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OUR VOICES: What happens if America can no longer pay its bills? - Texas Metro News
By Charlene Crowell For much of Black America, having adequate cash to cover monthly bills or small business overhead has historically been an ongoing challenge. But over the coming
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OUR VOICES: Concerning the Homelessness Action Plan for Black San Diegans - Texas Metro News
"At some point, the issue of Rent Control will have to be put on the table along with any action items proposed for addressing Homelessness Among Black San Diegans since we know that discriminatory leasing is still a reality based on one's color, even in America’s Finest
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OUR VOICES: District 4 - What’s in a name? - Texas Metro News
By Carolyn King Arnold To name a street, building or park after a person is a way of publicly honoring that person’s achievements. Seeing those names ignites interest within us to find out more about that person, talk about where we’ve been, and helps us determine if we’re heading in the right
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OUR VOICES: Give Light and People Will Find the Way - Texas Metro News
By Marian Wright Edelman Earlier this year, members of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools team and other colleagues had opportunity to attend a training session near the plantation on Maryland’s Eastern Shore where Harriet Tubman was enslaved and where she returned again and again
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Our voices: Senator speaks on Mother’s Day and issues impacting women - Texas Metro News
By Sen. Royce West In recent times, more and more grandparents, primarily grandmothers, are taking on the responsibility of being the primary caretaker of their grandchildren. In many instances limited and fixed incomes can be stretched to the breaking point. The celebration of Mother’s Day can be
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Our Voices: ‘We Belong in History’ - Garland Journal
By Marian Wright Edelman “History is important. If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in […] The post Our Voices: ‘We Belong in History’ appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: Media Campaigns, Issues and Black Folks - Garland Journal
WILL YOU VOTE TO INCREASE OUR POWER TO CHANGE THE PRESENT OPPRESSION, OR NOT VOTE, INCREASING THE STATUS QUO? The post OUR VOICES: Media Campaigns, Issues and Black Folks appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: Tennessee Three-proof there is work to do - Texas Metro News
By Arthur Fleming “We can't normalize the ending of American Democracy,' those are the words of Justin Jones, one of the 'Tennessee Three,' that includes Representatives Gloria Johnson and Justin
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Our voices: 5 Helpful Tips for Women in Workplace - Texas Metro News
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER – As women, we all succeed by helping one another get to the top. Understanding that there’s room for us all to advance in our careers ultimately creates a more positive work environment. By Gina Richardson (OPINION) – We women face many challenges in the workplace. From
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OUR VOICES: Young Black Protesters should know there’s a huge gap between a racist and the practice of racism - Texas Metro News
By Thomas Muhammad Yeah I know you didn’t ask, but this is my column and I can say whatever I want in this space right? Damn COVID concerns have kept my ‘old school’ butt on the sidelines, so it’s only now that I get share my 2 cents worth of knowledge on this misnomer; so
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OUR VOICES: Give Light and People Will Find the Way - Garland Journal
By Marian Wright Edelman Earlier this year, members of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools team and other colleagues had opportunity to attend a training session near the plantation […] The post OUR VOICES: Give Light and People Will Find the Way appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: Media Campaigns, Issues and Black Folks - Texas Metro News
WILL YOU VOTE TO INCREASE OUR POWER TO CHANGE THE PRESENT OPPRESSION, OR NOT VOTE, INCREASING THE STATUS QUO? The post OUR VOICES: Media Campaigns, Issues and Black Folks appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Our Voices: The Life-Taking Oppressive Knee On Our Necks Comes In More Ways Than One - Garland Journal
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among
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Our Voices: Truly! Does Black Lives Really Matter? - Garland Journal
By Thomas Muhammad Old school folk like me are always playing Monday morning quarterback. We continuously go digging in the weeds seeking the correct answers! But, hell, somebody’s got to […] The post Our Voices: Truly! Does Black Lives Really Matter? appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: A Call For Impeachment and Recalls Before 2024 - Texas Metro News
By Dr. John E. Warren The attitude of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas only adds to concerns about non-reported gifts from wealthy donors. In addition, it adds to the ongoing […] The post OUR VOICES: A Call For Impeachment and Recalls Before 2024 appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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OUR VOICES: Taking our Supreme Court back - Texas Metro News
In other words, winning the presidency and controlling the Senate gave the far-right the power to force its harmful agenda on the American public long after voters rejected Mr. Trump. Taking the Court back from the extremists who now control it will be a long-term project. It starts with this
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OUR VOICES: Message from the Dallas Mayor - Garland Journal
By Mayor Eric Johnson “This is absolutely the perfect place.” That is how one prominent Dallas developer described this city ina recent interview. Ms. Billingsley is right. Dallas has a palpable momentum that I call “Big Dallas Energy.” And people and organizations across America have taken
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OUR VOICES: The U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Jackson, and Republicans - Garland Journal
America should look very closely at how the Senate votes and remember those who oppose such a qualified nomination for what clearly is no reason other than race. The post OUR VOICES: The U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Jackson, and Republicans appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Our Voices: The Debt Ceiling Struggle — Who Gets the Gold? Who Gets the Shaft? - Garland Journal
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Over the next few weeks, the manufactured crisis over the “debt ceiling” will reach its boiling point. But this is pure melodrama, badly overacted with the outcome already known. The real question is about our priorities – and about who gets the gold and who gets the
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COMMENTARY: Refuse to be Silent
By Greg Hodge It is time to activate the voices of Oaklanders who want to see Oakland become the city that we know it can be. This commentary is a challenge to the 12,000 of you who weighed in on the petition that you signed demanding that the Oakland City Council give voice to voters […]
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OUR VOICES: White Wokeness: The Truth About the “Stop Woke” Movement - Texas Metro News
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Governor Ron Desantis professes that Florida is where woke goes to die. He is adamant. He is passing laws to ensure that courses such as […] The post OUR VOICES: White Wokeness: The Truth About the “Stop Woke” Movement appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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OUR VOICES: Democracy WHAT- who will define it?!!! - Texas Metro News
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Democracy as we once knew and hoped for is on life support and nearly dead! Democracy was never absolute. It was a dream. A vision […] The post OUR VOICES: Democracy WHAT- who will define it?!!! appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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OUR VOICES: Out of mayhem comes martyrdom - Texas Metro News
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. I wrote this piece many years ago, and today the thought of getting involved with life threatening incidents to save lives seems to be a […] The post OUR VOICES: Out of mayhem comes martyrdom appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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OUR VOICES: ‘A Morally Inclement Climate’ - Texas Metro News
By Marian Wright Edelman April 4 was the 54th anniversary of the assassination of our nation’s prophet of nonviolence, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the same day we received new warnings from international scientists that our world remains headed towards an environmental climate catastrophe, this
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OUR VOICES: Work of Dr. King is still not done - Garland Journal
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. As we begin our celebration of Black History Month, we have just completed an extraordinary national tribute to a leader who did not amass […] The post OUR VOICES: Work of Dr. King is still not done appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: THE HYPOCRISY: States with death penalty want to overturn Roe V. Wade - Texas Metro News
By Tanesha PeeplesBlack Wall Street Times It’s infuriating that in the year 2022, people have the unmitigated gall to tell women what to do with our bodies. What’s even more infuriating is the hypocrisy and contradiction that drive these patriarchal and archaic ass attempts to end Roe v Wade. At
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Our Voices: Black farmers get COVID relief they deserve - Texas Metro News
By Ben Jealous If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers. The new COVID relief law takes significant steps to address decades of shameful discrimination against Black farmers by the federal government. And that would not have happened without voters putting Joe
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OUR VOICES: Sister Whoopi is Right and a Fight goes with it! - Garland Journal
By Thomas Muhammad Let me say right out front that I am now, have been and always will be a strong supporter of the Palestinian people and their just rights! […] The post OUR VOICES: Sister Whoopi is Right and a Fight goes with it! appeared first on Garland Journal.
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OUR VOICES: Moving Toward November 8th in Crisis - Texas Metro News
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OUR VOICES: If not us then who will teach our History? - Garland Journal
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. On this day in history and not just Black History but the history of the truth, a great man was shot down for standing up for the rights of “the other American.” Fighting for our rights is nothing new to those who believe that our seats at the table of
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