Category: Civil Rights
Austin City Council Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Following last week’s public outcry at the Austin City Council’s virtual hearing, councilmembers...
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Austin City Council Approves Police Grant Despite Calls for Disinvestment
Over the past weeks, the nation experienced an outpouring of indignation, anguish and unity in...
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The Legacy of Black Land Ownership: A Conversation with June and Angie Provost
“If you take care of the land, the land takes care of you,” said Wenceslaus “June” Provost Jr., a...
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Why APD Should Embrace City Council’s Resolution to Prevent Cannabis Testing and Prosecution
Texas opened the door to a host of problems around prosecuting possession of marijuana after legislation passed in the summer of 2019. Austin has its own response to how it think police should handle possession going forward, but not everyone agrees with the City Council’s progressive stance.
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A Lesson on Religious Violence from South Asia
Photo: persecutionbd This past week, a proponent of religious and ethnic tolerance came to...
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45 Arrests and Counting: a John Lewis Documentary at the 20th Barbara Jordan National Forum
Photo: Get In The Way Movie “Tell the story. Tell it over and over again.” So exhorts...
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Congressional Redistricting in Iowa: Choosing Meritocracy Over Independence and Bipartisanship
Photo: Elkanah Tisdale, 1812 in the Boston Gazette Not many would argue with the premise that our...
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The Surveilled
Photo From: Bahai.org Following the attacks in San Bernardino, Paris, and Brussels, many western...
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Senseless Atrocities and Overreactions: On the Backlash Following UT Austin Tragedy
Photo: Jana Birchum On April 12, 2016, the Texas Tribune published a piece about parental...
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Trump Presidency Would Exacerbate Muslim Oppression Worldwide
Photo: BBC Recently, Mr. Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “I think Islam hates us.” This...
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Black Lives Matter In Austin Too: Progressivism and its Shortcomings in the Texas Capital
On Monday, February 8, 2016, 17 year old David Joseph was shot and killed by a police officer in...
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Criminal Justice Reform Panel
On Monday, February 22, as part of the 2016 Barbara Jordan Forum, Citizens for Local and State...
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