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TSU launches groundbreaking student-run, e-radio station
Texas Southern University students have a new voice – The Voice – with the launch of KTSU2, a student-run, streaming radio station that officially launches on Tuesday, February 19.
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Hurricane Harvey: Reaction, Recovery, Resiliency
Although the city is still helping residents put back together lives that were shattered by the record deluge of rain, national magazines and newspapers trumpeted the news that Houston had bounced back quicker than expected.
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AIDS Foundation Houston raises more than $150,000 at World AIDS Day Luncheon 2019
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. (AFH) hosted the annual World AIDS Day Luncheon on Friday, December 6, 2019, at The Ballroom at Bayou Place. Luncheon chairs Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl, Adrian Dueñas and Duyen Nguyen, with presenting sponsor Chevron, welcomed more than 500 guests to the annual fundraiser.
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Former Obama national security adviser says Trump's 'raw racism' is a global issue
Former national security adviser Susan Rice slammed President Donald Trump in an op-ed for The New York Times, writing that his "raw racism" is a global issue.
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Joy On Ice
2nd Annual #YearOfJoy Holiday Ice Skating Party Brings Joy to 75 Houston Area Children
Some 75 children from Houston’s Third Ward community will experience the joys of ice skating for the holidays at the 2nd annual #YearOfJoy Holiday Ice Skating Party at the ICE powered by Green Mountain Energy at Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2017
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How an 8-year-old Autistic Boy Inspired #WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe
Black Panther, the biggest, Blackest movie of the year, just dropped this weekend, and it’s been brekaing records and inspiring fans worldwide.
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With just three weeks left in the school year and public health conditions improving across the city, the Houston Independent School District is preparing to shut down its Neighborhood Supersite commu
American Heart Association honors EmPOWERED to Serve™ Scholars in appreciation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In appreciation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is honoring its EmPOWERED to Serve Scholars of Asian American and Pacific Islander decent. These students are next-generation social justice leaders who are committed to ensuring equitable health and well-being for all.
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Sunrise Movement endorses Jennifer Carroll Foy for Virginia governor
Sunrise Movement, the progressive youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced it is endorsing Jennifer Carroll Foy in the Virginia gubernatorial race.
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Menthol Ban In Cigarettes & Cigars To Be Approved By The FDA
Smoking cigarettes is one of the biggest vices in the world, regularly causing sickness and even death to many across the globe who find the effects of menthol to be “soothing.”
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Mayor Turner Honors Literacy Advocates at Breakfast, Announces Astros Manager Dusty Baker as New Literacy Ambassador
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy (MOAL), along with the Houston Public Library (HPL), hosted the return of a signature charity event, the 2022 Mayor's Literacy Breakfast: A Salute to Adult Literacy. Erica Simon, ABC13 Houston Anchor/Reporter served as the event’s Mistress of Ceremonies.
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Joe Carmouche – Houston Jazz Legend For Decades
One Of Houston's Most Sought-After Jazz Musicians
Joe Carmouche is considered to be one of the most in demand jazz musicians who is a Houston grown product. Best known for eloquently plucking the strings of guitar, he packs venues around town to the delight of jazz aficionados of the young and old.
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Getty To Digitize Historic Jet And Ebony Images Through Photo Archive Acquisition
The vast collection includes over 3 million photo negatives and slides and 9,000 recordings.
The poignant photos featured within the pages of Ebony and Jet magazines illuminated moments throughout history that were reflective of Black joy and resilience. The collection of iconic images has been acquired by the Getty Research Institute and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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The Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Prepares for an Evening of Glitter and Gold Honoring a Local Lupus Warrior
“All that Glitters is Gold” at the Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Gala on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston.
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Houston for the Holidays with DeQuina Moore (November 18-December 24)
Join Stages as they welcome DeQuina Moore, one of Houston’s most talented souls, home for the holidays in this Christmas cabaret. In addition to a flurry of holiday hits, DeQuina will share personal stories, from growing up in Houston to backstage on Broadway.
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METRORail Free Rides are a Slam Dunk for NCAA Final Four Fun
Everyone headed to events for the NCAA Final Four or other activities over that four-day period will be able to ride METRORail for free! Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, a proud partner of the 2023 NCAA Final Four, is providing those complimentary rides on the Red, Green and Purple lines from Friday, March 31 – Monday, April 3.
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Calm Down, The Astros Will Be Just Fine
The Houston Astros split their four-game season-opening series with the Chicago White Sox after losing on Sunday 6-3 at Minute Maid Park. Ok, everyone. Calm down; they still have 158 more games to play this season. They will be just fine.
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Jay-Z on raising kids with Beyoncé and their quarantine life
Jay-Z rarely gives interviews so when he talks about life and family people listen.
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Rochelle Garza Poised to Make History Running as Texas' First Latina Attorney General
Latino Victory Fund-endorsed candidate Rochelle Garza, sat down with People Chica, an extension of People en Español targeting Gen Z and Millennial Latinas, to discuss the inspiration that led her to run for office, her historic candidacy, and her fight to protect reproductive rights in Texas.
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Invitation to Stephen Curry's UNDERRATED Golf Tour
Bankruptcy & Finance Information Network Exchange
Today, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) announced at its annual meeting the launch of the Bankruptcy and Finance Information Network Exchange (BFine) public education project and BFine.org, a personal finance information and resource website.
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Police revive choking baby at Golden Corral
This past Sunday, Ocala police responded to the Golden Corral on College Road where a six-day-old baby was choking on his mother's milk and started turning purple.