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A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
A record number of women will be elected to Congress this year, CNN projects -- but barely.
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Ticket prices to see Caitlin Clark still crazy expensive
Ticket prices to see one of Caitlin Clark’s final home games for Iowa are taking off since Clark announced her intention to enter the 2024 WNBA Draft.
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Conscious Hip-Hop Artist, YL Ques, Releases New Album “Born to Win” to Inspire Black Youth
His new album “Born to Win” is available on all digital music platforms.
YL Ques (aka Young & Livin), whose real name is Jaques Gholston, was born in Auburn, Alabama, but now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a conscious hip-hop artist who is no stranger to the struggles of every day life being a young Black male deep rooted in the historical south. His album, “Born to Win,” promotes conscious and mental awareness in the Black community and is currently available for download and streaming on iTunes, TIDAL, Spotify, Google Play, Pandora, Amazon, and all the other major digital music platforms.
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Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke Faces Protests Monday
Thousands are expected to take to the streets of Wisconsin on Monday to demand that the governor remove controversial Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a tough-talking firebrand who wants to use his deputies and correction officers to enforce federal immigration laws.
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The Pavilion Partners Accepting Applications for 2022 Fine Arts Scholarship Program
Each year, The Pavilion Partners offers fine arts scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning to major in the arts, as well as renewal scholarships to past recipients currently studying the arts in college. Applications for the 2022 Fine Arts Scholarship Program are currently being accepted with a deadline of January 31, 2022.
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New App Helps Unarmed African Americans Easily Facebook Live Their Encounters With Police Officers
The app, Solomon’s Shield, developed by an African American attorney, also enables users to instantly send a quick text to up to 5 friends and relatives with their GPS location, and let’s them know th
Solomon’s Shield, a new app for managing emergency and non-emergency law enforcement encounters has quickly reached over 30,000 downloads. The app, which is essentially in its beta release, has gained traction globally with no marketing. Solomon’s Shield exists to help prevent escalations before, during, and after police and law enforcement interactions. The app is free and encourages people who are likely targeted by police officers to know the full extent of their rights and how to navigate these situations.
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Mayor Turner Announces Return of Make Music Day in Houston
Mayor Sylvester Turner is encouraging Houstonians of all musical abilities to participate in this year’s Make Music Day (MMD) in Houston. The participatory day-long celebration will take place on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the summer solstice and longest day of the year.
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Immigration debate looms large in California Republican's re-election bid
Rep. Jeff Denham wanted in. For nearly 10 minutes on Monday, the Republican congressman from California's central valley stood at the door of a building that he believed to be housing unaccompanied migrant children, some of whom had been separated at the border.
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Police the YOUth: PVAMU Ph.D. candidate’s new book hopes to improve connectedness between police officers, Black youth
The viral video of the murder of George Floyd by police officers compelled millions of protestors to the streets during the summer of 2020. For some, the disturbing incident shocked them into action; for others, it was another reminder of the racial bias and inequities that often lead to over-policing and the use of excessive force by officers in Black neighborhoods.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Great Futures Dinner: Resilient Together
“Great Futures Start Here.” That’s what the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston is all about. And the Great Futures Dinner: Resilient Together was a big step in ensuring that will happen, as it raised more than $900,000 to support high quality after-school and summer programming for some 30,000 children and teens who walk through the doors of its 23 clubs every year. The dinner, attended by more than 600 enthusiastic BGCGH supporters, is the nonprofit’s premier fundraising event of the year and is a showcase to the Houston community on how BGCGH positively impacts the lives of area youth every day and helps them achieve great futures.
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Common Grounds Is a Testament to the Power of Film to Change Hearts and Minds
Soil. It’s where our food comes from and the foundation of all life on land.
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Top awards and honors bestowed by Society for Range Management
Texas A&M faculty, alumna and students among recipients
Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty, students and alumna were recognized for their positive impact in the field of rangeland science, as well as academic skill at the international Society for Range Management conference held Feb. 12-16 in Boise, Idaho.
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Bacardi to Acquire Patrón Tequila In $5.1 Billion Deal
Global spirits giant Bacardi Limited will acquire Patrón Spirits International AG, maker of the popular Patrón tequila, at an enterprise value of $5.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2018. It will enable Bacardi to add an additional brand-name liquor to a roster that already includes Grey Goose vodka, Dewar’s Scotch whiskey and a fleet of eponymous rums.
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Democracy in Peril
Our democracy is in peril, but we the people can preserve it. The Senate Intelligence Committee last week startled the nation with a democracy shaking report entitled "Russian Efforts Against Election Infrastructure."
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RMHC Awards $50,000 to African American High School Seniors
One of our favorite fast food chains known for its signature clown and catchy jingles has been making a huge impact in our local communities in the lives of youth through education. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston and The McDonald’s Owner/Operators Association of Greater Houston once again honored a bevy of high school seniors with academic scholarships at an award ceremony and scholarship luncheon for the 2017 recipients.
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FDA investigating unauthorized herpes vaccine research, report says
William Halford had spent two decades researching and developing a vaccine that he believed could bring relief to the millions of people afflicted with herpes.
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Seven Texas Students Named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
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Former Fort Worth police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson did not see gun in her hand before firing, prosecutor argues
The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her own home in 2019 did not see her holding a gun in the split-second before firing at her through a back window, prosecutors said in opening statements of his murder trial Monday.
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More than 300 workers dead after Indonesian election
More than 300 Indonesian election workers have died, many of which from fatigue-related illnesses, after the world's third biggest democracy hit the polls earlier this month.
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New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges
Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday charged New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins, his son and another man with 13 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud and false statements stemming from an alleged insider trading scheme centered on an Australian pharmaceutical company.
