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Jehovah’s Witnesses Invite the Public to a Special Talk

Growing up in a musical family, Raymond Maynard, of Bryan, was determined to seek stardom, but the time spent in that quest would not compare to the “priceless pearl” he would later find.

Amanda Edwards, Founder Of Be The Solution Announces Virtual Event To Empower Women

Former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards’ new 501(c)(3) organization - Be The Solution: Community Empowerment Organization will host the virtual event: “An Evening of Women’s Empowerment: The 2021 Women’s Renaissance” to take place on Tuesday, March 30 from 6:00 …

America Should Listen To Stacey Abrams’ Warnings About ‘Racist’ Election Laws

Stacey Abrams’ stark warning about Georgia’s new election bill being racist is shining a spotlight on a nationwide battle over whose voices will be heard at the ballot box, as Republicans around the country try to suppress voting rights.

NTEE BACKED BY A Colored YMCA, Bagby Street YMCA 555 GRACE: A Trilogy Of Our Past

If you love books that enlighten you on Houston’s forgotten past, then you are in for a treat, with an extraordinary historical trilogy by author Priscilla Graham. In these books, Houston’s YMCA for Negros trilogy Boxed Set: Colored YMCA, Bagby …

There Is NO Place For Hate

State Representative Gene Wu responds to hate crimes against Asian American communities. There have been nearly 3,800 instanc- es of discrimination reported against Asian Americans in the past year and many more are not being reported. The Mexican American Legislative …

Mayor Turner On Asian Attacks

At my request, the Houston Police Department is increasing patrols beginning today near homes and businesses in Houston’s Asian commu- nity. We are taking these steps following the violence in Atlanta and acts of hate against Asian-Americans nationwide. HPD assures …

Texas Republicans’ Voters Discriminatory Bill – SB7

A newly proposed bill – SB7 introduced in the Texas Senate this week marked as a priority from the Texas Governor Greg Abbott would ban voting measures Harris County implemented or attempted to implement in 2020.

The Right to Vote Is the Essential Foundation of Democracy

The right to vote is the essential foundation of democracy. Yet today, across America, there is a systematic campaign by one party to curtail the right to vote, targeted particularly at minorities and the young. As the Brennan Center for …

Biden says his dog, Major, is working with a trainer in Delaware following biting incident

President Joe Biden said that his dog, Major, is working with a trainer at Biden's home in Delaware following a biting incident at the White House.

Scott Disick opens up to ex Kourtney Kardashian about his split from Sofia Richie

Scott Disick is finally revealing what went wrong between him and his ex-girlfriend, Sofia Richie.

Senate Democrats set to introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access

Senate Democrats on Wednesday are set to introduce the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that, if passed, would counteract Republican efforts at the state level to curb access to the ballot …

Oily pennies used to pay former employee

Thousands of pennies, dumped at Andreas Flatens house in the middle of the night as a form of payment for his final check from A OK Walker Luxury Auto shop, according to him.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson pictured with former police officer Derek Chauvin listen in court during jury selection on March 10, as Hennepin County court will decide on 14 jurors in Minneapolis. Cred

Winter is on its way out. The days are getting longer, vaccinations are ramping up and an end to the pandemic could be in sight.

Two jurors excused in Derek Chauvin's trial after saying city settlement affects ability to be fair

The jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd are unnamed and unseen on camera, but we do know basic details about them.

A 'talking filibuster' isn't going to solve the Senate's problems

President Joe Biden threw his significant political weight this week behind an effort to reform the Senate's filibuster process, telling ABC's George Stephanopoulos that "you have to do it what it used to be when I first got to the …