For many college graduates, homecoming means revisiting their alma mater, catching a football game, and reminiscing about college days. But for graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Homecoming is something altogether different. It’s a family reunion. A cultural celebr...
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If nothing else, Tremaine Jackson is a football coach at his core. So, it just seems natural that the second-year Prairie View A&M football coach thinks in on-the-field situations even as he tries to make sense of what is going wrong with the Panthers. Prairie View, the defending...
parks
Just like Mother Nature is undefeated, so too is this historical reality: All “great” nations eventually decline and/or fall. Americans don’t want to hear it, but it is what it is. Great Britain once controlled an empire, controlling territories and colonies all over the globe. T...
government
The midterms are just around the corner. Harris County voters will cast their ballots for dozens of races during the early voting period beginning Oct. 19 to Oct. 30, and on Election Day on Nov. 3. The races range from the closely watched U.S. Senate race to local court races. Vi...
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This article was written by Mekhi Abbott for Word In Black as part of the Kellogg Racial Healing series. The Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire once said that without conversation, there is no room for understanding. Yet for meaningful conversations to be had, people...
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As new developments add a new look to Acres Homes, community leaders are raising concerns about whether longtime property owners can afford to stay—and whether the neighborhood’s history will be preserved....
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Texas has filed a lawsuit against Gerber and Nestlé, alleging the companies deceptively marketed baby foods as safe and pure despite internal tests showing toxic heavy metals like lead and arsenic....
schools
A school bus driver with nearly 30 years of commercial driving experience, is refusing to operate his bus over an active Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) warning light....
Local
A contractor was killed while working on power lines in the Acres Home area of Houston on Wednesday afternoon.
safety
Records say the suspect was trying to rob one of the suspects when he allegedly shot and killed a man and a woman in July.
News
Galveston officials are advising residents and visitors to plan ahead for street and road closures on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18. Several evens are scheduled, including ARToberfest, two cycling events, the Third Coast Pride Parade and the Toughest 10K. ARToberfest Galveston ...
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The 44-year-old reportedly told authorities she jumped from Odyssey of the Seas because she 'wanted to disembark' near Zakynthos.
