In Houston, a growing number of African American families are choosing homeschooling as a powerful response to systemic racism, cultural erasure, and a lack of...
The number of first-year Black medical students in Texas has decreased from 248 in 2021-22 to 195 in the current academic year. This decline is...
Black students across the Southern United States are grappling with increasing rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma, yet they face significant barriers in accessing adequate...
Ricardo Lazaro, an 18-year-old valedictorian from San Antonio, was invited to perform with the U.S. Marine Band but faced cancellation due to President Trump’s executive...
Despite record real estate growth in Houston, the Black homeownership rate has dipped below 30%, according to a new city housing report. Skyrocketing prices, discriminatory...
New complaints from Flint, Michigan, suggest that lead contamination may still be present in aging pipes. Community members say they’re tired of broken promises. A...
Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at the age of 49 from glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor. Her passing...
Texas has one of the largest prison systems in the U.S., and much of its labor force is made up of incarcerated individuals—many of them...
Houston’s historic Fifth Ward is sounding the alarm—and this time, the city can’t ignore it. Residents are calling out decades of toxic neglect, shouting, “This...
In 2025, Black women in Texas are still dying at alarming rates during childbirth. Despite advancements in medicine, systemic racism in healthcare continues to go...
