
By: Fred Smith The Houston Negro Hospital was established in 1926 during a time when segregation prevented many African Americans from receiving proper medical care....
By: Roy Douglas Malonson The story of Juneteenth—the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States—is a story of promises delayed. But it...
Photos By Darryl Howard Emancipation Park Conservancy (EPC) has completed construction of a new state-of-the-art performance stage at Houston’s historic Emancipation Park, marking a major...
More than a decade after Barack Obama became the first Black president of the United States, the Obama Presidential Center is set to open in...
The WETI Empowerment Training Institute Scholarship Luncheon takes place on Saturday, June 20, 2026. The event details are as follows: Time: 11:30 AM Location: Greater...
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are back on the case in Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s “Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure”. “We’re very excited...
Images left to right: Mavis Pusey “Recarte” (ca. 1968), Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Conservation funded by a...
By: Fred Smith Coloring For the Culture Giant Coloring Book Event, powered by Houston Community Land Trust, brought together families, artists, and community members for...
The 1965 Voting Rights Act is one of the most important laws in American history. Signed during the Civil Rights Movement, it was created to...
By: Family Deacon Derrick Dwaine Peavy, Sr. was born on Wednesday, December 30, 1970, in Houston, Texas, to the proud and loving parents, Gerald and...





