African Americans /tags/african-americans African Americans en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:44:15 GMT Austin has failed to invest in its Black communities, says new report /austin/2024-03-26/black-austin-inequality-police-health-income 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. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:44:15 GMT /austin/2024-03-26/black-austin-inequality-police-health-income Nick Erichson Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S. /covid-19/2021-10-26/black-and-latino-families-continue-to-bear-pandemics-great-economic-toll-in-u-s A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:43:09 GMT /covid-19/2021-10-26/black-and-latino-families-continue-to-bear-pandemics-great-economic-toll-in-u-s Laurel Wamsley Texas Senate OKs congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled growth /politics/2021-10-08/texas-senate-oks-congressional-map-that-draws-no-new-black-or-hispanic-districts-even-as-people-of-color-fueled-growth The state gained two additional seats in Congress because of its population growth. People of color drove that growth, with Hispanics making up nearly 2 million of the state’s 4 million additional residents. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:03:55 GMT /politics/2021-10-08/texas-senate-oks-congressional-map-that-draws-no-new-black-or-hispanic-districts-even-as-people-of-color-fueled-growth James Barragán A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past /crime-justice/2021-05-24/a-century-after-the-race-massacre-tulsa-confronts-its-bloody-past Survivors and their descendants say facing the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people. Mon, 31 May 2021 22:30:00 GMT /crime-justice/2021-05-24/a-century-after-the-race-massacre-tulsa-confronts-its-bloody-past Debbie Elliott, Marisa Peñaloza The Argument For A National Truth And Reconciliation Commission /texas/2020-06-05/the-argument-for-a-national-truth-and-reconciliation-commission From Texas Standard:The recent nationwide protests against police brutality have renewed focus on the discrimination and racism black Americans have� Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:25:01 GMT /texas/2020-06-05/the-argument-for-a-national-truth-and-reconciliation-commission Joy Diaz She Didn't See Positive Reflections Of Black Americans In Academic Literature � So She Wrote A Book /texas/2020-05-07/she-didnt-see-positive-reflections-of-black-americans-in-academic-literature-so-she-wrote-a-book From Texas Standard:University of Houston Downtown Associate Professor Stacie DeFreitas teaches psychology. She told Texas Standard that the field is� Thu, 07 May 2020 17:35:41 GMT /texas/2020-05-07/she-didnt-see-positive-reflections-of-black-americans-in-academic-literature-so-she-wrote-a-book Laura Rice 'Collect The Data!' Harris County Commissioner Urges Gathering Race Data On COVID-19 Cases /texas/2020-04-15/collect-the-data-harris-county-commissioner-urges-gathering-race-data-on-covid-19-cases From Texas Standard:Anyone can become infected with COVID-19. But as the disease spreads across the United States, it's affecting a disproportionate� Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:54:49 GMT /texas/2020-04-15/collect-the-data-harris-county-commissioner-urges-gathering-race-data-on-covid-19-cases Jill Ament