What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...on the southern edge of campus, about 10 minutes walking from the UT Tower, the Blanton offers an insightful..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

Point Austin: The Struggle Continues

The Poor People's Campaign renews the long-term fight

"...nearly 150 people arrested in D.C. last month for blocking the Capitol. Monday's demo held no such plans, but..."

June 15, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Stayed on Freedom

Considering the LBJ legacy

"...people willingly laying down their lives for freedom – Martin Luther King Jr. being one among many – none..."

April 11, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...documents the perseverance of these organizations and the individuals working in them. What Austin's cultural community may lack in..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...black 6-year-olds from entering an all-white grade school, and Martin Luther King found himself back behind bars after participating..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Marc Ott announced that Abigail Smith (pictured) will be taking over the city's animal services office on March 15...."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature

Origin

Ava DuVernay's plainly spoken look at the underpinnings of bigotry

"...structure, rising and falling action. The nerviness alone is breathtaking. But writer/director Ava DuVernay’s ambition is often, if not..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...For years, Bayard Rustin (Domingo) and Martin Luther King Jr. (Ameen) have worked to reframe the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Peace Through Pie

A sweet honoring of Martin Luther King

"...idea of a communitywide pie social to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: Shock and Awe...."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

MLK/FBI

The Feds' surveillance campaign of the civil rights icon placed in new context

"...Bureau of Investigations wiretap and bug the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Was it because FBI Director J...."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Not Again

Racism distorts justice in Ferguson case

"...a riot is the language of the unheard." – Martin Luther King, "The Other America," March 14, 1968..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...politicians who support tolls are not courageous, but are taking the easy way out to avoid Governor Pinhead's "No..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

The Dream vs. the Nightmare

The MLK Day march becomes a referendum on Tom DeLay and Ronnie Earle

"...Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration and march might easily..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Pine Curtain

First-time author Dina Temple-Raston's A Death in Texas pulls the James Byrd Jr. murder out of the East Texas woods.

"...be murdered because of his race in 1999 is heartbreaking." "Heartbreaking" is an apt description of the entire tragedy..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Paradox Players' The Mountaintop

In this powerful production of Katori Hall's drama, MLK wrestles with his life's meaning – and maybe an angel

"...April 3, 1968: the night before Martin Luther King Jr. is killed. Earlier that day, he's..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

TV Eye

A recent slew of political, cultural, and environmental documentaries prove how indispensable PBS is

"...the collision of two disparate lives: civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassin James Earl Ray...."

April 23, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Riotsville, USA

Standout doc about the Sixties explores still relevant lessons in police oppression

"...In a film with a lot of striking juxtapositions, there’s an especially moving one that begins with..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...hip-hop and Black pop culture at large. In his filmmaking debut, which memorializes the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, the..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Pie-o-Neers for Peace

Peace Through Pie initiative going forward one school at a time

"...Luanne Stovall's Dream Pie social initiative in connection with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there was no way to..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Kick off 2019 with some Texas travel

"...Jr. Day Mardi Gras Parade Jan. 21, Shreveport, La., www.sbfunguide.com/event/krewe-of-harambee-martin-luther-king-jr-day-mardi-gras-parade/5554..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...Ejiofor, Mike Epps, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Don Cheadle rarely disappoints. Endearing..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Coming Together

Organizing for justice in the African-American community

"...for Justice, a community forum and black business expo taking place tomorrow, Dec. 10, at the St. James Missionary..."

Dec. 9, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Jan. 14-21

"...bimonthly urban music series. (See "Conjuring the Radical Dr. King.") 8:30pm. Orun Center of Cultural Arts, 1401-B Cedar. $5...."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature

Respublica

Citizens' calendar, Jan. 8-15

"...MIKE MARTINEZ RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF The City Council member officially hits..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "You may be asking why run against Mayor Wynn? I can tell you..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

A documentary fitting for the groundbreaking jazz drummer

"...Decades in the making, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes celebrates the groundbreaking..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

An unmissable lesson in this county's tortured history

"...of growing up in segregated Memphis. In 1968, when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there, he was 11..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Michael King

Big Money for Big Roads

Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets

"...work on the part of at least 30 staffers working at a breakneck speed for much of the last..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Whose Streets?

A you-are-there portrait of the tragedy in Ferguson

"...film’s initial section, which begins with a passage from Martin Luther King Jr. – “A riot is the language..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

At the crossroads of Memphis and Civil Rights stood Stax Records

"...with flagship star Otis Redding's fatal plane crash and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. That sets the stage for..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

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