City of Austin Partners with AALI for Juneteenth Festivities
Juneteenth was officially recognized as a national holiday June 17, 2021 – two days shy of the day Texans have long celebrated the day…
Justice Kentanji Onyika Brown Jackson
The Honorable Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson is now Justice Kentanji Onyika Brown Jackson. Say her WHOLE name!
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Sianni Dean
Sianni Dean came to Austin in October 2020 with tunnel vision.
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Harold Hughes
Harold Hughes is on a mission to connect people. “I’m Jamaican. First-generation American and from a culture standpoint, there’s a lot of communal sharing,…
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Phyllis Everette
Phyllis Everette imagines she has a heart for Black women that is similar to the heart Jesus has for all of humanity. “I am…
Best In The Citi | Innovator: BiNi Coleman
Ater 28 years of being in Austin and constantly asking herself “where are all the Black people,” Bini Coleman is excited to be helping…
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Rachel Lauren
Lauren sees her life’s work as advocating for a better life for people who look like her – whether in business or in her personal life.
Best In The Citi | Innovator: De Juana Lozada
De Juana Lozada has what she describes as “a bunch of degrees” and more than a lifetime’s worth of experiences. She has been a…
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Jermaine & Jahmaal Dumes
If there are three things that define Jermaine and Jahmaal Dumes’ childhood in Beaumont, Texas and West Louisiana, they’re: crawfish, entertaining, and good food.
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Dr. Charles Alston
Charles Alston III followed in his mother’s footsteps to be a dentist – and if he has his way, all three of his children will be dentists too.
Best In The Citi | Innovator: Dr. Laresea Woods
Laressa Woods’ mother used to say she lost her childhood always worrying and being concerned and trying to find solutions to every problem.
In Honor of Black History Month, Eff Your Performative Allyship
Earlier this week, my Facebook feed reminded me of that time, back in 2018, when members of Congress donned those AME Zion children’s choir kente stoles and kneeled on the capital floor.