Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...Bias alert! I’ve seen this short film directed by Aira..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cruel and Unusual

"...by prosecutorial errors, including the mishandling of evidence and racial bias in jury selection, which even the county prosecuting..."

Oct. 2, 2024 Postmarks

The Long Game

True-life story of Mexican-American teens who make a run at the 1957 state golf championship

"...miss. When you portray real-life humans striving to overcome racially-motivated obstacles, the stakes are even higher. The Long Game..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Third-Party Report Finds Police Academy Hasn’t Implemented Crucial Reforms

Council stresses need for internal audit process

"...investigation into improper use of force cases; patterns of racial and sexual discrimination within the department; and suppression of..."

March 28, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Head of Travis County Juvenile Justice System to Step Down

Retirement follows diversity concerns

"...Hurley did not opt for a public discussion of..."

Oct. 3, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin's Juvenile Court Resists Publicly Addressing Criticisms of Racial Bias

A quiet court

"...whether to approve or throw out their plea agreements. Bias in those decisions could be devastating...."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene

The family that slays together …

"...and brown competitors, fed up with mainstream drag balls' racial bias, started putting on their own events. House of..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: The Long Game

Bordertown golf story filled with humanity and Cheech

"...miss. When you portray real-life humans striving to overcome racially-motivated obstacles, the stakes are even higher...."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

How Tenant-Screening Algorithms Keep Cycles of Discrimination Going

Telling a never-ending story

"...might be sourced from a bad source that has biases," said Andrew D. Selbst, a postdoctoral scholar at Data..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Dina Barrish

What Does It Mean in 2022?

"...one of his claims is that he fought for racial justice. But what does that mean in 2022? The..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Postmarks

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...transportation and land use decisions have played in causing racial inequities in Austin." These decisions included the city's 1928..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

City Extends Contract With Kroll to Continue Austin Police Review

Phase C to examine APD complaint and grievance procedures

"...the department's "complaint and grievance procedures concerning allegations of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace." It..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...discrimination on the basis of hairstyle, a proxy for racial bias aimed at Black women over the generations...."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Racial Profiling Report Finds Cops Still Racial Profiling

Austin Police Department annual report shows a disproportional number of Black Austinites arrested, injured

"...according to the Austin Police Department's annual report on racial profiling, released on March 11. As this is not..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Confusion Continues in Police Academy Reboot

Efforts to revise the curriculum taught at the Austin police academy proceed in turmoil

"...for cadet training were inappropriate (including instances of overt racial and gender bias, and of questionable uses of force)...."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Rise and Fall of Jason Dusterhoft (and His Frenemies)

A trip down APD's Memory Lane, from the Chronicle archives

"...Nov. 8: Everything blows up this week, when we..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...that lean Democratic, given Texas' profound partisan polarization along racial and ethnic lines. "Almost 90% of Texas population growth..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Brown, Simon Haycock, Calliah Sophie Estrada, Pete Pano, Briza Covarrubias, Ceasar Hartman, Jay Lawrence Kiman, Frances Fuches (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

kYmberly Keeton Wants Your Stories for the Black COVID-19 Index

And at the Austin African American Book Festival 2020, she’ll tell you why

"...in a White Coat, discusses the high stakes of racial bias in health care and how Black patients can..."

June 26, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Opinion: Diversity and Equity in Times of Crisis

"...times easier. In the case of cultural change, our bias is the calculator. Bias is our mental shortcut that..."

May 15, 2020 Column by Jeff Hutchinson

Activists Call for Heads at APD

Racism probe, weekend shooting heighten reform demands

"...accountability, and acknowledging the department has a problem with racial bias...."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Activists Call for Firing of APD Leadership in Wake of Officer Involved Shooting

Racism probe, weekend shooting heighten reform demands

"...most fundamentally acknowledging the department has a problem with racial bias...."

April 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

"...effort as an agency in the area of unconscious bias, racial and cultural sensitivity training, and we see the..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...up amid segregated schools, Burnett-Webster's attention to inclusivity and racial and cultural histories will also aid the board as..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

Racial Disparities Persist and Worsen in APD Traffic Stops

Going nowhere fast

"...at traffic stops and arrests involving the four largest racial groups in Austin: white, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, and Asian...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...for sexual assault and family violence; acting to reduce racially discriminatory impacts of the system; and creating specialized units..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Coded Bias D: Shalini Kantayya Coded Bias follows MIT Media Lab..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Study Shows Growing Racial Disparities in APD Traffic Stops and Arrests

Black, Hispanic drivers overrepresented in police enforcement

"...at traffic stops and arrests involving the four largest racial groups in Austin – white, Hispanic/Latino, Black/African-American, and Asian...."

Jan. 30, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Hall Moves a Little Bit Closer to Decriminalization

Pot, or not?

"...resolution offered opportunities for APD both to achieve greater racial equity in enforcement and to reinvest the resources spent..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Does School District Policing Support Local Students?

To serve and protect

"...about the role of police in schools – including bias in the application of school discipline policies and excessive..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

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