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Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting at MFAH Following last week’s electrical nightmare, an art exhibit celebrating lighting devices may sound like pretty good timing. Starting Saturday, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston presents an exhibit that explores three aspects of lighting: different types, like a desk lamp or chandelier; the importance of the lightbulb (we Houstonians know that); and all the ways light can be manipulated. The immersive experience highlights (literally) lighting artists like Achille Castiglioni, Christian Dell, DRIFT, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Poul Henningsen,...

City of Houston employees help with some last-minute painting of a mural in honour of George Floyd Photo Credit: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle via AP A mural honouring George Floyd was recently revealed outside his former high school. The two-block mural is located directly in front of Jack Yates High School in Houston, TX. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died in May 2020 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. “We come to celebrate the life and legacy of our hometown hero, Mr. George Floyd,” Carl Davis, chairman for the Houston Society for Change, said during the dedi...

Emancipation Park has a history to tell Kennedi Robinson, Texas Southern University Published:  Tags:  Emancipation Park (TSU) Located in the heart of Third Ward in Houston, Emancipation Park stands proudly as a monument for all African Americans, reflecting the revitalization and resilience of its founders. The park enables individuals to connect to and reflect on the culture of African Americans in their own community. It represents the sacrifices and commitment to remembrance for a very important time in history. In 1872, the Rev. Jack Yates, of Antioch Baptist and Trinity Methodist Epi...

Black Lives Matter Mural honors George Floyd with 2 blocks in front of Jack Yates High School

Building the African-American community Emancipation Park was purchased for $800 in 1872 by a group of influential African Americans led by Reverend Jack Yates. The street leading to Emancipation Park was East Broadway, later renamed by the city to Dowling Street after Confederate hero Richard Dowling. Black-owned Businesses Did you know…After World War I, Dowling Street was a bustling business epicenter for African-Americans? From 1910 to 1930, the census recorded a "colored" population jump from 22,929 to 66,357. In that 20-year span, Black-owned businesses flourished up and down the hist...