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Dallas Police Chief Reneé Hall Resigns
- KERA, September 2020

Jerry Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, echoed that Hall's resignation shouldn't distract from the overall goals of equity and helping underserved communities.'"


Community Conversations: How to Achieve a ‘Radically Inclusive City
- NBC DFW, August 2020

The organization Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation wants to move toward a city where no divisions exist when it comes to race, arts, education and opportunity or what they call a 'radically inclusive city.'"


With new $500,000 grant, racial equity and healing group sees chance to expand mission in Dallas
- Dallas Morning News, August 2020

Now, as Dallas leaders and community advocates call for systemic change, a group pushing the city to recognize its own racist past sees an opportunity to build connections between communities and promote policies that can achieve racial equity for all residents."


CONVERSATIONS: CALL FOR CHANGE
- NBC 5, July 2020

NBC 5 is continuing conversations about racial injustice and how to achieve effective change in North Texas. The City of Dallas held a series of conversations addressing issues of racial healing, police reform, health disparities and resilience."


'Never again,' faithful say on second day of Juneteenth rallies
- Dallas Morning News, June 2020

Jerry Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, called Brooks’ killing 'one of the most infamous lynchings in America' and described the courthouse as 'sacred ground.'"


Dallas Begins Community Conversation Series Discussing Black Lives Matter
- NBCDFW, June 2020

The City of Dallas's Office of Equity and the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) organization is hosting the virtual event, which discusses the topics of racial equity, justice and inequality."


City of Dallas presents Black Lives Matter, 3-part community conversation series
- Dallas Weekly, June 2020

This event will be moderated by TRHT Executive Director Jerry Hawkins, and includes four panelists: Council Member Casey Thomas, Community Advocate and Former Dallas Mavericks Player Rolando Blackman, Interim Equity Officer Dr. Lindsey Wilson, and Director of Regional Impact at Leadership for Educational Equity and the Co-Founder of Young Leaders Strong City, Amber Sims."


City of Dallas to host three-part Black Lives Matter virtual series
- WFAA, June 2020

The virtual events will discuss topics such as racial equity, justice, and resilience and will be hosted by the City of Dallas' Office of Equity and the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation."


Dallas County Commissioners declare racism a public health crisis
- WFAA, June 2020

The declaration requires the Dallas County Commissioners Court to pursue anti-racism principles and encourage diversity within its own body."


'Clumping Everyone As Hispanic May Hide Disparities': Community Leaders Discuss Health Inequities
- KERA, June 2020

A group of North Texas community leaders working for social justice held a virtual conversation, addressing COVID-19's disproportionate impact on communities of color. One of the key takeaways was the need to track data by both race and ethnicity."


Texas A&M professor joins online panel on racial disparities in COVID-19 testing
- The Eagle, June 2020

'I really want to join this fight and cause by saying that we have to, in Texas, address the race and ethnicity data that is clear, explicit and concise, and can help us mobilize in our communities all over Texas,' said opening speaker Jerry Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.

Hawkins expressed concern that COVID-19 testing cites are not adequately placed in areas where minority communities have easy access, citing a recent article published by NPR. He also noted that the pandemic affects minority groups, in that many frontline and essential workers are African American and Hispanic."


'Racism is a public health crisis': COVID-19 and racial disparity
- WFAA, June 2020

'George Floyd was a native Texan and his memory will lead us to a better legacy,' said Jerry Hawkins with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.

Hawkins says it goes beyond police brutality. He said there is a societal problem made clear in the last few months with COVID-19."


‘All means all,’ Richardson ISD superintendent says in announcing new racial equity committee
- Dallas Morning News, June 2020

Jerry Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation, noted Richardson ISD’s statement Tuesday as well as the absence of similar comments from other area school districts.

In his tweet, Hawkins called out other districts for not making similar announcements while praising districts who have come out with strong anti-racism statements such as Fort Worth ISD."


Death Around the Corner: Racism, Protest, and Living in Dallas During a Pandemic
- D Magazine, May 2020

This city must reckon with its racist history in order to provide an equitable future for all of its residents."


Dallas cannot achieve equity until we face the truth
- Dallas Morning News, December 2019

There are promising steps that build on work from generations of advocacy for the truth... The Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Transformation initiative, seeded by the Kellogg Foundation and local funders, is providing much needed local history of the role our past has played in shaping our present inequities."


Reading between the lines of Dallas mayor’s tough letter on crime
- Dallas Morning News, December 2019

Jerry Hawkins, executive director with the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, a nonprofit organization in Dallas, said he felt politics placed Hall in an “unfair” position. Hawkins said city officials have a greater responsibility in preventing crime than police officers do.

“Police respond to crime,” Hawkins said, adding that if officials want to prevent crime, then the city needs to tackle the underlying issues such as poverty, racial and economic segregation."


Dallas, we elected a new mayor. Our work is not done
- Dallas Morning News, June 2019

Jerry Hawkins, the executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (with the support of the Kellogg Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas and many others) is thoughtfully inviting us into a different relationship with racial healing. His process acknowledges the complexity of the issues, is inclusive, and is already resulting in concrete action. Anyone can get involved; check out the website: dallastrht.org."


Is It Time to Change the Name of the Trinity River Back to the Arkikosa River?
- D Magazine, May 2019

The question strikes to the heart of how we understand Dallas’ history and identity. The Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation argues that Dallas is built upon two foundations: stolen land and slave labor. Until we understand how these twin ignominies helped shape Dallas, argues Jerry Hawkins, Executive Director of Dallas TRHT, we won’t be able to truly move the city to a 'vision of a Dallas without racism.'"


Regional Vignette: Communities Foundation of Texas
- ChangeAgent, January 2019

Beginning from a place of listening was important. Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) began working with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to understand its Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation model and how it might work in Dallas."


Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office co-hosts Dallas History Hackathon 
- the hub, November 2018

The Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office, Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation, City of Dallas Office of Equity and Human Rights, and Dallas Public Library hosted Dallas ISD students from South Oak Cliff High School and Kimball High School for the first ever 2018 Dallas History Hackathon."


Kellogg Foundation gives $1.75 million to promote racial healing in Dallas 
- Dallas Morning News, June 2017

The Communities Foundation of Texas will use a $1.75 million grant to support racial healing in Dallas, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced Wednesday."


Here lies a Northwest Dallas graveyard you've never seen for the forgotten and formerly enslaved
- Dallas Morning News, September 2018

Thursday afternoon, in the cool shadow of tall trees, I stood with Jerry Hawkins, an educator and activist, outside that wrought-iron fence for a long time. We spent some of it in awed silence. Before then, I'd only seen a faded, second-hand photo of this plot, nestled now between apartment construction and a giant house on a public park. In person, I told Hawkins, the scene is surreal."


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Copyright © 2021 · Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation. Website Powered by SD Media.

Please join us in welcoming our newest #DallasTRHT Please join us in welcoming our newest #DallasTRHT team members, Imani Daniel and Marta Torres! 

Imani Daniel, Racial Justice Administrative Manager, comes to DTRHT with 20+ years experience as an administrative professional. She is a creative conceptor with a left-brain balance that can (and will) finesse the details. With deep experience as the executive and personal assistant to C-level executives, professional athletes and Creatives she knows what it takes to keep projects on track, seamlessly bringing them across the finish line. Her passions and convictions are paramount to her life pursuits; faith, justice and creating community are chief among them.

Marta Torres, Manager of Partnerships and Transformation, comes to Dallas TRHT with a multidisciplinary background in Education. She received a Master of Arts in Art Education, from Caribbean University in 2016, and a Bachelors of Art in History from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey in 2014. In the last five years, she has created educational content for all ages as a Museum Educator and Coordinator in various esteemed institutions in the Dallas- Fort Worth Metroplex. Marta is particularly focused in creating interactive and engaging educational content, as well as establishing open lines of communication between our Racial Equity NOW cohorts, administration and community partners. She has experience in management, team building, public speaking, community outreach, professional development, and company collaboration. Marta is currently pursuing her Doctorates Degree in Education with Baylor University. Three fun facts about Marta: She can sing, is very much into Musical Theatre and loves karaoke.
Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation is Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation is proud to announce the inaugural Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership Cohort. Supported by community partners of Dallas, the Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership Cohort was developed to support Black women who are recognized as top leaders within the nonprofit sector offering innovative strategies and leadership making great impact for the communities they serve, but often times passed over for new jobs or promotions in favor of others—including men of color, white women, and white men—with comparable or even lower credentials.

These challenges require a call to action where Black women can come to develop professionally and personally, build network with one another and within the sector, and have a safe healing space that provides opportunity for courageous conversations and the ability to turn-off the code switch often required to be successful in the nonprofit sector.

Beginning January 21st, our Black women leaders will be participating in a 12-month cohort that provides training, education and support on issues related to mental health and Black women navigating the nonprofit sector.

Welcome to these amazing women leaders. #DallasTRHT #HowWeHeal #BWNP2021
In 2020, we all experienced one of the most impact In 2020, we all experienced one of the most impactful years of our lifetimes. Our collective loss during this pandemic has only been exacerbated by the racial disparities in COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, recovery, testing, deaths and now vaccinations.

2020's Presidential election has further exposed the racism that continues to divide the United States, complete with racist policies and statements directly from the White House.

We also have had to repeatedly reckon with racism and violence from institutions, particularly policing, as we all witnessed the traumatic events that took George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks and so many others away from us.

The common theme in all these events is racism. The questions I challenge myself with are "what will I do about it?" and "what will we do about it?"

2020 has made clear the work we have to recommit to in 2021. We have seen statues come down and names be changed, but we have so much more to do. In 2021, Dallas TRHT is growing our staff, expanding our work and reach, and we are fervently committed to the radically inclusive work of racial equity and racial healing. Join Dallas TRHT and recommit to learning and creating more expansive narratives, building relationships and community healing, and creating the world we all need through racially equitable policies and practices!

This work is for all of us to do.

Jerry Hawkins (@jerryleehawkins)
Executive Director
#DallasTRHT #HowWeHeal
Join #DallasTRHT on January 19th, 2021 for the Nat Join #DallasTRHT on January 19th, 2021 for the National Day of Racial Healing as we explore what the City of Dallas can do as a community to heal from historical and contemporary racist policies and practices.

Featuring Nikole-Hannah Jones, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of The 1619 Project, New York Times Magazine Staff Writer, MacArthur Genius, and Winner of the National Magazine Award.

The link to register for this free virtual event is in our bio. #howweheal #ndorh2021
#flashbackfriday to our very first Racial Equity N #flashbackfriday to our very first Racial Equity NOW 2019 cohort session. To support and educate the community on the necessity of racial equity training, understanding and policy implementation, Dallas TRHT will be hosting TWO Racial Equity NOW Cohorts for 2020-2021, including a new one for businesses/corporations. Learn more at the link in our bio. #howweheal #dallastrht #renow2021