On Thursday (Aug 1), community leaders, elected officials, celebrities and more gathered at Fallbrook Church to celebrate the life and works of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Sheila Jackson Lee, the longtime congresswoman from Texas who was an advocate for Black Americans, died Friday at the age of 74.

Data shows that pancreatic cancer disproportionately affects Black people.

05/23/14 – Roland Martin talks to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee about the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. statue  this weekend in Houston…

Another dead black man. Another mysterious death. Another federal investigation. And yet, there are no immediate answers for why Alfred Wright, a 28-year-old physical therapist…