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Even though Black people make up 7.5% of Austin’s population, they accounted for 15% of all traffic stops and 25% of arrests in 2018.
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They say certain groups were not given the opportunity to make adjustments to comply with the new law. Because they are no longer sponsored by UT, they no longer receive financial support.
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One parcel of land is all that's left of the more than 150-year legacy of the St. John Regular Baptist District Association. A $6 million project hopes to renew the mission that's been a cornerstone of the church since 1867.
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In 2008, Austin received recommendations to help Black Austinites in six areas, including education, health care, housing and economic opportunities. But more than a decade later, Austin Justice Coalition leader Chas Moore says, not much has changed.
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Texas’s CROWN Act says that grooming or dress policies may not discriminate against a hair texture or hairstyle that is commonly or historically associated with race. That includes braids, dreadlocks and twists.
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Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for his natural hairstyle.
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Until recently, the cemetery, which dates back to the 1800s, had been used as an illegal dumping ground for construction materials.
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The African American Policy Forum and The New Republic stopped at Reverie Books last week during a tour of bookstores and libraries to educate communities about how to combat censorship.
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School officials say Darryl George's dreadlocks violate the district’s dress code. His mother says he isn't violating rules about hair length for boys. The incident recalls debates over hair discrimination in schools and the workplace.
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The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.