ABOVE: Photo By Preston Middleton Being an elected official can sometimes be a “thankless” job.…
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Community leader, civil rights pioneer hailed as advocate for justice Rice University has announced it…
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Not Your Average Joes: Two Local Doctors Refusing to Ignore the COVID-19 Plight in the African American Community
ABOVE: Dr. Joseph Gathe, Jr. and Dr. Joseph Varon An “average Joe” is often described…
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Facebook Awards Forward Times $100K Grant to Continue Keeping Community Informed During COVID-19 Pandemic
This has been one of the most challenging times in America’s history, especially for small…
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ABOVE: Dr. Letitia Plummer One day after attending the most recent Houston City Council meeting,…
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Houston City Council Approves $15 Million Rental Relief Program for Landlords and Tenants
This past week, the Houston City Council approved a much-needed $15 million rental relief program,…
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Civil Rights Icon and Journalist Ida B. Wells Posthumously Awarded 2020 Pulitzer Prize
This past Monday, May 4th, the Pulitzer Prize board announced they were posthumously awarding civil…
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“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” No…
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Al Edwards, Former State Rep and “Father of Juneteenth Holiday” in Texas, Dead at 83
The Greater Houston area has lost a Texas political icon and one of its prominent…
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Harris County Judge Announces Framework to Guide County Containment Efforts COVID-19 Amid Statewide Orders to Reopen Economy
Additional Pop-up Testing Sites Bring Daily Capacity to 1,600 On Tuesday, April 28, Harris County…
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