Lakewood is scheduled to open its doors as a donation center at noon on Tuesday.   Joel Osteen recently responded to intense backlash after reports circulated that the Houston-based pastor closed his Lakewood megachurch during  the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. A statement released by Osteen’s spokesperson, said the following on Monday: “We have never closed our […]

New Orleans will be affected by Harvey as its drainage system will be beyond capacity, while Texas residents are doing what they can to survive the hurricane.   CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The time for dire warnings, how Hurricane Harvey, is life-threatening and could cause catastrophic damage, is over. The National Hurricane Center says the eye […]

Black Independence Day is here. Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three […]

15 year old athele/straight “A” student Jason Edwards was shot and killed in Balch Springs Texas this past weekend. According to CNN the police officer that fired the shot into the car has been fired. Balch Springs, Texas (CNN)The Balch Springs, Texas police officer who authorities said shot into a car Saturday, killing 15-year-old Jordan […]

Ebony Banks lost her battle to a rare form of stage 4 cancer on Sunday.

Breana Harmon Talbott was arrested by Denison, Texas, police and faces a misdemeanor charge for making a false report to authorities.

AUSTIN, TX (RNN) – A Texas state representative filed a bill Friday that would levy a $100 penalty on a man for masturbating. “#HB4260, “A Man’s Right to Know,” mirrors real TX laws and health care restrictions faced by TX women every (Texas legislature) session,” wrote Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, on Twitter. The legislation states […]

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In response, the FWPD say they will begin an internal investigation into the matter and will prepare a statement to release to the public.

Ernest Walker, 47, visited Chili’s on Friday, decked in Army fatigues and accompanied by his service dog named “Barack” to celebrate Veterans Day.   AChili’s Bar & Grill in Dallas, Texas, apologized after refusing to give a Black veteran a free meal in celebration of Veteran’s Day, The Dallas Morning News reports. Ernest Walker, a […]

Officer Matthew Luckhurst’s lawyer said that even though his client bragged about the act to his colleagues, it never really happened.   ASan Antonio, Texas police officer has been fired after putting fecal matter between two pieces of bread and feeding it to a homeless person. According to MySanAntonio.com, San Antonio City Council members were briefed about […]

A White teacher from Texas is under fire after he shoved a young Black child in the face for not obeying.

Police dash cam video released shows violent arrest of Black woman. Another officer tells her Black people are violent.