Houston: A Segregated Disaster in a Segregated City


This two-hour episode is a look at inequality in Houston from slavery to the present. First, Dan talks to Tyina Steptoe, historian at the University of Arizona and author of “Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City.” Then Robert D. Bullard, professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University in Houston and the “father of environmental justice.” Finally, John Henneberger, an expert in equitable disaster recovery and co-director of Texas Housers. Show your love for the show and support us at patreon.com/thedig

Topics: Infrastructure Environment Racism Urban Politics
Guests: John Henneberger Robert Bullard Tyina Steptoe