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195 years of the Black Press
Transformational Justice Coalition
Get Out the Vote
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Special message from our CEO
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More than a dozen DFW area members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity were recognized at their national Convention with 50-year pins |
Willie Earl Johnson (r) is shown here with International Supreme Basileus Dr. David Marion. |
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Former Theta Alpha Chapter Basileus (President) Derrick Payne with Brother Royle King. A graduate of Dallas' LIncoln Humanities and Communications Magnet and a DFW/ABJ and NABJ "baby," King, whose father is a member of Theta Alpha Chapter and also a 50 year honoree; won the Undergraduate Chapter Advisor of the Year honors for his work with the Upsilon Psi Chapter at Florida A&M University. That chapter also won Undergraduate Chapter of the Year and first place in the March Down (step show)! |
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DFW was well represented at the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's Centennial Boule |
These are the ladies of Alpha Omicron Sigma graduate chapter, the Dallas Graduate chapter that sent a delegation of 65 members. The total conference attendance was 6300. They also inducted 15 Honorary members. |
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COVID ALERT FOR D/FW:
RED
Wear your masks, Wash your hands, Be safe! Protect yourself and others!
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Thursday July 28 HIV and Covid 19 Rose Community Center 1949 N Washington Dallas TX 75204 2:00pm-5:00pm
AUGUST 2022 Friday August 12, 2022
HIV and Covid 19 Back to School Bash Creekside Villas Apts. 378 N Jim Miller RD Dallas TX 75217 2pm-5pm 214-398-1459
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Saturday August 13 2022 Brookmoore Apartments 3523 Fawn Valley Dr Dallas TX 75224 11am-2pm 469-279-6239 |
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Celebrating 195 years of the Black Press |
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July is Texas Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month |
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Check out
The Trendsetter
Texas Metro News' student journalists produced publication
(inside Texas Metro News).
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Dr. Shewanda Riley has launched
a podcast and you'll get to hear
from her and other aunties!
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Dr. Carlton McConnell
School of the Great Commission Theological Seminary
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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
MiJoy Naturals
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Founded by Tiffany Roberts, a natural hair Youtube creator and cosmetologist/trichologist, MiJoy Naturals works to resolve common (and not so common) hair and scalp issues using naturally-derived, sustainable ingredients. These products, which work best for wavy, curly, coily, kinky & highly textured hair are developed by a pro who went to cosmetology school and received her license. Tiffany also has a blog that provides education and tips on natural hair care.
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Isis Brantley
Isis Brantley is beautiful inside and out.
A master braider, her spirit is captivating and inspiring!
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Isis Brantley is the CEO and Founder of NaturallyIsis. Hailing from Dallas, she graduated from Skyline High School and studied. Theater at the University of North Texas. For more than 30 years, Isis has been an advocate for Black ancestral culture and she is the founder of The Institute of Ancestral Braiding, offering a holistic journey of outer and inner beautification for the Goddesses of the African diaspora. Isis knows hair and hair care. She made headlines decades ago when she challenged the state of Texas' attempts to enact legislation that would require a hair braider to obtain a cosmetology license. Isis knows hair and she is about the business of ensuring that those who practice in the natural hair space are treated fairly. She’s the best! |
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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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The South Dallas Cultural Center
Juanita J. Craft Artist Residency Program
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Congratulations to the 2022 Artists-In-Residence at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Jessica Bell, Linda Jones are distinguished professionals Ebony Lewis and Camika Spencer The purpose of the South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) Artist Residency Initiative is to contribute, in a significant manner, to the cultural and artistic impact of the South Dallas community. The Initiative aims to encourage artists of the African Diaspora in all disciplines to explore new working methods and to develop socially engaging, interactive art experiences immersed within the neighborhoods of the South Dallas area. Artists involved in this Initiative are expected to research, investigate and engage residents, organizations, and institutions for the purposes of developing and creating unique artwork, art series, or body of work. |
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Linda Jones is an award-winning old-school journalist who navigates new media, and she is a global citizen who celebrates diversity through advocacy. As a freelance writing consultant, and owner of Mane Lock Communications, LLC. She is known professionally as a “writing doula,” and specializes in writing that helps clients tell better stories, preserve legacy and promote emotional well-being and self-care. |
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Jessica Bell is a recipient of the Red Bull Artist Grant, Priscilla Art Award, along with several municipal artist grants over the course of her career. Bell has participated in an artist talk at the Dallas Museum of Art and teaching workshops at the Dallas Contemporary. Working in the public and private sector, Bell’s work is in private collections including UTSW Medical Center. |
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Born in Greenville, MI, Ebony Lewis has lived most of her life in Cedar Hill, TX. Ebony has earned a project with the Mayor Star Council Bus stop project for public art installations. Ebony has collaborated with DART, Neiman Marcus and has created a mural installation in the Historic South Dallas neighborhood of Queen City, Historic Deep Ellum neighborhood Blues Alley and the Dallas YMCA mural project. |
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Camika Spencer MA, MFA, is an Oak Cliff native of Dallas, Texas. Her revival of Black Legend Heirlooms as an art installation begins with Camika being able to discuss, teach, and curate shows in African-American neighborhoods throughout the United States and the globe, where she hopes to begin in her home of Dallas, TX. |
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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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To Be Equal:
Bring Brittney Griner Home
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By Marc Morial
It’s hard to imagine the feeling of dread Cherelle Griner experiences each day that her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, is wrongfully detained in a hostile nation with a long history of persecuting LGBTQ people. When a scheduled call on their wedding anniversary last went unanswered 11 times over several hours, Cherelle was devastated. “This would have been the first time for me to actually just hear her in real time and to truly know if she’s OK or to know if she’s seconds away from not being in existence anymore,” she told The Associated Press.
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Life-Long Servant: Reed Becomes 31st President Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. |
Texas Metro News Team
At its convention last week in Orlando, FL., Danette Anthony Reed was installed as the 31st president and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), following in the footsteps of Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University. Vice President Kamala Harris, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas and other dignitaries joined Reed, who calls Dallas “home,” as more than 30,000 members and family members gathered for the public service organization’s first in-person boule since COVID-19 and also kicked off plans for the next convention that will be held in Dallas in 2024.
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Five ways Black parents can pass generational wealth to their kids and grandkids |
By Rodney A. Brooks
Any discussion of Black Americans and the lack of generational wealth must begin with the history of how we have repeatedly built wealth over the centuries only to have it stripped away or stolen – both legally and illegally. It will take government action to fix those historical structural problems. But there are things Black parents can and should do now to ensure that we pass generational wealth to our children and grandchildren.
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On July 25, 1916
Inventor Garrett Morgan helps to rescue mine workers with his gas mask invention.
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HopeBoy’s Kitchen owner Rico Alexander founded his vegan food truck in May 2020 as a way to share his love for plant-based food in a community with few healthy options, lower life expectancy and plagued with health concerns.
(Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer)
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He used to sell drugs in southern Dallas.
Now he hooks community on his vegan food
The founder of HopeBoy’s Kitchen turned his life around through food and wants to help others do the same.
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By Sriya Reddy
It all started with guacamole. When Rico Alexander, founder of HopeBoy’s Kitchen, created his famous guacamole, his diet was mostly chicken, fish and vegetables. He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and wanted to clean up his diet and reverse his high blood pressure and cholesterol.
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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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Iman Abdulmajid, Verdine White, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Dr. Jackie Christie, Ladybug Mecca,
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Congratulations!
Molly Donnelly
Central Bucks South High School
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Ribbon Cutting for BF Configurations from 12 to 1 pm at the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce
Office, 2021 N. Hampton Rd. #145, DeSoto.
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A group of Haitian women at the 2021 Women Empowerment Brunch in Brooklyn, NY at the Tillary Hotel.
Photo Courtesy: Keisha Jean-Louis
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Haitian women’s empowerment, leadership events coming to South Florida |
The Haitian Times
By ASHLEY MIZNAZI
MIAMI — For the fifth year, a local community group is bringing together dozens of Haitian women for two days of empowerment workshops and cultural celebrations, the latest of several women-affirming events taking place this year. “We’re really focusing on pouring back into the community,” Keisha Jean-Louis, the founder of Women’s Empowerment Weekend, said. “It’s about being around women who are going through similar things like you. it’s just a safe space.”
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After Public Outcry, Homeless Providers Clarify Use of Controversial Micro-Shelters |
NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
No one will be sleeping in any of the prototype structures that were built as part of a city-funded, community-led effort to provide temporary housing and services for homeless residents of Birmingham during The World Games (TWG) 2022, according to Bruce Lanier, an architect who has worked on the project. The World Games will be held in Birmingham and area venues from July 7-17. Following public outcry about the structures, representatives of five organizations involved in the “Compassion Project” met on Thursday at Faith Chapel Care Center in the Smithfield neighborhood to provide clarity about the project.
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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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