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More Civil Rights Groups Asking For Harris County Judge’s Resignation Over Racial Comments
Posted on · They say State District Judge Michael McSpadden showed contempt toward African Americans
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Houston Matters
The Great Migration Brought Both Jobs And Hardships For African Americans
Posted on · African American migrants found lots of opportunity in their new cities, but they also found hardship in the workplace that still persists today.
Houston Matters
Full Show: DOJ Suing The City, And UH Chancellor Renu Khator (March 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about a DOJ lawsuit against the City of Houston. UH Chancellor Renu Khator answers your questions. We learn how the Great Migration helped and hurt African Americans. And a concert combines classical music with elements of a murder mystery.
Houston Matters
How Black Athletes Have Shaped The Olympics, And How The Olympics Shaped Black Athletes
Posted on · We learn about the stories, accomplishments, and challenges of African Americans in the Olympics from nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis and Dr. Billy Hawkins from the University of Houston’s Department of Health and Human Performance.
Houston Matters
Re-Examining Relationships Between African-Americans & Law Enforcement
Posted on · How has the relationship between African-Americans and Houston law enforcement changed since 2016?
Houston Matters
Passionate Volunteers Aim To Revive Houston’s Historic Olivewood Cemetery
Posted on · Olivewood Cemetery is an historic African-American burial site in a part of Houston once known as Chaneyville. Until a few years ago, it was largely forgotten and overgrown.
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Researchers Find African-Americans Are Less Likely Than Other Texans To Have Photo ID
Posted on · A pair of political scientists were asked by the Justice Department to determine how many Texans lack the documents required to vote
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FACT CHECK: Trump Touts Low Unemployment Rates For African-Americans, Hispanics
Posted on · Trump's numbers are right, but it's hard to make the case that he should get credit for them
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Poll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination
Posted on · NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines
How It Shapes Us
Video: Juneteeth And The Evolution Of Emancipation Park
Posted on · Follow the transformation of the park from the 1800s to today.
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Top Workplaces in Houston, and Shutting Down Notorious Apartments: Tuesday’s Show (May 23, 2017)
Posted on · Every year, the Houston Chronicle puts together a list of the best workplaces in Houston, based on employee surveys distributed through a third-party company. The 2017 results won’t come until the fall, but, until then, what does make for a good workplace according to Houstonians? Is it the hours, the work space, the benefits, the […]
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President Trump, and Civil Rights in the Space Race: Houston Matters Weekend for Jan. 28, 2017
Posted on · President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2017. And before the ceremony, we asked you to share what you want him to know about Houston as part of NPR’s A Nation Engaged project. On this edition of Houston Matters Weekend, we hear some of your answers and discuss them with Brandon Rottinghaus, political […]
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Goal Of Black-Owned Banks: Give Economic Power To The Community
Posted on · Unity National Bank in Houston’s Third Ward got a tremendous customer boost this year.
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Policing Black Neighborhoods, and Revitalizing the Fifth Ward: Houston Matters Weekend for November 26, 2016
Posted on · Following fatal police shootings of black men captured on video in Louisiana and Minnesota, Robert Muhammad, a Nation of Islam representative and student minister, suggested a number of ways to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the black community, including more face-to-face contact, more community involvement and more de-escalation and tension-reduction training for officers. But […]
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Preservationists Upset About Accidental Damaging Of Freedmen’s Town Brick Street
Posted on · Amidst mediation talks between the city and preservationists, a contractor has accidentally damaged dozens of the historic bricks.