The top local stories this evening from KERA News:
A new survey shows black adults in Texas and around the country have a lot of concerns about health care, including reproductive health. As KERA’s Stella Chavez reports, experts came together Thursday in Dallas to talk about the findings and their implications.
Other top stories this evening:
- Growing up, Dallas artist Sherry Owens spent summers in Houston, surrounded by Crape Myrtle. She loved the shape and the flowers of Texas' favorite shrub. Now, decades later, the branches are the building blocks for her sculptures. In this week’s Art&Seek Artist Spotlight, reporter Hady Mawajdeh learns they've also become an obsession.
- Democrats are celebrating this week's Senate victory of Doug Jones in Alabama as a possible turning point for the party in the South. And that win is due in part to the large number of black voters -- especially black women -- who voted for Jones. Today on Think, Krys Boyd talked with former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile about the Democrats' strategy going forward.
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