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AIDS Foundation Houston announces World AIDS Day 2021, Presented by Chevron
The Virtual Commemoration will include remarks from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, surprise performances, award presentations and more
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. (AFH) will host their annual World AIDS Day event as a Virtual Experience on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Emceed live by Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse, the fundraiser will support AFH in its mission to end the HIV epidemic in the greater Houston area and will showcase its vision of a community where HIV is stigma-free and rare, and people have equitable access to care.
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Team Rubicon Seeks Houston-Area Veterans to Lead Pilot Recovery Program in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
Team Rubicon is encouraging Houston-area veterans to apply for its yearlong fellowship to help lead the disaster response organization’s pilot recovery program in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. In partnership with SBP, Team Rubicon is committed to rebuilding 100 homes over the next two years along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Congressman Al Green Hosts #StopAsianHate Press Conference in Houston’s Chinatown
On Friday, April 2, 2021, Congressman Al Green hosted a press conference in Houston’s Chinatown with local and state elected officials as well as community leaders to condemn anti-Asian violence and discrimination. Congressman Green traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, March 28, 2021, with fellow CAPAC members to visit the sites of the March 16 shootings and to meet with two of the victims’ families. He has also spoken out against the recent physical attack on a 65-year-old Asian woman in Manhattan.
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Houston Delegation Rides Japanese Bullet Train and Tours Operations Center
On the third day of the investment and trade mission to Japan, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Greater Houston Partnership President/CEO Bob Harvey, and members of the delegation learned more about the Japanese company that is the model for plans to develop a bullet train in Texas.
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Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage
Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas.
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Another Key National Endorsement Signals Amanda Edwards is Primed to Succeed Jackson Lee to Become TX-18’s Next Congresswoman
The Collective PAC has endorsed Congressional candidate Amanda Edwards in the 18th congressional district race, while also endorsing current Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in her 2023 Houston Mayoral bid. Along with an earlier dual-endorsement from Higher Heights for America PAC, it is becoming clear that national organizations are coalescing around Edwards to become the next Congresswoman from the 18th Congressional District.
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ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH ‘ON THE RED CARPET STORYTELLERS SPOTLIGHT’
Black History Month Stories Will Air in the Local Newscasts of the Eight-Owned Stations, ABC’s Localish, and Available in the New 24/7 Live and Local Streaming Channels, Eight Websites, Mobile and Connected TV Apps on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV
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Hancock Whitney, Fifth Ward CRC and Freddie Mac Host Free Virtual Workshop for Prospective Homebuyers Oct. 26
Workshop offers financial education resources for potential and existing homeowners
Hancock Whitney and Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation are partnering to host a free homebuyer and financial education virtual workshop for prospective homeowners in the Houston metropolitan area on Tuesday, October 26, at 6:30 p.m. The virtual session, “Talking ‘Financial Cents’ of Homeownership,” aims to give prospective and existing homeowners greater confidence in pursuing and retaining their dreams of homeownership.
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Houston Chamber Choir presents The Diary of Anne Frank: Annelies at Holocaust Museum Houston Sept. 21 and Sept. 22
Houston Chamber Choir joins the Holocaust Museum Houston to celebrate the reopening of the expanded museum by presenting the first major setting of The Diary of Anne Frank, Annelies, by English composer James Whitbourn on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22.
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Houston Texans Celebrate Founder's Day in Honor of Robert C. McNair
Today, the Houston Texans will celebrate Founder’s Day in honor of the team’s late founder Robert C. McNair. For the third consecutive year, the organization will honor Bob McNair’s life and legacy by supporting a cause he was passionate about. Texans players, coaches, executives and staff are partnering with Family Houston this month, a United Way agency which provides counseling to school-aged kids across the Greater Houston area.
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Microplastic pollution aids antibiotic resistance
Engineers at Rice lead study of how polystyrene contributes to crisis
The Styrofoam container that holds your takeout cheeseburger may contribute to the population’s growing resistance to antibiotics.
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Texas Education Agency to Officially Take Over HISD
In a letter sent Wednesday from the TEA to HISD interim superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan and board president Diana Davila, the state informed district leaders it would appoint a board of managers and a superintendent. The move comes after years of what the state considers dysfunction and a failure to properly educated all children.
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Lost German warship discovered on seabed 80 years after sinking
A German warship sunk by a torpedo during World War II has been found on the seabed off Norway, more than eight decades after it was attacked.
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2020 Crime Stoppers Houston’s Heroes Awards Luncheon Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Given the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the cancellation of events and gatherings of 50 people or more for the next eight weeks and the rapidly changing dynamics around COVID-19, Crime Stoppers of Houston is cancelling their May 7, 2020 annual Houston’s Heroes Awards Luncheon.
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Community Health Fair at Brightwood College in Houston
Brightwood College campuses in Houston and Friendswood will each host a Community Health Fair at its campus on Wednesday, June 20 and Thursday, June 21 respectively. The events will each be free and open to the public and will feature refreshments, a variety of health-related checks and activities for all ages. Additionally, attendees 18 and older can enter to win a pair of Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds headphones in addition to other prizes.
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Tracing Triumphs: The Kinsey Collection Unveils Centuries of Black American Legacy at Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Style Magazine is about to welcome an awe-inspiring journey through African American artistry and resilience.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston will begin a phased summer reopening starting this week. The Clubs will have a different feel with social …
Published on June 1, 2020
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Medical staff members stand by a body bag that contains a deceased COVID-19 patient's body in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial …
Published on December 3, 2020
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Members of the Houston Outlaws team play Overwatch during the Activision Blizzard Inc. Overwatch League 'Battle For Texas' tournament at Tech Port Arena in San …
Published on July 19, 2023
