Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60’s and didn’t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born. 

<p>Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60&rsquo;s and didn&rsquo;t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born.&nbsp;</p>

Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.

<p>Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.</p>

Austin Found Podcast

<blockquote>Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.</blockquote>

Austin Found

Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper

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