Education
OUT OF MANY ONE
A face familiar to the Abilene Christian University community is featured on the cover of President George W. Bush’s #1 New York Times bestseller, Out of Many, One. Former ACU track star Gilbert Tuhabonye (’01), co-founder of Gazelle Foundation, is one of 43 immigrants whose portraits and inspirational stories are featured in the former president’s book, released April 20.…
Read MoreTexas bill limiting teaching of current events, historic racism appears headed for governor after Senate revives it
Texas educators worry the bill would have a chilling effect on tough conversations about race and racism. GOP lawmakers say they wanted to ensure teachers’ personal biases stay out of their lessons. BY KATE MCGEE MAY 28, 2021 The bill would require teachers who discuss current events to make sure to share various perspectives without giving deference…
Read MoreKeeping the Lights On for Afterschool Programs
STAFF REPORTS LIVE WIRE (StatePoint) Afterschool programs help students succeed in school and in life and provide invaluable support to communities. As we’ve seen this year, these programs play an especially important role when students, families, and communities are struggling. Programs across the country have stepped up in the pandemic, providing virtual educational activities, delivering…
Read MorePlumbing Relief Application Deadline
Plumbing Relief Application Deadline March 10, 2021 Beltway Park’s Boots on the Ground Ministry, in partnership with the Big Country VOAD, is coordinating efforts to help those who need assistance with plumbing issues due to the recent severe winter storm. To be eligible for this program, applicants must live within Taylor County and meet certain…
Read MoreIT’s Everything West Texas
Here are 2 podcasts that I produced . The first one is with Minister Andrew Penns, Curator of the Curtis House Cultural Center. It touches on Blacks in Abilene in the 30’s. The second one deals with Human Trafficking with Stephanie Rocha, founder of Beyond Trafficking. This is a good one for anyone that has…
Read More2021 January’s Finest Photos NEW ABILENE POLICE CHIEF MARCUS DUDLEY SWORN IN AT CITY HALL
Images were photo The West Texas Tribune’s Editor-in-Chief, Floyd Miller was at city hall on January 28th, the Thursday night new Abilene Chief of Police, Marcus Dudley was sworn in under his new title. Enjoy these images from that night alongside other community events that highlight the month of January.
Read MoreThe Record
By: Floyd Miller Editor-In-Chief, West Texas Tribune We just thought we wanted to get away from 2020. The New Year gave us five days of hope and then January 6th came. It is another day that will live in Infamy. It is the day that President Trump orchestrated an insurrection from inside the Whitehouse. More…
Read MoreBRADY, BUCS’ BEST IN NFL
Super Bowl LV Feature Story By: Jack Walker
Read MoreHBCUs, the Right Choice for You
During a time of civil unrest and the reckoning of centuries of mistreatment of Black and Brown bodies on American land, now more than ever people are feeling the cold shoulder that is systematic racism. The field of Higher Education is no newcomer to inequities and barred access to the right to education. That is…
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