Black Storytelling Week is an event founded by journalist and cultural advocate Martina Abrahams Ilunga to help Black families record their oral histories and ensure their stories are not erased.
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Clipse Are The Most Important Musicians in 2025. This is Why.
Clipse brought their ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ Tour to The Bomb Factory in Dallas, accompanied by EARTHGANG, and put on an exceptional show for the capacity crowd, proving that their reunion was worth the wait.
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Clipse Are The Most Important Musicians in 2025. This is Why.
Clipse brought their ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ Tour to Dallas, featuring a mix of new and old songs, accompanied by a visual display of Black archival images and cultural iconography, and a tribute to their late parents.
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Citrusfest Makes a Statement: Dallas Emerges as Global Entertainment Hub
Citrusfest made its Dallas debut on Thursday night, bringing together Grammy Award-winning producers, emerging Dallas artists, and national industry executives to showcase the city’s cultural future and potential as a global entertainment hub.
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Don’t Miss Out: Fall 2025’S Top Black TV & Film Projects
Black-led TV and film projects are being cancelled due to streaming mergers, budget cuts, and corporate reshuffles, but there are still talented Black writers, directors, and actors creating stories that reflect the Black experience, and this fall there are five upcoming projects worth watching.
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This College Chaplain Fills the Pews by Teaching, not Preaching
Minister Lawrence Lockett Jr. has grown the attendance of Morgan State University’s chapel services from 25 to over 200 students, by changing the service time to accommodate students’ schedules and engaging them in a variety of activities throughout the week.
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Deep Ellum at a Crossroads
Deep Ellum, a cultural hotspot in Dallas, is facing rising crime, disruptive construction, and a wave of closures, prompting the City of Dallas to impose a weekend curfew that has been met with pushback from business owners, while residents are also feeling the effects of the changes.
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A Smaller, Whiter, Less Affordable New Orleans
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still grappling with the aftermath of the storm, as the city’s Black population has declined, rents have skyrocketed, and gentrification has displaced many of the city’s residents.
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Turning Influence Into Equity: How Black Stars Can Build Generational Wealth
Black athletes and musicians are building billion-dollar brands, but too often, someone else owns the scoreboard, and two insiders, Brandon Comer and Jennifer Horton, are advocating for a shift in ownership and equity for these stars.
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A Sisterhood of Strength: The Color Purple at Kalita Humphreys
Urban Arts Collective’s The Color Purple, adapted from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is a powerful and moving production celebrating love, resilience, and the triumph of the human spirit, running at the Kalita Humphreys Theater through August 31, 2025.