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Rolling Stone Magazine Up for Sale

It's the end of an era. The iconic Rolling Stone magazine is up for sale. The magazine's founder Jann Wenner and his son Gus Wenner announced the sale on Sunday.

Fund Commits $50 Million for Down Payment Assistance

National Association of Real Estate Brokers Sign Agreement with Minority-Owned Mortgage Company to Boost Black Home Ownership

Lois Johnson, ceo and founder of of Salt Lake City, Utah-based United Security Financial (USF) and NAREB president Jeffrey Hicks(Front) sign the landmark $50 million agreement making down payment assistance funds available to expand homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income Black American home purchasers.

Woman Entrepreneur Makes History After Raising $1 Million For Her Legal Tech Startup

Kristina Jones has worked hard to overcome enormous odds to became the 14th African American female founder to ever raise $1 million for her tech startup. Her San Francisco-based company, Court Buddy, is a patent-pending service that matches people with attorneys based on their budget. It's a win/win for small firm lawyers and for clients with limited budgets.

New Book Rides the U.S. Pickleball Tidal Wave: Pickleball for Dummies

Pickleball is sweeping the nation! This funny-named sport has gone mainstream, with growth skyrocketing 40% since 2020. Over 5 million Americans are playing pickleball today. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. is launching Pickleball For Dummies, the most comprehensive resource guide to date.

China won't back down in its plan to dominate tech

China's efforts to become a global powerhouse in the technology of the future are under attack. But don't expect it to beat a retreat.

Uber and Lyft to provide free rides to vaccination sites as part of new White House partnership

President Joe Biden announced additional steps toward promoting vaccine accessibility, including free rides on Uber and Lyft to vaccination sites, to help meet the administration's goal of 70% of adults getting at least one coronavirus shot by July 4.

Major Announcement From Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. On His Health and Future

On July 17, 1960, I was arrested, along with seven other college students, for advocating for the right to use a public library in my hometown of Greenville, S.C. I remember it like it was yesterday, for that day changed my life forever. From that experience, I lost my fear of being jailed for a righteous cause. I went on to meet Dr. King and dedicate my heart and soul to the fight for justice, equality, and equal access. In the tradition of the Apostle Paul, I have offered myself – my mind, body and soul – as a living sacrifice.

COVID Testing Sites

As of Friday, May 15, the City of Houston reported 5,340 COVID-19 cases and 114 deaths. Statewide, there are 45,466 confirmed cases, and over 1.4 million cases across the country.

Stages Presents Thunder Knocking on the Door

The finale of Stages’ 2022-2023 season runs June 16–August 6

The finale of Stages’ 2022-2023 season, Thunder Knocking on the Door starts as a deal with the devil and turns into a love story for the ages. This show "asks us what we believe about love, about art, about family and explores the crossroads of all of these ideas,” said artistic director Kenn McLaughlin. "It is a fairy tale. It is the blues. It is highly theatrical and it abounds with pure joy that flashes like lightning again and again.”

Great Things Are Happening at the Ensemble Theatre

The Ensemble Theatre is celebrating their 46th Anniversary Season not only celebrates the genius of African American voices of the past and the present but also offers plays that explore controversial subjects facing our communities.

Shop Smart and Spend Less This Back-to-School Season

As summer nights shorten and the school year approaches, you may be looking for ways to reduce the stress and costs of back-to-school preparations and ease into a new routine.

Texas Southern University Invites White House Executive to be Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker

Texas Southern University will welcome the Dietra Trent, Ph.D., executive director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCUs) as the speaker for the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Health and Physical Education Arena.

As of today, humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

Native Trails Now Offers 16 Copper Sinks in Polished Copper and Polished Nickel Finishes

Seven Select Kitchen and Bathroom Sinks are Now Available in Polished Nickel and Polished Copper

Native Trails, a premier artisan-crafted kitchen and bathroom brand that makes a grand visual impression along with a positive social impact, is excited to expand its Polished Copper and Polished Nickel finishes to seven select sinks in the Copper Collection. Kitchen and bathroom sinks including Rhapsody, Pinnacle, Cocina 21, Farmhouse 30, Cocina 30, Tatra, and Kohani will all be available in both finishes, adding to the existing Antique Copper and Brushed Nickel offerings.

Houston Teen Comedian Makes a Splash In the Entertainment World

The Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, family entertainment network BYUtv announced its new comedy competition series "Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ," created and hosted by multiple Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Wayne Brady and his producing partner, Mandie Taketa.

Sessions Warns of Campuses Sheltering 'fragile egos'

As President Donald Trump ramps up his criticism of NFL National Anthem protests, his attorney general on Tuesday waded into a different culture war with an address to law students about free speech on college campuses.

Pharma company drastically boosts its potential coronavirus vaccine production

German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which is currently developing a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus together with US drug giant Pfizer, announced Thursday it was buying a new production plant in order drastically to increase its production capacities.

The 35th Annual Miss Black USA™ Pageant Postponed Until February 2021

In lieu of Covid-19 and per the recommendation of the CDC this year's pageant has been postponed until February 2021

The Miss Black USA pageant has officially announced that its annual pageant will be postponed until February 2021. Th Pageant will take place in the US capital, Washington DC. To address the spread of the virus, we made the difficult decision to comply with The Center of Disease Control recommendations by postponing the official 35th Miss Black USA pageant.

Buick Announces New ‘Dream with Us’ Campaign with Hello Sunshine

Oscar-winning actress and Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon will be the voice of Buick

N.C. A&T Hosts 27th Summer Transportation Institute

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has completed its 27th Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI).

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