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Lone Star Beer Welcomes Porch Season with Recipes from Houston Chef Alex Padilla and more

Lone Star has partnered with Texas natives to create and share good drinks, good food and good tunes for all to enjoy. The beer brand has dubbed Lone Star Light as the National Porch Beer of Texas

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From Heartbreak To Heroics: Astros and Rangers Offer ACLS Thriller For The Ages

In a nail-biting finish to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, the Texas Rangers displayed their dominance, securing a clear 11-4 triumph over the Houston Astros. This significant victory sees the Rangers heading to the World Series for the third instance, their first since 2011.

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Michigan election denier who has yet to concede her 2022 loss will chair state GOP

Michigan Republicans have chosen Kristina Karamo, who has yet to concede last year's secretary of state race, as their next chair, putting an election denier at the head of the party in a crucial battleground state.

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51st Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta on Saturday, March 11

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta presented by Gillman Subaru is coming up this Saturday, March 11! Participants can compete or paddle for fun along a new 8.5-mile route. Paddlers will head east from Allen’s Landing to a turnaround point near Wayside Drive. Then, they will paddle west back to the finish line.

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Villanova cruises, Michigan rallies to advance to national championship

Records were set. There was a comeback and a blowout. And there will be no Hollywood ending for Loyola-Chicago. No. 3 Michigan has advanced to the national championship game with a 69-57 win over the 11th-seeded Ramblers, ending their magical run at the NCAA men's Final Four in San Antonio on Saturday.

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Keeping the Doors of Opportunity Open for Black Businesses in Houston

One of the elements that has helped make Houston a center of opportunity for people of color is the African American politicians representing the area on local, state, and national levels

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Unidentified object flies from North Korea over border with South

South Korea's military fired warning shots after it spotted an unidentified object flying from North Korea across their shared border, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Police probe possible mob hit

Police in the Bronx were investigating a possible mob hit late Thursday.

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Houston Pastor Makes History As the First Female Black Pastor of a Megachurch

Dr. Irishea Hilliard was destined to make history. Being the daughter of a preacher, Hilliard has grown up in the church.

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What broke the American Dream for Millennials

Rachael Gambino and Garrett Mazzeo planned their financial life by the book: They went to college, paid down debt, saved aggressively, got married, bought a house, started a family. The dream.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Looks for A Few Good African American Men

Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for a few good African American male mentors in a new out-of the-box campaign, as the shortage is severe for the organization. Close to a 1,000 kids are in need of mentors of them 400 –plus are African American boys.

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Woman Leads Police On Chase Through Two Counties

A woman wanted on a stalking warrant lead police on a high-speed chase from Willis to the Heights Friday morning.

How Choice Hotels Is Putting Its Weight Behind Black Women Ownership

A new survey by Mandala Research shows that African American travelers are a significant travel group who contributed about $63 billion to the U.S. travel and tourism economy in 2018.

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Government Shutdown Closes National Black Museum Indefinitely

The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday, January 2, the latest attraction to close due to the partial government shutdown.

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Rockets Statement on Carmelo Anthony

Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey today issued a statement on forward Carmelo Anthony’s future with the team.

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First Black Woman Nominated to Facebook’s Board Of Directors

Although tech companies have been stagnant with moving the needle on racial and gender diversity, there are many individuals who are rising up the ranks and breaking barriers in the industry. According to USA Today, Facebook has nominated PayPal executive Peggy Alford to its board of directors

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Houston ISD School Board Turns Around On Decision to Remove Dr. Grenita Lathan

It seems Dr. Grenita Lathan will stay on as Houston ISD interim superintendent after all. Last week, the board of trustees made a shocking move to release Dr. Grenita Lathan of her duties as the district’s interim superintendent that she has held since April of this year.

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Live Nation Latin Welcomes Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing

Live Nation Entertainment, announced the hire of Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing for its newly formed Live Nation Latin group. Based in Los Angeles, Flores will report to Hans Schafer, SVP of Live Nation Latin.

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Obamas Return To The South Side

The Obamas are back in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are headed to the South Side of Chicago Wednesday for their first public appearance together since Inauguration Day.

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Black Hairstylist Turned Entrepreneur Creates Snap Weave, an Innovative Patent-Pending Hair Extension System

Snap Weave allows women to create a full hairstyle of any length or texture in minutes – with no glue, needles, or installation tools!