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Nominations for Third Annual Juanita Craft Humanitarian Awards Now Open

The State Fair of Texas and the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Steering Committee are proud to announce that nominations for the...

State Fair of Texas Opens Final Grant Cycle for 2020, Adding New Social and Racial Justice Category DALLAS, TEXAS – August 18, 2020...

Born in 1902, Juanita Craft was an American civil rights activist, politician, and icon, best known for her tireless efforts advocating for...

NXT Fest 2020 Impacted More Than 400 DISD Students DALLAS – February 10, 2019 – Presented by the State Fair of Texas, 18 community...

For the second year, the State Fair of Texas and the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum Steering Committee are proud to...

Big Tex Urban Farms has helped start several gardens and urban farming-related projects across Dallas over the last few years and just last...

NXT Fest would not be possible without the incredible student-centered partners that have worked tirelessly to make it impactful! For the...

NXT Fest would not be possible without the incredible student-centered partners that have worked tirelessly to make it impactful! For the...

Big Tex stands tall only three weeks of the Fair but that doesn't mean that his BIG Texas spirit doesn't live on throughout the year. Did...

The home of Civil Rights icon, Juanita Craft needs our attention to preserve and renovate this critical facility and piece of history....

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