TOURS
Cultural and historical tours of Africa and the African Diaspora.
Black Houston Self-Guided Tour

Almeda Post Office
2310 Elgin Street, Houston, Texas, 77004
This site, frequented today by locals to take care of mailing and shipping services, was once the site of Houston’s first sit-in.

Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street, Houston, Texas 77004
Texas Southern University is the only historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the city of Houston, and has since its inception, been the heart of much of the social, cultural, political, and academic action of this city and beyond.

University Museum at Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street, Houston, Texas 77004
The University Museum at Texas Southern University was founded in 2000. It is dedicated to exhibiting art of Africa and the African Diaspora through both permanent collections and temporary exhibits, with a special emphasis on providing a place for art majors to display their final projects.

Houston This Is It Soul Food
2712 Blodgett Street, Houston, Texas 77004
Originally located in Houston’s historic Freedmen’s Town, the iconic Houston This Is It Soul Food is now located in another historic area, Third Ward. InFood fact, thanks to their delicious preparation of African American cuisine, it is the oldest soul food restaurant in the city.

Emancipation Park
3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004
Emancipation Park is one of the oldest public parks in the state of Texas. Founded in Houston’s Third Ward by Black Houston pioneers Elias Dibble, Jack Yates, Richard Brock, and Richard Allen, the park was established in 1872 to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth

Project Row Houses
2521 Holman St, Houston, TX 77004
Project Row Houses (PRH) was founded in 1993 by seven Black artists, many of whom were mentored by John Biggers and DeLloyd Parker. These artists were James Bettison, Bert Long, Jr., Jesse Lott, Rick Lowe, Floyd Newsum, Bert Samples, and George Smith. Artists and activists, their ultimate goal was to transform northern Third Ward’s shotgun houses into something positive for the community.