It’s Not the Oppression Olympics: There’s Enough White Supremacy to Go Around
byJust when we thought someone’s blood sugar being low might be the weakest excuse for racism we’d hear this week, a white boy in…
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Killer Mike and Andrew Young: The New Faces of Black Banking
byAtlanta rapper and activist Michael Render (or as many become acquainted with his rap moniker, Killer Mike) along with Civil Rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young, are working to become the face of Black and Brown banking in the US.
Capital City Black Film Festival Tackles Mental Health Through Art
byFestival to feature 2020 Celebrity Ambassador Anthony Anderson.
East Austin’s Deborah Roberts Comes Home with Her First Solo Texas Exhibition
byDeborah Roberts got her start as an artist painting scenes from her life “in our own little bubble in East Austin.” Now, she is…
Facebook Announces Small Black Business Grants Program
byThe grants program is a part of Facebook’s overall commitment to invest $100 million this year in the Black community.
Oh Thank Heaven! for Our 7-11
byThis time last year, we were celebrating a wonderful milestone for the only black-owned 7-11 franchise in the Austin Metro area.
Queer Eye Casts it Eyes on the Austin Area
byDo you know someone in your life who could use some attention from the Fab 5? The popular Netflix show “Queer Eye” is seeking nominees in…
Phoebe For Freedom
byIf expressing art was a form of freedom, then Phoebe Robinson is easily the Harriet Tubman of our time. As a multifaceted, New York…
‘Evelyn From the Internets’ Opens Up About Life Off Camera Ahead of New PBS Show
byIf you’ve ever watched one of Evelyn Ngugi’s YouTube videos on natural hair care or her food reviews, or even her cultural commentaries and…
Compton’s Soul Food Pop-up, Trap Kitchen, Makes Tour Stop in Austin
byA Blood and a Crip walk into a kitchen. Sounds like the start of an interesting joke, but it’s actually the beginning of an inspiring, powerful story about entrepreneurship, friendship, and soul food.
Viola Davis’ The Last Defense Screens at Cap City Black Film Fest
byThe Capital City Black Film Festival will screen three episodes of The Last Defense, a documentary series that is having real world impacts on…
Omarosa Still Can’t Come to The Cookout
byI’m sorry for not updating this page in a minute. SoShaydee took her Black arse to Cabo and was acting like I wasn’t used…