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Willowridge High School Students, Staff to Begin 2017-18 School Year at Marshall High School
Willowridge High School students and staff members will begin the 2017-18 school year at Marshall High School as cleanup efforts continue at the WHS campus. The school year begins on August 22, and the District is planning a back to school Celebration and Community Forum on Wednesday, August 16, so that the community can learn more about the District’s efforts to support students and staff members in both communities.
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Perez promises to be Trump's 'worst nightmare'
Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez began his new rivalry with President Donald Trump this weekend, crowing that he will be a tougher political foe than Trump anticipates.
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Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminated, Judge Rules
Texas legislators intentionally discriminated against Hispanic and black voters in passing its 2011 voter identification law, a federal judge ruled. In a 10-page decision issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos wrote that a previous ruling compelled Texas to demonstrate the law was enacted without knowingly targeting minorities, and that the burden of proof "shifted to the State to demonstrate that the law would have been enacted without its discriminatory purpose.
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Are You RODEO READY?!
Sunday, March 12th, Houston Shopping Tours is kicking off tourism season with an exclusive shopping party for all of you fabulous rodeo goers! The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo brings thousands of visitors to the city from all over the world to witness the largest rodeo event in the U.S. This means one thing... You've got to look good!
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Innovative Company Releases New Line of Afro-Futuristic Hair Styling Products
Carbon-AR is a Black-owned product and media creator in Oakland, California that creates Afro-Futuristic Styling Combs. They are quickly expanding into becoming a producer of culturally relevant high quality products in the Black hair industry.
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American flags stolen from area businesses and burned
The Waynesville Kiwanis Club says someone burned several of their American flags that had been placed on local businesses.
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A Storm to Remember - Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Economy
In this special edition of Fiscal Notes, released today, the Comptroller's office examines the effect of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas economy through data modeling. Our analysis takes a wide-ranging view of the net consequences of the storm, using a dynamic input-output model to measure the storm's economic impacts.
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Dismissal of Desegregation Court Order Threatens Texas School District Racial Ties
A federal court has released Longview ISD from decades-long supervision of its policies for educating students of color. It has made progress to topple the barriers still holding black and Hispanic students back from the same academic success as white students. But whether it continues a commitment to student equity now depends solely on the collective will of a school board that could change with a single election cycle.
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Latino Voters Are Making the Democrats Sweat
Democrats see their fortunes rising with constituencies they’ll need to run up big victories in the midterm elections. They expect to do especially well with suburban women, even non-college-educated women, and are optimistic about millennials and a decent turnout by African-Americans. They’re concerned, however, about Latinos, especially men.
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The Biggest Hurdle For Beto O'Rourke In Texas Is Turning Out Latino Voters
The Texas Senate race wasn't supposed to be competitive this year. But thanks to an imaginative campaign, Beto O'Rourke has energized Democrats, drawing huge crowds and raising tens of millions of dollars in what was initially seen as a long-shot bid to defeat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Report: Pay Is Rising for Houston's African-American Residents
Houston's African-American residents have high household incomes when compared with similar U.S. metros and that pay is rising, according to an examination of Census data by Forbes.
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Simeon Booker, Pioneering Black Reporter on Race Issues, Dies at 99
Simeon S. Booker Jr., an award-winning journalist and author who provided pioneering coverage of racial injustice and the civil rights struggle for readers of Jet and Ebony magazines and was The Washington Post’s first black reporter, died on Sunday in Solomons, Md.
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NAACP Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Capital One Bank
Capital One Bank has been closing many of its brick-and-mortar locations around the state of Texas in what the bank claims to be a cost-cutting measure. The NAACP, however, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the publicly traded company, alleging that its actions are discriminatory against its black and Latino customers, while also using black celebrities in its commercials to enhance its agenda.
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Former Employees Suing Shipley Do-Nuts Over Alleged Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination
Harris County court documents show at least three women, all former employees, claim sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against the Houston-based pastry chain company’s, Shipley Do-Nuts, co-owner, Lawrence Shipley III. The women are accusing Shipley of inappropriately touching their rear ends while hugging them and staring at their body parts.
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Payless Gains Footing with Hispanic Audience by Launching Spanish Website
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. has made it easy for Spanish-speaking customers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to shop online in their preferred language. The iconic retailer recently debuted a new Spanish-language website, enabled by MotionPoint. Payless is the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere, with nearly 3,600 brick-and-mortar stores in more than 40 countries.
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Barbie Models Doll After NASA 'Hidden Figure' Katherine Johnson
A once-"hidden figure" from NASA's history is being celebrated by one of the most well-known toy lines in the world. NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose real-life experience as an African American "human computer" was depicted in the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures," is among the first three historical figures to be honored in Barbie's "Inspiring Women" doll series.
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Philando Castile Charity Wipes Out Kids’ Lunch Debt In District Where He Worked
One by one. That’s how Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer during a 2016 traffic stop, used to help kids who couldn’t afford lunch. The school nutrition supervisor would dip into his pocket and pay the bill.
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A White Photographer Commercialized And Capitalized Off A Fake Black Model He Created Himself
Instagram model Shudu Gram has over 43 thousand followers on Instagram, skyrocketing into fame after Fenty Beauty reposted a photo of her modeling the Saw-C lipstick color.
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Houston Rapper Z-RO Faces Misdemeanor Charge In Just Brittany Assault Case
Houston rappers "Just Brittany" and "Z-RO" made an appearance in court concerning the aggravated assault case she filed against him. "Just Brittany’s,” whose real name is Brittany Bullock, attorney Lisa Bloom wasted no time correcting an earlier report that "Z-RO," whose real name is Joseph McVey, has been cleared of all criminal charges.
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Jemison Among Lego’s ‘Women of NASA’ Play Set
Lego has a new set that originated by a member of its Lego Ideas fan-sourced creation platform: The Women of NASA, a package that includes NASA pioneers Nancy Grace Roman, Margeret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jamison, as well as a space shuttle model, the Hubble telescope and display stands for all.
