The National Black MBA Association® Announces Its 2020 NBMBAA® Conference & Career Fair: A Virtual Experience
The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA) is excited to announce it will be hosting its 2020 NBMBAA® Conference & Career Fair: A Virtual Experience, taking place September 23-25, 2020 online. With a conference theme of "Celebrating Visionaries," this historic organization …
Theaters, Hotels, Convention Centers and Other Facilities Nationwide Earn GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced a new round of facilities that have achieved GBAC STAR™ facility accreditation. As the industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation, GBAC STAR validates a facility’s preparedness …
Election Pollster Terrance Woodbury Weighs In On Kanye West’s 2020 President Election Bid in July 19 Washington Post News Article
Terrance Woodbury, a partner at HIT Strategies, a political research firm focused on women, minorities and millennials, recently shared his thoughts with the Washington Post regarding rapper Kanye West’s 2020 Presidential Campaign. Woodbury addressed several issues surrounding the provocative celebrity’s …
Cullen Trust Gift Aids UH Students Struggling with Food Insecurity Amid Pandemic
The University of Houston has received a $100,000 gift from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education to aid University students and members of the community who are in immediate need of food assistance. The gift supports efforts at UH and …
USA Boxing Olympic Hopeful Darius Fulghum Chosen to Be Giving Games 2020 Athlete Ambassador
Darius Fulghum, a spring 2019 graduate of Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing, is a boxer on a new mission. The registered nurse-turned boxer has been chosen to represent USA Boxing athletes as a Giving Games 2020 Ambassador.
Tiff Takes Texas Road Trip
Lifestyle Blogger, Tiffaney Dale Hunter, recently packed up her Mercedes SUV and took to the Texas highways for a spontaneous getaway to sooth her soul, reignite her creativity and cure her shelter-at-home blues.
GetVokl Offers Live Virtual Matchmaking to Help Singles Get Through the Pandemic
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 110 million adults who are single in the country. Millions of them found out how difficult dating and finding a match is during the pandemic. With typical hot spots closed where …
Pro AV Industry - Market Movements, Emerging Opportunities and the Road to Recovery
There is no doubt that COVID-19 is having a sustained impact on a wide range of markets, from video conferencing and video content production, to installation verticals, touring and rental. Additionally, as the world starts to ease lockdown restrictions, and …
NAACP Partners with This T-Shirt on the ‘Power to the Youth’ Collection Benefitting the NAACP Youth & College Division
The NAACP joins forces with outspoken merchandise platform to raise funds for the voting engagement efforts among youth and college-aged members. The NAACP Youth & College Division exclusively partners with This T-Shirt // @buythistshirt, an outspoken merchandise initiative supporting in-need …
How to Dispel the Angry Black
Far too often, women of color face discrimination in the workplace. One of the most prominent areas is that many take their outward personality as being the 'angry black woman'. The type of woman who speaks up for themselves shares …
How to Prevent An Exercise Injury
As people return to the gym and their regular fitness routines after months in quarantine, the last thing anyone wants is an injury caused by their workout. A sports medicine expert at Baylor College of Medicine said it is normal …
Philo Partners with TV One to Launch the Network's First vMVPD Distribution Deal
TV One Joins Industry's Most Valuable, Entertainment-Packed Philo Service of 60+ Channels, Unlimited DVR and 40K+ On Demand Titles for $20 per Month
Flood Control District Monitoring the Tropics in Anticipation of Severe Weather
The Harris County Flood Control District is actively monitoring a Tropical depression # 8 over the central Gulf of Mexico with potential impacts to our area. On the current forecast track, squalls and gusty winds will begin to spread from …
Rep. Reynolds Joining with Local Teachers, Parents and Medical Professionals Over Growing Concerns On the Reopening of Our Schools
We are just less than a month away from the fall semester of school starting at Fort Bend ISD and other local districts. Online student instruction will begin on August 17, 2020. TEA is then requiring schools to have a …
Governor Abbott Announces FEMA Approval For Federal Emergency Declaration Following Hurricane Hanna Landfall In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Trump have granted a Federal Emergency Declaration request for Public Assistance Category B (Emergency Protective Measures). Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category …
