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Extreme heat is bad for everyone's health -- and it's getting worse
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It's managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that's deceptively dangerous: extreme heat.
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FBI/allies seize dark-web site of world’s most prolific ransomware gang
The FBI and its international allies have seized a dark-web site that the world’s most prolific ransomware gang has used to extort its victims, according to a message on the website viewed by CNN.
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March Madness Music Festival
NCAA put together a star studded line up for the 2016 NCAA March Madness Music …
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The all-Black 6888th battalion of the Women's Army Corps took on a massive backlog of mail in the European front in World War II. Mandatory …
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Unity National Bank of Houston NA Partners with Citi in U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program
Black-Owned Houston Area Bank to Engage in Knowledge Transfer with Leading Global Bank
Unity National Bank of Houston NA (“Unity”), the only African American owned bank in Texas and one of only two African American owned banking institutions with a National Chartered Banking License, announced an on-going knowledge exchange partnership with Citi under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Agent Mentor Protégé Program. Through this program, Unity will engage in collaboration and enterprise training sessions led by Citi, the third largest U.S. bank by assets with approximately 200 million customer accounts, serving clients in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions.
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Houston Style Magazine Honoring the Influence of Women Educators
Education has always been of the utmost importance for generations of African Americans. It is something that once obtained can never be taken from. It is the passport to a successful life. Many Americans can thank a woman for having such an influence. There once was a time when it was against the law for African Americans to read and write. Yet, instill, brave souls risked life itself to learn and to teach others like them. For many people, their first teacher was probably their mother.
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NASA Removes First African-American Set For Space Station Flight
Jeanette Epps was set to make history that's out of this world. Just last year after it was announced she would be part of this summer's crew headed to the International Space Station, it was also realized she would become the first African-American to visit the ISS. That
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Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara is headed to Spelman College
Angelina Jolie's daughter is headed to an HBCU. Zahara Jolie-Pitt will be attending Spelman College in Atlanta, her mother shared over the weekend.
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Houston Ballet Continues the 2022-2023 Season with "Romeo & Juliet" and "Summer & Smoke"
Continuing its blockbuster 2022-2023 season, Houston Ballet returns on February 23, 2023, with Stanton Welch’s Romeo & Juliet, a lavish production of the Shakespearean star-crossed lovers and their tragic fate. This is only the second time Welch’s ornate production has come to the Wortham stage, returning after its lauded premiere in 2015 and a trip to The Australian Ballet worldwide. Following Romeo & Juliet, Houston Ballet presents Summer & Smoke from March 9-19.
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What 2021 is showing us about Black lives mattering
More than a year after the pivotal moment where millions of Americans witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of those charged with the responsibility to serve and protect -- and about two weeks after the salutary news that his killer would pay with a 22.5 year prison sentence -- it seems like a good moment to assess what progress, if any, has been made in the social and professional advancement of Black Americans. Unfortunately (but not perhaps unsurprisingly) there are lately troubling new examples that that progress is haltingly slow.
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Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection Welcomes Culinary Icons to Aspen for the Third Annual Epicurean Passport Weekend
Aspen’s Landmark Property to Host Exclusive Lounges, Intimate Dinners and Culinary Experiences with World-Renowned Vintners, Mixologists and Chefs
Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection, the region’s most storied property, established as the social hub of Aspen since its opening in 1889, will once again host gastronomic events and partnerships for its third annual Epicurean Passport Weekend.
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How Trump's travel ban motivated some Muslim Americans to run for office
Fayrouz Saad, a 34-year-old Muslim American, said her mom, a Lebanese immigrant, is "not a sign-waving sort of person." But when President Donald Trump implemented the first iteration of his travel ban in January 2017 -- which temporarily kept immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the US -- Saad said her mom was adamant about trekking to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, where one of many anti-ban protests erupted across the US.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. to Sing America The Beautiful at Super Bowl LII on NBC
Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer LESLIE ODOM, JR. will sing "America The Beautiful" as part of Super Bowl LII pregame festivities at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, February 4, the NFL and NBC announced today. The performance will be televised live on NBC prior to kickoff.
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Black Panther Pounces On The Screen With Style, Class & Wit
Let’s get straight to the point: when it comes to a Black Panther film, it’s about damn time. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966 - just a few months before the Black Panther Party was founded - his story starts in Wakanda, a fictional African kingdom rich in technology and an almost indestructible material called vibranium, the same thing found in Captain America’s shield.
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Trump's Approval Is Underwater in 11 States He Won in November
More Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance than approve of it across 31 states nationwide -- including 11 states that voted for him in November.
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Oprah Winfrey and Taraji P. Henson discuss 'full circle' moments while presenting the new 'Color Purple' at CinemaCon
Oprah Winfrey appeared at CinemaCon for her first time in Las Vegas on Tuesday to present a new film that is near and dear to her heart -- a musical reboot of 1985's acclaimed "The Color Purple," based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker.
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Glam Masters from EP Kim Kardashian to be Hosted by Laverne Cox
Get your brushes and contour kits in hand for Lifetime’s new beauty competition series, Glam Masters, hosted by Emmy® Award nominee Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black, TRANSform Me), premiering Wednesday, February 28 at 10pm ET/PT.
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Prince Celebration 2017 Ends On A High Note
If this weekend is any indication, Prince’s legacy is assured. 2,000 Prince lovers came out to Minnesota to celebrate the man and to see where he lived, worked and sadly died at the age of 57, last April.
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Chestet Pitts Spring Cleaning 4 A Cause
Benefiting Mission of Yahweh and Carson Parke
During this unprecedented time, non-profits are experiencing a loss of funding and donations, and have had to cancel fundraising events. Thousands of Houstonians rely on these organizations for food, shelter and day to day living essentials.
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Girlfriend of Philando Castile Settles with 2 Cities for $800,000
The Minnesota woman who live-streamed the aftermath of boyfriend Philando Castile's fatal shooting by police has settled with two cities for $800,000, the city of St. Anthony said Wednesday.
