Houston
New Farmers Market Launches In Freedmen’s Town
Posted on · The Black-owned market aims to highlight local Black and Hispanic vendors, while also providing fresh food to the community.
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News
Bill To Create An African American National Historic Trail In Houston, Galveston Awaits Presidential Approval
Posted on · If it receives a national designation, the Emancipation Trail stretching from Galveston to Houston could be the second trail of its kind, focused on the experiences of African Americans.
Arts & Culture
7 Houston Landmarks Earn United Nations Historical Designation
Posted on · Emancipation Park, the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, and others have been named UNESCO Slave Route Project sites.
News
Historic Bricks Laid By Ex-Slaves In Houston Reinstalled, At Freedmen’s Town
Posted on · “We will continue to work with the community to preserve this important historical neighborhood,” Mayor Turner said, in the statement
Houston Matters
How Can Houston Better Protect the Freedmen’s Town Bricks?
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks.So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already stated […]
Full Show
Freedmen’s Town Bricks, and East End Development: Tuesday’s Show (January 24, 2017)
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks. So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Digging up Bricks in Freedmen’s Town, and Record Homes Sales: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of The News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]
Visual Art
Photographer Turns A Source Of Debate Into His Source Of Inspiration
Posted on · The Freedmen’s Town Documentary Project focuses on preserving a fading part of Houston’s history.
News
Judge Grants Freedmen’s Town A Temporary Injunction
Posted on · Historic bricks that line a 4th Ward neighborhood are now protected by a temporary injunction. The ruling paves the way for repairs to water and sewer lines.
News
Hearing On Freedmen’s Town Bricks To Resume on Monday
Posted on · The hearing decides if a temporary restraining order should be extended or not.
News
What Do Freedmen’s Town Residents Think? Should Historic Bricks Stay Or Go?
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement.
News
Mediation Fails Over Fate Of Freedmen’s Town Bricks
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement Wednesday. The argument is over how to handle historic bricks on city streets in the 4th Ward.
News
Bricks To Stay In 4th Ward’s Historic Freedmen’s Town
Posted on · A judge kept an order preventing the City of Houston from moving the bricks.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Senate Rule Change, HERO Trial, and Oil Layoffs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From rule changes in the Texas Senate to the beginning of a trial over Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance, and from layoffs in the oil and gas industry to a temporary stoppage of work to remove bricks from a street in Freedmen’s Town: our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of […]
News
Judge Orders Crews To Halt Removal Of Freedmen’s Town Bricks
Posted on · After months of debate, the City of Houston has temporarily stopped a restoration project in the historic Freedmen's Town neighborhood in the Fourth Ward.