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Focus Returns Will Smith To The Land Of Stylish Romantic Thrillers
Will Smith comes back into form in his latest sexy thriller 'Focus', where the con is always to never lose focus.
Mack Performing Arts Collective (MPAC) "Funny Business" Comedy Workshop
The Dynamic Duo: Emmy Award-Winning Executive Producer Rushion McDonald of the TV Show, “Steve Harvey”, and the Hilarious, Quick-Witted, NAACP Image Award-Winning Executive Producer of the BET Hit Reality Series, Real Husbands of Hollywood, collaborate on MPAC’s Comedy Workshop, “Funny Business”. This workshop will feature a candid discussion and educational session on the fundamentals and business of the world of comedy. Attendees will learn the business (of show business) from these highly sought-after industry experts.
United Airlines Caps Off Black History Month With Tuskegee Airman Event at Willis Tower
To cap a series of celebrations for Black History Month, United Airlines this morning hosted one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, O. Lawton Wilkerson, at a packed event at the airline’s headquarters at Willis Tower in downtown Chicago. Mr. Wilkerson joined fellow members of the Chicago Chapter of the Tuskegee Airman and several other guests for a celebration of African American involvement in aviation throughout history.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Orders New Episodes of All Four of Its Popular Tyler Perry Series
New Seasons of Tyler Perry’s Drama "If Loving You is Wrong" and Comedy "For Better or Worse" Kick Off Tuesday, March 24 and Friday, March 27
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it is ordering additional episodes of its four popular Tyler Perry scripted series including 23 one-hour episodes of the drama “The Haves and the Have Nots;” 22 one-hour episodes of the companion drama “If Loving You is Wrong;” 22 half-hour episodes of the comedy “Love Thy Neighbor;” and 20 half-hour episodes of the comedy “For Better or Worse.”
National Coalition Releases Principles for HIV Criminal Law Reform
Today, in the wake of recent court decisions rejecting several applications of the criminal law to people with HIV, the Positive Justice Project (PJP), a national coalition challenging HIV criminal law policies in the United States, released a set of principles to guide the modernization of state HIV criminal laws across the country.
Grumpy Cat Soars Over Comcast Headquarters to Say "Don't Mess With The Internet”
Net Neutrality advocates Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and Free Press flew an airplane towing a 2,000 square foot banner over Comcast’s towering corporate headquarters in Philadelphia in celebration of yesterday’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote protecting Net Neutrality. The banner depicted the popular Internet meme Grumpy Cat, and read “Comcast: Don’t Mess With the Internet.”
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan
President Obama will host Afghan President Ghani, Chief Executive Officer Abdullah, and key members of their unity government for meetings and a working lunch at the White House on Tuesday, March 24, 2015
H-E-B Primo Picks: Quest for Texas Best Searches For Local Food & Beverage Innovator
Life-changing opportunity for Texas food and beverage creators to win cash and a spot on H-E-B shelves statewide
H-E-B is seeking the state’s most creative Texas-based food and beverage manufacturers for the 2015 H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best competition. Interested creators may submit their unique product details online at www.heb.com/quest beginning Wednesday, February 25 through Friday, April 14, 2015. Participants will compete for the opportunity to showcase their uniquely Texan products and a chance to win a cash prize and coveted placement in select H-E-B stores throughout the state.
Remembering Captain Dwight Bazile
Captain Dwight Bazile, Station 46 D Shift, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on February 21, 2015, at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Captain Bazile collapsed on a fire scene Thursday
Kevin Has a “Hart” for Houston
Houstonians couldn’t wait to grab tickets to see funny man Kevin Hart when he brings his “What Now? Tour” to Houston this coming August. So much so that the two shows being
