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Celebrate Soulfully at Disneyland
Enjoy new homage to Black culture
Disneyland is on its game and Celebrate Soulfully is the OG amusement park’s new tribute to Black culture. It’s a welcoming series of events designed to highlight African diaspora heritage on multiple levels. Come to Disneyland for the immersion into all things African, stay for the fun and rides. You’ll treasure both experiences forever.
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Wale to Headline Juneteenth HBCU Benefit Concert Presented by General Orders No. 3 Vodka
Houston Black-Owned Vodka Brand Launches with Historic Music Fest Giveback
General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka brand, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka on Juneteenth Weekend with a concert featuring Wale, Lucky Daye, Chrisette Michelle and others to give back to Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M students!
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SVB Reinforces Commitment to Inclusion in the Innovation Economy; Hires Tosh Ernest as Head of Access to Innovation
Accomplished corporate diversity expert will lead SVB's efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the innovation sector
SVB, the financial partner of the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today announced Tosh Ernest has been named Head of Access to Innovation, SVB's signature initiative to advance women, Black and Latinx individuals to positions of influence in the innovation economy.
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Hit man seeks parole, but family of murdered woman says 25 years isn't enough
By his own account, George Anthony Taylor made plans 20 times to kill Jill Allen, but could not go through with it.
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China is encouraging college graduates to work in the countryside
China is urging college graduates to seek jobs in the countryside as youth unemployment in urban areas soars to the highest level in history.
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Mayor Turner Appoints New METRO Board Member
Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced the appointment of Diann L. Lewter to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) Board of Directors.
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Music Fans Come Home to Capital Jazz Fest 2022
They came by the tens of thousands to the Capital Jazz Fest 2022. Traveling from all parts of the country, on the first weekend in June, to Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Theater. It’s like they were returning to an annual reunion. Enthusiastic music lovers soaked up the jazz, R&B and funk music. They danced, swayed, clapped and sang along whenever they could.
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Travel is back. And so are the influencers
Love them or loathe them, as the travel world re-opens, influencers are back on the move.
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TSU Community to Celebrate Juneteenth
Members of the Texas Southern University community will honor Juneteenth at several events throughout the month on campus and in the Houston region.
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Schultz Family Foundation Launches $100 Million Commitment to Unlock Non-Predatory Capital for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurs Equity Fund will accelerate the growth of emerging, high-potential, diverse-owned businesses through direct investments and increased access to flexible financing
The Schultz Family Foundation, founded by Sheri Schultz and Starbucks interim ceo Howard Schultz, today announced an initial allocation of $100 million to create the Entrepreneurs Equity Fund (EEF) to invest in diverse businesses as vehicles for fostering a more inclusive economy, creating jobs, and building wealth in historically marginalized communities.
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Prize-winning Texas drama teacher to get special Tony Award
The special Tony Award that honors educators will go to a drama teacher in Texas who argues that “musical theater has a unique way of bringing people together.”
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Priyanka Chopra blasts 'shameful' Indian body spray ad promoting rape culture
A television commercial for a male body spray has been taken off the air in India, after critics said it made light of gang rape.
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TSU's Jesse H. Jones School of Business Future Bankers Leadership Program boasts 100 percent pass rate for second time
For the second consecutive semester, students in Texas Southern University’s newly-established Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP) achieved an impressive 100 percent pass rate for a key professional certification exam – giving them a distinct advantage as they pursue careers in the finance and banking industry.
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Abu Dhabi archaeology: The ancient wonders found in the Arabian desert
The UAE may have only just celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence but Abu Dhabi has a centuries-old past.
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The Heritage Society Celebrates Juneteenth with a Speaker Series Program and Month-Long Tours
Program on June 11 showcases speakers and performers with empowering messages about Emancipation
On Saturday, June 11, join The Heritage Society’s Juneteenth educational program experience “From Plantation to Emancipation”. Speakers include descendants of Reverend Jack Yates and Roscoe A. Cavitt, the Executive Secretary of National Negro Chamber of Commerce. The event is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at 1100 Bagby Street.
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Historical emissions caused the climate crisis. But it's what we do today that will make or break it, study shows
Humans' historical greenhouse gas emissions have caused the climate crisis the world is in today. But it's the amount emitted now and in coming years that will determine whether humanity can avert catastrophic climate changes.
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City of Beverly Hills holds inaugural Pride event to kickoff Pride Month
Music blared outside the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills as a crowd gathered to celebrate the start of Pride Month.
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Propel Center launches three-part Junior Music Executive Accelerator series to inspire HBCU students to become future music industry executives
Propel Center, in commemoration of Black Music Month, joined with five of Propel's institutional partners to successfully launch the first of the three-part C3 Series, an executive music industry pipeline program to promote music entrepreneurship in tech.
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A young girl lays flowers on a make-shift monument to the fallen children of Uvalde, Texas
Published on June 3, 2022
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 NBA Finals
The climax to a thrilling NBA season gets underway on Thursday, as the Golden State Warriors face off against the Boston Celtics for the greatest prize in basketball.
