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Radical Angela Davis Speaks at Texas State
Angela Davis, the 1960’s radical, spoke to adoring students at Texas State University. She had a lot to say on a wide spectrum of social and political issues.
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Chief Acevedo Addresses Concerns in Hispanic Community About Calling Police
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said there has been a drop in crimes being reported in the Hispanic community because of deportation fears.
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Black Women Statues Replacing Racist Monuments
As debates over removing racist Confederate statues are getting more heated, two Black women will get their own monuments.
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Nonprofit Lands $1.15 Million Grant to Help Black Businesses Conquer Entrepreneurial Barriers
Gaps between African Americans and whites in wealth, credit, and trust are ongoing obstacles that block the startup and growth of black businesses.
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Texas Is No. 1 Destination In America: U-Haul
Texas is the fastest growing state in population; adding more than 430,000 people between 2015 and 2016.
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IRS Joins List of Those With Questions for VisitDallas
The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau failed to properly report its income to the IRS, resulting in an investigation and fines from the Internal Revenue Service in October, emails obtained by The Texas Monitor show.
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Census Studied Citizenship Question Even After Losing in Supreme Court
Even as it was losing the fight to put a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, the bureau was running tests last summer that it now claims show the question would not have affected response rates.
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American Bar Association says Texas Southern’s law school not meeting admission standards
The American Bar Association says that the law school at Texas Southern University is not meeting its admissions standards, the Houston Chronicle reported. The ABA said in a report that Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU is not in compliance with its requirement that a law school “only admit applicants who appear capable of […]
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Zoom in Style with T. Marie Designs Ear Jewels!
As folks are adjusting to the new normal of virtual meetings and Zoom birthdays, tastemaker Tiffany Custard of T. Marie Designs wants gals to feel pretty and confident while doing so.
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Walmart Gains Patent to Eavesdrop On Shoppers And Employees In Stores
Walmart this week was awarded a US patent for a new listening system for its stores that could raise serious privacy concerns from its shoppers and workers.
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Houston School Board Creates New Holiday
The Houston school board unanimously decided to honor two Latino leaders who won greater rights for farm workers. Starting in the 2019-2020 school year
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Mural Project to Highlight Houston's Mexican-American History
Houston is celebrating its diversity with a new mural. The mural’s title is “Mexican American History & Culture in 20th Century Houston.”
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Latino Bone Marrow Donors Needed To Diversify Registry
Latinos are less likely to find the bone marrow donation they need to survive a deadly disease.
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Facebook’s Diversity Efforts Failing African American and Hispanic Women
Facebook is inching toward increasing the diversity of its workforce but it still has a big problem:
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Houston Rapper Trae Tha Truth Helps with Rescues Around the City
ABC13.com reports Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth and his team, the Relief Gang, are out in the streets of Houston searching for people in need of rescue.
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Pasadena Elections Provide Test For Growing Latino Voting Bloc
Early voting is now underway across Texas for the May 4 Joint Election. One of the most significant contests in the Houston area is in Pasadena.
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African-Americans More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed with Schizophrenia
African-Americans with severe depression are more likely to be misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, according to a new Rutgers study.
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5th-grade Class Holds Mock Slave Auction Selling Black Students
A fifth-grade teacher accused of holding a mock slave auction in which white students bid on black students has been placed on indefinite leave.
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Facebook, Instagram Suffer Outages
Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue.
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Mayor Turner to Implement Prop B for Houston Firefighters, Warns of Layoffs
KHOU is reporting that Mayor Sylvester Turner announced he is finally giving Houston firefighters the raise they have been fighting for.
