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Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message

Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up. At a March event in Des Moines, Iowa, Harris listened to a shy nursing student recount the harrowing story of a pregnant patient seeking an abortion. The patient’s sudden health complications required the early end of their pregnancy in a state where Republican legislators once tried to prevent doctors from performing an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Houston City Candidates Continue to Play Musical Chairs

With two months to go until the Monday, August 21 filing deadline for Houston Mayor, City Controller, five at large (citywide), and 11 City Council seats, the list of candidates continues to shuffle at the city secretary’s office, where candidates are required to name a campaign treasurer before being permitted to politicize, raise, or spend campaign money.

Ex-Trump attorney to face attorney disciplinary proceedings for 2020 election plot aimed at Pence

The efforts of John Eastman, an ex-attorney for former President Donald Trump, to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could interfere with Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results will be the subject of several days of attorney ethics proceedings set to begin in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday.

Houston Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Cypress-area Murder

A Houston man who took his ankle monitor off to commit a murder in the Cypress area in 2018 was sentenced to 35 years in prison late Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

Only 1% of US wineries are Black-owned. These entrepreneurs want to change that

As hotel staff lowered the shades, signaling the beginning of the “Black on Black” dinner, guests seated in Aspen’s historic Hotel Jerome seemed to take a collective breath — preparing for a joyful and emotional four-hour celebration of the wine industry’s most influential Black leaders.

Juneteenth Celebration: Juneteenth Conversation with Dr. Ruth J. Simmons

Houston Society for Change partners with Congregation Beth Yeshurun on Juneteenth Celebration: Juneteenth Conversation with Dr. Ruth J. Simmons has been rescheduled to Monday, June 19, 2023, at Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4525 Beechnut St Houston, Texas at 5:00pm.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George to Celebrate Juneteenth in Historic Kendleton, TX

The city of Kendleton, along with Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Lucille’s 1913 Foundation, and Fort Bend Heritage Unlimited is pleased to announce its highly anticipated annual Juneteenth Celebration, scheduled to take place on June 19, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at Bates Allen Park, 630 Charlie Roberts Lane, Kendleton, TX 77451. The event promises to be a day filled with live entertainment, vendors, historical displays, and a celebration of unity.

Juneteenth Event: The Power of Entrepreneurship and Workforce Education Focus of Black Birmingham Business Leaders Event

Juneteenth will be celebrated in Birmingham with a focus on empowering Black communities through entrepreneurship and workforce education at an event hosted by Concerned Communities for America. The event aims to strengthen small businesses in Birmingham and empower residents to consider vocational and technical opportunities that lead to economic freedom.

The Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive Documentary Blesses the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival

“You think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive…” The lyrics to the song “I Will Survive,” which won the only Grammy for Best Disco Recording in 1980, could also be words written on the first page of Gloria Gaynor’s diary.

Will Trump receive a get out of jail free card

The federal indictment of Donald Trump – the first federal indictment of a former president in U.S. history – poses the question. Trump’s enraged reaction – calling it the “greatest witch hunt of all time” and denouncing special counsel Jack Smith, a career prosecutor, as a “deranged lunatic” – makes the question unavoidable. Obviously, Trump deserves a fair trial, his guilt or innocence determined by a jury of his peers. But every candidate for president should be asked if they would pardon Donald Trump if they were president. As Gerald Ford proved when pardoning Richard Nixon, a presidential pardon can be issued before a trial, or even before formal charges are brought, so the question needn’t wait on the trial.

Everything you need to know about Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

The fate of President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, lies with the Supreme Court.

Hometown NFL Star, Michael Brockers and Houston Legend, Scarface, Host Celebrity Golf Tournament Benefiting Third Ward Students

Celebs Partner with Almeda Emancipation Corridor Alliance to Kick Off Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration & Golf Benefit

The Almeda Emancipation Corridor Alliance (T.A.E.C.A.) will kick off their first-ever Juneteenth Celebration this Thursday, June 15, 2023, with some notable names at an inaugural “Celebrity June Tee Off Golf Tournament” to benefit inner-city students, at the prestigious Wildcat Golf Club (12000 Almeda Road) in Houston, Texas!

Texas Southern University to Lead the Way for Juneteenth Commemorations

Members of the Texas Southern University community will honor Juneteenth at several events throughout the month on campus and in the Houston region.

BET Awards 2023 nominations announced

The nominees for this years BET Awards were announced Thursday.

Tupac Shakur receives posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame star

More than 25 years after he was gunned down in Las Vegas, Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Houston Council Races Are Crowding

While most of the focus is on who is running for president in 2024 or even who is running for mayor this year, Houston has five at-large City Council members elected citywide, and 11 district City Council members who vote on the mayor's $6.2 billion budget, every expenditure over $50,000, city laws called ordinances, and the care for local citizens' needs.

Tyler James Williams reluctantly addresses his sexuality

“Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams has some thoughts about the speculation surrounding his sexuality.

Mayor Turner and Department of Justice Announce Resolution Ending Investigation into City of Houston's Response to Illegal Dumping

Mayor Sylvester Turner and U. S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke announced a voluntary resolution agreement concluding the Department of Justice's investigation into the City of Houston's response to illegal dumping. U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani for the Southern District of Texas also attended the important announcement.

Commissioner Lesley Briones Makes History by Establishing First LGBTQIA+ Commission

Commission will advise Harris County to advance equality and better serve residents

In a 4-1 vote, Harris County Commissioners approved the creation of the County's first LGBTQIA+ Commission.

Habitual Stalker Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

A 48-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for repeatedly stalking and harassing a woman with whom he had a prior relationship, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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