These days we are constantly bombarded with images of what we’re supposed to look like, sculpted bodies, flawless skin and perfectly styled hair. Our society has developed a deep-seated cultural obsession with a narrow, manufactured ideal of beauty, often tied to Eurocentric standards. This disea...
News
Episode: 3411 Roland Garros: Airplane pioneer, inventor, and almost combat air ace. Today, meet Roland Garros.
News
Three generations of Black Disney royalty shared one stage Thursday, and for many Black households, it felt like something worth celebrating. A trio of iconic Black Disney princesses united for the first time during “Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration,” part of D23...
schools
This article was originally written by Ameshia Cross for Word In Black. I haven’t stopped thinking about Nikole Hannah-Jones’s recent essay in The New York Times Magazine and the questions it raises about Black parents, public education, and the choices we make for our own childr...
library
Every August, right on cue, my social media feeds fill up with the exact same call to action: “Buy Black.” People proudly post receipts from Black-owned restaurants, share links to independent bookstores, and promise to spend their money intentionally. For a few weeks, everyone a...
business
From Washington, North Carolina, to Houston, Kedrick Winfield has built a career centered on development — financing public projects, supporting veterans, building businesses, and helping young people envision bigger futures. Since arriving in Houston in 2007, Winfield has made a...
Local
Healthcare costs continue to be a source of frustration for many families. Even with health insurance, costs add up. Between doctor visits, prescriptions, insurance premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses, many people are looking for ways to lower the financial bur...
Local
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno won their first batting titles Sunday, while Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski became just the fourth pitcher since 1950 to lead the majors in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average. Alvarez's .316 average was the lowest...
safety
A former Houston-area high school football coach is facing two felony charges after a woman told investigators that a sexual relationship with him began when she was 16 years old and he was working at Tomball High School. Nicholas Alan Codutti, 43, is charged with indecency with ...
safety
An 18-year-old driver died at the hospital after being found shot multiple times following a crash on Kuykendahl Road, according to Harris County authorities....
News
A Texas man is accused of stealing millions of taxpayer dollars from a military health care program.
Local
It’s official! The Houston Astros are playoff bound once again after clinching the AL West division title for the 8th time since 2017. The Astros were still playing when the Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins Sunday afternoon. That loss by the Rangers clinched the title si...
parks
Eleven teenagers were shot during a large gathering early Sunday morning at a park in Macon, Georgia.
