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Business Style: Meet Ashley Odom, Owner of Omazing Occasions

One lick, two licks, three licks were all it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Knowing how the flavors would combine in your mouth, slow licking was not an option. You wanted the satisfaction now. However, I have found one lollipop that you will want to lick slowly to really savor and enjoy it. Ashley Odom, the owner of Omazing Occasions, talks to us about how she turned the everyday lollipop into an adult only experience.

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Story at Macy’s Houston Galleria and Memorial City Introduces The Next Chapter Outdoor Story

Outdoor STORY brings the outdoors indoors in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods and Miracle-Gro®

STORY at Macy’s, the always changing “store to explore” within 36 Macy’s locations nationwide, including Macy’s Houston Galleria and Macy’s Memorial City in Houston, unveils its second experiential concept: Outdoor STORY.

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Brian d'Arcy James on The Ferryman and Being Directed by Sam Mendes

Actor Brian d'Arcy James delivers a tour de force performance as dashing and tormented Quinn Carney in the Broadway play, The Ferryman, winner of four 2019 Tony Awards including Best Play, Best Author (Jez Butterworth) and Best Director (Sam Mendes).

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“BTTM FDRS” by Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore

Your first place all your own needs to be ah-mazing. Big-screen TV for gaming. Fridge for snacks and drinks. Sofa for kicking back, a few good chairs, and places to hold your stuff. Maybe your parents will help out. Maybe the landlord will let you paint. Maybe, as in “BTTM FDRS” by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passsmore, your new place will be interesting.

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‘I Do Not Believe You Are a Racist’

At the Miami Democratic Presidential Debate, Kamala Harris questioned Joe Biden about his opposition to integrating the schools through court-ordered busing. Biden responded: “I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education.” After the debate, Biden spoke at the Rainbow Push Convention in Chicago. He said, “I want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including busing. I never, never, ever opposed voluntary busing.”

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Home Chef Offers Weekly Meal Service

Its' been about two years since I received an email invitation to try a home meal service that offered me $30 off my first meal and an additional discount for each referral I sent their way. My co-workers and I studied the website intensely at the menu offerings for the weeks that we would receive our orders.

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'Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay'

As the exhausted and thrilled U.S. women's soccer team celebrated its victory in the finals of the 2019 Women's World Cup, the cheers of the crowd in the Stade of Lyon soon turned into a chant: "Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay." Even as they fought their way to the fourth U.S. Women World Cup championship, the U.S. team were waging a battle -- in the court of public opinion and the courts of law -- for equal treatment in wages, working conditions and investment in the women's game. And if there is any justice or common sense in their employer, U.S. Soccer, they will be as victorious in the quest for equal pay as they were in their quest for the World Cup.

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Superman Returns Home

Michael Brantley returns back to Cleveland as a starter in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game

As I prepared to exit the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, I was stopped in my tracks mid-stride and paused for a second. What I was witnessing was something I was not prepared for, but definitely had been waiting all my life to see. Walking out of the last door at the north end of the airport, there is a nice montage of my childhood hero Superman. The fictional character was created during the 1930s and portrayed as a working-class citizen by day and crime fighter by night.

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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $72,500 in Scholarships to 28 Houston High School Seniors

Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements Both In and Out of the Classroom

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $72,500 in scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year to 28 Texas students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills.

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Race in 2020: What Impact Will Identity Politics Have On the Upcoming Elections?

I’m black and I’m proud! Some of you may recognize my intro from James Brown’s popular 1968 hit, “Say It Loud!” The song was an anthem with a call and response chorus that was not only infectious but also empowering. It starts with James Brown saying “Uh! Your bad self!”

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Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Team Up On Bill to Help Those With Criminal Records Get Housing

Sen. Kamala Harris and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are teaming up to introduce legislation aimed at helping people with criminal records fairly obtain housing.

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Lil KeKe Salutes Houston-Based DJs for Annual 7Thirteen Day

If you ask anyone in the south who Lil’ Keke is, you might get a swift leg movement two times to the left and the right as they rub their head to do the “Southside” (“Don’t Mess With Texas”). The legendary Houston rapper is known for being one of the original members of the iconic collective S. U. C. (Screwed Up Click) and assisting in the creation of a nostalgic hip-hop scene the entire globe recognizes. Lil’ Keke is gearing up for his annual 713 (7-Thirteen) Day taking place July 13th at one of Houston’s popular breweries, 8th Wonder, and he wants everyone there.

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St Kitts: Not Just Another Island

St. Kitts awaits you for the tropical vacation you've been dreaming about.

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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital earns new quality-based accreditation

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has been accredited with DNV GL - Healthcare.

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Sixteen Year Old Houstonian takes Sock Out Poverty Campaign to New York, NY

Sixteen-year old Houstonian, Princess Jackson is the founder of nonprofit organization Sock Out Poverty, Inc. Jackson is hosting her out of state sock campaign in New York, NY on July 19, 2019 at The Bowery Mission located at 227 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 from 6pm-7pm. She will be passing out new socks to more than 300 homeless men and women housed at the shelter. Her mission is to reduce poverty and restore lives all over the world.

Top Rosé Picks For Summer 2019

Houston Style shares its top Rosé picks for the summer.

Jim Crane Ownership Group Leads Opening of West Palm Beach Hilton Garden Inn

A group led by Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane and Hilton Garden Inn announced today the opening of Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach at the Outlets. This unique hotel is located at 1675 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401 and is located just off the exit 71 on I95, only five miles from the Astros Spring Training home, FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) To Host Convention in Atlanta Later This Month Focusing Unapologetically on Poor People and Poverty

SCLC President Charles Steele, Jr. Says the Organization’s Poor People’s Campaign Is About Eliminating Poverty

In America, the wealthiest nation on earth, it appears very few people are comfortable fighting for poor people and talking about poverty, says Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Beyond the Rhetoric: The Evolution of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – Part 4

When Kay and I were introduced to each other at the Detroit Metro Airport it was Spring which in Detroit is always beautiful and exhilarating after another hard winter. As she left the restaurant to go catch her flight to New York (for a sales conference for Colgate Palmolive), I watched her legs walk away from me.

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Ariana Grande opens up about Mac Miller and Pete Davidson in Vogue

Just one year ago, Ariana Grande was falling in love with comedian Pete Davidson. A few months later, she'd be mourning the loss of her former boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, and dealing with PTSD from a terror attack at her 2017 Manchester concert that killed 22 people and injured hundreds.