NEW ORLEANS, LA- The December jobs report has confirmed what Urban America has known for a very long time: The “fierce urgency of now” is overtaking the slow pace of the economic recovery and continuing partisan gridlock in Washington. The jobs report released last week reveals that 155,000 jobs were created last month and overall unemployment remained at a steady
HOUSTON- Mayor Annise Parker and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) are happy to announce the addition of a new After-School Meal Program to be offered at HPARD Community Centers. The program will offer youth ages 6 to 13 free snacks and suppers during the school year (January 22 through May 17, 2013). The program will be available at
By: Rebecca S. Jones African-American News &Issues HOUSTON – In the late summer of 1927, a legend was birthed into a little country town known as Magnolia Springs who would later become known as the giant who, “Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston.” Mr. James and Mrs. Dora Lee Frazier became the proud parents of Skipper Lee Frazier and
HOUSTON – Born into a family of preachers, community activists’ prominent political affiliation was Floyd Nathaniel Williams. As a lad, he watched his father (Rev. M.C. Williams) and grandfather (Rev. Mike Williams) face police brutality and all of the ills associated with Black leaders in that era that were vocal in the fight for equal rights. His father was a
HOUSTON-Businessman and attorney Benjamin L. Hall, III filed an Appointment of Campaign Treasurer form with the Houston City Secretary. This filing is a necessary first step to launch Hall’s mayoral campaign. Hall stated, “I am taking this necessary legal step to serve this great city as mayor. I am pleased that Reverend Bill Lawson and Former District Judge Alvin Zimmerman
Davis Family and Tuskegee Airmen attend dedication ceremony for Davis High and Ninth Grade Schools HOUSTON – Aldine ISD dedicated its newest high school and ninth grade school and hosted a number of special guests who attended the event to honor the memory of General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., for whom the new high school and ninth grade school are
HOUSTON -Sheila Laverne Jewett Mills was born on August 27,1956 as the eighth child of nine siblings to Cannon and Georgia Mae Jewett. She accepted Christ at an early age, while attending Clinton Park United Methodist Church. Later, she became a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church, where she united in Holy Matrimony to Gerald Mills. In addition, they were
HOUSTON -Nationwide, African-Americans are more likely to develop and die from cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. That’s why the American Cancer Society is calling all African-Americans in Houston to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women ages of 30 and 65 who have
by Goldie Taylor The Goldie Taylor Project Show me a poll and I will show you another that contradicts its findings. Show me another and I can introduce you to someone who can discredit all three based on sampling, contact methods, and introduced biases. Polls, by their very nature, are as imprecise and fallible as the people who conduct them.
HOUSTON- Every year around this time, the Boy Scouts of America’s Sam Houston Council gears up to accept new members into the world of Scouting. Scouting activities involve the whole family and can be a great way to spend quality time or learn new things together. Cub Scouts is for boys in the 2nd or 3rd grade. A family-centered program,