Texas Universities Promised Action After Summer's Racial Reckoning. But They're Still Reluctant To Shed Confederate Relics
The Texas Tribune Shifa Rahman, left, and Blaise, who declined to share a last name, hold signs at the base of the William Marsh Rice statue on the campus of Rice University in Houston. Rahman has spent an hour on campus nearly every day since August calling for the removal of the statue. Students of color said they feel most of their calls to eliminate racist symbols from campuses have been ignored or intentionally mired in lengthy, bureaucratic processes intended to delay answers to difficult questions. This summer, students called on the University of Texas at Austin to stop playing the â€...