LATE UPDATE: 2020 Art Ball Chair Brian Bolke just sent word that the spring black-tie favorite Dallas Museum of Art fundraiser slated for Saturday, April 18, has been canceled. According to DMA Eugene McDermott Director Agustin Arteaga, "We are deeply indebted to Ball Chair Brian Bolke who brought a dynamic vision to this year’s gala. We are also appreciative of you, our … [Read more...] about Friday, March 13’s Roundup Of Cancellations, Postponements, Suspensions And Closures Resulting From Coronavirus Concerns
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Vonie, Monday Night Andrew Young Will Recall A Time When Black And White Was Clearly Wrong
Until the late 1960's, life was pretty much black and white. No, we're not talking about television programming. It was a time when the age-old wall between blacks and whites was showing signs of crumbling, much like Lance Armstrong's credibility. Shocking as it may now seem, it was the way of life. There were "colored" water fountains, colored restrooms, back-of-the-bus … [Read more...] about Vonie, Monday Night Andrew Young Will Recall A Time When Black And White Was Clearly Wrong
Dallas Institute Brings Ambassador Andrew Young To Commemorate A Great Appreciation For A King
Today it's hard to imagine a world where equality was a mysterious relationship. Today, we take it for granted that such things as "colored" (oh, how we hated writing that one) was written above water fountains and restrooms. Why if you check out the Majestic Theater, there are still a scant few remnants of how "people of color" took rickety stairs to the highest balconies to … [Read more...] about Dallas Institute Brings Ambassador Andrew Young To Commemorate A Great Appreciation For A King
The Dallas Institute To Present Fred Gray And Jeffrey Toobin for Sixth Annual MLK Symposium
Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Dallas Institute will present the Six Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at 7 p.m. on Monday at the Winspear. This year's program should be especially interesting. With the theme "Just and Unjust Laws: the Core of the Civil Rights Struggle," the keynote speakers will include CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin and the legendary … [Read more...] about The Dallas Institute To Present Fred Gray And Jeffrey Toobin for Sixth Annual MLK Symposium