Race And Ethnicity

A new report from the district shows Black students were five times more likely than white students to receive suspensions and other punishments. Hispanic students were twice as likely.

The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Texas educators say they’re concerned they won’t be able to have open conversations about what’s happening in the world if the Texas Legislature approves a bill that restricts how teachers can discuss current events in the classroom.

Las comunidades minoritarias en Austin han sido las más afectadas por la pandemia, pero sus tasas de vacunación siguen estando por detrás de las de sus vecinos blancos.

House Bill 3979 is part of a national effort by red-state legislatures to ban or limit the teaching of critical race theory. That academic discipline examines how racism has shaped legal and social systems within the United States.

People of color in Austin are trailing their white neighbors when it comes to getting vaccinated — even though their communities have been hit the hardest during the pandemic.

Two new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies shed additional light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, with implications for vaccine distribution.

Organizers are trying to eliminate barriers, like internet access and location, by setting up walk-in vaccine clinics and distributing flyers to spread information.

A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

The survey from Sendero Health Plans also found that Mexican Americans and low-income people were significantly less likely to be vaccinated.