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April 29, 2025

Daily Update​s

Oprah and Tyler Dances at the Texas Holdem Concert

If you’re a fan of dance shows or simply enjoy a good concert, you might have missed one of the most exciting and unexpected performances of the year. At the Texas Holdem Concert, audiences were treated to a surprise dance performance by none other than Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.

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Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis Destroyed by Fire

The Clayborn Temple, a pivotal site in the civil rights movement and a key location during Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign, was severely damaged by a fire early Monday morning. The church was undergoing a $14 million restoration to transform it into a museum and performance space.

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National News

By: Roy Douglas Malonson It’s a story that has repeated itself across genera- tions: Black families worked hard to secure land, only to have it taken through systemic practices and later sold to developers for profit. Today, that cycle continues—only now, the very land that was lost is being sold back at luxury prices...

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GLENN HEIGHTS – The city of Glenn Heights welcomed Dr. Glyn Horn last month to lead the department as the city’s new Chief of Police.

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[Photo credit Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images] (Washington, D.C., April 29, 2025) – In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins

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Synthetic Hair Cancer

Recent studies show that synthetic braid hair has harmful chemicals which have been linked to cancer. For many Black people, synthetic hair is a go-to

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HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING UPDATES TO VOUCHER WAITLISTS

By:Cynthia Hurrington The Houston Housing Authority (HHA) today announced upcoming updates to the Hous- ing Choice voucher and project-based subsidy waitlists. These updates are part

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GEORGE FOREMAN PASSES AT 76

By:NBC News George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist who later became an entrepreneur known for the indoor grills that bore his

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FLORENCE DEBORAH WOOTEN M.D. 06/28/1953 - 03/12/2025

“A life lived with pur- pose, a heart devoted to care.” Dr. Florence Wooten, a cherished physician, loving mother and grandmother, and proud lifelong Houstonian,

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AFFORDABLE FOR WHO

By: Travis McGee All across our city we often hear the term “Affordable Housing” and you also see so- called affordable hous- ing projects thrown

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Houston United for Justice Rally, Sunday March 2nd, 3PM, Houston City Hall

We are inviting the public and diverse leaders and organizations to protest. The protest will be held at Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby on Sunday, March 2nd at

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Our Communities Are Dis- appearing Gentrification is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a crisis. Across cities like Houston, At- lanta, and Washington, D.C., historically Black

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By:Dwight Daniels A community college education is the best starting point for today’s high school graduates, according to many who have attended and acquired a

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By Taalib Saber, attorney and owner of The Saber Firm   As Black History Month reminds us of our legacy of resilience and economic power,

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