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The Austin Bats Basketball team captured the 2025-26 American Basketball Association national championship, securing the first professional basketball title in franchise history after more than a decade of competition. The Austin Bats won the title April 11, 2026, concluding one of the league’s strongest seasons after opening the year with a 16-0 record and later…
Kid Cudi has removed M.I.A. from his “Rebel Ragers Tour” following a series of onstage comments that drew boos from audiences and prompted fan complaints across social media. The decision came after a Dallas performance where M.I.A., born Mathangi Arulpragasam, made political remarks during her opening set. Audience members reacted with loud disapproval, according to…
A Texas social media influencer with a documented history of violence against women was sentenced to 75 years in prison after admitting he fatally assaulted his girlfriend in a 2023 attack that prosecutors described as prolonged and deliberate. Kaleb Mickens, 34, known online as “Cash Cartier,” pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault involving family violence…
The Black Excellence Brunch brought its signature program to AfroTech Week on Oct. 30, 2025, at Soirée Event Venue in Houston. The internationally celebrated brunch was founded by media expert and culture curator Trell Thomas. This edition was powered by Amazon Security and centered on the theme “Securing the Future—AI, Innovation & the New Era…
The Sai Summer Cookout will return Aug. 29-31, 2025, at Texas Southern University, bringing three days of music, food, and community programming. The event was created by actress and producer Marsai Martin and will be hosted by Scott Evans, Serena Page, and Zoie Fenty. “I’m so excited to bring Sai Summer Cookout to Texas Southern,”…
This Saturday, Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus will host the Civilized Fest: Civic Pulse Edition, a vibrant celebration of music, community, and civic engagement. Hip hop and reality TV star Scrappy will headline the festival, which features performances from a diverse array of artists, including YO.STUD, ADEN, Chris Wesley & Up, and the dynamic ShySpeaks….
Nate Parker, star of ‘The Great Debaters’ and writer/director/actor of the feature film ‘Birth of a Nation’ has established a film school at Wiley College. While some people know Wiley College from the movie ‘The Great Debaters’, it is a private historically black college located in East Texas that has been around since 1873. This…