Black Lives Texas

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.comLearn more about IUPRAhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/

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.comLearn more about IUPRAhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/

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 JacksonDr. Brandon JonesCaitlin SmithResources/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

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 AustinKevin Foster Ph.D., School Board Member, Austin Independent School DistrictAndrew Hairston, Director, Justice Education Project, Texas AppleseedNatosha Daniels, Round Rock Black Parents AssociationFarah Muscadin, Director for the City of Austin’s Office of Police OversightAdditional 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 Decriminalizationhttps://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

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.comLearn more about IUPRAhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/

Welcome back to Black Lives Texas. Kicking off our new season Tracie and Ricardo are sitting down with Dr. Mechele Dickerson to talk about methodologies for defining the Black middle class. They also explore the pros and cons of home ownership and what folks should know as they start to explore the current housing market. Learn more about Dr. Dickerson's Work: https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/mechele-dickerson/Email us your thoughts or voice memos: blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.comLearn more about IUPRAhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/