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John Hargis - McKetta Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers at UT Austin
September 21, 2026 - John Hargis was one of the first seven African American undergraduates, known as the Precursors, who were admitted to th...
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Austin Fire Chief Joel G. Baker Retirement Ceremony
August 19, 2026 - Austin Fire Chief Joel G. Baker is retiring at the end of August 2026. He said it was time after four decades of working...
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Texas Performing Arts presents the musical “& Juliet” at Bass Concert Hall
July 08, 2026 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Texas Performing Arts is bringing the Broadway in Austin musical “& Juliet” to B...
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The Carver Kickback - Juneteenth Edition Remembrance Ceremony
July 01, 2026 - The Carver Kickback: The Juneteenth Edition Remembrance Ceremony took place at the George Washington Carver Museum in Au...
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Austin African American Book Festival Proclamation Ceremony at Austin City Hall
May 30, 2026 - The City of Austin and Council member Krista Laine presented a proclamation to Rosalind Oliphant for the Austin African...
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Texas Performing Arts presents the Wiz Musical at Bass Concert Hall in Austin-May 2026
May 09, 2026 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
The Wiz Musical Tour is set to perform at the University of Texas (UT) Bass Conc...
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Gladys Knight made a triumphant return to the Paramount Theatre in Austin
March 03, 2026 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael J. Lewis
Gladys Knight, at the age of 81, made a triumphant return to the Paramount Th...
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LBJ Conversations with Evan Smith featuring Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
February 19, 2026 - Nokoa The Obsever
by Michael J Lewis
LBJ Conversations with Evan Smith, featuring Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, was...
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An Thrilling Evening with Kenny G at the Paramount Theater
February 11, 2026 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Jazz and smooth-jazz fans enjoyed a thrilling evening with Grammy Award-winning sa...
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SIX The Musical will perform at the Bass Concert Hall in Austin - January 2026
January 15, 2026 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
SIX The Musical is performing at the Bass Concert Hall for only one week, Januar...
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Cece Winans and her sisters performed at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on December 10
December 18, 2025 - Cece Winans and her sisters performed at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on December 10. She made it feel a lot like Chris...
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60th Annual Austin NAACP DeWitty Overton Freedom Fund Awards Banquet
December 08, 2025 - The 60th Annual Austin NAACP DeWitty Overton Freedom Fund Awards Banquet took place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at th...
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DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST THE MUSICAL will perform at Bass Concert Hall in Austin
December 01, 2025 - N
Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
The Texas Performing Arts will present DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST THE MU...
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Boney James Slow Burn Tour in Austin 2025
October 20, 2025 - Boney James returned to Austin for another soulful performance at the historic Paramount Theatre on October 18, 2025, as...
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Austin Symphony Orchestra - Porgy and Bess
May 20, 2025 - Austin Symphony Orchestra: "Thank you, Michael Lewis Global Photography, for capturing our Saturday performance and for...
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Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE will play at Bass Concert Hall - May 2025
May 13, 2025 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Leapin’ Lizards! ANNIE: BROADWAY’S FAVORITE ORPHAN IS BACK! The 2024-25 tour of...
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Chicago rocked the stage at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin
April 07, 2025 - Chicago rocked the stage at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, on April 2, 2025, starting at 8:15 pm.
Th...
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Paul Simon Announces A Quiet Celebration Tour
April 07, 2025 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Paul Simon Announces “A Quiet Celebration Tour”
Join Paul Simon for an...
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Issa Rae had a conversation about her success at SXSW 2025
March 09, 2025 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
SXSW had a Conversation with Issa Rae on March 8, 2025.
Jacqueline Coley of Rot...
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HAMILTON - Broadway in Austin - 2025
January 29, 2025 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
HAMILTON is performing at Bass Concert Hall, March 25 to April 6, 2025.
A revol...
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Michele Norris was in Discussion about Our Hidden Conversations at the Texas Book Fest
November 19, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Michele Norris was in Discussion about Our Hidden Conversations.
Michele Norr...
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Malcolm Gladwell spoke with Michelle Norris at the Texas Book Festival in Austin
November 17, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Malcolm Gladwell spoke with Michele Norris about the book Revenge of the Tipping...
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Shucked, the new musical comedy comes to Bass Concert Hall November 12-17, 2024
November 11, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Shucked, the new musical comedy comes to Bass Concert Hall November 12-17, 2024....
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President Joe Biden spoke at the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in Austin
July 29, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
President Joe Biden spoke at the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the L...
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Duke Fakir of the Four Tops passed away at the age of 88
July 28, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Duke Fakir, a founding member and the last surviving member of The Four Tops, pass...
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City of Austin Police Chief Finalists
July 24, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
There was a public forum of the Austin police chief finalists, Chief Jeffrey Nor...
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Nikki Giovanni at the Austin African American Book Festival 2024
July 04, 2024 - The 18th Annual Austin African American Book Festival on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Carver Museum and Carver Librar...
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Montopolis Proud Juneteenth Celebration 2024
June 23, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
By Michael Lewis
The historic Black neighborhood of Montopolis in southeast Austin celebrated Jun...
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Disney's Frozen the musical will open on June 5 at Bass Concert Hall
May 30, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Disney’s Frozen, a Tony®-nominated musical will play a 10-day premiere engagement...
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Girl from the North Country musical will open on Tuesday, April 23 at Bass Concert Hall
April 17, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Girl from the North Country is the Tony Award-winning new musical that will open...
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Dr. Cornel West was at the George Washington Carver Museum on April 16, 2024
April 17, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Dr. Cornel West was at the George Washington Carver Museum on April 16, 2024....
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Herbie Hancock is performing in Austin at the Paramount Theatre on April 9 2024
April 09, 2024 - Herbie Hancock is performing at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 8:00 pm.
Now in the seventh decade...
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Diana Ross is performing at the ACL Live at the Moody Theater
February 17, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Diana Ross is performing at the ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Tuesday, Februa...
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Texas Performing Arts in Austin presents Beetlejuice!
February 08, 2024 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Texas Performing Arts in Austin presents Beetlejuice!
Very colorful visuals, ey...
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Carnaval Austin 2023
February 02, 2024 - Austin’s wildest party, CARNAVAL BRASILEIRO is the city’s annual Brazilian-style Mardi Gras celebration since 1978 is on...
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
December 27, 2023 - Nokoa The Observer
By Michael Lewis
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is touring at Bass Concert Hall, from January, 9th...
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University of Texas Women's Volleyball National Championship 2023
December 18, 2023 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
The University of Texas Women’s Volleyball team won back-to-back National Champion...
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Will Packer spoke at AFROTECH in Austin
November 04, 2023 - Will Packer spoke at the largest Black technology conference, Afrotech Thursday morning, November 2, at ACL Live at the...
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Get Ready for AFROTECH 2023 in Austin Texas
October 27, 2023 - Get Ready for
AFROTECH23
Nov 1 - 5, 2023
The Place for All Things Black in Tech
AFROTECH™ Conference 2023 will b...
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SIX The Musical at Bass Concert Hall
October 01, 2023 - SIX The Musical is performing from Oct 3rd to Oct 8th, 2023 at Bass Concert Hall.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the...
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Gap X The Band in Austin Texas during Juneteenth weekend
June 26, 2023 - The funky, rocking, dancing, soulful mega band GAPX performed for Juneteenth festival goers at the Carver Museum on Satu...
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Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle at Bass Concert Hall
June 02, 2023 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Legendary soul singers Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle perform June 19 at Bass Con...
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was the keynote speaker at SXSW on Friday, March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023 - Nokoa The Observer
by Michael Lewis
Priyanka Chopra Jonas was the keynote speaker at SXSW on Friday, March 10, 2023. J...
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John Mellencamp in Austin
February 22, 2023 - Nokoa The Observer
By Michael Lewis
John Mellencamp returns to Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, on his...
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Pretty Woman The Musical at Bass Concert Hall
January 17, 2023 - PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is performing January 17 – 22, 2023 at Bass Concert Hall.
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based...
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Frankie Beverly & Maze and The Isley Brothers
January 10, 2023 - Living legends of soul, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly are set to perform live at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on January...
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Austin Trail of Lights 2022
January 04, 2023 - The Austin Trail of Lights returned to Zilker Park on Thursday, December 8th. There was free general admission on some d...
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Blue Man Group in Austin Texas 2022
October 31, 2022 - The Blue Man Group performed for two days and had three performances at the University of Texas Bass Concert Hall on Oct...
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Austin's R&B Summer Jam at the HEB Center
August 08, 2022 - Grammy-nominated R&B group Jagged Edge headlined Austin's R&B Summer Jam at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, on Sunday, A...
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Austin's R&B Summer Jam
August 07, 2022 - Summer is here! Grammy-nominated R&B group Jagged Edge headlines Austin's R&B Summer Jam coming to H-E-B Center at Cedar...
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Smokey Robinson will perform in Austin Texas on May 20 2022
May 17, 2022 - Smokey Robinson will be back on stage at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park on Friday, May 20, 2022. Robinson has not performed...
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Disney's The Lion King Musical in Austin
April 09, 2022 - The story of Disney’s musical “The Lion King” of almost 25 years is so well known that it hardly bears a summary. A youn...
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The Temptations and Four Tops 60th Anniversary Tour in Austin
April 04, 2022 - The Motown sound of The Temptations and the Four Tops performed in Austin on March 9, 2022, at Bass Concert Hall. Each g...
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Gladys Knight performs at The Paramount Theatre in Austin
February 18, 2022 - The Paramount Theatre presents Gladys Knight on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm.
The great...
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Patti LaBelle performed at Bass Concert Hall, Austin Texas 2022
February 16, 2022 - Multi-Grammy Award winner, Patti LaBelle returned to Austin for her first performance since Rodeo Austin in 2017 with he...
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Dr. Colette Burnette spoke at the "Breathe: The Fight Continues" Rally
April 23, 2021 - Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, Huston-Tillotson University President spoke at the Derek Chauvin Post Verdict "Breathe: The...
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Historic Snow Storm in Austin Texas 2021
February 25, 2021 - Today on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the high temperature was 84 degrees. This is a total contrast to the historic win...
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NAACP presented the 55th DeWitty-Overton Freedom Fund Banquet on December 5, 2020
December 07, 2020 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) presented the 55 th DeWitty-Overton Freedom Fund...
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An innocent beautiful Black child pondering his future
June 30, 2020 - One day, the parents of this beautiful Black innocent child must have “The Talk.”
As Black parents know, “The Talk” has...
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Black Is Beautiful Initiative
June 29, 2020 - For Beer Drinkers: Support the Cause With the current tensions that are rising, we thought that it was of grave importan...
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Protests erupt in Austin Texas against racism
June 01, 2020 - Protests erupt in Austin Texas Against Racism!
Protests erupt across the nation this past weekend following the...
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Happy 89th Birthday William Shatner
April 15, 2020 - Nokoa The Observer
Michael Lewis
William Shatner (89 years old) was in Austin in 2019 at the Bass Concert Hall to shar...
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15 Days to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 18, 2020 - The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for the United States of America. 15 Days to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus (COVI...
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Ice Cube in Austin Texas on March 7, 2020
March 05, 2020 - Hot 95.9 proudly welcomes legendary Hip Hop artist Ice Cube to Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 7th 2020.
Be sure to ch...
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James Taylor in Austin, Texas
November 03, 2019 - By Michael Lewis | Austin, Texas
Five-time Grammy Award winner, James Taylor performed in Austin at the Erwin Center. T...
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Minority Mental Health Awareness Rally at Huston-Tillotson University
July 28, 2019 - By Michael Lewis | Austin, Texas
A Minority Mental Health Awareness Rally was held at Huston-Tillotson University on Sa...
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Blues on the Green at Zilker Park - Jamestown Revival
May 23, 2019 - By Michael Lewis | Austin, Texas
Blues on the Green returned to Zilker Park Wednesday, May 22, 2019. One of the musical...
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Sandra Bland - Say Her Name Movie & Discussion
February 08, 2019 - February 7, 2019 would have been Sandra Bland's 32 nd birthday but according to the police in Hempstead, Waller County,...
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Richard Overton, World War Veteran II passed on December 27, 2018 at the age of 112
December 29, 2018 - By Michael Lewis | Austin, Texas
I am sad to report that Richard Overton passed on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the a...
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Black Warriors of WWI: The Harlem Hellfighters
November 13, 2018 - This is the Black Warriors of WWI: The Harlem Hellfighters ceremony on November 8 th at Austin City Hall.
Visual art fr...
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