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Velvet Taco Announces Round Rock Location Opening October 2023
Brand Brings Unique, Chef-Driven Tacos to Round Rock Community
Velvet Taco, the acclaimed taco chain recognized for its wide-ranging and globally influenced menu, is thrilled to share the news of its latest location, set to open in Round Rock, TX in October 2023. The new restaurant will be located at 2131 N. Interstate Hwy 35 Round Rock, Texas 78664 and promises to be a popular destination for families, food enthusiasts, and taco lovers alike. This opening marks the 29th location in Texas, showcasing the brand's remarkable triumph throughout its home state.
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House ousts McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker – a historic moment that threatens to plunge House Republicans even further into chaos and turmoil.
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Historic House Vote Ousts Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
In a historic turn of events, the US House of Representatives has voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from the position of Speaker, plunging House Republicans into a state of uncertainty and potential chaos.
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USCIRF Reiterates Concerns on Religious Freedom in India, Calls for Release of Religious Prisoners of Conscience
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a hearing on “Advancing Religious Freedom within the U.S. - India Bilateral Relationship,” which highlighted the Indian government’s legal framework and enforcement of discriminatory policies against religious minorities. Witnesses gave testimony exploring policy options for the United States to work with India to combat religious freedom violations and other related human rights in the country.
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METRO to Hold Ribbon Cutting for Improved Third Ward Bus Stop
Join METRO leadership, State Rep. Jolanda Jones and community partners as The Authority celebrates the improvement of a bus stop on S. MacGregor Way and South Fwy.
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An Inspiring Biography of Merze Tate From Penn Professor Barbara Savage
Born in rural Michigan at the turn of the century, Merze Tate was the first African-American woman to attend Oxford. She also graduated with a doctorate from Harvard, became a leading scholar on diplomatic history, colonialism, and nuclear arms, taught for 30-plus years at Howard, and kept seeking ever more knowledge throughout her life—reading, writing, and traveling the world with her camera. University of Pennsylvania professor Barbara Savage’s new biography MERZE TATE: THE GLOBAL ODYSSEY OF A BLACK WOMAN SCHOLAR (Yale University Press; November 2023) tells the astonishing story of a woman, who, despite living in what she called a “sex and race discriminating world,” never allowed her intellectual ambitions to be thwarted.
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HCC students win top national prize at Intel AI competition
A three-student team from Houston Community College Southwest has won the top national prize at the 2023 Intel AI Global Impact Festival competition.
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Civil Rights Groups Send Post-Affirmative Action Report to Harvard, UNC, and over 100 Additional Colleges and Universities Detailing Options for Equitable and Diverse Higher Education After the Suprem
Accompanying Letter Urges Educational Opportunities Attainable for All
Civil Rights Groups Send Post-Affirmative Action Report to Harvard, UNC, and over 100 Additional Colleges and Universities Detailing Options for Equitable and Diverse Higher Education After the Supreme Court Decision Today six leading civil rights groups released a comprehensive report that offers recommendations for advancing educational equity in light of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions, providing key recommendations that can increase access to equitable and diverse education. The executives of the six organizations delivered the report with a personal letter to Harvard, the University of North Carolina, and over 100 additional colleges and universities.
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ICYMI: Cesar Chávez Taught His Granddaughter to Organize. Now She’s Managing the Biden Campaign
Key Point: “It’s hard to imagine a more formative, or fitting, upbringing for the woman who would go on to be named manager of President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign. ‘So much of my experience growing up was the perfect training ground for the work that I get to do now,’ Chavez Rodriguez says. ‘It was about bringing people together, being part of something bigger than myself, fighting for the rights of others, and improving people’s lives.’”
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Emmy® Award-Winning, Golden Globe-Nominated Multihyphenate Sheryl Lee Ralph and The DIVA Foundation Announce The Return of DIVAS Simply Singing! Raising Health Awareness on Sunday, November 19th
Today, Emmy® award-winning actor, author, singer, philanthropist, and community activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, along with her non-profit charitable organization, The DIVA Foundation, announce the return of DIVAS Simply Singing! Raising Health Awareness. The benefit concert will be filmed before a live audience at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday November 19th, 2023. People.com made the exclusive announcement.
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Disney sued over ‘severe’ injuries allegedly caused by ‘wedgie’ from water slide
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is facing a lawsuit related to an “injurious wedgie” that court documents allege resulted from riding a 214-foot water slide in the resort’s Typhoon Lagoon water park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda slams AI recreations of her dad
Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams says recreations of her late father made with artificial intelligence are “disturbing.”
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Georgia corrections officer killed by inmate using homemade weapon, officials say
A corrections officer at a south Georgia prison was killed Sunday after an inmate allegedly attacked him “from behind with a homemade weapon,” the state department of corrections announced in a news release.
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Ballerina Misty Copeland spotlights Oakland, social issues in new film
Acclaimed ballerina Misty Copeland has gone from the stage to the big screen with her new short film. She's in the limelight this time as actor and producer of Flower, which was shot and set in Oakland.
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California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening.
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Why everyone’s phone will alarm at 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday
If you hear a screeching alert go off on your cell phone – and everyone else’s cell phone – this Wednesday at 2:20 pm ET, don’t panic.
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City of Houston and Bezos Academy Open Fourth Preschool in South Houston
Community members, elected officials and Bezos leadership joined Mayor Turner to celebrate the grand opening of Houston’s fourth Bezos Academy location, located within the New Hope Housing Reed Family Center in South Houston. The fourth Bezos Academy which offers tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschool education for children ages 3-5, has already achieved full enrollment for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.
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Honoring Nigerian Independence Day and Making Waves at the Honeyland Festival with Chef Kavachi Ukegbu
As the sun sets on October 1st, the vibrant celebrations of Nigerian Independence Day come alive in Houston's beloved 'Little Lagos.' At the heart of this cultural extravaganza stands Chef Kavachi Ukegbu, renowned author of the cookbook 'The Art of Fufu,' ready to orchestrate a culinary celebration that will dazzle the senses and honor the rich heritage of Nigeria.
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Legally Blind Author Announces Debut of Series Centered on Flawed but Fierce Black Women in America
Before her Hollywood dreams were shattered, Pearle Monalise Brown was the tenacious aspiring actress from Compton's unforgiving, scarred streets. Never broken, Pearle switches gears to a fallback plan — resorting to using her beauty and acting skills to swindle money and expensive jewels. When she's hired by the Colombian cartel to steal a priceless Basquiat from a debonair kingpin and art collector named Blaque, her talents might not be enough to keep her from falling into a trap she never saw coming.
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JSU Acting President Hayes-Anthony makes history as first African-American woman to serve as president of Mississippi Association of Broadcasters
Jackson State University Acting President Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Ph.D. became the first African-American and African-American woman to serve as president of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters (MAB) on Wednesday, Sept. 27, during the organization's Hall of Fame and Passing of the Gavel Luncheon at the Natchez Convention Center in Natchez, Mississippi.
