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The Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $50,000 to Houston’s Emancipation Park Conservancy
Grant will support educational programs, park cleanup activities and COVID recovery
The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced a $50,000 grant to support Emancipation Park Conservancy. The funds will support educational programs, park maintenance, and safety equipment for the park. The grant is part of a broader commitment by Baker Hughes to participate in community programs, volunteerism and engagement with the organization.
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TThe Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $50,000 to Houston’s Emancipation Park Conservancy
Grant will support educational programs, park cleanup activities and COVID recovery
The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced a $50,000 grant to support Emancipation Park Conservancy. The funds will support educational programs, park maintenance, and safety equipment for the park. The grant is part of a broader commitment by Baker Hughes to participate in community programs, volunteerism and engagement with the organization.
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Commissioner Rodney Ellis Announces Ford Foundation Grant to Help Design Precinct One’s Remembrance Park
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis has announced that the Ford Foundation has given a grant to MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society) Design Group for design of Precinct One’s Remembrance Park, a new public destination in downtown Houston for community reflection, education, organizing, and activism around issues of social, criminal, economic and racial justice.
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Rothko Chapel to Host 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
The theme of the service is “care for creation”
On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., the Rothko Chapel will host the 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. In advance of the Chapel’s scheduled 2019 Symposium, “Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis,” the theme of this service will be “care for creation.” Leaders and members of nine different faith communities from across the city will come together to share prayers, readings, chants, and reflections on the theme “care for creation.” This year’s service will include Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian traditions. A reception follows the program. This event is free and open to all, no registration required. The Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon at Sul Ross, 77006.
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Eric Benet Headlines the 2017 Black Heritage Fest
"Not just a festival, It's an Experience"
Eric Benét and many others set to rip the stage at the third annual Black Heritage Festival. Center stage in the nation's fourth largest black populated city, Houston Texas. Over 10k African-Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Africans from the Continent, Afro Latinos & Hispanics, multi-cultural guest flock to Houston's iconic Discovery Green, Saturday September 30th 2017.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Seven to Texas Medical Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ada Booth, M.D. and Ebony Todd and reappointed Michael Cokinos, Kandace Farmer, D.O., LuAnn Morgan, Jayaram Naidu, M.D., and Sherif Zaafran, M.D. to the Texas Medical Board for terms set to expire on April 13, 2027. The Board regulates the practice of medicine in Texas.
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This little Scottish cafe was inspired by a meeting with the Dalai Lama. Now international donations have saved it
A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
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Tennessee parents say some books make students 'feel discomfort' because they're White. They say a new law backs them up
A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
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Rebuilding Together and The Home Depot Foundation Supporting Historic Winter Storms Relief Efforts in Houston
Local Support Focuses on Homes with Broken Pipes and No Water
The damage caused by the Texas winter storms left numerous homeowners with damaged pipes and no running water weeks after the historic cold weather. The Home Depot Foundation and Rebuilding Together are once again joining forces to help struggling Houstonians get their pipes fixed and water back on so residents can recover from the devastating damage caused by the extreme cold weather.
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NAACP Announces New Chief Financial Officer
The NAACP is pleased to announce that Arlis Whalum will serve as its new Chief Financial Officer. Whalum will oversee all accounting and finance functions, while providing strategic recommendations that ensures all financial solutions, positively support the NAACP’s evolving strategy, vision and mission.
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The University of Houston-Downtown College of Sciences and Technology Receives $258,681 From the National Science Foundation
Students Will Have Greater Opportunity to Get Direct, Hands-On Experiences With Research Projects That Address Important Societal Problems and Promote the Progress of Science
UHD recently received $258,681 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in support of the Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CSET) department’s program, “Research Experiences in Computational Sciences and Engineering.”
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Houston Black Heritage Festival: Not Just a Festival, It’s An Experience
In less than eight days, Discovery Green will be flooded with music and art lovers for the 3rd Annual Houston Black Heritage Music and Arts Festival. Founded by Richard Andrews, the all-day cultural event promotes diversity and cultural sensitivity.
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A man killed a Houston doctor over a 20-year-old grudge, police say
For two decades, Joseph James Pappas has held a grudge against the Houston cardiologist who performed the surgery that left his mother dead on the operating table, police say.
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NFL running back Adrian Peterson donates $50,000 to support HISD’s food distribution sites
NFL running back Adrian Peterson and his wife Ashley have donated $50,000 through their foundation to pay for meals for students and families in the Houston Independent School District during closures required due to COVID-19.
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The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Free Skin Cancer Screening Program Stops in Houston, TX Destination: Healthy Skin Brings Skin Cancer Education to Thousands Nationwide
The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Destination: Healthy Skin RV is back for its third year, stopping in Houston on May 5-6.
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Charles Butt Donates $5 Million to J.J. Watt Foundation
Funds to Suport Hurricane Harvey Relief and Recovery
Charles Butt, H-E-B Chairman and CEO, today announced a personal, $5 million contribution to the Justin J. Watt Foundation’s Houston Flood Relief Fund.
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Lost German warship discovered on seabed 80 years after sinking
A German warship sunk by a torpedo during World War II has been found on the seabed off Norway, more than eight decades after it was attacked.
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Meets With Representatives From Industry and Small and Minority Businesses
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and past 1st Vice Chair, released the following statement about the CBCF Executive Economic Summit taking place in Chicago:
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Lights On Afterschool Recognizes Children Affected by Harvey Through Celebration at Children’s Museum
Children affected by Hurricane Harvey were delivered the ultimate Halloween experience through the Greater Houston Lights On Alliance, a collection of local organizations supporting afterschool on Oct. 26. The event held at the Children’s Museum Houston allowed 150 kids enrolled in alliance programs to enjoy the museum, trick-or-treat and participate in a fun science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experiment.
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Mayor Turner Appoints New METRO Board Member
Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced the appointment of Diann L. Lewter to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) Board of Directors.
