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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Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year after she participated in protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza. Speaking at a news conference in New Jersey over the weekend, she said she will continue her activism — and her legal fight to stay in the U.S. -
The legacy of Cesar Chavez, renowned for decades as a leader in civil rights and labor organizing, is now in question after an investigation by the New York Times on allegations he continuously sexually abused underage girls. -
For the first time in over 40 years, the Cinco de Mayo parade on Jefferson Boulevard in Oak Cliff was cancelled due to a shortage of funding. Instead, organizers will host a community festival. -
Leqaa Kordia left the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado Monday afternoon after just over a year in immigration custody. She was the last Columbia University protester in detention. -
Leqaa Kordia, a Muslim Palestinian woman living in New Jersey, has been in immigration custody in Texas since last March. A federal judge on Friday granted her a $100,000 bond. -
The city of Richardson could soon vote on stricter regulations on short-term rentals after receiving push back from residents. -
Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey visited the downtown Dallas ICE processing facility Tuesday to see for himself, he said, the conditions inside. -
Supporters of a Columbia University protestor detained by ICE in Texas for almost ayear are hopeful she'll soon be released, as her attorney says her health continues to deteriorate. -
An order extending polling site hours was quickly blocked, leaving some Dallas County residents unable to vote. -
North Texans from Iran have been anxiously watching tensions grow in recent months, as a visa ban keeps families separated. -
Maher Tarabishi's family says he will accept his removal to Jordan after his son Wael died last month from complications related to a rare genetic condition. -
After signing a contract for a city-wide telehealth program, Garland has canceled the agreement "following months of receiving feedback from the community," the city said in a news release.
