GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
January 24, 2025
AframNews.com
Vol.30, Issue 1
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African-American News&Issues
“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
HOUSTON Blackshear Elementary’s 5th grade student Montoia Murray wins the 29th annual MLK Oratory Competition hosted by Foley and Lander LLP for the second consecutive year in a row. She is the first, repeat winner. Foley and Lander LLP host this competition in Houston, Dallas, and Chicago.
MISSOURI CITY 12-year-old Cadence Williams was reported missing from her Missouri City home on Monday, January 13th she was found safe two days later. More than 140,000 Black children go missing a year.
DALLAS Jasmine Crockett will be sworn in on January 28th for her second term serving the Texas’ 30th Congressional District. Crockett has gained national attention because of her strong will to fight for and protect voting rights and criminal justice reform.
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TRUMP RETURNS By: Chloé Richards
On January 20 , 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47 President of the United States. This year inauguration also happened to fall on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trump has continuously threatened to chase his political career since the 1980s, it was not until 2015 he made a move an actually ran. On June 16 , 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for president at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York. In November 2016, he defeated Hillary Clinton, after his first term he ran again and lost to President Joe Biden. In 2024, he ran for a 3 time th
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and defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, making him, a felon the future President of the United States. Trump has said on multiple occasions that he has done a lot for Black people. “I have done more for Black Americans than anybody, except for the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln” he said in a White House briefing in June of 2020. In reality, many Black Americans do not share those same sentiments. To the naked eye, it looks like Black Americans benefited a lot during Trumps first presidency but Trump on pg. 3
Keller ISD, a suburban district in northern Fort Worth, is currently discussing the possibility of dividing the school district. The district’s four high schools would be separated, with the predominantly white high school being split off from the other three schools.
PORT ARTHUR Port Arthur native and renowned artist Evita Tezeno is returning to her hometown on January 27th for a meet and greet at the Port Arthur Public Library. Tezeno is known for her vibrant mixed media collages that celebrate African American culture.