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Yvette Miley Honored with NABJ's Lifetime Achievement Award
Yvette Miley Chosen as NABJ's 2017 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Yvette Miley as the recipient of its 2017 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award.
Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Leslie Lugo Headlines University of Houston-Downtown’s Kickoff for Hispanic Heritage Month
University of Houston-Downtown’s (UHD) Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) kicks off a month of events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a program highlighting the business school’s partnerships with influential Latino business associations followed by a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Leslie Lugo.
Jamila Barefield Receives Her Angel Wings
In 2014, Jamila Barefield heard the words no one ever wants to hear. “You have cancer.” She has just an examination of her colon in 2013 and doctor told her everything looked well. The thing is that the doctors only examine half of Jamila’s colon. He didn’t even look at her other half with cancerous polyps. That might have cured if treated early enough. Sadly, there were not. This began her three-year battle with colon cancer.
Engaged Media Studios announces slate of new partnerships, projects and progress as the company looks ahead to a successful 2023
Ably led by founder, president and CEO Jacqueline Shorter-Beauchamp, fast-moving enterprise charts a steady course through the cloudy tech haze
As the tech industry nationwide scrambles to navigate challenges and recalibrate amid the latest headlines, one company, Engaged Media Studios, Inc. (EMS) is trending upward. EMS is on the rise and continuing to progress toward its goal of leading in its space, and making modern Black history and Women’s history an everyday occurrence.
SSLW & Partners “College Send Off” was Amazing!
Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) & Two Phenomenal Partners ( Dr. Margaret Allen & Ms. Belinda Allen, sisters) hosted an amazingly relaxed, empowering, and fun “College Send Off” for 1989-2019 SSLW’s scholarship recipients at the beautiful home of Dr. Allen in Sugar Land. This annual project was generously underwritten by The Allen’s sisters. They provide a fabulous, warm and welcoming environment, delicious food, cool beverages, desserts, books, & gift cards. Crystal L. Jones and Felicia Bess, outstanding projects’ chairs, facilitated a lively and fun conversation on “College – Life Do’s & Don’ts” with scholarship recipients, parents, and SSLWomen & Partners. Each recipient received a university color gift bag: beautiful 10 in by 8 in frames of “ College – Life Do’s and Don’ts”; gift cards; Our Daily Bread devotionals; and book – Maximizing Your Own Treasure Chest by Keith “ Mr. D-Mars” Davis, Sr .
Jurassic Park 2 Cast: Who's Signed On And Who's Coming Back
While the total cast list is fairly small at this point, every name on it is a significant one. We're excited to see where it goes. J.A. Bayona, who is taking over directing duties from Colin Trevorrow, has assembled a great set of actors, check out the full list of known performers below.
Astros Blaze Unique Trail By Hiring Dana Brown As GM
On November 6, 2022, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker became the third African American manager to win a World Series title.
Veteran Political Journalist Cokie Roberts Dead At 75
Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians and a pioneering journalist who chronicled Washington from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump for NPR and ABC News, died Tuesday of complications from breast cancer. She was 75.
A City and Party that Looks Like America
Here’s some good news. The Democratic Party that is now emerging from the catastrophe of the Trump presidency looks like America. It is energized by a coalition of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, fair-minded Anglos and new young voters. Democratic values are grounded in the American dream – opportunity for all, respect for hard work, protecting workers rights, civil rights and human rights, and restoring the pathway to education and economic reward that each person deserves no matter their background.
Snoop Dogg Hosts SparkleCOIN ICO Celebration and VCoin Exchange Launch
Cryptocurrency Compnay Gifts Over $80K in Coins to Three Raffle Winners and Snoop's Youth Football League at Launch Event
SparkleCOIN, the blockchain currency that launched in September, celebrated a double-digit value increase during its initial coin offering (ICO), and the launch of the company's VCoin Exchange, with a star-studded gala hosted by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg.
ALEX THE ASTRONAUT Shares New Video Celebrating Friendship Through Post-Traumatic Growth - WATCH NOW!
‘HOW TO GROW A SUNFLOWER UNDERWATER’ - NEW ALBUM OUT JULY 22 LATEST ALBUM IS AN INTIMATE EXPLORATION OF POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH
Out Magazine, “Out 100” Artist: “Alex the Astronaut’s music doesn’t fit into a specific genre as much as it creates vivid worlds for the listener to live in… an angsty yet jubilant exploration of identity and self”
Martha Rivera Chavis, Wife of NNPA President, Dies
Martha Rivera Chavis, the devoted wife of civil rights leader and National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., has died.
H-E-B Accepting Nominations for the 2018 Excellence in Education Awards
Nominations can be submitted online through Oct. 22, 2017
H-E-B is now accepting nominations for educators to apply for the 2018 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. Each year, these awards highlight a variety of educators who go above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of their students and communities.
Houston Educators Named Finalists for 2018 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Educators to Compete on a Statewide Level for $430,000 in cash prizes
Eight Houston educators have been named finalists for the 2018 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, spotlighting them as some of the best educators in Texas.
The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $114,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) is awarding $114,000 in grants to 11 individuals and nonprofit organizations whose work furthers cultural tourism and resilience throughout the city of Houston.
Houston's #1 Automotive Customization Shop 713 Motoring Wins Hustler Of The Year Award At Rick Ross' 2023 Promise Land Car & Bike Show!
Over the weekend, Houston's number 1 automotive customization shop, 713 Motoring, traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for Rapper Rick Ross', 2nd Annual Promise Land Car & Bike Show. With an all-black fleet of new school modern day cars, 713 Motoring CEO, Big Ash, showed up the "713 Way", winning the 2023 Hustler of The Year iced out custom Key pendant and chain! 713 Motoring is no stranger to decking out the cars of some of your favorite Celebs such as Slim Thug, DJ Chose, The Sauce Factory’s Sauce Walka, Beat King, Big Tho, projects for the legendary DJ Screw, and many more.
Memphis Officials To Help Save Aretha Franklin’s Birthplace
The Memphis mayor’s office is pitching in to help figure out the future of the dilapidated house where soul singer Aretha Franklin was born, a lawyer said Thursday.
Summer is nice, but fall is better — for travel
Sure, an escape to the beach or cooler mountain air or the arctic air-conditioning of a museum comes not a moment too soon when summer really starts to heat up.
$111,500 Grant Funding Open to Texas’ Food & Beverage Trailblazers for Culinary Innovation & Community Giveback Projects
Grant Applications Accepted Beginning October 1 Texas Food & Wine Alliance Marks $532,500 in Grants Given in 10th Anniversary Year
The Texas Food & Wine Alliance (TFWA) announced today that $111,500 in grants will be awarded this year to support culinary innovation and community giveback projects in Texas. Now in its 10th year of giving, the unique grant program has provided $532,500 in funding to the state’s chefs, artisan producers, culinary nonprofits and businesses with innovative projects that support the community.
Black Family-Owned Construction Firm Awarded 7 Multi-Million Contracts Including JFK Airport
Meet Darrell K. Choates, Sr., his father, his son, and his grandson (that’s 4 generations), the owners of Choates G Contracting LLC, a Black-owned construction firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company has recently scored — not one or two — but seven new multi-million dollar contracts including a $30 million construction project at JFK Airport’s Terminal 1 in New York City and a $25 million construction project in Ghana.
