Spotlight: Chyna Robinson
Posted On October 8, 2020 | Laurie James
Director/writer/producer Chyna Robinson is the quintessential triple threat.
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Spotlight: Black Entrepreneurs in Fort Worth
Posted On September 1, 2020 | Laurie James
This month’s spotlight focuses on a couple of self-starters. Meet Tareka Lofton, owner of Loft 22 Cakes, and Barton Fluker, the sizzlingly, smooth voice of the Corks in Cowtown podcasts.
Key Latrice: Storytelling in Song and Rhyme
Posted On August 7, 2020 | Edward Brown
Key Latrice’s first musical memories are of singing in church at the age of four. Her siblings lost interest in singing, but Latrice continued honing her musical skills. While attending Dunbar High School in Fort Worth’s East Side, Latrice expanded her vocal prowess. Already influenced by musicians
Q&A with Fort Worth's Ms. Opal Lee
Posted On June 11, 2020 | Deah Mitchell
Mrs. Opal Lee, activist, educator and community leader well-known for her contributions in Fort Worth, was born in Marshall, Texas, and lived there for 10 years of her life. Her first recollections of Juneteenth - the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery on the date that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas in 1865 - were of the festivities held at the fairgrounds in the piney woods of her hometown.
Get to Know the Locals: Bria Downey
Posted On June 1, 2020 | ManAboutWorld
Bria Downey is a superstar chef and a leading lesbian in the Fort Worth food scene. She’s been recognized for her excellence in the kitchen — including a James Beard Award semi-finalist nomination — and is the Culinary Director at Roy Pope Grocery, a Fort Worth institution with over 75 years of history. She’s lived in the city now for five years and continues to find new reasons to love Fort Worth.
Latinx Artists in Fort Worth
Posted On April 1, 2020 | Carmina Tiscareño
Fort Worth is home to many talented Latinx artists who specialize in different mediums. From black-and-white line art drawings (that some have even gotten tattooed) to earrings made with local flowers and plants, there’s something for every art lover.
The Evolving Artistry of Tatiana Mayfield
Posted On February 29, 2020 | Edward Brown
Tatiana Mayfield has reached a milestone, both professionally and personally. The vocalist and composer who is best known for her renditions of R&B and jazz works is wrapping up graduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington.