Food-o-File

Austinites snag two James Beard Foundation Awards nominations

"...Beard House reception, and the 7-foot-tall, screenprinted images of African-American cooks working in Southern kitchen hearths and gardens will..."

March 30, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket

Engelhardt serves up a delectable combo platter of Texas barbecue suitable to savor

"...that chronicle a true American regional cuisine. UT American studies professor and oral historian Elizabeth Engelhardt and an intrepid..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Some Reforms Left Behind

Lege looks to account for school accountability

"...disciplines – English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Courses will no longer be designed in isolation but..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters @ 3AM

Joe Biden and Chris Dodd rise above the other primary candidates in terms of achievement and hands-on experience in what a president needs to know

"...of a woman in the Oval Office, or an African-American or even a populist, would cause fundamental change? It's..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Evil of Two Lessers, Part II

"...a paper where there was more than a token African-American presence among the writers, if that.) But genocide and..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight

We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles

"...teaching, one of the few white-collar jobs an educated African-American could attain during the era. He taught at all-black..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Election Notes: It’s a Family Affair ... Again

Susana Almanza's back in D3, and Ann Kitchen has an opponent

"...helped craft, and incorporate more feedback from the city's African-American, Latino, and Asian-American commissions...."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...she earned a B.A. with honors in Latin American studies from UT-Austin. She began law school at UT in..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

How to Prepare a Possum: 19th Century Cuisine in Austin

Austin History Center exhibits local food history

"...October 22: Dr. Elizabeth Engelhardt, American Studies Department, University of Texas, author of A Mess of..."

May 16, 2013 Food Post by MM Pack

Naked City

"...be considered college-ready in English, math, science, and social studies. When it comes to African-American students, that number drops..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...in partnership with KUT and the Center for Mexican-American Studies at UT-Austin, Latino USA is syndicated to 172 stations..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...because almost all the tickets issued were to teenaged African-American males riding after dark. This is a very small..."

July 7, 2006 Column

The Primary Source

"...came to McMillan as a graduate student in American Studies at the University of Texas in the late Eighties,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Postmarks

Speaking With Authority

"...Jones Memorial Bridge). Additionally, TTA has performed numerous feasibility studies for other toll projects around the state and, overall,..."

May 29, 1998 Column

Radical Radio

Is Hightower's Show Too Liberal for Austin?

"..."demographic" just makes me want to scream. The marketing studies that define these demographic groups are responsible for the..."

April 18, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Circle C resident Angela Shelf Medearis, author of numerous African-American children's books, threw a Books and Ballots Benefit for..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

"...are predominately white, and all five that are predominately African-American. Mayor Pro Tem Domingo Garcia carried the two predominately..."

May 12, 1995 News Feature

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...Black cultural studies scholar Lisa B. Thompson’s “theatrical love letter to Black..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...Director of Jazz Studies and the UT Jazz Orchestra, Diego Rivera had a..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Filmmaker and Film-Educator Paul Stekler Says Goodbye to UT

As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan

"...faculty we brought in – filmmakers, screenwriters, and media studies folks – who wanted to be in a place..."

May 6, 2022 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

Study Shows Growing Racial Disparities in APD Traffic Stops and Arrests

Black, Hispanic drivers overrepresented in police enforcement

"...four largest racial groups in Austin – white, Hispanic/Latino, Black/African-American, and Asian. The analysis shows that Black drivers accounted..."

Jan. 30, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Group Calls for Legislative Action to Address Texas’ High Maternal Mortality Rate for Black Women

Black Mamas Community Collective says, “We must do better.”

"...long history of racial abuse within medical institutions. Various studies have shown that racial and ethnic bias among clinicians..."

Feb. 26, 2019 News Post by Alex Puente

County Reports on Drug Use and Poverty

New studies and what they mean for Austin

"...whites (9%), highest among Hispanic/Latino residents (24%), 22% among African-Americans. The rate is higher among females (16%) than males..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...to you, if you look at the other capacity studies – if all you’re interested in is units, you..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...to you, if you look at the other capacity studies – if all you're interested in is units, you..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Lege Lines: A Second Shot at Tackling Maternal Mortality

After years spent gutting women’s health care, are lawmakers doing enough?

"...times more likely to die by virtue of being African-American," said Thierry. "No woman who chooses to bear life..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...(see "Playback: Austin Music Census," June 5, 2015) and studies from industry advocacy group Austin Music People. AMP's Austin..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Civics 101

Duty now for the future

"...Austin's Declining African-American Population UT Professor Eric Tang will speak on the..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Column

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar offers his best, most fabulous bets for the SX season

"...the large number (largest ever for the AMAs) of African-American performers who will be receiving awards tonight, including Gary..."

March 15, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Extended Q&A With Matthew Dowd

"...They have this Center for Public Policy and Political Studies, so I'm going to talk there about the campaign..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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