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Texas first licensed Black architect John Chase left behind a modernist legacy

Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The other is the radically geometrical and cantilevered residence located a bit to the east of the landmark church at MLK and Maple Avenue known as the Phillips House. Hidden two lots behind the Phillips House is another multi-level masterpiece, one that for decades was home to the late Irene Thompson, longtime school secretary for the segregated L.C. Anderson High School, who knew just about everybody in East Austin at one time or another.

Florence Jones-Smith, known for her hats, fine baking and social media following, dead at 94

Florence Jones-Smith, known for her hats, fine baking and social media following, dead at 94
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Afternoon Edition: Feb 19, 2021

Subscribe This afternoon will be partly sunny with a chance of flurries and a high near 19 degrees. Tonight’s low will be around 4 degrees. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a high near 24 degrees, but there’s more snow expected Sunday before temperatures warm up. Top story While ministering in San Bernardino, California, in 2014, a Chicago-area priest named Joseph Jablonski told a boy something that prompted the bishop’s office there, when it found out, to notify the authorities and bar him from ever again ministering in that diocese. The bishop’s office decided that Jablonski’s words deemed to be an attempt at “grooming” for a possible sexual encounter amounted to “sexual abuse,” according to records and interviews.

Houston s Antioch Missionary Baptist Church built by freed slaves in 1866

Houston’s Antioch Missionary Baptist Church built by freed slaves in 1866 Continues to serve as a beacon of light for the community Published:  Tags:  In 1868, one of Antioch’s members, Jack Yates, was ordained at the first Association meeting for African American Baptist Churches. This was the first National Baptist Convention. Rev. Jack Yates became the first pastor of Antioch. Rev. Yates led the church to purchase its present site and build a brick structure. The church, located in the center of Freedman’s Town, was the center of activity for the African-American community. It was the first brick structure built and owned by African-Americans in Houston.

Black History Month: A Guide to Houston s African American Landmarks

Black History Month: A Guide to Houston’s African American Landmarks Black History in the Bayou City Jan. 31, 2021 Black history is layered throughout Houston  you just have to be open to exploring. In a city lauded for its cultural diversity, it should come as no surprise that Houston neighborhoods provide storied pockets that explore African American’s plight, perseverance, and progression throughout history. From green spaces rooted in Emancipation celebrations to arts venues that fostered sounds of soul, these nine Houston African American landmarks are a must-visit during Black History Month and beyond. Courtesy of @nki ru on Instagram FREEDMEN’S TOWN 

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