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Octavia Spencer, LeBron James Limited Series About Madam C.J. Walker Lands at Netflix
It’s official: Octavia Spencer and LeBron James’ limited series about entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker has landed at Netflix. The streaming outlet made the announcement at its Television Critics Assn. press tour session Sunday.
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'Star Wars: Episode IX' cast will include Carrie Fisher
Disney has announced the cast for the next chapter from the galaxy far, far away -- and it will include the late Carrie Fisher.
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Charlie has a new team of 'Angels'
Charlie has a new team of angels. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska will star in an upcoming "Charlie's Angels" movie, according to a report from Variety.
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'No Brainer' reunites Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Quavo and Chance the Rapper
Get ready to add another song to your summer playlist. Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Quavo and Chance the Rapper dropped another one Friday, "No Brainer."
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‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe Sets First-Look Deal at Showtime for Hillman Grad Productions
Lena Waithe has signed a first-look deal with Showtime, the premium cabler announced Tuesday. Under the deal, Waithe will develop comedy and drama projects for Showtime that she will both write and produce through her company Hillman Grad Productions.
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7 missing as deadly California wildfire continues to grow
At least seven people were still missing in Shasta County, California, as shifting winds, dry fuel and steep drainages helped the monstrous Carr Fire engulf almost 100,000 acres by Sunday night, authorities said.
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Kavanaugh's Obamacare rulings under microscope as he meets Manchin
When a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act reached his Washington, DC, appeals court in 2011, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was careful not to commit. He described the law requiring people to buy health insurance as "unprecedented" and the breadth of Obama administration's defense of it "jarring."
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Trump opens window into his rage with Mueller attack
Donald Trump is giving Americans a glimpse of the fury raging inside him as a pivotal moment nears for special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, and different strands of political and legal vulnerability swirling around the President become ever more threatening.
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Billy D. Washington Headlines Joke Joint
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HABJ Educational Series
Photography by Vicky Pink - Members of the Houston Association of Black Journalists turned their …
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'Say Her Name' Sandra Bland Documentary to Air on HBO in December
A documentary film on Sandra Bland will run on HBO in December.
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“Mabel and Sam at Home” by Linda Urban, illustrated by Hadley Hooper
That’s what it said on the side of the box. Don’t shake it, don’t bump it, and whatever you do, don’t drop it. What’s inside there is important enough for careful lifting but, as you’ll see in the new book, “Mabel and Sam at Home” by Linda Urban, illustrated by Hadley Hooper, the box itself isn’t just a box.
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Magic Johnson Explains How He Brokered the $154 Million Deal With Lebron James
NBA legend Earvin "Magic Johnson" explained in detail how he brokered the $154 million dollar deal for Lebron James to come and play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Rising Pearland Track And Field Star Set to Defy All Odds at Junior Olympics
It has been proven the brightest star in the galaxy is not the largest. Despite the size, it radiates with the most brilliant light. The basis of its strength evolves from within its own matter. In human terms, one would call it inner strength; true character or utter will. This description is perfectly fitting for rising Track and Field Star Michaela McCall. She has defied every imaginable statistic, study and/or opinion with her unparalleled speed, endurance and voracious desire to win medals in her sport. There are thousands of Olympic hopefuls in the world of track and field; all are vying to win medals. Despite grueling training and conditioning, few athletes realize their dreams. Michaela’s Coach Edmond Ewing (AKA: Coach E) of Pearland Track Xpress says; Track and Field competitors have an immense speed or profound physical endurance. Rarely, if not at all, a coach finds an athlete like Michaela, who is gifted with both.
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Domingo Garcia Takes Reins of LULAC As It Strives to Reach Younger Latinos
Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia was elected president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization.
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Florida's 'stand your ground' Law Is 'a license to kill black people,' Attorney Says
Six years after the killing of Trayvon Martin put "stand your ground" laws under a microscope, attorney Benjamin Crump is representing another Florida family who lost a loved one under the law.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of House Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security, Introduced Legislation to Call for any Agreement Made Between Trump and Pu
Jackson Lee—“ Both Trump and Putin cannot be trusted to make agreements that not only benefit the United States, but which do not threaten the very fabric of our democracy. The United States Congress possesses an inherent and vital responsibility to investigate threats to democracy and must not succumb to partisanship that may lead to complicity in the deterioration of our democratic system.”
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Visits Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands To Conduct Oversight over Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Jackson Lee—“There must be major sustained efforts to help Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. I continue to fight to ensure American citizens in these regions receive the assistance they need.”
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YG's New Album 'Stay Dangerous' Set for August 3rd Release on Def Jam
Multi-platinum Bompton-based rapper YG doubles up today with the launch of the pre-order for his eagerly awaited new album STAY DANGEROUS arriving next Friday, August 3rd via Def Jam Recordings (tracklisting below) – and the release of a new single and music video for one of the album’s premiere tracks, “Handgun” featuring A$AP Rocky. The “Handgun” video will exclusively be broadcasted on BET Jams for the first 24 hours of its release.
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United Health Foundation, UH Expand Obesity and Diabetes Program to Houston’s East End After Success in Third Ward
Midway through a three-year, $2 million grant from the United Health Foundation, University of Houston’s Project TOUCH (Treating Obesity in Underserved Communities) has impressive numbers to report. Based on its success in Houston’s Third Ward, the effort for preventing and treating obesity, Type 2 diabetes and other ailments will move into Houston’s East End in the fall.
