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NAACP to Make Announcement at Start of its 108th Annual Convention
The NAACP, the country’s oldest and largest national civil rights organization, will open its 108th Annual Convention with a major announcement, to be made on Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 at the Baltimore Convention Center, One W. Pratt St.
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Trump’s Excellent Speech In Poland, On Poland, and About Poland
Before I write this defense of Donald Trump in Poland, let me remind readers—from the right and the left—that I come to this subject with some credibility.
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Red Cross and the Houston Fire Department Kick Off Partnership on July 15 with Third Ward Smoke Alarm Installation Event
Organizations combining forces to reduce home fire injuries and death
Volunteers and leaders from the American Red Cross of Greater Houston and the Houston Fire Department (HFD) will be going door-to-door in historic Third Ward this Saturday, July 15, to install free 10-year lithium ion battery smoke alarms and educate residents about fire safety. It marks the first installation in which the Red Cross and HFD are teaming up, with the goal of working together to install 3,000 free smoke alarms in Houston homes over the next 12 months.
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5 Ways to Make Your Coffee Habit Healthier
Is your morning cup of Joe good for you? In short, yes. On its own, coffee – consumed by 64 percent of Americans at least once a day – is packed with health-giving antioxidants. In fact, there’s a myriad of research suggesting that coffee drinkers have an 11 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than non-drinkers, thanks to ingredients that can affect levels of hormones involved in metabolism.
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Lovell's Food For Thought - One's Legacy
Where are they now?
It is often said that the spirit of an individual lives as long as they live in the memories of those they have impacted. Howard Bern, is one whose spirit burns brightly in my soul. For he often said, "one's legacy to science is not the work that you do, but the people you leave behind." This is a phrase you have heard me say and written about numerous times, and will continue to hear me say and include in my writing so long as I am on this earth. It is almost my hope that this saying will be embedded in the souls of ones I have impacted so long as there is work to be done.
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BMW Group Global Sales Achieve Best-ever June and First Half-year
BMW Group sales achieved their best ever June, with sales in the month totalling 232,620, a 2.1% increase year-on-year. It was also a record first half-year with sales of the BMW Group’s three premium brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, increasing by 5.0%; a total of 1,220,819 vehicles have been delivered to customers around the world so far this year.
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Statement of Mayor Turner About Public Works and Engineering Director
“I am placing city Public Works and Engineering Director Karun Sreerama on administrative leave with pay, effective today, while I review the entire matter stemming from a federal grand jury indictment naming him as the victim of a bribery scheme.
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Rice Scientists Simplify the Incorporation of Nitrogen Into Molecules
Rice University lab's reagents ease chemical design for drugs, agriculture
A Rice University laboratory that specializes in synthesizing reagents and intermediate molecules for the design and manufacture of drugs and other fine chemicals has delivered on a promise to generalize the synthesis of electrophilic (electron-poor) aminating agents.
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The Outright Fraud of the Breast Cancer Industry to be Exposed at Upcoming “Death By Medisin” Conference in Atlanta
Most cancer organizations are a total fraud! They refuse to teach women about the basics of cancer prevention and/or identify the root causes of breast cancer (i.e. genetically modified & processed foods and estrogens in commercial feminine hygiene products). Breast cancer awareness is designed to trap women in a system of cancer screening (mammography) which actually contributes to contracting the disease.
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Black-Owned Construction Company Owned By Twin Brothers Now on Track to Make $4.5 Million This Year!
Twin brothers, Jonathan and Jarrett Logan, are the owners of Castle Black Construction in Memphis, Tennessee. One of few Black-owned construction companies in the country, they launched their company back in 2005, and after re-branding themselves, they have tripled in size.
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In Honor of July as Fibroid Awareness Month, The White Dress Project to Host Annual “A Night in White” Affair in DC on July 13th to Raise Awareness
The White Dress Project(TM) will host an elegant evening entitled “A Night in White” in Washington DC on Thursday July 13, 2017 between 6pm and 8:30pm. The event will take place at the Eighteenth Street Lounge located at 1212 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 and is open to adults age 21 and older. The purpose of the event as well as the overall mission of the organization is to continue to raise funds, create awareness about fibroids and provide a network that offers education, tools, treatment options and an overall support system to those who suffer with uterine fibroids.
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Black-Owned Law Firm Named One of the 10 Best Law Firms in California by the AIOLC
The Law Office of Zulu Ali in Riverside, California has been named one of the 10 Best Law Firms in California for Client Satisfaction in the areas of Criminal Defense, Immigrations, and Personal Injury by the American Institute of Legal Counsel (AIOLC). The annual list honors exceptional performance by California law firms in selected areas.
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Donald Trump Jr.'s Long Path to Politics
Donald Trump Jr. wasn't always comfortable being in his father's shadow. The father and son have a complicated history that includes a tabloid divorce and a year without speaking, Trump Jr. told New York Magazine in a 2004 profile. But later, the senior Trump found a key role for his son in the family real estate business -- and eventually, his political circle.
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Investigation into Shooting of Man at 12012 Crystalwood
Houston police are investigating the shooting of a man at 12012 Crystalwood about 2:05 a.m. today (July 12).
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Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 12345 Bob White
Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 12345 Bob White about 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday (July 11).
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Investigation into Shooting at 13111 Northborough
Houston police are investigating the shooting of a man at 13111 Northborough about 1:10 a.m. today (July 12).
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Health Care State of Play: The Votes Aren't There Yet. But There Will (probably) Be a Vote
What senators hoped would be a clarifying Tuesday turned out to be a chaotic Tuesday.
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Kushner Under Fire for Role In Meeting After Trump Jr. Email Release
While President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., finds himself at the center of a political firestorm stemming from his controversial meeting with a Russian lawyer last summer, questions are also beginning to swirl around the involvement of another Trump family member who was present for the rendezvous: Jared Kushner.
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King: Use Funding From Food Stamps, Planned Parenthood to Pay for Border Wall
Congress should use money from its food stamp budget and Planned Parenthood funding to pay for a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico, Rep. Steve King said Wednesday.
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DeMario Jackson Returning to 'Bachelor' Franchise
Despite the scandal which he said cost him his job, DeMario Jackson isn't done yet with ABC's "Bachelor" franchise.
