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Race + Justice Houston

The Houston 3118 Harrisburg Boulevard, Houston

Houston, Texas is a microcosm of national trends in criminal justice. In one of the most diverse cities in the country, institutional stakeholders are seeking to address tensions between police and their communities, manage the intersection of immigration enforcement and the criminal justice system, reduce local jail populations, and reform prosecutions. Meanwhile, the Houston community grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

What is the path forward for creating a justice system that works for all who call Houston home?

Free

Mayor Turner’s Annual Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade

Acres Homes Multi-Service Center 6719 W. Montgomery Rd., Houston

Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Annual Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

The parade will begin at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center located at 6719 W. Montgomery, travel north on W. Montgomery, west on Dolly Wright and conclude at Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church located at 1620 Dolly Wright.

Free

Emancipation Park Juneteenth Celebration

Emancipation Park 3018 Emancipation Ave., Houston

Emancipation Park's Juneteenth Celebration
10 am - 5 pm
Hosts: City of Houston and Emancipation Park Conservancy
Location: Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, Texas 77004

EMANCIPATION PARK opened in the Third Ward in 1872, on a plot of land purchased for $800 by a group of former slaves. The opening took place nine years after president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and seven years after slaves were formally freed in Texas.

Free

Houston Ebony Opera Guild Annual Concert

Westbury United Methodist Church 5200 Willowbend Blvd., Houston

ANNUAL SUMMER CONCERT: A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

"Steady Soldier"
Music commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

$10 – $50

An Evening with Doug Blackmon

Memorial Drive United Methodist Church 12955 Memorial Drive, Houston

Dinner and conversation with Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II."

$15

Arjun Singh Sethi – AMERICAN HATE: SURVIVORS SPEAK OUT

Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

In American Hate: Survivors Speak Out, Arjun Singh Sethi, a community activist and civil rights lawyer, chronicles the stories of individuals affected by hate. In a series of powerful, unfiltered testimonials, survivors tell their stories in their own words and describe how the bigoted rhetoric and policies of the Trump administration have intensified bullying, discrimination, and even violence toward them and their communities.

Free

Cracking the Codes: The System of Inequity

Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston

The Dominican Sisters of Houston invite you to join us as we continue and deepen the conversation around race.

Free

SugarLand95 Community Meeting

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum 3816 Caroline St, Houston

Join Reginald Moore and the Convict Leasing and Labor Project for a community meeting about the future of the #SugarLand95. The CLLP and the National Black United Front of Houston strongly believe the remains should be reburied in the sacred ground where they were found. Fort Bend ISD is doing everything it can to block that from happening.

We need to show FBISD, Houston and the world this isn't just a "black" issue. They can't just plan a quick "Black History Month" presentation and be done with it. This is one of the most important local issues of our time and the outcome is going to shape our awareness of racial history for decades to come.

Free

Traffic Stop: A Routine Encounter Takes a Bad Turn

The Hobby School Civitas Project presents this award-winning HBO Documentary on the story of Breaion King, a 26 year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, who is stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalates into a dramatic arrest.

Free

ImperialSUGARLand95 Candlelight Vigil

Sugar Land Town Square 2711 Plaza Drive, Sugar Land

Join us for a candlelight vigil to honor the memory of the 95 enslaved prisoners whose bodies were discovered in Sugar Land this spring. We stand in solidarity with all the African-American men and women who were trapped in the horrific system of convict leasing here in Sugar Land and across the Southern United States. We will gather at 5 and light our candles at 5:30.

Bring family and friends. We hope to light at least 95 candles to represent each of the 95 individuals and raise awareness of this tragic chapter of our shared history.

Free

Black History Month: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

In celebration of Black History Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will hold a dialogue on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Twelve Center members will review the contents of the letter and lead a discussion on it’s continuing importance.  The event will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019 from 7 to 9 PM at the Center for the Healing of Racism, 3412 Crawford Street (@Holman), Houston, TX 77004.  Free parking is available across the street in HCC’s Lot 9.  The event is free and open to the public, however, donations are welcome. Space is limited and registration is required. RSVP: 713-520-8226. or [email protected].

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required.

Fourth Annual “Dialogue on the Plantations”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

The Center for the Healing of Racism presents it’s Fourth Annual “Dialogue on the Plantations”, a tour of three historic plantations in Louisiana, the weekend of March 30-31, 2019.  Learn about the role of slavery in the southern plantation economy.  Tour includes visits to St. Joseph Plantation (sugar cane), Laura Plantation (a Creole plantation) and the Whitney Plantation Museum, which pays homage to all slaves throughout the southern United States.  

$299,

Fight For Air Climb

First City Tower 1001 Fannin, Houston, United States

When you participate in a Fight For Air Climb event, you are stepping up to make a positive impact for those affected by lung disease. You will raise funds to support the American Lung Association's mission while climbing the stairs of a skyscraper.
Whether you are climbing alone or with friends and family, for a healthier lifestyle or in honor of all those who are affected by lung disease, you will achieve a sense of personal accomplishment when you reach the top. Defeating the physical challenge and reaching the height of your fundraising potential will be a gratifying experience. Every Step Counts as we move forward in our fight for healthy lungs and clean air!

$35.00

Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe Fundraiser

Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church 1900 Bering Dr., Houston

Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ HTX) invites you to learn how to join and unite with the Native Original Tribe of Texas in a respectful way in the massive efforts to protect our state from environmental and political destruction. The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe is repopulating a network of frontline encampments on their ancient village sites, protecting indigenous sacred sites, resisting construction of the LNG (fracked gas) terminals and their source of pipelines for more fracked gas, and educating people about the environmental devastation the Border Wall will cause. They are peacefully struggling to stop the senseless endangerment of people, animals our only environment and for a rapid equitable transition to sustainable/renewable natural ways of life to secure a future for all children and our future generations.

$5 – $30

Film Screening, “Tim Wise on White Privilege”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

In anticipation of his keynote address at the 2019 Juneteenth Ally Award Luncheon, The Center for the Healing of Racism invites your to a screening of the film “Tim Wise on White Privilege” on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 6:30PM, 3412 Crawford (at Holman), Houston, TX 77004. Wise is one of the nation’s most prominent antiracism educators and writers.  The event is free and open to the public.

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required.

Cross Cultural Communication Workshop

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

Have you ever wanted to know how to better communicate with people from diverse cultures? Then here is your opportunity!

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required.

Art in the Space of Social and Political Advocacy

University of Houston Student Center Theater 4455 University Drive, Houston

The Houston Coalition Against Hate (HCAH) in collaboration with University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work Invite you to attend an engagement showcasing the artwork of socially relevant/conscious Houston artists: Patrick McGrath Muniz, Jessica Gonzalez, David McGee, Monica Villarreal and Kay Sarver.

Free