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What Kind of Principal Turns Around A Failing School? A Visionary Change-Maker/Activist From Houston
Heroes live among us but are so busy “saving the world” that they often exist under the radar and go unrecognized. Luckily for us, legendary educator/activist and author, Dr. Bertie Simmons wrote it all down in a memoir that spans her life before, during and after the turning around of a failing school - and not without controversy.
Overlay Scheduled for Oak Meadows Neighborhood
Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin is pleased to announce Houston Public Works will be performing an asphalt overlay project in the Oak Meadows subdivision. Construction is scheduled to begin tomorrow, May 15, and is expected to be completed by the middle of July 2020, weather permitting. The project is approximately $1,875,000 and will be paid for using dollars from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Fund.
Houston Fire Department (HFD) Expands COVID-19 Vaccinations
For the past week frontline-firefight- ers have voluntarily been receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. HFD recently received 3,000 additional vaccines. This week, the HFD will be expanding the distribution opportunity to internal staff. The expansion will include only those that qualify under Phase 1 approved by the CDC/DSHS.
Grads Within Reach Walk successfully brings high school students back to school
Volunteers from more than 30 HISD comprehensive secondary schools spent Saturday morning knocking on doors across Houston encouraging students who have not returned to school this academic year to re-enroll.
Campus Chronicles
The Be An Angel gift distribution at Alief ISD proved to be a significant success. Appreciation is extended to Be An Angel and the dedicated volunteers who contributed to making this event possible for the district's Special Education students.The Be An Angel gift distribution at Alief ISD proved to be a significant success. Appreciation is extended to Be An Angel and the dedicated volunteers who contributed to making this event possible for the district's Special Education students.
Theatre Under The Stars to Hold Local Houston Auditions for SLEEPING BEAUTY AND HER WINTER KNIGHT
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is holding dance auditions for the upcoming holiday production of SLEEPING BEAUTY AND HER WINTER KNIGHT, which TUTS is bringing to Houston with Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP).
7th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff Announces Official 2017 Sponsors
The 7th Annual Kosher Chili Cookoff is proud to announce its official 2017 sponsors for its annual community event on Sunday, February 26 at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.
Houston First and KHOU Announce Partnership to Open Network Satellite Studio Along Avenida Houston
Houston First Corporation (HFC) and KHOU 11 announced their partnership to deliver the city’s first network satellite studio in downtown. The new studio will be located along Avenida Houston and is slated to open in March 2018.
Black Mothers in Texas Will Suffer Due to Republican Civil War
Today, the singular bill in the Texas House addressing the alarming mortality rate of Black women giving birth was prevented from being voted on due to a tactical maneuver used by a conservative wing of the Republican Party. HB 2403, authored by Representative Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) would have investigated the causes of why African American women in Texas are dying at three times the rate of other women during or shortly after childbirth.
First-Of-Its-Kind Houston Based Headache Foundation Shares Medical Advances at Intimate Aspen Event
The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation (WEHRF), recently brought together researchers, Houstonians, and friends in Aspen, CO for an exciting evening of socializing, fundraising and education. The focus of the event was to share the ground-breaking research and progress being made at The Will Erwin Headache Research Center.
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Prepares to Make Baytown Debut
Award-winning restaurant seeks more than 200 team members ahead of fall opening
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is getting ready to bring gameday with a taste of Louisiana to Baytown!
Marcus Lyon: Filed Of Vision
On View Friday, August 26th and Sat., August 27th – Curated By Steven Evans
Fields of Vision is an immersive sound and light show featuring the oral recordings, ancestral DNA maps, and portraits of a group of inspirational change-makers from across the globe – who focus on the themes of Freedom, Service, and Community.
Houston Food Banks Gets $156K From Whataburger-Texans Team
Whataburger and the Houston Texans donated $156,358 to the Houston Food Bank during a presentation.
New $1.5 Million Grant to Fund National Research On Faith and Work
A $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will enable researchers from Rice University and Seattle Pacific University to examine the relationship between faith and work. The researchers hope to gain an understanding of how people from diverse workplaces and socio-economic backgrounds integrate religious views and their work.
"Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales" in Buffalo Bayou Park
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is pleased to announce Estructuras Monumentales, a major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by 105-year-old artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Havana, Cuba). Featuring four newly-created sculptures that were first envisioned nearly five decades ago, Estructuras Monumentales is Herrera’s first public art exhibition in Houston and only the second time that these large scale works have been presented globally. Organized in partnership with the New York City-based non-profit Public Art Fund, Estructuras Monumentales was first presented at Manhattan's City Hall Park in 2019. This major survey exhibition offers Houston audiences a powerful and reflective experience that celebrates the full breadth of Herrera’s work in three dimensions.
NAACP Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Capital One Bank
Capital One Bank has been closing many of its brick-and-mortar locations around the state of Texas in what the bank claims to be a cost-cutting measure. The NAACP, however, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the publicly traded company, alleging that its actions are discriminatory against its black and Latino customers, while also using black celebrities in its commercials to enhance its agenda.
NAACP Joins NABJ in Criticism of CNN’s Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions
Civil Rights Group Voices Concerns over Diversity Failure to CNN
The nation’s foremost civil rights organization issued the following response to CNN President Jeff Zucker’s refusal to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions:
Mayor Sylvester Turner To Host Inaugural Houston-Africa Energy Summit With African Heads Of State, African Ministers, Corporate CEOs, And Business Leaders
The Two-Day Summit Will Take Place September 22-23 In Houston, TX
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will host the City’s first-ever Houston-Africa Energy Summit featuring African Heads of State, African Ministers, Houston-based energy CEOs, and business leaders from the African continent and the Greater Houston Area.
Houston Fund For Social Justice And Economic Equity And Wells Fargo Bank Launch Grant Portal
$20 million Soon Available for Diverse Houston Area Small Businesses and Non-Profits
Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity Honorary Board Chair Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with Wells Fargo and Black Houston business and civic leaders – Mayor Sylvester Turner, Honorary Board Chair, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Thomas Jones, Board President, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Winell Herron, Treasurer, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity and Dr. Gena L. Jerkins, Executive Director, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, officially announced the launch of the Open for Business Grant portal to dis- tribute $20 million to Houston-area diverse, small businesses and non-profit organizations.
"Excellence Center Stage: A Salute to Scholars" Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation and Xi Alpha Omega Chapter
Honor Future Pioneers in the Houston Area
On June 17, 2017, the Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation (ILECF), a Section 501(c) organization established in 2002 by Xi Alpha Omega Chapter (XAO) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated to promote and provide financial support for education, collaborated with the Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking, Development (A.S.C.E.N.D.) Committee, chaired by Roxie McKinney, and part of Target I: Educational Enrichment on the international program Launching New Dimensions of Service to award and celebrate local Houston area students.
