Editorial OUR VOICE: For Such a Time as This There are moments in history when a people must decide whether they will merely survive the storm or stand in the storm with courage,... My IMessengerMay 29, 2026
Editorial Our Voices: Netflix really is a joke I miss Dean Martin. Yes that boozy baritone from 60’s and 70’s Rat Pack fame. My IMessengerMay 23, 2026
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Drop Your Negro At The Door – Everybody Goes On This Journey BY TERRY ALLEN My Skyline High school teacher, Mrs. Lane, said that a formal education came for the people who raised you and your... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial OUR VOICES: Time for Democracy to Work BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON,JR. The right to vote is fundamental to a democracy. Today in America, however, that right is under partisan attack... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial I WAS JUST THINKING: Harllee-Phelps Family: Dallas Black Dynasty Of Achievement – Part II By Norma Adams-Wade In the previous part I column, we discussed the legendary Black Dallas educator Norman Washington Harllee (c.1847/1853-1927) for whom the historic... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: We Got Scars! “Sometimes there’s a scar you can’t see.” — Perry Mason, circa 1961 I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial WHAT’S ON MILES’ MIND: What Is Real Freedom? “I know where I’m going, and I know the truth and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial Our Voices: We Will Survive By Rep. Yvonne Davis This has been an unusual legislative year to say the least – but I am confident Texas and Texans will... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
COVID-19 News TO BE EQUAL: As COVID Threatens To Disrupt Yet Another Academic Year, Leaders Make Matters Worse By Playing Politics With Students’ Health And Education “We cannot return to the classroom and do things the same as they have always been done and expect to see a different outcome.... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: All Falls Down “No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.” I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Are You Enjoying This “Different World?” By Cheryl SmithPublisher I know my parents love me,Stand behind me come what may.I know now that I’m ready, Because I finally heard them... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
Editorial OUR VOICES: Remembering The Rosenwald Schools By Marian Wright Edelman As students start a new school year, this is a chance to honor the legacy of a group of schools... I MessengerAugust 28, 2021