Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...I Pledge Berkeley, California,1968: The Chicano Movement is born. Cesar Chavez and his newly formed United..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...also delivered a thumbnail history of the Texas environmental movement – against nukes, to protect local resources, and to..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Racism and Heroism

Reflecting on the Charleston massacre

"...use that history and his murders to ignite a "civil war" – not a political war between states, but..."

June 26, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...vibrate or rock or turn a person, mimicking natural movements that keep the body's blood and oxygen flowing. The..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Psychedelic Acid Trope

Exhibits at the Bullock, Briscoe, and LBJ explore our recall of the Sixties

"..."The Power of His Camera: Spider Martin and the Civil Rights Movement." Any of them can stand on its..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report: North Carolina's Moral Freedom Summer

The Moral Monday Movement is on the move again!

"...The Moral Monday Movement is on the move again!..."

July 18, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Staccato Purr of CineFestival

Latino Filmmakers Explore the Middle Class

"...upcoming PBS documentary ¡Chicano!: A History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement was the topic of a panel discussion..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

Day Trips: The East Rosedale Monument Project, Fort Worth

A bus stop as an art and history lesson

"...art and a lesson in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in America...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Eighth Street Survivors

They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.

"...about. The origins of policing, the evolution of the civil rights movement – anything other than what happened on..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

John Lewis: Good Trouble

The life of the indefatigable civil rights champion

"...deserved tribute to the indefatigable John Lewis, the pioneering civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, is yet another..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Point Austin: What History Teaches

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

"...and one growing evidence of that resistance is the movement to remove the monuments to Confederate "heroes" – primarily..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The LBJ Presidential Library at 50

For five decades, the LBJ Library & Museum has been not only keeping history but also making history

"...summits on the Vietnam War, race in America, and civil rights – the last with four U.S. presidents attending..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...John Maspero decided to resign rather than face a civil trial on a slew of public drunkenness and personal..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Not to 'Stop Patriarchy'

New York group has a curious way of "helping"

"...abortion law last week, members of the national abortion rights group Stop Patri­archy likened forced motherhood – that is,..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

NAACP and LULAC: Texas Education System Violates Federal Law

State board members say they're just whining

"...a request for "compliance review" to the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. The submittal,..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Is 'This' the New 'That'?

A brief pondering as to whether Poly is the "New Gay"

"...We've seen this in the recent past with the civil rights fight for Marriage Equality. Gay is the new..."

Dec. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

Memphis native Sides is a great storyteller, and Hellhound often reads more like historical fiction than nonfiction

"...become both a crisis and an opportunity for a civil rights movement in turmoil. Across the alley was a..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Books Review by Nick Barbaro

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...life by the ghouls of bigotry and discrimination. The rights to much of the Neville's treasure-chest catalog, for instance,..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

TV Eye

My 'Rollergirls' review: the response; plus, Aaron McGruder deals with 'The Boondocks' backlash

"...programming for adults). This is the episode where African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King awakes from a coma..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Music of Our Sins

Letters at 3am

"...That revival not only became the soundtrack of the Civil Rights movement, but was also a primary avenue of..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Liberation and Justice for All

Black Panther William Lee Brent's Exile

"...cases, my people and I were denied our basic civil and human rights."..."

June 14, 1996 Books Feature

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

More than an appreciation, this documentary portrait of the great American folksinger and activist is an inspiration.

"...the world, strummed the rhythm chords of the modern civil rights movement, is recognized as the godfather of the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Conspiracy Theorists Are the True Patriots; Black Doth Protest Too Much

"...past conspiracies you say Louis? How about slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction? Jim Crow and the civil rights..."

July 6, 2007 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...threat to justice everywhere" banner were posters for Palestinians' rights and against the death penalty and the war in..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around the world

"...went bust, CSC downsized its plans and sold development rights to Block 21 back to the city for more..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Plays Well With Others

How Creative Commons is redefining copyright law and what it means for artistic collaboration across the Internet.

"...Last October, author, lawyer, and intellectual-property-rights activist Lawrence Lessig fought the toughest battle of his..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

Whose House

Making a Place for Black Theatre in Austin

"...that he talks about – how whites accepted the civil rights movement but ignored the black power movement, how..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

MassEquailty's Lessons

Melissa Threadgill, former communications director for MassEquality tell us how they did it.

"...voters were potentially going to rescind newly won marriage rights. Melissa and I also happened to go to college..."

Aug. 15, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

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Our readers talk back.

"...I thought the great "civil rights campaign" demanded one person one vote no matter..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Gift Guide: Support Stocking Stuffers

Give a gift that keeps on giving – to your local creatives

"...– who are primarily ages 6-12 – understood what civil rights are all about, so for the 50th anniversary..."

Dec. 10, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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