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The Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, Eighteen Harris County Elected Officials and Houston Branch of NAACP Joined Together Asking for An Investigation
The Texas Coalition of Black Democrats today joined eighteen elected state Democratic officials from Harris County and the Houston Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. in requesting that Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and County Attorney Vince Ryan investigate the presence of a phantom candidate in the March 3rd Democratic Primary for House District 142, including empaneling a grand jury to do so, if needed.
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Wreckshop Films Continues The Legacy of Highlighting Houston Talent With The Release Of Dirty 3rd Threequel “The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation” In Partnership With 7 Kings Entertainment, & 8 Queens Film
With over 25 years of celebrating Houston-based rappers, actors, and entertainers, Wreckshop Films(Wreckshop Records), is back and excited to announce the release of The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation soundtrack and movie starring NAACP Nominated Actor-Clifton Powell, Wreckshop Records CEO-Derrick (D-Reck) Dixon, Comedian-Chico Bean, Houston-Based Rapper-Propain, and Actor-Dakarai Akil. The film and soundtrack is in collaboration with 8 Queens Film & Media Productions, 7 Kings Entertainment,
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Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Four To Parks And Wildlife Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed James Abell, Jeff Hildebrand, and Bobby Patton to the Parks and Wildlife Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor reappointed Anna Benavides Galo for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021, and named Reed Morian chair of the commission.
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UH African American Studies Scholarship Banquet 2016
Photography by Vicky Pink - Annually the University of Houston African American Studies Program holds …
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Mary J. Blige Announces Album Release Date + First Look At The Album Cover
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is back with a soundtrack that will carry us through the rest of 2017.
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Main Course Cooking School Announces HRW menu
Houston’s premiere cooking school awaits inside the gates of MainStreet America. With 6 hands-on cooking stations, accommodating 24 students, the Main Course Cooking School is stocked with the latest cutting-edge appliances from Jenn Air and KitchenAid and real-world Chef Instructors. It’s a fun and interactive destination for everyone from newbie to novice and for no occasion at all to a family celebration, Girl’s Night Out, Date night or for a gathering of foodie friends who are serious about learning new techniques and recipes.
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District D Apartment Explosion Update
Late Sunday night, Council Member Dwight A. Boykins immediately responded to the explosion from the District D apartments located at Corder and Scott Street. This explosion was due to a gas leak.
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Astros to host Winter Invitational at Minute Maid Park this weekend. Six-team, nine-game tournament features three Texas programs.
The Astros will host the ninth annual Houston Winter Invitational at Minute Maid Park this weekend (Jan. 29-31). The tournament will feature six NCAA Division II universities, squaring off in nine games across the three days.
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Yvette 'Ms. Chag' Chargois, Houston's Beacon of Community Spirit
Houston bids a poignant farewell to the esteemed Yvette 'Ms. Chag' Chargois, a dedicated community luminary whose impactful journey touched the city's soul, as we gather in reverence to celebrate her life at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on November 17, commemorating a legacy woven with devotion, leadership, and grace.
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HAUL Meeting
Photography by Vicky Pink - Members of the Houston Area Urban League held their annual …
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2013 NNPA Reception
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Thursday, September 19, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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HISD to receive $300,000 in support of its new recycling program
Houston Independent School District will be presented with checks totaling $300,000 in funding from business leaders to expand access to recycling within the district. ExxonMobil, Lyondell Basell and Tricon Energy have partnered with HISD to support development of the program, which is scheduled to begin in April. An energetic recycling mascot will be on hand to get students excited about recycling and improving the quality of the community they live in.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces New Houston Poet Laureate, Aris Kian Brown
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Mayor Sylvester Turner is pleased to announce the new Houston Poet Laureate: Aris Kian Brown. Brown is the sixth poet laureate and the youngest to be chosen.
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Woman has 7th child, first boy on Mother’s Day
Mothers around the world are celebrated each May. In Bakersfield, one mom says it’s a holiday she’ll always remember as the day she went into labor with a healthy eight-pound baby, Isaac Xavier, at Memorial Hospital.
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US waited to order the preparation of bulk stocks of monkeypox vaccine, in part out of concern that they would lose shelf life
The US Department of Health and Human Services waited more than three weeks after the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the US to order bulk stocks of the monkeypox vaccine that the government owns and stores in Denmark be bottled and sent to the US for distribution -- in part out of concern that once those vaccines were taken out of bulk storage, they would lose years of shelf life.
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Bereavement: Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Catherine Yvette “Ms Chag’ Chargois Houston’s Beacon Of Community Spirit
Houston mourns the loss of a cherished luminary, Yvette ‘Ms. Chag’ Chargois, whose remarkable life journey ended on November 10, 2023, at the venerable age of 81. With a rich tapestry of roles from a dedicated City of Houston administrator to the beloved Street Olympics chair, Ms. Chag’s indelible mark on our community is both profound and inspiring.
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Harris County Gender Wage Gap Widens
UH Analysis Reveals ‘Double Gap’ for Women of Color
Even as the gender wage gap narrowed nationwide, the average pay disparity between men and women in Harris County widened, according to an analysis of the latest census data by the Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality (IRWGS) at the University of Houston. Factor in race and ethnicity, and the contrast is even more stark.
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NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida
The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis' aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.
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Houston native receives award aboard USS Iwo Jima
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Cronan, a Houston, Texas, native serving as an air traffic controller, received an award aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima on Dec. 28.
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HABJ Membership Mixer
Photography by Vicky Pink - Media professionals were able to break away from reporting the …
