City of Austin City Council finally gets it right. After creating and offering former Chief of Police Art Aceveda a $270,000 Assistant city manager position with no community input. After deliberations behind closed doors Tuesday, Austin City Council intends to move forward with T.C. Broadnax as its next city manager,Continue Reading
Congratulations to the 2024 Honorees on being named Austin Black Business Journal’s 2024 – Top 40 Professionals & Entrepreneurs. True to our mission to amplify African American voices on a grand scale, we’re excited to announce that, following an extensive review of over 250 nominations, we’ve curated a listContinue Reading
Join us in celebrating Achievements in Black Austin – Juneteenth Jubilee fundraiser! We’re thrilled to back the nonprofit organization Made Media Group in their mission to inform, empower, and transform African American communities through media & technology, aiming to eliminate economic disparities through neighborhood initiatives. Made Media Group spearheads vitalContinue Reading
Being a Black woman in Austin, Texas can be a lonely life, just ask Anita C Roberts. We sat down with our founder to hear from her firsthand. Black Business Journal: What do you like about living in Austin, Texas? Roberts: Quite a bit. Both of my sons liveContinue Reading
Amplify Austin Day is happening now! Take part in the biggest giving event in Central Texas. There are more than 700 nonprofits that you can donate to including dozens of local Black and BIPoC-Led nonprofits. Find nonprofits you love and donate now all at AmplifyATX.org Black led/serving Nonprofit Organization List 100 BlackContinue Reading
McCallum soccer player Austin Gourrier, who tallied five total goals in the Knights’ 3-0 win over LBJ on Feb. 21 and 5-0 win over Northeast on Feb. 24, was voted the Covert Chevrolet Bastrop Austin-Area Boys Athlete of the Week for Feb. 19-24. Gourrier received 45% of the vote. HydeContinue Reading
The 2024 Primary Election Voters Guide is Available! For a personalized Voters Guide go to VOTE411.org For a PDF in English Spanish Chinese Vietnamese Printed Voters Guides for the Primary Election to libraries and other public places across Travis and Williamson Counties. Learn more. Vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Choose which party’s ballot you will be voting onContinue Reading