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Houston City Council Approves Mayor Turner's Proposed Rental Relief Program

Program To Help 6,818 Struggling Houston Area Households

Today, the Houston City Council approved a $15 million rent relief fund to help Houstonians make their payments amidst the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Kroger Announces Free Covid-19 Drive Through Testing Site Partnerships Across Houston

Kroger will partner with Montgomery County, City of Houston and Harris County to offer no-cost Covid-19 testing.

Kroger today announced five free COVID-19 testing sites across Greater Houston and Montgomery areas. Kroger will partner with the City of Houston, Harris County and Montgomery county to provide free testing for all priority groups, including healthcare workers, first responders and symptomatic groups. The sites join Kroger’s existing sites across several states, including Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

CAIR-Houston Trump’s ‘Divisive and Insulting’ Attempt to Target American Muslims During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned President Trump’s promotion of a notorious anti-Muslim bigot’s tweet questioning whether U.S. mosques will be treated differently during the upcoming month of Ramadan than churches were treated during Easter amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

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Bayou City Art Festival Downtown Announces 2018 Houston Nonprofit Beneficiaries

A portion of the proceeds from the weekend outdoor fine art festival will benefit six local charities

The 2018 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, produced by the Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), has selected six local nonprofits that will benefit from a portion of the proceeds of the event. The weekend celebration will be held Saturday-Sunday, October 13-14, 2018, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and will spotlight 300 artists from around the country representing 19 different disciplines in Downtown Houston.

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New Houston Black-Owned Vodka, General Orders No.3, Officially Launches Juneteenth Weekend with Concert Benefitting TSU and Prairie View A&M

Ultra-Premium Vodka Brand Pays Homage to Texas History, Heritage, and Independence, While Paying it Forward to HBCUs

General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka Juneteenth Weekend by presenting a big concert to benefit Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M!

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston hosts national webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME to celebrate historical significance of Juneteenth holiday

Other events also planned

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH), in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, will host a national livestreamed webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME Church on Thursday, June 16 from noon to 2 p.m. CT to celebrate the historical significance of Juneteenth, which had its origin in Galveston. Reedy Chapel was one of the locations in which General Order #3 was read on June 19, 1865, announcing the end of slavery in Texas.

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Black-Owned Houston Vodka Brand Plans Historic Juneteenth Launch with HBCU Music Fest that Gives Back to Students

Lucky Daye, Wale, Chrisette Michele, Aiyana-Lee Among the Headliners at GO3’s Juneteenth Concert to Benefit TSU & Prairie View A&M

General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka brand, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka on Juneteenth Weekend with a Music Festival and celebration to benefit Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M students!

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First Saturday Arts Market Welcomes New & Returning Artists

Houston’s original monthly outdoor art market returns for holiday shopping November 5, 2022 on the parking lot at 540 W. 19th St. The November edition features over 40 artists from the greater Houston area and Austin.

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Houston Startup Expands Surgical Aftercare Options with 2nd Luxury Penthouse Suite

VIP Recovery Care, a budding luxury surgical aftercare service in Houston, just launched a second penthouse recovery suite to accommodate a rapidly growing number of plastic surgery patients looking for a better way to heal after procedures.

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Wale to Headline Juneteenth HBCU Benefit Concert Presented by General Orders No. 3 Vodka

Houston Black-Owned Vodka Brand Launches with Historic Music Fest Giveback

General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka brand, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka on Juneteenth Weekend with a concert featuring Wale, Lucky Daye, Chrisette Michelle and others to give back to Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M students!

Houston’s Oldest Park Celebrates 150th Anniversary and Commemorates Juneteenth

Free Houston-area event welcomes the community to honor history and celebrate with live music from national recording artists

Houston’s Emancipation Park Conservancy is hosting a summer celebration to commemorate its sesquicentennial anniversary and honor Juneteenth, the nation’s newest federal holiday. The holiday recognizes June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved people across Texas learned that they were free, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Join the Houston Symphony at Miller Outdoor Theatre This Summer

Enjoy music under the stars with this free Houston Symphony performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Enjoy music under the stars with this free Houston Symphony performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

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Houston Achieves a One-Year 17% Decrease in Street Homelessness

Results for the greater Houston area’s annual Homeless Count and Survey were released today, revealing a remarkable, one-year 17 percent decrease in street homelessness from January 2022 to January 2023. The reduction is one of the biggest in the city’s history and the largest since Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017.

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Diverse Voices and Taboo Topics: Houston Public Media's Bold Sunday Lineup

Houston Public Media has introduced a bold new Sunday programming lineup on News 88.7 designed to amplify diverse voices and tackle sensitive topics head-on. It’s the kind of “go beyond” programming that public media can uniquely provide to expand listeners’ perspectives and stimulate new conversations and ways of thinking.

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Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement Recognized as Ally by United States Department of Education

The Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement has achieved a momentous milestone in its commitment to fostering academic and holistic development among the youth. The United States Department of Education recently recognized the Office as an official ally of the Engage Every Student initiative. A bold new call to action to provide high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child who wants to participate.

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Houston Symphony Presents Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue

The Houston Symphony celebrates Valentine’s Day by welcoming the world-renowned Marcus Roberts Trio and Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Catherine Russell to join Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the orchestra for Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue.

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PVAMU architecture students’ winning design could be a game-changer following natural disasters

Seeking an alternative to FEMA trailers after the next climate catastrophe visits Houston’s historically segregated neighborhoods, students in the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University designed a single-family accessory dwelling unit that was selected as a winner in the student category of the City of Houston ADU|HOU Design Competition.

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Texas Southern University Board of Regents Appoints Interim President

Dr. Mary Evans Sias, Higher Ed Thought Leader and Experienced University President, Named for Role

Members of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents have unanimously appointed Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D. to assume the role of interim president. Dr. Sias, a member of the TSU Board of Regents and appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in October 2020, has resigned from her board role during this interim period. The role will become effective June 30th. The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Dakota Doman, will remain in place until the beginning of the interim presidency term.

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Donato Cabrera Guest Conducts the Houston Symphony in Fiesta Sinfónica on October 13, 2023

Mexican-American conductor Donato Cabrera will guest conduct the Houston Symphony on Friday October 13, 2023 at 7:30pm at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts (615 Louisiana Street). Cabrera joins the Houston Symphony for its annual Fiesta Sinfónica, a free performance that dates back to 1992, celebrating the musical contributions of Latin American and Hispanic composers. The program for this special performance includes Márquez’s Conga del Fuego Nuevo, Rosas’ Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves), Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Contreras’ MeChicano (Texas premiere), the third movement from Orbón’s Tres versiones, and Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez is the soloist for Rhapsody in Blue, which will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2024.

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Woman Who Finds Out She Was White At Age 70 Is Gearing Up To Release A Short Film About Her Journey

Woman who found out at the age of 70 she was white is prepping to release a heartfelt documentary shining light on transracial and biracial adoption.