Have you visited the North Dallas Gazette this month because each day we are spotlighting a different individual from our rich history. For example, so far we have shared:
- The fact the REAL inspiration for the iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was a Black jazz singer in Harlem. Esther Jones was known as “Baby Esther” and performed regularly in the Cotton Club during the 1920s.
- Rosa Parks was not the first, meet Claudette Colvin
- Her name was Emily Morgan, and she was the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew. She was, in fact, the Yellow Rose of Texas.
- Barbara Smith Conrad was not only an East Texas Songbird but she helped to bring diversity to the University of Texas
- Finally did you know the Barbara Jordan was the first African American Governor of the State of Texas? Yes, she was…
Read these stories and much more at NorthDallasGazette.com and choose the Black History category.
