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The death of America as we know it
By now most Americans, but not all, have either heard of Project 2025 or seen some reference to it. But too many still don’t know how this radical blueprint will change life in this country as we know it. The sad truth of the matter is the plan is hidden in plain view where we all can see it, but few are paying attention, other than those who have planned the changes.
Jeanelle Hope, PhD.
Prairie View A&M University Director and Associate Professor of African American Studies Dr. Jeanelle Hope recently garnered significant recognition for her innovative work in African American Studies and interdisciplinary research. Dr. Hope has been awarded grants from both the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned...
Municipal bonds are taxation without remuneration
With the May 4, 2024, election, municipal bonds were the main ticket items. Texas municipalities from Anna to Westworth Village passed bond proposals to fund projects that would make for better, beautiful, and safer cities. It is all about infrastructure, the meat and bones of a city. Bond advocates would have you know that a city cannot and does not exist without infrastructure. It makes for the difference in being a vibrant city and desolate prairie. Municipal bonds are the source of financing for the projects that improve and grow a city.
NDG Book Review: ‘The Black Girl Survives in This One’ is not just for teens
Don’t go into that room. Don’t start downstairs, there’s something down there you don’t want to meet. Don’t open that door. No, NO, don’t look inside the cabinet. You’ll scream and you’ll be sorry. Don’t go into the woods alone and don’t ever go into the tool shed – although, in the new book, “The Black Girl Survives in This One,” edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell, there are times when you don’t have to worry so much.
MLB integrates Negro Leagues stats, elevating long-overlooked stars to Major League status
Major League Baseball (MLB) has taken a historic step to rectify a long-standing oversight by officially incorporating Negro Leagues statistics into its historical record. Starting today, the achievements of approximately 2,300 Negro Leagues players will be recognized alongside those of MLB legends like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. For decades,...
Biden-Harris Administration approves $7.7 billion in additional student loan debt relief
The Biden-Harris Administration announced the approval of $7.7 billion in student loan debt relief for 160,500 borrowers. This measure targets three categories of borrowers: those qualifying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), participants in President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan who are eligible for its shortened forgiveness period, and those benefiting from adjustments to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.
New standards set for voluntary carbon markets to drive climate action
President Joe Biden has led a momentous climate agenda, marking significant achievements through legislation and executive action. The Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark climate investment, and executive measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors are clear demonstrations of this commitment. Under Biden’s Investing in America agenda, over $860 billion in business investments have been sparked in future-focused industries such as electric vehicles, clean energy, and semiconductors, bolstered by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.
How COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infections alter immune cells
(Newswise) — LA JOLLA, CA—New research from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests people who received COVID-19 vaccines and then experienced “breakthrough” infections are especially well armed against future SARS-CoV-2 infections. By analyzing blood samples from study volunteers, the LJI researchers discovered that...
The game-changing power of love
For many working in the early childhood field, we understand the need to offer our youngest children nurturing and caring environments that stimulate learning and healthy development. The neuroscience of brain development helps us understand why. In the first year of life, 1 million neural connections are made in the brain every minute. The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are most critical to brain development and social-emotional well-being. Ninety-five percent of brain development happens in the first five years of a child’s life.
Willie Earl Vereen
A memorial service for Willie Earl Vereen, a member of the political prisoner group Wilmington Ten, is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, May 28, at the Temple of Truth Light and Life in North Carolina. Vereen died on Saturday, May 25, at the age of 69. A viewing will be held later at John H. Shaw’s Son Funeral Home at 520 Red Cross St. Family members have scheduled a Wednesday funeral.
Supreme Court upholds S. Carolina redistricting, displacing Black voters
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated South Carolina’s redrawn congressional map, declaring it not unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Justice Samuel Alito authored the 6-3 opinion, which overturned a lower court’s finding that the map had illegally removed 30,000 Black voters to favor a white Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District.
NDG Bookshelf: ‘Ella’ is a book that will leave you singing
So does Misty Copeland, Drake, Alicia Keyes, and Chaka Khan. You’d do it, too, if you thought you could sing and dance and make a living at it. Alas, not everyone can be a paid performer on a big stage, but Whitney Houston was. So was Ray Charles and Michael Jackson. Katherine Dunham did it and as you’ll see in the new novel “Ella” by Diane Richards, so did a little girl from Yonkers.
Mount Pisgah celebrates 160th church anniversary
Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church (MPMBC) also known as The ROCK will celebrate her 160th Church Anniversary, Sunday, June 16, 2024. On the third Sunday in June (1864) a few black missionaries and Rev. Robert Fabius Butler, a white minister from Richardson, met under a large elm tree in Alpha, Texas, in the Upper White Rock Settlement of Dallas County, on a farm owed by Billie Wilburn.
More than 77,000 sign petition for Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse in Capitol attack cases
A petition calling for conservative Supreme Court Justices and noted Donald Trump supporters Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from major cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack has amassed 77,000 signatures as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21. Following a report from The New York Times that highlighted potential conflicts of interest for the conservative justices, MoveOn launched the petition.
Happy Birthday Head Start: 59 years and still learning
Head Start is an important cornerstone of the social and educational investment the United States has undertaken for children, families, and communities. It is the national commitment to provide children, ages 0-5 years old, with the foundation they need to thrive and set them up for a lifetime of learning and growth in school and the wider world.
Primary runoff elections to be decided in May 28 ballot
In what is shaping up to be a contentious election year, the final slate of Republican and Democrat candidates is not yet fully decided for Dallas County ballots. Early voting is currently underway from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (ending on Friday), and Election Day is on May 28 for a Joint Primary Runoff election. A Joint Primary Runoff election is held when no candidate in the Joint Primary Election receives more than half plus one of the votes.
MSU Expert: How mental health and wellness are connected in the Black community — and beyond
(Newswise) — EAST LANSING, Mich. – Mental health has become a part of wellness discussions in schools, workplaces and health care organizations. In higher education, there has been a greater focus on mental health as one component of wellness that supports students in learning and persisting through to graduation. LeConté Dill, associate professor of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University, finds her students are taking control of their health more holistically in ways that include creative expression, community building and therapy.
On Reasonable Suspicion: The perilous drives of ‘Big Baby’ Anderson
You had better buckle up tight, because there are a few things you should be aware of before you turn on the car’s ignition. If you plan on driving while Black or Hispanic, you are much more likely to become a “reasonable” suspect (of what it does not matter), being pulled over, searched, and even arrested. Heavyweight boxing phenom, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson has discovered this unfortunate fact the hard way.
Capt. Ed Dwight
Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90. On Sunday, May 19, Dwight, along with five crewmates, soared aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The liftoff from...
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