SPARK! PRISMATIC Exhibition Features 20+ Area High School Artists Â
Public is invited to attend immersive pop-up experience from June 2-August 27 SPARK! PRISMATIC, a pop-up experience built entirely by local public high school students, takes place June 2 through August 27 at SPARK! located at Southside on…
THIS WEEK
NEWS
Climate Change: The Health Effects of Racial Disparities
According to multiple studies on heat, extreme cold, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires, people of color are at higher risk of climate-related health impacts than whites. The study also found evidence of racial disparities related to climatic changes concerning…
Politics
With Debt Ceiling Deal Reached, All Eyes Turn to Congress to Ratify Agreement
By Stacy M. BrownOriginally appeared in NNPA After President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that they’d reached an accord to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, Congress has just a few…
Marketplace
INTERNATIONAL
Sports
Biggest preseason underdogs to ever win an NBA championship
By Justin Byers When it comes to the game of basketball, all 30 NBA teams start the season with one goal—hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy high above their heads, as the color-coordinated confetti rains over them. Since…
Arts & Culture
62 women who broke barriers in the music industry
By Seth Berkman Originally appeared in Stacker The music industry is dominated by powerful women, whether that be the record-breaking albums coming from acts like Taylor Swift or glass-ceiling-shattering boardroom executives. Of course, the music industry was not…
Lifestyle
What’s up with fake meat?
By Laine Bergeson Becco Meatless burgers are having a moment. Once the province of vegetarian restaurants and college-dorm kitchens, they’re now turning up everywhere from fast-food chains to big-box grocery stores. Canva Though some people have long avoided…
Health
Texas Legislature passes bill to offer new moms a year of Medicaid coverage
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The Texas House and Senate voted for the proposal, capping a yearslong effort to extend coverage for low-income moms. Medicaid covers half of all births in Texas, and coverage currently expires after…
Education
Here We Go Again. Another Black Student Punished for White Wrongdoings
Missouri high school sophomore Mary Walton was suspended for violating classroom cell phone use after recording her white teacher repeatedly using the n-word.
Business
Chase Bank shows “Small Biz, Big Thanks” and celebrates National Small Business Week in Oak Cliff
On Monday, May 1st, Chase for Business hosted an in-person pop-up shop at its Oak Cliff Community Center branch to kick off National Small Business Week and invited Dallas area entrepreneurs and small business owners to see the…
Editorial
It Should Be Easy for Black Teens to Take College Classes
By Maya Pottiger Originally appeared in Word in Black Earning college credit in high school is done through dual enrollment — and Black students have less opportunity to do it. A college degree is both increasingly valued and…
Video
Mama2Mama: Founder of Nu Standard, Autumn Yarbrough talks hair care, and the science of balancing it all
By Jess Washington, COO of Dallas Weekly I knew when I met Autumn Yarbrough at a mutual friend’s birthday party, we had to meet again. I have grown to be fond of and akin to women who are…
