Civil Rights

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy, in so many ways, is fundamentally important to understanding our current national and global age of Black Lives Matter. Indeed, her presence in popular culture rests in...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy, in so many ways, is fundamentally important to understanding our current national and global age of Black Lives Matter.

"Really talking about longstanding problems of racial injustice in the United States, and Austin is not immune to these problems," said LBJ's Peniel Joseph. "I think, amidst this tragedy – and we've seen it with the pandemic and racial disparities — we really have a generational opportunity to try to transform these inequities in the criminal justice system, but also think about racial segregation in public school, in housing, in government, in every single aspect of our lives.

LBJ's Peniel Joseph, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, says these protests also signal a "generational opportunity" — to acknowledge and address racism and white supremacy within the country's institutions.

Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers in Selma, Alabama. The violent assault came to be known as "Bloody Sunday," and set in motion the passage...

Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers in Selma, Alabama.