Soul Rep Theatre Company continues its 2021- 2022 season with the world premiere of its newest short film, FLESH AND BONE – at the Texas Theater in Oak Cliff on Saturday, February 12 at 7 PM.
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Everyone Remembers COVID Still An Issue, Right?
Big business greed is leading to us downplaying just how big of a deal COVID is.
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Dallas Forgot: Remembering and Reclaiming the Black Schools We’ve Lost pt. 1Dallas Forgot: Remembering and Reclaiming the Black Schools We’ve Lost pt. 1Dallas Forgot: Remembering and Reclaiming the Black Schools We’ve Lost pt. 1
For every Black school that is heralded and remembered, however, there are schools that have been erased from public memory and largely unknown today.
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FOOD APARTHEID: Is the City of Dallas Going to Save the Save-U-More Grocery Store in Southern Dallas?
The City of Dallas invested nearly $3 million of taxpayers’ dollars into this southern Dallas grocery store, but it has sat vacant for nearly a year.
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Hostage Situation Raises Concerns; Coloradans Invited To Interfaith Conversation
Community, government and faith leaders in Colorado will take part in a virtual event on Tuesday in response to the weekend’s hostage situation in Fort Worth.
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The Site of Dallas’ Original Black High School, Erased from History, will now Become a Taxpayer-Subsidized Kroger
The Freedman’s Town, a vibrant community of freed slaves in Dallas, was destroyed by the construction of Central Expressway, but a children’s book and a memorial were created to ensure the community’s history would not be forgotten.
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Scholarships Awarded in Honor of Activist Opal Lee
By Steven Monacelli
Shortly after Juneteenth was officially declared a national holiday last year, nearly 40 African American women’s organizations across Tarrant County banded together to hold an award ceremony honoring the efforts of Ms. Opal Lee, an educator and leading activist in the movement to nationally recognize Juneteenth — the celebration that marks the day when slaves in Texas finally learned they had been declared free two years earlier. Dozens of community leaders gathered on July 18 to honor Ms. Lee, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Marc Veasey. The outpouring of monetary support for the event was so overwhelming that several thousand dollars were able to be set aside for a scholarship fund in Ms. Lee’s name.
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Dallas Residents Push Back Against Unchecked Spread of Dollar Stores
By Catrina Satterwhite
With the New Year approaching, here come the resolutions. A popular resolution is of course getting our health and eating habits in order. But, what if you couldn’t entertain this type of resolution for the new year even if you wanted to?
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As Dallas Eyes Racial Equity Plan, Equity Audit Reveals Persistent Impact of Racist Housing Policies
By Steven Monacelli
Racial equity issues recently came to the forefront of City Council committee meetings with the review of two important reports. The news is a mixed bag.Â
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West Dallas Residents Fight Back Against Major Air Polluter
By Steven Monacelli
Dozens of West Dallas residents rallied on Tuesday, December 14, to demand the shuttering of a shingle factory that has polluted the air in the surrounding neighborhood for over 75 years.