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Obes Nwabara, candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Seat 2
Published on April 28, 2023
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Run for Something Endorses Obes Nwabara for Houston City Council At-Large Position 2
Obes Nwabara, candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Seat 2, is endorsed by Run for Something.
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Brittney Griner says she'll 'never go overseas again' to play unless it's for the Olympics after being detained in Russia
Brittney Griner said during a press conference on Thursday that she'll "never go overseas again" to play basketball unless it's for the Olympics after being detained in Russia.
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A drug company abandoned a treatment for 'bubble boy disease.' After a 5-year fight, this little girl is about to get it
Later this spring, a little girl in California who essentially has no immune system will receive a lifesaving treatment for "bubble boy disease" thanks to the persistence of a dogged group of parents, a pediatrician, a veteran newsman and a few episodes of "Grey's Anatomy."
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Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form
Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s secretary of state, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The civil rights organizations allege that the form’s lack of information about the voter eligibility requirements for Floridians with past convictions creates confusion, impedes the organizations’ voter registration activities, and puts people in danger of criminal penalties.
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Theatre Under the Stars 2023 Leading Ladies Luncheon to Honor Paula Harris with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award
The 2023 Leading Ladies Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. at Tony’s located at 3755 Richmond Avenue.
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Criminal Justice Advocates Marking 50th Anniversary of Houston’s First Mass Shooting
DA Ogg, Proponents to Honor Red Elementary School Shooting Survivors for Crime Victims Rights Week
District Attorney Kim Ogg will join victims rights advocates in commemorating the loss of life in Houston’s first mass shooting 50 years ago this month and paying homage to survivors of crime and their families.
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Jack Yates High School students set to receive $50,000 in donations & scholarships from Academy Sports + Outdoors
HISD’s Jack Yates High School students will be honored for the third consecutive year by Academy Sports + Outdoors thanks to their scholarship fund that will award seven college-bound seniors with scholarships and donations totaling $50,000. During the celebration, Jack Yates High School will also be awarded $10,000.
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Change the Pattern in Texas
Come see the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Texas May 3 - 7, 2023 in Houston
Join us in Houston, Texas to reimagine the fight to end HIV/AIDS • May 3rd - 7th
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Brian Walshe denied bail after prosecutor says he stood to gain $2.7 million in life insurance for the death of Ana Walshe
A Massachusetts father accused of killing and dismembering his wife was denied bail Thursday, almost five months after she disappeared.
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About 1 in 5 high school students have witnessed community violence, new CDC report says
About 1 in 5 high school students in the United States has seen violence first-hand among people who are not related, including homicides involving guns. That's according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which calls community violence "a significant public health concern."
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The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the first quarter
US economic growth slowed to an annualized and seasonally adjusted rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year, as businesses rebalanced their inventories and pulled back on spending amid punishing rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
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Your pollen allergies are overwhelming? This might be why
Pollen has exploded to eye-watering levels this spring in some parts of the country after warm weather pushed plants out of their winter slumber much earlier than normal.
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Texas Southern University Invites White House Executive to be Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker
Texas Southern University will welcome the Dietra Trent, Ph.D., executive director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCUs) as the speaker for the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Health and Physical Education Arena.
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Dietra Trent, Ph.D., executive director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Published on April 27, 2023
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Karol G Announces “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO” Stadium Tour
Register for Ticketmaster Verified Fan Now Through Sunday 11:59pm ET at VerifiedFan.Ticketmaster.com/KarolG2023
Global superstar, Karol G, announces her awaited return to the stage with her “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO” stadium tour. The tour promises to further propel Karol’s superstardom, following her albums stellar accomplishments like making her the first female artist to reach #1 on Billboard Top 200 with a Spanish-language album. Produced by Live Nation, the six city tour will begin on Friday, August 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and makes stops across the U.S. in Pasadena, CA, Miami, FL, Houston & Dallas, TX, and East Rutherford, NJ.
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Ex-fugees Rapper Found Guilty in China Conspiracy
Ex-Fugees rapper Pras Michel found guilty in scheme to help China influence US government
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Barack Obama goes to work in first trailer for his new Netflix docuseries
What makes a good job ... good? That's the question former President Barack Obama is asking in his new Netflix docuseries, "Working: What We Do All Day."
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New Houston Poet Laureate, Aris Kian Brown, and Mayor Sylvester Turner
Published on April 26, 2023
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Comcast Awards $1 Million in Grants to Ten Emerging Black Filmmakers in Celebration of Its Two-Year Anniversary
In celebration of its two year anniversary and its commitment to support authentic Black content and creators, Comcast NBCUniversal’s Black Experience on Xfinity today announced the winners of its $1 million in Emerging Black Filmaker grants. Winners were selected for their ability to tell engaging and culturally relevant stories about the African, African American, or other Afro subcultural experiences or perspectives through a feature film, documentary, or web series, and were selected by an esteemed panel of diverse, entertainment-industry executives and thought leaders, including Gil Robertson, President of AAFCA; filmmaker, producer and author, Lyn Sisson-Talbert; and Yvette Milley, Executive Vice President, NBCU News Group and NBCU Academy. Winning submissions feature unique perspectives on the largest HBCU in America, the impact of Hip Hop legend, Kangol, and his group U.T.F.O., and a four-part series about how barbershops connect with Black culture.
