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Millennials On the Move: Building Inspiration Through Goal Setting

Getting started is the most important step in any process. Coming up with the idea and even the plans for it can be a smooth endeavor but actually taking the step to act on the plan and put it in the universe can be scary. Will it fail? Will it succeed? All sorts of thoughts swirl in your head until you finally have to stop all the noise, move out of your own way, and go for it. This is a struggle Kayla Starr Simmons is familiar with. Two years ago she made a decision to act on a plan that has changed the course of her life.

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Megan Thee Stallion Releases New Video for "Her" From New LP "Traumazine"

“Traumazine is an album that leaves you reeling slightly, both impressed and strangely grateful – convinced of Megan Thee Stallion’s brilliance” - The Guardian “Traumazine, is a thrill ride of a listen, a motley mix of slick bops and searing confessionals that wonderfully encapsulate all of her various vibes.” - Rolling Stone

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Sofia Vergara Launched a Subscription Underwear Company to Raise Money for Female Entrepreneurs

Sofia Vergara has started her own underwear company that will fund women-led businesses all over the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, EBY (a.k.a. Empowered by You), a subscription-based service that will deliver new undies to your door every one, two, or three months, will donate 10 percent of all sales to the Seven Bar Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing funding to underprivileged female entrepreneurs with plans to grow or launch a small business.

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Is my money safe? How secure is the banking system? Your Silicon Valley Bank fallout questions, answered

The question on so many bank customers' minds in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's stunning collapse: Is my money safe?

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Sense of humor 'as vast as the universe': Tributes flood in as world remembers Stephen Hawking

Figures from the scientific community and beyond came together to mark the passing of famed physicist Stephen Hawking, who died at age 76 on Wednesday, the same day as Albert Einstein's birthday, also known as "Pi day."

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Formula E: Electric racing heads back to China

Formula E is heading back to the country where it all began for its fifth season of electric racing.

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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.

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Celebrity Hair Care Professional Vonda Kennedy-Young

Houston-based stylist joins Amirakal Marketing roster of celebrity talent

Amirakal Marketing has once again expanded its clientele to include Houston, TX-based celebrity hairstylist Elvonda Kennedy-Young.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement On the Passing of Civil Rights Icon and Legend - Congressman John R.Lewis

“He was strong, fierce and powerful. And of course, he was a man of strength and resolve that believed America’s divisiveness cannot end without a commitment to the Beloved Community. We will miss John Lewis forever. But what we must do is continue the journey that John Lewis started, and that is a journey toward freedom.” - Sheila Jackson Lee

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Celebrate Independence Day with H-E-B and Honor Men, Women and Families of the U.S. Armed Forces with a Care Package

The first 500 active-duty service members nominated will receive a Lone Star inspired care package

H-E-B is profoundly grateful for the selfless sacrifice of our nation’s military heroes. In honor of America’s Independence Day, H-E-B, will send over 500 Operation Appreciation care packages to Texans serving our country away from home. To celebrate freedom and those who bravely prot

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Oscar Pereiro: Spanish Cyclist's Bittersweet Tour de France Victory

As Oscar Pereiro crossed the line for the last time in the 2006 Tour de France, there was no celebration, no adulation from the crowd.

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YouTubers the Stokes Twins have been charged for bank robbery pranks

YouTube celebrities the Stokes Twins could face up to four years in state prison for their role in two fake bank robberies.

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Denver police raided wrong house; officers relied on phone tracking app - grandmother gets $3.76 million

A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and ransacked after Denver police relied solely on Apple’s “Find My” app and stormed the wrong home, according to court documents.

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City of Houston Selects Five Storytellers for the Houston Inspires/Houston Inspira Public Health Campaign

The City of Houston has selected five Storytellers for the "Houston Inspires/Houston Inspira" public health campaign funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The campaign’s goal is to engage environmental organizations, artists, and storytellers to inspire awareness and action to improve health and safety outcomes in Houston neighborhoods.

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WorldStarHipHop.com Founder’s Cause Of Death Revealed

Authorities say Lee O’Denat, who founded the popular website WorldStarHipHop.com, died of natural causes.

This dietary supplement ingredient could cause a miscarriage or harm a fetus, FDA warns women

An ingredient found in dietary supplements may cause a miscarriage or harm fetal development, the US Food and Drug Administration warned women of childbearing age on Monday. Vinpocetine, a synthetically produced compound sold by itself or combined with other ingredients, is usually marketed for increased cognitive performance, enhanced energy and rapid reduction of body fat.

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Dr. Dianne Jemison Pollard: A Legacy Remembered

The Houston Style Magazine family, along with the world, stands somberly still as we remember the monumental life and legacy of Dr. Dianne Jemison Pollard. On October 4th, 2023, this veritable titan in the world of journalism and academia gracefully departed this realm, leaving behind an awe-inspiring legacy that will undoubtedly continue to illuminate the path for many.

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Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Artist, Common Teams Up with The Fraggles in Apple’s “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!”

New mini-episode featuring duet with Common debuts today for free, exclusively on Apple TV+

The Fraggles are back for more fun, music and silly adventures in a brand new mini-episode of “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!,” and this week, they are joined by a special guest: award-winning artist, actor and activist, Common.

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AirlineRatings Names 'most excellent' Airlines for 2018

Air New Zealand gets regular kudos for innovating everything from in-flight services to safety videos, its funky films featuring Hobbits and other famous Kiwis.

Whistleblower alleges high rate of hysterectomies and medical neglect at ICE facility

A whistleblower who previously worked at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia detailed a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect in a complaint filed to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general Monday.