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New media outlet covering the intersection of women and politics launches as 2020 election kicks off

By Sarah Ellison The Washington Post Jan. 27, 2020 Members of the 19th, a new women’s publication launching Monday. Clockwise from top left, Amanda Zamora, Andrea...

2020 Dallas Public Voices – Applications Open

We are now accepting applications for the 2020 cohort of Dallas Public Voices. The intensive three-month fellowship will provide twenty of the city’s most...

Summer programs pay dividends for Dallas kids during the school year, group says

In 2019, over 68,000 children took part in the Dallas City of Learning — a partnership between the City of Dallas, Dallas ISD and...

She’s 16 and Wants to Be President: Meet the Teenagers Planning Their Campaigns

Research shows that Generation Z is the first in which women are more likely than their male peers to be engaged in politics. Here’s...

‘A place in heaven’: How Container Store’s co-founder helped save NW Dallas’ stretch of the Trinity River

"If someone just dropped you in here," said Groundwork Dallas' COO, "you would't think you were in Dallas." Environmentalist and Container Store co-founder Garrett Boone...

The Long and Winding Road to Women’s Suffrage

Visible Magazine by Stephanie Drenaka “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States...

19th Amendment Centennial Fund Announcement

We are excited to invite you to a workshop for a new grant opportunity: The 19th Amendment Centennial Letter of Inquiry, in support of the 100th...

Cool Schools Community Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Dan D. Rogers Elementary

May 21, 2019 Texas Trees Foundation (TTF), Dallas Parks and Recreation Department, and Dallas Independent School District (ISD) will be cutting the ribbon on...

Here’s what 5 true leaders want to see from Dallas’ next mayor

By Sharon Grisby, Dallas Morning News April 17, 2019 Left to right, Anna Clark, Yulise Waters, Michelle Kinder, Alia Salem and Joli Robinson are the peer...

Dallas Public Voices – 2019 Cohort Announcement

On behalf of The OpEd Project, The Boone Family Foundation and The Dallas Public Voices Leadership & Advisory Committee, we are thrilled to announce...

Dallas to launch campaign to slow down city’s teen pregnancy crisis

The Dallas Morning News June 13, 2018 The Dallas City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to spend $300,000 on a program aimed at reducing skyrocketing teen pregnancy...

State of Texas Children report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities

Over 22 percent of Dallas County children live in poverty, and state and local policies can do more to support the success of all kids State...

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