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Prairie View A&M Claims 2021-22 SWAC Commissioner’s Cup Award

“I think that this honor is a milestone that we can all be very proud of,” Dr. Donald R. Reed, the Director of Athletics, said to the Panthers’ sports information department. “It’s an honor that we swept all three trophies.

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TSU announces new Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Texas Southern University has named Tracy Clemons as its new Associate Vice President for marketing and communications. In this role, Clemons will manage and direct media, external communications, and branding working directly with the Vice President for communications and advancement. In addition, he’ll be a member of the president’s extended cabinet.

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State Representative Ron Reynolds Congratulates Claude Cummings Jr. on Historic Election as President of the Communications Workers of America.

State Representative Ron Reynolds is thrilled to extend his heartfelt congratulations to Claude Cummings Jr. on his historic election as the President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) during the union's 79th convention. Cummings's groundbreaking achievement as the first Black man to assume the esteemed position of CWA President marks a significant milestone in the labor movement.

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Striving for Equality for All On This 4th of July

Best wishes to all members and families of the NationalNewspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

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Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Investigates Apparent Murder-Suicide in Richmond, Texas

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspected murder-suicide involving educators in Richmond, Texas.

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Equitbit Development Corp. ICO Launch Party and Private Sale

Event in Washington, D.C. to Highlight Upcoming Initial Coin Offering

Equibit Development Corporation, creator of the Equibit blockchain and blockchain applications for the global securities industry, said it will celebrate the pending launch of its initial coin offering at The Loft at 600 F in Washington, DC on Jan. 31.

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Carbon Monoxide Sickens Georgia Children in Video-game Truck

Fire crews responding to a call about an unconscious child at a birthday party soon found themselves dealing with a much bigger emergency: Nine people, most of them children, sick or unconscious with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Black Mom Makes $1 Million in First 60 Days By Starting This Business

Ramona Griggie grew up in Section 8 housing in St. Croix, and later moved to Atlanta, GA where she got married, had a child, and became a housewife. One day, she decided to give her son, who was graduating from Duke University, a gift of teeth whitening.

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Phoenix Police Charge Man in 9 Slayings

Phoenix police have arrested a suspect in a series of seemingly random street shootings that gripped the city for more than a year, authorities said Monday.

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Apple Stock Nears Record High

Apple has found its groove again. The iPhone maker's stock hit $133.82 in early trading Monday, putting Apple less than $1 away from its intraday trading high of $134.54, reached in April 2015. Apple's stock ended the day at $133.29, beating its previous record closing price of $133, set in February 2015.

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Family of Man Killed in Facebook Video Says He Was 'stripped of his dignity'

A phone call. Then a scream on the other end. That's how Tammy Godwin found out that her father, Robert Godwin Sr., had been shot to death.

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9 Deaths and Rare Cancer Linked to Breast Implants, FDA Says

Nine deaths have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, stemming from a rare cancer that is associated with breast implants.

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Clinton Talks Gun Legislation Immediately Following Massacre

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, amid the fallout of the massacre in Las Vegas, turned the political spotlight on a gun bill that's currently making its way through the House.

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The FDA again adds more drugs to its valsartan recall list

The US Food and Drug Administration again added to its list of products that are included in the recall of drugs containing valsartan, a generic ingredient that helps people with high blood pressure and heart failure. That ingredient in the recalled drugs was tainted with a possible carcinogen.

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“Strong Black Man” Hurts Black Men with Mental Health Issues

To be African American, male, and mentally ill is to face a particular cultural medical challenge.

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North Korea: Playing Football In One of the World's Most Secretive States

Professional footballers often have to play in hostile and intimidating atmospheres, but Australian footballer Erik Paartalu found himself under the flight path of a ballistic missile in North Korea.

Made Dizzy By COVID-19 Data? Artificial Intelligence Helps Clear Things Up

As governors begin to make decisions about reopening the economy, Americans are left to wonder whether they should follow their state government’s lead – or make their own decisions about when to return to normal.

Made Dizzy By COVID-19 Data? Artificial Intelligence Helps Clear Things Up

As governors begin to make decisions about reopening the economy, Americans are left to wonder whether they should follow their state government’s lead – or make their own decisions about when to return to normal.

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Ex-WH aide says he was tasked with taping together Trump's torn-up papers

President Donald Trump has a habit of tearing up memos, notes, letters and even negative news articles he doesn't like, according to one of the people tasked with reassembling records the President has hand-shredded.

Hogg Foundation to Award $2 Million in Grants for 2020 Census, Black Communities a Key Focus

This year, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is celebrating 80 years of supporting the mental health and well-being of Texans. As part of their anniversary efforts, the foundation is accepting proposals for the Texas Communities Count initiative, which will support complete count efforts in Texas for the 2020 U.S. Census. The foundation plans to award grants totaling $2 million.