In order to create a more just and equitable society, the Houston Institute aims to be an organizing force for impactful research, innovative strategic advocacy, socially engaged legal education, and coalition-building on matters central to civil rights in the 21st century.
Continuing the legacy of Charles Hamilton Houston and Charles Ogletree, Jr., the Houston Institute engages in research, litigation, and advocacy, helping identify and build solutions-based and action-oriented interventions and spreading knowledge of evidence-based programs, research, practices, and strategies that have the potential to ameliorate inequality and the effects of historical and contemporary racial discrimination and exclusion.
Our Approach
The Houston Institute takes a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach to our work, engaging through the four methodological pillars of advocacy and litigation, community and coalition-building, education, and research. We work in collaboration with a variety of partners including researchers and advocates from other institutions and organizations, as well as community-based organizations.