April 2, 2025

Culture

Culture, Editorial, Local, News, Opinion

Kneeling for justice

As we 'kneel for justice,' for those who can no longer stand, we think of the names attached to the hashtags and we ask ourselves,...

Community, Culture, Education, Local, News, Texas

Federal judge arrested in ‘TSU riots’ speaks

May 17, 1967 was a day Federal Judge Kenneth Hoyt will never forget. What started as a protest, ended with the death of a Houston...

Columnists, Culture, Editorial, Opinion

Youth scream out, ‘We are not our ancestors!’

Did the little sister just accuse the ancestors of being cowards and wimps, fading and withering before oppression? Did she know about how our ancestors...

Culture, Holiday, News

WARNING to Black Fathers

We'd love to tell you "Happy" Father's Day, but in today's day and age, we feel the need to just say "Congratulations, you've made it...

Culture, National, News

Legend says first ‘Statue of Liberty’ was black woman honoring abolition of slavery

KNOW YOUR HISTORY: Or what one legend says is true, claiming the first "Statue of Liberty" was modeled after a black woman and had African...

Business, Culture, National, News

Uncle Ben’s, Aunt Jemima to remove racial stereotypes

In this day of "a change is gonna come," businesses are finally starting to take ownership of the racial stereotypes of which some of them...

Arts, Community, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Local, News

Ransome’s ‘Everyday People’ on display at Children’s Museum of Houston

The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for...