Judge Rules in Favor of Obama Rule That Will Help 200,000 Low Income Families in 2018
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Obama rule to be executed starting this January. This is great news to low-income families because they will have more chances for better housing in a more affluent neighborhood. The rule was intended to separate regions of concentrated poverty in two dozen metro regions.
New CMS Guidance Will Reduce Access to Healthcare
Studies Show Almost All Able-Bodied Medicaid Enrollees Already Work or Care for Loved Ones
Statement of Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association, in response to the guidance released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to states that it will approve 1115 waivers that include work requirement provisions:
Five Hidden Skills That Military Veterans Bring to Logistics
Towards the end of World War II, one of the greatest challenges the Allies faced was the bitter attack in December 1944 in what became known as the “Battle of the Bulge.”
“Dear Martin: A Novel” by Nic Stone
What if your entire future was mapped out for you? All you’d have to do is show up, keep your nose clean and your mouth shut. But what if you couldn’t? What if the color of your skin had some bearing on it, and your outrage and need for understanding made you speak up? As in the new novel, “Dear Martin” by Nic Stone, WWMLKD?
Epic Waters Throws an Epic-Opening
The largest indoor waterpark under a single custom curved retractable roof in the USA officially opens, dazzling hundreds
Grand Prairie, Texas is abuzz today as the city officially opens a new waterpark that is as grand as its name. Epic Waters is an amazing 80,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor waterpark. After months of careful preparations, Epic Waters is welcoming a crowd of guests to experience the park’s one-of-a-kind attractions for the first time. Both the celebration and the water park itself are too big for this event to simply be called a Grand Opening; instead, it might be better known as an Epic-Opening.
Top Ten Stolen Vehicles for December 2017
The following is a list of the "Top Ten" makes of vehicles reported as stolen to the Houston Police Department during the month of December 2017
Snooze Opens The Heights Location on Jan. 24
Snooze The Heights, the eatery’s fourth location in the Greater Houston area, is opening on Wednesday, January 24, 2018! Snooze The Heights guests can look forward to sweet and savory breakfast and brunch items in an energetic atmosphere with friendly service. This location boasts a fresh building design unlike any other Snooze. The 3,800-square-foot restaurant is industrially built using steel, glass and wood façade.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Pushes Legislation to Designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail
Jackson Lee: “It is imperative that we do the utmost to preserve the rich history of Texas and Houston’s Freedmen’s Town by celebrating one of this nation’s most significant migrations of freed slaves, who departed Galveston seeking opportunity and a better life in the Bayou City.”
Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals
GM files petition asking DOT permission to safely deploy self-driving vehicle in 2019
General Motors filed a Safety Petition with the Department of Transportation for its fourth-generation self-driving Cruise AV, the first production-ready vehicle built from the start to operate safely on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or manual controls.
Bolder, Healthier and Easier Meals
One of the challenges of cooking at home is creating bold and unique flavors with healthy, organic and wholesome ingredients without spending hours in the kitchen. With the right tools, you don't have to go to extremes or make drastic changes to eat healthy.
Willie G's Seafood Opens at The Post Oak Hotel in Uptown Park
New, Revolutionized Location Opens Thursday, January 11at 4 p.m.
Tilman Fertitta unveils the new look & location of his signature Willie G’s Seafood on Thursday, January 11, at his 10-acre mixed-use development, The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Festival Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event
The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recently honored the Martin Luther King, Jr. Festival as a 2018 Top 20 Event for the month of January.
Kamala Harris, Cory Booker Appointed to Senate Judiciary Committee
Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) were appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is only the second time in the 201-year history of the committee that anyone black has served on it, and the first time there have been two black people on the committee at once. Mark this down on your calendars.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Is Hiring
Want to have a role in this year's rodeo? Why not work during the event? Give your best first impression at the job fair!
AHF To Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across The Country
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is proud to commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed on January 15 by participating in MLK parades and hosting free HIV awareness and testing events in more than a dozen U.S. cities across the country, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC; Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Baton Rouge, LA; Dayton and Cleveland, OH; Biloxi and Jackson, MS; Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC; New York, NY; Columbia and Holly Hill, SC; and Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX.
This One Change to Your Workout Can Help You See Better Results
It is widely known that a great exercise regimen should include strength training. And the benefits of regular strength training are plenty: keeps bones strong, speeds up metabolism, and keeps the inches off for the long run. But what you may not know is that how quickly you move through your strength workout can make a huge difference in how quickly you can see the effects of your hard work.
NAACP Arlington Says Texas Governor Shouldn’t Be Part of MLK Parade
What was billed as a region-wide celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has drawn fire from local civil rights groups and community activists. They’re angry over the inclusion of Gov. Greg Abbott as an honorary grand marshal of the Toyota North Texas Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade & Celebration, which is scheduled for next Monday in Arlington.
Ironic Adult Coloring Book, “I am So Sick of White Guys,” Tests the Alt-Right’s Sense of Humor
The authors of I am So Sick of White Guys do not hate white guys. In fact, Jim Corbett and Tim Jones ARE white guys. But when news of the political satire coloring book hit the wires, the far right hit the ceiling. (www.sickofwhiteguys.com)
Trump Denies Making 'shithole countries' Commect
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Friday denied describing certain nations as "shithole countries" during a meeting in which he rejected a bipartisan deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
How Police Violence Kills Black Women Slowly Through Trauma, Pain and Loss
When we think of police violence, what first comes to mind is the people that suffer and die directly from baton blows or by being hit by a bullet. But there’s so much more than that. The pain of losing a loved one to that kind of violence slowly kills a person with trauma and depression.
