by Toter - 4 months ago
(Children’s Defense Fund) – During the Thanksgiving season I often share the description of an editorial cartoon my father kept pinned up in the vestibule of our church that made a deep childhood impression on me I have never forgotten. It was a black and white drawing by the Pulitzer Prize-wi...
by Toter - 4 months ago
Vote for Chaton, Fab Over 40Today, I am grateful for the opportunity to win this contest. I feel like a country music song. And yet, it is my life!& Quite literally, My man left me, is living with his mistress, and I am here raising my kids, trying to figure out life. I don't know that winning Fab O...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(CNN) – Susan Lorincz, the White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through the door of her central Florida apartment during a dispute over children playing near her home, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.Owens’ family and prosecutors asked Lorincz receive the maximum p...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(The Dallas Examiner) –The will to win continues for Lancaster Tigers head basketball coach Ferrin Douglas and the boys varsity team.On March 9, the team won the UIL State 5A basketball championship by defeating Killeen Ellison 59-30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.Related Stories NBA Hall of Famer...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – GLENN HEIGHTS – The city of Glenn Heights, incorporated in 1969, is located along Interstate Highway 35 – East. With communities divided between Dallas and Ellis counties, the 7.2 sq. miles-city is rapidly growing – creating more needs for its diverse communi...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(The Dallas Examiner) – Grammy Award nominated singers Jordin Sparks and Kenny Lattimore, along with gospel musician and producer Myron Butler, provided powerful performances during the Nov. 2 live recording of What an Incredible Life! in Southern Dallas.The gospel music-inspired Christmas special w...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – WASHINGTON – The National Park Service has awarded $500,000 in grants to a variety of research, preservation and outreach activities related to the Underground Railroad and freedom seekers. In collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Lif...
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(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – With inflation continuing to take its toll on families, the need for food assistance remains high. Center Table launched in May 2020 to address the difficult times many families have faced since the onset of the pandemic. Since then, Center Table events have provid...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(CNN) – Picture this – thousands of screenshots, unopened texts and emails, and a looming notification that your phone’s storage is almost full. For many, such is the new reality in the digital age.But if your device is filled with too much digital clutter, it could be affecting your mental health a...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(CNN) – Sitting at your desk all day may put you at greater risk for heart disease – even if you work out in your spare time, according to new research.“Our findings really emphasize the importance of avoiding excess sitting … whether or not you’re physically active,” said first study author Dr. Ezi...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(The Texas Tribune) – Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in for the 89th legislative session in January.Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(The Texas Tribune) – A new Texas curriculum seeks to captivate first-grade students with a lesson on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s historic estate long revered for its French neoclassical architecture and as a symbol of the founding father’s genius.The lesson teaches about the Virginia property’s...
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(JJT Media Group) –Roland G. Parrish views each day as an opportunity to honor his grandfather. The legacy and work ethic of Will Leander Parrish, his grandfather, has served as a daily inspiration.During the Great Depression, Will Parrish, an Arkansas sharecropper, moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in s...
by Toter - 4 months ago
(Sierra Club) – With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And it has taken root within many of our own families.Blood may be thicker than water, but...
by Toter - 4 months ago
“Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you’re labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination – employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denia...
