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Chevrolet Partners with America’s Black Publishers to Help HBCU Students Discover the Unexpected

Since 2016, General Motors Chevrolet brand and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have partnered to provide deserving HBCU students with the exciting opportunity to “Discover the Unexpected” about themselves and their communities via a journalism fellowship program.

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Texas Senate passes elections bill after 15-hour filibuster from Democratic senator ends

The Texas state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, an election overhaul bill that would add new restrictions and criminal penalties to the voting process, Thursday morning on a 18-11 party line vote.

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Alley Theatre Receives Bank of America ACTivate Award from Theatre Forward

The Theatre Forward Grant will accelerate Alley Theatre’s effort to create a more equitable and inclusive environment

The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre is proud to be one of six recipients of the Bank of America ACTivate Awards. The Bank of America ACTivate Awards, a Theatre Forward grants program, seeks to foster and accelerate theatres’ efforts to become more equitable, diverse, and inclusive of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and groups.

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Chicago Teen Found Dead in Rosemont Hotel Freezer

Police are investigating the death of19-year-old Chicago teen Kenneka Jenkins after she was found in a hotel’s walk-in freezer.

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An Apple Original - The Banker

Directed by George Nolfi Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Nia Long

Inspired by true events, “The Banker” centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream.

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US Secret Service Providing Personal Cell Phone Numbers Of Agents To Oversight Entities

Personal cell phone numbers of US Secret Service agents have been provided to oversight bodies looking into the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Child malnutrition is spiking in Haiti amid pandemic, says UNICEF

Severe acute childhood malnutrition in Haiti is expected to more than double this year as the country deals with rising violence, the coronavirus pandemic, and a lack of access to essential services, UNICEF, the United Nations' children's agency, said in a statement Monday.

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8-year-old found dead, father arrested

Carlsbad Police have arrested one man after finding a child dead inside a residence.

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Chicago Police Officer Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Shooting of Laquan McDonald

A jury has found white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 high-profile shooting death of a black 17-year-old, Laquan McDonald.

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Local Resident Crowned As First Ms. Black USA 2017

She is wife, mother and now Ms. Black USA 2017. Kennetra Searcy is the new face of Ms. Black USA, a newly established division of the Miss Black USA Organization for women ages 27 to 35.

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OWN Announced Tyler Perry’s “The Have and Have Nots” Mid-Season Return

The Have and Have Nots Premieres, August 25th

OWN has announced that Tyler Per- ry’s “The Haves and Have Nots” will make its mid-season return on Aug. 25 with two back-to-back episodes beginning at 8 p.m.

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Texas Is No. 1 Destination In America: U-Haul

Texas is the fastest growing state in population; adding more than 430,000 people between 2015 and 2016.

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Macy's Supports Glam4Good Event For Women & Families Devastated By Hurricane Harvey

Macy’s supported women devastated by Hurricane Harvey this past weekend at the Glam4Good event.

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Town Hall with Councilman Dwight Boykins

The time is here! This week, get the latest updates on important progress being made in District D.

Fueled Fashion & Art Gala Showcases Houston’s Energy Industry

Fueled Fashion & Art Gala Tentatively Rescheduled to December 1, 2020

To limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus, The Fueled Fashion & Art Gala is tentatively rescheduled to December 1, 2020. We will continue to monitor the situation and will communicate further information as it develops.

The Hermann Park Conservancy Kite Festival Is Cancelled

The Hermann Park Conservancy Kite Festival, scheduled for Sunday, March 29, has been canceled.

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Tyler Perry Donates $250K for Harvey Relief

Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen welcomed actor, producer, and director Tyler Perry to the pulpit this past Sunday for a candid conversation about his journey of faith.

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Red Line Expected to Resume Downtown Service Saturday Morning

Service along METRORail's Red Line is expected to resume at the start of service Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Rail service will run its normal schedule from the Downtown Transit Center to Burnett Transit Center Station.

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Macy's Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Gaby Espino

Join Macy’s hosts telenovela star, Gaby Espino, for an in-depth conversation around Hispanic American achievement that celebrates the future while paying tribute to the past.