Special to The Dallas Examiner Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith, an entrepreneur, inventor, educator and chef, was known as possibly the first female African American business owner. She was also the first African American […]
By DR. ANITHA T. MITCHELL The Dallas Examiner I arrived at The University of Texas – We didn’t need to specify Austin at that time – in the fall of 1961, a confident […]
By STACY M. BROWN NNPA Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as a social activist and Baptist minister whose role was integral in the Civil Rights Movement. Publicly and […]
Special to The Dallas Examiner Shining light on the rich history of Black cowboys and their impact on Texas and American history, Black Cowboys: An American Story will open Jan. 22 and run through […]
The Dallas Examiner In 1866, immediately after the Civil War ended, a series of laws called Black Codes were passed during the 11th Texas Legislature. South Carolina was the first to issues Black […]
The Dallas Examiner In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became well-known throughout the county as the first African American congresswoman. She later known as the first African American to run for a major party’s presidential […]
By FREDERICK HARRELL The Dallas Examiner The Houston Riot of 1917 was a gruesome act of violence that was the result of rising racial tension between Black soldiers and White police officers. Known […]
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 […]
By CHARITY CHUKWU The Dallas Examiner Harriet Tubman was the first woman to serve as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. She not only […]
By LEE STANLEY SMITH The Dallas Examiner contributor The prestigious St. Marks School of Texas in Dallas has announced the establishment of a award in my name, The Lee S. Smith ’65 Courage […]
By SELENA SEABROOKS The Dallas Examiner If I could describe the experience of visiting the African American Museum of History and Culture in one word, it would be phenomenal. My family and I […]
By RONALD E. JONES The Dallas Examiner Contributor As a first year, second semester student, I had transferred from Texas Southern University and enrolled at Arlington State College for the spring semester, January […]
By BRANDON GRIGGS CNN Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has […]
Globe Newswire MEMPHIS – The National Civil Rights Museum has pivoted to present King Day: An All-Day Hybrid Celebration, Jan. 17. The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil […]
By TODD LEOPOLD, LARRY MADOWO and JESSIE YEUNG CNN Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him […]
By NICOLE CHAVEZ and CLAUDIA DOMINGUEZ CNN When numerous cities across America fought to remove Confederate monuments, a city in Tennessee chose to refocus attention on the contributions of Black people in the […]
By DELANO MASSEY, DANIEL SHEPHERD AND THERESA WALDROP CNN Joshua Halsey was murdered in the November 1898 massacre of Black people in Wilmington, North Carolina, by White supremacists. On Saturday, 123 years later, Halsey […]
By JEFF ZELENY CNN With two weeks remaining in the historic 2008 presidential race, Colin Powell delivered a surprise announcement: He endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama and offered words of regret to his […]
America’s first Black U.S. secretary of state, dies of COVID-19 complications amid cancer battle By DEVAN COLE CNN Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations […]
By SCOTTIE ANDREW CNN The “Harlem Hellfighters” helped the U.S. win World War I. The Black infantry unit was one of the most decorated regiments at the time, even as most of its […]
By JESSICA DULONG CNN Anna Malaika Tubbs learned she was pregnant with her first child in November 2019 while researching her first book. Already, her relationship with the stories she was uncovering about […]
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