On the front line with HPD’s Troy Finner: “Sit your butts down!”
By: N.L. Preston HOUSTON – As he has for the last 30 years, Troy Finner continues to “beat the streets” of Houston, and one thing is for certain, the executive assistant chief of the Houston Police Department has not been “beaten by the streets,” and is on a mission to help the city win the […]
COVID-19 and the Black Community: Why are we dying?
COVID-19. Coronavirus. Those two scary words have been in the headlines of every major and minor media outlet, and have landed nearly a million Americans in the Intensive Care Unit in hospitals across the nation, with sadly, not everyone returning home. What’s even more alarming, is data released showing that Black Americans are dying from the novel Coronavirus at disproportionately high rates.
Congresswoman Lee, Trinity United Methodist Church host food drive in SE Houston
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in partnership with Trinity United Methodist Church, Sr. Pastor Ed C Jones, III is hosting a FREE Food Distribution Day on Saturday April 18, courtesy of the Houston Food Bank.
The Ensemble Theatre virtually ‘feed souls’ of the community with one pot of gumbo
“We are all in this together. This pot of gumbo is to feed everybody,” said Eileen Morris, artistic director for Houston’s legendary The Ensemble Theatre.
Texas schools to remain closed until May 4
With the federal government extending social distancing guidelines through the end of April, Houston area schools districts will remain closed, providing online instruction until the beginning of May, officials announced.
Start caring, start loving: Cut the BS!
here we are. Can you fathom a projection of 150,000 to 250,000 Americans dying from the virus? Polarization, grid lock at a time that requires concerted action. National CEO is calling the Governor of Maine a snake and distancing himself from the governor of Michigan. For weeks during the PANDEMIC it has been every state for itself and God for us all.
H-E-B president to the community: ‘We are not going to run out, don’t hoard’
With the panic of food shortages and the still questionable race to stock up on toilet paper sweeping the nation, H-E-B’s Scott McClelland wants to reassure Texans that there are enough supplies to help us get through our shelter-in-place and social distancing initiatives as we all safely strive to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
Houston Health Department opens second COVID-19 drive-thru site
The Houston Health Department will double its daily COVID-19 testing capacity when it opens its second community drive-thru test site for people with symptoms on Wednesday, April 1.
Texas schools to remain closed until May 4
With the federal government extending social distancing guidelines through the end of April, Houston area schools districts will remain closed, providing online instruction until May 4, officials announced.
Houston Health Department reports more than 50 new COVID-19 cases
The Houston Health Department announced 54 new positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, bringing the city’s total to 286. Houston’s COIVD-19 deaths remain at two as no new deaths were reported Sunday.
