By Alicia Wilson Quote: “Hair impacts our lives. Even when it is not pretty. “ Code Name: Maintain Woman, Loc Therapist Skills: Maintaining hair and teaching others Hair Crush: Mary J. Blige Imagine this, it’s 1986 and there’s big hoops and boom box radio. Hip Hop is making waves. Black people are wearing bright colors […]
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Survivors Ball Shows Strength in Gaining After Loss
Words By Dee “lilD” Porter Not all heroes wear capes. And not all survivors are given their flowers for fighting to be present after horrific tragedy. Luckily, one woman is on a mission to change that. The experiences that Angelia Dunbar has survived would make for one interesting season of television. She left home as […]
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In Memoriam: Eva Partee McMillan (1921-2021)
Eva Partee McMillan was born May 7, 1921, five minutes before her twin sister, Neva Partee, to Joseph Chavis Lee Partee and Mary Rebecca Sowell Partee in Bradford, Tennessee. They were welcomed by brothers; Arlyn Clifton, and Cecil, sisters; Mildred, and Faye; (a sister Grace passed some years prior). Their mother died several months after […]
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JOURNEYFIT: A Journey to Follow
By Jessica Washington Dallas Weekly had the chance to sit down with Victoria Thomas, owner and founder of JOURNEYFIT. Although a lawyer by trade, Thomas followed God’s plan and has now amassed much success with her two locations, one in the design district & another in Richardson, making her the first Black-female gym owner in […]
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The Black Version
Words By Jai Makokha There is a thing–then there’s the Black version of that thing. Just watch any person dance, then watch a Black person do the same dance. There is a difference. The media landscape is no different. There is media, entertainment, and news, then there is a distinctly different iteration that is Black […]
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#YourSlipIsShowing: Uncovering Extremist Trolls Online
Words By Steven Monacelli What happens when the company that provides web hosting services for a network of far-right extremist websites gets hacked? For starters, the people who secretly run the websites get exposed. And that’s exactly what’s happening. On Sept. 13, this author broke news on Twitter of a massive data breach of the […]
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ShearShare: Bringing Beauty to Tech
Words By Alicia Wilson The salon industry was like an outdated machine, constantly working the same system with no updates. It was afraid to stray from the norm and adapt to the possibilities that technology had presented us with. The ShearShare app was the update we had been waiting for, the one that would finally […]
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She Represents: Chevella “Joy” Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Guiding Minds Ministries LLC
Joy Campbell is a prominent figure in the southern sector of Dallas through the Ministry’s Guiding Minds Educational Programs, helping individuals find purpose and leading them to self-sufficiency. Born and raised in the Redbird area of Dallas, Joy graduated from Duncanville High School and went on to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). During her college […]
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She Represents: Sofia Olivarez, Executive Director for Susan G. Komen Dallas
Sofia’s extensive background in business and community development uniquely allows her to reach out and engage in special projects. Whether as the Executive Director for Susan G. Komen Dallas or helping individuals to further themselves economically, she values the importance of serving others. Sofia has navigated her way to support low to moderate-income families in […]
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She Represents: Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams serves as the Executive Director of the Fintech in Action initiative to encourage the hiring, promotion and retention of Black employees in the fintech industry. Williams helps to build new partnerships and increase awareness as Fintech in Action expands its outreach in the coming years. “From an economic equity perspective, there is catching […]
