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Stephen A. Smith's xenophobic comments put post-Euro racism in global context

Two recent examples of the transatlantic dimensions of racial intolerance in sports — an arena that, along with politics, often triggers increasingly vitriolic abuse in the age of social media — are a sobering reminder: Racism is a global crisis that is often resistant to progress and fighting it requires constant vigilance.

Arizona police investigate a deadly shooting rampage across 3 crime scenes, including a burning house where a body was found

Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a deadly shooting rampage across three crime scenes, including a burning house where a charred body was found Sunday.

Pot users welcome: Amazon won’t test jobseekers for marijuana

Amazon says it will no longer test jobseekers for marijuana use. The e-commerce giant, which is the second-largest private employer in the U.S. behind Walmart, is making the change as several states legalize cannabis.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Welcomes New Honorary Members on Good Morning America

Robin Roberts, Tracee Ellis Ross, Alice Walker, Ruth E. Carter, Debra Martin Chase, Cynthia Erivo, Ursula M. Burns, and Lisa Leslie

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® welcomed in eight new members with a big announcement on Good Morning America. Broadcast anchor Robin Roberts, award winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross, novelist and social activist Alice Walker, Academy Award costume designer Ruth E. Carter, 3x time WNBA Lisa Leslie, American motion picture and television producer Debra Martin Chase, actress, singer, and songwriter Cynthia Erivo, and one of the most powerful businesswoman in the world Ursula M. Burns.

Why Texas Democrats are doomed to fail

The visuals were powerful. Two chartered planes taking off from Texas -- and landing in the nation's capital -- filled with Democratic legislators fleeing a Republican attempt to pass one of the nation's most stringent voting bills.

What 2021 is showing us about Black lives mattering

More than a year after the pivotal moment where millions of Americans witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of those charged with the responsibility to serve and protect -- and about two weeks after the salutary news that his killer would pay with a 22.5 year prison sentence -- it seems like a good moment to assess what progress, if any, has been made in the social and professional advancement of Black Americans. Unfortunately (but not perhaps unsurprisingly) there are lately troubling new examples that that progress is haltingly slow.

Delta variant's trajectory in UK and Israel provides hope for US -- if we can keep vaccinating

All eyes are on the Delta variant that is now dominant in the United States as new Covid-19 cases rise week-to-week and the variant -- first identified in India and also known as B.1.617.2 -- accounts for a growing share.

$350M 'palace on rails' luxury train concept unveiled

Long distance rail travel looked like it could be on its way out just a few years ago, but a lot has changed since then. The classic style of traveling is now having something of a revival, as travelers look for more environmentally friendly ways to see the world.

Man arrested 4 days after being sentenced to probation

Just four days after a Scott County judge sentenced him to probation on a burglary conviction, a Davenport man was arrested Sunday morning on a new burglary charge.

Delta Variant Now Makes Up More Than Half of Coronavirus Cases in US, CDC Says

The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus, now makes up more than half of all new Covid-19 infections in the US, according to estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 60 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery

The death toll in a condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 60, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, after authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery.

The Open House: With Realtor Falyn Davis Get A Bang For Your Buck: Acres Homes Investments

Welcome back to The Open House. If you’re an investor looking for a new place to grow your money, I’ve got the perfect upcoming area in the city.

H-E-B's Charles Butt Named A Top CEO

H-E-B’s Charles Butt was named a top CEO in Glassdoor’s Top CEO list for 2019. The San Antonio-based retailer’s Chairman and CEO ranked second out of 100 chief executives from across the nation.

Tara Reid on DMX, Deepak Chopra & the Art of Ascension

Tara Reid burst onto the scene as the flawless blue-eyed babe of the iconic 1999 camp comedy American Pie, a Fast Times at Ridgemont High for twenty-something Gen-Xers and precocious Millennials. Her flawless all-American looks led to films from cult favorite The Big Lebowski, to Urban Legend, Van Wilder, Josie and the Pussycats, Dr. T & the Women and My Boss’s Daughter. She starred and held her own alongside Ryan Reynolds, Ashton Kutcher, Rosario Dawson, Kate Hudson, Richard Gere and other movie heavyweights.

Break Free for Some Hot Fun in the Summertime

15 Fun Things to Do in the City

Break out this summer and have some well-deserved fun in the city! With relaxed restrictions in our city, Houstonians have now been given the green light to go outside to play. Get reacquainted with the fresh flowing air, the sight of people going here and there, and not feeling boxed in. As you unleash yourselves don't forget to do it in the safest and most respectable way. If you have not been vaccinated please do well by your fellow man by wearing your mask. All should still practice social distancing. Now is the time to get ready to go oooouuuuttttssssiiiidddeeee!!!!!!! And just to help you out we at Houston Style Magazine have a created a list of 15 things to do in and around the city.

Essence Festival x Verzuz Battle to Feature Bobby Brown x Keith Sweat on July 1st!

It’s official! The battle for the title of R&B king is back on the line--and this time, the 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Presented by Coca-Cola will feature two of the genre’s icons going head-to-head for the crown in a Verzuz battle to rival the best of them! Watch as none other than Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat step onto the ESSENCE Festival X Verzuz stage and go hit-for-hit in what’s sure to be an epic showdown filled with a host of the R&B classics fans love. It all takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, July 1ST, at 8 P.M. (ET) via ESSENCE.com, the Triller app and the Verzuz TV Instagram page. For more details, click here...

Millions remain under heat warning as extreme heat grips Northwest

The extreme heat wave in the Northwest is beginning to subside in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but much of the West will continue to deal with baking temperatures as millions remain under heat alerts.

Aunt Jemima's replacement is hitting store shelves nationwide

The nationwide rollout of the Pearl Milling Company brand name — formerly known as Aunt Jemima — is underway. The new brand said breakfast products in its Pearl Milling Company packaging began to ship on May 31. The new packaging has the same red and yellow color scheme as Jemima's packaging did, but it replaces Jemima's image with a 19th century watermill, a callback to the company's 1889 founding.

Cardi B debuts baby bump at BET Awards

"Blackish" star Marsai Martin said it for us: "Okay, Bardi with the baby bump!" Rap superstar Cardi B debuted her pregnancy Sunday night during a performance on the BET Awards with her husband Offset's rap trio Migos.

First on CNN: US ships first Pfizer vaccine doses abroad, donating 2 million to Peru

The United States on Monday will begin shipping its first doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine abroad as part of the Biden administration's pledge to donate millions of vaccine doses to other countries, a White House official told CNN.

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