Archive for: civil rights

 

UT’s Stephen Russell Is Advancing LGBT Student Civil Rights

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“Please choose one of the following: male, female, unknown.” It’s a variation of a question everyone has come across at some point in their lives while filling...

 
 

Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Captivates at UT

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Ever wonder what Martin Luther King, Jr. was really like behind closed doors? Former congressman, mayor of Atlanta, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young would be the...

 
 

Texas Loses a Trailblazer: John Chase Dies

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John Chase’s parents studied education in college. But when they applied to teaching jobs, they were always turned away because of their race. So Chase’s...

 
 

UT Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s Legacy

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t the first great stride for equality in America. In 1947, despite unanimous votes from fifteen Major League Baseball team owners...

 
 

Lost Boys: UT Panel Explores Crisis of Race & Gender [Watch]

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Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school are unemployed, incarcerated, or dead. That sobering statistic (from a 2010 College...

 
 

How the MLK Statue Came to the East Mall

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In September 1999, a bronze statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. was unveiled on the East Mall. Created by a husband-and-wife team, Jeffrey Varilla and Anna Koh-Varilla...

 
 
 
 
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