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The Opportunity Project Announces Support for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre National Day of Learning on June 3, 2021
Virtual event registration is free and open to the public; Underwriting support includes access and learning for community educators and youth workers TULSA, Oklahoma, May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
The Opportunity Project (The Opp) has announced underwriting support of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre National Day of Learning on Thursday, June 3, 2021, from 9 am until 4:30 pm. As part of its support, The Opp is facilitating a special breakout session focused on the present-day implications for young people and advancing equity in youth-serving fields.
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METRO Increases Bus Service in June
As the Houston region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, METRO service planners are closely monitoring ridership to ensure supply meets demand. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, a series of METRO route and schedule modifications will take effect on various METRO local bus, Park & Ride and METRORapid routes.
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Safety remains a priority. Frequent cleaning and sanitation will continue at METRO facilities and on all METRO vehicles, and the Authority will continue to provide …
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HISD Closing Community Food Distribution Program
With just three weeks left in the school year and public health conditions improving across the city, the Houston Independent School District is preparing to shut down its Neighborhood Supersite community food distribution program.
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The Mark of History Scars Tulsa
Memorial Day marks one year since the murder of George Floyd by the hands of the Minneapolis police. This week also marks the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre - a brutal government-aided leveling of a prosperous African American community for which there still has been no accounting and no justice. Few even know about the massacre. It hasn't even been taught in the Tulsa public schools until this year. Although 100 years old, the massacre poses questions of justice and of decency that America cannot avoid.
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Houston Texans, NFL Foundation And LISC Award $450,000 To Renovate And Resurface Jcak Yates High School Athletic Field
“The Houston Texans are proud to work with our partners to support the renovation of the Jack Yates High School Athletic Field,” said Texans Chairman and CEO Cal McNair.
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Kristen Clarke: Civil Rights New Heroine
If ever one's life was predestined to make a change in the world, it is that of Kristen Clarke. Before she even graduated high school, she challenged the universe to envision "a world with more justice, greater equity, and equal access." She is now in the best position to evoke clarity to that vision. The history maker just became the first African American woman to lead the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division as Assistant General Attorney since its formation in 1957.
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Mother wrestles child from arms of attempted kidnapper
A North Carolina woman managed to wrestle her child from the arms of an attempted kidnapper Wednesday afternoon.
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An unarmed man shot and wounded by a Virginia sheriff's deputy has been discharged from the hospital
Isiah Brown, the unarmed man shot and wounded by a Virginia sheriff's deputy in April, was discharged from the hospital Tuesday and will continue his rehabilitation at home, according to his attorney David Haynes of The Cochran Firm.
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GOP counters Biden's infrastructure plan with $928 billion offer as President's adviser slams opposition
Senate Republicans made a $928 billion counteroffer to President Joe Biden's sweeping infrastructure proposal Thursday morning as one of the President's closest advisers rallies allies to embrace the White House's proposals.
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Dozens of dogs touched down in the Portland area on Wednesday. They made their way from Texas, hoping to start a new life here in the Pacific Northwest with their forever families.
Critical race theory is just that -- a theory -- but the term has been weaponized, with its most extreme critics alleging that merely studying the theory is racist.
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EPA Announces City of Houston to Receive $600,000 in Brownfields Assessment Funding
The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns
Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the city of Houston, Texas, is among the 151 recipients of 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants.
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Galleria Dallas to Celebrate Bipoc Designers with Black Fashion Movement Pop Up June 17-20
When Frenchye Harris entered the fashion industry, there weren’t many people who looked like her at the table. There weren’t many models who looked like her. And there certainly wasn’t a showcase for designers who looked like her. Harris met that challenge during the past year by creating the Black Fashion Movement.
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Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation's 16th Annual L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration "Dream, Believe, Achieve"
The 16th Annual Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, in a VIRTUAL environment.
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Second-generation COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial starts at Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine investigators are recruiting volunteers for a multicenter Phase 1 clinical trial to examine the safety, tolerability and immune response for different doses of a two-part, investigational COVID-19 vaccine regimen.
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How Businesses Can Give Back Meaningfully Without Utilizing Big Bucks
The COVID-19 pandemic curtailed some businesses’ ability to contribute to charitable causes. The crisis affected the bottom lines of U.S. small businesses in particular, many of them on a modest budget to begin with, preventing some of them from being philanthropic or as giving as they would like.
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HISD closing community food distribution program
Campus curbside pickup for student meals to continue through end of school year
With just three weeks left in the school year and public health conditions improving across the city, the Houston Independent School District is preparing to shut down its Neighborhood Supersite community food distribution program.
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Fort Bend County Unanimously Passes County Policy for Body-Worn Cameras on the Anniversary of George Floyd's Death
Today Fort Bend County Commissioners’ unanimously passed the policy for body-worn cameras to establish guidelines for the operation of County body-worn camera equipment assigned to peace officers in an effort to increase accountability and transparency for law enforcement and the residents of Fort Bend County.
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Multiple fatalities after shooting at public transit control center in San Jose, California
A shooting at a public transit control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.
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Initiatives announced to identify and remove barriers to health care access and quality
As a champion for health equity, the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is enlisting the power of social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and individual change agents to create innovative business models and concepts designed to drive health equity, sustainability, and community transformation.
