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National Day – October 7
2+ day, 37+ min ago (20+ words) Texas Metro News Hi, what are you looking for? NATIONAL INNER BEAUTY DAY STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING...
Can three former Dallas mayors persuade voters to give the mayor more power?
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (759+ words) Ron Kirk, Tom Leppert and Mike Rawlings face five key questions as they campaign to change Dallas’ City Charter. By Gromer Jeffers Jr.Dallas Morning News Three former Dallas mayors are preparing to ask voters to give future mayors more…...
NAACP Garland’s 35th Annual Freedom Fund Brunch features O’Neal
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (607+ words) By Gwendolyn H. Daniels NAACP Garland UnitGarland Journal Correspondent Despite three giant obstacles, the NAACP Garland, Texas Unit recently hosted one of its best-ever events, the 35th Annual Freedom Fund Brunch and Silent Auction. Two weeks before the event, one of the…...
DC Executive Watch: Trump tightens H-1B visa rules as tech giants face crackdown on layoffs and foreign labor
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (585+ words) WASHINGTON DC – Trump turned up the heat last week when he signed an executive order on September 18 called “Enhancing program integrity and interagency coordination in the administration of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program.” The EO directs the State Department, Department…...
What’s Going On: The Loud Silence of Modern-Day Lynchings
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (803+ words) At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., I expected to hear urgent conversations about the issues facing Black America. I did not…...
Big Mama Said: “Be Like Dyson. Flip That Negative Back to Them!”
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (261+ words) My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen (1906–2003), taught me lessons that no university could ever duplicate. Today, another battle concerns who gets to tell America’s story. The Trump administration has challenged how the Smithsonian presents American history, arguing that exhibits should…...
NAACP announces $20 million drive to get voters to the polls
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (498+ words) By Louis C. WardFlorida Courier The NAACP leadership inspired thousands to vote in the 2026 midterm election with an emotional and spiritual presentation at the oldest civil rights organization’s 117th national convention at McCormick Place in Chicago. Held July 17-22, the convention’s call to…...
THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN: DPS Glitch Leaves 200,000 Texas Voter Applications in Limbo
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (505+ words) AUSTIN – A software glitch has glitched out at least 200,000 voter registration applications at the Texas Department of Public Safety. The 200,000 voter registration applications have gone unprocessed for nearly a year ahead of the November 2026 midterms. Texas County election officials were…...
TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS MOURN THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE GARNET COLEMAN
1+ week, 5+ day ago (245+ words) Texas Metro News Hi, what are you looking for? The Texas House Democratic Caucus released the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Garnet Coleman: “Garnet Coleman was part of our family. A member of the Texas House…...
National Day – September 24
1+ week, 6+ day ago (13+ words) Texas Metro News Hi, what are you looking for?...