Monique Welch

2 weeks ago | houstonlanding.org | Monique Welch

Longtime stalled plans to redevelop the dilapidated Metropolitan Multi-Service center are now back in motion. The Houston Parks and Recreation Department, the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and District C Councilmember Abbie Kamin held the first of at least two community listening sessions on April 23 to gather input from facility users, community members and stakeholders to share their perspectives and, ultimately, help shape the future of the MMSC.

2 weeks ago | houstonlanding.org | Monique Welch

Desmond Bertrand-Pitts became suspicious when he didn’t receive any updates or email responses regarding the status of his grant application from the Institute of Museum and Library Services by early March. As CEO of the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, he had previously served on review panels for roughly the last four years and knew when to expect to hear something. “I was like, ‘Ah, something fishy is going on,” Bertrand-Pitts said in an interview with the Houston Landing.

3 weeks ago | houstonlanding.org | Monique Welch

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct panelists. Harris County Public Health’s third annual Maternal and Child Health conference, held annually during Black Maternal Health week, drew a crowd of over 300 health workers, researchers, advocates, and birth workers from across the U.S. to the Marriott Marquis Houston hotel.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Monique Welch

Despite months of overwhelming pleas for increased security at Houston’s only adaptive recreation center, city officials have yet to secure the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, according to staff members at the facility.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Monique Welch

When Texas Children’s Hospital suddenly axed its decades-long midwifery group as part of a five percent reduction of its workforce last year, certified nurse midwife, Titi Otunla, was concerned she wouldn’t have another place to practice. “It was unexpected,” she said. Otunla, who previously served as midwife manager and clinical lead at Texas Children’s, was devastated for the many women afraid to give birth, especially in a hospital setting due to Houston’s maternal mortality crisis.