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Tres Generaciones® Tequila Teams Up with Global R&B Sensation GIVĒON to Launch Its New Creative Platform “Get Up Tres,” a Celebration of the Imperfect Journey
As a Brand Rooted in the Spirit of Perseverance, “Get Up Tres” Inspires Consumers to Never Give Up and Always Get Up
Tres Generaciones® Tequila, established to honor the Sauza family's multigenerational commitment to their craft, announced today its newest marketing campaign, “Get Up Tres,” as part of the brand’s recent relaunch.
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U.S. Department of Education Disperses Funds to Support Parents of Children with Disabilities
Today, the U.S. Department of Education is announcing an additional $2.5 million investment to centers that serve a critical role for parents and families of students with disabilities across the nation. These supplemental grants to Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) ensure that all families have the information and training they need to participate effectively in helping their children and navigating the special education system. Two additional grants have been awarded to new Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in Arkansas and New York.
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US waited to order the preparation of bulk stocks of monkeypox vaccine, in part out of concern that they would lose shelf life
The US Department of Health and Human Services waited more than three weeks after the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the US to order bulk stocks of the monkeypox vaccine that the government owns and stores in Denmark be bottled and sent to the US for distribution -- in part out of concern that once those vaccines were taken out of bulk storage, they would lose years of shelf life.
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The Bank of England just made its biggest rate hike in 27 years
Central bankers in the United Kingdom have announced the biggest increase in interest rates in 27 years, as spiraling inflation continues to cripple millions of households' finances.
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Mayor's Back To School Fest Presented By Shell Provides Thousands Of Students And Families With Backpacks, School Supplies, And Health Screenings
Mayor Sylvester Turner will welcome thousands of students and their families to the 12th Annual Mayor's Back to School Fest presented by Shell on Saturday, August 13, 2022. After two years as a drive-through, no-contact distribution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will make its return to an in-person event at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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Comcast Texas partnered with the City of Houston, SERJobs to launch a $150,000 digital navigators pilot program that will serve hundreds of residents in Acres Homes, Kashmere Gardens, Magnolia Park-Ma
On Friday, November 18, Comcast announced that trusted tech experts, or digital navigators, will soon be dispatched to help shrink the digital divide in four of Houston’s historically under-resourced neighborhoods: Acres Homes, Kashmere Gardens, Magnolia Park-Manchester and Sunnyside. Their mission will be to give free one-on-one support to hundreds who want to get online and make the most it. The digital navigators pilot program is a partnership between Comcast Texas, the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Complete Communities and SERJobs.
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Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago
Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of the use of clothing, with newly discovered cut marks on a cave bear paw suggesting the prehistoric animals were skinned for their fur some 300,000 years ago.
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Meagan Good On Black Women Being Superheroes: ‘We Also Need To Be Protected’
We spoke to Meagan Good about tapping into her inner heroine through Darla in 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods,' her ideal super suit and Black women being superheroes.
Black women are superheros but that doesn’t mean we don’t need and deserved to be rescued. For Meagan Good that means feeling protected. She may play a caped baddie in Shazam! Fury of the Gods but, in real life, she wants to be seen as so much more.
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Maryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns so they could be rented out for profit, federal prosecutors announced.
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Comcast Corporation Names Broderick D. Johnson Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity
Comcast Corporation announced today that Broderick D. Johnson will join the company as Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity. Mr. Johnson will oversee the company’s Public Policy team in Washington, DC, and will take overall responsibility for Comcast’s leading role in the digital equity space. He will report to Tom Reid, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Johnson will succeed Rebecca Arbogast leading the Public Policy team and will work in concert with Mitch Rose, Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs who oversees the company’s legislative and regulatory teams.
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Senate Republicans again expected to block Democrats' voting legislation
Senate Republicans are expected to once again block a voting bill put forward by Democrats in the latest partisan showdown over voting rights, an issue Democrats are seeking to spotlight despite the fact that they lack the votes to pass the legislation.
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Jackson State University Selected as Recipient of Getty Images Grant to Uncover and Digitize Rarely Seen Imagery from its Archival Photographic Library
Jackson State University today announced it is one four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an initiative aimed at preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of HBCUs.
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Voting Rights Now!
For African Americans, freedom, citizenship and the right to vote are inextricably linked. With the victory of the Union in the Civil War, the Civil Rights Amendments to the Constitution -- the 13th, 14th and 15th --were passed, freeing the slaves, requiring equal justice for all, and protecting the right to vote against discrimination. Those rights were trampled by segregation, an apartheid regime shamefully ratified by a reactionary Supreme Court. It took 100 years and the civil rights movement to end segregation and pass the Voting Rights Act once more enforcing the right to vote.
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City of Houston Announces New Partnerships Bringing Tuition-Free Bezos Academy Preschools to Houston
The City of Houston announced three new 10-year lease agreements between several partners and Bezos Academy to open tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools in the Houston area beginning in fall 2022.
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The Fed may have to do something it hasn't done since 1994 to tame inflation
Just one month ago, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said that the central bank was not "actively considering" raising interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point to fight inflation. But after Friday's consumer price index report showed inflation is rising faster than expected, Wall Street is worried that Powell may have to change his tune.
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Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park is Back This Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
Iconic art festival celebrates 50 years at Memorial Park March 25-27, 2022
The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of the Bayou City Art Festival, will transform Memorial Park into a vivid outdoor gallery and an interactive art event along S. Picnic Loop from Friday through Sunday, March 25-27, 2022, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Of course Donald Trump endorsed Sarah Palin
Without Sarah Palin, there is no Donald Trump. So it makes perfect sense that the former President threw his support behind the former Alaska governor's House candidacy Sunday night.
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Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Basu Designated 2022 Castle Connolly Top Doctor Status
In a peer-nominated survey, Dr. Bob Basu was ranked in the top 7% of physicians nationwide.
Houston Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Bob Basu has been recognized with Castle Connolly Top Doctor status for the tenth consecutive year. Castle Connolly has spent over 25 years researching, reviewing, and selecting Top Doctor candidates. To be considered, physicians are nominated by their peers; Castle Connolly additionally evaluates the nominees in all aspects of patient care. This process is so rigorous that the Journal of Medical Research found Castle Connolly's directory to be more trustworthy than other resources when searching for a quality provider. Dr. Basu recognizes the significance of this selection and is honored to have received this prestigious recognition for a full decade.
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Skrewball Whiskey Introduces Innovative 100ml Can Size
Original Peanut Butter Whiskey Expands Product Line to Meet Consumer Demand for Convenience and Portability with Refreshing, Straight Up 100ml Offering
Skrewball Whiskey, the original peanut butter whiskey, announced today the introduction of an innovative 100ml can to its product lineup, which includes 750ml, 375ml, 200ml, 50ml and 1L glass bottles. Unlike RTD canned cocktails, this convenient and fun option offers two servings of the sweet and savory flavored whiskey with no mixers, perfect for sipping straight.
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Janet Jackson's documentary: The revelations we can't wait for
The trailer for Janet Jackson's forthcoming two-night documentary is "All For You."
