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FedEx Employees Help Give Former Slave Cemetery in Texas Needed Makeover
Nearly 200 former slaves and others buried at Shelton’s Bear Creek Cemetery in Irving, Texas don’t have a tombstone.
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Rep Alvarado bill helps to put animal abuser behind bars
I was honored to receive the Humane Legislator award from the Humane Society for my work on HB 1087 and SB 1232 that banned bestiality in Texas. It was a privilege to help lead the fight to make Texas a safer place for our pets.
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Julian Castro Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential
Julian Castro is no longer seeking the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination.
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Sen. Cornyn Introduces Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions
“As a Texan, where one in three individuals identify as Hispanic, I am proud to support this resolution to recognize our state’s many Hispanic Serving Institutions,” said Sen. John Cornyn
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Backlash From Hispanics Over New Business Bodega By NonHispanics
Two former Google employees, Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan, have partnered to launch Bodega - a pantry box/vending machine concept stocked with non-perishable items one would normally find at a convenience store or actual bodega.
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The Museum of Black Beauty and Author Dr. Kimberly Brown Pellum Will Host a Panel of Beauty Queens to Discuss Juneteenth, Black Beauty and Freedom
Guests Include Carole Gist (First Black Miss USA), Ericka Dunlap (Miss America 2004), Miss FAMU and Miss Jackson State
Miss USA, Miss America and HBCU queens join together for a meaningful conversation about the origins of Juneteenth traditions and the intersection of Black beauty and Black freedom. The event is hosted by The Museum of Black Beauty.
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METRO Unveils New Transit Service in Missouri City
A new transit service will be hitting the road in Missouri City Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at 10 am at the Missouri City Community Center.
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Texas Construction Workers Discover Remains of 95 African-American Laborers From Early 20th Century
The bodies of nearly 100 people found at a school construction site in Sugar Land, Texas, have been determined to be the possible remains of African-American laborers, officials said.
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Meet the Youngest Black Woman to Ever Own a McDonald’s Franchise
28-year old Jade Colin from New Orleans has made history as the youngest Black woman to ever become a McDonald's franchise owner.
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#Flint: Lead Levels Remain Unchanged
As of Wednesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have gone 1,518 days without a clean and stable water system in their city. The latest preliminary testing results show that the lead levels in the water have remained unchanged from the last six months of 2017, and the state has given notice that it is handing the responsibility for water testing back to the city.
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First of Its Kind Latino Museum to Open In Seattle This Winter
A Seattle organization called Sea Mar that specializes in a variety of health and education services for the Latino Community is set to open a museum. The museum is called the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a Latino/a Culture and is tentatively scheduled to open this winter.
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Texas Judge Dies After Historic Midterm Election Of Black Women
Cassandra Hollemon, 57, succumbed to an unspecified illness on Monday, the Houston Chronicle reported. She was one of 17 Black women in the Black Girl Magic grou
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Arizona hepatitis A cases reach the hundreds; experts expect more to come
According to health experts, there is a wave of hepatitis A cases in Arizona.
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Amazon Offers Employees $10K to Start a Delivery Business
Amazon has a proposition for its employee: Become a delivery entrepreneur. According to CBNC, the tech giant is offering its employees $10,000 to set up their delivery business
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‘Empire’ To Get 1 More Season On Fox Amid Schedule Shake-Up
“Empire” will return for its final season this fall on Fox — with Jessie Smollett a question mark — and should count itself lucky.
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Texas Among Most Vulnerable to Measles Outbreak
Four Texas counties are among the top 25 in the nation identified as being most at risk for a measles outbreak, according to a new study.
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Texas School District Moving to Four Day School Weeks
Officials in the Dime Box ISD recently decided to move to a four day school week starting next school year.
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Largest Class of African-American Women Set to Graduate From West Point
The United States Military Academy at West Point will see a historic number of African-American women graduate this year.
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Council Member Boykins Sends Letter Urging POTUS and Senate Leadership to Advance Gun Control Legislation
Today, in the aftermath of the heinous mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, Council Member Dwight Boykins sent a letter to the White House and Senate leadership calling for the advancing of gun control legislation already passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Sunnyside Advocate Bessie Swindle Dies at 79
Community activist Bessie Swindle has died at the age of 79. Ever since she moved to the Sunnyside area, Swindle was making her community better through volunteerism.
