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Texas Chef Jesse Cavazos to battle 13 chefs from around the country for the title King or Queen of American Seafood
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser to name America's Best Seafood Chef at the 2022 Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board are excited to welcome Texas Chef Jesse Cavazos of Cru’ Food and Wine Bar in Houston, Texas, to face-off against 13 other chefs from around the country to the nation’s ultimate seafood cooking competition, the 18th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off.
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From Page to Stage—Houston Grand Opera Presents World Premiere of The Snowy Day this December
HGO creates 71st world premiere with new opera based on the beloved children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats
Houston Grand Opera presents the highly anticipated world premiere of The Snowy Day December 9th through 19th at Houston’s Wortham Theater Center. Created by composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney, The Snowy Day is based on the classic children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats.
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Oprah Winfrey Celebrates Black Excellence at the Inaugural HBCU Honors™ Awards Show
The inaugural HBCU Honors™ honorees include Dr. Sheila Chamberlain, Michael S. Regan, Pinky Cole, Curtis Symonds, Aunjanue Ellis, Stephen A. Smith, Steve Pamon, and Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover.
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Race Was a Factor In Black Professor’s Failed Hiring, Texas A&M Department Head Says
A Texas A&M University department head involved in the failed efforts to recruit a Black journalism professor said Friday that then-President M. Katherine Banks interfered in the hiring process and that race was a factor in university officials’ decision to water down her job offer.
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Galveston Native Announces Plans for Roseate Beach
Luxury Beachfront Community to be Established on Galveston Island’s West End
Occupying some of the last prime, beachfront real estate on Galveston Island, native Galvestonian Manny Mehos, CEO of Green East Realty, announces plans for Roseate Beach, an upscale, master-planned residential community unique to the island. Located a short distance from Galveston Country Club and boasting unparalleled beachfront access expanded by the continuation of the Galveston Island Beach Nourishment Project, Roseate Beach will offer 172 premium homesites, including 22 alluring beachfront lots, set within a landscape that preserves and accentuates the natural beauty of the Texas coast. Roseate Beach will provide a full- service residential haven for homeowners seeking to embrace the relaxed pace of seaside living without sacrificing modern amenities. The project will be developed in two phases, with Phase One slated to break ground in late fall 2023.
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Summer Kickoff: Carnival Cruise Line and Houston Texans Partner for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
The Houston Texans are big and burly on the gridiron as they dish out fierce hits and mean mugs but get them around a group of kids and that tough exterior just melts away. With smiles spread wide across their face it was hard to tell who was having the better time at the first ever summer kickoff celebration of the Carnival Cruise Line and Houston Texans at the Boys & Girls Club of Houston.
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How Trump Was Going To End the Cold War In the 1980s
Dr. Bernard Lown didn't even know who Donald Trump was when he first heard the name in 1986.
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Homeless, Terminally Ill Dogs Find Sanctuary Here
The brown-eyed beagle rests his head on the edge of his bed, his eyes peering out as volunteers walk by and stop to pet him. He's known as "Much Loved Bob," and volunteers say he doesn't have much time left.
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Snapshots from the US-Mexico border
CNN went with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she traveled to the US-Mexico border on Wednesday.
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Trump Says US 'working hard' On Puerto Rico Disaster Response
President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that federal assistance is on its way to Puerto Rico, a day after he commented for the first time in days about the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria since it made landfall on the US territory.
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Why Emmett Till's case matters to American history and our future
It was a question asked during a chance encounter one of us observed early this year between two visitors standing in front of Emmett Till's casket, which is on exhibition in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The moment was all the more poignant because it involved a white man in his 60s querying a young black woman who was overcome with emotion as she looked on at what was, in a sense, a symbol of our nation's tortured history of race relations.
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Beto O’Rourke Releases Comprehensive Plan to Work Towards Ending the Deadly Opioid Epidemic and Address Substance Use Disorders So All Americans and Their Families Can Live to Their Full Potential
Informed by his work with veterans and town halls across America, Beto’s plan targets the supply chain—holding the pharmaceutical industry accountable, invests in public awareness campaigns, supporting access to long-term treatment for at-risk populations, and provides stability to those in recovery
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Don't miss Mick Mulvaney's 'unreasonable' answer on the USS John McCain
On Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press," Mick Mulvaney took a swing at defending the indefensible.
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Their first Thanksgiving was spent with neighbors they just met. Here's how it happened
With another Thanksgiving crossed off the calendar, our stomachs are full, our fridges are stocked with leftovers and one couple from Colombia is reflecting on their first year celebrating the American holiday.
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Good Samaritans saved Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home in Atlanta from being burned to the ground, officials say
Good Samaritans helped thwart a woman’s attempt to set a fire at the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, police said. Police were called to the historic home in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood around 5:45 p.m. Thursday on a vandalism report, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement. When officers arrived, they found multiple people had stopped the 26-year-old after she poured gasoline on the property, the statement said. The woman, who CNN has not identified, is a US Navy veteran, according to Navy spokesperson CDR Andrew Bertucci. She served for 4 years before leaving in 2020. She was arrested and charged with attempted arson and interference with government property, Atlanta police said. She’s being held at the Fulton County Jail. “It was a little scary there for a minute because we didn’t know who she was, we didn’t know if she had weapons on her, we didn’t know anything,” Zach Kempf told CNN affiliate WSB of seeing the woman throwing gas on the home.
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver hopes Kyrie Irving decides to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Ahead of the start of the NBA's 75th season, the sport's commissioner Adam Silver told reporter that he hopes Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving gets vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Education and Civil Rights: Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program brings students to JSU for MLK weekend
Jackson State University and the Margaret Walker Center hosted approximately 200 high school students and educators from rural Mississippi during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday weekend as part of the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program. The students, who are studying AP Biology, AP Physics, and AP Computer Science at their schools, engaged in three days of rigorous academics, and explored civil rights history at the university and in the city of Jackson.
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Celebrating 120 Years of Houston Public Library: A Historic Milestone
Houston Public Library (HPL) embarks on a momentous journey as it commemorates 120 years of enriching the cultural fabric of our city. Since its inception and public unveiling on March 2, 1904, HPL has remained steadfast in its commitment to providing unparalleled resources, services, and programs to the diverse communities it serves.
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Medication abortion via telehealth is just as safe and effective as with a clinic visit, study shows
Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment.
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Trump in Puerto Rico: A Narcissist's Tour de Force
Finally lumbering into a devastated Puerto Rico aboard Air Force One, almost two weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall, President Trump came face-to-face with the kind of reality he can't deflect with anger and derision. A world waited to see if in a crisis, an unscripted Trump would rise to the occasion. He did not.
