Discover why HBCU homecoming is more than a football game. From PVAMU to TSU, explore the deep traditions, family bonds, and ...

Kid influencers face rising risks from predatory commenters and AI-generated sexual images, prompting calls for increased ...

For Jamika Phillips, getting your nails done should feel like more than another appointment squeezed onto an already crowded ...

Prairie View football coach Tremaine Jackson is finding out the grass isn’t necessarily greener in his second season, having had to replace When a team expected to compete for championships sits at ...

Texas Southern University's homecoming parade and festivities are set to drive revenue for Houston businesses and student ...

More than three years after the Texas Education Agency took control of Houston ISD, a commission comprising elected officials ...

Founded in 1930, the Defender is the leading and most trusted source of Black news and information in the Greater Houston area on multiple platforms: web, social media, print and more.

Let’s stop pretending that getting played is always somebody’s fault for being “careless.” Sometimes the game is designed to be confusing. Sometimes the fine print is designed to be ignored. Sometimes ...

The N-word doesn’t belong to Black people. It was built to demean us, and every time we fight over who has earned the right ...

Black professionals represent only 7.4% of the high-tech workforce. Experts propose a Black innovation district in Houston to ...

Over 300,000 Harris County voters are on the suspense list after the Oct. 5 deadline. Officials urge those voters to confirm their addresses and vote.

Rep. Christian Menefee marks his first 250 days by resolving 500 constituent cases and filing the SET Act to mandate timely ...