DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Allen West, the former Florida congressman who now lives in Texas, announced Wednesday evening that he is exploring a run for Texas GOP...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Houston First Corporation and Airbnb, the online home sharing platform, have announced a breakthrough agreement in which Houston’s Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT)...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it’s taking a stand for the Double V campaign during World War II; marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Geto Boys’ Willie D is moving into politics in his hometown of Houston. He made the announcement last week, about three weeks after his...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Michelle Obama didn’t hold anything back during a candid sit down with Gayle King over the weekend at Essence Fest. Besides discussing healthy...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Presidential hopeful and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have released a plan aimed at closing the wage gap affecting black and brown women, part...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Jill Biden says the American people “didn’t buy” any insinuation during the Democratic presidential debate that her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, is...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Democrats and Republicans tried to take me out by the knees,’ Michelle Obama says at Essence Fest. Former first lady Michelle Obama says dealing with...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — For over a decade, Kashmere High School in Northeast Houston has been on the state’s list of struggling schools that must improve. But...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — A heated exchange was recorded at a recent event held by the Youth Advocacy Summit between the group and Houston mayoral candidate Dwight Boykins, who...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Defender presented its latest Conversations & Coffee series titled “State of Black Houston” at the Power Center. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — It’s a wrap, folks. The last episode of Steve Harvey‘s talk show “Steve” aired Wednesday, after it was announced in January that his time slot...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mary J. Blige seems to be winning in every way. Days after she honored her damn self at the BET Awards, Lionsgate announced...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The son of jailed rap mogul Suge Knight’s has landed his own real estate reality show on VH1. Suge Jacob Knight is set to lead the...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Loved ones of the latest American tourist to be found dead in the Dominican Republic were demanding answers for what could be a...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — An Italian eatery in Texas is facing backlash after a recent Black college graduate claims she was racially profiled and ordered to leave...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — There was a significant new development in the historic case of the Sugar Land 95. At a news conference Monday, Fort Bend County...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — An Ohio beauty salon is working to make sure dads have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to do their daughters’ hair....
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — With national Democrats looking to make Texas a battleground, a new Republican group is launching to register hundreds of thousands of new voters...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Frazier’s role will be to connect the Black community with the beleaguered and often tumultuous Trump administration. The timing however is interesting as Trump...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President Barack Obama’s family. At...