Texas Southern University Changes Commencement Ceremony
Texas Southern University’s Commencement Committee has recommended to the Board of Regents that the 2018 Spring exercise consist of two ceremonies. The Committee – comprised of TSU faculty, staff, and students with support from the Faculty Senate and Student Government …
Houston Museum District to Host Texas Association of Museums Annual Meeting Conference
The Texas Association of Museums (TAM) will host its annual meeting this year in Houston on April 18-21 at the downtown Hyatt Regency Houston. The 2018 theme, Taking the Pulse of Museums: Healthy Enough to Stay the Course, ties in …
HISD’s 2018 Principals of the Year Are From Braeburn ES, Jones Futures Academy
It was a day full of surprises on Thursday as Superintendent Richard Carranza, Chief Academic Officer Grenita Lathan and school board members, made their rounds to name the district’s 2018 Principals of the Year at Braeburn Elementary School and Jones …
Houstonians React to the Departure of Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza
Houston in shock over Houston ISD Superintendent Richard A. Carranza
Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in North Houston
Houston Water has completed repairs on a 66-inch (5.5-foot diameter) water main located near Beltway 8 North and US 59. Although the city knows of no resulting quality problems with the water supply to the area, a drinking water advisory …
Direct Energy Presents Mango Punch! in Concert Mar. 24 at Levy Park
The Tony Vega Band has been singing the blues since 1997 and stomping across the globe ever since, leaving a die-hard throng of cultivated fans in its wake. The band’s Black Magic Box CD, released in 2016, “transports you to …
Selection Sunday: UH Cougars Have High Hopes to Make the “Big Dance”
In days, college students, players, and fans will sit in front of their televisions waiting for the big announcement on who their basketball team will be playing in the first game of the second season. That’s right people, March Madness …
Houston ISD, Houston PD Address School Safety Concerns
With the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., still fresh on people's minds, Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza has asked parents, students and school staff to be the first line of defense when it comes to keeping …
Houston Pastor Makes History As the First Female Black Pastor of a Megachurch
Dr. Irishea Hilliard was destined to make history. Being the daughter of a preacher, Hilliard has grown up in the church.
New Black Panther Party Cuts Ties with Quanell X
The People's New Black Panther Party officially renounced Quanell X as a group member and the organization's leader after at least 14 lawsuits were filed against the famed civil rights activists.
Houston-area Woman Becomes New Face of James Avery
Like most students starting college, Sommer Hayes was a little scared. But she was able to calm her fears with the help of her faith, family, and a James Avery charm from her grandmother that said, “With God all things …
Rodeo Ready
Going to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) had become an annual tradition for Jamila Lloyd. The New Jersey native loves any occasion where she gets to dress up and donning cowboys’ boots with a hat to match was …
Mayor Turner Announces Return of Historic Bricks to Freedmen's Town, Important Milestone Reached Before End of Black History Month
Mayor Sylvester Turner announces the re-installation of historic bricks in Freedmen's Town at the corner of Andrews and Genesee, a significant milestone reached before the end of Black History Month. This morning, Houston Public Works crews began re-installing the original …
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Second-year Students and Experiential Learning Department Lauded for Their First-place Finish
Students from Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) recently competed in the American Bar Association (ABA) Regional Client Counseling Competition that took place at the University of Arkansas School Of Law. TMSL was represented by second year law students, Eleazar …
Baker Institute Expert: Mexico Must Address Decline in Its Natural Gas Production
Since 2010, Mexico’s demand for natural gas has been accompanied by a decline in domestic production, which had made imports of this resource increasingly vital, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
