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Beyoncé fans and Frankie Beverly fans had a moment last week when the Houston singer released a cover of Beverly and Maze’s classic “Before I Let Go” single. The original has become a cultural touchstone, played everywhere from barbecues to family reunions to concerts and more. The generational song got an added boost of life from Beyoncé […]

A junior high administrator in the Pearland Independent School District is currently on leave after being accused of forcing a student to color in his hair with a permanent marker. The student had a design in his head and the administrator allegedly took a black marker and drew in where the design was. On April […]

A 13-year-old girl is on life support two days after a fight on campus at Attucks Middle School. Kashala Francis‘ mother Mamie Jackson says her daughter was attacked by two girls after school on Thursday. A third girl jumped in and kicked Kashala in the head. Jackson says when her daughter returned home after school […]

James Byrd Jr. thought he’d put Jasper, Texas on the map because of his music. Instead, he put Jasper on the map because of his death. Byrd’s murder, a horrific white-on-black death as three men tied him to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him down a road until he was dismembered, did indeed […]

Somebody in Houston woke up nearly $16 million richer on Tuesday. Saturday’s Lotto Texas drawing concluded with one ticket possessing all six numbers, a quick pick sold at Teddy’s Food Mart located at 7702 Eastex Freeway. Those winning numbers: 1, 4, 10, 14, 15, 26. “If you have the winning ticket, we encourage you to […]

Boxing great George Foreman had a bit of a scare at his mansion on Sunday night. A fire had emerged from his garage but thanks to firefighters, the fire was quickly put out. Foreman reacted to the news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeForeman/status/1117635996890423302 “Don’t worry all is well, Dogs are barking and I don’t mean my feet. […]

Well, this is a unique way to try and get out of those tolls. A Houston-area man was arrested after deputy constables say he was avoiding paying tolls by using a device that conceals his license plate. Preston Tablot is charged with possession of a “license plate flipper” according to the Harris County Precinct 4 […]

Two men are currently facing charges in connection to a shooting that injured a 3-year-old boy at a Southwest Houston park on Saturday. Mark Wakefield and Leonard Butler are both charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and injury to a child. The incident took place on March 30 around 5:30 p.m. at Haviland […]

Two men are currently facing charges in connection to a shooting that injured a 3-year-old boy at a Southwest Houston park on Saturday. Mark Wakefield and Leonard Butler are both charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and injury to a child. The incident took place on March 30 around 5:30 p.m. at Haviland […]

Months after a Houston socialite came under fire for harassing a family trying to have a photoshoot to celebrate their daughter’s first birthday, a grand jury had declined to indict her on any charges. Franci Neely will not face charges following the incident according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Isaiah Allen and his wife, […]

The felony charged lobbied against current New England Patriot and Alief native Michael Bennett has been dismissed. Bennett was indicted in March 2018 by a Harris County grand jury on a felony charge of injury to the elderly following Super Bowl LI in February 2017. A 66-year-old NRG security guard, who uses a wheelchair said that […]

Celebrating black excellence is a necessary thing these days and Jeramy Botwe is a member of black excellence. The senior currently attends the Harmony School of Advancement and he applied to 15 different colleges, gaining acceptance to all 15. Eight of them are Ivy League schools, considered the cream of the academic crop. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, […]