Consumers support Black-owned businesses for Blackout Day 2020
Blackout Day organizers asked Black Americans to not spend any money today, but if they did only on Black-owned businesses.
Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with test disparities
A Latino cook whose co-worker got COVID-19 waited in his truck for a free swab at a rare testing event in a low-income neighborhood in Phoenix. A Hispanic tile installer queued up after two weeks of self-isolation while his father battled the coronavirus in intensive care. He didn't know his dad would die days later.
Washington Redskins to conduct review of the team’s name, team officials say
The Washington Redskins say they will conduct a thorough review of the team’s name a day after their main sponsor asked them to change it.
‘You should have been George Floyd’: Black baseball player taunted at high school game
Hecklers at an Iowa high school baseball game hurled racist taunts towards the lone black player at Charles City High School.
Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning
Black-owned businesses are enjoying a surge in support amid the national reckoning on racism sparked by George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.
Harris Co. prosecutor resigning over controversial Facebook post offers apology, explanation
Harris County prosecutor Kaylynn Williford resigns after making a social media post comparing protesters to Nazis.
Several complaints of racially insensitive posts by Houston police officers
Houston Police Department is getting inundated with calls relating to racially insensitive posts.
Walmart to stop selling 'All Lives Matter' merchandise
Walmart says the items were sold by third-party sellers and will be removed 'indefinitely.'
Facebook advertising boycott continues to grow amid ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign
Starbucks and Coca-Cola are just some of the companies which have publicly announced their support in recent days for the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign.
Activist suggests replacing DC's Emancipation Memorial with Harriet Tubman monument: 'Fair and equitable'
Some activists pushing for its removal would like to see a monument to an African-American woman in its place
Gov. Kemp signs Georgia hate crime bill into law
Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 426 into law Friday afternoon at the State capitol in Atlanta, joining 46 other states who have hate crime laws.
Video shows 10-year-old boy stopping driveway basketball game to hide from passing police car
A now-viral video shows a young Black boy hiding from a passing police vehicle while playing basketball at a home in Connecticut.
Bubba Wallace 'relieved' rope in garage wasn't noose targeted at him, acknowledges 'embarrassment'
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace tweeted out a statement on Wednesday about the supposed noose found in his garage, saying that he's "relieved" to know it wasn't meant for him, but embarrassed by the mixup after the FBI ended its hate crime investigation.
NASA names DC headquarters after its first Black female engineer, Mary W. Jackson
NASA announced Wednesday that the agency will name its D.C. headquarters building after "Hidden Figure" Mary W. Jackson. She was the first Black female engineer at NASA.
Restaurant apologizes after Black woman, son denied service over dress code
Atlas Restaurant Group said it was disturbed by the incident and placed the manager seen in the video on indefinite leave.
Georgia lawmakers approve hate crime bill, goes to governor for signature
State lawmakers have approved hate crimes legislation after lawmakers struck a deal to remove language protecting police and first responders.
White parents of Black children navigate a changing nation
The Associated Press discussed race with six white couples who have adopted or have custody of Black children. These parents are trying to help their children understand race in America while getting an accelerated course themselves.
NASCAR race begins after show of support for Bubba Wallace
In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR’s only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Bubba Wallace to the front of the field before Monday’s race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend.
Johnson & Johnson pulls skin-whitening products sold in Asia, Middle East
Johnson & Johnson is pulling two product lines once promoted as dark-spot reducers that were popularly used to lighten skin, the company has announced.
LIST: Black-owned businesses in the Houston area
We've compiled a list of black-owned businesses across the Houston area. If we missed one email us at fox26houstonnews@foxtv.com