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Explosion at historic Fort Worth hotel injures 21, covers streets in debris
Twenty-one people were injured Monday as a result of a gas explosion at a historic downtown Fort Worth hotel, according to police.
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New PBS NewsHour Weekend Special on Racial Justice, Policing and Violence, America in Black and Blue 2020, Premieres Tonight at 9 P.M. on PBS
Hosted by Alison Stewart, features interviews with author Roxane Gay, Florida Congresswoman Val Demings, Minnesota reform advocate Nekima Levy Armstrong and more
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Comcast Partners with the Hidden Genius Project to Help Black Male Youth Acquire Digital Skills and Enter the Tech Sector
$2 million grant deepens Comcast’s extensive work to advance digital equity and provide communities with the resources needed for jobs of today and tomorrow
Comcast NBCUniversal today announced a new $2 million grant to The Hidden Genius Project, furthering the company’s longstanding efforts to advance economic mobility through critical digital skills building.
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Houston Texans DE - J.J. Watt - Red Carpet Interview -NFL- HSM Rebecca Briscoe
2nd Annual NFL Honors Awards - Super Bowl 47
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SoLa Impact's "Black Impact Fund" anchored by $50M Commitment from CalSTRS
SoLa Impact has raised over $250 million in its fourth fund and aims to scale up affordable and workforce housing development in California's Black and brown communities. CalSTRS' commitment through
SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led real estate fund focused on affordable and workforce housing in California's Black and brown communities, today announced that the California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), the world's largest educator-only pension fund, via their joint venture with Belay Investment Group, has anchored SoLa's second close with a $50 million equity commitment into its "Black Impact Fund."
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Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Kicks Off Next Century of Female Entrepreneurs with 2018 Girl Scout Cookie Season
Council launches Cookies4Heroes campaign to donate 10,000 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to first responders and military
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (GSSJC) enters the next century of Girl Scouts learning how to be future CEOs. The Girl Scout Cookie Program® not only teaches girls essential entrepreneurial skills but also powers amazing experiences for girls across the United States, including outdoor and travel opportunities, exposure to STEM and ways to improve their communities through service projects. This year, GSSJC is rallying the community to donate more than 10,000 cases, or 120,000 packages, of Girl Scout Cookies to first responders who provided relief during Hurricane Harvey across our 26-county jurisdiction as part of Cookies4Heroes.
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PVAMU NROTC Student Accepted into the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) envisions a world in which all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation, economic empowerment, and civic engagement. It’s no wonder why senior political science student Roman Zepeda applied for a CBCF internship. The Austin, Texas native has had his sights focused on public policy and leadership cultivation, every since he was in high school in Round Rock, Texas. He was accepted into the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s semester-long internship for the Fall 2018 semester.
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Home Cook’s Perfect Bite Pays Off Big at WFC
Rebecka Evans from Houston, Texas, knows how to bring home the bacon, $10,000 worth that is! The stay-at-home mom and self-taught home cook was named the 2017 World Bacon Champion title and awarded a $10,000 prize package for her Dutch Crunch Baby Pancakes at the World Food Championships, which was held Nov 8-12 at The Wharf in Orange Beach, Ala.
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Texans Training Camp Day 8
“We just finished with a two-minute drill, and although it is the Texans playing each other, if I was on the offensive side of the ball, I'd have felt like we lost the game today,” coach Culley said.
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Hurricane Harvey Telethon on Sept. 12 to Include Beyoncé, Oprah, Kelly Rowland, Michael Strahan and More
According to Variety.com, the telethon announced last Thursday on Instagram by Jamie Foxx will now also include appearances by Beyoncé, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey, among others, that on Sept. 12 will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief.
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Houston Native Serves with the U.S. Navy Half a World Away in Japan
A Stephen F. Austin High School graduate and Houston native is serving in the U.S. Navy with the forward deployed unit, Naval Beach Unit 7.
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Houston Native Protects Middle East Skies Over Bahrain
A 2007 San Angelo Central High School graduate and Houston, Texas native is a part of a Navy team tasked to protect the skies over the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
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Boy Turns Grief For Dad Into Service For Others
Six-year-old Oscar Payton Jr. is learning to live without his father and showing us all what it means to "Stand for Houston."
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Houston Native Serves Aboard Navy Warship Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
A Houston, Texas native and 2008 Booker T. Washington High School graduate, Petty Officer 2nd Class Larnell Smith is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Halsey.
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"A Day Without A Woman" Strike Planned By Women's March Organizers
On Monday, a video message was broadcast from Hillary Clinton to the audience at the MAKERS Conference on women’s leadership in California. It was the former Presidential candidate’s first statement since the inauguration of her opponent, President Donald Trump.
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SuperBash 2017 Honored Celebrity’s Philanthropic Efforts in the Community
Super Bowl LI served as the perfect opportunity to showcase Houston’s southern hospitality, diverse culture and community spirit. The Music World Entertainment Complex was the ideal landmark to host SuperBash 2017, a week-long of parties and events hosted by some of the hottest names in sports and entertainment. One of the most significant events of the weekend was the Power of Influence Awards Brunch, Friday morning to kick off Super Bowl weekend.
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Cocktail Plates to Share & Devour at Capital Grille
When it’s cocktail time in Houston, there are many choices to consider; we live in a city that has a plethora of dining establishments that offer everything from steak tartare to dessert and coffee. At Capital Grille, their bar menu offers a range of signature cocktails and appetizers to please the pickiest of palates.
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R & B Starlet Coline Creuzot Lives the “High Life” with New Single
Houstonian R&B Chart Topping Singer-Songwriter Releases Smoky 2017 Single
Houston’s own and one of R&B’s most promising voices, Coline Creuzot is soaring high today with her hot single, “High Life”. Fresh off the heels of her hit 2016 single “Truth Is” which climbed to #24 on the Billboard Adult R&B/Contemporary charts, “High Life” is available for streaming on the artist’s Soundcloud page. Written by Dallas Blocker (Bun B, Rick Ross, Paul Wall) and produced by J Sounds, “High Life” is a must-add to any summer playlist.
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Main Street Theater, Stages Repertory Theatre, and Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company Present Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Elliot Trilogy in February/March 2020
Main Street Theater, Stages Repertory Theatre, and Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company, in connection with Sin Muros: A Latinx Theater Festival at Stages, present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Elliot Trilogy. While all are stand-alone plays, they follow the story of Elliot and his mother across the wars in which they served and through their lives as they strive for peace and connection.
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Local Houston-Based Company Launches Into 20 Walmart Locations in Texas
FIREDISC® Cookers Celebrating a Decade of Delicious Innovation
Ten years ago, Griff and Hunter Jaggard began a journey to bring high tech and portability to the gas-cooker market. With a ton of passion and a decade of perseverance, FIREDISC® has become famous for a line of mobile, bullet-proof and high-quality cookers that is taking the industry by storm.
