Houston area observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
By Allan Jamail / guest writer January 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, referred to as MLK Day, is a federal holiday observed and celebrated on the […]
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Sawyer Yards a Cornucopia of Art every Second Saturday
The Market at Sawyer Yards, an outdoor arts and crafts market, will make its return on Saturday, March 9th, running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event […]
Wreath Ceremony: “The Honor Was Mine”
A Personal Account By Jim Cihak The Fallen Warriors Memorial is located just North of 249 and 1960, only minutes from Downtown Houston. As you approach the memorial […]
Frida Kahlo, Hispanic Heritage Month Honoree
By Allan Jamail Frida Kahlo born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico, where she died on July 13, 1954. She was a Hispanic painter known for her many […]
Julio Cesar Palmaz, Hispanic Heritage Month Honoree
By Allan Jamail September 26, 2023 ~ It’s not every day I can contribute an article about someone who is responsible for saving millions of lives and has […]
Bessie Coleman – First Black Female Pilot
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH… LAST OF A SERIES By Allan Jamail In 1921 a young Black Woman arose from the poverty of the Texas cotton fields to capture the […]
Celebrating Florence Thornton Butt, HEB Founder
Part of a series for Women’s History Month… By Allan Jamail Florence Thornton Butt, whose first grocery store was the first link in the now H-E-B chain founded […]
Celebrating Marjorie Merriweather Post
Women’s History Month…one of a series. By Allan Jamail March 7, 2023 – Women’s History Month, March 1st thru March 31st in the United States, actually began as […]
Celebrating Patricia Bath, Inventor of cataract tool
Black History Month – (3rd of a series) By Allan Jamail Patricia Bath was born in Harlem, New York in 1942 and would go on to become a […]