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Beyond the Rhetoric: Is the Democratic National Committee Evaporating?

There was a time when it seemed that the Democratic National Committee seemed to be invincible. It was the early 1990’s and this new comer from Arkansas, William Jefferson Clinton, was the right guy at the right time. He named a guy who came out of nowhere named Ron Brown to head the DNC. That was unheard of at the time. A Black man running an entire political party. It wasn’t long before everyone knew he had a calling. He led the DNC admirably. He got Bill Clinton elected and then the spell was cast. We had a new breed of national politics.

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ISIS now controls just half a square kilometer in Syria, says SDF

ISIS now controls an area of Syria measuring just half a square kilometer, a commander with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday.

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Michael Cohen must be making Donald Trump very nervous right about now

On Saturday night, Michael Cohen broke his silence -- in a way that has to make President Donald Trump very, very nervous. "My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will," Cohen told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "I put family and country first."

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Prairie View Must Remain Focused For All Four Quarters Against Incarnate Word

“Going into this game I told my guys that we cannot go in there with our heads down and not knowing what we are supposed to be doing," said PV head coach Bubba McDowell "If we do, we are going to get embarrassed in our home stadium."

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Robert B. Reich: Musk's Humongous Mistake

When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, he clearly didn't know that the key assets he was buying lay in Twitter's 7,500 workers' heads.

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Trail Riders Head Toward Houston

The trail riders have started to make their way toward Houston.

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Supreme Court tosses Republican effort to defend Trump-era 'public charge' immigration rule

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Wednesday brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era "public charge" immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned.

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Kathy Griffin: 'I beg for your forgiveness' for Gruesome Anti-Trump Photo Shoot

An apologetic Kathy Griffin took to Instagram Tuesday to issue a mea culpa for participating in a photo shoot that featured her holding up a bloody head resembling President Donald Trump.

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2017 SWAC Tournament “Playing for Pride”

“It was very hard coming into a game knowing that nothing was really on the line but your pride, yet our guys still rose to the challenge,” said Head Coach of Texas Southern University Mike Davis.

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John Thompson Jr., the first Black coach to win the NCAA championship, dies age 78

John Thompson Jr., the first Black basketball head coach to win the NCAA National Championship, died at his Arlington, Virginia, home on Sunday night, according to his family. He was 78.

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Self-Confident

Rockets reserve guard Austin Rivers comes off the bench to score a career-high 41 in victory

The multi-platinum artist Beyonce had a huge hit back in 2009 named “Ego” and on the remix she added another multi-platinum artist in Kanye West. In his verse he said some profound lyrics that describe Houston Rockets backup point guard Austin Rivers perfectly.

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Rockets Restart

Houston opens up against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday as the 2019-20 season is set to resume

The Houston Rockets will continue their pursuit of an NBA Finals Championship on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks as the 2019-20 season starts back up after nearly four months off due to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. Houston will play eight games at ESPN Disney before the playoffs start and every game counts for the Rockets since they are in a playoff seeding battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.

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Black Entrepreneur Develops New Hip-Hop and R&B Game Where Players Battle Song Vs. Song

If you were told to “Play A Song About Your Ex”, you could definitely think of more than a few songs to play that relate to your life experience. Did songs start flowing through your head? If so, you’re ready for AUXGOD.

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Major Announcement

The Houston Roughnecks have exceeded all expectations in the XFL

Ok listen up because I have a major announcement to make. *Taps mic* “Football fans in the city of Houston and surrounding areas. The XFL Houston Roughnecks are good. I mean really good!” *Drops mic*

Red Bull Presents: Yung Chris & LeAndre Douglas Choreography Class

One-on-one all styles street dance competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style, returns with a full 2020 calendar and full-fledged tour before heading to the World Finals.

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Rockets Head Into All-Star Break With a Positive Mindset for the Future

When starting a new job, there is always a 90-day probation period that let employers evaluate employees and see if they are the right fit for the job. They look at everything from attendance to the ability to get along with co-workers. Not one thing is left out when an employer is determining permanent employment.

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FEATURE: Gabrielle Bullock, Architect and International Interior Design Assn. President, Drew Lines and Then Crossed Them

Gabrielle Bullock, 56, is the Los Angeles-based head of global diversity for the international architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, an 83-year-old company with a workforce of more than 2,000 professionals. Bullock is also something of a pioneer, one of only 404 African American women who are licensed architects in the U.S. In 2017, Bullock was appointed as president-elect of the International Interior Design Assn., which has more than 15,000 members in 58 countries.

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AboutThatCar.com 2020 Cadillac CT5

At first glance, Cadillac’s CT5 looks just like the brand’s CT4. But on close inspection, it has a different front fascia, grille and it is a little bit bigger.

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US birth rates rose slightly in 2021 after a steep drop in the first year of the pandemic, CDC data shows

Early speculation that the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a baby boom has been turned on its head, with early data showing more of a baby bust -- and worsening rates of some adverse outcomes. After a steep drop in the first year of the pandemic, US birth rates rose only slightly in 2021, according to provisional data published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

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Texans Rookie Jalen Pitre Has Coming Out Party Against the Bears

The Houston Texans head coach and defensive coordinator have been telling anyone who would listen that there was just something special about rookie safety Jalen Pitre. From the time he was drafted until he played in his first NFL regular season game, coach Smith has raved about the potential of the second-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Baylor University.