Benson Boone, La Sécurité, Ken Pomeroy, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Plus: Lars Ulrich pumps up new Apple Vision Pro experience

"...Sophie Castillo – not so much. In communities of ethnicity, including mine growing up, we joked about CPT: We’ll..."

March 12, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” JD Vance urged Musk to rehire him. Musk posted..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature

Should the Public Know the Racial Breakdown of Texas State Drug Punishments?

Local nonprofit seeks data through lawsuit

"...for drug-related violations between 2018 and 2021 and their ethnicity...."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Art in Motion, Pride Kickoff, and More Weekday Recommendations

Arts and more to keep you busy

"...for our entire community, regardless of income, mental/physical abilities, ethnicity, nationality, race, sexual orientation, gender expression/identity or family status.”..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Right-Wing Funded Civitas Institute Is Almost Up and Running at UT-Austin

Classes focused on “liberty” start this fall

"...based on merit with no deference to race, color, ethnicity or national origin...."

March 27, 2024 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Commission Considers Making Venues Eligible for the Live Music Fund

As grants from this year’s program roll out to 368 recipients

"...last week, 50% of grantees identify as “majority diverse race/ethnicity” and 32% identify as “majority female or non-binary.”..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

AFF Review: Egghead & Twinkie

Queer coming-of-age story catches the contradictions of youth

"...the genuinely warm, careful way the movie handles Twinkie’s ethnicity and relationship to her identity: Her nickname comes from..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Abya Yala: The Story Behind the Photos

"...Musician Víctor-Andrés Cruz explains, "Here identity, ethnicity, diversity, and ancestral symbolism came together in an artistic..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Kimberley Jones

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...longer allow schools to consider race, sex, color, or ethnicity in hiring and won't permit training related to DEI...."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature

GOP Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...styles and textures commonly associated with race, national origin, ethnicity, or culture (e.g., Afros, braids, cornrows, or locs, among..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Republican Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...styles and textures commonly associated with race, national origin, ethnicity, or culture (e.g. afros, braids, cornrows, or locs, among..."

March 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Quantifying the Struggle to Live Here

Central Health report lays out local poverty and healthcare access

"...health inequities, but the report found that race and ethnicity, more than a person’s zip code, is the top..."

March 8, 2023 News Post by Abe Asher

Dolly de Leon Sails into the Triangle of Sadness

The Filipina actress discusses her breakout role in Ruben Östlund's Cannes award winner

"...'Why did you choose Filipino? Why not any other ethnicity?' And he said that's because that's what he's been..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Extends Contract With Kroll to Continue Austin Police Review

Phase C to examine APD complaint and grievance procedures

"...patterns or trends that suggest disparate outcomes based on ethnicity or race and opportunities for better agency risk management,"..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

QTPOC-Focused Fest Brings Together the Colors of Pride

Local orgs come together to do some community building

"...says, “and it is for everybody of a nonwhite ethnicity … I think there is – generally, not just..."

June 22, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Dot

An authentic albeit imbalanced emotional journey into dementia

"...physical challenges and those with a defining race or ethnicity...."

May 19, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Opinion: Future of STEM Needs Collaboration and Diverse Voices

Why it's important to empower all girls to innovate through media and technology

"...together to ensure that students – regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender – are not forgotten...."

March 25, 2022 Column by Laura Donnelly

New Austin Congressional District Would Help Protect GOP Incumbents

New TX 37 has a 73.8% Democratic vote share. We should be happy, right?

"...major party coalitions in Texas are primarily distinguished by ethnicity, that means non-Anglo communities have been packed and cracked..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

LBJ School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Reveals Disparities

Data suggests vaccine hubs aren't reaching Black, Latinx Texans

"...equity by tracking vaccines given by age, race and ethnicity, and gender, as well as geography. As of April..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...also addressing how other factors like age, gender and ethnicity and prior autoimmune diseases interplay with immune responses to..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Where Do the Vaccines Go?

Dashboard reveals Black and Latinx residents aren't being reached

"...by priority age groups, ZIP code, and race and ethnicity. It only covers those doses administered by APH; the..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Stressed Out? Let Your Freak-Out Flag Fly!

Making stress into a friend instead of a foe

"...Although the pandemic is affecting everyone, our experiences are..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund

When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?

"...sectors. Applicants were considered on an "equity matrix" of ethnicity, gender, LGBTQIA, disability status, and financial vulnerability. Half of..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...mundane activity, but also identifies them by their race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion, which clearly seems to be..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Following Protests, Expect a Jump in COVID-19 Cases

City releases new metric for judging stages of risk, and promises better outreach to communities of color

"...tracks outcomes (confirmed cases, hospitalizations, deaths) by race and ethnicity, revealing the pandemic's disproportionate toll upon the Latinx community,..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Kimberley Jones and Beth Sullivan

New Findings Shed Light on Oakwood Chapel Burials

Remains at city's oldest cemetery were exhumed, studied, and now await reinterment

"...the remains of an infant. Determining gender, age, and ethnicity – or "biological affinity" – depends on what bones..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

COVID-19 Poised to Hit Hardest in the Eastern Crescent

Officials worry virus will disproportionately impact people of color in Austin, following national trend

"...release data showing how outcomes differ by race or ethnicity, but elsewhere in the country those differences are stark...."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Democrats Stay Organized Amidst the Pandemic

Get this party started

"...Texas Democrats are organized both geographically and by constituency (ethnicity, sexuality, ability, age) and are communicating with each other..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Austin Police Stop Making Marijuana Busts?

Council considers how to get “as close as possible to zero arrests”

"...you varies, statistically speaking, depending on your race or ethnicity. The Chronicle reported in September that 86 individuals had..."

Jan. 14, 2020 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Council, Community Urge APD to Halt Marijuana Arrests

Activists claim strategy unfairly impacts minorities, wastes resources

"...arrests made by APD since July 3, specifying the ethnicity and age of each person arrested. Casar says he's..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

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