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There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
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There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
Conversations are happening right now among old Civil Rights workers that should trouble every American. These are not political operatives, cable television commentators, or...
It is naïve to think there aren’t evil people in the world. They have only one purpose and that is to harm as many...
You’ve had a few weeks to digest the evisceration of the Voting Rights Act by the not-so-Supreme Court. You’ve struggled with finding the appropriate...
By Janis E. Dunn, President of the Tri-Cities NAACP The Tri-Cities NAACP is striving to uphold and achieve the mission of the NAACP which...
By Vincent L. Hall Malcolm X delivered his last public speech in New York on the night that his home was bombed; Valentine’s Day,...
By Cheryl Smith, Publisher Sometimes folks get caught up in the wrong thing. Misplaced aggression is a terrible thing. Recently, as I scanned my...
By Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) Among the many discussions that are taking place in Austin during this legislative session, it appears that a history...
By Dr. J. Ester Davis Texas Metro News Columnist To be upfront and direct, I am tired of receiving endless offers to buy my...
Jim Carville, a brilliant political strategist and Southern gentleman, has a way with words. Most African-Americans who know the dialect of Dixie would turn...
By Cheryl Smith, Publisher I talked to one of my mother’s best friends over the weekend. I always check on her and a few...
By Miles Jaye Staff Writer From the time your son is born—or before—you imagine his life path. From preschool to college, marriage, and the...
By Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower,...
By Vincent L. Hall Cheryl Smith, the publisher and CEO of this operation, rarely lends me any latitude or leverage, but this time I...