We Must Have Fewer Disposable Neighborhoods, More Good Green Jobs
By Ben Jealous Nicknames like the Motor City and Motown make clear that the auto industry built Detroit. Cars did a lot to give the neighborhoods in and around the 48217 zip code on the city’s southwest side their nickname too — Michigan’s most polluted zip code. A Ford plant, a U.S. Steel mill and, […]
From Humble Beginnings to Global Icon: The Remarkable Journey of the World’s Richest Hip Hop Artist
Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni In the vibrant world of hip hop, where words and beats intertwine to create an artistic symphony, there’s one name that shines not just for musical talent but also for a truly extraordinary life journey – the world’s richest hip hop artist. This is the story of a remarkable rise, a tale […]
Missy Elliott Celebrates Her 52nd Birthday: A Timeless Icon Spreading Love and Inspiration
In the dynamic realm of hip-hop, few artists can match the enduring influence of Missy Elliott. On July 1st, 2023, this legendary rapper, producer, and songwriter marked her 52nd birthday, reminding us that age is truly just a number. Missy Elliott’s remarkable impact on the music scene goes beyond her genre-defying talent; it’s also about […]
$2.3 TRILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN AND $0 FOR BLACK FOLK
While listening to National Public Radio the other day, I was stunned to hear a former State Department official say that the United States is spending more than $2 billion a month on the war in Ukraine and that it is anticipated that a certain amount of those funds will be lost to waste, fraud […]
Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher takes heim as HCC’s interim chancellor
Long-time Houston Community College (HCC) administrator Margaret Ford Fisher, Ed.D., has taken the helm as HCC’s interim chancellor. She will serve in that capacity as the HCC governing board completes a national search to identify a permanent chancellor. “I am greatly honored to serve as interim chancellor, and for the trust of our […]
RACE-BASED MASS VIOLENCE
Race based violence is an integral part of American society, because of America’s racial discriminatory slave-based laws, gun violence culture, and spiritual misinterpretation of the Second Amendment. As Americans, we tend to forgive adults for killing each other, and we punish mass killers to the nth degree of the law. However, we can never ever […]
Abbott Travels Miles to Destroy H.I.S.D
At the directive of Governor Greg Abbott, the state of Texas has been greedily hovering over the Houston Independent School Board since 2018 with the conspicuous presumption of “saving” it. This spring his victory equaled everyone else’s loss. Well before 2019 HISD had identified insufficient campus funding as one of its most formidable challenges, which […]
Earline Syon
Earline Syon was born on March 29, 1945, in Houston Texas. She was the oldest of 14 children. Earline attended school at old Kashmere HISD. She accepted Christ at an early age. Sisters are one of the greatest gifts that we will ever have and that our hearts will ever know. Earline was considered that […]
Matilda McCoy Balin
She was preceded in death by grandparents LA and Freddy B McCoy, parents Irvin and Matilda McCoy, sister Diane Gainous, brothers Harold Malbrough, James Malbrough and Charles Malbrough She leaves behind sisters Earline Syon, Dorothy Davis (Robert), Babara Santos (John), Pamela McCoy Jones and Tammie WesleyThomas (Columbus) and brother Burley Malbrough (Cynthia). Tilly was first […]
Pastoral Leadership Is It Real?
Initially, let the editorial writer say emphatically that this editorial is not a condemnation of all pastoral leaders. However, those of us who know pastors that fit the nonspiritual description in this editorial pray for them. It is spiritually written that many are called, but few are spiritually chosen by God. All churches in the […]
