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Council Member Dave Martin Hosts Kingwood/Lake Houston Area Town Hall Meeting

City Council Member Dave Martin will host a town hall meeting, Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m., at the Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood, TX 77345. The community is invited to attend and hear from city and community representatives about ongoing projects, issues and community news related to the Kingwood and Lake Houston areas of District E.

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New York Times Bestselling Author and Parenting Expert Dr. Tina Payne Bryson to Speak at the DoSeum

The DoSeum proudly announces New York Times bestselling author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson as the keynote speaker and guest at their 9th Annual Outside the Lunchbox Luncheon on Friday, October 12, 2018. Dr. Payne Bryson is a psychotherapist and the Founder/Executive Director of The Center for Connection in Pasadena, California, where she offers parenting consultations and provides therapy to children and adolescents.

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NFL and American Cancer Society Continue Decade-Long Fight Against Cancer with Crucial Catch

NFL players including Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson and Eli Harold talk about cancer's impact on their lives through new social media campaign

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Honda Joins with Cruise and General Motors to Build New Autonomous Vehicle

Cruise and General Motors Co. announced that they have joined forces with Honda to pursue the shared goal of transforming mobility through the large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicle technology.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Kicks-Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month By Unveiling Signature Mobile Mammography Coach

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated International President Glenda Glover says the service organization will be a formidable opponent in the fight against breast cancer with the organization's signature mobile mammography unit. President Glover was joined by more than 200 sororitymembers and other dignitaries, including U.S. Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee of Texas, for the celebrated unveiling of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Mobile Mammography Coach on the campus of Texas Southern University on Monday. AKA provided free mammograms to uninsured women in addition to scheduled mammograms for insured patients.

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Urban Pop Vocalist and Songwriter Bria Lee Debuts New Single "One Shot" Feat. Fat Joe

Today, New York-based urban pop artist Bria Lee returns with her latest single “One Shot” featuring epic rapper Fat Joe out now via Republic Records—listen and share HERE!

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Elderly Woman Calls Police On Hispanic Mother Sitting In Car With Her Baby

It seems the craze of being guilty while black of doing anything has spread to the Hispanic community.

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Texas Two-Step: Houston Texans Takes On In-State Rival the Dallas Cowboys for Bragging Rights

There are certain things that will let you know you are in the state of Texas. No matter how many times you have seen a person they will still greet you with, “Hey. How are you doing?” Manners is a must growing up in Texas and that’s why we always say, “Sir or Ma’am.” You will always hear stories about how this person’s barbeque is better than that person’s because in Texas barbeque is the state food. But nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, speaks louder than “FOOTBALL,” in the great State of Texas and this week’s matchup will definitely have the volume past a ten.

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Houston Mega Church “Model Preacher” Rips the Runway in New York Fashion Week

Model/preacher Lekesha Barnett steps out of the pulpit onto the runway in her debut at this year’s New York Fashion Week. Known to the 12,000 members of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston where she is Minister of Young Adults and Prayer as Reverend Barnett, this up and coming model is breaking stereotypes in more ways than one.

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Project Documents African American-Friendly Businesses During Jim Crow Era

In the days before Yelp and the Internet, there was The Negro Motorist Green Book, or Green Book for short.

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Houston City Council Bans First U.S. Sex-Robot Brothel

Houston’s City Council on Wednesday officially banned what would have been America’s first sex-robot brothel from opening its doors.

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How Black Women Are Affected Differently By Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is perhaps one of the most dangerous diseases because it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and has metastasized, or spread to other parts of the body very quickly, often without the knowledge of the victim. It is also the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women, with more than 22,000 US women facing a potential diagnosis in the next few years, and around 15,000 dying from it.

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Obama Backs Gillum and Ocasio-Cortez in New Endorsement Wave

Former President Barack Obama backed a slate of leading progressive Democrats in a second round of national endorsements released on Monday, a little more than five weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

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Turning Fear Into Faith: Life After Breast Cancer

Fear and faith are not supposed to coexist. Faith is supposed to conquer all fears. When real life happens faith can waver. Faith can be questioned. Faith can even disappear. Just as easily as faith did all the things above, faith can also comfort. Faith can bring peace. Faith can come back. Shawntell L. McWilliams knows the fear and the faith journey. Six years ago she was forced to face fear and her faith was tested. In the end, her greatest fears were turned into her strongest faith.

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The New NAFTA Gets a Few Things Right, and Falls Short Elsewhere

Donald Trump announced a new NAFTA draft treaty -- renamed for showtime as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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Meet the First Black CEO of Chase Consumer Banking -- One of the Most Powerful Women in Banking!

Thasunda Duckett is the first African American to be CEO of JP Morgan & Chase Consumer Banking.

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Rep. Waters Lashes Out at ‘False Allegations’

Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters went on the defensive when pundits and media friendly to President Donald Trump accused one of her staff members of secretly releasing the personal information of three Republican senators.

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Suspected ricin detected in mail sent to Trump, Pentagon

An envelope addressed to President Donald Trump contained a substance suspected to be ricin and appeared to be connected to similar envelopes sent to the Pentagon, a law enforcement source told CNN.

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Indonesia earthquake: Torrents of 'liquid soil' washed away buildings

Rivers of soil swept away entire neighborhoods in Indonesia following a powerful earthquake last week that also generated a tsunami in a disaster that has killed at least 1,407 people.

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5 things to know for October 3: Trump, Kavanaugh, Indonesia, prison break

Don't be surprised if you get a text message today from President Trump. The first nationwide test of the "presidential alert" system happens midday. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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