Race & Identity

September 28, 2023

How Lydia Mendoza became the ‘Meadowlark of the Border’

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September 19, 2023

From migrant farmworker to scientist: Elma González opened doors for Latinas in STEM

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The book cover for Mexikid is seen. It features a cartoon drawing of the author as a kid, surrounded animals and other motifs from the journey depicted in the book, including pop rocks candy, cacti, and a peso. A quote from a review at the top reads "poignant and laugh-out-loud funny."
September 7, 2023

‘Mexikid’ offers an illustrated view into a coming-of-age road trip story

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September 4, 2023

The long fight for adoptees to gain access to their original birth certificates in Texas

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July 24, 2020

Full participation: 30 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act

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August 30, 2023

‘This is who I am’: Texas law banning race-based hair discrimination goes into effect Friday

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August 22, 2023

Diaspora worship service in Austin represents nationwide shift in church demographics

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July 6, 2023

‘One thing we all have in common is we all have bodies’: New film celebrates people who are intersex

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July 6, 2023

Refugees feel abandoned after Texas resettlement agency closes

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June 30, 2023

Supreme Court rules 6-3 to make it easier for businesses to deny service to LGBTQ people

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June 23, 2023

Texas is officially majority Hispanic, according to the Census Bureau

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June 22, 2023

Celebrate Pride Month with these LGBTQ+ books with a Texas edge

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June 20, 2023

Less than 1% of U.S. therapists are Native American. One Texas group is working to fill the gaps

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June 19, 2023

New novel ‘Night Wherever We Go’ centers on the collective defiance of six enslaved women in Texas

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June 16, 2023

Sugar Land podcast, Episode 1: Who’s buried here?

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June 16, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: My Name

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June 15, 2023

New podcast unearths dark history underpinning Sugar Land’s sweet image

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June 13, 2023

‘I’d rather be out than dead’: Families of transgender youth reflect on Texas’ anti-trans laws

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May 29, 2023

The Longoria affair: Soldier’s burial was a flashpoint for Mexican American civil rights movement

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May 19, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: Perez Women Have Always Been Beautiful

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May 9, 2023

Did sale of historically Black Frederick Douglass School seal the fate of Gilbert-Emory neighborhood?

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May 8, 2023

Residents of historically Black Gilbert-Emory neighborhood watch as their community disappears

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May 1, 2023

The Black Classicists of Central Texas

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April 27, 2023

Commentary: Texas cities like Seguin should rethink Texas Ranger celebrations

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April 6, 2023

A Texas filmmaker reflects on the importance of showcasing Black joy

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April 4, 2023

This Houstonian wants your help archiving African American vintage quilts

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March 24, 2023

New anthology reimagines the works of William Shakespeare in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands

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Two chefs work at a table covered in dishes filled with a variety of ingredients. They're in what appears to be a tent structure. One of the chefs is grinding chile peppers in a molcajete.
March 21, 2023

At Luck Reunion, Three Sisters-themed feast is stewed in Indigenous traditions

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March 15, 2023

Only 2 people alive can speak the Caddo language fluently. They hope a new program can save it

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February 23, 2023

UT System pauses new diversity, equity and inclusion policies at its campuses

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A young man handles filmmaking equipment. He's holding up the camera and gazing up at an external appendage. This is Malon Rubio Smith.
February 21, 2023

‘I’m New’: Award-winning filmmaker reflects on his experience as an ESL student in Texas

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February 10, 2023

Texas Legislative Black Caucus priorities include health care, criminal justice reform this session

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February 10, 2023

‘Soy de Tejas’ carves a space within the gallery scene to celebrate Latino artistry

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February 9, 2023

Abbott appears to issue warning to state agencies that consider diversity in their hiring practices

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February 2, 2023

Marfa art exhibit centers lives of Chinese railroad workers

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A crowd of people carrying signs march in the street. Many have their fists in the air.
January 31, 2023

Commentary: ‘Abolitionist perspective’ needed in wake of Tyre Nichols death

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January 19, 2023

‘Vitamina C for Cultura’ preschool book shares Mexican-American language and imagery lacking in the genre

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January 16, 2023

Commentary: Political, social climate of Martin Luther King Jr.’s era not so different from today’s

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January 6, 2023

‘It did change the course of my life’: Filmmaker reflects on DACA program

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January 5, 2023

Disagreements over civil rights leader’s death lead to calls for a new investigation

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January 4, 2023

Witnesses point to more nefarious circumstances surrounding civil rights leader’s death

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January 3, 2023

Questions still haunt death of Texas civil rights hero

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January 2, 2023

A lawsuit alleges a racial disparity in VA benefits and says the VA isn’t doing enough about it

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December 23, 2022

AfroTech Conference attendees embrace empowerment as Black women in the tech industry

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December 6, 2022

AfroTech Conference centers Black founders, creators and builders

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A man looks concerned as he eyes a row of identical spices in a cabinet.
November 2, 2022

Why this Texas-raised filmmaker says his undocumented experience inspires his goofy perspective

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November 1, 2022

Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest neighborhood file civil rights complaint over proposed desalination plant

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October 13, 2022

John Treviño was Austin’s first Mexican American City Council member. The journey wasn’t easy.

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October 7, 2022

WWII veteran’s run-in with police led him to fight to change Houston institutions

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October 6, 2022

Commentary: Reckoning with the history behind Texas Rangers monuments

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October 5, 2022

Hispanic students were once segregated at this school. Now it will be a historic site

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October 4, 2022

Ramiro ‘Ramsey’ Muñiz, history-making Latino activist, dies at 79

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A screenshot of the new program "Rosie's Rules" shows a little girl wearing yellow rain boots smiling at a chubby white cat standing on a box.
October 3, 2022

Meet the newest PBS Kids character: a Texas girl with a blended family and vocabulary

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September 30, 2022

Marfa’s Blackwell School given national historic status

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September 29, 2022

Texas actress Paulina Chávez finds her voice on the big and small screen

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September 29, 2022

This Mexican American activist chronicled life in the early 1900s

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September 26, 2022

Supporters and protestors show up for Abilene’s first Pride Parade

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September 22, 2022

Indigenous tribe renews yearslong fight to reclaim human remains from UT

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A grainy black and white photo shows five young mean in t-shirts and jeans posing with golf clubs. A man who may be their coach, kneels in the center.
September 19, 2022

In 1957, this team of Hispanic golfers shocked Texas by winning state

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September 14, 2022

Accent marks are making a comeback in Latino last names

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A bible in a leather case with a cross on it rests against a church pew next the foot of a person wearing cowboy boots.
September 12, 2022

Why this Christian leader says Texas’ ‘In God We Trust’ sign debate is symbolic of ‘Christian nationalism’

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A hardcover copy of the book "The Third Reconstruction" rests against a backdrop of potted flowers. The cover of the book is dark blue with a red fist image on it.
September 6, 2022

Historian: America’s ‘Third Reconstruction’ has brought not just heartbreak but hope

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August 31, 2022

Why this Texas author wrote a book about a bisexual Chicano teen he’s sure will be banned

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August 30, 2022

LGBTQ Texans fear Supreme Court will target same-sex marriage, leaving them legally unprotected

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a photo of the hardcover book "Perish" by LaToya Watkins. The book is lying on a colorful quilt. The book cover includes an image of a tree with sprawling branches and roots.
August 23, 2022

LaToya Watkins’ first novel ‘Perish’ is rooted in Texas and inspired by stories that haunted her

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A headshot of Neha Aziz and an illustration of the podcast art. The illustration shows two hands touching over the subcontinent.
August 17, 2022

This Austinite was born in Pakistan but never heard stories about partition. She’s trying to change that.

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July 22, 2022

For trans youth in North Texas, finding affirming mental health care can be a challenge

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July 22, 2022

Congressional Democrats pass measures protecting abortion access, same-sex marriage. Republicans are split.

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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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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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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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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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