China Smith was in middle school at J.E. Pearce Middle School when she realized how wide the opportunity gap was between her peers who looked like her, and the white students who lived on the West side of town.
In Gary, Indiana more than three-fourths of the population is Black, and one out of almost every 3 residents in the city lives in poverty. Local churches have stepped in to fill the gaps, establishing community gardens and food pantries and helping to meet the basic needs of city residents where public service programs fall short. Such was the case for the church Ebonie Trice was raised in, she remembers
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.
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.
The search for Austin’s next top cop is winding down — and the final pool of candidates features all people of color. APD’s current…
Amy Cobb is on a mission to bridge the gap of Black business ownership in Texas.
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.
Just when we thought someone’s blood sugar being low might be the weakest excuse for racism we’d hear this week, a white boy in…
Growing up, my Saturdays were packed: 07:30 a.m. – Wake up and shower, walk across the street to the hair salon 08:00 a.m. –…
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.
Edward Madongorere is hoping to push inclusion through content creation — and make the world a better place for Black kids with autism along the way.
Jerold McDonald left hospitals because he thought he could shake up the industry better from the outside. Today, he’s using his superpowers to be a voice for the voiceless.