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The Austin Green Book {Mural}

Life through Another Lens Words by Sean Saldana Photo by Ryan Runcie The Negro Motorist Green Book, more commonly referred to as The Green Book, was an annual guidebook that was first published in 1936. It provided lists of businesses that were willing to serve Black Americans during the Segregation Era. In a period of...

Austin’s Forgotten Civil Rights Forerunner

How Dr. Hightower Theodore Kealing Reshaped East Austin’s Education Words by Sean Saldana Photo from University of North Texas Libraries Hightower Theodore Kealing was an educator, an author, and one of Austin’s most influential Black leaders in the late 19th century. Born in 1859, his birth predates the abolition of slavery, making Dr. Kealing among...

2021 Homes issue Black History Month Local + Native Knowledge

Keeping Latin American Tradition Alive

From Prehistoric Mesoamerica to East Austin Words by Sean Saldana Photos by Ashley Haguewood Tamales are a staple of Latin American cuisine. To many Hispanic people, bowls of cornflour, braised meat, and heaps of lard sprawled across kitchen counters are a familiar scene during the holidays, when families honor the tradition of making tamales together....

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East Austin’s Musical Prominence {Texas Music Museum}

How Austin’s Black community contributed to putting Austin on the map as the Live Music Capital of The World Words by Sean Saldana Photo By Eric Morales Thirty-six years ago, Dr. Clayton Shorkey and a group of fellow music lovers noticed that there were no museums dedicated to the history of Texas music. Clayton recalls thinking,...

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A Historic Designation for East Austin

The Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Neighborhood Words by Sean Saldana Photo By Will Bowling After a large community effort, the City of Austin designates an East Austin neighborhood as one of its historic districts. The Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross neighborhood, which has been home to some of Austin’s most prominent Black leaders like Jimmy Snell and T.C. Calhoun, has...

Black History Month Local + Native Knowledge

Celebrate Hanukkah in Austin

Words by Abby L. Johnson Five Fun Ways to Celebrate the Festival of Lights this year (December 10-18) With a Drink Looking for something a little different this year? Kitty Cohen’s, Webberville Road’s poolside patio bar with a sleek 70s Palm Springs aesthetic, has put together a menu of specialty Hanukkah-themed cocktails that are sure...

2020 Reason to Love the EASTside LifeStyle Local + Native Knowledge Sip+Taste

Readers’ Choice: Love Where You Live Survey

Local picks with the most votes may appear in EASTside Magazine in 2022! We want to know what YOU think! Tell us your favorite places to eat, drink, play, shop, and more on the Eastside with EASTside Magazine’s first Readers’ Choice Survey. Feel free to skip a question or two and make sure to scroll...

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Celebrating the Life of Draylen Mason

Tragedy & Tribute Words by Sean Saldana Photo By Will Bowling In 2018, tragedy struck Austin, Texas, when two people were killed in a series of serial bombings. A month after his death, a mural honoring the youngest victim, 17-year-old Draylen Mason, appeared overnight in East Austin. On March 2, 2018, Austin was thrown into...

2020 Art Issue Black History Month Giving Back Go+Do Local + Native Knowledge

NCNW: Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak

National Council of Negro Women Words by Sean Saldana Originating in 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is dedicated to “progress by working for the integration of all [American] people, regardless of race, creed, color or national origin into her spiritual, social, cultural, and civic life.” The Austin...

2020 Womens issue Black History Month Local + Native Knowledge

From Home Plate to Historic Landmark

The Story of Downs Field Words by Sean Saldana Photo by Shane Ford First opened in the 1920s, Downs Field has been the focal point for athletics in East Austin for nearly a century. Named after Reverend Karl Downs, former President of Samuel Huston College (a coeducational school for Black Americans), Downs Field has a...

2020 Comfort issue Local + Native Knowledge

Black-owned businesses and organizations in East Austin

Black History Month Local + Native Knowledge

Learning to Adapt

2020 Barbecue Issue Local + Native Knowledge

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