Dozens of horses and riders trotted through Austin as part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Pony Express relay to deliver rodeo invitations to state leaders.

The Clay County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted the showcase where authors read their works aloud.

Attendees are invited to read excerpts from stories, poetry, and speeches of influential African Americans in celebration of the writers.

When Mary Tobin was a cadet at West Point from 1999 to 2003, she and her friends — many of them Black, many of them athletes ...