Making Moves: MVMT50 Reconvenes at SXSW
byWe all know the lyrics, “I’m every woman, it’s all in me!” That will never be truer than at Pitch Black: The Future is…
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Texas Artist Producing an Inspirational Painting and Poetry Book by Women of Color
byTwenty-Six : Poetic Affirmations for Women is a creative book project by artist Akaimi Davis, and it is on track to be an inspirational must-have piece for anyone struggling with self-acceptance and self-love.
Sisters Leading the Leaders
byWho run the world? Girls! As so famously stated by Queen Bey herself. And from where we see things – #noliestold.
COMMENTARY: #MeToo, the most powerful platform of our time
byCountless stories of abuse have flooded the media with the hashtag #metoo since brave women and men decided not to be silent about sexual…
‘The Brothers Size’ Sizzles on stage at Hyde Park Theatre
byPicture three profoundly compelling black men going on about cars, sex, drugs, and calling each other “nigga” in virtually every sentence they speak. Austin, Texas needs much, much more of this.
This Black hardcore punk band are outsiders in a mad, mad world.
byI AM TX is a movie about what it means to be immersed in a progressive, yet predominantly white, music scene while being Black.
In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder
byThese are not isolated instances of random bad luck. Deep, human-induced roots of climate change, inequality, and the underdevelopment of former colonies—all increase the Caribbean’s vulnerability to disaster. Haiti, where 8 out of 10 people live on less than $4 a day, offers an example of how capitalism, gender, and history converge to compound storm damage.
So Shaydee: #TakeAKnee
byBig Mama also always said an OLD, DOTARDIC, RACIST, SEXIST leopard never changes its spots.
Derrick Chubbs Tackles Hunger as President of Central Texas Food Bank
byMany of us would list “high-powered corporate job” as our greatest career objective, but Derrick Chubbs, the new president and CEO of the Central…
How Austin Can Help Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey
by“This is not the time to be donating products or even services… That’s frequently the urge, and most often that is the wrong thing…
#BlackoutNFL: Momentum is Growing in Support of Kaepernick
byA group of black pastors in Alabama recently released a video that is beginning to go viral on the internet. The clergymen said they…
The Real Donald Trump: Please Stand Up
byTo be completely transparent, I didn’t watch the televised coverage of the events in Charlottesville. I was already horrified by the images on social media of what was happening there.