Following a celebrated world premiere at Lighthouse ArtSpace Toronto in December 2022, and a subsequent rollout in select U.S. cities in 2023, Lighthouse Immersive’s highly anticipated Disney Animation: Immersive Experience will see its Dallas premiere at Lighthouse ArtSpace Dallas (507 S. Harwood St.) on April 20, 2023.  Developed in collaboration with Walt Disney […]
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Ft. Worth African American Roots Music Fest Announces 2023 Artist Lineup
Event Unapologetically Celebrates Black Contributions to Roots Music FORT WORTH, Texas – On March 18, 2023, award-winning artists from across the country will convene at the third annual Fort Worth […]
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Can Black Men Ever Really Win in Hollywood?
Originally appeared in Word in Black, By Patrick Washington One year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, “so-called Black Hollywood is more like the Black Student Union […]
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Big Thought Big Night fundraiser recap
Education nonprofit Big Thought hosted its BIG NIGHT fundraiser event March 4 at The Factory in Deep Ellum. More than 420 guests were in attendance. Media personality, author and actor […]
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Dallas Arboretum Hosted Reception for the Third Annual Black Heritage Celebration Taking Place on May 6 and 7
Dallas, Texas, (March 9, 2023) – Janet Jack, Dallas Arboretum board member and Black Heritage Celebration chairperson, and Tiffaney Dale Hunter, Black Heritage Celebration host committee chair, welcomed sponsors, host committee members […]
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Free Community Programs Return to Fair Park This Spring
DALLAS – March 9, 2023 – A new series of free programs and activities will return to Fair Park from March through June. The programming series kicks off during Spring […]
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DeSoto ISD Students Experience Read Across America Day with “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, Dr. Opal Lee
In observance of Read Across America Day, DeSoto ISD held an African American Read-In with “the grandmother of Juneteenth”, Dr. Opal Lee, and all district second-grade students in the DeSoto […]
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African American Museum presenting Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra with Quincy Jones tribute
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, DALLAS TO PRESENT THE SCOTT JOPLIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF HOUSTON ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11, AT THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS With a mission to showcase Black artists and composers, […]
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Broadway Dallas hosts artist talk for Fair Park Uprooted exhibit
By Raven Jordan Broadway Dallas brought together the featured artists in the Fair Park Uprooted series for an artist talk Monday night at Fair Park Music Hall. Gallery owner and […]
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Erykah Badu: A Queen’s Birthday Celebration in Dallas
Celebrating a queen’s birthday is quite common in most of society. In England they have celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday with festivals and parades, every year since her crowning. Last […]