Cap City Black Film Fest screens documentary about spry 94-year-old judge
byThe 2016 Capital City Black Film Festival will show “Walk with Me,” a documentary about a charismatic judge who once rubbed elbows with the nation’s civil rights leaders.
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Maxwell heats up ACL Live with a little ‘sumthin sumthin!’
byMAXWELL romanced the crowd at ACL Live at The Moody Theater on July 18, giving the audience a little ‘sumthin sumthin!’ He was sensational. Ro James, best known for his single , “Permission,” opened…
Commentary: 12 Bodies, 7 Days, No Solutions
byNavigating through a world that has continuously made it clear that it does not belong to you is demanding on anyone physically, mentally, and emotionally. In 2016, more than 532 people have lost their lives, according to Think Progress, at the hands of those who promise to serve and protect them.
Editorial: How Do We Achieve Peace? Demand Justice, Together
byThe recent high profile shootings of, and by, Black Americans can only be fully understood through the 20/20 lens of history. There has been no real economic or practical progress for Black Americans since the 1960s.
Michael Blackson: ‘The African King of Comedy’ Makes Money with Laughs
byMichael Blackson, the “African King of Comedy, ”sat down with Adesewa Faleti, of Crown of Excellence Entertainment, between Blackson’s headlining comedy shows at the…
Business Network Celebrates 10 Years
byTen years since its inception, the Austin chapter of the National Black MBA Association is the city’s premier Black business collective, but you don’t need the degree…
RIP Legends
byI’ve been trying to understand why certain entertainer’s deaths hurt me so much. Luther Vandross…Gerald Levert…Michael Jackson…Whitney Houston…and now Prince. I think it’s because…
President Obama Lands in Cuba to Forge New Vision for the U.S. Relationship
byPresident Barack Obama said Sunday as he visited with U.S. Embassy staff in rainy Havana that he hoped the sight of a U.S. president…
Austin Native Jonathan Sprinkles to speak at Essence Music Fest
byThe annual Essence Music Festival is known as “the party with a purpose.” It’s an event primarily sponsored by Essence Magazine, a publication aimed toward African-American women. Celebrating the festival’s 20th anniversary in New Orleans on Jul. 3 to 6, the festival’s speaker line-up this year includes Austinite Jonathan Sprinkles.
Empty Seats at Civil Rights Summit featuring President Obama and Three Former Presidents
byDr. Martin Luther King said it best, “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Three former presidents join President Obama at Civil Rights Summit in Austin
bysoulciti overviews the speakers and topics at the LBJ Library’s Civil Rights Summit, to be held next week in honor of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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.