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Silverado & Eversound Partner to Solve Hearing Loss at Senior Living Communities

Eversound, the provider of hearing technology and resident engagement solutions for senior living communities, has announced its partnership with Silverado, which operates leading memory care communities in eight states.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.® Previews 86th Grand Chapter Meeting

Join Visit Tampa Bay and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. to preview its 86th Grand Chapter Meeting that will be held in 2023.

Help Houston Habitat for Humanity Continue to Build Dreams of Homeownership

Making dreams of home owner- ship come true for families is the business Houston Habitat for Humanity is in. Their only fundraiser to help construct is coming up. Houston Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce their annual Building a Dream Luncheon on October 18, 2022, at The Briar Club from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Houston Holiday Magic: Daisie Foundation & Houston Police Department-GHPAL Surprise 500 Students

The Daisie Foundation and The Greater Houston Police Activities League (GHPAL) are set to host their 3rd annual Holiday Magic event at Young Elementary School in Houston on December 5th, 2023.

METRONext Public Meetings Underway

METRO Requests Public Input on Draft Regional Transit Plan

We asked, you spoke, we listened. Now METRO is giving you a look at the draft regional transit plan. The $7.5 billion Moving Forward Plan was designed with the public's input. Today in downtown Houston, the Authority held the second of its 2019 public meetings. Dozens of downtown workers and other community stakeholders attended.

Council on Recovery Launches Houston’s First Relapse & Renewal Clinic for Alcoholics and Addicts Struggling with Sobriety

The Council on Recovery announces the launch of Houston’s first Relapse & Renewal Clinic™, a revolutionary program to save the lives of alcoholics and drug addicts who are struggling with sobriety, even after completing inpatient rehab or participating in 12-Step groups.

Urban League Texas Delegation to hold "Urban League Fights for You Rally" on Opening Day of National Urban League Conference

With new political challenges rapidly emerging in Texas, coordinated action among the state’s civil rights advocacy groups is essential.

Judge Al Bennett: A Role Model of Integrity

Exposing children to any and everything in life opens up the floodgates of where they can go. Nothing does that better than reading a book since it allows the imagination to go into overdrive. Once a young Al Bennett read Harper Lee’s 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird in high school a spark was ignited in him to become a lawyer.

NAACP Telel Town Hall Draws Over 21,000 As Communities Grapple with the Impact of Global Coronavirus Pandemic

The NAACP hosted an emergency tele town hall on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with several special guests, including U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams; Senator Kamala Harris; Congresswoman Robin Kelly; La June Montgomery Tabron, president & CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Dr. Rich Besser, president & CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Dr. Jerry Young, president, National Baptist Convention; Rev. Traci Blackmon, United Church of Christ; Nicolette Louissaint Ph.D., executive director, Healthcare Ready.

SuperMENtors Making a Difference

Four men from the community recently gave an hour out of their day to read “How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?” to students at the Fifth Ward Head Start Center.

St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School Closing

After 77 years of educating children in Houston’s Third Ward, St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School is closing its doors. Houston Public Media reports the superintendent over the archdiocese’s schools, Debra Haney, said that a lot of the decision came down to financial pressure. It’s also a reflection of the toll that charter schools have put on not just public schools, but also parochial schools like St. Peter’s.

Eric Benet Headlines the 2017 Black Heritage Fest

"Not just a festival, It's an Experience"

Eric Benét and many others set to rip the stage at the third annual Black Heritage Festival. Center stage in the nation's fourth largest black populated city, Houston Texas. Over 10k African-Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Africans from the Continent, Afro Latinos & Hispanics, multi-cultural guest flock to Houston's iconic Discovery Green, Saturday September 30th 2017.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Joins NAACP and BET Virtual Town Hall on the Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans

The NAACP in partnership with BET is hosting a four-part virtual town hall series, “Unmasked: A COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series”. The first part of the series kicks-off on Wednesday, April 8, at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT, and will focus on the health, emotional, economic toll, congressional response and how activists can apply pressure to ensure legislation is equitable.

Houston Symphony to Receive $25,000 Grant

National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $25,000 to the Houston Symphony to support the Community-Embedded Musicians (CEM) initiative. Art Works is the Arts Endowment’s principal grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in this category.

State Rep. Johnson Starts Session Filing 17 Bills

Surrounded by family and friends, Jarvis Johnson was sworn in as State Representative for House District 139 succeeding Mayor Sylvester Turner. Shortly after swearing to represent the people of his district, Johnson hit the ground running listening to his constituents of north Houston at open houses and community forums. He acted on addressing their concerns by filling 17 bills to achieve results.

Latin Women’s Initiative Plans to Spice Up Houston

Latin Women's Initiative is a membership organization committed to empowering and supporting Latin women and children in need through financial support, volunteerism and community resources.

Boys & Girls Clubs Greater Houston and Boys & Girls Clubs of America hold Juneteenth celebration form Reedy Chapel AME Church in Galveston

The nationally broadcast, livestreamed webinar in Galveston featured a virtual appearance by NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson

New Poll Reveals COVID-19’s Impacts on African American Communities

Tomorrow, May 19th at 12:00 pm ET, the African American Research Collaborative (AARC) in partnership with the NAACP and the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at Yale School of Medicine will present new polling detailing the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on African American communities. Given that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on black Americans across a range of indicators - infection rates, deaths, unemployment, access to care, access to education, etc. - this is the first national poll to take a deep dive into how African Americans are responding.

Mayor's Adult Literacy Breakfast and Signature Fundraiser Will Celebrate Honorees

The Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy and the Houston Public Library will host the Mayor’s Literacy Breakfast: A Salute to Adult Literacy. The event will recognize Houston Astros Manager Dusty Baker as the honorary chair for adult literacy and recognize event honorees Margaret Doughty, Barbara Bush Houston Foundation and the CITGO Corporation.

Takeoff, member of rap group Migos, dead at 28

Takeoff, who was one third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, a source close to the group confirmed to CNN.

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