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The Fisk Jubilee Singers® Set to Commemorate 150th Anniversary with Yearlong Celebration of Events
The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers® will celebrate the 150th anniversary of their founding with a year-long celebration of events. Organized as a choral ensemble in 1871, the Fisk Jubilee Singers® have played an essential role in introducing and sharing the tradition of the Negro spiritual with the world. This remarkable ensemble has traveled the world singing sacred songs and raising funds to support Fisk University for the past 150 years.
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Spoiled Latina Day 2017 Women’s Empowerment Brunch
Yvonne Guidry, Founder of SpoiledLatina will celebrate her blogs 9th Anniversary at The 2nd Annual SpoiledLatina Day on July 8th 2017 at Republic Square Houston. SLDay 2017 is a celebration for all ambitious women of Houston, to be empowered, inspired and pampered.
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Debra Lee, Anika Noni Rose Respond To ‘Quad’ Criticism
BET’s new show scripted show about a fictional Black college, The Quad, has generated some positive reviews.
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Hillary Clinton's Attacks On Donald Trump Help Him. Bigly.
Hillary Clinton's aggressive attack on the legitimacy of Donald Trump's presidency -- she repeatedly noted she won the popular vote by 3 million votes, she lost because of James Comey and the Russian hacking -- on Tuesday drew huge amounts of attention in the political world.
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China's 'revolution' cost investors $3 trillion. So why aren't they running scared?
Heavyweight global investment firms are sticking with China despite a sweeping crackdown on business by the ruling Communist Party that has wiped $3 trillion off the market value of the country's biggest companies.
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Revitalize Your Skin and Give Back: Join Hiatus Spa + Retreat's Earth Month Campaign Benefiting Charity: Water
Dive into a world of luxury and compassion this Earth Month with Hiatus Spa + Retreat's annual Spa for a Cause initiative, running from April 1st to April 30th. As the premier Texas day spa with eight exquisite locations across the Lone Star State, Hiatus Spa invites you to indulge in self-care while supporting a noble cause.
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Women’s Guild 2015 Audrey H. Lawson IMPACT Awards Luncheon and Fashion Show
Photography by Vicky Pink On Sunday, April 25, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Here's how teens are showing their political might in 2018
Fueled by the 2016 election results, Winter Minisee said she opted to preregister to vote "the moment she turned 16."
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GirlTrek is Relaunching #BlackGirlJusticeLeague, the Largest GOTV Effort Led by Black Women
“We organize for Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark and every other Black woman who stood in the gap to secure our right to vote,” said GirlTrek co-founder, T. Morgan Dixon.
In light of one of the most pivotal presidential elections of this generation, GirlTrek, the largest public health movement and nonprofit for Black women and girls in the United States, is reactivating its #BlackGirlJusticeLeague this September through Election Day 2020.
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Future College Athletes From The Astros Youth Academy Recognized
On Sunday, the Astros Youth Academy hosted their College Signing Day at Minute Maid Park to recognize players that are signed to play college baseball or softball next season.
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Harris County Attorney – Christian D. Menefee Launches Civil Investigation Into ERCOT and Related Agencies
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced today his office is launching a civil investigation into the circumstances leading up to Texas’s recent electricity disaster—including decisions made by the Public Utility Commission (PUC), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and market participants—to identify all responsible parties.
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Texas Gunman Killed His Grandmother-in-law And 25 Others at Church
The gunman behind the Texas church massacre killed his grandmother-in-law during the attack, multiple friends of the woman told CNN.
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Verne Troyer, 'Mini-Me' in Austin Powers films, dies at 49
Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in two of the Austin Powers comedy films, has died at the age of 49, according to statements posted to his social media accounts Saturday.
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Michael Cohen must be making Donald Trump very nervous right about now
On Saturday night, Michael Cohen broke his silence -- in a way that has to make President Donald Trump very, very nervous. "My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will," Cohen told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "I put family and country first."
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Don Cheadle Tackling Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s 1st Black Millionaire
Don Cheadle has acquired the film and TV rights to “Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire” by Shane White, with plans to adapt the 2015 book as a starring vehicle. Steven Baigelman, who worked with Cheadle on the Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead,” is reteaming with the actor and will write the script for the drama.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Performs 29 Service Projects for International Conference in Houston
Wherever the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated go, one thing is for certain. Service will be rendered. Since 1928 when the first graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Omega, was chartered, Houstonians have had a front row seat to the work of the first Greek-letter organization.
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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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Nxivm leader belongs in pantheon of human evil
On October 27, I sat in US District Court in Brooklyn as Judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Nxivm cult founder Keith Raniere, 60, to 120 years in federal prison. It had been 16 months since a jury convicted him on seven counts that included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy and sex trafficking.
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City of Houston welcomes visitors and encourages safety for College Football Playoff National Championship events
The City of Houston welcomes football fans and visitors to the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship events and encourages all attending to stay informed and stay safe.

