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I SEE U, Episode 51: Someday, Will We Ever Be Free?

Eddie Robinson

Posted on June 17, 2022 · The grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, joins a special edition of I SEE U and shares her perspective on the commercialization of this cultural event one year after she paved the way for it to become a federal holiday

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Dr. Peter Hotez and Opal Lee are among the Texans nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on February 2, 2022 · Congressional leaders nominated a number of Texans for the annual award aimed at recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions toward peace.

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89-Year-Old’s Journey For Juneteenth Is About More Than A Holiday

Christopher Connelly, KERA

Posted on September 22, 2016 · Juneteenth marks the day that word arrived in Texas that slavery had been abolished.

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This 89-Year-Old Is Walking To Washington

Christopher Connelly, KERA

Posted on September 6, 2016 · An 89-year-old woman named Opal Lee has started a walk to the White House.

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Galveston families demand public apology, compensation after botched police raid

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 1, 2023 · The raid was executed at the Rios' home in search of an alleged teenage shooter who wasn't at the home and would later be ruled innocent.

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Houston Matters

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, 20 years later (Feb. 1, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 1, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: We reflect on the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew 20 years ago and discuss how the disaster changed NASA. And local food writers name their favorite places for bar food around town.

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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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