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I SEE U, Episode 3: The Tulsa Opera[tion] [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on June 3, 2022 · Acclaimed composer talks candidly about the opera industry with the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot as a backdrop. This episode is an encore of the June 3rd, 2021 original broadcast to commemorate the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre.

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TSU Students Share Why Black History Matters Year Round

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on February 28, 2017 · Aspiring journalists from Houston's HBCU discuss the importance of African-American experiences in the other 11 months of the year.

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I SEE U, Episode 72: Prisons: A Colossal Waste of Human Potential

Eddie Robinson

Posted on January 26, 2023 · Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller stresses rehabilitation over punishment for U.S. prisons and argues that doing nothing to reform the current system feeds a continued cycle of crime, community dysfunction, poverty and hopelessness.

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Houston Matters

Working past retirement age (Jan. 26, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 26, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We discuss why some older Houstonians keep working long past the traditional retirement age. And new revelations about the siege on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco 30 years ago come to light in a new book.

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I SEE U, Episode 71: The Lion King of The Chicago Projects

Eddie Robinson

Posted on January 19, 2023 · Author of ‘Raising Simba,’ Falisa Ray, offers up a story of resilience as she recounts how her quest of faith emboldened her to inspire her son’s dreams of becoming one of the world’s most beloved characters on Broadway.

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Houston Matters

Sheriff Gonzalez on jail deaths (Jan. 19, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 19, 2023 · On Thursday's show: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez discusses overcrowding issues at the jail and a record number of in-custody deaths. And we meet the Houston Symphony's new conductor.

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