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“Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land” by Leah Penniman, foreword by Karen Washington

Your hands are filthy. Dirt lines every crease and covers much of your knuckles. It’s beneath your fingernails, all the way up to your wrists, soiling the edges of your sweatshirt and down your front. Yes, your hands are filthy but once you’ve read “Farming While Black” by Leah Penniman, your smile will be wide.

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Houston Native Signs with Harlem Globetrotters

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, who are preparing to enter their 93rd season of entertaining fans around the world, today unveiled their 10-player rookie class for the 2019 Fan Powered World Tour, which is now underway and will travel to more than 250 markets throughout North America.

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Predominantly black neighborhoods feel the pain of expensive city parking tickets

An Englewood driver booted five times this week alone has racked up nearly $8,000 in parking ticket debt with the City of Chicago, and he says he can’t pay the tab.

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Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus was set to retire soon. He was killed in the Thousand Oaks attack

Sgt. Ron Helus had been set to retire in the next year from the Ventura County, California Sheriff's Office when, responding late Wednesday to a call of a shooting, he walked into the Borderline Bar & Grill.

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Voting problems hit some areas, but feds see no signs of a hack

Voters across the country had trouble voting in scattered parts of the country, but the big fear of the day -- an outright hack of voting systems -- apparently hasn't materialized, federal officials say.

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Exit polls: This election is about Donald Trump

Young voters support the Democratic candidate in higher numbers than last midterm Preliminary CNN exit polls show voters between the ages of 18-29 reported supporting a Democratic candidate in the race for the House in higher numbers than in 2014. In the last midterm election, 54% of 18-29-year-olds voted Democratic while more than two-thirds said they voted for the Democrat so far in 2018.

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Amber Alert: A 13-year-old girl is abducted outside her North Carolina home

Police have issued an Amber Alert after a 13-year-old girl was abducted outside her home in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Monday morning.

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Power outages, humidity among issues facing voters today

Millions of voters across the country are heading to the polls Tuesday, but some are having more trouble voting than others.

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Let Your Hair Travel Luxuriously with Moroccan Gold Series Travel Products!

After a lengthy, exhausting day full of travel, it is no secret that your hair pays the price. Luckily for you, travel days are about to be transformed into some of the best hair days of your life with Moroccan Gold Series travel sized products!

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The New Nut in the Non-dairy Milk Marketplace

Milkadamia is a non-GMO, gluten, and soy free brand of macadamia nut milks and scintillating creamers whose sustainably farmed nuts make the creamiest and richest tasting alternative to date.

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Houston Native Signs with Harlem Globetrotters

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, who are preparing to enter their 93rd season of entertaining fans around the world, today unveiled their 10-player rookie class for the 2019 Fan Powered World Tour, which is now underway and will travel to more than 250 markets throughout North America.

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One in Four Latino Registered Voters Have Voted Early in Election 2018

One day before voters head to the polls for the 2018 midterm elections, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Latino Decisions released the results of the final wave of its ten-week national tracking poll of Latino registered voters.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N

We came here to test drive the next step in Hyundai’s future, the 2019 Veloster N. As one executive said, “it is a racing car that we’re trying to sell to the public.”

More than 20 million early votes cast so far, as women, older voters lead the wayMore than 20 million early votes cast so far, as women, older voters lead the way

With exactly one week until Election Day, at least 20 million people across the country have already cast their ballots for the midterms as of Wednesday morning.

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These are the victims of the Florida yoga studio shooting

Police have identified the women who were killed Friday when a gunman stormed a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, and opened fire.

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Tallahassee gunman reported for harassing women, police say; records show groping case dropped

The man suspected of shooting two women at a Tallahassee, Florida, yoga studio had been accused of harassing women in the area, according to police, and reportedly made misogynistic remarks on YouTube videos.

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Police tape surrounds the Tree of Life synagogue. On Friday, Pittsburgh's Jews worshiped there anyway

With police tape marking the barriers of their makeshift congregation, members of this city's grieving Jewish community welcomed the Sabbath outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Friday evening, an emotional act of worship and defiance just six days after the synagogue witnessed the worst anti-Semitic attack in American history.

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Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Partners with Black Law Enforcement Executives to Build Relationships with Houston Area Youth

Chief Law Enforcement officers from the greater Houston area partnered with the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Local Projects Committee to host “Cops, Kids and Conversations” event to build positive relationships with youth within the community.

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Wiggins Named One of Time’s 50 Most Influential People in Health Care

Betti Wiggins, HISD’s officer of Nutrition Services, is no stranger to accolades. She was previously featured in a PBS special and her work was also recognized by General Mills, who gave her a Wheaties box emblazoned with her photograph.

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16 new airports and terminals we can't wait to fly into

With more people than ever flying, cities around the world are building new airports and upgrading old terminals to create facilities capable of handling tens of millions of passengers.