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 […]
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Akilah Wallace in DMN: How the DFW Community Can Remove Barriers to Fundraising for Black Philanthropies
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 […]
Learn MorePaper City Magazine: Faith in Texas is Having a Massive Summer
On Friday, May 27, the staff at Faith in Texas sent a message to constituents and social media followers: they were taking a week off for a sabbatical. Just to breathe after weeks of working overtime during the pandemic, during which their main mission had been helping those incarcerated to be released to social distance […]
Learn MoreAkilah Wallace on CW33: February’s Black History Month but August is Also an Important Month
August doesn’t really celebrate many holidays – here in Texas, it’s mostly known for tax-free weekend and back to school. However, the entire month of August is all about being charitable. Why? Because August is Black Philanthropy Month! Thanks to The Dallas Morning News and FWD DFW, we were able to speak with 2019’s Philanthropist of the Year, Akilah Wallace. […]
Learn MoreAkilah Wallace in Dallas Morning News: Black Philanthropy Month in D-FW
August is Black Philanthropy Month, which was first observed in 2011 and scaled nationally in 2013. Still, too few people have heard of what is essentially a call to action to recognize and support the efforts and impacts of charities in Black communities. To kick off Black Philanthropy Month in Dallas, FWD>DFW and CW33 introduced viewers […]
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Faith in Texas in Dallas Morning News: ‘Never again,’ faithful say on second day of Juneteenth rallies
Dallas faithful looked to the deaths of Black people past and present on Saturday to shout “Never again!,” while others eyed the future in calling for turning the current tide of emotions and energy toward institutional change and higher voter turnout. A second day of Juneteenth rallies began with a march — or as pastor […]
Learn MoreFaith in Texas “Never Again” Pilgrimage for Black Lives Featured on Fox4 News
Hundreds of people took a stand Saturday to put a spotlight on the recent Black Lives Matter movement. They said this uprising will continue until all Black people can live in full freedom with the dignity they deserve. … “It’s a call to tear down the system of white supremacy and other things that are […]
Learn MoreGrassroots Community Organizations Launch COVID-19 Mass Bailout Campaign in Celebration of Juneteenth
The Larry Hoover Project in partnership with Faith in Texas and For Oak Cliff is launching Operation Exodus, a large-scale bailout initiative in response to COVID-19 spreading at alarming rates in jails and prisons. Operation Exodus is a collaborative effort fueled by grassroots organizations, community leaders, small businesses, and formerly incarcerated people to free those […]
Learn MoreFaith in Texas in Dallas Morning News: COVID-19 sparks a new effort to support South Dallas businesses and nonprofits
As Juneteenth approaches, I think about how I learned nothing of it as a child growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana. It wasn’t until I moved to Texas to attend the University of Texas at Arlington that I was introduced to the significance of the day that for many African Americans represents freedom. Though that’s not […]
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