We need more! Why are there not more notable African American statues around Houston?

It was a special moment for many African Americans in Houston six years ago when the Martin Luther King Jr. statue was unveiled at MacGregor Park, with more than 3,000 people turning out to witness the event.
Houston’s Simone Biles represents #BlackGirlMagic around the world

Simone Biles had an astonishing year of breaking records, out-flipping the competition and, again, proving that Black girls do rock! What more can we say about Houston’s “golden” princess?
Famous Acres Home BBQ restaurant ‘feeds needs of community’ year-round

‘Tis the season of giving – all year long – especially when there is a community in need, a family who cares and values of giving back instilled across generations.
Living Legend: Thomas Freeman

HOUSTON – A look back at the century of life experienced by Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, a man who has shaped the narrative of Black youth of every decade since the fifties on the campus of Texas Southern University (TSU), where he started as a philosophy professor in 1949 and went on to found the historic […]
Houston Community College celebrates grand opening of cutting-edge virtual reality lab

Houston Community College is celebrating the grand opening of its new virtual reality lab at the HCC West Loop campus.
Airbnb, NAACP regional partnership to provide economic empowerment in Houston

Airbnb joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Houston Dec. 3 to announce its newest regional partnership, designed to create economic empowerment opportunities for underserved communities.