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Houston Housing Authority's Bold and Transformative Heat Relief Initiative: Ensuring A/C Access for All Residents in HHA Affordable Housing Properties
With scorching summer temperatures reaching unprecedented levels of over 100 degrees, Houston is facing the hottest summer ever recorded. The effects of climate change make life without air conditioning not only unbearable but also perilous. In response to this urgent call for action, The Houston Housing Authority (HHA), under new leadership, has taken a historical step forward by introducing the Heat Relief Initiative. This unprecedented program provides air conditioning for every resident living in HHA public housing properties.
Area I Leads: Legacy, Equity, Accountability, Diversity, and Service Ready to Elevate On All Levels
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.) Rhonda Harris has been ratified as the National Area One Director by the National Board of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.(TLOD) at the 23rd Syn-Lod National Convention on July 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. She stands at the helm of Area One, the largest region, which encompasses the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Caring, Healing, Teaching: Meet Cordegus Monette, HCDE's August Employee of the Month
For 20 years, Cordegus Monette has been educating and supporting students in alternative learning environments to help them forge a path for their futures. As the transition specialist at Harris County Department of Education’s Academic and Behavior School West, Monette believes part of his job is to show students the possibilities the future holds for them. He does this by demonstrating he believes in them so they can believe in themselves.
Ain't Too Proud Plays Houston's Hobby Center - August 8-13, 2023
Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center announces single tickets for the Broadway smash hit musical AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, will go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10AM. AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS will play the Hobby Center August 8–13, 2023. Tickets start at $40 and are available online at www.TheHobbyCenter.org or www.BroadwayAtTheHobbyCenter.com, the Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002) and all Ticketmaster outlets. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Call (888) 451-5986 or e-mail houston.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com
White mother claims Southwest Airlines thought she was trafficking when traveling with her Black daughter, according to lawsuit
A mother is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination, saying she was accused of human trafficking when traveling with her biracial child.
Only 1 in 5 adults with an opioid use disorder received medication to treat it in 2021
As drug overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States, evidence-based treatments for substance use remained significantly underutilized, a new study found.
Black characters and stories are finally in the sci-fi and horror spotlight. It’s been a long time coming for fans
Science-fiction author N.K. Jemisin loved “The Jetsons” as a child, fantasizing about taking a flying car to school thanks to its space-age vision of the 21st century. But while watching reruns as an adult, she noticed that there was “nobody even slightly brown” and that “even the family android sounds white” in a show meant to envision the future.
Beyoncé’s tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show
Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area open for an extra hour after Sunday’s show at the outdoor FedExField venue was delayed because of heavy rain and lightning, a news release from the transit authority said.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick call off their engagement
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have ended their engagement. “The Bachelor” franchise alums took to Instagram Sunday with the news.
GOP hopefuls raise prospect of ‘President Harris’ as way to undercut Biden
Republican presidential candidates are increasingly making Vice President Kamala Harris their prime target as they jockey for attention from voters, focusing on the No. 2 Democrat rather than President Joe Biden.
Trump claims he can’t get a fair trial in DC as latest indictment dominates GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump, who is facing charges in Washington, DC for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, claimed on Sunday that he wouldn’t receive a fair trial in the nation’s capital as he continues to rail against his latest indictment.
Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief in talks to plead guilty over work he did for Russian oligarch
The former head of counterintelligence at the FBI’s New York office is in talks to plead guilty to charges relating to work he allegedly did for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government, according to a court order.
Judge Cannon asks about legality of using DC grand jury in Florida-based Mar-a-Lago case
Judge Aileen Cannon is asking the Justice Department and Donald Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta to weigh in on the legality of special counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing grand jury activity in Washington, DC, which relates to the obstruction portion of the Mar-a-Lago documents case before her in Florida.
How being a ‘gray rock’ can protect you against narcissists
If you have that person in your life who drags you into their unending drama, games or conflicts, there may be an answer.
'Horrifying': DCF called on couple after daughter's birthmarks mistaken for bruises
A Westlake couple was forced to fear having their child taken away from the state after their baby's birthmarks were mistaken for bruises.
US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes, says top Fed official
A senior official at the Federal Reserve is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising interest rates.
One-size-fits-all blood pressure cuffs ‘strikingly inaccurate,’ study says
Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract surgery. His blood pressure, it seemed, had skyrocketed. But after a second check from the blood pressure machine, and taking his own blood pressure at home, it had returned to much more acceptable levels.
Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts
Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.
Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military confirmations.
