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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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ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court 

by Steven Monacelli

Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth

by Rana Banks

Jim Crow Still Lingers in Bonham, Civil Rights Lawyers Say

by Josephine Lee

peace, protest Nov 19, 2016

White Supremacists, Counter-Protesters Collide at Capitol After Black History Event

State troopers and local police surrounded the 'White Lives Matter Too' demonstrators, who were outnumbered by hundreds of counter-protestors.

by Gus Bova

Mayor Adler, Press Conference Nov 16, 2016

‘Don’t Be Afraid to Break Some Eggs,’ Austin Mayor Tells New Anti-Racist Task Force

Steve Adler said the task force will focus on institutional racism, rather than individual attitudes.

by Gus Bova

Trump supporters Nov 16, 2016

Tune into the Trump Show, Brought to You by the Happily Stupid

Fear won this election. In the House of Fear lives racism, sexism, homophobia, gun-fanaticism, and poverty.

by Joe R. Lansdale

Wendy Davis at her gubernatorial campaign announcement in 2013; Hillary Clinton at an Iowa presidential campaign stop in 2016. Nov 03, 2016

What Wendy Davis Can Teach Texas About Hillary Clinton

White Texans didn't turn up for Davis in 2014. Can Donald Trump alienate enough of them to make Clinton competitive?

by Andrea Grimes

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Aug 08, 2016

Here are the Highlights from Ahmed Mohamed’s Blistering New Lawsuit

Featuring America's history of racial oppression, the poem from the Statue of Liberty and a few f-bombs.

by Patrick Michels

Houston spoken word artist Willy Showtime Jul 15, 2016

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.

by Andrea Grimes

Ogechi Anene says she wants school leadership to address her peers' racist costuming with parents. Apr 18, 2016

Blackface Photos Spark Controversy Over Racism at Houston High School

by Hannah McBride

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

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

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