Sundance Review: Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove's joyous celebration of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...Questlove, has always been a multihyphenate of hip-hop and Black pop culture at large. In his filmmaking debut film,..."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Group Calls for Legislative Action to Address Texas’ High Maternal Mortality Rate for Black Women

Black Mamas Community Collective says, “We must do better.”

"...the United States die each year from pregnancy-related complications, according to the Center for Disease Control. But black women,..."

Feb. 26, 2019 News Post by Alex Puente

Black Harvest

"...which is vital to the survival of the Highlanders, or native people, who depend upon this industry as the..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Black Pumas Touch the Sky Live

Packed Stubb’s welcomes ATX superstars to begin sold-out run

"...Eric Burton’s not afraid of the coronavirus. At least not last night, as he lunged into..."

May 27, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Dynasty: On Being Black and Queer in Austin

The Mahogany Project's newest show dives into QPOC lived experience

"...to call Austin home. The challenges queer people of color face while navigating predominantly white spaces often go overlooked..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Iman Shah

A Celebration of Austin’s Black Cemeteries

Cemetery tour to help re-discover Austin’s lost black history

"...dirt ground's roundabout is the acute lack of sanctuary for those laid to their eternal rest. There's a nonsensical..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: White Lung

Mish Way: ‘Festivals are weird’

"...makes a compelling frontwoman. Bleach blonde and clad in black, she cuts a striking figure, commanding attention with every..."

Nov. 10, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews: White Lung

Strong alpha frontwoman Mish Way

"...Mish Way of Vancouver hardcore (popcore?) lifers White Lung embodies everything you want out..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...Watkins. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White and Shaun Dooley...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Historic Black Church Won Federal Funds for Restoration. Why Is It Sitting Empty?

$150K to make the building usable hangs in the balance

"...the end of the Civil War, a congregation of former slaves south of Austin built a church where they..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Behind the Camera With the Capital City Black Film Festival

Celebration of film places more emphasis on making it into the industry

"...If there's a theme to this year's Capital City Black Film Festival, executive director Winston G. Williams points to..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jack White and Dave Matthews Announce Austin Dates

Both to "Crash Into" the Circuit of the Americas in 2018

"...Former White Stripes rocker Jack White and Lady Bird soundtracker..."

Jan. 16, 2018 Events Post by Mark Fagan

Black's La La La Attitude Poses Far More Threat to U.S. Than Theorists

"...Dear Editor, Ranting about "conspiracy theorists" [“Page Two,” July 13], Louis..."

July 19, 2007 Postmarks

Black Leaders Demand UT Leave “Eyes of Texas” Out of Sugar Bowl

The Longhorns face the Washington Huskies in New Orleans on Jan. 1

"...As the Texas Longhorns prepare to face off against the Washington Huskies at..."

Dec. 28, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

White Lung’s Mish Barber-Way

“You gotta scream to be heard”

"...White Lung have recently shifted from abrasive punk to an..."

July 6, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Bedside Manner: Black Holes, Fake Legs, and the Shaggs

Confessions of a late-night page-flipper

"...things first: I've been sleeping with Neil deGrasse Tyson for about a year now. As you can see, my..."

Jan. 31, 2011 Books Post by Audra Schroeder

Red White & Blue

Filmed in Austin, this horror film is a love story and hyperviolent revenge freakout that is well-performed and well-made.

"...Directed by: Simon Rumley. Starring: Noah Taylor, Amanda Fuller, Marc Senter, Nick Ashy Holden, Patrick Crovo,..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Look: Black Gold

Mems Davila brings elevated South Texas barbecue to North Austin

"...we wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before,” says pitmaster Mems Davila about Black Gold, his swanky..."

Dec. 4, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Everything Went Black: Five Hits From Hell

What to watch this Halloween

"...as October ends. It's a habit with a four-decade history and I'm certain you'd rather read my thoughts on..."

Oct. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Are you M.I.A. or Kanye?

Gold sneaker dilemma

"...identity crisis? Do the recent piles on your closet floor represent more than three different decades? Maybe you caught..."

Feb. 23, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Black Rat Swing

"...The twentysomething, punky girl hesitated at the corner of 27th and Guadalupe, waiting for the light to..."

Sept. 22, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...Instead, the home-release racks have been bloodier than Jason Voorhees' cutlery drawer. But time is short, so let's get..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uninformed or Misinformed?

"...To the editor, Seeing as how the Middle East crisis is more..."

Aug. 22, 2006 Postmarks

Safety Net or Dead End?

The politics of Austin animal welfare

"...For nearly 30 minutes, the Town Lake Ani­mal Center volunteer..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Art is a put-up-or-

"...art, all art is intimate. Even the unpublished poem, or the drawing an unknown artist gives to a friend,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Column

Black Like Who?

Baratunde Thurston lightens up the conversation on race, technology, and social change

"...with constant laughter, lest you end up with a recording of nothing but yourself cracking up for 40 minutes..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...In 2003, Williamson County Sheriff's Office investigators made a series of significant felony drug busts. In..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...the acclaimed Pym – which is somehow a popular favorite and a cult favorite, simultaneously, we'd swear – and..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Exploring the Auteurs of Early Black Cinema

AFS screens rare and influential selections from the Pioneers of African-American Cinema

"...a war chest of seminal "race" films by early black filmmakers, recently released on Netflix. Released in July 2016..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Opinion – Bridgerton: A Black Man in a White Fairytale

A professor of British literature argues that the popular Netflix series trivializes childhood trauma and marital sexual violence to get to a traditional “happily ever after”

"...The Netflix series Bridgerton has been lauded for its novel take on a period drama. However, it..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Riya Das

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