Saturday, March 29, marked the 7th opening day for the South Central Little League. Proud parents and friends looked on as excited players and coaches paraded onto the field to take part in the ceremony. The South Central Little League has been providing baseball opportunities for the past 13 years. The league was organized by […]
In the first study to look at racial and ethnic differences in dementia risk among older adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that dementia was much higher among Native Americans and African-Americans and lowest among Asian-Americans. The study, published in Diabetes Care, included a group of more than 22,000 patients aged 60 or older […]
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” — […]
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 […]
