Making history in D.C.

Press secretary hopes her rise helps kids ‘dream bigger’

WASHINGTON — Karine Jean-Pierre, the new White House press secretary, hopes she can inspire young people to “dream big and dream bigger” now that she has broken a barrier by becoming the first Black and gay woman to be chief spokesperson for the president of the United States.

National attention

The story of a gay teen convicted of killing his parents despite a lack of evidence will be told by ABC’s ‘20/20’

Dallas Voice been following the case of Brandon Woodruff — who was convicted in 2009 of killing his parents four years earlier — for years now. Last year the case was picked up by the Innocence Project of Texas, and on Friday, May 20), the story will be told on 20/20 on ABC at 8 p.m. Central Time.

Prom night

Photographer Deni Baker shares Grayson County Prom images

Grayson Pride recently hosted its 2022 Pride Prom, a celebration for people of all ages, at Pecan Grove Park West in Sherman. Photographer Deni Baker was there to capture the excitement, and has shared photos from the event with Dallas Voice

Down & dirty with gay racer Dustin Sprouse

And, yes, he answers all our questions about why he’s a Trump supporter

There’s no beating around the bush with competitive race car driver Dustin Sprouse: He’s out; he’s proud, and he’s an unrepentant Trump supporter.

Everything old is new again

First, the good news: There are no multiverses in Downton Abbey: A New Era (Focus Features). Now, the bad news [SPOILER ALERT]: The indomitable Violet Grantham (Maggie Smith) spends the whole movie dying and eventually succumbs.
She does, however, have a classic deathbed scene and some of the greatest last words ever spoken onscreen (no spoiler here).

Instant replay

History will repeat itself if we don’t act now

Ever feel like you are watching an instant replay? I don’t mean and instant replay in a “sportsball” game; I mean a replay of history.
In April I decided to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) by reading a scholarly and exhaustive history of the Holocaust by Martin Gilbert. At the time I thought it would be a week or two of reading, but I was sorely mistaken. It is a very long work, extensively footnoted and painstakingly researched.

Best Bets: May 20, 2022

Put on your cutest t-shirt and shorts set, lace up your Keds and head on over to the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge parking lot (at Gulden Lane and Singleton Avenue) on Saturday, May 21, for Strides for Equality, the annual 5K walk supporting the Human Rights Campaign. The walk starts at 9 a.m., and after you have finished, you can trot right across the street to Trinity Groves for brunch on the patio. The $35 registration fee includes an annual HRC membership. For more information email membership@HRCDFW.org.