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Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression
Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again
"...seceding, "is related in some way or another to slavery."..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II
New chillers and shockers to get you through the season
"...of fascinations the two films share: bee-keeping, folklore, and slavery. However, this isn't the American South. Instead, first-time feature..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Strew Your Seed
Usable knowledge in the agricultural sciences
"...Beverley, I am not a botanist nor have I..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: What’s Past and What’s Present
Capitol events provide a snapshot of current predicaments
"...Juneteenth and emancipation, reaches back to the 1500s, through slavery, the Civil War, and into contemporary life, and takes..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: This Too Shall Pass, Or … Ain’t Got Time for That Now
Along came Trump
"...the White House since we had presidents who supported slavery," insisted Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama). "Race relations in this..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Carry On the Struggle
"...the financial meltdown, assassinations of leaders here and abroad, slavery, and genocide of the native population are among the..."

Nov. 9, 2016 Postmarks

ACL Review: Kendrick Lamar II
Repeat performance varies little in set-list or sheer force
"...and flashy guitar work. After the spoken-word parable of slavery and double entendre sex in “For Free,” he ended..."

Oct. 9, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Eco: A Better City Built to a Hip-Hop Beat
How architecture can be used to challenge injustice
"...But the end of slavery in America didn't see the end of the side..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Other Worlds Austin Unleashes First Wave
Sci-fi icon Sybil Danning to be honored
"...nations of the Earth and reduced their populations to slavery. Every slave is forced to collect 1000XP every month..."

Oct. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT to Host Black Matters Conference
Social justice activist Angela Davis will deliver closing keynote
"...Political • Black Women and the Carceral State from Slavery to Black Lives Matter • Black Art Matters: The..."

Sept. 27, 2016 News Post by Spencer Beghtol

Food Truck Friday: Melted
Young entrepreneur slings grilled cheeses for charity
"...and found the International Justice Mission, the world’s largest anti-slavery organization. Focused on combating poverty, sex trafficking, and forced..."

July 29, 2016 Food Post by Lauren Jones

Ted Cruz Refuses to Endorse Donald Trump
Texas senator tosses matches (and himself) on RNC dumpster fire
"...listing all the victories of the Republican party: ending slavery (historically accurate), repealing Jim Crow laws (urm … ),..."

July 21, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Chamber Music Festival: Marian Anderson String Quartet
At the end of a tragic week, the Marian Anderson String Quartet reached for grace and tendered it to us
"...they performed that day addressed the so-called "peculiar institution," slavery, and its oppression of blacks in this country. This..."

July 15, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Gay Place
Thanks for the prayers, but they're not good enough
"...to talk about Juneteenth, the oldest (known) celebration of slavery's end, dating back to 1865 when Texas slaves finally..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Music Panel: Angelique Kidjo
Aural biopic of Mother Africa’s reigning diva
"...side of this discovery was her accidental education of slavery and South African apartheid. She remembers reciting a new..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music: NPR Music Showcase
Old dance and rap part
"...“Gotta love the South,” he deadpanned. “Slavery aside, it’s a great place to be.”..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Deconstructing Sonic Borders
The 13th annual No Idea Festival explores everything from phenological sound art to avant jazz and microtonal composition
"...around certain musicians. The word was brought here during slavery, and I'm sure it was misconstrued. The slaves probably..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Stephen Harrigan on A Friend of Mr. Lincoln
The Austin writer reveals the vision behind his portrait of the 16th president as a young man in his new novel
"...in hand with rapacious conquest with the Indians and slavery and everything else, but they were still virtues and..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...From 1670-1715, more Native Americans were exported into slavery through Charles Town (now Charleston, South Carolina) than Africans..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Women and Children First
Immigration raids targeting families strike fear in Austin's Latino community
"...gang or their female children being forced into sex slavery, and/or the murder of family members. "It's not just..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Greg Abbott, Founding Father
Texas governor wants to rewrite U.S. Constitution
"...a sudden resurgence of convention requests from the states: slavery in 1861, direct election of senators from 1901-11, and..."

Jan. 11, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

We're Still Here
Assessing the continuing black Austin experience
"...the history of black Austin, the uncomfortable fact of slavery influencing what would come. Many Austin residents – even..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Searching for a King
Debating leadership in the wake of the Tamir Rice decision
"...run on a murderous loop since the end of slavery – screams a special, yet understandable, desperation...."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Headlines
"...fire for inaccurate and politicized portrayals of history, including slavery, the Civil War, and Islam, the rejection is a..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature

Lit-urday: Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend
The story of one man’s witness to history and life in bondage
"...Slavery in America is incomprehensible by today’s standards. Looking back,..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Books Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Sarah Vowell's Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman
"...political squabbles, our appetite for scandal, I don't know, slavery? – without blinking...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

UT Students Want to "Boot the Braids"
Campaign against Wendy's heats up
"...face – which range from low wages to outright slavery...."

Sept. 28, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

The Art of Shock and Horror
Nicolas Winding Refn on his new book of classic film exploitation posters
"...of three films featured in the book: controversial Italian slavery shocker Farewell Uncle Tom, and a double-whammy of skin..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants
Newcomers and established names get AFS boost
"...town in the Mississippi Delta, where the scars of slavery and segregation run deep. The “South’s South" – some..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Confederates, Cookies, and Cream
Statues taken down, Blue Bell returns, all is well
"...to historical relevance stems from their defense of human slavery." – Michael King..."

Aug. 31, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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