Dickerson Center for Civic Responsibility (DCCR) is a nonprofit organization that perpetuates the legacy of the Reverend and Mrs. H. L. Dickerson and promotes the values they embody as committed community servant leaders. For 13 years, DCCR has provided service learning, mentoring, and hands-on engagement opportunities for students in K-12 and college. The nonprofit has been instrumental in laying the foundation for hundreds of students to understand the critical role they, as American citizens, can play through civic engagement. We provide a unique cultural and historical perspective leading to youth empowerment and advocacy, which results in a transformative democratic experience that results in voting.
To educate, empower, and motivate the next generation of servant leaders. Provide youth with authentic and transformative democratic experiences. Provide youth with skills and knowledge to be influential citizens.
Investing in Dickerson Center makes a real impact on youth now and seeds a generation of thoughtful, engaged, ethical citizens and community leaders for the future in Southwest Dallas County and beyond.
The Youth Pitch Competition served as a dynamic platform for students to deliver compelling speeches to their peers and esteemed adult community leaders, emboldening young individuals to champion youth voter participation. Held in person on Thursday, February 29th at 6 p.m. in Dallas, this event attracted over 100 attendees who bore witness to the transformative pitches of 14 students.
These impassioned individuals fostered heightened student engagement and promoted active civic participation. Their collective efforts promise to catalyze positive change by amplifying voter turnout in the upcoming November election.
To help us achieve our mission through our $10,000 fundraising goal, you can donate by visiting our SUPPORT page or visit this link Overview | Dickerson Center for Civic Responsibility, Inc. | NTX Giving Day (Donate)
Dickerson Center for Civic Responsibility (DCCR) is a nonprofit organization that perpetuates the legacy of the Reverend and Mrs. H. L. Dickerson and promotes the values they embody as committed community servant leaders. For 13 years, DCCR has provided service learning, mentoring, and hands-on engagement opportunities for students in K-12 and college. The nonprofit has been instrumental in laying the foundation for hundreds of students to understand the critical role they, as American citizens, can play through civic engagement. We provide a unique cultural and historical perspective leading to youth empowerment and advocacy, which results in a transformative democratic experience that results in voting.
The world was changing. Formerly enslaved citizens could buy land in Freedman Town early in the twentieth century following Reconstruction. Many came there for opportunities including employment, education and more. The railroad brought them from cities across Texas.
According to author Dr. Njoki McElroy in her memoir, 1012 Natchez, she describes Katie Johnson Warren's home saying: "Patron's fancy cars were parked out front. She was renowned for her insights into the lives of affluent whites who would visit with her for counsel.”
How this was done is a mystery. Her clairvoyance afforded her a unique opportunity as a businesswoman and propelled her into unforeseen social circles amongst whites in spite of racial segregation.
Yet Katie Johnson Warren also lived a life rooted in family and community. She aligned herself with groups who sought to empower African Americans as a 47-year member of Bethel A.M.E. church and president of the stewardess board; a patron of Paul Quinn College during its earliest beginnings in Waco, Texas; and with fraternal organizations including the Order of the Eastern Star.
Perhaps we can glean from writer W.E.B. Dubois' "Souls of Black Folk," and his theory on the duality of the Black experience that Katie Johnson Warren was able to navigate both worlds and thrive. Her popularity amongst Whites did not preclude engagement with Blacks.
Herstory reminds us of the precipice Black people were forced to tread in spite of their achievements and imposed limitations. Freedom meant that their progress became a collective goal including education, ownership and service. Grandmother Katie understood. As long as we call her name, her spirit remains.
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