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Harris County Commissioner Ellis, Sheldon Community Members to Host Ceremony to Officially Open $1.6 Million Bridge that Improves Mobility and Pedestrian Safety
Residents Requested Bridge Construction to Alleviate Speeding Traffic that Cuts Through Neighborhood
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Sheldon community members will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of the Van Hut Lane bridge that nearby residents asked Precinct One to build to improve mobility and pedestrian safety.
NFL Partners with the Bob Woodruff Foundation to Support Military and Veteran Nonprofits
NFL Funding Creates Grant Referral Pipeline for Nonprofit Organizations and Funds Healthy Lifestyles Programs for Veterans and Military Families
Expanding Salute to Service, the NFL will partner with the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) to create a grant referral pipeline for veteran nonprofit organizations and to support healthy lifestyles programs for veterans and their families. The NFL and BWF made the announcement today on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football."
MCTX Call to Action: Residents Encouraged to Serve On Boards, Committees and Commissions; Apply Online @ www.missouricitytx.gov
City Council and staff value input and feedback from citizens and are seeking applicants for all boards, committees and commissions. When serving, residents will have a unique opportunity to participate in the governing process and to provide ideas and suggestions on public policy.
Association of Black Cardiologists Endorses Black Maternal Health Momnibus
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus - composed of nine individual bills and introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Congresswoman Alma Adams, Senator Kamala Harris, and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus Members.
New Study Shows News Outlets Skew Towards Negative Portrayals of Black Families, Contrary to Government Data
According to the Washington Post, a recent Color of Change and Family Story study found that the news media has had a significant hand in negatively skewing the perceptions of black families.
BlackFacts.com Takes Black History & Black History Month to a New Level!
The web site celebrates Black cultural contributions from the past and present
Since it’s founding in 1997 by a pair of self-avowed “nerds” from MIT and Boston University, BlackFacts.com has been the longest running data-driven repository of Black history on the internet. Over its 20+ year history, this online project, founded on the concept that there were black technologists who could give back to their community, has grown from a simple labor-of-love, to become #1 on all 3 major search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing), having its own Amazon Alexa™ Skill for the Black History Fact-Of-The-Day, and garnering millions of national and international visitors and over 100,000 followers via social media and email.
First Responders Back to School Bash in Kingwood
Council Member Martin encourages all Kingwood residents to attend the First Responders Back to School Bash which will be held on August 16 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in River Grove Park. It's a great way to interact with local law enforcement, and celebrate the end of summer before School starts!
Rep. Al Green Criticizes Republican Overreach into the Proxy Advisory Industry
On Thursday, July 13, 2023, Representative Al Green, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, participated in a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Proxy Advisory Industry.”
ELECTION 2020: For Millions of Americans, the Future of Health Care is What’s on the Ballot
With the confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the consensus among many Americans is that the conservative jurist’s appointment portends doom for the Affordable Care Act.
FedEx Praises Redskins Name Change Against Will of Native Americans
Free Enterprise Project Urges FedEx to Focus on Business, Get Out of Picking Names for Professional Sports Teams
Despite evidence that Native Americans approve of the Washington Redskins moniker, FedEx today defended its role in pushing the National Football League team to change its name.
Harris Announces Legislation to Establish Task Force to Combat Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19
U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Thursday announced the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act, legislation to bring together health care and other policy experts, community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to confront the racial and ethnic disparities of the coronavirus pandemic head on. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the urgent need to address long-standing inequities in our health care system.
Help the Storm Victim Animals of Hurricane Harvey
I will keep this short, but I wanted to update you on the animals that have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Four TSU Students Selected for Summer Workshop at Yale
Texas Southern University will be represented by four students at the inaugural HBCU Summer Teachers Institute in Technical Art (STITAH) at Yale University. The Institute will be held June 2-9, 2017 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Society for the Performing Arts Presents Penn & Teller
Legendary duo returns to Jones Hall June 8 to close out 2017-18 season
Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) is proud to present its season finale with Penn & Teller, who for more than 40 years have defied labels—and at times physics and good taste– by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct niche in comedy.
TSU Partners With Entertainment Expert to Create New Entrepreneurial Institute
The Office of Continuing Education (OCE) has partnered with music and business leader Mathew Knowles to create the Mathew Knowles Institute (MKI). The Institute’s entrepreneurial, entertainment and music business courses are designed to teach students a range of practical skills necessary to succeed in today’s competitive global marketplace.
Romance Novel Opens A Dialogue of Compassion
How do you choose who to love?
Today Inertia Justice, a new author, published the first book of her trilogy book series – sure to open dialogue, and get the world talking – it is a fictional account of one ladies’ journey to self – definition.
Congressman Al Green's Statement on 2019 Open Enrollment Period
On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Congressman Al Green made the following statement regarding the severity of enrolling in a health plan before open enrollment ends on Saturday, December 15, 2018:
Federal Agencies to Teach Minority Businesses How to Land Government Contracts
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Federal Procurement Agency, operated by Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council, provides access to federal procurement officials and prime contractors throughout the region. The Center serves minority-owned firms with annual revenues of more than $1 million. The Center is a part of MBDA’s nationwide services network. It is the first MBDA business center solely focused on federal contracting.
Steph and Ayesha Curry Join Pastors John and Aventer Gray for 'Home and Hallelujah' Instagram Live Service
Instagram Live Service to also feature Lecrae, Tori Kelly, JOHNNYSWIM and Jason and Lauren Kennedy
Megachurch Pastors John and Aventer Gray will join basketball great Steph Curry and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry for a star-studded church service on Instagram Live on Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST.
Prosecutors agree that death row inmate is not eligible to be executed because of intellectual disability
Prosecutors said Monday that a man who has been on death row for almost 20 years cannot be executed because he is intellectually disabled,
