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REALIZING THE DREAM HEALTHY LIVING EXPO
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
Doors open at 10am
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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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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
Hylton Homes Realty
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Hylton Homes Realty is considered the “top Dallas Realtor web site servicing the DFW Metroplex and surrounding areas in greater Dallas County!” Specializing in Dallas area homes for sale, Realtor Kristen Price says she will work tirelessly on your behalf to make your next home buying or home selling experience a pleasant and successful one. Joined by fellow realtor Chastity Hylton, Kristen is a member of the National Association of Realtors and must act according to and abide by a specific code of ethics, which guarantees the optimum level of service for your real estate needs when buying or selling a home. Check them out at www.hyltonhomesralty.com.
Located at 6429 Seco Blvd, Dallas, TX 75217, give them a call at
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OUR SUPERB WOMAN OF THE DAY
Honorable Carolyn King Arnold
Yes, the Honorable Carolyn King Arnold wears a lot of red. Some might say it is because she is a Delta while others say she is on fire for her community, her people, and the world.
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The Honorable Carolyn King Arnold was first elected to the Dallas City Council in May 2015, besting several opponents to win the seat outright without a runoff, garnering 51% of the vote. The Honorable Carolyn King Arnold has resided in Dallas for more than 40 years and worked as an educator in the Bishop Dunne Catholic School and Dallas Independent School District School. In addition to teaching, she has also been actively engaged in the community fighting for civil rights, social equity and the pursuit of justice. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeastern Oklahoma University, a Masters of Education from the University of North Texas and the Doctorate of Divinity from Grace International Seminary. A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, her hands are full as she addresses several issues including: supporting local businesses, improving the quality of life for citizens, making the City safer; all while governing during a pandemic. |
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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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Mayor Eric Johnson names Lynn McBee as Workforce Czar
Photo and brief
By Marva Sneed
Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday named Lynn McBee as his Workforce Czar to help “boost upskilling efforts,” which he says is a top mayoral priority.
McBee ran for mayor of the city of Dallas and has known Mayor Johnson for 15 years. As Workforce Czar, she will be responsible for building and executing strategies to implement the report's recommendations, including establishing formal agreements with existing workforce development organizations, such as Dallas College, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas, and other providers.
"I'm excited to work with Mayor Johnson on this issue that's so important to our city, our families and our future,” said McBee. “Workforce development will not only lift families and communities and create more opportunity and growth, but it also addresses equity, it's a step forward in eliminating racial barriers, and it's key to ending systemic cycles of poverty.” .
CAPTION: Jaynie Schultz, Chair of Dallas City Council's Workforce, Education, and Equity Committee, Lynn McBee, Workforce Czar, and Mayor Eric Johnson
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Candidates for Texas Governor, Attorney General and the 30th Congressional District will face off at a political forum sponsored by the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Friendship-West Baptist Church (FWBC) on Sunday, January 16, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at FWBC, 2020 West Wheatland Road, Dallas.
According to Dr. Andrea Hilburn, president of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter, the forum falls under the auspices of the sorority’s National Social Action Commission.
“Delta Sigma Theta Sorority continues to institute activities that focus on voter registration and education programs; combating voter suppression and supporting the full restoration of voting rights for individuals who have paid their debt to society (ex-offenders),” said Dr. Hilburn. “We are encouraging citizens to come out and become educated about the issues and the candidates. Then go and vote!“
Dr. Andrea Hilburn
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Journalism/Media and college media students--get your First Amendment work recognized--Enter SPJ-FW's 19th annual First Amendment Award Contest! See the details and entry form here. Early bird deadline is Jan. 31.
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Burned Out from Lingering Pandemic, Some on Front Lines Find Faith an Antidote |
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Jw.org offers a collection of practical articles like “How to Beat Pandemic Fatigue” and short comforting videos such as “The Resurrection – Soon a Reality.” It’s a free resource that Smith recommends to everyone. |
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By BlackPressUSA
Special to NNPA Newswire
When the Omicron variant started emerging around the country, Registered Nurse Currine Smith flashed back to the despair she felt at the beginning of the pandemic.
Now entering the third year of COVID, she describes feeling a sense of dread and anxiety when walking into work. “The scene is quite grim,” she said of the Level I trauma hospital where she works in Delaware. “People feel like the light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t exist anymore.”
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Civil Rights Icon Ida B. Wells is set to get her own Barbie doll in 2022 |
By BOTWC Staff
In 2018 on International Women’s Day, Barbie launched it’s “Inspiring Women Series” focused on “[honoring] historical role models who paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before.” The series was apart of Mattel’s “Dream Gap” campaign, which aimed to raise awareness about the issue of representation for young girls and research that showed “that girls began to view their gender as inferior to boys and develop limiting beliefs about themselves at as young as 5 years old, as a result of cultural stereotypes, implicit biases and media representation.”
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Masking on planes now pits Southwest Airlines flight attendants against noncompliant pilots |
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A passenger grabs a free mask before entering the security checkpoint at Dallas Love Field. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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The flight attendants’ union say pilots get away with not wearing masks on and off planes while its members are being reprimanded. |
By Kyle Arnold
The union representing Southwest Airlines flight attendants says the company is refusing to enforce mask mandates with pilots, on and off airplanes.
Transport Workers Union Local 556, which represents 15,400 flight attendants, said Friday that many of the carrier’s pilots are not only going mask less in the cockpit as allowed by Federal Aviation Administration rules but they’ve also dropped face coverings during on-ground training. The union said its members are still required to wear masks and are reprimanded if they don’t.
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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 January 6, 2022 Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 6,310 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County, 4,951 confirmed cases and 1,063 probable cases. There is a cumulative total of 377,203 confirmed cases (PCR test). There is a cumulative total of 71,482 probable cases (antigen test). A total of 5,587 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) provided more than 500,000 total doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park mega-vaccine clinic, which operated January 11 through July 17. A vaccination clinic is open at the Dallas College Eastfield Campus Location on Tuesdays – Saturdays from 9am-6pm.
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Project Moses presents fighting for freedom: Understanding sex trafficking
Saint Michael and All Angels,
8011 Douglas Ave., Dallas, 6 pm to 9 pm. National Trafficking
Hotline: 1-888-373-7888.
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This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her dog. It was obvious she thought her dog understood her. I came into my house & told my cat.
We laughed a lot.
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National
Human Trafficking Awareness
Day
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Mary J. Blige, Kim Coles, Aja Naomi King, Emile Heskey, Lil Twist, LunchMoney Lewis, Leroy Sané, Brianna Perry, Nef the Pharaoh, Shareef O’Neal, Alice Moss, Jacquelyn Mallard, Charles "Chuck" Maloney, Corey Love, DjBmw Walker, Reginald Lee, Thelma Sanders Clardy, Edward Johnson, Cleo Jackson Jr., Darren Smith, Adonis Rose, Christopher D. King-Broker, Tachia Williams Mays, and Shay Moore |
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Congratulations!
Class of 2021
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Tredarin Maiden
Grambling State University
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On January 11, 1961
Riot, University of Georgia.
Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16, 1961.
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Gang members kill two reporters in Port-au-Prince |
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Reporters John Wesley (left) and Wilguens Louissaint (right) were killed in Port-au-Prince. |
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The Haitian Times
By The Haitian Times Staff
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gang members killed two reporters on Jan. 6 right after the journalists finished reporting on the ongoing violence in Laboule 12, Port-au-Prince, according to TV5 Monde.
John Wesley Amady was shot then burned alive, Radio Ecoute FM, Amady’s employer, wrote in a statement. Wilguens Louissaint, who worked for another news outlet, was also shot. Wilmann Vil, another reporter, managed to escape. The trio was attacked by members of Toto’s gang, according to Rezo Nodwes, Creole for Northwest Network.
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Congressional Black Caucus announces New Executive Director, Vincent Evans |
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Vincent Evans joins the Congressional Black Caucus from the White House, where he serves as Deputy Director of Public Engagement & Intergovernmental Affairs in the Office of the Vice President. |
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BlackPressUSA
By NNPA Newswire Staff Report
Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and the Congressional Black Caucus announced Vincent Evans as Executive Director for the 117th Congress.
“We are thrilled to welcome Vincent Evans to the Congressional Black Caucus. As a leader for effective change, Vincent will help the CBC reach greater heights and make substantive advances in 2022,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03).
“Vincent knows the importance of developing critical relationships when it comes to public engagement, along with a variety of policy and leadership skills,” Chairwoman Beatty continued.
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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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