HAVANA (AP) — With ports mended and weather cleared, officials sent in more aid and arranged stepped-up evacuations Monday in remote Caribbean islands devastated and cut off by Hurricane Irma. Many in the chain of Leeward Islands known as the playground for the rich and famous have criticized governments for failing to respond quickly to […]
A 31-year-old woman donated 1,000 ounces of her own breast milk to victims of Hurricane Harvey! Those are some breast! You do what you can to help, right? Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
WASHINGTON (AP) — With federal disaster reserves running out, the House is swiftly moving to pass President Donald Trump’s request for a $7.9 billion first installment of relief for victims of Harvey. GOP leaders also hope to use the urgent Harvey aid bill to solve a far more vexing issue: Increasing the U.S. debt limit […]
Lt. General Russel Honore is known for leading the Defense Department response during Hurricane Katrina. He’s been in Houston helping out with efforts after Hurricane Harvey. He said, “I worked a little with the Cajun Navy. Spent most of the day riding in and around the Houston area talking to people. It has put about a third […]
09/6/17- Beyonce, George Clooney, and Oprah are putting on a relief fund telethon to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Let’s hope that George W. Bush joins in so that he can talk about Kanye West hating Black people. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
In his Sunday sermon, multimillionaire pastor Joel Osteen addressed the criticism against his decision to initially close the doors to his 16,000-seat Houston megachurch during Hurricane Harvey, in which thousands of people were left homeless and 60 were killed (as of this posting). “There’s been so much misinformation about the church this week, I wanted to clarify some […]
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — His three vehicles flooded by Hurricane Harvey, Jason Bell checked at one car-rental office only to find about 2,500 people ahead of him on the waiting list. When he tried a more out-of-the-way location, the reservations still numbered about 300. Many other storm victims have the same problem. Tens of thousands […]
Beyonce, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey are among the celebrities set for a one-hour telethon on Sept. 12 to benefit victims of Hurricane Harvey. “Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief” will air live at 8 p.m. ET across ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and cable channel CMT. […]
This morning I wanna grieve for a few minutes, teach for a few minutes, then challenge you to step up in a major way about an emergency in this country that I strongly believe we all need to adopt as a central issue to our fight for civil and human rights in America. This past […]
09/5/17- 09/5/17- Y’all know what day it is? Skip says it’s Kale day! Lavell Crawford is in! He’s back in Houston and is safe and sound. Things are really looking up because your donations have been coming in and are helping people who are helping people! Good job family! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Some Gulf Coast residents ripped up soggy carpeting, cut out sheet rock from walls marked by the height floodwaters had reached and sorted through destroyed clothes and other belongings on Monday, 10 days after Harvey swept onto land and caused billions of dollars in damage. Houston’s mayor insisted that America’s fourth-largest city […]
09/4/17- Tom, Sybil, and Arsenio are off this weekend! So we have Skip Murphy, Jacque Reid, and Damon Williams! Hurricane Harvey is still causing problems, but it hasn’t stopped good Samaritans from stepping in and helping others. The crew today talked about Joel Osteen and him not opening up his church. Should he have done […]
