Editorial Statement from Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson Today, the Dallas City Council took another major step toward doing right by our taxpayers when it comes to the future of City Hall... Texas Metro NewsJune 18, 2026
Editorial My Truth: Send a student to school There’s been a lot of talk lately about what schools our children should attend. The NAACP did something that many have been doing for... Cheryl SmithJune 18, 2026
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: And the Oscar Goes to… Will Smith was wrong. On a Monday, a Thursday, or a star-studded Sunday night, Willard Carroll Smith II was as wrong as two left... Vincent HallApril 1, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY Ketanji Brown Jackson Heard Her! I am still amazed at the great lessons our elders leave in plain sight. Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s lessons... Terry AllenMarch 31, 2022
Cheryl's World My Truth: About those Academy Awards I’m trying to walk right. I’m trying to do the right thing, all the time and sometimes I miss the mark! I also try... Cheryl SmithMarch 28, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: What’s in Your Harvest? As a kid, I remember seeing massive crops as we traveled outside of my hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. I was always baffled of how... Froswa' Booker-DrewMarch 25, 2022
Editorial WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE: Who Would Have Believed It? By Dr. E. Faye Williams From the silly to the sublime, to the serious, faster than the mind can cogitate, our societal norms are... March 25, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Beah Richards…A Jewel! Abeni Jewel Haynes is a name you should probably note for future reference. Someday, the stage and screen will be hers to command in... Vincent HallMarch 25, 2022
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: To Lose a True Friend The past two years have been challenging to say the least! As someone who has always believed that death was a process that we... Cheryl SmithMarch 23, 2022
Editorial OUR VOICES: Celebrate Women by Adjusting Lady Justice’s Blindfold By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Lady Justice is an iconic symbol of the American judicial system. In one hand, she... March 18, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: That Other Pledge! The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (as it was initially called) was founded in Oakland by Chairman Bobby Seale and Defense Minister Huey P.... Vincent HallMarch 18, 2022
Editorial OUR VOICES: Black History, Black Print and You By Dr. John E. Warren Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the work he left behind certainly makes the case today for the study of... March 18, 2022