‘Where Do We Go from Here’: Forward or Backward?
In our nation’s civil rights fight, we seem to be losing the hard-fought progress for which so many bled and died.
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Mapping the Legacy of Prison Hunger Strikes in Texas
"I'm willing to die for the cause, because I can't live."
Preview: The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson
Presented in partnership with Texas Public Radio, an investigation of the death of an iconic civil rights leader, ruled a suicide by local police. Documents proving he was murdered mysteriously vanished.
Uvalde Vive
In tragedy’s wake, a fiery movement for justice emerges in a South Texas town that’s known an uprising before.
How Port Lavacans Resisted the KKK to Provide Education for All
A new work of historical fiction, set for release June 23, explores a Texas freedmen’s school and raises questions of white authorship.
‘The People’s Lawyer’
Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt, who represented George Floyd’s family, on running for Texas attorney general and ending “comply or die” policing.
Dallas’ Hidden History of Terror
A 34-year-old old book set for re-release unearths a painful past with poignant provocation.
Reformer Sissy Farenthold Is Still Watching
The former state representative led a revolt against corruption in 1972—and is calling for action now.
In Houston, a Plan to Expand Interstate 45 Encounters Federal Pushback
For years, community groups have been organizing to stop a massive highway expansion. In March, the federal government paused the project, citing serious civil rights concerns.
Civil Rights Groups Call ‘Election Integrity’ Bill a ‘Dangerous New Assault on Voting Rights in Texas’
A coalition of civil rights groups warns that SB 9 would “sharply escalate an ongoing campaign of voter suppression.”