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‘Tis the season to prevent holiday decoration fires
Most candle fires occur in homes during December
This holiday season, the Texas Gulf Coast Region encourages everyone to follow simple steps to prevent home fires from holiday decorations. Most home fires involving candles happen in December, when one in five home decoration fires also occur.
Essence ‘Black Women in Music’ Celebrates Four-Time GRAMMY® Winner Erykah Badu
Official GRAMMY Week Event to Take Place on Thursday, February 9, 2017, in Los Angeles
Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Essence, the preeminent brand for African-American women, will host its highly anticipated 8th annual “Black Women in Music”—an official GRAMMY® Week event—on Thursday, February 9, in Los Angeles. The invitation-only soiree will salute the year’s extraordinary GRAMMY nominees and fête four-time GRAMMY winner Erykah Badu on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album, “Baduizm.”
Putin to visit China as leaders consolidate power at home
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China later this year, for his first meetings with senior Chinese officials since being elected for a fourth term.
Men Steal From A City Gear In Smash-And-Grab
Police are looking for the suspects who stole merchandise during a smash-and-grab of a City Gear store in southeast Houston early Saturday morning.
City Cleans Two Homeless Encampments
A citywide group of employees and environmental contractors once again were out in full force deep cleaning two homeless encampments this week, which have more than doubled since August, when a temporary restraining order was put in place to block the city’s anti-encampment ordinance. Members of the city representing health, general services, police, fire, and the Mayor’s Office first visited the encampments and offered to store all personal possessions, before the cleanups took place.
Apple services including App Store, Apple Music and iCloud hit by brief outage
A number of Apple services were hit by a short-lived outage for some users on Monday afternoon.
Kroger Promotes Laura Gump to Lead Houston Division
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced Laura Gump, vice president of Merchandising for the Kroger Houston division, has been promoted to president of the division. She succeeds Joe Kelley who was recently named president of King Soopers.
'Secret Santa' hands out hundred dollar bills
A generous Valley man handed out $10,000 in Peoria Wednesday.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Brings Back Pink Big Yellow Cup to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
A portion of the proceeds from every Tribute Cup sold in October will be donated toward providing first responders with mammography screenings and other breast cancer detection services through The Di
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is joining the fight against breast cancer this October with the return of its limited-edition Pink Big Yellow Cup.
Cummings, Conyers, Thompson and Brady to VP Pence: Remove Kobach from Election Commission and Rescind Request for Sensitive Voter Information
Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Bennie G. Thompson, and Robert A. Brady, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Judiciary, Homeland Security, and House Administration, sent a letter to Vice President Michael Pence requesting that he ask for the resignation of Kris Kobach from his position as the Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, and that he rescind Mr. Kobach’s unprecedented request for sensitive voter information.
The History of Juneteenth
How many people know the actual history behind the Juneteenth holiday? Sadly, through no fault of their own, many of today’s children. It is not taught in schools and some of their parents don’t even know. For those of who do why Texas was last to hear the news that slaves were free, we have a responsibility to ensure this history does not die with us but is passed on. Here is a brief history of the story of Juneteenth. Read it and pass on the knowledge.
At least 11 dead in attack at Nairobi hotel complex
CNN journalists near the hotel complex in Nairobi that was attacked Tuesday are still hearing intermittent gunfire from the location, hours after the government gave the all-clear.
Brothers Launch Streaming Service That Teaches Cooking With Comics and Animation
Black Streak Kitchen turns the recipes of celebrity chefs into fun comic cookbooks and comic book style cooking class videos.
Brothers Justin and Terry L. Raimey have recently launched Black Streak Kitchen Cooking Classes, a streaming video service for kids and families that turns the recipes of celebrity chefs into fun comic cookbooks and comic book style cooking class videos. The cooking classes and comics are available via Black Streak Kitchen’s subscription service, where members access new comic cooking class videos and comic cookbooks monthly.
Apple announces faster, smarter iMacs
Apple is on a product launch spree ahead of its spring press event. The company announced on Tuesday its iMac line is getting a refresh after nearly 14 months.
Johnny Dang & Co. + De La Fortunate Worldwide to Launch Luxury Apparel Boutique in the Heart of Houston
World renowned celebrity jeweler Johnny Dang has partnered with high end apparel + consignment shop created by United States Army Veteran, Dee Evans to launch De La Fortunate worldwide on the second level of the Texas landmark, Dang & Co. Jewelry located at 6224 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77057 on Saturday January 20, 2018 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm, the pair will be opening the doors for the city of Houston to experience the culture of De La Fortunate Worldwide along with an afternoon of curated live music, live art, guest appearances, give-a-ways, and complimentary cocktails + Hors D’oeuvre.
CAIR Welcomes Launch of Emmett Till Hate Crime Alert System in Maryland
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the launch of the “Emmett Till Alert” system, designed to bring awareness to hate crimes in Maryland.
Schlitterbahn Galveston is Hiring, Rates as High as $17 Per Hour
Schlitterbahn has launched its recruitment campaign to fill approximately 1,000 positions across all departments.
ACLU’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
The Just Trust for Action announced today that the American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the movement for criminal justice reform. The Just Trust and The Just Trust for Action committed $36.3 million to organizations that are leading integrated advocacy efforts in the criminal justice field. In response, the ACLU issued the following statement:
Sugar Land Space Cowboys' Mascot Helps Launch Libraries' Summer Reading Challenge
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will welcome the Sugar Land Space Cowboys’ mascot, Orion, who will help launch FBCL’s annual Summer Reading Challenge at several locations in June!
Examination of the substance in Brittney Griner's vape cartridges violated Russian law, defense expert says
The examination of the substance contained in vape cartridges that WNBA star Brittney Griner's carried at a Moscow airport in February did not comply with Russian law, a defense expert testified Tuesday in her high-stakes drug-smuggling trial.
