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TEXAS LEGISLATORS
TEXAS LEGISLATORS
REPORT CARD ON REPARATIONS
REPORT CARD ON REPARATIONS
The Justice For All Party Grassroots has created a score card for Texas Legislators based on how they respond to our Texas Freedman's Bureau Act of 2025 we sent to them in January.
Tell your legislators to Sponsor and Support The ACT.
Click here for more data on their districts; and use this link to tell them to support the act.
The Texas Volunteer Council on Freedmen Affairs proposes legislative and civil public engagement to preserve the lineage of American Freedmen through their descendants today.
The Texas Volunteer Council on Freedmen Affairs proposes legislative and civil public engagement to preserve the lineage of American Freedmen through their descendants today.
OUR CULTURE
OUR CULTURE
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Past Events & Activities
Past Events & Activities
This year's
City of Dallas 6th Annual Equity Indicators Symposium
was very informative.
From the Office on Equity and Inclusion, of the 1.3 Million souls in Dallas, approximately:
24% are labeled "Black."
25% of homeowners are labeled "Black."
33.6% labeled "Blacks" are at median household income.
$14.82 is the median hourly wages for those labeled "Black."
See our comments on how these indicators compare to other demographics...
Executive director attends
DALLAS GENEOLOGY SOCIETY
DALLAS GENEOLOGY SOCIETY
2024 Summer Seminar:
2024 Summer Seminar:
THE LEGACY OF FORCED REMOVAL:
THE LEGACY OF FORCED REMOVAL:
Finding Formerly Enslaved and Indigenous Kin presented by Nicka Sewell-Smith
The Council helps American Legion Post 802 serve Dallas Veterans.
The Council helps American Legion Post 802 serve Dallas Veterans.
Freedmen Affairs for Juneteenth 2024
Freedmen Affairs for Juneteenth 2024
Tabling for Freedmen Affairs in Historic Joppa Township, Dallas Texas, on the only truly organic holiday in the United States is always awesome. This year, we printed twice as many fliers to give out; and still ran out before the end of the event.
South Dallas citizens are Ready for Reparations!
The Council at Juneteenth 2023
in Joppee
The Council at Juneteenth 2023
in Joppee
On June 19, 2023, council volunteers setup and hosted a comfort/convenience tent in the South Central Park for people to catch shade from the 100+ fell like temperatures. The tent provided cold bottles of water and volunteers were available to answer questions about how Freedmen Descendants can jump start their ancestry search and verification through The Council's My Freedmen Tree programming.
The Council Executive Director presents in behalf of the The Texas Freedom Colonies Project at Morney-Berry Farms Juneteenth 2023 program.
The Council Executive Director presents in behalf of the The Texas Freedom Colonies Project at Morney-Berry Farms Juneteenth 2023 program.
Building a Keyhole Garden
Building a Keyhole Garden
Council Volunteers, Dallas County Texas Field Office, joined with others at the Peabody Community Garden to build it's first Keyhole garden.
A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend Nature Walk to a Freedmen Site with the Dallas network of Outdoor Afro.
Black History Genealogy Teach-In
Black History Genealogy Teach-In
Never let someone else tell your story... using their narrative.
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