Education
Bible Stories Are Coming to HISD Elementary Classrooms — and Parents Are Split
HISD voted to adopt the state's Bible-infused Bluebonnet curriculum for elementary students. Parents are split, and constitutional questions are wide…
Author: Mz. Whitsdom
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 Studies, or…
Education
Voucher in Hand, No School to Spend It On: Why Thousands of Texas Families Are Returning Disability Aid
Texas gave students with disabilities $30,000-a-year vouchers. Thousands found nowhere to spend the money and returned it. A look inside…
Black History 365
The Camilla Massacre: Sept. 19, 1868
158 years ago today, Georgia expelled 28 Black legislators — then ambushed their supporters in Camilla. 9–15 killed, no one…
Black History 365
Otis Redding at 85: The Georgia Sharecropper’s Son Who Gave Soul Music Its Roar
Otis Redding would have turned 85 on Sept. 9. Gone at 26, the Dawson, Georgia native gave us "Respect," "Try…
In the News
AI’s Own Bosses Are Calling for a Slowdown. Sit With That for a Second.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a global AI slowdown — and Altman and Musk agreed. Chip stocks tumbled Monday.…
Culture
HBCU vs PWI: The Homecoming Divide in Black Culture
Accepted to many HBCUs, she chose a PWI in Texas for funding and family. On homecoming gatekeeping, cosplay claims, and…
entertainment
“90 Day Fiancé” Tell All Explodes: Allison Reads Nicole for Filth Over Shea
A viral 90 Day Fiancé Tell All clip has Allison confronting Shea's ex-wife Nicole. Part 1 premiered September 13 —…
entertainment
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 5 Is Streaming — and the Internet Is in a Chokehold
Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is streaming on Hulu. Taylor's Bachelorette fallout, Whitney's Broadway exit —…
Crime & Justice
Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Inside the 11-1 Deadlock and the Holdout Juror the Internet Tried to Unmask
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ended in an 11-1 mistrial. Inside the jury-room deadlock, the lone holdout, and why the judge…