By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Like the great American hero, Dr. Martin Luther Kung Jr., the nearly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants whose lives are being burdened by the
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Appleseed, a public interest justice center, is accepting scholarship applications as part of its Diversity Legal Scholars program, aimed at diversifying the legal profession.
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as a social activist and Baptist minister whose role was integral
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began
The public reporting requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) offer greater transparency about school quality, according to experts and education advocates who also predict that the
The historic South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club held their annual SAFE Encounters Program on the campus of David W. Carter High School on December 8, 2017.
(AP) – Each time Jamarcus Corks fills out a job application, he must check the box that labels him as disabled. Corks, born with cerebral palsy, hopes his
It was a very, merry day on Thursday, December 21, 2017—the last school day before holiday break— for ten 5th graders at the Eduardo Mata Elementary School in
DALLAS — Students from Billy Earl Dade Middle School participated in a “WE Day Texas” event, hosted by the Dallas-based nonprofit, Urban Specialists, in conjunction with the WE
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Fifty years ago, a tragic accident ended the groundbreaking career of Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., a Chicago native and stellar Air