Norma Adams-Wade is one of 44 founders of the National Association of Black Journalists. Also having the distinction of being the first full-time reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Norma is a proud Dallas native. She grew up in Sunny South Dallas, attended Lincoln High School before going on to the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in journalism graduate and later retired as a Dallas Morning News senior staff writer; where she “reported about people and events that related to the Dallas-area African American community.” Norma cares about Civil Rights and Social Action, Economic Empowerment, Education, Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Social Services. A mother and a grandmother, Norma is active in her church and she loves to sing.Ask her about Dallas and you’re in for a treat because she knows so much! Currently she continues to write and also this award-winning journalist hosts a weekly podcast!
