Garland ISD on Track to Become A-Rated District, Leads Dallas County in TEA Gains
by Following a historic year in the 2025 Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings, Garland ISD is on track to earn an A-rated district, making record …
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Trump’s Executive Order: Trump’s EO to restore safety in D.C. marked with bits of truth and bits of propaganda
Written by Rita Cook President Donald Trump signed Executive Order #6370-2025 last week, establishing a Crime Emergency to Restore Safety in the District of Columbia. …
Bridging Cultures: Panel Unites Diaspora
Written by Sulwa Siraj The City of Dallas Black Employee Support Team (BEST) convened a panel at Dallas City Hall to kick off the tenth …
Texas House Democrats return to Legislature, declare victory after quorum break
By Karen Brooks and Philip Jankowski, HarperStaff Writers, Dallas Morning News Austin For the first time in the two weeks since Democrats fled the state …
Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese
After a protracted illness, the Dallas native, longtime educator, and civic, social, and communal leader passed away on Friday, August 15. Maxine Thornton-Reese, 86, a …
THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN: Texas House special session round 2
By Texas Metro News Correspondent Rita Cook Austin Once more, here we go. Austin’s second round of special sessions. It was not intended for the …
How Trump and His Family Made a Billion Off the White House
Written by Stacy M. BrownSenior National Correspondent for the Black Press USA For Donald Trump, his second term in the White House has been a …
NFC East is the only division with four Black starting quarterbacks
Written by Itoro Umontuen This season, the NFC Eastern Division of the National Football League will be the first to field four starting quarterbacks who …
Nearly 60 beaches closed this weekend due to bacteria and algae
Ahead of a lovely weekend with temperatures in the 80s, nearly 60 beaches in Massachusetts are closed. As of Friday evening, the Massachusetts Department of …
A heart-shaped scallop was found off Georges Bank
Off the coast of New England, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered a rather amorous scallop this summer. On Facebook, the …
Great white sharks are flocking to this island off Chatham
According to a local nonprofit that monitors shark activity, over half of Cape Cod’s great white shark sightings occurred last week close to an island …
Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline
Washington (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday that he will continue to prolong the deadline for the well-known video-sharing site until a buyer is found, …