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Houston’s next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job
theGrio via AOL· 7 months ago“This (new) mayor comes along at a time when the city is doing well, though the city faces issues,”...
Sheila Jackson Lee loses Houston mayor’s race to tough-on-crime state senator
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDemocratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston...
Poles at the Polls
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe leader of the Civic Coalition, Donald Tusk, celebrates the exit poll results during Poland's Parliamentary elections on October 15, 2023 in Warsaw,...
NRA convention in Houston met with fiery protest co-organized by Black Lives Matter
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoHouston’s 90-degree weather could not stop crowds of people from protesting outside the National...
Players Coalition panel communicates importance of athlete activism at SXSW
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoActivism in sports is not new, and certainly didn’t start with Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the...
In crowded field, Houston mayor's race centers on prominent Democrats Sheila Jackson Lee and John...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJackson Lee has sought to rally her party’s base, vowing to stand up to “MAGA Republicans.” Whitmire...
Black Lives Matter Houston Co-leads Protest Outside of NRA Convention
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShamelessness, “pride,” and contractual obligations are apparently what prompted the show to go on...
Protests at NRA convention in Texas, but speakers reject new gun laws
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHOUSTON (Reuters) -Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from the Texas...
Houston officer involved in multiple shootings faces scrutiny, activists call for investigation
KRIV via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCommunity activists are demanding an investigation into a Houston police officer with a history of shootings, alleging excessive force in the recent death of a suspect.
Big-city crime is down, but not in Memphis. A coalition of America's Black mayors will look for...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen Paul Young was sworn in as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, more than two months ago, he vowed...