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Rising: The Hall of Negro Life tells the story African American contributions to America

June 17, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  Special to The Dallas Examiner   The hard-won legacy of the 1936 Hall of Negro Life is remembered in the film, Rising: The Hall of Negro Life, produced by the city of Dallas Office […]

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African American Music Appreciation Month: Jazz and R&B

June 17, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

By SELENA SEABROOKS The Dallas Examiner   Rhythm and blues, often called R&B, originated in the 1940s when it replaced “race music” and was used as the general marketing term for all African American music, […]

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Gospel music and the Black community

June 3, 2022 Robyn H. Jimenez 0

  By ROBYN H. JIMENEZ The Dallas Examiner   Gospel music is the oldest genre of music in the Black community that has evolved and endured throughout the years – from old Negro Spirituals to […]

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She Rose: Barbara Jordan

April 10, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  By CHARITY CHUKWU The Dallas Examiner   Barbara Charline Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas State Senate and the first Black Texan in Congress. As the great-granddaughter of Edward Patton, […]

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She Rose: Ruby Nell Bridges-Hall – First child to desegregate Southern elementary schools

March 25, 2022 Charity Chukwu 0

  By CHARITY CHUKWU The Dallas Examiner   Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the […]

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She Rose: Toni Stone – Breaking racial and gender barriers in sports

March 21, 2022 Diane Xavier 0

  By DIANE XAVIER The Dallas Examiner   Marcenia Lyle Stone, famously known as Toni Stone, broke barriers both as a woman and a minority. Stone became the first woman to play professional baseball for […]

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She Rose: Nichelle Nichols – Changing the face of space and science

March 21, 2022 Robyn H. Jimenez 0

  By ROBYN H. JIMENEZ The Dallas Examiner   Nichelle Nichols was a model and actress that would later go on to change the world. She graced the cover of a 1967 issue of Ebony […]

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She Rose: Madam C.J. Walker – the first self-made millionaire

March 17, 2022 Selena Seabrookis 0

  By SELENA SEABROOKS The Dallas Examiner   “I got my start by giving myself a start,” Madam C.J. Walker, the first female self-made millionaire, once commented. Born Sarah Breedlove on Dec. 23, 1867, on […]

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She Rose: Hattie McDaniel – the first African American to win an Oscar

March 17, 2022 Selena Seabrookis 0

    By SELENA SEABROOKS The Dallas Examiner   Born on June 10, 1895, in Wichita, Kansas, Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer-songwriter and comedian, who was the first African American to win an […]

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She Rose: Mary Jane McLeod Bethune: The First Lady of The Struggle

March 6, 2022 Robyn H. Jimenez 0

    By ROBYN H. JIMENEZ The Dallas Examiner   Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, born July 10, 1875 in South Carolina, was the daughter of former slaves. She later became known as “The First […]

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