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‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe Sets First-Look Deal at Showtime for Hillman Grad Productions
Lena Waithe has signed a first-look deal with Showtime, the premium cabler announced Tuesday. Under the deal, Waithe will develop comedy and drama projects for Showtime that she will both write and produce through her company Hillman Grad Productions.
Lynden A. Archer, Gary S. May and Gabriel C. Ejebe to be Inducted Into the National Academy of Engineering for 2018
The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year. The new members bring the total number of U.S. members to 2,293. The new members will be inducted in a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on September 30.
Jordan Greenway Becomes 1st Black Athlete to Make U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
African-American athletes are displaying Black excellence on the ice. Nearly a month after it was announced that 17-year-old Maame Biney made history as the first Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic speedskating team, Jordan Greenway broke a similar racial barrier by becoming the first African-American man to be on Team USA’s hockey roster at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Korea, The Undefeated reported.
In Honor of Rosa Parks Day, TV One Premieres “Behind The Movement” Trailer; Movie Slated to Air in February 2018
Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat 62 years ago was only the beginning. Premiering on TV One in February, Behind the Movement offers a closer look at how the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott was planned in just three days and ultimately led to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Honored by Princeton University with Dedication of Morrison Hall
Princeton University showed respect and honor to author Toni Morrison by dedicating Morrison Hall on Friday, Nov. 17. Morrison – who in 1993 became the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature – is the Emeritus Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at the university. The building dedication took place after Morrison’s keynote address at the Princeton and Slavery Project Symposium.
Dionne Warwick teases Chance the Rapper and The Weeknd on Twitter
Dionne Warwick had some fun on Twitter this past weekend. The singer had some questions about the names of Chance the Rapper and singer The Weeknd and posed them on Twitter -- much to their delight.
Alcohol training company eases burden of temporarily unemployed hospitality workers during coronavirus pandemic
LIQUORexam extends 50 percent discount on TABC alcohol server training, certification during COVID-19 closures
A service that provides state-approved TABC alcohol server/seller certification and server permits is responding to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on restaurants and bars nationwide by offering a deep discount on training toward certification.
BattleGround to Breaking Ground program now taking applications
Applications are now being accepted for Cohort 11 of the BattleGround to Breaking Ground program for active-duty military, veterans and others offered through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
City offers free downloadable Accessory Dwelling Unit design plans
ADU | HOU Design Contest Concludes with Free Downloadable ADU Plans
Campus Chronicles - March 20, 2024
Join the staff and students at Create Fest—an exhilarating arts festival highlighting the talents of Spring Branch ISD Visual Arts! Community members are invited to compete, exhibit, connect, and celebrate on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 10AM to 2PM at the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum, Westchester Academy. Don't miss out—be part of the excitement! For details, visit SpringBranchisd.com and join in for a day filled with creativity and fun!
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to urge young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his chief Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to record videos to encourage young people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
Austria's Chancellor met with Putin to 'confront' him with atrocities he saw in Ukraine
Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he went to Moscow to "look in President Putin's eyes and confront him with what I saw" in Ukraine, he told CNN Wednesday.
Prince Harry returns to UK to be at King Charles’ side - a rare moment of unity amid family rift
Prince Harry has flown back to the United Kingdom to see his father, according to media reports, after the shock announcement on Monday from Buckingham Palace that King Charles III has cancer.
Artists Respond to Conditions in Harris County Jail and Mass Incarceration in the US
NOVEMBER 4TH - NOVEMBER 30TH
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS NOV. 4, 2023, 2:00 PM HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE 4807 CAROLINE STREET, HOUSTON, TX
Candidate for the U.S. Senate Beto O’Rourke Returns to Harris and Fort Bend Counties For Pre-Fourth of July Town Halls in Pasadena and Rosenberg
El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke will continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate with a return to Harris County and Fort Bend County on Tuesday. He will host town halls in Pasadena and Rosenberg. These two forums were recently rescheduled when the El Paso Congressman returned home to lead a Father’s Day March to Tornillo, an effort to highlight the Trump Administration’s policy of inhumanely separating children from their parents. Since then, O’Rourke has continued to travel the state and hold open dialogues with Democrats, Republicans, independents and non-voters alike.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Expresses Dismay and Outrage Following the Discovery of a Social Media Group for Current and Former Border Patrol Agents Depicting Graphic and Vulgar Messages about M
Jackson Lee: “This report is just the latest in troubling news from our southern border, and specifically as it relates to those charged with housing migrants. While the purpose of the trip was to inspect the conditions met by migrants—which are in and of themselves deplorable—the news of this Facebook group is troubling, and suggestive of a larger problem about accountability at the facility.
Ivanka Trump tweets support for Baltimore, doesn't condemn father's remarks
Ivanka Trump expressed her support for the city of Baltimore Tuesday but did not explicitly condemn her father's racially-charged inflammatory tweets aimed at the city.
Trump is hosting his first women's sports team solo event at the White House
President Donald Trump, for the first time, will welcome a women's sports team to the White House for their own event: the 2019 NCAA women's tournament champion Baylor Bears.
Entrepreneur Launches Unique Party Supply Company That Caters to Black and Hispanic Children
KIESSE LLC, founded by entrepreneur Linda Kiedi, is a company dedicated to the provision of unique party supplies to African American and Hispanic kids. The company, born out of an urgency to meet needs often overlooked by bigger companies, has recently announced its new range of products and services. Birthed in September 2015, they do much more than provide party supplies; They believe in creating an atmosphere of love, self-confidence and boosting general ethnicity acceptance irrespective of backgrounds. KIESSE LLC, founded by entrepreneur Linda Kiedi, is a company dedicated to the provision of unique party supplies to African American and Hispanic kids. The company, born out of an urgency to meet needs often overlooked by bigger companies, has recently announced its new range of products and services. Birthed in September 2015, they do much more than provide party supplies; They believe in creating an atmosphere of love, self-confidence and boosting general ethnicity acceptance irrespective of backgrounds.
Capital City Black Film Festival to Honor Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Winner Louis Gossett, Jr. at the Festival’s 2017 Opening Night Gala
Two World Premieres – “Breaking Brooklyn” and “The Reason” – Featuring Louis Gossett, Jr., Will Be Screened at the Festival
The Capital City Black Film Festival (CCBFF) today announced that Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Louis Gossett, Jr., will be honored at the film festival’s Opening Night Gala on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at the Austin Convention Center. This year marks the Festival’s 5th Anniversary of showcasing the best in Black independent film from the brightest minds in filmmaking.
