August 2018
FREE
Volume I, Issue 4
Black Professional Alliance
INSIDE
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
page 24
Army Chooses Austin for Futures Command HQ page 16
page 19
HT Takes Top Honors at National NAACP Convention
page 8
Austin Urban League Equal Opportunity Gala - Sept 29th
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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. To advertise email sales@blackbusinessjournal.com
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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
14-17
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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
11-13
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
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TRANSPORTATION
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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). To advertise email sales@blackbusinessjournal.com
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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.
AUGUST 2018
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
F
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
WANT TO SEE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE DIRECTORY?
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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