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Rodeo Ready
Meet One of the Faces of RodeoHouston
Going to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) had become an annual tradition for Jamila Lloyd. The New Jersey native loves any occasion where she gets to dress up and donning cowboys’ boots with a hat to match was just her thing. Throw in some good Texas BBQ and Lloyd was sold. While she was partying with her boots on, Lloyd learned of the many volunteer opportunities the rodeo offered and just had to apply. “I wanted to join because I love the mission and the overall objective, which is to provide scholarships to deserving students,” she said.
Voting is Underway for the 2018 Home Depot Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program
For the ninth consecutive year, The Home Depot is continuing to give back to our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and today announced that voting has begun for the 2018 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Since 2010, the program has awarded more than 1.8 million dollars in grant money to our nation’s HBCUs to make sustainable improvements.
PizzaHut, National Football League Score for Fans and Pizza Lovers By Announcing New Official Pizza Sponsorship of the NFL
Multi-Year Agreement Features Category Exclusivity Across National Platforms; The Fun Begins with 2018 NFL Draft in North Texas
The National Football League and Pizza Hut are getting an early start on celebrating the upcoming 2018 NFL season with news that Pizza Hut is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL.
General Motors Expands Landfill-Free Efforts Globally
All Manufacturing Operations in Canada, Mexico and South America Achieve Zero Waste
General Motors today announced an expansion of its industry-leading landfill-free program as all of the company’s manufacturing plants in Canada, Mexico and South America now recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. With the addition of 27 newly certified facilities, General Motors has 142 manufacturing and non-manufacturing landfill-free facilities globally — more than any other automaker.
Revive Us Again: Billy Graham and that Old-Time Religion
“What I loved about Billy Graham was what I like about the military: focus and simplicity,” writes Dr. Earl Tilford in this tribute to Rev. Graham.
NAACP Files Suit Against Myrtle Beach for Racially Discriminatory Practices During Black Bike Week
City and Police Accused of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers
The National NAACP, the Myrtle Beach Branch of the NAACP and three individuals filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging that the City of Myrtle Beach and the City of Myrtle Beach Police Department discriminate against African-American tourists.
Theft of Laptop From Employee’s Vehicle Results in a Possible Compromise of City of Houston Group Health Plan Data
The City of Houston was the victim of a possible security breach involving employees’ group health insurance plan information protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Rope a Ride with METRO
Visitors to Rodeo Houston can rope a ride with METRO to avoid traffic and parking hassles. There are several transit options available including local bus service, METRORail and shuttle services.
Mayor Launches Volunteer Project for Flood Relief
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the city Department of Neighborhoods today launched an unprecedented volunteer project to help Houstonians struggling to rebuild their lives and homes because of the Hurricane Harvey floods.
Annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest Winners Announced
The smell of delicious barbecue filled the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo grounds, Feb. 22 – 24, 2018, while more than 250 barbecue teams competed in the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. On Saturday night, one team was named Overall Grand Champion Team — Buns-N-Roses Cook Team.
Meet the First African-American Driver to Race in the Daytona 500 in Nearly 50 Years
Last Sunday, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. hit the tracks in Daytona as the ‘first black driver’ since 1969. But that is just one of the many records he set in history that day.
Exceptional Attorneys Honored with Prestigious 2018 HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40 Award
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is proud to announce the exceptional attorneys who have been selected to receive the prestigious “HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40” Award.
HMSHost Foundation Supports Greater Houston Community Foundation with $40,000 Grant
Funds for ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts
HMSHost Foundation granted $40,000 to Greater Houston Community Foundation to support the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. HMSHost Vice President of Business Development Anthony Alessi presented the grant to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Thursday on behalf of HMSHost Foundation with HMSHost’s partner, Cindy Clifford, Managing Partner of The Houston 8 Team, LLC.
Nissan Announces Collaboration with Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
Nissan North America announced its collaboration with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures for its forthcoming film "A Wrinkle in Time" based on the classic 1962 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. T
3 Foods Your Heart Will Love
Heart disease is the leading killer of all Americans, but African Americans are hit hardest. Heart disease develops earlier in African Americans than in white Americans and deaths from heart disease are higher. Moreover, the life expectancy of African Americans is 3.4 years shorter than that of whites, because of a higher rate of heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrest, heart failure and strokes than white Americans.
FSU Professor Offers Expertise On Project Honoring Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer
Davis W. Houck, Florida State University’s Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies, is offering his expertise to help guide the production of a new documentary and curriculum about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
Net Neutrality Supporters Plan Internet-wide Day of Action On Feb 27 as FCC Repeal Enters Federal Register This Week
Publication of the rules starts clock on window of 60 legislative days to pass Senate CRA resolution to block the repeal. Operation: #OneMoreVote day of action will flood Senate with calls and emails
The FCC’s resoundingly unpopular net neutrality repeal was published in the Federal Register this morning, February 22nd, which officially begins a countdown of 60 legislative days to pass a resolution to reverse the order. Net neutrality supporters and major web platforms like Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, Medium, and GitHub have already planned Operation: #OneMoreVote, a major Internet-wide day of action, for next Tuesday, February 27, to secure the final vote needed to pass the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in the Senate.
Beyond the Rhetoric: 25 Years and Going Strong, Part 2
Let me make an exception to the closing of my last article which was Part 1. I stated that “We have no time to fight”. Well, sometimes you must stop and fight the “Bastards”. We reached that conclusion back in 1996. At the encouragement of our Denver, Colorado chapter, we chose Denver as the venue of our next convention.
41st Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Announces Lineup for June 23-24
he 2018 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, slated for Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, features a roster of artists, ranging from jazz luminaries -- Jon Batiste, Chris Botti, Herbie Hancock, Gregory Porter, Joey Alexander, and gospel and R&B legend Mavis Staples, who will headline this year’s legendary festival -- to emerging artists making their Saratoga debuts such as José James, Lakecia Benjamin and SoulSquad, Scott Sharrard & The Brickyard Band, Jazzmeia Horn and Keyon Harrold. In addition, unique collaborations will take center stage including Saratoga debuts by the TEN Trio, which features Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding and Nicholas Payton; the newly formed all-star trio Mark Whitfield, Ben Allison and Billy Drummond; Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Duo; and New Orleans @ 300 featuring Evan Christopher, Quiana Lynell, David Torkanowsky, Roland Guerin & Shannon Powell.
Midtown Houston Hosts “Lounge on the Lawn:” An All Day Celebration at Midtown Park
On Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Midtown Houston will host Lounge on the Lawn in Midtown Park, the first all-day event for residents, Houstonians and visitors to the Bayou City. Lounge on the Lawn will feature diverse cuisine, live entertainment and family-friendly fun on the lush 30,000 square foot lawn. Midtown Park is centrally located at 2811 Travis St., adjacent to the McGowen METRORail Station and easily accessible by bike, foot or vehicle.
