On the Map, Off the Radar

HERO advocate and Houston native Chris Valdez discusses the proponents of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and the importance of Houstonians to get out and vote to put it into law on November 3. F...

7 Tammi 20166min

Catherine Njeri, Kenyan yoga teacher and teacher coordinator for the Africa Yoga Project, discusses how yoga changed her life, and how, through teacher training and free yoga classes, the Africa Yoga...

7 Tammi 201610min

NASA doctor and scientist Christian Otto discusses what it is like to winter over at the South Pole, highlighting some of his experiences at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

7 Tammi 201614min

Former Houston City Council Member, Madame Trustee, Lawyer, and mom, Jolanda 'Jo' Jones talks about the problem with misdemeanors and racial profiling, highlighting discrimination that her son has fac...

7 Tammi 20166min

80% of people who hold full-time jobs don't graduate from college. PelotonU is an organization that provides mentorship and academic support to people trying to get their college degree from online co...

7 Tammi 20166min

Harvard Professor and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Caroline Elkins discusses how a 2013 case filed against the British Foreign Commonwealth Office by elderly Kenyans who were tortured in British conc...

7 Tammi 201613min

Mubeen Shakir discusses the rise in discrimination against Muslims in the United States and Europe and his thoughts on the best ways to move forward. If you'd like to read his article in the Washingto...

7 Tammi 201611min

Harvard '15 graduate Fernando Espino discusses his journey of being undocumented and attending Harvard and also shares his hopes for improvements in immigration policy in the future. If you'd like to...

7 Tammi 201612min