/tags/black-community Black Community en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 10:11:20 GMT /education/2025-05-13/tcu-students-talk-hip-hop-black-culture-amid-national-and-local-efforts-to-roll-back-dei As the university removed mention of DEI programs from its website, TCU students reflected on the Black experience and the meaning of diversity. Tue, 13 May 2025 10:11:20 GMT /education/2025-05-13/tcu-students-talk-hip-hop-black-culture-amid-national-and-local-efforts-to-roll-back-dei Shomial Ahmad | Fort Worth Report /arts-culture/2025-03-26/black-on-the-block-turns-arlington-into-a-black-owned-bazaar Black on the Block took over Arlington with a vibrant showcase of Black-owned businesses from handmade skincare to streetwear and soul food. This cultural marketplace offered the ultimate shopping spree while celebrating community and creativity. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:46:54 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-26/black-on-the-block-turns-arlington-into-a-black-owned-bazaar Zara Amaechi /arts-culture/2025-02-20/show-at-tubman-gallery-in-east-fort-worth-imagines-a-black-future I See the Future It's Black, explores Black identity in the future through different mediums including painting, ceramics, sculpture and photography. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-02-20/show-at-tubman-gallery-in-east-fort-worth-imagines-a-black-future Zara Amaechi /news/2025-01-16/black-women-queer-community-dallas-healing-circles-grief Dallas organizers are creating healing spaces for Black women and queer individuals to process post-election emotions, rebuild connections, and find hope. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:02:00 GMT /news/2025-01-16/black-women-queer-community-dallas-healing-circles-grief Zara Amaechi /arts-culture/2024-11-15/new-documentary-north-dallas-freedman-town-katie-johnson-warren Herstory: Life in North Dallas Freedman Town explores the life of Katie Johnson Warren in the segregated community of a Dallas freedman town. The film premieres this weekend at the Dallas African American Museum. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:31:28 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-15/new-documentary-north-dallas-freedman-town-katie-johnson-warren Zara Amaechi /arts-culture/2024-11-14/first-black-owned-bookstore-farmers-branch-closed-harassment-blacklit BlackLIT closed its doors after only two years because of ongoing harassment and what its owner says was a lack of support from police and building management. Now, she's planning what's next for her business and her community. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-14/first-black-owned-bookstore-farmers-branch-closed-harassment-blacklit Zara Amaechi /texas-news/2024-10-10/supreme-court-texas-emergency-abortions-black-women-afiya-center The Afiya Center says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a block on enforcement of federal emergency abortion guidance will increase health disparities. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:10:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-10/supreme-court-texas-emergency-abortions-black-women-afiya-center Zara Amaechi /news/2024-09-24/balch-springs-city-council-juneteenth-opal-lee The city recognized the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” who passed through Balch Springs during her historic walk in 2016 to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-24/balch-springs-city-council-juneteenth-opal-lee Zara Amaechi /arts-culture/2024-08-22/fort-worth-photographer-to-publish-new-childrens-book-brown-girls-do-ballet When TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian was researching ballet classes for her daughter, she noticed a pattern. The majority of students and instructors at the ballet studios she found were white. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:58:19 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-22/fort-worth-photographer-to-publish-new-childrens-book-brown-girls-do-ballet Marcheta Fornoff | Fort Worth Report /news/2024-08-14/denton-county-discontinues-funding-for-century-old-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Denton County commissioners voted to discontinue the county’s maintenance funding of St. John’s Cemetery on Tuesday. The cemetery, near Pilot Point, is where hundreds of Black residents were buried, some more than 100 years ago, but getting to the site to maintain and preserve it has proved difficult due to boundary issues. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:45:09 GMT /news/2024-08-14/denton-county-discontinues-funding-for-century-old-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle