Stories, data, culture, business, politics, history, and opportunity shaping Black life across Texas.
Black Texas
The counties experiencing the fastest Black population growth today will likely become tomorrow's centers for: Black entrepreneurship, Homeownership growth Small business development, Church and community expansion, Political influence Educational investment, and Professional services demand.
incarceration
Black males exhibit the longest average sentence structures, creating a distinct pattern of long-term correctional persistence that extends well beyond annual incarceration totals.
Black Growth Corridor
Population growth, workforce expansion, housing opportunity, rising incomes, and economic connectivity are appearing simultaneously in places such as Johnson County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County, and Ellis County.
Juneteenth
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 414 Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the crime of enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May
Black Texas
The New Geography of Black Texas Growth (2020–2024) By Black Texas News For decades, discussions about Black Texas focused on the state's largest urban centers—Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. But new population data reveals a major shift underway. The story of Black population
judicial intelligence
New judicial intelligence analysis suggests that geography may shape correctional-system experience as much as statewide averages. For decades, discussions about incarceration in Texas have focused on statewide statistics. How many people are incarcerated. How long sentences last. How parole systems operate. How demographic groups are represented. Those figures are
DEI Contract
The exclusion of minority entrepreneurs from federal contracts and capital access limits economic growth by $500 billion to $800 billion annually.