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Two Essential Establishments In Third Ward Are Making A Move

Posted on May 31, 2017 · A chicken joint and a historic church in the third ward are getting a makeover.

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The Story of Civil Rights in Houston

Posted on January 20, 2014 · On this, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we remember the March on Washington from 50 years ago, and Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered in front of more than a quarter million civil rights supporters. The speech, and that march, have become defining moments of the civil rights era. Back in […]

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Civil Rights in Houston, Then and Now: Houston Matters for Monday, January 20, 2014

Posted on January 20, 2014 · In recognition of Martin Luther King Day, Houston Matters will devote much of todayâs program to civil rights. Weâll listen back to conversations from this past summer about the civil rights era in Houston. Weâll hear from Reverend William Lawson, Pastor Emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, and Dr. James Douglas, Executive Vice President and […]