Posts by Terri Altmann
ReBirth Empowerment Education Awarded $15,000 Farmers Insurance® Community Grant to Support Workforce Development
Dallas, TX – October 30, 2024 – ReBirth Empowerment Education is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $15,000 Farmers® Community Grant from Farmers Insurance. This grant will directly support ReBirth’s Workforce Development Program, which provides career development and financial literacy services to low-to-moderate-income individuals in underserved communities. The Farmers Community Grant is…
Read MoreBessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn a pilot’s license in the U.S. Born in 1892, Coleman lived in Atlanta and Waxahachie, Texas. After World War I, her brothers came back with stories of pilots, and they teased her as women in France could fly but Coleman…
Read MoreBarbara Jordan
Houston-born Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, politician, scholar, and civil rights advocate. In 1964, she became the first African American women to be elected to the Texas Senate and the first African American state senator since Reconstruction ended in 1883. As a state senator, Jordan worked tirelessly to establish a minimum wage, antidiscrimination in business,…
Read MoreEmma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca was a Latina labor activist and born in San Antonio. From a young age, Tenayuca noticed the inequalities in her community and family, specifically along the lines of colorism, heritage, and economic status. She witnessed the differences between her Spanish descended mother and her Mexican descended father and how their world views differed.…
Read More48in48 Social Justice Nonprofit Build Event 2023
Theme: Amplify Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Rebirth Empowerment Education is truly honored to be chosen as one of 48 nonprofits to participate in the 48in48 Social Justice Nonprofit Build Event on June 23-25, 2023. This weekend event will provide brand new websites for nonprofits founded and run by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color…
Read MoreGrow With Google Partnership
ReBirth Empowerment Education is proud to announce that we have joined #GrowWithGoogle as a member of their Partner Program to provide digital skills training and resources to our local community. Through our partnership with Grow with Google, we are providing ReBirth Empowerment Education members with a full scholarship to earn the Google Career Professional Certificates.
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