Interview response has President Obama taking heat By: Lisa M. Smith African-American News&Issues HOUSTON- President Obama has been catching some heat lately behind comments he made during a recent Oval Office interview with Black Enterprise Magazine’s Editor in Chief Derek T. Dingle. When he was asked about criticism regarding statements that he hasn’t done enough to help Black business owners
By Erica C. Davis HOUSTON – If something or someone is in the cream of the crop, they are known to be among the best of a class of things or people. Recently, the Texas Southern Alumni National Association held its Excellence in Education Awards Banquet honoring the alumni and leaders in the community. Welcoming words of appreciation from Congressman
HOUSTON- Zerick Guinn recently ran for Harris County Constable-Precinct 2. Guinn supporters say at one point in the election, he led his opponent by at least 500 votes with a majority of the precincts being counted. However, election watchers say as the clock moved past midnight those 500 votes disappeared from Guinn’s column. The other candidate Chris Diaz, whose vote
Booker T. Washington quoted that, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” As I stood and watched the alumni of George Washington Carver, Dr. Wanda Bamburg, Dr. Ben Wilson, Dr. Archie Blanson and Principal Rosalyn Sweat come together
FORT BEND- The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston has been a leader in at-risk youth development for over six decades. The goal is to provide healthy lifestyles, character development and inspiration for career success. Renowned as “The Positive Place for Kids,” the Clubs serve nearly 10,000 children and teens ages 7 to 17 each year, many of whom
By: Jolanda Jones The Gabby Douglas Twitter Bad Hair Fiasco woke me from my slumber and shows just how ignorant or stupid some folks are. Black people, how far have we come? If you judge us by how some of us responded to the first ever Black gymnast to win the Olympic All-Around Gold Medal then we have an extremely
HOUSTON- Mayor Annise Parker & the Houston Parks & Recreation Department, in partnership with the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 14/Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority, announced plans for Bethel Park, a multi-million dollar project on the site of historic Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 801 Andrews Street. “Houstonians came together after the Great Storm of the 1900’s destroyed the original wooden church
HOUSTON – The Acres Homes Chamber for Business and Economic Development, Inc. will have Council Member Jerry Davis as the September Business Networking Luncheon keynote speaker. The Luncheon will be held Thursday, September 6th, from 11am-12pm. Davis received his B.A. from Washington College in 1995, and returned home to Houston to mentor youth in afterschool and sports programs. He received
A Texas judge believes civil disobedience and race wars will erupt if President Obama is re-elected to a second term in November. Lubbock County Judge Tom Head told a new outlet that the president’s re-election would “lead to a revolt by the American people” and he is preparing for the civil unrest by pushing a tax increase in his county.
HOUSTON – The HMAAC (Houston Museum of African-American Culture) & The Houston Arts Alliance Folklife and Traditional Arts Program will present a lecture by Houston native Langston Collins Wilkins, (PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology & Folklore at Indiana University) entitled “Still Holdin’ SLAB: Cars, Music, and Community in Houston, Texas.” The lecture will be held Wednesday, August 8th, beginning at 6:30