Shaking My Head!
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CELEBRATION!
Black Press:
Continuing a Legacy
10 yr Anniversary
Garland Journal/Texas Metro News
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Happy Anniversary!
September 2022
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Steve and Rachel Roberts-Pickett |
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Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hobbs Jr. “I’m his heart. He’s, my Protector. True Love” |
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Newlyweds C.J. and Sierra Dooley-Johnson |
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Harold and Tamera McNeal
20 years
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Lavell and Melonie Baker
20 years
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Celebrating 195
years of the Black Press
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Registered nurse Barbara Davis, right, administers a Moderna COVID-19 bivalent booster shot on Dr. Philip Huang, Director, Dallas County Health and Human Services at Dallas County Health and Human Services on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer)
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Dallas County lowers COVID risk level from orange to yellow
The county’s public health committee recommends that people at risk for severe illness from the virus still mask in public indoor settings
Dallas County has lowered its COVID-19 risk level to yellow as cases and hospitalizations continue to decline. Under the yellow, or “proceed carefully” designation, the county’s Public Health Committee recommends that people at high risk from the virus should wear masks in public indoor settings, especially in areas with high numbers of people.
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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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Check out
The Trendsetter
Texas Metro News' student journalists produced publication
(inside Texas Metro News).
* Are you in high school and interested in joining a winning team of young journalists?
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SpaSho And AMPTV To Launch Black Skin Care and Health Series, ‘Très Beau’ Starting Sept. 21 |
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By SpaSho Media
Is beauty only skin deep?
Maybe not, according to these stats from the McKinsey Quarterly; Black Americans spent $6.6 billion on beauty last year which is 11.1 percent of the total US beauty market. The report also noted that most Blacks had a frustrating experience with products and services not geared toward them; however, the inequity in Black-owned based businesses with products specifically for Black skin is a real problem when it comes to getting these products into the mainstream beauty market.
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Proposition A receives stamp of approval |
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, joined by former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, State Sen. Royce West, State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert at a press conference yesterday, urged citizens to vote Yes for Proposition A, supporting a $1.5 billion measure to revitalize Fair Park and Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas.
The ballot measure ask citizens to vote for a 2% increase in the hotel occupancy tax which is paid by visitors who stay overnight in Dallas hotels and motels, and citizens would reap the benefits of modernizing these venues but would pay no increase in property or sales taxes.
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GE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION
BIG DAY PRESENTATION
Foundations to award $200,000 in grants
The Cotton Bowl Foundation and College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation are honoring teachers, in conjunction with the BIG DAY, via a $50,000 grant to the University of North Texas at Dallas Call Me Mister program, a $50,000 grant to Urban Teachers and a $100,000 grant to Educate Texas. These grants are geared to support and celebrate these organizations, specifically as they strive to combat the nationwide teacher shortage.
According to the Texas Education Agency, 43,000 teachers in the state of Texas left the profession during the 2021-22 year. These shortages have a direct impact on educational opportunities for students and disproportionately impact students of color. Each organization is dedicated to retaining good teachers as well as increasing the pool of new educators, especially those representing diverse backgrounds.
Each organization has chosen a teacher or a future teacher to be honored with a surprise presentation as part of the BIG DAY. These individuals will be surprised with a $1,000 gift card and tickets to the 87th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Several additional teachers from both programs will receive gifts from the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, College Football Playoff and CFP Foundation.
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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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Artisan Soap
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Aje & Aja was founded to address the need for self-care especially in light of the trauma and sadness we have been wrestling with as a nation. They understand that rest and relaxation can sound like bad words when there are battles to fight, but self-care is essential for growth. Get started by visiting the website: https://www.ajeaja.com/
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Ocie Kazee
The face of grace and style, always wearing a smile, and dressed impeccably, Ocie Kazee is about taking care of business,
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Ocie Kazee hails from Dallas, TX and is a member of the L. G. Pinkston High School Class of 1973. A graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, she received her MBA in Business, management and Marketing from Abilene Christian University Ocie has served as District Director for State Rep. Eric Johnson. She was also an analyst for JPMorgan Chase, Washington Mutual and Xerox Capital Services. Ocie is always helping someone and providing service with a smile. |
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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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Let the Bidding Begin!
Continuing with our annual tradition, the NAACP Garland Unit is pleased to launch our Silent Auction online for the second year in conjunction with the 31st Annual Freedom Fund event that will be held at the Hyatt Place Dallas Garland Hotel on September 17, 2022.
Pickup Dates:
Items can be picked up (1) Saturday, 9/17/22, at the Hyatt Place Dallas Garland from 12-1:30 pm (after the Freedom Fund Brunch) or (2) Sunday, 9/18/22, at the Garland Nicholson Library, 625 Austin St, from 2-3:30 pm.
For more information about the NAACP Garland Unit, please access the website: https://garlandtxnaacp.org.
*Your credit card will not be charged unless you are the winning bidder.
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Republican gubernatorial incum-bent Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks to supporters on Aug. 23 in Hialeah, Fla. DeSantis’ effort to place candidates fully aligned with his conservative views on school boards throughout the state is helping him expand his influence. Of the 30 candidates endorsed by DeSantis in the Aug. 23 elections, 19 won, five lost and six are headed to runoffs.
Photo: Gaston De Cardenas / ASSOCIATED PRESS
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I WAS JUST THINKING
An open letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
on CRT and ‘wokeness’
For a Black woman who grew up in the Jim Crow South, indoctrination and revisionist history have a different meaning.
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By Norma Adams-Wade
Dear Gov. Ron DeSantis:
Earlier this year, you signed Florida’s HB 7 Individual Freedom Bill, said to be the nation’s first of its kind and commonly called the “Stop WOKE Act.”
Media coverage has kept the public informed about raucous support and challenges to the bill, including a federal judge saying the bill may violate First Amendment rights to free speech.
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Hope For Prescott
Cowboys quarterback’s injury may not be as bad as previously thought
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By Dwain Price
Texas Metro News
On second thought, maybe Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott won’t be sidelined for an extended period of time after all. Prescott had surgery Monday on his injured right thumb and was told by doctors that he will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks. But on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, owner Jerry Jones said not so fast. By Jones’ calculation, the Cowboys won’t put Prescott on the injured reserve list. He added that his star quarterback could invariably return to the lineup as soon as the Oct. 9 game against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
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On September 16, 1990
Keenan Ivory Wayans's In Living Color wins an Emmy for Outstanding
Comedy Series.
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Dallas Water Commons director Melanie Ferguson explained the wetlands project during a news conference at Canvas Hotel in Dallas on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.
(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer)
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How 17 acres of wetlands could be transformed to protect Dallas from
severe flooding
Public-private partnership touts plans for greenspace that would be used for flood prevention, education
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At the top of the South Side on Lamar building, 17 acres of wetlands can be seen just south of downtown Dallas. The area will soon become the Dallas Water Commons, a public greenspace with the main goal of flood prevention and filtration. The multi-million dollar idea was born in 2013 out of the city-sponsored “Connected City Design Challenge,” and is now in the design and permitting phase.
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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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Congratulations
CLASS OF 2022!
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Kenadee Dixon
Wilberforce University
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9-16-22 The Southern University Alumni Federation - Fort Worth Chapter will host “Jaguar Takeover Night,” an annual scholarship dinner party and fundraiser, at 7:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza Suites, 700 Avenue H, in Grand Prairie. |
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From left to right it is Judite Blanc, Guitele Rahill and Fednold Thelisdort |
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New academic studies aim to reduce inequalities for Haitian Americans |
The Haitian Times
By Ashley Miznazi
MIAMI — With Haitians in the U.S. often categorized solely as Black, several academic researchers based in Florida are undertaking studies they hope will surface more data specifically about Haitian Americans. The researchers are looking at how factors such as immigration, economic status and language make the Haitian experience unique in hopes of reducing inequalities.
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It has been reported in 39 countries so far in 2022, and most of them are having their first-ever cases of the disease, according to the WHO.
(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)
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WHO wants name change for ‘Monkeypox’ virus, calling it ‘discriminatory
and stigmatizing’
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NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
By Louisiana Weekly
(TriceEdneyWire.com/Global Information Network) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to find a new name for the viral disease informally known as ‘monkeypox’ which, says the world body, is “discriminatory and stigmatizing.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a briefing on the matter, said the virus is no longer behaving as it did in the past and therefore should be renamed.
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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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