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Black Children in Houston at Higher Risk for Asthma

Black children are more than twice as likely to have asthma as white children, according to a new paper from sociologists at Rice University.

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Houston Housing Authority Breaks Ground on First Multifamily Housing Dev

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston, City Council Member Karla Cisneros, and others join HHA to break ground on the City’s newest mixed-income community

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Blaming Feminism For Killing Relationships Is Basically Blaming Strong Women For Being Strong

Lately, I’ve been reading so many articles and think pieces about feminism and how it’s impacting women and relationships, especially in the black community. A lot of men and even women have concluded that if a woman is a feminist then she can’t be a wife or even girlfriend in some cases.

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Fifth Harmony Blazes Rodeo Houston Stage Friday Night With Fan Favorites

Dressed in red, award-winning singing group Fifth Harmony radiated the Rodeo Houston stage this past weekend, with an electrical performance of some fan-favorites. The now quartet opened up the show powerfully with fireworks and a white horse-drawn carriage, captivating their “Harmonizer’s” attention.

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US Officials: Info Suggests Trump Associates May Have Coordinated With Russians

The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign, US officials told CNN.

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5 Things for Thursday, March 23: London Attack, Russia, Health Care Bill

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Trump's Wall Street Cop Is A Big Defender Of Wall Street

There's Volkswagen, which has pled guilty to criminal charges over cheating on emissions tests; Valeant, a drug maker accused of being the "Enron" of the pharma world for fraud; and Deutsche Bank, which has been charged in a $10 billion Russian money-laundering scheme;

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The Wall Street Journal And Trump: A History Of Hostility

The Wall Street Journal editorial board's blistering rebuke of Donald Trump on Tuesday was only the latest chapter in an antagonistic relationship between the president and a usual standard-bearer of conservative media.

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The Air Jordan IV “Motorsport” Is Finally Re-Releasing This Weekend

Another banger from the brilliant mind of Tinker Hatfield, the “Motorsport” IV is being retro’d for the very first time, nearly three decades after it was first released.

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“Tavi” Takes Footwear Experimentation To Soaring New Heights

If you’re struggling to decide between shoes and sandals this spring, then why not compromise somewhere in the middle? Los Angeles-based sportswear label BrandBlack has teamed up with fashion designer Willy Chavaria for a hybrid creation that pushes the technical boundaries of footwear engineering.

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Houston McDonald's Restaurants to Give Free Breakfast to Students and Teachers for STAAR Test on Mar. 28

3rd to 8th grade students and teachers to receive free breakfast on the first day of STAAR testing

On Tuesday, March 28, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Houston area McDonald’s restaurants will provide free breakfast to students taking the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test and their teachers.

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Anicorn Launches “The Trio of Time” Artist Watch Series

Independent watchmaker and design studio Anicorn present “The Trio of Time,” the first installment in an ongoing artist collaboration, aimed at bringing together international perspectives on time. The project will in turn follow the Anicorn founders as they travel to various cities and join forces with prominent designers to create new timepieces.

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CRACKXCOCAINE: The Drug-Fueled Brand Putting Mexico City On The Streetwear Map

The rotation of so-called “hype” labels in the streetwear community has been steady for several years now. Supreme, Palace, BAPE, YEEZY, Gosha Rubchinskiy, OFF-WHITE. When it comes to igniting consumerist hysteria among stylish youngsters, these guys stand unconquered – at least within the mainstream.

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Partisan Chasm Builds at Center of House Russia Investigation

The House Intelligence Committee's first open hearing on Russia exposed a partisan rift between the committee's Republicans and Democrats that threatens to only grow bigger as they dig deeper into the possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian operatives.

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White House: Trump Will Attend NATO Leaders Meeting in May

US President Donald Trump will attend a NATO leaders' summit scheduled for May, the White House has confirmed.

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Family of Missing Former FBI Agent Sues Iran for Kidnapping and Torture

The family of a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran a decade ago is suing the country, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

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Gorsuch: Criticism of Judges -- Including Trump's -- 'disheartening'

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch criticized Tuesday President Donald Trump's attacks on the federal judge who blocked his administration's travel ban, saying for the first time publicly that he found them "disheartening" and "demoralizing."

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'All hands on deck' for GOP, Trump as Health Care Vote Approaches

President Donald Trump warned his fellow Republicans of big losses at the ballot box if they fail to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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Manafort Pushes Back On Report He Worked to Help Putin's Government

President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort pushed back Wednesday on a report that he earned millions of dollars to push Russian government interests around the world.

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Undocumented Immigrant Accused In Alleged Rape of Classmate

News that one of the two Maryland high school students accused of raping a schoolmate was allegedly in the country unlawfully has caught the attention of the White House.