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'I Am Heath Ledger' Provides Intimate, Gauzy Portrait
Heath Ledger seemed to enjoy a charmed life, right up until his death from a drug overdose at the age of 28. The tragic finish inevitably casts a pall over his story, something "I Am Heath Ledger," an intimate documentary drawing heavily on personal video and interviews, attempts to gloss over.
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Hillary Clinton only has herself to blame for her 2016 loss
Hillary Clinton's loss at the hands of Donald Trump last November is the single biggest upset in modern presidential politics.
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Goldman Sachs "One Million Black Women" Announces Latest Round of Investments, Partnerships and Grants to Kick Off 2022
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the next round of investments, partnerships and grants for the One Million Black Women initiative. The announcement was made following the January 12 One Million Black Women Advisory Council meeting, which consists of 17 Black business and community leaders. At the meeting, One Million Black Women highlighted a new partnership with the renowned King Center to prepare young people to be the global leaders of tomorrow ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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MD Anderson receives over $10 million from Break Through Cancer to support collaborative research with leading cancer centers
Funding is part of $50 million in grants to teams at five cancer centers charged to work together
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded more than $10 million in grants to support collaborative research teams working to advance novel interception and treatment strategies that will improve outcomes for several cancer types with the greatest unmet need, including pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and glioblastoma (GBM).
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5 Things for Monday, April 3: China, Supreme Court, Colombia
Welcome to the weekend, when the days of shopping tax-free on Amazon comes to an end. (But you have more space on Twitter to vent about it). Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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St. Louis City firefighter who died from COVID-19 to be laid to rest today
St. Louis City's fire department is mourning one of their own lost to COVID-19. The fire department said, "It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that we announce the Line of Duty death of St. Louis Firefighter Rodney Heard."
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Ethiopia is now Africa's fastest growing economy
Ethiopia, Africa's second most populated country, is forecast to be the fastest growing economy in Sub-Saharan Africa this year, according to new data from the IMF.
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Bounce Sets Tues. July 11 for Season Premiere of In The Cut With Two All-New Episodes Back-to-Back at 9:00 pm (ET)
Star-Studded Ed Gordon Special Premieres Mon. July 17 at 10:00 p.m. (ET)
Bounce will double the laughs by kicking off season three of its hit sitcom In The Cut starring Dorien Wilson and Kellita Smith with two new original episodes back-to-back 9:00-10:00 pm. (ET) on Tues. July 11. All-new In The Cut episodes will continue to premiere Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm (ET) through the summer.
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Juneteenth Celebration: Juneteenth Conversation with Dr. Ruth J. Simmons
Houston Society for Change partners with Congregation Beth Yeshurun on Juneteenth Celebration: Juneteenth Conversation with Dr. Ruth J. Simmons has been rescheduled to Monday, June 19, 2023, at Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4525 Beechnut St Houston, Texas at 5:00pm.
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Providing Match Makers Throughout the Black Diaspora – Way Cool!
During the mid-1990’s we began sponsoring exploratory or fact-finding trips to nations in the Caribbean and West Africa. Then we expanded to East Africa and South America, i.e. Brazil. After getting comfortable and understanding the “Export/Import” challenges, we dared to start doing formal Trade Missions. During Thanksgiving week in the year 2000, we took 84 Black owned businesses to Rio de Janeiro for an aggressive Match Making event.
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More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia
The death toll in South Asia continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged the border region of India and Nepal, leaving tens of thousands displaced and millions affected.
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Trolls LIVE! Tour Coming to Houston
Trolls LIVE! will visit NRG Arena, June 18 & 19 for 4 Trolls-tastic performances. Tickets go on sale April 22, 2022.
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Dare to bare: 15 of the world's best nude beaches
Although still taboo in many places, casting aside your clothes at the shore has become a customary practice around the world in recent times.
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3rd Annual A Time to Care Luncheon
Photography by Vicky Pink On Friday, April 10, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Rockets “Dynamic Duo” earns All-NBA Honors
Although the Houston Rockets did not complete their ultimate goal of winning an NBA Championship this year, on Wednesday their two superstars were awarded with some very high praise. The NBA announced their All-NBA teams and the Rockets James Harden (First Team) and Russell Westbrook (Third Team) were announced as two of the top-15 players in the league.
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Harris County Clerk Resigns Due to Personal Reasons
Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman has issued her letter of resignation to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and members of Commissioners Court, to be effective May 31, 2020.
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Rev. Barber and Steyer Oped for NBC News: Republican vote suppression is a 2020 scandal. Georgia's primary proved it.
Last week, as historic protests for racial justice grabbed the nation's attention, voters in some of Georgia's predominantly Black and poor precincts reported chaos, long lines and faulty machines at their polling places. While state officials blamed local poll workers, voting rights advocates saw a continued pattern of voter suppression by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. It is a pattern Republicans seem determined to reproduce.
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Let's praise Robert F. Smith -- and heed the problem his donation has laid bare
While considering the incredible generosity of billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith, who announced during a commencement speech that he'd be creating a program to pay off the student loans for every student in Morehouse College's class of 2019, you should also think about this: according to statistics from the Department of Education, 99% of borrowers have been rejected by a federal student loan forgiveness program designed to spur public service and reduce the nation's mountain of student loan debt.
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Fisk University made history as the first HBCU gymnastics team
Naimah Muhammad was first introduced to gymnastics at the age of nine when her parents signed her up for a community gym in Rochester, New York.
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US basketball star Brittney Griner's supporters call for her release after she was detained in Russia
Friends and family of two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner are demanding the US basketball star's release after she was detained in Russia on drug charges.
