Jazmin Darjean, the first Black woman to serve as SMU’s student body president, is committed to connecting the campus to the Dallas community and ensuring that all students are heard and represented.
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Posted inEducation
Dallas Senior Earns $200K Navy Scholarship While Balancing Books, Leadership and the Pool
Cadet Jordan Pham, a senior at Emmett J. Conrad High School, will be awarded the National Navy ROTC Scholarship, valued at up to $200,000, for his academic and leadership achievements.
Posted inPreserved by Purpose
Preserved by Purpose: Shock Treatment
After her father was brought back to life by a neighbor who knew CPR, the author reflects on how the experience taught her the importance of genuine forgiveness and how God sometimes allows jolts to get our hearts back on rhythm.
Posted inRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
King Shakur’s “He Gon Cry In The Car” Invites Black Men to Heal
Through art, community and radical honesty, the Dallas native is reshaping how Black and Brown communities approach healing.
Posted inHealth
This Family’s Journey Counters RFK’s Autism Claims with Truth and Joy
In response to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping comments about autism, this story highlights something often left out of the conversation: autistic adults. Isaac Lewis, a 20-year-old Black man who works at Walmart and finds joy in caring for his niece, lives a life that challenges stereotypes. His mother, Lashondra, reminds us that autism doesn’t end in childhood—and that every story on the spectrum deserves to be heard.
Posted inHomepage
South Dallas Trusts ‘Not My Son’: How Tramonica Brown’s Nonprofit Is Bringing New Life and Longevity To Our Streets
Not My Son, a South Dallas nonprofit led by founder Tramonica Brown, is working to engage the community in social justice, civic engagement, and financial literacy through outreach, activism, and volunteerism.
Posted inHomepage
Black Men, Toxic Masculinity and Its Casualties
The expectations for Black men can carry a hefty weight, having a detrimental effect on not just them, but those they love. What is the measure of this pressure, and […]
Posted inLocal
The Afiya Center, Texas’ Only Reproductive Justice Group, Fights for Black Maternal Health
The Afiya Center, a reproductive justice organization founded and led by Black women in Texas, is hosting its 9th annual “Get Tested Grab A Bite” event on National HIV Testing Day and its Texas Black Women Rise Up Summit in May to raise awareness and provide resources for Black women in the community.
Posted inCulture, Health, Opinion
The Black Community and COVID: A Complicated Tale
The Black Community has had a rocky relationship with COVID and misinformation. Have things improved? According to recent data by KFF, only 10% of the African American community is vaccinated. […]
