Even as Air Quality Improves, Black Houston Is Getting More Smog

By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black The record-high temperatures that baked Houston and surrounding Texas communities this summer did not only cause health problems directly related to the heat. Sweltering weather can increase smog too, and that was very much the case this year: the Houston area had its smoggiest summer since 2011, with…

Judge Awards Aretha Franklin’s Property to Her Sons

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A Michigan judge has allocated properties owned by the late legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin to her sons based on…