Race & Identity

July 19, 2022

In new book, San Antonio native explains ‘how Sikh wisdom can transform your life’

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July 14, 2022

Author Andrea Mosqueda on representation for queer youth in the Rio Grande Valley

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July 8, 2022

Black Women Who Kayak seeks to break down racial barriers in recreational sports

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July 7, 2022

Despite historical elimination efforts, stickball & lacrosse empower Native Americans in DFW

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July 6, 2022

The military is offering to transfer troops affected by anti-LGBTQ laws, but the process isn’t easy

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July 5, 2022

‘We need to be making plans now.’ LGBTQ Texans reconsider their future in the state

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April 19, 2022

Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone?

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A crowd of graduates in caps and gowns looks ahead during a graduation ceremony.
June 23, 2022

Beyond demographics, UTEP aims to redefine what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution

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June 21, 2022

‘Above all, love is love’: RGV Pride organizer instills acceptance in his community

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June 21, 2022

Kerrville morning radio host transitions in a very public way

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a statue of a man at a podium, with hands gesturing as he speaks
June 18, 2021

Commentary: Now All Americans Can Learn What Emancipation Day Has Always Meant To Black Texans

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A red, white and blue sign reads "Vote Aqui Here" and points early voters towards the Flawn Academic Center on UT-Austin campus to vote.
June 15, 2022

Gun safety, personal networking may get Texas’ AAPI communities to the polls

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June 14, 2022

‘An act of sacred resistance’: Dallas church self-appoints two LGBTQ pastors after bishop denies them positions

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A book sits on a green and white striped beach towel, surrounded by trimmings of herbs. The book cover features two black teenagers leaning with the backs against one another.
June 8, 2022

Texas author’s debut novel is a teen summer romance with complex Black characters

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June 1, 2022

TCU research uncovers ‘indispensable’ contributions of formerly enslaved couple

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May 31, 2022

How a school walkout in Uvalde helped spark the 1970s Chicano rights movement

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A photo of author Michelle Ami Reyes smiling at the camera in front of a leafy backdrop.
May 31, 2022

Why this Texas mom wrote a guide for helping Christian families tackle racism

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An illustration with the shape of Texas on a textured background in light blue and purple relief with the shapes of three people in the foreground and signs with exclamation marks on them.
May 30, 2022

Anti-Asian hate top of mind for Texas’ fastest-growing population

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A photo of a woman sitting behind a large table stacked neatly with hardcover copies of the book "Lia Park and the Missing Jewel." The author holds one book and smiles at the camera. Also on the table are colorful flower bouquets and a cake with the book cover image printed on it.
May 19, 2022

This Texas author wanted her daughter to see herself in books

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A low angle photo shows three people using long rolling brushes to paint yellow lettering on a street.
May 17, 2022

Commentary: The racist Buffalo attack demands ‘not only words but deeds’

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May 16, 2022

Millennium-old Mississippian art on display in Dallas at ‘Spirit Lodge’ exhibit

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a group of protesters at the state capitol building hold signs. One says, Marching for trans youth so the next generation won't have to."
May 5, 2022

New report from doctors’ group says gender affirming care is not child abuse

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May 4, 2022

Cultural traditions are highlighted and shared in new Texas Folklife program

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May 2, 2022

Black rage and riotous comedy in Stage West’s ‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’

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April 25, 2022

Building three new homes for Black arts and culture in Fort Worth

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April 25, 2022

New book examines how Chicanx folks have had to fight for representation in American pop culture

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April 22, 2022

Three decades in, Fort Worth’s Japanese festivals blossom at botanic gardens

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a photo of the book cover
April 8, 2022

The good, the bad and the groundbreaking: ‘Let’s Get Physical’ explores the history of women and exercise

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April 18, 2022

Mental health expert: SEL is not CRT and equating the two is bad for students

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April 18, 2022

‘Give yourself a hug’: Amid life’s traumas Jonathan Van Ness wants everyone to learn to love their story

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April 15, 2022

How to make cascarones, and why the confetti-filled eggs remain a beloved Easter tradition

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April 14, 2022

How Mendez v. Westminster helped end legal segregation of schools in the southwest

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April 13, 2022

Some Texas child protective services workers are quitting over transgender investigations

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April 7, 2022

Texas has two of the country’s last ‘lesbian’ bars. Why it matters.

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an iron fence with a seal in it with two hands shaking and a cross behind them, with the words huston tillotson university austin texas around the seal and the years 1875 and 76
April 1, 2022

First-ever Texas HBCU conference begins at Huston-Tillotson University Friday

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March 31, 2022

Paint Rock art preservation project educates about indigenous culture in South Texas

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several people standing behind a large banner with a woman's face whose hair is pulled back in a ponytail that says watch the film next to her
March 28, 2022

For those seeking to stop Melissa Lucio execution, claims of coerced confession and corruption taint her conviction

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March 25, 2022

Texas Supreme Court case could affect the role of spiritual advisers at executions

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a WNBA basketball player with long locks, an orange jersey and tattoos on her arms
March 22, 2022

Brittney Griner’s celebrity also makes her a ‘valuable political pawn’

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March 21, 2022

Meet the women who broke barriers in overlooked corners of NASA

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a back woman with long locks sitting and holding a banjo
March 18, 2022

African American Roots Music Fest spotlights banjos, fiddles in Fort Worth

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March 17, 2022

‘The Enduring Gap’ podcast explores problems and solutions related to Latino higher education

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a three story building with tunnels underneath at the border to Mexico with cars driving under and a sign that says mexico on the building
March 15, 2022

Between violence and the pandemic, heritage tourism to Mexico has gotten complicated

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army service member carlandra moss wearing fatigues and a camo hat, with other soldiers in the background and trees
March 15, 2022

For service members of color, fear of racism in military towns weighs heavily in career choices

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a rainbow flag also with the triangle of blue, pink, white for transgender pride, and black and brown for LGBTQ people of color, waving behind a person wearing a light rainbow face mask with shoulder length brown hair and sunglasses
March 14, 2022

‘I have seen amazing things,’ says a Texas pediatrician about gender-affirming care

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20-something protesters holding signs saying trans care is not abuse and protect trans kids with a pink white and blue flag representing transgender rights in the background
March 11, 2022

Legal expert hopes court ‘comes to their rescue’ for families caught in Texas transgender investigations

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an older man in a white cowboy had and blue plaid shirt stands in a Mexican graveyard with several crosses behind him
March 11, 2022

SXSW documentary examines ‘What We Leave Behind’ in migration

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March 10, 2022

Lubbock LGBTQ community mourns one of their own as politicians target transgender Texans

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March 8, 2022

An alternate universe comes to the Crow Museum of Asian Art

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March 4, 2022

Dallas woman who fought to tear down Shingle Mountain is celebrated in museum exhibit

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March 3, 2022

One of Austin’s first Black communities has largely been erased. This building tells its tale.

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A seal for the Texas African American Museum
February 28, 2022

Texas African American Museum gets surprise donation

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a sign that says "curbside voting" and lists a phone number to call.
February 24, 2022

Voters with disabilities concerned about SB 1’s impact on getting assistance at the polls

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a woman wearing a white hat and t shirt and holding a sign while kneeling on grass that says reelect adrienne pena garza
February 23, 2022

How the GOP is backing Latinas in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, setting up a political showdown for November

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February 22, 2022

Artist André Ramos-Woodard’s work reclaims negative images of Blackness

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February 18, 2022

Austin police officers indicted for actions in 2020 protests

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February 18, 2022

In Fort Worth, the only Black female opera company director in the US is bringing ‘outsiders’ in

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three students walk in a school hallway and a wall in the background says slogans like the future starts now
February 18, 2022

In Texas, Black and Latino students in top 10% of their class enroll in college less often than white counterparts

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a green sign in a park that says Emancipation Park in white letters
February 17, 2022

The National Park Service is studying Houston-area Emancipation Trail for potential federal recognition

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a jury box in a courtroom with red cushioned chairs and a brown railing in between two rows of several seats
February 11, 2022

Sign in a Dallas grand jury room warns witnesses not to talk about race

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the colorful spines of children's books on two shelves in a library
February 9, 2022

In Hood County, the fight to remove LGBTQ books from libraries isn’t new

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February 8, 2022

Why the conversation Brian Flores started about race in the NFL is far from over

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a priest wearing a white and gold robe reading from a red bible and waving an incense ball
January 25, 2022

Ukrainian Texans pray for peace as tension escalates with Russia

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A tan building with brick that says Ellis Pecan Co
January 25, 2022

Fort Worth’s old Klan hall will not become a typical arts center. It’ll be a farmers’ market, a place for healing.

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January 24, 2022

New book examines roots of Mexican American discrimination in Texas

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January 21, 2022

Greg Abbott’s proposed ‘Parental Bill of Rights’ aims to increase parental role in schools’ consideration of race and LGBTQ topics

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a black-and-white photo of young women standing at a bar
January 20, 2022

San Antonian’s ‘Work’ at Sundance elevates diverse perspectives

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The contents of an at-home COVID-19 test kit, on a table
January 19, 2022

Why many blind people can’t take an at-home COVID-19 test

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January 18, 2022

At healing service, faith leaders from Congregation Beth Israel share words of gratitude, hope

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January 17, 2022

Students in Dallas MLK oratory competition mine inspiration from Dr. King’s life and words

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a man stands next to a collection on vinyl records
January 6, 2022

How the history of Houston shaped one man’s work as an ethnomusicologist

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December 27, 2021

Could the return of this South Dallas landmark undo decades of disinvestment?

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decorative Christmas balls and a wrapped gift
December 17, 2021

How to ensure your holiday celebrations welcome people with disabilities

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a long view of the park
December 16, 2021

Harris County unveils its first fully-inclusive park for visitors of all abilities

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December 9, 2021

This weekend, you can take a holiday trip to Funkytown

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December 8, 2021

Return of buffalo to Texas’ Lipan Apache tribe symbolizes an era of healing

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December 7, 2021

What’s behind the DOJ’s lawsuit over Texas redistricting maps

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December 3, 2021

Marfa’s Blackwell School, site of de facto segregation, nears federal recognition

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November 29, 2021

Parents push for new ways to teach Native history and culture

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November 23, 2021

City of Presidio returns cemetery land to Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas

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November 22, 2021

‘111 years in the making’: Dallas advocates unveil historical marker for Allen Brooks

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November 19, 2021

This Thanksgiving, what to consider during conversations about the holiday’s history

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November 18, 2021

Commentary: What pending exonerations of two men convicted of killing Malcolm X say about today’s justice system

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November 17, 2021

History of Black cowboys told in new exhibit at San Antonio’s Witte Museum

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the book "Teaching Black History to White People" sits on a table
November 15, 2021

‘I don’t need white folks to feel guilty’: A practical guide for why everyone needs to understand Black history

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November 11, 2021

After 70 years of painting, this little-known Texas artist is getting the spotlight

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November 9, 2021

Austin Jewish Film Festival celebrating culture, promoting dialogue amid rash of antisemitism

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Uvalde student walk out of 1970
November 9, 2021

‘Civil Rights in Black and Brown:’ New book examines Texas’ overlooked activists

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November 5, 2021

New book explores alternative narratives about masculinity and the Bracero program

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November 4, 2021

American Veteran: She joined the Army to learn to cook. She ended up a prisoner of war

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October 29, 2021

Through push for new historical marker, 1930 Sherman riot starts to gain recognition

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October 27, 2021

Jewish communities in Austin and San Antonio targeted by neo-Nazi group

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October 15, 2021

This Texas pollster’s work impacted politics and media

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October 15, 2021

‘Why can’t we go?’ A Dallas woman remembers the segregated State Fair of Texas

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October 15, 2021

‘Madres’ star Ariana Guerra talks Latino experience and nuances of the horror genre

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October 13, 2021

New wildfire-fighting program for girls aims to bring more gender diversity to the profession

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October 14, 2021

This Texas nurse defied taboos and broke barriers for Latinas

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October 11, 2021

Fort Worth City Council plans to honor Atatiana Jefferson with ‘Tay Day’ proclamation

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October 8, 2021

Bill restricting transgender student athletes clears Texas House committee

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October 8, 2021

An opinion writer argues gender bias in the Texas Democratic Party leaves out qualified Latina candidates

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