On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 situation in Greater Houston from Dr. Umair Shah, director of Harris County Public Health. And we discuss the latest unemployment numbers in the region. Also this hour: This year marks 100 years since women successfully fought for the right to vote. We learn about The Vote, a new two-part PBS documentary from American Experience airing Monday and Tuesday nights at 8 on Houston Public... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/06/377323/mondays-houston-matters-womens-suffrage-centennial-and-having-difficult-conversations-about-race-july-6-2020/">Read More</a>

On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 situation in Greater Houston from Dr. Umair Shah, director of Harris County Public Health. And we discuss the latest unemployment numbers in the region. Also this hour: This year marks 100 years since women successfully fought for the right to vote. We learn about The Vote, a new two-part PBS documentary from American Experience airing Monday and Tuesday nights at 8 on Houston Public... Read More

On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 situation in Greater Houston from Dr. Umair Shah, director of Harris County Public Health. And we discuss the latest unemployment numbers in the region. Also this hour: This year marks 100 years since women successfully fought for the right to vote. We learn about The Vote, a new two-part PBS documentary from American Experience airing Monday and Tuesday nights at 8 on Houston Public... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/06/377323/mondays-houston-matters-womens-suffrage-centennial-and-having-difficult-conversations-about-race-july-6-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Monday’s Houston Matters: Women’s Suffrage Centennial, And Having Difficult Conversations About Race (July 6, 2020)

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&#8217;ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston&#8230;well&#8230;Houston! We&#8217;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 &#8212; one we hope you&#8217;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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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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