According to multiple studies on heat, extreme cold, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires, people of color are at higher risk of climate-related health impacts than whites. The study also found evidence […]
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Poor Air Quality in South Dallas is a Longstanding Systemic Issue
In its latest ‘State of the Air’ report, the DFW metroplex was named the 18th most polluted city for ozone in the country by the American Lung Association. Likewise, passing […]
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3 Black Teachers of the Year Share What Keeps Them in the Classroom
By Maya Pottiger Originally appeared in Word in Black Black Teacher of the Year winners from coast to coast discuss what keeps them in the classroom, what worries them about […]
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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 […]
