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Black UT-Austin faculty discussed hiring across different UT schools while students called for increased funding and the removal of “The Eyes of Texas” during the second day of the State of Black UT event, a three-day discusion regarding inclusion on campus.
Austin 360 A Black Panthers leader. A couple in love in midcentury America. A beauty queen who wants better for her daughter. We recently asked an Austin expert for recommended movies to watch this Black History Month. Ya'ke Smith is an associate professor of film at the University of Texas, as well as the Moody College of Communication's first associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion. He's also a celebrated filmmaker in his own right: Smith's debut feature, "Wolf," premiered at South by Southwest in 2012, and shorts like "Katrina's Son," "Brother" and "dawn." have found audienc...
St. Ursula grad, âProject Runwayâ alum is Taft Museumâs 2021 Duncanson artist-in-residence St. Ursula Academy graduate and âProject Runwayâ alum Asha Ama Bias-Daniels is the Taft Museum of Artâs 2021 Duncanson artist-in-residence. The couture designer will lead public programs, teach workshops, and visit schools across Greater Cincinnati for two weeks in April, the 12th-26th. (Source: Taft Museum of Art Facebook page) By Jennifer Edwards Baker | January 25, 2021 at 7:32 AM EST - Updated January 25 at 7:32 AM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A St. Ursula Academy gradua...
Residents along the closed MLK March route still celebrate civil rights leader's dream during pandemic FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 A small group of marchers participate in the People?•s March for Freedom from Pittman-Sullivan Park to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The annual MLK march went virtual this year due to coronavirus concerns. Traditionally, the march draws thousands of participants.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of7 A small group of marchers participate in the People’s March for Freedom from Pittman-Sullivan Park to Martin Lut...
Socially distanced block party planned for MLK holiday FacebookTwitterEmail Mark's Outing is presenting an MLK block party on Monday at its businesses on East Commerce Street.Mike Sutter /Staff Although the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march will not be in person this year, you can still support local black-owned businesses at a socially distanced block party on Monday. The event will feature food trucks and entertainment starting at 1 p.m. at Mark's Outing, which is traditionally the unofficial eatery many locals head to after the march. Organizers told MySA.com they have worked with ar...