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Press Releases

Volunteer Now's Lifetime Achievement Award [2025]

https://youtu.be/5bBc-3-Wspo

Business, Banking and Brunch: A Conversation w/ Roland Parrish [BHM 2025]

https://youtu.be/D6k22Uo2yAo

WFAA → “The Hamburger Hustler” Richard Solomon with Roland Parrish for BHM (2025)

https://youtu.be/r4EVDz1QKtg

City of Dallas Press Release → Parrish Park Vote Unanimously Approved (2025)

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXDALLAS/bulletins/3ce1ab3

WFAA → Construction to start on Roland G. Parrish Park after city council approval (2025)

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/construction-roland-g-parrish-park-dallas-city-council-approval/287-5e18123d-a1b9-4734-b396-c85e90ce03a6

2024 Entrepreneur Accelerator Summit at SMU [Fireside Chat with Roland Parrish]

https://youtu.be/oDClMSIl5yk

Dallas Morning News (2024) → Recipient of 95th Lenz Award

https://linzaward.com/roland-g-parrish/

https://youtu.be/V3SgZznUCcM

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/philanthropy/2024/06/06/dallas-businessman-roland-parrish-wins-95th-linz-award-given-yearly-by-the-news/

https://youtu.be/ljd82V8Icn4

Great Conversation with Men Of Dallas (2024) → Recap

https://youtu.be/O81c4VAORr8

Dallas Examiner (2024) → 50K Donation from the Parrish Charitable Foundation Supports Summer Track Teams.

https://youtu.be/_7yrt0jOYVo

https://dallasexaminer.com/parrish-foundation-relays-olympian/

Dallas Metro News (2024) → Olympian John Carlos at Inaugural Parrish Best Southwest Relays

https://youtu.be/aAkmZ1SFnyU

https://texasmetronews.com/74596/olympian-john-carlos-feted-at-inaugural-parrish-best-southwest-relays/

Parrish Family on Toast for Charity (2024)

https://youtu.be/BJAzeNxEjQc

Conversation with Lady Jade at the Black Owned Business Mixer (Feb 2024)

https://youtu.be/l0QWbUtVJjQ

Father & Son on Crockets Corner (2022)

https://youtu.be/4h6jcVYxgas

This Wall Must Come Down (2021)

https://youtu.be/v3pHQcLXRwE

Dallas ISD Students Debate Artificial Intelligence Chatbots

https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2023/06/26/dallas-isd-students-debate-artificial-intelligence-chatbots/

Girl Scouts of North Texas 2023

https://www.gsnetx.org/en/support-us/donate-locally/women-of-distinction/about-our-2023-wdl-honorees-.html

Dallas Morning News – Fisk (2023)

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/philanthropy/2018/09/04/dallas-businessman-roland-parrish-gives-3-million-to-nashville-s-fisk-university/

Dallas Weekly – Fisk (2023)

https://dallasweekly.com/2023/04/roland-parrish-career-planning-development-center-at-fisk-university-a-giant-step-towards-career-success/

Texas Metro News – Fisk (2023)

https://texasmetronews.com/54103/roland-parrish-career-planning-development-center-at-fisk/

Forbes – Fisk 2023

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2022/08/26/historically-black-fisk-university-is-on-the-rise-once-again/?sh=53e6694a2e40

HBCU buzz – Fisk (2023)

https://hbcubuzz.com/2023/04/fisk-university-unveils-new-career-and-development-center/

Nashville Business Journal – Fisk (2023)

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/08/21/nashville-college-receives-3m-donation.html

Fisk Breaks Ground (2019)

https://wpln.org/post/fisk-university-breaks-ground-on-first-new-building-in-decades/

Pride / Parrish Fellowship Program (2021)

https://charleypride.com/texas-rangers-announce-charley-pride-fellowship-program-2/
https://www.mlb.com/rangers/community/foundation/charley-pride-fellowship-program

DISD Scholarships (2022)

https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2022/06/02/parrish-charitable-foundation-awards-18000-in-scholarships-to-6-dallas-isd-debaters/

Dallas Business Journal Q&A (2022)

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2022/06/22/roland-parrish-parrish-restaurants.html

Dallas Business Hall of Fame (2021)

https://mysweetcharity.com/2021/01/mark-cuban-valerie-freeman-and-roland-parrish-to-be-2021-jad-business-hall-of-fame-honorees/
https://jadallasbusinesshalloffame.org/2020/07/23/roland-parrish/

Jaylon Smith – MEI Pitch Competition. (2020)

https://northdallasgazette.com/2020/05/11/dallas-cowboys-pro-bowler-jaylon-smith-encourages-dallas-minority-entrepreneurs-apply-for-mei-pitch-competition/

Donation to Students NBC 5 (2020)

https://www.nbcdfw.com/discover-black-heritage/businessman-and-philanthropist-roland-parrish-pumps-millions-of-dollars-into-north-texas-economy-donates-to-students-in-need/2320349/

Education Piece NBC 5 (2022)

https://www.nbcdfw.com/discover-black-heritage/dallas-businessman-dedicates-decades-millions-of-dollars-to-education/2885243/

What Do Roland Parrish and Michael Jordan Have in Common? (2019)

https://www.jarvis.edu/blog/post/parrish-entrepreneur-and-philanthropist-challeges-students-with-his-narrative

Poetry Scholarships (2019)

https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/03/18/students-use-the-power-of-poetry-to-win-grand-slam-scholarships/

The Examiner – Honored at City Hall (2019)

https://dallasexaminer.com/roland-parrish-honored-city-hall/

MY STYLE: D MAGAZINE (2019)

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2018/november/my-style-roland-parrish/

Verna’s HELP Foundation – 2022 Living Legends

https://vernashelpfoundation.org

‘That Name Cant Stay’ (2018)

https://www.jconline.com/story/opinion/columnists/dave-bangert/2018/07/13/bangert-papa-johns-purdue-name-cant-stay/783154002/

Minority Business Enterprise of the Year (2017)

https://www.mbda.gov/2017-minority-business-enterprise-year
https://medweek.mbda.gov/2017-minority-business-enterprise-year

Making Money Moves with McDonalds Multimillionaire (2017)

https://rollingout.com/2017/08/11/parrish-mcdonalds-restaurants-ceo-talks-black-business-giving-back/

Purdue 2017

https://business.purdue.edu/konline/2017s/spotlights/RolandParrish.php

Parrish Medical Clinic

https://www.hhcharities.org/medical-clinic

Purdue Library 2010

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2010/101014MullinsParrish.html

Purdue Library 2010

https://www.nwitimes.com/news/article_708083df-d433-57e4-8e91-93e2104e9cc8.html

African American Museum – Partners

https://aamdallas.org/partners/

Dallas Mavericks Advisory Council

https://www.mavs.com/community/dmac/

Dallas County BRIEFING / COURT ORDER: Roland G. Parrish (June 2021)

https://dallascounty.civicweb.net/document/673339/Roland%20G.%20Parrish.pdf?handle=4ADEB2D9146948329508AE651568F7D5