The Roots Picnic 2025 was marred by long wait times, poor conditions, and lackluster performances, while Wu-Tang and Erykah Badu delivered a flawless and memorable experience.
Category: Events
Posted inMusic
Together We Sing Unites Dallas in Praise and Power
The stars were out to celebrate Black music, Black leaders, and the Black community at Together We Sing at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Orchestra. Industry names in gospel music […]
Posted inOpinion
Juneteenth: The Freedom We Knew, the Truth They Couldn’t Handle
Juneteenth is an act of resistance that reflects our progress and failures, and challenges us to choose whether we want to keep waiting for someone else to read our freedom out loud, or whether we speak it ourselves and enforce it, for real, this time.
Posted inFinance
The DEC Network Rebranded with Charles Schwab Bank to Foster Economic Growth
Charles Schwab Bank honored a promise to support the community in their entrepreneurial and financial endeavors last Wednesday at The DEC Network at Redbird. The event was packed with community […]
Posted inFashion
Man of the Moment: A Night Where Fashion Walked with Purpose
The Man of the Moment Runway Show, in partnership with Woodford Reserve, celebrated fatherhood and community uplift through a fashion show and fundraiser supporting Threads for Change, an initiative aimed at empowering underserved youth through creative arts.
Posted inHealth
World Blood Donor Day Spotlights Urgent Need for Black Blood Donors
World Blood Donor Day highlights the urgent need for Black blood donors to help save lives, with American Red Cross and ImpactLife working to increase participation by partnering with local schools, businesses, and churches.
Posted inThis Week
Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Happy Hump Day DW fam and welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025! In today’s newsletter, the White House is still a mess, our […]
Posted inBusiness
Marbled and Marked: 95 Farms Launches Premium Wagyu Brand with Legacy, Flavor, and Family at the Center
95 Farms, a Black-owned premium beef brand, celebrated its launch with a 5-course dinner event, highlighting the Edwards family’s generational vision and health-conscious values.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Fox and Rob Launch #TIMEIIWATCH Campaign for Justice
Sibil “Fox” and Robert “Rob” Richardson, a couple separated by the prison industrial complex, have created a documentary film called “TIME II: Unfinished Business” to raise awareness about mass incarceration and mobilize a movement to free others.
Posted inHomepage
Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Monday, June 9, 2025
Happy Monday DW fam! Time to look forward and keep the faith. Coco won, Lil Wayne’s album is done, Sinners is streaming, folks all over are screaming, and this newsletter […]