Community Leaders Come Together to Address Vandalism at Black Cemetery
Black community leaders and Black-led organizations are uniting to celebrate and highlight the value and significance of Evergreen Cemetery after the site was vandalized…
Facebook Announces Small Black Business Grants Program
The grants program is a part of Facebook’s overall commitment to invest $100 million this year in the Black community.
City Council to Discuss #BlackLivesMatter and APD Protest Response
The Austin City Council will discuss the protests held downtown over the weekend at a special meeting on Thursday.
New Comedic Web Series Tackles Dating, Friendship, and the Black Experience in Austin
The Electrics is a new, romantic comedy web series following four 20-somethings as they navigate life in Austin, Texas. Creator Ashlee Harris shared that…
Puff Puff – It Passed.
With a recent unanimous 9-0 City Council Vote, the City of Austin has essentially directed the Austin Police Department to end the enforcement of “low-level” marijuana possession offenses.
Queer Eye Casts it Eyes on the Austin Area
Do you know someone in your life who could use some attention from the Fab 5? The popular Netflix show “Queer Eye” is seeking nominees in…
Rodney Reed is Scheduled to Die in 14 Days.
Rodney Reed – from Bastrop – is scheduled to die by execution in 14 days exactly. The amount of overwhelming evidence that casts a…
Travis County Proposition A: Good for East Austin
If voters pass Travis County’s Proposition A this election cycle, it will be a first step in a long journey to rebuild and revitalize…
Brothers in Flight: How Two Austinites are Taking Their Love of Flying to the Masses
Glen Crawley and Kenny Garth, owners of ATX Heli Tours, could not have found more different paths into aviation. For Crawley, it was the…
‘Evelyn From the Internets’ Opens Up About Life Off Camera Ahead of New PBS Show
If you’ve ever watched one of Evelyn Ngugi’s YouTube videos on natural hair care or her food reviews, or even her cultural commentaries and…
Black Love Is in the Air in Texas
When the founders of Black Love Texas created the Facebook group in late March, they were hoping to create a forum for singles to connect on a regional level. The serial social entrepreneurs, (one a marketing consultant and the other a dentist), could not have imagined that in under five months, the group would have burgeoned into an online collective of over 2,300 members and would host several regional events and panels.
10 Black Women in Austin You Need To Follow – Right Now!
It’s taken me some time to get used to the whole concept of “followers”. It made me feel some type of way to say…
