This afternoon at the the Austin Black Expo, people of Austin came together to eat, give and get information, and sell African products. I spoke with a lady about shea butter, which comes from the shea tree that is only grown in Africa. She was selling all kinds of shea products, even one called Obama Butter, which was a whipped version of the original shea she had. Others were selling Obama shirts and buttons along with toys, books, and jewelry. There were pictures of Dizzie Gillespie, Ray Charles, and other African American singers on one of the walls. Also each room had beads, decorated strings, and other things hanging from the ceiling as decorations.
Children were volunteering and playing in the jumping castle. A little girl painted a flower on my cheek and a boy was selling popcorn.
There were friendly businesses scattered throughout the event giving away free items and information. Everything from insurance to the YMCA and Chiropractors were there. We talked to a lawyer from the FCC who was there to inform the public about the digital transformation with television happening in February. We also spoke to a man from Africa who was raising money to build an African village in Cedar Park. This would be a great story to do and to see what others think about the idea.
There were all kinds of people there and today, when the media focuses on all the violence that is going on, this was something that was fun and is not seen very often on the news anymore.
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