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Mayor Turner and Faith Leaders Rally Against HISD’s Library Closures: A Fight For Educational Equality!

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 2, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an impassioned display of solidarity, Mayor Sylvester Turner gathered faith leaders and elected officials at City Hall to vehemently denounce the Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) contentious plans to shut down libraries on 28 campuses, intending

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Empowering Health For All: Diverse Communities Unite For Positive Change

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 2, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Last Friday, Hope Clinic, a non- profit health center dedicated to providing culturally and linguistically competent care for Houston’s underserved Asian communities, had the privilege of hosting a conversation with Secretary Xavier Becerra, the U.S. Department Secretary

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‘Gave the world a gift’: Henrietta Lacks’ family gets justice 70 years after cells taken without consent

By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story     WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Henrietta Lacks would have been 103 on Tuesday. Her gift is justice. Seventy years ago, Lacks went to the hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells were used for research purposes without consent. Those cells went on to revolutionize parts of modern

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Upper Darby parking enforcement director accused of stealing from meters

By Caroline Goggin Click here for updates on this story     UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The director of parking enforcement in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania is being accused of stealing coins from parking kiosks in order to financially benefit herself and her colleagues. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer outlined the case against 45-year-old Sekela Coles

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Authorities: 10 children taken to the hospital with heat-related injuries at community event

By Andy Cole Click here for updates on this story     SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — Update: Memorial Health said in a statement that 10 children had been taken to the Children’s Hospital emergency room. Eight of those children have since been discharged. Savannah Fire officials say 20 people have suffered heat-related injuries while at a community

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