This 13-year-old is headed to medical school a year after graduating high school
A 13-year-old girl has been accepted to a medical school program only a year after graduating high school.
The Jackie Robinson Museum to Open Its Doors July 26
A Media-Rich Space in Lower Manhattan Will Celebrate Robinson’s Life and Promote Dialogue on Race Relations and Other Social Issues
75 years after Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will open the doors to a museum in his honor Tuesday, July 26. Located at 75 Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, the nearly 20,000 square-foot space will honor the life and legacy of an American hero who very publicly broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and played an active and equally pioneering role in the Civil Rights Movement of the last century.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Bids Farewell and Extends Appreciation to Its 25th "Centennial" International President, Valerie Hollingsworth Baker
Valerie Hollingsworth Baker Closes Out Her 4-Year Term as the Sorority's International President
Today, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated announced that Valerie Hollingsworth Baker's term as the 25th International President ended on Sunday, July 24, 2022. After four years of leadership and service, she will be succeeded by Stacie NC Grant.
SmartScaping Expands Community Program to Help Houston Youth with Jobs, New HISD Co-Op Program, Paid Student Internships
SmartScaping Landscaping & Design, a premiere Black-owned, Houston-based landscaping maintenance and design company, is expanding their “SmartScaping Cares” community program to offer students, age 16-25, immediate employment opportunities, paid internships as part of an upcoming Co-Op Program in partnership with HISD schools, and a career path toward entrepreneurship in the landscaping industry!
Treasurer John M. Schroder urges disability service expansion
Louisiana Treasurer John M. Schroder is urging the passage of federal legislation that will expand the number of Louisiana citizens with disabilities who qualify to possess Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts. This legislation will supplement the Americans with Disabilities Act, which celebrates its anniversary as of July 26, having been signed into law in 1990.
Virtual school option offered for Beaumont students by Harmony Public Schools
Harmony Public Schools will offer a full virtual learning option to Beaumont students in kindergarten through Grade 12 when the 2022-23 school year begins in August.
Houston native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
A 2020 Kashmere High School graduate and Houston, Texas, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
KHOU 11 and TEGNA Foundation Award $88,000 in Community Grants to Aid 8 Houston-Area Nonprofit Organizations
KHOU 11 and the TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), have awarded 8 area nonprofit organizations community grants totaling $88,000.
Yoga Teachers Needed for Puranik Foundation’s Nonprofit Classroom Clarity Program
Classroom Clarity Volunteer Yoga Teacher Certification Credit Available Application Deadline: August 10, 2022
The Puranik Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Houston, is accepting applications for yoga teachers currently working towards their 200/300-hour teacher training for its no-cost program, Classroom Clarity.
Dog Haus Welcomes New Uncle Morty to One-of-a-Kind Haus Burger Lineup
Acclaimed gourmet hot dog, sausage and burger concept launches limited-time item in collaboration with Emmy-award winning Chef Sam Zien, available Aug. 1 through Sept. 30
Everyone knows that fun uncle that gets a little too turnt and can be The Absolute Würst at family gatherings …. And now, Dog Haus fans can enjoy the spirit of the “Funcle” when they bite into the award-winning concept’s newest one-of-a-kind creation!
Comedian KevOnStage Launching Health Web Series with CDC Foundation for Healthier Black Community
Comedian, actor, author, entertainer and popular content creator, Kevin “KevOnStage” Fredericks, together with the CDC Foundation, is launching a new web series, “Live to the Beat with KevOnStage.”
Unprecedented Demand for Mental Health Services in the Local Region Creates Urgent Need for HGI Counseling
After more than two years of the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 44-year-old nonprofit organization HGI Counseling is confronting an unprecedented demand for its mental health services in the Greater Houston region. Since March 2020, HGI Counseling has experienced an increase of 600 percent in the number of therapy sessions it completes on an ongoing basis. This significant increase has caused the nonprofit organization to now need urgent support from the local community to be able to continue supporting the mental health needs of its residents.
City Of Houston And University Of Houston Offer At-Risk Young Adults A Second Chance At Success
Getting a second chance for employment and education is not always easy for young adults who have a history of incarceration. Today, a select group of young adults began classes at the University of Houston’s Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute Sales Academy, thanks to a partnership between the City of Houston, the C. T. Bauer College of Business, and funded by corporate partners supporting Hire Houston Youth (HHY).
Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $35,000 to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) announced it is awarding $35,000 in grants to 14 individuals and nonprofit organizations that have reimagined their work in the digital realm. The work includes streaming services, virtual reality, and digital curation to deliver manifested live concerts, theatre performances, and literary concepts in online-only platforms.
ALTON: campaign to end free speech
Two murders that provoked Lincoln to run for president
ALTON shines a spotlight on the double scandal that provoked Abraham Lincoln to run for President. We see echoes of ALTON in threats to democracy from the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, the recent surge in mass murders and hate crimes – the “threat from within” that Abraham Lincoln warned of in his first great speech of January 27, 1838 after the Alton scandal. Lincoln’s speech launched his trajectory toward the Senate and Presidency twenty years later and issued a powerful warning that is eerily relevant again today.
First on CNN: Jill Biden's press secretary leaving White House
Michael LaRosa, the press secretary for first lady Dr. Jill Biden, is departing the White House, a White House official told CNN.
First on CNN: Elizabeth Warren demands airline crackdown amid travel chaos
Air travel is a mess right now and Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding that federal regulators do something about it.
The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights
Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible, multiple sources familiar with negotiations told CNN.
Kinzinger encouraged by latest news of Justice Department investigation into January 6
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said Tuesday he is seeing some positive developments out of the Justice Department's investigation into the riot.
Iceland's best geothermal bathing pools
Spellbinding vistas punctuated by plumes of steam are commonplace while driving Iceland's winding fjords and gravel roads.
