April 4, 2025
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
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Vol.30, Issue 11
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African-American News&Issues
“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
HOUSTON The Texas Senate approves bill to prohibit soda, chips, and candy from being purchased with food stamps. ___________________________________
FORT BEND Fort Bend ISD trustees vote to evaluate the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum. ___________________________________
MONTGOMERY The Montgomery County Fair opened Thursday.The 10-day fair is Montgomery County’s biggest event, attracting over 75,000 visitors to the Montgomery County Fairgrounds annually. ___________________________________
GALVESTON
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
UNLESS WE STOP IT
By: Roy Douglas Malonson
It has often been said that history repeats itself, but for Black America, it isn’t just a saying—it’s a lived reality that has stretched across centuries. From the chains of slavery to the cages of mass incarceration, from the brutality of Jim Crow to the quiet violence of voter suppression, the forms may change, but the function remains the same. The oppression of Black people in this country has never truly stopped—it
simply evolves. The danger we face today is not just in the systems stacked against us, but in the collective forgetting of how these systems came to be. If we fail to learn from the past, we will continue to stumble into its traps. The system depends on that amnesia. It counts on us forgetting what our ancestors endured, and more importantly, what they did to resist.
History on pg. 3
Boxing legend Jack Johnson’s birthday celebrated. Johnson, known as the “Galveston Giant,” was born on the island on March 31, 1878, and became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion in 1908. ___________________________________
NEW BRAUNFELS The 2025 Walk for Autism, which raises money and support for families raising individuals on the spectrum will help spread awareness. New Braunfels had its first Walk for Autism in 2019, founded in large part by ABC clients and New Braunfels residents Sharon Carlson and her son, Kyngston.