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Nelson Linder, the president of Austin NAACP, said in an interview the local branch is working on "direct action" to protest the administration's decision. Linder said this was "the most racist ...
Nelson Linder, president of Austin’s NAACP chapter, said protesting and voting is important and critical to the future of this state. Other officials at the news conference also applauded ...
Akwasi Rozelle Evans (October 17, 1948 – April 8, 2019) was an African-American journalist, a prominent Austin civil-rights activist, and the founder of the NOKOA Observer newspaper. Evans edited and published the progressive weekly newspaper for 32 years, to provide a voice for Austin activists, free of distortion by mainstream media.
Rupert Florence Richardson (January 14, 1930 – January 24, 2008) was an American civil rights activist and civil rights leader who served as the national president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1992 to 1995, and as the national president emeritus of the NAACP following her term as president.
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The NAACP supported Heman Sweatt in his challenge to segregated education facilities at the University of Texas. Before the case was appealed in the federal courts, the Texas legislature had pursued "separate but equal" as a solution, creating the Texas State University for Negroes for graduate studies.
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The current Texas State Librarian is Gloria Meraz, appointed by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on August 27, 2021. Meraz is the first person of color and first Hispanic woman to serve as State Librarian of Texas since the position was created in 1909. She succeeded previous Texas State Librarian, Mark Smith. [3]