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Rioters burnt down a previously prosperous district of Black-owned businesses in the North Texas town.
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Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation. The exhibition showcases photographs and stories of the schools that transformed Black education in the Jim Crow era.
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A new historical marker at the White Rock Cemetery Garden of Memories highlights the overlooked contributions of Dallas's Black pioneers, including formerly enslaved individuals and prominent landowners. A dedication ceremony to be held by Remembering Black Dallas this weekend aims to preserve the historical significance.
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From cook-offs to film, check out these happenings around North Texas honoring Black History Month.
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四虎影院's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.
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四虎影院's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.
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Reeves Henry was a formerly enslaved man who became an inventor, mechanic, blacksmith and prominent North Texas businessman around the turn of the 20th century.
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The "Grandmother of Juneteenth" was gifted the home built on the same site where her family home once stood.
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MLB announced in December 2020 that it would be 鈥渃orrecting a longtime oversight鈥 and would add the Negro Leagues. John Thorn, MLB鈥檚 official historian, chaired a 17-person committee that included Negro Leagues experts and statisticians.
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Opal Lee spent years fighting for the recognition of June 19 as a national holiday.
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The Ukunika Bus and Walking Tours take passengers to sites around Dallas that were once hubs for the city鈥檚 Black community.
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After sitting vacant for 15 years, the venue will be transformed into a community and education hub, complete with mixed-income housing.