18 avsnitt
Black Lives Texas Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at UT Austin
-
- Utbildning
Black Lives Texas is a podcast by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at UT Austin, also known as IUPRA. Hosted by Ricardo Lowe and Tracie Lowe this series discusses the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities in Austin, specifically in education. The pandemic has exposed pre-existing inequities and this podcast is talking to the communities that are being directly impacted.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Housing, Migration, and the Black Middle Class
In the season finale Tracie and Ricardo sit down to discuss housing and population migration with recent Texas transplant Roger Deveaux. They also sit down with assistant director of policy research at IUPRA Annika Olson to discuss affordable housing and racially restrictive covenants.
Learn more about IUPRA
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
Learn more about housing and racially restrictive covenants:
https://utexas.app.box.com/v/deed-restrictions
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/opinions/millennials-almost-impossible-to-afford-home-olson/index.html
https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/To-build-a-better-America-raise-minimum-wage-16346131.php
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-Remove-unenforceable-racist-restrictions-15644640.php
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Black Middle Class with Dr. Mary Pattillo
Tracie and Ricardo are joined by professor and author Dr. Mary Pattillo. Dr. Pattillo is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University. Dr. Pattillo's areas of interest include race and ethnicity, the black middle class, policy, inequality, urban sociology, and qualitative methods. Her works include, "Black Picket Fences" and "Black on the Block". You can learn more about her and her work here.
Email us your thoughts or voice memos: blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.com
Learn more about IUPRA
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Suburbanization and Education in the Black Middle Class
Ricardo and Tracie are joined by Autumn Arnett and Natosha Daniels for a discussion about schools, neighborhoods, education, and suburbanization. Autumn and Natosha both do advocacy and engagement around education in Central Texas. They share a bit about their personal experiences as parents and other insights about class and community engagement.
Email us your thoughts or voice memos: blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.com
Learn more about IUPRA
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Special Coverage: The Texas Winter Storm
Winter Storm Uri brought Texas to a stand still and caused major damage across the state. Hosts Tracie Lowe and Ricardo Lowe explore some of the factors that lead to the wide spread power outages, what Texans can expect with future weather events. They also talked with fellow Texans about what can be done at the community level, and what accountability is still needed.
Guests:
Greg Casar
Kiah Collier
Dr. Charles Jackson
Dr. Brandon Jones
Caitlin Smith
Resources/Articles:
IUPRA - "Texas Winter Storm: A Look at Energy Insecurity Across the State"
Texas Tribune - "Everyday Texans overlooked in state lawmakers' response to power outages during winter storm"
ProPublica - "Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want"
Learn more about IUPRA:
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
Email us at: BlackLivesTexasPodcast@gmail.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Special Coverage: Policing in Schools
This episode is a broadcast of an online panel hosted by IUPRA about Policing and Schools. This Opportunity Forum offers a look at how Black Youth are disproportionately impacted by policing in school, and what that means for Austin and the greater Central Texas community.
The panel includes:
Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer, City of Austin
Kevin Foster Ph.D., School Board Member, Austin Independent School District
Andrew Hairston, Director, Justice Education Project, Texas Appleseed
Natosha Daniels, Round Rock Black Parents Association
Farah Muscadin, Director for the City of Austin’s Office of Police Oversight
Additional Resources:
IUPRA Issue Brief: Law Enforcement in Texas Schools
https://utexas.app.box.com/s/s3xcskx9scxc2gnuhwi8lfpy8prppmy5#Law%20Enforcement%20in%20Texas%20Schools
ACLU Report: Use of Force in Texas Public Schools: The Case for Transparency, Accountability and Decriminalization
https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/2011UseofForce.pdf
Texas Appleseed Report: Texas’ School-to-Prison Pipeline https://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Texas-School-Prison-Pipeline_Ticketing_Booklet_Texas-Appleseed_Dec2010.pdf
Washington Post Education article: Police in schools: Keeping kids safe, or arresting them for no good reason?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/police-in-schools-keeping-kids-safe-or-arresting-them-for-no-good-reason/2015/11/08/937ddfd0-816c-11e5-9afb-0c971f713d0c_story.html
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Women in the Black Middle Class
This week host Tracie Lowe is joined by Dr. Tiffany Tillis Lewis an Assistant Vice President for Academic Equity UT Austin, Brandelyn Franks Flunder a Director of the Multicultural Engagement Center at UT Austin and Dr. Kris Marsh an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. Together they have an open and honest conversation about their personal and professional experiences being women in the Black middle class.
Email us your thoughts or voice memos: blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.com
Learn more about IUPRA
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.