Iota Phi Lambda - Psi Chapter's 85th Anniversary Video June 2022 |
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Grambling State University President, Athletic Director and Football Coach visit D/FW |
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Coach Hue Jackson, Alumni Chapter President Cathy Conwright, Athletic Director Dr. Trayveon Scott look on as President Rick Gallott answers questions from attendees. |
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It was a good day for GSU as Dallas Chapter presented a check for $25,000 to the University. |
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Tough questions coming from Alumni, but Dr. Scott and President Gallot were ready!
REad more in next Texas Metro News!
photos: C. Smith
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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
Brighter And Better Tomorrow LLC
We Only Guide Never Judge.
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Owner and Author Dylan Watson
Brighter And Better Tomorrow LLC strive to inspire and motivate others. Sharing valuable and truthful information that you need to reach your true potential. They look forward to working to make tomorrow better and brighter than yesterday and today. Dylan Watson, CEO started Brighter and Better Tomorrow LLC, to put more positivity in a world where negativity thrives. To help people not only discover their passion and purpose for being but to also remind everyone what’s truly important and what matters in this life. He believes if anyone notices an issue occurring, it’s their responsibility to do something about it. In this case, the issue is the way we’ve been living and going about things. For more information visit the
Books are available on Amazon.
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Symphony Parson Lowe
Symphony Parson Lowe is full of energy, love and about making this world a better place!
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Symphony Parson Lowe studied broadcast journalism at Florida A&M University, where she was initiated into the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. A resident of Midlothian, Symphony is active in the community, working to bring about fairness, equity, inclusion and justice. She’s doing everything from leading marches to feeding the homeless and distributing food kits. Symphony is an NABJ/DFW-ABJ Baby having participated in the DFW-ABC (J) Urban Journalism Workshop as a high school student. In addition to stints at Break of Day Design, Hanley Wood, American Heart Association and Sharecare, she also worked for Service Broadcasting (K104/KKDA/KRNB) and today she is an event planner for 7-Eleven. |
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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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THE BLACK CARD
BIG MAMA SAID:
YOU NEED TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE
AND END THE GAME!
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By Terry Allen
If Lucille “Big Mama’s Allen had lived her prime during this new digital season, then her rules of thumb taken out of her playbook would be trending every week. It would be a bestseller. Today, she would say, “My Baby Boy, (that is what she called me), be very aware of someone who appears helpful and belonging but they are really very dangerous and powerful with no skin in the game. You have to call a spade a spade, baba”
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OUR VOICES
‘What Are We Doing?’
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By Marian Wright Edelman
The funerals for the 10 Black community members who were murdered while grocery shopping in Buffalo on May 14 are not even over — but it happened again. This time, children. Thursday should have been the last day of school and the start of summer vacation for teachers and students at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Instead, on May 24, 19 fourth graders and two of their belove teachers were shot to death in their classroom.
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Dallas Wings Honor Activist Opal Lee |
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Dallas Wings and Opal Lee |
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Dallas Wings GM Greg Bibb and Opal Lee |
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Photos: Dorothy J. Gentry |
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The Grandmother of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee of Fort Worth, was honored at Sunday’s WNBA Dallas Wings game at College Park Center in Arlington.
The 95-year-old Lee, known for her walks across the country in an effort to get Juneteenth designated as a national holiday, sat courtside right next to the Wings bench. She was honored before the game against the Seattle Storm with a customized “Juneteenth” jersey emblazed with the No. 19 on the back. She also took photos with both the Wings and Storm players. Lee visited the Wings practice earlier in the week as well.
-Dorothy J. Gentry
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BLACK
HEADLINE NEWS
Your true
information source.
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I Was Just Thinking...w/ Norma Adams-Wade |
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Joining Norma Adams-Wade on "I Was Just Thinking" is Bob Lydia and Arthur Fleming - two former presidents of the Dallas Branch NAACP. Fleming’s interest in civil rights grew after he returned home as a VietNam veteran and experienced some of the nation’s hostility against VN vets. “I figured if I could fight for America, surely I could fight for Black people,” said Fleming, a Texas A&M University-Commerce business graduate. Lydia, a former U. S. Air Force weapons specialist, also is an NAACP local, state and national executive, an entrepreneur, civic leader, and board member of various City of Duncanville organizations.
TOPICS:
The two leaders will discuss whether the National Rifle Association’s hold on many conservative federal politicians may have led to the federal Senate’s refusal to pass gun control laws and the nation’s current increase in gun violence and mass shootings. …Ft. Worth’s Jubilee Theatre executives also will discuss their upcoming Juneteenth Weekend activities and the current play “If Pretty Hurts…”. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY AT 11AM on FACEBOOK or blogtalkradio.com
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3606 Bar & Lounge and OT Tavern in Dallas on June 7, 2022. Two women were injured in a shooting outside near the bar and nightclub, and city officials say the bars are linked to other crimes.
(Rebecca Slezak / Staff Photographer)
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Dallas residents ‘fed up’ with gunshots, violence linked to bars
City officials say two Greenville Avenue bars are connected to a homicide, two aggravated assaults, a sexual assault, two criminal mischiefs and one charge related to discharging a firearm.
A shooting last weekend on Greenville Avenue renewed safety concerns and reupped calls to shutter two bars, which community leaders say are nuisances and linked to recent crimes. Residents of the Old East Dallas entertainment district say the usual partying, loud music and loitering at OT Tavern and Bar 3606 — two bars that share a building in the 3600 block of Greenville Avenue near Mockingbird Lane — has escalated to gun violence, leading to restless nights and anxiety for neighbors.
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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 13, 1868
Ex-slave Oscar J. Dunn becomes lieutenant governor of Louisiana. It is the highest executive office held by an African American to date.
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National
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Rumi and Sir Carter, Coko, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Luke James, Arantza Fahnbulleh, Lil Snupe, Hassen Whiteside, Daniella Perkins, Jaden Newman, Marcus A. Story, Twan Lucas, Janet T Cunningham, Ray King, Thompson Yao Avornyotse, Karen Icenhower, Chris Murray, Mark L Griffin, Stephanie R. Hart Jones, Carol Hampton, Diane Stewart Sloan, Carl O. Sherman Sr., and Lisa Pearl |
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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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Congratulations!
Class of 2022
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Dajah Taylor
Texas Southern University
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Chocolate Secrets Open Mic Night This is a true Open Mic for all types of talents.
Musicians are allowed to bring instruments or tracks. Chocolate Secrets, 3926 Oak Lawn
Ave. Dallas. Fromm 7:30 pm to 11 pm.
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Four members of the Haitian Legislative Caucus convene in the state assembly in Albany. From left: Michaelle Solages, Clyde Vanel, Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn and Kimberly Jean-Pierre. Photo from the New York State Assembly. |
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NYS Haitian legislative caucus signals progress, but still far from powerful bloc |
The Haitian Times
By Larisa Karr
NEW YORK — When last year’s Haitian refugee crisis in Del Rio, Texas hit the news in September, several Haitian-American politicians from New York headed south to the border. With clergy and other immigrant advocates, they held press conferences and even met with congressional leaders.
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State Controller Candidate
Ron Galperin
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Six Questions for State Controller Candidate Ron Galperin |
NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
Oakland Post
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media
Attorney, businessman and Controller of Los Angeles Ron Galperin (RG) is a Democrat running for California State Controller. The son of immigrants — and a Holocaust survivor — Galperin is also the first LGBTQ+ person elected to citywide office in Los Angeles. As Controller of California’s largest city since 2013, Galperin has led audits that uncovered billions of spending that he deemed ineffective and launched a website that tracks city spending.
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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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