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By Lydia Dillard and LaTresha Carter Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins and voters won big on Sunday, as the Texas Supreme Court rejected for the second time Texas Republican efforts to have 127,000 drive-thru votes thrown out. “Those folks will stop at nothing to make sure that the right to vote in this country is […]
By Isaiah Thornton The NCAA’s decision to place a “dead period” for recruiting on college sports has placed a greater burden on HBCUs, but Texas Southern University’s athletics personnel are not letting the mandate stop them from keeping sports a vital part of the institution. The mandate is in place through January 1, 2021 and […]
By: Isaiah Robinson HOUSTON—Texas Southern University Student Government Association President and her cabinet are working diligently to be a light in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as they not only plan, but also plant seeds of hope and positivity to harvest a stellar year for returning students. Khaniya Burley, TSU’s 73rd SGA President, said there […]
By: Chandrelle Lazard (Chandrelle wrote this article on March 4, 2020, the 60th anniversary of the sit-in. Mr. Bland transitioned on July 9, 2020.) HOUSTON— The spirit of justice, passion and civil rights surrounded the illustrious Texas Southern University campus sixty years ago today. Even though the laws of Jim Crow stood in opposition and […]
Photo via Forward Times By: Isaiah Robinson HOUSTON—As she walked on stage, her mocha smooth skin began to illuminate off the stage lighting, the audience instantly gazed at her. The radiation of her light was as of a single lit candle in a dark room. As she began to perform, she commanded and hunted the […]