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Houston Area Urban League 49TH Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala
“Celebrating 49 Years of Excellence”
The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) will celebrate 49 years of providing services to the Greater Houston community on Saturday, June 17th, 2017 with its Equal Opportunity Day Gala featuring a dinner, Honoree recognition and entertainment. The event will be held in the Ballroom of the Americas at the Hilton Americas Hotel, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program and dinner at 7:00 pm. This year’s featured entertainment will be Texas Southern University.
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Mathew Knowles: ‘I’m Most Proud Of Solange’
Mathew Knowles knows he’s got an image/credibility problem … not only with the public, but reportedly with his own daughters!
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Parents, Alumni Push HISD Board To Revisit HSPVA Naming Rights
Ever since the Houston school board approved the naming rights to its flagship arts high school last fall, a vocal group of parents and alumni have opposed the deal. It let the Kinder Foundation add its name to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, commonly called HSPVA, in exchange for $7.5 million.
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Houston Had This Superbug Problem for Years and Never Knew
A dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is far more common in Houston than anyone knew and shows signs it can spread prolifically, researchers reported Tuesday. It's a specific strain of a bacteria known as Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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Meet the Class of 2017: Tomorrow’s Future Leaders of America
After twelve years, 108 months, 3,240 days, are the estimated number of days students attend school before reaching the pinnacle of their educational career, high school graduation. That pivotal time has come for the class of 2017. It’s time for them to turn their tassel and take the brave steps into the next chapter of their lives. Annually, Houston Style Magazine recognizes the Houston ISD’s African American and Hispanic valedictorians to salute them on their accomplishments. Congrats Class of 2017!Meet the Class of 2017: Tomorrow’s Future Leaders of America
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Lovell's Food For Thought - Suggestions & Life Expectancy
Time is precious. And there is a time when one has to decided about what needs to be done by ones-self or done by others. The biggest issue to this is the management of ones "EGO'. It is about not Edging God Out (EGO).
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Life Coach and Relationship Recovery Expert Dr.Sonja Stribling Presents The “SinglesRus™” Conference In Atlanta, Ga July 27 -29, 2017
On Thursday, July 27 through Saturday July 29, 2017, Life Coach and Relationship Recovery Expert, Dr. Sonja Stribling, will present the Inaugural “SinglesRus™” Conference and Gala.
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Cornyn on Appointment of Special Counsel in Russia Investigation
‘I'll continue to work with my colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee on a broad, bipartisan basis to conduct the kind of investigation that is entirely appropriate so that we can get to the bottom of this matter and the American people, of course, deserve nothing less.’
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Senator Miles Advances Legislation to Address Food Insecurity and Repeal Predatory Traffic Program
"Food insecurity is a major issue affecting Senate District 13, that is why I proposed and passed SB 725 out of the Senate," said Senator Miles. "This bill would allow school districts to donate surplus food to nonprofit organizations and redistribute those foods to schools so hungry kids can access it at any time."
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Cornyn Statement on HUD Announcement of $50 Million in Federal Aid for Texas Disaster Relief
Supported Funding as Part of Recently-Passed Omnibus Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would award the state of Texas $50,753,000 to support disaster recovery efforts:
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Release Date For Big Boi's "Boomiverse" Album Revealed
Big Boi's upcoming album, "Boomiverse," if reportedly dropping next month.
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Manvel Native Serves at Sea Aboard Navy’s Largest Warship
A Manvel, Texas native and William P. Clements High School graduate, Petty Officer 3rd Class Rosembelt Villanueva is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
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White House Struggles To Answer GOP Questions On Capitol Hill
The back-to-back controversies threatened to further erode the credibility of the White House
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John Kasich: Paul Ryan 'Should Be More Aggressive' On Trump-Comey Response
John Kasich and Bernie Sanders both unsuccessfully sought the presidency last year
Kasich explained why he never endorsed his party's nominee, President Donald Trump
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Trump vs. Comey: Who Will America Trust?
Trump fired Comey last week
Sources confirm Comey wrote memos of some of his encounters with Trump
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Does Anyone In Trump's White House Have Credibility?
The next time the White House wants to make a credible defense of President Trump's actions, who should it send to the podium?
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Facebook Refunds Advertisers Over Measurement Error
Facebook said Tuesday it is offering refunds after a "bug" caused some advertisers to be billed incorrectly when users clicked on videos in a carousel ad unit.
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Former Sony CEO Has Some Advice For Ransomware Victims
Lynton helmed Sony Entertainment when it was the target of a massive hack in December 2014. Hackers, who were linked to the North Korean government, crashed the company's computer systems and leaked the studio's films and emails containing sensitive information. Lynton said it left the studio in crisis mode for "easily" five months.
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Chelsea Manning Free, Ready to Let Down Her Hair
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was freed Wednesday morning and is looking forward to growing out her hair and finding out what it means to be a woman, her attorney says.
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Congressman Calls for Trump's Impeachment From the House Floor
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday morning, the first member of Congress to officially request leveling charges against the President from the House floor.
