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Locast now streaming local TV channels in Puerto Rico
Nonprofit offers important local TV news amid coronavirus outbreak for free over internet
Locast, the nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, is now delivering a dozen local TV channels via the internet across Puerto Rico, bringing important local news, weather and storm coverage, emergency information, sports, and entertainment programming to internet-connected devices.
Market Crash of ‘07 Prepared Black Brokerage To Thrive Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Less than 5% of financial small businesses are Black owned; Phoenix Mortgage Company shows economic success during tough times
Black-owned Phoenix Mortgage Specialist, Inc. is thriving in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Washington Post, the economic downturn has permanently shut down more than 100,000 small businesses.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Conversation on Jail Diversion Project
Conversations: The Definition of Insanity, an exploration of the Jail Diversion Project, a novel solution to the criminal mental health crisis.
On Wednesday, June 24 at 2pm (EDT), The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum will host a panel discussion featuring some of the cast of the PBS documentary, The Definition of Insanity. The film chronicles the Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project, one judge’s novel approach to solving the mental health crisis that could be the model to tackle the much larger epidemic in the law enforcement system throughout America.
Pokémon GO Weekly Player Spending Jumped 70% Amid Coronavirus Outbreak and Hit $23 Million
As one of the most popular mobile games globally, Pokémon GO continues generating a significant profit from its huge player base. According to data gathered by GoldenCasinoNews, the weekly player spending of the location-based mobile megahit developed and published by Niantic jumped by almost 70% between March 9th and March 16th, reaching $23 million globally.
Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce releases statement in light of current events
President and CEO Tam Hawkins shares personal statement in support of the Austin black business community
Today, President and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce (GABC), Tam Hawkins, shares a personal statement in response to the current climate of social injustice in the United States of America and in support of the Austin black business community.
Friendly Faces Sharing Insights, Resources for Those Caring for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s this Month
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and those caring for loved ones at home who suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia are facing additional challenges due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Loni Love to Appear Live on ABC's The View June 23
Loni Love's memoir, I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To, now available on shelves
Today marks the release of Emmy & 2x NAACP Image Award winning talk show host Loni Love's highly anticipated "I Tried To Change So You Don't Have To" memoir. Love will appear live on ABC's The View (check local listings) to discuss the true life lessons learned along her journey.
HISD, Houston Food Bank distribute over 280,000 pounds of food Saturday at NRG
When HISD Nutrition Services Senior Operations Manager Keith Lewis drove up to NRG Stadium Saturday for the massive food distribution effort, he wasn’t nervous. He was excited.
Long-Term Care Provider Associations Issue Joint Release
Heroic efforts made by providers to protect our most vulnerable citizens during pandemic. Where is their support?
It cannot be denied that nursing homes and assisted living communities are on the frontline in the war against COVID-19. Nursing homes are enduring the greatest concentration of outbreaks, and deaths in Texas and across the nation. The numbers are heartbreaking.
AFL-CIO President Calls on DOL to Do Its Job and Protect Workers
Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) calling on the agency to do its job and take immediate action to protect the safety and health of workers from exposure to COVID-19 on the job.
Woodlands Doctors Take Extra Precautions to Safely Re-Open for Patients by Appointment
Doctors Jeffery Pruski, D.C., and Edward Nash, M.D., are taking extra precautions as Texas begins to reopen the economy and they start to open their doors again to patients at 3R Regenerative Repair & Relief (3R) in The Woodlands, Texas.
UH Psychology Professor Rheeda Walker Featured in ‘Call to Unite’
Walker Joins Oprah Winfrey, Questlove, Deepak Chopra and More in 24-hour Global Relief Livestream
University of Houston psychology professor Rheeda Walker will share her mental health expertise with the world during a 24-hour global livestream event starting Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Central Time. The “Call to Unite” will ask citizens worldwide to celebrate their shared humanity and stand together during the COVID-19 crisis.
Multiple Senate Bills Introduced to Support Small Business, but need to move faster
We will need all these fixes and other programs to fill gaps to support the economy
On the introduction of the Paycheck Security Act and many bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program fixes yesterday, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne had this to say:
Free Online Resources Can Help Older Adults Stay Healthy and Safe During the Pandemic
In Texas, in the past three years, physical inactivity increased 11% for adults ages 65+
Sticking to a workout routine is hard enough under normal circumstances. With stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements thrown into the mix, finding new ways to exercise and stay healthy has become more challenging than ever. This is especially true for older adults.
From the NAACP President to Teaching Racism
The University Press of Kentucky has just released paperback editions of two books that are instrumental to our understanding of civil rights history and how racism is perpetuated. Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP, by Yvonne Ryan is part of the Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century series, and Raising Racists: The Socialization of White Children in the Jim Crow South by Kristina DuRocher is in the New Directions in Southern History series.
Wife’s journey allowed her to gain a deeper understanding of what forgiveness encompass
Dr. Nancy C. Winston releases ‘A Wife’s Journey to Forgiveness: Forgiveness – One of Life’s Greatest Gifts’
Dr. Nancy C. Winston’s journey of forgiveness began when she made the decision to forgive the one person she promised before God and man to love and cherish, for better for worse — her husband, Johnnie Winston. The author realized she could only find peace when she released the need to blame him for shortcomings in their lives that she did not understand.
Downtown Houston hosts free Rooftop Silent Disco, Sept. 28
The Houston Downtown Management District and The Department of Dance present Level: Rooftop Silent Disco on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. In this 21+ event, the rooftop of the GreenStreet Garage at 1320 Fannin Street will transform into Downtown Houston’s largest—and quietest—dance floor for one night only.
HMAAC Deborah Colton Gallery Bert Long Exhibit
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) and Deborah Colton Gallery are pleased to present Riding the Tiger: The Art of Bert Long, Jr., an exhibition of the late Houston’s artist work October 24-November 9, 2019. The museum, which dedicated its Bert Long, Jr. Gallery to show emerging local artists five years ago, and the Gallery, which represents the Bert Long, Jr. Estate, began planning this exhibition over a year ago.
Arts Nonprofit Announces Open Applications for Nationally Recognized Entrepreneurship Program
Fresh Arts has announced the opening of applications for the Artist INC Houston 2020 seminar. Artist INC is a nationally-recognized arts entrepreneurship program designed to provide business training and relevant resources to multi disciplined artists. Artist INC in Houston is presented in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance. The deadline to apply for the program is Friday, January 10, 2019 at 5 p.m. and there is no fee to apply. Artists of all disciplines and mediums are encouraged to apply.
NeuMoDx™ Molecular and Sentinel Diagnostics form a partnership to develop multiple new assays for the NeuMoDx™ 96 and 288 Molecular Systems.
Ann Arbor, MI USA and Milan, Italy (December 9, 2019) | NeuMoDx™ Molecular, a sample-to-result molecular diagnostic company focused on developing testing solutions for hospital and commercial reference laboratory customers, and Sentinel Diagnostics, a leading company engaged in the development and production of diagnostic kits for Clinical Chemistry, Immunochemistry and Molecular Biology, announced today their partnership to develop multiple diagnostic assays for the NeuMoDx™ 96 and 288 Molecular Systems.
