Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council members today approved the new More Space program to help restaurants accommodate more customers while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program allows any restaurant to convert 50% of its off-street parking spaces to

The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said it has also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of

Facebook censored a video post on the personal page of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The video said that children were immuned to

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP formally filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., accusing DeVos of illegally changing the rules for allocating $13.2 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) money to benefit wealthy private k-12 schools. By Stacy

Sadly, Americans' faith in our electoral system -- a cornerstone of our democracy -- continues to come under attack by entities that wish us ill. And the right to vote -- the cause that John committed his life's work to -- is threatened by a series of misguided decisions in recent years by the

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By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The Vice Presidency cannot be the result of a popularity contest. It cannot be based on personal press coverage, speeches, campaign rhetoric and who we like. This person must be prepared to become President of the United States, if necessary. Donald Trump has

New York Attorney General Tish James is taking decisive action against the National Rifle Association, seeking to fully dissolve the organization for what she described on Twitter as 'years of