In October, KUT embarked on a project to tell the story of a neighborhood in transition: the area around 12th and Chicon streets in East Austin. Decad...

KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke with Nefertiti Jackmon, executive director of Six Square, and Natasha Madison of the 12th Street Merchants’ Association a...

As the Austin Independent School District deals with declining enrollment and decisions about facilities and campuses, many wonder if students across ...

Dr. Eric Tang is an associate professor at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at UT-Austin. After analyzing that data a few years ba...

On the East Side, development and rising property costs continue to force the African-American community out. With such rapid migration, how have the ...

The neighborhoods in East Austin looked a lot different in the 1980s and 90s. Two childhood friends who grew up near 12th and Chicon reflect upon thei...

Kealing Middle School Principal Kenisha Coburn is focused on figuring out ways to get the school’s underrepresented students to realize their academic...

One-fourth of what was once a thriving business corridor for Austin’s African-American community is now owned by Eureka Holdings, a company based in G...

The loss of long-time East Austin residents is changing the look of some congregations. The handful of remaining churches are learning to embrace the ...

According to a book co-written by the curator of the Austin History Center, the Harlem Theater was one of only seven black-owned theaters in the count...