Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Deserve an Apology

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Deserve an Apology

“When did we lose our respect for human life? Since when did we decide as a society that instead of saving a life … we would treat human lives as collateral damage?…”, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo questioned in her remarks at a press conference last week where they announced Harris County was now at its highest emergency threat level. Shortly thereafter Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called for Houstonians to...

Juneteenth Has Always Been a Holiday

Juneteenth Has Always Been a Holiday

Most Black Texans and Black Americans know this to be true, Juneteenth has been celebrated for over a century now. I personally can remember my Dad explaining to me the significance and history of the date when I was child as we grilled burgers. Like many issues my Dad had to sit me down and explain, due to them not being in Texas school books, it feels as if large...