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When it was announced that The Dallas Morning News’ Executive Editor Katrice Hardy was taking another position, there were mixed emotions from people I...
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When it was announced that The Dallas Morning News’ Executive Editor Katrice Hardy was taking another position, there were mixed emotions from people I...
By Cheryl Smith Fifteen years ago, at the age of 59, Teddy Pendergrass died on January 13. While I recall his many songs, his...
By Cheryl Smith You may not have heard about the demise of yet another newspaper. This is the message I sent to Focus Daily...
By Cheryl Smith As we close out 2024, I can’t help but reflect on the year with mixed emotions and look forward to 2025...
BY CHERYL SMITH I’ve been in the air quite a bit recently: Miami, Chicago, DC and Fort Lauderdale. It has been important for me...
By Cheryl SmithPublisher Power and influence. When you have an opportunity to make a difference, to do good when all around you seems bad;...
By Cheryl SmithPublisher News of yet another shooting made me take a deep breath recently. Well, actually every day I take a deep breath...
I am so glad I had a few feel good moments and wanted to share them with you.
By Cheryl SmithPublisher To be recognized during your lifetime has to be a great feeling. If folks didn’t learn anything as a result of...
By Cheryl Smith When Judy Foston Stanford of Foston International Communications, Inc., reached out to me about a program hosted by Texas Voters Forward...
By Cheryl Smith Candidates, elected officials, PR Firms, everybody: you need to respect the Black Press. I went to vote the other day. As...
What do director, producer, writer, professor Spike Lee, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price have in common? There are many...
I hope you’ve paid attention to the chatter following the “bombshell” announcement by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has decided not to seek...
By Cheryl SmithPublisher Black women. The way the walk, talk, think, stretch a dollar, feed a community, make a boo boo all well, pray,...