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GirlTrek’s 3rd Annual Radical Self-Care Retreat for Black Women is Set for Labor Day Weekend in the Rockies
The #StressProtest, August 30-September 3, 2019, has more than tripled in size.
It’s that time of year again -- the time where Black women from around the country make their annual pilgrimage to the Rocky Mountains for a weekend unlike anything they’ve experienced before with GirlTrek’s #StressProtest.
Former DJ-Turned-Entrepreneur Finds Success With Her Homemade Peanut Butter and Jams (Music Jams, That is!)
PB&Jams is a Black-owned company in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose founder, Megan Gibson, took an American favorite -- peanut butter -- and grew the idea into a successful business. Her business specializes producing many different kinds of nut butters that are inspired by her favorite music jams.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Star Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Are Married
It’s official: Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are married!
“No Time To Die” Official Title of the 25th James Bond Film
“No Time To Die” is Set to Release in the U.K. on April 3 and in the U.S on April 8
James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation, True Detective) and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
Federal Grant Helps METRO Roll Into a Greener Future
METRO Board of Directors Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran joined other Board members and agency leaders along with local, state, and federal officials to celebrate the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) recent award of $21.6 million to the Authority for the purchase of additional electric buses and related charging infrastructure. U.S. Department of Transportation leaders issued the following statements:
Cosby Books On Library List For ‘Most Challenged’ Works
A celebrity once beloved among young people now finds himself on a list of books parents and other community members most wish to see removed from libraries: Bill Cosby.
Black-Owned 24-Hour Donut Cafe Shaking Up the Industry -- But Why Donuts?
Edose Ohen, a Nigerian-American entrepreneur from Houston, Texas, has been shaking up the pastry industry ever since he opened Glazed The Doughnut Cafe - the area's first Black-owned 24 hour donut cafe. He started the business back in 2014, and now he has two locations in the city serving handmade glazed donuts, glazed sandwiches and gourmet coffee.
Houston Community College Creates Community Partnership to Address Protective Gear Shortages in Houston
Houston Community College (HCC) announced that San Jacinto College, University of Houston at Sugar Land, Fort Bend County Judge’s Office, TX/RX Labs, Alief ISD and Houston ISD have joined efforts to help address personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages for local area medical professionals and first responders in the fight against COVID-19. The collaborative effort – known as H-Force – will be a comprehensive community partnership platform bringing together members’ resources, technologies and expertise to address the Houston area’s growing needs amidst this global crisis.
REPORT: Miles Ahead Scholars Program Shows Overwelming Promise For H.I.S.D. Student Achievement
Inspiring Dialogue Through Online Social Movement
Less than a year ago, 60 ninth- and 10th-grade boys walked across Worthing High School’s cafeteria stage, signifying their acceptance into the inaugural class of HISD’s Miles Ahead Scholars (MAS) program.
100 BLACK MEN SHARE THEIR STORIES: Literary Initiative Gives Black Voices A Platform to Speak
Literary Initiative Gives Black Voices A Platform to Speak
For the past two weeks, stories of discrimination, police brutality, and race-based scapegoating have consumed the news. Millions of people across the world have taken to the streets to combat systemic racism and bring equality to all people.
North Texas Food Bank and Crossroads Community Services Expand Partnership
Crossroads to move into NTFB’s Pollock Campus in 2019
North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) announced today that Crossroads Community Services has been selected to operate its Pollock Campus on Cockrell Hill Road starting in 2019. The new space offers an additional 45,000 sq. ft. for Crossroads operations, allowing the organization to better serve more people facing food insecurity in Dallas County. This comes as NTFB is in the final stages of planning the move of their volunteer and distribution operations to their new Perot Family Campus in Plano.
Affinimark Receives Breakthrough Designation from FDA for Diagnostic in the Detection of Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leaks in Patients
FDA will expedite review and development of new, real-time CSF test
Affinimark Technologies, Inc. ( Affinimark), a development-stage diagnostics company dedicated to improving timely diagnosis and treatment for patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Designation for its review of Affinimark's proprietary Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Test Strip, a revolutionary diagnostic strip intended for real-time detection of cerebral spinal fluid leaks. FDA Breakthrough Designation expedites the Agency's review of medical devices that can provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions.
Oprah Signs New $70 Million Deal With Discovery Networks -- Will Continue as CEO of OWN Until 2025
Discovery Communications has completed an agreement with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo, Inc. to increase its ownership stake in its successful OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network joint venture.
Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity Launches Houston Fund for Guaranteed Income Pilot Program in Houston
110 program participants to receive $4,500 over one-year period Applications accepted May 19 – 25, 2022
Today, the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity (Houston Equity Fund), along with the support of Mayor Sylvester Turner, announced a one-year Guaranteed Income pilot program in Houston in partnership with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI). The pilot program will provide $375 per month, totaling $4,500 annually, to 110 program participants in need. The Houston Equity Fund will disperse monthly stipends to Houston’s most underserved and under-resourced individuals with the goal of progressing toward a more equitable and prosperous city.
Houston Texans and Partners Launch $400,000 Grant to Support Social Justice and Racial Equity Initiatives in Houston
The Houston Texans, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages and Miller Lite announce the Inspire Change Grant
The Houston Texans, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages and Miller Lite are proud to announce the Inspire Change Grant, which will fund programs, seed projects and create partnerships that support social justice and racial equity efforts in Houston.
Teach for America Receives Three-Year Americorps Grant From OneStar Foundation
Grant Will Help Recruit and Develop Leaders Working for Educational Equity throughout Texas
OneStar Foundation recently announced that it has awarded $550,000 in funding to support Teach For America’s programs in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and San Antonio over the next three years. This grant is part of $32.7 million that Texas received in federal AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, formerly known as the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).
Great Gobbler Thanksgiving Week at Children's Museum Houston
Fall into Thanksgiving with a fun week stuffed with interactive activities at Children’s Museum Houston! Nov. 20 to 26
Fall into Thanksgiving with a fun week stuffed with interactive activities at Children’s Museum Houston! Nov. 20 to 26 Open Monday! Closed Thanksgiving Day Sponsored by H-E-B
'Ladies Who List' Star, Tiffani Hawes, ESQ., Selects CNBetter Media as Public Relations Agency of Record
Popular reality star, Tiffani Hawes, ESQ., is ready to discuss life after “Ladies Who List,” her legal superpower as #EveryonesFavoriteClosingAttorney as well as new life pursuits in marriage, family
Reality star, Tiffani Hawes, ESQ., has selected CNBetter Media as “Agency of Record” for public relations. Best known as a cast member of the popular reality show, Ladies Who List on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Tiffani is also known as #EveryonesFavoriteClosingAttorney and the successful owner of The Hawes Law Firm, a multi-million dollar legal practice that specializes in residential real estate closings, including home loan closings, refinance closings, real estate contract review and title insurance matters. CNBetter Media will be responsible for managing Tiffani's media relations, securing personal brand partnerships and collaborations, and executing strategic PR campaigns to increase Tiffani's influence, visibility and reach.
Tools for space are food for thought on Earth
Rice engineering students create 3D-printed devices, databases for Mars and beyond
High praise from NASA brought attention to two teams of Rice University students working to make settlements on the moon and Mars more practical.
Cornyn, Cruz Seek Info on Zika Prep Efforts, Available Funding for Texas from Administration
On the brink of peak mosquito season in Texas, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to Acting Director Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) asking about how her agency is coordinating with Texas public health officials to prepare for the Zika virus threat this summer and how the CDC plans to spend its remaining Zika prevention funds.
