AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Born and raised in the Acres Homes community, Ms. Willie Elaine Hubbard Brooks wanted a way to give back to where...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — During the 86th Legislative Session, I worked with several organizations to pass more than 28 pieces of legislation targeted to help...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Judge John W. Peavy, Jr. was born on April 28, 1942 in Houston, Texas to Malinda Terrell Peavy and John W....
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Does the name “Provost” sound familiar? It certainly should. Provost is synonymous with volunteerism, service and mentoring -all simultaneously. The name...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — here were many transformative criminal justice reform bills lawmakers filed and pushed this session. Bail reform, the Sandra Bland Act, the...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Within a whirlwind of 24 hours, Cy-Fair ISD graduate Taylor Powers met actors Tina Fey, Rose Byrn and designer Zac Posen....
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Flanked by his five-year-old daughter, Karem Greene was one of many parents who spent the afternoon at the Weekly Family YMCA...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Even after nearly two years, the effects of Hurricane Harvey are still felt today. Lone Star College students impacted by the...
By Afram News DALLAS (June 19, 2019) – The African American Museum, Dallas in Fair Park will present the widely acclaimed exhibition, The Kinsey African American...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — It’s more than a family affair, it’s a community involvement, and it’s a cultural ongoing movement! Shape’s 50th Homecoming, “Come On...
Senator José Menéndez Passes Bill Establishing Holocaust Remembrance Week in Public Schools Across Texas By Afram News San Antonio, Texas – Yesterday marked a significant milestone...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — When word leaked out that Trump would appoint Ben Carson as HUD Secretary, no one seemed more taken aback than Carson....
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...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Houston Community College (HCC) has named Suzette Brimmer Interim Dean of the Consumer Arts & Sciences Center of Excellence (COE)....
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Historian and educator Merline Pitre was born on April 10, 1943 in Opelousas, Louisiana to Robert and Florence Pitre. Pitre graduated...
AFRIAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES— Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record on criminal justice...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — For decades, Black America has suffered from a self-destructive ideology when it comes to supporting our own businesses from the...
