By Aswad Walker Texas Southern University is set to receive $426,966 to fund its Upward Bound program, according to U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The announcement, made May 31, states the funds will cover the program’s first budget period, and it is anticipated that the grant will cover a total […]
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By Aswad Walker Books Between Kids, a non-profit organization founded in 2012 to serve Houston’s at-risk children by providing them with books to build their own home libraries, recently gave away their millionth book to at HISD student at Piney Point Elementary School. Since 2013, Books Between Kids has been providing gently […]
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By Aswad Walker The 2014 sleeper hit Dear White People has given birth to a spin-off of sorts on Netflix. Both the original movie and the current Netflix comedy series are the creations of Houston native Justin Simien. Though Simien was not able to secure the entire cast from the […]
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By Aswad Walker Amid very little fanfare, Beyoncé marked the anniversary of her iconic “Lemonade” album with news that she will be funding scholarships for Black women to attend selected colleges and universities. The announcement of her Formation Scholarship Award came in late April. Four Black women will receive […]
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Amid the mourning of the senseless death of Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old boy recently shot in the head by a police officer in Balch Springs, a Dallas suburb, the city’s police chief Jonathan Haber said new evidence showed the killing did not unfold the way the authorities had originally claimed. […]
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