The Ghosts of Comanche Crossing
In 1981 three Black teenagers drowned while in law enforcement custody during a Juneteenth gathering at Lake Mexia. Four decades later, Texas’s proudest Emancipation Day celebration still hasn’t recovered.
Lake Mexia, seen from Booker T. Washington Park, known locally as Comanche Crossing, on April 21, 2021.
Photograph by Michael Starghill
Every Juneteenth, as soon as Pamela Baker got to Booker T. Washington Park, she’d race to the merry-go-round, squeeze through the swarm of shrieking kids, grab one of the shiny rails, and hold on tight. After a few minutes, she would jump off and dart up the steps of the nearby dance hall to survey the throngs below. She and her brother Carl would weave through the crowd, looking for cousins from Dallas and Houston they hadn’t seen since the previous year. Eventually, her whole family would congregate under an oak tree their ancestors had claimed as a gathering place a century before, in the years after
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A 3-0 victory on Sunday evening vaulted Seattle Sounders FC (2-0-1, 7 points) to the top of the MLS Western Conference, as a brace from Raúl Ruidíaz and another goal from Brad Smith secured all three points over the LA Galaxy (2-1-0, 6 points). With the win, Seattle remains unbeaten in 2021, and the Rave Green have not lost to the Galaxy in their last five MLS matches against the Southern California side.
Ruidíaz’s first goal and Smith’s strike came within three minutes of each other, cementing a 2-0 scoreline for the home side by the 23
Young Living Named To Top 10 of Direct Selling News Global 100 List
Company ranked 7th after an exceptional year of growth
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LEHI, Utah, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Young Living, the world s leading provider of essential oils, today announced that the company was named 7th on the Direct Selling News (DSN) Global 100 List, which recognizes companies in the direct selling industry for revenue achievements. Young Living s high ranking stemmed from the company s 2020 revenue of $2.2 billion, which was a record-setting year. Our achievements over this past year despite such unprecedented challenges show the strength of the Young Living family, said Mary Young, co-founder and CEO of Young Living. We had a record year of growth and I d like to thank all of our employees and global brand partners who helped make this honor possible. We look forward to continuing to expand in 2021 and share the gift of essential oils with more
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WTAMU workshops to teach students finance skills
VIDEO: WTAMU workshops to teach students finance skills By Bailie Myers | April 5, 2021 at 10:02 AM CDT - Updated April 5 at 12:12 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - WTAMU and Education Credit Union have joined forces to offer students financial advice to help them graduate without debt, save money and make purchases.
Eight financial workshops will be held between April 6 and April 21.
Education Credit Union Buff $mart will host the Advanced Money Management Workshops through Zoom and in-person sessions.
“Our goal is to provide financial knowledge to students on how to graduate with little to no debt and become financially independent,” said Meghan Williams, ECU Buff $mart coordinator. “We are partnering with the WT Alumni Associations and key alumni from the community to provide our students with financial education on topics that are of great importance to them as they prepare to head out into post-collegiate life.”