Spotlight: Fort Worth Black News' Jill Darden
If there ever was a person who provides proof to Walt Disney’s oft-quoted phrase “If you can dream it, you can do it,” that person is Jill Darden…
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Tag - African American Culture
Fort Worth's Historic Stop 6 Neighborhood
Stop Six was founded by African-American pioneer Amanda Davis (1865-1960), who worked as a laundress and purchased a one-acre tract of land in the undeveloped area in 1896 for $45 when the Northern Texas Traction Co. streetcar ran through the community from 1902 to 1934. The sixth stop on the…
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Spotlight: Lady and The Pit
In 2017, then new restaurant Lady and the Pit was riding high with success. Owned by Fort Worth natives Natasha Smith, the Lady, and Kenneth Barton, the “Pit,”the barbecue joint was named one of the city’s best new restaurants by Fort Worth Magazine that same year…
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Viola Pitts: The Unofficial Mayor of Como
Ask residents of Fort Worth about Viola Pitts and you will likely hear about her tireless efforts to use voting to effect change. Ask people in west Fort Worth’s former resort community of Como who she was, and you will hear a more nuanced and personal description for the passionate activist known affectionately as “the unofficial mayor” of Como…
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Significance of Fort Worth Herd's Period-Correct Attire
Howdy, partners. My name is Don, and I'm a Fort Worth Herd Drover. This is my first blog for Visit Fort Worth.I am elated to be part of all the wonderful things Visit Fort Worth has in store for our community and visitors to our great city. …
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Terrell Heights: Then and Now
Ask any Terrell Heights about their fondest memories growing up in the well-manicured,tree-lined tight-knit community and many will recall the juxtaposition of quaint hole-in-the-wall clubs with steepled red brick centennial churches off Rosedale. It's apparent that this first middle-class Black community in Fort Worth holds special significance to all who know its beautifully quilted history. …
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Spotlight: Elliott Gilbert
Elliott Gilbert is nominally a producer at Adam and Elliott Moving Pictures, in which he’s partnered with longtime best friend Adam Dietrich…
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Spotlight: The Dock Bookshop
Sisters Donya and Donna Craddock, owners of The Dock Bookshop, have found success where many larger chain bookstores have failed. Celebrating their 13th year, the sisters’ ethnically diverse book shop has become the largest full-service, Black-owned independent bookstore in Texas and the Southwest…
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Fort Worth History: William "Gooseneck Bill" McDonald
Visit Fort Worth is workingwith local voices and organizations to share information about Black Fort Worth today and our heritage…
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Spotlight: Chyna Robinson
Director/writer/producer Chyna Robinson is the quintessential triple threat…
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