/commentaries Commentaries en-US Copyright Fri, 13 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /commentaries/2022-05-13/commentary-linda-coffee-and-the-roe-v-wade-decision A recent leak of a draft opinion from a Supreme Court Justice suggests a majority of justices may vote to overturn the historic 1973 decision. Commentator Lee Cullum looks back at the two women who won that case. Fri, 13 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /commentaries/2022-05-13/commentary-linda-coffee-and-the-roe-v-wade-decision Lee Cullum /SamBaker Sept. 23 is a momentous day for our Morning Edition host, Sam Baker. On this day 30 years ago, he joined ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:45:00 GMT /SamBaker Bekah Morr /commentaries/2021-06-13/how-role-models-like-rosa-parks-shaped-a-distracted-kid-into-a-leader At StoryCorps, the Rev. Farrell Duncombe remembered those who nurtured him — like Rosa Parks, his former Sunday school teacher, who joked once that as a kid, "I ain't think you was gonna be nothing." Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:00:23 GMT /commentaries/2021-06-13/how-role-models-like-rosa-parks-shaped-a-distracted-kid-into-a-leader Jey Born /commentaries/2021-04-12/asian-american-journalists-in-north-texas-reflect-on-the-atlanta-killings-covering-anti-asian-hate The rise in hate against Asian Americans and the Atlanta killings on March 16 have led Asian American journalists to step up in their newsrooms by reporting on their communities and amplifying marginalized voices. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Elizabeth Myong spoke to three North Texas journalists about what that experience has been like. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:00:58 GMT /commentaries/2021-04-12/asian-american-journalists-in-north-texas-reflect-on-the-atlanta-killings-covering-anti-asian-hate Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access /commentaries/2021-03-29/dear-normal-were-you-really-that-great-in-the-first-place Dear Normal,Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully talking about Normal: going back to you, starting new with you. It’s all about norms and normalcy. All about you.As for me, I’m not so interested in Normal. I defer to Taylor Swift: We are never, ever, ever getting back together. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:33 GMT /commentaries/2021-03-29/dear-normal-were-you-really-that-great-in-the-first-place Associated Press /commentaries/2020-07-29/commentary-remembering-dallas-arts-leader-richard-brettell Rick Brettell, founder of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas at Dallas, and a mainstay in many ways of the cultural… Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT /commentaries/2020-07-29/commentary-remembering-dallas-arts-leader-richard-brettell Lee Cullum /commentaries/2020-05-15/reporters-notebook-dallas-journalists-talk-covering-covid-19-while-looking-out-for-loved-ones Most nights, after dinner, I make a quick WhatsApp call to my parents in Karachi, Pakistan. We have a 10-hour time difference between us, so we usually… Fri, 15 May 2020 12:19:47 GMT /commentaries/2020-05-15/reporters-notebook-dallas-journalists-talk-covering-covid-19-while-looking-out-for-loved-ones Syeda Hasan /commentaries/2020-05-06/commentary-keras-lee-cullum-remembers-roger-horchow Editor's Note: Tributes have continued this week for Roger Horchow. The businessman and theater producer died in Dallas over the weekend at age 91. Here… Wed, 06 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT /commentaries/2020-05-06/commentary-keras-lee-cullum-remembers-roger-horchow Lee Cullum /commentaries/2020-01-31/commentary-keras-lee-cullum-remembers-jim-lehrer Editor's note: An outpouring of tributes has followed the death of journalist and longtime PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer last week. Remembrances… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:00:53 GMT /commentaries/2020-01-31/commentary-keras-lee-cullum-remembers-jim-lehrer Lee Cullum /commentaries/2019-09-20/commentary-placido-domingos-sexual-harassment-allegations The Dallas Opera has dropped singer Placido Domingo from its March gala following sexual harassment allegations now under investigation. One complaint… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:40:00 GMT /commentaries/2019-09-20/commentary-placido-domingos-sexual-harassment-allegations Lee Cullum