Southern Black Law Makers Approve Jim Crow Segregation
Across the Southern states in the deep South, black law makers moved with haste to pass Jim Crow legislation to insure legal and enforceable separation of the races. Motivated by personal biases and political ambition, it is expected that Jim …
Mother Whose Daughter Was Poisoned From the Lead in Their Apartment Wins $57 Million Verdict
The New York City Housing Authority has been ordered to pay a mother $57 million after the jury found that NYCHA is the one responsible for her daughter’s alarmingly dangerous lead levels.
Include “Us” in the Movement — African American Women Move to End Workplace Discrimination
Marine Corps veteran and long-time university adjunct professor, Dr. Shirley Ann Johnson, who stands in support of the worldwide call to action for the #MeToo Movement, seeks to include in the conversation another women’s issue. She has coined it “Us” …
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama Portraits Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery
With the unveiling Monday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. of the official presidential likenesses of Barack Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, this city of myriad monuments gets a couple of new ones, each radiating, …
Professor and Poet Elizabeth Alexander Named President of Mellon Foundation
Elizabeth Alexander, whose memoir was a finalist in 2016 for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and who wrote and recited an original poem at Barack Obama’s 2009 inaugural, will be the next president of the …
Disabled Veteran Creates Veterans Health Solutions, The Premiere Cannabis Education Resource For The Veteran And Underserved Communities.
Two weeks after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of noninterference with marijuana friendly state laws, Veterans Health Solutions (VHS) is now offering real time cannabis education to …
Latino Victory Calls for White House Chief of Staff’s Resignation
Latino Victory Project issued the following statement after reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly offered to resign over his mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against a White House aide.
Jackson Elementary School in Utah, Named for Andrew Jackson, Votes to Rename Itself After Mary Jackson, NASA’s 1st Black Female Engineer
An elementary school in Utah has traded one Jackson for another in a change that many say was a long time coming.
Local Business Giving Grandma Glam Makeovers for Valentine's Week
Some local seniors are going grandma glam for Valentine’s Week thanks to one local business.
Governor Abbott Orders Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen Officer David Sherrard
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered Texas flags in the City of Richardson to be lowered to half-staff in honor of fallen Richardson Police Officer David Sherrard who was killed in the line of duty on February 7, 2018.
Trial Opens in Major Federal Voting Rights Lawsuit in Texas
On Monday, a federal district court will hear arguments in the trial phase of a major voting rights lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Garza Golando Moran, PLLC, and Dechert LLP. The suit, filed on …
New Caney and Conroe Disaster Recovery Centers to Consolidate in Montgomery County
The State of Texas/Federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at the East Montgomery County Courthouse Annex, in New Caney, will consolidate with the Conroe DRC on Monday, Feb. 12, at 9 a.m.
National Summit Will Create New Approaches to Teaching Slavery James Madison’s Montpelier and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Convene National Experts To Create A New Model For Engaging D
Nearly 50 of the nation’s leading academics, public historians, and descendant community advocates convened at James Madison’s Montpelier this weekend (February 9-11) to develop new guidelines for how cultural institutions and historic sites teach and interpret slavery by successfully engaging …
A Storm to Remember - Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Economy
In this special edition of Fiscal Notes, released today, the Comptroller's office examines the effect of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas economy through data modeling. Our analysis takes a wide-ranging view of the net consequences of the storm, using a …
Mayor's Statement On New Federal Budget Law That Includes Disaster Relief Funding
The following is Mayor Sylvester Turner's statement on the budget bill signed into law by the president:
