Postscripts

ALA in Full Swing

"...of English, French, and the Center for African and African-American Studies. Most events will take place at the Omni..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

It's Hard to Say

Hating Speech at UT

"...Affairs, Dr. John Warfield, UT Professor of African American Studies, and Margarita Arellano, UT Associate Dean of Students...."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Marc Levin

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...One of two African-Americans in the class, Anita asked the most vigilant questions,..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Public Notice

Slow-Motion Commotion

"...Greater Austin and the UT Center for African & African-American Studies will pull together to host a free and..."

April 30, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Wish List

We've made your list, now check it twice and give to do good!

"...African-American studies books..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Flamencos, Mariachis, and Murder Announced for Austin Opera 2023-24 Season

New year kicks off with murderous classic Pagliacci

"...John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies at UT Austin, Jennifer M. Wilks, Carmen in Diaspora:..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Rosewood Courts Historic-Zoning Talks Continue

Future uncertain for the first African-American public housing complex in the country

"...Economic Justice, and Public Housing Policy, Goetz says national studies estimate that 14-25% of original residents make it back..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events

Take those long arms and find a weekday happening

"...to the John L. Warfield Center for African American Studies’ YouTube channel and click the “Live” tab.   –..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...• Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author Ruha Benjamin, activist and..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...Santi White is an academic's dream: a double-major in African-American studies and music who started out a punk singer..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Food Events

Sept. 28-Oct. 4

"...Sat., Sept. 29, 11am-6pm. Warfield Center for African American Studies at UT, Jester A232A; Carver Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Column

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Black/African-American studies books..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Urban Roots

Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too

"...to Austin four years ago with a degree in African-American studies and a boatload of experience working with urban..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 2

"...African-American studies books..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Features Feature

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

Give 'til it helps: part one

"...Paperback English and Spanish/English dictionaries, black or African-American studies books..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...chair of the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (and an AISD trustee), notes that Wilson re-segregated the..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend

Will the next UT president continue Powers' work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?

"...UT-Austin has had a long and troubled relationship with African-Americans, due to administrative (and state official) resistance to integration..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Writes of Spring

Off the Bookshelf

"...culture dry of shame" by introducing multicultural and women`s studies and making self-esteem a component in the education process:..."

April 3, 1998 Books Review

Left Behind

AISD moves to close Webb Middle School – and transfer the "merchandise"

"...fails to meet state standards, whether it consists of African-American, Hispanic, or economically disadvantaged students. The five schools in..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Engineering Quality – and Equality

The African-American Quality of Life plan gets aired out; NAACP unsatisfied

"...Thursday evening, as city and community leaders presented their African-American Quality of Life Implementation Plan in Council chambers. "What..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...the Texas system. Perkinson, an associate professor of American studies at the Uni­ver­sity of Hawaii at Manoa, has been..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Going Out on a Limb

Single-sex schools aren't all they're cracked up to be

"...large-scale study, a meta-analysis synthesizing the results from 184 studies covering 1.6 million children in 21 nations, and the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Dream Pursued

The Young Eight is showing the world of classical music what it means to be young, gifted, and black

"...eight members. They're all under 30. And they're all African-Americans. From the moment it was formed four years ago..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Inside the Spinning, Whirling World

"...Dr. Joni L. Jones, Associate Professor of Performance Studies, UT Austin..."

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

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...these terrifying and seemingly inexplicable offenses. In particular, his studies of three obsessional killers, Ed Gein, Gary Heidnick, and..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...the city is even meeting its goal of 2.6% African-American participation in construction contracts, a number they consider outrageously..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

City Opens Black History Month With First-Ever Genealogy Event

Growing Your Roots conference is free and open to the public

"...of diversity and professor of African & African Diaspora Studies in Anthropology at the Uni­ver­sity of Texas, serves as..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...I saw that we were getting more Caucasians than African-Americans and Latinos, I did two things. First of all,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Study: Dropout Rates for Blacks Higher in Charters

A new UT study shows black high school students in Texas are three times more likely to drop out from a charter system

"...new University of Texas study shows that the state's African-American high school students are three times more likely to..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Protests City's Funding 'Mikado'

"...the faculty of the UT Center for Asian American Studies, we are writing to protest the city of Austin’s..."

June 20, 2011 Postmarks

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