Cover Story
From 2002 to 2007, the number of black-owned businesses increased 105 percent. The 56,309 they own in North Texas are run by some of the smartest businesspeople in America. A list of successful black entrepreneurs who have made Dallas home includes Kneeland Youngblood of Pharos Capital Group, Ron...
Features
conservativeOak Cliff Bible FellowshipDr. Tony Evans // Denomination: Non-Denominational // Congregation: 8,5001808 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. // 214-672-9100 // Website: ocbfchurch.orgDr. Tony Evans and his wife Lois started Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship (OCBF) from their South Dallas living room in...
Features
arts | Katricia EaglinAssistant Rehearsal Director, Dallas Black Dance Theatre Katricia Eaglin isn’t your everyday Texas beauty queen. Her passion for dance, first fostered at West Dallas’ C.F. Carr Elementary, has taken her well beyond days performing on pointe on the North Texas pageant circuit....
Features
Tell people from out of state you’re from Dallas, and they think oil, J.R., big hair, Big Tex—and the Cowboys. The city’s vibrant black culture likely won’t even make the list. We have an image problem in that regard. Despite Ron Kirk’s two terms as mayor, despite Terdema Ussery’s eight years as...
Neighborhoods
As with most families, black parents in North Texas carefully weigh factors such as good schools...
Beauty
Being a Dallas Chapter Jack and Jill of America Beau is a commitment. Three months of Sundays...
Arts
In 1892, Dallas established its first high school for African-American students. For a time, it...
Business
Dallas deal-makers know that diversity is key to success. you can find the city’s companies on...
Dallas 101
I never imagined ending up in Dallas. Growing up in Detroit, I embraced moving away, but Chicago...
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Letter From The Editor
Confession No. 1: I no longer live in Dallas. I came into my own in the city, graduated from SMU,...
Urbanism
Data from the 2010 U.S. Census is still trickling out, and the preliminary numbers tell an...
