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Supreme Court Rules For Texas Redistricting Plans
Posted on · The Supreme Court overturns a lower courts ruling that the use of electoral districts is racially discriminatory
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Houston Matters
What Will Federal Court Ruling Mean For LGBT Employees?
Posted on · A federal court ruling says LGBT workers in Texas cannot be discriminated against under Title Seven.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Political Roundup, And Board Game Culture (April 11, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a ruling on LGBT discrimination. We break down the latest political stories. We hold our annual spelling bee. And we see how playing board games is thriving in the age of technology.
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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 47: Texan Brad Parscale Will Be Trump’s 2020 Re-Election Campaign Manager
Posted on · Brandon and Jay walk us through the changing stances on guns
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City Says It Will ‘Defend Itself’ In Lawsuit Against Fire Department
Posted on · Houston Matters gets the latest on a lawsuit filed against the Houston Fire Department over alleged sexual discrimination.
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.
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Are We Any Closer To Realizing Dr. King’s Dream Than We Were 50 Years Ago?
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses whether we're any closer to living up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream than we were a generation ago.
Houston Matters
Are The Courts Ill-Equipped To Handle Sexual Harassment Cases?
Posted on · Author and legal expert Suja Thomas talks about how the federal courts handle -- and often don't handle -- sexual harassment cases.
Houston Matters
Full Show: New Mental Health Facility, And Texas Turning Blue (Jan. 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new mental health facility coming to the city. Then, a local columnist thinks 2018 could be the year Texas elects a Democrat to a statewide office. We learn why. Plus, we learn how the courts handle discrimination cases. And we remember a pioneer of the Houston theater scene.
Houston Matters
How Can Houston Be A More Equitable City?
Posted on · The mayor's new Task Force on Equity has issued several recommendations on improving equality in Houston.
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How Black Americans See Discrimination
Posted on · A new survey from NPR shows that black people often feel differently about discrimination depending on their gender, how old they are, how much they earn and whether they live in cities or suburbs.
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Majority Of White Americans Say They Believe Whites Face Discrimination
Posted on · A new NPR poll finds 55 percent of whites believe the discrimination against white people exists, echoing a sentiment heard repeatedly on the 2016 campaign trail
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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
Houston Matters
Trump Directs Justice Dept. To Look Into University Affirmative Action Policies
Posted on · The Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Division would investigate and sue universities over policies deemed to discriminate against white college applicants.