Despite below freezing temperatures, the Women’s / People’s March in Colorado Springs met in Bancroft Park to advocate for human rights on Saturday, Jan. 18. | Photo: Courtesy of Zuri Horowitz A mid-January Arctic blast pushed the Colorado Springs Women’s / People’s March speeches on online, but the in-person march continued despite the frigid temperatures.ContinueContinue reading “Colorado Springs Women’s March moves online due to subzero cold”
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Galveston County Jail inmates now have to wear hot pink to ‘prevent crime’
Photo: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office If you get arrested in Galveston County, you’re going to have to wear hot pink. The Galveston County Jail is replacing the typical olive green uniforms often used in Texas jails with “new safety pink jumpsuits,” Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Feb. 24. The Sheriff’s OfficeContinueContinue reading “Galveston County Jail inmates now have to wear hot pink to ‘prevent crime’”
Oral history project documents Latinx history in Southeast Texas
This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on April 9, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor The BMT Latina/o Oral History Project hosted “Live In Conversation,” April 8. The event featured two Southeast Texas Latinx speakers, Roberto Flores Sr., a Beaumont native, and Luis Lopez, who immigrated to Southeast TexasContinueContinue reading “Oral history project documents Latinx history in Southeast Texas”
Black History Month: Orange mayor to focus on community, teamwork
Photo courtesy of Larry Spears, Jr. This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Feb. 28, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor When Larry Spears Jr. was elected mayor of Orange in May, he became the youngest person to be elected to that office in the city’s history. “People askContinueContinue reading “Black History Month: Orange mayor to focus on community, teamwork”
Black History Month: Port Arthur mayor accepts challenges, successes in life
Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Feb. 21, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor When Derrick Freeman was elected mayor of Port Arthur, his home town, it was the culmination of years of hard work inspired by his father’s dying words. “Derrick, I have takenContinueContinue reading “Black History Month: Port Arthur mayor accepts challenges, successes in life”
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