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Six Events That Put the Beauty of Women in the Game
Super Bowl brings the sportsmanship out of all of us. Fans compiled in the great city of Houston and we were at the edge of our seats waiting for Lady Gaga’s half time performance. Her striking red lipstick and wing liner gave us all the makeup inspiration we needed.
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Lakewood Church Joins Houston’s Football Festivities with Super Bowl Gospel Celebration
Lakewood Church joined in on the excitement of Super Bowl LI by hosting the 18th NFL sanctioned Super Bowl Gospel Celebration on February 3rd with a live tapping for BET. Familiar faces David and Tamela Mann, who have been featured in various Tyler Perry productions, hosted the concert alongside Lakewood’s Pastor John Gray.
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Maxim Party 2017 Presented by Thomas J. Henry
Sports, interactive activities, outdoor concerts, and great food are just a few of the variables that make for a great Super Bowl weekend. And while many Houstonians and out-of-towners alike hopped from one event to the other, whether just for the fun or perhaps to star gaze, it was the coveted Maxim Party that was definitely the talk of the town.
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I Am Not Your Negro: A Time Capsule Into the Past And the Future
The set up for Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro” is reflective of the times. Baldwin, one of Black America’s foremost voices on race relations in the 1960s to the point he’s been lionized for all time is made to feel as if he’s speaking for the current. No less than five minutes into Peck’s film are we shown various scenes of anguish and protest from Ferguson, Missouri. It’s the film’s biggest allegory that Baldwin’s work, even when originally framed around the deaths of three of his friends can be echoed for all time.
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LIDS Custom Zone Creates Personalized Styles for Super Bowl LI
Who needs Tom Brady’s game jersey when you can have your own customized part of history? Thanks to LIDS Custom Zone located at Macy’s Houston Galleria, Super Bowl LI fans were able to personalize their favorite jersey, hat or other fan memorabilia for the big game.
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Netflix Unveils 'Dear White People' First Look
Dear world: Your first look at Netflix's "Dear White People" series has arrived.
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Halle Berry And Samuel L. Jackson Join Oscar Presenters
Halle Berry and Samuel L. Jackson have been added to the list of presenters for the 89th annual Academy Awards later this month.Berry won the best actress Oscar for her role in Monster’s Ball while Jackson earned a best supporting actor nod for his role in Pulp Fiction.
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Houston Hands Off Super Bowl Duties To Minnesota
Houston received glowing reviews Monday morning for a Super Bowl week that no one will ever forget, while the clock began ticking toward the 2018 Super Bowl in Minnesota.
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Conway's "Bowling Green Massacre" wasn't one-time slip-up, Cosmo reveals
Kellyanne Conway said she misspoke "one word" on MSNBC's "Hardball" last week. But it turns out that she had mentioned the made-up "Bowling Green massacre" at least once before.
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New York Police Charge Man In Jogger's Death
The New York Police Department charged a man with second-degree murder in the death last August of a jogger in Queens, Detective Ahmed Nasser said Sunday.
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In Their Own Words: Patriots Describe Julian Edelman's Unbelievable Catch
If wide receiver Julian Edleman hadn't made that catch, the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history may never have happened, and the New England Patriots wouldn't have been Super Bowl champions.
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“The Blood of Emmett Till” by Timothy B. Tyson
You really can’t remember. For sure, something important happened years ago, something you should recall very easily, but time’s made things fuzzy. Have you forgotten or, worse yet, have you just remembered everything wrong? Usually, you suppose, it wouldn’t matter but in the new book “The Blood of Emmett Till” by Timothy B. Tyson, it surely does.
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NFL Brings Positive Impact to Houston Youth in Character Camp
On Monday, January 30, the NFL hosted 300 kids from the Houston area at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The children were chosen to take part in a free Character Camp on the field of the NFL Experience Driven by Genesis as part of the NFL PLAY 60 Character Camps program, a partnership between the NFL and the Muñoz Agency, led by Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz.
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Super Bowl LI Pregame Festivities to Feature Headliner Zac Brown Band, with Fitz and the Tantrums
Three-time Grammy Award-winning artists ZAC BROWN BAND will headline Super Bowl LI pregame festivities at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, February 5, the NFL announced today. Indie-pop group FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS will kick off the NFL Tailgate Party before turning over the floor to Zac Brown Band, and both performances will be televised live on the FOX NFL Sunday Pregame Show.
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Rep. Reynolds Welcomes Commissioner Morales
State Rep. Ron Reynolds, recently re-elected to his fourth term with nearly 70 percent, as Fort Bend’s first African American State Legislator, came back from Austin last Thursday, January 26 to introduce his friend, recently elected Fort Bend County Commissioner Vincent Morales to the constituents they share in east Fort Bend County.
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Black History & The Education Of Hidden Figures
At schools across the country, the vibrancy of February is all the same. There are the morning announcements, with school wide events announced; birthdays lauded, teachers and school teams having imaginary flowers thrown on their name. Then comes the obligatory read out of a Black History Month figure. Some students roll their eyes of boredom, others, too disinterested to care. Yet there is one student, his or her ears perked up, waiting to feed into someone new. They’re anticipating a new fact, a new lesson, a new hero to look upon.
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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation Invites Super Bowl Fans To #KickoffForKindness
Pop-Up Activation KindLI Opens at Super Bowl LI’s NFL Experience in Houston
Fans at Home Invited to Host a #KickOffForKindness Watch Party for a Chance to Win Tickets to an Upcoming Lady Gaga Show
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NFL Play 60 Kids' Day at NFL Experience
NFL PLAY 60 Kids' Day gave more than 1,000 local children the opportunity to spend …
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Christie Says Trump Travel Ban Rollout Was 'terrible'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday slammed the rollout of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, saying it was "terrible" even if the President's intentions were good.
