State & Local

Greater Houston Black Chamber Announces 2019 Pinnacle Awards Finalists at VIP Reception Celebrating its 25th Year Silver Jubilee of Black Excellence

by Forward Times Staff September 11, 2019

by Forward Times Staff September 11, 2019

Pastor Keion Henderson and The Lighthouse Church Launch New Campus in Fort Bend

September 11, 2019

by Forward Times Staff September 11, 2019

HISD Launches Female Mentorship Initiative to Empower Students

September 11, 2019

by Forward Times Staff September 11, 2019

Mayor Sylvester Turner Highlights Local Efforts to Prevent Suicides Among Veterans, Active Military and Family Members

September 11, 2019

by Forward Times Staff September 11, 2019

National News

What Matters 2020 – Issues That Impact Minority Communities

by Jeffrey L. Boney September 11, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney September 11, 2019

17 Million Voters Purged Nationwide Between 2016 and 2018

September 4, 2019

by Stacy M. Brown September 4, 2019

“The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” Finds New Home at Texas Southern’s KTSU 90.9 FM

August 28, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 28, 2019

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

August 21, 2019

by Jeffrey L. Boney August 21, 2019

Sports

Last Second Field Goal by Saints Spoils Texans’ Effort to Win Week One Game

by Grace Boateng September 11, 2019

by Grace Boateng September 11, 2019

Prairie View A&M Soccer: Josiah Recognized as SWAC Goalkeeper of the Week

September 11, 2019

by Via Prairie View A&M University September 11, 2019

Rockets Re-Sign Nenê

September 11, 2019

by via Houston Rockets September 11, 2019

Rockets Extend Contract of Eric Gordon

September 11, 2019

by via Houston Rockets September 11, 2019

Entertainment

Gina Torres Makes History as First Afro-Latina to Create, Produce and Star in Own Show

by Chelsea Lenora White September 11, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White September 11, 2019

Tracee Ellis Ross Launches Haircare Brand

September 11, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White September 11, 2019

Maxo Kream and Megan Thee Stallion Try to Find Love in ‘Flavor of Love’-Themed ‘She Live’ Video’

September 11, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White September 11, 2019

Lizzo Lands Her First #1 Hit On Billboard Top 100

September 11, 2019

by Chelsea Lenora White September 11, 2019

Editorial

Republicans Use Gerrymandering to Gain a Political Advantage

by James B. Ewers Jr. September 11, 2019

by James B. Ewers Jr. September 11, 2019

Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

September 11, 2019

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. September 11, 2019

Violent White Supremacists Continue to Threaten Basic Civil Rights — and Our Lives

September 4, 2019

by Jesse Jackson September 4, 2019

What Goes Up, Must Come Down, But When?

August 28, 2019

by Julianne Malveaux August 28, 2019