As Houstonians pay their respects to George Floyd, an area native whose life was tragically and outrageously cut short in police custody, Fort Bend County is unveiling the work of dozens of artists to memorialize Floyd and inspire action against racism. Dubbed the...
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back to archiveFrom slavery to police brutality, chronicling Texas’ history of racial oppression
Over the past week, protests and calls for racial justice have swept the nation. While the proximate cause of this nationwide unrest is the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police officers last week, pleading “I...
Trump is shredding the Constitution with military, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Houston-area Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee became the latest Democratic voice to criticize Trump for threatening to use the military to quell protests and unrest over the killing of George Floyd. “The president is not going to be the man of hope and peace. It’s...
Weekend wrapup: Police crackdown on Dallas protests, George Floyd’s body to be returned to Houston
Dallas curfew continues following two days of demonstrations against the killing of Black people by police. The unrest was sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, an African-American man who was slain after a white police officer knelt on his kneck...
Texas Dems denounce racism against Asian Americans after suspected hate stabbing
Following a suspected hate stabbing that hospitalized an Asian family in West Texas this week, Texas Democrats are calling out the dog-whistle politics of Republicans amid the coronavirus outbreak. “These racist political games will have real consequences for our...
The ugliness: Texas continues to celebrate ‘Confederate Heroes Day’
Texas Republicans are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by sharing quotes from the iconic civil rights leader. But it’s hard not to wonder if some of our conservative leaders are merely posturing, especially considering they’ve failed to do away with the ugly...
‘A tremendous miscarriage of justice’: Texas bishops —and Rihanna—urge Gov. Abbott to stop execution
The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops is the latest group to call on Gov. Greg Abbott to halt the execution of Rodney Reed, a Texas death row inmate whose original 1996 conviction of killing a woman has come into question. In a statement to Catholic News...
Some of Texas’ largest cities have already dropped Columbus Day
Oct. 14 marks Indigenous Peoples' Day, a holiday to honor Native American history and culture. By design, it falls on the same day as Columbus Day, a holiday that more are learning about as marred by documented atrocities carried out by Christopher Columbus. Of...
NAACP Legal Defense Fund calls for investigation into Fort Worth police
Protestors and activists are demanding answers from Fort Worth Police after an officer shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old black woman in her home. Atatiana Jefferson was shot to death Saturday morning after she was given only three to four seconds to comply with...