Rosa Parks was born on this day in Tuskeegee, AL in 1913. Ms. Parks earned numerous awards for her life-long dedication to social change and justice.
Veteran actress Angela Bassett appears on the cover of Essence magazine’s March issue marking its 4th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Bassett is the publication’s 2011 honoree, along with Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson and Loretta Devine. In the cover story “Unstoppable,” Bassett shows that even without the glam and glitz of Hollywood, […]
“I pray that God will show me and all of us the limits of our understanding and open our ears and our hearts to our brothers and sisters with different points of view, that such reminders of our shared hopes and our shared dreams and our shared limitations as children of God will reveal a […]
via:eurweb ABC Family has picked up a sitcom starring Raven-Symone, and two hourlong dramas to premiere later this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “The Great State of Georgia,” toplined by the 25-year-old former Disney star, is a multicamera comedy centered on an aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality who is joined by her science […]
ACADEMY OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS: THURSDAY EVENING CANCELED Alief ISD: Friday classes cancelled, all after school activities cancelled Thursday Alvin ISD: all extra-curricular activites cancelled Thursday Amigos Por Vida Charter School: Early dismissal today at 1:30 pm Anahuac ISD:
Via KHOU.com: HOUSTON – The winter weather has arrived and you can count on khou.com to keep you informed with a continuously updated list of closings and cancellations. Here is the latest list of school, business and other closings, published as we receive them. If you have a closing or cancellation to announce, please send to assignments@khou.com. SCHOOL CLOSINGS […]
Via: defendernetwork.com Forty percent of Black children are born poor. In the fourth grade, 85 percent of Black children can neither read nor do math at grade level and later, almost half drop out of school. A Black boy born in 2001 has a one in three chance of going to prison sometime in his […]
Ralph Ellison was the first novelist to portray the Black experience as a critical part of the American experience. His seminal novel, “Invisible Man,” was his only major work, but his letters, articles and fiction work established him as one of the most important writers in history. “Invisible Man” encapsulated the feelings of Black men […]
The video of HPD Officers beating a teen burglar was finally released. Watch the shocking video.
