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Fresh Hub, A Community Service Project Partnered with Houston Health Department
Project Fresh Hub has recently been awarded First Place in Human Services Category at Future Problem Solving International Competition, a dynamic international program involving thousands of students annually. "Fresh Hub is an on-going food-rescue and food-distribution project," said Shirley Zhu, a rising junior at Bellaire High School and the co-president of the community service program.
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Percy Miller aka Master P — From The Projects to Forbes
Percy Miller also known as Master P is a money, power and business tycoon. Regarding his success, he comments, “I couldn’t just be a street guy. And a lot of people want to be in business, but they don’t know how to make those transformations. They still want to be in the streets. I gave it all up. I had to cut out the negative people in my life because I wanted better for my family.”
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Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) Collection and Facility Schedule for Thanksgiving Holiday November 23 - 26, 2017
Thursday, November 23, 2017 (Thanksgiving Day) CITY HOLIDAY: No Collection today all Solid Waste Facilities are Closed. The Neighborhood Depositories/Recycling Centers, Westpark Recycling Center, Environmental Service Center and The Reuse Warehouse are closed.
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Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth Holds First Annual Toy Drive
The Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) will be collecting toys for children and gifts for teens during its first annual Clerks for Christmas Toy Drive, December 1-11, 2020, benefiting the Children’s Assessment Center (CAC). The CAC serves nearly 5,000 young victims of sexual abuse.
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Houston’s Restaurant of the Year Is Giving Away a Car to a Single Mom for Mother’s Day
The Greasy Spoon is doing something special for a local single mother for Mother’s Day.
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BARC's 'Home for the Holidays' Commences with 'Empty the Shelters' Initiative, Featuring a Month of Festive Events
BAR launches its annual Home for the Holidays campaign.
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South Carolina Women Run Away From Mississippi State For First National Title
A’ja Wilson scored 23 points to help coach Staley and South Carolina win their first national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night.
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Big Pharma doesn't deserve all the hate
Americans loathe the pharmaceutical industry. It ranks dead last in a recent Gallup poll that tracks the public's opinion of 25 different sectors.
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Corporate debt is rising, but it's safer than it looks
As US corporate debt continues to rise rapidly, numerous investors, analysts and policymakers fear that it will either help trigger or deepen the next recession. We think those fears are overblown.
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Dartmouth basketball players could become first unionized college athletes
Basketball players at Dartmouth will get a chance to vote on whether to join a union, a potential breakthrough in efforts to unionize the lucrative business of college sports.
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These are the 100-Day Accomplishments Trump Is Touting
Trump's 100th day comes Saturday
He is touting accomplishments ahead of the marker
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RIP Internet Privacy Rules Is Net Neutrality Next?
In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission voted to assert more regulatory control over Internet providers by reclassifying them as common carriers. With that new authority, the FCC imposed restrictions on providers that were intended to keep the Internet open and fair.
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Sun Belt cities comprise nearly half of US population growth
The Sun Belt's large metro areas are growing much faster than those elsewhere in the United States, and they are adding more young and old residents than the rest of the nation, according to a new white paper from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. But most American urban policy is still crafted -- and research is still conducted -- with traditional Northeastern and Midwestern cities in mind, the paper says.
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Grant Applications Now Open for Local Artists and Cultural Nonprofits In Need of Disaster Relief from Harvey Arts Recovery Fund
the Harvey Arts Recovery Fund (HARF), which supports Houston artists, performers, musicians and arts and culture organizations in need of disaster assistance. The second round of grant awards will be distributed this spring and the application is open from Feb. 15 to March 1, 2018 at www.harveyartsrecovery.org. In January, HARF awarded more than $40,000 to local artists and arts, heritage and cultural organizations who suffered personal and professional losses due to Hurricane Harvey.
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12-Year Old Who Died From Prevotella Oris Inspires Black-Owned Fragrance Line, 6Tween
Belinda Baker, star of the day time talk show, “Changing Steps,” has announced the launch of her new fragrance line, “Kiya 12.” Earlier this year Ms. Baker’s granddaughter Chakiya died at the age of 12 from prevotella oris a cancerous disease that often goes unnoticed and undetected.
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Black Public Media Wins $40,000 NEA Grant
National Endowment for the Arts award to support the Harlem-based media arts organization’s residency program at The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
The Harlem-based national media arts nonprofit Black Public Media (BPM) has received a $40,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Grants for Arts Projects program. The award will support its fellowship and residency program for new works in immersive, interactive and emerging media at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The initiative is a part of BPMplus, Black Public Media’s program designed to increase Black participation in emerging tech storytelling, which was founded in 2018. The BPM project is one of 1,130 projects across the country, totaling more than $31 million, that were selected during the NEA’s second round of Grants for Arts Projects FY2023 funding cycle.
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Faith Groups and Advocates Will Demand President Biden Reverse Course on Asylum Ban and Enact Humane Solutions
The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition will hold a rally outside of the White House TODAY at noon EST in protest of the Biden administration’s asylum ban. Faith groups and human rights organizations will call on the administration to reverse course and implement humane, practical solutions instead.
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An Update from Council Member Davis
Reminder that the deadline for the 2020 census has been extended! Please fill it out here! It is important to fill it out for the City of Houston to receive the proper funding in the coming years! If you are unable to fill it out online, call 844-330-2020 for English or call 844-468-2020 for Spanish!
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ABC’s Will Trent x Best Friends Animal Society - Pet Adoption PSA
Sunday, April 30th is National Adopt-a-Shelter-Pet Day, and to celebrate, we teamed up with ABC's Will Trent on this adorable PSA starring Ramón Rodríguez and Belle who play Will Trent and Betty (his rescued dog). Don’t miss #WillTrent Tuesdays at 10/9c on ABC and stream on Hulu! Love animals? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubBestFriends Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and runs lifesaving programs all across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.
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Studio Visit with Sherry Tseng Hill
Join VAA for behind-the-scenes tour of working studio
Join Visual Arts Alliance Saturday, May 6, at 11:00 a.m. for an in-personstudio visit with Sherry Tseng Hill in advance of her exhibition opening at Moody Gallery. RSVP to jaymesearl2014@gmail.com to receive further instructions for meeting at the studio.
