
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘West Side Story’ and the challenges of gang culture
Posted on · In our monthly exploration of cultural and social issues in film, we look at how gangs form and the issues they present in a community.
Posted on · In our monthly exploration of cultural and social issues in film, we look at how gangs form and the issues they present in a community.
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.
Posted on · As power outages continue, many K-12 schools, colleges and universities have announced closures through the end of the week.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Why Houston’s Chinese consulate was closed, an update on potential severe weather forming in the Gulf of Mexico, rewriting American history, and planning a performing arts season in uncertain times.
Posted on · Dr. Stacey Rose from Baylor College of Medicine answers your medical questions about coronavirus and Dietrich von Biedenfeld from UH Downtown discusses the possible economic impact of the outbreak.
Posted on · Jeffrey Martz of UH-Downtown helped discover a previously unknown species about as big as a medium-sized dog.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Ensuring students don’t drop out of college because they lack money for food or housing, unearthing a new species of dinosaur, exploring the concepts of space travel in the movie Ad Astra, and hashing out The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news.
Posted on · Some local students involved in the upcoming Youth Voters Conference talk it over.
Posted on · In August 1619, about 20 Africans who were kidnapped from their villages in present-day Angola arrived in Virginia. We discuss the anniversary’s significance.
Posted on · Houston Matters looks back at the event and considers its legacy today.
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Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Chevron plans to buy Anadarko Petroleum, we get better acquainted with the Texas Constitution, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and former soccer star Abby Wambach discusses her new book.
Posted on · Dr. Jonathan Chism explains why many members of the Church of God in Christ chose to get involved in the Civil Rights movement, despite the stance of their denomination.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HPD ends the use of no-knock raids. We learn about some unsung Civil Rights activists. An art exhibit features work by adults with disabilities. And we reflect on what the film Reality Bites says about Houston, 25 years later.
Posted on · With recent controversies surrounding photos of public figures in blackface, we learn about the history of blackface and how it’s influenced thinking about African Americans.