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After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

Nyeka Arnold is a sixth-generation Austinite. Before they came to Austin, her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville. It was her great-great-great grandfather, Rev. John Henry Winn, who founded St. John Freedom Colony in Austin in the early 1870s.

4:56PM Fri. Apr. 5, Maggie Q. Thompson Read More | Comment »

Co-Founder of Local Org That Pushed for Cannabis Decriminalization Abruptly Replaced

No one wants to say exactly what happened, but Julie Oliver, the co-founder and executive director of Ground Game Texas, is out of the organization that has used cannabis decriminalization to mobilize progressives in Texas counties.

1:12PM Fri. Apr. 5, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

UT Students Celebrate Israel in Block Party, While Others Call for Ceasefire

Hundreds of students filled UT’s Gregory Gym Plaza Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Israeli culture and innovation in the largest pro-Israel event on a college campus in North America. Down the street, others wore keffiyehs, held handheld signs spelling “Ceasefire now!” and chanted in protest of the event.

5:05PM Wed. Apr. 3, Naina Srivastava Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Record Store Day

Independent Record Stores

Cumbiadélica Fest w/ El Combo Oscuro, Money Chicha, Volcan, Plan Sonidero, Los Hermanos Flores, Luna Tropical, the Cumbia Movement, Grupo Bambinoz, Grupoo Fuego, Manolo Black, more at Hotel Vegas

Earth Day ATX 2024
at Huston-Tillotson University

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

UT-Austin Lays Off People in 60 DEI-Related Positions

At least 60 people have lost their jobs at UT-Austin as a direct result of the university’s implementation of Senate Bill 17, which bans initiatives around diversity, equity, and inclusion in institutions of higher education, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

3:13PM Tue. Apr. 2, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

New Report Quantifies How Racism Impacts Black Austinites

A new report reveals that in Austin, the median Black household earned 54 cents for every dollar earned by the median white household in 2019.

7:00AM Fri. Mar. 29, Naina Srivastava Read More | Comment »

Third-Party Report Finds Police Academy Hasn’t Implemented Crucial Reforms

Law enforcement consultants Kroll Associates have released what may be their final report – unless City Council authorizes more – with recommended changes to APD’s training academy, and the main takeaway is that APD has done a shoddy job of implementing recommendations, on a much longer timeline than necessary.

2:31PM Thu. Mar. 28, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Right-Wing Funded Civitas Institute Is Almost Up and Running at UT-Austin

Monday was Justin Dyer’s first day as head of the University of Texas’ School of Civic Leadership, a newly created college tied to the right-wing funded Civitas Institute that has drawn skepticism and criticism from some corners of the university.

11:24AM Wed. Mar. 27, Kimberly Reeves Read More | Comment »

Black and Latino Neighborhoods Face Worse Air Pollution, Study Finds

A new study published by researchers at the Dell Medical School at UT-Austin has found that poorer air quality in Austin neighborhoods with a higher population of color triggers more asthma-related trips to the emergency room for Black and Brown Austinites than white residents.

2:19PM Fri. Mar. 22, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Texas Maternal Mortality Task Force Hasn’t Counted Abortion Death Cases for 10 Years

Across the country, maternal mortality review committees are tasked with analyzing pregnancy-related deaths and reporting information to their respective states and the CDC.

10:36AM Fri. Mar. 22, Maggie Q. Thompson Read More | Comment »

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