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Al Green calls for fight against racism during Slavery Remembrance Day event in Houston
by Joi Louviere
| August 22, 2025
US Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) commemorated the victims of slavery and called on attendees at his 4th Annual Slavery Remembrance Day event to “confront and fight racism.”
Green has introduced resolutions in Congress to designate Aug. 20 as Slavery Remembrance Day. His event on Saturday included James Dixon, president of the NAACP Houston, and other prominent clergy members, public officials, and civic groups.

WATCH: Kenyan-American explains that multiple cultures ‘Make America Great’
| August 22, 2025
Kenyan-American student Noah Ocheing worries how federal policy changes could affect his education. He says America’s strength comes from its melting pot of cultures and races seen across the nation.

WATCH: Student speaks out against the current administration’s attacks on the 14th Amendment
| August 13, 2025
Chinaza-Zoey Ukaobasi, a Nigerian-American student, is speaking out against the current administration’s attacks on the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection and citizenship rights to all born in the U.S. She says the federal government’s treatment of immigrants as criminals is unconstitutional and immoral.

WATCH: Make your own rug at this Dallas-area studio
| August 12, 2025
DFW newsletter editor Joi Louviere shares her experience at a creative studio called Tutugether in Carrollton.

WATCH: The difference between redistricting and rezoning
| August 11, 2025
Redistricting and rezoning both have major consequences, but for different reasons. Here's what to know.

WATCH: Mezcal is having a moment: A Houston bartender explains
| August 10, 2025
Mezcal has been produced for centuries, and now it’s having its moment in Texas.