Shameful and Racist

"...Heroes Day. Really? On the national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, they instead chose to honor people who..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Postmarks

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

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

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

Luv Doc Recommends: James Brown Live 1968

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Monday, January 21, 2008

"...soon the shelves at Walgreens will fill up with Martin Luther King Cakes, I Have a Dreamcatchers, Civil Right..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

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

Bobby

Bobby looks at the lives of some everyday people who are about to get caught up in the avalanche of history when they become witnesses to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

"...Ashton Kutcher, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood, Freddy Rodríguez,..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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

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

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

Who Is Stan Smith?

The man behind the face on hip-hop's other favorite shoe

"...his agent, Donald Dell (a lovable pastiche of the cigar-smoking, whiskey-swilling hard ass), with the assistance of Run DMC..."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...He spent nine years working toward that goal, and since a perceptual shift that..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

John Lewis: Good Trouble

The life of the indefatigable civil rights champion

"...there have sold their souls to the devil. This hard-working, 17-term member of the House of Representatives spends much..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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

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

The AggreGAYtor: January 21

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Smoking isn’t punk rock, queer, anti-establishment, or sexy. It’s deadly,..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Qmmunity Post

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

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

'Benji' Directors Coodie and Chike

Change, for better and for worse

"...This was life, though, this was someone we were looking up to, knowing he was going to make it...."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

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

Paul Mooney

This cutting-edge comedy legend talks about Richard Pryor, SNL, and race

"...all of Pryor's classic albums and concert films, his groundbreaking 1977 NBC special, and The Richard Pryor Show; the..."

July 24, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

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