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City to Pay $65K to White Cop Who Was Taunted for Being 18% Black
A white police officer in Michigan who says he was taunted by fellow officers when he told them that he was part black will receive a $65,000 settlement, his attorney said. Sgt. Cleon Brown, a 19-year veteran with the police department in Hastings, Michigan, said a series of taunts began in 2016 when he took a genetic test through Ancestry.com and learned that he was 18% African.
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SCRUB OUT CANCER Cheeky Physique's Luxe Scrub Body Polish Gives Back to Breast Cancer Awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cheeky Physique will be donating 20% of sales from their Luxe Scrub (a limited edition product) to Bright Pink. The only national non-profit that focuses on early detection and prevention of breast and ovarian cancer in young women, Bright Pink is one of the fastest growing organizations in the United States working to impact and save lives each and every day.
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UH Hit with Race Discrimination Suit for ‘Failing to Hire Black’ Head Football Coach
Dana Holgorsen, the new head football coach for the University of Houston, apparently wasn’t as qualified for the position as Dr. Kevin Simms, who claims in a recently filed lawsuit to have to have 30 years of coaching experience -- despite nothing showing up on a Google search. Seeking actual, general and exemplary damages, Simms filed suit against UH on Aug. 15 in Harris County District Court.
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Rockets’ GM’s Hong Kong Comments Anger China
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team's Chinese fans or sponsors.
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History-Making Tyler Perry Studios Has Grand Opening Gala
Actors, directors, musical artists, filmmakers and politicians such as Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Stacey Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Tiffany Haddish, Whoopi Goldberg, Reginald Hudlin and Halle Berry showed up to support filmmaker and entrepreneur Tyler Perry as he formally opened his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
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Eater Writer Says H-E-B is 'Cultiest Cult Grocer in America'
There's plenty of regional grocery market chains that have a dedicated following: Wegmans, Giant Eagle, Publix, Aldi and, of course, H-E-B. But one Eater writer is arguing that the Texas-based chain is the "cultiest cult grocer in America."
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Simone Biles Named ESPN’s ‘Most Dominant Athlete’ for 2018
ESPN has named Simone Biles as the ‘Most Dominant Athlete.’ ESPN noted Biles’ recent string of historic victories at the world championships. After winning gold at the 2016 Olympics, Biles went on to win individual gold medals in the all-around competition, vault, and floor exercise categories during the World Championships by her record fourth all-around title by her largest margin and lead the U.S. Gymnastics women’s team to gold again.
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Walmart Ups the Delivery Game With Next Day Shipping
Walmart is rolling out free next-day delivery on its most popular items, increasing the stakes in the retail shipping wars with Amazon. The nation's largest retailer said Tuesday it's been building a network of more efficient e-commerce distribution centers to make that happen.
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H-E-B to Test Self-Driving Vehicle for Delivery Services in San Antonio
H-E-B announced plans to launch an Autonomous Delivery Vehicle (ADV) pilot program in San Antonio later this year. The company is working with Udelv – a California-based company that specializes in building ADVs – to test driverless technology, and potentially expand their tech-based delivery services, which include Favor, H-E-B Curbside and H-E-B Home Delivery.
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HISD offering free EKGs to student-athletes during inaugural outreach program
The Houston Independent School District, through a partnership with St. Joseph Medical Center, Steward Medical Group and Robert Horry Sports Medicine, is offering free electrocardiograms (EKGs) to thousands of middle and high school students.
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Inaugurates 2019 Hurricane Season Preparedness Campaign
With County Judge KP George’s vision to expand communications to the public through every medium, The Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor will launch its campaign to remind Fort Bend residents of the 2019 hurricane season as we move into the peak season with messages on digital billboards throughout Fort Bend County.
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New Ride Sharing Service Debuts Between Houston and Austin
High-tech hitchhiking has arrived in Texas. Austin startup Hitch offers a ride-sharing service connecting people driving between Houston and Austin with people needing rides. Here's how it works: Someone with a 2003-or-newer vehicle who is planning to drive between Houston and Austin downloads the "Hitch - Regional Ridesharing" app and registers as a driver.
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TurboTax Launches Comprehensive Spanish Language Tax Resources Available to Hispanics
TurboTax, from Intuit Inc. – the leader in online tax prep, processing over 30 million returns last year alone in the U.S. – announced that its award-winning TurboTax Blog will now be available in both Spanish and English, making it one of the most comprehensive free tax information resources available to U.S
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Investor Wants Dollar Tree to Sell Stuff for More Than $1
A dollar doesn’t buy as much as it did 30 years ago. That’s why one activist investor thinks it’s time for Dollar Tree to raise its prices. Jeffrey Smith, CEO of Starboard Value, a hedge fund, wrote to Dollar Tree CEO Gary Philbin Monday to disclose that his fund had taken a 1.7% stake in the bargain retailer. Starboard said it wants Dollar Tree to make some big changes.
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Texas Legislative Black Caucus Scholarship
I am pleased to announce that the Texas Legislative Black Caucus will be awarding over 60 scholarships to qualified and deserving students throughout Texas. There is an opportunity for two students in my district to be awarded the scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded to recipients on February 24, 2019 at the TLBC Gospel Scholarship brunch at the 2019 African American Legislative summit. This years summit will be located at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. The application deadline is February 11th at 5pm, so do not delay! For more information on how to apply, click here .
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Iyanla Vanzant - Acts of Faith Remix Tour at Jones Hall From: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Tobin Entertainment and Mills Entertainment present Iyanla Vanzant Acts of Faith Remix Tour - Friday, July 26th at 8pm at Jones Hall.
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Idris Elba Is PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive 2018
Sure, he might have already received the title of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama — but Idris Elba has now been crowned Sexiest Man Alive!
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Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History
When the comedy Little hits theaters this spring, aside from featuring some of the industry’s biggest stars, the film will also make history. For at least a few months, 14-year-old Marsai Martin will hold the title as the youngest executive producer of a major Hollywood motion picture in history.
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Waller County Elections Office Denies Rejecting Voter Registrations from Prairie View A&M Students
After concerns spread Tuesday that some college students at Prairie View A&M had their voter registrations rejected, local election officials say that has not happened. Waller County Elections Administrator Christy Eason denies allegations. Eason said there has been confusion about students who live on campus not having the correct address for their precinct listed on their registrations, but she said the county had not mailed students notices about the issue.
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PVAMU Voter Registration Issues Are Resolved But Not Fixed
An intense political back-and-forth over the validity of voter registrations of thousands of students at a historically black university has been resolved, but community advocates say significant voting barriers remain for students at Prairie View A&M University.
