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Anita Johnson, a renowned Financial Behaviorist and author
Published on September 14, 2023
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Man Charged With Death of His Fiancée After Marriage Proposal
Kendrick Atkins proposed to his fiancée on New Year's Eve and days later he shot and killed her. That what authorities are saying about Atkins, 39, who was charged with the murder of Dominic Jefferson, 33.
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Man gets 50 yrs for killing, dismembering wife
A Des Moines man convicted of killing and dismembering his wife last year was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Datron Simmons was sentenced Friday. His sentence requires him to serve 35 years behind bars.
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You Can’t Be A Great Father Without First Being A Great Man to Her
I didn’t grow up with a father. I had a grandfather and knew some amazing men but never a father so most of my life I’ve had this idea in my head of what I would be like as a dad. I’m a writer so I knew I would read him books and tell him bedtime stories. Sit in the backyard while it’s raining and tell him about what life was like growing up. All the things I never had.
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It's time to make these expanded tax credits permanent
If you have kids, check your bank account on Thursday. There's a pretty good chance you'll see $250 or $300 in your account with the letters "CTC" in the line item.
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Woman finds out she's 36 weeks pregnant with miracle child after 20 years of trying to conceive
All hope felt lost for one Green Country couple facing infertility issues until the shock of a lifetime brought them a sweet baby girl after 20 years of trying to conceive.
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For Afghan women, the US rhetoric of liberation has fallen short
I first landed in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, in the middle of the sweltering summer of 2002. It had taken four airplanes and more than 17 hours of flying, mostly over barren, rugged land, before the city encircled by mountains revealed itself.
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Father Michael Pfleger celebrates 1st mass back after 5 month hiatus due to abuse allegations
Father Michael Pfleger led a Sunday mass for the first time in five months. Pfleger had been under investigation for sexual abuse after two adult brothers accused the priest of assaulting them decades ago when they were teenagers.
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Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch has grudge against federal agencies - holds their fate in his hands
Anne Gorsuch, a former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, cut a flamboyant, defiant figure in early 1980s Washington as she slashed air and water quality regulations.
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Justices Thomas and Alito lash out at the decision that cleared way for same-sex marriage
Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, lashed out on Monday at the religious liberty implications of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Houston Chamber Choir presents Hear the Future Choral Festival on Jan. 26, 2020 at South Main Baptist Church
Free concert features the Parker Elementary Advanced Chorus, Salyards Varsity Treble Chorale and Clements High School Concert Chorale
Join the GRAMMY-nominated Houston Chamber Choir on Jan. 26 for Hear the Future, an annual event in which the company invites three outstanding choirs (elementary, middle and high school) from the Greater Houston area to participate in its invitational choral festival. This also happens to be the day the GRAMMY Awards will be televised nationwide. Houston Chamber Choir is nominated for Best Choral Performance for “Duruflé: The Complete Works.”
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Persistent depression might increase heart disease risk for women with HIV
Women with HIV who experience persistently high levels of stress or depression have a significantly greater risk of plaque building up in their arteries than those who rarely or never report these symptoms, a new study finds.
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CAR T-cell therapy effective for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma patients
A one-year follow-up study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed a majority of patients with mantle cell lymphoma resistant to prior therapies may benefit from treatment with CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Findings were presented Dec. 9 at the 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, Fla.
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In Honor of National Women's Equality Day, the Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation in partnership with Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute is giving away $100,000 in Scholarship
In honor of National Women’s Equality Day, the Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation in partnership with the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute is proud to announce over $100,000 in available scholarships for qualified Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Program (MWELP) candidates who are self-funding.
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Author and activist James Baldwin (photo via thegrio.com)
Published on April 19, 2017
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Quineka Ragsdale, author of the Demarcus Jones book series
Published on March 14, 2017
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Imani McGee Stafford, author of Notes in the Key of Heartbreak
Published on March 28, 2018
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Author Jacqueline Woodson (Juna F. Nagle / HarperCollins)
Published on March 28, 2018
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Tory Gunsolley President and CEO of the Houston Housing Authority
Published on May 30, 2018
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Inventing Victoria author CREDIT Hayden R. Celestin
Published on March 7, 2019
