DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — One of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race riot, one of the worst race riots in U.S. history, has died...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — It’s common for toddlers to switch up their eating habits, so don’t be shocked if they refuse a particular food one day...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Houston Health Department is encouraging people with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes to become a member of the Diabetes Awareness &...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Nearly two years after Comcast announced it would be launching a competition to create two new independently Black-owned cable channels to include...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Because she allegedly didn’t pay her rent for years (and got away with it), La Toya Jackson is being ordered to pay a $360,000...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Texas Legislature’s newest incoming members were elected less than a week ago, and the two chambers won’t gavel in until Jan...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Michelle Obama says she felt alone after a miscarriage 20 years ago and she and Barack Obama underwent fertility treatments to conceive...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Democrats tried Tuesday to fight their way back to power in state capitols across the country by reclaiming governor’s seats in key...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Community members have raised more than $84,000 for a Los Angeles-area teacher captured on video punching a student who had repeatedly called...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — As polls opened up on Tuesday morning, voting advocates were likely both excited and fearful for what the 2018 Midterm elections could...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Pictures, which were posted on the Middleton School District Facebook page but have since been deleted, showed the group dressed up as...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Although Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the country, they still run into many obstacles when seeking capital...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Tyler Perry’s says he’s finally ready to retire the ‘Madea’ Franchise for good and fans will get to say goodbye to the character...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Fall is affectionately known as “cuffing season” for a reason. There’s just something super romantic and sexy about the chilly temps which...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — With Will Packer as the producer and Rock as the director, Hart will be starring in a film entitled Coparenting, Deadline reports.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Megyn Kelly’s firing at NBC has fans calling for Tamron Hall’s return. Kelly came under fire for vehemently defending people who wore blackface...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture:...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Often, there’s no clear cause of depression. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, early childhood trauma, genetics, major life changes,...
By Defender News Service Grenita Lathan, HISD’s chief academic officer, took over the district on an interim basis in April when Richard Carranza left the district...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Data scientists and flood engineers worked with the city on an eight-month study to create the Houston Housing and Community Development Department...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — To acknowledge these unsung heroes and “sheroes,” who often go unrecognized, the Defender Network asked a group of peers from the church music community to...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — James admitted he allowed his sons, 14-year-old LeBron Jr. and 11-year-old Bryce, to drink wine.
DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE — South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Hall for the Performing Arts.
By Defender News Service The African-American woman who served as former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said she will decide after the November midterms whether...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — With the disastrous results of the 2014 midterms and the political stakes this year, some, including former President Barack Obama, are calling...
