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Houston Chamber Choir announces cancellation of spring concerts and gala
The GRAMMY® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir regretfully announces the cancellation of its spring events, including the concerts Night Vision and Anthracite Fields (with partner Da Camera) on Mar. 28 and May 8, respectively, along with the annual gala, Take Flight!, slated for Apr. 19 at the Petroleum Club.
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)
The Long-Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on LCD Demand
COVID-19 first created the question ‘will there be enough LCD panels?’ before the more pertinent: ‘will there be any demand?!’
Harris Health’s Hosp itals Use iPads to Connect with Patients, Save PPE
It’s a difficult time to be hospitalized. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visitation at hospitals around the country, including Harris Health System’s Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson hospitals, have been severely restricted leaving many patients feeling lonely and afraid as they fight through their illness and/or injury. In response, Harris Health is using iPads to connect with patients, patient families and save personal protective equipment (PPE).
Re-Opening States Will Cause 233,000 More People To Die From Coronavirus – According To Wharton Model
Two-Hour Grocery Delivery Now Available
New data from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that relax- ing lockdowns across U.S. cities and states could have serious conse- quences for the country’s battle to con- tain the coronavirus, which has infected over a million people while killing more than 66,000 people. According to the Penn Whar- ton Budget Model (PWBM), reopen- ing states will result in an additional 233,000 deaths from the virus — even if states don’t reopen at all and with social distancing rules in place. This means that if the states were to reopen, 350,000 people in total would die from coronavirus by the end of June, the study found.
2,493,169 Texas Adults Live Alone
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, millions of Americans are hunkering down at home. Working from the kitchen table, homeschooling, and attending virtual happy hours have become the new normal. But for the 34 million adults who live alone in the U.S., the pandemic and economic downturn bring a unique set of challenges, both financial and psychological. Shelter-in-place and social distancing orders can amplify loneliness for people who live by themselves. At the same time, those suffering job losses and other financial hardships can’t rely on a significant other or roommate to help cover essential costs.
The History of Juneteenth
How many people know the actual history behind the Juneteenth holiday? Sadly, through no fault of their own, many of today’s children. It is not taught in schools and some of their parents don’t even know. For those of who do why Texas was last to hear the news that slaves were free, we have a responsibility to ensure this history does not die with us but is passed on. Here is a brief history of the story of Juneteenth. Read it and pass on the knowledge.
'Rickey Smiley For Real' Season 5 Premieres on TV One Tues. October 30
New Season Features the Return of Award-Winning Syndicated Radio Personality Rickey Smiley, Along with his Crew Da Brat, Porsha Williams, Juicy, Headkrack and Gary with Da Tea
TV One announced today that production is currently underway on season five of hit franchise RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL, a one-hour docu-series featuring award-winning syndicated radio personality, host and stand-up comedian Rickey Smiley, as he tries to juggle his career and home life. This season premieres on Tuesday, October 30 at 8 p.m. ET/7C and captures Smiley as he continues to navigate the ups and downs of professional demands, single fatherhood and intimate relationships. Shooting in Atlanta, where he resides during the week, and in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, where he raises his family, Smiley’s struggle to find work-life balance while trying to maintain a love life has become a central focus and source of laughter for fans of the show.
Greenspoint Area Pastor Jamail Johnson Campaigns For A Change In Aldine Independent School District
North Houston area Pastor Jamail Johnson (The Word Church) Campaigns for the Position 1 seat on the board of Aldine Independent School District. Johnson recently hosted his campaign kick-off on last Thursday, Sept. 14, 2019 at the Allen Dave Tribute Center.
Study of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men Recruiting
When it comes to African-American men and prostate cancer, the statistics are alarming. One in six African-American men will be diagnosed with the disease, and they are twice as likely as white men to die of prostate cancer. Their cancer is more aggressive, and it starts at a much younger age than any other group. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are joining with research institutions across the country to find out why.
The search is on for Texas' top youth volunteers of 2020
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards will grant two Texas honorees $1,000 scholarship, a medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
Today through November 5, 2019, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is looking for Texas' top youth volunteers of the year.
Bill Recognizing ‘Hidden Figures’ for Contributions to U.S. During the Space Race Headed to be Signed Into Law
U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), along with U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Frank Lucas (R- OK), applauded the congressional passage of a bipartisan bill they introduced, along with hundreds of their colleagues, to award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden and to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.
Cancer-Linked Contaminants Found In Houston's Drinking Water: EWG
Most Americans don't think twice about drinking a glass of water. A report released Wednesday, though, found more than 270 harmful contaminants in local drinking water across the nation, including in Houston. The substances are linked to cancer, damage to the brain and nervous system, hormonal disruption, problems in pregnancy and other serious health conditions.
Easy ways to stop holiday temptations from sinking your healthy lifestyle
The average person can gain 5-10 pounds over the holidays! Most will lose some but not all of that weight after the new year. But a few pounds stick around. And over time, that certainly adds up. I’ve coached thousands to achieve better wellness. And I know there are realistic ways to keep those holiday pounds from invading your body this year.
Houston's Local Needs Assessment Open for Public Comment Until Nov.5
On October 5, 2018 the City of Houston published a Local Needs Assessment of residential impact from Hurricane Harvey for thirty days of public comment. The assessment shows that the City will need an additional $2 billion in federal resources to meet the most serious housing needs after Harvey. Other key findings of the assessment:
Voting is Underway for the 2018 Home Depot Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program
For the ninth consecutive year, The Home Depot is continuing to give back to our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and today announced that voting has begun for the 2018 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Since 2010, the program has awarded more than 1.8 million dollars in grant money to our nation’s HBCUs to make sustainable improvements.
Healthy Texas Seeking High School Students Statewide to Become Youth Ambassadors
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is looking for high school youth throughout Texas to participate in its Healthy Texas initiative to provide Texans and their families with the knowledge and resources to take control of their health.
A federal rule will reverse strides in cancer treatment
"You've got cancer." That's one of the scariest sentences in the English language. But it's less frightening than it used to be. Cancer death rates plummeted 29 percent between 1991 and 2017, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates have soared. Almost 99 percent of prostate cancer patients are still alive five years after diagnosis -- up from 68 percent in the 1970s.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston open and continues to provide essential services to families
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston continues to provide essential services to Houston area families as they recover from last week’s unprecedented winter storm. In a survey that the organization sent to parents of club members, it was determined that:
Lack of Diversity in Lifesaving Clinical Trials Improved by Decentralization
Among its many other effects, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic seriously disrupted new drug testing, treatments, and in-person healthcare services. As medical centers were forced to focus on COVID-related care, and optional travel was curtailed by the need for physical distancing, patients’ access to clinical trial sites was reduced by some 80%.(1)
