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NAACP President to Commemorate African Maafa
Event to honor ancestors and mark African holocaust in Brooklyn, NY
On Tuesday, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson will speak at the 24th Commemoration of The Maafa at the St. Paul Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York at 7pm EST. President Johnson will address the relevance of the African Maafa and the current struggles of people of color in the US and abroad.
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Benjamin Crump wins NAACP Social Justice Impact Award and vows 'never to stop fighting racism and discrimination'
Attorney Benjamin Crump has been at the forefront of some of the highest-profile cases involving civil rights and racial injustice -- but acknowledges there's much more work to be done.
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4th Annual Houston Humanitarian Awards
Photography by Vicky Pink Ten individuals were honored for the selfless philanthropic efforts at the …
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Comcast Internet Essentials Kick Off 2014
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center …
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Mentoring Between the Lanes Holiday Hoopla
Photography by Semetra Samuel On Sunday, December 21, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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2014 HYPE NFL Draft Party
Photography by Vicky Pink On Thursday, May 8, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Delta Sigma Theta Celebrates 90 Years In Houston
Photography by Vicky Pink - The Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. …
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Houston Rockets’ James Harden Surprise Kids
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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2016 Elected Officials Inauguration Ceremony
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Monday, January 4, 2016, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Export-Import Bank Chairman Visits Houston
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Thursday, May 7, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Rockets Welcome Dwight Howard
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Saturday, July 13, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Houston Texans And Partners Launch $400,000 Grant To Support Social Justice And Racial Equity Initiatives In Houston
The Houston Texans, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages and Miller Lite are proud to announce the Inspire Change Grant, which will fund programs, seed projects and create partnerships that support social justice and racial equity efforts in Houston.
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Mayor Turner Joins The Houston Fund For Social Justice And Economic Equity And Wells Fargo To Launch OPEN FOR BUSINESS Grant Portal
$20 Million Earmarked For Diverse Houston-Area Small Businesses And Non-Profits Applications Accepted August 9 – 23, 2022
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity in partnership with Wells Fargo on Tuesday, July 26, to announce the launch of the Open for Business Grant portal to distribute $20 million to Houston-area diverse, small businesses and non-profit organizations.
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Houston Selected as Finalist for Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced that Houston has been chosen as one of the 17 finalist cities to receive grants of up to $1 million each as part of the prestigious Public Art Challenge. This program, launched in 2014, supports temporary public art projects that address urgent civic issues.
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Final Call To Voters For Houston's Decisive City Elections, Dec. 9th
This Saturday, December 9, 2023, marks a pivotal day for Houston as election polls, open from 7 am to 7 pm, invite voters to conclude the heated run-off elections. The positions up for grabs include the mayoral seats for Houston and Bellaire, the Houston City Controller, and council seats for Houston and Baytown. Up until Monday, an impressive count of over 107,000 Houstonians have already cast their ballots, in-person and by mail.
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Astros Announce the Hiring of Paula Harris, Astros Foundation Executive Director
Harris brings over three decades of experience as a Houston community leader
The Houston Astros have hired Paula Harris as the club’s new Astros Foundation Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Community Affairs, it was announced today.
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Chris Rock rips an absent Jussie Smollett at the NAACP Image Awards
Comedian Chris Rock ripped into Jussie Smollett with a series of jokes Saturday at the NAACP Image Awards, where the actor was nominated for his role on the Fox series "Empire."
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Kristoff St. John played Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young & the Restless". Full credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP
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Mayor Turner Issues Statement on Passing of Captain Dowling
I join the Houston Fire Department in mourning the loss of Captain William “Iron Bill” Dowling, who died today from complications suffered in the 2013 fire at the Southwest Inn that claimed the lives of four other Houston fire fighters. Captain Dowling left us on the day we were honoring our first responders at the Houston Rodeo. He was truly a hero whose service to the city will not be forgotten. I ask all Houstonians to pray for his family and friends.
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HISD to receive 250 bicycles from Houston Parks Board to create Art Bike Parade entries
The Houston Independent School District this weekend will receive 250 new bicycles donated by the Houston Parks Board, in collaboration with the Orange Show Center of Visionary Art, to enable students and teachers to create entries for the city’s inaugural Art Bike Parade on Saturday, May 9.
