By Victoria Ferrell-Ortiz Growing up in Oak Cliff, Texas is something I’ve always been proud of despite others’ reactions. When I told a classmate at the University of North Texas […]
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Impact Ventures Present: Boss: The Black Experience in Business
On Saturday, June 18th from 2-5pm, join Impact Ventures, COSIGN Magazine, & Community Partners for a Juneteenth celebration and FREE community screening of Boss: The Black Experience in Business. Hosted […]
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Love You Madly: Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington at Strauss Square
Love You Madly: Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington transports you to 1920’s New York City at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Told through music, dance and spoken word, Love You Madly […]
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Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
BY JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts […]
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Uvalde gunman legally bought AR rifles days before shooting, law enforcement says
BY REESE OXNER, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org The gunman in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history bought two AR-style rifles legally just after his 18th birthday — days before his […]
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Top Texas Republicans resist gun control and push for more armed teachers and police at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting
BY JOSHUA FECHTER, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org In the hours after a gunman killed more than 20 people at a South Texas elementary school Tuesday, the state’s top Republicans sought to […]
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“We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief
BY ERIN DOUGLAS AND JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — Dozens of families in this South Texas town, roiled by the deadliest school shooting in modern Texas history, waited […]
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21 killed at Uvalde elementary in Texas’ deadliest school shooting ever
Robb Elementary teaches second, third and fourth grade students in Uvalde, which is about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Gov. Greg Abbott said the shooter is believed to have […]
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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 […]
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Mya performs @ the 37th Annual Quest for Success Awards
Guests at The Quest Awards enjoyed a seated lunch, live entertainment from Grammy award singer Mya and a special video presentation highlighting the Quest for Success honorees’ secrets to success.
