State & Local

A Reason to Celebrate…And Be Hopeful: HISD Celebrates 92% of Schools Receiving Passing Grade from TEA; Kashmere HS Comes out of IR for First Time in 8 Years

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 21, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 21, 2019

Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Urban Harvest and Clear Channel Outdoors Launch Public Service Campaign to Bring Local Produce to Houston’s Food Deserts

August 21, 2019

by Forward Times Staff August 21, 2019

Say No Mo’… Release the Video

August 15, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 15, 2019

H-E-B Giving Opportunity to Local Black-Owned Business from Houston’s District D

August 7, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 7, 2019

National News

What If It Were Your Child? Pearland ISD Employees Named in Federal Lawsuit after Humiliating 13-Year Old Black Student by Blackening his Scalp with Permanent Marker

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 21, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 21, 2019

The Ensemble Theater Dances to the Beat of the “Rhythm of the Night”

August 21, 2019

by Forward Times Staff August 21, 2019

The “Other” Gun Issue in America

August 21, 2019

by Glenn Ellis August 21, 2019

Comcast Seeks to Close Digital Divide after Announcing Initiative with Dell Technologies

August 15, 2019

by Forward Times Staff August 15, 2019

Sports

Agent Rich Paul Uses His Smarts to Land Top NBA Players

by Dr. James B. Ewers Jr. August 21, 2019

by Dr. James B. Ewers Jr. August 21, 2019

Houston Texans Co-Founder and Senior Chair Janice S. McNair donated $5 million to Pro-Vision, Inc. in Sunnyside, Houston

August 21, 2019

by via Houston Texans August 21, 2019

Rockets Announce 2019-20 Regular Season Schedule

August 21, 2019

by via Houston Rockets August 21, 2019

Serena Williams Withdraws from Rogers Cup Finals Due to Injury

August 14, 2019

by Grace Boateng August 14, 2019

Entertainment

The Ensemble Theater Dances to the Beat of the “Rhythm of the Night”

by Forward Times Staff August 21, 2019

by Forward Times Staff August 21, 2019

Earth, Wind & Fire: First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors

August 21, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White August 21, 2019

Questlove to Produce ‘Soul Train’ the Musical for Broadway In 2021

August 21, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White August 21, 2019

Leslie Jones Joins ‘Coming 2 America’ and Announces Her Hour-Long Netflix Special

August 15, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White August 15, 2019

Editorial

Who Cares About Fair Elections?

by Juliane Malveaux August 21, 2019

by Juliane Malveaux August 21, 2019

NNPA Makes Plans for the Future during Informal Gathering in Houston

August 21, 2019

by Stacy M. Brown August 21, 2019

When Cities Don’t Want the POTUS in Tragedy, America is in Trouble

August 15, 2019

by Dr. James B. Ewers Jr. August 15, 2019

A National Crisis: Surging Hate Crimes and White Supremacists

August 15, 2019

by Charlene Crowell August 15, 2019