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workers made the cover of Time in April. The magazine tells stories of 12 people working on the front lines of society during the coronavirus crisis, including Yolanda Fisher, 48, who works at T.W. Browne Middle School in Oak Cliff. She said she was very afraid of catching the virus and that her daughter takes her temperature every day. But her work is too important. “We are feeding our community, and I love that,” she told the magazine.

3 things to do in Oak Cliff this month

Stream time

Movie theaters closed down because of the coronavirus crisis, but you can still stir yourself a cocktail and pretend you’re at the Texas Theatre. The historic theater is streaming its movies on Vimeo. Pay $10 to rent movies for a week. Buy tickets: thetexastheatre.com.

Read this

Oak Cliff’s own taco writer José R. Ralat published his first book, “Oak Cliff Tacos: A History and Guide.” Ralat, who is the taco editor for Texas Monthly, spent years researching the book, eating tacos in 38 American cities.

Buy the book: bookshop.org.

Pants off dance-off

DJ Sober and Sudie, two musicians who are roomies in Oak Cliff, put on a virtual dance party every Thursday on Facebook Live. No pants required, but sometimes costumes are requested. More info: Facebook.com/DJsober1

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