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Houston Native Signs with Harlem Globetrotters
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, who are preparing to enter their 93rd season of entertaining fans around the world, today unveiled their 10-player rookie class for the 2019 Fan Powered World Tour, which is now underway and will travel to more than 250 markets throughout North America.
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Broadway performer Nick Cordero, who died of Covid-19, is remembered with music-filled memorial
Friends and family gathered virtually to pay tribute to theater performer Nick Cordero in a memorial streamed Sunday on Broadway on Demand.
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City of Houston’s 1st Champion of Diversity Award
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Tuesday, December 3, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Top 10 Scholarship Programs That Every Black Woman Should Know About
Every year, thousands of scholarship programs around the world help students obtain much-needed financial aid. Many of these programs, however, are specifically for women. And some of them are just for Black and other minority women.
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Houston Sailor Reflects on 75th Anniversary of World War II
This year, as Americans reflect on the 75th Anniversary of World War II, some Navy sailors have a special bond with the occasion. Houston native and Northbrook High School graduate, Ensign Marisol Aguilar, serves aboard a ship named after a historic figure from that war, USS Forrest Sherman.
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CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS CELEBRATES THE TEMPTATIONS’ OTIS WILLIAMS
The only surviving, original member of The Temptations, Otis Williams, is about to be 80! And in honor of this milestone, our client City College Center for the Arts is going to celebrate the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy Award®-winner with a special live, virtual conversation on Monday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m
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Barbara Bush, Republican matriarch and former first lady, dies at 92
Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her husband's office. She was 92.
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Rate Rigging Scandal Returns To Haunt Bank Of England
Bankers at Barclays claimed they were pressured by the central bank to rig the benchmark interest rate during the global financial crisis, according to a recording of a conversation in 2008 published by the BBC on Monday.
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Joe Schmidt to step down as Ireland coach after World Cup
Joe Schmidt will step down as Ireland's head coach after next year's Rugby World Cup.
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Prince's estate is finally settled after a 6-year battle
Prince's estate is finally settled after a six-year court battle. The late singer did not leave a will regarding his $156 million estate.
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Major News From the Rockets Camp: The Team Is Up for Sale
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is looking for a buyer of the franchise.
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Harmony Public Schools Awarded $27.8 Million U.S. DOE Grant For Campus Leadership Program
“Great teachers deserve to be treated as the professionals they are and to be compensated accord- ingly,” U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a statement Wednesday, September 1. “All too often, though, they lack access to relevant pro- to rethink all of that, and they have risen to the chal- lenge.” The new funding brings the total amount awarded to Harmony by the Department of Education within the past few years to $92.5 million. • In 2012, the DOE awarded Harmony a $30 million Race to the Top grant to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and edu- cator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student to succeed in college and their careers. • In 2016, the DOE awarded Harmony a $26.7 mil- lion Teacher Incentive Fund grant to develop a merit-based system for rewarding its highest-per- forming teachers. (The system, known as H-STEP, was foundational in Harmony being named to the Texas Education Agency’s inaugural class of Teacher Incentive Allotment districts in Fall 2020.) • In 2018, the DOE awarded Harmony an $8 million Education Innovation Research grant to build upon Harmony’s project-based learning STEM model for Grade 6-12 students by introducing similar curricula to students in Grade K-5, and by creating a system of support and professional development for elementary school teachers. Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-born, Texas-wide public charter school system with cam- puses serving PreK-Grade 12 students in 23 cities across the state, including Greater Houston, DFW, San Fatih Ay – CEO/Superintendent, Harmony Schools Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Waco, Lubbock, Odessa, Bryan, Beaumont, and the Rio Grande Valley. Har- mony’s curriculum places a heavy focus on STEM skills, Character Education, project-based learning, and college readiness. In 2020, all 23 Harmony high school campuses were named among the Best High Schools in America by U.S. News and World Report, 13 named to the Best STEM High Schools in America by Newsweek, and earned two National School of Character recognitions from Character.org. Harmony Public Schools is currently accept- ing applications for the 2020-2021 school year for both students and team members. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools and our 58 campuses across Texas, please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and follow us on Twitter at @HarmonyEdu and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HarmonyTexas fessional devel- and are com- step-scale ladder like cogs in a ma- of as individu- talents and inter- challenged to- opment courses pensated on a that treats them chine instead als with unique ests. We’ve
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2nd Annual JFLW Memorial Education Award
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Sunday, February 21, 2016, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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2017 National Women's Soccer League Game of the Week Begins Live Saturday, April 15
Lifetime and National Women's Soccer League Broadcast Schedule & On-air Talent Announcement
Lifetime and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today the 2017 NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime live broadcast schedule, which includes 22 regular-season matches, both playoff semifinal games and the NWSL Championship.
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R.I.P. Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former United Nations Secretary General
The former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, his family and foundation announced on Saturday.
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Spelman College Awards Scholarships for LGBTQ Advocates via Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program
Spelman College, an all girls HBCU, announced this week a new scholarship program for students of the school who advocate for LGBTQ issues. The Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program “will call attention to the importance of making visible the courageous and significant work of LGBTQ scholar activists within and beyond the academy, especially at HBCUs,” Spelman professor and alumna Beverly Guy-Sheftall said.
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Anne Sullivan Firefighter Memorial Fundraiser
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Saturday, October 19, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Top Public Relations Pro Phyllis Bailey Sells Boutique PR Firm
Phyllis Bailey sells 3B Resources Group to media expert Misty Starks
Phyllis J. Bailey, one of the most respected public relations professionals in the industry, sells the PR firm she founded nearly two decades ago, 3B Resources Group Public Relations, to media strategist and television producer Misty Starks. As a highly sought-after PR professional, Bailey has worked with top names in business, government, entertainment and nonprofit from around the world.
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World Renowned Media Powerhouse, International Speaker, and Policy Expert , Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever selects “The epiMediaGroup, LLC” as her Public Relations Firm
On January, 2018 World Renowned Media Powerhouse, International Speaker and Policy Expert , Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, selected The epiMediaGroup, LLC, (epiMediaGroup) a global PR conglomerate, as her official public relations agency. Dr. Avis is a passionate race and gender empowerment expert, which is reflected in her award winning book “How Exceptional Black Women Lead”. She regularly voices her views on race and gender equality, as well as current political issues of the day as a contributor on PBS’ To the Contrary, Sirius XM Radio, the Huffington Post, NBC BLK, Black Enterprise and formerly, TV One’s NewsOne Now with Roland Martin.
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‘I want to be like Marta’: How Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer became the greatest of all time and an ‘icon’ in her country
“The defenders were always mad at her,” Sissi recalls with a chuckle. “You were like: ‘How are we going to stop this girl?’”
