It was a homegoing celebration fit for a king. That is the way the late Council Member Larry Vincent Green would have wanted it, as he was remembered by his constituents, staff, colleagues, family and friends, during an extremely celebratory service that ...
ABOVE: Community activist Deric Muhammad speaks on panel to address gun violence at the “Keeping Our Children Safe: How Do We Prevent Gun Violence in Our Communities and Schools?”community forum as Council Member Dwight Boykins and rapper Scar ...
It is with great sadness that the Forward Times reports that Houston Council Member Larry Green (District K) was found dead in his home this past Tuesday. At our press deadline, the cause of death had not been determined. Green was the first and only coun ...
More than 6,000 homeless students attend Houston Independent School District (HISD) schools. Like their peers, they want to hang out with friends, participate in extracurricular activities, and attend school functions such as prom. Unfortunately, many of ...
ABOVE: Darryl Montgomery and Orgena Keener This past Saturday, Feb. 24, Wells Fargo honored Orgena Keener, owner of Kaffeine Coffee Internet & Office Café, during a special Community Builders event celebrating African American entrepreneurs and encou ...
ABOVE: Shannan Nobles, Chief Deputy City Controller; Sonny Messiah Jiles, CEO, Defender Media Group; Jeffrey L. Boney, Forward Times Associate Editor; Dorris Ellis, co-founder and publisher, Houston Sun; and Houston Chronicle columnist Cindy George This p ...
ABOVE: Mayor Sylvester Turner, Bishop James Dixon and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honor some of Houston’s Leading Black Women who are using their POWER to cause others to rise. Photo by: James Wright-WrightONE Photography This past Sunday, February ...
The city of Houston has lost another one of its iconic figures, as Mr. Ed Banks, who was affectionately known as the “Mayor of Third Ward” passed away on Feb. 15 at the age of 75. Back in December, the Forward Times joined forces with the hist ...
This Friday, February 23, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom, 201 Caroline St. – 17th floor, a historic portrait unveiling and dedication ceremony will be held to honor the history of public service and to commemorate the life of one of the i ...
Local Pastor, Author, and Executive Director Joshua T. Scott of APC Inc. recently took 60 S.T.E.M students from across the Greater Houston area to see the premiere of Black Panther. Students were encouraged to seek careers in Science, Technology, Engineer ...
