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…
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Olympian, activist John Carlos celebrates Black History Month 2014
byCarlos’ book, which is endorsed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Michael Moore and includes a foreword by Dr. Cornel West, brings to life the story behind the man in the iconic 1968 Olympic photo.
Texas Strong or Bust!
byMany of us remember where we were, who we were with, and how we felt on the remarkable day when Barack Obama won the election to become President of the United States. Although others cried out and obstinately declared they would leave the country in protest, fair-minded individuals regardless of who they voted for confidently acknowledged the noteworthy event.
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 .
LisaGay Hamilton Creating the Truth
byLisaGay Hamilton is present. Present in all the ways you’d expect from a person who trained at the Juilliard School, who has starred in Hollywood films, and who is a mother and woman of color married to a historian and living in Los Angeles.
An Audience with the Queen
byYou know these days royalty is always on the go. However, the Queen of Comedy took about 20 minutes in between appointments on her royal schedule to chat with soulciti.
Tyson Beckford: King of the Evening
byLife is grim. But on Sunday nights, in a dingy hall in a forlorn neighborhood, the men of the ghetto piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow or steal to compete in an underground contest like no other.
Negrodamus Reveals All
byThe phone rang and Paul Mooney answered as if his alarm had gone off. It wasn’t too early in New York, but maybe a…
A Heart to Hart
byBest known for his hilarious performance as entrepreneur Nashawn Wade in the underground hit film Soul Plane, comedian/actor, Kevin Hart will take the stage of Austin’s Capital City Comedy Club November 12-15.