Former NFL star talks on raising autistic twins
Curt Warner dodged the questions for years.
Festival shows how fitness can be fun
Among American children, the obesity rate has more than tripled since the 1970s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 1 in 5 children age 6 to 19 are obese – the highest rate being among Hispanics ...
Mentoring Black males toward a successful future
“Today, I pledge allegiance to the best possible me. No matter how good I am, I know I can do better,” yelled the young boys of the Project M.A.L.E. initiative as they recited their creed during their rite of passage. ...
Evie offers alternatives to grow fresh food at home
Food deserts exist across the city, especially in the Southern Sector. Half of South Dallas is labeled a food desert, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture 2011 report.
Tiny houses provide big solutions
Saving money, improving the environment and the emotional wounds of combat; these were just some of the motivators among the individuals who decided that joining the growing tiny house movement was the right choice for them.
Book reveals 20 women’s untold stories of triumph
“I went through some trials as we all do, business and personally,”
Hidden Figures author setting next book in Baltimore
The author of Hidden Figures is setting her next book around two prominent African American households in mid-20th century Baltimore.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
“What can I say about this company?” asked Charles Santos, executive/artistic director of Texas International Theatrical Arts Society, as he introduced The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the Winspear Opera House audience March 31 for the first of a ...
Spring forward: An original farm-to-table spread
With warm weather on the horizon, it’s time to turn the clocks forward and say “so long” to winter and “hello” to longer spring days.
African American Read-In educates youth, celebrates Black history
African American Read-Ins were held at Black-owned McDonald’s restaurants last month in honor of Black History Month.
Musical legacy of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry, rock ‘n’ roll’s founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music’s joy and rebellion in such classics as Johnny B. Goode, Sweet Little Sixteen and Roll Over Beethoven, died Saturday at his home in an unincorporated area ...
Passing Strange: Youth's intense journey to find The Real
Passing Strange is an intensely spiritual and expressive coming of age story with an audience-participation multimedia explosion of incense, guitar jams and philosophical complexities. The Broadway rock musical by Tony Award winner Stew and his creative partner Heidi Rodewald made ...
Cicely Tyson honored at South Dallas school
The portrayal of African Americans in television and movies has always been instrumental in shaping the household of Black families. From Hattie McDaniels to Viola Davis, positive representation of Black Americans has been a long-standing fight against stereotypical roles.
The Trinity River Plays
This spring, Soul Rep Theatre will conclude the final leg of their 10/20 Anniversary season of plays with Trinity River Plays, a work from celebrated actress, playwright and Dallas native Regina Taylor.
James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ Clyde Stubblefield
Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday.
