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NAACP Statement on Nominee to Head DOJ's Civil Rights Division
Leon W. Russell, Chair of the NAACP Board, issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s nomination of Eric Dreiband to serve as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
ZooMobile Comes to Kingwood for the July 4th Festival
Houston City Council Member Dave Martin is excited to announce that on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, Kingwood will host, for the very first time, the Houston Zoo's ZooMobile at the July 4th Festival at Town Center Park, located at 8 Main Street Kingwood Town Center, Kingwood, Texas 77339. The Town Center Park activities will begin at 2:00 p.m., however the Houston Zoo's ZooMobile will not arrive until 4:30 p.m. with an expected departure time of 6:30 p.m.
Houston Sailor communicates with helicopter control tower aboard U.S. Navy warship
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Chance Vaughan, from Houston, communicates with the helicopter control tower during a helicopter crash drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as part of the U.K.-led Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), Dec. 4, 2019. FOST’s training is designed to prepare all types of navy vessels and auxiliaries for peacetime, peace-support, and war-fighting operations. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
Herb & Body Introduces SMALT - The World's First Interactive Centerpiece and Smart Salt Dispenser
esigned to Enhance Any Dining Experience, SMALT Creates Great Ambiance with Built-In Mood-Lighting and a Bluetooth Speaker to Play Music; Indiegogo Campaign Launches Today to Fund Product's Developmen
erb & Body today introduced SMALT, the world's first interactive centerpiece and smart salt dispenser designed to enhance the dining experience. With its stylish design, built-in mood-lighting and a Bluetooth speaker to play music, SMALT helps set the perfect ambiance - anywhere, anytime. SMALT, as a smart dispenser, dispenses measured amounts of salt either manually or via "shake," "pinch" or "pour" gestures using its companion app for IOS and Android. Users can also dispense salt via Amazon Alexa integration, making it the perfect tool for those monitoring their salt consumption.
Talib Kweli Has Strong Words For Trump: "America Is Paying Us Back For A N**** President"
Talib Kweli has some strong words for The Donald.
NAACP Helps Mobilize Black Voters in Alabama Special Election
African American voters mobilized in part by the NAACP, turned out in huge numbers and played a decisive role in a special election, which elected the first Democratic Senator in Alabama in decades.
Four Arrested After Man And Woman Were Tied Up, Robbed
Police say that four suspects forced their way into an apartment in the 1500 block of Katy Gap Rd. in West Harris County on Friday night. The suspects were allegedly armed with a handgun and an AR-15 rifle.
Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 14
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of Sept. 14, 2020. The week will offer more than 20 free testing sites across Houston, including four mega sites.
Liberals went off the deep end on immigration
President Trump’s rhetoric and policies toward immigrants, legal and undocumented, have been harsh, and have reflected the views of his base. But all this is partly — only partly — because during the Obama years the immigration rhetoric became quite loose.
Vegan Products to Keep Skin BeautifulAll Year Long
Taitu Botanicals is an herbal body care line selling deluxe, natural body care, health and wellness products. Their product line includes vegan soap, shea butter and hair and body oil.
LL Cool J and a Host of the Culture's Biggest Icons Set to be Honored at The 5th Annual Urban One Honors in ATL
Today, Urban One is taping the 5th annual URBAN ONE HONORS in Atlanta, GA. The two-hour telecast will premiere on Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The televised event heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, education, and the community.
Could a typo be ruining your credit score?
How to clean your credit report faster so you can get approved to buy the things you want
Three out of five Americans have an inaccuracy on their credit report. A single data entry mistake may cause you to pay higher interest rates and make it difficult to qualify for a home or car loan, or even get a credit card. “Most people don’t know they have a federal right to clean inaccuracies from their credit reports,” says credit score guru Alex Miller, founder of Alex Miller Credit Repair, a leading credit score improvement company.
Why Are Boston Public Schools Students Being Arrested by ICE?
NAACP to Host Press Conference after Court Hearing
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice calls on the City of Boston to immediately investigate the growing school-to-deportation pipeline entangling Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) students with federal immigration authorities.
OP-ED: We Can’t Let This Moment Pass
We Share This NNPA OP-ED By U.S. Senator Doug Jones
This week, I convened a bipartisan group of Senators to read aloud Martin Luther King Jr.’s “A Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” This was the second year I’ve done this, and I hope to make it an annual tradition. I was struck by the thought of Dr. King in a small, dirty jail cell writing in long- hand on napkins and scraps of paper and newspaper to a group of ministers that were not hateful as much as they were questioning the need for action at that particular moment in 1963.
Houston Chamber Choir's January 2024 Event: 'Hear the Future' Showcasing Three Exceptional Student Choirs
The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of founder and artistic director Robert Simpson, presents the 24th annual Hear the Future Invitational Choral Festival on Sunday, Jan. 28 in the beautiful sanctuary of South Main Baptist Church. Each year, the Houston Chamber Choir invites three outstanding school choirs from the Greater Houston area to participate in this festival.
Governor Abbott Appoints Eight To Texas School Safety Center Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Craig Bessent, Kerri Ranney, and Alan Trevino and reappointed Andrew Kim to the Texas School Safety Center Board for terms set to expire on February 1, 2020. Additionally, the Governor appointed Terry Deaver and Edwin Flores, Ph.D. and reappointed Dan Gilliam and Jill Tate for terms set to expire on February 1, 2021. The board reports to the Governor, the legislature, the State Board of Education, and the Texas Education Agency regarding school safety and security, and advises the center on its function, budget, and strategic planning initiatives.
Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land Presents Stafford MSD District Teacher of the Year with Free Summer Vehicle Lease
The Stafford Municipal School District is grateful for its partnership with Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land.
Kelly Osbourne On Bullying: I Was A Target At Every Stage Of My Life
Growing up the daughter of a rock star did not shield Kelly Osbourne from painful bullying.
State of Emergency Declared: Coronavirus Is Airborne
Black America Sounds Alarm As Experts Reveal Cornavirus Is Airborne
Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility that (COVID-19) could be spread via bioaerosols generated directly by patients’ exhalation,” Harvey Fineberg, who heads a standing committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, wrote in an April 1, 2020 letter to Kelvin Droegemeier, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Lecrae Releases The Road To Restoration 3 Part Video on YouTube
With his 9th studio album, Restoration, dropping on August 21st and the follow up to his New York Times best-selling book, I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion, But Gained My Faith, releasing on October 13th, Lecrae is giving fans a behind the scenes view of his life in The Road To Restoration, a 3 part video narrative posted on his YouTube channel ""Restoration is taking something broken and making it whole again," explains Lecrae.
