Back-to-School: HCDE Provides Tips to Keep Children Safe in the Digital World
Technology and digital devices are ingrained in our children's daily life from an early age. With the increase in cyberbullying incidents over the past 10 years, many parents worry about the safety of their child in the digital world. Harris …
Compassion International Teams with Black Heritage Fest
The 2017 Black Heritage Fest Kicks off with a new addition this year. As Founder and President of The Foundation for Black Heritage and Culture, presenter of The 2017 Black Heritage Fest, I am happy to announce the partnership between …
ACLU of Texas Comment on Rejection of the State’s Preemptive ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Lawsuit
Yesterday the U.S. District Court in Austin rejected the State of Texas’s extraordinary attempt to have SB 4, the law banning so-called sanctuary cities, declared constitutional before it takes effect. According to the court’s ruling, “the State has not shown …
Lunch and Learn with The Women Investors Network Expanding the Knowledge of Professional Women Working in Real Estate
Join female strategists for a dynamic event powered by Mercedes-Benz of Houston Greenway on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Royal Sonesta hotel.
Houston Native Serves in Japan Aboard Forward-Deployed Ship
A 2013 Summer Creek High School graduate and Houston native is serving in Japan in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Germantown.
East End Improvement Corporation Announces 2017 Street Fest
The East End Improvement Corporation (501c3) has kicked off the planning for the 2017 East End Street Fest. This colorful, annual Houston community festival will be free of charge and it promises to continue to draw crowds to Houston’s birthplace.
North Pasadena Community Outreach (NPCO) Receives $100,000 Grant From the Episcopal Health Foundation
North Pasadena Community Outreach (NPCO) receives a $100,000 grant from the Episcopal Health Foundation to pilot a benefits enrollment and health navigation service program for low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents in its community effective July 31, 2017.
The 10 Senate Seats Most Likely to Switch Parties in 2018
The GOP's Senate recruiting challenges -- failing to land candidates in some states, attracting too many candidates in others, while two vulnerable incumbents are also targeted from within -- mean the party faces a long list of internal battles. Only …
Why the Left Is Betting On Single-payer As Their Litmus Test
When Sen. Bernie Sanders hit the road in July to gin up resistance against Republican efforts to raze Obamacare, he delivered a two-part message: First, protect the current law. Second, push on and make the case for a single-payer system, …
North Korea Threatens Strike On Guam
North Korea's military is "examining the operational plan" to strike areas around the US territory of Guam with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic missiles, state-run news agency KCNA said early Wednesday local time.
5 Things for Wednesday, August 9: North Korea, Opioid Epidemic, African Politics
Global markets are wobbling this morning as tensions between the US and North Korea heat up. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
Beyond the Rhetoric: The Sexual Revolution: It became a Curse
As I look back I surmise it was a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. At the time, we were all happy seeking pleasure and dismissing maturity and wisdom. We had lost our religion but were still going to church. It was …
Ford Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to the National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is pleased to announce the Ford Foundation is granting $150,000 to NABJ to help further the organization's strategic plan implementation.
Lawsuit: Female Recruits for Nebraska State Patrol Subjected to Sexually Invasive Exams
She thought she was going in for a routine pre-employment physical check-up.
These Charts Show How the Trump Economy Is Really Doing
Three months ago, CNNMoney examined six barometers of the economy to gauge how America was doing under President Trump. It's time to take another look under the hood.
