Our Superb Woman
today is
Nicole Barrett
-Services for Nicole Barrett will be held Saturday in Dallas -- www.texasmetronews.com
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At 15 Nicole Barrett was crowned Ms. Junior Texas. A graduate of North Mesquite High, she received the Greer Carson Scholarship for Acting to the College of Santa Fe, NM, where she studied theatre/drama. She also was 1st Runner Up for Miss Santa Fe and would later win the title of Ms. Black Texas in 2002. Nicole had a strong social media and was named one of the 2013 Fresh Faces of Fashion, was featured in Modern Luxury Magazine and served on the board of the Dallas Theatre Guild. Nicole’s special charity events included “A Luncheon with Debbie Reynolds,” “Shirley Jones Concert Gala,” “Ron Springs Gift for Life” to raise awareness and money to increase organ donors, and most recently, “Kinky Friedman’s Birthday Bash.” A former reporter for Elite News, she hosted “The Nicole Barrett Show,” a fresh, bold and entertaining program that ranked #5 in the D/FW marketing eventually propelled the show to higher heights when in 2014 the show made its television debut on KTXD-TV. Nicole’s most recent conquest was becoming the only Black woman in America to own a cigar company, Kinky Friedman’s Cigars. Vibrant, vivacious and genuine, that was Nicole.
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Our Superb Women!
2021 is the "Year of the Woman," especially the Black Woman! We are dedicating 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!
Cheryl Smith, Publisher
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Scenes from inside Denton County Jail
Photo Credit: Denton County
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OUTBREAK in JAIL
466 inmates exposed to virus in Denton County
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By Rebecca Aguilar
Senior Correspondent
The COVID19 out- break at the Denton County Jail has admin- istrators worried about the continued spread of the virus inside the facility. Denton County Assistant Chief Deputy Barry Caver told Texas Metro News that 466 inmates have been exposed to the illness out of the 1,081 housed in the facility. “We currently have 30 inmates who have been tested and identified as being positive.
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QUIT PLAYIN’
The Sun Comes Up!
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By Vincent L. Hall
Although I have never been in his presence, I met this really talented dude on the “Old Town Road!” Lil Nas X broke on the scene a few years ago, rapping on what some considered a country music video. It was the perfect cultural juxtaposition and has passed the “platinum” status 14 times.
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As a young child, I was taught the golden rule. Treat others as you’d like to be treated. I’d like to think that most people have, at some point in their lifetime, attempted to practice, or at least thought about putting forth the effort to be the person they wanted others to be to them.
Which brings me to my truth.
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Black Essential Workers’ Lives Matter – Keeping Them Safe as America Reopens |
By Darryl Sellers
From first responders to grocery store employees to healthcare workers and bus drivers—these are prime examples of the Black essential workers who are on the frontlines every day in a number of key industries in the US labor force. Unfortunately, with that prominence comes a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.
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Protesters demonstrated outside the Dallas County Commissioners Court building against Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins' mask mandate. |
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Shouting match over masks stalls Dallas County commissioners meeting as protesters gather outside |
By Charles Scudder
A shouting match over mask wearing stalled a Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday as a small crowd gathered outside to protest Judge Clay Jenkins’ rules on face coverings. Jenkins, who attended the meeting virtually from his office, offered to send a paper mask to John Wiley Price because he couldn’t see the commissioner wearing one.
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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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Phenomenal Women’s Ministry Happy Hour Calling All Phenomenal Women!
Join us for an Encouraging, Empowering and Equipping Friday Night Happy Hour at Antioch.
Antioch Christian Church
2043 W. Walnut Hill Ln. Irving,
August 20, 2021, 7-8:30 pm.
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Congratulations Class of 2021! |
Corey Borner
University of North Texas Dallas
Corey said, "THROWING UP MY OMEGA HOOKS & SMILING IS PRICELESS! I’M WALKING AND ABOUT TO GET MY DEGREE!"
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William Herbert Gray III, Don King, Isaac Hayes, Al Roker, KRS-One, Lil' Cease, Alex Newell, Father, Kirko Bangz, Bethel Zehaie, Marilyn Smith Falker Evans, Susette Peterson, Terry Tarik Jones, Anthony Brown, Samuel Robinson, Kevin Owens, Lynn Whitehead, Herman Carroll, Nylevette E. Milligan, and Cheryl Lajeanna Taylor |
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Cheryl Smith, Rev. L. Jesse Jackson, Gyna Machelle Bivens, and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, from back in the day on KKDA, Soul 73. |
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The President initially sought more than $2 trillion, but the White House said the paired down plan still addresses major problems including American roads and transit. |
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Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Dems Poised to Push Through $3.5
Trillion Budget
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By Stacy M. Brown,
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
The Senate on Tuesday, August 10, passed one of President Joe Biden’s most ambitious pieces of legislation, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. The bill, which now must pass the House, counts as the largest federal investment in America’s public works system in more than 10 years.
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Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet.
(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)
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NFL teams with legends for PSA Promoting FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit |
Special to NNPA Newswire
The NFL and Legends Maurice Jones-Drew and Steve Smith Sr. alongside current Miami Dolphins running back Patrick Laird teamed up for an important Public Service Announcement to promote the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit – which ties to the NFL’s Inspire Change work to help close the digital divide.
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