Category: Civil Rights

The Legacy of Black Land Ownership: A Conversation with June and Angie Provost

by Amelia Vorpahl | Mar 2, 2020 | Barbara Jordan Week, Civil Rights | 0 |

“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

by Ana Perez | Feb 18, 2020 | Civil Rights, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

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

by Margaret Fox | Apr 14, 2017 | Civil Rights, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Politics and Governance, Rural Development | 0 |

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

by Sarah Pollock | Mar 6, 2017 | Barbara Jordan Week, Civil Rights, LBJ School, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |

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

by Maya Efrati | Jan 18, 2017 | Civil Rights, Partner Policy Schools, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Photo: Elkanah Tisdale, 1812 in the Boston Gazette Not many would argue with the premise that our...

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The Surveilled

by Bobak Reihani | Apr 25, 2016 | Civil Rights, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Politics and Governance | 0 |

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

by Conor Laing | Apr 16, 2016 | Civil Rights, Health & Social Policy, Misc, Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations | 0 |

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

by Liam Kozma | Apr 15, 2016 | Civil Rights, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Health & Social Policy | 0 |

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

by Loretta Taylor | Mar 18, 2016 | Barbara Jordan Week, Civil Rights, LBJ School | 0 |

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

by Robert Arjet | Mar 6, 2016 | Barbara Jordan Week, Civil Rights, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |

On Monday, February 22, as part of the 2016 Barbara Jordan Forum, Citizens for Local and State...

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A Look at “The Guy with the Knife”: Is the Texas Criminal Justice System too Easily Manipulated?

by Nathan Fennell | Nov 22, 2015 | Civil Rights, LBJ School, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Photo: Jon Buice behind prison glass The LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Center for Health and...

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