Dallas pastor takes over Rev. Jesse Jackson role as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition started by Reverend Jesse Jackson to address political empowerment and public policy now has a new leader: Dallas pastor Frederick Haynes.

Black History Month 2024 theme: African Americans’ influence on the arts in the US

This year’s theme highlights the influence Black artists have had on visual and performing arts, as well as literature, fashion, music, film, and much more.

Doctor born in segregated Parkland unit voted 1st Black president of Parkland medical staff

The staff at Parkland Hospital voted Dr. James Griffin as president of Parkland medical staff. The Dallas native is the first African American to hold the position at the county hospital.

Watch Night service: How the tradition for Black Americans has evolved since 1862

Watch Night services, which date back to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, are still observed on New Year's Eve at many multiracial and predominately Black churches in the US.

Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex unions, requests shouldn't be matter of moral analysis

The Vatican issued a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis" to receive it.

Chipotle faces federal lawsuit over allegations of religious harassment and retaliation

A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women.

Fort Worth's Race and Culture Task Force: Progress has been made but still room for improvement

A briefing was held Tuesday before city leaders from Fort Worth’s Race and Culture Task Force, a group given the task in 2016 to engage the public and make recommendations to improve race relations within the city.

UT System leaders meet with local school leaders to discuss how to keep diversity on college campuses

There were 23 North Texas public school district leaders who met Thursday to talk about ways to keep students of color in the pipeline toward colleges and universities in the UT System.

Plaques to be added at Will Rogers Memorial Center to add context to historical images

Some four years after someone complained about it being degrading to African Americans, historical images across the front of Will Rogers Memorial Center will get an upgrade.

Texas A&M leaders meet with area superintendents to discuss plans to recruit minority students

Last year, 2,000 African American students who graduated from Texas high schools in the top ten percent of their class did not go to any college or university. Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp says we want those students in college. But a troubled summer around race in hiring and college admissions is something the A&M system has to reckon with.

A look at how many transgender, intersex people live in the US amid new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.