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Myrtis Dightman (born May 7, 1935) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee. Known as the "Jackie Robinson of Rodeo", Dightman was the first African-American to compete at the National Finals Rodeo. [1]
Front page of The Free Man's Press from August 1, 1868. Front page of The Dallas Express from January 11, 1919, celebrating the award of military honors to soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division. This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Texas. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
Texas African American History Memorial; Texas Association of Women's Clubs; Texas Colored League; Texas Freeman; 2015 Texas pool party incident; Lynching of Jesse Thomas; Tulia, Texas drug arrest scandal; Killing of Pamela Turner
Enjoy tacos or a ham ball dinner, learn about bike safety, shop for plants, give blood or attend a free community supper this week in Dallas County. 8 things to do around Dallas County this week ...
Attendees can find vendors, food trucks, and interactive activities at the festival before the rodeo, where kids will compete in traditional events. 80th annual Boys Ranch Rodeo and Fall Fest set ...
Running from March 8 to March 9, the rodeo will also feature country star Luke Bryan, who will perform the first day at The American Performance Horseman.
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex has 1.2 million African-Americans, the 2nd-largest metro population of African-Americans in Texas. [1] As of 2023, the Dallas metro area is only behind the Atlanta metro area for the highest net migration of Black residents. [2] In 2007, Black Enterprise magazine ranked Dallas as a "Top 10 city for African ...
Texas has the largest African-American population in the country. [14] African Americans are concentrated in eastern, east-central and northern Texas, as well as the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas. [15] African Americans form 24 percent of both the cities of Dallas and Houston, 19% of Fort Worth, 8.1 percent of ...