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100 BLACK MEN SHARE THEIR STORIES: Literary Initiative Gives Black Voices A Platform to Speak
Literary Initiative Gives Black Voices A Platform to Speak
For the past two weeks, stories of discrimination, police brutality, and race-based scapegoating have consumed the news. Millions of people across the world have taken to the streets to combat systemic racism and bring equality to all people.
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New AAD Survey: 74% of Parents Today Say They Worry About Sun Protection More with Their Children Than Their Parents Did with Them
With Father’s Day approaching, dermatologists are giving parents two thumbs up for keeping sun protection top of mind for their families. According to a new survey from the American Academy of Dermatology, 74% of parents today say they worry about sun protection more with their children than their parents did with them, and 90% of parents believe it’s important to teach their children healthy habits now so they will keep them when they are adults.
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Mastercard Unable to Defend Its Support for Marxist Group "Black Lives Matter"
"There Are Plenty of Positive Ways for Mastercard to Show Its Support for Minorities Without Embracing a Hate Group," says Horace Cooper
While bemoaning a narrative of "systematic racism" in the United States, Mastercard executives were unable to defend their support for the organization Black Lives Matter when questioned at today's annual meeting of Mastercard shareholders.
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How Business Leaders Can Push For Change Before A Crisis Demands It
The financial challenges and social disruption imposed by the pandemic have forced many companies to change—often drastically. As with any change, there are new opportunities that if seized can be turned into gains.
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SPLC Announces up to $30 Million Investment in Voter Registration and Mobilization in Deep South States
The Vote Your Voice campaign seeks to: empower communities of color by aiding them in their fight against voter suppression; support Black- and brown-led voter outreach organizations often ignored by traditional funders; support and prototype effective voter engagement strategies; and re-enfranchise returning citizens despite intentional bureaucratic challenges
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42 student startups to compete for over $1 million in first virtual Rice Business Plan Competition
Public is invited to watch events online
In its 20th year, the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) — the world's largest and richest student startup competition — is going virtual.
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Grammy Museum Grant Program Awards $200,000 for Music Research Sound Preservation
The GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program announced today that $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 13 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a range of research on a variety of subjects, as well as support a number of archiving and preservation programs.
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Crown Castle Donates $1 Million to UNCF, and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown Matches with Additional $1 Million Gift
This $2 million will support equal access to higher education by providing scholarships for African Americans
Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) announced a $2 million combined donation to UNCF (United Negro College Fund) as part of the company’s Connected by Good program, a platform for the company to give and volunteer in the communities where employees live and work.
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MD Anderson and Philips collaborate to facilitate personalized oncology treatments and clinical trial matching based on genomic markers
Philips connects oncologists and pathologists around the world to MD Anderson’s Precision Oncology Decision Support (PODS) system of actionable clinical information
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Royal Philips today announced a collaboration to provide oncologists with evidence-based therapy and clinical trial guidance through Philips’ oncology informatics solutions and MD Anderson’s Precision Oncology Decision Support (PODS) system. This collaboration will allow physicians around the world to personalize therapy based on the patient’s genomic profile, with the aim of improving patient care.
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Joe Biden Tightens Grip on Favouritism for Next US President at 8/11 from 10/11
Trump 10/1 from 16/1 to Run for Presidency in 2024 if Loses November Election
Republican officials throughout the United States of America are betting on Donald Trump to win a second term but the polls, along with the betting, are strongly siding with former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Space Center Houston Tickets Go On Sale Today
Tickets go on sale today, Tuesday, June 16, for the reopening of Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center. Be among the first to experience a new, enhanced guest experience when Space Center Houston reopens July 1.
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Mustang Mach 1 Returning for 2021, Bringing New Level of Pony Car Performance to Mustang Drivers Worldwide
Limited-edition 2021 Mustang Mach 1 – powered by a specially calibrated 5.0-liter V8 engine – will be the highest-performing global Mustang built on the current Gen 6 platform; performance improvements over Mustang GT include more precise steering, improved ride and handling, and three new heat exchangers that provide cooling for better track performance
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The National Museum of African American Music Celebrates Black Music Month with Spotlight On LGBTQ Musicians
June 2020 marks the 41st anniversary of Black Music Month. Originally decreed as a national celebration under the administration of President Jimmy Carter in 1979, the month-long celebration commemorates the achievements and contributions that African Americans have made to the American soundtrack.
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Tips For Women Running Businesses And Households In The Age of Remote Work
The question of where worklife ends and homelife begins took on new meaning when COVID-19 forced many women to work from home while simultaneously caring for children whose schools and daycare centers shut down.
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YMCA of Greater Houston Announces Phase Two Amenities
Wellness centers, child watch, indoor group exercise classes and family swim offered at select locations
The YMCA of Greater Houston is excited to announce Phase Two information as part of the organization’s phased opening approach. As the Y remains committed to keeping members, staff and program participants as safe as possible, the following new offerings are available:
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Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards Second Round of Digital-Focused Arts Grants
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) announces the second round of competitive grants by Let Creativity Happen! (LCH) Digital. The 13 successful projects employing digital tools to engage people with arts and culture will receive $31,000. These projects were awarded from among 71 proposals to the second round of the Let Creativity Happen! (LCH) Digital competitive grant program.
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Summer meals close at Paige and Port Houston, re-open at Oates
Please be aware that two curbside summer meals sites will be closed from June 15 to June 29, following a confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus.
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Journaling Can Help You Power Your True Potential
If you’ve always wanted to try journaling but didn’t know how to get started, take heart. With the right tools, it can be easy, enjoyable, and most importantly, it can be life changing.
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NAACP Condemns Honoring Confederate Statutes
My heart dropped when I learned that a statute celebrating all the soldiers who fought for the Confederate Army would be moved from the Sam Houston Park to the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC). This is a statute that was erected in 1908 by the Robert E. Lee Chapter #186 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This statue was erected for the purpose of honoring those who fought to keep my forefathers in slavery. In fact, it is inscribed with the following language “to all heroes of the South who fought for the principles of states rights”. The states’ rights they fought to defend were the rights of each of the states to decide for themselves to maintain the system of enslaving African American people.
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Announces $1 Million Product Donation to NAACP Empowerment Programs
Essential Items to be Sent to Black Communities in Need as a Result of COVID-19 and Recent Unrest
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today announced a $1 million product donation to the NAACP Empowerment Programs. The donation will provide essential items to the organization and its charity partners, supporting Black communities impacted by COVID-19 and recent unrest across the U.S. The Company is making the donation as part of its recently launched Bringing Home Everywhere program, a $10 million plan that is providing essential home products to communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
