Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3157: Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted on · Episode: 3157 Martin Luther King Jr’s. remarkable means. Today, a preacher teaches us about invention.
Tag: race
Houston Matters
Controversial development deal goes unaddressed, and a different way to handle redistricting (Oct. 8, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Mayor Turner’s handling of a development deal goes unaddressed at a special council meeting, considering a new way to handle redistricting, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Houston Matters
Remembering Texas Feminist Sissy Farenthold (Sept. 28, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Paying homage to a prominent Texas feminist, a conversation with City Councilmember Martha Castex-Tatum, and the nation's reckoning with Confederate monuments.
Houston Matters
What We Know About The Delta Variant In Greater Houston (July 16, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: How the Delta variant of the coronavirus is manifesting itself in the area, an educator's experience teaching Critical Race Theory, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and actor Michael Rosenbaum.
Houston Matters
How Ideas Of Entitlement Sometimes Turn Bloody (June 24, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How the city ended up with $1.7 million worth of counterfeit N95 masks, and how ideas of entitlement interfere with social change -- and sometimes turn bloody.
Houston Matters
Juneteenth Festivities, And Teaching Race In Public Schools (June 18, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn how Juneteenth is being celebrated around the area, and a Houston history teacher explains how a new law banning the teaching of critical race theory will affect her classroom.
I SEE U
Coming 5/15: A New Weekly Talk Show from Houston Public Media
Posted on · I SEE U with Eddie Robinson explores cultural identity through stories of people and places that have been transformed by the effects of long-standing biases.
Houston Matters
A Progress Report On Police Reform Measures (Jan. 21, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get a progress report on various police reform recommendations made last fall by a mayoral task force.
Texas
Why Do So Many Places In Texas Have ‘Negro’ In Their Name, Despite A Law Against It?
Posted on · Texas lawmakers voted to remove the word "Negro" from geographic features in 1991. But a federal board blocked the proposed name changes, and since then, almost none of them have been changed.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3244: Bias in Face Recognition Software
Posted on · Episode: 3244 Bias and Diversity in Photography and Face Recognition Software. Today, bodies, in beautiful black and white.
Houston Matters
Talking With Some Of Houston’s Newest Elected Leaders (Nov. 5, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Conversations with two of Greater Houston's newest elected leaders, a new municipal court program helps those who can't afford to pay fines, writer Cole Brown discusses his search for Black identity, and the Houston Open gets underway with limited fans.
Houston Matters
How Much Can You Trust Political Polls? (Oct. 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Interpreting presidential polls, City Council Member Tiffany Thomas answers questions, how art addresses controversial topics, and how White Oak Music Hall plans to reopen for shows.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: Examining Depictions Of Race And Black Women In ‘Antebellum’
Posted on · The monthly Houston Matters segment on TV and film takes a closer look at depictions of Black suffering and Black women in the film by former Houstonian Gerard Bush.
Theatre & Film
New Film ‘The 24th’ Highlights Houston’s Violent History During Jim Crow America
Posted on · A veteran screenwriter’s digital release sheds light on the infamous Camp Logan riots in Houston, and examines the deadly consequences of severe racism and race relations during the World War I era.
City of Houston
Houston Museum Says Displaying Confederate Statue Part Of Healing
Posted on · The towering bronze statue, called “Spirit of The Confederacy,” was removed from a downtown Houston park in June.