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Freedmen’s Town becomes Houston’s first Heritage District

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council voted to pass the Heritage District ordinance and named Freedmen’s Town as Houston’s first heritage district. The announcement...

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Victory! Juneteenth recognized as federal holiday

The Senate unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday making June 19 officially the "Juneteenth National Independence Day," a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in...

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Recognizing Juneteenth

By: Roy Douglas Malonson Some things are long overdue, however, slowly but surely, it appears we are starting to turn a page in America. Juneteenth,...

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Meet the father of Juneteenth

Hon. Albert Ely Edwards is the pioneer who fought and introduced the bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday. The former state representative, known as...

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Black realtors host gala to help COVID victims; recognize industry leaders

This past year has been a true trial for Houston and our nation and there are still so many in need who lost loved ones,...

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SB-7: History still repeating itself

The final Legislative proposals found in SB-7 which was negotiated in private by two Republican leaders from the House and Senate, was unveiled the day...

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Millard House tapped to lead HISD

After a lengthy process of gathering stakeholder input, a nationwide search that included a diverse pool of applicants, and a comprehensive interview process, the HISD...

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Rodney Ellis responds to Art Acevedo’s attack

Acevedo cannot give lip service to racial equity while opposing critical reforms that would help our communities thrive – especially when he knows first-hand the...

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Board confirms Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young as new TSU president

The Texas Southern University Board of Regents named Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young as the sole finalist for the position of President of Texas Southern University....

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Still pushing to remove the “N-word”

By: Roy Douglas Malonson The late-great comedian and activist Paul Mooney said, “the Black man in America is the most copied man on this planet,...

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