Jaundrea Clay

This was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle’s HouWeAre newsletter about race, culture and identity. You can sign up here. After the coronavirus pandemic spurred shutdowns in 2020 and disrupted our everyday lives, mental health took center stage as experts, counselors, apps and athletes adv…

Many of us outside of the Islamic faith may think only of the fasting or may know it as...

This was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle’s HouWeAre newsletter about race, culture and identity. You can sign up here. Sacajawea and Pocahontas were sex-trafficking victims. Let that really sink in, as it did for me when Jodi Voice Yellowfish explained how the ongoing legacies of sexual…

Immigration reporter Elizabeth Trovall talks about her breathtaking project, Haitian...

This was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle’s HouWeAre newsletter about race, culture and identity. You can sign up here. Houston has seen its fair share of backlash over industrial pollution and contamination — battles that stretch across decades and afflict neighborhoods like Manchester,…

In a review released last year by the American Library Association, more than 273 titles...

In a review released last year by the American Library Association, more than 273 titles...

Meet HouWeAre, the Houston Chronicle’s new newsletter highlighting the intersection of race, identity and culture in Houston. We’re compiling a mix of news, features and commentary from voices around Houston all in one place, delivered directly to your inbox. You can join the conversation, and encourage others to do so, by signing up here. This project was several months in the making before it was derailed by the pandemic, which forced us all to take a step back and navigate a new normal. Howev…