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Posted inEducation
Reading the Room: Why Black Kids Need More Than the Norm
Black students’ literacy struggles are exacerbated by poverty, trauma, and chronic absenteeism, and require a multi-pronged approach that includes early intervention, family literacy, and holistic support to overcome these barriers.
Posted inCommunity
TREC’s First Mill City Revitalization Project Gives Zan Wesley Holmes Outreach Center Its Own Building
The former St. Luke Community United Methodist Church building is under renovation. Volunteers have removed the debris that accumulated over time as the building sat vacant, and work should finish by March 2025, so the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center can move in. Photo by Brenda Hernandez In a sense, the Zan Wesley […]
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Posted inEducation
When Afrofuturism Enters the Classroom
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black This story is part of “Black to the Future,” a series that examines how Afrofuturism pushes us to imagine and create a world […]
Posted inHomepage
Civil Rights Leaders 2024 Insights on Martin Luther King’s Courage
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia During his short life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped on all kinds of powerful toes in his fight for civil […]
Posted inHealth
Why Aren’t Folks Filling Heart Medication Prescriptions?
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black You don’t need to be a doctor to know taking medication as prescribed can save your life, especially when you have […]
Posted inFinance
New Social Security Increase Provides a Lifeline for Black Retirees
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black The economy is gnawing at the wallets of Americans, and even more so for those who rely on Social Security and […]
Posted inFinance, Homepage, Politics
The Child Tax Credit Cut Poverty. Then Congress Ended It
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Black children had a lot to gain from the expanded Child Tax Credit. In just six months, the credit lifted 2.1 […]
Posted inClimate Justice
Why Biden’s Climate Corps Needs to Prioritize Black Youth
by Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black For nearly a decade, starting in 1933, the United States government hired some 3 million young men to work in forests, […]
Posted inThis Week
Student Campaign Tackles Period Poverty on UTD Campus
By Steven Monacelli On October 7, student activists at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) celebrated a victory over an opponent that is rarely discussed but is all too […]