Kira Purnell began her journey to professional photography in 2017 after years of being told she could sell her landscape photos.
Category: Culture
Posted inBest of Black Dallas, Business, Culture, Music
Best Music Artist: Original Soul
Original Soul’s stage name perfectly describes his music, marketing, and merchandise.
Posted inBest of Black Dallas, Business, Culture, Lifestyle, Women
Best of Black Dallas 2021 Best Public Relations Firm: Jen Iro PR
Also known as JENIRO, she is a publicist specializing in entertainment, small business, and brand public relations.
Posted inMusic, National
Cardi B Pledges to Pay Funeral Costs for Bronx Fire Victims
Rapper Cardi B plans to pay the funeral costs for those who lost their lives in a deadly fire in that New York City borough.
Posted inCulture
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet Announce Split
One of Hollywood’s most romantic love stories has come to an end.
Posted inLocal
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.
Posted inMusic
Grammy Awards Show Canceled, Officials Cite Omicron Variant as Reason
“After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show,” the Academy and CBS officials wrote in a statement on Wednesday, January 5.
Posted inCulture
OP-ED: Over A Century Later, Dallas’ ‘Strange Fruit’ Yields Single Crop
By Tyler Carter
Close your eyes and listen to Billie Holiday sing ‘Strange Fruit.’ Really listen. Holiday’s accentuation of “fruit” and “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” paints vivid imagery in the mind and places you at the center of an event our ancestors are far too familiar with.
Posted inCulture, The Edit
Venton Jones: Working to Close the Health Disparity
The Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network (SBPAN) founder Venton Jones is working to address the gap in treatment for the southern Black community. Founded in 2018, SBPAN was created […]
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Zirtue Solves the “Let me hold $20 til Friday” Problem
There is a stark difference between what you can pay for and what you can afford. Especially with the holidays coming up, transactions–that is, the exchange of money between family, […]
