Every child deserves a fair chance to learn, grow, and achieve their dreams. In Texas, millions of brilliant, creative, and hard-working Black children want to...
The future aircraft carrier intended to carry the name of Doris “Dorie” Miller, the Texas-born Black sailor whose heroism at Pearl Harbor made him one...
BLACK AUGUST. The Fight for Black Liberation. The history of Black liberation is a story of immense courage, deep struggle, and profound sacrifice. For hundreds...
By: Debra Blacklock-Sloan Gregory Elementary School, aka Gregory Institute, born out of the Freedmen’s Bureau Schools (1865), opened in January 1870. The school was named...
By: Fred Smith Black August is observed each August as a period of remembrance, education and reflection on Black resistance, political struggle and the long...
By: La’Queda Davis La’Queda Davis wasn’t a top-rated high school recruit growing up in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood. Overlooked by scouts, she pressed forward anyway...
By: Jeannie Coleman On July 11, 2026, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church’s Boy Scout Troop 242 celebrated an extraordinary milestone as eight Afro-American Scouts were awarded...
Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton to Deliver the Eulogy for Nolan Xavier Wells and Attorney Ben Crump to Deliver the Call to Justice; Media...
By: Roy Douglas Malonson The history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is often brought up in modern political debates, but the organization’s origins and...
By: Roy Douglas Malonson On Saturday June 20, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis revealed future plans for Remembrance Park which will span three...
