Jazz Pazz is a contributor to African American News & Issues, covering stories and issues important to our readers in Houston, across Texas and throughout the nation.
Identifying children in “need” of special education or harsh discipline is significantly dependent on their teacher’s race, especially Black males, particularly if they are also economically disadvantaged. Black students with…
Cell phones used to be the universal status symbol, necessary to making your child “cool” among friends. Now they are indispensable to their safety, to promote their technological literacy, and…
“I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When, in 1954, the Supreme Court required that Black children join whites in class-rooms…
Simone Arianne Biles Owens has earned 37 Olympic and World Championship medals and counting. She is the most decorated gymnast in history, one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.…
“Every single important woman” in Alexis Smith’s life has been affected by domestic violence, including herself. At age 14 she became trapped in the same similar cycle of abuse and…
In June the Supreme Court ruled, in spite of the Eighth Amendment, protecting us from excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment, it is acceptable to arrest, fine, and remove…
Think your speedily appreciating home assessment in the Black neighborhood of your ancestors is a blessing? Think again. As wealthy as you feel now, you may not be able to…
Trump is a “man’s man,” alright. He wants to connect with any man he can manipulate, emasculate, or humiliate. Now that the next presidential election will be won or lost…
About 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the U.S. are autistic. e Autism Spectrum Disorder affects how a person interacts with others, causing social obstacles and…
In the United States, there are not only restrictions on studying Black Studies, classic literature, accurate history, and science. More than 40,000 people were killed with gun violence in 2023,…
