On Friday's Houston Matters: Lawmakers and activists are pushing the make Juneteenth a national holiday. We learn more from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Then we discuss the history of the holiday, celebrating the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. Also this hour: From Gov. Greg Abbott blaming 20-somethings for the surge in COVID-19 cases, to Houston topping the list of cities where postal workers are most likely to be bitten by dogs, we... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/06/19/376546/fridays-houston-matters-establishing-juneteenth-as-a-national-holiday-june-19-2020/">Read More</a>

On Friday's Houston Matters: Lawmakers and activists are pushing the make Juneteenth a national holiday. We learn more from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Then we discuss the history of the holiday, celebrating the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. Also this hour: From Gov. Greg Abbott blaming 20-somethings for the surge in COVID-19 cases, to Houston topping the list of cities where postal workers are most likely to be bitten by dogs, we... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: Lawmakers and activists are pushing the make Juneteenth a national holiday. We learn more from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Then we discuss the history of the holiday, celebrating the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. Also this hour: From Gov. Greg Abbott blaming 20-somethings for the surge in COVID-19 cases, to Houston topping the list of cities where postal workers are most likely to be bitten by dogs, we... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/06/19/376546/fridays-houston-matters-establishing-juneteenth-as-a-national-holiday-june-19-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Friday’s Houston Matters: Efforts To Establish Juneteenth As A National Holiday (June 19, 2020)

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Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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