Black Lives Matter in Austin
byThe 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.
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The Beat Goes On: DJs Move the Crowd Online
byMusic. It’s in our souls. It’s in the air. It’s the universal language spoken around the world. The current global shelter-in-place has put a…
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…
Puff Puff – It Passed.
byWith 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.
Dinner in the Dark: Meet, Vibe and Dine – Blindfolded
byDinner In The Dark is here in Austin and taking Central Texas by storm! Leandra Kentish, founder and CEO of Round The Way, LLC…
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…
Brothers in Flight: How Two Austinites are Taking Their Love of Flying to the Masses
byGlen Crawley and Kenny Garth, owners of ATX Heli Tours, could not have found more different paths into aviation. For Crawley, it was the…
‘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…
Black Love Is in the Air in Texas
byWhen 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.
10 Black Women in Austin You Need To Follow – Right Now!
byIt’s taken me some time to get used to the whole concept of “followers”. It made me feel some type of way to say…
Givens Swims: A Dance for a City Pool and It’s People
byThe tides have been turning in East Austin for some time. A few decades ago with gentrification. Nearly a century ago when Austin leaders…