Welcome to BrooWaha Houston

Welcome! Thanks a lot for joining BrooWaha Houston, your local newspaper. As you may know, BrooWaha is a platform that lets you express yourself, and get rewarded for your work. This reward is expressed in terms of what we call Popularity points. You can see how many points you have by having a look at your profile. Your popularity is measured according to numerous factors including the ratings other readers give your articles, the number of people reading them, and how significant and regular your contribution to the newspaper is. The more popular you are, the more weight you will be... (more)

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The Broo Sprawling in the U.S. (and Global Warming)

Dear beloved readers, The Broo has started its sprawl in the U.S. Your favorite citizen newspaper is now present in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and freshly in Atlanta, Houston, and Miami. As a member of the BrooWaha community, you are invited to comment, vote, and message users in any of these BrooWaha editions. You may however only publish articles in the edition you are registered in. You are highly encouraged to seek out your friends in these communities and make them join BrooWaha, as well as make new friends via the friend function! I'd like to take this opportunity to... (more)

Tags: los angeles, new york, global warming, san francisco, atlanta, miami, movie, broowaha

Gunman in Houston - Johnson Space Center Evacuations

HOUSTON, TX - 2:52 PM Central Time. A gunman forced authorities to evacuate a building at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center today. Reports from news services in Houston report that an as-of-yet unidentified gunman entered the Center at just after 1:40 p.m. Central time today, forcing the closure of building 44 at the Space Center. The Center, just off Highway 45, south of Houston, is a NASA engineering facility, established in 1961 and made famous in the 1960's, as the principal facility for flight and tracking of NASA space flights including the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, as well... (more)

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LA's NFL Team: The Houston Texans

...of 30,000 at the Bowl more than 12 times a year (Hmmm….wonder why the Galaxy never asked when they played there….oh, right). The NFL, who have lawyers who get coffee for other lawyers, generally don’t “ask” for anything. Which is why Our Team is called the Houston Texans. Back in ’99, the league delayed the expansion vote by six months to allow the various LA bids more time to get it together. They awarded the team to Houston anyway. One major selling point: Texans owner Bob McNair, owner of a l’il ole oil company called Reliant Energy,... (more)

Tags: soccer, football, jesus, nfl, nhl, michael moore, hollywood, burbank

Tasers: A Stunning Need For Regulation

...This is entirely misleading. These weapons can kill. Unless a person is trained in the use of stun guns, or tasers, they can unwittingly take a life. Even police officers in many regions of the country are either misusing them or have too little training in cause and effect of this weapon. In Houston, for example, a jury awarded three million dollars to the mother of a mentally ill man who, according to reports, was shocked 18 times with a taser and hogtied during an arrest. What happened to officers who have been trained to subdue a subject without the use of deadly force? Use of tasers... (more)

Tags: tasers, weapons, self-defense

Slain Former Quarterback Steve Mcnair Not Worth Praise

Approaching one week after former Houston Oiler and Tennessee Titan quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in a rented downtown Nashville condominium, fans and media alike are still grieving over what they would have you believe is an absolute tragedy in the sporting world -- a beloved, all-American football player who was active in the community with various charities and volunteer organizations gunned down in a selfless act of apparent murder-suicide. A married man only in his 30s – the father of four young boys – killed for no visible reason, no evident logic, and no... (more)

Tags: football, nfl, shooting

On Becoming An Activist

...that all changed a few years ago.  My kids were on something called the Internet.  I took to it like a duck to water.  It seemed an equal playing field to me.  The world was my oyster.  That’s how I discovered Broowaha.  Never mind I didn’t know where London was, or Mumbai, or even Houston as I’ve only been to parts of Northern Nevada and Northern California.  Seema Upadhyay brought Mumbai to life for me.  I learned to use the various search engines.  I learned to right-click for synonyms.  I learned to use a spell and grammar checker learning in the process what grammar... (more)

Tags: family, peace, animal rights

5 Reasons Galleries & Artists Should Embrace Technology

...back time and sanity to channel into other parts of your business. “Masterpiece enables me to be in all of my galleries every day. I can tell what sold and what is in inventory, out on approval, etc. at the touch of a button,” said Zelma Legendre, owner of Thornwood Gallery (two in Houston and one in Dallas). “With the Masterpiece server, all of my galleries are connected. If we get an e-mail inquiry we can answer it immediately without calling the other galleries. This makes us more efficient with our time and easier for our customers to get answers quickly.”3.... (more)

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Actor Kevin Byrd Honored During Black History For Advocacy

...Louisville, Ky, North Charleston, S. C, Miami, FL, New Haven, N.H, Honolulu, HW, Kansas City, MI, WestFargo, N. D, Vancover, WA, Minneapolis, MN, Alburquerque, N.M, Jackson, MS, Detroit, MI, St.Louis, MO, Chattanooga, TENN, RockSprings, WY, North little Rock, AK, Birmingham, AL, Manitowoc, WI, Houston, TX, Nigara Falls CA, and Kingston, Ontario.

Prostate Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer and is called a “Silent Killer” and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men, and is the #1 killing disease among the African American male... (more)

Tags: atlanta, miami, education

20th Annual Black Business Expo

...socially responsible entrepreneurs-to give back to the community. Mayor Villaraigosa and Mayor Dorn were part of the Mayor’s Forum. The theme of the forum was “Invest in South Los Angeles.”

The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Jerome Love, author, President of Houston Black Expo, Inc. Mr. Love is a dynamic motivational speaker and successful entrepreneur. The youth took notice of the Three Success Principles: Get-Up (Have a compelling reason to act), Get-Out (take action, seek mentors or advisor to guide you), Get Something (Focus on goals, what are you... (more)

Tags: los angeles, california, environment, music, education