I had the opportunity to attend the screening and panel discussion for Boss; The Black Experience in Business, a PBS documentary detailing the racism and hate crimes frequently weaponized to hold Black business owners back and how they continued to succeed despite those harrowing odds.
Category: Education
Posted inEducation
Schools Don’t Need Critical Race Theory. They Need Ethnic Studies
By: David Carr Teachers and educators really have had a tough go of it in the past few years. From their crash course in technology so they could teach remotely, […]
Posted inFinance
How to Start a Money Talk: Why Savings Matters
Savings is a foundational piece to financial health since research has found that unexpected expenses, like car repairs, can become a hardship when people don’t have access to emergency savings […]
Posted inChan Zuckerberg Initiative
DISD’s Moldy Food Conditions
Hundreds of students walked out of Dallas’ Justin F. Kimball High School in late March, in protest of being served what they described as “undercooked or moldy” food. The walk-out […]
Posted inReach Black Dallas
JPMorgan Chase walks it like they talk it at the Wealth Summit in Dallas
by Jess Washington This past Saturday, DW was in attendance for JPMorgan Chase’s Black & Hispanic Wealth Summit held at Gilley’s Dallas. The event quickly sold out, with attendees eager […]
Posted inSports
Roland Parrish Student Athlete of the Week: Liam Johnson
Johnson joined his first soccer team when he was three. In addition to soccer, he began playing flag football for the Jaguars at age five (in all positions), which led to an undefeated season.
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Black/African American Community Forum Hosted by Alzheimer’s Association
On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the Dallas and Northeast Texas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host a virtual Black/African American Community forum via Zoom. With an expected increase of […]
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Gardening is Gangsta with Que P!
Lil D chats with rapper & agricultural instructor, Quincy “Que P” Bradley. For Minority Health Month, we chat with Que P on the importance of sustainability farming and why people […]
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Roland Parish Student Athlete of the Week: Maiya Carrington
By Oowee Sports Nation Team: Yetis Position: Forward Team #: 6 School: Bluebonnet Elementary School (Flower Mound) Age: 11 Grade: Fifth In sports, a rebuilding year is described as a […]