Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

How to make your credit card work for you

(Sponsored by JPMorganChase) – Credit cards can be an important tool toward building a healthy financial future. When used responsibly, credit cards can help you establish a solid credit history, making it easier to finance larger purchases – like a...

Teaching about race is good, actually. States need to stop banning it

(OtherWords.org) – In this back-to-school season, millions of American students are returning to classrooms where the wrong course, lesson or textbook can lead to deep trouble. Why? Because for the last several years, conservative activists and lawma...

The paradox of progress for Black Americans

(OtherWords.org) – As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they’ve had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of in...

The big rip: Low wage corporations spent half a trillion inflating CEO pay

(OtherWords.org) – Most of us believe in fair pay for honest work. So why aren’t low-wage workers better paid?After 30 years of research, I can tell you it’s not because employers don’t have the cash. It’s because profitable corporations spend that m...

A campaign kickoff – The Harris Labor Day offensive

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – In an election year, Labor Day kicks off the official campaign season, and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked hers off with a bang. She had rallies in Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, all major cities in battleground states....

A back to school prayer

(Children’s Defense Fund) – September and the beginning of fall are traditionally thought of as “back to school” season. Whether students and their teachers have been in their classrooms for just a few days or a few weeks already, this is usual...

The figures who helped shape Vice President Harris

(Sierra Club) – When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two bibles.One belonged to our nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, the civil rights giant who founded the N...

Do we have the courage?

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Sometimes problems get to be overwhelming. We give up because we allow ourselves to think there’s nothing we can do.While we want to resolve the problem, we throw it to somebody else to do something. I know how Black women used...

Public statement from the Dallas County Elections Department

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The Dallas County Elections Department has recently been made aware of a video recorded in a training class and shared online. There are claims misrepresenting the discussion in the video, about the challenges faced...

Aim for healthier hydration with a habit-building beverage

(Family Features) – Begin building tiny, healthier practices into routines you already have to help make it easier to establish habits you can stick to. This concept is called “habit stacking,” and it can help you improve habits from morning to nig...

Six things to watch for when Kamala Harris debates Donald Trump

(CNN) – Kamala Harris on Tuesday night faces a task unprecedented in modern political history. On the debate stage in Philadelphia, she will deliver both an opening argument – to the millions of voters who want to know more about her – and a closing...

James Earl Jones, iconic actor and memorable voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, dead at 93

(CNN) – You can’t think of James Earl Jones without hearing his voice.That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace, was Jones’ signature instrument. It brought power to all his stage and movie roles, most indelibly as Darth Vader...

Parkland officials offer tips to stay safe in disasters during National Preparedness Month

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – As summer comes to an end, the onset of fall brings cooler temperatures. The drop in degrees can be refreshing it can also mean weeks of unsettled weather.Each year about a thousand tornadoes touch down in the Unite...

Healing the Inner Girl Women’s Conference

(The Dallas Examiner) – Due to the systemic oppression based on race and gender, Black girls are disproportionately at risk for sexual abuse. By 18 years old, 1 in 4 Black women have experienced childhood sexual abuse, according to Black women, the f...

Dallas ISD hosts first credit catch-up event

(The HUB) – Falling behind in classes can significantly impact a high schooler’s path to graduation, so the district is hosting a GrA²D Fair with the theme “Credit Catch-up,” aimed at students who may have fallen behind in their studies, dropped out...