Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Moderator Demetria McCain (standing at right) runs through the protocol with candidates and audience members at the Monday Night Politics forum held on Sept. 10, which saw 12 candidates vying for for Dallas City Council District 4. (Photo: David Wi...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
John Legend joined a very limited organization after wining an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert; connecting the final piece to being EGOT’d The EGOT award is only given to those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Legen...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
These past couple weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster for Serena Williams; first the Fresh Tennis Association tried to strip Williams “Superpowers” away by banning her body suit to the finale of the U.S Open. But, this blatantly le...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Tracy Daugherty’s new biography of The Gay Place author Billy Lee Brammer is part poetic ode, part oral history — and always a wild ride. Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:01 pm CST Billy Lee Brammer and Lyndon Johnson Billy Lee Brammer/Facebook, White Hou...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Ed Gray and attorney Daryl Washington, who is a member of the legal team representing the family of Botham Shem Jean, at an event for Mothers Against Police Brutality in 2017. (Image: Ed Gray) Straight Talk with Ed Gray, NDG Senior Columnist Today...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
A federal lawsuit accuses Port Freeport of threatening residents of a minority community with eminent domain and coercing them into selling their property. Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:00 am CST Port Freeport Courtesy/Lone Star Legal AidIn 1930, Freepo...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
AP — Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said he stands with Nike, a clear reference to the company’s Colin Kaepernick ad campaign. The basketball superstar — and new Los Angeles Laker — made the remarks as he received an award Tu...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
(AP) — If elections were decided by viral videos and fawning media profiles, Democrat Beto O’Rourke would win Texas’ Senate race in a landslide. Video of the candidate defending NFL players’ right to protest during the national anthem had been viewe...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Eli Manning is looking to get the New York Giants, who also is 0-1, back on track against the Dallas Cowboys this week. (Image: Courtesy of Evan Pinkus New York Giants) By Dwain Price, NDG Sports FRISCO – As they prepare for their home opener Sund...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
We at The African American News and Issues want to send out our condolences to one of the darkest days in American History as we remember all of the brave Firefighters, policemen, paramedics and first responders on the 17th anniversary of the greates...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
DCT Treasure Island is on stage starting on Sept. 23. (Courtesy image DCT/ Linda Blase) Ahoy mates, are you ready to sail away on an adventure? Friendship, betrayal, and adventures are front and center in the world premiere production of Treasure...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Mindy Brashears, a Texas Tech animal scientist nominated by Trump to lead the food safety arm of the USDA, is deeply embedded in the agribusiness industry. Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 3:33 pm CST Illustration/Sunny SoneTrump’s nominee to head the food s...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Gerry Monroe Will the real  stand up? Who is this lady? Is she the east end political figure that people want her to be or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? I’ll ride with the wolf, for now. Every time you look up she is involved in alleged sca...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Clear, Candid and sometimes Comical Communication Creating Couples and Community By Kimberlee Buck, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Sentinel “Nearly seven out of ten Black women are unmarried at any given time, and as many as three out of ten will never m...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
Photo by MI PHAM on Unsplash By: Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain Did you know that according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 6 children in the United States are obese? With over 12 million obese children in the U.S., obesity increase...