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University of Houston Hosts Hidden Figures Author
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the New York Times bestseller Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, will engage the university community in a discussion of her work on October 3, 2017.
Time for Congress to Restore $6 Billion in HUD Funding
From youth yearning for the time to have their own place, to older Americans hoping to age in place, the need to have a home is a shared concern of consumers of all ages and locales. It’s where children are raised and memorable moments dwell. It’s also where many people rest, reflect, and shut out the worries of the day.
He’s Out: Cory Booker Ends Presidential Bid
Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety.
Woman Wants to Reinvent Healthy School Meals in Houston
Houston ISD’s new nutrition officer Betti Wiggins has a lofty agenda ahead of her. She wants to shake up the way Houston ISD students eat lunch. Her success in the area has already been highly awarded as she has won the coveted Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association for transforming Detroit Public Schools’ child nutrition program.
Alabama 9-year-old dies by suicide after racist taunts and bullying, her family says
A fourth-grader in Alabama died by suicide after being bullied with racist taunts, according to the child's family.
Combination therapy more effective than chemotherapy alone for many newly diagnosed leukemia patients
Enasidenib plus azaticidine significantly improves complete remission and overall response for patients with acute myeloid leukemia tied to IDH2 mutations
A multi-institutional, Phase II study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that pairing standard chemotherapy azacitidine (AZA) with a drug called enasidenib (ENA) measurably boosts complete remission in patients newly diagnosed with a specific form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Lone Star College-Conroe Center Builds and Donates Furniture for Fire Training Facility
Welding students at Lone Star College-Conroe Center designed and built prop furniture and a prop appliance for the new seven-story City of Conroe Fire Training Facility. Students made a bed, table, chairs, sofa, coffee table, end tables and a refrigerator out of scrap metal. The donated props will help fire fighters learn how to search and maneuver around obstacles during fires.
Manganese makes its mark in drug synthesis
Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks
Just because you’ve solved a standing chemistry challenge doesn’t mean you can’t make it better. Rice University scientists had that in mind when they set out to improve their technique to make a common building block for drugs.
Houston Black Heritage Festival: Not Just a Festival, It’s An Experience
In less than eight days, Discovery Green will be flooded with music and art lovers for the 3rd Annual Houston Black Heritage Music and Arts Festival. Founded by Richard Andrews, the all-day cultural event promotes diversity and cultural sensitivity.
Potential for significant wildfires continues this week for much of North, Central and East Texas as firefighters work to contain several new fires from Monday
The fire environment, characterized by critically to extremely dry vegetation and critical fire weather, will support wildfire activity this week.
Jacqueline Woodson Wins $608,000 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, World’s Largest Children’s Literature Prize
According to latimes.com, acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson, who won a National Book Award for “Brown Girl Dreaming,” just won the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award comes with a prize of $608,000, which is funded by the government of Sweden. Publishers Weekly reports that Woodson is the 18th person or organization to win the prize, which is considered one of the most prestigious children’s literary awards in the world.
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.
MD Anderson and nation’s Cancer Centers Jointly Endorse Updated HPV Vaccine Recommendations
Statement supports fewer vaccinations, urges action to increase national vaccination rates
As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has again united with the 68 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement endorsing the recently revised vaccination recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Driven and Determined: Never Too Old or Too Young to Lead
4,706 Degrees Will Be Awarded During UH Fall Commencement Ceremonies
You are moving too fast. You will never be ahead. You are going to fail. Hearing those words from doubters only motivated Florence Scott to prove them wrong. And she did. At 18 years old, Scott is the youngest member of the University of Houston fall 2018 graduating class.
State of Emergency Declared: Coronavirus Is Airborne
Black America Sounds Alarm As Experts Reveal Cornavirus Is Airborne
Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility that (COVID-19) could be spread via bioaerosols generated directly by patients’ exhalation,” Harvey Fineberg, who heads a standing committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, wrote in an April 1, 2020 letter to Kelvin Droegemeier, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Actor and Comedy Deon Cole to Host the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors on February 23rd in Los Angeles
ABFF Ventures, an entertainment company specializing in the production of live events, television and film focused on African American culture, announced today that actor and comedian Deon Cole will host the fourth annual ABFF Honors awards ceremony. The event will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Professor and Poet Elizabeth Alexander Named President of Mellon Foundation
Elizabeth Alexander, whose memoir was a finalist in 2016 for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and who wrote and recited an original poem at Barack Obama’s 2009 inaugural, will be the next president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the country’s largest humanities philanthropy.
Meet the First Ever African American Woman Vice President of CBS News
Many people say that good things come to those who wait. But Kimberly Godwin, the new Vice President of the news division at CBS News, does not just wait. She knows what she wants and she asks for it. Together with great teachers and mentors, she believes that her consistent eagerness is the real key that brought her to the top.
Virtual music lesson hub Care2Rock gears up for official launch on May 3
Socially conscious online music platform gears up for official VIP launch event at The Townsend featuring live performance by Suzanna Choffel, with ticket and guitar giveaway
Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement Recognized as Ally by United States Department of Education
The Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement has achieved a momentous milestone in its commitment to fostering academic and holistic development among the youth. The United States Department of Education recently recognized the Office as an official ally of the Engage Every Student initiative. A bold new call to action to provide high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child who wants to participate.
