The Black press lost one of its own recently with the unexpected death of the CEO and publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Lenora “Doll” Carter. She was discovered by her daughter at her Texas residence, after an apparent heart attack. She was 69.
Carter became an iconic figure in the national Black media, after succeeding her late husband Julius Carter, as publisher of the Houston Forward Times in 1971. The paper plays a major role informing Houston’s African-American community about key issues of concern.

Minutes after a fatal car accident, Adrienne Braxton, a 33-year-old nurse’s assistant, was carjacked as she tried to save the accident victim’s life.
The accident happened early one morning recently at the corner of Pico Boulevard and Western Avenue and Braxton was the only person who tried to assist the victim. “It’s just crazy. It’s like nobody wants to help each other anymore,” she said.