About @AliyaFaust, Senior Managing Editor

Each year to celebrate Black History Month the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses a theme as a point of reflection and research during the 28-day observation.

The wealth of Black people in America and the gap between other racial groups has been well documented, but that doesn’t mean Black folks don’t have any money to spend.

One year after Hurricane Harvey, thousands of families are still struggling to put their lives back together. You can still help out by donating. Let’s REPRESENT for Houston.