WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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SUPERB WOMAN
Tonya Veasey
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Tonya Veasey is the president and CEO at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF). For more than 20 years, Ms. Veasey has provided counsel to top corporations, nonprofits, public entities and elected officials in issues management, crisis communications, corporate social responsibility, and diversity and inclusion strategy. In 2006 she founded Open Channels Group (OCG+), a purpose-driven full-service communications and marketing agency based in Fort Worth. She began her career successfully working to influence local, state and federal public policy, and securing public funding for health care programs and social impact initiatives. She has worked as a legislative staffer, a nonprofit organization leader, a registered lobbyist and as the public affairs director for a Fortune 500 Company. She was honored by the Fort Worth Business Press as one of 2017’s Great Women of Texas. A recipient of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce 2009 “Quest for Success” award, as well as the 2007 Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Madame C. J. Walker Award, she was recognized as the City of Fort Worth’s 1999 Woman of the Year in Public Service. She earned an Executive MBA at Texas Christian University and a bachelor’s degree from Paul Quinn College. She's a born leader and don't be surprised if she ends up in the White House!
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North Texas defeats No. 4 Purdue for First -Ever NCAA Tournament Win
PHOTO: NCAA
The No. 13-seeded the University of North Texas defeated the No. 4-seed Purdue University last night in the first round on the first day of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
It was the first NCCA tournament win in North Texas men’s basketball history.
North Texas won in overtime 78-69. The Mean Green Eagles were led by Javion Hamlet who finished with a double-double (24 pts., 12 rebounds). North Texas will play a TBD team on Sunday in Round 2.
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COMMENTARY:
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan:
Oprah Winfrey was Star of that Interview
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The real star of this interview is Oprah Winfrey’s staying power and reestablishment of her reputation as the Queen of television and talk.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the Sunday night interview broadcast on CBS, Markle debunked many untruths “the firm” failed to correct, including the story about making Princess Kate cry, letting the world know it was actually Princess Kate who in fact made Markle cry. While Markle acknowledged that media can get things wrong, “the firm” never tried to correct the story or the narrative as was the case in many instances.
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Former long-time Mav Shawn Bradley paralyzed in accident
By Dorothy J. Gentry
Sports Editor
Shawn Bradley, a former NBA center who spent almost nine years with the Dallas Mavericks suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury earlier this year that left him paralyzed, according to a statement released on his behalf by the Dallas Mavericks.
According to the statement released Wednesday morning by the Mavericks PR Department, Bradley was struck from behind on January 20th by an automobile while riding his bicycle a block from his home in St. George, Utah. He underwent neck fusion surgery and has spent the past eight weeks hospitalized and undergoing rehabilitation.
Bradley released the first public details yesterday of the accident that he suffered in January. Bradley, the 7’6” former NBA player with the Mavericks, is a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and spent two years performing missionary work in Australia after his freshman year at Brigham Young University.
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My COVID-19 Action Plan:
How To Cope When The Virus Hits Home
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By Sonja Bartolome, M.D. Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Disease UT Southwestern Medical Center
Special to Texas Metro News
In a pandemic, even when you do everything right, viruses can still find a way into your home. As a respiratory specialist, I have lived in PPE for the better part of a year and made sure that my family has taken every precaution. I was also among the first health care workers to be vaccinated. So when my husband, Ivan, got COVID-19 this winter, it was a stark reminder of just how insidious and unpredictable the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be.
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APPLY TODAY:
Covering Opioids and Alcohol Addiction 2021
With reports that alcohol and drug abuse have risen steeply during the pandemic – and that addiction treatment is as elusive as ever - the National Press Foundation and the American Society of Addiction Medicine are offering an opportunity for journalists to pause and take a deep dive into the science of addiction.
This training will cover the increase in alcohol and drug use during the pandemic; the latest on the opioids crisis; the latest research on treatment and telemedicine for addiction treatment; the role of marijuana and alcohol; trends in substance abuse; racial disparities in access to drug treatment; and more. With this grounding in hand, journalists will then cover the three-day American Society of Addiction Medicine Virtual Conference.
The NPF training is April 7, 12, 14, 16 and 19 and May 19 on Zoom. Sessions will be mid-day – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – to catch reporters in all time zones.
The ASAM Annual Conference runs from April 22-24.
The program is open to all U.S.-based journalists. Black, Indigenous and other journalists of color are encouraged to apply. Journalists do not need to be covering addiction issues now, but they should have an interest in doing so in future and an outlet for their work.
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Remembering
Bishop Omar Jahwar
Celebration of Life
Saturday, March 20
11 a.m.
Concord Church
6808 Pastor Bailey Dr.
Dallas, TX 75237
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WNBA celebrates 25th Season with New Theme & Logo |
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There’s a saying that “you can’t be, what you don’t see.” Sydney Colson knew she wanted to be a professional basketball player when she saw women playing on TV.
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DeSoto ISD to share Strategic Plan via Virtual Townhall & State of District Events |
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DeSoto ISD will share its ‘Be The Future’ strategic plan focused on equity, access, and social justice.DeSoto ISD is working to take an active role in tackling social justice through the district’s new strategic plan which has key focal points on equity, access, and dismantling the pipeline to prison through deep investments in early childhood education and community partnerships.
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Parkland walk-up COVID-19 testing sites closing this weekend
Drive-through sites will continue normal operations
Effective this weekend, Parkland Health & Hospital System will permanently close its three walk-up COVID-19 testing sites in Dallas County due to declining testing volumes. Drive- through sites will continue to operate as normal.
Closures include:
Sam Tasby (Vickery), 7001 Fair Oaks Ave., closing Friday at 3 p.m.
Irving Health Center, 1800 N Britain Road, closing Friday at 3 p.m.
West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Road, closing Saturday at 3 p.m.
Drive-through sites will continue to offer COVID-19 testing for anyone who might need it. No appointment is needed, and testing is available at no cost. Depending on COVID vaccine volumes, testing lanes may close early on some days at these locations.
Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St., Dallas, TX 75232 Monday – Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays.)
Dallas College-Eastfield Campus, 3737 Motley Dr., Mesquite, Texas 75150 Monday – Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays.)
For additional information about COVID-19, please visit www.parklandhospital.com/covid
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Juneteenth Celebration
THE ELITE NEWS &
THE BLAIR FOUNDATION
INVITES THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ATTEND
THE DALLAS, TEXAS
“INAUGURAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION MARCH & FESTIVAL”
THIS EVENT INCLUDES A 3 ½ MILE PARADE/ MARCH & FESTIVAL.
THE PARADE/MARCH STARTS AT THE “WILLIAM BLAIR JR. PARK” AND ENDS INSIDE OF FAIR PARK. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE INSIDE THE FAIR PARK. CELEBRATING THE EMANCIPATION ANNIVERSARY OF ENSLAVED BLACK PEOPLE IN TEXAS. IT IS, AT THIS PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT WE SEEK UNIFICATION AND INCLUSIVESNESS OF ALL MANKIND.
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MARCH 20
Fred Rogers, Spike Lee*, Carl Reiner, Bianca Lawson, Pamela Lue-Hing, Hon. Ken Molberg*, Clarence Turner*, Stacy Printers, Jackie Robinson, THE Joe Bullard*, Cachena McMillan, Gemeral “GB” Berry, Smith Drew and Elusive Lady Vickie Frazier- Williams*
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Black History Facts
On March 20 Dr. Ralph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in the Palestine crisis. He is the first African American to be so honored.
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City of Dallas - COVID
Hospital capacity in Dallas on March 17, 2021
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DALLAS — Twenty-five hospitals reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson's office.
Dallas hospitals are required to report the information pursuant to the City of Dallas emergency regulations enacted by Mayor Johnson during the local state of disaster. The reporting requirements are meant to provide data to decision-makers and information to the public regarding the medical community's capacity to handle COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Here are the aggregate capacity totals, as reported by the 25 hospitals:
- Total beds: 5,916
- Beds occupied: 4,457
- Total ICU beds: 922
- ICU beds occupied: 617
- Total ventilators: 1,008
- Ventilators in use: 346
Please note that the numbers represent a point-in-time snapshot and might fluctuate throughout the day. Hospitals also may be able to expand bed capacity if necessary.
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Cheryl Smith
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