Houston Congresswoman Barbara Jordan speaks during the House Judiciary Committee’s debate on articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon in 1974. Houston native Barbara Jordan was known ...

For many years, Brad Englert and other alums of the LBJ School Of Public Affairs at the University of Texas would meet at the school’s Barbara Jordan National Forum and recall stories of being in her ...

If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. The congresswoman has faded into ...

Some of Black History Month's most important icons are from the Lone Star State. If you don't know the history of how these people contributed to civil rights, broke political barriers, or made an ...

For the first time, the Texas Capitol Complex has named a building after a Black Texan, a decades-long politician known as a trailblazing lawmaker whose powerful speaking style captivated crowds. The ...

HOUSTON The digital age is making academic research available by making archives available on the Internet. TSU is now sitting on two huge collections -- the Jordan and Leland archives. But they're ...

February 7, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — February 6, 2025 (Houston, TX) – Texas Southern University (TSU) continues its legacy of academic excellence with the appointment of Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon ...

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff in a special congressional election in Texas, NBC News ...