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Civil Rights

‘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.

by Deliah Brown

Keep Reading

Inside Houston’s 1970 School Strike

by Lupe Mendez

Time Comes for Castroville

by April Maria Ortiz

How the Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance

by Steven Monacelli

Dec 13, 2016

Can Texas Muslims Trump Islamophobia?

As the president-elect ushers in an era of anti-Muslim rhetoric, Texas Muslims are fighting back.

by David R. Brockman

In All the Way, Bryan Cranston delivers a kinder, gentler Lyndon B. Johnson. May 21, 2016

HBO’s All the Way Delivers a Kinder, Gentler LBJ

by Gregg Barrios

Jim Harrington photographed in 1979 in San Juan at the first Texas United Farm Workers convention. Jan 06, 2016

I’m Leaving the Texas Civil Rights Project, but Not the Fight

by Jim Harrington

Robert Lloyd, a WilCo constable candidate. Dec 03, 2015

WilCo Candidate Won’t Settle ‘Religious Test’ Lawsuit

Robert Lloyd says commissioners asked him about his views on abortion and same-sex marriage for a constable appointment.

by John Wright

Jun 01, 2015

A Neighborhood Apart

A Corpus Christi highway project threatens to sever a community already devastated by industry.

by Priscila Mosqueda

Feb 05, 2015

Julian Bond at LBJ School:  ‘Jim Crow May be Dead, but Racism is Alive and Well’

by Alisa Semiens

Apr 04, 2014

In Houston, Haters Gonna Hate (And Get Fined)

by Jo DePrang

Oct 04, 2013

DPS Checkpoints Create Fear, Havoc in the Rio Grande Valley

by Melissa del Bosque

Exploring Civil Rights in Dallas at the Latino Cultural Center

by Nick Swartsell

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