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  CANDY CITY: CELEBRATING CANDY CLARK’S HOMECOMING TO FORT WORTH, TEXAS.  June 21, 2025 |  https://fwtx.com/culture/candy-clark-to-return-home-for-american-graffiti-hot-rod-b/ Buckle up, Fort Worth — because on June 21, the city transforms into Candy City, a full-throttle, chrome-dipped celebration of one of its brightest stars: the incomparable Candy Clark. On this special day, Cowtown shifts into reverse and roars back to the golden age of cruising with The American Graffiti Tribute Classic Car Show at Streetside Classics (5400 Sandshell Dr., for you early birds revving your engines). But this isn’t just a car show — it’s a V8-fueled nostalgia fest with a Hollywood legend at its center. That’s right — Candy Clark, Fort Worth’s own, the unforgettable Debbie Dunham from George Lucas’ groundbreaking American Graffiti (1973), is coming home for a birthday bash and homecoming that promises more sparkle than a freshly polished hot rod. A HOMETOWN LEGEND RETURNS Born in Oklaho...

HOPE IN AN ENVELOPE! Editorial: Honoring Fort Worth’s Yellow Roses – The Courageous Women of the 6888th By Pastor Kyev Tatum, Sr. New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church President, Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas Founding Director, Texas 6888th Project & Little Miss 6888th Youth Ambassadors As we move forward in the days after Memorial Day, our hearts remain full of gratitude—not only for those who gave their lives in service but also for those whose sacrifices, though less visible, carried the weight of a nation’s morale. Among these heroes are three remarkable women from Fort Worth: Florence Marie Rawls, Helen Beatrice Minor, and Lucille Smith, who proudly served in the trailblazing 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II. Known as the “Six Triple Eight,” this all-Black, all-female battalion was born at a time when segregation and discrimination limited opportunities for Black women in the military and beyond. Yet, despite these barriers, the women of ...

Buffalo Soldiers of East Texas: Honoring 80 Years of Overlooked Heroism By Black Texans, Inc. TYLER, TEXAS - In the pine-covered hills and red soil of East Texas, a long-ignored chapter of American history is preparing to break into the national consciousness. Eighty years after Black soldiers from Smith County and surrounding East Texas communities answered the call to serve in World War II, their descendants, neighbors, and supporters are gathering to honor them — not just as local heroes, but as part of a powerful national legacy of Black military valor that shaped the course of the 20th century. This coming Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the historic Evergreen Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, a Veterans Day tribute will lift up 1,127 Black servicemen and four pioneering Black women from the region who fought two battles: one against fascism overseas, and one against racism at home. They stand among the proud ranks of the legendary 24th Infantry Regiment, the groundbreaking 477t...