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Small Business Saturday Highlight: Houston’s New Emerging Entrepreneurs To Look Out For In 2019

Black-owned businesses are on the rise. You don't necessarily need a statistics chart to tell you, just look around.

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Author & Entrepreneur Sonyia Graham Gives 10 Motivational Tips For The Entire Family On How To Fulfill Your Purpose

Author of the Original Blueprint Series chimes in with Style to give motivation tips to our readers.

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Being Grateful and Thankful for Others

Life without others in it is pretty pointless. The difficult nature of it requires others to bring stability, joy, and balance. People are the ones who offer you love, support, and share in your joys and pain. Others make life less strenuous. Notice I said gratitude and not thankfulness. Though we tend to use grateful and thankful interchangeable they are not the same.

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Top Ways Air Travel is Changing for Passengers

At any given time, up to 5,000 aircraft are in American skies. Ten million passenger flights took place in 2016. The “Golden Age” of air travel may feel like it’s long gone in a time of heightened security and since the advent of mass affordable flight, but experts say that consumers can expect flying to be more comfortable and convenient in the coming years -- even when you’re riding coach.

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Health Scares: When Your Body’s Alarm System Goes Off

I stood there in the middle of my living room stuck in disbelief. Why was the entire right- side of my body numb? All I could think about was my husband and son coming home to find me dead.

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“Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster” by Stephen L. Carter

Here I am! You raise your hand higher so you don’t go unnoticed. You speak up, so you aren’t overlooked. It’s a natural human need: pay attention, here I am, look this way, see me. For some, it’s easy to get recognition; for others – as in the new book “Invisible” by Stephen L. Carter – years later, it still doesn’t arrive.

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Travis Scott Had the Whole City On ‘Sicko Mode’ and I Hope You Were There

If you woke up the next day after the highly anticipated festival not sore, you might’ve transformed into an alien afterwards, lucky you. Beer bottles, sunglasses, a few barefoot bystanders, the mud, it was an ultimate experience this city will be talking about until the next one in 2019. The first-ever Astroworld Festival was sold-out, and you knew it because there were over 40,000 event goers from across the globe that flooded NRG Park. Side note: I heard a random festival attendee saying they were going to hit up the Turkey Leg Hut. Travis didn’t just bring the festival; he stimulated the economy.

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UNCF 30th Anniversary Gala

Photography by Vicky Pink - The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Houston chapter celebrated 30 …

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It’s Official: Adrian Garcia Wins Election for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2

Former County Sheriff Adrian Garcia has been elected Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 2. After a protracted vote count, Commissioners Court certified the election results today.

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Be a Part of Our Wine Tasting Events and Join the Wine Revolution!

As a native Italian wine is not the first thing that leaps to mind when I think of the lone star state.

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“Friday Black: Stories” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

You are the strongest person you know. You can lift and carry a lot of weight and many burdens, because strength comes from within as well as from muscles. So what are you capable of doing when times get strange?

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Black Texas College Student Has Police Called On Her by Professor, Prompting Investigation

A black student at the University of Texas at San Antonio had police called on her by a white professor after she had put her feet up on one of the classroom chairs, students and school officials said.

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African American Art Galleries and Museums to Support for Black Solidarity Day

As the anticipated International African American Museum gears up for a grand opening in 2020, we couldn’t help but find out what other black-centric museums and exhibits around the country are worth checking out right now.

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3 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season

Want to give back this holiday season? There are many ways to get into the charitable spirit. And if you need some inspiration for how to go about benefitting those in your local and global community, consider the following ideas.

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Author Meltzer Features the First Latinx Icon in His New York Times Bestselling Series

Author and History Channel host Brad Meltzer features the first Latinx icon in his New York Times bestselling series titled Ordinary People Change the World, which highlights about a dozen historical figures and the personality traits kids can emulate if they aspire to live heroic lives.

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Lung Cancer One of Many Reasons Not to Smoke

About 189,910 new cancer cases were expected to be diagnosed among Blacks in 2016. One of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the black community is lung cancer. Black men, in particular, make up for 15% of those cases and black women make up for 11%.

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All-Female Officials Team to Referee Title Game in CIAA, the Nation’s 1st African-American Football Conference

Her son, Amadious, demanded that she quit one of her jobs so he could see more of her at home.

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Ayesha Curry Visits Houston to Promote New Restaurant

A much long-awaited visit from Lifestyle Expert and Cookbook author Ayesha Curry, co-owner with Chef Michael Mina of International Smoke, finally culminated in a week-long visit to Houston with back to back events including a book-signing and cocktail demo during happy hour, that had Ayesha behind the bar creating Gina Jamaica cocktails for guests.

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Memories of Jonestown Massacre Still Haunting During 40th Anniversary Memorial

The church building at 1859 Geary Street in San Francisco was in its earlier days festive, vibrant and joyous. Like a cultural hub, there was often plenty of dancing, entertainment; even skits, plays; lots of food and toys for the children.