By Steven Monaccelli/Texas Observer At the August 21, 2024, meeting of the Dallas City Council, Joseph Porter stood at the podium and admonished the council members for allegedly “spreading misinformation” […]
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Dallas Joins Nationwide Protests Against End of Roe v. Wade
By Steven Monacelli On May 3, the news broke that the United States Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which enshrined certain privacy […]
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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.
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Scholarships Awarded in Honor of Activist Opal Lee
By Steven Monacelli
Shortly after Juneteenth was officially declared a national holiday last year, nearly 40 African American women’s organizations across Tarrant County banded together to hold an award ceremony honoring the efforts of Ms. Opal Lee, an educator and leading activist in the movement to nationally recognize Juneteenth — the celebration that marks the day when slaves in Texas finally learned they had been declared free two years earlier. Dozens of community leaders gathered on July 18 to honor Ms. Lee, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Marc Veasey. The outpouring of monetary support for the event was so overwhelming that several thousand dollars were able to be set aside for a scholarship fund in Ms. Lee’s name.
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As Dallas Eyes Racial Equity Plan, Equity Audit Reveals Persistent Impact of Racist Housing Policies
By Steven Monacelli
Racial equity issues recently came to the forefront of City Council committee meetings with the review of two important reports. The news is a mixed bag.Â
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West Dallas Residents Fight Back Against Major Air Polluter
By Steven Monacelli
Dozens of West Dallas residents rallied on Tuesday, December 14, to demand the shuttering of a shingle factory that has polluted the air in the surrounding neighborhood for over 75 years.