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For decades, Austin has been at the forefront of music tastemaking. As various genres such as Rock, Blues, Jazz, and elements of Neo-Soul are premier staples for Austin’s music scene, festivals like SXSW, ACL, Reggae Fest, and even JMBLYA have helped to continue to reinforce Austin’s rightful title as the Live Music Capital of the world.
Love has the power to bring people together. The power to evoke change and make our lives better. In the case of Tyrone and Shakana Howard, it did just that.
The grants program is a part of Facebook’s overall commitment to invest $100 million this year in the Black community.
This time last year, we were celebrating a wonderful milestone for the only black-owned 7-11 franchise in the Austin Metro area.
We’re focused 100% on rebuilding the infrastructure of the Black community. We are unified as one.
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.
The Austin City Council will discuss the protests held downtown over the weekend at a special meeting on Thursday.
Just like that, in a matter of weeks, our beloved city has become a casualty of a world war raging in all four corners…
The Electrics is a new, romantic comedy web series following four 20-somethings as they navigate life in Austin, Texas. Creator Ashlee Harris shared that…
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.
