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"Have Your Own Voice": Houston Activist Andrew Rodriguez Talks About the Vanessa Guillen Protests
HOUSTON - Texas Southern University’s KTSU2News held an Instagram live discussion on Wednesday, July 15 with No Mas community activist,...

Maiya Turner
Jul 16, 20203 min read


(OPINION) Texas Father Has Important Juneteenth Message: "This is only the beginning."
HOUSTON - “When I look at the date (1865) and I was born in 1965 [I think], how grateful I am that I was born in 1965... A hundred years...

Maiya Turner
Jun 22, 20202 min read


FINAL QUARANTINE POST
This has been a semester for the books! I am very optimistic about what the future holds. This historic semester has taught me that I can...

Maiya Turner
May 3, 20201 min read
OPINION: LETTERS TO MYSELF: QUARANTINE DIARIES 05
Who would've known that it would be in just a few short weeks I would be done with yet another successful semester. I have never had to...

Maiya Turner
Apr 26, 20201 min read
OPINION: LETTERS TO MYSELF: QUARANTINE DIARIES 04
It feels like the days have gotten longer when you think about how long its been since I have actually been outside in a public...

Maiya Turner
Apr 19, 20201 min read
OPINION: LETTERS TO MYSELF: QUARANTINE DIARIES 03
I've finally been able to get my mind focused and working on goals that I have made for myself now that I am in quarantine: 1. Sticking...

Maiya Turner
Apr 12, 20201 min read
OPINION: LETTERS TO MYSELF: QUARANTINE DIARIES 02
Today, nothing has really changed. I have been slowly but surely getting organized and used to the new norm that is now online. I am...

Maiya Turner
Apr 5, 20201 min read
OPINION: LETTERS TO MYSELF: QUARANTINE DIARIES SERIES
02/31/2020 My Spring break ended before it could even begin. I was set to go to Atlanta the week before they had shut down Texas Southern...

Maiya Turner
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Texas Southern University Gets First Hand Look At New Civil Rights Documentary
Houston - The Independent Lens film pop-up allowed students to watch, Ray Santisteban’s, “The First Rainbow Coalition”. This powerful yet...

Maiya Turner
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Super Tuesday Fiasco: Minority College Students And Trouble At The Polls ?
HOUSTON- Super Tuesday has just passed at the wonderful campus of Texas Southern University. For many students, this was either their...

Maiya Turner
Mar 13, 20202 min read


What Is Going On? Community Looks For Answers During Texas Southern University Investigation
HOUSTON- Texas Southern University has found itself in hot water recently. What all started with an investigation into the historic...

Maiya Turner
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Veteran's Day Interview Transcript
Media Interview Interviewer: Maiya Turner Veteran: Keenan Turner ________________________________________________________ Maiya Turner:...

Maiya Turner
Sep 26, 20192 min read


Rapper and Activist Nipsey Hussle Fatally Shot Outside LA Store
LOS ANGELES- Grammy nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside of his Los Angeles store The Marathon Clothing Store on...

Maiya Turner
Apr 3, 20192 min read


Jussie Smollett: An Empire Built on Lies or Political Injustice?
HOUSTON- The black community was in shock and disbelief after hearing about the alleged racist attack against “Empire” star Jussie...

Maiya Turner
Mar 1, 20192 min read


Texas Southern University Welcome Iconic Civil Rights Leaders To Its Campus
Thursday, Texas Southern University had an historical moment, as two Civil Rights icons graced our campus. HOUSTON- Education and the...

Maiya Turner
Feb 22, 20192 min read
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