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School Apologizes After Fifth-graders Asked to Make 'slave auction' Posters
A New Jersey schools superintendent has apologized for a "culturally insensitive" assignment in which fifth-graders learning about Colonial America were asked to create posters advertising slave auctions.
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Punch It Up this Holiday Season
If you are looking to host an unforgettable holiday cocktail party, punch can make a memorable impression on your guests and bring your get-together to the next level.
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Whiskey Cake Hosts July Pairing Dinner Featuring High West Distillery
Popular farm-fresh kitchen and bar hosts five-course dinner starring chef-driven dishes, craft cocktails and spirits on July 29
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar is inviting guests in the Stafford area to enjoy a special evening during this month’s pairing dinner featuring High West Distillery.
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Harris Health’s ‘Ask My Nurse’ Answers the Call during COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to keep people away from healthcare facilities unless truly necessary, Harris Health System has temporarily expanded its Ask My Nurse telephone help line. In its two months of expansion, the help line has already received nearly 60,000 calls—roughly 253% more than a usual month of calls.
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Superintendent Certification Program Launches at HCDE with Optimistic Job/Pay Forecasts
The employment outlook is positive for aspiring school superintendents as an increase in jobs and pay is forecasted. Harris County Department of Education launches its 11-month, accelerated Superintendent Certification Institute on Aug. 10, 2019 to meet demands for the growing profession and an expanding, ethnically diverse student population in Texas.
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Houston Council Races Are Crowding
While most of the focus is on who is running for president in 2024 or even who is running for mayor this year, Houston has five at-large City Council members elected citywide, and 11 district City Council members who vote on the mayor's $6.2 billion budget, every expenditure over $50,000, city laws called ordinances, and the care for local citizens' needs.
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Body found in Memphis is that of abducted teacher, and a suspect is charged with murder, police say
A body found Monday in the Memphis is that of a teacher who was abducted while jogging last week, and a suspect is being charged with murder, police said Tuesday.
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Millions Waking Up Without Power as Hurricane Irma Belts Florida
Millions of people from coast to coast in Florida are waking up without power Monday as Hurricane Irma rumbles north, spurring slashing gusts of wind, pounding rain and perilous storm surge.
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Three Budget Friendly Tips for Your Next Grocery Shopping Trip
Many of us are trying to eat cleaner these days. We look for non-GMO on labels. We pay attention to our foods’ country of origin. But some of these precautions can really add up at the cash register, without improving the nutritional value of what we’re eating. “It’s time to minimize some of the fear mongering,” comments registered dietitian nutritionist Felicia Stoler, who has traveled the world investigating food origins.
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Political World Watches Arizona as Trump Heads West
The political world is watching Arizona this week as President Donald Trump tries to move past one controversy by wading into another -- visiting his core supporters in the state whose two senators are among his most vocal critics within the Republican Party.
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Ash clouds from Kilauea volcano prompt red alert on Hawaii's Big Island
Officials warned residents and airplanes to stay away from part of Hawaii's Big Island after a plume of ash from the Kilauea volcano rose 12,000 feet into the air.
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Is Soul Food Putting the “Die” in Diet?
In the South, back in your grandmother’s day, a good home-cooked meal included chicken-fried crisp in lard, candied yams, macaroni and cheese, greens seasoned with ham hocks, good old fashion cornbread, all topped off by three types of cake and sweet potato pie. And no one thought a thing about eating it, except how good it tastes, and how good it made you feel.
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Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form
Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s secretary of state, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The civil rights organizations allege that the form’s lack of information about the voter eligibility requirements for Floridians with past convictions creates confusion, impedes the organizations’ voter registration activities, and puts people in danger of criminal penalties.
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Kappa Alpha Psi CONCLAVE 2013 - William "Randy" Bates Jr. Esq Grand Polemarch
Welcome to the Host Chapter Website for the 81st Grand Chapter Meeting. The Houston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to welcome nearly 15,000 registered members, supporters, and guests to our great city. In conjunction with our conclave theme, "Impacting Communities: Making a Difference for the Next 100 Years," this website is a window and guide into the rich history of our fraternity.
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Sisters Network Pink Sunday
Photography by Vicky Pink - Sisters Network gave Gulfgate Dodge Chrysler Jeep a pink makeover …
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Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry Day at the Houston Astros Game
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Comedian and Actress Loni Love Traces Her African Roots to Nigeria With AfricanAncestry.com
Comedian and Actress Loni Love traced her African roots using DNA to Nigeria along with Raj Register, Multicultural Communications Manager of Ford and Lincoln Motor Company, whose roots traced to Cameroon in New Orleans, Saturday, July 1.
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USA Boxing Olympic Hopeful Darius Fulghum Chosen to Be Giving Games 2020 Athlete Ambassador
The PVAMU Nursing alumnus will represent USA Boxing in the national fundraising campaign
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.
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Panthers Senior LB Storey Jackson Named SWAC Defensive Player of the Week
On Monday, Jackson was awarded for his play on the field being named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Week after registering 17 total tackles, two sacks, an interception and a game ending forced fumble that secured the victory over Grambling State 17-10 in the State Fair Classic.
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Fireside Chat with Mayor Turner & Police Chief Finner to Focus on Youth Crime & Violence
Youth invited to participate in person or virtually
The Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) and Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC) invite youth to participate in a Fireside Chat with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Chief Troy Finner about issues of crime and violence faced by youth, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m.
