Town Square
Zee Clarke Explains How Breathing and Mindfulness Can Help In Healing from Racial Trauma in Her New Book “Black People Breathe”
Posted on · The author discusses the benefits that breathing can have in racial healing.
Tag: racial profiling
Texas
Black Waller County Constable Accuses Fellow Officers of Racial Profiling
Posted on · The Waller County constable is seeking $50 million on claims he was racially profiled by deputy constables who pulled him over in his service vehicle and handcuffed him at gunpoint.
Criminal Justice
Civil Rights Groups Accuse Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Of Racial Profiling
Posted on · Sheriff Troy Nehls is locked in a close congressional race against former diplomat Sri Preston Kulkarni.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Houston Matters: El Paso One Year After The Walmart Shooting (Aug. 3, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The one-year anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting, an edition of Houston Pet Peeves, and an update on sports.
Houston Matters
Do Recent Voting and Immigration Laws Mean Texas is Racist?
Posted on · Since March, three different Texas voting laws have been struck down by the courts as intentionally discriminatory. And the Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 4, the so-called "sanctuary cities ban," which many immigrants rights' groups are concerned will lead to racial profiling. That string of news got us wondering – is Texas racist? Does […]
Full Show
Is Texas Racist? And the Endless 290 Construction Project: Tuesday’s Show (June 13, 2017)
Posted on · Since March, three different Texas voting laws have been struck down by the courts as intentionally discriminatory. And the Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 4, the so-called "sanctuary cities ban," which many immigrants rights' groups are concerned will lead to racial profiling. That string of news got us wondering – is Texas racist? Does […]
Texas
“Sandra Bland Act” Faces Uphill Fight In Texas Legislature
Posted on · The criminal justice reform bill would outlaw certain law enforcement practices linked to racial profiling. The state’s largest police association has already come out against it.
Houston Matters
How Calls for Profiling After Terrorist Attacks Impact Houston’s Muslims
Posted on · Following last Tuesday's (March 22, 2016) attacks in Brussels, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz of Texas called for "empower[ing] law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized." It's the latest such comment from the two leading Republican presidential candidates suggesting Muslims should be in some way singled out for scrutiny even […]
Houston Matters
Report: DPS Reporting on Race and Traffic Stops is Flawed
Posted on · Black drivers stopped by the Texas Department of Public Safety are more likely to be searched than white drivers. And white drivers are more likely to be released with a warning. That's according to an analysis of DPS data on its traffic stops from 2003 to 2014. The Austin American-Statesman reported late last month (Nov. […]