During a David vs. Goliath-like confrontation, three Black homeowners, who were formerly enslaved, challenged the affluent Rice Institute when the university sought to expand its territory in Freedmen’s Town during the Jim Crow era. Dr. Caleb McDaniel and Dr. Alexander Byrd, both history professors at Rice University, stumbled upon this largely concealed chapter of history while leading the university’s Task …

Authorities in Galveston County, Texas, are actively seeking a suspect who fled the scene of a fiery crash after leading law enforcement on a chase from Galveston County into Harris County on Thursday evening. Sheriff Henry Trochesset stated that a deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the suspect, identified as Jafar Otems, who was wanted on a felony …

Eboni Pouncy, 28, who was shot by sheriff’s deputies at her friend’s apartment in the Cloverleaf area on Feb. 3, is sharing her account in an exclusive interview with. According to Pouncy, she and her friend returned to the apartment after her friend realized she had forgotten her keys, leading them to break a window for entry. A downstairs neighbor, …