SXSW | Colorlines

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New Orleans Bounce Artists, Documentarians 'Bring That Beat' to SxSW

Panelists talked about the dance music genre’s history and prominent artists at South by Southwest.

Sameer Rao Mar 17, 2017 5:34PM EDT

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How 'Neurospeculative AfroFeminism' Uses Virtual Reality to Explore Otherworldly Transformation at a Black Hair Salon

Colorlines sat down with designers from Hyphen-Labs, a multidisciplinary creative collective led by women of color, to discuss the inspiration behind the immersive experience they showcased at South by Southwest.

Sameer Rao Mar 17, 2017 12:25PM EDT

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These Researchers Are Studying How Videos of Police Violence Impact Black Millennials

South by Southwest dispatch: Wake Forest University researchers presented their in-progress research about how 18-to-24-year-old African Americans handle the emotional toll of seeing police violence online.

Sameer Rao Mar 16, 2017 4:21PM EDT

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Dontre Hamilton's Family Fights for Justice in 'The Blood is at the Doorstep'

The new documentary follows the Hamilton family’s demands for accountability after a White Milwaukee police officer killed Dontre in 2014. Family members joined director Erik Ljung for a Q&A after the film’s second South by Southwest screening.

Sameer Rao Mar 15, 2017 1:58PM EDT

Trans Health Panel Breaks Down Why Trans Workers of Color Are a Necessity

Diana Feliz Oliva and her colleagues from the Transgender Health Project at Los Angeles’ St. John’s Well Child and Family Center addressed health and care disparities affecting trans people of color during their South by Southwest panel.

Sameer Rao Mar 14, 2017 5:23PM EDT

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SxSW #YoutubeSoBrown Panel Tackles Show Business, Empowerment

The session is one of many tackling race, representation and opportunity in entertainment at this year’s South by Southwest festival.

Sameer Rao Mar 13, 2017 3:51PM EDT