The Dallas-based organization, the world’s largest regional funder benefiting women, distributed $7.1 million in grants to 223 nonprofits and $2.1 million in programs to build more equitable communities DALLAS, Texas, […]
Author Archives: Brianna Patt
Posted inFood
Directory Connects Communities to Black Farmers
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black Her family’s farmland was stolen before she was born, but with the Black Farmer’s Index, Dr. Kaia Niambi Shivers is out […]
Posted inPolitics
New Report Finds Community College Fails to Create Equitable Outcomes for Black Students
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA More than one in three Black community college students are in poverty, and widespread inequality in community colleges deepened throughout the pandemic […]
Posted inSports
Cotton Bowl Stadium to Host 2022 State Fair Classic Between Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M University
ALW ENTERTAINMENT and the Dallas Sports Commission announces the 2022 STATE FAIR CLASSIC KICK OFF PRESS CONFERENCE to welcome back to Dallas Grambling State University Tigers and Prairie View A&M […]
Posted inThis Week
15th Annual Interfaith Golf Classic Raises $126,735 for Interfaith Family Services
DALLAS, Texas, September 19, 2022 – A packed field of 116 golfers attended the 15th Annual Interfaith Golf Classic at Royal Oaks Country Club on Monday, Sept. 12. The sold-out event raised $126,735 to benefit […]
Posted inShe Represents
She Reps: Jahnisha Warren
Jahnisha Warren was born in Dallas, Texas and growing up she always had a passion for fashion. She attended Skyline High School and studied fashion merchandising and design, and later […]
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Desoto’s Leading Women on their Journey and the Impact of Empowerment
In an exclusive interview, I spoke with the Black women leading Desoto to learn how they each got to where they are now, how their paths intersected, and how they hope to influence future generations.
Posted inBusiness
Comerica Bank Creates Business Banking Team to Serve the Southern Sector of Dallas
Dallas, Texas, September 20, 2022 – Comerica Bank has named Trent Sampson, Jerry Collazo and Adriana Najera to its newly-formed South Dallas Business Banking Team led by Group Manager Derric Hicks. “As […]
Posted inEducation
Report Finds That Texas Has Banned More Books Than Any Other State
By Brian Lopez Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Texas banned more books from school libraries this past year than any other state in the nation, targeting titles centering on […]
Posted inCulture, Editorials, Opinion
Jubilee’s Dreamgirls & Access in Musical Theater
By Aaron Zilbermann Writer Elie Wiesel once said, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” Wiesel’s insight […]