By Erica C. Davis GALVESTON- Art encompasses a wide range of human activities, creations, and expressions that are a direct reflection of human emotions and experiences. Traditionally, Art Techniques include Music, Painting, Sculptures, and Literature to name some. In addition, if anything is done technically well, owing to innate skills, or learnt by study and practice, it is said to
By: Rev. Al Sharpton I witnessed President Obama deliver on yet another promise when he signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans. Acknowledging the significant racial disparity present in our educational system, the president’s order is a significant game changer for millions of Black students, their families and communities suffering from the impact
Her hair should be the least of your worries….Get You Some Business! By Erica C. Davis Gabby Douglas, the 16-year-old gymnanst who recently made history by becoming the first African-American to win the individual all-around Olympic gold medal, is now being scutinized for of all things: her hair. This reminds me to the age old parable: One day a boy
HOUSTON- A recent $2.4 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will extend the University of Houston-Downtown’s (UHD) Upward Bound program, which tailors academic and social instruction for high school students. Upward Bound is a federally funded program that assists first-generation, low-income, college-bound students with the academic and life skills necessary to graduate from high school and succeed
Jayleigh Cape stated that, “Without the existence of people to acknowledge or dispute your greatness, your greatness is irrelevant. You are because they are. Without them, no matter how they treat you, you would not exist. Treat all the world as if you owe it your gratitude, because even the cruel and heartless define who you are.” This theory was
By: BoJanay Posey Intern African-American News&Issues HOUSTON- The impact of crime in minority communities was recently addressed by Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia at the Acres Homes Chamber for Business and Economic Development’s monthly networking luncheon. The Sheriff’s informative words generated waves of applause from the luncheon guests. HCSO Major Edwin A.
Malcolm X quoted some years ago of a tentative solution to the Black and White problem in America. In that quote he informed us that we should, “Let sincere White individuals find all other White people they can who feel as they do- and let them form their own all-White groups, to work trying to convert other White people who
Submitted by: Texas Legislative Black Caucus AUSTIN- It is with a great degree of concern that the Texas Legislative Black Caucus looks on as the continuing saga of rebuilding Galveston’s public housing unfolds. After receiving calls to the TLBC from concerned residents in Galveston, we have actively watched as the issue reached a fever pitched level in
By: Eric Wattree Am I the only one becoming nauseous over the Republican Party’s claim that they’re the party of fiscal responsibility? And what about their claim that they’re the only ones qualified to save the American middle class, or that they’re the nation’s job creators, and that they have a plan to rebuild our economy? Well, since we don’t
HUMBLE- Houston pastor Timothy W. Sloan has felt for years that he needed to talk about HIV and AIDS with his congregation. But he worried the 3,000 mostly African-American parishioners at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Humble, Texas, could be offended and leave the church or curtail their giving. “On a scale of 1 to 10, it was a