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Bhansali collaborates with Cardi B for the 2023 Met Gala

On Monday, May 1, 2023, Bhansali debuted its custom cross necklace on Cardi B, American rapper, at the Met Gala. The necklace belongs to the HEIRLOOMS collection, a limited edition collection of one-of-a-kind works of art designed by Samir Bhansali and his daughter Anar Bhansali. The pieces reflect Samir's rich heritage and wisdom, while Anar infuses the collection with fresh, contemporary ideas. HEIRLOOMS celebrates the beauty that emerges when different perspectives merge.

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King’s Call: Entertainers and Actors are Hereby Summoned to the Texas Renaissance Festival!

Auditions for the Festival’s 49th season will be held on May 6 and May 13, 2023.

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas

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Discover Black Toronto

Explore the African heritage side of Toronto, CA. Tour and eat around. Go to festivals, concerts and sporting events.

Visit Toronto and you’ll encounter one of the most multicultural/multiracial cities in the world along with a thriving Black community of 400K+ African heritage people.

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Houston Equity Fund offering $8 million in grant funding for minority-owned small businesses

The online application portal for “Open for Business” grants worth up to $100,000 will be open from May 15-31.

Minority-owned small businesses and nonprofits in the Houston area can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding later this month. A total of $8 million is available this year during the second phase of the "Open for Business" grant program, which is funded by Wells Fargo and administered by the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity. An online application portal for grant money is scheduled to be open from 5 a.m. May 15 through 11:59 p.m. May 31, with eligible businesses and nonprofits competing to receive awards ranging from $5,000-$100,000 apiece.

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Who gets the gold and who gets the shaft?

Over the next few weeks, the manufactured crisis over the “debt ceiling” will reach its boiling point. But this is pure melodrama, badly overacted with the outcome already known. The real question is about our priorities – and about who gets the gold and who gets the shaft.

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Saturday, May 6 Polls Provide Plenty Political Picks

This Saturday, May 7th, is Texas’ second Uniform Election Date other than the second Tuesday in November. This Saturday, with early voting having happened from Monday, April 24th, to this past Tuesday, May 2nd, features mayor, city council, school board, and bond elections throughout the region, deciding the fate of suburbs and our schools.

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The French château with more than 100 fighter jets

The sleek, dark-gray lines of a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, flanked by two other veterans of the Cold War skies, a French Dassault Mirage IV and a F-104 Starfighter, is not what you would usually expect to come across when walking into the courtyard of a 700-year-old French château.

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3rd stabbing in a week near UC Davis leaves campus on edge as officials lift overnight shelter-in-place order

Officials in Davis, California, have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they were unable to find a suspect in a knife attack late Monday -- the third such incident following two fatal stabbings in less than a week near the campus of University of California, Davis.

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Texas man allegedly shot and killed a man who scammed him of $40 in parking fees. Then he resumed his date

A Texas man who was allegedly scammed of $40 in parking fees while on a date shot and killed the man who posed as the lot's attendant -- and then "nonchalantly" walked away to proceed with his dinner plans, court records show.

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200 officers are in a manhunt for the Texas suspect accused of killing his 5 neighbors. Authorities are offering $80,000 for information

More than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the gunman accused of shooting and killing five people, including a 9-year-old child, at a Cleveland, Texas, home after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle outdoors, officials said Sunday.

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Suspect in Texas massacre had been deported 4 times after entering US illegally, ICE source says

The man wanted by law enforcement for the killings of five Texas neighbors -- including a 9-year-old boy -- had entered the US illegally and been deported by immigration officials at least four times, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement source said.

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Houston Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Killing Acquaintance at Bissonnet Gas Station

A Houston man was sentenced to 50 years this week for shooting a man in the back of the head at a convenience store on Bissonnet in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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Dr. Christian Arroyo Launches $5,000 Mother’s Day Giveaway for a Houston Mom

Dr. Christian Arroyo, M.D., a leading Houston cosmetic and plastic surgeon and founder of Arroyo Plastic Surgery, is launching a special Mother’s Day Giveaway to treat a Houston mom to a medspa package worth over $5,000!

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Houston Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2017 Murder in Humble

A Houston gang member was sentenced to life in prison this week for a 2017 murder, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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Houston’s Third Ward Prodigy & Multi Talented “The Biggest Brandon” Performing “Live” at the 3rd Annual Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch

One of Houston’s brightest stars, “The Biggest Brandon” will be performing “live” at R&K Reception Hall, 911 Normandy St. 77015 on Sunday, May 14th, 2023 from 12pm to 4pm. Tickets are available at https://mothersdayjazzbrunch2023.eventbrite.com.

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The Women’s Fund Hosts Spring Membership Luncheon with Focus on Making Good Medical Decisions

Friday, May 19, 2023

The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, is hosting the annual Spring Membership Luncheon at Tony’s on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.

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John Whitmire Endorsed for Houston Mayor By the Organization of Spanish Speaking Officers

John Whitmire announced today that the Houston Police Organization of Spanish Speaking Officers has endorsed him in his campaign for mayor of the City of Houston.

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Lola Brooke Releases New Single "Just Relax"

Breakout artist Lola Brooke returns with the unveil of her new single "Just Relax" today via Arista Records/Team Eighty Productions. The preeminent new single from the Brooklyn-born rapper is a dynamic flip of one of Hip Hop's most revered classic tracks, "The Choice Is Yours" by Black Sheep, and is met with an accompanying music video directed by Shanghaii, out now HERE.

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Houston wealth management advisor awarded $20,000 grant from Northwestern Mutual to benefit The Periwinkle Foundation

Company recognizes its financial advisors’ unwavering dedication to volunteerism

Celebrating the philanthropic work of its financial advisors, Northwestern Mutual is recognizing the individuals who have shown outstanding volunteerism and leadership through its 2023 Community Service Awards. Now in its 28th year, the awards program is distributing $270,000 to nonprofits nationwide. Houston resident Michael Slabic, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual – Houston, has been named a 2023 Community Service Award winner, receiving a $15,000 grant for The Periwinkle Foundation.