April 27, 2026

Texas

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Why aren’t more Black students attending HBCUs?

This past year put Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on the map. The election of Howard University graduate Kamala Harris for the second highest...

By aframnews
May 16, 2021

Black History, News, Texas

Know Your History: Doris “Dorie” Miller

This week in Know Your History, we celebrate the life and accomplishments of Doris “Dorie” Miller. Doris "Dorie" Miller was a United States Navy cook...

By aframnews
May 16, 2021

Community, Education, HBCU, Local, News, Texas

Benjamin Crump Social Justice Endowed Scholarship at TSU

Benjamin Crump, renowned attorney, civil rights leader and author, presented Texas Southern University with a $20,000 check after serving as commencement speaker at the university’s...

By aframnews
May 16, 2021

Local, National, News, Sports, Texas

Is the NFL purposely overlooking HBCU athletes?

By: Nevaeh Richardson After last year’s draft having only one athlete from a Historically Black College and University selected, this year’s draft brings an even...

By aframnews
May 9, 2021

Black History, Culture, News, Texas

Know Your History! Juanita Craft

By: Nevaeh Richardson Did you know that the State Fair of Texas once had a policy of admitting Blacks only on “Negro Achievement Day?” Well,...

By aframnews
May 9, 2021

Local, News, Texas

Gone too soon: Young Houston singer killed in crash

Jaelyn ‘JaeRene’ Chapman, a Houston teen whose star was on the rise, was tragically killed in a car crash allegedly caused by a drunk driver....

By aframnews
April 18, 2021

Black History, Culture, News, Texas

Know Your History: Texas supercentenarian Richard Overton

By: Nevaeh Richardson During a time when we are stressing that “Black Lives Matter,” we want to celebrate the life of a Texan who definitely...

By aframnews
April 18, 2021

Local, National, News, Politics, Texas

Voting made tougher in Texas

By: Roy Douglas Malonson Old Jim Crow laws have officially returned to Texas. Really, they never left. Lawmakers in Texas are already trying to attack...

By aframnews
April 11, 2021

Local, News, Sports, Texas

Deshaun’s domino effect

As more women begin to surface, more brands are beginning to distance themselves from Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson....

By aframnews
April 11, 2021

Celebrities, Local, News, Sports, Texas

More women join lawsuit in case against Deshaun Watson

More women are coming out of the woodworks in the case against Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is accused of having inappropriate behavior...