By Marie-Theresa Hernández The plane, with the name “Tommy Joe” painted on its nose, is in the front yard of a private home on Navigation Boulevard. I wish Tommy Joe was still around to tell us stories about the plane in action. Photo by Golnar Makvandi. In spring 2021, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, […]
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A Look At Fourth Ward Houston Texas
By Houston History Magazine on April 8, 2020 in Arts & Culture, Communities, Houstonians, Preservation, Race & Ethnicity
Houston’s Fourth Ward as seen through the lens of Roxanne Quezada Chartouni’s camera in 1987.
TEJAS: Environmental Justice
By Houston History Magazine on July 12, 2013 in Communities, Energy and Environment, Houstonians, Race & Ethnicity
“We’re not against jobs. But, wouldn’t you rather have a company that comes in here and you get hired, but it doesn’t have an impact on you? It doesn’t pollute you, it doesn’t cause cancer in the community, no birth defects, tumors. That’s what we want. We want a clean environment.” – Juan Parras