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Four Houston Refugee Resettlement Agencies Form Collaborative to Raise $8.5 Million for Houston Afghan Resettlement Efforts

The Kinder Foundation and Houston Endowment gift $3 million in total to help Afghan families build new lives in Houston

The Alliance, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, and YMCA of Greater Houston have joined forces to form the Houston Afghan Resettlement Fund (HARF) to raise support for vetted Afghan families who are resettling to the Houston area.

Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid-19

Singer Kelly Price has broken her silence after her family said she was missing following her announcement she had contracted Covid-19.

Kelly Price, the Grammy-nominated R&B and Gospel singer said she almost didn't survive her bout …

PVAMU to welcome Nikki Giovanni for a public reading and lecture

“Writing is really a way of thinking – not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic, or just sweet.”

R. Kelly convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in New York

Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking.

Teen artist's soon-to-be-releaed book already No. 1

In the South Bay, a teen artist who is known for his paintings of celebrities is days away from releasing his first book.

Explore Abilities Day at Children's Museum - Halloween

Children's Museum Houston to host exclusive Halloween-themed event featuring Houston Ballet, therapy dogs and more! Monday, Oct. 11, beginning at 10 a.m.

Justice Department appoints David Neal as director of the nation's immigration courts

Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced the appointment of David Neal to lead the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the nation's immigration courts.

HBCU Week Foundation Hosts 5th Annual Event Giving High School Students Opportunities for On-the-Spot College Acceptance and Scholarships

HBCU Week to take place in person and virtually Sept. 26 to Oct. 3; Students have opportunity to experience life at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) through week of homecoming-style

This back-to-school season, the HBCU Week Foundation is giving high school students from across the country the chance to experience life at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) during a week-long series of events, mirroring the legendary HBCU Homecoming experience. HBCU Week will take place in Wilmington, Del., and virtually, Sept. 26 to Oct. 3, giving students of color and their families the opportunity to participate in events such as Battle of the Bands, an R&B concert featuring Wale and Queen Naija, and a comedy show hosted by celebrated comedian and HBCU alumna Wanda Sykes.

California Utility Expands Use of Texas A&M Wildfire Prevention System

PG&E engineers call outage prediction tool ‘fundamental’ to reducing risk

The threat of catastrophic wildfires has led California investor-owned utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to significantly expand its use of a tool developed at Texas A&M University that helps stop fires before they start.

A Noise Within Announces The second production of 30th Anniversary Season: Seven Guitars By August Wilson

Directed by Gregg T. Daniel Oct. 17–Nov. 14, 2021

A Noise Within (ANW), California’s acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, announces its second entry in August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, Seven Guitars, directed by Gregg T. Daniel (he/him/his).

Bravo's Top Chef Selects Houston for Season 19

Houston’s Status As A Global Culinary Destination Cemented By The Emmy Award-Winning TV Series HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2021 — With a focus on celebrating culture and diversity, the Emmy and James Beard

With a focus on celebrating culture and diversity, the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning culinary competition Top Chef selects Houston (ranked the nation’s most diverse city) for its series’ 19th season. The series, produced by Magical Elves, will premiere on Bravo in 2022. A new batch of talented chefs will be challenged all over the city, and host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio, and judge Gail Simmons will all be back to crown the next Top Chef.

Houston Symphony's October Classical Concert's Promise Berlioz's Macabre Smphoie Fantastique Just In Time for Halloween

Dame Jane Glover leads Mendelssohn’s Musical Portrait of a Famed Scottish Landmark Houston Symphony Principals Rian Craypo and Aralee Dorough Step Into the Soloist Spotlight

he Houston Symphony is observing Halloween this year with a weekend of performances of Hector Berlioz’s masterpiece of the macabre, Symphonie fantastique. This month’s classical subscription concerts feature the famed Berlioz symphonic wild ride, as well as Dame Jane Glover’s and Italian conductor Jader Bignamini’s return to the Jones Hall podium, and Symphony Principal Flute Aralee Dorough and Principal Bassoon Rian Craypo stepping forward to perform soloist roles.

Vaccinate all health care workers now

Covid-19 has killed over 600,000 Americans and sickened many more. It's hard for me to understand why people would refuse a vaccine that could save their lives and those of their family. But as a nurse, what I find even harder to understand is why some health care workers choose not to get vaccinated and put patients at risk as a result.

White House says it's seeking more information on 'horrific' footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the White House is seeking more information on the "horrific" viral videos that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.

Children’s Health Defense Files Amended Motion to Stay against the FDA

14 members of the U.S. military detail the toll vaccine mandates are taking on men and women who serve our country

On September 17, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed an Amended Motion to Stay as a follow up to its suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for simultaneously approving and authorizing Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in a classic “bait and switch.” The FDA’s action created mass confusion, disorder, and deception regarding the differences between the two Pfizer vaccines.

Governor Abbott Appoints Seven to Texas Medical Board

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ada Booth, M.D. and Ebony Todd and reappointed Michael Cokinos, Kandace Farmer, D.O., LuAnn Morgan, Jayaram Naidu, M.D., and Sherif Zaafran, M.D. to the Texas Medical Board for terms set to expire on April 13, 2027. The Board regulates the practice of medicine in Texas.

1 in 5 parents say their kids eat more fast food during the pandemic, poll finds

For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more.

Master P On Rap Feuds, Conscious Parenting, Black Superheroes

Sitting among carved mahogany wood paneled accents and with displayed awards gathered from an unrivaled multi-hyphenate career, Master P began our conversation by allowing me to take the floor. Not surprisingly, he is a master delegator with a brilliant sense of when to shoot the ball and when to pass it. One of the greatest minds to emerge from the 1990s hip hop pantheon, Percy “Master P” Miller transcended a childhood of poverty in New Orleans’ Calliope Projects, to become a beacon of generational wealth, divested business interests, and ownership in an industry once notorious for exploiting its artists. From music, movies and real estate, to the food and automotive industries, his portfolio continues to grow.

Woman Jailed at 14 for Allegedly Shoving White Teacher’s Aide Releases Memoir Detailing Life in the Aftermath

ShaQuanda Cotton, who in 2006 was sentenced to up to 7 years confinement at a Texas juvenile detention facility as a black teen following accusations that she pushed a white teacher’s aide, announces

On September 30, 2005, 14-year-old ShaQuanda Cotton attempted to enter a school building to take a prescribed medication before classes began. An encounter with a teacher’s aide on her way to the nurse’s office that morning led to her arrest, and months later the teen was adjudicated delinquent by a Lamar County court for assault on a public servant. What began as an ordinary day at school resulted in her being removed from the care of her mother and sentenced to an indeterminate term of up to seven years in a Texas juvenile detention facility. Cotton, now 30, recently published a personal account of the ordeal after years of being subjected to rumors and vitriol in the small town of Paris, Texas.

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