This week, a grand jury met one last time over the cold case of Frank Morris, an African-American shopkeeper in Ferriday, Louisiana, who was brutally murdered in 1964, a victim of the Ku Klux Klan. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/35001
via: click2houston.com HOUSTON – Two men were arrested Thursday, accused of smashing into an east Houston gas station store to stealcash from the ATM. Houston police said the men broke through a wall and shattered a glass door to access the Chevron station in the 3300 block of Navigation at Sampson at 1:25 a.m. See […]
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will honor the special achievements of iconic actors Richard Roundtree and Hattie Winston, legendary filmmaker George Lucas and Sony Pictures Entertainment, during its 3rd live AAFCA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Light Space Studios, located at the historic Helm Bakery in Culver City California. The organization […]
via: myfoxhouston.com HOUSTON – We have some shocking video to show you: a woman says she caught a Houston Police officer texting while driving. Woman Says She Saw Officer Texting while Driving: MyFoxHOUSTON.com Many of us are guilty of texting while driving once in a while — maybe at a red light or a stop sign. […]
ERCOT warns extreme weather could threaten reliability during winter, next summer Texas may have to initiate rolling blackouts again over the winter and the electricity grid’s near-crisis last summer could occur again next summer if extreme weather puts more pressure on the grid than normal, the state’s grid operator warned today. The Electric Reliability Council […]
via: cnn.com Los Angeles (CNN) — Even though Kanye West walked off with the most Grammy nominations Wednesday night, the chatter backstage was all about Adele. West’s seven nominations was one more than that of the 23-year-old British songstress. And she was the clear favorite among many of the artists to take home the most […]
Write as well as you rap; teach us as well as you dress; build as well as you dance; study as well as you condemn others and we will not have to make excuses. –Haki Madhubati On this day, I will take five minutes to talk to my sons about channeling energy so that we […]
via: cnn.com In the United States, more than 6,500 people are waiting for HIV/AIDS drugs from a government program. The AIDS Drug Assistance Program provides medication to people with HIV/AIDS who are uninsured, low-income and otherwise unable to afford the life-saving drugs. These drugs can cost upwards of $4,000 a month. In 12 states, ADAP […]
Houston’s Preferred Lady DJ, DJ Supastar, was “scratched” from Master of the Mix (MOTM) Saturday due to unforeseen technical difficulties during her set, but her early dismissal doesn’t mean her road ahead is cut short. DJ Supastar is moving full speed ahead with upcoming projects, including a new book of short stories, Diary of a […]
Via NEWS92FM.com – The Houston Police Department seeks assistance from the public in the identification of any potential victims of a suspect arrested and charged in a child pornography investigation. The man suspected in this case is Christopher Ian Hilton (pictured right), 32. He is charged with three counts of promotion of child pornography. Authorities within […]
By News92FM’s Patti Shei: The Coogs are getting ready to take on Southern Miss in the Conference USA championship. Tickets sold out in three hours. Gates open at 6:00 a.m. and concessions at 7:30 a.m. on game day. Read More
(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — As nearly 50 supporters squeezed into his small, six-room headquarters in New Hampshire, Herman Cain used the words of Yogi Berra on Wednesday to define the state of his campaign just two days after a woman named Ginger White came forward claiming to have engaged in a long-term affair with the presidential […]
