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40 Students in Commissioner Ellis’ Internship Program Get Experience Working as Aides in Austin, Houston and NY
Since grade school, Jesha Magee, 27, a law student at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, practiced a strong need to help others on a small or large scale.
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Illinois AG says Catholic Church failed to disclose abuse accusations against 500 priests and clergy
In yet another blow to the Catholic Church in the United States, Illinois' attorney general says the state's six dioceses have failed to disclose accusations of sexual abuse against at least 500 priests and clergy members.
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ACLU of Texas Comment on House Advancing of HB3859
Today, the Texas House of Representatives voted to advance House Bill 3859 (HB3859), a bill that would allow child welfare caseworkers and state-funded child adoption and foster agencies to impose their personal religious beliefs on children in their care and disqualify LGBT families from the State’s foster and adoption system.
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5 things for March 26: March for Our Lives, Stormy Daniels, Russia mall fire
Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights ... from an Arctic cabin ... on a sled? Now's your chance. And here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Greatest risk factor of death in people with obesity, according to a new study
New study - treating loneliness/social isolation may put people classified as obese at a lower risk for health complications
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Tina Knowles Lawson and Richard Lawson Announce WACO Theater Center's Virtual Celebration
Presented by SheaMoisture Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Jay-Z, Solange Knowles, Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Rowland, Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, Star Jones, Cynthia Erivo, Angela Bassett, Issa Rae, Lena Waithe & DJ Millie Are Set to Participate The Celebration to Take Place Virtually on Waco's Facebook And YouTube Channels, Sunday, September 13, 2020, 6pm PDT | 8pm CDT | 9pm EDT
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Gospel Music Heritage Month Foundation Presents 9th Evolution of Gospel Celebration - Monday, September 18, 2017
Honoring Gospel Music Legend and Stellar Award Winner Donnie McClurkin, Founder & CEO of Tyscot Music + Entertainment Bishop Leonard Scott and NAACP Chairman Emeritus Roslyn M. Brock
The Gospel Music Heritage Month Foundation (#GMHM2017) is proud to announce its ninth annual "Evolution of Gospel," which commemorates the month of September as Gospel Music Heritage Month (GMHM). The celebration will present inspirational and exhilarating music performances by some of Gospel music’s biggest stars and honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the rich legacy of Gospel music in America. The “Evolution of Gospel” will be held on Monday, September 18, 2017 at 7 p.m. EDT at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. Interested persons can obtain tickets by calling 202.467.4600 or 800.444.1324.
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Half Price Books Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds himself helping not only American soldiers but hundreds of Vietnamese citizens both wounded and ill.
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What Everyone Should Know Before Taking a Probiotic
Leading pharmacist and author Sherry Torkos dispels common myths that may be preventing you from getting the maximum probiotic benefits
Americans are expected to spend $2.5 billion1 annually on probiotic supplements by 2018. Which makes sense because probiotics have numerous health benefits, from digestive and immune support to weight management. But some experts, including leading pharmacist and author Sherry Torkos, BSc, Phm, RPh, warn that common myths may be keeping us from getting some or all of these benefits.
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Fort Bend County Allocates over $2 Million to Extend Childcare Voucher Program
Allows qualifying Fort Bend County families to receive up to three vouchers per family
On Wednesday, October 6, at 12:30 p.m., Fort Bend County Judge KP George will hold a press conference to announce the extension of the County’s Childcare Voucher program.
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Actor Jeffrey Tambor, known for his portrayal of the role of George Bluth Sr. on Arrested Development, speaks to CNN on the red carpet. Early …
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Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of San Antonio, at the Vatican in 2011. The church leader has become likely the first Catholic bishop in the United States …
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Published on October 6, 2020
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Supreme Court curbs EPA's ability to fight climate change
The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming.
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Reginald DesRoches Named 8th President of Rice University
One hundred and nine years after its founding and 56 years after the first African American graduate, the prestigious Rice University has named its first African American president. How ironic that a university established by a white rich slave owner would now have at the head an African American from one of the poorest countries in our nation. Talk about progress and achieving the American dream.
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FDA investigating unauthorized herpes vaccine research, report says
William Halford had spent two decades researching and developing a vaccine that he believed could bring relief to the millions of people afflicted with herpes.
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"The Negro Motorist Green Book" Open in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery
ExxonMobil Free Family Sundays are the 1st and 3rd Sundays September through November.
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A King in Paradise: Academy Award-Winning Charles Burnett Directs New MLK Documentary
Explores the Untold Journey of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Five Days in Hawaii Created by Professor Steven Cleveland and Produced by Tamika Lamison
Many can recall the leis worn by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, but few know that the story began in 1959 as a part of Hawaii’s statehood celebration. A King in Paradise is a new film, currently in early production, that seeks to re-trace Dr. King’s journey by travelling to the places and speaking with the people who were present during his visit.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Death of Harris Wofford
Jackson Lee—“I mourn his loss, but also celebrate his life. I extend my condolences to his husband, Matthew, and to all who survive him and celebrate the life of this statesman.”
