Chelsea Davis-Bibb, Ed.D. is a contributor to African American News & Issues, covering stories and issues important to our readers in Houston, across Texas and throughout the nation.
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It’s been a couple of weeks since the Montgomery, Alabama brawl, and I am still in shock by what happened on that day. That brawl truly showcased the state of…
One mom, Jacilet Griffin is seeking justice for her son, Evan Griffin Lee, who was found dead in a Harris County jail on March 18, 2022. It was a phone…
Norman Cousins said it best, “A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” The library was a place for me…
“Education was something that I tried to run from,” said Gordon Williams, who is the Television Studio Operations Manager at Lamar University. He originally went to school to study radio,…
If you haven’t looked at the new standards for teaching Black history in Florida, it is utterly ridiculous and insulting. Ben Crump said, “This irresponsible and disgraceful so-called black history…
What if you were told one day that you had a rare blood disorder that only affects 3 cases per million people? This was the case for Janice Weaver, Director…
It has been said that “Texas has four of the 10 least educated cities in the country and only one of the 10 most educated cities in the U.S,” according…
Where do we draw the line? A development company is seeking to build on a site the company owns in the Heights community adjacent to Olivewood Cemetery, which is Houston’s…
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a movement that was created to tackle issues surrounding racism, discrimination, inequality, and social justice against Black people. Started in 2013, the organization was in…
