New Networking Group Aims to Create Legacies in Black Austin
Nevada Titworth and Briana Lacey-King are hoping to help Black business owners build out their legacies in Austin. This is their primary goal in…
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Best in the Citi: The Barber Shop Experience
The Black barber shop has been a place of refuge and strength and a bedrock of the Black community for years. Read one man’s life-changing barber shop experience, and then check out our list of the best barber shops in Austin.
ACL Fest is Back and It’s Black(er)
ACL Fest is back with a more diverse line-up that features more rap, including local favorites like Riders Against the Storm, Deezie Brown, The Teeta, CP Loony and Mike Melinoe.
Black Girls Do: Go Spelunking!
Black Women Who Kayak+ Founder Tanya Walker talks about the transformative experience of pushing boundaries and diving in – literally – with a group of eight Black women on a recent excursion to a hidden cave in Austin.
Under New Management: KAZI 88.7 FM’s James Davis Opens Up About His Experience, Vision
Last October, just two years shy of its 40th anniversary, Austin radio station KAZI 88.7 began a much-needed overhaul steered by its board of directors.
Chacon Holds the Reins as Austin’s Top Cop
Interim Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon has been officially promoted to chief, following a six month search that began when former chief Brian…
Austin Drummer Troy Nalls Joins Cast of Fox’s New Show, Alter Ego
Twenty-two year-old drumming prodigy Troy James Nalls is debuting in his first major professional gig tonight — in front of a nationally televised audience….
We Be Grubbin: soulciti Visits Down South Cajjun Eats
Jahmaal & Jermaine Dumes set out to make a name for themselves on the Austin food scene, and they’ve done just that. It all…
Black Girls Do: Go Hiking!
As an adult, I’ve made it a point to do all of the outdoorsy things my mom and so many others said we don’t do — and to take as many Black women with me along the way as possible.
Black Pearl Books is the Black-owned, Family-run Bookstore We’ve Been Waiting For
The strength that I’ve pulled from ancestors, from those before me, is the same strength I’m hoping to pass down to those coming up. Not just my children, but generations of kids,” she says.
Capital City Black Film Fest Returns for Year Nine
Capital City Black Film Festival is coming back to the citi for its ninth year, this year with some in-person events. In 2020, the…
Best in the Citi: Barbecue
When I think of Texas, I think of boots, cowboys, whiskey and barbecue. I don’t even know what kind of marketing I bought into, because ain’t no cowboys in Austin, Texas whiskey is all too young and harsh, and finding good barbecue has proven to be a struggle.
Texas Legislature Flexes its Control Muscles with Abortion Ban and More
The party of limited government in Texas has decided they can’t mandate masks in schools to keep children safe from a global pandemic that has claimed 4.5 million lives worldwide, 642,000 in the U.S., and more than 57,000 in Texas — but they can tell women what we can do with our bodies.
Former UT Basketball Standout Brings Her First Stage Production to the Citi
Fran Harris (2021 Best in the Citi Finalist) has always had a way with words. As a young girl growing up in Dallas, she…
Let’s Build Wealth in The Citi
Mo money – mo problems. Bitch betta have my money. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) Money doesn’t grow on trees. Trying to make…
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Under New Management: KAZI 88.7 FM’s James Davis Opens Up About His Experience, Vision
Last October, just two years shy of its 40th anniversary, Austin radio station KAZI 88.7 began a much-needed overhaul steered by its board of directors.
We Be Grubbin: soulciti Visits Down South Cajjun Eats
Jahmaal & Jermaine Dumes set out to make a name for themselves on the Austin food scene, and they’ve done just that. It all…
A Mission to Expand Black Business Ownership in Austin and Beyond
Amy Cobb is on a mission to bridge the gap of Black business ownership in Texas.
soulcitizen Janice Omadeke Joins Rare Million Dollar Founders Club
Janice Omadeke recently joined an exclusive club of only 94 Black female CEOs to raise more than $1 million in venture capital funding for her startup, The Mentor Method.
Suga’s Cakery: A Sweet Blessing in Disguise
“All blessings don’t look like blessings at first.” Patricia Bedford, owner of Suga’s Cakery can attest to this truism passed down through the ages.
Best in the Citi: Terry P. Mitchell
Serial entrepreneur Terry Pierre Mitchell has made her mark on Austin’s social and business scenes. Now, she’s working to build a better city to raise her daughter.