By: Jarrick Brown Prairie View A&M University PRAIRIE VIEW– The Panther newspaper staff were awarded at the Black College Communication Association’s 15th Annual New Media Conference hosted by The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute in Nashville. The Panther staff brought back four awards for the spring and fall semester of 2012. Marcus Williams received the Best Individual Photography award for his
Born August 18, 1952, in the original birthplace of Mardi Gras (Mobile, Alabama) is James Tucker Jr.. He was the oldest son birthed to the late Florida Mae and James Tucker Sr.. He has three sisters: Flora, Alice and Bobby Jean; one brother the late Jesse Tucker. In 1970, James Tucker Jr., left the city of Mobile and relocated to
By Roy D. Malonson We as African-Americans have the key but we have locked our own selves up; becoming prisoners within our own minds. We possess a great deal of power, not only because of our ancestral history but because of the strength and knowledge that we have acquired down through the years. However, there remain many issues and problems
HOUSTON- Twenty young men at Aldine ISD’s Shotwell Middle School were chosen for adoption by a NFL player to receive a program designed to educate and empower young boys to become good civilian men. Quinton Carter, safety for the Denver Broncos, has teamed up with Houston-based organization Very Positive Outlook, Inc. to host the Quinton Carter Adopt-A-School Program featuring Young
By Trenace Jones Prevention Specialist The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston HOUSTON- BC Elmore Middle School’s student group, Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) joined statewide efforts in Texas by taking a stand for health recently in recognition of Tobacco-Free Kids Day. SWAT members became prevention specialists for the day as they presented experiments to demonstrate the deleterious effects of
Republican National Committee chairman Reinhold Reince Priebus embarked on an African-American “listening tour” in Brooklyn, New York, Monday, and the results were simply platitudinous. Flanked by New York state GOP chairman Ed Cox and Rev. A.R. Bernard, a Black, would-be mayoral candidate who hosted the get-together at his fortress-like Christian Cultural Center, Priebus proceeded to lay out for the dozen
HOUSTON — Born January 1, 1939 in Booth, Texas is renowned civil rights leader Senfronia Calpernia Thompson. At an early age, Senfronia and her family relocated to Houston where she was reared and raised. After graduating from Washington High School she went on to attend Texas Southern University. It was there that she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
HOUSTON-Texas Education Agency officials made their final case for closing North Forest ISD, while district leaders countered that the school system has improved but is being held to an unfair standard. The TEA’s chief deputy commissioner, Lizzette Reynolds, will issue a final ruling Monday, April 1st on whether to annex North Forest ISD into neighboring Houston ISD. The district is
HOUSTON– Dedicated to the health and wellness of the community, the North Harris County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. host the Family First Health Fair and Family Fun Day along with community partner Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc Rho Beta Beta Chapter on Saturday, March 23rd from 4-7pm. at Booker T. Washington High School, located at 119
HOUSTON– On Saturday, March 23rd, the Port City Links, Inc. will host the “8th Annual Health, Education, Science Fair and Carnival” in conjunction with South Central Sportz’s 12th Annual Baseball Opening Day in the newly renovated Sunnyside Park, located at 3502 Bellfort, Houston, TX 77051. Over $800,000 in Park Renovations will be completed in time for this annual event and