Poverty In Dallas
In Dallas, poverty has increased by 42% in the last 15 years. And more than 27,300 Dallas residents with full-time jobs live in poverty; 38 percent of Dallas children live in poverty.
JFK: The Dallas Mayor’s Committee on the JFK 50th Anniversary
President Kennedy's death would become a weight that Dallas citizens, including those born after November 22, 1963, would carry in their hearts for years to come. Did Dallas deserve the label that so many around the country and even the world gave to it: "The City of Hate"?
McCuistion TV Taping – JFK 50th Anniversary Series
Join us Thursday, August 22, 2013 for a Poignant, Educational Journey on the Legacy of JFK and the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination The assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the aftermath of that day are engraved in history. Dallas citizens, law enforcement, journalists and key experts on the assassination and history of that time, some of whom were present that day, will give their perspective on what happened November 22, 1963, and how the events of that day impacted our nation. Join us and our guests Mayor Mike Rawlings, Ruth Sharp Altshuler, historians Darwin Payne, Ph.D., Tom Stone, Ph.D., [...]
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge – The new bridge and the weekend’s festivities
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge has opened and with it, this new Dallas bridge brought many festivities and expressed hope for greater unity.
TEDx SMU Backstage Interviews: Rogers Hartmann and Frenemies with Dystonia
Dystonia, a muscular disorder related to Parkinson's is a disorder Rogers Hartmann lives with everyday. She calls it her frenemy.
TEDx SMU Backstage Interviews: Tanya Pinto
Tanya Pinto is the founder of Baal Don is a charity formed to help children in India. Tanya Pinto volunteered at Mother Teresa’s orphanage in Calcutta where the idea for the charity was birthed.
Tedx SMU Backstage Interviews: Turk Pipkin, Filmmaker
Turk Pipkin is the founder of The Nobelity Project. During this TEDx SMU backstage interview, he discusses the issue of clean water.
TedxSMU Backstage Interviews: William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
During this exclusive TEDxSMU backstage interview, we hear from William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, co-authors of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, one of Amazon's Top 10 books of the year.
TedxSMU Live Footage: Arthur Benjamin
During a recent breakfast sponsored by the National Math and Science Initiative, Arthur Benjamin (Art Benjamin) demonstrated his outstanding talent as a mathemagician.
TEDx Conference Backstage Interviews: Jim and Carole Young
Jim and Carole Young, business people, lifelong learners and devotees of TED were a part of bringing TEDx SMU to Dallas.