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Fort Worth musician Brandi Waller-Pace created the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival to celebrate the Black difference in early American music. B Y
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METROPOLIS A former employee of right-wing Patriot Mobile claims her boss impregnated her then begged for an abortion. BY JESSICA WALLER
BUCK U Frogs make the Big Dance two years in a row, an achievement. BY BUCK D. ELLIOTT
STAGE As Jacques Marquis celebrates his 10th year at The Cliburn, his peers celebrate him. BY EDWARD BROWN
SCREEN Repeat: Not winning an Oscar — or looking like Margot Robbie or Colin Farrell — does not mean you’re a failure. BY E R I N R AT I G A N