Posted on · Racial justice activist and legal expert, Jeffery Robinson, admits that he’s not about bashing America or making someone feel guilty about what happened hundreds of years ago—he simply holds a passionate advocacy for providing new perspectives on the truth of our American history.
Posted on · With the rise of ancestry DNA testing services, an expert helps us make sense of what listeners have found in their results.
Posted on · The mural, at 111 N. Ennis, features a large tree and different skulls that represent the lives of Mexican-Americans who called the East End home
Posted on · We’ve all seen commercials for services that will test your DNA and tell you about your family heritage. But you might not have known there’s one such service based here in Houston. It’s called Family Tree DNA, and we find out how it works — and what makes it different from other such services — […]
Posted on · More than 30 years ago, Houston's Black Heritage Society, after being approached by Martin Luther King, Sr., wanted to find a way to memorialize Martin Luther King, Jr. in the city. While they wanted a statue, they ended up settling for a live oak tree on MLK Boulevard. That set in motion a series of […]
Posted on · Many people make New Year’s resolutions to eat better and/or lose weight. In 2009, a Department of Health and Human Services report found that 71 percent of African Americans in Houston were obese. To combat that, a non-profit organization called Oldways has created an African Heritage Diet Pyramid, a healthy eating model designed specifically for […]
Posted on · If youâve ever Googled the phrase âvolunteering in Houston,â youâll find hundreds of organizations that you can connect with. One of the oldest though — and a solely female volunteer group — is the Houston Junior Forum. Itâs been around for 67 years with a focus on helping kids and senior Houstonians — all while […]