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Herbie Hancock
"...he has traced a similarly jagged line through jazz history for nearly 40 years. This 6-CD box set captures..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes
Artist/Historian Jack Jackson
"...his talents and his inquiring mind to writing the history of his native state -- with a difference. Jackson..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

311 Story in Error
"...he refuses to negotiate with parties that have a history of not living up to prior agreements. I would..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Dr. Marvin Kimbrough and Floyd Freeman That Essence Rare
"...the local poetry community has two voices of the African-American experience rich with personal perspective and the history of..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Despite Disaster, Austin Leveled Up in the 2020 Census
Austin-Travis County was the only city-county pair in Texas to beat its 2010 census response rate
"...saying, 'Oh, no, no,' we're like, 'This is the history of the census. We can't guarantee that the government..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List
Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot
"...to summon up Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, charting the growth of the subgenre..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Declaration of Independence
Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way
"...epitome of a historic Austin neighborhood school. But sometimes history is ugly. Outside the front door, there's a National..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ted Cruz: You, Sir, Are No Jesse Helms
Texas senator praises the grand obstructionist and bigot
"...senator praises one of the worst segregationists in the history of post-reconstruction US Senate, that might cause one to..."

Sept. 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Servants and Anchors
GOP throwing chaff as Rep. Riddle rambles about terror babies
"...wants to be treated as master." Because there were African-American people in the audience, that's race baiting. Yup, you..."

Aug. 11, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Burn, Baby, Burn
On Fahrenheit 451 and why good democracy should make you feel bad
"...accurate a portrayal of the darkest chapter in American history to be taught in American schools. African princes are..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: President Know-Nothing
President Know-Nothing
"...American public's lack of knowledge about and interest in history, different religions, the Constitution, government, economics, and foreign affairs...."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Only Natural
The Texas Memorial Museum decides to focus on its natural history roots.
"...The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, planted dramatically at the north end of the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Taboo Topics, True Subjects
Reflections on Race in the NBA
"...at a member of the NBA's public-relations staff (an African-American woman, it was widely noted -- he's mean to..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Books Feature by David Shields

`Tis the Season...
When Zachary Scott Theatre Center Flies With Angels
"...-- three hours per part, ranging over landscape and history in visionary style -- seemed beyond the grasp of..."

June 27, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist
Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal
"...the slate, including the U.S. premiere of dive joint history Five Bucks at the Door: The Story of Crocks..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn
Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth
"...comprehensive transit options, community spaces, and respect for the history of the area...."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Williamson County Residents Organize to Remove Confederate Monument
Meanwhile the Texas Legislature tries to block monument removals
"...Citing research reflecting the white supremacist history of the such monuments and their insulting and intimidating..."

May 7, 2019 News Post by Michael King

The Supper Club Gives Artists of Color Important Space to Be Seen and Heard
Elia Alba’s multifaceted project at the UT Visual Arts Center
"...rarefied depictions of celebrities but also portraits throughout the history of art, as well as archetypes and figures from..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide
Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut
"...she also has a distinguished record of work on history and natural history, the environment, and environmental activism. Wherever..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Trying To Fix the World
Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo
"...on," says McDonald. "That's just a product, too, of history. Go all the way back to the Sixties and..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Revolution of Spirit
Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin
"...that she can release some of the trauma of history. The essence of that girl is me. Every single..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

The Marvelous Jew
Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness
"...pop record shops. In the 1950s, if you weren’t African-American or an intravenous drug user you really weren’t accepted..."

Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Keeping Pace, Culturally
Proposition 4 calls for an investment in cultural facilities for the city, and, Austin, it's time
"...– comes from an institution with anything like the history or success shared by Austin Studios and Zach. The..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Pork Chop Wars: Big Enough to Tell the Story
With her new 'performance novel,' Laurie Carlos can finally tell her family's story with the epic, operatic form it deserves
"...Laurie Carlos, they become revelatory, revolutionary – passageways into history, community, spirit. Austin is blessed to have had this..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...I believe history will paint him as a very bad president...."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Barrientos on CD 25
Austin's state senator defends his endorsement of Leticia Hinojosa
"...wins, will be the first Hispanic woman in the history of Texas to be in Washington. So – one..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City
Bastrop ISD explains Confederate flag incident, Texas Civil Rights Project files suit against Taco Cabana, Young Conservatives of Texas oppose hate crimes legislation.
"...went out. "Does anyone out there know it's Black History Month?" asked a teacher's spouse who called the Chronicle…..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Bygone Buildings
Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.
"...Houston that San Antonio had fallen. Her place in history as the "messenger of the Alamo" secured, she embarked..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Inside the Spinning, Whirling World
"...groups represented in the class. Then, because we're doing African-American characters, of course, we did African-Americans. All of us...."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...director/chief counsel post to pen the long and winding history of the organization that formed nearly a decade ago...."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

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