Category : News

U.S. NAVY OFFICER SCHOOL GRADUATE

By Megan Brown MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Ensign Rita Doakes, a native of Houston, Texas, FROM 11AM TO 4PM recently graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Limited Duty O cer/Chief Warrant O cer (LDO/CWO) School. On Apr. 12. Doakes, a Richard Milburn Academy graduat...

FBISD TRUSTEES

By: SH-FBISD News The FBISD Board of Trustees approved the appointments of two deputy superintendents and a finance director at the Monday Agenda Review meeting. Dr. Jaretha Jordan was named Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Kathleen B...

JUST SAY, “NO” TO ANOTHER HISD BOND

By: Travis McGee On June 1, 2023, the Texas Education Agency (T.E.A.) took full control of the Houston Independent School District. Even though we have been historically underfunded by the State of Texas, our taxes make up approximately 90% of HISD’s...

HOUSTON CONTRACTING

Is there economic justice in the City of Houston’s prime contracting processes? e City of Houston has never had an inclusive diverse system of awarding contracts. No doubt about it, former Mayor Lee P. Brown was Houston’s most inclusive multi-cultur...

AUTISM AWARENESS

About 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the U.S. are autistic. e Autism Spectrum Disorder affects how a person interacts with others, causing social obstacles and communication difficulties. Characterized by verbal and nonverbal impediments, an...

UAW unionizes Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee

By Bob Bussel, University of Oregon Volkswagen workers celebrate in Chattanooga, Tenn., after their bid to join the UAW union prevailed. AP Photo/George Walker IV A decisive majority of the Volkswagen workers employed at a factory in Chattanooga, Ten...

ELIZA ANN ROBERTSON 100 YEARS OLD

By: Vera Baker Eliza Ann Robertson was born on April 4 1924, in Keatchie, Louisiana to Sam and Laura Collins. She attended Flower Hill School in Grand Cane, Louisiana. She moved to Houston’s Acres Home community in 1952. She’s the mother to 10 childr...

COMMISSIONER THOMAS JONES, JR.

By: Shelley McKinley The newest Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority is Thomas Jones, Jr. He joins six other Commissioners and has the responsibility of setting policies and guiding executive staff to ensure that Port Houston continues...

Mediators Forum (Saint Lucia) Inc. Holds Inaugural AGM

The Mediators Forum (Saint Lucia) Inc. held its first Annual General Meeting at the Orchid Garden on Wednesday 10th April 2024. Two major agenda items were: a) The adoption of the Company’s By-Law and b) the election of members to the Forum’s Managem...

The triumph of vinyl: Vintage is back as LP sales continue to skyrocket

Adobe Stock Photo by Josh Greenberg, Carleton University Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today....

WASCO Reports Significant Water Reduction At Intakes

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) acknowledges the concerning reduction in water levels at various abstraction points islandwide as a result of the ongoing dry conditions affecting Saint Lucia. The prolonged dry spell, due in part to a sign...

Goodbye to the myth of “eating for two”: why it is so important to control weight during pregnancy

Adobe Stock Photo& & by Carmen Feria Ramirez, Professor in Nursing and Midwife, University of Huelva How many times have we heard what is said to pregnant women:& “now you should eat for two& . ”& And then why not sleep or walk f...

Video Proves Trump will Demolish Biden

The following article, Video Proves Trump will Demolish Biden, was first published on The Black Sphere. What an embarrassing moment for America’s new and improved Joe Biden. Here I thought that the youth and vigor improvement campaign paid off,...

The Color of Money: Ya gotta spend money to make money, if you’re the Pirates

Famed comedian Richard Pryor featured a piece on one of his albums and I vaguely recollect the monologue beginning something like this: “Hello there friends and neighbors, has God blessed you today? Well, if he hasn’t just send us twenty dollars and...

Football legend O.J. Simpson dies but the obsession remains alive

This is the booking mug shot for O.J. Simpson, taken Friday, June 17, 1994, after he surrendered to authorities at his Brentwood estate in Los Angeles. Simpson was charged with two counts of murder in connection with the June 12, 1994 slayings of...