The 6th Annual Best of Black Dallas Awards celebrated Black excellence in the community with four awards presented to Dr. Cheryl Polote Williamson, Akwete Tyehimba, Charles O’Neal, and Barry Brewer for their contributions to media, culture, business, and community development.
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Fifteen Minutes With Emmy Winner Jerry L. Hawkins
Jerry L. Hawkins accepted an Emmy for Recovering the Stories, a documentary series that traces overlooked chapters of Dallas history, and emphasized the importance of local media and community storytelling.
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Civil Rights icon Juanita Craft honored with long-awaited headstone
A group of Dallas residents took a Freedom Ride to Austin to unveil a headstone for Civil Rights activist Juanita Craft, who had been without a marker for many years.
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Queen City neighbors ask City of Dallas to preserve their history
By Michaela Rush The latest: At the most recent City of Dallas Landmark Commission meeting, South Dallas neighbors presented a request: approval to move forward with a historical designation overlay for the […]
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Mural reveals Fair Park’s role in Juneteenth’s history
J.D. Moore was selected to be part of the Absolute Equality – Juneteenth Mural Project, a national project which features large scale murals in Galveston, Shreveport, Houston, Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia and Chicago, to commemorate Juneteenth and highlight Fair Park’s historical significance.