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Hogg Foundation to Award $2 Million in Grants for 2020 Census, Black Communities a Key Focus
This year, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is celebrating 80 years of supporting the mental health and well-being of Texans. As part of their anniversary efforts, the foundation is accepting proposals for the Texas Communities Count initiative, which will support complete count efforts in Texas for the 2020 U.S. Census. The foundation plans to award grants totaling $2 million.
Kanye West Deletes Trump Tweets; Is He No Longer A Supporter?
Has Kanye West changed his mind about Donald Trump?
Storm Toppled Trees, Damaged Property In Wharton
With the way trees were toppling over around Wharton, they had to hit something. They did—fences and power lines. But no people, and for that, they are truly grateful.
Governor Abbott Appoints Bugg To State Preservation Board
Governor Abbott has appointed Alethea Swann Bugg to the State Preservation Board for a term to expire on February 1, 2019.
Rebecca Morris: The Ache of Bright - January 11 --- March 16, 2019
Since the early 1990s, the Los Angeles-based artist Rebecca Morris has explored the vast visual language of abstract painting. Inventing an extensive array of original forms, compositional rules, and improvisational associations, Morris creates highly considered images that simultaneously construct and disassemble themselves. Varying widely in scale and density, her paintings are both unpredictable and precise, often featuring an ebullient cacophony of hues, patterns, layers, and gestures.
TSU Comm Week Showcases Innovation and Scholarship
An Opportunity for Students to Connect and Grow
Texas Southern University is set to host its annual Communication Week, April 17-21, with keynote speaker Dr. James L. Conyers, Director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Houston. Conyers is an acclaimed author of many publications including; Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier, The Ideology of Racism: From Slavery, to Plessy, to Affirmative Action, to Racial Healing, Let's Talk! and Visions of Freedom on the Great Plains.
Navaeh Richardson Recieves The Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Navaeh Richardson is the recipient of The Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen, Sr. Memorial Scholarship made possible by Emancipation Park Conser- vancy and Dr. Allen’s daughter, award winning actress, singer, stage director, Houston native and Howard University alumna, Phylicia Rashad.
New Virtual Event Service Helps Couples Create Memorable and Professional Live-Streamed Weddings
A new virtual event service launches just in time for Summer weddings. Our Virtual Event (www.OurVirtualEvent.com), the brainchild of two wedding industry veterans, provides couples with a professional service to host their special event online during social distancing. The service provides pro lighting and sound equipment, live technical set up and support, live editing, guest experience packages and virtual wedding planning to create an engaging and interactive experience.
The Houston Museum of African American Culture Announces the Opening of in-dif-fer-ence and Democracy
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is pleased to announce the July 28, 2018 opening of in·dif·fer·ence and Democracy, curated by John Guess, Jr. in·dif·fer·ence will be on display through September 22, 2018 and then again from October 10 through November 10, 2018. Democracy will be on display through September 15, 2018.
TSU launches groundbreaking student-run, e-radio station
Texas Southern University students have a new voice – The Voice – with the launch of KTSU2, a student-run, streaming radio station that officially launches on Tuesday, February 19.
The Ensemble Theatre Elevates the Life of Josephine Baker in Season Finale Musical “Josephine Tonight”
Houston Native and Broadway Actress DeQuina Moore to Star in Title Role
The Ensemble Theatre elevates the life of Josephine Baker in season finale biographic musical Josephine Tonight, starring actress DeQuina Moore, with opening night and media reception, Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 3535 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.
Women Empowering Nations Announces Girls Leading Our World 2020 Tour Dates with the Debut of Mini Documentary
This documentary captures the experiences of teen girls as they travel the world exploring topics of social justice, world economics, sustainability and women in leadership–all in 24 minutes With the debut of a mini documentary, Women Empowering Nations (WEN) offers viewers an up-close look at the impact global exposure has on three African American teen girls. From June 28 - July 8, 2018, young women from Tulsa, Oklahoma and Houston, Texas embarked on an International journey, paired with mentors, that would prove to leave a lasting impact on their lives.
CBS Studios /NAACP Venture and the Black List Partner to Identify Television Writers Telling Black Stories
CBS Studios/NAACP Will Provide a WGA-Minimum Script Deal
CBS Studios/NAACP Production Venture and The Black List today announce a new initiative to discover episodic writing talent whose work authentically represents the Black experience. CBS/NAACP’s production partnership, run by Sheila Ducksworth, will offer a WGA-minimum script deal to one of the writers identified by this initiative.
JURASSIC WORLD LIVE TOUR ROARS INTO HOUSTON THIS SUMMER
Jurassic World Live Tour tickets on sale now!
National Black Book Festival News
We hope you're enjoying the second month of the year and continuing to support African-American literature. During this month, we've been highlighting authors on our social media platforms who are making a difference by writing books that both inform and entertain.
The January 6 Riot and Donald Trump Loom Over Joe Biden's Presidency a Year Later
Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President's unwillingness to condemn it.
The God-Shaped Brain — A Positive View Of God Can Lead To A Healthier Life
Religious beliefs can affect more than spiritual health. In fact, different views about God can actually lead to mental and physical changes. And when God concepts are distorted in some way, the changes can be profoundly negative.
Communities that Work Together, Win Together (An Independence Day Reminder)
Freedom, independence, self-sufficiency: these are great and glorious concepts. We celebrate them this time of year, whether we process it that way or not, because they're so deeply engrained in our image of America. We see ourselves as a nation of rugged individualists: seizing the bull by the horns, charting our own course, walking alone into the forest with an axe slung over our shoulder.
Bach Society Houston Opens 2023-2024 Season with Oktoberfest Vespers
Bach Society Houston, a Houston area professional choir and orchestra performing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries, opens its 2023-2024 season with Oktoberfest Bach Vespers.
Blue Star Contemporary Looks Back in Time with New Program: If Walls Could Talk
Artist Ethel Shipton and actor, writer, stand-up comic Sarah Fisch discuss the importance of artist communities and the history of San Antonio’s Blue Star Arts Complex
To complement her installation You Just Have to Hear It, which highlights the importance of artist communities, Fünf exhibiting artist Ethel Shipton and actor, writer, stand-up comic Sarah Fisch host an evening of conversations with artists and community members who have been integral to the past and present of the Blue Star Arts Complex.
