7 Places to Take a Date in Austin: When You’re Balling on a Budget
byDating in overpriced cocktail bars and extravagant steakhouses can be hard on your pockets. Here are seven things to do for a date in Austin that are free or cheap.
Culture
Damien Escobar: Get Up and Dance
byAustin will finally have the privilege of enjoying the amazing sounds of soulful violinist Damien Escobar at One World Theatre this Sunday, May 14th. Escobar graduated from Juliard at age 12, won third place on Americas Got Talent, and has two Emmys.
Is Austin Perfect or Poison for Black People Looking for Black Love?
byAustin may not have the Black quantity, but it does have the Black quality.
5 Black-Owned Food Trucks in Austin You Must Try
byGooey, cheese fries, tender brisket, and “itis-inducing” soul food are just a few items you can find at some of Austin’s Black-owned food trucks. To…
Being a Janet Jackson Fan is Like Dating A Bad Boy
byJanet is like an ol’ emotionally abusive boyfriend.
Classical Music in Color: A Truly International Undertaking
byHilda Paredes won a grant from an English organization to work on an opera about Harriet Tubman.
6 Steps for How to Protest in 2017
byProtesters of color don’t have to follow non-progressive guidelines.
Protest
byPrecariously, we move through murky, albeit familiar territory. Have we been here before or is this time different? The fight feels the same but…
People Of Color: The Art of Chaka Mpeanaji
bySimple yet bold colors and lines remind them of their innate power to transform any situation into something new. That’s why Chaka celebrates color and the term “people of color.”
World-Famous Artists Honor 50 Years of The Black Panthers
by“ICONIC: Black Panther” opened in Los Angeles on April 8 and runs through May 14. Later this year, the exhibit will appear Chicago and New York.
RIP Lashonda Lester
byFellow soulcitizen and 2016 Funniest Person in Austin contest winner Lashonda Lester died this week as a result of kidney failure due to chronic…