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NCAA's Division 1 Recommends Allowing Athletes to Profit From Name, Image, and Likeness
It looks like those positive effects will come sooner than later. The NCAA received another major blow Monday on its grasp to keep collegiate athletes from profiting off their name, image, and likeness.
Facebook Exec Naomi Gleit: We need more women in power
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has long been vocal about the state of the female leadership lagging in the U.S.
Angie Harmon, Rosanette & Harry Cullen Honored at UNICEF Audrey Hepburn Society Ball in Houston
On Wednesday evening, the Southwest Regional Office of UNICEF USA hosted the fourth annual UNICEF Audrey Hepburn Society Ball at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas. The event, emceed by Great Day Houston host Deborah Duncan and featuring a special performance by Michael Bolton, celebrated UNICEF’s lifesaving work and honored UNICEF Ambassador and actor Angie Harmon with the Spirit of Compassion Award. Since her appointment as a UNICEF Ambassador in 2013, Angie has served as a spokesperson for UNICEF USA’s End Trafficking Initiative and has traveled to Vietnam to bring awareness to UNICEF’s lifesaving programs for children.
Clapper: US Institutions 'Under Assault' From Trump
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday that he thinks US institutions are under assault from President Donald Trump.
Prairie View A&M University Announces 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence Attica Locke
Prairie View A&M University proudly announces the appointment of Attica Locke as its 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Locke, a distinguished American fiction author and acclaimed writer-producer for television and film, will be formally introduced on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. in PVAMU’s Don K. Clark Building Auditorium.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.
The University of Houston-Downtown College of Sciences and Technology Receives $258,681 From the National Science Foundation
Students Will Have Greater Opportunity to Get Direct, Hands-On Experiences With Research Projects That Address Important Societal Problems and Promote the Progress of Science
UHD recently received $258,681 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in support of the Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CSET) department’s program, “Research Experiences in Computational Sciences and Engineering.”
Car chase preceded police shooting that killed Marcellis Stinnette in Waukegan, Illinois, video shows
Short clips from surveillance footage and police body and dashboard cameras provide some answers -- but yield even more questions -- about the shooting that left a Black teenager, Marcellis Stinnette, dead in Waukegan, Illinois.
Congressman John Lewis to speak at Lincoln University’s 160th Commencement
U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, a prominent civil rights leader and representative of Georgia’s 5th congressional district, will speak at Lincoln University’s 160th Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 5.
SuperBash 2017 Honored Celebrity’s Philanthropic Efforts in the Community
Super Bowl LI served as the perfect opportunity to showcase Houston’s southern hospitality, diverse culture and community spirit. The Music World Entertainment Complex was the ideal landmark to host SuperBash 2017, a week-long of parties and events hosted by some of the hottest names in sports and entertainment. One of the most significant events of the weekend was the Power of Influence Awards Brunch, Friday morning to kick off Super Bowl weekend.
Northwestern president says he ‘may have erred’ in football coach’s suspension following hazing allegations investigation
Northwestern University president Michael Schill said he “may have erred in weighing the appropriate sanction” after suspending head football coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks.
Black Employee Accuses Fuddruckers of Discrimination
A black Harris County man is suing the restaurant chain Fuddruckers, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination. Lloyd Mitchell filed a complaint June 30 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, alleging violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
John Thompson Jr., the first Black coach to win the NCAA championship, dies age 78
John Thompson Jr., the first Black basketball head coach to win the NCAA National Championship, died at his Arlington, Virginia, home on Sunday night, according to his family. He was 78.
L’Oréal USA Hosts Mentoring, Career Readiness and Scholarship Presentation Series for Young Women Through New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women’s Annual Role Model Program
Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former civil rights attorney Gloria Browne-Marshall delivered Keynote Address
L’Oréal USA recently hosted 13 high school and 26 college students at its Hudson Yards headquarters for the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women’s Annual Role Model Program, designed to provide students with a realistic understanding of various professions, to learn practical workplace skills and to allow them to shadow professional women in their chosen careers.
North and South Carolina coasts have been hit by plenty of storms -- but few major hurricanes
Over the past century some famous and devastating hurricanes have battered North and South Carolina. We're talking about Hugo in 1989 and Hazel in 1954 -- storms that caused so much devastation their names were retired.
Why Bruce Springsteen thinks Donald Trump is going to win again in 2020
Bruce Springsteen isn't a big fan of President Donald Trump. "He's deeply damaged at his core," the New Jersey-born rocker recently told Esquire magazine. "Anyone in that position who doesn't deeply feel those ties that bind is a dangerous man, and it's very pitiful."
Federal law enforcement agencies push for arrests and charges after Wednesday's Capitol riot
The FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are planning a push to make arrests and bring charges against those who led the insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday, federal law enforcement officials said.
Americans spend more on health care, but have shorter lives
Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care as other wealthy countries, but it's not doing much to improve their health, a new study finds. The United States has the shortest life expectancy and highest infant and maternal mortality rates among any of its peers.
Dozens of convictions tied to a corrupt Chicago cop are being tossed
Kim Wilbourn says that, after he left his home in the Illinois suburbs to visit family in Chicago several years ago, he was stalked by a Chicago police officer.
Deadly shooting of college student from CT deemed justified, police say
A 20-year-old college student from Madison was shot and killed over the weekend after he tried to enter the wrong home at the University of South Carolina.
