Crazy Faith Ministries I read a story this week about a government official in Texas, a White man, who said, “We’re a part of the master race.” He was talking to what looked to be […]
National Urban League “I’m signing it for 11-year-old Marcelas Owens, who’s also here. Marcelas lost his mom to an illness. And she didn’t have insurance and couldn’t afford the care that she needed. So in […]
Children’s Defense Fund “The way through chaos, calamity and confusion is not by adding chaos, calamity and confusion. That multiplies what’s hurting us and undermining us. The Hebrew and Christian Bibles insist from the first […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner George W. Truett Elementary is 1 of 13 Dallas ISD campuses to get off the Improvement Required list, which is based on ratings from the state. There are several reasons […]
(The Texas Tribune) – Approaching the podium, Dallas middle school teacher Ron Francis faced the circle of 15 large, wooden desks at the Texas State Board of Education’s September meeting. The board was discussing changes […]
(The Texas Tribune) – Momentum among House Republicans was building Monday morning in state Rep. Dennis Bonnen’s campaign for speaker of the Texas House, as four GOP legislators vying for the job dropped out of […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner ATLANTA – The second annual Live the Legacy Gala, presented by the Tommie Smith Youth Initiative Inc. on Oct. 6, commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Tommie Smith and John […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner Resources for entrepreneurs are now available in Dallas’ southern sector with the opening of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center at the Southwest Center Mall in Oak Cliff. More than 450 individuals […]
Family Features It may feel impossible to fit even more into already jam-packed days, but when the holidays roll around, entertaining and celebrating always find a way. Fortunately, you can find some shortcuts when hosting […]
Family Features Most great holiday gatherings start with great food and end with quality time spent with loved ones. This holiday season, rely on simple recipes that let you spend less time in the kitchen […]
Center for Responsible Lending Although predatory lending often conjures up images of an economically blighted urban America, seldom does the image of an enlisted man or woman come to mind. But just as check cashing […]
(NNPA) – The 2018 midterm elections have come and gone here in the great state of Texas, and all across Texas, especially in Harris County and Fort Bend County, Democrats faired extremely well. The results […]
U.S. House of Representatives In the next Congress that convenes in January, it is my intention to seek the chairmanship of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, a panel on which I now sit […]
Crazy Faith Ministries The president’s behavior at the celebration in Paris for the 100th anniversary of World War I ending – not going to visit the American cemetery because it was raining and then showing […]
Children’s Defense Fund After two years of divisive, hateful rhetoric from the highest levels of government, the profoundly inhumane treatment of immigrant families, and the placement of corporate profits ahead of the basic needs of […]
American Counseling Assoc. The holidays are a fairly emotional time of the year for most of us. For some people, the holiday period brings memories of warm family gatherings and happy times. For others, it […]
Strategies for Well-Being In her just-released book, Michelle Obama made public, for the first time, that she used in vitro fertilization to have both her daughters. Obama, at 34 years old, experienced something many women […]
The Texas Tribune Where’s my face? I’m searching for my reflection or the echo of my story, but to my dismay I’m considered a ghost and mute. My complexion has cast a shadow before me […]
(NNPA) – “In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As first lady of the United States of America […]
(NNPA) – When a popular singer with 88 million followers on her Twitter account sends a message about something bothering her, people tend to notice. When she sends the message less than 72 hours before […]
Sankofa Education Services It has been said, “There is nothing new under the sun,” particularly if you Google it today. While all my articles have been about Sankofa Garden Homes outdoors, this month my mind […]
Strategies for Well-Being If you or an older person you know has fallen, you’re not alone. According to the CDC, 1 out of every 5 falls causes a serious injury requiring some form of hospitalization. […]
American Counseling Association We are entering one of the busiest and most stressful travel periods of the year. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, travel to a destination 50 miles or more away increases […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner In November 2015, Richland College was home to a sea of 5,171 red ceramic poppies – one poppy for every Texas soldier killed in World War I. A lone white […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner When Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center Principal Alpher Garrett-Jones started setting up for the school year’s first Parent Teacher Association meeting, she fielded questions on why they should set up […]
Children’s Defense Fund I recently had the joy of presenting an award from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to Ruby Bridges. As a 6-year-old first-grader in New Orleans in 1960, […]
National Urban League “somebody/anybody sing a black girl’s song bring her out to know herself to know you but sing her rhythms carin/struggle/hard times sing her song of life she’s been dead so long closed […]
Patriotic Millionaires Almost 10 years after the 2007 economic crisis, another debt bubble is ready to burst. Experts say student loan debt, the second highest form of household debt at $1.5 trillion, is a risk […]
Crazy Faith Ministries This election cycle has been brutal, and as the vitriol has continued and increased, many have been heard to say, “This is not who we are” as Americans. But is that a […]
U.S. House of Representatives The midterm elections are now over and unprecedented numbers of people in Texas and throughout the country cast their ballots for candidates of their choice. I am extremely grateful to all […]
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