Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, August 06, 2025!
Fort Worth Hires Eddie García as Police Chief, a Controversial Choice
By editorial
August 21, 2025
Eddie García has been appointed as Fort Worth’s newest police chief, bringing with him a mixed legacy from his time in Dallas and a controversial relationship with Austin’s City Manager T.C. Broadnax.
Industrial Heat Pumps Could Clear the Air in Black Neighborhoods
By Willy Blackmore, Word In Black
August 21, 2025
A new report from the American Lung Association finds that replacing 33,500 fossil fuel boilers with zero-emission heat-pump boilers could significantly reduce emissions and pollution, prevent 33 million asthma attacks, and save $1.1 trillion in health care costs by 2050.
When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery
By Mustafa Ali, Word In Black
August 21, 2025
Whitewashing slavery is a dangerous and calculated erasure of the truth, and if we are to move forward, we must remember it for what it was and call it by its true name.
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Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on Texas House floor after refusing police escort
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune
August 20, 2025
Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, refused to sign a permission slip allowing her to leave the House floor with a police escort, and remained in the Capitol overnight in protest of the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting plan.
Congress Moves to Block Trump’s Social Security Assault
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA
August 18, 2025
The Trump administration is proposing to cut Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which would strip eligibility from hundreds of thousands of people and slash monthly payments by as much as one-third, while unions and lawmakers are pushing back to protect the program.
Dallas Public Libraries Face $4.5 Million Budget Cut: Why It Matters for Our Communities
By Ceara Johnson
August 19, 2025
The City of Dallas has proposed a $4.5 million cut to the Dallas Public Library budget, which could result in the closure of up to five library branches, reduced staffing, and fewer community services, and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library is calling the community to action to protect these vital resources.
Enduring Legacy: Black Funeral Homes Reflect on a Century of Service and Resilience
By The Afro, Word In Black
August 13, 2025
Black funeral homes have a long history of entrepreneurship and have served generations of Black families, providing services tailored to their needs and creating lasting impacts on communities and the wider economy.
Word In Black Expands Leadership and Operations With Four Strategic Hires
By Word In Black
August 18, 2025
Word In Black has added three new employees and appointed Patrick Washington as Interim General Manager, with funding from Knight Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to support the organization’s mission of informing, uplifting, and empowering Black communities through trusted journalism and authentic storytelling.
Diabetes Is a Crisis — and Extreme Heat Heightens Risks
By New York Amsterdam News
August 18, 2025
New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
Bully Pulpits: Preachers Use Influence and Gospel to Fight Trump
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware
August 15, 2025
Ministers of different faiths are using the power of the pulpit to fight back against President Trump and Republican politicians’ assault on civil rights, with democracy hanging in the balance.
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