drug addiction

What’s a wolf moon?

It’s go-time at the Texas Capitol as the 89th legislative session opens tomorrow, running through June 2. Blaise Gainey of The Texas Newsroom has a preview of what to expect.

War on drugs? Or drug users? How a mass overdose event underscores what critics say is wrong with Texas’ anti-drug strategy.

You’ve heard of a super moon, blood moon, harvest moon. But what exactly is a wolf moon?

Also: an artistic linkup between San Antonio and Havana, Cuba.

KUT Morning Newscast for October 2, 2024

Central Texas top stories for October 2, 2024. The deadline to register to vote is this coming Monday, October 7th. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Austin’s only clinic for women struggling with drug addiction shut down, a non-profit hopes to fill the gap. Last year, Williamson County officials funded an effort to help detect breast cancer early, hear the latest updates. 

Kristen Gentry (Ep. 6. 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Kristen Gentry, an award-winning fiction writer from Louisville, Kentucky and author of Mama Said, a fictional account of three daughters of a drug-addicted mother and their struggle to overcome the traumas and challenges of their family life with love and humor.

Tunette Powell (Ep. 20, 2016)

John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Tunette Powell, motivational speaker, author, education consultant, and co-founder of The Truth Heals, a program for women and youth affected by fatherlessness.

Tunette Powell (Ep. 20, 2015)

John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Tunette Powell, award-winning motivational speaker, author, and co-founder and CEO of The Truth Heals, a non-profit for individuals and families affected by fatherlessness.