For decades, opportunity has lagged for boys and young men of color. But across the country, communities are adopting approaches to help put these boys and young men on the path to success. Now these efforts are getting support from the highest levels of government. President Obama announced the launch of “My Brother’s Keeper” — […]
A team of four high school students from the Missouri City area bested eleven teams from around the city to claim first place in the annual National Black MBA Association Houston chapter Leaders of Tomorrow Business Case Competition. Mentored by first-time coach, Lauren Ford, a career counselor at the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer School […]
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was found guilty of 20 of 21 counts of corruption, including bribery, wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns. He was found not guilt on one charge of bribery. Nagin’s sentencing is scheduled for June 11. Nagin, 57, was accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in […]
The T-STEM E4 Academy hosted its first annual festival on February 6. Nearly 200 students from six different schools, from Houston to Port Arthur, converged at the South Side Attucks Middle School campus to participate in design challenges and to learn more about practical applications of science in our daily lives.The students ranged in ages […]
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services along with Harris County agencies are coordinating efforts to enroll the uninsured in the Houston metro in Obamacare. Under the Enroll Gulf Coast banner, agencies are approaching the initiative much like a natural disaster. “The number of uninsured people that we have here in Harris County, 1.1 […]
A restraining order prohibiting HCC trustee David Wilson from assuming his office was withdrawn allowing Mr. Wilson to start his term as HCC trustee. Wilson, a conservative activist, gained national attention for running and winning in predominately African American and solidly Democratic District 2, by implying in campaign materials he was African American. At issue […]