BoJanay Posey Intern African-American News & Issues As I watched the arrival of dusk and people, I felt butterflies my belly. There I was, doing something I had never done before and honestly didn’t want to do. I felt wholeheartedly that I should not be there in the banquet hall of the Acres Home Chamber of Business and Economic
By: Danielle Abril FORT WORTH -Angela Tucker and Scott Turner recently made history by becoming the first blacks elected by Collin County voters to nonmunicipal posts. Both Republicans won primary elections May 29 and are unopposed in the general election Nov. 6. Turner will be sworn in Jan. 8 to represent the newly created Texas House District 33, which
HOUSTON -Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, (D-Houston) released the following statement regarding FBI data on avoidable homicides that indicates the need for and why he will file a bill to repeal or modify the Texas ‘Shoot First, Ask Later’ law: “It is alarming that the number of so-called “justifiable” homicides in Texas and in the Houston area is on the rise,
Texas League of Young Voters move forward to protect Youth Vote WASHINGTON- Testimony in Texas v. Holder, the history-making court case to determine the fate of Texas Voter ID and 1.4 million registered voters in the Lone Star state, ended, with a verdict expected in the coming weeks. Until then, the Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund, defendant-interveners in
Parade theme will be Re-investing in Your Community BARRETT STATION, TX -Barrett, Texas, as it is now referred to in modern day time, is primarily an African-American community with a rich heritage and known for its dedicated civic participation. In preparation for the community’s 26th annual homecoming parade, banquet and week of activities, the Barrett Station Civic League exercised
T he pledge of allegiance states, “I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Liberty and justice for all is what it declares, but I beg to differ and apparently so did the infamous comedian, Chris Rock.
James Braxton Peterson Founder of Hip Hop Scholars, LLC. The n-word, the euphemistic term itself, not the much-contested word to which the euphemism refers, is not a term that most of us (Black/white) use outside of professional and/or public circumstances. In fact, the use of the term ‘n-word’ became prominent in the public sphere in 1995 — the moment
By Erica C. Davis Recently, Rapper Frank Ocean revealed online that his first love was a man. He developed the courage and came to terms with his own sexual orientation in spite of the criticism and hostility towards gays from the Hip Hop Industry. Ocean described this relationship as his “first love”. However, what’s more disturbing and disappointing is
By: Lisa M. Smith African-American News&Issues With the recent Contempt of Congress vote against Attorney General Eric Holder, many are hearing the term “executive-privilege” for the first time. By definition, (as taken from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) it’s exemption from legally enforced disclosure of communications within the executive branch of government when such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and
HOUSTON – Empowerment has become a bit of a buzz word over the last few years. Anything, it seems can be empowered. Whether it’s an individual or a group, almost everything. However, one area where it really can have application is within a community. Keynote Speaker Mr. Roy Douglas Malonson, who through his achievements raised the consciousness of African-American entrepreneurs