6 March, 2026
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Knowledge is Protection: Guarding Your Vote in the Houston Primaries

In a state where election laws are often described as a “thicket of confusion,” the message from the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) this week was simple: knowledge is the ultimate ballot protection. As early voting ends and Houstonians prepare for the March 3rd primaries, a diverse coalition of community media—representing Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Pakistani, and Black Press—gathered at the Southern News Group offices to hear from the legal experts tasked with guarding the vote. The Read more […]

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BEHIND THE SIGNS: Profiling Protesters 

Social media has been flooded with claims that the crowds protesting in Minnesota were nothing more than hired hands—actors in a manufactured drama. Where did they get their information? “The thugs that are protesting include many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists,” the 47th President said Jan. 18 on Truth Social. Two days later, as protesters grew in number, he doubled down on that statement. “They’re paid agitators and insurrectionists,” he said at a Jan. 20 press conference. Read more […]

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I Finally Went to Texas Tribune Festival, and It Wasn’t What I Expected—It Was Better

This year, I looked at the lineup, but made the same assumption—that it would be boring, stuffy, and in the current political climate, exhausting. However, I told myself that #TRIBFEST25 would be the year I attend. I am so glad I made that decision because I was wrong.

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The Housing Crisis: A National Epidemic That Demands Houston’s Blueprint and Washington’s Funding

Across the United States, the housing market is broken. You may have read that it is not merely expensive; it is structurally unsound, locking millions out of stability and disproportionately impacting our most vulnerable communities. This is an economic crisis, a public health crisis, and a moral failure across the nation. “Rent increased 9% in one year, which outpaced wage growth… 15,000 more renter households were cost-burdened in 2023,” said panelist Caroline Cheong, Kinder Institute for Read more […]

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Democrats Demand Answers on Epstein Files While D.C.’s Mayor Bowser Issues Update on the Federal Surge

Meanwhile, on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in the Oval Office, President Trump discussed his health concerns with the press during a Q&A session. The president had not been seen publicly for three days. Concerns arose after the president’s recent disclosure of venous insufficiency.

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Rising Energy Costs Weigh Heaviest on Black Households

For many African American families, the cost of keeping the lights on and homes heated or cooled is not just a monthly bill — it’s a crushing financial burden.

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Trump Wants States to Stop Mail-In Voting

“Your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” – Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Behind the Political Firestorm Over Redrawing Texas Maps

“We don’t want to do this. This is wrong, it’s illegal, it is unethical, it is un-American. But we have to fight fire with fire. We cannot… we cannot just hope.” #TexasRedistricting

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Founding CBC Member and Missouri Trailblazer Bill Clay Sr. Dies at 94

“He was a freedom fighting member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a staunch supporter of @BlackPressUSA.” -Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr.

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From Nigeria to the U.S.: How Becoming a Citizen Changed My Life

“How could a country advertise Opportunity, Hope, and Freedom and not expect people to flood its boarders?” In the midst of political debates on who can call America home, it’s easy to forget the foundation on which America was built and the life-changing promise it still offers to all. Read Sulaiman’s story.

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