‘Let Me Share a Poem About a Brotha We All Know’
Jason Ferguson, Marshall High’s Last Track-And-Field Medalist, Fuses Sports and Black History
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Softball ‘Was a Chess Match for Me’
Sharif Walker, a New Inductee Into the 16’’ Softball Hall of Fame, Dissects His Passion
Ellen Jones, 85, at the Laundromat of African American History
The steward of Budget Wash in Austin spends most of her days working within the laundromat's history-laden walls
Rosetta Guy, the West Side’s Santa, Does More Than Spread Holiday Cheer—She Builds Community
The active community leader has been dressing as St. Nick for more than 50 years
W. Adams, Vietnam War Veteran: “I Was Just Thankful to Make It Back”
Adams shared his battlefield memories at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 2
Larry ‘Dove Man’ Harghes, Mobile Vendor: ‘Aldi Left, I Did Not’
Larry Harghes has sold his goods near the corner of Madison and Hamlin for four years
Bernard Clay, 74, Has Helped 78,000 Kids Get to College — He Started Out on His Living Room Floor
Clay shared the story of how his nonprofit, Introspect Youth Services, got started.
Jasmyne Rudan, 31, From Piano Prodigy to Arts Powerhouse
Jasyme Rudan is the founder and CEO of Genesis Music and Arts, a nonprofit that provides a structured and disciplined environment for training in music, visual, and performing arts. While at the Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K on Sept. 20, Rudan talked about what inspired her to start Genesis.
Softball ‘Was a Chess Match for Me’
Sharif Walker, a New Inductee Into the 16’’ Softball Hall of Fame, Dissects His Passion
Ellen Jones, 85, at the Laundromat of African American History
The steward of Budget Wash in Austin spends most of her days working within the laundromat's history-laden walls
Rosetta Guy, the West Side’s Santa, Does More Than Spread Holiday Cheer—She Builds Community
The active community leader has been dressing as St. Nick for more than 50 years
W. Adams, Vietnam War Veteran: “I Was Just Thankful to Make It Back”
Adams shared his battlefield memories at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 2
Larry ‘Dove Man’ Harghes, Mobile Vendor: ‘Aldi Left, I Did Not’
Larry Harghes has sold his goods near the corner of Madison and Hamlin for four years
Bernard Clay, 74, Has Helped 78,000 Kids Get to College — He Started Out on His Living Room Floor
Clay shared the story of how his nonprofit, Introspect Youth Services, got started.
Jasmyne Rudan, 31, From Piano Prodigy to Arts Powerhouse
Jasyme Rudan is the founder and CEO of Genesis Music and Arts, a nonprofit that provides a structured and disciplined environment for training in music, visual, and performing arts. While at the Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K on Sept. 20, Rudan talked about what inspired her to start Genesis.
