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A Conversation Interpreted: Blaze X Black, Brings An Eclectic Flare To Houston's Hip-Hop Scene with their 'Modern Art'
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Houston Introduces Faith-Based Film into the Market to Break All Social Boundaries
Educating through Entertainment with American Black Film Festival Nominee Canal Street Movie”
It’s common to bypass convicts who claim “it wasn’t me” and deem it as an expression used to escape their consequences. However, more often those words are a cry for help, which typically goes unnoticed. Filmmaker Rhyan LaMarr addresses social injustices and wrongful convictions by introducing faith-driven film “Canal Street,” a movie crossing economic, racial, religious and social boundaries to get at the broken heart of modern America.
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Cook for a Cure
If you love to entertain and want to support a good cause, now you can do both at the same time. Currently, in its 16th year, Cook for the Cure is a program that gives those with a passion for cooking a way to support the fight against breast cancer. Through culinary-based fundraising, events, auctions and the sale of select products, the partnership between KitchenAid and Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has raised more than $10.7 million for the cause.
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Black Woman From Canada Among One of the First Patients to be Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia
Revee Agyepong, a 26-year-old Black woman from Canada, has been the first adult to be cured of sickle cell anemia. Through a stem cell transplant and with the help of her loving sister and the doctors, she became the living proof that it is possible to be healed of sickle cell anemia.
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Community: AVDA Acts to End Abuse
The fearless AVDA campaign “END ABUSE BEGAN AGAIN” is a strategic force against domestic violence and it has been a successful one. This past week, many well-heeled society women and a few well-suited men filled up the Junior League’s Tearoom to discuss making a significant difference and furthering this much-needed cause.
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Yvonne Orji: Laughter Leads the Way
Known for her role as Molly on HBO's Insecure, Yvonne Orji continues to display her versatility with her upcoming comedy tour Lagos to Laurel.
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COVID-19 a Double Disaster for Attorneys Hit with a $250,000 Judgment for Challenging Fort Bend ISD’s Illegal Truancy Court
Can the public trust Fort Bend ISD after it criminalized poor and black students for absences in an illegal truancy court and then ruthlessly pursued a $250,000 judgment against attorneys who exposed them?
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Glam4good Mobilizes the Fashion Industry to Restore Wardrobes & Beauty Essentials for Women and Their Families Devastated By Hurricane Harvey
Fashion & Beauty’s Most Recognized Brands Come Together in Support of GLAM4GOOD’S #SHOPPINGSPREE4FREE in Houston – Hosted by Charming Charlie
GLAM4GOOD, the award-winning, empowerment platform and non-profit organization, is headed to Texas to hold a disaster relief initiative in Houston on Saturday, September 23rd. With the generous support of Dee and Tommy Hilfiger, this event will help restore the wardrobes and personal care essentials for hundreds of women and their families who have been affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
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The National Museum of African American Music Celebrates Black Music Month with Spotlight On LGBTQ Musicians
June 2020 marks the 41st anniversary of Black Music Month. Originally decreed as a national celebration under the administration of President Jimmy Carter in 1979, the month-long celebration commemorates the achievements and contributions that African Americans have made to the American soundtrack.
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UNCF Celebrates 75 Years of Lighting the Way to Better Futures
Hosting annual San Francisco UNCF "A Mind Is…" Gala to benefit deserving students and historically black colleges and universities
For 75 years, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) has supported hundreds of thousands of deserving students, private historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and advocated for minority higher education.
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Save a Dollar and Drop a Pound Or Two
How would you like to save some money AND lose a few pounds at the same time? Just as change can add up to $20, $30 and $50 dollars, eating in between meals can add up to calories that add up to 10, 20 or 30 pounds!
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Meek Mill Announces Motivation Tour
Multiplatinum hip-hop artist and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill today announced his highly anticipated return to the road with his U.S. tour titled The Motivation Tour. The news follows the announcement of new music coming from the Philadelphia rapper, with his latest album CHAMPIONSHIPS due out November 30. Produced by Live Nation, the 16-city U.S. tour will kick off February 19 in Miami, FL and make stops in L.A., Chicago, New York, his hometown of Philadelphia and more, before wrapping March 24 in Atlanta, GA.
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What Every Caregiver Should Know About Medicare
The phone call can come at any hour. Your elderly parent has fallen ill and needs your help. If you haven’t gotten the call yet, chances are you will. About 70 percent of our parents will require some kind of personal care during their old age. Sometimes, the care will extend for years.
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CHICAGO Welcomes Kandi Burruss for Eight Weeks Only, January 15 – March 11, 2018
The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago, which recently celebrated its 21st Broadway anniversary, will welcome Grammy Award-winning Singer-Songwriter, Actress & TV Sensation Kandi Burruss (Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) making her Broadway debut in the role of “Matron “Mama” Morton” for eight weeks only, January 15 – March 11, 2018, at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.).
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The Home Depot Announces the 2018 Retool Your School Grant Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
The Home Depot’s Campus Improvement Program Will Award a Total of $360,000 in Campus Improvement Grants to Nine Deserving HBCUs
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced its 2018 Retool Your School Grant Program. Now, in its ninth year, the program awards accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) grants to use toward creating sustainable renovations and additions to their campuses.
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Shelley Johnson, CDME, LCTP Louisiana Travel Association Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award
Shelley Johnson, executive director/CEO of the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana CVB (LC/SWLA CVB) was named as the recipient of the prestigious Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award during the Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) Annual Membership Meeting held recently in Lafayette. The award is named after the late Will Mangham, affectionately known as the “father” of Louisiana Tourism Promotion.
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Google News Initiative Ad Transformation Lab to Help Sustain African American and Latino American Newspapers in Digital Advertising
An opportunity to collaborate with the Google News Initiative (GNI) is very much welcomed by newspaper publishers in particular who are coming to grips with both the opportunities and challenges of digital advertising.
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Biden's Policies Fail Minorities, Healthcare Inequities on the Ris
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order focused on advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities.(1) But so far, efforts have fallen short when it comes to health equity.
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The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency: 12th Annual Rockin’ Resiliency Luncheon
Save the Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, along with Luncheon Co-Chairs Laura Davenport with her daughter Lucy and Luba Bigman with her daughters, Katya and Keira are hosting a “Girls Who Rule the World” themed 12th Annual Rockin’ Resiliency Luncheon on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Tassword123#
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Caution warranted as Texas continues to experience hot and dry conditions
As hot and dry conditions persist, extremely dry vegetation will continue to support wildfire activity across much of the state, even as surface moisture increases in some areas.
