Forest Forward now more than halfway to campaign goal of $75.215MM; major gifts include $5MM from Communities Foundation of Texas, $4MM from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, […]
Tag: local
DBDT: Rising Excellence
The DBDT: Encore! Rising Excellence performance draws on the heritage and memories of Japanese and Polish choreographers who produce works with powerful athleticism and delicate gestures. To purchase a ticket, click […]
Posted inEducation
This Black History Month, Let’s Amplify Being ‘WOKE’
By Ronald Walker Originally appeared in Word in Black This year, Ron Walker is spreading the message that we need to be “working on knowledge equally” as it relates to […]
Posted inThis Week
City of Arlington Reopens Public Facilities & Some Services Thursday, Feb. 2
NEWS RELEASE City of Arlington to Reopen Public Facilities, Some Services at Noon Thursday, Feb. 2 Due to the ongoing winter weather, City of Arlington facilities will open at noon […]
Posted inPets & Animals
SPCA of Texas Closed Thursday February 2, 2023
Animal care staff members will be on site to tend to all animals under SPCA of Texas supervision.Significant impacts to roads and bridges will continue across all of North and […]
Posted inCommunity
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Tears Down Current Building, Makes Way for the Future
The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce (“DBCC”) proved that it is out with the old and in with the new as it moved forward on January 25th with a demolition of its historical building housed […]
Word of Peace International Ministry Launches Shoe Drive Fundraiser to Raise Money for Free Afterschool Mentorship Program
Word of Peace International Ministry – wordofpeaceintl.org is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser on January 22, 2023, to March 25, 2023, to raise funds for our Free Afterschool Mentorship Program. […]
Posted inThis Week
A look at ‘New Jack City’ coming to Dallas
By Raven Jordan New Jack City, the 90s hood classic, is hitting the stage in Dallas Feb. 3-4 at Texas Trust Credit Union Theatre. The stage play, New Jack City […]
Posted inShe Represents
She Reps: Jeanetta Collier
This Dallas, Texas resident uses her knowledge of Neuro Linguistic Programming, human development, creative business and leadership development to encourage personal empowerment and peak performance in the person that matters: […]
Posted inPolitics
Sheila Jackson Lee (Anti-White Supremacy Bill)
By Scott Blair Earlier this month, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, reintroduced a previously proposed bill that would punish any white supremacist whose message or actions cause white supremacy-motivated violence, […]