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TSU Partners With Entertainment Expert to Create New Entrepreneurial Institute
The Office of Continuing Education (OCE) has partnered with music and business leader Mathew Knowles to create the Mathew Knowles Institute (MKI). The Institute’s entrepreneurial, entertainment and music business courses are designed to teach students a range of practical skills necessary to succeed in today’s competitive global marketplace.
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Romance Novel Opens A Dialogue of Compassion
How do you choose who to love?
Today Inertia Justice, a new author, published the first book of her trilogy book series – sure to open dialogue, and get the world talking – it is a fictional account of one ladies’ journey to self – definition.
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Parents sue 30-year-old son to move out of house
A couple in upstate New York is going to court to force their 30-year-old son to move out.
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Defend Against a Dry Scalp and Brittle Strands with the Shu Uemura Art of Oil’s Collection
Now that the days are colder and the air is dryer, it’s time to start thinking about ways to protect our hair from the damage that the winter elements can cause. Defending against a dry scalp and brittle strands, Shu Uemura Art of Oil’s Collection is like liquid gold.
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Tim McGraw Announces Headline 2020 Here On Earth Tour
Tim McGraw started the year off right with a headline show at the College Football Playoff Game, performing his new song “Way Down” from a forthcoming album later this year & his Nielsen BDS certified ‘Most Played Radio Song of the Decade’ hit “Something Like That,” and simultaneously announced the major HERE ON EARTH TOUR for 2020. McGraw will join forces with reigning CMA Vocalist of the Year Luke Combs for two can’t-miss summer stadium shows in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
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Model, Lifestyle Guru And Entrepreneur B. Smith Dead At 70
Lifestyle guru, actress & model B. Smith has died. Smith’s husband made the unfortunate announcement on his Facebook page this morning. B. Smith’s legendary career started as a model in the 1960s. Smith made news as the first Black woman to be featured on the cover of the young woman’s magazine Mademoiselle.
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Supreme Court Will Decide The Fate Of Obama Health Care Law
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won’t come until after the 2020 election.
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Houston Sauce Pit Food Truck Remains Open, Steps Up Social Distancing with Curbside Service During COVID-19 Stay Home Order
Houston Sauce Pit Vegan BBQ Food Truck will be Remain Open During “Stay Home, Work Safe” Order, Bringing Take-out Orders Right to Cars to Step Up Social Distancing Efforts.
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Resources for Texas Residents
The Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Education Agency and the governor's office have launched the MealFinder Map to help parents locate places offering free food for students. Detailed information on the dates, times, and addresses of facilities throughout Texas is located on the map. The map is located at TXSchools.gov.
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Grounds Tickets for the PGA TOUR Korn Ferry Tour Compliments of Navarre Cadillac
The PGA TOUR Korn Ferry Tour, Lake Charles Championship is taking place Thursday, March 26-Sunday, March 29, at the Country Club at Golden Nugget, 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. Recently, Ryan Navarre of Billy Navarre Cadillac announced that all grounds tickets, previously $10 per person per day, will be offered on a completely complimentary basis to encourage everyone to enjoy this prestigious event.
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Kering And Its Brands Stand In Solidarity Against Racism
Too many Black lives have been lost in the fight for equality in America. We will not stand by silently.
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Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation to Expand Hospital Capacity in Four Additional Texas Counties
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in these communities. This proclamation amends the Governor’s previous Executive Order to include these four counties in addition to Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties.
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Taylor Dumpson, 1st Black Female Student Body President at American University, Awarded over $700K in Suit Against Neo-Nazi Website Founder
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that white supremacists who used social media to threaten and harass Taylor Dumpson, the first African American female student body president of American University in Washington D.C., were liable for over $700,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.
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14-Year Old Student Starts Freshman Year at George Washington University
At only 14-years old, Curtis Lawrence has just started his freshman year not as a high school student, but as a freshman college student at the prestigious George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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Sean Spicer's Spice Girls spectacle on 'DWTS' is not okay
Even though the lines between politics and entertainment have been blurred from the beginning in the Trump administration, Sean Spicer twirling the frills on the sleeves of his neon, lime-green shirt on "Dancing With The Stars" ("DWTS") have brought us to a collective new low.
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Maxine Waters to Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Perhaps you believe you are above the law’
Democratic Chairwoman Maxine Waters pulled no punches while questioning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during this week’s hearing on Capitol Hill. According to Fast Company, on Wednesday, Waters slammed Zuckerberg for his company’s practices after he showed up as the sole witness before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook’s proposed digital currency.
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Uncover A Witty Romantic Comedy as Houston Ballet Brings Back The Merry Widow
With only two more ballets left in its 2018/19 season, Houston Ballet brings back Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow. This full-length story ballet is a romantic comedy Houston hasn’t seen since 2013, when Principal Mireille Hassenboehler took her final bows with Houston Ballet.
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Following the Success of “The New Edition Story,” BET is Now Planning to Air “The Bobby Brown Story” in Fall 2018
BET is planning to air a TV biopics about the life and career of singer Bobby Brown. It will be a follow-up to the network’s record-breaking hit series, The New Edition Story.
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New Texas Laws For 2018: Voter ID And A Lot Of Little Tweaks
The 26 new laws that took effect on January 1 include the latest effort at a voter ID law
With the beginning of the new year, a batch of laws passed during the 2017 legislative session have now taken effect. The 26 laws range from a revamped voter ID law to how much milk trucks can haul.
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Richard Carranza From Houston Chosen as New NYC Schools Chancellor
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new pick for the Education Department’s chancellor just days after his first choice turned the position down.
