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The Dallas Weekly is a newspaper headquartered in Dallas, Texas. [1] It is one of the major Dallas-Fort Worth black newspapers. [2] It was first published in 1954. [3]

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From 1954 to 1985 the publisher was founder Tony Davis, from 1985 to 2018 James Washington was publisher. Patrick Washington, James Washington's son, is now CEO/Co-Publisher. [4]

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  1. "Contact Us Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine ." Dallas Weekly. Retrieved October 5, 2014. "The Dallas Weekly 3101 Martin Luther King Blvd. Dallas, TX 75215".
  2. Nicholson, Eric. "Dallas Newspaper Picks the Wrong Week for its "Taste of Africa Comes to Dallas!" Cover Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine ." Dallas Observer . Friday October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. Simek, Peter (2015). "A New Day For the Dallas Weekly". D Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. "Leaders of black press optimistic". The Dallas Morning News . August 2, 2002. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2018.