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More Than 63,000 People Have Already Joined This Powerful “Buy Black” Movement

A global initiative called the Buy Black Movement (www.buyblackmovement.com/buyus) has built a worldwide platform that easily enables Black consumers to do business with Black-owned businesses.

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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Statement on Supreme Court Ending the Use of Race in College Admissions

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that effectively ends the use of race as a factor in university admissions. The court issued the decision in Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, ruling that Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.

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Thousands evacuated as powerful Cyclone Tauktae threatens Indian region grappling with Covid

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in western India as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall Tuesday, threatening a region already struggling with a devastating second coronavirus wave.

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"Excellence Center Stage: A Salute to Scholars" Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation and Xi Alpha Omega Chapter

Honor Future Pioneers in the Houston Area

On June 17, 2017, the Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation (ILECF), a Section 501(c) organization established in 2002 by Xi Alpha Omega Chapter (XAO) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated to promote and provide financial support for education, collaborated with the Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking, Development (A.S.C.E.N.D.) Committee, chaired by Roxie McKinney, and part of Target I: Educational Enrichment on the international program Launching New Dimensions of Service to award and celebrate local Houston area students.

Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces 2021 Hispanic Heritage Awards Winners

Mayor Sylvester Turner honors five exceptional Houstonians during Hispanic Heritage Month.

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King: Use Funding From Food Stamps, Planned Parenthood to Pay for Border Wall

Congress should use money from its food stamp budget and Planned Parenthood funding to pay for a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico, Rep. Steve King said Wednesday.

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Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement Recognized as Ally by United States Department of Education

The Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement has achieved a momentous milestone in its commitment to fostering academic and holistic development among the youth. The United States Department of Education recently recognized the Office as an official ally of the Engage Every Student initiative. A bold new call to action to provide high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child who wants to participate.

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Paint is the latest product facing supply shortages and higher prices

As the global supply chain crisis continues to roil the global economy, the list of impacted industries is growing by the day. The latest: paint.

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In Praise Of Growing Old and Black

How Harry Belafonte's long life gives us hope

As an artist, Harry Belafonte's voice and magnetic presence on stage transported his audiences to the farthest corners of the world, while simultaneously connecting them to the commonality of the human experience. But it was not only his voice that defined him; it was the way he used it to speak truth to power. His activism was a testament to his deep-rooted belief in social justice. He marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., fought against apartheid in South Africa, and championed the cause of the poor and the downtrodden around the world for nearly a century

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The White House could tweet about cases besides Mollie Tibbetts

The man arrested in the death of Mollie Tibbetts is an undocumented immigrant, but this is a single story -- not a statistic -- although President Donald Trump and other Republican politicians would like to make it seem otherwise.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces $300,324 Grant Awarded to The University of Houston’s “Collaborative Research: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Synthetic Microbial Consortia”

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced today that the University of Houston has been awarded a $300,324 grant from the National Science Foundation:

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SpoiledLatina Wins Hispanicize Tecla Award For Best Lifestyle and Entertainment Creator on Social Media

Yvonne Guidry, Founder of the Houston based popular Lifestyle Blog SpoiledLatina.com, was awarded the Top Lifestyle and Entertainer Creator award at Hispanicize Tecla Awards. In its third year, the Tecla Awards recognize excellence in multicultural digital marketing using social media strategies.

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Bob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91

Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91.

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Missed Opportunity

Rockets lose crucial Game 5 to the Warriors to fall 3-2 in the series

Famous actor Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) not to be confused with the famous basketball legend Michael J. Jordan, turned down a role in a movie I am sure he thinks about and regrets to this day.

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Why Kamala Harris is the new Democratic frontrunner

If there's one lesson Democrats should learn from the 2018 election, it's this: Their base wants to make history.

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Texas Senate begins deliberations in impeachment trial for state AG Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s political fate is now in the hands of the state Senate, which began private deliberations in Paxton’s impeachment trial just before noon Central time Friday after House impeachment managers and the attorney general’s defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments.

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7 million along US Gulf Coast are under a tropical storm warning, with landfall expected Friday night

A tropical storm is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, putting 7 million Americans under warnings for heavy winds and rain.

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Georgia set to reaffirm Biden's victory for 3rd time after recount, dealing major blow to Trump's attempt to overturn the results

Georgia is set to recertify its presidential election results on Monday, which will again find Joe Biden as the winner following three counts of ballots, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.

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WNBA Player Talks Relationships and Unrealistic Expectations in Her New Book Of Poetry, “Notes in the Key of Heart Break”

WNBA star, poet, writer and mental health advocate, Imani McGee-Stafford, adds published author to her burgeoning brand. Notes in The Key of Heartbreak, a book of poems by the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream center standout, is the next chapter in McGee-Stafford’s remarkable journey towards becoming a true renaissance woman.

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Mary Wilson, a founding member of 'The Supremes,' has died

Mary Wilson, a founding member of "The Supremes" has died at the age of 76, her publicist told CNN.