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Longtime Texas civil rights leader Jim Harrington stepping down
Jim Harrington, founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, at a press conference in East Austin last year.RALPH BARRERA / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Twenty-five years after he founded the Texas Civil Rights...
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Why Texas should pay attention to the Baltimore riots
National Guard activated to calm tensions in Baltimore in wake of riots after death of Freddie Gray. ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES My heart breaks for Baltimore. I, like so many, had hoped that the city...
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From Cairo to Baltimore: Of revolution and riots
What is the difference between a revolution and riot? Perhaps it depends on how close it is to home. We’ve received a number of submissions about Baltimore and the tensions that led to the riots last...
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Twin Peaks shootout is not Ferguson or Baltimore
A McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) In the wake...
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Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn good for transgender folks, but not a panacea
This file photo taken by Annie Leibovitz exclusively for Vanity Fair shows the cover of the magazine’s July 2015 issue featuring Bruce Jenner debuting as a transgender woman named Caitlyn Jenner....
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Can Americans be honest about hate?
Surreace Cox, of North Charleston, S.C., holds a sign during a prayer vigil down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015, following a shooting Wednesday night in...
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Gay marriage ruling response by Abbott, Paxton is absurd
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: Same-sex marriage supporters rejoice after the U.S Supreme Court hands down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The...
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Two Austin parents explain why Lee Elementary should change its name
The Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Austin on Wednesday, June 24, 2015.Shelby Tauber / AMERICAN-STATESMAN What’s in a name? That’s the question that Austin parents and school leaders are trying to...
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Sandra Bland’s death is sad reminder of double standard
JULY 21, 2015 – A memorial with a portrait of Sandra Bland with flowers, stuffed animals and a rock shaped heart mark the area where Bland was arrested by Texas Public Safety Officer Brian Encinia for...
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Central Health’s Valadez is unfairly labeled ‘controversial’
Cynthia Valadez board member at Central Health who was reappointed this week. credit: Matthew Lemke, There tends to be an abundance of group-think, and in some cases, elitism, on too many Austin-area...
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Is it time to revive the ERA?
Academy Award-winning actress, Patricia Arquette gives the keynote address at the Texas Conference for Women in Austin Texas on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Austin Convention Center. LAURA...
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Is it time for Dallas to honor Santos Rodriguez?
David Rodriguez, 13, left, and his brother Santos Rodriguez, 12, stand by a relative’s car in 1973 just one month before Santos was killed. Nearly 40 years ago Santos was killed with a bullet to the...
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Pflugerville mosque vandalism is price of anti-Islam rhetoric
A photo given to police shows a torn up book of the Quran and fecal matter at a mosque in Pflugerville. As my colleague Jody Seaborn so aptly pointed out in his earlier post, reactions matter — and not...
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Huston-Tillotson students in Paris for climate change talks
Huston-Tillotson University sudents Elvia Hernandez (left) and Brittany Foley are part of a 29-student delegation from historically black colleges attending climate change talks in Paris. The...
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Don’t let Trump, others speak for you
Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump at a rally in South Carolina where he made the latest in a string of incendiary comments about Muslims. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Mic...
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Denying Rosewood historic zoning belittles its value in black history
Residents and others look on during a presentation at the Texas Historical Commission hearing on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. The meeting was to discuss on the nomination of the Rosewood Courts which is...
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Texas GOP agitation over transgender restrooms is a trip back in time
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during the opening of the Texas Republican Convention Thursday, May 12, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) At the time critics called the president’s executive order...
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An Austinite recalls his friendship with Muhammad Ali
Legendary prize fighter and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali, entertainer Gregory Hines and Austinite Kanwal Sharma in Sante Fe in 1999. Sharma worked with Ali and Hines as part of a project for...
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Local LULAC’s ‘State Of Latino’ guide is helpful summary of best practices
Juan Rodriguez and Mary Lou Rodriguez dance as Celsius band performs during The La Condesa 7th-Annual Cinco de Mayo Downtown Block Party on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL /...
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Why the ruling in the Fisher case is a win for Texas
FILE — Abigail Fisher, the plaintiff in a discrimination suit against the University of Texas, prepares to speak at a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 10, 2012. On...
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