Welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Friday, July 11, 2025!
TGIF fam! By now y’all know I’m a big rap fan, so why is Drake crying “what did I miss” like a stan? He and his glazers still crying about that loss while he’s posing with guns to feel like a boss. Can’t even battle normies in a fake Jamaican dub without sounding like The Old Man in the Club. And why is he rap battling non rappers like LeBron? Is he really that scared to take real rappers on? Aubrey is now the ultimate flake, and Zay Dante has the funniest NSFW take.
Editor’s Top Pick
Bethune’s Legacy: The Power of Education
Mary McLeod Bethune, a renowned educator and civil rights activist, founded institutions to provide education to Black students, and served as a leader in various federal agencies, demonstrating the importance of education and knowledge in the fight for civil rights and progress.
The Terrible Trump Bill
Trump’s Massive Bill Turns America Into a Police State
Trump’s new spending measure aims to cut Medicaid and ACA, expand ICE’s detention budget, and create a centralized list of U.S. citizens, while receiving widespread criticism from Democrats and privacy experts.
Climate Change
Are We Willing to Evolve to Save Lives From Floods?
The recent flooding in Texas and North Carolina is a result of human actions that have altered the atmosphere and ignored climate warnings, and it’s time for us to evolve and make science and climate justice our top priorities.
Mental Health
The Intersection of Mental Health and Drug Abuse
Black Americans are disproportionately affected by drug abuse and mental health issues, with many turning to substance use to cope with trauma and stress, and the stigma and lack of access to mental health care exacerbating the problem.
Culture
5 Spaces for Writing the Story That Won’t Leave You Alone
Writing your story requires claiming space for yourself, whether it’s a room in your own home, a one-day retreat in your city, near water, a mountain hideaway, or a forest or woodland retreat, so that […]
Social Justice
Oak Bluffs: The Legacy of Black Martha’s Vineyard and Black Artists
Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, has been a sanctuary for Black, middle- to upper-income, educated professionals for generations, with many Black artists and creatives finding inspiration and refuge in the town.
Business
A Blooming Business: Expanding Plant-Based Mental Health Services
Since 2016, Plants and Blooms Reimagined (PBR) has been serving Washingtonians with therapeutic horticultural practices, intersecting mental wellness, environmentalism and education by using repurposed plants, workshops and presentations to strengthen people’s connections […]
Spirituality
Sweet Hope: How the Pandemic Helped Two Baltimore Churches Find Unity
When Rev. Dr. Terry Thornton conceived the concept for his doctoral dissertation, “A Discovery of a Pastoral Leadership Succession Plan and Its Benefits for Sweet Hope Free Will Baptist Church,” he […]
Deadly Weather
Scorching Heat Sparks Bipartisan Climate Alarm
As record-breaking heat waves sweep across the country this summer, a new national poll reveals an overwhelming majority of Americans are linking the punishing temperatures to climate change — and […]
Education
Are Traditional College Majors Still Relevant in Today’s Economy?
Colleges and universities are struggling to survive due to declining enrollment, rising tuition, and skepticism about the value of a college degree, and are responding by adding new high-demand majors and allowing students to bundle […]
Newsletter for Friday July 11, 2025