WELCOME TO HOUSTON, TEXAS
Its easy to think of Houston as the the Space Center and Energy Center, but the city has morphed into the largest business and cultural center in the Southwest with a multitude of premier attractions ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center, The Ensemble Theatre, Texas Southern University featuring John Biggers Art Center and the Barbara Jordan & Mickey Leland Archives, National Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Shape Community Center ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
For its size, Houston has a nice range and depth of Soul Food, Creole, Barbecue restaurants plus a choice selection of nightclubs to dance, socialize, listen to Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop and Soul Music. We suggest ... More
TEXAS BARBEQUE and SOUL FOOD
Texas Barbeque is known for its pit-cooked beef preparations, gargantuan portions that can be ordered by the pound and tangy mesquite-flavored barbeque sauce that ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Though the shopping scene changes frequently, you can always count on finding an good Afrocentric Bookstore, specialty clothing boutiques, unique collectible gift shops and a fine art gallery ... More
SPAS
In a nice surprise, Houston has expanded its number of Black spas to include The Root of You, Waterfalls ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
A wealthy 5 million person metro area, Houston has amassed a concentration of general attractions in Downtown and the Galleria-Post Oak Area, some of our favorites are Bayou Place, Old Market Square District ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
NASA Space Center, Children's Museum of Houston, Houston Zoo, Houston Museum of Natural Science and Six Flags Splashtown are the headliners with Galveston just a short drive away ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Freedmenstown is Houston's is the oldest Black district and the Jack Yates House is featured in a downtown historic park, but the birthplace of Juneteenth ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
With so many oil millionaires in these parts, one should not be surprised to see so many well-endowed museums like Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Arts Museum The Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel ... More
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - HOUSTON
While the South was in turmoil during the 1950’s and early 1960’s, Houston headed for a more peaceful, low-profile end to the Jim Crow Era just a few weeks after the Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in ... More
BLACK GENESIS
After the Civil War, Juneteenth reportedly started in Galveston on 19 June 1865. African Americans from other southern cities migrated to Houston and Galveston to find work ... More
Its easy to think of Houston as the the Space Center and Energy Center, but the city has morphed into the largest business and cultural center in the Southwest with a multitude of premier attractions ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center, The Ensemble Theatre, Texas Southern University featuring John Biggers Art Center and the Barbara Jordan & Mickey Leland Archives, National Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Shape Community Center ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
For its size, Houston has a nice range and depth of Soul Food, Creole, Barbecue restaurants plus a choice selection of nightclubs to dance, socialize, listen to Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop and Soul Music. We suggest ... More
TEXAS BARBEQUE and SOUL FOOD
Texas Barbeque is known for its pit-cooked beef preparations, gargantuan portions that can be ordered by the pound and tangy mesquite-flavored barbeque sauce that ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Though the shopping scene changes frequently, you can always count on finding an good Afrocentric Bookstore, specialty clothing boutiques, unique collectible gift shops and a fine art gallery ... More
SPAS
In a nice surprise, Houston has expanded its number of Black spas to include The Root of You, Waterfalls ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
A wealthy 5 million person metro area, Houston has amassed a concentration of general attractions in Downtown and the Galleria-Post Oak Area, some of our favorites are Bayou Place, Old Market Square District ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
NASA Space Center, Children's Museum of Houston, Houston Zoo, Houston Museum of Natural Science and Six Flags Splashtown are the headliners with Galveston just a short drive away ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Freedmenstown is Houston's is the oldest Black district and the Jack Yates House is featured in a downtown historic park, but the birthplace of Juneteenth ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
With so many oil millionaires in these parts, one should not be surprised to see so many well-endowed museums like Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Arts Museum The Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel ... More
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - HOUSTON
While the South was in turmoil during the 1950’s and early 1960’s, Houston headed for a more peaceful, low-profile end to the Jim Crow Era just a few weeks after the Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in ... More
BLACK GENESIS
After the Civil War, Juneteenth reportedly started in Galveston on 19 June 1865. African Americans from other southern cities migrated to Houston and Galveston to find work ... More
RESEARCH CREDITS:
Lysa Allman-Baldwin
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
Allison Williams
Kalin Thomas
Melanie Lacy
Lysa Allman-Baldwin
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
Allison Williams
Kalin Thomas
Melanie Lacy
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY