Black Austin news, events, people and business in Austin, Tx.
A lone police officer makes the decision that a black man no longer has the right to occupy any space on earth if he disapproves of his behavior. We see it time and time again. Not following orders fast enough? Boom! You’re gone.
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will,” Frederick Douglass spoke those words in 1857. Those same words are ringing loud and clear across the United States and the world in 2020.
The country had not even caught its breath from the shocking death of Ahmaud Arbury when we found ourselves witnessing yet another daytime lynching of a black man on an American street.
Just like that, in a matter of weeks, our beloved city has become a casualty of a world war raging in all four corners…
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.
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…
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.
Walk into Wiches Waffles & Wings, and you’ll smell the aroma of delicious seasoning and the sweetness of syrup. This Black-owned brick and mortar…
[vessel-campaign id=”129″]It hasn’t exactly felt like it lately but spring has sprung! Patio weather is finally here to stay and Austin has plenty of…
Standing 6’6” tall, Austin’s new fire department chief does not sound or look like a ‘typical’ Austinite. Our city is pretty white. And, according…
If there is a special someone in your life hopefully they feel loved and appreciated every day but if you want to do something…
Aside from Black-History related programming, February is normally one of the quieter months of the year as far as events and things to do…
