Category : News

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...

The passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

(The White House) – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was a tenacious advocate for justice and a tireless fighter for the people of Houston and the people of America.Her career in public service spanned well over three decades. As a judge in Houston,...

What if Thomas Crooks had been a Black man?

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Can you imagine what would have happened to a Black man who showed up at a Donald Trump rally acting “suspiciously” around the metal detectors?It is no secret to any conscious American why the 20-year-old shooter of former Pres...

To close the gap in math achievement, let’s give teachers better tools

(Texas 2036) – Classroom instructional materials have a deep impact on the quality of a child’s education. During my first year as a public-school teacher, I had to create my own materials from scratch. I found myself among the ranks of teachers that...

When silence is cowardice, simply telling the truth is not a call to violence. It never has been

(Sierra Club) – When the stakes are high … when there is a real threat … should staying silent even be an option?Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot to say on the subject of silence.He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal,” and, “Our lives...

How Democrats can get the campaign back on track

(National Action Network) – President Joe Biden is more than this moment.The crisis the president has struggled with for the past month should not erase his some 50 years of near-continuous service to the American people. Among other things, he has d...