A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...It honors Delgado's grandfather, part of a generation of Mexican American Aus­tin­ites who claimed this crescent of lakefront land..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Off the Bookshelf

End of an Age

"...2. Reflexiones: New Directions in Mexican American Studies edited by Yolanda C. Padilla..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Books Review

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...The CBS documentary Harvest of Shame sensitized millions of Americans to the extraordinary suffering of families tied into agriculture...."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...9. Mexican American Youth Organization by Armando Navarro..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Books Column

Eastside Vibes: Come Experience the Culture

Celebrations, food joints, & moves to make on the Eastside this summer

"...exists east of Highway 35 – a place where African-Americans and Mexican-Americans were once forced to live. Austin’s Black..."

May 24, 2017 Chronolog Post by Montinique Monroe

Naked City

Three inhaled -- but only one (a different one) supports decriminalization

"...Last week's youth-oriented CNN Democratic candidate forum, "America Rocks the Vote," was..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...interests in the University area. The boundaries of our organization extend from Lamar to I-35, MLK to 29th. As..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...nurtured, and determined. After all, without our health, our youth and elders, art, and outlets to let go and..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...that would catapult them to new levels, creatively and organizationally. Between 1994 and 2002, plans were hatched for nine..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Poet Warrior's Reward

Amorindio: Tributo y Celebración for raúlrsalinas

"...continue the work of Red Salmon Arts, the Native American/Chicano/a cultural-arts organization Salinas launched in 1983. Under the Red..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...the last chief of the Comanches (Comanche Moon), a Mexican-American hero of the Texas revolution named Juan N. Seguin..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Meanwhile, Back at the Salt Mines

"...Austin City Connection website at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/hlysdir5.htm. (It's in the "Youth Services Directory," although not all of these programs are..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...weight and activism behind dozens of causes, for service organizations as well as those in the arts. You could..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...needs in our community are larger than any one organization can provide. The SIMS Foundation is part of a..."

April 5, 2002 Column

Filmmaking Sin Fronteras

In its 18th annual edition, Cine Las Americas presents an eclectic mix

"...and brought with it an astonishing wealth of Latin American and indigenous filmmaking? Well, yeah, it may seem like..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar: May 27-June 3

"...music and poetry to support the Haitian and Caribbean American Organization of Texas' efforts to provide medical services to..."

May 28, 2010 News Column

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...Austin Convention Center Theater (ACC), Westgate, and the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex), as the opening-night lineup easily demonstrates:..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...Zapatista Youth is organizing a benefit to help pay for Raul..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...beat – was performed at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in October. District 4: Zell Miller..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...anywhere -- though "every Sunday morning, I wish the American-Statesman would go away," he cracked...."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Remembrances of Raúl, Part Two

Remembrances of Raúl from Liliana Valenzuela, Francisco Aragón, and Rachel Jennings.

"...classroom visit at an alternative high school. Like the youth in the room, I found myself captivated by what..."

Feb. 23, 2008 News Post by Belinda Acosta

Breathing Room for the City Budget

Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections

"...by City Manager Spencer Cronk Monday afternoon at the Mexican American Cultural Cen­ter. Although the budget staff continues to..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...has spent the past three years in the Texas Youth Commission's Giddings State School, where psychologists testified Jan. 24..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Public Notice: Bikes, Toll Roads, TNCs

A miscellany of mostly transportation

"...to kick it off, the bicycling education and awareness organization Please BE KIND to Cyclists has partnered with CapMetro,..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Res Publica

Your citizen's calendar, Oct. 9-16

"...ALLGO started 23 years ago as the only queer organization for people of color – what better way to..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...developments to follow the spirit and letter of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)...."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature

Studying for Justice

Austin students get a summer immersion in activist history

"...figure out how they can distill that flash of youthful energy and emotion into something that lasts...."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

June 18, 1996: Aguascalientes in La Realidad, Chiapas

"...by this "Enough!" of January 1994 is that the Mexican people suddenly remembered that they have a history, and..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...political side note to the 4:20 generation: During the Mexican Revolution of 1910, thousands of native Mexicans moved north..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Get on the Bus

Austin Latinos March on Washington

"...passengers will join Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central and South Americans, and Mexican-Americans to deliver the seven demands of Proposition..."

Oct. 25, 1996 News Feature

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