City of Austin Partners with AALI for Juneteenth Festivities
byJuneteenth was officially recognized as a national holiday June 17, 2021 – two days shy of the day Texans have long celebrated the day…
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HUE Affair to Make Final Appearance during SXSW
byThe HUE Beauty and Natural Hair Affair (Hair Unites Everyone), the first natural hair event for women of color during SXSW, will be returning…
Let’s Go Glamping in the Austin Hill Country
byCollective Retreats is a nationwide glamping (glamorous camping) retreat with locations from Montana to New York. I recently had the pleasure of hosting a complimentary overnight stay at their Hill Country site in Wimberley, TX, and left feeling like an enhanced version of myself.
Black Girls Do: Go Spelunking!
byBlack Women Who Kayak+ Founder Tanya Walker talks about the transformative experience of pushing boundaries and diving in – literally – with a group of eight Black women on a recent excursion to a hidden cave in Austin.
Black Girls Do: Go Hiking!
byAs an adult, I’ve made it a point to do all of the outdoorsy things my mom and so many others said we don’t do — and to take as many Black women with me along the way as possible.
Great Things Come in Threes: Austin Public Health Leadership
byIf asked to imagine a conversation with Austin’s Assistant City Manager for Health & Environment, the Interim Director of Austin Public Health (APH) and the Director of the Austin Health Authority (AHA), you’d be forgiven for being completely wrong about what such a meeting might be like.
Best in the Citi: Jerold McDonald
byJerold 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.
Capital City Black Film Festival Tackles Mental Health Through Art
byFestival to feature 2020 Celebrity Ambassador Anthony Anderson.
Mask On Austin
bysoulciti recently caught up with Austin’s Assistant City Manager, Christopher Shorter, to discuss the “Mask On PSA” he participated in as well as some ongoing concerns with the city as it relates to Austin mitigating COVID 19.
Austin’s African American Community Bands Together to Offer Aid
byJust like that, in a matter of weeks, our beloved city has become a casualty of a world war raging in all four corners…
Black Girl Magic Almost Killed Me.
byI hate the burden that comes with the requirement of being a “Strong Black Woman” or the pressure of waving an oftentimes inaccessible wand to evoke my “Black Girl Magic.”
Dr. Karla Frazier: Putting a Smile on Austin’s Face
byThese days, Dr. Karla Frazier finds herself rather amazed at the impact her practice has had on the community.