Tag Archives: Dallas
Dallas ISD Considers Ending Suspensions for Young Students
Critics of young student suspension policies say the practice disproportionately harms students of color, funneling them into the school-to-prison pipeline....Read More
Rattling Cages
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and their families.
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and families, exploring the trappings of race and fatherhood....Read More
The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell
The president of Paul Quinn College on bringing a historically black institution back from the brink.
The president of Paul Quinn College discusses police violence, student debt and bringing a historically black institution back from the brink....Read More
The Texas Miracle #17: Killer Robots and Taco Horses
What the future might look like now that the Dallas police force has experimented with a killer robot, plus Texas trivia with a French twist.
Dallas' increasingly militarized police force is now armed with killer robots (really), plus Texas trivia with a French twist....Read More
The Last Days of Tent City
As authorities prepared to evict its residents, a reporter spent six weeks in Dallas’ biggest homeless camp.
As Dallas authorities prepared to evict Tent City's residents, a reporter spent six weeks living among those who are being shuffled from one camp to the next....Read More
The Texas Miracle #13: Would Jesus Say Black Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, while Prairie View remembers Sandra Bland on the anniversary of her death.
Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, and Black activists and scholars join us for a racial justice roundtable....Read More
The Texas Miracle #12: Whose Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: In the wake of official responses to the Dallas attacks on police, whose lives really matter?
This week on the podcast: In the wake of official responses to the Dallas attacks on police, whose lives really matter?...Read More
The Trumpist Revolution Rambles Its Way to Dallas
What do Texas Republicans want? To ride Donald Trump's coattails! When do they want it? Now! An incoherent Donald gave them the opportunity in Dallas....Read More
Dallas LGBT Advocates Eye Ban on ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy
Dallas LGBT advocates want the city to become the first in the state — and only the fourth in the nation — to bar mental health professionals from attemptin...Read More