the archive

a living record of Black creativity, community, and cultural memory.

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  • This collage of photos looks like two old film strips full of pictures. The top strip has a collection of six black and white pictures: a diverse group of four smiling people, an interesting old news clipping, and ends with some chess pieces. The bottom strip has five more pictures: another diverse group of four people (including a man with a cool patterned shirt and a woman with an interesting jacket), a large, colorful mural on a building that says "WE DO CAN-DO", a scene with people in an audience, and a final portrait of a smiling man in a hat. In the middle, on a dark background, large white bubbly letters spell out "DAUGHTER OF DALLAS". Right next to it, elegant yellow script says: "The Architects of Dallas Counter Culture." The whole picture feels like a wonderful invitation to peek inside and discover the important stories and unique creativity of a special group of friends and leaders in a big city.

The Daughter of Dallas Archive preserves the complex cultural life of Dallas’ creative communities.
Our hybrid approach includes: 1) building a private members-only collection, 2) providing public access to Dallas culture stories through free and accessible platforms like YouTube, and 3) partnering with institutions like the Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive at UMASS Amherst to protect our culture in perpetuity. The ultimate goal is to install and operate a brick-and-mortar archive in Dallas, Texas.