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Karen Bass Surges into 4/1 from 20/1 for Vice President
Kamala Harris 11/10 from 11/8
Karen Bass is now a top contender to be the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee with her odds plummeting on Tuesday morning. Bass, 66, who has represented Los Angeles in the House for five terms, joins a slate of prominent women of colour who are in the mix to stand with Biden on the Democratic ticket.
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TNBA to Host Local 3-on-3 Youth Basketball Tournament at The R.O.C.K.
The National Basketball Academy (TNBA) is bringing an exciting youth basketball 3-on-3 Tournament to Houston’s The R.O.C.K. (Reflections of Christ's Kingdom, 9321 Edgebrook St.) on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
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Kroger and Hormel to Donate Hams to Hundreds of Houston Families
On Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 7:30 a.m. to noon, a team of Kroger volunteers will donate 700 Hormel® Cure 81® half hams to help feed Houston families in need. The donation will take place at BakerRipley’s East Aldine campus, located at 3000 Aldine Mail Route Rd., Houston, TX 77039.
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Issa Rae and Columbia Pictures Sign Multi-Picture Production Deal Promoting Diverse Screenwriters
According to deadline.com, creator/writer/actor Issa Rae, via her production company ColorCreative, has signed a multi-picture production deal with Columbia Pictures. ColorCreative will work primarily with and support projects from emerging, diverse screenwriters.
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Leukemia Texas to Host Inaugural HOU “Concert for a Cure” at The Irish Cowboy
Benefit Concert to Support Leukemia Patients and Leukemia Research in Houston
Leukemia Texas is pleased to host its inaugural Houston “Concert for a Cure” taking place at The Irish Cowboy on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 7 p.m. Lance McCullers, Jr., pitcher for the World Series Championship Team, The Houston Astros, and his wife Kara have been announced as the Honorary Chairs. Award-winning business owner Tiffaney Dale Hunter will serve as the Event Chair, and AT&T Sports Reporter, Julia Morales, will be the Emcee for the evening.
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Bounce's "Saints & Sinners" Finishes #1 in All of Television Ahead of CBS, FOX and NBC and All Cable Networks Sunday Night Among African-Americans 25-54
For the first-time ever, Bounce's hit drama series Saints & Sinners was the #1 most-watched program in all of television, beating CBS, FOX and NBC and all ad-supported cable and pay networks on Sunday night May 6, in the delivery of the Bounce target audience of African Americans (P25-54) between 9:00-10:00 p.m. (ET).
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Bush gets pizza for Secret Service, calls for an end to the shutdown
Former President George W. Bush called for federal lawmakers to "put politics aside" and end the government shutdown in an Instagram post Friday that showed him giving pizza to his Secret Service detail.
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Charles Butt Donates $100,000 to Prairie View A&M University Students Affected By Hurricane Harvey
Funds to Ease Loss, Support Students' Return to School
Charles Butt, H-E-B Chairman and CEO, today announced a personal, $100,000 contribution to Prairie View A&M students affected by Hurricane Harvey.
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Houston Sailor ties down aircraft aboard U.S. Navy warship
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 3rd Class Daniel Mascheri, from Houston, performs a heavy weather tie down on a F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean April 12, 2020.
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James Harden Teams Up With Kroger to Feed Five Thousand Local Families in Underserved Communities
In response to the COVID-19 impact on Houston’s most vulnerable communities, Houston Rockets star James Harden has teamed up with Kroger to provide a weeks’ worth of groceries to six hundred families each week for eight consecutive weeks, benefitting five thousand Houston-area families.
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Black Woman-Owned Marketplace Launches Kickstarter to Foster Black Economic Growth
HellaBlack, a Black-owned online marketplace launches August 2020
All women Black-owned technology company launches HellaBlack, an e-commerce marketplace for Black retailers and Black enthusiasts this August 2020.
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Art Colony Association Announces Launch of Online Bayou City Art Festival Marketplace
The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, has announced the launch of its online festival marketplace with 30 merchandise items available for purchase at www.artcolonyassociation.org/store.
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City Council Member Edward Pollard Free Masks Giveaway
City Council Member Edward Pollard and his staff, along with more than a dozen volunteers, gave away 12,000 disposable face masks on Tuesday, April 28, to Houston residents is support of the Harris County order requiring residents to wear masks or face coverings when outside the home. Hundreds of cars began lining up at 6:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the PlazAmericas Mall, located at 7500 Bellaire Blvd. to receive the masks. Council Member Pollard also used this opportunity to encourage residents to complete their Census forms.
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Beauty & the Barber “A Baller’s Ball”
Sunday, January 28, 2018 will be a night to party & acknowledgment contributions that Houston’s Beauty Fashion Industry has made (is making) to the Hurricane Harvey Relief & to the countless endeavors that are done to assist Beauty Colleagues & Beyond.The Beauty & the Barber Ball—Beauty Community Service Awards is our way of expressing gratitude and support to some of these impactful community campaigns.
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Lazio fans hang pro-Mussolini banner, make fascist salutes ahead of Liberation day
A group of football fans -- supporters of Serie A club Lazio -- have put up a banner reading "Honor to Benito Mussolini" and performed fascist salutes in Milan ahead of a major Italian Cup match on Wednesday.
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‘This is our time’: Black women to meet in Atlanta to strategize on using their economic and political power
A supporter of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones reacts during an election-night watch party in Birmingham, Ala. Black women were key to Jones’s victory. (John Bazemore/AP)
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City Makes $12 Million Available for Third Round of Harvey Recovery Multi-family Development
The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) has issued a third round of funding, currently estimated at $12 million, for the Harvey Multifamily Program. Through this funding round, the Harvey Multifamily Program expects to make its final awards to developers, primarily as gap funding to cover the rising costs of building materials.
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Three Charged with Election Fraud for the 2020 Democratic Primary
Election news is making headlines once again but this time the news is not coming from Washington but from right in our own backyard.
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Kick Off Pride Month in Houston with Urban South
Urban South - HTX is kicking off Pride Month with a party at its Sawyer Yards taproom on Saturday, June 4. From 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. CST, the brewery will celebrate with live music from DJ Uri; pop-up shops courtesy of the vendors at HTX Market; drag performances by Angelina DM Trailz, Alyanna IV Bones and Kalani Ross Khalo; and fabulous menus from Blank Flag Project, Tilde Means Tilde and TeaGu Cafe. A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to The Montrose Center, a nonprofit organization empowering Houston’s LGBTQ community to enjoy healthier and more fulfilling lives through education, resources, services and support.
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Autism Speaks Walk Returns to Houston for 2022
Advocacy organization brings back walk better than ever to raise funds for autism community
Get ready, set and walk with Autism Speaks on Saturday, Oct. 22 at The University of Houston’s Lynn Eusan Park.
