Nation Oct 09 Dallas immigrant community reacts to death of Ebola victim Duncan A little more than two weeks ago when Thomas Eric Duncan arrived in the U.S., he stayed at his girlfriend’s apartment in Dallas' Vickery Meadow neighborhood. Today, the ethnically diverse community of immigrants and refugees in the neighborhood learned of… By Stella M. Chávez, KERA
Health Oct 03 What happens to hospital business when Ebola is in the ER? Hospitals compete for patients, and Emergency Departments play a big role in business. So what happens to business when a hospital takes on a patient with Ebola? On Thursday afternoon, there was no wait time at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s… By Lauren Silverman, KERA
Nation Oct 01 Liberian Dallas residents worry about Ebola in their neighborhood Ebola was the talk of Vickery Meadow in northeast Dallas Wednesday. It’s a refugee-rich neighborhood with a significant West African population – and it’s where a man was visiting before he became the first person in the United States diagnosed… By Stella M. Chávez and Dianna Douglas, KERA
Arts Sep 23 Dallas artist creates rainbows with 60 miles of thread Dallas artist Gabriel Dawe makes physically imposing and yet nebulous sculpture of thread stretched between points on the ceiling and points on the floor. He creates a multifaceted geometric shape, the color changing like a rainbow as the viewer’s eye… By Alison Jardine, KERA
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Jun 24 Remembering ‘Freedom Summer,’ the civil rights effort that changed America 50 years ago By Lyndsay Knecht, KERA Fifty years ago this summer, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. But that didn’t come without a price. It was the era of the Freedom Summer, a brave and bloody campaign to get blacks registered… Continue reading
May 27 Tea Party coalition eyes takeover in Texas By Shelley Kofler, KERA GREENVILLE, Texas -- Nationally, many Tea Party-backed candidates have been losing primary elections. But in Texas, Tea Party candidates are doing well. One big Tea Party organization has joined with other conservative groups. Their goal: becoming the dominant voice in… Continue reading