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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $2.7 Billion to Improve and Expand Rural Electric Infrastructure

Funding Includes $613 Million to Improve Grid Security and Reliability

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities (PDF, 175 KB) expand and modernize the nation’s rural electric grid and increase grid security.

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Black Content Creator, Hip Rock Star, Announces Exclusive, World Premier of Miami's Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La – A 2-Part DocSeries

Hip Rock Star Advertising, an award-winning, socially conscious media production, and 360 agency, is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of the 2-part DocuSeries Miami's Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La. The DocuSeries' world premiere is Wednesday, February 15, 2023, and will debut on streaming platforms including Crackle, Plex, and LG.

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We cannot accept mass murder

Once more the horror. Three mass shootings in California – 11 killed at a ballroom dance hall in Monterey Park, seven killed at Half Moon Bay, and a week earlier, a 16-year-old mother and four others shot in a California farming community – are tragic and grotesquely routine. The savage beating and murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers was criminal, and one more incidence of police brutality that too often is unleashed on African American men.

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Possibility Klimt portrait missing for nearly a century sells for $54 million

A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was unseen for almost a century is expected to fetch millions when it goes up for auction this spring.

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Biden seizes on tougher border measures; tries to fend off Trump attacks

President Joe Biden is embracing tougher border measures, including shutting down the US-Mexico border, marking a stark shift from his early days in office as he tries to fend off former President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigration policy ahead of the election.

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US identifies three soldiers killed in attack in Jordan

The three US soldiers killed in the drone attack on a US military outpost in Jordan were identified Monday as Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, according to the Defense Department.

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Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones leverages $170 million for sustainable infrastructure projects

32 projects across Precinct 4 will move forward because of Places 4 People

Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones today announced a $170 million dollar investment in sustainable infrastructure projects. These projects will improve access to parks, alleviate flooding, close critical connectivity gaps, and increase public safety.

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Harris County Women’s Commission Presents First Report to Harris County Commissioners

The nine-member commission was created to improve outcomes for women in Harris County

During their July 18 meeting, Harris County commissioners discussed a report from the Harris County Women’s Commission outlining its future goals and issued new directives for the nine-member group.

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‘Oppenheimer’ unleashes Christopher Nolan on the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb

“Oppenheimer” seeks to match the mythological nature of its central theme – an “American Prometheus,” punished for bringing humankind the seeds of its potential destruction – with a movie of equal heft, scale and (most of all) length. Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s epic film essentially consists of three chapters, with the middle, Atlas-like, holding up the weaker, drawn-out beginning and end.

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Barbie Review

Do blondes have more fun? She does. He doesn’t. In Barbie Land, Barbie (Margot Robbie) and her posse (Issa Rae, Dua Lipa, Alexandra Shipp) run the queendom. Her boy toy Ken (Ryan Gosling) and his clones (Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, John Cena) don’t.

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Barrett-Jackson to Bring The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions to Louisiana for Inaugural New Orleans Auction, September 28-30

Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is shifting into high gear for its inaugural New Orleans Auction, September 28-30, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Barrett-Jackson will usher in its premiere automotive lifestyle event to Louisiana for the first time with a broad range of original muscle cars, customs, modern supercars and collectible late model vehicles. The event will also include dozens of interactive exhibitor displays, Thrill Rides with Dodge and Toyota, celebrities, live music and more, all while being broadcast on live television.

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Singer CoCo Lee mourned by family and fans at emotional funeral

Family and fans bade farewell to singer and actress CoCo Lee at her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday, celebrating a decades-long career that included dozens of successful albums, movies and television shows across the globe.

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Federal Trade Commission Hindering Black Economic Achievement

The Biden Administration has been pushing hard for credit for its significant economic successes. Coining the phrase ‘Bidenomics,’ the term is meant to direct attention towards the administration’s striking successful economic agenda. Under President Biden, the rate of inflation has been more than cut in half, employers have created more than 13 million jobs, wage growth has outpaced inflation, and the unemployment rate of Black workers is at a record-breaking, historic low. Now, the administration wants the public to give them credit.

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Milford Township couple create model railroad masterpiece

When you think of a model railroad, the tradition of a train circling a Christmas tree may come to mind.

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Hutchinson suspends presidential campaign

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday he’s ending his presidential campaign following a dismal showing in Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, which were dominated by former President Donald Trump.

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Judge dismisses some Trump Georgia election subversion charges but leaves most of the case intact

The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his co-defendants.

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Unveiling the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe: A Cultural Fusion with "The Drop" Campaign

Hyundai, in collaboration with Culture Brands, its African American marketing agency, has unleashed a groundbreaking marketing spectacle with the launch of "The Drop" campaign, introducing the world to the highly anticipated 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV. This latest installment in the renowned “OKAY Hyundai” series seamlessly merges the captivating allure of sneaker culture with the spirited, adventure-driven essence of the all-new fifth-generation Santa Fe.

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Touchdown Taste: "Timeout with Tobias" Scores Big on ESPN+

Former NFL player Tobias Dorzon isn't just making tackles in the kitchen; he's now scoring touchdowns with his own cooking show, "Timeout with Tobias," exclusively on ESPN+. With a background in football and a flair for culinary finesse, Dorzon invites viewers on a savory journey where sports

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In Afghanistan Course Correction, Trump Learns Winning Is Not So Easy

Donald Trump has always insisted he's all about winning. But on Monday night, as he laid out his new strategy for Afghanistan, America got to see how its new President confronted what many experts believe is a no-win situation: a war that has dragged on with no end in sight for 16 years.

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Trump Unveils New Restrictions On Travel, Business With Cuba

President Donald Trump slammed former President Barack Obama's dealings with the communist regime in Cuba on Friday in Miami, charting his own course of more confrontational relations with the Castro-led government.