From KUT Austin, TX A huge swath of East Austin is now recognized by the state as the African American Cultural Heritage District. Hundreds of people came out to the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center. — Julie Moody Read the Story (www.Kut.org) District Devoted to Upholding Black Heritage
Before baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke color barriers, he was a second lieutenant at Fort Hood who frequently visited East Austin to talk to the Rev. Karl Downs Read the Story (www.statesman.com by Joshua Sanders) East Austin Gets TCA Designation Cultural and community leaders today celebrated the official designation of a portion of East Austin as a State of Texas Cultural District Designation Austin’s African American district was selected by the Texas Commission on the Arts as one of seven designated communities with the first official State of Texas Cultural District Designation on Sept. 3. Read the Story (www.austin360.com by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin) |