Opinion
One of Texas’ first Black lawyers asked to ‘give us a white man’s chance.’ Few remember John Johnson
The first Black lawyer permitted to argue before the Texas Supreme Court was a century ahead of his time.
The Texas Supreme Court rolls showing John Johnson on the second line from the top. He was the first Black lawyer allowed to appear before the state s highest court.(Courtesy of John Browning)
Long before there was a Martin Luther King Jr. dreaming of equality and a Thurgood Marshall filing landmark civil rights lawsuits in the 20th century, there was John N. Johnson of Brazos County doing the same, only he did it in the previous century.
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Climate Corps, Proven Model for Jobs and Climate Action, Poised to Answer Biden’s Call
February 10, 2021 GMT
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Climate Corps – a fellowship program providing professional development opportunities for U.S. workers through implementation of environmental projects with local governments, nonprofits, and businesses – is well-poised to meet President Biden’s ambitious climate and economic recovery goals.
“The program was born out of the Great Recession over a decade ago to address the looming climate crisis and economic recovery. As an inroad to high paying green careers, it has the potential to create a more equitable workforce. It’s more relevant now than ever,” said Cyane Dandridge, Executive Director of SEI (the nonprofit that runs the Climate Corps program).
Opinion
Botched rollout of the coronavirus vaccine reflects who we are. How did we ever win two world wars?
Where’s Rosie the Riveter and her “We can do it!” slogan?
The rapid creation of a vaccine to snuff out coronavirus is a medical miracle. Thank you, scientists!
The handoff to government to take charge of injections is the opposite of a medical miracle. No thanks to you, politicians. It’s not like you didn’t know this was coming.
It’s one thing when they mess with your property taxes. That’s tails on the coin. But heads is when they mess with your life.
Opinion
In three days, life in a new Fort Worth mask company shifted from no business to complete sellout
Co-owners sold more than a quarter-million N95 masks. They slept in the factory to ship orders 24/7.
United States Mask Co. founders David Baillargeon (left) and John Bielamowicz at their factory in Fort Worth. In a matter of days they sold a quarter-million N95 masks across the nation.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)
Two men pumped their life savings into building from scratch a factory that makes certified N95 masks, the kind you want but can’t find easily online because scammers have made it difficult.
Opinion
Two guys start a D-FW mask factory but can’t catch a break. Forget made in Texas. China always wins
They named their mask the 1836 to show their patriotism, but they’re going down like the fighters in the Alamo.
United States Mask Co. founders David Baillargeon (left) and John Bielamowicz at their factory in Fort Worth, Texas. They built the face mask factory from scratch, got certified and now all they need are customers.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)
Anybody know someone who needs 200,000 N95 face masks? I know two guys who can hook you up, like tomorrow.
Anyone interested in helping these two guys who in less than a year built a mask factory in Fort Worth, determined to make America less dependent on China for all our protective gear?