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Southern youth are speaking out on the mental health crisis, the challenges they face, and anxieties they hope to overcome.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Notes on 'In Their Own Words,' a series on the youth mental health crisis

by Rainesford Stauffer September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Young people in the South are speaking out on their mental health challenges and anxieties—like climate change, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and lack of access to care in schools. Advocating for themselves requires sharing their perspectives.

How prisons shaped the South's music history
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The Blues Behind Bars: How Southern prisons shaped American music

by Zeb Larson June 8, 2023June 7, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

'We apologize for the inconvenience': The unsightliness of labor at the Blanton's 'Day Jobs'

by Julie Poole May 11, 2023May 16, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

grief & other loves: National Poetry Month workshop series

by Scalawag Team March 16, 2023March 31, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

These Muslim men are disrupting cycles of homelessness after prison

by Khawla Nakua March 14, 2023March 13, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

In the soil, in the sound: Houston's Jamal Cyrus gets to the root of Southern Black aesthetics

by Alysia Nicole Harris November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

On abortion, count on Gen Z for more than votes

by Rainesford Stauffer November 7, 2022December 13, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we save ourselves: Interventions beyond the ballot box

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Bookmobiles to the rescue

by Leticia Urieta September 20, 2022September 21, 2022
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'The imaginary line in the sand': Texas artist's installation challenges U.S.-Mexico border

by mĂłnica teresa ortiz August 30, 2022August 30, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Women have long borne the brunt of over-policing. Now, they're the fastest-growing incarcerated population in Texas.

by Cynthia Simons August 25, 2022August 26, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The number of women in U.S. prisons is skyrocketing, but little data exists about their experiences.

by Chloe Craig August 25, 2022August 26, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'An unmanned, evil environment': Ashley Diamond and other trans women on life inside prison

by Ashley Diamond June 21, 2022June 20, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

'I'll never have closure.' What TV gets wrong about having a dad in prison.

by Jordan Gass-Pooré June 20, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

In Texas' most populated counties, people-power and political power go hand-in-hand

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Poetry & Playlists, Mix 04: Alive & Full

by Aurielle Lucier April 22, 2022November 30, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Poetry & Playlists, Mix 03: The Spaces Between

by mĂłnica teresa ortiz April 15, 2022April 21, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Poetry & Playlists, Mix 02: Rituals

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 8, 2022April 21, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Poetry & Playlists, Mix 01: The Intro

by Scalawag Editors April 1, 2022April 21, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Bilingual in sarcasm y solidaridad

by Alex Temblador March 29, 2022March 29, 2022
Scalawag's 2021 Sick & Shut In List
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Scalawag's 2021 Sick & Shut In List

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Without paid leave, the South's COVID school policies cause a terrible trickle down for families

by Rainesford Stauffer November 18, 2021March 9, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The longest-running Indigenous radio show in Texas

by Pauly Denetclaw, Texas Observer October 19, 2021October 18, 2021
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Contraband Books: What Texas prisons have against Michelle Alexander, Frederick Douglass, and Alice Walker

by Julie Poole September 28, 2021September 28, 2021
Volunteers with Southern Solidarity's New York team pause for a photo while handing out supplies to the city's unhoused folks.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Homelessness and eviction have always been public health crises. The pandemic made them even more deadly.

by Sarah Glen September 13, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

'A lifetime of damage' on a creosote plume in Houston's Fifth Ward

by Xander Peters August 3, 2021August 2, 2021
Posted inARTS & SOUL

In Review: 'Can these bones live?'

by W.J. Lofton July 23, 2021July 23, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

For Black cowboys—from inner-city Philly to small-town Texas—horses and riding are a way of life

by Nick Lehr, The Conversation July 16, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

A New Crop: Portraits of Houston's Black urban farmers

by Lenard Smith, Jr. April 9, 2021April 9, 2021

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