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Dallas city manager urges remembrance, reckoning and renewed local action for Black History Month

Office of the City Manager, City of Dallas · February 2, 2026
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City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert said Black History Month is “a commitment to remember, to reckon, and to renew,” and urged actions to expand opportunity, support Black-owned businesses and strengthen neighborhoods across Dallas.

Kimberly Beiser Tolbert, the city manager for Dallas, said Tuesday that Black History Month should prompt the city to remember past contributions, reckon with injustices and renew efforts to make opportunity available to all residents.

Tolbert opened her remarks by saying, “Black History Month is a commitment to remember, to reckon, and to renew,” and called on city officials and residents to translate remembrance into daily government action. She said the history of…

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