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Downtown District Hosts Saint Patrick's Day Concert & Lepre-Con Pub Crawl at Market Square Park

Get lucky this Saint Patrick’s Day weekend with a ton of Irish fun at Market Square Park on Saturday, March 17. Following the Houston St. Patrick’s Parade — one of the largest in the U.S. — make your way to Downtown’s Historic Market Square neighborhood where you’re sure to find your fair share of green beer at our official Lepre-Con Pub Crawl.

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Harris County Commissioner Ellis, Mayor Turner to Announce New Plans for Historic Riverside General Hospital Site

Complex in Third Ward will House Harris County Public Health and other Vital Services Millions of Dollars Donated by Houston Endowment and Qatar Harvey Fund

Four years after Harris County Commissioners Court agreed to invest in re-opening historic Riverside General Hospital, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, health experts and Qatar officials will provide updates on services that will be available for underserved people in Third Ward and countywide.

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2 Felony Charges For White Man Who Shot Black Teen For Ringing His Doorbell

Everyone should have the right to feel safe within their homes. However, the line between self defense and self incrimination can get a little blurry when the situation becomes race-related.

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Houston Native Serves at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Petty Officer 1st Class Kendrick Pope, a native of Houston, Texas, is serving with the U.S. Navy’s cutting-edge maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft squadron in Oak Harbor, Washington.

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Houston native serves aboard Navy warship in San Diego

Petty Officer 1st Class Dontravion McAdams, a native of Houston, Texas, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of San Diego, California.

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For the First Time Ever, A Black Woman is the New Face of the $10 Bill in Canada

More than 70 years ago, Viola Desmond stood up for civil rights in Canada when she refused to leave a whites-only section of a theater. Last week, she was honored as the first Black person and a non-royal woman to become the face of a dollar bill in Canada.

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TV One Introduces New Entertainment Network Cleo TV with Exclusive New York City Event

TV One hosted a private event at The Cadillac House in New York City to celebrate and preview new entertainment network, CLEO TV on Thursday, December 6. Derived from the name Cleopatra, CLEO TV is an aspirational lifestyle and entertainment network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color.

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Mayor Turner hosts the 6th Annual Houston Hackathon this weekend, May 19-20

This weekend, hundreds of Houston-area techies and civic-minded creatives will pack the Cannon HTX in West Houston to solve the City’s biggest challenges at the 6th Annual Houston Hackathon hosted by Sketch City.

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Disney Seeking Next Group of Houston Teens with Big Dreams to Be Among the 100 Selected to Join Disney Dreamers Academy

There is still a little time left for U.S. high schoolers to apply be one of the 100 selected for the 2018 Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort – an innovative, outside-the-classroom mentoring program in partnership with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine.

Uncle Nearest And Jack Daniel's Join Forces To Launch The Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative To Increase Diversity In American Whiskey Industry

Together the Two Tennessee Distilleries Have Pledged $5 Million to Advance African American Leadership in Whiskey

The Jack Daniel Distillery and the Nearest Green Distillery announced today the Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative to further diversity within the American whiskey industry. Both companies are supporting it equally with an initial combined pledge of $5 million to help create the Nearest Green School of Distilling, develop the Leadership Acceleration Program (LAP) for apprenticeships and establish the Business Incubation Program (BIP), focused on providing expertise and resources to African Americans entering the spirits industry as entrepreneurs.

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Springer Nature Group Donates $50,000 to The HBCU Foundation

The HBCU Foundation, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities, announced on Monday, a $50,000 grant from the leading academic publishing company, Springer Nature.

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‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe Sets First-Look Deal at Showtime for Hillman Grad Productions

Lena Waithe has signed a first-look deal with Showtime, the premium cabler announced Tuesday. Under the deal, Waithe will develop comedy and drama projects for Showtime that she will both write and produce through her company Hillman Grad Productions.

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Super Bowl Champ Expands Post-football Dedication to Children with Two Additional Metro Houston Kiddie Academies®

Former Super Bowl Champion James Ihedigbo and his wife, Brittany, are expanding their post-football family business to include two additional Kiddie Academies in League City, Texas.

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In Honor of Rosa Parks Day, TV One Premieres “Behind The Movement” Trailer; Movie Slated to Air in February 2018

Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat 62 years ago was only the beginning. Premiering on TV One in February, Behind the Movement offers a closer look at how the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott was planned in just three days and ultimately led to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

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HMAAC Opens April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation

The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is delighted to present April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation, December 3, 2021 through March 5, 2022.

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Launches New Center With Support Of $26 Million Gift From Charles Koch Foundation And Koch Industries

Center for Advancing Opportunity will support HBCU researchers and work with Gallup to understand, and inform pressing issues in fragile communities

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today launched a new center committed to expanding educational, social, and economic opportunities in fragile communities through original research and direct engagement with residents

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New Harris County Initiative Aims to Assist Vulnerable Groups Through Integrated, “No-Wrong-Door” Service Care Approach

HCPH to Roll Out ACCESS Harris County to Help Groups with Multiple Needs Gain Self-sufficiency and Improve Their Well Being

Following more than a year of program building, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is launching a new initiative to improve the lives of individuals experiencing hardship by providing an integrated, “no-wrong- door” service care approach across different local agencies.

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Making Better Communities Globally: Teen Founder, Madison Durio Launches Not for Profit, Myndz, Inc. with Sunday Funday in the Park, a free to all family event

Making Better Communities Globally: Teen Founder, Madison Durio Launches Not for Profit, Myndz, Inc. with Sunday Funday in the Park, a free to all family event. Madison’s mission is to shatter the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health.

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'The Big Homecoming' and Wells Fargo Kick-off Year Two of Relationship To Create Ongoing Impact For HBCUs

The nation's newest premier music and culture festival, The Big Homecoming (TBH) alongside founding corporate supporter Wells Fargo, will kick off year two of its programming with The Big Homecoming Music & Culture Festival and The Big Homecoming 365 Impact Tour (TBH365). The Big Homecoming, which launched in Atlanta in 2022, had enormous success in its first year, with the mission of authentically celebrating the culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) while creating ongoing impact for HBCUs.

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Black-Owned Brands to Highlight on Juneteenth!

ObservaMé has created unique and innovative sports and athleisure wear for your mind, body and soul. The activewear tops have a one-of-a-kind opening in the sleeve for easy access to watches and personal fitness trackers. All items are made of high-quality, dry wick material with streamlined designs that contour to all body types for easy flexibility during any activity and all-day comfort. The fabric is soft to the touch so it prevents chafing. The shirts have a fuel pocket in the back and stylish thumb holes. ObservaMé is a black female-owned business that's made in Tampa, Florida. Check out the men’s and women’s collections at: www.observame.net.