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I stood in line for four hours to vote

Perseverance. That's the word my fraternity brother, who was already in line to vote, loudly and clearly said to me as my wife and I took our place in line roughly 10 people behind him.

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Jessie Trice Community Health Systems’ Annie Neasman Inducted Into Huron Hall Of Fame

Honored for dedication and compassion in positively impacting the healthcare industry

Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) announced Annie Neasman was inducted into the Huron Hall of Fame and recognized as a healthcare industry difference maker. The award was presented by Huron, a global professional services firm, during its 20th annual What’s Right in Health Care® conference in Chicago on August 8-10, 2022. We are thrilled and delighted that our President and CEO is the recipient of this national prestigious honor, says Irene Taylor Wooten, chair of the JTCHS Board.

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Biden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19

The leaders of the world's advanced economies gathered Friday on the Cornish coast for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic began, welcoming President Joe Biden as a new member who arrived here intent on restoring traditional American alliances.

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‘Whatever, You Black Bitch’: Police Chief to Miss Black Texas US Ambassador Before Having Her Arrested for Being Responsible Driver

Carmen S. Ponder, Miss Black Texas U.S. Ambassador 2016 and an intern with the Hunt County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office, is fighting for police accountability and justice after Commerce, Texas, Police Chief Kerry Crews reportedly called her a “black bitch” and then forced her to spend a night in jail.

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Jada Pinkett Smith to Receive Icon Award at 2017 HBCU Power Awards

The HBCU Power Awards has announced that actress, singer-songwriter, director, and philanthropist Jada Pinkett Smith will receive the “Icon Award” on the evening of excellence on Friday, October 20, 7PM at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

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Decades of Black history were lost in an overgrown Pennsylvania cemetery until volunteers unearthed more than 800 headstones

Before she became one of America's most-decorated Special Olympics athletes, before the made-for-TV movie and the shared stages with actor Denzel Washington and Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Loretta Claiborne was a great-granddaughter -- of one Anna Johnson.

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AARP Texas Names Winners of Top Volunteer Award

Charles Ray Guidry Jr. of San Marcos To Receive 2022 AARP Texas Andrus Award. Michele Belden of Murchison and Matiko Austin of Rosharon are runners-up.

Charles Ray Guidry Jr. of San Marcos has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people age 50 and older, to receive a 2022 AARP Texas Andrus Award for Community Service, the association’s most prestigious honor for a volunteer in Texas.

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Houston rapist who confessed to two murders sentenced to 65 years

A Houston man who confessed to two murders after being arrested for rape has pleaded guilty to all three crimes in exchange for a sentence of 65 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.

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UH Receives Anonymous $4 Million Gift to Support Creative Writing and Other Liberal Arts Programs

The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) has received a $4 million anonymous gift in support of its Creative Writing Program, among multiple CLASS initiatives. The gift will also fuel research activity in the humanities and social sciences and advance the college’s mission of transforming today’s students into tomorrow’s global leaders, successful entrepreneurs and industry innovators. This gift comes at a period of unprecedented growth, expansion and opportunity for CLASS and is the single largest donation that the college has received.

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Houston Mother Sentenced to Life for Killing 4-Month-Old Baby

Harris County DA's Office: Houston mother sentenced to life for killing 4-month-old daughter.

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Cyber Security Expert Launches the World’s First Children FinTech Expo for Kids on Cyber Security and Financial Literacy

Teaching children the basics of finance as well as technology is the need of the hour today to prepare them for the future. Fortified Technical Solutions recently organized the world’s first Children FinTech Expo at Jones County High School in Gray, GA, on December 3, 2017, that took the first step of raising awareness on these two important areas of life and career.

Study finds billions of quantum entangled electrons in 'strange metal'

Physicists provide direct evidence of entanglement's role in quantum criticality

In a new study, U.S. and Austrian physicists have observed quantum entanglement among "billions of billions" of flowing electrons in a quantum critical material.

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'Batwoman' has found its new star

Javicia Leslie is the CW's new Batwoman. The actress, who previously starred in "God Friended Me" on CBS, is set to debut in the iconic role in January 2021.

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Experience the Resonance of Heritage: Houston Grand Opera's Fifth Annual “Giving Voice” Concert Celebrates Black Artistry with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church

Houston Grand Opera, in a soul-stirring collaboration with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, invites you to the landmark fifth annual Giving Voice concert. This inspirational evening melds opera's grandeur with the historical vibrance of the Third Ward's spiritual haven, setting the stage on the momentous International Women's Day, March 8, 2024.

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Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr come together on her ‘Let It Be’ cover

Only country music icon Dolly Parton can manage to get Beatles legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together to record a new rendition of one of their band’s most iconic songs.

Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick Gaspard will be awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal during the NAACP’s 110th Annual Convention taking place in Detroit, Michigan on July 24.

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Schomburg Research Center in NY Designated a National Historic Landmark

Late last year, St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue was named a National Historic Landmark, and in the months since, the Department of the Interior hasn’t been resting on its laurels. Yesterday, the agency announced 24 new National Historic Landmarks, including a few in the five boroughs. The biggest: New York City’s mecca for information on the African diaspora and culture, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. (h/t DNAInfo)

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical Premieres in Houston at the Hobby Center February 22 – March 12, 2023

Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center announces tickets for the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will go on sale Friday, November 4 at 10AM. Moulin Rouge! The Musical will play the Hobby Center February 22 – March 12, 2023.

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Covid-19 immunity from antibodies may last only months, UK study suggests

After people are infected with the novel coronavirus, their natural immunity to the virus could decline within months, a new pre-print paper suggests.

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Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking have asked for transcripts from all four accusers' testimony

After taking a long weekend for the Christmas holiday, jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal sex trafficking trial resumed deliberations Monday morning in New York.