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Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Austin, Texas Permit No. 01949 TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION TheAustinVillager.com This paper can be recycled Vol. 40 No.50 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] April 26, 2013 Chesiel INSIDE John Showcases Found RAPPIN’ Art Tommy Wyatt Strengthening Shirley A. Hammond businesses and follow her on communities whole, West Texas twitter.com/ BET showcaes a @xtremeridewish1 variety of chefs and vs (AUSTIN) - If its restaurants at L.A. rusted, busted, antique, See SOUL West, Texas scrappy, or likely to Page 3 have been found in the When I was growing yard of Fred Sanford of up in the Panhandle of the TV show, “Sanford Texas, that area was referred & Son,” Chesiel John to as “West Texas.” That may be interested in it. was a common reference She said many people when you referred to that view her found objects part of the state. That was of art and tell her about easier than trying to tell memories they have that people where each of those are tied to similar small town were located. pieces. I observed such Abiding population Many people from the area reactions when I went to increase since 1980, would not try to tell people view this Trinidadian prompts focus on the name of the city that they found artist’s pieces. future life of African were from, would generally She has an exhibit of her Americans in Austin. just say that they were from found ojbects at See SWEATT the largest city in the area. Ebenezer (CDC) Child Page 7 It was not until I moved Development Center, to Austin and had been here Chesiel John stands near one of her displays at Ebenezer Child See JOHN, page 2 for many years that I found Development Center. out that there was a city that was named “West, Texas.” COA Sees 20% Drop Imagine my surprise when I National Sorority found out that I had been in Seekers but celebrates the passing this small town about expansion of chapters and membership 25 miles north of Waco ev- Noticable Increase in accretion. ery time I went north. See FOUNDERS After this week’s trag- Employers at Job Fair Page 8 edy and explosion of the fer- tilizer plant in that small town, Shirley A. Hammond years’ Career/Resource Andy Roddick most of us will not forget it follow her on Fair. Roberta Byram, an for a long time. One reason twitter.com/ Employment Services Foundation @xtremeridewish1 is that we will be working to Manager with COA, said Continues to restore the citizens affected (AUSTIN) - Tight they distributed about by the incident back to some aisles were the norm dur- 2,400 COA vinyl bags, Raise Money ing the first couple of hours which is how they keep kind of normal life. It is very at the City of Austin (COA) count of fair attendees. She for East Austin tough to recover after you job fair at Palmer Audito- stated that the number have lost everything. rium on Tuesday April 16. was closer to 3,000 last Tennis Facility The West incident At the same time, the 5 year. At the same time, she JOB SEEKER - Anisa Moyo left the job fair after came just a few days after hour event didn’t attract as See BENEFICIAL, two hours. She said she had some promising leads, but did not get hired. She is hoping to snag an administra- the Boston Marathon bomb- many job seekers as last page 5 ing. And we spent the rest of tive position. Photo by Shirley Hammond the week trying to keep up with both incidents as they 2013 EAST AUSTIN HISTORICAL TOUR BY ADRIENNE ISOM became the main news items of the week and you could not hear about one without hearing about the other. While most Austinites did not have anyone in their families affected by either incident, we do feel a connection to their plight. “They are our Brothers/Sisters.” We will not get a break for a while as both incidents will be investigated for some time. At the same time, we must on the look- out for other incidents that may be planned for America. The Boston attack was deemed a terrorist attack, and the Federal Government is trying to see whether the bombers acted “Historical Detectives”, including ACC professor and African American Cultural Center director (AUSTIN) - Tye Austin alone or whether they are con- , Dr. Roland Hayes (center-right in red polo shirt), gathered to take a tour through East Austin to verify performing at the Bogey Down Party Sunday night, nected to a larger group. No facts concerning historical designations in East Austin. Photo by Adrienne Isom April 14, 2013, at Barton matter the answer to that ques- (AUSTIN) - History connects. Last Saturday, of history, including historical institutions which Creek Resort. Photo by tion, we need to do all that we th Naomi Richard can to see that these kinds of in- April 13 , a variety of historically minded organi- were founded as well as historical land grants dat- cidents are stopped before they zations connected to hold a Historical Trek ing back to the 1700’s. Individuals proceeding from Details on page 7 See VIGOROUS, page 5 begin. through East Austin. East Austin is actually full Page 2 ~ April 26, 2013/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com THE COMMUNIQUÉ John: “We Create Art” Continued from page 1 and it includes around her designs, reported. pieces that she states because most are in 3- Wall printed art are about 100 years old. D items. John creatively de- On Friday, April 19, John also does signed graced the walls. she was available to mixed medium art, in- “I used an ink jet printer discuss the items she cluding framed work. to create,” she said of was spotlighting in the She even recounted that some of her hung art current multi-unit dis- she was asked to do a exhibits. play. She said she likes CD label cover for ac- She also featured vintage, intricate tress/singer Nina one piece which in- things. With found art, Simone, who died in cluded a tricycle be- she said she experi- 2003. John stated that neath a lamp post and ments, has fun, does when she got the gas can. Only the trike character work, and project for the “High was immediately iden- creates depth and di- Priestess of Soul,” she tifiable. The gas camp mensions that people was happy. “I cried. was covered with other post anchored the who drank a soda. Another lady who can enjoy. She said visi- That was the biggest found objects; such as pieces together. One exhibit visitor visited stated that she tors usually can walk accomplishment,” she bottle caps. The lamp John said she said there was so much had an old wagon and a found an oasis of bottle odd stuff that she recog- trike. “We take dona- caps in a neighbor- nized. She pointed out tions, just let me know hood near the church the burner of an old – we create art,” John one day. She referred to stove. Another lady ad- told her. it as an open savannah. mired the bottles with The single mom of She said others had dis- notes and scriptures. two said she antici- carded the items, and “They’re all icons,” John pates an upcoming many had walked right said. She also had show featuring barrels, past them or over spindles, bottle caps, and that she has about them; but that she saw pens, old sewing ma- 4 more shows sched- the value in them. chine parts, a type- uled for 2013. The dis- “Here we have all of writer, twine, old scis- play at Ebenezer this history,” she ex- sors, license plates, and (CDC), at 1014 East 10th plained. She said each other objects on show- Street, will last for a one was from someone case. few weeks. Just before Earth counting. That’s more tained in eight Statues of worthy project.” Drycleaners Day 2013 Drycleaning than 900 tons of steel. Liberty. Consumers can and Laundry Institute These environmentally- Mary Scalco, DLI find the nearest partici- Need member drycleaners conscious drycleaners CEO said, “Drycleaners pating cleaner at pledged to reduce wire from around the world need the help of many www.dlionline.org/ Your hanger waste by more have succeeded in the environmentally- Hanger-Recycling-Pro- than 30 million hangers. monumental task of re- friendly people to get gram. Drycleaners who Help! As of April 17 the num- ducing steel waste by the word out and to wish to help can sign up ber was 31 million and more than that con- raise awareness of this there also. www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER/April 26, 2013 ~ Page 3 CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN SPELMAN COLLEGE ALUMNAE CELEBRATE FOUNDERS DAY AT EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH Spelman College, Founder’s Day with wor- good education was a addition to traditional equips young African Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon Atlanta Georgia, cel- ship at the historic cornerstone for liberal arts studies; the American women to General will be the com- ebrated the 132nd anni- Ebenezer Baptist progress”. “programs include pre- achieve personal suc- mencement speaker this versary of its founding Church, in East Austin, Continuing in the med options; pre-law; cess and empowers year. on April 11, 1881. with the new pastor legacy left by founders dual degree engineer- them to be instruments The Austin/San Spelman is part of the Rev. Ricky Freeman. Packard & Giles, ing; computer & envi- of change in their com- Antonio Chapter of HBCU complex known Local Alumnae Presi- Spelman College is a pre- ronmental sciences ‘.