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2017 NBA All-Star Game Won't Lack Excitement, Drama
The NBA All-Star Game is around the corner, and there is no shortage of story lines leading up to the 66th playing of this game.
5 Things for Tuesday, February 7, 2017: Travel Ban, Betsy DeVos, Terrorism
Good Tuesday morning. And here's a public service announcement for all the lovers out there: Valentine's Day is a week away, so you better start planning. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
5 Things for Wednesday, February 8, 2017: Trump Travel Ban, Elizabeth Warren, New Orleans Tornado
Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, where it's still too soon for jokes about the Falcons' epic Super Bowl collapse. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
Lupus: What You Need to Know
It's a centuries old disorder that wasn't recognized as worthy of research funding until 2005. Its mark on the body is often invisible. Yet millions around the world suffer from it.
National Philharmonic Celebrates Black History Month With “Black Classical Music Pioneers” Feb. 22 at Strathmore
Four Black Classical Composers Including Wynton Marsalis & William Grant Sill
The National Philharmonic celebrates Black History Month with “Black Classical Music Pioneers” on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore. The concert will be performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski, who will be joined by features soloist and Sphinx Competition winner violinist Melissa White.
Great news for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: SGLT2 inhibitors slow disease progression
Two randomized controlled studies show: SGLT2 inhibitors can slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in all patients, not only in diabetics. Results of one study [1] were presented at the virtual ESC Congress 2020 and the results of the other were published in NEJM [2].
Ocasio-Cortez understands the promise of a 'Green New Deal'
Right-wing media outlets seem to be waging a coordinated campaign to portray US Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a dimwit radical. Their efforts will backfire. She is in fact championing the smartest, most practical idea in US politics to address two urgent problems: climate change and poverty.
5 Things for September 25: NFL, Donald Trump, Travel Ban
Hurricane Maria's still out there -- and the devastation it's left in Puerto Rico is "apocalyptic." Here's how you can help the victims. And here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
This Greek college student biked 48 days to make it back home to his family when flights were canceled
Even after hundreds of miles into his two-wheel journey, Kleon Papadimitriou says he still wasn't sure he'd make it home.
Bitcoin Is Financial Freedom for Black America Part 2
5 Ways to Take Our Power Back
During the years between 1900 to 1930, we entered what historian Juliette Walker called the “Golden age of black business” — the number Black-owned businesses doubled from 20,000 in 1900 and 40,000 in 1914. Segregation forced Black customers to spend their money at Black-owned stores. The combination of racism from banks, white business owners, and police forced us to circulate the Black dollar amongst ourselves. The Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, otherwise known as “Black Wall Street,” is a shining example of Black success and the subsequent demolition caused by racism.
Far from immune, rural areas face unique COVID-19 challenges
Since late last year, COVID-19 has been overwhelming health care facilities in urban areas around the world, causing more than 12,200 confirmed deaths so far in New York City alone.
We Shouldn't Try to Hold Biden Hostage on This One
Seven prominent Black women activists have made a strong case, and a bit of stir, in a Washington Post Op-Ed, "Biden Still Needs Black Women. Here are 3 Things He Needs to Do." Tiffany Cross, Lotosha Cross, and Sunny Hostin were among the writers who strongly suggested Biden's running mate be a Black woman. Their argument is quite clear: Black women are first in the voting booth to elect Democratic presidents, and now first in line risking their lives as essential workers, therefore, we should be rewarded for that. In addition, a Black woman could electrify the base in a way that others may not.
Houston Ballet Presents Play
Houston Ballet presents the final mixed repertory program of the season, Play, an incredible, one-of-a-kind event celebrating the Houston community in an artistic response to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. After such an historic natural disaster and the destruction it caused for the local community—including flooding Houston Ballet’s Center For Dance and home venue, the Wortham Theater—Houston Ballet strives to transform a challenging situation into a positive artistic reaction as they approach the end of the Hometown Tour across the city
‘Ten Years of Growing Greatness Through Giving’: PVAMF’s Third Annual Fundraising Gala Highlights Student Impact
To be clear: Prairie View A&M Foundation’s Third Annual Fundraising Gala was a clear call to action. From its opening remarks delivered by the Master of Ceremony, KHOU TV Anchor Len Cannon, to the closing remarks delivered by one of the Foundation’s Trustees and Vice Chair, Dr. Donetta Goodall, the message was clear: donations, like those made to the university through PVAMF, directly impact the ability of the university to offer a quality of education to its students and ensure future success in their chosen fields, communities, and the world-at-large.
Artist Residency Program Ucross Announces Inaugural Founder's Dinner to Honor Legacy of Raymond Plank
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will receive The Raymond Plank Award for Visionary Leadership at the event
Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts, today announced their inaugural Founder’s Dinner & Benefit, to be held on November 2, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The event will honor the legacy of Raymond Plank – WWII bomber pilot, business leader, philanthropist, and founder of Ucross – one year after his passing. Plank lived and worked in Houston after moving Apache Corporation to Texas in the mid-1990s.
What’s New in Montgomery -The City Welcomes New Hotels, Flights, Events and Cultural Attractions-
On August 23, Montgomery announced plans to develop a world-class outdoor recreation center anchored by an Olympic-standard recirculating whitewater course.
Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC says
In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. The flying mammals now cause 7 out of 10 US rabies cases, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Police tape surrounds the Tree of Life synagogue. On Friday, Pittsburgh's Jews worshiped there anyway
With police tape marking the barriers of their makeshift congregation, members of this city's grieving Jewish community welcomed the Sabbath outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Friday evening, an emotional act of worship and defiance just six days after the synagogue witnessed the worst anti-Semitic attack in American history.
How Much Experience Does It Really Take to Burn Off Your Holiday Meal?
They say that ignorance is bliss… but this couldn’t be further from the truth when it comes to thinking you can just exercise away your holiday feasts in no time. Before you grab a second helping of Patti’s Pies, thinking you’ll walk it off the next day, you should know that it might take more than one, two, or three sweat sessions to truly burn off your family dinner. Keep reading to learn how many calories are in some of your favorite holiday eats and to get an idea of how much sweat it actually takes to burn them off.
Should rare cases of heart inflammation put your COVID-19 vaccine plans on hold?
A possible link between some COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation bears close monitoring, but it's no reason for parents or their teenage children to avoid vaccination.
