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The Menil Collection Presents Samuel Fosso: African Spirits
Fourteen self-portraits depict Fosso portraying intellectuals, political leaders, and prominent figures associated with Black liberation movements
The Menil Collection is pleased to present Samuel Fosso: African Spirits, an exhibition of the four- teen, large-scale gelatin silver prints from Samuel Fosso’s African Spirits series. The show—on view at the Menil from August 5, 2022 through January 15, 2023—is presented in conjunction with the 2022 FotoFest Biennial and African Cosmologies Redux, a new presentation of photography originally cu- rated by Dr. Mark Sealy OBE, Director of Autograph, London, and Professor at University of the Arts London.
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12-year-old passing out more than 2,000 blankets for homeless
A 12-year-old boy known for collecting blankets for the homeless is not taking a break this year.
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Samuel Jackson's the Next POTUS in "The Beast"...
Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star as the President of the United States (POTUS) alongside Joel Kinnaman in the independent action thriller “The Beast” from WME Independent, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
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Houston Native Serves on Navy Deployment
Culinary Specialist 1st Class Samuel Villarreal, from Houston, Texas, uses binoculars while standing watch during a combat systems drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87).
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Director Charles Samuels Visits Houston
Photography by Vicky Pink On Thursday, April 9, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Half Price Books Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds himself helping not only American soldiers but hundreds of Vietnamese citizens both wounded and ill.
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Black Princess Comes to Life Again in Second Book to Inspire Girls of Color
Princess Nadia continues her adventure on the high seas by searching for the treasure of Captain James Joker Jib. One surprise leads to another as Princess Nadia and her team learns the real truth of the missing treasure.
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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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In Honor of Veteran's Day, Barnes & Noble Bookstore in River Oaks Presents Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds himself helping not only American soldiers but hundreds of Vietnamese citizens both wounded and ill. Peaceful Bones is about one special patient named Hung Nguyen aka "Charlie" who becomes an unlikely friend on the battlefield. Dr. Axelrad saves Charlie's life, forging a bond that crosses cultural and enemy lines.
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New Marvel TV show uses AI and fans are upset
Marvel's new "Secret Invasion" TV show featuring Samuel L. Jackson unveiled an intro utilizing AI that critics say "looks bizarre" and "low quality."
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Houston native performs maintenance on a fighter jet in the hangar bay aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Devin Samuels, from Houston, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, conducts routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in hangar bay of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Aug. 31, 2023.
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Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Published on October 30, 2017
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Dr. Samuel Axelrad
Published on January 9, 2018
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Navy Midshipman Samuel Quach
Published on March 5, 2019
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Casting Black actors in period pieces isn’t diversity. It’s history.
There is a moment in “The Harder They Fall” that director Jeymes Samuel can’t stop smiling about. It arrives with a locomotive around the end of Act 1 and subsequently barrels through every preconceived notion of what a western is supposed to be.
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An Apple Original - The Banker
Directed by George Nolfi Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Nia Long
Inspired by true events, “The Banker” centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream.
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Bev Armstrong with Samuel Adams founder
Published on April 6, 2018
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Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Aremoh
Published on May 16, 2017
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Tony Samuel, author of the Princess Nadia books
Published on July 17, 2017
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Culinary Specialist 1st Class Samuel Villarreal
Published on April 22, 2019
