Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens feels no shame regarding his part-time he held at Trader Joe’s (Image: Screenshot via NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Hollywood’s biggest names, including Tyler Perry, Halle Berry and Patto...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
A.D. Jenkins, NDG Columnist By A.D. Jenkins, NDG Columnist I have this habit of picking up pennies since I was a child. I was born and raised in Waterproof, Lousiana and money was hard to come by; therefore, every penny counted. As I was picking u...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
A state law requiring women to bury or cremate fetal remains from miscarriages and abortions has been blocked by a federal judge. Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST Activists dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" chant in the Texas Capito...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
By: Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher I’m reminded of “Alonzo” the character played by Denzel Washingtonin the movie, “Training Day”. Alonzo was a cold-hearted, calculated Detective who knew how to play both sides against...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Last week,“The Dallas Black Film Festival”celebrated its 15th year of putting the spotlight on Black films of the past and present and honoring new, up and coming filmmakers at the Act of Change Theaterin Oak Cliff. The DBFF was founded in 2003 by La...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
The late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, hi...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Today, 53 years after the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, Jim Crow still dares to raise its head in Texas. While we celebrate the gains made in minority representation and self-determination, we cannot ignore the fact that in places such as the...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
By Keith Allison (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons By Dwain Price, NDG Sports Special Contributor FRISCO –The Dallas Cowboys sent shock waves reverberating around the National Football League last Saturday when they surprisingly waiv...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
by Tyler Doggett Akata: Adjective. A derogatory word from the Yoruba tribes of Nigeria that can be equated to the equivalence “Nigger” as a reference towards African Americans and/or culture by native African decedents. Base definition: wild animal A...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Month-long effort highlights unjust, wealth-based bail system that criminalizes poverty, disproportionately affects black and brown communities DALLAS – Today, advocates are calling foul after the Dallas County jail clerk refused to accept bail pa...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Asian voters could hold the key to Democratic gains in the diversifying purple suburbs of Texas. Houston-area Republican Congressman Pete Olson’s challenger is betting on it. Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 12:09 am CST Justin Miller Asian voters could...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
By: Oscar H. Blayton & The public shaming of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Saunders, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other Trump minions has had an impact upon members of 45’s administration. The ironic claims by h...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
Monica Muñoz Martinez’s new book paints a brutally clear picture of the Rangers’ complicity in crimes against minorities. Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:53 am CST Texas Rangers pose on a South Texas ranch in 1915 after one of their notorious "bandit raid...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
by: Tyler Doggett “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything” read across the face of the, now prolific, trailblazer of the National Football League protest, Colin Kaepernick as he debuts as the new face of one of spor...
Southwest / Texas - 2 weeks ago
dptstaff | September 4, 2018 | EDITORIALS, Health | You have diabetes; now what? It can be difficult to know what to eat when you first get diagnosed. Learning how to eat healthy can help you control your blood sugar. Following a few basic guidel...