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Houston Honors Texas Legend Barbara Jordan with Monumental Artwork

Say the name Barbara Jordan with dignity and respect. As the lady of many firsts including the first African American woman in Congress, she demands it. Honoring her and the legacy she created is monumental in commemorating the history she made, the work she did, and the example her life still serves people of today, There is a U.S. Post Office named in her honor and a building in the business school at Texas Southern University too.

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Red Bull SoundClash Taking Place In Houston on December 2

Houston’s The Suffers Versus New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas In ‘Queens of Gulf Coast Soul’ Battle Of The Bands Featuring Co-Hosts Paul Wall & Big Freedia

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TRAVIS SCOTT & CACTUS JACK FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CITYWIDE TAKEOVER OF HOUSTON, TEXAS WEEK OF ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL 2021

ASTROWORLD WEEK INCLUDES TEXAS HOMECOMING PREMIERE OF A24’s “RED ROCKET,” CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT & CACTUS JACK FOUNDATION FALL CLASSIC SOFTBALL GAME.

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Panthers Head Into Bye Week On Five Game Winning Streak

The Prairie View A&M football team is putting opponents in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) on notice that they are on the hunt to become conference champions at the end of the season.

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Ford shares soar on raised earnings outlook and restored dividend

As with most automakers, Ford's earnings took a hit from the supply chain problems and computer chip shortage. But its third quarter results were much better than Wall Street expected. The company also raised its outlook for future earnings and restored its dividend.

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New dads are 'losers' if they take 6 months paternity leave, prominent venture capitalist says

A prominent venture capitalist is under fire for calling new dads "losers" if they take months of paternity leave.

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Biden agenda hangs in the balance as he pitches plan and unity to Democrats

President Joe Biden's legislative agenda hangs in the balance as he pitches a multi-trillion-dollar plan to Capitol Hill in an attempt to bring together progressives and moderates ahead of the President's overseas trip scheduled to begin in just a few hours.

'Lock those guns up': 9-year-old boy critically injured after accidentally shooting himself

More than five Milwaukee children have accidentally shot themselves from May to October in 2021. Milwaukee police say a 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself Tuesday, Oct. 26.

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Macy's Annual Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-a-Wish Returns to Offer Customers the Opportunity to Send Letters andDeliver Wishes

Macy’s Believe campaign invites customers to write their letters to Santa in-store or online and for every letter received Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million

Macy’s announces the launch of its 14th annual Believe letter-writing campaign, in partnership with Make-A-Wish, giving believers of all ages the opportunity to send letters and deliver wishes. From Monday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Dec. 24, for every letter sent to Santa online at macys.com/believe or written at a Believe mailbox station located in Macy’s stores nationwide, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million, to help children fighting critical illnesses’ life-changing wishes come true.

Uber CEO: We hope our drivers end up buying the Teslas they rent through Hertz

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he hopes drivers who rent Teslas through Hertz will eventually end up buying them.

Child whose skeletal remains were found in Houston apartment killed by 'homicidal violence' medical examiner says

The cause of death of the child whose body was found abandoned in an apartment in Houston has been ruled "homicidal violence with multiple blunt force injuries," according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

More than 12 million global deaths are associated with environmental risks every year, Pan American health official says

More than 12 million deaths all over the world are associated with environmental risk factors every year, said Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa.

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The first new Range Rover in a decade faces tougher competition

Land Rover just unveiled what will be the first new, redesigned Range Rover in a decade. This is only the fifth generation of the large off-road luxury SUV since the model was introduced in 1970. A sleek new design, with smoothed off corners and edges, retains the classic proportions, but gives it a more modern look to better compete in an increasingly crowded world of high-end SUVs.

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AboutThatCar.com 2021 Mercedes-Benz E450 4Matic

It sounds like a huge insult but the new Mercedes-Benz E450 is much better than the car it replaces. And the first place to start with this sedan is under the hood.

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Americans may finally get paid family leave. Here's what to know

President Joe Biden is pushing to create a national standard on paid family and sick leave, which already exists in most other developed nations.

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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11.

Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Unveils New Regenerative Cotton Program in Texas Inbox

The U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund is an Industry-First Initiative to Assist Farmers in Implementing Regenerative Agricultural Practices Across More Than One Million Acres of U.S. Cotton Cropland; Drawing Down One Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent from the Atmosphere by 2026

Groundbreaking for HCDE’s new Academic and Behavior School East building

Harris County Department of Education leaders will gather on Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction phase of the new Academic and Behavior School East building. The new facility will be built on the existing campus’ field, located in southeast Harris County.

Nielsen's 2021 African American Consumer Report Explores the Influence of Black Culture on Content and Media Trends and the Representation of the Collective Black Community

New data shows African Americans spend more time consuming media than any other group, yet there continues to be a lack of representation of the collective Black community.

Nielsen continues to dedicate itself to telling the story of the power of Black audiences, their diversity, and the representation of the collective Black community. According to "Seeing and Believing: Meeting Black audience demand for representation that matters," the newest report in Nielsen's Diverse Intelligence Series, the U.S. Black population has a complex and powerful legacy that continues to shape countries and cultures around the world. Yet, when it comes to representation in media, the complexity that creates the richness of their experience is often lost, and when present, undervalued.

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Trendsetting Mobile Game for Fashionistas Reveal Extraordinary Women Interest in Style with 8M Downloads in 5 Months

Every week, nearly half a million new players join Pocket Styler – a new fashion game for mobile devices that focuses on dressing up the avatar for different occasions, where created looks are being rated by the community of users. The creators attribute the cause of the growing popularity of the game to its’ non-urgent nature, where a player can relax and simply enjoy the process, enabling the focus on creativity – over 147 million different outfit looks have already been created by the game users.