We take shopping online for granted now, but just think: there was a time when we’d have to leaf through catalogues and brochures, make a phone call or mail a check, and then wait weeks for our items to arrive. Now, all it takes is the click of a button, and our hearts’ desires are [...]
DSN Newswire Approximately 600 students from Dallas public and charter high schools went through “real-life” interview process competing for eight-week internships at AT&T, JP Morgan Chase, Brinker, Parkland and more all made possible by the Mayor’s internship fellows program. Today approximately 600 Dallas public high school students put their newly honed interview skills to practice [...]
I was recently talking with a black business owner who said, ”I just don’t want to do business with black people any more ” and in that same week, I met with a white business peer in the industry, who said “this client does not want black people”. Two different people, completely separate from one [...]
by Elizabeth Scotti The Kessler Theater on West Davis Street in North Oak Cliff was the city’s most popular movie theater when it opened in 1942. But it sat vacant for decades after closing in the 1950s. Today, the theater is back and as popular as ever. It now opens its doors to some of [...]
Tonight at The Nylo Hotel at Southside on Lamar Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm lead an event hosted by Matthews South West called The Connected City Design Challenge. It is designed to build awareness of urban design solutions for shaping the city of Dallas. The Trinity Trust Foundations, Trinity Commons, The City of Dallas and [...]
Willis’ Blog: Fade to Black Over the past generation (25 years) and some, there has been a disappearance from the screen of influential black faces. I am 58 years old and from Texas . That combination gives me the experience to have seen segregation move to integration and now to disappearance . I watched my [...]
Willis’ Blog: Determined to change This Saturday, Dallas’ Mayor Mike Rawlings pulled off a rally against domestic abuse and in spite of bad weather thousands still showed up to show their determination to change the culture of domestic violence. There was a large segment of the crowd that was African American and that speaks volumes [...]
This week, Congressman Marc Veasey issued a statement in support of millions of same-sex couples across the country as the Supreme Court enters a two-day session of oral arguments on two historic cases. In Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor, respectively, the Supreme Court will address the constitutionality of Proposition 8, an amendment [...]
DSN Newswire EMERGING VOICES | ASPIRING IDEAS | BIG RESULTS for Elected Officials: RISE Conference April 24-26, 2013 The National Association of Young Black Elected Officials (NAYBEO) was organized in 2010 to promote and cultivate the advancement of young African American leaders across all government offices in the US. The Mission of NAYBEO is to [...]
by Siena Beacham Mayor Mike Rawling’s rally to end domestic violence drew a significant crowd to Dallas City Hall Saturday Morning. As he put it, “This is amazing that the men of Dallas are excited about something other than sports.” Although, it resembled a sporting event with the line of food trucks along the curb, [...]
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