July 26, 2026

Community

$20 Million COVID-19 rent relief program approved

The City of Houston has approved a $20 million rent relief package to help Houstonians who cannot pay rent due to economic challenges caused by...

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August 9, 2020

Community, Local

MASK UP! Or get fined

The Houston Police Department will be issuing warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a face mask or face covering required by the state's mandatory...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

Business, Community, Local, National, News, Politics, Texas

Unemployment Crisis

The word they use is "negotiating," but it is more fitting to flat out call it what it is --fighting -- as Democrats and Republicans...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

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COMMENTARY: Don’t Throw Your Own Pity Party and Then Attend

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The truth is God can’t or won’t even deal with you until you comply with the rule of forgiveness. He says, “If...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

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COMMENTARY: Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

Community, Education, Events, Local

Local non-profit hosts laptop drive for underserved students

Community Works CDC, the non-profit organization of Free Indeed Church International, has been helping the underserved community of northeast Houston for 15 years....

By aframnews
August 8, 2020

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New York’s Attorney General Alleges Widespread Corruption at the NRA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — New York Attorney general Letitia James alleges that the organization, its vice-president Wayne LaPierre, former CFO Wilson Phillips, former Chief of Staff...

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August 7, 2020

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OP-ED: Our Battle to Protect Democracy’s Greatest Tool: It’s on us to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Even in the darkest of times, we can hear our friend and mentor John Lewis: "Ours is not the struggle of one...

By aframnews
August 6, 2020

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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP formally filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., accusing DeVos of illegally changing the rules for allocating $13.2...