Ross has been a champion of equity, education and cultural preservation throughout her career. She holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Texas at El Paso and is certified in international protocol and leadership strategy.
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Dallas Business Leader Honored!
Written By Arise Rejoice Media Yolanda Frazier-Gills, an accountant and former president of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, received the first annual Blews Humanitarian Award on September 28th at […]
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Preserved by Purpose: 20/20 Vision
By Shewanda Riley “You’ll never have 20/20 vision.” I remember the mixed emotions that I feltwhen my eye doctor told me this a number of years ago. First, I was […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to School and Back to Prayer
By Shewanda Riley Each year around this time, I share a Back-to-School prayer. I think it is important tooffer encouragement as students, staff and educators prepare to return to school. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to Basics
By Shewanda Riley “I just don’t get it.” I’d been staring at the same algebra equation for about 15 minuteswith still no clue how to solve it. I thought maybe […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Interference vs. Obedience
By Shewanda Riley I just knew it was going to be a wonderful day. Praise music woke me up, I hada wonderful early morning devotion, and my morning classes were […]
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Preserved By Purpose: God’s Pruning
By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I attended the University of North Texas Equity andDiversity Conference in Denton, Texas where television journalist Soledad O’Brien was akeynote speaker. As […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Our Needs and God’s Timing
“I got hungry…you think I may have overdid it?” was the caption of a photo a friendtexted me in August a few years ago. In the picture there were 6 […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Daddy’s Girls: DNA Goes a Long Way
By Shewanda Riley “Frank Jr” was what I was called as a child because between me and my 3 sisters,I was the one most like my father. From how I […]
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Mexican journalist’s 15-year quest to receive U.S. asylum ends with a yes
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Sept. 14, 2023 “Mexican journalist’s 15-year quest to receive U.S. asylum ends with a yes” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a […]
