Celebrating 195 years of the Black Press |
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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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Cosmos and Lillies
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Samundra Cooper is founder and designer of Cosmos And Lillies.
Cosmos And Lillies is a brand made to share her creations with the world. With the use of quality fabrics and unique patterns, Cosmos And Lillies exemplifies a Classy Lifestyle! Check her out at www.cosmosandlillies.com
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Herdercine Nash
A registered nurse and licensed massage therapist, Herdercine Nash cares about people and her community.
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Hailing from Delhi, Louisiana, Herdercine Nash graduated from Esther Toombs High School and studied Nursing at Howard Community College/EL Centro College. She’s a wife, mother and grandmother who’s been married for 62 years! Such a loving person, she was a mentor and source of support and inspiration to so many. If you didn’t know better, you would think that she was an alumnus of Southern University because she has been so supportive of the school. Also a loyal supporter of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Herdercine is known for being compassionate and knowledgeable. She doesn’t mince words and her opinion is valued. |
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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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OUR VOICES
For Those Who Didn’t Vote
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By Dr. John E. Warren
In California, it is expected that there will be low voter turnout. It is anticipated that this will be the case in a number of states holding primaries because a number of people are frustrated with the problems of the pandemic, high gas prices, and inflation at the grocery store and across the country. But apathy is not the answer. As a matter of fact, the Extreme Right mainly sees an opportunity for the Republican Party to run its candidates for office at all levels, with anticipated success for those who bought the Big Lie that Donald Trump won the Presidency.
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Danielle McCleave the first Black woman Doctor of Architecture
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The University of Hawaii (UH) at Mãnoa has just graduated its first Black woman
Doctor of Architecture
She's blazing a trail!
Because Of Them We Can
By BOTWC Staff
Danielle McCleave holds a bachelor of fine arts degree, with an emphasis in sculpture and painting from Belmont University. From there she pursued her doctorate at UH Mãnoa, winning the Hawaii Architectural Foundation award for her thesis entitled “Redesigning the Hood: Using Culturally Aware Wellness as a Tool to Inform Architectural Design.” Now McCleave has made history, becoming the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Architecture professional degree from UH Mãnoa in the school’s 115-year-history.
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On June 29, 1972
U.S. Supreme Court ruled the five-four decision that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment which violated the Eighth Amendment. At the time of the ruling, Blacks and members of other minority groups constituted 483 of the 60 persons awaiting execution.
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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 City Manager T.C. Broadnax (left, in this photo from 2020) and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson appear to have patched things up.
(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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Dallas mayor and manager truce isn’t the progress city needed
City Hall is in trouble, and this wasn’t the way to fix it.
After a few years of battering one another’s egos, Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager T.C. Broadnax have at last decided it’s time to work together for the betterment of the city. This comes after a dramatic couple of weeks that saw Johnson unsuccessfully maneuver to have the City Council fire Broadnax, something Broadnax deftly deflected to put Johnson on the defensive with a City Council he had been patching things up with.
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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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Join veteran Journalist Norma Adams-Wade for "I Was Just Thinking"
Join veteran Journalist Norma Adams-Wade for “I Was Just Thinking” the podcast on the Texas Metro News Facebook Page or Cheryl’s World at www.blogtalkradio.com or by dialing 646-200-0459.
GUEST: Roger Boykin, popular Dallas-based jazz musician has written a new book.
Roger Boykin is a jazz musician who plays multiple instruments including the piano and keyboard, guitar, saxophone, flute and bass. Boykin also is an arranger, composer, educator, former radio broadcaster, and author. He owns his own record label, Soultex Records, and has produced many singles and albums. He was artistic director at the popular Sammons Jazz series during the late 1990s in Dallas. And he was among a circle of musicians who made popular the “Texas Tenor” style of music made famous by players including David “Fathead” Newman and Marchel Ivery. A lover of reading from his youth, it is little-known that he also has written several books. Norma will discuss his latest book, a memoir.
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Michole Brianna White, Charlamagne Ta God, Sauce Walka, Joe Johnson, DJ Pooh, Theresa M. Humphrey, Kenneth Wayne Smith, DeVon C Scott, Elaine Tina, Tony Leavell, Josiah Charles, Alisa Peoples, Gary Hayes, Rob Minix, and Herndon Davis |
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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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Jonathan Wallace
Liberty High School
He will be attending Seton Hall University
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Cedar Hill ISD Job Fair, 1533 High Pointe Ln, Cedar Hill, 9 am -12 pm. Interviews & job offers on the spot! We are looking for certified, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, and auxiliary candidates. |
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Participants of Livres en Folie interacting with writers during the 28th edition of the book fair on June 16, 2022. Photo courtesy of Gelin Joassaint |
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Haiti book festival returns to in-person,
still available virtually
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The Haitian Times
By Murdith Joseph
PORT-AU-PRINCE — After two years as a virtual affair, Haiti’s annual “Livres en Folie” book fair once again welcomed people in person for its 28th edition starting June 16. At the Karibe Hotel in Juvenat, the 1,200 books featured over the daylong event include such new titles as: Spread of moto-taxi in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince (paradox and controversy) by Carline Duval Joseph, Soley Haiti by Latry Jean Dalio, Poetry from Grand Anse by Leonce Maurice and From childhood to Bandistry, a novel by Mathieu Justin.
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Photo: Mark Mahoney / Dream in Color Photography
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The Poor Peoples Campaign: A Declaration, Announcement, Beginning, Moving
Forward Commitment
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NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSA
By Menra Mapfumo
The Poor People’s Campaign was established in 1968, by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King wanted the Poor People’s Campaign to highlight the need for economic equality and social justice. Dr. King wanted to help poor people by demanding the means for basic necessities. In 1967, Dr. King said the Poor People’s Campaign would seek to “demand jobs, unemployment insurance, a fair minimum wage, and education for poor adults and children designed to improve their self-image and self-esteem.”
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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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