UPDATE 5/10:Ā Here are an updated list of school closures and postponements due to heavy rains overnight on Thursday (5/9). Alief ISD: Closed Friday Aldine ISD: Aldine ISD canceling school on Friday, May 10 due to inclement weather in Houston area Alvin ISD: Closed Friday Channelview ISD: Closed Friday Clear Creak ISD: Closed Friday Cleveland ISD: […]
Four years after her death in a Waller County jail cell, the story ofĀ Sandra BlandĀ continues to be a talking point in regards to police interactions and that of what really happened to Bland after she was pulled over, jailed and ultimately found dead. Her death in 2015 felt like another jolt to the system in […]
In 1952,Ā Autherine Lucy FosterĀ first applied to attend the University of Alabama. While she was accepted into one of Alabama’s top colleges, her offer was rescinded once school officials realized she was a Black woman. A lengthy court battle ensured, ultimately allowing Foster to finally begin her freshman year at the school four years later in […]
Diana Ross says she was almost brought to tears this past weekend following an aggressive TSA inspection at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong New Orleans International airport left her feeling “violated.” Ross tweeted early Sunday morning that she was treated like “royalty” in New Orleans and at the airport she was “treated like sh*t.” Ross was […]
Authorities have discovered that Dallas pastorĀ Eugene Keahey killed himself after starting a fire that claimed the lives of his wife and two of his daughters. Keahey, who was a pastor at Mount Zion Church of Sand Brand, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office. Keahey’s wife,Ā Deanna, and daughter,Ā Camryn, […]
Last night, North Carolina’sĀ Chelsie Kryst made history when she was announced as Miss USA. Not only was she the latest Black woman to wear the crown, she helped pull off a historic trifecta. For the first time ever, three Black women are currently wearing crowns as the 2019 Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss […]
TheĀ Boyz N The Hood family suffered another major loss last week asĀ Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, the actor who played the dirty cop inĀ John Singleton‘s iconic film passed away last Friday at his California home. Ferguson was 76. Ferguson’s death preceded that ofĀ Singleton who passed away on Monday following complications from an April 17 stroke. Ferguson’s son […]
Facebook has banned Nation of Islam leaderĀ Louis FarrakhanĀ from its platform along with right-wing conspiracy theoristĀ Alex JonesĀ and others, labeling them as “dangerous” and said they will be purged from its platforms, including Instagram. Jones and his InfoWars media outlet had previous been banned from Facebook in August 2018 but will now be banned on Instagram as […]
A woman says her trip to a hair salon on March 19 left her disfigured after she went to get her hair lightened. “One of the reasons why I came to do this interview is because many women, we get this done and we have to be very careful,” Idania Rivera said on Wednesday through […]
Fox has revealed that Empire will return for a sixth season but it appears that Jussie Smollett will not. Smollett was written out of the final two episodes of season 5 after being accused of faking an attack he claimed happened to him back in January. His future and the show’s future have been in […]
Larry King was hospitalized last week after going into cardiac arrest and suffering a heart attack. According to TMZ, King had complained of a difficulty to breathe for months and was set to go to the hospital Thursday to get checked out. As he was getting ready to go to the hospital, the famed talk […]
The cause of death of 13-year-old Kashala Francis has been revealed. Francis died days after she was attacked near Attucks Middle School in southeast Houston. According to the medical examiner, Francis died due t complications of intracranial neoplasm, a brain tumor. Kashala Francisā mother Mamie Jackson says her daughter was attacked by two girls after […]