Racism

A new report shows that white supremacy propaganda distribution and events increased by 38% in the U.S., and 61% in Texas in 2022.

Patrick Crusius showed little emotion as he listened to each one of the names of the 23 people gunned down at a Walmart in 2019.

A video that circulated on social media shows the white teacher telling students he believes his race is superior. District officials said the conversation does not align with the district’s core values or culture.

In a study of newly released data, researchers found that while the average appraised value of a home in a white neighborhood in Austin is $873,758, a similar home in a community of color is valued at $318,496.

Prejudice can be one of the motivating factors behind small and large hateful acts like this year's mass shooting targeting Black people in a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store. Do people learn prejudice or are they born with it? Could it be a combination of both?

Tuesday's hearing looks at the role of groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — and the groups' possible connection to former President Donald Trump.

Though nearly 2,000 miles and three years apart, the circumstances of the racist mass shootings in Buffalo and El Paso are strikingly similar.

The alleged shooter, an 18-year-old white male, has been arraigned on a first-degree murder charge. Authorities say most of the victims killed at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket were Black.

"We have to show that we are not afraid," Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough says. The FBI is probing the threats as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes.

Over the last month, several antisemitic and racist incidents have taken place in Austin. KUT spoke with the Anti-Defamation League and a free speech expert about what people can do when they encounter these incidents.