I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 60: Finding Black American Joy
Posted on · I SEE U showcases the 4-part series, MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE and takes part in a recent panel discussion about the film in a virtual webinar for Texas PBS
Tag: integration
Houston Matters
Previewing UH’s Final Four Matchup Against Baylor (April 2, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We preview the Final Four matchup between the UH Cougars and the Baylor Bears on Saturday and reflect on the so-called "Game of the Century" the Cougs played against UCLA in 1968 at the Astrodome.
Houston Matters
Stories From The Integration Of Texas Football
Posted on · Robert D. Jacobus discusses his book, Black Man in the Huddle.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Bail Reform Settlement, Juvenile Diversion Program, And The Integration Of Texas Football (July 29, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A tentative settlement is reached in the lawsuit over the county's bail system, a new program aims to keeps kids out of the court system, lawmakers want Texas to sue the federal government over costs of securing the border, we discuss issues raised in the Hulu movie Culture Shock, and we hear stories from the integration of Texas football.
News
Houston Leaders Push Back on Former Superintendent’s Assessment on Drive for Equity
Posted on · "I think it was a mis-characterization of what happened," said Jay Aiyer Party Politics expert
Houston Matters
More Than 60 Years After Brown Ruling, Are Houston Schools, In A Way, Still Segregated?
Posted on · On the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Houston Matters discusses how the case has affected local schools.
Houston Matters
Firefighters Work To Save Historic Station — Not From Fire, But From Time
Posted on · The Galveston Firefighters Association is working with the Galveston Historical Foundation to preserve the former Fire Station No. 3.
How It Shapes Us
Once Tool to Desegregate, HSPVA Doesn’t Reflect Diversity in Houston School District
Posted on · Houston Public Media analyzed data obtained from HISD and found that the top three ZIP codes that send students to HSPVA are mostly white, affluent areas.
Houston Matters
The Game Of The Century: How UH Helped Integrate College Sports — And Won Doing It
Posted on · In what was known as The Game of the Century, the University of Houston men's basketball team upset UCLA in 1968. But, as writer Robert Jacobus tells us, the win was about more than just basketball.