Point Austin: Reflections on Assassination

Trying to find some wisdom on a grim anniversary

"...Before too long, after the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and then Robert Ken­nedy, I would..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Column by Michael King

J. Edgar

The man who played Dirty Harry directs Leonardo DiCaprio as America's top cop, J. Edgar Hoover.

"...until Hoover’s perspective grew so warped that he was seeking out the Communists in Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil-disobedience..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The original material was shot by a Swedish TV crew but just now assembled into this documentary that has both vision and perspective.

"...as well as the recent dedication of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., not..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Winning piemakers, new restaurant openings, and more

"...the Clarksville neighborhood Saturday afternoon to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and build community through pie...."

Jan. 22, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Which Holidays Do State Workers Get?

"...Confederate Heroes Day, one day after the holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The only plausible theory is..."

Jan. 21, 2010 Postmarks

Event Menu

A guide to Austin-area foodie events – smackdowns, socials, and more

"...create original dishes based on secret ingredients during televised cooking demonstrations. Tasting samples will be distributed to the crowd,..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Even if you're familiar with the details of this legendary game, this suspenseful cultural documentary draws you to the edge of your seat and beyond, back into 1968 itself.

"...first establishing the incendiary temper of the times – Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy have recently..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happenings

Jan. 17-23

"...DAY OF SERVICE pays tribute to the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service projects..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Bushites squelch negative Central American labor conditions report; and sustainable food program teaches students more than they'll ever learn in a sterile classroom

"...MAKING FACTS FIT IDEOLOGY If an ideologically incorrect study is..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will discuss his book Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

The Austin Area Heritage Council's annual celebration

"...The Martin Luther King Jr. Citywide March and Cultural Festival will..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature

Same as It Never Was

Some airports, forts, and boondoggles were never meant to be

"...at the intersection of Ed Bluestein (Highway 183) and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (FM 969). Many buildings have..."

July 4, 2003 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Yousuf Karsh: A Retrospective

The Oswald Gallery's retrospective exhibit of Yousuf Karsh's black and white portraiture is a small sample of Karsh's career, perhaps, considering the span of years in which he worked, but it's a representative one, and perfectly displayed in the snug front gallery.

"...Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia O'Keeffe. Winston Churchill. Alberto Giacometti...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Review

The Hightower Lowdown

Jim waves the flag; George Dubya plays his health-care shell game; the U.S. gets into bed with thugs.

"...Wobblies, Mother Jones and Joe Hill, Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. -- freedom-fighters all. Too many true..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mahalia!

In the Austin Playhouse production of Mahalia!, director Don Toner has staged a neat chamber piece with a trio of talented actor / singers, allowing the singing to be spectacular and the rest of the play to operate simply.

"...Concordia University, although it is hard to imagine the Lutherans of Concordia belting out Southern Baptist gospel songs the..."

April 6, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Public Notice

From race riots in South Florida to the MLK Day March in Austin, "Public Notice" reflects on how far we've come and how far we've yet to go.

"...could set our spanky new Christmas Timex with the real-looking thick brown leather "hippie" band to those nightly jaunts..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Page Two

Readers seeking "objectivity" won't find it here; the Chronicle is dedicated to advocacy and opinion, and always has been.

"...word of it or, if undecided, you are just thinking about the topic. What if, instead of "As the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Austin Celebrates MLK Day, 2014

January 20, 2014. 32 photos.

"...Thousands came out to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the capital city in..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Photo Gallery

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...death nevertheless came as something of a shock. The King was dead. And yet, since the beginning of mankind,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Commemorating the 95th birthday of Pinetop Perkins one year at a time, exploring Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, and a pregame pep talk with Paul Wall

"...at Antone's on Monday, with special guests Gary Clark Jr., Derek O'Brien, and Marcia Ball, among others. "I'm just..."

July 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: Name-Calling, Part II

Name-Calling, Part II: The proud badge of 'cowardice'

"...very sound-oriented poetry – words divorced from their meanings, evoking instead coherent, if not focused, ideas purposefully linked to..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

"...it official: They, unlike their own state senator, are backing Lloyd Doggett for Congress (see "Lloyd's friends at the..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Record

Announcing the 2007-08 Austin Music Awards lineup; Charlie Sexton brings sexy back; and KOOP Radio returns to the airwaves

"...Also confirmed for the evening is a Gary Clark Jr. showcase and a six-string salute to Walter Hyatt led..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...recent Austin African American Book Festival guest) Isabel Wilkerson, speaking about Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, her look..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...lined up three days of activities in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, with NAACP Executive Director Kweisi..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

A Good Catholic Girl

On the Lege

"...group denounced the Ku Klux Klan and marched on Martin Luther King Day, she'd continue to regard them as..."

May 5, 1995 News Column

Zach Theatre's The Great Society

Robert Schenkkan's smart script and remarkable ensemble work make this a powerful look at LBJ's White House years

"...companies typically plan their seasons out well in advance, making decisions about their choice of plays, casting, and other..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Mountaintop

Katori Hall's drama probes Martin Luther King Jr.'s mortality and legacy on the last night of his life

"...Hall in her compelling 2009 drama, its subject being Martin Luther King Jr. on the last night of his..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Shots

The Barkers

"...workaday existences when the medicine show came to town. Fast-talking hustlers, also known as barkers, would hawk their various..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature

The History and Historiography of MLK/FBI

Sam Pollard on the changing challenges of recording Black history

"...the Federal Bureau of Investigations wiretapped and bugged Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. At first, the trigger was a..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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