AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Government administrator Stephen L. Williams was born on June 10, 1956, in Waycross, Georgia to Loretta Williams and Rosebud Smith, Sr....
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — I am proud to announce the passage of legislation to name two of our roadways after two great Black leaders who...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — School is already out for some districts, and others will soon follow. Summer is a time when many kids still need something to...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — SHAPE Community Center has reason to celebrate. Since its founding on June 1, 1969, the Third Ward institution has made an impact...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Championing women of color in technology is one of the most important causes for Walker’s Legacy today,” says Natalie Madeira Cofield, founder and...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — An important legal battle here in Texas is continuing to weave its way up through the courts and could eventually land a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We should not wait for another one of our hero’s to be killed before we stand up to take action to prevent this...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Wheatley’s Robert Gregory put on a show at the UIL state track meet when he won the Class 4A 200m dash final in...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Karen Carter Richards, CEO and Publisher of the Houston Forward Times, is running for the chairmanship of the National Newspaper Publishers Association...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The ACLU of Texas calls for an independent investigation into the tragedy in Baytown and the immediate release of the officer’s body camera...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Bushwick Bill, of the legendary Houston rap group the Geto Boys, revealed that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The news came...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Congressional Democrats are looking to put teeth back in the Voting Rights Act, six years after the Supreme Court gutted a key enforcement...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Joy Bramble, publisher of The Baltimore Times, was recently immortalized in wax for her 30-plus years of providing a Black media outlet. Bramble was...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — More exciting news continues to come out of Missouri City, Texas, as their City Manager, Anthony J. Snipes, was recently elected as...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — At their very regal and historic Purple Blazer Ceremony, history was made, as the Charter Line (2019) for the Mu Mu Nu Chapter...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — More than 500 African-American Mayors from large cities and fast-growing communities will converge on Houston for the African Americans Mayors Association (AAMA)...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — A dispute over a parking spot turned into a racially-charged, savage beating at the hands of three white police officers. What followed next...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, individuals filed 28,843 housing discrimination complaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under the Trump Administration, fair housing...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — In preparation for the upcoming State of Black Women Summit, the Defender Network and the Barbara Jordan Institute at Texas Southern University hosted...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis applauded the Port of Houston Authority’s recent decision to conduct a disparity study of its procurement practices...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to explaining how Nexstar undermined MBG, the lawsuit outlines MBG's efforts to work in good faith with Nexstar to try and...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — As Women’s History Month comes to a close, the Defender celebrates some visionary women to watch. They are making a difference in Houston...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mayor Sylvester Turner today accelerated the progress of his Complete Communities initiative by announcing the establishment of a fund to receive private donations and pledges for neighborhood...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Spring High School senior Treyvon Mays, a Texas State commit and #22 ranked 110m hurdler in the nation, made a case for...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced he is finally giving Houston firefighters the raise they have been fighting for. Mayor Turner’s plans to implement...