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Title: Brenda Malik oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004031
Creator: Koteras, Erica
Contributor: Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
Dates: 2021-03-04
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Brenda Malik conducted by Erica Koteras on 3/04/2021. Brenda Mims-Malik was a civil rights activist who did most of her activism in radio and television. She did so by providing Black people a voice on local television. Mims-Malik was an anchor on multiple news stations, including KXAN, ACTV, and had multiple programs for the Black community such as Newscene and Jam City in the 70s and 80s. She would also produce yearly Black history month documentaries about the Black people that worked for Austin Energy, the primary electrical company in Austin. Brenda Malik was also a part of the NAACP and the Black Media Coalition, where she worked with them to produce programs like Jam City to depict the Black youth in Austin and give them outlets for their creative sides.

Title: Glenn Scott oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003931
Creator: Cromwell, Bethany
Contributor: Scott, Glenn
Topic: Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
Dates: 1948
2017
2017-11-09
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Glenn Scott conducted by Bethany Cromwell on 11/09/2017. Glenn Scott speaks on her life from 1948 to the present, highlighting the years between 1968-1984. Scott was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent most of her life living in and around that area. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. She speaks on the Vietnam War draft and the death of her boyfriend during the Vietnam War and how that led to her political awakening. She applied for an internship within the United States Information Agency where she experienced her second political awakening. Upon moving to Austin, she joined forces with The Rag newspaper and began writing for and producing The Rag between 1974-1977. Scott is a socialist feminist and was heavily involved in writing for the farm worker unions and farm worker organizations. She speaks on her work with the Bread and Roses School for Socialist Education. Glenn Scott ends on her main topics in 1984 with her work in the Democratic Socialists of America and the New American Movement.

Title: Irma Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004034
Creator: Wright, Matthew
Contributor: Orozco, Irma, 1956-
Topic: College television stations, College student newspapers and periodicals, College television stations, Public-access television
Dates: 1974
1977-06-01
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Orozco conducted by Matthew Wright on February 27, 2021. In the interview, Orozco talked about her time as a student attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1974 to 1977. She explained her experience in writing for the MAYO newspaper, El Desperator, and her time working as an editor in La Raza Unida newspaper, Para La Gente. Orozco also worked with various newscast television stations, working as a producer and newscaster for the KTBC and KVUE. Moreover, she produced her television program that focuses on Chicanos art and interviewed famous local Chicanos in Austin. Also, founded a student organization on campus called Chicanos Intersados Comunicaciones, which focuses on promoting Chicano's participation in media.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0001
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0002
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.