HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Texas minority students have always faced inequalities compared to their white peers, but new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic is widening the education gap, and that could mean negative consequences for everyone in the state.
School leaders and educational advocates warned during an ABC13 town hall Thursday night that lawmakers only have a small window of time to take action, as thousands of students have disengaged from virtual learning or have been lost in the shuffle altogether. Eighty percent of the children in Houston today are either African American or Latino, said Andy Canales, executive director of Latinos for Education Greater Houston. Our collective future rests on their success.
Meet the Houston woman who has been making cowgirl history
Maiya Turner, Texas Southern University
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Mollie Taylor Stevenson Jr. and her donkey Lupita. (TSU)
Houstonian Mollie Taylor Stevenson Jr. comes from a family that is built around Western culture. She has lived a very exciting life filled with a journey of exploration, on and off the range as a rancher, cowgirl and historian.
On Nov. 9, 2001, history was made. Stevenson and her mother, Mollie Taylor Stevenson Sr., were the first living African Americans to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth.
Stevenson Jr.’s career and life work has always been a family affair. She credits her family for inspiring her to be a rancher and educator. Her husband, Elicious Scott Jr., joined her in teaching and connecting children and adults with Western culture and agriculture.
George Floyd s legacy is forever painted onto Houston streets KTRK
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The life of George Floyd will forever be remembered in Houston through a piece of colorful street art.
Stretching two blocks of Alabama Street, bright red and gold paint came together to represent the legacy Floyd left behind. This (artwork) is another public statement that the life and death of George Floyd is not in vain, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner at the street art unveiling ceremony on Feb. 6. That eight minutes and 46 seconds is still being resonated throughout the globe.
Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020 when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd s neck even as Floyd said he couldn t breathe.