Former Atlanta Mayor Joins the LBJ School as Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor
Click here to view the embedded video. First African-American Female Mayor of a Southern City to Keynote 17th Annual Barbara Jordan Forum AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 15, 2013 — Shirley Franklin, who served...
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Happy Birthday Barbara Jordan!!!
Today is the birthday of the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives, Barbara...
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The University of Texas-Austin Victory is a Win for Diversity
UTA Whether the 2-to-1 ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans decision to allow the University of Texas-Austin to use race in college admissions to achieve diversity will have an...
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Remembering Julian Bond
As many of you may know, I am a visiting professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas Austin. I have had the pleasure of hosting Julian Bond twice at the University. Once...
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Dorn: Donald Trump’s dog whistles
By Edwin Dorn – Special to the Austin American-Statesman Donald Trump’s bombast boils down to this: “If you hate minority groups, you’ll love me, ’cause I’m gonna Make America White Again.” Trump...
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Justice Scalia and Racism
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia This post originally appeared on the American Constitution Society Blog on Dec. 11, 2015. Were Justice Scalia’s Remarks in Fisher v. Texas Racist? Guest Post by...
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