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A Very Mean Underdog
Astros face the A’s in the Best-Of-Five American League Division Series
I don’t think Major League Baseball could have scripted the American League Division Series matchup between the Houston Astros and the Oakland A’s even if they tried as hard as they could. No matter what the schedule looked like towards the end of the season, this matchup was not in the cards. But it’s definitely something that the MLB will promote as much as they can to baseball fans to build the postseason drama.
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Al Sharpton Talks Misconceptions About His Place at the Center of Civil Rights
For many Black Americans, he is next to a Messiah. For many non-Black Americans, he is thought to be an agitator, riling up already uncomfortable societal quagmires that are better left swept under the rug. Media image aside, Reverend Al Sharpton is neither of these things. The boy raised by a single mother in working class Queens, New York, developed a passion for civil rights activism as a pre-teen. He began marching alongside Reverend Jesse Jackson and other prominent civil rights activists at the tender age of thirteen, seeking to progress the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of civil disobedience and taking the high road to equal rights under the law for Black Americans.
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City of Houston Support and Prioritize the Sunnyside Community
When I became mayor in 2016, I said I did not want to be the mayor of two cities – the haves, and the have nots.
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Trump's positive Covid-19 test throws country into fresh upheaval
A country already unnerved by a devastating health catastrophe and a turbulent political season faced fresh upheaval Friday as Americans awoke to news President Donald Trump had contracted coronavirus.
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Are You Registered to Vote?
My vote won’t count. I missed the deadline. The process is too hard. What are these statements? Excuses used by Americans as reasons why they don’t vote. And there are more than that with regards to black and brown people faced with lack of transportation, voter IDs laws, distrust of the system, and a lack of education of the process. However, I am of the belief that for every excuse there is a solution to resolve it. Stop thinking you won’t be heard.
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Are You Registered to Vote?
My vote won’t count. I missed the deadline. The process is too hard. What are these statements? Excuses used by Americans as reasons why they don’t vote. And there are more than that with regards to black and brown people faced with lack of transportation, voter IDs laws, distrust of the system, and a lack of education of the process. However, I am of the belief that for every excuse there is a solution to resolve it.
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Commissioner Rodney Ellis Announces 30,000 Drivers License Holds Lifted this Week as County Ends OmniBase Program
Commissioner Ellis also raised concerns about remaining holds through this program, including 500,000 that are in Houston Municipal Courts
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An officer was indicted for endangering neighbors, but not Breonna Taylor, with his bullets. This may be why
After months of anticipation that a Kentucky grand jury would deliver justice in Breonna Taylor's killing, the indictment of a single Louisville policeman involved in the fruitless drug raid yielded confusion and more anger.
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Landlord says towing business hasn’t paid rent for months, and she can’t do much about it
A South Side landlord says her tenants have not paid rent in months – in fact, they owed her thousands before COVID-19.
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Commission on Presidential Debates says it will make changes to format to 'ensure a more orderly discussion'
The Commission on Presidential Debates said Wednesday it would be making changes to the format of the remaining presidential debates after the first debate between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump devolved into a chaotic disaster the night before.
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Some of the most frequently banned books feature LGBTQ stories, library association says
Some school libraries ban books because characters use witchcraft. Others do because of profanity or sexual content, or because of uncomfortable themes like racism.
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Palantir, the controversial data company, makes its Wall Street debut
Palantir Technologies, the secretive data company best known for taking on controversial work for the US government, made its Wall Street debut Wednesday.
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NBC News/WSJ/Telemundo Latino Poll: Joe Biden Leads President Donald Trump Among Latino Voters 62% to 26%
With just over six weeks until Election Day, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll published today offers the latest snapshot of Latino voters’ views on the 2020 presidential election.
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Don't forget that Donald Trump lost the 2016 debates
President Donald Trump will come into tonight's presidential debate against former Vice President Joe Biden on a major losing streak: He still hasn't won a single general election debate for president.
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First presidential debate devolves into chaos as Trump and Biden insult and interrupt one another
The first presidential debate quickly devolved into pure chaos Tuesday night as President Donald Trump repeatedly talked over former Vice President Joe Biden, who responded with jabs at the President -- at one point calling him a clown and "the worst president that America has ever had."
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Houston Community College selects new co-chairs to lead Black History Committee
Two veteran HCC employees will share the leadership of the HCC Black History Committee (BHC), whose year-round efforts center on securing college scholarships for African-American students attending HCC.
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Say Their Name Exhibits Open in Emancipation Park
Starting today, visitors can pay homage to Black Americans killed due to social injustice by viewing the 'Say Their Names' national grassroots initiative.
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Americans feel better about the economy now than at any point during the pandemic
Six months into the pandemic, Americans are beginning to feel much better about the economic recovery. Consumer confidence soared to its highest level since Covid-19 swept across the country, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
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TikTok jumps on the voter registration bandwagon
Instagram and Facebook have been hounding people for weeks to register to vote in the 2020 election with prominent information boxes. Snapchat tapped Barack Obama, Snoop Dogg and Arnold Schwarzenegger to promote voter registration on its app. Twitter sent all of its US users a timeline prompt on National Voter Registration Day to remind them to register or confirm that they'd already done so. YouTube is also encouraging voter registration.