Austin Black Business Journal® & Community News Magazine - August 2018

August 2018

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Volume I, Issue 4

Black Professional Alliance

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Collectively Synergizing Austin Black Organizations page 5

Free Child Safety Seat Checks by TxDOT

page 13

pictured: BPA Executive Leadership Team: Roger Davis, Gregory Harrington, Winston G. Williams, Dinita Caldwell, Ronnie Russell

ATX Black Food Week August 5 - August 11

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Army Chooses Austin for Futures Command HQ

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HT Takes Top Honors at National NAACP Convention

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Austin Urban League Equal Opportunity Gala - Sept 29th

HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY CONTINUES ITS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.

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CONTENTS

NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

TRANSPORTATION

RELIGION

5 BLACK PROFESSIONAL ALLIANCEt

13 FREE CHILD SAFETY CHECKS

23 AUSTIN’S BLACK CHURCHES

AUSTIN REALTORS

DINING

15 AUSTIN REALTORS

24 ATX SOUL FOOD WEEK

TECHNOLOGY

BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY

-CALENDAR OF EVENTS

COMMUNITY 9 SOUL OF AUSTIN CULTURE FEST

CITY & COUNTY GOVERNMENT 10 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

16 ARMY CHOOSES AUSTIN FOR NEW FUTURES COMMAND HQ

28 AUSTIN BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY

EDUCATION 19 HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY

TAKES TOP HONORS AT NAACP CONVENTION

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

www.blackprofessionalalliance.org

MISSION:

To collectively synergize for individual effectiveness.

It is our goal to utilize open-mindedness and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems.

We believe in the action of working together.

This is “Collaboration at Its Best”.

BPA Executive Leadership Team: Roger Davis, Gregory Harrington, Winston G. Williams, Dinita Caldwell, Ronnie Russell

Prior to officially launching in October 1, 2009, Black Professional Alliance hosted networking receptions from 2004 – 2009.

The official launch was the culmination of new thoughts and possibilities to serve our member organizations. In 2017, BPA is poised to build on a solid foundation of executing “Collaboration at Its Best.”

Our logo is a symbol of the black organizations under 1 umbrella … helping each other to rise higher to higher heights.

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

BPA

is the apex of many years of thoughts and efforts of one of our Founders and current Treasurer, Roger Davis. His passion was to bring all of the black organizations together to create a united front in improving relationships within our community.

Additionally, his thought is that this effort would reduce the number of black professionals from relocating away from Austin.

The main event that took place in the past 4 years (prior to 2009) was the joint networking mixers. Mr. Davis’ thought was to have a synchronized calendar amongst the black organizations as well, and now, with the launch of BPA, we are actively reaching this goal.

Roger Davis

BPA Core Competencies: Fostering Teamwork Empowering Others Attention to Communication Influencing Others Building Collaborative Relationships Forward Thinking

Black Professional Alliance Leadership List Member Organization Austin African American Firefighter Association Austin Area Urban League Austin Black Business Journal & Community News Mag Austin Black Lawyers Association Austin Black Physicians Association Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Austin Revitalization Authority Black Realtists of Central Texas Capital City Black Film Festival Greater Austin Black Chamber Huston-Tillotson University National Association of Black Accountants National Black MBA Association National Council of Negro Women National Forum for Black Public Administrators National Society of Black Engineers Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School Six Square UT Austin Black Studies (In-Kind)

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Co-founder, Black Professional Alliance An accountant for 3M and is the immediate Past President of the National Association of Black Accountants and a board member for the Black Professional Alliance. He is a graduate of Florida A & M University and is actively involved in the Greater Austin community.

Winston G. Williams

President, Black Professional Alliance Joined BPA as Executive Director of the Capital City Black Film Festival in an effort to “elevate the arts” and recognize artist as “professionals.

There is an energy in the Austin air and I want to harness it!” So... get connected and stay connected and be a part of the great things that are happening and about to happen!

Mr. Williams co-founded the Capital City Black Film Festival in 2013 with the mission to provide burgeoning Black filmmakers from across the nation an opportunity to showcase their works in one of the top cities in the United States.

Mr. Williams has a Bachelors degree from the UT Austin and post graduate at Texas State University. In addition to consulting, he serves as Executive Director of the Capital City Black Film Festival; Spectrum Theatre Company’s Board of Directors; Texas Exes Black Alumni Network Committee; Pecan Street Association’s Board of Directors and Austin Public/ Community Media Advisory Committee.

Mr. Williams has played lead male roles in several short films and has published his memoir, “Would You?” He is also a Life Member of the Texas Exes and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated.

AUGUST 2018

NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

2018 1

The District Cultural Arts Fest Tickets $15 - $65 2pm 5:30pm Registration & Interactive Festival begins at Six Square headquarters located at 1152 San Bernard Street 5pm 10pm Music Festival begins at Huston-Tillotson University Presented by Six Square Austin’s Black Cultural District

BLACK PROFESSIONAL ALLIANCE (BPA)

ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS September 8

Soul of Austin Culture Festival, 10am-8pm, Huston-Tillotson University, hosted by Austin Black Business Journal & Community News Magazine, www.soulofaustin.org

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Huston Tillotson University - Career & Internship Fair

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Six Square Gallery Exhibit with Emmy Award Winning Artist James Gayles - FREE 6pm 9pm Presented by Six Square Austin’s Black Cultural District

October 1-2

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National Minority Supplier Development Council will host their annual conference in the Austin Convention Center

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National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) will host its 8th Annual Financial Fitness Seminar (FFS) 8:30 am 3:30 pm at the Austin Community College (ACC) Eastview Campus

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2nd Annual Soul Food Truck Festival hosted by GABC and Soulciti

Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC) will host its Annual Conference and Golf Challenge in San Antonio, Texas

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Austin Area Urban League (AAUL) Equal Opportunity Gala

November

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National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Western Region Student Conference (WRSC), Dallas, Texas

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NFBPA will host its annual Leadership Summit Conference at the Omni Southpark Hotel

Texas Black Democrats encourage all citizens to vote in the elections. October early voting or on November 6th, consider running for future federal, state, and city positions.

10-11 & 17-18

Six Square will feature artists Dawn Okoro & Adrian Anderson Participant in EAST (East Austin Studio Tours) - FREE 11 AM 4 PM Location: 1152 San Bernard Street and other locations throughout The District

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Saturday, September 8, 2018, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon Ave The Soul of Austin Culture festival is a celebration of our diverse Central Texas communities.

It features an offering of dance performances, live music, arts, crafts, and food vendors.

www.soulofaustin.org Sponsors & Diversity Champions

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

CITY & COUNTY GOV’T

The mission

of the Small Business Program is to foster job creation and support the growth of new and existing businesses by providing capacity building information, tools, and resources.

We provide coaching and assistance to small businesses.

Our focus is to develop and empower small businesses in order to strengthen their business capability and survivability.

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AUGUST 2018

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These free safety checks usually take 20 to 30 minutes and are just the thing to assure that you’re doing everything possible to protect your child in a moving vehicle. You’ll learn how to best secure a child safety seat for the type of vehicle you drive, the ideal safety seat for your child’s age and size, safety in and around your vehicle, and more.

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TECHNOLOGY

Army Chooses Austin

for New Futures Command HQ The US Army just set up a new command focused on the future of war – and it’s located in downtown Austin, Texas

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he U.S. Army is hoping its new command will thrive here, in glass-walled rooms filled with 3D printers, half-assembled robotics and designers donning hoodies.

The Army Futures Command is responsible for leveraging innovation, improving agility, and leaping ahead of emerging threats — a hearty task for the service which has historically faced layers of bureaucratic minutiae. For that reason, the command was placed in the upbeat heart of downtown Austin, Texas, which has become the largest area for Silicon Valley investment outside of California.

Army leaders will announced that they have chosen Austin, Texas, as the location for a new command headquarters that will focus on how to modernize the 16

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service and prepare for future wars, Army officials said.The command shares the slick glossy floors and mixed-material architecture with University of Texas School of Engineering, as well as with Capital Factory, a vibrant open office space focused on connecting entrepreneurs to investors.

“The Pentagon can be intimidating, getting onto a military base is hard. This is where we need to be, this is the energy we are after,” Ryan McCarthy, under secretary of the Army, explained while en route to the Texan city.

The U.S. Army is hoping its new command will thrive here, in glass-walled rooms filled with 3D printers, half-assembled robotics and designers donning hoodies.

The Army Futures Command is responsible for leveraging innovation, improving agility, and leaping ahead of emerging threats — a hearty task for the service, which has historically faced layers of bureaucratic minutiae.

For that reason, the command was placed in the upbeat heart of downtown Austin, Texas, which has become one of the biggest magnets for tech investment and entrepreneurship outside of California.

“Locating it [the command] here in Austin demonstrates the type of bold change we need to excel in today’s combat environment,” Mark Esper, secretary of the Army, said Friday during the Army Futures Command ribbon-cutting ceremony.

AUGUST 2018

TECHNOLOGY

The Army laid out plans to create the Futures Command last October, marking the first time in decades that the service has added such a high-level, new headquarters.

The command is expected to have a staff of about 500 people, led by a four-star general.

Initially, 15 cities were in contention, but the Army narrowed down the list to five finalists last month: Austin, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Army leaders have said they wanted the headquarters located near technology and innovation experts who can identify emerging threats and help develop systems and equipment to counter them.

“We’re looking at the best of what America has to offer when it comes to technology and industry and education,” Army Col. Patrick Seiber, spokesman for the Army Futures Command Task Force, said last month. “That means we need to get to where these folks are.”

Army leaders also wanted a place where people would want to live. They looked at how much money is spent in each city on research and development, among other factors.

“Austin fits the mission as a city of innovation_a community that promotes creativity, entrepreneurship and diversity,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, said in a statement. “We will now play a leading role in ensuring our national security.

Together with our supportive neighbor, San Antonio, already known as Military City, we have a partnership that will help our local economies by helping to secure our country.”

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce touted the city as a place where its many entrepreneurs, college students and military reservists could offer the command new ideas.

Battered by nearly 17 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq and strained by escalating cybersecurity threats, the rising

powers of China and Russia, challenges in North Korea and Iran, and stubborn insurgencies in Yemen, Somalia and Syria, the U.S. military has struggled to keep pace with evolving technologies while still meeting the immediate combat, equipment and staffing needs for the current global fights.

McCarthy added that the local tech industry, which includes giants Dell, Amazon and Apple, have welcomed the idea of partnering with the Army to develop its future capabilities.

Similarly, politicians have enthusiastically embraced the Army’s move, which is billed as the largest reorganization of the service since 1973.

“There is no better place for the United States Army than right here in Austin, Texas,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. The city, he added, provides a “unique opportunity for the Army to work with the very best in academia as well as the private sector.”

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EDUCATION

Huston-Tillotson University Takes

Top National Honors At Naacp Convention Photos: Courtesy of Huston-Tillotson University

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uring the 2017-18 school year, the Unit, among many other things, achieved signing up 591 college students to live a tobacco-free life.

SAN ANTONIO -- In just a little over a year after its return to Huston-Tillotson University’s (HT) campus, Unit 69AA of the NAACP becomes a national NAACP winner, and so does the Unit’s 2017-18 president, Derrick Lewis, II. On Tuesday, July 17, in San Antonio at the 109th Annual Convention of the NAACP, Unit 69AA of Huston-Tillotson brought home the NAACP Youth and College Division’s “Game Changer Issue” award for Health Advocacy, and Lewis was named the “Organizer of the Year” in Region 6 (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana).

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EDUCATION

Although Lewis graduated from HustonTillotson in May, his work to lead the unit to national honors pulled him back this week to cement his HT legacy with his own honor.

By the way, it was Lewis who helped bring back the NAACP unit at HT. “I was like, ‘Wow!’ I was definitely shocked and humbled,” Lewis said of his reaction when he heard his name for the Organizer award. And the unit went wild when it heard its name for the Game Changer award.

Both the unit and Lewis winning were not really a surprise to HustonTillotson because just a couple months earlier in May during HT’s RAM Fest Week, Unit 69AA won “Student Organization of the Year” for the second consecutive year, and Lewis won “Student Leader of the Year” for the second consecutive year. The unit also won HT’s “Outstanding Commitment to Service” award. HT’s students and staff recognized the unit’s hard work, and the national organization of NAACP recognized it, too.

During the 2017-18 school year, the unit had a very busy year. At the 2017 national convention, the NAACP awarded the unit a grant for an awareness campaign with a goal of addressing a problem in communities of color and keeping black economic power ahead. The unit led a “Youth Against Menthol” campaign to spread awareness of target marketing.

Lewis explained that the NAACP tasked the unit to conduct tobacco education sessions on preventing tobacco use by knowing its effects. The unit had to try to get students from across the region to sign up to live a tobacco-free life.

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“We need members, people to join the movement, join the fight, not just locally but also nationally.

‘In Union, Strength.’

If we are together as a fist, we are strong.

“Granted, what really helped us out was that HT already was a tobacco-free campus, so we used that as a strength,” Lewis said, applauding HT. “We also went around to different schools on a “Youth against Menthol” tour, schools such as Texas Southern, University of Houston, Prairie View, and Sam Houston, and also other NAACP units.”

The campaign was so successful that the national NAACP office retweeted HT’s unit’s efforts. The biggest success was achieving 591 college students across the region to commit to a tobacco-free life.

Other successful events included voters’ education sessions and registration drives.

Lewis’ drive and saying that he puts into action paved the way to his national honor.

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EDUCATION

“I like to say, ‘We have 365 days of the year, but it’s not guaranteed that we will reach all of them.’

No one knows their death date; that should be motivation to give everything 100 percent. Everything I do, I am doing it 100 percent. I’m a first-generation college student, so I really had no one around me to go to college.

Everyone around me is back home or in the graveyard, depending on what they did, or even in jail, so I definitely did not want to be a product of my community.

I wanted to be a role model to my little brother and sister and be a positive person all around.”

Before Lewis graduated, he passed the leadership baton to rising junior Jared Breckenridge. Breckenridge wants to keep

the momentum going that Lewis started, now that he is president.

“I want to commend Derrick Lewis and all the work he’s done, not only chartering the unit but just all the work, just hitting the ground and running,” Breckenridge said.

“He’s done some marvelous things, but we have to keep pushing. We are going to even higher heights now; that’s our goal.”

Breckenridge’s vision for the unit is strong.

“Right now we are living in a time and day that activism is necessary, and that’s really an understatement,” Breckenridge said.

“We don’t want to go back in time. There are a lot of things going on, discrimination and more on a national level, and we want to make sure we can do something in

our community to offset that. Right now, we are looking at the midterm elections, and that’s something that our unit will be heavy on, making sure that we not only have registered voters but that we also have knowledgeable voters. That’s our goal more than anything right now. ‘In Union, Strength,’ we can definitely get the job done.”

Breckenridge invites the community to attend the unit’s 2018-19 activities and give its input on how the unit can better serve the community.

Lewis added, “We need members, people to join the movement, join the fight, not just locally but also nationally. ‘In Union, Strength.’ If we are together as a fist, we are strong.”

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austincc.edu START HERE. GET THERE.

ACC Institutes Put First-Year Students on University Track Success begins with a strong support network. The recently launched academic institutes at Austin Community College (ACC) provide first-year students with exactly that, increasing the likelihood of timely graduation and university transfer.

“Institute participants get to know each other in a way that is very rare on college campuses today,” says Dr. Samuel Echevarria-Cruz, ACC dean of liberal arts - social and behavioral sciences. “They also form deeper relationships with faculty than is usually possible.”

Institutes intended for university transfer with openings for fall are:

• Business Studies

• Pre-Engineering

• Teacher Prep

• Liberal Arts

Some of the college’s most experienced professors serve as mentors, offering individual guidance and support. They help students explore career possibilities and transfer opportunities.

The Liberal Arts Institute is a good choice for those wanting to explore their options. Students complete 12 credit hours each semester. They follow a predefined course schedule, which eliminates guesswork and saves money by guaranteeing that only the most necessary and relevant classes are taken. This focus on core curriculum equips students with the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond.

Many institutes prepare students to eventually earn their bachelor’s degrees from places like UT Austin and Texas State. These participants will leave ACC with a strong academic foundation and credits that are easily transferable.

“Students develop critical thinking skills, so they can engage with the world around them,” says Echevarria-Cruz. “Joining an institute is a great way to begin college life and start achieving your goals. ” For more information, visit austincc.edu/institutes.

RELIGION

Austin’s Black Churches Church Name

Pastor

Address

City

State

Zip

Agape Baptist Church

H. Ed Calahan

7801 North Lamar Blvd., Bldg. F-15

Austin

Texas

78752

Alpha Seventh Day Adventist

Dr. Gordon S. Jones

3016 East 51st Street

Austin

Texas

78723

Bethany Christian Church

Rev. W.W. Booker

3507 East 12th Street

Austin

Texas

78721

Christian Faith Fellowship Church

14900 Avery Ranch Blvd. Suite C200

Austin

Texas

78717

Church of the New Testament

Billy J. Walker

1602 Harvey Street

Austin

Texas

78702

David Chapel Missionary Baptist

Rev. Joseph C. Parker, Jr.

2211 E. MLK Jr. Blvd.

Austin

Texas

78702

East 19th Street Missionary Baptist

Rev. M.C. Walker

3401 Rogge Ln

Austin

Texas

78723

East Side Church of Christ

George Williams - Minister

5701 East MLK Jr., Blvd.

Austin

Texas

78721

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Dr. Ricky Freeman

1010 East 10th Street

Austin

Texas

78702

First Presbyterian Baptist Church

Elizabeth McLean

8001 Mesa Drive

Austin

Texas

78731

Gates of Dominion Word MinistryInternational

Michael A. Price - Apostle

5050 Commercial Park Dr., Suite A-1

Austin

Texas

78724

Grant A.M.E. Worship Center

Rev. Sylvester Delaney Patton III

1701 Kramer Lane

Austin

Texas

78758

Greater Calvary Baptist Church

Archbishop Dr. Sterling Lands, II

6510 Berkman Drive

Austin

Texas

78723

Greater Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist

Chester F. Brown, III

4907 Springdale Road

Austin

Texas

78723

Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Gaylon Clark

4301 Tannehill Lane

Austin

Texas

78721

Greater Union Baptist

Pastor Rickey E. Williams

2939 Pecan Springs

Austin

Texas

78723

Higher Dimension Church

Bishop Sid Deon Johnson

1310 Salina Street

Austin

Texas

78702

Holy Cross Catholic Church

Rev. Basil Aguzie, MSP

1610 East 11th Street

Austin

Texas

78702

5214 Duval Road

Austin

Texas

78757

Imani Community Church Joshua Chapel C.M.E.

1309 East 12 St

Austin

Texas

78702

Little Zion Baptist

406 East Burton St.

Manor

Texas

78653

1101 E. 10TH STREET

Austin

Texas

78702

Metropolitan AME Church

Rev. N. Jordan Mkwanazi

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. L.K. Jones

2111 S.L. Davis Ave.

Austin

Texas

78702

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Rev. Richard E. Carter

2718, 1800 E 11th St

Austin

Texas

78702

Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church

A. W. Anthony Mays

5900 Cameron Road

Austin

Texas

78723

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Rev. G. V. Clark

2938 East 13th Street

Austin

Texas

78702

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

3403 Manor Road

Austin

Texas

78723

New Covenant Church

507 Commercial Drive

Buda

Texas

78610

New Hope Baptist Church

Pastor Roy F. Jones II

2405 East 16th Street

Austin

Texas

78702

New Lincoln Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Darron E. Patterson

2215 East 8th Street

Austin

Texas

78702

Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Nathaniel T. Cannon, Jr.

1158 Webberville Road

Austin

Texas

78721

5303 Samuel Huston Ave

Austin

Texas

78721

Rehoboth Baptist Church Simpson United Methodist Church

Robert C. Waddle

1701 East 12th @ Leona

Austin

Texas

78702

Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church

John M. Perez

1014 Gardner Road

Austin

Texas

78721

St. James Missionary Baptist Church

Dr. B.W. McClendon, Sr.

3417 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Austin

Texas

78721

St. James Episcopal Church

Rev. Madeline Hawley

1941 Webberville Road

Austin

Texas

78721

St. John Primitive Baptist Church

1709 E.M. Franklin

Austin

Texas

78721

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church

1160 Hargrave St

Austin

Texas

78702

St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Richard A. Coaxum

1202 Russell St

Pflugerville

Texas

78660

St.Peter United Methodist Church

Jack Gause

4509 Springdale Road

Austin

Texas

78723

St. Stephens MBC-Northstar

BJE McQueen

12300 Amherst Dr

Austin

Texas

78727

Sweet Home Baptist Church

Dr. Dante R Wright

True Light Baptist Church

3200 Sunrise Rd

Round Rock

Texas

78665

1300 Fort Branch Blvd.

Austin

Texas

78721

Wesley United Methodist

Sylvester Chase

1164 San Bernard Austin

Austin

Texas

78721

Zion Rest M.B. Church

R.E. Foster

3326 Paisano Trail

Austin

Texas

78745

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DINING

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rom August 5- August 11 the Austin Justice Coalition kicked off ATX Black Food Week, highlighting Black – Owned Restaurants.

In a city filled with a wealth of delicious fares African American restaurants often get overlooked that’s why Chas Moore, Founder of the Austin Justice Coalition decided to invite the community to eat and greet each other at local Black-restaurants.

Black Food Week provided the Austin community the opportunity to highlight some of Austin’s longstanding Black-owned restaurants.

Aug 05 – Aug 11 Hosted by Austin Justice Coalition Photos: Courtesy of Austin Justice Coalition

The week-long “Eat and Greet” event gave the Central Texas community a daily opportunity to meet at local Black-owned restaurant and taste some of Austin’s most soulful delicacies.

We hope you will add these restaurants to the top of your culinary list and continually support them.

Roland's Sunday August 5th 311 Chestnut Ave, Austin, Texas 78702 Hours of Operation: 12pm - 4pm Eat & Greet: 1pm - 4pm

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AUGUST 2018

DINING

Mr. Catfish Monday August 6th 1144 Airport Blvd, Austin, Texas 78702 Hours of Operation: 11am - 8pm Eat & Greet: 5pm - 8pm

Big Easy Bar & Grill Thursday August 7th 1806 E. 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 Hours of Operation: 11am - 10pm Eat & Greet (w/Live Jazz Band): 7pm - 10pm

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DINING

Hoover's Cooking Wednesday August 8th 2002 Manor Rd., Austin, Texas 78722 Hours of Operation: 11am - 10pm Eat & Greet (Hoover's Happy Hour): 3pm - 7pm

Tony's Jamaican Food Thursday August 9th 1200 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 Hours of Operation: 11:45am - 11pm Eat & Greet: 5pm - 8pm

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AUGUST 2018

DINING

Country Boyz Fizins Friday August 10th 4140 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78721 Hours of Operation: 11am - 8pm Eat & Greet: 5pm - 8pm

Sams BBQ Saturday August 11th 2000 E. 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 Hours of Operation: 10am - 1am Eat & Greet: 12pm - 4pm

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BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY BANKING / FINANCIAL SERVICES Eric Anderson

Nesia The Stylist

LOVETRESS STUDIO  2525 W Anderson Ln #B-6 Austin, TX 78757

ANDERSON FINANCIAL CONSULTING

 (512)766-3318

512-906-0022 | 512-626-7545

 atx512finest.wixsite.com/LovetressStudio512

 andersonconsulting3@yahoo.com  www.andersontaxes.com

Sheri A Marshall

UMOVEIT-WECLEANIT ENTERPRISES

Divyne Apollon

DIVYNE CREDIT FES, FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERVICES  (202) 497-3734  divyneapollonsr@gmail.com  www.fesconnect.net/dapollon

HOME, OFFICE & GARDEN

Marisol Mitchell

 smarshall074@gmail.com  512-461-8510  www.UMoveItWeCleanIt

MADAMI LASHES (318) 507-8880

 marioct24@yahoo.com  www.madamilashes.as.me Stephanie Sullivan

STEPHANIE SULLIVAN, INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES

Edward L. Hanna

BBVA COMPASS  3003 Williams Dr Georgetown, TX 78628

 edward.hanna@bbva.com 512-806-4560  https://www.bbvacompass.com/business/ officers/edward-l.-hanna.htm

MARY KAY COSMETICS

 (512) 593-1437  stephanie@ssinteriordesigns.com  www.ssinteriordesigns.com

 (512) 963-7197  KeeshaNix@marykay.com  www.marykay.com/KeeshaNix

LEGAL

Keesha Nix

ENTERTAINMENT Lillie Arnold

Ryan Coaxum - Assistant Vice President

LEGAL SHIELD

GUARANTY BANK & TRUST - AUSTIN, TX  512-305-6525 (Voice) / 512-659-3131 (Mobile)  RCoaxum@gnty.com / www.gnty.com

 lilliea3@yahoo.com  512-272-4194 D. David Bryant

 www.lilliearnold.wearelegalshield.com

BRYANT ENTERPRISES BEAUTY

 (512) 227-1429

Sheri A Marshall

 www.bryant-enterprises.com  https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B078QGYXXS

BEST CHOICE MOBILE NOTARY & DOCUMENT SIGNING SERVICES P.O. Box 142502, Austin, TX 78714

 512-461-8510  www.bestchoicemobilenotary.com

Nia Ford

Leola

IBLESSFACES

DANCIN' JAZZI DANCE STUDIO

 Niafordmua@gmail.com  (737) 247-1902

 www.dancinjazzi.com  2122 W. Parmer Lane Suite 117

 https://m.facebook.com/NiaFordMUA/

Austin, TX 78727

 dancinjazzi@gmail.com

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ChrisTolbert, Esq, LLM

CHRIS TOLBERT LAW FIRM  (512) 474-2355  christolbertlaw@gmail.com  7901 Cameron Road Suite 3-230, Austin, TX 78754  https://www.tolbertjustice.com/

AUGUST 2018

BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO

TRAVEL Clara Spriggs-Adams

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY Korey Davis

LIGHT DESIGNS MEDIA

 512.589.5376  www.claraspriggsadams.com Shalonda Hurd

RESORT READY RATES

 (469) 571-8682  korey.davis@lightdesignsmedia.com  http://lightdesignsmedia.com/

Austin, TX Edie C. Phillips

ELEGANT ESTATES

 address:resortreadyrates@gmail.com (512) 293-5905  http://wstgt.com/9079786498

 (512) 775-0637  www.ediecphillips.com Dwayne Hills

DHILLS PHOTOGRAPHY

RESTAURANTS/DINING

 (512)522-9093, (504)316-8043

DREAMS COME TRUE TRAVEL

www.dhillsphotography.com

J. Alan Love

J. ALAN LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Milton Wallace (with logo)

 (940) 368-4886  www.miltonwallacetravels.com John Q Collins

THE CHOW WAGON

 (512) 998-3355

P.O BOX 364, Manor, TX 78653

 jalan@jalanlovephotography.com  www.jalanlovephotography.com/

 Thechowwagon2016@gmail.com 512-317-6908  www.The-Chow-Wagon.com

UNIVERSITIES/SCHOOLS

Nahika Hillery Wesley Shinault

WESLEYSHINAULT.COM Videographer

 (309) 533-5498  wesleyshinault@gmail.com  www.wesleyshinault.com

KREYÒL KORNER CARIBBEAN CUISINE  512-596-0094 IslandEats, LLC

 https://www.facebook.com/kreyol.korner.5 Anye' Smith

HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 900 Chicon Avenue Austin, TX 78702 Phone: (512) 887-5659 Website: www.htu.edu

VEH'S TREATS  (512) 796-5806

REALTORS

 vehstreats@gmail.com  www.facebook.com/vehstreats

SHOPPING

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Alta Y Alexander

Only $25

André Black

AB PROPERTY GROUP  512.412.1266  AndreBlack.Realtor@gmail.com  www.ABPropertyGroupATX.com Broker: Small World Realty

ALTATUDES Upscale Women’s Boutique

 1717 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702  (512) 761-4292  www.altatudes.com

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