Amarillo today isn’t the same city it was when 73-year-old Iris Lawrence was growing up. The North Heights resident said she came of age during a time when racism was unbridled and black women like her were being jailed for staging walk-ins at the old Paramount Theater after being denied entrance. “Because we did the work,” because this generation doesn’t have to, Lawrence said minorities and women aren’t as politically and socially active as they once were. read more
Despite Area's Makeup, White Men Dominate Local Politics
BIANCA R. MONTES, Amarillo Globe-News
Sat, 12/10/2016 - 6:14pm
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Topics: Texas Potter County Amarillo
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