If you’ve never been to a TUTS (Theater Under The Stars) production, you need to make it a point to do so. It’s one of the top 10 things in Houston that you have to experience. Tonight, cast-members Simone Gundy & Warren G. Nolan Jr. will be on my show having open dialogue about race, […]
The cat’s out of the bag. Last year, I presented an award at Ms. Cat TV’s event. This year, I’m being presented with one!!! I’m in good company too. Chauncy Glover (ABC 13 News Anchor) is also being honored. The “Rising Star” Awards highlights African-American talent in the Houston-area and will be taking place on […]
Rihanna is paying homage to Amelia Earhart in a new bomb-ass Harper's Bazaar photo shoot for Black History Month.
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith has landed himself in hot water again for his views on race.
Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day lends her powerful vocals to ESPN’s “Rise Up: A SportsCenter Special.” The one-hour long special looks at prominent black athletes and their personal…
Known as “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement” Rosa Parks was born today in 1913. On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks, age 42, refused to obey bus driver James Blake’s order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. “The only tired I was, was tired of […]
If you’ve seen last year’s critically acclaimed film Selma , you probably recall Diane Nash’s character (played by Tessa Thompson) marching alongside activists like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel and (now congressman) John Lewis. Even though it was a small part, don’t let Nash’s small role in the film fool you. She was a crucial […]
Don’t let Diane Nash’s small role in the film "Selma" fool you. She was a crucial figure in the Freedom Rides, the lunch counter sit-ins, protests for Blacks’ voting rights and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
Archives from ABC13 uncovered footage of protests right here in Houston in the 1960s. In March of 1960, protestors engaged in their first sit-in which…
HelloBeautiful’s Danielle Young explains how she is making Black history.
If you’ve seen Selma, you probably recall Diane Nash’s character (played by Tessa Thompson) marching alongside activists like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel…