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Biden unveils first slate of judicial nominees featuring diverse and history-making selections
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies and a candidate who, if confirmed, would be the first Muslim American federal judge in US history.
These are the people at the center of the Breonna Taylor case
Crowds of protesters are chanting her name. Numerous billboards showing her face are calling for action. The outcry over Breonna Taylor's death keeps on growing.
New Black-Owned Business W.O.W Ice Emerges From Ashes Of Pulse Night Club Tragedy During COVID-19
A new Black-owned business is emerging from the tragedy at the Pulse night club in Orlando in 2016. W.O.W Ice is opening today, under the operation of Alex Murray, whose sister, Akyra Murray, was killed.
Three Americans checked into a resort on the same day and died within a week. Now their families want answers
Pennsylvania resident Miranda Schaup-Werner checked into a resort in the Dominican Republic on May 25 and was excitedly taking pictures in the room she shared with her husband.
Black While Funny and Female: Comedic Actresses Speak on Working in Hollywood
Making it in Hollywood is no easy feat, and doing so as a woman is even more difficult. If that woman is black — or Latina or Asian or otherwise nonwhite — the odds just aren’t in her favor. But with the release of “Girls Trip,” four black women — Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish — attempt a takeover of the buddy comedy, possibly the first time black women have led such a picture.
Dallas police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed neighbor
A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a man in his apartment after mistaking it for her own was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge, the Texas Rangers said
Official autopsy results show Patrick Lyoya died from gunshot to the back of head
Patrick Lyoya, the 26-year-old Michigan man who was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop, died from a gunshot to the back of the head, according to the official autopsy report obtained by CNN.
Broadway performer Nick Cordero, who died of Covid-19, is remembered with music-filled memorial
Friends and family gathered virtually to pay tribute to theater performer Nick Cordero in a memorial streamed Sunday on Broadway on Demand.
Betty White Dead at 99
TMZ reports that Beloved actress, comedian and American icon Betty White has died, just weeks before a milestone birthday.
Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother’s death was ruled a homicide
Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department.
Houston Introduces Faith-Based Film into the Market to Break All Social Boundaries
Educating through Entertainment with American Black Film Festival Nominee Canal Street Movie”
It’s common to bypass convicts who claim “it wasn’t me” and deem it as an expression used to escape their consequences. However, more often those words are a cry for help, which typically goes unnoticed. Filmmaker Rhyan LaMarr addresses social injustices and wrongful convictions by introducing faith-driven film “Canal Street,” a movie crossing economic, racial, religious and social boundaries to get at the broken heart of modern America.
Wicked Returns to Houston at the Hobby Center - May 31 - July 2, 2023
Tickets On Sale Friday, December 9 at 10am
WICKED, Houston’s most popular musical, will return to the Hobby Center May 31 – July 2, 2023 as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2022-2023 Season. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, December 9 at 10AM.
Woman accused of marrying mentally incompetent husband for money
The police report reads like the plot of a movie thriller: A Georgia woman accused of marrying a man ruled mentally incompetent for his money, and his family fighting to save his life.
BioScience's Rosa Uribe wins NSF CAREER Award
Five-year grant will support study of neural crest cell development
Rice University bioscientist Rosa Uribe wants to build better therapies and cures for neurodevelopmental defects and cancer, and a new grant from the National Science Foundation is helping with the next big step.
Meghan Markle Is Royal Family's Unconventional Bride-to-be
The wedding engagement of a feminist American actress and the fifth in line to the British throne is yet another sign the royal family is becoming a modern family.
Two Nashville HBCUs announce joint accelerated pre-med, dental program
Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College are working together in an effort to foster more Black physicians and dentists in underserved communities.
Oreo-maker Mondelez has a plan to become the biggest name in snacks
Mondelez is determined to be the biggest name in snacks. The company rolled out an aggressive new growth strategy this fall that includes a bold plan to revamp old brands and launch trendy new businesses. The move comes after years of cost-cutting efforts that took a toll on its snack sales.
Opinion| The Everlasting Dream
Last year in this space, I sought to honor the sacrifices of Martin Luther King Jr. by focusing on some of the gains made by the black community since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965). As part of the academic community, I celebrated the increases in high school and college graduation rates. Also, during the same period since the 1960s, the poverty rates decreased because of measurable gains in median household incomes.
Bass has chance to make history in Los Angeles mayoral race
US Rep. Karen Bass, a longtime Democratic lawmaker who was on President Joe Biden's short list for a running mate during the 2020 campaign, could make history in California.
Global Healthcare System On Precipice Of Extraordinary Change
When was the last time you drove to your local bank to deposit a check? Or held a paper airline ticket in your hand? Technology has drastically transformed how we interact with businesses, but the healthcare industry has been slow to adapt … until now.
