Mayor Turner hosts the 6th Annual Houston Hackathon this weekend, May 19-20
This weekend, hundreds of Houston-area techies and civic-minded creatives will pack the Cannon HTX in West Houston to solve the City’s biggest challenges at the 6th Annual Houston Hackathon hosted by Sketch City.
To Cut Drug Prices, Start with the Facts
Americans are paying too much for prescription medicines. State lawmakers are fed up with Washington's apathy towards high pharmacy bills. So they're taking matters into their own hands and pushing forward with several bills.
Houston Chamber Choir Announces Diverse 2018-2019 Season, “Art & Soul”
Houston Chamber Choir is pleased to announce its 23rd season, “Art and Soul,” with a diverse and compelling repertoire featuring exciting guest artists and scholars. For the 2018-2019 season, the Chamber Choir performs with the Kinder HSPVA Chorale and director Shannon Carter, the Parker Elementary School Advanced Chorus and director Marianna Parnas-Simpson, guest artist Kim Nazarian of New York Voices, Musiqa, Apollo Chamber Players and University of Houston scholar and author Dr. Jeffrey Sposato.
NNU Statement on Houston School Shooting ‘When Will the Excuses Stop? Time for Action’
In response to yet the latest school shooting nightmare at a high school near Houston, National Nurses United (NNU) today called for lawmakers in Congress and every state legislature to finally act to protect public safety.
Unconventional Graduation 2018: 80 GED Graduates Share Stories at Harris County Department of Education Ceremony
80 GED graduates open doors to new possibilities as they gain their certificates through Harris County Department of Education’s Adult Education program. Graduates range in age from 17-60.
AFT Leaders Respond to Shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas
“This year has brought some of the worst mass shootings in our recent memory, and gun violence is now young people’s greatest fear. That is shameful. No child, no parent and no educator should fear walking into their school.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement Regarding the Mass Shooting At Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “This is not normal. This has to stop. This must stop. We now have 10 more souls that have died because as a society we are unable to stem the tide of gun violence. My heart aches and I mourn those whom we lost this morning at Santa Fe High School.”
Latino Victory Fund Endorses Lopez and Gonzalez for Georgia State House
“Year of the Latina” travels to the Peach State
As part of its ongoing “Year of the Latina” campaign, a groundbreaking effort to elect a record number of progressive Latinas this November, Latino Victory Fund today endorsed Brenda Lopez and Deborah Gonzalez for reelection to the Georgia House of Representatives. Lopez and Gonzalez are the first Latinas to ever serve in the Georgia General Assembly and two of only a handful of state legislators of Latino descent.
The Houston Astros statement today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School:
The Houston Astros have released the following statement regarding today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School:
A message from Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan About Santa Fe Tragedy
Our district is in mourning today following the tragic loss of lives in our neighboring community of Santa Fe. We have reached out to Santa Fe ISD to offer our full support during this difficult time, and we will do whatever we can to help them move forward after this senseless attack.
Jay-Z Ordered to Testify in Financial Probe
A judge has said that Jay-Z must spend a day answering questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission in a financial probe of a company he sold his apparel business to over a decade ago. U.S. District Judge Paul ruled that the singer whose birth name is Shawn Carter must answer the SEC’s questions for a full day and maybe more.
James Borrego Breaks Barrier as NBA’s First Hispanic Full-time Head Coach
James Borrego pushed through a barrier when the Charlotte Hornets named him the first Hispanic full-time head coach in NBA history. The former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach’s family is of Mexican descent and three generations removed from arriving in the United States, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Black Sorority ‘Questioned’ of Performing Community Service While Black By State Trooper
The list has now grown even further of what Black people can be “questioned for” that others do normally. Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were performing an act of community serving cleaning a stretch of highway when a state trooper approached them.
Lenwood Johnson, Houston Community Activist, Dead at 75
Houston has lost a community activist who long fought for the poor in housing projects and to preserve the historic Freedman's Town.
Rep. Gutierrez Passes On Presidential Bid, Will Focus On Mobilizing Latino Voters
Retiring Rep. Luis Gutierrez has decided against seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and instead will focus his efforts on mobilizing Latino voters in key swing states in the run-up to 2020.
“The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row” by Anthony Ray Hardin with Lara Love Hardin
You always keep your eyes on the prize. You’ve given yourself no other options and your steadfastness is your compass. What you believe will happen. What you know is truth. Say it enough, and everybody else will know, too – especially when, as in the new book “The Sun Does Shine” by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, the truth is one of innocence.
5 Tips to Meal Prep Like a Pro
Dinner can be a daunting task for any family with multiple mouths to feed. Factor in complex schedules and individual tastes, and a family meal can become a stressful thought for home cooks.
Have You Thought About Seeing A Therapist?
“There’s a melancholy in me that never goes away. I’m 50% happy and 50% sad at any given moment.” – Billy Bob Thorton.
Outrage Over White Version of Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’
Since its release Childish Gambino has received much praise for artistic look at America pulling from the Black experience.
10 killed in shooting at Texas' Santa Fe High School, official says
Ten people were killed and several others injured in a shooting Friday morning at a high school in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe, a law enforcement official said on condition of anonymity.
