Before We Let Go: Celebrating Frankie Beverly’s Timeless Legacy
byLet’s pay tribute to the incomparable Frankie Beverly, a true icon of soul music who’s left an indelible mark on Black culture and beyond….
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From Pain to Power: The Revolutionary Sickle Cell Treatment Giving Our People New Hope
bySeptember is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and this year we are still celebrating the 2023 bombshell announcement from the FDA regarding approval for a…
From Shade to Stats: Breaking Down the Harris Trump Debate’s Realest Moments
byAlright, fam, let’s break down this wild presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Buckle up, ’cause it was…
Community Conversation with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Photo Gallery
byOn Saturday, September 7th, on the campus of Huston Tillotson University, Texas Congresswoman (and Co-Chair of the Harris/Walz Presidential Campaign) Jasmine Crockett sat down…
From Stutter to Star Wars: James Earl Jones’ Epic Journey to Legend Status
byLet’s take a moment to bow down to the king of voice, the man with the golden pipes, the one and only James Earl…
Dream Con 2024: Living in a Black Nerd’s Paradise
byWalking through the doors of the Austin Convention Center, cosplayer Chelsea and I were instantly taken on a nostalgic journey down Memory Lane, seeing…
Harnessing Innovation and Sustainability: Lessons from Iceland for Austin
byIceland, a place so cold it makes Austin’s winter feel like a balmy summer day! But hey, why Iceland of all places, right? Well,…
Keeping the Torch Lit for Bakari
byJill Henderson can already see the Greek courtroom in her mind. She and her husband, Phil, have been there four times already.
New Blanton Exhibit is A Glimpse of the Real Africa
byI didn’t learn about Africa in school and the images in movies, television shows and the pages of National Geographic didn’t do much to generate pride in the heritage so evident by my skin color.
Kevin Knight: Global Travel Entrepreneur for People Who Enjoy Life
by“Where you going now?” As an avid traveler and adventurer, Kevin Knight is used to people asking him that question. Now, as the founding…
Don’t Sleep on Black Panther; Stay Woke and Get to the Theater
by#NOSpoilers but y’all need to go see Black Panther. First y’all need to understand that I am so not into comic books or superheros generally. I loved the old Superman movies with Christopher Reeves (dating myself) and the Wonder Woman t.v. show (Lynda Carter).
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.