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A North Texas native’s new album meditates on racism, violence, while paying homage to jazz greats
Aaron Myers, who grew up outside Corsicana, addresses Black life in America on his latest effort, ‘The Pride Album.’
Jazz pianist and vocalist Aaron Myers, who is originally from Goodlow, Texas, appears in the video version of The Pride Album, released last month.(Samuel Prather/TL Benton )
11:24 AM on May 6, 2021 CDT Updated at 12:30 PM on May 6, 2021 CDT
When Aaron Myers was growing up in Goodlow, Texas, a small town near Corsicana, his grandparents would talk about going to “the meeting.” They were referring to church, which was a vital part of their community.
Former Big XII Assistant Coach Praises Cajundome
The Cajundome may be over 35 years old, but it still recently drew praise from a current junior college and former assistant coach of a Big XII basketball program.
Eric Colbert, currently an assistant coach at Holmes Community College, located in Goodman, Mississippi, declared the Cajundome the best arena in Louisiana during a recent visit.
Colbert was at the Cajundome on Tuesday to watch potential recruits play in the semifinals of the Louisiana Boys State Championships.
A veteran of 13 seasons as an assistant coach at the junior college level, Colbert also spent two seasons as the Player Development Coach at the University of Nebraska.
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MLB Rumors: Brock Holt and the Texas Rangers have agree to a one year deal, per reports. Ken Rosenthal says it is a minor league deal with a $1.75 million base if he makes the team, and $750,000 in possible incentives.
Holt, 32, is a Fort Worth native who played at Navarro College in Corsicana, and then Rice University in Houston. He was a 9th round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009 who was traded to the Boston Red Sox in December, 2012, along with Joel Hanrahan in a deal that sent a four player package that included Mark Melancon and former Ranger great Stolmy Pimentel to Pittsburgh. Holt stuck around as a versatile role player for Boston through 2019, and then spent time with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Washington Nationals in 2020.
Two more men who appeared on the Netflix docuseries "Cheer" have been arrested and charged in separate sex crime cases involving minors, authorities said. These charges come five months after Jeremiah "Jerry" Harris was also accused of sex crimes.