Chevrolet Partners with America’s Black Publishers to Help HBCU Students Discover the Unexpected
Since 2016, General Motors Chevrolet brand and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have partnered to provide deserving HBCU students with the exciting opportunity to “Discover the Unexpected” about themselves and their communities via a journalism fellowship program.
State Graduation Rate Up Overall and Among African Americans
Louisiana's four-year high school graduation rate has surpassed 80% for the first time, and the graduation rate for African American students in the state has — for the first time — surpassed the national average, state education officials said Wednesday.
Groups Bringing National Reparations Debate to Detroit
Two national organizations pushing for federal legislation on reparations for descendants of African American slaves are bringing their agendas and messages to Detroit.
Bank Calls Police On Black Mayor in His Own City
Mayor Richard Thomas discussed how staff at JP Morgan & Chase summoned the police on him, his staff member, and a Mount Vernon Police detective as the Mayor sought to deposit a six figure check and get access to the …
Our Schools Have Become Warzones, Our Children at the Front Lines: Question Is, When Are We, ‘The Adults, ‘ Going to Join Them?
To be clear: this is not an attack, rather a light that, hopefully, sparks a sense of urgency in adults across this nation to step up to the front lines of this war against increasing gun violence in our schools. …
Texas Senate Removes Exception That Allows Abortion After 20 Weeks
The Texas Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions on the basis of the sex, race or disability of a fetus, and criminalize doctors who perform what opponents call “discriminatory abortions.”
Why the 2020 Senate Map Looks Better Than It Actually Is for Democrats
At first glance, 2020 looks like the year where Democrats should take back the Senate majority. They have only 12 seats of their own to defend while Republicans have 22. In years past, that sort of disparity has been a …
Texas Among Most Vulnerable to Measles Outbreak
Four Texas counties are among the top 25 in the nation identified as being most at risk for a measles outbreak, according to a new study.
Mayor Vows No Layoffs After Prop B Is Ruled Unconstitutional
A state district judge has ruled Proposition B unconstitutional. District Court Judge Tanya Garrison issued her ruling saying the voter-approved measure granting pay parity to firefighters with the Houston Police department, violated Texas Local Government Code and the Texas Constitution.
Texas School District Moving to Four Day School Weeks
Officials in the Dime Box ISD recently decided to move to a four day school week starting next school year.
65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
This week marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the unanimous Supreme Court decision that outlawed apartheid in America, declaring segregated schools "inherently unequal" and unconstitutional.
Texas Police Officer Shot and Killed a Woman During Arrest Attempt
A shaky cell phone video captured the moments before a Texas police officer shot and killed a woman who claimed she was pregnant. A family member identified the woman as Pamela Shantay Turner.
Have Too Many Bad Habits? Here Are 6 Ways To Create Good Ones
It’s said that we become our habits. In some cases that is not a good thing; bad habits prevail among many Americans. One report found that over 70 percent of US adults have at least one unhealthy behavior associated with …
Tony Buzbee Comments On Latest Prop B Ruling
This morning, during the weekly City Council meeting, Mayor Turner announced that a state district judge ruled Proposition B unconstitutional.
How To Ditch The Techie Jargon And Improve Your Organization’s Cybersecurity
An office memo that tosses around terms like DRM, botnet, FTP, spear phishing and worm could be a quick, easy read for the head of the IT department.
