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Mayor Sonja A. Brown Delivers 2026 State of the City: “Glenn Heights Is Evolving with Vision, Integrity, and Purpose”
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (638+ words) GLENN HEIGHTS, TX" Before an audience of residents, regional partners, civic leaders, and elected officials, Mayor Sonja A. Brown delivered the 2026 State of the City Address, outlining a clear vision for governance reform, infrastructure expansion, strategic partnerships, and long-term investment in…...
THE DIXIECRAT GOP - African American News and Issues
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (700+ words) The Grand Ole Party of Abraham Lincoln has evolved into the Ole Dixiecrat Party of the Southern Confederacy. The key question is: what happened? Sadly, Texas has become the strongest GOP state in the nation. The question of questions is…...
EARLIE HUDNALL, JR. - African American News and Issues
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (138+ words) By: PDNB Gallery PDNB Gallery artist, Earlie Hudnall, Jr., has been keeping busy in the past year. It has been rather exciting to see the continued strong interest in his work throughout the past decade. Since 2023, the Museum of Fine…...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR - African American News and Issues
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (443+ words) By: Doctor Esquire, [email protected] I would like to start off by thanking you for all your work and effort within the black community. You have maintained the ability to positively influence our people. In reading the latest addition of African…...
The Creeping Scourge of Gambling in Texas
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) In 1991, the Texas Legislature, with a promise to fund public education, put the issue before the people on a constitutional ballot to amend the Texas Constitution to create a state lottery and allow bingo. Blinded by the vision of a…...
SEGREGATION DIDN’T DIE — IT JUST MOVED INTO OUR ZIP CODES
1+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) For many Americans, segregation is something they believe lives safely in the past'locked away in black-and-white photos, history books, and court rulings. Bu SEGREGATION DIDN'T DIE ' IT JUST MOVED INTO OUR ZIP CODES When schools were legally segregated, the injustice…...
COMMISSIONER EL FRANCO LEE
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) Today, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, State Sen. Borris Miles and State Rep. Harold Dutton paid tribute to the legacy of late Commissioner El Franco Lee during the centennial Black History Month, recognizing the El Franco Lee Statue at the…...
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - African American News and Issues
1+ week, 2+ day ago (485+ words) The role of immigration is becoming increasingly important and vital to American sustainability and economic prosperity. In 2025, (1.8) million Americans were born, but (3) million died. The birthrate was (12.7) per (1,000) adults in 2025, a record low. Therefore, in 2080 at the current rate of…...
USA’S RACIAL HALF - African American News and Issues
1+ week, 2+ day ago (589+ words) By: Roy Douglas Malonson Civil rights advocates were swift in their condemnation, calling the post "deeply offensive," "historically violent," and "dangerous in the digital age." Several leaders pointed out the timing, noting the painful symbolism of such imagery resurfacing during…...
TARGETED FOR BEING BLACK AND EXPERIENCED: AL GREEN’S FIGHT
1+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) By: Roy Douglas Malonson Long-serving African American Democratic lawmakers " figures such as US Rep. Al Green (D-TX), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) " are under unique pressure from both within and outside their party. Waters, 87, in her…...