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City of Houston to award five scholarships to area High School Students in honor of Public Service Recognition Week

The City of Houston will award five scholarships to area high school students during the 26th Annual City of Houston Public Service Recognition Week Essay Contest award ceremony.

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Nipsey Hussle: Lauren London and the love he left behind

Music brought Nipsey Hussle together with his great love. The rapper, who died Sunday after being shot in Los Angeles, was in a five-year relationship with model and actress Lauren London.

Dozens of dogs touched down in the Portland area on Wednesday. They made their way from Texas, hoping to start a new life here in the Pacific Northwest with their forever families.

Critical race theory is just that -- a theory -- but the term has been weaponized, with its most extreme critics alleging that merely studying the theory is racist.

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Evolve Houston Launches The EMobility Microgrant Initiative

Evolve Houston announced an all-new Equity Program with the launch of the eMobility Microgrant Initiative funded by Evolve Corporate Catalysts, General Motors and bp. This initiative will facilitate a peer-review process to award microgrants to local electromobility “eMobility” projects that address community mobility needs in the Greater Houston area. The deadline to submit grant applications has been extended until September 30th, 2022. Applications may be submitted online at apply.evolvehouston.org.

Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation's 16th Annual L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration "Dream, Believe, Achieve"

The 16th Annual Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, in a VIRTUAL environment.

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Houston native supports versatile missions while serving at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron

Ensign Sabrina Briggs, a native of Houston, Texas, supports versatile missions while serving at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3.

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Election Day deals: Donuts, pizza and cheap rides

It's Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the occasion, while others are giving employees time off to vote.

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Movies Black Families Should Watch Every Holiday

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of time spent bonding with family while giving gifts, listening to holiday music, and of course, watching Christmas movies. Luckily with streaming, Christmas classics are readily accessible in more ways than ever before, with films old and new ready for binging with just one click.

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SNL Star Michael Che Pays Rent For His Grandmother’s Entire Building After She Passes From Covid-19

“Saturday Night Live” star and writer Michael Che has turned his grief into action to help others.

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Voters appear to back recall of judge who gave Stanford swimmer 6 months for sex assault

Voters in California appeared to hand down a sentence of their own to recall controversial Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky.

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Mystery 'Spider-Man' trailer has fans in a frenzy

How popular is Spider-Man? So popular that fans are clamoring for a movie trailer that doesn't even exist yet.

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Charlene Ward-Johnson Elected New HCC Trustee For District II

Charlene Ward Johnson is the new- ly elected trustee to the Houston Community College (HCC) Board of Trustees. She officially joined the college’s governing board as the trustee for District II following a brief swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, June 29, at 3100 Main St. in Houston.

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John Legend To Receive Social Justice Award

John Legend is expected on a Massachusetts college campus this week to receive a social justice award.

The 'Dexter' revival trailer is here

"Dexter" is back. Showtime released the first trailer for the revival of the show, which will premiere in November. It will be a 10-episode limited series.

Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America

University of Houston Chief Population Health Officer Tackles Multidimensional Factors of Health

Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health and social problems as a function of income inequality. In a newly published article, Bettina Beech, clinical professor of population health in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences at the University of Houston College of Medicine and chief population health officer at UH, examines poverty and racism as factors influencing health.

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Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84.

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DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke faces Senate as supporters say civil rights chief is badly needed

Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, heads to her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday as a groundswell of supporters says there's an urgency for Clarke to take office and lead the team of federal prosecutors to address recent allegations of unconstitutional acts across the country, including police killings of unarmed people of color.

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Trump Seen Bowing In Prayer During Oval Office Session

President Donald Trump, who has remained out of public view since returning from Europe late Saturday, welcomed evangelical leaders into the Oval Office on Monday for a prayer session.

State revenue declines lead to cuts in children's Medicaid benefits, education spending, Rice experts say

States facing sudden drops in tax revenue amid the pandemic are announcing deep cuts to their Medicaid programs just as millions of newly jobless Americans are surging onto the rolls.

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High Profile Black Male Student Athletes Migrating to HBCUs By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Dr. Charles Richburg, author of the book, A Career Guide for Black Male Student Athletes: An Alternative to the Pros, believes the awakening of Black males student athletes returning to HBCUs is attributed to being led by the “Spirit Within!”