Priscilla Rice
Communities ReporterA heart for community and storytelling is what Priscilla Rice is passionate about. She brings her experience in radio, television, translations, performing arts, and community involvement to her new role. She is from two spaces — Crystal City and Pleasant Grove — border land and Southeast Dallas. She is enthusiastic about elevating voices through her role as a communities reporter.
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Javier "Chicharito" Hernández was announced as Atlético Dallas' first player this week. Fans around Dallas are excited about the Mexican soccer star's arrival. -
Under the proposal, Mesquite's North Branch Library would close and services would be relocated to three rec centers around the city to provide "equitable access." But some worry it will mean fewer for some residents. -
Friday marks 53 years since a Dallas police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old Mexican American boy. Activists want Santos Rodriguez's story to continue to be told. -
A KERA News reporter heads south to Crystal City in Zavala County to check in on her community. -
Mi Barrio 214, an art gallery in the Southeast Dallas community of Pleasant Grove, recently closed after its building was sold. Founder Viktor Ortiz is assessing and what next steps to take. -
Organizers and local leaders say other private religious events have been held at publicly owned venues without issue — and that the canceled event at Epic Waters in Grand Prairie was targeted by politicians. -
North Texas community organizers are asking for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston early Tuesday morning as he was on his way to work a construction job. -
The cousin of an Arlington man who has been in ICE custody since October is calling for his release. Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, a community journalist who had been active in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, doesn't have any pending hearings. -
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a constitutional guarantee of citizenship for kids born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. -
Venezuelan community groups and businesses in North Texas are sending aid to their home country after last week’s deadly earthquakes. Two back-to-back quakes killed an estimated 1,500 people and injured thousands of others, with many still trapped or unaccounted for. -
Organizers are hosting watch parties and other events as part of the national "No ICE in the Cup" initiative. -
Majed Al-Ghafry announced his resignation last week after about two years in the role.
