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COLUMN: Rest and Boundaries: A Man’s Real Power and Ultimate Flex

Artist Credit: Rich Griffis& By Robert H. Marshall Jr. We gotta talk. Here’s the deal: we’ve been fed some straight-up lies, and I’ve been believing them for so long, I didn’t even realize it. For years, we’ve been told that resting is lazy, exp...

Quinn Minute – Classroom smells

by Rix Quinn Every day in my high school, homeroom smelled different. Not better, but different. At that moment, we teens were bound together by one goal. We wanted to smell better, and we wanted to smell stronger. This required experimentation. Ever...

Sankofa Food Market Opens at Imani Village, Celebrating Community and Culture

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton delivers a powerful speech at the grand opening of the Sankofa Food Market, emphasizing the importance of food access and honoring ancestral ties to land and community-building (Photo Credit: Marshelle Sanders).& The gr...

What’s in a pantsuit? Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s fashion choices say a lot about their personalities − and vision for the future

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have very different policy positions and political approaches − as well as fashion choices. Jacquelyn Martin/pool/AFP via Getty Images and Win McNamee/Getty Images by Therèsa M. Winge, Michigan State University Democra...

Following One Year into DART Contract with Inter-Con Security, Arrests Associated with Unhoused Demographic Spike

Last year, DART employed 100 transit officers from Inter-Con Security to fill ranks patrolling its stations and trains. However, the change in police staff has coincided with an increase in both Class A offenses and arrests from data released around...

Skyline goes pink to support a friend and colleague

By MariCarmen Eroles on October 22, 2024 When Christi Canady-Boyd, a speech therapy assistant at Skyline High School, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, she was anxious about talking to her supervisor. Little did she know the conversation woul...

Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery

A statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. A slaveholder, Davis represented Mississippi in the Senate and House before the American Civil War. AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File by Neil K R S...

“The Road Gang” Derailed Dallas’s Streetcar Dreams, but Bike Friendly South Dallas is Leading a Two-Wheeled Revolution

The saying goes that “everything is bigger in Texas.” The Lone State has gained a reputation for having large-scale everything – from its ranches and oil fields to its cowboy hats, food portions, and probably consequently, its people.& The...

Elizabeth Francis, Oldest Known Person In America, Dead At 115

Photo: Longeviquest Elizabeth Francis, a Texas woman who was the oldest known living person in America, has died. She was 115. According to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks the oldest people in the world, Francis died on Tuesday (October 2...

Kalani Brown’s Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser: Strike Out Cancer

In an inspiring blend of community spirit and athletic camaraderie, Dallas Wings’ center Kalani Brown recently hosted a heartwarming breast cancer awareness fundraiser at PINSTACK bowling alley. This event, Strike Out Cancer with Kalani & F...

Chicagoland Restaurants Join Fight Against Cancer with Equal Hope’s 2nd Annual Breastaurant Tour

On hand for the kickoff were, left to right, Dr. Paris Thomas, Executive Director, Equal Hope; Aisha Murff, President of Haire’s Gulf Shrimp; and Dana Divine, host of “Equal Health, Equal Hope,” on WVON 1690 AM (Photo Courtesy of Wyn-Win Communicatio...

The 2024 State Fair of Texas Welcomes Nearly 2.4 Million Fairgoers

By State Fair of Texas As the Texas Star slows and Big Tex bids farewell, the 2024 State Fair of Texas comes to a close, but the memories made this year linger on throughout Fair Park. Until the gates open again next fall, the spirit of the Fair live...

Exonerated Five, Sue Donald Trump for Defamation Over False Debate Remarks

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam—who spent years in prison before their 2002 exoneration—accuse Trump of defaming them, painting them in a false light, and intentionally inflicting emotional distress by c...

Dallas City Council Pauses Funding to Dallas Black Dance Theatre Amid Labor Dispute

Former Dallas Black Dance Theatre dancers at the city council meeting. Photo Credit: WFAAThe decision comes after the dancers, who voted to unionize in May, were terminated earlier this year. The dance company cites a social media video as grounds fo...

Dwayne Betts Brings One-Man Show, ‘Felon: An American Washi Tale,’ to NU Chicago

Dwayne Betts (Photo Credit: macfound.org). As the story goes, Dwayne Betts didn’t discover poetry in the usual way.& After getting arrested at 16 years old for carjacking, he was sentenced to nine years in prison, charged as an adult despi...