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Plowing through the Great Wall of China: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Why we sometimes are too precious about historical mythologies
Posted on · Two Houston-area history professors weigh in on how we teach and think about Texas history.
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Full Show: Mexican-American Studies, And Discovery Green Turns Ten (April 13, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: The state has approved a Mexican-American studies course. We preview the Art Car Parade. Discovery Green turns ten. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news. And we go inside the satirical advice podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me.
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Houston Has Cowboy Culture At Its Roots
Posted on · With the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo underway, we look at the history of cowboy culture in our city.
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Five Things You Should Know About Sam Houston
Posted on · Who was Sam Houston and who was he to the Confederacy? We explore those questions with historian Raul Ramos. history professor at the University of Houston.
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How Do We Decide Whose Stories Get Told in History Class?
Posted on · Last month, the Houston school board voted unanimously to support teaching Mexican-American history and culture to more high school students. The resolution means the stateâs largest school district wants the Texas Education Agency to include this kind of cultural class in the stateâs new graduation plan. HISD Superintendent Terry Grier said in a statement that […]