I was at the 9th annual festival in 2008 and I will be at Huston-Tillotson University this weekend at the 10th annual African American Heritage Festival. The Nokoa The Observer newspaper of Austin said it best:
"This festival is the pinnacle of Austin's celebrations of Black History Month and the rich culture African-Americans contribute to the Austin community every day."
State Representative Dawnna Dukes and Tayneshia L. Jefferson (ProArts Collective) are great people and I appreciate the chance to spread the word on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Last year I took some pictures of some of the singing groups and a friend of mine (Megan Creel) and I made a "Human Rights Cartoon". (Watch out for this in the future, I might make some more!)
You really can't praise enough the contributions to our society of the African American community so I will just leave it to a Youth For Human Rights International public service announcement to show my appreciation:
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"This festival is the pinnacle of Austin's celebrations of Black History Month and the rich culture African-Americans contribute to the Austin community every day."
State Representative Dawnna Dukes and Tayneshia L. Jefferson (ProArts Collective) are great people and I appreciate the chance to spread the word on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Last year I took some pictures of some of the singing groups and a friend of mine (Megan Creel) and I made a "Human Rights Cartoon". (Watch out for this in the future, I might make some more!)
You really can't praise enough the contributions to our society of the African American community so I will just leave it to a Youth For Human Rights International public service announcement to show my appreciation:
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Hello, My name is Randall Wickus, I'm on the board of directors of the Austin Blues Society. We are a 501c(3) non profit org. Our mission is to bring the Black heritage of the Blues music to kids. This program is foremost an avenue of the history account of the Blues music all the way from Africa to the Mississippi Delta, and then to the urban areas across the United States. We show the kids how the music they listen to now has it's origins in Blues music. We also show with instruments, and how to play simple blues melodies. We have many local Blues musicians waiting to be trained to start this endeavor. Other cities (Denver,Chicago,San Francisco) already have well established programs and the kids and teachers love it! We would appreciate your guidance and if there's a way our Society can help, contact me please. Randall Wickus