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Sing for Hope Reception & World AIDS Day Luncheon 2017
Earlier this year, AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. and Avenue 360 Health & Wellness formed a strategic alliance. Both organizations play a vital role in ending new infections while supporting those who are HIV positive by offering comprehensive care. By combining the human side of HIV care and the medical side of HIV care, the whole person is served. For the first time, these two organizations were the benefiting agencies for the annual World AIDS Day Luncheon and the underwriter event, a Sing for Hope tribute.
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Shutdown Allowed Trump to Play Poisonous Political Game
Donald Trump had the government shutdown that he wanted. No one should be confused about this.
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St. John’s UMC and Beyonce’s BeyGood Partner to Host Royal Feast Benefitting Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief
Thousands of homes destroyed. Businesses turned upside down. Lives lost. Destruction was at every turn. In the midst of all the turmoil, magic happened. Neighbors began helping neighbors. Everyday citizens became heroes. First responders pushed past their limits. Everyone was in overdrive. Hurricane Harvey came to cause harm but only made Houston stronger.
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It's Time for Action
In his first 10 days in office, Joe Biden has launched an intense effort to address the "cascading crises" that America faces. In addition to issuing executive orders to reverse several of Trump's most poisonous acts -- ending federal contracting with private prisons, reviving enforcement of discrimination laws, ending the Muslim ban, re-entering the Paris Climate Accord, and much more -- Biden has put forth a bold rescue plan to deal with the human and economic costs of the pandemic. He has declared climate change an existential threat and a national security priority and has promised a renewed effort to address systemic racism and other forms of discrimination.
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HISD makes significant improvement in key accountability scores
The Houston Independent School District earned a B from the Texas Education Agency’s academic accountability ratings for the 2021-2022 school year.
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We Must Work Together to Support HBCUs' Sustainability in America
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Education sent all colleges and universities across the nation a notice, reminding them that they need to comply with the newly updated cybersecurity regulations published by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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Discovery Green® Commissions Houston Artists for New Art Installation
Input Output debuts Bioluminaire – a site-specific piece under the park’s live oak trees
Discovery Green Conservancy is proud to announce the site-specific commission of Houston-based artist collective Input Output to create Bioluminaire for the 2023-24 winter season.
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Gulfton Community Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Murals
CHAT unveils “Together We Play” & “All Hands In” murals on July 22
Today, Culture of Health Advancing Together (CHAT) held a special celebration and ribbon cutting event to unveil the new Gulfton-area murals titled “Together We Play” and “All Hands In.” Event speakers included Council Member Edward Pollard, CHAT Executive Director Dr. Aisha Siddiqui, and Amer Kumar, Vice President of Ashford Communities, as well as artists Amy Malkan and Thaddaeus Arvie. All community members were invited to join this event, held at the sports courtyard of Ashford Crescent Oaks Apartments (6711 Hornwood, Houston, TX 77074).
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New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty Named 2023 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award Winner
$10,000 awarded to organization working to advance low-wage workers' rights
Economic Opportunity Funders (EOF) named the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (NMCLP) the recipient of the 2023 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award.
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The Modern Art Gallery and IYO Visuals Present Southern Glory
Exhibition marks gallery’s grand opening at GreenStreet in downtown Houston and features celebrated documentary film “Memory Builds the Monument”
The Modern Art Gallery (The MAG) and IYO Visuals, with support from GreenStreet, Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (CRC), Downtown District, Prauper Studios and Paramount, present a collaborative exhibition entitled Southern Glory, featuring more than 20 local and globally recognized visual artists.
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Back-To-School Supply Drive for Teachers at Prospect Park
ALife Hospitality Group, the visionary team behind some of Houston's most popular bar, restaurant, and nightlife concepts, is inviting the community to help support local teachers today with a Back-To-School Supply Drive from 4pm-8pm at Prospect Park Restaurant (3100 Fountain View Dr.)!
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Dozens of artists/speakers pull out of SXSW festival; protest military/defense industry sponsorships
Dozens of performers and speakers have canceled appearances at the ongoing South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, in protest of event sponsorship from by the US military and defense companies amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
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'She is our future': A Democratic rising star seeks to make history in Georgia's secretary of state race
The two dozen volunteers who gathered outdoors on a humid Saturday morning had a very specific assignment: Fan out through the surrounding neighborhood in the hopes of persuading Democrats to show up in Tuesday's primary election and vote for secretary of state candidate Bee Nguyen.
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The UK's biggest left-wing party is mired in an antisemitism crisis
On Friday, Jewish families around the world will gather to celebrate Passover and recount the exodus from Egypt. But for many British Jews, an altogether more contemporaneous subject is also likely to be on the agenda at the festive meal.
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Virginia's Confederate History Also Bubbling Up In Governor Race
The Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville, Virginia -- the removal of which helped spark the protests that turned violent last weekend -- is just one example of the hundreds of statues, monuments, highways and holidays designed to honor the Commonwealth's Confederate roots.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers
Today, USDA announced a suite of new actions delivering on key commitments from President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, including issuing a new Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking, making available $200 Million to expand competition in meat processing, and investing $25 million in workforce training
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Biden judicial push hits roadblocks with GOP veto-power and Democratic absences
The remarkable pace with which President Joe Biden has sought to remake the federal bench has been put into jeopardy by dual threats: Democratic Senate absences and a Senate rule that gives Republicans the ability to veto district court nominees for courts in their home states.
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H-E-B Casino Night Benefitting UNCF
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Fifth Ward Civic Club Awards
Photography by Vicky Pink - The Fifth Ward Neighborhood Civic Club is dedicated to the …
