Public Interest

HOUSTON, TX, - Dr. Matthews is renewing calls for authorities to investigate Aubrey Taylor’s alleged possession or use of ballistic body armor after Taylor recently posted a photo online appearing to show him wearing body armor outside the Harris County Criminal Justice Center. Dr. Matthews said she previously submitted a formal criminal complaint to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office concerning Taylor, whom she understands to have a prior felony conviction, and his alleged possession or use of ballistic body armor. She said evidence and documentation concerning the matter were provided to the appropriate authorities. The issue has drawn renewed attention after Taylor recently posted a photo online appearing to show him wearing body armor directly outside the Harris Co...

HOUSTON, TX - Pinkhouse Houston joined Dr. Matthews, Hoodies 4 Healing and other community partners Saturday at Cullen Park Apartments for a back-to-school event providing backpacks, school supplies and other items to children. https://youtu.be/QYR7s5qwvJ8 Dr. Matthews highlighted PinkHouse Houston as one of the sponsors of the third back-to-school outreach event. The effort brought businesses, community organizations, vendors and law enforcement together to help families prepare their children for the upcoming school year. Dr. Matthews highlighted PinkHouse Houston's involvement and the participation of members of Houston's nightlife community. "You can make it rain all day long, but why not make it rain on these children as well?" Dr. Matthews said while discussing the impo...

LOUISIANA - Attorney Kamal Packer is challenging a 10-year protective order obtained against Dr. Matthews by Louisiana teacher Allison Edwards, who filed for the order after Dr. Matthews filed a complaint asking Edwards’ school district to investigate her social media activity. On July 10, Dr. Matthews publicly disclosed that she had filed a formal complaint with the Plaquemines Parish School District concerning Edwards, a math teacher at Belle Chasse Middle School. Dr. Matthews alleged Edwards commented on and amplified a Facebook post by Aubrey Taylor containing statements about Dr. Matthews, her late husband and her family that Dr. Matthews characterized as false and defamatory. The Plaquemines Parish School District confirmed it received the complaint and...

HOUSTON, Texas - Dr. Matthews joined prominent Houston attorney Tony Buzbee for a wide-ranging conversation on his “Swimming With the Sharks” podcast. Buzbee introduced Dr. Matthews as a civil and human rights advocate, author and “a voice for the voiceless,” saying he wanted viewers to get to know the person behind the clips frequently seen online. During the approximately 85-minute interview, Buzbee and Dr. Matthews discuss her background, approach to activism and some of the public disputes that have surrounded her work. The conversation touches on her involvement in recent consumer complaints involving fast-food restaurants, Harris County courts, protective-order proceedings and other ongoing public disputes. Buzbee also questions Dr. Matthews about her activism and how sh...

HOUSTON - Dr. Candice Matthews and a customer visited a Whataburger restaurant near Woodland Hills on Tuesday after the customer alleged he was served rotten chicken strips that made him sick and required treatment at an emergency room. https://www.youtube.com/live/Z6u6sqx6Smw According to statements made during the visit, the customer said he purchased the meal on July 31, discovered what he described as rotten chicken while eating his second chicken strip, and later became ill. He said he canceled birthday plans, sought medical treatment, received medication, and continues recovering. During the visit, Dr. Matthews displayed what she said was the customer's preserved chicken strips, claiming they had been kept refrigerated since the purchase. She said the customer maintained t...

HOUSTON - A customer who previously alleged finding a foreign object embedded inside a piece of chicken purchased from a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant in Southwest Houston has now filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain, its parent company, a local franchisee and other defendants. The lawsuit follows a July 27 visit to the restaurant by Dr. Candice Matthews and Quanell X, who called for a thorough investigation after meeting with management. At the time, they urged Popeyes to temporarily stop serving chicken at the location while the customer's allegations were investigated and requested that law enforcement assign a detective to investigate the claims. https://youtube.com/live/vHsKBIrD9fs?feature=share According to the petition, filed Monday in Harris County Dis...

HOUSTON - Dr. Candice Matthews and Quanell X visited a Church's Chicken restaurant on Homestead Road near Tidwell Road in northeast Houston after a customer alleged a ring was found inside a piece of chicken purchased for the customer's grandmother. During the visit, they questioned employees about the incident, food handling practices and the restaurant's response. https://youtube.com/live/jfN4vK0pnA8 According to statements made by both Quanell X and Dr. Matthews at the restaurant, the grandmother allegedly bit into the ring while eating her meal and later sought medical attention. They also alleged and showed video of employees who identified the ring as belonging to someone working in the back of the restaurant and criticized what they described as a lack of concern for the cu...

AUG. 3 — A former Arizona Beverages employee who says she worked for company co-founder John Ferolito for approximately 25 years alleges she was subjected to racial harassment, sexual harassment, physical assault, discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment before becoming embroiled in a dispute over a home she says was promised to her. According to a request for comment sent by Quanell X, leader of the New Black Panther Nation and founder of The People's Global News Network, the former employee alleges Ron Cohen was involved in some of the alleged misconduct. Before publishing its reporting, The People's Global News Network requested interviews with Ferolito and Cohen and offered them an opportunity to respond to the allegations. The request for comment states the...

HARRIS COUNTY — A Harris County judge has not yet decided whether to grant bond to rapper Warren Brown, better known as Cartel Bo, after hearing hours of testimony Monday during an 11D bond hearing on aggravated kidnapping and related allegations involving the mother of his children. The hearing centered on testimony from a defense investigator who interviewed the complainant after she signed an affidavit of non-prosecution. The investigator testified the complainant stated no one coerced or forced her into signing the affidavit, said Brown never kidnapped or assaulted her, and voluntarily drove herself to Brown's residence. According to the investigator's testimony, the complainant said she and Brown created OnlyFans content involving handcuffs and other adult props as part of c...

TEXAS — Dr. Candice Matthews is calling for greater transparency and accountability in law enforcement hiring after releasing personnel records she said raise questions about how an officer with a documented disciplinary history continued serving at multiple agencies. In a public statement, Dr. Matthews said the records, obtained through the Texas Public Information Act, highlight concerns about what she described as the movement of officers with significant disciplinary histories between law enforcement agencies. "The question is not simply what happened at Humble ISD," Dr. Matthews said. "The question is: How did an officer with this documented disciplinary history continue serving as a law enforcement officer at another agency?" According to records released by Dr. Matt...