Diversity in education has been a hot topic lately, but for one Norwich educator, it has been his sole focus for decades. “It is not just about a short exercise in February every year, where we roll all of the posters back into a closet,” said Leo Butler, director of diversity at Norwich Free Academy. “It is a year long….
‘Journey fulfilled’: Earnestine’s Beauty Shop closes after 41 years in South Dallas
Earnestine Tarrant opened her beauty salon in a tiny house on a corner in 1979. After four decades in business, she decided to close on New Year’s Eve.
Earnestine Tarrant switches off the lights on her final working day before retirement at her hair salon in South Dallas on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Tarrant, 80, has been a hair stylist for more than 40 years at her shop, which had become a community fixture serving generations of families. She decided that her last day serving clients would be on New Year’s Eve.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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Garland Journal, I Messenger Digital media and television journalist Roland S. Martin has much to celebrate: He just turned 52 and his popular digital newscast recently celebrated its second anniversary. And there’s more. Martin’s daily podcast, #RolandMartinUnfiltered, recently reached 675,000 YouTube subscribers – a significant milestone for both the veteran journalist and for the varied online platforms on which the show is streamed. Martin’s podcast is streamed live five days a week on Facebook and YouTube with multiple rebroadcasts. It also can be viewed on the iHeartPodcast Network and other digital networks. Over the last 30 days, the #RolandMartinUnfiltered podcast has been viewed 9.2 million times, a 10 percent increase over the prior 30-day period, according to SocialBlade.com, an industry outlet which tabulates viewership of programs on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Twitch.