Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1709: Cap Wigington
Posted on · Episode: 1709 Cap Wigington. Today, a remarkable architect.
Posted on · Episode: 1709 Cap Wigington. Today, a remarkable architect.
Posted on · University officials said Wednesday that the decision to keep the Ross statue in place is not a new one, and that the diversity committee that has been studying the issue for the past three months was never considering removing the statue.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get a progress report on various police reform recommendations made last fall by a mayoral task force.
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.
Posted on · Black people, young and old, are tired, says author Mary-Frances Winters. The diversity leader defines Black fatigue and talks about impact and solutions, as discussed in her new book.
Posted on · Keith Nielsen won the job in March, but as he prepared to take office this summer, he faced widespread condemnation for posting a Facebook graphic juxtaposing a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.
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.
Posted on · Episode: 1945 Jeffries Wyman: Science at its quiet best. Today, a quiet academic.
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, an effort to eradicate racism, and how certain economic policies can have racist underpinnings.
Posted on · Experts discuss the impact of yet another incident of police violence with racial implications.
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.
Posted on · The towering bronze statue, called “Spirit of The Confederacy,” was removed from a downtown Houston park in June.
Posted on · Nielsen said earlier this summer that he would forfeit the job amid condemnation for sharing a graphic on Facebook that juxtaposed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.
Posted on · So far, no Texas district has heeded calls to remove police from schools. But after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, school systems in several U.S. cities have voted to do so.
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, recent unemployment numbers, reflecting on women's fight for voting rights 100 years later, and writer Ijeoma Oluo discusses her book, So You Want To Talk About Race.