Religious leaders from across Texas are encouraging voters to keep the faith in the U.S. election system and allow for the counting of every legal ballot. Put another way: Trust in the country’s institutions and in each other. … As a community organizer for Faith in Texas, a nonpartisan, interfaith political action group, Rev. Wes Helm has […]

Election Day is 4 weeks away and Faith leaders in Dallas are encouraging young people to become poll workers. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker talks to Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Robert Elkin & Reverend Stacey Brown. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker talks to Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Robert Elkin & Reverend Stacey Brown. “You look at the civil rights […]

Should the coronavirus pandemic create a housing crisis? As the virus grinds on, its side effects are becoming more dangerous and pronounced. With furloughs becoming permanent layoffs, businesses and day care providers shutting down for good, and emergency relief efforts running out, Americans are facing greater insecurity in basic needs. Earlier this month, more than […]

The City of Dallas recently began a series of virtual town halls to discuss the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The meetings are a way for residents to weigh in on how their tax dollars are being spent, but some residents say the online meetings have been full of “shenanigans,” like people getting muted and written-in […]

More than half of Black Philanthropy Month has passed. It will culminate with Give 8/28 on August 28. Akilah Wallace — executive director of Faith in Texas, founding chair of HERitage Giving Fund and Young Black & Giving Back Institute 2019 Philanthropist of the Year — helped kick off the effort earlier this month. In the lead-up to […]