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Bea's Bayou's Products at Macy's

Bea's Bayou's products are now available on macys.com! Shop the pop-up during the month of May! I'm so excited and grateful for this opportunity!⁠ Please include us in your cart as you get ready for Mother's Day and shop your favorite apparel and home goods!

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Bhansali collaborates with Cardi B for the 2023 Met Gala

On Monday, May 1, 2023, Bhansali debuted its custom cross necklace on Cardi B, American rapper, at the Met Gala. The necklace belongs to the HEIRLOOMS collection, a limited edition collection of one-of-a-kind works of art designed by Samir Bhansali and his daughter Anar Bhansali. The pieces reflect Samir's rich heritage and wisdom, while Anar infuses the collection with fresh, contemporary ideas. HEIRLOOMS celebrates the beauty that emerges when different perspectives merge.

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King’s Call: Entertainers and Actors are Hereby Summoned to the Texas Renaissance Festival!

Auditions for the Festival’s 49th season will be held on May 6 and May 13, 2023.

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas

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Change Happens! Announces Name Change to Civic Heart Community Services at Annual Spring Breakfast

One of Houston’s Largest Black-Founded, Black-led Non-profit to Build on 34 Years of Community Work

TodayatitsannualSpringBreakfastevent,oneofthelargestblack-founded non-profit organization in the Gulf coast region formerly known as Change Happens! announced its name change to Civic Heart Community Services (Civic Heart). Held at the Junior League of Houston, the event gathered Civic Heart supporters, including volunteers and donors, program recipients, and staff to hear about the organization’s latest accomplishments and what’s next for the 34-year-old organization.

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Discover Black Toronto

Explore the African heritage side of Toronto, CA. Tour and eat around. Go to festivals, concerts and sporting events.

Visit Toronto and you’ll encounter one of the most multicultural/multiracial cities in the world along with a thriving Black community of 400K+ African heritage people.

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The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black America

From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare systems under-prioritizes the well-being of Black Americans. And we’ve learned from history that until we make our voices heard, this crisis will continue to be brushed aside.

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Houston Equity Fund offering $8 million in grant funding for minority-owned small businesses

The online application portal for “Open for Business” grants worth up to $100,000 will be open from May 15-31.

Minority-owned small businesses and nonprofits in the Houston area can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding later this month. A total of $8 million is available this year during the second phase of the "Open for Business" grant program, which is funded by Wells Fargo and administered by the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity. An online application portal for grant money is scheduled to be open from 5 a.m. May 15 through 11:59 p.m. May 31, with eligible businesses and nonprofits competing to receive awards ranging from $5,000-$100,000 apiece.

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Who gets the gold and who gets the shaft?

Over the next few weeks, the manufactured crisis over the “debt ceiling” will reach its boiling point. But this is pure melodrama, badly overacted with the outcome already known. The real question is about our priorities – and about who gets the gold and who gets the shaft.

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Saturday, May 6 Polls Provide Plenty Political Picks

This Saturday, May 7th, is Texas’ second Uniform Election Date other than the second Tuesday in November. This Saturday, with early voting having happened from Monday, April 24th, to this past Tuesday, May 2nd, features mayor, city council, school board, and bond elections throughout the region, deciding the fate of suburbs and our schools.

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How a Writers' Strike Might Affect Your Favorite TV Shows

There's a battle brewing in Hollywood that may affect your television viewing.

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Job openings tumble to lowest point in nearly two years

The number of open jobs in the United States has dropped to the lowest level since May 2021, a reflection of a labor market that is slowly settling back into balance after the Federal Reserve's yearlong campaign to cool off the economy.

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The French château with more than 100 fighter jets

The sleek, dark-gray lines of a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, flanked by two other veterans of the Cold War skies, a French Dassault Mirage IV and a F-104 Starfighter, is not what you would usually expect to come across when walking into the courtyard of a 700-year-old French château.

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A Brunch Surprise for Mom

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate and treat your mom to a delicious breakfast or brunch. Whether it’s a meal in bed or a beautiful spread on the dining room table, make the day special with simple recipes that are sure to impress.

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3rd stabbing in a week near UC Davis leaves campus on edge as officials lift overnight shelter-in-place order

Officials in Davis, California, have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they were unable to find a suspect in a knife attack late Monday -- the third such incident following two fatal stabbings in less than a week near the campus of University of California, Davis.

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Texas man allegedly shot and killed a man who scammed him of $40 in parking fees. Then he resumed his date

A Texas man who was allegedly scammed of $40 in parking fees while on a date shot and killed the man who posed as the lot's attendant -- and then "nonchalantly" walked away to proceed with his dinner plans, court records show.

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200 officers are in a manhunt for the Texas suspect accused of killing his 5 neighbors. Authorities are offering $80,000 for information

More than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the gunman accused of shooting and killing five people, including a 9-year-old child, at a Cleveland, Texas, home after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle outdoors, officials said Sunday.

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Suspect in Texas massacre had been deported 4 times after entering US illegally, ICE source says

The man wanted by law enforcement for the killings of five Texas neighbors -- including a 9-year-old boy -- had entered the US illegally and been deported by immigration officials at least four times, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement source said.

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Addressing Race in the Classroom: PVAMU faculty, staff lead new book project to help foster safe academic environment

School districts and higher education institutions around the country are reexamining the place of race in the classroom due to state Republican influence. Much of the controversy surrounds the inclusion of Critical Race Theory, which makes white Americans face this country’s racist traditions.

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Houston Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Killing Acquaintance at Bissonnet Gas Station

A Houston man was sentenced to 50 years this week for shooting a man in the back of the head at a convenience store on Bissonnet in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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