On Stage at Zach: The Ballad of Klook and Vinette
The Ballad of Klook and Vinette, a gritty story told in spoken word pattern and jazz-infused melodies is now playing on Zach Theater’s Kleberg…
Zach’s Notes From the Field: Theater for Real People
Notes from the Field, Anna Deavere Smith’s awarding-winning play, wrenches your heart, illuminates humanity and provides proof that change is in the wind. The…
Husband and Wife Team on a Mission of Health, Happiness & Family
Michael and Coloma Cox opened their new business Whole Life Priorities (WLP), a holistic approach to family wellness and therapy, on January 7 of…
Austin’s New African American Archivist Integrates History and Community
“I love everything about blackness, and I gravitate to it,” exactly the sentiment you hope for from kYmberly Keeton, the new African American archivist…
CASA Seeking More Heroes of Color
Four years ago, Naphtalie Gbolahan joined a core of heroes in east Austin. Imbued with compassion, an open mind and a desire to improve our community, the married mother of two uses her powers to help children whose lives have been touched by abuse or neglect.
New Blanton Exhibit is A Glimpse of the Real Africa
I didn’t learn about Africa in school and the images in movies, television shows and the pages of National Geographic didn’t do much to generate pride in the heritage so evident by my skin color.
Deborah Roberts: Austin Artist Counts Jay Z and Beyonce Among Her Collectors
Deborah Roberts has been an artist since she was eight years old. “I used to love different types of little cars,” she said, “drawing different people and it just started going from there.”
Novelist Nic Stone is one of a Diverse Group of Authors at Texas Teen Book Fest
Nic Stone, the author of the critically acclaimed Dear Martin, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Texas Teen Book Festival (TTBF)…
Lisa B. Thompson: The Play Prof
It’s a dream of aspiring playwrights to hold a reading of their work and have an artistic director come to them and say, “I want your play for my upcoming season,” but it’s not that easy. Yet, it’s happened to Lisa B. Thompson twice.
Viola Davis’ The Last Defense Screens at Cap City Black Film Fest
The Capital City Black Film Festival will screen three episodes of The Last Defense, a documentary series that is having real world impacts on…
Roosevelt Weeks: Head of Austin’s Public Library System
Roosevelt Weeks, the director of the Austin Public Library, sees the 23-branch system not as a group of facilities, but as a resource that reaches into the community to help people make positive changes in their lives.
Oh Snap!…My Alien Children are Trying to Kill Me!
Zell Miller, III, one one of Austin’s most prolific artists, presents Oh Snap!… My Alien Children are Trying to Kill Me, the final play in his trilogy about the real life joys, challenges and discoveries of raising black children.