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Kindergarten through 12th grade students throughout North Texas will compete for the opportunity to have their artwork featured on DART rail stations, buses, and inside trains, DART said. The winner's artwork will also be displayed at the Dallas Museum of Art, Love Field Airport, and on DART's website. According to DART, prizes will be awarded to first place winners and runners-up in different grade-level categories. Community partners for this year's art contest include Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Contemporary, and Half Price Books, and media partners include Al Día, Dallas Morning News, ...

“Feminism claims to include all women, but a lot of times, we don’t see the issues that pertain to Black women and women of color,” DeeVine says. “During that time [in the military], I was exposed to a lot of different issues that I dealt with just being a Black woman in a leadership position. That’s when I kind of realized the differences and started doing more research.” In her research, she found works by Alice Walker, who first coined the term “womanism.” Her learning was followed by a self-care journey and a newfound ability to affirm herself.

“I spoke to a few others who have experience in the record label business,” Scott says, “and made the decision that I would create a platform for these musicians.” So far, Scott has signed two artists to the label: Juno Uno, whom she describes as a “captivating character that creates dreamy synth-pop sounds combined with classic singer-songwriter elements,” and the store’s manager, Bayleigh Cheek, “a quiet storm of a human that mixes haunting vocals with raw and bold instrumentation.” Independent record labels, despite what streaming habits would suggest, are still a sound e...

The song’s music video shows Walker singing alone, sitting on a couch, occasionally getting up to pace around an empty room, adding to the song’s cathartic, melancholy feel. To promote the single, Walker launched what he called the "Move On" movement on Instagram, where local artists, singers, rappers and podcasters shared stories of moving on from things like heartbreak, toxicity and the expectations of others. Throughout this process, Walker saw the strength of the Dallas creative community and learned that the best art comes from honesty. “There are a lot of people here that respect ...

By 18, she began performing at amateur nights at Station 4. Elliott remembers feeling as though she didn’t fit in with other queens. “I had a crunchy Halloween wig and I wore old dance costumes,” Elliott With 2 Ts says, “so I just really thought that my dancing was going to get me through. But I started to realize there's so much more that goes into this. I unfortunately had to figure out everything myself because I really didn't have a drag mom or drag family or anything. "It was kind of difficult for me at first, but it just took a couple of people reaching out to me that weren't e...