I'm Cheryl Smith, the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of @texasmetronews @garlandjournal. I love @NABJ @NNPA regional pres and member of @SPJ_Tweets.

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Celebrating BOAD
RETWEET if you are celebrating Barack Obama Appreciation Day today!
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Tomorrow is President Obama Appreciation Day We will flood social media with all things Obama! We ride at dawn so pass it on!
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May her soul continue to rest in perfect peace ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
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Viola Fletcher, the last living witness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away at 111. Her legacy of strength and survival will never be forgotten. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
Community note
Viola Ford Fletcher pasted away November 24, 2025. This post is misleading and likely created for engagement. pbs.org/newshour/natioโ€ฆ
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Sunday, June 14th is President Barack Obama Appreciation Day! RETWEET to spread the word!
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Super Proud of these young ladies! Working double time on the field and in the classroom! Being a student athlete is NOT for the WEAK! Congratulations Rattlersโœจ๏ธ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’š! #FAMUly
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BREAKING: In a stunning admission, Mike Johnson just told reporters that he has plan to cut Medicare and Medicaid after the midterms. We can stop this by making Hakeem Jeffries the next Speaker of the House.
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๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ #TheG, ๐‚๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š ๐‡๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐๐จ๐Ÿฏ Join us in welcoming our new head softball coach to the #GramFam! #ThisIsTheG
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You both look great!
Congratulations to Coach Rudy Hubbard on his induction into the @BCFHOF! Honored to be there to celebrate with him. He was a true friend and ally during my time in Tallahassee. ๐Ÿงก
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Much Respect DC ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพ๐ŸŠ
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Three Black girls have been found lynched in the last week, and the Police tried to rule two of them as 'suicide.'
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Ainโ€™t understanding mellow!
Biggest mistake that old Head make is that they donโ€™t give newGENS the room of understanding that theyโ€™re experiencing something for the first time โ€ฆ..the mistake that young Heads make is that they donโ€™t think that OLD Heads are looking at the very same thing that they looking at โ€ฆ in real time
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Three Philadelphia men who were wrongfully convicted for murder and spent 28 years in prison have been exonerated, with a judge vacating their convictions.
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Did you know that Black Panthers; Operated free clincs; Taught self-defense classes; Fed kids breakfast before school; Delivered groceries to the elderly; Started a free school; Started the nutrition program for new Moms and their babies which later beca WIC.
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RT @CleverMonsterCT: His name is Markavious Dewayne Rumph, found lynched in Alabama while the media stays silent:
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Two FAMU School of the Environment teams placed 2nd and 3rd in the 2026 Mastercard x AUC Data Science Initiative Challenge, competing against 106 HBCU teams nationwide. Rattlers are leading in data science, AI and innovation. ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ #FAMUly #Rattlers #HBCUSTEM #DataScience #AI
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Congratulations Morgan State Nursing Program! Well done. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ #HBCU #Excellence
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