HOUSTON- Comerica Bank has donated approximately $40,000 worth of work stations, chairs, file cabinets and other office equipment and supplies to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) for use in classrooms throughout the city. Teachers and school officials will be able to select items from the office equipment and supplies, which is surplus from Comerica’s recent Houston market headquarters relocation
Although the Department of Justice will not seek criminal prosecution By: CNN.com WASHINGTON – The White House and the Justice Department made clear what had been expected all along: Attorney General Eric Holder will not face criminal prosecution under the contempt of Congress citation passed by the U.S. House. Legal experts noted in the run-up to House vote that President
Huey P. Newton, one of the most infamous leaders of the Black Panthers, has for decades represented a hyper-masculine perspective on the struggle for African-American equality and righteousness. So it may come as a surprise to some of his admirers that he also articulated a compelling case for the rights of the gay community. A 1970 speech he gave on
Convention Will Focus on Voter Empowerment HOUSTON- In 1941, the NAACP visited Houston for its 32nd Convention fighting for voting rights, held from June 24 to June 29, 1941. The theme of the convention was “The Negro in National Defense.” The NAACP 103rd Convention is returning to Houston and they are still “fighting for OUR voting rights!” The convention will
ATLANTA – The National Newspaper Publisher’s Association held its 67th Annual Convention in the “Southern Melting Pot”. Atlanta’s diverse culture greeted me at the airport as I heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice walking to Baggage Claim and an image of Rosa Parks while riding the tram. Eager to arrive at the convention to hear “the voice of the
Decision to have impact on all Americans WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key provision of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama, the so-called individual mandate that requires people to have health insurance. The importance of the decision cannot be overstated: It will have an immediate and long-term impact on all Americans, both in how
By Roy Douglas Malonson A lot of people applaud the whole act of integration as though it were some form of savior for the Black community. However the reality of the truth is far from not. I can recall an incident some years ago when I made the decision to send my daughter to a Private school, one of which
HOUSTON- Congressman Al Green recently announced that if the State of Texas tries to restrict or end the right to vote on Sunday during the early voting process, he is prepared to circulate a petition to stop the measure. “Attempts to restrict early voting on Sundays are already taking place in other states. I will fight to prevent this from
By: Frederick Cosby The nation’s top lawman and top Black elected officials recently warned Black clergy leaders that Civil Rights gains made in the 1960s are under siege from a rash of new voting laws approved by some states and by legal challenges by states chafing under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Attorney General Eric Holder told a special
“Basically, I don’t discriminate at what type of girls to date. To be honest race is not that important. Yes, it’s a factor, but not a big one. Of course, I would rather say Black but, I’ll probably end up with a White girl. It’s just from what I’ve seen, Black girls have that “you can’t tell me nothing, I