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SXSW news and carryings-on

"...Holly Foundation, which promotes musical education regardless of income, ethnicity, or learning level. On Tuesday, she joined foundation heads..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...upcoming case challenges the school's use of race and ethnicity as part of the selection process. See "Point Austin."..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature

Result More In Keeping With Demographic Reality

July 31, 2012 Postmarks

The New Yorker Gag Reel

A fantastic compendium of cover outtakes and retakes

"...most of what you need to know: "Race & Ethnicity," "Religion," "Sex"; it's no wonder that even though some..."

May 1, 2012 Books Post by Jason Stout

Sheriff Over ICE

Dem candidates spar over the TCSO role in immigration

"...serving all county residents – regardless of race or ethnicity. He says his command staff, for example, was chosen..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...› The Republican National Committee cannot use voter ethnicity to construct targeted election day monitoring. The 3rd U.S...."

March 16, 2012 News Feature

Disappointed in Colbert

"...put people down because of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or race. It happens, but it's not as acceptable..."

March 2, 2012 Postmarks

A Society of Presumed Equals

"...values, and qualifications and couldn't care less about their ethnicity. Unfortunately, the baby boomers are the ones who vote,..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Postmarks

Unchartered Waters

City Hall and citizen advocates look toward a new model of representation – is the seventh time the charm?

"...issues making what was once a largely race- and ethnicity-based movement more of a locality-based one – although as..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point: We Love Us!

Just ask anybody – Austinites approve of Austin

"...across the city (a "good representation by age, income, race/ethnicity") reflects that residents "generally have a positive perception" of..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...(34.6%) 35698,488215,626 (30.9%) Cutting the Coalition: Plan C185 by Ethnicity..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Headlines

"...that the University of Texas may consider race and ethnicity in deciding undergraduate admissions. The two students who sued..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...racially motivated, according to DPS stats; sexual orientation and ethnicity or national origin are the other two factors consistently..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Out of Place

This group show gives a sense of what real displacement – the forced kind – can be like

"...words. Which is not a bad idea itself. Because: ethnicity, geographic area, artists, other limiting pigeonholes? Fuck it: We're..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live: Part II

The country the tea partiers want back no longer exists

"...percent of whites married a person whose race or ethnicity was different from their own" (The New York Times,..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Pressure Rising at the Water Utility

One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?

"...While it's hard to believe Moheet's ethnicity had anything whatsoever to do with Ott's decision encouraging..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

"...and treat all citizens equally, despite sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or gender...."

March 24, 2010 Postmarks

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Jan. 14-21

"...discusses the exchange of ideas surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and class. 11am. Agard-Lovinggood Bldg., Huston-Tillotson University. Free...."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature

How AFD Ranks

"...Still, from looking at this breakdown of gender and ethnicity in the Austin Fire Department, it's obvious that AFD..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature

Not a Hate Crime, Definitely Not a Hate Crime

Things aren't getting better for queers in Texas

"...of the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person." While..."

Sept. 6, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Unkind Words Mar Concert

"...horrible things about a kindhearted man because of his ethnicity. My boyfriend urged me that night not to dwell..."

May 6, 2009 Postmarks

Easy As 1323: Texas House Takes on Bullying

HB 1323 seeks to stop the madness

"...to report if incidents were a result of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin,..."

April 24, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Ash Bell

The Hightower Report

Watching You Watch Ads; and Obama's Third Surge in Afghanistan

"...that can detect your gender, age range, and possibly ethnicity. The system then quickly pulls up a video of..."

April 10, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...our first African-American president, some questions around race and ethnicity do seem to have taken on a new urgency...."

March 27, 2009 News Feature

Web Prez

Crafting campaign, inside and out

"...for example –but also targeting niche sites organized by ethnicity and lifestyle, where the campaign could address specific concerns...."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Looking for a School Chief

AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent

"...Statesman itself had made repeated references to the number, ethnicity, gender, experience, and home states of candidates. On Feb...."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: The Hustle for Place 1

Who are the new coalitions?

"...by the candidate but also by her gender and ethnicity. Locally, this includes such boosters as former state Rep...."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

aGLIFF: Like a Virgin on the Runway in Trinidad

Onward through aGLIFF, night 2!

"...didn't feel like there was one appropriate body-type and ethnicity to have sex with (i.e. muscular and white)...."

Sept. 6, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...and mosquitoes. More than 4,000 people of every age, ethnicity, and economic and social status, as far as the..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

The lessons of Florida beaches, anti-drug education, and chain gangs

"...fairly is desirable," and, "Segregation based on race, religion, ethnicity, and sex is wrong." Obviously, there are variants on..."

May 9, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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