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More than 2,000 attended Austin street festival

By AustinTalks | August 24, 2018

Last week’s “summer of opportunity” event connected young people and families to a range of resources for a successful school year while celebrating summer with a positive community gathering.

Opinion

Austin activist questions ministers’ support of GOP candidates

By Dwayne Truss | October 16, 2014

Dwayne Truss explains why he thinks black pastors should not be endorsing Jim Oberweis for U.S. Senate and Bruce Rauner for governor.

News

Job training participants worry federal cuts will harm their program

By Greater West Town Community Development Project | March 26, 2011

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Ald. Walter Burnett and others visited the Greater West Town Community Development Project and urged Congress to restore funding.

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