Black Texans /tags/black-texans Black Texans en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:31:34 GMT ‘We still come together�: Juneteenth gathering highlights traditions of Black Seminoles /texasstandard/2024-06-19/juneteenth-black-mexicans-seminole-austin-texas-sisca-traditions-history Black Seminoles, much like the Juneteenth holiday, are only recently getting more attention despite having centuries� worth of history. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:31:34 GMT /texasstandard/2024-06-19/juneteenth-black-mexicans-seminole-austin-texas-sisca-traditions-history Zahra Crim 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 Austin has 'dropped the ball' on improving Black residents' quality of life, AJC leader says /austin/2024-02-22/austin-has-dropped-the-ball-on-improving-black-residents-quality-of-life-ajc-leader-says 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. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-22/austin-has-dropped-the-ball-on-improving-black-residents-quality-of-life-ajc-leader-says Luz Moreno-Lozano What overturning Roe v. Wade means for Black maternal mortality in Texas /health/2022-08-23/what-overturning-roe-v-wade-means-for-black-maternal-mortality-in-texas Nationally, Black people giving birth are three times more likely to die than their white counterparts, and twice as likely in Texas. That concerns reproductive justice advocates, who fear these outcomes will worsen now that Roe v. Wade is overturned, and people can’t access abortion services. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:52:57 GMT /health/2022-08-23/what-overturning-roe-v-wade-means-for-black-maternal-mortality-in-texas Elena Rivera, Azul Sordo More Houston-Area Residents Dying At Home /texas/2020-07-10/more-houston-area-residents-dying-at-home From Texas Standard:An increase in the number of Houston-area residents dying at home suggests more people may be affected by the coronavirus than� Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:12:53 GMT /texas/2020-07-10/more-houston-area-residents-dying-at-home Terri Langford Nearly Half Of Texans Haven’t Returned Their 2020 Census Form /texas/2020-07-09/nearly-half-of-texans-havent-returned-their-2020-census-form From Texas Standard:Texas ranks low when it comes to participation rates in the 2020 census � 40th in the nation. So far, only 57% of Texans have returned� Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:58:36 GMT /texas/2020-07-09/nearly-half-of-texans-havent-returned-their-2020-census-form Michael Marks