By Maya Pottiger In 2021, children’s hospitals saw a 153% increase in visits to emergency departments for kids ages 5-18 attempting suicide and other self injuries compared to five years […]
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Dallas ISD’s Choose Dallas Program, What You Need to Know
By Brianna Patt Dallas ISD [DISD] is offering programs to expand students’ horizons and offer a school of choice outside of their neighborhood. Here’s what you need to know. What […]
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Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison for Buffalo Mass Shooting of African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown Prosecutors said Gendron acknowledged that he committed the heinous crimes “for the future of the white race.” A white man who traveled to a Buffalo grocery […]
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Dallas Free Press’ Journalism Pathway Program is Building a New Generation of Storytellers
By Marlissa Collier Dallas Free Press opened its doors with three questions in mind: “Whose voices are we listening to?”, “Whose voices are we amplifying?”, and “Whose voices are telling […]
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Half-Time Adjustments
By Dr. Giani Clarkson I love sports and as an avid sports lover, I enjoy all the elements that make athletics enjoyable. I’ve played sports my entire life. I have […]
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Fostering A Culture of Connectedness and Mental Health in K-12 Schools and HBCUs
By Adam Powell There’s an old saying, “when White people get a cold, Black people get pneumonia.” Never has this saying been more accurate than when looking at the differing […]
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Cancer & Lung Cancer Statistics In the US & Texas
By Scott Blair The state of Texas has 48.6% new lung cancer cases per 100,000 citizens each year. We are 10th among all states, which over the past five years, […]
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Jewish Texans See Rise in Antisemitism as a Precursor to Fascism
By Robert Downen Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews. As other kids […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Between Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I had surgery that quite frankly terrified me. The surgery was necessary, but I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t concerned as much […]
