In the first episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with the Hon. Wilhelmina Delco and Dr. Exalton Delco. Mrs. Delco was the first Black person elected to the Austin ISD board of trustees in 1968 and later became the first Black person elected at-large from Travis County to the Texas House of Representatives, where she served until 1995. Dr. Delco was the first Black person to earn a PhD in zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1962. He went on to have a long career at Huston-Tillotson University and Austin Community College.
Episodes
December 7, 2022
Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick (Part 2)
We hear the second part of Lisa and Rich interviewing each other about their experiences.
November 2, 2022
Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick
In this episode of Black Austin Matters, Lisa and Rich interview…themselves.
October 5, 2022
In this episode, Rich and Lisa talk with LBJ High School football coach Jahmal Fenner.