Stop by the African American Museum or the South Dallas Cultural Center and learn about the communities that set the framework for all the new development across the city.
You can visit historic neighborhoods like Hamilton Park, the South Boulevard/ Park Row Historic District, and the Historic Tenth Street District and feel a deep sense of connection to the history and community.Įnjoy an original show from local and national writers, actors and artists at Bishop Arts Theater Center or dance the night away with local, national, and international recording artists at the Riverfront Jazz Festival at the Black Academy of Arts & Letters. In the Big D, you can feel the entrepreneurial spirit through the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the first Black organization of its kind in the nation.
African American impact across Dallas society is as diverse as the citizens and rich economy that supports a Black population of 1.2 million+ residents. Dallas' roots are deeply intertwined with African American history and culture as one of the largest Black settlements in the country, beginning in the antebellum period through the end of the Civil War.