All results / Stories / Style Magazine Newswire
Mayor Turner Extends Condolences Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Houston City Hall will be Lit Red, White and Blue in Queen's Honor Tonight
Statement from Mayor Sylvester Turner on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Get Your Tickets Today: NAACP Freedom Fund Advocacy & Awards Dinner
The Houston NAACP is having their annual Freedom Fund Gala. With the theme, “Freedom Forward... Ensuring Justice and Equity for Future Generations,” this year’s dinner (the first since COVID) will mark the inauguration of the new date change of our annual event. We’ve changed our event from October to February, during the annual month of Black History Celebration.
African-Americans Face More Pollution-Related Health Hazards, New Report Shows
African-Americans face a disproportionate risk of pollution-related health problems caused by the location of oil and gas refineries, according to a new study released Tuesday.
Houston NAACP Celebrates Its 100th Year by Giving “100 Homes for Christmas”
The Houston chapter of the NAACP turns 100 this year. As part of the celebration, the chapter is launching a program with the goal of providing 100 African-American families their own piece of the American dream: home ownership.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston announces winners in Building Industry Leaders Urban Plan competition, funded by Reliant
Club members also participated in Digital Pathways, a digital communications program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston announces that the team from Houston Texans Teen Club was named the winner of the Building Industry Leaders (BIL) Urban Plan competition, a program of the Urban Land Institute and funded by a grant from retail electricity provider Reliant. Each of the five team members who created the winning case study received a $1,000 scholarship toward future education. Other teams participating in the competition included the Morefield Club, Galveston Island Teen Club and the Allen Parkway Club participated.
UMHB Fall Commencement 2021
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor held commencement services for the Fall 2021 semester on Friday, Dec. 3, at the Bell County Expo Center. This was the university's 165th graduating class, and a total of 417 students were awarded degrees, including 333 baccalaureate degrees, 45 master's degrees, and 39 doctoral degrees.
NAACP Calls for Justice in Stephon Clark Case
Joins Sacramento Branch in Condemning DA’s Failure to Charge Police Officers in Murder of Stephon Clark
The nation’s foremost civil rights organization joins its NAACP Sacramento Branch in condemning Sacramento District Attorney Marie Schubert's decision to not charge Sacramento Police officers Terrence Mercadel and Jared Robinet with murder for the killing of 22 year old Stephon Clark –an unarmed father and husband.
Mayor Appoints Mary Benton as Press Secretary
Houston Mayor Sylvester has appointed seasoned communicator Mary Benton as his press secretary, two months after she stepped into the job on an interim basis.
City Council Approves 5 New Houston First Board Members, Reappoints 3
The Houston First Corporation is pleased to welcome the following new members to its board of directors: Sofia Adrogué, senior counsel at Gray Reed; Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock, director of local relations at CenterPoint Energy; Ryan Martin, associate at Vinson & Elkins; Jay Tatum, principal architect at HOK and Jay Zeidman, managing director of Resolute Venture Partners.
Governor Abbott Meets With Danish Ambassador to the United States Lars Lose
Governor Greg Abbott today welcomed Danish Ambassador to the United States Lars Lose to Austin, as the two leaders spoke of increasing economic collaboration between Denmark and Texas. A readout of the meeting can be found below.
Ars Lyrica Houston Presents a Day with Marie Antoinette
Ars Lyrica Houston presents the Artful Women season finale with A Day with Marie Antoinette on Saturday, May 19th at 7:30 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The musical program will conjure up an artful day chez France’s most famous queen, from intimate morning music lessons to a spectacular evening concert.
Houston Officially Has Its First Tapestry by Hilton Hotel
The Chifley Hotel Grand Opening
The Chifley Hotel, Houston’s first Tapestry by Hilton Hotel, celebrated their grand opening.
NAACP URGES VOTER AWARENESS IN HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 3
The Houston NAACP is a vanguard for justice, equality and anti- discriminate in this region. We stand against racism and bigotry in every form. This is why we deem it our obligation to bring attention to candidate Ken Jones, in the race to become the Constable in Harris County Precinct 3.
The University of Houston-Downtown Receives $2.588 Million Title V Grant for Pathways to Teaching Program
Project Promises Significant Impact on Local Economy for Decades
As part of a continued effort to serve both students and critical community needs, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Education Title V Grant for $2,588,121 over five years, allowing UHD to continue its Pathways to Teaching in Critical Areas of Need (PTCAN) Program as part of the College of Public Service’s Urban Education department. The program is designed to produce educators in key and underserved areas in the Houston area, in such areas as bilingual education. The program will continue to improve the Houston workforce and economy for generations to come.
Houston Hospice Set to Honor Over a Century of Combined Legacy During Spirit Award Dinner
James A. Reeder, Jr. and Eric Nevil are Honorees of the Laura Lee Blanton Community Spirit Award, Dr. Elizabeth Strauch is Honoree of The Heart of Hospice Service Award, and Anne Baillio is Honoree of The Heart of Hospice Volunteer Award.
Mayor Turner Appoints New Director of Communications
Mayor Sylvester Turner has appointed Mary Benton as the new Director of Communications effective immediately. Benton brings valuable years of experience in media relations, strategic communications, crisis communications, and social media strategy.
Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican politics
Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican municipal politics, according to a new study from Rice University.
Dallas Jones named Texas Political Director of Biden-Harris Campaign
I’m pleased to forward the announcement of the selection of Dallas Jones (my former district director) as Texas Political Director of the Biden-Harris Presidential Campaign.
McNair Fails to Meet With NAACP After Controversial Comments and Apology
Protests over the national anthem by those associated with the NFL has been heating up for weeks as players and teams address how they would handle the issue. Things were heighten even more when Houston Texans’ owner Bob McNair added fuel to the fire with his commentary made at a NFL only owners meeting, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” referencing the NFL players as “inmates.”
Houston Symphony to Receive $25,000 Grant
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $25,000 to the Houston Symphony to support the Community-Embedded Musicians (CEM) initiative. Art Works is the Arts Endowment’s principal grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in this category.
