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5 days ago | 
garlandjournal.com | Faizan Anwar |Danteé Ramos
By Danteé Ramos Blavity https://blavity.com/George Floyd‘s 11-year-old daughter, Gianna, reveals how her father’s death, which occurred five years ago on Sunday, still impacts her and her life’s purpose. In a recent interview with The Minnesota Star Tribune, Gianna said that being five years without her father is “hard.” She reflects on life without him, sharing the challenges she faces, including being teased at school because of who her father was.
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1 month ago | 
garlandjournal.com | Faizan Anwar |Michael Marks
Rioters burned down a previously prosperous district of Black-owned businesses in the town. Special to Texas Metro NewsBy Michael MarksIn May of 1930, the North Texas city of Sherman changed forever. During the trial of George Hughes, a 41-year-old Black farm worker accused of raping his white employer’s wife, a mob barged into the Grayson County courthouse and stopped theproceedings.
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2 months ago | 
garlandjournal.com | Faizan Anwar |Julianne Malveaux
By Dr. Julianne MalveauxDr. Julianne Malveauxhttps://www.juliannemalveaux.com/Because I lack a degree in psychology or pathology, I cannot speculate about the motives of the 47th President who, on March 4, embarked on a tariff war with our neighbors and closest allies, Mexico and Canada. But I can emphatically say that the 475 President’s actions will hurt American consumer.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
garlandjournal.com | Faizan Anwar |Divine Martino
By: Divine MartinoBlack America Webhttps://blackamericaweb.com/It was reported that more than 20 civil service employees resigned on Tuesday from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
State of Texas is sending 135 firefighters and 45 fire engines, ambulances and command vehicles to Southern California, Gov. Greg Abbott said. By Matt Kylehttps://www.dallasnews.com/ Dallas Fire-Rescue and the state of Texas are sending fire crews to California to assist with the Los Angeles wildfires, officials said in a statement Saturday.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
By Chris StevensHBCU Sportshttps://hbcusports.com/Wednesday was a day of excitement on the Delaware State University campus. It was so exciting, in fact, that the press conference introducing new head football coach DeSean Jackson started close to 10 minutes early. "I want my guys to get up early," Jackson said after the 25-minute conference where he, DSU athletic director Tony Tucker, and school President Dr. Tony Allen spoke of goals to improve the program.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
By Dawn MontgomeryPolitical yard signs can symbolize intentions and allegiance. But this year, they've also symbolized betrayal. During this general election, Black women were led to believe that more White women would stand with us. Exit polls, however, told a different story. Despite overwhelming displays of support, more White women still chose to vote for the convicted felon, reality TV star, and rapist. White women answered the call but left us hanging at the polls.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
My earliest memories of America are marked by brokenness. At just three years old, I witnessed my father die in front of me. He had gone to the hospital that morning with a sore throat and was sent home with the simple advice to "get some rest." Hours later, William Westley Moore Jr., who gave me his middle name, died from a rare but treatable disease. He became yet another casualty of a healthcare system that often greets Black men seeking care with indifference.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - EBONY is proud to unveil an exceptional lineup of special honorees as part of the Power 100 list, spotlighting100 trailblazers who have significantly shaped Black expression and cultural influence.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
texasmetronews.com | Faizan Anwar
By Stacy M. Brown John Amos, the Emmy-nominated actor and pioneering television star who brought to life some of the most beloved characters in entertainment history, has died. He was 84. His son, K.C. Amos, confirmed in a statement that Amos passed away more than a month ago, on August 21, in Los Angeles of natural causes. The younger Amos didn't say why he kept his father's death under wraps for more than a month.
