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Revitalize Your Skin and Give Back: Join Hiatus Spa + Retreat's Earth Month Campaign Benefiting Charity: Water
Dive into a world of luxury and compassion this Earth Month with Hiatus Spa + Retreat's annual Spa for a Cause initiative, running from April 1st to April 30th. As the premier Texas day spa with eight exquisite locations across the Lone Star State, Hiatus Spa invites you to indulge in self-care while supporting a noble cause.
Her Royal Highness: 2019 Minority Homecoming Queens
Queen, as defined, is one who is the ruler of an independent state. Put that in perspective of a high school queen and she can be seen as the ruler of her school with the influence to change it for the bad or good so why not inject some good. As Houston Style Magazine spotlights some of this year’s African American and Hispanic Houston ISD high school homecoming queens we go behind the crown to learn how they have used their platform to reign supreme as her royal highness.
Study of Houston’s Third Ward Reveal Solutions for the Future
African Americans face many disparities as an ethnic group. As it relates to health, African Americans are at an above average risk than any other racial group to be diagnosed with Diabetes, kidney disease, asthma, sarcoidosis, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. Census results indicate that African Americans are the second highest racial group behind Hispanics living with below average income. With a low income means that families don’t have access to better housing and other neighborhood amenities like grocery stores for good nutrition, schools for excellent education, and hospital for good healthcare.
GregAlan Williams Tapping Into the Heart of Women
Every time GregAlan Williams takes on a role he has the same goal every time, to be believed. “If I am believed, I’m good,” said Williams. With the encompasses over 20 films, more than 30 television shows, and even some video games, we have been believing Williams as an actor for years. Just as long as he has been acting, he has been writing. And he now merges his talents in his re-released book, Heart of Woman.
Alopecia Is No Joking Matter
For most women, their hair is their crowning glory. They take meticulously care of it making sure no one strand is out of place. Onlookers need not dare to touch it for fear of the backlash they would be sure to receive. Some women’s identity is even connected to their hair making it their crowning glory.
Tiffany Haddish: Laughing Her Way to Stardom
Laughter is the best medicine and that could not be truer than for actress, comedian and now author Tiffany Haddish. After a horrific accident that left her mother with severe brain damage, a young Haddish found herself raising her four siblings and in foster care in the poorest part of South Central Los Angeles. She was not the best student and was often in trouble. People were ready to give up on her until divine intervention struck when her social worker sent her to the Laugh Factory Comedy Camp where she took her pain and used comedy as therapy to find her true passion.
Eva Longoria’s “Land of Women” Set to Captivate Audiences on Apple TV+
Get ready for a captivating journey into the heart of family, secrets, and redemption as Apple TV+ announces the global premiere of its new dramedy series, “Land of Women,” starring and executive produced by the talented Eva Longoria. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 26, 2024, when the first two episodes of this highly anticipated series will hit screens worldwide, with new episodes releasing every Wednesday through July 24, 2024.
Business Style: Meet LaTanya Graham, Owner of Tailormade Resume and Career Advising
Before the corner office can be decorated, the six figure salary earned or the close of your first major deal can happen one must first land the job. Separating yourself from the pool of candidates to get the interview takes more than skill. One must know their best assets and sell them in the first thing employers touch, our resume.
Why the GOP Wants to Steal Your Vote?
Trick or treat is the time old tradition where children put on costumes and knock on doors in hopes of getting a treat of candy and not a trick. For the last four years, Americans have been in a sort of a game of Halloween minus the costumes. Donald Trump has been supplying all the tricks of lies, policy changes, and false claims but no treats!
Dr. Baxter Montgomery Hosts Star Studded Celebrity Heart & Soul of a Champion Gala and Symposium for Heart Health
You want a wake-up call about your health? How about the fact that the life expectancy of Americans has decreased by 2.6 years due to the way we live, and this is the number before COVID-19. Why has this happened? According to board certified cardiologist Dr. Baxter Montgomery, it is because of the food we eat. He is surprised that we are not sicker than we are with all the food we consume that is loaded with preservatives and chemicals. It all is enough to make you sick just thinking about.
Sandra Lindsay, First Person in U.S. to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
When Sandra Lindsay volunteered to be vaccinated for COVID-19 she had one goal in mind – to lead by example. Lindsay, Director of Critical Nursing at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, had heard all the skepticism of others leery about taking the vaccine. She also was well aware of the history of unjust, racist treatment of African Americans with medical experimentation.
Balancing Books and Politics: PVAMU Student Goes to College As Youngest City Councilman in the State
As a member of the graduating class of 2018, Kendric D. Jones is a pro at going back-to-college. He knows what to pack, what to expect, and basically what to do. However, this year will be different than usual when returning to Prairie View A&M University to finish up his last two semesters of his undergraduate collegiate career as he will have a lot more to juggle balancing books with politics.
Black Fathers: The Heavy Weight On Their Minds
“Dad changed the world,” said a proud six-year-old Gianna, the youngest daughter of George Floyd, the Houston man who was killed by a former Minnesota police officer after he put his knee on the neck of Floyd for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Most children are like Gianna in putting their dads on pedestals believing that they are fearless, strong, and will protect them at all cost. However, in the eyes of America, Black fathers are viewed in a different light making them have a bad wrap.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Conquers IRONMAN New Zealand: A Triumph of Grit and Determination
Join Us in Celebrating Judge Hidalgo's Remarkable Feat in One of the World's Toughest Sporting Events!
In a stunning display of unwavering determination, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has crossed the finish line of the prestigious Ironman Race in New Zealand, marking an extraordinary personal achievement and inspiring the entire community.
Community Corner: Emancipation Park: An Historical Treasure of Houston
Tired of feeling captive, a group of former slaves utilized their resources and talents to raised $1,000 to buy 10 acres of land in Houston 147 years ago to create a space where they could just be free. The space would become Emancipation Park, the central hub of generations coming together with a sense of community. Passing years has seen the park at its ups and downs causing it to be revitalized in 2006 by TIRZ7 and again this year with a $33 million renovation.
Why You Should Want to Vote
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, just the mention of their names alone ought to be enough to make you want to vote. When there are areas of town populated by Black and Brown people that lack adequate places to grocery shop, obtain healthcare, and play in parks than other areas of town populated by mainly Caucasian ought to be enough to make you want to vote.
H-E-B Named Grocery Store Of Year 2020
Regional Grocery Takes Top Spot For Its’ COVID-19 Response
When it comes to grocery stores, Texans can agree that H-E-B is the best. Yes, they have a wide variety of food and other things. Yes, they make meal prep easy for cooks and non-cooks with their ready-made meals and cooking demos. But what keeps people coming back time and time again to shop at H-E-B is the way they treat customers and how that care follows to help communities.
Four Area Girls Earn Highest Award for Girl Scouting
Four young ladies’ acts of community service were so grand that they were deemed golden. Jade Bryant, Codi Fillmore, Milan Parris, and Regan Williams have just earned the highest award a Girl Scout can receive, The Gold Award, putting them in an elite group since less than 6% of Girl Scouts worldwide have received this distinction.
Chauncy Glover Breathes New Life Into Young Men
Grasping for breath while you are dying inside is hard to experience and watch. The action of inhaling and exhaling of breath is life itself. And without the air needed for that vital action, your system shuts down and life ceases to exist. Young men across our nation are grasping at air to breathe, live, and survive but many are having their breath snuffed out them by various entities. They need help and a way to regain life.
Dr. Grenita Lathan: Not Compromising to Give Children the Best
Three weeks in and Dr. Grenita Lathan is still smiling. The North Carolina native was recently appointed as Houston ISD Interim Superintendent of the largest school district in Texas and the seventh largest school district in the country with more than 210,000 students and close to 300 schools.
