LaLove Robinson: Taking Control of Her Life
bySpoken word artists and slam poets take life’s trauma and the beauty, reorganize it, build it, break it down and do it again. They…
Culture
Donna Brazile Speech Electrifies Black Women in Austin
byThe first African American to manage a presidential campaign says that in 2008, across all measures, Black women had the highest voter turnout, emphasizing that who they vote for influences who is elected into political office.
Austin’s Modern Woman: Funmi Ogunro
byHer name is Olufunmilay Ogunro, but you can call her Fum Fum. The Austin native shone like a jewel as she recently wrapped production on her short film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? NAIJA EDITION. It’s a rendition of the classic Sidney Poitier film, but this time, the family is Nigerian American.
Austin Celebrates Fashion Week, Plans Expansion to Dallas
byThe 6th Annual Austin Fashion Week, Apr. 24 to May 3, was filled with runway shows, exciting new designs, shopping at the Marketplace, red…
To Broadway and Back: Kenny Williams
byThe Austin native’s face is smooth and defined, nothing less than statuesque. Theatergoers from South Africa get a look at his almond eyes and…
Cracking the Code: Toni Tipton Martin
byToni Tipton Martin uncovered a truth as a cub food reporter for the LOS ANGELES TIMES. After years of research, she can now authoritatively state with the force of a thousand voices from the past behind her: “African American women are competent, proficient and innovative in the field of cooking, and they have ownership of many recipes and techniques beyond a few soul food recipes of the 1960s.”
One World Theatre: Minutes Away and Worlds Apart
byVisitors flock to the narrow sidewalks of Sixth Street to hear live music gush through the shingles of bustling bars and rain on their eardrums. In contrast, ten miles away, One World sits on a sun bleached plateau in the Hill Country .