Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

United Way awarded grant to continue connecting underserved communities with health care resources

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has been awarded a significant five-year grant by the Department of Health and Human Services to continue its crucial Health Care Navigation work. The grant, valued at $2.3 million...

‘Deadly Sins’: Gospel stage play illustrates how God works in everyone’s lives

(The Dallas Examiner) – Deadly Sins is the story of Micala (played by Kaylynn Wilkerson) and David (played by Will Moleon), a married couple who grapple with four of the seven deadly sins – lust, pride, envy and wrath – as identified in Christian tea...

Judge allows parental controls for Texas children’s social media accounts, but blocks content moderation requirement

(The Texas Tribune) – A federal district court judge on Aug. 30 temporarily blocked part of a new social media law designed to prevent Texas children from accessing certain content online through platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.Judge Robert...

Sharing first-hand accounts of military service

(Family Features) – More than a century after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, stories told by American veterans who served during this pivotal time offer fascinating insights into this period.To preserve and share history a...

Fraudulent and impersonated Texas toll road services are being used in text message phishing scams

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – Recently, reports have been streaming into BBB Scam Tracker from Texas residents regarding suspicious text messages claiming the recipient has an unpaid toll road balance. While many people who receive the text mess...

Young Women’s STEAM Academy joins Young Women’s Preparatory Network

(The HUB) – Young Women’s STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD’s first all-girls legacy school, began the 2024-2025 school year with an inaugural freshman class as part of its expansion – along with the Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s newest members.The net...

Volunteering together to build friendships and strengthen bonds

(Family Features) – Volunteering has always been a big part of Shelley Brosnan’s life, whether she was serving in her children’s school or in their community of Fairfax, Virginia. When Brosnan retired, increasing her volunteer efforts was a natural n...

Sophisticated savings techniques for high earners

(Sponsored by JPMorganChase) – High-income earners often find themselves in a unique financial position, enjoying substantial earnings while facing complex financial challenges and opportunities. Here are some sophisticated savings strategies to maxi...

New rules for oilfield waste threaten ranchers and environment

To the editor,The Railroad Commission has recently published new rules regarding oilfield waste. Known in the industry vernacular as rule 8, the Railroad Commission seeks to update and strengthen rules regarding waste pits for oil and gas operators s...

Viral videos of people stealing money from Chase ATMs were just plain check fraud

(CNN) – A number of viral TikTok videos had some people believing they could get “free” cash from Chase ATMs. But it was just a glitch – and those customers were actually committing fraud, according to the bank.Over the weekend, videos appeared on th...

Dallas police officer ‘executed’ in targeted attack, police chief says

(CNN) – One Dallas police officer is dead and two others are injured& following a shootout with a suspect who had fatally shot an officer in his marked patrol car, in what law enforcement officials are calling an execution.The suspect, identified...

Abandoned babies and the mother’s emotional health

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – During the crack epidemic of the ’80s and ’90s, children exposed to crack cocaine before birth were often referred to as “crack babies.”Crack babies sometimes became boarder babies – babies abandoned at the hospital by parents...

Companies use subscriptions to make you rent things you used to buy

(OtherWord) – As a cost-of-living crisis looms over Americans, one rapidly growing business model explains where some of our disposable income is disappearing: subscriptions.These days, everything from movies to food to dating apps are offering – or...

Honoring Freedom Summer

(Children’s Defense Fund) – As summer draws to a close, we are also nearing the end of an extraordinary milestone – the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Summer. As a brand-new Yale Law School graduate in 1963, I was fortu...

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act are the real Project 2025

“As long as some among us are oppressed – and we are part of that oppression – it must blunt our faith and sap the strength of our high purpose. Thus, this is a victory for the freedom of the American Negro. But it is also a victory for the freedom o...