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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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