Did you know these schools are named after people who fought against the integration of Houston ISD? But some of these names could be changing after our reporter @by_ash_ls asked district leadership about the future of their names.
Read about these schools and more at the link in our bio.
✍️: Asher Lehrer-Small @by_ash_ls
🎥: Fiza Kuzhiyil @fiza_jpg
Amatullah Contractor, a senior advisor for the Emgage Texas chapter, empowers Muslim voters to become more civically engaged.
We interviewed Contractor as part of the fourth installment in Houston Landing's Who are HOU? series.
In 2016, Contractor got notice that her vote didn't cast, inspiring her to educate people on the steps they need to take to ensure their vote counted this past election season. She went door to door, in rain or shine, to meet with the South Asian community to encourage them to speak up, show up, and secure their seat at the table.
Listen to her story.
🗣️: Amatullah Contractor
📹: Lexi Parra
🎥: Sophia Pirani
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Lee Rosenthal, U.S. District Court Judge in Texas’ Southern District, has been a district judge in Houston since 1992. She’s had a long journey during her time on the federal bench, earning widespread acclaim for her fairness and impartiality, while remaining committed to the people and communities her work serves.
We interviewed Rosenthal as part of the third installment in Houston Landing’s Who are HOU? series.
Rosenthal assumed senior status on Sunday, creating a vacancy for President-elect Donald Trump to fill. Last month, we met up with her in her office to reflect on her decades-long career.
Listen to her story.
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🗣️: Judge Lee Rosenthal
📹: Lexi Parra
🎥: Sophia Pirani
EXCLUSIVE: It was the day after Jocelyn Nungaray’s funeral in June when her mother, Alexis, heard this voicemail from then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The call was just 10 days after 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray’s body was found tied up in a north Houston creek near Rankin and Kuykendahl, not far from where the family lived, thrusting Alexis into the national spotlight as an unlikely anti-immigration crusader in the campaigns of Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Central to her message is the immigration status of the two Venezuelan men charged with capital murder, sexual assault and kidnapping in Jocelyn’s case. Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, were released from Border Patrol custody earlier this year with pending immigration court hearings.
Now, with the spotlights dimmed post-election, our reporters got a special look inside her life and her grief.
https://houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-her-to-be-forgotten-the-election-is-over-alexis-nungarays-grief-remains/
Steve Duble is the first openly gay justice of the peace for Harris County, striving to increase accessibility and make a meaningful impact on his precinct’s residents.
Listen to his story.
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Steve Duble is the first openly gay justice of the peace for Harris County, striving to increase accessibility and make a meaningful impact on his precinct’s residents.
This interview with Duble is part of the second installment in Houston Landing’s Who are HOU? project, a series that aims to tell resident stories.
After randomly taking a practice LSAT, deciding to pursue law school, and serving as partner of a firm for over 20 years, Duble made the decision to enter politics. Last month, we met up with him in his office to get a glimpse into his day-to-day life and hear about his journey into public service.
Listen to his story.
Follow @whoarehouston on Instagram to hear more Houstonian stories.
🗣️: Steve Duble for Justice of the Peace
📹: Lexi Parra
🎥: Sophia Pirani
Our series Who Are HOU? is about Houstonians sharing their stories in their own words, celebrating the communities, cultures and experiences that make our city unique.
Follow @whoarehouston on Instagram for more.
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Who are HOU?: Fred Woods
Fred Woods is a longtime Houston resident, president of the Northwood Manor Civic Club and community organizer dedicated to speaking up against the neglect that’s befallen northeast Houston and the people who live there.
We interviewed Woods as part of the first installment in Houston Landing's new project called Who are HOU?, a series dedicated to telling the city's untold stories.
Woods attended the groundbreaking of Cavalcade Community Center as a child with his grandfather. Decades later, we met up with Woods at the same center to discuss his work as a community activist.
Listen to his story.
Follow @whoarehouston on Instagram to hear more Houstonian stories.
🗣️: Fred Woods
📹: Lexi Parra
🎥: Sophia Pirani
Who are HOU?
Longtime community organizer Fred Woods sat down with us for our Who are HOU? series, reflecting on his deep ties to the city and his ongoing work to improve northeast Houston neighborhoods.
Meet more Houstonians like Woods by following @whoarehouston on Instagram.
How Houston-area students are taking on conservative school boards
🗣️ Across the Houston area, students are making their their voices heard in response to school district policies.
We spoke to a few young advocates who are pushing back against controversial decisions affecting their education and communities.
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A week in the life of a politics reporter in Houston
📍Houston was recently at the center of national political news, which kept the Landing’s politics reporter Paul Cobler pretty busy.
📓 Here’s what an eventful week on his beat looked like.
Sheila Jackson Lee remembered as mentor, tireless champion of Houston and ‘a good mom’
🕊️ Last week, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was remembered as a fierce champion of women’s rights and racial equality, as well as a loving wife, mother and grandmother during her Celebration of Life service.
Landing intern Emillie Siv took us behind the scenes.
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