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Russell Westbrook Launches RW Digital To Increase Representation In Advertising
Representation holds power and basketball star and businessman Russell Westbrook is putting the focus on ensuring multicultural audiences see themselves reflected in the products and content they consume. The nine-time NBA All-Star has launched a digital media division under his company Russell Westbrook Enterprises.Representation holds power and basketball star and businessman Russell Westbrook is putting the focus on ensuring multicultural audiences see themselves reflected in the products and content they consume. The nine-time NBA All-Star has launched a digital media division under his company Russell Westbrook Enterprises.
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A man was hospitalized after an alligator bit him in the face at Florida's Lake Thonotosassa
An alligator bit a man's face while he was swimming in Lake Thonotosassa in Florida, according to officials.
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Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants in custody after landing on or near Florida coast, US official says
Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants using 16 different vessels were taken into custody after making landfall or reaching the US coast off Florida from Friday to Saturday, US Customs and Border Patrol said.
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One of four Muslim men slain in potentially linked Albuquerque killings remembered as 'brilliant public servant'
A 27-year-old Muslim man killed last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being remembered as a "brilliant public servant" committed to "improving conditions and inclusivity for disadvantaged minorities," according to the mayor of the city he worked for.
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A suspect in the shooting deaths of 4 people in Ohio was captured in Kansas
A suspect in the shooting deaths of four people at multiple sites outside of Dayton, Ohio, has been arrested, police said.
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Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles
US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill bottles that was strong enough to potentially provide lethal doses to tens of thousands of people, the agency said.
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Arkansas judge found dead in lake after he went missing on a family trip
An Arkansas judge was found dead at the bottom of a lake Sunday after he went missing during a trip with family and friends over the weekend, authorities said.
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Roger E. Mosley, 'Magnum, P.I.' star, dies at 83 after a car crash
Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin on the 1980s hit show "Magnum, P.I.," died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83.
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Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin on the 1980s hit show "Magnum, P.I.," died on …
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Prime Video's A League of Their OWN Knocks It Out of the Park with Red Carpet Los Angeles Premiere at Easton Stadium
Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television held their premiere event of Prime Video’s highly anticipated series, A League of Their Own, at the Easton Softball Stadium on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. Co-Creators and Executive Producers, Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham introduced the first two episodes of the series which were screened to a packed stadium. Following the screening, cast and attendees enjoyed a reception on the field which included batting cages, a digital dugout photobooth, music by DJ Sterling Victorian and a 1940s dessert truck.
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Carroll G. Robinson - Peer To Peer Voter Turnout
Below is a link that can be used to register new voters.
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Bun B’s Trill Burgers announces 2 Houston pop-ups in August
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Senate Dems Pass Huge Climate, Health and Tax Bill
“I’m thrilled we were finally able to pass this historic, once-in-a-generation investment in our country’s future that will lower costs for Georgians, create clean energy jobs and reduce the deficit all at the same time,” said Georgia Democratic Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.
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Star-Studded Voting Rights Celebration Encourages 10 million More Registered Black Voters
Participants included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, TJC President Dr. Barbara Arnwine and Board Chair Daryl Jones, National Urban League President Marc Morial, NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dr. William Barber II, and Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Latosha Brown.
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OP-ED: Diversifying American Media Ownership Must Become a National Priority
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) are working together to encourage the media and advertising industries to become more proactive and committed to diversity from the C-suites to the decision-making managers. But more needs to be done to increase and to enhance the ownership of media businesses by African Americans and other minorities.
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Uvalde school district looking for interim police chief as Pete Arredondo awaits termination hearing, report says
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is searching for an interim police chief as Chief Pete Arredondo is on unpaid leave while he awaits a termination hearing, school board President Luis Fernandez said, according to the local online newspaper Uvalde Hesperian.
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At least 68 migrants arrived in NYC over the weekend on buses sent by Texas Gov. Abbott
New York Mayor Eric Adams has claimed that some migrants are being "forced" on buses from Texas, as 14 more asylum seekers arrived in the city Sunday on another bus sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Houston Grand Opera Appoints Jennifer Davenport as First-Ever Chief Marketing and Experience Officer
Davenport, joining company leadership in a newly created position, will head initiatives to grow and engage the organization’s audiences
HGO has recruited Jennifer Davenport to this new position as part of its commitment to sharing superlative art with all Houstonians and introducing new audiences to opera. She assumes her new role on September 6, 2022.
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The recent killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque have shaken the city. Here's what we know
The ambush-style shootings of three Muslim men and the recent killing of a fourth in Albuquerque have alarmed the city's Muslim community and triggered warnings for mosque-goers as police investigate how the shootings may be linked.
