Ye Olde Witch Hunt Tactic Makes a Comeback in Right-Wing War on Public Education
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"...of courses that focus on violence in history (wars, slavery, etc.), and dozens of women's and gender studies courses,..."
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June 30, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
New Podcast Uncovers the Truth Behind 95 Bodies Found in Sugar Land
A mystery reveals a dark side of Texas’ history
"...to manufacturers in order to retain the control of slavery and address the labor shortage in the aftermath of..."
June 24, 2023 News Post by Amelia Nonemacher
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 24-30
"...Before the U.S. Civil War, six Black Americans escaped slavery and became millionaires. (Check out the book Black Fortunes..."
March 24, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny
Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice
Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation
"...on Southern racists by selling Gossett's free man into slavery over and over again. Here, it's Maurice convincing credulous..."
Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Opinion: For All Their Wins, Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton Have Lost So Much More
A Texan reflects on the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad GOP leadership
"...of books and teaching of anything about race or slavery in our public schools; accuse parents of transgender youth..."
Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Al Lindsey
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...1800s, pumpkin pie was viewed as a symbol against slavery. It was a favorite with New England abolitionists and..."
Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Mississippi officially abolished slavery and ratified the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution..."
Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Austin at Large: The American Disparagement
Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.
"...rejoice, I must mourn." His context is of course slavery and the oppression of Black people in America; today..."
July 8, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies
Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc
"...conditions at that time were not too far from slavery. Strikes, no matter how just their causes, were ruthlessly..."
May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
SXSW Film Review: Master of Light
SXSW doc winner finds a bright path through the shadows
"...the cyclical nature of neglect, the lasting effects of slavery and racism, and the trauma that persists as a..."
March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Cody Song
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Pedro II. Their hope was to continue their traditions. Slavery was still legal in Brazil at the time, although..."
March 18, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
An Old Crime Bubbles to the Surface in Descendant
Margaret Brown observes a drowned history
"...owner. (Importing slaves had long been a capital crime; slavery itself was abolished five years later.) To cover up..."
March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
Restaurant Review: Canje
Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph showcases Caribbean flavor
"...guava, and cassava are the vestiges of colonialism and slavery, like curry, okra, and pigeon peas. All these ingredients..."
Jan. 21, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt
Racist Relic Rock Removed in Lockhart
Campaign to move Confederate statue finally clicks
"...that people in Caldwell County no longer believe in slavery or any of the other things that the Civil..."
Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Symbols of Racism
"...downtown square, arguably honoring those who fought to maintain slavery while destroying the nation. There are probably other examples..."
Dec. 13, 2021 Postmarks
Hamilton's Resident Director Makes Bass the Room Where It Happens
Austinite Ashley Brooke Monroe leads the touring Broadway show back to the stage she loves
"...story, and especially how it depicts his attitude to slavery. The new version was first integrated into Angelica, then..."
Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
Public Notice: Park Potables Panned at Planning
Beer and wine sales at Barton Springs? Maybe not.
"...serial killer murder mystery about child trafficking and sexual slavery, crafted as a retelling of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan...."
Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Six-Week Abortion Ban Leads List of Bad New Texas Laws
Parade of horribles comes courtesy of the 87th Texas Legislature
"...Project – The New York Times' groundbreaking exploration of slavery's central role in shaping American history. Instead, Texas is..."
Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Marching for Democracy, From Georgetown to Austin
Refusing to take even one step back
"...or earlier. "Harriet Tubman got 700 people out of slavery but she never had Instagram," he said. "They did..."
July 30, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
New Di$count $inema Series Revs Up at Blue Starlite
Jon Moritsugu heads to Terminal USA
"...star athlete's baby, about to be sold into sexual slavery by the family's sleazy lawyer. Key is Moritsugu's semiautobiographical..."
July 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall
Erasing History
"...suffrage and equal rights. -The history of white supremacy (slavery, KKK, eugenics movement, and more) "and the ways in..."
July 20, 2021 Postmarks
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...State Legislature to secede from the Union to protest slavery...."
July 16, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Frederick Bailey – he changed his name after escaping slavery in 1838 to help him avoid detection...."
July 2, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color
It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers
"...result of 150 years of perpetuating a legacy of slavery. So prior to Emancipation, tipping originated in feudal Europe...."
May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Opinion: White Privilege in Austin’s Unhoused Community
Alberta Phillips, chair of the ECHO Board of Governors, explains the kind of racism that can lock Black people into a lifetime of living unsheltered
"...the criminal justice system with its enduring legacy of slavery in which Black people were targeted and arrested for..."
March 19, 2021 Column by Alberta Phillips
Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living
Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity
"...this happened," he stresses. "Racism is a pandemic. Genocide, slavery – these are social and cultural pandemics. We've survived..."
Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi
Local Writer Makes Black History Month Accessible to All
Autumn Arnett knows there are stories to be told
"...children to know that our history is not just slavery and MLK, as it's often taught," Daniels said. "I..."
Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo
It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.
"...before. There's the Revolution itself, a fight to preserve slavery after even Mexico's own dictatorship outran its liberty-loving northern..."
Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith
A conversation with the author of Stakes Is High
"...obviously things have changed, I am not in chattel slavery – this is a huge difference. But the sort..."
Nov. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Evan Rodriguez
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...inequality: "Like we ain't go through all of this slavery for nobody to care/ Might as well hang me..."
