The City of Dallas' National Champions Paul Quinn College Men's Basketball Team to Be Honored for Their Historic Win
Team to Receive Proclamation, Recognitions from Mayor and Elected Officials
The Paul Quinn College men’s basketball championship team will be honored by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson at Dallas City Hall, receiving a proclamation and additional recognitions by Dallas City Council Member Tennell Atkins and other elected officials tomorrow morning during the Council Briefing in the Council Chambers for their National Championship win during the school’s 150th anniversary year.
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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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Black Coffee
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Black Coffee brings people and communities together over coffee or tea. They specialize in interfusing global flavors into their very own craft beverages. Located at 1417 Vaughn Blvd in Fort Worth, their rich and delicious coffee comes with a feeling of warmth and satisfaction that you won’t get from anywhere else. Black Coffee was created to show diversity in the coffee scene, to celebrate the blackness of the owner, the community, and the coffee. |
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Shannon Powell Hart
Shannon Powell Hart is a go-getter. Talented, creative and focused, she is a star!
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A wife and mother, Shannon Powell Hart enjoyed stints as Communications Lead at Infosys Knowledge Institute, SPH Media, Texas Ale Project, WFAA-TV, KXAN-TV, Junior League of Austin and WAVY-TV. Shannon received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and MBA in Marketing from LSU Shreveport. She also attended Hendrix College. Shannon is a longtime journalist and member of the National Association of Black Journalists. A community servant, Shannon cares and gives of herself, her time and her resources.
a longtime journalist and member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
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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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Comerica Bank and Iron Mountain Incorporated, the global leader in storage and information management services, will securely shred sensitive paper documents for free from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 at Iron Mountain’s DFW flagship station located in Mercer Business Park on the northwest corner of I-35 and 635 (12121 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas 75237). |
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JaNiece Jenkins has been a teacher for 14 years, working at the East Orange Community Charter School |
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A New Jersey teacher saved the life of a third grader who was choking on a water bottle cap |
By BOTWC Staff
JaNiece Jenkins has been a teacher for 14 years, working at the East Orange Community Charter School for the last five years. The veteran educator also doubles as a cheerleading coach at Montclair High School, recently taking a refresher course at the school in first aid.
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Ameshya Williams-Holliday is a senior center at Jackson State University |
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Ameshya Williams-Holliday has made history as the first HBCU player to be drafted to the WNBA in 20 years |
The WNBA has only drafted five players from an HBCU in their nearly 30-year history. |
By BOTWC Staff
Williams-Holliday is a senior center at Jackson State University. A three-time Southwestern Atlantic Conference defensive player of the year and the 2021-22 player of the year, Williams-Holliday was destined for greatness.
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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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Aundrey Evans pictured at a DART bus stop along Bexar Street in South Dallas, Wednesday, April 6, 2022.(Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) |
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South Dallas organizations have been partnering with DART to find
new transit solutions
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Community leader and South Dallas resident Diane Ragsdale knows how hard it is to travel around the area using public transit. She hears it from her neighbors daily. Residents struggle to find buses to get them where they need to go, which affects their ability to manage their health care, and find educational and job opportunities.
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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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DALLAS -- As of 12:00 pm April 19, 2022 Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 299 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County, 192 confirmed cases and 107 probable cases. There is a cumulative total of 480,765 confirmed cases (PCR test). There is a cumulative total of 105,844 probable cases (antigen test). Today’s report includes 47 newly reported cases of COVID-19 within 14 days of specimen collection date. A total of 6,369 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.
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Mavs Even Playoff Series With Jazz;
Head to Utah
By Dorothy J. Gentry
Sports Editor
Behind Jalen Brunson’s career high 41 points, the Dallas Mavericks evened their playoff series with the Utah Jazz with a 110-104 victory on Monday night at American Airlines Center. The win guaranteed at least one more playoff game in Dallas. The Mavs and Jazz are now tied 1-1 as the best-of-7 first round playoff series shifts to Utah for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 will be played on Thursday, April 21 at 9 p.m. CST on NBA-TV and Saturday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m. on TNT.
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Congratulations!
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Skylynn Wynn
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Harriet Tubman starts the Underground Railroad |
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The National Association of Haitian Clerks has called for a strike starting |
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Haiti’s judicial clerks group plans to strike for better salaries, safer courthouses |
By The Haitian Times
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The National Association of Haitian Clerks, ANAGH, has called for a strike starting Apr. 12 to protest against salary disparities and discrimination in the judicial system. ANAGH represents judicial clerks in 18 jurisdictions across Haiti.
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New FBI data overshadows missing Black children. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) |
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FBI Missing Children Data Misleading; Disservice to Black Juveniles |
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
Missing white children receive far more media coverage than missing Black and Brown children. A fact advocates often point to when explaining the disparity in attention provided to individuals of color. But another unsettling fact has emerged with the release of the FBI’s latest statistics on missing children.
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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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