Black Austin Matters

In a conversation with Patricia Bedford, a native of Austin, she shares her amazing journey from being an engineer to becoming a successful business owner and master baker. She also talks about how she keeps her grandmothers’ legacy alive through her work and passion. The post Patricia Bedford appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Lisa and Rich speak with Army veteran and entrepreneur Capt. Calvin J. Turner. The post Calvin J. Turner appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In the first episode of season two, Rich and Lisa talk with social wellness entrepreneur Shauntavia Ward. The post Shauntavia Ward appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

We hear the second part of Lisa and Rich interviewing each other about their experiences. The post Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick (Part 2) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode of Black Austin Matters, Lisa and Rich interview…themselves. The post Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode, Rich and Lisa talk with LBJ High School football coach Jahmal Fenner. The post Jahmal Fenner appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Rich and Lisa talk with seventh-generation East Austin native and community activist Priscilla Hale. The post Priscilla Hale appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

We talk with anti-disciplinary film-based artist Ariel René Jackson in this episode of Black Austin Matters. The post Ariel René Jackson appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode, Lisa and Rich talk with Chaka and Qi Dada, the husband and wife duo who make up the hip-hop group Riders Against the Storm. The post Riders Against the Storm appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick talk with Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, the outgoing president of Huston-Tillotson University. The post Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick talk with IDEA Montopolis teacher Joseph Frilot. The post Joseph Frilot appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with Dr. Sonja Franklin, an optometrist and owner of Modern Eyes in Austin. The post Dr. Sonja Franklin appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

On this episode of Black Austin Matters, Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with barber Joe Harper, Jr. about what really happens at the barbershop. The post Joe Harper, Jr. appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with writer, community curator and social justice activist Stephanie Lang about her deep roots in Austin, what newcomers misunderstand about Black Austin and preserving history. The post Stephanie Lang appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with Chas Moore, the executive director of the Austin Justice Coalition. His organization has been deeply involved with advocating for racial justice and police reform in Austin and organized some of the largest demonstrations against police violence in the wake […] The post Chas Moore appeared first on KUT...

In the first episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with the Hon. Wilhelmina Delco and Dr. Exalton Delco. Mrs. Delco was the first Black person elected to the Austin ISD board of trustees in 1968 and later became the first Black person elected at-large from Travis County to […] The post Wilhelmina and Exalton Delco appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studi...

Black Austin Matters is a podcast that highlights the Black community and Black culture in Central Texas. Each month, hosts Richard J. Reddick and Lisa B. Thompson talk with other Black Austinites about their perspectives on what’s happening in their city. We’ll hear from the well-known and the not-so-well-known in Austin’s Black community to find […] The post Trailer: Black Austin Matters a...