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Deep Freeze Power Crisis In Texas Is Expanding
Houston Mayor Urges Texas To Pay Soaring Utilities

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urged Texas officials to pay for soaring utility bills after winter storms wreaked havoc across the…
by Anoa Changa
02.23.21
Rodney Reese
Teen Arrested For Walking While Black In Snow

Rodney Reese, who was arrested in Plano, Texas, for walking in a street during a snowstorm, has spoken out after…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.22.21
European Premiere of Disney's "The Lion King"
BeyGOOD Foundation Helps Texans Hurt By Winter Storm

Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation is leading efforts to help Texas residents impacted by the winter storm.
by NewsOne Staff
02.22.21
Historic Dallas Winter Storm Blankets Suburbs in Snow
Community Care

We've gathered several resources regarding how to help those affected by this unprecedented crisis.
by Charise Frazier
02.19.21
Texas Struggles With Unprecedented Cold And Power Outages
Texas HBCUs Step Up During Historic Winter Storm

Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University, in particular, are making sure their students have access to the proper…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.19.21
11 itemsTexas Struggles With Unprecedented Cold And Power Outages
Devastating Photos Of Unprecedented Winter Storm Of 2021

Devastating photos show the extent of the unprecedented freezing amid widespread power outages across the large state of Texas from…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.19.21
Winter Storm Uri Brings Ice And Snow Across Widespread Parts Of The Nation
Winter Storms Taking Toll On Black Communities

As the pandemic continues to wage war on Black and brown communities, Mother Nature's relentlessness adds an additional layer of…
by Charise Frazier
02.17.21
A doctor in a white coat and protective gloves holds the medicine in a glass ampoule. The vaccine for covid-19 or for colds and flu is in the hands of a nurse. The concept of treatment and prevention of the spread of infection, virus and pneumonia.
Dallas County Vaccine Rollout Shows Racial Equity Gap

An attempt to address racial disparities in vaccine access was overruled after Texas state officials threatened to cut Dallas county’s…
by Anoa Changa
01.23.21
Joshua Feast, 22-year-old Black man killed by La Marque Police in Texas
Police Victim Joshua Feast's Family Honors His Life

Attendees will include Feast's family attorney Benjamin Crump and family members of George Floyd and Pamela Turner, other Black people…
by Charise Frazier
01.09.21
Joshua Feast bodycam video
Joshua Feast Bodycam Video Released, Confirms Cops Lied

Ben Crump caled for an independent investigation into the La Marque Police killing Joshua Feast after seeing bodycam from the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.21.20
Joshua Feast, 22-year-old Black man killed by La Marque Police in Texas
Joshua Feast's Independent Autopsy Report Released

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump shared the details of the report during a Wednesday news conference, which showed the 22-year-old…
by Charise Frazier
12.17.20
Joshua Feast, 22-year-old Black man killed by La Marque Police in Texas
Joshua Feast's Killer Texas Cop Has Violent History

The Texas police officer who killed Joshua Feast by shooting him in the back has been involved with at least…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.13.20
Brandon Bernard
'I'm Sorry'

Despite a series of 11th hour attempts and delays, Brandon Bernard was executed by lethal injection on Dec. 10 after…
by Charise Frazier
12.11.20
She was convicted of illegal voting, but thatâs not why she might be going to prison
Crystal Mason Appeals Her 'Illegally Voting' Conviction

Crystal Mason, a Black woman jailed for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for…
by Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune
12.02.20
Protests Continue After The Death Of George Floyd, In Houston
Internship Program Launched In Honor Of George Floyd

The George Floyd Memorial Foundation has teamed up with Texas A&M University-Commerce for the creation of a civic engagement-focused internship…
by Brandee Sanders
11.14.20
Slavery Stock image
Everything You To Need Know About Juneteenth

Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, represents freedom in many ways.
by NewsOne Staff
06.20.20
Happy father and daughter in supermarket
Houston Chef Opens Grocery Store For Low-Income Families

A Houston-based restaurateur opened a grocery store to ensure that low-income families have access to affordable healthy food options amid…
by NewsOne Staff
04.05.20
Hervis Rogers
Texas Voters Wait Hours To Cast Ballot

As the primaries for a number of states took place on Super Tuesday, Texas and California voters were among those…
by A. Woods
03.31.20
Crumlin Road prison, closed in 1996, now a museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, built between 1843 and 1845 one of the most advanced prisons of its day
Texas Halts Rodney Reed's Execution

Rodney Reed's execution in Texas has been put on hold. Ray Jefferson Cromartie was executed on Nov. 13 by the…
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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