American sprinter and Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson continues to prove the doubters wrong U.S. sprinter Sha’carri Richardson declared to the world that “I’m here, I told y’all” and the mantra […]
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Merge Media Academy welcomes its first student as early enrollment begins for its inaugural 10-month digital media program
Merge Media Academy, the leading institution for digital arts and new media education, is thrilled to announce that the first student has enrolled in their trailblazing 10-month Online Digital Media […]
The Good Common Sense to Believe What My “Uncle M. L.” Taught Me
This month marks the August 28, 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where over a quarter million people gathered and heard my Uncle Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
“Concrete Coffins”: Surviving extreme heat behind bars
By Jamiles Lartey Sweltering doesn’t even describe it. Giles Clarke / Getty Images In July of this year, more than a third of the U.S. population was under excessive heat […]
Dangers and Deaths Around Black Pregnancies Seen as a ‘Completely Preventable’ Health Crisis
By Kaiser Health News Service Studies show that high rates of Black fetal and infant deaths are largely preventable — and part of systemic failures that contribute to disproportionately high […]
City of Dallas fails to protect character of La Bajada neighborhood
By Michaela Rush, Report for America Corps Member Dallas Free Press “Progress through pain” is how activist Maria Lozada Garcia describes the process of protecting her native West Dallas neighborhood, […]
One Year Later, Wins for the Environment and the Economy
By Ben Jealous President Biden couldn’t have said it any more plainly when he said last week in Milwaukee, “When I think climate, I think jobs.” He was speaking the […]
It’s a celebration: One Love for Hip Hop 50 years later
Dallas honors Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary featuring an exclusive event hosted by Team Hennessy Dallas at Blum Sporting Club– featuring the limited-edition bottle by rap legend, Nas. By LaToya Henry […]
Zurawski v. Texas & its Effect on Black Maternity
Black maternal mortality rates are highest among all races and accessibility to contraception and abortion are shown to be critical in reducing instances of death. As Zurawski v. Texas finds […]
For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma
By Neelam Bohra Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Advocates say better accounting of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the state’s care and better access to translators is needed. In […]