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Snow on Market Street

The man on the Mabank bench first taught me that history isn’t past.

by Carol Countryman

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Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth

by Rana Banks

A Texas Professor’s Guide to Learning Black History

by Leonard N. Moore

Andrea Roberts Is Working to Define What Free Black Space Is

by DaLyah Jones

Texas State University campus Mar 31, 2016

We Are Writers, Too

I enrolled at Texas State hoping to find my voice as a Chicana writer. Instead, I was told to whitewash my work.

by Sarah Rafael Garcia

The cast of Express Yourself explores hot-button issues in their satirical take on “white savior” movies featuring a white teacher assigned to a classroom full of kids of color. Mar 09, 2016

Austin Improv Show Gets Serious on Social Issues

by Hannah McBride

The Saltillo Lofts in swiftly gentrifying East Austin. According to Eric Tang, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, the area's white population increased by 442 percent between 2000 and 2010, while communities of color saw their numbers drop. Feb 29, 2016

State of Black Austin Tied to Swiftly Gentrifying East Austin

by Makeda Easter

Russ Towers could become the first openly LGBT person to win an election as a Republican in Texas. Feb 05, 2016

‘Family Values’ Candidate with Long Rap Sheet Takes on Gay County Clerk in East Texas

Lamar County's Russ Towers would be first openly LGBT Republican elected in Texas.

by John Wright

Protesters oppose Georgetown's "Old South Ball," a Civil War-themed dance that many residents of color said glorified slavery. Feb 02, 2016

Will Georgetown’s ‘Old South Ball’ Rise Again?

by John Savage

The Alt Girl Cinema pop up series' Saturday screening event celebrated women of color in experimental film. Jan 27, 2016

Oscars May Be #SoWhite, but Austin’s Alt Girl Cinema Isn’t

by Makeda Easter

Dec 29, 2015

Five Books We Loved in 2015

by Nancy Nusser

Rosie Castro, whose sons have carried on her decades-long fight for Latino political representation, in her hometown of San Antonio. Dec 28, 2015

The Interview: Rosie Castro

The matriarch of the Castro family reflects on fighting for Latino political representation and the rise of her twin sons.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Houston skyline. Nov 06, 2015

Fallen HERO: The Campaign That Couldn’t Save Houston

An equal rights ordinance would have offered protections for all Houstonians, but many groups say they weren’t represented by Houston Unites’ strategic leadership.

by Eesha Pandit

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