Congressman Al Green, Who Secured Over $90 Million for Brays Bayou, Celebrates Completion of Project Brays
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement: “The Brays Bayou Federal Damage Reduction Project, also known as Project Brays, is a $480 million joint effort between the Harris County Flood Control District and U.S. Army …
AME Church Files Lawsuit Against Former Department of Retirement Services Executive Director Dr. Harris and Others for Conspiracy to Defraud and Embezzle Clergy Retirement Funds
Today, the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) General Counsel Douglass Selby confirmed that lawyers hired by the church filed a lawsuit against former AMEC Department of Retirement Services Executive Director Rev. Dr. Jerome Harris ("Dr. Harris") and ten other individuals …
Texas Southern University announces partnership to study connection between struggle for liberation and equality in India and United States
Texas Southern University and the Foundation for India Studies announced the establishment of an India Studies program for the TSU Graduate School. This partnership promotes the study of India in the United States, particularly in the Houston region.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Awards $4.8 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities
During Thursday’s meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $4.8 million dollars in grants funding 17 motorized and non-motorized recreational trail-related projects across the state.
Harris County Attorney Christian D Menefee Statement on Uvalde Shooting
Below is a statement from Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee regarding the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
Mass Murders are a Great American Tragedy—Our Lack of Will to Pass Sensible Gun Safety Laws is a Great American Failure
“In addition to sending our thoughts and prayers to the grieving, we must send people to state and federal legislatures who will vote for sensible gun safety laws. While the murder of innocent lives is a tragedy that should not …
Two-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder, a Seminal Moment in Time Says Congressman Al Green
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement: “On this day two years ago, people across the length and breadth of our nation answered the clarion call to reform policing and demanded justice for Mr. George …
NHMC Mourns Murdered Niños and Teachers After Tragedy Strikes Again in Texas
There are no words to describe the heartbreak NHMC feels as we begin to mourn alongside the Uvalde community for the 21 innocent lives lost, the majority of which were Brown children, in yesterday’s senseless and preventable shooting in the …
Remarks by President Biden on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, fellow Americans. I had hoped, when I became President, I would not have to do this again. Another massacre. Uvalde, Texas. An elementary school. Beautiful, innocent second, third, fourth graders. And how many scores of little …
Shooting at a Texas elementary school leaves 14 students and a teacher dead, governor says
Two days before the start of summer break, an 18-year-old man opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, killing 14 students and one teacher, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry into Infant Formula Crisis
Today, the Federal Trade Commission staff launched an inquiry into the ongoing shortage for infant formula that has caused hardship for countless American families. The inquiry seeks information about the nature and prevalence of any deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise unfair …
People For: Biden Policing EO Would Fall Short
Following reports that President Biden will sign an Executive Order on police use of force tomorrow, on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement:
Black Real Estate Professionals Recruit Black Appraisers to Combat Bias, Declare War on Black Homeownership Gap
When a former client of leading Black real estate broker Donnell Williams was about to get his house refinanced in Wharton, New Jersey, Williams quoted him as asking, “‘Should I have my White friend come over and open up the …
Speaking of Theories...
Marcel Verdier’s 1840s painting, “Punishment of the Four Stakes/Pegs in the Colonies,” depicts an enslaved Black man, staked naked and spread-eagle face down on the ground as he is whipped by another enslaved man, while a white planter, joined by …
Rapist sentenced to 37 years in prison
A 38-year-old Houston man who raped a woman after using the internet to lure her to a motel has been sentenced to 37 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.
