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Ethnonationalism-Corrosive and Toxic
You would be hard-pressed to find a nation without a creation myth. Such myths are the fountainhead of justifications for most belligerent acts by one group of people against another.
The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris Joins First Cohort of the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle
$1.25 Million Gifted To Support the Present and Future of Women in the American Theater
The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Eileen J. Morris is among five female artistic leaders selected as the first in the Nation awarded part of a $1.25 million gift of The Pussycat Foundation and Northern Stage in support of women artistic directors in professional theaters across the United States.
The League’s County Election Website Review Finds Fewer Counties With Outstanding Websites
In preparation for the 2022 General Election, the League of Women Voters of Texas completed its ninth review of county election websites. The League commends the 35 websites rated as “outstanding” and the 32 websites rated as “very good” We offer congratulations to these counties and celebrate all counties, large and small, which meet the needs of their voters.
McDonald's Restaurants Across Texas Look to Hire More Than 22,000 Employees This Summer
McDonald’s and participating independent owner/operators have provided more than $9.5 million in tuition assistance to crew members and managers in Texas
McDonald’s restaurants across Texas are looking to hire approximately 22,000 restaurant employees this Summer. Job seekers are encouraged to apply to a local McDonald’s restaurant today.
Why are all the ambulances and firetrucks there?
I couldn’t imagine exactly why the question made me ponder. My body had left from night one of Astroworld Festival, feet and legs tired from walking a mile from the festival grounds back to my car.
Music and Boxing Industry Mogul James Prince Hosts Book Release Party in Houston
The event will be held from 7-10 pm on July 6, 2018 at Johnny Dang & Co., 6224 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77057
he Houston community is invited to celebrate the release of “The Art and Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince.” The book chronicles the mogul’s success, celebrity stories, and sage advice honed through years of representing the nation’s most influential public figures. The book release party will take place on July 6th in Houston at jeweler to the stars Johnny Dang's $4.5 million venue featuring a Q&A with Prince, red carpet influencer arrivals, open bar, lite bites, and a book signing. Confirmed guests include iconic music artists such as Bun B, Trae tha Truth, Slim Thug, and Emmy nominated rapper Paul Wall, among others.
DOJ Guidance on Mandatory Sentencing is a Throw Back to a Cruel and Harsh Era
Jackson Lee: “Jeff Sessions lacks appreciation for the severe inequities caused by mandatory minimum sentences and has complete disregard for the significant impact that criminal charges alone have on a suspect and their respective communities.”
Murphy, Gregory, Stanton, and Vincent Omitted From Emmys' "In Memoriam"
While the 2017 Emmys was a great night for African Americans with both Donald Glover and Lena Waithe making historic wins. And who can forget Sterling K. Brown's acceptance speech for his Emmy. But while some African Americans were honored, others were forgotten.
Black Teen Misses the Bus, Then Gets Shot at By White Man After Asking For Directions to School
Brennan Walker, a 14-year old Black student, had a near-death experience last Thursday merely because of asking a question. He was shot by a white man after he asked him for directions to school.
Maya Rudolph Becomes Third Black Woman To Win Back-To-Back Emmys
Maya Rudolph has made history Sunday during the Creative Emmys, becoming the third Black woman to win back-to-back Emmys. She also became the first person in 20 years to win in twice consecutively in the same category two-times over.
Axwell /\ Ingrosso Launches New Web App to Build Your Own Album
Axwell /\ Ingrosso have launched their own Spotify app available now via the duo’s website. The ‘More Than You Know Playlister’ app utilizes Spotify’s API to allow fans to create their own Axwell /\ Ingrosso album, choosing from the full collection of their back catalog and exclusive track-by-track interview video footage with the duo. The resulting album can then be exported as a Spotify playlist, or viewed as an extended album-length video, tailor made using each track’s official video.
Saints & Sinners Returns For Summer Run Sunday Nights at 9:00 pm (ET) Starting June 7 on Bounce
The saints and the sinners will be going at it again this summer. Bounce will encore its mega-hit drama series Saints & Sinners with two episodes back-to-back every Sunday night at 9:00 pm (ET) starting June 7.
Issa Rae, Tabitha Brown, Mayor Latoya Cantrell, Kym Whitley, Marc Morial, Mickey Guyton and More to Be Honored at the 2nd Annual "Crown Awards" During National Crown Day Weekend in New Orleans
Today, Dove announced the talent line-up for National CROWN Day's weekend celebration. Since 2018, Dove along with the CROWN Coalition have championed the CROWN Act; a tremendous and active movement, resulting in 17 states officially enacting the CROWN Act legislation into law, U.S. (United States) Virgin Islands, first U.S. territory to make hair discrimination illegal; grown the CROWN Coalition from 4 members to 90+ and secured over 400K petition signatures. Now, it's time to celebrate Black Hair Independence!
The Jackie Robinson Museum to Open Its Doors July 26
A Media-Rich Space in Lower Manhattan Will Celebrate Robinson’s Life and Promote Dialogue on Race Relations and Other Social Issues
75 years after Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will open the doors to a museum in his honor Tuesday, July 26. Located at 75 Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, the nearly 20,000 square-foot space will honor the life and legacy of an American hero who very publicly broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and played an active and equally pioneering role in the Civil Rights Movement of the last century.
Judge: 1 Additional Accuser Can Testify At Bill Cosby Trial
A judge will let only one other accuser testify at Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial to bolster charges that the actor drugged and molested a woman at his estate near Philadelphia.
Ava DuVernay Dives Into the 'Origins' in Insightful Conversation
Ava DuVernay Talks ‘Origins’; Says ‘All the ‘isms’ sit on top of this thing called caste’ + Inclusion of Book Burning Scene
Remembering the Life of Andrew Moran
In Derry, Louisiana, on a small tenant farm tended by his parents, Tony and Zarada, Andrew Moran was born in a modest house situated in a cotton field. Andrew spent his early years assisting his parents with the tasks associated with rural life: caring for livestock, hogs and chickens; and picking cotton, digging potatoes and pulling corn. He later drove a light truck on the Magnolia plantation where his father worked as a cowboy. When he wasn’t working on the farm, he attended primary school in Cloutierville, a few miles from his home.
6 Things You Should Know Happened At The SAG Awards
Diversity was celebrated and Donald Trump was denounced at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
UH Law Center Professor Says Law Enforcement Officers Should Face Criminal Penalties for 'Police Bystanderism'
While the U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its policy requiring federal officers to intervene if colleagues are using excessive force, Zachary D. Kaufman, an associate professor of law and political science and co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, argues that this “necessary, overdue initiative... doesn’t go far enough.”
