Art
September 15, 2021
One of the Country’s First Racially Integrated Fine Art Shows Gets an Overdue Update
A new exhibit in Houston's Fifth Ward is an homage to—and a critique of—one of the country's first racially integrated art shows.
Fifth Ward
Music
January 27, 2015
Remembering Bobby “Blue” Bland
In their sixties Houston-based prime, the music of Bobby “Blue” Bland and his musical director Joe Scott was every bit as good as that of Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle.
Politics & Policy
August 18, 2014
Open Carry Texas Did Not March in Houston’s Fifth Ward This Weekend
A controversial rally by the Open Carry Texas group in an historically African-American neighborhood was rejected by community leaders, leading to an indefinite postponement.
Education
February 1, 1999
Ebony and Ivy
How an African American from Houston’s Fifth Ward rose to become the president of a mostly white, exceedingly
Film & TV
April 30, 1998
Getting Out
Now playing: Houston’s Fifth Ward.
Sports
February 1, 1995
Big
In heavyweight boxing—and in the glare of media lights—it helps to be larger than life. Ask George Foreman, 1994’s comeback kid.
News & Politics
February 1, 1979
Only the Strong Survive
“There are two things to remember about the ghetto that is Houston’s Fifth Ward. One, evil usually triumphs over good. Two, in spite of that, most of its residents retain a goodness that proves indestructible.”