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Far-Right School Board Candidates: “We’ll Be Back”
Back in August, I wrote that getting “back-to-school” this year would also mean getting back to fighting far-right attacks on education. The threats included a rising number of efforts to ban books, and the Right’s efforts to take over local school boards.
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The true meaning of Christmas
In this last week before Christmas, millions of people across the world are preparing to celebrate. Families will gather; music will be in the air. Christmas has become a holiday, a time for exchanging presents and cards, for seeing friends and family. It is a commercial bonanza, with people straining their budgets to buy gifts, and merchants rolling out bargains to lure people to spend more. For too many, it is a difficult time, particularly for the cold and hungry, those separated from families, those alone or imprisoned or sick.
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Robert B. Reich: Musk's Humongous Mistake
When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, he clearly didn't know that the key assets he was buying lay in Twitter's 7,500 workers' heads.
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Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $8.1 Million to Texas in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Texas received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. Texas is receiving $8,110,148.10 in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden, to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state.
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Macy's Brings Fashion Designer Wish to Life, Collection Now Available
Macy’s and Make-A-Wish celebrate Macy’s annual Make-A-Wish letter writing campaign by welcoming 20-year-old Vivek to see his three-piece line for Sun + Stone in a fashion show
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Reaffirming Solidarity Between Blacks and Jews in America
I will not be silent on the issues of racial hatred, violence, and prejudice. I am speaking out publicly in support of the recent call by billionaire African American business leader and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith, to stand up against the resurgence of racism and antisemitism in America.
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Toyota Announces Collaboration with Oncor to Accelerate EV Charging Ecosystem
Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and Oncor Electric Delivery (Oncor), a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G), a technology that allows vehicles to flow energy from their battery back onto the electric grid. The effort will be led by Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions (EVCS) team, marking an important first collaboration with a public utility for Toyota in the U.S. around Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).
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A Stunner is Born: All-New 2023 Toyota Prius Expected This January
The Toyota Prius enters the 2023 model year as a completely transformed model. With a sleek new exterior design, a reimagined interior and an amped up hybrid powertrain, this new Prius is built for style, performance and efficiency. It is the hybrid reborn – without compromise.
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Congressman Al Green Proud to Have Voted for Ike Dike Authorization
On Friday, December 16, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
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"Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace" by Marta L. Tellado
Don't look now, but you're being shadowed. It sure seems like it sometimes. Play around on social media and a few minutes later, ads start showing up for the discussions you just posted. Search a topic, click on a link, peek at an ad, and hey, are you being followed?
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Marta L. Tellado, author CREDIT Victoria Will
Published on December 19, 2022
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Harris County DA's Office: Ringleader in NFL medical reimbursement scam pleads guilty
An athletic trainer who acted as the ringleader with eight former NFL players in a scheme to defraud an NFL player trust fund by submitting false claims for medical benefits has pleaded guilty, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Saturday.
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Houston Area Urban League To Host Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala Dec 17 Celebrating Black Excellence
Houston’s Corporate Community & Black Elite Will Party with a Purpose
The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) will host a sold out crowd as they celebrate Black Houstonians who have demonstrated excellence in Sports, Education, Corporate Citizenship and Community Service.
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Ruby Princess Departs on Inaugural Voyage from Galveston, Marking Princess’ First Cruise from Texas in Six Years
113,561-ton Ship to Offer 5- to 16-Day Cruises, Carrying Upwards of 50,000 Passengers from Galveston During its Winter/Spring 2022-23 Season
Ruby Princess departed Galveston this afternoon on a 11-day sailing to Mexico and the Caribbean, marking Princess Cruises’ first cruise from Texas in six years.
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U.S. Postal Service Reveals Additional Stamps for 2023
Civil Rights Leader John Lewis, Art of the Skateboard and Florida Everglades Are Featured
Today, the U.S. Postal Service announced seven new stamp subjects for 2023. This group, along with the stamps announced in October, is a partial list, with more to be revealed in the weeks and months ahead. All stamp designs are preliminary and subject to change.
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Why we can't get enough of the 'Wednesday' dance
Wednesday Addams doesn't do anything by accident. The most stoic and deliberate member of the Addams Family, she rarely makes unnecessary movements, smiles and blinks included.
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At least 36 people injured, some seriously, after 'severe turbulence' on Hawaiian Airlines flight
At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to emergency rooms, after their plane encountered "severe turbulence" on a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday, authorities said.
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5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say
Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said, a "terrible" crime that came amid Canada's efforts to tighten its gun control laws.
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Immunotherapy treatments and side effects, targeted therapy advances, new oncology provider training and an international drug discovery resource - MD Anderson Research Highlights Dec. 19, 2022
Insights into immunotherapy treatments and side effects, targeted therapy advances, new oncology provider training and an international drug discovery resource
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include a cell cycle checkpoint inhibitor with potential therapeutic effects in an ovarian cancer subtype, a telementoring program for French-speaking oncology providers in Africa, insights into the relationship between obesity and immunotherapy side effects, updates to the world’s largest cancer drug discovery knowledgebase, improvements to treatment response by blocking the EGFR pathway, and a novel noninvasive diagnostic test for immunotherapy-related kidney injury.
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Expert Helps Clients Create Killer Pitches that ‘Pay and Slay’
Elevator pitches, sales pitches, media pitches and investor pitches that “convert conversations into currency” don’t happen by accident — and you never know who may be listening, says Precious L. Williams, founder of Perfect Pitches By Precious.
