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An unforgettable moment at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, visited the Museum to unveil its new Ukrainian audio guide. 🇺🇦 🎧

We were honored to manage press for this historic event, which highlights the power of storytelling and the importance of making history accessible.

Thank you to the Museum and the First Lady for reminding us that education and empathy are key to building a better future.

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Today, we’re celebrating the amazing Catherine Masri, our Senior Account Executive, PR powerhouse, and soon-to-be newlywed! 🎉💍

Catherine, your talent, dedication, and strategic brilliance inspire us every day. Here’s to celebrating YOU on your birthday and as you prepare for your next big adventure. 🥂💖

Drop your birthday wishes for Catherine below! 🥳

Our client, The Holdsworth Center, is making waves in Texas public school education. This Thursday, The Dallas Morning News Education Lab will host a virtual conversation with Dr. Lindsay Whorton, President & CEO of The Holdsworth Center, on reimagining school leadership in Texas public schools.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Lindsay discuss how transforming leadership roles can create more sustainable, impactful schools for educators and students alike.

Read more and register here:

The News’ Ed Lab to host conversation with Lindsay Whorton about public school leadership The Dallas Morning News' Education Lab will host a conversation with Lindsay Whorton, an education nonprofit leader, about how to restructure public school...

"Now, the church that absorbed trauma will teach truth."

The Historic Vernon AME Church is the last standing Black-owned structure from the Black Wall Street era. When the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the community, the church's basement offered refuge while the superstructure burned.

We are honored to work alongside The Vernon Witness to announce a monumental preservation project. Led by descendant and advocate Kristi Williams, this initiative will transform the site into a living cultural institution and museum, funded in part by Mellon Foundation.

The recent groundbreaking ceremony unveiled plans to restore the site and display over 5,000 artifacts, ensuring that the history of Greenwood is not just remembered, but inherited by future generations.

Read more about this historic launch in the Tulsa Flyer:

Vernon AME Church absorbed the terror of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Now it will ‘teach truth.’ - Oklahoma Eagle Survivors of the massacre found refuge in the church’s basement. That space will be preserved and turned into a museum.

To know her is to love her. Happy Birthday, Lauren! 💖

Today, we celebrate the heart and soul of Project Mockingbird, our incredible Founder and CEO, Lauren McKinnon! 🎉

Lauren, your passion for changing the world inspires us every single day. You lead with kindness, vision, and a relentless drive to make an impact... and you somehow make it all look effortless. You’re not just our leader; you’re everyone’s friend, cheerleader, and biggest supporter.

Here’s to another year of brilliance, bold ideas, and breaking boundaries. We’re so lucky to have you lighting the way.

Join us in wishing Lauren the happiest of birthdays below! 🥳

K-12 Dive recently highlighted the incredible success Dallas ISD’s Brashear Elementary achieved through its partnership with our client, The Holdsworth Center. Together, they transformed outcomes for English learners through an innovative vocabulary program - a story worth celebrating!

A big thank you to Ed Finkel for covering this inspiring story. It shows how equipping leaders with the right tools and strategies can empower students to thrive both in and beyond the classroom.

Read more:

Dallas school’s vocabulary program TIPs English learners toward success Deep-dive data analysis helped educators identify issues and arrive at “text, information, picture” charts as a solution.

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, one of our incredible clients, brings history to life through the stories of survivors, reminding us of the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of standing against prejudice.

CBS News Texas recently featured the museum and the powerful story of a local Holocaust survivor, preserved in the museum’s first gallery. As antisemitism and racial hatred continue to rise, these stories are more important than ever in fostering empathy, understanding, and action.

Watch the full segment here:

Dallas museum highlights survivor’s story on Holocaust Remembrance Day On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, communities around the world are honoring the victims of the Holocaust as antisemitism and racial hatred continue...

PR isn’t just for big brands. It’s how small businesses and nonprofits build trust, tell their story clearly, and reach the people who actually care.

If you’re doing meaningful work and wondering how to tell that story more clearly, that’s the work we do at Project Mockingbird.

If you’re shaping your PR, social, and comms this year, this one’s worth saving. These shifts are happening in real-time, and this is the lens we bring at Project Mockingbird.

We’re proud to partner with The Holdsworth Center, an organization dedicated to transforming public education by investing in the leaders who drive it. 💙

Their Campus Leadership Program is making an incredible impact, as highlighted in Preston Hollow Advocate! Schools like E.D. Walker Middle School are seeing incredible results, including an 89 accountability rating, seven distinctions, and transformative growth for students, thanks to the leadership development and support provided by Holdsworth.

This is the power of strong leadership: creating lasting change for students, teachers, and communities. We’re honored to help share their story and amplify the impact they’re making across Texas and beyond.

Read more about their impact here:

How E.D. Walker principal Ashley Toole has brought up the school's accountability rating - Preston Hollow Six years ago, E.D. Walker Middle School was still finding its footing. Today, the campus holds an 89 accountability rating with seven distinctions and exceeded the State of Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System targets for the first time. A cohort of seventh-grade English learners re...

Better late than never for a birthday shoutout to the one and only Lucy Hart! 🥳

Lucy has a heart of gold and a radiating passion for our mission (and our clients’ missions) that’s unmatched. Her energy, kindness, and creativity light up our days, and the value she brings is truly one of a kind. We couldn’t imagine the Mockingbird family without her. ❤️

Join us in wishing Lucy the happiest of birthdays in the comments below! 🎉✨