |
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Our Superb Women!
2021 was the "Year of the Woman," especially the Black Woman! For 10 months we dedicated this space to uplifting Black women and spreading a message that we need to show love and empower people with love instead of destroying them with hate and disrespect. We celebrate Black Women and call them SUPERB! AND WE ARE KEEPING THE CELEBRATION GOING IN 2022!
Cheryl Smith, Publisher
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Join us as we call attention to the many Black girls (and boys) who have gone missing. The headlines are not as bold and glaring but they will be here. Stay tuned! |
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Her name is Keisha!
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has a new role in the White House. Lance Bottoms was recently selected as senior adviser to the President on public engagement. Lance Bottoms now oversees the White House Office of Public Engagement. President Joe Biden appointed her, along with a handful of other advisory personnel.
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QUIT PLAYIN
Black Like Me!
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By Vincent L. Hall
John Howard Griffin, a native of Dallas, was born a White man in 1920. Like most DJ’s, I ain’t real crazy about playing requests. Most DJ’s have a system and strategy in mind to get the audience to dance upbeat, slow dance, and line dance at the appropriate moments. I’m no different, but my friend, Delton, asked me to do a piece on the 1961 bestseller “Black like Me.” He is concerned that so many young people of all races have no clue how astonishing the book is.
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FAITHFUL UTTERANCES
What’s Love Got to Do with It? Everything
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By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew
I was so honored at my book signing on Thursday to experience so much love and support. It’s a blessing to receive your flowers before you leave the planet. So often we wait or even fail to tell others how we feel about them. I try not to do that. I am grateful that God continues to remind me through my friends the power of love and friendship. I want others to know what they mean to me through my words and actions. Thursday night was God’s way of allowing me to witness reciprocity at work.
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Only Original Copy of Juneteenth General Order No. 3 Document Available
for Public Viewing
Dallas Historical Society Continues 100th Anniversary Celebration with Display of Rare Artifact
On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger stood at Galveston Bay and pronounced that all enslaved African Americans living in Texas were free. The document he read that day was General Order No. 3, and the only known original copy of the order is part of the permanent archives of the Dallas Historical Society housed at The Hall of State in Fair Park. During parts of Juneteenth weekend, the document will be on display and available for public viewing.
The copy of General Order No. 3 will be on display in the Hall of Heroes at the Hall of State from 10 am to 5 pm on Tuesdays -Saturdays and 1pm to 5pm on Sundays from now through the end of July. The exhibition is part of the Dallas Historical Society’s centennial anniversary celebration which will include a number of special events throughout the year. Formed in 1922, the Dallas Historical Society is the oldest organization in Dallas County committed to preserving the history of the region and presenting it to the public in innovative and informative ways.
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Robbi Reed, left, a cousin of LaDamonyon Hall, who died in police custody after being restrained, reacts during a press conference as attorney Justin A. Moore, who is advising the family, looks on, Monday, June 13, 2022 in downtown Dallas.
(Jeffrey McWhorter/Special Contributor)
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Medics’ credentials suspended after woman dies in custody; family calls treatment inhumane
Family and community leaders said at a news conference that LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall’s death was preventable.
Two paramedics who were in the ambulance when a Black transgender woman became unresponsive in authorities’ care last month have had their credentials temporarily suspended pending an investigation. The woman’s family says her treatment by first responders who handcuffed her, used a spit hood and briefly kneeled on her was inhumane and discriminatory.
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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. |
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On June 17, 1897
William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti.
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Proposals are being accepted for South Dallas Fair Park Opportunity Fund
Non Profit Organizations are invited to apply for funding to provide human development programs or services directly benefiting residents of the South Dallas Fair Park community. Applications for the 2022 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the South Dallas/Fair Park Opportunity Fund (SDFPOF) will be accepted through July 8, 2022.
The SDFPOF provides loans and grants to promote economic development and support human development initiatives in neighborhoods surrounding Fair Park. NOFA provides the form of application and scoring criteria for the human services grants. A maximum of $100,000 will be awarded to fund the projects and services.
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Our Juneteenth Tennis Exhibition, Saturday, June 18
How can Texans put a different spin on Juneteenth?
Celebrate it with tennis!
The Juneteenth Tennis Exhibition has family fun for everyone.
Young high school players from Southern Dallas will participate, playing for tennis tutoring scholarships.
The exhibition opens at 7 a.m. at Kiest Tennis Center, located 2324 W. Kiest Rd.
The charity event is organized by Camp Wisdom UMC, and primarily supports its Youth Outreach.
For more information, contact the Camp Wisdom’s Administrative Assistant, Pat Wilson at info@cwumcdallas.org or 817-680-6203, or, Ms. Beasley at minnie.faye@sbcglobal.net or 214-205-9991. For interviews, call Gemeral Berry, Jr. at 214-886-7000.
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Congratulations!
Class of 2022
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Tartisha Hill
Congressional Democratic Candidate for District 5
Paul Quinn College
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6-17-22
Play: "Half Ain't Never Been Told" George Keaton, Jr, Remembering Black Dallas, wrote the play to highlight the accomplishments of local pioneers who made a way out of no way. Friday, June 17th; 7:30pm; Saturday. Latino Cultural Center; 2600 Live Oak.
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Haiti is the eighth worst country in environmental management in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI)'s 2022 standings.
Photo by Georges H. Rouzier for The Haitian Times
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Haiti ranked 173 out of 180 in environment management |
The Haitian Times
By Juhakenson Blaise
PORT-AU-PRINCE — After receiving a score of 26.1 out of 100, Haiti finished in 173rd place in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) standings of 180 countries. “The 2022 ranking tells us what we already know, our environmental situation is critical, catastrophic,” Edgar Previlon, the executive director of Network for Youth Education, Environment and Health (REJES), told The Haitian Times.
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Rep. Barbara Lee Issues Statement on 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd |
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Rep. Barbara Lee Issues Statement on 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd, Applauds Executive Order on Policing |
NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
By Oakland Post
Rep. Barbara Lee issued the following statement Wednesday on the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in response to a new Executive Order on policing issued by President Biden: “Two years ago, George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of law enforcement swept the nation. His life was taken from him by a broken, racist criminal justice system. While his death catalyzed protests across the country, real systemic change has largely been out of reach.
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The Path
As we walk through life's journey, we leave footprints. Some just show where we are going. Others redirect us when we get lost. Still others remain to guide those we leave behind. I see your footprints.
Will you/they see mine?
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