Tag Archives: race
Lege Hearing Gets Tense Over Racial Profiling
Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms.
Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms....Read More
The Big Picture: Painting White Supremacy
San Antonio painter Vincent Valdez unveils a monumental work on the persistence of white supremacy in America.
San Antonio painter Vincent Valdez unveils a monumental work on the persistence of white supremacy in America....Read More
Rattling Cages
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and their families.
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and families, exploring the trappings of race and fatherhood....Read More
The Texas Miracle #13: Would Jesus Say Black Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, while Prairie View remembers Sandra Bland on the anniversary of her death.
Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, and Black activists and scholars join us for a racial justice roundtable....Read More
How Ali Inspired a Generation of Chicano Activists
Writes Gregg Barrios: Ali "gave me and countless others the moral right to protest the draft and the war," and inspired a new wave of activists of color....Read More
Mexican-American Studies Summit Takes on ‘Racist’ Textbook
Scholars and advocates will gather in San Antonio Saturday to make sure Mexican-American studies 'isn't coopted or sabotaged' by a controversial textbook....Read More
De Stijl Displays the Identity-Conscious Work of UT-Austin’s Only Black MFAs
In its 55-year history, UT-Austin's visual arts MFA program has seen seven black graduates. A new gallery is highlighting their work this summer....Read More
Growing Up a Texas-Mexican Woman
In a new book celebrating Tejanas in literature and art, Laura M. Lopez muses on memories that carry culture and identity from one generation to the next.
In a new book celebrating Tejanas in literature and art, Laura M. Lopez muses on memories that carry culture and identity from one generation to the next....Read More
The 66 Percent: Erasing Mexican Americans in the United States
Why aren’t we going past wanting to educate MexAm children to have ordinary pride in who they are and where they’ve come from?
Why aren’t we going past wanting to educate MexAm children, in their own neighborhoods, to have ordinary pride in who they are and where they’ve come from?...Read More