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This Black History Month, fight for the freedom to learn

(People For the American Way) – A little over a year ago, the College Board unveiled its long-awaited draft Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum. What happened next was sad – and all too predictable. Florida officials, led by Go...

Simply the best!

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – This is Super Bowl time! I have been blessed to know many of the best in sports. I want to remember some of them during this Black History Month. First, I had the honor of knowing the one and only Dick Gregory who was a mas...

Kamala Harris declares she is ready, but those concerned about Biden’s age should be equally concerned about Trump’s

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Respect has to be earned. So far, many within the Democratic Party feel Vice President Kamala Harris has not earned that respect. More than a dozen Democratic leaders in key states were candid about their assessment of Harris....

Big polluters vs. our children

(Sierra Club) – Far too often, big polluters feed us the lie that we have to choose between clean air or a healthy economy. Last week, the Biden-Harris administration made a big move that shows Americans do not have to choose. The Environmental Prot...

Monday Night Politics – February 12, 2024

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Vision Team Unlimited, Inc. serves as the vital nonprofit arm of The Dallas Examiner™, a weekly newspaper and multimedia publication dedicated to uplifting the African American community. Through Vision Team’s unwavering commitment, it has pro...

Mollie F. Belt

Pubisher The Dallas Examiner Mollie Finch Belt is the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Dallas Examiner. She attended elementary school in Tuskegee, Ala.; Cambridge, Mass.; and Dallas, Texas. In 1961, she graduated from Lincoln High School...

James Belt

Vice President of Advertising Sale ad space and manage ad material James C. Belt III is the Vice President of Advertising and Marketing at The Dallas Examiner. He is the grandson of the founder, Attorney Frederick Finch, and the son of the owner and...

A New Chapter in the Movement: Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III formally installed as Rainbow PUSH Coalition president and CEO

Making history on the first day of Black History Month, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III was formally installed as the president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Feb. 1. TBAAL holds great significance to Haynes,...

Born at Parkland during segregation, Dr. James Griffin is the first African American to serve as medical staff president

Born in an era of segregation and deep racial separatism, James Griffin’s career came full circle last month when he became the first African American to serve as the president of the medical staff at Parkland Health, the very place he was born. The...

Dallas and Collin counties receive $27 million in funding to solve homelessness

The All Neighbors Coalition, a collective of over 140 organizations working in collaboration to solve homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties, will receive over $27 million in annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developme...

Reflections of Dallas Past: Adapting to a changing city in the ‘40s and ‘50s

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – As I reflect on my experiences living in Dallas, I am obliged to view them through the lenses of a Black person, adapting, along with the city and country, to changing times and events. Being the eighth child of...

Texas attracted more relocating businesses than any other state, report finds

(The Texas Tribune) – Texas gained more jobs than any other state in the previous decade from businesses relocating from other parts of the country, according to a report published Friday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. More than 25,000 es...

Latest COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection against symptomatic infection, including from JN.1, early CDC data shows

(CNN) – A shot of the latest COVID-19 vaccine can help cut the chances of getting a symptomatic infection by half, early data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. Vaccine manufacturers updated their formulations to t...

Feds asked to overhaul school discipline at North Texas school district after students jailed

(The Texas Tribune) – Four civil rights groups filed a federal complaint on Tuesday accusing the municipal court and public school district of the northeast Texas town of Bonham of unfairly penalizing Black and disabled students for behavior complai...