Race

Ghislaine Jean describes the performance as a space where Black women’s voices don’t project outward for affirmation, but can instead turn inward for self recognition. The concert and television taping is on Saturday at Austin PBS.

The grandson of the original owner commissioned the piece to tell his family's story. But it isn't just about them.

Like many lynching victims, their names are unknown, and details about their lives and deaths are scarce. Only foreign newspapers reported on the crime.

The school in East Austin opened in 1891 as a one-room school intended for Black students only. Now, it operates as a public fine arts academy.

The heat didn't stop people from lining the streets with lawn chairs, as children eagerly caught candy from parade participants.

Austin's crown jewel has bought people together from all walks of life to enjoy a day in the sun. But before 1962, that wasn't the case.

Carl Settles Jr. founded E4 Youth to help teach digital skills to underserved youth. The nonprofit's "What Once Was" project uses augmented and virtual reality to preserve the history of Austin's Black and brown communities.

Darryl George's fight to wear his natural hair first began last summer.

By denying the claim in a lawsuit, the state's department of transportation is refuting its own historical record.

Jay Hartzell first announced the layoffs in an April 2 email that did not include the number of positions being eliminated.