HOUSTON – After the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers last week and the protests after the police shooting deaths of two Black men, the topic on Houston Newsmakers is what can be done to change the current tone.
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Joining Khambrel Marshall is Houston Police Department Acting Chief Martha Montalvo and Doug Griffith, Vice President of the Houston Police Officers Union. The challenges are clear as police are in the spotlight for how they are treated and how they treat others. The conversation is about how to change the tone that is causing ripples throughout America.
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 18th District is also a guest and has taken on the challenge as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus to take steps to ease the angst being felt across this country. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee in Congress, she is also concerned with the potential of terrorism and the use of guns in America.
Contact information for this week’s guests:
• U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, (D) 13th District, 713-655-0050 https://jacksonlee.house.gov
• Martha Montalvo, HPD Acting Police Chief, 713-884-3131 www.houstonpolice.org
• Doug Griffith, Vice President Houston Police Officers Union , 832-200-3410, www.hpou.org