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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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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th member of the Supreme Court, Thursday afternoon. |
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It’s Official! The First Black Woman on the U.S. Supreme Court |
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During Senate Confirmation Hearings, Sen. Cory Booker praises Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. |
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joined the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a historic first for an African American woman.
After receiving the required two oaths – Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath, and outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer, provided the judicial oath – Jackson joined a court in turmoil.
Protests have erupted with the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, and other controversial decisions by the high court, including expanded gun rights at a time where the nation has witnessed nearly a deadly mass shooting each day.
Judge Jackson’s ascent to the bench still provides hope, she remarked.
“It took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson asserted earlier.
“It is an honor of a lifetime to have this chance to join the court, to promote the rule of law at the highest level, and to do my part to carry out shared project of democracy and equal justice under law forward, into the future.”
The court’s new term begins in September and Jackson immediately will help decide momentous opinions like the federal government’s jurisdiction over wetlands; an Alabama voter suppression law, and affirmative action cases that challenge admission policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard.
Jackson has said she’ll recuse herself from the Harvard case because she served on the school’s board of overseers.
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Carolyn Bryant with her husband and children.
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Team Uncovers Arrest Warrant for White Woman Who Lied About Emmett Till
By Stacy M. Brown
@StacyBrownMedia
A search team has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping of Emmett Till. The Associated Press reported that the team searched a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the African American teenager’s lynching, and now relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest the woman nearly 70 years later. A warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham — identified as “Mrs. Roy Bryant” on the document — was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill told The Associated Press.
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Workforce Czar Lynn McBee introduces Workforce Dallas |
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McBee spoke with Texas Metro News about different opportunities for DFW residents seeking sustainable jobs. |
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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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With Love, ViiV Healthcare Hosts Healthcare Seminar for Black Women |
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Dr. Jasmine Ward from Black Ladies in Public Health, Deirdre Johnson from “Deirdre Speaks”, and Transgender Advocate and Consultant, Naomi Green discuss HIV prevention. |
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With Love, ViiV Healthcare Pop-Up Experience
‘With Love, ViiV Healthcare’ is a new immersive experience that takes attendees on a journey through a series of interactive spaces inspired by ViiV Healthcare’s cultural initiatives that center communities most disproportionately impacted by HIV.
In the final days of the exhibit, ViiV Healthcare is delivering programming centered on their “From Risks to Reasons” initiative which sets out to develop new messages, new messengers and new methods to increase awareness and action around HIV prevention for Black women of cis and trans experience.
Dallas-native and entertainment personality Rachel Lindsay joined as host for Wednesday’s event “Pushing pleasure, power and care because Black women’s health matters.”
The event featured a performance of ViiV Healthcare’s “Take My Hand” impact theatre piece and community activation that focuses exclusively on the urgency and hope around Black women and HIV.
The performance also debuted an innovative and immersive experience starring local actors LaQuandra Gray, Leilani Lyons and Atlanta-based actor Toni Bryce, who has a recurring role on the latest season of Starz series “P-Valley.”
Thursday's event was hosted by Dr. Jasmine Ward, Black Ladies in Public Health
For providers pushing Black women’s power and pleasure in HIV prevention and care
The last event is TODAY:
Friday, July 1st 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
2700 Swiss Event Space, 2700 Swiss Ave., Dallas, TX 75204
What's Your Truth? Self-Love Soul Sesh with Taylor Morgan
Celebrating and elevating Black women's sexual health and power
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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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MY TRUTH
July is Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month
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By Cheryl Smith
Twenty years ago my doctor told me that doctors he consulted with didn’t expect me to live. You see, going into surgery, there was going to be some moving around of “stuff ” inside of me and there was a possibility that some blood clots would break away and rush to my heart. Death would result. I survived and still today I thank Dr. William Glaze for not throwing in the towel on me. A few other things happened 20 years ago. Because of my surgery I was unable to attend my annual Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon; someone I adored, Paula McClure passed; and one of my best friends, someone who I looked forward to sharing war stories with in our senior years, veteran journalist Lawrence Young, died.
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I WAS JUST THINKING
Travis Wortham debuts new book Creating Monsters or Raising Champions: “What’s Wrong with Deez Kidzs?”
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By Norma Adams-Wade
The white clothing on the majority of the guests at Travis Wortham Jr’s book signing and reception Sunday June 26 was an immediate sign that the author and his team had designed the occasion to unify and uplift guests. The event lived up to expectation with about 200 guests hyped to take on the challenge Wortham presented while debuting and signing his new book at the Fair Park Hall of State.
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Businessman Robert Pitre talks with
author Travis Wortham.
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On July 1, 1924
Roland Hayes, who was born in a Georgia cabin in 1887, was named a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Earlier, he had received the Spingarn Medal for "so finely" interpreting the beauty of the Negro folk song.
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Saturday, June 25, 2022 time to celebrate 11 years of AIDS Walk South Dallas. Register TODAY to walk, build a team, become a nonprofit or small business vendor or support with a donation at https://lnkd.in/eM79H8V
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Dallas police remained at the scene of a boy's death in the 2800 block of Silkwood Street in South Dallas hours after the case was reported as a child injury.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
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5-year-old boy found dead in South Dallas home, police say
Police are interviewing witnesses.
A 5-year-old boy was found dead Monday in a house in South Dallas, and Child Protective Services is investigating. Shortly before 11:30 a.m., Dallas police officers were dispatched to a call about an injured child in the 2800 block of Silkwood Street in the Bonton neighborhood. There, police said, Dallas Fire-Rescue crew found a 5-year-old boy who had died and had signs of trauma.
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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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Global Game Changers Announces 6 Ways Kids Can Honor the 4th of July and Share Their Patriotism for Red, White and Blue!
4th of July Tips Help Kids Honor our American Heritage, and Learn More About Independence Day and The History of the 4th of July in America
Global Game Changers Children’s Education Initiative, Inc. (GGC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing social-emotional learning (SEL) and character and leadership development curricula for pre-K through 5th-grade students, encourages parents to share these six ways their kids can honor the 4th of July and learn more about Independence Day and our American heritage.
Explore an historical site.
Get in the mood for Independence Day by finding an American historical site near your home and making a trip to learn more about it. Did you know that there are more than 2600 places designated as National Historic Landmarks by the National Park Service? You can find a list by state on their website: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm. If you know of a location in your state that’s not included, you can nominate it to be included!
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Missy Elliott, Amanda Seals, Chole Bailey, Adele Givens, Storm Reid, Young B, Richard Duncan, Plies, Chosen Jacobs, Bobby Day, Shirley Hemphill, Wallace Amos, Jr., Curtis W. Harris, and Jeff Liscum, Amecia Parks, LaRoy D. Callahan, Felecia D. Henderson,
Delmetria L. Millener-thawriter, Ld Mackey, Frankie C. Wilson Jr.
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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!
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Shelia Kaye
Polk Rodgers
Masters of Art in Clinical Counseling
Wayland Baptist University
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Independence Day Celebration 2022 Farmers Branch Historical Park, 2540 Farmers Branch Ln. Farmers Branch from 6:30 pm to 12 am. For more information. |
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Some Haitian parents are reacting to recent school shooting events with changes to their routines and becoming more engaged in their communities. Pictured are two parents with their children — Dr. Kattya Antenor and her family (left) and Cynthia Laine with her four children (right) — who are among those taking action to help their families feel safer. Photos courtesy of the families. |
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Port-au-Prince courthouse proceedings still pending after gang invasion |
The Haitian Times
By Juhakenson Blaise
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Haitian National Police have not regained control of Haiti’s main courthouse two weeks after armed bandits invaded the building in a brazen confrontation with security. Following the attack, the government prosecutor had requested a police escort for the legal proceedings and to reclaim the building. “I am still waiting for the National Police response to decide,” Jacques Lafontant, chief prosecutor told The Haitian Times.
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De La Fuente Runs for Mayor |
NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
Oakland Post
By Paul Cobb and news services
Ignacio De La Fuente, the former President of the Oakland City Council for 11 years, says he will run for mayor to rescue the city from its deep troubles. He said he is returning to political leadership after a 10-year absence. Claiming that he is “sick and tired of what’s happening to our city,” and he can’t just stand by and witness “the city that I love become a place where people are afraid to walk the streets, to take their children to parks, to go out to dinner with their families or to park their cars on the street.
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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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