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Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith: The first female African American business owner

March 4, 2023 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

A seat at their feet: Historical memoirs by Dallas’ golden generation : My Journey

February 11, 2023 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was championed by the Black Press

January 14, 2023 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

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Black Cowboys: An American Story showcases the rich history of Black cowboys and their impact on Texas and America

January 8, 2023 Charity Chukwu 0

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 […]

Black History

Black Codes in Texas

November 19, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

Shirley Chisholm first African American congresswoman and presidential candidate

November 13, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

The Houston Riot of 1917

July 15, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

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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 […]

Black History

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, […]

Black History

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 […]

Black History

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 […]

Black History

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 […]

Black History

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 […]

Black History

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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She Rose: Harriet Tubman: Moses of her people

March 6, 2022 Charity Chukwu 0

  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 […]

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Reflections of Dallas past: Growing up in South Dallas

February 22, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

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A visit to National Museum of African American History and Culture: A review and an experience

February 22, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

Reflections of Dallas Past: Clearing the racial trail at Arlington State College

February 12, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood’s first Black movie star, dies at 94

January 17, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

    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 […]

Black History

National Civil Rights Museum shifts to Hybrid King Day event

January 17, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

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 […]

Black History

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, dead at 90

January 12, 2022 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

A statue honoring the U.S. Colored Troops was unveiled across the street from a Confederate monument in Tennessee

November 13, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

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North Carolina Black man killed in a massacre receives a funeral 123 years later

November 13, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

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 […]

Black History

Analysis: What Colin Powell’s surprise endorsement of Barack Obama revealed about his view of America’s future

October 23, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

A grateful nation salutes Gen. Colin Powell

October 23, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

   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 […]

Black History

The Harlem Hellfighters, Black soldiers who fought in World War I, will receive a Congressional Gold Medal

October 2, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

  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 […]

Black History

What the mothers of 3 Civil Rights leaders have to teach Black moms today

May 15, 2021 Mollie Belt 0

  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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