The Dallas Examiner Jesse Jackson Sr., long-time civil rights warrior and founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, announced Friday that he had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disorder […]
The Dallas Examiner When The LAB, a local community think tank, created the forum “A Mental & Emotional Fitness Discussion on Dating in the Black Community,” founder Michael Guinn envisioned the meeting as an opportunity […]
The Dallas Examiner Environmental racism has impacted the city for years, and not many residents are aware of it or how it affects the city. “Environmental racism is so real that it is hindering the […]
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien says he and general manager Rick Smith have discussed signing Colin Kaepernick in the wake of last week’s season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson. When asked about Kaepernick […]
The Dallas Examiner Dallas City Council is at a standstill as the controversial Confederate monuments decision has hit a snag in the process. In September, the Robert E. Lee confederate monument in Oak Lawn Park […]
The Dallas Examiner Most of us may think the purpose of growing a garden is to produce a harvest. But producing a harvest alone is not the end-all of growing a garden. The “Africans who […]
Navy Recruiting Command MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Chief Warrant Officer 5 Valencia Simmons-Fowler became the first African American woman to achieve the highest chief warrant officer rank in the information warfare community on Nov. 3. The […]
Crazy Faith Ministries Is the Christian church supposed to be able to destroy racism? The words of the Christ, taught to me, were awe-inspiring, powerful and had the power of transformation. The Christ taught that […]
National Urban League “You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.” – Fannie Lou Hamer At a time when […]
What did the Cowboys’ pre-anthem kneeling really mean? Simple. It did not mean a thing – at all. It was an easy way to appease the good ol’ folks paying for tickets and watching the […]
Center for Responsible Lending A bill signed on Nov. 1 by President Donald Trump sealed an unfortunate fate for consumers seeking financial justice. By signing H.J. Res. 111, both the president and Congress have together […]
Center on Representative Government One of the gifts of living in a representative democracy is that voting is only one of the rights it confers. For ordinary people who want to make change – who […]
IN CINQUE If there has ever been any question about what constitutes sexual assault, I believe we all have a better than vague account or knowledge about what it is. For years now, we have […]
Special to the NNPA The enrollment period to be covered by the federal Affordable Care Act began Nov.1 and is scheduled to end Dec. 15 for those hoping to qualify for health care coverage beginning […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner Prism Health North Texas, the largest local nonprofit organization providing care to those living with HIV/AIDS in North Texas, has moved to a new South Dallas Clinic. In 1986, the […]
(AP) – American Airlines said its CEO had a “positive” meeting with civil-rights leaders who accuse the airline of racial bias, but an activist who was kicked off a plane is not backing away from […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Amid ongoing protests reinvigorated by the acquittal of a White former police officer in the death of a Black suspect, several African American faith and civic leaders in St. Louis announced […]
Family Features Demand for workers in science, technology, engineering and math careers continues to explode. Data from the U.S. Department of Education predicts that growth opportunities in these fields will increase 14 percent by 2020. […]
Dallas ISD hosts education summits for community The Dallas Independent School District will launch a planning program to create a strategic and innovative vision for Dallas ISD learning, technology and facilities design. To launch this […]
Strategies for Well-Being Make no mistake, Obamacare, called the Affordable Care Act, is still the law of the land. The Affordable Care Act – nicknamed Obamacare – is legislation passed in 2010 that changed how […]
CMMS The flu is nothing to sneeze at. Anywhere from 140,000 to 710,000 Americans are projected to land in the hospital this year as a result of the flu and its complications, and 12,000 to […]
Center for Responsible Lending It’s that time of year again when auto dealers try to make room in their showrooms and lots for next year’s models. The seasonal clearance sales that come right before the […]
Trice Edney Communications As educators, we have an obligation to give our students every opportunity to succeed. Parents rely on us to ensure their children are armed with the skills and knowledge they need to […]
CitySquare This is quite an admission for me, but I’m not really enjoying the current NFL season. I’ve said in past seasons that I’m tired of learning more about pro football players from the police […]
Texas House of Representatives Currently, one-third of all Texas households lack a savings account, and nearly half are liquid asset poor, meaning they are in a constant state of financial insecurity because they lack savings. […]
National Urban League “The internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity.” – President Barack Obama, Remarks at the Launch of the ConnectHome Initiative, July 15, 2015 The presence and influence of Black millennials […]
Children’s Defense Fund President Trump’s Oct. 26 announcement reminded us all that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency, but in fact, it is also a national emergency, and we must do so much […]
DETROIT (AP) – Judge Damon J. Keith thinks back on his 50 years on the federal bench and remembers many tumultuous and significant times, including being sued by President Richard Nixon after ruling that wiretapping […]
Special to the NNPA Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act began Wednesday, and there are significant changes compared to previous years. The enrollment period for coverage through the 2018 Federal Health Insurance Exchange will […]
The Dallas Examiner Color barriers and gender barriers; the sports world is full of their shattered remains, from Jackie Robinson breaking down the barricade in front of Major League Baseball in 1947 to Althea Gibson […]
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