Giving Circle creates positive change

Giving Circle creates positive change

By Juliette Coulter The Hispanic 100 (H100) Latina Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants to 18 North Texas area nonprofits serving the needs of Latina women and girls in low- and moderate-income communities. The grants were given as part of the Latina Living Legend (LLL) fundraising event at the Vouv on […]

Wicked Ball at library ready to defy gravity

Wicked Ball at library ready to defy gravity

“Wicked: For Good” is almost here, and the Dallas Public Library is celebrating with the Wicked Ball on Saturday, November 15, from 6-9 p.m. at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. The event will be filled with Emerald City glamour, magical moments and dancing. Attendees should don their best costumes and apparel while enjoying a […]

Students get up-close look at professions

Students get up-close look at professions

By Becky Mayad The four highest-ranking public safety officials in Dallas gathered this week at the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) to speak with hundreds of high school students attending the ninth-annual Criminal Justice and Public Safety Career Expo. The UNT Dallas Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, part of the School […]

Goldman Sachs employees help children

Goldman Sachs employees help children

By Rosanne Lewis The Champion of Children Award Dinner hosted by Dallas CASA took place on October 9 at The Fairmont. The agency honored Goldman Sachs with the Jan and Judge Barefoot Sanders Champion of Children Award for its dedication to Dallas children. Since 1998, Archon Group, now Goldman Sachs, has served as a co-host […]

Dallas ISD students prepare for lifesaving careers

Dallas ISD students prepare for lifesaving careers

From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Clifton W.’s school day looks a little different than most. When he arrives at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation, Clifton’s first class isn’t about a book or in a lecture. Instead, he heads to the weight room, where he focuses on strength, agility and fitness exercises designed to […]

Book fair returns with new youth poetry contest

Book fair returns with new youth poetry contest

By Taylor Mayad Powell Celebrating African American literacy, culture and history, the 21st annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair returns Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas in historic Fair Park (3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, TX 75210). Free and open to the public, the family-friendly fair features readings and […]

Kindness strengthens community bonds

Kindness strengthens community bonds

By Chris Kelley This November, Dallas will transform into a living canvas of compassion as the city unites for Dallas Kindness Week November 9–15. This celebration is anchored by World Kindness Day on Thursday, Nov. 13 with a New York Times columnist keynote speaker and culminates in a public Kindness Festival in the Dallas Arts […]

Buttercup wins top honors at auction

Buttercup wins top honors at auction

By Taylor Pulfer The 77th Annual Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction stole many hearts at this year’s State Fair of Texas. The Auction kicked off on Friday, Oct. 3, with the sale of the Grand Champion Market Steer. This year’s prize-winning steer was purchased by longtime State Fair donor Frank Deel and family with their […]

Sanger needs book buddies, math mentors

Sanger needs book buddies, math mentors

Alex Sanger Preparatory is launching a new Book Buddy and Math Mentor Program to help K-2 students with reading and math. Through this program, teachers will identify students, and volunteers will work one-on-one with their assigned student for 30 minutes on a weekly basis throughout the school year. The students’ class schedules will dictate when […]

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