by Toter - 7 months ago
(CNN) – WASHINGTON – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is using a new memoir published Tuesday to reflect on a personal journey that has already earned her a place in history.Jackson recalls sinking into her chair when she was an appeals court judge – her blood “a roaring ocean in my ears” – when Presid...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(CNN) – SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains.Rosena Jean Louis runs the front, offe...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(The Texas Tribune) – Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found.State investigators say that staffers at the Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr. Det...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(CNN) – WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest point since February 2023, in a welcome sign for Americans grappling with a tough housing market.The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.20% in the week ended September 12, mortgage financing giant Freddie Mac said Thursda...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – Suicide is a complex and multifaceted issue that can affect anyone, regardless of age, background or circumstance. Recognizing the signs and understanding the risk factors are crucial steps in providing support and intervention.Suicide Prevention Month is a time de...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – With the focus of “Reimagining and Realigning for Results,” the Dallas City Council unanimously adopted the city of Dallas’ budget and tax rate for FY 2024/25 during its Sept. 18 meeting. The new budget goes into effect Oct. 1. The Fiscal Year 2024-25 operating and...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – An estimated 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 4 men nationwide, have experienced a form of physical violence from a partner. In addition to causing serious physical and emotional harm, survivors of domestic violence experience a significant economic impact with survivors los...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Sponsored by JPMorganChase) – While the internet can be an incredible resource, it can also expose users to dangers like hacking, data breaches, and phishing scams.Unfortunately, the same tool that helps you live a convenient modern life can give hackers and criminals the opportunity to capture you...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(CNN) – Backstage, Kamala Harris pulled aside Jahana Hayes. She’d give the congresswoman her local press boost and photo op, but first, the vice president needed to talk about why she was popping into Connecticut of all places during the final month of her 2022 midterm campaigning: Hayes wasn’t rais...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – We are living through Donald Trump’s third consecutive run for the presidency, and nothing should surprise us during this year’s campaign. For those of us who are not Trump supporters, we should be used to the name-calling, lies, racist attacks, bullying, hypocrisy, corruption...
by Toter - 7 months ago
“These kind of anti-Black propaganda narratives that the ‘savages are coming to destroy and eat your family’ are really part of the same playbook that goes back hundreds of years. They try to create division and hate and get the political power that is up for grabs. It’s really heartbreaking and tra...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Children’s Defense Fund) – As the nation and world commemorate the anniversary of Sept. 11 this week, I remember again that it was a gloriously beautiful morning in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 11, 2001. I saw a glimpse of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved community in his hometown as I atte...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(NNPA) – Since 1964, the Head Start program has been a lifeline for generations of women and families, providing free, high-quality educational, health, social-emotional and nutritional services and opening doors to opportunity and economic justice that had long been kept shut. Now, as Head Start ap...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(The White House) – Tonight, on the South Lawn of the White House, more than 1,000 survivors, advocates and allies will gather to mark the 30th anniversary of the first comprehensive law addressing violence against women in our nation’s history: the Violence Against Women Act.As we celebrate our pro...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(Sierra Club) – “Made in the USA” is a tagline that should apply to every major piece of the clean energy economy. It is within our grasp. But we need to bust some myths.This week, clean energy and sustainability leaders from around the country got to tour the site of a new Qcells solar panel factor...
