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My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law

(The White House) – This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one.But the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on J...

Sheila Jackson Lee – An Energizer Bunny for justice

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX, didn’t lose many battles, but she succumbed to pancreatic cancer on July 19. She tackled the disease like she tackled so many other challenges, working with her doctors on a treatment pla...

Women creating change

(Children’s Defense Fund) – When a large meeting of Black women voters made headlines this week, to many people it was another reminder of the major role Black women and all women have always played in creating transforming change. Women at the...

Ask Terri! Travel and Financial Preparedness

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Asthma disparities in the Black community

(The Dallas Examiner) – “The reality of the situation is that Black Americans experience worse asthma outcomes when compared to their White counterparts. When we look into the statistics, asthma is disproportionately diagnosed in Black Americans,” Ar...

Powerful sermons over popularity: Black faith leaders gather at 28th Annual E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference

(The Dallas Examiner) – Discussions on Project 2025, social injustices and Christian nationalism were held as thousands of denominational and non-denominational Black pastors and faith leaders from all across the country convened at the 28th Annual E...

Statement on the African Growth and Opportunity Act forum in Washington, D.C.

As stakeholders gather tomorrow for the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Washington, I call on Congress to quickly reauthorize and modernize this landmark Act – which is set to expire in 2025.For more than two decades, the bipartisan AGOA...

Texas Democrats respond to Donald Trump’s RNC Speech, July 18

Tonight, we saw Trump diving back into his extremism. We were reminded again that this is the same man who overturned Roe, led an insurrection on our nation’s Capital and siloed the middle class in favor of extremist billionaires. Trump and J.D. Vanc...

The Legacy Continues: HBCU baseball players hit the field for MLB All-Star Week to compete in Swingman Classic

(The Dallas Examiner) – The 2024 MLB All-Star Week began with 50 of the top baseball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities taking the stage at the Globe Life Field. The second annual HBCU Swingman Classic, held July 12, placed a s...

Democrats approve rules for likely Harris nomination

(CNN) – Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin Aug. 1.That would be less than two weeks after President Joe Biden ended his ca...

UniverSoul Circus returns for its 30th annual ‘Family Reunion Tour’ at RedBird Mall

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – Flying acrobats, stunts that defy the laws of physics, colorful costumes, fire breathers, stilt dancers and the ultimate pageantry and flare. Celebrating 30 years under the big top, UniverSoul Circus returns to Sout...

The best financial tools for remote work professionals

(Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase) – Freelancers, digital nomads, and telecommuters are reshaping traditional notions of employment. With this shift comes a demand for innovative tools and services tailored to remote work’s unique needs and challeng...

Transform your anxiety into something useful. Here’s how

Editor’s note: Season 10 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the science of happiness.(CNN) – Tossing and turning in the wee hours. A low but constant buzzing in the brain that thwarts concentration. A feeling of tense restless...

‘Treated like a convict’: NFL legend Terrell Davis describes getting handcuffed on a plane near his kids after asking for ice

(CNN) – Terrell Davis and his family were looking forward to vacationing in California when pro football Hall of Famer was handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines plane – for no apparent reason.“I was stripped of my dignity. I was powerless. I...

The worst may be over for homebuyers

(CNN) – After the last few years of skyrocketing home prices and elevated mortgage rates, Americans have been feeling overwhelmingly dejected about their prospects of buying a home. But there are now signs that maybe, just maybe, the worst could be o...