Juneteenth and How You Can Celebrate
So What IS Juneteenth about? “Freedom Day” – The Emancipation from Slavery for African-Americans in Texas.
Being a true Texas girl, I’ve celebrated this holiday with my family and our church and local communities my...
Books, Podcasts & More To Share With Your Kids This Black History Month
February is Black History Month. If you’re anything like me, you want to talk to your kids about our nation’s history, even when it means talking about the parts of it we’re not so...
Juneteenth :: Celebrating Freedom Through Music
Juneteenth, which falls on June 19th every year, is a special day to commemorate the end of slavery in America. On this day in 1865, the Union Army entered Texas, ending the state's two-year...
Black Owned Businesses to Support in Austin
February is Black History Month. If you’re anything like me, you want to talk to your kids about our nation’s history, even when it means talking about the parts of it we’re not so...
Grit and Grace to Gold : Our Champion, Tamyra Mensah-Stock
’Oh my gosh, look at us representing"
These words were spoken affectionately on a world wrestling stage between sisters- not bound by blood, yet still predesigned to share a sisterhood by their two most identifiable...