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Free College Apps Start Monday: What Texas Seniors and Parents Need Ready This Weekend
Starting Monday, Oct. 12, every Texas public college waives application fees for a full week. Here's who qualifies,…
Black History 365
Lee P. Brown at 89: Houston’s First Black Mayor — and the Cop Who Changed the Department First
From a Wewoka, Oklahoma birth certificate that read "Baby Brown" to Houston's first Black mayor: Lee P. Brown…
Education
HISD Is in Shambles and the Group Chat Has Receipts: Custodians Cut, 10,000 Students Gone, and That Fake Mike Miles Resignation
The CVPE group chat is spilling all the HISD tea: custodians and maintenance staff are getting cut, a…
Crime & Justice
The Takeoff Murder Trial Starts Next Month: Everything You Need to Know Before November 9
Jury selection begins November 5 and the trial starts November 9, 2026 — nearly four years after Takeoff…
gaming
Silent Hill: Townfall Night 1 — I Was Scared Before Simon Even Moved
My blind Silent Hill: Townfall night 1: thick fog, a 999 call that said 'save yourself,' the Haldane…
Gossip
Zeus Goes Live Like Twitch — and Baddies USA Chapter 3 Is Already Messy
Zeus Network is entering the live-streaming game, Twitch-and-Kick style — and the Baddies USA: Chapter Three cast fell…
Education
UT Austin Axes African Diaspora, Mexican American, Women’s Studies Majors
UT Austin is no longer enrolling new students in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, African and African Diaspora…
entertainment
The Blueface Effect: When Love, Trauma and Chaos Become Content
Blueface’s story became bigger than music. From Jaidyn Alexis and Chrisean Rock to Neveah, Blue Girls Club, Karlissa…
Corruption Chronicles
Rigged School Lottery: Philly Charter School Pays $4M Settlement
A Philly charter school rigged its blind lottery against Black students. Discover how federal investigators intervened and secured…
Black History 365
Frank Robinson at 52 Years: The First Black Manager in Major League Baseball
Fifty-two years ago today, the Cleveland Indians named Frank Robinson manager — the first Black manager in MLB…
Black History 365
WERD at 77: The First Black-Owned Radio Station — and Its Houston Chapter
Seventy-seven years ago today, Jesse B. Blayton Sr. signed WERD on the air in Atlanta — the first…
Black History 365
Nat Turner at 226: The Preacher Who Read the Sky and Started a Rebellion
Born October 2, 1800, Nat Turner led the deadliest slave rebellion in U.S. history — then Virginia tried…
Black History 365
Thurgood Marshall at 59: The Lawyer Who Carried a Briefcase Into Jim Crow’s Courtroom
Fifty-nine years ago today, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice. Before that,…
Black History 365
The Deadliest Race Riot in U.S. History Started Today — And They Never Taught Us About It
One hundred seven years ago today, Black sharecroppers in Elaine, Arkansas, sat in a church and talked about…
Black History 365
Koko Taylor at 98: The Queen of Chicago Blues Earned the Crown the Hard Way
Ninety-eight years ago today, sharecropper's daughter Cora Ann Walton was born on a farm near Memphis — the…
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Mabel Fairbanks: The Figure Skating Legend Told “We Don’t Have Negroes in Ice Shows”
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WGPR-TV Turns 51: The Detroit Station That Proved Black People Could Run a TV Network
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David Walker’s Appeal at 197: The Pamphlet So Dangerous the South Criminalized It
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