Tag: Black History
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King’s Treasure
Digital Archive Holds Untold History of African American Mental Health By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine Resplendent in his trademark sport coat and bow tie, Louis Armstrong plays a trumpet for a large gathering of patients underneath a grove of trees outside of Central State Hospital, the world’s first African American psychiatric hospital in Petersburg,…
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Recap: 2020 Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
By Jessica Sinn • March 10, 2020 Latinx voter mobilization, the impact of the U.S. Census, and racial inequities within the U.S. criminal justice system were the big topics of our 34th Annual Heman Marion Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, held on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Engineering Education and Research Center. Below are a few highlights from…
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Honoring Ada Anderson
UT Precursor Ada Anderson awarded posthumous degree at 139th Spring Commencement By Jessica Sinn • May 10, 2022 The late civil rights leader and philanthropist Ada Cecilia Collins Anderson will be among the thousands of graduates who will be honored at the university’s 139th spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. She…
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Allies & Advocates: Jordan Walters
By Jessica Sinn • June 10, 2020 Name: Jordan Walters Major: History/African & African Diaspora Studies Junior Programs and activities: Afrikan American Affairs, Texas Blazers, One Texas Committee, Campus Climate Advisory Board, Warfield Center for African and African American Studies Jordan Walters is the outgoing director of operations and current ad-hoc student adviser for Afrikan American Affairs, a student agency within…
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Dr. Moore Publishes New Book on ‘The Defeat of Black Power’
By Jessica Sinn • February 21, 2018 In his new book The Defeat of Black Power, Dr. Leonard Moore, interim vice president for diversity and community engagement, provides a thorough exploration of the challenges of the Black Power Movement in American politics. The book, published this month by LSU Press, is now available for purchase online and at local bookstores.…
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Preserving Austin’s Black History
by Jessica Sinn, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement When Stephanie Lang walks among the Black-owned businesses and homesteads in her East Austin neighborhood, she often thinks about the stories that need to be told before they’re lost with time. Determined to bring these stories to light, Lang dedicates her work to capturing oral histories…
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