Author Spotlight: We sat down with Agatha Marshall, from Atlanta, Georgia, author of Come Eat With Aggie teaching us some nutritious ways to feed the family on a budget. BBJ: Introduce yourself to our readers. Marshall: I’m Agatha Lindsey Marshall and I was born and raised in Mississippi. I haveContinue Reading
List of Austin Companies Hiring Right Now Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in America, with an an estimated 100 people moving here every day. And it’s no wonder—the city has great food, bar, and music scenes, plenty of beautiful outdoor space, friendly, welcoming people, and almost no winter toContinue Reading
The 2018 Miss Juneteenth Scholarship pageant, was led by Pageant Director Tanisha Barnett, and empowered by Huston-Tillotson University. The pageant benefits the Greater East Austin Youth Association. Attendees celebrated with a special three-part ceremony. Beginning with the Miss Juneteenth Pageant, the audience witnessed a fun filled production presenting the 2018Continue Reading
Former Austin City Council member Sheryl Cole has secured the Democratic nomination for the Texas House District 46 race in a tight contest against challenger Jose “Chito” Vela in the May 22d runoff election. Both were vying to replace embattled state Rep. Dawnna Dukes who was defeated in March primary.Continue Reading
The Villager THE VILLAGER newspaper published its 45th Anniversary edition on May 11, 2018. The Central Texas community gathered to celebrate with a grand celebration held at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex. Tommy L. Wyatt T.L. Wyatt, was born in Point Blank, Texas. He grew up at the epicenterContinue Reading
Austin BBJ & Community News reached out to local businessman Darrell W. Pierce to give us some of the fundamental issues that are important to the African-American community, especially East Austin. Darrell W. Pierce is CEO & President of SNAP Management Group Inc. Pierce has over 20 years providing consultingContinue Reading