Welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, July 23, 2025!
Have you heard about this clinical ladder opportunity? Begging nurses to go out and pick blueberries for free. This administration is the craziest I’ve ever seen. Needing distractions for way more than Epstein. Every move they make seems designed to cause rage. Like changing rules to pay workers less than minimum wage. We can’t even take time to grieve over a tragic loss. RIP Malcolm, we’ll never forget all you gave us.
Editor’s Top Pick
Cool, Calm & Collected: 10 Holistic Ways to Beat the Texas Heat
In order to stay cool during Dallas summers, try cooling foods, staying hydrated with fancy water, making DIY cooling mists, indulging in holistic frozen treats, using cooling spices, going barefoot, creating a cool me-time sanctuary, taking a Texas-style siesta, protecting energy, and dressing smart in breathable fabrics.
Community
Dream Center Dallas Hosts Annual Back-to-School Drive, Providing Free School Essentials to Children and Families in Need
Dream Center Dallas is hosting its annual Back to School Drive on August 2, 2025 to provide free backpacks, school supplies, and shoes to children in kindergarten through sixth grade, along with games, rides, food, and prizes for families.
Epstein Files Distraction
FBI Records on MLK Jr. Released Despite His Family’s Opposition and ‘Continuing Grief’
The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and the civil rights group he led, containing over 240,000 pages of documents that had been sealed since 1977.
Criminal Justice
A Sentence — Finally — but Still No Justice for Breonna Taylor
Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings sentenced former Louisville cop Brett Hankinson to almost three years in federal prison for his role in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, rejecting the Department of Justice’s recommendation for a one-day sentence.
Environmental Justice
EPA Delays Coal Ash Cleanup. Guess Who Lives Closest?
The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest move in its ongoing effort to roll back the Biden Administration’s advancements centers on coal ash, the toxic byproduct of coal-fired power plants. Utilities will […]
Sports
SWAC TV Set To Launch August 1
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is launching SWAC TV, a free streaming platform, on August 1st to broadcast games across the league’s 18 sports, providing fans with high-quality, technologically advanced streaming and giving the league’s teams broader visibility.
RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner
IN MEMORIAM: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Beloved Star of “The Cosby Show,” Dies at 54
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54 after drowning while on vacation in Costa Rica, leaving a legacy of trailblazing Black manhood on screen.
Newsletter for Wednesday July 23, 2025
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