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Arionne Nettles Honors Black Chicago With New Book, ‘We Are The Culture’

Born and raised in the Englewood community on the South Side of Chicago, Arionne Nettles shares an unbreakable bond with the city she calls home. A multifaceted individual, she is a journalist, writer, lecturer, professor, poet, and a passionate admi...

14,000 Black Patients Move Up Kidney Transplant List Due To Racist Testing

Photo: Science Photo Library Over 14,000 Black patients have been moved up kidney transplant lists following revelations of racist medical testing. One of those patients, 29-year-old Jazmin Evans, was put on a kidney transplant list in 2019 and had...

She Reps: Twyla Marks

Twyla M.Marks #1 Encouragement Expert – the host of the Talks with Twyla show/the creator/founder/host of the Picking Up the Pieces EXPO, which is all about helping men and women heal and move forward after trauma. She is a Presidential Lif...

Tennessee Student Becomes First Black Homecoming Queen In School History

Photo: Getty Images A Tennessee student made history as her school’s first Black homecoming queen. Jayla Miller, a senior at Independence High School in Williamson County, Tennessee, was crowned as homecoming queen earlier this year, per the...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for April 3, 2024

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The Carr Report: Financial planning tips for retirees

& We spend more time reflecting on life after retirement than we do planning, saving, and investing for retirement. We dream of the day when we’re no longer required to get up and go to work. We think to ourselves, “I’ll have more time for myself...

Dallas Weekly Publisher Emeritus, James A. Washington, Passes at 73

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of James A. Washington, Publisher emeritus of the Dallas Weekly. James was one-of-a-kind. His wit, incredible storytelling and extensive business acumen made him one of the best – from publi...

How community gardens do (and don’t) address food apartheid in South Dallas

In South Dallas, where grocery stores are scarce and food apartheid is a reality, the City of Dallas and other funders have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in community gardens. These gardens demonstrate the benefits of locally-grown produ...

Years ago, Texas hustled to get kids on state health care. Now it’s kicking them off.

By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/02/texas-chip-medicaid-enrollment/. “Years ago, Texas hustled to get kids on state health care. Now i...

KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY IS CELEBRATING MINISTERING TO INMATES IN THE MICHAEL UNIT FOR OVER 30 YEARS

Kairos Prison Ministry, an international nonprofit organization and leading prison ministry with over 30,000 volunteers announces that Kairos Michael will be holding it’s 60th Weekend in the Michael Unit, meaning that we have been serving right here...

AFTER “THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN”

There is a narrative that many of us heard when we were children. This story tells how Joshua and the Israelites “Fought the Battle of Jerico.” According to one writer, “The story of the Israelite conquest of Jericho (Joshua 2-6) is one of the best k...